Welcome readers, to my first full length fan fiction! I hope you enjoy this to your heart's content. All flames will be used to keep my precious plot bunny warm. Constructive criticism always helps create a better fan fiction, so that's welcome too. And now, here's…

Disclaimer: Sorry. I don't own pokemon. Note: Plot's mine. It's not completely unoriginal. Leave me alone!

Pikachu's Wish

(By Si Fron, Dimensional Creator!)

Key:

'Thinking or pun'

Name: Speech

Action and plot movement

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Chapter 1: Of Rumors and Rockets.

Narrator: And so, we once again find our heroes walking through the forest, on their way to Dawn's next pokemon contest. Right now, our heroes are about to pack up for tonight, but they consult Brock on where, exactly, the heck they are.

Ash: Hey, Brock.

Brock: Hm?

Ash: Do you ever get the feeling someone's talking about you?

Brock: Yeah, I'm used to it by now. Why do you ask?

Ash: No reason.

Dawn: Hey, Brock, where are we, anyway?

Brock: Well, let's see.

He pulls out a map from his back pocket and flips through his guidebook. Ash fiddles with his poke balls as he waits. Eventually, Brock finds the page he's looking for.

Brock: Here it is! Let's see... it says here, we are just outside of Poke' Wish City's Limits. The city is known for many things, among which is their extreme love of pokemon. According to my guidebook, there's a special church in the city dedicated to the Alpha pokemon, Arceus. Arceus is also known as the God of Pokemon.

Ash: The God of pokemon?

Ash flips open his Pokedex and shifts through the material. Eventually, he finds the page he's looking for. A picture of Arceus appears as it reads out the bio.

Pokedex: Arceus, The Alpha pokemon

It is described in mythology as the Pokemon that shaped the universe with its 1,000 arms.

Ash, Dawn, and Brock gasp in awe. Pikachu, who already knew this, just nodded along with it.

Ash: The pokemon that shaped the Universe? It must be impossible to catch!

Dawn: Of course it can't be caught! It's just a legend! A myth even!

Brock: You would be singing a different tune if you were with us when we saw Celibi, Jirachi, Groudon, Kyogre, Raquaza, Deoxys, Lugia, Entei, and Suicune.

Dawn: Humph! Impossible! What a ridiculous claim! They are all-

Just then, Celibi popped out of nowhere and squeaked with delight. It played with Pikachu for a minute and disappeared. Before Dawn could say anything else, a cry emanated from the sky. They looked up to see Lugia flying alongside Raquaza just before they disappeared into the clouds.

Ash: (Confused) Need any more proof?

Dawn: (Bewildered) No.

Brock: (Shocked) Well that's something you don't see every day.

Pikachu: Pika! (Translation: Agreed!)

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Meanwhile…

Me: Hmm, was that a bit too convenient? Nah!

And now, back to our regularly scheduled fan fiction.

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Brock shook his head vigorously to clear his head. He turned back to his guidebook and continued reading.

Brock: It continues on to talk about the town's legendary artifact, The Arceus Piece. Legend has it that any good spirited Pokemon in the town that touches it will have their truest wish-

Dawn: Come true? Real or not, this Arceus piece legend is-

Ash: Unbelievable? Look, if you had been there when I- never mind.

Dawn: Oh yeah? And let me guess, you were supposed to 'save the world?'

Ash: Well it wasn't my fault a megalomaniac was going to destroy the planet!

Dawn: Why you self centered-

Pikachu gave up listening at this point. Once these two started arguing, it would take nothing short of exhaustion or a Team Rocket attack to stop them. Speaking of which…

The aforementioned trio jumped out of the bush and rushed at Pikachu. Just as they were about to jump on the electric mouse, a pit opened up and the doofuses fell in. Pikachu laughed and laughed. After all that time of Team Rocket putting up pit traps for them, the tables have, at long last, finally turned. Pikachu looked down into the pit. 'Not bad,' the electric mouse thought as the world's most inept villains desperately tried to scramble out of the pit. 'That should keep them busy for a while.'

Pikachu went back to his earlier thoughts with renewed vigor. The Arceus piece. It was a great legend, even among the pokemon themselves. If this was where it was… Pikachu stood still for a moment. Well, for starters, would he qualify for it? Meanwhile, Team Rocket had managed to climb their way to the edge of the hole. They closed in on Pikachu when…

Team Rocket: We're falling down again!

Yep, the edge broke and they fell down the hole again. Pikachu looked behind him and thought,' That answers my question. We're doing everyone a favor by keeping these morons at bay'. Then, he realized he had nothing to wish for. He was content with his life, wasn't he?

He looked over to Ash and Dawn. It seemed like they had calmed down now. They were talking about the times we have spent together lately. They were smiling and laughing at some of their adventures as they reminisced. It was then that Pikachu began to feel down. He began to feel envious of his friends. They could speak to each other and they would be able to talk back. Sure, Ash could understand him, but that was only when Pikachu answered Ash. He could never start a conversation, or carry it on. Ash knew how he felt, but sometimes, that was it. He couldn't deepen their friendship. He couldn't do what Ash, his friends, and all the other people did and talk about the good times and laugh about it. Sometimes, no matter how close they were, he felt that Ash and himself were just as far apart…

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The sun was in the last stages of setting and they still had some distance to go. With the sounds of a storm on the way, Brock broke the silence with a suggestion.

Brock: Hey guys, it's about to storm. We should set up our tents. As we have dinner in the tents, want to hear more about the Arceus piece?

Dawn and Ash: There's more?

Brock: Yeah, there's more. It also says that they don't have to be a residential pokemon to be able to have their wish granted. Visitors and their pokemon are allowed between 2:00 and 3:00, you must attend the seminar and you cannot have a criminal record.

Ash: How can you read all of Sinnoh's information in just one guidebook?

Brock: Because it's all in very small print, which is why I squint all the time.

Ash nodded and mentally added 'So that's why. Hah! May AND Misty owe me ten bucks!'

All Pikachu heard was that all he had to do is touch the piece to have his wish granted. His heart leapt with joy and his soul filled with hope! Tomorrow he would be able to have his wish come true. Pikachu remained in the same mood throughout the tent setup. But, our inept villains aren't too happy about 'falling' for their old standby trap. So, they waited until the twerps- I mean heroes, weren't looking and slipped some sleeping potion into their food. After a few minutes of eating Ash, Dawn, Brock, and the other pokemon suddenly fell asleep as the series' villains jumped out of a nearby bush. However, Pikachu didn't eat enough of his food (He was too giddy with excitement) to have the potion put him to sleep. Therefore, he was able to jump out of the way in time when Team Rocket jumped him again. As a result of this action, the bumbling trio crash into the ground.

Pikachu: 'Crud, they're already out of the hole? Ugh, why am I sleepy? They must have put some sort of sleeping medicine into our food.'

The trio laughed and did their intro after Pikachu growled at them. As they did their intro, the sky rumbled and the sky began to pour it's cargo of tear-like rain.

Meowth: Ha ha ha, now you're ours! You may not have eaten enough of our sleep potion to knock you out, but you certainly can't stand up to us!

Pikachu: Pi-ka!? (Translation: Oh yeah!?)

Pikachu let off a magnificent thunder attack. But alas, it got redirected to the lightning rod that was behind James.

James: Behold the simplicity that is the lightning rod! It renders your attacks useless AND we will be safe from the thunderstorm! Now, then… Carnivine! I choose you!

Jessie: Wobaffet, make yourself useful!

The pokemon were thrown and released from their poke balls. They stood over Pikachu menacingly. But Pikachu wasn't scared, frankly because they're stupid and useless. So he was surprised when Wobaffet countered his quick attack.

Pikachu: 'What the- they're getting smarter?! This is big trouble! Sorry Ash, but I have to get rid of these losers first'.

And so, after taking another look at his best buddy, Pikachu ran off into the forest, with Team Rocket trailing close behind.

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And so the stage is set for the toughest battle against Team Rocket yet! How will this potentially perilous battle turn out? There's only one way to find out! Read, review, and wait…

P.S.: No, Pikachu won't be turned into a human, if that's what you're thinking. Also, I'm not going to tell you what happens next. At least, not until it's in the story.

Later! (Author turns into a Mew and floats after Team Rocket.)