Edge of Emotions
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.
Summary: The story is set 6 months after Unova. Ash is back in Kanto, after his devastating loss in a tournament in Unova. Now, Ash is stronger, both mentally and physically, and is going to participate in a tournament in Kanto, on a mission from Oak. Ash, now not only looking for redemption, but also a feeling he had, but lost. Will Ash find redemption, and his lost feeling?
Chapter 1: There's no place like home
A clock rang. A Pikachu was poking a person, lying in the bed. Pikachu was standing right next to him, and Pikachu was poking this person. The person was holding for his ears, so he wouldn't need to listen to the annoying alarm. The person lying in the bed pushed the yellow mouse out of his way. Pikachu fell from the bed, and hit the floor. A spark began to emerge from his cheeks and the person lying in the bed, faster then a Ninjask, got out of his bed, and looked at the Pikachu, who was standing on the brown, wooden floor.
"Pikachu, no!" the person screamed. But it was too late. Pikachu's sparks turned out to be Thunderbolt, and the attack hit the male. The male fell like a domino brick, and he hit the wooden floor.
"I deserved that one," the male said to the Pikachu. The Pikachu walked up to him, and said (That's what happens when you push me out of the bed). The male person laughed, and he stood up on his feet. He turned off the alarm on his Voltorb clock. The Voltorb clock was old, and it was easily broken.
"Let us get some food, shall we?" the trainer spoke with a soft voice to Pikachu. Pikachu ran out of the room, while the male person, who was only wearing boxers, looked around in his room. His room was light-blue and there were a lot of posters hanging on the wall. Most of them contained pictures of Elite Four members. There was also a desk, with souvenirs; a couple of trophies and diplomas, a Focus Band and a wooden model of a Teddiursa.
The male saw a six pictures hanging on the wall. He looked at himself, who were in all five of them, with a smile. He was surrounded by a lot of Pokemon, and someone who was part of every picture, apart from himself, was Pikachu. The male's eyes were set on a picture, which was in the middle. There he stood, accompanied by another male, who was taller and a bit more dark-skinned, a smaller male, who was wearing a green t-shirt and a pair of glasses, himself, although much smaller, and then a female. The female was wearing a red t-shirt with a dark blue circle around her neck, dark-blue shorts, a white skirt and a red bandanna with a white Poké Ball print. Ash stared at her, and he held his hand up, staring at his hand, and then clenching it into a fist. He turned his back around, and he looked into a mirror, which was hanging over a table.
"I can't believe its 7 years since I became a trainer," he said to himself. He grabbed a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt from the table nearby, and put it all on.
The male person ran down the stairs. He saw the Pikachu sipping ketchup from a ketchup bottle. The male person saw nobody else then Pikachu. He went to the living room and the kitchen, but he saw nobody. He walked out, and he saw a Mr. Mime, watering flowers. The male looked up, and the sun shined brighter then ever. Mr. Mime looked at him, and he stopped watering flowers.
The male person asked, "Have you seen my mom?" the male person asked him, and Mr. Mime pointed up a hill. The male person looked at the direction, and there it was. Oak's ranch. Pikachu ran outside, and jumped on the male's shoulder. The male person gave the Mr. Mime thumbs up, and he ran, with Pikachu on his shoulder, towards Oak's laboratory.
A couple of minutes later, the male and Pikachu was standing right outside the door to Oak's ranch. The male knocked on the door, and he stood there, waiting for a response. After a coupleof minutes, with complete silence, the male person and Pikachu, who was still standing on his shoulder, ran around the corner, and there, the male person got attacked by a Bayleaf.
"Nice to see you Bayleaf!" he said, while Bayleaf was standing over him, cuddling with him. Pikachu, who was thrown to the side by Bayleaf, saw a Heracross and a Quilava running towards them.
(Guys!) Pikachu said, while he was walking towards Quilava and Heracross. Then the earth began to shake, and Pikachu saw a giant Pokemon run behind Heracross and Quilava, and then he realized that it was Snorlax. Both Heracross and Quilava could feel and hear that the Pokemon behind them were Snorlax, and without turning their heads, they jumped to the side.
(This is the end) Pikachu said, but then Pikachu was lifted up. Pikachu looked around to find his savior. The savior was Noctowl, who used his Psychic move to lift him up from the ground. Snorlax who realized that he failed to hug Pikachu, fell down on his back, and began to sleep, like a little baby.
(You are a life savior.) Pikachu said to Noctowl, who released Pikachu, who was finally on safe grounds. Pikachu looked at this savior. Noctowl was brown, and were usually big, but this Noctowl was different. It was shiny, and the brown colors were replaced by yellow and orange, and this Noctowl was also smaller then the usual Noctowls.
(Nobody deserves to be put under Snorlax.) A floating ice head spoke to Pikachu. Pikachu realized that he was standing next to a big tree, where he saw a tall, green gecko, leaning towards the tree. Next to him was a blue, baby crocodile, at the same size as himself. He was leaning towards the tree, doing the same as the gecko next to him.
(You two are relaxing) Pikachu said, and he smiled to all of them. Sceptile looked at Pikachu and Glalie, who were both smiling towards him, in a very creepy way. Sceptile then saw Totodile mimicking the way he stood. Out of the trees, a Gliscor appeared, and she saw Pikachu, who was just standing there. Gliscor was big and purple. It had fangs, and it had vampire-traits. Pikachu remembered when he saw Gliscor for the first time. A big scary vampire Pokemon, wanting to suck his blood. But Gliscor was nothing like that. She was one of the nicest Pokemon he had got to known.
(Pikachu, I recommend that you leave) Gliscor spoke, and Pikachu didn't understand what she meant. Pikachu saw Sceptile turning more red for each second, as the Totodille next to him began mimicking everything he did. Without the ability to dodge, Sceptile used Bullet Seed at Totodile, who dodged every single seed aimed at him, still laughing and now dancing as well. Pikachu left all four of them, and left for the nearby pond, where he saw Torterra keep Buizel and Corphish away from each other, with Infernape and Gible being spectators. A lot of other Pokemon were there as well, and most of them were owned by Oak.
(It's my turn to have the pond, Corphish!) Buizel said to Corphish, who was pinching his claws. Pikachu looked at Infernape and Gible, who were both standing behind Corphish and Buizel respectively. Gible was tiny, and Infernape was quite big. Pikachu looked at the big fire monkey, as Infernape clenched his fists. Infernape was once owned by Paul, as a Chimchar. He still remembered when Chimchar first joined the team. Infernape was for sure one of the strongest Pokemon on Ash's team, but he just didn't fit in. He was distant, and not in the Sceptile way. Most Pokemon here didn't talk with Infernape, and sometimes he wondered if Infernape missed being with Paul. Even though Paul mistreated Infernape, they still had a bond.
(You got your training time for almost three hours yesterday.) Corphish said, pinching furiously for each second that went by. Corphish was one of those who easily got into conflicts. Especially in Hoenn, when Sceptile was always taunting Corphish.
(Now guys, we can all be civil about this situation) Torterra replied, but it was too late. Gible used Rock Smash on Corphish, and then the fight started. Buizel used Ice Punch, Infernape used Mach Punch and Corphish used Crabhammer on each other, creating a massive battle. Torterra, who was trying to stop this conflict, tried to calm both parts.
(Oak is going to be mad at us.) Torterra said to Pikachu, who was trying to stop the conflict as well. Pikachu looked at the massive turtle, with an odd look.
(Why?) Pikachu spoke with the same odd look on his face.
(Even though this happens almost every day, he got really angry at us. It all started last week, after a person wanted to talk with Oak. Oak usually just laughs when this happens, but when that person appeared, he wants us to be quiet.) Torterra replied to the yellow rat. Pikachu opened his mouth, but before he could speak, a Bubblebeam attack hit Torterra straight in the face. Just like Sceptile, Torterra got red, and he activated Leaf Storm, hitting everybody in the conflict, blasting them off in each direction. Pikachu was astonished by Torterra's attack, and before he could ask Torterra, Torterra walked away from the conflict and to a place with shade.
The male finally got himself out of Bayleaf's wrath. A tall male, dark skinned, wearing an orange jacket and green pants approached him. The male trainer saw up, and saw his former friend, for the first time in 6 months.
"Good to see you Ash," the tall skinned person said, to Ash, who shrugged off some dirt from his clothes. Ash's Bayleaf ran inside, and it ran out again, with first aid kit. Ash wondered what was going on, but Brock interrupted him.
"You have been doing well, I see," Brock said, to the wondering Ash. Ash and Brock shook each others hand. Ash was happy to see Brock, who was the older brother he never had. They had been doing so much together, and while he travelled in Unova, he missed talking with Brock. Brock was also the first Gym Leader he defeated, and ever since that day, Brock had helped him.
"Where are the others?" Ash spoke, as a couple of more Pokemon came towards him. Bayleaf, Quilava and Heracross were carrying four injured Pokemon; Infernape, Gible, Buizel and Corphish. While being carried, Corphish was still pinching his claws, at Buizel's direction. Ash facepalmed and Brock laughed.
"They're waiting inside. Just follow me," Brock said, still laughing, and walked inside, with Ash right after him. The room was still the same, just like seven years ago, when he received his first Pokemon, Pikachu. (NOTE: The same clothing as HG/SS Brock)
"Why didn't anybody open the door?" Ash spoke, as he walked after Brock. Brock, turning his head a little to the side, without a smile on his face, so that Ash could see him speak, said: "We didn't hear you," Brock turned his head forward, but Ash had a feeling inside him, that he was lying to him.
"Why are you here Brock? I thought you were back in Pewter City, nursing sick Pokemon," Ash said, so that the conversation wouldn't be as awkward. Brock turned his head a little the side, so that Ash could see him speak.
Ash saw that Brock was smiling, "Tracey called me, so he asked me come over," Brock replied, and he turned his head forward again.
"Are anybody else here?" Ash continued on. He was looking forward to meet his friends. Friends he hasn't seen for months. The last time he saw them, was when he left them, without a single goodbye.
"Don't know Ash. I got here two hours ago," Brock said, once again turning his head to the side, so Ash could see his face. Once again, Brock was smiling. After walking through the main corridor, they went upstairs and Ash saw Muk embrace him. Ash began laughing, as he saw Muk hug him. After a bit of wrestling, Ash was finally free from Muk. Both Ash and Muk followed after Brock, and there Ash and Muk saw Oak, the famous Pokemon professor, Tracey, his friend and Delia, his mom. Tracey was a Pokemon Watcher, and it was thanks to meeting up with Ash that he was working under his long, time idol. He had always liked Tracey, as Tracey would take of all his Pokemon.
"Ash!" Tracey said, who was sitting on a chair, drinking tea with the others, came up to him, greeting him. Two familiar Pokemon, who were hiding behind a wall, jumped onto Ash. One was light-blue, and had a shell on his back, and the other one had a bulb on top of his back. He recognized both of them immediately. Ash hugged both of them.
"Feeling great?" Ash said, and he put down his Bulbasaur and Squirtle on the floor. Ash loved watching Bulbasaur and Squirtle play together. While being completely different, yin and yang, they were best friends,
(Feeling great) Bulbasaur said and smiled towards his trainer, and Squirtle agreed. Ash looked at his two Kanto starters, and began to remember the times in Kanto where they had fun all the time.
"Ash, you look different," Oak said, and Ash took a place next to Tracey, who sat on a chair. Ash looked at his tea cup, and he could feel the sweet aroma go through his nose. He had always liked tea, and the taste of sweetness going through him. When he was travelling, and could feel the scent of tea, he always thought of everything back home.
"Not that different," Ash replied, pouring tea into his tea-cup. "You look stronger, and you sound way more mature," Oak said, which made Ash chuckle a bit. Ash knew that he had changed. He was older, more mature and also stronger physically and mentally. Tracey and Oak both looked the same, wearing the same clothes since he last met them. Delia, Oak and Brock all sat down on the couch, while Ash and Tracey sat on the opposite side of them. Ash's eyes wandered from Brock, to the professor and to his mom. Ash knew they were holding something secret from him.
"So, what's going on here?" Ash spoke with a smile on his face, to release the tension that was floating in the room. "Ash, don't be mad at me, but I have a task for you," Oak said. Ash clenched his arms into fists.
"I came home yesterday, and you want me to go on a mission?" Ash replied, with a tone of anger in his voice. The sweet scent disappeared. His eyes were dead set on Oak, who stared right back.
"We know you just got back, but this is a very important," Brock responded, making Ash shifts his black eyes from Oak to him. His fists opened up, and he looked at Brock.
"We've been getting information about de-evolution," Brock continued on, but was cut off by Ash. "De-evolution?" Ash said surprisingly. His tone angry tone disappeared, and the sweet scent that had been there came back.
"Rumors about Pokemon de-evolving, making them shift to their previous form, has been creating chaos for scientists," Brock continued on.
"And you want me to stop this?" Ash said casually, which surprised Tracey. Ash thought for himself. Why did he always have to help others? Why was it always him? Oak and his mother didn't make eye contact with him.
"Pokemon are dying, Ash!" Brock said, raising his voice. Ash had only heard Brock rise a few times, but those occasions were nothing compared to this.
"What makes you think I can stop this?" Ash replied back, raising his voice towards Brock.
"You have saved others in the past, Ash. You're special, Ash," Tracey said, and Ash saw that both Tracey and Brock was teaming up. Ash looked at his mother, who hasn't said a thing yet, during this whole conversation. Ash hoped that his mother would back him up, but she didn't say a thing.
"The reason why we want you to go Ash is because there is an upcoming tournament, held in Saffron City. You are a trainer, and if we send you there, these people, won't notice you," Oak responded. Ash's eyes did meet any of the others eyes. His eyes moved towards Squirtle and Bulbasaur, who were both asleep. They were sleeping back to back, just like the old times. Ash stood up from his chair, and he walked downstairs. Tracey and Brock both stood up, ready to go after Ash. "Is that a yes or a no?" Tracey said, and a soft voice filled the room:
"Don't worry boys. He will go," Delia said. Brock and Tracey both looked at her, and Oak nodded, as he took a sip from his tea cup.
The stars were shinning, in the skies. Ash was sitting on the roof, looking at the sky. He saw most of his Pokemon sleeping under a tree. Ash stared at Pikachu, who was sleeping on Snorlax's belly. Ash clenched his fist, realizing that Pikachu soon had to say goodbye to his friends, once again. Ash jumped down from the roof, and onto the wet grass. Ash had found out that their was an incident, where Corphish and Buizel got into an argument. Oak's ranch was on a hill, and you could see everything in Pallet from this hill. He saw house near the exit to Pallet Town. It was his home, but their's no place like home. He had almost spent more time away then home.
"I wonder how much the clock is," Ash said to himself. He was shivering. He was only wearing a t-shirt, which was a bit short for him. He had changed, just like Oak said. He shouldn't have screamed, or be arrogant about it. Oak and Tracey had always been there for him, and Brock, who had been travelling with him the longest. He continued to look at the stars. They were always there to guide him.
"It's 2:30 AM, Ash." A woman said, and Ash saw that his mom was standing right next to him. Ash didn't answer back, so he continued to look into the stars. He always looked at the stars when he travelled. It reminded him of home, and that they were always with him.
"I don't want you to go Ash," Delia said to her son, who didn't respond. "I know you miss being here, just spending time with your Pokemon. I also miss you being here. Every single day, I am always worrying about you. Where you are, what you are doing," she said, and Ash stopped staring at the stars. He moved his head downwards, and Delia quickly saw that her son was crying. It was a long time ago he had ever cried in front of his mom.
"I was hoping to see my friends again" he said, and he looked at her, still crying. Delia smiled, and Ash realized that he was crying in front of his mom. He took away the tears with his hand.
"Maybe you'll see them sooner then you expect," Delia replied. Ash raised his eye, wondering what she meant, before he let out a big yawn.
"You are leaving tomorrow, so you better need some sleep," she said, taking her hand in his hair, going back and forth. Ash's head moved towards his left, and now his head was on his mom's shoulder.
"Can I sleep on the couch?" he said, rubbing his eyes. He looked at his mother, who smiled at him. She nodded, letting go of her hand in his hair. Ash went inside the house, and walked to the nearby couch. He didn't bother taking off his clothes, and went straight to bed, grabbing a nearby blanket, and he had fallen asleep.
~FLASHBACK~
"Charizard, use Flamethrower!" Ash screamed. The massive scream from the audience over voiced him. Charizard's claws became shrouded in by a white force, as Charizard went straight for Aerodactyl, engaging it in an air battle.
"Don't use Dragon Claw, Charizard! Use Dragon Pulse!" Ash screamed, but it was too late. Aerodactyl dodged the Dragon Claw, and the Aerodactyl got surrounded by rocks, which soon got headed straight for Charizard.
"Dodge Charizard, and use Flame Burst!" Ash yelled, but his orange dragon couldn't listen. The small, yet fast rocks, hit Charizard straight in chest. Charizard fell fast towards the ground and the crowd cheered. Ash tried to block the cheers from the crowd.
"Don't give up Charizard. Use Flame Burst on the ground, to save yourself!" Ash commanded his orange dragon, who was badly hurt. The orange dragon let out a burst from his mouth, hitting the ground. Charizard managed to get himself back in the air, as the burst managed to help him recover a bit. Charizard breathed heavily and he had injuries over his entire body. Some of the injuries were that deep, that he was bleeding.
"Good job Charizard. Now, use Flamethrower!" Ash ordered his Charizard, but just like the previous time, Charizard went straight for Aerodactyl, who hadn't moved since the last attack. Charizard got his claws ready, but just like before Aerodactyl used Stone Edge, surrounding himself by rocks, which went straight for Charizard, hitting it once again in the chest.
"No!" Ash screamed, as his strongest Pokemon fell like a sack of potatoes. Ash ordered his Pokemon to use Flame Burst to dodge the fall, but Aerodactyl flew straight to Charizard, grabbing his neck, and pushing it downwards. Charizard couldn't let out an attack, and when Charizard hit the ground, a cloud of sand surrounded both Aerodactyl and Charizard. As the fog of sand slowly disappeared, Aerodactyl was standing over Charizard, who was still alive. Ash looked at his Charizard in despair, and then he saw the other trainer, who was laughing.
"Aerodactyl, use Hyper Beam!" the laughing trainer ordered his ancient Pokemon. Aerodactyl mouth opened, and a yellow orb in his mouth was growing for each second that went on. Ash looked at his Pokemon, who couldn't do anything, being defenseless.
"I forfeit!" Ash screamed, and the referee, who was standing right next to the two battling dragons. The referee looked at Ash, and he put up the red flag. The Aerodactyl withdrew this Hyper Beam, while it stepped off Charizard. His neck was bleeding and it had a lot of scratches. Had he known that it would be this brutal, he would never have accepted to join this tournament. He took his left hand, and grabbed Charizard's Poke Ball, and his right hand in his pocket. He held his hand there for a couple of seconds, before letting go.
"The winner of the first round of the Special Cup is… Damon," the referee said, and the crowd screamed in excitement. Ash took out his Poke Ball, and returned Charizard back to his Poke Ball. Ash could hear the crowd say: "Coward!" Ash looked at the ground and on the Poke Ball he was holding.
"Charizard…" he said to himself. He should have forfeited earlier. This match wasn't worth to see his Pokemon get injured.
"I thought you would put up a fight, Ash. Losing 6 to 1 isn't much of a fight, is it?" Damon screamed, as he waved to the crowd, in excitement. Ash looked up, and he saw his friends sitting there. Brock, Pikachu, Cilan, Dawn and the rest, where all sitting there, disappointed. Ash tried to avoid looking at her, but he couldn't do it. Ash's eyes went to May, who was also sitting there. Ash didn't want her to see him like this, but he couldn't avoid her blue-ocean looking eyes. She looked at him, and then she stood up, and ran for the exit. The others looked at her direction, and they slowly went for the same direction as her. Ash then ran out the nearby exit as well, and out of stadium, and the crowds screaming turned to echoes.
"I need to get there before the others," Ash whispered to himself, when he was finally outside the stadium. After a couple of seconds, Ash had managed to avoid the journalists and the camera men, and he was now running in the rain. He saw the other exits being crowded by people, which made Ash run for the nearest Pokemon Center. There weren't a lot of people there, so Ash ran up the stairs, and for room number 23. The lights were off, but he ignored that. He grabbed five of his Poke Balls and dropped them on his bed. He then grabbed a new Poke Ball, which was placed on his desk. He could hear footsteps, turning louder and louder. Ash opened the glass door, and threw the Poke Ball he got from his desk. A big, black Pokemon, with a red hawk appeared. Ash jumped onto Staraptor. Right after Ash had jumped onto Staraptor, Ash saw somebody get into his hotel room.
"Staraptor, fly. Just fly," Ash whispered to his big bird, and Staraptor flew away from the hotel. Ash could hear his friends talk and scream after him. Ash couldn't look back. He could only look forward.
So this is the first chapter of my new Advanceshipping. So who do you think Ash sees? Sorry if my grammar sucks, but I'm constantly improving… I think… I hope so.
Hopefully you'll have the time to review my story. I'll take criticism, but no flaming. I know that I suck at English grammar, so no need to be harsh on that topic.
EDIT: Sorry for reposting the 1st chapter. I just wanted to paraphase the chapter.