I know I haven't finished posted new chapters for my other stories but ideas keep bouncing around in my head saying write me write me! I also got a new job that s takes up most of my time so I can't write any of my stories. So to help get some of these ideas out of my head I decided to write my Pokemon story. It wasn't the one I had planned on writing originally but it just wouldn't get out of my head! This starts in season one of the Pokemon anime and features my OC Ember Ketchum, Ash's older sister. Now she is older than Ash therefore she has already started her journey so she will have some Pokemon that you won't see in Kanto. Just warning you now.
I don't own the Pokemon anime, no matter how much I wish I did, however I do own some of their videogames.
Ember's POV
I felt the sun on my face when I woke up. As I stretched my thoughts became less fuzzy and I practically jumped out of bed to get dressed. Today my little brother Ash was getting his first Pokemon and I couldn't wait! Oh sorry, you probably have no idea who I am do you? My name is Ember Ketchum and I am 16 years old. I began my journey when I was 10 and started out with a... well I'll tell you later don't want to ruin the surprise now do we? I have traveled many different regions: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, but I decided to come back to my roots and travel back through Kanto to help my younger brother through his journey. I have red eyes, black hair with red streaks that I put in a braid, and I'm about 5'6-5'7. I'm normally in a red t-shirt, a black unzipped hoodie with cut-off sleeves, ripped blue jeans, black tennis shoes with purple laces, a black bandanna with a purple pokeball wrapped around my right bicep, a red hanging crystal with a black chord, a purple belt to hold my pokeballs, and a silver charm bracelet around my right wrist. And my dream is to become either the first dark-specialized gym leader or the dark-specialized member of the Elite Four.
I suddenly heard a loud bang and looked out my window to see my younger brother in his pajama's running towards Oak's Ranch. Well he overslept.
"Mom! Ash overslept again!"
"Oh, we better hurry if we want to see the Pokemon he got."
"Let me get my shoes on and I'll be right behind you mom." I met my mother at the door and we met up with some of our neighbors who wanted to come with us to congratulate Ash on starting his journey. When we got to Oak's Ash and the professor were just now walking out of the building.
"Mom! Ember!"
"Oh, Ash I'm so proud of you! You're finally going to fulfill your dream and start your Pokemon training. But I'm, I'm going to miss you so much. Oh, my little boy!" I giggled a little at that. She had said almost the same to me and Ash hadn't wanted to let go of my leg until I promised I would catch some more Pokemon for him to play with and he had practically pushed me down the road. Aw, memories.
"Pikachu."
" I packed your sneakers and jeans, nice clean shirts and underwear and your favorite snacks and some hot chocolate in case you want something hot, but be careful not to burn yourself! And a pair of rubber gloves to do your laundry and a new clothes line to hang it out to dry -" Mom said as she placed each item in Ash's hands. I was bent at my knees laughing so hard I was crying.
"Mom, you're embarrassing me in front of all these people! Don't you know I'm a big kid now? Pokemon trainers can take care of themselves."
"You know mom she worries about us when we're not in her sight. I got the same treatment." I told him rubbing his hair.
"I understand." She looks down at Pikachu. "Hmmm? That's your Pokemon?"
"Pikachu"
"Yep that's my Pokemon."
"Pi." I bent down and smiled at Pikachu and waved before standing back up.
"With Pikachu at my side I'll get all the Pokemon in the world."
"I thought all Pokemon stayed inside their pokeballs, why doesn't this one?" Not all I thought to myself. One of mine hates being in her's for an extended amount of time I was actually surprised she wasn't out by now. And when she did decide to pop out I really hoped we were in an open field cause she was big.
"Huh? Oh yeah, right. Pikachu get in the ball now."
"Pi-ka-chu-pi-ka-chu-pi-ka-chu" Ash threw the ball at Pikachu but he hit it back with his tail. This continued on for quite some time now that I think about it.
"Oh you're playing catch! You're friends already!"
"Uh, Sure. Pikachu and I are real pals! Right?"
"But it's a little weird."
"Weird?" Pikachu suddenly shocked everyone who was in the crowd, but I bounced back quickly having been shocked multiple times by my own Pokemon.
"Those rubber gloves your mom packed will come in handy." Professor Oak told him looking like crispy fried Oak.
"Why?"
"Rubber doesn't conduct electricity."
"Hooray!"
"Don't forget to change your underwear, every single day. And Ember watch after your brother."
"Okay."
"Already ahead of you mom."
"Pikachu." We had to stop at home so Ash could get changed and grab his backpack, but Pikachu didn't want to walk nor did he want to get in his pokeball so Ash put on the rubber gloves and tied the washing line around Pikachu like a leash and started dragging him.
"Pikachu, are you going to be like this the whole way?"
"Pi" [Yes].
"Is it because you don't like me?"
"Pika, pika" [Yes]
"Well, I like you a lot. And since you're the Pokemon I'm training, don't you think you could be a little nicer and just open your mouth and tell me what's wrong?"
"Cha!" Pikachu then opened his mouth up wide showing his teeth.
"Uh, that's not exactly what I meant. Is your name all you can say?"
"Ash very few Pokemon can say anything other than their name even fewer can actually talk like humans you know."
"Pi-ka" he said nodding.
"Well then, you're just like all Pokemon, and you should act like one and get inside the pokeball just like it says in the pokedex."
Dexter: "While being trained a Pokemon usually stays inside its pokeball."
"Y'a see?" I rolled my eyes as Pikachu jumped up and hit a button on the pokedex. Now that I think about it how did he know which button to press?
Dexter: "However there are many exceptions. Some Pokemon hate being confined."
"Yeah I have a Pokemon that's the same way. Actually I'm pretty shocked she's still in her's." No sooner were the words out of my mouth when my Onix, Granite popped out of her pokeball and nudged me. Scaring both Pikachu and Ash which made me giggle as I rubbed her head. Ash turned his wide eyes from me and Granite and went back to talking to Pikachu.
"Ok then, this ought 'a make things better." He takes off the make-shift lead and the rubber gloves and places both on the ground. "And I'll get rid of these. How's that?" He asked moving his finger close to Pikachu.
Pikachu turned his head away from him. "Pi."
"Still not good enough? Huh?" We suddenly heard the sound of footsteps and we all turned around to see a little bird Pokemon. "A Pidgey!"
Dexter: "Pidgey is a flying Pokemon. Among all the flying Pokemon it is the gentlest and easiest to capture. A perfect target for the beginning Pokemon trainer to test his Pokemon skills."
"This is great! It's our lucky day! Pikachu go get it!"
Pikachu turned his head. "Chu."
"Aren't you ever going to listen to me?"
"Chu."
"But why not?"
Pikachu ran off towards a tree and scurried up it quickly. "Pika, pika, pika, pika. Cha!"
"OK, I get the message. I don't want your help or need it. I can get that thing all by myself!" Oh this I couldn't wait to see. Granite and I had been quiet for some time watching the two interact. I knew what Ash was going through my first Pokemon didn't want to listen to me either at first now we are the best of friends.
"Alright, I pledged to get all the Pokemon in the world. Now I'm ready to take the next step to be the #1 Pokemon master! Enjoy your last moments of freedom Pidgey cause you're mine!" He turned his hat around. "Pokeball go!" And threw the pokeball at the pidgey and I hung my head that was never going to work. "I did it!" Ash and I watched the ball in suspense but the pidgey escaped. "I blew it" I could hear Pikachu giggling in the tree.
Dexter: "To capture a Pokemon, you usually have your own Pokemon battle with the other." The electronic voice actually sounded quite patronizing.
"Now he tells me. Why didn't you sis?" He turned to me asking.
I rolled my eyes at that. "How will you ever learn if I give you the run down on how to make your own journey? I learned the same way you did through trial and error now it's your turn." Pikachu was still giggling in the tree.
"But I have to do everything myself!" Ash looked to his backpack. "Wait, I've got an idea." He rummaged through his bag and pulled out his PJ shirt. Oh no, I said sweat dropping is he going to do what I think he is? I gave Granite an apple and returned her to her pokeball telling her I would let her out later and followed after Ash quietly.
Ash was tiptoeing through the grass. "Okay. Just be quiet. There's nothing to be afraid of." He made it to the pidgey and froze. "Hi, little friend." Ash threw the shirt on the pidgey and trapped him in it. "Sorry Buddy!" The pidgey struggled and released a mini tornado which took Ash off the ground before throwing him to the side.
"What happened?"
Dexter: "Pidgey's gust power creates tornadoes, it also has a sand attack."
Ash's eyes got wide. "Sand!?" Pidgey started hurling sand at Ash. "Guess it's not my lucky day." Pikachu was laughing in his tree when we both heard a rustling noise from his backpack and I could make out the tail of a Rattatta.
"Hey! Get out of there!"
Dexter: "A forest Pokemon, Rattatta. It like cheese, nuts, fruits and berries."
"Yeah but, this isn't a forest, it's an open field."
Dexter: "It also comes out into fields to steal food from STUPID travelers." I giggled at that.
"That means...I'm stupid?" Pikachu laughed even louder. Ash noticed some Pidgeys in the tall grass ad threw a rock missing all of them. "I'll get you this time." He throws another rock and hits a bird in the head. "I got it!" It turns showing it's a Spearow. Oh that's not good. "I wonder what that is."
Dexter: "Unlike Pidgey, Spearow has a terrible attitude, it is very wild and will sometimes attack other Pokemon and humans." It tries to attack Ash but after a few attempts it turns it gaze to me but I duck out of the way and goes for Pikachu instead.
"Hey, leave Pikachu alone! It didn't throw the rock!"
Dexter: "Wild Pokemon tend to be jealous of human trained Pokemon." The Spearow still torments Pikachu trying to knock him out of the tree when Pikachu shocked it.
"Pikachu! You got it!" Spearow called out for reinforcement and a flock of Spearows appear and started flying towards us. "Uh oh! Uh, should we run?"
"We need to run and run now!" I told him grabbing his hand.
Pikachu starts nodding, "Pikachu"
"Don't worry Pikachu! No matter what I'll save you!" He said while we were running.
"Pika-chu" and he started running ahead.
"Don't run ahead! I said I'll protect -ow-!" Pikachu was suddenly bombarded by Spearow. "Leave it alone Spearows! Pikachu!"
"Ash go! Take Pikachu and run I'll catch up to you!" He looks to me worried.
"What about you?"
"I'll be fine not the first time I've had to do something like this. GO!" I told him facing the flock of Spearow. He picks up Pikachu and keeps running until they come to a river cliff looking towards me one last time I nodded for him to jump.
"Well, here we go." and jumped off the cliff into the water. I grabbed my best friend's pokeball.
"Well just like old times huh? Let's show them what we got V!" Suddenly a giant blue creature appeared with palm leaves and a giant flower popped out from the ball and faced the Spearows and roared. "V use razor leaf!" Her palm leaves began to glow and razor sharp leaves appeared flying towards the Spearows taking out half. The other half flew out of range of the leaves making us unable to hit them and flew towards the direction Ash was in. "Oh no!" Venusaur and I ran in that direction hoping we weren't too late.
*********************TIME SKIP**********************
Venusaur and I had been walking for some time when I came across a girl with orange hair. She looked around Ash's age.
'Excuse me, you wouldn't have happened to see a boy with black hair and a red and white hat run buy with an injured Pikachu would you?"
"Yeah he just ran buy and stole my bike to get to the Pokemon center." I rubbed my face and groaned. "How do you know him?" She asked.
I sighed, "He's my younger brother and we were running from a flock of Spearow when I tried to fight them off and we got separated."
"Well he was heading to the Pokemon center. If you follow that road you'll probably catch up to him."
"Thank you." I told her letting out a breath in relief. "Come on V we better catch up to him."
"Wait!" V and I turned to her. "I never got your name!"
"Right sorry my name's Ember I told her holding out my hand.
"Misty." She shook my hand and we were heading to part ways when it started to rain."
"Really?" I asked and hid under Vr's flower to keep out of the rain dragging her with me. "Sorry about the dragging I thought you might like to get out of this rain."
"It's alright I'd rather be dry." We laughed and sat on the ground waiting for the rain to stop. As we were sitting there I started to mess with my charm bracelet.
"Why are you doing that?"
"Oh, what?" I noticed my hand was rubbing the charm I had representing Ash. "I always rub one of my charms when I worry about somebody I have on it."
"Your brother?" I nodded
"I can't exactly talk to him right now so to keep calm I have to do this."
"You really care about him huh?"
"Well yeah isn't that was an older sibling is supposed to do, care about their siblings and worry about them no matter what? I mean sure we fight sometimes but we always have each other." We suddenly saw a huge light coming from the left and I got worried about Ash all over again. I hoped this rain would stop soon. When the rain stopped I was ready to go and find Ash. Misty asked if she could tag along so she could get her bike back and I said she could. I returned Venusaur so she could rest and we headed down the road. Oh Ash, I hope you're okay.
