Chapter One: Journey Begins
It was a bright sunny day in Pallet Town. Today was the day the aspiring Pokémon Trainers of Pallet would get their first Pokémon from the renowned researcher, Prof. Oak. A 13-year old named Ash Satoshi Ketchum was one of them. He was slightly tanned and had spiky raven hair and was lean musculared and handsome. He earlier had bolt shaped birthmarks on his cheek, which got lost after an accident. You could see his biceps, abs and well toned body gained through years of physical training. He had prepared since he was seven for this day. He would wake up at 5:00 am everyday but today was not one of them.
"Ash, wake up. You are going to be late! Breakfast is ready so come downstairs," his mother, Delia shouted while knocking his door. Delia was a young woman who looked to be in her mid thirties. She had brown hair, which she tied into a ponytail. She wore a yellow shirt with a baby pink coat upon it and a dark blue skirt. She had been taking care of Ash since he was an infant. Her husband had left her to go to his Pokémon journey. That was all it took for Ash to jump out of his bed and get ready.
"Yes Mom, I will be downstairs soon," he told. With that, he took bath, brushed his teeth and then changed into his new trainer clothes. He now wore a black under shirt, navy blue pants and a white and blue cotton jacket upon his shirt. He dashed out of his room and went downstairs. There he saw his mother serving the food in table.
"Come and eat your breakfast, my baby-boy." she told Ash.
"Mom, I am a grown up boy now." he groaned while digging on his meal. At first, he had very poor table manners so Delia had made sure to drill the correct table manners into him.
"Mom, is my back pack ready?" Ash asked his mother. "Yes it is ready Ash. I have put capsuled training weights, canned food for you and Pokémon, TM case and lastly a portable tent." his mother replied. Technology had improved vastly over the last 7 years. The gym-leader of Lumiose city who was also an inventor had managed to make an efficient storage device. The device was capsule shaped. The capsule could store a room size amount of things. The main feature of it was that after it stored something, it would minimize itself so that a trainer could carry it easily. However, it came at a high prize too; it was currently priced at 25,000 Pokédollars. Luckily, for Ash, Delia had managed to save some of her money and bought one for Ash.
"Bye Mom, I have to leave for my journey. I will try to come back sometimes to check up on you." Ash told his mother. "Bye Ash, be safe on your journey." his mother answered."And don't forget to change your..." before Delia could finish her sentence, Ash ran out of the house and was soon out of sight.
As he reached near Prof. Oak's lab, he met the other three aspiring trainers of Pallet: Amelia, Red and Gary. Amelia and Red were chatting while Gary was trying to start another fight between them. Ash and Gary used to be best friends but it all changed when he turned seven and started preparing for his journey. He was neither friends with Red nor Amelia too. When he was seven he tried to be friends with them, they rejected his proposal and called him an 'outcast'. "So you arrived, Ashy-boy."Gary said."Gary, I have no time for bickering."Ash snapped. As soon as he said those words, Ash sprinted to the lab.
The four children found their way to the door of Oak's lab. Jonathan opened the door and all four of them went inside. There they found Prof. Oak standing with three Pokèballs and four Pokedexes in a desk. Prof. Oak was a old man with grey hair. He wore a red shirt, brown pant and lab coat upon it. Prof. Oak was a very strong trainer during his prime. He could take on the Elite 4 in a battle and win. Most trainers feared him. He was once the Indigo League Champion but he decided to step down to start his research on Pokémon.
"So, all of you have arrived. The Pokémon's inside this Pokèballs are bred specially by a Top-class breeder. However, unfortunately, I have only three of the Kanto starters and one has to choose a different starter. So, who is willing to take the other starter?"Oak told. "I will."Ash told while raising his hand to volunteer to take a different starter. "Gary, Amelia and Red choose your starters and take your Pokedexes." Oak said. Gary chose the Pokéball with water insignia on it and released his Pokémon. A tiny blue turtle with a red shell came out of it."Squirtle!" It cried and then crossed its arms. Gary scanned his Pokémon.
No.007 Squirtle
Tiny turtle Pokémon
Height: 0.51 m
Weight: 9.0 kg
Ability: Torrent
Gender: Male
It shelters itself in its shell and then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.
It knows the moves Tackle, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Withdraw, Aura Sphere [Egg Move] and Water Spout [Egg Move].
Gary smirked looking at Squirtle's move set. "Gramps, I'm heading off now. Smell ya later Ashy-boy." Gary said before leaving.
Now, it was Amelia's turn. She chose the Pokéball with leaf insignia. She released the Pokémon and out came a green plant like Pokémon with a bulb on its back."Bulba!" It cried out. Amelia quickly scanned her Pokémon.
No.001 Bulbasaur
Seed Pokémon
Height: 0.71 m
Weight: 6.9 kg
Ability: Overgrow
Gender: Female
For some time after its birth, it grows by gaining nourishment from the seed on its back.
It knows the moves Tackle, Growl, Vine Whip, Leech Seed and Power Whip [Egg Move].
"It's a cute one." Ash muttered. Just then, Amelia noticed Ash and was surprised at this muscular form. She quickly had a blush on her face.' Ash sure has gotten more handsome and muscular.' She thought. She mentally smacked herself for that thought.
Red then moved towards the table and picked up the Pokéball with fire insignia on it. He quickly released the Pokémon inside it. A small orange colored lizard came out of it."Char!" The Pokémon cried out. He then scanned his Pokémon with his Pokedex.
No.004 Charmander
Lizard Pokémon
Height: 0.61 m
Weight: 8.5 kg
Ability: Blaze
Gender: Female
The fire on the tip of its tail is a measure of its life. If healthy, its tail burns intensely.
It knows the moves Scratch, Growl, Ember, Smokescreen and Dragon Rush [Egg Move].
"Now Ash, it seems it is your turn. I have a special Pokémon for you. Here it is." Oak told Ash. He slid open his drawer and took out a Pokéball and gave it to Ash. Ash took the Pokéball and quickly released the Pokémon inside it. A small yellow colored bipedal Pokémon with black stripes and a striped lightning pattern appeared. It had two long horns. Ash moved his Pokedex towards the Pokémon and scanned it.
No. 239 Elekid
Electric Pokémon
Height: 0.61 m
Weight: 23.5 kg
Gender: Male
Ability: Static
Spinning its arms around to generate electricity makes the area between its horns shine light blue
It knows the moves Leer, Swift, Quick Attack, Thunder Shock, Low Kick and Karate Chop [Egg Move].
"Wow! You've got some nice moves, Elekid." Ash exclaimed. Elekid nodded in agreement. Ash then recalled it in the Pokéball.
"I'll head for my journey now, Prof. Oak." Ash told.
"Bye Ash. Do well on your journey." Oak replied. With that, Ash went out of the lab.
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Ash had been walking on route one for the past two hours. He saw a clearing next to the Pallet River and decided to set up his portable tent. He quickly released his Elekid. Elekid came out of the Pokéball and chirped.
"Hey Elekid, I am your partner Ash. If you will follow my orders then I will help you grow strong." Ash told. Ash noticed that Elekid became excited when he mentioned the prospect that he will help Elekid grow strong.
"So, do you want a nickname?" Ash asked. Elekid shook his head."If you ever want one, tell me." Ash said. Ash decided to look at his surroundings. He saw a large number of trees, a rocky terrain and a big boulder near the riverbank. This gave him an idea for training.
"Elekid, you see that tree over there?" Ash asked pointing at a large tree approximately 300 meters away and continued."Run 30 laps from here to there with quick attack. Then, practice Karate Chop and Thunder shock on that big boulder. After that use your Swift attack and cut down some of the trees for firewood. Make sure to perfect your Swift attack. Then swim in the river for 30 minutes. When you finally finish doing these chores, we will start the training."Ash ordered. Elekid was gob smacked when he heard that all these tasks were just mere chores.
"Additionally you will be wearing training weights of 20 kg."Ash added. Elekid could not believe it, his trainer was a slave driver at training.
"Don't waste your time, start doing it now." Ash commanded in a demanding voice. He put the training weights on Elekid and then he started his own workout.
He started his workout with jogging and then started doing push-ups, various types of crunches, tree pull-ups and chin-ups, punching, kicking and finished the workout with stretches. At the same time, Elekid managed to complete his task.
"Now, we will begin your dodging practice. Elekid, move to the rocky terrain."Ash said while panting. Elekid nodded and moved near the rocky terrain. When Elekid reached the place, Ash began to throw stones at him. Elekid swiftly dodged each of the stones. This continued for an hour.
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It was evening now. The sunset had occurred early due to it being winter now. Ash and Elekid sat near the fire on one of the tree Elekid had chopped earlier. Both the human and Pokémon were panting while eagerly waiting for their food to get cooked."How was the training, Elekid?" Ash inquired. Elekid deadpanned and gave him *'Are you kidding me?'* look. Ash giggled in amusement.
He served Pokéchow to Elekid when it was ready. Elekid began digging in on the food. Ash snorted at that and ate his ramen in delight. As the night began to fall, Ash prepared his and Elekid's sleeping bag. Once it was done, both of them laid on their sleeping bag. Soon, Elekid fell asleep while Ash was going through his Pokedex. He found out that he could send messages to others through his Pokedex. He decided to check today's temperature.
December 5, 2013
Location: Kanto
Temperature: 21°C
Max: 31°C Min: 19°C
With that, he fell asleep. It had been a long and tiring day.
There you have it. This is my first fanfiction on this site. I will continue this story till the Pokemon Series ends. I will gladly accept advices on this story. As you can see, this story will follow both Anime and Games. Ash will gradually become stronger with time.