Introduction: Here I am with yet another installment of my Pokemon AU. I know I said at the end of the last story I posted, Empress of Paradise that I'd be doing a story called Alola Dawn. For the past few days I've been working on the outline for that story, but it's going to take me a few more weeks to finish, perhaps even a month depending on if I get stuck with part of it. So in the meantime, I thought I'd multitask a bit and publish another story I've been planning to do for this AU for quite some time.
What follows takes place a week or two before the events of the yet to be written story, Reign of Silver (don't worry, I'm getting to it). It picks up about a month after where Dusk of the Dead, Magma Rising and Week of the Wish Granter last left off. Also if those of you reading will briefly check out the rough timeline of stories in the AU on my profile page, you'll find that the following takes place at about the same time as Mewtwo Zwei. So basically I'm backtracking a little bit. I know it might be a little frustrating that I've been writing a lot of these stories out of chronological order just a bit, but I can only write them as they come to me.
Anyway, this story was originally going to be a bit more complex, but for multiple reasons I decided to simplify it and make it into a short set of episodic stories, sort of like a oneshot collection but not. So without further delay, here's the first episode of Ash and Misty's voyage.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.
Episode 1: Rumble At the Port
It was fairly early in the morning as twenty-three year old Pokemon Trainer, Ash Ketchum stood in the port of Olivine City in Johto. Perched on Ash's shoulder was his Pikachu, a small yellow rodent-like creature with long black-tipped pointed ears, red cheeks, and tail shaped like a lightning bolt. Meanwhile standing at his side was a Pokemon resembling a bipedal jackal known as Lucario. Most of Lucario's fur was blue, while his paws were black and there was a band of black fur around his eyes that made it look as if he was wearing a mask. The fur of the Lucario's torso was cream-colored, and protruding from its chest and the back of the paws on its arms were metal spikes.
Ash stood looking at a large cruise ship known as the S.S. Aqua, a ship known for being one of the fastest sea vessels around. Normally the ship only made express trips between Olivine City and Vermillion City in Kanto, but today it was set to make a very special trip a small remote island known as Steam Heat Isle. The island was known as the site of naturally occurring hot springs unlike any other kind in the world. Trips to Steam Heat Isle were very rare, and tickets for such a voyage were extremely expensive. Yet Ash was about to set out on such a voyage thanks to a special sweepstakes that he and his girlfriend, Misty had won the previous week.
At that moment though, Ash was waiting at the harbor for Misty to show up. They had arrived in the city together, but Misty had left him in order to do a little shopping before the ship left port. As Ash let out another sigh, he suddenly spotted a young woman with long flowing orange red hair running towards him. She had on a blue jacket with a red top and tight jean-shorts, and was dragging a suitcase on wheels. This of course was Ash's girlfriend, Misty Waterflower.
"There you are," Ash spoke. "I was starting to worry that the ship would leave without us."
"Oh relax. We still have a little over an hour," Misty pointed out. "Besides, I thought I should get a new swimsuit to mark this special occasion of ours."
"So that makes how many swimsuits you own now? Fifty?" Ash asked as he rolled his eyes. "At this rate, we're gonna have to build another closet for you to put them all in."
"Well this is a surprise," a familiar voice spoke.
Ash and Misty turned, and standing before them was a young woman with long dark hair and emerald-green eyes. She had on a red t-shirt with a gold flame-shaped symbol on the front, along with a denim vest, jean-shorts and black shoes. On the dark-haired woman's wrist was a unique gold bracelet with a marble-like stone fitted into flame-shaped piece on the front. This was one of Ash and Misty's old friends, Lisa Flare. Holding Lisa's hand was another young woman with very fair, almost pale skin and long slightly wavy blonde hair. The blonde had on a black beret and thick black sunglasses, along with a black vest over a sleeveless black shirt, and tight-fitting black jeans with black boots. The blonde was Lisa's girlfriend, Marie Dantes.
"Well hey there!" a pleasantly surprised Ash responded. "We didn't expect to see you guys show up."
"How've you two been?" Misty asked.
"Pretty good. So are you two here for the trip to Steam Heat Isle too?" Lisa asked.
"Yeah. Misty lucked out and won this radio contest where the prize was two tickets on this cruise," Ash revealed. "That how you guys got to go on this trip too?"
"Actually, the tickets Marie and I have were a gift from my dad," Lisa revealed. "He got them for us as sort of a way to make up for what happened last month when we stayed in Lilycove City. You may not have heard about this, but during our stay we had to deal with some stuff involving Team Magma."
"Oh! We did hear something about that on the news after it happened," Misty recalled. "I wish we could've helped you, but Ash and I had something we were dealing with in Lavender Town."
"Well, we got through it okay. Actually, it was largely thanks to someone who's apparently an old friend of yours," Lisa revealed. "You know a coordinator named May Wilson?"
Misty's eye twitched upon hearing the name. "You… you had help from May?"
"Yeah. She was staying with us at Marie's family mansion at the time it all happened," Lisa explained.
"Well I'll be. How's May doing?" Ash asked, totally clueless to Misty's reaction to the news. Pikachu let out a heavy sigh at his trainer's ignorance.
"She was doing well," Lisa answered. "In fact she was the one who foiled Team Magma's plans by capturing Groudon."
"She… she has Groudon now?" a startled Misty asked.
"Yep. In fact she seemed to be determined to catch it after one of us mentioned how you captured Kyogre," Lisa answered. "Anyway, my dad felt bad about how all that ruined our visit, so he gave Marie and I these tickets. We both thought it might be a fun trip."
"Yes. Though I don't know why this damn boat has to leave so early in the morning," Marie spoke with a yawn as she covered her mouth with her other hand.
"Still not a morning person, huh Marie?" Ash asked.
"No. But it's far better than when I suffered from near constant insomnia," Marie replied.
"Well ain't this a small world!" another familiar voice spoke.
The group turned, and coming towards them was a young man with spike blonde hair. He had on sunglasses and wore a yellow vest over a black t-shirt, along with jeans and a pair of black boots, and slung across his back was a red electric guitar. This was yet another one of Ash and Misty's old friends, Bolt Hanson. With Bolt was a young woman with shoulder-length brown hair with a lock near the front that was dyed pink, and pale blue eyes. She had on a black leather jacket with a powder-blue t-shirt, along with a short neon-pink skirt and knee-high black leather boots.
"Bolt! You're going on the cruise too?" a surprised Ash asked.
"Yeah. My buddy, Quinton hooked me up with a couple of tickets," Bolt answered.
"I see you brought a new girlfriend with you," Lisa observed.
Marie meanwhile lowered her sunglasses and blinked her violet eyes in surprise as she looked at Bolt's companion.
"Oh yeah. Everyone, I'd like you to meet Christine," Bolt introduced. "We've been going out for about a month now. Christine, these are some old friends of mine. Ash Ketchum, Misty Waterflower, Lisa Flare and Marie Dantes."
"It's so nice to finally meet you all. Bolt's mentioned a few of you to me a few times before," Christine spoke. "Bolt, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go pop off and use that ladies' room over there before we get on the ship,"
"Sure thing, babe," Bolt replied.
Christine gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving. Marie couldn't help but keep staring at her as she left.
"She seems nice," Misty remarked.
"Hanson, what are you still doing with Christine Wyler?" Marie asked.
"Oh yeah. The two of you have kinda met already," Bolt recalled with a nervous chuckle as he rubbed the back of his head. "And I guess you knew about all that stuff with Christine's family too."
"What the hell is he talking about?" Lisa asked Marie with a raised eyebrow.
"I had a brief encounter with Hanson and that band of his back in Kanto years ago," Marie revealed.
"It was on that trip I took to Kanto right after Ash caught Ho-Oh and all that other stuff with Team Rocket happened," Bolt explained. "We were in Pallet Town visiting Professor Oak when Marie showed up. Of course that was when she was still Noir Mask."
"I was sent there to expel a pair of incompetent Team Rocket agents from the organization," Marie added. "Cassidy and… some other idiot who's name I can't remember. It's not important anyway."
"Yeah well, right after Marie trashed Cassidy and what's-his-name, Christine got into a little battle with her," Bolt added. "It didn't go well."
"So wait, you and Christine were going out back then?" Ash asked.
"Yeah, but we kinda broke it off," Bolt answered. "Actually, she broke it off with me."
"Wait a minute… I remember hearing about this before," Misty recalled. "It was that time in Unova when Ash and I first met the rest of your band. Your friends mentioned that you lost some girl you really seemed to care about to this other guy."
"Richter Chase," Marie spoke. "His family had deep connections with Team Rocket and other various criminal organizations. Christine had an arranged marriage to Richter as part of a business deal between their fathers. In fact I'm surprised they haven't been married already."
"They were gonna be… last month," Bolt revealed. "It was gonna happen in a town in Sinnoh called Stardust Falls, and by a warped coincidence my band and I were playing a gig there at the time."
"So why didn't Christine get married?" Misty asked.
"It's a long and pretty weird story that I may tell you all about later," Bolt answered. "The short version is that we owe Christine's freedom to some wishes made in the heat of the moment to a sociopathic Jirachi."
"Wait, what?" Lisa asked with a raised eyebrow.
At that moment, Christine came back. "Sorry to keep you all waiting. So, how much time before the ship sets sail?"
"We've still got about an hour left," Lisa answered. "I guess we could all get a bite to eat before we get on the ship."
"Step right up ladies and gentlemen!" a voice suddenly called. "Today, for a limited time only, rare Mega Stones from the far corners of Kalos and Hoenn! Plus keystones fitted into all types of jewelry! And all for low, low prices!"
Ash and the others looked, and sitting at the corner of a small brick building was a young woman witch dark hair wearing a black shirt with a light-brown cape, black fingerless gloves and very short brown jean shorts. Wrapped around the young woman's right ankle was a strange blue piece of jewelry. Standing next to the young woman was a small pink creature with an odd face, stubby arms, large feet with yellow toes, and two large floppy ears on top of its body. Ash and the others recognized the creature as a Whismer. Laid out around the dark-haired girl on pieces of brown cloth were several black boxes and odd pieces of jewelry of various sizes.
"No way!" Lisa spoke. "Zinnia?"
"You know that girl trying to sell stuff to tourists?" Bolt asked.
"Yeah. She helped us during the Team Magma incident we were telling Ash and Misty about before," Lisa answered.
"Why don't we go say hi then?" Ash suggested before heading over to Zinnia with Pikachu and Lucario.
Misty and the others soon followed after Ash. It didn't take Zinnia long to notice them.
"Well hello there," Zinnia spoke. "Come to check out my stones?"
"What're you doing here, Zinnia?" Marie asked.
"Wha… well I'll be damned!" Zinna spoke. "Marie Dantes and Lisa Flare! Well isn't this a small world."
"So now you're selling Mega Stones?" Lisa asked.
"Well, Aster here and I were running a little short on cash," Zinnia answered as she patted her Whismer on the head. "And thanks to that friend of mine, we have more Mega Stones than we know what to do with."
"What the heck are Mega Stones anyway?" Ash asked.
"They're used to trigger this thing called Mega Evolution," Bolt explained. "Mega Evolution is a sort of transformation that some Pokemon can do during battle to boost their power. A couple of the guys in my band have Pokemon that can go through Mega Evolution."
"Lisa's Blaziken can go through Mega Evolution as well," Marie added.
"Huh… I wonder if any of my Pokemon can do this Mega Evolution thing?" Ash asked as he looked over Zinnia's wares.
"Excuse me sir, but are you a friend of Marie and Lisa by any chance?" Zinnia asked.
"Yeah. I'm Ash," the dark-haired trainer replied. "Ash Ketchum."
Zinnia's lips curved into a smirk. "Ash Ketchum, eh? Yeah… I think Marie and Lisa mentioned you once or twice. Anyway, I think I have just what you're looking for."
With that, Zinnia picked up a large wooden box on her right and opened it up before Ash. Inside the box was an ornate black and gold bracelet that had a blue marble-like stone fitted into the top. Next to the bracelet was a black manacle decorated with gold lines and a thin silver band on each end. Embedded in the top of the manacle was a large round orange, blue and red stone.
"See the rock decorating the big piece of jewelry in here?" Zinnia asked as she pointed at the manacle. "That's a Mega Stone called Lucarionite. The other item in this box is called a Mega Ring, and has its own special stone called a keystone. What you do is you have Lucario wear the Mega Stone, while you wear the Mega Ring on your arm. With these two objects, your Lucario can Mega Evolve."
"Huh… interesting. How much do you want for these?" Ash asked.
"For you? These are on the house," Zinnia answered as she handed Ash the box. "I wouldn't feel right charging you for them since you seem to be good buds with Marie and Lisa."
"Gee. Thanks," Ash replied as he took the box.
"Do you have any stones that my Pokemon might be able to use?" Misty asked. "My name's Misty, by the way."
"As in Misty Waterflower?" Zinnia asked. "Oh my! You have no idea what an honor it is to meet you! I have been a big fan of yours for ages! Why, you're one of the most talented Water Pokemon trainers out there, way more talented than those sisters of yours."
"Well thanks," Misty replied with a slight blush.
"Anyway, if you have a Gyarados, then this stone should be just the one for you," Zinnia told her as she handed the redhead a large black metal collar. "And of course it's on the house, what with you knowing Marie and all."
"I do have a Gyarados actually," Misty replied as she took the collar. "Um, what about one of those keystones you were telling Ash about. I need one of those too, right?"
"Uh-huh. And I have just the keystone for you right here!" Zinnia told her as she produced a small silver-colored amulet styled to look like a pokeball. It had a keystone embedded in the center, and carved into the top half was the symbol of the alpha. "Just the right accessory for a gal like you."
"Well thanks," Misty replied as she took the amulet and put it on.
"My pleasure, Misty-chan," Zinnia told her.
"Um, do you have any Mega Stones that my Pokemon might be able to use?" Christine asked.
"Depends. What Pokemon have ya got?" Zinnia asked.
"Well, I have a Clefable, a Dragonite, a Ninetales, an Altaria…" Christine spoke.
"Oh! As it happens, I have a piece of Altarianite right here," Zinnia told Christine as she handed her a shiny silver collar. Fitted into the front of the collar was a round pink, white and blue stone. "I also have a stylish Mega Ring to go with it."
With that, Zinnia also handed a shiny silver bracelet with a keystone fitted into the top. The bracelet was decorated with small musical notes.
"And of course I'll give you the same discount that I gave Misty-chan and her boyfriend," Zinnia added.
"Well thanks," Christine replied as she put the bracelet on.
"We should probably have that lunch now before the ship takes off," Ash suggested to the others. "Nice meeting you, Zinnia."
"Same here," Zinnia replied.
With that, Ash and Misty headed off to a small café at the edge of the harbor with Bolt and Christine. Marie and Lisa meanwhile hung back.
"What're you up to, Zinnia?" Marie asked.
"Why whatever do you mean?" Zinnia innocently responded.
"Don't play dumb. That necklace you gave to Misty had almost the exact same design as the one you gave to May," Marie pointed out.
"Did it? I hardly noticed," Zinnia replied. "Isn't that a funny coincidence? Well, if you ladies will excuse me, I have stones to sell."
Seeing that they weren't going to get anything out of Zinnia, Marie and Lisa headed off to catch up with Ash and the others.
Misty had finished eating and had stepped out of the restaurant to get some air. She found Bolt already standing outside strumming something on his guitar.
"Hey Bolt," Misty spoke, getting his attention. "Everything okay?"
"Sure. Why wouldn't it be?" Bolt asked.
"Well when you left earlier, I thought that something might be wrong," Misty answered.
"Nah. I just had a thought for a new song and wanted to get outside to try it out," Bolt explained. "So, uh… what do you think of Christine?"
"I like her," Misty told him. "The two of you seem like a good match."
"Yeah… I still can't quite believe that the two of us are actually back together sometimes," Bolt admitted. "After that day in Viridian City years ago when she went back to Richter… I thought I had lost her for good. Though on the bright side, that day caused me to start up my band. Hell, it even inspired our greatest hit ever so far, Viridian Rhapsody. Still, it's weird the way how things work out."
"Hanson!" a voice shouted.
Misty and Bolt looked, and staggering towards them was a young man with straight unkempt dark hair, a lock of which hung over one of his eyes. He had on a dirty and tattered pinstripe suit with a crooked red tie. The man moved towards them as though there were something wrong with one of his legs.
"No way… Richter?" a shocked Bolt spoke.
"Wait, as in the guy Christine was supposed to marry?" Misty asked.
"You stole something from me, Hanson!" Richter continued. "I can't… I can't remember what you took… but I'm going to make you pay for it!"
"What's wrong with him?" Misty asked. "He doesn't look right."
"That Jirachi really did a number on him," Bolt observed. "I almost feel sorry for the poor bastard."
"You hear me Hanson? Today is the day I finally make you suffer!" Richter declared.
Misty quickly stepped between Richter and Bolt. "I don't know exactly what happened between you and Bolt, but leave him alone!"
"Get out of my way, you bitch!" Richter shouted as he knocked Misty to the ground with his fist.
"Hey!" a voice shouted from the door of the restaurant. Richter and the others looked to see Ash had shown up with Pikachu and Lucario. "Who the hell do you think you are hitting my girlfriend like that?"
"I don't know who you are and I don't care!" Richter responded. "I'm here for Hanson and nothing else!"
"Ash! This is that guy Christine was engaged to!" Misty told him as she got to her feet.
"Is that right?" Ash spoke as he and his two Pokemon approached. "Well if you want Bolt, you're gonna have to go through me first!"
"…Fine," Richter agreed after a moment. "I could probably use the warm-up."
"Lucario, get in there," Ash commanded.
Lucario nodded and stepped forward to face Richter. Misty meanwhile had already moved to the side to watch the battle with Bolt. As Richter took his position, Misty noticed that Lucario was already wearing the manacle that Zinnia had given Ash. Ash meanwhile was wearing the corresponding Mega Ring.
"Go Nidoking!" Richter called as he tossed out a pokeball.
Bursting out of the ball and onto the battlefield was a large purple creature with a white chest and belly that almost looked like a cross between a gorilla and a rhino. It had large ears that were green on the inside, and a long horn adorned its forehead. Its back was covered in spines and it had a thick long tail.
"This battle is already as good as over," Richter declared. "That low-class Pokemon of yours is no match for any of mine."
"Lucario, let's thrash him!" Ash called.
Suddenly Lucario's Mega Stone and Ash's keystone began to glow. Lucario cried out and suddenly his body gave off a blinding gold flash that shot into the sky. After a moment the light faded to reveal Lucario in a different form. He had become slightly taller and his cream-colored fur had grown somewhat longer, with much of it growing down to cover his tail. The paws of his arms and legs had turned crimson and each had a pair of metal spikes growing from the back. His red eyes had become green, and the hair-like appendages on the back of his head had grown much longer, with two of them gaining red tips. A multicolored DNA helix briefly appeared above Lucario's head, and his whole body was surrounded by a flame-shaped golden aura.
Lucario's body gave off blue electrical sparks. The blast of energy that had been generated by his transformation had caused a crater to form in the ground under his feet. Misty noticed that Ash's body was giving off sparks of blue electricity as well, and his eyes had also turned the same shade of green as Lucario's. Ash had also become slightly muscular somehow.
"So… this is Mega Evolution?" Misty asked.
"Yeah, but… this looks a little different from the Mega Evolutions I've seen," Bolt told her.
"Your Pokemon's transformation won't make a bit of difference!" Richter declared. "Nidoking! Use Horn Drill!"
"Ice Punch!" Ash commanded.
With dazzling speed, Lucario suddenly dashed across the battlefield and landed a hard punch on Nidoking's stomach. In a split second, Nidoking's body was covered in a thick layer of ice. A few seconds later, the ice shattered and Nidoking collapsed to the ground on his side unconscious. Misty, Bolt, Pikachu and Richter were all stunned.
"…A lucky shot," Richter declared as he called Nidoking back to his ball. "This next Pokemon will put you in your place for sure! Go Excadrill!"
Bursting out of Richter's second pokeball was a fairly large dirt-brown mole-like creature with a white face and pink nose. A red almost diamond-shaped pattern was on its stomach and on the top of its head, extending forward, was a horn that looked like part of a drill bit. The long claws on the creature's arms looked like the remaining two segments of the drill bit that was on its head.
"Use Bulldoze!" Richter commanded.
"Aura Sphere!" Ash ordered.
In a flash, Lucario formed a large ball of blue light surrounded by a golden aura between his paws. The jackal Pokemon launched the sphere from his paws and struck Excadrill in the chest. Excadrill was knocked onto his back and was out cold.
"Damn! Ash is just walking all over Richter's Pokemon," Bolt observed.
"So Richter must specialize in Ground Pokemon, huh?" Misty observed.
"Yeah. The worst kind of Pokemon an Electric-Type specialist could face," Bolt confirmed. "And all of them are tough too. But Ash's Lucario is just walking all over them."
"Another lucky shot," Richter declared as he called back Excadrill. "But your luck's about to run out! Go Rhyperior!"
Bursting out of Richter's ball was an enormous creature that looked like a cross between a rhino and a dinosaur. It stood at about seven feet tall and was mostly dark-brown in color. Red stone plates covered its chest and the back of its head like armor. On its nose was a silver drill-like horn, and there was a small silver horn on its forehead. Its tail resembled a club, and it had large forearms with long flat spikes on its elbows. The creature's hands had three thick white fingers with flat tips, and in each palm was a large hole.
"Use Drill Run!" Richter commanded.
"Bone Rush!" Ash ordered.
A ball of blue light appeared in the palm of Lucario's right paw and quickly changed into a long metal bone. Before Rhyperior could make a move, Lucario struck the rhino Pokemon repeatedly and with incredible speed, crying out as he did so. When Lucario's relentless attack ended, Rhyperior collapsed to the ground on his side unconscious.
"I'm not through yet!" Richter declared as he called back Rhyperior. "Go Mamoswine!"
Bursting out of Richter's latest pokeball was a fairly large creature that looked like a cross between a wild bore and a wooly mammoth. It seemed to lack ears, but it was hard to tell if the creature had ears or not because most of its body was covered in thick brown fur. The creature's face was bare, and around its eyes was a blue marking resembling a mask rimmed in white. It had a short pig-like snout, and growing from its face were two long white tusks that curved upward towards the end.
"Bulldoze!" Richter commanded.
"Close Combat!" Ash ordered.
Before Mamoswine could make a move, Lucario rushed in and began pummeling the mammoth-pig with his fists, crying out in a savage rage as he did so. The jackal Pokemon's arms moved with such speed that it looked like he had more than two. Lucario eventually delivered a final blow to Mamoswine's face, causing him to topple over on his side unconscious.
"This ends now!" Richter declared as he called back Mamoswing and tossed out another pokeball. "Go Krookodile!"
Bursting out of the thrown ball was a large red crocodile-like creature with black stripes and a white underside. It stood on its hind legs and had well developed arms. Around its eyes was a black mask-like shape that gave one the impression that it was wearing sunglasses.
"Now you're just not even trying," Ash declared with a cocky smirk.
"Use Dig!" Richter ordered.
"Aura Sphere!" Ash commanded.
Lucario fired another ball of blue and gold light from his paws before Krookodile could make a move. Upon being hit, Krookodile was out cold and fell to the ground on his belly.
"That's it!" Richter spoke as he called Krookodile back. "You're finished, whoever you are! Go Torterra!"
Bursting out of Richter's ball was a very large tortoise that was green and dirt-brown in color. Each side of its head was a large white spike. Three similar spikes grew from the right side of its moss-covered shell at an upward angle, and growing from the right side of the shell was a large bonsai tree.
"Use Bulldoze!" Richter commanded.
"Ice Punch!" Ash ordered.
Lucario moved in and punched Torterra in the face before the tortoise could make a move. Torterra became covered in a thick layer of ice in less than a second. Moments later the ice shattered and Torterra fell to the ground unconscious. With the battle over, Lucario turned on his heel and calmly walked back over to Ash's side. As he did so, the jackal Pokemon glowed with a gold light and changed back to his original form. Meanwhile, Ash's eyes returned to normal and his body had stopped crackling with electricity.
"Well, I feel inadequate," Bolt remarked.
"So that's Mega Evolution, huh?" Ash spoke as he looked at his Mega Ring. "That was kind of a rush."
"Ash, are you okay?" Misty asked as she came over.
"Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?" Ash asked.
"Damn… you…" Richter spoke as he called back Torterra. "I'm not done yet. I'm not leaving until I make Hanson pay for what he did!"
"What's going on out here?" a voice spoke. Ash and the others looked to see Christine standing in the doorway with Marie and Lisa.
Richter gasped when he saw Christine. "Who… who are…"
"Richter?" a stunned Christine spoke.
Richter started to move towards Christine but froze after the first step. He then cried out and held onto the sides of his head. "No! No, I mustn't… I mustn't… NOOO!"
Suddenly Richter ran away from Ash and the others, screaming and waving his arms like a madman. In a few more seconds he had vanished from sight.
"What the hell was that?" Lisa asked.
"Guess that was the wish I had made to Jirachi in action," Bolt answered as Christine quickly went over to him. "I wished that Richter would just forget about Christine and stay away from her. So Jirachi just fried Richter's brain and programmed him to do just that."
"Are you okay?" Christine asked Bolt.
"Yeah. I'm good," Bolt assured her. "Are you okay though?"
"I'm fine," Christine answered. "It almost gave me a heart attack when I saw Richter again like that, but I'm okay."
"Maybe you guys should tell us about what happened at Stardust Falls," Marie suggested.
"Later," Bolt told them. "Right now we should probably get to the ship."
"Go idea," Ash agreed. "They're probably getting ready to leave right now."
Ash and the others had made it onto the S.S. Aqua only five minutes before it was set to leave port. Once everyone had settled into their rooms aboard ship, they all met again for dinner. During that time, Bolt and Christine told the others about the troubling events in Stardust Falls that had led to Christine's freedom from her marriage obligations. It seemed that the cost of Christine's freedom had been quite high, though Ash and the others were quite happy for her and Bolt. After dinner, Ash and the rest of the gang returned to their quarters for the night.
Misty was lying on the bed in the room she shared with Ash while Ash was in the shower, staring up at the ceiling. The redhead's mind was not on the story she and the others had heard from Bolt and Christine, and was instead dwelling on Ash. Misty had noticed that Ash had gotten a little more on the muscular side after triggering Lucario's Mega Evolution, and it seemed that Ash had retained that physique even after Lucario's transformation had ended. Misty found that she rather liked that Ash was now a little more on the buff side. All during the dinner she found herself gazing at his arms.
At last Misty sat up and noticed that Pikachu and Lucario were fast asleep in a corner of the room. Satisfied that there was little danger of disturbing the sleep of the two Pokemon, Misty began to undress.
Ash was busy washing his long dark hair when he heard the shower door open. He turned around to see Misty standing before him totally naked. The redhead bit her lower lip, as she looked him over from head to toe.
"Um… I'm almost done," Ash nervously spoke.
"No you're not," Misty declared as she sauntered over to him. "Not until I'm through with you."
Misty put an arm around Ash's shoulder and met his lips in a deep passionate kiss. Ash quickly returned the kiss and soon their tongues began to grind against one another while the water of the shower cascaded down around them. As they continued to kiss, Misty's right hand began to stroke Ash's long rock-hard manhood. At the same time, Ash's hand was massaging Misty's breast, his thumb toying with the erect nipple. They continued on like this for several minutes before they were forced to break apart for air.
Ash then took hold of Misty's rear and lifted her up so he could insert his rod into her moist womanhood. Misty quickly wrapped her legs around Ash's waist like a vice and held onto his broad shoulders as Ash started to pound into her. Another eternity seemed to go by before Misty's inner walls tightened around Ash's manhood. Then in one glorious instant the two of them climaxed at the same time. Misty could feel a massive warmth shoot into her.
After a moment, Ash set Misty down and withdrew from her. They stood in each other's arms for a bit trying to catch their breath. Eventually Misty pulled away a bit from Ash and quickly looked him over again.
"You're good to go another round, right?" Misty asked.
"Uh… sure," Ash answered, his manhood already hardening once again.
Misty smiled and leaned in close to whisper in Ash's ear. "I want you to do me in the ass."
Ash blinked in total surprise. "Seriously?"
Misty nodded. "I want you to turn me around, break in through my backdoor and pound me into the wall."
Ash couldn't believe what had suddenly got into his girlfriend. "Um… okay then."
With that, Ash turned Misty around, pushed her against the wall of the shower, and shoved his rod into her rear end. Misty's eyes nearly rolled to the back of her head as Ash entered her. The mixture of pleasure and pain she was feeling was amazing, and Ash felt nearly twice as big coming in through her B-side. As soon as Ash was certain that Misty was used to the feeling of him entering her from the rear, he did as the redhead had wanted him to and started to pound into as hard as he could. Misty's knuckles turned white as she grasped the wall of the shower.
As they went on, Ash eventually reached around and inserted a pair of fingers into Misty's womanhood. Misty's tongue hung out a bit as Ash continued to pump into her from both sides. Eventually Ash felt Misty's inner walls tightening around his fingers, and he could feel himself getting close to the edge as well. Then in the same blissful moment, the two of them climaxed together yet again. As they came down from their high, Ash pulled out of Misty and turned her around in his arms.
"Wow! I don't think I've ever seen this side of you before," Ash told her. "What the heck got into you anyway?"
"Oh… let's just say I liked how you performed in that battle earlier today," Misty answered.
"Yeah. That Mega Evolution thing was sure something else," Ash replied. "I've never seen Lucario fight with that kind of power before."
"And he wasn't the only one who evolved in that battle," Misty quietly remarked.
"Huh?" Ash responded.
"Oh nothing," Misty told him. "Just shut up and kiss me. And if you're up for it, maybe we can go for a third round."
Author's Note: Well, I hope everyone reading enjoyed this first episode. I'll admit that it wasn't my best work. For instance it was probably a little too convenient for Ash and the others to run into Zinnia and Richter like that. Anyway, two of the reasons why I wanted to do this story were so I could have Ash, Misty, Lisa and Marie meet Christine before the events of Reign of Silver, and so that Ash could get Lucario's Mega Stone before Reign of Silver as well. The whole Mega Evolution thing kind of threw a curveball into my original plans for Reign of Silver, though it's also allowed me to make the story that's to come right after that one a lot more interesting.
So I'm sure you all noticed that the Mega Evolution of Ash's Lucario was on the unique side. I speak of course of Lucario's green eyes and the super saiyan LV2 aura he produced while Mega Evolved. Then of course there was the slight transformation that Ash went through when Lucario Mega Evolved. I thought it'd make sense for Ash's Lucario to have a "special" Mega Evolution due to Ash being this chosen one. Anyway, I'll probably have this story's next episode up sometime during the next week, depending on how things go with the Alola Dawn outline. The next episode will focus on Lisa and Marie, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, please review and let me know what you think.