Me: Welcome! It's the same old Chapter One as before, it just has about 1000 words added for detail. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and by that I mean that one person. Lady Monopolist, thanks for the review, I will try to work on doing what you suggested from now on. And to everyone else, I'll try to start Chapter Two sometime today, but try not to get your hopes up. I have a busy weekend ahead of me.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon, trust me, I'd know if I did.
Yawwwn... Huh? What time is it? Oh god! I was supposed to be here hours ago! I'm so sorry! My name is... Wait a minute, we are behind schedule. You don't need to know my name, you are going to meet me soon enough. Anyway, this world is inhabited by creatures known as Pokémon. We humans live alongside Pokémon and use them in our everyday lives. Some are treated as companions, some friends, others tools. Some are treated well, others poorly. Blah Blah Blah. These are the stories of the great heroes, who came to the world's aid when it needed them the most. So, if you dare, enter the wonderful world of Pokémon!
It was a lush and sunny day in the outskirts of the Kanto Region. The sun shone brightly in the clear blue sky. Wings beating rapidly, Pidgeys flew in their flocks, and Spearow in theirs. This is the region known as Kanto. We are looking for two young teens, who have just finished a journey in a far away region. You probably know them, after all, you are reading this story because you think they would make a cute couple. Yes, they are Ash and Dawn. Brock has recently left them to visit his family and start training to become a Pokémon Doctor. They are currently on their way to visit Ash's mom, little do they know there will be more waiting for them there. We see them walking in a forest, maybe Viridian Forest? No, just kidding, they are walking along Route 1. They are both in deep thought, and of course Ash is being his usual dense self.
'Well, another league finished, another step closer to becoming a Pokémon Master,' Ash thought walking along a dirt trail, his eyes fixed on the trail ahead, and his feet rhythmically crunching against the loose dirt on the ground. He trotted along, forgetting about the companion he was traveling with. 'Losing to Tobias really taught me I need to train my Pokémon a lot more and give them more strategies. The question is, who could possibly help me? Gary? Maybe. I could talk to some of the Gym Leaders I'm still in contact with. Maybe they would have an idea.'
"Ash?" The blunette asked, watching him, his eyes fixed on the ground, walking like he knew the area like the back of his hand. Which he probably did.
"Huh? Oh Dawn, sorry, I was just thinking about something. What's up?" He asked, looking up at her, his train of thought broken.
"Well, I was just wondering when we will be at your house, it's starting to get kind of late," she answered glancing at the orb that was hanging low in the sky. She looked around after that, but only saw rows upon rows of trees.
"We are almost there, you can almost see the town from- Wow!" Ash exclaimed, reaching the top of a lush, green hill. The hill had a large tree sitting at the top, but was barren everywhere else, except for the small, waving grasses, that covered it.
"What?" Dawn asked confused, picking up her pace and heading to the boy's location.
"It looks almost exactly like I remember it being when I left for my journey," Ash answered admiring the view around him. Rolling green fields, a few small houses, a small laboratory looking place. The two stood, above it all, on a nearby hill, looking at the town, and the fading sun, only halfway gone for the night, hovered behind them, casting long shadows down the hill.
He grinned, not even attempting to contain his excitement, "Welcome to Pallet Town Dawn."
Two girls walked through Pewter City, rushing to get out of the crowd. One was a brown-haired girl, who was wearing a red bandana, a red shirt, black shorts, and a yellow fanny pack. The other, had a yellow shirt, overalls, and orange hair that was tied in a ponytail that stuck out of the side of her head. The brunette sighed, everywhere she looked, boys were staring at her and her friend. If it wasn't creepy enough that so many members of the opposite gender were staring at them, it made it creepier once one realized where they were staring. She looked to her friend, she seemed to be having fun, despite being so annoyed. Every person she caught staring at her pervertedly ended up with a smack to the head. By a large, wooden mallet. She sighed again, and her face almost lit up, right in front of them, was the road that runs along the edge of Viridian Forest. And despite the fact that her friend would hate what she had planned, the girl knew how to lose the crowd.
"And over there is Professor Oak's lab..." Ash pointed out, a large ranch
looking place in front of them. He was giving Dawn a tour of the town as they walked through it, forgetting that maybe she wasn't enjoying it at the moment.
"Ash, this is wonderful, but where is your house? My legs are sore," Dawn complained, not used to the hard ground of the Kanto Region.
"We're almost there! I'll race you!" Ash yelled running off, leaving only a confused girl and a trail of dust behind.
"How can I race you when I don't know where to go!?" Dawn screamed, beginning to follow the trail left behind.
She sighed, breaking into a sprint, "I'd better catch up, or else I'll really be lost."
"Come on! We can lose them! We don't have to go very far in, just far enough in to slip out way ahead of them," the brunette urged her friend as they hid around a corner.
"But you know I hate bugs!" the orange-haired girl replied, looking around cautiously for her worst fear.
"Hey look! There they are!" a reporter cried to a nearby wave of media and fans.
"Ok fine! But just to lose them!" She exclaimed dragging her brunette friend into the woods of Viridian Forest, running away from the crowd of males and media.
"Don't lose them! This will be a wonderful scoop!" A reporter called out.
Another yelled at the girls, "Misty, May, what is your reason for traveling with each other again? Are you visiting on your way to Pallet Town?"
"Just leave us alone!" May screamed, he voice cutting through the air like a knife.
"I beat you Dawn! I win!" Ash grinned outside his house as the blunette panted at the gate.
"I- let- you- win. Would've- gotten- lost- if- I- hadn't," she forced out in between breaths.
"Whatever. I still win," he replied opening the door.
"Oh my little Ashy is home!" A voice cried embracing Ash.
"Mom- Can't- Breathe!" Ash panted, turning blue.
"Oh sorry! It's just I never get to see you anymore," his mom replied. "You really should visit more often.
"And who is this?" She asked noticing Dawn, "is she your girlfriend? Why didn't you tell me you got a girlfriend?"
"Mom! This is Dawn! She is not my girlfriend! She decided to travel with me a little longer!" He explained both his and Dawn's faces tomato red.
'Ash and I, boyfriend and girlfriend?' Dawn thought, oblivious to the nearby chatter. 'Well, he is kinda cute, and- Wait, what am I thinking!? Ash and I are only friends, nothing more! What is wrong with me!?'
"Oh! Well! Come on in then!" She greeted opening the front door. "It's a shame though. You two look like you would make a cute couple."
"Mom!" He screamed.
"Oops, sorry honey," the mother replied smiling.
"Dawn? Earth to Dawn? Anybody in there Dawn?" Ash asked noticing his friend, who appeared to be mentally elsewhere.
"Huh?" She replied, snapping out of her daze. "Oh sorry! I was just thinking about something."
"Well it looks like someone wishes she was actually dating my Ashy."
"Mom!" Ash screamed, both his and Dawn's faces red again.
"Hey look! It's Viridian City! Come on May! Let's get to the Pokémon Center!" The orange haired teen cried.
"Wait up Misty! I know you want to get away from bugs as fast as possible, but this is just ridiculous!" The one known as May yelled back before turning in the direction of their destination.
"I wonder if he is going to be there."
"It is a pleasure to finally meet you in person Mrs. Ketchum, Ash has told me all about you," Dawn stated, attempting to break the ice with a few compliments.
"It is nice to meet you too Dawn, but please, call me Delia," the older woman replied, her face beaming with a smile.
"If you will excuse me, Mimey and I need to make some dinner," she said, bringing the psychic type into the kitchen with her.
"Hey Dawn, how about some TV?" Ash asked, his stomach growling at having to wait for dinner.
"Ok Ash!" She giggled, hearing his angry stomach.
"In other news, the Cerulean City Gym Leader Misty Waterflower, and the Princess of Hoenn May Maple were recently seen traveling together once again for reasons unknown. It is believed that they are attempting to visit old friends in or around the Pallet Town area. They were last seen, retreating into the Viridian Forest. They appear to be trying to hide their presence from someone. We will keep you updated as we find out more." A female reporter, with short green hair, in a blue blouse reported.
"Hey Ash," Dawn asked, puzzled. She knew she had seen one of those two before. "Was that the same May we met at the Wallace Cup?"
"Yeah Dawn," Ash answered, clearly surprised by the news report. "It was."
"Who was that with her?" She asked, intrigued that May appeared to be stopping by for a visit.
"That was Misty. She is the Cerulean City Gym Leader. She travelled with Brock and I when I first started my journey." Ash answered, feeling he had told her about Misty already. "Didn't I tell you about her?"
Dawn was shocked. Ash had never mentioned this Misty before. Was she here to steal Ash from her? There is was again. Her Ash. Why was she so possessive of her Ash? Unless... 'No!' She thought, eyes wide. 'I can't!'
"Dawn, are you okay?" Ash asked, watching his friend space out, suddenly. She seemed panicked, at least to him.
"You haven't told me about Misty at all!" Dawn seethed, trying to act angry at him, and not the orange haired girl.
"Oh, oops. I guess I didn't." He rubbed the back of his head. Typical Ash.
It was just then that Dawn noticed something. Her curious eyes had made their way over to a picture, that contained a seemingly familiar figure in it standing next to Ash and Delia, smiling with them.
"Ash?" Dawn began to ask, "who is that?"
"Oh, you mean him? That's my brother," Ash bluntly stated.
"Oh, ok. Wait, what? Your brother? How come you've never mentioned him before?" Dawn almost screamed.
"Well, the thought had never really crossed my mind," he replied shrugging his shoulders.
"Well how old is he?" Dawn asked trying to learn about this mysterious brother of Ash's.
"Actually, we are twins, he is about a minute older than me," Ash answered.
"Oh, that's cool. Is he cute?" She asked innocently.
"Wha? How am I supposed to know? I haven't even seen him in a year!" Ash answered seemingly angry.
"Anyway, where is he?" Dawn asked changing the subject.
"Last I heard he mentioned something about some group named like... I think Team Dim Wits... Or something along those lines..." Ash replied. Now he wished he had paid attention to when his mom talked about Red. He felt stupid. He felt stupid, who didn't keep track of their own brother?
"Wait, you mean Team Dim Sun! I saw them on the news! Two people managed to stop them with the help of some Pokémon Rangers!" Dawn chattered. Of course. Red does this. Red does that. Always doing something. Always doing someone to one up his poor old brother. Poor Ash. He can't even win a single league conference.
"Wow, who would've thought he would be taking down evil organizations," Ash pretended to ponder, while seething at the thought of once again being shown how much more his brother could do than him.
"Kids! Dinner's ready!" A voice called coming from the kitchen.
"Sweet!" Ash yelled scrambling out of the room.
"Hey! Wait up Ash!" Dawn yelled standing up, and walking into the kitchen. He always left poor Dawn behind. 'I will figure out a way to stop him from running off. Even if it means putting a leash on him,' Dawn thought.
"Hey! May! Look at this!" Misty called, looking at a newspaper. It contained a picture of a few people, all smiling for the camera, as men in suits were forced into a vehicle. "Team Dim Sun disbanded by mysterious trainers!"
"Wait, look at who is standing on the right!" May pointed, looking at a person in the middle of the picture. He wore a Ranger outfit, and looked a lot older, but May always knew it was him, no matter how he looked.
"No, it couldn't be! He couldn't have!" Misty exclaimed, eyes widened. She recognized him too.
"But who is that with him?" May asked, her heart dropping. She had good reason to. Standing next to him, winking and making a V for victory with her fingers, was a girl with long, brown hair, and a Staraptor.
"Oh, I'm sure it's just someone he met traveling," Misty said noticing the brunette's change in attitude. 'I think I know what's up,' she thought, 'And if my plan works out, these next few days will be quite interesting.' "Now come on, let's get some food," Misty said.
A boy stood on a hill, over looking a town. With his raven hair swaying in the wind, and his black shirt flapping, he looked out across to the town, remembering the good times he used to have there, then called out to a nearby rodent, who was munching on a juicy red apple in a nearby tree, perched on its wide branches.
"Come on Pika," he called, "we're almost there."
"Pi Pika Chu!" It called excited to be so close to its home, and the delicious meals that came with visiting.
"You're right, maybe we will run into some of our friends. And maybe she will be there..." He replied, his thoughts trailing off to a brunette. "Look at me." He scoffed, "Summer would be teasing me and saying I was acting ridiculous."
"Chu Pikachu!" It teased, taking her place.
"I don't know what you are talking about," he scoffed. "I don't like her, we are just close friends. And just because Summer isn't here doesn't mean you get to tease me in her place!" He was angry. Yet another way for the mouse to tease him.
"Pikachu Chu," it answered sarcastically.
"What do you mean 'Sure'? It's true!" He growled. He started grinding his teeth. All to the amusement of the mouse. If anything, it made the mouse certain it was right.
"Let's just get going," he grumbled changing the subject. He thought he it would get the mouse to back off, but it wasn't stupid.
"Pikachu Pi," the creature replied back smirking. It was enjoying itself. Who didn't enjoy teasing others?
"Oh, you wanna go down this road?" The teen answered smirking. "What about her Eevee? You seemed to like her a lot." He laughed. The mouse's response was priceless.
"Pika Pi Ka!" it chattered, blushing now itself. It was offended. How dare its trainer tease him.
"Oh, you so can pester me, but I can't pester you?" The annoyed trainer grumbled. Such was the way of life he had to live with his partner.
"Chu Pi." It answered seriously, confirming its Trainer's question to be the truth.
"You suck Pi." His Trainer was upset. And the mouse now had a feeling why Misty had sent them a letter asking to meet up with them in their hometown.
Me: Well, I hope you enjoyed it a little more than before. Just a heads up, the closer it is to the end of the week, the better I write. I'm just less stressed out on a Thursday or Friday than a Monday. See you next time! And remember to keep those lovely reviews coming!