Chapter 1- Home Sweet Home

It was the day after the Sinnoh League had finished and one of the many contestants Ash Ketchum, who unfortunately didn't win the championship was making his way home. Along with Ash were his two friends Brock the 19 year old breeder and the 10 year old coordinator Dawn who had travelled with him through the whole of the Sinnoh region. Ash who was 15 years old and a trainer aspiring to become a pokémon master, though disappointed about his lost was happy to be on the road again.

"Well I guess we better head over to Canalave City to catch the boat home to the Kanto region" suggested Brock as the trio made their way to the port which would take them to the city.

"Yeah, I s'pose so" replied Ash.

'Already thinking about going' thought Dawn with a sigh, 'oh well I guess this is the end'.

Seeing the sad look that just appeared on Dawn's face Brock made a proposal to her to try and cheer her up. "Dawn if you want you can continue to travel with us to the Kanto region"

Dawn's face after hearing what Brock said instantly lit up. That was what she wanted to hear but was it too much to ask for? She had been with them for over a year already, would she become a nuisance if she stayed with them any longer?

"Yeah that's a great idea!" exclaimed Ash with a happy yet goofy smile on his face. He hated saying good-bye to his travelling companions and this way he would avoid that situation. Thinking about all his friends he used to travel with a certain orange haired teen popped into his mind.

'Boy I miss her' thought Ash to himself. 'Argh! I shouldn't be thinking about her now' Ash told himself.

Snapping out of his thoughts Ash heard Dawn say "well ok, if you guys still want me to travel with you, then I except! But I think I'll go home and see my mum first if that is okay with you both. I'm sure she would like to see me before I go off to another region."

After all agreeing to the new plan the group reached the port where the boat they had tickets for would leave from the Lily of the Valley Island. This boat would take the trio to Canlave City where they would part ways for a few weeks during the Christmas period.

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"Wow it's been a long time since we were in Canlave City. It must be at least three months" said Ash as the boat the trio was on pulled into the bay in Canlave.

"Pi, pika, pika (your right)" agreed Pikachu who had been Ash's loyal partner and best poké friend since the start of his journey.

"What did he say?" asked Dawn with a confused look on her face. As much as she had tried she still couldn't understand a word Pikachu was saying.

"He agrees with Ash" Brock filled in.

Brock was one of the three people who could understand what Pikachu was saying. The other two were Ash (for obvious reasons) and their friend the Cerulean Gym Leader, Misty.

The three friends plus Pikachu who was on Ash's left shoulder ( he didn't like being in his pokeball) walked off the boat with very wobbly legs onto land. Following the rest of the passengers they made their way to the street.

"Grrrrrrrrrrr..."

"Was that your stomach Ash? asked Dawn.

"Umm, yes it was" replied Ash as Dawn a rolled her eyes at him. He had been hungry for a while but didn't want to say anything because he knew that Dawn would be upset and laugh at him, which she was currently doing now.

Quickly, Brock suggested they go get lunch to save Ash from further embarrassment. Ash jumped at the idea and Dawn after stopping her laughter agreed to go. The three friends started their way up and down the street shops trying to find a place where they would all be happy to eat at.

After finding a small restaurant and eating a quick lunch the gang walked over to a blue coloured booth where they would be able to buy their tickets for the next boat rides to Kanto and Sandgem Town. It was the finally the time for the three friends to part after travelling with each other for a long time.

Dawn who was quite emotional started to cry while giving Ash and Brock a quick hug. "Thanks guys for putting up with me while we were travelling together" Dawn said in between tears.

"That's alright Dawn" said Ash who didn't see why she should be so upset (As you can see Ash is slightly dense).

"Don't worry Dawn we'll all see each other soon and until then this will be good-bye" Brock stated with a sad smile on his face. He hated saying good-bye to friends after travelling with them.

After saying another quick good-bye the boys head over to their boat which was leaving in 10 minutes with unhappy faces. Dawn on the other hand had to wait half an hour so she went to the Pokémon Centre with tears trickling down her face. This was the end of one adventure and the start of a new one.

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As the boat headed to the Kanto Region Ash was on his way to the dining area for dinner. Pikachu wasn't with him but with Brock who was saving a seat for Ash in the dining hall. Ash who was is quite a hurry since he was starving (quite a normal feeling he experienced on a day to day basis) was walking so fast that he didn't see a man in a sky blue t-shirt which had a flower pattern on it, coming down the hall reading a newspaper. Ash bumped into the man and ended up on the ground after hitting his head.

"I'm sorry sir" Ash said as he got up rubbing the back of his head with an embarrassed expression on his face.

"Ash!" exclaimed the man with a happy smile on his face. "It's been a long time".

Ash looking at the man properly for the first time noticed that it was Scott, the man who always was looking out for tough trainers. Ash had met up with Scott in Viridian City three and a half years ago while coming home from the Hoenn region. Scott had asked Ash if he wanted to participate in the Pokémon Frontier in Kanto and Ash had of course gladly accepted, since then he had not heard anything about him.

"It has Scott, nice to see you!" replied Ash a wide smile appearing on his face.

"Are you on your way back home?" asked Scott.

"Yes I am and then I'll be setting off on a new adventure too" answered Ash though he didn't know where this adventure would be.

"I see, have you planned it all out yet, because if you haven't I have an idea" said Scott hoping that Ash would be able to take up his new challenge.

"That's great because I have no idea what I'm going to be doing!" Ash exclaimed.

"Well I'm sure you already have travelled through the Johto region but there is a new Frontier that has just opened up there which has only had about 10 challengers. It has five battle facilities with trainers that are all much stronger than the Frontier Brains in Kanto" explained Scott. "Would you care to participate in it?"

"I'd love to! Battling stronger Frontier Brains and travelling through Johto again sounds like a heap of fun!" Ash happily answered.

"Well then I'll see you in New Bark Town on the January 4th, if that is alright with you" Scott suggested to Ash.

"Sure thing, I'll be there for sure" Ash agreed.

"That's great well! I'll see you then. See ya Ash" Scott said as he continued walking down the corridor.

Ash then started walking down the corridor at a much slower pace than before thinking about his new adventure and all the friends he'd meet.

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After explaining his encounter with Scott to Brock and Pikachu while eating dinner the boys started to head back to their room. On the way Ash thought of a great idea for his new adventure which he was sure that Brock and Pikachu would both love. Though he didn't tell either of his friends until they had both walked into their room.

Sitting on his bed Ash decided to tell his friends his idea, " so about this new adventure I'm about to go on I thought it would be a great idea to get all of our old friends back together if they can make it and travel together again. May is already in Johto as you both know so we could probably meet up with her there while we are travelling. Max would probably like to come as I'm sure he has already finished the Hoenn League so that would be great. Dawn we know if already travelling with us after Christmas so that's cool and I heard from Gary that he was heading over to Johto to do some research" Ash explained while both Brock and Pikachu listened very closely.

"Pika pipika chu Pikapi! (That's a great idea Ash!) Pikachu exclaimed.

"Sure thing Ash" replied Brock one was currently sitting on his bed opposite Ash who was doing the same on his. "But aren't you forgetting someone?"

"Someone? No, I don't think so"answered Ash with a confused look on his face.

'How could he forget Misty?' thought Brock to himself. "Don't tell me that you forgotten about Misty?" asked Brock.

"Of course I haven't! How could you think that? Do you think I'm stupid?"yelled Ash with anger evident on his face as well as a frown.

Noticing how upset Ash got over his perfectly harmless question Brock quickly replied "I don't think you dumb but you just didn't mention her name, that's all".

The frown disappeared from Ash's face but his chocolate brown eyes showed that he was deeply hurt by Brock's question. Muttering that he was a going to get ready for bed Ash went to his bag and pulled out his pokeball patterned yellow pyjamas and went to get changed in their room's bathroom. Brock waited for Ash to finish and then he too went to get ready for bed.

After five minutes the boys had said their goodnights and were in bed trying to fall asleep. Pikachu who was out of his pokeball like normal was already sleeping next to Ash and was only comfort that his trainer could find.

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After many nights on the boat Ash and Brock were finally making their way to Pallet Town, the small town where Ash has lived all his life. The two teenagers had decided that since they had been on the boat for so long and were tired that Brock would spend the night at the Ketchum's Residence. They were lucky that Ash's mum Delia Ketchum happily agreed to their idea when they called to let her know they were coming.

Brock and Ash had been walking for about an hour from the boat pier before they could see Pallet Town. The paddocks and forest that surrounded the town were the first things they recognised. Off in the distance the two teenagers could see the country style houses of Pallet Town.

"I can see my house" exclaimed Ash pointing at the Ketchum's Residence.

" We should be there in half a hour if we continue to walk at the same pace as before" stated Brock.

"Pi pika pika (That's good!) remarked Pikachu from his usual spot on Ash's left shoulder.

"Come on Pikachu! Who needs to walk when we can run?" asked Ash as he took Pikachu off his perch and placed him on the ground. Ash then took off running down with Pikachu following close behind, leaving Brock on the top of the hill. Smiling knowing Brock started to run trying to catch up with the over excited pokémon trainer.

He soon reached Ash who was trying to catch his breath from running at the bottom of the hill. Once Ash was ready they walked the rest of the way. The two teenage boys soon found themselves in front of Ash's house. Ash opened the gate and they both walked down the paved path which lead them to the front door.

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Misty's P.O.V

A knock on the front door was heard throughout the house and before I could do anything Mrs Ketchum had bolted to the door. I heard her open it and I was sure that by now she would be killing Ash in a tight hug. My theory was proved correct when I heard Ash yell at his mum to stop because he couldn't breathe. I smiled at this since it happened every time Ash came home. I wish I could be with Ash and Brock travelling around but I have to look after the Cerulean Gym.

The next sound I heard was Professors Oak, the main pokémon professor in the Kanto region and his grand son Gary Oak a long time rival of Ash's who wanted to become a pokémon professor, greet him and Brock. Even though Ash and Gary were rivals they had a friendship between themselves as well.

I decided that I would stay in the kitchen and let them all have their time together before I would go out to see my two best friends who I hadn't seen in two years. ' I wonder if Ash will even want to see me' I thought myself with a sad smile on my face. I knew Brock would because he was like an older brother to me. Ash and I had a completely different type of friendship. One minute we could be peaceful and being best of friends the next we could be arguing though, I must admit that I didn't mind are small bickers.

I told myself I would go out to see them after I had finished the peeling the carrots for tonight's dinner. Since I had been at the Ketchum Residence for three days I decided that I would help Mrs Ketchum with the housework and cooking.

'Oh well, whatever happens...' I was broken out of my thoughts by the kitchen door as it slammed against the wall after being opened with force. I turned around to find a teenage boy with jet black hair and big brown looking at me with a surprised look on his face.

"Misty!" the boy exclaimed with a huge smile on his face.