Chapter 1 (Edited Sept 28,2015)

Mew:Yay!Ena finally edited this chapter!

Zoroark:I don't really see a difference.

Mew:Really? Do you know when I was dying in Lucario's movie?

Zoroark:Yes?

Mew:That wasn't because of the tree,it was because the old chapter killed me. Disclaimer, we don't own Pokemon.

Zoroark:Like Ena could own me!

"Talking"

"Thinking"

"Pokedex"

In the Kanto Region, Pallet Town, there lived a young boy named Ash Ketchum. Ash was by all means a prodigy. It was clear to everyone around him that he was destined to be someone special.

When he was 5 years old and had learned his letters, his mother brought him to the library. She expected him to choose something like "The Ugly Ducklett" or " The Seven Swannas". He did, but he picked up other books too, fat encyclopedias that were so heavy he had to bring a small red cart and drag it behind him.

Ash would marvel at the knowledge and trivia he found in the local library, and went there nearly every day. When he ran out of books to read, his mother Delia sent him to Professor Oak, because Ash was getting antsy and contemplating the idea of going out to the tall grass on his own. Without any Pokemon I might add. It was a laughing Oak that came to fetch Ash the next day.

Professor Oak was a kindly old man with twinkling eyes. He knew that the only thing that could satisfy Ash's thirst for knowledge was first hand experience. Ash helped Oak in maintaining the lab and taking care of the Pokemon. Sometimes, it seemed that Ash spent more time in the lab then back home.

For some time everything went well. But Ash's best friend, and Oak's spoiled grandson, Gary was steaming in Jealousy. Why did his granddad teach Ash, and not him? He conveniently ignored the fact that he had refused Oak before, stating that he was already smart enough. The anger kept on building and in the end, exploded, on the fateful day by a creek. The two went separate ways after the fight, and instead of being friendly rivals, were downright enemies.

The fight made Ash even more determined, if only to prove Gary wrong. He studied harder than everyone else and got straight A's (Much to Gary's dismay).

Oak could sense that Ash was lonely though. Gary had essentially turned everyone in school against him, with whispered rumors and cruel remarks. The Pokemon in Oak's Ranch, though Ash loved them very much, couldn't be with him all the time. Many times the Professor tried to convince Gary to let bygones be bygones, and every time Gary refused, stating that even if Ketchum got down to his hands and knees to apologize in front of him he would never befriend him again. After his twentieth try, Oak surrendered.

One day, an eight year old Ash was walking in the outskirts of Pallet's resident forest when a pained cry reached his ears. It appeared to come from the forest. Ash hesitated, because his mother told him never to enter the forest without supervision. But when the cries continued, Ash's heart ached and he broke into a run and entered the forest.

It took him some time, but Ash managed to pinpoint the location of the cries, and miraculously, did not get attacked by any of the wild Pokemon as he did so. The boy tracked it to a clearing a few miles from the forest entrance. Crouching behind some bushes, he cautiously peeped out. What he saw made his blood boil and fists clench.

A group of five people, all in white and red uniforms with a huge "R" stamped on their chests, were whipping a foreign looking Pokemon viciously. They were all wearing cruel smirks and seemed to be relishing in the poor Pokemon's pain. Ash wanted to run there and save the Pokemon, and if possible, strangle the group. But he knew he was outmatched, so he crouched down and waited for a chance, his heart breaking at the sound of the cries.

The chance came when the Pokemon fired an attack that left the attackers dazed. Ash took the opportunity and running madly on adrenaline, caught the Pokemon and escaped with it into the underbrush. He crouched beneath a particularly prickly plant, his heart beating so fast it seemed as if it would explode.

The Pokemon trashed violently and hissed, but relaxed when it heard Ash's soothing voice. It seemed to know Ash was trying to help it. Meanwhile,the group was coming out of the daze and cursing violently when they noticed the Pokemon had disappeared. That's 50 dollars in the swear jar. Ash thought wryly. All thought ceased when he heard the footsteps come closer. He spotted a pair of feet through an opening in the bottom of the bush.

His heart stopped.

The man hmmed and huhhed as he prodded the bush Ash was hiding under. Luckily, he pricked his finger on a particularly nasty thorn, and cursing his mouth off again, he retreated and regrouped with the others.

"Damn it!Giovanni will have our heads if we don't catch that pesky Pokemon!"said the one Ash supposed was the leader. "Split up and search!"

Ash waited until all the footsteps disappeared,before sprinting to Oak's laboratory.

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