A new story? I got no idea how I managed to write nearly 4k of words in a few days. Somehow I flipped a switch and managed to write this. So what's it about? It's Advanceshipping, and for those who've read Journey of the loving ones you'll recognize it somewhat. I had originally planned to probably finish it, but this'll somewhat be its replacement. It'll be different and similar at the same time. Also, I'm going to apologize again for my last story where I screwed up big. But I'll still learnt something, and hopefully I won't make the same mistake here. Enough talking for now, review as usual and welcome to Chapter 1 of Hoenn's Princess and her Guardian.
" " - Speech
" " - Pokespeech
' ' - Telepathy
' ' - Thoughts
Ages
Ash:18
May:15 (soon 16)
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.
He thought he had it. But he was proven wrong the second Regice collapsed and his opponent was declared winner. His three Regis and his three normal Pokemon had been defeated. It was an impressive victory, especially considering the age different between him and his opponent.
"So Brandon, do you finally understand that you won't beat me?" a young man asked, wearing the uniform of an Aura Guardian while holding a staff which had belonged to Sir Aaron. Sitting on his shoulder was his best friend, a Pikachu which had for the second time defeated Regice. Then, of course, next to him stood a Lucario. Not just any Lucario, but Sir Aaron's Lucario. He had been told of the adventures involved and had seen the revival of the Lucario. It was hard to believe that a boy, who had only become a man a few months ago was far wiser than many adults he knew. He had beaten all of his friends in the Battle Frontier, but for some reason he had came back to him and asked to travel with him in the Battle Pyramid after he had been in Sinnoh.
"Well, what should I expect? 3 years of training with now your strongest Pokemon? I tried at least." Brandon responded, grinning at the man.
"Are you going to drop me off in Hoenn or not?"
"You won, so I guess I've no choice." Brandon said, leaving the Aura Guardian alone.
"Well, maybe I need to give him another beating soon." The Aura Guardian said, mostly to himself but also to his Pikachu and Lucario.
'You know that he could always ask Regigigas to help him.' Lucario stated, chuckling at Ash's paling expression. Even he feared Regigigas, considering he could command the other 3 Regis.
"Don't give him the idea, I honestly don't want to battle all four of them." the Aura Guardian said, leaving his two companion in his dust.
"Maybe you shouldn't have said that, now he'll probably think about staying away from here. And I like this place." Pikachu said, looking at Lucario before following his trainer. Having no choice, Lucario went in the same direction his Master and friend had left.
"So Ash, we'll reach Hoenn in a few minutes. I suppose you simply will jump down?" Brandon asked, knowing Ash not wanted to draw more attention to the Battle Pyramid then needed.
"You know, why did I ever choose this place? I should've asked Spencer, but sadly you're the only one who's facility flies." Ash stated, already holding a poke ball in his hand.
"Alright, but don't call for me when you want me to come. I'll give you 2 months and then I'll return from Sinnoh. For some reason I got the idea of asking Regigigas to come with me temporarily." Brandon said, wondering why that idea had popped into his mind.
'Dear god, why did I revive him?' Ash asked himself, looking at Lucario who nearly grinned.
"Here we go, see you in two months!" Brandon shouted, watching as Ash was running down the ramp and going for a free fall. Throwing the poke ball, Ash released Pidgeot before catching the ball and landing on Pidgeot's back with Lucario and Pikachu landing a few seconds later.
"Pidgeot, I need you to fly me to Littleroot Town!" Ash shouted, knowing Pidgeot wouldn't hear him else.
'Are you going to compete in the Pokemon League again?' Lucario asked, having heard of Ash's entire journey.
'I mean it's not like I got something to do, I got the Gym Badges and two months time.' Ash responded, not bothered to use his voice when the chance of him being heard was rather low. After an hour, Ash could spot the little town of Littleroot and the few buildings that it was made of.
"Land outside the lab Pidgeot!" Ash shouted, Pidgeot flying slower now also meant she could hear him. Needing a few more minutes, everyone outside looked up to see a Pidgeot slowly landing outside the lab. To his own surprise, Ash had thought of changing his clothes before leaving the Battle Pyramid. It helped that he could change them at will, and now he was wearing the clothes that he had used during his Sinnoh journey. Quickly recalling Pidgeot, Ash simply knocked on the door to the lab. He heard a thud and sighed as he continued to wait. Then the door was opened, and a middle aged man with brown hair a white coat stood at the door looking surprised at the figure standing at his door.
"Ash?" Prof. Birch asked, looking at the young man who had 5 years ago appeared here.
"Can I at least come in?" Ash asked, having forgotten that the summer was about to end. Which meant that, even in Hoenn, it started to get colder.
"Oh, sorry! Come on in!" the Professor quickly said, standing aside so Ash could enter.
"I see the changes Professor." Ash stated, the sarcasm clear after he had looked around the lab.
"It has only been 5 years! And I think Pikachu is happy that nothing has changed." Prof. Birch pointed out, getting Ash and Pikachu to remember the event that had happened during their arrival.
"Whatever. Are new trainers coming today?" Ash asked, having spotted the 3 poke balls on the table.
"Ah, yes!" Prof. Birch exclaimed, having forgotten about it. Then someone knocked on the door, two heads turning towards the door.
"Shouldn't you open it?" Ash asked, still amused by the Professor. Having heard the words, Prof. Birch quickly hurried to the door and opened it.
"Hello Prof. Birch." a girl, maybe a year or two younger than Ash, greeted. He had seen many girls during his travels, but she was different. She was wearing a simple orange vest with a black skirt, her brown hair reaching her back.
'Snap out of it.' Lucario said, having noticed the drool forming in Ash's mouth. Shaking his head, without anyone noticing, Ash quickly cleared his thoughts.
"Good to see you May!" Prof. Birch exclaimed, letting May enter. "I suppose you're going to pick Torchic?"
"I'm!" May said, sounding quite excited. Then she noticed Ash, thinking along the same lines he had just done a few minutes ago but without the drool. Then something happened which surprised everyone present. Pikachu decided that May was someone he liked, gut feeling maybe, and left Ash's shoulder and walked over to May. Jumping up on her shoulder, Pikachu gave her a lick on the cheek before nuzzling it affectionately.
"Hey Pikachu!" Ash said, glaring at Pikachu who sweatdropped as he noticed Ash.
"Ash, you wanted to be registered for the league right?" Prof. Birch asked, not bothering to mention what just happened.
"What about it?" Ash asked, having noticed the Professor's change in behavior.
"Well, I'll register you. But I'll only do it if you do me a favor." Prof. Birch said grinning, knowing he was stepping on thin ice.
"A favor?" Ash questioned, looking at the Professor.
"You know, May has never left Petalburg and could need some help during her journey." Prof. Birch said.
"I know where this's going Professor, but I say no." Ash responded, having no idea to help a girl that was 2 years younger than him through at least the early stages of their journey.
"Well, then I can't register you the league." Prof. Birch stated, making Ash sweatdrop.
"I can just go to any Pokemon Center." Ash said, not knowing that the Professor had planned ahead.
"It won't be that simple, I told them to not accept your registration." Prof. Birch, knowing that he most likely just had broken the ice.
"You did what?!" Ash exclaimed, clearly not happy with the turn of events. During their entire exchange May had been silent, but now started giggling like a little girl as she watched Ash and the Professor. Even though she understood that Ash was one of those who you didn't want to get on their bad side.
"Well, maybe Blackmailing isn't the best thing to do. But I didn't know of another method that would work with you." Prof. Birch explained, while May continued to giggle.
"Do I've any choice? Doesn't seem so. Alright Professor, register me and I'll take her with me." Ash accepted, sighing at the thought.
"Hey, I won't be that much of an annoyance!" May pouted, puffing her cheeks and faking anger.
"I never said that, but I prefer doing things on my own and now I got to delay everything I do." Ash said, not impressed by May's act. She was confident and thought high of herself, but she didn't know how fast that would change.
"Well, you're now registered Ash. And here're your poke balls and pokedex May." Prof. Birch said, not giving Ash any attention.
"Thanks Professor." May said, before looking at Ash.
"Are you ready?" Ash asked, not even looking at her while heading to the door. Wanting to answer, she was never given time as he had already left the lab.
"Why did you even ask him to travel with me?" May asked the Professor, seeing no good reason at all.
"Some of his friends asked me, and I also think it'll do him good. Maybe you can soften him up and break his shell." Prof. Birch said smirking, making May blush a little at his statement.
"Alright then, I'll see you sometime Professor!" May said, heading to the door while having no intentions of getting left behind by Ash.
May had thought of using her bike but had decided against it, now she started regretting it. Ash was walking fast, and she had not an easy time to keep up with him.
"So, are you going to challenge the Pokemon gym in Petalburg?" May asked, trying to strike up a conversation.
"I've already beaten all the gyms, but if I remember correctly I might challenge it." Ash responded, keeping up with his high pace.
"What's there to remember about it?"
"Is the gym leader Norman?"
"Yeah, what about him?"
"He's probably the strongest of the gym leaders in the region, especially if he wouldn't hold back." Ash explained, remembering the second battle he had with Norman. After winning his bade, he had challenged Norman to a fist fight. Which wasn't his brightest idea ever, even though he came close to winning. After a few minutes they could see Oldale Town, and Ash slowed down a little. Even though he hadn't asked to travel with May, he was no monster.
"So, what's your full name?" May tried, hoping to avoid those long silences.
"Ash Ketchum. And your's?" Ash responded, chuckling at May's surprised expression.
"You're Ash Ketchum? You're one of the best trainers out there!" May exclaimed, having seen Ash's last battle that was broadcasted.
"You probably think because of what you've seen. Back then I was good, but far from the level of the Elite Four or the Champions. But right now, I'm probably stronger than many Elites." Ash stated, enjoying her changing expressions.
"Could I battle you?"
"No. What's your name?"
"May Maple."
"You're the daughter of Norman?" Ash choked, knowing what would happen to him if he let anything happen to May. Without using Aura he probably would've a hard time from stopping Norman in a fight. Not having noticed, they had reached the Pokemon Center which they entered.
"Hello Nurse Joy." Ash greeted the nurse, having met nearly all of them between Kanto and Sinnoh.
"Welcome! What can I do for you?" Joy asked, having a smile on her face as she looked at the two young trainers.
"We would need a room."
"Here, but it only got one bed." Joy said, earning mixed responses from both. Ash didn't mind, he would take the floor if needed. And May, well, she nearly fell backwards at the thought of sharing a bed with Ash.
"We'll take it." Ash stated, giving May no chance to voice her opinion.
Having walked to the far end of the floor, Ash opened the door and looked inside. A standard room.
"Do we really've to share bed?" May sighed, not wanting to admit she had nothing against it.
"If you want to. I got no problem with it." Ash stated, not either wanting to admit that he sure didn't have any problems with it.
"I'm going outside and train a little. Maybe you can help me." May exclaimed, heading to the door.
"Alright, give me a few minutes and I'll come."
"I'll be waiting!" May said, closing the door behind her.
"Oh man, why did this happen to me?" Ash asked himself, ignoring the fact that Lucario had managed to leave his poke ball or that Pikachu was sitting on his shoulder.
'Don't act like you don't like 're already heels over her.' Lucario said, earning a chuckle from Pikachu.
"Hey, tell that Pikachu!" Ash pointed out, remembering the scene clearly.
"Don't try to change the subject!" Pikachu stated, but regretted after looking at Lucario.
'So, what was that about?' Lucario asked, having being as surprised as everyone who saw it.
"Well, she seemed like a nice person and I had a feeling she would tag along." Pikachu tried, but neither of them believed it.
'Stop it, both of you. Time'll tell why you did it.' Lucario said, leaning against a wall while waiting for Ash to get ready to leave.
"You can do it Torchic!" May cheered, supporting Torchic as he was trying to learn to use Ember. Since the last few tries, Torchic had managed to use Ember. But, it didn't go very far or last very long.
"Would you look at that! A little girl and her Pokemon. The Pokemon is probably from Prof. Birch, we might be able to use it." a man said, wearing a uniform.
"Maybe we can've some fun with her before we leave." the second man said, wearing a blue uniform. Looking at them, Torchic tried to use Ember to stop them from hurting his trainer.
"Hey, that Torchic nearly used Ember. For probably having being obtained today that's not bad!" the man pointed out, quickly adjusting his blue bandana. May had no idea if Ash had left the Pokemon Center, how close he was or if he even could hear her. But she had to try.
"ASH!" May screamed, hoping he would hear her.
"Was that May?!" Ash exclaimed, having heard her scream.
'C'mon, we need to help her!' Lucario shouted, feeling that May was in danger. Running as fast as they could, Ash tried to find the place where May had gone training.
"Scream as much as you want! No one'll hear you, and even if they do, and no one'll help you!" the blue clothed man said. "Now, why don't we've some fun together?"
"Stay away from me!" May shouted, back away from the two men, before stumbling backwards. Not being able to react, everything went dark for May as her head hit a stone.
"Damn it! Why did the girl've to hit her head?!" the blue clothed man asked angry, but couldn't say any more as he lost his breath.
"What the-" the red clothed man started, but was sent crashing into the ground by a powerful roundhouse kick.
"And I thought Team Magma and Team Aqua had disbanded. And now you work together?" Ash said, watching the two grunts getting up from the ground.
"You better stop this kid, this's none of your business." the Aqua grunt said, still trying to understand how Ash had managed to even hit him.
"Kid? Well, I don't know but shouldn't you maybe run? I could probably see you as bloody pulps but I'm not a monster." Ash said, collecting Aura before sending it straight into the Aqua grunt's face. The Magma grunt didn't have the same luck, instead he had to feel a Force Palm straight onto his chest.
"Good job Lucario." Ash praised his companion, who looked at May with worry in his eyes.
'You need to help her!' Lucario nearly shouted, having noticed May's head bleeding.
"Officer Jenny? Ash Ketchum here. I got a Team Magma and Team Aqua grunt here, ready to be picked up by you. I'm going to leave, I got to bring an injured person to the Pokemon Center."
"Alright, I'll pick them up for a moment. Do've any more business with them?" Officer Jenny asked, having heard of the boy named Ash Ketchum.
"No, you can do whatever you want with them." Ash responded, knowing that those grunts didn't have any valuable information. Quickly putting away his phone, Ash rushed over to May before starting to carry her back to the Pokemon Center, bridal style.
'What happened.' was May's first thought, feeling a massive pain coming from her bed. Moving a little, she felt that she was lying in a bed, she could only see a little because of the light that managed to come through the blinds. Sitting in a chair, next to her bed, was Ash. Pikachu was sleeping in his lap and his Lucario was leaning against a wall. She remembered that she was training with Torchic and that those two men had wanted Torchic. Then they also wanted to do something with her, but she didn't know what they had meant.
"You're awake." Ash stated, having woken up a few seconds ago and seen May's eyes open.
"What happened?"
"I found out out cold, you hit your head on a stone." Ash explained, having no plans to go into details that he took down the grunts.
"And the grunts?"
"I managed to keep them busy until Officer Jenny could fetch them." Ash responded, wondering if what Nurse Joy said was true. That something could've happened, the brain's after all very sensitive.
"Think Nurse Joy would allow me to get something to eat? I feel like I'm starving." May suddenly said, followed by her stomach growling.
"I think she's fine with it, she told me that you would've recovered enough by now. But she said that we would need to stay another day, she has to make sure everything's alright." Ash explained, happy to see that May was still her usual self. At least about she had told him.
Having managed to get out of bed, which had been harder than expected for May, they slowly walked to the cafeteria. Sharing her appetite, Ash couldn't wait until he got something to eat. He had left Lucario and Pikachu in the room, they had no reason to come along. And they could eat later anyways. Hoping Nurse Joy's word were true about May's brain not having taken any major damage, Ash would soon be proved wrong.
"You sit down here and I'll get us both something to eat." Ash said, having walked to a table.
"Alright." was the the only thing May said, before sitting down and waiting for Ash. Walking back, Ash took as much food as possible for him and May. Then he saw it, there was some guy standing at the table and talking to May. And he could see in her eyes something he hadn't expected, fear. As soon as May saw Ash, she practically fell into his arms while holding on as tight as she could. Maybe the fall did hurt her brain more than anticipated.
"Leave her alone!" Ash said, knowing what type of person the man was.
"Oh, is she your girlfriend?" the man asked, not intimidated at all by Ash.
"And what if she's?"
"Then I'll show her how a real boyfriend looks like!" the man exclaimed, at those word May whimpered and tried to hide in Ash's arms. Not saying anything, Ash removed one on of his arms from his hold around May and summoned his Aura. Looking up at him, May saw what he was doing and decided to stay where she was. Using his Aura, Ash lifted the man up before he simply sent him through the doors, which luckily were open.
"You jerk! I told you to never show your face here again!" a very angry Nurse Joy shouted, having seen the men crash into the ground in front of her.
"Well, I hope he doesn't show his face here again." Ash said, trying to sooth May down who showed no signs of wanting to leave his embrace. "Hey, let's stay here for the night and then we'll try and reach Petalburg tomorrow."
"Ok." was May's only word, trying to walk while staying in Ash's arms. Proved to be a harder task than she thought.
Having managed to separate, Ash had put May in the bed where she slept for the rest of the day before waking up next day in the morning.
Looking around she couldn't see Ash, or Lucario or Pikachu in the room.
"I hope she comes down soon, her breakfast isn't going to wait forever." Ash stated to his two companions, who only chuckled.
"Good morning." a rather happy looking May said.
"Morning Princess." Ash responded, not wanting to wake her up. She looked so beautiful as she was sleeping peacefully.
"So, are we going to reach Petalburg today?"
"We should, it isn't that far if I remember correctly."
"Alright, then let's eat!"
Having walked the last few hours, Ash, May, Pikachu and Lucario had finally reached Petalburg City. It was exactly like Ash remembered, full of life. Even though some things had changed, it was nothing major.
"C'mon, hurry yup!" May exclaimed, starting to run towards the gym and her home.
"Why does this always happen to me?" Ash asked himself, though smiling as he was chasing after May. Not bothering, Lucario continued to walk in his own tempo and let them've their fun.
"Here we're!" May stated proudly as they stood in front of the door. Ringing the bell, they stood waiting outside, hearing sounds that someone was running down the stairs. "You know, I'll got to thank you. You saved me once and I don't know what I would've done without you in the Pokemon Center."
"It was nothing." Ash responded, smiling. Before he could say anything else, May was hugging with all of her strength. Knowing that this time May was actually thinking clearly and not scared of some stranger trying to hit on her, Ash blushed as she let her head rest on his chest.
"May?" a middle aged woman asked, her husband standing right behind her. Quickly separating, Ash and May both blushed heavily and looked away.
"Explain this now May!" the man barked, not liking that she was so close to a complete stranger. That was until he recognized the boy standing outside his house. "Ash?"
How good, or horrible for that matter, was it? Did you think I wrote well, or was it plain trash? So, reviews are wanted! And for those who're capable of it, please write longer reviews. Short ones which say it was good, alright. Short ones which say I wrote crap, please don't. I surely enjoy any review that isn't completely pointless, but I want to improve and then I need your help. That's all from me, as said, please review and I'll see you guys next time!