Chapter 1: Every Story has its Beginning

A/N

Hello everyone, my name is Shadowsrisen and this is my first time ever writing fanfiction. So please forgive me if you see any errors in this chapter. I would appreciate any type of advice, criticism, or praise for this fanfic. I always wanted to write a Pokemon fanfic. This is more of an AU and I have made the character older as well. So please enjoy the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon

A little, black haired boy around the age of 5 was holding his mother's hand.

The movers were moving stuff out of a big truck.

He and his mother were moving into their new home in a place called Pallet Town. He did not know why he was moving but he liked the idea of a new adventure.

"Ash, it's time for you to say good-bye to your grandpa." his mother, Delia, spoke softly. She led him to a towering man that was watching the movers put everything out of the truck.

The man had dark black hair with his signature white sailor cap, with a long black vest. "Oh," the man said as he turned to face Ash and Delia, "how do you like your new home?"

The house was a simple house that looked just like the others in the town. Despite this, Ash liked the feeling of this peaceful place he would soon call home.

The man glanced at his watch. "It looks like I have to head back soon," he said, "I will try to visit as much as I can."

He proceeds to turn to Ash and bends his knees to get to Ash's eyelevel. "Before I go, I want to give this to you," he said.

In his hand was a red and white Pokeball. The man unleashes the Pokemon out of the Pokeball. Out of the Pokeball came an orange pokemon with a large head and jaws as well as a white underside. It also had short stubby legs along with twinkles in its eyes.

"This pokemon is called a Trapinch, it is the lower form of one of my most beloved Pokemon," the man stated. "I hope that you will treat it well and maybe one day you will follow my footsteps and become a Pokemon trainer," he says as he hands over the Pokemon and Pokeball to Ash.

As the man was about to leave on his Salamance, Ash ran up to the man and said excitingly, "Thank you grandpa, one day me and my Pokemon are going to go on a journey and we are going to beat you in a Pokemon battle."

The man face perked up and he chuckled. "Haha, well kid it's a promise then," he responded while holding out his pinkie finger. "Promise," Ash said as he held out his own pinkie.

It's has been 11 years since Ash has made that promise with his grandpa. The once little boy has grown into a fine teenager. Now at 16, Ash is ready for the start of his Pokemon journey.

Ash was watching the semi-finals of the Indigo League between a Gengar and Nidorino when his mom called out to him.

"Ash, you should get to bed because Prof. Oak said he wanted to see you early tomorrow," his mom shouted from the kitchen. "Ok mom," he shouted back.

As much as Ash wanted to continue watching the match, he knew better to listen to his mother. After all, he was thankful to his mom for taking care of him for most of his life.

She had to quit her old job as a host of a cooking show to take care of him. She didn't seem to mind, though, as she seemed to enjoy the peaceful life in Pallet Town.

As he got ready to get into bed, a pokemon jumped on top of him. His Trapinch that he got from his grandpa was now lying on top of him.

He grabbed the Ant Pit Pokemon and holstered him up into the air. "Are you ready for our adventure tomorrow Tropic?" he asked the Pokemon. Ash had named the Trapinch he received Tropic.

It replied with a simple, "Inch, Inch."

After a few minutes of conversing with his Pokemon, Ash fell asleep and dreamt of an exciting tomorrow.

Ash woke up at a quarter until 6 to get ready. After putting on his clothes and waking up Tropic, Ash began heading off to Prof. Oak's laboratory.

Ash stopped and he could feel the salty ocean breeze sweep the grassy plains of Pallet Town. He resumed walking until he arrived at Prof. Oak laboratory at 6 on the dot.

At the push of the doorbell, Prof. Oak was there to greet him. Prof. Oak was a leading figure in Pokemon research and inventor of the Pokedex.

"Good morning, Ash," Prof. Oak greeted Ash. "Good morning, Prof. Oak," Ash simply replied back with a smile. Trapinch went to rub the Prof. Oak on his legs.

"Ah, Good Morning to you too, Tropic," Prof. Oak said as he went to pick up Tropic up. As Ash and Prof. Oak went into the building, Ash noticed there were some people already there.

It was an old man and a girl around his age. He had never seen these people before in Pallet so they must have been people from out of town.

The old man, who had brown hair and brown eyes, was wearing a black suit and was holding a cane for balance. This man seemed like a person of high class.

On the other hand, the girl was wearing a white hat that looked like a Premier Ball, a blue top shirt, with a red skirt. She had blue knee socks and had her bag on her shoulder. Her long brown hair and her hazel eyes made her seem somewhat gentle.

BAM! The door that Ash had previously went through swung open. There stood a panting Gary Oak, the Professor's grandson.

Gary Oak was around Ash's height but he had light brown spiky hair. He had on a black collar shirt and some purple cargo pants. Gary Oak used to be Ash's best friend, but Gary started being mean to Ash, so then he and Ash had turn into enemies.

*Pant**Pant* "Gramps, you should have woke me up too if you were heading to the lab," he said while trying to catch his breath. He glanced around the room when his eyes met Ash's. "If it isn't Ashy-boy, what in the world are you doing here?"

Before Ash can respond back, Prof. Oak intervened. "Gary, it is your own responsibility to wake yourself and show manners to our guests," The Prof. spoke harshly. Gary then noticed the old man and girl sitting on the couch.

"Hoho, it is quite alright Prof. Oak, do not mind me and my daughter," the man chuckled. "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, Mr. Koichi," Prof. Oak said. Gary again interrupted the men talking.

"So gramps, why did you want me to meet you so early?" Gary asked. Prof. Oak smiled and then motioned us to follow him into a room. In the room, there was a large machine in the left corner and a table in the middle with three Pokeballs on it.

"Inside these three pokeballs, there are rare pokemon that have just hatched." Prof. Oak stated. "I want you three to go on a journey with these pokemon along with my Pokedex to collect data for me," Prof. continued. He then hand us red Pokedex and begins to explain its functions.

"These Pokedex will record data on any Pokemon you may encounter or capture." Prof. Oak explained. It was hard to image these hand sized objects can record data but if Prof. Oak made it then anything is possible.

"The reason I want you three to go for me is because I, myself, am too old and I want you three go on a journey just to enjoy life," Prof. Oak said with a bright smile. "Now since Leaf was here first, she gets the first choice of which Pokemon she wants," Prof. Oak stated.

So it seems that the girl's name was Leaf. Ash was going to say something but he was interrupted by none other than Gary Oak. "Wait a minute gramps, so does that mean I have to get last choice?" Gary questioned his gramps.

"Yes Gary, that mean you get the pokemon that was chosen last and you have no right to argue since you were here last." Prof. Oak said so that there will be no chance for an argument.

Then a sound came from the table. Leaf had just unleashed one of the pokeballs.

Out of the Pokeball came a green pokemon with a bulb on his back. It was on all fours and had these huge red eyes. "Bulba, Bulbasaur," it announced. "This Pokemon is called a Bulbasaur, a grass type Pokemon," Professor Oak explained.

"I will choose this one Prof. Oak," Leaf said. It was the first time I had heard her talk.

"Are you sure you want this one without even looking at the others?" Prof. Oak asked. "Yes, thank you Prof. Oak, but I choose this Pokemon," Leaf reassured him. As though he was defeated, Prof. Oak just sighed and went over to register her new Pokemon.

"Congratulations on your first Pokemon," Ash said to Leaf. Leaf turned around and faced Ash. "You can call me Leaf and thank you umm..." she paused. "Ash," he said "my name is Ash Ketchum. "Well thank you Ash and I hope you the best on your journey," she replied with a smile.

Despite the smile, Ash thought to himself that Leaf's smile seemed a little too natural. As he pondered the thought, Prof. Oak finished with the registration. "Ah, thank you Prof. Oak and I will leave to take my leave," she said with another smile.

Her father said the same and the two walked out of the laboratory. Now it was Ash's turn to choose his Pokemon. Ash went up and unleashed the remaining two Pokemon.

Out of the Pokeballs, came a two legged orange-red lizard with a tail that had a flame at the end and a two legged blue turtle. "Char-Charmander," the red one said while the blue one responded with "Squirt-Squirtle."

"The red Pokemon is called a Charmander, a fire type Pokemon while the other one is a Squirtle, a water type Pokemon," Prof. Oak explained.

Tropic, who was previously asleep on the couch, went up to the two pokemon. Tropic seemed to like talking, if you can call it that, to the Charmander more than the Squirtle.

It seems that Ash has found his starter Pokemon. "Prof. Oak, I would like to have the Charmander as my starter." Ash said confidently. "I will call you hmm… how about Blaze?" Ash asked the Charmander.

The Charmander responded by jumping up in the air and smiling. "Well that means the better and stronger Squirtle is mines then." Gary said.

While the boys were arguing which pokemon was stronger, Prof. Oak went and registered the two pokemon. As soon as he was done, Gary went and grabbed the Pokedex from Prof. Oak and ran towards the door.

"Smell ya later, Gramps and loser," he said. "I'm going to become a Pokemon master," he said as he ran out of the laboratory.

"Well here are your things Ash," Prof. Oak said before continuing "and good luck on your journey." "Thank you Prof. Oak," Ash replied.

This was the start of a journey that will take Ash around the region and see new sights on his way to become Pokemon Master!