Ash, and other characters are owned by Gamefreak/Nintendo and Cartoon Network
Tiny Toons and Looney Toons are owned by Warner Brothers
Ultimatrix and all aliens are owned by Cartoon Network/Man of Action
Chapter 1
First day of school
Ash had given the note to Bugs who gave it to Road Runner, who copied the note, and gave it to everyone. About this time Ketchum had no idea what to do now, since he saw some of the topics of this school, but still didn't know what to do. "I've got this, doc." The gray furred one said to the human before reaching his hand up into the air, and somehow pulled down a microphone.
"How is that possible?' Ash thought while scratching his head in confusion. The hare than did something that would help or hinder the outsider.
"Teachers and students: head to the auditorium for an emergency meeting." The principal explained before releasing the object, and the hero watched as it disappeared into thin air.
'How is that possible.' Ash wondered, since this style of doing things confused him to no end. Bugs gestured for the hero to follow him which he did, and saw a rather large building. "So, what do you want me to do?" He asked after entering the building.
"Just wait in the bathroom till I call your name." The tall creature explained while gently shoving the out of towner in the direction of the room in question. Trusting that the runner of the school knew what he was doing Ketchum followed the order.
'I wonder if this meeting will be as strange as the one back at the studio.' The monster tamer thought as he sat in a bathroom stall. Several moments passed and the adventurer began to think that no one heard the message and that he was ditched…until he heard a new voice.
"What is up with this meeting?" A male voice questioned to others.
"No idea, Pluckster, but if Bugs said it then it must be important." Another male commented back to the first speaker.
"Oh sure, if a rabbit has an announcement then everyone's all ears, but if a duck has something to say then they are shot with blanks." The first speaker retorted back, and after that they were all hushed by the one that called them over.
"Alright gang, an old friend of mine - Thaddeus Plotz asked me a favor; for me to train a new one of his handy men." Bugs explained causing all to become confused since this did not seem worthy enough for an assembly.
'It must be that Ash kid.' A female cat thought glancing at the note she, and other teachers, received, and wondered if he was worth the attention. The audience watched as the principal pulled a top hat from behind his back.
"Why haven't I been called?" Ash questioned aloud: unaware of the black hole that appeared behind him. From the dark circle appeared a white glove that grabbed hold of the collar from his shirt, and was pulled in. "YEOW!" The hero shouted out in alarm.
"And here he is, guys." Bugs said as he pulled the human out of the top hat. The hero was alarmed since he was not expecting this in the slightest. "Ash, meet the teachers and students of this school." Bugs said as he gestured to the rather large group before them.
"Hello there. I am Ash Ketchum, the handy man from Warner Brothers." Ketchum stated to them while waving to the group. At first the groups first reaction was that he was a trust worthy fellow.
'He does have some potential.' The copy room specialist thought as she eyed him from his sneakers to his hat. The other older ones were thinking the same thing while the younger ones were really enjoying what they saw.
"Warner Brothers, that's perfect! He'll be my ticket of trying to get another Batduck movie made by Tim Burton." A green feathered one under his breath as he rubbed his hands together in a greedy fashion.
"Since Ash here doesn't get how we do things he'll be attending the same classes as the students, so treat him how you want to be treated." Bugs said as he set the hero down on his sneakers.
'Wonder if I'm going to be in for another strange intro like the first time I met Minerva and them.' Ketchum thought, but before anyone could do anything a bell was heard. All looked at the clock on the East wall and saw that it read - 12:00.
"We'll say 'hi' to you during Lunch." A blue bunny said as he and the others rushed out of the building. With nothing better to do the human followed after them. Ash did as they did, and waited in line for his food, and as Ash walked away from the Lunch lady he had gotten his lunch…which seemed to be chili…or some sort of curry.
'Man, sure are a lot of students at this school.' Ash thought as he did his best to balance his Lunch tray and not run into the students at the same time. The monster tamer's main idea was to sit with the teacher's table, who was only there because one of the pipes burst in the teacher's lounge.
"NOT MY FAULT!" Daffy shouted to the others while still holding onto his surfboard as he was finding a spot to sit. Ketchum guessed that the duck tampered with the school's water pressure to make a wave machine, but it failed.
'No where to sit, but I'm okay with the floor.' The monster tamer thought as he sat down on the floor since all of the spots in the now more crowded than usual Cafeteria had been taken. Ash's sitting on the floor and eating got the attention of a few student's attention.
"What's up, teach-doc?" The blue bunny before questioned as he used his mentor's line while giving the new guy a thoughtful once over.
'Doesn't look like much up close.' The green feathered one thought as he too scanned the creature on the floor.
"There were no seats available, and it wouldn't be very nice to loom over everyone as I ate." Ash answered back before getting back to the food; which he took his time to eat it since he knew nothing of this mystery meat.
"You know, if you eat on the floor the other students will talk." A pink bunny commented to the human that was trying to enjoy his meal.
"So long as I'm sitting here I know what they'll be talking about." Ketchum countered her statement while pointing down on the floor with his fork. None of them liked to see anyone on the floor, but one of the others had a great idea.
"Like, come on, Mr. Ketchum." A blonde haired duck said to the raven haired youth while motioning for the others to make some room for the Warner Brother's handyman. "We can make some room for a little one." The duck girl commented when a big enough spot was formed.
"Um…Shirley, right?" Ash asked the duck that was speaking to him as he recalled her face being in the yearbook he glanced at back in the bathroom.
"For sure." She answered back with nodding at him.
"Well, Shirley, you sure have a way with words." Ash said with a chuckle before getting up and walking over to them; he was a little miffed by the 'little one' crack considering all the training he did at the WB gym to get into the shape he was now. Not wanting to make a big deal about it he said nothing, and focused on sitting.
'Almost fell off.' A pink pig thought as he was sitting to the right of the pink bunny who had to make room for the new guy sitting with them. The blue bunny was in the same boat to the left of the human, but after a few moments everyone was able to adjust themselves.
'Hmm? Feels like something's poking me.' Ash thought as he felt the sensation in question, and pulled something from his pocket. "Seems like a note from Hello Nurse." He commented calmly.
'But she's not getting anything from me…at least not yet.' A part of Ash's mind thought since it knew the meaning behind her statement, and he was not ready to make that kind of decision.
"Oh, how much is she wanting?" The girl bunny questioned as the hero put the note away, and believed it to be a Hospital bill notice.
"It's not exactly money she's after. Just a demand, and she's not getting it until I have made my decision." The human answered back to her. The group gathered that it was a personal matter, so they dropped it and focused on another topic - introductions.
"So, I'm Buster Bunny." The blue one in the red shirt commented.
"And I'm Babs Bunny." The pink on in a yellow/purple outfit commented soon after.
"No relation." The two said at the same time as they often always did. The others did the same as the duo.
"I'm Hampton Pig." The pig in blue overalls commented.
"Like, you know me: Shirley the Loon." The blonde duck with pink shirt commented to the hero. Before any of the others could introduce themselves a green feathered hand grabbed Ash's hand and shook it vigorously.
"I'M PLUCKY DUCK, MISTER KETCHUM!" The green one in a white sleeveless shirt commented after releasing the Out-of-Towner's hand, and beamed with delight since he thought this was his chance for Batduck 2. "Might I be the first to welcome you to our fair Acme Loonaversity." He said in a calmer tone than stating his name.
"You may, and may I say something as well?" Ketchum questioned back which got the mallard even more excited.
"Of course, Mr. Ketchum! Anything!" Plucky answered back as he practically drooled with anticipation. The feathered fame-seeker thought Ash was going to say, 'I'd be happy to fund your next Batduck movie.' He instead was greeted with something else:
"You've got your foot in my Chili." Ash said in a deadpan voice since he did not like it when someone messed with his food. Seeing the duck's confusion he pointed down with his fork, and indeed the green one's webbed foot was in said food.
'That was just sad.' Shirley thought as she saw the blushing duck sit back down beside her, and could not believe of how the over eager one acted around Ash just now.
"That was probably meant to be. After all I've got to stay in shape." Ash said aloud even though he could still eat as much as he always wanted and still retain his built body. The real reason was that this duck, and his idol, walked barefoot, and the monster tamer had no idea what Plucky stepped in on his walks.
"How did that start?" Buster questioned as he munched on his third carrot.
"If you guys had meatloaf last week then this was probably from what they had left." Ash answered back since he believed the student was referring to the food before them.
"Not the Chili. I mean your job at Warner Brothers." The blue bunny clarified for the hero. Now understanding what he wanted Ash decided to speak about everything that has happened while over there.
"Oh!" He called out before sheepishly laughing that he should have known that was going to come up, so he added, "Well, that is an interesting story. It all started…" With that he spoke of everything: getting there, meeting the characters, first day working, training his body, learning about sports, everyone stealing his look, his new clothes, the sports competition, getting the Ultimatrix, girl trouble, problems on the set, and coming here.
"That sounds…pretty intense." Buster said back to Ash, and about that time it was time to head back to class. Not sure where to go Ash followed the ones he has befriended. In the classroom stood Bugs a teacher by the name of Elmer Fudd, and Ash also saw Babs, Buster, Hampton, Plucky, Shirley, and a few others.
"All right, class, listen up. Due to you having advance significantly in your performances; I've decided it was time to move up in the lessons." Bugs said to the class which pleased the students greatly.
"What we'll we weaching you is whis, with Miswer Wetchum's help demostwating successfully avoidwing Twaps and Dangew." The bald headed man said to the class, but with his speech problem it didn't really sink in.
"Does anybody know what the heck he just said?" Plucky questioned while making no attempt to keep his voice down.
"What Mr. Fudd was saying was: that Mr. Ketchum will show how even a modern toon can successfully avoid danger." The elder bunny explained to them while giving Plucky the stink eye for his outburst.
'Ooh, mui thinks I wouldn't want to avoid the sexy Mr. Ketchum.' A purple skunk thought as she looked at Ash while hugging her tail. The stinky one could not believe that she was becoming this drawn to a non-skunk.
"Now then, the first danger - Antagonist: Elmer Fudd." Bugs said which caused his old foe to spin in place, and after stopping they all saw him wearing an old fashioned hunter's outfit.
"WEACH FOR THE SKY'S WABBIT!" Elmer shouted with his shotgun aimed right at Ash.
"Wait. What?" Ketchum stated after raising his arms up in fear, and then realized what he was called.
"Sowy, fowce of habit." the hunter turned teacher apologized for his earlier comment.
"Now, then, Mr. Ketchum will now use whatever skills he has to avoid this dangerous situation." Bugs explained to the class. While being held at gun point Ash wondered if this was all he was good for - demonstrator. "So, Ash, what will you do?" The gray furred one questioned the kid.
'Worth a shot.' Ketchum thought as he recalled an episode of a show he watched involving a raven haired pacifist trying to survive an encounter with a silver haired warrior maiden, but with his own twist. "Look! It's Fred Flinstone!" Ash called out while pointing to the window Elmer stood in front of.
"WHEWE!? HE OWES ME MONEY!" The hunter said as he turned to look this way and that.
"As you can see the classics never fail to give you a little extra time. The 'monkey-look' distraction is usually key in this moment." The gray furred man explained to the class. The pig eagerly took notes on this since he knew it will come in handy the next time Plucky puts him in mortal danger. "But the distraction doesn't last forever, so now is the best moment to come up with a plan." He explained further to the class.
'So many forms. So little time.' Ash thought as he casually flipped through his options. The moment he saw a guy that could end this with neither of them getting hurt - he went for it.
"Lodestar!" The transformed Ash shouted once the green glow faded from sight. His new look got all of the kids in awe, surprise, or even further infatuation.
"That won't save you bustew!" Elmer said with his gun fixed on the new creature before him.
"You've never heard of this guy, have you?" The magnet questioned and received a shake of the head so he added, "A free demonstration then." The creature sent magnetic pulses at the gun, took it from the hunter, and twisted it into a useless heap of metal.
"Aw, dang bwast it!" Fudd shouted in anger as he saw the condition of his gun.
"Fantastic job, Mr. Ketchum." The head toon said to the alien while clapping his hands.
"Thanks, but you guys can just call me Ash. Especially the rest of you; there's no need to be so formal: I am here to learn just like the rest of you." The silver headed man commented to the others.
"I think I'm gonna like this guy." Buster commented to his fellow students after listening to what the new guy had to say.
'He sounds a bit nasally.' Furball thought as he let out a confused 'meow'. Their other teacher than walked over to a rope that was actually attached to the ceiling, and turned to the class.
"Now class, sometimes you'll be a victim to unexpected dangers, via traps or random plot devices. Like an anvil falling on your head." Bugs explained before pulling the rope which caused said item to fall from the ceiling.
'If I use Lodestar - I could redirect it, but it might hurt one of the other students, but I do know who to use.' Ash thought before slamming the device on his chest.
"Cannonbolt!" The alien called out before rolling into a ball and let the item slam onto his shell. All the students were amazed that the creature dented the anvil not the other way around since they all knew how heavy those things are. 'I was hoping for Eattle, but Cannonbolt works too.' Ash thought while looking at his hands.
'So, that's how tough his aliens can be.' Bugs thought as he saw the oversized pill bug uncurl himself.
"You know: you could warn a guy the next time you do something like that." The Arburian Pelarota said to the leader to the school after turning to face him.
"You gotta be quick on your feet in Acme University, plus, we have a great health insurance plan so you would've been healed from any injuries suffered on Campus." Bugs said back while keeping up his laid back attitude in play.
'I wonder if other watch holders had to deal with this sort of problem.' Ash thought while remembering a couple of dreams he's had one with a purple themed fanged woman and the other was with a yellow dog that seemed oddly familiar.
"Okay, let's continue with the lessons." Bugs said causing Ash to show off that his aliens could handle anything that he threw at him while trying not to use: Way Big, Humungousaur, Alien X, and Rath.
"See ya, Mist…I mean Ash." A dark completion girl by the name - Mary Melody said to Ash as they were let out of school for the day.
"See ya, kids." Ash said with a winded voice due to the: buzz-saws, dropped cages, and shark tanks even though his inner tiger could have conquered all those problems with no problem. 'Time to…wait, where am I going to sleep.' Ash thought as he realized that these guys will want him close to school. "Bugs, where am I sleeping, exactly?" He questioned to the hare that was still in the room.
"Oh, right. Hampton!" The senior toon called out for the pig who was near the front doors to school.
"Yes, Mr. Bunny?" The neat freak questioned while looking over his shoulder to the legend of WB.
"Could I talk to you for a minute?" Bugs questioned calmly to the student.
"What's the matter?" Hampton questioned after trotting over to Bugs and Ash.
"Hampton, I've decided to give you a chance for extra credit if you do me a great service." Bugs offered to the student before him.
"Extra credit? Sure!" He shouted happily before adding, "What is it?" Since he did not know what this assignment would be.
"Nothing dangerous. See, you house is closest to Acme University and Mr. Ketchum doesn't have anyplace to stay while serving out his course here." The principal said back to him while waving his hand in a placating fashion.
"Doesn't this school have teacher or student dorms?" Ash questioned since a lot of shows that he watched while being here did have such things on their property.
"Ordinarily, but after an outbreak of vicious termites they are unfit to live in." The sly one responded before turning his attention back to Hampton. "So, if you could, would it be too much trouble to have Ash stay over at your place? At least until the repairs are finished, or his course is finished, whatever comes first." He offered to the book smart student.
"Well, it sounds like the easiest way to earn extra credit. If Mr. Ketchum doesn't mind living with a pig." The well organized toon questioned to the human before him.
"Well, I've lived with two Gym Leaders, my mom and her Mr. Mime, and two loyal strays, so a pig shouldn't be too far a leap." Ketchum said back and felt kind of bad that he had to leave Rita and Runt behind.
"Well, good. Hampton, if you could wait outside while Ash gets his stuff. Ash gather your things and I'll see about transportation to Hampton's house." Bugs said to the two of them, but Ash had a better idea.
"No need for that. I've got a few guys that will do the trick." Ash said before activating the Ultimatrix and found just the right guy.
"Fasttrack." The black/blue alien called out before picking Hampton up, zipping by to grab his backpack, and rushed over to Bugs again. "Gotta run." He said to the silver one before speeding away.
"That works too." Bugs said and could not believe how fast that alien was. The pig helped get the two to his house to the best of his abilities, but eventually they made it.
"There we go: safe and sound." Ash said after changing back to his old self.
"I'm not used to that. You see: for me - a cutaway scene would have me at my house instantly. But thank you just the same." Hampton explained to the human as he unlocked his front door and headed it.
"Um…your welcome." Ketchum said back since he had no idea what he was talking about, but he knew that he needed his strength to deal with the strange school he was enrolled in.