Disclaimer : I do not own Pokémon.It was a bright sunny morning. A young man strolled on a ferry to Littleroot town of Hoenn region. He wore a black T-shirt on which a blue sweatshirt resided, a sky blue jeans, biker gloves in hands, and finally his red signature hat of the Pokémon League with a Pokéball symbol which was unable to cover the complete mess of hair which lied underneath. On his shoulder sat his faithful companion, who also was his first ever Pokémon and one of his strongest ones. It was a yellow mouse, a Pikachu. Many people (especially girls) would say how cute it was, but in reality it was well-trained and could give a legendary Pokémon a run for its money. The boy reached the front part of the ferry eventually. He was thinking and blankly staring at the horizon until……..
"Hey Pikachu, I think I see Littleroot town !! ", exclaimed the boy.
''Pika !! ", the Pikachu agreed.
He had dreamed of becoming a Pokémon Master when he set out on his journey at the age of 12. (A/N : Yes guys, in my story trainers get their licensce at the age of 12) On his journey he met some travel companions as he challenged the gyms of his home region, Kanto, and earned the gym badges. He challenged the Indigo league and fought with many tough trainers and Pokémon but with his friends support and his Pokémon's determination, he came out to be victorious. He challenged the Elite four and the Champion after a few days of training and managed to beat the champion, Lance. It was one of the toughest battles of his life but his Pokémon pulled through. He stayed the champion for a year where he was trained both physically and mentally by the Elite four membera and previous champion. He was grateful to them for what they had done for him but he could not stay at one place any longer. He was adventurous and no place could hold him forever. He temporarily resigned from his position which was handed to Lance once again, until Ash decided to come back.
He had no idea as to where he would go next. But he knew that only one person could help him out of situations like this. He picked up a video phone at the Pokémon League quarters and dialled up a number. A familiar face appeared on the screen, though he had gray hair but he was a knowledgeable person, his name was…..
"Professor Oak !! It's nice to see you again.", he said.
"Oh it's nice to see you too my boy. Tell me, I can't tell how honoured I am that I got a call from the Champion himself. ", the professor said with a teasing tone.
"Please professor, there's no need for these formalities.", he said sheepishly.
"Although, I wanted to ask if you know any new region that I could travel in, now that I have temporarily resigned as the Champion.", he said.
"Actually, yes. I just talked to my old friend Professor Birch and he told me that the Hoenn league was going to start in a few days and gyms were about to reopen for challengers. It is held in the Hoenn region. I can talk to Birch if you want to go. The decision lies in your hands now.", explained Professional Oak.
"That's a great idea, Professor. Thank you very much !! ", exclaimed the over-enthusiastic boy.
They talked about the well being of his Pokémon and some other matters, and hung up.
"Tell you what Pikachu, we're going to the Hoenn region !!! " , he jumped with his fist in the air.
"Pika pika chu", said Pikachu mimicking his actions.
And now here he was, in the ferry reaching Littleroot town, with a spark of determination on his eyes, the trademark grin on his face and the dream of becoming a Pokémon Master in his heart, he was ready to face any upcoming challenge or adventure that came upon his way.
His name was Ash Ketchum.
The ferry arrived at the port shortly. He could see the Wingull and Pelliper soaring in the sky, Luvdisc swarms in the water and people walking into Littleroot town.
"Thank you for the ride, passengers. PLEASE COME BACK ON OUR FERRY AGAIN !!! ", announced the……..announcer ???
"We're finally here, huh Pikachu ??? Let's head to Professor Birch's laboratory. I can't wait to start my journey. We'll make lots of new friends.", said Ash .
One reason why Ash decided to come to Hoenn instead of Johto was that Hoenn was comparatively far away from Kanto. This allowed him to roam and travel freely without any disturbance, as less people knew him here. He was the current Indigo League winner and recent ex-champion after all……..
They were walking peacefully (actually only Ash was walking and Pikachu was on his shoulder :- ) on the dirt road allowing the beauty of nature to be embedded in their memories forever, when suddenly…..
"Aaaaagghhhhh !!!!! What the heck !!! A pitfall again, that can only mean……", Ash trailed off.
"Prepare for trouble"
"And make it double"
"To protect the word from devastation"
" To unite all people within our nation"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love"
"To extend our tech to the stars above"
"Jessie"
"James"
"Team rocket, blast off at the speed of light"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight"
"Meowth, dat's right"
"Now twerp it's time to give us your beloved Pik- hey where'd he go ??!! ", said Jessie.
"Umm….Jessie, I think we're in trouble now.", said James trembling.
Ash was standing right in front of them. He thanked the training that elite four members have him.
"Hey Pikachu, let's make it quick. Professor Birch would be waiting for us. Give 'em a thunderbolt, make it mild y'know, we don't want them in a hospital now would we ??!! ", he smirked.
This enraged Team rocket as if they had been insulted after taking numerous full power thunderbolts from Pikachu before Ash won the Indigo League. Their anger turned into fear as Pikachu fired a thunderbolt twice as powerful as compared to what it did back then. They were burnt crisp (literally) and flew away into horizon and blinked like a star. ( A/N : You can imagine it, sorry I'm not very good at describing situations.)
They continued on the dirt road and reached Professor Birch's lab. It was simple in design with a lot of green area for the Pokémon which resembled Professor Oak's lab back in Pallet town.
Nobody was to be seen around the lab so Ash decided to knock on the door.
A man wearing a lab coat with rimmed spectacles opened the door with one hand while the other one was holding a pen and a notepad.
"Hello, how may I help you ??? ", asked the man.
"Are you Professor Birch ??!! ", he asked rather loudly.
The man was startled by this action but answered nonetheless, "Sorry young man, but Professor just went out to check up on the Pokémon. I'm his assistant. My name's Brendan, it's nice to meet you."
"Oh, can you please tell me where he went ?? Maybe I could find him. It'll be better than sitting around doing nothing here, you know. ", asked Ash.
He just replied an 'of course' and pointed him in that direction.
He ran off in that direction muttering a quick 'thanks'. He observed the diversity of Pokémon in this place. There were all types of Pokémon, be it water, flying, rock, grass, bug and so on.
It was until then that he saw a Pokémon he'd never seen and out of curiosity, he followed it. Unknowingly he was off the actual direction he was initially going towards.
This is the end of first chapter. Hope you like the story and keep reviewing. Next part coming up soon !!