So... this is my first attempt at writing a Pokemon fanfiction. I'm trying to keep all the characters canon and NOT OOC, but I'm not too sure about some of the characters who were only in the movies or in a few episodes. Also, this isn't just going to be based on the main characters like Ash &co. its gonna have other characters in the anime/movies. And for those of you who read my Quest for the Missing Heroes, I'm working on the next chapter! Yeup..I'm back since it's the summer.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.
Ash Ketchum waited impatiently outside Professor Oak's lab in Pallet Town. He had his luggage ready, leaning on the fence next to him, while he paced back and forth. With each step, his brown eyes grew more and more intense, his strides getting smaller and quicker.
"Gary!" shouted Ash, flailing his arms, "You better get out here right now or you'll be stuck here while I'm off to-" he stopped mid-sentence as a boy about the same age stepped out of the lab, also carrying a backpack and a suitcase.
"Geez Ashy-boy, the bus won't even come for another ten minutes at least. There's no need to hurry," answered Gary, smirking and crossing his arms. He took off his backpack and left the rest of his luggage next to Ash's.
"Yeah Ash!" agreed a feminine voice. "You don't have to rush out of here too quickly." The raven-haired boy turned his head towards the lab and smiled nervously. Just outside the lab's doors were, Delia Ketchum and Professor Oak, Gary's grandfather.
"Hehe…well Mom, you know, I uh, just don't want to be late," responded Ash, while ruffling the back of his head nervously.
"It's quite alright, Ash. Your mother was only joking. We'd love to see you two boys go off on your own high school experiences… especially one in a region completely new to the two of you!" stated Professor Oak.
After ten long minutes of waiting, three large objects were seen in the distance. "The bus! It's finally here!" exclaimed Ash, jumping in the air as one bus stopped outside the lab, while the other two continued to drive down the road. The bus wasn't an ordinary school bus. It was the Elite Academy Bus. The driver stepped out through the doors and opened a large compartment on the bottom of the bus, near the wheels and began piling both Ash and Gary's luggage. After saying his goodbyes, Gary disappeared from view as he stepped through the open doors. With all his things safely stored in the storage compartment, Ash followed Gary, but stopped just before walking into the bus and turned around. "Bye Mom!" he shouted, raising one arm high into the air and waving at his mother.
Waving back, Delia responded, "Goodbye Ash and good luck! And don't forget to change your underwear everyday!" Ash cringed at that last comment and rushed onto the bus.
Ash and Gary took a brief overview of the bus's interior. Dark gray leather seats were lined on the two sides and rear of the bus. Most seats were all ready taken, since Pallet Town was the last stop before heading to their next stop. Eyeing the closest empty seat, Gary sat himself down next to a blonde boy with orange eyes. He was dressed in an orange and white striped collared-shirt, with a green scarf, dark-gray skinny jeans, and brown trainers.
"Hi! My name's Barry and I'm from Twinleaf Town from the Sinnoh region. Who're you?" asked the blonde boy curiously.
"The name's Gary. Gary Oak, from Pallet Town, Kanto," addressed Gary, pointing his thumb at himself.
Hearing the Gary's last name, Barry's eyes widened. "Oak? As in Professor Oak, Oak?"
"Yup, he's my grandfather."
"That is so cool!" exclaimed Barry, earning him odd looks from the other students on the bus.
Meanwhile, Ash took the empty seat next to a girl with fiery orange hair, tied up into a small side-ponytail, and green eyes. The girl in the yellow sleeveless crop top, red suspenders, denim shorts, and red and white sneakers, introduced herself as Misty Waterflower. The two were deep in a conversation when a feminine voice interupted from behind.
"Ooooo," came the voice, "Who's this Misty? Your new boyfriend?"
"Whaa?" answered a confused Ash, turning around in his seat. He was met by the face of a pretty girl with sparkling green eyes. Despite the age difference, the girl had features that closely resembled those of Misty's. The latter, however, turned around in her seat, a heated blush across her cheeks, and gave a menacing glare.
"Now you listen up, Daisy! I just met this kid and if you ever say anything like that again, I'll make sure you never-," Before she got to finish her threat, the younger girl was interupted by an angry voice from the driver, telling her to sit down. Another blush crept onto her face as a few students snickered. She reluctantly sat down with her arms crossed, her face scrunched into a deep scowl, and muttered something that he would only have been heard if she were to whisper it into his ear.
The blonde girl, now known as,Daisy, responded with a girly giggle and flicked wavy blonde hair. Ash gave her a once-over, trying to decipher the connection between the two girls, before learning that they were sisters. However, Daisy, wearing a dark teal top under a pink cardigan, a white skirt, and white heels, was nothing like the hotheaded tomboy he sat to.
Honestly, he didn't know if it was that obvious, or if it was just the eyes of a junior, that made the older Waterflower sister pick out that he was a freshman. Using his age to her advantage, the cheery blonde insisted on sharing her advice on how to "survive" the school.
"Just to let you know beforehand, don't take Daisy's advice too seriously. It'll probably land you somewhere worse," murmurred Misty. "Trust me." However, before Daisy could say anything, the bus lurched to a stop behind an two identical white buses. The driver stood up from his seat a hollered for everyone to be quiet. His loud voice rang down the aisle of the bus, turning everyone's complete undivided attention onto him. He gave a curt nod and a small smile, satisfied at the result he had wanted to recieve. The portly man cleared his throat and announced that they had arrived at the airport. Everyone was to claim their luggage from the bus' storage compartment and follow the older students to check in. Elite Academy students piled off the bus, forming a semi circle around the driver as he lifted each suitcase out of the bus, leaving them on the cement floor for the students to claim. Each student took their own luggage and rolled them into the building, excited to reunite with friends from the other buses. After everyone checked-in their luggage, the three bus drivers, each from a different bus, led the now much larger group the waiting lounge of the gate where they would board the plane, giving each other a chance to socialize and compare where they were to sit on the plane.
Ash and Misty both compared their tickets before realizing that their seats were no where near each other. Ash turned his head to see the the lounge bustling with teens, most of them all heading off to Unova for the school year. Suddenly, a new, excited voice drew Ash's attention to someone new.
"Misty?" came the voice, again. It belonged to a girl wearing a green bandana over her shoulder-length brunette hair, a red-orange sleeveless shirt with a black collar, black biker shorts, and red and white sneakers over black socks that reached mid-calf. Hearing her name called, Misty looked over Ash's shoulder and smiled widely, pushing the confused boy out of the way and hugged the new, un-named girl. The girl, May, as Misty had called her, chatted with Misty before noticing Ash standing awkwardly a little way from them.
"Oh! Sorry for butting in on your conversation," she said, finally turning to Ash. She held out a hand. "I'm May."
"It's okay! I'm Ash," he responded happily, shaking her hand.
"I'm seated here," said May pointing to the seat number on her ticket, "You two anywhere near?" May's blue eyes quickly scanned all three of their tickets before saying anything. "Hey, looks like we're sitting together, Misty!" Just as they finished comparing tickets, a voice announced that their flight was now open to boarding. Each student turned in their ticket before heading through the air bridge and taking their designated seat in the plane.
Ash headed toward his seat, to find that one of the three seats in his row was already taken by a boy older than he was, with red hair, oddly shaped like fire and matching red eyes. However, despite his intimidating appearance, the boy was reading a cookbook before looking up at Ash.
"Hey, hope you don't mind me taking your seat, 'cause I'm not too good in the air, so I'm pretty sure 'ya don't wanna be a human barf bag in case some accidents happen," said the boy. A mischievious glint shone in his eyes.
"Well in that case, go ahead and keep that seat!," said Ash quickly. He would much rather choose to suffer uncomfortableness than to take the risk of smelling like an almost digested version of whatever the redhead ate before boarding the plane. Almost immediately after, a familiar upbeat blonde arrived. Daisy squeezed her way into the row and sat down on her window seat. She and the red-haired boy, who he soon learned was Chili, then talked as if they had known each other their entire lives. The two juniors blabbered on and on, talking and talking, probably not even noticing that the plane had took off. Man, these two sure talk a lot, he thought before feeling the burns of two pairs of eyes on him. He turned to Daisy as he saw from the corner of his eye, that she was opening her mouth to speak. She introduced him to Chili, who he now learned was from Striaton City in the Unova region. He was only in Kanto for a food festival up in Saffron City.
"Anyway Ash, you still up for that one piece of advice I was gonna give you?" asked Daisy curiously.
"Yeah, sure!" he responded with a large grin plastered onto his face.
"So like, it's really easy. All you have to do is, like, stay away from Domino and anyone else from Rocket." The last sentence was dripping with disgust and hatred. A loud scoff was heard from Chili.
"Uh... who's Domino and what's Rocket?"
Chili straightened the red bow-tie at the collar of his white dress shirt, re-adjusted the gold buttons on his black and gray vest, and pretended to brush lint off his black pants. According to Chili, Rocket was a social club full of bullies and snobby rich kids. Daisy had mentioned that Domino was the meanest girl at Elite, and was only respected and feared because of her "beauty" and high status in society.
"She like totally tricked me into burning up the science lab during my sophomore year, when she was a totally jealous freshman. It, like, burned off half my hair and got me expelled. So I had to, like, repeat a year!"
"Man, Domino seems like a total jerk to me! Oh I can't wait to tell her off when I see her!" exclaimed Ash, angrily. People like that were one of the few things that really set him off. He felt anger rising in his chest just thinking and imagining what that girl, Domino, looked like and who she thought she was.
"'Ya probably wouldn't wanna do that, Ash. Not just you being a freshman and all, but she's got all kinds of tricks and friends up her sleeve, you'll never see what's coming. But I do like your attitude; I'd say you'd be great in Leo," responded Chili. "Leo's the social club we're in. Plus, we're those loser Rockets rival! So whatd'ya say about trying out for Leo?"
"Alright, I'm in!" exclaimed Ash, happily.
Hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter so far! Review, yeah? Kay, thanks bye. (: