This has got to be the weirdest concepts I've ever thought of for a fanfic. But seeing as I once thought of having Thor travel to Sky World, have Dr. Strange meet the cast of Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai, and having Captain America serve justice with Phoenix Wright, this seems only slightly less ridiculous.
My siblings have gotten me back into Pokemon after 5 years of brushing it off and I've recently been into Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. And after doing some wordplay with "Jojo" and "Johto", this idea came to mind.
So we're clear, there's going to some deviation from the actual canon of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, such as old Joseph being 60 years old rather than 69.
But details aside, enjoy the crossover.
Chapter 1: Blackout
"Ash Ketchum" a female voice stated. "10 years old and 4 feet tall."
Officer Jenny debriefed Ash's family and friends in the Neon City Police Station. The friends being his mom, May, Max, Dawn, and Gary. Delia Ketchum sniffled into her handkerchief while everyone else listened in anxiety. Officer Jenny then continued:
"His father is a pokemon trainer, whose whereabouts are a complete mystery, and his mother is a stay-at-home resident of Pallet Town."
Delia stood up and nodded at the officer.
"Yes. That is correct." she said. "And Ash is definately my son."
A male officer approached Officer Jenny before making a comment of his own.
"Seems like you have a very talented son there, Mrs. Ketchum." he said. "Not many can score high in any league conference, even though he's already competed in 6 of them."
"Please, I must know…" Delia said, her facing going into panic mode. "Exactly how many people did Ashy kill!? No! I take it back! I don't want to know!"
Delia's anxiety catches onto everyone else as they also don't want to know. But their fears are brushed when the male officer assures them.
"Relax." he said. "No one said anything about Ash killing people. That'd be unthinkable given all the testimonies given in his defense!"
The group all froze a bit before Jenny proceeded to inform the rest of the events yesterday.
"At approximately 22:00 yesterday, a blackout suddenly shut down all electronic systems within Neon Town. Because of the population's over reliance on the lights of the city, the entire population went into a state of panic. Everyone was practically blind and next to helpless. Within the 2 hours of reactivating the power, there were at least 53 accidents that occurred resulting in over 500 people getting hurt in one way or another. The local police had no actual suspects or leads as to how this happened, but a young pokemon trainer entered the police station, handed in his pokemon, and said, 'I plead guilty for what happened." he said. "I'm so sorry. It was an accident.'"
Max was the first to respond. "So, what does that mean?"
"In short, the blackout caused over 500 people to be hospitalized, but not killed. Ash admitted he did it without any actual reason as to why or how."
"Strange…" Gary thought out loud.
"By the way, Officer Jenny." Gary called out. "Where are Ash's pokemon?"
"They've all been transferred back to Pallet Town."
That's when they all heard a bunch of guards shouting something along the lines of: "Hey! Stop that pokemon!"
"...except for his Pikachu."
That's when Pikachu ran into the lobby holding a pokeball over its head. A few nearby police start to chase the Pikachu around the lobby. May noticed, and swiped the pokeball he was holding, causing the entire chase to come to a screeching halt.
"I know you're anxious after seeing Ash get arrested, Pikachu." May said, mesmerizing the mouse pokemon. "Well, if you don't want to get transferred yet, you can stay with me. Is that okay?"
Pikachu stared back at his human friend from Hoenn, and was nudged forward by Officer Jenny's boot.
"You're welcome to go with Ms. Maple, Pikachu." she said. "You didn't do it, so you're clear."
"Pika." went pikachu before hopping onto May's shoulder.
Then Officer Jenny called the party of 6 to follow her into the holding cells.
"Officer Jenny." Max said. "On what grounds was it proven that Ash committed the crime himself?"
"Again, Ash Ketchum insisted that he did it and turned himself. We have no proper leads on how he did it. Surveillance as of that night showed nothing unusual. The Blackout came out suddenly."
"In other words…" Dawn spoke out loud. "Ash, nor anyone else in Neon City, had any idea as to how."
"Precisely." Jenny replied. "We have a few about how this happened, such as an electric pokemon going haywire. But Ash's theory about how he accidently caused the blackout is even more bizarre."
"How so?" May asked, Pikachu sounding along with her.
Officer Jenny just stared at the brunette. "He thinks he's been possessed by an evil spirit."
The whole gang raised an eyebrow at how ridiculous that sounded, until Jenny pointed out that Ash's cell is straight ahead.
They called out for the pokemon trainer. All of those times when he helped them out, the times he succeeded, those times he failed, the things they shared, all the group wanted to see was their best friend smiling, happy, and ready to return to the world of pokemon.
But the moment they reached his cell…
"SHUT UP!" The young trainer screamed. "GET OUT OF MY FACE, YOU F******!"
That outburst and his serious face made Delia and the others all stare back in shock. Did Ash just lash out at them the moment he saw them? And what's with the way he lays back on his bed? And is that a magazine underneath the covers? Ash seemed to have caught onto their expressions and started to take back what he said.
"Oh, my gosh! I'm so sorry, you guys!" Ash panicked as he realized he just cussed at his friends and his own mother. "I'm really, really sorry! It's just the accident I caused, the people I probably hurt, this evil spirit following me around-"
"Relax, Ketchum." Officer Jenny cut him off. "I'll explain everything."
Officer Jenny calmed the prisoner, causing Ash to lower his head.
"Y… yes, mam." he whimpered before slouching with his back on the wall.
The rest of the visitors broke out of their shock when Ash's eyes hide underneath the brim of his hat, that solemn expression familiar to them all.
"Try not to take that insult personally." Jenny got everyone's attention. "He's been on the edge ever since he got here. Him thinking he's been haunted by an evil spirit has been beating on his sanity."
Everyone seemed to be a bit concerned with Ash now. Everyone except for the one who felt that's ridiculous.
"Yeah, sure." Gary said, walking casually to the bars holding Ash in Neon City. "As if you weren't off-headed before, Ashy boy."
"Gary!" Dawn interjects. "That's not very nice. What if there is something funny going on here?"
The visitors failed to realize that the cell Ash is in was meant to sustain 4 prisoners, because suddenly three of those prisoners hail to Ash's audience.
"Sh-she's right!" one of them shouted, causing the group to jump back as another inmate sputtered.
"H-he's not kidding about the evil spirit!" he said. "It's like he's a hunab Electrobuzz, only much quieter!"
Ash merely looked the other prisoners, and they recoil with their back to the wall like he's a thundercloud ready to strike. But like any force of nature, Ash didn't want to attack anyone.
While the visitors just looked at the scene before them, Gary scoffed as he kicked the bars holding his friend.
"Hey, Ash!" Gary said. "You're going to prove that there's an evil spirit!?"
Slightly irritated, Ash said. "Yeah.", before standing up and approaching the prison bars.
Then he looks at Pikachu.
"Pikachu, I need you to use Thunderbolt on me."
The whole group is in shock.
"What!?" Max yelled in response. "You want Pikachu to hit you with that freakin' powerful attack!?"
But Ash's scowl reduced to a neutral expression as looked at his starter pokemon and closest friend.
"Just do it, Pikachu." he said. "It'll be like that one time I was possessed by 'The Emperor' during the battle frontier."
Pikachu was still confused, but accepts his trainer's request, jumping off of May's shoulder and using thunderbolt on his own friend. But the attack did something really weird. Rather than fly straight into Ash and electrify him like it always did, the lightning bolt got as close as past the prison bars before suddenly shooting down into the ground and collecting into a ball before disappearing.
While all the onlookers just assumed that some invisible force made the thunderbolt strike ground, one of them saw something really strange. At the place where the lightning struck stood a pichu with a purple coat and a metallic sheen. It's eyes were brown which scared that person even more.
"This is bad." Officer Jenny said. "This is really bad!"
Ash looked at his friends, with a more disheartened face rather than a rough one.
"Sorry, guys. I really don't want to hurt you." Ash said. "I'm going to be staying here until this gets better."
He then returns to his side of the cell and lays down in his cot.
"Okay. That was just plain freaky!" Max shouted as everyone met up at the pokemon center.
"My poor Ash!" Delia started crying, with an also sad Pikachu in her arms. "To think he would lock himself away without seeking help!"
Our group of 6 meets up at the town's pokemon center to discuss what they thought of Ash's situation.
"Yeah, and that Pichu next to Ash looked really weird." May commented.
The group stared at May.
"What did you say, May?" Dawn asked her friend from Hoenn.
"It was really weird, but where the thunderbolt hit stood a purplish Pichu." May said. "It didn't move or anything, but it-"
"Guys, I'm going to call Grandpa." Gary declared. "Maybe he can help with the situation.
Without much permission, Dawn and May moved next to Gary as he dialed Professor Oak's lab from the videophone. Then, that ever cheerful professor
Gary explained to his grandfather what transpired during their visit to Ash's jail cell. He explained the parts where the other prisoners were scared of him, how he refused to leave in fear of hurting someone else, and how he redirected Pikachu's thunderbolt like he had superpowers or something.
That's when May corrected one part that proved to be untrue.
"Professor Oak." May spoke. "This may seem weird, but after Pikachu tried to hit Ash, a Pichu appeared where the thunderbolt struck."
"Oh no." Gary scowled at May. "Don't you bring that up again."
"But I swear!" May shouted back. "That Pichu next to Ash must've been what moved the thunderbolt!"
"Wait a minute, May." Prof. Oak cut off May. "Did you say that a Pichu was next to Ash?"
May nodded.
"What about you two?" Oak referred to the rest of the party. "Did anyone else notice that Pichu?"
Dawn shook her head while Gary shrugged.
But Oak seems to be content in this lead from May.
"I'm not sure of this, May. But I might know someone who can help with Ash's situation." he says. "I'll be there tomorrow with him."
Gary and Dawn wondered why the Professor went along with what May was saying. May, however, thought that whoever Oak is going to call is going to help.
After the group got ready, the next morning, they met up in the lobby to discuss what they're going to do next. May had Pikachu ride her left shoulder in order to comfort the pokemon. Their conversation went on for a few more moments until Gary recognized a man in a white lab coat walk into the lobby.
"Grandpa!" Gary said while embracing his elder.
"Why hello, Gary." Professor Oak said. "It's good to see you."
After Oak exchanged greetings with the others, Gary decided to ask about the contact.
"So, Grandpa." Gary said. "What did that contact of your say?"
"He said he'd meet me in Neon Town." he answered. "Though, I haven't seen him yet."
"Sam! Long time, no see!" an aged yet manly voice said.
Everyone looked towards the door of the pokemon center to see a tall, muscular man with grey hair, a beard, and green eyes. He was dressed with a black top, a creamy yellow trench coat, olive green slacks and hat, black dress shoes and a red pendant around his neck. He was also holding a leather arm bag with his pair of white silk gloves. While those who arrived prior to Oak didn't recognize the man, the professor himself did.
"Jojo!" Professor Oak called out. "My friend, it's been years!"
The two older ones chuckled and greeted each other with a hug before approaching the rest of the group. They all seemed perplexed and surprised Professor Oak even has a friend that knows him this well. Then again, he looks about the same age, if not older, despite his physique, so it shouldn't be a surprise.
"Uh… gramps? Who is this guy?" Gary asked, getting both men's attention.
"Why, Gary, this is one of my oldest friends from around 40 years ago." Porf. Oak said, surprising the group yet again.
"Please, Sam." Mr. "Jojo" said. "Allow me to introduce myself."
The one known as "Jojo" stood up straight as he smiled to the group.
"The name is Joseph Joestar, head of the Joestar Family." he said. "I run the Joestar Foundation, a real estate company in the Unova region."
That's when Max and Dawn gasped.
"Wait, you're Joseph Joestar!?" Dawn said. "THE Joseph Joestar!?"
"The pokemon trainer who singlehandedly fought Team Plasma 40 years ago!?" Max commented.
"Yep, that was me!" Joseph declared proudly. "But really, Team Plasma was just trying to stop the Cloud Trio from causing havoc on Unova. At that time, anyways. We ended up working together in order to combat them, which didn't matter as I stopped them myself! Man, Tornadus has got to be the hardest to defeat."
The rush the two kids felt when they got confirmation couldn't be contained as they took Joseph's hand and shook it excitedly.
"So how do you two know each other?" May asked.
Professor Oak answered, "My relations with Joseph are similar to Ash and Brock's. An experienced trainer traveling with a younger one. Ah, the adventures we had."
"Indeed. Though that was before I fought the Cloud Trio" Joseph agreed, before turning to his old friend.
"So." he started. "You said something about Ash Ketchum getting possessed. What's up with that?"
The expressions of everyone younger than the old duo suddenly lowered as their memories of yesterday started to settle in. May was about to speak up, but was cut off by the professor.
"That's what he kept saying, anyways. But May said she saw something supernatural, but no one else did." Professor Oak said, pointing to the girl with the red bandana and the Pikachu on her shoulder.
This intrigued Joseph, who handed Gary his bag before approaching May. "Then by all means, May, tell me about what you saw." he said.
May looked nervously back at the old trainer, but straightened herself out as she tried to explain.
"Well, it looked like a Pichu, anyways. But it had this blueish purple color, and its coat was this shiny metallic stuff. It's eyes were brown, and they reminded me of Ash…"
"And when this Pichu showed up, no else could see it but you?"
May nodded, not sure if she is just hallucinating or not.
That's when Pikachu hopped off of May's shoulder as Joseph moved to her side and put his right hand on her shoulder.
"Hermit Purple." he said softly.
"Huh? Hermit Purple?" May retorted.
Suddenly, May felt this really creepy feeling come upon her. It was as if a bumpy appendage was crawling along her back.
"May, can tell me what that is on your back?"
May looked over her shoulder to see a purple vine with thorns start to snake along her back. It wasn't getting into anything and not doing harm, but it certainly wasn't comforting either. She looks higher and traces the vine to into Joseph's forearm. To say the least, it felt creepy as hell as it seemed this old man was trying to take advantage or something.
"I-I-I-I-I-I s-s-see a-a-a… p-p-purple v-vine with th-thorns…" she says shakingly. "And it's making me uncomfortable!"
Joseph suddenly retracts the vine back into his arm before removing his hand from May's shoulder.
"Everybody, let's go." Joseph said before retrieving his bag. "We're going to visit Ash right now."
The whole group just stared at the aged real estate tycoon as he walked out of the pokemon center, unsure whether to reluctantly follow along or stay put in hopes of not getting creeped out a second time.
May was shocked as she once again saw an entity one else can see. Seeing as Joseph Joestar believed her and knew of the vine on his arm, May started to get the feeling he can trust him. Then again, that felt downright creepy as it came from a 60 year old man.
Yeah… that was weird, but I honestly couldn't think of any other way for Joseph Joestar to test May Maple on "Can you see this creepy tentacle on my arm?".
But to those who actually watch Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, you'd realize that this chapter is a variation of the first episode of Stardust Crusaders, only it's more of a prequel. The next chapter will alter this even more, along with the fact that this more or less takes place after that.
But, it's a fanfiction so who the hell cares?
Anyways, that was Pokemon Jojo Chapter 1, and I'll see you in the next one.