Hello dears! This is my first story in the Pokemon Fandom, but I feel proud of it~
Know that you can find me on Tumblr and AO3, find the links on my profile! I also rp as Satoshi (legendsofsatoshi dot tumblr dot com)! And more precisely, I rp the Satoshi from this story, and 7 others Satoshi from others story ideas!
This story is Canon up to Episode 65 (Rival Showndown! Ookido Laboratory). The rest is Canon-divergent/AU. Japenese names are used for people and places, but English is kept for moves. EDIT: I used to use English names for Pokemon, but I really prefer the use of the 'original' when I can, and so I reverted back to Japenese names for Pokemon! No worry though, I always have a list of 'Japenese to English' at the start of a chapter if new Pokemon Japenese names are used!
Japenese to English: Kentauros = Tauros; Kamex = Blastoise, Blacky = Umbreon, Togepy = Togepi.
Warning: None, except a Pokemon battle.
Pairing: Shigeru/Satoshi
The Joy of Time Travel
Prologue
"So, now that those three had been taken care of; we should have our Pokémon Battle, Satoshi-kun."
Satoshi turned away from his Kentauros, fire burning in his eyes. "Ready when you are!"
"Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu exclaimed, raising his fist in the exact same manner Satoshi did.
"Don't expect to win though. I am the better Trainer after all."
Satoshi growled. "I'll show you who is the better Trainer!"
Kasumi sighed, putting her hand on her forehead. "Will these two ever stop?"
"I'm not sure, honestly." Takeshi replied with a sweatdrop.
Prof Ookido didn't comment, only watching with a faint smile as his grandson and his rival marched some steps away from them, getting ready to battle.
And unknown to everyone, a small green Pokémon rested on a tree, watching with curiosity the humans he met 40 years ago.
"One on one should be good enough." Shigeru called.
Satoshi nodded, giving a confident smile. "Let's win this, right Pikachu?"
"Pika!" Pikachu agreed, placing himself in front of Satoshi, ready for the battle as sparks flew from his cheeks.
Shigeru smirked. "Why doesn't this surprise me?" He kissed his Pokéball, before throwing it while exclaiming, "Let's show him, Kamex!"
Satoshi eyed the huge Water Pokémon as it erupted from its Pokéball with a roar. So Squirtle had been Shigeru's first Pokémon? A smile formed on his lips. Water Type against Electric Type? This would be easy!
"Let's finish this quick, Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"
Shigeru smirked as the yellow rodent started his "Pi... Ka..." and before Pikachu could finish his attack, Shigeru called out, "Withdraw!"
Kamex went into its shell as the Thunderbolt went straight at him. The Thunderbolt hit dead on; and Satoshi whooped in victory.
"Kamex, Hydropump!"
Shigeru's command took Satoshi-and Pikachu-by surprise. Was Kamex still able to fight after taking Pikachu's Thunderbolt?
The answer came when Kamex came out of his shell; and faster than Satoshi's ability to realize what was happening, it fired his strongest water attack. Satoshi cried out as Pikachu was hit straight in the head and thrown back close to his feet.
"Pikachu, are you okay?"
"Pi... Pika." Pikachu replied, struggling up.
Satoshi glanced at Kamex then, and noticed the smirk of Shigeru's face. Satoshi felt anger rising in him. It was far from over!
"Pikachu, Quick Attack!"
"Pika!" Pikachu cried as he suddenly rushed at Kamex.
On the sideline, Takeshi and Kasumi frowned, worried about weither or not the Quick Attack would do something for Kamex. The Water Type seemed really strong, especially as it withstood one of Pikachu's more powerful than normal Thunderbolt.
However, Shigeru didn't show any sign of being confused. His superior smirk stayed in place as he followed Pikachu's approach. Kamex stayed put, watching-waiting.
"Now Pikachu! Thunder!"
At the last second, Pikachu jumped up into the air with a, "Pi... Ka..."
The move surprised Satoshi's friends, and even Prof Ookido felt amazed by the sudden change of attack. Reflecting back, the old man realized it had been Satoshi's idea since the beginning-and Pikachu had known.
Sadly, Pikachu had not been the only one to know what Satoshi planned. Closing his eyes for one second before opening them again, Shigeru commanded Kamex, "Dodge! Hydropump!"
Faster that anyone would have thought a Kamex could move, it jumped to the right. The powerful Thunder missed the huge Pokémon, the blast only brushing it. Kamex's canons aimed at Pikachu and released an even more powerful Hydropump than before.
The attack hit Pikachu in mid air. With a cry, the electric mouse flew off, past Satoshi and against a tree. "Pikachu!" Satoshi called out, rushing at his fallen companion.
And no one needed more than one glance to see Pikachu couldn't fight anymore.
Satoshi dropped to his knees beside Pikachu, taking his best friend into his arms as the yellow mouse let out a weak cry.
"It's alright buddy, you did your best..."
Pikachu licked at Satoshi's jaw, feeling the sadness of his Trainer and wishing he could have done something. But alas, Pikachu had been powerless against Shigeru's Kamex. Both Satoshi and Pikachu had made the mistake of believing they had an advantage, that their skills were enough, that they would win this one on one match.
They should have known better. They should have accepted the fact that Shigeru was a good Trainer, and be more careful. Maybe they wouldn't have had such a humiliating defeat then, Pikachu speed and electric attacks not enough to avoid Kamex's surprising speed and his powerful Hydropump.
"I told you, Satoshi. I am the better Trainer."
Satoshi threw a glare at Shigeru, feeling like he really hated his rival right now. Takeshi and Kasumi silently watched on the sideline, torn between not interfering between the two rivals and trying to comfort a bit Satoshi. Prof Ookido, for his part, frowned faintly. They both had such a potential; but sometimes he feared they wouldn't be able to exploit it if they stayed in their current state of mind.
"Just you watch Shigeru! I will beat you at the Indigo League!" Satoshi yelled. It was true that Satoshi felt bad for loosing today. He had believed to be a good enough Trainer; yet he had been proven that he wasn't as strong as he believed. The insecurity lurked into his mind, ready to claim Satoshi and make him question everything.
And yet, Satoshi couldn't let it end like that. He could beat Shigeru, right? He could win the Indigo League.
"You might have won today, but it won't be the same next time."
This made Takeshi, Kasumi and Prof Ookido smile. They were glad to see Satoshi hadn't fallen down. The trace of the loss still could be seen, but a newfound fire had erupted in his eyes-making even his trusty Pikachu jump on his shoulder and let out a happy, "Pika!" as if he hadn't been beaten before.
Shigeru blinked, then a faint genuine smile formed on his lips. "Eh, we will see about that, Satoshi."
And as both rivals stared into each other's eyes with determination and the fire from their love of Pokémons; a certain green Pokémon felt his heart swell for this brown eyed human he had met once.
Celebi knew this Satoshi wasn't yet the one he had met. But his heart was already so big and good, and so full of fire. Celebi didn't like the slight darkness of insecurity in it though. He could feel what the others couldn't.
Despite his words, Satoshi's mind had opened to a dangerous path: was he really good enough? Or had Shigeru been right all along?
Celebi made his mind in a split second. Satoshi had helped him in the past, and Satoshi deserved a small reward. And Celebi knew exactly what he could do.
Shigeru turned his back to Satoshi, ready to leave him and his friends now that the battle was over. It was then that a chant echoed into the air. He whirled back toward his grandfather and the others with wide eyes, curious-and slightly worried-of what was happening.
Satoshi stepped toward Kasumi and Takeshi; the red haired girl clutching tighter Togepy. "What now..?"
All eyes turned to Prof Ookido when a sound of surprise escaped his lips and he blurted out with slight awe and a trace of happiness, "Could it be..?"
No more was said as a bright light erupted around the five of them, blinding them. Cries and yells of surprise echoed among them as they felt something tugging at them. Only Prof Ookido seemed to know what was happening, as his eyes widened in understanding.
Before the light became too blinding, Prof Ookido raised his eyes, and couldn't help the smile as he caught a glimpse of the Forest Deity.
Then the five humans vanished from the field under the eyes of Celebi. The green Pokémon stared at where they had been, hoping that his friends would learn what they have to learn.
Especially as his spell had gone slightly wrong and Celebi had been left behind.
The light finally vanished; and five pair of eyes roamed the surroundings in confusion. They were still in the recognizable field of Prof Ookido's laboratory; with no clue of what exactly had happened.
Or, almost no clue. Prof Ookido roamed his eyes more attentively, catching his grandson doing the same. Among the five, the two Ookido were probably the only ones who could spot the small differences, here and there.
As Satoshi opened his mouth to ask if anyone knew what had happened, Pikachu's ears twitched and he jumped down with a soft, "Pika..?"
The five humans looked down at the yellow mouse, and blinked as they saw double. Satoshi squinted, baffled. "This is... It's Pikachu... But..."
Takeshi frowned as he watched with attention the two Pikachu sniffing at each other. "Yeah... The new one seems... Stronger and older. You can see it by his shining coat, and how he is slightly bigger."
"That just confirms it then." Prof Ookido commented.
"What do you mean grandpa?" Shigeru asked, an answer forming in his mind-yet he refused to believe it until he had proof.
Prof Ookido opened his mouth to reply when the second Pikachu's ears perked up and he bounced away from the five humans with a happy but confused, "Pikapi!"
"Hey Pikachu, why did you run off like-What the hell is going on?"
Prof Ookido, Shigeru, Kasumi, Takeshi and Satoshi turned toward the familiar sounding voice. They all froze and gaped as their eyes landed on a young man with jet black hairs and brown eyes, who was staring at them in confusion.
A second young man, with auburn hairs and green eyes, stepped beside him-an Blacky trotting at his side before it sat on its hind legs and tilted its head curiously. "... I think we have something interesting going on, Satoshi-kun."
"Thank for you help, like I didn't notice." Came the deadpan reply.
A snort followed. "I couldn't be sure." The male teased without much heat. Then, the green eyes glanced back at the five still frozen in shock people. "Well, welcome to the future, I guess?"
To be continued...