The Lone Master
A Pokémon story
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Chapter 1: The Pokémon Master
Ash's POV
"Come on Pikachu, hop on my shoulder. We want to make it back to pallet as soon as we can." I said.
"Pikachu! Pika pi!" My small starter said excitedly hopping onto my shoulder.
"Yeah, but first we have to head to a Pokémon center. We want Charizard to be healthy for the fly home." I reached over to pet the small rodent.
"Pikaaa." He responded nuzzling into my hand. I started walking the direction of the Pokémon center, which was about 2 miles to the northeast.
"You know what Pikachu? I'm feeling lazy. Let's just fly on Charizard."
"ROOAARR!" Said Charizard as I let him out."
"Charizard, do you think you could fly us 2 miles to a Pokémon center?" I asked. He just let out a puff of smoke. "I knew you could do it." I slid onto his back, Pikachu slipping off my shoulder in the process.
"Pika!" he said as he started his decent.
"I got ya, just hold on tight." I said as I grabbed him and held him to my chest. Or maybe I'll hold on to you. Charizard flapped his wings twice and we were in the air.
"That way Charizard, 30 degrees to your right." Charizard turned and started power stoking toward the Pokémon center. I looked over at the horizon admiring the view. The trees are so beautiful. And that stream, gosh that stream is pretty, especially in this sunset. It reminds me of something… what is it? What could it be that this stream reminds me of? I'll know later.
"Pika chuu! Pikachu! Pika pika!" Pikachu started yelling all of a sudden.
"Calm down, Pikachu, what's eating you?" I asked, looking at my buddy with concern.
"Pika, Pika!" he said franticly pointing at the ground.
"Charizard, land. I want to see what Pikachu is so exited about."
"RRROOOAAARRR!" Charizard 'said' as he went for a nosedive.
"Whoa Charizard, mind p... pulling up?" I stuttered. Charizard ignored me and continued his nosedive. At the last second he pulled up and lightly landed. "Ch- Charizard, you didn't have to show off to me, I am perfectly aware with how skilled you are. Just take it easy."
"Pika, Pika! Pikachu!" He said as he ran off.
"Pikachu! Come back!" I yelled as I jumped off Charizard and recalled him. Once the red light disappeared I sprinted in the direction that he had gone.
"Pikachu, what's wrong?" I asked as I found my starter… with… another Pikachu?
Pikachu's POV
"Ash, this Pikachu is hurt you have to help her." I said
"Pikachu, err… my Pikachu, what happened?" Ash said.
"This Pikachu is very hurt, we have to help her."
"Who are… who are you?" The female Pikachu asked.
"I am Pikachu, this is my trainer Ash Ketchup."
"I'm… I'm" the Pikachu said before passing out.
"Pikachu! Where are you?" I turned around to see a female trainer with blonde hair running towards us.
"Is this your Pikachu?" Ash asked.
"No, neither of them is mine."
"I know this one isn't, this is my Pikachu, I've had him for 17, almost 18 years now. This is a wild Pikachu MY Pikachu found, she is hurt so I was going to take her to a Pokémon center to fix her up." The girl smiled at Ash.
"That is exactly what I was going to do, may I come with you?"
"Sure, Poke ball, go!" he said as he threw a poke ball at the Pikachu and successfully captured it.
"What are you doing?" the girl yelled. "You are taking advantage of a Pokémon's injury!"
"No, it is a lot easier to carry a poke ball then a Pikachu. I am going to release it when she is all healed." He said surprisingly calm compared to how loud she yelled at him.
"How do you do that?" She asked, a little calmed down.
"You smash the ball."
"What? But poke balls are 5 dollars each!"
"I am willing to pay a dollar to make sure that this Pikachu survives. Now, Charizard, come on out!"
"RRROOOAAARRR!"
"Hmm… I recognize this Charizard's attitude."
"You should. Hop up." He said as he reached out his arm. I quickly jumped onto his arm and ran up to his shoulder. Ash nudged his head to the side saying 'come on' to the girl. She nodded and grabbed his hand. He pulled her up and I smiled at her.
"You know, I think I know you… Where do I know you from?"
"You mean you don't recognize the new Pokémon master?"
"Oh my god, you are THE Ash Ketchum?"
"Uh… unless I've misplaced my identity, yes. Yes I am." By this time Charizard was already setting course for the Pokémon center. All of a sudden she was getting off balance and fell off Charizard.
"Ash! Get her!" I yelled.
"Charizard, dive." Charizard made a steep decent and passed the falling girl.
"Charizard, flatten out." Charizard did as he was told and Ash prepared for impact.
I quickly jumped off Ash's shoulder so that I would not be in the way for Ash to catch her. As she came down Ash caught her, flipping over in the process. He then flipped her over with whatever strength he had left. I caught sight of something hanging out of her pocket. I quickly grabbed it and pressed a button on the pad's interface.
"I am Dexter," came the robotic voice, "a pokedex programed by professor Oak for Pokémon trainer Charlotte Thompson from the town of Pallet. My function is to provide Charlotte information and advice for Pokémon and their training. If lost or stolen, I cannot be replaced."
"So, this is Charlotte. Well, nice to know that she's from Pallet. Let's just hope we get to the Pokémon center soon, I don't want to hang upside down for too much longer. To be honest though, the view is great." He said.
Charlotte's POV
Where… Where am I? And why do I feel something on my waist. I thought to myself looking down. I noticed that I was riding on a Charizard, and that there were indeed, green shoes on my waist. My hands were also being held. I looked down past Charizard's neck to see an adult man hanging there looking around. When he saw me I blushed.
"So, your up."
"I guess?" I said still dazed. All of a sudden the events that just took place came back into my head. "Although, why are you hanging upside down?"
"Well, you fainted and fell off Charizard, then when we caught you the force knocked me over, so yeah. I'm just chillin'. Although if I'm stuck hanging here for as much as ten minutes my head just might explode from the blood pressure." He said smiling.
"I haven't introduced myself, have I?"
"Your pokedex did, by the way, Pikachu caught it just before it fell out of your pocket, you might want to put it in a safe place were it will NOT fall out."
"Pika, pikachu." He said handing me the pokedex.
"Don't worry, I will."
"Charizard, land." Ash said before letting go of my arms. I looked down to see him falling.
"Oh my god! Ash!"
"Bulbasaur, skydiving!" he yelled as he threw a poke ball at the ground.
"Skydiving?" I said as Charizard started loosing altitude. I watched Bulbasaur come out of his poke ball and look up. He waited a few seconds before using vine-whip to catch ash and slowly set him down.
"Why did you say skydiving instead of vine-whip?" I asked as we touched down.
"Because, Skydiving quickly let's Bulbasaur know that his target is above him, that way he won't look for a challenger on the ground." Very smart Ash, very smart.
"Well, knowing you have tactics explains why you are a master."
"Yeah, I never did get mature enough to actually make a battle plan until I was fifteen. It took another 3 years to perfect my strategy to the point where I could become a master." He said. "And now that I am one, I am going to go home for the first time in almost a year. I can't wait to see some of my old friends. First I am going to stop in Pewter city to see my friend Brock. He is the pewter city gym leader."
"I know him! I just beat his brother Forrest in a gym match. I accidentally set off the sprinklers and it weakened his Pokémon! Brock said it reminded him of a battle he had with an old friend long ago."
"I remember that. It was actually pretty funny."
"You were there?"
"Course I was there! I was the one to set off the sprinklers! I had refused the badge but he forced it to me, saying it was a brilliant strategy."
"Well, you live some, you learn some." I said in a happy-go-lucky attitude.
"Yeah, then I'll go home, since it is on the way to Cerulean city to see my friend Misty."
"I know her too! It took two tries to beat her. You do have good taste in friends."
"Well, my friends chose me, I didn't choose them. I had barrowed Misty's bike in effort to save Pikachu, and the bike got destroyed. Misty wanted to follow me until I repaid her for the broken bike. She eventually did get her bike back, but in that time we had become good friends. Well, to some extent. Then there's Brock. Brock wanted to become a Pokémon breeder, so he came with me to travel the world and achieve his dream."
"Hmm…" was all I could say.
"Well, the Pokémon center is right here, so I am going to give them the hurt Pikachu and then call Brock and Misty."
"Might as well heal my Pokémon too."
"Pewter city gym, how may I help you?"
"Hey Brock, it's me, Ash."
"Hey! Long time no see!"
"Yeah, I'm really sorry, did you see the champion ship?"
"No, I was watching it but Forrest had a battle so I couldn't finish the program because it was too loud. Dude, his opponent set off the sprinklers just like you did!"
"You mean Charlotte Thompson?" I said motioning for her to come over.
"Missed me?" She said with a smirk.
"No frickin way. Dude, that's funny. And she's from Pallet too!"
"I know, we saw her pokedex and it told us. She fainted when she figured out who I was!"
"Really? Are you that famous? I know you got into the finals, but that's like, the top sixteen."
"I won Brock. I am the Pokémon master."
"No. Your not the Pokémon master, your just pulling my leg."
"Yeah I know."
"Wait, you were pulling my leg?"
"Nope."
"Dude, that's awesome! Have you told Misty yet?"
"No, but I'm about to when I finish this call."
"Ash, please hang up. It's curfew." Said nurse Joy.
"Oh, well Brock, I guess I'll tell her in the morning. Goodnight."
"Goodnight Ash, goodnight Charlotte."
"Good night Brock." She said.
Pikachu's POV
"Good morning Ash."
"Ugh… good morning Pikachu. It's time to release that other Pikachu, she should be all healed."
"Hurray! We get to go home!" I shouted, though I knew he couldn't understand me.
"I'm going to get dressed, Pikachu, go get the rest of the Pokémon."
"Yes sir!" I said as I hopped off the bed and went over to the door. I walked up to the desk and waited for nurse Joy.
"Oh, hello Pikachu, I assume you are here for ashes Pokémon, correct?"
"Yes nurse Joy."
"Alright, I trust you. Here you go." She said as she took out a tray full of Poke balls. I tried to grab them, but I could only carry one.
"Here, try this." She said as she pressed the button to make the ball shrink. She did this with all of the poke balls so I was able to carry them back to Ash. I smiled sweetly and started to pick them up.
Once I had them all I jumped down from the desk and started walking back to Ash's room. He was wearing his regular jeans with a black shirt.
"Here are your Poke balls Ash!" I called out.
"Thank you Pikachu, now to do what has to be done." He said with a frown. Ash put on his backpack (Which had his jacket in it) and we walked out side.
"Pikachu, go!"
"Where am I?" She asked.
"We are going to let you free, we only caught you so we could heal you. Aren't you exited?"
"No… I'm not exited, Ash saved me. I want him to be my trainer. I… I… I want to be with you."
"I never thought about it, I always thought a Pokémon would only like a trainer if they beat them. It shows that they are in the hands of a good trainer. Then again, the only reason I liked Ash before was because he put my life in front of his own. So yeah, your reason is perfectly normal."
"Saying your last good bye's Pikachu?" Ash asked.
"Ash, don't smash her Poke ball. She wants to come with us."
"Here I go." He said as he chucked the ball at the ground.
"No!" She yelled as I jumped towards the falling ball. The poke ball hit me on the back and I slammed into the ground. When I stood up I saw that the ball was intact. Ash was just looking at me confused. I just pointed at the female Pikachu.
"I want to be your Pikachu." She said as she walked over to the ball and picked it up.
"I'm sorry, I can't understand what you are saying." He said. The female Pikachu just walked over and tried to place the poke ball on his belt.
"You need to shrink the ball by clicking the button in the center."
"Thank you Pikachu." She said as she placed the ball on his belt and climbed up onto his left shoulder.
"I get it now, you want me to be your trainer, don't you?" Ash asked.
"That's right." She said as she snuggled into his neck.
"Come on Pikachu, I have another shoulder, hop on up." I hesitantly climbed onto his other shoulder and we started walking back to the Pokémon center.
"You know, we need to nickname you, I can't call you both Pikachu." He said petting the other Pikachu. "How about Jenny?" She shook her head no. "Molly?" Another no. "Pikachu, what do you think?" He asked me. I just pointed at her as she waved her hands crazily. "Alright, do you have an idea? Ah, I get it." Pikachu had decided to use hand signals to communicate her point. "Talk… Over again. No? Ok… Speak… Again?" Pikachu nodded. "You? Or does that mean me?"
"Pi-ka-chu" She said.
"You want me to say Pikachu?" A nod. "Pi-ka-chu. You want me to say it again? All right Pi-ka-" She stopped him. "Pika?" She nodded again. She then made a T with her arms.
"Piket?"
She nodded franticly when I said this. "Congratulations, your new name is Piket." I said as we entered the Poke center.
"Hey Ash, I thought you were going to release her, why are you keeping her?"
"Well, first off, meet Piket. Second, when I threw the ball at the ground, Pikachu stopped it from smashing. Piket then made it very obvious that she wanted to be my Pokémon. We nicknamed her to prevent confusion."
"Oh… I'll let you get away with this so long as you let me carry her sometimes."
"Wait, you were never going to catch her in the first place."
"Shut up."
"It's a deal, so long as Piket agrees." He said.
"It's fine with me." Piket said as she hoped over to Charlotte's shoulder.
"I guess it's a deal then." He said
A.M.
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