This is the actual start of the Kanto Series. Welcome to the next story in the Mewted Saga: A Mew Story Begins.
Ash woke up in his room. It was the day he was to be chosen as a pokemon trainer! He jumped out of bed, dressed fully for the day so in case he was late than he was at least presentable. He picked up his backpack and went down the stairs to see his mother sitting at the table.
Ash grabbed some bacon and looked at his mother. "Can't stay long mom. Sorry." He kissed his mother on the cheek before he ran out of the front door and to the lab.
Ash arrived just as the last trainer left, but it didn't bother him that there were no starters left. He had another plan..
"Are you sure you want to have Mewtwo as your starter, Ash?" Oak asked, looking at the child from across the small podium.
Ash nodded. "I'm sure of it. I think it would be safer if he was traveling with a trainer instead of staying here. So he can experience life outside of the lab and corral. So he can live and make friends, and gain memories from what he's experienced. Other than pain."
Oak sighed. "So, he told you?"
Ash remained silent, thinking about the tales of experiementation and pain told from Mewtwo. "Yeah.." He said softly.
"I think it's best if we let him decide." Oak said to Ash, to which the boy nodded.
"What if I already have?" The two turned to see Mewtwo standing in front of the door. "I've already made my choice."
"What did you choose, Mewtwo?" Oak asked, turning to face the Pokemon fully.
"I wanna go with Ash." Mewtwo said as Alakazam teleported into the room.
"A wise choice, little one." Alakazam said. "You will be safer traveling around as others will not know where you'll be going next."
Oak nodded with a smile. "Alright. Shall I get you a different pokeball that the standard?"
"No, professor. A standard one is just fine." Ash said. "If Mewtwo is in any other pokeball, people will try to take him."
Oak nodded. "Alright, just make sure to wait until later to get your pokemon. As it will draw less of a crowd. I can hold onto a starter pokemon so that you have some cover for gyms and the like."
Ash looked at Mewtwo. "What do you think? Do you want it to be just us two, or do you want another pokemon to come with us?"
Mewtwo took a moment to consider this. "I'd like a friend. It doesn't have to be Charmander, Bulbasuar or Squirtle. It just has to be a friend."
"What friend do you think it should be?" Ash asked.
"I don't know. We should ask them." Mewtwo said.
Ash nodded, before he looked outside. "We'll have to ask them tomorrow." He sighed. "I have to get home, it's getting dark."
"Aww.." Mewtwo looked sad.
Ash smiled. "I'll be back tomorrow though."
Mewtwo smiled. "Alright!"
Today they were going to choose the pokemon friend that was coming with them. Ash walked up to the lab as the last trainer came out, an anxious looking Squirtle at his side. Poor thing, with a trainer looking as angry as he was, she would end up back at the lab in no time.
He stopped at the top steps to look at the trainer and Squirtle before he went inside. He walked through the lab to the waiting professor.
"Hello professor." Ash said, smiling as he walked to the man.
"Good morning Ash." Oak smiled. "I believe Mewtwo has talked with the pokemon, and he and that pokemon wish to see you."
Ash became curious. "Alright. I'd like to meet them too."
"Mewtwo, the lab is clear. You can come out now." Oak said, moments later the small purplish clone pokemon appeared.
"Ash!" The clone hugged Ash, making the boy laugh as he huggd him back. "Are you ready?"
Ash nodded. "Yeah, everything is packed and I can't wait to meet the pokemon you agreed to let come with us."
Mewtwo smiled. "Come on!" He grabbed Ash's arm and led him to the podium where a pokeball with an electic sticker waited. "Careful, he's scared because he was chased out of the Pikachu swell after his parents were exiled because of his and his mother's different color compared to the others."
Ash nodded. "Alright. That's good to know."
Oak took the pokeball off of the podium and opened it up to unleash a gold mouse-like pokemon with dark red cheeks and black tipped ears. Ash held his hand out to let the pokemon sniff if after it saw him. It bit his wrist hard enough to leave a mark without sniffing him.
"What are you doing?" Mewtwo asked as Ash froze and tensed in pain, feeling the bite burn as small jolts of electricity burned his skin.
Pikachu looked over to Mewtwo after he released Ash's hand. It began speaking to Mewtwo as Oak helped Ash clean and bandage his wrist.
"What did he say?" Oak asked as Ash examined the bandages, seeing small specks of blood on the white wrapping.
Mewtwo turned to the professor. "He said that he bit Ash because he was afraid."
"There's no reason to be afraid," Ash said, slowly reached his hand out again to let Pikachu sniff him in the hopes of petting him this time, "I won't hurt you." Pikachu let Ash pet him without hesitation before he climbed onto Ash's shoulder.
"There." Oak said as he passed Ash a pokedex, pokeballs and small medical kit. "Clean that bite and wrap it regularly, Ash."
Ash nodded before he put his pokeballs on his belt as well as the small kit and set his pokedex in his pocket. "Thanks." He smiled as he turned to Mewtwo. "Are you ready?" Ash asked him, pulling a pokeball from his belt and holding it out.
Mewtwo nodded. "Yeah." He tapped the pokeball with a singular ball tipped finger and was soon sucked inside. The ball shook in Ash's hand before it dinged, signifying he was captured. The ball opened up and Mewtwo popped out. "That was strange.." Mewtwo said, tilting his head.
"You'll have to stay in your pokball while we travel in towns, Mewtwo." Ash said. "And when we come across some trainers."
"Okay." Mewtwo said, sounding uncomfortable. He hated being confined. It reminded him of the lab.
"It's going to be okay." Ash promised. "We can speak to each other telepathically. you'll be okay." He said.
"Alright." Mewtwo said, letting Ash return him to the pokeball.
Ash returned the Pikachu to it's pokeball too, it obeyed him without question now. Thankfull. Once they were on the outskirts of Pallet, Ash released them from their pokeballs so they could walk beside him.