The Prince Of Kalos
Speeches :
"A" – Normal Human Speech
'A' - Thoughts
An airplane started to descend its way to the land as a certain raven-haired young man gazed at the region of Kalos that seemed to be fast approaching. The young trainer named Ash Ketchum couldn't wait to land in Kalos as he saw various Pokemon that were unknown to him, flying through the beautiful skies.
Sitting on his lap, a yellow rodent too seemed to be equally ecstatic as it watched the new region through the window.
When Ash had heard about the Kalos region from Alexa, he'd made up his mind that the Kalos League would be the next Pokemon League he would challenge. As their destination neared, Ash's excitement began to surge. He couldn't wait to set foot on Kalos and meet all the new Pokemon that could only be found in this part of the world.
The enthusiasm of reaching a new region to continue his Pokemon journey was not something new to Ash, but this time there was something different. The difference was that instead of starting the journey with only Pikachu, he decided to take along some of his other Pokemon as well. Ash looked down at the Pokeball belt tied to his waist and thought about how he'd been foolish enough not to take his Pokemon along whenever he visited a new region.
He never took any one of his Pokemon except for Pikachu to his journeys in Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova. So why did he decide to change his tactics now? What made him realize his mistake?
The answer came when a brown haired woman sitting next to Ash turned to face him. "Are you excited to start a new journey in Kalos, Ash?" Alexa questioned our hero.
Ash looked at the Pokemon journalist with a huge grin on his face. It was thanks to Alexa that Ash's eyes had opened. "Of course, I am Alexa. I am totally psyched!"
When they'd returned to Pallet town, Ash had taken Alexa with him when he went to Professor Oak's lab to visit all his Pokemon. Seeing the amount of pokemon Ash owned, she was surprised to say the least. And not only that, each one of his Pokemon appeared to be in top shape. It was then that Alexa asked Ash the question that the raven-haired trainer should've asked himself a long time ago – Why didn't he use the Pokemon he'd previously caught? Did all of his Pokemon other than Pikachu mean so less to him that he would just abandon them whenever he left to travel through a new region?
Ash gave Alexa's statement a thought and he was shocked when he realized that what Alexa said was true. Every time he heard of a new region and made up his mind to travel through it, he just forgot about the Pokemon that he'd previously caught. It was as if he didn't care for them. But that wasn't true and Ash knew that. He loved all his Pokemon with all his heart. They were his best friends with whom he'd gone through everything together. At that moment, Ash decided to ask his Pokemon what they thought about it. And when he did, his fears came true. They all agreed that they would be much happier if Ash took them with him. Ash realized that he had done a huge mistake. He apologized to each one of his Pokemon and promised them that from now on, he wouldn't just leave them behind. He also thought back to why he lost to a twit like Cameron in the Unova League. The answer was simple : his Pokemon weren't prepared enough. They didn't enough time to train. But if he would have used his previously caught Pokemon, he was sure that he would have defeated every trainer in the Unova League with here he was in the Kalos region with 3 more Pokemon than usual.
Just then, the air hostess came inside. "We have now reached the Kalos region. You can release your seatbelts. Thank you for flying with us."
The fifteen year old Ash Ketchum stood on the airstair, looking around the airport as he took in the beautiful scenery of the Kalos region. The moment he'd been waiting for from the time he met Alexa was finally here. He adjusted his hat, just as Pikachu ran and jumped up on his shoulder from behind.
"Look out people!" he yelled cheerfully. "Ash from Pallet Town is here to win the Kalos League!"
"Pikachuuu!" cheered Pikachu from atop Ash's shoulder.
Pikachu was not just happy because they'd reached a new region, but also because some of his friends were now accompanying him and Ash in this journey. Each time they'd arrive at a new region, the electric mouse used to miss his old friends. But this time, it would be different.
Simpering at Ash's enthusiastic arrival, Alexa approached the trainer from behind, chuckling at his friend's reaction to her native region. She knew how much Ash loved Pokemon and battling alongside them.
Suddenly, a pink avian Pokemon with a white beak hovered in front of Ash. It flew right over Ash's head. The trainer watched the Pokemon fly as he ran down the steps chasing after it. It didn't take him long to recognize the Pokemon as Spritzee because this time around, Ash had studied a lot about the Kalos region and its native Pokemon. He was not as clueless as he previously would be when arriving in a new region.
Ash now stood in the mall, patiently waiting for Alexa to finish her call. When Ash heard that Alexa's sister's Gym is not in Lumiose City but in Santalune City instead, he felt really disappointed. He wanted to start battling in Kalos as soon as possible but in his years as a trainer, he'd grown from a being an impatient little brat to a calm and intelligent young man. He could control his urge to win his first badge for a while.
"Hey Ash!" came Alexa's voice. She walked towards the teen with a grin across her face. "My sister's at the Gym and you can challenge her whenever you like."
Hearing this pumped Ash up. He would be able to get his first Gym badge as soon as he reached Santalune, which wasn't too far from Lumiose City. "That's great!" he exclaimed. "But I have to give Professor Sycamore a visit first. Professor Oak told me that he'd provide me the Kalos region Pokedex." He beamed at the journalist. "Thank you for escorting me here Alexa. It's been great."
Alexa came forward and offered Ash her hand. "No. Thank you, Ash. It's been a great journey with you through the Decolore Islands."
Ash stared at the woman and shook her offered hand. "See you later, Alexa! Turning left, Ash started running along the streets as he began his new adventure in the Kalos region.
"See you!"
Alexa waved her hand at the disappearing sight of the young boy. It'd been great to travel with Ash and she thoroughly enjoyed her time. Not to mention the amazing documentary she made on all of Ash's Pokemon as well as the ones that they encountered on their way to Kanto.
In Lumiose City, a honey-haired girl with blue eyes strolled along the road, humming in her beautiful voice with joy evident in in her tone as well as her facial expression. She wore a black sleeveless top and short, pink skirt and a pink hat. She appeared to be happy and she had every reason for it. She would be starting her new journey on this day and she was all pumped up to get her first Pokemon and chase after her dream.
After walking for another few minutes, the girl looked at the building in front of her as a smile made its way to her features. She had been waiting to pick up her first Pokemon from the moment she saw Aria, the current Kalos Queen perform on television.
The beginning trainer briskly made her way to the door of the building as she rang the doorbell once and waited for someone to open the door. After a few moments, the double door opened and Serena was greeted by a young woman wearing a white lab coat.
"How may I help you?" The woman asked in a sweet tone.
"I have to get my Pokemon from Professor Sycamore." Serena replied as she quickly removed a card from her pocket and offered it to the woman. The lab assistant took the card and reading it, she flashed a smile at Serena.
"So, you're a new trainer. Come in. I'll take you to the Professor." She started walking in the lab as she gestured for Serena to follow, who did just that. On the way, Serena noticed many different sorts of machines. Some of them were empty while others had different kinds of Pokemon resting in them.
After a few more steps, the two girls reached a door as the lab assistant pushed a button and the door began to open.
"Professor Sycamore!" She called. "There's a new trainer here."
The said person having black messy hair turned around grinned when he saw the sight of the young girl. He was informed by Serena's mother, Grace that her daughter would be picking up her first Pokemon from him soon. He walked over to the girl and spoke.
"Hello Serena! I have been expecting you. So are you ready to choose your first Pokemon?"
"Hello Professor." Serena greeted the Pokemon Professor with a bright smile. "Yes. I even know which Pokemon I am going to choose."
Soon, Professor Sycamore opened a suitcase placed at the table. He opened it revealing three shining Pokeballs, which made Serena curiously stare at the Pokeball. Picking up the Pokeballs from the case, Sycamore snapped them open. In a bright flash of light, three cute little Pokemon materialized on the floor.
On the left stood a quadruped, fox-like Pokemon with pale yellow fur and tufts of dark orange fur covering the insides of its long ears. In the middle was a bipedal Pokemon having light brown front with dark brown arms and three triangular markings on its face. The last Pokemon on the left was a frog-like creature having light blue skin, white hands, and a dark blue stripe from the center of its oval head to its nose.
The three Kalos starter cried their respective names making Serena squeal at their cuteness. She bent down and observed the adorable Pokemon with twinkle in her eyes. Professor Sycamore and his assistant Sophie chuckled at Serena's behaviour.
Sycamore removed a pink Pokedex from his pocket and offered it to the young girl. "You should probably check those Pokemon in this Pokedex before you make your decision." He suggested. "You can scan get information about a Pokemon if you point your Pokedex at it."
"I have heard of those. Thanks Professor."
Serena accepted the Pokedex from Professor Sycamore and started observing the advanced machine. After taking in all the features of the Pokedex, she got down to the three Pokemon's level and pointed it to the fox Pokemon. Instantly, the Pokedex began to speak in its mechanical, feminine voice.
"Fennekin, the Fox Pokémon. Fennekin expels hot air that can reach nearly 400 degrees. It likes to snack on twigs."
"Amazing" Serena complimented the Fennekin, who expelled a few flames from her nose. She then turned the Pokedex to the Pokemon in the middle as it again spoke.
"Chespin, the Spiny Nut Pokémon. Chespin can flex the soft spikes on its head, making them so stiff and sharp that it can even pierce through stone."
The Chespin danced around in an attempt to impress the trainer. Every starter Pokemon wanted to be picked by a trainer and this Chespin was no exception. Finally, Serena moved her Pokedex to the frog Pokemon as the Pokedex gave information for the last time.
"Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokémon. From its chest and back, Froakie creates bubbles called Frubbles, which act as a cushion and soften the blow of an opponent's attack."
"So, which Pokemon do you want?" asked Professor Sycamore.
Serena moved to the Fennekin on the floor and started petting it. Serena had made up her mind about picking a Fennekin when she saw Aria's Braixen in her Pokemon performance. Aria and her Braixen were Serena's idol and so the choice for her first Pokemon became simple.
"I pick Fennekin, Professor." The fourteen year old girl answered. She picked up Fennekin in her arms which caused the Fire-Type to shriek in joy.
"Fennekin!" cried the little fox Pokemon. It appeared to be very delighted by its new trainer and why wouldn't it be.
The Spiny Nut Pokemon, Chespin didn't seem to be too happy with the girl's decision. But before it could show its displeasure, it was soon called back by Professor Sycamore along with Froakie.
Suddenly, there was a ring at the doorbell of the Research Lab. The three humans along with Fennekin walked out of the room and into the main hall in order to see who the visitor was. Professor Sycamore opened the double door and came face to face with a boy with black hair and a Pikachu resting on his shoulder.
"How can I help you?" The Professor questioned the unknown visitor.
"I am Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town." Ash replied. "Professor Oak told me to see you so that I could get a new Pokedex."
While the Professor might have not recognized Ash but someone present in the lab sure did. 'Could it really be him?' she pondered. Serena recognized Ash from the Kanto summer camp that she'd attended when she was much younger. And she surely didn't forget the incident that happened with them. The girl was injured in the summer camp by a little Poliwag when her saviour, Ash came to rescue her. Serena blushed at the memory but she decided to ask Ash if he remembered her later.
Now, Professor Sycamore recognized who the trainer was. Professor Oak had indeed told the Kalos Professor that Ash would be arriving there to get a regional Pokedex for Kalos.
"Yes, he sure did. Come on in, Ash." The Professor made way for Ash to enter as both of them walked inside. Ash noted the new Pokemon that were inside the research mechanism of the lab. Ash just couldn't wait to catch and battle all the new Pokemon found in Kalos.
"Professor Oak speaks very highly of you Ash. You must indeed be a great trainer to earn his respect." complimented the Pokemon Researcher.
Hearing him, Ash just rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. The young trainer might have matured but there were some traits that he still retained and rubbing his head when embarrassed was one of them.
Suddenly, there was a frantic roar coming from the backyard of the lab. Professor Sycamore knew what it was as he ran off towards the door to the field, followed by Sophie. Hearing the roar and watching the Professor run like that, Ash realized that whatever it was, it was trouble. He too dashed in the direction the other two had gone and was followed by Serena and her Fennekin.
"Oh no!" The middle-aged Professor yelled in terror. "Garchomp, calm down."
"What's happening to Garchomp?" Ash asked.
Without any warning, the enraged Garchomp fired a Hyper Beam towards some of the Pokemon on the field. The Pokemon barely managed to survive by getting out of the way. The Mach Pokemon didn't mean to harm anyone but something must have caused it to get this angry.
Serena finally catching up to everyone else noticed something on the Garchomp. "Hey, what's that?" she asked pointing towards the Garchomp's neck.
The others followed her gaze and found out the reason why Garchomp had been acting this way. There appeared to be a strangle belt on Garchomp which glowed red. Again, the Garchomp released a powerful, blue beam of energy from its mouth. The Hyper Beam headed straight for Serena who just froze at the sight. Garchomp's attack got closer but before it could hit the beginning trainer, Ash sprinted towards Serena threw himself at her, barely managing to save the girl from certain death. The only thing was that they ended up in an awkward position causing Serena's cheeks to go deep red. Ash on the other hand was just too busy watching the Garchomp to realize anything.
Quickly getting back up to its feet, Ash removed two Pokeballs from his belt and enlarged them.
"Gabite, Snivy. Let's go!" He screamed throwing the Pokeballs in the air. The balls opened in mid-air as The Cave and the Grass Snake Pokemon stood on the field, ready to battle.
When Ash came back from his journey to Unova, he'd been quite surprised to find that his Gible had actually evolved into Gabite when he was away. A pleasant surprise, but a surprise nonetheless.
"Gabiite!" Ash's Dragon-Type from Sinnoh roared, unafraid of his fully evolved opponent.
"Snivy Sni!" cried Snivy with a dangerous look on her face. She wouldn't let anyone hurt her trainer until she stood alive.
"We need to get that off of Garchomp!" Ash yelled with a hint of distraught in his tone. "Gabite, use Dragon Pulse and Snivy use Leaf blade to break the belt on Garchomp."
Meanwhile, the Garchomp just charged at random. It seemed like it had no control over itself whatsoever.
Gabite formed an orb of draconic energy in his mouth while Snivy's tail glowed as it turned into a sharp blade. Gabite jumped in the air and threw his Dragon Pulse at the Garchomp , who kept on moving unusually around the field. Snivy on the other hand dashed at her moving target bringing her sharp tail forward. Both the attacks eventually struck the Mach Pokemon but the belt still held strong. Ash's Pokemon stared at it in surprise. They were only able to crack the belt. And it seemed like Garchomp was enraged even more by this assault.
The Sinnoh native dragon leapt into the sky and took off with no particular destination in mind. Professor Sycamore could sense the danger posed if Garchomp were to go wild in the middle of the city. He didn't even want to imagine what kind of destruction it could cause.
"We need to stop it. It would be a disaster if it ran loose like that!" Sycamore exclaimed frantically, following his dragon.
"Let's go guys." Ash grunted. He ran in the direction in which Garchomp went as his Pokemon followed suite.
Serena finally got up from her fall and followed the ten. "Wait Ash!"
The raging Garchomp now stood atop the tallest tower in Lumiose City, The Prism Tower. It looked as if it still couldn't control itself. It had already caused havoc in the city by crashing into several vehicles, buldings and stores along the way. More and more people appeared to be gathering around Prism Tower, watching the Pokemon on top of it. Several reporters shot the scene live from helicopters.
Ash, Professor Sycamore and Serena finally managed to catch up to Garchomp. They gasped as they saw it on the top of one of Lumiose's tallest towers, running wild in agony. It seemed as if it could fall at any moment.
"This is a disaster!" Professor Sycamore screamed as he saw his Pokemon on top of the tower.
Just then, Officer Jenny came running towards the researcher. "Does this Garchomp belong to you Professor?"
The Professor nodded his head. "Yes, Jenny. I am sorry for the trouble."
"I see. We need to get it down." She said observing the Pokemon atop the tower who just fired a Hyper Beam towards the City.
Unbeknownst to anyone but Serena, Ash and his Pokemon rushed towards the entrance to the tower. Only Serena noticed him enter and obviously followed him. As soon as Ash felt Serena's presence, he turned around and glared at her.
"Why are you coming with me?" The raven-haired teen snapped at honey-haired girl.
Serena seemed to be shocked by the unusual chill in Ash's tone. Of what she remembered of him, he was the kindest guy she'd ever met. Was it possible that Ash had changed over the years?
Brushing those thoughts aside, Serena shouted defensively. "I can't let you go there all alone!" She closed her eyes and kept her palms in front of her.
"But…. It's dangerous." Replied Ash, much calmly this time. He gave an apologetic smile to Serena who knew the reason for it.
"But I don't want to leave you alone!" As Serena said this, Ash could read the worry in her eyes. He didn't reply. He just flashed her a small smile and quickly started climbing the steps.
Someone hidden in the shadows watched the scene very intently.
"Froa kiee."
Ash, Serena and the Pokemon finally managed to find a way to Garchomp after struggling a bit. They now stood on the same level as the Sinnoh dragon.
"Hey. Those kids are up there." Someone in the crowd noticed the duo of humans, getting everyone's attention. They all gasped watching the sight of the two trainers and their Pokemon on top of Prism Tower.
"Ash, Serena!" The Kalos Professor screamed in horror as he watched the two get closer and closer to Garchomp.
Garchomp though, still continued its rampage. Ash carefuly walked a little closer to the Pokemon and spoke. "Snivy, use Vine Whip to hold Garchomp at one spot and Pikachu destroy the belt with Iron Tail when its standing still."
Snivy quickly fired vines from her neck in an attempt to hold Garchomp so that Pikachu could break the belt which was causing all the trouble. Snivy's attempt failed the first time as the Mach Pokemon slashed her vines with the fins on its arms. But the second time around, Snivy managed to get the job done. Precisely at that moment, Pikachu jumped in the air. Dashing forward with his glowing tail, he struck the belt on Garchomp right in the middle causing the red lights to fade. The belt broke down into pieces as Garchomp fell to its knees, panting and finally calming down.
"Good job you guys." Ash complimented his Pokemon who cried out in victory.
Everyone standing by the tower sighed in relief. But suddenly, Ash heard a scream from behind. He frantically turned around to see the floor beneath Serena collapse and she started to fall off the tower.
Ash thought quickly and gave a command. "Snivy, use your vines to get Serena!"
As quickly as she could, the Grass Snake Pokemon from Unova shot her vines towards the falling Serena and to everyone's relief, caught the girl. But just as Snivy started pulling Serena up, the floor she stood on collapsed as she fell down at speed.
Without another thought, Ash jumped from the tower in order to catch Snivy shocking everyone. He managed to get hold of both Snivy and Serena, who buried their faces in his chest as the trainer from Kanto braced himself for the rough landing. Sycamore froze at the sight of the Pokemon trainers.
On top of the tower, Pikachu cried out to his trainer. Gabite standing next to him though, just couldn't bare to see his trainer go down like that. What was his use to his trainer if he couldn't help him at a time like this? With that in mind, the Cave Pokemon flashed brightly as he started to glow.
"Gabbbb!" he shouted loudly as his body glowed brightly.
Soon, Gabite's body began to change shape. His body started to grow as his tail, fins and head all grew larger. Even before the light faded away, the Dragon-Type Pokemon dashed down towards his trainer at ultra high speed. It didn't even take him a moment to get to his trainer as he caught Ash along with the others before landing gracefully on the ground.
"Garrrrr!" Ash's newly evolved Garchomp roared victoriously, his trainer still in his arms.
Someone running towards the scene watched the entire event unfold. 'He might be the one I have been searching for.' The unknown person thought as he gazed at the pure silver Pokemon egg in his hand.
People began to gather around the two trainers who'd just escaped certain death. Meanwhile, Officer Jenny made her way up to the tower with other officers in order to get Garchomp down. . Ash just stared at his newly evolved Pokemon as Garchomp let them go.
"Hey Garchomp, you evolved just so you could save me?" Ash asked in a soft tone.
"Gaaarrr." The dragon towering over Ash nodded his head.
Snivy leapt up and sat happily on Garchomp's shoulder. On the other hand, Serena was completely petrified. She had almost died. But once again, her saviour was Ash. She came out of the shock as professor Sycamore ran towards the duo. Even Pikachu made his way from the tower and hugged his trainer.
"Pika Pika." He spoke lowly, burrying his face in his best friend's chest, who petted the rodent.
"Ash, Serena. Thank goodness, you're fine." Sycamore sighed in relief.
"We have Garchomp to thank, don't we Serena?" asked Ash as he smiled at the new trainer.
When Serena heard Ash call her name, she was shocked. She couldn't believe that Ash actually remembered her after all those years. She thought that he wouldn't recognize her at all but he just did. The joy she felt thinking about it could not be described.
"Yes." She giggled, with a hue of crimson on her cheeks.
The next day, the sun shone over our heroes as Ash and Serena stood outside a completely destroyed Sycamore Research lab. They were all set and ready to begin their journey.
When Ash and the others returned to the Reasearch lab after Garchomp's rampage the other day, they all introduced themselves to each other; something they failed to do earlier due to the intervention of Professor Sycamore's dragon. During dinner, the Pokemon Professor asked Ash about is goal in Kalos. Ash explained to them that he wanted to compete in the Kalos league. Sycamore asked the same question to Serena who told her about Pokemon Performances. At this, the raven-haired trainer got a great idea; why didn't he and Serena travel together. Serena was shocked at first that Ash had asked her to travel through the Kalos region. The two of them would be travelling all alone. Obviously, Serena agreed without any doubts in her mind.
"So Serena, are you sure you want to travel with me?" Ash asked. "I don't want to slow you down because of my Gym battles."
"Of course I am Ash. I am as sure as I can ever be." The beautiful young girl replied with no hesitation in her tone whatsoever.
Serena would never have imagined that she would meet the man of her dreams on the first day of her journey. And if that wasn't good enough, now he'd himself asked her if she wanted to travel with him.
"So that's settled." Ash said beaming at Serena, who blushed watching her travelling companion's cute face.
"Pi Pikachu!"
A blue frog watched the two humans walk away from the nearby bushes. It had been observing Ash since even before the trainer reached Professor Sycamore's research lab and it wouldn't stop tailing the guy just yet. The Pokemon was keen to test something on him and he wouldn't give up until it had tried it.
"Good luck on your journey, you two." The Pokemon Professor wished the couple goodbye as they began their journey to conquer Kalos.
How did you find the story? I have been thinking about this for a while now and finally decided to write it down. . When I found out that there is gonna be an episode in which Ash and Serena go on a date, I decided to go through with the idea. I hope you enjoyed!