A/N - This is my first Pokemon Fan Fic, as I have only gotten into reading this kind of Fic.

I do not own the rights to Pokemon, that goes to Nintendo and Games Freak and 4 Kids Entertainment for the cartoon series.

Remembrance of a Old Friend

Ash was looking in the mirror at himself, when he heard the Megas XLR theme tune starting up. He turned around to watch the T.V and he just smiled at the catchy theme song.

Living here in Jersey,

Fighting villains from afar,

You've got to find first gear,

In your giant robot car.

You dig giant robots!

I dig giant robots!

We dig giant robots!

Chicks dig giant robots!

Nice!

"Ash honey, if you don't hurry, you'll be late for your first day back at school." Delia said, as Ash saw the part of Megas with Kiva and Coop at the car show.

He just laughed at the Face-Off that was taking place on the T.V and he realised that his mom was right, in the fact that if he didn't move now then he would be late,

As he got towards the door of his bedroom, he noticed the picture on the wall. It included himself, Brock, Pikachu, Togepi and Misty, when they were at Prof Oaks whilst Ash was preparing for the Indigo Plateau. He felt his mind wander back to the first time he and Misty met.

Flashback

He was trying to run from the Spearows when he didn't realise that he fell into the cold water of the river.

The next thing he could remember was that something was tugging on his jacket, when he was pulled out of the river. As he hit the ground, he looked down and he saw Pikachu in his arms. He looked to see who fished him out and all he saw as Misty and her cerulean coloured eyes.

Even before he actually realised it, he jumped on her bike and set off to find help. That was before Pikachu acknowledge him as it's trainer and friend.

When he actually got to the Poke Centre in Viridian City, Misty had caught up with him and he had seen the nicer side of her. From then on in, he and Misty had stuck together until Misty finally left the group.

End Flashback

Ash felt a feeling that was not unfamiliar to him, he had felt this when Misty left the group. It have been some years ago and he still felt the pain as she left him and Brock to find her place in the world.

He felt remorse and the light in his existence diminish as he saw her leave his side. The one wish he had was that he could go back and tell her all the things that he didn't have time to do.

He was interrupted from his thoughts by the knocking at the front door. It didn't really surprise him because he knew who was knocking on his front door at this time in the morning.

As Mrs Ketchum answered the front door, she let out a slight gasp at how the young man in front of her had cleaned up his image as he had done.

Granted he was wearing the actual uniform of where he and her son went to school, but it had been a few weeks since they had hung out at the house.

Since then his traditional brown spiky hair had remained intact but he had bulked up a bit, Delia expected that this was down to the young man training with his Pokemon.

"Good morning Brock, do you want something to eat or drink whilst my little Ash is still getting ready?" Delia said, as she welcomed Brock into the house.

"No thanks Mrs Ketchum, I ate on the way over here. So Ash is still the last one to awaken in the mornings is he? Brock replied, giving a smirk at the memories of Ash being late for his countless battles and meetings.

"Nope Brocko, Pikachu's still asleep. He's trying to recover from the battle with Gary I had yesterday." Ash said and smiled as he came down the stairs.

The sight of her son in the traditional blue trousers and blazer of the school that Ash and Brock went to, filled Delia up with absolute pride and joy.

"Good because we need to get going A.S.A.P." Brock said, before opening the door and waving to Ash to catch up with him.

Ash just shook his head and said goodbye to his mother and chased after Brock trying to catch up with his friend.

"So do you think that there will be anymore new transfers this year Brock?" Ash asked his friend of almost six years, he had been through so much with Brock over the past few years.

"Well I heard that May is going to be there this year, as she wanted to catch up with us again." Brock said, as Ash nodded agreement. It was true that himself, Brock, May and her brother Max had grown close during the course of the journey in the Hoenn region.

Since the last time Ash saw May or Max, he had gone back to the Indigo Plateau and re-participated in the tournament. He knew he had a better chance of winning this time then he did last time he fought here.

When it came to the crunch, he was ready for anything that they threw at him, but he what didn't prepare for was the emotions his own body was sending through to his brain.

Flashback

Ash had battled through the four field types he had to fight on, and he had faced in the quarter and semi finals and won.

He was in the final and all he could care about was that Misty wasn't by his side to cheer him on. It was five minutes before the match. Brock walked into the locker room and saw Ash sitting down on the bench, looking a tad upset.

"Hey Ash. Are you feeling ok. You've been waiting for this moment since you could remember, so why are you so down five minutes before the match. Brock asked worried about his friend/

"Do you remember the first time I was here. You, me and misty were having a blast and here I am again a few years later, and I can't believe Misty isn't here to see this." Ash replied, his traditional cap missing and Brock had just realised what his friend was feeling down about.

He noticed it when Misty had just left, but when May and Max joined up with them, all Ash did was put on a brave face. He knew his friend's heart had been almost ripped out that day, but once he never asked Ash about it until know.

"You love her, don't you Ash?" Brock asked as he gained Ash's attention and when he saw his face, he knew that he wouldn't let his friend down in his time of need.

"Yeah I do Brock, I still can't believe it took me as long as it did to realise it." Ash replied, as he returned to looking to the floor between his legs.

Brock was about to give Ash some advice, but was interrupted by the speaker system. "Will Ash Ketchum and Lara Bristow report to the stadium please, I repeat will Ash Ketchum and Lara Bristow report to the stadium please/ Thank You."

Ash stood up and started to walk out, when Brock grabbed his arm and stopped him. "Listen Ash, I'm not good at this stuff but I think that you can do this. You need to believe in yourself and believe that Misty is watching the match from home and cheering you on."

Ash took a second to digest what Brock had just said to him, and he realised that his friend was right and so he nodded and smiled at him. "Yeah Brock, you're right and when I win get ready for the speech I will be making."

He reached the stadium and felt nervous as he saw the crowd cheer for him when he entered. All his mind would allow him to think of was Misty and the opportunities he had back then to tell her how he felt about her.

Here is the first contender in this final match, he is from the town of Pallet and his name is Ash Ketchum. He has been here a few years ago and that time he made it to the quarter finals, only to be stood up by his Charizard.

Ash even though feeling nervous, now felt more embarrassed then anything. He was actually expecting that but it didn't make it any more easier on his self-confidence.

Here comes the second contender who is participating in this final match, she is from the city of Saffron and her name is Lara Bristow. This is her second straight tournament and last year she finished third overall.

Now this troubled Ash a bit, he was facing someone who had came third in this tournament the year before and his first time he was shown up by his Charizard.

'Damn it Ash, do you have to be so worried about little details, you know what Brock said. He believes in you and so do yourself, just think of Misty cheering you on from home.' Ash thought to himself and for the first time since he had entered the stadium he smiled.

"This is a three on three Pokemon match that will consist of any Pokemon you chose. Now if there isn't any objections, let the battle begin." The referee said as it waved the green flag to begin the fight.

"Pokeball go!" Lara commanded and out came the Royal Pokemon, Slowking. At the same time Ash had thrown his Pokeball and out came his Bulbasaur.

Here we go with the final match, Lara has sent Slowking out and Ash has sent out Bulbasaur. Which one of these two trainers will attack first, will it be Ash or Lara?

"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip." Ash commanded his Pokemon to do, and as Bulbasaur was told to do he used Vine Whip.

"Slowking uses Deflect, then uses Confusion on his Bulbasaur." Lara said in retaliation. Slowing used its Deflect to create a barrier that Bulbasaur's Vine Whip could not penetrate and the hit Bulbasaur with it's Confusion attack.

All that Ash could do was watch as Bulbasaur's Vine Whip turned and his own Pokemon as part of the Confusion. "Bulbasaur try to shake it off, and then use Solarbeam on it." Ash commanded, and as realisation, Bulbasaur shook of it's Confusion and prepared for the attack to come.

"Slowking, uses Physic to attack Bulbasaur now." Lara also commanded and Slowking started to prepare Psychic. Bulbasaur was now read y to fire and jumped into the air and fired the Solarbeam at Slowking, and after the dust settled Slowking was out for the count.

"Slowking is unable to participate any further, Bulbasaur and Ash win the first bout." The referee said as Lara recalled her Slowking to it's Pokeball.

That's was amazing folks, Ash Ketchum wins the first round. His Bulbasaur's Solarbeam was just too powerful for Lara's Slowking. This announcer wonders what Pokemon Lara will uses next?

"Hey Ketchum, that was a good fight but your Bulbasaur won't stand a chance against this. Magmar, I choose you!" Lara forcefully said, as she threw the Pokeball.

"So this is going to get interesting then it isn't Lara." Ash commented, as he realised that Brock was right, he felt confident even though Bulbasaur was at an disadvantage against a fire Pokemon like Magmar.

"Bulbasaur use Stun Spore, and stay on your toes." Ash said to Bulbasaur and all Bulbasaur did was nod in its own little way.

Bulbasaur used Stun Spore, but Magmar just made its flames more hotter and dissolved the Stun Spore before it hit it properly. "Nice try Ketchum, but I've gotten smart to those things. Magmar use Fire Spin now!" Lara told her Pokemon and it obeyed very quickly and trapped Bulbasaur inside it. After the move ended, Bulbasaur had fainted.

"Bulbasaur is unable to continue, Magmar and Lara win the second bout." The referee said. As Ash recalled his fallen comrade.

'Okay stay calm Ash, remember that was your first Pokemon that you lost and you have two more left to go.' Ash thought to himself as he picked his next Pokemon to use.

"Squirtle, I choose you!" Ash boomed as he threw the Pokeball and out appeared his favourite water Pokemon.

The score is now tied at one win each and Ash's Pokemon has the advantage this time, this is turning into a classic fight viewers.

"Squirtle hey, Ash haven't you evolved any of your Pokemon?" Lara asked, and all Ash did was clench his fists to stop himself from doing something foolish.

"Magmar, scorch the whole field with Ember." Lara commanded her Pokemon to do, and all Ash could do was give out a little smile. He used this against Gary's Blastoise when he faced off against him back in Johto.

"What's wrong Ketchum, have you lost it or something because you Pokemon will be charred at this rate." Lara said and all Ash did was nod to Squirtle and it did Withdraw to protect itself from the attack.

When Magmar's Ember had finished, Squirtle popped out of it's shell unscathed. Ash could tell hat Lara had expected him to use an water attack to put out the fire but wasn't expecting what happened.

"Hey Lara, don't you know that I used that exact same attack against one Gary Oak a while back, Squirtle uses Hydro Pump on Magmar." Ash finished saying, Lara was in shock that her plan had backfired in tremendous fashion.

Magmar had no chance to stop or evade the Hydro Pump that came it's way. After the attacked ended Magmar fainted and Ash was pleased that the practice he put in with Charizard and Squirtle paid off.

"Magmar is unable to continue, Squirtle and Ash win the third bout." the referee exclaimed, as Lara made Magmar return to it's Pokeball.

Whoa, now that was hot, Magmar turned up the heat and Squirtle withstood it and pumped Magmar with a stream of water. Ash only needs to win one more bout, but who will Lara choose?

"Well done Ash, but here comes my best Pokemon. Raichu, I choose you." Lara said as she threw the Pokeball.

'Damn, her strongest Pokemon is an Raichu this isn't going to be easy.' Ash though to himself as Raichu prepared itself fir it's trainers command.

"Raichu, use Thunder now." Lara commanded, as soon as it ready to go. "Squirtle use Withdraw now." Ash commanded his Pokemon to do, and with that Squirtle's body popped into it's shell for a second time.

Everyone heard the claps from above and a huge flash of lighting hit Squirtle and Squirtle was instantly KO'd from the hit.

"Squirtle is out, Raichu and Lara win the fourth bout." The referee exclaimed, as Ash recalled his second fallen comrade.

Now this is what is call a Pokemon Battle viewers, this thing is at a dead heat with both trainers having only one Pokemon each. This could go either way, who's going to win this is too close to call.

Ash mentally prepared himself for the final bout and looked to his side to see Pikachu there, right at his side like he has always been. "You ready Buddy?" Ash asked his friend and partner. "Pika!" was all that Pikachu said in return. "Okay then, go Pikachu." Ash replied, whilst pointing his finger.

"Hah you're sending out a Pikachu against my Raichu, are you insane. My Raichu is more powerful, how do you think this is going to work out.." Lara said, as Ash saw that her over-confidence would be her own downfall.

"Hey Lara, since you're so confident I'll let you go first." Ash replied with a smile on his face, for he knew how to take the Raichu and Lara down a few pegs.

"Okay Ash, here I go. Raichu use Thunderbolt on his lowly and pathetic Pikachu." Lara commented, this only made Ash more determined to show Lara up.

"Oh Lara didn't you learn anything power alone is the way, trusting and respecting your Pokemon is the way. Pikachu use Agility to evade Raichu's attack." Ash said, and as soon as he had said this Pikachu started to gain speed.

As Raichu used Thunderbolt, Pikachu was already speeding towards it. "Pikachu use Iron Tail know." Ash commanded, Lara looked in shock as Pikachu used Iron Tail on Raichu.

"Now Quick Attack, Pikachu." Ash again ordered his friend to attack, and once again his friend obeyed him.

"Now for the finishing blow Pikachu, use Agility to run circles around it." Ash knew the result of what would happen, it went almost the same as it did against Lt. Surge a few years back.

"Hey Lara, I'm guessing that you didn't train Raichu in any speed attacks didn't you. I know one other trainer who did that, but I'm not mentioning who." Ash replied and as he finished saying this, Raichu become too dizzy and fainted on the spot.

"Nooooooooooooo" was all that Lara could say, as she realised that she had been beaten by Ash and his Pokemon. "Raichu is unable to participate. The final bout goes to the Pikachu and Ash, making them the winners.

There it is folks, we have a new champion and his name is Ash Ketchum and he is from the town of Pallet. He put on a great show and showed us that he improved over the past few years into a mature trainer.

Later on at the press conference, Ash was waiting for his chance to give his speech. He knew what he was going to say and he was grateful to all the people who had helped him over the years.

"Now Ladies and Gentleman. I would like to present to you your new Pokemon Champion and his name is Ash Ketchum." The president of the league finished saying, Ash stood up and went to the podium to give his speech.

"Thank you Mr. President, I would like to say first off that this is a great honour and I am proud to be standing here. The first lot of thanks goes out to my Pokemon, for who if it wasn't for I wouldn't have made it this far at all. Secondly I would like to thank all my friends, my dearest mother and Professor Oak for helping me when I was down. Finally I have saved this person to last, the person in particular will always have a special place in my heart and they gave me the confidence to carry on so many times. Misty Waterflower, thank you for your support through everything." Ash finished his speech and gave him a long hug, to stop the cameras from seeing Ash's tears.

"Ash that was a great speech, and if Misty was watching then I'm guessing that you've put her into crying fit as well. Congrats man, you've realised your dream." Brock Said, being as proud as a brother should be and showing his joy. "Thanks Brocko, coming from you that meant a lot. I just hope you were right." Ash replied, still crying.

All that was in the bedroom was sobbing, at what had just been said on the television.

"Oh Ash Ketchum, I can't believe that I have special place in your heart. After all these years, and you still have a special place in my heart as well." Misty said as looked at the picture she had of them from Maiden's Peak.

A/N - Wow now that was a long chapter I hope you guys enjoyed that because there is more where that came from.

Oh and one more thing I do not own the rights to Megas XLR, I think that they belong to Cartoon Network.