|X| TIME SKIP
"Pokémon move"
'Thoughts'
"Telepathy"
It was a beautiful day in the world of Pokémon, the sun was shining, Pokémon were awake, and people were out and about. A young trainer with Black hair and a Pikachu on his shoulder was walking along Route 1 toward a Small town called Pallet Town to visit his mother and his good friend Professor Oak. The trainer then rubbed his Pikachu's head as he said, "It's good to be back buddy, after spending all that time in Alola has really made me miss home." Pikachu then said, "Pikachu!" and the boy watched a group of Pidgeys and Pidgeottos fly by. Suddenly, a floating Pokédex flew by took pictures of the Flock. The trainer then said, "RotomDex, you already had pictures of Pidgeys and Pidgeottos." RotomDex looked back at the trainer and said, "I'm sorry Ash, I just had to take a picture, I'm so glad you let me tag along when you returned home with you." Ash smiled and said, "Well, I'm just happy to be home." Ash, Pikachu, and RotomDex then started back into Pallet Town. When Ash arrived at his house, he saw a familiar figure leaning on the fence. Ash smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've seen you John." The figure stood up and crossed his arms before he said, "It's good to see you too Ash." Ash then walked up to John and the two shared a friendly handshake and tried to outmatch the other in strength. After their little match, Ash and John walked into Ash's home. Ash then said, "Mom, I'm home." Just then, a Mr. Mime walked up to them and said, "Mime, Mr. Mime." Ash smiled and said, "Hey Mr. Mime, is mom home?" Just then, a voice called out and the voice said, "I'm in the kitchen Ash." Ash and John walked into the Kitchen and saw a woman washing dishes. The woman turned around and said, "Welcome home Ash, how was the Alola Region?" and Ash said, "Great, I caught some neat Pokémon, even got an Ultra Beast to join my team." Ash then pulled out an Ultra Ball and said, "Come on out Poipole." When Poipole came out, Ash's mother was surprised, but she gathered herself and said, "Hello Poipole, it's nice to meet you." Poipole made a happy cry, "Poipole!" Ash's Mother then said, "Dinner is about ready, John why don't you stay for dinner?" John smiled and said, "I appreciate it Mrs. Ketchum, thank you." Ash's mother smiled and said, "Lovely, now go and wash up you two, then help set the table." Ash and John nodded their heads and went upstairs to wash up.
|X| A FEW MINUTES LATER
Mrs. Ketchum fixed Basculin Filets with a side Salad and Bread sticks, as the three of them ate their food, John made Pokémon food for Pikachu and Poipole. Ash then said, "I didn't know you know how to make Pokémon food." John looked at Ash and said, "Brock taught me few things while we traveled with him." Ash smiled and said, "Next region I'm going to, you're definitely coming with me." John swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Well, in that case, there's this region I been wanting to go to, the Divine Region. It has a gym leader for every Pokémon type." Ash smiled and said, "Sweet, can't wait to get going." John then said, "Ash, you just got back from the Alola Region, shouldn't you wait a little bit before going on your next journey." Ash told John that he was going to wait. Ash then said, "After the Alola Region, I think I need a break from traveling for a few days." John and Ash's mother were surprised at what Ash said, and John said, "That seems a little too not you, you always want to go on a new journey immediately after you complete one." Ash rubbed the back of his head and said, "Yeah, well, with everything that happened in the Alola Region, I need a break."
|X| THE NEXT DAY
Ash and John decided to visit Professor Oak's Lab and Ranch for Ash to say hi to all of his Pokémon. On the way to Professor Oak's Lab, John asked Ash, "How was the Alola region, I mean did you find a girlfriend?" Ash shook his head and said, "None of those girls were my type, to be honest. But they were friendly, I am going to miss them" Suddenly, the two friends heard a voice call out, "Ash, John!" and when they turned around, they saw a certain Bluenette and her partner Piplup that they were both familiar with and were happy to see her, Ash most of all. Ash then said, "Hey Dawn!" when Dawn caught up to Ash and John, she immediately hugged Ash and high-fived John and Pikachu jumped off Ash's shoulder and played with Piplup. Dawn then said, "It's so good to see you guys." John then said, "it's good to see you too Dawn, how was Jhoto?" Dawn looked at John and said, "It was good, I almost won the grand festival, but Zoey beat me." Ash then said, "Damn, well, there's always next year." Dawn then said, "Yeah, but I decided to travel the Kanto Region for a while to take a break from Contests, and I figured I visit Professor Oak's Lab while I'm here." Then Ash said, "What a coincidence, we were just heading to Professor Oak's Lab." Dawn smiled and said, "That is a coincidence, let's go." Ash and John nodded their heads and the three of them continued walking to Professor Oak's Lab. Meanwhile, in a region far away from the Seven Core Regions, a young man in a Lab coat was running through a Forest with his Eevee, with police behind him. The Man then said, "Eevee, use Shadow Ball." Eevee turned around and used Shadow Ball at the ground and the Police officers were stopped in their tracks and lost the man and his Eevee. Back with Ash, John, and Dawn, they just arrived at Professor Oak's Lab and Ash knocked on the door. After a few moments of waiting, the door opened to reveal a man in his early twenties and he said, "Hey Ash, how have you been?" and Ash said, "I've been good Tracy, how about you and the professor?" Tracy's face shoed a face of sadness before he said, "You better come inside you guys, and I'll let the Professor explain the situation." Ash looked at John and Dawn, then led them inside.
Inside the lab, Ash, John, and Dawn saw that it as a complete mess, papers everywhere, books on the floor, and everything as covered in a film of dust. Ash then saw Professor Oak, he was looking at a map of a region. He began growing a beard, his lab coat was dirty and there was bags under his eyes. When Ash cleared his throat, Professor Oak looked up and said, "Ash my boy, how are you?" Ash noticed that the Professor's voice had a hint of sorrow in it. Ash then asked, "What's wrong Professor, I can tell something is wrong so don't lie to us." Professor sighed and told Ash, John, and Dawn, "It's Gary, he always calls me to tell me how he's doing, but we haven't heard from him in months, I'm starting to get worried about my grandson." When Ash asked Professor Oak where Gary was last, Professor Oak said, "He's in a region called the Divine Region." John then said, "That's the Region I told you about Ash." Ash nodded his head and said, "If Gary went missing, we need to find him." Now John nodded his head and said, "So I take it that your break's over." Ash nodded his head, looked at Professor Oak and said, "Don't worry Professor, we'll find Gary and bring him home." Professor Oak smiled and said, "Thank you Ash, is there anything I can do for you?" John then said, "Why don't you upgrade his carrying capacity?" Ash looked at John and said, "He can upgrade my carrying capacity?" John nodded his head and said, "After catching a certain amount of Pokémon, you can get your carrying capacity upgraded so you can travel with more Pokémon, I did, and I have 18 Pokémon with me right now." Ash then took out his Kalos Pokédex and asked Professor Oak to upgrade his carrying capacity, Dawn did the same thing . Professor Oak nodded his head, took Ash's and Dawn's Pokédexs and walked off.
|X| A FEW MINUTES LATER
Professor Oak returned and handed Ash his Pokédex and Dawn her Pokédex and he said, "It's done, you both can now carry twelve Pokémon with you." Ash and Dawn were confused until John said, "I got mine upgraded twice, they do it by intervals of six." Ash then said, "Oh, okay, thank you professor," and Professor Oak replied, "Not a problem my boy, just bring Gary home." Ash nodded his head and said that he would. Professor Oak then handed John an Xtranseiver and he said, "This Xtranseiver has the functions of all the technology you'd need, you can store your Pokémon, look at the map, and will even work as a portable video phone." John took the Xtranseiver and said, "Thank you Professor." John then looked at Ash and said, "I think you should take your strongest Pokémon with you." Ash looked at John and asked, "Why?" and John replied by saying, "If something's happened to Gary, we'll need some muscle and firepower." Ash then said, "Alright, but who should I take with us, besides Pikachu, that's an obvious choice?" they all thought long and hard about what Pokémon Ash would take until Dawn said, "What about Infernape, he was the strongest fire type you had in Sinnoh." John nodded his head and said, "There's also Krookodile, he's strong, and you also have Sceptile too." Ash nodded his head and said, "So that's four, I want to take at least eight of my strongest Pokémon." John nodded his head and said, "What bout Charizard, we can call Liza and ask her to send Charizard here." Ash nodded his head and said, "I think I should give Professor Sycamore a call and asked him to send me Greninja and Goodra." Then John said, "So that's seven, one more Pokémon." Ash then said, "Lycanroc, a Pokémon I caught in the Alola Region, I'll leave the rest here with you Professor Oak, so we have all eight Pokémon I'll be taking, I'll try contacting you to exchange my Pokémon." Professor Oak nodded his head and Ash then said, "I'm going to call Liza now. See if Charizard came come here to help us." John nodded his head and said, "After which, call Professor Sycamore about Greninja and Goodra." Ash nodded his head and walked over to the phone. John the looked at Dawn and said, "Let's help Ash out." Dawn nodded her head and the two walked outside to gather the Pokémon Ash was going to take with him.
|X| A HALF HOUR LATER
Ash walked outside with three Pokéballs in his hands and saw that John and Dawn got Infernape, Krookodile, Sceptile, and Pikachu hopped off Ash's shoulder to join his three friends. Ash then said, "Alright you three, come on OUT!" After throwing the three Pokéballs in the air, they opened, and three Pokémon appeared. After catching the Pokéballs, Ash said, "Gang, Meet Lycanroc, Greninja, and Goodra. They are Pokémon I caught after I got done in the regions I met you all in. they will be coming with us on our new Journey in a new Region called the Divine Region. On our journey, we will be looking for information about Gary Oak, the Professor's Grandson, he was last heard from entering the Divine Region." Before Ash could finish, he was hit by a flamethrower from th sky and saw a certain Flame Pokémon that they all knew. Ash stood up and said, "Hey Charizard, it's good to see you buddy." When Charizard landed, he landed right in front of Ash and he grabbed Ash and hugged him. Ash then said, "I'm going on a new Journey and I want you and the other Pokémon here to come with me." Charizard looked at the Pokémon that Ash was going to take with him and Charizard locked eyes with Infernape, and a spark of rivalry formed. Ash, John, and Dawn all sweatdropped and Ash said, "Alright guys, we have a job to do, no fighting amongst ourselves." Charizard and Infernape looked at Ash, then at each other, then back at Ash and they nodded their heads and even shook hands to show that they would work together. Ash breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright gang, let's head to the Divine Region and find Gary and compete in the League." John and Dawn nodded their heads as Pikachu and Ash's Pokémon that he was going to take with him cried out in excitement. After recalling all of his Pokémon to their Pokéballs, Ash went back to his house to get his gear. Along the way, Dawn asked Ash, "Can I join you when you go to the Divine Region?" Ash looked at Dawn and said, "Sure, I don't see why not, how about you John?" John looked at Ash and said, "Sure, I mean I was going to head there anyway, it'll be just like old times in Kanto, Jhoto, Hoenn, and of course Sinnoh." Dawn and Ash smiled, and they finally got to Ash's house.
After entering his house, Ash called out to his mother again. When she walked towards the three companions, she had a bag and new clothes in her hands and said, "I take it Professor Oak told you about Gary?" Ash nodded his head and said, "Yes, and I take it that the bag and those clothes are for me?" Ash's Mother nodded her head and said, "Yes, I knew you would change your mind as soon as Professor Oak told you, so I had these readied for when you got back here." Ash's mother then looked at John and Dawn and she said, "I can only assume that you two are going to go with my son." John and Dawn both nodded their heads, causing Ash's Mother to say, "I thought so, in that case John, I add some snacks for the journey and gave you some ingredients for making meals while you're all in the Divine Region and I put some extra cash in your bag, so you can buy more ingredients and supplies for your journey. Dawn, I gave you things I think would help you in Contests." Dawn smiled and thank Ash's mother, who replied, "Think nothing of it my dear, but it's getting late, tell you what, why don't leave in the morning, a good night's sleep can do wonders on your mind." Ash smiled and said, "Right, well then, first we sleep, then the Divine Region to find Gary." John and Dawn nodded their heads in agreement.
|X| ONE HOUR LATER
Ash walks out of the bathroom with his toothbrush in his mouth and saw a sleeping bag on the floor in his room, with John reading a book sitting on it. John looked up to see Ash and said, "I gave my parents a call and they said that it was alright for me to spend the night tonight." Ash smiled, Ash then asked, "What about Dawn?" John told Ash that his mother allowed Dawn to spend the night on the couch, so she wouldn't have to sleep outside tonight." Ash nodded his head and got into his bed and said, "Hey John, do you think we'll be able to find Gary?" John looked at Ash and said, "Ash Ketchum, in all my years of knowing you I never once heard doubt in your voice about a region we haven't been to yet, I'm sure we will fine Gary, now let's get some sleep man, we have a big day ahead of us." Ash nodded his head and they both went to sleep. In their dreams, they were both in a white room and saw each other. John then asked Ash, "Any idea where we are?" Ash shrugged his shoulders and suddenly, they heard a voice say, "Ash, John, what are you doing here?" Ash and John looked behind them and saw Dawn standing behind them. Just then, a bright light appeared and when the light faded after a few minutes, Arceus, the God of all Pokémon. Arceus then said, "Greetings young Trainers." John stepped forward and knelt before Arceus, and he said, "Oh mighty Arceus, God of all things, may I ask what caused you to bring us here." Arceus then said, "Stand John, and rejoin your two friends." John did as he was told and stood up and took a step back. Arceus then said, "I have come into you're dreams to tell you that you must be on your guard when you are in the divine Region, I cannot see what happens in that Region, my vision is blocked." John then said, "Oh man, that's not good, if Arceus can't see into the Divine Region, we're in big trouble." Before Ash and Dawn could speak, Arceus got their attention and said, "Fear not John, for I have several gifts for the three of you, one gift is being able to communicate with Pokémon with telepathy, as I am doing with you now, but it will look like your Pokémon will be speaking English. My second gift will appear in the morning, for now Rest." Soon after Arceus said that, Ash, John, and Dawn all fell and started their own Dreams.
|X| THE NEXT MORNING
Ash, John, and Dawn all got up and as they got everything they needed ready, Pikachu and Piplup ran into the living room. Ash looked at the two Pokémon and asked, "Are you guys ready for the Divine Region?" and to the three trainer's surprise, they all heard Pikachu say, "You bet we're ready for the divine region." Ash, Dawn, and John were all shocked to hear Pikachu say that and Ash said, "Did you just speak English?" Pikachu and Piplup looked at each other, then at the three trainers and they both said, "You can understand what we're saying?" Ash, Dawn, and John all nodded their heads and then Ash realized something and said, "I just realized something, I had a dream last night, and the two of you were in it…" John interrupted Ash by saying, "then after a bright light appeared and faded away, Arceus appeared and told us to be on our guard and said that he gave us the gift to understand Pokémon through Telepathy…" then Dawn finished by saying, "And that there would be another gift being given to us this morning." Everyone was silent until Ash said, "I guess that it wasn't just a dream we had, our minds were joined by Arceus so he can talk to us all at once." John then said, "That seem like the most logical explanation, but that this is so cool." Dawn and Ash smiled and agreed with John. Ash then said, "Okay guys, let's get going, we'll need to board a plane to get to the Divine Region." John and Dawn nodded their heads and the three of them grabbed their things and their Pokémon. Ash then said to his mother, "We're heading out mom." Ash's Mother walked up to the three trainers and gave her son a hug, she then said, "Be careful Ash, and come home safely, with everyone accounted for." Ash nodded his head and said, "I will mom, I'll call you when we get on the ground." Mrs. Ketchum nodded her head, looked at John and Dawn and said, "Make sure he doesn't get into too much trouble." John and Dawn nodded their heads in acknowledgement. Ash then looked at his friends and said, "Alright guys, let's get going." Ash's traveling companions nodded their heads and they walked out the door only to be stopped by the three Legendary Birds; Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos. Ash asked the three Legendary Birds, "What are you doing here?" The three Trainers heard Moltres say, "We were told by Arceus to join the three of you on your journey in the Divine Region." The three trainers then heard Zapdos say, "On our way here, we were trying to figure how we would want to catch us." Then they heard Articuno say, "I automatically said that I want you, Dawn Berlitz, to catch me." Dawn was shocked to hear that Articuno wanted her to catch her. Then Moltres said, "I know that Pikachu is very Powerful, and would probably have a power Match with Zapdos, so I would like to join you, Ash Ketchum." Finally, Zapdos said, "That leaves me with you, John Bertrand." The three trainers were speechless, until Ash said, "So that means that you three are the second gift for us from Arceus." The three Legendry Birds nodded their heads and Ash looked at Dawn and John and he said, "Well guys, let's catch them." John and Dawn nodded their heads and they all pulled out a Pokéball and expanded them. The three trainers then held out the Pokéball in their hands towards the Legendary Birds, who pushed the buttons with their beaks and went inside the Pokéballs. After three shakes and a ding, Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos were caught, Causing Dawn, Ash, and John to say, "ALRIGHT, WE CAUGHT THE THREE LEGENDARY BIRDS; ARTICUNO, MOLTRES, AND ZAPDOS!" Ash then said, "I can't believe that we just caught legendary Pokémon." Dawn and John nodded their heads in agreement. Then Dawn said, "It's amazing how well that Legendary Pokémon trust us." Ash looked at Dawn and said, "I think it's because we've saved the world plenty of times." Ash then placed Moltres's Pokéball on his belt and said, "Alright guys, let's get to the Airport and get to the Divine region to find Gary." John and Dawn nodded their heads and the three of them, along with their Pokémon. Dawn then asked Ash, "Hey Ash, where's RotomDex that came with you from the Alola Region?" Ash looked up at the sky and said, "He's staying behind to get more pictures of Pokémon that aren't in the Alola Region."
"I thought I recognized him when he was taking pictures of Mareep." Said a voice from behind Ash, John, and Dawn. When they turned around, they saw a girl in a white dress with blonde Hair and a big hat and what looked like a white Vulpix. Ash smiled and said, "Lillie, it's good to see you, what are you doing here?" Lillie walked up to the group and said, "I was inspired by you to go on a journey in a different Region, since you were from Kanto, I was wondering if I could travel with you." Ash then said, "Sure, you can join us, but we were just about to head to Celadon City and get on a Plane to go to a new Region called the Divine Region to battle in the league there and find a missing friend." Lillie then said, "Oh, Okay, can I still join you?" Ash then said, "I said you can, come on." Lillie smiled and ran to catch up to the others and the four of them continued walking to Celadon City to get on a plane to the Divine Region. Along the way, the group came across a wild Caterpie. Ash then said, "A Caterpie, that takes me back." John nodded his head and said, "I bet, so which of you two wants to catch it?" Dawn and Lillie looked at Ash and John and said, "What?" Ash then said, "I caught a Caterpie and evolved it to a Butterfree, and John caught a Weedle and fully evolved it to a Beedrill, so we're both good." Before Dawn could even say a word, Lillie raised her hand and said, "I want to catch it." Ash then said, "Alright, go for it Lillie." Lillie smile and said, "Alright Snowy, our first battle on a journey, let's make this one good." Snowy nodded her head and jumped in front of the trainers. The Caterpie fired String Shot at Snowy and Lillie said, "Dodge it Snowy and use Powder Snow." Snowy obeyed, dodged the String Shot and used Powder Snow, which scored a direct hit, freezing the Caterpie in place. Lillie, seeing her Chance, told Snowy, "Alright Snowy, Use Dark Pulse to finish it off." Snowy Obeyed and shot a Dark Pulse at the Caterpie, scoring a direct hit and knocking Caterpie out. Ash then said, "Now Catch it Lillie, use a Pokéball." Lillie nodded her head, pulled out one of her Pokéballs and said as she threw it, "GO Pokéball!" and when the Pokéball hit the Caterpie, it went inside the Pokéball, and after three shakes and a ding, Caterpie was caught. Lillie smiled and when she picked up the Pokéball after walking towards it, she said, "I did it, I caught a Caterpie!" Ash then said, "Alright Lillie, way to go." Dawn then looked at Ash and said, "Ash, you still haven't told us who she is." Ash looked at John and Dawn and said, "Lillie is someone I meant in Alola, she went to the Pokémon school with me. When I first met her, she couldn't touch a single Pokémon, but she eventually got over that and is now able to touch every Pokémon." Dawn smiled and said, "I'm glad that she got over that, and she has full confidence in herself now." Ash nodded his head and looked back at Lillie and said, "Do you want to give Caterpie a name." Lillie looked at Ash, Dawn, and John, then back at the Pokéball her recently caught Caterpie resided in and said, "Silky." Ash smiled and said, "Sounds like a fine name, come one, we should be able to get to Vermillion City before nightfall." John, Dawn, and Lillie nodded their heads and the four companions continued their walk to Vermillion City, then Celadon City and then the Divine Region.
|X| A FEW HOURS LATER
After arriving in Vermillion City, John pulled out more cash and got plenty of supplies for the journey in the Divine Region while Ash, Dawn, and Lillie waited for him. As Ash petted Pikachu, Lillie played with her new Pokémon and Dawn read a Book sitting next to Ash. Dawn then got Ash's attention and said, "According to this, the Divine Region has all the Pokémon the seven Core Regions have and no new Pokémon, so we shouldn't be surprised by any new Pokémon." Ash smiled and said, "Alright, thanks Dawn." Dawn smiled and said, "No problem Ash, but you never introduced me and that other girl." Ash looked at Lillie and said, "Hey Lillie, come here please." Lillie Stood up with her Caterpie on her shoulder and walked over to Ash and Dawn. Ash then said, "Dawn has just brought a good point, I never got to introduce you two. Lillie, this is Dawn Berlitz, a friend of mine from Sinnoh. Dawn, this is Lillie Harrison, a friend of mine from Alola." Dawn stood up and shook hands with Lillie and she said, "It's nice to meet you." Then Lillie said, "Same, it's nice to meet someone who traveled with Ash before." Dawn smiled and said, "Please, I've only know Ash from when he came to Sinnoh, he's helped me out more times than I can count." Lillie smiled and said, "Same here, I guess it shows that he always helps his friends." That caused Ash to smile and say, "You bet, I care for my friends, both humans and Pokémon." Just then, John returned to the waiting trainers and said, "Alright, I have everything we'll need." Ash nodded his head, stood up and said, "Alright, let's get to Celadon City." Dawn shook her head and said, "It's almost night Ash, I think we should spend the night at the Pokémon Center." Lillie nodded her head and John said, "Sorry my friend, they ladies are right." Ash sighed and said, "Alright, let' go to the Pokémon Center." Dawn smiled and led the group to the Pokémon Center, with Ash lagging behind slightly, he was worried for Gary.
Meanwhile, in the Region far away, the man in the lab coat was in a cave with his Eevee eating berries. The man then said, "I know you want to eat more Eevee, but we need to make sure that the Police don't find us, that means no restaurants." Eevee nodded her head and continued nibbling on the Oran Berry when a Magmar appeared and used Smokescreen, causing the cave to get filled and the man in the lab Coat and his Eevee to cough. Suddenly, then man in the Lab coat was grabbed and dragged outside the cave and Eevee was put in a cage. When the man in a lab coat was forced to his knees, Officer Jenny walked up to him and said, "Gary Oak, you are under arrest for Pokémon Napping." Gary then said, "I didn't Poké-nap any Pokémon, that Eevee is my Eevee." Officer Jenny then said, "Likely story, take him away." The two Officers holding Gary dragged off as he said, "Eevee, use Tackle to get out of the cage and RUN!" Eevee obeyed Gary, used Tackle to get out of the cage, and ran as fast as she could to escape into the woods. Officer Jenny growled and told two officers, "Go find that Pokémon, NOW!" The two officers obeyed and chased off after the Eevee. Officer Jenny then said, "The rest of you, back to base, NOW!" The other Officers obeyed Officer Jenny and they got back in the vehicles, with Gary Oak being put into a truck and they drove off.
Back with Ash and his companions, they just arrived at the Vermillion City Pokémon Center. They asked Nurse Joy for two rooms and Nurse Joy said, "You're just in luck, there are two room left and they are across from each other, while you're here, would you like me to heal any Pokémon that need healing." Lillie placed her Caterpie on the table and said, "My Caterpie please." Nurse Joy took Caterpie and said, "Of course, it shall be a couple of minutes." Lillie nodded her head and Nurse Joy walked into the back with her Chansey. Ash then looked at John and asked for the Xtranseiver. As he handed Ash the Xtranseiver, John asked what he was going to do with it and Ash said, "Since I have that new Pokémon, I'm going to put one of my Pokémon in here." John then said, "How about Charizard, they're both Fire/Flying types." Then Ash said, "True, but I feel he doesn't want that to happen." John then said that Moltres had better Base stats then Charizard, and is a Legendary, causing Ash to say, "Okay, Charizard it is." Ash then placed Charizard in the Xtranseiver and said, "Alright, now that's taken care of, let's do some training." John smiled and said, "I'm up for some pre-sleep training, one on one?" Ash smiled and said, "Sure, why not." Ash then looked at Dawn and Lillie and said, "John and I are going to the training field to do a little one on one training." Dawn nodded her head and said, "We'll be right out when Lillie gets her Caterpie back." Ash nodded his head and led John to the training field.
|X| OUTSIDE ON THE TRAINING FIELD
Ash stood on one side of the field, and John on the other. Ash then said, "I bet you're going to use Zapdos, aren't you?" John smiled and said, "Of course, which means you're going to use Moltres." Ash nodded his head, pulled out Moltres's Pokéball and said, "Moltres, Let's go!" while John said, "Zapdos, I need you're assistance." When the two Pokémon came out, Ash told them, "Moltres, Zapdos, we're going to be doing some training, to prepare you guys for the divine region, so we're doing a one on one with you guys, this ill also help us know what moves you guys know, it that alright with the two of you." Moltres looked at his trainer and said, "I am okay with that, plus this will help me get use to a human giving me commands." Then Zapdos said, "As long as we're not used for personal Glory." Ash then said, "Of course, we would never think of that, now let's get this battle underway, what moves do you know Moltres." Moltres then told Ash that he knew Flamethrower, Air Slash, Wing Attack, and Fire Spin. John then asked Zapdos what moves he knew and Zapdos said, "I know Zap Cannon, Thunder, Drill Peck, and Aerial Ace." John looked at Ash and said, "Alright my friend, you may have the first attack." Ash smiled and said, "Alright Moltres, use Flamethrower." Moltres opened his mouth and shot flames at Zapdos. John then said, "Dodge and use Zap Cannon!" Zapdos obey his new trainer's commands and dodged the flamethrower and fired an Electric Blast like a cannon Ball at Moltres And Ash said, "Dodge and use Flamethrower again!" Moltres barely dodged the attack and shot more flames from his mouth at Zapdos, scoring a direct hit. As Zapdos landed on the ground, he held his right wing close, John and Ash both saw that Zapdos was burned. Ash then said, "Alright Moltres, let's wrap this up with an Air Slash!" Moltres nodded his head and sent slashes through the air at Zapdos and scored direct hits. When the dust settled, Zapdos looked like to be in pretty rough shape, that was when Ash said, "I think that's enough for the night, we need our rest for tomorrow." John nodded his head and said, "I agree, Zapdos, Return." Zapdos then went into his Pokéball and Moltres into his after Ash recalled him, and the two friends walked back inside of the Pokémon Center to get their Pokémon healed and checked out by Nurse Joy.
|X| ONE HOUR LATER
After receiving all their Pokémon back, Ash and Company got ready for bed. Ash John got under the covers, he asked Ash, "Question, do you have feelings for Dawn?" Ash, who was about to get into his bed, immediately blushed and said, "Um…well…I…uh…" John then laughed and said, "I got you on that one my friend, OMG, Ash Ketchum is in love." Ash hung his head and said, "Yeah, yeah, keep it quiet please, I want to tell Dawn personally." John smiled and said, "Of course, Don't worry Ash, I'll let you tell her." Ash smiled back at John and said, "Thank you John," and John nodded his head and the two went to sleep, not knowing the grave danger that was ahead of them.
Times Ash is mentioned: 215
Times John is mentioned: 111
Ash-to-John Ratio: 1.94
A.N.: I showed the ratio for the number of times Ash Ketchum is mentioned to the number times John is mentioned is because I was told in one of my stories that readers felt my OC was being forced when the story revolved around Ash, so in this story, I decided to show my readers that John will not be forced into this story.