Pokémon: Arceus' Wish
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon and I do not own the concepts used in this story. Also as a side note all of Ash's Pokémon except Pikachu were sent to Oak so lets hope this clears any confusion.
Arceus Awakes
"This world has become beautiful during my deep slumber…but something is missing…imperfect…."
Ash was totally bored…after all his adventures he had started to find life as a Pokémon trainer as tedious. As he lay in the mountainous region of Sinnoh he felt incomplete like there was something better for him somewhere. "When did Pokémon battles get so boring…it used to be fun and exciting but now almost nothing gets me excited unless something big is at stake like the fate of the world or something…man those were good times…." As Ash lay alone in the grass reminiscing about all his epic world saving adventures Pikachu was off playing with some wild Pokémon somewhere and since no one was around Ash was able to relax and he drifted off to sleep.
***
"So…you are the one…the one who seeks something greater?" Came a powerful and yet gentle voice.
Ash opened his eyes to a void of darkness. "Who are you?" A short few seconds after his question a Pokémon that looked similar to Dialga with a huge gold wheel around its midsection appeared.
"…My name is Arceus…I am the one who created time and space…the one who gave birth to knowledge, emotion and willpower…I created the universe and have slept since it began…but I have awoken and I like what I see…this world is beautiful but I think it could be better…I have thought it over and I think you the one human who has experienced the most of this world can help me. When you awaken you will have a decision to make…take your time and make it wisely as there is no going back…change…or permanency?" Then the voice dissipated and Ash drifted off again.
***
"Pika! Pikachu!" Pikachu was nudging Ash as hard as possible but he wouldn't wake up so after getting a little irritated he decided to use Thundershock to wake him up in case Ash fell into one of his two day comas again. "PIKACHU!"
Ash woke up as he felt a familiar tingle go across his body yet it seemed cozy instead of painful…maybe he was getting way too used to having electricity run through him since voltage that would normally kill people he could withstand once he was struck by lightning and was electrified for a whole week without being hurt by it. "Pikachu you can stop now you might get tired if you keep going."
"Ok since it obviously doesn't affect you anyway." Said Pikachu after ceasing his attack.
"Yeah for some reason it felt comfortable…wait you talked!" Shouted Ash making a generic anime point at Pikachu.
"Wait you fully understand me!? Ok I better say this now but I want my name to be Nash not Pikachu ok I tolerated being called Pikachu only because you couldn't name me!" Pika-erm Nash was totally serious and in case this was only temporary he had to get his point across.
"Uh…ok Nash…that's gonna take some time to get used to. Anyway how are you talking?"
"I've always been talking you just couldn't hear me right."
"Well why now?" Then Ash remembered the dream with Arceus and something about a decision he would have to make for the Pokémon God. "What did he mean? Change or permanency…?"
Then it seemed like Nash was getting bigger. It took Ash a few seconds to process this but he really was getting bigger! "Hey why are you looking at me like I've got two heads or something?" (Quote from Ash when he turned into a Pikachu on the Anime lol)
"Uh you're growing!" Then Ash took out one of Dawn's old mirrors that she forgot and put it in front of Nash.
"Whoa you're right!" Then in a flash Nash was enveloped in a blinding white light and he transformed into what looked like a muscular anthropomorphic male Pikachu causing him to cover himself and blush. "What the!? I evolved!?"
Ash immediately went to his bag and tossed a set of spare clothes at Nash. "Come on cover yourself up its indecent!"
[One quick change later]
"Wow my clothes fit you pretty well since you're about my height." Nash was wearing some of Ash's older clothes minus a hat allowing his long Pikachu ears to be prominent as they always were.
"Hey I just noticed I'm speaking real human English instead of just the syllables of my species." Nash was still trying to get comfy with the tail hole in the jeans and boxers he had to make on the spot. Honestly he still looked like a Pikachu only he was the same size as Ash and had prominent human features most notably the human hands and feet and his face was more humanly structured but still retained the cuteness of a Pikachu save for the slightly human eyes.
"Why did you change like that did you evolve or…huh?" Ash felt light as he started to glow. 'What I'm evolving!? But I'm not even a Pokémon….' Then Ash transformed and when the light disappeared all that really changed was he got more animalistic features such as yellow body wide fur just like Nash and a bushy tail but his face was more canine and he somewhat resembled a shaggy yellow Lucario with black markings along with new bulked up muscles.
"What now you evolved!? Well at least I'm not alone now but your muscles seem bigger that's not fair!"
"That isn't the point here the point is that why did we transform like this we both seem like a cross between humans and Pokémon!" Then all of a sudden the air shimmered and Arceus appeared in his gigantic glory of legendary status. "Arceus!"
Then Arceus glowed and he shrank to their size and when it dissipated he took on a form similar to an adult human but still looked like himself and the wheel was instead a choker around his neck also using his godlike powers he somehow clothed himself rather casually. "Do you like it?"
"Do I like what the fact that you turned me into a Pokémon!? Well actually that's kinda cool but is it also about Nash because that's really cool too…wait…yeah if it's those things then yeah I like it." Ash was still flabbergasted and had to catch himself to make sense.
"I really like it but what is this about?" Nash grasped things quickly as he always did.
"The decision I was going to have you make. In order for you to make an educated decision you need to experience the idea I had first." Arceus was talking normally instead of haltingly since he had been practicing his speech. (He's basically god so these things are fast)
"Well I can't just give you an answer right away. No one can make a decision like this unless they think it over I'll have to experience it for a while longer…wait you mean your idea is to make the whole world like us!?" Ash was still confused and allowed himself to speak while thinking.
"Yes all Pokémon and Humans will become Pokemen and the world's history will be rewritten. I will make it so that it was always this way but in general the world will not change entirely."
"Wait hold on then I say no! If you rewrite history then me and all the people I've met will not know me and all our life experiences will mean nothing!"
"No you do not understand I will make it so that everyone is the same as they were before all that changes is the body. New knowledge will of course be supplied but people you know now you will still know afterward."
"Ok then in that case give me a while I'll come to you when I've made up my mind." Ash was getting impatient he didn't like the thought of the whole world changing on his whim sure he liked saving it but not remaking it.
"Very well then but I will make it so that all you must do is shout my name and I will come to hear your answer…." Then he started to fade away. "But…don't take too long…I can only stay awake for a while longer…a being of my power…should not be awake too long lest we…interfere with life too much…." Then Arceus disappeared completely leaving Ash and Nash alone.
***
Ash and Nash spent the rest of the day getting used to their new bodies and after some practice they found out that Nash was still a pure electric type while Ash was an electric and fighting type.
"Well now you have an excuse to have larger muscles than me." Stated Nash a little jealous those muscles will have the ladies all over Ash more than him.
"Hey so what you have more experience than me also I have to ask why did you want to be named Nash?" Ash was rolling out an extra sleeping bag that Brock gave him since he had too many already.
"Well I heard that name somewhere during our travels together it was a while ago but Nash just sounds cool and it has ash in it." Nash was nestling into the human sized sleeping bag it felt weird being so big.
"Well it's good to have my best friend in the world to talk to without having to guess what you're saying." Ash was in his own sleeping bag and was turning out the light.
"Well that's nice to know. Goodnight Ash we have an adventure in front of us tomorrow when we decide to head into Eterna City." Then Nash and Ash fell asleep having dreams about their new awesomeness and what they could do with it.
***
It was midmorning and Nash and Ash were both hiding amongst the trees near the east entrance. "So have any ideas?" Ash was nervous since if they just walked in they would likely be attacked by random trainers and Officer Jenny.
"We walk in." Nash was cheerful and whimsical.
"What but we'll be attacked!" Ash obviously wanted to avoid this he should have asked Arceus to allow him to turn back but he wasn't gonna risk angering a god.
"We act normal if they attack we defend ourselves besides the level indicator on your Pokedex reads that we're both around level 70 we should be fine from anything here in Eterna it isn't nearly as hardy as the eastern half of Sinnoh." Nash made a very good argument.
"…Alright fine but we don't hurt anyone unless they attack us." Ash still didn't want to go so he decided he'd follow Nash since he seemed more daring than him.
"Naturally." Then they both went through the gate causing the watchman to panic.
***
Gardenia was busy with a training session with Cacnea James' former Pokémon. Honestly Cacnea was having emotional problems after being given to Gardenia since he loved James so much and was crying again. "Oh Cacnea I'm absolutely sure James misses you besides he did run off on the verge of tears he probably thought it was too hard to face you."
"Cacnea…." Cacnea was still sad but his master gave him to this lady because she could make him stronger he understood that but he still wanted to be with James.
"Ok then from the top…!" Before they could begin again one of the townsfolk came bursting in.
"Miss Gardenia some strange Pokémon are eating at the ramen shop!"
"Hold on this better not be you freaking out about a Jinx again!" Last time this guy came in about a strange Pokémon it was a Jinx sure they're creepy but still….
"No it isn't they look like humans but they're like Pokémon!"
"Poke-humans? Sounds interesting even if they're just some weirdly dressed people it might be cool to meet them. Come on Cacnea!" Then Gardenia started on her way out.
"Cacnea!" Cacnea was fired up…kinda funny since he's a grass type…hope he doesn't burst into flames.
***
Nash and Ash were eating all kinds of different kinds of ramen first it was chicken then pork and now they were trying hot n' spicy chili ramen. "Ah! Hot! Too hot!" Ash was having a weakling attack.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha! I bet you wish you were a fire type now eh!? This is my first time trying it and it doesn't bother me!" Nash was slurping up his ramen without any problems.
"How can that be you used to have a Meowth tongue to stuff like this how did you get so resistant I used to be good at this stuff!" Ash grabbed the milk the cook put there in case one of them was a weakling and started chugging it.
"Well maybe that dog face of yours means you got a…actually most dog like Pokémon are very resistant to heat…." Nash ignored the question from there and continued to pig out.
"Oi don't ignore me!" Then the cook took the ramen and diluted it with some normal broth.
"Here you guys may be weird but the fact that you paid up front takes care of that and since you're weak I put in some more pork broth to weaken it." The cook was a nice man (Looks exactly like Ichiraku from Naruto) and he ran this small outdoor stand with his daughter. (Looks exactly like Ichiraku's daughter)
"Oh thanks now maybe I can eat it." Then Ash at his bowl quickly as Nash ordered another bowl.
"Wow you guys really do look like Pokémon you even have the tails and fur." Nash and Ash turned around to see Gardenia. "Hiya my names Gardenia!"
"Oh hi Gardenia good to see ya again…oh I see James' Cacnea is with you how's being separated from him working out?" Gardenia was confused he talked like he knew her from before and how did he know about Cacnea and James? Furthermore she found the fact that he addressed Cacnea directly even more confusing.
"Shut up I miss James ok…it's not easy he was so nice to me…*sob start crying*." Then Ash got up and kneeled down and started comforting him.
"It's ok little fella I'd be heartbroken if my best friend was forced to leave me but you need to learn that friends are forever you'll meet again if you try to." Ash knew this from experience…speaking of which he had to visit Misty sometime it had been a while.
"Thank you mister can I hug you?" Ash considered this and decided to let him even though it would hurt.
"*anime sweat-drop* Uh yeah sure go ahead." Then Cacnea clomped Ash and at first Ash suppressed the pain but all his fur stood on end and he couldn't hold it in. "YEOW!"
Cacnea let go and stood next to Gardenia all cheerful while Ash got up and flattened out his fur including his tail. "Whoa so you guys really are Pokémon only genuine fur could stand up like that!" Gardenia was invading Ash's personal space inspecting his traits and even opened his mouth to look into it all super fast while she was talking until he snapped his mouth shut almost Biting her. "Hey that would have hurt me!"
"Then you shouldn't invade other people's privacy it's very annoying apparently that definitely hasn't changed about you!" Ash had an anger mark on the side of his head even though he tolerated it before back then he wasn't the one getting a close up of her face.
"Who are you why do you talk like we've met before I'd certainly remember meeting someone as rude as you!"
"Hey you know what how about a battle I didn't want to get into a fight but for some reason I can't stand you, you with me Nash!?" Ash felt pumped this would be the first time other than that time he punched Mewtwo…that he would fight with his own power.
"Actually I'm not in this argument but if she somehow beats you I will step in to save you. Oh beef this time!" Nash was still eating his ramen.
"Fine then where's your Pokémon?" Then Ash started flaring small bolts of electricity as he powered up.
"I'm right here just send out your weak little friends and I'll give them a reason to fear lightning!" Ash's clothes were getting a little singed but from his history of being electrocuted constantly his mom made sure to get resistant clothing so they wouldn't fall apart every time he was hit by an electric attack.
"Well it won't be right here lets move over to the battle squares right there!" Then Gardenia got into the trainer spot on one side as Ash jumped into the battlefield on his side still flaring small amounts of electricity and Cacnea got ready as well. "Ok then since you won't be fighting you can be the judge Nash!"
Nash was already sitting at the halfway mark on the outside eating ramen. "Way ahead of ya! Fighters ready!? Begin!"
I know Ash is nice to Gardenia but if you were being invaded and inspected like an ant wouldn't you be angry? I would; I'd say get the heck out of my face!