I do not own Pokemon. The OCs belong to their respective creators;
Ray Shane (Dragon132)
Marcus Williams (magam45)
Dalton Mortamick (CodyOnTheBounce- Go Beyond)
Kelvin Eld (Feltide Ironworker)
Jason (Gamer165)
Girls:
Ivory Night (Destiny Aurora)
Nicole Izora (the dragon 1000)
Crystal Bao-Yin (Ruby-The-MiniMuffin)
Danielle Brighton (BakuganTotalDramaPokemonFan)
Yuna Lane (Mysterious Bluerose)
Meet the Contestants
Ash Ketchum adjusted the cap on his head and frowned. "Why am I doing this again?"
Dawn shielded her eyes from the sun and scanned the dusty road. Clumps of trees and bushes lined the left side, while on the right was a small field of lush grass and a stretching lake. "Professor Rowan signed you up. He thought it would be a good experience."
"But I'm on my way to becoming the Ultimate Poke Master! I don't have time to be-"
"Ash!" Brock hissed, adjusting the camera in his hand. "We're live!"
Ash jumped and quickly faced the camera, a blush creeping along his cheeks. "Oh! Hey! Welcome to Total Pokémon Master! I'm your host, Ash Ketchum, here with my assistant-"
Dawn glowered at Ash, hands on her hips and blue eyes daring him to continue that sentence. Ash trailed off and quickly corrected himself. "I mean my co-host! Yeah, this is my co-host Dawn, and the camera man is my pal Brock."
"Couldn't you hire a professional for this?" Brock whispered. Ash glared at him and continued on.
"We're standing here in the Kanto region, where 10 contestants will begin the battle to become the Ultimate Master-"Ash gritted his teeth at this, "-and win a million dollars!"
"Together we'll be travelling throughout the regions, taking part in battles, challenges and tasks," Dawn grinned at the camera. "Are you ready? The let's meet our contestants!"
Brock turned the camera so that it caught sight of a rather run-down bus chugging down the dirt road towards them. Dawn arched an eyebrow and glanced at Ash, who just shrugged and mouthed, 'Budget!'
"Alright, so our first contestant is Ray Shane!"
A boy got off the bus; wearing a black t-shirt with a white Pokeball symbol in the middle and baggy blue jeans. His grey sneakers kicked up a cloud of dust as he came towards them. A white backpack with a black Pokeball symbol in the middle hung off one shoulder. "Hey."
Pikachu hopped onto Ash's head and studied the Totodile that came out after the trainer. "Pika?"
"So why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself?" Ash asked.
Ray pushed his dark brown hair to the side and grinned easily. "I hail from Sunyshore City in the Sinnoh region. This is my main Pokémon Totodile. And it is so cool to meet you! You're like, famous!"
Ash grinned widely. "Really? Well, I guess I am-OW!" Dawn had elbowed him in the side and glared pointedly at him. "Er, nice to meet you Ray."
"Awesome to meet you. And who might this be?" Ray asked, sidling up to Dawn and flashing a toothy smile at her. Dawn blinked and said hesitantly, "Dawn."
"Well Dawn, I'd like to get to know you, if you know what I mean." He winked.
"Go stand over there!" Dawn snapped and pointed to a boulder that was perched by the lake. Ray smirked.
"Playing hard to get, huh? Yeah, I dig that." He went over to the boulder and Totodile sized Pikachu up before joining his trainer.
Ash snickered and quickly turned it into a coughing fit. "Well, our next contestant is Marcus Williams!"
Marcus walked out; wearing a red tank top, fingerless gloves and brown shorts. A black backpack with a picture of a Dialga on it was strapped to his back. "Hi," he greeted. His Turtwig chattered in greeting.
"Tell us a bit about yourself."
"Well, I come from Ecruteak City, Johto." Marcus said.
"Nice to meet you Marcus. I'm sure you know Ray there, and I'm Ash. My co-host is Dawn, and the camera man is Brock." Ash introduced.
Marcus nodded in acknowledgment and joined Ray by the rock. His Turtwig curiously wandered up to Ray's Totodile.
"Next up is Dalton Mortamick!"
A boy with sapphire blue eyes and chestnut brown hair got out. He wore a black shirt with a grey skull, blue jeans and black shoes. A black backpack with a green cross-stripe and a logo in the shape of fireball was gripped in one hand, and his Cyndaquil trailed along beside him.
"So Dalton, where do you come from?" Ash asked.
Dalton's eyes flickered over the other two by the rock before he answered. "Goldenrod City."
"That's a pretty cool backpack you have," Ash complimented.
"Well, I'm a pretty cool guy." Dalton stated. Cyndaquil snorted and Dalton scowled. "But anyway, who's this?"
His sapphire eyes were locked on Dawn. Ray scowled and Dawn managed a smile, although it was a bit tight. "Dawn."
"Lovely to meet you, Dawn," Dalton drawled. "And I'm sure it's even lovelier to meet me."
Cyndaquil rolled his eyes and joined the other Pokémon by the rock. Dalton lazily sauntered over, ignoring Ray's death glare.
"Okaaay..." Ash scowled at Brock, who was trying not to laugh and as a result the camera was shaking. "Kelvin Eld, get out here!"
A boy in jeans, a black t-shirt, black army boots stumbled off the bus. An animal tooth necklace hung around his neck. He was wearing a green backpack with lots of buckles and an apple was clutched in one hand. "Hi!"
"So Kelvin, where do you come from?" Ash asked, mentally counting the number of contestants he had left to introduce. A Squirtle joined Kelvin and glanced around.
"Hearthome City!" He said proudly.
Dalton snorted and Kelvin whipped around. "Got a problem with that?"Kelvin asked angrily.
"Well, Hearthome City barely holds a candle to Goldenrod."
"That's my hometown you're talking about, jerk! I'm gonna-"
"Jason, get out here!" Ash snapped, quickly losing patience and slapping his hand over Kelvin's mouth and shooting a warning glare at Dalton.
"Geez, fights already? This is going to be good." A boy with black jeans, white jersey, red vest, white socks, silver and red sneakers and a tan backpack with multiple pockets shuffled off of the bus, a smirk on his face.
"By the rock! And Kelvin, just cool it and Dalton, keep your mouth shut! I swear I'll kick you off this show if I have to!" Ash ranted and shoved Kelvin roughly towards the boulder before facing the camera again. "Where do you come from?"
Jason raised an eyebrow. "Pallet Town. Sound familiar?"
Ash scowled and waved him away. A Charmander followed after Jason and the duo joined the other players.
"Dawn, you want to introduce the girls?"
"Glad you know I'm still here," Dawn muttered. "Alright, Ivory Night!
A girl in a blue spaghetti strap tank top, black hoodie, bellbottom jeans, black tennis shoes and blue belt got off the bus. One thick and two thin bracelets were on her right arm, and a black fingerless glove was on her left. A black beanie was tucked into her belt and a silver chain necklace hung from her neck. A white and blue backpack, with small silver chains and a gold crescent outline, hung from her back. She was carrying the smallest Eevee Dawn had ever seen.
"So, where do you come from Ivory?"
Ivory mumbled something softly and walked over to the rest of the group, her messy, thick brown hair swaying, bangs pulled from her light blue eyes. Eevee regarded the other Pokémon nervously. Dawn exchanged a glance with Ash, who just shrugged.
"I heard she lives in the mountains of Kanto," Brock whispered.
"Where did you hear that?" Dawn hissed.
"Well...it's a rumour. Where do rumours normally start?"
"Just man the camera, Brock! Ahem. Nice to meet you Ivory. Nicole Izora, come on down!"
"You sound like a game show host..." Brock muttered.
A girl wearing a black t-shirt with silver stripes down the frontal sides bounded down the bus steps. Dawn arched an eyebrow at Nicole's snakeskin shoes, but did not comment. Jason, however, did. "What's with the shoes?"
"What's with your face?" Nicole shot back, adjusting her black book-bag with white trim. A Gastly zoomed out of the bus and instantly made a beeline for Dawn; yanking her white hat over her eyes. Dawn shrieked and Nicole sighed. "Gastly! Come on, she's the co-host! I don't want to be kicked off the show this early."
"Over there!" Dawn snapped, and Nicole rolled her eyes before obeying. Ivory watched Gastly with interest and Ash snickered.
"Not so easy, is it?" He whispered.
Dawn ignored him and took a deep breath. "So...where you from?"
"Hearthome City." Nicole said. Kelvin grinned at her. Dalton rolled his eyes.
"Crystal Bao-Yin!" Dawn called, hoping to stop the fight before it began.
A girl in a white dress and ice blue leggings skipped off the bus with a matching backpack. Her blue sneakers scuffed into the dust and a wide grin greeted everyone. "Hiya!"
"So Crystal, where do you come from?"
"Goldenrod City!"
Dalton smirked and Kelvin scowled. A Vulpix slunk out of the bus after Crystal, and the two joined the others.
Two more left...Dawn thought. "Danielle Brighton!"
A flurry of orange hair was all Dawn caught a glimpse off before she was knocked backwards. Danielle hugged Dawn happily and her blue eyes sparkled. "Danielle; Slateport City, Hoenn region!"
"Nice to meet you Danielle," Dawn smiled at the girl in the pink t-shirt and yellow shorts that stood before her. A Snivy was perched on her shoulder, taking everything in. "Why don't you join the others?"
"Can do!" Danielle lugged her large brown backpack over to the others.
"And last, but certainly not least, Yuna Lane!"
The last girl stepped off the bus; wearing a dark green shirt, a grey and white chequered scarf, grey skinny jeans, dark green converse and a grey backpack with a Pidgey key chain and a green zipper. A Pidgey flew out after her. "Hi," Yuna said shyly.
"Hey, Yuna." Dawn smiled and the girl joined the rest of the contestants. "Well, that's it. Now-ugh!"
The bus had roared away, kicking up a cloud of dust that made Dawn shield her eyes and duck. "Geez!"
Ash laughed and grinned at the ten contestants and ten Pokémon. "Welcome to Total Pokémon Master! Before we start our first task, I want each of you to pick a team name. Ray?"
"Team Hydro!"
"Marcus?"
"Team Leaf Storm!"
"Dalton?"
"Team Cannibal Fire-Cyndaquil, don't look at me like that!"
"Kelvin?"
"Team Cinderfall!"
"Jason?"
"Team Dark Knights!"
"Ivory?"
"Team Midnight," she said softly.
"Nicole?"
"Team Life After People."
"Er...ok. Crystal?"
"Team Poke Fans!"
"Danielle?"
"Team Water Burst!"
"Yuna?"
"Aerial Avengers."
"Well, that's all of you!" Ash glanced at Dawn. "Did you get all of that?"
Dawn nodded. Ash smiled in satisfaction. "Alright! Then let's get started. We'll have challenges, tasks, and battles. The tasks give you privileges, the challenges will determine whether or not you'll be eliminated, and the battles give you special prizes if you win. Today will be a task."
Dawn reached into her bag and pulled out a bunch of Pokeballs. She one to each person and Ash continued explaining. "You can either choose to go into the forest, or wade into the water. Your goal today is to catch one Pokémon and bring it here before your half-hour time limit is up."
Brock waved his hand to get Ash's attention. He mouthed, 'Commercial', and Ash turned back to the camera. "But right now we have a commercial break. When we come back, the games will begin!"
Brock lowered the camera and Ash slunk to the grass with a moan. The ten contestants were currently conversing (or fighting, in Dalton and Kelvin's case) and Ash stared at them. "I can handle a bunch of ten year olds, right? I mean, I'm ten."
"I'm sure it'll be fine," Dawn soothed, "as long as the Three Idiots don't make an appearance."
Ash snorted and gestured towards the shut-off camera. "We're broadcasting in several regions. They'll see this eventually."
"Then we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Right now do your job as a host and get Dalton and Kelvin away from each other!"
"Yes ma'am!"
Whew! Introductions are done. Now you get to tell me which Pokémon you want your OC to catch :) It has to be a Pokémon that lives in the Kanto region though. And try to pick a Pokémon that isn't already in this chapter. And Ruby-The-MiniMuffin, I gave you a Vulpix instead :P Hope that's ok. Um...I think that's it. I'll give you a week to pick the Pokémon you want your OC to catch. If you don't answer, I'll pick it for you.
Thank ya!