Pokémon: A Revolution Begins!

This will be a Pearlshipping themed story, so if you don't like the ship you don't need to read as it is never going to be changed. There will be other ships as well although you'll just have to wait and see which ships they are. This is part one of three story arcs that will be written, this story is going to be quite long so if you're not into that kind of thing here is the door and here is my boot... There will be two OC characters in the this fic although I am hesitant to make them main protagonists as I would hate to see the two main characters (Ash and Dawn) fade away into the back of a story that is primarily focussed around them. This will be a tale as the title suggests of Revolution but that will not be revealed until the end of this arc, however until then I have got a grand tale to tell. With a giant battle of legends, some betrayal, A prophesy, and just a hint of Aura, Unova better get ready. Oh yeah and Ash will not be a terrible battler as seen in the Unova cannon (Getting beat by a lv. 5 Snivy WTF anyway I digress), He will be experienced and capable although he will seem overpowered at times. Enough of the jibba-jabba, ON WITH THE FIC!

Ages:

Ash: 17

Dawn: 16

Dawn sank to her knees as the ferry went out of sight. Her puffy red eyes piercing and blurring her vision. Not that she cared. She was to distraught to care about anything at the moment. They had been with her since day one of her journey. He had always been there for her supporting her and teaching her.

They grew into quite the pair Ash and Dawn throughout their journey, aiding each other, teaching each other and just being there for each other. When one fell down, the other picked them back up again. Whether it was a streak of contest losses or a streak of losses to a bitter rival in the form of Paul they always knew the other, their other would have their back. But like all things it came to an end.

She mentally cursed herself for accepting the modelling offer. She didn't really know why she accepted it in the first place. And now she hated the very idea of it.

"piplup…" sighed her loyal penguin Pokémon as it nuzzled its trainer to try and comfort her. He was upset about their friends leaving but he knew how close Dawn had gotten to the ebony haired trainer over the two years that they had spent and prolonged in Sinnoh.

She'd never felt so alone in her life and she kept replaying the situation back in her head. How she wanted it to play out. But with the feeling of her partner piplup nuzzling his head into her side the reality Dawned upon her, they were not coming back and she was completely alone. Darkness was approaching as the sun began to set.

She picked herself back up and tried to contain her sobs as she walked the long and lonely road back to twinleaf town with piplup trailing behind its trainer giving her a worried glance. 'How quickly things can change' they both thought sadly. How quickly things can change…

Ferry (Offshore of Sinnoh)

Ash continued staring at the now spec of light that was Sinnoh as his ferry leaves to take him back home, to Kanto. He'd been like this for nearly an hour now just staring into the abyss contemplating what was, what would and what he thought would never be. The thought of failure puncturing his head like a knife.

he hollowly chuckled at his failures 'some chosen one I am huh' while getting worried glances from his Doctor to be friend who had been staring at him since they left the harbour.

The young trainers eyes drifted from the dot of land onto the ocean which he now sailed, as the waves clashed with the side of the ferry a single tear sank slowly down his face as he sighed "Dawn" silently to himself.

He walked away from the edge of the ferry for the first time after Sinnoh vanished from his horizon. When the ferry first left Sinnoh his mind and heart screamed for him to jump of the vessel which would carry him from her but he stood still. Unable to move or function properly. He began to silently cry over his loss, pulling his cap down so to hid his emotions he barged past Brock who was trying to talk to him. He saw Brocks mouth moving but he simply did not care right now, just this once wanted to wallow in a little self-pity hoping that Dawn might come to his aid once again but it did not happen. She was his pillar, his hope, his love. And now that she was gone he hated himself for it. Her being gone had taken away a piece of him. He'd known for months how he felt about her but the feeling was alien to him. So he isolated it, and didn't act upon it. He would occasionally come up with courage to tell her but when push came to shove he just couldn't do it. The fear of losing her over his own feelings terrified him into pure silence.

She had done more for him than anyone else, she was there for him more than anyone else. She was well, more than anyone else. She was Dawn. His Dawn. Or so he hoped, he had hoped to confess his love to her at the Sinnoh league but after the humiliating loss to Tobias the last thing he wanted was yet another failure to add to his list. And although he played the loss of as no big deal he suspected she knew how torn he felt inside, to come so close and then be destroyed by someone in a completely different league is for want of another word, crushing. And so not wanting to make Ash feel uncomfortable she didn't bring it up much but rather comforted him as he did for her after her loss in the grand festival to her rival Zoey. Then there was bond in general, they were closer than any of Ash's companions beforehand and it was reflected in their relationship whether it was their prolonged high-fives which seemed to last longer as the time they were together increased or the long intimate hugs they shared after one was feeling down. They were just perfect for each other. He could spend hours looking in her sapphire depths or her gorgeous silky smooth blue hair, she was absolutely stunning. They were the perfect partners and now they were separate. And they both hated themselves for their own hesitations. To think that all this pain could have been avoided with three words seemed like the most painful punchline in history to both of them.

Walking away towards his cabin he stared at the floor occasionally mumbling "sorry" when he bumped into a stranger. Only the sound of waves crashing against the ferry could be heard now as his slow walk came to an end at the door of his cabin. He opened the door and threw his bag carelessly to the side of the room before making his way to the bed and sobbing himself to sleep.

Both Brock and Pikachu waited a few hours before entering the room to sleep, not wanting disturb their friend. They both hated seeing him like this but there was nothing they could do, it's not like they could teleport Dawn onto the ship and everything would be okay plus they couldn't really comfort Ash, I mean Pikachu could perhaps but Dawn was always best at that kind of thing especially when it came to Ash so they left him to it they knew he would pull out of the slump he was in well at least they hoped he would. They'd never seen him like this before in their many years of adventures together perhaps going back to Pallet town and seeing his Mother was the best thing for him at the moment other than Dawn. If there were ever a person other than Dawn who could pull him out of his pit of despair it would be his Mother.

Twinleaf Town:

After a long walk on shaky legs Dawn had made it back home. It was pitch black by the time they were back at home. "Where were you I've been worried si-" she cut herself off as she saw Dawns tear stained face. She quickly walked over to her daughter and embraced her in a hug "what's wrong, did something bad happen? Did somebody hurt you?" She questioned. Dawn quickly pushed her away so she was out of her grasp and ran upstairs to her room.

Johanna followed her daughter up the stairs and after hearing Dawns muffled sobs through the door decided enough was enough. She opened the door and saw the pitiful wreck that was Dawn; curled into a ball on her bed desperately clinging to Ash's final gift to her as she sobbed uncontrollably. On the floor were the contents of her backpack and her pink boots. As Johanna walked closer she saw what Dawn was clinging to…A red and white indigo league hat. Ash's parting gift to Dawn as he left Sinnoh. She quickly reached over to Dawn and pulled her into an embrace trying to comfort her like she did when she was a child. She rocked gently back and forth stroking her hair as Dawn clung to her shirt with one hand and clung Ash's hat with the other.

"H-He's Gone Mom" Dawn cried rubbing her eyes with a hand trying and pulling away from her mom in a feeble effort to control the feelings that were overwhelming her.

"Ash?" Johanna questioned already knowing the answer was yes.

"I l-l-l-love him and now he's gone, what if I never see him again Mom I c-can't, I-" The memory engraved into her mind of losing Ash was too painful she began sobbing again. Johanna quickly brought Dawn back into embrace and shushed Dawn into silence before gently rocking Dawn back and forth until she stopped crying.

Johanna looked down and saw Dawn asleep in her arms. "oh you grew up too fast" Johanna said blinking back her own tears as she gently lay Dawn down on her bed and covered her with her blanket.

She walked down stairs slowly thinking on how to help her daughter through this, but her mind was drawing blanks. She signed the contract for Buneary to model at the company and those companies don't give out opportunities like this on a whim, so to back out last minute could ruin her aspirations in future within the industry. She would have to talk to her in the morning about it.

Ferry (Offshore of Kanto):

Light began to peer into Ash's room as the young trainer awoke from his slumber. He groaned slightly as he stretched from his position removing his head from his tear stained pillow. Noticing that both Pikachu and Brock where not in the Room he decided to search the ship.

Eventually he found the two sitting in the Café section of the Ship, Ash sat opposite to the two keeping his head down. Pikachu quickly jumped straight to his usual perch nuzzling Ash's head with his cheek. Ash smiled sadly scratching Pikachu's head earning a "Pika!" from the small electric mouse.

"I'm sorry about yesterday guys I just…I-" Ash apologised quietly to the two.

"It's alright Ash we understand just don't be so hard on yourself alright" Brock quickly interrupted.

"How did you-" Ash questioned lifting his head and raising a brow.

"Because I know you better than you know yourself Ash, you're way too hard on yourself and as for how did I know. I've travelled with you for a good seven years now you're like a younger brother to me so nothing you do really surprises me all that much I mean apart from you actually taking an interest in girls I mean that is some divine intervention right there" Brock stated while taking a slurp of coffee trying not laugh to much at the end.

"Divine intervention? I always thought that would be the day you succeeded in flirting with girls!" Ash chuckled trying not laugh too much at Brock who seemed to be lost for words opening and closing his mouth constantly like a Snorlax engorging a meal.

"ATTENTION ALL PASSENGERS WE WILL BE ARRIVING IN KANTO IN 10 MINUTES, PLEASE ENSURE YOU TAKE ALL YOUR BAGGAGE AND PERSONAL EFFECTS WITH YOU" The Tannoy system loudly announced sparing Brock from any more ridicule. Brock quietly muttered "thank Arceus" under his breath.

"Right so let's get ready to get off this ship and get back home, eh?" Brock said rising from the chair quickly to escape back to their room.

Viridian City (Outskirts):

The two young men stood together at their journeys end. The sun shone brightly above them as they stood next to a sign showing them of their separate paths to their homes.

"Look Ash if there is ever anything you need, you give me a call yeah?" Brock said nervously unsure of what to say in the situation.

"Don't worry I'll give you a call but don't hesitate to call me if you need me okay?" Ash responded just as nervous. Brock had been there from the start of his journey seven years ago and he had helped him so much, to see their paths finally separate after so long was well depressing for want of a better word. Brock had been there for nearly halve his life and so he naturally looked up to brock as a role model for him. 'If it weren't for Brock I'd still be that arrogant ass I was when I first started my journey' Ash thought to himself.

"Oh don't worry about it, and good luck to you Pokémon master Ash" Brock reassured Ash putting a lot of emphasis on Pokémon Master. Before placing his own hand out for a handshake.

"I won't and good luck to you Doctor Brock" Ash grinned taking Brocks hand in his own shaking it eagerly.

The two then turned around and walked their separate paths. Both turned around occasionally to wave at the other but after Brock disappeared from distance. Ash couldn't help but feel lonely while he was walking through route 1. I mean Pikachu was there but talking to a Pokémon constantly with no human conversation can be well, pretty one-sided. Not to mention Pikachu decided it would take a nap inside Ash's backpack as he walked".

As Ash exited route 1 a sudden downpour appeared. Something he was now used to as a result of the much colder Sinnoh environment. He always enjoyed the rain. It always calmed him down. Having a nice white noise in the background, and he didn't really mind the water so he enjoyed the walk quite a lot.

Seeing his house Ash sighed sadly "Well here we are home at last, I wish Dawn could've been here she never did get to see my house".