Hello all! I welcome you to my iteration on how Ash's travels should have gone down. I hope that you bear with me through any and all mistakes, fast scenes, etc. I accept all criticism whether constructive or not. I will only cry for a little (Just kidding). I am honest and will tell you that it is likely i will lose motivation. So please wait until July 2018 where I go through a time of motivation like I did in July 2015 when i first tried this. Then in July 2016 where i first revamped the story, and now July 2017 at the time of me writing this. Let's hope one day I can come back to this message and be proud to have a completed fic with many chapters, followers, and words.
Chapter 1: Enter the gamer!
New York, U.S.A 2013
"Welcome to YSSM News! Today we are in New York City investigating missing person's reports! How exciting! There have been several reported cases of people suddenly disappearing. Today we are asking around to find out what the population feels about these unfortunate events."
As the reporter is talking, the view pans out, you can then see someone running while yelling "Get out of the way!"
He was obviously rushing, but the question is why he is in a hurry. Well, his parents force him to be at home within 45 minutes of school ending, enough time for some mischief. However, what made his challenge of getting home before the limit even harder, was the fact that he had a handheld gaming system in his hands. He was running, playing, and dodging at the same time!
As he ran, he flew past a building, it was decorated with posters of new releases. Games, and consoles were plastered all over the wall. As he was passing it, he noticed what the store was. Within seconds he ran back, deciding that it would be worth his time.
He went inside of the building, looking around, noticing a poster for 2 games. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha sapphire. He looked at the poster long and hard, something was drawing him toward it, something he couldn't explain. After staring at it for a mildly embarrassing amount of time, he decided to buy the game.
He looked around the store to find the section with the game in it. As soon as he found it, he reached out to grab it. However he abruptly stopped when he noticed something. The price! It would take all of his money to buy it! He took another look at the game, and he though about it. Conflicting thoughts had a ground war in his head. He didn't know if he should get it. He gave it one last thought, and he decided.
Lumiose, Kalos 2016
"Hey Clemont! Now remind me, why did you want to return to Lumiose again?" said Ash.
"Ash, how many times have I told you?!" Clement irritatedly replied.
"Well I'm sorry, I just never bothered to pay attention!"
"Pika" said Pikachu while face palming.
"My dad asked me to come home for some reason," Clemont replied with frustration.
"Ooh, I wish we didn't have to come back!" Screeched Bonnie.
"Don't yell Bonnie!" Clemont fired at Bonnie
"Sorry! I just hate having to do all this walking back to Lumiose,"
"Well our dad asked us to, so we have to."
We find our heroes walking through Lumiose, returning to where Clemont's father is. They had been gone for a long time, and he called them wishing to speak to them about something important. The team is walking through the streets when suddenly they see someone running, dust trailing behind them, but before they can move out of the way, he crashes into the group.
"Sorry!" yelled the frantic stranger.
"Can you watch where yo..." It was Clemont who was responding but as he spoke he looked up, surprised at who he saw. To his surprise it was his dad.
"Clemont! Bonnie!" happily said their dad.
He quickly got up and gave them a hug. He looked at them smiling, when suddenly his face changed. He had remembered something.
"Why don't we head to the house?" He hurriedly said.
"Of course," Said everyone in unison.
Clemont's House, Lumiose 2016
"So, how is everyone?" said Clemont's dad awkwardly.
"He was looking at everyone, mugs in hands, filled with coffee. They had plates with pieces of bread on the table too.
"Ash answered first, face stuffed with bread "Gwate, aye hev ay lot uv jem bajes nouh!"
Everyone sweat dropped as he spoke.
Serena quickly told Ash "Don't talk with your mouth full!"
Ash hastily swallowed and muttered a "Sorry" to her.
With that outburst over, Meyer started talking "So, I called you guys here for a reason, a lot of things have come up and. Well. You can't continue your journey,"
Ash immediately screamed "What!? Why can't I continue my journey!?"
"Meyer quickly replied to him "You misunderstood, Clemont and Bonnie can't, you two certainly can."
New York, U.S.A 2013
Of course, the mysterious person we were following, bought the game. He swiftly returned home, and surprisingly, made it on time. He dodged a bullet.
He quickly went to his room to start playing his new game. He couldn't possible wait, he quickly threw off his clothes except his underwear, hopped into bed, and started playing.
After hours and hours of intense playing and reading online, he had completed the game. He Iv bred, Ev trained his main Pokémon, his team was unstoppable. He understood the way the game was designed, he could handle anything. However he saw only 99% of the game was complete. He was determined to find what the last percent was. He got back into the grind to finish the game.
The internet proved useless to his search for his final percent. He took a long time but he found what he hadn't done by trial and error. He quickly completed it, and as he set his device down, he felt his eyes blur, he lost all feeling in his body. It wouldn't respond, and so he fell back. Everything went black and he lost all sense of reality. He was immediately filled with a knowledge he had yet to understand. Knowledge of something, someone he is destined to help. He was numb, no senses, no thoughts, nothing but a drive to help this person.
Unknown, Unknown 2013
He came to, no idea as to where he was. He looked around, it was black everywhere he looked. He closed his eyes, suddenly, he heard a voice. It resonated through out his head, he couldn't block it, he could do nothing but listen and tremble at the power carried by these words.
"Would you like another chance?"
"A chance to live in a world many dream to be a part of?"
"I can give you that chance."
"What?! What are you talking about! A chance to do what?"
"A chance to live the life millions desire!"
"What is this life you speak of?"
"The life of a Pokémon trainer,"
"Like the game I played?"
"Yes, I can make you exist in this world, you're life on Earth will be erased though. It will be as though you never existed. You have a chance to be a powerful person!"
"I can't start over, leave this place! I have family, friends, school!"
"If you so choose to accept my offer, you will receive something dreamed about by the hopeful, the brave, and the careless,"
"I don't know, what is this world?"
"The world of Pokemon! A world you thought only existed in imagination,"
"A chance to start over, make a new life for myself... I... I... accept,"
"Good, now choose your starter Pokémon They will accompany you on your journey."
"All of my life, I have dealt with putting up a front, a smile, being normal, but I love games, and I want to keep playing them. I am considered good looking, yet I never bothered to indulge in a life of girls. I never felt whole like when playing games. So please, take me to this world, so that I may live a game, and finally be able to do the many things I should have done with my life on Earth. CHARMANDER! I CHOOSE YOU!"
"With a shrieking cry he called out the name of his chosen starter once again going limp, ready to be born anew.
Thank you for reading the first Chapter of my story, The Beginnings. Like I said before, and and all criticism is accepted.
