I'm giving my other fanfiction a break so I can go ahead and do this one. Let me say this now since it didn't fit in the description: Ash may have some of the same Pokemon he did before, but they will have entirely different personalities because of how they have been raised as tools of battle. I hope you enjoy and don't hate on me for eliminating Pikachu.
Ash would've seen the epic battle between Gengar and Nidorino on his TV in his room had he stayed up late in the night watching. He didn't in fact watch it because he didn't want to sleep in so he could get his Pokemon before the other morons from Pallet Town. That son-of-a-b**** Gary Oak and the two kids that were super pathetic didn't stand a chance.
Ash had studied for years which of the three Pokemon he would choose. Venusaur was easily eliminated leaving Blastoise and Charizard. He didn't care for unevolved Pokemon and he would evolve them ASAP. He cooked up a master plan to get the Pokemon that he really wanted, and Ash was ready to pull it off the next morning.
Ash woke up extra early that morning and packed his things. He didn't even bother to say goodbye to his mother. Their relationship had gotten rocky recently due to the relationship she had with the Professor. She could at least have picked somebody that doesn't have Alzheimer's!
He walked swiftly and quietly to the Pokemon lab just as the sun was coming over the horizon. He skirted around the back of the Lab and climbed up to the second floor where Gary was sleeping that night. Ash could see very well in the dim of the room. He had rehearsed this several hundred times in his mind. Ash approached the sleeping Gary and whacked him really hard over the head with a branch he had found outside. He grabbed Gary and walked into the main room. Gary looked like he could be awake, but he also looked rather stupid at the same time
Professor Oak saw Ash and Gary and asked, "So which of you would like to go first?"
Ash said, "I'm picking first. I choose Charmander."
Ash selected the Pokeball on the right. He then hoisted Gary up and said in a fake voice, "I want to have Squirtle." Ash made the voice realistic, yet stupid at the same time. He was altogether proud of himself.
The dumb old Professor bought it and he grabbed Squirtle. Ash brought a Small blunt rod out of his backpack and hit the Professor really hard on the head and stole a Pokedex that was sitting on a nearby counter. He shuffled through the different drawers in the room and found a variety of Pokeballs. He found a rather peculiar Pokeball that had the letters "GS" on it. He grabbed it and stowed it away in his backpack along with a bunch of other stuff. He hit Gary on the head when he started to stir again. Ash quickly walked out of the Pokemon Lab and started off on his journey leaving his Mother, Professor Oak, Gary, and the stupid other rivals behind.
Ash sent out Squirtle and Charmander who were surprised to see that they weren't with different trainers, but with the same trainer. They had been bitter rivals back in the lab and they bashed their heads together upon sight. Ash said, "Now that's the fighting spirit I want to see. First analysis begin! You two need to show me which of you is the alpha and which is the weakling."
Squirtle used Rapid Spin immediately on Charmander who immediately responded by jumping and rebounding off a tree to hit it with Metal Claw. Squirtle used Water Gun and Charmander dodged and used Smokescreen. Ash was starting to really understand them now. Squirtle was all about attacking a lot to pressure the opponent into never attacking. Squirtle would be perfect. Charmander was nimble and quick and seemed to know how to counter attacks well. Ash could tell that Squirtle was the better Pokemon even regardless of the type disadvantage.
After a few more minutes, Ash said, "That's enough! Charmander you move fast and Squirtle you keep up the pressure well. Time to get to the downpoints of your battling! Squirtle! You need to be able to use your shell to your advantage to intercept incoming attacks. You are too much offense at times, except for not enough. Charmander you are pretty similar! You need to be able to hit harder and get better at dodging! You were hit quite a few times and if you get hit, you get slower and weaker! Squirtle and Charmander! Work on it!"
Squirtle and Charmander were still staring at him with awe. His analysis of battle was very sharp. He could have been better than Professor Oak who had raised them for a few years. As Charmander and Squirtle practiced, Ash watched them get better and better. He knew that they would beat the average Pokemon, but he needed them to be at an even higher level: A level that made the Champions of the Pokemon Leagues quake with fear. Ash had his trainer plans all made up in his mind.
He would start by catching all of the Pokemon there were: that meant he had to either steal a Bulbasaur or find a wild one which would be difficult. He would eliminate all of the Pokemon until he got down to the top ten Pokemon that would be the best Pokemon fit for a Champion. He said to himself, "Gotta catch 'em all eh?"
After pushing Charmander and Squirtle for hours, Ash went to the nearest Pokemon Center to restore PP and HP so that they could destroy other trainers to their full potential. Ash walked up the route the Viridian City to where the next Pokemon Center was. On his way he saw a Ginger girl fishing. He like Gingers and this one dressed just right for him.
He snuck up behind her and grabbed her. He soon realized that this was none other than one of the Gym Leaders of the region. She was struggling until he commanded Charmander to cover her with a Smokescreen. The Smoke made her faint on the spot. He decided against doing something with her because she was too tomboyish and she smelled like fish. He tied her up on her boat and sent her down the river. He took her bike and her fishing rod.
Squirtle yelled with approval and smiled his dark smile that Ash already approved of. Charmander, as Ash noticed, seemed nonchalant with just about everything. No emotion and approving of everything he did were the two best personalities that the Pokemon could have chosen. He knew that they were on the road to victory with their new supplies.
He saw a passing Spearow and decided to throw a rock at it just to toy with it. The Spearow got very angry and soon a whole bunch of Spearow were gathering to attack Ash. Ash said, "This is both of your first real battles so lets make this count! Charmander use Ember and Squirtle use Rapid Spin!"
Rapid Spin allowed Squirtle to bounce from target to target and knock out a whole ton of Spearow and Ember hit a whole ton of Spearow. Soon the remaining Spearow were fleeing as they stood no chance to the already powerful Squirtle and Charmander.
Ash looked around the sky to see if there were any more Spearow and instead he found something else.
A Shiny Golden Pokemon not native to the Kanto Region flew above. It sparkled in the now setting sun and amazed Ash. He needed that Pokemon. He needed it now. He turned and looked at Charmander and Squirtle. They were both now breathing heavily from all of the Spearow that they had taken down.
He said, "That's our goal. We are catching that Pokemon. But first, we become the Champions of Kanto."
He proceeded forward through the last few miles towards Viridian City with Charmander and Squirtle walking behind him and arguing once again. Upon arrival, he found the town in a chaotic state. A semi-truck appeared to have crashed into the front of the Pokemon Center and driven away (there wasn't actually a semi-truck). Inside were a young man and a young woman scaring everybody with their Koffing and Ekans. Ash decided to take action and start gaining some fame.
He yelled, "Squirtle use Water Gun and Charmander use Ember!"
The combined attacks hit the trainers from behind and their Pokemon. They turned around and it was revealed that they were members of a group none other than Team Rocket. A Meowth carrying a bag of Pokeballs soon came up to them and said, "It's all ready for da boss. Now let's kick this can... Why aren't you moving you fat lards?"
The woman started to say, "Prepare for Trouble..." Ash said, "You are under arrest. You are coming with me! You don't stand a chance!" He winked very obviously at them so he could show that he was getting them out of further public eye. They 'submitted' and went with him to the police station. At the last second, he turn and ran into the forest with Team Rocket close behind.
Once they were in the safe area of the forest, Ash asked, "What are your names?"
The male said, "I'm James and this is Jessie and Meowth."
"The Meowth talks?" asked Ash.
Meowth said, "You bet I do. My vocabulary is larger than the average persons!"
Ash said, "I'm not here to jabber. I got you out because I want Pokemon too."
Jessie said, "These are for the boss, not for you."
Ash said, "Well what if I were to join Team Rocket?"
Jessie said, "Then I guess to could have one or two of the worse Pokemon. The boss wouldn't let the likes of you in though. You are only a little ten year old boy!"
James said, "Jessie, admit it. This is the first operation in years we have successfully pulled off thanks to the boy. Let's take him to the boss and see what he says."
They snuck into a clothing shop and stole disguises for Team Rocket so that they could proceed into the Team Rocket secret base in Viridian City which was underneath the Pokemon Center. They led him to an office where a middle-aged man wearing a rather expensive suit stood there petting a Persian.
He asked, "What are you three doing here and why did you bring an outsider into the base? You are so worthless I should crush you right now!"
Ash spoke up and said, "Sir, I would like to request permission to join Team Rocket."
The man scoffed and asked, "What would a little boy like yourself like with a nasty, mean organization such as Team Rocket. We steal, thief, and sometimes even kill if necessary."
Ash said, "Trust me, I'm no little boy. I am finding the most powerful Pokemon in the world and I would love an excuse to do it."
The man said, "I hire everybody that comes except for a few that I have my suspicions about. You may join Team Rocket. Come back tomorrow morning and I will assign you to a team. We all go in groups of three to ensure that we get what we want."
"We managed to snag a whole bunch of Viridian City Pokemon thanks to this fine young man right here. I'm vouching for him to be in my group instead of this loser Jessie," said James
The man said, "Congratulations. Out of your 78 missions, this is the first one with which you were successful with. Humph. I hardly see that as a good thing." He turned to Ash and said, "My name is Giovanni and I am the boss of Team Rocket. I hearby name you a Team Rocket Grunt. Come back tomorrow morning as I said earlier to receive your team and your uniform. Good work today. I always reward those who work for me well as long as they turn in the correct payments."
"It would be my honor to serve in Team Rocket. Thank you," said Ash before he walked out. His little plan had worked. He would rise in the ranks of Team Rocket and steal many Pokemon and keep all of the best ones while rising in the ranks. With the money of Team Rocket eventually underneath his control, he would be rich enough to find and catch all of the legendary Pokemon that there were.
Charmander didn't know what to think of his new trainer after the first day and Squirtle totally approved. Ash would have an easy time mowing down the competition with these two Pokemon underneath his control.
Meanwhile back in Pallet Town, Gary Oak got one more night of sleep before setting out on his adventure. The other kids were given a Bulbasaur and then a stupid Pikachu each and he had received nothing because his Grandfather told him that he had a surprise. It was probably lame because he couldn't even remember Gary's name. When Gary woke up, he found a wrapped present by his bed. He opened it and found a simple Pokeball. He could feel the Pokemon that was inside. This was a real Pokemon for sure. None of the other starter Pokemon could match his starter. He was ready to hunt down that fool Ash Ketchum if it was the last thing he did. He stole his Squirtle that he was going to choose and he made a fool of him. Gary strapped his Pokeball to his belt, went outside to his convertible, and drove away towards Viridian City.
That punk wasn't getting away. Gary was on a mission.