POKEMON: Jurassic Poke-Park.

JPP 1: Leaving Home.

Kanto Region

Pallet Town, (2004)

In the Kanto region, in the countryside of Pallet Town, inside a white house with a pink roof that was surrounded by a white, wooden, doorless picket fence, 15 year old Ash Ketchum, wearing his Hoenn region outfit and red and black hat, sat on his bed in his bedroom at the top of his five-step wooden ladder, with his Pikachu sitting on the bed by his side. The mattress sagged and creaked under the young boy and his pokemon as he shifted his weight. A green backpack, with a red circle in the middle, sat open on the bed behind them. Slowly, the boy walked down the ladder, with his Pikachu following, and went over to his dresser and opened the middle drawer.

Moving his hands quickly, he shoved through his already messy drawer to look for a shirt that he actually liked. Upon seeing his favorite jacket-the blue one with white short sleeves and a white collar-Ash became lost in his thoughts. This was the jacket he had worn on his first journey through the Kanto region when he was 10. It was one of his favorite jackets, even though he couldn't wear it anymore.

"Ash! Where are you?" Came a female voice.

Ash put his jacket back inside the middle drawer and closed it and turned toward the open doorway. "In here, Mom!" He said with his young little boy voice.

Ash's mother, Delia Ketchum, opened the door and entered the bedroom with her Mr. Mime at her side, holding a broom. "Packing?"

"Yeah, i've got a bus to the airport today and a flight to the Johto region. I won't be back until after the weekend." Said Ash.

Shaking her head, Delia let out a long, worried sigh, and rolled her eyes towards the ceiling.

Meanwhile, standing on top of the roof of the house in spirit form, three legendary pokemon, Raikou, Entei and Suicune, listened in on the family intently.

"His name is Ash Ketchum,...right?" Said Suicune in a beautiful, angelic female telepathic voice.

"Right, Suicune. The woman's name is Delia and she is Ash's mother. The Ketchums are our assignments. More-so Ash than Delia." Said Raikou telepathically in a deep manly voice.

Suicune looked at Raikou, suprised at his briskness. "Raikou,...is something wrong?"

Raikou shook his head. "No, Suicune. All i know is that the Ketchums are about to face some very difficult circumstances. I'm not sure what, but i know we need to be ready.

Back inside his room, Ash and Pikachu walked over to the ladder of his bed and the boy climbed to the top and got his green backpack off his bed. He then climbed down from the ladder and put his green backpack on, and he and Pikachu approached his mother. "Hey," He said gently. "what's wrong, Mom?"

"I just get a little worried about you everytime you're gone." Delia admitted.

"Listen, i'm gonna be okay. No need to worry." Said Ash.

"I know. It's just...well, it's just that all of your stories about your adventures really shook my faith in the safety of a little kid traveling on their own. I mean, don't young trainers have a right to be afraid to go on their journeys now? I mean, all of your adventures did prove that kids traveling can be dangerous, did it not?" Said Delia.

"Listen, Mom. They proved living can be dangerous, regardless of whether you travel or not. The people who were involved in those adventures got affected too, not just me." Said Ash.

"You're right. I'm sorry. I forget how much your growing up. But still-i don't know what got into me." Said Delia.

"Mom, that's not like you." Said Ash.

"What's not like me?" Delia asked.

"Your worries. You're not normally this way. What's wrong?" Said Ash.

"I'm sorry, Ash. I don't know what's gotten into me recently. Maybe i do. You've only been home a short while since you returned from the Alola region, i've spent months here alone with Mimey, and now-and now-" Delia trailed off.

"Maybe everything you've been putting up with is finally getting to you. Me and Pikachu being away all the time, traveling, being here all by yourself for months. We're both gone so much most of the time. Worrying about me constantly while i'm away, happy when i return home safe, only to start to worry about me again when i leave for another journey. All of that's more than any person should be able to handle sanely." Said Ash.

A loud 'HISS' noise was then heard outside.

"Oh, that's my bus. Come on, Pikachu." Said Ash as he ran out of his room, follow by Pikachu.

"Speaking of travels." Said Delia before she and Mr. Mime ran out of the room.

Back on top of the roof, as the three Legendaries watched in spirit form as Ash and Pikachu exited the house and boarded the bus, and it's door closed, follow by Delia and Mr. Mime coming out of the house and stopping in their tracks.

"Goodbye, Ash! Be careful! Stay safe!" Said Delia as she and Mr. Mime waved goodbye.

"Sure thing, Mom, i'll be fine!" Ash shouted as she and Pikachu looked out their window, waving goodbye to Delia and Mr. Mime before the bus drove off.

"Try to stay out of trouble now, you hear?!" Delia shouted as she waved.

"No worries, Mom!" Ash shouted as the bus drove further and further away until it was out of sight.

Delia then let her hand down after she stopped waving. "Everytime he tells me not to worry is when i worry the most."

"Mime." Said Mr. Mime.

On the roof, Suicune couldn't help but comment. "How can you be so worried and not know why?"

"Well, it's called having a bad day. Humans have them all the time." Said Raikou.

"I wish that was the case here." Said Entei in a deep, male voice telepathically.

"So do i." Said Raikou.

"The Legendary birds and i just got word from Lugia that something big's about to happen." Said Entei.

"Something big? Like what?" Suicune asked.

"I have no idea what and neither does Lugia, but the Legendary birds are edgy about it too." Said Entei.

"Not you? Other Legendaries are edgy about it-some humans are edgy about it-but not you?" Said Raikou.

"Sort of. After everything that's happened with this boy, i'm always worried when we hear something big's going to happen. But i guess i'm more worried about humans, not entire nations. The world of pokemon has some strong leaders." Said Entei.

"Unfortunately, Delia and Ash have never been able to recover completely from the loss of his father. And now more bad times are coming their way. Delia senses that in her spirit-that's why she's so edgy-and although he's afraid to acknowledge it, so does Ash. And he's gonna need much help in the days ahead. Him, his mother, and all of his friends too." Said Raikou.

"And their pokemon?" Suicune asked.

Raikou remained silent and he, Suicune and Entei disappeared off of the roof.

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