Hey Guys, I'm a new author and don't know what to say really, don't even know what to do. This is my 1st fanfic and depending on the reviews maybe my last. So be nice :)
It was a bright, sunny morning in Pallet town. The Pidgey's were singing and the children were playing, making the most of the day. The Pokemon at the Oak family ranch were also making the most of it, splashing in the stream or lying in the sun. But like always, there was one who decided that the sun can wait, sleep was more important.
"Ash! Wake up!" a voice called
"5 more minutes Mom..." came the response as the boy prepared to return to his slumber. Well he would of, if a certain electric rodent didn't have other ideas.
"Pika... CHUUUUUUU!"
"Waaaaaaahhhh! I'm up I'm up!" the young boy shouted, with smoke pouring from his body while a small yellow mouse sat on his bed, quietly chuckling to himself.
The boy in question was 16 year old Ash Ketchum. A deep sleeper and a heavy eater, nobody would thought that he was an elite trainer with vast expieriance in several competitions, including his local and most fabled Indigo Conference Only a fortnight ago, he returned from travelling the Unova region with new friends and foes, where he made it to the quarter Finals.
The rodent in question was Ash's first and most trusted, as he has been the only one to travel with him on all of his journeys and is always his back up in tough battles. He appeared just like a normal Pikachu, only the sheer power that has grown over the years can be felt in the Aura radiating off of him.
"Come on Ash, I've made breakfast, you need to eat before returning to Sinnoh" came the cheerey voice once more.
"Lets go buddy, I'll race you down stairs!" said the still slightly smouldering Ash to his long time partner and friend, Pikachu before shooting down the flight of stairs, seperating him from the kitchen
They came hurtling down the stairs, nearly tripping over eachother, but the mouse was just toying with Ash and naturaly made it to the dining table long before it's trainer.
"About time you too arrived! Breakfast was getting cold" said the smiling Delia Ketchum, looking at her already worn out son and his Pokemon still bickering about the early morning race.
"No fair! You used quick attacks!" Ash said jokingly with Pikachu just looking at him with a face that seemed to say you never said I couldn't!
He then let out a sigh and conceeded defeat, before devouring the mountain of Pancakes before him. "Mmmm Mam 'dis is 'elishous" He said chewing on his first mouthful while Pikachu sat on the table, content with half a bottle of ketchup, the height of cuisine.
"You two had better hurry up! You have to be at the port for 12:30 if you want to catch your ferry to Sinnoh" said the motherly voice of Delia which led Ash to glance down at his watch.
"10 past 12! Oh Man, I overslept again! Not good" came the panicky voice of the young man "Come on buddy, we've gotta go!"
He bolted towards the door, grabbing his bag and jacket hanging on the wall and scooped up his trademark hat with his buddy, this time struggling to keep up with a stomach filled with red sauce. He burst out of the front door and set of, sprinting down the path only to realise that he had forgotten something. He quickly turned around and rushed towards his mom who was standing in the doorway and proceeded to pull him into a tight embrace.
"Bye Mom!"
"Bye Ash, take care" responded Delia, before releasing her son to continue his journey. A tear trickled down her face as the 16 year old had dissapeared from her sight.
"Stay safe." she gentley said to her self, unknowing why her son was drawn back to the Sinnoh region and what dangers awaited him.
Ash kept running toward the harbour with Pikachu who had finally caught up. Together they tore through the roads of Pallet, faster than a herd of startled Rapidash. "Come on buddy, we have to make it, we have to go faster!" shouted the panting trainer to his Pokemon, as if this was the last ship to Sinnoh and that they must catch it.
"Last call! All those departing to the city of Snowpoint in Sinnoh! The boat will be leaving in 2 minutes!"
"Shit! Pikachu, we're not gonna make it" said a worried Ash to Pikachu, still a mile from the Harbour but close enough to hear the announcement over the tannoy. "We're gonna miss the boat, we NEED to make it!" For some reason Ash felt as though he had to get on this boat, something deep down was telling him that he couldn't afford to miss it, he felt as though he would not get another chance.
Just as Ash was arriving into the Port the boat started pulling away. Shit! I can still make it!
He thought, despite that it was becoming obvious that it would be beyond him. As he arrived he realised that it was over, not even a Spoink could jump that far. His heart sank, as with Pikachu as he took his spot on Ash's shoulder. "Damn! Looks like we've miss- Wooaahh"
Out of nowhere, the guardian of Viridian Forrest swooped down, clutching Ash and Pikachu in its talons. "Pidgeeoot" the majestic cry came from above them as Ash realised what had happened, his old friend was clearly not going to let him miss his appointment.
After a brief 5 second flight, Ash found himself standing on the back of the ferry ruffling his old Pokemons feathers. while Pikachu joyfully danced about cheering for they made it. This particular Pidgeot was and early friend of Ash's but parted ways later to guard over the pokemon of Viridian. He had an impressive 12 foot wingspan, 2 feet longer than average and a glossy coat from where it had obviously been well looked after and well trained.
"Thanks Pidgeot! I could always count on you in impossible situtions to save the day" stroking his old allies head Pidgeot let out a triumphent cry to aknowledge his trainers thanks before perching on the rails and streaching its enourmous wings, preparing to return to the mainland but a question caused him to abort his first attempt at take off.
"Hey Pidgeot, um... you know you helped us get here, um... would you like to come to Sinnoh with me and Pikachu?" asked a nervous Ash, not nervous for asking but nervous of the response "It will be great, won't it buddy?"
To this a excited Pikachu added a "Pi pikachu pika!" wanting one of his friends to return after all of the memories and adventures they had together.
Moments of silence followed, with Pidgeot torn between reliving past adventures and finding new ones or returning to his home. This seemed to be the hardest decision of his life, which hadn't gone unoticed by Ash and Pikachu whose expressions became serious for the time being, willing for the majestic bird to join them once more.
Seconds which seemed like hours passed with an internal battle inside Pidgeot clearly raging. He eventually turned to Ash and made a seemingly excited cry while nodding its head, indicating to his trainer he wanted to continue traveling with him. At this a smile crept across the young mans face before pulling out a Pokeball and recapturing Pidgeot.
"Alright!" the trainer exclaimed, "We have the start of a pretty good team going on here Pikachu, Sinnoh here we come!"
With this trainer and pokemon gazed longily into the distance, unknowing of what dangers will await them, what challenge will present themselves and what was calling Ash to return to Sinnoh.
As I said at the start, this is my first chapter of my first story. If I get good reviews there may be another but if not oh well I gave it a try and it didn't work out. Constructive criticism welcome! But as I said, positive feedback will lead to more so if you like it make yourself known :)