Striving to be the Best
Chapter 2
"Alright professor I choose fennekin" said Ash as he picked up said pokemon
"Oh, and why is that?" asked Prof. Oak
"Because it evolves into a psychic type" answered Ash
"Well then lets head back inside" said Prof. Oak as he went to recall the pokemon "Alright everyone return"
However the froakie jumped out of the way and yelled at the professor
"Hey Ash can you help? Froakie wont go into his ball" asked Prof. Oak
"Actually from what I heard that froakie wants to come with me" said Ash "and if I remember there was a certain froakie that kept leaving his trainer for some reason"
"That's true, but I thought that particular froakie was still in Kalos" said Prof. Oak "But if I recall you were the only one that the froakie took any kind of interest when I took you to Kalos"
"So can I take froakie as well?" asked Ash
"I see why not, so long as it is that same froakie, but I'm sure that it is" replied Prof. Oak
"Is true? Are you the same froakie that I befriended back in Kalos?" Ash asked the frog pokemon
'I sure am!' cried froakie happily
"Well professor I guess we were right, this is the same froakie that I befriended in Kalos" said Ash happily
"I'm glad for you Ash, you deserve to be happy in life no matter what other people think of your gifts" said Prof. Oak who as happy that things were going to be better for Ash now
"Well I already got everything packed last night, so I'll be on my way" said Ash "tell my mom that I said bye"
"Hold on let me give you that pokemon I wanted to give you" said Prof. Oak as he tossed over a pokeball that had a lightning bolt sticker on it "it just so happens to be a pikachu so be careful"
"Thanks professor" replied Ash as he caught the pokeball "I'll see how he is outside"
Once Ash was outside he telepathically called out for a certain psychic pokemon that he had befriended a few years ago
'I'm here!' cried an abra after it teleported in
"So you ready?" asked Ash as he held out a pokeball
'Sure am' replied abra as he touched the pokeball and was sucked in
"So how you feel?" asked Ash as he let abra out
'A little dizzy, but I'll be fine' replied abra
"That's good to hear, now help me contain this pikachu that Prof. Oak gave me" said Ash as he let out said pokemon
'Where am I?' groaned the pikachu
"Just outside Pallet Town" answered Ash
'So you're that kid the old man spoke of?' asked pikachu
"Yeah why?" replied Ash
'From what I overheard your mom was trying to keep you in town and tried to get some old man to give you a pokemon that would just run away and force you to stay in town' answered pikachu 'but that old man said that you deserve to be happy and leave town, but he still took my pokeball from her'
"So my mom tried to make it so I had to stay in town and caught you to try to do that?" asked Ash angerly
'Yep, but from what I heard before I was caught there was a child in Pallet that had psychic powers and was gravely mistreated by the other townsfolk' answered pikachu 'and honestly I can't understand her logic, plus I wasn't planning on just leaving you stuck in that place anyway'
"So if Prof. Oak didn't have something planned already you would have stayed with me anyway?" asked Ash with hope in his voice
'Of course! All pokemon care for one another no matter what, not even shiny pokemon are mistreated as badly as you were' cried pikachu
"Thanks pikachu that means a lot" thanked Ash as he gave the pokemon a big hug
'So what's your plan?' asked pikachu
"First I'm going to take on the Indigo League and prove just how good I really am" answered Ash "Then I'm going to travel to the other regions. But for now lets see what you all can do"
Pikachu's moves- Thunderbolt, Tackle, Quick Attack, Charge Beam, Counter, Dig, Double Team, Thunderwave
Froakie's moves- Water Pulse, Pound, Lick, Double Team, Quick Attack
Abra's moves- Teleport, Protect, Psywave, Tri Attack, Calm Mind, Counter, Mega Kick
Fennekin's moves- Scratch, Ember, Tail Whip, Howl, Hypnosis
"Those are some nice moves you guys" praised Ash "but there is some improvements that we can make"
'Hey Ash as a psychic what can you do?' asked pikachu 'If I remember right human psychics can use pokemon attacks'
"I've tried to do that ever sense abra told me about that" answered Ash "so far I haven't learned any non psychic attacks, but of the psychic ones I can use Psywave, Hypnosis, Teleport, Telekinesis and Miracle Eye"
'So are we going to get going or just stand here for your mom to find you?' asked froakie
"Gah! Can't let that happen!" cried Ash as he began running down the road at high speeds
'Wait for us!' cried Ash's pokemon as they tried to catch up to Ash
So what adventures will Ash have on his way to the top? Tune in next time to find out!
Note: Misty will not be joining Ash in this story for very long, but Brock will part of the group for a long time as he feels sorry for Ash and wants to help him out and teach him how to survive on his own