Pokémon: A Revolution Begins!
Hey what's up chap and chapettes of the internet and welcome to chapter two of Pokémon: A Revolution Begins! I hope you enjoy this chapter I should be posting at least one chapter per week if not faster so be a little bit patient with me as the updates aren't exactly scheduled. Oh and I hope it's a given when I say I never have and never will own Pokémon.
Anyway since you took the time to read this I might as well explain the type of story this is going to be, at first it's going to be your generic adventure (get badges n' stuff etc) but apart from this first half of the first of three story arcs the story will be completely original. By the way I was thinking about adding lemons into the story and I was wondering what y'all thought about it, send me a pm or let me know in the reviews what you think. And before anyone flames me for it being too early for lemons it's for future reference not anytime soon, so calm your little head and enjoy the chapter. Anyway enough of me on with the FIC!
Twinleaf Town:
The light slowly peered through Dawns window and onto the foot of her bed as she began to awaken. After stretching her arms above her head she looked around the room in search of Piplup, who was nowhere to be found. 'guess I slept in, if Mom's already making breakfast' Dawn concluded sliding onto the edge of her bed. She sighed deeply thinking about the day before. Dawn then grabbed a towel from her dresser and opened the door to the corridor before walking into bathroom.
Dawn always enjoyed showers; they always seemed to calm her down when she was younger. The water soothing her skin always kept her mind off of the issue that was pressing her. After drying herself with her towel she exited the bathroom re-entering her room to get dressed for the day. Unsure of what the day laid ahead of her, she got dressed in her usual Sinnoh outfit and headed down stairs. Her mind was drawing blanks as she tried to think on what she could do.
She walked into the kitchen taking a seat next to her piplup who was nibbling a poffin Johanna had made earlier. Dawn's mother was standing at the bench looking at her daughter thinking how to start the conversation after last nights…incident.
Johanna broke the silence between them asking Dawn "A letter came from the modelling company today Dawn…" she trailed off the last part seeing Dawn visibly flinch at its very existence. Dawn had never felt so much hatred build up inside her so quickly, she needed a scapegoat and this modelling company seemed ideal for the job since it was the primary reason she wasn't with Ash right now.
Johanna handed the letter cautiously to Dawn. Dawn opened the letter, her hands shaking with rage. She read the first letter 'congratula-', and she lost it slamming her hands and the letter down onto the table with blind rage. "They're the reason I'm not with Ash and they say FUCKING CONGRATULATIONS!" Dawn screamed through her blurry blue eyes shocking her mother.
"You signed the contract Dawn, it's a great opportunity. You told me you wanted to-" Johanna reasoned walking slowly over to Dawn before the emotional Bluette quickly rose to her feet livid "I don't wanna do the stupid modelling thing I want to go with Ash! And because of this stupid letter I can't even go with him…I wouldn't have even had the 'opportunity' if it wasn't for Ash, I would've given up long ago but he picked me up, he gave me hope and made me carry on and now he's gone and I can't do a damn thing about it. Once a failure always a failure" the rant becoming less angry and more desperate as it continued. By the end of her speech she was slumped back into her chair with her head buried in her arms that were sat on the table as she began desperately sobbing for Ash to come back.
For Johanna it was a heart-retching sight, seeing Dawn like this. She pulled her into an embrace as she did the night before whispering into her ear "Pack your bags".
Dawn immediately pulled back from the embrace confused, "what" escaped her lips as she rubbed her now puffy red eyes trying to remove the tears that littered them.
"Pack your bags you're going to Pallet town to find Ash, I'll be damned before I see you like this every day" Johanna spoke with authority in her voice. Dawn opened her mouth to say 'but', when her mother silenced her "If you say 'but' I'll make you stay, I'll be fine and I'll settle things with the modelling company I've still got some saving from when I was a coordinator so I'll pay off the contract so they don't file a lawsuit or anything like that, okay? Now go grab your stuff I'll walk you to the ferry", hearing this Dawns eyes refilled with tears but not of sorrow, of joy something she had missed these past couple of days. She pulled her mother into a tight hug trying to say 'thank you' without crying.
"Don't you start crying otherwise I'll start" Johanna said, her own eyes beginning to tear up. Johanna pulled away from the hug keeping her hands on Dawns shoulders "right let's get packing" she said leading Dawn back to her room.
Pallet Town:
Ash sat alone at the kitchen counter awaiting his mother's return from Professor Oak's lab. Ash had visited his Pokémon earlier in the day. It was fun he thought to himself. But in the back of his mind was always her voice. Like a whisper in the wind reminding him of all his failures. His failures kept at the back of his mind were becoming more noticeable now with nothing to distract him, like a splinter caught in the skin, becoming more painful as more attention is paid to it.
He rested his elbows against the counter and put his head in his hands. Thinking what he could do to fix the problems he thought about going to see Dawn in Sinnoh but quickly disregarded it thinking she would be busy with the modelling company and wouldn't want to see a loser like him again. He needed another distraction something to keep him busy. To keep his mind occupied, he couldn't go on like this.
Ash heard the front door close, quickly taking his head out of his hands he watched his mother walk through the living room door into the kitchen. "Hey Ash" she beamed delighted to see him properly for the first time. Yesterday once Ash got in he pretty much grunted a 'Hi' before going to his room and sleeping. This morning wasn't much different either as he left first thing, to go to the lab and catch up with all his Pokémon and talk to the professor and Tracey of course.
"Hi Mom" Ash replied with his signature grin, he went up to his mother and hugged her. They proceeded to have a conversation about what happened over the two years he was in Sinnoh. Dawns name came up frequently, 'very frequently' Delia thought to herself. "Well she sounds like a very special person Ash" she remarked. "Yeah she is Mom, you'd like her" Ash responded grinning but this time Delia saw straight through it. She recognised that grin, she'd used it whenever someone mentioned Ash's father. Knowing that he faked the grin she decided to drop the subject know that she would just be hurting him by questioning him about her further. Although she couldn't help but be curious about this girl. She'd heard so much about her over Ash's travels that she thought it was a real shame that she couldn't be here now, although if she had to guess she'd say her absence was the cause of Ash's…Change in character?
Not wanting there to be an awkward silence after that topic and remembering the conversation she just had with Professor Oak, she asked "So do you have any plans now?".
This question caught Ash completely off-guard because he hadn't really considered, yet it seemed to solve his issue. If there was anything that could distract Ash it would be an adventure in a foreign land he had never been to before. "Eh, no not really" Ash responded sheepishly, rubbing the back off his neck.
"You should come with me and the Professor; we're going on a trip to Unova. It's got Pokémon there that can't be found anywhere else and it only just opened its borders so few people from outside regions have completed its gym challenges" She said grinning slightly as she saw his usual nature begin to come out again.
"Oh yeah well I'm all for it! What about you Pikachu? Eh Pikachu" Ash questioned looking around for his partner. His mother stifled laughter and pointed to the other side of the counter where a certain electric type was sleeping like a Snorlax next to a pile of now empty Ketchup bottles.
"I swear I've gotta stop him from drinking those" He chuckled as he stared at his companion.
Ash's mother left the room to call Professor Oak and tell him that Ash would be coming along too. Once she had left the room Ash took off his cap, and ran a hand through his hair. Staring at his cap, his mind began to wonder to the day at the harbour.
Flashback:
The sun began to set above them as the Ash and Brock said their final goodbyes to Dawn. Brock left first leaving the two together for the last time in their journey. He'd known of their feeling for each other since they began or at least when he noticed it. Not that it was difficult to miss after the events of Alamos town. Ash started to mumble in his sleep and the walls aren't exactly thick in a Pokémon centre.
The Two stared at each other's feet , neither could believe it was really happening and so they were silent. Not knowing what to say, they were both in shock. Ash pulled Dawn into a hug and whispered "Thank you" into her ear trying not to cry in front of her, Dawn rested her head in his shoulder and whispered nervously "Thank you Ash, for everything". The two could have stayed like that for hours if it weren't for the ships whistle going off signalling that Ash's ship was going to leave soon.
They broke away from their embrace. Ash reached into his bag and pulled out his cap, his first cap that his Father got him as a gift before he left. He handed Dawn his cap and she reached into her pocket pulling out her first ribbon. Placed it into Ash's pocket and told him that she hoped it would bring him luck like her mother's did to her. As Dawn placed Ash's cap into her bag she heard him say "Please don't forget me" As he began to walk towards the ferry with tears streaming down his face.
"No Need to Worry-" She shouted raising her hand in the air for their final high five. Ash turned and met her hand with his own trying to savour the moment that defined their relationship.
"-I could never forget you Ash"
Flashback End
Ash reached into his pocket and pulled out the ribbon. "The next time I see you, I will tell you the truth Dawn, I'll tell you how I feel".
I hoped you enjoyed the chapter however I've just finished reading through this chapter again and couldn't help but notice that it was quite small. So I'm going to make the chapters at least twice as long before publishing. No this does not mean I'll be writing a lot about a little. What it means is that I will be putting more content into each chapter. Obviously it'll take longer to get the chapters out to you but I'd rather give you longer more detailed chapters than a shorter less detailed version of the story.