Okay, second chapter! And I thank you for all your reviews. All of the pokemon guessed, Ashlyn will recive. Now I just want to answer some reviews that pointed something or I really liked in the order they reviewed.
xXSukuraBlossomsXx- Thank you for the complicates and I ask a question: what is a royal pokemon? You can tell me through PM, I just wondered.
St Elmo's Fire- First of all, I AM NOT WRITING A OC! If I were, I would come out and say it right off the bat. Second of all, you got to admit, those abilities are kinda weird and rare. Last of all, if you don't like my grammar, then don't read my stories. Simple as that.
Johnathen- Ashlyn will get a Pikachu and a Meowth, though your idea about Team Rocket's Meowth is interesting. Though I will not do the pairing you suggested for three reasons: One, I don't really like Pearlshipping, two, Dawn is still going a girl in this story, and three, I don't think I'll be doing a pairing, though you can make suggestions.
RebeccaMagic9- First of all, I love the pokemon jokes, and quick hint, next time you have more points to talk about (I think you should the Mega Crobat idea) use the Woobat evolution line. And I thank you for all your complicates. You're making me blush. *blush big time*
Guest- I like your suggestion about Giovanni and I will take it into careful consideration. Sadly none of the manga characters will be making a appearance. Sorry about that.
Kurakuma- Thanks for the complicate!
That's it for reviews. There is one more thing I need explain even if no one asked about it: the pokedexes. They aren't the pokedexes you're familiar with. They're smartphones! I got the idea from an app that I have called PokeType, which has been a big help to me. They do everything that smartphones do our world and the cases also act as chargers. Cool, huh?
And, now I'm rambling. Anyway, I'll just get on with it.
Key:
Thoughts
"Talking"
'Telepathy (Targeted)'
'Telepathy (General)'
{Pokedex Entries}
~Flashbacks/Time Skips/POV Change~
Hope You Enjoy! And please review?
Kanto II
When the two left Pallet Town far behind them, Ashlyn finally suggested that they stop so that they could get to know their new teammate. Arcanine agreed enthusiastically. With no more prompting, Ashlyn opened the pokeball containing their new friend.
Out came a tan fox-like creature with a brown torso and shoulder pads. Its eyes were closed with the appearance of being asleep. One each hand and foot were three digits that ended in claws.
Ashlyn quickly pulled out her pokedex to scan her new partner.
{Abra, the Psi Pokemon. Abra sleeps for eighteen hours a day. However, it can sense the presence of foes even while sleeping. In such a situation, this pokemon immediately teleports to safety. This Abra is male and has the ability Inner Focus. He knows the move: Teleport. He also has the egg move Psycho Shift, which has not been unlocked.}
Ashlyn nodded her head at the information. Teleport was a good move to have if one utilized it properly and Psycho Shift could be helpful as well. Just then she felt a presence entering her mind.
'Are you my new trainer?' a voice rang in her head and she knew that it was her new Abra, though she did wonder what he meant by "new trainer".
'Yes, I am. Though what do mean when you say new trainer? Did you have one before?' Just then, the feeling of hatred entered her new partner. With the telepathic bond in place, Ashlyn caught a glance of a boy only a year older than her with blue hair and navy eyes wearing a pink short-sleeve shirt, brown vest, red necktie, brown jeans, red sneakers and a big pair of sunglasses with white rims. She watched him beat his pokemon when they lost a battle (even if it was his fault) and then leave them in the most horrid condition in the most barren of places. Then the memories faded away, as if Abra just pushed them from his mind to focus on other things.
'Yes, and he was horrible. He caught me about ten months ago and only just recently did he release me.' Not wanting this to go any further into the past (for the past should remain the past) Ashlyn decided to get introductions taken care of.
'Well, enough about that, my name is Ashlyn and that's my Arcanine over there,' Ashlyn said while pointing over her shoulder to where Arcanine was currently sniffing at some trees.
'You're an experienced trainer?' Abra asked, sounding like he honestly didn't care one way or another.
'No, I'm just a newbie. I was given Arcanine when he was just a baby Growlithe by my father' Ashlyn spat out the word "father" as if it were poison while her mind flashed to the last sight she had of him personally: dark brown hair perfectly slicked back and cold black eyes staring at her wide and tearful amber ones before turning and walking away.
Just then, Arcanine started growling. It wasn't a growl Ashlyn was used to hearing so she looked up to see what had set him off. What she saw was a flock of twenty-three brown birds with red wings pecking away at the ground. That is until they heard the growling of the huge dog. As one, they turned to stare at Arcanine before squawking and taking flight, taking the growling as a challenge. Out of morbid curiosity, even if she already knew what they were facing, she took out her pokedex again just to see what it would say.
{Spearow, the Tiny Bird Pokemon. Spearow has a very loud cry that can be heard over half a mile away. If its high, keening cry is heard echoing all around, it is a sign that they are warning each other of danger.}
Ashlyn gulped. She had never really liked Spearows or their evolved form Fearow. They were violent and loud and not very pleasant. She sometimes wondered how Spearows and Fearows could operate in a flock. Thinking quickly, Ashlyn gave her fist order as a trainer. "Arcanine, Double Team into Extreme Speed and finish them with Flamethrower!"
Suddenly there were five Arcanines running at top speed towards the Spearow flock, tackling them at times. Then all five unleashed streams of fire, hitting all the birds and making them fall to the ground, some of them with rather serious burns.
She quickly treated the more seriously injured birds and left, not wanting to be around when they woke up. Riding Arcanine again, with Abra sitting right in front of her, Ashlyn found a sense of peace. Noticing a river to her left, she got Arcanine to stop so that they could get more pokemon partners. Casting out her super rod, she sat down and leaned against Arcanine, who was laying down just behind and was curled around her, while Abra went back to sleep right beside her. A little ways to her right was a girl about two years older than her with really pale skin and orange hair held in a side ponytail. At her side was purple starfish with ten limbs and a gold bracket surrounding a red gem. Although Ashlyn already knew what kind of pokemon it was, she took out her pokedex from its case once more to scan the pokemon.
{Starmie, the Mysterious Pokemon and the evolved form of Staryu. Its core shines in many colors and sends radio signals into space to communicate with something.}
Just then, the other girl's rod pulled taunt and started fighting her. When she was finally pulled the pokemon out the water, it was revealed to be a white and red elegant-looking goldfish with half-lidded blue eyes and a horn on its head. Ashlyn's pokedex, which was never put up, was already giving her information before the other girl could even call an order.
{Goldeen, the Goldfish Pokemon. A strong swimmer, it is capable of swimming nonstop up fast streams at a steady speed of five knots per hour.}
"Starmie, Psychic, then Thunderbolt!" Starmie's core glowed blue and a blue outline surrounded Goldeen, forcibly keeping it still while causing some pain. It started to flail, as if to get away from the telekinic grip. Meanwhile, Starmie had started sparking with yellow electric energy, which it fired in the form of a lightning bolt. The bolt hit, causing a lot of pain to Goldeen. The girl tossed a pokeball at the fish, who then absorbed inside, and the red and white ball fell back to earth until it was incased in a blue glow and returned to its owner. The ball started vibrating then dinged a minute later to show the capture was successful.
Just then, Ashlyn felt her line tug and yelped in surprise. She quickly got over her surprise and started to tug back to see what she had captured on her line. When it was finally pulled out of the water, Ashlyn was fairly surprised. It was a brown starfish with five limbs and a gold bracket that looked like it was secured on its bottom right limb around a red gem.
Deciding to capture the starfish since it could be very helpful, Ashlyn went into action. "Arcanine use Wild Charge!" Arcanine, who was no longer napping, ran towards the starfish with his body covered in electricity. He slammed into the starfish, greatly harming it but not enough for capture. "Now, Thunder Fang!" Arcanine twisted his body around a Water Gun that had been fired and bit the starfish with his fangs crackling with electric energy. After that hit, the starfish was down for the count. Ashlyn threw her pokeball that she had just retrieved from her bag and threw it. A minute later, Ashlyn had a new pokemon. She took out her pokedex from its case since she had put it there while the orange-haired girl caught her Goldeen.
{Staryu, the Star Shape Pokemon. Staryu apparently communicates with the stars in the night sky by flashing the red core at the center of its body. If parts of its body are torn, this pokemon simply regenerates the missing pieces and limbs. This Staryu is unknown gender and has the ability Natural Cure. It knows the moves: Tackle, Harden, Water Gun, Rapid Spin, Psybeam, Confusion and Swift.}
Ashlyn nodded, happy with her Staryu's moveset while also thinking about how she could make it stronger. She looked over to where the other girl was sitting and saw that she was packing up while happily commenting on her brand new Goldeen and how she was going to make it a powerful Seaking. Ashlyn decided to move on, while it was only noon she wanted to get to Viridian City before dark and she had no idea how much further away it was. Before she could leave the river, however, she noticed a yellow duck sitting on the edge of the bank. She threw another pokeball at the duck and a minute later she had a new pokemon. "Well, that was weird," Ashlyn muttered as she pulled out her pokedex again to scan her new teammate.
{Psyduck, the Duck Pokemon. If it uses its mysterious power, Psyduck can't remember having done so. It apparently can't form a memory of such an event because it goes into an altered state that is much like deep sleep. This Psyduck is male and has the ability Swift Swim. He knows the moves: Scratch, Water Gun, Confusion and Disable. He also has the egg moves Hypnosis, Psybeam, Future Sight and Confuse Ray, all of which are locked.}
Ashlyn nodded once more, satisfied with her new teammate. He would need a lot of training, but it would be worth it in the end. She finally left the riverbank with the intension of not stopping until she reached Viridian. Unfortunately, that plan wasn't followed through.
About ten minutes later, Ashlyn was walking beside Arcanine, Abra sleeping on his back, when they heard a commotion. Deciding to check it out, they followed the noise being made, a battle from the sounds of it. When they got there, they found a boy Ashlyn's age with red hair wearing an orange short-sleeve shirt, brown pants and black and orange sneakers, commanding a red lizard with a flame on its tail-tip. Their opponent was a gold great horned owl with orange wings. Looking at his pokedex case on his belt, she realized that it was red and orange. Nathanial. She pulled out her pokedex and scanned his starter.
{Charmander, the Flame Pokemon. The flame that burns at the tip of its tail is an indication of its emotions. The flame wavers when Charmander is enjoying itself. If the pokemon becomes enraged, the flame burns fiercely.}
The owl knocked out Charmander easily with a Tackle and flew off towards her before Nathanial could do anything. It landed four yards away from Ashlyn, hooting at her to hurry up, eager for a battle. "Arcanine Battle Stance!" Ashlyn cried. Arcanine howled in glee while Abra teleported off of Arcanine's back to Ashlyn's side. "Start this off with Flamethrower!" A stream of fire was fired at the owl, who dodged by flying slightly to the left and came in for a Tackle. Arcanine jumped to the left of the attack and the forward momentum made the owl slam into a tree. "Overheat!" A stream of white-hot fire shot out of Arcanine's maw and raced to the dazed owl, who took the hit and was now considerably weaker, but only just. Fire, after all, was neutral to Flying. She needed an Electric-Type move but all of Arcanine's were physical and she doubted that Arcanine could get close enough to pull it off. If only we could trap it….. She thought before the perfect plan came to mind. "Bite!" Arcanine started charging towards the owl, who was getting over its dizzy spell and was charging with Tackle in return. Right when they were about to clash, Ashlyn called her next order. "Dig!" Arcanine jumped and came down digging. The owl's momentum carried it a little bit before it managed to backwing and take off after Arcanine. Ashlyn's pupils glowed blue as she used aura to sense their locations. When she sensed that they were both in the proper position, she gave her final command. 'Thunder Fang!' She felt, rather than saw, the outcome. It was a hit and the last hit they needed. Arcanine dragged the unconscious owl gently in his jaws. After taking yet another pokeball from her bag, Ashlyn threw it at the owl. A minute later, Ashlyn had her third capture. Taking out her pokedex, she scanned it.
{Noctowl, the Owl Pokemon and the evolved form of Hoothoot. Its eyes are specially developed to enable it to see clearly, even in murky darkness and minimal light. This Noctowl is male and has the ability Keen Eye. He knows the moves: Tackle, Confusion, Foresight, Hypnosis and Peck. He also has the egg moves Feint Attack, Wing Attack, Agility, Night Shade and Defog, all of which are unlocked. Please note that this Noctowl is Shiny.}
Ashlyn whistled. That was one strong Noctowl. Nathanial had long ago left. Looking at the sun, Ashlyn shrugged noticing it still high in sky. She continued walking with Arcanine beside her, Abra going back to his nap on Arcanine's back now that the battle was over. Nothing could break the peace hanging around the trio. None of them noticed a red bird flying overhead who only chuckled and continued flying while giving a silent blessing and promise of meeting.
Okay, how was that? Was it worth the wait? I sure hope so, I spent nearly nine hours working from the point after Abra's Pokedex Entry to finish this afternoon! So please leave a review so I know that you liked it.
See you guys next chapter!
~pokedawnheart
