Chapter 1: The Journey Begins
Note: I do not own Pokémon. Pokémon is owned by Nintendo and I in no way shape or form, claim in any way that I own Pokémon with this story. This story is purely made up for entertainment purposes.
"Normal speech with voice"
"SHOUTING"
"Speaking with telepathy or aura bond"
'Thoughts'
"Moves"
"Different Entity speaking"
Stuff written in books or scrolls
[Pokédex information]
"(Pokémon speaking to each other in poke speech)"
*sounds*
This story is co-written by me and BookPrincess32!
PLEASE READ AUTHOR NOTES AS THEY ARE IMPORTANT!
ASH LOOKS LIKE KANATA AGE FROM THE ANIME "Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan – (Sky Wizards Academy)"
PAKURA LOOKS LIKE RIAS GREMORY FROM THE ANIME "Highschool DxD"
The sun was still high in the sky as it was around 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon and its rays caused the trees of a particular forest to shine brightly.
Walking through the forest just outside of Pallet Town, Ash walked on the road that led straight to Viridian City, with Pikachu and Treecko riding on his shoulders and Latios and Latias flying above him while invisible.
"Latios! Latias! Can you two scout ahead to see where it would be a good idea to set up camp for a couple of days to train?" asked Ash.
"Sure Ash. We'll go look ahead." Came the masculine voice of Latios as the two invisible Pokémon flew on ahead.
The raven-haired boy kept on walking and took in his surroundings as did Pikachu and Treecko due to their natural curiosity. They saw lush green trees and bushes all around them and some of them bore fruits and berries which they were tempted to eat, had they not been already full.
After, around half-an hour of walking, Latios and Latias came back to Ash. "We found a great place to stop around 1 hour's worth of walking distance away. It's a bit away from the road but has a large waterfall and many berry trees nearby making it perfect for us." Explained Latias to which Ash nodded at them.
"Alright. When we get there, I will set up my tent while Pikachu and Treecko set up an area for a fire place with some stones and Latios and Latias, you two can get some firewood."
"Sure!" they all replied eagerly.
They kept on walking for a while following Latios and Latias' directions but after around half-an hour, Ash decided it would be best to discuss what he planned to do when he got to Viridian City.
"Once we get some training done, we'll head for Viridian City, I will sign up to enter the Pokémon league and get the right to fight in gym battles to earn badges. Viridian city has its own gym but from what I hear, its gym leader is hardly around but it is rumored that he or she is the strongest gym leader in all of Kanto. As such, I think it would be best if we head straight to Pewter City and fight in the gym there. The gym leader of Pewter City's gym is known to specialize in rock type Pokémon so Treecko you will be most effective there, but Pikachu may also be able to do well if he can learn an effective move against them or we can come up with a good strategy."
All of Ash's Pokémon listened to him carefully and nodded at everything he said but Pikachu soon got a question in his head. "What type of training will we be doing Ash?"
"I still have to come up with an effective schedule for each one of you, Latias can join in if she wants to. I'll try to come up with your own individual schedules during dinner."
"I would like to train as well Ash." Said Latias to which the raven-haired teen nodded.
The Pokémon also nodded, satisfied with the answer they were given and continued their trek through the forest, and before they knew it, they arrived at the training spot Latios and Latias discovered.
The area had a nice medium sized pond with a small waterfall at the edge of the pond that had moss covered rocks on the side. The pond was filled with lilies and floating pink roses and the water was so clear and fresh that you could see your reflection clearly. The pond and waterfall were located right next to a small clearing that gave a perfect view of the open skies and tall mountains that could be seen in the distance.
"Perfect." Muttered Ash as he really liked the choice Latios and Latias made and this had filled the Eon duo with pride. Even a small praise from Ash meant the world to them after how he had saved their lives despite his own hanging in the balance.
Ash then proceeded to open a white glowing portal that if one would look through, they would just see infinite darkness. He then thought about the items he needed and proceeded to put his arm through the portal and then bring it back out. When he did bring it out, he also brought equipment to make his tent, some nutritious Pokémon food he made himself, specifically for his 4 Pokémon, a sleeping bag and various other small things that he needed.
Ash then proceeded to build a very average and quaint dark blue-colored tent while Pikachu and Treecko gathered some stones that were hanging beside the pong and near the waterfall, while Latios and Latias used their telekinesis to pick up dry wood and leaves from the surrounding area.
Once everything was set up, Ash saw the sun was setting and he watched the sunset with awe as it was a very beautiful scene. The sky bathed in various colors from yellow, to orange to red and you could see small clouds floating by and various Pokémon running around getting ready to sleep or nocturnal Pokémon getting ready to eat catch and eat their breakfast.
He then started the fire using some matches before taking out a large shining steel pot from his pocket dimension, along with some spices, vegetables and pieces of chicken to make a personal recipe of stew that he had come to love to eat. While that was cooking, he went and picked some nearby Pecha, Oran, and Sitrus berries before grinding them and spreading it over his 4 Pokémon's food to give it a better taste.
As the fire blazed, the Pokémon and their trainer gulped down their meal happily as they loved eating and their harsh training always required a lot of energy. The silence was very comfortable and after they ate, Ash cleaned up all of his and his Pokémon's dishes using the nearby pond and his Pokémon helped him out.
After, they all sat down around the fire to discuss their training regime. Ash took out a notebook and pen to started to write down some notes. He then took out his Pokédex and scanned each of his Pokémon and looked at the data it provided, but mainly focusing on what types of moves his Pokémon know.
[Pikachu – The Mouse Pokémon
Type: Electric
Ability: Lightning Rod
Storing a large amount of electricity in the pouches on its cheeks, Pikachu often unleashes it to recharge fellow Pikachu and Pokémon, when angered or to roast hard berries. Pikachu will often use its tail to check its surroundings causing it to be sometimes struck by lightning.
Known Moves: Quick Attack, Thunder Shock, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, Agility, Double Team, -, -
Locked Egg Moves: Volt Tackle, Extreme Speed, Disarming Voice, Reversal]
[Treecko – The Wood Gecko Pokémon – {Shiny}
Type: Grass-Steel – Unique
Ability: Flash Fire - Unique
Treecko can scale vertical walls thanks to the small hooks on its feet and it can sense the humidity of its surroundings with its tail. Treecko is also very cool, calm and collected, and is not intimidated by foes bigger than itself.
Known Moves: Quick Attack, Pound, Absorb, Metal Claw
Locked Egg Moves: Crush Claw, Flamethrower, Dragon Breath, Double Kick, Leech Seed, Razor Wind, Synthesis, Magical Leaf]
[Latios – The Eon Pokémon – {Shiny}
Type: Dragon-Psychic
Ability: Levitate, Dragon Force
Latios is rumored to be a very intelligent Pokémon with powerful psychic and telepathic abilities much like Latias, the other legendary Pokémon of the Eon duo. It can also fold back its wings and fly faster then jet planes. It is said that Latios will only open its heart to a person with a compassionate spirit and heart. This information is not definite as the legendary Pokémon has hardly been sighted.
Known Moves: Psychic, Luster Purge, Calm Mind, Psycho Shift, Recover, Zen Headbutt, Psyshock, Dragon Pulse, Protect, Double Team, Draco Meteor, Dragon Claw, Toxic, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Rain Dance, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Earthquake, Shadow Ball, Light Screen, Reflect, Aerial Ace, Steel Wing, Charge Beam, Shadow Claw, Sleep Talk, Surf, Waterfall, Unknown Move,]
[Latias – The Eon Pokémon – {Shiny}
Type: Dragon-Psychic
Ability: Levitate, Dragon Force
Latias is rumored to be a very intelligent Pokémon with powerful psychic and telepathic abilities much like Latios, the other legendary of the Eon duo. It can also fold back its wings and fly faster then jet planes and its body. It is said that Latias will only open its heart to a person with a compassionate spirit and heart as it is highly sensitive to the emotions of people. This information is not definite as the legendary Pokémon has hardly been sighted.
Known Moves: Psychic, Mist Ball, Calm Mind, Charm, Reflect Type, Recover, Zen Headbutt, Psyshock, Dragon Pulse, Protect, Safeguard, Draco Meteor, Dragon Claw, Toxic, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Rain Dance, Double Team, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Earthquake, Shadow Ball, Light Screen, Reflect, Aerial Ace, Steel Wing, Charge Beam, Shadow Claw, Sleep Talk, Surf, Waterfall, Unknown Move,]
"Alright, Pikachu and Treecko, I think both of you are very agile and fast with all the training we have been doing over the years and both of your bodies are in top physical condition although we should continue doing physical exercises just to make you stronger. For now, I think it would be best for you both to focus on using all your attacks and getting used to the effect they have on your body when you use them. By practicing them constantly, you'll be able to use them right away whenever I call for them in a battle or you react based on instincts so this training will really help you."
"Yes sir!" came the reply of the two small Pokémon in a salute as they always acted very serious when it came to training as they had a deep desire to become strong and protect those close to them, Ash and their fellow Pokémon brothers being them.
"Okay for Latios and Latias, honestly you two are strong in every way considering the fact that your legendary Pokémon, have lived for thousands of years and you trained quite a bit. Since you have all your strengths on a level of your own, we won't focus on them for now." The duo nodded, their chests' out in pride at the praise of their trainer and friend.
"So, your training will focus on two things. One is training your endurance against elements you have a weakness too which we can't do at the moment until we come to a place with the right environment. Two is your precision with your attacks. While you may have a lot of power, it is useless if the attacks can't land hence I devised a simple exercise we can do anywhere for you to improve your aim." The Eon duo nodded. "I'll show you the exercise tomorrow." He then looks at Pikachu and Treecko, "When you two build up your stamina and familiarity with using the various attacks you have which will take a few days, I'll have you do the precision exercise as well since again, it is one of the most important factors when it comes to battling and fighting in general."
"Very well. What type of training will you be doing Ash?" said Latios through their aura bond so all of them heard it.
"I think I'll focus on having my body get used to the effect of using the different aura attacks I have much like Pikachu and Treecko will be doing. I have been doing this training for a while so it shouldn't take too long especially since I don't have many attacks or abilities in my arsenal yet. However, before that I want all of us to do our physical exercise and spar to see where we are in terms of our close combat skills. After, we're done all of our morning routine, you'll focus on your exercises while I try and see if I can reach the next stage of Inventa and expand my aura reserves. The faster I get to mastering all the stages of Inventa meditation, the faster the Void Book can reveal all of the abilities I posses."
The Pokémon nodded at this knowing how much Ash wanted to master Inventa meditation that the Void Book, stated was a requirement for Ash to start learning the foundation of the Void and the infinite power it possesses.
"Well I guess we should get some sleep now. We have got a few days of intense training before we head to Viridian City."
The Pokémon smiled and nodded before they all rested on top of a large fluffy blanket, Ash had laid out while their trainer went into his tent and got some shut eye…well as much as he could anyways. He was haunted by nightmares every single day and although, Ash tried to hide it, his Pokémon knew he was having trouble sleeping but when they tried to help him, he pushed them away saying they shouldn't worry about it.
With a sigh, they closed their eyes while they could hear the subtle sounds of pained groans coming from their trainer in the tent.
The next morning….
Ash opened his eyes around an hour before the sun rose and as usual he finished his morning rituals thanks to the pond nearby while also preparing breakfast for his Pokémon who were just waking up.
They had greeted their trainer before taking a quick soak in the pond and then proceeding to devour the delicious breakfast Ash had prepared, consisting of his own personal recipe for Pokémon food, laced with a special herb he had discovered that had the same properties as caffeine did. He only added a small amount so that it jump-started their brain without causing any sort of harm to their bodies or any addiction to form.
After, they ate, Ash had decided to wash the Pokémon eggs and clean their containers as he had been doing for the past few days. But today he could have sworn he saw a faint glow coming from them and decided to keep a close eye on them since he had a suspicion that they would be hatching soon.
Ash then turned towards his Pokémon, "Alright time to start your physical exercises but with a little twist. Since we don't have rocks, I thought we could use some of the weights I have gotten from the professor." Said Ash as he opened a white glowing portal and put his hand into a seemingly endless darkness before he brought out the briefcase that contained all the shrunken weights and equipment you would find at a workout gym.
He opened it and saw many small disks, some miniature exercise machines, a set of tiny dumbbells and other exercise related items. There was a small screen on the top part of the opened briefcase which showed several options of what materials you wanted expanded back to full size.
Selecting a few weights varying from a few pounds to around 100, he gave the small ones to Pikachu and Treecko to do their exercises with, while giving Latios and Latias the heavy weights. He enlarged a few of the machines, a few of the 45 lbs disc shaped weights and what not.
After, he set everything up in the clearing in a few min, he did several long stretches as he knew he needed a lot of flexibility not only to be safe while doing his workout but also in fighting. After, that while his Pokémon did their own specialized exercises he had given them, he set himself to do the harshest 1-hour weight lifting session, you would ever see anyone doing. He did a large amount of super sets which basically meant he trained one muscles group before doing another exercise which trained another muscles group and rotated between the two non-stop without rest.
Of course, Ash knew form was the most important thing but training years with stones as weights and perfecting his form, it came natural to him hence he did extreme weight lifting. Today he rotated to doing chest and back exercises for an hour with weights ranging in the 400 lbs pound range. He never had any rest periods in between sets which would be considered bad for a normal person but Ash was anything but normal and he always pushed himself beyond the limit.
After he was done an hour of his extreme workout, he saw his Pokémon were done with their exercises. "Come over here!" he shouted to which his Pokémon came over with sweat dripping over their bodies and heavily panting much like he was.
He then put his hands in front of him with his palms facing away from his body. "Auric Heal Pulse!" A few pulses of white aura came out of his hand and expanded so that it not only covered his Pokémon, but the entire clearing as well as his eggs which started to have a small noticeable glow to them but the trainer and Pokémon didn't notice.
The pulse of aura not only soothed Ash's Pokémon's aching muscles but also filled their cells with energy so despite facing exhaustion from their extreme workout, they would still be able to do the training Ash had devised.
"Now let's fight!" said Ash and the 4 nodded as they now surrounded Ash.
Pikachu and Treecko were the first to charge at Ash, aiming to pincer him from both sides with a kick towards his sides. Ash easily managed to dodge the incoming strike by ducking underneath and swiftly catching the two Pokémon's legs and using their momentum against them but spinning them around and throwing them to the side.
As Pikachu and Treecko were thrown away, Latios and Latias started to used their immense speed to try and hit Ash with their arms by aiming punches on various parts of his body, but Ash managed to dodge and weave without a single wasted movement the entire time. Eventually, he managed to get a read on how the two were attacking and managed to find and opening by punching Latios and Latias on their chest when they went for a punch, sending them flying back.
Pikachu and Treecko had recovered from being tossed quite a distance away and made their way back and charged straight at Ash with Pikachu up front and Treecko behind him. Pikachu aimed a punch towards Ash's face but it was not to hurt him but rather distract him. The moment, Ash raised one of his arms to defend, Pikachu used his arm to flip himself off of Ash's arm while Treecko was incoming to use his tail on Ash's chest which was now open. However, Ash's reflexes were very well developed and managed to get his other arm to defend against the attack in time.
With immense speed, he then spun around and back-handed both Pikachu and Treecko as they were both in the air with no form of defense, sending them flying back. They managed to recover and they both looked at Latios and Latias. They sent each other a nod before looking at Ash and then smirking before they charged at him at full speed.
Ash smirked as he was on complete guard and his blood boiled in anticipation at the fight or spar. It was fun not only for him but for his Pokémon as well as it was a bonding moment as well as great training.
An hour of non-stop sparing, the exhausted trainer and his Pokémon lay on the ground panting as they were physically spent but they still had one last part of their training for the day and hence Ash once again healed them with Auric Heal Pulse. "Great spar everyone."
"That it was." Said the 4 in unison.
Ash then turned to Pikachu and Treecko, "You two start your training with your attacks like we discussed yesterday." They responded with a nod before moving to the center of the small clearing and started firing off their attacks and holding them as long as possible to before they continued. They kept rotating between all of the attacks and kept on practicing.
Ash then turned to face the Eon duo, "I'm going to explain the exercise I thought of to help you guys with your precision." The two nodded and listened intently while he took some leaves off the ground and brought out some red paint through his pocket dimension as painting was a small hobby of his. Painting a few of the leaves red, he then turned towards Latios and Latias, "The basic concept is this, I will let go of this leaf and let it float around in the wind while you use any of the offensive moves you have in your arsenal to try and hit the leaf. Since it's such a small target and your firing from quite a distance away, you will have to focus on your target with extreme concentration."
At first, the Eon duo seemed confused at the training method as they thought they would not have a problem at all hitting the leaf but when Ash released two of them and Latios and Latias aimed at their respective leaf with a Dragon Pulse attack, they found the leaf occasionally moving out of the way due to the wind.
"Your going to have to concentrate and train your eyes and aim to be able to hit the leaf as it is a small target that is constantly moving. Use your telekinesis to launch one red leaf in the air at a time and try aiming. Continue this for the whole day and you should find yourself improving."
The two dragon-psychic type Pokémon nodded as they were filled with determination especially after understanding the ingenuity behind the well thought out exercise. Ash saw them doing the exercise with new found determination and a faint and hollow smile came on his face before he turned to practice his own attack.
Concentrating, he brought fourth his aura causing his body to be surrounded by a faint white glow. He then decided to go through the offensive attacks he knew and then go through all of them again and again.
"Void Aura Sphere!" Ash formed a white swirling sphere of energy in between his two hands before he launched it into the air. The sphere traveled farther and farther in to the sky as it just radiated pure power. Eventually the sphere exploded in a shower of light.
Ash nodded in satisfaction. He then brought his right arm to the side of his body while his hand was clenched in a fist. He channeled aura through his arm and into his hand while concentrating all of the energy into a focused point in his palm. He then shot his arm towards the sky, "Void Beam!" A white beam of energy was launched into the air from the palm of ash's hand and the beam eventually faded from view.
Satisfied with his attack he then brought his arms in front of his chest before bringing the palm of his hands together. A thin rotating disc of void aura energy formed between his hands which he then launched into the air by swinging both of his arms. "Void Shredder!" The disc traveled high into the sky and a small screeching noise could be heard as it was seemingly cutting through air.
The attack eventually dissipated before he used his next attack, "Dianos Void Slash!" Ash swung his right arm in an arc above him and fired a crescent of void energy which like his previous attack, seemed to be cutting through the air.
"Dianos Void X Slash!" Ash then crossed his arms to form an X and channeled his void aura into his arms. He then faced upwards and swung his arms releasing two crescents of void energy that formed an X-shape with each other.
Having done the 5 offensive techniques Ash had in his arsenal he repeated them around 20 times which is when he got exhausted of his aura but he remained satisfied with how well he was able to preform those attacks. Not only that but exhausting his aura and then allowing it to replenish itself on its own was one of the ways he increased his reserves. This was why he was able to do around 100 of those attacks while many of the aura guardians in Cameron Palace only had half of his reserves.
He made a mental note to go through his defensive and utility based techniques the next day and the day after. He then proceeded to lie down next to a tree to perform Inventa. He still didn't know what the difference was between Inventa and regular meditation but he did it anyway, in the hope of being able to learn from the void book but so far, aside from saying Inventa was a form of meditation and you had to reach its final stage to be able to learn about the void, it said nothing else. It was frustrating but Ash did it anyways since meditation had become a hobby for him since it not only helped increase his aura reserves because meditation was boosting his spiritual energy which in turn raised his aura reserves but it also sharpened his mind. He meditated for about an hour before opening his eyes.
That's when he noticed that the sun was now preparing to set for the day and he saw his Pokémon were exhausted after their day of intense training. He walked over to Pikachu and Treecko, picked them up and brought them to their camp while a panting Latios and Latias made their way over before collapsing on the ground.
"I'm proud of you guys for training so hard." The Pokémon managed to look at their trainer and smiled but they could sense through their bond and through his muscle movement that he trained far harder then them and was more tired but he didn't show it. "Now you guys rest while I get dinner ready."
Dinner preparation did not take long as he still had plenty of stew he made last night for himself which was around 5 litres worth and he still had 2.5 litres left which he would need to devour. He prepared a large amount of Pokémon food while mixing it with berries, vitamins and proteins before giving it to them which they devoured. Ash then ate his own dinner alongside his friends and after they were done, he washed the dishes and settled down to watch the sunset happening now before his eyes finally noticed something.
His 3 eggs were flashing white every 5 seconds which showed they were just near hatching. Ash went wide eyed as he remembered faintly seeing his eggs glowing and they must have been throughout the day as now they were only an hour away from hatching. Thankfully they had been in a peaceful and nature filled environment which was the best place for Pokémon to hatch.
"Latios! Latias! Get some warm water prepared! Pikachu! Treecko! You two grab some blankets from my tent! The eggs are close to hatching." The relaxing Pokémon immediately jerked up when they heard their trainer and went to do their assigned task without question.
Ash brought out fresh white towels from his pocket dimension and within half-a minute, the Eon duo came up to him with a sphere of warm water which they had gathered from the pond, heated at the fire and brought to him with the use of Psychic. Pikachu and Treecko brought a large blue blanket from Ash's tent which Ash laid the eggs on.
He then dipped the white towels in the warm water sphere and washed the eggs for the next 50 minutes as keeping them warm and moist was the best way to ensure a successful hatching. He was internally thanking Professor Oak for having warned him a few days in advance to store up on baby Pokémon supplies in case his Pokémon hatched when he wasn't near a Pokémon center. As such he had ordered his Pokémon to heat up the prepared milk filled with the right nutrients he had brought out of his pocket dimension.
Ash then noticed the glowing flashes stop and the eggs now maintained a constant glow that seemed to be getting brighter by the minute. "Get ready! Their hatching!" Said Ash as a strange feeling filled him as he was watching life being brought into this world.
Eventually, the glow was enough to cover their entire field of vision for a few seconds before it started to die down. The 4 Pokémon and their trainer then saw the 3-pure white glowing eggs morph and shape into 3 different figures. When the glow died down they saw 3 small and cute Pokémon lying in the blanket in front of them.
Ash moved forward so that he was over them and gently caressed their small bodies with extreme gentleness and care.
The first one was pure white in color and a canine-like, bipedal Pokémon. He had white legs and torso, white tail and white collar. The baby Pokémon had rounded bumps on the backs of its forepaws and had red eyes (Bulbapedia). This was the Emanation Pokémon Riolu although he had a unique coloring.
The second Pokémon was gray in color and was bipedal. He had straight tusks protruding from the sides of its mouth while the back of his head had slightly curved horn and was a darker shade of gray. He had large dark gray ovals surrounding his eyes and his pupils were red in color, and had a short-rounded snout, with large nostrils. A dark gray collar encircled his neck. He had short limbs, his forelimbs having 3 digits while his feet had 2, and a short tail (Bulbapedia). This was The Tusk Pokémon Axew although he had a unique coloring.
The third figure was a quadrupled frog like Pokémon that was black in color. It had black colored skin and a red stripe from the center of its oval head to its nose. His eyes had red sclera, black irises and white pupils, protruded vertically from its head due to their size. He also had a large mane of bubbles on his chest and back while 2 bubbles rested upon his nose. These bubbles were known as Frubbles and they were delicate yet flexible and sticky and are able to reduce incoming damage. The Pokémon also had 3 fingers and 2 toes and his strong legs make him capable of jumping really high (Bulbapedia). This was The Bubble Frog Pokémon Froakie although is had a unique coloring like he other two.
The 3 tiny figures eyes slowly opened as they took their first gaze upon the world they entered. They saw the face of Ash staring at them with his void filled eyes yet they now held a small amount of kindness in them. They instinctively assumed him to be their parent and somehow just felt connected to them which was a result of the aura bond Ash had created with them while they were still eggs.
The 3 said a single word that sent a temporary warm feeling through Ash and it resonated with his soul.
"Daddy." The 3 Pokémon babies then reached out to hug Ash and he responded by instantly closing the distance between them and hugged them gently. They giggled in response but radiated immense love and innocence that it was enough to even bring back emotion into Ash's eyes if only for the moment in which they stayed in embrace.
Ash let them go and continued to caress the 3 baby Pokémon with tender care and saw as the orange rays from the sunset made them glow and truly look divine. It was an amazing sight to see 3 Pokémon coming into this world and to watch nature's warm embrace enveloping the 3 Pokémon. It was a beautiful scene that he and his 4 Pokémon were astounded by.
It was then heard 2 loud cries in the sky and saw a large sparkling rainbow across the sky while 2 large bird like Pokémon flew across in the distance. One was a large bird that was seemingly glowing a silverish-white color while the other was glowing a variant of colors, making it look like the rainbow. The Pokémon were hard to distinguish or what they looked like since they were flying so high and they were sparkling which made the scene even more astounding. Hell Ash's Pokémon and the 3 baby Pokémon were also entranced by this scene.
Ash then saw two objects float down from the sky and into his hands as the sparkling bird Pokémon continued to fly over in the distance. He saw the two objects were in fact feathers, one of silver in color and the other had all of the colors of the rainbow. That's when he, his Pokémon and the newborns heard a voice,
"You are pure of heart and soul…" Said a masculine voice.
"Wrapped in a blanket of cold…" Said a feminine voice.
"Contains both light and darkness…"
"Which one will reign supreme…"
"Take my gift…"
"And give mine to the one who will be Latias' trainer…"
"They will guide you…" said the two voices now in unison after alternating and saying each line.
The trainer and his Pokémon just stared as the two-large bird like Pokémon disappeared into the distance while the baby Pokémon were still in awe of the rainbow and sunset.
Ash then turned to look at the feathers and just knew that the silver one was meant for him while the rainbow one was meant for Latias' trainer whoever he or she maybe be. He also had this strange feeling that he would meet the Pokémon who's voices he heard in his head again someday. He put the feathers in a small specialized pocket dimension for now and his attention soon turned towards the baby Pokémon as they bathed in the sunset's glow, and their stomachs rumbled in hunger.
Ash smiled and he took the baby bottles filled with warm milk combined with plenty of nutrients made for baby Pokémon and fed the 3 of them. After, their stomachs were full they burped and giggled.
"Thank you, daddy." Said the 3 Pokémon in unison.
Ash smiled at them as they soon fell asleep. "Can you put them in the tent?" asked Ash to which Latios and Latias responded with a nod and gently lifted the 3 sleeping Pokémon and placed them down in Ash's tent. "Alright, change of plan. We head over to Viridian City first thing tomorrow since I need to get those 3 checked up and see if they are healthy.
The Pokémon nodded and smiled seeing as how caring and careful he was being despite his eyes not showing it.
"So how do you feel now that you became a dad?" Pikachu cheekily asked.
"Same as how you all feel being their uncle or brother." Ash replied back with a small smirk to which Pikachu's grin fell.
"This is going to be great or just troublesome." The Mouse Pokémon muttered.
"Don't worry Ash. I know you'll raise them to be strong and wonderful Pokémon and we will be right by your side." Said Latias to which Ash gave a brief smile.
"I wonder how strong they will be?" asked Treecko.
"We'll find out soon since Pokémon infant mature in about 1-2 weeks before they gain the ability to fight." Stated Latios to which Ash nodded, already knowing that piece of information.
"Let's get some sleep. We head out at day break." Said Ash to which the Pokémon nodded and went to their laid out fluffy blanket to crash for the night.
Ash went inside his tent and snuggled into his sleeping bag, with the day's exhaustion finally catching up to him but he took one last glance at the tiny sleeping forms of Riolu, Axew and Froakie. Their peaceful faces as they slept was an extremely adorable sight to watch but Ash's tiredness kept him from looking for a few seconds before he fell into a sleep filled with the same nightmare.
The next morning at 5:00 a.m.….
Ash woke up as sweat stained his body due to his nightmare. He wiped his eyes and looked beside him to see Riolu, Axew and Froakie still sleeping peacefully. As such, he got up and made breakfast for him consisting of fried eggs, bacon and juice while he prepared Pokémon food for Pikachu, Treecko, Latios and Latias and the baby Pokémon milk filled with nutrients for the recently new born Pokémon.
After, he was done his morning rituals, the baby Pokémon awoke and Ash was conveniently inside the tent at the time.
"Daddy!" they shouted in joy as they slowly walked to him and hugged him.
Ash returned the hug and asked the 3 Pokémon, "Are you 3 hungry?"
They all nodded eagerly and Ash fed them their bottles of nutritious milk before he played around with him. They eventually were tired out and Ash decided it was a good idea to ask them, "Do you 3 want to become my Pokémon?"
The 3-looked confused as to what their 'Daddy' was asking. Ash sensed the confusion and took out 3 friend balls and enlarged them before placing them in front of the 3. "Become my Pokémon. So, no one else can catch you and you will be apart of our family…you already are but this will make if official."
Due to Pokémon infants maturing much faster then human infants, they understood what Ash meant and eagerly nodded their heads. "Yes! We will become your Pokémon Daddy!" They then tapped the center button of each of the friend balls and got sucked inside in a stream of red energy. They did not put up any sort of fight as the friend balls instantly clicked, signalling their capture and he then let them out again.
"Welcome to my team." Said Ash and the 3 Pokémon jumped for joy.
"YAY!" they then pounced on him and proceeded to play with their 'father' while Ash's other Pokémon watched them with happiness in their eyes as they had woken up a few minutes ago and watched the entire heart warming scene.
Eventually, the 3 tired themselves out and the sun was now rising so Ash returned the 3 to their Poké Balls to get a good rest before he fed his Pokémon their breakfast and packed up his campsite and stored it back in his pocket dimension.
After, his Pokémon ate, they took a drank the fresh water from the pond before they turned to Ash who had his one strapped back pack strapped to his back as he was all packed up and they had their stomachs full and were ready to go. Pikachu and Treecko instantly jumped on Ash's shoulders while Latios and Latias flew above them while their bodies refracted the light, making them invisible to everyone except Ash and his Pokémon thanks to their aura bond allowing them to see them.
They then started their trek towards the main road that would lead them Viridian City all the while admiring the beauty of the nature around them. A few hours later while walking through the forest, they encounter a young teenager, the same as Ash who was also walking around. He had dark blue shorts and a green tank top on.
The teen's gaze turned to Ash. "Hey you! You're a Pokémon trainer, right?" Ash simply nodded. "My name is Ron! let's have a 1 on 1 battle!" Ash nodded his head again as they both walked to the center of the path in between the forest and stood around 30 feet away from each other. "Let's go Rattata!" Out of his Poké Ball appeared a purple quadrupled rodent that had large buck teeth.
"Treecko, you take our first battle." Said Ash and while Pikachu was down trodden at not being able to fight in Ash's first trainer battle, Ash assured him he will fight in the next one through their bond. Meanwhile, their poke dex had beeped, having sensors to indicated when an official battle is taking place between two certified trainers and was prepared to transfer prize money to the winner from the loser.
"Wow what Pokémon is that?" Asked the boy as he scanned the Pokémon with his poke dex but only received an error message since it couldn't identify the Pokémon. "It doesn't matter, I'll still beat you! Rattata use Tackle Attack!" commanded Ron in a dramatic tone.
Rattata started running towards the red colored Treecko which quite a slow speed, at least in Ash and his Pokémon's perspective but they were much stronger then the average trainer.
"Quick Attack!"
Treecko was surrounded by a thin white veil before he disappeared in a streak of white and rammed his body into Rattata, sending his body flying backwards.
Ash's challenger gritted his teeth in frustration with a hint of awe as Treecko looked so fast and strong. "Rattata use Bite!"
The normal type once again ran forward and Ash sighed as for his first official trainer battle, it was pretty pathetic but Ash did have far more experience and knowledge when it came to Pokémon so he couldn't blame the young teen.
"Dodge, and finish it with Pound!" Ash said in a cold tone.
Treecko ran towards the charging Rattata and when the normal type jumped towards the grass-steel type to bite him, Treecko front flipped, not only dodging Rattata's attack but also bringing down his tail onto the Mouse Pokémon's head and effectively knocking him out.
"Good battle Treecko. Nice job." Ash said as he smiled faintly and Treecko jumped onto his shoulder and nuzzled Ash's cheek in appreciation.
"You sure are strong mister." Said the teen as although he was saddened with his loss, he could see the person he challenged seemed to be much stronger then he was.
"Thank you." Said Ash before he proceeded to walk away leaving Ron confused but Ash did not like talking with people much.
Ash continued walking through the forest and about half-an hour later, he heard a loud scream but he couldn't distinguish whether it was male or female. Despite that, Ash's heart told him to help whoever this was and he listened to it, running towards the direction where he heard the noise.
After, a few minutes of running, he came upon a small lake where some young looking male or female person with orange hair with a bit of it tied to a side ways pony tail. The person wore a yellow tank top and jean shorts. Thanks to Ash's ability to read aura, he was able to determine the person was in fact a girl who was terrified at the large angry serpentine like Pokémon that was glaring at her while still in the water.
'Gyarados.' Thought Ash before he looked at his two Pokémon and nodded while signalling the Eon duo to let him handle this. "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt and Treecko use Absorb to get his attention!"
Pikachu charged up a large amount of electricity that surrounded his body before launching it towards the water-flying type and Treecko launched two green tendrils that snaked itself around Gyarados mid section.
The Atrocious Pokémon roared in pain and the orange haired girl's attention turned to the side of the lake where the attack had come from. A large blush immediately came upon her face as she looked at the man no…god that was standing there. He was extremely handsome, and you could see his powerful bulging muscles through his tight shirt, under his trench coat.
She was broken out of her day dream when Gyarados began to fire hyper beams randomly causing her eyes to widen in fear. However, just as a hyper beam was about to hit her, she was scooped up by Ash who had ran towards her, and brought her away from Gyarados range of fire. She had blushed again while being in his hold and couldn't believe such a hot man came to save her like a knight in shining armor.
Ash and his Pokémon meanwhile, spent their time dodging the enraged Gyarados' attacks and constantly fired back as they chipped away at the powerful Pokémon's health. Soon Gyarados prepared to fire a Thunderbolt attack towards Ash and Treecko.
"Pikachu, block it with Thunderbolt!" said Ash, not wanting to use his aura abilities since the orange-haired girl was still there.
The two large lightning bolts from the two powerful Pokémon collided and a stray lightning bolt from the attack ended up going towards a bike parked a few metres away from the lake while Pikachu's attack overpowered Gyarados' attack and shocked him, causing the Pokémon to swim away, not wanting to battle anymore
All Misty saw, was a large flash of light as Pikachu launched a powerful electric type attack and the next thing she saw was her bike was fried. She went wide eyed, as it was the last present she had of her parents before they disappeared from her and her sister's lives.
Ash walked over to the orange haired girl and kneeled down to get down to eye-level with her. "Are you alright miss?" he asked in a cold tone.
What he got in response was something loud and unexpected. "M-MY BIKE!"
A while later….
A while later, the girl had calmed down and had thanked Ash for saving her and told him her name and that she was the formed Cerulean City gym leader before she glared at him. "Now, your doing to repay me for frying my bike!"
"What? I did not destroy your bike." Said Ash in a cold monotone voice.
"Yes you did! I saw your Pikachu hit it with a Thunderbolt attack!"
"That was from Gyarados."
"Your lying!" shrieked Misty and Ash sighed as he really did not like interacting with people.
"Fine I will pay you back one day. Just give me your contact information."
"No way, I don't trust you! I am going to come with you until you pay for my bike!" howled Misty and Ash sighed as he could understand the mistrust.
He then began to walk away without retaliating making Misty think Ash had agreed to her making her cheer in her head. 'Yes! That bike was a worthless piece of trash anyways from my worthless parents. Now I have an excuse to travel with that hunk!'
Misty began to chat with Ash as he did not reply to anything she said as he was too busy talking with his Pokémon and frankly didn't care about what she had to say.
"That ungrateful bitch!" shouted Pikachu through their bond and the other Pokémon agreed.
"Whatever the case, it seems we are stuck with her until I can earn enough money from battles to pay her back. If only I had some of my researcher money left." Mentally sighed Ash. It seems a Pokémon journey had both of its ups and downs which was truer then Ash realized.
A few hours later….
Ash, his Pokémon along with Misty just entered Viridian City as the sun was getting ready to set. They walked through the streets that were looking quite empty with everyone being within their own houses.
"STOP!" shouted a feminine voice from behind the two humans and several Pokémon before they heard a screeching sound.
They then saw a woman who seemed to be in her late twenties and was wearing a blue mid-thigh length skirt, and a standard blue police top. She had greenish-blue colored hair, tied into two spiky pig tails with a small strand of hair coming over her left brown colored eye. She wore a blue police cap over her head that held a golden triangular emblem on it, which was the official symbol for anyone in the police force. Her hands were covered by white gloves and she had a gun strapped to the side of her waist and a small black pouch strapped to the other side.
Ash instantly recognized her as Officer Jenny and knew that there were many Officer Jennies not only in Kanto but almost in all regions and they all looked alike which was a mystery in itself much like how all the Nurse Joy's were similar.
"Who are you two and what is your business in this city?!" demanded Officer Jenny as she glared at the two people and the Pokémon with suspicion.
"I'm a trainer. I was heading for the Pokémon center before I planned to head towards Pewter City." Said Ash in a cold tone as his hands were in his pant's pockets.
That's when Officer Jenny got a good look at Ash and needless to say, her reaction was just like Misty's a few hours ago. 'Oh my Arceus. He is so hot. STOP that thinking Jenny! You're on duty!'
Misty had noticed the blush and glared at the officer but made sure to keep her mouth shut as she did not want to get arrested. Ash had also noticed the blush but didn't say anything.
"I'm going to need some ID for proof." Officer Jenny said, trying to withhold her blush and incoming nose bleed as much as she can.
Ash handed her his red Pokédex. She opened it up and the poke dex and pushed a few buttons causing the poke dex to say information about its owner.
[I'm dexter. A Pokédex programmed by Professor Samuel Oak for beginning trainer and certified Professional Pokémon Researcher Ash Satoshi Ketchum of the town of Pallet. My function is to provide Ash with information on any Pokémon he may encounter or catch. If lost or stolen I cannot be replaced.]
Said the robotic voice of the Pokédex while Officer Jenny and Misty's jaw dropped. "Y-you're a professional Pokémon researcher?!" exclaimed the two.
"Yes. I became one recently and it was Professor Oak who was the one who gave me the title. Now can we go Officer Jenny? I would like to get my Pokémon checked up please." Asked Ash in an annoyed and cold tone.
Misty now new she had to make Ash hers while Officer Jenny couldn't believe if Ash could get any hotter. She managed to recompose herself before she looked at the two with a serious gaze, "Y-yes. But before you do I must warn you that there have been Pokémon thieves sighted in the area. They are rumored to be members of Team Rocket but we can't be too sure. You two take care of yourselves and make sure to keep a sharp eye out." Said Jenny as she pointed to a poster hanging on a the wall of a building showing a few shady characters who's faces and part of their bodies were covered by shadows making it impossible to determine who they were but Ash did see the red R on their shirt.
Misty nodded as Officer Jenny left on her white motorcycle but not before giving a lust filled gaze at Ash. Ash who was now in his own world started walking towards the Pokémon center as his blood was boiling at the mention of the name "Team Rocket." Many of his bad memories resurfaced and his head went into some dark thoughts as he promised himself, he would end the organization and make the man who took his parents from him pay.
A few minutes later, at the Pokémon center….
Ash and Misty just entered the Pokémon center along with Pikachu and Treecko who were riding on Ash's shoulders and Latios and Latias who remained invisible to everyone. The aura around Ash was tense at the moment and his Pokémon could feel it but Misty was too lost in her own world of thinking of different ways to try and get Ash's attention to notice it.
Hearing that Team Rocket has been near the area, abducting Pokémon was enough to get Ash's blood boiling in rage and anger as he remembered how the group's leader had taken his parents from him. And after hearing all the atrocities they had committed from the news and various rumours around police stations, it was enough for him to be filled with hatred at the very mention of them.
That's why he swore to himself he would stop them and their evil deeds and hearing that the organization's members were near, his heart was pumping in anticipation of fighting them and ending them.
"Hello! Welcome to the Pokémon center!" came the joyful reply of a woman standing behind a desk. She wore a pink dress with a white apron on top of it. Her dark pink colored hair was tied in two looped pig tails and a white hat with a red plus sign sat atop of her head. When her gaze laid upon Ash, she blushed furiously as she had never seen someone quite handsome and dashing before and his bulging muscles underneath his shirt visible through his unbuttoned trench coat only served to increase her blush.
Ash was broken out of his thoughts when he had heard the voice and the anger and hatred disappeared from his eyes but was still in his heart and mind. "Hello Nurse Joy. Can you please check up my Pokémon? My Riolu, Axew and Froakie have just hatched yesterday so I would like to know their condition please." He noticed her and a whole bunch of girls blush but didn't bother saying anything and just ignored it as he had found Misty and Officer Jenny acting the same way when he first talked to them.
"Of course. Just please put their Poké Balls on this tray." Said Nurse Joy as she put a tray on the counter that could hold 6 Poké Balls.
Ash nodded and put 5 Poké Balls in the tray. "Latios, Latias, do you two want to get checked up."
"No." Came the instant reply of the two Pokémon as their distrust of all humans remained strong and they only trusted Ash.
"Can you take care of my Pokémon as well." Said Misty as she handed Nurse Joy 3 Poké Balls which she put in another tray.
"Chansey, take these Poké Balls. I'll be with you in one second." Said Nurse Joy she handed her partner Chansey the trays of Poké Balls. The Pokémon nodded and left behind a set of doors while humming a happy tune. Nurse Joy then turned to Ash. "Is there anything else I can help you with young man?" she said while forgetting about Misty in how handsome and dashing Ash looked.
Misty had noticed Nurse Joy looking at Ash with a blush and how she forgot to address her. 'Who does that hussy think she is eying my future man like that!'
"Yes. I would like to sign up for the Pokémon league challenge and I would like two rooms for the night." Said Ash as he handed Nurse Joy his red poke dex.
"Sure." Said Nurse Joy while the blush remained on her face. She took the poke dex and plugged it into the PC underneath her monitor and typed a few things before she saw Ash's information pop up and was quite surprised to see that he was a professional researcher on the same level as Professor Oak and that the legendary Kanto professor is the one who trained and recommended him. "Wow, you're a professional researcher?! That's quite an accomplishment." Exclaimed Nurse Joy in a shocked and giddy tone as Ash seemed like amazing boyfriend material at the moment. But he looked older then he really was since she was around 22 and he was 14 but his developed body made him looked like someone who just entered adulthood.
"Not really." Ash said as he did not care about the praise.
'Ash is so smart and dreamy.' Misty muttered having already heard about his researcher status when he had given his poke dex to Officer Jenny.
Taken back by Ash's cold yet modest reply, Nurse Joy entered him for the Pokémon league challenge and signed him up for two Pokémon rooms for the night. She then took his poke dex out of the PC and handed him two sets of keys. "You are now all registered for the Pokémon league. You can fight any of the gyms officially recognized by the Kanto Pokémon league and once you accumulate a total of 8 badges or more, you will be able to participate in the Indigo Plateau Conference. Also, here are the keys to room 208 and 209."
"Thank you. When will my Pokémon be checked up?" asked Ash in a cold monotone voice which made him hotter in Nurse Joy and Misty's eyes.
"Well we have a lot of Pokémon here at the moment so it will take a while. You can leave them with us and we'll have them checked up and healed and in your hands by the morning. Until then, enjoy your stay here." Said Nurse Joy as her eyes kept glancing over his whole body.
Ash nodded and put his poke dex in his trench coat pocket before giving Misty one of the keys.
"Wait where are you going?" asked Misty.
"Errands." Said Ash in a cold tone as he went over to the phone booths. The phones held a corded phone with a screen beside it and a dial pad beneath it.
Misty nodded and went up to her room with a smug grin as she couldn't believe she would now be traveling with such a hot boy and she could always bring up him frying her bike if he ever said anything but he wouldn't as in time, she would make him his.
Ash sat on top of the green chair in front of one of the phone booths with Latios and Latias levitating behind him while remaining invisible. Ash then took the phone and dialed Professor Oak's number and after a few rings he saw the back of the man's head.
"Huh…who is this? Why can't I see you?" said Professor Oak causing Ash to sweat drop as he saw the man reading something on what seemed like a small stack of papers.
"Professor Oak, please turn around." Said Ash in his cold tone and the old man immediately recognized the voice. He jerked his head around so fast, Ash could have sword the man should have been whiplashed at his age.
"Ash my-boy! Where are you at the moment!?" he asked.
Ash could see the impatience in the man's eyes and knew why Professor Oak was acting this way. "I'm in Viridian City. I have registered for the Pokémon league."
"Oh. You reached their quite fast. Gary called yesterday saying he already got registered before he left for Pewter city." Said Professor Oak with a finger under his chin.
"He has a car." Ash deadpanned in a cold emotionless tone which both made the statement funny, creepy and very true.
"Yes, yes. Now onto more important matters…" said Professor Oak in an even tone and Ash lowered the volume of the call, knowing a dam was going to break. "HOW IN THE DEVIL'S NAME DID YOU MANAGE TO CATCH A MEMBER OF THE EON DUO!? AND HOW DO YOU HAVE 3 POKEMON NOT EVEN NATIVE TO THIS REGION!"
"Can you please relax." Professor Oak managed to calm his breathing after hearing Ash's cold tone. "The 3 new Pokémon are the ones that hatched from my 3 eggs and I had befriended Latios and Latias a long time ago when I found both of them injured in the forest and healed them. They became my friend ever since and when I started my journey, Latios joined my team."
"Wait if you knew Latios and Latias for so long then why didn't you mention him to me?" asked Professor Oak in an angry yet hurt tone.
"After, having seen you go crazy over Treecko?" Ash simply stated letting the professor complete the rest of his statement. "That and they do not trust any human other then myself."
Professor Oak sat there in silence before a few moments. "I understand. I'm sorry for my outburst."
"Its alright. Now I wanted to talk to you about something else professor."
"What is it?"
"I'm sure you have heard the legends of Lugia and Ho-oh that have been spoken of in legends in the Johto region." The professor nodded. "Well I believe I may have seen them yesterday."
"But that's impossible. They have disappeared hundreds of years ago and have never been sighted by anyone ever since. Even before then, they rarely ever interacted with any human." Said Professor Oak.
Ash then brought out the Silver and Rainbow feather that had dropped. When Professor Oak saw them from the other side of the screen, his eyes bulged out of their sockets. "Y-y-you really did see them."
"Yes."
"Can you send those feathers over so I can analyze them." Asked a hopeful professor.
"I'm sorry but when I saw them flying over me, I heard their voices in my head and they entrusted me with their feathers. I can't give them to you but I will do some research myself and let you know of my findings." Explained Ash.
Although Professor Oak was downtrodden at not being able to research the feathers himself, he perked up when Ash said he would analyze them himself and let him know because if he was honest with himself, Ash was going to surpass him as a researcher in a few months so research reports from him will be far detailed and better then he could make them. "Thank you. I look forward to your findings and all of your reports in the future. So where do you plan on going from Viridian City since the gym is most likely closed there."
"I know. I was planning on going to Pewter City for the Boulder Badge."
"Okay. I wish you the best of luck."
"Thank you."
With that, Ash cut the connection and sighed before he looked at Latios and Latias who were still invisible. "I think I'm going to meditate for the night. I can't sleep knowing Team Rocket's nearby. You two should take a rest in your Poké Balls. I'll let you out in my room and heal you." Ash said quietly to which the two Pokémon nodded. He went down a hall and quietly returned his legendary Pokémon to their Poké Balls.
He then made his way to his room after walking through a couple hallways and heading up one flight of stairs. When he entered his room, he could see that it was nice and small since it consisted of a bathroom and a bedroom. The bedroom was quite simple as it had a small cabinet and a king-sized bed in the middle with a window on the right side of the bed. The bathroom door was off to the left which is where he walked to after he had set his bag on his bed. He freshened up and took a nice shower and washed his hair with his favourite soap which gave had an amazing fragrance of green apples.
He put on his pajamas, took out Latios and Latias and healed and scanned them before returning them to their Poké Balls so they could get some rest. Sitting with his back leaning against the wooden bed frame and his legs stretched outwards, relaxed he reached out to his Pokémon through their bond.
"Pikachu, Treecko, Riolu, Axew, Froakie. Are you all okay?" Ash asked in a cold tone which held concern that the Pokémon could feel.
"Yes Ash/Daddy!" came the reply of all of them.
"I'm glad. Now you all get some sleep. We have a lot of traveling to do tomorrow."
"Okay good night Ash/Daddy!" came the reply of his Pokémon as they were just about ready to go to sleep. Thankfully, since Pikachu and Treecko were with the baby Pokémon, they were not scared of being away from Ash and with his presence through their aura bond, it really comforted them and made them much less afraid.
Ash then started to head into the depths of his soul to do Inventa and increase his aura reserves while also working on one of his utility abilities known as Sensory which allowed him to sense everything within a certain radius. Currently his radius was 300 metres which just managed to encompass the entire Pokémon center and a bit farther.
Heading deeper into his meditation, he began to expel his aura in pulses to drain himself before absorbing the released aura back in him to stretch his pool of aura continuously and allow it to expand. Simultaneously, his mind entered a harmonious state in where while his aura pulsed it also harmonised with the aura of all of the living things around him, giving him the ability to enter what he liked to call his Sensor World. From here, he could see not only the aura of everything around him, but also read the aura of every living thing.
He continuously did this well into the night, continuing to slowly but surely expand his aura reserves non-stop while maintaining concentration to keep up his Sensory ability. Around 8 hours had passed by and it was now 5 in the morning and this is when he sensed 3 signatures moving towards the Pokémon center through the air and their aura showed him they all had evil intentions within them.
The then felt them land on the roof of the building and a few moments later, a large explosion occurred causing the whole Pokémon center to shake and everyone in the center and around the area were woken up.
Ash worried for his Pokémon got out of his meditative state and immediately bolted out of his room, racing towards where his Pokémon were located.
"Pikachu! Treecko! Riolu! Axew! Froakie! Are you all okay?!" Ash frantically asked in worry as he raced down the stairs and then the hallway.
"Ash! Daddy!" Came the reply of the scared voices of his Pokémon.
"There is smoke everywhere. We can't see anything!" said Pikachu.
"Stay alert! There are 3 figures, 2 people and one Pokémon and they are around that area!" warned Ash. He kept running and running until he came across a door where he felt his Pokémon were and there was smoke coming from underneath the door.
Channeling some aura into his legs, Ash broke open the door and used a weakened version of his sensory ability to guide himself through the smoke. He only felt 5 aura signatures in the room as the 3 figures he had felt were gone. After, a few moments he managed to located his 5 Pokémon hidden behind a large stack of boxes.
Pikachu, Treecko and the 3 recently new born Pokémon saw their trainer/father and immediately jumped to hug him.
"Its alright. I'm here." Said Ash in a soothing voice. "Are you 5 alright?"
"We're fine but I think all of the other Poké balls and Pokémon here were taken." Said Treecko while the 3 Pokémon younglings cried holding onto Ash.
"We have to go and stop whoever did this. When we encounter them, I want you Treecko to protect Riolu, Axew and Froakie. Me and Pikachu will fight and get back the Pokémon and Poké Balls." Said Ash to which Pikachu, Treecko and the 3 young Pokémon nodded in understanding.
"Can we help daddy?" asked Riolu.
"No Riolu. You and your brothers don't have the training or experience to fight yet. But don't worry we will start your training soon if that is what you wish." Said Ash to which the Pokémon nodded in understanding as Ash had used his bond with them to convey his feelings.
"Now let's go!" said Ash as he began racing towards the direction he felt the evil signatures heading towards. The 3 young Pokémon and Treecko followed behind him while Pikachu ran beside him.
Soon Ash had now run into the lobby of the Pokémon center where he managed to find Nurse Joy and Misty standing and coughing due to the smoke.
"Nurse Joy! Misty! Are you two alright!?" asked Ash, not being affected by the spoke.
"Yes…*cough* were fine. *cough**cough* what's going on?!" asked Nurse Joy while Misty coughed non-stop.
"Someone has stolen all the Pokémon from the healing room." Said Ash.
"WHAT!? Who would do such a thing?!" asked a frantic and worried Nurse Joy.
"Hehehe. Why us of course!" came an evil chuckling feminine voice through the smoke. "Don't be frightened little boy."
"Allow us to introduce ourselves." Came a masculine voice through the smoke.
Ash then saw two silhouettes through the smoke.
"To protect the world from devastation!" said a woman who was know visible as the smoke around the area began to lift. The woman had dark pink hair tied in a pony tail that extended backwards and seemed to be defying gravity as it stayed straight. She wore green circular earrings, had dark pink lipstick on her lips and blue colored eyes. She wore a white top that had a big red-colored letter R on it and underneath she had a black blouse. She also wore a white mid-thigh length skirt and mid-thigh length black colored boots.
"To unite all people within our nation!" said a man who had blue hair separated at the center of his head and went down the sides of his face and he had green eyes. He wore a white shirt, again with a big red-colored letter R painted on it and white colored pants and black boots. He had a red rose in his hand.
Ash saw the two people and ignored what they said as his gaze was focused on the two big letters painted on their shirts. The letter began to flash images of the night his parents were murdered in front of him and he had seen those letters on the people behind the cruel man who had forever changed his life. It started to fill him with uncontrollable anger and hatred like a large volcano, getting ready to burst out lava and burn down everything around it.
Unknown of the danger looming over them, the two figures continued to spew out their nonsense.
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the star's above!"
"Jesse!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meeeowth! That's right!" came the finish of a Meowth as he now stood between two Team Rocket members who stood straight with their chests puffed out as they showed their pride in the organization they were apart of and one Pokémon stood on Jesse's side while one stood on James' side. One was a purple colored serpentine Pokémon with yellow eyes with black sclera, a yellow stripe around its neck and yellow rattles at the end of its tail. The other Pokémon was a purple colored spherical Pokémon with a skull mark on its chest below its vacant eyes. It had crater like protrusions all over its body that was capable of expelling poisonous gas. These were the poison type Pokémon, Ekans and Koffing respectively.
"You see we will be taking these Pokémon here in the name of Team Rocket!" said Jesse while motioning towards the bag of Poké Balls and struggling Pokémon she had behind her.
"And you seem to have some very rare and unusual Pokémon little boy. Why don't you hand them over to us!" said James as he, Jesse and Meowth saw Treecko, Pikachu and the 3 Pokémon.
"T-T-T-Team R-Rocket…" Ash muttered quietly as his anger was getting the best of him. He started channelling a large amount of his aura as a thin white veil surrounded his body. This veil was not visible to the Team Rocket trio as they were around 20 feet away but Nurse Joy and Misty could see it and they gasped in surprise.
"Ash please calm down!" shouted Latios and Latias through their bond but Ash did not hear them.
"Pikachu…" Ash growled. "Use Thunder Shock!"
Pikachu had sensed the anger and hatred from his trainer and knew he had every right to be which is why despite his worry for Ash, he followed his order. Electricity crackled around his small body before he launched a yellow bolt of lightning towards the trio.
The trio and Pokémon were surprised to see how much power seemed to be behind the powerful electric type attack and hence quickly retaliated.
"Ekans, use Poison Sting!" Commanded Jesse.
Ekans launched a barrage of purple poisoned filled needles towards the oncoming bolt of lightning but the needles were easily disintegrated from the electric type attack. Ekans was hit by the Thunder Shock attack and damaged quite heavily as burn marks appeared all over its body.
Jesse saw this and turned to James. "Don't just stand there James! Do something!"
"Right! You will pay for that brat! Koffing use Smokescreen!"
Koffing let loose a black smoke that covered the entire lobby of the Pokémon center, causing Nurse Joy, Misty and the 3 baby Pokémon to hold their breath while Ash, Pikachu and Treecko remained unaffected.
"Now use Tackle!" commanded James that Ash easily heard.
Koffing than immediately sped towards Pikachu, intending on ramming his body into the Mouse Pokémon. However, Ash had other plans as he channeled his aura and anger into his body and immediately retaliated by jumping and spin kicking Koffing straight towards the Team Rocket members and their Pokémon.
Despite his immense anger, Ash still managed to think somewhat clearly as he used his speed to race behind the downed Team Rocket who also had their vision obscured by the smoke, and pick up the bag of Pokémon and race towards Nurse Joy.
He put them in front of her before facing Team Rocket and summing fourth a large and fierce spinning orb of white aura. It was the size of a basket ball and Ash had channeled a lot of aura into the sphere condensing it and increasing its' rotation speed. He then launched it towards Team Rocket as the smoke was blown away by the attack.
"Pikachu Thunderbolt on the Void Aura Sphere!" commanded Ash to which Pikachu nodded.
Summoning a large amount of electricity from the pouches on his cheeks, Pikachu launched a yellow bolt of lightning twice as large as before and it hit the Void Aura Sphere, and fused with the attack, causing the white spiralling sphere of aura to be surrounded with crackling electricity.
The Team Rocket Trio and their Pokémon had heard the attack being called and saw the fierce attack coming towards them when the smoke was blown away but what they didn't see was that Ash was responsible for launching Aura Sphere attack, hence them thinking that Pikachu was the one who launched it.
The trio, Ekans and Koffing's vision went white as the white spiralling sphere of aura with yellow electricity crackling around it, making it seem like the planet Saturn, came towards them with extreme ferocity. The attack collided with them and caused a large explosion, not large enough damage the Pokémon center, but just powerful enough to send Team Rocket and their Pokémon out of the same hole they had created to get in the Pokémon center.
Ash saw them disappearing into the sky but angered still filled every single cell of his body. He knew that this was just the first encounter of many but he would get rid of the pest known as Team Rocket and make them pay for every single atrocity they ever committed.
"Daddy/Ash?" came a voice as 5 small paws tugged on his pants, causing the young boy to break out of his dark thoughts.
He managed to swallow up all his anger and get control of his emotions again. Ash then looked down at his Pokémon with his usual cold eyes but they could see the miniscule amount of warmth behind them, making them smile. He then turned to look at Nurse Joy and Misty who were gaping at him with wide eyes.
"I can use Aura." Ash simply stated answering many of the questions the Pokémon Nurse and water Pokémon trainer had in their minds.
"Y-you're an Aura Guardian?" asked Nurse Joy in awe.
"No. I just know how to use and manipulate aura." Ash simply stated in his cold tone with a glare telling them not to ask further.
Nurse Joy got the message and looked at him with thankful eyes. "Thank you so much Ash. If it wasn't for you, all these Pokémon would have been stolen."
"No thanks needed. I despise the likes of Team Rocket and any who steal and hurt Pokémon." Said Ash making Nurse Joy and Misty shiver in fear when he said despise. He then proceeded to get the 5 friend balls from the bag and released a white wave of aura that encompassed all of the Poké Balls and small frightened Pokémon that were in the bag. The Auric Heal Pulse healed them and the Pokémon within their balls.
"You should make sure they are all alright." Said Ash to which Nurse Joy broke out of her shock and awe filled gaze when she saw Ash using his healing move and nodded at him. He then picked up his 3 baby Pokémon that were by his feet. "Are my Pokémon okay Nurse Joy?"
"Yes. I checked them already and they are in picture perfect health. Especially your Pikachu and Treecko. Its quite rare to see a Pokémon from Hoenn over here much less a Pokémon so unique. Treecko's physical condition is perfect although he does have a high body temperature which I'm assuming is a result of him having the ability Flash Fire. Regarding your recently hatched Pokémon, they are in perfect health as well but make sure to feed them nutritious baby Pokémon food and don't make them battle for about a week."
Ash nodded. "Thank you, Nurse Joy." Said Ash as he began walking out of the Pokémon center.
"Where are you going Ash?"
"Training." He simply replied in a cold tone.
"At this time in the morning?" asked Misty as she always loved to get her beauty sleep not that it helped her much in terms of beauty.
Ash nodded his head. "Why do you care again? And why are you following me anyways?" said Ash honestly forgetting the reason as his brain was too filled with knowledge to remember anything trivial and not worth his time.
"Because you fried my bike! And I'll keep following you until you pay for it!" said Misty in mock anger as she was just using the excuse to be around Ash and now that she has seen him using Aura, she swore to herself, she would make Ash hers, not matter what.
Ash sighed, as he remembered him saving Misty from the Gyarados yesterday and just gave up trying to convince Misty that it was Gyarados' Thunderbolt that hit her bike and not his. He didn't want to try and waste his energy on her when he could be doing something better. Ash looked at Nurse Joy as he left ignoring all of the trainers that had ran into the Pokémon center lobby after hearing all the loud noise. "Whatever. I'll be checking out at noon."
Nurse Joy nodded as she watched Ash go making a mental note to call her older sister in Viridian City and tell her to treat this boy specially not just for saving the Pokémon center but also because he was too handsome and ripped for his own good.
Late afternoon….
Ash and Misty kept walking down the dirt road as they were surrounded by trees and they were getting closer and closer to the entrance to Viridian Forest. His training in the morning after the Team Rocket incident had gone by very smoothly and it did wonders as he poured all of his rage and anger into his physical and aura training before sparing with his Pokémon.
After, that he had gotten ready and retrieved his one-strapped back pack from his room and checked out of the center and almost like a lost puppy, Misty followed him much to his annoyance as that meant Latios and Latias had to stay hidden and he didn't want to be around her. Pikachu and Treecko somewhat shared their trainer's annoyance but didn't comment on it and just talked to Ash, the Eon duo and the recently hatched Pokémon resting in their eggs, through their aura bond about their training and future traveling plans.
That and remembering their encounter with a drunk old man when they were reaching the edges of Viridian City was quite amusing especially when Ash gave the man a revival herb that actually managed to get him out of his drunk state but also croak at the bitterness of the herb. His granddaughter had thanked Ash profusely after managing to get her blush under control upon seeing the handsome man.
The short scene had provided some amusement for Ash's Pokémon while Misty silently fumed at the girl for looking at 'Her man' as she liked to daydream. Ash and his Pokémon kept on conversing with each other until they heard Misty say, "Can we find some other way to Pewter City?"
"Why?"
"Because this forest will be filled with *shiver* bug Pokémon." Misty stated in a creeped-out tone.
"So…" Ash said not seeing what the problem was.
"So…bug Pokémon are creepy as hell. They look so creepy and the way they crawl *shiver* UGH!" Misty said in a disgusted tone.
Ash looked at Misty with cold eyes before turning and walking on the path again, towards Viridian Forest. "If you want to find a different way around then go right ahead."
"Huh…" Misty saw Ash walking away and went wide-eyed as she forgot about her fear and hatred of bug type Pokémon as she raced after him.
Ash was plainly disgusted with Misty as she was treating bug type Pokémon as they are the worst type of Pokémon in existence and just because of how they look or how they move. This just showed another dark and ugly side of humanity to him of judging someone by how they look.
A while later….
Walking deep in the Viridian Forest, Ash was walking through the grass between the large trees as the sunlight penetrated through the leaves, hitting the ground in some areas. He was walking calmly as Pikachu and Treecko were riding on his shoulders and Latios and Latias were flying over him while invisible. Misty was sticking as close to Ash as he would allow her which was arms length as she was very anxious looking everywhere for the slightest hint of a bug type Pokémon.
As they kept walking, Ash began to sense something behind a bush a few feet away. He knew right away it was a person and judging by his aura, it was a kid his age. His aura held no evil intentions or anything of the sort but rather it seemed quite strange. Ash was on his guard but did not show it in his body movement and just kept walking. As soon as he was beside the bush, the figure behind it jumped onto them causing Pikachu and Treecko to jump off their trainer and stand in front of them in defense.
Ash saw a glint from the corner of his eye and immediately knew the figure was holding a sword and hence immediately retaliated while Misty screamed in terror thinking it was a big bug Pokémon while Pikachu and Treecko got ready to attack.
As the sword came near them, Ash ran right in front of the airborne figure with amazing speed and swiftly took the sword out of both of its hands with his right hand. He then put the sword on the ground at its tip, using it to lift himself upward and kick the figure in the abdomen, sending him flying to the ground a few metres away.
The, what seemed to be a male figure laid on the ground with stars swirling around his head as he had no idea what just happened. He wore a black samurai styled helmet that had two long golden horns sticking upward. He wore a traditional samurai plate body armor and armored skirt both of which being blue in color with a yellow outline. He had no arm or leg guards and behind his armor was a bug Pokémon net tied to his back.
Ash disappeared in a blur and appeared right above the disoriented kid on the ground as he held the sword's point at the kid's throat. "Who are you and why did you attack us?"
It took a few moments for the kid to get his bearings before he looked at his position and Ash repeated his question in a fiercer tone to which the kid started to panic. "Wait! I didn't plan on hurting either of you! I just wanted to know if you're from Pallet Town and if you would accept my challenge for a battle!" The kid frantically replied.
"WHO THE HELL ATTACKS SOMEONE WITH A SWORD FOR A BATTLE!?" shrieked Misty to which Ash used his aura to shut down his ears for a few seconds while the samurai kid was not so fortunate as he was forced to endure the banshee scream.
"Why attack with a real sword that could potentially hurt someone just for a battle. You are lucky I have restraint and have trained reflexes otherwise; this sword would have been impaled in your heart by now." Said Ash in a cold tone and his eyes although void of emotion, showed that he was not lying.
"I-I-I'm sorry." Said the kid as tears threatened to come out of his eyes.
Ash impaled the sword in the ground and brought the kid up from the ground by offering his hand. "Don't cry and never do something so foolish and utterly stupid ever again." The kid nodded as he wiped the tears that were threatening to fall. "Now let's start again. Who are you and what do you want?"
"My name is Samurai and I wish to know if you are a trainer from the town known as Pallet!?" said Samurai, forgetting about the incident that happened a few seconds ago as he said his question in a dramatic voice.
'Samurai? Who the hell is named Samurai?' thought Misty.
"My name is Ash and yes I am from Pallet Town." Ash coldly replied.
"I see. Then I challenge you Ash of Pallet Town to a 2 on 2 battle! I have been bested by other 3 trainers that have said they are from the town of Pallet and I must defeat you if I am to restore my honor!"
"So be it." Said Ash as he walked 30-feet away from the boy.
'What the hell is going on. First this samurai kid who ironically is named samurai attacks us. Then the hunk god Ash takes him down and now their going to battle?' thought a confused Misty as she just stood around 20 feet away from both trainers as they looked at each other.
"I will win this and restore my honor! Pinsir, enter battle mode!" shouted Samurai as he launched a Poké Ball into the air and white energy burst out of it and landed on the ground. A figure emerged from that energy and it had a dull brown body with a pair of spiky pincers atop its head. It had horizontally arranged flat and long teeth and had short and thick legs while its arms were long and thin. Its feet and hands had 3 claws each and its abdomen and legs were divided into segments by black lines on its body. The Pokémon's eyes seemed very simple but its shape and the constant glare in them made the Pokémon seem as if it was constantly angry (Bulbapedia).
"Hmph." Ash grunted as he motioned Treecko to battle Pinsir and the red colored unique Pokémon did as such.
"What Pokémon is that? I have never seen it before?!" said Samurai as Treecko looked quite cool looking with his crimson red skin and small twig hanging from his mouth. His eyes then hardened, "It matters not as I will defeat you. Pinsir, use Tackle!"
Pinsir snapped his pincers together in an intimidating manner but Treecko and Ash were unfazed. The bug type then launched itself at its foe, putting his body weight behind the attack.
"Quick Attack to dodge and hit him from behind!" commanded Ash.
Treecko was then surrounded by a white glow before he sped out of Pinsir's attack in a blur and reappeared behind the bug type, smashing his body into Pinsir's back. Pinsir roared in pain as Treecko's attack packed a lot bigger of a punch then he thought it would.
"Don't you have won just yet. I will regain my honor! Now Pinsir, get in close and use Fury Attack!"
Pinsir immediately listened to his trainer and ran towards Treecko as he had a determined look in his eye. As soon as Pinsir was close to Treecko he got ready to release a barrage of attacks using his pincers but Ash reacted before he got the chance.
"Jump and use Pound!" replied Ash in a cold monotone voice but inside he was enjoying this battle as it was proving to be a challenge and fun.
Treecko jumped up around 4 metres into the air, dodging Pinsir's attack and causing him to stumble forward a couple steps due to his momentum. Treecko used this to his advantage and flipped his body while he fell down, bringing his steel hard tail down onto Pinsir's head.
"Finish this with Metal Claw!" commanded Ash not wanting to give Pinsir a chance to recover.
Treecko heard this command just as he had used his Pound attack and drove Pinsir's face to the ground. Thanks to their previous training, Treecko had a much faster reaction speed when listening and follow his trainer's orders hence his two arms glowing silver before they were enveloped in silver energy shaped as 3 claws (Like Wolverine's claws). The Wood Gecko's Pokémon hit Pinsir spot on the back causing the Stag Beetle Pokémon to cry out in pain before falling back down to the ground with swirls for eyes, indicating he was unconscious.
Samurai gritted his teeth as his Pinsir was beaten. "Don't think you have won yet trainer from Pallet. I will redeem my honor! Prepare to meet the strongest Pokémon ever! Metapod, enter battle mode!" Out of Samurai's Poké Ball emerged a crescent shaped green chrysalis, and the front of its shell resembled a face with heavy lidded eyes with a sharply pointed noise.
Ash deadpanned upon watching the trainer send out Metapod. 'Seems this trainer is truly a beginner if he sending a Metapod in a trainer's battle. They have been to known to learn a few moves that can deal damage but that's only if they are in the care of expert breeders and trainers and this boy is anything but.' Ash sighed. "Pikachu, let's end this battle." Pikachu nodded with a disappointing sigh since he would not get to fight a good opponent.
Treecko got off the battlefield and Pikachu ran onto it. "A Pikachu I see. Metapod, let's show them our power! Use Harden!"
Metapod glowed green as his defense was increased and his shell became shiny.
"Back to back Thunder Shock until it faints." Said Ash and Pikachu nodded.
He launched a small amount of lightning out of his red cheeks and the electricity enveloped his body before he launched a small bolt of lightning, causing Metapod to get hurt as his Harden did nothing to reduce the damage. Pikachu launched another bolt, shocking Metapod and this time causing him to lose consciousness as his body had a few burnt marks.
"No Metapod!" shouted Samurai. He ran towards his bug type Pokémon and hugged him before returning him to his Poké Ball to rest. He was angry at Ash for hurting his Pokémon but before he could do anything, he saw Ash holding two Sitrus Berries in front of him.
"Give this to your Pokémon so that they can recover their strength and then take them to a Pokémon center." Said Ash to which the confused Samurai nodded and took the berries and Ash turned to walk away.
"Wait!" Ash halted. "Can you tell me how your so strong? I want to become a strong trainer but I seem to keep losing." Said Samurai as he was in awe of how cool and calmly Ash had won their battle.
"Because I train. I train beside my Pokémon and put in the same blood, sweat and tears they do. I learn what I can about them. I grow beside them and treat them as my family and that's what I will continue to do to become the strongest trainer there ever was." Explained Ash before he continued to walk away.
Ash's words truly struck a chord with Samurai as his mind kept focusing on what Ash said and started to go away from the Samurai cosplay nonsense and honor trash he was going on about. "Maybe when I grow stronger, we can battle again some day?" asked Samurai just loud enough for Ash to hear.
Ash gave a small smirk as he gave him a thumb up and muttered, "Maybe." Just loud enough for Samurai to hear.
Misty quickly ran behind Ash and was quite impressed with the way he battled as it was far above any beginning trainer level but that should be expected considering he was a professional researcher on par with Professor Oak.
"That was a great battle Ash! You were amazing out there!" exclaimed and praised Misty hoping to butter Ash up.
"No. It will be a great when I battle him in the future one day. Today, he learned an important lesson that will help him grow stronger." Said Ash in his usual cold voice but his lips held a small smirk at the prospect of a fierce battle in the future.
"Well, I'm sure you'll beat him anyways!"
"That remains to be seen." Said Ash as he continued to move through Viridian Forest and Misty started to trail close behind as she finally remembered where exactly they were.
They kept walking for the next couple hours as they saw the day was coming close to an end. Hence Ash looked around for a good place to camp for the night and managed to find a rather small clearing within a set of trees. "We'll camp here for the night." He then looked towards Misty and raised his eyebrow. "Why don't you have any camping equipment?"
"Uh…well I usually slept at a Pokémon center." Misty replied in a somewhat sheepish tone.
"So, you want to travel on a journey and become a water Pokémon master, yet you don't have any camping equipment. Just great." Ash said while sighing in annoyance.
"Look mister, I like and deserve to sleep on a bed especially after how much I have been through with taking care of my gym and having to deal with my sisters." Said Misty in an angry tone but Ash ignored her as he began to set up his tent and an area to do a camp fire. "HEY! Are you listening to me?!"
Ash had tuned out Misty's ranting as set up camp with Pikachu and Treecko helping him. "You sleep in the tent."
"Uh…thanks? But where will you sleep." Said Misty while thinking, 'Please say you'll sleep with me in the tent.'
"Outside on the tree." Simply stated Ash as he continued to set up camp and after 15 minutes he was done. "I'm going to go get some water and fire wood."
"Okay." Simply stated Misty not bothering to offer help as she got inside of Ash's tent and began putting what minimal stuff she had on her down.
Ash simply shook his head and walked into the forest as Misty seemed like the type of person who expected to have everything handed to her on a silver platter just because she had a somewhat difficult life. It was pathetic in his eyes but he never bothered saying anything since it was a waste of time and energy in his opinion as those types of people only learn when they are put in a situation where they have to do work and aren't given an option.
As he was some distance away from the camp and sensed no people nearby he looked up and said, "Its okay now you two."
Light shimmered a few metres above Ash where two beings now became visible. "Finally. That human was annoying." Said Latios to which Latias nodded in agreement.
"Yes, and I'm sorry you had to stay hidden for so long." Apologized Ash.
"Its okay Ash. We are used to hiding for long periods of time." Said Latias in a comforting tone with a hint of tiredness as they had avoided humans for so long that it became natural for them but being around Ash made them feel safe and secure so having to hide now was starting to become a nuisance.
"Maybe one day, this world will be eradicated of evil humans and evil Pokémon so people and Pokémon can learn to live in peace and harmony." Said Ash as he pictured such a time in his head but it was a very blurry picture.
'If only that dream could come true.' Thought the Eon duo, Pikachu and Treecko.
They were all broken out of their thoughts when they heard groans of pain coming from the distance thanks to their enhanced hearing. "Did you guys hear that?" asked Ash to which they all nodded.
They listened more carefully, and heard the groans of pain again while also what seemed to be like sobs. The trainer looked at his Pokémon and no words were needed as they all raced towards who ever was in pain. Ash channeled aura into his legs, increasing his speed as he was running really fast at around 40 miles per hour, causing the trees and grass around him to look like a blur.
Within a few seconds, he came across a gruesome scene where he saw what seemed to be a brown, quadrupled, sloth-like Pokémon. It has coarse shaggy fur with a small scruff being on top of its head, it had two dark brown stripes on its back and a pink underbelly. It had pink eyelids with dark-brown rings around its eyes, and a large pig-like pink nose. The Pokémon also had long, lanky arms and short legs, each with two sharp claws and pink paw pads on the back. This was the Slacker Pokémon Slakoth.
Ash and his Pokémon's eyes widened as they saw the Slakoth was injured quite heavily as his small body was covered in bruises, he had some blood trailing down his body from some of his wounds. There was also a faint purple mark above his nose, indicating the Pokémon was poisoned.
The young trainer immediately ran over the Slakoth while on guard of whoever or whatever could have done this to the poor normal type. Using his aura, he scanned the Slakoth, seeing all his injuries but thankfully no bones were broken but also saw, the Pokémon was malnourished and has probably been searching for food for quite a while. He also sensed a large Beedrill nest a short distance away and seeing a small trail of blood from that direction confirmed that it was a horde of Beedrill that had done this to Slakoth.
'Even if Beedrill are territorial, to do this kind of damage to a Pokémon when Slakoth was no doubt just looking for food. Guess humans aren't the only ones who are evil.' Thought Ash as his Pokémon had similar thoughts as well.
Knowing that Slakoth was nearing death's door with the amount of damage he had taken, Ash put his arms out in front of him, with his palms facing Slakoth. "AURIC HEAL PULSE!" Ash roared as a white pulse of healing aura emanated from the palm of his hand but this time he concentrated it towards the hurt normal type, causing the Pokémon's body to be covered in a veil of aura. Slakoth's bruises slowly started to disappear and his wounds started close, stopping the bleeding while the purple tint above his nose disappeared as he was no longer poisoned. Ash's aura then began to fill his cells with energy so that his body could start functioning normally but it won't last long, considering how hungry and empty Slakoth was. One final thing he had discovered was that this Slakoth was a new born and had probably only hatched 2 weeks ago or so.
'How could Pokémon attack someone of their kind so ruthlessly, especially an infant?' thought Ash in anger as now he could truly see that there were Pokémon that were just as vile and disgusting as humans were.
After, around 20 minutes of continuous healing and immense concentration as Ash had to control the flow of his aura, otherwise it would overwhelm Slakoth in his hurt state, Ash stopped using his healing ability and wiped the sweat from his forehead from using almost half of his aura reserves. Looking at Slakoth, his body now seemed fine, other then the blood that still stained his fur.
Slakoth stirred as he was being brought out of his unconscious state. His vision was blurry and slowly became clear and he saw a human and 4 Pokémon in front of him. His eyes instantly showed fear and terror as he tried to bury his head under his hand and body as he curled up, trying to somehow disappear or at least make himself as small as possible so that whoever this human and these Pokémon were, would hopefully not hurt him.
Ash and his Pokémon saw Slakoth's reaction and could only frown as they knew whatever attack Slakoth endured would be fresh in his mind and probably deeply scarred him. So, Ash showed as much kindness and warmth as his cold eyes could show and approached Slakoth as slowly as possible.
"Hey…its okay. I won't hurt you." Ash said in a gentle calming voice that could have melted anyone's heart. Ash kept going closer and closer as slow as possible until his hand gently brushed Slakoth's fur.
This caused the Slacker Pokémon to shiver in fear and try and curl and disappear even more. Ash backed his hand away a little as he saw the fearful reaction before slowly approaching Slakoth again. He gently used his hand to stroke Slakoth's fur trying to show the scared Pokémon that he was only trying to help.
At first Slakoth's mind was filled with terror when he felt the touch of the human against his fur as all his mind was filled with as the horde of Beedrill that had attacked him mercilessly when he had walked into their territory just searching for something to quell his starvation. Instead he had been met with a fierce attack and the Beedrill had not let up, despite his pleas and cries for them to stop, until they thought he was dead which was when they left.
Slakoth slowly felt the warmth from Ash's hand and his mind and heart slowly but surely went from being filled with terror to being filled with a sense of warmth and comfort that he had never felt before. As Ash continued to stroke Slakoth's fur around his neck, earning some small *coos* of pleasure from the small sloth, he eventually brought his head out of burying it in his body and looked at the 5 beings in front of him. They radiated only warmth and comfort rather then the anger and malice he had felt from the Beedrill.
"See, we just want to help you." Said Ash in a gentle voice but Slakoth didn't respond, opting to just look at him and his Pokémon. Ash then brought out an Oran Berry from a pocket in his trench coat from which he had accessed his personal dimension so he didn't startle the Slacker Pokémon. "Here, you must be hungry."
Slakoth eyed the berry with intense hunger as his stomach and body were screaming for some nourishment but he was still wary of the human and his Pokémon. He didn't know if he could trust them but he thought that if they wanted to hurt him, they would have by now. Plus, his body didn't hurt at all so they must have healed him so deciding to take a chance, he reached out with his mouth and took a small bite of the berry.
The normal type's brain was filled with a barrage of information from Slakoth's taste buds as the berry tasted absolutely divine. The delicious sweet berry and its juice tasted like the best thing he has ever eaten but that may have to do with the fact that Slakoth didn't have anything to eat for around a week. He looked up to Ash and his Pokémon and saw only gentle smiles on their faces, hence Slakoth's wariness of them decreasing and he reached for the Berry, taking bigger bites, eventually devouring it entirely.
"You sure were hungry, weren't you? Would you like to come with me? I will prepare a lot of amazing food for you and I can check up on you if your hurt. I healed as much as I could but I just want to be sure." Ash said in a gentle tone.
Slakoth listened to the human and went wide eyed when he heard that the human did heal him and was offering to give him food and wanted to make sure he was okay.
"(Its okay. You can trust him and us. We just want to help you.)" said Pikachu with a smile to which Treecko and the Eon duo gave him calm and caring smiles, assuring them that they had no evil intentions or anything of the sort.
Seeing as how much they had helped him and how much kindness they treated him with, Slakoth nodded and decided to take a chance with this human and the 4 Pokémon around him.
Ash smiled upon seeing Slakoth nod and started walking back to camp while Pikachu and Treecko hopped onto Ash's shoulders, Latios and Latias became invisible and Ash gently stroked Slakoth's fur while he held him in his arms. Slakoth kept on cooing in pleasure as he became more and more relaxed with each stroke.
After, a while of walking, the group had covered quite the distance as they saw the camp Ash had set up in the distance. Slakoth had become quite accustomed to the warmth the human that was holding him radiated. That and the other two Pokémon on his shoulders were quite friendly when chatting with them but Latios and Latias had disappeared from sight but still talked to everyone except Slakoth through their aura bond.
Ash and his Pokémon now entered the camp, only to meet the glare of a quite angry, worried and agitated Misty. "WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU ASH!?" screamed the orange-haired boy…err girl in a loud banshee voice.
This shout caused his Pokémon to hold their ears in pain and Slakoth to curl up in fear again, thinking he was going to get hurt.
Ash looked towards Misty with the coldest glare she had ever seen give someone since she didn't see the look in his eyes when he was facing Team Rocket. "Keep your mouth shut!" Ash said in a demonic voice causing Misty to shiver in fear.
Ash then looked at the curled up Slakoth in his arms and started to stroke it gently and quietly. "Hey. Hey. Its okay. No one is going to hurt you Slakoth." Ash cooed in a gentle voice causing the normal type to slowly stop shivering. Ash then sat down on the grass near the small fire place he had set up.
"Pikachu. Treecko. Can you two please do get some firewood?" asked Ash in a small tone so as to not frighten the scared Pokémon any further.
The two nodded and ran off in the forest in amazing speeds while Ash continued to stroke the Slakoth lovingly with one hand, making him slowly calm down while using the other hand to get a big bag of Pokémon food, Oran berries out, some special herbs to help Slakoth recover more of his energy and a bowl from his pocket dimension.
The entire time, Misty had looked at Ash in awe at how gentle he seemed to be around the Pokémon she had never seen before but when she had seen the blood on him, she knew that something had happened. As such, she smartly kept her mouth shut and put a few dry leaves in the fire place before sitting across the fire place and watching Ash take care of the Slakoth like a parent taking care of their young child.
Eventually, Slakoth calmed down so Ash put him on the grass and the Pokémon sat in his bum, which was quite unusual since Slakoth are known to…slack off while laying on their bellies. Ash shook his head away from those thoughts and prepared a large amount of Pokémon food and mixed it with lots of mashed up Oran berries and some ground up energy root. The energy root's bitter taste was completely negated by the extremely juicy and mouth watering sweet Oran berries. At the same time, Pikachu and Treecko had come from the forest with fire wood which they put and lit up in the fire place, in the center of the ring of stones.
Slakoth eyed the bowl of huge Pokémon food and the amazing aroma that came from it was making his mouth water and his stomach grumble. Seeing Ash and his Pokémon with warm smiles on their faces and the fire giving him warmth, Slakoth put his trust in them fully and took a small bite from the large bowl of food. Just like when he first ate the Oran berry, his taste buds exploded, but this time it was 10 times more better. Not only that, but just that first bite made his body feel rejuvenated. As such Slakoth devoured the food which took Misty, Ash and the Pokémon by surprise.
Within the first 3 minutes, the large bowl of food, that was 4 times Slakoth's size was gone. "Guess you were quite hungry huh?" said Ash with a warm small smile as his cold heart actually radiated warmth even though it was for a short while.
Slakoth looked at Ash for a minute and soon he jumped on Ash with new found strength, and the leap caught everyone by surprise. Even more so when Slakoth started to sob loudly on Ash's chest while holding onto him for dear life. Ash smiled and just held onto Slakoth letting the young Pokémon cry his heart out after going through so much trouble and pain even though he was probably only a few weeks old.
After, 15 minutes, Slakoth managed to cry his heart out and he became both physically and mentally exhausted and so had succumbed to sleep in Ash's embrace. Ash carefully took out the soft large blanket that his Pokémon sleep on and laid it on the ground and laid Slakoth on it. The normal type continued to slumber and Ash began preparing dinner while his Pokémon watched him with eyes showing he had earned more of their respect and loyalty if that was possible. He had also called out his 3 recently hatched Pokémon and they played around with the other 4.
"I'm sorry for my earlier outburst Misty." Said Ash as he finished making Pokémon food for his Pokémon and he heated himself and Misty some of the stew he had made and stored in his pocket dimension and since no timed passed in there, it was just as fresh and hot as when he made it a few days ago.
Misty looked at Ash with wide eyes as she remembered how Ash glared at her when he had entered the camp. "I-I-Its alright. I know you were angry and worried about that Pokémon."
"It still doesn't give me any right to lash out my anger at you and for that I apologize." Said Ash in a sincere tone to which Misty blushed as his voice sounded so sexy especially with his dark yet cool look in his trench coat and black pants and red shirt.
"Do you know what Pokémon he is?" asked Misty while looking at the sleeping form of Slakoth with a contemplating gaze.
"Yes. He's a Slakoth but they are native to the Hoenn region. While Pokémon native to a certain region can be found in others, seeing one in Viridian forest of all places is strange since Slakoth like to live near areas where Bamboo and Lum berry grow. Kanto does not have any of these growing naturally anywhere so there is no reason he should here." Said Ash.
"What should we do then?"
"Let Slakoth recover a bit and then head to Pewter City like we planned. We can ask Nurse Joy to check up on him while we can ask around a bit. Then we'll leave it up to Slakoth as to what he wants to do." Explained Ash to which Misty nodded.
They ate their dinner in peace and quiet while their Pokémon finished theirs and went to sleep, Latios and Latias having secretly moved their food out of Misty's vision and ate it while maintaining their invisibility.
Ash could only look at the stars and full moon before looking down at Slakoth as he slumbered peacefully. Ash smiled as he felt a small connection with the normal type much like he had felt with his current Pokémon. That connection was friendship and he could only hope it would bloom between him and Slakoth just like it had with his other Pokémon.
A few days later….
Around 4 days have passed since Ash had saved Slakoth from his near-death state and healed him to full health. During this time, Slakoth had become very attached to him and become friends with his Pokémon. He especially got alone with Ash's new born Pokémon who were just about ready to start their training.
During these 4 days, Ash trained very hard and usually in private, much to Misty's irritation but Ash did not want her to see him train, especially since she is the gym leader of the Cerulean City gym and the fact that he wanted Latios and Latias to get training done as well.
He also made sure to train Pikachu and Treecko as he wanted to prepare them for the gym battle they had ahead of them in Pewter City and this resulted in Pikachu learning a useful move. Ash also asked his 3 recently hatched Pokémon about whether or not they wanted to train hard to become strong as his training was very difficult and harsh. The 3 had nodded eagerly to Ash's question of training as they also had a desire to get stronger, especially after watching their father training everyday.
When he wasn't training, Ash spent his free time, with Slakoth and the rest of his Pokémon as they just talked and they laughed, except for Ash who usually gave small smiles. Because of this Misty didn't get to spend much time with Ash as she usually was around some water body to try and fish for water type Pokémon but she didn't train with her current ones. She tried to get his attention numerous times but alas, Ash always gave her the cold shoulder, not because he disliked her or anything of the sort.
It just annoyed him to no end with her constant persistence to try and talk to him especially since she never bothered to even ask about joining him on this journey. That and her opinion on bug Pokémon still…bugged him. As such, whenever Misty annoyed him, he just gave her cold gazes, usually making her flinch followed by her fawning over his somewhat 'cool' attitude. She was the definition of 'Fan Girl'. Ash couldn't fathom what was cool about giving someone cold gazes, since he wasn't the broody emo type but he just found it hard to feel any emotion when it came to people.
Despite, her attitude, he saw Misty did have potential to become a great trainer so he did not say anything. That all brings them to today when they were planning to make the rest of the journey to Pewter City.
However, Ash wanted to ask Slakoth a question that has been on his mind ever since he became close to the normal type in the last few days. As such Ash was currently crouched in front of the normal type who was sitting down on the grass.
"Slakoth, now I will be traveling to Pewter City." This simple statement got the normal type to look down in sadness.
"(Your leaving me?)"
This simple statement got Ash and his Pokémon to look at the Slacker Pokémon in sadness before Ash shook his head. "No, I planned on taking you with me to the Pokémon center their anyways. But I wanted to ask you…" Ash took a deep breath. "I wanted to ask you if you would like to travel with me on my journey and become a part of my family?"
Slakoth looked wide-eyed at the aura user while his Pokémon and Misty looked at Slakoth with a knowing smile since it was obvious Ash was going to ask this.
"(Be apart of your family?)" asked Slakoth to which Ash and the Pokémon nodded while Misty just looked at them since she couldn't understand poké speech. Slakoth couldn't believe his ears, as he didn't know what it meant to have a family since he was alone since he hatched into this world.
Then suffering from starvation and nearly being attacked to death, and then being saved by a human. It was quite a roller coaster ride for the first few weeks of his life. Nevertheless, he had formed a strong bond with Ash and his Pokémon after spending time with him and he could see the warmth and kindness lurking within the cold exteriors of Ash's heart. He knew that Ash was an amazing human and the way he treated his other Pokémon just made the decision easier for Slakoth.
After, a few moments of thinking, Slakoth eagerly nodded at Ash's request causing everyone to smile. "Before, I catch you with a Poké Ball, would you like to form an Aura Bond with me? Its where you and I will connect our aura's and we would be able to communicate with your minds. You would be able to talk to me or anyone else in our family no matter the distance."
Slakoth instantly nodded and Ash smiled. "Okay, I want you to close your eyes. I will bring fourth my aura and yours and just accept the bond when I reach out to you." Explained Ash to which Slakoth nodded and did as Ash told him.
Ash then reached deep within him and brought fourth his aura, causing his body to be enveloped in a shining white veil. A thin stream of aura then went from the center of his chest where his heart was, towards Slakoth's own heart. When Ash's white aura met Slakoth's body, the Pokémon felt a strange tingly sensation within his body before feeling Ash's presence within him. He didn't fight it but rather let it enter his being and then felt something connecting him with the human who showed him nothing but kindness. He felt what Ash was feeling for a moment and that was…nothing. It felt strange but after a few moments had passed he felt not only connected with Ash but all of his other Pokémon.
"Thank you." Said Slakoth unknowingly through his new-found bond with them.
"Welcome to the family Slakoth." Said Ash and his Pokémon in unison through their bond to which Slakoth went wide-eyed before hugging Ash with all his strength.
He soon let go and Ash gave a small smile as he held out a friend ball in front of him. Slakoth eagerly tapped the ball and he got sucked inside it in a flash of red. The ball shook once before it made a small *ding* sound, indicating the Pokémon capture was a success.
The whole time Misty had watched flabbergasted since she witnessed Ash using his aura. It made him amazing in her eyes, to be not only an aura user but a Pokémon researcher as well and a great battler. She became more attracted to him but this attraction was based on his looks and title, not who he was as a person.
"I'm glad your now in our family Slakoth."
"Thank you so much!" replied Slakoth to which the Pokémon and Ash smiled internally before the Pokémon conversed with Slakoth.
"Let's head towards Pewter City now. I want to get there before nightfall." Said Ash to which Misty and his Pokémon nodded. With Pikachu and Treecko on his shoulders, Latios and Latias flying in the air while invisible, and Riolu, Axew, Froakie and Slakoth resting in their Poké Balls, Ash and Misty started walking towards their destination.
A few days earlier, with Jesse, James and Meowth….
The Team Rocket trio had just been blasted off high into the sky before they had landed in Viridian Forest, somehow without breaking every bone in their body.
"Owww…my tushy." Whine Meowth as he rubbed his aching behind.
"Forget your tushy. Did you guys see that Pikachu do that powerful attack?!" exclaimed James, after he quickly got over his aching body.
"Yeah. That was one powerful electric attack. That Pikachu is one special Pokémon." Said Jesse.
Meowth gleamed. "Can you imagine the amount of dough and huge promotion we would get if we gave that Pikachu to the boss. I mean think of all the electricity he could save!"
The trio then went into a day dream of imagining the Team Rocket head, patting them on the head for stealing the Pikachu for them as he powered the entire Team Rocket headquarters on the Mouse Pokémon's electricity.
They were broken out of their daydream when a ringtone came from James' pocket. He brought out a standard black cellphone that it is given to all Team Rocket teams for headquarters to make special contact with them on unknown frequencies.
"Hello?" James answered while Jesse and Meowth leaned in as close as possible to listen to the conversation.
"This is headquarters." Came the voice of a monotone voice which the trio recognized as Giovanni's personal secretary Matori. "Agents, Jesse, James and Meowth. Giovanni has a special mission for you."
James put his hand over the phone and whispered to his two teammates. "A special mission for us?!"
"The boss really loves us!" exclaimed Meowth.
"Shh!" shushed Jesse causing them to shut their mouths.
James once replied to Matori in the best professional voice he could muster. "What special mission ma'am?"
"You 3 are to go to Mt. Moon and help Executive Proton in his mission. The mission details will be given to you when you arrive at the location."
"Understood! Tell the boss we will not let him down!" exclaimed the 3 but Matori by that point had already cut off the time.
"The boss is counting on us!" said Meowth.
"We will not let him down!" said James.
"So, let's go right away to Mt. Moon! For the boss!" shouted Jesse.
"FOR THE BOSS!" The 3 shouted in unison before they started to run towards a large mountain they could see in the distance.
With Ash and company….
Quite a few hours later, Ash and Misty could see Pewter City in the distance. The sun was still in the sky but was preparing to set and as such Ash, his Pokémon and Misty started to pick up the face. When they were nearing the outskirts of the city, they encountered a strange man sitting against a small ledge. Ash and Misty went down the ladder and looked at the strange man and the many different sized rocks sitting on wooden shelfs with different prices attached to them.
"Pewter City is gray. The color of stone. This city has always been famous for stone." Said the strange man who had a large brown beard and had a red winter hat over his head that also covered his eyes.
"Huh? Who's this creepy old guy?" asked Misty to Ash who didn't respond and opted to look at the man before gazing at the rocks.
"The name's Flint. And your standing on my merchandise young lady." Said Flint as Misty jumped off of the rock she was standing on.
'Who the hell sells rocks? And who in the world is stupid enough to buy them?' thought Ash and his Pokémon simultaneously.
"Do you two want to buy some Pewter City souvenirs? These are some mighty fine rocks."
"No thank you." Replied Ash in his cold tone.
The strange man then noticed the two Pokémon on Ash's shoulder. "So you're a Pokémon trainer eh? Why don't I show you to the Pokémon center?" The man then started to walk away and Ash started to follow with Misty walking behind him.
Ash kept a calculative gaze the entire time on the man as he knew better to trust a complete stranger but the man was heading in the right direction as they had entered the city and Ash saw some maps that showed him where the Pokémon center was. Soon they were standing in front of a white building with a red roof and a red plus sign on top of its glass doors as all centers and hospitals have.
"Well here we are. By the way, if you don't mind me asking, why did you come to this city anyways?" asked Flint.
Ash kept his narrowed gaze on Flint. "For a gym battle."
"Your going to challenge Brock?! Hahaha! Good luck with that kid. Your going to need it." Said the man while laughing and walking away.
Ash gritted his teeth as one thing he didn't like was someone looking down on someone else without knowing a thing about them. He always made sure never to underestimate his opponent no matter what. A small line of code he followed in battle was "Always overestimate your opponent. NEVER underestimate."
Ash and Misty went inside the Pokémon center and walked towards Nurse Joy, who just like her sister in Viridian City, greeted the two in a cheerful voice and a big smile.
"Hello and welcome to the Pokémon center Ash!"
"How do you know me?" asked a wary Ash.
"Oh, I'm the older sister of the Nurse Joy in Viridian City. She called me saying how you stopped Team Rocket and saved all the Pokémon there." Said Nurse Joy while her thoughts were saying something else as she could see Ash's bulging muscles and chest and abs through his tight red shirt. 'What my sister said was an understatement. He is more handsome and ripped then any human should be…could he be a god…a sex god?'
As Nurse Joy's thoughts went rampant into a very mature zone and her cheeks supported a faint blush, Ash had handed her his Pokémon, except the Eon duo and Misty did the same. Ash had noticed the blush and just sighed as he looked around and saw many if not all female gazes were on him while the boys looked at him with scowls since he was grabbing all the female attention. No one had considered Misty to be with him since from their gazes, she looked much more like a boy.
Ash ignored them and went to the cafeteria and Misty ran after him. They placed an order for their dinner meal they had been selling. Soon after a while, their dinner was prepared and consisted of a drumstick, rice with spicy chicken gravy put over it and some apple juice. While they were eating Misty decided to talk to Ash about his upcoming gym battle tomorrow.
"Do you really think you can win against Brock Ash? Gym leaders are much tougher then regular trainers you know." Misty stated.
"Didn't I save you from the Gyarados which all your Pokémon fainted too. You are the Cerulean City gym leader." Said Ash making Misty scowl.
She didn't say anything as she didn't have a counter argument as the Cerulean city gym was noted as the 7th strongest gym in Kanto while Pewter city's gym was ranked 8th.
"Besides, I have already trained with Pikachu and Treecko specially for this gym battle."
"But how will Pikachu help?" asked Misty since the electric type would not be effective in the rock type gym especially since many of Brock's Pokémon have the ground typing as well.
"You'll see tomorrow." Said Ash as he devoured his food much like his Pokémon were doing with the Pokémon food that the center provided them as they were being checked up.
Ash then called Professor Oak, letting him know he was in Pewter City and from the famous researcher, he learned that Gary had long since passed Pewter City and not bothered to challenge the gym since he had thought it was weak but Ash didn't care. After all, Gary was traveling in a car with paid cheer leaders since he wanted to feel special.
Shaking those thoughts, he had informed the man of the Slakoth he encountered and according the Professor, the only likely way a Slakoth or more specially a baby Slakoth could have come in the region is either via another trainer, or the day care center run in Route 5 and during transportation, the Pokémon in its egg form could have been lost. Ash had agreed with the man and decided to check with the day care if he ever got the chance but for now he had to think about his upcoming gym battle.
As such he had gotten his Pokémon after they were finished being checked up on and went to bed in one of the two rooms he had rented for the night for him and Misty.
The next day, afternoon time….
Ash was now standing in front of the wooden doors of the Pewter City alongside Pikachu and Treecko who were sitting on his shoulders and Misty who was standing beside him, eager to see Ash battle his first gym battle again. After, waking up, he and his Pokémon had done their physical and special Pokémon move training before Ash healed them so that they would be in tip top shape for the battle ahead. He then had made his way to the gym which is why he and company find themselves in front of the odd-looking building.
The Pewter City gym was quite unique as it was shaped as shaped as large boulders stacked upon each other and a large bronze metal frame surrounding it. The pathway to the gym doors were aligned with various size rocks with the once closest to the gym being the biggest.
Ash sighed as he pushed open the gym doors and walked in, "I CHALLENGE BROCK, THE PEWTER CITY GYM LEADER TO A GYM BATTLE!" roared Ash after he had seen the entire area was quite dark and hard to see and there seemed to be no one around.
From the dark, a light from above shined on a figure sitting crossed legged upon a small flight of stairs, a distance away on the other side of the room. The figure wore brown pants, a dark orange shirt and an open green vest with numerous pockets on top. He had brown skin, dark brown hair and his eyes seemed to be like they were closed as all you could see were straight horizontal lines.
"Is this your first gym match? A gym match is different from other battles. This match is for Pokémon league authorization. There are special rules." Said the man in a mysterious voice.
"I know." Ash coldly replied causing the man to look on interest as usually, new trainers were quite intimidated when they came here. But this seemingly young man just stared at him with a unforgiving cold gaze that made him visibly flinch.
The figure then got up on his two feet. "We will use two Pokémon each." He then looked at the two Pokémon on Ash's shoulders and was surprised at the fact that there was a strange red colored gecko looking Pokémon as he seemed unfamiliar where as the Pikachu was very common in Kanto so that didn't surprise him. "How long have you been with those Pokémon?"
"6 years." Ash coldly replied. "Now if your done with the questioning, I believe we have a gym battle to get to."
Brock was a bit unnerved at the cold look in his eyes but he was also very excited for the battle ahead. This was mainly because he had analyzed the two Pokémon on Ash's shoulders from a distance and he could say with 100% certainty that those Pokémon were in absolute tip top shape and perfect condition. They looked far better and healthier than even his Pokémon had looked and that was quite surprising.
Brock shook his head from those thoughts as the lights came on, illuminating the dark gym and revealing the large rock battle field that held numerous boulders of varying sizes everywhere. He then jumped to the trainer box on his side while Ash walked into the one on his side. Misty took her seat in the floor above as she watched the battle with interest.
A young boy who looked like a younger Brock came into the referee box on the side of the battle field. The boy wore blue jeans and a light and dark green striped shirt while his eyes were seemingly closed as they were just horizontal lines.
"This battle will be a 2 on 2 match between Brock the Pewter City gym leader and the challenger on a rock battle field! My name is Forrest, younger brother of Brock and I will be your referee. Now choose your Pokémon!" shouted Forrest.
Unknown to everyone but Ash and his Pokémon and the Eon duo, a figure was looking through the doors and looking at Brock with a guilty gaze while it also held immense pride. If one were to look closely, you could see the figure was the same man selling rocks on the outskirts of the city. Ash had also noticed the figures aura and Brock and his younger brother's aura were similar hence them being family. Ash shook his head from his thoughts as he focused on the battle ahead.
"This battle will be not be easy! Geodude let's go!" Brock threw his Poké Ball in the air and out of it materialized a Pokémon that had the appearance of a grey boulder, had large rocky eyebrows and trapezoidal shaped brown eyes. It had 5 fingered hands that looked very humanoid like and its arms were small and thin but looked quite muscular.
"Let's go Pikachu." Said Ash and said Mouse Pokémon jumped off of Ash's shoulders and ran to face his opponent standing around 20 feet away from him while Treecko jumped off and stood beside Ash.
"Geodude vs. Pikachu! Let the match begin!" shouted Forrest.
"Using an electric type against my rock and ground type. Not a very smart move." Reprimanded Brock.
"For a gym leader, you are quite narrow minded if you think type decides a battle." Replied Ash with a cold gaze.
Brock visibly flinched under his gaze and at the fact that what Ash said is true. "Well then show me how you plan on winning!"
"Very well! Pikachu, use Quick Attack!"
Pikachu's body was enveloped in thin clear white veil before the Pokémon disappeared in a streak of white light as he ran towards Geodude in astounding speed.
'So fast!' Brock thought, shocked with Pikachu's speed. "Defense Curl!"
Geodude managed to react to his trainer's command in time, as he managed to curl up in a ball just before Pikachu's head collided with his body sending the rock-ground type skidding back a few feet and uncurl. But what surprised both Brock and his Pokémon was that Pikachu was not fazed by colliding the rock-hard Pokémon and more so that the Mouse Pokémon actually managed to send Geodude skidding backwards.
"Having that much physical strength…amazing." Brock muttered before he hardened his gaze. "Use Rollout!"
Geodude curled up into a ball once again, before he started rolling towards Pikachu as his speed gradually increased.
'I can't let Pikachu be hit with that, especially with Defense Curl powering up the move.' Thought Ash as he quickly came up with a plan. "Dodge with Double Team!"
Pikachu followed Ash's trainer's orders immediately and formed around 6 corporeal copies of himself that stood on various parts of the battlefield. Geodude kept rolling around and hit through 5 copies until one remained and that was the real Pikachu who was standing in front of a large boulder.
"Dodge it!" commanded Ash.
Pikachu jumped up at the last second causing Geodude to crash into the large boulder, effectively canceling out its Rollout attack and all the power it had gathered from rolling around.
'To use the battlefield to his advantage and stop Geodude's attack like that. He's no ordinary trainer that's for sure.' Brock was then broken out of his thoughts when he heard Ash call out his next attack.
"Use Rock Smash!" commanded Ash.
Pikachu smirked and used the move Ash specifically taught him for this gym battle since he did not have any move in his arsenal that could effectively harm rock types. While in mid air, Pikachu's right arm was enveloped in a white glow as it was filled with fighting type energy. Pikachu then began to fall down towards Geodude and spun his body around to add more power to his attack.
"GEODUDE GET OUT OF THERE!" shouted Brock but the rock-ground type was too dazed upon crashing into the large boulder to listen.
Pikachu's glowing fist crashed into the dazed Rock Pokémon's body and caused dust to be kicked up and rocks to be flung everywhere. Pikachu had jumped back a few feet away as he and everyone else eyed the dust cloud to see the results of the powerful fighting type move.
When the dust was cleared, Geodude was seen struggling to get back up as he held a large bruise atop his head. His body was temporarily enveloped in a faint blue glow showing, the Pokémon's defense was lowered. The ground underneath Geodude was cracked showing the sheer power behind Pikachu's attack.
'It seems Defense Curl saved Geodude.' Thought Brock and Ash.
'Geodude can't get close to Pikachu especially with his stamina running so low.' Thought Brock as he decided to attack from a distance. "Use Rock Throw Geodude!"
The Rock Pokémon struggled but had managed to get back up and upon hearing his trainer, picked up a large rock that had broken from the boulder he crashed into and threw it at Pikachu.
'Well that was foolish.' Thought Ash as he saw the opening in that one move to defeat Brock's Geodude. "Agility to dodge and end it with Rock Smash!"
Pikachu disappeared in a blur as a light pink aura surrounded him as his speed was raised. As the large rock headed towards him, Pikachu blurred out of existence right before it hit him and appeared right in front of Geodude with his right arm glowing white much to the rock-ground type and his trainer's shock. The Mouse Pokémon smashed his fist into Geodude, sending him flying back, crashing into a boulder.
Geodude then slumped to the ground with swirls for eyes. "G-Geodude is unable to battle! Pikachu wins!" shouted Forrest in a stunned voice as he, Brock, Misty and Flint were all stunned at the outcome.
Brock simply smiled and returned the rock-ground type to his Poké Ball. "Well done Geodude. Great battle." He then looked at Ash. "You surprised me Ash. To defeat my Geodude with an electric type no less but to also used amazing strategy and think on your feet. You are quite the trainer, but don't think this next battle will be so easy! Onix, let's go!"
Out of a Poké Ball, appeared a giant serpentine Pokémon, who's body was made of a chain of boulders that was smallest at his tail and largest at his head. The Pokémon had a rock spine on its head and a pair of black eyes underneath it.
Ash looked at the rock-ground type with a cold gaze as he was not intimidated at all by the Onix's size and loud roar. "Pikachu, return and rest up." The electric type nodded and went back to his trainer but was not at all winded by the battle, mainly he did not take any damage and had amazing stamina. "Treecko, your up."
The peculiar grass-steel type nodded and jumped onto the battlefield with a strong glare that held excitement.
Forrest had never seen the strange Pokémon before but thankfully he heard Ash calling its name. "Onix vs. Treecko! Let the match begin!"
"I'll start things off this time! Onix use Tackle attack!" shouted Brock.
The large Rock Snake Pokémon roared before he charged towards the small red colored Pokémon.
"Dodge!"
Treecko complied as he jumped into the air just as Onix's head collided with the ground he was previously standing on. However, Onix had saw Treecko with the corner of his eye as the grass-steel type was in the air behind him and as such maneuvered his tail striking Treecko, sending him flying away and collide with a boulder.
Ash's eyes went wide, as how quick the Onix's reflexes were, despite his large and heavy body.
"Now use Bind!" commanded Brock.
With lightning speed, Onix raced towards the dazed Treecko who was just about to recover from the previous attack he suffered but before he knew it, he was surrounded by Onix's boulder-serpentine body. The rock-ground type then got a firm grip on Treecko and started to squeeze him.
Treecko cried in pain causing Ash to try and think of a way to free the Pokémon. "I would forfeit Treecko if I were you. There is no way for him to escape Onix's hold."
That's when Ash thought of an idea and smirked dangerously. "Is that so? Treecko use Absorb!"
Treecko managed to form two light green glowing tendrils out of his body despite the pain, and they shot towards the Rock Snake Pokémon, wrapping around the mid-section of his body. Treecko then began to absorb Onix's energy and replenish some of his, causing Brock's prized Pokémon to roar in pain and immediately let go of Treecko.
"No Onix!" cried out Brock as he saw Onix slump to the ground, before he struggles to get up as the grass type move had done 4 times the damage thanks to Onix's typing. 'To not only break free from Onix's hold but replenish his own Pokémon's energy like that? Unbelievable.'
'I have to end this quick, now that Onix is on his last legs.' Ash then remembered a very important fact about Onix and where his weakness lied. "Treecko use Quick Attack to get close to Onix!"
Brock's eyes widened. "Onix don't let Treecko near you! Use Rock Tomb!"
The rock-ground type managed to plow through his pain and tiredness from having his energy absorbed and slammed his lightly glowing tail into the ground with a loud roar. Immediately, large oval shaped boulders started jutting out of the ground trying to hit Treecko but said grass-steel type dodged them all as he ran in a streak of white light.
"Get above Onix's head and end this with Metal Claw between his eyes!" roared Ash.
Treecko complied as he dodged all of the boulders popping out of the ground and used the last one to jump very high into the air, even higher then Onix's height. Treecko's arms were surrounded by silver energy that soon took the form and shape of 3 long metallic claws. The Wood Gecko Pokémon then used gravity to his advantage and slammed his steel type attack right in between Onix's eyes where his body was at its weakest.
After the collision, a few moments of silence ensued, before Onix fell to the ground backwards, with swirls for eyes while Treecko landed on the ground a few feet in front of his fallen foe.
Forrest looked on in shock as he couldn't believe what had happened. Only a few moments later, his brain processed everything that happened. "O-O-Onix is u-unable to battle! T-The challenger has defeated the Pewter City gym leader Brock!"
Brock looked on in silence before lightly smiling. He walked up to his fallen friend and returned him to his Poké Ball. "Great battle Onix. Take a nice long rest. You deserve it."
Ash had also walked towards Treecko who had jumped and hugged him and Pikachu joined as well. "Great battle you two. I'm proud of you." He petted their heads, making them coo in contentment and everyone smiled at this.
"Great battle Ash!" exclaimed Misty who had just came down on the battlefield.
Ash nodded at her before his attention turned to Brock who came over to him. "That was truly an amazing battle Ash. You displayed not only amazing skill and the ability to think on your feet but the bond you share with your Pokémon. I'm proud to present you with the Boulder Badge." Said Brock as he handed the ripped raven-haired boy a silver Octagon shaped badge that had a smaller Octagon in the middle.
"Thank you. It was an amazing battle and I have learned a lot from it." Sincerely replied Ash as he took the badge and clipped it to the inside of his black trench coat.
"The pleasure is all mine Ash. To tell you the truth I love raising Pokémon more then I like battling. I don't care about being a great trainer, I want to be the world's best breeder." Stated Brock with a sigh and a tone of longing. "But I can't leave here, because I have to look after my brothers and sisters." Finished Brock not knowing why he was opening like this but something about Ash just made him want to speak his heart out.
"Brock…" Forrest said in sadness as he already knew this.
"Brock…you go follow your dreams." Said Flint as he finally made his presence known to whoever didn't know it and walked through the gym doors.
"Flint?" questioned Misty while Ash just looked impassively at the man.
Said man then removed his hat and took off what was a fake beard on his face, revealing his facial features that made him look like a much older Brock.
"My father…" Brock said with disdain.
"Dad…" Forrest muttered in longing and anger.
"I don't even deserve to be called that. I was a good for nothing father and I couldn't even become the great Pokémon trainer I wanted to because I was such a failure and I was too embarrassed and ashamed to go back to my family." Said Flint in a sad and regretful tone.
"That's foolish." Said Ash in a cold tone. "Family accepts one another no matter if you are a failure or someone who achieved great success. Why would you ever doubt your family?"
Flint flinched at the bitter truth behind those words and nodded in understanding. "I understand that know. Its time I started taking care of my family and you go fulfill your dreams and mine."
Brock stared at his father. "First, there are some things I have to tell you."
"After all these years, I understand how you must feel about me so I want you to get everything off your chest." Brock handed him a note book, a pen, and a sew making him gawk and sweatdrop.
"Suzy always rips her dresses so you better learn how to sew and Timmy only eats cold spaghetti for breakfast. Tommy likes cornflakes for dinner." Brock fired in rapid succession.
"Slow down! Slow down! I can't write that fast!" Flint comically exclaimed.
"Cindy sleep walks so you have to tie a bell on her wrist and the twins never want to take a bath so you have too…"
Ash, Pikachu, Treecko, the Eon duo and Misty watched in amusement at Brock's rant/explanation and Flint trying to take down all the notes. After a while, the father and son reunion ended and the two had talked with each other and Forrest before Brock turned to Ash.
"Hey Ash I wanted to ask you something…" Ash gave him his attention and proceeded to listen to his question.
Later that day….
Ash and Brock were now walking side to side as they had left Pewter City and were now on Route 3 making their way towards Mt. Moon and their next destination, Cerulean City.
"Hey Ash, are you sure its okay if I go with you on your Pokémon journey." Asked Brock as he had on his normal outfit that he wore in the gym but now he carried a large backpack on his back that had a sleeping back tied to the top.
"As I said before, I don't mind. And its nice to have somebody to have a decent conversation with." Said Ash in his normal cold tone with Pikachu and Treecko looking around with curious glances and the Eon duo enjoying their time flying in the sky with their invisibility on.
"Well what about that boy that keeps following you?" Brock whispered as they glanced behind them, seeing Misty walking a few metres away who had a dreamy look on her face as she was day dreaming about Ash.
"That's a girl…and she's following me because she thinks I destroyed her bike when I never did but she's too stubborn to accept that."
"He's a she…" muttered Brock in shock. He glanced at Misty a bit longer and noticed she did indeed have feminine features. "That's the first time I ever made a mistake in recognizing a female."
Ash didn't respond to Brock's muttering as he gazed at Mt. Moon he could see in the distance and they had to go through it to get to Cerulean City. But for some reason, the mountain stirred a foreboding feeling within him, something which his Pokémon sensed through their bond with him. They also looked at the mountain with curious glances but not getting the same feeling Ash was.
Little did they know, their journey through the mountain would set off a chain events that would affect their lives, more specially Ash's life in ways he couldn't imagine.
Author Notes:
MESSAGE FROM ME Core-AI: PLEASE VISIT THE POLL SET ON MY ACCOUNT AS I REALLY NEED THE VOTES TO DETERMINE WHAT STORY I SHOULD WRITE IN THE FUTURE.
Okay here are some things you all should know regarding how many moves Pokémon would be able to learn.
3 Evolutionary stage Pokémon:
1st stage – can learn a total of 4 moves
2nd stage – can learn a total of 8 moves
3rd stage – can learn a total of 12 moves but limit can be increased with hard training.
2 Evolutionary stage Pokémon:
1st stage – can learn a total of 6 moves
2nd stage – can learn a total of 12 moves but limit can be increased with hard training.
1 Evolutionary stage Pokémon:
Can learn a total of 12 moves but limit can be increased with hard training.
Legendary Pokémon:
No limit to the amount of moves they can learn.
Ash's current Pokémon: Latios, Pikachu, Treecko (unique), Riolu (white colored), Axew (grey colored), Froakie (black colored), Slakoth
Note while Latias is captured in a friend ball so no one else can capture her, she is not apart of Ash's team. I'm sure many of you can guess who Latias will belong to given our cover page.
Regarding Aura:
Note that many of the characteristics regarding aura will be purely made up since there isn't much information on aura on the Pokémon wiki. However, there may be some small similarities you see between aura and chakra from Naruto. There will also be a couple techniques that are the exact same from Naruto which will be implemented here mainly because it will be very useful for the plot.
Regarding Misty, we apologize to any Misty fans but note that she will get bashed sometimes and she is given a slight change in personality since we made her a bit of a fangirlish type person due to Ash's amazing looks and high accomplishments. Although, she does have that fiery personality from the cannon.
Also, a note that with every battle, prize money will be deposited into Ash's Pokémon trainer account through his Pokédex although I won't show it until necessary.
Note that there will be no romantic development between Ash and any girl he meets on his journey except for when he saves Pakura. This story is strictly Ash x Pakura.
Note: Some people may be confused because on Core-AI's profile it is listed that Ash will have a harem consisting of 3 more girls from other universes but note that will only happen after this story is finished and more details will be revealed later on.
Anyways, we hope you enjoyed this story and sorry for the long delay but again:
Core-AI: I have University Monday-Friday and a part-time job on Saturday and Sunday so finding time to write is tough.
BookPrincess32: I am currently working in 2 jobs making me very busy and I get mentally exhausted often so its hard for me to find time to write.
Please review the story and provide constructive feed back or comments. Any flaming will be ignored.
Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed and are looking forward to the next chapter.
Until next time-
Core-AI and BookPrincess32
Peace
