AN: I got one review saying that the clone Charizard's marking are dark red, I have decided to make Violet's purple because of reasons that will be explained later on, and because it various. In a Pokemon book the clone Charizard's markings are purple. But, like I said, the difference in markings will be explained later. As for the episode where Ash got Charmander, because he now has Violet, Ash will not be getting Charmander. He will be getting a different Pokemon. Some of you are wondering about Pikachu, he'll show up. Just be patient.
Ash woke up to the sound of wings flapping. He opened his eyes to Scout flapping her wings.
"Morning girl." Ash yawned, moving to sit up. His movements woke Tauro, who snorted before sitting up. "Mornin' to you too, bed mane."
It was true, Tauro's mane was in disarray. Tauro snorted and bellowed at Ash, pointing at him with a hoof.
Ash rolled his eyes, as he got up, giving a snort of his own. "Right." The boy then walked out of the house, Tauro following him with Scout perched on his head.
Ash let Violet out in Tauro's house, promising to come back out with food, she just had to stay in the house so she wouldn't scare anyone, Violet nodded, trusting the boy.
Ash walked up the steps, pulling a house key out from under the doormat. He unlocked the door and walked into the kitchen. It was there that he saw his mother's unhappy face.
"Morning mom." Ash said nervously, knowing he was doomed.
"You could have told me you were sleeping in Tauro's house." She replied.
Ash put a hand behind his head and looked at the ground. That wasn't the whole truth, and he dare not lie to her, plus he was cracking under her gaze. He took a deep breath and said "the only reason I slept in Tauro's house was because I saw a Pokemon battle going on in the woods. I took Tauro, and my backpack incase things got ugly, out to the woods to see it and I came across a wild Charizard that was being attacked by a flock of Spearow.
"Tauro and I helped her get the Spearow away. All of the flock, except for one, flew off. I caught the one that didn't fly off and treated her. Her name is Scout and she's on Tauro's head, just look outside the window."
Delia smiled knowingly. "I knew you caught the Spearow, I saw her fly out of Tauro's house this morning."
Ash sighed in relief. "Am I in trouble?"
Delia nodded. "For sneaking out, yes. For that you have to clean the gutters before you leave for the professors." Delia smirked as she heard her son groan. Something crossed her mind. "What happened to the Charizard?"
"You mean Violet, I caught her too. She's in Tauro's house, waiting for her pokechow, all of them are pretty hungry." Ash replied.
Delia nodded, coming out of her shock. "Let me help you dear, this way you can get something to eat before you start your chore and go to the professor."
Ash nodded, already getting out three cans of the pokechow (one for normal types and two bland ones, he'd figure out what Scout and Violet liked later) he made himself. His mother got the bowls out. Ash poured the chow into bowls, stealing a few pellets for himself, and carried them outside. Two, the ones for Tauro and Scout, in his hands an one, for Violet, on top of his head. Mr. Mime, who had been cleaning upstairs, called a hello as he passed Ash.
"Hey Mr. Mime, can you open the door for me, please?" Ash asked
Mr. Mime opened the door using his psychic powers.
"Thanks." Ash said, putting the food down on the porch railing for Scout and Tauro, turning to face the mime.
Mr. Mime nodded, showing he understood, as Ash took the last bowl of food to Violet. He saw her looking at the doorway, watching to see if he would really come back.
Ash held a pellet of food out for her to sniff. She did, and then licked her lips before devouring the bowls contents in rapid succession. She finished, licking the outer part of her lips, and burping softly, blushing as she covered her mouth. Ash was surprised that she didn't choke on the food, given the speed that she inhaled it with. He preoccupied himself with re-bandaging her wing, which was mostly healed thanks the the potions, which he sprayed more on just to be safe.
Anger boiled up inside of him as he looked at her stomach and saw her ribs. Who could leave a Pokemon to starve? A cruel person, that's who.
Ash looked up as he felt the bowl being pushed back to his foot. He saw Violet's pleading face, and just couldn't say no. But, he had to, for right now. He had a chore to do.
"I'll feed you the biggest lunch ever later, but right now, I have a chore to do."
Violet blinked. Did he think she was still hungry? Well, she was. But she was also thirsty. She pointed with her claw to the hose, that water was leaking out of, her tongue unintentionally lolled out of her mouth.
Ash felt like such an idiot. He knew she was hungry, but he forgot to see if she was thirsty. He looked at the bowl, not a crumb of Pokemon food was left, so he figured he'd fill it with water.
He took the bowl to the hose and turned it on before filling up the bowl to just below the rim with cold water. He drank from the garden hose to prove it wasn't poisonous.
He saw Tauro walking towards them, his bowl in his mouth. Scout was flying towards them, hers in her talons.
He filled their bowls with water the same was he filled up Violet's, which was now empty so he refilled that too. He turned the hose off when he was done and walked back into the house.
He ate his breakfast, thinking about Violet's condition and how he could help her. He only finished half of it before getting up, saying he was full and could finish the rest later.
Ash quickly got the ladder set up before he began to clean the gutter. He got the chore done in about an hour and a half, he could tell that's how much time past because the Pidgey's stopped crowing five minutes ago.
He slid down the ladder, until he slipped. He fell, fully capable of righting himself before he hit the ground, when he landed in someone's arms. He looked up to see Violet had caught him, smiling so her sharp teeth showed.
He smiled up at her, before motioning to be put down. Violet put him down and watched as he collapsed the ladder and carried it, with Tauro's help, to the shed in the backyard. Scout was watching from up in a tree, interested.
Ash, when he and Tauro had put the ladder away, turned to Scout and Violet.
"I have to take the three of you to go see the professor, as a precaution to make sure none of you are sick and to register you as my Pokemon in a pokedex he is saving for me."
Scout and Violet nodded, the latter was nervous abut meeting a new person. But, she did trust Ash's judgement, so it was okay.
Ash returned them to their Pokeballs and told his mom he was heading out. He and Tauro then walked to Prof. Oak's lab. After letting Tauro into the corral with the other Taruos, Ash walked into the lab to speak with the professor. Scout was now perched on his shoulder, cause she felt like it.
He knocked on the door, when was quickly answered by a lab aide. The aide, the blue haired one from yesterday, then escorted him to the professors office.
Ash, knocking on the door with his left hand, politely called out "Professor, I have to speak to you."
There was the sound of papers shuffling, feet scrambling towards the door, and, finally, the door opened. The professor didn't look angry, bit instead looked happy to see Ash.
"Hello Ash, what can I do for you?"
Ash looked down both sides of the hallway before motioning for the professor to let him into the large office. Ash then closed the door.
"I have to show you something, but first I think it would be best if we cleared some of the stuff out of the way." Ash moved the chairs and coffee table off to the sides and then carefully moved the heavy desk, he could move it easily but he didn't want to break it.
He then took a tape-measure from his pocket and measured the area of the floor now that the stuff had been moved. Nodding in satisfaction, he turned to the elderly man in a lab coat and saw his confusion.
"I have to show we to you so you aren't freaking out when her data is put in my pokedex." Ash replied "also, I'd like you to give a check up to her, Tauro and Scout."
He grabbed a pokeball from his belt and enlarged it before tossing it up. The ball, when it was a foot from the ceiling, opened in a flash of light. A stream of white shot out of it and onto the ground. It solidified, as the white was dying down, to reveal Violet, the purple marked Charizard.
Scout flew up to her and greeted her. Violet returned the greeting, before turning to face the Prof. She eyed him, weary of his presence the instant she caught sight of him.
Ash walked up to her and grabbed her claw in reassurance about her first meeting with the man.
"It's okay girl, Prof. Oak just wants to help. He wouldn't hurt a Caterpie."
Oak, on the other hand, was speechless. Ash had brought in a Spearow, who flew from his shoulder to his head and perched on it like it belonged there and was as harmless as a Pidgey! And, the coup de gra, Charizard! The last evolution of the Kanto starter Pokemon Charmander. Not only was that virtually impossible, he had found that she had purple markings on her that resembled either a skin condition or it's scars were from it being abused.
"Ash," Oak said, in shock, "how did you come to acquire a Charizard?"
Ah sighed, turning his face to the side and muttering "I guess the check-up will have to wait." Before he looked up at the man "Tauro and I decided to do some late night snipping around Route 1 after seeing what looked like a battle. When we got there, we found a large flock of Spearow, the flock that Scout originally belonged to, were attacking Violet. We helped Violet get those Spearow away, catching Scout in the process. I wrapped Violet's wing in a bandage before figuring she'd want to be left alone. But, to my surprise, she tapped a pokeball that fell out of my backpack, and I caught her."
"I'd like for you to check Scout," he pointed to the Pokemon on his head "and Violet." He patted the claw of the nervous Charizard beside him.
Oak nodded, in an absolute daze, but didn't do anything after that.
"I want to make sure they aren't sick or carry any untreatable ailments."
Oak nodded. He took Ash and the two Pokemon to an exam room. He went to a desk and pulled out a syringe, which made Violet seem to entire a state of panic.
She started to roar at the professor, threatening him to come closer. Ash gently rubbed Violet's claw, understanding her nervousness.
"Violet." Ash said, his voice was soft and calm. "I understand that your nervous, but I need you to be brave. Like you were when you fought off Scout's flock. Can you do that for me?"
The female Charizard looked down at him, her scared eyes looked like they had tears in them. But, after hearing Ash's request, she nodded.
If Ash wanted her to be brave, then she would be brave.
She winced as a needle went into her arm for a few seconds, drawing blood, before being pulled out. She opened her eyes, took her claw from Ash's hand, and rubbed the offending area whilst scowling at the professor.
When she saw that being done to Scout, she just about fainted.
"I'll call you with the results." The professor walked out of the lab with them. They went outside and the professor said "I'm wondering about Violet's wing, how is it healing?"
Ash looked at the bandaged appendage. "I think its fine. I'll take the bandages off now."
He took the bandages off of the wing and saw that it was fine, except for a 'battle' scar that went from the base to halfway up the wing. Scout looked at the floor, ashamed.
Oak nodded, seemingly content at the state of the wing. "Can she fly?"
Ash looked at Violet. "What do you say girl? Can you fly?"
Violet nodded. She flapped her wings and ascended into the air, proving that she could fly.
One of Oak's assistances rushed outside with a piece of paper. "Professor, here are the results of the tests."
The man looked them over and nodded, sending his aid back inside. He turned to the youth that was watching Violet and Scout flying in the air together.
"Good news, Ash." That caught Ash's attention "Your Pokemon are in top condition."
Ash nodded. "Thanks for giving them check ups, professor." He returned Violet to her Pokeball as Scout landed on his shoulder, and walked over to the Tauros pen and let Tauro out. "I'll see you tomorrow, right now I have Pokemon food to make and I have to visit the pokemart."
Oak nodded "okay Ash, see you in the morning. Seven sharp."
Ash nodded as he climbed onto Tauro's back "right. Home, Tauro."
Tauro nodded, walking out of the gate and bellowing a goodbye to the Professor before taking of down the hill towards home, an irate Scout squaking at him as she was thrown off of his shoulder and followed them by flying.
Oak just laughed, remembering the days when he used to travel with his Pokemon.