Chapter 3
What goes on? Hope everyone is doing good. Here is the next chapter of Ash's Story. I hope you enjoy this!
I would like to thank my beta, Chibiusa for editing this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. I also do not own the idea of the "King's Nature" (SPOILERS!) That idea is from vincentgrey21. I was given permission by him to use his idea.
Ash finally made it back to the Pokemon Center feeling a little worse for wear. He was sore, dirty, and tired. He walked inside, seeing Nurse Joy working at the front desk. He walked up and gave the pinkette a tired smile.
"Hey Nurse Joy." He greeted.
"Hello." She said warmly. She looked at the boy, giving him a raised eyebrow. "I don't remember seeing you come in last night. Are you alright?"
Ash chuckled, glad to know the Nurse was concerned about him. "Yeah, I'm okay. I got caught up in the storm, and I didn't feel safe traveling in it." He explained.
Joy nodded, feeling relieved that the boy was okay. "Alright. Do you need anything?"
"Yeah. I caught two Pokemon, but I'm sure they're exhausted and need some TLC." Ash said, unclipping the two Pokeballs from his belt. "Pikachu could do with a check up, too. He used a lot of energy yesterday before the storm came in." He explained.
Nurse Joy nodded, grabbing a tray from under the counter. "No problem, Ash. Place your Pokeballs here, and I'll make sure your Pokemon are good to go."
"Thanks Nurse Joy. I'm going to take a shower, and maybe a nap." He said rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
Joy chuckled and nodded. "No problem, Ash. You still have your room key?"
Ash reached into his back pocket and jingled the keys.
Joy smiled. "Perfect. Come on, Pikachu. Let's get you all fixed up."
"Pika!" Pikachu jumped from Ash's shoulder to Nurse Joy's, disappearing with the pinkette into the back.
Ash took a deep breath, slowly letting it out. He walked to the lodging quarters, where he found his room and walked inside. It was a fairly basic room with two bunk beds lining the walls. He noticed a door next to one of the beds, figuring that was the bathroom. He walked into the bathroom, taking in the room. It was a full size bathroom with all the amenities: toilet, vanity and sink, a tub/shower combo. What surprised him was a square machine next to the vanity. It was a small washer/dryer combo.
Ash smiled. He stripped his clothes, tossing them into the machine and stepped into the shower. The hot water relaxed his muscles, washing away the dirt and grime from the night before. After cleaning himself and relaxing in the shower, he got out, dried himself off, and changed into a clean set of clothes. He checked the washer/dryer, seeing that it was done and turned it back on to dry his clothes. He hadn't heard Nurse Joy call for him, so he decided to take a nap.
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"Ash Ketchum. Your Pokemon are ready for pick up. Please report to the front desk."
Ash shot up in his bed, startled by the sudden noise. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the clock with bleary eyes.
12:17 P.M.
Ash stretched and got out of bed. He put on his sneakers, grabbed his freshly cleaned clothes and stuffed them in his pack, and left the small room. He walked to the front counter, seeing Nurse Joy at the counter, Pikachu sitting in front of her.
"Pikachu." Ash called.
Pikachu turned around and smiled. "Pika Pi!" The small mouse jumped up from the counter onto Ash's shoulder.
"I'm guessing you feel better. Thanks for taking care of Pikachu, Nurse Joy." Ashe said, bowing his head.
Joy chuckled. "No problem, Ash. How was your nap? You must've been out, because I called for you three different times in the last three hours.
Ash's eyes widened. "Wait, what?"
Joy laughed. "It only took me about 45 minutes to heal your Pokemon. You must've been dead to world."
Ash blushed, rubbing the back of his head. "S-Sorry for the inconvenience..."
"Oh it's no problem. Here." She said, pulling a tray of two Pokeballs out. "Here are your other Pokemon."
Ash smiled, taking Spearow's and Poliwag's Pokeballs and clipping them to his belt. "Thanks, Nurse Joy."
"No problem, Ash." She smiled, and gave a small bow to the trainer. "Good luck on your journey."
He gave a small wave to the nurse and walked to the video phones. He thought about talking to the Professor about his legendary sighting, but decided to keep it to himself. He felt like it was a special occurrence just for him. He also didn't want to give the old man a heart attack. Instead, he walked outside to the Pokemon Center's outdoor training area, where he unclipped Poliwag's and Spearow's Pokeballs from his belt. He threw the balls in the air, releasing the two Pokemon.
Ash watched as both Pokemon took in their surroundings with confusion. He stepped forward, kneeling in front of them. "Hey there, guys. My name's Ash, and I'm your new trainer."
Both Pokemon took the news differently. Poliwag was happy; jumping up and down in excitement. Spearow, however, was furious.
It began shrieking and beating it's wings aggressively. It took to the skies, circling the trainer, waiting to strike.
"Pikachu...use growl." Ash commanded softly.
Pikachu leaped off his trainer's shoulders, and let out a piercing cry. Ash watched as the Spearow falter in the air, but continued to fly; much like the first battle it had. Spearow dove down with a cry, it's beak glowing slightly.
"Use thundershock." Ash commanded.
Pikachu stood on the ground, crouching down slightly. Pikachu let out a battle cry, releasing the electricity towards the bird.
Ash's Spearow cried out in pain, falling from the sky. Ash moved underneath the Spearow, catching it before it hit the ground.
Spearow looked up at Ash, scowling.
"Enough." Ash glared. "I'm not going to deal with this kind of attitude."
The Spearow looked at it's trainer with a surprised expression. It wasn't expecting that. It let out a huff, turning it's head away from Ash.
Ash sighed, still holding onto his Spearow. "Listen...I didn't mean to capture you. I only did it so Pikachu and I wouldn't be attacked. A storm was coming and having to fend you off and deal with a storm would have been beyond troublesome." He said firmly. "If you want, I'll release you so you can go back to your territory."
Spearow turned back towards Ash with a pout.
"What? Your pride won't allow you to accept that?" Ash mocked. He watched his Spearow turn away with a blush, still pouting. Ash snickered. 'Prideful little brat, aren't you?' It appeared his Spearow was a tsundere.
"Listen..." He said, carefully setting the Spearow on the ground. "My dream is to become a Pokemon Master. I would love for you to be a part of my team and help me obtain that goal. Along the way, I'll train you to be one of the strongest Spearow or Fearow you can be."
Spearow's eyes widened as it listened to Ash. He wanted it to become stronger? Not just for him, but itself too...
Spearow gave a quiet grumbling chirp, but nodded its head.
"Awesome." Ash smiled, straightening up. "I thought about traveling towards Viridian Forest, but I think a day of training would be a good idea." He nodded, pulling out his Pokedex. He wanted to see the potential of his Pokemon. He started with Spearow...
"Spearow: the Tiny Bird Pokemon. Unlike Pidgey, Spearow has a terrible attitude. It is very wild and will sometimes attack other Pokemon and humans in order to protect their territory."
Ash outright laughed at Dexter's summary of Spearow. Ash noticed his Spearow glaring up at him, and he laughed harder.
"Gender: Female. Ability: Keen Eye. Move Set: Peck, Growl, and Leer."
Ash nodded at the rest of the information. It was a little surprising to find out his Spearow was a female, but it didn't matter to him. Next, he pointed it at Poliwag.
"Poliwag: the Tadpole Pokemon-" Ash listened to the summary again with minimal interest. "Gender: Male. Ability: Water Absorb. Move Set: Water Sport, Bubble, Hypnosis, Water Gun."
Ash raised an eyebrow. "Wow...not bad, Poliwag." He smiled. "Both of you...I believe you guys have a lot of potential, and I want to tap into it. So...let's get started."
Both Pokemon stood at the ready, Pikachu joining them by their side.
"Alright. Spearow, we're going to work on your endurance. I want you to fly in the same spot for an hour. No breaks." He instructed.
Spearow nodded and flew over to a spot on the field where she could practice without being interrupted.
"Okay, Poliwag. I want to start strengthening up your tail." He grabbed some rope from his backpack and a rock from the ground, tying it at the base of Poliwag's tail. "Alright. Start doing tail lifts for an hour."
"Poli!" He cried enthusiastically, moving its tail up and down.
"Alright Pikachu. Let's get back to work on charge."
"Pika!"
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After an hour of work, Ash called for a break. He saw Spearow was panting, but still airborne. He looked over at Poliwag, noticing that he was really hard time lifting his tail off the ground. Pikachu looked better than his comrades, but still tired.
"Alright guys. How about some lunch?" He smiled.
All three Pokemon cried in joy, moving towards their trainer. He walked into the Pokemon Center's cafeteria, where he fed his Pokemon standard Poke Chow. He, himself, ordered a burger, and they all ate happily.
"So...I figured we'd work on your guy's moves next." Ash said after swallowing his food. "I want to see how strong your moves are now, and what we could work on."
The Pokemon nodded, still stuffing their faces.
After lunch, they returned to the training area of the Pokemon center. Ash watched his Pokemon perform their moves, and was satisfied with Spearow. Her growl was shrill and cringe-worthy, and her leer was chilling. Her peck was spectacular. Her beak was tough, and extended properly during the attack.
Poliwag was more of a work in progress. It's water moves were spot on; bubble and water gun had power behind them, and water sport wasn't a hard move to execute. But his hypnosis was sloppy, it was also inaccurate and weak.
Ash started Spearow on fury attack. He explained that it was very similar to peck, though it focused more on the multitude of the attack, rather than the power. Spearow began practicing the move on a nearby tree.
He had Pikachu work on charge some more. Instead of using thundershock on himself, Ash instructed Pikachu pull the electricity out, but not fire it.
Pikachu nodded and went to work on the new move.
"Alright Poliwag." Ash smiled, kneeling before his water type. "Let's get to work on hypnosis. I want you to use it on me."
Poliwag's eyes widened, shaking his head. "Poli! Poli Poli Li Poli!"
"It'll be okay. The most your hypnosis will do is just make me sleepy." He chuckled. "You need to give it your all, okay? Once your hypnosis is potent enough, we'll work on it's accuracy."
Poliwag nodded, waiting for his trainer's go-ahead.
"Alright Poliwag! Give it everything you got!" Ash commanded.
Poliwag's eyes began to glow pink, small waves emanating from his eyes. Ash felt the waves hit him, but the effect was minimal. He felt his eyes droop a little, but nothing more. He shook the sleepiness away, and commanded Poliwag to try again. This went on for a while, with little to no progress. After about thirty minutes, Ash told Poliwag to stop.
"Poli..." He said quietly.
"It's okay Poliwag. It'll get better. Hypnosis is considered a psychic type move, so it's going to be more difficult for you to master."
"Poli..." Poliwag sighed.
"You know what you could do?" Ash saw Poliwag look up at him, hopefully. "You could try meditation."
"Poli?" He blinked. Meditation? Why would he need to meditate?
"I know it sounds weird, but when I was working with Professor Oak, his Alakazam meditated every day. I found out that meditation helps with its psychic powers." Ash explained. "Meditation might help with you build up the power of your hypnosis."
Poliwag thought about it for a moment. It did make sense...Poliwag nodded its head, signaling he was willing to try it out.
"Perfect. The purpose of meditation is to focus and quiet your mind. It will eventually give you a higher level of awareness. Now it all starts with your breathing. Don't take large breaths, breath normal; but be aware of your breathing. While you're doing that, focus on one thing. Visualize that one thing." Ash explained. He noticed his Poliwag staring at him with confusion, and he chuckled.
"Okay. Try this. Sit or lie down, and make sure you're comfortable."
Poliwag sat down, staring at his trainer.
"Alright, now, close your eyes and breathe. Don't force your breathing, just breathe like you normally would." He watched his Pokemon do as he was told, which made him smile. "Now visualize something, anything. It could be your hypnosis, it could be me, it could be anything." He continued to watch his Pokemon breathe. "You should feel calm, and relaxed. Continue to do this for a while, and it should help."
Poliwag didn't respond, focusing on his meditation.
Ash smirked and stood up, leaving his Pokemon.
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Ash spent the entire day training his Pokemon, making sure their moves hit with precision and power. Poliwag's hypnosis definitely looked better after the little tadpole's meditation. It was still far behind where Ash wanted it to be, but he knew it would take some time. Spearow was still working on perfecting fury attack, and Pikachu was still working on getting charge. Pikachu was able to gather the electricity around his body, but he had trouble keeping it from releasing. It would still shoot off itself, but he was getting there.
After a hot meal, another shower, and a good night's sleep in a bed, Ash was ready to go. His Pokemon were also well rested and raring to go. Ash returned his room key to Nurse Joy, and bid farewell to the pink-haired nurse. He made a quick detour to the PokeMart, gathering up some extra Poke Chow, and some food for himself.
"Alright Pikachu. We're headed to the Viridian Forest. Hopefully we'll catch a couple of new Pokemon." He smiled.
"Pi Pikachu!" The small mouse cheered.
"I wonder if I should catch Mom a Pokemon." He thought nonchalantly. "There isn't anything all that great over here." He shrugged. "Maybe I'll get lucky and catch her a Clefairy when we reach Mt. Moon." He joked.
Pikachu chuckled as well. Clefairy were notoriously rare in Kanto; just as rare as the luck Pokemon, Chansey. Thinking about it, he probably wouldn't use a Clefairy. They were adorable Pokemon that captured the hearts of females across many regions – naturally curious pacifists. If encountered, they didn't like to fight and chose to run away. If he did happen to catch one, he knew his mom would love to have a cute Pokemon around.
Ash stretched and pressed forward, heading out of Viridian City. It didn't take long to reach Route 2, and the route was pretty uneventful. He battled a couple of newbie trainers, and beat them fairly easily. When he saw that he earned money from those battles, it made him smile.
"I'm glad I got some money after those battles, Pikachu. Imagine if I had to go through my entire journey with only my beginner trainer funds." He and his Pokemon laughed.
"Ash."
The raven-haired boy stopped, turning towards who called his name. His eyes widened slightly, seeing his old rival.
"Gary." He said softly. He smiled at the brown-haired boy, walking up to him. "Hey Gary! How's it goin'?" He greeted cheerfully.
"I'm glad to be out of Pallet Town." He said with a shrug. "That's all that matters."
Ash felt his cheerful attitude change, hearing Gary's words. "Why's that?"
"Feh. None of your business." He frowned. "Have you caught any new Pokemon, Ashy-boy?" He mocked.
Ash glared at the brunet, not happy to be called by his old nickname. "I don't know, Gare-Bear. Have you?" He smirked.
Gary glared back. It seemed both boys were rather sour about their old nicknames. "Tsk. You're stupid if you don't think I caught new Pokemon." He scoffed. "How about I show you?" He smirked, grabbing a Pokeball.
Ash smirked. "Sound's good to me. How many Pokemon do you have?"
"Hmph. I've already caught four Pokemon." Gary smirked, twirling a Pokeball on his finger.
"Four?" Ash gaped. Hearing that made him feel sort of put out that he only caught two Pokemon. "How about a two on two, then? No starters."
"Pika?!" His starter cried in shock.
"Don't worry, buddy. I'll make sure you get a couple battles in today." He said, petting Pikachu behind the ears. His partner hummed in content, jumping off his shoulders and moving out of the way.
Gary shrugged. "Fine with me." He tossed the Pokeball, and a small purple rat appeared.
"Rat!"
Ash saw the Ratata and pulled out Dexter, pointing it at the purple rat.
"Ratata: the Mouse Pokemon. Ratata's impressive vitality allows it to live anywhere. It ceaselessly scavenges for edibles the entire day."
Ash put Dexter away, grabbing a Pokeball on his belt. "Go Poliwag!"
"Poli!" He cried, hopping up and down in excitement.
"Tsk. What a joke." Gary said with a roll of his eyes. "Ratata use quick attack!"
"Poliwag, dodge it and use water gun!" Ash commanded.
Poliwag tried to dodge, but Ratata's quick attack hit, sending Poliwag skidding back, cringing in pain
"You okay, Poliwag?" Ash asked, concerned for his Pokemon.
"Poli!" He cried with a nod.
"Great. Use water gun!" Ash ordered.
Poliwag took a deep breath and shot out the high pressure stream of water. It hit ratata dead on, causing the soaked rat bouncing backwards.
"Ratata, use bite!" Gary cried out, pointing towards Ash and the Poliwag.
Ratata stood up, shaking out it's fur and charged the tadpole.
"Poliwag, use bubble!"
Poliwag took another deep breath, blowing out a barrage of bubbles at the Ratata. The bubbles causes Ratata to stop it's charge.
"Great job, Poliwag! Now use Hypnosis!" Ash called out.
Poliwag closed it's eyes, taking a slow breath. It opened it's glowing pink eyes, sending pink waves toward Ratata.
"Ratata! You have to get away from that hypnosis!" Gary cried.
Before Ratata could get away, it's eyes were locked with Poliwags; the pink waved hitting the rat. Ratata's eyes began to get droopy, but it wasn't quite asleep.
"Ha! Your Poliwag's so weak it can't even produce a decent hypnosis!" Gary criticized.
Ash gave his opponent a dark look. He didn't appreciate Gary degrading his Pokemon. "Not yet, but it doesn't need to be potent for Poliwag to defeat your Ratata." Ash smirked. "Poliwag! Use water gun while Ratata's sleepy!"
Gary's eyes widened slightly, not taking into consideration how much slower his Pokemon would be now that it was tired.
Poliwag shot out the water gun, hitting Ratata directly in the face. Ratata skid back several feet, its eyes closed in pain.
Gary frowned, grabbing Ratata's pokeball, recalling his fallen Pokemon.
Ash smiled. "Way to go, Poliwag! You did a great job!"
Poliwag jumped up and down in celebration. It ran over to Ash, leaping up into his arms.
Ash chuckled and rubbed the Pokemon's smooth head. "You did great. Take a rest, buddy."
Gary frowned at his rival, his face going red with anger. "It's not over yet, Ash. You still have to beat me other Pokemon."
Ash nodded, recalling Poliwag. "True. I'm sure me and my Pokemon will do just fine." He smirked, throwing his other pokeball. "Go Spearow!"
"Spearow!" She cried, flapping her wings to get her off the ground. She looked confident and raging for a battle.
"A spearow, huh? Well then. How about we make it Spearow versus Spearow." Gary smirked, tossing his second pokeball.
Ash was feeling confident when he heard Gary. But his confidence quickly faded as he stared at the opposing Spearow.
The specimen before them was unlike any other Pokemon he had ever seen. Gary's Spearow was huge for a normal Spearow. Spearow were roughly a foot tall from its feet to the top of its shoulders; this Spearow had to be at least three feet tall.
Ash looked towards his Spearow, seeing her shrink under the bigger Spearow's gaze. "It's okay, Spearow! Just because it's bigger doesn't mean it's stronger!"
Spearow shook her head, squawking at the bigger avian. The opposing Spearow looked down at the smaller being, giving it a sqwuawk of it's own.
"Spearow! Use peck!" Ash cried.
"Leer." Gary calmly called out.
Spearow darted up in the air, and dove towards the larger bird, it's beak glowing and growing larger.
The larger Spearow's eyes glowed an eerie yellow, narrowing its eyes at the smaller bird.
Spearow stopped mid-air, cringing under the other's gaze.
"Spearow, it's okay! Use growl!" Ash commanded.
"Use your own growl." Gary stated.
Both birds let out a piercing cry, but Gary's Spearow's growl was much louder and overrode its opponent's.
Ash's Spearow squawked in pain, faltering in the air.
"Now use peck." Gary commanded.
Gary's Spearow shot off the ground like a Zubat out of hell, ramming its beak into Spearow's chest. It continued its relentless attack, and Ash could do nothing to stop it. When the large avian finally stopped, Spearow fell back towards the Earth.
Ash ran across the battlefield, catching Spearow before she could hit the ground. "You okay, Spearow?" Ash asked with concern.
"Rooooow..." She mumbled, slowly nodding her head.
"Alright, Gary. You win. I'm not going to let Spearow continue." Ash said holding his weakened Pokemon.
Gary shrugged and recalled his Spearow. "Not so tough now, are you, Ash?" He smirked.
Ash glared at his rival, pulling Pokemon closer to him. "You're an ass, Gary." He growled, kneeling down. He pulled out a potion and sprayed his Pokemon. Spearow cringed, letting out a squawk of discomfort.
"It's alright Spearow, you'll feel better soon." He said softly. Ash saw Gary watching him, and he sent the other teen a scowl. "You can leave now."
Gary's eyes widened slightly, before he scowled back. "Whatever." He said, turning his back to Ash. He shoved his hands in his pockets and left.
Ash raised an eyebrow at the boy as he watched him walk away. "What is his problem?" He asked himself. He shook his head with a sigh, looking back down at his injured Pokemon. He could tell the potion was already helping his Spearow.
"Feeling a little better now, Spearow?"
"Row Spearow." She cawed, hopping onto her feet.
"I'm glad you're okay. Are you well enough to keep travelling, or should I head back to the Pokemon Center?" He asked, unclipping her Pokeball from his belt.
"Row!" She cried, frowning at her trainer.
Ash laughed. "Alright, no problem." He returned his bird, and clipped her Pokeball back to his belt. Ash's thought drifted to his fight with Gary.
'His Spearow was so tough...and why was it so big?! I should ask Professor Oak.' He thought as he pulled out his Pokegear. "Come on, Pikachu. We need to get moving."
Pikachu ran over from his spot and jumped up onto Ash's shoulder.
Ash pet Pikachu, and called Professor Oak, continuing on his way through Route 2.
/Ring/
/Ring/
/Ring/
/Ri-/
/Professor Oak Laboratory. This is Alena./
Ash smiled, hearing Alena's voice. "Hey Alena! It's Ash."
/Ash! It's so good to hear from you. How's your journey going?/
"So far so good. Caught myself to new Pokemon. I even battled Gary." He said that last part with a sour expression.
/How'd that go?/
"It could've been better. I need to talk to Professor Oak. Is he around?"
/Not right now, Ash. I can tell him you called, if you want./
"Sure. I just wanted to talk to him about one of Gary's Pokemon."
/Is it okay? He's not abusing it, is he?/ Her voice was frantic.
"No no." He reassured. "It was just bizarre. He had a Spearow that was like...three times the normal size." Ash explained, still baffled at the Pokemon, himself.
/.../
"Alena?" He asked, perturbed by her sudden silence.
/Don't lie to me, Ash. I will find you out in the wild and murder you myself, if you are lying to me./ Her voice was low and serious, sending a shiver of fear through Ash.
"Why would I lie about that?" He asked nervously.
/Ash...if you're telling the truth, which I hope you are...Gary's got himself something as rare and valuable as a shiny Pokemon./
Ash's eyes widened. He had read about shiny Pokemon. They are in every way the same as other Pokemon; the only difference being a genetic coding in their DNA that has changed the pigment of their hide. It would be the equivalent to a human that had albinism.
"What do you mean?" Ash asked with a shaky voice.
/It's called the 'King's Nature.' It's a genetic defect in a Pokemon's DNA where they are much larger than the rest of their species. It's like gigantism for humans./ Alena stated. /It's similar to shiny Pokemon, it's not any different than the rest of it's species, despite being very large./
"I don't know, Alena. His Spearow was really strong." Ash said, remembering how it attacked his own Spearow.
/Well...I guess that can be expected. With its larger physique, it would be physically stronger; hitting harder, and take hits better./
Ash nodded. "Alright. Well...the fact that he caught it is really cool. I mean...I didn't appreciate it beating up my Spearow, but it's still cool that he caught something so rare."
/I have to call Gary and see if he'll let us study it. Arceus, I hope he let's us. His grandfather will probably have an aneurysm if he see's it./
Ash laughed at that. "Go ahead and call him, but he's still as cold as ever."
/Thanks for the heads up. Bye Ash. Thanks for calling./
"No problem. Bye Alena." He said, hanging up the Pokegear. He put it back into his pocket and looked at Pikachu, who was giving him a curious look.
"Looks like Gary's already caught himself some crazy rare Pokemon." he laughed to himself. "Of course he would. He is the grandson of Professor Oak, after all." He said puffing out his chest, doing the best Gary impression he could muster.
Pikachu snickered.
Ash laughed alongside his Pokemon, continuing through Route 2. The rest of the trek was dull and uneventful. When they finally reached the edge of the forest, it was nearly lunch time. He settled himself at the entrance to the forest, and released his Pokemon.
Poliwag jumped up and down, as per his customary greeting. He looked a little tired, but was still as energetic as ever.
Spearow looked down right exhausted, despite having a potion.
"I know you two are tired from our last battle, and I want to say I'm very proud of you guys." He praised. "I couldn't have asked for more."
Poliwag showed his trainer his thanks by doing a little happy-dance; it pleased him to have made his trainer happy.
Spearow, however, looked put off. She blushed at the praise, but looked away from her trainer in shame.
"What's the matter, Spearow? Are you upset over your loss?" He asked, curiously.
Spearow slowly hopped around, turning her back to her trainer. Ash laughed at Spearow's reaction. "Don't worry, Spearow. It's only one loss. You'll be winning battles in no time." He said, gently scratching behind Spearow's wing joints.
Spearow's eyes widened slightly. That felt so good...She chirped in happiness, leaning into the touch.
Ash rolled his eyes, chuckling at his Pokemon's behavior. After giving each of his Pokemon some love, he pulled out some bowls and fed them. While eating lunch, Ash thought back to Gary's Spearow.
'Its size was so great. Was that why it was so strong? Or did Gary train it to be that strong...' Ash thought as he pulled out an apple and a prepackaged sandwich to eat. He took a large bite of his sandwich, still mulling over the enormous avian.
He looked at his own Pokemon, taking another bite of his sandwich. 'The next time I see Gary... I won't let him or his Pokemon bully us. I won't stand for it.'
~End Chapter
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