Here we are! Sorry, it took so long to update but I just found a new really cool anime and I was totally hooked! So, this chapter is probably the most eventful so far and I really hope you enjoy it as I have put some effort into it (More than usual). Thank you for all the support, all your advice was very useful and I want to give a shout out to Heracross0122 as I was able to fit another amourshipping quality into this story! Without any further ado, let's get started! It's time for the first adventure between Ash, Serena, Pikachu and Fenniken!
"Come one Ash! Please slow down, I can barely breathe!" Serena cried as she ran to try and catch up with Ash. Ever since they had left, Ash would run after any pokemon he saw, even if it was really common like a rattata. Serena thought it was very cute at first, but after an hour of constantly running around, she had become slightly annoyed. Of course, she could never be angry at her Ash (unless it was something very serious), but that didn't mean she wouldn't feel annoyed at his actions.
Ash seemed to notice and read Serena's though as he abruptly stopped. Ash had the aura, he could read anyone's mind, unless the feeling that was on their mind was very strong or complex. Ash always loved company, and he could never survive without it. Knowing this, he didn't want his only company to feel annoyed, after all, he really cared for Serena. She was one of the people that he cared most for. When he thought this, he felt his chest tighten up to the point of pain! Ash had been very confused as to why this ever happened, was it because he had an injury? He would be sure to ask the professor one he arrived in the next city.
Pikachu simply sighed, this boy was certainly unique. All the people he had currently met were either shifty or just plain evil. However, this boy was indescribable. He was somewhere between dorky, kind and outright stupid. The girl, on the other hand, was kind of creepy. She was more of a stalker than a friend and she kept on having weird fevers judging by the colour change she had on her face everytime Ash spoke to her.
There was a sudden rustling coming from a nearby bush. Upon closer observation, a Pidgey was pecking away at the floor. Seeing the pokemon, Ash leapt up and took a spare Pokeball he had been given by Professor Oak and threw it as hard and as accurately he could at the pokemon.
The Pokeball hit its target and sucked in the pokemon into it. The three watched constantly at the Pokeball. It wiggled around, making strange noises as it tried to keep the struggling pokemon inside it. However, it broke open as the Pidgey escaped capture.
Now enraged, the pokemon flew up and started flapping its wings at the ground which created a mini sandstorm in the process. The Pidgey then angrily directed it at Ash before flying away. Serena gasped as she saw Ash get embedded in a blanket of sand. Pikachu took one look at his trainer and rolled on the floor, laughing hysterically at his trainer's stupidity. " Can you get dumber? You're supposed to weaken the pokemon with a battle before trying to catch it!" Pikachu snickered.
Ash was dumbfounded. How could he have forgotten such an important thing? He was pulled out of his thoughts when a worried Serena rushed over to him and scolded him. As weird as it seemed, he enjoyed seeing Serena worry over him. It was almost like he wanted her to do so, not in a bad way though. After a few minutes of reassurance, Ash walked over to the still laughing Pikachu.
" Pikachu, why didn't you tell me? Next time, will you help me?" Ash asked his starter. However (To his despair) his starter didn't feel like helping him as he was in a mischievous mood. Ash decided he would have to hope that Pikachu would come to trust him soon enough.
The group started walking again, Ash still in his usual excited state and Serena enjoying watching her crush's cute antics. Pikachu was waiting for the next disaster to occur. Little did he know this next disaster would change his life a lot.
Ash noticed another movement by a nearby bush. He knew his time was now and so he slowly crept towards the pokemon, Pikachu was by his side but decided to see how things would turn out. He decided that if things went a little too wrong, he would thundershock the pokemon. The pokemon turned out to be a Spearow! Ash pulled out the Pokedex that the professor had given to them. It was supposed to help Ash identify any pokemon he came across and give him some information about.
(Spearow: The Tiny Bird Pokemon)
Spearow eats prey inhabiting the grass, like Caterpie and other bug types pokemon. It needs to flap its short and tiny wings to stay airborne.
Ash gained his normal goofy grin (which Serena thought was quite cute) and grasped the spare Pokeball he always kept on his belt. "Pop
"Pokeball, GO!" Ash bellowed as he lobbed his Pokeball towards the Fearow. As the Pokeball hit its target, The Spearow was sucked in and trapped into the Pokeball. However, Ash was completely befuddled when the Pokeball stated wiggling and making weird sounds until finally exploding open and releasing the Spearow back out. Then, Ash's Pokedex started vibrating. Noticing this, the young boy took out the peculiar device and opened it.
(Pokemon are usually weakened before being captured)
Ash pouted at his own foolishness, how could he have forgotten again? Did he need therapy? His embarrassment wasn't ceased when his own pokemon started snickering at his dumbness.
The very angry Spearow wasn't waiting for this foolish boy to make up his mind. In a flurry of movement, the pokemon sped towards the snickering Pikachu. Unfortunately, the tiny bird pokemon was just noticed and barely missed his attack by a few centimetres. Enraged by this annoying act, the Spearow turn around, only to be battered with a shock of electricity. Because of type advantages, the Spearow become clearly distressed, as the painful electricity coursed through his body.
"Woah Dude! Slow down!" Pikachu said as he landed on the floor beside Ash.
Thinking it was the best to do so, the Spearow flew as fast as he could, towards his nest to warn his pack about dangerous poachers. He wasn't done with the humans and pokemon, they were going to pay for their stupid acts. The wrath the hunters of Route 1 was upon the useless worms.
"Well, that was interesting, the dumbfounded boy sighed. He then looked towards his starter and started pampering him with the kindest gestures he could think of. Serena stared at Pikachu with a jealous look, if only Ash could do the same to her. Snapping out of her jealous trance, Serena walked towards her injured friend.
"Ash, are you ok?" Serena asked, with huge concern in he voice. Her mind was relieved when Ash looked up at her and gave her a toothy grin.
Typical Ash... Without thinking, the young girl tackled Ash into a huge hug, in which the young boy gladly accepted. Unnoticed to Serena, Ash's hands started trembling and his chest was starting to tie into a knot. Ash was once again confused. He mentally face-palmed as he remembered that he had forgotten to ask the professor as to what this strange sensation was.
As the young boy ventured deep into his thoughts, the girl did the same. She was now thinking about how she would be able to confess to Ash. Her mother had been constantly teasing her the moment she found out about her daughter's friend. Serena hated it, but she knew she would have to deal with it. Couldn't she endure the endless teasing she was faced with every day when her mother had done so much for her?
The two young children were snapped out of their thoughts as huge rumble erupted out of the sky. Lightning flashed across the sky and scorched a gargantuan tree nearby. The kids' eyes were filled with terror as a deafening screech erupted as the lightning smashed onto a close tree. Only Ash was able to say something about the horrific scene, and that was only a barely audible whisper. "run."
The children and their pokemon ran as if they had the option to stay still and let the world crumble, or run and let it flourish in its beauty. Ash was behind Serena, making sure everyone got to safety. Serena was in front, being led by Ash's Pikachu (who was using its electromagnetic senses to find out the fastest and most efficient way of getting out of the storm). The trainers sprinted on for what seemed like hours but were in reality, minutes. Terror was etched on every corner of their faces and weariness was starting to invade them as they kept on running.
The hopes of the troubled kids were next to crushed as they bot heard multiple sqwuaks behind them. Looking back, Ash confirmed his thoughts as he made out multiple silhouettes of the same shape and roughly the same size. "Serena! Looks like the Spearow has led his pack to us! I'm so sorry!" Ash screamed as he ran faster so that he was now side-to-side with his companion. Serena was able to make a grim smile as she accepted Ash's apology and tried to run faster. However, the group knew that their fate was inevitable and that they were as good as doomed.
How had the time gone so fast? Where they really thinking so hard that they didn't even see the storm?
Ash gave a quick glance towards Serena... she was crying. Tears streaming down her beautiful face before falling to the muddy ground. Ash felt terrible, he had promised to protect her, yet now, he was failing. He was worthless and reckless. He was an idiot, and because of this, someone he cared about so much was suffering. His chest tightened as this very thought process was finished. He had to redeem himself.
"Serena! Follow me!" the young boy bellowed as he turned a different direction. A baffled Pikachu followed his master, shortly followed by a concerned Serena. She knew Ash had just had a crazy plan but all she could do was hope for the best outcome. Little did she know, she would get it. As the group continued running, the flock of Spearow slowly got closer. Inch by inch, they approached their fleeing prey.
Finally, Ash arrived at his destination. Abruptly stopping, he turned around to see that Serena and Pikachu were just centimetres away from being pecked by the beaks of the vicious predators. Then, the young boy did something that both delighted and confused the girl. He hugged her. Giving her as much comfort as he possibly could and ever had given to anyone.
Serena was both delighted but also concerned. The Spearow was now getting closer and closer. In a few minutes, they would be battered and bruised by the furious attacks of the angry pokemon. Now was not the time to be comforted.
She was snapped out of her thoughts as Ash leaned to one side. He had always been bad with hugs, but this was way too awkward. As she removed her wet face from his shoulder, she looked down and realised what was about to happen... They were now both leaning towards the edge of a decently tall cliff leading to a flowing river! Slowly, Ash edged the two towards the end before planting his left foot into the ground and leaping as far as possible to ensure a safe landing.
The group fell. As they did so, time seemed to stop. To Serena, it was both a bliss and a frenzy, she was finally being hugged by someone she loved but also falling off a huge cliff while doing so. For Pikachu, it was the glory! He had always wanted to be in those movie scenes when the hero did a superhero landing. For Ash, it was the triumph, he had finally driven the Spearow off and was now able to focus on the next step. These were the thoughts of the group as they plummeted into the cold water beneath each other.
Serena gasped, the warm sensation of Ash's arms was now the freezing coldness of the water that was currently driving the group towards Viridian City. Pikachu was laughing in huge gasps, he had finally done it! However, he was stopped when a huge boulder smashed into him.
his trainer turned around to see him fall into unconsciousness. His luck seemed to be all over the place today as now his beloved pokemon was now badly wounded and also unconscious. Concern present, the boy was just able to catch the floating pokemon as he and Serena drifted along the river. Looking down, he could see Serena, eyes closed with an expression of happiness and fear. This discombobulated the boy, but he pushed the thought away as he refocused on the current dilemma.
He knew there must have been a solution and so he jumped off the cliff hoping to confuse the Spearow. "Hang on Serena. We are nearly there and then we will only have to run a few more minutes before we get to Viridian City," Ash comforted the trembling girl who was currently in his arms.
"Okay Ash," Serena replied with a shiver.
Suddenly, the two and Pikachu were yanked out of the water by something that was now tugging on Ash's coat. The two were dragged onto the land by what seemed to be a hook. As Ash looked up, he was met with the face of a girl with orange hair. She was not much younger than him. In fact, she looked as if she was a year or so older than him. His face reddened as he looked down to see Serena laying on top of him with the same face.
"Great! Instead of a pokemon, I get two lewd and disgusting children. I would have preferred a Magikarp!" the girl scowled as she stared down at the group. However, her scowl turned into a grimace as she looked at Pikachu. She then did something that made Serena rage.
SLAP! The orange-haired girl slapped Ash across the face, bewildering her victim and angering his companion. "How could you just run around with a half-dead pokemon! Take it to a pokemon centre!"
Serena had had enough. How dare this rude girl accuse Ash of pokemon cruelty when they were doing just what she had told them off for not doing. In fact, they would have probably been closer to the pokemon centre if she hadn't fished them out of the water. "How dare you! You disgusting, ferocious and reckless alien! That is exactly what we were going to do, and we would have probably accomplished it if you had not hindered our path!" Serena screamed as she dragged Ash back away from the girl. Pure anger filled her brain as she went on a rampage, muttering insults under her breath.
Only Ash could hear her and was very shocked as he made out what the girl was muttering. He never knew that Serena could be so savage and didn't like her that way. "Calm down Serena. I'm fine."
Serena scowled one last time before stepping back. "You must be very pathetic to need your worthless slave here to save you. I wonder how much you're paying her to battle and nourish and care for your pokem- Ahh!" The orange-haired girl was stopped halfway through her insult as the group pushed past her and ran into the shadows towards her bike.
"We'll need this for a while! I promise we will give it back to you!" Ash explained as he put the unconscious pokemon in the basket before placing the now red-faced Serena on his lap and started pedalling. This enraged the girl.
Now that they could finally get a good look, the group realised that the girl was wearing very tight shorts, a yellow top that only reached to her belly button. This top was secured in place by two red strips that went from both her shoulders to her shorts. I was now clear she was a tomboy judging by the side-wards ponytail and posture she had. Serena chuckled, that would teach the arrogant rat to go around slapping people, especially people as pure as her Ash.
After a few more minutes, Pikachu jolted up and then leapt off the bike, signalling the others to do so. Ash wasted no time in obeying and wrapped his arm around Serena's waist and jumped off the bike. Seconds later, a bolt of electricity slammed into the vehicle, rendering it useless. Following the bolt was a deafening sqwuak that was definitely from one of the Spearow. Ash's Pokedex started vibrating...
(Keen Eye: This ability allows its wielder to easily target its opponent and continue what it had previously needed to do)
Ash pouted as he realised that his plan was next to useless. However, he immediately stopped as he looked back at Serena and Pikachu to find that they were both lying on the ground, injured. Seeing how he had failed, Ash sank to his knees.
He stared back once again, her beautiful hair, sprawled across the muddy floor. Her serene eyes, filled with fear and sadness, grief penetrating her heart that was usually so cheerful and happy. Pikachu was lying next to her. Although he had been a pain, he was always so funny. He was very naive yet also serious, he had the power to make them laugh, but also tremble. He was a pokemon, he didn't deserve to suffer because of Ash's dumb choices.
That was when he cracked. A maniacal grin formed on his face as Ash stood up. Waving his arms around at the Spearow and giving them a glare they would never forget. Envy was inscribed in every millimetre of his eyes, his heart had gone through too much. Anger filled his brain and sorrow filled his soul. A mythical power formed between his hands in a large ball of aura. If you looked close enough, you would be able to see a flame in his eyes. Burning brightly and dangerously. These Pokemon had gone too far.
Ash hated all sins. But the one he hated most was stealing. If you killed someone, you stole their right to live. If you captured someone, you stole their right to freedom. What these Spearow had done was torture the people he loved. If you tortured someone, you stole their right to happiness. Happiness was the thing Ash loved most. These Spearow would never forget the lesson he was about to teach them.
With trembling hands and a tightened chest, Ash formed a shield around Pikachu and Serena. No... It wasn't Ash who did this. This person was brutal. He was maniacal. He was SCARY. Ash then created a gargantuan sphere of red energy, overwhelming power stored in it. Without a single word, he slammed the ball in the ground. Cracks appeared all around the group. After a few seconds, huge pillars of jagged rocks erupted from the cracks, eliminating and knocking out all of the Spearow. All of them except one.
Ash dropped to the floor. He was way too tired. In fact, all he could do was look around at the devastation he had created.
There were craters all around the place, he lay in the biggest one. Jagged pillars formed around him and his companions. The sky was black. The thunder hadn't ceased but the rain had. It was really weird. The atmosphere was very humid. He was sweating. He was tired. He was exhausted. What had he done?
Ash looked around to see Serena, she was scared. Not of the Spearow, not of the storm, but of him. She was scared of him. Great. He had now done exactly what he didn't want to do. He had scared the person that he cared so much about. He had scared the person who had supported him through so much. He had broken his promise. He had lied to Serena's mother. He had stolen her right to trust him. He was a sinner.
With that, Ash fainted...
A few metres away, Pikachu stared at his master. The person that he thought he hated. The person that he thought hated him. All of this was because of him. Ash could understand pokemon language. All he had to do was to warn Ash about the Pokeball and help him. If he had done so, his master wouldn't have suffered. No... Ash was not his master, he was his friend. Friends looked out for each other. That was what Ash did for Pikachu. Pikachu would do the same.
With what seems like a terrible start to their journey, the group stopped near the outskirts of Viridian City. What will Ash do next? How will he be able to confront Serena? Will Pikachu finally accept Ash's friendship? What about the Tomboy? Let's find out next time... AS THE JOURNEY CONTINUES.
So, how was that? Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Next chapter I hope will be a little longer as the story is now picking up the pace. Ash is now doubting his sanity and so is hindering his progress. That is what he will overcome in the next chapter. I will also introduce Team Rocket next time. The reason I made Ash save the group instead of Pikachu was that I needed to clearly introduce Ash's aura. I do like the idea that Pikachu saves Ash but I thought my idea would be more dramatic and pleasing to you all.
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