Thanks for the reviews guys I really appreciate you taking the time to write one.
I forgot to mention that the shiny Espeon in the last chapter is more of a peach colour based on fanart by magic-lover2128. The pic is on Deviantart as well as some other great alternative shiny Pokemon.
Here's chapter 3 I hope you enjoy.
In conversations:
'- Translation of Poké Speech – No human unless otherwise stated can understand it.
"- Human speech
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon.
The next morning Ash awoke early as usual and after a quick breakfast he headed down to the docks intent on catching the boat to Hoenn today. He knew that he was hours early but he didn't want to miss another boat after narrowly missing the one yesterday. He knew he was probably just overreacting because of what happened the previous day but knowing his luck if he went somewhere else something would happen that would make him miss today's ship. He found a bench on the dock and took a seat. Raichu and Meowth took a seat either side of him and he rested the incubator in his lap. The sun was shining and it made the ocean glisten. They gazed out at the ocean and were amazed at how beautiful it looked.
The view made Ash think of Misty and her love of the water, he knew she would have loved this view which made him feel a pang of guilt. He hadn't told Misty or Brock for that matter that he was leaving for Hoenn to compete in their league. He'd travelled with them for so long that he knew as soon as he told them his plans they would feel guilty for being unable to join him since they both have commitments both to family and their gyms. It was because of those reasons that he didn't tell them as he'd rather have them be mad at him than have them feel guilty because they couldn't join him. Besides this was a journey he wanted, no had to do on his own if he wanted to develop his skills.
Ash was brought out of his thoughts by the booming sound of a ships horn echoing in the docks. He jolted up from the bench and checked his watch which showed to his surprise he had in fact been sat on the dock for over a couple of hours. He looked around the dock and saw that there were now a horde of people also stood waiting for the ship. A few moments later the ship weighed anchor and the passengers disembarked some of whom were taking their first steps into Kanto. Ash chuckled as he heard young trainers talking with the same over confidence he had done. Once the last of the passengers had left the ship the crowd on the docks all began pushing each other in an attempt to get on the ship, Ash had seen this coming so he had sat back down on the bench and waited for everyone else to board.
Eventually a semblance of order was achieved and the crowd were led onto the ship, once the crowd started to thin Ash got up and walked up the ramp. He flashed his ticket to the sailors at the top of the ramp and was given a room key. With a quick nod in thanks he walked along the deck eventually coming to the room he'd been given. He opened the door and looked around, it was a modest room with just a single bed, a table and a chair.
Despite the temptation to stay in his room and avoid the mass of people who would be flooding the decks Ash didn't want to spend the trip confined to this room. So dumped his backpack on the bed since it was unneeded and made his way to the main deck. He spotted a couple of free deck chairs and immediately sat down, Raichu and Meowth then curled up on the chair next to him. With a content sigh Ash laid back in the deck chair and the trio just enjoyed being out in the sun, it was a hot day but the cool breeze made it a perfect day to be outside.
Ash then heard what sounded like a Pokémon battle, thinking that watching or even participating a battle would be a good way to pass the time he decided to investigate. It didn't take long for Ash to find the deck where the noises had been coming from and when he arrived there he saw that like he had thought a battle was taking place. He watched the battle currently being fought and it was obvious to everyone watching that this battle was looking pretty one sided. There was a substantial difference in skill, experience and power between the two resulting in a very unfair fight. It was clear to that the match should have been finished a long time ago but the more experienced trainer appeared to be toying with the poor boy.
The young trainer looked to be on the verge of tears as another attack hit his Charmander and sent the fire type crashing to the ground in front of hs trainer. Ash was surprised that somehow the plucky Pokémon managed to get back to his feet but he was clearly in no state to continue this battle. The experienced trainer gave his Hitmonchan another command and it ran at the Charmander as its gloved fist glowed white. Ash couldn't stand by and let this go on any longer, this wasn't a battle anymore this was just a savage beating.
"Raichu block the attack with Iron Tail then hit him with a Thunder Punch."
Raichu nodded and leaped into action at Ash's command, his tail immediately turned metallic as he dashed to intercept the attack. Hitmonchan was oblivious to what Raichu was doing and was rapidly closing the distance between himself and the enemy Charmander who was too tired to move. The fighting types fist glowed and he threw it forward at Charmander who shut his eyes and braced himself for the pain to come. Suddenly there was indeed a cry of pain but to the shock of all it didn't come from the Charmander.
The small lizard opened his eyes wondering what had happened and saw the Hitmonchan holding his fist and grimacing clearly in a lot of pain. The scene confused Charmander who then saw that there was a strange tail in front of him, after a quick inspection he was sure it was a Raichu's tail and since it was looking almost metalic he guessed that the mouse had used Iron Tail to block the attack meant for him. Despite what had happened during the battle Charmander felt a little sorry for the Hitmonchan, hitting an Iron Tail must have bloody hurt especially considering the force the fighting type was putting behind his punches.
Before Charmander could thank his saviour he watched as the odd looking Raichu shot forward giving the Hitmonchan no chance to recover. Within seconds the Raichu had hit the boxing Pokémon with an electric infused uppercut which sent him crashing back to his trainer unconscious. The trainer growled angrily as he returned his knocked out Hitmonchan and then he glared at everyone wondering who had interfered in his fun.
"Who dares to interrupt this battle?"
"That would be me, we all know that that match had been over ages ago. You should not have continued torturing Charmander like that, it was cruel." Ash answered as he sent a terrifying glare at the trainer.
"I don't know who the hell you think you are but you should not interfere in my affairs. Do you not know who I am? I am Dan, the mighty."
Ash sighed at the arrogant twat stood across from him, he thought Gary was a tosser but this guy bought a whole new meaning to the term. It was obvious that he needed to be taken down a peg or two and shown how proper trainers battle.
"More like Dan the dickhead, well Dan my names Ash Ketchum and I think it's about time someone gave you an arse kicking. And since I have some spare time I guess I'll do the honours."
Dan glared at the insult and then suddenly burst out laughing at Ash.
"Ah man that was hilarious I'm gonna enjoy beating you to a pulp."
As Dan continued to foolishly mock Ash the crowd were mumbling to each other. Many of them had heard of Ash Ketchum and knew that he shouldn't be underestimated. A few spectators saw a chance to make things more interesting and earn a little cash so they started making bets on who would win the upcoming battle. Ash paid no attention to the people and walked to the side of the deck opposite to Dan. Ash handed the incubator to Raichu who protectively wrapped his tail around it to keep it safe, Meowth positioned himself slightly in front of Raichu just in case there was trouble.
"How does a three on three battle sound?" Dan asked.
"That's fine." Ash replied as he wasn't really bothered
Ash watched as Dan threw took out three poké balls and threw them which revealed an Electibuzz, a Ninetails and a Cloyster. Ash realised that Dan had meant a triple battle not a series of one on one matches as Ash had assumed. While this was an unexpected turn of events it didn't really concern Ash, sure he didn't have any experience in this style of battling but it was too late to back down now. Besides Ash already knew that his Pokemon were far stronger than Dan's so it didn't matter what the battle style was, Ash smirked and took three poke balls off his custom belt.
"Totodile, Cyndaquil and Phanpy to the battlefield."
The trio came appeared on the deck and upon seeing their opponents got ready for battler, this made many of the female onlookers call them cute or adorable which slightly annoyed them. Some of the male spectators then said they looked puny and weak which really pissed them off. They didn't react to the crowd though they'd just show them in this battle how strong they are and that they should be feared. They heard laughing and saw that it was their opponents who were rolling around laughing at them hysterically.
"Hahahaha you're going to battle me with them puny little weaklings. You might as well give up now and save yourself from being embarrassed by me."
Ash looked at the trio on the battlefield and he had never seen them this pissed, sure they'd been angry in the past but this was far beyond that. The training over the past three months had made everyone take training and battling a lot more seriously especially when it came to being questioned on their power.
"You made a big mistake insulting us Dan and now you're gonna pay for that. I'll be nice though and let you have the first move."
"Yeah whatever, you've just made another mistake and now you'll be punished for it. Alright let's finish this loser off quick, Electibuzz Thunderbolt, Ninetails Flamethrower, Cloyster Hydro Pump."
"Phanpy Rollout, Totodile and Cyndaquil block their attacks with Counter Shield."
"Counter what?" Dan and many of the spectators asked.
Dan's pokemon quickly obeyed his commands, a bolt of electricity, a burst of flames and a jet of water were fired from the trio straight at Ash's Pokémon. Even though they could tell that the attacks would be no problem to just take Ash's pokemon did as they were instructed. Phanpy quickly got into a ball and rolled past the attacks, gradually building up momentum to strike the emeny. Meanwhile Totodile and Cyndaquil had got on their backs and began spinning while using Flamethrower and Water Gun creating a vortex of flames and another of water, the two vortex's merged into one and when the attacks from Dan's Pokémon hit the fire and water they were negated.
As they watched their attacks be completely neutralised their opponents' jaws dropped, they had never seen their attacks blocked that easily by Pokemon who hadn't even evolved. Due to their shock they completely forgot about Phanpy who was lining himself up for an attack. They got a reminder of his presence when Phanpy who had now picked up a tremendous amount of speed charged forward and rammed into all three Pokémon which knocked them to the ground. Phanpy swiftly returned to Ash's side of the battlefield and like Cyndaquil and Totodile was smirking at their opponents and the crowd who were surprised by the power these small pokemon had, the looks were seriously pissing off Dan especially when he started hearing people cheer for Ash.
"Don't just stand there, crush those weaklings. Electibuzz use Thunderpunch on that Totodile, Ninetails charge a Solarbeam and Cloyster Ice Beam."
"Totodile use Aqua Jet to dodge Electibuzz, Cyndaquil match the Ice Beam with Flamethrower and Phanpy use Take Down."
Cyndaquil, Phanpy and Totodile all nodded understanding what Ash wanted them to do and quickly put his plan into action. Electibuzz charged at Totodile his fist crackling as it charged with electricity, he threw his fist forward at the small Totodile who was surrounded in water and shot off over him dodging the Thunderpunch. Eletibuzz watched as the crocodile flew over him and zeroed in on Ninetails who was too busy charging the Solarbeam to dodge and was hit by the super effective attack which knocked her back. Meanwhile Cloyster fired a frozen beam at Phanpy but the ice was intercepted by Cyndaquil's Flamethrower, the clash of fire and ice created a mist of steam which made it almost impossible to see more than a few inches in front of them.
As the steam started to clear Cloyster was looking around trying to spot anything be it friend or foe. He suddenly heard something to his right and when he turned to look at who it was he saw Phanpy running straight at him, before Cloyster could reactthe young Pokémon slammed into him with Take Down sending him flying back into Ninetails. While in most circumstances Ash would have given his opponent a chance to recover he wasn't going to grant that same mercy to someone like Dan so he kept up the pressure.
"Flamethrower on Electibuzz, Hydro Pump on Ninetails and Hidden Power on Cloyster."
Totodile and Cyndaquil fired a burst of flames and a jet of water while Phanpy formed several green orbs around himself. Something that was obvious to everyone was that the attacks the trio had formed all looked far more powerful than the ones their opponents had launched. The trio fired the attacks at their intended targets and the attacks hit dead on as their opponents hadn't had the time to recover from the previos attack. Everyone could hear Dan's Pokémon give several pain filled cries at they were bombarded by attacks, once the attacks finally stopped Ash watched as somehow Dan's pokemon forced themselves to their feet however they were all clearly struggling to stay conscious. Ash was tired of this guy so he decided that he was going to end it now.
"Let's finish this, Phanpy Rollout, Cyndaquil Flame Wheel and Totodile Aqua Wheel."
All three curled themselves up, Totodile was surrounded in water and Cyndaquil was engulfed in flames the trio then charged at their still staggering opponents. Electibuzz, Ninetails and Cloyster watched the as the three Pokémon hurtled towards them and shut their eyes resigned to their fate as they were all far too tired to even attempt to dodge. Moments later Cyndaquil, Phanpy and Totodile slammed into their exhausted opponents and instantly knocked the trio out. The majority of the people who'd been watching the battle were in shock, it seemed implausible that a trio of small and rather cute looking Pokémon had won so easily against fully evolved opponents.
Ash smirked at the stunned look on the spectators faces and at the dejected look on Dan's, with a chuckle he returned his Pokémon and then knelt next to Raichu to take the incubator back from the mouse. Ash stood back up and was once again flanked by Meowth and Raichu, the trio looked at Dan one last time feeling so satisfied at what had transpired and then theywalked away without a word. He considered going back to the main deck but didn't want to get disturbed by people wanting to talk about the battle so he went back to his room and placed the incubator on the desk. Since he had no plans to go out Ash sent out the rest of his Pokémon apart from Pidgeot who was just a bit too big for the room so they could relax too.
While his pokemon talked about the battle Ash got some of the food he'd made before leaving yesterday and put it in bowls for them. They quickly stopped their conversation and demolished the food making Ash wonder if they'd had the time to actually taste anything. It amazed him to think that he used to eat like that and made him wonder how Brock and Misty put up with him during meal times.
The group stayed in the room for the rest of the day spending time with each other, the Pokémon enjoyed spending time with their trainer and Ash loved being surrounded by his extended family. As it got to late afternoon Ash left the room solely so that he could let Pidgeot out for a while to get some air and eat her meal. After dinner he went back to his room and to his relief he somehow managed to avoid anyone who had seen his battle. He crawled into bed and quickly fell to sleep surrounded by his Pokemon.
Ash woke up the next morning to the voice of the Captain saying that they would be docking in Slateport within the hour. By the time Ash had washed, fed his Pokemon and himself an hour had passed and the ship arrived in Slateport. Ash got off the ship and took his first steps into Hoenn feeling a rush of excitement for whatever Hoenn has in store for him. Remembering his promise to his mother he took the Pokénav off his belt so he could quickly call his mother to tell her he'd arrived safely. He dialled her number and her face appeared on the Pokénav's small screen, she smiled brightly as she saw that it was Ash.
"Hi mum."
"Hello Ash I'm glad you remembered to call, I guess you are in Hoenn now?"
"Yeah I am, it's already been a pretty crazy adventure since I left Pallet"
"Really? What happened?"
Ash proceeded to tell her everything that had happened so far, from meeting the shiny Eeveelutions to battling Dan on the boat.
"Well you've certainly had an interesting start to this journey, I just hope that you won't put yourself into any dangerous situations this time."
"I'll try to stay away from any danger." Ash chuckled nervously knowing that trouble had a way of finding him
"Well I suppose that's all I can ask, by the way Brock and Misty called. They wanted to meet up with you and talk about your plans since you hadn't really had much chance to talk to them when you came home."
"What did you tell them?" Ash asked, praying to Arceus that she hadn't told them where he was.
"I said that you had left home and were headed for Hoenn to compete in the league there on your own. Brock seemed very understanding although a bit hurt that you hadn't talked to him about your decision. Misty on the other hand well she didn't take it quite so well."
Ash face palmed and let out a groan, he was not looking forward to his next meeting with Misty since he was sure he'd be getting hit around the head with that mallet of hers.
"Wait you didn't tell them my number did you?"
"No I thought you'd prefer to call them when you're ready rather than have them call you."
Ash let out a sigh of relief. At least he had time to think about what to tell them.
"Thanks, I'm going to have to be careful with what I say to Misty."
"I'm sure she'll understand if you explain the situation to her properly. I would do it soon though as the longer you leave it the more upset she'll be."
"Yeah you're certainly right there. Okay mum I'd better get going. I promise I'll call you at least once a week."
"Okay honey have fun and stay out of trouble."
Ash nodded and hung up, he swiped across the screen until he got to the map feature on the Pokénav. He quickly spotted that Littleroot Town was just to the west of Slateport meaning he wouldn't have a long journey. With his destination planned he placed the Pokénav back on his belt and sent out Pidgeot. He put the incubator in his back pack to keep it a bit safer during the upcoming flight and got on Pidgeot's back.
"Okay Pidgeot head west as quick as you can."
Pidgeot nodded and in an instant took off, within a minute Slateport was just a speck in the distance as they flew over the ocean.
Pidgeot landed gracefully in Littleroot a couple of hours later far exceeding Ash's expectations of the flying type proving once again how hard his Pokemon had trained. Ash thanked the noble bird and then returned Pidgeot, he checked out he surroundings and started walking toward the huge building which Ash presumed was Professor Birch's lab.
He was hoping that it wouldn't take long for Professor Birch to sign him up for the Hoenn League as he had a tight schedule he was hoping to keep to which involved getting his first gym badge within a week or so which ideally meant he had to reach Petalburg by tonight. He walked up to the door and was surprised to see it wide open, he shrugged and entered the lab immediately spotting Professor Birch tapping away on his computer. Hearing footsteps behind him Professor Birch turned around to look at Ash.
"Hello I'm Professor Birch. Who are you?"
"Hi I'm Ash Ketchum. I'm here to sign up for the Hoenn League."
"Ah yes the promising young trainer that Samuel has been raving about, based on what I've heard I'm expecting great things from you."
"He really praised me that much?"
"Indeed, Samuel has placed a lot of faith in you Ash more so than any other trainer he has ever told me about. Right now that the introductions are out of the way we can get you signed up for the Hoenn League. Give me you Pokédex and I'll start submitting your data to the Hoenn League so that you can compete. This will take a while to verify though so take a look around the lab while you wait."
"Okay, thanks Professor Birch."
Ash handed his Pokédex to Professor Birch who inserted it into his computer, with little else to do Ash did as the Professor suggested and started looking through the lab starting with the main room. As he looked around he saw a very sad looking Mudkip sitting all alone, its shoulders were slumped and it was just poking at its food. Professor Birch walked in and saw Ash looking at Mudkip, he could tell that Ash was concerned about the little water type just like he was. Professor Birch sighed which caught Ash's attention.
"Poor little guy has been like that all day."
"Why is he acting like that?"
"Two people started their journeys today, one was a girl called May who chose Torchic and the other was a boy named Adam who chose Treecko. That meant that Mudkip has been left behind all alone and he's devastated that he wasn't chosen. It's a shame because honestly out of the three he is by far the best battler, but he is a bit of a prankster which probably didn't help his case as when he first saw May he shot a Water Gun in her face."
Ash let out a quick laugh and could only wonder how mad this May must have been, he then looked back to Mudkip who was now laid on the floor looking miserable.
"So what will happen to him now?"
"He'll wait here until next year when the next batch of trainers come to collect their first Pokémon of course by then I'll have another Torchic and Treecko so there's no guarantee he'll be chosen then either."
The idea that this Mudkip could be stuck here alone troubled Ash, he saw the depressed look on Mudkip's face and knew what he had to do. He gave a quick nod to Raichu and Meowth who took the incubator from him and placed it on the table. Ash then went over to the water starter and sat down in front of him, Mudkip looked up at Ash and the look in Mudkip's eyes broke the young trainer's heart. He picked Mudkip up and placed him in his lap, the action surprised Mudkip but he relished the attention as Ash started stroking him.
"Listen those other trainers don't know what they're missing out on, I can tell that you're a great Pokémon. So would you want to come with me if Professor Birch allows it?""
Mudkip to brightened up at Ash's words, a huge smile formed on his as he finally found himself a trainer. Realising he hadn't replied to the young trainer Mudkip responded by happily saying his name and rubbing his cheek against Ash's.
"I'll take that as a yes, so Professor Birch can I take Mudkip?"
"Sure you can Ash, I'm glad to see Mudkip get a trainer who can help furfill his potential."
Professor Birch handed Mudkip's poke ball to Ash who returned the water starter and clipped the poke ball to his belt. Ash walked over to the desk to pick his egg back up, when it suddenly started glowing. Ash quickly put the incubator back on the desk and took the lid off, he grinned knowing what was about to happen. Professor Birch, Raichu and Meowth left the room knowing how important the first few moments after an egg hatched are.
Ash stood excitedly watching as the egg cracked open and finally revealed the shiny Eevee he'd been expecting. Ash slowly picked up Eevee and cradled the tiny pokemon in his arms, Eevee looked up at Ash and immediately nuzzled into his chest. Ash smiled and walked into the next room to join Professor Birch, Meowth and Raichu. Ash had considered putting the baby into a poke ball but decided against it in the end as it might be scary for the young Pokémon.
"Well you're all signed up Ash, you're officially registered for the Hoenn League."
"Thank you Professor Birch."
"No problem Ash."
Ash took his Pokedex back and shook the Professor's hand, he then left the lab beginning his Hoenn journey and although that excited him his attention was mostly on the little Eevee in his arms right now. On the outskirts of Littleroot Ash took his Pokédex off his belt and quickly scanned Eevee finding out that he had a female Eevee with a fairly bog standard move set was as you'd expect but she did have two egg moves; Shadow Ball and Iron Tail which was a pleasant surprise for Ash. He put the Pokédex back in its place and continued walking.
About an hour after leaving Littleroot Town, Ash heard a scream coming from the nearby treeline. Without a second thought he shot off in the direction it came from and came to a clearing where he saw a girl that had a group of Poochyena and a pair of nasty looking Mightyena closing in on her. It was clear that this was a new trainer who needed help so Ash took three poke balls off his belt.
"Totodile, Cyndaquil, Phanpy to the battlefield."
The trio appeared in a flash of light, they were joined by Raichu and Meowth who were both ready to help deal with the pack. Ash could tell that the pack in front of him wasn't particularly powerful but they were numerous and they had two Mightyena leading them, both of which looked extremely and vicious.
"Me, Raichu and Meowth have got the Mightyena, you three take down the Poochyena."
Ash watched Phanpy, Totodile and Cyndaquil curl into balls and roll straight at the group of Poochyena which sent several of them skidding across the ground, blasts of fire and water were now being fired while Phanpy kept using Rollout to attack the Poochyena. The trio were dominating the Poochyena which left the Mightyena who were now circling Raichu and Meowth snarling angrily but neither Raichu or Meowth were fazed and simply stood back to back waiting for the Mightyena to strike. The Mightyena were surprised that their foes seemed to be unafraid so tried to look even more intimidating but Meowth and Raichu still weren't affected. Suddenly they pounced, angry that their usual tactic had failed they launched themselves into a savage assault at the cat and mouse.
"Iron Tail."
In a split second Meowth and Raichu's tails turned metallic, Raichu smacked his tail into one of the Mightyena's face and Meowth slammed his tail into the other ones gut. The attacks sent them both crashing into a group of Poochyena that were about to jump on Phanpy. The Mightyena got back up and snarled, completely enraged at being beaten back so easily the duo started charging at Raichu and Meowth.
"Use Quick Attack."
Raichu and Meowth began running at the charging Mightyena, Ash watched a little confused as Raichu wasn't hitting the speed Ash knew he could go and even more surprisingly Meowth was shooting way ahead of him. Suddenly Raichu became surrounded in electricity and with a burst of speed he shot past Meowth who was so stunned that he had stopped running. Ash was both stunned and extremely proud that Raichu had finally learned Volt Tackle after they'd spent so long trying to learn it when he was a Pikachu. Seconds later Raichu rammed into both Mightyena and they were both easily overwhelmed and went flying backwards landing amongst several of the Poochyena that had been knocked out by Phanpy, Cyndaquil and Totodile.
"Raichu get rid of them with Thunder."
Raichu fired the largest bolt of electricity he ever had at the pack, which made them all yelp in agony. The power of the attack created an explosion that sent the entire pack crashing into the forest behind them, slamming into the trees and boulders finally knocking them all out. Once Ash was sure that the pack wasn't coming back he returned Totodile, Cyndaquil and Phanpy so they could rest. He looked to where the bandana wearing girl was sat and Ash then saw the smouldering remains of a bike next to her, Ash groaned as this situation felt oh so familiar.
"Oh crap not again."
Ash stood there cursing his luck he couldn't believe that he'd trashed another bike, it was like he was starting all over again. He was surprised that the girl hadn't said anything yet but maybe she was in shock from the pack attacking her. While she sat there silently Ash wondered who she was, it was possible that this is May the girl that Professor Birch had told him about. She looked like an inexperienced trainer and they were really close to Littleroot Town so it would make sense. But then wouldn't her Torchic have been out fighting the pack? He'd just have to ask her about it when she started talking.
The girl was still on the ground clearly still in shock over what had happened so Ash held his hand out to the girl who took it and he pulled her to her feet. Ash braced himself as based on past experience with a certain redhead Ash was expecting a lot of shouting and he would probably be hit with something, but what happened shocked him. She hugged him, he grip was so tight that he was sure it would compete with his mothers and it was feeling like she would break him in two. He returned the hug as he heard her just saying thank you over and over. Eventually he released her grip on Ash and looked up at him gratefully making Ash feel a little embarrassed.
"You're welcome, so um are you okay?"
"I'm fine thanks to you."
"That's good, I was worried when I saw them surrounding you. Why did they attack you?"
"Well..."
Flashback
May was riding on her new bike down Route 101 with her new Torchic looking for any Pokémon to catch. She then saw a Poochyena eating from a berry bush, while it is a fairly common pokemon May just wanted to catch something. So she quietly got off her bike and silently walked behind the unsuspecting Pokémon. When they were close enough May nodded at Torchic who proceeded to attack the Poochyena with an Ember. The Poochyena was hit by the fire attack and yelped, this drew attention to them and May saw several sets of hate filled eyes looking at her and Torchic from the nearby bushes. The Poochyena and a Mightyena walked out of the shadows and they all looked extremely pissed.
Knowing that there was no way she could fight off the enraged horde she quickly returned Torchic and ran to her bike. She got on and began peddling as fast as she could but they were gaining on her fast and when she looked back to see how close they were her bike hit a rock on the ground and the bike flipped forward leaving her defenceless on the ground. Her only hope now was that someone would hear her and come save her so she screamed as loud as she could.
Flashback end
"And that's when you arrived."
Ash chuckled at how similar that was to his first day as a trainer minus the screaming of course. Now that he had taken lessons with Professor Oak he knew that Pokémon like Poochyena usually lived in packs so you attack one and you attack them all which meant that unless you had a full team you shouldn't really challenge them. May turned red feeling slightly embarrassed as Ash laughed at her story.
"Why are you laughing at me?!"
"Sorry I'm not laughing at you I was just thinking about how much it reminded me of my first day as a trainer."
"What happened?""
"Let's just say I pissed off the wrong Spearow."
"Hey I'm sorry about your bike." Ash said as he caught sight of her ruined bike but to his surprise she smiled and just waved a dismissive hand.
"Don't worry about it, it's no big deal. You saved my life and my bike was in pretty bad shape anyway from when it hit the rock and catapulted through the air."
Ash was glad that she wasn't mad at him, he didn't want to have to go through the region with her following him demanding repayment. He then realised that he hadn't introduced himself to her.
"By the way I'm Ash."
"Nice to meet you Ash, I'm May."
Just as Ash expected she was the girl Professor Birch told him about. He was about to ask her how Torchic was when his Pokénav started ringing. He took it off his belt and saw it was an unknown number. He shrugged his shoulder guessing that it must be a wrong number but he was curious just in case it was someone he knew so accepted call and a very pissed off redhead appeared on the screen.
"ASH KETCHUM I'M GONNA HUNT YOU DOWN AND KILL YOU!"
Her voice was so loud that Ash thought he'd been deafened, he'd expected her to mad but this was far beyond what he could have imagined. He was about to respond when he heard a whimpering sound and knew it was coming from Eevee. He looked at her and could see that she was terrified as she was trembling in fear which wasn't at all surprising. Although Ash knew that the consequences for this would be bad for him he hung up on Misty and hugged Eevee tightly. He kept a tight hold of her until her shaking gradually lessened.
"Hey boss how did the twerpette know your number?" Meowth asked.
"I honestly don't know but then nothing Misty does surprises me anymore. I mean she's been pulling her mallet out of nowhere for the last four years so her getting my Pokénav number isn't that farfetch'd. My guess is that she called Tracey and he gave her my number."
'You know you're going to pay for that when we finally see Misty again, she was already angry and what you just did will just make it ten times worse.'
"Yeah I know buddy but Eevee was scared and she is far more important right now."
Raichu nodded in agreement, the young Eevee was everyone's top priority right now and they would all do anything to ensure that she is safe and happy. Ash then remembered May had been stood with him the whole time, he turned to look and her and saw that she was wide-eyed and that her jaw had dropped.
"May?"
Her expression didn't change, it was as if she were a statue. Ash waved his hand in front of her face and then tried snapping his fingers but nothing broke her out of her shock. Ash rubbed his chin as he tried to think of something to break her out of her trance, then a very sneaky idea came to him.
"Mudkip to the battlefield."
Mudkip appeared and smiled brightly when he saw Ash, he'd already grown very attached to the one who was giving him the chance to get stronger. He then saw the girl he'd soaked earlier that day and a devious smirk appeared on his face. He shot a Water Gun and completely drenched her, this quickly pulled her back to reality and she stared at Meowth.
"What the hell that cat Pokemon just talked?!" May shouted
"Yeah he can talk better than most humans, he learned when he was younger, it's a long story." Ash replied.
May then realised that the Mudkip from earlier was now stood next to the talking cat. A drop of water then dripped down her face, with the shock wearing off May was now fully aware that she was dripping wet and the little monster in front of her was probably why she was wet. She pointed angrily at him as she shivered in her wet clothes.
"Damn it that Mudkip soaked me again, he's an evil little monster."
"That's more my fault than his May, you weren't reacting to anything I did so I had him Water Gun you. Don't worry we'll stop for lunch here and my Cyndaquil will warm you up."
May nodded in response to Ash and gave Mudkip a glare. She then shuddered again as a strong wind cut straight through her, an hour ago the cool wind had felt nice as she was riding her bike but now in these sopping wet clothes she felt like she would freeze to death. Ash saw how cold she now was thanks to Mudkip drenching her and sent out his Pokémon quickly telling Cyndaquil to sit near May so she could warm up. Cyndaquil nodded and sat in front of May, the new trainer was wondering how this little Pokemon could warm her up when flames then erupted from the four red spots on his back. The display made May jump a little in surprise and then she sighed in content as the wind no longer felt like it would turn her into a block of ice.
As she sat there gradually drying thanks to the Cyndaquil sat in front of her she watched as Ash started preparing lunch. By the time he was finished May's clothes had now dried and she was now sat with her Torchic.
"Okay everyone lunch is ready."
Ash's Pokémon didn't waste a second and they all started digging into the food. Torchic on the other hand was a little more wary so she only took a small bite to test it and was amazed at how tasty it was. This prompting Torchic to start scoffing the food just like Ash's Pokémon were. This sight made Ash chuckle as he watched the Pokémon devour the food as if they hadn't eaten for weeks. He looked back to May and saw that she was inspecting the sandwiches he had made, a look of curiosity on her face.
"What's in these?"
"Berries." Ash replied and then took a bite out of his own sandwich.
"You mean like Oran and Pecha berries?"
"Yep, trust me I know it probably sounds strange but just try one."
May was still dubious as she'd never tried eating the same berries that Pokemon eat but she had no reason to doubt what Ash had said so she took a bite. Ash watched May and smirked as he saw her face light up and moments later her first sandwich was gone. Ash kept munching on his as May demolished her next one in no time. After a couple of minutes she had finished every last one of her sandwiches and Ash hadn't even got half way. May was now looking longingly at Ash's plate, the young trainer from Pallet Town sighed and took a sandwich for himself before handing the plateful of sandwiches to May. As he watched the sandwiches vanish Ash started to realise how Brock must have felt throughout the majority of their adventure's through Kanto and Johto.
After they finished lunch Ash decided that he'd accompany May to Petalburg since he was going that way, which after the incident with the Poochyena she was grateful for. Ash had hoped to reach Petalburg today but realised that it probably wouldn't happen now but considering what had happened he would be happy enough reaching Oldale Pokémon Centre and getting to Petalburg early tomorrow morning. Ash returned his Pokémon while Meowth took a seat on one of Ash's shoulders, Raichu knew he couldn't do the same so he decided it would be a good time to practice his newly found powers. He stepped onto his tail and moments later he was levitating in the air riding his tail like a surfboard.
"Nice job Raichu, I knew you'd be able to get the hang of it."
Raichu grinned feeling incredibly proud that he'd managed to control his new psychic powers although he knew that actually learning to use his powers in battle would be far more difficult. That was something for another day though, for now Raichu was happy to just be making some progress.
With that the group began the journey north making sure to stay clear of any areas where packs of Pokemon could be. While they were walking Ash and May were both looking for Pokémon to catch. May soon caught a Wurmple hoping she'd get a Beautifly since it would be a great addition to her contest team. The only other Pokémon they encountered were Zigzagoon which was what Ash was expecting but he was still disappointed none the less. He wanted to add new Pokemon to his team but he wanted Pokemon that would be difference makers and he couldn't see a Linoone being one of those
When he could see the tops of houses Ash considered hiding Eevee away, carrying around a shiny Eevee would draw a lot of attention and she'd been a target for thieves. Ash knew that with Raichu and Meowth ready to fight they'd be able to fend off anyone but he didn't want to risk it. He looked at the inner pockets of his trench coat and saw that there was a deep one that Eevee could easily rest in. He looked at her and saw that she had fallen asleep at sometime without him even realising, he smiled at the peaceful look on her face and he gently eased Eevee into the pocket.
They walked into the Pokémon Centre and gave their Pokémon to Nurse Joy, the only exception being Eevee as she was still sleeping in Ash's coat. Nurse Joy took a quick look at their Pokémon and could see that they just needed a quick rest. The news was a relief to both trainers, Ash then found himself blushing as Nurse Joy mentioned that his Pokémon were in incredible condition showing that he must take very good care of them. After that Ash and May booked a couple of rooms and went to bed.
Notes
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Custom moves
Aqua Wheel – Equivalent of Flame Wheel
Ash:
On Hand - Raichu, Meowth, Mudkip, Totodile, Cyndaquil, Phanpy, Pidgeot, Sneasel & Eevee (Shiny)
Kanto – Raichu, Meowth, Ivysaur, Wartortle, Charizard, Pidgeot, Kingler, Muk, Tauros(x29), Snorlax & Eevee (Shiny)
Johto – Totodile, Bayleaf, Cyndaquil, Heracross, Noctowl (Shiny), Phanpy & Sneasel
Hoenn - Mudkip
