Man, I'm getting so into writing this story 'cause my neighbor's kid - who is 6 years old, I believe - found out I was writing it and wants to read it XD
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Thanks to:
TheBeginingsEnd - I know! I got the idea when I was playing Pokemon Platinum a few months ago and I was like 'I remember playing Red, Yellow, and Blue' and so, here is the story!
Kiyomaro-kun - Yup, Ash can be cute at times. Thanks for the review =)
ILoveReadingAndWriting - I heart Pikachu! (My sister hearts him more, though) and I thought it was hilarious when he was laughing in the tree.
Pratik Roy -Aww, you make me blush. Oh, and to answer your question - I will put Misty in there. Although it seems like she may not be needed, I think she would trigger Calyne's deeper feelings for Ash. (Jealousy and whatnot.)
Ruby Pen - You're very welcome! XD
Chapter Three
Pokemon - I Choose You! Part Three
Calyne couldn't help but snicker as the Pikachu continued to ignore her best friend.
"Why not?" Ash questioned, eyes wide. The Pikachu turned even further away from his trainer, sticking his nose in the air. Then, the small electric mouse dashed away from the two humans and the Growlithe, climbing a small tree and settling in the lowest branch. Pikachu yawned and turned away from Ash.
"Okay, I get the message." The raven haired boy growled, finally getting angry with the Pikachu. "I don't want your help! Or need it! I can get that thing all by myself!"
"Ash, calm down." Calyne tried to calm her friend down, but Ash wasn't listening to her. He had something to prove to the little electric mouse. Ash threw down his green backpack and almost ripped one of the small pokeballs from his belt.
"Alright." He said to himself, "I've pledged to get all the Pokémon in the world. Now I'm ready to take the next step to become the number one Pokémon Master." Ash continued, pressing the button in the middle of the pokeball in order to enlarge it.
The Pidgey looked up and then looked over at Ash, completely unaware that the boy was planning on trying to capture it.
"Enjoy your last moments of freedom, Pidgey! 'Cause you're mine!"
"Oh, Ash, do the hat thing!" Calyne said with a smile on her face. Years ago, she had helped Ash develop a signature pose to perform whenever he caught or called out a Pokemon. Ash nodded and grabbed the bill of his hat and twisted it so that his hat sat backwards on his head. Then, he reared back and threw the pokeball at the unsuspecting Pidgey.
"Pokeball, go!" he exclaimed. It spun wildly and lightly tapped the Pidgey. The bird like Pokemon closed its eyes as a red light enveloped it and it was absorbed into the pokeball. The pokeball fell to the ground and Ash grinned.
"I did it!" he exclaimed, snapping his fingers, but Calyne wasn't so sure. Her Growlithe watched the pokeball in curiosity.
"I'm not so sure, Ash." The fiery haired girl said as the pokeball started to wiggle back and forth. Suddenly, the pokeball opened and the Pidgey raised its wings, running off through the grass.
"I'm sorry, Ash." Calyne said as Kouken whined, sad for the friend of his Mistress.
"I blew it…" the raven haired boy said, slouching forward after he retrieved the pokeball. Pikachu started to laugh at him, but Ash ignored him. He, instead, checked his Pokedex for tips.
"To capture a Pokémon, you usually have your own Pokemon battle with another." The Pokedex said.
"I'd lend Kouken to you, but I'm not sure he'd listen." Calyne said as Kouken nodded his head.
"I listen to no one other than Milady!" he barked, not that Ash could understand him.
Pikachu continued to laugh, falling over and kicking his legs up in the tree branch. Calyne frowned. She had half a mind to tell her Growlithe to send an Ember up into the tree.
"Now it tells me…" Ash sighed as he clicked the Pokedex shut. "But I have to do everything by myself." He said, glaring at his Pikachu. Of course, he wasn't truly by himself. He had Calyne, but she couldn't catch his Pokémon for him. Ash glanced at his backpack and suddenly thought of something.
"Wait. I have an idea!"
A few minutes later, he was creeping forward with his nightshirt in his hands.
"Okay. Just be quiet." He crooned as his best friend watched him with curious eyes. "There's nothing to be afraid of." Ash continued to croon to the Pidgey as it pecked at the ground. Suddenly, it looked up at him. Ash froze with one foot in the air, holding the nightshirt in front of him.
"Hi, little friend." He said, trying not to startle the Pidgey, but then he pounced on the unsuspecting bird. The Pidgey chirped frantically, but all Ash said was "Sorry, buddy!"
The Pidgey continued to struggle until a giant gust of wind blew the nightshirt away. The gust of wind blew Ash away and he landed harshly on the ground. Ash stat up, stunned.
"What happened?" he questioned as Calyne slid to her knees beside him. Her Growlithe was close behind her and stood in front of them protectively.
"Pidgey's gust power creates tornadoes. It also has a Sand Attack." The Pokedex said from where it was clipped to Ash's belt.
"Sand?"
"Kouken, use Protect!" Calyne commanded as the sand assaulted their senses. The Growlithe barked in confirmation before he started to glow white. He stood in front of his Mistress and Ash, setting up a temporary shield in front of them. The white shield disappeared when the sand stopped blowing everywhere, but by then the Pidgey had flown to the sky. Ash watched it fly away.
"Guess it's not my lucky day." He grumbled. Calyne leaned over and draped her arm around her friend's shoulders.
"Aww, Ash…don't give up." She said as her Growlithe perked its ears up. He growled and whirled around, rushing to Ash's green backpack.
"Hey!" Ash exclaimed as he spotted the purple mouse Pokémon digging inside of it. The Rattata jerked back from the Growlithe and squeaked in fright. His Pokedex identified it, not like Ash and Calyne didn't remember it from when they were eight, but Ash got angry at the little red machine.
"This isn't a forest, it's an open field!" when the Pokedex said that Rattata lived in forests. They were standing in a field, not a forest.
"They also come out into open fields to steal food from STUPID travelers." The Pokedex said. Calyne couldn't help but to burst out laughing once again. Her braids swung back and forth as she giggled in delight.
"That…means I'm stupid?" Ash questioned in a sad tone while his Pikachu continued to laugh at them. His fiery haired friend stopped laughing as Ash continued to sit there, staring at his green backpack as his confidence continued to fall.
"No, Ash. You may be brash, but you're not stupid." Calyne cooed at him, giving her friend a peck on the cheek. The Pikachu continued to laugh, finally getting in Ash's last nerve. He broke out of Calyne's grip and picked up a rock, chucking it at three Pidgey who were in the middle of the field. The three Pidgey flew away, but a shadowy figure remained. Ash picked up another rock, tossing it up and down in his hand. Calyne went to stop her friend, sensing that it was not a Pidgey like he thought, but decided to stop. Ash needed to fight his own battles and he would get nowhere if she fought them for him.
Ash threw the rock at the shadow, hitting it squarely in the head.
"I got it!" the raven haired boy exclaimed in excitement. A lump formed on the shadow's head and it turned around, glaring at Ash.
"Oh no…" Calyne whispered, fearing that the shadow was going to attack her friend. She nodded at her Growlithe, who nodded back. Kouken stood at the ready, waiting for his Mistress' commands. The shadowy Pokémon stepped into the light.
"I wonder what that is." Ash muttered to himself, sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck. He pulled out his Pokedex and opened it up.
"Unlike Pidgey, Spearow has a terrible attitude. It is very wild and will sometimes attack other Pokémon and humans."
Ash groaned at what his Pokedex said when the Spearow suddenly ran towards him. It took flight, diving towards him at an incredibly fast pace.
"Ash!" Calyne screamed as he took off at a run towards her. The Spearow narrowly missed Ash's back as he dove for his green backpack. The Growlithe pounced forward, letting out a weak Ember attack. He didn't want the grass to catch on fire, but the attack was so weak the Spearow just shrugged it off. Ash pulled Calyne behind him and used his backpack to ward the Spearow off.
"Kouken, use Roar!" the fiery haired girl cried out, ducking again as the Spearow dived again. The oddly colored Growlithe nodded and opened his mouth, letting out a fierce roaring noise. At first it seemed like the Spearow was scared off, but it righted itself in the sky with a glint in its eye.
The Spearow came back for more. It dove towards the tree and, instead of aiming towards Ash, Calyne, or Growlithe – as the Growlithe was too strong for it to best at the moment – it spotted the lone Pikachu in the tree. It turned around in the air and dove for the Pikachu once again.
"Pikachu!" Calyne exclaimed, breathing harder. She was getting worked up a bit and her chest was beginning to tighten. Growlithe noticed and growled at the Spearow. If it didn't stop its attack, Calyne's condition would worsen. Ash noticed this and became angry at the flying Spearow.
"Hey, leave Pikachu alone! He didn't throw the rock!" the raven haired boy cried out, turning to face the attacking Pokémon.
"Wild Pokémon tend to be jealous of human trained Pokémon." The Pokedex said from Ash's hand. He looked up at the Spearow with wide eyes, letting out a little 'oh.'
The Spearow dived again and this time, Pikachu fell from the branch. He managed to hold on with his little fingers, but it wouldn't be able to hold on for long. Calyne noticed and ducked under the branch. She was ready to catch him if it came to that. Pikachu was still holding onto the branch when the Spearow dived one final time. He closed his eyes and let out a great bolt of electricity, shocking the Spearow so bad that it started to smoke. The Spearow then fell to the ground, dazed.
"You got it!" Ash exclaimed as they calmed down. Calyne's chest loosened up and the faint threads of pain faded away as she sighed. It looked like travelling with Ash would be harsher on her than she thought. She would have to take some medicine every day to prevent an attack.
The Spearow popped up from the ground, tears in its eyes.
"Spearow!" it called to the sky. Dozens of more Spearow flocked from a great oak tree that was nearby.
"Uh oh." Ash gulped as Calyne gasped. Kouken growled at the oncoming hoard. He would use his fire techniques, but he still didn't want to set fire to the grassland.
"Should we run?" Ash questioned his friend, but all she had to do was take his hand. They ran, led by Pikachu and Kouken, as fast as they could through the grass. They dodged the Sandshrew as they passed and Calyne felt her chest tightening up again. Her hand loosed just a bit, but Ash tightened his grip on her hand. He sent her a worried look and then turned to his Pokémon.
"Don't worry, Pikachu. No matter what happens, I'll save you." Ash promised, but Pikachu just ran ahead.
"Don't run ahead! I said I'd protect – ow!" Ash exclaimed as one of the Spearow hit him from behind. Calyne screamed and her Growlithe howled in anger as one dived down to scratch her arm.
"Kouken, use Bite!" she screamed as another Spearow dived at her. The Growlithe jumped in the air and bit the Spearow coming after her, successfully knocking it unconscious. Unfortunately, there were a little too many of them for him to handle alone. "Use Ember!" she cried as two more dived down at them. He complied, shooting fire from his mouth to knock the other two unconscious. Several of them flew at Pikachu, pecking him.
"Kouken, protect Pikachu!"
"Leave him alone, Spearow!" Ash and Calyne said at the same time. The Growlithe bounded away from his Mistress to bit the Spearow on Pikachu's immediate left. Pikachu fell and Calyne and Ash ran to his aide. Ash and Kouken forcefully pushed away the Spearow while, despite the knowing pain in her chest, the fiery haired girl retrieved medicine from her pack. She dabbed it on the Pikachu's scratches, trying her best to protect it from more harm.
"Ash, I can't treat him here! We have to get to a safer place!" Calyne exclaimed, wincing as the pain in her chest grew. Black spots danced across her vision, but she just pressed a button on the container on Kouken's collar. Out popped a small white pill and she downed it without a thought. The pill helped dull her pain and steadied her vision enough for her to stand, but the medicine wasn't long lasting. Ash scoped up the Pikachu and they were on their way once again.
"Kouken, use Flame Wheel!" Calyne huffed out, feeling so very tired all of a sudden. She struggled to keep her eyes open, but Ash's hand found hers once again. After her Growlithe executed the technique, he followed closely behind them. Eventually, the four of them reached a little cliff. Calyne bent down to pick up her Growlithe and she and Ash shared a look. Ash turned his cap around and the two of them jumped over the edge of the cliff and into the water below. They were swept down the current and past many a Magicarp, but they were soon confronted by a ferocious Gyarados. Ash let out a few bubbles of surprise, but grabbed his friend's hand again to drag her behind him in the water. Kouken was a good sport – despite being a fire type, he was doing pretty well in the water.
Not far away from where the four of them were in the water, an orange haired girl was sitting on the bank of the river. She was fishing, and soon enough her line was pulled into the water. The girl was wearing jean shorts and red suspenders over a short yellow shirt with sneakers. Her orange hair was pulled into a side ponytail, sticking up on the left side of her head.
"Oh wow, I think this could really be a big one!" she exclaimed as she pulled as hard as she could on the line. Suddenly, as she pulled the line out of the water, two humans, a Pikachu, and a Growlithe exploded from the water. The two humans screamed before they hit the earth.
"Nah, they're just kids." She grumbled as Ash and Calyne sputtered out the water from their mouths. Kouken shook off the excess water and pawed at his Mistress.
"Oh, and Pokémon! Are you okay?" the girl asked, jumping down to look at the Pikachu. This reminded Calyne that she had to tend to the injured Pikachu. She took out the meager supplies she was able to steal from her home, but it wasn't much. She did what she could, but it wasn't enough to heal the Pikachu all the way.
"We have to get him to a Nurse Joy. I've done all I can, Ash." She said, shaking her head in sadness.
"There's a medical center not too far from here!" the orange haired girl exclaimed, "You've got to get moving, now!" she screamed at Ash. Calyne frowned – she didn't like the orange haired girl too much. Kouken didn't seem to think much of her, either. He was growling at her.
"You mean a hospital?" Ash questioned, picking up his wounded Pikachu.
"Yeah, for Pokemon." The orange haired girl added with another glare.
"Can you tell us…which way do we go?" Ash questioned again as Calyne started to wring out her clothing.
"That way." The orange haired girl pointed in a direction. Calyne and Ash looked in the direction the girl was pointing when several chirps were heard coming in their direction.
"Ash!" Calyne exclaimed as the raven haired boy blanched.
"They're coming back!" he exclaimed, backing up to stand protectively in front of Calyne, "Run!" he added to the orange haired girl. He looked around and spotted the girl's bike, dragging Calyne to it when he decided to steal it. It was bad to steal, but Ash needed to get Pikachu to a medical center right away. The raven haired boy placed his Pikachu into the basket.
"Hey, what are you doing?" the orange haired girl screeched as Ash grabbed Calyne and placed her on the passenger rack on the back of the bike. He leapt onto the bike and told the girl that he was borrowing the bike before taking off without listening to the girl's protests. Calyne squeaked and wrapped her arms around Ash's waist as Kouken ran beside them.
"Hey, wait, that's my bike!" the girl shouted after them.
"I'll give it back someday!" Ash shouted over his shoulder. He continued to pedal until he saw clouds on the horizon. They were ominous looking – dark and despairing. Lighting flashed through the dark clouds, but Ash continued to pedal and the Growlithe continued to run beside them. Kouken was getting tired, but he couldn't stop. Not now.
Ash looked down at the injured Pikachu. "Hang on, Pikachu, we're almost there!"
The Spearow continued to follow the four of them, creeping ever closer since Ash was becoming tired as well. Lightning flashed again as the Spearow began to peck at Ash and Calyne's heads. They cried out in pain as Ash jumped over a small cliff, crashing the bike when they landed on the ground. Calyne and Ash fell from the bike and were attacked by the Spearow. Calyne was the first person up, being much more accustomed to pain than Ash was, and crawled towards him. Her Growlithe allowed her to lean on him and growled menacingly at the approaching Spearow; it was raining so his fire element was weakening.
"Pikachu!" Ash exclaimed as he saw how weak his Pokémon had gotten. The small electric mouse wasn't even speaking anymore. Ash and Calyne crawled to his injured frame and the fiery red haired girl let out a tear of sadness. It was always hard witnessing the injuries of innocent Pokemon. Ash placed a careful hand on his Pikachu's side.
"Pikachu…" he said in a soft voice, "This…can't happen." Ash said in disbelief. He never thought that things would be this way when he started on his journey. Suddenly, he dislodged Pikachu's pokeball from his belt.
"Pikachu, get inside." Ash said, holding the small red and white ball in front of the Pokémon. Calyne's crying grew worse and soon several more tears were rolling down her cheeks.
"He won't, Ash." She whispered as her Growlithe whined. Ash ignored her, determined to save the Pikachu.
"I know you're afraid of going in there, but if you're inside…maybe I can save you." Ash continued, pressing the button to enlarge the red and white ball. "Please, Pikachu, please listen to me and go inside." Ash said, a tear forming in his eye as well.
"After that…then…after that just trust me!" Ash exclaimed as he peered down to his little electric mouse. Ash placed the pokeball down in front of Pikachu and took his hand away, letting the Pokémon choose whether or not he was going to go inside the ball. Calyne placed her hand on his shoulder and Ash placed his hand on hers, taking it off and gently squeezing it. He gave her an unreadable look before standing up and standing in front of her and the Pikachu with his arms spread wide.
Kouken looked up at him, eyes wide in awe – the human was doing his job! He was to protect, but the human was doing a better job at it.
"Spearow, do you know who I am?" Ash cried out, facing the oncoming bird Pokémon, "I'm Ash from the town of Pallet! I'm destined to be the world's number one Pokemon Master. I can't be defeated by the likes of you!" he cried out, causing the Pikachu to lift his head. Calyne noticed this and send him a reassuring smile. She got up on wobbly legs and took hold of one of Ash's hands, bringing it down to their sides. She stuck her other hand out by her side, protecting their Pokémon from the Spearow.
"I am Calyne from the town of Pallet!" she announced just like Ash did. Her raven haired friend looked at her with wide eyes, but eventually his mouth twitched into a smile. "I am destined to be the world's number one Pokémon Medic! Even if you hurt Ash's Pokémon, I'll just heal them and they'll come back to beat your asses!" she exclaimed
"I'm going to capture and defeat you all!" Ash yelled up at the swarm of Spearow as Kouken went over to nudge Pikachu with his nose. The raven haired boy looked over his shoulder.
"Pikachu, go inside the pokeball. It's the only way." He urged as he turned back around. Calyne and Ash squared themselves as the Spearow came to attack them. Pikachu watched as the lightning struck again and forced himself up. The Growlithe nodded and the two Pokemon raced forward to protect their friends. Kouken let out a fierce Roar, startling the head Spearow while Pikachu climbed up Ash's clothing. He jumped off of Ash's shoulder and into the air. Pikachu was struck by lightning, but this only fueled his Thundershock technique. The air filled with electricity, pushing Ash and Calyne back onto the ground. Ash turned so that his fiery haired friend landed on his chest.
Soon after Pikachu let out this monstrous Thundershock, the storm clouds disappeared. All traces of the Spearow were gone, but Ash, Calyne, and Pikachu were unconscious on the ground. The Growlithe sat, exhausted, beside the three of them. Calyne and Ash opened their eyes and the fiery haired girl blushed before she sat up, helping Ash up as well. He looked down at the small Pikachu and smiled.
"Well, we made it." Ash said to the three others.
"Chu." Pikachu said, nodding his head. The four of them looked up to the sky and saw a strange Pokémon sparkling in the sun. Ash was confused – he had never seen a Pokémon like that before.
"I wonder what that is." Calyne said in a tired voice. Her attack had long since ended and she was left tired and sore.
"There is no data. There are Pokémon yet to be identified." The Pokedex said in response to Calyne's comment. A rainbow formed and the mysterious sparkling Pokemon flew over it, creating a beautiful scene.
The two humans stumbled to their feet, picking up their respective Pokemon. Calyne's Growlithe was too tired to protest and, instead, fell asleep in his Mistress' arms. Pikachu licked Ash's cheek before doing the same and, within the hour, found a city. The two friends looked at each other and smiled, happy that the Spearow attack was finally over.
This was just the beginning of Calyne, Ash, Pikachu, and Kouken's adventures in the Indigo League.