Hello everyone! I was very shocked at how well the latest chapter of my other story did recently, like, really shocked.

Mew: GET ON WITH IT!

Sorry about her...she's been getting into the catnip.

Mew: I CAN TASTE PURPLE!

Ugh… anyways, thank you all so much for supporting me and my creations, and I'm very glad to see that you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them. So, anywho, let's respond to some reviews!

Lyn1991: It can get much worse. Remember that 'Cute' version of Cosplay Pikachu in Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby?

Bladetri: I'm so glad that you like it!

Phantomsoul2015: Yes, this is finally back! Sorry for putting it off for so long, but seeing the names of the new Pokemon in Sun and Moon kinda made me lose faith in the franchise for a bit. Though a Psychic type Raichu is a neat idea.

Maerk: I will most certainly rotate, and I doubt that you'll have to wait a month for me to update each one. Around two weeks tops.

Now then, ONTO THE STORY!

Mew: CALM DOWN!

You're high. Stop eating catnip and then you can give me orders.

Mew: NEVER!

"Speech/Pokespeech"

'Thought'

"Telepathy"
Pokemon Attacks

Ash sat across the hall from the ICU room that held Froakie inside of it. According to Nurse Joy, he was making progress, but she'll have to keep him comatose for some time before he can even breath on his own. Ash sighed. If he knew how bad Froakie's injuries were, then he would've gotten there sooner. He was just lad that he but the Bubble Frog pokemon into stasis so he didn't get worse.

Bolt hopped up onto the bench and then slapped Ash in the back of the head with his tail. "Hey. Bozo. Pay attention to my greatness."

Ash glanced at Bolt for a moment before looking back at Froakie.

Bolt growled softly. "There was nothing that you could've done idiot! It's not like you have some mystical healing power or some shit!"

Ash looked over at Bolt again and had a dark expression that sent shudders down the electric Pokemon's spine. "Bolt. Shut up."

Bolt shivered in fright as Ash looked away. "O-Okay… geez… I was just trying to make you feel better about the frog…"

Ash sighed and shook his head. "Let's go train. We'll have fun and take the day off tomorrow." He stood up and then walked outside to the training grounds.

Bolt blinked and then ran over to Ash. "Well, aren't we going to eat first?"

Ash nodded as he released the rest of his team. He rummaged in his bag and pulled out a small bag that pushed a button that was on it, and it grew into a very large sack. He opened it and rummaged inside of that. "Let's see….I already have some home made food for you three...and I'll have to use the generic electric type food for Bolt until I figure out how to make his…" He pulled out four cylinders that were labeled 'Lucy, Grace, Drago, and Electric' "I don't know why people use bowls for Pokemon that walk on two legs." He then looked at the cylinders and then sighed. "No. I'll cook some breakfast for you guys." He set everything back into the sack, then set the shrunken sack into his bag. He then pulled out a mini rectangle thing and pushed the button on that to reveal that it was a stove. "Anything that you guys want?"

Lucy and Drago's eyes gleamed as they said the same thing. "Meat!"

"...Anything more...specific?"

Lucy chuckled mareepishly. "I-I guess some cow? Not Miltank or Tauros or any other Pokemon."

Ash nodded and then looked at Drago.

"What kind of big fish do we have?"

Mew popped up and dropped a large grouper onto Drago's head. "There's your fish!"

Drago rubbed his head as he handed Ash the already prepped fish.

"Not sure that this will fit on the mini grill… What about you Grace?" He asked the Gardevoir as Mew slapped him in the face with a steak. "Mom… don't you have anything better to do…?"

"Nope! And I also demand pancakes!" Mew spun around in the air.

Ash took the steak off of his face and sighed. "Grace?"

Grace hummed a bit. "I...I think that I'll have pancakes as well."

Ash nodded a bit and then looked at Bolt. "Anything you can think of? Besides ketchup."

Bolt shook his head immediately.

"Alright then. Pancakes for you as well." Ash immediately began to grill the steak and the fish and went to turn around, but was stopped by another mini grill, which was already lit. "Mom, what is it with you and pancakes?"

"They're so fluffy and warm and they taste so good!" Mew floated over to the already cooking pancakes and began to drool. "These ones are mine! Oran Berry pancakes…~"

Grace floated over to the pancakes as well. "You can put berries in these?" She also began to drool slightly at the scent.

"Yep. Any particular berry you want in yours?" Ash flipped the meat that was cooking, then began to cook the pancakes.

"SHE WANTS PECHA BERRIES!"

Grace blushed for some reason and hid her face. "D-Don't read my thoughts like that…"

Ash sighed and then looked behind him. "Mom, hide yourself."

"Already done~!"

Ash turned around with a smile and saw that little kid from yesterday running towards him. He waved him over and then saw that the meat was done, so he handed them to Drago and Lucy. "Here you go you two."

The boy panted with his Rattata on his shoulder. "H-Hey! You said that you would battle with me today!"

Ash looked down at Bolt. "How about it? You want to battle?"

Bolt looked at the Rattata and then scoffed. "With that weak Pokemon?"

The Rattata glared at Bolt. "You take that back!"

"Bolt." Ash also glared at Bolt, which was much more threatening then the purple rat's. "Be nice or you get no ketchup for a month."

Bolt gulped and then nodded. "Y-Yes sir… but I do feel like battling."

Ash smiled. "Good. After breakfast though, okay? They need their energy."

The boy smirked. "What's the problem? Scared?"

Ash gazed at the boy, then groaned. "No. But I won't be taunted into entering a battle early. You can join us if y-"

"No!" The boy glared at Ash. "I want to battle!"

Ash sighed and then placed the Oran Berry pancakes on a plate. "Grace? Do you mind waiting a little longer? I'm really sorry."

Grace shook her head. "You don't have to apologize!" She smiled and tilted her head ever so slightly. "All you have to do is have Bolt beat that Rattata into a purple and bloody paste for getting in the way of me and my Pecha Berries!"

Ash shuddered and then nodded. "Come on Bolt." He picked the Pikachu up and whispered into his ear. "What moves do you know? I keep forgetting to scan you."

Bolt groaned and then whispered back. "Growl, Tail Whip, and Thundershock."

Ash also groaned. "Okay, You're going to work on Iron Tail after this though." He set Bolt down on one of the sides of the Battle field and then held out his hand as an invitation to the little kid. Once he was in place, Ash smiled. "What's your name kid?"

"The name's Joey, and I'll beat you so bad that you'll go crying home to your mommy! Go Rattata!"

The Rattata nodded and jumped onto the field straight into a battle stance.

Ash whispered to Bolt as his eyes became cold. "Listen to everything I say and we'll win. Just do it without questioning me and without hesitation."

Bolt nodded and hopped into a battle stance as well.

Ash then stared at Joey with his eyes colder then the ice around a Dewgong. "Your cockyness will be your end. You may begin."

Joey stared at Ash and gulped nervously. 'What happened to him? It's like he's an entirely different person!' "R-Right! Rattata, use Tackle!"

The Rattata also hesitated for a second, but then charged at Bolt, a white haze draping itself over the creature.

"Bolt. Wait for the last second to dodge and then grab onto its tail." Ash adjusted his hat as his eyes began to shift to a more red color then an amber one.

Bolt nodded and then stepped out of the way of Rattatas Tackle and gripped onto the tail of Rattata.

"Now use Thundershock, full power."

Yellow sparks of electricity came off of Bolt as he charged the attack.

Joey immediately became concerned. "R-Rattata! Get him off of you!" He began to panic.

Rattata began to thrash in place, trying to get Bolt to let go of him.

"Stand your ground Bolt, and attack when ready."

Bolt grinned as a yellow sparking aura briefly surrounded him. "Got ya! Now take this!" He released the charged Thundershock which went straight into Rattata though its tail.

The Rattata screamed in pain and stiffened up as electricity coursed through it, paralysing it temporarily before making it collapse, panting heavily.

"Again."

Bolt looked up at Ash who was shaking his head and winking at him. He got the hint and decided to begin charging his attack again.

"W-Wait!" Joey ran out onto the field. "Stop! Please!"

Ash looked at Bolt, his eyes auburn again. He nodded with a smile.

Bolt smirked as well and released the Rattata while ending his attack.

Joey gently picked up the panting Rattata and tried to comfort him. "I-I'm so sorry I let you get hurt Rattata… I…"

Ash pulled out a Super Potion and healed the little purple rat. "There. Now all he needs is rest."

Joey nodded and returned Rattata to his Pokeball. "W-Will all battles be like that…?"

Ash shook his head. "No. you'll only be beaten if you underestimate your opponent. You just need to expect anything, and make sure to think outside the box. I knew that Bolt isn't fast enough to hit your Rattata at a distance. So I eliminated that factor by having Bolt hang onto the most vulnerable part of your partner. After that, there was no chance that you could win. If Bolt's timing had been even slightly off, then you probably could've won easily. That was actually his first battle." Ash ruffled Bolt's head in praise. "But I trusted him. So, do you still want to be a Pokemon Trainer, knowing now that your friends can get hurt very easily?"

Joey hesitated a bit. "I...I don't know… I want to be a trainer… but I don't want my friend to be hurt…"

Ash sighed and patted him on the shoulder. "Your answer lies with Rattata then. If you trust him enough, and if he's willing or not, then you have your answer."

Joey nodded and looked at Rattata's pokeball sadly. "S-Sorry… Rattata…" He slowly stood up and then sighed. "I'll… try to talk to him, see if he wants to battle. Thank you for the lesson… I guess this is one that I was bound to learn later. Better now then in a place where I can get seriously hurt, right?"

Ash nodded softly. "That's a good way to look at it. Go home, and if you want to go on a journey, wait until it's not league season. That way you won't be put on a timetable for your trip. If that happens, you might not be able to bond properly with your Pokemon."

"B-But what about you? Won't you have the same problem?"

Ash chuckled a bit and then shook his head. "No, I won't, though the timing still isn't the best… can you keep a secret? And before you say yes, you can't even tell your parents about it, okay?"

Joey thought for a minute, then nodded.

Ash grinned. "Good. The secret is that I can understand Pokemon. And not just with their cries. I can actually perfectly understand what they're saying, so it takes the guesswork out of bonding." He then gently took Rattata's pokeball from Joey and gazed at it. "If you take good care of this little guy, then I have no doubt that he'll grow up to be amazing. He'll be a very good companion later on, as both Rattata and Raticate."

"H-He'll evolve?"

Ash sighed. "Most trainers don't understand this, but evolution is just forced growth for when their power is too much for their current body. If you don't train him, then he'll just grow into a Raticate. Unless you need an evolutionary stone, then they'll naturally grow into their evolved forms. I know this because I've seen it with a tiny Bulbasaur at Professor Oak's lab. He didn't train or evolve at all, he just played with his friends. And when I left today, he was an Ivysaur, growing to be a Venasaur."

"S-So he won't be stuck as a Rattata like other people say?"

"No, he won't. Pokemon Growth isn't a particularly popular field of study with most Professors, but I happen to find it fascinating."

Joey gasped. "You're a Pokemon Professor?!"

"Keep it down!" Ash gave Joey a signal to be quiet. "I got my license yesterday." He pulled his card out of his pocket and showed it to the boy.

"Wow! Wait, you're only a Jr. Professor." Joey looked slightly dejected.

Ash chuckled as he put away the card. "They only gave me that title because I'm not legally allowed to be a Professor yet. I have to be at least sixteen, or have made a breakthrough in the knowledge of Pokemon. And most people that get this title are much older than me."

Joey seemed amazed at Ash, but then checked his watch. "Oh shoot! I have to get to school! I'm going to be late!" The boy was about to run off when Ash grabbed his wrist.

Ash gently gave Joey Rattata's pokeball. "Never leave your friends behind. I've made that mistake once."

Joey nodded with a smile and ran off as soon as Ash let go of him. "Bye mister!"

Ash sighed and then looked at where Mew was. "Thanks for feeding me those lines mom. I doubt that I could've come up with that on my own. I don't have enough experience out here yet." He chuckled and then walked over to the grills to make Grace and Bolt their pancakes.

Ash tied a rock to Bolt's tail and then smirked. "You're going to move your tail up and down slowly so that you can build up strength there. Once I feel that your tail is strong enough, then we'll focus on actually performing the move. I'll tell you when to stop." He then stepped in front of Lucy and then walked her over to a tree. "Lucy, you're going to be learning Power-up Punch. So, what I've read about training this move is that you just have to focus energy into your fists, then punch something. Then on your next punch, use that energy to punch harder, until you have to actually hit harder to do something."

Lucy stared at Ash. "So all I have to do is punch something?"

Ash nodded. "Yeah, but you have to punch just as hard as your previous punch physically, and only use the energy around your fists to punch harder. And once you can do that without difficulty, you've learned the move."

Lucy nodded and closed her eyes as she focused her aura around her paws. She then punched the tree moderately hard, but not hard enough to break any of it. She repeatedly punched the tree, and on her seventh punch, she began to chip the bark.

Ash smiled. "Good. Keep doing that. Once you can do that without strain, we'll work on the second stage, which will be how much your power increases with each punch. By the time you've mastered the attack, I expect you to be able to double the power of your attacks with a single use of that move."

Lucy didn't respond as she just kept punching the tree.

Ash chuckled as he walked over to Grace. "Grace, I want you to be able to use Psybeam, but to be able to do that, you have to have a lot of control over your powers. You've slacked off a bit, so I want you to eventually be able to crush a rock with Psychic, but to do that, you need more endurance. So just do the same thing as yesterday."

Grace nodded and slowly began to lift the boulder in the area with her mind.

Ash finally walked over to Drago with a smirk. "You, Drago, are going to be learning Dragon Rage."

Drago tilted his head. "But I already know how to use it."

Ash kept the smirk up. "Show me."

Drago nodded and then focused draconic energy into his lungs. He focused on that energy to where it would be a stream of draconic flames and then released all of it at once, resulting in a few embers of what should've been a Dragon Rage. "...Ehe…" He rubbed the back of his head. "I… was never to good at doing the Dragon attacks. I know how to use it, but I just can't get it right."

"How are you doing it?" Ash placed a hand on Drago and closed his eyes. "Nevermind. Just do it again."

Drago nodded and repeated the process. When he drew Draconic energy into his lungs, Ash tapped him.

"Stop."

Drago slowly let the energy for the attack dissipate.

Ash stood in front of Drago. "You're treating it as a Flamethrower. Draconic energy is much more wild then fire, so if you don't compress it, then it'll either come out as nothing, or explode in your face."

Drago scratched his cheek. "So… I've just been stupid this whole time?"

Ash shrugged. "Maybe you slept through the lesson about making those attacks while you were with Professor Oak. Try compressing it into your lungs instead of just gathering it." He walked back to Drago's side and patted his leg. "Go on."

Drago took a deep breath to steel himself and then began to gather draconic energy into his lungs. Once he felt that there was a good amount, he began to gather more while compressing it.

Ash hit Drago with an Aura enhanced punch to get his attention. "Hey! Just release the compressed energy! Don't add more to it! If this works, that'll be step two!"

Drago nodded and stopped gathering energy. He then tried to release the energy, but when that didn't happen, he opened his mouth and forced the energy out of his lungs, releasing a weak Dragon Rage. He blinked in surprise, then smiled as he tried to do it again.

Ash sighed and tapped his leg. "Not yet. You need to know how to improve."

"One more before it's training!"

Ash sighed and then nodded.

Drago began to feel giddy, then unleashed another Dragon Rage happy that he could finally do it.

"Alright then. Here's how you're going to train it. First, it takes you to long to gather the energy. You need to do that faster before we can move on to step two. Go."

Drago nodded and began to do exactly as Ash said, beginning his training.

Ash sighed and then sat down to meditate.

"Ashy~~~"

Ash groaned. "Yes mom?"

Mew appeared in front of Ash. "I want to play a game!"

Ash sighed. "What game are you talking about mom…?"

Mew appeared behind Ash and then hugged him from behind in her human form. "Oh come now Ashy… You're making me feel like you're trying to ignore me…"

Ash cracked open one of his eyes and then shook his head as he tried to create an Aura sphere that he could launch at enemies.

Mew pouted as she shifted back into her original form. "You're no fun today… Oh! I can help with your training by increasing the gravity around you!"

Ash looked at Mew again and then sighed. "Fine mom. You can torture me today."

Mew spun in the air happily and then snapped, creating an invisible bubble around Ash that made him experience gravity that was ten times higher than normal. "I'll have to thank Palkia for teaching me that trick!"

Ash groaned in pain as he tried to meditate. As soon as that failed, he tried to exercise. When THAT failed, he just laid there in pain with his eyes closed. "Mom...that's enough."

Mew smirked evilly and upped the gravity.

Ash's eyes widened as he felt his ribs crack. "M-Mom!"

"Are you really going to give into just a bit of gravity? Do it or your friends will be abandoned in the wild and left for dead." Mew gave Ash a very real looking blank stare.

Ash gasped for air as he glared at Mew, his eyes beginning to become a blue shade.

"There we go…~ Use that power Ashy~ Come on!"

Ash's eyes flashed blue and began to glow the same shade as a shroud of his aura surrounded him. "Mew…!" He flipped over and then slowly began to rise, the ground now cracking from the weight of the air. He gritted his teeth as hs stood up straight.

Mew smiled softly and watched as her son defied the most fickle thing. Honestly, she didn't really see the purpose of that force of nature, but she didn't care. It was a great training tool. "You're doing great!"

Ash's glare intensified as he stumbled in place.

Mew frowned and then flicked her wrist, upping the gravity even more.

Ash let out a choked sound as he fell onto one knee. He rose again, glared at Mew, and then collapsed onto his hands and knees, the ground cracking underneath him.

"Come on Ashy~! This stops when I'm satisfied that you can take the pressure!" Mew intensified the gravity even more.

Ash panted as his aura shifted to a deep red and he rose quickly to glare at Mew again, knowing that he couldn't exactly do anything else.

Mew smiled and took away the gravity barrier. "That's enough for now! I'm surprised that you were able to tap into your negative aura like your other one Ashy!"

Ash kept glaring before his aura faded and he walked off into the forest.

Mew scratched the back of her head. "D-Did I go too far? Ashy? Can you hear me?"

Ash sighed as he sat down near the bank of a large pond. "Honestly… her methods are so effective, but I hate them so much… She needs to tone it down a lot."

"I know. She just doesn't like to listen to us."

Ash groaned louder and fell onto his back. "Who is it now?"

A blue outline of Azelf floated up from the pond. "I am Azelf. The guardian of Lake Valor, and bringer of Willpower!"

Ash glanced up and stared. "…Then… why are you here and not in Sinnoh?"

"Beca-" Azelf paused and then actually looked at Ash. "A-Are you not amazed by my mere presence of being here?"

Ash scoffed. "Geez, you legendaries have really developed ego problems since my mom left you guys alone huh? Don't get me wrong, I'm honored, but that ego is making me lose a lot of respect for you."

"E-Ego?! How DARE you! I shouldn't have even bothered speaking to such a rude child!" Azelf pouted and looked away, a huge blow to his over inflated pride given to him.

Ash sighed and looked back up at the sky. "Then why are you still here?"

"I was supposed to deliver you a message from Arceus herself!"

"So you were turned into a delivery boy. Wonderful. What's the message?"

Azelf sputtered and then groaned loudly. "You do realize that I could fry your brain for such insolence, right?"

Ash groaned and then sat up. "Give me the message or I'll get my mother to drag you into one of her games."

Azelf seemed startled, then victorious. "So, you acknowledge that you are inferior to me!"

Ash facepalmed. "No, I'm just saying that my mother could torture you much better then I could. So give me the message."

"F-Fine! Arceus wanted to tell you that she commends you for passing your very first trial as her Chosen, by saving that Froakie. She didn't cause it, but she's proud nonetheless."

"Whatever. Tell her that I am honored by her praise, then go back to sleeping you lazy blue elf."

"LAZY?! I AM THE EMBODIMENT OF WILLPOWER!"

"Yeah, and I'm seeing soooo much of it right now. Just go do your job and get that ego in check." Ash waved Azelf like it was nothing, having lost all respect for that legendary until it fixes its problem.

Azelf groaned loudly and then sank back into the lake to deliver the message.

Ash sighed and then closed his eyes, finally able to think in peace.

"A-And then he had the audacity to call ME lazy!" Azelf ranted in front of Arceus. "That boy has NO idea what I do for mortals!"

Arceus chuckled softly, amused by her Chosen's antics. "To be fair, Azelf, you are always asleep. And when was the last time you actually did your job in governing the will of humans?"

Azelf glared up at Arceus. "I do my job every day! I make sure that all the wills of the mortals are in balance!"

"And after…?"

"I… I sleep."

Arceus began to laugh uncontrollably.

"Lady Arceus!"

Arceus slowly calmed down and then stared at Azelf. "So he was honored by my praise, and then called you out on your sloth?"

"I am not lazy! I demand that he be punished!"

Arceus glared and then slowly rose. "And what right do you have to demand ANYTHING of ME?! From what I can see, MY Chosen has done me a service! Now get out of my sight before I anilliate you!"

Azelf gulped and then bowed before sinking into a portal.

Arceus sighed and sat back down into her throne. "Have I neglected MY duties as well in keeping my children in check…?" She looked down at her viewing pool and shook her head. "I've been so engrossed in making sure that Ashura developed into a person worthy of his title… Some god I am." She allowed a tear to drop into the pool, causing it to ripple and show an image of Ash thinking. "Please… save my children from themselves… Fix my mistake Ashura…Ash…"

"Please… fix my mistake Ashura…Ash…"

Ash's eyes shot open and quickly sat up. "Who…?" He looked around and saw that no one was talking to him, even though the voice sounded vaguely familiar. He then heard a scream nearby. He looked across the pond and saw that a Gyarados had risen up from the water in front of a red headed girl. "Dammit!" He shot up and ran over to the large Water Type. "Hey!" He skidded to a halt in front of the girl and stared the Pokemon down. "Your target is me!"

The Gyarados roared. "FINE BY ME HUMAN! YOU'LL JUST DIE IN HER PLACE!"

"So these are how wild Pokemon act…" Ash looked down in sadness for a moment, then resumed glaring at the Gyarados. "I'm not going to die here, and neither is she! You'll just have to go home hungry you overgrown snake!" He dashed towards the Atrocious pokemon then leapt towards it. He flipped mid jump and used his aura for a split second to hit the Gyarados in the jaw with a vicious kick, causing it to reel back from the force of it. He landed on the mud and then looked back at the girl. "Are you just going to sit there or are you going to run?!"

The girl nodded and scrambled to hide behind a tree. She has had a fear of Gyarados's since she was a child.

The Gyarados recovered and then gazed down on Ash. "YOU'RE NO NORMAL HUMAN ARE YOU?! YOU'RE FUN TO HUNT!"

Ash smirked as he activated his aura, now that he had no chance of accidentally hitting the girl. "Who said that you're hunting me?!" He barely dodged out of the way of a strike from an Aqua Tail and then grinned to provoke the giant fish/snake. "Is that all you got? You must've evolved fresh from a Magikarp then!"

The Atrocious pokemon roared in rage again. "DO NOT COMPARE ME TO THOSE USELESS BAGS OF FLESH!" An orange ball began to form in the center of the Gyarados' mouth.

"Shit!" Ash knew a Hyper Beam when he saw one, and even if it's weak, there are no limiters here, so it would probably kill him AND the girl if he let it fully form. He quickly stepped into a stance and then threw his arms to his right side and began to form an Aura Sphere.

The girl watched in amazement as she saw the boy fight the Gyarados with no Pokemon. She was even more amazed when he began to use an attack that Pokemon frequently use!

Ash closed his eyes and tried to block out the charging noise of the Hyper Beam. "Focus… compress… shield…" The Aura Sphere grew slightly smaller and then had a misty aura surround and confine it. "There!" He prayed that this would work as he launched the attack at the nearly completed Hyper Beam. He watched the sphere grow smaller and smaller and once it halved in size, the sphere pierced the other energy, causing it to become unstable and explode in the Gyarados' mouth.

The Gyarados roared in pain and collapsed onto the bank, not able to move from the recharge of the attack that backfired on it.

Ash walked up to it and his eyes flash gold as he saw it replaced by a pure black version of it. He held his head, and then placed his hand on the Pokemon to finish it, when a pulse of golden aura came from the palm of his hand and coarsed through the Gyarados, forcing some of the black to recede and allow white to fill in the gap. Once the golden aura stopped pulsing, the the black and white were perfectly even, and then seemed to fuse together to reveal the real Gyarados.

The Gyarados blinked a bit, reeled away from Ash, and then dove back into the water like it didn't even remember what it did.

Ash looked at his hand and then sighed as he looked back at where the girl was hiding. "Why didn't you run?"

THe girl poked her head out from behind the tree and then stormed over to Ash, poking her finger into Ash's chest harshly. "What the hell were you thinking kid?! You could've gotten hurt!"

Ash smacked away the girl's finger. "Hey, I don't have to take that shit from someone who didn't do a goddamn thing to help me. If you were worried, then why didn't you send out that Starmie that you have clipped to your belt huh?!" He then walked away, shaking his head. "Some people…"

The girl watched Ash walk away and then grabbed a ball from her belt to stare at it. Inside was a Starmie. "… Why didn't I help him…?"

Ash sighed as he walked back into the clearing to see his Pokemon still training, though they were all shaking. "Hey! You guys need to stop now! You didn't need to push yourselves like this!" Immediately all four of Ash's team dropped. He ran over to each one of them to check if they were okay, then returned the three veterans so that they could rest. He gently picked Bolt up and untied the rock. "You okay?"

Bolt just looked up at Ash tiredly before trying to flip him off as he passed out.

Ash just chuckled and then looked up at Mew, who was floating behind him. "How long was I gone for?"

Mew shrugged and then checked the time with her mind. "About… five hours. It took you two hours to walk there and back, and you were at the pond for two hours and forty-five minutes, and you fought that Gyarados for about fifteen, good job on that." She hummed as she tried to hide her emotions. "And you spoke to that girl for a few seconds, her name is Misty, btdubz, and… you made fun of Azelf, which was hilarious! I doubt that Mesprit is like that though. She's Compassion, so it's almost impossible for her. And Uxie… he's just Uxie. He wouldn't think it would be wise to allow himself to become arrogant."

Ash groaned when he remembered Azelf. "Oh yeah. That asshole. I-" He was about to say something else when a bar of soap was shoved into his mouth by Mew.

"You don't get to talk like that around me mister! Asshole he may be, you don't get to say it around me! Only I can say it around me." Mew wiped the soap off of her paws and then saw Ash spit the soap out and then try to wipe off his tongue, which caused her to start laughing uncontrollably.

Ash groaned and then began to walk away without saying another word to his mother. He walked inside of the Pokemon center to go check up on Froakie.

Mew watched as her son left her alone for apparently no reason. What did she do?! "…Ashy…?" She turned invisible and then teleported to his location, where he was just looking into the room where Froakie was resting. She discretely scanned his mind for any abnormalities, and when she found none, she began to pout. 'What's wrong with him…? Did someone say something to him?' She delved deeper into his mind and found a stray thought from Ash that was connected to a memory of a mother playing with her child.

'Does she really care about me?'

Mew had to cover her mouth with her paws when she heard the thought and saw the memory play out. 'I-I took care of him… that's what a mother's supposed to do right? I cared for him and raised him into the person he is now! I'm a good mother! R-Right…?' She floated away from Ash and then teleported to the Hall of Legends, finally experiencing her first crisis as a mother. "Arcy!" She flew into Arceus's chest and rubbed her face against her. "I-I'm a good mother, right?!"

Arceus sighed and then nuzzled Mew gently. "You're just now asking this of yourself Mew? I'm surprised that you hadn't come to me sooner."

"A-Ash isn't sure that I care about him… He thinks that I use him as a plaything… Is that a-all I've been doing with my children…? Using them for my games?" Mew looked Arceus in the eyes, beginning to tear up.

Arceus gulped a bit, then nodded softly. "That is how you've been treating everyone. As a toy. I'm happy that you see this but-"

Mew began to break down as she slowly sank to the seat of the throne. She sobbed and began to cry for the first time in her life. "I-I… I thought that… That my games were fun for everyone… That…"

Arceus shushed Mew and gently nuzzled her. "Mew, my wonderful child… You've made so many mistakes, as you know… but you also know that you can fix them, with time. You just need to give him time. You've done a splendid job raising Ash, but you cannot coddle him or torment him with your games."

"T-Torment…?"Mew began to shiver. "I-I was tormenting him…?"

Arceus winced internally. "W-Well, you DID just try to crush him with gravity…" She then sighed as she shifted into her Psychic form to pick up the now bawling Mew. "Come now… you can stay here for as long as you need."

"I-I'm so sorry Ashy…"

Ash sneezed as he began to rise. "Someone must be talking about me." He looked back at the little Froakie and watched as his eyes slowly began to open. He gasped slightly and then ran over to the counter. He failed to stop himself correctly and then tripped on his own feet, falling flat on his face.

Nurse Joy gasped and ran over to Ash, silently thanking him for breaking the monotony of her job. "Ash! Are you alright?"

Ash stood up quickly. "Yep, I'm fine, but Froakie is waking up right now!"

"What?! He wasn't supposed to wake up for another few weeks at least!" She pushed past Ash, knocking him to the ground once again, and rushed into the Intensive Care room. She saw that the Froakie was indeed waking up, but then began to panic when it didn't know where it was. "Shhh… Calm down. You're in a Pokemon Center."

'A… A Pokemon Center?' The Froakie struggled to get up, but found that its every move caused it to feel pain. "D-Did I lose…?"

Ash quickly ran into the room with Bolt barely awake on his shoulders. "Is Froakie okay?!"

The Froakie looked over at Ash and then tried to reach for them. 'You… saved me…' They collapsed onto the bed once again and began to pass out from the pain and the anesthesia kicking in again. "Thanks…"

Ash watched the Froakie go back to sleep and then sighed. "So, why did they wake up?"

Nurse Joy quickly turned on the saline drip and then turned back to Ash. "Well, the anesthesia was turned off for some reason, so someone wanted them to wake up. It can't be you though because I check the security tapes every hour."

Ash chuckled nervously. "Y-You don't really check the tapes every hour, right?"

Nurse Joy chuckled. "No, of course not. I check them every two hours."

Ash sighed. "So… you pretty much see everything that happens in this building?"

Nurse Joy nodded. "Though if I hear two trainers… having sex, I turn of the cameras in that room." She then led Ash out of the room and into the lobby. "He still isn't ready for visitors yet, so you can't stay inside of his room. You'll just need to wait for a little longer."

Ash nodded reluctantly and then headed back up to his room to actually meditate this time instead of nap.

It has been a few days and Ash was STILL in Viridian City. The training with his team had been going well, and while they hadn't mastered any new moves, their overall ability was improving. Bolt was getting close to gathering enough energy to make his tail as hard as steel, but when he would be able to do it, it would be to slow to use in battle. Lucy's ability to use Power-up Punch had improved by leaps and bounds. He assumed that she had been training inside of her Pokeball as well. She can gather and hold the energy perfectly, and she can almost get the intensity of the strength increase that Ash wanted. Grace was also training inside of her Pokeball, but she improved much faster as her training was all mental. She had increased her mental endurance to the point that Ash had wanted and then switched her over to learn a move of her choice. He wasn't disappointed when she chose to learn Heal Pulse, which would be useful in direct combat. Or at least once she can control it to where she only makes it affect allies.

Draco could use Dragon Rage in combat now, but Ash wanted him to practice with it a little more just to make sure that his success wasn't a fluke. If it wasn't, then he's clear to use the move. Though he can't learn the next Dragon move until he can fully master Dragon Rage, so he just has him working on his elemental and mental endurance until he finds out how to teach him Ice type attacks. Or Wing Attack, depending on which direction he wanted him to go it for now. Ash was training his mind mostly, while just doing some light conditioning for his body to stay in the current shape he's in. He mainly focused on his manipulation so that he could create an Aura Sphere, and while he could ask Lucy, he didn't want her to lose focus on her own training to help him. He didn't want to hold her back right at the finish line.

Ash got off of the bench and then whistled. "That's enough you guys. We're stopping early today. You'll need the energy tomorrow."

Lucy punched the tree one more time before running over to Ash.

Grace floated over to Ash, panting softly, beginning to regret her choice in attack.

Drago ran over to Ash, ecstatic that he had given him the 'okay' to use his new attack if he ever went into battle.

Bolt untied the now larger rock off of his tail and then dragged himself over to Ash, panting heavily. He didn't know how the vets had so much energy after each training session, and he hated that he had no energy after, which Ash could kinda sense.

"Bolt, once you can use Iron Tail effectively in combat, I promise that we'll work on your stamina so that you can keep up with these guys eventually, okay?" Ash picked Bolt up gently as the other three returned themselves.

"You… better… remember…" Bolt groaned out, then fell unconscious from the exhaustion.

Ash sighed as he returned to the Pokemon Center. League season had started two days ago, and he had to hide from Gary, but other then that, it's been quiet. He figured that Viridian wouldn't get busy until near the end of the season, as the gym leader there didn't accept trainers without at least the eight main badges. But Ash was patient, one of the many things he had to learn to be while he was training with his mother. Another was manners, which is what got him to stop being electrocuted in the shower.

Nurse Joy waved Ash over. "Ash, you have a call!"

Ash smiled softly. "I'll be right there Joy! I just need to go put Bolt in the room."

"It's Professor Oak, and it seems urgent!"

Ash sighed. "I'm coming." He walked over to the video phones and picked up the one that had Professor Oak waiting there. "Hey there Professor."

Professor Oak leaned in close to the camera. "Ash! Please tell me that you caught something on your way to Viridian!"

Ash was a little confused, but then groaned. "You made a bet with Gary, didn't you?"

Samuel chuckled mareepishly and rubbed the back of his head. "Nothing gets past you huh? Yes, I made a bet with Gary that you wouldn't catch anything on the way there. Now he owes me 1,000,000 yen. But I have to say I'm surprised that you haven't made it to Pewter City yet. Gary went on ahead, with my car, and he said that he's already there."

Ash looked behind him towards the ER. "Well, it was that catch that is keeping me here. They were badly injured and I'm here keeping them company until they recover. And if they want to be released or come with me, that's their choice."

Professor Oak nodded in thought. "That's very thoughtful of you Ash, but I wouldn't say that it's the most efficient strategy for catching Pokemon. Anyways, you need to get going, or the entire league season will pass you by!"

Ash shook his head. "I'm sorry professor, but I can't leave until Froakie is okay. They were injured horribly, and Joy hasn't cleared them to leave yet."

Oak suddenly had a lecherous look on his face. "'Joy' huh~? You two wouldn't happen to be-"

Ash's eye twitched and he stared Oak in the eyes. Kinda. "Don't get any ideas you perverted old man. She's just asked me to call her that because saying 'Nurse Joy' every time we talk is annoying for the both of us and she knows it."

Oak sighed with a smile. "Well I suppose that I hoped for a little too much from my young apprentice. It's not like every woman is going to fall for a ten year old who's flirting with them."

Ash just stared at Oak.

"...Please tell me that you're joking."

"They aren't falling in love with me, but they're certainly treating me differently then the other trainers who pass by. Maybe it's because of my stature in the league, low as it it." Ash looked at his Jr. Professor I.D and then flashed it to the camera just in case the call was being recorded."

Lance just so happened to be recording all video phone conversations that Pokemon Professors sent and received just in case they were selling information to a major criminal organization. That being said, he was in awe, and kinda pissed off. Number one, there was a ten year old Junior Professor. And two, he hadn't been notified that there was a new Jr. Professor! He didn't blame Oak for forgetting, as he was still swamped with work, but he expected something from the Viridian Nurse Jo-

"You got mail!"

"…Well. Speak of the devil." Lance opened his email and saw that he HAD gotten the report a WEEK ago. "I have… got to switch from POL."

"You got mail!"

"This thing is so inconsistent!" Lance opened the new email, which was from Cynthia. Her personal account as well.

'Lance. We have a situation. My League account was hacked, so this is why I'm sending you this personally. I believe that someone here in Sinnoh may have infiltrated the Pokemon League.'

Lance suddenly became serious. "That's not good." He quickly typed out a response to Cynthia and groaned as he leaned back in his chair. "Someone… please take this title away from me…"

Cynthia was sitting in front of her laptop snickering. She might be Champion, but she's still only nineteen. She figured that it was time for her pranking phase to kick in, so she sent an email to all of the Regional Champions saying that her account was hacked. The responses… varied.

'This is a matter of great importance. I'll make sure that whoever the culprit is will be caught and punished.' -Lance

'I'll look into it, but I can't promise anything will turn up.' -Steven

'If you have time for pranks then you have time to spend with me.' -Alder

Cynthia gaged at that one, but only slightly.

'Not another prank… Cynthia, they were funny the first few times, but now it's just tiring.' -Dyantha.

Cynthia giggled at their reactions and then saw another one from Red. THAT kinda scared her. She hesitantly clicked onto it.

'I'll handle it.' -Red

She felt a shiver go down her spine at the tone she imagined him talking in. She didn't even SEND an email to him. Cynthia suddenly got onto her League account and began to hack into it to see if there was anything off about the alternating algorithms that she put in place. Not many people can hack into her defences, and she wanted to see if there was a criminal element involved. When she found no traces of any now criminal hackers patterns, she began to trace where the source came from. Though because she was forced to look closer, she saw some redundant coding. Almost like it was a message. "Oh come on Cynthia. It took you long enough to find this. Now I just need to translate this from binary…" It took her longer then she'd like to admit, but she was able to get a rough translation.

'Hi there.'

"All that work for a simple greeting…?" Cynthia rubbed her face a bit, then smirked. "I like them already." She pulled out a laptop and began to trace and hack into whoever's computer hacked into hers.

Ash yawned as he walked back to his room, wanting something to happen. He sat down on the bed and pulled out a laptop. He saw that the screen was glitching slightly. "…Oh, this will be fun." He let his hands become shrouded in aura as he began to type fast enough to feel the wind burn against his fingertips. "Took her long enough to find it."

I apologize for the lack of progress in this chapter, but I feel like this is about how long it would take for a pokemon being healed every hour by master healers would take. I think.

Anyways, I hope that you all enjoyed! I'm going to get some sleep. I think that I might need it this time.