damn my chapters I feel keep getting longer and longer, hope you guys enjoy this jam packed chapter (filled with grammar errors and story!)
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Ash ran so fast that he could put a rapidash to shame, he was gonna get his answer. As he ran, ash began to think of what to say 'This is so nerve wrecking, I just hope I get the chance at least to prove myself to Norman'. He finally made it to the phone where he saw a tall dark haired man waiting on the other side, "hello Ash" said the Petalburg gym leader with a smile. Ash was trying to keep his composure but its hard to when you're asking a lot of someone, "hello to you Mr maple, how are you?" Norman smiled "I'm good my boy, but you don't have to call me Mr maple remember? Just Normans fine."
Ash really was a scatter brain at the moment, "right sorry about that Norman, so did you get my message?" Ash said bluntly. Norman looked at ash now, serious as ever "You mean about the tournament? Yes I have, and I want you to know this isn't a joking matter" Ash was taken back at Normans words, he also got serious "All my life I've been trying to be a Pokemon master and with every league I enter I get close to that dream" he looked at the gym leader with fire in his eyes. His face suddenly was shrouded in sadness as he looked down at his knees "But even though that helps I never win despite me and my Pokemon's hard work, I know winnings not everything but..." He looked up at Norman with more determination and confidence then he has ever shown anyone " I want to prove to myself and the world that this pallet town kid can stand up there with the best in the world, prove to them that I got what it takes to be a Pokemon master, that hard work can pay off, and that I'm not the same kid back at the beginning of my journey in Kanto"
Norman had rarely seen the look in the eyes of trainers like Ash had right now, he just smirked and began to talk "they say that a trainer can see another trainers Will by the fire in their eyes, and I see a fire I haven't seen since I was a young man myself in your eyes". Ash just looked at Norman with excitement beginning to surface, "does that mean?!" Ash wasn't able to keep his smile down "Yes Ash, I pick you as my Trainer for the multi region tournament." Norman said with a smile. Ash was speechless "..." Norman looked concerned "Ash?" Ash left the video call "where'd he go?"
-With Ash-
Ash came running out to where the group was feeding there Pokemon, Tracy noticed Ash running over, "hey Ash you don-" Ash came running out, picked up Pikachu, and ran back inside. "Uhhh... what was that?" Ask the sketch artist assistant, "I think I know what" said the younger of the Oak professors.
Back at the main building Ash placed Pikachu down on the ground. "Pika?" Said a very confused electric type, " Pikachu I need you to hit me with thunderbolt, right now, don't ask just do it" he complied out of confusion and hit his trainer with a thunderbolt, "Aahhhh I'm not wahhh dreaming am I? Ahh wahh!" The raven haired trainer said as he was "recharged". Pikachu went over to his trainer with a confused and concerned look on his face, " pika pi?" He sat up and looked at his friend with a smile on his face " thanks for the jolt buddy, now I know I'm not dreaming." He got up, picking up his travelling companion as he walked back to the video phone, burnt and crispy.
-Back With Norman-
Norman was surprised and scared to see ash in his current state, "Ash what happened to you? Why do you look burnt?" Ash just smiled sheepishly while scratching the back of his head, "the news was too shocking I had to make sure I was awake, right buddy?" Pikachu just nodded. "Thank you so much Norman, You won't regret it!" "Pika pika!" Norman just smiled proudly, "I don't think I will Ash, but because you're my choice that means you're gonna have to come with me to hoenn to train. Ash was on a cloud of excitement, "thats alright with me, I'll come back with you after the ceremony."
Norman remembered what else he had to tell, "also may will be joining me when we come to kanto for the Ceremony" ash was overjoyed to hear this but kept that excitement at bay. "Speaking of which if you don't mind, could I speak to may please?" Norman nodded in agreement "of course you can Ash" he smiled from the answer "but don't tell her I'm coming down to hoenn after the ceremony, I want to surprise her" "of course, I think it'd be a great surprise for her, I'll speak to you soon Ash" and with that Norman left to go find may. Ash was patiently waiting for her now, "ready to see may again buddy?" He asked his best friend, "chaa!" He said as he rubbed his cheek of Ash's, "I'll take that as a yes".
-with Norman-
The tall father of 2 walked out to the greenhouse where he saw his slaking helping his wife water plants, " hi dear" said Normans wife Caroline, she walk up to him and gave him a peck on the cheek, "hi sweetie, is may out here? Ash wants to speak to her." Just 2 blurs ran by, one resembling a human, the other a pokemon. Caroline giggled "she was but I think she heard you" she smiled at her husband, "seems so, never seen her run that fast, not even when dinners ready" said Norman scratching his head, confused at his daughter's behaviour, his wife just sighed "you never were good with understanding female hearts" Norman looked at his wife warmly "I understood yours didn't I?" He brought her into an embrace, Caroline put her arms around her husband's neck, "took you awhile to figure it out though" she said with a giggle. She brought her head closer to his for a gentle loving kiss. 'Hopefully ash can do the same with mays' she thought as she began to touch her soft lips to her huabands gentle ones.
-with May(and glaceon)-
'I wonder what daddy's answer was for Ash? At least I get to see him again soon' the last thought brought a touch of red to her cheeks as she sat down with glaceon on her lap. She looked at the screen and saw no one there, she tilted her head, puzzled at where he was, "hello? Ash? You there?" Suddenly a giant pile of goo came up on the screen, scaring the hoenn native and ice type, causing them to fall backwards. "MUUUK! MUK MUK MUK" Ash was in front of the screen with Pikachu laughing, "sorry May, but Muk came in and thought it'd be funny to scare you, right Muk?" "Muuk" said the poison type as he laughed at the scare he just performed.
May and glaceon were up back up not in the best mood now, ash saw the anger on her face, "Well it wasn't that funny, good thing I broke glaceon fall" she looked at her companion who was not amused. Ash went from a laughing smile to an apologetic face, he didn't like it when friends were mad at him, "im sorry may but it was too good of a moment to miss, right Pikachu?" Pikachu looked at the snow Pokemon with the same look as his trainer, "pika pi pi pika chu pi pi" said the electric rodent, glaceon was literally giving him the cold shoulder, "gla!" She said as she jumped off her trainers lap. "I think glaceons got the right idea" may wasnt looking at ash or speaking to him
Ash felt terrible now, "may I'm sorry if I hurt you, you're too important to me to have mad at me" ash felt bad and sad that may was ignoring him, 'why does it bother me more then when mom or one of my Pokemon is mad at me thou?' Ash thought as he looked to see if she was going to speak, Pikachu felt just as bad, the thought of glaceon not wanting to talk to him made the electric type feel discharged, after all the 2 had known each other since she was an eevee. "Come on may" she didn't budge, the trainer finally came up with an ideas, "well if you're like this then who's gonna help me train for the multi region tournament? After all you are my sponsors daughter" may twitched and a slight smile was seen on her face, she turn to the pallet town native with a full smile now. "I'd say that that shes excited to see you again, and ready to help you win it all" The raven haired trainer was happy as a jumpluff, "that's good to know"
" you look prettier when you're happy anyway, " Ash blushed at what he just said 'why did I say that? Not that its not true, wait why did I think that?! UGH WHY CANT I STOP THINKING HOW PRETTY MAY IS?' He thought loudly in his head. Ash looked back at May and she was red from the comment, 'good job ketchum, you embarrassed the poor girl' May finally spoke, "you think I'm pretty?" She asked very shyly, Ash had never seen this side of may before, he thought it was cute. 'Focus ash focus' he slapped himself, May looked at ash concerned "ash are you OK?" "Ya just had a fly on my cheek, I think I missed, don't worry I'm fine" he thought of that excuse quickly, dodging the question as well.
"Anyway your dad told me that you are able to come along for the trip to kanto" Ash stated to the Petalburg native. May smiled happily, "yup I'm gonna help professor birch along with dad, were also staying for 2 days to help professor Oak with some research" Ash's day couldn't get any better, he was in the tourney now, he was gonna see May, it couldn't get any better. "How's max doing? You said he was coming home today from kalos?" May got a looked of sadness on her face, "he was but dad went to the airport only not find him there, he called professor sycamore and he said max was staying for a bit longer, he's coming down at the ceremony with him and that he's helping him with his research on mega evolution". 'Am I ever gonna see him again? He must really like kalos' ash thought, he wanted to see max soon. " I hoped to see him again, we still need to have our battle" May just had a grin at the statement, 'always thinking about battles, wonder if he thinks about me? Wait, why would he think that? Not that I'd mind' thought the princess of hoenn, who was blushing from the thought.
"So...I'll see you soon may?" Ash broke the silence, may snapped back to reality "ya...very soon..." Ash wanted to spend more time with her, just then he thought of something he hoped to get a yes from, "hey may, Do you have a place to stay in kanto?" "Were staying at professor Oak's guest house where Tracy lives, why?" Ash got slightly red as he swallowed hard, "well would you like to stay with me and my mom at my place while you're here?" May thought about it with a blush, 'stay with ash? At his house? Maybe he does...no don't finish that, he's just being a good host' "sure ash, I'd love too" he shot his fist upwards, "alright!" "Pikachu!". May turned to Pikachu, who came back looking happier, " I think he's excited to see you too may." "Pika...pi pikachu" Pikachu was still sad at how glaceon was treating him, and wanted to make it up to her.
"Don't worry Pikachu, just show her how you feel when we come down, she'll forgive you then." May told the electric mouse, he looked at her determined as ever, "pi-ka!" The 2 laughed as he ran off screen, "well I'll get going may, I'll see you soon, don't make me wait too long or I might cry" ash told her as he bid farewell, "well maybe I will, just to get you back?" She teased at the end of the statement, "bye Ash, see ya soon" "bye May, stay safe". With that the 2nd longest call was done
Ash was tired now, " and now we play the waiting game" he saw a couch nearby and decided to sleep there, "time to catch some zzz before I go back to train, Pikachu tell the Pokemon to take a break till I get back" and with that the pallet town native drifted into a deep sleep.
how was the taste of this chapter? Too sweet? Too bitter? Just right? You decide!
P.S gonna stop naming chapters ahead of time, I feel they don't make sense :( also gonna work on those literacy skills and story format
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