HELLO EVERYONE HERE IS THE CHAPTER WHEN ASH ARRIVES IN THE KANTO REGION AND WHAT HE DOES DURING THOSE TWO YEARS BEFORE THE BETRAYAL. THIS CHAPTER MIGHT BE LONG BECAUSE ALL OF ASH'S POKEMON ARE IN THIS AND THEY ARE DESCRIBED TOO. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WARNED.

DISCLAIMER: POKEMON IS NOT MINE OR WILL EVER BE MINE EVER IN ANY LIFETIME AT ALL.

AGES:

ASH: 17

DELIA: 37

PROF. OAK: 57

TRACEY: 22

THE STORY CONTINUES

Home.

It is the one place that brings comfort, a shelter, and others. It is the one place that if your gone for a certain period of time that you always look forward to going back to. Its the one place where new beginnings and new starts happen. It is the place where you always feel at ease and you know where your supposed to be. Some have homes to call their own. Others are still looking for that one place where many things happen in those walls.

That was what Ash himself felt when he first got off of the plane and out of the Pallet Town airport and stepped back on to his home town and region's soil after a few hours worth of air travel with Pikachu with him the whole way. He came home. He is back where he belongs. He came back to his beginning, where it all started not seven years ago.

"(Sigh) Feel that Pikachu" Ash asked of his electric mouse on his right shoulder. When all he got from the Pokemon was a confused tilt of the head he decided to elaborate on the subject "I mean that we are finally home after all this time and we're going to be here for a while to rest, relax, and maybe plan for our next journey somewhere in the future. And all of that starts here. Home" He explained to his starter Pokemon who realized what he was getting at and got into the grove of things.

(True. Now that I think about it that way then) Pikachu said to his trainer while they were walking over to Prof. Oak's ranch to drop off the other Pokemon so that they can get some rest and relaxation for a while. (Still don't you think that you'll miss Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie since you left them all in Kalos) the mouse questioned his trainer.

"Of course I'll miss them buddy but like I said to them in Kalos, we can still call or mail each other so that we can keep in touch with each other." Ash explained to the Pokemon on his shoulder while still walking to the ranch.

(If you say so then) Was all Pikachu said to his trainer before going to a comfortable silence for a while while Ash makes his way through his Home Town and sees the new buildings and a few new stores built up but still retaining its country side feel to it.

After a while of enjoying the sights and basking in the memory of simple times Ash and Pikachu made it to Prof. Oak's ranch. After climbing all the steps that lead up to the laboratory to get to the front door. He knocked loudly because of the size of the laboratory and because you never know where the professor or his assistant would be in the place.

In fact the one who opened the door is the lab assistant himself. His outfit is a short-sleeved, green shirt with a darker green border on it, dark red shorts, a headband which was colored salmon, socks, an orange backpack which he does not have with him at the moment, and tennis shoes colored purple and bright orange, with white soles. His name is Tracey and he was Ash's travel companion when he traveled the Orange Islands a few years back. The only other thing that seems different in his attire is the white lab coat he is wearing but that is about it.

"Oh hey Ash. Should have known it was you at the door well come in" Tracey invited the trainer to the lab/home area and walked him toward the back of the place knowing what he is here for "The professor is out for the moment but he should be back soon and your Pokemon are as usual in the back doing what they do normally around here" He finished explaining to the trainer while they made it to the back door of the building and making it outside to the Pokemon preserve so that Ash can visit all of his Pokemon.

"Thanks Tracey and when the professor gets back tell him I'll come visit soon once I get settled over here" Ash told the assistant who was making his way back indoors to continue with his work. Tracey nodded in an o.k. before he went inside. "So Pikachu ready to call everyone over here to give all of their congrats" he asked of his Pokemon who got on the ground when they stepped outside.

(Ready when you are Ash) Was the reply of the electric mouse.

"O.k. then lets do this" Ash said getting ready to call all of his Pokemon to his side "HEY EVERYONE WE'RE HOME!" Was all he said and started to wait for his Pokemon to round up.

He didn't have to wait long for that to happen. Not ten seconds after he made the call did he feel a large tremor in the ground and see a large stampede of all his Pokemon coming right at him. Pikachu took the smart option and stepped away from the trainer before he gets trampled by his Pokemon.

"Oh cra-" Was all the poor trainer had to say before he was globbed by his Pokemon. Lucky for him that all the smaller Pokemon got to him to say hello to their trainer and the bigger ones stood back and waited for their turn to say their hello.

The ones that tackled him were an Ivysaur, a Wartortle, a Kingler, a Muk, a shiny Noctowl, a Croconaw, a Heracross, a Crawdaunt, a Floatzel, a Gliscor, a Dewott, a Servine, and a Scrafty. They are showing their affection to their trainer and unfortunately for him, this how they do it.

Ivysaur is a quadruped Pokémon similar to a dinosaur. It has blue-green skin with darker patches. Two pointed teeth protrude from its upper jaw, and it has narrow red to purple eyes. On top of its head are pointed ears with black inside. It has a short, rounded snout with a wide mouth. Each of its feet have three claws on them. The bulb on its back has bloomed into a large pink bud. A short brown trunk surrounded by leafy green fronds supports the bud. The weight of this bud prevents Ivysaur from standing on its hind legs and forces its legs to grow sturdy. When its plant is ready to bloom, it gives off a distinct, strong sweet-smelling aroma and starts swelling. Ivysaur will also start spending more time in sunlight in preparation for its upcoming evolution. Exposure to sunlight adds to the strength of both Ivysaur and its plant. This has been Ash's Pokemon since he has first traveled the region but it was a Bulbasaur. Ivysaur is one of the original six Pokemon Ash has.

Wartortle is a bipedal, indigo-blue Pokémon similar to a turtle. It has brown eyes, a dark blue streak on each cheek, and two sharp teeth protruding from its upper jaw. It has three clawed fingers and pointed toes. Bluish white fur covers its long ears and tail. A brown shell with a pale yellow underside encases its body. A thick, white rim separates the upper and lower halves of the shell. As Wartortle grows old, its tail fur will darken, and it may have algae growing on its shell. The shell may also carry scars from past battles. This Pokemon has also been in Ash's party since he has traveled the region but it was a Squirtle. Another of the original six Pokemon Ash caught when he first started out.

Kingler's strong shell covers the outside of its body, featuring a red upper-half, and a light tan lower-half. Its upper half is topped with six tall, thin spikes on the top of its head, resembling the top of a crown. Its lower half doubles as its jaw, with six fangs overlapping its upper body. Its two outer fangs are much larger than the inner two, and are roughly half as tall as Kingler's entire body. Its hips are visibly protruding from its lower body connecting its long, thin legs with claw-like feet. Kingler's main feature is its red claws. Its left-hand claw is roughly twice as large as the other and hard as steel. This Pokemon has been Ash's seventh capture when he first traveled the region but this Pokemon as a Krabby at the time then evolved later on in his travel of the region.

Muk is a large, sticky, amorphous Pokémon, made of living purple sludge. It has two small eyes with beady black pupils. It also has an enormous mouth with a grey tongue and strands of ooze connecting its top and bottom jaws. While it has no visible legs, it does have two arms with three fingers on each hand. However, it typically keeps one hand tucked in while it extends the other hand. This Pokemon is also one of the Kanto Pokemon that Ash caught but not the original six.

Noctowl bears similarity to an owl with brown plumage and has a darker brown triangle pattern of feathers running down its chest. Its wings and wedge-shaped tail are dark brown, while the underside of its wings is light brown. It has bushy, cream-colored feather 'horns' that look similar to a trident or eyebrows. The ring pattern around its eyes and its talons are cream colored, and Noctowl's beak and talons are light pink. Additionally, Noctowl's irises are red. Noctowl can grow a small beard in its elderly stages. This one is different because instead of having the usual brown and light brown coloring this Pokemon has a red and golden yellow coloration meaning it it is a shiny Pokemon. This Pokemon has been caught by Ash when he was traveling the Johto region.

Croconaw is a medium-sized, bipedal, crocodilian Pokémon with a blue and yellow body. Croconaw has three clusters of red spikes on its body: one with three points on its head like a crest, one with two points on its back, and a diamond-shaped spike on its tail. Black markings surround its red eyes. Its lower jaw is yellow and pronounced, and its chest has an asymmetrical, yellow pattern resembling a spotted animal skin. Although Croconaw has been described as always having forty-eight fangs lining its mouth, only six are discernible with four visible when the mouth is closed. It is capable of regrowing lost fangs. Its teeth are positioned like barbed fishing hooks and are impossible to pull out with ordinary strength. This is another Pokemon that Ash caught when he was in Johto but Croconaw was a Totodile at the time.

Heracross is a bipedal, beetle-like Pokémon covered in a blue exoskeleton. There is a long, pronged horn on its forehead. The horn ends in a cross on the male and a heart-shape in the female. On either side of the horn is a short antenna with a spherical tip. Heracross has oval, yellow eyes. Its forearms have a pair of spikes, while its thighs have a single spike each. It has two claws on its hands, and a single long claw on each foot. Another Johto capture but this Pokemon has the habit of trying to get the nectar out of Ivysaur's flower with the Pokemon attacking until the beetle stoped and went away. It just never learns.

Crawdaunt is a primarily red, crustacean Pokémon with a tan underside. It has circular eyes set in deep sockets and a large, star-shaped growth on its forehead. The upper and lower halves of its underside are separated by a pattern of angular red shapes, and there are two blue stripes on its throat. Its forelimbs have two large pincers with spiked edges and tan lower halves form. There are two sets of hind limbs. The foremost pair are simple claws with two spikes, while the rear pair are large and thick with two white claws. A yellow triangle marks the base of its lobster-like tail. This Pokemon was captured when Ash has been traveling the Hoenn region but this Pokemon was just a Corphish at the time.

Floatzel is an orange Pokémon resembling an otter or a weasel. It has two pointed blue fins on its arms and two tails. The yellow flotation device gives the impression of an inflatable life vest. When it lays on its back, the flotation sac could also be interpreted as a sort of inflatable dinghy using its tails as a propeller and its fins as oars. Its forelimbs and tails are tipped in cream, and there is an orange teardrop shape in its cream lower belly. Floatzel also has a circular cream spot in the center of its head, cream eyelids and a pattern of two black triangles on the edges of its cream muzzle. It has one cream spot if it is female and two if it is male. It can use its swimming capabilities to assist in the rescues of drowning people. This Pokemon used to belong to one of Ash's traveling companions when he was in the Sinnoh region but then was traded to him when this Pokemon expressed a like for gym battles. This Pokemon is a male.

Gliscor is a large, mainly blue-purple vampire bat-like Pokémon. Its legs have two toes and a slightly darker circular coloration on the underside, and its tail has two barbs, giving its tail the resemblance of a vampire's fangs. Its arms are red with thin striations, and are completely detached from its black wings, and each are ended with large pincers. Its ears have discernible, red, chambered ear insides, and its eyes are yellow. It has six visible fangs in its mouth, and its waist, like its arms, is red and striated. Gliscor's body resembles an open mouth, with the pointed protrusions coming from its upper torso resembling fangs, further illustrating its vampiric qualities. Another Sinnoh capture but when Ash caught him Gliscor was just a Gligar the evolved later in his travels of the region.

Dewott is a bipedal, otter-like Pokémon that is primarily light blue. It has small black ears, a pointed crest at the back of its head, a red nose, and long white whiskers forming tilted V-shapes. Two pointed teeth are visible in the upper jaw when its mouth is open. Its forelimbs have three fingers on each black paw. Around its waist is a large, dark blue, fringed arrangement of fur, with two scalchops on the thighs. These scalchops are detachable, and Dewott trains to use several techniques with them. Its feet and flat tail are black. This Pokemon was caught by Ash when he was traveling the Unova region but this Pokemon was an Oshawott at the time.

Servine is a slim bipedal Pokémon that is primarily green with a cream underside, and narrow red eyes. It has a yellow V-shaped structure that starts at the chest and extends behind the shoulders. Servine has short limbs and a small crest protruding from the back of its head. Three palmate leaves grow along its back and tail. These leaves are capable of performing photosynthesis, but only while they are clean. Servine will go to great lengths to stay dirt-free for this reason. This swift Pokémon hides in thick foliage or shadows to avoid attacks before retaliating. She has been another one of Ash's captures when he was in Unova but she was a Snivy at the time.

Scrafty is a bipedal lizard-like Pokémon. It has oval, wide-set eyes with small pupils and gray eyelids, as well as small nostrils and a wide mouth with bared teeth. It sports a red crest on its head, similar in appearance to a mohawk. Baggy yellow skin hangs off its shoulders, falling halfway down its back. Scrafty's body is orange, with thin arms and a gray, scaled belly. Its lower body and tail are covered by loose yellow skin resembling baggy trousers. On its tail is a single red scale. This has also been one of Ash captures in Unova but Ash got Scrafty as an egg then the egg hatched into a Scraggy after some time.

"O.K O.K guys I missed you too now can you all please get off of me so I can greet the others" Ash told to his Pokemon muffled because they were still on top of him.

After a few more moments the Pokemon Complied to his wishes and got off of him so that he can greet the other bigger Pokemon.

"I'm glad to see you guys too but this kind of hello can still get some getting use to." He said to the Pokemon while he picked himself off the ground and greeted his other Pokemon: A Snorlax, a Meganium, a Typhlosion, his herd of Tauros, a Donphan, a Swellow, a Sceptile, a Torkoal, a Glalie, a Staraptor, a Torterra, an Infernape, a Gabite, an Unfezant, an Emboar, a Leavanny, a Seismitoad, a Gigalith, and a Krookodile.

Snorlax is a huge, bipedal, dark blue-green Pokémon with a cream-colored face, belly, and feet. Its body is composed of mostly its belly, where most of its fat reserves accumulate. Its head is large, with small, pointed ears and two pointed teeth protruding from its lower jaw. It has large, hind feet with three claws and a circular brown paw pad, and its arms and five foreclaws are short. This rather large Pokemon has been in Ash's Pokemon when he was traveling in the Orange Islands. Careful not to disturb this Pokemon when eating and sleeping. Apparently only Ash can do that, not even the Prof. would dare to try that.

Meganium is a pale green, sauropod-like Pokémon with yellow eyes. It has two stamen-like protrusions sprouting from the top of its nose, each tipped with its own anther. These protrusions are shorter on the female. It has four feet, each of which have three toes. The leaves around its neck seem to have sprouted into a large pink flower with a yellow central pattern and white tips. She was caught when Ash was traveling in Johto but this Pokemon was a Chikorita and then a Bayleef later in his travel in the region.

Typhlosion is a badger-like Pokémon with a bulky yet agile body. Typhlosion is classified as a quadruped, but it is capable of bipedal movement and is frequently depicted standing on its hind legs. When its mouth is open, it shows its thick tongue and sharp canines. It has a short snout and small eyes and ears. Typhlosion's face, underside, arms, and legs are a shade of cream, and its back is dark blue. On Typhlosion's rear, there is a spiky, coarse fringe of fur. Across the back of its neck, there are several red spots that produce fire in battle. Typhlosion will make anything go up in flames when angered, and generates shimmering heat from its body when it is ready for battle. This Pokemon has been captured by Ash during his Johto journey but at the time it was a Cyndaquil then a Quilava during his visit in his Sinnoh journey.

Tauros is a quadruped, bovine Pokémon. It is covered in light brown fur with a thick, darker brown mane around the neck. It has a rounded muzzle with a dark brown nose, and three gray bumps running vertically down its forehead. A pair of curved, gray horns grows from atop its head. Each of its three black tails has a tuft of fur on the end, and there is a single gray hoof on each foot. Tauros is a male-only species with no true female counterpart. Ash has a herd of thirty of them because of a mishap when he was at the safari zone in Kanto when every time he threw a Poke Ball the herd got in the way of his catches but he doesn't regret catching them.

Donphan is a gray, elephant-like Pokémon with a thick, black band of hide running down the length of its back and extending to the tip of its long trunk, resembling a car tire. This tough hide prevents regular attack from inflicting even a scratch. A pair of white tusks, which are smaller on the female, extend from the corners of its mouth. It has thin, elongated ears held out almost perpendicular to its body. Its four short legs are each encircled with a broken, black band and have three toes. This Pokemon was caught by Ash when he was traveling in Johto but he got is as an egg then later on the egg hatched into Phanphy after some time.

Swellow is a large dark blue bird Pokémon with a red breast and face. It has a crest of blue feathers sweeping back from its head, a vertical stripe of blue extending into its chest, and a white belly. It has sharply shaped wings with white undersides and two, red-tipped tail feathers. It has red feet with black talons. It is an impressive dive-bomber, and will never miss its target. It searches for warm meadows while in the air. It also takes great pride in its glossy plumage, and often cleans the wings of other Swellow. This Pokemon was Ash's capture when he was in the Hoenn region but he first caught it as a Taillow then evolved later on in his travel of the region.

Sceptile is a reptilian, bipedal Pokémon. Its neck is somewhat long, and it has two crests on its head. It has semicircular, yellow eyes with red rims. Its lower jaw and a belt-like band across its waist are also red. Along its back, it has two lines running down the middle and two rows of yellow nodules that are described as seeds. Its tail is shaped similar to that of a palm tree's branch. Both of its long arms have two sharp, elongated leaves and three claws. These leaves allow it to use its former signature move, Leaf Blade. Another one of Ash's captures while in the Hoenn region but he got the Pokemon as a Treecko then as a Grovyle.

Torkoal is a tortoise-like, quadruped Pokémon. It has a large black rock-like shell with holes that glow with a red warmth. Its skin is a reddish brown with gray-black bands on its legs and neck. It has a long neck and its eyes seem permanently closed. Torkoal lives in mountains, where it looks for coal. It uses the coal to fill the hollow spaces in its shell, and then burns it for energy. When it blows out smoke from its nostrils and the top of its back, it sounds like a locomotive horn. It blows out black smoke before fleeing and while being attacked. This another one of Ash's Hoenn captures when he traveled there.

Glalie is a spherical Pokémon that consists of a black rock core covered by ice. The icy covering has several holes and spaces across this Pokémon's body. Blue eyes and a mouth with flat teeth are visible through three of these holes. There are two large, black, conical horns on either side of Glalie's head. Its icy body will not melt, and it can control ice by freezing moisture in the air. This ability is used to freeze its opponents, which it then consumes. This Pokemon was also caught when Ash was in Hoenn but he caught it as a Snorunt first.

Staraptor is a grayish-brown, avian Pokémon similar to a large bird of prey. It has small, red eyes and a thin, yellow beak with a black tip. There is a circular white patch on its forehead, which is smaller on the female. Larger white markings cover the front of its throat and chest, separated by a black ruff encircling the shoulders. A red-tipped, black crest extends over its head, nearly reaching the tip of its beak. Staraptor is fussy about the shape of this comb, which it uses to appear larger and frighten enemies. It has large wings, five black-tipped tail feathers, and yellow feet with black talons. Its powerful wing and leg muscles allow it fly effortlessly while carrying a small Pokémon. Upon evolution, this Pokémon leaves its flock to live alone. It can be highly aggressive, persistently attacking even larger foes in spite of illness or injury. She was one of Ash's capture while he was in the Sinnoh regon but he caught it as a Starly then she evolved into a Staravia later on.

Torterra is a bulky quadruped Pokémon resembling a tortoise, with a large shell covering its back. There is a single, oak-like tree and three triangular, stony extensions resembling mountain peaks on the top of the shell. There is a patch of brown, resembling soil, next to the tree. A white rim surrounds the shell, and forms a diamond-shaped continuation on the front. Torterra's body appears sectioned, with the upper half being green and the lower half brown. Its mouth is jagged and at the end of its snout is a dark brown beak, giving it the appearance of a snapping turtle. Its lower jaw is green and there are two large spikes protruding from its cheeks. Torterra's small, red eyes are encircled by a black ring. Its legs are thick and they have four toes each, which appear as if they are actually jagged stones. There are three toes on the front and one on the heel. Another one of Ash's Sinnoh captures but he first caught it as a Turtwig then it evolved into a Grotle later on.

Infernape is a bipedal, primate-like Pokémon that is primarily reddish-brown with sections of white fur on its chest, head, and lower legs. Several gold markings adorn its body: swirled, circular ones on its knees and shoulders flame-shaped ones on the back of its hands, and a stripe around its back that forms two swirls on its chest. On top of its head is a large flame, which is never extinguished. Infernape has an orange, rounded muzzle, long, round ears with blue inside, and a red ridge over its eyes. The eyes themselves are blue with yellow sclera. There are five blue digits on both its feet and hands, and it has a long tail. This quick Pokémon practices a unique kind of martial art that involves all of its limbs. This style uses fiery punches and kicks as well. This Pokemon has also been another one of Ash's captures in Sinnoh but it was a Chimchar then a Monferno later on in his travels in the reigion.

Gabite is a medium-sized, bipedal dragon-like Pokémon that is primarily blue. Its underside is light blue, with red covering it from the middle of its abdomens to the bottoms of its jaw. Gabite has two appendages that resemble jets or plane engines extending out the side of its skull. Each appendage has a blue stripe. It has four fins, one on each arm, one on its back and another on its tail. It has spikes on its hind limbs, and sharp claws on its feet. Its eyes have black scleras and gold colored irises. Another Sinnoh catch but this Pokemon was a Gible at the time.

Unfezant is a Pokémon resembling a gamebird. It is primarily dark gray with lighter gray markings. The light gray markings consist of a heart-shaped patch covering its face and throat, two patches divided by a lacy line on its wings, and intricate stripes with dark rimming on its tail feather. Its beak and eyes are yellow, and it has light gray legs with three clawed toes and a spur on the ankle. She was captured when Ash was traveling the Unova region but he caught her as a Pidove then she evolved into a Tranquill later on in his journey.

Emboar is a bulky, bipedal Pokémon with pig-like features. It has a red nose, large bushy black eyebrows, and two tusks protruding from its lower jaw. Constantly burning flames cover the front of its neck and shoulders. It has shorts legs and thick arms, the arms have orange upper portions while the legs have red upper portions. The all limbs have black lower portions with thin yellow lines where the upper and lower colors meet. These lines are straight on the arms and spiked on the legs. The arms have red lines around the wrists and tufts of fur on the elbows. The hands are tipped with three claws, while the feet have two claws. A large, dark horizontal stripe on the chest of Emboar has swirled yellow markings. Its small tail ends in a tuft of hair. This Pokemon was another one of Ash's captures in Unova but he caught this Pokemon as a Tepig and then as Pignite later on in his travels in the region.

Leavanny is a thin, yellow, bipedal insectoid Pokémon. It has a broad, split leaf around its large, round head and it has long antennae that end in semicircles. Its eyes are red with no apparent sclera. Its tiny thorax is dark green, and its long abdomen is yellow and covered in a green leaf. Its hands are long and leaf-like with a "bite" taken out of each. Its upper arms are also leaf-like, but with a vein of yellow at the top. Its thin legs are yellow with dark green, thick segments around its upper legs, making them appear armored. Another Unova capture when Ash traveled there but first he had to capture her as a Sewaddle then as a Swadloon later on in his journey.

Seismitoad is a bulky, blue, bipedal toad-like Pokémon. Its underside and the speaker-like bumps found on various parts of its body are cyan with black edges around the belly. Its hands and feet have three bulbous digits. Additionally, Seismitoad have red eyes, cyan adornments on its legs, and a long tongue. The various lumps on its body have varying capabilities. The ones on its head can shoot a paralyzing liquid, while the ones on its hands can be vibrated to increase its punching power. It can also vibrate the lumps as a source of torment for its opponents. Ash also caught it when he was traveling Unova but he caught it as a Palpitoad first and foremost.

Gigalith is a blue quadruped Pokémon, with various spiny, crystal-like red features jutting out of its body. Its limbs have gray joints and are topped with red crystalline features, with the two claws on each limb being similar features. It has a red eye inside each ear. Several of the crystalline features are present on its face; three below its eyes, one in the middle resembling a crest, and other crystals to the sides of its head. It compresses energy in the core inside its body that is enough to blow away mountains. It can also store sunlight in its orange crystals and shoot powerful energy from its mouth. It lives in caves and tunnels deep underground. Another Unova catch but Ash caught this Pokemon as a Roggenrola and then as a Boldore later on in his journey when it evolved.

Krookodile has a thick maroon-colored body, black back, and white stomach. It has five triangular spikes on its back: four around the middle of its back, and one large one at the beginning of its tail. Each of the smaller spikes on its back are linked to black, triangular spikes that reach around to its front, slightly overlapping its white stomach. The largest spike sits at the beginning of its long thick tail, which has three, thick, black stripes. The last stripe covers the tip of the tail. Its legs are very short and directly attached to its feet. The feet are wrapped in black and have three white claws facing forward. Krookodile's arms are short and thin with a black stripe around the elbow. Its long, thin fingers are each tipped with a white claw. Its head is slightly pointed and contains a distinctive black membrane that surrounds both eyes. The outline of the membrane angles upward sharply, coming to points above the top of Krookodile's head. It uses this distinctive look to harshly intimidate opponents. Its eyes are very powerful, with variable focus, allowing it to see things at a great distance. Its other notable feature is its long snout, containing a black stripe around the bridge, and large pointed nostrils on the end. Four of its rear and two of its front teeth slightly overlap its lower jaw. Krookodile's jaws are extremely powerful, giving it the ability to crush object as large and durable as an automobile. These features are topped by Krookodile's extremely violent temper. It has been known to clamp down on any moving object, and will do everything it can to make sure its prey cannot escape. A Unova catch but Ash caught it when it was a Sandile then as a Krokorok later in his travels.

After he said hello to his Pokemon and releasing his other five Pokemon from the Poke Balls Ash got right down to what he is planning to do.

"Alright guys I have an announcement to make" After all his Pokemon finished greeting the newcomers and gave him their attention Ash continued "As you all know all of us participated in the recent Kalos league" At the receiving nods of the head from all his Pokemon he continued "Well I'm sorry to say that we lost this league but don't react just yet" He told all of them when he saw that they were going to start something "We made it to the finals before we were eliminated in the last round which means that we made it to the final two of a Pokemon league and let me tell all of you that this was no easy task. Some of you even evolved to help out in making it as far as we did in this league and I'm proud of you all even if you didn't evolve." At the resulting cheer Ash decided to wrap this up "Which is why we are here right now. The Indigo League doesn't start for another four years and until then we are going to train like we have never trained before!" When he saw that got all of his Pokemon riled up Ash decided to go in for the kill "And when the league starts in four years we are all going to take the league by storm and beat everyone who stands in our way of beating this league!" When all of his Pokemon gave off loud cheers approval Ash knew that all of his Pokemon were on his side on this "Great Training starts tomorrow but we can get started on all of this today" When they all gave roars of approval Ash and his Pokemon got to training.

A few hours later when Ash was limping home with an exhausted Pikachu on his shoulder he knew that was a great way to start the training that would get them to the top. When he got home it was already mid afternoon and he was beat both literally and metaphorically speaking. When he got to the door to his home he realized one thing that he forgot to do when he came back home; say hello to his mother. He was totally screwed as soon as he steps through the front door.

Before he had the chance to even knock at the door his mother opened the door and looked on in shock that her son was home early from his journey.

"Uh... Hi Mom" Was all that Ash had to say before he was grabbed by his mother and pulled into a bear hug that would put an Ursaring to shame and squeezed him affectionately in a way that only a mother can when she is reunited with her child.

"Ash I can't believe that you came home so early. If I had known ahead of time I would have set everything up for your welcome home party" Delia Ketchum told her son while still squeezing him with her son returning the hug as best as he can while his oxygen flow is being a little cut off being pulled into this so quickly from his mother.

"I thought I told you that I was coming home a week ago when I called" Ash muffled out breathing a inward sigh of relief that he got away with not saying hello to his mother as soon as he came home.

Suddenly she let go of him coming to a realization herself "So that was what Mimey was trying to say to me when I came home from the store one day a week ago. He was trying to tell me that you were coming home. Oh... I feel so embarrassed at myself for not getting it so that I could plan ahead of time." Delia blushed a light shade of red for not knowing that simple fact and placed both hands on each of her cheeks to further prove her embarrassment on the matter.

"Well don't worry Mom I'm here and that's all that matters right?" Ash questioned his mother to save her from her state of self embarrassment.

"...Well if you say so honey. Come on in I was just on my way to the grocery store to restock on food, cleaning, and garden utensils" The auburn haired woman led her son into the little home to have him see his room and to get settled in after the journey he has had.

After making their way into the small two story with almost everything looking the same and placing his Runner-Up trophy with the other trophies he has on the display case. To which Delia congratulated her son for such an accomplishment in the league. Mother and son made their way to Ash's bedroom where everything looked about the same with only the bed looking just slightly bigger to fit the teen when he wants to sleep without fear of having body parts hanging off the bed.

"So how long are you planning to stay this time Ash" Delia asked her son hoping that he would stay for more than a couple of days because she really missed her baby boy, though he is growing up he will always be her baby boy in her eyes.

"Well for now I'm going to stay here for a while and train to re-enter the Indigo league" He answered his mother while looking around his room and placing his hat by his other hats from over the years and starting to get settled into his home.

"But the league doesn't start for another four years son" She told Ash trying to keep the hope out of her voice at having her son home for more than a few days at best.

"Well that was the plan for the moment, and I want to enjoy some rest, relaxation, and some training before the league starts again in a few years." Ash explained to Delia while making his bed because the weight of the training and the day are starting to get to him.

Well if that's the case the I'm happy that you would stay home with your dear old mother for a while" Delia expressed to her son but while she was going out of his room and looked back at her son she found that he was already asleep with Pikachu by the pillow under his head not too far from him.

Knowing that she will have her son staying home for a good while Delia savored the moment of Ash's first day of being back home. Before she went out to complete her errands for the day Delia said six words to her son who was asleep on his bed with his Pokemon. Six words that would complete the day for the raven haired teen though he could not hear them;

"Good night and welcome home son" Delia said before she left the room.

Little did she know that Ash heard those words and fell into a deeper sleep with a small smile on his face.

AND THAT WAS THE NEW CHAPTER UP AND RUNNING HOPE YOU GUYS LIKED THIS. NEXT UP ASH MAKES A SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR PROF. OAK TO A CERTAIN CITY AND THAT'S ALL YOU GUYS GET. JUST A FEW MORE CHAPTERS OR SO BEFORE THE BETRAYAL HAPPENS AND THIS STORY KICKS OFF. REMEMBER TO VOTE ON WHICH MEGA-CHARIZARD EVOLUTION SHOULD ASH HAVE BEFORE THE POLL CLOSES AND SEND YOUR SUGGESTION FOR THE FINAL FIVE GIRLS IN THE HAREM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ME AND THE NEXT CHAPTER I HOPE WOULD BE POSTED SOON. RATE AND REVIEW. PEACE