"Speech"
'telepathy'
'character thoughts'
"poke speech"
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The sun rises as the ship nears the docks of Vermilion city. Latias wakes up and feels Ash lying on her wing, his hand holding hers. Latias smiles to herself and kisses Ash on the cheek.
'Good morning Latias. Did you have a nice sleep?' Latios asks.
'I had Ash next to me and you looking over me, how could I not?' Latias replies.
'I see the docks so you should wake everyone up and get ready to leave.'
'Ok, I'll see you outside in ten minutes.' Latias cuts the connection between her and her brother and turns her attention to Ash. She mentally nudges him until he stirs.
"It's too early to wake up, give me a couple more hours." Ash moans.
'We're nearing Vermilion City and need to get breakfast as well.' Hearing breakfast, Ash shot up and jumped out of bed, almost pulling Latias with him and knocking a startled Pikachu to the floor.
"Come on then, let's go!" He exclaims, pulling on his shirt.
"Hey Ash, what's the big idea?" Pikachu cries.
'Calm down Ash.' Latias says levitating over to him and kisses him on the lips.
"Get a room you two." Pikachu says teasingly. Their lips stay locked for a minute as they both loved each other's embrace. They pull apart and Latias says,
'Come on, let's wake the others up.' The two of them go to one room each, Ash and Pikachu waking Brock and Latias waking Bianca and Misty. When everyone is awake, they all go to the restaurant and get some breakfast.
After they have finished their breakfast, they all go out to the bow of the ship, Latias in her human form, as they start to enter the docks.
"It's good to be back in Kanto" Ash says.
"I concur. I can't wait to see my sister's again." Misty agrees, nodding her head.
'It won't be long now until we get to Pallet town.' Latios says, levitating invisibly next to them.
"It'll still take a few days before we reach it though." Brock replies.
'Not if we fly.'
"Are you sure you want to do that Latios? You and Latias will have to reveal yourself to everyone." Bianca asks concerned.
'Don't worry Bianca. We'll get out of the city first and then you can get on our backs before we fly through the clouds. That way, no-one will see us. If they do, they won't be able to find us in the clouds if they have any flying types.'
"Well if you're sure." Bianca replies, still not fully convinced.
"If we fly to Pallet, we won't pass Cerulean city or Pewter City to check up on mine and Brock's family." Misty says.
"Don't worry Misty, we'll visit them after a few days in Pallet.
"I suppose you're right." The boat comes to a rest and the group head for the exit. When they step on dry land, they see a familiar man striding towards them. He had spiky blond hair, a hard face and wearing clothes that shows he was in the army.
"Hey, Lt Surge!" Ash calls.
"Huh? Would you look at that. It's the baby." Lt Surge replies.
"I'm not a baby anymore Surge. I came in the top sixteen in the Silver Conference."
"Just because you have a girlfriend, doesn't mean you're not a baby. Plus you still haven't evolved your Pikachu." Surge tuts, "If you want a pokemon that will win a battle, you need to evolve it."
"I still beat you didn't I?"
"You got lucky kid. I could beat you still."
"Let's have a battle then. One v one, my Pikachu v your Raichu."
"Ok but I'll warn you now, my Raichu is a lot stronger than before."
"And I'll warn you, so is my Pikachu, isn't that right buddy."
"Hell yeah." Pikachu replies, pumped and ready for a fight.
'Are you sure about this Ash?' Latias asks, 'We should be travelling to Pallet.'
"It's fine Latias. Pikachu and I beat these two once, we can do it again." The group walk to the gym and walk out to the battle field. Ash and Lt Surge take their places at one end of the field each, Pikachu on the battlefield. The rest of the group stand by a wall on one side of the building.
"If you want Surge, I'll referee the battle." Brock says.
"Thanks Brock. Now let's get this battle started! Go Raichu!" Surge shouts. His Raichu bursts from the ball and lands heavily, causing some dust to rise from the ground.
"Oh, it's you." The Raichu says with disgust in her voice. "I'm glad I get to fight you again. We have a score to settle."
"I agree, but can you keep up with me yet?" Pikachu smiles.
"Let the battle commence." Brock says.
"Pikachu, use agility."
"Raichu, use thunder."
"Time for you to feel the pain again little brother." The Raichu cries and releases a powerful thunder.
"I can't feel pain if you can't hit me." Pikachu taunts as he uses agility to dodge around the edge of the battlefield.
"Pikachu, use quick attack!"
"Raichu, use thunderpunch!" Pikachu closes the gap between them and slams against the Raichu's stomach, pushing her back a bit. She then clenches her fist, focusing the electrical energy and hits Pikachu straight in the gut, lifting Pikachu high into the air.
"Pikachu!" Ash cries.
"Now Raichu, use thunder."
"Take this!" Raichu cries, unleashing a devasting thunder.
"Pikachu, use thunder too."
"I'll never lose to an electric type move!" Pikachu shouts back, unleashing his own thunder. The two moves collide in the air causing an explosion, throwing both pokemon back.
"Pikachu!" Ash cries, seeing his pokemon thrown back by the explosion.
"Raichu, don't let up and use mega punch!" Surge shouts. The Raichu charges out of the smoke with white fists charging straight for Pikachu.
"Pikachu, dodge them!" Pikachu jumps up and starts to back up while dodging the onslaught of mega punches that Raichu is firing. "Now, retaliate with thunder!"
"Still too slow to hit me Raichu." Pikachu taunts before releasing a devastating thunder attack.
"Dodge it Raichu!" Surge hollers. Raichu tries to move out of the way but because she was close to Pikachu, she couldn't dodge quickly enough getting the full blast of electrical power released by Pikachu.
"Great work Pikachu! Follow up with a double edge!"
"Game over Raichu." Pikachu says, slamming into the Raichu. The Raichu is thrown backwards, sliding across the ground fainted.
"No, Raichu!" Surge cries.
"Raichu is unable to battle. The winner is Pikachu and Ash." Brock says.
"I think that shows that I am better than you." Ash says, walking over to Surge.
"Yeah, I underestimated you Ash. I thought with all the training Raichu has done, we wouldn't lose this time. It shows that you have trained hard too."
"I've had to. I've been traveling the Johto region."
"I'll just have to get a bit stronger then. When will you next be in Vermilion?"
"I don't know. I'm going home for a while and I don't know what I'll do after that."
"Well the next time you're in town, pop into my gym and we'll have another battle."
"You got it Lt Surge." Ash says as they shake hands. He then walks over to the rest of the group. Latias runs to him, hugging him.
'You did it Ash!" she squeals.
"hehehe, of course I did. Pikachu and I won't lose to another electric type, especially Pikachu's evolved form, right buddy." Ash replies as they leave the gym.
"Of course, I like to think I'm the strongest electric type there is."
"We should be moving now. Let's head to Pallet. We've wasted enough time as it is."
"You're right Brock, let's go." The group head to the north of the city to route 6. They leave the city and find a secluded spot where Latias changes to her true form and Latios becomes visible.
'Misty and Bianca, you go on Latias, Ash and Brock, you get on me.' Latios tells them.
"You sure you can carry them all the way Latias?" Ash asks concerned.
'Of course I can Ash. They're not that heavy'
"Ok but if you need to rest, say and we'll stop straight away. I don't want you to hurt yourself."
'I'm fine Ash, you don't need to worry.' Bianca and Misty then climb on her back, 'You should get on Latios so we can get going.' Ash walks over to and climbs onto Latios' back. The group then lift off the ground and fly into the clouds. It takes them most of the day to get to Route 1, just outside of Pallet town by flying in a south-westerly direction. The land in a small forest area so Latios can turn invisible again and Latias can turn back into her human form. Ash, Latias and Pikachu lead the way with the other four behind them.
"I much prefer your true form." Ash says to Latias.
'Thank you.' Latias replies blushing slightly, 'May I ask why?'
"Because it's who you really are, not a façade. I prefer true beauty."
'Awww that's really sweet of you' Latias says, blushing so her cheeks are nearly as red as her feathers. She holds Ash's hand as they continue to walk to Pallet.
"Those two are really cute together." Bianca says, watching the two in front.
'They certainly have good relationship' Latios agrees.
"I'm just wondering what Delia will think of Ash having a girlfriend, and if they tell her, what she'll think of him being in love with a pokemon." Misty says concerned.
"Don't worry Misty. Delia's a very calm lady and I'm sure she'll be pleased for him."
"I don't know Brock, she can be quite odd at times and I don't know if that side of her will cause a problem."
'I highly doubt that she will disapprove of Ash's relationship with my sister. If she wants what is best for him, she should let him chose who he wants to be with.'
"Yeah, you're right. I shouldn't worry." Misty says a bit happier.
"It's only right you were worried. You have some feelings for Ash yourself." Brock replies, only to get a mallet in the face.
"No I don't!" Misty shouts, "He's too immature."
"Whatever you say Misty." Brock says, somehow recovered from the mallet. Misty looks at Ash and thinks to herself. 'Did she really have some feelings for him? Why was she so protective of him?' She dismissed the thought and put it down to being with him too long. The group exit the trees and walk into Pallet. The locals all wave to Ash and the group, congratulating Ash on his achievements. They walk to Ash's house and knock on the door.
"Just coming!" A voice rings out from the inside. The door opens after a couple of seconds and Delia stands in the doorway with a shocked look on her face. "Ash? Is that really you?"
"Of course it is mum. I wouldn't be anyone else." Ash replies, hugging his mum tightly.
"Oh, it really is you. You're finally home. I was wondering when you would get home."
"I took a detour on the way home to see some of my friends again." Ash says, gesturing to Bianca and Latias.
"Well at least you're here now. Come inside and relax. I'll get Mimey to put the kettle on." They all head into the garden and sit around a table.
"I have some news that I need to tell you." Ash says nervously.
"What is it darling?"
"When I first went to Altomare, a pokemon called Latios sacrificed himself to save the city. When I returned, there was a way to revive him. So Bianca, Latios' sister and I all did a sort of ritual to bring him back to life. We managed to do it but I had depleted nearly all of my aura and could barely live. As thanks, Latios and Latias gave me part of their aura to keep me alive. This meant I was unconscious for a few days and when I recovered, I could understand Pikachu."
"What? How can this happen?" Delia replies shocked.
"The aura that the two pokemon gave me passed some of their powers onto me. Furthermore, I can develop more than just pokespeech."
"This is astonishing. Professor Oak would love to know about this."
"I'll head over to his lab later but my second bit of news is that I'm in love."
"Oh my little boy is growing up. Who is it?" Latias stood up and walked over to Ash.
"This is her." Ash says.
"What a beautiful girl. What's your name?"
"She's a mute mum."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know."
'Don't worry Delia. I'm a psychic so I can use telepathy.'
"Oh my, that is a shock."
'My name is Sakura. I was named after Cherry Blossom.'
"That's a lovely name. Are you two twins?" Delia asks Bianca.
"Yes we are. I'm Bianca, nice to meet you."
"Why did you pick Sakura over Bianca Ash? After all, they are identical twins."
"There is something more to Sakura than meets the eye." Ash replies as he looks at Latias smiling. At this point, Mimey brings out the teapot and some cups and the group all take a cup each. The group chat until the tea is all gone and then they head up to Oak's lab.
'What type of pokemon do you have Ash?' Latios queries.
"I have manly some lower evolution pokemon but I do have few stronger looking pokemon too." They head to the Corral to find Ash's pokemon. All of Ash's pokemon are playing together in an area away from the rest of the pokemon. Pikachu jumps off of Ash's shoulder and runs towards the group of pokemon.
"Hey guys! We're back!" All the pokemon turned their heads and saw their trainer walking towards them. They all charged forward towards him with the exception of the Tauros, who were running in another area, and Muk who was probably hugging Oak.
"Hey guys! How've you all been?" Ash asks, getting a reply of general happiness. "Everyone come on out!" Ash cries, throwing his poke balls into the air. Out of the pokeballs came Phanpy, Bayleef, Charizard, Cyndaquil and Snorlax. "I would like you to meet some new friends. This is Latias. Yes, she is a legendary pokemon. She's in her human disguise at the moment. She is also my girlfriend." Ash says, taking hold of Latias' hand. Bayleef was distraught. She had loved him first. She has known him longer and yet he doesn't return her feelings for her even though she has expressed them many of times. She collapses on the ground, crying silently to herself at the back of the group.
"My second friend is Latias' brother, Latios." Ash says as Latios becomes visible.
'Hello everyone, it's nice to meet you all.' Apart from Pikachu and Bayleef, all the pokemon were in awe as they've never seen Latios before. However, before any of the pokemon could say anything, a voice is heard.
"Ash! How on earth have you gotten yourself a Latios?" Ash turns round to see Professor Oak running towards him.
"Hi Professor, how have you been?"
"I'm fine Ash, but you haven't answered my question."
"He's not mine. He's a friend."
"Oh my, your amazing." Oak says, marvelling Latios. "I've heard that your feathers have some special qualities. Can I have one to study?"
'No, I don't mind you studying them but I don't want to risk your findings being used for other uses so I cannot allow you to take them.'
"Oh wow, you can talk using telepathy. This is amazing. Can I study you then?"
'I will not be used as a lab experiment. If you bring up research and me again, I'll knock you unconscious for a few days.'
"Sorry. I guess I got a bit too excited. I'm sorry almighty Latios, I'll go back to my lab now." Oak says, walking away dejectedly.
"Hey. Professor. I have a friend who would like a pokemon to start her journey with us. Can you give her a pokemon?"
"Of course Ash. I even have the starter pokemon from Johto as I wanted to do a bit more research on them."
"That's awesome. You should let my pokemon meet them, they'll get along fine." Ash says walking with Oak towards the lab.
"That's a nice thing to say Ash, I'll keep it in mind." The two of them walk into the lab and see Misty, Brock, Bianca and Tracey talking when suddenly a purple slime creature appears and hugs Ash.
"Hello Muk. I've forgotten how much you like to hug."
"I hug Oak all the time; it's funny."
"Oh well at least it's not me." Oak says. "It's Bianca isn't it? Ash has told me that you want your first pokemon."
"Yeah, I'm really excited. What are the starters here in Kanto?"
"You're in luck because I don't only have the Kanto starters but also the Johto starters as I am studying them a little bit more."
"Oh wow. This is so cool." Bianca says excitedly. Professor Oak walks over to a table with two cases on them.
"Here are the pokemon. First of all is the grass type pokemon, Bulbasaur the seed pokemon. Next is the fire type starter, Charmander the lizard pokemon. The final Kanto starter is the water type, Squirtle, the tiny turtle pokemon." Oak explains releasing all three of the pokemon.
"They all look very friendly. I'm not sure which one I want."
"There are also the other three. There is Chikorita, the leaf pokemon. Then there's Cyndaquil, the fire mouse pokemon and finally Totodile the big jaw pokemon." Oak says, releasing the three pokemon.
"Chikorita and Cyndqaui are quite cute." Bianca says, looking between the two pokemon. "I think I'll pick…."
As promised, this is my second update in a week and will do the same next week so you can all enjoy more of the story.