A/N: So soon? Weird. Yeah I know, but I'm on a roll and I've been off of work for this week. Cool! Anyways like I said, some parts are going to be rushed, while significant events will be in highlights.
Question Time-
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General-
I've looked at all my recent reviews, I'm starting to think things are a little too much for some people. I explain almost everything in the A/N's such as Legendarie's genders and Cynthia's sudden age change. So to clarify it once again, Cynthia is one and a half years older than Ash in this fic, based on what was voted a while ago. As far as Legendary's go, if it's a creature and not a mechanic such as Magnemite, it has a gender. Glad to clarify that. Anyways, if you've suggested me something to look at, I am, have, or will.
Reviews-
Negima Uzumaki-
Q: Theories on New Island
A: Yeah, he pretty much owns it seeing as it doesn't belong to anyone else. And you are right about the uplifted part.
DustyDusty (anonymous)-
Q: Cynthia catching Pokemon
A: There's a possibility. I can't say for sure.
Attis89mackan-
Q: Psychic Powers, Aura?
A: I'm actually juggling in what will happen involving powers, for now, I'm trying to make Ash's empathetic psychic powers make him seem closer to Pokemon in general. As for Aura, I will definitely visit that factor in time…
Mathiasnightlord01-
Q: Comparison on Aura and Psychic?
A: For now, Ash's link with Pokemon involving emotions is simply psychic. I'm pretty sure I'll add anything related to aura when the time comes. But for now, Ash's powers are purely psychic.
PM's-
Greenicedragon1789-
Q: All your questions.
A: All are yes. It seems you hit the future of this fic right on the dot…stay…..out…..of my head. Lol.
Shadowryan
Q: All those comments
A: I like your line of thinking involving peace. Review thingy, no prob.
Kitsunelover3000-
Q: Mewtwo remembrance? Entei's power? Raikou?
A: Eventually. Pretty close as it was based off of the real one. Yeah.
Jake666-
Your question will be answered along the way. Rest assured, it will happen…though the number I'm not sure about yet.
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Chronicles of the Chosen One: Pokemon Master
Chapter 10: Valencia and Tangelo Island
The group appeared on a tropical island. It was none other than Valencia Island. Already the morning sun was beating down on their backs with Ash making subtle complaints about the change of climate. The palm trees and coastal forests were plentiful. The group quickly found the island's pokemon center after exploring the city on the beach. The Pokemon center here was very different from the one's back in Kanto. Ash realized that immediately.
The Pokemon center had thatched roofing with jagged angles and bamboo walls. There weren't any glassless windows. The only reason they knew it was a Pokemon center was because of the giant Pokeball atop it. The lush greenery of the forest outside pretty much camouflaged the entire building from the sides. When they walked through the doorless front door, Ash noticed that there was no air conditioning like the one's on the mainland, hence the open environment. Though, he had to admit that it was cooler in here than out in the sun.
"Anybody here?" Misty called.
"I wonder if there are Nurse Joy's in the orange islands," Brock commented. Ash sweatdropped knowing what would follow if it was true.
As if on cue, they heard the voice of a Nurse Joy. "I guess some things never change," Ash joked.
Brock flipped out, as per usual once he met a Joy or Jenny. "Ahh!" He uttered latching onto the nurse's hands, "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance!" The Nurse looked like the other nurses who fell victim to Brock's foolishness. "Are you related to any of the other Nurse Joy's?"
The nurse answered pleasantly, ignoring Brock's rash attitude. "I'm the second cousin of the sister in law of the Joy in Saffron City. Have you ever been to Saffron City?"
"Oh yes," Brock said brightly, "It's beautiful like you are."
By this time Misty came and tugged on the older teenager's ear. "Look's like Ash isn't the only one who need's a cool down," She commented dragging him away.
"Excuse me," Ash said ignoring his older friends antics, "Could you tell us how to get to Professor Ivy's laboratory?"
"Oh!" The nurse said, "It's very easy. You go straight out of the Pokemon center, make the first left and it's the big white building at the end of Bay View Road."
"Thank you Ma'am," Ash spoke nodding. As Ash, Cynthia, and Pikachu made their way out of the Pokemon center to meet with their older friends, Cynthia questioned Brock's sudden strange behavior.
"What's up with him?" Cynthia asked as they walked towards them.
"Who Brock?" Ash asked, "Oh that's his usual personality when he meets a pretty girl like Joy or Jenny. I just ignore it, but Misty is starting to find it annoying."
"So he's a pervert," Cynthia deadpanned.
"Pretty much," Ash replied grinning, "But he's my best guy friend and we get along pretty well. And somehow, as much as he is rejected, my journey's been a bit more fun with him around."
"Please don't tell me his perverted attitude has rubbed off on you," Cynthia asked rolling her eyes as they walked out the Pokemon center. It was here that he would vaguely return back to his child-like attitude.
"What!?" Ash asked lighting up slightly crimson, "No! I didn't act like that with yo—" He cut himself off there going a slightly darker shade of red. He made a poor excuse for trying to correct himself. "—I mean you haven't seen me act like that around girls, have you?"
Cynthia seemed to catch onto his staggering expressive attitude. So much for a few seconds her expression left her with her mouth agape in a slight grin and her grey eyes slightly squinted. It was as if she didn't know what to say. In fact she kept quiet while Ash made a fool of himself in his very own eyes. He finally gave up trying to let the silence ease his embarrassment. "Let's get to the lab." Behind his back there was a tinge of red filling Cynthia's slightly pale cheeks. The two older teenager's seemed oblivious to the entire event much to Ash's pleasure.
If they didn't know that the building they were in front of was a Pokemon Laboratory, they would've thought that it was a private vacationing home. The building was marble white, which stood out from the constant greenery from the tropical island. It had two floors and possibly a basement.
"Professor Ivy!?" Ash called as they walked into a spacious lobby.
"Hello!?" Misty called out as well, "Is anybody home?"
They stopped looking around. Pikachu looked confused as something from under his feet moved. "Pi?" He uttered looking down. Then he went flying thanks to a trap door. From under the trap door came triplets whom all shared the same looks, hairstyles, and similar fashion.
"Huh?"
"What're you—"
"Doing here?"
"Who are you?"
"Uh…." Brock started as their disbelief overtook them, "Hello there we came here to see Professor Ivy."
"Yeah Professor Oak sent us over from Pallet Town to pick up something," Ash chipped in.
"If you want the professor—"
"She's in the bay—"
"Working with the Pokemon."The entire group sweatdropped. Their voices were the same, and they finished each other's sentences. How weird could this day get? They all spoke this time. "We'll take you to her right now." The group laughed uncomfortably.
Moments later, they descended the same stairs the triplets had come from. The walk led them straight down the side of a cliff side flight of stairs and onto a rocky beach that made a bay-like crescent. Everything seemed peaceful until something shot out of the water. It was a Gyarados.
Misty, Cynthia, and Brock reacted slightly to the sudden surprise of the Atrocious Pokemon. Ash merely stared at it as he felt no harsh emotions from it. He almost didn't notice the woman in a swimming suit next to it. "Very good Gyarados," She said rubbing the large Pokemon's scales. A Cloyster and a Polywhirl floated up out the water alongside her. "I think you all are getting stronger every single day."
"She's got that Gyarados trained and looks as friendly as mine," Ash commented. He like Misty and Cynthia, failed to notice Brock's look of intense stupor on him.
"I wish she'd train me…." He muttered trailing off.
The triplets called out to Professor Ivy. "Professor—!"
"Three friends of Professor Oak are—!"
"Here to see ya!"
"Huh?" Professor Ivy uttered looking ashore. "Oh!" She hopped on Gyarados whom sped towards shore. Misty, Brock, and Cynthia looked shocked at the incoming massive pokemon. Once again, Ash was unfazed.
She hopped off as one of the triplet's toss her lab coat to her. Apparently she had done this before as she was already wearing it as she landed. "Pleased to meet you," She said, "I'm Professor Ivy."
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Over the next few hours, the events were rather boring to Ash, even if it was somewhat educational as far as the G.S Ball went. The G.S Ball was apparently not able to be opened as the four of them had tried various methods to open it ranging from hacksaws, to blow torches, to hammering away at it. After that, there was the short conversation with Professor Oak.
They ended up out in the research area in the forest looking at several of the Pokemon. Professor Ivy explained the various methods they used to study Pokemon such as breeding and just observing their habits, plus something that peaked Ash's Interest. Ash noticed that all the species of Pokemon you'd see roaming around Kanto were normal compared to the one's here. These Pokemon had alternate colored skin and plumage compared to the one's on the mainland. Vileplume had strange designs on their petals compared to the normally black spotted petals of the Vileplume on the mainland. The Nidoran had warmer coats compared to their mainland forms. Weepingbell and Raticate had darker skin and coat as well. She went on to explain that she was here studying environmental variation's that Pokemon take on and their new tropical adaptations. The tour around the lab was pretty cool and Brock seemed to take it all in even more than Ash did.
Ash knew Brock felt like he was in heaven when he finally got the chance to show off his skills in cooking and breeding. They found a tropical Butterfee hanging onto a tree clearly hungry.
"Professor Ivy look," One of the triplets said.
"Oh we've got to do something," The Professor commented looking frustrated for once.
"What's wrong?" Cynthia asked.
"That Butterfree just won't eat," Professor Ivy replied, "We've tried every nutritional combination we can think of that Butterfree needs. It just won't eat."
Brock jumped in the conversation looking at the bowl designated for Butterfree. He took a whiff of it before grabbing a piece of the food and tossing it in his mouth. The Professor, the triplets, and Cynthia flinched in confusion as he chomped down on it. Ash knew he was probably analyzing the taste or something in his own way. "I've got it!" Brock randomly yelled sprinting off and causing everyone to jump, "Be right back…." Fifteen minutes later, Brock had returned with a mixture of ingredients in a bowl.
"What are you doing?" One of the triplets asked.
"I found out a long time ago that Pokemon don't just necessarily eat nutritious food," Brock said mixing the ingredients and bounding them into shavings, "Pokemon like things that appeal to their tastes such as spiciness, bitterness, juiciness, sweetness, sourness, dryness, and how moist the food is. It's a theory I developed by studying their eating habits. Butterfree in general usually like sweet food as do most bug type Pokemon."
"Well," Professor Ivy said blinking, "Taste is a factor to any other diet, so why not? But how can you determine which flavors a Pokemon likes?"
"Only from experience," Brock replied still pounding the shavings into sprinkles, "Done. Let's see what happens." He sprinkled some of the ingredients onto the Butterfree's dish. Almost immediately, the Butterfree caught a whiff of the sweet scent of the sprinkles and dove down to eat.
The Professor and the triplets looked dumbfounded. "That's simply amazing," Professor Ivy commented.
"I noticed a long time ago that Butterfree like sweet things," Brock repeated himself, "So adding mashed up berries would make sure they would eat it up every time."
"I'm embarrassed to call myself a Pokemon Researcher," Professor Ivy said still looking dumbfounded, "when you seem to know more about Pokemon feeding habits."
Ash encouraged Brock's spotlight situation. "Brock knows tons of stuff involving Pokemon breeding," He said, "He wants to be a top Pokemon Breeder." Brock looked at his younger friend with a blank expression.
"Ah a breeder," Professor Ivy commented as her assistants confronted Brock which made him a little nervous.
"Will you teach us all about the flavor's Pokemon likes?"
"Please Brock?" Ash didn't mean to start all of this but it was nice to see that the spotlight was off of him over his championship title.
"Come on you guys," the third triplet said, "We've got to figure out who gets stuck cooking dinner."
"Uh oh….." Ash uttered. It looks like this is going to be a stay-in tonight.
"Huh?" Brock said shaking himself from his stupor, "Cooking?"
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The next part of the tour of the laboratory was the living area. The first thing that came to Ash's mind was….dump. There were columns of dirty dishes and civil ware, piles of dirty laundry, and there was trash everywhere.
"Nice place," Misty said sarcastically, "Whoops." She realized she had spoken that out loud.
"We just got so wrapped up in our Pokemon Research," The Professor said, "We forgot to clean the house and so now we call it—"
"—Our little dump!" The triplets finished.
"Dump's are a lot cleaner," Ash joked. Brock looked mortified. "Uh Brock?"
"So….much…..clean….dirty dishes…," He uttered looking as if he was about to have a spasm, "Floors to be swept! Cooking! Dishes! Mopping! Cleaning!" Brock had officially left their world and went into his own private domain. He shooed them all out and got to work. He was literally a blur with all the chores. Over the next hour, they watched as the dump turned into something that actually looked like a house.
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Ash could really tell that Brock was mesmerized by the entire atmosphere, either that or mesmerized by Ivy. After a nighttime research session involving Vileplume went horribly wrong things were definitely looking as if Brock was going to leave the group. He didn't say anything to Misty or Cynthia as he couldn't confirm his suspicions.
That night, the group found themselves in a predicament. The Research team of Professor Ivy, and the triplets were recording the Vileplume spreading their Pollen that night. Cynthia, Pikachu, Togepi, and Misty were still asleep while the two guys of the group were talking to each other. Mew and Mewtwo were there for the conversation as well. This was the first time they had been allowed outside.
"So what do you think Ash?" Brock asked his best friend. Mewtwo sat on the edge of the marble railing looking at the large full moon. Mew floated lazily around the three of them.
"What do I think about what?" Ash replied as a silent breeze.
"Me staying here."
"With the Professor?"
"Yeah."
"I knew it was coming."
"It's just that," He started, "Their research laboratory is wonderful and all, but it's in disrepair, the four of them are so caught up in their research their house is a mess all the time. I keep thinking that I'll be able to study the Pokemon here in a way that'll make me a better breeder."
"Their growth and eating habits?" Ash replied.
"Yeah," Brock said nodding.
"Then that's okay with me," Ash said smirking, "Just to let you know. I know you plan to probably get too involved with your work."
"I knew you would understand," Brock said grinning, "Anyways, I'm heading down to see them and their research. They said something about Vileplumes."
"Midnight pollinating," Ash answered, "Something I learned that Vileplume do every full and new moon."
"I see," Brock uttered, "Well see you tomorrow morning."
"See you," Ash nodded back. As Brock rushed inside to grab some Sweet roll's he made Mewtwo couldn't help but inquire something. Mew slept like a baby resting against the back of Ash's head and on his backpack similar to how Pikachu use to do while traveling in Kanto.
"So he's leaving us?" Mewtwo asked.
"Yeah," His trainer replied, "He's my best friend but he's got his own life to deal with. I'm not going to stop him."
"I see," Mewtwo replied, "I didn't think you could be separated from your friends like this."
"Friends come and go," Ash said nostalgically, "But your best friends are always there with you. I remember a lot while I was travelling with Brock and Misty. It was the best time of my life, even if I was in a snag a few times. All three of us may argue some, but we've also taught each other things that the others wouldn't have known unless we were traveling together." Mewtwo didn't reply to that. It seemed that he was trying to come to terms with something in his own little head.
"You are a strange human Ash," He uttered after a few moments.
"So I've been told…." Ash replied shrugging though he didn't understand what Mewtwo meant by that.
"I find it funny how Mew was talking about wanting to see the world," Mewtwo said, "But now she's asleep."
Ash laughed slightly. "Yeah…."
But as with everything else in the Pokemon world, things could turn out in horrible situations. Somewhere in the distance, Ash felt a sense of pain from some kind of Pokemon then a shout for help after that.
"Ash…." Mewtwo uttered.
"Let's go," Ash replied.
"Hold on," Mewtwo spoke back lifting Ash in the air with his psychic powers. Mewtwo flew towards the forest where the research team was with Ash alongside.
"Mew!" Mew uttered scrambling around in the air with a panicked notion as she was knocked off of Ash's backpack. She regained her levitation and flew alongside her trainer and brother.
When they landed, they saw that Professor Ivy was on the ground with Brock supporting her. "She inhaled stunspore," Brock said as he held a cloth to his face, "We have to get her and this Raticate to Nurse Joy."
"The Legendary Mew Duo!?" Professor Ivy uttered weakly. Mewtwo merely looked at her while Mew's constant curiousness caused her to look sympathetic.
"Teleport us to the Pokemon Center," Ash said to his two Pokemon.
"Mew!"
"Very well."
And like that, they were at the Pokemon Center. It didn't take long for the Professor to recover or Raticate for that matter. All in all, while Brock stayed behind, Ash returned to the lab to inform Misty and Cynthia of the minor situation. They were still asleep.
He looked down at Cynthia's sleeping form as her blonde long blonde hair curled around her like a protective coat or something. As much as he wanted to tell them of the situation, he couldn't. He couldn't wake Cynthia up. It's not that he wasn't physically capable of doing so, it was just that something stopped him. Something he couldn't deny or confirm. But as much as he questioned the "something", it slipped away from him like a sneaky Ninetails. So he left it alone.
The next morning everyone was up bright and early. Professor Ivy had made a full recovery and was out and about. When Professor Ivy asked if she was hallucinating when she saw the legendary Mew duo the night before, Ash told her all about them. Misty and Cynthia seemed surprised when Brock was still working on some random thing that needed to be done.
"Brock aren't you coming?" Misty asked.
"No," Brock replied, "I'm staying here for a while."
"Huh?" Misty commented.
"If I stay here I can learn more about Pokemon," Brock said, "And besides, these four need me here more than you need me. This place is a disaster when it's not being kept up with." Over time, Misty accepted Brock's choice. Cynthia being new to the group knew that this was probably a tough decision for Brock towards his friends, but knew that this probably wouldn't be the last any of them saw of him.
"Well then," Ash said smirking, "I guess this is it bud." They clasped each other's hand like they usually did.
"Friend's till the end?" Brock asked smirking, "Right Ash?"
"You know it," Ash replied. They waved each other goodbye as they left, Brock's Pokemon sending an equal amount of goodbye's.
"It sure is going to be strange," Misty said, "You know, without Brock around."
"Yeah," Ash replied smiling, "I'm going to miss his cooking that's for sure." The walk to the coast was pretty quick. They already had a destination in mind; a nearby island where a Pokemart was, Tangelo Island.
"So how're we getting there?" Misty asked.
"Simple," Ash replied smirking and pulling out a Pokeball, "Gyarados." He threw out her Pokeball and out came the Atrocious Pokemon. She let out a long moan before lowering herself so they could climb aboard. Ash sat on her head as the others got on her back. Misty had a fear of Gyarados, but it seemed that she was facing her fears now. Cynthia looked as if it was another normal day similar to Ash's experience. And that began the long ride to Tangelo Island.
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When they arrived, they were on a beach that had a city situated right along the coast. Ash jumped off landing in the water about knee height. "Thank's Gyarados," Ash said as his two companions got off her back.
She huffed nodding before Ash returned her to her Pokeball. "Wow," Misty said with her starry eyed expression, "They have a mall on the beachfront!"
"Cool," Cynthia spoke impressed. She needed to get some new clothes that were perfect for summer time in tropical climates. She was dressed for spring in Kanto climates and fall in Sinnoh climates.
"Crap….." Ash uttered. That was the last place he wanted to go, and of course, the mall was right near the Pokemart and he'd probably have to slip away just to get in the Mart. There was a fine reason he didn't like Malls, shopping centers, or anything that had something a girl wanted. Well….maybe there were a few. He remembered the Princess Festival a long time ago when he, Brock, and Misty were back in Kanto. Misty didn't stop shopping, which was weird because all the clothes she bought was shipped back to Cerulean City. Another thing was that he was most likely going to be the guy stuck holding the bags and especially since he was the only guy there.
"What's the matter Ash?" Cynthia asked looking at him with a perplexed look.
"I think I'm going to skip out on going in there," Ash replied subtly.
"Why?"
"Um…." Ash said sweatdropping. For the love of Mew, why did she have to look at him like that? Her expression was soft and curious. "I-uh, hmm- I-don't like malls."
"Who doesn't like Malls?" She asked making a playful confused expression.
"Me," Ash replied a little chipper.
"Aw come on Ash," Misty begged, "We're always traveling so much, can't you take a break for once?"
"Please?" Cynthia said with her innocent expression and puppy dog eyes. Ash stared at her for a few seconds before looking off at the sky. Crap.
"Fine," He said, "But I'm only going in one store. Okay? One store."
"That's fine," Cynthia said as she and Misty noticed something about the Mall's sign which Ash failed to notice.
So they walked inside and to Ash's horror, he found out that it was one big shopping center. It was nothing but a huge room full of clothes. The sign outside said, Mall under new management: Clothes Mart.
"You've got to be kidding me….." Ash spoke.
"You did promise," Cynthia said smirking.
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A pair of shoes, two swimsuits, three summer outfits, and a pair of sunglasses later, they walked out the Mall slash Clothes Mart. There was a huge pang of relief as he found out that he was through with the mall. "Thank you!" He uttered loudly though under his breath.
"Aw come on Ash it wasn't that bad was it?" Cynthia teased.
"I-don't-like-malls," Ash replied, "Misty broke me and Brock from them during the princess festival in Kanto…."
"Oh that's why you hate malls?" Misty asked as if it wasn't a big deal, "That wasn't even that bad."
"Yeah because you didn't tote around clothes all day," Ash replied curtly, "Ironic how I haven't seen you wear a single piece of clothing you bought back then before."
"I do wear some of them clothes!" Misty yelled.
"Oh yeah?" Ash challenged.
"Just not any clothes you can see," She continued quietly.
Ash went a little red. "Whoa end conversation now!" He uttered quickly, "Pokemart time now!" Cynthia giggled at Ash's quick thinking to change the subject, and he pretty much left them in the dust as he was in a hurry to get away.
It took the girls literally an hour and a half to finish their shopping in the clothes store. Ash's trip only lasted fifteen minutes, if that. He came out with Pokemon food, potions, and whatever Brock use to get for taking care of Pokemon when there wasn't a Pokemon center around.
"See," Ash said smirking at the two of them, "I got the necessities and it only lasted fifteen minutes. Twenty minutes tops."
"So you're a guy," Misty said annoyed with Ash's superior-acting attitude.
"And I think you're a girl," Ash replied back plainly easily getting under Misty's skin, "What does that have to do with anything."
"You don't take your time to shop," Misty said frustrated.
"Like you said," Ash said smirking, "I'm a guy." He then added his own little two cents into it. "I think it's in our DNA to be able to go into a store and find exactly what we want at the time and get right back out before the place is swarmed….why take your time to shop when you can hurry on up out of there? Plus I don't like being the one holding the bags…."
"Well—"
She was cut off at an expression that Ash had made. It was an expression of pure pain as if something was calling out to him like a dog with a dog whistle. Ash felt this unbearable amount of emotion coming from some kind of Pokemon. It almost knocked him to his knees at the intensity of the emotion. What was it? Pain? No. Anger? No. Emotional trauma? Yes. Whatever Pokemon he was feeling was nearby and scared to death. He searched the beach area. He saw exactly what the problem was. A species of Pokemon, one he had seen before, called a Lapras was being messed with by three guys. Though, this was obviously a baby Lapras.
"Come on you stupid Pokemon!" One of them said in annoyance with the large pokemon.
"Yeah we're going to need you to listen to us!" Another said.
"Get your butt moving!" The last said hitting the baby lapras with a stick.
"Hey!" Ash shouted running up to them, "What are you doing to that Lapras!?" The three looked at him as if he was just some annoying kid. There was an unbelievable amount of fear spiking in Lapras, so much, that it was leaking into his own confidence and anger at the three.
"Hey buzz off kid," The one on the Lapras' back said, "We're training this Pokemon for our competition against the Orange Crew."
"Well stop what you're doing now," Ash growled, "Back away and leave the Lapras alone."
"Oh yeah?" One of them said, "what are you going to do about it? I bet our Pokemon can take your puny Pikachu."
"Wanna bet?" Ash demanded in an almost feral growl.
"PiKa!" His partner growled.
"Yeah!" One of them said confidently. They pulled out their Pokeball's and tossed a Spearow, a Beedrill, and a Hitmonchan.
"Last chance," Ash said annoyed.
"Shut him up," One of the trainers said, "Hitmonchan use Thunder punch."
"Pikachu….." Ash said venomously, "Crush them."
"Hold it!" Someone said, "Ash noticed that this kid had a green shirt on, red shorts, long hair, and a forehead band. Like some kind of expert, he examined all of the Pokemon involved with the exception of Lapras. "Your spearow's plumage is to dark, Hitmonchan's lacking exercise, and this Beedrill's lost a lot of color. Now this Pikachu has a shiny coat."
"Keep going!" The other trainer said to his Hitmonchan, "We'll show them how tough we are.
"Pikachu?" Ash asked. His number one partner nodded and launched himself towards the Hitmonchan with an Iron Tail. He hit Hitmonchan easily knocking him to the ground. As it fell Pikachu used the momentum from the Hitmonchan to use a quick attack and agility at the same time to hit Spearow, then used an Iron tail on Beedrill. One attack each is all it took to win. The three trainers took off with their Pokemon in panic, being beaten by a Pikachu.
"Impressive," The new kid said as Misty and Cynthia came up, "I've never seen a Pikachu so strong. But this Lapras is sick."
"I know," Ash said, "We've got to get her to a Pokemon center."
"I'll go get Nurse Joy."
"No need," Ash said calling out Mew, "Teleport us to the nearest Pokemon Center."
"What?" The new kid asked as if he didn't process something, "A Mew?" Before he could question everything that had just happened, every one of them disappeared.
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The Pokemon Center's Nurse had taken care of the Lapras instantly, though complications arose. The baby Lapras wasn't taking any medicine. Ash could still feel fear resonating from her. Ash looked out at the Lapras with intense pity. He wanted to know why she was so afraid. Where was her mother? When he questioned Nurse Joy, she answered all questions relating to the Lapras.
"That Lapras is part of a pod that comes around the island all the time," Nurse Joy said, "It was separated from its mother and group when a bunch of poachers were after them."
"How do you know that's what happened?" Cynthia asked.
"It happens all the time," The nurse replied concerned, "The Orange Island Coast Guard are always trying to catch them, but all they manage to do is thwart their plans."
"Then it looks like we'll be going after these poacher's ourselves," Ash said, "But I bet they're not active yet."
"Oh no," The nurse said, "The Lapras' pods only come out before summer and right at the end of it. No one knows where they go."
"I see," Ash replied, "Well….let's see if Lapras will come out of her shell. Stay here."
"What's he doing?" The new kid asked.
"Being Ash," Misty replied.
Ash walked out to the pool where Lapras was. She was cleaning herself. She looked up at Ash with a fearful expression.
"Hey, hey, hey," Ash said softly, "Don't be afraid Lapras." The Transport Pokemon squealed with an expressive plead for him to stay away. "I'm not going to hurt you." He edged closer to the side of the pool as he felt a pang of panic come from her. "How about your mother?" There was a spike of something within her. He acted on this. "Do you want to find your mother?" She chirped in response with a glint of hopefulness. "I promise you. Come with me and I'll help you find her. I'll make sure no one hurts you or her again." There was a shot of disbelief in there but that glint of hope remained. "I've helped Pokemon like you before Lapras, I hate how you were separated from you group. I honestly do. That's why I want to help you reunite with them." There was a standstill in Lapras' emotions. "I'll let you think about it. I'll come back later for you. You need to get better. Not eating or taking medicine will make it more difficult to find your mom."
With that, Ash left back into the Pokemon Center. He could feel Lapras' emotions stirring from hope, to fear, back to hope. He knew her eyes didn't leave his backside as he walked away. He had to do some research on Lapras. If there was even the tiniest percent of a chance that the Lapras would accept his offer, he needed to know more about their species.
He looked anything he could up on his Pokedex about a Lapras. He didn't look at the basic overview on it, he just read through a lot of options.
Pokemon Designation: Lapras
Species: Transport Pokemon
Type: Ice/Water
Average Height: 2.5 meters or 8'02''
Average Weight: 220.0 kg or 450 lbs.
Abilities- N/A
Behavior-
Lapras are highly social and intelligent Pokemon. They keep track of their pod members through resonations that are similar to singing and having sonar's. There have been reported pods up to forty of these pokemon and they usually stick together. In nature they are docile and sing similar to the Whale evolutionary line. Though some reports of telepathic Lapras, it hasn't been proven as of yet, this has stimulated the theory that Lapras are one of the few species who can learn human speech. In general Lapras' do not enjoy fighting. Because of their body structure, it is common to find Lapras' on beaches to eat fruit from nearby tropical trees.
Habitat-
Lapras' are native to cold waters of glacial regions, but will migrate to tropical area's such as the Orange Archipelago to raise their young. Due to hunting, they are extremely rare and nearly extinct. They're natural range are the seas of Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh, the Sevii islands, and the Orange Islands. Recently there were reported sightings within Unova's seas.
Diet-
Lapras eats algae and fruit.
Relationships with humans-
For years up until about thirty years ago, Lapras were hunted for their meat or poached for private game collectors. The Pokemon League has outlawed the hunting of these animals to avoid their extinction. This made Lapras a rare Pokemon, as their populations came up from fifty known Lapras to over five hundred in their natural habitats. There is an estimated number of a hundred or less under the ownership of Pokemon Trainers. Before they were hunted to near extinction, Lapras' seemed to enjoy transporting humans overseas.
Special Abilities-
Singing seems to be a common attribute by these Pokemon. They have been reported singing under the guise of nights in quarter moons to full moons. Though another rarity among their species, Lapras can wield electric type attacks and occasionally Dragon Type moves.
Ash pounded that information in his head. That would explain Lapras' untrustworthiness towards humans, especially if there were poachers still at large trying to hunt them or use them for evil purposes. They quickly found out that the new kid's name was Tracey Sketchit, and he was a Pokemon Watcher. A Pokemon Watcher was someone who studies Pokemon in their Natural Habitat. It seemed that a brief conversation with Professor Oak about the G.S ball, they had a new travelling companion. Tracey always wanted to meet with Professor Oak in person, so he joined them. Ash also swapped out his Bulbasaur and Vulpix for his two new bird Pokemon, Spearow and Fearow. He needed to train them, at least a little. If he could get them to at least as half as good as his other Pokemon, they would be okay. He had had his conversation with Lapras about an hour ago. When his two hour training session with his two bird pokemon was over, he'd go and see how she was doing.
So how did he train his new bird Pokemon? Well for starters, it was time to wear them down. In his training sessions, the first thing he did with new Pokemon was wear them out on the first day he had them in his care. These two were rebellious, Ash could tell. They stood alongside him and his male Pidgeot. "This is how it's going to be," He said to the two. He could feel their resentment. "All of my Pokemon have already been through this. Pidgeot was the first flying type Pokemon I had to do this. You will follow this through. When I say go, you are to fly out over the water and stay in one spot for two hours. You have to stay in one spot in the air. Once you do this or do your best, you'll be rewarded. Don't try to get lazy, that's what Pidgeot's here for. He'll stop you from trying to land on the beach. I can feel your emotions and the stress that's put on you, so I'll know if you two are just slacking. In time, you will be stronger. Disobedience is extremely annoying to me. I've already had one Pokemon who didn't like obeying, but we came to our own terms. If you want to be the strongest you can be, obey. Now get started." With that, Ash watched from in the shade of a palm tree, timing them.
While the two bird Pokemon worked their feathers off, Ash looked at the list of moves they knew. Spearow knew, Peck, Tackle, Quick Attack, Aerial Ace, and Gust. Fearow knew Peck, Tackle, Quick Attack, Aerial Ace, Gust, Air Slash, and Drill Peck. Ironically the Fearow was a Male and the Spearow a Female. He might just have a breeding pair if this training took off for them. He spent most of the two hours cycling through moves they could possibly learn.
"What are you doing?" The subtle voice of Cynthia came from behind.
"Training my two bird Pokemon."
"By making them fly in one spot like that?" Cynthia asked quizzically.
"Yeah," Ash said, "Doing so will help strengthen their stamina. They've got about five minutes left before I let them take a break."
"So you train them by wearing them slap out the first time they're in your care?" Tracey asked skeptically.
"That's how I train all my new Pokemon," Ash replied shrugging, "Just so they know what to expect while they're training with me."
"This is sort of harsh isn't it?" Tracey asked unsure.
"No, harsh is training them with fifty pound weights strapped to their wings," Ash countered, "The first time and expecting them to fly four hours like the other flying types. I train them my way, they get stronger. There's no room for light training with Pokemon under my care. It's all seriousness or none at all." His timer went off. "Hey you two, time's up, come on over here." They flew reluctantly and tiredly over to their trainer. "You're probably hungry. Here you go." He gave them both three pieces of food, each with a hidden supplement in them.
They pecked them right out of his hands. It took a second, but they both suddenly looked rejuvenated. They perked up instantly and Ash could feel a pang of happiness within their emotions. He smiled. "You see? All that training was worth it wasn't it?"
They gave curt nods. In time, these two would open up to Ash and actually might not have resentment towards him. Fearow were naturally rebellious and difficult to handle to inexperienced trainers. Lucky for Ash, he wasn't inexperienced.
"Well," Ash continued sighing a little bit, "Take a break." He returned them to their Pokeball's before heading back to the Pokemon Center. It was time to check up on Lapras.
"So what's it going to be Lapras?" Ash asked the pokemon. It was just him and Lapras again. The fear was turning into more hope. She cooed and swam closer to Ash. She hesitantly lowered her head right to him. Ash put his hand up to rub her. Her skin was smooth for a reptilian-like Pokemon. "Now," He said, "In order to get better, you have to take your supplement. Do that and you'll be ready to travel." He held his palm out with the supplement in his hand. Like his Rapidash her entire mouth covered his palm as she took the supplement. Ash heard a swallow from the large Pokemon and she started to look better. "Ready?" He pulled out a Pokeball. She nodded, tapping it with her head. She was sucked inside.
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"So where are you going now Ash?" The nurse asked him.
"The nearest Orange League Gym," Ash replied, "We've only been in the Orange Islands for a few days, and we have the rest of the summer to go. I figured we could head out tomorrow morning and get a head start."
"Well in that case," The Nurse replied, "Why don't you head to Mikan Island? That's where most challengers go for their first Gym Battle in the islands. Just head North around the other side of the island, and you should be there."
"Thanks," Ash replied.
So for the rest of the day, he trained Lapras, Spearow, and Fearow. He went easy on Lapras as she was still a child and still getting use to him. She knew Ice Beam, Water Gun, and Body Slam. That was it. She would get an update in her arsenal. Ash had to call out his Blastoise to help teach her Hydropump. She was too young to learn more than one move today. He would wait until later to see if she could handle another move.
Tomorrow Morning they would be on their way to Mikan Island, and the rest of the Orange League. With Tracey being around now, Ash felt that the girl verses guy opinion was now equal. Tracey seemed alright, just a bit full of himself involving his profession. All in all, Ash's adventure in the Orange Islands were just beginning…
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