Ash's Secret
Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon
An: The inspiration for this fic comes from Saphroneth's Pokemon Fanfiction Master, Pokemon? I have gotten permission to use this story in case I would have unknowingly broke any plagerisum laws if i didn't since i do not fully understand them, I will try not to, and It will end up different. Also I highly recommend you go read Saphroneth's pokemon fanfiction Master, Pokemon? as well as Ashes of the Past by the same author, both in my opinion are excellent. I hope I can do as good even though this is my first story and therefore doubtful.
Summary: Ash Ketchum has a secret. He is actually a female Zorua pretending to be a human male, how does this change the journey. Fem Ash, Pokemon Ash, Strong Ash and team, Ash will win leagues, and have more pokemon then canon, secret will eventually be revealed, no move limit, strength increases over time.
Poll results:
Shiny Articuno: 11
Aritcuno: 4
Shiny Moltres: 2
Moltres: 1
Shiny Zapdos: 1
Zapdos: 0
The next poll of this series of polls is what legendary beast will Ashley catch: Suicune, Shiny Suicune, Entei, Shiny Entei, Raikou, or Shiny Raikou. I'm leaning towards one of the two Suicunes, but it is up to you. This poll is for two weeks and is also poll only, so please vote.
This chapter has information, that I am not sure how people will react about levels. So I am a bit nervous, please read the bottom information for more.
I really hope you all enjoy this chapter.
"hi" = human language
' hi'= thoughts
"hi" = pokemon language
"hi" =telepathy
combinations show multiple types of communication at once either human and telepathy or pokemon and telepathy.
Chapter 13: Safari Zone Problems
Ash, Pikchu, May and Brock entered the Safari Zone pokemon center.
"Hello," Nurse Joy said, "Here for the Safari Zone?"
"Yeah." Ash said.
"Alright head down the path in front of the pokemon center to find the house of Kaiser, the warden of the Safari Zone," Nurse Joy said, "Once there he'll explain the rules and let you in. otherwise keep going to continue without entering the Safari Zone. Good luck."
"Thanks." Ash called as he left after catcing up to Brock and May, who had been keeping him away from Nurse Joy.
When they got to Kaiser's house, he held up a bucket of 30 safari balls, and a fishing rod.
"Listen up." he said while waving his gun around in the other hand, "These are the rules:
Only Safari Balls and a fishing rod allowed
All but one pokemon each trainer group are left in this house until you leave.
After you catch a pokemon follow the path to the back of the pokemon center and give it to Nurse Joy to keep until you leave, to ensure no pokemon battles.
Failure to comply will result in losing your safari zone pokemon."
"I choose Pikachu." Ash said immediately, "You two okay with that?"
"I don't have any pokemon of my own yet." May said, "So sure."
"And your pokemon have proven themselves stronger than mine." Brock added.
"Alright." Kaiser said. "Place your pokeballs i one of those lock boxes."
After Brock and Ash did so, with Ash also adding the locked pokeballs from Ashley. Kaiser gave them the Safari Balls and sent them into the Safari Zone. Eventually they came across two paths.
"I want to go this way." Brock said pointing left. "I heard there were some Rhyhorn down there."
"But I want to go this way." Ash said pointing right." I heard some rare pokemon live down there."
"How do we decide?" May asked.
"How about we split up." Ash said, "I know how to protect myself from pokemon, So I'll go my way alone, While Brock goes his way with Pikachu, and May can go with whoever she wants."
After thinking it over Brock said, "Are you sure you know how to defend yourself?"
"Yeah I'm sure." Ash said. It's true being a pokemon he (she) can defend himself (herself).
"Don't do anything reckless." Pikachu said, as he hoped over to Brock's shoulder.
"I don't do anything reckless." Ash replied.
"You do if someone is in danger." Pikachu replied.
"Ha Ha." Ash said "Hey May, who do you want to go with?"
"I'll go with you." May said.
"Alright." Ash said, "See you soon Brock, Pikachu."
"See ya." Brock said as he and Pikachu went left.
"Bye." Pikachu called.
"Alright let's go." Ash said, as he and May went right.
"So what pokemon do you want?" May asked.
"Well I heard there is a Dratini in here." Ash said. "I'd like one of those, and afte that incident with Tomo and the Kangaskhan, I'd like a Kangaskhan. A Tauros wold be nice as well, and I could do with a Nidoran either male or female, both have appeal to me. What about you? What pokemn do you want May, they will be your first ones?"
"I'd like a Chancey." May decided." They are nurturing which can help when I miss my family more than normal."
"hey we will find them." Ash said, "We're bound to find them eventually. Afterall a journey goes all over a region, and if they aren't in one region we will just go on to the next region."
"Thanks." May said, "Anyway, a Nidoran would also be nice. They are so cute at first, and after they fully evolve they are impressive."
"True." Ash said.
Ash managed to catch both a Tauros and after three attempts a Kangaskhan, and dropped them off without a problem, though May hadn't been able to find her pokemon yet.
Unfortunately trouble was about to happen.
"Where are they?" May asked, after not being able to find the pokemon she wanted, and getting agitated she threw a stone through the woods.
Ash was about to speak when they heard a thud.
"What was that?" May asked looking in the woods.
"It sounded like something being hit." Ash said.
"You don't think I hait a pokemon with that rock do you?" May asked.
Suddenly a green mantis like pokemon with a red mark on his forehead stepped out glaring at May.
"I'm going to say yes." Ash said.
"Worthless human scum." The Scyther said. "How dare you hit me with a rock."*
"I'm sorry." May said seeing the angry look Scyther was giving her. "I was just agitated and threw the rock without looking. It was an accident."
"Lies." Scyther shouted. "You humans are all alike, hurting pokemon for fun, even if you haven't caught them, and the pokemon that help you are no better. Traitors to all true pokemon, who would never accept the rule of a human."
"That's not true." Ash said, "Their are lots of humans who would never hurt pokemon for fun."
"Ash is right," May said, "I would never hurt pokemon for fun, and I really am sorry."
"Lies!" The outraged Scyther exclaimed as he attacked May with a Night Slash. "Take this."
May's eyes went wide as she braced for impact.
Suddenly Ash was in front of her with his arms crossed, and when the attack hit the only thing it did was knock his charm off.
May saw Ash's eyes widen as he followed it with his eyes. Though she did not know why.
"How did ou survive that attack?" Scyther asked before shaking his head. "No matter I'll just go through you."
With that he did a horizontal Night Slash, only for both him and May to be surprised when Ash disappeared with a pop, and a small black bundle of fur go flying at May.
She caught it with an oomph as it hit her stomach.
"What the?" She asked confused.
"So the coward fled." Scyther said, "Don't know how he replaced himself with a ball of fur, but the girl is now defenseless."
With that he attacked May with another Night Slash. Since he thought that as a human he wouldn't need anything else to hurt her badly.
Suddenly, again to both Scyther and May's surprise, the black bundle of fur in May's arms jumped up revealing it to be a small black furred fox, with red fur at the top of the tuft of hair on top of the head, and the eyebrows. Strangely the scruff around the neck, and tail, are the same color as Ash's hair, May noticed.
She alos noticed that Ash had dropped his pokedex, so she picked it up and scanned the fox, after it landed from using Sucker Punch to stop the attack.
"Zorua, the Tricky Fox pokemon. It changes so it looks just like it's foe, tricks it and then uses that oppurtunity to flee. In rare cases this pokeon will pretend to be human so it can go on a journey. This Zorua is wild and all other information can only be given once it is captured." The pokedex stated before automatically switching to translator mode (a mode created for nderstanding Ashley when not in human form, only translates for her, and is mostly used by Professor Oak).
"What the Arceus?" The Scyther said while May thought about what it said.
"Wait a minute?" May said. "In rare cases this pokeon will pretend to be human so it can go on a journey. Ash is that you?"
The fox, now known to May as Ash, although it is actually Ashley, nodded.
"Yeah it's me." Ashley said.
"How dare you protect a human." Scyther said mad, "And even worse, pretend to be one and catch other pokemon."
"I prtoect her because she is my friend." Ashley said. "No, more than that, she is my sister in all but blood." This caused May to smile.
"You are still a traitor." Scyther said tensing. "And from what I know of your kind, you are a dark type. As a bug type I have the advantage. I'll take you out, then your so called sister."
"You may have th type advantage." Ashley said also tensing. "But that's not everything, and I won't let you hurt her. NO MATTER WHAT!"
"I don't want you to get hurt either." May said, after getting the translation.l
Ashley looked over to see May using the translator mode, and replied. "Don't worry, I've been growing at the same rate as my pokemo, and we have gotten al ot of stops for training.** Although I'll need to focus on getting my new pokemon caught up level wise, which will mess the consistancy up. On top of theat I started my journey at level 15. At the rate I've been going, I am currently level 59. I can support myself."
"Levels aren't everything either." Scyther said.
"I know levels aren't everything." Ashley replied. "Levels are just how humans rate us, but except for the moves we learn naturally, It doesn't actually mean anything.*** Otherwise some pokemon would be at level one million like Lord Arceus." This caught May by surpise.
"Enough talk." Scyther said. "It's time for the two of you to pay."
After saying that the Scyther attacked.
First he tried an X-Scissor, howevr Ashley dodged that and used imprison to prevent him from ujsing, Leer, Pursuit, Agility, and Double Team. She then attacked with Shadow Ball.
However he flew over it and came down with Wing Attack.
Ashley dodged using Detect, then used Copycat to get a super effective hit in.
Scyther replied by using Focus Energy, then using Quick Attack to get close and switched to X-Scissor for a super effective critical hit.
This caused a lot of pain for Ashley and he used that time to use Razor Wind.
Ashley dodged with Double Team, and then while he tried to figure out which one was real, she maxed out her special attack with Nasty Plot, before using the copies to avoid him realizing which one was real while she used Fake Tears to minimize his special defense. Then she got in front of him and used Night Daze, blasting him back where he fell.
"You did it." May said.
"Thanks," Ashley replied. "Now I need to find my charm."
"Here it is." May said picking it up, and turning to Ashley.
"Thanks." Ashley said.
"I'm not done yet." Scyther suddenly said, as he used his Fighting Gem to increase the power of Vacuum Wave, plus Technician increaing it even more, and with the effects of Focus Energy fired it for a critical hit towards May before fainting.
Ashley saw this and jumped in the wa to save May. Combined with the injuries from the critical super effective X-Scissor earlier, the critical powered up super effective attack was more than her body could stand and with a loud snap her leg was broken at the point of impact.****
May caught her as she fell, unfortunately she couldn't carry her all the way to the pokemon center without making things worse.
"What do we do." May asked Ashley, who she still thought was Ash.
Ashley thought before coming up with a solution, though it was one she said that she would never do, even in this situtation. However, for May, who she considered a sister, she was willing to make an exception. "Catch me."
"What?" May asked confused after getting the translation.
"Catch me." Ashley repeated. "In a pokeball, I will be stabalized, and we can get to the pokemon center safely, on top of that I am still a wild Zorua so I can be caught by any trainer in the center, and like I told Scyther, I see you as my sister in all but blood. If any one catches me I want it to be you. Although you can only explain to Nurse Joy what happened. No one else."
"ALright." May said catching Ashley and getting her to Nurse Joy, and after explaining what happened waiting for Ashley to get out.
"Well." Nurse Joy said. "Your companion is doing fine. Though she is anxious to see you."
"Thanks." May said before waht Nurse Joy said sunk in. "Wait she?"
"Yes, she." Nurse Joy replied, "That Zorua is a girl, she just usulally uses a male form, though I don't know why. She is waiting for you in the back room. I think she wants to talk to you first, since she is waiting in human form. One that matches her gender this time. Just tell me when you're done talking."
"Okay," May said as she entered the room to see Ashley.
"Ashley?" May asked, "Oh I get it you are actually the same person, just with different teams."
Ashley nodded before giving her a note that asked for her charm so she can talk human, which May gave her.
"Thanks." Ashley said, "Not only does this charm let me speak human, but it also prevents my Illusion from breaking."
"Your welcome." May said, "So why do you use a male form if you are female?"
"When I was making my human form I heard a girl complain that boys had more freedom." Ashley explained, "I wanted that so I made my form male. By the time I realized that it depended on the parent everyone knew me as a boy so I couldn't change, which caused problems in Vermillion. You're not mad are you?"
"No," May said. "You saved my life, and pokemon or not I still consider you my, well I guess the correct term is sister in all but blood."
This caused both of them to giggle.
"Never thought I'd see yougiggle." May said.
"I'm still female," Aslhley said. "I just have to hide it when I'm in a male illusion. Speaking of which, thanks for dealing with Brock. As Ash I can't without blowing my cover. Though if I am ever around him as Ashley when he does that I'll do the same thing you do with my pan. Maybe if we do it together he'll learn."
"Doubt it." May said. "Hey Ashley what did you mean by trouble in Vermillion, and do your pokemon know?"
"While I was in a female form there I caught a male Nidoran that didn't want a girl for a trainer due to growing up around only his sisters, and I promised to trade him. Which I did on the St. Anne for Manami, when she was a Feebas, but it caused my secret to almoset get discovered.*****" Ashley said, "and only pikachu knows for reasons of his own, which he will have to decide to tell you. Speaking of which you can't tell anyone about me being your pokemon. Not even my pokemon, it is a secret. You can tell Pikachu that you know about me being a Zorua, but if anyone finds out that I am your pokemon otherthan the Nurse Joy here, who has promised to keep quite since I saved your life and was to injured to get here without being captured, but I don't know what will happen, but there is a chance that I will not be allowed to be a trainer anymore."
"Don't worry." May agreed knowing how much being a trainer meant to the other girl. "I won't tell anyone, not even my pokemon, and only Pikchu will know I know your secret."
"Thanks, May." Ashley said.
"Your welcome." May replied, "So now what?"
"I guess we tell Nurse Joy we're done." Ashley said.
After they left and informed Nurse Joy, who told thaem that because Ashley is also a trainer, they can both go back to the Safari Zone.
In the Safari Zone, they went to a lake where May managed to catch a Chansey that was sleeping, and Ashley became friends with a Dratini, that allowed her to catch it after stopping Team Rockets electrical bomb, and having her mom, Dragonair sent them packing.
After dropping off Chansey and Dratini, May and Ashley were looking for more pokemon, when they realized it was time to meet up with Brock and Pikachu. So Ashley changed back to Ash. After meeting up they headed back to pick up their pokemon, and found out that Brock had caught a Rhyhorn that he was sending to his families gym, and on the way Ash and May found a pair of Nidoran one male, one female, and threw safari balls to catch them. Ash ended up with the female Nidoran,a nd May with the male.
After picking up their pokemon Ash, May, Brock, and Pikachu continued on thier journey. Although that night Ash, May, and Pikachu talked, with May and Ash telling Pikachu what happened, except for Ashley's capture.
Since May knew Ash's secret, Pikachu decided to tell her his secret as well,a nd after May asked if they were a couple, to their embarrassment and answer in negative. They went back to bed. With May wondering what was next, and Ash, looking forward to his next gym battle, since he only needs two more to enter the pokemon league.
*Like the Spearow Flock in anime hitting a pokemon with a rock would make them angry not easier to capture.
**They have been growing about four levels per chapter
***This is how I see the level system (In real life only), since it is dealing with living beings, so is not only unreliable since everyone is different, but a persons skill can more than make up for a level in real life, where it is just one variable. As such the only actual role leveling up in this will play is when they learn moves naturally. it does nothing else not even affect evolution. Ashley was just trying to comfort May when telling her what level she is assigned by humans.
****The X-Scissor earlier had 80 power (game stats) and a critical hit while being super effective, while the Vacuum Wave had a power of 40, turned to 60 by the fighting gem, and that turned to 90 by the effect of it's ability Technician, plus was also both super effective and a critical hit, hence why the two attacks caused so much damage.
*****This happened in Chapter 6: Vermillion Gym and St. Anne.
I've noticed that a lot of Authors use ANs where they involve some charactrer for fun. So I was wondering if I did would it turn people off, if not then I know how I can introduce that next chapter. If so then I won't. Please leave a review with what you think.