"Speech"
"Flashback thoughts or emphasized speech"
"Thoughts"
Thx again for reading.
Chapter 25: Wait…What?
"Alright guys…I guess this is where we depart for a while…"Nick said.
"Yeah but we can still talk to one another, I mean it's not like we don't have each other's number…" May replied.
"Yeah you're right and Dawn I'll call you just right before I leave alright?"
"Yep, and every night before bed…"
"See you later guys…"Nick says as he climbs back into the cab and start's it up. Moments later he pulls out back onto the dirt road and continues on his route waving until Ash and the gang are out of sight…
Suddenly the truck comes to a halt rather roughly, as the gang turns back around to continue…
Nick leaps back out of the truck and darts back towards Ash and company.
"Hey guys wait up!" Nick said as he was running towards the gang to holding something.
The gang stops and turns back around.
"Sorry but these just came in…I thought they wouldn't come in until tomorrow so I kinda was reluctant to say anything…",
"What Nick? What are you talking about?"
"Huff…puff…hang…on…a…sec…" he replied as he got up to them out of breath.
After a moment…
"Ok now what were you saying?"
"Hah…what I was saying was that I have something for you that I didn't think that would arrive until tomorrow, so I was gonna call and send them to you at a Pokémon center…anyway here you go…Misty…May…Dawn…and here's yours Brock…" Nick replied handing them each a Pokéball.
"Huh? But why…"
"Well I thought it would be nice since I have bookoos of Pokémon and since I saw your guys love for Pikachu I thought…you guys mike like to well have one of your own…"
A/N: yes that word (bookoos) is right… that is just kinda how I talk… (Yes this character is based on me, although I do not drive a big rig for a living…)
"Eh?"
"Yeah go ahead and release 'em", replied Nick.
Misty released hers first out of a dark red and white looking Pokéball a Pichu that was the same color as Pikachu.
"Oooh…so cute", she replied picking it up and holding it up for a hug.
May was next with a yellow and white colored Pokéball, and out popped another Pichu, but this one had a spike on his left ear.
Dawn was third and with a pink and white (or love ball) she released a Pichu but this one was caring a ukulele on his back and he began to play a tune while electrifying the chords as he went.
Finally Brock released his out of a solid pink Pokéball (or a dream ball) that contained a Pichu but this one was extra unusual because it carried a trait that no one would expect. It was the color of a Raichu.
"Cool!"
"Wow…"
"I love him…"
"He's so cute!"
"Hey that's mean…I mean how come I don't get one…" said Ash rather childishly.
…*thump
"Hey! What was that for?"
"Quit being such a jealous inconsiderate child Ash," replied Misty after she had hit him with her fist.
"Alright Ash…"
"I was going to wait to give him to you after the tournament was over as a congratulations present, but something tells me that you might need him here shortly."
"Alright!"
"Ya know you shouldn't give in every time he starts to pout, a little knock on the head would have sufficed."
"Well Mrs. Misty if I would have done that, in front of all of you I felt I might regret it here later on…especially from you…"
"Well…then no more worries, if you feel that he needs it even if I'm present go ahead and do it, I give you full permission."
"Huh? No…"replied Ash scared like until a fist came down upon the top of his head rather hard.
Soon Ash is on the ground knocked out cold and Pikachu is on Latias' shoulder.
"Thanks for the assistance mam…"
"No problem…just maybe not so hard next time…"
"Eh…he's a strong boy he will get over it…anyway when he wakes up give him this ball and tell him to raise it with care…trust me on this one…or he will tear him apart like Charizard did back in Kanto…" replied Nick handing Misty a Ultraball.
"Oh and I almost forgot one more thing…"continued Nick as he pulled out some necklaces and handed them to each of the girls.
"Anyways take extra care guys and I'm glad you like them, just make sure to take care of them, ok?"
"Ok!"
"Well guys now this really is goodbye for a while so look forward to seeing me at your finals matches' Ash."
"Sure…", replies Ash waking up rubbing the top of his head.
Finally Ash and the gang with their new Pichu all wave goodbye as Nick runs back towards the truck and sped off to his next destination.
"Well that was unusual…well we had better get going…"
"Yeah…", added Ash as he was still rubbing his head from pain.
Ash and the gang pick up their new Pichu's and continue on their way into the forest that stood before them.
After about 2 hours of walking…
"Wow I never thought we would get out of there…"
"That is the last time we let you lead us Ash…thankfully the Pichu were here to lead us to this open field…"
"Sorry guys…"
"Well Brock are we at least going the right way now?"
"Well actually…yes we are…surprisingly…"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Well the pokénav is saying that the gym is about 5-10 miles ahead but yet all I see is open plains…"
"Oh yeah you're right…mine says that too…but it says there is a Pokémon center up ahead…"
"Huh? Yeah you're right it's there…I can't believe I missed that…"
"Well I guess we should at least try to get there before dark at least."
"Yeah I agree if not we could be in for some bad karma in the morning."
"Bad karma, what do you mean by that…oh never mind", Dawn asked before taking a look at a rather tired looking Latias.
"If she loses her concentration she will lose her disguise, and if she loses her disguise we are going to be in trouble…"
"Yeah, you're right…alright guys lets go."
The gang arrives at the Pokémon center about 20 minutes later, and places Latias down in a room to take a nap for a while.
"Ya know I'm feely a bit exhausted too, I'm gonna join Lati for a while to get some of my strength back."
"Alright darling, enjoy your nap."
Misty follows Lati and slips into the bed right beside her.
"Alright time to get some more training in before the next gym, so come on out guys!" Ash shouts as he enters the training field outside the Pokémon center.
"Ri."
"Bulba."
"Bay!"
"Dile!"
"Lava!"
"Alright guys how about we practice some moves!"
Suddenly a smoke screen explodes between Ash and his Pokémon.
"Not you guys again!"
"Wow, the dumbass catches on pretty fast when we attack."
"Well, it's plain as day when you do the same thing over and over again, so how about we skip the fanatics and just get started!"
"What? How dare you alright aggron, get out here and kick this dumbass to the curb!"
"You too, dusknoir!"
"Agg!"
"Dusknoir."
"Dusknoir use mean look followed by dark pulse!"
"Aggron add to it with your fire blast!"
"Argh! Pikachu use thunderbolt, Rilou use aura sphere, Bayleaf use razorleaf, and Quilava use eruption!"
The dark pulse, and the fire blast collide with the combined attack of Ash's Pokémon creating another cloud of smoke.
"Guys…Pikachu! Rilou! Bulbasuar! Bayleaf! Totodile! Quilava! Come on get up!"
But only Bulbasaur and totodile manage to emerge from the smoke, as everyone else was on the ground completely drained of their energy.
"Hah! Our plan worked, all except for the last two that managed to get up, but those two are pushovers. Come on lets finish this!"
"Yeah alright! Aggron, Dusknoir double hyperbeam and finish this!"
Both Pokémon begin preparing their attack's as bulbasaur and totodile struggle to get to their feet.
"Come on guys I know you can do it, just give it your all!"
"Bulba…saur!"
"Toto…Dile!"
Both begin to glow white, blinding everyone as they begin to evolve.
"Oh no quick you two, attack full power!"
Both hyper beam's are fired at them and impact them creating another large dust cloud.
"Alright now let's begin clean up, and get these little rascals back to base…"
"Uh guys…"
"What is it teddy?"
"Well I don't think we are done yet…"
"What do you mean they are knocked out, nothing has ever been able to survive two hyper beam's fired at the same time."
"Well I think you better take another look…"
Suddenly as the dust cloud cleared two rather large attacks, a solarbeam and hydropump burst from it impacting both dusknoir and aggron square in the face.
"Huh?"
"Bulbasuar? Totodile?"
"Ivysaur!"
"Croconaw!"
"What they evolved!"
"Alright, you made it guys!"
"Now let's wrap this up, go for it!"
"Ivy!"
"Croconaw!"
Ivysaur leaps into the air and comes down hard on the ground completely glowing with energy, as croconaw is planting his claws into the ground to prepare for an attack.
Suddenly massive vines burst from the ground and trap the balloon piercing it into place, and croconaw opens his mouth for a rather large stream of water to emerge from him, that literally pushes his body back.
Team FOD is overwhelmed by the attack and sent into next century.
"…wow, that was frenzy plant and hydro cannon…"
"Wow guys…I never thought I'd see the day…"
"Ivy…"
"Croconaw…"
Both Pokémon then collapsed onto the ground and coughed up a bit of blood.
"Guys are you ok?"
"Ash! Hey Ash?"
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah I am now…"
"Is that?"
"Yeah they evolved to save everyone from being captured by that damn Team FOD, they just wore themselves selves out…great job guys… I guess that will be enough for today… let's get you guys inside and have Nurse Joy take a look at you."
After a few minutes Ash's Pokémon are in the treatment center, getting taken care of.
"Ash your Pokémon will be fine, although I would recommend that these two get a little extra rest due to their battle as those two attacks were too powerful for them to use and almost tore their insides to dust."
"Alright Nurse joy, I'll let them rest a figure something out tomorrow."
"But that's just it Ash…they may…never battle again…"
Ash is stricken senseless by the new information.
"No…"
"Don't worry Ash that's just a diagnostic for the time being, they might just get better, it's just going to take some time."
"Alright Nurse Joy…thank you…"
Ash quietly stepped past Brock and headed for their room to gather his to gather his thoughts.
Ash then quietly steps into the room where Misty and Lati are still sleeping, as to not wake them.
As he steps out onto the balcony the sun had long set and the moon had begun to rise into the sky.
Ash let out a deep sigh and Lati began to shift around in the bed before waking up very slowly.
"Ash?"
"Hey Lati, did you sleep well?"
"Actually I did until the twins here in your wife decided to wake me up."
"Oh heh…sorry about that…"
"Ash is something wrong?"
"No Lati everything's…"
"Ouch!"
"Hey what was that…"
Lati hold Misty's hammer high in preparation to hit Ash again.
"Alright, alright, I'll speak…just put Misty's hammer down…"
"Good, now tell me what ails you."
Ash replayed the events of what happened earlier to Lati.
Lati holds her hand to her mouth in shock, and runs up to him in tears.
"It's alright Lati, they are going to be fine, and it's just they might not be battling for a while…"
At that moment Misty decided to wake up feeling the twins arguing inside of her begging for their 'momma' to wake up and feed them.
"Hey guys…what wrong?"
"Misty…"Ash sighs
"Oh Misty!" Lati cries.
"Ash what did you do, this time?"
"Nothing…"
"Then why is Lati like this?"
"Well…"
Lati shuts Ash's mouth instantly and replays the events into Misty's mind.
"Oh Lati…Ash…I'm…oop!"
"Alright you two, quick fighting I get it…"
"Come on you two let's get a bite to eat to quell the twins down a bit."
Ash, Misty, and Lati step back into the foyer and grab a quick bite to eat before the cafeteria closed down.
"Alright are you two happy now?" Ash asked.
"Yes very much so thank you." The girls reply.
"So are those two gonna be alright?" Latias continued.
"I don't know Nurse Joy said she'd give me a final diagnosis tomorrow…"
"Well then I guess we had better get some sleep and just wait it out…"
You two go on ahead I'm gonna sit here and stay with them a bit longer…
"But Ash…"
Lati stops Misty and shakes her head.
"Let him be, don't worry after he finds out tomorrow that will ease his mind." Lati says
"Alright Lati…" replies Misty rather disappointed
Ash takes a seat next to the bed in which Ivysaur and Croconaw are sleeping.
Nurse joy walks in a few minutes later and see's Ash, lying over the side of the bed. Rather quietly she walks up to a nearby dresser and pulls out a blanket and places it over Ash as he had fallen asleep in the side of the bed in the chair. She does a quick physical exam of the two Pokémon as to not wake them and as she steps out of the room she cut's the lights.
"Sleep tight"
She closes the door and proceeds down the hall, to finish up for the night.
The next morning…
The two Pokémon wake up at sunrise and notice Ash at the edge of the bed.
Giving a quick sigh, Ivysaur nuzzles him awake.
"Huh? Whose that stroking my face?"
Ash begins to wake up slowly and notice that both of them are up and around with almost no pain.
"Ivysaur, croconaw? You guys are ok! That's good to see."
"Good morning sleepy heads"
"Nurse Joy take a look!"
"Yes I see Ash, let me run one more quick test just to be safe…"
"Sure…"
Ash steps out into the hall and makes a dash for the trainer rooms.
"Guys wake up, Ivysaur and Croconaw have awoken!"
The gang gets up rather slowly and after soon realizing the news follow Ash to the checkup room to see them.
"Ah good timing Ash I just finished their checkup, and it looks like these two have recovered."
*sigh, "That's good to hear…"
"But…"
"But what?"
"They are still recovering from the attacks, so I would recommend they stay out of battling for at least a week's time, just to be safe."
"Oh ok…sorry guys I guess it's time for you to take a rest back at the lab ok?"
"Ivy…"
"Naw…"
"No don't be sad, I just wanna make sure that you two are gonna be alright, so just don't overdo it ok?"
"Saur."
"Croconaw."
"Alright, time to call up the Professor."
Moments later…
"Good morning Ash, you wanna swap again?"
"Actually yes…how did…"
"Well since you've been calling me a lot lately I figured as much. So who are we swapping this time?"
"Well…Ivysaur, Quilava and Croconaw."
"Wait…you mean…"
"Yes…Bulbasaur and Totodile evolved and got injured really badly. Although they are fine now, Nurse Joy recommends they take about a week's break from battling."
"Alright Ash will do…who would you like in return?"
"Well that's a tough one…"
Ash thinks for a minute.
Ash drops his fist in his other hand as if he remembered something.
"That's who…"
"Have you decided Ash?"
"Yeah… Buizel and Gible"
"Alright what about the third one?"
"That's a secret."
"Alright Ash, five Pokémon is not good but hey who am I to say anything, just give me one minute and I'll be right back with your other Pokémon."
Ash places the three Pokéballs into the transporter.
"Take it easy guys…"
"Alright Ash we're ready on this end."
"Same here Professor."
"Alright beginning trade."
The three Pokéballs disappear, and two more reappear.
"Thanks Professor I'll talk to you soon."
"Bye Ash!"
"So Ash, who are you gonna use for your sixth Pokémon?"
"An old friend…"
Ash turns back around and dials the video phone.
"Operator."
"Yes can you connect me to the Officer Jenny in Vermilion city?"
"Yes just one second please."
Meanwhile in Vermilion city…
*sip
"Ah that's good green tea…"
*ring, ring
"Huh? I wonder who that could be…"
"Hello?"
"Officer Jenny!"
"Oh hi Ash…it's been a while"
"Squirt?"
"Squirtle come here, its' Ash!"
"Squirtle!"
"Hi Squirtle."
"Squirtle!"
"How ya been buddy?"
"Squirt!"
"That's good, hey Jenny can I ask a favor?"
"Sure Ash…"
"Can you send Squirtle over for a bit, I'd like to battle with him for a bit."
"Sure Ash, and perfect timing too Squirtle and I were thinking about taking some time off for a bit, isn't that right Squirtle?"
"Squirtle."
"Alright Ash let me get the paperwork in and I'll send him on over, give me about one hour."
"Sure thanks Officer Jenny, just send him over to the…umm."
"Hey Brock what Pokémon center location are we at?"
"Oh um…Brock reply's as he looks thorough his pokénav, location number 54126."
"Did you get that Jenny?"
"Yes I did Ash thanks well see you shortly."
About an hour later…
"Paging Ash Ketchum…paging Ash Ketchum please come to the front desk."
"Here I come Nurse Joy!"
"Here you are Ash this just arrived for you."
"Thanks Nurse Joy…Squirtle come on out!"
"The little turtle appears and glomps Ash into a hug so hard he is on the floor."
"Hey it's good to see you too Squirtle!"
"Squirt! "
"Squirtle, squirt."
"Huh a letter from Jenny?"
Squirtle hands over the note and gives it a read.
Dear Ash,
A many thanks for taking Squirtle with you again; it really has been a while since he's seen any good battle work outside the fire department. Anyway I managed to secure him a good two week's vacation for all his hard work. Take good care of him. See you soon
Sincerely,
Officer Jenny
Vermilion Police Department
"Alright Squirtle you ready to win some matches?"
"Squirtle!"
"Hey Ash? What's all the commotion for?"
"Hey Misty! Look who I managed to grab!"
"Squirtle?"
"Yeah…"
"Hey Squirtle, how you been?"
"Squirtle!"
"Hey Misty who are you taking too?"
"May, Brock, Dawn! Look who decided to come along!"
"Squirtle!"
"Squirtle?"
"Oh yeah that's right you three never met. May, Dawn, Lati this is my old friend Squirtle we traveled back in the Kanto and the Johto region. Squirtle this is May, Dawn and Lati."
"Squirtle!"
"Well since you brought yours, how about I introduce you to mine! Come on out Wartortle!"
"Wartortle."
"Squirtle."
The two of them start talking and Lati listen's in, but when one cracks a joke all three are laughing and everyone just stares.
"Lati what's so funny?"
"Oh nothing, just a joke Wartortle told!"
"Squirt?"
"War?"
"Oops sorry guys, forgot to mention…Lati is really a Pokémon, and is psychic. So nothing escapes her…" Ash says rather uneventfully
"Squirt…"
"War…"
"Don't worry you two I won't say anything…" Latias quietly telepaths to the two turtle Pokémon.
The two of them breathe a sigh of relief.
"Alright now that everyone is here, how about we get going?"
Everyone nodes and follow Ash out.
A/N: Here are the current Pokémon that each of our heroes possess to clear up any confusion
Ash: Pikachu, Rilou, Gible, Bayleef, Buizel, Squirtle
Misty: Azurill, Zorua(Ash), Pichu, ?(Pokémon given to her for Ash by Nick), Starmie, Psyduck
Brock: Sudowoodo, Croagunk, Chansey, Pichu
May: Blaziken, Glaceon, Wartortle, Venusaur, Munchlax, Pichu
Dawn: Piplup, Buneary, Pachirisu, Cyndaquil, Togekiss, Pichu
20 min later…
"Alright guys off to the next gym!"
Suddenly Munchlax explodes out of his Pokéball.
"Hey Munchlax, what have I told you about doing that?"
"Munch!"
Munchlax had smelled the many berries coming from the local area and makes a break for it.
"Munchlax where are you going, there isn't a berry tree here for miles!"
"Hey, come back here!"
"Munch!"
After a short distance Munchlax disappears along with May.
"May! Munchlax!" Dawn cries as she runs after them also passing through the barrier as well.
Latias probes the surrounding area and spots the three in the exact spot in which they disappeared.
"They're alright, it's just…"
"Just what Lati?"
"Well it would be better for you to see than me to tell you…"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Wait someone's coming!"
Suddenly a rather large gust blows through almost blowing everyone down.
"Ahh!"
"Dawn! May! Munchlax!"
"They're ok…just a little shaken up…"
"And by the looks of it it's a Pidgeot…"
"A rather large one at that…"
"Wait what, what do you mean a large one…"
"Well here he comes ask him yourself."
"Welcome trainers to the forth gym area of Vancouver."
"Hey what is this place?"Ash asks bluntly
"Well my mild mannered friend this is a conversion barrier."
"Conversion barrier?"
"Yes, all that step through it are automatically transformed into their Pokémon counterparts."
"What, so you mean…"
"Yes, your friends have become the opposite of what they normally are."
"Opposite?"
"Yes opposite, all humans become Pokémon and all Pokémon become…well…something I like to call Gijinkas."
"Say what now…"
"Gijinkas, well they are Pokémon but they look like humans…you'll see in just a minute, now follow me please."
Ash and the gang follow the mysterious man up to the barrier until he stops.
"Oops almost forgot… guys if you would be so kind as to release ALL of your Pokémon otherwise they are going to be in for a long ride, and girls you can come back through so you may do the same."
May and Dawn step back into sight and rejoin Ash and the gang.
"So May how was it?"
"It was rather weird, I can't really explain it."
"Dawn?"
"Yeah me neither…"
"Alright, now that that's cleared up please release your Pokémon so that we may proceed."
Ash and the gang pull out all their Pokéballs and slowly release them two at a time.
"Oh miss, aren't you going to release your Pokémon…"
"Oh she doesn't have any with her…"
"Oh alright, then now that everyone has done as requested, if you will now follow me through the barrier we can get started."
Ash and the gang with their Pokémon step through and suddenly go from 6 people and a bunch of Pokémon becomes 6 Pokémon and a tourist group.
A/N: alright guys here's where it will get a little tricky…Ash and the gang are now Pokémon and their Pokémon are now human. The Pokémon will be speaking English and well to them Ash and the gang will just be saying their names. (A walk in each other's shoes) all speech will now be translated via different text formats. Normal speech will appear with standard quotes and Pokéspeech will appear with brackets [as such]. As just to make sure you don't get lost in the text only one thing will happen at a time.
So the new formatting will be as such:
"Speech"
"Flashback thoughts or emphasized speech"
"Thoughts"
["Pokémon speech"]
["Thoughts coming from the Pokémon"]
["Flashback thoughts or emphasized speech from Pokémon"]
"Wow…we got taller…"
"Yeah I guess we did…"
"Everyone still here?"
"[So we can understand them?]"
"[Yes just think of yourselves in each other's shoes]"
Ash had become a Lucario, Misty is (plump) Glaceon, May is Blaziken, Dawn is a pink Lopunny, Brock is Swampert, and Latias just reverts to her original form just with a psychic barrier around her to prevent her from being discovered. A/N: basically she looks like her Pokémon self.
"[Oh a Latias, that's rather rare for that to come out…]"
"[Rare what do you mean by that?]"
"[Oh allow me to explain, our barrier is set up so like Pokémon normally are. no two people are the same so everything is set up to just about mirror their personality into a Pokémon form. The thing is very rarely do we get a person come out to a legendary Pokémon…]"
Ash and the gang sweat drop and chuckle softly.
"[Latias relay a message to Pikachu and the other's please…]" Ash asks rather politely
Latias nodes, and informs Pikachu.
"[Pikachu, here is a message from Ash…you are in charge…just try to make sure everyone stays together, I don't want anyone getting lost in here…]"
Pikachu the rest of the group nod, and they start assigning separate tasks.
"[Wow, they're acting like they've done this before…]"
"[Eh…heh…heh…]"
"Um…Mr. Pikachu…"
"Yes my friend, hey who are you? Are you lost little one?"
"Yes…and I don't know where my master is…"
"Well do you know who your master is, or what he or she looks like?"
"Yes…he's a very tall man and has sort of blond hair; he drives a rather large…um…"
"What's wrong?"
"I can't remember what that thing was called…"
Pikachu thinks for a moment on the partial description.
"Was it a truck?"
"Yeah that's it! A truck and he had three little Pokémon with him and…and…"
"His name, what was his name?"
"Oh, it was Master Nick."
"Oh then that means you're the surprise he gave Ash…"
"Huh?"
"Oh there's nothing you need to worry about I'll explain everything in due time, but first we need to know your name little one."
"Oh I'm sorry, it's Shinx."
"Shinx huh…well welcome aboard Shinx!"
"Big brother Shinx!"
"Oomph…"
"The four yellow haired brother's had knocked over the light blue haired youngster."
"Hey guys…what are you doing here?"
"Well we got a new master to take care of us for a bit…"
Pikachu quickly interrupted before they got into too much detail.
"Sorry boys, but can we save the explanation for later I think everyone wants' to get moving…"
"[Wow that was rather unusual]"
"[Yeah…shall we go Pidgeot?]"
"[Sure follow me please…oh by the way names Wayne.]"
"[Hi Wayne, names Ash. Ash Ketchum]"
"[Hi my name is Misty, nice to meet you!]"
"[Hi, I'm Dawn!]"
"[Names Brock.]"
"[Hi I'm May.]"
"[Greeting's I'm Lati.]"
"[Hello everyone, now that we have that all cleared up we need to get going to the direction of the gym so that we may begin your gym challenge]"
"[Cool so what's the goal of this gym?]"
"[Well missy, the goal is for the trainer to fill the Pokémon role and fight not the other way around. When trainers arrive at this gym they are greeted by either me or one of my many brothers and escorted to the main gym. There they are read the basics of what they are to do and are given 24 hours to train themselves, for their first actual battle then afterwards they have to wait for another trainer to arrive if not already done so and complete a double battle to finally earn their badge. Usually since this is one of the more difficult gym's and the trainers actually winning a badge are slim either due to battle experience, lack of patience or just no more trainers showing up to participate. We where one of the reasons why they removed two of the gyms from the gym challenge. After that, less and less people have started to show, but more on that later.]"
"[Anyway since you brought an entire group with you, you don't have to wait. One of these fine friends of yours can gladly substitute for you.]"
"[So you mean they will battle with me in the double battle?]"
"[Yes…so who's it gonna be?]"
"[Well I don't really know…]"
"[Well you're gonna have to pick fast because the day after your first match is completed you will have your double battle.]"
"[Eh…really?]"
"[Yes, that's if you're strong enough to best my master in battle.]"
"[So…]"
"[What you're saying is that Ash is going to be the one battling and not his Pokémon?]"
"[Yes…]"
"[And we can use attacks just like they can?]"
"[Yes…]"
"[Any more questions?]"
"[What about evolving?]"
…
"[No, absolutely not…the form you have arrived in will be the form you leave in.]"
"[Well that clears that up.]"
"[In case you want to know the reason behind it…mainly it was a certain incident that took place about many years ago before I had even started training here.]"
"[Incident?]"
"[Yes…incident someone that had come to the gym for a battle had like Ash here brought someone very dear to him along for the ride. And during the double battle she evolved trying to protect him even though she was at her limit. She almost became a Pokémon permanently.]"
"[Permanently?]"
"[Yes, and a very close one I might add.]"
"[Close, what do you mean?]"
"[Well, I'll just say this if the battle had gone on any longer and we hadn't gotten her out of the barrier any later she would have never been a human again…]"
!
Everyone stands stupefied.
"[Well, how come you didn't do anything in the beginning to prevent this?]"
"[Well my master and his brother did, they required all who entered here to wear everstones at all time to prevent any sort of evolution. But the problem was that when she took off to protect him, her necklace broke and the ever stone dropped to the ground.]"
"[So in retaliation to that they took millions of everstone's broke them up into many small pieces and spread them all over the area of the barrier so that even the slightest slip up could be avoided in an instant.]"
"[Now do you know who it was that this was done to?]"
"[Actually around the island it is widely known, and…]"
"[Well we are the runt here so how about…]"
"[Alright I get it…]"
…
"[The champ and his partner.]"
"[What?]"
"[Not the champ himself that evolved but the partner he brought along with him.]"
"[I figured as much, everything is always about him…]"
"[The champ was a Lucario like yourself Ash only he was yellow, and his partner was a Pikachu.]"
"[A Pikachu?]"
"[Yes well a Raichu after the evolution, but yes.]"
"[Wow…]"
"[The real problem was after the battle…]"
"[Yeah you said you managed to get her out of the barrier in time…right?]"
"[Yes…well it was also something else…]"
"[What?]"
"[She was…]"
"[She was what?]"
"[She was with child…]"
"[Everyone stops and stares at Wayne in shock.]"
"[Yes, she was going to have a baby but we only found out after the match and just as we were about to take the two of them out of the gym.]"
"[Just as we were about to get them out she went into labor and gave birth before we could get her out.]"
"[So…she…]"
"[Actually no she didn't have an egg, but gave birth to a live Pokémon, for the first time in history a Pokémon born like a human would be.]"
"[…after we took them to the Pokémon center on the outskirts we never heard from or saw her again…]"
"[Wow…when all this is over I guess I'm gonna have to give Alex a call to get the after story…]"
Meanwhile just after learning the puzzling information Misty, Dawn, and May decide to step away from the boys and take a break.
"[Ever since then we've tried everything possible to prevent anyone from ever going through that again.]"
"[Alright then since we are on the subject, let's say one of the girls is in that same situation except for the evolving of course and she doesn't fight, will the same thing happen?]"
…
"[Actually I'm glad you asked, and to answer that no they won't. My masters have tested numerous willing subjects and all came out normally. Heck we had one at our competition last year, and they almost made it to the finals. Just keep in mind as long as she doesn't battle she should be fine.]"
"[Phew…]"
"[Let me guess Mrs. Misty there is pregnant.]"
…
"[Yeah, how did…what gave it away?]"
"[Well at first it was just speculation, then your question came up and everything just sort of fell into place.]"
"[You're pretty observant.]"
"[Yeah well…so when is she due?]"
"[Any week now.]"
…
"[How many badges do you have?]"
"[When I beat this gym it will make four.]"
…
"[So you mean to tell me that you plan to finish the challenge in just a few weeks time?]"
…
"[No that's impossible, when she has the kids I will stay with her for about a week and then finish up my gym challenge and win the championship and go home.]"
…
"[Wow kid you have really thought of everything haven't you?]"
"[Well not everything but just about…]"
"[Hmm…]"
"[Well how much further to the gym?]"
"[Only another few minutes, but first before the matches you need to be trained.]"
"[Trained?]"
"[Yes trained, in the art of Pokémon battling.]"
"[But I already know that, that's why I'm here.]"
"[Well then if you know so much then, battle me!]"
"[All right, let's go Pikachu!]"
"[Hah! I just knew you'd far for it!]"
"[Fall for what exactly?]"
"[Ash look at yourself, look at what I am, look at your Pokémon…]"
"[Oh that's right, I forgot well just another stepping stone for me to overcome.]"
"[Now that's just what I like to hear.]"
"[Alright Wayne show me what you got! Don't hold back!]"
"[Are you serious Ash, I've got years of battling experience in the form you have next to none.]"
"[Well I guess we won't know until we try.]"
"[Alright Ash don't say I didn't warn you…]"
"[Wayne takes off into the sky and prepares himself for battle.]"
"[Aerial ace, hah!]"
As Wayne flies directly at him he just stands there and stares like a Stantler in front a pair of headlights.
"[Ash!]"
"[Huh?]"
"[Do something!]"
"[Hmph!]"
"[Bring it on Wayne!]"
"[Alright Ash, this is for being cocky!]"
Wayne lets out a long battle cry emphasizing his power.
Ash just stands in one spot ready for him, shifting into almost the same pose as Rilou.
"[Eh…]"
…
"[Alright Dawn, May lets catch up to the guys so we don't get left behind.]"
"[Sure…]"
"[Right Ash this is for being cocky!]"
"[Huh? What was that?]"
"[Sounds like the boys are having a battle…]"
"[Come on Misty lets go see!]"
"[Yeah…]"
May pulls the wheelchair off her back and opens it up for Misty.
After climbing on, May takes off into a dash.
"[Slow down May…I don't wanna lose my lunch again…]"
"[But Misty I know you don't wanna miss the chance to see Ash battle for the first time.]"
The three of them arrive just as Wayne launches his attack.
"[Take this Ash!]"
Wayne swoops in and Ash makes his move.
Just as Wayne is within striking distance Ash flips over his back shoves his elbow into Wayne's neck and plummets him into the ground.
"[Woah…]"
"[Alright…Ash…I…*cough…give…*cough.]"
"[Wow that was fast…]"
"[Yeah it was, we didn't even get to see the fight…how was it Brock?]"
"[How was what?]"
"[The match, Brock where you daydreaming or something?]"
"[Girls, that was the match, only one move was used by both sides. It all just happened so quickly I can't even begin to comprehend what Ash just pulled off.]"
The girls just stood dumbfounded.
"[Wait so you mean after one attack it was over?]"
"[Well, yes…]"
"[Oi! What's all this ruckus goin' on out here?]"
Suddenly a rather large Toxicroak appears from over the nearby hill opposite of Ash and the gang.
Wayne suddenly shoves Ash off due to the distraction.
"[Oh Master Jiraiya I was just…]"
"[Oh I know just what you was doing, you was fightin' like an impudent fool…]"
"[Please forgive my apprentice here, he doesn't know any better.]"
"[Wow he changed personalities rather quickly…]"
"[Yeah sure, Mr…]"
"[Jiraiya the toad sage, but you can all just call me Jiraiya, and you are?]"
"[I'm Ash]"
"[My name's Misty]"
"[Hi I'm Brock]"
"[Hi I'm May]"
"[My name is Dawn, pleased to meet you!]"
"[The pleasure is all mine, now since you all have gotten this far with little Wayne here I trust one or all of you are here for the gym battle?]"
"[Actually yes master Jiraiya I am.]"
"[Good, well which of these lovely friends of yours will be battling with you?]"
"[Well I haven't decided that yet…]"
"[Well you had better pick the one you might be battling with otherwise we will be getting nowhere fast.]" Wayne replied
"[And we might even have a little situation on our hands if we don't get things done quickly…]" Jiraiya commented.
"[What? Do you mean by that?]"
"[Son I've been here a long time and I've seen my share of people, so I think I should know about the physical condition of everyone who enter this area.]"
"[So then…you know about…]" Ash asked before getting cut off.
"[Yes…just by looking at her I can see she has been well taken care of and is going to have a healthy set of twins.]"
"[Wow…I guess you really do know something…]"
"[Well son…we shall see how things go and when the time comes…]" replied Jiraiya
"[Alright well, not to push anything but I think I'd like to get started A.S.A.P.]"
"[Well son you might just have to wait…]"
"[Wait, for how long?]"
"[Well knowing my brother it could be a few minutes…It could be a few hours…heck it might not even be until tomorrow…]" Jiraiya replied
"[Tomorrow…]"
"[Yes…well…how about you just go and get some training in and I'll come and get ya when he gets up.]"
"[Sure…]" Ash replied.
…
Ash turned around to walk away, but then curiosity got the best of him.
"[But before I go…I do have one more question to ask…]"
"[Alright son, let's hear it.]" Jiraiya replied.
"[Well it's about the champ and the last double battle he had when he was here…I wanna…]"
Suddenly a pair of wings is muffling his speech as someone was trying to keep him from saying something.
"[Whatever you do Ash don't ask anymore…I'm wasn't supposed to say anything about it due to some special circumstances, but please for my sake don't…]" Wayne whispered into Ash's ear.
Bzzt*
"[Ahhh!]" shouted Wayne.
Suddenly Wayne is on the ground twitching and sparking rather quickly.
"[Well it looks like I don't have to go looking after all, how was your nap Ichigo?]" Jiraiya asked.
A Luxray appears from the hallway behind Jiraiya.
"[Wayne I thought I told you to quit telling everyone that story alright, its freggin' demeaning every time you tell it because you don't tell it correctly. Now get up and get inside, I know good a well that I didn't hurt you that bad so stop playing around! And by the way Jiraiya it was rather pleasant until I heard this Pidgey flopping around like the damn fool that he is…]" Ichigo replied rather irritated.
"[Umm…]" Ash tried to say
"[So Mr.…]" Ichigo asked.
"[Ash. Ash Ketchum.]" he replied
"[So Ash I take it you wanna take on our gym huh? Well you got your match, tomorrow afternoon, after our lunch. Don't be late and make sure you get your sleep. Your double match will be two days after your single match at around the same time.]" Ichigo ordered
"[Alright!]"
"[Good, now there is a river about five minutes walk from here and its next a bunch of hilly plains, and it's a perfect place to spar and train for a bit. I suggest you head out there and get to work!]"
"[Thank you very much Mr. Ichigo!]" Ash replied with a bow.
"[No thanks are necessary just make sure to give me and my brother here a good match! That will be all the thanks I need.]"
"[Alright guys off we go!]" Ash shouted rather cheerfully.
"[Alright Ash that gives you twelve hours to learn the art of battle.]" May said out of nowhere.
"[Oh that's ok guys it will be more than enough time to get the flow down.]"
"[Ok Ash if you say so…]" Brock commented.
"[Alright May lets go warm up.]"
"[Eh! Me why me?]"
"[Well it's either you or Dawn, Brock and Misty can't do it because they are going to be busy taking care of other things and Lati really can't do it because she doesn't know how to battle very well.]"
"[And I think considering what you came out to be would be better suited for the match.]"
"[Oh alright then Ash…]" May replied with a deadpan look on her face.
Ash and May locate an open field a few minutes away from where they were setting up camp and begin to warm-up.
"[Alright May hit me with your best shot!]"
After a few tries a rather tall looking young adult with blonde hair and a crimson looking outfit walks up to them.
"Hey guys having fun with your warm-up?" a tall figure asked
"[Ash, who is that?]" May wondered
May looks very perplexed at the approaching Pokémon as he comes closer she gets scared and she hides behind Ash.
"May why are you scared, it's me…" he replied.
"[Blaziken?]"
"Yes it's me, I can't believe we've only been apart for a couple of hours and you've already forgotten who I am…I mean I thought I really meant something to you…even though I was your first… " Blaziken finished almost at a point of disappointment.
Before Blaziken can say anymore May runs up crying and glomps Blaziken into a large hug.
"Thanks May, now that I know you remember who I am how about I help you out a bit with your training?" he replied feeling a bit cheered up.
May nodes wiping away her tears and gives Blaziken another big hug.
"Alright I get it you're sorry, just stop squeezing so hard…"
*huff…"hey Rilou?" he gasped before shouting towards a Pokémon that was under a nearby tree
A rather young teen dressed in navy blue looks up from his nap.
"Hey! Come here and lend me a hand would ya?" he continued.
"Yeah, yeah…I'm coming…" Rilou non-chantly replied
Moments later Rilou arrives at the spot where the three were occupying.
"Hey you Slowbro, what took you so long?" Blaziken asked with a little frustration in his voice.
…
"Alright Blaziken, just what is so important that you had to interrupt my nap?" he asked.
"Well Mr. Attitude, I want you to give me a hand in training Ash here while I train May."
"Aww…do we have too?"
"Yes…just remember the longer we take, the longer we have to stay here, and the more problems it's gonna cause…"
Rilou's face just droops down rather quickly.
"Alright, come on Master you and I shall train at a location I saw on the way here." Rilou replied rather unenthusiastically.
"Oh you mean that waterfall, Azurill and the Pichu's found?" Blaziken asked
"Yes…I will be a good place for master to learn to control his aura abilities."
"Well then good luck Rilou, just one word of caution do not be late." Blaziken warned.
"Alright, you don't have to tell me twice…"
"And if you're not here by dinner I will come looking for you, and if that happens, well…just remember I can call Infernape to help me anytime..." Blaziken said with a hint of darkness in his voice.
Rilou cringes at that name and takes off.
"Come on master…we're leaving now…"
"[Hey Rilou take it easy…]" Ash replied.
…
The two of them soon arrive at the forest.
"Alright master here is your first training exercise. Navigate your way to the location using only your senses."
"[What? How am I supposed to do that?]"
"Your aura, I know you can control it; I know you have been releasing it ever since the tournament back in Sinnoh, I've felt the immense power just following out of you."
"[Eh?]"
"Yes master although since you are a Lucario now, it is a little more under control, just not to the point where you can use it effectively. And this step is absolutely imperative that that you master this otherwise…"
"[Otherwise?]"
"Everything will be for nothing, as all of your techniques will require your absolute focus."
Ash deadpans.
"Now here is your first lesson:"
"Clear your mind of all distractions. That means no sight, no feeling, and no input coming into your brain."
"[Alright…easier said than done…]"
"I heard that!"
"[Wait you can…]"
"Yes, I know how to control my abilities enough to where any manner of speech is easily understood. Now concentrate Ash!"
"[Yes!]"
Ash closes his eyes and begins the focus.
…
Meanwhile back with May and Blaziken…
"Alright May now I know this will sound strange but I want you to try and hit me with everything you got!"
"[Eh?]"
"Yes, you heard me…hit me with your best shot!"
May launches a flurry of attacks, and tries to land a hit on Blaziken.
After many attempts May stops rather exhausted with her claws on her knees trying to catch her breath.
"That was alright May, you did rather well for a first time…but it still needs practice."
"Now when you're ready I want you to try again."
"May nodes still out of breath and calms herself, trying to control her breathing."
"Good that's…whoa?"
"That's it…oops so close, now quit trying to hit and just hit me!"
…
As May and Blaziken continue to train into the afternoon, someone else is training to become better.
"[Aerial ace!]"
Wayne hits his target like he always has and lands nearby.
"[Hmph…still not good enough!]"
["Groah!]"
And he launches a hyper beam out into the sky.
"[Hah…hah…hah…]"
"[So the little Pidgey is wound up, huh?]"
"[Hah…hah…oh shut up…]"
"[Oh don't give me that you ungrateful little…I've beaten you hundreds of time and it never got you this out of focus…]"
"[Well try being beaten in one attack by someone who's never even done this before in their life, to someone like me who's been training under not one, but two people that have been here for more than 10 years!]"
"[Well kid that's just the cruelties of life, you know that…there are some that can pick up stuff in an instant, that takes other many years to even attempt to get down and sometimes they can't even perfect it.]"
"[That kid…what was his name…Ash? Well he is one of those…gifted ones…heck I won't be surprised if he beats Ichigo in the first try tomorrow.]"
"[Then it will be up to me and you to knock him down a notch…right?]"
"[Yeah…]"
"[Well…then I guess we had better get to training then huh?]"
"[Sir!]"
"[Good now, show me what you have learned since we last did this!]"
"[Yeah!]"
…
Meanwhile back at camp…
The sun had already begun to set over the horizon and everyone had begun to get ready for dinner.
"Where is he?"
"Where is who Blaziken?"
"Rilou and Ash."
"Oh, I wouldn't worry too much, especially since Ash is there." Pikachu replied before realizing what he had said.
"That's the main concern; we are in an unfamiliar environment with unfamiliar circumstances…"
"I swear I told him to be back…" Blaziken said under his breath
"Oh look here they come!" Latias said out loud.
Blaziken runs over to meet Ash and Rilou.
"Just where have you been?" Blaziken asked almost in a fury.
"Sorry Blaziken we just…"
"Now don't even think about weaving out of this one, remember Latias is still here and I can just have her read your mind to make sure you're telling me the truth."
"Alright! Alright…"
"Just let's sit down, have dinner and I will explain…"
"Good…"
The group takes a seat around an open campfire, on some logs that Brock had been kind enough to bring over.
"Alright Rilou, now tell us what happened."
"Alright…I was training Ash at the waterfall…"
A/N: for this little flashback section (only) the italics will be the parts that Rilou is narrating.
-Flashback-
"We had been training for several hours and Ash had just gotten the flow down for controlling his aura abilities." Rilou started
"Alright Ash, now that you've gotten the feel down for your aura abilities it time to start teaching you some attacks."
"[Alright…]"
"Now…first…."
"[Rilou!]"
"What?"
"[I want you to teach me the counter…]"
…
"No, you are not ready for that yet…"
"After I teach you some of the others, we shall see if you are ready to learn it…"
"After teaching him force palm, double team, and aura sphere, we got into training him for one more move before we would begin to pack up and head back, until…"
"Alright Ash for your final move that I'll teach you until tomorrow night will be…"
Suddenly a clamp came down from behind us and snatched him up and lifted him into the sky.
"[Yeah we finally got one of their Pokémon!]"
"[But hey, where are all the rest of the twerp's Pokémon? And speaking of which where is the twerp?]"
"The 'twerp' you're looking for is in your stupid claw ass wipes…" Rilou replied still calm.
"[Ass wipes…just who do think you're talking to…we are…]"
"Yeah, yeah I know who you are, just let Ash go and I won't have to hurt you."
"[You…hurt us…hahaha!]"
Both continue to laugh at the remark made by Rilou.
"Alright Ash I'll teach you the counter now, but use it sparingly otherwise…"
"Otherwise?"
"It will drive you mad like it did me before you stopped me that day…"
"Hm…"
"Alright while those two assholes are still laughing their ass off, concentrate and focus all of you energy at one point then when it's at its peak release it all at once!"
Ash nodes and complies.
"Uh…guys…"
"[What is it Teddy?]" the Aggron asked
"Look down at the Pokémon we captured…"
"[Yeah, so?]" replied the tyranitar.
"He isn't moving…"
"[What?]" the aggron shouted in despair.
"I saw him move into that posture and after that nothing…"
"[Well then I guess we need to wake him up then!]" the tyranitar replied in fury
"[Hyper beam!]" They both said
They begin charging up an attack prepared to fire at Ash.
"Ash come on, just keep going until they fire…" Rilou whispered.
"The beam is launched and Ash flies into action, he looks up with a twinkle in his eye enter the counter stance rather quickly and whips it around right back at them."
"Hah!"
"[Nooooo!]"
*explosion
The balloon explodes and sends Team FOD into the sky and Ash sailing towards the ground.
Rilou appears next to Ash, and catches him just as he falls to his knees.
"Great work Ash…"
"[It's all thanks to you Rilou.]"
"Alright Ash a quick rest and then back to your last moves…"
"After I teach him extreme speed and one put in a little more practice with the counter. We pack up and return here. The main reason we came back late is because Ash collapsed a few times and I had to go back and help him back here. When we got within viewing distance of the campsite he refused to let me help carry him, the rest of the way back."
-End flashback-
"So that's what happened…"
"Yeah, but surprisingly we managed to get a whole lot accomplished."
"How about you Blaziken?"
"Yeah well, we got some moves down…it just trying to get her attacks to hit…"
"I mean the target could be within a few feet of her and she will still miss…"
"Let me guess she is over-compensating for her attacks?"
"Actually yes how did…"
"May you blabbermouth!"
Blaziken knocks May upside the head as she is still eating and ends up on the ground.
"[Hey what was that for, I didn't say anything!]"
"Don't give me that, then how did Rilou know that?"
"Well actually there are several reasons I kinda figured it out…" replied Rilou rather smart assly.
"One, your reaction as I said it explained everything, two that is usually the main reason behind most attacks missing is because the user charges up to much power and thus over-compensates for the attack and sometimes even losing control of the attack. Third I could see, hear, and feel the explosions from where we were due to my aura abilities."
Blaziken just sat there dumbfounded and soon regained enough composure to apologize to May.
"Alright you guys, now that we've finished eating lets clean up and break for bed."
"Eh?"
"Don't give me that, Ash put me in charge and I just wanna make sure everyone has enough sleep for tomorrows match. We all know it's something we don't want to miss…"
"Alright…"
"The next day…"
"[Alright Ash, are you ready to get this match started?]"
"[Yes Mr. Ichigo I am.]"
"[Good, that's exactly what I like to here now… for starters just call me Ichigo adding the Mr. makes me sound old and I'll have you know I'm not a day over 25.]"
"[And second?]"
"[Put your head between your legs…]"
"[And kiss your tail goodbye!]"
Both Pokémon lunge at each other in full force.
Ash has started his first actual Pokémon battle, will he succeed and will May ever complete her training? Find out next time on Events Unexpected!