Ash's Pokemon Journey

Summary: This story is about how I think that ash's journey should have gone through, Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova. Smart, a psychic and an Aura user (He'll find out about being a psyphic and Aura user later). I do not own pokemon.

Note: I am not doing the Kalos Region. So fairy pokemon don't exist.

Chapter 25

Murcott Island, Mandarin Island and

Trovitopolis City

Sometime after obtaining Snorlax, Ash and the gang arrived at another island on Lapras. "Hey Tracey," said Ash "what island is this?" "Ah this Ash is Murcott Island," said Tracey" "this island is home to all sorts of bug pokemon". Misty freaked out when she heard that. "Did you say that bug pokemon live here?" stuttered Misty. "Yes I did, why?" said Tracey, confused by Misty's actions. "Misty is afraid of bug pokemon" Ash whispered to Tracey. "Okay," sighed Tracey "well there is a pokemon center here. So we can take Misty there first, then we can explore the island next".

So Ash and the gang went to find the pokemon center first. Misty was whimpering the whole way there; she was scared that bug pokemon would appear in front of her any minute. Unfortunately for Misty, the gang did spot some bug pokemon. They spotted Caterpie, Weedle, Pinsir, Paras Metapod, Venomoth and Beedrill. Misty kept on screaming whenever she saw them. Ash, Pikachu, Tomo and Growlithe thought that this was getting ridiculous and Tracey found it a bit hilarious.

Suddenly Tomo saw something. It was a Scyther and it was really hurt and covered in cuts and bruises. "That Scyther is in a lot of pain" said Tomo. The gang ran over to it at once. "We need to get this Scyther to the pokemon center at once" said Tracey. Tracey got out a potion from his rucksack; the potion was to help Scyther a bit until they got to the pokemon center. Just as Tracey sprayed the potion on Scyther's wounds, Scyther jumped up with fright and got into battle position. "The stinging from the potion must have startled it" said Misty. Tracey tried to talk to Scyther to get it to calm down, but it didn't work. So Tracey sent out his Venonat to use sleep powder to put Scyther to sleep, and that worked. Next he took out a pokeball and tossed it at Scyther; Tracey had captured it. "Scyther is probably going to be cross with me," said Tracey "but this was the only way". Ash, Tomo and Misty understood.

When the gang reached the pokemon center, Tracey gave Scyther to Nurse Joy at once. A few hours later, Nurse Joy came out of the treatment room. "How's Scyther?" Tracey asked her. "Well it's very exhausted and needs lots of rest" said Nurse Joy. "I wonder what caused it to get so hurt like that" said Ash. "Well I think I might know," said Nurse Joy "I've dealt with something like this before. You see as you know pokemon travel in groups and in those groups there is always a leader to guide them. And when it comes to leaders the pokemon would fight each other for leadership of the group". "So I take that means that this Scyther was the leader of its swarm?" asked Tracey. "From the look at it yes," said Nurse Joy "and this Scyther seems to be an old Scyther, so it's quite clear that it got beaten by a younger Scyther".

Meanwhile in the forests, there was trouble. Team Rocket was in the forest. "So this is Murcott Island?" asked Jessie. "Yep," said James "and its home to all sorts of bug pokemon". "Imagine how much money we will get with all the bug pokemon" said Meowth. "So which pokemon should we go for first?" said Jessie. "Well in my opinion," said James "Scyther is the rarest bug pokemon to find". "Yeah and they're said to be the strongest" said Meowth. "Okay then Scyther it is" said Jessie. They found the Scyther swarm at once, in a clearing with lots of trees and a big pond. James brought out a sort of large black card from his kit bag. "What's this thing?" said Jessie. "This holds a very sticky net that catches bug pokemon," said James "I nicked it from the Team Rocket headquarters". "You sure know how to gather cool gadgets Jimmy" smiled Meowth. At the time the Scyther were enjoying the sun and had no idea that they were in danger. James threw the big black card into the air, over the Scyther. Suddenly a big black sticky net sprung from the card and caught all the Scyther. The Scyther looked like flies trapped in a spider web. "We did it" cheered Meowth. "I'll say," said Jessie "but won't they be able to slice their way through the net". "Not really," said James "these nets have very sticky glue on them and their tough to cut through". "So now these Scythers are our way to fortune" smirked Meowth.

Back at the pokemon center, Scyther was having its bandages removed. Suddenly it jolted out of bed. "What's wrong Scyther," said Nurse Joy, rather surprised, "you need to stay in bed". Scyther ignored Nurse Joy and flew weakly through the window, breaking it. The gang saw what was happening and ran outside the pokemon center. "What's going on?" said Ash "Scyther hasn't recovered yet". "Something must be happening in the forest," said Tracey "and Scyther is going back to the forest to find out what. We better follow it". Ash, Tomo and Misty agreed and they all followed Scyther.

Meanwhile the Scythers were struggling like mad in the sticky net. "Okay now to catch them in pokeballs and send them to the boss" said Jessie. "Yes, good thing we always take pokeballs with us just in case" said James. James was about to throw one at the Scyther, when the elder Scyther turned up and stopped them. "Scyther, scyther" said Scyther. "It's telling us to leave them alone" Meowth translated. "That goes double for us too Team Rocket" said Ash. "Oh no the twerps are here" said Jessie. The gang saw the Scythers in the sticky net. "That must be why Scyther wanted to come back here" said Misty. "Scyther, scyther, scyther, scyther, scyther, scyther," said Scyther. "It said it may not be the leader of the Scyther swarm anymore," said Meowth "but it won't let us get away with what we have done". "Okay then then it's time to fight" said Jessie. Jessie released her Arbok, Lickitung and her new pokemon Shellder. James released his Weezing and his two new pokemon Victreebel and Oddish. "I'm glad we have these new pokemon with us" smiled Jessie.

(Flashback)

Back in Kanto, James had been thinking. "You know Jess," said James "I think we need more pokemon for ourselves". "But we've been trying to do that for ages and we never get any new ones from the boss" said Jessie. "That's why I think we should catch some wild pokemon for ourselves," said James "I mean there's no Team Rocket rule that says we aren't allowed to catch wild pokemon for ourselves". "Hmm I like that idea," said Jessie "besides it would help us on stealing more". So Jessie and James had agreed to catch more pokemon. At that time they were near a beach. "Let's split up," said James "then we'll cover more ground". Jessie looked for wild pokemon on the beach and James decided to check out a wood near the beach. James was searching the trees to find good pokemon when he spotted a Weepinbell and an Oddish. "Those two will be perfect" said James, and had Weezing battle them. After Weezing tackled the pokemon a few times, James easily captured Weepinbell and Oddish. Meanwhile Jessie was looking at the ocean and sand to see if any water pokemon were kicking about. At that point she spotted a Shellder. "Perfect" said Jessie, and used Arbok to capture it. Jessie and James met up again later and exchanged their news. "With more pokemon we will be unstoppable" said Jessie. "I agree" said James. Sometime after capturing Weepinbell, James borrowed a leaf stone from someone to evolve his Weepinbell into Victreebel.

(Flashback ends)

"Now to use our new pokemon's real power," said Jessie "Arbok poison sting, Lickitung use lick and Shellder ice beam". "Weezing sludge attack, Victreebel razor leaf and Oddish use petal dance" said James. Scyther used double team and agility to dodge the attacks. But then, since it was still very weak, he began to collapse from exhaustion. "Let's help Scyther" said Tracey, and released Venonat. Ash sent out Pikachu, Tomo Growlithe and Misty sent out Gloom. She had swapped her Goldeen for her Gloom from Cerulean Gym some time ago. Venonat used psybeam, Pikachu used thunderbolt, Growlithe used flamethrower and Gloom used petal dance to attack Team Rocket together and save Scyther. In no time at all the attacks sent Team Rocket and their pokemon blasting off again.

After Team Rocket left Misty had Gloom cut the sticky net with a mixture of razor leaf and petal dance. Then the Scythers went into the pond to wash the glue off themselves. The new leader of the Scyther swarm thanked the elder Scyther and then flew off with the swarm. "There they go," said Tracey "what about you Scyther? Do you want to fly off too?" Scyther shook its head and stepped towards Tracey. "It seems to me that Scyther wishes to stay with you Tracey" said Ash. Tracey smiled. "I agree with that". Then he returned Scyther to its pokeball. Tracey was happy to catch a new pokemon. "Now that's over, can we go back to the pokemon center?" asked Misty. She didn't want to run into anymore bug pokemon. So the gang went back to the pokemon center for the night, wondering what they would come across next.

The gang had come to an island called Mandarin Island and were having a break at a café. Ash wasn't exactly taking a break though; he had been battling trainers for a while. "It feels nice to take a break from travelling for a while" said Misty, sipping a cup of tea. "Yeah," said Ash "I just hope I will have the chance to take a break before any more pokemon trainers battle me". Tomo was playing with Pikachu and Growlithe. Tracey was reading a paper and noticed something very surprising. "Hey it says here that Lorelei from the elite four is here on Mandarin Island" he said. "Really?" said Ash "an elite four member is here on this island?" "What's an elite four member?" asked Tomo. "The elite four are very powerful trainers," Ash explained "I've seen the elite four battles on TV before. Apparently their strength is stronger than eight gym leaders put together". Tomo was amazed by that. "I certainly want to meet Lorelei," said Misty, dreamily, "she's a water pokemon trainer like me. And she knows how to bring out the power of them. She's my idol and hero". "Hero am I?" said a voice behind Misty.

When Misty turned round, to see where the voice came from, she realised that Lorelei was behind her. Lorelei was a beautiful woman, with long purple-red hair, and wore glasses. Misty was surprised to Lorelei in front of her and nearly lost her words. "It's nice to meet you Lorelei," she stuttered "I'm Misty and I'm a water pokemon trainer". Lorelei greeted Misty back and then turned to look at the ocean. Tracey was about to talk to Lorelei, when she shushed him. "The ocean is so beautiful," she said "the gentle wind blows like it's speaking and you can feel the salty air on your face. The blue sky and ocean make's this spot the most beautiful place in the world". From the way how Lorelei spoke, Ash can tell that Lorelei really liked nature.

After listening to her speaking, Ash walked up to her. "Excuse me Lorelei," he said "my name is Ash. And I would like to battle you please". Misty, Tomo and Tracey were surprised with what Ash said. "You see I have watched elite four members like you battle on TV before. So I would like to battle you and see what it feels like to battle an elite four member. So please say yes". Pikachu said yes in his poke-language too. Lorelei smiled. "I accept your challenge Ash," she said "is one and one okay?" "Of course" replied Ash.

Lorelei and Ash got to a clearing, so not to break or knock over anything while they battled. Misty, Tomo and Tracey watched from the side-lines. Ash picked Pikachu, while Lorelei picked Slowbro. 'I better not underestimate this,' thought Ash 'I've seen her Slowbro on TV before and it's a real fighter'. "Okay Pikachu use thunderbolt". Pikachu sent a thunderbolt at Slowbro, shocking it a lot. 'Since electric beat water, Pikachu may have the advantage here' thought Ash. Lorelei was smiling at the time; she didn't appear worried about anything at all. When the thunderbolt finished, Slowbro didn't look like it took a lot of damage. "Wow," said Tracey "Slowbro looks like that thunderbolt did nothing to it". "Well that Slowbro is one of Lorelei's toughest pokemon," said Misty "so it's no surprise that it's still standing strong". Ash was surprised at this as well, but he didn't give up. "Pikachu use thunderbolt again. Before Pikachu could use thunderbolt again, Lorelei gave her Slowbro a command. "Use disable Slowbro" she said. Slowbro's eyes turned blue and stopped Pikachu in its tracks. Pikachu couldn't move. Then Slowbro moved Pikachu into the air and dropped it with its psychic power. "Pikachu are you okay?" asked Ash. Pikachu was getting weak, but he could still fight. "Okay let's use iron tail" said Ash. Pikachu charged at Slowbro, with his tail turning to white. "Mega punch Slowbro" said Lorelei. Slowbro's fists turned white and as soon as Pikachu ran up to it, ready to hit it with his tail, Slowbro punched Pikachu really hard. Pikachu was thrown back badly. Pikachu tried to get back up again, but he fainted weakly, making Lorelei the winner.

Ash walked over to Pikachu, picked him up, and checked to see if he was okay. Lorelei returned Slowbro and walked over to Ash. "Your Slowbro is amazing Lorelei" said Ash. He didn't seem upset, even though he lost. "You are a good pokemon trainer," said Lorelei "I could tell in our battle that you have a good relationship with your pokemon. And your heart and Pikachu's heart were connected in a way. As long as your relationship with all your pokemon is strong, I know that you will become a strong trainer in the future". "Thank you Lorelei" smiled Ash.

That evening, it was time for Ash and the gang to leave. They bid farewell to Lorelei and set off on their journey again.

After travelling through what seemed to be a desert, the gang arrived at a city. "I wonder what city this is?" asked Ash. "This is Trovitopolis City," said Tracey "it's the largest city ever on west Mandarin City". "Finally a nice city to rest in" said Misty. "And a good place for something to eat and supplies" said Ash. Just as the gang were about to walk over to the city, the ground above them gave way and they fell through a hole into the ground. The reason why that had happened was because Team Rocket had set up a trap to catch Pikachu, but of course it failed.

When the gang woke up from being unconscious they realised they were in a tunnel that led to the sewers. "How in the world did this happen?" asked Ash. "I don't know," said Misty "but I want to get out of here". The gang started to walk to try to find a way out. "Trying to get out of here won't be easy," said Tracey "sewers have many twist and turns like underground tunnels do". Just then Tomo spotted something in the underground river. "What is that?" he said. It seemed to be two big vines shooting out of the river. The gang were getting scared by this. "Let's get out of here!" shouted Misty. They ran out fast as they could to get away from the giant vines. Suddenly Tracey saw light and some step ladder. "That must be the exit" he said. The gang climbed up the step ladder one by one, until at last both of them were out of the sewers. "Phew we're safe" panted Misty. "Want in the world was that anyway?" asked Ash.

Suddenly the gang got surrounded by police. "You four are under arrest" said Jenny, while some policed men handcuffed them. The gang were put in jail in no time at all. "What did we do to deserve this?" asked Misty. "Yeah, and it couldn't be because we were in the sewers" said Tracey "something isn't right". A few minutes later, Officer Jenny opened the jail cell. "You are free to go" she said. The gang were relieved. "I do hope that you aren't releasing them" said a voice. It was a middle aged man, with a big moustache. "Yes I am Mr Mayor," said Officer Jenny "these four kids are only passing by to get to the gym on Trovita Island". "I don't want any word of this creature getting out," said the Mayor "so they should stay locked up till next week". "Sorry Mr Mayor," said Officer Jenny "but these kids have done nothing wrong, so I can't have them locked up". The Mayor knew that Officer Jenny was right, so he didn't bother arguing with her anymore. He turned to the kids; "I don't want any of you to leak anything about that sewer creature to the public" he growled. "Why can't we?" asked Tracey "as it's the truth". "Because I say so," said the Mayor "and if you do I will arrest you for endangering public safety". "What do you mean?" asked Misty. "I'll explain" said Officer Jenny.

Officer Jenny took the group to the Mayor's office and explained everything to the gang. "The truth is you kids aren't the only ones who encountered that strange creature you saw in the sewers," said Officer Jenny "lots of people in Trovitopolis City have encountered the creature. It hasn't hurt people, just stealing food. Mr Mayor intends for us to capture it, but there are nearly 500 miles of sewers under the city and 5000 manholes, so capturing it will not be easy". "That's why we need to take drastic measures," said the Mayor "an election is next week. And if word of this creature gets out I'll be ruined". "You don't need to get so upset about it, since the creature is only taking food to eat" said Misty.

Just then there was a knock at the door. "Come in" said the Mayor. It was Nurse Joy at the door and she looked very angry. "My Mayor," she said "I have heard about your plan and I don't like it. You can't do it". "This plan is my business," said the Mayor "so just go back to your pokemon center". "What plan are you talking about Nurse Joy?" asked Ash. Nurse Joy said that the Mayor's plan was to send a swat team to catch the creature and destroy it. "No way!" shouted Tomo. "That's cruel!" shouted Misty. "It's not fair!" shouted Ash. "Yeah and it could be a new species of pokemon!" shouted Tracey. Officer Jenny didn't like the plan either. "Mr Mayor a plan like that is illegal" she said. The Mayor was getting angry. "Enough!" he shouted "I am the Mayor of this city and I will do what I see fits!"

Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey went with Nurse Joy to the pokemon center. "I don't like that Mayor" said Tomo. "Neither do I," said Misty "a mean man like that doesn't deserve to be Mayor". "Your right about that" said a voice. A middle aged man, with short brown hair, was in the pokemon center with them. "Oh hi Thomas" said Nurse Joy, and introduced him to the gang. "I take it you've heard about the Mayor's plan?" asked Nurse Joy. "Yes I have," said Thomas "and it doesn't surprise me one bit that he would think of something cruel like that". "I take you know the Mayor well huh?" asked Misty. "Yes I do," said Thomas "I've known him since we were kids, and even as a kid he was always cruel and selfish, both to humans and pokemon". "You weren't friends were you?" asked Tracey. "Absolutely not," said Thomas "he always bullied me and my friends when we were kids. And whenever we had pokemon of our own, he would always insult them". "If I was to know better," said Ash "I would think that the Mayor only thinks about his reputation as Mayor rather than anything else". "Your right about that," said Nurse Joy "and being elected as Mayor again is his only concern now. And he has put up campaign posters all over the place and also built a statue of himself". "Well we can't worry about him now," said Ash "we need to find that creature before the swat team do, or they will destroy it". "I agree with that," said Thomas "and I wish to search for it with you". Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey agreed.

Thomas and the gang went to the manhole that the gang came out of some time ago. "Good the swat team isn't here yet," said Thomas "so now's our chance". They all went down the stepladder one by one, until they all got into the sewer. "Okay so how shall we start looking for it?" asked Misty. "I have a pokemon that will help us" said Ash, and released his Muk from his pokeball. "Using Muk is a good idea," said Tracey "besides Grimer and Muk are known for living in sewers". With Muk's help, the gang walked through the sewers to find the mysterious creature. They also had torches with them to light the way.

Meanwhile, the Mayor had his swat team cover up every manhole and seal the sewer shut; that way the creature couldn't be able to get out of the sewer. Nurse Joy heard about that plan and spoke with the Mayor. "Mr Mayor I can't believe you sent your swat team to cover up every manhole in this city," she said "Thomas and the kids are still in the sewers and they won't be able to get out". "It's not my problem," said Mr Mayor "people shouldn't play in the sewers anyway. With the manholes all covered up the creature is now secured. Besides once the election next week is finished I'll release Thomas and the kids then". Nurse Joy was getting angrier with the Mayor. So angry she wanted to hit him.

Back at the sewers, Thomas and the gang came to a sort of a dead end tunnel. Muk pointed to under the water. "I can see an underwater tunnel down there," said Thomas "we will have to swim through that". Tomo returned Growlithe, since Growlithe was a fire type. And Misty put Togepi in her bag to stay dry, and Ash returned Muk. The gang jumped into the water together and swam through the tunnel. They soon reached the end, but then the two big vines appeared in front of them. "Uh-oh" said Ash. Thomas flashed his light to see where the vines were coming. Then he suddenly saw what the mysterious creature had been all along.

The mysterious creature turned out to be a Bulbasaur; only this Bulbasaur was bigger than its normal size. "Wow," said Ash "I've never seen a Bulbasaur like this before". "It's probably twice its normal size from living down here so long" said Tracey. "Hey, it's got a collar on it" said Tomo. Bulbasaur's collar had a small bell on it. When Thomas saw the collar he gasped. "I know this Bulbasaur," he said "it used to be the Mayor's Bulbasaur when we were children". The gang were surprised by that. "But he got rid of it a few weeks after he got it". The gang wasn't happy about that. "How could he?!" said Misty. Thomas walked over to Bulbasaur. "Hey Bulbasaur," he said, kneeling down to it, "I don't know if you do remember me but I'm Thomas. I met you when I was a boy". Bulbasaur looked at Thomas, and then it remembered seeing Thomas as a boy. Bulbasaur walked to Thomas and nudged his legs. Thomas smiled and hugged Bulbasaur; he realised that Bulbasaur remembered him. "When I heard that your owner abandoned you I tried to search for you right away, so I could have you as my pokemon. But I never found you at all. I'm sorry that you were down her for so long and alone". The big Bulbasaur wrapped its vines around Thomas to return the hug. "The one who should apologize to Bulbasaur is the Mayor" said Ash. "I agree," said Thomas "so let's confront him together". "Let's" said Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey together. Luckily for them, they managed to get out of the sewers the back way, because that hadn't been sealed up yet.

Back with the Mayor, he was standing in front of the city hall. "I will easily win the election, now that creature is taken care of" he said, with a smile. "I wouldn't be so sure of that Mayor" said Thomas. The Mayor was surprised to see him and the kids. "How did you get out?" he asked "I had every man hole covered up". "The manholes were covered up," smirked Thomas "but the back entrance of the sewers wasn't. Now let me introduce to you the mysterious creature of the sewers". He pointed to the big Bulbasaur by his side. The Mayor looked at the Bulbasaur. "That Bulbasaur looks familiar to me somehow" he said. "It should do," said Thomas, crossly, "this is the Bulbasaur that you threw away into the sewers years ago". "Ah that's right," said the Mayor "I let it into the sewers because it wouldn't evolve". The big Bulbasaur lifted the Mayor into the air with its vines. "Hey put me down!" shouted the Mayor. "Only if you apologize to the Bulbasaur" said Thomas. "Certainly not," said the Mayor "as the Mayor I have to maintain my authority. I will not apologise to a pokemon". The swat team were soon on the scene. "This Bulbasaur is holding your Mayor hostage, dispose of it at once". The swat team got ready to fire at the Bulbasaur. "Oh no you don't!" said Ash "Pikachu thunderbolt them". Pikachu shocked them well with thunderbolt. Then Ash sent out his Ivysaur to toss the swap team away with vine whip. As for the Mayor, Bulbasaur got ready to toss him away. "The Mayor tried to reason with Bulbasaur, but it was too late; the Bulbasaur didn't forgive him. So the Mayor was tossed into the air and he landed on his Statue, crashing it to the ground.

After that Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey got ready to leave Trovitopolis City. Thomas, Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy were there with them to see them off. "I can't thank you kids enough for all your help" said Thomas. "I can't either," said Officer Jenny "and after what happened today, there's no doubt that we will have a new mayor after the election next week". "Do make sure that the current mayor gets what he deserves once his position is over" said Misty. "Don't worry, I will after all the cruel and selfish things he's done" said Officer Jenny. "So Thomas is Bulbasaur staying with you?" asked Ash. "Of course," said Thomas "I'm never letting it out of my sight again". Bulbasaur was happy to finally have a good, kind owner. Ash and the gang were happy for the Bulbasaur too. "My friends and I heard that there's a gym on Trovita Island" said Ash. "That's correct Ash," said Nurse Joy "it will only take you three minutes to get there from here". "I will take you to the pier, where the ferry is" said Officer Jenny. "Thank you" said Ash.

And so, with the mystery of the creature of Trovitopolis City solved, and with Bulbasaur finally having a good home and reunited with Thomas, Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey left Trovitopolis City for Trovita Island.

I always thought that Team Rocket didn't get enough pokemon in the anime, so I'm giving them more pokemon in this story. 2. I know Lorelei used Cloyster when she battled Ash, but Slowbro was better. 3. I'm sorry that reviewers wanted Ash or Tomo to have the big Bulbasaur, but I had thought of my character Thomas ever since I saw the mystery menace pokemon episode for the first time.