Hey guys,
I promised a chapter for my new story in the next 2 months, and I have completed it. But that means that I will not be writing this story for a while as I will focus on progressing through 'Hoenn Adventures'.
I will, however, be brainstorming ideas for this story, and I hope you guys can enjoy it.
Please send any reviews, ideas, and constructive criticism my way!
Hope you all enjoy this chapter! AzAlexZ out!
I DO NOT OWN POKEMON!
Before we start, just some heads up:
1) Ash/Dawn/Gary/Leaf/Paul are all 16 years old, as are most of the main and side characters (High school age)
2) Dialogue:
"..." = Normal Speech
AAAAAA = thoughts/pokemon speech.
3) Like 'Hoenn Adventures', Ash can use Aura to a minimal effect (Talking and understanding pokemon, sensing others), but not for combat purposes.
Chapter one: Hearthome Academy! Settling in!
In the land of Sinnoh where legends unfold, many things are set to happen. With many pokemon comes many adventures! This is the story of a group of young boys and girls who, together with the mysterious pokemon, start their journeys as students and as pokemon trainers to fulfill their dreams and passions…
Let the chapter begin…
(Early in the morning, in the land of Sinnoh)
So this is the newly established Hearthome academy huh? A teenage boy with purple hair thought as he arrived at a new academy that had just opened.
"So? How do you think Paul?" an older boy with darker purple-colored hair asked.
"I like it, Reggie, I like it a lot," Paul replied.
"That's great because the new term starts in a week, but students are welcome to stay there and receive their first pokemon from the academy." Reggie explained, "You can go get that Turtwig you've been talking about wanting to get now."
Paul looked at Reggie and smiled genuinely, "Thanks bro, for everything. I know everything has been hard for both of us, but you really are a great brother."
"Hey, now don't get all soft on me Paul." Reggie laughed, slapping Paul on the shoulder, "now go and make both of us proud and become a great trainer."
"I will do my best." Paul smirked.
"Well I have to drop a few pokemon in Hearthome for the trainers, then I have to head back to Veilstone city." Reggie waved at Paul, "you take care now."
"I will," Paul nods and smiles, looking up towards the sky.
(In a smaller town in Sinnoh)
"Hey Barry, are you ready to leave yet?" a girl with blue-colored hair asked as she knocked on a door.
"Yeah I'm almost ready, stop rushing me Dawn." The blonde boy complained.
(2 minutes later)
"Okay, I'm all set, sorry for the wait. Are you ready Paps?" Barry said, "I get that you're my dad but you're also the Tower Tycoon, don't you have important matters to attend to?"
"I am really busy, but family comes first," Palmer replied, "and now the important matter that I have to attend to is sending you and Dawn to your new academy in Hearthome city."
Barry and Dawn gave Palmer a nod and thanked him, who gave them a wide smile and took out two pokeballs.
"Come on out! Dragonite and Golurk!" Palmer released two pokemon, He climbed onto Dragonite and motioned Barry and Dawn to sit on Golurk's palms.
"Okay you guys, do us a favor and take us to Hearthome city." Palmer hollered.
As they lifted into the air, Barry and Dawn looked at each other with a huge smile and gave each other a thumbs up, signaling their excitement.
(In the faraway region of Kanto)
"Hey Ash, are you ready to leave for the Sinnoh region?! Your plane leaves at 11 pm from Viridian city in exactly 3 hours." A woman in her late 30's asked.
"Yes mom, I'm ready, I talked to Gary and I will meet up with him and Leaf at the Viridian city airport to fly to Sinnoh." a young teenager with raven-colored hair replied, "I will miss you mom, I'll call you now and then."
"Oh, I will miss you too honey." Delia said, "Have a safe trip, and take care of yourself and also Gary and Leaf alright? You know how those two can get."
"Of course mom, I will. Thanks for everything." Ash waved towards Delia.
"Be safe Ash, give my regards to Prof Oak too." Delia reminded.
"I will mom! I'll call you when I arrive at the academy." Ash smiled at the sound of that and waved goodbye once again at Delia before he started walking towards Viridian City.
Ash crossed a lot of houses, big and small in size and people, of whom all bid him goodbye by waving at him. Eventually, he arrived on the hill which overlooked Pallet town, he took a moment to look at the small town once more.
Before they took their next step to leave Pallet town, Ash pulled out one more Pokeball and threw it into the air, out of the ball jumped a hound-like pokemon that stood on hind legs, and was covered in fur with gold and black colors (shiny).
"Riolu, we're heading off to the Sinnoh region. It's gonna be difficult without mom, but I'm glad that you guys are with me." Ash smiled.
Of course, we're going to be awesome! Riolu fist-pumped.
"You see that over there?" Ash said as he pointed towards Pallet town. "That's our home… We've been there together for a really long time now, and we have become great friends, but it's time to leave home and go explore the world."
Ash looked towards Riolu, "more specifically, your world." Ash took out a large map and showed it to Riolu, "Sinnoh is your home region Riolu, let's go there and make ourselves known."
"You bet" Riolu cheered.
Ash held out his hand and placed it next to the pokemon, while he stacked his own above Ash's hand.
"We got this! Our goal: To be the Best!"
(With Paul, at the Hearthome academy)
Paul was walking through the halls of the Hearthome Academy, the academy would open in one week, as a result, the lack of students there made the halls very quiet, perfect for Paul to enjoy it by himself.
The long halls stretched into the distance. They were decorated in many different colors with various pokemon as a part of the painting.
Some paintings included pokemon like the regional starters and legendary/mythical pokemon from the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola regions.
Paul took his time to observe these pokemon, he eventually stopped in front of a green snapping turtle, the pokemon was called Turtwig, and this one was one that Paul had always wanted to have. He stood for a few more moments before crossing to the other side of the hall.
Paul stopped again as he walked to the other side, there on the walls were pictures of the Champions of the current regions engaging in battles.
The champion of the Kanto region, Red was seen commanding his Aerodactyl as he fought against the Johto region champion Lance's Dragonite. Both their pokemon were portrayed as flying gracefully in the sky.
Paul moved to see the Hoenn champion Steven Stone and Kalos Champion Diantha in the middle of the wall battling with their Mega-evolved Metagross and Gardevoir respectively.
Paul always wanted to get his own mega-evolved pokemon, and he would like an opportunity to battle a champion to test his mettle.
He finally moved to the end of the hall, where the Sinnoh champion Cynthia and her Garchomp went blow for blow against the Unova champion Alder and his Bouffalant.
Paul quickly realized that the hall he went down led to the office of the heads of the academy, this is where the former Sinnoh and Kanto regional professors, Prof Samuel Oak and Arthur Rowan worked ever since retiring from their professional careers as regional professors two years ago. They came together to plan a prestigious academy in the Sinnoh region, and after moving from city to city, they deemed Hearthome city to be the most appropriate for their mission objectives as an academy.
He approached the door and took a deep breath, then he knocked on the door. Unfortunately, there was no response. He waited for a few more moments before knocking again, once again, there was no response.
Well, I guess they might be tending to something. Guess I'll come back later. Paul thought to himself.
As he turned around, he saw the two well-decorated Elders walking in his direction.
"Ah, who do we have here?" Prof Oak asked as the duo approached Paul.
"Greetings Prof Oak and Prof Rowan." Paul greeted introducing himself, "My name is Paul Shinji and I am a native of this region, I am from Veilstone city. I applied to be a student of this academy when the notice first came out."
"Ah yes, Mr. Shinji." Prof Rowan responded, "Do come inside."
Prof Rowan and Oak unlocked the door to the office and stepped inside, allowing Paul to join them.
"Please, do close the door behind you." Prof Oak said.
Paul went inside the room and gently closed the door, then he turned to face the two professors.
"Now then, if I'm not mistaken." Prof Rowan asked, "I believe you are here to retrieve your starter pokemon, school materials, and information for your dorm room right?" he asked.
"Yes, I am Prof Rowan." Paul responded.
"Well then, we'll be giving you your starter and your Pokedex in a moment. After that, we will accompany you to the Lab office to retrieve your TechNav and pokeballs from Prof Elm." Prof Oak notified Paul, "when you're done retrieving those, make your way to the shop in the Campus Center where Prof Birch will be selling all of your required textbooks and school equipment."
Paul nodded, taking a moment to mentally reminding himself later to get all of the materials he needed.
"So you're in dorm room 101 in the boy's section of the dormitories." Prof Oak said, "I believe my grandson Gary Oak is also in that room, hopefully, you can get along with him."
"This is a handbook detailing rules, regulations, emergency routes, and information on who your roommates are." Prof Rowan said, giving Paul a booklet, "Feel free to walk around the outside of the school, we have regular wild pokemon out so you can capture some pokemon and expand your Pokedex.
"Thank you, Professor." Paul nodded
"Now then." Prof Oak started, "Mr. Shinji, step this way please."
Paul walked towards a table that housed 24 different pokeballs. Paul stared at them as he looked at the names of the pokemon.
"Over here are the 24 pokemon that are available for you to choose from this academy." Prof Rowan explained, "as I'm sure you may know, the 3 regional starters from Kanto to Galar that are fire, grass and water type, as well as Eevee from the Kanto region."
Paul nodded in response, taking a look at the pokemon, he found the Pokeball of Turtwig and smiled.
"Do you need a moment to decide?" Prof Oak asked.
"That won't be necessary professors," Paul answered, "I've made up my mind a long time ago."
He walked over to the Pokeball that housed Turtwig and picked it up, "I choose Turtwig."
"Ah, a Sinnoh starter, good choice." Prof Rowan commented.
"Here is your Pokedex Mr. Shinji," Prof Oak explained, "you can scan Turtwig to see his information and his moves."
"Alright, thanks professors, Turtwig, battle stance!"
The Pokeball revealed a green turtle-like pokemon with a shell on its back and a twig above its head, it looked at Paul curiously before walking towards it, greeting him with his cry.
Wig Turtwig
Paul took his Pokedex and scanned his pokemon.
Turtwig, the Tiny Leaf Pokémon. Its shell is made of earth and when it absorbs water, it becomes harder. This one knows the moves Tackle, Bite, Razor Leaf, and Leech Seed. It is male.
Paul grinned at the sight of that information, placing his Pokeball on his belt.
"Can he walk with us towards the Lab office?" Paul inquired.
"I don't see why that would be a problem." Prof Rowan replied.
"Thank you, professors." Paul replied, as they released Turtwig and began walking towards the lab office with Prof Oak and Prof Rowan.
(An hour and a half later, in Viridian city)
"Well, we finally arrived in Viridian city!"Ash and Riolu cheered joyfully as they finally reached the enormous Kanto city.
"Wow, I haven't been to this place in forever!" Ash commented as he marveled at the place.
He looked around to see people walking around, as busy as ever.
"Well, one thing sure hasn't changed." Ash commented, "It's still as busy as ever. Come on, let's get to the airport, we don't want to keep Gary and Leaf waiting for too long." he said, picking up the pace, speeding into a light jog.
Before long, Ash arrived at the airport, he quickly entered the check-in area and immediately started looking for his friends Gary and Leaf
It didn't take him long to find them, since he could hear their voices coming from across the airport.
Ah, there they go again, I swear they argue all the time, it's annoying. Riolu said.
Tell me about it. Ash replied using his aura.
The duo quickly ran towards the source of the sound and found Gary and Leaf bickering.
"Hey, guys." Ash ran over, waving towards the two arguing people. They appear to not have heard Ash, ignoring him and continued arguing.
Ash gave a huge sigh before turning to Riolu, "Give them a Screech please."
It would be my pleasure. Riolu responded.
Riolu pressed his palms together, releasing a sound wave that traveled to Leaf and Gary, it reached them, temporarily grabbing their attention. They both stopped talking for a moment and looked towards the source of the sound and when they saw Ash and Riolu, they both grinned.
"Hey Ashy boy!" Gary and Leaf cried as Leaf ran over and pulled Ash into a hug.
"Hey there Leafy and Gare Bear." Ash smirked, returning the hug, "I see you guys are conversing as civil as always."
"Oh shut it." Gary laughed, giving Ash a light punch on the shoulders, "hey there Riolu."
Ri Riolu
"So you're finally here." Leaf said, "are you excited to fly to the Academy?"
"Yeah of course I am," Ash asked, "How's Umbreon and Espeon?"
"They're doing fine." Gary said, pulling out a Pokeball, "Come on out Umbreon."
"Same for you Espeon, an old friend is here." Leaf said.
Two fox pokemon materialized, one covered in pink fur with a gem on its forehead and another with black-colored fur and golden rings around its body.
"Hey guys, how are you doing?" Ash asked.
Urghh, took you guys long enough to make it here. Umbreon said.
Yeah, they have been arguing about who will sit next to the window on the plane for the past 15-20 minutes. Espeon continued.
Sorry guys. Riolu sweat-dropped.
Ash laughed and greeted the pokemon some more before he then stood up and faced Gary and Leaf, continuing to converse to Leaf and Gary.
"So I take it we are no longer deciding on which pokemon we are choosing?" Ash started, "I'm still getting Charmander!"
"Yep we know, and I will be choosing Squirtle and Leaf will choose Bulbasaur, just like we planned." Gary replied.
"Yeah we're the Kanto Trio, so we're taking the Kanto trio." Leaf cried out.
"Great, because I am so ready to arrive in Sinnoh." Ash cried.
"You and me both buddy." Leaf added.
"Don't forget about me guys. I'm really excited to see Gramps again, it's been over two years since he retired." Gary said.
"Yeah, I just remembered, I need to give my mom's regards to him." Ash reminded himself.
"Better not forget then," Leaf teased him, "We all know how forgetful you are." she laughed.
The trio laughed and continued to converse until it was time for them to board the plane. They recalled their pokemon and got into line to board the plane. They quickly found their seats, with the trio ultimately deciding that it was best if Ash sat in the middle, with Leaf sitting by the window and Gary sitting by the hallway.
The airplane started flying in no time, with the trio electing to take a long nap.
(With Dawn, Barry, and Palmer)
"There it is! I see it! It's Hearthome city" Dawn pointed towards the distance as Barry, Palmer along herself approach Hearthome city.
"We're close now." Barry smirked, "this has been a really long trip though, and I hear we have students coming from far regions like Kalos, Unova, and Kanto, they must have really long hours of traveling."
"Alright, Dragonite, Golurk, let's land so we can get some food." Palmer declared.
Dragonite and Golurk landed and the trio got off the pokemon, Palmer looked around before recalling his pokemon. Dawn and Barry followed him as he walked towards a food court.
"Here's some Pokecash." Palmer said as he handed some money to Barry, "go get some food for Dawn and yourself, I'll have the usual order please."
"Where are you going Paps?" Barry asked.
"I'll only be a moment, go buy some food, and preferably make it take-out, thanks." Palmer said.
Barry looked in bewilderment as Palmer walked away, she shook his head and with a sigh, he found a seat with Dawn and then went to get their order.
Before long, they got their order and were waiting for Palmer to return.
"Here's your meal Dawn." Barry handed Dawn her food, "I got some more ketchup for you."
"Thanks, Barry," Dawn thanked him, taking her food, "where is your dad?"
"Eh, I'm not really sure, he told me to get the food, he said that he needed to get something," Barry replied, "I guess we just have to wait for him."
"Should we eat first then?" Dawn suggested, "eating when we fly seems like a bad idea."
"Knock yourself out." Barry shrugged as Dawn gladly dug into her dinner.
She just finished up her food when Palmer came running back with 2 bags.
"Sorry for the long wait." Palmer apologized, "I got you two something for your room."
Dawn and Barry opened the bag to reveal 4 calendars, the calendars had the silhouettes of the Sinnoh starter trio and Riolu as backgrounds on them.
"Thanks, Paps." Barry exclaimed, "but we really need to get going."
"You're right, let's go." Palmer agreed.
(5 hours later)
"Phew, we have finally arrived in Hearthome city." Ash sighed, "5 hours of flying is no joke", he said as he, Gary, and Leaf stretched themselves out after they woke up from their long nap.
"Yeah, that was the longest flight I've ever been a part of." Gary commented.
"We still have to get going guys," Leaf pointed out, "the shuttle bus to Hearthome academy leaves in around 35 minutes."
The trio nodded, taking their bags with them as they walked through the airport terminal towards the baggage claim area, they waited for a few moments before securing their luggage. At the retrieval of their items, they made for the bus station to take the shuttle bus to Hearthome academy.
They arrived at the station just as the shuttle bus arrived, they went on the bus and sat in the back, the bus was not as packed as they had thought and they sat in front of a girl who was by her lonesome.
"Are you guys also going to Hearthome academy?" The girl behind them asked as the trio sat down.
"Huh? Oh yeah, my name is Ash Ketchum and this is Gary Oak and Leaf Green." Ash replied, introducing his friends, "we're from the Kanto region."
"A pleasure to meet you guys." The girl smiled, "my name is Lyra Kotone, I'm from the Johto region."
"That's way cool, are you from New Bark town?" Gary asked.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Lyra asked, with Ash and Leaf sharing the same confusion.
"Gramps is the mentor of Prof Elm. So he used to take me to his lab every so often." Gary replied, "I think I saw you once with someone else… if I remember correctly his name was Khoury?"
"Oh yeah, he's my childhood best friend." Lyra replied, "He goes to an academy in Johto unfortunately, so we can't really see each other now."
"Oh that's a bummer, why doesn't he come here?" Leaf asked, "I heard that Prof Elm is one of the staff members at Hearthome academy."
"He's with our other friends, Ethan, Vincent, and Marina." Lyra replied.
"That must be pretty cool, still a shame, I would have liked to meet him." Gary said.
"So are you here by yourself?" Leaf asked.
"Not really, I do have my Marill with me." Lyra replied. "but that's life for ya. I am glad that at the very least, there are people here that I already know going into tomorrow." Lyra shrugged.
"Agreed, it's always nice to know people already, otherwise you could be quite alone." Gary said.
"Yeah, I hear ya', I know that we're going to make a lot of great friends and even better memories." Ash agreed, they continued conversing for about 25 minutes when the bus comes to a halt.
"Oh hey, it seems like we've arrived at the Academy. That wasn't too long at all." Leaf stated.
"Yeah, it was actually a decently comfortable ride." Ash added as he stood up and went to thank the driver when they got off. They found an elderly man standing outside, welcoming new students.
"Hey, it's Prof Oak." Ash pointed at the man while talking to Gary.
"Gary, Ash, my boys, and Leaf what a fine, fine lady you've grown into." Prof Oak greeted them, "it's so nice to see you all again. I hope the ride wasn't uncomfortable."
"On the contrary, Prof Oak." Leaf replied, "it was better than we expected."
"That's good to hear my dear, now come on, let's get you sorted into your rooms." Prof Oak said, "These are my assistants Nathaniel and Nicole. Nathaniel over here will help you young lads move into your rooms while Nicole will assist the ladies."
"Alright boys, keep up and follow me." Nathaniel said, "Let's get you guys moved in so you can get a good night's rest."
Gary and Ash waved goodbye to Leaf and Lyra as they, among other guys, followed Nathaniel to their dorm area.
Before long, the group stopped in the corridors of an old building.
"There are rules in the academy, you may refer to the booklets in your rooms for the specifics" Nathaniel announced, "though the academy has no definitive rules regarding sleeping hours, we generally advise you guys to have good rest, so that means sleeping at earlier hours if necessary."
"The academy won't be open for about another week, so you are quite welcome to take the time necessary to make yourself feel at home here. There are wild pokemon around, so you can catch some new ones while you're at it, note that the limit for pokemon in the academy for freshmen is 3, as such, because you're the first class, you may only have 3 pokemon at once."
"Is there any particular reason for this rule?" Ash inquired curiously.
"Good question. We believe that to raise pokemon to the best of your ability, many of you should focus on 3 pokemon as it can be less of a hassle for first years." Nathaniel explained, "being away from home is a big challenge for many teenagers, whether you admit it or not, and we want you to succeed, so having not too much on your plate seems like a pretty good way to go. Does that answer your question, Mr. Ketchum?"
"Yes, and thank you, Nathaniel!" Ash replied.
"That is great, now moving along. I do believe we have a Mr. Oak somewhere over here? Please do step forward." Nathaniel looked around the crowd.
Gary stepped forward and waved at Nathaniel, he took a quick look at Gary before pointing to a room.
"Hi Nathaniel, my name is Gary."
"It's a pleasure to me you, Gary. Prof Oak speaks highly of you ever so often."
"Thanks, I guess, he exaggerates a lot though." Gary laughed sheepishly.
"Either way, he thinks highly of you. Now, about your room, you will be living in room 101, now if I remember correctly, your roommate is called Paul Shinji. He is already here, so make sure to greet him when you get inside." Nathaniel said, giving a key to Gary.
"Thanks, man." Gary said, "I'll be heading inside then, I'm beat." he said as he walked towards his room, waving at Ash before heading inside.
"Now, I believe I have a Mr. Ketchum here somewhere, right?"
Ash walked forward and waved at Nathaniel.
"Hi! My name is Ash." Ash shook Nathaniel's hand.
"Hello, Ash. This will be your room, you are in 103, your roommate Brock is also here." Nathaniel said, handing Ash a key.
"Okay, I will make sure to say hi to him." Ash responded, heading into his room.
Ash walked into his room and without saying a word, he threw his stuff on the ground and crashed onto his bed, falling sound asleep immediately.
(The next morning)
"Wake up Ash." A voice called out, trying to wake Ash from his deep slumber.
"Urghh, huh?" Ash struggled to open his eyes as he heard a voice that he did not recognize, he slowly got off of the bed, looking at the person in front of him.
The person standing in front of Ash was none other than his roommate Brock, who had a great big smile on his face.
"Hello, Ash! My name is Brock Slate!" Brock introduced himself, "I'm the former gym leader of the Pewter Gym in the Kanto region."
"Hi, Brock… I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town," Ash greeted, "please do excuse this embarrassing display from myself, I was really tired from traveling all day yesterday."
"All good." Brock smiled, "I was just about to head to breakfast, you wanna join me?"
"Sure." Ash said, "let me go see if my friend is awake."
Ash walked over to Gary's room and knocked on the door. He waited for a while but there no one answered the door.
Hmm, maybe he left already. Ash thought to himself.
"Okay, my friend is not in his room." Ash said, walking back into the room, "we can head out."
"Alright." Brock beamed, grabbing his backpack.
"So are you excited to get a pokemon today?" Brock asked, "I'm already picked mine yesterday, I chose Mudkip."
"Cool, I'm thinking of getting a Charmander." Ash replied, "Speaking of which, you said you were the former gym leader of Pewter city, so who's the gym leader now?"
"Oh, my brother Forrest is taking over the gym." Brock replied, "he is quite excited to be a gym leader, I kept some pokemon with him to use, so I only have my Onix here with me."
"That's great, we'll have to battle sometime then, "Ash smiled, "And what is your dream then? What are you doing here?"
"I want to become a Pokemon Doctor." Brock replied, "this means I have to study a lot and gather as much knowledge about pokemon as I can."
"That's sounds exciting and tough, good for you." Ash exclaimed, he lifted his head before saying, "as for me, I want to become a pokemon master!"
"That sounds great." Brock smiled, "it's a long and hard road, but let's work hard to achieve our goals."
"Seconded." Ash replied, "Hey we're here, let's go grab a bite."
Ash and Brock got a few bites to eat before they separated, with Ash heading to Prof Oak's office. As he arrived, he found Leaf and Gary waiting outside.
Ash ran up to them and greeted them, "Hey guys. Good morning."
Gary and Leaf turned around and waved back, "Hey Ash!"
The trio conversed for a while until the door opened, and out came Prof Oak, "Okay kids, you can come in."
Gary, Leaf, and Ash walked inside before Prof Oak closed the door.
"Barry, Dawn, Paul, Zoey, and Lyra. Sorry to keep you kids waiting" Prof Oak said, "Now we finally have 8 students."
Dawn? Paul? Why do those two names sound familiar? Ash thought to himself. Wait, what is that energy I feel?
"Uhh, what's happening gramps? Are we in trouble already?" Gary asked.
"Nonsense, we'll tell you in just a minute, but you kids should go ahead and choose your pokemon now. If you have decided that is." Prof Oak offered.
Barry, Paul, Dawn, Zoey, and Lyra waved at the group and smiled.
"Hi, my name is Barry and this is Dawn. We're both from Twinleaf town and are Sinnoh region natives." Barry introduced himself and Dawn, "This is Zoey from Snowpoint City, Paul from Veilstone city, and Lyra from New bark town."
"We met yesterday on the bus." Lyra smiled, "Hi guys!"
The 8 students greeted each other before Ash, Paul and Gary introduced themselves to Barry and Dawn talked to Lyra, Zoey, and Leaf.
"So is everyone ready to pick a pokemon?" Prof Rowan asked after a few moments, "Who would like to go first?"
Dawn and Gary's hands shot up first, and they said, simultaneously, "I can." they both turned to each other and Gary gestured for Dawn to go first.
"Thanks." Dawn smiled, "I'll take Piplup please." Dawn said, walking towards Piplup's Pokeball.
"A fine choice, young lady." Prof Oak said, "This is your Pokedex and Piplup's Pokeball."
Barry, Leaf, Lyra, and Gary proceeded to pick their pokemon next, with Litten, Bulbasaur, Chikorita, and Squirtle being their choices respectively.
Throughout that time Ash felt the disrupting aura of a pokemon, it's aura was very different, and it was calling out to him. It was a very peculiar one, full of sadness and anger.
"Okay, that leaves us with Ash and Zoey." Prof Oak said.
"I would like to forego this option." Zoey said, "I already have two pokemon with me now."
"Ah, well that is also fine." Prof Rowan said.
Ash walked forward and looked at the pokeballs, failing to feel the peculiar aura on any of the pokeballs, meaning it was not emanating from these pokemon.
"Umm… Prof Oak and Rowan." Ash said, "are there any particularly odd pokemon that is not here because they are not for choosing for beginner trainers." Ash asked.
Prof Oak and Prof Rowan looked at each other and nodded, and motioned Ash to walk with them.
"What is Ash doing?" Barry whispered to Gary.
"No idea, I thought he wanted a Charmander." Gary replied.
Ash and the Prof's walked towards a corner of the room, Prof Oak looked at Ash with a very serious face and started, "Ash, I know that you are a beginner trainer, so if there's any trouble you need to come to us immediately." Prof Oak said, "I normally wouldn't agree to this for a beginner trainer, but your 'abilities' are useful in helping you with this one."
"Ash, are you sure you want this one?" Prof Rowan asked again.
"I honestly don't know, but this pokemon is calling out to me and I can't just leave it alone." Ash replied, "I'll take this one."
"Okay, then, let's return to everyone." Prof Rowan said, taking with him a Pokeball
The trio returned in no time, with Prof Rowan holding a peculiar Pokeball, it had a yellow coloration on its red exterior that was shaped like a lightning bolt.
"Okay, come on out." Ash said, tossing out the pokemon.
The energy from the Pokeball materialized into a sizable yellow rodent. It had two red dots on its face and electricity was sparkling from its cheek.
"Hey there Pikachu." Ash said, "My name is Ash Ketchum, and I would like to be friends."
Pikachu looked at Ash through his peripheral vision, angry and scared. If the human dare took one more step, he would zap it with all his might.
Ash, being able to read onto this, took one more step Pikachu, who proceeded to unleash a high voltage bolt towards Ash, it engulfed him, shocking him.
"Ash!" Brock cried out.
"Are you alright? Bulbasaur use Vine Whip." Leaf said, releasing her pokemon.
"NO!" Ash cried out, "don't attack him." Ash said.
Pikachu suddenly stopped there, it looked intriguingly at this 'Ash' person in front of him. Ash would not attack him even when he is hurting him?
Pikachu shook that thought aside and got on all fours, growling at Ash.
Pikachu, can you hear me? Ash thought, using his aura to communicate with the pokemon.
Pika pika
I know you have suffered, your aura called out to me with sadness and anger. Humans have abandoned you and treated you poorly, but I promise that I will never hurt you. If you want to I can help you reach great heights, and you can be happy with what we can accomplish. I trust you, but I also want you to trust me. Do you want to work together?
Ash continued to communicate with Pikachu for a few moments, who continued to stare at Ash. He took a few moments to consider but eventually, he gave Ash a nod, signaling that he would give Ash a chance to prove himself.
While this is happening, the other people were observing the two of them, just staring at each other, they got pretty confused when Pikachu just seemingly gave Ash a nod for absolutely no reason.
"Alright, Pikachu. Welcome to the team," Ash said, taking out another Pokeball, "come on out."
Pikachu watched alarmingly as Ash called out another pokemon, it was a hound-like pokemon who stood on hind legs and had a peculiar colorization.
"Wait, is that a Riolu?" Barry gasped, "and a shiny one? Where did you find one like this?"
"Riolu hatched from an egg given to me by Prof Oak." Ash replied to Barry, before turning his attention back to Pikachu, "I hope you enjoy your time with us, I know we're going to have a lot of fun." Ash raised Pikachu's Pokeball at him, preparing to recall him, but Pikachu started growling at the Pokeball, with sparkles forming on his cheek pouches.
"Oh, I guess you don't like being in your Pokeball?" Ash asked to which Pikachu gave a big nod.
"Fine with me then." Ash smiled, putting the Pokeball away, "You can walk outside with me."
Prof Oak and Rowan watched from the back as they smiled at each other, "I guess you were right, Samuel."
"I have never doubted the boy, he was always good with pokemon." Prof Oak smiled.
They both stepped forward and looked at Pikachu, "I hope you have a great time with Ash."
Pikachu stared at the two men intently before nodding, signaling that he is satisfied with Ash.
Prof and Oak then handed Ash his Pokedex and informed the group about a team competition that takes place at the end of the semester.
"Basically, A team of 8 will enter the competition. This competition revolves around participation and standings in monthly events." Prof Oak explained, "There will be an end-of-the-year tournament where students from each team will choose to enter and battle as battlers or coordinators, and the highest place team wins a trip to Alamos town."
"The opening ceremony for the academy takes place next Monday, more will be revealed then." Prof Rowan added, "for now, you kids should go and have some fun. Keep in mind, orientation starts tomorrow, there will be some activities around and off-campus, so feel free to go wander about and don't forget to have fun."
As the kids all walk outside, they begin to converse and plan on what they want to do next, Ash turned towards Dawn and waved at her, and she looked at him shyly and waved back.
"Hey do any of you want to battle me and Litten?" Barry suddenly ran in front of the group and asked.
"I'll battle you." Gary volunteered, "I'd like to see how strong my Squirtle is."
"I think I'm good for today." Ash replied, "I'll probably just take some time to chill out and tour the academy with Pikachu and Riolu."
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"What about you Dawn?" Barry asked.
"oh, me? I'm not too sure." Dawn replied, "maybe I'll just go see some places."
"Well in that case why don't you join us." Ash offered, "it could be fun."
"Uhh, okay, but..." Dawn stammered, not sure what to say.
"It's okay if you don't want to." Ash waved his hand, not wanting to pressure Dawn.
"It's okay." Dawn spoke up, "I can go with you."
"That's great!" Ash cheered, "what about you Paul?"
"I think I'll stay and watch Gary and Barry battle." Paul said, "I could be the referee for them."
"Zoey what about you?" Lyra asked, "you wanna hang out with me and Leaf?"
"Sure," Zoey answered, "what do you girls have in mind?"
"We're thinking of visiting the school library, checking out some of the interesting things about the Sinnoh region, was thinking maybe you could be a guide for us."
"That sounds cool to me." Zoey replied.
"Hey Gary, come find us later when you guys are done battling." Leaf said.
"Alright, are Paul and Barry invited?" Gary asked.
"Of course they are, why is that even a question?" Leaf replied, "the more the merrier."
The group waved at each other as they split up and went to their respective destinations.
(later that evening)
"So tell me, who won the battle?" Dawn asked.
"I did." Gary answered, "but I mean I had the type advantage."
"It was really close." Paul added.
"Yeah it was, but I'll win next time." Barry said confidently.
"You can try." Gary taunted while laughing.
The group was currently finding a spot to eat dinner. They found an area under a huge tree and sat down, all 8 of them forming a circle.
"Come on out Riolu." Ash said, releasing his Riolu, "we're having dinner."
Everyone else called out their pokemon. The sheer number of pokemon meant that the area was filled with different noises in no time.
Among the pokemon were Gary's Umbreon, Leaf's Espeon, and Zoey's Eevee. Eevee looked at its evolution's with great respect, unable to remove her eyes from their beauty.
"Wow, Gary and Leaf, you guys have Umbreon and Espeon?" Paul asked.
"Espeon's fur looks so beautiful." Zoey said, "they are very well trained."
"Thanks and Eevee looks great too." Leaf replied.
The rest of the night continued as any other night would, the 8 new friends had a great conversation, they bonded and talked until it was time to hit the bed. They all returned to their rooms and went to bed, taking some time to rest from the busy day.
There's chapter 1 done. Hope you guys enjoyed this lengthy one. I have many things planned for this story but I'll wait until I have more done for the Hoenn Adventures story!
I basically used my experience from college and incorporated it into this story albeit with an obvious pokemon touch.
The main characters in this story are the 8 in the group, but other characters such as May, Drew, Serena, and Misty will be making appearances frequently.
To be continued...