"Pokémon talk" Should have put this in the first chapter, but the people in the story will hear the Pokémon say their cries, not actual human speech, except Meowth.
"Normal speech"
'thoughts/Telepathy'
"Pokémon moves"
As Ash and his group walked along route 2 to get to Pewter City, Ash watched as John was talk to his Eevee, who also hated to be inside his Pokéball. Ash then said to Pikachu, "John is just like us when we were novice, am I right Pikachu?" and Pikachu nodded his head and said, "Yeah, but that was only after I started listening to you." Ash chuckled as Brock walked up to Ash and said, "So Ash, since we're heading to Pewter City, how about we have a battle in the gym." Ash smiled and said, "Brock, I was actually going to suggest that we battle, just like old times." Brock smiled and said, "Great minds think alike, but don't think that I'll go easy on you." Ash told Brock that he wouldn't want any other way. That was when Paul approached them and said, "So Brock, mind if I have a battle with you too?" Brock looked at Paul and said, "Now hang on Paul, Ash is only going to be battling me to sharpen his skills, John's going to battle me for the Boulder Badge for when the Pokémon league comes to Kanto, so why don't you hold off on our battle until we need to." Paul nodded his head and Meowth said, "Hey boss, can I partake in the battle?" Ash looked at Meowth and said, "I don't see why not Meowth, you can partake in the battle. Also, don't call me boss, we're partners" Meowth was happy and Ash asked, "I just need to come up with strategies using the moves you know." Meowth Nodded his head in agreement. John then said, "Hey guys, why we take a break and eat Lunch, Eevee's stomach is growling." Eevee's stomach then growled showing that she was hungry and everyone laughed and Ash said, "Alright guys, let's break for lunch." everyone agreed and they broke for lunch as everyone called their Pokémon back out.
After preparing lunch for everyone and the Pokémon. Brock called everyone over for lunch and as Ash was about to sit down, he heard someone say, "Well, well, well, if it isn't the loser Ash Ketchum." Ash looked at the direction of where the voice came from and saw a boy standing there. Ash immediately clenched his fist, when Brock looked in the direction Ash was looking, he understood why he clenched his fist and he did the same thing. Ash then said, "Hello… Damian." John looked at Brock and asked, "Who's Damian?" and Brock told him, "Damian is a Trainer that abandoned his Charmander, called it weak. Ash, Misty and I rescued it and took it to the nearby Pokémon Center. Damian told Charmander that he would be back for it, but that was when he abandoned it."
John then stood up, walked around the group to stand next to Ash and said, "Want to kick this guy's Ass together?" but Ash said, "I appreciate the offer John, but I got this guy." Ash then took a Pokéball off his belt and said, "Well Damian, what the hell do you want?" and Damian said, "I've come to kill you and get the 1000 Pokédollars I was promised by your redhead friend Misty, or should I say former friend." Ash and his still loyal friends were shocked, Misty had a bounty placed on Ash's head for 1000 Pokédollars. Ash then said, "Looks like we're going to see a lot of battles. To start them off, I'll wipe the floor with Damian, using the very Pokémon he abandoned all those years ago." Ash then threw the Pokéball as he said, "Charizard, I choose YOU!" A short while later, the Flame Pokémon appeared and shot flames into the air. Charizard then looked at Damian and anger filled his eyes. John saw Charizard was angry, that was when he heard Brock say, "Ash's Charizard was the Charmander Damian abandoned." John looked back Damian and said, "You piece of shit, how dare you abandon a Pokémon." Damian responded with a scuff and said, "You mean to tell me that this Charizard is the Charmander I left on that stump, it's probably super weak." Ash then said, "Charizard, hit Damian with a Flamethrower." Charizard obeyed and shot flames at Damian, catching his clothes on fire and he quickly put the fire out, but the dance he did to do so caused everyone but him to laugh, even Charizard laughed at his former Trainer's predicament. Damian growled, pulled out a Pokéball, and said, "Galvantula, take down that overgrown lizard!" soon, A Big, Yellow Spider appeared and it landed on the ground, John took out his Pokédex and scanned the Pokémon and the Pokédex read, "Galvantula, the EleSpider Pokémon. A Bug & Electric type and the evolved form of Joltik. Galvantula captures its enemies using its electrically-charged threads. This Galvantula is a Male and knows Electroball, Electroweb, Thunder, and Giga Impact." John put his Pokédex away and said, "My Pokémon would more than likely get creamed by this guy, I might let you handle it." Brock stood up, took a Pokéball off his belt and threw it as he said, "Forretress, Let's Go!" Soon, Brock's Forretress appeared and John scanned it too and his Pokédex then said, "Forretress, the Bagworm Pokémon. A Bug and Steel Type, Forretress is the evolved form of Pineco. Its entire body is covered in a steel-hard shell. This Forretress is a female and knows Gyroball, Rock Tomb, Pin Missile, and Explosion." Ash smiled and said, "Seems like Forretress knows some new moves." Brock nodded his head and said, "I made sure of it. I have my own reason for wanting to defeat Damian. He came to the Gym and challenged me to a Battle. He had the Type advantage, but he still lost. Instead of trying to face me again after training with his Pokémon, he abandoned the ones he battled with, said that they shouldn't have lost because they had the type advantage." Now John was pissed and it took Gary, Paul, and Clemont holding him by the arms and waist to keep him safe from the moves that would be used and it looked like he was breathing fire himself for how mad he was and even he was cursing like a sailor, causing everyone to sweatdrop, even Galvantula. Ash then said, "Charizard, since you're weak to Electric type attacks, play on the defensive and keep out of range of Galvantula, only get in close to use attacks, do you understand?" Charizard Smiled, gave Ash a thumbs up and said, "Let's take this overgrown electric bug down." Forretress nodded itself as Charizard flew into the sky. Damian then said as he threw another Pokéball, "If it's two on one, let's even things up. Pidgeot, let's go!" and the Pokémon Damian sent out was in fact a Pidgeot, one that Ash and Brock recognize. Ash then said, "Pidgeot, it's me, Ash." Pidgeot got a good look at Ash, smiled and flew over to Ash and rubbed her head against Ash, confusing everyone else until Brock said, "This Pidgeot was once on Ash's team, but he released it to protect a flock of Pidgeys from some Spearows." Damian then said, "Pidgeot, stop being nice to our targets and peck his eyes out." Pidgeot looked at Damian and flew towards him and grabbed her Pokéball and flew back over to Ash. Ash then looked at Damian and said, "Pidgeot's coming back with me, she can tell you are not a very good person, Charizard, hit Galvantula with a Flamethrower!" Charizard Obeyed and shot flames at Galvantula, striking the Electric Spider, making it slide backwards towards Damian. Damian then took out another Pokéball and threw it as he said, "URSARING, TEACH THEM A LESSON!" and the Pokémon that did come out was an Ursaring. John then scanned Ursaring with his Pokédex and it said, "Ursaring, the Hibernator Pokémon. Ursaring searches for honey in a forest daily. To reach its food, it often snaps trees with its forelegs rather than climbing. This Ursaring is a male and knows Slash, Hammer Arm, Focus Blast, and Crunch." John then saw that the Ursaring wasn't looking so good and brought it to Ash's attention. Ash nodded his head and said, "I noticed that too, I think that Ursaring is suffering from a Poison-type Attack. Meowth, ask him what happened to him." Meowth nodded his head, walked up to Ursaring and asked, "Hey there pal, you don't look so good, do you mind telling me what happened?"
"Hey now, get away from my Pokémon you freak of Nature, Pokémon aren't supposed to talk!" Charizard shot another flamethrower at Damian just to shut him up and as he was rolling to try and put the fire out, Ursaring said, "I battled a wild Scolipede and got hit by its poison sting. I won the battle and Damian caught it, but he refused to let me get healed up, the Scolipede too. He said that we were fully evolved Pokémon that didn't need to get healed." Meowth was shocked, while Charizard, Pikachu, Pidgeot, Forretress, and John's Eevee were pissed. Meowth then ran back to Ash and said, "Ursaring told me that he fought a Scolipede and got hit with a Poison Sting attack. When Ursaring won the battle and Damian caught the Scolipede, he refused to let Ursaring get healed up, same with the Scolipede, said that since they were both fully evolved, they didn't need to get healed up." John overheard this and got super pissed and now it took everyone besides Ash and Brock to hold him back as he tried to run forward to beat Damian up. Ash then looked back at everyone and said, "SHUT UP!" and everyone, even John, was shocked by how loud Ash spoke. Ash then looked at Damian as he got the last parts of the fire out and said, "How dare you to be that cruel to Pokémon." then Brock said, "Using Pokémon when they're injured and can't fight at their peak, that's something no trainer should do." Damian then scuffed and said, "Who cares, they're only Pokémon, not like they can be my friends anyway." Ash, Brock, and everyone then saw John tackled Damian and moved their heads back and forth from where he was a few moments ago and to where he was now. Ash told Paul and Gary to grab John and take him back to the eating area. Ash saw that Damian was in rough shape before he said, "You're lucky I don't have my Pikachu send you flying into the air with a Thunderbolt. I think what John did was justified, Pokémon shouldn't be treated the way you treat Ursaring and Scolipede. Just because they're full evolved, doesn't make it right to not give them treatment." Damian wiped some blood from his lower Lip as he stood up and he reached for another Pokéball, and he said as he was doing so, "That son of a bitch is going to pay for what he just did, Scolipede, KILL THAT FUCKER!" and the Pokémon that came out was a Scolipede, and it looked like it was injured too.
"Must be the Scolipede Ursaring told Meowth about." Ash thought. Ursaring and Scolipede were ready to fight when they heard a Voice in their heads say, "You don't need to fight us." Ursaring and Scolipede were looking around at who was speaking but they saw no one speaking until they heard the voice say, "My name is John, I'm the boy who just attacked your trainer, I'm using my Special Ability to talk to you through your minds. Do you really want to die from the injuries Damian put you two through, or do you want to join us? More importantly, do you want to join Ash. We will treat you like friends and members of our families. Just destroy the Pokéballs you two are held in and walk over to our side, we'll get you healed." Ursaring and Scolipede weren't even hesitant, and used Slash and Poison Sting on their respective Pokéballs, catching everyone but John off guard. Damian then shouted, with all his might, "WHAT IN THE DISTORTION WORLD ARE YOU TWO DOING?" Ursaring then used Hammer Arm on Damian and sent him tumbling backwards a few feet before he said, "We're tired of not being treated from battle injuries, we're joining Ash and maybe he can give us the care we need." and Scolipede agreed with Ursaring and the two began walking towards Ash and his group before coming to a halt in front of Ash and Brock. Ash looked towards Meowth and Meowth said, "Basically, Ursaring and Scolipede said that they were tired of not being treated for the injuries they got from their battle and want to join us." Ash smiled, looked at Ursaring and Scolipede and told them, "Of course you two can join us, we treat our Pokémon with respect and treat them as friends and part of our families, welcome to the team." Ursaring and Scolipede looked at each other, then back at Ash, and Ursaring said, "Can Galvantula join you too? He's been in the same situation before with Damian." and Meowth Translated for Ursaring and Ash looked at Galvantula, before he looked at the ground, then back at Ursaring with a smile and said, "Of course he can join, but only if he wants…" Ash wasn't even finished when Galvantula shot an Electroweb at Damian, walked over to Damian and destroyed his Pokéball before running over to Ash and wrapped him in its arms and hugged him, causing everyone to laugh. Brock then looked at Damian and said, "Half your Party has left you Damian, give up now." Damian then managed to get out of the Electroweb Galvantula shot at him and saw all the Pokémon that Joined Ash had joined the Pokémon he was already facing, and Pikachu, Meowth and John's Eevee joined the line as well. Damian, being the coward he was, hightailed it out of there and the battle was over. Ash smiled, looked at Ursaring, Scolipede, and Galvantula and told them, "Since you are wild Pokémon again, I think it would be best if you three picked the Trainer to catch you." Everyone was shocked to hear Ash say that, but John and Brock weren't.
"That's a good Idea, any Pokémon that we help out to get away from their awful trainers should be allowed to choose the trainer they want to join." Stated Brock. Ash nodded his head and said, "Pokémon should always have the ability to choose their trainers, no matter what, so who do you three want to be your trainer?" Ursaring, Scolipede, and Galvantula, looked at each other for a few moments before Ursaring went to Ash, Scolipede went to Gary, and Galvantula went to John.
"And there you have it." said Ash. John was speechless until he said, "You want me ...to be your trainer?" Galvantula nodded his head and said, "Yes, I sense you and I will be the perfect team." Meowth told John what Galvantula said and that caused John to smile and he took a Pokéball off his belt and tapped Galvantula on the head. After Galvantula went inside the Pokéball and three shakes and a Ding, John shouted, "ALRIGHT, I CAUGHT GALVANTULA!" and Eevee jumped in excitement with John. Gary looked at Scolipede and said, "So you want me to be your trainer, I'm honored that you chose me." Scolipede shook her head and said, "No, it's me who should be honored, your friend Ash has allowed us to pick our own trainer. Anyone who is a friend of his is an honor to fight beside." Meowth told Gary what Scolipede said and he did the same thing John did. Gary smiled, took a Pokéball, tapped Scolipede on the head and after three shakes and a Ding, caught Scolipede. Then Ash said, "Somehow, I knew you would pick me, you ready?" Ursaring nodded his head and Ash took a Pokéball, tapped the button on Ursaring and after three shakes and a Ding, caught Ursaring. Ash then looked at Pidgeot and asked, "Do you want to stay with the Pokéball Damian caught you in, or do you want to destroy that one and I re-catch you?" Pidgeot flapped her wings and flew up to a point Ash knew what she was trying to show, so he threw the Pokéball into the air and Pidgeot used Air Slash to cut the Pokéball into two. Ash then pulled out another Pokéball and threw it into the air and Pidgeot tapped the button and she went inside it. After Three Shakes and a Ding, Ash recaught Pidgeot.
"Wow, it's amazing how our great big trainer family has gotten bigger with the additions of Ursaring, Scolipede, and Galvantula." Ash nodded his head and said, "Yes, but I wonder what made Ursaring and Scolipede Destroy their Pokéballs?" everyone but John was confused until he said, "I know what happened." Ash and everyone looked at John as he said, "I've had this ability from when I was 6, I was able to talk to any Pokémon through their minds, my parents call it my special Gift. That was how I was able to get along with any Pokémon, caught or wild." Ash was surprised and said, "Well then, I guess we'll need to gather more information." John smiled and nodded his head in agreement. Ash then looked at Brock and asked, "How much further to Pewter City Brock?" Brock told Ash that Pewter City wasn't much further, just a few more hours. Ash nodded his head and said, "Okay, let's finish eating lunch and then it's Pewter City." Then John said, "and the Pokémon Center for us and Gary to get Ursaring, Galvantula, and Scolipede healed." Ash nodded his head again and said, "Of course, and I bet you will be happy to see your aunt in Pewter City." John nodded his head and Brock said, "Food's getting cold guys." everyone acknowledged Brock and sat back down to eat.
Meanwhile, Damian stopped to catch his breath when Misty approached him and asked, "What the hell happened?" and Damian said, "Most of the Pokémon I had on my team betrayed me. I was outnumbered and outpowered, I had to make a withdrawal." Misty sighed, placed her hand on Damian's shoulder, and with her other hand, took a knife and stabbed Damian in the throat (A.N.: Shows you how evil she becomes in this story.) and she took the knife out and watched him fall to the ground. Misty then knelt and said, with coldness in her voice, "You shouldn't have run away like you did, can't have loose ends like you ruin our plans, so you are no longer a loose end. Goodbye Damian." Misty then took the remaining Pokéballs from Damian's Belt, stood up and walked away, leaving a dying Damian alone in the woods. Misty then pulled out a phone and dialed a number and after a few rings, someone answered the phone saying, "Was he successful in killing Ketchum?" and Misty said, "That's a negative Boss, he failed, so I followed protocol, he won't be causing us trouble now." and the person on the other end said, "Understood, head to Pewter City and plant a listening bug on that John kid, he seems like he can be easy with giving us information to use to destroy that meddlesome Ketchum and his friends and allow us to begin our plans of total world Domination." then Misty said, "Understood Boss, I'll head there now, need to get back to Cerulean City anyway." Misty then hung up the phone and picked up a bag with the Letter U in a bright blue color and began walking towards Pewter City.
After an hour of walking, Ash and his friends reached Pewter City. Brock looked around and said, "Great to be home." then Ash said, "It sure has been a while since we've been here, isn't that right Pikachu?" and Pikachu nodded his head and said, "You betcha Ash. I wonder how Brock's family is doing?" John walked forward and said, "So this is Pewter City, it's even more amazing than I thought." Ash then said, "Alright guys, Gary, John, and I are heading to the Pokémon Center to get Galvantula, Ursaring, and Scolipede healed. The rest of you can do you own things, but we meet at the gym in one hour for my battle with Brock." Everyone nodded their heads and they went their separate ways as Ash, John, and Gary go to the Pokémon Center to get Galvantula, Ursaring, and Scolipede healed. Along the way, Ash said to John, "So John, this Pokémon Center is being ran by one of your Aunts, am I right?" John nodded his head and said, "Yeah, and my mom told my aunts about what your former friends did to you and to give them the rudest treatment possible." Ash smiled and told John to thank his mother and Aunt what they got to the Center. John nodded his head and said, "There's the Center, come on!" John then ran off with Ash and Gary right behind him. When they arrived at the Pokémon Center and walked in, John saw his aunt and said, "Aunt Cora!" the Nurse Joy looked at who called her name and saw John, she finished helping a young Trainer, walked over to John, Ash, and Gary and gave John a hug. She then said, "It's so good to see you John, your mother and I got done talking right before that one trainer came in, how are you doing?" and John told his aunt, "I'm doing fine Aunt Cora, I just my first Pokémon and three other Pokémon, one of which we got from a mean trainer who treats his Pokémon like slaves." John's aunt was shocked to hear that and said, "Well then, let me take a look at them and see if they need to be healed." John nodded his head and said, "My new friends here also have a Pokémon that need healing. This is Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak. Ash, Gary, this is my Aunt, Nurse Cora Joy." Nurse Joy bowed her upper half of her body and said, "Thank you for looking out for my Nephew." Ash nodded his head and said, "Not a problem Nurse Joy, can you heal the two Pokémon we have too?" and Nurse Joy nodded her head and said, "Of course, let me just take them and we can get them healed up." Ash and Gary nodded their heads and gave the Pokéballs that Ursaring and Scolipede were in and gave them to Nurse Joy as John gave his to his aunt. Back with Dawn and Serena, they joined Brock and were on their way to the Pewter City Gym. Serena was asking Dawn some questions about Contests and Dawn told her, "A Pokémon Contest is divided into two parts. In the first round, called the Performance Stage, Coordinators have their Pokémon performing their moves in order to showcase their style and skill. The appeals are awarded points by a panel of judges, usually formed by Mr. Contesta from the organizing committee, Mr. Sukizo from the Pokémon Fan Club, and the Nurse Joy from the local Pokémon Center. The Coordinators with the highest scores proceed to the next round. The number of Coordinators that advance to the second round varies. The second round is the Battle Stage, in which Coordinators compete in Pokémon battles while continuing to show off their Pokémon's style and skill. Each battle lasts five minutes and the object of the battle is to decrease the opponent's points. First person to decrease their opponent's points wins the round and they keep going until there is one person remaining." Serena was impressed by what Contests are. Serena then said, "Amazing, can't wait for my first Contest." Dawn smiled and said, "I'm glad to hear that, but it might not be a victory, don't be bummed out if you don't win the first Contest you enter." Serena nodded her head and said, "Thank you Dawn."
Back with Ash, Gary, and John, John's Aunt of Pewter City came back out and she said, "All of your Pokémon are healed and can battle at their peak performance." John, Ash, and Gary got their respective Pokémon. John thanked his aunt and the three friends left the center to head to Brock's home and the Pewter City Gym. along the way, Ash asked John, "Do you plan on using Galvantula when you battle Brock?" and John said, "I honestly don't know who to use, since Brock uses ground and Rock types, I'm not sure what Pokémon to use." Ash then said, "Brock doesn't just use Rock and ground types, he has a Chancey, a Marshtomp, a Croagunk, and a Crobat. What I am saying John, is that he might use one of those against you." John took a big breath before he said, "Okay, thank you Ash." Ash nodded his head and told John, "Don't mention it John."
After the hour was up, everyone met up at the Pewter City Gym and Brock said, "For those new to the Kanto Region or Pewter City, welcome to the Pewter City Gym." Just then, a young Boy, looking a lot like Brock but much younger ran up to him and said, "Brock, welcome back bro." Brock looked at the person who looked like him and said, "Forrest, it's good to see you too." Forrest then saw Ash and a look of hatred came on his face and he said, "What is HE doing here?" referring to Ash. Forrest's question confused everyone, even Brock. Brock then told Forrest, "Ash is here to battle me." Forrest then looked at Brock and said, "Why, so he can steal your Pokémon too?" that confused everyone even more and Ash said, "What are you talking about Forrest?" and Forrest looked at Ash and said, with hatred in his voice, "Don't play Dumb Ketchum, Misty told me that you tried to take her Pokémon from her after you got back from the Kalos Region." that got Ash pissed, John too, and Brock said, "Forrest, what Misty told you was a lie. She and others wanted Ash to give up his journey because of how many times he saved the world." Forrest crossed his arms and said, "She also told me that you and everyone here was brainwashed by him and that one of you would say that." John then took a step forward and said, "Forrest is it?" and Forrest nodded his head before John continued and he said, "I can already tell you that Ash Ketchum did not steal any Pokémon from anyone. In fact, I know he didn't steal any Pokémon. This Misty person is a liar." Forrest looked at John and said, "Prove it, face me in a battle, one on one." John clenched his fist and said, "Very well, I accept the challenge." Forrest then led John to the battlefield as Brock suggested that they go to the stands to watch.
In the Gym, John stood on one side of the field while Forrest stood on the other. Ash and his friends watched from the stands as Salvador, another of Brock's siblings, stood on the referee platform and said, "The battle between Forrest Hartman of the Pewter City Gym and the challenger John Bertrand from Pallet Town, each trainer shall only use one Pokémon from their party and the battle will be over when one side's Pokémon is unable to continue. Trainers, send out the Pokémon of your choice." Forrest pulled out a Pokéball and said, "Rhyperior, I chose You." and the Pokémon that Forrest said came out, allowing John to scan it and his Pokédex read, "Rhyperior, the Drill Pokémon. A ground & Rock type and the evolved form of Rhydon. Rhyperior launches rocks or Geodude from holes in its palms. Its shell-like covering can withstand a volcano's eruptions. This Rhyperior is a male and knows Megahorn, Rock Wrecker, Horn Drill, and Dig." John then put his Pokédex away and thought, "This is going to be tough. Rhyperior is a ground & Rock type, meaning that Galvantula's moves won't affect it. I haven't done enough training with my other Pokémon, what am I going to do." John then felt a nuzzle on his cheek and saw his Eevee had a fire in his eyes. John then asked, "You want to go at him?" and his Eevee nodded his head and hopped off John's shoulder and onto the battlefield. Salvador then said, "Battle begin!" and Forrest started off and said, "Rhyperior, use Megahorn and make this quick." Rhyperior nodded his head and charged at Eevee as John said, "Dodge it Eevee!" and Eevee obeyed and Rhyperior struck a Rock. John then said, "Okay, let's lower Rhyperior's health slowly by using Tackle!" Eevee obeyed and tackle Rhyperior, though it didn't look like it did much damage. Forrest then said, "Hmph, Tackle won't do much damage to my Rhyperior. Rhyperior, keep using Megahorn until you get a direct hit." Rhyperior obeyed and used Megahorn again, John told Eevee to dodge the attack and he did. John then said, "Okay Eevee, if Forrest wants Rhyperior to keep using Megahorn, let's keep dodging." Eevee obeyed and kept dodging until Megahorn finally hit Eevee and sent Eevee into another Rock. Forrest then said, "Rock Wrecker." as John said, "Eevee, get out of there!" but Eevee was too weak to dodge and John knew it. Rhyperior then fired Rock Wrecker and it made its way toward Eevee. John then jumped onto the field and wrapped Eevee in his arms as the Rock Wrecker hit and exploded, getting John's name shouted from the stands and Forrest just stood there stunned. Misty told him that none of Ash's followers cared about their Pokémon, yet John ran to protect his Eevee. Forrest then thought, "Was Misty...wrong about Ash?" Ash got out of the stands and rushed to get the rocks off John and his Eevee with everyone else following him. Brock just stood there, looking at Forrest with disappointment when he heard Ash shout, "John!" Brock then got out of the stands and to the group and saw John clutching his Eevee in his arms as he coughed the dust away.
"Are you okay John?" Ash asked John, to which he said, "I'm fine, how about you Eevee, you okay?" Eevee opened his eyes and said, "I'm fine John, I'm just worried about you." John chuckled and said, "Don't worry about me buddy, let's get you healed up." John then stood up and he didn't even take a step before he fell to the ground. Brock then said, "Looks like your ankle is Sprained, let's get you check out by your aunt." John nodded his head and Serena said, "Let me take Eevee, you'll need both your arms to have Brock and Ash help you." John nodded his head and told Eevee, "I'm going to let Serena hold you, she's a friend." Eevee nodded his head and Serena took him from John so Ash and Brock could help him up. Before they left, John asked to look at Forrest and told Forrest, "That was a good battle Forrest, be proud of your Rhyperior, he definitely had a good trainer." Ash and Brock then helped John to the Pokémon Center to get checked out by Nurse Joy.
At the Pokémon Center, John had his ankle wrapped and his Aunt was giving Eevee a full checkup. John called out his other Pokémon to explain the situation when he was given a visit by Forrest. Forrest then said, "What you said about Ash, about him not stealing Pokémon and not brainwashing you and the others, was that true?" John nodded his head and said, "This one guy, Damian, told Ash and the rest of us that Misty placed a bounty on Ash's head for 10,000 Pokédollars dead. During the battle, a Pidgeot, Ursaring, Scolipede, and the Galvantula here joined us by choice. We never stole any Pokémon." Forrest was speechless until they heard a voice say, "What are you doing here Forrest?" Forrest and John looked at the doorway and saw Ash and Brock standing there and Forrest said, "I was just leaving." Forrest then left the room, allowing Ash and Brock to enter and checked up on John. Ash asked John what Forrest wanted and John said, "He just asked about what I said and if it was true, I told him it was and about how the Pokémon that chose to join us did that, they chose to join us and that we didn't steal them." Just then, Forrest came back and said, "I almost forgot, I wanted to give you something." Forrest then took a Pokéball off his belt and gave it to John. Forrest then said, "It's a Geodude, caught a few of them and after the incident in the Gym, I think it's only right that I give you one." John looked at the Pokéball, then back at Forrest and said, "I can't take this Forrest." Forrest then said, "Please take it, it's the least I can do to make it up to you for what I did." John looked back at the Pokéball, then back at Forrest and he reluctantly accepted the gift. John then said, "Once I get healed to the point where I can walk, I want to finish our battle." Forrest smiled and agreed. Forrest then apologized to Brock and Ash about not believing them and Ash said, "It's okay Forrest, you were given false information." Brock then said, "Anyway, while John's healing up, how about you and me have our battle." Ash smiled and nodded his head in agreement. John then sat on the edge of his bed and said, "This is a battle I don't want to miss, but a thought just occurred to me. Ash, from what I overheard, you were chill at first when they betrayed you, now you seem a little colder, what's up with that?" Ash realized what John was talking about and said, "Oh, well. Like I said at my house, they are only a few people in the world. However, if they happen to cross paths with us, I won't be nice to them and I will beat them in battles." John nodded his head and said, "Okay, I'm sure that will help Fanfiction Writer write n wrong understand the situation." Ash nodded his head and said, "John, did you just break the fourth wall by saying that name?" and John told Ash, "That I did, I mean they should know how much we know, all of the stories they write about you and Brock, and I'm just an Original Character made by Fanfiction Writer Crusherboy93." Brock then said, "We know, I think it was his first Fanfiction we got introduced to you in, Pokémon High School Rebellion." then Ash said, "Guys, we need to cool it on breaking the fourth wall, we're not Team Rocket in that one episode where Brock's mom and Dad went on a vacation paid for by Team Rocket." Then Brock said, "Oh yeah, their fourth wall breaks are kind of hilarious, remember that one episode where they had that duel about their motto with Cassidy and Butch." Then John said, "Or how about the time they caught Ash's Pikachu and another Pikachu and James mentioned the movie you guys were all in, except for me, Crusherboy93 hasn't made a fanfiction based on the movies yet." Then Ash said, "There was even this one episode where the Narrator said all's well that ends well and Team rocket were in the town bells." that made everyone laugh. (A.N.: I do apologize to the people who hate it when the fourth wall is broken, but I needed to explain why Ash had a sudden Mood change in chapter 2. Besides, I like fourth wall breaks, so suck it up.) John then said, "Enough with the fourth wall breaking, I'm pretty sure I'm able to walk now." John slowly stood up with the help of Brock and Ash and they slowly took John off their shoulders and he walked a few steps. John then said, "Hurts a little, but I can walk it off." Ash nodded his head and suggested that they go back to the gym for the battle between Brock and Ash.