S.R: WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
M.R: What the hell?
S.R: I'm bored and the power is back on so I can post this.
M.R: So…. Story time?
S.R: Story time.
"words" - Human speaking
"words"- Pokedex/ loudspeaker/ intercom speaking
'words'- Human thoughts
'words' - Pokémon thoughts
"words" - Pokémon speaking
ASH'S POV
Brock and I had left Cerulean city the yesterday, heading towards Vermilion city. We decided to go to Vermilion instead of Saffron because the city was under lock down for some reason that hadn't been released to the public. Thankfully our travels had been peaceful, and even a little faster than we intended. Though I'd attribute part of that at least to Brock's enthusiasm.
You see after I beat Misty, he began to feel like he was slacking with his Pokémon. Not in the sense of bonding with them, considering his Pokémon all love him, but in the sense that he wasn't working with them and helping them to become the best they could be. He brought this up in conversation during our last water break, and I told him he we'd call it a day early and he could watch how I train and hopefully get some ideas on how to train his Pokémon.
"Hey Ash it's about lunch time, what do you say we stop and eat?" Brock asked practically jumping around in excitement. I just nodded my head, moving off the path and into a clearing that was fairly close to the road. I sat down with my back against a tree and began wondering what to do while waiting for lunch to be ready. After a few moments I decided to meditate for a little while.
We had only been in the clearing a few moments when I was attacked by vines. Before we could do much the vines retreated into the trees. Pikachu jumped off of my shoulder and growled out in warning for whatever attacked us. Apparently it didn't feel threatened and burst out of the treeline, revealing itself to be a Bulbasaur. One that was really pissed off for some reason.
"Alright Pikachu, this guy doesn't seem to like us, or be in a good mood. I don't want to make it hate us, so could you please talk to it and find out what the problem is?" I questioned my small friend.
Before Pikachu could do anything the Bulbasaur used it's vines to hit me again, but this time I was also hit by a blast of water as a Squirtle came into the clearing as well. I figured I'd stay silent and let it vent whatever anger and frustration it was feeling and used my bond to tell Pikachu I'd be alright, and that if he wanted to talk to the Bulbasaur and or Squirtle without us around he could lead them away so they might calm down. Pikachu squeaked a few times getting growls in response, before the two moved away to talk.
Pikachu,Bulbasaur, and Squirtle's conversation
"Why did you attack my trainer?" -Pikachu
"You don't need a trainer. They're nothing but problems." -Bulbasaur
"Just because you've had bad experiences doesn't mean I will." -Pikachu
"All humans are the same… If you're not strong enough, not cool enough, cute enough, or whatever they want, they'll leave you behind." -Squirtle
"Ash isn't like that… When I first saw him I didn't trust him at all, but he… He opened his heart to me. He let me see his thoughts, feelings, and dreams without hesitation. He saw that I didn't trust him and you know what he did? He proved that all he wanted was to be friends." -Pikachu
"So what? He did that for you, sure but what about the other Pokémon he's caught?" -Squirtle
"He's done the same for every Pokémon he has caught. He asks them to be his friend, and shows them all the same thing he showed me. Ash has the ability to use aura, and was taught some of the things he could do with it which is how. After becoming friends he still doesn't do anything without asking." - Pikachu
"But do they trust him like you do?" -Bulbasaur
"Yes they do, and you should know his third, fourth, and fifth Pokémon were a Gyarados, Beedrill, and Nidorino respectively. All three of them trust him. Hell Gyarados herself asked to come with us!" -Pikachu
"They trust him as you do?!" -Squirtle
"Yes they do. All six of us trust him. Besides isn't it in our nature to want to be stronger?" -Pikachu
"Yeah we all want to be stronger. But what does that have to do with anything?" -Squirtle
"When we train, not only does he help us, he trains himself. If he's not explaining how an attack works and walking us through learning new moves, He's working on strength, speed, or endurance right along with us." -Pikachu
"Huh…" -Bulbasaur
"Ash is amazing and caring. He's the best trainer I could have asked for." -Pikachu
"After hearing all this, I kind of envy you..." - Squirtle
"You don't have to be envious. If you want you could join us." -Pikachu
"That's a very tempting offer… But I want him to prove himself for me before I even think of taking you up on that offer." - Bulbasaur.
"I'm with her on that." -Squirtle
"How do you want him to prove himself?" -Pikachu
"Let's have him battle us, but you can't be one of the Pokémon he battles us with." Squirtle
"That works for me. If he has bonded with his other Pokémon well enough to beat us we'll go with you how does that sound?" - Bulbasaur
"Alright then. Let's go." -Pikachu
Back to Ash
After Pikachu left to talk to the other two Pokémon Brock did a quick once over to make sure I was alright, before going back to making lunch. It was ready fairly soon but since Pikachu wasn't back yet I decided to wait.
It had been roughly half an hour since Pikachu went to talk with the Bulbasaur and Squirtle, and I was getting hungry. But I stuck by my earlier statement. It wouldn't be right to eat without my best friend, especially if he was hungry too. And I knew he was since our bond could also share feelings, without any effort.
Thankfully I heard the rustlying of a nearby bush, which signified their return. Pikachu hoped up onto my shoulder licking my face in hello, and he mentally explained the gist of his conversation with the two.
"Hey Brock, we'll be ready to eat in a few minutes though I should warn you we might have two more Pokémon with us" I told Brock as I stood up and stretched. While I stretched Bulbasaur and Squirtle got into battle stances. Once I was ready I nodded to them and asked Pikachu to stand off to the side with Brock so he could watch from a better angle.
Quickly letting Zubat and Nidorino out I smiled. Since Pikachu said they wanted to see how strong our bond was I let the two know I'd communicate via our aura bonds only. No speaking. Once they understood the situation they smiled at me and moved to battle positions.
'Nidorino use Poison Sting on the Squirtle'
'Zubat use Air Cutter on Bulbasaur'
Nidorino and Zubat quickly moved to follow the mental command. Squirtle jumping over Nidorino's attack and using what looked like a Tackle attack. Thankfully it didn't do a lot of damage. And since Squirtle made contact it still ended up poisoned, due to Nidorino's Poison Point ability..
Bulbasaur on the other hand didn't dodge Zubat's attack fast enough and took a good amount of damage, though it countered with what was clearly a Vine Whip.
'Nidorino, this time I want to trick the Squirtle. Act like you are using Double Kick and at the last second spin around and hit it with Iron Tail' I sent to my purple companion, watching the trick work as Squirtle was hit back a few feet. As it stood back up I saw Squirtle flinch from the poison.
'Zubat use Supersonic to distract Bulbasaur before getting in close with Bite twice in a row' I mentally stated to my flying friend, watching Bulbasaur shake its head rapidly to recover. Zubat got one Bite in before Bulbasaur reoriented itself and used a powdery attack. I had to think back to the lessons from professor Oak to remember that the green powder meant the attack was Sleep Powder.
Fortunately Zubat was both smart and fast enough to get out of the powder.
'Alright let's switch things up here and end it. Nidorino this time your target is Bulbasaur. I want you to use Fury Attack and finish it off'
'Zubat this time attack Squirtle, use Wing Attack'
With my orders issued Zubat and Nidorino swiftly changed opponents confusing the two of them long enough for the attacks to hit. I knew the two would still be standing but I didn't want to knock them out. Instead of just proving our power and bond, I wanted to show I was kind and caring. So once Zubat and Nidorino had finished attacking I called them back and opened my bag digging out a few super potions to use on all of them.
I healed them all up, but before I could do anything else my stomach growled. I shared a look with the Pokémon before we all started laughing. I smiled and used my hand to motion for Squirtle and Bulbasaur to follow and eat with us. It was a fun time and the two of them seemed to really get along with the rest of my Pokémon. After we were done eating I let my Pokémon stay out and play for a bit since they did such a great job battling.
Before long Squirtle and Bulbasaur opened up to me, and were sitting close with smiles on their faces. I was just happy they came around and were friendly with me now. Though thanks to Pikachu I knew their thoughts and feelings on trainers. We had been sitting quite a while when Brock asked if I wanted to go any further for the day, or if we'd stop here for the night. I thought about it for a while before telling him we'd stop here since I still had to show him how we trained. Bulbasaur and Squirtle upon hearing that started getting excited.
Thankfully Pikachu explaned to me that the two of them said they'd join me since I proved how well I bonded with my Pokémon and didn't just use them. Noticing their excitement and acknoledging it with a chuckled I asked if they were sure that they wanted to join us. Getting nods from both of them, I fished out a few Pokeballs and held them out for the two to tap when they were ready. Though both of them were a little hesitant they eventually allowed themselves to be caught. I smiled as I instantly let them back out and made aura bonds with both of them so we could start training.
"Before we get started I would like to scan the two of you with my Pokedex, so that I know not only what your moves are but what abilities you have and if you have egg moves. It that alright you two?" I qestioned getting nods from them.
"Bulbasaur, the seed Pokémon. It bears the seed of a plant on its back from birth. The seed slowly develops. Researchers are unsure whether to classify Bulbasaur as a plant or animal. Bulbasaur are extremely calm and very difficult to capture in the wild. This Bulbasaur is Female. It's ability is Overgrow. It knows the moves Tackle, Vine Whip, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Toxic, Leach Seed, and Bullet Seed. This Bulbasaur does not have an egg move." it said when I scaned Bulbasaur. I smiled at her when she looked down after it mentioned she didn't have an egg move. When she didn't look at my smile I slowly reached down to her and gently rubbed her head to comfort her, knowing that's why her trainer left just by her actions.
"Hey you are still an awesome and powerful Pokémon. So what if you don't have an egg move? you're strong enough that I'd say it'd be overkill to have one" I told her already planning to have Beedrill talk to her as well since he doesn't have an egg move either. After a few moments she cheered up and I gave a thumbs up before scaning Squirtle.
"Squirtle, the tiny turtle Pokémon. This Pokémon draws its long neck into its shell to launch incredible water attacks with amazing range and accuracy. The blasts can be quite powerful. This Squirtle is Female. It's ability is Torent. It knows the moves Tackle, Water Gun, Withdraw, and Bubble. This Squirtle does not have an egg move." Squirtle looked away in shame at knowing so few moves compared to Bulbasaur.
"You're moves are still pretty powerful Squirtle. That Water Gun attack earlier would have knocked me out if I had been standing up. Besides when you have the basic attacks mastered like you do, learning the harder moves is a lot easier." I commented giving Squirtle a smiled and a pat on the head. Once I was done cheering the two of them up I announced that we were now ready to start training today.
ON HAND:
1. Pikachu (m) 2. Nidorino (m) 3. Zubat (m) 4. Bulbasaur (f) 5. Squirtle (f)
AT THE RANCH:
1. Pigeotto (f) 2. Gyarados (f) 3. Beedrill (m)