Ok, this chapter was hard to write. H A R D. Also long, wow, it's twice as long as normal...
Please tell me what do you think in the end. As always, I love you guys, and I hope you're going to enjoy the chapter.
1
Magikarp had found that elusive cave in the bottom of the stream. The instructions written on the walls revealed what he had to do next – sing?
2
"What are you wearing…?" Ash asked while trying not to laugh. Pikachu hopped closer, and the top hat on his head wobbled before Pikachu righted it.
"Do you like it?" Pikachu said proudly, "I found it while you were brooding like an emo-kid," He turned to the right and to the left, and the small cloak around his shoulders swayed with the movements.
"Never thought I'll those again," Ash said, smiling at the adorable sight of Pikachu is Ash's Sherlock Holmes' custom, "my mom got this custom when I was little and wanted to play detective."
"I like it," Pikachu said while striking a pose, "it's almost as good as the red bottle of awesomeness. You might want to buy more of it, by the way."
"You finished all the ketchup?!" Ash turned to look towards the kitchen and saw the refrigerator open – but worse, it was mostly empty. You might wonder, why was the refrigerator empty? Well, because what was supposed to be inside the fridge... was tossed about on every available surface. Outside.
Ash shrieked and transformed into his Mew from the sheer surprise factor, "mom is going to kill me!"
"Good luck, kid," Pikachu, the traitor, turned around and beat it. He left Ash alone with his mess, knowing that mom should get back any minute now. 'He was here when I called her after the professor left!'
"Where do you think you're going?!" Ash chased after the little terror, only to spot his mother walking towards the house form the window.
Ash looked at the mess, and the mess looked at Ash back. It was mocking him. Mom moved closer and closer, and Ash wanted the kitchen to turn back to how it was supposed to look!
Suddenly, the mess started shaking before some started hovering. In front of Ash's eyes, he saw Pikachu's mess righting itself.
As the last ingredient made its' way to the refrigerator, one door closed, and the other door opened, "Ash," mom's cheerful voice sounded from the lobby, "I'm home!"
3
Squirtle hated it when someone bothered him when he was in the middle of his important work.
As to what he was doing… that's a little embarrassing to admit, but Squirtle was in the middle of admiring his reflection in the water.
'So perfect, so Chic…' The Pokémon turned his head this way and that way. 'Simply marvelous…'
Squirtle could stare at his reflection for hours. In his mind, there could never be a cuter, more attractive Pokémon - not even a legendary. He blew a kiss at the water and smiled widely. Nothing could ruin this da-
A loud, ear-piercing sound interrupted Squirtle's daydream. He winced and covered his ears with both hands. 'Who's the moron making all this noise?!'
Annoyed and confused, Squirtle stood and jumped to the water. He followed the voice and finally found a small Magikarp not far from Squirtle's favorite spot. This Magikarp was the one… he made all that noise?!
Squirtle glowered at the loud Pokémon, and his right eye twitched. "There's only one thing I like more than my face," aka looking at his face in peace and quiet, "and you just ruined it!" He cleared his throat before brutality attacking Magikarp!
To Squirtle's surprise, the offender successfully evaded his attack - Magikarp did a backflip using Splash before landing gracefully behind Squirtle. The red Pokémon wobbled a few seconds before it shouted loudly, "why did you try to hit this amazing Magikarp?!"
Squirtle was half shocked. No, not because this Magikarp thought it was amazing – since he kind of was. There aren't a lot of Pokémon that can dodge like this.
However, while that Magikarp's evasion skills were great, he was still just an ugly, puny Magikarp. Squirtle smirked and prepared another attack, "I'm so going to enjoy this~"
Magikarp shrieked… in a very manly manner and evaded the attack once more with his one useful move. Squirtle moved closer to tackle the puny Pokémon but was actually hit by Magikarp tail fin instead.
"Stop attacking me!" Magikarp cried out. Singing the words.
'The fuck is it with the singing?! It has to be some kind of sound attack!' Squirtle's eye twitched again. "Stop singing! Your voice is worst than anything I've ever heard before. It can literally make my ears bleed!"
"I can't," Magikarp sang off note, "it's part of my training~."
Squirtle covered his ears and took a step back, "holy Squirtle! Just don't talk."
"No can do, it's for true love that I won't move~" Magikarp made sure to stress the true love part, "roses are red, daisies are blue, Mew is simply better than you~."
Squirtle let out a sharp laugh, "no one's better than me, mon chérie."
Magikarp smirked. "Roses are red, daisies are blue, Mew's beauty is cuter than your ugly mug~"
"That didn't rhyme," Squirtle pointed out.
"Well this Magikarp is an amazing singer," the fish Pokémon sang, "but even someone as perfect as this Magikarp can't come with a perfect word to describe Mew's glory."
"Mon Dieu," Squirtle mumbled to himself, "he's delusional."
"You don't believe, but so I've said," Magikarp did an air loop before breaching the water in slow motion, "go that way and beware~."
"Doesn't rhyme… forget it." Squirtle gave up with a roll of his eyes, "Maybe I will. I'll find this Mew you spoke of, and I'll see for myself how cute she is!"
Magikarp made sure to wave him goodbye.
4
Delia was surprised to see Ash in his Mew form when she got home, but that didn't stop her from hugging his son tightly and kissing his forehead.
"Mom!"
Her son was the cutest! So tiny, with large blue eyes that screamed 'hug me, pat my head, play with my ears!'
Delia giggled and did just that, much to Ash's embarrassment. She touched the adorable pink ears first, snickering as they twitched at her touch. She then patted Ash carefully. She never thought that Ash would start purring.
That's so adorable! She smiled and continued playing with Ash.
"Mom," Ash whined, "I wanted to talk to you about something!"
"You can tell me, I'm listening," Delia promised with a teasing smile.
"Fine," he gave up. This felt very nice anyway, he didn't want mom to stop, "I want to go on my Pokémon journey at the same time as Gary."
5
After a long conversation, cuddling, and a call to the professor, Ash was ready.
Days passed by until the promised day came…
"I'm late, I'm late, I'm so late!" Ash dashed through the streets in his human form with Pikachu hanging to his head.
"Run faster, kid! Run like the wind!" Pikachu cheered happily as the pair made their way to the professor's lab.
"I'm running as fast as I can!" Ash almost cried.
"Just shift into your Mew form. Flying will be easier!" Pikachu said helpfully, but he knew that Ash would never. That was one of the conditions Ash and mom agreed on.
"You know that transforming into a Mew will be a bad idea. B A D," Ash whispered as he turned right. Well, he was close to the professor's house, so hopefully, there wouldn't be any problem.
"Hey look, Ash, it's that asshole, Gary!" Pikachu pointed out.
And asshole indeed. Gary was being cheered on by a group of cheerleaders while standing on top of his new car. The git.
Ash could have spared him a look, maybe even talked with him, but Ash was still pissed at Gary, so he ignored him and kept running towards the professor's house.
Ash made sure to knock on the door before getting in.
"You do know that it's illegal to come inside someone's property without their consent, right kid?" Pikachu whispered in Ash's ear.
"I didn't think that you'd care," Ash whispered back.
"Care?! I'm proud of you, kid!" Pikachu grinned and jumped down to stand next to Ash.
"Gee, thanks," Ash rolled his eyes. "Professor, it's Ash!"
A loud crash sounded from somewhere inside the house, prompting Ash to check if the professor was still alive. He was.
"Ash, my boy," the professor smiled at him from where he fell on the floor, "hello! You're a little late, but with your Pikachu, it isn't really a problem. Help me up to my boy, my old bones are not what they used to be," he gave out a laugh.
"Sure-thing professor," Ash smiled back at the older man and helped him to get back on his feet.
"Just a second, I've got everything you need here somewhere," professor Oak moved a few boxes lying around until he found one that was labeled Ash. "Here are the Pokéballs, and I figured you'd want Pikachu as your starter Pokémon, so I've already registered the little guy in your Pokédex," the professor grinned.
"What's a Pokédex?" Ash tilted his head to the side as he tried to get a good look at the red palm-sized device.
"It's something that I created," the professor said proudly, "it's a digital encyclopedia, containing information about various kinds of Pokémon. It also doubles as your Id, so don't lose it."
"Sure," Ash pointed the device at Pikachu.
[Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon. It can generate electric attacks from the electric pouches located in both of its cheeks.]
"I don't like that thing," Pikachu said, "if you do that again, I'm going to shock you."
Ash gave his partner an apologetic smile, "professor," he turned to look at Oak, "that's it now? I'm a trainer?"
The professor laughed merrily, "you sure are," he agreed, "here, one more thing. This is a map of the region. It should help."
"Thanks, professor," Ash took the small box and the map before waving Oak goodbye.
A/N:
Magikarp made another appearance, singing Mew praises - this time literally!
Pikachu dressed as Sherlock Holmes and Ash is now registered as a trainer! Let the games begin!
So, I've decided to play with the starter pokemon. At first, I wanted Bulbasaur to be Ash's starter, but then I wrote Squirtle and I adore his character. He's so in love with himself! I wanted him to be Ash's! So, Pikachu might be his starter, but that's only because Squirtle needs to make an appearance.
Plus, he's French!
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