AN: Time for another chapter I guess, as people have been supportive, and to be honest, I love it. I do appreciate it guys, so thank you all. Now, reviews!

Frankieu: Yeah, I'm working on longer chapters. My goals are going to be around 5000-10000 words from now on, I just wanted a basic introduction done.

Death To Cloners: Now, Ash and his Pokemon are going to be absolutely and completely overpowered, however, it's not just going to be a complete 6-1 wipe every time, and there's going to be struggle and hardship, he's just going to not have to worry about being weak. I'm thinking that as a Character, he'll want to do contests as well, for extra spice. Also, don't worry, he's not gonna be as dumb as in the anime. As for traveling, I'm gonna try o always have someone with him, otherwise, it'd get boring.

Kaitou Luminous: I gave you a PM, but I'll put a little summary here. The Harem isn't necessary, but I'm going to develop the story, and I'm going to make it interesting.

HaMiroKar420: Thank you! I appreciate it.

Now, I don't know who this person is so I'll just answer their points here. Okay, you said a 10 person Harem, with a 5 to 5 split between Pokemon and Humans would be nice. I'm not trying to disappoint you, but fuck no. I'm only going to do a max of 3, and I'm barely okay with Gardevoir as it is, and even there I'm considering Arceus turning her into a human or some shit. Now, Johto... Okay, I don't like the Johto arc. I feel as though it was slow, and it didn't add too much to the story. That said, if people start giving me a lot of shit about not including it, I'll include it...

Another guest asked about which Gen I'm in, and what kind of Canon I'm sticking to. My response, Gen's can fuck off. Pokemon can be native to their home region, even entirely unseen in other regions, but that doesn't mean that circumstances can't occur that lead to their existence in other regions. Whoops, spoilers. Ash is going to start on his journey with Mega Evolution, but for one, colors are going to be different, the same as their base forms and all. I got an idea for Gardevoir, but I'll tell you about that later. Also, Garchomp... Garchomp's Mega Evolution is going to be... different. A lot scarier for one, and very powerful.

All that said, enjoy!

Edit: I forgot to add this last time.

"Speaking"

'Thoughts/Telepathy'

"Pokemon speaking. This will be much more common when Ash discovers his Aura."

Chapter 2

'Daddy! Daddy!'

Ash gaped at the small dragon in front of him, which was currently hugging his leg as hard as she could with her stubby little arms, all the while shouting her name exuberantly. More pressing was that he wasn't just hearing that. He was also hearing her in his mind. Ash shook his head, before picking up the adorable little dragon, who somehow got even happier, snuggling into his chest fiercely as he held her close. As his shock wore off, he started grinning madly and hugging her even closer as tears leaked out of his eyes and onto her warm scales, "Hey little one. I'm... I'm your Dad," he whispered out against her shadowy scales. She purred contentedly and nuzzled against his face, even as she tried to hug him with her arms. He sat down on the stump and put her on his lap where she looked up at him quietly for a second before snuggling up to him again. He chuckled breathlessly, 'She is incredibly affectionate, isn't she?'

Her egg had just hatched, but he already knew that he would do anything for her, and vice versa. He sat there for a few minutes, cuddling with her quietly before he felt her fall asleep. He then gently picked her up and held her to his chest, and started the walk back to the lab. As he was walking, rather slowly, he looked up at the sky, the stars shining down on him benevolently. He smiled and held his daughter even closer to his chest as he whispered out, "Thank you. Whoever you are... thank you..."

**Time Skip to at the Lab**

"Okay, let me get this straight. You walked out into the corral's forest, at night, with no supervision?"

"Yes."

"You found a random Pokemon egg in the said forest?"

"Yes."

"Said egg was one that you had never seen or heard of, and it hatched; and instead of coming back to the lab immediately, you stayed in the forest, cuddling with a potentially dangerous Pokemon that you have no experience handling," you could practically hear the Professor's voice dripping with exasperation.

Here Ash protested, "She's not dangerous at all! She's the sweetest, most adorable Pokemon ever! Besides, I'm her Daddy!"

Sam stared at him for a second before cautiously asking, "How do you know that..?"

Ash smiled victoriously, "I heard her!"

"Heard.. her..?"

"Yeah! In my head! I heard her in my head," he stared confusedly at the, now, fainted Professor Oak.

Ash shook him awake, whereupon the Professor did a few tests to determine that Ash wasn't crazy, and instead was a Psychic. All tests came back positive, which Professor Oak and Ash were ecstatic about. Professor Oak because this meant that Ash would be able to perfectly tell what a Pokemon wanted and because something as finally looking up in the boy's life, and Ash because this meant he could talk to his Pokemon!

Of course, not everyone was happy at this time. The baby Gible decided that she wasn't being snuggled enough, and so marched up to Ash and held her stubby arms out cutely, with her tiny little paws flexing slightly in a "gimme" gesture, with something akin to a pout on her face. Ash cooed slightly and picked her up and held her in his arms as the Professor watched the interaction with a smile on his face.

"Ash, you know that you're not supposed to be allowed to keep a Pokemon until you're 10 or older," here the two froze and stared at him desperately, "but there are a few exceptions. Such as becoming a Junior Professor, or apprenticing under a Region's Professor," Sam said with a grin on his face.

Ash's eyes widened before he began gushing his thanks out towards the professor, who, while happy that Ash was so happy, was focused on the Gible. Who was glaring at him calculatingly, before almost giving an imperious nod of approval. Sam felt a shiver run down his spine that had nothing to do with the chilly air. She would be an absolute monster of a Pokemon once she evolved.

**Time Skip of 2 years, now age 8**

Ash walked around the lake, letting it lap over his bare feet in the gentle breeze, as he smiled gently. He had grown, both in stature and in mind. He was now a respected Junior Professor and a very potent Psychic. He had learned all he could about psychic powers, manipulation, and control. Now, he would only become better with time, age, and experience. He still missed his mother dearly, but it wasn't as hard anymore. He had moved past it.

'Daddy, Daddy! Look at this!' his Gabite, previously a Gible, had come up running to show him something. He would always remember the day she evolved with fondness.

**Flashback**

He and Gible walked through the forest, as they tended to do after Ash was done his work in the Lab. She loved spending time with him, even if he was busy. It was enough being near him. She turned to him and held up her arms as she does often, a silent plea to be picked up and held close. Of course, Ash always did so. What was he gonna do, deny the absolutely adorable little dragon pleading to be cuddled? Hell no, that's just craziness.

They continued walking through the forest, just taking in the calmness of the nature around them, when a fierce caw echoed around them. Ash immediately went on the cautious end and extended his Psychic senses around him. A large, fast-moving, and flying Pokemon was hurtling towards them from above. Gible looked up and saw a Fearow diving at an angle towards them in a Drill Peck. Gible immediately jumped out of Ash's arms and growled towards the bird, who cawed back mockingly. His caw was interrupted when the small Landshark dashed forwards swiftly with a Dragon claw present on her arm, and slammed it into the bird, sending it backward. Ash could only watch worriedly, as his psychic training hadn't begun to talk about telekinesis, only telepathy.

The Fearow rose angrily, screeching before blasting a Hyper Beam at Gible, who despite her attempts to dodge, couldn't move fast enough on her short legs. She managed to get out of the direct path of the beam, only being caught in the explosion, but was hit directly in the Hurricane that followed the Fearow recovering its stamina. She was sent flying backward, away from Ash. She recovered her bearings just in time to see this bastard, this worthless, feathered prick, diving straight at Ash in a Drill Peck. He tensed up, prepared to dodge, but both he and the Fearow had to stop to look towards the bright, white light shining to Ash's right. Gible's legs grew, her head went soaring up, a body growing in between them. Her arms extended, forming wings before her now clawed hands.

Where Gible used to be, was now a large Gabite. She had retained her shadowy black coloring, with her gray entirely disappearing. Her underbelly and stripes were an even darker emerald green, accenting the black scales around them. However, unlike a normal Gabite, her tail was longer, more whip-like than normal. Instead of having a single claw, she had 3 on each hand, with a slight formation of palms right after the wings on her arms, and her body was slightly bulkier near the top and slightly thinner at the bottom.

She also happened to be completely and utterly enraged. Gabite let out an earth-shaking roar, the very skies themselves hearing her utter fury. She blitzed so fast across the clearing it looked as though she teleported, slamming into the Fearow in a perfect Dragon Rush, bashing him into a nearby tree. She slammed into him once again, not giving him even a second's respite, pinning him up against the tree as her jaw shot forward in a vicious Crunch, latching onto the bird's shoulder. Said Fearow screeched in pain, and it's scream only intensified when she whipped

around and threw her opponent into the ground behind her, eliciting a sickening crack from the now unconscious Fearow. She moved forward, determined to finish it, before she remembered about Ash.

She pivoted around swiftly, seeing his shocked face, and that he had not moved at all throughout the ordeal. His jaw hung slightly, his eyes wide and his arms limp. Gabite was suddenly very nervous. What if he didn't like her new form, what if he was scared of her, what if... What if he didn't want to cuddle because she was too big?! Her eyes widened in horror at that last one, before she was pushed a step back by a grinning Ash, who had hugged her fiercely.

"You're gorgeous Gabite! You have hands now, and wings! And your legs are a lot more usable now!" Ash was talking incredibly fast, his excitement obvious, 'She's so much bigger now! As well as being incredibly strong, if what just happened to that Fearow is any idea' he hugged his daughter even tighter, "You look wonderful Gabite, but are you happy with it?"

She grinned widely before yelling out her name many times, talking about how she loved and was glad he was okay, her thoughts only being pure joy and excitement. Ash just smiled and began walking back to the lab with her, as she talked the entire time. Not that he wasn't happy about it.

**Flashback End**

Ash smiled lightly in reminiscence, before dragging his attention back to Gabite, who was showing off her now metallic, and significantly longer, claws. He grinned proudly, "See, I told you you could do it! Now, with that, you'll have an incredibly powerful tool against other ground-types. Combine it with Iron Tail, and maybe even Iron Head? You'll be ripping them apart," he hugged her at the end of this, giving her a slight kiss on top of her snout.

She yelled out her name proudly before jumping up into his arms, drawing out a wince and a groan that she was blissfully unaware of. This was the sight that greeted Professor Oak when he came to check on his surrogate son; a dragon, a type renowned for being incredibly fierce and vicious, wrapping her neck around Ash's and holding onto him tightly, as the young boy tried his best to both hold his daughter and remain standing at the same time. He chuckled, which grew into a laugh when Ash glared at him.

"Ash, I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be giving Gary 'lessons' in the lab. Lord knows he doesn't pay attention, only thinking about the Pokemon themselves, and not what's important about them," Professor Oak grimaced slightly at this. It was well known throughout Pallet Town that Gary Oak got on most people's nerves. Ash was one of the few people that Gary went far out of his way to be kind to, due to his guilt over making fun of him before his mother died.

Ash smiled lightly, as best he could while having a dragon clinging to him and nuzzling him affectionately, "It's fine, I'm having fun out here. I'll be sure to stay out of the lab, until dinner right?"

Professor Oak sighed quietly in relief, "Yes, thank you, Ash. Just make sure to stay safe, and to be back home by 7, alright?" Ash nodded as he set Gabite down, much to her disappointment, until he had wrapped his arm around her neck and patted her jaw lovingly. Who knew dragons could purr?

Ash then started walking towards a very specific spot, near the very edge of the forests. Gabite followed him, albeit a little reluctantly. She always felt as though she was intruding whenever her Dad was visiting his mother's grave, but he insisted that this wasn't the case. That she was as much part of the family as he was. So she followed. As Ash neared the grave, he lowered his head and let a single tear out. He kneeled in front of the small headstone, closing his eyes as he whispered out, "Hey Mom... I still miss you, I always will. I've moved on, though. I'll fulfill your last wish if it's the last thing I do," He took a shaky breath as tears dripped down to the grass under him, "I love you, Mom. I always will. For a while, I thought that you were telling me you didn't want me when you told me to move on, but I understand now. You didn't want me to lose myself in your passing. I won't. I'll stay strong for you..."

He smiled, even as Gabite nuzzled her head into his lap as she let him know that she was there for him. He rubbed her head, stroking that one spot under her jaw that she loved. However, he looked up when he heard, "Ralts!"

His head snapped up, and Gabite immediately turned towards the voice. Next to his mother's gravestone, was a very small Pokemon. It had light blue hair that extended over the top half of its face in a bowl, and it seemed to almost be dressed in a white gown that trailed slightly behind it. Most noticeable, however, were the horn-like formations on top of her head. They were a deep purple, a color only matched by her eyes, which were barely visible through her hair.

The, now identified, Ralts seemed very shy all of a sudden, due to their laser focus on her. She appeared to muster up her courage before taking another step forward, raising her little arm as she waved with another joyous, "Ralts!"

They stared at her for another minute before Ash waved back slightly with a smile, and Gabite let out a throaty rumble that came from deep within her chest, as she was still resting her head in Ash's lap. The Ralts stepped forward again and sat down in front of Ash, who smiled slightly and reached out a hand slowly, as not to startle her. When the hand was almost upon the Ralts' head, she smiled and pushed her head forward into his palm, cooing as her head was rubbed slightly. Ash then reached out psychically, and said into her mind, "Hello, may I ask what you're doing here?"

The Ralts was completely shocked that this human could mind-speak. He must be special! She sent back a complex web of feelings, not able to speak quite yet, as she was only a Ralts, and one with no experience with the human language. Despite this, Ash was able to determine what she meant, "You wanted to help?" he asked mystified.

She nodded energetically, as he picked her up gently and put her on his lap next to Gabite's head. They 'talked' for a while, and before he knew it, it was sundown. Which meant that he had to head home now, or he'd miss dinner entirely, "Well Ralts, unfortunately, I have to head home now. It was wonderful meeting you!" were his parting words as he set the Ralts down on the ground and started walking back to the lab. Which is why he was rather surprised when he found he couldn't move. He looked down and recognized the light blue glow that was a Psychic hold. He was turned around and let go back down to the ground. The Ralts shook her head vigorously and marched up to him, clambering up onto his shoulder with many huffs and much scrambling. She sat down on his shoulder, nodding her head firmly as she did so.

Ash looked at her, slightly confused, an expression mirrored by Gabite. He then shrugged and started the walk again, watching the Ralts cautiously, making sure that she wasn't mad about this or something. Gabite followed him and both him and Ralts were almost send tumbling into the ground as she jumped onto his back. As Ash steadied himself with an eye-roll and a smile, Gabite made sure she was secure be wrapping her arms around his neck then resting her head on his chest as she draped her neck over his shoulder. Ash smiled again as he kissed Gabite's head softly, and then started the walk back to the Lab.

As he stepped through the bay doors that were the back of the lab, both Professor Oak's and Gary's heads turned to look over at him. They both laughed as they noticed the groaning Ash, carrying an absurdly affectionate Gabite on his back. It was then that they both noticed the Ralts that had attempted to hide behind Ash's head upon seeing them.

"Ash? Why do you a Ralts that is currently attempting to burrow itself into the back of your head?" Professor Oak asked quizzically.

Ash gently picked up the Ralts and brought it forward, setting it down right in front of his seat at the table, which he then sat in as soon as Gabite let go. He put Ralts in his lap again, saying, "Well, I met her at my Mom's gravestone, and when I tried to go, she wouldn't let me. Grabbed me in a psychic hold to prevent me from going and then just climbed up to my shoulder," Ash smiled throughout the shortened story and just rubbed Ralts' head gently, which she definitely appreciated.

Gary shook his head in disbelief, "Why do you always have the best luck with Pokemon Ashy-boy, this is ridiculous. First a never-before-seen Gible, and now a shiny Ralts? I'm tempted to just follow you around on your journey, maybe a bit of your luck will rub off onto me," he said jokingly.

Professor Oak smiled, "Well it's rather obvious the Ralts wants to stay with you, right?" here the Ralts nodded happily, hugging the hand that was currently rubbing her head, "Well then I see no problem with it. She can stay as long as she wants, provided she doesn't belong to another trainer of course."

Ash paled drastically, his mind immediately panicking, "Oh no, I didn't even thi-" his statement was interrupted by the Ralts sending emotions of reassurance psychically, to which he sighed in relief, "Sorry, Ralts was just reassuring me that she didn't belong to anyone else."

Professor Oak nodded slightly, slightly confused, before getting Ash a plate and serving him, "Well, let's get eating then!"

**Time skip, another 2 years**

Ash lied in bed, too excited to sleep. Tomorrow was the day he began his journey, and got his "starter". He had already told the Professor that it wasn't necessary, that Gabite was already his starter and that he also had Kirlia, who had evolved not a month ago. However, the Professor had explained that it was required by the league that they give each starting out trainer a Pokemon, and that there were no refusing it. Ash would later swear he saw a mischievous glint in Sam's eyes, but he wasn't going to argue too hard against a new Pokemon. He tossed and turned across his bed, trying to get to sleep but feeling entirely too restless. He stood up and tip-toed across his room, taking extra care to not wake Kirlia, or Arceus forbid Gabite. She despised being woken up from her sleep, and had made this very clear on only one occasion. There weren't any more 'occasions' needed to prove her point. His effort was all for naught, however, for as soon as he closed the door, Gabite's eyes opened and she stood up and followed him out.

As his bare feet hit the cool grass of the Corral, he breathed in and out slowly, the night air soothing his hyperactive mind. He lied back against the ground, watching the night sky shine. He slowly started dozing off, but was interrupted by Gabite making her appearance. Said appearance was shown by her gleefully jumping onto his stomach, drawing out a grunt followed by an agonizing groan, "Gabite, I love you too, but what are you doing up?"

She deadpanned at him, before he rolled his eyes slightly and reached out to her mentally, connecting their minds. She then spoke mentally, "I'm up because you're up. Now, why are you so worried? You know that you've prepared endlessly for tomorrow, almost to the point of worship. Honestly, how many times have you read Grandfather's manual on all discovered Pokemon species?" this last part was accompanied by a feeling of dry amusement, reflected on her face.

He immediately protested, "Just because I've prepared doesn't mean I'm ready! What if I don't train you guys well enough? What if I end up getting you guys hurt because I make a mistake in battle? I'm... I'm just scared. I don't know if I'll be good enough. All the preparation in the world is worthless if you don't have the skill to back it up."

She nuzzled her snout under his jaw as she lied down around his head, almost becoming a pillow, "You're right. All the preparation in the world IS worthless without the proper skill," his thoughts immediately started giving way to his despair, "but you are skilled. You are ready. You're one of the world's strongest Psychics, you're a Junior Professor, endorsed by Professor Sammy himself," He gave a slight giggle at her nickname for Professor Oak, "And most importantly, you're Ash Ketchum. You're going to be the best that there ever was, and ever will be. I'll make sure of it."

He smiled, and wrapped his arms around her head, hugging her as he kissed her snout softly, "I should know by now, you're always right. No point in arguing when you're so much smarter than me."

She sent feelings of smug satisfaction and fake arrogance, "That's right. The sooner you realize that, Dad, the sooner we'll waste less time," her voice started out imperious, but gave way to warm and affectionate.

He hugged her tighter, whispering out against her scales, "I know. I also know that you're the absolute best daughter that a father could ask for. You've been the light of my life, and I'll always love you Gabite. No matter how big you get, no matter how angry you ever get at me, you'll always be my little girl. My sweet little girl..." he drifted off into sleep as he lied against her. By the time she started shining with a bright, white light, he was already fast asleep.

Ash woke early, a habit ingrained through years of constant, early-morning meditation and exercise. The first thing he noticed was that he was outside. The second thing he noticed was that he was lying on something far, far bigger than he remembered. The third thing he noticed, was that Garchomp's head was lying on his chest, staring right into his eyes with a grin. He let out a shocked yell, scrambling to his feet. Garchomp huffed with soft laughter, standing up herself as she turned to face Ash, who's eyes may as well have been plates with how wide they were. Ash's mouth worked silently for a minute before he finally spoke, "Is that you Gabite?! You evolved?!"

She nodded happily, running at him and tackling him happily. This may have been manageable as a Gabite, but she was a Garchomp now. An 8 foot tall dragon, packed with solid muscle, and built for battle. Ash stood no chance. He was sent crashing down to the ground as she snuggled up to him joyfully, and he groaned. He laughed slightly before hugging her back, much to her excitement. He reached out mentally, "Why'd you evolve? Not that I don't love the new you, but was there any specific reason behind it?"

She nuzzled him even harder, "I'd been ready to evolve for almost 2 weeks. I was just scared. I've heard from some of the Pokemon here at the Ranch that they were abandoned by their trainers after they evolved, or wouldn't evolve. I was scared that you wouldn't love me the same if I did, but after what you said last night, I knew that I was just being stupid. You're my Dad, and I know that you'll never leave me."

He hugged her tightly, saying out loud, "Damn right I won't, you're my daughter. So you're stuck with me."

"I wouldn't have it any other way, Dad."

After he had managed to get up, he took a good look at Garchomp. Her scales were an even darker black, with a slightly more emerald underbelly, or in this case chest. What really caught his attention, were both how where Garchomp's were normally gold, she was a slightly dark silver, and that she looked... different from a Garchomp. Not just her colors, but her tail was a fair bit longer, and the spikes at the end were a lot sharper. Her palm like hands that she had as a Gabite were still present, with their 3 fingers, each tipped with razor sharp talons. Her arms were muscular, powerful, and her wings and neck were a little bit longer than they usually were. Her jaw looked as though it was built to rip apart, to cause as much damage as possible. She took note of the pleased look on his face as he looked her over and raised her head, letting out a spiraling gout of shadowy flames that reached high into the air. He hugged her once she was finished, his only remark being, "You're wonderful, love."

He turned around towards the lab, walking back before he felt Garchomp stop him. He turned around to see what was going on, when he saw something that made him grin like a madman.

"Get on."

He did so eagerly, making sure to remain out of the way of her arms, and holding on tightly, "You sure you're ready for for thIIIIIIIIIIS!" his worries were interrupted by her taking off and blasting into the sky at speeds that would make a jet pilot envious. She soared through the sky, and once she deemed that they were at a sufficient height, she let out a roar that echoed throughout the skies, and would be heard throughout almost all of Kanto. It was the roar of a dragon, of a might Empress of the Skies announcing her arrival upon this world. She slowed down enough that Ash was able to recover, and breathlessly speak, "That was amazing! How are you that fast so soon after evolving?!"

She looked back at him through one eye, a grin on her face, "That? I think it's time I showed you why my species is named, 'The Mach Pokemon'!"

Two hours later, a wind-blown, adrenaline low, and grinning Ash walked through the doors of the lab, just on time to receive his Pokemon. Professor Oak saw this and laughed heartily, "She evolved then?"

Ash could only nod excitedly, "Yeah! And even so soon afterwards, she's already the fastest thing that I've ever seen, or even heard of !"

Professor Oak shook his head amusedly, "Well, let's get you all set up then," he turned towards the others as well, "You are going to receiving your starter Pokemon now. They're going to be the closest friend, closest companion of your life. So treat them as you would your own family. Always remember the golden rule of Trainers as well; "If a Pokemon wins, it's due to the Pokemon. If a Pokemon loses, it's due to the Trainer." Now, as there are 4 of you, and only 3 starters, one of you is going to have to accept an alternate starter, I'm sorry."

After a few moments of silence, and glances between 3 of the trainers, Ash stepped backwards, no expression on his face. He was actually quite happy with the situation, but he never was good at interacting with people he didn't know well. So he kept his face neutral, only offering a nod to Professor Oak when he was thanked. Professor Oak released the starters; a rather arrogant looking Squirtle, a very shy Charmander, and a friendly looking Bulbasaur, and turned back to the new trainers, "Ladies first."

Leaf nodded thankfully, and immediately chose, "I'd like to have Bulbasaur please Professor!"

The Bulbasaur for his part cried out his name gleefully, immediately stepping forward and nuzzling Leaf's legs happily. Professor Oak smiled as he handed Leaf the Pokeball, and turned to Gary, "I'd like to have Squirtle, Grandad!" Squirtle for his part stepped forward with a smirk that was matched by his trainer, who nodded in approval. Richie sighed in relief and eagerly took Charmander's Pokeball, as he gently pat his Pokemon on the head. Professor Oak turned to Ash, who'd been watching the scene with a slight smile on his face as he leaned against the wall.

"I must inform you Ash, that the only other Pokemon I have isn't exactly er.. Starter material. He's very mischievous, and prone to misbehavior." Professor Oak sweat-drop slightly as he said this.

Ash just shook his head, his slight smile remaining, "It's fine Professor Oak. I'm just glad you trust me enough to handle this Pokemon."

Professor Oak nodded, and moved to grab a Pokeball that he left on one of his worktables. He moved back towards the soon-to-be trainers, and pressed the release button gingerly. A Pikachu materialized in a flash of blue light, and immediately turned towards the Professor, glaring at him. A moment later he released a Thundershock. What the Pikachu didn't expect was for his Thundershock to be surrounded in a light blue light, and pulled over his head into the waiting hand of Ash. Everyone, even those who knew just how powerful a Psychic Ash was were absolutely shocked (I'm absolutely fucking hilarious) to see him winding the lightning in his fingers, letting it writhe around his hand. Ash only stared at the Pikachu, before dissipating the lighting and sitting down in front of him gently. The Pikachu could only watch him in slight apprehension, which was eased when Ash smiled lightly. Ash reached out with his mind, and spoke, "Is there a particular reason that you tried to shock Professor Oak?"

Pikachu's astonished expression gave way to slight defensiveness, "He captured me! All I was trying to do was eat, and he put me in the horrible thing!"

Ash only raised an eyebrow, "So I'm assuming that you don't like the Pokeball?" all he got was a deadpan, "Well, I'm starting out on my journey. If you come with me, I can promise you that I won't keep you in the Pokeball, and that you'll be the strongest of your species that the world has seen. I will warn you though, that the training will be incredibly hard, and tiring, and that you're not my first Pokemon. I have two others that you'll be joining."

The Pikachu immediately perked up, racing up his shoulder and nuzzling his cheek, "Deal!"

Professor Oak breathed a sigh of relief at how easily Ash had 'tamed' Pikachu, so to speak. He then addressed them as a group, drawing them all out of their reveries, "Well, now that you all have received your Pokemon, It's time for the rest," he retrieved 3 PokeDex's and 20 Pokeballs, "You'll each get a PokeDex and 5 Pokeballs. You'll have to buy more at a Poke-mart, which is also where you'll find potions, Pokemon food, and if you've got a lot of spare cash, evolution stones. Now, Ash, come with me. I have a few things for you before you start your journey. The rest of you, good luck, and stay safe!"

Ash gave a Gary a quick goodbye hug, and a promise to meet up sometime, afterwards he left with all the rest of them. He turned around and walked to where Professor Oak was in the Lab, busy with something on a worktable, "Professor? Is this about my Pokedex?"

Sam whipped around, breathing out slightly when he realized it was only Ash, "Sorry Ash, you startled me; and yes, this is about your PokeDex, along with a two gifts from two others, and one from me. Now, your PokeDex. As you are a Junior Professor, I figured that you might appreciate having one of these," he handed Ash a sleek, black Pokedex that looked much more modern than the others, "This is a NanoDex. It's the latest development in it's line, and is far more than just a PokeDex. It has date on every Pokemon in every region, and functions as a videophone, a Pokeball transporter, and has quite a few other, smaller features that I'll let you figure out. Now, one of my colleagues, Professor Rowan who I'm sure you remember," Ash nodded frantically. Professor Rowan wasn't someone you forget, "has given me an egg. What species it is remains a mystery, but he sent it to me, and I am giving it to you. I'm trusting you to take care of this, understand Ash?"

Ash nodded seriously, an expression mirrored on Pikachu's face, "I understand. I won't let you down."

Professor Oak nodded, "Good, now-" he was interrupted by a ground shaking roar, and the Lab doors being blasted open as a large figure slammed Ash into the ground in a tackle-hug. Pikachu jumped out of the way in time, and was about to blast the thing that had dared attack his trainer, before he realized something.

Ash was laughing.

Ash desperately tried to reciprocate the hug from Garchomp as much as possible, but she was making it hard. She had latched onto him entirely and was nuzzling him affectionately. Garchomp paused her nuzzling as she noticed that there was someone new here. She got off of Ash and peered at Pikachu, who had paled drastically as he stared at a Pokemon who could easily thrash him if she so wished. Garchomp looked at him for a second longer before turning to Ash and nodding firmly. Ash sighed in relief and stood up, hugging Garchomp briefly before turning back to Professor Oak, who'd been laughing the whole time, with a sheepish expression on his face, "Sorry Professor, you know how Garcho-" he was interrupted as he felt a tugging on his pants, and looked down to see Kirlia with a pout on her face. He sighed slightly before picking her up and hugging her, much to her enjoyment, "Anyways, please continue Professor."

Sam let out one last chuckle before turning back to the matter at hand, "Yes, well, remember Steven Stone? The Hoenn Champion?"

Ash nodded, a smile forming as he remembered how they met, "Of course, how could I not?"

**Flashback**

Ash... Ash was not having a good day. He and Gary were brought along with Professor Oak to a gathering of some of the most influential people in the world,including some of the world's most powerful trainers. Normally, Ash would be absolutely overjoyed over this, but ever since Gible, now Gabite, came into his life, he just didn't care about that as much. That could wait for his journey, right now he just wanted to spend time with his daughter. So he sat at one of the tables, moving pure psychic energy in hypnotic patterns in front of him.

"You know, that's rather impressive. Many would give a lot to have your obvious power and talent as a Psychic."

Ash spun around to see a stranger dressed in a black suit, with a red tie and silver, spiky hair, "It is nice," he raised an eyebrow, "but I only really care about one part."

"Which part is that?"

"The part that lets me talk to Pokemon. The rest is just a bonus," Ash stated passionately.

The man smiled, "Good answer. I'm Steven Stone, Champion of Hoenn."

Ash nodded respectfully, "I'm Ash Ketchum, Junior Professor under Professor Oak. It's an honor to meet you."

Steven looked around discreetly, before motioning his head towards a door that led outside. Ash nodded and stood up quietly before following him. They snuck outside, taking care to let the door close behind them. Ash turned to the man next to him and raise an eyebrow, "I'm guessing there's a reason that you wanted to talk out here?"

Steven just smiled serenely, "Yes, I thought you'd like to meet an old friend of mine," he took a Pokeball out of his pocket, "Arguably one of my closest friends. I've known him almost my entire life," he pressed the release button, and a massive, shiny Metagross formed out of the blue light. It seemed to scan the surroundings, as though looking for an enemy. When it found nothing but a small boy, and his trainer, he looked at his oldest friend quizzically. Steven's smile broadened, "Metagross, I'd like you to meet Ash Ketchum. He's apprenticed under Professor Oak, you remember him right? He's also one of the most powerful Psychic's that I've ever met."

The Metagross turned to the small boy who was staring at him in awe, and heard the quiet, "He's beautiful..."

Both Steven and his Metagross seemed mildly surprised before they both smiled. Ash felt the Metagross reach out to him Psychically, and he did the same. He was rather surprised when he heard the, "Not many people seem to think so."

Ash gaped at him for a moment before responding in kind, "Well then many people are dumb," he was rather indignant that such a gorgeous Pokemon was considered so by the greater population.

The Metagross laughed boisterously before picking up the child psychically and flying him around, much to Ash's enjoyment, and Steven's surprise. His Metagross was not known for being especially playful. Rather the exact opposite, always serious and focused. This was not to say he was unhappy with it, but rather just surprised. His surprise turned to shock when his Metagross set the child down, and said child giggled before lifting his Metagross Psychically, and making him fly around, as he flailed a little. Once he was set down, both trainer and Pokemon stared at the kid in utter shock before laughing.

An hour later, Ash and Steven both rejoined the party, and as they were walking in, Ash piped up, "Thank you Mr. Stone."

Steven looked down at Ash and ruffled his hair playfully, "Don't worry about it, kid. And call me Steven. Mr. Stone is my father."

Ash smiled again, "One day, I hope I'll get a Metagross, so I can be just like you!" were his parting words before he left to go find Professor Oak. Steven watched his parting back with a slight smirk on his face. The kid was 8, right? So he had 2 years... Easily done.

**Flashback End**

Ash smiled again as he shook of the memories of his meeting with Steven, "He has to be my favorite Champion."

Professor Oak smirked lightly, "Well it seems he remembered you too. He's sent me this package," he gestured to securely packed and padded box, "With specific instructions that you read this note before you opened it."

Ash took the note from the Professor's outstretched hand, and opened it up.

You once told me that Metagross was beautiful, and that you'd have on of your own one day. To be just like me.

Make me and Metagross proud. I know he's eager to see how much his son has grown the next time we meet.

Ash's eyes widened and he immediately opened the package as quickly as he could while still being careful. Inside was an incubator, one with an egg inside. If what Steven said was true, then this egg would contain a Beldum. Specifically, the son of Steven's own Metagross. Ash almost squealed in excitement, and immediately hugged the incubator close to his chest after putting Kirlia next to Pikachu, inwardly resolving to thank Steven as soon as he could. He turned back to Professor Oak with a wide smile on his face, "Professor, this really is enough. I don't need anything more at all."

The Professor smiled mischievously, "Are you sure? What if I told you it was something for Garchomp?"

Ash's head immediately snapped straight towards Professor Oak after he finished packing the eggs into his bag, "Something for Garchomp?"

He nodded, "Yes. In the Kalos Region, they have recently discovered something called 'Mega-Evolution'. For certain, fully evolved Pokemon, a special, temporary evolution can be triggered that pushes them past their limits. All you need is a Keystone, the correct Mega-Stone for the Pokemon, and a very close bond with the Pokemon you want to Mega-Evolve," with the first two requirement's, he withdrew 3, marble like orbs from his lab coat's pocket, each of them with something akin to a DNA double helix on the inside.

Ash's eyes were shining, along with Garchomp's. He stared at the stones intently, as Professor Oak continued, "This is a Keystone. When it is held by the trainer, and synchronized with their Pokemon's Mega-Stone, the evolution will trigger," he put the Keystone into a black amulet which he then gave to Ash, who immediately put it around his neck, "This is a Mega-Stone, specifically a Garchompite. It must be attached to the Pokemon in question," he inserted it into a black necklace, custom made for his Garchomp, and put it around her neck, "Now, you may be wondering what this is for yes?" Ash nodded as the Professor held up the last Mega-Stone, his Pokemon too busy admiring Garchomp's Mega-Stone, "Well, this is something I'm sure Kirlia will be very interested in. It's a Gardevoirite," Kirlia immediately looked over to the small stone, "Yes. When she's a Gardevoir, she will be able to Mega-Evolve."

Kirlia immediately started practically jumping with joy, eager for her evolution so that she could Mega-Evolve. Ash was just stunned. What kind of trainer started with all of this, wasn't a bit unfair? He brought this up with Professor Oak, who shook his head. "Ash, that may be true, but you're not the normal trainer. You've been apprenticed under me for 4 years now. Some rules just fly out the window when you take that into consideration. Besides, Steven gave you that egg, not a professor. So it's not showing favoritism there, and the mystery egg and Mega-Stones? You're helping me with the mystery egg, and the Mega-Stones are so that you can help us with researching it. It's still new, and you're the first, non-League tester that's been trusted enough. Now, before you go, do you think we could try Garchomp's Mega-Evolution?"

Both Ash and Garchomp gave grins at this, "Of course Professor. Garchomp, let's go outside for this," they both turned around and left the building, with Professor Oak eagerly following with a few machines to monitor Garchomp. Ash looked towards the Professor once they were in a ready position, "Professor? How exactly do I do this?"

The Professor set up his equipment as fast as he could, "Most say their Pokemon's name and then 'Mega-Evolve!', but this isn't necessary. As long as whatever you say draws out the bond, and gives it form, it'll work."

Ash nodded slowly, thinking. A few minutes later, he turned to Garchomp with a grin and sent her a mental message. Garchomp grinned and nodded eagerly, growling happily as she did so. Ash spoke finally spoke out loud, "Show them your power, my daughter."

From both the stones came writhing tendrils of light. From Ash's. They were a deep, royal blue. From Garchomp's the were a silver that directly matched the silver scales on her body. When they connected, Garchomp began glowing with a bright, silver light. She grew bigger, taller, her torso thickened, and her arms became stronger and grew to match her new height. She bent over slightly as spikes grew from her back, going all the way down to her tail. Said tail lengthened enough to act as a counterbalance for her head, and the spikes on the end looked deadly. Her biggest change, was the way her head changed. Her snout lengthened, her horns lengthened at the back, looking more like horns than jet engines, and small spikes grew across the entire length of her head, following the line that went down her back. Her wings lengthened in proportion to her new height, looking more like razor-sharp scythes than wings. The light finally died down, and everyone else besides Ash stared at her, jaws agape. Ash just grinned and nodded to her, his approval of her Mega-Evolution obvious.

Professor Oak was utterly shocked. He knew that Ash's Garchomp was entirely unique, but she looked almost nothing like a normal Mega-Garchomp. The only thing that they had in common were similar placements of spikes. He got his act together and scanned her. She absolutely radiated power, more power than he had ever seen in any Pokemon outside of a Champion's. Her Mega-Evolution was stable, and completely connected with Ash. So there wasn't a flaw with the stones or anything, she was just unique. He recorded down all the necessary numbers before turning back to Ash, "Well, Ash. She's absolutely beautiful, and nothing like any other Mega-Garchomp ever seen. I will keep an ear out to see if anyone else records one with a similar look as yours, but I doubt it. Garchomp has always been unique. Anyways, I understand you've got to begin your journey now. Know that these past 4 years, you have been the absolute model student, and that my door is always open to you."

Ash smiled at the man who had practically raised him since his Mom died, "No, thank you. You'll never know how much your tutelage means to me. Besides, I've got plenty more to learn. I'll be back before long." he turned and started walking towards Route 1, his Pokemon following him. Professor Oak smiled, and was about to turn back to his work when he heard Ash say one final thing.

"Thank you... Dad."

AN: To all of you who wanted a longer chapter; There. Around 7500 words. I'm actually enjoying writing this. Also, whoever thought that this may be rushed, well it was a little bit. I wanted to give a short summary of before he began his journey, and I think this works. To all of you who think Ash is too overpowered.

He is. That's the point. He is blatantly overpowered and it's going to stay that way.

Also, whoever guesses the mystery egg correctly, through a PM, will either get to choose a Pokemon that must be included in Ash's repertoire, or get to know any fact about the story that they want, nothing's barred.

Hope you guys enjoy this, and thank you for reading. Please review!