Chapter 2

Ash: Wow! There are stories written on my adventures. Never thought that would happen!

Me: Just when do you think?

Ash: Hey! I do think!

Me: Yeah… And I am Arceus daughter.

(Laughter from the readers.)

Ash: Why you….. I will take revenge for this…...but…if you don't want to feel my wrath then say sorry.

Me: Nope! That will hurt my ego. A lot. Can't take my chances! Besides I don't care about your revenge. I mean, you are Ash Ketchum. You can't even hurt a Horsea or a Caterpie let alone a human.

Ash: I am warning you…

Me: Oh Arceus! Help me! Your choosen one is going to kill me! Hahahaha!

Ash: You know what? I have reached the limits of my patience! You called this upon yourself!

Me: Ooh mew! I am scared!

Ash: Aargh!... Hey readers! That women with the red eye in the previous chapter is m-

Me: No! Stop! What are you doing!? You can't say that! It will ruin the suspense!

Ash: Well then, say sorry to me.

Me: No!

Ash: The red eyed women is-

Me: Okay fine! I am sorry! Happy!?

Ash: Yup!

Me (glares at him): You will pay for this!

Ash: Ooh mew! I am scared!

Me: (whispers under her breath) Just you wait Ketchum. I am gonna torture you so bad.

Ash: What was that?

Me: Nothing! Now will you say the disclaimer?

Ash: Yeah yeah … Luna Uzumaki does not own Pokémon or any of its characters but she owns the OC's of this story.

Now on with the story folks!

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It was a quite day in Pallet town, when suddenly the laughing of a boy with messy black hair filled the air along with his starter pikachu as they ran across the streets to reach one particular white house with a red rooftop.

The boy had his trademark red cap on with the pikachu running along his side.

The over excited duo soon came to a halt when they reached their destination.

"I can't wait to meet mom, buddy!" The boy exclaimed as he pushed opened the small black door of the house and started walking towards the main door as pikachu sat back on his trainer's shoulder- his favourite spot.

"Pikapi chu pika!" He exclaimed as his trainer turned the door knob and entered the house.

"Mom! I am ho-" He was cut off as a pair of warm and tender arms wrapped around him and brought him in a bone crushing hug.

"Oh Ash! I missed you so much honey!"

"Mom!…..can't….breath…" Ash managed to say. Hearing this Delia quickly let go of her son as Ash breathed in to fill his lungs again.

"I am sorry Ash but I could not stop my excitement knowing that a champion will be entering the house this time!"

Ash blushed a little as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Uhh… It is okay and thanks mom."

His mother smiled warmly and ruffled his hair caringly after taking his cap off.

"Pika!" pikachu chirped in from the floor beside his trainer who had jumped off of Ash's shoulder the moment they entered the house knowing that this would happen the moment they entered the house, making his presence known.

"Of course pikachu! I did not forget you."

She kneeled before the Pokémon and rubbed him behind the ear which caused him to let out a 'chaaa'.

"After all the reason a champion is standing in front of me is all thanks to you."

The Pokémon agreed happily.

"So As- Ash?" Delia looked up and saw that her son was not their anymore. She stood up and walked inside the house and spotted her son in the kitchen as he busied himself to munch the cookies that laid on the kitchen slap.

She sighed soon followed by pikachu who was in her arm.

'Ofcourse… why am I surprised?'

"Ash did you wash your hands?"

"Yesh." She heard him reply from a mouth full of cookies.

"Show some manners Ash."

"But mom! These cookies are so tasty! How is one supposed to keep decency after eating this!?" He replied after swallowing the last piece of cookie that was on the plate and reached for the other. But before he could put his hand on the cookies, the plate was taken by his mother.

"You can't eat these Ash. Not yet. They are for the party at professor Oak's lab today in a few hours."

"Party? What kind of party? I didn't knew there was a party!"

"I will tell you everything but first go and change your clothes."

"But mom!"

"Get fresh, take a shower, wear your clothes that I've kept on the bed and then come down. I'll be waiting honey!"

Delia told her son and went inside her room.

Ash sighed and made his way up the stairs and into his room.

"C'mon buddy. Let's go." He told pikachu.

As soon as he entered his room pikachu leapt over his bed and went to sleep.

'He is real tired, huh?'

"What am I saying? Of course he is! He was awake all night."

Ash said to no one.

Ash sat on his bed and stroked pikachu a few times.

"Thanks buddy." He softly whispered in Pikachu's ear.

Then he stood up and watched the sleeping pokemon for a few minutes

'You really saved my life back there.'

He leaned forward and kissed pikachu on the head gently.

Then he turned around and started doing all the things that his mother told him to.

Once he was ready, he looked at himself in the mirror.

He was wearing navy blue jeans, a black jacket over a white T-shirt with a red poke sign made at it's right, a pair of black shoes with streaks of white and red and finally a red and white cap with a dark blue poke sign made in the middle of it. He had black and red fingerless gloves on.

'Now let's see what this party is about!'

He told himself and started walking towards the door but stopped when he remembered that pikachu was still sleeping so he turned around and started walking towards the bed. He gently shook pikachu.

"Pi..." Pikachu stirred a little.

"Hey buddy, I was going at the lab. Wanna come? You can rest there."

"Mom is going there too so I don't want to leave you alone especially after last night."

"Chu." He agreed and nodded his head sleepily as he allowed Ash to lift him and take him in his arms.

After lifting pikachu, Ash went down the stairs.

"Mom! I am ready!" He shouted and looked around the house to spot his mother.

"Ash I am outside!" Delia's voice came from other side of the door.

Hearing this, Ash made his way towards the door and went outside. He found his mother standing on the doorway, waiting for him.

Then suddenly he remembered something and looked around. Noticing this, his mother asked what's wrong. He turned towards his mother and asked, "Where is Mr. Mime?"

"Oh! Mimey has gone to bring the kitchen groceries for tonight."

"Oh." Was all he said as he started walking alongside his mother towards the Oak's lab.

"Ash what's wrong with pikachu?" his mother asked after she noticed the tired pikachu sleeping in his arms.

"Don't worry mom. He is fine. He is just tired."

"Why? Usually he is not this tired when he comes back." She asked with concern.

"We had a couple of battle on the way." He shrugged.

"Anyways mom…you never told me what the party is about."

Ash said while changing the subject.

"Well….that's a secret." She smiled mischievously at him.

"Oh C'mon mom!" Ash whined.

"Nope!"

And the rest of the way to the Oak's lab went with Ash's pleadings and Delia's denials.

They reached the Oak's lab and without a knock on the door, went inside.

As soon as they reached inside, Delia quickly walked away from his son and disappeared somewhere in the big mansion like place.

"Where did she go? And if there is supposed to be a party then where is everyone else? Who ever they are." Ash asked himself and wandered around the lab.

He looked down in his arms when he noticed pikachu stir in his sleep in his arms. He then remembered that he had to take him to the ranch and leave him alone to sleep so that he could rest.

He walked towards the back of the ranch and looked around. He saw his snorlax sleeping against a tree. He walked towards him and called out to him.

"Hey snorlax! Wake up!"

Snorlax opened his eyes lazily and looked around to find the source of the voice. When he saw that it was his trainer, he stood up, grinned and took him into a big, tight hug.

"Snorla!"

"Can't … breath…" He choked. Snorlax quickly let go oh him and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Lax." He apologized.

Ash laughed. "It's alright buddy. I am happy to see you too."

He told him and patted his big hand.

"Sorry to wake you up but will you let pikachu sleep with you? He is really tired."

Snorlax nodded and laid back down. Once he was lying on the ground, Ash kept the sleeping pikachu on his stomach.

"Thanks buddy! See you later!"

The snorlax waved back and went to sleep as Ash started walking back towards the lab when suddenly he felt the ground shake.

"Earthquake? But Pallet don't have those." He told himself

He looked infront of him and saw clouds of dust in the air which was coming towards him. He squinted his eyes to see clearly and turned blue when he realized what it is.

He started flailing his arms in the air in all directions.

"No! No! No! No! Slow down guys! Yo-"

He started but was cut of when his pokemon knocked him down on the ground as they sorrounded him and started licking him.

He started laughing. "…Its good…..to… see you….all…too….but …..let me ….breath…" He said in between his laughs.

His Pokémon stopped licking him which had caused him to laugh and took a step back from their trainer. After Ash took some deep breathes, he greeted his Pokémon.

Everyone stood patiently, as one by one every Pokémon had there personal reunion with their trainer.

After patting the last of the 30 Taurous, his Pokémon finally allowed him to leave.

He started walking back towards the ranch. When the entrance of the lab was at sight, he stopped dead in his tracks.

"Wow!" was all he could say at the sight. Actually even that is an understatement and not the perfect word for the sight before him, acording to Ash anyway.

Before him was a big table on which was kept a large 9 layered chocolate cake which had different kinds of Pokémon drawn on it. Beside it was different kinds of food. His favorite foods. From barbecues to cookies to pokepuffs. Every single food from every single region he has yet visited.

But that wasn't what surprised him more cuz' what surprised him was the people standing in front of the table filled with food.

Every single native of pallet was standing there along with all of his friends and rivals. From professor Oak, Gary, Misty to Professor Kukui, Lillie and Gladion. Every single person had a smile on their face.

He blinked his eyes and shook his head to make sure that he wasn't seeing things. Once it was clear to him that he wasn't dreaming, a large smile spread across his face and he started grinning like madman.

"Hey champ! What are you standing there for? Come here!" Misty yelled out to him.

He ran towards them but stopped a few feet away from them.

"You guys….I don't know what to say."

"You don't have to say anything Ash. Just come and enjoy. It's your party after all." Brock said.

"Yeah Ash. Just come and cut the cake already! I am starving!" Bonnie whined.

"Bonnie!" Clemont scolded.

Ash laughed at this. As soon as he stepped forward, he was stopped by May when she said, "Oh! And Ash!"

He looked at her and she smiled brightly at him as she continued, "Congratulations and Happy Birthday!"

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Ash looked at her and blinked. "Today is my birthday?"

Everyone fell down anime style.

"Why am I not surprised?" One of his neighbors said and everyone laughed.

Ash rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Oops! I haven't been keeping track of dates so it must have slipped my mind…..so thanks May."

Everyone shook their heads.

"Should have expected this." Trip added.

Everyone giggled and started congratulating and wishing him.

"Thank you everyone. Thank you so much!" Ash thanked them.

"We are not the one you should thank Ash because we did not organize it. Heck! Doing all of this wasn't even our plan. All we had thought was to do a nice dinner party at your home but this-" Dawn said and looked around at everything while flying her hand in the air indicating at all the food and people around "- was all Gary's plan. So you should thank him. We didn't even knew half of the people you have met but he brought them all here." She finished.

After hearing this, Ash stood there in shock and just stared at her. After a few moment he turned towards the party organizer.

"Gary? Is that…" Ash trailed off when he looked at Gary who had a light pink blush across his face and was glaring at Dawn for opening her big mouth while Dawn was completely ignoring him. When Gary noticed that Ash was watching him, he looked away.

"Don't take it on your heart Ashy-Boy. I just did it to remind you that I am still better than you!" he told him arrogantly.

If it would have been someone else other than Ash, then the person would have probably scowled at him but that didn't happened because it was Ash. The boy who have known him since they were born and could read him like a book.

A few years back it would not have been possible, but it is now because they have became friends again even though there bond is not as strong as before... but still.

Ash smiled at Gary and quickly took him into a quick hug. He whispered a 'Thank You' and let go of him. Ash turned around and started to move towards the cake.

Meanwhile, Gary just stood there and tried to process what had happened.

He was in a daze but he soon snapped out of it when he heard Ash yell.

"Alright guys! Time to cut the cake! I am starving!"

When he said so, everyone gathered around him and so Gary also made his way there along with all of Ash's pokemon and the other trainers pokemon who were around.

Before Ash could cut the cake, Gary glanced at Dawn. When Dawn noticed that he was watching her, she smiled warmly and winked at him.

Gary felt his cheeks heat up and his heart beat had gotten faster.

'Why do I feel like this? Am I in...?' he quickly shook his head to get rid of the thought stating it to be impossible and focussed back on what was going on.

Ash cut the cake and everyone started to sing Happy Birthday and clapped.

Once it was done, food and cake was served to everyone. They all began to chat to get to know each other better.

"Brock, Cilan, Clemont, Serena, Mallow, Mom you all made this!? Thank you so much!"

"Ehh! It's nothing Ash. We all were happy to do it!" Mallow replied happily while waving her hand in the air dismissively. The others nodded.

"Hey Ash! Where is pikachu?" Max asked.

"He was tired so he is sleeping with Snorlax."

"Oh!"

"So Max, I heard you are a trainer now. Who's your starter?"

"Yeah! I just became one a few days back. I wanted to challenge the gyms there but couldn't stop myself from coming here and meeting you after all this time so here I am! Anyways, I chose Treeko as my starter."

"I still think Torchic would have been a better choice." May chirped in.

"Have you seen Blazekin? He is so awsome!" She continued.

"Have you seen sceptile? He have beaten a legendary!" Max retorted as he referred to Ash's Sceptile

"Alright guys! Calm down! If you ask me, all the pokemon are awesome. You just need to train them in the right way. Everyone has different training styles." Ash told the the siblings as he tried to calm them down who's little chat, which he knew would soon turn into a big argument. And that was the last thing he wanted today.

After hearing Ash's words, the two siblings stopped arguing and turned there face from each other.

Ash sweat dropped.

'Guess, something never changes...' He thought to himself.

"Anyways..." Ash started " What would you do after you leave Pallet, Max?"

He asked while changing the topic.

"Thinking of going back to Hoenn?" He asked.

"Actually, no. I've been thinking about it ever since I decided to come here for the party and last night I came to the conclusion that why not start from Kanto just like you did. Professor Oak even offered me to choose any one of the Kanto starters and have updated my pokedex!" Max exclaimed.

"Really? That's great! Isn't that right Ash!?" Bonnie replied happily who had been listening to their conversation.

Ash nodded in agreement with a smile on his face.

Max smiled shyly while a blush formed over his cheeks."Uhh….Thanks. I guess?!"

"So who are you going to choose amoung the 3 Kanto starters? Have you decided yet?" Misty asked while including herself in the conversation.

Max shook his head

"Why don't you choose Squirtel? Blastoise are really strong." Gary said as he made his way towards them with a plate of food in his hand, having heard the conversation.

May and Misty nodded there head in agreement.

Brock who was standing nearby scoffed.

"May and Gary you are only saying this because you have a blastoise and Misty is saying so because you love water pokemon."

"So!?" the 3 said in unision.

Brock took a step back and sweat dropped along with the others.

"Wait! May did wartortle evolved!?" Ash asked in surprise.

"Yup!"

"Awesome! Congrats May!"

"Thanks!"

"So Max…..what have you been thinking about the kanto starters?" Brock asked making everyone turn back their attention to him as they resumed the old conversation.

"Well….I've been thinking and I know that I don't want Bulbasaur for sure-"

"Why's that!" Bonnie asked while cutting him off.

"I was coming to that." He said irritatedly and adjusted his glasses.

"Anyways…it's so because I already have a grass type starter and I don't want another…yet."

Everyone nodded in understanding.

"So that leaves you with 2 choices: Charmender and Squirtel." Gary stated.

Max nodded. "Yeah, and it's a hard choice. Both pokemon are really good."

He then paused and started, "Even though a certain Blastoise couldn't beat a Charizard despite having a type advantage." He said with a sly grin on his face while Ash, May, Brock, Misty laughed along with Max.

Gary groaned. "Don't remind me….." he whined which caused another fist of laughter and he pouted. Among all this, Bonnie looked at them in confusion.

Before she could say anything, Serena, Dawn, Lillie, Mallow and Gladion along with Cilan came and asked why they were laughing.

"We were just talking about how Gary's Blastoise got defeated by a certain Charizard who never listened to his trainer for a good long time." Misty told them as everyone started laughing minus Bonnie, Serena, Lillie, Mallow, Gladion and Cilan since they stared in confusion. But Ash and Gary groaned.

"What are you all talking about?" Bonnie asked.

After the group realized that Ash's new friends did not knew about Ash's Charizard and his match with Gary's Blastoise, they quickly broke into a grin.

"Oh! I will tell you! It's an amazing story!" Dawn exclaimed with micheif sinning in her eyes along with every one else who knew about it as a sly grin appeared at every ones face.

When she said so and Ash noticed the tone of her voice so, he quietly went towards Gary and slightly nudged his chest with his elbow to grab his attention. When Gary looked towards him he whispered.

"I am having a sinking feeling about this. Let's get out of here."

Gary nodded. The 2 turned around and started walking away from the group.

"Where are you 2 going!?" Dawn called out to them right after they took 4 steps away from the group which was soon going to laugh at them.

They cursed her under their breath.

"Uhh….well…." Ash stammered and turned around to face her. Before he could say something, Gary spoke up.

"Ash-boy and I were going to check out on his newly caught Pokémon from Alola."

"Yeah! Oak-tree here is right!" Ash quickly agreed, took Gary's hand and ran off towards his Alolan pokemon to save themselves from all the questions they would throw at them, leaving a confused group behind in which some had surprised faces.

His Alolan pokemon should basically have been in Alola, under professor Kukui's care but he had decided to bring him here for Ash's congratulations and Birthday party.

When the 2 boys were far away from the group, Ash left Gary's hand and turned to look at him. What he saw surprised and confused him at the same time. Gary was staring at him as if he had just done the impossible.

"What!?" he asked.

"Did you just called me…?" he trailed off.

"I called you wh- oh!...yeah..yeah! I called you that." He said after realization hit him. After saying that he looked everywhere but at him.

'I called him Oak Tree….how long has it been since I called him that?...10 years? Is he going to be angry? I sure hope not…..'

After finding all the courage he had in him, he finally looked at his childhood friend who was still staring at him with the same expression as before.

'The last time he called me that was when we were 6. Before I lost my best friend…..him.' Gary thought to himself.

"If you don't want me to call you that then I wo-" Ash began nervously but was cut off when Gary interrupted him with a large grin on his face.

"No! No! No! It's completely fine! Promise!" He said and took Ash in a hug and squeezed him a little after letting him go.

Ash just stood there and tried to process of what had happened. But he wasn't in his daze for too long as a fit of laughter filled the air and snapped him out of it.

He looked towards the source of voice and saw the group he had just left were laughing along with every single person he has met in his journey who were here.

He frowned and muttered, "This is going to be a long day." He groaned as he stretched 'long'.

"No kidding." He heard Gary mutter from beside him.

As he looked at the people in the distance who were soon going to turn his nice peaceful time into hell, Ash shook his head, to shake off the thoughts which had started to come in his mind of how his friends are going to taunt him about this all day.

"Let's go Ash. I wanna see your Alolan pokemon." Gary told him.

Ash stared at him and said, "You weren't bluffing back then?"

"Actually it was kind of a on-the-spot decision…..or at least you can say that…..kind of….since I wanted to see your Pokemon from Alola." He shrugged.

Ash nodded as the 2 boys made there way towards the back of the ranch where Ash's pokemon were introducing each other along with the others.

In front of the Oak's lab, a girl climbed up the stairs happily. 2 steps at a time. And after reaching the main gate she rang the bell with a smile across her face.

'Finally.'

When professor Oak heard the door bell he asked the kids to see who is on the door and wondered who might be here at this time.

Dawn agreed to open the door and went inside the lab and onto the main gate.

After she opened the gate she saw a girl she had never seen before. The girl was standing there with a smile on her face.

"Hey! Are Ash and Gary here!?"

Chapter End!

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