v0rt3x: Chapter 5, get hyped guys.

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I don't need to remind you guys what's what.

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Chapter 5

An Electrifying Re-encounter

"Hey, mom. Can I go to the Professor's today? I want to see the Pokémon."

"Alright sure, take Mewtwo as well. He's been in the guest room all day."

"Okay!" Ash said as he floated up the stairs and into the spare bedroom.

"Hey Mewtwo, wanna go to the Professor's."

Mewtwo closed one of Ash's old school books, put it down on the table and nodded.

{Oak's Lab}

"Hey, Gary! Can you help with this?" Oak called for his grandson.

"What is it Gramps?" Gary said, walking down the stairs.

"Can you help me lift this? It's a very delicate machine."

A knock came as soon as the Professor finished asking.

"Gary could you get that?"

Gary walked over to the front door, opened said door and got spooked accidentally by Ash again. He was definitely going to have to get used to it.

Ash was about to say something, but he was cut off by the power going out in the lab.

"What the?" Gary and Oak exclaimed at the same time.

A yellow glow was then seen under the back door.

"Do you think it could be an electric type stealing power?" Ash asked the Oak's, both nodded in reply.

"It's the most likely thing to have happened." Gary said as he slowly inched his way towards the door.

Ash went invisible so did Mewtwo, a trick they learned after experimenting around with their powers.

Gary opened the door, peeking an eye threw the opening to see what electric type did this.

It was a Pikachu.

"A Pikachu!?" Gary exclaimed in whispers.

Ash heard this and floated out, still invisible to 'greet' the electric type.

Ash grabbed the electric mouse and turned into a Quagsire.

Pikachu struggled, but couldn't do anything to the water ground type. 'Where did they even come from? He didn't even sense them coming until the last moment.' He silently thought to himself.

He was just trying to get a power boost, what's the harm in that? It's not like he completely siphoned the entire power grid or anything.

"So what do you think we should do?" The Quagsire talked, it talked human. How is that possible? It just can't, right?

"How in the name of Sinnoh can you talk?"

"Is Sinnoh supposed to be another word for Arceus? If it is I don't get it."

"It's the old name for both Dialga and Palkia, before someone discovered their actual names."

Ash relayed this, causing the Professor to instantly take down notes. This was of course huge news for the Kantonian. He had to contact Rowan immediately about this, but not right now.

"You didn't answer the question." Pikachu reminded Ash.

"Alright, so basically the reason why I can talk English is because I was human before this."

"You got turned into a Quagsire?"

"A Mew actually." Ash corrected.

"You're kidding right?"

"Nope, I'm not."

"Alright prove it then."

"Okay." The Quagsire shimmered and transformed into a human boy, Pikachu's jaw dropped, not just because the Quagsire was right but also because he recognizes the boy.

"Ash?"

"How do you know my name?"

"Ash It's me, Pichu. Remember?"

"No way. What happened with the herd? Why are you out here on your own?"

"I left because I didn't want to be a burden, decided to live by myself. I actually tried looking for you a few times, all failed of course."

Ash and Pikachu hugged each other, leaving Gary and Oak comfused. They then looked at Mewtwo for a translation.

'Apparently the two have met once before, and this was when Pikachu was still a Pichu.'

"Wait, wait, wait. He's the same one Ash talked about at camp? Man talk about coincidences." Gary said as he remembered the summer camp a few years back.

{A Few Minutes Later}

"Were you always a Mew?" Pikachu asked as he clambered onto the couch in Ash's house.

"Nope this was recent, a few ago actually."

"So then what happened?"

"Got experimented on by Team Rocket, the facility where it took place blew up after Ursaring broke a few gas lines and ignited it with some chemicals."

"Must have been traumatizing."

"It was, but you have to look on the bright side. I can now understand Pokémon, turn into different Pokémon, I got to meet Ursaring and Mewtwo, and I got to see you again."

Pikachu smiled, Ash was good, maybe even to good for this world. He contemplated staying with Ash as a permanent member, weighing the pros and cons of each. His answer was obvious.

"Ash?" Ash made eye contact with Pikachu. "Would it be okay if I joined you on your journey, as a member in your team?"

"Are you sure?" A nod came in reply.

"Do you want a Poké Ball?" Another nod and a chuckle.

"I mean yeah I want one, I don't want to be accidentally caught by some other trainer."

Ash chuckled. "I guess your right."

{Oak's Lab}

Ash knocked on the door. This time Oak was the one to answer.

"Ahh, Ash. What brings you back so soon?"

"Can you register Pikachu into a Poké Ball?"

"I have some spare Poké Balls upstairs, come on." Oak said as he walked up the stairs to the second floor.

"I have a few options that Pikachu can choose from. If you can't identify what the Poké Ball does just come down to ask me. I still have a call I need to make." Oak put down a box full of shrunken down Poké Balls in front of Ash and Pikachu, making his way downstairs after the fact.

Ash picked up a Dream Ball. "So which one do you want?"

"Maybe the one your holding, it looks pretty cool. What does it do?"

"I think it makes it so a Pokémon unlocks their hidden ability. A lot these abilities are mysterious and are still being discovered today."

"Yep, definitely that. I wonder what my hidden ability will be?"

Ash shrugged. "I don't know, but theirs only one way to find out."

Ash and Pikachu, who's currently on Ash's shoulder. Walked down the stairs, Dream Ball in hand.

Oak was of course like he said in a call with someone.

"Are you sure this is real? An old name for Dialga and Palkia."

"Yes, apparently-" Oak was interrupted by Ash.

"Yes Ash what is it?"

"Ash?" Rowan asked in intrigue.

Oak gestured Ash to come forward, into the view of the camera.

"This is Ash, he is an aspiring trainer. And has befriended a Pikachu that is currently trying to find himself a Poké Ball that suits him."

"Uhm... Professor that's kinda what me and Pikachu wanted to talk about, we decided on this." Ash held up the Dream Ball.

"A fine choice young Ash. I heard all about Dream Balls from Fennel. They bring forth a phenomenon we call hidden abilities, still... more research must be done on the subject until it can fully be released to the masses." Rowan informed.

Oak moved over to a keyboard and typed some stuff and gave Ash a trainer card? He wasn't completely sure.

"Uhm Professor what's this?"

"It's your trainer card, you can get one before you become a trainer, but your only limited to 3 Pokémon until you turn 10 and get one of the official starters, or are sponsored by a school or your parents."

Ash nodded in understanding.

"Alright you're all set, if you don't want to do the capture here you can do it outside." Oak said, returning to his call with Rowan. "Alright now where was I?"

"I believe you were going to tell me how you discovered the name in the first place."

"Oh right."

"Well here we go." Ash held up the Dream Ball. "If you ever want to leave you can okay , remember that."

Pikachu nodded, even though he wasn't planning to ever leave Ash's side. Pikachu pushed the button on the Dream Ball, sucking him into the device.

It felt weird for the first few seconds, like there was someone probing his brain.

Once the weird feeling disappeared, the once pitch black landscape turned into the forest where he grew up, met the Kangaskhan, and befriended Ash.

the temperature was perfect, the sky a clear blue, water could even be heard rushing in a river nearby. It was very nostalgic.

A menu then opened next to a log. Pikachu took a look and saw some settings for the time, weather, and training. He was intrigued, you could train here. He tried to press the button, but some text popped and a robotic voice said.

Warning! This feature is for Heal Balls only.

Pikachu was disappointed, he couldn't train while traveling in the ball. That was a bummer.

A flash then came and Pikachu was back in the outside.

"So... What was it like in there?" Ash asked as Pikachu turned around.

"It recreated the forests over there." Pikachu pointed to his left. "It was... very nostalgic to say the least."

"I think we should head back to mom's, dinner will be ready soon."

"If dinner is as good as the snacks we had earlier i'm all for it."

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v0rt3x: Chapter 5 is done, some info on hidden abilities and the Pikachu capture is here and yes, a Dream Ball, *whisper* it's for something down the line.