A New Journey-Part 2
by Tsunami Shocker

"You're Sky Ketchum?" the young boy asked in
shock. He had jet-black hair in a very small ponytail
and bangs that grew out of control. He wore a white
tank top with khaki shorts, and a chain with a shark
tooth around his neck. His name was Ray Gettit.
"Yep. The one and only!" the blonde girl replied. She
was a bit tall and slender, wearing a long-sleeved
shirt with a pokeball emblem. She also wore long
denim pants with silver wings around the ankles of the
pant legs. She was Skylee Ketchum.
"But that would mean that your dad is the Pokemon
Master! And your mum is the Water Master! And I
heard that they both defeated Team Rocket in the
infamous Project X-Siletonix! And I also heard that-"
"Anything more is but a rumor. Yes, my father is
indeed Ash Ketchum, the Pokemon League
champion. And yes, he does have the famous Dark
Pikachu. (A/N: Sorry to Ace Sanchez for taking Dark
Pikachu! I thought that story was soooo cool! (~^_^~)
Sorry again!) And yes, my mother is Misty
Waterflower, whom is the Water Master. Team
Rocket was defeated by my parents, and my father
did also die more than once, and the list goes on...but
despite their recent and non-recent achievements,
they like to live the quiet life here in Pallet, and would
not like to be disturbed by large mobs, and people like
you that get overenthusiastic. Please be quiet about
them."
"Um...K." he was surprised by her vocabulary and
choice of speech. "Now shall we head on to Professor
Oak's? I need my Pokemon. Oh, shoot! You go
ahead, my pack flew open when we crashed. I'll catch
up to you."
"Alright. See ya!" and with that, she took off to the
lab.
"Geez, I think I like that girl. She has a Pokemon
Master for a pop, and he has Dark Pikachu. Hmmm, if
I wanna be an electric trainer, then I need an electric
Pokemon to start. Shoot! There are 3 Pokemon, but
they're Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle! I need
electric! But I think I'll choose Bulbasaur. It seems like
the best bet."
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Skylee reached Professor Oak's laboratory. She saw
only 2 Pokemon on the table though. "Hey Professor,
why are there only two pokeballs left? I thought that
there were 3 Pokemon to choose from!" Sky
exclaimed.
"Oh, Sky, how are you? Well, one trainer already
came by and took Squirtle. But there are two more
left."
"Alright then. I choose Charmander!" Sky stated.
Oak handed her the pokeball with Charmander inside
and a Pokedex.
"I'll be seeing you soon!" Sky shouted over her
shoulder as she headed to the forest on the outskirts
of town.
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Meanwhile....
Ray picked up the last bit of stuff from his pack and
began running to the lab. Before he could even get
inside, he saw two trainers exiting the laboratory: one,
his rival Daniel, and two, Sky. Both were carrying
pokeballs.
"What? Sky? Daniel? Does this mean there is only
one Pokemon left?" Ray managed to say between
breaths.
"Um...no..." Sky began, but was interrupted by
Daniel.
"Ha! No, there ISN'T one Pokemon left! Actually,
there's NONE! HEEHAAHAAHAA!!!" he laughed,
pointing his index finger at Ray. "And I got the best
one in the whole dang place!" he bragged on.
"Yeah right Daniel, you got the only Pokemon that
was available, you doink!" she turned to Ray. "He got
a Bulbasaur."
"W-WHAT?!! He got Bulbasaur? But I wanted it!
Craaaaaaaaaap....."
"Hehehe! You snooze, you lose! Haahaa! Smell ya
later, loser!" and he ran away laughing his annoying
little hi-pitched squeal of a voice off.
"I was late, so no Pokemon for me." Ray said in a
flat voice.
"You really wanted one, didn't you?" Sky was
worried about her new friend. She patted him on the
back. "You do know the story of my father's Dark
Pikachu, do you not?"
"Not really."
"Well my father wouldn't be who he is today if he
hadn't woken up late that very day he got his first
Pokemon. He wouldn't be a Master, he wouldn't have
met my mother, he would be a snobbish and lonely
person. He wouldn't be so caring."
"Why not?" Ray sniffled.
"Well, it went like this......
*Start Flashback*
Dodrio: DO....DRI....OOOO!!!!
Ash: huh? [looks outside] WA? What time is it?!!
Ash runs down the road to Professor Oak's lab.
Ash: Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander...anyone's fine,
just save one for me!
*End Flashback*
.....and my dad got to Professor Oak's, and all the
Pokemon were gone. But there was one left. My dad
was stubborn at that time and would do anything for a
Pokemon, so he took it. It was a Pikachu. But Pikachu
had a few problems. It would not stay inside a
pokeball, it would not listen, and do anything it felt that
it wanted to do. But my father respected that. He
wanted to be Pikachu's friend. And Pikachu refused.
Later on, my father saved Pikachu from a flock of
dangerous Spearows. That earned Pikachu's trust
and both became best friends from then on." Sky
ended the story.
"Whoa. That's deep." said Ray.
"So are you gonna give up now?" Sky asked slyly.
"No way! I'm gonna get a Pokemon!" Ray settled it.
He stormed into the lab and Professor Oak was
surprised to see him. "Ray? All the Pokemon have
already been taken."
"I know, but you wouldn't happen to have-"
"A spare?" the Professor answered him. "Why yes,
but there's a problem with it." (A/N: uh, you know
where this is going, right? *sweatdrop*)
"I want it! I need a Pokemon!" Ray shouted.
"Alright, but don't say I didn't warn you." Oak stated.
He opened up a secret compartment inside the
table. Out popped a yellow and silver pokeball.
"Be careful once you open it." warned the Professor.
And Ray opened the ball.
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YEEEEK! A cliffhanger! What the heck is in that funky
pokeball? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?!!
Crowd: ssshhhhhhhh!
Uh, hehehe, [whispering] stay tuned for part 3: The
Next Ash Ketchum!