Ch. 2 Training Lessons
The sun was just coming up and Ash opened the door and grinned. He ran back inside eagerly. Today was the day his dad promised to teach him all about Pokemon.
"Dad? Dad?" Ash called in his parents' room early one morning. They're asleep. He repeats it over and over. "Dad, we gotta go." He comes over to their bed.
"Your son's awake." Mrs. Ketchum whispered.
"Before 7 you handle it Delia." Mr. Ketchum yawned. Ash growled and shoved his dad hard.
"Wake up!" Ash pouted as his dad opened his eyes.
"Ok, I'm up." He sat up as Ash ran out of the room. A while later he and Ash went outside. Mrs. Ketchum grinned as Ash hugged her and left with his dad. They stood on the high hill that was in front of their house. "Look Ash, everything you see is Pallet Town."
"Whoa." Ash gasped as the sun shone on the town.
"A Pokemon Master's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. So, one day Ash, the sun will set on my time on the throne and will rise with you as the Pokemon Master." Mr. Ketchum explained.
"So everything will be mine?" Ash asked.
"All of it." His dad nodded.
"Everything." Ash whispered. "What about the area to the north?"
"That's past Pallet's borders, you shouldn't go there." Mr. Ketchum growled.
"But as the strongest trainer in the world, you should have a right to." Ash said.
"Well, there's more to being king like than pushing your weight around." Mr. Ketchum laughed and began to walk off.
"I get more?" Ash grinned.
"Come on Ash." Mr. Ketchum called and they began to walk through town. "Every Pokemon and being here must live in balance, and as the ruler I must know and follow that balance, just like any other trainer would. Respecting the tiny Caterpie to the giant Onix."
"But dad, don't we catch the Pokemon?" Ash cut in.
"Yes Ash, let me explain fully." His dad replied. "We catch them, they obey us instead of fighting us. When we die our bodies go into the grass, and most Pokemon eat grass or grass derived things. What I'm trying to say is, we all live in a big circle web."
"Hello guys." Brock called.
"Oh hi Brock." Mr. Ketchum grinned.
"I have a morning report." Brock held up a paper.
"Shoot." Mr. Ketchum nodded.
"Well, the buzz of Beedrill has risen so something might be up." Brock warned.
"Really?" Mr. Ketchum looked a little confused. Ash yawned and saw a Diglett. He grabbed a small rock and threw it but missed. "What are you doing?"
"Practicing." Ash whispered, looking for Diglett's new hole.
"Let the pro give you a tip." Mr. Ketchum grinned.
"I told the Phanphy to forget it, but it's always his fault." Brock went on.
"Brock, turn around." Mr. Ketchum called.
"Sure." Brock turned without realizing. "Persians and Arcanines are at war again."
"Stay low undercover." Mr. Ketchum whispered.
"You know cats and dogs." Brock was going on.
"Now I just throw the rock?" Ash whispered.
"What's going on?" Brock finally turned.
"Trainer tips." Mr. Ketchum replied.
"Oh no please don't be serious." Brock gulped but turned. "Why me."
"Don't make a sound." Mr. Ketchum said.
"What?" Brock turned at his voice but nobody seemed to be there. "Hello, guys?" Ash threw the rock and it hit Brock on the head. Mr. Ketchum laughed as Brock fell over.
"Very good." Mr. Ketchum patted Ash. "Now, this time,"
"Sir, there's Rockets in Pallet Town!" Brock called, getting a news flash.
"Brock take Ash home." Mr. Ketchum growled and leaped up with a Pokeball.
"Can't I go dad?" Ash asked.
"No." His dad replied and ran off.
"I never get to go anywhere." Ash slumped.
"Young trainer, one day you'll be master. Then you can beat up those lousy, mangy, stupid poachers as long as you want." Brock said, taking him home. There, Ash found Giovanni under a tree.
"Hey Giovanni, guess what?" Ash called.
"I hate guessing games." Giovanni grumbled and turned.
"I'm gonna be the next Pokemon Master." Ash boasted.
"Woopdedoo." Giovanni sighed and lamely twirled his first finger.
"Dad just showed me the town and it all and more will be mine." Ash laughed.
"Well, I'd leap for joy but she's at the Pokemon Center." Giovanni grumbled in a joking way and flopped down.
"Hey Giovanni, when I'm master, what'll you be?" Ash asked.
"I'll be the laughing stock of the gym leaders association for having the best gym leader be beaten by you." Giovanni sighed.
"Don't take it so hard." Ash frowned.
"Oh, I wont." Giovanni grinned and got up. "So, your dad showed you everything?" Ash nodded yes. "What about the north?"
"He said I can't go there." Ash shook his head no.
"Well, he's right. It's far to dangerous, so only brave and strong trainers go there." Giovanni said slyly.
"I am. What's," Ash started.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you." Giovanni replied.
"Why not?" Ash asked.
"I'm only looking out for a future trainers like you." Giovanni said.
"Yea right, I'm the only future trainer you know." Ash corrected.
"That's more of a reason to protect you. The north field is no place for a novice to capture Pokemon." Giovanni replied. "Oops."
"Pokemon?" Ash grinned. "Yea."
"Oh dear you've heard too much, but I suppose you'd have found out from someone, since you're so smart." Giovanni grinned. "Just promise me you'll never go there." Giovanni turned Ash from running off.
"Sure." Ash grinned slyly.
"Good boy. Well, you go have fun, but remember, it's our secret." Giovanni called as Ash ran off to find Misty. "Pfft, kids." Giovanni grinned slyly he had a plan.
The sun was just coming up and Ash opened the door and grinned. He ran back inside eagerly. Today was the day his dad promised to teach him all about Pokemon.
"Dad? Dad?" Ash called in his parents' room early one morning. They're asleep. He repeats it over and over. "Dad, we gotta go." He comes over to their bed.
"Your son's awake." Mrs. Ketchum whispered.
"Before 7 you handle it Delia." Mr. Ketchum yawned. Ash growled and shoved his dad hard.
"Wake up!" Ash pouted as his dad opened his eyes.
"Ok, I'm up." He sat up as Ash ran out of the room. A while later he and Ash went outside. Mrs. Ketchum grinned as Ash hugged her and left with his dad. They stood on the high hill that was in front of their house. "Look Ash, everything you see is Pallet Town."
"Whoa." Ash gasped as the sun shone on the town.
"A Pokemon Master's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. So, one day Ash, the sun will set on my time on the throne and will rise with you as the Pokemon Master." Mr. Ketchum explained.
"So everything will be mine?" Ash asked.
"All of it." His dad nodded.
"Everything." Ash whispered. "What about the area to the north?"
"That's past Pallet's borders, you shouldn't go there." Mr. Ketchum growled.
"But as the strongest trainer in the world, you should have a right to." Ash said.
"Well, there's more to being king like than pushing your weight around." Mr. Ketchum laughed and began to walk off.
"I get more?" Ash grinned.
"Come on Ash." Mr. Ketchum called and they began to walk through town. "Every Pokemon and being here must live in balance, and as the ruler I must know and follow that balance, just like any other trainer would. Respecting the tiny Caterpie to the giant Onix."
"But dad, don't we catch the Pokemon?" Ash cut in.
"Yes Ash, let me explain fully." His dad replied. "We catch them, they obey us instead of fighting us. When we die our bodies go into the grass, and most Pokemon eat grass or grass derived things. What I'm trying to say is, we all live in a big circle web."
"Hello guys." Brock called.
"Oh hi Brock." Mr. Ketchum grinned.
"I have a morning report." Brock held up a paper.
"Shoot." Mr. Ketchum nodded.
"Well, the buzz of Beedrill has risen so something might be up." Brock warned.
"Really?" Mr. Ketchum looked a little confused. Ash yawned and saw a Diglett. He grabbed a small rock and threw it but missed. "What are you doing?"
"Practicing." Ash whispered, looking for Diglett's new hole.
"Let the pro give you a tip." Mr. Ketchum grinned.
"I told the Phanphy to forget it, but it's always his fault." Brock went on.
"Brock, turn around." Mr. Ketchum called.
"Sure." Brock turned without realizing. "Persians and Arcanines are at war again."
"Stay low undercover." Mr. Ketchum whispered.
"You know cats and dogs." Brock was going on.
"Now I just throw the rock?" Ash whispered.
"What's going on?" Brock finally turned.
"Trainer tips." Mr. Ketchum replied.
"Oh no please don't be serious." Brock gulped but turned. "Why me."
"Don't make a sound." Mr. Ketchum said.
"What?" Brock turned at his voice but nobody seemed to be there. "Hello, guys?" Ash threw the rock and it hit Brock on the head. Mr. Ketchum laughed as Brock fell over.
"Very good." Mr. Ketchum patted Ash. "Now, this time,"
"Sir, there's Rockets in Pallet Town!" Brock called, getting a news flash.
"Brock take Ash home." Mr. Ketchum growled and leaped up with a Pokeball.
"Can't I go dad?" Ash asked.
"No." His dad replied and ran off.
"I never get to go anywhere." Ash slumped.
"Young trainer, one day you'll be master. Then you can beat up those lousy, mangy, stupid poachers as long as you want." Brock said, taking him home. There, Ash found Giovanni under a tree.
"Hey Giovanni, guess what?" Ash called.
"I hate guessing games." Giovanni grumbled and turned.
"I'm gonna be the next Pokemon Master." Ash boasted.
"Woopdedoo." Giovanni sighed and lamely twirled his first finger.
"Dad just showed me the town and it all and more will be mine." Ash laughed.
"Well, I'd leap for joy but she's at the Pokemon Center." Giovanni grumbled in a joking way and flopped down.
"Hey Giovanni, when I'm master, what'll you be?" Ash asked.
"I'll be the laughing stock of the gym leaders association for having the best gym leader be beaten by you." Giovanni sighed.
"Don't take it so hard." Ash frowned.
"Oh, I wont." Giovanni grinned and got up. "So, your dad showed you everything?" Ash nodded yes. "What about the north?"
"He said I can't go there." Ash shook his head no.
"Well, he's right. It's far to dangerous, so only brave and strong trainers go there." Giovanni said slyly.
"I am. What's," Ash started.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you." Giovanni replied.
"Why not?" Ash asked.
"I'm only looking out for a future trainers like you." Giovanni said.
"Yea right, I'm the only future trainer you know." Ash corrected.
"That's more of a reason to protect you. The north field is no place for a novice to capture Pokemon." Giovanni replied. "Oops."
"Pokemon?" Ash grinned. "Yea."
"Oh dear you've heard too much, but I suppose you'd have found out from someone, since you're so smart." Giovanni grinned. "Just promise me you'll never go there." Giovanni turned Ash from running off.
"Sure." Ash grinned slyly.
"Good boy. Well, you go have fun, but remember, it's our secret." Giovanni called as Ash ran off to find Misty. "Pfft, kids." Giovanni grinned slyly he had a plan.