Chapter One

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"I'm so hungry." Ash complained as his stomach growled.

"I'm so hot." Misty added as she began to fan herself down with her hand while holding Togepi at the same time.

".and I'm so lonely. I need a girlfriend." Brock finished as he sighed.

As Ash, Misty and Brock walked into the town of Pallet, they began to look around.

"Let's go to my house. My mom probably has some food cooking already." Ash suggested.

"Alright!" Misty and Brock agreed at the same time.

"Pika! Pikachu!" Ash's yellow electric Pokemon, Pikachu, cried as he jumped onto Ash's shoulder.

"Shouldn't you call your mom first? I mean, just to let her know we're coming?" Misty suggested.

"Good idea. About the best one you've had in a while." Ash teased. Misty punched the back of his head as a punishment.

"Now, where to find a phone?" Brock asked whoever was listening. He spotted a payphone by a restaurant close by.

"Does anybody have any change?" Ash asked as he dug around in his pockets and back pack for 50 cents.

"No, sorry. Well, let's start walking over to your house. I'm sure your mom won't mind if we just drop in." Misty said.

"Right." Ash agreed as he started to walk in the direction of his home.

When Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu reached the Ketchum residence, they walked up the stone path to the front door.

"Mom, I'm home! Misty and Brock are here with me, too." Ash greeted as everybody walked inside, only to find the house silent and empty.

"Mime! Mime! Mr. Mime!" Mrs. Ketchum's one and only Pokemon, Mr. Mime, cried as he ran up to Ash. He pointed in the direction of the open back door.

"Is she out there, Mr. Mime?" Ash asked as he put his bag on the floor. Misty and Brock did the same, and followed Ash outside.

"Mom? You out here?" Ash called out. Mr. Mime tug on his sleeve and pointed to the house next door. "Over there?"

"Mr. Mime!" was the reply.

Ash began to walk through the backyard to get to the house next door until he felt something hold him back.

"Ash, what are you doing? We have to use the front door." Misty said as she stood in front of him.

"Oh, right." Ash shrugged. He turned and began to walk to the front door.

As Ash rang the doorbell, Misty and Brock stopped behind him. A man opened the door.

"Can I help you?" the man asked politely.

"Sorry to bother you, but is my mother here?" Ash asked.

"Ash, honey? Is that you?" Mrs. Ketchum asked as she walked to the front door.

"Yeah! Hi, mom!" Ash greeted.

"Come on in, Ash!" the man said as he opened the door wider.

"Ash, I'd like you to meet our new neighbors." Mrs. Ketchum introduced.

"Hello, Ash. Delia's been talking non-stop about you and your Pokemon journey." a woman said as she held out her hand for Ash to shake. "My name is Beverly, and this is my husband Derek."

"I'm Ash. These are my friends Misty and Brock." Ash greeted as he shook Beverly's hand.

"We have a daughter who's a Pokemon trainer as well. She's right upstairs if you'd like to meet her." Beverly said.

"You bet! Thanks!" Ash replied.

Upstairs, Brock heard singing. Ash and Misty also heard it.

"It's such a beautiful voice!" Brock said as he began to blush. He cupped his hands together and listened to the sweet sound.

"I think it's coming from this room." Ash said as he stood in front of a closed door. He opened the door slowly.

"Hello? Is anybody in here?" Misty whispered. Ash opened the door more so they could see if anybody was in there. The girl in the room saw Ash, Misty and Brock, and gasped.

"Don't you know how to knock?!" she yelled as she threw one of her flip flops at the door. Ash closed it just before the sandal could hit them.

"Talk about your privacy!" Misty said as she took a deep breath. The door suddenly opened again.

"I'm so sorry! I thought you were my parents. I've been really stressed ever since we moved. Come in!" the girl invited. Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu walked inside the light blue bedroom.

"I'm Ash. These are my friends Misty and." Ash began.

"And I'm Brock! I must say, you are by far the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." Brock introduced as he grabbed the girl's hands.

"Lay off, Romeo." the girl said as she took her hands out of his. "Oh, yeah! My name is Yuri." said the girl with light blue hair. She was wearing a black short shirt and baggy green khaki pants with black flip flops. Well, minus one flip flop.

"By the way, here's your other shoe." Ash said as he handed Yuri her other black flip flop. She just blushed and took the shoe from him. "So, your dad says you're a Pokemon trainer, too? What Pokemon do you have with you?"

"Let's go outside and I'll show you." Yuri said as she walked to the window and jumped out.

"Hey, wait!" Ash gasped. He walked over to the window and jumped out after her.

"Ash!" Misty said as she followed.

"Hey!" Brock said as he jumped last.

Outside, Yuri was getting her PokeBalls out of the side pockets of her green khakis. Ash brushed his jacket out of the way and grabbed his. Misty and Brock dug through their own bags and found theirs.

"Here we go!" Yuri said as she put only 5 of her PokeBalls in between her fingers. She threw each one in the air. The Pokemon came out as: Charizard, Flareon, Typhlosion, Entei and Moltres.

Misty let all of her PokeBalls go, revealing: Psyduck, Staryu, Poliwhirl, Goldeen, and Corsola. Brock revealed: Geodude, Onix, Zubat, Vulpix, and Pineco. Ash threw all of his PokeBalls in the air, letting out: Bayleef, Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Noctowl, Snorlax, and of course, Pikachu.

"Hey, aren't you forgetting on, Yuri? I know you got 6 out of your pocket." Misty asked out of curiosity.

"Yeah, I did it on purpose. This is the greatest Pokemon ever!" Yuri bragged. She threw her last PokeBall high into the air. When it hit the ground, it seemed to open slowly. What came out was a shock to Ash, Misty and Brock.

"Is that.?" Ash stammered.

"Yep. This is my Ho-Oh." Yuri said as she climbed on top of the giant bird Pokemon. Ash took out his PokeDex and pointed it at Ho-Oh.

'Legend claims that this Pokemon flies the world's skies continuously on its magnificent seven colored wings. It's most powerful attack is Sacred Fire.'

"It's so beautiful! Where did you find such a rare and incredible bird Pokemon?" Misty asked as she walked over to Ho-Oh and started to pet it.

"I found it in Tin Tower in Ecruteak City. Judging by your Pineco, Corsola, and Bayleef, I'm guessing you were in Johto too, huh?"

"Yeah. In fact, we just came from there." Ash explained.

"Blastoise, use your hydro pump!" a voice called. Yuri, Ash, Misty and Brock's eyes followed a water path heading straight for Yuri's fire Pokemon. It hit them all so hard, they all went flying backwards.

"Still weak, eh? Even with two legendary Pokemon, it's sad." a female's voice said. Everybody looked in the direction from where the water came from.

"Kuro, why you always doin that to my Pokemon?" Yuri asked. "That's my older sister, Kuro. Her Pokemon are all water types."

"Really? Mine are, too!" Misty said.

"Well, who are your new friends?" Kuro asked. She had brown hair under a red piece of fabric tied in the back, and was wearing a black sleeveless dress with a long blue bead necklace tired around her neck twice and a red bead bracelet on her right wrist. Her eyes were also brown.

"This is Ash, Misty and Brock. Misty's Pokemon are water types, too." Yuri said.

"Venusaur, Solar Beam!" a male's voice shouted this time. It hit Kuro's Blastoise with a hard impact.

"Chikara, what was that for?" Kuro whined as she ran over to her Blastoise.

"And that's my older brother, Chikara. He's older than Kuro, but only by a year." Yuri explained to Ash, Misty and Brock. "His Pokemon are either Grass or Electric."

"I don't understand why you always pick on Yuri." Chikara said as he walked to the group. He had black hair which spiked backwards. He was wearing a white over shirt with green pants much like Yuri's. Around his neck were 3 black, pointy teeth held together with a string. His eyes were black, but showed traces of red. He saw Misty and walked over to her.

"Hello, beautiful. What's your name?" Chikara asked as he took Misty's hands in his. She began to blush.

"Uh, M-Misty." was the only thing she could stammer out.

"Please don't mind my sisters. They're both really stressed. My name is Chikara, by the way." he explained. "Do you have any sisters?"

"Yeah. They live at the Cerulean City gym. They're the gym leaders there." Misty replied. "They also do a water ballet in their free time."

"Ah, yes, I've seen them. I must say, you are much more beautiful than all 3 of them put together." Chikara complimented.

"Well, thank you. I've always thought so, too." Misty said.

"A girl with high self-esteem and a good sense of humor. I like that. So, are you going to be coming to our barbecue later tonight?" Chikara asked.

"A barbecue? You mean, with food and everything?" Ash asked with stupidity. Everybody got a sweat drop in the back of their heads.

"Sure, we'll come!" Misty said. Chikara got a smile on his face, revealing his sparkling white teeth.

"Great! I promise my sisters won't get into a fight again." Chikara said. He let go of Misty's hands. She walked back to Ash and Brock.

"Is Professor Oak coming?" Brock asked.

"Well, mom invited him, but I don't know." Yuri said.

"I know since we're here, he'd be more than happy to come." Ash said. "We're close, personal friends with Professor Oak."

"Oh, really? Well, what's his real name? Because you know as well as all of us that 'Professor' is not his real name." Kuro quizzed as she put her Blastoise in his PokeBall.

"Uh, well. I'm not sure, exactly." Ash said as he thought about it.

"Professor Samuel Oak." Kuro said with an attitude.

"Kuro, stop it. He didn't do anything to you." Yuri said.

"Oh, sticking up for your new boyfriend? How sweet of you, Yuri." Kuro teased.

"Kuro. Yuri." Chikara sighed.

"I've never seen such a sibling rivalry before. I'm an only child, so I guess I wouldn't, huh?" Ash shrugged.

"Trust me. it gets frustrating." Brock and Misty said at the same time as they put one hand on Ash's shoulders.

"Brock, you have brothers and sisters?" Yuri asked.

"Eight brothers and eight sisters." Brock sighed.

"I love little kids! Even if they are out of control. They're just so small." Yuri said. "I wished I had a little brother."

"You can have one of mine!" Brock joked. Yuri chuckled.

"Well, I guess we'll see you later tonight." Yuri said as she called all of her Pokemon back to their PokeBalls. She walked over to her 4- wheeler and put on her helmet.

"Wait, where are you going?" Brock asked.

"Well, if I want my Pokemon to be in top shape, I have to go to the Pokemon Center. Unless, by some chance you're a miracle Pokemon breeder with some Pokemon food you made from your own recipe that Pokemon will actually eat, I gotta run!"

After Yuri said all that, Brock dug around his bad, stacking jars upon jars of Pokemon food for each specific Pokemon. When he was done, he faced Yuri and grinned. Yuri just looked at him with a blank face, while Ash, Misty, Kuro and Chikara started to laugh.

~~Next Chapter: Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu go to the party that Yuri, Kuro and Chikara are having. It's fun and games until the Pokemon Lab in Viridian City is being robbed! Will the group make it in time? Stay tuned to find out!