A/N: Time for chapter 5. I'm gonna try to speed things up around here so I can get to the Hoenn region. Don't worry I won't rush.

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Last time, Ash had made it to Pewter City. He was given an Eevee from an old man and taught his own pokemon a few moves. He then battled the gym leader, Brock, who specializes in rock types. Ash had won the battle and was given the Boulder Badge. He now continues his journey to Cerulean City.

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Ash introducing title: Mt. Moon and the Clefairy Tale!

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Ash, Charmander, and Misty, were about to leave Pewter City, until they were stopped by someone's voice. The voice seemed pretty familiar, and Ash turned around to see who it was. It was Brock! The Pewter City Gym Leader.

"Hey Brock!" Ash called to him.

"Hey!" shouted Ash, "What are you doing here?"

Brock, who have finally caught up with Ash, replied, "Well, I've decided to join your group"

"What!? What about the gym?" Ash asked, surprised.

"Well, you see, I've always wanted to be the World's Greatest Pokemon Breeder, and I thought, I would learn more, if I traveled more, instead of staying in the gym all day." Brock said, answering Ash's question, "And my dad will take care of the gym"

"Well welcome to the team. I can always use some company and I can learn more from you" said Ash, as he welcomed his new traveling partner.

Anyways, Brock was telling Ash, Misty, and Charmander, about his life. He told him how he always had to take care of all his siblings and be a gym leader at the same time. He also told them of how his mother and father both abandon them. Fortunately, his father came back, and was willing to take care of everything.

Ash was amazed about Brock's life. Misty said that it must be rather difficult living in that kind of life style. However, Brock didn't really mind it, but now he was able to travel and explore the world.

So Ash, Brock, Misty, and Charmander, headed towards Mt. Moon. In order to get to Cerulean, they would have to past this too. Upon arriving at the entrance, someone was waiting for him and no one suspected it. It was Gary!

"Hey Ash!" shouted Gary.

"Hey Gary!" Ash called back, as he ran towards him.

"So I see you have new traveling partners, huh?" Gary said, seeing Brock and Misty.

"Yeah" Ash answered, "So you wanna have a Pokemon Battle? For old times sake?"

"Sure" Gary said, confidently.

"I'll win this time!" Ash said as he pulled out a pokeball from his belt, "How 'bout a 6 on 6 battle? I'm sure you have 6 pokemon by now"

"Okay" agreed Ash, "Let's do it."

Ash sent out his Pikachu, while Gary sent out his Wailmer. Ash scanned it with his Pokedex, and found out it was a water type. Ash then knew he had a type advantage.

"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded, as his Pikachu obeyed the attack.

"Wailmer! Rollout!" Gary shouted.

The thunderbolt didn't have any effect when Wailmer used its Rollout Attack. It curled up in a ball and rolled right into Pikachu. Pikachu dodged it in went around its opponent. It then used Thunder on Wailmer, who was confused because he didn't know where Pikachu was. Wailmer fainted and Gary returned him. He then sent out Trapinch. Ash returned Pikachu and sent out Eevee. Ash then scanned Gary's Trapinch with his Pokedex.

"An Eevee? When did you get such a rare Pokemon?" Gary asked.

"It was given to me as a gift" Ash simply replied.

Ash ordered Eevee to use Take Down. It hit the Trapinch with all its might, taking some damage on itself also. Trapinch then tackled Eevee, and Eevee fell to the ground. Eevee quickly got up and used another Take Down, however, Trapinch dodged and tackled it from the side. Eevee was hurt badly and struggled to get up. Ash shouted to Eevee to use Tackle and hit Trapinch with everything it had left. Eevee was tiring quickly and Ash suddenly felt that he should return it. All of a sudden, Eevee started to glow. Ash was amazed to see that his Eevee was evolving! Eevee then evolved into Espeon. Espeon used Recover on itself, and was ready for more. Ash was so happy that he forgot he was battling. Ash told Espeon to use Psychic. Trapinch couldn't withstand another attack and fainted. Gary was about to send out another Pokemon but someone interrupted them. Ash and Gary turned to the side to see who it was.

An old man, who looked like he was in his 50s, shouted at the two trainers, saying they shouldn't have a battle here, especially in the Clefairy Sacred Grounds.

"Sorry, we didn't know" Ash said, as he returned his Espeon, "What are the Clefairy Sacred Grounds?"

"The Clefairy Sacred Grounds is a place where the Clefairies meet every year to see who would become a Clefable. People often pass by here and have Pokemon Battles here, disturbing the environment." The old man explained, "Every year at night, a chosen Clefairy brings a giant Moonstone. They would pray to the moonstone, the moonstone select which Clefairy would evolve into Clefable. It is very valuable and shouldn't be misplaced"

"This place must be that important if you're complaining about it" Gary said.

"Indeed it is" the old man said, "How 'bout I show you fellas to my hut and you guys can take a break?"

"Sure" said Brock, as they all headed inside.

The old man explained about how he has been researching everything about this place. He had studied here for 5 years and had already accumulated all this information. Meanwhile, two people and a pokemon are eavesdropping on the whole conversation.

"This stone must be very valuable, we should steal it and sell it for a very high price" said the female.

"But Jessie, what if it's not?" asked the male.

"I'm pretty sure it is James, trust me" said Jessie.

"Yeah! And we can use it to evolve some pokemon for the boss!" the talking cat-like pokemon said to his partners.

"But Meowth, how are we going to find those kind of pokemon, that need a moonstone to evolve?" James asked once again.

"Don't worry 'bout it Jimmy, we'll just steal 'em" Meowth said.

Later that night, Ash and co. were about to leave the hut, continuing on their journey. But the old man tells them to stop when he spots the Clefairies, already starting the ceremony. Then one of the Clefairies brings in a giant moonstone, and they circle around it. They start praying to it and after a few minutes later, one of the Clefairies evolved into a Clefable. Ash and co. watched excitedly at the ceremony. After a few minutes of celebrating, a net snatches the moonstone.

Team Rocket say their motto and Ash and co. prepare for battle. Ash sends out Espeon and Gary sends out Wartortle. Ash is astonished to see that Gary already evolved Squirtle. Ash shrugs that thought off and prepares for battle. He orders Espeon to use Psybeam, and Gary ordered Wartortle to use Hydro Pump. Both of the attacks sends Team Rocket blasting off, and they drop the giant Moonstone on the ground.

The next day, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Charmander say their good byes to the old man and Gary. Ash then says that next time they can have a real battle. Gary nods and takes off in the other direction. Ash watches for a while and then heads off. In the opposite direction. Now, will Ash ever make it to Cerulean?

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A/N: That's chapter 5! Sorry if they are pretty short, but this is a very long story, so just be patient. We're still in Kanto you know. ^_^"