Time for chapter 6. One more thing, this story is taking place during where the series was at when I started writing it, which was after Ash defeated Whitney for the Plain Badge.
Also, in this fic, Ash and Misty are 15 & Brock is 18.
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The Young Master's Quest Ch. 6: We Finally Meet
'I wonder where this Ketchum kid is.' Israel thought as he was riding Pidgeot over the forest towards a city called Turquoise City. 'Since Sean told me about this kid, maybe he could tell me where I could find him.'
"Pidgeot! Let's speed things up with your Agility! Now!" He ordered and Pidgeot sped off to Turquoise City.
When they reached the pokémon center, Israel called back Pidgeot and went inside. He got Nurse Joy to heal Pidgeot. To kill time, he went to the phone booths to call his friend.
"Hello." Answered Sean.
"Hey Sean. It's me, Israel." Israel answered back.
"Where are you calling from?" Sean asked.
"I'm calling from the pokémon center in Turquoise City." Israel replied.
"Cool. So what's up?" Sean asked.
"I was just wondering if you know where I can find that Ketchum kid."
"Well," Sean started. "The last thing I heard regarding that kid is that he was heading for Goldenrod City."
"Ok. Thanks." Israel said. "Just one more thing. Do ya know what he looks like?"
"Actually, I forgot what he looks like." Sean answered.
"Alright. Thanks anyway. Good bye."
"Good bye." Said Sean and they both hung up. Shortly after, a bell rang to confirm that Israel's pidgeot was healed and ready to go. Israel then took Pidgeot outside the center & called it back out. They were on their way to Goldenrod City.
A few hours later…
"There it is. Goldenrod City!" Israel said to his pidgeot as they both stared at the magnificent city. The radio station, the railroad, the mall. Goldenrod City has it all! "Ok. Pidgeot. Let's go to the pokémon center so that you can get some rest."
"Pidge ah!" Pidgeot cried as it flew.
On the ground…
We find our heroes leaving the pokémon center after an impressive victory against Whitney, the leader of the Goldenrod City gym and, as usual, Ash & Misty are arguing about something.
"Did not!" Yelled Ash.
"Did too!" Yelled Misty.
"Guys! Chill out! You're acting like babies!" Brock yelled, trying to calm them down.
"No, we're not!!!" Ash & Misty yelled.
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"DID NOT!"
"DID TOO!"
"DID—Hey, what's that in the air?" Ash asked while pointing at something in the distance.
"I don't know, but it seems to be coming towards us." Brock said.
Back in the air…
"Man! I thought we'd never get there!" Israel said. "Pidgeot. Let's just use your Agility." Pidgeot nodded as it picked up speed.
On the ground (again!)…
"It looks like a pidgeot." Brock said, looking through a pair of binoculars.
"Why would a pidgeot be in a city?" Misty asked.
"I don't know." Brock replied. "I don't see a rider, so it must be a wild one."
"Well, whatever the reason is, I'm gonna catch it!" Ash said confidently.
In the air…
"Pidgeot! Aim your Whirlwind attack at the ground to slow down our descent!" Israel ordered.
At the same time…
"Poké ball! Go!" Cried Ash as he threw the ball at Pidgeot.
As the ball came closer to Pidgeot, the pokémon started up its Whirlwind attack, causing the poké ball to be blown right back in Ash's face (literally). As Pidgeot got closer to the ground, Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, and Togepi (Who was really happy) were blown back a few feet. Before it landed, Israel jumped off Pidgeot and allowed it to land safely.
"Pidgeot! Return!" Israel said and Pidgeot went back to its master ball. He started running towards the pokémon center.
'I should apologize to those kids for knocking them down, but I gotta find Ketchum.' He thought while running past the trio of trainers. 'That girl's kinda cute though.'
"I guess that pidgeot wasn't wild after all." Brock said.
"Aww! I wanted to catch it soooo badly!" Ash whined. Misty didn't say anything. She had fire in her eyes.
"Well, I'm gonna show that kid some manners!" She stomped off towards the center.
Inside the center…
"Nurse Joy, please heal my pidgeot." Israel said.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine in no time." The nurse said happily. Israel handed her the master ball and he went to the phones to call Prof. Oak. He dialed the number and after 3 rings, the professor answered.
"Hello. Prof. Oak speaking."
"Hi Professor. Do you remember me?" Israel asked.
"Ah yes! You're that boy from Platinum City. You sure have grown since you got your 1st pokémon from me." Oak said. Israel sweatdropped.
"Uhh…thanks."
"Well, anyway, why did you call?" Oak asked.
"Well, I'm looking for this trainer named Ash Ketchum. Do ya know him?" Israel asked.
"Why yes! I do know him! He started training at the same time as you." Oak answered.
Meanwhile…
Misty has just stormed inside the pokémon center with her friends right behind her.
"Misty, chill out! I know you're mad, but embarrassing us like this isn't going to help!" Brock said.
"Yeah right!" Misty yelled. "I'm gonna find that kid if it's the last I do! Now, where is he? Ah, there he is!" She prepared to pounce on her prey at the phones.
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"Do you know what he looks like?" Israel asked.
"Yes I do. In fact, I have a picture right here." Oak answered.
"May I see it?"
"Sure. Here it is." Prof. Oak held a picture to the screen.
The picture was taken in back of Prof. Oak's lab. In the background, there seemed to be a party going on. There were three kids in the picture. In the middle, there was a kid wearing an official pokémon league hat that looked like a primeape was wearing it, a blue jacket, a black shirt, and blue jeans. There was a pikachu sitting on his shoulders. On his left, there was a familiar-looking girl with a togepi in her arms. Finally, on the boy's right, there was an even more-familiar person. He had strange looking hair and lines for eyes. He was older than the other two kids & was the only one without a pokémon out.
"Ash is the one in the middle with the pikachu." Prof. Oak said.
"Hmmmmmmm… Interesting." Israel said, still focused on the girl.
By now, Misty was right behind her victim. Just as she was about to knock him senseless, she noticed the picture on the screen.
'Hey! That's us at Prof. Oak's lab during that party. What's this kid's deal?' Misty thought.
"Can I put this picture down now?" She heard Prof. Oak's voice ask.
"Sure." The kid said. Once Oak put the pic down, he saw the sinister sight of Misty in a VERY bad mood. She was right behind Israel, getting ready to whack him with her mallet.
"Uh… I got to go um…do some experiments." Prof. Oak stammered. He was blue in the face. "Good bye. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" He screamed as he ran off the screen.
"Good bye, Professor!" Israel yelled back & he turned off the phone. "I wonder what's eating him." He said to himself as he started thinking.
'So that kid with the pikachu is Ash. I wonder who those other two people are. That girl looks extremely familiar. I think I might battled her before. Hey! Wait a minute! Isn't she…' And he started to go back to a few minutes before, when his pidgeot knocked down those kids. As he was ran to the pokémon center, he caught a glimpse of that girl on the ground. He compared that sight with the picture he just saw. He then made a shocking discovery.
'That was the same girl I bumped into! That must mean she's traveling around with Ash. I got to hurry and catch up with them! But I have to wait for Pidgeot to get healed. Oh well, if I don't battle him now, I'll probably battle him in the Johto League. I also feel like I battled that other guy before as well.'
'Finally! It's time to get my revenge on that kid! HAHAHAHA!' Misty thought to herself. She then picked up her mallet and, after a few seconds of hesitation, unleashed all of her energy into her swing. As the mallet came at 100MPH towards Israel, that all-too-familiar ring sounded, signaling his pidgeot's full recovery. Misty stopped her swing in mid air as Israel was getting up (Don't ask me how she can stop a mallet going at 100MPH, let alone why Israel didn't get hit right away!).
'Ah! Pidgeot's healed! I'll go get it & continue my quest.' Israel thought.
'That tears it! He's mine now!' Misty thought angrily, having missed her chance to get revenge. Israel started to turn towards her with his eyes closed. He had no idea how much pain he was about to experience. Misty saw this as a great opportunity. She started the wind up again & was about to swing, when the unexpected happened. Israel's shoe lace became untied, causing him to trip and bump into her. Then, they rolled around on the floor until they landed in front of each other. Israel still had his eyes closed, so he didn't know who or what he bumped into, but Misty had her eyes open & was seeing red.
"Ouch! What was that!?" Israel said while rubbing his head. "Wait until I get my hands on whatever I bumped into. I'll... I'll...." He opened his eyes and saw… her.
'Wow! She's so beautiful.' He thought. 'I'm getting this strange feeling. I haven't felt this way since I battled that gym leader a while ago. Wait a minute!' He gasped.
'That's the same girl that's traveling around with Ash! Man, I'm so lucky! Being able to find Ash in one day & finding such a beautiful girl! I know exactly what to do.' He started to crawl toward Misty.
'Why can't I just hit the kid!?' Misty roared in her mind. 'Grrr, I'll follow that kid to the ends of the earth! Just like…Ash. Speaking of which, when will I tell him? Oh no. That kid's coming over here. At least I'll get my revenge.'
When Israel reached Misty, she tried to punch him, but before she made contact, he grabbed her hands and the background turned pink.
"Oh, I'm so sorry for bumping into you." Israel said. "I guess I'm a little clumsy."
"And…?" Misty asked.
"And… Oh yeah! I remember now! My pidgeot used its Whirlwind attack & knocked you and your friends over. I'm terribly sorry. Please forgive me." Israel apologized.
"It's ok. I forgive ya." Misty said. "I mean, it's not like you meant to hit us, right?"
"Right. I didn't even see you guys when Pidgeot used its attack." Israel explained.
"Oh, ok." Misty said. "I'm sorry. I was going to hurt you without giving you a chance to explain yourself. Please forgive me."
"You're forgiven." Israel started. "If we're done with the apologies, please tell me, what your name?"
"My name's Misty. What's your's?" She said.
"Ah Misty. What a name for an angel." Israel blushed & kissed Misty's right hand. "My name's Izzy. You know, somehow I feel like I may have battled you before, but you don't look familiar." Misty blushed after Izzy kissed her hand and found it hard to speak, but still managed to say something.
"Maybe we did battle before, but you don't look familiar either."
"I don't know. Perhaps it was just a wonderful dream, but dreams are nothing compared to reality." Izzy replied.
"Uhh… Ok." Misty stammered.
"Hey Misty! Are you alright?" A third voice asked.
"Huh?" Misty & Izzy said at the same time as the pink background disappeared & in its place was a swarm of people all around them. Misty & Izzy looked around and their faces just went red with embarrassment.
"Misty! I asked you a question." The voice asked again. It was Ash. Izzy just got up in a blur.
"I'm sorry I knocked you over."
"It's ok." Misty said while getting up.
"Misty!" Ash yelled.
"I'm ok!" Misty yelled back while walking over to Ash & Brock. Izzy followed her.
"I'm sorry my pidgeot knocked you guys over." He apologized to Ash & Brock.
"It's alright. What's your name?" Brock asked.
"My name is Izzy. What's your's?"
"My name's Ash & I wanna be the world's greatest pokémon master." Ash said.
'Yeah. Like that'll happen.' Izzy thought.
"My name is Brock & I want to be the world's greatest breeder." Brock said. Izzy gasped.
'What!? Brock? Here in Johto!? No wonder why he looked familiar.' He thought. 'I beat him for the Boulder Badge over 2 years ago. Then that must mean that I battled Misty for the Cascade Badge as well. Why would two of Kanto's gym leaders leave their positions to travel around with some kid? I may find out soon.'
"So you're Ash. I heard so many stories about you." He said.
"Like what?" Ash asked.
"Well, I heard that you won in the Orange League by beating a dragonite & that you saved the world from some nutcase that wanted to capture the three legendary bird pokémon." Izzy explained.
"Um well. I didn't save the world!" Ash chuckled nervously.
"Oh, don't be so modest. They talked about you on the news and everything." Izzy said.
"Ok. You caught me." Ash gave up.
"If I may, I would like to join your group." Izzy said.
"Why?" Brock asked.
"Well, traveling around with someone who can beat a dragonite & save the world will help me learn how to take care of my pokémon & make them stronger." Izzy explained.
"Ok. You can join us, right guys?" Ash said.
"Yeah sure. The more, the merrier." Brock said.
"Welcome to the group." Misty said.
"Thanks. Say, that's a strong looking pikachu you got there." Izzy said.
"Pika! Pikachu!" Pikachu cried happily (Its first talking part in this fic, at last!).
"Thanks. I trained it real hard." Ash said proudly.
"It shows. And what a cute looking togepi." Izzy said.
"Toge toge priiiiiiiiiiiiii!" Togepi squealed with joy (Also its 1st talking part!).
"It looks young. Does it know any attacks?" Izzy asked Misty, who took Togepi back from Brock.
"Well, it knows Charm. I think that's all." Misty answered.
"It'll learn plenty of attacks soon." Izzy said.
"Well, let's get going guys." Ash said.
"Where are we going?" Izzy asked.
"We're going to Ecruteak City." Brock said.
"Ok." Izzy answered. They were about to leave when he remembered something.
"Oh man! I can't believe I forgot!" He said while running back to Nurse Joy.
"What'd you forget?" Misty asked.
"My pidgeot!" Izzy replied.
"Here you are. Your pidgeot is fully healed." Said Nurse Joy.
"Thank you." Izzy said as he took the gold master ball. "Ok. I got my pidgeot. Let's go." He said cheerfully and they all continued on their journey to the Johto League.
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End of chapter 6