Author's Note: This is my second story, after my Harvest Moon fanfic, 'A Secret In Forget-Me-Not Valley'. Of course, mostly only my friends read that fanfic. I'm hoping to draw more of a crowd with this one, which will be violent later on, and have action, romance, and evil things.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, or any of the other crap that my fanfic is based on. I do own my characters though. REMEMBER THAT! Nor do I own the idea of Pokemorphs, humans that are part Pokemon. I don't own that either.
Now, since that stuff is out of the way, I will now put a summary for Ashley's Magic, longer than the one that was like the topic thing.
Ashley was now fourteen, a teenager. She scared many, and many thought she was a witch. But when a murderer travels around the regions, and Ashley thinks her family is next, witchcraft isn't the thing that she will try to use to protect herself and her family. Or is it?
Chapter One: AshleyIt was Rustboro City. Nothing more to say about that, other than the huge building called Devon Corp. and the Gym, and a bunch of houses. Many people lived there, because well, it was a city. What'd you expect? They also had the Trainers School, where trainers from around everywhere came to study before setting off on their own. Of course, some didn't. But many were actually forced to study there. By parents, teachers, or the government, if Pokemon had a government to do that.
It was a simple day in Rustboro. All the children were at school. The parents were out working, or at home, relaxing with their own Pokemon. Nothing much really happened in Rustboro, despite its size, you would think it would be a major crime city. Well, other than what happened at Devon Corp. when Team Magma and Aqua stole that thinga-ma-jig, then practically nothing. Pokemon were mostly the Police now, with Growlithes and Poochyenas to take over the crime stopping, while the Police Force sipped coffee and chatted. Hmmph. Lazy people.
Now, back to the school. It was large, as expected. But let's focus on one certain class: the senior class. Of course, this class had most of the students over sixteen, but one was fourteen. She was smart with Pokemon. I suppose anyway. She barely managed to stay in senior classes. She had once been smart, but now, she got in trouble for many things. Whether it was chewing gum or doing something not allowed in battles, like insulting the trainer of her opponent Pokemon, she often had to see Miss Roxanne.
This day, again, was like the same. The young girl, again, was in Miss Roxanne's office, listening to the of-so familiar lecture given by Miss Roxanne.
" Chewing gum is not allowed in the classroom once again Miss Lott! I don't understand why we must go through this every day!" Roxanne fumed, pacing around the girl in the chair, who was chewing gum as she spoke.
" Just call me Ashley. It's my real name." Ashley corrected, blowing a bubble and letting it pop and chewed it before Roxanne could notice.
" I will call you what I wish Miss Lott," Roxanne sneered, slamming her fists onto the wooden desk," What must I do to get you to stop causing trouble Miss Lott? This is getting out of hand!" Roxanne then studied Ashley: a fourteen year old girl with brown hair in two pigtails with red ribbon and a red headband, her hair falling back to her waist. Her brown bangs covered part of her eyes, which were red, and not contacts either. She wore rather strange clothing, consisting of a dress like thing that reached her knees in the color of red with an orange trim, the sleeves reaching her wrists. Black knee high socks were upon her legs, with red boots over them. Around the collar of her dress was an orange bow, with a skull in the middle of it.
Ashley shrugged, moving her gum to her cheek so Roxanne wouldn't notice," Don't know. Think of something." Ashley urged.
Roxanne growled," Miss Lott! Do you really want me to call your Grandfather once more? He wasn't very pleased last week!" Roxanne took her hands off the table, and placed them to her hips, eyeing Ashley for a response.
Ashley shrugged again," I don't care. Grandpa doesn't care. He's too busy working at Devon Corp. to really care anyway."
Roxanne narrowed her eyes, looking away as Ashley took out her gum and stuck it under her chair. Roxanne then turned around as she stuck it on," What are you doing?" Roxanne demanded.
Ashley looked quickly up," Chair said it was itchy. I'm itching it for it." Ashley lied.
" So what's the chair's name then Miss Lott?"
" Steven."
Roxanne sighed," Well, go back to class now." She shooed her away with her hands, as Ashley got up out of the comfy black chair and moved out of her office, closing the door behind her. She yawned, scratching her neck as if nothing had happened. She then moved down the hallway, and opened the door into her classroom, the senior room.
Everyone looked up, but only shook their heads, seeing Ashley again. Ashley was known to get into trouble, so it wasn't uncommon.
Ashley yelled," What are all you looking at!" and moved towards her seat, sitting down. She looked to her desk neighbor, and grinned," So, what'd I miss?"
The boy, obviously older, grinned back," Not much. We're studying medicines now." He seemed quite interested in what the teacher was talking about. He was an odd boy, in looks. His hair was a dark green color. His eyes were even scarier. Over his eyes were ruby red glass coverings, with coal black eyes underneath them. From his back protruded two wings of a Flygon. He wore a dark green shirt, camo colored green, with tan pants.
" Ah. Nice to know, I guess." Ashley answered, looking towards the teacher, leaning her head on her hand. She then popped another piece of gum into her mouth, chewing it slowly, making sure to avoid the teacher's watchful eye.
" Now everyone. Which one of these medicines is the weakest?" the teacher asked, looking towards his class. Everyone was silent, except for the boy next to Ashley, who raised his hand. " Okay Desert. Come up to the board and circle the correct answer."
Desert cringed at the name, and corrected," its Des!" He then stood up, showing his tall height of 6'3", tall compared to Ashley's 5'4". Of course, Desert was seventeen, while Ashley was, once again, fourteen. Also, a Flygon tail extended from him, and he wore no shoes. He grinned, walking up to the board. The teacher handed him the chalk, and Desert gripped it in his hands.
But right when he gripped it into his hands, his re-tractable claws from his hands suddenly extended, crumbling the chalk into dust. Basically, he also wore no shoes because of his claws from his feet. Everyone burst out into a fit of hysterical laughter, Des looking a bit embarrassed.
The teacher looked a bit surprised," Oh. Well Desert. Can you tell me what the weakest medicine on the board is?" He then mumbled," Before you break any more chalk."
Des sighed, but answered," Potion."
The teacher nodded," Good job Desert. Back to your seat please." Des walked back to his seat, sitting down beside Ashley.
" Good job Des!" Ashley complimented," Next time, aim for the teacher." She grinned evilly. " If you destroyed him, believe me, we'd all be happier, including me." She then blew a bubble, popping it and chewing it again.
The teacher, Mr. Mew, called," Quit the chit-chat Ashley." He then went back to his lecture, explaining if a Hyper Potion or a Full Restore was better for Pokemon health. " Now, Hyper Potions are obviously cheaper, and restore 200HP, but a Full Restore restores all of the Pokemon's HPS and cures all status problems. Suppose your Bellsprout was poisoned, and was barely holding on with a small 15HP. In a matter of a few turns, your Bellsprout would faint. But if you used a Full Restore, the status problem and its HPS would be replenished."
Ashley rolled her eyes, chewing her gum still. She moved it to her cheek again, and called out," But Bellsprout are weak! Now! If you had a Dusclops, things would be much different."
" Quiet down Ashley! Just because you have a Dusclops does not make your Pokemon better than any others!" Mr. Mew scolded. " Now, back to my teaching."
Suddenly, the bell rang, signaling Battle Class. " Okay now. Everyone, off to Battle Class now. And remember your notes. You'll be having a test next week."
Everyone gathered up their things, Ashley sticking her gum under the desk, and walked out of the room, down the hallway. Ashley and Des walked together.
" Is it Battle Day yet?" Ashley asked, carrying her books while trying to rummage through her things for another piece of gum. " I want to show Mr. Mew that Stan can beat anyone."
Des laughed," I still can't believe you named your Dusclops Stan. Anyway, yeah. And I heard we're playing on Desert Terrain today, with a mixture of rocks. My favorite." Des crackled his knuckles.
" Just because you actually fight your own battles and your kind comes from a desert, huh?" Ashley rolled her eyes," Just be glad you're the only Pokemorph here. And you basically cheat with that thing around your neck." Ashley said, indicating to the string around Des's neck, from it hanging a Dragon Fang.
" Mr. Mew said it was smart to use items to power up your strength. It's not cheating. You know how hard it was to get this thing from Clair? She's evil." Des protested, crossing his arms. He carried his books by his tail, which was oddly strange, but actually neat. " Stubborn dragon-tamer. She even tried to catch me."
Ashley smirked," Whatever. Anyway, Stan is going to beat everyone there. Anyway, I bet Mr. Mew only got this job because his last name is the name of that famous Pokemon that's pink." She cringed at the mention of the color.
" Mew, the ancestor of all Pokemon, for it can learn all the names. Mew also was said to have given birth to Mewtwo, although some say that only DNA was used and Mew was cloned." Des said, repeating part of Mr. Mew's lecture from a few weeks ago.
" Smart ass." Ashley muttered under her breath. She then looked down the hallway, turning down the hall, Des following.
" Watch it." Des warned, baring his fangs at her. He then looked up at the large doors that led to the Battle Arena," Well, we're here." He pushed open the doors, walking through. Ashley began to walk through, but Des quickly pushed them back with his tail, causing it to slam in her face. Ashley yelped, dropping her books and rubbing her face, which was now red.
" Oh wait till I get out there!" Ashley screamed in rage. Des's laughing was heard outside the doors. Des then opened the doors with his tail, turning around to face her.
" Had to get you back for that comment earlier Ash." Des grinned, staring at her red face.
" Ash. Humph." Ashley narrowed her eyes," Why is Ash supposed to be so popular? He has a Pikachu. A PIKACHU. Since when were they so strong anyway?" Ashley continued to mumble things about Ash as she picked up her books, rubbed her face, which was still red, and walked outside as Des held the door open.
Everyone was sitting on the benches beside the Battle Arena, which was grass currently, although it could be switched around for other terrain. Everyone turned their heads as Ashley and Des went up onto the bleachers, making it just in time for class. Ashley and Des put their books under their bleacher seats, as the Battle Instructor, Mrs. Casey, walked onto the battlefield. Eyeing them down, she boomed," All right now everyone! It's time for Battle Day! I want to see some good fighting out there! No cheating, and no insulting the opponent." Her glare glanced towards Ashley, who was looking away, off into space.
" Anyway, now, let's see who will go first!" Mrs. Casey yelled, moving over to a large machine. She pressed a few buttons. What seemed to look like Casino Machine appeared, and the faces of a few people appeared. " Okay! First up, Alexander versus Serina!"
At the name of Alexander, Ashley snapped out of her daze, and looked around for the boy. Des smirked, looking to Ashley," Alexander huh?" He smirked again.
Ashley narrowed her eyes, then blushed scarlet," Shut up."
A boy of fifteen got up from the seat of his bleacher a few rows down, being cheered on by his large group of friends. Ashley followed the boy's movements with her eyes, still blushing. The boy stepped up onto the field. His hair was brown, much like Ashley's. His was spiked at the front though. He had dark green eyes, and wore a black shirt with jeans and a black belt for his Pokemon, and blue and white sneakers. He waved to his friends, who hooted and hollered back at him.
His opponent was an older girl, sixteen it seemed, who was very short, barely reaching the five-foot line. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, and wore a black skirt with a white shirt and black sandals. Serina took a ball from his belt on her skirt, and held it in her hands, cupping them to hold her precious Pokeball.
Alexander grabbed a ball from his belt as well, holding it in one hand, the other in his pocket.
Mrs. Casey stood on a platform, being the judge," Now! Serina! Alexander! Get ready to fight! One Pokemon only! No time limit! Let the battle begin!" Holding up one red and one blue flag, she threw them down," GO!"
Alexander threw his Pokeball," Mawile! Go!" A Mawile suddenly appeared, jaws that hung off her head snapping furiously.
Ashley watched, amazed. She had always thought Alexander had the best Pokemon, other than hers. She blushed more, hiding her face in a book.
" Oh quit it. He isn't even looking this way." Des said, rolling his eyes. He then yelled," Go Alec! Beat her!" he cheered.
Alexander grinned at Des, giving him a thumbs-up.
Ashley peered from her book, and quickly looked away," He's staring now. Thanks a lot Des." Ashley said through her clenched teeth.
Serina smiled, and threw her Pokeball," Go Wigglytuff! Show that thing who's cuter!"
A Wigglytuff suddenly appeared, ears flicking back and forth," Wigglytuff!" she exclaimed, in a high pitched voice. She then studied her opponent for a moment, before starting to bounce around the arena.
" Mawile! Vice grip!" Alexander ordered. Mawile went into action, running towards Wigglytuff, who was too busy dancing to notice much of anything.
Serina cried out," Wigglytuff! Pound now!" But Wigglytuff was too busy singing and dancing to notice. Serina cried out again," Pound!" But with no success.
Mawile ran up to Serina, and the plant like thing on her head bared its teeth, gripping onto Wigglytuff's ears. Wigglytuff cried out in pain, finally noticing Mawile. Trying to kick Mawile away, she fought to get away and out of the grip of its massive jaws. But without any success. And from the looks of it, Wigglytuff seemed to be having a seizure, and prancing madly.
Ashley stared, grinning. Des looked a bit worried at the Wigglytuff," I don't want to know what that Wigglytuff's ears will look like after Mawile stops gripping them."
Serina cried," Stop! I give up! Just don't kill my Wigglytuff!" she pleaded.
Alec nodded at Serina's forfeit," Mawile. Let go."
Mawile let go as he was instructed, and released his grip on the poor Wigglytuff. Everyone gasped in horror at Wigglytuff. Serina burst into loud sobbing, turning away. Wigglytuff's ears, where Mawile had bitten, were bleeding heavily, and her ears were hanging on barely. Blood poured from her ears, and Wigglytuff winced, looking up at her ears. She then began to panic, and burst into a fit of crying, harder than anyone I've even seen do.
Alec gasped, looking guilty, he cried out," I'm so sorry! I didn't know that Mawile-"
" Quickly! Go get Blissey, quick!" Mrs. Casey ordered to several students, who ran off into the hall. Moments later, Blissey came running in, more of a fast waddle, with an assistant Chansey and a stretcher. They both placed the stretcher down. Blissey called out orders, and they both lifted Wigglytuff onto the stretcher, and ran off. Forgetting the stretcher and Wigglytuff, they ran back and picked it off, dashing off into the hallway.
Ashley frowned at Alec, shaking her head," Whoa. I didn't know his Mawile could do that."
Des cringed," Just hope that Wigglytuff makes it out okay."
Serina then ran off after her Wigglytuff, without another look at Alec. The doors slammed behind her as she ran through.
Everyone began glancing at each other. One girl ran out of the room to vomit. Everyone knew this because she was incredibly scared of blood. Too bad she wanted to become a doctor.
Mrs. Casey looked to Alec, who was staring at the ground. Mawile also looked guilty, and walked to her trainer's side, staring at the ground. Even the jaws on her head were miserable looking," Okay then. Battle Day is cancelled for today. It wasn't your fault Alec. Maybe Mr. Mew should teach you about how sharp Mawile's jaws are." Mrs. Casey suggested.
Alec sighed," No. It's my fault." He then walked off the arena, and into the bleachers, where his friends began to comfort him. Mawile sat down in his lap, being only two feet tall.
Ashley frowned," No fair! I wanted to fight with Stan today!" she protested, standing up and clenching her fists. Alec and everyone turned towards her, staring. Seeing Alec's gaze, Ashley blushed, and sat quickly down, hiding her face in her knees.
Des looked to Ashley," And I wanted to fight too. Oh well. We'll have to wait later." Des gave a heavy sigh, easily seeing that he wanted to fight as well.
Mrs. Casey looked to her class, and boomed," QUIET DOWN!" Everyone jerked their heads in her direction. The one teacher you didn't want to get on their bad side was Mrs. Casey. Mrs. Casey cleared her throat, and ordered," Now! Everyone back to the classroom! We'll learn battle strategies today instead." Everyone groaned, and stood up, walking into the hallway in some mess of an order.
Ashley and Des were last out, other than Mawile and Alec, who were just standing out on the arena, staring at the blood drops.
Des called, looking back," Come on Ashley. We got to go," He then noticed Alec," Hey Alec! Come on inside!"
Alec only gave a slight glance, then looked back at where the Wigglytuff had been. Ashley looked away quickly. " Go over there and get him to move!" Ashley growled to Des.
Des looked to Ashley, raising an eyebrow," Why don't you? You're the one who likes him so much. Besides, I'm not sure how I could ever get him to move. He looks miserable. I'd have to force him."
" Then go do it now!" Ashley commanded, pushing Des forward.
Des gave a glare, and asked," Why aren't you coming? You need to stop hiding from him because if you do like him, you'll need to be able to talk to him!"
Somehow, Alec didn't hear all this quarreling.
Ashley frowned, then sighed," I guess you're right." She then proceeded to walk, hitting Des over the head with a baseball bat.
Des tried not to make his eyes water, but they did anyway. He looked to Ashley," WHAT THE HELL!"
Ashley smirked," I found it." She then tossed the item aside, walking towards Alec. She gulped nervously. " Umm. Hey Alec." She greeted.
Alec only glanced at Ashley for a moment, before returning his head to the blood. His hands were shoved into his pockets. Mawile looked miserable, which was strange, as she usually looked quite docile.
Ashley repeated, thinking Alec had not heard her," Alec? Umm. Hey?" Again, no answer. Ashley seemed to become a bit flustered at him ignoring her.
Des decided to give it a shot," Alec? You there?" he asked, waving one of his clawed hands in Alec's face.
Ashley growled, taking out one of her Pokeballs, she threw it into the air. In a bright flash of light, a Dusclops appeared, Stan. " Stan. Get Alec to talk!" she ordered, pointing at Alec," Or make him move or something!"
Stan nodded, and held out his hands, which glowed purple. Suddenly, Alec and Mawile began to glow a brilliant purple. Stan raised his hands, and Alec and Mawile raised a couple feet off the ground. Alec suddenly noticed, and began to try and fight it. Mawile protested angrily, thrashing about wildly, her jaws snapping.
Ashley smirked," Sorry Alec. Had to get you to move somehow." The group then moved into the hallway, Stan controlling Alec and Mawile as they floated.