Hey Nuggies! Well I really shouldn't be doing this, but here I am writing another fanfiction since I have writers block on a few of my other ones, and because this won't leave me alone. Here is your warning this will be SLASH! Not to sure on if it'll be M!Preg or not, but at this current moment I have not thought about it.

Main Pairing: AshxPaul

Side pairing: AshxGary (One sided on Gary's part)

Rating: M (to be safe)

Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon it belongs to Game Freak, Nintendo, Creatures, The Pokemon Company, etc, nor do I write this for profit. This is for entertainment use only.

Enjoy! And don't forget to leave a review!

A/N: It may seem in this chapter that Ash is catching too many pokémon at once, but he needs to establish a team in the beginning before the catching can slow down.

Ash and Pikachu had kept walking through the last half of the day only stopping for bathroom breaks or for food before continuing on their journey. On the route they were on it was blessedly covered with trees to break up the sun's harsh rays. Ash and Pikachu had spotted a few pokemon and a few that would actually let Ash scan them with his pokédex after offering them a bit of food. It wasn't until the sun started to set that Ash and his mouse ran into a rather large pinkish purple pokemon.

It had large ears with a rather large horn and a good set of teeth. Ash could see its barbs stand on point as they approached as it tried to make itself seem more dangerous so Pikachu wouldn't attack it. Ash was shocked at it since Nidoran were usually skittish pokemon that ran away from others not in its herd. "Pikachu?" he asked as he looked at his buddy. Pikachu eyed the pokemon before nodding and getting in a fighting stance.

"Alright! Let's start with Quick Attack! Avoid the barbs!" he called out as he moved back slightly to give Pikachu room to fight. This was also the first time he fought with the yellow mouse. With a small growl Pikachu rushed the Nidoran causing the pinkish pokemon to try and dodge the attack, but Pikachu was a bit too fast as the yellow mouse tackled it in its side. The Nidoran let out a small squeak as it was thrown into a tree with a loud bang.

"Now! Pikachu use a low powered Thunder!" Ash said as he eyed the slightly trembling pokemon as the Nidoran got up from the harsh attack. The mouse charged electricity making his cheek sacs glow before letting out a screech with his lighting striking the Nidoran. It wasn't too long after that; that the Nidoran fainted with slight twitches to his muscles. Ash grabbed a pokeball and threw it giving small thanks to the homing device that was in the machines system as the red and white ball tapped the downed pokemon to suck it in.

He watched the ticking pokeball in anticipation as Pikachu sat back on his hind feet. After three clicks the red light on the balls button faded and clicked signaling a successful capture. "Yes!" Ash said as he pumped his fist. He walked over and grabbed the ball before putting it in his ball belt, "Good job Pikachu! We got a new friend!" he said as Pikachu jumped up on his shoulder with a satisfied coo.

Ash decided to wait to release Nidoran after he was healed at a Center since he didn't really have any potions. His little town didn't have a PokéMart in it and he forgot to remind his mom to get him some before he left. He did keep an eye out on helpful berries out in the wild and if he found an Oran berry he would then release Nidoran to officially meet his new pokemon.

"Let's camp here Pikachu," he said as he stopped in a little clearing. It was bare and void of any evidence of pokémon so Ash thought it would be a great place to camp. He quickly gathered some wood so he could cook some food for them both since he wanted to save his gas camp cooker in case it rained and he needed to camp out in a cave. "What do you want to eat?" he asked Pikachu as he pulled out a few berries he gathered along the way, unfortunately he didn't find any Oran berries or any Cheri berries, but he did have Nanabs, Sitrus, and Pecha. Unfortunately he couldn't use the Sitrus on Nidoran since the pokemon needed to be awake for it.

Ash yawned and stretched as he watched Pikachu choose a Sitrus berry for him to chop and sprinkle on his food. He quickly chopped it and added to some pokéfood before getting his own food. Both human and pokémon scarfed their food down before tucking in for the night.

The next morning held no excitement for Ash and his pokemon as he groggily got up from where he slept and packed his things so they could head out of their journey. Pikachu was more awake than Ash and so the yellow mouse took it upon himself to keep a look out as his barely awake trainer started to head to Viridian.

They battled a few times during their walk with other trainers and managed to get enough money to get a few supplies when they reached Viridian. They also came across a herbalist that was selfless enough to heal their poisonous teammate so now Ash was able to train Nidoran. After making sure Nidoran wanted to stay with him, since he would never force a pokemon to do something they didn't want, he scanned the pokemon.

Nidoran- Entry #32

The Poison Pin pokemon Nidoran has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction and even the slightest sound does not escape this Pokémon's notice. When angered or in defense barbs extend out from the body and drip in harsh poison. The size of the horn indicates how strong the poison is.

This Nidoran is male and knows the moves, Leer, Peck, Double Kick, Quick Attack, and Poison Sting with an egg move Confusion. Nidoran also has the ability, Poison Point.

"We'll aren't you a strong one?" Ash commented as he knelt in front of the purple-ish pokemon making the pokemon preen with the attention. Ash reached out and scratched behind one of the large ears being careful not to touch the barbs. "Let's get going. I want to get to Viridian before nightfall," he said as he stood, "Do you want to stay out with us or be in your pokeball?"

Nidoran tilted his head before turning around to walk in the direction Ash was heading in. "Walk it is," Ash said as he smiled and slowed his pace so Nidoran, with his stubby legs, could keep up with them. They walked leisurely through the path enjoying the sun and the breeze as well as a few more battles before they finally made it to Viridian.

The town itself was small, but it was still bigger than Pallet. In the center of the town was the City Hall where people could go complain about things, or that was what his mother had told him. Towards the back of the town was the large Gym that was suppose to be the first Gym trainers fought, but the Leader of the Gym decided that they had to get all the other badges before challenging him. From what he remembered there was also a Move Tutor, an Academy, and of course the PokéCenter and Mart.

Ash hummed as he made his way to the Center so he could get Pikachu and Nidoran fully healed before moving onto the Viridian forest. As he entered the large red building the power went out sending the trainers in the building into a frenzy and Nurse Joy into despair as she tried to get the power back on.

"Oh no! Oh no!" he heard her cry out as he walked up to the counter.

"Nurse Joy! Are you alright?" he called out as he put his hands on the counter and leaned forward. Pikachu hopped off his shoulder and landed beside his hands as his ears twitched as if he was trying to listen for something.

"I'm not alright! The back up generator is out and all of the critical Pokémon depend on the equipment to keep them going," she said as she walked out of the back to standing before Ash, "I can't even get them transferred to other Centers!"

Ash hummed softly as he tried to think of something he could do to help, but before he could suggest anything the double glass doors shattered as a BOOM! Sounded from the front of the Center. He turned around in time to see bits of glass fly towards him.

"Tsss!" he hissed out as he brought his arms up to protect his face only to get his arms slashed with the glass and other debris. In the smoke he could make out three figures walking towards them.

Prepare for trouble!

And make it double!

To protect the world from devastation!

To unite all peoples within our nation!

To denounce the evils of truth and love!

To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie!

James!

Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

Surrender now, or prepare to fight!

Meowth!

That's right!

Ash lowered his bleeding arms in confusion before the smoke started to clear and the three figures became visible to his eyes. A woman, long redish pink hair and clear blue eyes, stood beside a man, with lavender blue hair and greens eyes, and a Meowth. "Who are you?" Ash asked as Pikachu moved to stand in front of him while Nidoran hissed and extended his barbs that were starting to drip with poison, "What are you doing here?"

He heard the woman giggle obnoxiously before he was given an answer, "We're Team Rocket and we're here to steal the pokémon in the Center. So you, little Twerp, can back off and let us do our job," she said as she grabbed her pokéball.

The pokémon she released was snakelike in appearance. Its purple scales shone brightly in the florescent lights with a yellow band of scales around its neck with a yellow rattler and bright poison yellow eyes. It rose up glaring at them with a loud hiss and a show of it's fangs dripping in poison.

The lavender haired male smirked and pulled out his own pokéball and threw it releasing another purple pokémon. Its ball like form floated in the air covering in a green gaseous air that smelled foul. On its belly was a white skull and cross bones.

"Now, Ekans darling, take care of the Twerp and his pathetic pokémon. We've got a job to do," she said as she brought her hand up to her face as a sinister smile graced her lips. Her snake pokémon lunged forward quickly barring its fangs making both Ash and Pikachu dodge out of the way.

"Pikachu! Quick Attack then Thunderbolt!" Ash yelled as Nidoran also managed to get out of the snakes way only to get in the way of Koffing, "Nidoran use Quick Attack then Double Kick! Get it away from you!" With a sharp grunt his pokémon did as ordered and with a dash dodged the floating gaseous ball before dealing an attack on it making it go flying into its trainer.

"Oof!" the blue haired man grunted as he was squashed under his pokémon.

"Pikachu! Iron Tail then Thunderbolt! Send them flying!"

Pikachu growled an affirmative before smacking his silver glowing tail into the snake sending it into the female trainer and the Meowth. Pikachu crouched in front of the group as he gathered electricity in his cheek pouches before yelling and releasing a thunderbolt large enough the group went flying and the power to the building came back on. The yellow mouse shook its electrified fur as the smoke cleared out of the room showing the devastation of the room.

Chairs and couches were ripped and strewn around the floor as were glass from the windows and the door. Deep scratches tainted the usually pristine floor and blood dripped from his arm staining the floor. Nurse Joy, who had hid in the back approached him with hesitancy as she saw the still irritated Pikachu and Nidoran, whose barbs dripped in poison.

"Dear?" she said softly as she stopped a couple of feet away from him before she saw the blood dripping from his arm prompting her to say, "I may not be a doctor for humans, but I can treat your arm so it doesn't get infected until you get to Pewter."

"Thanks. I would appreciate that," he said as his arms gave him a harsh throb now that the adrenaline was leaving his system. He clicked his tongue making his pokémon relax with the soft sound. Ash had been using different tones of tongue clicks as training for his pokémon just in case he was in a situation that he wasn't able to talk. He followed the Nurse to the back where she pulled a few bits of glass from both of his arms before cleaning them with alcohol and wrapped them for him. He looked at them and watched as the pristine white bandages slowly turned red with blood.

"The bleeding should stop in a bit now that there is some pressure on the wounds. Later tonight before you go to bed be sure to change the bandages and put some more of the ointment on it," she said handing him a jar of white cream that faintly smelled like mint and aloe.

"Thank you," he said as he took the jar and gave the Nurse a smile, "Are you going to be alright? Do I need to stay any longer?"

Nurse Joy hummed softly and thought for a moment, "Well, you'll need to stay to give an officer your statement about what happened," she said as she stood up and led Ash to the front where there were a few officers already in the building.

Ash sighed as he approached an officer and began telling her what happened and his involvement in it. He gave her his number in case they needed to reach him for anything before deciding to leave town, after buying some much needed supplies from the market, before his body made him want to stay to sleep in a bed.

It wasn't until about midday that he decided to stop for a break near a rather large body of water. If he didn't know any better he would have thought he was at an ocean rather than a lake seeing as he couldn't see the other side of the body of water. He hummed softly before sitting down by the water and took off his shoes and socks. Soaking his sore feet seemed like a good idea to him.

Ash sighed softly as he sipped his feet in the cool water relishing as the throbbing in his feet slowed down to a stop. He releasing his Nidoran as Pikachu went to sniff at a few things in bushes nearby. Nidoran plopped himself down beside Ash letting out a yawn as he watched his Trainer dig through his bag to grab his retractable fishing pole.

Ash baited his hook before casting his line. He hummed softly as he slightly moved his feet as he waited for a bite on his line. The sun shone through the leaves of the tree he sat under shading him, but also keeping him warm from the cool breeze. He watched Pikachu take a few sips of water before bounding off to play with some of the more brave wild pokémon that actually wanted to get close to a already caught pokémon with its trainer close by.

He waited for a while before his line was tugged hard enough to almost jerk his pole out of his hand. "Erk!" he grunted and gripped the pole hard and tugged it once before reeling in as fast as he could. He eased off when needed and reeled in when he felt slack and before he knew it he reeled in what caught his bait in the first place.

The pokémon's scales shown a bright blue and twinkled in the sunlight thanks to the water that coated the scales. It had three fin like appendages on either side of its face which held two bright red eyes. Its mouth extended from its face in an almost trumpet like appearance and its tail curled upwards towards its body with one singular fin on its back.

"Horsea?" Ash asked curiously as he knew Horseas were not usually found this far inland as they preferred the temperatures of the waters by the Seafoam Islands. "Wanna battle?" he asked as he saw the glare that the blue seahorse like pokémon gave him. The Horsea gave him a loud snort and blasted the area by his feet with a dark colored ink.

"You got it! Pikachu! To battle!" Ash commanded as he got out of the water and stepped away from the edge of the land to give his yellow mouse room to move. He would have let Nidoran battle, but unfortunately the poison pokémon doesn't have any ranged moves. "Pikachu! Let's give this Horsea a good battle," he said as he dipped his hat down a little lower to remove the glare from the water that shone in his eyes, "Use Double Team then Quick Attack! You need to keep away from any blasts of ink!"

Pikachu growled out an affirmative before copies of the yellow mouse appeared surrounding the duo. Pikachu kept the copies up as he appeared and tackled Horsea in different directions as he dodged blasts of ink and water. The Horsea seemed to get a bit irritated before it let out a medium sized bright orange ball.

Ash's eyes widened before yelling out, "Pikachu! Dodge that's Dragon Rage!" The yellow mouse squeaked out before rushing to the side letting his copies dissipate as he dodged the ball letting it blast onto the ground setting the grass ablaze and creating a small crater. "Pikachu let's end this before the forest is on fire," he said as he saw the spreading flames, "Use Thunder on the water!"

Pikachu nodded and charged his cheek pouches before sending a shock of electricity to the water making the Horsea twitch and cry out before falling unconscious and floating on the surface of the water. Ash quickly threw a pokéball at the Horsea. He held his breath as he watched the ball.

Wobble.

Wobble.

Wobble.

Ding!

Ash smiled widely as he whooped in happiness, "Yes!" He waded out into the water to retrieve the ball before cupping his hands and threw water onto the grass to cool down the now dying embers. "Good job Pikachu," he said as he scratched his buddy behind his ears, "Nidoran. You'll have the next battle." He looked over and saw Nidoran perk up and give him a chirp.

"How about we officially meet our new teammate?" Ash asked as he moved to sit back on the edge of the bank. Nidoran chirped as Pikachu sat beside him on the grass. He smiled and threw the ball back towards the water and released the unconscious pokémon. After digging through his pack he grabbed a revive and a potion to heal any wounds. He first sprayed the potion before breaking the revive over the trumpet-like mouth.

After waiting a few moments, Ash was greeted with blinking red orbs looking up at him. "You feel any better?" he asked as he sat back to give the Horsea room to move around. The Horsea crooned softly before nodding, "May I scan you?" he asked as he showed the Horsea his pokédex. The creature looked at it with confusion before it nodded.

Horsea- Entry #116

Horsea eats small insects and moss off of rocks. If the ocean current turns fast, this Pokémon anchors itself by wrapping its tail around rocks or coral to prevent being washed away. If Horsea senses danger, it will reflexively spray a dense black ink from its mouth and try to escape. This Pokémon swims by cleverly flapping the fin on its back.

This Horsea is male and knows the moves, Bubble, Smokescreen, and Water Gun with an egg move, Dragon Rage. This Horsea has the ability, Swift Swim.

Ash hummed and nodded, "Well little guy, you are very very strong. Now we just need to get you evolved enough for you to be able to be out of water. Right now, I'll only be able to call you out when there's a body of water nearby." He smiled down at the Horsea as the small creature chirped and nodded.

Ash and his pokémon stayed in the area for a while longer until the sunlight began to fade. The small teen quickly got his tent set up and gave his pokemon some food before they went to bed. He sat in his sleeping bag side awake as he watched the moon ascend into the sky his thoughts raced through his head. He wondered briefly if he would be a good trainer but then shook his head before turning to lay on his side. His Pikachu stretched for a moment in his sleep before curling up into a ball and Ash couldn't help but smile and put his hand on the static-filled fur. He took a deep breath then closed his eyes as he let his body relax and fall into Morpheus' realm.