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.
tigergirl1723, I do not think I will include Greninja in this fanfiction. I do thank you for your suggestions and will take them into consideration. I am quite partial to Dragon types so you may see more dragons in this then others. As for the Galar region pokémon, I don't think I'm going to include them unless its just a mention of another trainer having them.
Enjoy my little nuggies! And please don't forget to leave a review they give me motivation to keep writing!
A/N: I've decided to do something I have never seen in a pokémon fanfiction before. Keep reading to find out what it is!
Ash left his hometown with a lighter heart, but a weight on his shoulders that barred down onto him. His mind was racing over the whole Aura thing as the walked his way to Cerulean. He had Oaks' Alakazam drop him off in between the two towns instead of in Pewter. Nidoran was walking beside him excited to get some battles in while Pikachu was on his shoulder as always. Sandile didn't want to be out at the moment and his egg was tucked safely in his bag with a monitor band around it.
Ash had found out that the little egg app on his Xtransceiver was actually an egg monitoring system that was tied to a band Professor Oak had given him. The band showed him the warmth of the egg, its heartbeat, the activity within it, and approximately how close it was hatching. Needless to say Ash was quite fascinated with the technology. As he walked he fiddled with the other apps and hesitantly sent Paul a message that he was on the way to Cerulean if he wanted to meet up.
Ding.
Ash looked over the watch and saw that small banner notification signaling he had a message and tapped on it.
P- Already in Lavender Town, but I can be in Cerulean in a few days.
A- No need to back track. I'll meet with you another day then. I promised my Horsea some time in the water since he's been cooped up in his ball. Was thinking of spending a few days there.
P- I see. If you haven't left when I get to Saffron I'll head up that way then.
A- Okay. I'll see you then.
P- See ya.
Ash let out a sigh before shaking his head. He didn't need to get his head wrapped up in boys at the moment. He needed to get his head in the game now.
Keeping on his way he was surprised that he didn't meet many trainers, but he did fight plenty of wild pokémon and he let Nidoran fight them since he was so close to evolving. The poison type was getting antsy seeing as he was so close to evolving but the opponents he was fighting wasn't enough to trigger the evolution.
It wasn't until he was an hour away from the town that they encountered a trainer willing to battle them.
"Nidoran Quick Sting!"
The poison type let out a grunt before using Quick Attack to get in close to his opponent, a Mankey, and managed to hit it while injecting it with poison thanks to Poison Sting. The monkey pokémon let out a screech of rage before it threw its fists at Nidoran. Just barely able to dodge it Nidoran countered with a Peck attack.
"Mankey! Use Karate Chop!" the female trainer, Cheyenne, called out once she saw her Mankey dodge the peck. Letting out another screech the fighting type powered up his fist before bringing it down quickly onto Nidorans' back making the poison type let out a pain filled cry.
Getting up from where he was hit down Nidoran shook of the pain before jumping up and kicking out at the pokémon once he heard his trainer call out the attack. He managed to hit his opponent with one of his back paws but missed with the other as the monkey dodged out of the way. The irritating monkey managed to hit him a few more times before Nidoran started to get really angry.
Out of them all he was the closest to evolving and one of the strongest on the team under Pikachu. He should be doing better than this against a monkey of all things. Nidoran pawed the ground in irritation as the Mankey hit him one after another and with each hit his anger grew and so did the energy he needed to evolve. He managed to throw a Confusion out to the Mankey through the assault, but not shockingly the damn Mankey dodged.
Nidoran let out a fierce snarl before he let energy he had felt build up over the last few weeks burst out of him.
Ash watched as a white glow covered Nidoran from horn tip to tail spike. He felt his lips begin to move into a smile. The small glowing form began to grow and as harsh on the eyes the glowing was Ash kept his eyes on Nidoran as he evolved. It seemed like a long time once the glow began for it to fade away leaving dark spots in his vision, but it was really only seconds since it started for it to finish.
Nidoran, no Nidorino, stood tall as he last bits of evolutionary energy left his body leaving him in his new form. His one foot eight inch height shot up another foot and four inches leaving Nidorino almost three feet in height. His spines on his back grew as well as his ears though they looked more proportional on Nidorino than they did on Nidoran. His horn, while large on Nidoran, fit his size just fine even though it did grow with the evolution.
Nidorino let out a deep growl that caused rocks on the ground to rattle. With a smirk Ash called out an attack and with a bit of decent speed Nidorino hit the Mankey with with his horn causing the monkey to fly back and get knocked out on a tree.
"Good job Nidorino!" Ash called out once he saw that the Mankey wasn't going to get back up. The larger poison type let out a snort and shook his head before he began to examine his new larger body.
"Congrats," Cheyenne said as she gathered her fighting type in her arms. She sent the younger teen a smile and sent him the money required after a trainer battle before making her way back to town to get her starter to the center.
"Thank you!" Ash called out before she disappeared from view, "Nidorino! You did it!" Ash knelt in front of the poison type and gave his ear a scratch as he looked him over. The poison type gave him a purrish growling sound as he got scratches. Once Ash was done looking Nidorino over and recording his evolution in his journal he returned the pokémon since the poison type was tired after all the fighting he had done.
It didn't take him long afterwards to get to Cerulean.
The town was themed on water more than anything like how Pewter was themed around the rock types that naturally nested around the town. As he walked through the cobbled streets in search of the Center he took in the sights and sounds of Wingull calling out to to others. Pikachu, still perched on his shoulder, enjoyed the small breezes that went by ruffling his fur.
Ash followed the signs around the town until he was greeted to the large red and white building turning the corner and entering it he saw a familiar red head. "Hey!" she said as she waved her hand.
"Hey Eliza," Ash greeted as he stepped up to the Centers' counter, but Nurse Joy wasn't there. He assumed that she was treating Elizas' pokémon since she was the only trainer besides him in the building.
"Hey!" She greeted as she leaned on the counter before continuing her greeting, "I'm surprised."
"Surprised about what?" he asked as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Eliza looked him over before replying, "That you're here. I would have guessed that you ran through here and already in Saffron. At least that's where Gary's at."
Ash looked at her with a funny look on his face, "What do you mean about that? Just because he's in Saffron doesn't mean that I have to be there too."
Just as Eliza was about to reply back Nurse Joy came back to the counter and greeted Ash. He asked for a room for the night and asked if she could look over his pokémon seeing as Nidorino evolved during a battle. He didn't want to take a chance for him not to be seen. He had read about the problems other trainers had with their pokémon after they evolved during a fight.
"So what kind of pokémon do you have already?" Eliza asked as she followed him to the waiting area. Pikachu, who didn't need to looked over by Nurse Joy, jumped down onto the couch beside his trainer and eyed the red head sitting across from them.
Ash sent her a small look, but thought nothing of it as he told her, "Pikachu, Nidorino, Sandile, Horsea, and an Egg."
Eliza looked at him with wide eyes, "How did you get an Egg!? Let alone a Sandile! They aren't from Kanto."
The dark haired teen chuckled and told her that he got Sandile in Pewter, not saying who he got it from since he didn't want her to go and nag Brock, or other gym leaders, about getting a pokémon from them. He then said he found the Egg abandoned in the wild.
"I've got Bulbasaur, she's getting so close to evolving, a Spearow, a Weedle, and a Psyduck," she said as she sat back on the couch, "I've been looking for an electric type seeing as the gym here is a Water Gym and I don't want to just rely on Bulbasaur for the Gym."
Ash thought over the pokémon in her arsenal before telling her that her Psyduck, if trained a bit to ignore its headaches, could help her in the Gym. While Spearow and Weedle wouldn't be the best choices to fight in the Gym. "From what I read a Psyducks' headache is from the build up of psychic power so that's why they're always holding their head and not really able to do much. Once they evolve they can channel the psychic power much better," he explained as he ran his hand through Pikachus' static filled fur.
"Really?!"
Ash nodded before replying, "A Psyduck can be trained to think through their headaches but it can take a while to train one to do it. Most people just give their Psyducks a Water Stone before doing any training for it."
"Huh," Eliza said as she thought over what he said, "Thanks. I'll keep that in mind."
"Welcome," Ash said as he heard his name being called. Getting up, after Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder, he walked over to the counter where Nurse Joy was with a tray with Nidorinos' ball on it. Taking the ball when it was offered he placed it on his belt while she said that while Nidorino was a bit bruised he was good and healthy.
He thanked her and said his goodbyes before leaving the center. It was time for Horsea to get some time out of his ball. He walked around town for a bit before crossing a bridge north of town and into the woods. He liked to look for spots to train where others couldn't really see him. He liked the seclusion. It helped him think.
After walking for a while he finally came across the perfect spot for them. It was a beach like with the sand close to the waters edge, but it was surrounded by forestry on one side and wide open to the water on the other side. Setting his things down and letting Pikachu jumped off he walked over to the waters edge. Kicking off his shoes and socks before changing his bottoms into his swim shorts he walked into the water and released his Horsea.
The small blue sea horse looked up at him and let out a trill before spinning around in a circle. "Afternoon Horsea!" Ash greeted as he reached out and ran his fingers over the soft fish like scales, "Want to get started on some training?"
The teen couldn't help but chuckle as the sea horse let out a louder trill. Nodding Ash asked him to show him his moves before moving onto how well his aim was. He threw small rocks into the air and asked for Horsea to hit it with Water Gun then gradually as Horsea got better he started throwing the rocks faster. It took a while for Horsea to get better at hitting the rocks when they got faster.
When Horsea was able to hit seven rocks out of ten in a session Ash called for a break. The tired sea horse ducked down into the water where Ash assumed he went to get some food. As they took their break Ash let out Nidorino and Sandile.
Nidorino, still a bit tired after evolving, settled down next to his trainer and closed his eyes ready to take a nap while Sandile let out a long hiss. Pikachu perked up and let out a chitter in response to whatever Sandile said before letting out a small yawn. Ash however, instead of letting Pikachu take a nap, told the electric mouse to run a few laps as a warm up before getting started on learning Slam once again.
Ash watched as Sandile looked around where they were before letting out a small laugh once the croc saw the sand. Sandile was quick to walk over and bury himself well enough under the warm sand so only his eyes and nose were uncovered. Ash was glad that Sandile was enjoying their time by the water.
As he sat there he looked through his pokédex. He really needed to get an idea about what kind of team he wanted. He decided to stick to his region though he wouldn't mind pokémon from other regions. His first thought was about getting a fire type. There were a few here in Kanto like Growlithe, Vulpix, Magmar, Ponyta, Flareon, and Charmander. Growlithe and Vulpix were the most common to find out of the bunch in the wild while Ponyta were more commonly found in plains or with a Ranch Breeder. Magmar had nasty tempers and could be found in the volcanoes on Cinnabar and Flareon were uncommon due to having to find an Eevee which were rare here in Kanto. Charmander, as far as he knew, could only be found as a regional starter or through a breeder since it was against the law to go hunting for them in the wild. The Charizard parents tend to be very territorial.
Ash let out a soft sigh as he continued to look through the dex. He really wanted a Charmander, but getting one through a breeder could get very expensive and he didn't have the money for it. He also didn't know any breeders.
Leaving alone for now Ash put away his pokédex before looking up some training videos. He still wasn't sure how to train a Horsea to its full potential. He hummed softly as he saw videos of people tying thing to their tails or typing heavy rocks to their necks, but none of that sit comfortably with Ash. It was something entirely different tying a rock to a tail while a pokémon was on land. Even if the pokémon were water types and could breath underwater so many things could go wrong if the rock was too heavy or if a current took the pokémon away.
Sighing softly he kept looking for a while longer before calling the research off. He wasn't getting anywhere just sitting there. Getting up he called for Sandile, who had opened his jaws to get rid of some heat his body had gathered. Slowly the croc got up and made his way over to his trainer and looked up at him.
"Okay Sandile," Ash began as he knelt beside the croc, "I need you to work on a few things before you can evolve. You're jaw strength and leg strength really need to be worked on as well as your stamina and your agility. I know you aren't going to like this, but I'll need to put weights on you while you do laps."
Sandile just let out a longer hiss before giving him a nod. He remembered the talk his trainer gave him after only having him a few hours. He stood still as his trainer tied a flat rock onto his back and made sure it wouldn't fall off before he started his laps without much else said or done. He vowed he would be the next pokémon on the team to evolve.
Ash watched him do his lap with a smile before moving to work with Horsea again. He only had them train for a bit longer before calling it a night as the sun had already set. After gathering his things and recalling his pokémon he gathered a rather tired Pikachu before heading back to the Center. He decided to challenge the Gym the next morning.
After getting to his rooms he let out his pokémon once again and let them choose their sleeping spots before starting his night time routine. He showered, brushed his teeth, and changed his clothes before setting his egg on the bedside table and grabbing his notebook and pen. After writing his pokémons' progresses under each of their sections he set his notebook aside and set an alarm on his watch. He yawned softly as he turned over in the bed and curled up close to his pokémon as he slowly fell asleep.
Instead of the peaceful way Ash wanted to wake up the next morning he got woken up by the shrill ringing of his watch going off in his ear. Jumping up he blearily looked for his watch before answering the call. "'lo," he mumbled as he rubbed one eye. He ignored his Sandiles' hiss and the murmurings of his other pokémon.
"Sorry my boy," Oaks' voice said through the speakers, "I do seem to need your help once again."
Ash, more awake now, asked, "What is it?"
"Well you know where Bill's Lighthouse and Cottage is at right?"
"Yeah."
"You see, Bill has gotten himself into a predicament and he needs some help. I would have asked someone else, but you were closer," Oak said as he scratched his stubble on his chin, "He's a researcher like myself, but he likes to think more outside the ball so to speak. He managed to get himself in a pickle and now needs help."
Ash held in a sigh that really wanted to escape before nodding and replying, "Yeah. I can get there in an hour or so."
"Thank you Ash! If there is anything I can do for you let me know!"
Before Ash could open his mouth to say goodbye the old man hung up on him. Letting out the sigh he held back he stretched before getting up to get ready to leave. As he walked to the bathroom he turned off the alarm that would have rung in an hour before brushing his teeth. Quickly getting dressed in knee length shorts, a t-shirt, and his socks and shoes he grabbed his bag and recalled everyone. Letting Pikachu jump onto his shoulder he put his bag on and grabbed the key to his room before leaving.
As he walked down the stairs he shoved his hat on his head and greeted the nurse on duty before exiting the Center. He begun his journey back to the spot he trained at yesterday since the Lighthouse was just past that point.
As he had thought earlier the journey to the Lighthouse took about an hour. Going up the steps to the door he knocked on it pretty loudly to make sure that Bill could hear him. After waiting a few moments and not hearing anything on the other side of the door he opened it and stepped in. "Hello!" Ash called out, "My name is Ash Ketchum, Professor Oak sent me!"
As he walked in further he was greeted to a rather large mess and a few smoldered dark patches that Ash knew had fires on them before they were put out. Looking around quicker he tried to spot what set the fires before spotting a rather large Clefairy. It stood there for a moment before waddling closer to him and Ash just stood there. "Um," Ash said crouching down, "Hello there. Wh-Where's the human that lives here?"
Ash watched as the Clefairy gestured a few things before pointing at the computer in front of two large cylindrical tubes. Walking over there he looked at the page open on the computer and saw a few words that seemed to click everything in place. "Bill?!" Ash exclaimed as he turned to the Clefairy to which the human turned pokémon nodded. "Okay," Ash said as he shared a look with Pikachu, "What do you need me to do?"
The Clefairy, who was actually Bill, seemed to get excited as he walked over to one of the large cylinders and stepped into it. He gestured to the large green button beside the door. Walking over to it Ash pushed the button that he noticed could easily be reached from the inside and watched as he doors closed. Stepping back he saw the light show through the small window before it went dim and the door opened revealing Bill in his human form.
The brunet man stepped through the opening in and gave the teen a smile. "Thank you good sir!" Bill said as he took a deep breath, "I've been stuck like that for the last two days!"
Ash looked at the man weirdly before nodding and asking, "How?"
Bill just laughed and waved the question away not really wanting to explain it yet as he said, "Now to properly thank you! Tell me young man is there something you would like? An item or pokémon? Perhaps some money?"
Ash, still stunned and freaked out, decided to push the human turned pokémon to back to human thing out of his head just as Bill suggested a pokémon. "I didn't do this for anything. I was just asked by Professor Oak to help you out," Ash said as he followed Bill to what looked like the main area of the Lighthouse.
"Nonsense!" Bill exclaimed as he walked over to the table and sat down, "In fact! Oak told me about you and about how you are an OFRT. If you accept a pokémon from me to raise I would be more that ecstatic. You see I've gotten this curious little thing recently and I do want to see it grow up, but sadly here it wouldn't get the proper raising it needs. If would accept it and raise it for me?" Bill left the ending of the last sentence unfinished and let the silence in the air fill out the rest in Ashs' mind.
Letting out a sigh he nodded seeing as Bill wouldn't take no for an answer. "Now this pokémon hatched out of an egg not that long ago," Bill began as he led the way up the stairs of the lighthouse, "so really its still a baby. A very special baby. You see this baby was bred from a Charizard and a Garchomp. Now usually you don't see this kind of pairing in the wild, but I was lucky to receive this egg after a breeder got in touch after an accident in her nursery."
Ash listened closely to what Bill was saying, but his head short circuited after hearing about the Charizard. Was he really about to get the pokémon he had wanted before receiving Pikachu? His heart began racing a bit faster as they neared their destination.
"This pokémons' ancestry must have had a shiny within its lineage," Bill continued to explain as they reached a door, "it's rather unique in coloring and not like other shinies I have come across in my time. I have designated its coloration as complete albinism."
As Bill opened the door Ash saw a nursery kind of like what Professor Oak had in his lab. It had chew toys and ropes on the floor as well as padding so babies don't get hurt if they fell. In the center of the room was a small Charmander chewing on a rope. Ash stood in awe at it. Under the artificial lights its scales glittered a snow white in color as its bright red eyes looked over at them. Even its tail flame was the same red in color as its eyes.
With a small chirrup the Charmander got up and waddled over to Bill and started sniffing. "It's feeding time," Bill said as he walked over to the kitchen set up in the nursery and got food ready for the Charmander.
"I-I don't understand," Ash said as Pikachu jumped down to examine the baby, "H-How?"
Bill looked over at Ash and gave the shocked teen a smile before he started to explain, "You see shinies are classified as a type of albinism in pokémon like how humans can had albino features without being fully albino. Natural white hair being one indication and blue eyes being another. True albinism, or complete albinism, is much much more rare than the shiny gene. Its a complete happenstance when it appears. So many factors have to be right in order for it to happen."
Bill moved to set the bowl of baby food down for Charmander before he continued his explanation, "True albinism is a complete lack of pigmentation and it shows that with skin and hair being white while the eyes are red. In Charmanders' case his scales and nails are white while his tail flame and eyes are that shade of red."
"And you just want me to have him?!" Ash asked as if the man in front of him had lost his mind.
Bill let out a hearty laugh and nodded, "Sure. Oak vouches for you from the way he speaks about you and the fact you are an OFRT at this young of an age tells me much about you. All I ask is for updates on him."
Ashs' mouth opened and closed a few times as he looked at the eating baby. Swallowing around the lump in his throat he nodded in consent and he felt his heart begin to race fast as he spoke softly, "I'll take him."