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 too 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)
Chapter Warning(s): None
Disclaimer: I do not own pokémon it belongs to Game Freak, Nintendo, Creatures, The Pokemon Company, etc, nor do I write this for profit. This is for entertainment use only.
Sakihinata, I have a weakness for Mewtwo too.
I am vegito, thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying reading this!
Griffin Blackwood, I thought it was a good idea to use Ralts too, obviously lol. Tyrunt really was the only rock type I could think of, and liked, to fill that little bubble and it was the perfect opportunity to add it to his team seeing as they were in Fuchsia.
Fanfictionranger, Indeed a cliffy! I'm honestly getting good with the cliffhangers. You'll have to keep reading to see if Paul wins the tourney.
Chronos Is A Kitty, isn't Tyrunt just a cutie. I've basically shaped him into acting like a puppy and a duckling.
A/N: Guys… I actually can't think of a grass type to give Ash. Help…
Ash sat up quickly and reached over to grab the ball. He shot a look at the closed door then at the other pokémon in the room. He bit his lip softly before shoving his feet in his shoes then grabbed his wallet and room key before yelling at Paul that he needed to go grab something at the store before leaving the room. As usual Pikachu hopped onto his shoulder before he left the room.
Ash hurried out of the door of the Center and made his way to the woods where he felt the safest releasing Mewtwo. Once he made sure there was no one around he released his companion.
"Mewtwo," Ash greeted with a smile and a nod, "Have a nice nap?"
Bright purple eyes, still a bit bleary from sleep, focused on him as Mewtwo spoke, "Indeed. How long have I been out?"
Ash hummed as he switched on his watch and pulled up a calendar. "A little over a month," Ash said as he looked up at the creature, "I was getting a bit worried that you slept that long, but I didn't want to disturb you and I've been traveling with another human the last two weeks."
Mewtwos' tail twitched a bit as the creature nodded and said, "I am not surprised I slept that long. I used a great deal of my power just before coming to you."
"Are you okay?" Ash asked in genuine concern. Mewtwo didn't look so beat up when he appeared for sleep.
Mewtwo merely nodded. "The human that made me found me and tried to beat me down enough to capture me once again for his own gain," the creature explained, "I won against his pokémon and appeared before you."
"As long as you're sure you're okay," Ash said as he gave Mewtwo a nod, "What are you going to do now?"
The creature stretched a bit moving its head side to side as if to stretch its neck muscles a bit. "I have found an island that I have decided to make my own," Mewtwo said softly, "I was contemplating on asking a request of you and one of your pokémon."
Ash furrowed his brows in confusion. A request? If he could grant it, if it was in his power, he would. "What is it?" Ash asked as Pikachu moved a bit on his shoulder.
"I wish to train one of yours," Mewtwo said bluntly, "the fight with the humans that created me has shown me that I am not invincible like I have once thought. I need to get stronger and I would like to train one of your pokémon so if something did happen to me the world will still know of me and so that you and yours are safe. I know you can depend on the others of your family, but this will make me feel better."
His eyes widened as he stared at the creature as it continued to speak. The only one on his team that he could think of that Mewtwo might even have the slightest want to teach is Ralts.
His little girl.
There was a possibility that he wouldn't see her for a while, wasn't there? And that she would be in a bit of danger just from being with Mewtwo, but wasn't himself also in danger from catching the creature?
But if he were to be honest with himself, this is an opportunity he couldn't just give up. He wanted what was best for his family and for his pokémon to be as strong as they could be so they could better protect themselves and those around them.
Ash took a deep breath and opened his mouth to answer. "Can I think about it?" he asked softly as a breeze flew through the trees they were surrounded by, "I want to ask Ralts as well and see if this is something she wants."
Mewtwo closed its amethyst colored eyes and gave Ash a nod. "I'll return in a months time for your answer," Mewtwo said before disappearing to what Ash assumed was his island.
Ash took another deep breath and walked out of the woods and toward the shop. He was glad it was open twenty-four-seven. He quickly gathered a few things before paying for them. He decided to put Mewtwos' request behind him for now and he would think about it again a bit later. He had a month to think about it after all.
The dark haired teen rushed up the stairs to their room after entering the Center. He really hoped that Tyrunt was good and didn't tear up the room without him being there. Thankfully, or not so thankfully, Paul was dressed when he entered the room.
"Hey," Ash greeted as he looked around only to be surprised, and relieved, that the room was still intact. In fact his Tyrunt was dozing at the bottom of his bed with Zorua curled up beside him.
"Hey," Paul said from where he was lounging on the bed, "Get everything you needed?"
Ash looked over at him and nodded. "Uh, yeah," he said, "I just remembered as I was looking over my clothes that I needed some more detergent to clean them. Then I remembered I was close to being out of body wash as well."
Paul let out a small hum and nodded before staying quiet as Ash prepared to get ready for his won shower. 'He's hiding something,' Paul thought to himself as he saw the tense figure of Ash walk into the bathroom.
Paul turned to Pikachu, who was getting ready for a nap while his trainer got clean, and said, "Keep and eye on him when I can't. I think he's getting caught up in something he doesn't need to be in."
Paul gave the small mouse an equally small smile as he let out a small chirping sound as he fell asleep.
Ash was sure to be quick to get cleaned up since he didn't want to leave Paul waiting in the room too long. He quickly got dressed and used the blow dryer in the room to dry his hair before he left the hot room. "Ready to go?" Ash asked as he slipped his shoes back on and grabbed his items.
"Yeah," Paul said as he got up from the bed.
Ash nodded and recalled his pokémon, except for Pikachu who had gotten on his shoulder again, before leaving the room to head towards the department store. He had a mental list of what he was going to get. His pokémon needed to be pampered a bit after all the training they have gone through.
Pikachu is getting some ketchup flavored treats and an electric ball to play and train with.
Krokorok is getting a TM along with Nidorino, Horsea, and Charmeleon as well as a chunk of his preferred meat.
Nidorino liked sour treats so he is getting something sour along with his TM.
Horsea is getting a special food blend that Ash is getting custom made with his favorite foods as well as a TM for him.
Charmeleon is getting a new fire blanket and a spicy flavored treat as well as a TM.
Zorua, almost fully healthy, is getting a toy of his choice and a sweet treat.
His little girl Ralts, also almost fully healthy, is getting a sweet treat and a soft blanket.
Tyrunt is getting his metal core toys and a bitter treat.
"What are you looking for in there?" Ash asked as they stepped in front of the store.
Paul turned towards him before looking forward as they entered the gigantic building. "Nothing in particular," he replied as they searched for a map of the building, "I'd kind of like to see their TMs and maybe some new shoes. Mine are falling apart."
Ash nodded as he looked over the map. "Here and here," Ash said as he pointed to two different locations on the map, "This one is the pokémon store where you can get anything pokémon related, and this one is a clothing store, but they have shoes there."
"Let's start with the shoes," Paul said, "It'll be quicker than the other store."
"Okay," Ash agreed and led the way towards the store. He glanced at the other stores along the way, but he wasn't interested enough to go in them. There were the usual stores one would see in a large department store/mall. A candle store, a sweets store, a game store, electronics store, antiques store, several clothing stores, and so on.
The trip to the shoe department was a quick one since Paul had known what he wanted in the first place. It just took a few minutes to find the brand he had wanted and then to find the size he needed. Ash had observed that the pair of shoes Paul had just gotten were the same ones he had on. He had to hold in his laughter when he saw that. He guessed that Paul really liked those shoes.
As they walked out of the shoe store, after paying of course, Ash decided to open his Xtransceiver and see if there was anything online about the tournament being hosted here. Once he found it he spoke out loud so Paul could hear it.
"There are two rules to the tournament. The first, no evolved pokémon or baby pokémon. The second rule, all the matches are two on two matches and substitutions are not allowed. Underneath that rule it also says no items are allowed as well," Ash said as they neared the store with all of the pokémon items in it.
"Sounds simple," Paul replied, "though I've never heard of a tournament where someone can't fight with an evolved pokémon."
Ash looked over towards him as he put his Xtransceiver away and explained, "It's pretty common here for tournaments to have rules like this. Breeders like to put up tournaments when they have abandoned eggs or if they've been sponsored to put one on by a company. This one just looks like the breeder is putting it on and it's not sponsored."
"Really?" Paul asked as they entered the store.
"Mhmm," Ash hummed, "They do this mostly to be able to find a good home for the egg. You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat their pokémon."
Paul nodded as they grabbed a basket each to put their items in before they split to get their items. Ash knew he needed it, maybe even a second one, with all of the items he was going to grab. He first went to the treat section and was almost overwhelmed with the selections he could choose from. Amazingly he actually found ketchup flavoured treats for Pikachu. He made sure to grab small bags so he could fit them in his backpack and not be overwhelmed with how heavy his bag was from everything he was going to buy.
His next stop was the toys. He grabbed the ones he knew he was going to get before he started searching around for Tyrunts' toys. He had found a few, but he didn't like how they felt and what they were made of. He must have been there for ten minutes just looking for the right chew toys before he found something he could be satisfied with in giving to his pokémon.
The next area he went to was the blanket section. He grabbed a larger fire blanket and a soft baby blue blanket he thought Ralts would like before he started for the counter where they held the TMs. On his way to the counter he passed the apparel section where one item caught his eye.
It was a deep purple colored bandanna.
It was a beautiful color and it reminded him of Mewtwos' eyes. He couldn't help himself as he grabbed it and placed it in his basket. Mewtwo after all was one of his pokémon and a member of his family. The man made creature would be spoiled along with the rest of his pokémon.
"Afternoon!" one of the girls behind the counter said as she greeted him, her name tag had the name Carry on it, "Did you find everything you needed today?"
"Afternoon," Ash greeted back with a small smile, "I did, but I would also like to purchase some TMs."
Carry nodded and told him to take his time to look at the TMs and when he found the TMs he wanted all he needed was to call for her and she would help. Ash nodded and turned from her to the cases and spotted the disks that held the TMs as well as a holder that could be used to transfer the information from the disks to the pokémon. Ash was happy to see that they were separated by elemental type and then were put in alphabetical order.
He gravitated towards the Ice TMs first to try and see if he could find a move that would cover the hole in his team. He studied them and their descriptions before deciding on Ice Beam. It would work as both a terrain changer and a long distance move that some of his pokémon really needed. He knew Nidorino could use it and so could Horsea. From there he scanned the other TMs since he already chose which one he really wanted.
From ice he went to fire, then grass, then normal, steel, and flying, before he made it to the fighting type TMs. As he had gone through the other TMs he really thought about his pokémon and what they needed. From there he made a vague list of moves for them to learn and it so happened that the next TM he was going to get was Brick Break. It would really help Krokorok in using his two arms. Nidorino, when he evolved, could get it too and Charmeleon as well.
After getting that one he quickly picked out Scaled for Horsea, Dark Pulse for Zorua, and Hypnosis for Ralts. He would let Tyrunt get a new TM after he had been with them for a while. The little dinosaur already had a good move pool and didn't need a new move for now.
Ash got Carrys' attention and told her what he wanted and the items were quickly gathered to be brought over to a register. "How is this going to be paid for? Cash, card, or electronically?" Carry asked as she rung the items up into her system, "and I would like you to know all the TMs you have chosen are reusable."
"TM pass and card," the teen said as he brought out the card Professor Oak had given him when he had filled out all the paperwork to become his OFRT, "Thanks for letting me know."
"TM pass?" Carry asked as she looked at the teen like he was crazy. Ash nodded and waved the card a bit to show her. It had his name, trainer number, and who he worked for on it and it would work like a regular bank card would.
"Yup," he said as he swiped the card and hit the confirmation button after putting his pin in before using his other card to pay for the other items he had gathered. It took a few moments, but the machine let out a small ding as the payment went through.
"Huh," Carry said as she handed the paid for items over. Ash smiled and took the items before leaving to find Paul. He was finished shopping and was quite ready to go fight Erika.
Paul was easy to spot since the teen was taller than the shelves and his purple hair stood out to the regular dark colored hair that Kanto natives had. "I'm done," Ash said as he walked up to Paul. In Pauls' hands were two bags filled as well as the bag from the shoe store.
"Me too," Paul replied, "Ready to go?"
Ash nodded and told Paul that he wanted to fight Erika today before the tournament tomorrow. Since the tournament wasn't a league sanctioned tournament that meant Erika didn't have to do anything for it.
"Okay," the taller teen said, "Do you want me to come or?"
"If you want to," Ash said after clearing his throat, "but you don't have to."
Before Paul could give an answer his 'dex rang causing him to look down at it before answering it, "Hello?"
Ash led the way to the Center as Paul spoke on the phone and did his best to not eavesdrop as they got closer to the large red building. It was kind of hard not to eavesdrop when the person speaking was next to him. So far it didn't seem like the person that called was picking a fight with Paul.
"How long will it take?" Paul asked as they entered the building and took the stairs to the upper floor where their room was. Ash unlocked the door and walked in first to deal with all of the things he had bought. He took out and folded the blankets before placing the toys beside them on the bed. He placed the treats he had gotten on the blankets and made them presentable for his pokémon after the gym fight.
"So 2 weeks to a month?"
Ash turned and saw Paul sitting on the edge of the bed still on the phone. It sounded to him like Paul had either ordered something and that was the expected arrival time period or that the person on the other side of the phone needed Paul to do something for them.
Turning back to his things Ash tucked the purple bandanna inside the side pocket of his bag before placing the TMs in their holding case and then putting that in his bag.
"Alright I'll get there as soon as I can," Paul sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck.
'So I was right,' Ash thought and tried not to let the feeling of disappointment fill him. He really wanted to keep traveling with Paul, but he knew he couldn't monopolize the older teens' time. After all they weren't in any sort of relationship other than being friends.
Ash kept his back turned as he heard Paul end his call. He pulled his bag back in his shoulders and made sure that Charmeleon and Zorua, the two he had decided on using in the Gym battle, were on his belt towards the front.
"I'm ready to go if you're coming," Ash said as he turned around to look at Paul.
Paul let out another sigh and stood up. "I can't come," he said as he grabbed his own bag, "My brother needs me in Sinnoh for a bit and the next plane out of here leaves soon. He already got me a ticket so I need to leave in a few minutes."
Ash, having already guessed that Paul needed to leave, slowly nodded. "That's fine," he said as he gripped the straps of his bag, "He needs you for something and he's your brother. I can understand that family comes before anything else."
Ash saw Paul staring at him for a few moments before he was given a nod by the taller teen. "Thanks," Paul said shouldering his bag and stood a step forward towards him, "I'll let you know when I get back if you want to meet up again."
Ash nodded and gave him a small smile, "Okay," he said softly before admitting, "I'll miss you. I'll be waiting for your text."
He could feel his cheeks becoming warm as a blush graced his pale cheeks. Paul let out a small chuckle and before Ash could say anything his lips were taken by dry warm ones. The kiss only lasted for a few moments before Paul was pulling away. "I'll miss you too," Paul said before the taller teen left the room leaving a shocked and red faced Ash in his wake.