(( Haha! Yes! I have brought Ash Ketchum himself to this damn Fic! Sorry for the crappy description of him. I forgot what he looked like. It seems my readers are freaked out about it though. I'm not a big fan of Ash, but hey, what Pokemom Story wouldn't be complete with Ash Ketchum himself, except for Midnight's… Well, anyway, I'm having a few troubles with figuring out a good Chapter Name. It's kinda hard. Oh well. I'll try anyway. Chapter Ten: Everything Is Revealed. And if my plot sounds something like yours Midnight, don't freak out. I assure you, it's MUCH different. ))

" Ash Ketchum?" Miro repeated.

" Ash Ketchup?" Bry said, trying to pronounce his last name.

" No! Ash Ketchum!" Ash yelled.

" Okay then. Calm down midget." Bry grinned. " So, where are we anyway?"

Ash narrowed his eyes, but took a deep breath, and calmed himself down," We're in a forest right next to Fortree City, in Hoenn. I'm on my way to get my next badge!" Ash grinned.

" What's a badge?" Anna asked, stepping away from the portal, which cackled with electricity. Apology Accepted snorted, eyeing his flames. He seemed to have gotten used to them, as they didn't hurt him. But he was still a bit cautious. And now, he had a fear of water. He could drink water, but not be drenched in it.

" You don't know what a badge is? How old are you guys?" Ash asked.

" We're all fourteen and fifteen, except Miro, who's sixteen." Matthew replied.

" How old are you? Eight?" Bry smirked, staring down at Ash.

" I'm eleven! You guys must be stupid to not know what a badge is! It's something you win when you beat a gym leader."

" What's a gym leader?"

Ash groaned," It's someone that you beat that uses basically only one type of Pokemon. For example, Rapidash is a fire type."

" I think we figured that out moron." Anna growled.

" So, Rapidash would be weak against a water type, like my Corphish."

" So, what's a Corphish?" William asked.

Ash took out a ball from his belt, and pushed the button. Suddenly, a red crab appeared, looking around, it asked," Corphish?" and looked towards Ash.

" Whoa. It's a crab thingy." Bry observed, leaning down to look at it. Corphish turned to see Bry, and looked up at him, pincers snapping. " This thing is neat." Bry said. He began to poke it, grinning.

Ash warned," Watch it. Corphish gets a little excited."

" Don't you worry. I think it likes me." Bry replied, continuing to poke Corphish. Corphish began to get annoyed, and opened one of his pincers, clamping onto Bry's index finger.

Everyone watched as Bry winced, turning his head slowly to Corphish, who stared at him," Corphish!" it yelled. Bry then cried," Ow!" and began to try and shake Corphish free. Corphish clamped on, and only after Bry ran around with Corphish still attached to his finger did it let go. Corphish huffed and puffed, muttering a few things before returning to Ash's side.

Ash scolded," No Corphish! You aren't supposed to hurt people with your pincers! Be nice!"

Corphish gave a flat look, but looked towards the river. " Corphish!" It yelled with joy, crab walking and jumping into the river. It then began to swim around on the surface.

Bry's eyes watered, as he made sure his finger was okay," That thing is mean."

Ash shrugged," I warned you."

Anna looked to Apology Accepted, then looked to Ash," So, what are all these species called? Are they animals?" she asked curiously.

Ash shook his head," Nope. They're called Pokemon."

" Pokemon?" Matthew repeated.

Ash nodded," Yeah. When you turn ten, you get to pick your first Pokemon between three." He then looked to Pikachu, who was talking with Veloci," Of course, since the first three were taken, I got a stubborn Pikachu. But luckily, Pikachu began to trust me, and now we're best buddies."

Ricca nodded," Hmmm. Well, why is Veloci the same then, when Apology Accepted turned into some freak show?"

Ash shrugged," I don't know. What is Veloci anyway? I've never seen a Pokemon like him."

" He's a rooster stupid." Bry said, rolling his eyes," Don't they have chickens in this world?"

Ash shook his head," No. But we have Milktank."

" I'm guessing that's a cow?" Miro asked.

Ash nodded, then looked back to Veloci," A rooster. Huh."

Matthew then thought for a moment," Wait! I think I have something!" Everyone looked to Matthew," It's pretty obvious. It seems that Veloci couldn't change into a 'Pokemon' because there wasn't one that resembled him. That's why Apology Accepted turned into a Rapidash as you call it. Because Rapidash looks much like a horse!"

" Except it's on fire." Miro pointed out," Of course, when a horse catches on fire, we usually throw water on it." He then turned to Apology Accepted, who was staying away from the water as far as possible while Corphish splashed water around," But it seems he has a fear of water. Probably because since he's a so called fire type, and since fire goes out with water, it's weakness is water!"

" Oh. Well, that kinda makes sense." Anna said, looking around," So my stallion is scared of water, because he's a fire type?"

" Correct."

The gang nodded at this, then everyone turned to Ash.

" So Ash. Have you seen an orange dragon around here with a girl with blonde hair on the back of it, with a green and yellow dog creature? The dragon has a long tail with a flame at the tip of it and can use fire, and the dog can use lightning." Bry asked, turning to Ash.

Ash thought for a moment, then snapped his fingers," Actually, yeah! I did see a Charizard fly by here, with an Electrike on the back and a girl. That must be who you're looking for!"

" So, the dog is called an Electrike, and the dragon is called a Charizard." William stated. " Well, at least we know what they're called, so if we run into anyone, we can ask if they've seen any around here."

" That shouldn't be hard. Not many Charizards are seen anymore." Ash said," They're rare. But Electrikes are common. But I doubt that this girl would leave her own Pokemon, so you guys should be good to go. Mind if I come along with my own friends? This sounds like a real adventure!"

Bry shrugged," Why not? We need you to explain things anyway." He then put his hands behind his head.

Ash then asked," So, what's the girl's name? Maybe I've seen her around here. If she has a Charizard, most likely, she's been around for a while here. She probably picked the fire type Pokemon as a starter."

Bry thought for a moment, Trinity's words echoing in his head," Wait a minute. She said Electrike had been her friend since they were little. So, I don't think she would have a Charizard. It seems they take a long time to get."

Ash nodded," They sure do. See, you start out with a Charmander, the first form, then it evolves into Charmeleon, and then turns into Charizard. It takes a really long time too. I used to have one, but now, he's off into a Sanctuary for them. So, what's her name anyway?"

William replied," Trinity Foreman."

Ash looked a bit surprised," Trinity Foreman?"

Ricca nodded," Yeah. Is there a problem?" she asked suspiciously.

Ash looked away, then looked back, frowning," I've heard about her. She's one of the Admins in Team Magma I've heard. One of the top ones too. Of course, this is only a rumor, but I still think it's true."

" Team Magma? Who are they?" Matthew asked.

Ash retorted angrily," They're an organization that wants only land. Their enemies are Team Aqua, who want only water. From what some have said, they've been rivals for a while. But I don't know what Team Magma is up to. Probably something big."

Bry shook his head," I don't believe it. That can't be true."

" I mean, she's from England! I heard they were nice!" Miro protested.

Ash raised an eyebrow," England? There's no England in Hoenn, or in any of the regions. And with a Charizard, she must have been here for a while. Most likely all her life."

Bry retorted," But she's even got the accent!"

" Ever think she's pretending to have the accent to fool you guys? It would make sense. She must have played you guys up by acting to be someone else." Ash shook his head," Wow. She got you guys good."

Ricca growled," Quit it midget. I'm sure you've had a few mistakes in your life."

Ash grinned," Of course I haven't! The Pokemon Master doesn't have any mistakes!" he said, going into a pose.

" Uh, okay then." William said, backing away.

" Ash! You're pretending to do that again!" yelled a girlish voice from behind them.

Ash yelped, and turned around. He laughed nervously," Oh, hey May."

Everyone turned to see a girl, a bit younger than Ash, most likely ten. She had brown hair, and wore a red bandana on her head, with a skirt like thing with shorts underneath. She also wore a red shirt, jacket thingy, and sneakers. Next to her was a chick looking Pokemon. It chirped," Torchic!" and smiled.

Anna stared at Torchic, and cried," How cute!" She ran over to Torchic, and picked it up, nuzzling it. Torchic started to turn blue, for Anna was hugging it for a while now, and it couldn't breathe.

" Hey! Give back my Torchic!" demanded May, grabbing the Torchic from Anna's hands, petting it," Are you okay Torchic? Did that meanie hurt you?" she asked, nuzzling Torchic's head.

" Who you calling meanie? I can't believe someone like YOU got such a cute little guy like that." Anna growled.

" Whoa. Calm down you two." Ash said, laughing nervously," We're all friends here, right?"

Anna crossed her arms," Hmmph!" and walked back to the teenage side.

" So, what is that thing?" Ricca asked, looking at Torchic.

May replied," It's a Torchic, and it's my first Pokemon! Anyway, I'm May, daughter of Petalburg Gym Leader Norman!"

" Another Gym Leader? How many are there?" William asked.

" Well, there's eight in this region, I think." Ash said, thinking," And there's eight in the other region, and another eight in the first region. Basically, there's twenty-four in all."

" Whoa. The midget knows math." Bry teased.

" At least I know what Math is!" Ash yelled.

" At least I'm not a midget pre-teen!"

" At least I know what Pokemon are!"

" At least I know what chickens are!"

" What's that supposed to mean?"

" Exactly what you think it means midget!"

" Which is?"

" Be smart for once and figure it out!"

" How can I when you won't explain it!"

" I ain't some teacher kid. I'm fifteen god damn it!"

" SHUT UP YOU TWO!" screamed Cecilia. Ash and Bry stopped, a bit shaken and surprised. Cecilia took a deep breath, and giggled," Please?"

Ash shook his head, then grinned," Well, anyway, let's go meet my other friends."

" Whoa. The midget has more friends. Are they midgets too? Because from the looks of it now, they must be." Bry teased again, smirking.

Ash growled, but went on walking, Pikachu scampering away from Veloci to join Ash.

May followed after, still carrying Torchic in her hands so Anna wouldn't try and steal it.

Anna growled, then looked to Apology Accepted," Hey Apology Accepted! Come on boy!" She then let out a long whistle. Apology Accepted lifted his head from grazing, and let out his own shrill whistle, cantering over towards Anna. Anna backed away a bit from the flames, and walked ahead, Apology Accepted following.

Everyone then began to follow Ash, along with Veloci, who had finished his conversation with Pikachu, and followed Bry. He then remembered something, and ran off towards the water. Corphish still floated there, swimming happily," Corphish Corphish Corphish." It sang, swimming along with ease. Veloci stared at it for a moment, his eyes studying the Corphish's movements. He then took in a deep breath, and let out a loud sound wave. Corphish yelped, and flew out of the water and onto the grass. It then began to protest, waving its pincers in the air. Veloci then ran off, catching up to Bry, Corphish mumbling a few things as it crab walked towards the gang.

Ash led the way towards a clearing, with a lake nearby. There were a few picnic tables on the ground, with a campfire thing in the middle, with a few logs surrounding it to sit on. Sitting at one of the tables was a teenager with very tanned skin, and brown hair. He wore a green vest, and mostly brown. (I think that's what he wears. I haven't checked in a while). Sitting on a log sat a small boy with glasses, and wore shorts, sneakers, and had a green shirt. ( Again, I can't remember). The teen looked towards them, his eyes not even looking as if they were open. He then spotted Anna and Ricca, along with Cecilia, and his eyes became huge hearts. He ran straight over to each of them, taking their hands in his at each time," Hello there ladies."

Ricca growled, and smacked the teen, Anna doing the same, while Cecilia just laughed, and walked away. Matthew and William seemed a bit jealous, but looked away. Bry just stared wide eyed," Okay then. So, who's the flirty guy? At least he's not a midget."

Ash growled, but grinned," Everyone, this is Brock, the cook. And this is May's little brother, Max."

Bry greeted them, and introduced everyone, once again.

Brock moaned, rubbing his face," Love hurts."

Max sighed, somehow pulling Brock away by the ear," So does this."

Everyone snickered as the six year old pulled the much older now fifteen year old away, then looked back to Ash. " So, these are your friends?" Bry asked, looking to May, then Max, and then Brock.

Anna shook her head, trying to wipe her hands off on her skirt," I don't like Brock."

" Neither do I." Ricca agreed in disgust.

" You two are being mean." Cecilia chirped in," He just likes us."

" Actually, Brock likes any girl." Ash admitted.

" Oh. Well, that's strange." Cecilia said. She then looked towards Max, and walked over, kneeling down to his size," So, little guy, do you have a Pokemon?"

Max growled," I'm not little." He then adjusted his glasses," Actually, no. I'm not old enough for a Pokemon of my own yet." He then looked to the stallion," Wow. Is that a Rapidash?" he asked," How awesome to see one out here, where Rapidashes aren't found. Is he yours?" Max asked.

Cecilia shook her head," Nope. He's actually Anna's." She pointed towards Anna, who was busy sitting on a rock, pulling up her boots.

Max nodded," I see. Well, she must be taking care of him very well."

Cecilia whispered," Actually, she's a bit frightened of him. You see, he used to be a regular horse. But somehow, we passed through this portal, and somehow, he turned into this horse. Is there a way to ride a horse with flames on it without being burnt to a crisp?" She grinned.

Max nodded," Of course there is. Most anyone can ride a Rapidash. That is, if they can stay on. They are some of the fastest Pokemon alive. The flames only hurt their enemies. They use them to use their fire attacks. It seems to boost their power somehow. Of course, this is only a theory."

" Well, maybe Anna will still give it a shot anyway." She then frowned," We're stuck here anyway. Maybe even forever. Mom and Dad are going to be so worried. I snuck out without them even knowing, right in the middle of the night." She then called to Anna," Hey Anna!"

Anna looked up, standing up as she fumbled with her skirt," Yeah? What?"

" Try to ride Apology Accepted!" Cecilia yelled, smiling.

" What? Are you kidding me? He's got flames on him now!" Anna yelled nervously," I'll be burnt to death!"

Max shook his head," Only if you are his enemy will the flames hurt. I swear, some people are so dense, it's scary."

" What was that, kid?" Anna growled.

Ricca shook her head," This is going to be fun. A six year old fighting against a fourteen year old. I bet on the kid."

" Ricca!" Anna yelled, looking at her.

" What? Geez. Fine, fine. I'll bet on you." She then muttered," Oh damn. There goes 50G. The things I do for friendship." Ricca said under her breath.

Max smirked, adjusting his glasses," Just get up on your Rapidash, and see for yourself."

Anna growled, but took a deep breath," Fine." She narrowed her eyes, making her way towards Apology Accepted," But if I die, I'm suing you." She then looked around," I need a leg up here. Matthew? Help will you?"

Matthew looked away from William, as they were talking, and sighed," Fine." And helped Anna up.

Anna hesitantly sat up on Apology Accepted, who only gave a glance as her before looking back in front of him. Anna then looked a bit worried, and nervous as well, as she slowly touched Apology Accepted's flamed mane. It didn't hurt. It actually felt cool somehow. She then grabbed hold of it. It didn't seem like real fire. She could grip onto with. She smiled," Look guys!" she called proudly," I can actually sit on him!" She then 'clucked' and Apology Accepted started to trot around in a circle.

" I told you. But does anyone listen to me? Noooo…" Max said, crossing his arms.

" Okay then. Anyway, so, where are we off to?" Bry asked, looking to Brock, then Ash.

Brock rubbed his ear, trying to make sure it was okay," Well, we're off to Fortree City. But Ash told me that you were looking for Team Magma. Well, no one knows where their base is. There's a rumor it's in Lilycove, but that's only a rumor. We may get there to only find out that there's nothing there. And it's a long travel." He took out a map," We have to go through Fortree City, then through Route 120, which is known for its random weather, which will only slow us down, then past the Safari Zone and Mt. Pyte, and then we reach Lilycove. And Lilycove is big too. It'll be very hard to find their base, if it's even there." He then put the map in his pocket. " So, if we're going to find your friend, I think we should start out soon, if not now."

Everyone nodded at Brock's suggestion, as everyone glanced at each other, tense.

Bry yelled," Well, let's get going! Covelily-"

" Lilycove."

" Yeah. Lilycove it is!"