AN: Hello my dear readers and fellow writers, I'm sorry for my long absence but you all know how it is with college. I'm happy to say it went well and I'm even happier to say that I'm back to typing my story for you all to enjoy. You are all absolutely amazing, I love you all! I love all the comments and all the guesses you guys come up with is fun. Well enough with all the emotional stuff, let's get to the story. The harem is as follows:
Cynthia
Anabel
Korrina
Serena
Ursula
ElesaRoxie
Dawn
Hilda
Sabrina
Skyla
Pokémon- Attack
"Pokémon"- Pokémon speaking (people won't understand unless told otherwise)
"Pokémon"- Human Speech
'Pokémon'- Thinking
"Pokémon"- Pokédex EntryChapter 10:
Reunion of Friends and Meeting in the Past (Part 1)
Looking to his left, where he heard the voice came from; he saw a young male with brunette hair that lay down as if it was wet. He had two bangs in front of his face that slightly covered his red eyes that shone with mischief. He wore a loose black shirt that had a picture of a flaming fist on the front. Over that was a blood red vest that held two pockets on each side. He wore long blue pants that held two pockets on each side. He wore long blue pants that held four pockets along with red and black shoes. The boy waved his hands, showing he was the one to call him over.
Seated next to him was another male that didn't so much as glance up, opting to continue eating what appeared to be soup of some kind. He had short black hair that was cut up to just above his eyes. He had deep blue eyes that held a sense of calm but held a deep raging storm waiting to be unleashed. He also wore a pure white shirt along with a black jacket over it that was zipped halfway up. He wore dark green jeans with black sneakers. Finishing the look, he wore green, fingerless gloves that were black at its borders.
Ash knew these two instantly and it made him smile to see them. He walked at a quickened pace to greet them respectively.
"Hey Mike, Jacob, how are you guys?"
Mike Shamrock was a 21 year old that was born and raised in Celestic Town back in the Sinnoh region. He was a fun guy to be around, even if he was a bit of a sarcastic person. He met Mike when he traveled the Alvoss region for some training. Mike was a fighting type specialist and was actually a Gym Leader of the small region. The two got into a battle out of pure boredom, where Ash won easily. He asked Ash to help him train and Ash agreed, allowing their friendship to grow further. After a good three months of friendship, Ash gave him a Pokémon egg and left to continue his travels. Ash stretched his arm out to give his friend a handshake.
"I'm doing great Ash; it's been a while, about 3 years huh?" Mike responded with a grin and returned the handshake. Ash could tell by the firm grip and the rough exterior of his hand that Mike has been training hard since they last parted.
Turning his head towards the still eating male, Ash called out "hey Jacob what's up?" His reply for his effort was a simple nod of the head.
Jacob Matthews was a year younger than Mike but no less in skill. In fact, Jacob himself was a very accomplished trainer, which included being a Gym Leader and part of the G- Men. He was born and raised in Viridian City in the Kanto region. He was a quiet, not to say he doesn't talk, just not when he doesn't need to and when he does it's usually quiet. He is the current boyfriend of Erika, the Gym Leader of Celadon City.
Ash met Jacob through some very strange circumstances. Ash was in the middle of a training test, set up by the legendaries. His job was to use his aura, with his eyes closed, to find and tag the legendary north wind, Suicune. After three hours of searching, he finally found Suicune sitting by a huge lake. Ash was about to jump out at the legendary, only to dodge an incoming Hydro Pump from his left.
Quickly using his aura to read who attacked him, he saw the energy of a mad young man and a snarling Vaporeon by his side. By his aura, Ash could tell that the man did not look too pleased with Ash.
Ash warned his attacker to leave but his efforts were ignored and the man demanded to know what Ash was planning to do to Suicune. The legendary was able to see what was going on but chose to ignore what was going on, opting to rest a bit longer.
Ash told him to back off but that led into a battle between Ash and his attacker's Vaporeon, a battle where Ash barely won. Knowing Suicune decided to run off, Ash told the man that he and Suicune were friends.
It took ten minutes but Ash was eventually able to convince the man, whose name was Jacob, that he meant the legendary no harm. After hearing Ash out, Jacob apologized for his brash attitude. It turns out there have been a huge rise in poachers and Jacob has been deployed to stop them by the head of the G-Men.
After some talking they went their separate ways, only to meet up two days later as some poachers tried to capture Suicune. Jacob and Ash teamed up and easily defeated the 15 poachers. Suicune nodded in thanks to Jacob and gave Ash the 'I could have handled that myself' look before running off. After that incident, Ash and Jacob spent some down time together and became good friends before going their separate ways once more, promising to battle when they meet again.
"Well Ash, don't just stand there," Mike spoke out with a smile. "Take a seat and let's eat, there's more than enough to go around and we can order more if we need to, for your bottomless pit you call a stomach."
Ash chuckled at his friend's comment and rubbed the back of his head. "Sure, thanks for the offer," Ash said as he sat down while Pikachu hopped onto the table.
Ash and Mike went on to talk of how things have been since they last met, the things they have seen and more. Jacob threw in a few things here and there but for the most part stayed silent and watched the two excitable trainers speak.
This pleasant atmosphere stayed for two more hours before they realized how long they have been there.
"We should probably get going, it's getting a bit late," Mike said as he got up. Ash and Jacob nodded as they left money on the table.
As they walked out, they heard the man that greeted them when they entered, wish them a good day.
"I think it's a bout time I go meet up with my friends… why don't you guys join me?" Ash spoke to himself before addressing his two companions. Mike smiled and said yes to the invite, but Jacob shook his head no.
"I can't, Erika is waiting for me in our room."
"Right. You can't make the girl mad," Mike responded. "After all, you pull too hard you might break that nice leash attached to that pretty collar around your neck." Mike started chuckling at his joke while Jacob gave Mike a hard glare. Suddenly, one of Mike's Pokéballs popped open and in a flash of light, came out a Lucario.
Raising its right paw, Lucario slammed it onto the back of the still laughing Mike's head. This caused Mike to stop laughing as he yelled out in pain and turn around to shoot a glare at his partner. "What was that for Martha?!"
Jacob started chuckling at his friend's pain while saying, "you really should have seen that coming Mike. Martha always keeps you in line in the first place." This comment caused Mike to glare at Jacob as well.
"Simple, you were being an idiot," the Lucario responded to her trainers question. Everyone looked to Ash for a translation, since they knew he could understand them through his aura. After translating, Mike deadpanned at his Pokémon's cruel words to him while Jacob chuckled even more.
Ash shook his head at Mike and Lucario before flaring his aura to get them to calm down. "Calm down you two, we have to get going since I'm already late. Jacob have a nice night and tell Erika I said hey and would like to catch up with her at some point."
"Oh yes those two will have a very nice night," Mike stated smirking, before Martha slammed her paw into his head again, causing him to yell in pain once more.
Jacob, choosing to ignore Mike's statement and pain, addressed Ash. "I'll let Erika know, she would most likely enjoy seeing you again. Turning around, Jacob walked off while giving them a two-finger salute.
"Well, are you two ready to go," Ash addressed to the duo before they had a chance to argue, after Jacob waved his goodbye. 'It's funny how Mike holds an argument with a Pokémon while not being able to understand what that Pokémon is saying.'
Rubbing the back of his sheepishly, Mike returned his Lucario before walking up to Ash. "Let's go," he said trying to make it seem like nothing happened.
Shaking his head, Ash and Mike made their way from the restaurant. Pikachu sat on Ash's shoulder, a waiting to see Ash's Elite Four. Maybe he could get a chance to battle.
He didn't want to get rusty after all.
Near Ash's training ground, we find Suzaku, Alex, Mia, and Zyon.
"Hey Suzaku, do you have any gum on you" Alex asked her boyfriend.
"Yeah love," Suzaku replied as he pulled out a bar of gum from his pocket. "I bought two different flavors so which one do you want, cherry or strawberry?"
Alex reaches out and picked out a piece of strawberry gum.
"Ash IS coming, right babe?" Tai asked to Mia, who was leaning on a tree with a Hitmontop meditating next to her. Mia nodded in response to the question. "Well he's taking his sweet time."
"I wouldn't say that Tai," a voice spoke out and causing them to turn around to find Ash, Mike, and Pikachu. "I was just taking the scenic route."
"Yeah whatever you say Ketchum," Tai responded with a mocking glare. Alex shook her head at two grown men acting like children. "So what took so long?"
"I had to eat, I would be waiting for a long while since my battle was earlier," Ash responded as he released his Pokémon from their confinement. "By the way everyone this is Mike and Mike these are my elite's Mia, Alex, Suzaku, and Tai."
They all gave him their separate greetings and he returned them in kind.
"Now if you guys would excuse me, I have to give Tauros and a few if the other Pokémon a scrubbing down. It's been too long since I have," Ash said as some his Pokémon were already heading towards the water, ready for their bathe.
"We will give you a hand then Ash," Tai and Zyon offered as they made their way towards the water too.
"I guess I will feed the Pokémon then. Give me a hand Suzaku," Alex said waving to her boyfriend who shrugged his shoulders and made his way to give her a hand.
Having nothing better to do, Mike and Mia spoke to each other. Hoping to get to know the other better.
"So what type do you specialize in Mia?" Mike asked her curiously.
"I'm a fighting type specialist," she responded excitedly. "I've always loved the rush from a good fight ever since I was little. My father was a coach for fighting types and, my mother's grandfather owned a dojo; which my mom now currently runs. So I have been raised around fighting types my whole life."
Mike whistled in astonishment, "You were a fighting prodigy just waiting to happen." Mia nodded her head with a prideful smirk tugging at her lips. "So how did you meet Ash?"
Mia looked at the slightly older trainer before turning her gaze towards Ash with a warm, caring smile. "I met Ash when I was training in the forest. My mother wanted me to take over the dojo someday but I wanted to do something more. Ash… he saved me from that."
Flashback (4 years ago)
"Come on Tyrogue, you got to move faster," yelled a younger Mia to the small fighting type. The two fighting specialist were running through the forest while wearing heavy weights strapped to both their arms and legs.
"I got it Mia!" the fighting Pokémon yelled out, though all Mia heard was a loud 'Tyrogue'.
A few minutes later the duo stopped by a small river to relax in the warm sun. As Tyrogue splashed himself with water, Mia was lost in thought as she sat on the soggy grass.
Her mother is grooming her to be the next Dojo Master but that's not what she wants to do. Don't get her wrong, she loves the family dojo and all its students very dearly, but she wants to be more than a simple Dojo Master. She wants to travel the world, challenge and beat the best there is. She wants to be something more renowned.
'But that won't happen, mom is too stubborn,' Mia thought bitterly before she was knocked from her thoughts by her wet Tyrogue jumping in front of her while growling at a shaking bush.
Mia quickly stood up and entered her family's fighting stance named "Swift Step", which focuses on quick strikes from the hands and legs and even faster reflexes and flexibility over raw power. "Come out now!"
Nothing happened besides the bush shaking more violently and before she could yell out again, the shaking stopped. After a few more seconds a silver blur suddenly flew from out the foliage and towards Mia and Tyrogue. Thanks to their reflexes, the duo moved out of the way in time from colliding with the object as hit the water causing a big splash.
Thanks to the splash, this gave Mia and the little fighting Pokémon time to look at their 'attacker' and see that it was a Lucario with silver fur instead of the usual blue while its eyes were a blood red color and its chest plate was a black color. Its soaking wet fur seemed to shine bright in the mid day sunlight.
Before Mia could go and see if it was ok, the Lucario stood up quickly and shot an Aura Sphere at the bush it flew from. The ball of aura exploded and completed annihilated the bush upon its explosion, while uprooting and destroying nearby foliage and leaving scorch marks on the nearby trees. The attack also left a decent sized hole where the once healthy bush stood.
Figuring that the Lucario attacked whatever had thrown it, after getting over the show of power that the attack held, Mia looked around for the attacker.
A powerful Aura Sphere shot from the left, shooting from the treetops, towards the Lucario. The silver furred Pokémon cocked its left paw back before swinging it forward with a mighty yell. The Aura Sphere was destroyed but the force of the attack caused the water underneath to shake violently.
Mia was shocked, 'That Lucario destroyed such a powerful Aura Sphere with just one punch!' She has never seen a Lucario do something like that before, and she has seen some really powerful Lucarios.
The Lucario began the use of a Metal Claw but paused when a male voice echoed out. "That's enough Lucario." Instantly the sharp glowing claws dissipated, leaving its usual black paws. It then bowed slightly in the direction the voice seemed to come from the most.
Mia looked at the tree branch closely, before gasping and blushing as a handsome young man walked out from behind the tree. He looked to be about sixteen years old with raven black hair that reached his shoulder blades. The hair looked untamed, spiking out in all directions but it only added to his appeal. He wore a gray, long sleeved muscle shirt that showed he was very fit. He had a staff held in his right hand that held a blue crystal. He also wore a red pair of jeans with no shoes on his feet.
All in all, Mia really liked what she was seeing.
"Hello there," the young man said as he jumped off the tree branch and landed on the ground, never once taking his eyes off her. "My name is Ash Ketchum and that's my partner Lucario. I'm sorry if we disturbed you."
Mia responded with a smile and a shake of her head. "Don't worry about it. Tyrogue and I were just resting anyway. It was awesome to see that little spar anyway!" Her eyes practically sparkled as she spoke of the spar she witnessed.
Ash chuckled at the slightly younger girl's excitement, "I'm glad you enjoyed that little display. Do you mind if we joined you?"
"Not at all!" Mia responded quickly. "The more the merrier!" She quickly sat down by the lake once more.
Ash sat down beside her and the two trainers began talking. Ash's Lucario began meditating while Tyrogue lay on the grass next to its trainer.
"So your mom is adamant about you taking over the family dojo," Ash stated after hearing about Mia's situation.
"Yeah but I don't want that for my life," she responded with a sigh. "Just being a Dojo Master is not for me. That's one reason I train so hard; so my mom can see that I can achieve so much more."
Ash nodded at her want to prove herself, 'it looks like I found a candidate at last.' "Alright Mia, I'll help you with your dream."
Mia's eyes widened at Ash's declaration. "Are you serious? Will you really help me?" Mia asked incredulously. The power his Lucario showed earlier still fresh in her mind.
Ash nodded which caused her to cheer loudly as she yelled out about getting stronger. Ash chuckled at her joy, 'this is how it should be, people getting the chance to live their dreams.' Standing up, Ash looked at his Lucario who nodded his head indicating that he was ready to help.
"Mia let's get a move on, we're heading to the dojo now," Ash called out to the excited Fighting type trainer, who was spinning Tyrogue around in joy.
She stopped and smiled as she smiled to the waiting trainer with Tyrogue, who was a little dizzy, and began to lead the way.
After about thirty minutes they came upon a huge structure with big wooden doors. She pushed the deceivingly light door's as they swung open, revealing a courtyard with both Pokémon and trainer alike.
Looking closely, Ash saw a lady who looked to be in her mid thirties with long red hair that flowed freely down her back. She had auburn eyes and possessed a beautiful heart shaped face. She stood a good 6'2 and wore a green training gi and had a black belt holding it. On the back of her gi was a picture of two fists colliding against each other. She also had bandages wrapped around her hands and wore no footwear. Next to her was a Primeape with a scar across its chest and a black bandana on its head.
"Mom I'm back and I have company," Mia called out. The woman turned around and gave Mia a beautiful smile.
"Welcome back dear, and hello to you sir. My name is Lola and I am the current master of this dojo," she spoke in a polite tone as she bowed to her slightly. Gesturing to the fighting type beside her, she continued, "This is Primeape."
Returning the bow, Ash replied, "Hello, ma'am. I'm Ash Ketchum and I am a traveling trainer. This is my partner and friend Lucario," Lucario bowed his head slightly. "I know it's sudden but I wish to challenge you to a battle."
"Well I see no issues with that request young man, but may I ask the reason," Lola asked. She could tell by looking in his eyes that there was another motive to his challenge of her and with his arrival with her daughter then she could guess what it was.
"By the look you're giving me, I can tell you probably already know the reason," Ash responded to her. "If I win, I want you to let your daughter travel with me and let her find her own dream as I train her."
Mia looked at Ash and her mom with hope shining brightly in her eyes.
Lola was about to decline that notion but paused after seeing the look in her daughter's eyes. She sighed and closed her eyes before she finally responded. "Fine, but if I win," her eyes snapped opened"…then you must return to your home and never travel again while my daughter must train to become the master of this dojo."
Mia was shocked that her mother would demand such a thing. She was about to tell Ash that it was not worth the risk but Ash beat her to it.
"If that's all then we have a deal," Ash spoke surprising both Mia and her mother. "I said I would help Mia and I meant it. Now let's get this battle on underway."
'This boy is something else, his eyes hold much power and wisdom for a child so young,' Lola thought before calling out to her students. "Everyone clear the field, I want you all to watch! Mia dear, would you please be the judge?"
Mia quickly nodded as she ran to the side of the field with Tyrogue beside her.
"Let's make this a two against two, agreed young man?" Lola asked Ash who nodded his head in agreement.
"This will be a two-on-two battle with no time limit or substitutions. The battle will end when both Pokémon on either side are unable to continue. Trainers, release your Pokémon!" Mia announced as loud as she could.
"Machoke let's battle," Lola spoke out as she tossed out a Pokéball. Machoke burst out on the field as he flexed his bulging muscles.
"Primeape lend me your aura and strength," Ash spoke out as he threw out his own Pokéball. The Pig Monkey Pokémon flashed to the field with a mighty yell. It looked like your standard Primeape, except it was leagues calmer than what its species were known for.
"Battle begin!" Mia yelled out.
"Machoke, use your Cross Chop," Lola commanded. Machoke crossed its glowing arms over its chest and took off towards the waiting Primeape.
"Primeape, dodge! Then use Circle Throw," Ash commanded in response. Once Machoke was close enough, Primeape ducked quickly and grabbed Machoke's arms. Using Machoke's momentum, Primeape leaned back and threw him backwards.
Machoke flew a good two feet before slamming into the ground hard. It yelled out in pain before barrel rolling back onto its feet and turning to face its opponent.
"Machoke use Earthquake." Raising its foot, Machoke slammed it hard on the ground, causing it to shake violently.
"Primeape dodge by jumping in the air and use Double Team," Ash commanded calmly. Primeape jumped up, dodging the shaking ground. Primeape glowed white before seven Primeape's appeared.
Machoke looked at each one nervously, not knowing which one was real and which one was fake. Lola looked closely at her opponent or opponents with a critical eye as she thought carefully.
'He used Double Team to make up for the low mobility while trying to confuse us. This boy is smart, but I'm not stupid. He'll come to us and we will be ready then,' "Machoke use Focus Energy now."
Machoke flexed his muscles as a golden aura outlined his body.
"Primeape charge at Machoke and wait for my signal to strike," Ash told the Pig Monkey Pokémon. The Fighting type charged at its opponent with high speeds, almost leaving behind a tan blur.
'What is he planning,' Lola thought to herself. "Machoke, brace yourself and be ready to counter."
Machoke nodded its head in acknowledgement of its trainer's command. Flexing its muscles once more, Machoke put its arms forward slightly.
When Primeape was merely three feet from its target, Ash gave out his next command. "Use Low Sweep and then follow it up with Brick Break."
Not stopping in his charge, Primeape leaned back and slid under Machoke's outstretched arms and delivered a sliding kick to the Superpower Pokémon's legs. This caused Machoke to trip and land on his face. Before he had time to recover, Primeape struck him once more with a glowing chop to his side and sending him sailing through the air.
Machoke yelled out in pain but ignored it enough to twist its body and land directly on its feet, glaring at the Pig Monkey Pokémon.
"Machoke use Focus Blast," Lola commanded smoothly. Despite the situation, she held a calm face without as much as a worried tone or twitch.
Putting the palm of his hands facing each other, Machoke concentrated his energy in between them as an orb of energy formed and grew quickly.
"Primeape charge forward once more and wait for my signal," Ash commanded. Primeape propelled forward as his trainer commanded. When it was halfway there, Machoke fired the Focus Blast and watched as it closed in on the charging Fighting type.
"Primeape, dodge using Double Team then charge in at full speed while using Giga Impact." Responding to the command in an instant, Primeape glowed white before multiplying once more into seven others. The Focus Blast caused one of the Primeape's to vanish, signifying it as a fake.
The orb continued flying until it hit the ground behind them, exploding harmlessly once it hit the ground.
The remaining Primeape's had a glowing purple aura swirl around them as they moved at a faster pace. Machoke crossed its arms in front of him, in an attempt to block two Primeape's that descended upon him; only for them to faze through him since they were also fakes.
The shock caused Machoke to hesitate, which was all the real Primeape needed to ram into the Superpower Pokémon's side which caused a massive explosion to take place. The explosion caused not only the ground to shake but to also kick up a lot of smoke, covering the two battling Fighting types.
In a few moments, Primeape jumped out of the smoke with a few purple sparks on its body, which caused it flinch slightly in pain due to the backlash of the powerful Normal type attack.
The smoke cleared to reveal an unconscious Machoke. The students and Mia were shocked to see one of the Dojo Master's best Pokémon be defeated.
Snapping out of her stupor, Mia made the announcement. "Machoke is unable to battle, the winner is Primeape. Trainers please send out your next Pokémon."
Lola returned her unconscious Fighting Pokémon, before nodding her head forward. Understanding the order, her Primeape stepped out on the field with a crazed look in its eyes.
"I hope you're ready because Primeape is my best Pokémon. We have been together since I was a child and we grew strong together too."
"That's great ma'am but the only thing is, I won't be battling it," Ash responded with a smirk.
His answer confused everyone and the bandana wearing Primeape. What does he mean he won't be battling it? Was he giving up? Mia decided to voice the question.
"What do you mean by that Ash?"
Smirking, Ash looked at her before responding. "What I mean Mia is that we are not battling in this final battle." Raising his hand, Ash pointed a finger at her. "You are."
AN: And I am FINALLY done here! I am so sorry to all of you that it took this long to get this chapter out. I got stuck with a lot of things to do, some of them pleasant and others not so much. But thankfully with it being summer vacation and all, I should be able to work on them more. Plus with me caught up on what I wrote, I have to write more before typing it up. I also noticed that people are adding to the Harem so keep the suggestions coming, because there is only ONE spot left and I'm sorry to say for some any other traitors are out. It will be challenging enough with just Dawn. As usual I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and please leave a review and what you think. If you guys have any questions about the story please PM me, it's easier to answer you that way.
Jacob Matthew is an OC that is owned by my Beta QUEENSPELLER67. Read her stories, they are good.
Mike Shamrock is an OC that was created by nWoreviewer.
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