Pokémon speech in Pokémon language = "Italicized"

Human Speech = "Regular"

Thoughts = 'thoughts'

Chapter 02 – A reunion and a Mallet

As Delia Ketchum petted her son's starter Pikachu, she sighed. She knew that Ash would be fine on his journey, but worried for her only child. It felt like it was just yesterday that Ash attended Professor Oak's summer camp all those years ago, and now he was going on his very own journey.

Oh, how badly she wished Richard could be here for this moment, but alas, she prayed that he would watch over and guide their son from the afterlife.

As if Meowth could sense her worries, he commented "Missing him already Mrs. Ketchum."

"Sadly yes. As a mother, a part of me wants him to never grow up, to always be a sweet little boy to whom I read bedtime stories at night, but at the same time, I am proud that he is now growing up, ready to explore the world out there."

"All mother's feel that when their children grow up, both human and Pokémon. It's only natural. But do not fret, for we will be with him throughout his journey."

"Don't worry Mama Ketchum, we'll be back before the Indigo League and keep Ash out of trouble," Mew-owth translated for Pikachu.

That cheered her up. "Yes, your right, both of you. It will just be a bit odd with the house empty while I'm at the restaurant."

A few minutes later, Ash came down, fully packed. "I guess we better get going."

"Do you have everything you need? Clothes?"

"Enough for a week."

"Money?"

"My savings from the last five years."

"Other essentials?"

"Toiletries, camping gear, and even that deodorant that you though I would like."

"Ok dearie, stay safe. And call regularly."

"I will Mom. Come on guys. Bye Mom."

"Bye Ash. And good luck."

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Just as Ash and Co were leaving Pallet town, many interesting events were occurring all over the world.

In the mountain ranges of Kalos, for some inexplicable reason, a flock of Noivern were chasing after one of their own, sending bursts of dragon pulses and boombursts in an attempt to knock him out of the sky.

Just as it seemed that a dragon pulse would finally hit, a water shuriken intercepted it in an explosion of steam and draconic energy.

Out of the forest came the unusual sight of a Greninja riding upon a Talonflame, sending out rapid fire water shuriken at the flock, in an attempt to give the lone Noivern some much needed breathing room.

Gliding alongside the lone Noivern appeared a Hawlucha.

"Brother Noivern, are you alright?"

"Brother Hawlucha! Aren't you a sight for sore eyes!"

"What happened?"

"Apparently my biological mother took offense to an unknown Noivern near her nest of eggs."

"That does not sound fun brother."

"Shouldn't you be helping brother Greninja and brother Talonflame deal with the flock? And how do we shake them off?"

"Do not fret brother, for our comrades are merely providing a distraction for the cavalry."

"What cavalry?"

Suddenly, several attacks hit the mountain, triggering a landslide which closed of the gorge behind them, blocking off the Noivern flock from pursuing them. The source of these attacks were from two familiar faces – brother Goodra and Master Gible, Papa's expert on the dragon type.

"Hiya there Noivern! Glad to see ya."

"Master Gible, brother Goodra, I am grateful for the assistance."

"No probs homie."

"Family helps family brother."

As the assortment of Pokémon gathered around, Noivern decided to ask the big question.

"Brothers, do any of you know what's going on?"

"All I can confirm is that we are in the past, as firstly, the Zygarde cells in the area do not recognize me and that secondly, all of us awoke in places where we either were born in or at locations near where we first met our Liege Lord"

"But that doesn't necessarily mean that we're in the past, brother Greninja."

"Before we met up En-route to Noivern's current location, I had stopped by at Vaniville town, to establish contact with Lady Serena. But the fact that she had yet to become a trainer and also failed to recognize me was concerning enough to check up on Lumiose City, for which comrade Talonflame performed surveillance. Tell them what you saw…"

"Neither Clemont nor Bonnie recognized me, and Bonnie was several years younger than when I had first met her. Rival Alain had also yet to leave the good professor's lab as a trainer. And unless the professor's partner Garchomp had hatchlings of her own, it wouldn't be a stretch to presume that the Gible there is the professor's partner."

"But master Gible, how did you end up in Kalos, as from your stories, you mentioned that your land of birth was Sinnoh?" asked Noivern.

"I dunno, one minute I was napping in the coral, next thing I know, Hawlucha here trips over my fin and I'm inna forest I've never seen before."

"Say, how do we get home now? Coz I don't know about you but there was a hot Pidgeot near the ranch giving me the look that says 'I wanna see your Poké balls' if you know what I mean."

Goodra, being the sensible one asked "is getting laid the only thing you can think of Talonflame?"

"It's either that or a panic attack."

"Fair enough I suppose. But back to the problem at hand. We know that we are most likely in the past. We also know that everyone we know so far is younger than we remember them being. Lady Serena isn't a trainer yet. For all we know, Ash might've not yet started out as a trainer."

"I do not think so comrade Goodra, for I can sense the Battle bond with our Liege Lord, and it is most certainly much stronger than it was yesterday, before this confusing time jump."

"So can you communicate with Ash through the bond?"

"We shall see, comrade Gible."

As Greninja entered a meditative trance, he felt for the bond that connected him to his Liege Lord Ash. Though it, he sent a message.

"Your comrades are in need of your aid, milord."

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As Ash, Pikachu and Mew-owth left Pallet town for Viridian City, Ash reflected on what he'd be doing differently this time around. Right now, his first objective would be to run into Misty again, or to be more precise, get reeled in by Misty.

They were pretty close to the river that he fell into the first time around. And this time, he wouldn't jump in because he threw a pebble at a Spearow and got chased by an angry flock of them like a moron.

As if sensing his thoughts, Pikachu said "you realize that you don't need to jump into the river this time to meet Misty. Just follow the path downstream and we should run into her."

"How do you know what I was thinking?"

"I've known you for 9 years. I've learned to pick up your thoughts from just looking at you. And you were looking at the river for no apparent reason."

"So what are we waiting for!" Exclaimed Ash as ran down the trail as fast as he could.

"Ash, before you run off, I would like to ask you something."

"What is it Mew-owth?"

"I would ask that you catch me."

"But why? Didn't you decide that you didn't want to ever be caught by humans after everything that happened with Team Rocket."

"Yes, but I feel that if I were to be caught by any human, I would be honored to be at your side. And plus, I wouldn't have to worry about getting ball'd for being a talking shiny and I could also battle for you."

"And by the way, use a luxury ball I bought this morning. Only the best for me."

"Har-har. Ok then. Go Poké ball."

Ping…ping…ping…ding ding.

Come on out Mew-owth.

"That felt…unusual."

"There's a reason I never go in my own Poké ball."

"Now what are we waiting for! I've gotta get to Misty!" Saying this, Ash ran as fast as he could, leaving Pikachu and Mew-owth in the dust.

"Is it just me or is Ash more than just excited to see Misty? Coz I miss Misty an all, but it seems to be more than just 'I miss my best friend and want to see her ASAP' "

"You are right. Let's just say that Ash's looks at Misty the same way you look at May's Glaceon, Serena's Sylveon…"

"How do you know…right, psychic type. But for Ash, I won't believe it until I see it.

"I bet that by the time we catch up, they'll be snogging like old lovers."

"As much as I want that to happen, I bet that if Ash attempted to snog Misty, he'd get a mallet to the head."

"May the best mon win."

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Ash, meanwhile, really wondered if Misty remembered him. While Pikachu did, he hadn't seen proof of either any of his other Pokémon or of any of his human companions remembering him so far. Though a guy could hope.

There, there was Misty, and she was just…wow. The PokéStar magazine didn't do her justice. Her hair and outfit were the same as he last remembered them, except that they were now showing off curves he'd never noticed before. This was proof that Misty was definitely a woman. Why didn't he ever notice that she was hot before? Oh wait, he couldn't.

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Misty Waterflower. Youngest leader of the Cerulean City gym and the youngest of the four Sensational Sisters. While she enjoyed performing alongside her sisters from time to time, her real passion was water type Pokémon and battling. Though for the past day, she had been feeling rather odd.

Not necessarily sick but odd in the sense that she felt like she was missing something important, even if she didn't know what it was.

She was currently fishing by the river near Pallet town but had yet to catch anything. Just as she was packing up for the day, she heard someone call for her.

"MISTY!"

As she turned to look at the voice, she saw the face of a young trainer, who looked to be 15. Suddenly, several years worth of memories flooded her mind and the first thought she had was…

"ASH KETCHUM!"

And from nowhere, a mallet came and struck said trainer smack done on the head.

The next though she had was 'It's Ash, the young man she had been best friends with for so long', but now, emotions that had been suppressed for so long due to the mnemonic block were unleashed. She remembered memories, and more importantly, all the emotions associated with them, of how she loved him for his personality and his ability to connect with both people and Pokémon. She also noticed that he had gone from being cute to HOT!

The high of emotions and an overload of dopamine was enough for her to grab Ash's face and kiss him.

For a moment, Misty was scared she was making a mistake. Ash had stilled when she kissed him. But then he started kissing her back, and they were lost in each other's lips.

As they were passionately locking lips, two Pokémon walked up to them.

"Well, I guess we both won our bets."

"Too true."

The two teenagers broke apart and their faces were as red as a pair of newborn Vulpix.

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"So Ash, what is going on? Because last I remember, you looked like a scrawny ten-year-old, not… like a lean, well built, muscular teenager.

"Well, it started off with an accidental wish…"

"… and now we're in the past."

"Is that why I never wanted to be more than best friends with you?"

"That would be a result of the mnemonic damper placed on everyone close to Ash." replied Mew-owth.

"Is it weird that I'm not currently freaking out."

"You just need time for it to sink in Mist."

"So, you're giving me a nickname already Ash."

"I don't want to be too forward, but I liked that kiss, and looking back on everything, I'd like to think that I like you as more than a friend and I hope that you like me more than a friend, so willyoubemygirlfriend?"

"Yes, yes, yes you dolt. Now kiss me until I pass out."

"Now as much as I want to let you lovebirds give me Ashlings to play with, we're gonna want to run in order to avoid the storm."

"Mew-owth, could you teleport us to just outside Viridian City, as I don't think any of us want to get wet."

"Understandable. Now hold on to my paws."

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Just outside Viridian City, the four of them appeared and proceeded to make the quick walk to the Pokémon Center. As they entered the building, Misty proceeded to get them a room for the night, while Ash went to call his Mom to let her know that he had reached Viridian.

Before he could call his Mom, Nurse Joy informed him that he had a call from Professor Oak.

Walking up to a video phone terminal, he called the professor's lab, and was promptly treated to the sight of the professor's coat.

"Umm… Professor, behind you"

"Ahh, Ash. Where are you currently."

"I'm at the Viridian City Pokémon center."

"That was surprising fast. It usually takes trainers anywhere from two days to a week to get to Viridian."

"No matter, the reason I called you was two-fold. Firstly, I was wondering if you knew what happened to Meowth. Your mother told me that he left with you and …"

"Professor, I caught him."

"Wait what…" saying this the professor fell off his seat laughing.

"Are you alright professor?"

"Yes, yes I'm fine. It's just that Gary bet that you wouldn't catch a single Pokémon within the first week of your journey. That fact that you caught a talking Pokémon, let alone a shiny is basically making him look like a fool. You also won me a week's worth of dinner at your mother's restaurant."

"Ha, take that Gary! But was there something else professor?"

"Ahh…this is where things get a bit complicated. This afternoon I received a transfer request for three Pokémon to your trainer ID. The unique thing was that they were from Unova, more specifically from the lab of one Professor Aurea Juniper, a colleague of mine. She informed me that for some inexplicable reason, that year's batch of starters were sent here to the Coral. Do you have any idea as to what or why this situation has occurred?"

"I think your going to have to tell him about the time travel – or mention it has something to do with time travel and tell him you know about Celebi. That should keep him off our backs for a while."

"Ok buddy."

"Professor, there's a perfectly reasonable explanation – and it ties into how I know about Celebi."

Unfortunately, the Professor wouldn't get an explanation that night, nor for at least a few weeks as he promptly fainted.

Snivy, annoyed at having to wait so long to be transferred to Ash, placed Oshawott's Poké ball in the transporter, and promptly send him to Ash at the other end of the call. She then proceeded to repeat the process with Pignite, timing the transporter before placing her own Poké ball in it, quickly activating it and being transported to the Viridian City Pokémon Center. The call was then promptly cut.

Back at the Pokémon Center Ash was surprised by the sight of three Poké balls appearing from the transporter, all of which promptly activated, releasing Pignite, Snivy, and Oshawott.

"AshAshAshAsh" cried out Oshawott, who was as exuberant as always. Pignite, being the cuddler, just hugged Ash's leg and sat on the floor. And Snivy chose that moment to evolve into Servine, who then proceeded to use vine whip on Pikachu and dragged him outside muttering "I'm horny. Take care of me NOW!"

Before Ash could do or say anything, Mew-owth chose that moment to pull Pignite and Oshawott aside and fill them in on the details of what had happened so far.

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Ever since Misty had gotten her memories back, she had been steadily feeling hornier. Her best guess was that all the repressed hormones that she would have worked out with Ash in the original timeline gradually as she grew into a relationship with him, had she not been affected were now hitting her all at once. So, she needed to get a room and get both laid and loved. Fortunately, she wasn't the only one.

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While he had worked out a fair bit of stress back home that morning, several years worth of hormones would not be dealt with in a single morning. So, when Misty chose that moment to drag him into their room, he didn't protest and merely let nature takes its course.

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