Chapter 2 Victoria and Cain
Ash: I know that Reborn is quite a mess when you told me about it, but I never thought it would be like this...
Ash and Delia are now walking at Lower Peridot Ward, they are heading to Opal Ward, which is the location of Grand Hall.
Delia: It has been years since I've come here, but it is getting worse and worse. Anyway, I just hope the Grand Hall is the same as before.
Before entering the Grand Hall, they find a girl standing in front of them. She has raven hair and she is wearing a kimono.
Victoria: Hey, are you Ash and his mother? I'm Victoria. It's a pleasure to meet you, but is everything okay? I heard what happened at the station...
Ash: We're okay, or else we wouldn't be here in the first place. (Chuckles a little)
Victoria: (Looks at Ash and blushes a little) Let's go ahead and get registered. Don't worry, it shouldn't take long. Let's go inside.
After getting inside the Grand Hall, they find Ame at the counter looking through some papers.
Ame: Oh, you're here already. And I see you two got acquainted with each other.
Ash: We met at the gateway and we talked a little, I guess she is the trainer that you mentioned to get registered for the League as well.
Ame: Good. There's no sign of any suspect yet, but I've got several officers out searching the area.
Victoria: Suspect? In the station bombing?
Ame: That's right. If anyone responsible for the incident is in the area, we'll find them. But until then, we'll probably have to restrict travel between the wards. Anyway, new trainers don't need to worry about all that; it'll be taken care of. Let's finish your registrations. (Turns to Victoria) As for you, Victoria. Obviously, the main event is picking a starter.
Ash: What kind of starters can we find here? Are there new Pokemon?
Ame: Reborn doesn't have new Pokemon like other regions, but we can find all the Starters from the other seven regions here in Reborn. New trainers here can just pick either one of them, or if they want, we can help them choose a starter that's suited for them. Some Trainers say picking a starter is the hardest decision of their journey.
Delia: I can tell, to choose one from 21 is difficult.
Ash: At least I overslept and got a Pikachu instead. (Pikachu snickers a little)
Victoria: So that's what you've picked, Ash. Don't worry, I won't pick just to beat you; that's silly. I already know which one I want anyway.
Ame: Well then, shall we?
Victoria: (Nods) Okay. Wait here for me, Ash?
Ame: Also, Z- I mean, Delia, can you help me with something? Since you're back and you couldn't just leave the region, so I thought...
Delia: It's fine, Ame. I'd like to help.
After the three females leave, a purple-haired boy walks in and notices Ash.
?: Heyyy, you're cute.
Ash notices the boy and he is confused since the words sound like he is talking to him.
Ash: Did you say anything?
?: What? Haha, no, I didn't say anything! Hey, was Ame just here?
Ash: She just left a few minutes ago, helping a friend to pick a Starter.
Cain: Ohhhh, so she's with someone else. 'Kay~ My name's Cain, how about yours?
Ash: I'm Ash and this is my partner Pikachu. (Pikachu also greets the boy)
Cain: Ash... Pretty name. Are you gonna challenge the League?
Ash: I'm not sure if my name is pretty, but I am challenging the League. What about you?
Cain: I was just coming here to resi- er... To start over. Figured I'd try taking on this League instead. Sooo, Ash... whaddya say to a battle? I'll be gentle~
Ash: (Grins) A battle? You're on.
As they get to the battlefield, Ash goes with Pikachu while the boy named Cain sends out his male Nidoran.
Cain: Use Peck, Nidoran!
Nidoran charges and pokes Pikachu with the horn, and Pikachu goes for Quick Attack, slamming him to the ground.
Ash: Use Thunderbolt.
Pikachu fires the attack, and it causes Nidoran to faint in the end.
Cain: Cute AND talented~(Recalls Nidoran) Very nice! C'mon, let's get our Pokémon healed up. There's a PokéCenter built in right over here.
Cain brings them to Nurse Joy, who helps them heal the Pokemon. At the same time, Ame, Delia, and Victoria are walking towards them.
Victoria: There you are!
Cain: Sorry~ I kinda stole \PN.
Ame: AME: Oh, Cain... Right, I forgot you were coming by.
Cain: It's okayyyy, when you were gone, I met Ashy and had some fun~
Victoria: (Blushes madly) "Had some fun"? So that's the kind of person Ash is...
Delia: (Looks at Ash with a stern face) Ash? You have some explaining to do.
Ash: It's not what you think! We just had a battle. That's all.
Victoria: (Sighs in relief) Oh! That does sound fun! I wanna try out my new Pokémon, too. Ash, are you up for one more?
Ame: (Turns to Cain) Cain, I'll get you registered as a challenger while they do that. Come with me.
Cain: Ooh, yes, master~
Ame: (Turns to Cain with confusion) "Master"?
Cain: (Sing-song voice) Nothing~
Ame: (Sighs as she doesn't know why he is like this) Uh...huh. Come on.
After seeing them leave, Ash sighs as he can't believe Cain was about to get him into a mess.
Ash: I wonder what is with that guy? He seems to be some sort of gay or something?
Victoria: I am also clueless about it, but let's ignore him right now.
Then Ash, Delia, and Victoria also head to the battlefield since Victoria requests a battle from Ash.
Victoria: Then let's begin. My sensei said that learning to work and train together with Pokémon would be an invaluable step on my journey of personal growth. Ash, let's take these first steps together!
Ash: Just so you know, I have already traveled 8 years and seven regions, so it is not basically my first step. But I would like to help you out.
Victoria: Seven regions...that's a lot. I mean, you looked like you were just 18 years old.
Ash: Yeah, I started at ten. I guess you're also 18?
Victoria: Yeah, but I'm just a beginner compared to you. But enough of the age talk, let's have a battle.
When Victoria sends out Litten, Ash decides to go easy on her as he sends out Oshawott, who he hasn't battled a lot before.
Victoria: So I guess Oshawott is a Pokemon that you caught in Unova since you've already traveled 7 regions.
Ash: Yeah, but be careful, he is quite strong. Use Aqua Jet.
Oshawott deals the first damage, causing Litten to get soaked. Litten goes with Ember, which doesn't seem to do that much on Oshawott. In the end, Litten is defeated by a Razor Shell.
Victoria: Oh, it's over already? (Recalls Litten) You're no ordinary Trainer, are you?
Ash: Told you.
Cain: (Arrives at the scene to see the battle done) Heyy, Ame is waiting for you guys when you're done! I'm all set, so I'm gonna hit the road. See ya~
After Cain leaves the Grand Hall, Victoria and Ash look at each other with confusion.
Victoria: Oh? Was there more to do? Let's see.
When they get to the registration desk, Ame is already waiting for them.
Victoria: (Bows) Sorry if we kept you waiting!
Ame: No worries. I already took care of the documentation while you two were finishing. So, then all that's left is to give you these: Firstly, a Pokédex. You know the drill here.
Ash and Victoria have a black-colored Pokedex with the colors red, blue, green, and purple on it, Victoria takes it first, and Ash is confused as he takes it.
Ame: Delia has told me everything, so I helped you register all your Pokemon into this dex so that Professor Oak or those who betrayed you won't be able to find out.
Delia: As for your other Pokemon, luckily Ame has provided us a place to live, so I'll be taking care of them unless you want to switch out.
Ash: Thanks, Mom.
Ame: Secondly, the Pokégear. (Hands over the items) This device allows you to check the map, listen to music, and use online functions. Finally, as a promotional bonus from Silph Co., please take these Running Shoes. As much as I hate advertising, they are convenient... And don't worry, nobody cares if you run inside.
Ash and Victoria take their new shoes and puts them on.
Ame: With that, you're all set! I've got more damage control to run, so I'm afraid I have to leave you be now.
Victoria: We'll be fine! Thanks for the help!
Ame: Good luck out there. And maybe send a tip to your local officer if you happen to see anyone who looks like they might want to blow up a train station. Julia doesn't count. Until next time!
Ame leaves the desk and heads downstairs, most likely a staff-only area.
Victoria: All right, I'll get going and check in with Kiki.
Ash: You did mention that name a lot of times, but who is Kiki?
Victoria: She's my teacher! I'm an apprentice at Apophyll Academy, across the lake from the city. If you're ever in the area, I'm sure they'd love you to drop by. (Turns to the door) I know a lot of people say that Pokémon are rare in the city... But you can find them still. Sometimes they like to stay hidden, but just look around a bit! I'm sure you'll manage. For now, just explore the city! I'll see you around!
After Victoria leaves, Ash and Delia are now alone again.
Delia: So Ash, I won't be accompanying you on your journey, but please promise me that you'll be careful no matter what happened.
Ash: I promise, Mom. You don't need to worry about it. But what are you going to do then?
Delia: Since I won't be heading back to Kanto, so I think I'll just stay at the Grand Hall and help Ame out. After all, she is my proud student.
Ash: Student? I never knew about that.
Delia: Yeah, I tried to forget as much about Reborn as I can, but it doesn't seem to work. But let me tell you something, here in Reborn, there are actually 18 gyms.
Ash: 18 gyms? That's basically one for each type.
Delia: I know, but the good thing is that once you beat 18 gyms, you can immediately challenge the Elite Four without having to go through a League Conference.
Ash: So the first gym is Julia's gym, and she specializes in Electric Type. I think I'll be heading there first. Thanks, Mom.
Delia smiles as she sees her son leave, but she frowns a little as she has more secrets that she didn't tell him.
Here is a new chapter, Ash has met Victoria and Cain. I am planning to have Victoria added to Ash's harem, but who are the others, you'll have to find out. I will be trying to write some event Pokemon, but Ash is going to capture all Pokemon in the end. I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter will be Peridot Ward and Opal Ward exploring.
