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Pokemon Speech

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One month after Yakuri left:

Ash sat in the middle of the forest, saying nothing and feeling nothing. He was so upset that Yakuri left but he was also angry. Ash growled to himself as he stood up and looked at the tree in front of him. His anger made his body shake as his fists became covered in a purple glow. He then started to land various punches to the tree, scaring Pokemon and making large dents in the tree. After a few more punches, something fell down from the tree and hit Ash straight on the head.

"Gah!" Ash yelled as he fell over with swirls in his eyes.

Ash rubbed his head as he sat up and gasped in shock. There in front of him was a large egg that was a light purple with dark indigo flames speckled on the side. Ash's eyes widened at this as he edged towards it. It couldn't be a Pokemon egg, it was too big. That could only mean one thing.

"A dragon egg!" Ash said excitedly as he picked it up.

It was heavy but Ash could feel something small inside. This filled him with excitement but then it got him thinking. He couldn't show anyone, they would take it away! There was only one thing for it. He put it in front of the tree and started to gather leaves and moss to keep it warm and then he sat beside it and wrapped his arms around it. He didn't know how long it would take but he was definitely going to stay until it hatched.

It had been a few hours and Ash had fallen asleep. It was now night-time and he was jolted awake by the egg moving and also the sound of it cracking. Ash struggled to open his eyes but he was able to in time to see that the egg had started to glow. Bigger cracks formed around it and finally, a purple sphere of light came out and floated in the air above Ash's head. He gasped for a moment but got the shock of his life when the light faded away to reveal a small purple kitten with white wings. It had a long tail with a paler patch of purple fur on the end and a small pale patch of fur on the chest.

"A cat?!" Ash asked in amazement. It flew around for a few moments before landing in Ash's arms and meowed cutely. Ash smiled down at it as it opened its eyes.

"Well, you're not a dragon…or a Pokemon for sure," Ash said with a grin as he sensed a magical presence surrounding the cat. He didn't know what species it was but it definitely needed a name.

"I think I'll call you…Loki," Ash said and the cat seemed to like this as he raised his paws into the air.

"Aye!" Loki mewed.

After showing the cat to everyone, including Gary who was very jealous, Professor Oak knew that it wasn't a Pokemon. Delia allowed Ash to keep the cat but made him promise to take care of it. Loki became Ash's best friend and would definitely follow him on his journey.

PRESENT TIME:

"Rise and shine Ash!" Delia called from the kitchen. Naturally, Ash was awake an hour earlier as he liked to exercise before properly getting ready. Her loyal companion Mime Jr was currently frying some eggs on the stove ready for his breakfast.

Ash bounded down the stairs, wearing a black t-shirt with tight grey jeans and his iconic red and white hat. He had an excited smile on his face as he made his way to the table and sat down. He could hardly contain his excitement. Loki arose from his small bed next to Ash and yawned as he stretched. He had gotten bigger in the year that he had been Ash's friend as he flew down after him.

"Morning mom!" Ash replied as Mime Jr placed his breakfast in front of him. Mime Jr had come to the family not long after Red left as Delia needed more support. Needless to say that Mime Jr had become a beloved member of the family as had Loki. He started to eat it up faster than lightning as he did have a larger appetite than normal people as he was a Dragon Slayer. His mother never understood this but he couldn't exactly explain it. Loki ate as much as he did but his favourite meal were rice balls. Literally, that's all he ate.

"Don't eat so fast!" Delia scolded.

"Sorry Mrs K, that's not possible!" Loki said cheekily as he munched on a rice ball. Delia rolled her eyes as she looked at the cat. She loved the cat dearly but sometimes he really got to her with his comments.

So are you excited to get your first Pokemon?" Delia asked and Ash nodded.

"I am! I'm even an hour early ready!" Ash said happily which caused Delia to frown.

"Ash, you were supposed to meet at the lab at eight, not nine, you know that don't you?" she asked and Ash's heart sank immediately as he leapt up.

"What?! Gary told me it was nine! Come on Loki!" Ash yelled as he raced out of the house while grabbing his black jacket and small waist satchel and went towards the lab.

"But I haven't finished my rice balls yet!" Loki protested but shoved them in his mouth anyway and sprouted his wings and flew out after his friend.

They got there in no time at all but as soon as they burst through the door, Ash knew he was too late. The stand which should have held Pokeballs, were now empty with Oak reading off a clipboard beside it. He looked up with a surprised look on his face.

"Ash? Where were you?" he asked as Ash came towards him with a dejected look on his face.

"Gary told me that it was at nine, not eight," Ash answered, which made Oak frown. Gary would definitely hear from him later but the look on Ash's face made him just as sad.

"I am sorry Ash," he said.

"It's fine, I guess I'll have to wait," Ash said as he tried and failed to hide disappointment.

"Isn't there something? Come on, help a cat out!" Loki said with a mouthful of rice balls.

The Professor glanced at him with a raised eyebrow. He was truly fascinated with Loki, ever since Ash brought him home and was completely amazed that he wasn't a Pokemon since he was in fact a creature born of magic; hence his wings from the Aera Magic he had. He was doing everything in his research to find out his species.

"Let it go Loki," Ash said with an eye roll as Loki landed on his head. Oak thought for a moment as his mind went to one particular Pokemon.

"Well…there is one Pokemon here but it's extremely stubborn. Never mind, it was a silly idea," Oak said but Ash immediately jumped to the opportunity.

"Oh please can I meet the Pokemon?" he asked, or rather pleaded.

"Me too!" Loki said excitedly from Ash's head.

Oak looked at Ash for a moment. He was definitely gifted with Pokemon and had a good knowledge of magic. There was no reason why he couldn't have the Pokemon. Well, he had decided.

"Alright, I will bring him out," Oak said as he reached for a nearby table that had a pokeball with a small lightning bolt on the front. Obviously an electric type.

Oak opened the pokeball and in a flash of white light, a small yellow mouse appeared. It has two brown stripes on its back, and its tail was in the shape of a lightning bolt with a patch of brown fur at the base. It had two red circles on it cheeks while the rest of its body was yellow.

"Sparky!" Loki shouted and Ash shooed him off his head.

"A Pikachu?" Ash asked as he looked down at the mouse.

"Yes, we found him a few weeks ago around here, he was stealing ketchup from everyone's kitchens," Oak answered.

"Ah, that explains why my mother was so angry the other day," Ash said as he grinned hugely.

"She blamed me for that!" Loki said angrily and Ash did his best not to laugh. Delia was so angry that she chased Loki around with a rolled up newspaper for two hours.

"Well, he shocks anyone who tries to talk to him, so be careful," Oak warned.

Ash nodded in thanks as he knelt down to look at Pikachu in the eye better. The rodent sparked his cheeks in warning but Ash remained calm. He simply gave Pikachu a cheerful smile which caused Pikachu to blink in surprise. This human didn't appear threatening at all but he nearly did a double take when he sensed his magical power practically coming off him. He had never sensed this kind of power either. It was powerful definitely but the fact that he seemed so kind was unusual. Humans often bragged about their power and abused Pokemon. The flying cat next to him looked far from threatening but still.

"Hey, I'm Ash! It's nice to meet you!" Ash said with a cheerful tone.

"I'm Loki!" Loki said happily.

Pikachu was slightly more at ease but he didn't back down that easily. He gave a frown and sparked his cheeks again which caused Loki to back off slightly. Oak sighed and was about to return the rodent but Ash held up his hand.

"Fine, one more minute," Oak said. Ash nodded in thanks and then decided to try something different.

"I know you don't trust humans but don't worry, I would never do anything to harm you," Ash said telepathically which caused Pikachu to gasp in shock.

"You can understand me? How? What are you?" Pikachu said in astonishment.

"Just your everyday dragon slayer. I want to become a Pokemon Master and find my dragon Yakuri to make him proud of me. Loki is helping me because he's my friend. You can be too," Ash answered. Pikachu was dumbfounded. A kind human and a dragon slayer with a talking cat?! Maybe he could try a journey…

"Pika!" Pikachu said as he nuzzled up against Ash's knee and he was pleased when he rubbed his tail softly. Oak was completely amazed at what he saw but then again…he was Red's son. He never dared to mention Red's name in front of Ash. It always made him angry.

"Yay, he likes us!" Loki cheered as he came down to shake Pikachu's paw, who did so with a smile.

"So I take it you want this Pikachu?" Oak asked as he handed Ash the pokeball. Pikachu immediately saw this and sparked his cheeks again.

"I will not go in there! It's horrible!" Pikachu protested.

"I will keep the pokeball but I think Pikachu can sit on my shoulder or walk next to me if he wants," Ash said and Pikachu jumped up onto his shoulder with a smile on his face. Oak just chuckled as he handed it to Ash along with his Pokedex, badge case and spare pokeballs.

"What about me, I want to go on the shoulder too!" Loki whined.

"You can fly, stop being a baby," Ash told him with a frown, which made Pikachu laugh.

"Well Ash, I hope you have a good journey and who knows, maybe you'll learn some magic along the way," Oak said and Ash chuckled nervously. Pikachu was confused for a moment but then realised that he didn't tell him about his magic. Even he knew that it was a rare magic.

"Yeah, maybe I'll surprise you," Ash said as he adjusted his hat as he gave Pikachu and Loki a secret grin.

He bid the professor goodbye and then headed outside. As he headed out, it came as no surprise to him when he saw Gary Oak bragging about his new Pokemon which appeared to be a Squirtle. It was cute enough, Ash admitted. What bewildered him, Loki and Pikachu was that there were a group of cheerleaders beside him along with a red car. Great, the one thing he needed was an ego boost. Thankfully, he noticed Blue mixed into the crowd. He wasn't as bad as Gary but close enough.

"Hey Blue," Ash said as he came over. Blue was a tall man with brown spiky hair and blue eyes. He wore a green shirt with black trousers and kept his Pokemon in a small waist satchel. He saw Ash and grinned.

"Blue!" Loki said as he flew around Blue's head. Blue laughed as he watched the flying cat but then turned his attention to Ash.

"Hey Ash, how are you?" Blue asked.

"I'm good thanks, I just got my new Pokemon. Meet Pikachu!" Ash stated as he gestured to Pikachu on his shoulder who said nothing as he was still wary of others. Blue and even Gary looked surprised.

"What?! How'd you get a Pikachu?" Gary asked as he returned his own Pokemon to his pokeball. Ash folded his arms at this.

"Well, considering someone told me that we had to be at Professor Oak's lab at nine rather than eight, he offered to let me have Pikachu," Ash said with a slight glare. Since he was gifted with the dragon abilities, he could often look quite menacing when he wanted to but was careful not to let them go purple as they did that when he was fighting or training.

"Gary?" Blue questioned.

"Someone's in trouble!" Loki sang and Gary glared at him. He never liked Loki that much because of the fact that Ash found him first. Plus, Loki liked to tease and annoy him.

"So has Leaf left already?" Ash asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah, she picked a Grass Type. A Bulbsaur. It's no match for my top Pokemon. She's not a match for me either," Gary bragged. Leaf specialised in plant magic and she could create beautiful plants that could also be very deadly. Ash admired her really, she was like a sister to him.

"Right, so that's why she beat your ass countlessly when we were little," Ash said with a grin. Blue sweat-dropped at this while Gary huffed in annoyance.

"Yeah whatever, let's go ladies!" Gary shouted nervously as he and the girls piled into the car and sped off. As he did so, he stuck out his hand and did a solid script spell that created confetti that showered out behind the chair.

"Loser," Ash stated but then Blue laughed.

"Wow, you two remind me of…" Blue started but then trailed off as he saw Ash inhale deeply. He started to apologise but Ash stopped him. Loki bit his paw at this. He knew the topic well and knew it wasn't something to joke about. He took Ash's issues very seriously.

"It's fine, really. Blue… what magic did my father use? My mother never mentions it so I was hoping you'd know," Ash asked. Pikachu clearly saw that this was a sensitive topic so he decided to ask questions later.

"Truth be told, he never showed off his magic…nor did I see it at its full strength since we only had Pokemon battles," Blue answered. Ash clearly detected that he wasn't being honest about something but if he wanted to know his father's magic, he would have to find out himself.

"Alright, thanks. Guess I'll see you around," Ash said and as he started to walk off, Blue stopped him after a few steps.

"Oh and Ash? Try and learn some magic, it'll help," Blue called and Ash gave a smug grin. If only he knew, he thought.