ASH AU

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)

"Hey kid what happened to your friend?" An older trainer nearby asked Gary who was storming towards the video phones in the back of the Center.

"We were on our way over here from Pallet Town when we stopped and rested for a minute at a nice little stream, you all know the one right?" Gary asked causing the group of trainers to nod.

"Yeah but why'd you have to take a rest?" One trainer asked causing Gary to scowl.

"Ash, that's my friend and pseudo little brothers name by the way, was born both mute and with a smaller and frailer than normal body. We had to stop because he couldn't go much further without a break. Not after we had been chased by Spearow thanks to his official Starter, we had to run back to Pallet Town as the stupid mouse abandoned us, and then we walked back here after my friend got two new starters as an apology you could say. Naturally with his frail body he was a bit…worn out by then." Gary explained causing them all to wince or nod in understanding.

"I hate those Spearows sometimes." One trainer muttered.

"So what happened while you were resting? Was he attacked by a Pokemon or something?" Another trainer asked glancing after where Nurse Joy carried the boy worriedly.

"No. While there we were joined by a red/orange haired girl who claimed that it was her private fishing spot and she's going to be a Water Type Master." Gary said causing a few trainers to scowl.

"Around your age, slightly older maybe, riding a bicycle and being arrogant about her two Water Pokemon?" One trainer asked scowling and causing Gary to nod.

"She goes there a lot but never catches anything. What did she do?" Another trainer asked scowling as well and making Gary scowl.

"She was mocking us about having to take a break and then said we probably only had Fresh Pokemon straight from the lab so I let out my starter and two Pokemon I've had for three years, a Hitmontop that my Granddad gave to me as an egg and a Clefairy that my grandpa saved from poachers." Gary said causing a few trainers to look at him impressed.

"Then Ash released the two Pokemon he was given as Starters to make up for his traitorous Pikachu. A shiny Totodile and Shiny Milotic." Gary said causing a few trainers to give whistles in appreciation and impressment.

"Naturally she was pissed off because his Pokemon made hers look like a Rattata. We were getting ready to leave and come here when she grabbed Ash by his arm and pulled, demanding he hand over his Pokemon because and I quote her 'they're Water Type and I'm going to be a Water Type Master' end quote." Gary said scowling and causing quite a few trainers to scowl as well. They hated people like that.

"So I did my job as his self proclaimed big brother and protector. I decked her, scooped up Ashy, and ran all the way here. Due to his frail body she pulled his arm out of his socket and if I see her again you all will need to either hold me down or run her off cause I will not hesitate to kick her ass!" Gary said causing a few trainers to pat him on the back or nod in agreement.

"Screw that kid. I'd hold her down for you." One older female trainer said scowling and causing a few other trainers to nod in agreement.

"Thanks but for now I need to phone my grandpa and Ashy's mom and let them know what happened. They're going to be soooooo pissed about this." Gary said sighing and causing a few trainers to wince and give him sympathetic looks. He was two steps away from the Video phones when the Officer Jenny of Viridian City came storming into the city with a crying red/orange haired girl behind her, a visible bruise on the girls cheek. The girls eyes instantly honed in on Gary before she grabbed onto Officer Jenny's arm.

"There he is officer! That's the one that assaulted me while his friend stole my Pokemon!" The girl wailed pointing at Gary who spun around at the sound of her voice and damn near growled!

"You! You're the insufferably arrogant brat that pulled my little brothers arm out of its socket!" Gary snarled glaring darkly at the girl while the other trainers jumped up and didn't look very happy either.

"Young man this young lady says that you and your brother stole two of her Pokemon and you punched her before you both ran away." Officer Jenny said sternly and causing the trainers nearby to snort slightly.

"I'm sorry Jenny but that can't be possible." Nurse Joy said coming out from the backroom just as Officer Jenny spoke, supporting Ash easily.

"Ashy! Are you okay?" Gary asked nearly teleporting over to his brothers side and causing the smaller boy to nod slightly with a small pained smile.

"Joy what do you mean?" Jenny asked looking at the pink haired woman who was giving the girl behind Jenny a very disapproving and angry expression.

"There's no way this young man could have stolen any Pokemon. His brother here was literally carrying him into the Center and he had a dislocated shoulder that was out of its socket from the moment he arrived. The bigger brother had his hands full with this poor young man so there was no way he was able to use his hands to steal anything much less a Pokemon." Nurse Joy said causing Jenny to frown in confusion.

"But why would this young lady claim they had assaulted her and stolen two of her Pokemon?" Jenny asked confused as the girl began to sweat when she noticed that her escape route was blocked off by some rather angry older trainers.

"Because she was upset that I had two shiny water type Pokemon not native to the Kanto region when she wants to be a Water Type Master." Ash said speaking in everyone's minds and causing quite a few people to jump startled.

"I apologize for scaring you all but as I was born both mute and with a frail body there was no way else for me to voice what I want to say other than writing it down and I have no writing utensils on me at the present moment. Thankfully I have psychic powers to make up for my frail body. I can show you the full encounter right in your mind from my view point if you like Officer." Ash said looking at the blue haired woman who nodded in understanding at this while the red orange haired girl looked freaked out.

"Wow you're a freak! All the more reason to not let you near Pokemon!" The girl said causing quite a few angry snarls from the trainers and the officer as Ash's memories of the events at the stream played in their mind like a video…

Gary snarled and punched the girl in the jaw just as the roof was torn off of the Pokemon Center.