A Gary Nice Surprise
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon the rights belong to Game Freak
When Ash woke up he got dressed and got Riolu and Pikachu to wake up for some breakfast as they went into the Pokémon centers lobby a special surprise was waiting for them, "Alright guys before we reach the next Gym we need to train as hard as possible since they might use Mega evolution," Ash said as he walked into the lobby and saw his former rival Gary Oak, "Ash it's good to see yah," Gary said walking over to him, "Hey Gary I thought you were in Kanto," Ash said wondering how Gary got here, "After we last spoke I decided to come and visit you and see how you were doing," Gary said, "Well that's cool and Gary this is Riolu my adopted son," Ash said quietly so only Gary heard him, "Well it's nice to meet you Riolu," Gary said as he held out his hand and Riolu shook it, "Nice to meet you Gary," Riolu said with a smile, "So Ash where is the next Gym," Gary asked him, "It's in Shalour City and the Gym Leader uses fighting types from what I know," Ash said to Gary as Serena, Dawn, and Ritchie came into the lobby, "Oh hey Serena good to see you and you must be Dawn and your Ritchie right I think you were in the Indigo League right," Gary said recalling what his grandfather told him, "Yeah that's us," Ritchie said, "So Gary want to battle me and help me train Riolu," Ash asked him, "Sure but then you tell me who your girlfriends are," Gary said curious about Ash's girlfriends, "Deal let's get started," Ash said.
Ash found a clearing away from the city and where no people were nearby, "So Ash how about a battle with my newest Eevee," Gary said as his Eevee got out of it's Pokéball, "Sure we can do that," Ash said as Riolu walked in front of Ash, "Riolu use Quick Attack," Ash said as Riolu charged at Eevee, "Eevee dodge then use Tackle," Gary said as Eevee easily dodged the attack and hit Riolu, "Riolu use Quick Attack to get close then use Force Palm," Ash said as Riolu got close then used Force Palm dealing a lot of damage to Eevee, "Eevee are you okay," Gary asked as it stood up weakly, "Eevee use Fury Swipes," Gary said as it jumped to scratch Riolu, "Use Quick Attack," Ash said as Eevee was hit and knocked out, "Yay we won," Riolu said as he hugged Ash, "Wow he's pretty strong you've been raising him well," Gary said as he returned Eevee, "I try and spend a lot of time with him," Ash said as he shook Gary's hand, "Ash I still really want to know who your girlfriends are," Gary asked as Ash pulled out their Pokéballs, "First you need to promise to take this secret I'm about to tell you to the grave tell no one else," Ash said and Gary agreed, "Well then say hello to my girlfriends," Ash said he released them from their Pokéballs, "Hello Ash," the legendries said as Gary's jaw dropped to the floor, "These are your girlfriends you lucky son of gun," Gary said seeing them, "Yeah and their my mates," Ash said making Gary confused and impressed, "Well that's cool but if the League finds out you might lose your trainers license," Gary said as Ash laughed while holding his gut, "They can't take it if it's legal," Ash said laughing as Gary stood confused, "But humans aren't allowed to date Pokémon," Gary said to him as Ash looked up, "Gary news flash I'm the son of Arceus," Ash said revealing his Arceus form, "That looks so awesome," Gary said looking at Ash, "Yep this is why it's legal for me to mate with Pokémon," Ash said as he looked at Gary's shocked face, "So you are literally a Pokémon," Gary said realizing how powerful Ash was, "Not entirely I was given Sir Arron's DNA plus I'm still learning I only found out after Mew saved me," Ash said as Gary just shook his head, "Only you Ash can get so lucky your dating legends and your powerful enough to take down a entire region," Gary said as Ash returned to human form, "True but I'm saving this secret for those traitors but one of them has begged me for forgiveness and I don't like holding to many grudges so I forgave him and he doesn't even know about my little secret," Ash said as Gary nodded and began walking towards Geosenge Town, "Yeah but maybe Max should be forgiven to I mean he is younger and probably didn't want anyone to hate him for his decision," Gary said as Ash nodded returning his girlfriends, "I thought about that but I don't know for sure," Ash as Gary then pulled out a case, "Gramps wanted me to give this to you," Gary said giving Ash the case, "What's in it," Ash asked Gary, "Nothing right now it's a Mega Stone case it's used to store Mega Stones until you need them," Gary said as Ash put the case in his bag, "So who are you using in your Gym battle," Gary asked as they approached a area filled with large stones, "Whoa what kind place is this," Ash said as he looked around, "It's where Mega Stones were found and it's a Pokémon graveyard," Gary said looking down, "Really that's pretty sad," Ash said as Riolu looked at the stones, "It's theorized that 3,000 years ago ancient weapon used Pokémon life force to power it one effect was that the Pokémon that were used in this weapon could all Mega evolve from the Mega stones that were created," Gary said as Ash looked at his Keystone, "That's pretty harsh to be used that way," Ash said in sadness, "Yeah it is but the only way to Geosenge Town is through here," Dawn said, "Well let's just be careful not to touch the relics," Ritchie said as they went in.
About halfway through the graveyard a Hawlucha came out from behind the stone, "Riolu this will be great battle experience and if were lucky a new friend," Ash said as Riolu hopped in front of Ash, "Use Iron Tail," Ash said as Riolu used Iron Tail and hit Hawlucha into the ground, "Ash watch out for the stones," Gary said as Ash remembered this place was a graveyard, "Riolu use Force Palm under Hawlucha," Ash said as Riolu slid under Hawlucha and used Force Palm sending him into the air, "Now jump up above him and use Iron Tail," Ash said as Riolu sent Hawlucha straight into the ground knocked out, "Go Pokéball," Ash said as the Pokéball ringed three times and caught Hawlucha, "Nice I got Hawlucha," Ash said as they entered Geosenge Town.