Chapter 2: A new beginning

I got off the ship feeling a nice salty breeze against my face. It was quite cool here in this small town. There were a few small shops and small little houses.

"Come on, lets go Ash I want to get my pokemon. James is right behind us lets go already" Dawn whined

We headed for a small path surrounded by trees and grass, I could here small pokemon and I could here a starly flying overhead, we kept walking for 5 minutes until we saw light breaking through the trees. When we got out of the clearing we were in a small town, it was colder here that twinleaf but pleasant all the same. I could here waves against the shore of a beach.

In here there were a few more houses and a bit important looking building tucked away in the back of the town. I figured that must have been the lab so I headed towards it.

"Finally" Dawn said excitedly and burst through the door and I followed after her less enthusiastically though

There was an old man standing in the centre of the room and two people working on computers in the other side of the room. On a table were 3 small pokemon. On the right was a small blue penguin pokemon, in the middle was a green pokemon with a twig on its head and last was a small flame covered monkey.

"Hello I'm Professor Rowan, I study pokemon evolution." The old man announced "You two must be Ash and Dawn, pleasure to meet you although I was also expecting a Mr….."

He was cut short as James came running in to the room

"Sorry I'm late" he apologized "I'm James by the way"

"I am Professor Rowan, I was just telling these two that I study Pokemon evolution. But now that were all here lets get down to business, starter pokemon" he said indicating to the 3 small pokemon on the table " Dawn your first"

She examined the three small pokemon

"What's small blue one?" she asked

"That's piplup water pokemon" he replied

"I think I will take him" she said as it jumped lightly on to her shoulders

"Yes but watch out he is a little too energetic, Ash you next"

I looked at the remaining two pokemon, but one caught my eye, no literally the money jumped on my face and started to pull at it.

" Um, professor?" I asked nervously

He chuckled then said "that's chimchar, he's very energetic and he seems to like you a lot"

I pulled chimchar of my face looked at him and decided "I guess I'll take him"

"So James that leaves you with turtwig" he said indicating to the small green one. "Now for your sinnoh pokedex's" he handed each of them a pokedex "Dawn since your aiming to be a coordinator the first contest will be held in Jubilife city, as for you two the first gym is in Oreburgh city."

They were heading out when professor Rowan stopped Ash. "Ash" he said "a pokeball arrived a short while ago from professor Oak, there was a note attached to it" he said handing Ash the pokeball and the note. "now catch up with your friends

"Thanks professor" I said the left

Secretly I really missed my trusted friend Pikachu who had fallen ill right before our journey, Oak said he'd send it to me when he was felling better

I decided to read the note before catching up with the other two

The note said

Hello Ash

Glad to hear that you have arrived safely. I can now say with full confidence that your Pikachu is feeling much better. I can tell because it took me 2 hours before I could get him to come back, not to mention send it. Do here is your Pikachu.

Professor Oak

A huge smile came over my face

" Pikachu Go!" I called excitedly as my long time good friend came out of his pokeball to hug me

"pika pikachu" he replied

It felt great to have my Pikachu back on my shoulder

"How ya doin buddy?" I asked

"pika pi pika" he answered excitedly

"well we better go catch up with Dawn and James, they're probably almost home by now" he said as they rushed back to Twinleaf

When he got home he found James and Dawn already packing their backpacks and mum preparing dinner.

"Ash is that you?" she asked as I entered

"Yeah mum, and pikachu's with me" I said and pikachu ran to Delia

"Great to see you to pikachu" she said as he was licking her face

" Pika" he replied happily

When Dawn heard him she dropped the shirt she was packing and ran down stairs

"pikachu" she also cheered exitedly "I missed you boy"

"Pika pi" he was getting tiered of all the attention

"No no no, did I just hear that your pikachu's back?" James asked nervously

"You heard right" I replied mockingly

"Oh no, now I'll never be able to beat you again"

"Right once again" I said with a huge grin on my face "but now I want a rematch two on two, you in?"

"I'm always up for a challenge"

"Lets go, gardens out back" I led the way

"O.k., let's go pikachu, chimchar lets go!" I called them out to the field

"Lets go sableye, turtwig!" James challenged

"This will be a two on two match, their will be no substitutions, the first player with both pokemon knocked out wins" Dawn announced the rules

"O.k. pikachu voltackle sableye chimchar back him up with flame wheel" I ordered

Pikachu started to charge at sableye and got shrouded it electricity, while chimchar rolled in to a ball got surrounded by flames and rolled at high speeds towards sableye

"Sableye dodge then turtwig leafblade" James ordered nervously but was to late

"PIKACHU!" yelled pikachu as he came in contact with sableye and sent him flying.

"change of plan chimchar go for turtwig" I ordered once more "and pikachu quick attack sableye"

"Turtwig leaf blade chimchar to slow chimchar down then tackle attack, sableye shadow ball pikachu"

While sableye was building energy pikachu slammed in to sableye who fell unconscious

"Sableye is unable to battle" Dawn announced

"Sableye return, great job buddy now have a nice long rest" James said to his sableye's pokeball

Meanwhile his plan against chimchar, chimchar was struggling to get up, so he fell and was unconscious

"Chimchar is unable to battle" Dawn announced

"Chimchar return, great job, now get ready for tomorrow with a nice long rest" I told him

"Now turtwig solarbeam" James ordered

"Pikachu thunder" I ordered

Both the attacks collided and exploded

Who will win who will lose? Find out next chapter.