The next day Scott rang the Ketchum residence and the phone was answered by Ash saying, "Hello, Ketchum residence."
"Yeah, I know," Scott said on the other end of the line.
"Oh! Scott! So, have you decided on who's going to be training me?"
"Yeah, None other than the Pike Queen herself."
"So, Lucy huh?"
"Yeah, I thought that you could learn the most from her than any of the others."
"Alright, so when do I start?"
"As soon as you can get to Saffron City. Lucy should meet you at the train statio..."
Just then Ash's attention was stolen by loud, cries from outside his house. Ash said, "Uh, if you don't mind I think that I should probably check what that was."
"Yeah, go right ahead," Scott said, understanding that dealing with a wild Pokémon in your yard was far more important than a phone call.
"Thanks," Ash said, before putting the phone, earpiece down, on the dining table and rushing outside. When he was there he was stunned to see not one, but two Pidgeot, one with being the colour of normal Pidgeot, the other not. It was a shiny Pokémon. Ash said, "Well, hi there." The Pidgeot let out a caw as a reply. "So would you mind telling me exactly what you two are here for?" The normal one let out a series of caws, prompting Ash to squint and ask, "Pidgeot? Are you my..." the normal coloured Pidgeot nodded, letting out another caw. "So, are you here to come with me again?" Pidgeot shook its head in the negative. The other, shiny, one, let out a series of caws, prompting Ash to say, "So, you're saying that you're my Pidgeot's daughter and you want to come with me as your father did?" the shiny Pidgeot nodded. "Well, sure, I'll gladly bring you with me...as a matter of fact you've come at the perfect time." Both Pidgeot turned their heads in confusion. "I just accepted an offer to become a Frontier Brain and need to get to Saffron City," Ash then rushed indoors to retrieve a Pokéball for Pidgeot, as well as tell Scott that he would be there sooner than expected and not to bother Lucy about picking him up from the train station.
While her prospective trainer was indoors the shiny Pidgeot turned to her father and let out some caws, meaning, 'are yousure about this father?' Pidgeot nodded in affirmation.
When Ash re-emerged from his house he was wearing the belt that bore his Pokéballs, black jeans, a black shirt and a royal blue, high-collared cloak with detachable sleeves. He then proceeded to capture the shiny Pidgeot in a Pokéball then released her once again. Ash turned to his previous Pidgeot and said, "Alright, I guess that I'll be seeing you later Pidgeot." Pidgeot let out a caw, meaning, 'You better,' before letting out another, bidding farewell to his daughter. The shiny Pidgeot bade her father farewell before Ash got on her back and then they took off for Saffron City.
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Two hours of flight time later Ash and Pidgeot drew in sight of Saffron City. Ash said, "You see that city over there Pidgeot?" Pidgeot answered back in a loud caw. "Well that's where we need to be, so if you can fly just a bit faster you can let me off and have a good rest." Pidgeot eagerly picked up speed as the trip, with her new trainer as added weight, had taken more out of her than she was used to. Two minutes later Pidgeot set Ash down next to the Regional Headquarters of Silph Co. Ash returned Pidgeot to her Pokéball and said to himself, "Right, now where should I go first...hmm..." Ash decided that he should probably just head straight to the Battle Pike, so he did.
