Edge of Emotions
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon
Summary for last episode: Ash is back in Pallet Town, after being gone for 6 months. But the welcome isn't warm, as Ash has to go travel to Celadon City and a big tournament, on a mission fro-
Squirtle: *Stumbles into the room* Dude, you don't need to recap the last chapter.
King's Fist: Why not? It is just a quick recap.
Squirtle: If you just started the next chapter, these poor people will be able to read this chapter as soon as possible, but you want to make a recap thus making it longer for them to wait.
Bulbasaur: Squirtle, you just made this chapter longer to produce. *Walks into the room*
Squirtle: Damn it, I did.
King's Fist: Enjoy this chapter guys.
Chapter 2: The last recruit
(Guys, we need to wake Ash up) a light-blue, tiny turtle said to a Bulbasaur, standing right next to him.
(Got any bright ideas, Squirtle?) Bulbasaur said to his friend, who was thinking of ideas to wake his trainer up from a deep sleep. Squirtle began walking in circles, trying to make ideas. Bulbasaur looked at his friend, who was still thinking.
(I got an idea!) Squirtle said, and ran out of the laboratory, where Ash was sleeping for the night. He ran out the big door, and into the back garden. Bulbasaur facepalmed, using his two vines to do it. Bulbasaur could hear a handcart come closer. Bulbasaur turned his head, to see Bayleaf pushing a handcart, with lots of Pokemon food and a one pancake.
(Hello Bulbasaur. I thought Squirtle was with you) Bayleaf said, and she stopped right next to Ash, who was still sleeping.
(He went out to get something, I think) Bulbasaur said, and rolled his eyes. Who knew what Squirtle was up too? Bulbasaur looked at the one pancake Bayleaf was holding. It had nothing added to it. It was just an ordinary pancake.
(What is the pancake for?) Bulbasaur asked Bayleaf.
(To wake up my Ash, silly. Food is the easiest way to get to a man's heart) Bayleaf responded, and she used her vines to pick up the plate with the pancake. She held the pancake in front of Ash's face, right in front of his nose. Bulbasaur could smell the pancake himself.
"Food…" Ash said. Bayleaf took the pancake away from Ash's nose, and pulled it further away from him. This made Ash wake up. Ash was still in his jeans and his black t-shirt. His clothes did not smell good. Ash stood up, yawning and stretching his arms. Bulbasaur saw Bayleaf run away with the pancake in her vines. Bulbasaur considered himself as one of the more normal Pokemon around here. There was always a conflict that needed to be fixed.
"Ah, that was a good night sleep," Ash said, and then he saw his grass starter standing in front of him.
"Hello Bulbasaur. Did you smell pancakes?" Ash spoke, and Bulbasaur, using his vines, pointed towards the kitchen. Ash then walked from the couch, and towards the kitchen When Ash walked out of the room, Squirtle came back, with a saxophone in his hands. He was followed by Totodile, who was holding a keyboard in his hand.
(I don't even want to know) Bulbasaur said to himself, and walked towards the garden, where the rest of Ash's Pokemon were. Totodile sat down his drum set, while Squirtle took his saxophone over his shoulder. Totodile was exhausted and sweating, while Squirtle was searching for Ash.
(Where is Ash?) Squirtle said, wondering where his trainer was.
Ash, in his plain, black t-shirt and jeans, was in Oak's kitchen. When he got into the room, he saw heaven. Different types of fruits, everything from watermelon to mango to pineapple, cheese, coffee, bread, potatoes and even five different kinds of tea sorts, all on one table. Ash's eyes were shifting from one food kind to another.
"You have a big journey in front of you, so I made breakfast," Brock said. He was wearing an apron and he was cleaning a plate with a towel. Ash looked at the former Gym Leader, and everything that was exchanged in the conversation yesterday, vanished. Ash grabbed a plate on the table, and grabbed almost everything. Brock laughed, and he went back to cleaning more plates.
10 minutes later, Ash was rubbing his belly, which had grown bigger. It didn't matter how many push ups or sit ups he had taken, it was all gone. The muscles he had gotten were replaced with five pieces of home made bread with fresh cheese. As he was rubbing his belly, he looked at the watch. It was 1:15 PM.
"You shouldn't be late Ash. The ability to sign into the tournament closes the day after tomorrow, in Celadon City," Brock said, still wearing his apron. He was taking food off the table, and into the kitchen. Ash could hear his belly rumble, and so could Brock. Ash stood up, in need to find a bathroom.
"Sorry Ash, but the bathroom is busy. You need to go back home," Brock said, carrying a basket full of apples back into the kitchen.
"You are reading my mind," Ash replied, and smiled. He ran back to the room where he had slept, and through the big double door. He got to the garden, and he saw some of his Pokemon relaxing, and somebody else moving around. Ash, while running, saw Squirtle talking with Donphan, while holding a saxophone and a drum set. What were they up too? Ash ignored that, and ran for home, closely followed by Pikachu, who watched his best friend run faster then a Ninjask. Ash knew that somebody told them that he was going on another journey, which meant some of them wanted to tag along. He saw Infernape punching rocks rapidly, Sceptile training his ranged attacks at different objects, with Totodile mimicking him and more. Some Pokemon were relaxing, like Quilava and Snorlax, who were still sleeping. He wanted to give everybody time to battle, and it worked with his Unova team, where he had a rotation system going on, but who did he want to recruit first. But Ash couldn't focus on that now because he had a date with a certain someone.
(So Donphan, do you want to join our band?) Squirtle asked the grey and black elephant. Donphan was one of the Pokemon who was training, rolling into different objects, breaking the objects with sheer force.
(Can't talk right now, Squirtle) Donphan replied to his answer. He rolled himself into a ball again, and with full speed, he crushed a big sized rock. Bulbasaur, who was sitting under a tree, resting along with Gliscor, saw Squirtle's failed attempt to recruit someone for his band.
(Any luck?) Bulbasaur said, with a hint of irony in his voice. Gliscor, who was hanging up side down in the tree, laughed along with Bulbasaur. Her tongue stuck out, and Squirtle walked over to them.
(Gliscor, you want to join a band right?) Squirtle asked the vampire looking Pokemon. She was half-asleep, but she woke up, just to join the conversation.
(Would love to Squirtle, but it's sunny right now, and I need some sleep) Gliscor spoke, and went into the tree, leaving Bulbasaur and Squirtle by themselves, along with a sleeping Quilava and Snorlax. Bulbasaur opened his mouth, but Squirtle walked away, disappointed, holding his saxophone over his shoulder.
(Thanks Torkoal) Sceptile said to his fellow Hoenn comrade. Torkoal was carrying Totodile away from Sceptile, who was sitting down, all for himself, looking into the sun. The clouds were up in air, slowly moving from one side to another. Sceptile saw the others either training or relaxing. Even though he was a loner by choice, he liked them. When he was traveling with Ash, as a Treecko and Grovyle, he wasn't that attached to anybody. But ever since he fell in love with a Meganium and lost his powers, he knew how it was to feel attached. He was friendlier now, and he liked spending time with others, some more then others. Sceptile was slowly joined by a big land crab, Kingler. Kingler sat down besides Sceptile, who didn't mind company, as long it wasn't Corphish or Totodile. Sceptile heard a voice, inside Oak's house. It was familiar, and somewhat sweet. He stood up, and he looked inside the house. He saw Brock talking with someone, but he couldn't figure out who it was. The person walked outside, and Sceptile was shocked to see who it was.
Ash stepped out of the shower, wearing a towel and holding his black t-shirt and jeans. He threw his dirty laundry on the floor, while he grabbed a boxer from his drawer. Ash walked towards his closet, looking for clothes and items to use for his upcoming journey, but all he found was a note, from his mother: "No need to get clothes. Go downstairs to find your new clothes" Ash smiled, and he took on his black boxer. He dropped his towel on the wooden floor, and went downstairs.
Ash was finally downstairs. He was only wearing a black boxer, and there he saw his mom, holding brand new clothes and a cap, with Pikachu sitting on the table, zipping ketchup.
"Here are your new clothes, Ash," Delia said, and gave the clothes to Ash. Ash took the clothes and put them on. Delia saw Ash put on his new clothes, along with Pikachu, who was still zipping ketchup. It was almost like watching models walk on the cat-walk.
"How are the clothes?" Delia asked her son, who took the cap and put it on.
"I feel great. Thanks mom," Ash replied. He was wearing blue jeans, a black t-shirt underneath, with a red jacket with a glider on top. His cap was put a bit on edge, making it easier to see his hair (NOTE: Same clothing as Red from Adventures aka male character from LG/FR)
"You look great," Delia said to her son. She smiled towards him, and in a sudden movement, Ash gave her a hug. Delia, a bit surprised by this, hugged back. Ash was soon leaving her again. It made her feel sad, that her only son would soon be off on another adventure.
"You better pick the Pokemon you are bringing along with you now. You're leaving in two hours," she said, and they separated. Ash looked at the watch, hanging on the wall, over the refrigerator, and it was now 1:55 PM. He was supposed to leave at 4:00 PM.
"OK! Come on Pikachu, we're going to recruit someone," Ash said. Pikachu stopped zipping his ketchup bottle, and jumped onto his shoulder.
(These clothes are fresh) Pikachu said, and rubbed his cheek into the clothes. Ash, with Pikachu on his shoulder, ran out the main door, towards Oak's ranch. Delia ran outside, and she saw her son and his first Pokemon run towards Oak's ranch, soon leaving her alone, once again.
Ash and Pikachu were back at the ranch, a bit exhausted after running, but still fit and alive. They went around the corner, to find most Pokemon still sitting there, either eating, training or relaxing. Ash and Pikachu gathered everybody in a big circle, which proved to be quite difficult. Corphish didn't want to leave the pond because he would lose time in the pond, so Bulbasaur and Torterra had to drag him up from the pond with their strength. Waking up Snorlax turned out to be too much of a problem, so they just left him asleep and Gliscor didn't want to leave the shade, so she listened from the tree. When everybody else got into a big circle, Ash began to speak.
"So as you know, I'm leaving for a journey, and I'm recruiting somebody to join me to Celadon. Now, if you don't get picked, you will be on my team sooner or later, so this is just for the trip to Celadon," Ash spoke to his Pokemon.
(I hope I get picked) Muk said to Buizel, who was standing right next to him. Buizel held over his nose, and moved a little away from him.
(Sure hope so) Buizel replied to him, with a very rude voice.
"So the Pokemon I'll be bringing with me are: Pikachu, Gliscor," Ash spoke, and Gliscor cheered in the background, sticking out her tongue in only a way Gliscor could do. Ash continued: "Gible, Staraptor, Totodile," Both Gible and Staraptor got excited, but Totodile was still crossing his fingers.
(Please let Sceptile be the last recruit) Totodile said, and most of the others could hear what he was saying.
(This guy is obsessed) Corphish said, not so loud to the two Pokemon standing next to him, Bulbasaur and Torterra, who was still guarding him. They both nodded, seeing Totodile creepy obsession with Sceptile develop further and further.
"And the very last recruit is…" Ash continued, and everybody that was not selected, including Totodile, crossed their fingers and legs so that they could be the chosen one. "Sceptile," Ash said, and Totodile jumped in joy.
(Yes! Give my high-five Sceptile!) Totodile turned around, to look for Sceptile, but he was nowhere to be found. Everybody else looked for Sceptile, but he was nowhere to be found. Ash then saw that both Sceptile and Kingler were gone, and seeing that Sceptile always wanted to travel along with him, he would have been here. A sudden bang hit a nearby tree. It was almost like something broke. Ash turned around, and there he saw Kingler, slammed into a tree and down for the count. Ash could hear the noise from the attacks. Ash and all of his Pokemon ran to see what happened on the other side of the house. Ash saw a Munchlax and a Blaziken fight Sceptile, who was holding Munchlax in his hands. Ash's heart began to beat faster, and his black eyes went a little further. His heart's beating went faster and faster for each second. Sceptile, who was holding Munchlax in his hands, used Slam and Munchlax went flying through the air, towards Ash. Faster then light, Ash got hit by Munchlax, and the last thing Ash heard was "Ash!" said by an unknown person. The voice was soft, but that was all Ash could hear, as he fell to the ground.
~FLASHBACK~
Two males were walking through Nimbasa City. One of them had green hair, and he was wearing a black pants and a bowtie. He was taller then the person he was walking next to. The male person next to him was wearing blue pants and had a blue and white jacket. A Pikachu was also sitting on his shoulder, tired.
"Too bad Iris couldn't be with us," the green haired male said to person walking next to him. They passed a ferries wheel, which was spinning as they walked past it, and a gym center.
"I hope she will come to see me battle," the other male said, yawning and stretching his arms, which made Pikachu jump off his shoulder and onto the ground. There was a big crowd there, exciting for the upcoming tournament, which would open in two days, and would last for two weeks.
"Will the rest of your friends be there?" the green haired male replied to his companion. They were getting closer to the Pokemon Center, as they walked past a big building.
"I hope so. It does mean a lot to me that my friends are here, Cilan," the male said, as they finally arrived at the Nimbasa Pokemon Center. An Audino was there to greet them. Both Cilan and his male companion gave their Poke Balls to Audino. Pikachu jumped onto the desk, and joined Audino, as the Audino took the Poke Balls and carried them away. Cilan suggested that the two of them could eat something. The two of them sat down at a table, and they ordered food. Cilan ordered steak (NOTE: Yes, they eat steak in the Pokemon World.) and his male companion ordered a vegetarian ramen dish. Ash liked ramen; it was something he ate a lot while he was Unova. When they went to places to eat, ramen was something Cilan never complained about. Cilan was a connoisseur, and he was extremely dedicated to food and tasting.
"I'm looking forward to meet your friends Ash," Cilan said, and Ash nodded. They were still waiting for their food to come.
"You'll love them. My friend Brock, who traveled with me in almost every single region, is an excellent cook, an-" Ash replied, but he got interrupted by Cilan.
"I'm more interesting in meeting this May," Cilan said, looking at Ash. Ash felt different after Cilan said her name.
"May… She loves food, an-" Ash said, but once again, Cilan interrupted him.
"This May… you have been talking about her a lot," Cilan said, and Ash felt somewhat uncomfortable. Something happened to him when somebody mentioned her name. It was both a feeling he had felt before and haven't felt before.
"She owns the second half of your ribbon, right? The ribbon that you have in your pocket, am I right?" he asked Ash, who began to look down, and not into Cilan's gaze. Ash clapped his pockets, and answered.
"Yes, she owns the second half. It's somewhat of a bond between me and her," Ash answered his male Unova companion. Cilan, being who he was, was somewhat of an expert of many things, which includes fishing and science.
"That is very interesting. Do you know anything about her?" Cilan asked, and Ash looked up at Cilan.
"What do you mean by that?" Ash asked interested in what Cilan meant about that.
"I'm just asking if you know anything about her, on a more personal level," Cilan responded, and Ash began to think. Did he know that much about May? When he thought over it, he didn't know that much about her. Even though both of them travelled together for two regions, Ash had never asked her that much. He trained and she trained, for battling and contests respectively. Cilan looked at his friend, who didn't look back at him.
"I don't know that much about her," Ash said, with a low voice. They got served their food, and Cilan started eating. Cilan had stopped asking Ash, for some reason. Ash ate his ramen, while Cilan ate his steak. Ash looked up at Cilan, who didn't meet his gaze. He had been talking about a friend for a long time, but it was a friend he barely knew. May was different from his other travelling companions. He knew everything about Brock because they had travelled together for ages. He knew Misty very well, since she never trained for herself. He and Misty trained together, and not separately. Tracey was somebody he knew quite well. They usually had long conversations when Ash got back home. Max usually played with Ash's Pokemon and he was always interested in watching Ash train instead of May. Dawn didn't have many rivals to train with, unlike May, so she trained with Ash. Iris and Cilan were also training with him all the time, so he knew them. But he and May were always separate, never spending too much time together. When they were walking from city to city, he was talking with Max about previous adventures and battling strategies, while May talked with Brock about food and stores.
"That May, she is the one that loved ramen, right?" Cilan asked, holding a fork with a piece of beef, pointing it towards Ash.
"Yes, she loved ramen," Ash replied, and Cilan nodded. Cilan went back to eating, while Ash began picking on his food.
"Yeah… I know that she loves ramen…" Ash said, but only high enough that he could hear it, and not Cilan.
(Maybe we should use some electricity on him. That will wake him up) Corphish said. Some of the Pokemon gave him nasty glares.
(What? Pikachu has done that a bunch of times) He said, but the others just ignored him. Corphish hated being ignored, but he figured out that he could just go back to his pond. The rest of them were gathered around Ash, who was unconscious. The Munchlax that hit him was back up and he was standing up.
(Are you alright, Munchlax?) Squirtle asked the Munchlax. The Munchlax ignored Squirtle and ran over to Snorlax, who was still sleeping. Snorlax didn't even hear the crash that Kingler and Munchlax created. The Munchlax sat down, next to Snorlax, and slept as well. Squirtle, who had been looking for someone to recruit the whole day, was disappointed. Ash could hear some of his Pokemon talking, and arguing. His head was resting on something soft and comfortable. He opened his eyes, and all the Pokemon around him closed their mouths and looked at him. He touched his stomach, and it hurt. He must have fallen on something sharp because he felt he had a cut. He tried standing up, but fell right back. Then he heard someone.
"Don't move Ash," a female person said. Ash heard the voice, but he failed to recognize who it was. The female person put her hands on his chest, and she carefully put him back, onto the pillow. Ash knew that the person who talked to him was somebody he knew, but he couldn't figure it out. His head was spinning for the moment. Ash was back in the position he fell on. The female person carefully put her hand into Ash's cheeks, and Ash could fell the warmth coming from her hand.
"Don't worry Ash, it will be alright," the female person said, and Ash knew who it was.
"May?" he said, and he managed to open his eyes again. He saw May, on her knees, right next to him, holding her hand onto his cheeks. Ash looked at her, and he tried to stand up, but he fell right back again, due the pain from his stomach. What was she doing here?
"You need to be still Ash," she said. She took up Ash's jacket and shirt. Many of the Pokemon backed away when they saw the scar on Ash's chest. It was long, but he wasn't bleeding. May touched the wound, and Ash moved a bit. May saw that it hurt a lot, so she pulled out a bandage from the med-kit, which was right next to her.
"I am going to tend your wound now. You will be alright Ash," she said, and Ash saw that Bayleaf came to help. Bayleaf used her vines to turn Ash, while May put on the bandage on his chest and his back. After a couple of minutes of pain, Ash was bandaged. He felt better and he had a feeling rushing through his body. May stood up, and she ran in with the med-kit. Infernape and Heracross helped Ash stand again, and he could still feel a bit pain, but it didn't hurt as much as before. Ash thanked his two Fighting types, and he saw May come back out again. Ash looked at her, and she was very different since the last time he saw her. She was just as tall as him now, she had bigger curves and she had bigger breasts then before. She was also a bit slimmer then before. Ash looked at her differences, and he knew immediately that May knew what he was looking at. Ash looked away, a bit ashamed, but May didn't seem to mind that.
"Nice to meet you again Ash," she said, and she went up to him. Ash looked at her again, and she was wearing a green bandanna, a red orange sleeveless T-shirt with a black collar, black bike shorts, and red and white sneakers. She also carried a green waist bag, just as the last time he last her, back in Unova. Ash didn't look at what she was wearing, but he looked at her face. Her ocean blue eyes, they were special. He didn't hear what she say, so all of his Pokemon that were still standing next to him, coughed to make Ash snap out of it, but he didn't hear it. Pikachu touched his legs, and gave him a bit shock. Ash snapped back into reality, and he realized what happened.
"Hello to you too, May," he said, and he saw some of his Pokemon facepalming. Ash looked at his Pokemon, who were looking at him with disgust. That wasn't something you should say to someone who helped fix you up. Ash ignored his Pokemon, and he reached out his hand, to shake her hand. May looked at it, and Ash did as well. May leaped, and Ash got a surprise. She jumped into him, giving him a hug. Ash, who was surprised by this, didn't know what he should do. Her arms were around his neck, and he put her hands on her back.
"I missed you," she said. The feeling he got was still rushing around in his body. What was the feeling?
"Iiii missed you too, May," Ash stammered, and they broke apart. He felt somewhat different. He had so many questions to ask her. Did she remember the last time they interacted? Ash didn't realize that Brock was standing near the double door, looking at the two of them.
"Ehm, am I interrupting?" Brock said, and May turned around and looked Brock. Ash and May realized that they were standing very close to each other, and May stepped away from Ash.
"No, you are not interrupting," May said. She was slightly blushing, something Ash didn't see. She had been missing Ash for months, and when they first met, Brock had to interrupt. She had a lot of questions to ask Ash, ever since they last saw each other, that night in Unova.
"Will the two of you come in? We are going to give you something Ash," Brock said, and walked inside. May turned her head a bit, and Ash saw her head moving. May smiled to him, and the two of them walked inside. May stopped right before she went inside the double door, and she threw out a Poke Ball. The Poke Ball opened up, and out came a Glaceon. It was both blue and light blue, and it was an ice-type. May smiled to her Glaceon, before she and Ash went inside. Glaceon looked at the other Pokemon, who quickly split up, walking different ways. The Pokemon that were going to join up with Ash; Sceptile, Totodile, Gliscor, Gible and Staraptor went to prepare themselves for another journey. Blaziken walked over to her Hoenn friends, Swellow and Torkoal, while Glaceon just stood there, looking at Pikachu, who wasn't moving at all. Squirtle and Bulbasaur were watching from a distant, under the tree were Gliscor used to be in.
"Maybe I shoul-," Squirtle said, but he quickly got interrupted by Bulbasaur.
"No, please stop that. It's very annoying when you ask others," Bulbasaur said. He was annoyed by Squirtle asking people to join his band. Squirtle loved playing music, and that was something he did while he was part of the Squirtle Squad.
"I'm not talking about the band. I want to ask her where Wartortle is. You should ask her where Venusaur is" Squirtle said. Bulbasaur thought of May's Venusaur. She used to be at Oak's ranch, but once it got recalled by May when she was travelling, Bulbasaur never saw Bulbasaur again. From what he heard from Staraptor and Torterra, it was a Venusaur when they saw it during the Wallace Cup.
May walked after Ash into the laboratory. He looked very different when they last saw each other. Ash wasn't as muscular and tall when she last saw him. He was much stronger now, something she saw while she fixed him. She managed to take a good look at his stomach and his muscular chest. She began to blush a bit, and she was happy that Ash didn't see it. They finally got into the laboratory, where they saw Professor Oak, Brock and Tracey waiting for them.
"So I assume that you've met May, Ash?" Oak said, and Ash nodded. Ash looked at the table, where he saw his PokeDex on the table. Oak usually updated his Pokedex when he went on another adventure.
"Why did you want me to come here?" Ash asked the three of them. He assumed that he was going to get some information, about the tournament, but also the de-evolution problem.
"We are going to give you some information about your journey. May, you don't need to listen to this again," Oak replied, and he looked at May. Ash was somewhat surprised, as he saw both Brock and Tracey be surprised. Oak must have told May this before, without Brock and Tracey knowing it. She nodded, and walked towards the door.
"I think Ash's mom, Delia, has something you can do," Oak said, and May looked at him. She smiled to him, and her gaze went to Ash. She smiled to him too, who smiled back to her. She walked outside, leaving Ash with Oak, Brock and Tracey. Ash watched the door close.
"We have some information about this tournament and an upgraded Pokedex for you," Tracey said, and Ash's mind got back to place.
"Oh, what is the new information?" Ash asked, and Brock took a note from the table. He began to read from the note.
"A trainer that is going to compete in the Millennium Cup has to meet up in Celadon City, where they will find more information. The ability to sign up will close Thursday, which is two days by now," Brock said, and Ash nodded. Oak seemed to get quite restless and he said:
"Let us just give Ash the guidebook," he said, and Brock stopped reading. Oak walked to Ash, and handed him a guidebook. Ash looked at the guidebook, and it had images of a Hariyama, a Kaubtops, an Ursaring, a Galvantula and a Magmortar battling each other, and the headline: "The Millennium Cup: Rules Guidebook"
"So I have to read the rules?" Ash asked them, and all three of them nodded simentenuiansly. Ash took a deep breath, as he looked at the guidebook. Now he had to read all the rules. It wasn't that bad really, as he was going to travel alone.
"Yes, but we need to do this fast," Tracey responded, and he went back Ash, and pushed him towards the table, where the Pokedex was placed.
"As you probably know, the PokeDex has been upgraded with a lot of different updates. It can now check health and moves from the Pokemon you can, it can take videos and photos and it can do so much more then that," Brock said, and he gave Ash his new PokeDex. It was dark-blue, and it was just like his previous Unova dex. It felt the same, just like his previous Pokedex.
"But the most important update in this Pokedex, is the ability to send Pokemon back and forth," Tracey said, and Ash opened his mouth, but was shut down by Oak.
"You see Ash, this Pokedex lets you send a Pokemon back to us, while we can send one back to you. This Pokedex also allows you to talk with us, so we know what Pokemon you want in return," Brock said, and Ash nodded. That would be very handy, as he was sure going through caves, where his Pokemon would turn tired after a while.
"That's all we got for you Ash. You better find your Pokemon, and go back to your mother. You can't leave without saving goodbye to Delia," Oak continued, and Ash nodded once again. Ash went out the same way he and May went in, but he stopped before he reached the door.
"Wait, what about de-evolution? No information?" Ash said. De-evolution was the only reason why he even went to this tournament, and without information, it would be pointless.
"We know almost nothing about de-evolution, so it is your job to find information about it," Oak answered, and Ash nodded for the third and final time. He was going to be alone for most of the time, so he had plenty of time to look for the problem. He went out the back-door, while Tracey and Brock went out the front door, headed for Ash's house and his eventual departure. Oak sat down, at the nearest chair, holding his hand on his head.
Ash was back in the garden, and he said good-bye to his remaining Pokemon. He told them that they were all going to join him, at some point. Ash took out his five Poke Balls, so he could return Sceptile, Totodile, Staraptor, Gliscor and Gible. Holding a Poke Ball felt weird for him. It was long time since he last held one, and it didn't feel natural. Ash recalled his five Pokemon, and he tried to see where Pikachu was.
(If you are looking for Pikachu, you need to go back home) Corphish said, standing right next to Ash. Ash looked at the pond, and he saw that Buizel was relaxing in it, which meant Corphish was out of time. Ash knew what Corphish meant. Even though he didn't understand when they try to speak to him, he still understands them.
"Thanks Corphish," Ash said, and gave him a pat on the back. Ash ran back home, holding his five Pokemon, ready for another adventure.
After a couple of minutes, he was finally back. He saw Brock, Oak, Tracey, Pikachu and Glaceon standing there, waiting for him. The three of them didn't say a word, while Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder, ready. Ash leaned down, and patted Glaceon on her back.
"Hello Glaceon. It's been a very long time since I've seen you," Ash said, and smiled to Glaceon. Glaceon was one of the strongest Pokemon May owned, and Ash still remembered the Eevee she owned back in Kanto. Ash heard someone step out the door, and it was May and his mom. May's outfit was different, as it was now all blue and white (NOTE: The same clothing as Sapphire from Pokemon Adventures.) The color matched her ocean-blue eyes perfectly. Ash snapped out of it, as his caught Pikachu loading up his electricity. Ash looked at his mom. She was holding a medium sized bag. It was bigger then his previous bags, but it wasn't too big. Delia handed the bag over to her son.
"You have everything you need in this bag Ash. Boxers, swimming trunks, sleeping bag and more I don't want to tell in front of the others," Delia said, and Ash got a bit red around his cheeks, as Tracey laughed a bit in the background, while May laughed a bit as well. Ash put the bag on his back and he gave his mother a hug. He held out his hand to shake hands with Oak, Tracey and Brock, right after he let go of his hug with his mom. Oak, Brock and Tracey shook his hand.
"Your Pokemon will be fine," Tracey said, and Ash nodded. He knew that all of his Pokemon would be in good hands. Tracey was still taking care of his Pokemon when he was travelling.
"Wish I could travel with you Ash, but I still got work to do, both here and in Pewter City," Brock spoke, and Ash nodded, for the second time. He was off on another adventure, and for the third time, it was without Brock. It really wasn't the same without him.
"Hope you find what you are looking for," Oak spoke, and Ash nodded. Ash turned to May, holding his hand out to shake her hand as well.
"It was good seeing you again," Ash said, holding out his hand.
"Yeah, it sur-," May spoke, but she stopped the sentence, as Ash turned his head around. Brock coughed and Ash saw Brock make eye contact with him. He didn't even need to say anything, he knew what Brock meant. Ash shook his head, and for a while, Brock and Ash made weird head movements, which made the others question what they were doing. It was like the two of them could read each others mind, and when Brock took a step forward, Ash gave him a look, which could be translated to: "OK! I'll do it!" Pikachu knew what was going on, and he laughed.
"I'm sorry for that May. It was just Brock-," he looked at Brock, with some form of anger in his eyes. "Iii wasss hust wonderiinngg…" Ash stammered. Brock facepalmed, something Ash couldn't see. Why was he stammering? He had never stammered before when he was talking to his friends. May knew what Ash was going to ask her.
"If I want to join you on another adventure?" May said, and Ash nodded, breathing slowly.
"I would love too. I am going to Celadon City as well," May said, and Ash turned around, with an open mouth. He looked at Oak, but before he could speak, Tracey stepped in.
"You must leave now, Ash, May. You only have two days before time runs out," Tracey said, and before Ash could say anything, Tracey pushed them towards the exit of Pallet Town. Ash tried to stop, but May grabbed his arm, pulling him towards the exit. She waved to Oak, Tracey, Brock and Delia, who waved back. Glaceon soon followed after them, along with Pikachu, and Ash was now on another adventure, with a companion he didn't think would join him, in a thousand years.
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