Finally, a small time frame that allows me to publish. Quickly before the it vanishes from me again!
You know, it's really hard to make an alternate personality of an existing character without sounding like a kid. Go too far and you have an unlikeable character. Not as much would mean OOC in multi reality terms. Were operating in two worlds people, not everything will be the same. Now for the story.
Chapter 9: Void of Displacement
Ash woke up from a trip to the Pokeworld into his bed. He managed to win a lottery there and won a full expense paid trip to Alola. A tropical region that resembles Hawaii. Tomorrow there, he will be on a nice vacation.
However, right now this was not the case. It was the morning after the events last night. Ash took roughly an hour before he got back and fell into the bed. No decency to even clean up until he awoke way past breakfast. He immediately gobbled down a light meal so he could enjoy lunch later.
After making sure Pikachu is okay, he went out of the school. Today was a Sunday so they have at least 12 hours before sleep and classes tomorrow. Ash decided to occupy his time by going around Viridian City. The real one, not the Pokeworld one.
As Ash dropped on a bench in the park, he sighed as he remembered the events the previous night.
Ash sat on a sturdy ventilation system and watched Lillie carefully as she petted the Pokemon in front of him. Pikachu looked on from his spot at the strange girl. Lillie herself was quiet until she spoke.
"What do you know about these… creatures?" She asked, trying not to offend the one who clearly knows something.
"They're called Pokemon. Not as a species but more as a term. There are at least hundreds of different kinds." Ash explained.
Lillie looked at the Pokemon next to her with a blank face. "I see… this is Nebby"
It was Ash's turn to ask a question. Equivalent Exchange and all. "What was that thing you used to get rid of Serperior and Gyarados." The girl's face changed slightly as she gave a questioning look. "Species name. Helps identify Pokemon."
She nodded as she looked out into the distance. Ash really wished he had minor mind reading powers that most psychic types seem to have. Ash looked at Pikachu for a bit, feeling a little nostalgic. In the Pokeworld he could act like a kid and relieve stress by pokemon battles. But that wasn't here. In this world, his best buddy didn't feel as important of some reason. He didn't like that.
He snapped out of his thoughts as he managed to hear Lillie speaking again. "Pokemon aren't from around here are they? They're too alien." She asked. Ash didn't really know how to answer that but he figured he'd tell the truth.
"Yeah. As far as I know, they come from an alternate reality." Ash said and pointed at the Pokemon. "I can safely say that I don't know what that species is."
Lillie's mouth moved ever so slightly to a small frown. "You wouldn't know. He came out of nowhere through a wormhole."
'Wormhole? That doesn't sound like Hoopa' "Where did he appear then?"
"My room, I screamed when I saw him. Never seen my brother move inside so fast in my life. Mother kicked the door down screaming at whoever could have defiled me. Neither of them have seen Nebby."
Ash struggled to keep his laughing volume lest someone investigates the roof. The implied scenario left nothing to imagination. When he finished, he looked at a lightly flushed Lillie.
"Not funny" she said. Her face got even redder. Somewhere in the female dorm, Serena muttered about 'enemy blondes, kuudere' in her sleep. Ash shook his head with a small smile.
"I'll help when I learn more about him." He stood up and walked back to the stairs. "I'll be going back to sleep. Try not to get caught, okay." Ash said. Behind him, Lillie nodded slightly.
The teenage boy looked up at the cloudy sky as it lulled by from his position. Ash for the first time in a while, thought about his life. He still didn't know what Lillie had done to let her see Pokemon. Hell, he didn't even figure out what to do just to find the damn phoenix legend. The things yesterday with the Pokemon boom was time consuming, that he didn't really get anything done.
"C'mon girl. Give us a chance and we'll show you a good time." a male voice said suggestively.
"Give me a good time, I'd rather shove a gun up your ass without the safety." a fierce female voice retorted harshly.
"Babe, please we'll make it worth your while." Another male voice pleaded.
"The only way you could make it worth my time is to shut up and fuck off."
Ash looked from his seat on the bench and saw a purple haired girl being mobbed by three boys. She wore a simple yellow tank top with the words 'no one's bitch' on the back and green camo shorts. Her twin tailed hair was in the shape of drills of all things. The teen could see her twitching with restrained fury. He could see her hand twitching for something that's not there.
"Forget about it." The third boy, a stereotypical jock said as he grabbed the girl's wrist. "Let's have some fu-" he was cut off as his target kneed him in the crotch. It went like clockwork as she uppercuted his jaw and delivered a kick to his torso.
Ash and the other boys flinched as the purple haired girl unleashed punishment. When she finished, the jock was bruised and battered all over. His clothes were damaged a bit that tears could be seen. The supposed victim released a sigh from her outburst and suddenly glared at the other boys.
"You want some of this too?" She had a dangerous glint in her eye that terrified the other boys. Said males immediately went to pick up their friend and dragged him away. With them gone she walked to the closest seat in the vicinity. Ash's area.
"You mind if I sit." She asked. Ash gave her a once over and nodded, moving a bit to the side. The guy watched her curbstomp a jock, he wasn't taking chances. When he scooted over, the girl finally sat down with a relieved expression.
The wind blew as the sounds of nature and other humans filled the air. Ash could see children with their parents going out to play. People going out for exercise or a simple walk. He turned his head to see the girl he now identified as Iris by the name on the bottom portion of her shirt. She had a pair of earphones on while listening to something on her phone.
Ash lost himself to relaxation and thought that his eyes glazed a bit as they looked forward. Well, until he was snapped out of his trance. Iris was clicking her fingers in front of his face.
"Hey pipsqueak, you still there." She asked.
"Yeah" Ash stretched his back and looked at his companion's face.
"You don't happen to know some kid named Ash Ketchum right?"
The Pokemon trainer blinked. "That's me" he said pointing to himself.
"Good, Lillie told me you can help with my… what was it again, Pokemon yeah, Pokemon problem."
"What?"
"I didn't really expect this. Honestly dragon types are a bit out of my league."
The problem Ash was referring to was an odd one. There was a Bagon Iris locked up in her room. She found the poor thing in her forest outside of her home and decided to bring it to school. No one knew of her new pet, they couldn't even see it. What they could see was the damage.
"Dragon type?" Iris asked, curious at the term. Unlike her counterpart. Ash one look at her room and widened his eyes.
"A category term. Pokemon are classified by their elements, main traits. Mostly based on logic. Bagon here is a Dragon type Pokemon, one of the hardest to control.
"So what should I do with him? Because as much as I want a pet, it's getting on my nerves real quick." Iris said as Bagon hit it's head on the wall. The dragon continued bashing against the wall that slowly cracked. The girl grabbed the baby and got it to sit in a chair and tied it with rope. "He keeps trying to wreck the room. It's only thanks to Lillie that it can be repaired."
"Are you sure you want to keep it when the risks outweigh the rewards?" Ash asked as he pulled out his phone. He did need to search something.
"What risks?" Iris raised an eyebrow. "I understand that he is a bit flighty and literally thick headed."
"Bagon's adult form is a Salamence." Ash said as he found what he was looking for. "Top notch predators and one of the few Pokemon that could out speed a jet. They're also quite big and require someone worthy."
Iris looked carefully at the baby in the chair that's trying to gnaw it's way out. Bagon was a bit successful because one strand was starting to fray. The girl looked at the dragon for a bit before turning to Ash. "I'll look for a more safer pet later then. How do we get rid of it?"
"Defeat it of course. Pikachu, use Iron Tail" Ash commanded as his Pokemon burst through the open door. The metallized appendage struck the baby hard. Bagon fainted on the spot and began to disintegrate. Small scales formed from the supposed corpse of the dragon.
"What the hell was that?" Iris said as she reached for something and watched Pikachu. The electric mouse sparked his cheeks at the girl. A simple intimidation tactic, if Iris wasn't the granddaughter of a military veteran. She immediately pulled a M9 from nowhere and pointed at the Pokemon.
"Hey easy! We don't want a fight in here." Ash yelled as he saw hostilities rise. "That's my partner, Pikachu. Pikachu stop threatening her and say hi."
"Pika" Pikachu said as he stopped sparking. Iris raised the gun away from the mouse as a result but kept an eye on it. The girl looked at Ash for a proper explanation.
"He is my Pokemon. Unfortunately you can't train Pokemon properly until you have the correct equipment. Somehow, like every other one, he managed to get here and stay sane."
Iris noted Ash's curious phrasing. "You said sane. What's that supposed to mean?" She holstered the firearm into her pocket and flicked the safety.
The trainer shook his head. "Every other Pokemon I've seen so far has been driven mad. All of them seemed to cause trouble when given the chance. From destruction, flooding to arson." Ash looked at the baby Pokemon's corpse. "Even the babies are in on it.
Ash looked around a bit. "Well, I think I'm overstaying my welcome. Tell me if you need something alright." He said as he walked out the door.
Iris watched the door before closing it. 'You're welcome inside. I'm fine with some company. It's not like I like you or something.'
A pencil was broken in half by the writer. Leaf looked at her friend with a worried expression. "Serena, what's wrong?" She couldn't help but ask.
"Purple hair, twin tailed, tsundere." Serena spoke in a trance like state. As fast as she switched personalities, she returned to normal and blinked. "What happened?"
"Nothing really, you were angry for some reason." The brunette did speak the truth, just not the topic.
The honey blonde looked outside of her window in her room and leered at the sky. Something was happening and she wanted to know what.
Ash was about to enter his room when he was pulled to the side. His shoulders were held in place by Gary. His best friend's had a cross look with a hint of panic. Gary's eyes looked bloodshot.
"Ash bloody Ketchum what the fuck did you do to me!"
If Iris wasn't a brat and an idiot in the anime, I would have thought she was a girl that doesn't take a shit and one of those military addicted nuts. Tobias on the other hand, struck me as a douchebag leading a fraternity club. Worst of the worst I tell you. No one should trust someone who has two or more legendaries in their pocket.
Internet cookies for those who recognize what I'm trying to do. Part of it is word quota and the other is a subplot. Also Ash didn't look in his phone for Pokemon, it's for something else.
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