Champions of Sinnoh
Okay, the second chapter of my new story. There have been some positive responses to this new birth of mine, which I really appreciate. But I do need to make it clear that chapters won't be updated in a fast pace. Those who don't like this and only leave insults can leave and go do something useful with their lives.
Just to clarify any Pokedex description will be up to date with the current generation of games, (for example gen VIII description unless the Pokemon is not in the current game.)
Now let's read!
Chapter 2: A Bonding Team
The next day came very quickly and Dawn groggily stood up from her sleeping bag. Her usual neatly-tied blue hair was amazingly in utter disarray in wild spikes. But for the future coordinator, it was something very common by now. After finishing combing her hair, Dawn heard noises outside the tent. That was when she realized that Ash wasn't in the tent sleeping. The future coordinator could only assume he was already up and training his Pokemon.
That idea made the rookie trainer try to get dress quicker. She certainly didn't want to miss how Ash trained and what kind of Pokemon he had with him. Specially if he was carrying more than six with him.
Now fully dressed and with her blue hair straight and under her white beanie, Dawn walked out of the tent the Sun already in the sky but still in the morning hour. The bluenette looked around to see her male friend only dressed in a black shirt with his blue pants. The trainer from Kanto was in front of a pack of Pokemon, giving some sort of lecture. Dawn couldn't help but notice that Ash was sweating, an obvious sign of a recent work out. And the coordinator could see he was well-developed in the body part for someone his age, his clothes a bit tight against his skin. The teenage girl bit her lower lip thinking about ripping those clothes apart. She shook her head, getting the naughty thoughts away.
"Hey Dawn. Sorry if I woke you up," Ash said towards his friend scratching his head sheepishly. "I've started doing a lot of morning exercises ever since I came back from the Battle Frontier." Dawn didn't really mind. As long as she could see Ash's training next time. And again, the bluenette shook her perverted mind away. She was glad her mother had given her the embarrassing 'talk' long ago.
"No problem, Ash. I might need some training to catch up to you," Dawn said, blushing a second after she said those words. "I…uh, I mean that as a future coordinator I will also need to keep myself in shape." The black-haired trainer knew what she really meant but Ash wasn't going to say anything. After all spending some more time with Dawn wouldn't be something wrong or unhealthy for any of them.
"Well Dawn, you already have a nice shape," Ash commented with a saucy evil grin. He obtained a full blush on his new friend. "But if you want to train with me then it's okay. It's actually a bit refreshing to talk to someone after running." Then the future coordinator realized that at least eight Pokemon were looking at the interaction between the two trainers.
"Wow Ash, are these your Pokemon?" The curious blue-haired girl looked on in amazement. This pack of Pokemon from the other regions came in all shapes and sizes.
"The ones I brought at least," The seasoned trainer said edging closer to his team to start introducing them. "You already know Pikachu and Cyndaquil." The two small Electric and Fire Pokemon greeted Dawn in their Poke-language.
"She's Bayleef," Ash introduced his Grass starter from Johto in her current second form. The Pokemon was quadruped sauropodian standing with her long neck up reaching Dawn's chest, with one single leaf on her forehead. She had a creamy skin with a ring of leaves around her long neck. The Grass Pokemon sniffed at the new traveling companion of her trainer. Dawn could almost feel like she was been scrutinized by an overprotective sister. Ash scratched his head, "Yeah, she is a bit overprotective of me."
"Bayleef, the Leaf Pokemon, and the evolved form of Chikorita. A spicy aroma emanates from around its neck. The aroma acts as a stimulant to restore health."
"He's Totodile." Ash introduced his Water Pokemon, also from the region of Johto. He was a small blue-and-white-scaled bipedal crocodile with a giant maw. He was constantly jumping and dancing with a lot of enthusiasm. Dawn wondered if Ash would let her borrow Totodile for a contest. Such charisma would definitely be appreciated by the judges and audience.
"Totodile, the Big Jaw Pokemon. Despite the smallness of its body, Totodile's powerful well-developed jaws are capable of crushing anything. Even its Trainer must be careful."
"He's Glalie." The trainer from Kanto now showed his Ice Pokemon from Hoenn. His once Snowrunt was now a floating head with two horns at the top and a mean look. His entire floating body was made out of thick ice.
"Glalie, the Face Pokemon and the evolved form of Snorunt. Glalie has a body of ice that won't melt even under direct fire. It can instantly freeze moisture in the atmosphere and drap itself in an armor of ice."
"He's Swellow." Ash now said to his fully-evolved Flying Pokemon from Hoenn. He was a tall bird with magnificent black, red and white feathers reaching as tall as Ash's hip.
"Swellow, the Swallow Pokemon and the evolved form of Taillow. Swellow dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. It catches its prey with sharp claws."
"She's Donphan." Dawn looked at the Ground-type Pokemon. She was grey-skinned elephant-esque Pokemon with a black armor running through her trunk and her back. She had two small but sharp tusks coming from her mouth.
"Donpan, the Armor Pokemon, and the evolved form of Phanpy. If Donphan were to tackle with its hard body, an entire house could be destroyed. Using its massive strength the Pokemon helps clear rock amd mud slides that block mountain trails."
"And last but certainly not least, he's Sceptile." Ash introduced his fully-evolved Grass-type starter from Hoenn. It was a bipedal green Pokemon as tall as his trainer with a long tail with spikes like a tree branch. On each forearm two leaves protruded. The Pokemon looked a bit like a dinosaur and had a small toothpick hanging from his mouth. Dawn felt Sceptile was the both arrogant but perceptive type of Pokemon. One that had power for showing off and help others.
"Sceptile, the Forest Pokemon, and the evolved form of Grovyle. The leaves growing on Sceptile's body are very sharp-edged. This Pokemon is very agile, and leaps of branches of trees to attack his foe from above."
"I can't believe how many Pokemon you have." The bluenette stated still in shock by the variety of types. And her guts were telling her that this trainer had more yet to show.
"Hey Dawn, why don't we train both Piplup and Totodile against their weaknesses?" Ash suggested towards his travelling companion. "I've been training my Pokemon against both their weak spots and their strong spots so if you want to join us, you are more than welcomed." The future coordinator didn't have to think twice about it. The offer of making her Pokemon stronger wasn't something she would let fly away with her first contest right around the corner.
"That sounds great!" Dawn said with a lot of enthusiasm, grabbing her only Pokeball "Go Piplup!" The Water starter from Sinnoh showed up looking quite confident. He instantly shuddered in fear after been faced with almost a dozen of giant Pokemon, at least compared to his size. "Listen up Piplup, we are going to try and make you strong against your weakness. What do you say?" The Penguin pumped his small arms ready to go. He wanted to train as much as he could.
Now Piplup stood next to Totodile, the other Pokemon separated from them so to not receive any unintentional damage.
"Okay Pikachu, start things with one of your low Thunderbolt!" Ash ordered knowing how much power his starter wielded after seen him topple a Regice. The Electric starter gathered electricity and fired it off in the form of yellow lightnings. The voltaic hastily hit the two Water creatures, making them grunt. But they remained standing on their feet.
"Now Sceptile, Bullet Seed and Bayleef, Razor Leaf!" Ash commanded now. Pikachu switched places with his two fellows, who soon got into action unleashing their respective attacks. The seeds hit Totodile and the leaves hit Piplup. The two were harmed with nasty cuts and bruises but still stood firm.
"Now Glalie, use Ice Shard!" Ash ordered without mercy. While Ice wasn't a weakness to them, it was one of their resistances, it was still a productive way to make them even more resistant to those move. The Ice Pokemon unleashed a barrage of icicles from his mouth, hitting both Pokemon. Now Piplup was really panting in exertion. Amazingly, Totodile just started dancing as always. It was clear that the Pokemon from Johto came to Sinnoh to not be put down so easily.
"Cyndaquil and Donphan!" Ash said to his own Pokemon. Dawn remained watching the show, Piplup standing now against Ash's Pokemon. She wanted to see how powerful all of Ash's Pokemon were but she didn't want Piplup to overdo himself in the way. "Now guys, I want you two to try to resist the water attacks all that you can, understood?" The two Pokemon nodded ready for action.
"Guys, ready?" Dawn asked to the Water starters, who stood at ready. "Use Water Gun!" The two Pokemon obeyed the command, firing the Water moves towards Cyndaquil and Donphan. The two stood their ground, not showing any sign of pain. The double attack ended after a couple of seconds leaving them drenched.
"How are you doing guys?" Ash asked towards his Fire and Ground Pokemon. They responded without having a lot of scratches on themselves. Ash smiled. While Water was one of their weaknesses, it wasn't the only one. "Now, we are going to work on your other week spots." The trainer from Kanto looked at his team with contagious determination.
"Totodile, start using Scald on Cyndaquil and Glalie use Ice Beam on Donphan!" The Pokemon obeyed their trainer shocking Dawn by his decision. Now he was really ordering the stronger moves. Cyndaquil took the high-pressured stream of hot water while Donphan took the powerful three-arc ice attack. The Pokemon stood their ground containing the first waves against their weaknesses. But after some time their legs were shaking, getting weaker.
"Okay guys, stop attacking." Ash ordered, Totodile and Glalie following. "Are you two okay?" The two Pokemon from Johto nodded but their deep panting wasn't a good sign. "That's great but I don't want to push you very hard. You can have a rest now" Donphan and Cyndaquil walked back, lying in the grass and taking a breather.
"Sceptile come!" The fully-evolved Grass Pokemon appeared in the blink of an eye. It amazed Dawn by the sheer speed. Nothing she had ever seen could move so fast. Ash, on the other hand, was too used to the blurring velocity of his friend. He didn't choose Sceptile to come because he was weak, all the opposite, he was the closest to Pikachu and Charizard's level of strength to fight against Legendary Pokemon. His encounter against the wild Deoxys and Brandon's Regirock were proof enough. "Now use Brick break on Glalie!" Sceptile shot forward in the blink of an eye, his fist shinning in white. The Fighting type move was rather recently developed but it could be devastating. It hit Glalie like a ton of brick, leaving a nasty crack injury on him and a bit dizzy.
Ash flinched a bit by that. Good thing his Gecko Pokemon was holding back. Otherwise his Ice-type would no longer be awake and in need of a Super Potion.
"Glalie, answer with Ice Shard!" Glalie fired off his Ice move, the icicle volley leaving his mouth. Sceptile crossed his arms in x-formation and received the rain of icicles head on, not once muttering a single mourn of complaint by the awful sensations. "Turn up… or better turn down the heat with Blizzard!" The frozen gale doubled its intensity, a chilling sensation spreading across the clearing. Now frostbite was clinging to the Grass-type's skin on his arms and even some on his scaly body. But he stood still and unwavering. Ash nodded. All of his Pokemon were doing fine.
"Now Totodile, use Dragon Claw on Glalie!" Totodile jumped his right claw shinning teal and purple and smacking Glalie hard. While Ice wasn't weak to Dragon-type moves, it was better to be prepared for anything unexpected. Glalie remained floating even with his bruises now more prominent on his frozen skin.
"And Glalie, attack with Icy Wind!" The floating Pokemon unleashed a frozen gale of scintillating air, hitting Totodile. The Water starter now panted no longer happily jumping around. The attack had done some damage.
"Okay Totodile, Sceptile, take a rest." Ash said to his two tired Pokemon. His eyes turned towards Pikachu and Swellow.
"Okay Pikachu and Swellow!" The two Pokemon stepped forward. Now Swellow would train against his two main weaknesses. "Guys, alternate between using Thunderbolt and Ice Shard towards Swellow," Ash then looked at his Normal/Flying Pokemon. "Be ready, Swellow and let me know if it's too much." The Pokemon from Hoenn nodded. Sparks and ice shards started flying away from the combined assault on Swellow. Yet the Flying Pokemon refused to give in.
After a couple of minutes, Swellow flapped his wings, indicating he had had his fair share of blasts for now. Ash raised his hand, his team stopping their attacks.
"Now Swellow, use Aerial Ace on Bayleef!" The aven-haired trainer ordered. The regional bird of Hoenn blinked in and out of existence at blurring speeds, covered in a white stella. The second form Grass Pokemon stood ready, receiving the almost instantaneous super fast attack head on. But she stood not ready to show weakness in front of her trainer. Ash smiled by his Pokemon' determination. All of them had the determination to get stronger. "Okay Glalie, now you use Ice Beam!" The freezing move hit Bayleef but the Grass Pokemon didn't flinch holding the painful sensations.
The training excersise kept on for some time, Ash making his Pokemon alternate between one another. All the time, Dawn and Piplup observed everything developing with curious eyes. The new coordinator and her water starter were obviously trying to absorb as much as they could from the experienced trainer of Kanto. But more so, Dawn couldn't help but look at Ash with admiration. His mere presence inspired command on his Pokemon. And they all obeyed him without doubting or questioning. That kind of bond between trainer and Pokemon was not something earnt from day to night. It must have taken a lot of time.
The bluenette only hoped to one day have that same kind of union with her team.
Now the Pokemon remained on the ground after enough hours of training to last an entire lifetime. Ash was also sitting in the grass resting for the day. Dawn sat next to him.
"Ash that was incredible!" The blue-eyed girl said her tone a bit overexcited. Ash chuckled by her antics. She certainly looked cute when eager about something.
"Thanks Dawn. I hope tomorrow you will be ready. As I've shown you, I really don't hold back on my training sessions." The trainer from Kanro said his tone serious. Dawn looked determined and also eager.
"You won't need to hold back. You can give it all to me," Dawn said very confident but without thinking the words she just blurted out. A second later her face hit red by her comment. "Uh, I mean..." Ash couldn't hold it and laughed.
"It's not funny!" Dawn pouted folding her arms over her ample chest. The teenage boy regained his composure. Sometimes Dawn was very special. That was why Ash wanted to help her in her journey.
"I'm sorry Dawn. But you really need to think what you want to say," Ash suggested. "Don't worry though. With you on training clothes, I will keep myself in check."
"You are such a brat." The bluenette coordinator stated playfully nudging Ash in the arm.
"Yes Dawn, we are friends." The raven-haired trainer responded with mirth, trying not to tease Dawn too much. After traveling for five years with female companions, Ash knew when to talk and when to be silent.
The two trainers spent the following days training all of their Pokemon, making them strong against every attack they had and also making them learn a few new moves. Piplup certainly got a lot of benefits from the more-experienced fellows from the other regions. Now he knew Whirlpool, Aqua Jet and Drill Peck. While none of Ash's Pokemon evolved during the process, he was certain some only needed a small push to finally cross that threshold.
Of course, the Pokemon weren't the only one who trained to become the very best. As promised, Dawn started her physical training with Ash at morning. It was a bit hard at first considering the coordinator had little experience in jogging or any kind of exercise all together. On the other hand, Ash had been running through three regions without stopping. But if the young girl could find something to laugh at was that her training outfit did the effect of making Ash blush. Ash could be a great trainer but he was still a hormonal teenager. Not that she had any room to talk. Her mind had being taken her to weird scenarios with Ash in them.
But as the days passed, the bluenette trainer couldn't help but open up to Ash about herself. She couldn't stop feeling that she was getting closer to her new boy friend. Even if they just knew each other for no longer than two weeks. All about her dream of becoming a coordinator and to follow on her mother's steps into fame. Dawn even explained Ash about some embarrassing incidents of her childhood, like her phobia to Plusle and Minus because they had ruined her hair. But Ash didn't make fun of her. And Ash seemed to follow her example, telling Dawn about many of his adventures in Kanto, The Orange Island, Johto, Hoenn and the Battle Frontier. Every little detail, Dawn absorbed it like a sponge. The black-haired trainer also explained some of his own personal incidents, most of them related to Gary trying to make fun of him. Dawn more than ever sympathized with her new best friend
But considering the constant teasing between each other, one would think of them to be more than just friends.
Currently the two teenagers were resting under the shadow of a tree having launch. Ash's Pokemon rested nearby, now with two new recent additions. One was a small dark brown bird called Starly. Ash had found a crowd of them near a lake and captured the one he currently had just by using Pikachu. The other addition was the Grass starter from Sinnoh Turtwig, a small quadruped green Pokemon with a brown carapace and a small tree branch on his head. The Grass Pokemon had been a bit of a troublemaker of the forest. But Glalie made sure to cool him down in less than a second. The two new members of Ash's team soon got familiar with their more-experienced Pokemon friends and were more than ready to improve themselves and become unbeatable.
As the two trainers had a peaceful launch in a nice cloudless day, a small-sized thing hoped in front of them from the bushes. It looked like a brown bunny with yellow turfs of fur. One of her ears was folded. The Native Pokemon from Sinnoh looked at the trainer with curiosity in her amber eyes.
"It's a Buneary," Dawn stated bringing out her pink Pokedex. Despite already knowing about this particular Pokemon, she still had to scan it so it would be properly checked in the Pokedex list. She saw Ash was doing the same with his own red-and-black device.
"Buneary, the Rabbit Pokemon. Buneary can attack by rolling up their ears and then striking with the force created by unrolling them. This atack becomes stronger with training." Dawn checked the description with a smile of triumph. Now it was the chance to prove her powers. And luckily she would catch the cute Pokemon for her first contest. Ever since she was a child, Dawn had wanted her own Buneary and now was her perfect chance. "Ash can I catch it?" The black-haired trainer looked at his girl friend with an eyebrow raised.
"You don't have to ask for permission. Just catch it," Ash replied. "All wild Pokemon are free game to any trainers."
"Sorry, I'm just too excited!" Dawn apologized, looking at her napping starter. "Let's go Piplup!" The water starter instantly jumped awake, ready for a battle. The extra training had really paid off.
"Use Bubble Beam!" The bluenette ordered, her starter firing the barrage of bubbles. Buneary crossed her arms in front of her and survived the explosive barrage with small scratches. But Dawn wasn't taken aback. That made things a bit more interesting.
"Piplup, Water Gun!" The blue-eyed coordinator ordered. Her starter shot the stream of water from his peck. But the Normal-type Pokemon jumped high into the sky.
"It used Bounce." Ash commented studying every move with a critical eye courtesy of his years as a veteran.
"Come on Piplup, we can do it!" Dawn said to her starter. But then, the Rabbit Pokemon jumped forward, her ears hitting Piplup like fists. Once Buneary finished her move, the starter started swaying from side to side dizzy.
"That was Dizzy Punch," Ash stated looking at the fight with a clinical eye. For the last months the future Pokemon Master became more familiar with other moves in case he had to train his Pokemon against them or to use them in a battle "Now Piplup can't fight" Dawn wanted to curse. She recalled her starter feeling so useless. How was she supposed to become a coordinator that way? So much training had been useless.
She felt Ash taking her hand with his own, making her look up to him with surprise in her cute eyes.
"Don't worry Dawn. I'll handle it" Ash casually said towards his girl friend. That had the effect of making Dawn blush brighter than a ruby. The boy trainer gave one of his trademark confident smiles. He looked at his resting team of Pokemon on the sideline. "Pikachu!" The Electric starter jolted into the field, sparks flying from his red cheeks. But now Buneary didn't look so serious. She was hiding her face behind her hands. Call him mad but was it red in the face?
"Is that Buneary blushing?" Ash asked almost not believing it could be something possible. Pikachu was just as clueless as his trainer in this regard.
"I think Buneary likes Pikachu." Dawn stated now with a grin. It could be quite cliché situation but it didn't make the situation any less interesting.
"Then I guess I'll give her Pikachu," The experienced trainer said with a smirk, confusing Dawn by his statement. "Okay Pikachu, get closer to Buneary." The Electric starter walked forward with no evil intention. That made Buneary blush even harder.
"Now hug her!" Pikachu literally hugged his opponent without hesitation. The inflow of emotions was too much for the small Rabbit Pokemon, who passed out with swirls on her eyes.
Dawn was just speechless. Pikachu didn't even land an attack and still won. Talk about luck or power.
"What in the actual hell?!" The bluenette asked completely out for a loop. Her blue eyes were firm on her friend. "How is that even possible?" The experienced trainer just shrugged his shoulders. He just took the hunch.
"Now why don't you catch her?" Ash asked towards his female companion. Dawn almost face-palmed after forgetting why she was arguing with her best friend in the first place.
"Pokeball, catch!" The future coordinator threw her empty Pokeball. The knocked out Pokemon was instantly swallowed and became the first captured member of Dawn's team.
"You will have to teach me how Pikachu did that." Dawn stated towards Ash.
"If you want a hug you just have to ask." Ash teased again. And again he received a red-face cute trainer. The black-haired trainer couldn't help but laugh a bit by his friend's antics. Dawn was just too easy to tease. And she looked cute when she blushed or tried to be angry at him.
The two best friends picked their things up and went back on their path with new Pokemon with them. And they were ready for more.
Notes from Chapter 2:
I gave Ash some of the Pokemon I liked the most from his journey.
Dawn caught her Buneary. But definitely not like the Anime version.
The two future winners have made some new friends for their journey. See the next chapters for more of their adventures!