A New Beginning Chapter 3
Hey guys. I completely -ed up on the journey thing. I'm gonna keep it like this. The next stop for the trio is Route 2 and by night they will reach Pewter City. After that, everything will be normal. He will get a Dratini b/c I want him to have a good water Pokémon and a Pokémon that can fly. How? Read and find out! Ash will have one legendary and that will be a baby -, which he will get this chapter. It's gonna be a long one, that's for sure.
Ash stood up from the bench he was sitting on. He had been staring at a picture of Brock on the wall and thinking about his next and first Gym Challenge.
"Will Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town please come get your Pokemon?" The announcer boomed for the second time today.
Ash got up and walked heavily to the counter. His goal was to get to Pewter City by the end of the day. However, even Ash couldn't keep a scowl on his face when he saw his Pokémon. Riolu growled happily and climbed on to Ash's shoulders. Ash grinned and buckled Charmander and Storm's Poke balls to his belt.
"Thanks Nurse Joy." Ash said.
Nurse Joy nodded and moved on to the next patient.
Ash walked into the busy streets of Viridain City. This was entirely different from Pallet Town. All his life he had grown up accustomed to the same neighbors and the small, cozy area. But now, now he was on a whole other level. He ran through the streets of the city admiring the views and sounds. He breathed in all the new odors, while Riolu sat on his backpack, growling at anyone who got close.
When he finally made it to the edge of the city, he could see the winding road of Rout 2 and its river. Ash smiled, happy to be back in familiar territory. His mother had told him that for a 20 long years she had been a trainer, she never got used to the city. Ash mentally nodded, agreeing with her words.
"Hey guys, come on out!" Ash said as he walked along Route 2.
"Pidgeoto!" The majestic bird cried out.
"Charrr!" The red dragon growled.
"Allright guys, we're going to rest today. No more training. You guys did good enough this morning and I want you to know your limits. However feel free to practice your moves on spare things on the ground or rocks.
Riolu chuckled, "They won't stop Ash, it's in every Pokemon's blood to become stronger."
Ash sighed and nodded.
"Sorry Ash, but I won't stop until I learn Flamethrower!" A rough low voice called out in his head, affirming what Riolu just said.
Ash reeled back in shock. "Riolu, did you, did you catch that?"
"I believe that was Charmeleon. Either your bond with them is very, very strong or you are progressing as Aura Guardian." Riolu said, not believing it himself.
Ash spun around and faced the beaming Charmeleon. "Charmeleon?"
"Hello Ash, I finally get to speak with you. It is an honor." Charmeleon growled.
"It is you!" Ash said aloud, not believing his good luck.
"I share the same thoughts as him my trainer." A beautiful feminine sound echoed in his mind.
Ash stifled a gasp. "Storm?"
Storm nodded her head and bowed her wings.
"This is so great! This will come in handy with everything!"
Ash's Pokémon all winced, their trainer is smart, sure, but he can be extremely obnoxious at times. After a few moments of Riolu yelling at him to calm down, Ash stopped his cheering and jumping.
He recomposed himself, "Let's go find a stream and have a picnic there. You must all be famished, after battling Team Rocket."
Everyone was in agreement. Ash and co. soon found themselves along a cozy little river that lead to the ocean. Ash sat down and unpacked his backpack. He touched the Poke-Chow to one of his spare Poke balls and the bag instantly enlarged. He took out the 2 bowls that belonged to Riolu and Storm, and took out a red bowl that fit Charmeleon. Ash poured the Poke-Chow into the 3 bowls and grabbed a sandwich he swiped at the Pokémon Center.
"Well guys, dig in." Ash said with a mouthful of food.
As he ate, Ash thought about all he done so far; catching 2 Pokémon and getting one to evolve without making it to the first gym was impressive. He was finally on his way to become a Pokémon master. Little did he know, his next friend would shock him….big time. [For those of you who think it's a Pikachu, you're wrong. It's something wayyyy better.]
A glint suddenly caught his attention. A circular object was floating down the stream. Ash threw down his sandwich and stood up.
"Come on guys." he muttered, not sure what it was.
Ash and co. walked to the river and knelt by its edge. Ash grabbed a stick and caught the obkect floating past. It was oval, with dark blue crescents cascading over the smooth skin of object. Ash understood, no regular stone looked like this. It had to be a Pokémon egg. But which Pokémon was inside this enigma of an egg? CRACK!
The egg shook once. Ash almost dropped it in surprise. His Pokémon were watching in Complete fascination. Riolu had hopped down from his shoulder's to get a better look. The egg shook again, even more violently this time. Suddenly, the egg exploded into pieces, a single creature flopped heavily on the ground. It was Riolu's size, with silver wings as large as Storm's and blue plates folded along its back. Dark blue crescents surrounded her curious eyes.
"Lugia?" the Pokémon squeaked.
It spotted Ash immediately and walked unsteadily to him. The baby Pokémon flopped onto Ash's lap and fell asleep. Just like that.
"Oh my lord Arceus I don't believe it." Ash said hoarsely "That's a baby Lugia. It is said she appears to the people pure of heart and mind. She's the legendary beast of the sea. I never would've thought…"
Ash shook his head, not hard enough to wake the sleeping baby in his lap but enough to snap his entranced Pokémon back to reality.
"We need to wake her up. She was sent to me for a reason." Ash decided. Although he could capture her right now, he felt better if Lugia was awake and he asked her.
Ash shook the sleeping baby gently.
"Lu?" the baby squeaked, drowsy from sleep.
"Lugia, what are you doing here?" Ash asked in a soothing manner."
Lugia was completely wake by now. She remembered a voice telling her she would meet a human she could trust; a human that would take care of her and love her. Although she was still a baby, she was a Lugia and already knew about Pokémon. She knew about the strange balls a human would throw if they wanted to capture a Pokémon. She didn't know how she knew, she just knew. And she knew this boy was special.
Ash sat still. Until finally, the baby Lugia squealed out, "Lugia! Lugia!"
Ash didn't understand her so he reached into her mind. "Hi Lugia, my name is Ash, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Ash, I become, Your, Pokémon?" the cute baby Pokémon squeaked out. Ash almost fainted with joy. He grabbed a spare Poke ball.
"Of course Lugia, just tap this button right here and we will be friends." Ash managed to croak out.
The baby Lugia sprang forward with such speed Ash almost didn't believe it. It was sucked into the Poke ball and was immediately captured without any resistance. Ash let Lugia out again.
"Lugia!" the little Pokémon crowed. Eurghhh.
A weird noise came from Lugia. The said Pokémon looked down at her silver/blue stomach and squealed out "Ashy I hungry!"
Ash nodded and called to Charmeleon.
"Charmeleon, can you go bring a bottle of milk and a turquoise bowl to me?" Ash asked.
"Charr!"
Charmander went over to Ash's backpack and came back with a bottle of milk and another bowl.
"Charr?"
"Yes that'll do nicely. Thank you. Now you all watch. I am going to feed Lugia and if I'm gone it's your responsibility to feed her. Got it? She's only a baby."
Ash's Pokémon nodded eagerly.
Ash poured the milk into the bowl and offered it to Lugia.
"Here you go Lugia, drink it. Come on, drink it."
Lugia pounced to the bowl and dumped her face in it. Sluuurp!
Within a second, all of the milk was gone and Lugia was lying on the ground, stomach bulging, and satisfied. Ash chuckled. Okay then, let's all head to Pewter City.
"Ash, is it alright if we all rest first, can we all just sit around for another hour?" Riolu asked.
Ash nodded, deciding that would give him time for Lugia to rest.
Storm cawed and took to the skies. Charmeleon snorted and went to take a nap. Riolu sat dutifully by Ash's side. Ash laid up against a tree and fell asleep. Lugia manage to sit up on her legs and crawl in Ash's lap. Riolu chuckled as it looked at Ash and Lugia, they were in good relations already. "Hello young one. My name is Riolu, I'm another one of ash's Pokemon."
The young Lugia puffed up its chest indignantly, "I'm not young, I'm 5 minutes old!"
Riolu let of a jackal-ish laugh. Lugia glared at him. She willed her size to grow about as big as Storm.
"How's that for size?" Lugia asked smugly.
Ash groaned in his sleep.
"Lugia get off me you're really big." Ash mumbled. Ash suddenly gasped.
"Holy smokes how did you get this big?" he asked to no one in particular.
"Lugias grow fast. How do you think we become as big as the first Lugia when we grow up?" she replied in a snobby manner.
"Hey alright. No need to get sassy on me."
Ash looked at his watch. It was 4pm. He still had an hour to walk in order to get to Pewter Cut, where he could get real Pokémon food for Lugia.
"Everyone, come in!" Ash called loudly.
Ash's 2 other Pokémon stopped what they were doing and huddled in.
"Alright guys here's the plan. I plan to get to Pewter City today and right now it's 4. I think we could make it by 5, grab some dinner and stock up on supplies. Then we'll go rent a room at the Pokémon center and bunk down for the night. Everyone good?"
Everyone roared their approval except for Lugia. She managed to give a high pitched squeak. Ash grinned and returned everyone to their Poke balls except for Lugia and Riolu. Not many people know what a Lugia is or what it looks like. Lugias are not in the PokeDex, since they are only a myth according to some people.
"Alright guys, let's go!"
Ash and co finally to on their way to Pewter City after much excitement. They reached Pewter at about 5 and after exploring the city for an hour, they went to the Pokémon Center. Ash rented a room while his Pokémon got healed. needless to say, Ash kept Lugia since she was a legendary and she received no damage.
Well that's it for today. There will not be Misty in this story but Brock will be here. Hope you liked it, until next time ppl.
-Orion-