Old Friends, New Places

I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. The battle could have been longer, but who cares, it was Dawn's, Ash's will be better. Thanks to Luxraylover and Toadettegirl2012 for reviewing so much.

ALERT:

I officially declare that this story will in fact be Negaishipping. If that does not interest you, then Goodbye. :)

Ages:

Bianca- 17

Professor Juniper- 28

Professor Oak- 58

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. If I did, Ash would have caught a Nidoran M and raised it into a Nidoking.

Chapter 5: You Know, Unova!

Ash stared at her for about a minute. He was in complete shock. Not a word left his mouth, he sat motionless.

"Brock and Dawn are going to kill me." He muttered, still motionless. The Brunette giggled.

"So, what are you going to do in Unova?" She asked sweetly. He thought for a second. Suddenly, an idea sparked in his head.

"Does Unova have a League?" She nodded. He pumped a fist into the air. "This is awesome. I get to start a new Gym Challenge." She giggled again. A few seconds later a familiar Mouse Pokemon appeared.

"Pika pi." It cried while jumping into Ash's lap.

"Hey buddy." He said quietly to the Pokemon. Karla looked at the Pikachu and smiled.

"Aren't you the cutest thing." She said while leaning forward and grabbing the Mouse's cheeks. "Yes you are. Yes you are." Ash's eyes widened.

"Karla, you may not want to-" The raven haired trainer was cut off by an annoyed Pikachu.

"Pi Ka Chuuuu!" It cried as it released electricity all over the boat. Seconds later, about fifty people were glaring at the lead sailor was pissed for being shocked, but saw how close they were to land.

"Estimated arrival time: 5 minutes!" He announced, waking anyone who hadn't been shocked. Ash looked back and saw Brock and Dawn stretching. He smiled to Karla.

"It was good talking to you. I hope we meet again soon." He said with a smile. She smiled back and nodded. He began walking away with Pikachu, who had climbed on to his shoulder. He stopped and turned around.

"And next time, we're gonna battle." She nodded with a grin. He continued walking and sat beside Brock with Dawn who was holding Piplup, across from him.

"Guys. I have some news." They looked at Ash, something was up, it was in his voice. "I kinda, sorta put us on the wrong boat." Brock sweatdropped, while Dawn grew furious.

"We're on the wrong boat?!" She screamed, causing people to look.

"It's okay, there's a league there." He said cheerfully. Her face didn't show excitement.

"What about contests?" She asked while placing hands on her hips. He didn't know what to say.

"She didn't say anything about that." He mumbled just loud enough for her to hear him.

"We'll see when we arrive " Brock said while placing a hand on Dawn's shoulder.

"We have arrived at Nuvema Town." The sailor spoke up. "Once again we would like to apologize for the inconvenience." They arrived moments later. Within ten minutes everyone was off of the slightly smaller boat and on lthe dock.

"This place is beautiful." Dawn said while clamping her hands together. Flowers painted the ground, the sea sparkled like diamonds, and there were so many strange new Pokemon. It was all so wonderful. The air was extremely crisp and refreshing. Suddenly, a voice pierced the trio's ears.

"Excuse me! Pardon me! Out of my way!" Suddenly a girl with neck length blonde hair was seen running by. Brock and Dawn stepped out of the way, but Ash was unlucky and was smacked aside, he lost his balance taking a few steps back and fell into the sea. Pikachu leapt off of the falling boy as he fell.

"Gaaah!" He screamed as he fell into the water. The girl stopped and turned around to see a boy with raven hair pulling himself up onto the dock. He was soaking wet, and was still in shock. A tall squinty eyed man and a blue haired teenage girl with a small, blue penguin Pokemon on her shoulder were helping him up. She walked over with an apologetic look.

"Oopsies." She said simply. The trio turned around to face the girl. She looked about Ash's height. She had mint green eyes, a large green hat, the resembled a giant beret. A simple white dress with an orange sweater vest covering it. She had a green bag that slung over her neck that sat at her side.

"What the heck?!" The soaked trainer yelled. She looked at the boy with a sweet look.

"Sorry." Ash shook his head.

"It's fine." He replied with a smile. He could never be mad for long.

"The name's Bianca." She stated proudly.

"I'm Ash, and this is my partner, Pikachu." He said in his usual pose while Pikachu leaped onto his shoulder.

"I'm Brock." The breeder stated. Dawn shortly after stepped forward.

"And I'm Dawn." Dawn stated proudly as well. Bianca began to stare at Pikachu.

"You know, Pikachu is really rare here in Unova." She informed him with a smile. Ash looked over at Bianca.

"That's awesome." He replied with a smile while bending down and petting Pikachu.

"Why were you in such a rush anyways?" The breeder asked curiously. Bianca's eyes widened.

"That reminds me, I gotta go." She spoke as she ran off. The trio sweatdropped.

"We should go after her." The breeder suggested. The other two nodded. After about ten minutes of chasing after Bianca, they arrived at a large building that appeared to be a lab. Bianca turned around to see the trio slouched over gasping for air.

"How nice of you to join me." She said in a sarcastic tone. She walked in through the front door with Ash, Dawn and Brock close behind. There were computers everywhere, along with wires and tubes and other electronic stuff. There were different kinds of Pokemon good on a table which Brock was observing. It had to be a lab, there were a couple of people in lab coats walking by, one was a younger woman and the other was an older guy with glasses. The woman stopped and faced Bianca. She was tall, she was probably in her twenties, very pretty, and had chocolate brown hair that she had pulled back.

"Hello Bianca, did you get the package?" The lady asked. Bianca nodded reaching into her bag and pulled out a small box. Brock stepped forward and got on one knee. He grabbed the woman's hand.

"Hello I am Brock, but that doesn't matter. I would love to be someone who could give you something, a box that would contain the most beautiful ring you have ever laid your eyes on. Then, you would happily take my-" The breeder was interrupted by the noise of a Pokeball bursting open. A familiar voice was heard.

"Croa." The Pokemon cried as its Poison Jab hit Brock in the rear end. Brock's body tensed and he fell straight back. The woman stared at the young man who was lying on the floor. Ash and Dawn sweatdropped. Bianca giggled at Brock and looked back up at the woman.

"Professor Juniper, these are my new friends, Dawn and Ash." She said as she pointed to the girl and boy respectively. "And this is Brock." She said as she pointed to Brock who was curled up on the floor.

"Nice to meet you all, I'm Professor Juniper." She said as she waved to the group. "I see you've met my friend, Bianca." The group nodded. Professor Juniper noticed Pikachu sitting on Ash's shoulder. "You know Pikachu are quite rare around here." Ash nodded with a smile "Well I must be on my way. I'm meeting Professor Oak on Route 2." Ash's face lit up.

"You know Professor Oak! He's here in Unova!" He yelled excitedly as he pumped his fist toward the ceiling. The professor nodded.

"You must be a fan."

"Actually I know him." He answered with a smile. "He gave me my Pikachu." Pikachu nodded.

"Could we go with you?" The teenage trainer asked anxiously.

Professor Juniper thought for a few seconds.

"Well, I don't see why not." She said with a bright smile. "Let's go." She started walking out the door with everyone following.

They all sat in a small grey Jeep. Professor Juniper turned around and looked at the trio who sat in the back.

"We'll be in Accumula Town soon. We just have to go through Route 1." She informed them with a smile. The trio looked all around them. There were trees everywhere. In one of the trees sat a small grey pigeon like Pokemon. In another there was a small green monkey it was green on the lower half and tan on the upper torso. It had a long green tail with two leaves on the tip. It had a small amount of tan on it's head but mainly green. It had a small tree growing off of the too of its head. It was swinging on a branch.

"Wow." Ash said with sparkling eyes. After about thirty minutes of observing the nature, they arrived in Accumula Town. They pulled into a Pokemon Center parking lot. Everyone exited the Jeep. Professor Juniper turned around to face the crew.

"Now we just exit the town by going north."

The crew began walking to the north. Bianca and Professor Juniper lead the way, while Ash, Brock and Dawn followed. The town was longer than the familiar trio expected. Ash began looking around hoping to see new Pokemon. Dawn was looking into store windows at clothes. Meanwhile, Brock was looking around for Pokemon food, and women. Finally after what seemed like forever, they reached the point where the town ended. There was a large sign that read "Route 2". Ahead, there were many trees and a small dirt path.

They all walked forward following the path. After about a minute, the female professor stopped.

"Is this the place, Professor?" Bianca asked curiously. The professor nodded.

"We just have to go..." She placed her hand on her chin. "This way." She said as she pointed to the right. She walked past some bushes, and headed into a wooded area. The other four followed behind. They finally reached a large treeless area. There were large flowers on the ground and a small pond to the left that was surrounded by dirt. In the middle stood a familiar grey haired old man.

"Professor Oak!" Ash yelled causing the professor to jump slightly. He turned around puzzled, he knew that voice well.

"Well if it isn't Ash." He said with a smile. He looked around Ash and saw the familiar breeder and coordinator. "Hello Dawn, and Brock." He waved to them. A familiar Penguin and Mouse jumped forward.

"Pip pip lup."

"Pika pika chu."

"I didn't forget about you two." He said as he bent over and patted their heads. He looked up to Ash. "What brings you all the way to Unova?"

"I kinda put us on the wrong emergency boat. The ferry we were on kind of malfunctioned, so we had to get on emergency boats." He finished his story and looked up to see the two Professors and Bianca laughing.

"Well we're going to have a lot of work to do when we get back to the lab." Professor Oak stated seriously. Ash nodded.

"What brings you here in Unova, Professor?" The raven haired trainer asked curiously.

"Actually Ash, that involves you." He started as Ash gave him a confused look. "I'll show you when we get back to the lab." He replied. Professor Oak looked over to Professor Juniper. "Are we going to finish the research?"

"I believe we should return to Nuvema Town. We need to set Ash up for the Unova league."

The crew returned back to Accumula Town shortly and got in the Jeep. Including Professor Oak, who had been researching since 5am. After about a half an hour, they reached Nuvema Town. The group of six settled down in the lab. The two Professors began to help Ash prepare.

" I'll just need your Sinnoh league badges, your Pokedex, and your Sinnoh Pokemon." The male professor informed. Ash did as he was told and handed over everything.

"I'll take your Pokemon back to my ranch and I'll give your badges to your mother." He placed the Pokeballs and badges in a bag at his side. He handed the Pokedex over to Professor Juniper.

She walked over and placed it into a machine. A few buttons started glowing and soon the Pokedex was ejected. The female professor pulled it out and handed it to Ash.

"You now have an officially updated Unova Pokedex." She said with a smile as he took it. Professor Oak stepped toward Ash.

" Here, I was studying it to see how it would react in a different environment." He said as he handed Ash a Pokeball.

Ash impatiently released the Pokemon. A red flash revealed a tiny proud dragon.

"Gib Gible." The Gible cried. Ash looked at the Pokemon and smiled as he bent down and rubbed its head.

"Maybe you could train him some more. See how he does here in Unova." The male professor suggested.

"Gib Gible!" It cried as it jumped up and down.

"I'm gonna assume he wants to go." Dawn said with a giggle. Ash nodded and pointed the Pokeball at the Land Shark.

"Return, Gible." Ash said with a smile. Professor Juniper looked over to Ash, Dawn, and Brock.

"Are you three hungry for lunch?" She asked. The group nodded. "Then I'll go fix lunch." Brock stepped forward.

"I can help." He said excitedly. Ash and Dawn sweatdropped.

Around 12pm, lunch was ready. Everyone sat down to eat, they were having soup and sandwiches. Soon everyone started eating.

"Wow, this is amazing." Ash practically yelled while shoving food down in his face. Everyone nodded. Dawn shifted her head toward Professor Oak.

"Is there a Grand Festival here in Unova?"

"Sorry Dawn, but no." He replied. She looked down at her plate frowning.

'Maybe there's no reason for me to stay.' She thought sadly.

Everyone finished lunch around 12:30. Shortly after lunch, Professor Juniper got a call. She said to meet her in the front room. They arrived at the front room and found a teenager around their age. He had slightly long blonde hair that reached his neck. He wore an orange jacket that covered a navy blue hoodie. He had on light grey pants.

He looked over to the incoming group of four, who were following the professors. Dawn waved really fast at the new boy.

'This guy is kind of cute.' Dawn thought while ogling him.

"Hello Professor." He said with a calm voice. She waved to him acknowledging him.

"What brings you here, Trip?" She asked with a smile.

"Came to heal up Snivy." He replied while eyeing Ash. "We've been training in Route 1." He continued eyeing Ash, then finally spoke up. "Who are you?"

"I'm Ash Ketchum, and this is my partner Pikachu." He replied cheerfully. Trip just stared him down. Professor Oak stepped forward.

"Ash, Brock, and I are all from the Kanto region." The professor stated cheerfully. Trip grunted in return.

"So you're from the boonies?" He asked with a smirk while handing Professor Juniper a Pokeball. "I knew there was something I didn't like about you." He said while pointing to Ash. Ash frowned at the blonde.

"What's wrong with Kanto?" The raven haired trainer asked while glaring at the cocky blonde. Trip just grinned and walked over to the female professor. He took his Pokeball and returned to where Ash was standing.

"I like your Pikachu, there rare around here." He stated as he turned around and began walking out the door. "Next time we meet, we're going to battle." He walked out the door silently. Ash just glared in his direction.

"Sorry, Trip doesn't know how to get along with new people." Professor Juniper informed them. Ash turned to face the two Professors.

"I think we should be leaving now." The teenage trainer said impatiently, due to the fact he was now in a bad mood. "We need to make it to the next town before sunset." Everyone nodded. They all said their goodbyes and walked out the doors.

"The next Gym is in Striation City, right past Route 2." Bianca told Ash as she waved to him

Ash led the way with Dawn and Brock behind him. After about ten minutes of walking through town, they reached Route 1. It was a lot like Route 2, now that they were walking and not riding in a Jeep, they could enjoy the nature.

It was peaceful, some strange duck-like Pokemon were splashing eachother in a small puddle. A small purple cat was roaming around through some bushes.

"These Pokemon are all so cool." Ash said excitedly. Brock and Dawn sweatdropped at their friend's enthusiasm. They continued to walk for about thirty minutes until they found a sign that read "Accumula Town".

"Looks like we made it with time to spare." Brock said happily. He looked up and saw the sun was still hanging in the sky brightly. "Actually, we could probably make it to the next city." Ash jumped up and pumped his fist in the air.

"Well, let's go." He said as he began speed walking toward a sign.

"Ash, that's the way we came from." Dawn said while giggling. Ash stopped and sweatdropped. He turned around and ran over to his friends. Brock chuckled at his raven haired friend.

They began walking toward the north. After walking for another ten minutes, they reached Route 2.

They walked through the familiar path, looking out for an exit. Occasionally they would see a trainer or Pokemon walking by, minding their own business. After a while, Ash put Pikachu on the ground because the extra weight was killing his shoulder. Ash sighed loudly to get his friends' attention.

"No one wants to battle around here." He whined. Brock and Dawn ignored his comment and kept quiet. After about thirty minutes of walking in silence, a large building could be seen in the distance.

"Alright, I get to challenge the gym sooner than I thought." Ash said excitedly as he began running toward the building. Brock and Dawn followed. After five minutes of running, they arrived at Striation City. Brock and Dawn slouched forward panting while Ash stood tall as if he walked the entire run. They began to explore the city, searching for a Pokemon Center. After an hour of searching, they gave up and sat on a nearby bench. It was only around 4pm so the sun was still pretty bright.

"This city is so big." Ash stated. Even Pikachu was tired from walking. The other two nodded in agreement. They had been sitting for about five minutes when they heard a voice.

"Excuse me, a pretty lady like you shouldn't be sitting around doing nothing." The three looked up to see a boy who was about 16. He had blonde hair that was gelled up in the front (Picture it however you want, I don't care) and shaved shorter on the sides and back of his head. He wore a tight, plain navy blue short sleeve shirt with a black jacket over it. The jacket was opened so one could see a necklace with a Pokeball that was hanging over his chest. The Pokeball had black on the upper half instead instead of red. He was wearing black jeans and blue and black high tops. He was slightly muscular and about as tall as Ash.

Dawn blushed at his comment and turned her head to hide it. Ash however stood up anxiously.

"Actually we've been trying to find the Pokemon Center." Ash said quickly. The boy shifted his head over to face Ash.

"I'll take you three there." He offered as he faced Dawn. "I mean, I wouldn't want such a pretty girl getting lost out here in the city." Dawn once again looked down at the floor to hide her blush. He began walking away while motioning the three to follow with his hand. They got up and followed close behind.

"The name's Chris by the way." He said without looking back.

"I'm Ash and this is my partner Pikachu." Ash informed Chris in his usual pose.

"I'm Brock." The squinty eyed man stated. Dawn didn't speak due to all of Chris's flirting. The blonde noticed and turned his head back to face her.

"What's your name?" He asked curiously. She turned her head to face him.

"Oh sorry, I'm Dawn." She answered politely.

"It suits you. A pretty name for a pretty girl." They continued to walk for a few more minutes in silence when suddenly, Chris stopped.

"Ok, here we are." The group stopped to face a large Pokemon Center. "I'll be seeing you all around. I've got to go get my second badge." And with that last comment, he walked toward the town's exit. The group waved goodbye and walked inside. They ate dinner, got their rooms and went to their rooms. Ash and Brock were sharing a room, while Dawn had her own.

Dawn fell fast asleep, however Ash and Brock were having an interesting conversation.

"Do you even like girls?"

"If course I do, I just haven't found one who I like."

"Well, what do you want in a girl?"

"They love nature, they're outgoing, and very pretty."

"Huh. Those are some unique qualities. Sounds to me like the girl you're looking for is one in a million.

"Yeah, one in a million" Ash mumbled as he fell fast asleep.

I hope you guys liked the chapter. Not much action yet, but don't worry, I'm setting the story. Also Ash has Gible, because he had most votes. Sorry if he wasn't the Pokemon you wanted. Iris will come in the next chapter, promise. Also, what do you guys think of Chris? He's going to be be of Ash's rivals.

I'd like to inform you that I started High School recently, so I will not be updating so fast.

See you next chapter. :)