Disclaimer: I own neither Hellsing nor Pokemon, they are owned by their respective owners.
Chapter 5: Start of the Journey
"Jab!" shouted Seras as she held out her pad for Ash to punch. It had been nine months since Ash went to Hellsing manor, and frankly he has adapted well.
The first few weeks were spent on improving his overall physical fitness. Even though he was a vampire, it would still be important that he train his body to keep it in top condition. The rest of the stay was used in combat training. There was one problem, Seras was a slave driver. Though gentle and caring outside of missions and training, she becomes an entirely different figure during the above mentioned.
At exactly six in the evening, she would wake Ash up from his sleep, and then drag him to the bathroom, then straight to the training grounds. They would train until the sun rises at 6 am, at which point Ash will be so tired he would immediately sleep the moment he closes his coffin. For Seras, "training" involves making Ash run twenty laps around the training area, which has a track and field oval measuring 400 meters in circumference, with one hundred kilo weights strapped to his arms and legs, and a five hundred kilo vest wrapped to his chest. Those weights are not to be taken off during the duration of the training. Which means Ash will be running around trying to dodge Seras' punches and kicks while wearing over nine hundred extra kilos around his body.
By the fourth month, Ash's sparring partner was no longer Seras, it was Anderson. It became evident that Ash was better at melee combat than at ranged attacks, and so Seras asked Anderson to replace her as Ash's trainor, since the priest was a bayonet wielding maniac who excels at hand to hand fighting. Though he would still get basic ranged training so he can use the air pistol Seras gave him, which turned out to weigh five kilos and would break the wrist of a normal human should one attempt to fire it.
And replace her he did. Anderson increased the load on the weights, so now Ash was carrying an extra four hundred kilos of weights on top of what he wears, increasing the total to one thousand three hundred kilos. His attacks are also more vicious compared to the police girl, and often at the end of the training session Ash would return to his room with a black eye and quite a few bruises.
But for all the disadvantages, there were also benefits. Ash was stronger and faster than ever. Thanks to the time that elapsed since he started wearing the weights, he now wears them all the time, even when there is no training and everyone is supposed to relax. His marksmanship also improved. No longer has the bumbling beginner back at the apartment in Pallet Town, Ash gone from having trouble using the pistol to hitting a bull 's eye five hundred meters away, in the dark. It helps when one is a vampire.
But it was clear Ash would become a master of close combat. During one of his Hellsing missions, Ash single-handedly destroyed an entire group of rogue vampires, with his bare hands, and not going berserk in the process. On another mission, this time with Seras, Ash was able to throw a ghoul straight across the room, right through a whole mob of ghouls, completely tearing through everything in the way. By the end of nine months, Ash was able to carry out missions on his own, without anybody helping him.
Back to the present…
"Alright Ash, that would be enough for today." said Seras.
"But why?" asked Ash
"Well, it has been nine months since you left Pallet town, and now you are ten years old. That would mean it would be time for you to get your first Pokemon."
Ash looked at her. He had not realized how much time has passed since he left, but still there was a problem.
"Miss Seras, I don't look like a ten year old. I mean, being a vampire and all, even if I'm a hundred years old, I'll still look like this."
At this, Seras chuckled. "Technology changes at a rapid rate my young underling. As we speak, Hellsing is developing a hologram system, designed to create an illusion of a much older body around you. Not that you'll need it right away, the way you look now, you can still pass for a ten year old for say, a few months. They're making this to help you and me, and Father Anderson for that matter, blend in with an ever changing world."
Ash nodded. At least I won't have to worry about entering gyms a few years from now. Then something caught his attention.
"Wait, Miss Seras, you said only you, me, and Father Anderson, what about Master Alucard?
"Well Ash, Master can conveniently change his form at will, an ability currently available only to him, hopefully when we become older, we can also do what he does. Oh my, you better start packing young one, you are going to leave this evening, we have already prepared you room back at Professor Oak's house."
She led Ash away from the training area and into his room.
At Professor Oak's lab…
"Gary, can you help me get these sacks of Pokemon food down to the basement." called Professor Oak as he carried a large sack down a flight of stairs.
"Coming!" shouted a voice from the living room.
Just then the doorbell rang.
"Gary, so sorry, but could you get the door for me?" said Professor Oak
"Okay." said Gary in reply.
Oak was just about to carry one of the sacks in his back when a shout nearly killed him.
"Welcome back, it's been a long time!"
This caused Oak to drop the sack, and this act saved his life as he hurtled head first into the basement stairs. Had he not dropped the sack, it would crush his neck.
"Grandpa, Ash is back!" shouted Gary from the top of the stairs.
When Professor Oak failed to reply, the two became worried, and started to walk down to the basement. That's when the Professor began talking.
"I'm fine boys, I'm fine, just a bit surprised that's all." said Oak, surprisingly durable for someone his age.
"Professor, what were you doing down here?" asked Ash.
"Oh, I was placing these sacks of Pokemon food here in the basement, they just arrived and I have to put them somewhere." replied Oak.
"You mean those sacks over there?"
"Yes, those would be it."
Ash walked over to where Oak pointed, where a dozen or so sacks were left. Carefully he placed them one on top of the other, and proceeded to carry them all at once.
Gary and Professor Oak can only stand and watch as Ash took the sacks to them.
"Where do you want to put these sacks Professor?"
It took a while before Oak regained his speech. "J-just over there Ash." said the Professor.
Ash placed the sacks to where the Professor pointed, then returned to the two, who were standing by the basement door.
"Um, where do I stay?" said Ash.
When the two Oaks finally snapped out of their daze, Professor Oak said. "We have already prepared a room for you Ash, with some requests made by Miss Seras done beforehand as to the, details, of your bed."
Already knowing the preparations Seras made, Ash followed Gary and Professor Oak into the room they prepared. It was on the second floor of the house, facing the backyard, with the light blocked out by thick curtains and closed windows. On the center of the room is a coffin, complete with accompanying candle stands and candles. Normal room furniture can then be seen on the background.
"Well, what do you think my little vampire friend?" asked Gary when he showed Ash the room, with Ash putting his travelling bags on the floor.
"Did they really have to go overboard with the candle stands? I didn't have these back at the Hellsing Manor." said Ash.
"Oh, the candles were our idea, thought it would give the place a little more atmosphere, you don't like it?" replied Gary.
"It's not that, I don't mind the candles, it's just, different I think." said Ash.
"Oh, don't worry Ash, you won't be staying here long anyway, in a few days you will receive you starter Pokemon, and then you'll be off on your quest to become a Pokemon Master." said Professor Oak as he entered the room.
"Thanks Professor." said Ash.
"Hey Ash, why don't you go see the Pokemon with Gary? From where Hellsing came from, there isn't any Pokemon is there, since Pokemon are found only in this region and a few others?" said Profesor Oak.
Ash shook his head. "No Professor, there isn't any Pokemon, and sure I would love to go see the Pokemon with Gary, I haven't seen one in a long time!" said Ash.
And with that both he and Gary ran towards the door.
The next few days….
"Ash, Ash, wake up." said Gary as he tries to wake up his friend.
Ash woke with sleepy eyes, looking around, he saw Gary staring at him, eye locked with his own.
"What time is it?" asked the sleepy vampire.
"It's six in the evening, Ash, Professor sent me to wake you up, he said he is going to give you your starter Pokemon tonight." replied Gary.
At the lab, Professor Oak was waiting for the two when they emerged from the second floor.
"Oh Ash, good you're here, I asked Gary to wake you up so I can give you your starter Pokemon, he already has one, he chose a Squirtle." said Oak.
"Alright, what are my choices?" asked Ash.
"Sadly Ash, all of our starters were taken earlier, so all of the regular choices are out. However, we do have some other Pokemon which can be starters." said Oak.
"Okay, can you show them to me?"
"Follow me."
They followed Professor Oak through the lab, until they entered a room. When Oak turned on the lights, everybody saw a lot of wires, said wires seem to be connected to a creature in the center of the lab.
"Ash, this is Pikachu, I was doing some fitness tests on him earlier, but he's fine now. If it's alright, he will be your starter Pokemon." said Professor Oak.
Ash looked at Pikachu, who looked back at him, and they stared at one another. Then Ash's face broke into smile
"Of course Professor!" said Ash.
"Well then it's settled, Pikachu will be your starter Pokemon. And to get you started in your Pokemon journey, I'll give you these Pokeballs, use these to capture wild Pokemon, and also this, he held up a device that looked like a cell phone, this is a Pokedex, point it at a Pokemon, and it will show you the Pokemon's name, a small description, and the Pokemon's attacks." said Professor Oak.
Ash took the Pokeballs and the Pokedex from Professor Oak.
'So Ashy boy, when will you start on your trip? I'm leaving tomorrow." asked Gary
Ash paused; he had never considered when exactly he was going to go on his own quest.
"Um, I don't know, I guess I better start preparing my things, contact Hellsing, and… plan from there." said the new trainer.
"Well good luck then you two, being a trainer is hard, so you better prepare well. It's getting late, Gary, you said you're leaving tomorrow, you better start packing, pack light, and take a sleeping bag with you, I bought one a few weeks ago since I know you'll be starting your journey soon. Ash, no need to worry about the sleeping bag, Hellsing bought one for you, designed to look like a coffin, and they also gave you this," he gave Ash a cell phone, "use this to contact them, it's solar powered and connects directly to Hellsing through Seras."
"Thanks Professor." said Ash.
"Yeah, thank grandpa." said Gary. "Ash, I better start packing now, whenever you plan to leave, the first gym would be a Pewter city, headed by someone called Brock, grandpa told me earlier."
"Yeah Gary, I better call Hellsing." said Ash, turning his new cell phone on. "Hello, is this Hellsing?"
On the other side of the world…
Seras was busy cleaning her guns when her cell phone rang. Picking it up, she saw that the caller was Ash.
"Hello my little underling, how's everything been going?" said Seras
("Everything's fine Miss Seras, Professor Oak just gave me my starter Pokemon, and I'll be starting my journey in a few days." said Ash.")
"That's good to hear, listen Ash, Sir Integra said that since you're in the Pokemon region, Hellsing would best make full use of you, she said that while you're there, you are to contact us every now and then to make updates, you must also slay any vampire, werewolf, or similar creature that's creating trouble, and make sure those not looking for a fight to be known to Hellsing, so we can keep an eye on them. In short, you will be Hellsing's travelling agent in the Pokemon region." said Seras.
("Okay, at least I can be of some use while I am trainng to become a Pokemon Master." said Ash)
Seras chuckled. "That's my Ash, always trying to help. Don't worry, all you need is time management, if you can manage your time between missions and training, you'll surely get to the top!"
All Seras can hear from the other end was some light chuckling and someone talking, though what they are saying is unintelligible.
("Well, okay, I think I better start packing too, I'm leaving the day after today, that way I'll have everything prepared, goodbye." said Ash.)
"Yes, bye Ash, and good luck on your journey." said Seras.
("Thanks Miss Seras, good bye, and take care." replied Ash.)
And with that Seras pressed the drop call button on her phone. It seems like only yesterday when I bit him, and now he's starting on his own Pokemon journey, add to the fact that he's also doing missions for Hellsing, Ash, you've come a long way, but there's still more to come, she mused. Then she resumed her cleaning.
Author's note: Sorry for the long update, but we were out of town, so I can't touch the computer. To everyone that reviewed, thank you very much. Since school is starting soon, expect updates to come by a lot slower, at best once a month. In this and the subsequent chapters, when dialogue is enclosed by a parenthesis (), that means long distance communication. Please review!