Hello, thanks for all the nice comments

Currently finals are coming up, but I don't really need to study, so I'm stuck at my house. I'm so bored that I just end up writing like eight hours a day. I'll probably keep this pace up for a while.

Enjoy the story

Ash sat down at the table as Professor Oak made tea. Ash leaned back comfortably in the chair and watched Professor Oak. Professor Oak is the authority on pokemon and their interactions with humans, so he might be able to help him.

"So what do you need, my boy," Professor Oak asked as he carefully carried over the tea.

Ash grabbed the cup offered to him, and took a sip only to end up with a burning mouth and throat. Ash set down the cup and commented, "If Gary told you all I told him, then you probably already know."

Professor Oak nodded and claimed, "He told me that you wanted to start capturing new kinds of pokemon. I thought this would happen sometime. You have made it much more difficult since you didn't do it as you traveled through all the regions, but I figured you needed to want to on your own. It seems you've finally had the epiphany, but I don't see what you are asking me. Gary told me that you were thinking very logically about this. You should know what to do."

Ash held up a hand and explained, "I may be able to think, but honestly it can hurt my head. Now, I have absolutely no experience in going around and capturing all the pokemon I see. You must have some ideas and you can help me, and I could want your help because I respect your opinion."

Oak put on a broad grin and clapped Ash on the shoulder before leaning back and thinking. He then started to explain, "This is actually going to be a lot harder than you thought. Let's use Gary as an example. Most trainers go on their journey just like you did, but while you really spent a lot of time dawdling around, Gary got a lot more done. He was able to drive to each gym and was able to spend a lot more time training and capturing pokemon. Whenever he saw a rare or powerful pokemon, he caught it. Now over his entire journey, this accumulated into having at one point or another over two-hundred different types of pokemon."

"Now you didn't do that. You usually captured a full team and traveled with those. Plenty of people do this, and plenty of people do it the other way. Both ways has advantages and disadvantages. Most people can't handle training so many pokemon, and most people find having a limited selection…difficult."

Ash spoke up now, "What does this have to do with me capturing more pokemon? I already know the different styles."

Professor Oak frowned and continued in a slightly more irritated tone, "I'm explaining to you how most people catch different pokemon. You don't have the option of going through all the regions again, so it looks to me like there are two options. The first option is by going to areas where rare and powerful pokemon tend to inhabit. Examples are the Safari Zones, Mount Silver, and the Great Marsh. You travel to these places and attempt to capture any pokemon you find. This is the easier way, but it is pretty random."

"Now option two is a lot more thinking. This one will take a lot of planning. You check a list of all the pokemon species there are. You research and actually choose the ones you would like to capture. Then you research where these pokemon are commonly found and go search till you find one. This way might take longer, but you would end up with all the pokemon you desire. You could end up with a 'perfect team.' You could use the databases here, they have much more information then even your pokedex."

Ash frowned and thought before commenting, "Seems like a lot of work."

Professor Oak quickly claimed, "It is only as much work as you want it to be. You could choose five pokemon extremely quick or you could examine each one and choose based on every detail. Either way, I end up with more pokemon to study."

Ash leaned back and thought for a second before saying, "Good thing I already have some ideas. On the ship ride over I was kicking myself for all my mistakes. I have seen and befriended so many pokemon, but I never considered catching them. Now I'm using those memories to help decide. I'll use your databases some, but I've got plenty of ideas already."

Professor Oak nodded and ordered, "Follow me." He then led Ash through the building till they came to his main research room. There were quite a few machines, but Ash was looking at the main computer. It is like a super computer. Ash had never liked computers much, but this one impressed him. The screen was eight feet wide and five feet tall, and there was a huge multitude of buttons below the screen. Professor Oak led him to the computer and quickly told him how to use the databases.

Professor Oak left and Ash sat down at the computer with a sigh. He started streaming through it as he looked at the pokemon he had already decided on. Nurturing….slow estrangement….abandonment… pseudo-legendary….dragon…steel….dual type…flying…. Psychic….extremely rare… steel feathers…disasters….ghost…masters of courtesy and…fossil pokemon…hive…intimidation… blowing frozen breath… beautiful… compass…

Ash leaned back and closed his eyes. No more. He had done enough for today. He'd confirmed several pokemon, so he would continue tomorrow. He would do only a little bit each day, otherwise he would burst from all the information. He stood up and prepared to leave to go home. Pikachu could sleep here with everyone else.

"Leaving already, you've only been on there an hour," Professor Oak said in amusement from a nearby doorway.

Ash groaned and said, "But it is already dark. I'll continue tomorrow."

Professor Oak shrugged and informed him, "Well I have a present before you leave. I was going to send it to you after you won your eighth badge, but you came straight here. So this should be as good a time as any."

Ash followed as Professor Oak led him through a series of hallways. Ash was annoyed since his leg was already hurting, but knew that the Professor must be showing him something important. When Professor Oak stopped in front of a door, Ash questioned, "This is the nursery, isn't it? Are you giving me an egg?"

Professor Oak sighed and claimed, "I was, but it hatched just an hour ago, so I'm giving you a pokemon. I hope it will be useful." He then opened the door and allowed Ash to walk through the door.

Ash looked around. There were a huge number of eggs, but his was hatched. He quickly spotted a bundle of brown and walked towards the pokemon. It was curled up sleeping, and Ash slowly tapped it on the head. It let out a large yawn and looked up at Ash and gave a little, 'Eeeeeve.' The pokemon was a tiny four legged pokemon. The fur was brown, and the head contained large brown eyes and pointed ears. There was a main of lighter fur around the neck, and there was a big bushy tail. An Eevee, and it looked as if it had just been born. The eyes were drooping, but the pokemon struggled to its feet.

Ash chuckled and lightly drew a finger across its head, and drew a purr from it. Ash then said softly, "Hey Eevee, I'm Ash. I was hoping you'd be willing to become a part of my pokemon team. I promise I'd take care of you and be your friend."

Eevee didn't give an answer, but sleepily crawled into his arms and started to sleep again. Ash laughed silently, but turned around and carried the pokemon back through the door.

Ash turned to Professor Oak and said, "Thank you. I'll be sure to treat her well." A half hour later, Ash was asleep in his bed with Eevee sleeping on his stomach.

Ash covered his eyes as, for the fifth time today, their self made mountain went crashing down. Whenever Torterra and Rhyperior or Snorlax smashed into each other, the vibration actually made the mountain come down. They had already been moved to the rockiest place on the farm so as to not destroy the land.

Ash sighed as he saw the three pokemon. Because of their great size, these three had instantly become training partners. They worked well together, but they were so large that it made it difficult to train them around the others. Ash had to walk a good distance to watch them training.

Ash called at the group, "Enough for now, come have lunch." His pokemon nodded and started to slowly move towards where they would be fed.

Ash walked ahead as he thought. They had been training for a week here, and he was getting a good judge at the improvement of his pokemon. For that group, Torterra and Rhyperior had the best defense. Rhyperior had the best attack power, but he was overall the slowest. Without Rock Polish he moves extremely slow, and it even moved over to his attacks. Rhyperior took the longest to launch his attacks. Snorlax was surprisingly the fastest, and the heaviest of the heavy weights. Torterra was probably the most balanced of the group. That group worked well together.

Rapidash was progressing really well. Even if Ash didn't have another horse like pokemon, she was extremely easy to train. She knew Flame Wheel, Fire Spin, Stomp, Take Down, Agility, Fire Blast, and Bounce. She was currently working on learning Solarbeam, Façade, and Poison Jab. Façade was the hardest, but several of his other pokemon were also trying to learn that unique attack.

Eevee took to battling with a flare, and a clear love of it. She had already learned Quick Attack, Sand-Attack, Bite, Swift, Wish, Iron Tail, Dig, and Shadow Ball. She was now one of the pokemon attempting to learn Façade.

The list went on and on. Staraptor and the other flying types were practicing aerial maneuvers, Spiritomb was going with Torkoal and Bulbasaur, and Pikachu worked with the other pokemon his size, mainly Eevee and Cyndaquil.

The biggest problem was Gible. It's not that he didn't get along with the other pokemon or that he didn't want to, but he was just so different. He preferred practically battling underground, and he was part dragon type. There weren't any other pokemon that fought like him or had a style that matched up well. Gible now had his entire training schedule being learning new moves and sparring with Ash. Ash knew that he had to do something about that. Gible was now one of his main pokemon, and Ash needed a way to figure out how to train him.

Ash quickly yelled for lunch time. As his pokemon were eating Professor Oak came forward with an angry look. "Ash, all I've been hearing for the last week has been explosions and noise. How am I going to get any work done?"

Ash shrugged and stated, "I'll be leaving soon. I just haven't figured out where I'm going yet. Probably only a few more days."

Professor Oak didn't seem satisfied and said harshly, "Two days. I want you out of here in two day." He then turned around and walked away.

Ash chuckled for a second before thinking. Two days should be plenty. He was just thinking on where to start. Oreburgh City, Mount Silver, Meteor Falls, and the Safari Zones were his most likely destinations. He just needed to figure out where.

Ash stood up and called to Pikachu and Eevee. The two jumped on his shoulders and he started walking to his house. He needed to get something to eat. He walked past Mr. Mime without a word and walked to the table. His mom had already laid out food and he quickly started to eat. He finished within minutes and preparing to leave when his mom came back in.

She looked at him and quickly said a greeting before informing him, "You still haven't checked all your messages, Ash. A lot of people have called to wish you congratulations. Quite big names too. You should listen to them."

Ash sighed, but did it regardless. Most were only thirty seconds or so long, but Ash recognized many of them. There were Gym Leaders, people he'd met or battled, his old friends, and he even got several Elite Four members. Drake, Agatha, Bruno, and he even got one from Lance. Ash grinned as he remembered an old saying. 'The measure of the man is the people he can call friends.' He had powerful friends, but one caught his attention.

"Hey Ash, this is May. I saw your match with Volkner. You were really impressive. I'm currently in Goldenrod City for the Johto Grand Festival. I realize if you can't, but I was hoping, since it is still a while before the Sinnoh League, that you would come watch me compete. Just like old times. Don't worry if you are too busy, but I would really appreciate if you could come. Call me." She finished in a nervous and stuttering voice that made him smile.

He quickly thought. Goldenrod is right by the ocean. He could easily take a boat ride to Sinnoh if he needed too, and it would be a great place to stay as he went through Johto. He could get there really soon, and he could watch a friend in the Grand Festival. I guess that settles where he is going.

Ash was looking at his pokemon. He quickly announced, "Pikachu and Eevee will come naturally. I also want to take Gible. I have some business in Johto that will help him. Staraptor, you are learning a lot here, so you will stay. You too, Infernape, Floatzel, and Torterra. I'll also take Spiritomb, Rapidash, and Rhyperior. I want to work with you guys a little more. Now since I can carry seven right now, I have one more slot open. I know who is going to fill it. Everyone else, keep training hard, but you can slow down a little. Now I'm gonna go find my seventh pokemon."

Pikachu and Eevee jumped on his shoulders, but he said quietly, "Only me and Pikachu this time, Eevee." The pokemon looked slightly offended and stalked off to talk with the others. Ash turned to Pikachu and commented, "Time to go meet an old friend."

Ash calmly waited in the clearing. The trees were open and offered enough shelter from the sun. This would be a perfect spot for a herd of Pidgeotto and Pidgey to land. He just needed to see if it was the right herd. Then he would take Pidgeot back. He had the old poke ball in his hand as he waited.

He felt the presence before he heard it. He looked up to see a number of bird pokemon hovering over the clearing. He quickly searched, but couldn't find a Pidgeot in their midst. This must be the wrong herd. Ash stood up and prepared to find another clearing when he heard a keen whistle.

He reacted immediately and threw himself to the side. He watched as a blur passed by. Time seemed to freeze as he looked at the furious eyes of his old Pidgeot. Time continued and the pokemon pulled up after its failed Quick Attack. It hovered ten feet above as Ash yelled, "What's wrong, Pidgeot?"

Ash saw at that moment the eyes of his old Pidgeot. It was mad beyond belief. Hurt was also contained in its eyes, and it let out another screech before it sped at him again. Ash dropped to the ground to avoid the dive again. Pidgeot pulled up again and prepared to attack again. Ash was left with no choice.

"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt." Pikachu jumped off his shoulder and launched the attack. The speeding pokemon disappeared right before it connected, and Ash saw it appear right under Pikachu connecting with the perfect Aerial Ace. Pikachu was sent flying from the attack. Ash sprinted over and managed to catch Pikachu. Pikachu jumped onto the ground again and waited to continue battling.

Ash looked up to see Pidgeot still glaring. Suddenly Pidgeot started moving its wings in the pattern Staraptor used when using Twister. The attack forcefully started and surrounded Pikachu. Pikachu growled in pain, and Ash ordered, "Light Screen." The attack softened after the golden plate appeared. Pidgeot cawed in anger and started glowing white. Ash's eyes widened as he recognized the move. Paul's Honchkrow used that move often. Where the hell had Pidgeot learned Sky Attack? Now Pidgeot started flew right down the eye of its own Twister and headed straight for Pikachu. Ash quickly yelled, "Volt Tackle." Pikachu jumped towards Pidgeot as he surrounded himself with electricity. The two attacks connected and pushed at each other for a second before the type advantage took over and Pikachu blasted forward. Pidgeot got smashed in the chest and sent to the ground.

Ash tried to run up to his old pokemon, but it pecked at him when he got close. Now Ash saw the hurt and pain in Pidgeot's eyes. Ash could almost hear the question, Why did you never come back for me? You promised you would come back. It has been five years. Why?

Ash couldn't find an answer and Pidgeot flew off with disgust in his eyes. Ash watched as the herd left. He slowly sat back, and watch as Pikachu walked over. His friend shook his head which clearly meant that Ash would have to figure this out himself. Ash thought.

He had thought of Pidgeot whenever he came to Pallet, but Oak always said that he regularly saw the clashes between Pidgeot and Fearow. He couldn't take Pidgeot back when his herd still needed it. Ash smacked his head when he thought of Volkner and his Electivire. He had never gone and explained this to Pidgeot, he just thought it would understand. He thought it would realize that he couldn't take it when its herd still needed it. Pidgeot was probably thinking that it would protect the herd for a year or two and then Ash would come for it. It must have waited and waited before finally thinking Ash had forgotten about it. After all, he had new pokemon to worry about. Ash couldn't imagine the hurt that must have inflicted on his loyal pokemon. Ash needed to make it up.

Ash stood and said to Pikachu, "We need to end this feud that we caused." Pikachu looked confused, but followed as he walked off.

Ash nervously climbed the hill. He'd spent hours watching where all the Fearow flew to, and now he knew he was approaching their nest. Even with Pikachu, if they all attacked at once, it would end badly. Ash had to trust that curiosity would save him.

Ash finally crested the hill and found himself surrounded by Fearow nests. Ash looked up to see a hundred eyes fixed on him. The Fearow looked amazed to see a human in their nests, and were too shocked to attack.

Before they could recover he yelled, "I am here to battle your leader. Only him." The Fearow looked amazed and squawked in confusion. Finally something happened and Ash saw a larger Fearow fly out. It must have been another half larger than the others, and Ash saw a small mark on its head. Confirming the identity of the pokemon he had thrown the rock at. The Fearow saw Ash and immediately screeched in fury. Ash saw the other Fearow preparing to attack, but Ash ignored them and yelled at the Fearow, "We end this now, Fearow. One on one. If you can beat Pikachu in a battle, then you can do whatever harm you want to me. If Pikachu wins, then I capture you."

Fearow looked astonished at the suggestion. It looked around at all its faithful subjects who would attack Ash if it wanted them to. It gave a look that said, And why would I do that? I have every advantage. Ash ignored this and stared intently at the pokemon. It seemed to think for a second before nodding and taking flight. It wanted to get revenge by itself.

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt."

Pikachu shot the attack at the circling pokemon, but suddenly it started moving faster and easily dodged the attack. It had used Agility. Ash watched as it started a dive at Pikachu. Aerial Ace. Ash quickly yelled, "Stay alert, and counter with Iron Tail when you know where it will attack from." Pikachu nodded and started powering up Iron Tail. Fearow disappeared before hitting Pikachu and Pikachu tried to figure out where it would attack from. Seconds ticked by and then Pikachu swung its tail right behind it where Fearow had just appeared. The Iron tail connected with its beak.

The force sent Pikachu sliding back, but it was Fearow who squawked in pain. Ash took the opportunity and yelled, "Thunderbolt." Pikachu launched the attack at the hovering pokemon and struck home. Fearow squawked in pain again.

As soon as the attack stopped Fearow attacked. It started to glow black and struck at Pikachu, who was too shocked by the fast attack to dodge. The attack sent Pikachu into a nearby rock with a cry of pain. Assurance, and since it was used after being hit, it was twice as strong. Fearow obviously thought the match was over, and started another dive at Pikachu. It started to rotate as it moved. Drill Peck.

Ash yelled desperately, "Use Dig to dodge, and then grab onto Fearow and use Thunderbolt. Max Power." Right before Fearow hit, Pikachu dug a shallow hole. Fearow was forced to stop suddenly to avoid the wall which Pikachu had slammed into several seconds earlier. Pikachu then jumped out and jumped on Fearow's back. Before it could struggle, Pikachu let out a powerful Thunderbolt which caused Fearow to screech in pain. Ash covered his eyes from the light. After it ended, Fearow dropped to the ground. Ash quickly threw a poke ball which sucked it in. The ball twitched for so long, Ash was sure it would get out, but it suddenly stopped with a bing.

Ash walked up and emotionlessly picked up the poke ball. He then said to Pikachu, "Nice job, buddy. Let's go now." He then left the nest of confused Fearow quickly. He had just caught their leader and they seemed to be headless now.

When Ash was a safe distance away he scanned the poke ball. His eyes swiftly went over the moves. He may not have the best history with Fearow, but it was strong. Tri Attack, Air Cutter, and even Hyper Beam. It even had the possibility of learning Sky Attack. Ash tucked the poke ball away and started to look for Pidgeot again.

Ash stood on the tree stump as Pidgeot hovered above. It was now close to sunset. Ash had told Pikachu to stay at the edge of the clearing. Ash was now alone as he faced his furious former pokemon.

Ash looked at Pidgeot and held out its old poke ball. He then called, "I didn't come back for you because I thought the herd needed you more. You were needed to fight the Fearow. I have ended that need." Ash then held up Fearow's poke ball and announced, "I captured the head Fearow. Now the herd doesn't need your protection."

Pidgeot didn't look convinced so Ash dropped Pidgeot's poke ball and tucked Fearow's away. He then held his arms out and yelled, "I have hurt you. So you can hurt me as much as you want. All I want is that, at the end, you will come with me again."

Pidgeot looked at him intently and climbed higher. It then swooped down in a Quick Attack. Ash watched, but just before impact Pidgeot swooped away. It was checking to see if I had any hidden pokemon ready to attack or any other subterfuge. This time it climbed higher and started to swoop down in a lightning fast Aerial Ace. Ash watched. An Aerial Ace can crush ribs with ease, but if it would get him Pidgeot back, he would take.

Pidgeot pulled up and smashed a wind right into the underside of his jaw. This caught him by surprise and he flew off the stump. He'd practically bit his tongue off. He spat out a mouthful of blood. That would hurt like hell in the morning, but Ash watched as Pidgeot touched to the ground.

Pidgeot stared at him for a second. It could have crushed ribs, but it had settled for simply clipping him on the jaw. Ash saw forgiveness blossom in its eyes and it then went over to its poke ball and tapped a talon onto it. Pidgeot disappeared in a red flash.

Ash stood up slowly and picked up the poke ball. I guess Pidgeot just wanted to be shown that he still cared for it. Willing to take an Aerial Ace to get it back, must have allowed it to forgive him. He then said in a slightly slurred voice because of his tongue, "Welcome back, Pidgeot."

Ash caught both Fearow and Pidgeot, yah

See if you can guess some of the pokemon I have planned from those pieces from the computer

Ash is going to Johto