Chapter 7: Cerulean City and a New Encounter

Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon

A/N: I'm sorry for the delay on this chapter, I just got a job and I've been working nothing but late hours so I haven't really been able to type. But I have been thinking of a lot of ideas for this story and I have an idea I think is pretty good and I hope you like it eventually. There is one idea I had that will show up during this chapter and I hope you guys like it a lot. I need your opinion on something, should Ash catch any legendary pokemon throughout the stories? My vote is yes but only young one per region (not like a multi-century old pokemon that was caught by a teenager and decides to listen). So review and vote to tell me what you guys think about that idea. I will likely do it but I will not tell you what he might or might not catch.

This chapter, he will be finished in the hospital and he will explore the area before challenging the gym. Dr1zzy I understand why you would want him to travel with at least one companion but I like the idea of him traveling alone a little more, he is much more mature and intelligent so he won't need someone like Brock to help him out. He might travel with someone in a later story but for now, entirely solo.

So, let's get on with the new chapter that I've finally started writing after this whole week. And, hey I finally figured out how to do line breaks…I think. If I did, the line will be right under this.

Cerulean City Hospital-Right at the end of last chapter.

"My name is Steven Stone."

Ash's jaw dropped and after a minute of incoherent stuttering managed to get out, "Y-Y-Y-Your Steven Stone? As in, champion of the Hoenn Region?"

Steven just laughed at Ash's shock and stuttering and answered, "Yes, that is me."

"What're you doing in Kanto? A-And thank you for saving my life from that lunatic and that monstrous Houndoom." Asked Ash after a second after he realized he hadn't thanked the man for saving him earlier.

"It is no problem. I'm just glad I managed to get there in time. The leagues have been hearing rumors about extreme Team Rocket activity in the area and I was sent to investigate and stop them if I found them. It was also a bonus because I wanted to search for the legendary Moon Stone and I found it." Said Steven.

"Wow, I'm glad you found it. Don't the Clefairy worship the Stone?" asked Ash.

"Yes, they worship the power the stone gives off and they can even evolve from it. It was astonishing to see their evolution ceremony and they let me watch because they knew I was not there to steal the marvelous stone. After the ceremony, they gave me a couple of gifts. They gave me large pieces directly from the moon stone."

He pulled the two black obsidian like rocks the size of large cantaloupes and placed them on the table next to the hospital bed. "Normal moon stones have the same type of power as the original moonstone but they do not have nearly the same amount of power. When a normal moonstone is used, all of their power is absorbed by the evolving pokemon and the stone withers away and is destroyed. The stones directly from the moonstone have an abundance of energy and will not be destroyed from evolving a pokemon. In fact, the pokemon evolved with these stones will be more powerful."

"Wow, that's amazing." Said Ash in awe.

"Oh yes, I was extremely lucky the Clefairy decided to give me these two shards." Steven then looked at Ash for a minute with a calculating look on his face. "I have an idea, I only need one stone for my research so I will give you the second."

Ash was immediately confused, "Why would you give me the second stone? I didn't do anything to deserve it."

"Yes, you did, you rescued all of the trainers from the Rockets and kept Archer busy for long enough for me to catch him and not let him get away again. Without you, I never would have caught him and he would have caused more damage. You have more than earned this stone. So, enjoy it." Said Steven to prove Ash wrong.

Ash was stunned. Not only did he meet the champion of the Hoenn Region, but said champion was giving him a piece of the original moonstone as a reward. "T-Thank you sir." Ash then began to think about all of the other trainers that were in the cave. "How are all of the trainers that were in the cave? Were any of them hurt?"

"None were hurt except for a couple scrapes and bruises. You were hurt the worst of all of them. You have a large scar on you forearm from the bite and you have a large scar on your face." Steven explained.

"How bad is it?"

Steven just handed Ash a mirror and Ash looked in the mirror and his jaw dropped. What he saw was a jagged scar that went from his right eyebrow and went diagonally across his face all the way to the left side of his chin. A couple inches to the right, he would have lost his right eye or at least his eyesight. He was lucky that he was still alive. He then looked at his right arm and saw a messy scar in the basic shape of a bite mark from a Houndoom. As he looked at the scars, he realized something very important and immediately laid back down and covered his face with his hands.

"Are you alright, Ash? I know it is a lot to take in but everything will be alright." Steven said while trying to comfort him.

"I'm going to die." Ash muttered out loud.

"It's just a scar, it's not going to make you die. You will be fine."

"No, my mom is going to kill me when she finds out about this." Ash said terrified.

Steven had an understanding look on his face and just said, "She already knows about it. She will be happy to see you though."

"I hope so. She will definitely not be happy about any of this." said Ash.

"I agree with you there. Now I have to go to the league to put in my report so I will bid you farewell." Steven said.

Steven then walked out of the room and left Ash alone with his thoughts and worries. He was thinking about his mother, his pokemon and what his journey would be like form now on. He then realized that he forgot to let out his pokemon and let them know what happened. All three of his pokemon materialized next to the bed and after a second rushed Ash checking him all over.

After they were done with their examination of him, they stepped back and Ash noticed elekid with his face down and he looked very disappointed look on his face. "Are you alright elekid?" The pokemon shook his head and Ash realized what the problem was. "What happened was not your fault. It was mine for even getting us in that situation. Don't be disappointed in yourself. He was much more powerful than we thought and there was no chance we would've won but you did your best. I am not upset with you."

After this, Elekid looked up and saw the sincerity in his eyes and was happy his friend was not mad at him. He was so overcome with emotion, he jumped up and tackled Ash with a hug. After this touching moment, elekid went back to the ground and Ash recalled the three pokemon back to their balls and began to get up to leave the hospital. Before he could get all the way up, a chansey rushed into the room and pushed him back on the bed gently. It shook its head at Ash and pointed its arm at the bed. Ash could understand what it wanted and wasn't going to argue with the nurse pokemon.

After about ten minutes under the watchful eye of the Chansey, one of the Nurses walked into the room and saw the situation. She giggled quietly and began, "Hello Mr. Ketchum, I see you are ready to leave but we need to do some final checks first." Ash nodded and the nurse checked all of the basics to make sure he was perfectly fine. "I am sorry Mr. Ketchum but the scar tissue ran too deep for us to be able to remove. You will have those scars for the rest of your life." Ash just nodded in acceptance knowing there is nothing he could do about it. The nurse finished all of the test and cleared Ash to leave. She told him that the rest of his belongings are in the cupboard next to the bed for when he woke up and she left the room after signing the form saying he was allowed to leave the hospital.

Ash grabbed all of his clothes and got changed into them when the nurse left. He saw that nothing was really damaged except for a couple small tears in the fabric. "I guess I'm going to have to get some new clothes. I did see one outfit I like a lot. I hope the local store here has one for sale. He let out elekid and the two of them left the hospital and saw how large the city was compared to Pewter City.

"Wow, this is different from the other towns we've visited so far. I think I should go to the store to get some new clothes, these ones are a bit damaged." The pokemon nodded and the two looked around the city for the store. After not finding it for an hour, they finally found the local shopping center. Ash recalled elekid and went inside the store and went directly to the clothing section with many mannequins displaying all most of the clothing options. Ash was looking for a specific set of clothing that will help on his journey and also looked kind of cool. He went to the back because this clothing is for traveling trainers and it was made to travel.

At the back of the clothing section, he saw many clothing options specifically for trainers. He saw a bunch of basic options like the one he was wearing right now but they were not that good for keeping the trainer safe as was shown in the mountain. A little to the right, he saw some more specialized uniforms meant to protect the trainer more in case they were attacked and helped them with their travels more.

The one Ash was looking for was very interesting and had many features to help him with his journey. It had a soft insulated inside that adapted the inside of the jacket depending on the conditions. It was a thick black and red jacket that appeared to be made of leather. Kevlar-like material lined the inside of the jacket with many pockets for storage. The jacket had extra padding in the shoulders and made the shoulders stick out a little more. All pockets were completely sealed to prevent damage to the objects inside. The jacket also had long sleeves with the same material inside the sleeves with a couple small pockets in the sleeves. The jacket also had a hood that can be removed for convenience, the bottom of the jacket extended a bit to make a cloak-like appearance (Kind of like Conner's robe from Assassin's creed 3 but a little shorter).

The jacket came with a pair of thick pants made of the same material as the jacket and a pair of thick hiking boots made for protecting feet from extreme temperatures. There is also a pair of black leather gloves next to it that had removable fingers on the gloves and the glove had extra padding in the back.

(Kind of picture Conner Kenway's robe with less weapons and suited for the pokemon world that is black and red.)

Ash had seen this outfit many times on TVs and in ads in the newspaper and he has always wanted to get one but it was never in the stores in Pallet Town. Ash looked at the price tag and was immediately glad that he had battled so many trainers. He would have enough money to buy the outfit and still have money for food and supply. It used to be extremely expensive but the company was losing too much money because almost none were being sold to trainers. The company had reduced the price to an acceptable level so trainers could actually purchase the amazing suit. The suit can even protect from pokemon attacks to a certain degree. Only weak attacks will be effected. It is mainly to prevent accidental harm during battles and an attempt to prevent harm to trainers.

Ash brought the outfit to the front desk to buy and the cashier was shocked. "That outfit has been on our shelves for about a year. I'm glad that someone is finally buying it. I'll ring you up and get you on our way."

Ash smiled happily and paid for the outfit and went back to the pokemon center to get changed. When he got changed into the new outfit, he looked at himself in the mirror and noticed how differently he looked from the start of his journey. The suit made him look more imposing and gave him a slightly wilder appearance. He could already feel the suit adjusting the inside temperature for comfort too which was a bonus considering it was the middle of summer.

After adjusting to the suit, he let out elekid and the two began to head to the infamous nugget bridge that led to the wilds north of Cerulean. There would be a lot of trainers up there and Ash would try to catch a new pokemon to add to his battling team.

He loved all of the pokemon he has at the ranch but he needs to extend his battle team. Even though the fossil pokemon were technically caught by him, most of them just enjoyed relaxing and quite a few of them have made friends with people in Pallet.

It was a pretty boring walk to the bridge but when he got there, he looked at the bridge and saw quite a few trainers waiting on it for trainers. Ash never understood the trainers who waited in one place for passing trainer. They didn't really train their pokemon all that much. Ash found it strange and unfulfilling. They never explored the region they are in and just waited where they are for a any battles. They were obsessed with forcing trainers into battles and will stop them and will not give up until they battle. It was absolutely ridiculous and Ash preferred to travel and actually get stronger.

Ash managed to sweep through the trainers on the bridge with no trouble at all. Elekid destroyed the very weak pokemon with a couple Thundershocks. The pokemon stood no chance against the trained electric type. The most difficult opponent they faced was a powerful mankey that did nothing but ignore its trainer and attack viciously. It was obvious the trainer put no effort into bonding with the powerful fighting type and it was likely given to him by a more powerful trainer he knows. Ash was glad his pokemon respected him and were willing to work with him and train.

After the bridge, Ash and elekid began to travel down Route 25 which had a forest with many small clearings that surround the main path. After a couple of hours Ash and his team were tired from multiple battles with some more experienced trainers. Ash was actually defeated by a couple experienced trainers that were exploring the area with their pokemon. Ash was slightly disappointed in his losses but he accepted he was defeated by a stronger trainer. He paid the reward money to the strangers humbly and looked for a clearing so he and his pokemon could enjoy a rest and some lunch.

Ash set up a small fire pit and cooked his pokemon some pokemon food that was specially made to give the pokemon more nutrients than basic food. For him, he made a basic sandwich with an apple.

As they were eating their food, Elekid heard a couple noises in the background and looked away from his food to check it out. After a couple seconds of examining the bushes and trees for any movement, he shrugged and turned back to his food to notice that it was no longer there. He looked around in confusion for a couple seconds before he turned to Marshtomp angrily. He began to yell at Marshtomp accusing him of stealing his food while he wasn't looking. Marshtomp just looked confused and denied the accusation. Elekid just continued yelling and then a yelling match began between the strongest of Ash's team.

Before it could escalate any further, Ash got between the two, "Hey, what's going on here? What's the matter?" Elekid pointed where his food was and the pointed at Marshtomp accusingly. "You think Marshtomp stole your food?" Elekid nodded and Marshtomp shook his head furiously to try to prove his innocence.

"I don't see your food anywhere so I don't think that Marshtomp could have stolen it." Before anyone could investigate any further, they heard quiet laughter from the bushes next to where they were resting. Ash went over with elekid and pushed the bush to the side and saw a giggling Abra eating the food that belonged to Elekid. The Abra looked up and saw Ash and elekid staring at him. The Abra gained a mischievous look and teleported back into the clearing without even a flash. Ash and elekid turned back to the Abra and elekid charged at him with quick attack. Right before elekid could hit it, it teleported to the other end of the clearing and laughed at elekid some more.

This cycle went on for a couple minutes and was making both Ash and elekid angrier and angrier the longer it went before Ash remembered something. "Use shockwave, it can't avoid it!"

Elekid smirked and sent out a pulse of electricity in a large wave of energy. Abra tried to teleport away but when it reappeared a couple seconds later, the electricity slammed into Abra surprising it. The Abra managed to get up slowly but had small arcs of electricity on its body signifying that it was paralyzed. Ash smirked and pulled out his last luxury ball he had in his bag and threw it at the paralyzed Abra. The psychic type was sucked into the ball and the ball landed on the ground and began to shake. The ball shook quickly for about a minute showing the Pokémon's effort to escape from the ball. The ball suddenly stopped shacking and clicked signifying a successful.

Ash cheered and raised his hand up and the ball flew into his hand. He released his new teammate and waited for the pokemon to readjust to being outside of the ball. It readjusted much quicker than Ash had expected and stared at him waiting for him to talk.

"Hello, my name is Ash, do you know what just happened?" Abra just nodded slowly and Ash went on, "I'm training to become a pokemon master and I'd like to know if you'd come with me on my journey." Abra thought about it for about a minute and nodded in acceptance. "Would you like a nickname? A couple of my other pokemon have one."

Abra mulled it around in his head for a bit and shook its head (I am not good with nicknames, so only a few pokemon will have any.). "Alright, I'm going to scan you to get more information on you." Ash pulled out his pokedex and aimed it at Abra.

Abra- The Psi Pokemon

Abra needs to sleep for eighteen hours a day. If it doesn't, this pokemon loses its ability to use telekinetic powers. If it is attacked, Abra escapes using Teleport while it is still sleeping.

Sex: Male

Type: Psychic

Ability: Inner Focus, Magic Guard (Hidden Ability)

Known Moves: Teleport, Barrier, Reflect, Light Screen, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Energy Ball, Metronome.

Note: Due to the ability Inner Focus, this pokemon will have more power and control of its psychic abilities. This pokemon has an excess of moves for its current evolution. It likely has another trainer at this point for it to know so many Tm specific moves for this species.

"Is it true, did you have another trainer before me?"

He saw Abra's eyes glow for a brief second and heard a voice in his head, "Yes—Trainer Before—Abandoned-Not evolve" Ash was astonished that Abra was speaking to him but noticed the speech was erratic showing it had not mastered speaking into the minds of other beings. "What was his name?"

"Name—Damien-Bad trainer-Glad-Away" Abra managed to get out.

"I'm sorry he mistreated you, I will take care of you and will try to become your friend." Abra smiled at this and began again with its eyes glowing, "Power-In you-Familiar"

"Power, what do you mean?" ash was confused at this. Abra continued to focus on Ash for a minute. "You are…Psychic!"

Sorry for the large delay on this chapter, I managed to get a job but I'm working mainly Night hours so I don't have as much time to write the story. Add that with a small amount of writers block and a delay is born. I'm trying to get back into writing and I will do my best to get chapters out as fast as I can.