I'm back! Welcome to chapter 2 for my fanfic! This is significantly longer due to me having more time to write. I hope you enjoy. I forgot to do this but I don't own the Pokemon franchise or the characters in it; I only own my personal ideas.
"So let me get this straight. You are a shiny Latias who was chased through the six regions by Team Rocket for your power." Professor Oak recapped.
"Yes, and I'm expecting a baby Latios this month." the Latias replied while she hovered in the air.
"Well, we need for you to be top secret. I'll alert some League officials to protect Pallet Town from Team Rocket... Do you have any chance of being able to transform into a human, because I heard from my fellow colleagues that your species are able to maintain a human form." Latias nodded as she transformed into a red-haired grown woman with a pink shirt and amber eyes. She was also wearing a blue skirt. (A/N look up Delia Ketchum on Google).
"Perfect... now, as professionals say, 'Secrecy is the best defense.'You can pose as a resident in our town and I'll help you move in. However, I have one condition."
"What is it, professor?" Latias asked worriedly.
"I want to study you personally in my lab. Don't worry, I don't do any experiments that would harm a pokemon." the aging professor replied excitedly at the prospect of studying a legendary. "And what will your name be? Calling you Latias would be crazy, after all."
After considering her name, she finally replied, "Okay, my name is going to be Delia, Delia Ketchum. Now where do we begin?"
It has been eleven years after "Delia Ketchum" moved into the small town of Pallet. Delia opened a restaurant (after she learned to cook) to support herself and her soon-to-be-born son named "Pallet House". Needless to say, with Delia's incredible aptitude for cooking, her business was an immediate success. She even hired some waiters and waitresses to help her manage the bustling establishment. Her egg (laid before she established the restaurant) was healthy and after a few months, an extremely cute latios was born. Delia named her little son Ash. Ash was taught how to use aura, maintain his human form, and all of the basic pokemon knowledge that Delia knew. Professor Oak's son Blue had a child with Miranda, a pokemon breeder. Sadly, Blue died in a tragic car accident and Miranda passed away during childbirth. Before she died, Miranda named the child Gary. The residents of Pallet Town grieved over the couple after their deaths.
Ash and Gary first became fast friends, but after Ash learned more about pokemon than Gary did, Gary became afraid and scared. Now, when the famous Gary Oak feels threatened by something or someone, he usually covers everything up with his arrogance and bravado. The first few weeks were tolerable, but after two months, that's when Ash Ketchum finally snapped. Delia, after realizing what Gary did to Ash, went on a little vacation to Alto Mare with the young Latios. Ash became instant friends with the townsfolk and the two great guardians of the town itself. They learned of Ash and Delia's secret and swore to not reveal the information. When they left the town, however, there was a little blush on yours truly (A/N: A cookie to anyone who guesses who that is...).
Beep... Beep... Beep... Beep... blared the alarm clock that was disturbing the aspiring pokemon master in his sleep.
"Urrgh... what time is it?" a groggy Ash groaned, "Hmm... today feels special but I can't just put my claw on it..."
"Honey, you need to dress up if you want to get your first pokemon!" Ash's mother yelled downstairs.
"Yeah, mom..." He replied. Despite his indifferent tone of voice, inside, he was ecstatic. I always wanted a charmander, but I hope that the narcissist Gary Oak takes that, he thought. After he got dressed properly, his nose alerted him that his mother was cooking him breakfast. The Latios dashed down the stairs and zipped into his chair.
"What's for breakfast, mom?"
"Your favorite, bacon and eggs." Delia replied cheerily.
"Wow! You outdid yourself when you made this! Thanks, mom!" Ash shouted after he wolfed down his meal in about 2.4 seconds.
"Oh, my little Ashy is growing up..." Delia sobbed with tears of pride in her eyes.
"Mom! I promise I'll call you in the Pokegear when I get to Viridian City."
"Thank you, Ash, and be safe. With the likes of Team Rocket out there, everyone might target you for your power as a latios." his mom whispered while hugging him.
"Bye mom!" Ash exclaimed as he took his backpack that his mother kindly packed up for him. Delia could only hug him more. She knew that Ash would grow up one day, but it seemed too soon. Just like his father, Delia thought.
When Ash arrived at Professor Oak's lab, he found himself looking at a table with three pokeballs on it. Oak seemingly used teleport to get in front of Ash.
"Hello, Ash. Unsurprisingly, you're here one hour early than the other kids. Without further ado, what starter will you choose?" the pokemon professor asked. Ash's eyes squinted at the three pokeballs. He closed his eyes and used his aura to choose, but none of the starters intrigued him. Ash originally wanted charmander, but starting out with the fire lizard didn't seem right to Ash. Professor Oak instantly realized it.
"Ash, I see that none of these starters seem to have caught your eye. There's still one more pokemon though. This one's a little bit feisty," the professor said as he pulled out a pokeball from his lab coat and threw it." The latios gazed at the light that came with the pokeball's release function and after the light faded, there was a blue, bipedal jackal-like pokemon that stood. The pokemon's eyes darted through the room until finally settling on Ash. Ash (being Ash) put out his hand and crouched to face the small pokemon.
"Will you be my friend?"
That's a wrap, everyone! I hope you enjoyed the new installment of this story. I also want to take a moment to thank my dear reviewers (there aren't many of you yet, but hopefully the numbers will increase). I'm planning on writing an Ash betrayed story after I finish writing the new chapter for this. Bye!