Ash the Iron Trainer

by Mar 'Darry' Darren

It was a freak storm. One that separated Ash from Misty and Brock but not with Pikachu. And yet Ash was able to find an entire new region and be reunited with a friend that he never thought he will see again. With four young Pokémon found in a crate as eggs, Ash will take this new region and in the future, Kanto with skill and Mega Evolution!

2. Welcome to Kalos!

Ash, the Iron Trainer

Welcome to Kalos!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon.

"Pokémon" – Normal Speech

'Pokémon' – Thoughts

Pokémon – Flashback

Pokémon – Move Names

{Pokémon} – Pokédex

Previously on Ash the Iron Trainer,

"You came from Kanto!?" Nurse Joy shouted and scared Ash and Pikachu greatly. She saw that and calmed herself down. "Sorry Ash but we haven't been able to get to Kanto from here or anywhere else for that matter. It is because of the fog." Ash was confused, he couldn't remember any fog he saw when he woke up but he did remember seeing a fog while on the S.S. Anne; he just thought that it was all part of the sea surroundings and never gave it much thought.

Everyone else gave their reports,

"It started very early in the morning, I was supposed to go fishing but when he I tried to enter the fog, I always found myself going in the opposite direction."

"We can't contact anyone outside the fog."

"No one ever came from the fog in the first place either."

"Even the Pokémon can't get through the fog and they are scared."

"We are just glad that we can get our supplies form inland and we were only getting minor goods from the other regions."

All this added up to a dense fog forming a crown around this region. Nothing ever comes out from outside and no one can go through the fog to the outside. Occasionally, there will be lightning surging through the fog but no rain or snow or storms happen there, only more inland. It was like this region was trapped as if they were going to be punished but why?

"So when did this fog first appear?" Ash asked, not realizing how heavy his answer will be. Nurse Joy looked it up on his computer to verify her memory of the fog.

"It was two weeks ago like I said, on July 15, 1997 (1) and at 6:30." Nurse Joy finally said and once again, everyone nodded but this time they didn't go back to their devices. They just noticed that Ash was aware of their attention on him or his Pikachu. They just stood there, like they were seeing a ghost or something.

"Are you serious Nurse Joy? And you are sure that we had only be on the beach for a few hours?" Ash started to get frantic, as if he was in a hurry to catch a train. "Please tell us!" Ash raised his voice when he was getting no answer.

"Yes. What is wrong with you?" Nurse Joy was starting to get creeped out but she will soon get her answer.

"That is the date and exact time that the S.S. Anne was hit by the storm and was going to sink! I remembered seeing that date on a clock before me and Pikachu were sent out of the ship! Two weeks had passed here but seeming no time had passed outside!" Ash shouted out and everyone gasped at this. This fog was trapping them between different time streams? Who could do this to them!?

Later that afternoon, Ash was relaxing on a bench in Santalune City. That was where he found the Pokémon Center and where his four Pokémon Eggs hatched into young Steel-type Pokémon. Right now they were either playing or resting, Ash had started to train with them and while Honedge and Mawile were like energetic little children, Pawniard and Durant were more mature and took some rest in order to conserve energy. Ash felt like he had become a parent at the age of ten.

He was exhausted trying to get them under control and even more for trying to get them focused on their training rather than their playing around. Pikachu even helped and was exhausted as well. The little mouse Pokémon felt like some kind of uncle to the newly born Pokémon.

"I still can't believe…pant…that we are in a whole other region…pant…when it seemed that we were back in Kanto." Ash spoke through his heavy breathing and Pikachu could only mutter in response. They both thought that the ocean currents had carried them back home. They couldn't be any more wrong.

This was instead Kalos which seemed to be a lot more glamorous than Kanto who always seemed to be a little of the countryside. There was always the perfume in the air, the couples on dates and the gentleman trying to encourage the young to be more refined like they are. Of course, Ash felt that to be alien to someone who was adjusted to a life similar to that of a farm hand.

But Kalos had something more than that which was creeping out Ash. It was that Kalos somehow had over six hundred different species of Pokémon that couldn't be found in Kanto. It was like Kanto was miles far behind in the Pokémon research. Or otherwise Professor Oak and the other officials had kept all this secret from him and even Gary, Ash's childhood rival and the grandson of the Professor.

"I just wish that I could find some way to make up for being an irresponsible little kid back on the St Anne. I told Brock and Misty that I will take care of my Pokémon and I had to lose them while they were still in their Pokéballs!" Ash then ranted to himself, making sure not to wake up the two sleeping Pokémon on his lap.

"Pika-pi Pikachu pi pi~!" Pikachu used its small and study hands to rub on his best friend and trainer. Ash may not be the expert in Pikachu's tongue but 'Pika-pi' was always the way Pikachu used his name so that much Ash had made in terms of progress.

"Thank you Pikachu. I always needed that." Ash said while almost forgetting his worries to rub Pikachu where the little yellow rodent always loved to be rubbed. Ash then felt some more weight on his lap and saw that all four of his steel type Pokémon were now taking a lap on hi; it was an adorable sight, like they all trusted Ash and loved him so much that they wanted to be near him most of the time. It was like a five year clutching your arm 24/7.

Ash couldn't blame them, they had no parent but him. And taking care of them wasn't all bad. He even learned a secret about his Pokédex that he never thought possible or saw the other trainers do. It definitely helped him with his training of his Pokémon.

Flashback Begins!

"Aww man! This stinks and now what am I going to do!?" Ash said while all his Pokémon were playing with each other on the floor in front of him. He made sure to tell them not to wander off of they could get lost and miss dinner. Who would have thought that will be the secret to keeping your children under control after all?

"Young Man!" Ash cringed and the Pokémon did too only to see Nurse Joy staring them down while leaving the counter unmanned. The Pokémon went back to the own devices while Ash was glued to Nurse Joy's stare. "You are going to calm down and pull yourself together. You are a better boy than that."

Ash said nothing and looked down, to let no one see him drown in shame. Shame that he was going to swallow really hard. He felt like twenty Mistys have him and was scolding him all at once like she usually does; without even sharing some of her experience as a Gym Leader. "…Sorry…"

"…At least you are honest Ash." Nurse Joy said after a while of silence. "How about you scan your Pokémon?" Ash looked up to Nurse Joy, with a look that asked 'why'. "Try it with your Pikachu." Nurse Joy motioned her hand to the Electric Type Pokémon who was still puzzled about the request. Ash just gave up on asking and took out his new Pokédex and scanned his very best buddy.

{Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon. It can generate electric attacks from the electric pouches located in both of its cheeks. This Pokémon is male based on the shape of the tail. Ability is Static. Knows the moves Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt, Agility, Quick Attack, Thunder and Double-Edge. Hasn't unlocked its Egg Move Volt Tackle yet.}

The Pokédex had left Ash baffled, he knew some of those attacks but he always just let Pikachu tell him through one way or another. Now that he knew what Pikachu knew, Ash will definitely be able to understand his best friend even more. All the while of staring at Pikachu with awe that made the Electric type blush at the attention he was be given.

"Now try the young ones, you will learn a lot about them." Nurse Joy said and Ash knew that wasn't a suggestion. He did them all in this order, indeed learning more and more about his new Pokémon.

{Honedge, the Sword Pokémon. If anyone dares to grab its hilt, it wraps a blue cloth around that person's arm and drains that person's life energy completely. This Pokémon is Male. Ability is No Guard which both allows this Pokémon's attacks to always hit and always hit by other moves. Knows the moves Tackle and Swords Dance. Knows the Egg Moves Wide Guard and Destiny Bond but haven't unlocked them yet.}

{Pawniard, the Sharp Blade Pokémon. Pawniard's entire body is made of blades which it uses to inflict damage on its opponent. This Pokémon is Male. Ability is Pressure which forces other Pokémon to waste more energy on moves so they can't use them that much. Knows the moves Scratch and Leer. Knows the Egg Move Psycho Cut.}

{Mawile, the Deceiver Pokémon. Mawile has jaw-like appendages at the ends of its steel horns. It deceives any opponent who lowers its guard with its hypnotic expression, then quickly spins around to bite them. This Pokémon is Female. Ability is Hyper Cutter which prevents this Pokémon's attack power from decreasing. Knows the moves Growl, Fairy Wind, and Taunt. Has unlocked the egg moves Fire Fang, Ice Fang and Thunder Fang.}

{Durant, the Iron Ant Pokémon. Durant build twisting tunnels in the mountains where they form their nests. They are covered with a steel armor for protection. This Pokémon is Female. Ability is Swarm which increases the power of Bug-Type moves when the Pokémon is at ⅓ of full health or lower. Knows the moves Vice Grip, Sand Attack and Fury Cutter. Knows the Egg Moves Thunder Fang, Endure and Rock Climb.}

Ash could have sworn his eyes were going to pop out of his body. Who knew that all these Pokémon had inherited some many Egg moves? Now it is clear that finding those eggs was no accident. But how could anyone stage this as if they were expecting Ash to be the one to find them? And why?

"As you can see Ash." Nurse Joy said, "You can use your Pokédex to scan any Pokémon in the wild and it will just tell you the general info unless you catch it. Once you do then your Pokémon is automatically registered into the system and everything else is determined." Ash was baffled at how advanced this Pokémon stuff is. But then he remembered something, something that was like a sack of bricks was dragged down his chest.

"But this sucks." Ash muttered which worried Pikachu and Nurse Joy. "Now I have five Pokémon, even before my first Gym Battle here in Kalos. How am I going to capture other Pokémon if there is only room for another Starter? I don't want a full team right on the spot, I want it to take it slow and build the team from the ground up. Not to get six Pokémon in an instant and expect them to work like they had been with me for months." Ash would have gone on his muttering rant when he heard giggling, both human and Pokémon. He looked to see just who found all this funny.

"You are a very sweet little boy. I haven't heard words of a veteran from the mouth of a young trainer like yourself." Nurse Joy said in her giggles which got Ash to huff and pout, furthering her into laughing at how cute he was in her eyes. "I now know you deserve this." That got Ash's attention and even Pikachu raised his eyebrow. She just took out something from her pocket and asked for Ash's Pokédex. When she inserted what looked like a computer chip into it, the Pokédex roared back to life but it was not describing any Pokémon at all. It said,

{Update Confirmed and Uploaded. Ash Ketchum, born of Pallet Town of the Kanto Region, is rightfully granted the Trainer Status of Silver in regards to his previous exploits which involved surviving encounters with the Rogue Cloned Pokémon Mewtwo and the Legendary Birds in addition of encountering the Rare Mew itself. In addition of this, Ash Ketchum has been given the right to have up to Ten Pokémon on hand at a time. Anymore will be sent to Professor Sycamore's Garden until further notice of a more personal storage location. Please use this honor and gift to the best of use.}

Ash couldn't believe that he heard every single one of those words coming out of his Pokédex. He never even heard of a 'Trainer's Rank' before, not even from Professor Oak and his arrogant but skilled grandson Gary. It was like all this was nothing but a dream that no matter how many times he pinched himself, he will never wake up in his bed.

"You are only ten years old, you still have a lot more to learn about Pokémon. Have fun while doing that. That is the much I can tell you." Nurse Joy said while ruffling Ash's head and returning back to her station at the Pokémon Center counter.

Flashback Ends!

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After Ash was finished walking down memory lane, he felt like someone had landed on his hat which covered his eyes and soaked in his tears. It took a while before Ash found the strength to lift his hat from his eyes to see his sixth Pokémon on hand and the fifth one he had firstly encountered in Kalos.

The Pokémon was a quadruped, frog-like one. It has light blue skin, white hands, and a dark blue stripe from the center of its oval head to its nose. Its eyes, which have yellow sclera, black irises, and white pupils, protrude vertically from its head due to their size. It seemed to produce a large mane of bubbles from its chest and back and has two small bubbles on its nose. The delicate yet flexible bubbles, called Frubbles, reduce the damage the Pokémon takes from attacks. It has three fingers and two toes on its hands and feet. It was the water starter type of Kalos, Froakie.

Ash smiled at how childish and playful his new starter type Pokémon had acted ever since the two had first met each other. It turned out that there was a group of five kids who also received Starters types from the regional Professor that was named Sycamore. But since there were two sets, each with three Pokémon, there was one left over and it turned out to be a remaining Froakie. Ash saw that no one ever had a second opinion and ever considered this Froakie, much like how everyone back home always turned to Gary for the better trainer from Pallet town than him. So Ash ignored what anyone had to say and took in Froakie as his Kalos Starter.

And ever since, they really hit. Froakie loved both training and play. Loved both hard work and games. It was like a diamond in the rough, an Oxymoron. And yet Ash loved this Froakie all the same. He was even surprised and ecstatic once he scanned this Froakie; both before,

{Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokémon. From its chest and back, Froakie creates bubbles called Frubbles, which act as a cushion and soften the blow of an opponent's attack.}

And after it became his Pokémon,

{…. This Pokémon is Female. Ability is Protean. Knows the moves Pound, Growl, Bubble, and Snore. Knows the Egg moves Camouflage, Mud Sport and Mind Reader but hasn't unlocked them yet.}

Ash didn't mind Froakie being female, it was just seeing her as feisty and able to take charge among the other Pokémon as well as being a good mother to Ash's four Steel-type Pokémon was enough to make him smile. It reminded him a lot about his own mother, someone that he misses on the other side of the fog surrounding Kalos.

Froakie then saw on how her trainer was staring into nothingness again and giggled in her own tongue. It always amused her ever since she became Ash's Pokémon, to see her trainer drift off like a light head goof. A very sweet and well-meaning type of good. One that Froakie doesn't mind being trained by. She hopped onto the other shoulder to where Pikachu was lying on and rubbed against Ash's cheek like a cat to her beloved owner while Pikachu joined in; it was an adorable sight for all to squeal and 'aww' at as they passed them. In fact, there moment was always interrupted with the sound of a shutter closing and the brief bright light that nearly blinded them.

"That is prefect!" That voice was enough to awaken the young Pokémon on Ash's lap but they were sound enough to merely try to rub the sleepiness out of their eyes as they joined Ash and his other Pokémon gaze onto a local woman. Her blonde hair was in the strangest locks to Ash. She was wearing hiker's boots, short turquoise pants that only reached half way past the kneecaps with two pockets on each leg, white shirt and waist band that had a bowtie. Hanging from her shoulder was a portable and miniature camera. In her hands was a larger black camera that must have been the one to take that photo of Ash with his Pokémon.

"You must be quite the trainer to have such a beautiful relationship with your Pokémon! I just had to take a picture of it all!" The woman went on and on about 'beauty' and 'photo shooting' until she noticed on how everyone was staring her with disbelief and discontent for her poor excuse for a first impression and especially to a foreigner from another region. "Sorry about that, my name is Viola. I am a professional photographer working here in Santalune City."

"My name is Ash Ketchum from Kanto. I am training my Pokémon so that we can be prepared for our first Gym Battle here in Kalos." Ash said and Viola nodded. "It is just no one will ever show us where we can find the Gym Leader. They just tell us to wait and wait. All we can do is train while we do but it has been a few days already."

"I have heard all about your arrival here and yes you have been staying in our town for a little while." Viola said while getting into a thinking pose before smiling. "Tell you what, I know some Trainers on Route 22. I will like to hear back that you have faced them all in combat and won. I will be waiting in the building next to he entrance which is the Gym where I work. I even know the Gym Leader and I think I work out a Gym Battle soon." Viola said and winked at Ash before heading in the direction that Ash agreed to be where Route 22 started. He has gotten good with maps in such a short time and it has saved him a lot of trouble find his hotel and back.

But Ash could have sworn that Viola is hiding something but even if he was going to the Gym, he will have a better chance of losing and he didn't want to do that in front of all the friends he made in Santalune City. So he gathered his Pokémon back into their balls and headed towards his new training area, wondering just how is he going to better improve his skill in battle.

End of Chapter 2.

*Well here you have it! I have decided to make this since most of you said that you wanted Ash's journey in Kalos in detail rather just a flash-forward. But I bet a lot of you just said 'I don't care'. That is perfectly fine by me.

You are wondering when I am going to have Serena meet Ash again. She is one of those five kids who are going to get those Starter types from Sycamore but I never said that they all got them and Ash's Froakie left after that. It was the reverse and those kids haven't even arrived in Santalune City yet. I will have them appear later and remember that I am basing mostly on the anime but with some plot and elements from the games. You will notice that for sure.

So I hope that you will keep waiting and hang in there because I will not abandoned this if the ratings are bad. I am very patient when I am not frustrated and on the verge of getting fed up. I can wait a while to really see what you think of my stories. Love to hear back from you!*