Alright, so first I'm sorry for the delay. I put the first part up before writing this part. But now it's written and available for you to read and hopefully enjoy.
This part looks a lot at previous episodes and has the most characters directly in the story. This part leads almost directly into the next part and mentions but not in great detail the previous part.
I want to mention that I don't own Pokémon.
And so with that all said, let's get on with the story.
Part 2
It was a beautiful sunny day. Ash had been home in Pallet Town for a few days now. Serena and Misty had stayed at the Ketchum residence. But, Misty had to get back to Cerulean City soon. She was the gym leader after all. Serena, Ash and Misty were at Professor Oak's lab. Ash had offered to travel with Misty back to Cerulean City and she had eagerly agreed. They were going to leave a later that morning and Ash was deciding which Pokémon he should bring with him. He could take Pikachu but if Team Rocket tried something, which they always did, then he mightn't be able to save him. He also wanted to make sure that he had some of his Pokémon with him in case he was challenged to a battle. The times he had had to decline Pokémon battles because he didn't have any with him had been embarrassing and he didn't want a repeat. Serena was with him. She had said she wanted to go with him and Misty. She wanted to stay with Ash and she was eager to see more of Kanto also. Misty had excused herself to make a phone call, and now she came running over to them smiling broadly.
"Good news, Tracey's coming with us. Professor Oak gave him a few days off," Misty informed them. "That's great. The more the merrier I always say," Ash remarked and nodded to himself. He made his decision on who he'd bring. He'd bring Greninja because there was no other way around it, the Pokémon was a powerhouse and if things got difficult Ash knew he could rely on it. He decided to bring Charizard also, thinking that if Team Rocket did try something then he'd need a flying type and Charizard was strong and big enough for Ash to ride on if needed. He also decided to bring Bayleef. Simply because Bayleef had missed travelling with him.
Within half an hour, the four friends were standing outside Ash's house saying goodbye to his mother. "Now, you make sure to stay out of trouble Ash," Mrs Ketchum told her son sternly. Ash rolled his eyes slightly. "I will mom. Don't worry," Ash assured her. Mrs Ketchum nodded slightly and asked Pikachu to keep an eye on Ash for her and with a final reminder to Ash to remember to change his "you know what" daily, the group left. Mrs Ketchum watched them walk down the path and out of sight. She smiled and thought to herself that she'd see him soon.
The friends walked along the path. Tracey had offered to navigate since Ash was notorious for getting everyone lost if he had the map. Something that Misty had made a point of at Ash's expense numerous times. Misty had told Tracey where they were going before they left. She didn't want Ash to know where they were really heading. Ash and Serena walked up front talking together. Ash pointed out the occasional Pokémon for Serena and shared stories. Misty stayed with Tracey but joined in Ash's conversation often to remind him of certain details, such as it was his fault they were chased by a Pokémon or fell off a cliff.
They reached Viridian City by early afternoon. They headed straight to the Pokémon centre. "Remember when you blew the Pokémon centre up Ash?" Misty asked Ash smiling. She wanted to get him talking while she checked something. Serena turned to Ash. "You blew the Pokémon centre up?!" she repeated incredulously. Serena wasn't in on Misty's secret but she was distracting Ash beautifully. "It wasn't exactly my fault. You see Team Rocket broke in and tried to steal all the Pokémon. It was the first time I met them. Pikachu was recovering and well, Pikachu sent a super powerful thunderbolt off at Team Rocket and kind of blew the building up…" Ash explained ending the story awkwardly with his hand behind his neck. Serena laughed softly. She could see that Ash and Misty got along really well and both of them knew exactly how to push each other's buttons.
While Ash was explaining what had happened Misty crept over to the front desk. Tracey stayed with Ash in case he noticed she was gone. "Hello Nurse Joy," Misty greeted the nurse politely. Nurse Joy looked up from her work and smiled. "Hello and welcome to the Pokémon centre. How may I help you?" Nurse Joy replied. Misty cleared her throat and leant forward conspiratorially. "Is Brock here?" she asked softly. Nurse Joy's smile widened. "Yes, he's out back helping me by tending to a couple of injured Pokémon," Nurse Joy answered with a nod. Misty rolled her eyes. Brock never changed. "Could you get him to come out front as soon as possible? Ash is here and I've left everything a surprise," Misty explained with a brief glance at Ash, making sure he was still distracted. Nurse Joy nodded slowly. "Of course, I'll let him know right now," Nurse Joy retorted kindly and got up from her seat and disappeared through a door. Misty returned to the group and gave Tracey a meaningful look.
Within a few minutes Brock walked out of the door leading to where Nurse Joy and Chansey cared for sick and injured Pokémon. Almost instantly he spotted Ash, Misty, Tracey and Serena. He walked over to the group happily. He had gladly agreed to meet up with Misty in Viridian City to celebrate Ash's win at the Kalos league when she had called him a few days ago. He got time off from his study and travelled to the city as quickly as possible. He had already contacted the others that Ash was in the city and arranged to meet them in the park. Brock walked over to his friends and wondered how he should make his presence known. At least that was until Pikachu spotted him.
Pikachu jumped off Ash's shoulder and ran over to Brock chattering happily. Brock smiled at the electric mouse and picked it up. Ash had seen Pikachu run over to Brock and was smiling broadly recognising his good friend. "Looking good Pikachu," Brock greeted the Pokémon softly. "Hey Brocko, how are you?" Ash called to Brock as Brock walked with Pikachu to the group. Brock smiled at Ash. "Been good Ash. What about you?" Brock retorted as he returned Pikachu to Ash. Brock reacquainted himself with Tracey and Misty and was introduced to Serena. It was a few minutes before Ash realised that it was odd for Brock to be in Viridian City. "So Brock, what brings you to Viridian City?" Ash asked. Brock bit his tongue, thinking. "I… I came to see you and… and on my way I decided to help out here," Brock offered. Ash frowned in thought. "Why were you coming to see me? Aren't you busy studying to be a Pokémon doctor?" Ash countered confused. He was a little worried. Brock laughed softly. "Why else Ash? I heard that you won the Kalos league," Brock informed his friend. Brock knew better than anyone how dense Ash could be at times. Ash joined Brock's laugh. "Oh, you heard about that," Ash commented modestly. "Yeah, I wanted to congratulate you. So… er, congratulations," Brock concluded awkwardly. "Aw, thanks Brock," Ash replied equally as awkward. Ash wasn't quite sure how to react, Brock had taken time off for his studying to travel all the way to Viridian City and probably was going to go all the way to Pallet Town just to say congratulations to him.
Misty glanced at Brock and he understood. She wanted to unveil the full surprise. He smiled. "Hey, why don't I cook you all something to eat and we can eat it in the park. For old time's sake," Brock suggested. Ash's face lit up. "Sounds great. It's been a long time since I had any of your cooking Brock," Ash accepted eagerly. So together they all made their way to the park. This was Misty's plan to get her, Ash and Brock together to begin with to celebrate Ash's victory. They had been together when entered his first league after all. But once Brock knew, he had suggested they met up in Viridian City and that they invite all of Ash's friends from his travels. For this they had to include Mrs Ketchum and Tracey to make sure they didn't miss anyone and then they sent out the invites. Brock had been in Viridian City for a couple of days and had informed Misty that everyone had arrived. Then Misty just had to convince Ash to come with her to Viridian City.
So, that's the first chapter in part 2 done. A bit slow starting I know but I promise… it picks up quickly.
Feel free to review what you think of the story. I'll say it now, part 3 isn't written yet and chances are there will be another longish wait after this part.
Until the next chapter.