CHAPTER 3: A HERO IS BORN

Hello everyone. Sorry for the long delay but I can't help with it as my Internet connection was down and I couldn't post it. I know I will recieve flak for this so... Apologies. And from the reviews I have recieved I was very happy. Now to answer one question : Ash will not have an affair apart from the one's mentioned in the poll. Although other girls will develop a crush on him and try to seduce him. One thing, those read my stories, please I mean please at-least comment on the chapter if not fav. or following it. There were around 113 reads on this chapter but only THREE comments. Why I mean Why? If you all don't review and favorite it then I'm going to stop writing this fic.

Now enough of blabbering let's continue from where we left.

This chapter has been beta-read bu BlackSilverclaw and xashxdawnx and of-course by me, too.

DISCLAIMER: I thought I owned Pokemon, but sadly it was just the a dream. It's owned by Satoshi Tajeri, Nintendo, GameFreak and TokyoTV. But who said Dreams Don't Come True ;)

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"Aura speech"

CHAPTER 3: A HERO IS BORN

Recap: "Fine. Let me teach you a lesson young lady." He smiled an evil grin and then took out a gun and pointed itto her forehead.
"Any dying wish?" he said laughing boisterously.
He was about to pull the trigger when-

Presently:

"Any dying wish?" he said raucously.
He was aout to pull the trigger when-
"You think you can kill her so easily, huh?" an imposing voice boomed, stopping the grunt in his tracks. "And steal all the Pokemon and escape from here"
"NEVER! Never will you be able to do all this. NOT WHILE I'M ALIVE!"
All heads turned towards the possible source of the voice. Alexa's, Sycamore's, and everyone else's eyes widened when they saw a certain raven haired trainer standing on the very spot where he was believed t have died. Beside him were two Pokemon: his Pikachu and a huge, orange coloured bipedal dragon; his Charizard.
Something that eluded everyone's eyes was the fact that Ash's eyes were glowing blue.
"Pikachu, use Quick Attack and then IronTail to destory that gun." Ash commanded.
Pikachu sped forward using Quick Attack in a blinding flash of light before jumping into the air. Pikachu's tail, now glowing a silvery white, was brought down on the gun, slicing it into two parts.
The clattering of the gun...or what was once a gun, brought the grunt out of his stupor.
"So you wanna play like this...fine. Everyone, take out your Pokemon and destroy him." the grunt commanded, as he pointed at Ash.
Within seconds, all of the grunt's Pokemon were stadning in front of their masters. In front of Ash were twelve Pokemon: six Noibat, two Spitzee, three Pangoro, and a Tyrunt.
Ash just smirked at the Pokemon. It was clear all were poorply trained, except for the Tyrunt, which belonged to the leader.
"Charizard, end this. Use Flamethrower!" said Ash, using his aura link.

"With pleasure", he replied.
Charizard gave a roar and stepped forward, opening his mouth, he unleashed a powerful Flamethrower.
Before the grunts could order their Pokemon to dodge or attack, the Flamethrower slammed into them. Once the Flamethrower stopped, all Pokemon were on the ground, charred and eyes replaced with swirls. This shocked not only all the grunts, but also the people who were gathered there. One hit had knocked twelve Pokemon out.
"Good job, Charizard." Ash said, praising his Pokemon.
Charizard unleashed a Flamethrower towards the sky.
Seeing the sheer strength and power of Charizard caused the grunts to fall back and retreat. The stolen Pokeballs were left on the ground as the grunts retreated.
Everyone started thanking the Aura user, celebrating the defeat of the villains.

Vaniville Town

"Thank goodness he's safe." Serena said, sighing in relief.
She smiled brightly, after seeing her crush's heroic deeds. Althought he was a little reckless with what he did - for which she'll give him a piece of her mind, when she sees him again. But still, his bravery saved everyone. Serena mused.

Pokemon Center

"Finally, they're gone and that boy is safe." said AJ as she stroked Eevee's head. "Although, I must say that the boy is valiant and cute, too."

Back to Prism Tower

Among everyone else, it was Alexa who was most happy and why shouldn't she be? After all, she had been granted a new lease of life. And it was none other than Ash who had saved her life.
All the reporters had quickly surrounded him, asking him a plethora of questions ranging from who he was to how he calmed the Garchomp and if it was his Pokemon?
Ash, as well as his Pokemon, were not pleased with all the media attention and the mics being pushed into his face.
Before they could show their frustration Professor Sycamore and Alexa saved the day. They quickly stood between Ash and the reporters, giving him some breathing room.
"Hello, young man. Please tell everyone your name." Alexa said, as she took out a mic from nowhere and turned towards Ash.
Ash was a bit confused as to why she was asking his name when she already knew it. She kept her hand on his shoulder and gave him a look saying 'Just go with it.'
Before Ash could respond to her question, Professor Sycamore took the iniative to reply on his behalf.
"He's Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and he's my new student." he said proudly. "And he's here to take part in the Kalos League."
Before anyone could ask any other questions, a girl burst through the crowd and jumped on Ash, hugging him.
"Thank you- Thank you- Thank you sooo much for saving me and my Pokemon" she said.
"Well, you're welcome." said Ash as he flushed a bit from the display of emotions.
"Tell me, are you single?" she questioned.
But before he could reply, the girl sealed his mouth with a kiss, much to the ANNOYANCE of both Alexa and Serena, making both turn red with anger.
Alexa quickly pushed the girl off of Ash, standing between the two and casting a glare at the girl and using the interview as an excuse for her actions. The girl calmly nodded before facing a blushing Ash.
"Think about it sweetie and meet me by the Royal Cafe. By the way the name's Cathy and I'll be waiting for you there." she said, winking at him before she took off to Arceus knows where.
"Sorry, but I think that's enough for today." Professor Sycamore said, who was amused after seeing the kiss.
The reporters acknowledged the fact and left. Alexa then turned to Ash, smiling and thanked him for saving her life.
"Anything for a friend, right?" he said and turned to the Professor.
The Professor nodded his head in thanks. "Ash, thank you for saving Garchomp, again." he said turning towards his Pokemon who was on the ground by now. "Return,"
Turning around, Ash started walking in the direction of the Pokemon Center, before he was stopped by the blonde siblings: Bonnine and Clemont.
"Hey Ash," Clemont said gaining his attention. "Where are you staying for the night?
"Well I was going back to the Pokemon Center. Why do you ask?" Ash enquired.
"Well me and Bonnie were thinking...why don't you spend the night with us?"
"Please Ash?" Bonnie asked with puppy-dog eyes, which no one could resist... Except an aura user like...Ash.
"Sorry Bonnie, but I have a friend waiting for me back there. Maybe someday." Ash said apologetically.
"It's okay Ash," Clemont said continued on his way towards the Pokemon Center. Once Ash was gone, Clemont spoke. "I'm going to travel across the Kalos region with Ash."
"Me too, big brother!" Bonnie cried.

Ash's POV

I was now heading back to the Pokemon Center to get my Pokemon healed and to check on the girl I had saved earlier. Thinking about the girl, I recalled that her clothes were in tatters after the little incident earlier.
Now that I remembered her vividly, I decided to go buy her some clothes to wear. I had a faint idea about her size, since she was my age.
"Hey buddy, why don't we visit the mall before we head back to the Pokemon Center?" I asked, my Pikachu who was resting on my shoulder.
"Pika-pi,"
I walked passed the Pokemon Center and headed towards a mall that was a few blocks away. As I walked, people congratulated and thanked me for saving the city.

Well I think rumors fly faster than sound, eh? I thought to myself.
I had just entered the mall, heading towards the clothing section, when I bumped into someone. "Ow. Sorry, I didn't see you."
"It's okay young man. No need to worry." the person replied.
I lifted my head to see who I had bumped into. It was a man, in fact it was the manager. He was looking at me in utter astonishment.
Is there a ghost or something behind me?
"Yo-you," he stuttered. "You're ASH KETCHUM!" he yelled.
"Yeah, I guess so. Why?" I replied casually.
Looking around, I noticed that there were a lot of customers staring our way. Before I knew it there were squeals and a few teenage girls surrounded me, asking me to marry them or to be their boyfriend or asking for an autograph.
Ignoring them, I turned to the manager. "Could you please make them leave?" I asked, politely.
He nodded and motioned for the security to help. Once the girls were gone, he faced me.
"Ash Ketchum, we are highly honoured to have you in our store. What can we do for the boy who saved our city?" he said, giving me a smile.
"Well I came here to buy some clothes." I replied.
"Sure, I will gladly help you. The male section is over there. As a reward for saving our city whatever you want will be free." he said, poiting towards the right of the store.
"Well...you see..." I started, not sure how to phrase it. "I want to buy some female clothes, not male."
"Oh I see, for your girlfriend, right?" he replied with a sly grin.
Some of the girls who heard his comment frown or glared. They were sad that I was already taken and mad because it weren't them. I even heard some mutter a few curses at my suppose "girlfriend" and I chuckled. Oh well, If only they knew.
"Oh no, you have the wrong idea, sir. I want to buy clothes for a friend of mine."
He just nodded his head with a smile and lead me over to the female section.

Pokemon Center Normal POV an hour later

Ash walked into the Pokemon Center with a shopping bag in hand and Pikachu perched on his shoulder, and went to the front desk.
"Hello, how may I help you?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Could you heal my Pokemon?"
"Of course, after all you did to save our city."
Ash handed her his Pokeball that contained Charizard and Pikachu hopped down onto the counter.
Ash walked off and headed to the cafeteria to eat. After the day he had had he was famished.
After about fifteen minutes Ash left the cafeteria, full. He waited for Nurse Joy to finish with his Pokemon. A moment later Nurse Joy returned to the front desk with Pikachu.
"Here you are. They've been restored to full health." she said as she set the tray on the counter.
"Hey buddy, here's some ketchup for you." Ash said as Pikachu ran over to him.
"Pika!" Pikachu cried, happily taking the bottle of ketchup.
Ash attached Charizard's Pokeball to his belt and looked at Nurse Joy.
"Could I see the girl I rescued earlier? I don't remember the room though." Ash asked.
"Of course, she's in room seven."
"Thank you," Ash said as he walked off towards the rooms.

Ash's POV

I walked into the room to find the girl fast asleep with her Eevee curled against her side. I smiled at the scene in front of me and sat down on the chair beside the bed.
I wanted to ask the girl a few questions, but would wait until she was awake.
As I was gazing at her, I saw something in her hand. It looked like a piece of paper.
I leaned forward and carefully took it from her hand and looked at it. It was a photograph. In the photo of a girl, who looked nine, in the middle of the picture with brown hair and holding a present in her hand. Behind her were two other people, one a man who looked to be in his thirties and a woman who looked to be in her late twenties. The man had jet black hair, fair skin, and was fairly built. The woman had brown hair and green eyes. Both were smiling fondly at the little girl, which I think had to be their daughter. She favored both of them.
This girl in the picture was the same girl I had rescued earlier. Though I could only wonder where her parents were now.
As I waited, I fell asleep in the chair with Pikachu curled in my lap.

That's it for this chapter. Hope you guys enjoyed it. Once again sorry for the delay. Now I want to discuss a few things.

First up, you guys are not voting. The Poll will remain open till Ash reaches Santalune. If I don't get any clear winner( and by clear winner, I mean a difference of 5 or more votes between the top two contestants), I will use the Power that Every Author has and that is I will just do whatever I would like to do; I have the right to give 10 Votes as an author.

Secondly, with regard to updates, they will be twice or thrice a month.

Thirdly constructive criticism is appreciated.

Now one more important update I will write a one-shot soon. It will be based on Ash's semifinal match against Tobias. I hope everyone knows him? The genre will be humor. So suggest a title for it. Initially I was planning the title to be " It Shakes Me To The Core, And Makes Me Stronger Than Before". What do ya say?

Another story I'm planning on writing is Pearlshipping fic titled " From Dawn To Dusk" and an Amourshipping/Pearlshipping fic called "That Boy". All titles are registered with ASD Pokemon Fan. I have copyrighted them so I'll fine you you steal them.

Suggestions for fics to read or follow:

*Search For Power by XtremeGamer

*Master, Pokemon? by Saphroneth

*Convergence by Testing123456

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