5 Years Later.
Five years had passed since Ash's encounter with Gible and much had changed in that time, unfortunately Delia Ketchum passed away the woman could leave in peace and it was something that both Professor Oak and Ash were filled with relief, the famous researcher took the child under his wing allowing the boy to live with him in his laboratory, leaving the boy to help him as an assistant after recovering from his mourning.
Ash did not know why the teacher was so kind to him, that is, if he was an orphan but he was not the only orphan, not even in this town, when I ask him he only said that it was a story that had to do with his grandfather, the father of his mother but as the teacher did not say more, He didn't ask something and told him there was an important background to that story, but he decided to let it go for the time being.
He was now living with the professor in the lab and the professor was his legal guardian until he got his coaching license, where he would be considered an adult when he got it.
Well you had to pass the attitude test of trainers with a percentage higher than 80% to get one and the three highest scores in different parts of the region is allowed to get one of the Pokémon three initials of Kanto.
Ash's goal was clear to get his trainer license, learn as much about Pokémon as possible, and score highest on the test.
I would have a Charizard no matter what.
I take advantage of the opportunity he had as an assistant to learn as much as possible from the teacher after all the man was an entity in everything that had to do with Pokémon, I also helped him to have a lot of books on parenting, habitats, behavior, battles ... Etc something that Ash absorbed like a sponge although he was not the person he loved to read the most, he liked a good read and would be an idiot if he did not spend as much time as possible preparing for his departure into the world, this type of knowledge could save his life and that of his team someday, he knew that books would not give him were all he needed to prepare his Pokémon, It took experience, being meticulous at every step of his team's growth, and creating powerful bonds with his teammates while increasing his strength.
In the years that the professor allowed him to be his assistant Ash fought against the Pokémon of trainers who left their Pokémon at the researcher's ranch and even from time to time the professor saw the solitary training that Charizard or his Dragonite did in an area far from the town, he even let him fight his Dragonite once he and his companions were brutally crushed but learned from defeat and his battles against the Pokémon of the laboratory was improving, growing at every step until finally today was the time to go out into the world and show his presence.
The results of the coaches attitude test had come in a week ago, I had obtained 100% which was not really something unusual considering that it happened from time to time and the exam had not been really difficult when you had been preparing for it for 5 years.
The young jet calmly got up from his bed and went straight to the bathroom to relieve himself today was the day he started his journey and he was not particularly in a hurry to arrive on time after all you could not be late in your own home.
Laughing slightly at the thought he went to prepare breakfast for him, the professor and his Pokémon when he was greeted by the surprise sight of the professor who had apparently gotten up earlier than usual, which was already quite early "Good morning Ash" greeted the man cheerfully while drinking his coffee and serving some pancakes to the future trainer "Good day professor, He got up earlier than usual" greeted the boy with a small smile as he sat down and began to devour his breakfast.
He had learned to love the man, after living 5 years with him, he was the person who took him in and taught him about Pokémon, also thanks to him the school was something simple, along with Gary, Leaf and three other boys from the town had finished their secondary education and would depend on them if they wanted to go for higher education, to become researchers, doctors or other trades.
Trainers did not necessarily need to finish their secondary education, in this world power was the most important thing, but when they decided to settle down or get jobs not necessarily in direct contact with the Pokémon it was necessary to have finished at least having that level of education, which was why Ash had rushed to finish it a backup plan was never bad after all.
"Of course today is the day you and Gary finally start your journey I couldn't be more excited," he replied with a smile as he gently stroked the young man's hair.
"That's right..." before he could answer Ash was interrupted by a sudden scream.
"Gible"
In front of Ash were his most faithful companion and with whom he would start his adventure "Apparently I'm not the only one excited" The professor spoke earning a nod from Ash and affirmative answers from the creature at the table.
Gible the Pokémon Dragon / Earth had changed a lot in those five years it was no longer that small calf it was when Ash first found it now it was a specimen of its species larger than most of Gible so much that its height reached Ash's waist the small land shark seemed to be at its best and in the words of the professor it was little to evolve to its next stage.
"I'll go feed the Pokémon and say goodbye" The boy spoke after finishing breakfast.
"Okay boy come back quickly I have your prize for getting 100% in the test" The boy nodded and ran in the direction of the ranch while his partner followed him closely, soon they would start their journey so they wanted to say goodbye to the Pokémon with which he had lived 5 long years.
Upon arriving at the corral he began to give Pokémon food to all Pokémon clearly is specialized for each type and some by species, for example the rock, steel and some earth type did not necessarily need to feed on Pokémon food since they only needed to feed on rocks and some metals, even so they can eat ordinary Pokémon food, The fire type liked spicy food and some water type fed on algae that was at the bottom of some lakes of the ranch, so the variety of food he distributed was gigantic but after doing so for him it felt like second nature.
When all the Pokémon were feeding Ash saw them next to his Pokémon and gave a sad smile, these Pokémon were one of the few things he would miss about this town.
"Guys" spoke softly, but this caused all heads to turn to see him.
"Today Gible and I will leave to go on our journey" This sparked a round of celebration all the Pokémon knew the importance of the journey for a human even more so for Ash who had told them about his journey for years.
"Thank you for everything you have done for us, for helping us improve and make us stronger for this moment" Ash and Gible bowed one last time before leaving the corral with a second round of celebration, unbeknownst to Professor Oak saw all this from a distance with a smile, the small sample he had just seen was a clear proof of the great work he did in raising his Pokémon, seeing a dragon type even more seeing a dragon type of the line of the semi legends bow without any problem showed the absolute respect they had for their little assistant was sure that not even the Dragonite of Lance would bow so easily his powerful draconic blood would prevent them, This only showed that once those little powers reached their final stage their loyalty to the boy in the red cap would be absolute, as long as he did not break it.
Samuel Oak was not a legend as far as Pokémon was concerned in vain he could see potential as far as trainers and Pokémon were concerned, for him trainers should have three great aspects to succeed knowledge, powerful ties with their Pokémon and most importantly guts, in his opinion Ash Ketchum had all this to spare and even did not have the arrogance that came with some of those aspects as his problematic grandson now he just needed the experience, that was something he would get on his trip he would really look forward to this season's indigo conference something told him it would be unforgettable for all Pallet knew none of his protégés would win but in a few months, at the latest a year he could see Ash match the softest gym leaders in Kanto in full force, in three or four years I could see the guy start to rival even with coaches of the high command level and in five or six years who knows a region could even change its mandate and a new champion could rise, a champion of Pallet but not the one that most people in the town expected, I was sure of that.
Ash finished preparing his backpack, where his supplies such as potions, berries, Pokeballs, human food and Pokémon were stored in addition to two small books one of strategies and another of notes where he made observations on all kinds of Pokémon especially those belonging to his team had this to help in his training, together with this his tent was prepared, However, he took one last look at his room and saw a photo placed on his bedside table with a sad smile "Mama I promise it makes you proud" without saying more he went in search of his tutor to finally start his journey.
When he found the professor he was about to give his initials to Leaf who chose Bulbasaur while Gary chose Squirtle finally someone he recognized as Rick the son of a high command (non-coaching organization) of the league who had received an extra Charmander that the teacher had received specifically for the boy.
Advantages of money and connections assumed Ash, while silently watching, although legally he should be the first to choose to get the maximum score the teacher knew that he wanted a Charmander so possibly advanced the choice.
When they received them together with their Pokedex the three of them left immediately and he came out of hiding and greeted the professor, he was no longer friends with Gary or Leaf and they had not spoken in years, so he decided not to make his presence known when they were still here.
"Apparently you're ready Ash" spoke the professor to recognize the backpack on the back of the young man "Yes, I'm going to give everything I want to do the tour of the gyms before I start investigating the ancient ruins around the world" Another aspect of Ash is that he was a lover of archaeology specifically of legends, almost as much as it was as of the battles so whenever he could he would stop to study ancient ruins and ancient legends, he did not know why but the myths of the legendary Pokémon had always caught his attention as if he needed to know them no matter what, he was quite similar to Professor Caroline de Sinnoh in those matters, when the teacher visited Kanto a couple of years ago she spent a good part of her time talking to Ash about multiple legends which ended up interesting the young man in the path of archaeology.
The teacher smiled slightly at the boy's excitement at knowing all kinds of things he looked a lot like himself as a young man "I'm sure you made it and I'm proud of the young man you've become, I know you'll achieve many things in your life that's why I think that the prize for your perfect score will help you with the first step" Ash raised an eyebrow when the professor gave him two Pokeballs recognized Gible's, but the other was alien to him assumed it was his Charmander.
"I'm sure you're confused about what this Pokeball or rather the Pokémon in it has to do with your prize" The boy nodded curious by the answer.
"Let out its contents" The teacher ordered and the boy obeyed.
In front of him he could see how a Charmander came out that seemed much stronger and safer than an initial Pokémon had a right to be "It turns out that Dragonite and Charizard had an egg and I thought it would be the perfect prize for whoever obtained the highest score in the test, of course all this with their permission and the truth we all trust that you would win, even if you don't say that to Gary." The professor smiled at his last words letting out a laugh but Ash was no longer paying attention to him.
The boy opened his eyes to the implication created in Professor Charmander's words. He was the son of Samuel Oak's two most powerful Pokémon, two champion-level Pokémon, a descendant of these beasts was simply a potential monster, and the professor was entrusting said beast into his hands.
"He trusted you to lead him in the right direction," the man commented softly.
"And-I don't know what to say" Ash stutters incredulously at the Pokémon in front of him.
"Don't feel nervous, you earned this Ash" the young coach only approached Charmander and caressed him while the little dragon threw himself into his arms hugging him affectionately something that he reciprocated.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Charmander from today let's work together to reach the top" The little boy nodded with a smile as he and his coach raised their arms in victory.
After this little scene Ash introduced Charmander to Gible and once everyone showed up the teacher proceeded to hand him his Pokedex so that the boy could finally scan his Pokémon, the boy took a breath finally scanned his classmates from both the old and the new.
Gible, the Earth Shark Pokémon. Gible used to live in the tropics and in order not to get cold, it lives in caves heated by geothermal heat.
This Gible is man, has the Ability: Sand Veil knows the movements Sandstorm, Crush, Dragon Claw, Dig, Terratemblor, Ironhead, Toxic, Rock Trap.
It has the following egg moves, Dragon Pulse (Unlocked), Ice Fang (Locked), Igneous Fang (Unlocked), Dragon Rush (Locked).
Ash and the professor gasped at the pokedex data on Gible so much that they forced themselves to recheck it to see if it was wrong "Damn I always knew you were special, but..." I speak as I caressed Gible completely impressed.
"Professor, is it normal to have such varied egg movements?" muttered Ash worried about his Pokémon not knowing if this was natural "I will investigate about this maybe there was more about Gible than we initially thought for now don't worry I'll protect them I promise him and you" I speak while gently stroking the boy and his Pokémon, Although internally I was as worried as he was, but I don't let him see him.
Charmander, the lizard Pokémon. If the end of Charmander's tail burns strongly, it means that he is in good health.
This Charmander is male, he has the Ability: Blaze, Hidden Ability (Unlocked): Solar Power knows the movements Flamethrower, Fire Fang, Dragon Claw, Mega Fist, Metal Claw, Sunny Day, Fire Spin, Thunder Wave, Thunder Fist. It has the following egg moves Dragon Dance (Unlocked), Dragon Rush (Locked), Flare Blitz (Locked).
Before Ash asked the teacher interjected "Charmander trained with his parents so he is not a complete novice, although he has not mastered his movements completely" The trainer sighed grateful that his other Pokémon is normal, even if it is a potential beast simply scary but he would not say it to the face of the Pokémon did not want to increase his pride more than necessary.
The young trainer kept his Pokémon in his Pokeball and said goodbye to the teacher with a big hug "Thank you for taking care of my time professor, I will tell you about the progress in my trip" The professor nodded "Remember how my official assistant can have up to nine Pokémon in your team I could not increase your carry limit more than that but if one day you talk to Bill I think he could help you with that" The young man nodded and left the laboratory ready for his adventure first step Viridian city.
When leaving he saw a large crowd applauding the other three great rookies of Pallet but decided to ignore the scene personally hated these people and wanted nothing to do with them so he decided to run immediately to the forest his adventure began today, his journey began today.