Pokémon: Ash Ketchum's New Adventure

Chapter 3-The Adventure Begins.


"I… I need to think about it first, Serena… You're great, don't get me wrong. But, I'm not looking for a relationship right now."

Serena's mind was haunted by what Ash had told her a few hours ago. Serena was down in the lab's cafeteria for breakfast with everyone. Goh sat next to her, Clemont, Bonnie and Chloe were all around the table too, Ash was in the back training some more before they had to leave at six tonight to the airport. Goh was on his phone while eating, he was wondering what Pokémon lies ahead for him there, he made sure to bring plenty of Poké Balls with him too. Tel Aviv was the first on the list for Ash's Gym battle. But, Goh wanted to catch some Pokémon!


Ash was outside, he'd just wrapped up training with his friends. All of them were hungry, Ash saw Professor Cerise's coworkers, Ren and Chrysa come outside with three bowls of Pokémon food in their hands. Ash smiled, his large brown eyes were sparkling with life as he walked up to them. "Do you need help?" he asked them. Chrysa smiled at the boy, "Thank you, Ash. Yes, please." he took the two bowls of Pokémon food out of her hands and he set them down.

"Come on guys! breakfast!" Ash called his friends. His Pokémon all ran to eat. Ash smiled and turned to head back inside, Pikachu wanted to eat with his teammates, Ash let him and he walked to the small cafeteria. Clemont was talking to Goh, Bonnie was talking to Chloe but… He didn't see Serena.

"Professor?" Ash asked. Cerise turned his attention to the young man in front of him. "Yes, Ash?" Ash wasn't sure that Serena was still mad at him, that did happen a few hours ago. And he felt guilty, he wanted to talk to her before going on a plane and heading out of Kanto for a few months. "Where's Serena?"

"She's upstairs in the study, you really hurt her, Ash." Chloe said, turning her head away from him to continue talking. Ash sighed, he pulled out his phone, he saw some messages from Cynthia. Ash decided to answer her later, Ash needed to talk to his friend.

Ash found her on the second floor, she was on her laptop watching a stream. Serena didn't see Ash walk up the couch. Ash sat next to her. Serena saw him and didn't say a word. Ash knew that she was still mad at him, he completely understood that. He just told him that he wanted to focus on his journey and, not to mention that she's had a crush on him since they were five years old!

"Serena?" Ash asked, Serena didn't answer him. I guess she's still mad at me… Ash sighed and looked at her laptop, it was one of the members of the Elite Four, Lance. Lance was streaming a game called Minecraft. Serena was watching the stream, Ash sighed in determination, he was going to get her to talk to him no matter what it took him. Ash paused the stream, Serena looked up at him. "Ash…" she said.

"Serena, listen to me. I'm sorry for saying that… I was dumb and I should've said it… Can you forgive me, please?" Ash begged. She thought about it for a few minutes. She looked at those large brown eyes of his. Arceus…. They were so beautiful, I can't! Serena then took a breath. finally breaking the silence; "Ash, yes you were dumb, but. I need some time to think about it, what you said really hurt me."

Ash's chest tightened, he felt as his heart dropped to his stomach when he heard that response. Would Serena ever forgive him? He hoped so, the trip was in a few hours. The trainer didn't even want to make her upset, he just… He was just being honest — Maybe a little too honest with her? Ash sighed and stood up. He went downstairs. He walked into the lab, Professor Cerise, Ren and Chrysa were all working, Ren saw the boy and signaled to his boss, Cerise stood up and walked up towards him, Ash saw him and looked at the older man. Cerise smiles at him as he puts a hand on his shoulder.

The World Champion looks at him, Cerise could tell Ash had messed up somehow. He wondered what he could've done. "Hey… You wanna talk, do you want to speak in private?" Ash nods as he and Cerise go into his office. Ash saw a desk sitting across the room, papers were on his desk, as well as a computer and a couple pictures of his wife, Talia and his two children, Chloe and Parker.

Ash and the older man sat down on chairs across his desk. Ash sighed and stared out the window of Vermilion City. Professor Cerise broke the silence. "Are you alright?" He said, clapping a hand on the trainer's shoulder. Ash nods and looks at his feet. He wore his new Jordan's that resembled a regular Poké ball his mom bought him for his journey. Professor Cerise knew that Ash had something on his mind but what?

"Professor…." Ash finally broke the silence. He turned his head to him. "Did I… Did I screw up?" Cerise was confused by this question, he wondered what he did.

"What happened?" he asked, Ash looked down at his feet again, he felt bad now…

"I told Serena that I'm not looking for a relationship right now, and I told her that I want to focus on my Pokémon journey." Ash said, sighing. Cerise nods. "Alright, now I get it."

"I need help… What should I do?" Ash asked, the Pokémon Professor could tell the boy was worried that he affected his relationship with Serena. He sighed and remembered the day that she was bold enough to kiss him at the airport. Then. they met back in Hoenn, Ash was once again reunited with her again, it was short though. Both of them — trainer and performer, were focused on their goals. So, they couldn't stop. At the same time… If he didn't stop and battle with Wallace, he would've gotten to see her and Chloe preform together. He's so dumb! Ash sighed.

"Professor?" he asked again. Cerise smiled at him, Ash sighed and asked him; "Am… Am I dumb?" Cerise was not expecting that question, he didn't see Ash as dumb. He saw him as a very intelligent boy that knew his knowledge on the battlefield, he beat Leon Williams! the former monarch of Galar! What's more impressive, then beating the stronger trainer on the planet?! The man showed empathy towards him. What happened to that positive attitude that Ash carried through the PWCS?

"Ash. I don't ever want to hear you say that again. You're a very smart boy and you know your way around the battlefield. What makes you talk like that now?" Ash wasn't sure… Maybehe's tired of being made fun of or being called an idiot all his life.

Ash got his suitcase all ready, Yamper was playing with Eevee, Chloe got her suitcase and her bag packed, Ash picked up his backpack, his headphones were around his neck, connected to Bluetooth through his Rotom Phone, he walked out the door with the small group. A bus waited for them to head out to the Kanto Airport.


Once they got to the airport, there was a line of people and their Pokémon, Pikachu stayed searching on his friend's shoulder. Ash had his five other Poké balls clipped to his belt. His champion team safely housed inside of them. Ash smiled, he hasn't been on a plane since he'd won against Leon. "Pika." Pikachu said, Ash smiled as he pets his friend's back affectionally.

As they all sat at the gate, Bonnie was on her brother's laptop, Ash was staring at her screen, she was watching another one of his favorite Cartoon Network shows. Adventure Time, it was about a boy named Finn the Human — or Finn Mertens and his companion, Jake the Snubbull. Ash watched the cartoon with her.

They were now going to board the plane, they found their seats. and Ash Goh and Chloe all sat tougher, Serena Clemont and Bonnie sat behind them. Ash smiled as Pikachu sat on his lap. Passengers were getting on the plane. "Can I take a picture with you, Ash?" A voice asked. A little boy with blonde hair and blue eyes holding a plush in his hands of his Lucario.

Ash's eyes lit up as he saw the boy, he saw the boy's Lucario plushie. "Is that supposed to be my Lucario?" Ash asked, smiling. The boy's blue eyes sparkled and he nodded. He also wore a fake KeyStone around his neck. The world champion took the boy's phone and took a selfie with him, he then grabbed a sharpie and sighed the boy's shirt. The boy's eyes welled up with tears and he sniffled. "C-can I hug you?"

Ash smiled as he wrapped the boy in a warm embrace. He smiled and let go, the boy had the biggest smile on his face as he walked back to his seat.

I love my fans…

"Attention passengers, the flight from Viridian City, Kanto to Tel Aviv, Israel will now leave, our ETA will be eleven hours and thirty minutes. Enjoy your flight." The pilot said this twice in Japanese and Hebrew so everyone on board could get the information.

Ash clipped his seatbelt on as the plane took off. Pikachu and curled up into a ball. He noticed this and rubbed his warm hand on his fuzzy back. "Are you cold, buddy?" He asked as the flight attendant was walking around, closing the overhead compartments. "Excuse me?" Ash asked. the lady smiled and looked down.

"Yes, sir?"

"Could you please grab that blue backpack?" Ash asked her, the woman smiled and grabbed it for him, Ash unzipped it and grabbed a black hoodie that had the World Coronation Series logo on it. He put on the extra-large hoodie when he took off his vest and stuffed it in his backpack. Pikachu crawled inside his hoodie and popped out.

Ash smiled and handed his backpack back to the flight attendant. "Thank you so much." he smiled. As the plane took off. it was swaying from side to side a little bit, Pikachu was happily warm inside his trainer's hoodie. Bonnie took a picture of them. "Clemont, look at Pikachu sitting in Ash's hoodie! so cute!"

Clemont smiled. "That is a cute picture of them."

Ash sat back and closed his eyes, awaiting to arrive in the new region.


AN: Hi guys, I have a little PSA. I got a…. disturbing comment from someone yesterday, and just so you're aware I do not tolerate that! If this was an actual author, I'd call them out for their behavior! that is disgusting, especially when a story about POKÉMONthis isn't supposed to be about the dark stuff! It's about a group of young people, challenging gyms and going into the Pokémon league, I don't know why Igot this comment. But…. I'm tired of it.

Now, that's out of the way, I really hope you enjoy this chapter, Next up Ash is going to battle the Tel Aviv Gym!