Raging Sea and Burning Ash
Chapter 2
-Percy-
"So, Ash," Percy asked as the duo walked through the woods of Pallet, "anything Pokémon around here you think we should look for?"
"Well, we do have a river you can look in for more water types." Ash shrugged, "I wanna get a pidgey though. Maybe a heracross if we can find one but the odds of fighting types around here are pretty slim."
"Fighting types?" Percy asked, tilting his head as he remembered what he had picked up from the Ketchum family in his brief time in this world, Delia Ketchum having been a very helpful source of knowledge in that brief time.
"Yeah," Ash grinned, "my dad's a fighting type specialist and I want to have some too. I don't think I'll devote myself to the type like he did, but I do want to catch as at least a few. Honestly I think I'm going to at least partially specialize in Fire types."
"I gotcha." Percy nodded, "I think I'll be the same with water types."
"Then let's get going!" Ash slapped him on the back, "The river's this way." Grinning, Percy followed his new friend as they jogged down to reach the river right at the base of the waterfall, Pikachu cheering from Ash's shoulder for them to run faster. Getting there, Ash began setting up for them to have lunch with Pikachu helping while Percy let out the baby Kyogre along with the other Pokémon he had caught, a young Finizen. One with a unique charcoal black skin tone while keeping the white markings that were natural for the species according to his new Pokedex.
"Hey guys." Percy smiled as the two Pokemon splashed about, "You two ready to go find some more friends?"
"Fin!" "Ogre! Ogre! Ogre!" they cheered as Percy set down his bag.
"Then let's go." Diving in the water, Percy looked about as the two young mon swam alongside him. There were several Pokémon all around them as the trio swam but none caught his eye as Percy let his thoughts drift back to when he met Finizen and Kyogre.
-Flashback-
"So, Percy." Delia Ketchum smiled as the three of them walked out of Professor Oak's lab, a stubborn Pikachu being forced to follow reluctantly while an Alakazam remained in the pokeball tucked in Percy's pocket, "What sort of Pokémon are you hoping to catch?"
"You mentioned water types earlier, right?" Percy frowned as he worked to recall what he had picked up, the Ketchums having taken his lack of knowledge as partial memory loss from when he hit his head on entry into the dimension.
"Yeah, Professor Oak's ranch goes over by the ocean so we can head down there to see if we can find any." Ash cheered, Pikachu sighing at the trainer's exuberance.
"Come on boys." Delia Ketchum smiled, althought Percy was starting to wonder if the kind woman could do anything but smile. Getting down to the pier, Percy smiled at the familiar sound of the various sea life speaking to him. The various water Pokémon could sense his connection to the sea and moved about in excitement, the wild sea Pokémon perhaps more in tune with that sensation given the water types with trainers at the ranch didn't react in the same way. A low thrum filled the air, rippling across the surface of the water as the trio fell silent, seeing the water begin to bubble further out.
"Something's coming." Percy stared wide eyed at the ocean before the surface burst up as a massive blue Pokémon surfaced.
"Kyogre." Delia Ketchum breathed out in awe as Pikachu squeaked in terror.
"Ogre!" a tiny version of the giant whale like Pokémon shot up from the ocean and landed in Percy's lap, bouncing up and down excitedly. "New friend! New friend! New Friend!" Percy heard in his head as the baby Pokémon flopped about.
"So, you are the Sea Child whose presence I sensed." The larger Kyogre leaned down to look Percy in the eye, sending a bemused glance at Ash who was fanboying out at meeting what he kept calling a 'legendary'.
"I'm Percy," he nodded to the large Pokémon, able to sense power beyond the norm within it, power reminiscent of his father "son of Poseidon."
"A name I do not recognize. You are from a world beyond my own, aren't you?" the massive being asked, Percy giving a silent nod in answer "Why are you here?"
"Percy…can you understand Kyogre?" Ash asked with wide eyes fascination. Before Percy could try to convince Ash or Mrs. Ketchum otherwise Kyogre nodded towards Ash. "That's awesome dude!...But how?"
'For he is a Son of the Sea' Kyogre's voice appeared again in Percy's mind but without its mouth moving, judging by the Ketchum's expressions, they understood it as well this time. 'Now Percy, Son of Poseidon. My son wishes to see the world and you are to look after him. If you fail at this, I will eat you.'
Percy gulped at that as Kyogre had made sure to show each and every one of its many teeth with that threat, "Noted ma'am." He gulped even as Kygore bounced happily about in the water.
'His friend Finizen that I blessed as his companion will be coming along as well. And Pikachu, do avoid blasting your trainer with your lightning, it would be very annoying to try and ensure a new chosen one gets born' it felt like Kyogre was smirking at that.
"He's what?!" Mrs. Ketchum clutched her son.
'He's a chosen one and I suppose you three have things to talk about.' Kyorge began to sink beneath the waves as a small dolphin like Pokemon rose up to play with the baby Kyorge, 'Toodles, I'll be watching!'
Gulping, Percy turned to look at a slack jawed Ash and Delia Ketchum, knowing there was no way to bullshit his way out of this after what the 'legendary' had just done. "Damnit." He sighed.
-End Flashback-
Shaking himself free from the memory, thankfully avoiding the recollection of the awkward conversation that had been having to explain to the Ketchums just what the mother Kyogre had been talking about; Percy noted a large serpentine shape moving towards them through the water. It came closer as Percy saw a massive blue sea serpent with a trident like shape on its forehead encircle. The serpent eyed him silently, judging him even as Kyogre and Finizen swam over to start poking the giant mon. "Who are you?" the serpent asked, "To be guarding one such as the young Kyogre?"
"He's a Percy!" Kyogre zoomed about happily, "Mama said he was a sea child!"
"I will not let you be the sole protector of young Kyogre!" the sea serpent reared to show its full size, "Not unless you can prove you have the power to protect him-" the monologue was cut off by Percy delivering a solid punch to the serpents jaw as the mon was sent rocketing down to the bed of the deep river with a thud. "…ow."
"You okay there?" Percy asked, swimming down to check on the now dizzy-looking creature.
"I dink you knocked a tooth loose." The creature spat and a tooth did indeed come out.
"I can fix that." Percy touched the mon's face as the bruising blue scales returned to their normal color and a new tooth grew in, the ability to heal anyone when he was in the water with them was a rather useful one at times like these.
"You have proven your power, Percy of the sea." The serpent bowed to him, "I shall happily accompany you on your journey to further protect the young master Kyogre."
"Um…okay?" Percy, not knowing what else to say to this, pulled out a pokeball and touched the sea snake, the creature rushing into the small ceramic orb with a burst of red light. Pulling out his pokedex, Percy saw his new Pokémon was called a Gyarados and was considered one of the stronger water types outside of the legendaries. "Huh…neat. Wonder if Ash found anything neat up top?"