A/N: Happy New Years. Here's a little chapter, yes it's a bit short but it's something peoepl have been waiting for a long time coming and I also accidentally deleted the longer version I had and this is as much as I could reconstruct from memory. So yahhh.
"Dragon tail!"
"Tyrunt!"
Tyrunt's glowing green tail smashed into the Bagon the other trainer was using with a loud smack, sending the dragon-type flying backwards with a pained cry. The Bagon skidded on the ground for a bit before coming to a stop in front of its trainer.
"Bagon, are you all right!?" The puce haired boy cried out in worry.
"Ba Gon." The rock head pokemon muttered out, barely conscious and its eyes swirled.
"Bagon return," the trainer said in a slightly disheartened voice before looking to Harry, a smile covering the disappointed expression.
"You may have won this time, but me and Bagon are going to train some more. Then you and I are going to have a rematch and I won't lose, so you better watch out." He said before hurriedly running off, leaving before Harry could respond.
Harry walked over to where his Tyrunt was standing fairly banged up, the battle with the Bagon had not been easy in the least, and stroked its head. "That was great," he praised, reaching into his waist bag.
"Ral?" Ralts let out a concern cry at the worn out Tyrunt, from where she was riding, holding onto Harry's head. Ralts had taken Sylveon's place as Harry's out-and-about pokemon for the time, with the fairy-type currently in its pokéball.
"Here," He said, holding out a poképuff, hand feeding it to the prehistoric pokemon when it opened its mouth. "We should get you to the pokemon center."
Tyrunt wasn't the only one of Harry's pokemon that could use a visit to Nurse Joy, it had been just a little under two weeks since Harry left Jubilife City and his other pokemon had done there fair bit of battling. He'd run into a few other trainers on the way as well as various wild pokemon, not to mention his team's own training amongst themselves. Even though Harry had first aid training and did keep a fully stocked pokemon first aid kit, a parting gift from the Nurse Joy in Sandgem Town, it was probably best for him to take them to an actual Pokemon Center soon.
Harry opened his Town Map and looked at the closest center between him and Oreburgh City, according to the map he would probably be able to get there in under an hour, just before noon. Closing the map he returned Tyrunt to its pokéball and started making his way towards the center.
"Here you go, everyone's good as new." Came the ever caring voice of Nurse Joy as she slid over a tray with four pokéballs on it to Harry.
"Thank you very mutch." Harry told her before releasing Sylveon.
"Sylve!" It cried out in joy, obviously feeling replenished and refreshed.
"Come on, let's go find somewhere nice and quiet." Harry said as he walked deeper into the center. His Pokemon had been fed when they had been admitted into Nurse Joys care and he had already eaten lunch after having his mandatory check up after checking in. He decided to stay at the center for the rest of the day and head back out on the road to Oreburgh City the next day. So for the time being he was going to try and catch up on some reading that he hadn't been able to do on the road.
As Harry made his way towards one of the hallways of the Pokemon Center he didn't see three people coming through the front entrance.
Harry found himself a nice sunny spot near a window in the corner of the pokemon centers dining room. He was sitting on a padded window seat, his legs propped up across the seat ,with a book on pokemon diet and grooming techniques. Sylveon was lying on the floor in a patch of sunlight next to him.
The book was currently telling about the different properties certain berries had on pokemons hair, fur and feathers, along with what types of pokemon are more likely to eat which flavor berry and what pokemon might need to have them mixed in with something else. Certain pokemon types were more likely to prefer certain flavors as well as dislike other flavors, for example poison types as a majority tend to prefer bitter flavors and to dislike sweet flavors, while fire types tend to prefer spicy flavors. Though there are many exceptions to these guidelines, the statistics were fairly accurate and good to know.
As he was reading a statistics chart on the growth time of certain berries, Harry seen someone step up to him out of the corner of his eye.
Looking up he was met with the stoney expression of a familiar purple haired trainer.
"Oh, Paul hello." Harry greeted, quickly righting himself on the seat and sitting up straight.
The older boy nodded in response, looking at Sylveon for a moment before focusing his piercing coal stare back onto Harry, eyes sharp and appraising.
"So can you actually control your Tyrunt now or is it still calling the shots?" He asked
Yeah, er..well Tyrunt still gets impatient with me in battle but it hasn't started attacking on its own since our battle, but I think we've still got some work to do." Harry told him.
Harry could still feel Tyrunt's growing frustration if he took too long with a command in battle, but it hadn't run off and started attacking like before, though that was mainly due to the fact that even though Harry did sometimes hesitate, he was quick to compose himself and actually give a command much faster than he was during his first battle. As Harry started battling more and more often on the road against wild Pokemon and the occasional trainer, he started to become less anxious over the fact that it was an actual battle, now seeing that it wasn't too different from the mock battles he'd had back at the research lab. Especially now that Harry had started training his pokemon by having them battle between themselves with him commanding them.
"Anyway, I'm headed to the Oreburgh Gym now, what are you doing?" Harrry asked trying to change the subject quickly.
"I'm challenging the Oreburgh gym. Are you actually going to try for the Sinnoh League or the Grand Festival?" Paul answered before getting the subject back on Harry.
"I don't know about the Sinnoh League yet, I'll have to see what the gym battles like," Harry said a little hesitantly, before continuing more confidently." But I am definitely going to be trying for the Grand Festival. The contest in Enlightenment town was probably the most exhilarating thing I've ever done in my life." Harry reached into his waist bag and pulled out his grey ribbon case opening it. "I'm not stopping at just one." He said, showing Paul his first ribbon, a determined smile stretched across his face.
Paul let out a small "Hum" his Stone expression didn't change but the intense appraising focus in his eyes dimmed, no longer looking analyzing now just observing.
Before either of them could say anyting Harry felt a jolt of curiosity coming towards him. Harry knew exactly what it was, it was the same curious feeling he felt whenever he met a Pokemon for the first time.
"Pip Pip!" "Pika."
Harry heard the excited cries of a Piplup as it ran up to him ,seemingly excited to see what was going on, that was soon followed by a Pikachu. Harry could feel the concern rolling off of it probably worried over the Piplup.
"Pip?" The Piplup tilted its head curiously at him. "Pika pi?" The Pikachu cried out questioningly at Harry.
Pikachu Piplup, there you are," Came a voice Harry didn't recognize. "you guys shouldn't run off like that."
A boy, taller than Harry called out as he ran up to them, he had taned skin, black hair, and brown eyes. He was wearing a black vest with a white collar and yellow stripe, blue cargo jeans, black and red sneakers and a cap witha blue pokéball symbol. As he came to a stop behind the two pokemon he took notice of the teens infront of him, more so of Paul.
He was followed by a girl and another boy.
The girl had dark blue eyes and blue long hair of the same color, she was dressed in a black V-neck tank top with a white shirt under it, a very short pink miniskirt and a red scarf. On her head, she was wearing a white hat with a pink pokéball symbol on it, along with two gold hair clips. On her feet she had pink knee-high boots with black mid-knee socks.
The second boy was the tallest of the three and oldest looking , he seemed to have his eyes closed but judging from how he came runing up to the group with out crashing, Harry assumed he could see. He had spiky brown hair and dark tan skin, he was wearing a simple green collared shirt, an orange vest with brown trim, khaki pants with knee stitching, and blue high-top sneakers.
Harry could swear he had seen the first boy and the girl somewhere before but he couldn't exactly place to finger on where.
"Oh its Paul" the girl said absolutely.
"Hey Paul, you on your way to Oreburgh City too?" The first boy asked, somehow sounding determined as he asked a simple question.
"Yes." He answered tersely, eyes looking at Piplup and Pikachu befor looking to Harry.
"Do pokemon do this around you a lot?" He asked, remembering the way his Elekid had all of a sudden wandered off the path and gone straight to Harry the first time they met.
"All right, after a quick visit to Nurse Joy we can get back ta' training for the Oreburgh gym!" Ash exclaimed excitedly, as he walked into the pokemon center.
"Pika!" Pikachu cried in excitement along with him.
"Can't we have lunch first." Dawn asked following the hyperactive trainer with Brock bringing up the rear.
A loud grumbling came from Ash's stomach then. "Heh I guess I forgot that I'm kinda starving." The boy put a hand over his growling belly and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Somethings never change." Brock said with a laugh at his friend's antics.
The trio made their way to the pokemon centers dining room after having there pokemon healed by Nurse Joy (and Brock recovering from Croagunks Poison Jab). The three had let their pokemon out to eat with them as well. The Pokemon Center was fairly empty with only a handful of other trainers around in the large dining room.
Pikachu, Piplup and Turtwig had already finished their food and we're running around after each other, with Buneary following making eyes at Pikachu. Croagunk, Sudowoodo and Staravia we're still eating while Aipom was swinging by the tail from one of the support beams on the ceiling laughing to herself.
"Pip?" Suddenly, Piplup stopped looking around slightly confused before taking off for one of the farther corners of the room.
"Pika?" Pikachu tilted its head in confusion before crying out louder, "Pika!" Catching the attention of the three trainer sitting down and then heading off after it's water-type friend.
"Pikachu, Turtwing where are you going?"
"Piplup come back."
Ash and Dawn called out getting up to go after they're fleeing Pokemon.
Ash followed the two pokemon over to where they had run off toward a black haired trainer with glasses and green eyes, who was sitting next to a familiar aggresive trainer.
"Oh, it's Paul" Dawn said as she came up behind him with Brock.
"Hey Paul, you on your way to Oreburgh City too?" Ash asked his Sinnoh region rival, getting a quick distracted "Yes" in answer before he turned his attention to the boy Ash didn't know.
"Do pokemon do this around you a lot?" He asked the boy who was sitting down.
"Yes, actually, they do." The unknown boy said.
"Hey Paul do ya wanna have a battle?" Ash asked, always eager to test and show how mutch he's improved.
"Thanks but, no thanks." He said dismissively before turning and walking away. Only giving a slight nod to the boy, who seemed a little shocked at the gesture.
"Wait, how come?"
"I've got training to do. I don't have time for a pointless battle with you." Paul answered as he walked away.
"What did you say!?" Ash aggressively asked the empty air as Paul walked around a corner not paying him anymore attention. His brows furrowed and his fists clenched, Paul always seemed to be able to rile Ash up.
"Excuse me, I don't think we've met." Ash was snapped out of his thoughts at the voice of the unknown boy who was still sitting next to them. When he turned and actually got a good look at him the first thing he seen were eyes that were so green that they could make the most vibrant and healthy grass type look dull and wilted.
"Oh, sorry about that," he said rubbing his head sheepishly. "I'm Ash from Pallet Town, and this is my partner Pikachu," "Pika Pi!" He introduced him self and Pikachu, who was standing at his feet in front of him.
"Hello, my names Brock, I'm from Pewter City."
"And I'm Dawn from Twinleaf Town and this is Piplup." "Pip Lup"
Green eyes widened slightly in recognition at Dawn's name, before he stood, shocking the trio a bit at how short he was.
"It's nice to meet you all, I'm Harry from Anistar City, and this is my partner Sylveon." "Syl!" He introduced himself then motioned to the pokemon standing next to him.
"Wow who's that Pokemon?" Ash asked looking at it in part intrigued part confusion.
"It's adorable." Dawn exclaimed taking out a pink pokedex.
No data. Was the reply from her dex to the their confusion.
"Huh, why isn't it working?" She asked looking at her dex in concern.
"Here try mine," Harry said offering his white pokedex to the blue haired girl.
Sylveon, the Intertwining Pokémon and an evolved form of Eevee. Sylveon affectionately wraps its ribbon-like feelers around its Trainer's arm as they walk this Pokémon sights its prey, it swirls its ribbonlike feelers as a distraction. A moment later, it pounces. Came the electronic voice.
"An evolution of Eevee? I've never heard of it." Brock mused allowed.
Before any of them could ask anything else about the pink and white pokemon, Harry voiced his own question.
"Dawn, Ash, you both competed in the Jubilife Pokemon contest didn't you?" Harry asked. Now remembering where he had seen the two of them. It had been on TV at the pokemon center before he got to Jubilife City. He knew that both of them had gone up against Zoey who had won the ribbon.
"Yeah that was my very first contest, though I lost in the end."
"Sure did, I got through the first round but lost in the first battle round. Contest battles are alot harder than gym battles."
Harry smiled "Yeah I seen that contest on TV. Ash I think you would have won if time hadn't run out." Harry's eyebrows furrowed in confusion when he registered the last part of Ash's sentence. "Wait what do you mean contest battles are harder than gym battles? You've been in gym battles?" He asked perplexed.
"Yeah I'm not a coordinator, I'm going to enter the Sinnoh League. I only entered the jubilife contest because my Aipom wanted to." Ash explained
"Oh, I don't think I've heard of something like that happening." Harry said to himself before brushing past it.
"Anyway, Dawn," he started turning toward the girl. "Would you please have a battle with me?" He asked.
A/N: Well they've finally meet, sorry nothing happened yet but there will be more next chapter.
Thank you so much for all for the reviews, follows, and favs.
Also I change their ages a bit.
Character Ages
Harry: 14
Paul:14 (older than Harry)
Zoe: 14 (older than Harry)
Ash: 13 going on 14
Dawn: just turned 13
Brock:17
Kenny: 13(older than Dawn)
Reggie: 24