The Life and Times of Ash Ketchum

AN: This fanfic will only be covering certain episodes, largely milestone episodes (Gyms, new Pokemon, releasing Pokemon, League battles) and the movies. However if you want to request a reaction to an episode, feel free and I'll try include it. (Also I won't be including Cilan and Iris in this, I've only seen about 5 episodes of the B&W series so I wouldn't do either of them justice in depictions. Note I won't be copying episodes verbatim, only using quotes and summarising the episode for their reactions)

Brock walked the long road back towards Pewter City, reflecting on all he had learned the past few years training to become a Pokemon Doctor. He thought back to the lessons he had learned and how he could take this forward into helping Pokemon around the world. As he approached the outskirts of Pewter City, he saw a bright flash of light and had the sensation of falling. Looking around, he wasn't in Pewter City anymore, but a large room with chairs dotted around and a large TV in the centre. Moving towards the TV, he saw the words "Pokemon: Indigo League" projected on the screen. Looking further around at the room, he was shocked as flashes of light appeared all around him and several people appeared out of nowhere.

May and Max walked through Petalburg City, May had finally returned from her Johto adventures and Max wanted to greet her and find out all about it before she got home. As the siblings walked through the streets of Petalburg, telling each other how they've been and what new adventures they'd faced, suddenly a bright light engulfed them both, and they appeared in a room with several other people, including

"Brock!" May shouted towards her friend, Max waving over at him.

"Hey guys!" Brock said, waving them over to an orange haired girl and a blue haired girl he was speaking too. A couple of blond haired children stood off to the side with a brunette girl looking awkward at the reunion of the old friends.

"Guys, this is Dawn." Brock said, pointing to the blue haired girl "You obviously know Misty already!"

"Hey Dawn." Max said to the newcomer whilst May went over to her and hugged her.

"Long time no see Dawn!" May smiled as Dawn hugged her back.

"Yeah it's been a really long time. Glad to see you're here too." Dawn smiled back at her.

"Who are you guys?" Brock asked politely of the strangers in the room.

A blond haired boy with glasses and wearing blue overalls approached them first and stuck out his hand. "I'm Clemont, pleasure to meet you all."

The girls behind him also nodded and said "I'm Bonnie, Clemont is my big brother."

"I'm Serena, do any of you know how we got here?"

"No, it's a shock to us too." Max said with a smile

"Where are we?" Misty asked aloud as she took in their surroundings.

"I'm not sure, there's only a tv and some chairs in the room." May said, as they all looked at one another in confusion. As they looked around another flash happened and there was a note on the floor, Max walked over to it and began to read aloud

"Hello everyone. I've brought you here to watch a series about the adventures of your good friend Ash Ketchum. So sit back and relax, and after they're done, you'll be on your way."

"Ok, but why have we been brought here? Where's Ash in all of this?" Brock asked aloud to nobody in particular, no answer was incoming and realising they may as well get on with it, they all gathered around the seats and turned to the TV.

The screen of the tv suddenly changed and it showed "Pokemon: Indigo League. Episode One. Pokemon, I choose you!"

The group watched as they saw the dorky ten year old Ash anxiously waiting to set off on his journey and rushing in his pyjamas to get to Professor Oak's lab the next morning.

"Wow, he's acting just like I did when I first met Ash about his journey." Max said.

"Hey Watch we're you're going, hey, you must be Ash! Better later than never, at least you get the chance to meet me!" They all heard Gary say and scowled at his attitude.

'Wow, right from the off he was a pain in the neck!' Brock and Misty thought with a glare at the screen.

"Who is this guy?" Clemont said with a frown.

"That's Gary." Dawn said "When I met him, he and Ash got on alright, but Brock told me they were rivals when they were younger, this must be then."

"Yeah, Ash was always seen as second best to Gary and Gary was always arrogant at the beginning of their journeys." Brock said.

"Well that soon changed didn't it?" Misty said with a smirk. "Sure, Gary is a Researcher now, but Ash is the Pride of Pallet Town, not Gary."

The ones who did not know of this nickname gawped at it, it seemed Ash was a bigger deal back home than he thought himself to be.

The group further saw as Ash met Pikachu and its refusal to co-operate with him, even electrocuting him when they first meet, they see Ash holding Pikachu with rubber gloves and him shocking the town, before Ash drags Pikachu behind him with a rope.

"Wow Ash, you can't be like that with Pikachu!" Serena yelled, before blushing when she remembered this had already happened.

"You're just like all other Pokemon and should stay inside your Poke ball." Ash said to Pikachu with a depressed tone, which caused the gang to look up.

"He wanted to keep Pikachu in his ball at first?" Clemont asked, shocked at this.

They watched as Pikachu refused to battle and several Pokemon got away from Ash, before laughing when Ash got called stupid by the Pokedex.

"Well one thing about Ash never changes." Brock said with a fond smile as the rest nodded.

They watched as Ash and Pikachu riled up some Spearow, before the Spearow began to attack him.

"GET OUT OF THERE ASH!" The gang yelled, forgetting this had happened long before and Ash was fine.

"Hey guys, Ash will be ok, remember?" Max asked, making the rest of the group think.

"Wow, I knew he was running from something, but I didn't think he riled up that many Spearow." Misty said, recalling their meeting.

They watch as Ash falls into the river and is fished out by Misty and she berates him for interrupting her fishing.

"Wow, Misty, you really were angry weren't you?" May said with a smile as Misty shook her head at her past antics.

"So you were the first person Ash met on his journey?" Bonnie asked Misty, who nodded in return to the young girl. Bonnie smiled at this.

"At least someone to keep him in line from the beginning." She smirked with a knowing look at Serena, who blushed at the thought and stammered "I d-d-don't like Ash like that!" She protested to the amusement of Bonnie and the bemusement of everyone else.

"You like Ash?" Dawn asked, whilst Clemont looked mystified at the idea.

"Sure she does!" Bonnie chirped in whilst Serena turned bright red "Ever since they met at Professor Oak's Summer Camp when they were really young."

"Bonnie!" Serena cried as she found her voice again.

"Wait, does Ash know about this?" Clemont asked.

"Like you, Big brother, Ash is clueless when it comes to girls." Bonnie sighed as the other women in the room nodded their heads.

They watched as Ash stole Misty's bike and raced off with her in pursuit.

"He stole your bike?!" Dawn cried, angered at Ash.

"Yeah, but I got it back…eventually." Misty mumbled the last part under her breath.

They saw the Spearow catch upto Ash and Pikachu and Ash try sacrifice himself for Pikachu, before Pikachu blasted all the Spearow away.

"Wow, so brave and so caring." Max said as everyone else nodded at his words, this was just Ash being Ash, selfless to the core.

They saw the clouds part as the two looked close to collapse and Ho-Oh fly overhead.

"Wow, Ash was telling the truth!" Brock said.

"He really did see Ho-Oh!" Misty said.

May and Max looked shocked as the others asked "Who is Ho-Oh?"

"Ho-Oh is the Phoenix Pokemon and one of the Johto region legendaries." Brock supplied "It is said Ho-Oh only reveals itself to worthy trainers, and those who see Ho-Oh will be blessed with eternal happiness."

"Oh wow, what a rare treat!" Clemont exclaimed, slightly jealous of his friend for seeing such a rare Pokemon.

"So Ash will have eternal happiness and is worthy then?" Bonnie asked with an expression of awe.

"Apparently so." Max said, still in shock.

They watched as Ash carried Pikachu up a hill and the narrator spoke about the thousands of laughs, adventures and perils they'd face together with their friends as their journey continued before the screen faded to black.

"Wow, I'd certainly say Ash has been on that many adventures." Dawn said with a smile.

"Well shall we start the next episode then?" Misty said.

"Sure, it's episode 2, Pokemon Emergency" Brock said.

"Oh this is where I met back up with Ash." Misty said, "This is where we first met Team Rocket."

"Oh great, those guys." Everyone in the room groaned.