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1.

Ash came out from the professor's house to the raging applause of his many (five) fans (who were random people that he'd seen in passing). The cheering (of his mom) was so loud that it almost made the boy lose his hearing.

Pikachu looked unimpressed.

Ash flushed and said goodbye to all the people that came to see him before he got embarrassed by his mom more (and yes, he did pack enough underwear, thank you very much).

He made sure to hightail it out of there before she could ask him about anything else. With a kiss to her cheek, Ash waved her goodbye, "I promise to call as soon as possible."

Delia nodded at him with a tearful smile. They hugged one last time before he left.

He was ready to hit the road now, to start his journey with Pikachu by his side - and that simple fact made him glow all the way to the edge of the town.

A random passerby: "MY EYES! BLINDED! I CAN'T SEE!"

Now, as a fresh trainer, Ash was on the lookout for new Pokémon.

"Hey, Ash. Hear me out here, ok?" Pikachu spoke very slowly from his place on top of Ash's shoulder, "I know you're a trainer now, but don't you try catching any bird Pokémon around this area."

Ash blinked, looking confused, "why not?"

"Ever heard of a Pokémon called Spearow?" Pikachu took a magnifying glass out of freaking nowhere and pointed it at Ash. The boy pushed it aside gently before giving a random flying Pokémon a calculating look.

"I remember reading about them in one of the books," Ash finally remembered, "something about how Spearow has a terrible attitude and likes to attack trainers."

"Right, but what you don't remember is how those little devils like to attack poor, unsuspecting Pokémon for fun." Pikachu shuddered. "They would chase them until their prey is exhausted before they'll try to eat them up alive!"

Ash grimaced at the detailed description, "It sounds like you had a bad experience with those Spearow…"

"What? No, kid. I'm smart. I kept my distance," Pikachu pushed before saying in a remorseful tone, "but I've seen what they do. It's bad."

"Well, you don't have to worry about me upsetting them," Ash assured his friend, "it's not like I'm thoughtless enough to throw a rock at one. All it would do is anger the Pokémon, who will try to get back at us. It will try to attack me first, since I'm that throw the rock at him, before spotting you."

The boy turned to look at Pikachu with a smirk, "I have a feeling it will hate you the moment it sees you."

"That theory of yours is getting very detailed…" Pikachu gave Ash a wary look.

Ash just snickered, "Ho, I'm not done yet… Spearow will attack you, but then you'll shock the Spearow good, and it will fall down to the ground, defeated," Ash continued, "now I'm done."

Pikachu crossed his arms and rolled his eyes, "I could take one Spearow easy, kid, but the large flock of Spearow that lives nearby… not so much,"

Ash paled, "well, thankfully, I'm not stupid."

2.

"Hey, Pikachu, I've been thinking…" Ash gave a sideway look to his friend. Pikachu was currently 'saving his power' in case they met an aggressive Pokémon on the way on top of Ash's shoulders.

Until now, no one attacked the traveling pair, since there wasn't a lot of aggressive Pokémon near Pallet town, but Pikachu kind of liked this arrangement, Ash noticed.

Pikachu raised his head at the soft-spoken words. "Don't hurt yourself, kid," Pikachu joked.

Ash turned red like a tomato at the unexpected jest, "that wasn't nice…" Ash gave Pikachu a sad, disappointed look.

"Sorry, I was just joking around," Pikachu shrugged apologetically and shifted to hear Ash better, "I'm listening."

Ash placed both his hands behind his head, "what do you think will happen if someone pointed a Pokédex at me?"

Pikachu thought about it for a moment before tilting his head to the right, "do you want to try?"

Ash had thought about checking the Pokédex before, and more than once, but it was a little embarrassing.

After a long, telling silence Pikachu deducted what was the problem, "not knowing could be dangerous…" he pointed out.

"I know, but I'm still…" uncomfortable with the whole thing.

"Kid, I have no idea what you're currently going through, but you know that this piece of metal in your hand isn't going to change anything, right? For the record," Pikachu added, "I think you should use it."

"I know, I mean, what if a trainer pointed his Pokédex at me, and it identified me as a Mew?!" Ash said in a helpless tone. He looked down at his shoes, and his bangs covered his eyes.

"That's why you need to check now, before something like that happens," Pikachu pointed out. "You and I are going to figure out a way to avoid that situation if the Pokédex reveals your secret, but we need to know what's it's going to say first."

Ash gave Pikachu a grateful smile, "you're the best pal someone could ask for, you know that Pikachu?"

"J-Just point that red know-it-all towards you already. Let's get it over with," Pikachu turned away from Ash, blushing at the compliment.

"Alright, alright. Wait for a second, I'll take it out."

But Pikachu was closer, so to save the two of them the trouble he zipped Ash's beg open and took out his Pokédex, "here, take it."

"Thanks, Pikachu," Ash said happily and opened the Pokédex.

The moment it was opened, the Pokédex biped in a mechanical voice, [Hello Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum. I'm Dexter, a Pokédex programmed by Professor Oak. My main function is to provide you with information and advice regarding Pokémon and their training. If lost or stolen, I cannot be replaced.]

It was probably because it was the first time Ash opened his Pokédex on this journey, but what was it with the long introduction? what if he was in the middle of trying to catch a Pokémon? This was too long, Professor Oak!

Ash pushed before taking a deep breath. It didn't really matter, because he didn't really need the Pokédex for something urgent.

He pointed 'Dexter' at himself and waited with halted breath to hear what it was going to say.

[There is no data on this Pokémon. Do note that there are still Pokémon yet to be identified,] Dexter reported with a robotic voice.

"Well, that was rather anticlimactic…"

3.

Mewtwo didn't know what to think.

While it was rather nice to have his freedom back, and that sweet, sweet revenge on the humans that practically enslaved him, he… he didn't really know what he was supposed to do now.

He could do anything he wanted. The world was an open road, and he could go wherever he wanted, but he'd never planned so far ahead.

Suddenly, old questions like: 'why was he here?' And 'what was the point in escaping?' started to surface. Questions Mewtwo had no answer to.

He didn't ask to be born… to be created.

He didn't want to be a fake, a copy of someone else.

The humans with the white lab-coats rejoiced at his awakening, but Mewtwo had no idea why – 'what was there to be so happy about?'

He asked them that, but what the humans told him didn't sit right with Mewtwo. The part where they created him, that he had no problem believing, but the part about how he should he serve them… about that being his destiny?

It felt wrong. The weak, egotistical humans couldn't be the real reason why he was created. It couldn't.

Yet those weak, egotistical humans captured him. They made him fight for them. They told him that this is his reason for living, but they were lying.

The only decent human (but not really human) that Mewtwo knew was his fellow clone – the boy, Ash.

At least he didn't try to tell Mewtwo lies and gave him false promises. Perhaps, Mewtwo mused silently, maybe he should ask the boy. He had a feeling that Ash would not lie to him.

4.

Squirtle finally admitted if only to himself – he was lost.

That's what happens when you're dumb and end-up listening to a god-damned Magikarp!

'I should have known it would happen!'

Squirtle almost turned around right then and there, but that idiotic Magikarp's words echoed in his mind, and Squirtle had to see that Mew that that orange sushi talked about.

'She can't be prettier than me,' the water Pokémon assured himself, 'that Magikarp must have greatly exagéré about how pretty Mew was.'

But, how was one lone Squirtle supposed to find Mew? She won't come falling from the sky after all, right? Squirtle looked up just to make sure, but to his surprise – 'is that…?!'

She sparkled in the morning sun, and a pink bubble encased her and a common yellow Pikachu.

Squirtle had to admit that she was rather eye-catching, but from where he was, it was hard to see. For example, he thought he saw a long line of Beedrill chasing after her…

5.

Ten minutes ago

"Are you sure we're going in the right direction, Pikachu?" Ash asked in what seemed like the hundredth time. This was the problem when you went off-road after your best friend told you he could take you to where a lot of Pokémon liked to hang out.

It seemed like Pikachu had a shitty sense of direction.

"We're almost there," Pikachu assured Ash with a wave of his hand, "it should be around here…"

"Maybe we should go back?" Ash looked towards the road back with a hopeful gaze, but Pikachu wouldn't hear about it.

"What…?! No! I know it's somewhere here," Pikachu said with a wounded expression, "don't you trust me?"

"I trust you, Pikachu," Ash scratched his head sheepishly, "but I'm a little nervous. I've never gone this far into the forest before… it's just that, I'm almost one hundred percent sure that I've seen this rock before," he pointed at a large rock that looked like a Pokéball.

"We aren't lost," Pikachu insisted, "and aren't you the one that asked me if I know a good place to catch Pokémon?"

"I did," Ash admitted, "and I'm very grateful that you would share something like this with me. Plus, I did promise you that I wouldn't catch any Pokémon that wouldn't want to get caught."

"Ok, one more try. If we can't find it, then we can turn back," Pikachu dared Ash to go on.

The boy raised his hands in surrender and followed Pikachu. They walked around for a bit when Pikachu finally heard something, "hey, I think I hear something…" it sounded like – no, it couldn't be!

Before Pikachu could say anything more, Ash perked up, "I think I can hear it too!"

"Ash!" Pikachu almost fell when Ash started running towards the buzzing noise of what Pikachu was almost sure was Beedrill's nest, "Ash, you need to stop, like right now!"

"What?! But why?"

Pikachu looked up only to see a tree filled with Kakuna – the unevolved form of Beedrill. 'Damnnn…'

That moment Ash looked up as well and paled. He'd read about Kakunas and Beedrills, and he wanted nothing to do with a full nest of them.

Beedrills are known to be extremely territorial. No one should ever approach their nest. If angered, those furious motherfuckers will attack in a furious swarm, anyone getting too close.

'And we apparently, have insanely bad timing,' because that moment one of the Beedrills locked eyes with Ash and Pikachu.

Ash didn't think twice. He transformed back into his Mew form, picked Pikachu up and rocketed away from the swarm storming after them.

A/N:

So, today Magikarp didn't make an appearance since this chapter was getting rather long. Instead, we had a visit from Mewtwo how has a little life crisis, but thankfully he has Ash to help.

Squirtle also appeared briefly, and you'll see more of him next chapter 😊

Also, Beedrill should be a warning in and into themselves. Keep away from the nest, Ash!

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