Home, Sweet, Home

"Pokémon": normal speech

'Pokémon': normal thought

"Pokémon": pokémon speech

"Pokémon": pokémon moves

"Pokémon": Commentator

"Pokémon": Telepathy

Chapter 1:

It was a quiet day on Route 1, the sun was shining, the Pidgeys were singing, the wind was blowing a nice, cool breeze across the land. Hills and trees dotted the landscape. Tall grass hid the population of small pokémon, as some of the larger ones roamed the plains. Birds chirped overhead, peacefully. Suddenly a voice could be heard coming from across the land,

"Come on, Eevee. You can come down we won't hurt you." Said a boy. This boy, at 16 years of age, had eyes the colour of chocolate, tanned skin and untamed raven-black hair. He wore blue jeans, a black shirt, a blue and white vest, and red and black shoes. Fingerless gloves covered his hand and a red and white baseball cap sat proudly on his head. This boy was Ash Ketchum and he was on his way back home to Pallet Town, to meet up with his family.

"Pika Pi Chu." A voice called out. The voice belonged to a pokémon, sitting on Ash's shoulder. It was a yellow mouse with brown stripes on it's back, a lightning bolt-shaped tail, red rosy cheeks, that sparked with electricity, every now and then, and yellow, pointed ears, with brown tips. The pokémon was a Pikachu, Ash's best friend and most powerful pokémon. He was trying to encourage the evolution pokémon to come down from the tree it was stuck up. The Eevee was small and brown, with a bushy tail, that ended in cream fur, and ears like Pikachu's, though instead of yellow and brown, they were brown, and it had a cream-coloured mane of fur around its neck. It looked to be very young, just a child. It backed away from the edge of the branch slowly; scared it might fall off and hurt itself.

"You can do it, Eevee." Shouted one of Ash's companions. This person was 16 years old, with long, honey-blonde hair, sapphire blue eyes, and a fair complexion. She wore a red jacket, a pink blouse, black stockings, a red pork pie hat, black shoes, and a blue ribbon, which hung from her blouse. This girl was Serena Yvonne, who stood to the left of Ash as they tried to coax the pokémon to come down from the tree. On Ash's right side, there was a girl, who looked identical to Serena, as she had the same hair colour and skin colour, though had sky-blue eyes instead of sapphire blue eyes. Her clothes were different as well; instead of a blouse, jacket, stockings, black shoes, and red hat, the girl wore a light-blue sleeveless top, a pink skirt, white joggers, a blue cap, and a red ribbon, the same as Serena's, but was keeping her hair held up high in a ponytail. This is Serena's twin, Chrissy, and she was also trying to help the Eevee to come down.

"I promise you, Eevee, I'll catch you..." Ash starts, before the Eevee misplaces his foot, stumbles, and falls out of the tree. The girls seeing this screamed out in surprise and worry, thinking about how Eevee might get severely injured by the fall, as the branch that it was on was at least 6 metres high, though Ash reacted on impulse. As the Eevee fell, scared for its life, Ash dived forward from where he had been standing, as Pikachu jumped from his shoulder, surprised by the sudden movement. Ash caught Eevee, just before it hit the ground, and kept flying through the air, rolling on the ground before crashing into the trunk of the tree, his back colliding with the wood, causing splinters to launch off into different directions. The girls screamed again, thinking that Ash and Eevee were hurt, before they heard Ash's voice,

"Are you okay, Eevee?" the girls were amazed, he could have been injured, yet he still put other people, or pokémon's, needs before his own.

Eevee nodded its head slowly. Ash had used his body to protect Eevee from any further damage, by twisting in mid-air to absorb any impact that could have been made. Pikachu climbed onto Ash's shoulder, nuzzling his cheek, as Eevee watched in confusion and wonder.

He had grown up, taught by his mother that most humans were bad. This statement turned out to be true, as, one night, a group of poachers had come to their home, taking his mother and him away, stuffed them into cages, and chucked them into the back of their ute, mumbling about how they were going to make a fortune from selling an Eevee and an Espeon. Luckily they hadn't checked the locks on Eevee's cage, as Eevee's mum let him out of the cage, through the bars of her own, though they soon found out that his mother's cage had been securely locked. Suddenly, the car had stopped. One of the men had seen Eevee out of his cage through the rear-view mirror. The men got out of the car, as Espeon kissed him goodbye, backed up in her cage and rammed into the bars, causing the box to bounce forward into Eevee, pushing him out of the back of the ute. Eevee found himself shooting through the air, before halting as he landed in a soft field of grass. He quickly got up and ran for his life, trying to get as far away as he could from the poachers. Soon, he came to a forest, which he ran through, and found a clearing. Succumbing to drowsiness he climbed one of the trees outlining the clearing and fell asleep, the last thing he remembers is his mum's kiss as she helped him escape, leaving her by herself in the hands of a bunch of no-good poachers. That was two nights ago. Since then, he has had to forage for food by himself, defending himself against wild pokémon, like Raticates, Primeapes and that blasted Fearow and his flock of Spearow. He had been up the tree looking for berries, when he looked down and suddenly become scared. That was when the boy, his Pikachu and his two companions had seen him shivering in the tree.

Eevee was sure all humans were bad, and yet, this one had not only tried to help it down, but had saved it from getting hurt, while the boy hurt himself in the progress. Looking into the boy's eyes, Eevee saw the boy, for who he truly was, a kind person, with a caring and fair nature, respectful, passionate, and joyous. He also saw determination, and strong will. He radiated an aura of power and wisdom, qualities that all pokémon were attracted to. Eevee could tell this human was different from the rest.

As Ash, Pikachu and the girls watched, Eevee jumped off Ash's lap, landed next to his side, where Ash kept his pokéballs, and tapped the button with its nose. The ball opened up, as a red light was emitted. The red light made contact with Eevee, and he was sucked into the ball. It instantly clicked, indicating that Eevee was caught.

"Well, it looks like I have a new pokémon." Ash chuckled as Pikachu jumped off his shoulder and turned towards Ash, bringing its paw up as it made a peace sign, celebrating the capture of their new friend.

"Come on, Ash, we need to get to Pallet Town soon, it's almost 12 o'clock." Chrissy said

"Okay, I'm coming." Ash got up from where he had landed, stretched and walked over to the girls, Pikachu taking his rightful place on Ash's shoulder. The girls watched him as he strode towards them. They could see some cuts and bruises from when he had rolled and crashed into the tree. They could also see his muscles in action as he moved. He was certainly muscular, not too much, but had a decent amount. They blushed, trying to hide their affection of him, though Ash noticed it. He had known about their crush on him for a while now, but decided to act clueless and dense, as he had done in the past, just to see how the girls would react. Thinking he was actually dense, the girls would drop hints about their affection, though they didn't realise that Ash had picked up every hint they had made. He didn't say or reveal anything for a few reasons, most of which were personal, so he kept acting clueless.

"Um hello? Serena? Chrissy? Are you two feeling all right? You look a little red?" Ash said in a clueless, mentally sighing. He hated pretending not to notice, he was an exceptionally bright person, which he only showed when battling. Serena and Chrissy exhale in relief, thinking that they had been caught, before remembering how Ash could be pretty dense, when it came to love.

As they walked, Ash talked about Pallet Town, such as what it looked like, what it was like living there, and how much it had changed since they were five, living in Pallet Town for a few months while attending the pokémon summer camp.

Flashback 11 years ago:

Since Serena and Chrissy's mum was a professional Rhyhorn Racer; a common sport in Kalos, where people would ride Rhyhorns around a track to try and win the race, had a race in Viridian City, just north of Pallet Town, and their father, Kalos's leading pokémon professor, had important work to do in Alola, the girls had to move from Vaniville Town in Kalos, to Pallet Town in the Kanto region. When the family got there, they moved into a house close to Professor Oak's laboratory, where a pokémon summer camp was being held for a few months. Grace, Serena and Chrissy's mum, had enrolled them there, hoping they would learn a lot about pokémon and how to take care of them, as well as make some new friends, as the girls were very shy.

The next day, Grace took Serena and Chrissy to the lab, telling them to have fun and make sure to listen to the professor and his assistants. Upon arrival, the girls said goodbye to their mother, then walked nervously out to the pasture, where the event was taking place. They found themselves on a ranch, massive in size. There was a wooden stage constructed in the centre of the plain, and an man with greying hair, light brown skin, and a few wrinkles stepped forward, wearing brown pants, black shoes, a red polo shirt and a lab coat. In front of the stage was a large group of kids, all of whom were giving the professor their undivided attention. One of Professor Oak's assistants gave the professor a microphone, which he tapped to make sure it was working, before speaking into it,

"Hello, Pallet Town! Welcome to the annual pokémon summer camp. This year we have lots of exciting activities planned before you leave in the fall. First off, let me introduce my wonderful assistants, professor Ivy, professor Juniper, professor Kukui and my granddaughter, Daisy." The assistants stepped forward and waved at the crowd. The first was a girl with purple hair and a lab coat on, the next was another woman with brown hair, fair skin and a lab coat, then there was a man with tanned skin, brown hair and a lab coat on, but strangely no shirt, and finally a young girl, about the age of eight, with light brown hair, in a green headband, a green dress and a long white undershirt. When they had finished, the professor spoke again, "Now today we will be organising you into your cabins. An assistant, who will be your cabin's councillor, will give a list of your cabin members to you and they will be able to help you with anything you need. After you are finished taking your belongings to your cabins we will meet up back here." He puts the microphone down and walks away, as the assistants started to hand out sheets of papers to the children. When the girls had finally been given their handouts, they found out that they were in the same cabin, Pikachu cabin, along with four other people.

When the reached the large wooden cabin, they found that the door was wide open, and the other kids were already inside. As Serena and Chrissy walked in, they looked around the cabin. It was quite spacious with three bunk beds, against one wall, a large window on another wall, a round table with eight chairs, and a bathroom, which included a shower, bath, sink, mirror, and a toilet. Six large wardrobes stood against a wall, and trunks for storing their other belongings. At each bed, there was a nightstand, where they could put their important things on, such as valuables or other personal stuff. It was quite cosy.

Suddenly, a voice greeted them, "Hello it is nice to meet you two! I'm Ash, what are your names?" the voice belonged to a boy with raven black hair that pointed in different directions, tanned skin and zigzag marks on his cheeks. He wore a yellow and red sleeveless shirt, under a blue vest, blue jeans, and red shoes. The girls thought that he looked very handsome. On the boy's shoulder, a yellow mouse with rosy red cheeks, long ears and a lightning bolt-shaped tail, cooed, saying hello, as he waved his paw.

"Hel-lo, I-I-m Seren-a." Serena said nervously, pulling her straw hat over her face a little bit.

"I-I'm Ch-Chrissy." Chrissy looked down at her feet. Ash thought they were making cute gestures.

"Hi Serena, Chrissy, this is Pikachu, my best friend other than these guys," he said, gesturing first to the mouse on his shoulder, then to his friends. He first pointed to a girl with blue eyes, long brown hair and fair skin. Her attire consisted of a turquoise sleeveless top, a red skirt, a white and red hat, aqua coloured socks and red and white joggers. "That's Leaf", he then points to a boy that looked kind of like Ash, and he had brown spikey hair, fair skin and brown eyes. He wore a red and black jacket, a pair of blue pants, and red and black shoes. He waved and smiled, "that's Red, my twin brother." Finally he points to the last person. The boy had messy brown hair, a green and yellow jacket, green shorts, a yellow and blue cap on, and blue shoes. He also had a Pikachu on his shoulder, though the Pikachu had a tuft of hair sprouting from its head. He smiled widely, "and that's Ritchie, and his Pikachu, Sparky. Come on, let's go choose your bunks." The girls followed him to the beds, where Ash had already put his stuff away neatly. 4 pokéballs sat on his nightstand. He turns to the girls, "So which bed do you want?"

"I'll sleep in any bunk if I'm put with Serena," Chrissy said shyly.

"Well, I was hoping to have the bed closest to the window, but..." She says, noticing Ash moving some stuff to another bunk. "Ash"

"Yes, Serena?"

"Why are you moving those things?"

"Well, you wanted to have the bunk closest to the window, and Chrissy wanted to be with you, so I'll move mine and Red's stuff so that you can sleep here." The girls were dumbstruck, a boy, who didn't even know them, was showing such kindness that even the boys from their old region didn't show, even if they new them pretty well. They blushed even darker.

As Ash moved the stuff from the girl's bed to his new bed, he accidently dropped one of his pokéballs. It opened up revealing a blue frog with foam around its neck, large yellow eyes, a blue stripe going between its eyes, extending from its nose to the back of its neck, and white front paws. It looked up at Ash before shouting out; "Froakie", and jumping onto him, making him drop all his belongings, before running off. Ash fell over, then quickly got back up and chased Froakie around the room, "I'm going to get you Froakie!" he yells as he laughs. Suddenly, Froakie hides behind Serena and Chrissy. Ash tries to stop but was going too fast, so when he collided with the girls he turns in the air as he hit the wall, the girls in front of him, protected by the impact. They jump up quickly, and look at Ash in worry and fright, "Ash are you alright!"

"I'm fine. I hope you two aren't hurt, are you? I'm sorry if you are." the girls stared at him in bewilderment,

"Why would we be hurt? You are the one who save us from getting hurt. Thank you for saving us" Chrissy says as she gives him a hug. His embrace was comforting and warm, as if he was her safe haven. When she released him, Serena gave him a hug as well, enjoying the safety that he brought upon her. Froakie, who had been standing on the table, hopped over to make sure Ash was all right, and to apologise to everyone for the disturbance.

"So Ash, what other pokémon do you have?" Leaf asked

"I'll show you, come on out, guys." He exclaimed as the remaining three pokéballs, spilling out the contents.

The first pokémon was a small, green, bipedal reptilian pokémon. It has yellow eyes with long, narrow pupils. Its hands and feet each have three digits covered with tiny spikes. Its stomach and throat were red. It also has a line across on its stomach resembling a pouch. It had a large, dark green tail with two separate lobes. This pokémon was a Treecko, and when it saw Ash it climbed up his leg, up his body and onto his head, pumping its fists up into the air.

The second pokémon was a bipedal Pokémon resembling a chimpanzee. Its fur is primarily a shade of orange, though its face, outer ears, underbelly, hands, and feet are light yellow. Its rear has a small, round, red patch that is usually obscured by flames. Its ears are large in comparison to its head size and red inside. It has two pointed teeth in its upper jaw. It has red markings nearly surrounding its eyes, a swirl-like symbol on its chest, and five fingers on its hands with three toes on its feet. It has a swirly crest of hair on its head. The pokémon was called a Chimchar. It banged its fists on its chest, before climbing onto Ash's shoulder.

Finally, the last pokémon was a small, blue, canine Pokémon. It has black legs and torso, a blue tail, and a yellow collar. It has rounded bumps on the backs of its forepaws. It has a black "mask" and red eyes. It stands on its toes instead of its entire foot. This pokémon turned to Ash, bowed to him, as Ash bowed in return, before walking over to stand by Ash's side. This pokémon was the emanation pokémon, Riolu.

Ritchie and Leaf were amazed at the pokémon. Serena and Chrissy were even more amazed that a kid at the age of five had such strong and healthy pokémon, especially the Froakie. "Ash how come you have pokémon?" Serena asked.

"Well Pikachu was a present from my dad before he left, Froakie I found injured in the forest, so I nursed him back to health, Chimchar was separated from his family and Ash found him being attacked by a group of Zangoose, Treecko was being bullied by other Treecko, and was exiled for losing against their leader, Grovyle, in a battle, and Riolu found Pikachu and I training together, and wanted to join in, so after a while he decided to join us."

"Wow, that is so amazing." Leaf says, with stars in her eyes, and then looks at Red, "Do you have any pokémon, Red?"

"Yes, I have two pokémon, come on out guys!" he throws two pokéballs into the air,

From the first pokéball, a bipedal, reptilian Pokémon with a primarily orange body was released. Its underside from the chest down and soles are cream-colored. It has two small fangs visible in its upper jaw and two smaller fangs in its lower jaw. It had blue eyes. Its arms and legs were short with four fingers and three clawed toes. A fire burns at the tip of the pokémon's slender tail. It was a Charmander, and it jumped onto Red's shoulder after seeing him.

The other pokéball opened up to reveal a quadruped, canine Pokémon. It had orange fur with black stripes along its back and legs. The fur on its muzzle, chest, belly, and tail was cream-colored, as well as an additional tuft of fur on top of its head. Its coat was noticeably longer on its chest and tail. It had grey eyes, a black nose, and large, round ears. Its forepaws had two visible claws; while its hind paws had three toes each. Each paw had a brown pad. The pokémon was a Growlithe and it started to nuzzle Red's leg, affectionately.

"Awesome!" Ritchie said.

Soon, Daisy came in, and saw the 6 children playing around with the pokémon. She smiled, before speaking, "Hey guys, I'm Daisy and I'm your cabin councillor." The kids listened intently to what she had to say. Today we are going to have a sort of treasure hunt. You will be given a list of pokémon that you can find in the forest. When you find a pokémon you want from the list, it will walk with you until you either find a different pokémon you want or if the event finishes. You will do this in groups of threes and whichever cabin finds the rarest group of pokémon; will win a prise each as well as getting to keep the pokémon you found. It will start in 30 minutes so make sure you are ready." She says before walking out.

"So what will the teams be?" Serena asked, worried that she might not be with Ash.

"I don't know. Hopefully they will be good." Chrissy replied, equally worried about the situation.

"Don't worry, girls. No matter what, we all are a team." Ash answered, putting both arms around their shoulders, making them blush.

Time skip 30 minutes:

All the children were standing before Professor Oak, who was back on the stage, with a microphone. Tapping it again, he speaks into it,

"Ok, folks, does everyone have their lists?" all the kids nod, as he continues,

"Good, now I will read out the teams. Remember you can not mix with other teams, there are no more than 3 people in a group, you may only find one pokémon, there are no catching other pokémon, you may use pokémon that are already in your care to help find pokémon, you must return here when you have found three pokémon, and there will be prize at the end of the event. You may keep the pokémon that you find, if you win of course, and the assistants will be watching over the competition. Everyone clear on the rules?" The kids all shout out in agreement,

"Here are the teams; from the Bulbasaur cabin, Tracy, Brayden and Greg, you are Team 1; Elisha, Lucas and Kirra, you are Team 2. Squirtle cabin, Tyler, Sarah and Larry are Team 1, and Maria, Ryan and Amy are Team 2; from Charmander cabin, Team 1 is Lauren, Cory and Sam, and Team 2 is August, Tara and Nicola; Eevee cabin's Team 1 is Damian, Michael and Tiffany, and Team 2 is Gary, Drew and Miette; finally from Pikachu cabin, we have Red, Leaf and Ritchie in Team 1, and Ash, Serena and Chrissy in Team 2. Is everyone ready?" All the kids nod their heads, some grabbing their pokéballs, "And begin!" he finishes as Professor Ivy shot a cap gun into the air.

As everyone runs into the forest, Ash, along with Serena and Chrissy run to the right instead of straight ahead, "I feel something, it is coming from over there." He says as he points to a clearing. A thick layer of vegetation from all sides hid the clearing, though they were lucky enough to find a passage through the trees. The clearing was nice and bright clean from pollution. A large pond was situated in the center of it, as rocks created a kind of barrier to stop anything from going in, though the rocks were very small, as Ash just stepped over them. The grass was a healthy shade of green, as a soft breeze rustled the blades. There were a few clouds in the sky, not many, but there were some that were very dark, as if they might rain in a matter of minutes. Ash surveyed the clearing.

"I wonder what I felt," he thought, when suddenly a splash came from the pond. A creature had flipped out of the pond and landed next to them. The pokémon was some sort of seal Pokémon that was primarily blue. It had large eyes, a long, white snout with black whiskers, and a round, pink nose. There was a small, rounded earflap on each side of its head. Around its neck was a light blue ruff, which extended past its shoulders. It had four flippers, the front flippers were larger than the hind ones, and it had white markings separating its toes. The pokémon stood on its tail as it clapped its front flippers. Suddenly, a bubble appeared out of its nose, growing larger by the second, before it was as large as a soccer ball. The bubble floated away. As it burst, the water exploded into a firework pattern, shooting off into different directions. "Pop Popplio Pop!" It cheered, as it continued to clap.

"Awe, it's so cute!" Chrissy cooed, but with held herself from going near the pokémon, on the account that Ash might want it. Ash walked up to it, picked it up and tickled its nose, making it giggle.

"Hey there, would you like to come with us?" Popplio cheered and blew another bubble, which popped in Ash's face, making everyone laugh. He then turns and hands it to Chrissy. Confused, she looks down at the pokémon, then back at Ash,

"Don't you want him?" She asked.

"Firstly, this Popplio is a she, and no, I can tell you really want her, so you can have her. I'm not going to take a pokémon that you want, that would be rude of me." He says. Chrissy just stared at him, before suddenly rushing at him, and tackles him into a hug.

"Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, you don't know how much this means to me!" She exclaims. Ash hugged her back before speaking,

"I'll always support you two, no matter what happens to us."

This caused the girls to tear up. Serena ran into the hug as well, though with a little too much force, as she caused them to fall over and roll across the clearing. "Oops, I'm really sorry guys, I didn't mean to..." Ash interrupts her by putting his finger on her lips,

"As long as you're happy, nothing else matters." The girls' hearts fluttered inside of them, as they buried their heads into Ash's chest.

"Fennekin?" Ash and the girls looked up to see a pokémon sitting near them, staring intently at them, tail wagging playfully. The pokémon was a quadruped fox. It was covered in pale yellow fur that was longer on its haunches. Tufts of dark orange fur covered the insides of its large ears, and it had a white muzzle with longer fur on its cheeks. It had large, dark orange eyes and a pointed, black nose. When it opened its mouth, two pointed teeth could be seen in its upper jaw. It had small paws with no visible toes and slim legs. Its tail was fluffy with a dark orange tip. It was chewing on a twig.

"Well, looks like we found a Fennekin." Ash smiled, as Serena's eyes glowed when she saw it.

"Can I try to get Fennekin, please Ash?" Serena pleaded. Ash chuckled, before responding,

"Whatever you want, you can have." He said, sweetly. Serena almost cried again before getting off of Ash to get closer to the fox.

"Hi, Fennekin, would you like to be my friend?" Fennekin looked into her eyes, before leaping into her open arms. Serena squealed in delight. Then she felt a water droplet splash onto her nose. Looking up at the sky, she saw that the clouds that used to be spread out across the sky, where now congealed into one dark blanket, covering the forest from the sun's rays. A moment later, rain was pouring out of the sky like a waterfall, saturating everything. Popplio was clapping, happy the it was raining, whereas Fennekin was starting to become scared, afraid of the water messing up her nice, clean coat. As the others noticed the rain, they got up quickly, Ash taking charge of the situation,

"Ok, girls, I need you to run back to the lab. You will be dry there." He says.

"Where are you going?" Serena asked him.

"I need to make sure that the others are okay." He then noticed that Serena and Chrissy were shivering, cold and wet from the constant downpour. He starts to take his vest off,

"Umm, Ash, what are you doing?" Chrissy asked, as Ash rested his vest around her shoulders, then takes his shirt off, and puts it around Serena's shoulders. Ash was left with just shorts and shoes on, now shirtless. The girls gawked at his bare body. Because Ash trained along side his pokémon, instead of just calling out instructions, so he was in good shape. He had the outline of a six-pack and his pecks bulged a bit, along with his biceps. The girls went crimson over his body, as Ash scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Use the clothing as covering for you and your pokémon. I'll be back soon, I promise." He then runs off into the forest. The girls hear thunder boom in the sky, so they sprint back to the lab, where most of the kids were. The professor saw them come to the back door, so he gave them some warm, dry towels.

"Hey, Serena, Chrissy. Where is Ash?"

"Hey went off to find anyone that needed help in getting back to camp." Chrissy says

"That boy is so thoughtful."

"Yes, he sure is." The girls say dreamily, as the sigh in unison.

'Well Ash you certainly have been doing something right. I wish Gary was the same.' The professor thought to himself. Suddenly, Miette and Drew ran through the door, stole Serena and Chrissy's towels and tried to dry themselves off, though the towels were wet and cold now so it did nothing. Professor Oak gave them new towels, as he asked them, "Girls, where is Gary?"

"Gary is still out there. He hurt himself while he was trying to find a pokémon, and he couldn't walk. A boy with messy black hair is helping him back now." Miette said

'Ash!' Serena and Chrissy screamed in their minds. Ash was still out there, probably cold and wet, trying to help someone else back.

"Serena! Chrissy!" The girls turned around to find Red, Ritchie and Leaf running towards them, coming to a halt just in front of them, "Where is Ash?"

"I'm right here."

Everyone turns around to see Ash, carrying Gary over his shoulder. As Ash set Gary on one of the lounges and the professor puts a towel around him, Serena and Chrissy leap into Ash, pushing him up against the wall, "Don't you ever scare us like that again!" They yelled at him, before he started laughing. Puzzled, they glanced at him, as he said in reply,

"I'm sorry. Do you forgive me?" He asked, pouting and staring at them with puppy-dog eyes, as if mocking them. He then smiles, and envelopes them in a big hug.

"Um-mm A-Ash..." Serena says, as she and Chrissy look down at his body, as she was still shirtless. Thought the girls didn't get off him; if anything, they moved closer to him.

"Huh. What's going on, guys?" he said as he sat up from the lounge, "How did I get here?"

As the professor filled him in, Ash and the girls went over to where Red, Ritchie and Leaf were standing. Leaf saw him come over, and when he was closer to them, she embraced him, "Do you know how worried we were when Serena and Chrissy told us that you had run off."

Ash rubbed her hair, as she held onto him tightly, "it's ok I'm here now."

Professor Oak had just finished with Gary, when he called to all the kids, "Okay everyone, gather round. Lets find out which cabin are the winners." All the kids threw out a pokéball as the pokémon were released from them. "All right, let's see the Bulbasaur Cabin's pokémon." Six children went up to the front and showed off their pokémon. There was a Weedle, a Chatot, a Corsola, a Seel, a Rattata, and a Tepig. "This is a very good start, there are some rare pokémon in this group, like the Tepig. Next we have the Squirtle cabin and their pokémon." The Squirtle cabin marched up to the front and stood where the other cabin had moments beforehand. With them were a Piplup, a Geodude, a Pidgey, an Audino, a Litleo and a Ralts. They waved to the crowd, before turning to the professor. "These pokémon are very rare, very rare indeed. Good job, guys." As they bow they walk off back to the crowd, the professor continued, "Next, we have the Charmander cabin." The next cabin quickly went up the front with their pokémon. They had a Feebas, a Torchic, a Croagunk, a Smeargle, a Jigglypuff, and a Magikarp. After looking at their pokémon, he gave his opinion, "Good, very good. There were some rare pokémon out there, wasn't there? Next we have the Eevee cabin." Gary and his friends moved up to the front, acting quite cocky about their chances of winning. They send out their pokémon, an Elekid, a Charmander, a Spinarak, a Skitty, a Swirlix, and a Nidoran (female). "Wow, we might have our winners here. Now, last but not least, we have the Pikachu cabin." Ash and his friends walked up to the front, as Gary and his friends taunted Ash,

"You're going down!"

"You are a loser!"

"You stink" The boys said to Ash, Red and Ritchie

"You are ugly!"

"No one likes you!"

"I'm better looking than you!" The girls called out, taunting Serena, Leaf and Chrissy.

As the group stands at the front, everyone, except Ash, sends out a pokémon. Red sends out a Dratini, Leaf calls a Bulbasaur, Ritchie released a Charmander, Chrissy lifts up Popplio and Serena shows everyone Fennekin. "Well, well, well, I think everyone knows which group won." Gary's group stands up about to walk to the front, when the professor announces, "Team Pikachu!"

"What? Hey, Gramps! How come they won? Ashy-boy doesn't even have a pokémon." Everyone stares at Ash, who keeps quiet. The crowd of children started to shout. The professor clears his throat, getting everyone's attention.

"You have a point, Gary." He turns to Ash and his friends, "I'm truly sorry but your team is disqualified, meaning that Team Eevee is the winner." Gary and his friends walk forward a few paces before Ash starts to laugh,

"Hahahahahahaha!" Ash was rolling on the floor, laughing his head off. A few moments later, he regains control, stands up, and stares Gary dead in the eyes, causing him to get nervous.

"Don't make assumptions, Gary. Here is my pokémon." Ash throws a pokéball into the air. When it opened, it revealed a green, bipedal, reptilian Pokémon. It possessed a large, round snout, triangular eyes, orange, circular ears similar to reptiles, and an orange lower jaw with two teeth protruding upwards. Three thick, grey ridges covered the top of its head, and continued downwards to cover its neck as well. There was a triangular patch of orange on its underside. It had stubby, digit-less arms and short legs with two toes on each foot. It was a Bagon, and when it saw Ash it leaped at him, head first. Their heads collided, causing them both to fall over. They sat up, rubbing their heads, before staring at each other and then burst out laughing.

Everyone watched in amusement as the professor's jaw dropped, "That is a shiny Bagon! How did you get that?"

"It's a long story for another time." Ash answers politely.

"Well, it is official, Team Pikachu are the winners!" The crowd cheered for Ash and his friends, while Gary's cabin members, screamed out in horror of losing to 'losers'. Gary wouldn't accept defeat,

"You cheated! You could never beat us!"

Professor Oak was about to scold him, when Ash spoke up, "How would you know this, Gary? You have never seen us before, yet you taunt us, mock us, criticise us. How about you put your money where your mouth is, and show us that you are supposedly better than me. How about a battle tomorrow, before lunch?"

Professor Oak was in awe at how civilised and mature Ash was, "Sometimes I forget he is five years old." He said to himself.

Serena, Leaf and Chrissy were mesmerised by his words, 'Oh Ash, you are so awesome, and handsome, and kind, and so many other things.' The girls thought to themselves.

Gary wasn't backing down, "Fine. I'm going to win, anyways. Just don't chicken out, ok Ashy-Boy?"

"The only chicken I see is you." Ash retorts.

"Humph" Gary and his posse walk off, to the cabins, along with the rest of the campers. Soon, it was just Ash, and his friends left.

"I'm sorry about Gary, Ash. He never really changed, did he?"

"No he didn't"

"Anyway, here are your prises, along with the pokémon that you have befriended." The professor gave Ash six pokéballs, and then left to go do some work. As Ash and his friends got back into their cabin, Red asked Ash,

"How did you find that Bagon?"

Ash exhales, "Ok, this is what happened"

Flashback 30 minutes ago:

Ash was running through the forest, as rain cascaded down his body. Lightning flashed above his head, soon followed by the crashing of thunder. Ash needed to find a pokémon fast. Suddenly he heard a whimper. Turning around, Ash sees a green pokémon under a small stone ledge made from an outcrop from a small rocky hill. It was alone and shivering. As Ash ran towards it, a boulder the size of a car wheel fell from the top of the hill, and rolled down, nearing the ledge and the pokémon. Ash wouldn't have gotten to it in time, so he threw a pokéball at it. The pokéball sucked the pokémon in, just before the rock smashed through the stone cover, turning it to rubble. The pokéball rattled for a few seconds before it clicked, signalling that the pokémon was captured. Ash walked over to the pokéball and sent out the pokémon, it looked at the rubble, thinking that, if it had not been for this boy, he would have been gone. It walked up to Ash and stared at him for a second, before nuzzling his leg. "Awe thanks." The boy said, when he heard a scream. Ash ran in the direction of the noise, Bagon following behind him. They reached a cliff, where Ash could make out the outline of a person, with a small yellow pokémon. They were at the edge, and were being attacked by a group of Spearow.

"Bagon, use Headbutt" Bagon charged at the birds and jumped, smashing into one of the Spearow's side, sending it crashing into the other two of its kind. They squawked at the newcomers, before taking flight, fleeing from the scene. "Good work, Bagon." Ash went to go check on the trainer and his pokémon. To his surprise it was Gary, and an Elekid. He was unconscious, but still breathing. Ash returned Bagon, grabbed the Elekid's pokéball and returned it, then picked Gary up and slung him over his shoulder before running back to the lab.

End of Flashback

"Wow, that was amazing." Red answered as they opened the door, walked in and shut the door behind them. They walked over to the mat and sat down in a circle, as Ash laid the pokéballs before them. They each stared intently at the balls, wondering what was inside. After a few minutes of intense staring, Ash spoke up,

"How about we send the pokémon out before we choose, so that we know what pokémon there are in these pokéballs."

"Ok." Leaf said before grabbing one of the balls. Everyone followed suite, as Ash counted to three out loud,

"One...Two...Three!" He exclaimed as they all threw the pokéballs into the air. There was a glow of white, which died down a bit. As the light disappeared completely, six pokémon stood before them.

The first pokémon was a dinosaur. Its body was greyish-brown, with a lighter grey shade on its belly and lower jaw. The back came to a peaked hump, and the tail was short and pointed. It had tiny forelimbs with only two clawed digits, both white. The hind legs were more robust, and its feet feature three white claws and an adjoining rear claw; this fourth digit was stone colored. The front part of each leg also features two, armor-like plates, which were rectangular in shape. Spiky, white structures, similar to the primitive feathering on many dinosaurs, extend from the back of its neck. Its head was proportionally large, with a ridged snout and powerful jaws. It had two pointed teeth in the lower jaw, and the upper jaw featured tooth-like projections on either side, with a slightly decurved hook at the end. Their large white eyes are semicircular with a black border along the lower curve. Orange, triangular horn-like crests extended from above each eye and pointed away from the snout, and a similar projection jutted out of its tail. The pokémon roared, "Tyrunt!"

The next pokémon was a large, green, draconic Pokémon with medium-sized wings shaped like thistle leaves. Its bright orange head was harder than rock and looked very rough. It had a set of glaring, ferocious pale yellow irises. Its arms were longer than its legs, giving it the appearance of a hunchback. It had a thick, moderately sized tail and sharp claws on both its hands and feet. It also had tall, conical, orange spikes; three on each arm, one on each shoulder, two on each leg, and four on its tail. It had a blunt, brutal snout, bearing a maw with no discernible teeth; instead, it had small fang-like protrusions sprout from its jaws. It had a series of white, ellipsoid scutes running across its belly. Opening its arms, it roared, even louder than the Tyrunt, "Druddigon!"

Next, there was another Fennekin, which sneezed, fire emitting from its ears.

The pokémon that was beside Fennekin turned out to be a small Eevee, who stood up and started to run around the room, weaving around the people and pokémon. She jumped on Pikachu, who had been sleeping since Ash had left this morning. When Pikachu saw Ash, he leaped over to him, landing on his shoulder, as Ash scratched his chin, causing Pikachu to purr.

Next, there was a small, green reptilian Pokémon with rocky skin. It had a blunt spike on top of its head, a short, rounded snout, and triangular, black markings below and on the upper corners of its red eyes. Red scales covered its diamond-shaped belly, and there were several small holes in its body. Its short arms lacked fingers, while its feet had a single toenail each. It had a tail with a conical center surrounded by a ring of plate-like scales, causing it to resemble a tunnel-boring machine. The pokémon yawned and opened his eyes, as if he had been asleep. The pokémon saw a bunch of humans in front of him, one that intrigued him. Walking up to the brown haired boy, he stared into his eyes before smiling and jumping onto his shoulder next to a Pikachu. "Larvitar!" it shouted.

This surprised Ritchie, though he liked the look of the pokémon. "Hello there." The pokémon, content with Ritchie's shoulder, fell asleep, while Sparky patted his head.

The last pokémon was an equine pokémon with yellow and blue flames forming its mane and tail. Its body was mainly cream and has four long legs, each ending in a single, grey hoof. It stamped its hoof and whinnied. It was a shiny Ponyta.

"Oh my Arceus, these pokémon are awesome!" Leaf squealed. Red was about to choose one of the pokémon, until Ash put an arm around his shoulder,

"Red, let the girls choose their pokémon first, then you can choose yours. I believe Ritchie has already chosen his, though." He said, watching as Larvitar started to squirm on the brown haired boy's shoulder. Ritchie lifted him up and held him in his arms.

"It's okay, just go back to sleep, Larvitar." Larvitar didn't need to be told twice, "You know, I think I'm going to name him. Let's see, what should your name be? Hmm... How about Cruise?" Larvitar thought for a moment, before smiling and cheering,

"Larvitar vi tar." It squeaked

"Well I choose the Ponyta." Leaf said, rushing over to it and patting its head. The horse seemed to like it as she nuzzled her hand as she rubbed her. "Awe, she likes me."

"Go on Serena, Chrissy, you can choose next." Ash said.

"Tha-thank yo-u Ash." They answered trying to conceal their blushes, having gone code red after his statement. Honestly, he was so well mannered; he could have passed for an adult.

"I like the Fennekin, though I know you have one Serena, so maybe I'll pick..." Chrissy was about to choose a different pokémon, when the Fennekin leaped into her arms, burying her head into Chrissy's chest. "Ok, I guess I choose Fennekin."

"I'll choose Eevee, then." Eevee's ears perked up as she heard her name. Turning, she eyes Serena up, before walking up to her and snuggling into her lap. "So cute!" She exclaimed.

Then it was Red's turn. Red instantly looks at the Druddigon, then walks towards it. The Druddigon didn't move a muscle, watching as the boy moved closer, "Hey there, Druddigon, would you like to join me on my quest to be the strongest ever?" Druddigon ponders this, before nodding in agreement and holding out his hand. Red immediately takes the offer, before sitting next to the pokémon.

"Cool, I wanted the Tyrunt in the first place, I can see he has a lot of potential, and lots of strength, even though he is still young." Tyrunt puffed out his chest proudly, happy that he was wanted and seen as having lots of potential. He moved towards Ash and licked his face, while Ash laughed, shouting that it tickled. Everyone chuckled and giggled at this, before starting to nod off. Finally it was just Ash, Serena and Chrissy still awake, attending to their new pokémon. Pikachu was sleeping on Ash's bed.

"Thank you Ash, for saving us from the rain, and for everything you have done for us." Serena said shyly, before giving Ash a hug, quickly letting go, so that Chrissy could hug him. Ash looked flustered, though shook it off.

"Th-thanks." He yawns, "Well I'm tired, we will probably have an early morning tomorrow, so I think we should get to sleep now. Goodnight girls." He says as he gets into bed.

"Goodnight, Ash"

'Love you.' they both said mentally, before getting into bed themselves. Ash was already fast asleep, so the girls had a quick chat, "We are so lucky that mum made us come here, and that Ash had come here."

"Yeah. Well I'm sleepy, and we don't have Fletchling here to wake us up, goodnight Serena." Chrissy said tiredly, before snuggling into her covers.

"Goodnight, Chrissy." Serena said as she fell asleep as well. As the girls slept, Ash opened his eyes and saw that everyone else was asleep. He walked over to the girl's bunk, bent over and kissed Serena on the forehead, "Sweet dreams, Serena." He then climbed up onto the top bunk and kissed Chrissy as well, "Sweet dreams, Chrissy." Before he got down and got into bed.

End Flashback

"That was the best 2 months of my life. I remember everything that we did together, like that food fight against the Eevee cabin and that one campfire where we saw Ho-Oh, fly across the sky." Ash said wistfully. He wished they could go back to those days, they held some of his best memories, along with his travels.

"I agree that was the most fun I have ever had, apart from our journey. I still can't believe that you remembered us after so long." Serena said

"Why wouldn't I? You two were my best friends, along with my pokémon, Red, Ritchie and Leaf. I myself consider you as family." He said. Serena and Chrissy's heartbeat raised a substantial amount, their faces turning bright red, as if they were on fire.

"I hate to break this up, but we're here." Chrissy said, as she, Serena and Ash crested a hill to find a quaint town, with roads, houses, gardens and parks scattered around the area. The forest surrounded the town and two large ranches could be seen at the top of the hill in Pallet Town. Ash breathed in the air, smiling as he did so.

"Home sweet home. Hey Pikachu we're finally back." Pikachu chanted at this, before hopping off Ash's shoulder and onto the ground, running at a fast pace. Ash took off after him, the girls following closely behind.

"Let's go!" Ash shouted.

"Slow down, Ash." Serena giggled as she ran. The three of them burst into laughter as they raced to Pallet Town, Ash's hometown. They were so close.

"Come on, last one there is a Slowpoke." Chrissy laughed, before sprinting off, along with Serena.

"Hey no fair, I wasn't ready." Ash complained before taking off after them. It was good to be home.