Champions of Sinnoh

Okay, here it is! Inspired by the messages I have received about continuing my one-shot about Pokemon, I now bring this new story. Now Ash starts in Sinnoh with more of his experienced Pokemon helping him. Brock won't travel with Ash but Ash doesn't need him because he does remember what Brock taught him about cooking or helping injured Pokemon. Ash/Dawn is the main couple but I may add other girls to the couple, like Zoey or Cynthia. Ash will develop Aura powers when he meets Riolu later on. Also some OOC but I like that. If you don't the go read something else.

Rated M, is it a surprise for any of you?... Yeah didn't think so.

So now let's head into the story!

Chapter 1: New Journey Begins

A young teenage girl rode her bike through an empty road of the region of Sinnoh, one of the six regions of the world. The name of the fifteen year-old girl was Dawn and she was just starting her journey to become a Pokemon coordinator like her mother had once been years ago. Normally such journey started when one was ten years old but the teenager had spent more time preparing for anything that would appear in her way. She was dressed in a black top with a skirt reaching down to her middle thigh. Her unique blue eyes were set forward, her perfectly-combed blue hair covered by a white hat.

She rode her bike through the path towards Jubilife City. There she will compete to obtain her first ribbon as a Pokemon coordinator in a contest. And once she had finally obtain five of them, then Dawn would go for the Ribbon Cup in the Sinnoh Festival.

Sitting in the net of her bike was a small sleeping creature. It looked like a blue-and-white penguin and was only as tall as one person' calf. His name was Piplup, a Water-type Pokemon native to the region. And he was also one of the three starting options for every new trainer of Sinnoh, along with his counterparts Fire-type Chimchar and Grass-type Turtwig.

Dawn had obtained Piplup from Professor Rowan after an incident between Piplup and Chimchar regarding their food. Luckily she had been there to calm the Water starter down before they started thrashing the lab around. Who knew in what kind of trouble those two could have gotten themselves into.

However, the sleeping Pokemon opened his eyes and stood up from his seat. He checked the forest like if something was lurking there.

"Piplup, what's wrong?" The teenage girl asked in concern. Before anything could be said, a sticky rope shot from the forest and got attached to the bike. Then the young coordinator and her starter Pokemon were reeled inside the woods. Dawn had no time to scream when she crash-landed on something. Problem was she was upside down and so was Piplup next to her. Her bike was nowhere to be seen.

"Hey, what the Hell?!" Dawn blurted out demanding for an explanation. She was completely upside down and glued to a sort of a spiderweb. She appreciated the fact her clothes were stick too. Otherwise her skirt would have folded and that would have been even more embarrassing for her.

A red-and-black spider-like Pokemon came from the tree top, staring down at its two new preys. His abdomen had lines forming a sort of a scary face.

"An Ariados!" The future coordinator yelled, knowing that things were going to get nasty real soon if she didn't do anything about it. Particularly because Ariados lived in groups "Piplup, use Water Gun!" The Penguin fired a stream of water from his peck. It hit the red-and-black spider, who hit a tree completely knocked out.

As soon as the trainer and her Pokemon sighed in relief, however, three more red spiders descended from the tree tops. They all looked menacing towards their preys. Dawn was left paralyzed in fear.

"Pikachu, Electro ball!" A man's voice ordered through the trees. A concentrated sphere of electricity flew as fast as a bullet and hit one of the Ariados. The volts exploded from the epicenter and spread towards the other spiders. The Bug Pokemon screeched in pain and fell to the ground, their bodies shaking by the static.

Even upside down, Dawn recognized a yellow mouse with black stripes on his back and red cheeks. His tail was as long as his body and was lightning-shaped. His eyes never left the spiders.

The spider Pokemon started to come back to consciousness. But the Electric Pokemon wasn't frightened by that prospect.

"Pikachu, finish them with Volt Tackle!" The man's voice ordered again. Now Pikachu's body exploded with electricity around him. He charged forward at deadly speed knocking the spider Pokemon like nine pins in Bowling. They never got up again, down for the count.

"Great job, buddy!" The male trainer said to his Pokemon rubbing his head in affection. He had heard a scream and knew that screams in the forest weren't a good sign. Hopefully he had arrived at the nick of time.

"Cut the web with Iron Tail" The trainer said to his Pikachu, who jumped and spun around with his lightning-shaped tail shinning bright. The move cut the web but had the effect of dropping Dawn and Piplup down to the soil.

"Need a hand?" The young trainer offered his hand forward to the cute teenage girl. The blue-haired trainer gladly took the hand and returned to her feet. Now she could properly see her savior. He was a teenage boy easily as old as herself. He was an inch or two taller than her and Dawn was five six the last time she had a physical check-over. He was dressed in a black-and-white jacket with light blue plants. He had a black-and-red cap over his spiky dark hair and his eyes were of a dark amber shade. He also had a green bag on his back.

"So if I may know, which is name of the lovely lady I've just saved?" Ash asked, trying to sound a bit teasing but also friendly, taking the lady's hand and planting a soft kiss in her knuckles. Dawn instantly blushed by the praise and actions.

"I'm Dawn" The girl responded keeping a cool demeanor and not shake her knees by the imposing man in front of her.

"I'm Ash Ketchum" The teenage boy introduced himself "And he's Pikachu" The Electric starter chirped happily to the bluenette.

"Thank you, Ash and Pikachu" The girl thanked her saviors, feeling a tingling sensation in her stomach whenever she looked at his eyes.

"Anytime" The young trainer from another region said with a charismatic smile. The raven-haired boy could say his journey in the new region had started out nicely. Ash had arrived to Sinnoh just an hour or two ago in the ferry. As always, the two fools and their talking Meowth had thought about taking Pikachu away. But unlike his time in the region of Hoenn, Ash wasn't with Pikachu alone like if he had just started his journey. He was an experienced trainer with greatly-trained Pokemon. Those same Pokemon made sure the Rocket fools were wrapped up like a bruised present for Officer Jenny to pick up.

But those idiots were the past.

Now Ash was in Sinnoh with some of his old Pokemon with him. All of them had had a lot of battles and were ready to have even more. Not only that but after winning the Battle Frontier three months ago, the young trainer had remained in Pallet Town training his team with new moves and increasing their natural strength. And Ash's Pokemon were more than six. That would normally break the six-Pokemon rule considering Ash had six and Pikachu. But the thing was, that there wasn't a rule. If Ash had to use six Pokemon in a full battle then he would use six. But carrying extra Pokemon around wasn't illegal.

The moment between our two new friends sadly came to an end.

"That's a weird move for a weak Pikachu" A snidding comment from a new voice stated. Both Ash and Dawn looked at the new comer from the trees. He was a purple-haired boy maybe the same age as the two teenagers. He was dressed in a purple jacket and blue pants. His eyes were looking at both teens with arrogance and condescension. Dawn could already tell she wasn't going to befriend that idiot anytime soon or in the future. It reminded her of her enemy Kenny. And that was quite an insult to anyone.

"Thanks for your unnecessary comments, pal" Ash replied keeping his cool demeanor. This wasn't exactly the first arrogant boy that thought himself above the others. Ash actually enjoyed knocking them down from their self-made plateaus of douche.

"The name's Paul. The future Champion of the Sinnoh League" The purple-haired trainer stated. For some reason the other kid wasn't reacting to his comments. Normally that would make someone angry and then they would challenge him to a battle. And then they all lost because they were angry and didn't think a strategy.

But the kid and his Pikachu weren't reacting. And that angered Paul.

"I didn't really ask for your name so it was kind of pointless" Ash stated ready to walk away from the idiotic kid.

"Who do you think you are, brat?" The purple-haired arrogant trainer said. The fact someone had driven Paul mad was a feat on its own "You are just another loser that thinks himself superior to the others"

"Are you describing yourself?" Ash again taunted with his more cooler demeanor. Next to him Dawn chuckled trying not to laugh out loud.

"That's it! Let's fight!" Paul said angry, one Pokeball at hand. Ash shrugged his shoulders walking to the opposite side of his enemy.

"Hey Dawn, you don't mind been the referee for the match?" Ash asked towards the cute girl he just met.

"No problem" The bluenette responded, walking to her place with Piplup walking next to her. She had watched a lot of battles and coordinator shows so she wasn't a stranger to what a referee had to do in a battle "Challengers, state your name and place of birth"

"I'm Paul from Veilstone City" The arrogant kid said, eager to kick the kid's ass.

"And I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town in Kanto" Ash introduced himself keeping his cool tone as always. Some time ago he would have yelled back at Paul or threw a punch at his arrogant face and blew some teeth away. Not that Ash lost the motivation to kick asses. He just knew how to focus it in fighting.

"This is a one-on-one battle between Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town in Kanto and Paul from Veilstone City. There's no time limit. Trainers, send out your first Pokemon!" Dawn said as the referee. Next to her Piplup copied her hand gestures of raising the flags.

"Starly, go!" Paul sent out his freshly-captured Normal/Flying Pokemon. Thanks to his Pokedex, Paul had found out the one Pokemon with the best moves out of three Starlys. Dawn took the time to use her Pokedex on the Pokemon from Sinnoh.

"Go Cyndaquil!" Ash released his Fire starter from Johto. It was a small blue mouse/fox with a yellow underbelly. The Fire Pokemon ignited his fire, showing in fire spikes on his back. Dawn again used her Pokedex to analyse the rare Pokemon from another region.

"A baby Pokemon? give me a break!" Paul taunted knowing his Starly had the moves to end the fight without a trouble. Ash didn't bother in replying the comment. He remained arms folded over his chest and with a small smile of confidence. It unsettled Paul even more.

"Starly vs Cyndaquil, begin!" Dawn said as referee, looking at the two Pokemon with interest.

"Starly, Aerial Ace!" The Normal/Flying Pokemon shot through the air like a bullet, covered in a white aura. Ash wasn't a stranger to the attack though. So the trainer from Kanto was ready. He waited for Starly to be close enough so it couldn't escape. Cyndaquil was't moving, knowing his trainer knew a tactic to counter.

"Charge a Flame Wheel but don't run!" Cyndaquil did so, covering his blue/yellow body in red flames. Starly had no time to dodge hitting the fire dead on. He flew back to his side covered in burns.

Paul grunted, not knowing how such a move like Flame Wheel could be used that way.

"Starly, Agility!" The brown bird Pokemon shot with his speed increased. Just like before, however, the experienced trainer from Kanto waited for the time to use something he and Cyndaquil had practiced over the months of training.

"Keep the fire up and Swift!" The starter from Johto didn't let the fire around him die down and opened his mouth, unleashing a shower of golden stars. And thanks to the fire, the stars were now blazing. The combined Normal/Fire move hit Starly, been a priority move that always hit the mark. The deadly combo finally made the Flying Pokemon hit the grass with swirls in his eyes.

Neither Dawn or Paul could properly react to what just happened. But the future coordinator finally returned after having a brain reboot.

"Starly is unable to battle. Cyndaquil wins. The winner is Ash Ketchum!" Dawn said, sounding a bit too happy for her new friend from Kanto.

"You are useless!" Paul yelled in anger towards his recalled Starly. He clipped the ball to his belt, his eyes set with a frown expression towards his declared enemy "Mark my words Ketchum, we'll meet again" The purple-haired grumpy trainer left the scene in a hurry.

"Heard that one before" Ash casually commented like another day. He kneeled down and pet Cyndaquil in the head "That was a great job Cyndaquil. You get stronger with each fight" The Fire starter chirped happily, liking the touch of his trainer.

Dawn looked at the interaction between trainer and Pokemon in surprise. Never she had met such kind of person before. Sure her mum was nice with Pokemon and herself too. But Ash seemed to have a unique connection with his team. And his Cyndaquil had completely owned Paul without even moving from his place. He obviously had battled a lot before. Not to mention such a rare Normal/Fire move combo was nothing but perfect. Maybe Ash could help her improve for her first Ribbon competition.

"Maybe we should head for the Pokemon Center. I need to register for the Sinnoh League and you need to have Piplup checked for any kind of injury" Ash suggested to the bluenette.

"I think so" Dawn responded, lifting her starter up in her hands "But I can't find my bike so we'll have to walk"

"I'm used to walk" Ash casually said like another day while recalling his Cyndaquil. The two trainers started walking towards the Center.

"Here it is, Dawn" The sweat voice of the pink-haired Nurse Joy inside the Pokemon Center said towards the blue-haired coordinator. She and Ash had arrived an hour ago and had to wait for their Pokemon to be checked over.

"Thanks, Nurse Joy" Dawn said towards the pink-haired nurse of every region. She clipped her starter in her waist.

"By the way Ash, your Pokemon have been checked too" The Nurse said towards Ash, who grabbed his own Pokeballs.

"Thank you" The experienced trainer from Kanto thanked the cute nurse. He then remembered the main point of his visit "By the way, nurse Joy. Here's my Pokedex. I would like to register for the Sinnoh League" Ash handed his red machine, which was also his identification.

"No problem, Ash. Just need a minute" The nurse took the Pokedex and left to the other room. At that time, Dawn couldn't help but notice that her traveling companion and savior had seven Pokeballs.

"Ash, how can you carry so many Pokeballs?" The blue-eyed coordinator asked curious towards the black-haired trainer from another region "Isn't that like something illegal?" Ash chuckled by the comment.

"If it were illegal, Nurse Joy would have called Officer Jenny right away" The experienced Pokemon trainer replied. His amber eyes gazed at Dawn, who almost flinched back but remained in her spot "And to calm your mind Dawn, it's not illegal to carry more than six Pokemon. It's just that people are too used to carry six while they also forget they have Pokemon back at their home. I left some of my Pokemon at home but only those just didn't want to fight as of yet" That statement shock Dawn. So she could have more than six Pokemon. That was an interesting piece of information.

But most of all the young trainer in front of her knew a lot than the average starter. He could be from Kanto but he wasn't a rookie at all.

"Here you have, Ash. You are now officially registered for the Sinnoh League. This is also your Badge case" The Nurse gave Ash his Pokedex and a small rectangular box with eight empty slots inside. The teenager already knew what the places were for.

"Thanks. Have a nice day" Ash greeted the cute Nurse and turned around to leave.

"Hey Ash, if you don't mind me asking, where are you going now?" Dawn asked as the two walked out of the Center. The young trainer looked at his friend.

"Oreburgh City. That's my first Gym badge" Ash replied. His eyes were firm on Dawn like if calculating something in his mind. But Ash couldn't really avoid it. It had happened before with Misty and May "You want to tag alone?"

"What?" Dawn asked her cheeks blushing. Was she so transparent? "Why would you ask that?" The male trainer shrugged his shoulders.

"Call it a hunch but I think you thought about asking me to go with you" Ash simply said, already knowing that Dawn would ask that. And the teenage girl blushed a bit more because she knew that Ash knew the truth. But to the experienced boy trainer, traveling with a girl wasn't something new. If anything, now he had been lucky to get a hot girl "Besides, if you come with me I get to keep an eye on you and save you from trouble"

"Hey, that was just one time accident!" Dawn replied her tone now a bit angry. That was when she saw Ash chuckling to himself. She almost face-palmed "And you are teasing me"

"Sorry, I couldn't resist" Ash said apologizing but not entirely honest.

"You know, I think I'll go with you just to pay you back for that comment" Dawn responded playfully.

"I'd like to see that happening" Ash teased again. Then his face turned more sincere "So shall we get going?" Dawn had a small smile plastered on her lips, as she walked alongside the imposing trainer from another region.

The two trainers kept their walking pace until sun finally hid in the horizon. Night fell and the wild Pokemon got more active around the forest. The two trainers had a quick dinner, courtesy of Ash. He thanked for all the years he spent traveling alongside Brock. That man could try to hit on any hot lady but he knew his topic when it came to food and helping Pokemon.

After setting up the tent, the two trainers went inside and prepared for a night of rest. After so much adventures in one day, the two trainers needed it.

"Okay Ash. I'm letting you use my tent, as long as you keep your hands to yourselves" The teenage girl threatened already inside her sleeping bag. Dawn also didn't have her hat and her long blue hair was full loosen. Ash smiled. This wasn't the first threat he received from a lady. But certainly it was from the cutest one.

"Okay. But if you are the one who decides to touch then I'm not taking the blame" The dark-haired trainer again joked from inside his bag.

"How long are you going to tease me?" Dawn asked. Not that wanted an answer. For some bizarre reason, she was growing fond of Ash.

"We just met, so according to the numbers..." Ash made some mental calculus while rubbing his chin "Until one of us dies" Dawn just shook her head.

"You are impossible" The cute blue-eyed coordinator stated, rolling in her bag and trying to ignore her friend.

"Yes, Dawn. I can now declare we are official friends" Ash again said with a grin closing his eyes. His ears quickly picked a small laughter coming from where Dawn was.

Tomorrow was a new day. And nobody knew what could possibly happen.

Notes from Chapter 1:

I changed a lot of things from the Anime. But Dawn still had to lose her bike so to travel with Ash. That's like the first rule of the Anime.

Maybe Ash is acting a bit out of character. But remember that I aged him to his current 15 years. That age is the hormonal rain for everyone. But because he has traveled before with ladies Ash knows how to handle himself. He can tease a lot but he isn't a pervert. Not that big of a pervert at the least.

Team Rocket was captured at the start of the chapter. They are in prison but Ash and his Pokemon completely beated the hell out of them before Officer could pick them up. That way, if they are ever free they won't think of going after Ash anytime soon.

Yes, Paul is actually the hot-headed idiot of the story. Kind of a nice twist from the Anime.

The two friends are now together on their journey. How will things work for them?