The Master Path

Another new Pokemon story of mine. Just Ash having Aura powers before starting his journey through the Kanto region. But also he gets another Electric Pokemon starter different from Pikachu. Because let's face it, that rat became useless long ago thanks to the Anime. Despite its moments of glory against Regice and Latios, Pikachu needs to have a wake-up call along with his trainer. Because Kalos is not going to be won by sheer idiocy and bizarre balloon training sessions.

The only movie I have thought of using so far is going to be Movie 3. I don't know about the others because many will also appear in the sequel of "Unexpected Twist". And I don't know how far I will go referring to Leagues. Also Ash won't travel with neither Misty or Brock. He will fight them during the Gym battles for the badges but nothing else. Ash is self sufficient in a lot of regards. And he will also be very overpowered. Because I like those kind of characters, who defeat everyone.

Still don't know who Ash should be paired with. He starts his journey when he is 14, so girls are a priority at some point for a teenager. So far I know that Ash won't try to hit on ladies from Kanto though ladies might try to hit on him. I already think of maybe a younger Cynthia and Ash meets her in Johto. Or also Lyra, you know the hot girl that appeared in Sinnoh during the Anime and said Dawn would marry Ash. She's from Johto so Ash can certainly meet her at some point. I also think of adding girls from Games, like Leaf and Hilda, who are simply hot and have to appear.

Also Ash is going to catch a lot of Pokemon, which are not native to Kanto. Including Legends. Because Ash certainly needs Legendary Pokemon that are rare to Kanto. And most of them are badasses.

Side note: This will be one of my last updates of the month. Up to the July the 17th, I will be out of commission due to exams.

Copyright: I don't own Pokemon, that goes for Nintendo and Game Freak. Support the official release so they make Ash useful again.

Nothing left to clarify, enjoy!

Chapter 1: Heading Into Adventure

It was a beautiful day in Pallet Town with the Sun getting high in the sky. The small town in the region of Kanto, normally peaceful, had a lot of turmoil going on at the moment. This countryside town was after all were new trainers arrived to start their journey through the region with their Pokemon starters given to them by the famous professor Samuel Oak. Those Pokemon would be their first of their teams and companions for live. Normally one had to chose from three options: Grass, Water or Fire type Pokemon. This normally happened in all of the six regions of the world with a unique set of starters for each region in particular.

A young fifteen-year-old teenager walked a bit hurried towards the nearby lab of his home town. Like many others he wanted to obtain his starter Pokemon and head into the countless adventures of the world. The young man was dressed in a red jacket with a black shirt beneath and matching dark red pants with black trainers. He had black finger-less gloves and a cap on his uncombable raven-colored hair. One could also notice that the young man trained out quite regularly by the way his physique strained against the clothes.

His name was Ash Ketchum, a brand-new Pokemon trainer and future Pokemon Master. In his home town Ash lived with his mother Delia Ketchum. Ash's father, a famous trainer called Silver Ketchum though normally nicknamed as Red had been a very powerful trainer on his days, almost becoming the Champion of his region. While he had passed away just after Ash had been born, Delia still said that his kind-hearted and decisive spirit for Pokemon battles had been inherited by his son. No wonder there as becoming a Master had been Ash's dream ever since he had first watched a Pokemon battle on Tv, when he had only been four years old.

"Man, I've waited years for this day and I overslept!" Ash coursed to himself, hastening his pace. He was used to wake up at six in the morning every day since he had been seven years old.

It had also been during that same time that the kid had started developing a rare sort of powers from inside him. Whenever he came across a Pokemon, Ash would understand what it was saying like if it were speaking in English. At first Ash had thought it was a bad dream or a sort of psychic illusion a mischievous Pokemon had been playing on him. But after making the same try with other Pokemon Ash had realized that it was no illusion. He could literally talk to Pokemon.

While the average five year-old kid would normally freak out by something like that happening, Ash had done the exact opposite. He started using his new ability to comprehend his wild friends and also learn many things about Pokemon and their types and how that helped in a battle. Not only that but also about their habits and also their different ways of evolving. And not to forget about which were the more suitable berries for humans to eat, as people and Pokemon couldn't eat the same kind of fruits.

As Ash grew so did his mysterious powers with him. Eventually, the youngster had decided to name his ability as Aura. Because it reminded him of the attack the Pokemon Lucario was famous for. And that Aura manifested quite oftenly in spheres just like the Pokemon move, so Ash had been training not only his mind to not expel his powers and harm others by accident but also his body to help him handle his increasing energies. Thanks to all the training, the young teenager had started using his powers in other ways. For example, he could see through objects and detect the aura from people and Pokemon even if hiding.

Right now, the youngster was heading towards Professor's Oak lab, where he was to get his starter Pokemon like every other new trainer did. Ash then heard a car noise heading his way.

"Oh Arceus, do you hate me that much?" Ash said to his insides by his rotten luck. If he wasn't late enough already then Gary Oak had to show up. The redcar parked right in front of him with an also teenager driving it. He had light brown hair and a purple sweater. There were ladies cheering for the driving kid sitting in the backseat. Ash wanted to facepalm by the display but considering how much of an arrogant idiot Gary was, then it was better to not say anything.

How a fourteen year old was already driving was beyond Ash's train of thoughts to hazard a guess.

"Hey Ashy boy, heading for your starter?" The also new trainer stated sounding very arrogantly. He already had his Pokeball in his hand "Because I think you would be better suited with a Magikarp" The Aura trainer barely rolled his eyes.

"Wow Gary, you're still as funny as a Jiggypluff's song" Ash replied keeping his cool demeanor. He was too used to Gary's demeaning comments attempting to get under his skin. But Ash knew that by not fighting back he could get himself under his rival's skin with no problem. Ash still wondered why Leaf and himself had tried to befriend the arrogant prick. It was obvious been Professor Oak's grandson had bloated his head and would need to be put down hard "Why don't you hit the pedal and aim for the trees just a few yards away?" Ash simply stated and left towards his original destination, with a seething rival behind and many shocked cheerleaders. Many of the ladies now wondered if they were cheering for the right person.

Gary clutched his teeth obviously not liking the fact his rival wasn't afraid of him. He was Gary Oak! The Future Champion of Kanto! No one could be superior to him!

The Oak teenager hit the pedal and left the town pouting.

Ash walked inside Professor's Oak lab checking the place around a couple of minutes later while Gary threw a tantrum. Despite the fact this wasn't the first time he had been at the lab as he used to help the Professor from time to time with Pokemon thanks to his Aura gifts, the lab now certainly had a greater and more profound meaning. After all, Ash was going to choose his Pokemon starter to begin his journey to become a Pokemon Master. He had been expecting this day for a long time and yet Ash found himself getting nervous with each passing second. He wanted to choose any of the three starters. But he also knew that his friend Leaf had eyes only for Bulbasaur, and Gary always gloated about having his Squirtle. But if that left a Charmander for Ash then the teenager wasn't going to complain about it.

"Oh Ash my lad. Good to finally see you" The kind-hearted voice of the elder Professor Oak stated now. He looked to be on his early fifties with brown hair already whitening and a white lab coat on his body. He checked at his wrist watch "Although a bit off the schedule, don't you think?" Ash scratched his head innocently. He knew he shouldn't have smashed his alarm so early. But sleepiness and Aura spheres didn't mix quite a lot.

"Yeah sorry about that professor" The young Aura user replied wanting to get straight to the point of his visit "But I don't think it's that late" The Pokemon expert sighed.

"Well, most of the Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Charmander I had for the new trainers have already been taken" The Professor explained. Ash sighed. Thanks to his Aura, he knew when someone was been honest or not. And the Pokemon expert was been dead honest at the moment.

"Already? How many trainers come here this morning?" Ash asked incredulously.

"About ten or so" The Pokemon expert replied to one of his top apprentices "Remember that many trainers come from other cities of Kanto to get their starters too"

"Yes, Professor Oak, I know that" The Aura user said in a huff already knowing that little fact. He didn't spend years studying with the famous professor to not know that. Ash's eyes widen slightly by a new idea "But that can't mean that you don't have other Pokemon with you" the elder man rose an eyebrow thinking in that similar train of thoughts.

"Well, I do have one last Pokemon" Samuel Oak scratched his chin in deep thought by the unorthodox new idea "But it's not the usual Grass, Water or Fire starter"

"Don't worry about that, Professor. You know I can handdle anything" Ash replied very confident pumping his arm. His eyes briefly shone blue. Of course, Ash had done that on purpose just to show his point. Professor Oak did know about his powers and it was better than few people knew about it. Only Ash's mother and his closest friend also knew.

"Well, Ash let's see what you can do with this particular fellow" Professor said drawing a Pokeball from one of his desk drawers. Ash had always been an incredible kid capable of bonding with any Pokemon thanks to his abilities. Even those Pokemon who didn't like humans because of their pasts relationships with abusive trainers. So this could actually be only a shrug off for him.

The professor pointed the red-and-white orb and it opened showing the Pokemon inside.

It was a feline-like Pokemon resembling a lion cub. It had blue fur on the front side of his body while his hinder legs and tail had black fur instead. His tail ended in a small yellow star and the black fur around its neck looked like a collar. It had bright yellow eyes with oval ears and a small turf of blue fur at the top of his head. Its body exuded a small electrically-charged aura.

"Ash, this is..." The Pokemon expert was saying before Ash cut him.

"Shinx" Ash quickly interfered already knowing about the Electric Pokemon in front of him. Ash had learnt about a lot of Pokemon from other regions after spending a lot of time in the lab helping the professor. And the small Flash Pokemon looked powerful. And also cute but Ash knew that been cute meant he could lead someone into underestimating him. Ash saw the turf of hair at the top of the head so he knew it was a male. The raven-haired teenager looked at the Pokemon expert "But Professor, how did you obtain a Pokemon from Sinnoh?" Ash walked forward towards the small feline Pokemon. But the Electric Pokemon frowned at the sight of the incoming human, creating sparkles around his body. The teenager knew how to recognize when a Pokemon was angry. He didn't need his Aura for that.

"Don't worry, Shinx. I'm not going to hurt you" Ash stated honestly his eyes not blinking and serene while gazing into Shinx's. The teenager knew that Pokemon did not trust one if you didn't meet them eye-to-eye. Shinx looked at the human for a couple of seconds like analyzing if he should believe him. There was something that made the Electric Pokemon calm down now that he was in front of the human. After a few seconds, Shinx let Ash come close to him. The trainer scratched the Pokemon's soft blue-furred head earning a purr in response.

"It seems you were right about handling this Pokemon, Ash" Professor Oak said smiling while checking how Shinx behaved. Although to be fair, Ash had always been able to get close to Pokemon, even those who were die-hard reluctant to get near humans "When I first called Shinx out of his Pokeball, he left me shocked for fifteen minutes" The Aura trainer laughed a bit by that statement. Some Pokemon had trusting issues with humans because they had been mistreated most of the times. That was something Ash hated above all things. Pokemon were living creatures and should be treated as friends. If that bond wasn't formed then there would be no real power in a battle.

"And to answer your previous question, my colleague professor Rowan from Sinnoh sent me Shinx over so I could study him" Professor Oak explained towards the new Pokemon trainer of Pallet Town. The professor from Kanto looked for something inside another drawer of his desk.

"Now, these are your five Pokeballs and Shinx's Pokeball" The Professor handed the round objects to capture wild Pokemon. He then handed a hand-size electronic red device "And your Pokedex with the list of Pokemon from the different regions, their moves and abilities" The teenager smiled checking the scanning gadget. Many trainers were given only a regional Pokedex because they didn't think that rare Pokemon could appear. But Ash knew better. Despite been in Kanto, there could be many wild Pokemon from other regions that could appear without any kind of warning.

"Thanks Professor" Ash thanked the elder man with a beaming smile "I'll see you later" Ash looked at his starter "Let's go Shinx!" The starter jumped on one of Ash's shoulders as the teenager ran back to his home in no time.

"Mum, I'm back!" Ash said out loud. A brunette lady in her early thirties appeared on the threshold of the kitchen. She was Ash's mother, Delia Ketchum appeared dressed in a pink sweater and a blue skirt, her attire snuggling her curves.

"There's my future champion" Ash's mum hugged her son in a tight hug. Though Ash was too used to his mom's displays of affection. She then checked the small cub Pokemon standing on his shoulder "And who's this small cute thing?" The Electric Pokemon also purred under the lady's touch.

"It's my starter Shinx. Professor Oak didn't have the others so he gave me Shinx" Ash explained to his mother "Anyhow, I have to get going" Ash went towards the table and grabbed his green backpack. Inside Ash carried his Pokenav so to not get lost, supplies for him and his Pokemon and at least a dozen more of empty Pokeballs. That way, he wouldn't run out of them in the middle of his journey and would also carry all of his new captures with him so to properly train them. Many trainers just captured six Pokemon and left any new capture back at their homes without training them. But unlike other trainers, Ash knew to not capture the first Pokemon he were to come in contact with.

"Ash, I'm so proud of you" Delia said sad but also happy to see her son finally becoming an adult. Ash was just like his father Red, always heading into the adventure and never stopping. It had been awful when Delia's husband had passed away during a mission with the Pokemon Rangers but it seemed his cheerful spirit had been passed into Ash "I still can't believe how much you have grown"

"Mum, you worry too much. I'll be fine" Ash reassured his mother with one last hug. He then proceeded to walk towards the door. He remained in the threshold and then turned his head "And the next time you see me, you will see the Indigo League Champion" With that bold statement not many could back up, the youngster left into the road.

Ash started running down the streets towards Route 1 so to head straight into the next town on his path. The Indigo League of Kanto had already started and Ash had to challenge different gym leaders over the region and earn their badges so to classify for the Plateau. He needed eight badges for that but the leaders weren't going to hand them to him without a fight.

And that's exactly what Ash thrived on.

"Okay Shinx, are you ready?" The new trainer asked towards his starter, who grinned. The two obviously wanted to become the best as soon as possible.

"You bet" The Electric Pokemon happily replied. Ash smiled. His Pokemon was very enthusiastic. But when the Aura trainer aimed his Pokeball at his starter, the Electric cat shocked his head negatively.

"You don't like your Pokeball?" Ash asked curiously. He had known about Pokemon, who were all the time outside their Pokeballs so this wasn't that big of a surprise for him. Shinx nodded towards his trainer, who merely clipped his Pokeball back on his waist. He didn't mind carrying his Pokemon starter on his shoulders.

And so the two friends kept onward ready to go through all kinds of adventures.

Notes from Chapter 1:

So Ash has one of the coolest Electric Pokemon as a starter. And he does obey his orders. Unlike a certain rodent, which lost to a freshly-evolved Lucario and a stupid Snivy.

Also, this Shinx and many of Ash's future Pokemon will have differences from their Games or Animes self. For example, Ash's Shinx has the ability Lightning Rod instead of Rivalry or Guts.

And Ash has had his Aura for a long time. That helps when picking up ladies later on.

Ash's father is Red but he passed away before Ash got to know him. That's why Ash has a similar outfit to him. And that also means that Ash won't lose his experience when he goes to another region. Really, that Pikachu was an idiot.

Also Red's real name was Silver. Like the guy in the Anime, who did look a bit like Ash.

And that also means that Red disbanded Team Rocket so no blasting offs annoying us. But the talking Meowth will appear.

Ash will also be more selective of the Pokemon he captures. He won't capture an entire herd of Tauros just because the Pokemon got in the way of his Pokeballs. With also Pokemon from other regions been captured and also Legendaries from other regions.

Leaf, The character from the Games, does exist but she won't appear until much later in the story.

And the journey has begun for our young Aura trainer and his Pokemon starter. See next chapter!