Pokemon Ash's Journey Version II

Chapter 1

A New Beginning

Note: Well here's my second version of Ash's Journey. I hope you enjoy. Let me tell you some differences right off the bat. 1. Ash does still have medical knowledge, but how he does is very different. 2. He is no where near the level of power as Version One's Ash. 3. The pokemon gained will be different than Version One, but pikachu will still have psychic powers.

It's an exiting day for young Ash Ketchem, as today his the day he begins his pokemon journey. Ash has spent the last few years getting ready, by spending time with Professor Oak's lab and learning all he could from there. This however brought out a rivalry between him and Gary Oak, Prof. Oak's grandson. Ash also knew how to treat all kinds of injuries due to his father being a doctor for people and pokemon and had to learn things hands on from him, much to his mother's ire.

"Ash? Are you up yet?" asked Delia Ketchem, Ash's mother. "Yeah, I'll be down in a minute." answers Ash. Soon Ash was changed into his traveling cloths, that made him look like a field medic, curtsey of his father who was at work more than home. "Ash, you are going to get some new cloths as soon as you reach Viridian City right?" asked his mother when Ash came downstairs. "Right on the money, I don't need to be mistaken for something I'm not." replied Ash. "I know dear, your father is amendment about you following in his footsteps." said Delia with a sigh. Ash's father had forced Ash to help out in the O.R. when ever he got the chance, and seeing that he was the head of the hospital he could get away with it. While Ash did learn a lot from it, it left Ash with the need to wear gloves almost all the time.

After eating breakfast and saying his goodbys to his mother Ash jogged off to Prof. Oak's to start his journey. Ash was not surprised to see the other new trainers already waiting to go inside; Gary, Blaze and Leaf. "Good mourning, glad to see everyone made it on time." greets Prof. Oak. "Now let me take you to where you'll get your new pokemon." Prof. Oak led them into a room that had a lot of computers and also had all the things new trainers would need. "Now the three choices are charmander, bulbasaur and squirtle." explains Prof. Oak. "Right, then I pick squirtle." says Gary as he grabs the pokeball containing that pokemon. "Then I'll take charmander, like Red did." says Blaze. "Then I'll take bulbasaur." says Green as she takes the last pokeball. "Ash which one are you going to choose?" asks Blaze. "Oh, I already have something picked out." answers Ash. "Really? Which one?" asks Leaf. "You'll have to wait and see." replies Ash. "Trying to be mysterious like those psychic you try to imitate Ash?" asks Gary. "Hey! I can to use psychic powers!" counters Ash.

It was true, after seeing a psychic preform at a carnival when Ash was five he was fascinated by it and wanted to learn how to do it as well. Ash asked the man if he could ever learn to use psychic powers. The man responded by telling him to give him his palm so he could do a reading, when Ash complied the man quickly realized that Ash had an immensely powerful aura like non that was ever felt before, even with it dormant. The man knew that Ash wouldn't have anyone to teach him how to use it, but also knew that most methods psychic's used to harness their powers worked for aura users as well. So the man told Ash that while it might be very difficult for him to use psychic powers as he had none, if Ash trained hard enough he might develop some. Ash was soon found spending as much time as he could trying to develop psychic powers, he meditated and used all the focusing techniques he read for beginners, and after a year Ash was finally able to do things with his mind. What he could do was very limited, he had to focus to understand what a pokemon said and could move light objects very slowly. Ash's father however wasn't very supportive as he felt that doctors didn't need psychic powers, while Ash's mother was very supportive and helped him as much as she could.

"Yeah, Yeah, we all know Ash, I was just messing with ya." replies Gary, who knew that Ash pushed himself to be the best he could be and was a true rival to his own knowledge base on pokemon. After the others left Prof. Oak brought out an outfit that psychic were known to wear that had a pichu sleeping on top. "Ah, there you are you rascal." said Ash when he saw the pichu who woke up at the sound of Ash's voice. "Pichu!" cried the little baby pokemon who lept into Ash's arms. "Professor what are those cloths for?" asked Ash. "Ah, these are for you, since you were certified as a real psychic after all." answered Prof. Oak. "Well, they sure beat what my dad got me." replied Ash as he grabbed the cloths. (Same outfit from the games, only blue) After Ash had changed into his new cloths Prof. Oak handed him his pokedex and a set of pokeballs. "Now Ash, you need to catch Pichu for him to be yours." said Prof. Oak. "I know professor, but pichu doesn't want to go inside." replies Ash. Pichu was looking at Ash with big eyes hoping he didn't have to go in a pokeball. "Well he only needs to be caught, then he can stay out if he doesn't want to be inside." said Prof. Oak. "Pichu, I know you don;t want to go inside, but for you to come with me I have to catch you first." Ash explained to pichu, who seemed to understand and nodded. So Ash gently tapped to top of pichu's head, and he was sucked in. After a few seconds pichu as caught and Ash immediately sent him out. "You okay buddy?" asked Ash. Pichu nodded and climbed up to Ash's shoulder to take a nap. "Well, I hope you stay safe Ash, pichu is only just a baby remember so take things easy with him." said Prof. Oak as they went outside. "I know, but he's almost ready to evolve though, so he needs the experience." replied Ash.

When they went outside Ash saw Gary riding off on a motorcycle his father had gotten him and Leaf riding with him. Blaze was waiting near the door and when he saw Ash he asked. "Hey Ash mind if I tag along?" "Sure why not, Leaf's gone off with Gary." agreed Ash. So Ash and Blaze started off on their adventure.

-The Next Mourning-

Ash and Blaze were having a breakfast that Ash had prepared when some pideys and spearows came over looking for some crumbs. "Careful Blaze spearows can have a nasty temperament." warned Ash. "I am aware Ash." replied Blaze. One of the spearow was giving Ash an odd look while a pidey was giving Blaze a similar look. "Blaze I think we are being challenged." said Ash when he noticed the look the two pokemon were giving them. "Alright then, go charmander." said Blaze as he sent out his pokemon. "Use Ember!" Blaze's charmander quickly sent forth a volley of miniature fire balls that hit the pidey and caused a burn. Pichu had woken up and was eager to fight as well. "Pichu you want a go?" asked Ash. "Cha!" cried pichu as he used Thundershock on spearow. Both Ash and Blaze had gained new members to their teams. Ash spearow and Blaze and pidey. Afterwords the two of them went into the woods to train and spent the night there by a river.

The next mourning the two were woken up by someone screaming. "What's going on?!" exclaimed Ash when he came out of his tent. What he saw was a red head that had hooked a gyarados on her fishing line, and looked terrified. "Oh no! Pichu see if you can do something!" said Ash in a panic. Pichu took one look at the gyarados and used Nasty Plot, then Thunderwave. The gyarados was then paralyzed and the red head managed to get her fear under control and used her starmie to knock it out and allowed her to catch it. "Thanks for the help." thanked the red head. "Aren't you Misty of the Cerulean Gym?" asked Ash when he got a good look at her. Misty cursed how recognizable she was and confirmed Ash's suspensions and explained that she was out training and catching more water pokemon. "If you like water pokemonso much, then why did you scream when you hooked that gyarados?" asked Blaze. "Did you not read the gym leader bios?" asked Ash. "No, why?" answered Blaze. "Because if you had, you would know she was nearly eaten by a gyarados when she was just a baby." answered Ash. "Oh." said Blaze in a small voice. "Anyways thanks for the help." thanked Misty. "So where are you headed next?" asked Ash. "Well, I should head to Viridian City and get my pokemon healed at the pokemon center." answered Misty. "Well, lets go together then." suggested Ash. "Sure why not." agreed Misty.