Unusual Start: Just a collection of different, unrelated one shots involving Ash starting out with unusual Pokemon- not in any order. Each chapter will have a different scenario that leads to Ash getting each Pokemon (sleeping in WAY later than he was meant to, an attack by a Pokemon at an earlier stage of his life, abandonment by Pikachu, it could maybe attack him, etc).

One shot one: Lapis the Lapras

#131: Lapras. This Pokemon is on the brink of extinction, but holds no bitter feelings. It is so kind-hearted that it will carry passengers across the water.

Ash couldn't believe it. Pikachu was attacking him, and after he defended him against a flock of Spearow! The little rat leapt onto his face and bit down onto his nose, so hard Ash felt it break.

Pikachu jumped off and fired off a thunderbolt, shocking Ash and leaving burns on his cheeks that resembled the letter Z but also a streak of thunder.

Ash let out a whine mixed with a choked sob of pain as he fell, Pilachu's pokeball rolling off of his belt as he hit the ground. Pikachu, seeing its prison in front of it, once again fired off a thunderbolt.

The ball was destroyed and Pikachu was briefly surrounded by a white veil before it vanished. It was free. Before it ran, it saw a waterfall that was close to the boy and smirked evilly.

It used Quick Attack at the boy, who was too weak to move, the force knocked down. Ash fell, barely conscious.

He hardly felt the air push against him as he fell, hardly heard the roar of the waterfall beside him, he could hardly see anything because darkness was taking over his vision. He was unconscious before he hit the water.

Lapras was swimming through the water better today than yesterday. She was just a hatchling, hatching only a week ago. A twister had managed to somehow throw her here two days ago. Since then a woman called a Nurse Joy had visited her bringing food and Pokemon called Chansey that carried a medical bag in case of emergencies.

She heard something slam into the water. She looked at the place where the ripples to see a boy just barely floating on the waters surface, his eyes were closed and his mouth was open, that had burn marks on his face and whose nose was twisted at an odd angle. Blood poured from him, making the clean clear water turn a red color in contamination from the blood.

Lapras started to panic as the boy sank beneath the surface. She ducked under the water, beneath the boy, and swam up. She breached the surface, making sure the boy's head was over water, and it made her panic more because water was leaking from his open mouth.

"Lapras!" Called a cheery voice. The nurse Joy!

"Chansey!"

The nurse and the Pokemon came into view. Lapras swam towards them, beaching itself so they could see the boy.

"Oh my.." The nurse took the boy from the back of the Pokemon. "What happened Lapras?"

Laprus made noises, pointing up the waterfall. Chansey, who was looking at Laprus while getting various supplies from the bag, nodded.

The nurse was checking on the boy. He wasn't breathing, his face was burned and his nose was broken. The nurse, quickly coming to a decision, tilted his head back, and initiated CPR on the boy. He coughed out water as the nurse moved away to avoid getting it on her. He slowly opened his eyes to see the nurse, whose face was illuminated by the light. He tried to get up, but a pain in his arm made him stop.

"Ow!"

The nurse slowly lowered him back to the forest floor. Chansey brought over a roll of bandages and some disinfectant. They treated Ash. Lapras was looking at the boy who was looking at her.

The big blue Pokemon with the shell moved forwards, using the wet grass to move easier on land, to see the boy. She gently rubbed her head against him, he petted her head, smiling.

"Thank you.." Ash said to Laprus as Nurse Joy, who was surprisingly strong, lifted him up.

Lapras nudged him in reply, before going back to the water. She noticed a pokeball floating on the surface. It was expanded, but it was obvious it was empty.

Lapras dove under the water and tapped the button in the center of the ball. She was sucked in and put up no resistance, signifying her capture. The ball flew from the water to Ash, who weakly caught the ball.

He smiled and said "you won't regret this."

He held the ball to him as he drifted off. Nurse Joy smiled as she carried Ash to the Pokemon center, knowing this was the start of an adventure the likes of which the world has never seen.