Ash was about to walk by the police stand when he was suddenly grabbed by his collar. Frightened, he spun around to see a green haired police woman. Her badge stated that her name was Jenny.

"Where are you going in such a hurry, especially with your clothes torn up like that?" Officer Jenny asked him.

"I'm going to go to the clothing store first, then the pokemon center to get Blade checked up, right Blade?" He asked his pokemon.

'Yep.' Blade chirped, but all Officer Jenny heard was a cheerful "Riii!"

"Well I guess your pokemon seems happy enough, just give me some ID and I can let you go." the officer stated.

"Here" Ash said, handing her his Pokédex, she fumbled with it for a few seconds and handed it back after it confirmed his ID. After that, Ash went to the clothing store and bought a black t-shirt, a ice blue hoodie with a white Poké Ball symbol on it, blue jeans, and black sneakers. Ash's hat was in tatters so he couldn't wear it anymore and he didn't really want to wear another one. Ash then decided to comb his hair in a much messier, more spiky fashion much like Natsu's from his favorite anime, Fairy Tail. (A/N: If you don't know who that is look up Natsu Dragneel on google)

'I like it. ' Bladesaid, giving Ash a thumbs up.

"Thanks, I do too." Ash replied with a smile. "Now let's call my mom."

So now here they were in the Pokémon center, Ash's new riolu getting checked up and Ash dialing his mom's number on the video phone.

"Hello, Ketchum residence." his mom said, voice only on the screen.

"Mom?" Ash asked.

"Sweetie!" She cheered and switched to video; upon seeing her son's new look, she raised an eyebrow. That's when Ash explained to his mom everything that happened.

"Oh, my baby boy!" The mother cried.

"Mom I'm fine. Like I said, Riolu saved me and he's going to be my starter and not the rat." Ash reassured her.

"That's great, honey. I'm going to tell Professor Oak what you told me and I'm sure he'll be happy to do this for you." Delia stated before hanging up.

A few minutes later, Blade was by his side and the nurse called him for a phone call.

"Ash I'm so sorry." Professor Oak told him. "I shouldn't have let you go off with that Pikachu. If I had known that he'd do that to you, I never would have given him to you. Tell you what. To make it up to you, I'm going to upgrade your carrying limit to eleven. I've already released Pikachu from your party and put Riolu down as your starter.. Plus, the fact that you can understand Pokémon makes me believe you'll catch no more than that set ten right?" Professor Oak questioned.

"Yep." Ash nodded, happy to have his carrying limit upgraded.

"Good. Well, my pizza is getting cold. Bye, Ash." Oak said as he hung up.

"Hey Blade, do you know of any good Pokémon I could catch?" Ash asked.

Blade nodded. 'Yep, I know one. He's in the forest and he was abandoned just like me.' he answered sadly.

Ash stopped short. "You were abandoned?" he whispered.

Looking down at the ground, Blade nodded.

Tears in his eyes, Ash knelt down and hugged Blade tightly. "I'm so sorry. Whoever that jerk was, he didn't deserve a wonderful Pokémon like you."

"Thanks." Blade murmured, hugging his new trainer back. After a few minutes, he let go. "Let's go find my friend before it gets dark out. He's probably wondering where I am."

"Then let's meet him." Ash said, giving his Riolu a smile. Blade smiled back and they left the Pokémon Center, beginning to head towards the forest, but a voice caught their attention.

"You're not worth my time. Leave, you pathetic excuse for a Pokémon!" a purple haired trainer growled at a small bird Pokémon whose species Ash didn't recognize. It was a soft gray color with white markings on its face and chest.

'But Paul, we've been through so much!' The bird cried, tears in her eyes.

"Get!" He ordered.

"Hey, leave her alone!" Ash growled, walking up.

"You want it, take it. I don't care; just take that starly out of my sight." Paul said as he left.

"Hey, what's your name? I'm Ash and this is Blade." Ash asked, bending down to the starly's level and gently stroking her feathers.

'S-sky; even though you can't understand me.' the starly cried.

"Actually, I can understand Pokémon. Would you like to come with me, Sky? I can tell you're a wonderful Pokémon and I'd love to have you on my team." Ash stated with a smile.

'Really?' Sky asked, hopefully.

"Of course!" Ash answered, fulfilling Sky's hopes.

"Yay!" Sky cheered and tapped a Poké Ball on Ash's belt, getting sucked in without a struggle. Immediately afterwards, she was let out.

"I'm going to let all my Pokémon walk/fly with me. Do you mind if I scan you guys?" Ash asked. They said it was fine, so he pulled out his Pokédex.

/Riolu, it uses the shapes of auras, which change according to emotion, to communicate with others. This riolu is male and has the ability steadfast, its known moves are Foresight, Quick Attack, Endure, Feint, Counter, Aura Sphere, and Heal Pulse. It has the egg move Sky Uppercut but it has yet to be unlocked. This riolu is level 11./

/Starly, they flock in great numbers, though small, they flap their wings with great power. This starly is female and has the ability reckless, its known moves are Growl, Tackle, Quick Attack, and Wing Attack. It also has the egg move Roost, which has been unlocked. This starly is level 9./

"Those are good moves, but we can add more to your arsenal." Ash said.

'Okay.' they replied at the same time.

As they reached the middle of the forest, Blade closed his eyes and searched with his aura to find his friend. They heard some rustling in the bushes, and a small teal colored Pokémon with a white face, a yellow beak, webbed feet and flippers climbed out. Ash remembered from his school lessons that it was one of the Sinnoh starters, Piplup, but something seemed different about it somehow.

'Blade, who is this?' the piplup asked, looking at Ash suspiciously. Blade told him the story, and Piplup studied Ash, assessing him to see if he was trustworthy. Finally, he seemed to come to a decision and nodded, turning to Ash. "I guess if Blade trusts you, so can I." he said.

"Would you like to join me?" Ash asked.

The Piplup considered, then nodded. Ash seemed nice enough and he wanted to stay with his friend. "Yes, but on one condition." He took a battle stance. "Battle me first. Let's see how good you are."

"You up for a battle, Blade?" Ash asked his starter. Blade nodded and took a battle stance.

"Alright. If I win, Piplup, you become my Pokémon, alright?" Ash asked.

Piplup nodded. 'Okay, that's fine. And my name is Waterfall.'

The Piplup shot a Bubble at Blade, which struck before he could dodge. "Use Counter!" Ash ordered. Blade rushed at Waterfall, striking him and doing double the damage that Bubble had done. The Piplup staggered back, but he wasn't out yet. Much to Ash's surprise, Piplup opened his mouth and out came a strong wind, so cold Ash could feel it from where he was.

"Blade, dodge using Quick Attack!" Ash called. Blade got out of the attack's way with inches to spare. "Now use Aura Sphere!" Blade let out a glowing ball of aura from his hands. Waterfall tried to dodge, but the attack was unavoidable. It struck him, sending him to the ground.

Ash quickly threw a Poké Ball at the fallen Penguin Pokémon and held his breath as it rattled, once, twice, three times. Then it clicked shut. Waterfall was officially Ash's Pokémon.

…...

Ash let Waterfall out of his Poké Ball and sprayed him with a potion. Ash then proceeded to scan him.

/Piplup. It doesn't like to be taken care of and is difficult to bond with since it won't listen to its trainer. This piplup is male, has the ability Defiant, and its known moves are Pound, Growl, Bubble, and Water Support. It also has the egg move Icy Wind, which has been unlocked. This piplup is level 11, notice its odd coloration suggests that it's a shiny./

Ash smiled and nodded at the information.

So now with two new pokemon in tow; what will our hero be up to next time? Tune in to find out.