I don't own Pokémon or the characters except the OC's
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" Finally we can get our final badge" Ash said as the gang stood in front of the viridian gym both he and Ace were pumped up to obtain their eight badge.
" Since I went first last time you can battle the gym leader first this time did you pick which Pokémon your going to use" Ace asked his brother.
" I have all three of them picked out and ready for battle" Ash said giving his brother a thumbs up.
" Those two are definitely fired up" Brock said.
" Your telling me it looks like their eyes are burning with excitement" Misty said.
" Well if they win this badge they'll both be able to compete in the league so you can't really blame them for being excited" Kurugaya said.
" Well lets get going we don't have all day" Ace said opening the gym doors. The second they took their first steps in the gym Ace and Ash were hit by an insanely powerful psychic energy.
' What the hell is this, this power is unreal we better be careful' they both thought as they kept pressing forward.
" So which one of you is my next victim" the gang heard a man hiding in the shadows say as they made it towards the gym field.
" That would be me and I'm not gonna be one of your victims" Ash said stepping forward showing great determination to win.
" Alright I'll except your challenge but mind you I will only fight one trainer a day so anyone else who wished to battle must wait until tomorrow" the leader said.
" Both the gym leader and Challenger will use three Pokémon each no time limit" two referees says dressed in gladiator armor.
" I choose Golem" the leader said brining out his first Pokémon.
" I choose touros" Ash said sending out his Touros for battle. " start things off with a take down followed by a zen headbutt" Touros using his greater speed quickly delivered a take down followed by a zen headbutt.
" Golem use rollout" Golem went into his shell and started to roll towards touros.
" Touros stop him your horns and then filing him into the air, after that hit him with an iron tail" Touros stopped golem with his horns and used every bit of strength he could muster to through the megaton Pokémon three feet into the air before turning around and hitting him with and iron tail.
" Golem jump and use body slam" Golem Quickly jumped and hit Touros full force with his body slam causing him to scream in pain from having Golem heavy body land on him.
" Touros shake off the damage and hit him with a ice beam " Tauros stood back up when Golem got off shacking off the damage before shooting an ice beam at Golem knocking him out.
" Not bad your definitely talented, Golem return, Kingler I choose you," the leader says bringing out his second Pokémon for battle.
" Touros return, Dritini I choose you" Ash says returning his fighting type and sending out his dragon type for battle.
" A Dratini my how rare you don't see many trainer with a Pokémon as rare as that now a days" the leader said impressed that Ash had such a rare Pokémon.
" Guess I was just lucky now Dratini use thunder bolt and then follow up with dragon tail" Dratini unleashed a powerful bolt of thunder at Kingler and then got in close while Kingler was still recovering and hit him with his dragon tail knocking Kingler out.
" Wow Dratini sure is strong her won without much of an effort" Misty said impressed with the little dragon type.
" I know he's really well trained" Brock said equally impressed.
" Well Ash has been focusing on strengthening his thunderbolt most of all so it makes sense he won quite easily" Kurugaya said.
" True but the gym leaders probably gonna send out a Pokémon Dratini can't use thunderbolt on now that he knows that, thing are gonna become a little tougher for Ash" Ace said.
" What do you mean by that how can you know that the leader is going to use a Pokémon Dratini can't use thunderbolt on" Misty asked slightly confused.
" In every region there is a gym for every Pokémon type to give trainers a better variety of battle experiences, information on the types of Pokémon gym leaders like to specifically use is always giving out in poke magazines and if I remember correctly Viridian gym mainly focuses on ground type Pokémon" Ace said.
" So that's why you said the gym leader would send out a Pokémon thunderbolt can't be used on he's a ground Pokémon specialist" Brock said understanding what Ace was saying.
" So that mean Ash will be at a slight disadvantage now, thunderbolt was Dratini's strongest move at the moment" Kurugaya said.
" Kingler return, go Nidoqueen" the leader said sending out his final Pokémon for battle.
" Nidoqueen the drill Pokémon it's body is covered by stiff needle like scales. If it becomes excited it's needles bristle outwards"
" Dratini use dragon breath" Dratini released a stream of green fire towards Nidoqueen who didn't dodge the attack showing it has little to no effect on her.
" Nidoqueen use earth power" Nidoqueen lifted a large amount of rocks from the ground around herself and hurled them all at Dratini dealing a critical hit as Dratini took the full brunt off the attack.
" Shake of the hit Dratini and use Aqua jet along with aqua tail" Dratini launched itself in a stream of water hitting Nidoqueen and causing her to skid back from the impact before hitting her again in her stomach with an aqua tail.
" Nidoqueen use thunder punch on Dratini and then continuously use stomp" Nidoqueen grabbed Dratini and used a thunder punch to knock him to the ground before starting to repeatedly stomp on Dratini continuously making him cry out in pain.
" Dratini aim a Dragon breath on Nidoqueen" Dratini launched a dragon breath at Nidoqueens head but his Dragon breath was not strong enough to stop Nidoqueens attack leaving Dratini to continue to take his punishment.
' Dang this is not good I have to return him quickly' Ash thought as he was about to return his dragon Pokémon, but before he could do that Dratini was engulfed in a white light as he started to grow larger from under Nidoqueen. Once the light died down Dratini had become a Dragonair.
" Dragonair the dragon Pokémon is a mystical Pokémon that exudes a gentle aura. It is said that Dragonair has the ability to change the weather. This Dragonair as learned the move water pulse and dragon rush"
" Well this is convenient Dragonair use water pulse on Nidoqueen" his newly evolved Pokémon knocked Nidoqueen off with a powerful water pulse.
" Now lets end this with dragon rush" Dragonair was engulfed itself in a purple like energy in the form of a dragon that knocked out Nidoqueen from the impact.
" Not bad I am truly impressed, here you've earned this," the leader said walking from the shadows and handing Ash his badge.
" Thanks and Dragonair I'm proud, you did great" Ash said accepting the badge while petting Dragonair on the head much to the dragon types pleasure.
" Good job bro" Ace said giving his brother a pat on the back.
" That was a great battle" Brock said doing the same.
" Agreed but I am surprised that Dritini evolved" Kurugaya said not expecting Dratini to evolve so early.
" Well the only one who needs to win a badge now is Ace and then you'll both be allowed to compete in the league competition," Misty said while Togepi and Pikachu cheered from her shoulder.
" So you two are my challenger's for tomorrow, if you've been travelling with this young man then you should do well against me, I look forward to our battle, I'll make sure to have six Pokémon ready so you two make sure to not be late" the leader said before turning around and walking away form the gang. ' Those three are quite the rare gems, I should look into recruiting them when they're older and if they don't join 'll just steal their Pokémon later, I should get someone to keep an eye on them' the leader thought as he disappeared into the shadows.
" Well we better get going to the center, I need to pick out a team to battle for me tomorrow" Ace said leaving the gym with the others right behind. As they were leaving Ace and Ash both had a feeling that they were being watched by someone but decided to ignore whatever was watching them for now getting a feeling they'll be able to confront whoever was watching them in the near future.
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The gang are currently running around looking for Togepi due to a Fearow randomly flying down on them and snatching while the gang were heading to the gym for Ace's match.
" Togepi answer if you can here us" Ace and Ash yelled out as they were running to find Togepi.
" Togepi were are you" Brock said running behind them as they ended up in front go the Viridian gym.
" Did you guys fine her" Misty asked in worry as she and yellow were in front of the gym as well.
" Sorry we couldn't fine her anywhere" Brock said.
" Neither could I, this is so frustrating poor Togepi could be in serious danger right now" Kurugaya said just as worried as Misty.
" I'm so worried, Togepi could be scared or hurt on her own" Misty said looking like she was about to cry.
" Don't worry Misty I'm sure we'll find Togepi just be patient" Ash said trying to calm her down.
" Patient, you want me to patient while my baby is alone out their with no one to protect her" Misty said angrily shaking Ash back and forth.
" Calm down Misty were all worried but getting angry isn't gonna help" Kurugaya said getting her to calm down.
" Ya taking your frustration out on someone else won't do any good" Brock said agreeing with Kurugaya.
" Yay more toys" the gang heard the voice to Togepi say from within the gym.
" That voice" Brock said as they turned to the direction of them gym.
" It's Togepi" Misty said opening the gym doors.
" Pull" Kurugaya said pulling the doors open to find Togepi to be behind them.
" Togepi, I'm so glad your safe" Misty said giving the little Pokémon a hug.
" I wonder how she got in here" Brock said.
" Oh my what happened to them" Kurugaya asked as she noticed Gary and his gang of cheerleaders on the gym ground unconscious.
' It must have been whatever was watching us yesterday' Ace thought having an idea of what caused his rivals unconscious state.
' Danm it really is seriously powerful' Ash thought thinking the same as Ace.
" We better wake him up" Ace said.
" Hey Gary wake up" Ash said helping Gary sit straight.
" It's here" Gary said slowly waking up.
" What's here" Ash asked but already having an idea of what Gary saw.
" A Pokémon that I've never seen before" Gary said with his eyes half open.
" A Pokémon huh it must be as strong as a legendary" Ace said.
" It was definitely not normal, but this Pokémon isn't just powerful he's evil" Gary said.
' I don't believe this there has to be more to this than we know' Ash thought.
' No he's more likely misunderstood, rather than evil' Ace thought.
" I can't believe Gary lost" the cheerleaders say as the started to cry loudly causing the gang to cringe in pain.
" Shut up, don't make such a fuss over him losing once" Misty yelled making the cheerleader stop crying.
" Show some guts" Pikachu and Gabite say.
" Your all grown adults, you shouldn't be crying over something like this" Kurugaya said disappointed at them for acting like children.
" One things for sure no one will ever beat that Pokémon" Gary said.
" Hahahahaha" the gang heard the annoying voice of Jessie from team rocket.
" Oh great them again" Ash said annoyed as they heard team rocket do their usual thing.
" So I'm guessing the man form before is probably a member of team rocket" Ace said not really caring about team rocket showing up.
" Were the gym leaders here now, we're finally getting the respect we deserve" they said.
" Wow he must be desperate to have asked these moron to run the gym" Ace said
" How annoying I wanted to face the gym leader not these three buffoons looks like we're going to have to teach them a serious lesson" Kurugaya said clearly livid from not getting the battle she wanted.
" So this gym is controlled by team rocket" Misty said in disgust.
" Why would they want a gym" Brock asked.
" Probably to scout trainers to steal from or join them" Ace said answering Brocks question.
" If you want the earth badge you'll have to defeat us" James said.
" I don't really want to waste my time with these idiots, they're nowhere near strong enough to challenge me you think you can handle this Ace" Kurugaya said not wanting to deal with team rocket
" Sure it should be easy enough" Ace said getting ready for battle.
" Then step right into the ring we prepared just for you" Jessie said as a green trainer box shot up rom the ground.
" Now why don't you get into trainer box" Jessie said arrogantly.
" Don't Ace it's a trap" Misty said in concern.
" Your probably right, but have you ever seen one of their traps actually work" Ace said with a stoic expression.
" Good point" Misty said with a sweat drop as Ace got into the box.
' They were probably given Pokémon so they don't mess this up, but knowing them they won't be able to use them properly either' Ace thought.
" The battle will be three on three agreed" Jessie said.
" Fine lets just get this over with" Ace said.
" All three Pokémon go" Jessie said taking out a Machamp, Kingler and Rydon.
" If that's how it's gonna lets go Ryhorn" Ace said sending out his Ryhorn for battle.
" Ryhorn start off with a fury attack and then follow up with a thunderbolt" Ryhron ran at Machamp hitting him with his horn in a fury before launching a thunderbolt from his horn knocking him unconscious.
" AHHHHHH James why did you set this up to shock me too and you I wasn't ready" Jessie said, as she was shocked creating cracks on the ground from the force of the attack.
' Wow that's just sad' everyone thought as they watched team rockets plan backfire in them
" If you're really a gym leader you should have been ready from the start" Ace said as Jessie returned Machamp.
" Kingler your up next" Jessie said making Kingler walk up to battle.
"Ryhron return, Gyarados come on out" Ace sending out his Gyradose next who caused Kingler to back away in fear as soon as he saw the giant serpent Pokémon show up on the field.
" Hey don't be scared he's just an over grown water snake" Jessie said trying to act tough.
" Use twister on Kingler" Ace said starting off with Gyarados launching at twister at Kingler causing Jessie more pain.
" Now follow up with dragon rage" Ace said before Jessie had time to recover knocking Kignler out with a twister of power launched by Gyarados.
" Looks like I'm going to have to take care of this myself, all I have to do is press this bottom and good bye competition" Meowth said with a detonator in his hand.
" Oh no you don't" Gary said talking him before he could do any harm.
" All Pokémon attack at once, go Rydon, Arbok and Weezing" Jessie said taking out more Pokémon to attack.
" Hey that's against the rules" Misty yelled angrily.
" Don't worry Misty Ace will be fine" Kurugaya said putting a hand on her shoulder to calm the girl down.
" So that's how it's gonna be huh alright then" Ace said a dark look in his eyes that scare team rocket. " Gyarados hyperbeam, Gabite flamethrower" he continued as both his Pokémon attacked team rocket and their Pokémon both attack colliding with each other before they hit team rocket and creating a beam of concentrated fire by accident.
' Interesting this will be useful in the future' Ace thought to himself as he saw team rocker blast off into the sky while two earth badge's fell into his hands.
" Nicely done you guys" Ace said petting both Gabite and Gyarados on their heads.
" Guys the gym is collapsing run for it" Gary said as they noticed the gym start to shake and pieces of concrete start to fall. The gang all ran out before the gym completely collapsed and then headed there way to pallet.
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" I wonder if we'll ever get to see the Pokémon Gary was talking about" Brock said as the gang were walking towards pallet.
" Who knows" Ace said as he and Ash were admiring the badges they got.
" Besides the only thing we need to care about know is winning the Pokémon league but first we need to figure out were it is" Ash said.
" Don't you guys know where it is" Misty asked.
" No but we could probably ask someone who does know" Ace said.
" Professor oak seems like the best choice" Kurugaya said.
" Well we know who were gonna ask now" Brock said.
" All right off to pallet" they all say as they began to walk.
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" AHHHH cut is out" Ash said as his face was vacuumed by a Mr. mime their mother got.
" Mr. mime the barrier Pokémon it is adept at conning people. It is capable of creating walls out of thin air"
" Ash what are you screaming for" Ace said slowly waking up from his brothers screaming.
" The dang mime here was vacuuming my face" Ash said clearly annoyed.
" Well look on the bright side now you don't have to take a bath" Ace said teasingly to his brother who glared at him.
" We should get going the others are probably eating breakfast by now" Ash said as they both took a quick bath and got changed.
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" Good morning" the both of them say as they saw Kurugaya and Brock cooking while their mother was putting some flowers in vase.
" Good morning you two, did you sleep well" their mother asked them.
" I slept pretty well" Ace replied.
" I slept well until Mr. mime decided to Vacuum my face" Ash said glaring at the oblivious mime.
" When Mr. mime sees something dirty he has to clean it," their mother said with a friendly laugh.
" We better eat fast we have a lot to learn about the Pokémon league from professor oak" Brock said getting their attention.
" We also need to learn how much time you all have to train your Pokémon before the league as well, after all you don't know what type of opponents you may be facing" Kurugaya said as she set plates down fro everyone.
" Good point" Ace said thinking of a training regime for Ace and Ash.
" Then let's eat up we have a lot to learn" Ash said as they all began to eat.
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" Professor oak were here" Ash said opening the door to the lab.
" Oh what a surprise it's great to see a Togepi" Professor oak said shifting his attention to the Togepi in Misty's arms causing the others to face fault.
" Seriously professor" Ace said sweat dropping at the old mans antics.
" Wow that must have hurt their pride" Pikachu and Gabite say.
" Well you can't blame him for being more interested in a rare Pokémon he is a Pokémon professor after all" Kurugaya said with a smile.
" I guess you're right" Ace said as he stood back up.
" It just so happen you two aren't the only trainers that stopped by today" professor oak said as they walked to his living room to see Gary setting while drinking some tea.
" Well now I'm not surprised you showed up late I'm surprised you showed up at all" Gary said arrogantly.
" That the best you got" Ace and Ash say not really caring for what he says.
" Calm down you three, why can't pallets three top trainers get along" the professor said surprising them.
" Top trainers not him" Ash and Gary say pointing at each other.
" That's right you three are such fine trainers I have no doubt you'll all be Pokémon masters one day, you might even be able to learn from each other" the professor said with confidence.
" Here some tea" Kingler said showing up to give everyone some tea as they sat down on the coach.
" Here's your Kingler Ash" professor oak said as they all took some tea.
" Good to see you again buddy" Ash said smiling.
" It's good to see you too boss" Kingler said happily.
" By the way professor where are Vaporoen and Flareon I was sure they'd be the first to come greet us" Ace said wondering were thy might be.
" Those two are outside at the ranch you'll be able to see them their, they've both missed you guys quite a lot" the professor replies. " I must say though I'm vary proud with you three out of all five of the trainers that left pallet you three have earned the most badges" the professor said proudly.
" What about Red and Green" Ash asked wondering how his friends were doing.
" They both got of to an excellent start but they seem to be struggling a little right now, but I have no doubt they'll catch up eventually" the professor said.
" Gary's earned ten badges while Ace and Ash have earned eight that's definitely an achievement," professor oak said.
" Thanks professor" Ace and Ash say happily at being praised.
" Don't forget the Pokémon helped out a lot," Misty said.
" Yes they did an amazing job," Kurugaya said petting both Gabite and Pikachu making both Pokémon nuzzle their heads into her hands happily.
" They definitely deserve the most credit that's for sure," Ace said also petting the two Pokémon.
" Anyway I'm glad you three are here to participate in the Pokémon league," professor oak said.
" That reminds me professor do you know were the league is meeting this year" Ace asked him.
" It's atop the indigo Plato two months from today, and their will be more than two hundred trainers competing" the professor tells them.
" Two hundred trainers" Ash said smiling at the prospect of testing himself against that many trainers.
" Well it's to be expected that there would be at least that many" Ace said smiling for the same reason as Ash.
" I wonder if they'll be anyone other than you two who'll be worth battling" Kurugaya said wondering who they would meet at the league.
" You four should use this time to train and get ready for the tournament," the professor tells them.
" They can try all they want but, even with a year of training I'd beat them both with my arms tied behind my back" Gary said arrogantly.
" You do know the Pokémon will be fighting not you, there literally is no point in even tying up your hands" Ace said looking at Gary like he was an idiot.
" Shut up I know that" Gary said embarrassed at being corrected.
' Wow that was sad, sometimes I wonder about him' Ash thought sweat dropping at his rival.
" So tell me have you guys even been rotating your Pokémon to properly train them all" Gary asked them.
" Of course we rotate all our Pokémon except Gabite and Pikachu" Ace replied.
" Well at least you two aren't completely hopeless" Gary said still acting arrogant. " Tell me do you guys even study the type of Pokémon each gym leader has before you battle them" Gary asked them clearly trying to rile them up. " I always make sure to check ahead of time so that I know which Pokémon can beat my opponents" Gary says.
" Excellent strategy" the professor said eating some meat.
" What type of Pokémon would you use against my Geodude" Brock asked him.
" I'd use a water type Pokémon but I'd have a grass Pokémon ready for back up" Gary said. " Which Pokémon would you two use" Gary asked them.
" They'd use Pikachu and Gabite" Misty said answering for them but shut up as soon as she got a glare from Ace and Ash.
" Everyone knows you shouldn't use and electric Pokémon against a rock type what losers" Gary said smugly.
" True normally you wouldn't use a electric type against a rock type, but if you truly want to become a Pokémon master you need to learn to win despite having a type disadvantage and any Pokémon can win any battle with the right strategy, your entire argument is flawed" Kurugaya calmly drinking some tea as Gary's head went completely red from embarrassment.
" She got you their and don't even try arguing back cause she has almost three years of experience to back up her claim" Ace said.
" aww thank you for the complement Ace" Kururgaya said giving him a kiss on his cheek causing Ace to blush.
" Why is he the only lucky one it's not fair" Brock said going into the fetal position.
' oi' Ace and Ash think while sweat dropping at their friend.
" Besides if were such losers how did we earn eight badges" Ash said getting everyone's attention off of Brock.
" That maybe so but how many Pokémon did you even capture, or are you guys to afraid to tell me" Gary asked.
" How is that any of your business" Ace and Ash say with blank looks on their faces.
" They are right it's really none of your business" Misty said.
" Very interesting" Professor oak said after scanning all three of their pokedex.
' How did he take those without us noticing' Gary, Ace and Ash thought as they started at the professor.
" I just scanned all three of your pokedexes and the results have shown that Gary's seen fifty different Pokémon while Ash and Ace have seen over a hundred" professor oak said surprising Gary. " But Gary has captures many more Pokémon than Ash and Ace" the professor continued.
" You guys use your pokedex every time you see a Pokémon, I know so much that I capture them first and ask questions later" Gary said.
" Yo genius one of the reason we went on the journey and even got Pokedex was to complete it, if your not even gonna scan the Pokémon then what's the point of having a pokedex in the first place" Ace said shutting Gary up.
" Good point my boy well said" professor oak said with a smile.
" Hey Grandpa lets show them all the Pokémon I caught" Gary said probably wanting to show off.
" Good idea lets go to my laboratory" professor oak said agreeing it would be a good idea.
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" Well here they are, these are the pokeballs that hold the pallet town trainers Pokémon" professor oak said showing them literally thousands of pokeballs.
" Wow there are a lot of them" Ace and Ash say in amazement.
" And these are the ones I received from Ash and Ace" professor oak said showing two racks full of their individual Pokémon with their names on top
" There may not be a lot but they're Pokémon are powerful" Kurugaya said seeing four Pokémon on Ash's shelf not including the Pokémon he has on him and three one on Ace's side.
" By the way Ace the girl that moved here has been a great help with my funding and taking care of the Pokémon" Professor oak said thanking him for getting him a helper. " Also Gary's caught over two hundred Pokémon" the professor said surprising them.
" Not to bad" Gary said arrogantly.
" Wow it must be hard training all of them" Ace said.
' They must not be all evenly trained, looks like he's not going to be much of a threat at the league' Kurugaya thought.
" If there are only a hundred and fifty kinds of Pokémon in Kanto you must have captured more than one of some kind" Misty said.
" You can never have to many Pokémon, that's my rule. The more Pokémon you have the better position your into win battle" Gary said.
' No that's definitely to much, he must have a select team that he focuses more on than his other Pokémon that's the only way he could win ten badges' the boys thought
" That's all well and good, but the bonds between you and your Pokémon must not be all that strong if you have to focus on capturing so many" Ash said.
" I'd say that too is I had as little Pokémon as you two" Gary said.
" Well what can you expect from someone with no friends" Ace said causing Gary to turn red in rage.
" You all have very different but valid views on training Pokémon" professor oak said.
" Hey professor can you tell us what you do in the lab I'm a little curious" Kurugaya asked wondering what the professor usual routine was when it came to his research.
" Of course, every morning I start my day by checking on all the Pokémon. Then I let the Pokémon out of their pokeballs so they could paly and get exercise. I made sure to create special types of habitats for each type of Pokémon. Then I feed the Pokémon their breakfast, which takes quite a bit of time. In the afternoon I begin my research and then theirs dinner and back into the pokeball they go. That's basically what I do everyday" professor oak tells them while they all walked outside to were the Pokémon were.
As they were walking Ace and Ash were talked into the ground by a blue and red blur.
" We missed you so much" Vaporeon and Flareon say drowning their trainers with as much affection as they could.
" It's good to see you again as well but can you two get off for now" Ace asked them as they both got off their trainers but stuck to their sides.
" We'll have plenty of time to spend together later alright," Ash said as they went back to exploring professor oaks field. " You must get to learn a lot living with them huh professor" Ash said looking at the various Pokémon playing around.
" Well living here does give me a unique opportunity to research and communicate with lots of interesting Pokémon" professor oak said.
" Hey Doduo how's everything going" Gary said saying hi to his Pokémon.
" What a little cutie" Kurugaya said petting the little bird on both it's heads.
" The Pokémon must love living here," Brock said amazed at how well built the professor field is.
" I hope so, I designed this place so I could study Pokémon the proper way in their natural habitats living free" professor oak said. " If Pokémon lie in the environment their born in it's easier to observe how their affected by their trainers, in face I just made an interesting discovery in that area" he continued.
" And what is that" Ash asked curiously.
" Pokémon take on the characteristics of the humans who capture them," professor oak said.
' Then all of Gary's Pokémon probably have a sticks up their asses' Ace thought.
" The more a Pokémon and trainer are together the more attached the Pokémon becomes to them" professor oak said just as Muk gave Ash and Ace a bear hug.
" haha, it's good to see you again" the boys say returning Muks hugs, having a little trouble doing so.
" You see I told you Pokémon get very attached" the professor says with a smile.
" Wow look at all the water Pokémon" Misty said as they were at a lake full of water Pokémon.
" It's good to see you as well Blastious" Ash said waving to the turtle Pokémon resting on a rock in the middle of the lake.
" Good to see you to man" Blastious said waving back.
" Hey Ash, Ace why don't we have a battle, we could all use a little practice before the league" Gary suggested to Ace and Ash right before they heard an explosion.
" Hey what's that" Misty said as they turned to were the explosion came from.
" That doesn't sound good" Kurugaya said.
" That smokes coming form the electric Pokémon preserve we need to get going now," professor oak said.
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" We should have known it was you three" the boys say as they were staring at team rocket, even when there in the comfort of their hometown they couldn't be left alone.
" What are you three up to this time" Ash said not wanting to deal with them at the moment.
" What do you think we're here for" Jessie said.
" We're here for Pikachu and Gabite" James said.
" We're through messing around so hand over your Pokémon" Meowth said shocking both Gary and professor oak.
' If they're impressed by this wait till they learn me and Ash can talk with Pokémon' Ace thought.
" A talking Meowth" Gary said shocked to see a talking Pokémon.
" Could you possibly say a few more words please" professor oak wanting to hear Meowth talk some more.
" Sure thing pops" Meowth said as they did their usual thing. " Now give us all the Pokémon you have here or we'll take them by force" he continued acting like they'll win.
" Just how delusional are you three" Ace said looking at them like the idiots they are.
" We're not gonna let you take the Pokémon" Gary said.
" If it's a beating you want it's a beating you'll get" Ash said as he, Ace and Gary were about to take out their Pokémon, only for Ash's Tauros to some running through and tackling team rocket into the sky.
" Have a nice flight" Misty said happy to have team rocket gone.
" They just keep getting sadder and sadder" Kurugaya said shaking her head at the sad display.
" They sure know how to make an exit" Brock said.
" Thanks for the help Tauros" Ash said waving to his stampeding Pokémon.
" I think it's best id I head on home now" Gary said.
" Thought you wanted to battle" Ash asked a little surprised.
" It's been a long day, beside we can have our battle at the Pokémon league" Gary said looking at Ash and Ace.
" Sure and we'll crush you when we battle" Ace said with determination.
" Sure, just hope you train as hard as I do, see you at the Pokémon league guys" Gary said walking away.
" Hey professor can I ask you a favor" Ace said getting everyone's attention.
" Sure my boy what is it" the professor replied.
" Can me and Ash use a part of you lab to train it'd be great to have some open space to use" Ace asked hoping to get a area he and Ash can train all their Pokémon in.
" Of course just tell me whenever you want to train and I'll have a area ready for you to use" the professor replied with a smile.
" We're gonna be working on a training schedule tonight once we're done we'll show you so you know what times we'll be training and what type of training we'll be doing at what time, we'll use an area near our house whenever you can't spare any room here" Ash said getting a nod from the professor.
The next day
Training schedule
300-600 am aura training starting with water walking
6:00-7:00 am researching league matches
7:00-8:30 and head to professor oaks lab to do warm up exercises
8:30-9:30 am eat breakfast
9:30-12:00 pm physical conditioning
12:00- 1:00 pm lunch
1:00-2:00 pm resistance training
2:00-4:00 pm move training
4:00-5:00 pm break
5:00-6:00 pm sparring
6:00-8:00 individual training
8:00-9:00 pm dinner
9:00-10:00 pm cool down exercises
10:00-11:00 spend time with Pokémon and then got to sleep.
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An entire week had passed since Ace and Ash had begun training their Pokémon and both were so far satisfied with the results. All their Pokémon were growing stronger day by day, Ash's Ivysaur had even evolved into a Venasaur during heir time training each one of their Pokémon had also learned one to two new moves to add to their arsenal and had even improved on the moved they had already new before. The Pokémon physical training increased their overall base states a whole level. All of them have become more resistant to different types of attacks mainly the ones their most susceptible to. Their spars allowed them to gain well needed experience and allowed each of their Pokémon to gain knowledge and understanding on how to fight different Pokémon. Not only were the Pokémon training but Ace and Ash were also training themselves along with their Pokémon working on conditioning their bodies and training their aura abilities, gaining strength along side their Pokémon..
Currently Ace, Ash, Kururgaya and their Pokémon were doing their morning routine and jogging around pallet town all off them having at least one hundred and fifty pounds of weights strapped to them increasing the difficulty of their training. As they were running they saw a group of the pallet town citizens lined up along with Misty, Brock and their mom.
" Hey mom what's going on were is everybody going" Ash asked as the came to a stop.
" Is something going on that you're not telling us about" Ace asked.
" Sorry I forgot to tell you, some of us in the neighbor hood decided to take a little trip to Seafoam Island" she replied.
" I'll bring you guys back a seashell" Misty said.
" Don't goof off on you training" Brock said.
" I see going to seafoam islands might be a good place for us to go to when we want to let the fatigue from all the training we've done wash away, from what I've herds it's a great place to go for vacations " Kurugaya said.
" Wait why are you guys going" Ash asked clearly confused.
" Your mom invited us" Misty said.
" Were gonna try wind surfing while we're at it" Brock said.
" You lucky bastards" Ash said pounding the ground in depression.
" Young man watch you language" Delia said in a scolding voice.
" Yes mom" Ash said in defeat.
" Now Kurugaya make sure to take care of Ace while I'm gone and make sure to get as close to him as possible" Delia said with a wink.
" Of course Ms. Ketchum I'll take very good care of him and spend as much time with him as I can" Kurugaya said with a mischievous grin as she latched into Ace making the poor boy blush in embarrassment.
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" Mom" Ace said even more embarrassed knowing his mother and Kurugaya would tease him with that photo for as long as he lived.
" Sorry sweetie I just couldn't pass up the opportunity" she said as she quickly hid the camera.
" Well see you all later then we're gonna get back to training, come on guys lets go" Ash said as they all started to run their usual route.
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" Hey Professor were back from our workout do you think you can get some food ready for the Pokémon" Ace asked as he and Ash covered in sweat along with Pikachu and Gabite walked in to find the professor engrossed in his research.
" Hey professor wants wrong" Ash asked as they noticed how frustrated the professor was.
" I've been working on finding out the mystery of Pokémon evolution" he said turning back to his computer.
" A evolution mystery sounds interesting" Ace said wanting to know more.
" Can we see what mystery your talking about" Ash asked for the same reason as his brother.
" It would be nice to learn something new" Kurugaya said.
" Here look at this, here we have a Slowpoke and a Shellder. When the Shellder clamps into the Slowpokes tail, it becomes a Slowbro" the professor said using his computer as a visual.
" So that's how a Slowpoke evolves" Ash said in wonderment.
" That certainly is a strange way for a Pokémon to evolve" Kurugaya said trying to figure out how the evolution could possibly work.
" Exactly how does that evolution even work" Ace asked confused at the type of evolution her witnessed.
" That's what I want to know, I can't figure why Slowpoke evolves this way" professor oak said frustrated.
" I'm guessing the pokedex doesn't have the answer either" Ash said getting a nod from the professor.
" Wait if anyone has the answer professor Westwood does" professor oak said.
" Who's professor Westwood" they both ask him.
" He's the man who programmed the pokedex" professor oak tells them a picture of said man showing up on the screen.
" He's even created pokedex's for other regions Pokémon's as well" Kurugaya said
" If I remember correctly he lives on Seafoam Island" the professor said.
" That's where the others are" Ace said.
" He's that close by huh, this could be a good chance to gain some knowledge on Slowbro, we may end up facing one so it seems like a good idea" Ash said.
" So you two are planning on going to seafoam island huh, well it should only take you around twenty minutes to get their if you ride one of you water Pokémon, besides with the training you three have been doing it would be a good idea to give your Pokémon a day off. Besides I could use your help in getting whatever information you can from him, I really need the help" professor oak asked pleadingly making them sweat drop.
" They have been working hard I guess it would be good to give them a break" Ace said as he and his brother quickly cleaned of the sweat on them and headed straight for seafaom island along with some of their Pokémon.
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" Thanks for the ride you guys" Ace said returning his Gyarados as he and Kurugaya who rode with him stepped foot on the island.
" Thanks we couldn't have gotten hear so fast if it weren't for you two" Ash said returning his Blastiouse.
" Hey guys over here" Ash said spotting Misty, and Brock wind surfing.
" Ash, Ace, Kurugaya what are you doing here" Brock asked.
" We came here doing an errand for professor oak" Ace told them.
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" We're going to meet professor Westwood" Kurugaya said as they were walking to said persons lab.
" Professor oak wants his opinion on Pokémon evolution" Ace replied holding her hand as they walked.
" That's awesome, professor Westwood is the man who programmed the pokedex" Brock said as they arrived at his lab and rang the doorbell.
" Ah who have we here" the Westwood said opening the door.
" So this is were you work on the pokedex professor Westwood" Brock said looking at all the various book in the lab.
" Professor is to formal all my friends call me Westwood the fifth" Westwood said.
" The fifth" Ash asked slightly confused.
" Yes the fifth here you see portraits of my family" he said showing the gang pictures from his great great grandfather all the way to him.
' The last one doesn't fit at all' the boys thought sweat dropping.
" As you can see I come from a long line of Pokémon researchers" Westwood said. " Now those are some interesting Pokémon" Westwood said staring at Gabite and Togepi. " I've never seen Pokémon like those two up close before" he continues taking out a not book and writing down his observations.
" Well they are natives to different regions" Ace said.
" True I'm always up for a chance to update my research on the rarest Pokémon" Westwood said taking notes on the two Pokémon.
" That sounds so cool, you must have tons of information on the different Pokémon discovered" Brock said amazed.
" Only what I've created myself since I have yet to see some prove their existence" Westwood said.
' He's definitely interesting' Ace thought watching the eccentric man freak out when Misty called him out on making some of his research up.
" At the moment I'm working on discovering one of life's mysterious slowly" Westwood said as they all stared out the window to see a Slowpoke.
" A Slowpoke" Ash said in amazement.
" I want to understand why Slowpoke evolved when a Shellder clamps onto its tail" Westwood said.
" That is a little strange to be honest," Kurugaya said still wondering about that herself.
" Professor oak has been trying to figure that out as well" Ash said.
" He even sent us here to see if you had any clues as to why" Ace said.
" I want to study Slowpoke and Shellder until I can come up with a theory to present to the symposium" Westwood said with conviction as he went out to fish.
" Ok so what are you doing fishing" Ash asked as they watched the man fish.
" He's probably trying to snag a Shellder" Ace said.
" That and it lets me understand Slowpoke better, you see Slowpoke is one of the few Pokémon that fishes" Westwood said turning to watch Slowpoke fishing with his tail.
" Slwopokes kind of reminds me of someone," Misty said looking at the Pokémon.
" Slowpoke the dopey pokemon it lazes vacantly near water. If something bites it's tail it won't even notice until after a dew minutes pass"
" Really I wonder who it could be" Kurugaya said as Psyduck suddenly came out of his pokeba;l.
" Now I know he has the same expression as Psyduck" Misty said as said Pokémon walked up to Slowpoke.
" Hi" Psyduck said.
" Hi" Slowpoke said.
" Hi" Psyduck said again.
" Well this is an interesting conversation" Ash said with a sweat drop.
" Your telling me all they've been saying is hi" Ace said sweat dropping just like his brother.
" Wait you two can understand them" Westwood said in astonishment.
" Ya but we'd like to keep our ability a secrete" Ace said.
" Sure thing, everyone's entitled to their secretes. But I will have to tell the professors from other regions is that slight with you" he asked them.
" Well as long as it's just them it's fine with us" Ash said not really caring anymore.
" Are you sure that would be a good idea" Kurugaya asked.
" Don't worry about it we were planning one telling professor oak soon anyway along with the rest of the regional professors when we met them, this will just make things easier for us" Ace said reassuring.
" Now what are they doing" Misty asked as the two Pokémon kept talking.
" All they've been saying is hi, it might take a while for them to say something else" Ace said with a sweat drop as a Krabby pinched both Psyducks and Slowpokes tail.
" . . . . . . owowowowowo" they both say freaking out after they registered the pain.
" Are you being serious here" Misty said with a sigh.
" Wow that was late reaction," Ace said giving a nervous smile at the two Pokémon antics.
" Slowpoke caught something" Misty said to see a Magikarp biting his tail.
" All this fishing made me hungry why don't we have some lunch" Westwood suggested.
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" Professor Westwood what makes Slowpokes evolution such a mystery" Misty asked him.
" Take a look at this" Westwood said taking out a lab top. " When a Shellder clamps into a Slowpokes tail they have a hinged shell, but when they evolve they have a spiral shell" Westwood said as they watched the simulation.
" That definitely is interesting" Brock said.
" A mystery worth finding out" Kurugaya said.
" It's one of the most amazing mysterious in the Pokémon world, if I can solve this mystery I'll be the most renowned researcher in the history of the Pokémon symposium" Westwood said laughing like a maniac.
" I think he's gone insane," Ace said with a sweat drop.
" You may be right about that bro" Ash said agreeing with his brother.
" Hey look a parasail," Ash said as they looked to see someone parasailing near by.
" That's so cool" Misty said excitedly.
" I wanna go parasailing, me and Ace can go together, you don't mind do you Ace" Kurugaya asked latching onto him.
" It's fine as long as you don't do anything to me while we're sailing" Ace replied a blush on his cheeks.
' It seems like he's become more excepting off her teasing lately, I don't think it'll be much longer till they get together' Brock thought noticing Ace being less nervous around Kurugaya when she's teasing him.
" Wait a second they're heading this way" Ash said as they noticed the parasail getting closer.
" Oh you have to be joking" Brock said as they noticed team rocket were the ones on the parasail.
" What in the world is going on" Westwood asked as they crashed into balcony the gang were on.
" Are you the professor who programmed the pokedex" Jessie asked Westwood.
" Well then your going to program the teamrockedex" James said.
' Lame' the boys thought shaking their heads at team rocket.
" Here are all the statistics" Jessie said giving him some sheets of paper which was full of crap.
" What are you clowns doing here" Ash said annoyed.
" Oh no they have come with an evil plot to make me their slave for my intellect" Westwood said freaking out yet again.
" We don't want you we want to steal all the Pokémon we can" Meowth said.
" But Slowpoke is the only Pokémon I have" Westwood said as Slowpoke walked past team rocket.
" You have anything smarter" James asked.
" He may not be to bright but when were done with it the boss will be in fro a big surprise" Meowth said.
" We did our own research and have a Pokémon ready to make Slwopoke evolve in one bite" Jessie said.
" Once we give the boss Slowbro we'll be rich" Meowth said.
" oh no we have to get out of here Slowpoke" Westwood said grabbing said Pokémon and running out of his lab with everyone else right behind him. Westwood tripped one the beach letting go of Slowpoke as he fell on his face.
" Shellder go" Jessie said getting her new Pokémon to stat chasing the frightened Slowpoke around in a circle. All of a sudden Psyduck came out of his pokeball and blocked Shellder from chasing Slowpoke.
" Oh not this again" Misty said in annoyance as Psyduck and Slowpoke
" Fascinating" Westwood, said as he started to write in his notebook. Shellder in the mean time decided to clamp onto Psyduck's tail.
" Shellder you got the wrong Pokémon" Jessie said as Psyduck registered the pain he was in and threw Shellder off of his tail.
" Weezing take care of Psyduck" James said using his Weezing to continually hit Psyduck on the head.
' Is this really happening' Kurugaya thought with a sweat drop.
" Now Shellder clamp onto Slowpokes tail" Jessie said throwing Shellder at Slowpoke, only for Psyduck to get in the way again and get clamped on the head.
" Well here comes his headache" Ace said with a sweat drop.
" Good job Psyduck" Misty said as she noticed her Psyduck was now ready to attack.
" I can't move my body" James said as Psyduck used his psychic abilities to freeze team rocket in place.
" That's it Psyduck great job" Misty said happily.
" I've read about these attacks but this is the first time I've seen them" Westwood said taking notes as Psyduck stopped his attack.
" Nicely done their Psyduck" Ace said praising the duck Pokémon.
" You did great" Ash said in an impressed voice.
" Why don't you give Psyduck a thank you slowpoke for saving you from those horrible thieves" Westwood said as Slowpoke started to mover towards Psyduck only for Shellder to clamp onto his tail from the sky causing him to evolve into a Slowbro.
" Slowbro the hermit crap pokemon when Slowpoke went hunting in the sea, its tail was bitten by a Shellder which caused him to evolve into Slowbor"
" Cool" Pikachu, Gabite and Togepi all say excitedly.
" I think I may be the first researcher to witness this type of evolution up front" Westwood said taking more notes.
" Wow that was so cool" Brock said amazed.
" You're telling me" Kurugaya said taking a picture.
" I'm glad we were here to see it happen" Ash said.
" Give us that Slowbro" team rocket said running towards the gang.
" Slowbro use mega punch" Westwood said causing team rocket to fly into the horizon." Haha I figured it out I'll be the talk of the symposium" he continued taking notes as he examined Slowbro.
" Oh and why is that" Misty asked.
" Because it's mutually beneficial" Westwood said.
" What do you mean by that" Misty asked slightly confused.
" It's because the evolution helps them both" Brock said.
" Shellder clamps into to Slowpokes tail to help Slowbro balance when it stands on two feat, this way Slowbro's front legs are free so it can sue attacks like the mega punch. And when clamped into Slowbros tail Shellder gains the ability to travel on land" Westwood said taking more notes.
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" Well that was definitely worth taking a break from training" Ace said satisfied with what they learned.
" You telling me, that was definitely amazing" Ash said.
" But you guys missed a whole day of training" Misty said.
" True but being a Pokémon trainer also requires for us to learn at every opportunity we can get" Ace said.
" Also I got to go parasailing with Ace" Kurugaya said latching onto Ace's arm affectionately.
" We should probably let Psyduck say bye to Slowbro before we leave, he seems a little down" Ash said, as they looked at the sad little duck.
" Come on little buddy let's go and say bye," Ace said as they went to were Slowbro currently is.
" Bye"
" Bye"
" Bye"
" Bye" both Slowbro and Psyduck kept saying to each other as the others watched with the interaction between the two Pokémon with smiles on their faces.
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" Wow Bruno's amazing" Ash said as he Ace and Brock were watching videos of various league matches researching various strategy's they could learn from. It had been a month since the gang has last taken a break and their training had been going great, Ace's Ryhorn had evolved into a Rydon while his paras evolved into a paracect, two weeks ago. Kururgaya had evolved both her Nidorino and Nidorina making them significantly stronger. Though due to their Pokémon getting use to their usual routine had to make their training slightly harder by increasing the weights on their bodies, after all if the Pokémon aren't challenged they wouldn't improve. Ace and Ash had also advanced in their aura training to the point where Kurugaya started to teach them how to make an Aura sphere a technique all true aura users need to know and their control over their aura had also improved greatly. Over all each of their Pokémon were looking great and ready for the league. Currently they decided it would be best to allow the Pokémon to rest up for a day or two to let them get rid of the fatigue they built up over the month so instead of their usual training they were focused on researching different matches as much as they could.
" Well he is a member of the kanto elite four so it makes sense he and his Pokémon would be strong" Ace said watching the match soaking in as much of it as he could.
" Hey what are you guys doing" Misty said walking into the living room with Kurugaya.
" We're researching" Ace said not taking his eyes of the tv.
" We're watching a video on Bruno an elite four member" Brock said pointing toe the tv.
" We wanted to see what we can learn from watching his battles" Ash said.
" I see that does sound like a good idea" Kurugaya said in understanding.
" It's be better if we could get the chance to meet him though I'm sure we could learn a lot from him" Ash said.
" He's a member of the elite four he'd probably wouldn't have the time" Misty said.
" She has a point his responsibilities definitely wouldn't give him much free time" Kurugaya said.
" Besides were just kids even if he did have time to train us I doubt he will" Brock said.
" Aw man what a bummer" Pikachu and Gabite say.
" Well we won't know unless we ask him, to bad we don't even have an idea of where to find him" Ace said.
" I know were his training spot is, it's on Mt. hideaway" the boys mother tells them.
" Guess we now know were we're going" the boys says getting ready to meet with Bruno.
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" Mt. hideaway should only be another eight miles from here" Misty said, looking at the distance.
" We should probably take a rest Yellow seems to be a little tired" Ace said seeing his Girlfriend trying to catch her breath.
" Sure why not" Misty said as they quickly went to the nearest cottage.
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" Here you go sweethearts," an old lady said giving the gang some tea and meatballs as they took a quick rest.
" Excuse me but can you tell us if theirs a Pokémon trainer named Bruno training on this mountain" Ash asked the elderly lady.
" I don't know but I have heard of three vermin's causing troubles, they've been stealing my Meatballs" the elderly lady replied as they heard some wood rustling. " Their they are it's them again" she continues getting a broom ready to use. They all went to see who was stealing form the lady to find team rocket to be the culprits.
" Wow they're getting even worse with those disguises of theirs" Ace said.
" What types of trouble are you idiots trying to make now" Ash said annoyed.
" We're trying to live in enlightenment by learning to live as hermits so we can defeat you" James said.
" We're living of the land as we should" Jessie said.
" The land from the ladies meatballs" Meowth said showing them the stolen food.
" Last time I check hermits don't steal you idiot" Ace said bluntly causing James to flinch at the insult.
" Just when I thought they couldn't get any dumber" Kurugaya said.
" I'll teach you, you mangy mooches" the elderly lady said scaring them off.
" Look fun" Togepi said happily waving her arms around.
" That old lady's strong" Gabite and Pikachu say in amazement.
" You showed them" Msity said happy the elderly lady got rid of team rocket.
" I reckon you youngens are heading up the mountain right" the elderly lady said.
" Yes that's right" Ash replied in slight confusion.
" Why is that a problem" Ace asked her.
" No but I will tell you to be careful of the giant Onix" the elderly lady tells them.
" There are giant Onix up there" Misty said.
" Now that sound like something worth seeing" Kurugaya said.
" Ya the soil here makes the Onix's grow much bigger than they normally do" the elderly lady tells them.
" I see the soil must contain all the nutrients they need to grow" Brock said.
" I'm honestly a little scared" Misty said.
" Don't worry they may be over grown but they're as gentle as can be" the elderly lady said reassuring them.
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" We've walked for ours and we haven't seen one sign of Bruno or Onix" Brock said tired form walking so much.
" Thank's for carrying me Ace" Kurugaya said from Ace's back, she was able to convince him to carry her reason being to help him train.
" Don't mention it, beside you barley weight anything so it's no problem for me" Ace trying to keep his blush down.
" Hey what's that" Ash said getting the others attention.
" What is it" Brock asked as they all looked to see what Ash made them stop for.
"Oh my what could have done that" Kurugaya said as they could see a road like line clearly made by a large Pokémon.
" This is a seriously big track" Brock said jumping into the track to inspect it more.
" What's that sound" Msity said hearing some rumbling noise as the ground shock.
" Something's coming" Ash said as he saw something heading their way.
" Giant is right" Ace shouted as an abnormally large Onix headed straight for them.
" Run for it" Brock said as they ran with all their might.
" I wish I could learn how the soil here affect the Onix growth up close" Brock said while running.
" Sure you can if we survive" Misty yelled.
" He's gaining on us" Ash said.
" damit damit damit" Ace said in frustration.
" Over here" a voice said to them behind a rock giving them a place to hide.
" Man that was close" Ash said as the Onix passed them.
" Carrying me all the way to safety what a brave knight I have" Kurugaya said teasingly as she was still being carried by Ace.
" Can you please get off now there's no more reason for me to carry you" Ace said slightly out of breath.
" Are you ok" the man who saved them asked.
" Yes thanks to you huh" Brock said as the turned around to see Bruno was the one who saved them.
" So tell me why are you following me" Bruno asked as the gang were following him to a nearby cave.
" Well you see my friends are training for the Pokémon league and wanted to see if you would be willing to teach them" Brock said pointing to Ace and Ash.
" We'd really appreciate it if you can spar some time to help us" the boys say bowing courteously.
" Are you willing o do everything I tell you to do" Bruno asked wanting to see their conviction.
" Of course" they say without a second of hesitation.
" Alright then follow me" Bruno said motioning them to follow.
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" So how does carrying water buckets help you become better trainers" Misty asked as the boys were carrying buckets full of water.
" It's great for building up strength" Brock replied.
" And from what Bruno says it builds once inner balance and equilibrium" Ash said.
" It also shows our Pokémon that we're willing to grow stronger along side them building a mutual respect between trainer and Pokémon" Ace said.
" That's definitely and excellent way to put it" Kurugaya said.
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" Now we will split some wood" Bruno said.
" What does splitting wood help with other than building back muscles" Ace and Ash asked.
" It helps to build a firm grip and teaches one to be more disciplined. It also teaches you to respect nature for all that it has given us" Bruno told them.
" Be one with the wood" Bruno said as Ash cut the wood perfectly in two.
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" Next you must carry these stones up the hill" Bruno said with some fist sized rocks in front of them.
" What will this teach us" Brock asked.
" If you can control physical nature you can control you inner nature as well" Bruno said.
" Good job now why don't we have some lunch, use these to make yourselves some spoons" Bruno said handing them all a stick.
" You want us to learn to use any and all resources given to us" Ace said getting a nod from Bruno.
" I've been wondering what exactly are you even doing up here in the mountains" Kurugaya asked Bruno.
" I'm here to capture the biggest Onix here" he replied as he finished making some food for everyone.
" Well you kids better get going I've taught you all I can now all you have to do is put what I've taught you into practice" Bruno said.
" He's right theirs still three weeks left for us to train and with what Bruno's taught us we'll be stronger than ever" Ace said as they said their thanks and left.
As they were walking towards their home they heard an explosion go off.
" What the hell was that" Ash asked.
" It's probably team rocket again" Ace said annoyed.
" Only one way to fins out" Brock said.
" Those voices" Brock said as they came to see the Onix from before continuously hitting a rock wall with its head.
" It's team rocket" Misty said.
" Why am I not surprised" Kurugaya said.
" Onix help them out/ Starmi go/ Blastoise I chose you/ Vaporeon come on out/ Empoleon," they all say bringing out their perspective Pokémon.
" Onix tackle" Brock said to only learn that his Onix tackle was not strong enough to affect the bigger Onix.
" Starmi water gun/ Lapras hydro pump/ Vaporoen hydro pump/ Blastoise hydro pump" the others say getting their Pokémon to hit the bigger Onix with as much water as they could.
" I thinks it's working" Ash said.
" They make a great team" Misty said.
" Nope I think all we did is tick him off" Ace said as the bigger Onix started to swat away the gangs Pokémon with it's tail. He also smacked team rocket into the horizon with his tail.
" This Onix is in a whole other league" Brock said.
" Your telling me the only ones left standing right now are Empoleon, Blastoise and Vaporeon and the later two of them don't look like they can take another hit", though even Empoleon seemed to have taken a lot of damage" Kurugaya said looking at the three mentioned Pokémon standing in front of the unconscious ones ready to defend them.
" Oh crap" Ace said as Onix smashed into the rock wall the gang was standing on causing Ace and Ash to fall.
" Ace/ Ash" both Mist and Kurugaya both yelled in worry.
" Back off you over grown snake" Pikachu said jumping down to defend his trainer along side Gabite.
" We won't let you hurt them" Gabite said giving Onix a glare as he and Pikachu attacked him with everything they had causing him some damage from their attacks. But Onix quickly shook of the damage and went in to attack them. Both Ace and Ash grabbed onto their starts to protect them from Onix only for Bruno to come in just in time and get them back to the top of the rock wall they were on before.
" Are you ok" Bruno asked putting them down.
" We are now thanks to you" Ace said in gratitude.
" You really saved us their" Ash said happy to still be alive.
" They're all right" Misty said as she and the others were running to them.
" Ace I was so worried" Kurugaya said giving him a hug while looking to see if he was injured anywhere.
' Wow I've never seen her worry so much before' Ace thought surprised.
" Sorry for worrying you" he said bringing her closer into the hug.
" Return your Pokémon I'll handle this myself" Bruno said to the gang.
" Right" they all say returning their perspective Pokémon.
" What Pokémon are you gonna use to stop Onix" Brock asked Bruno.
" I won't be needing one" Bruno said as he observed Onix. He then jumped down and asked Onix why he was rampaging all over the place having to dodge some of the rock snakes attacks.
" This is bad" Ash said worried for Bruno's safety.
" But there has to be a reason he's trying to talk to Onix instead of attack him" Ace said.
" Why isn't he using a Pokémon" Brock said worried as Bruno jumped into Onix's head causing said Pokémon to smack itself with his tail trying to hit Bruno who jumped out of the way just in time.
" Onix there is no reason to fear me" Bruno said staring at Onix showing him that he isn't trying to hurt him. Bruno then walked up to Onix and inspected his body to see what the problem was. " What's this" he said as he went into one of the opening on Onix's shell and pulled out a Sandslash.
" So you're the one who was troubling Onix all this time" Bruno saod.
" You should be fine now Onix" Bruno said to the grateful Pokémon. " So Onix you want to come along with me" Bruno asked him. Onix agreed and let him self be caught without a struggle.
" That was amazing" the gang said as they ran towards Bruno.
" Thanks but you kids were pretty amazing yourselves, Ash, Ace if you truly want to become strong you should just keep doing what your doing. If their one thing I learned the ability to care for each other weather they be Pokémon or human has always been the greatest secrete to becoming a true Pokémon master" Bruno said giving them some words of wisdom. " I hope to face you two in battle some day" he continued before leaving.
" Well this trip was definitely worth it" Ace said with a smile.
" You got that right," Ash said laughing happily.
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For the next few months I will be taking a break from fanficiton due to my college education but I will at least try to update at least once a month when it becomes December. During that time I will be planning out the future chapter of my great journey fanfiction along with two new fanficitons I was thinking of doing. I apologize if this inconveniences any of you who enjoy my fiction but I promise I will not abandon this story or any other story I make. I will also use the time off to improve my English skills so the stories I write are easier to read and flow better. I would also like to ask if anyone wanted to do a reading fic based on the great journey I know that most people probably won't want to but I think it would be interesting to see the character's reactions to the story.
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Ash's Pokémon
Pikachu the electric mouse Pokémon it has small electric sacs on both its cheeks. If threatened, it released electric charged from its sac. This Pikachu is male and has the ability static and the hidden ability lightning rod. Known moves: tail whip, thunder shock, growl, quick attack, thunder wave, iron tail, electro ball, thunderbolt, focus energy and focus punch
Venasaur the seed Pokémon after a rainy day the flower in it's back gains a stronger smell. It's scent attracts other Pokémon towards it. This Ivysaur is male and has the ability overgrowth and hidden ability chlorophyll. Known moves: tackle, growth, leech seed, vine whip, poison powder, sleep powder, take down, toxic, energy ball. Double edge
Charizard the flame Pokémon it's wings can carry Pokémon close to an altitude of 4,600 feet. It breathes out fire at very high temperatures. This Charizard is male and has the ability blaze and the hidden ability solar power. Known moves: Flamethrower, scratch, growl, ember, smoke screen, fire fang, brick break and seismic toss
Flareon the flame Pokémon, it has a flamesac inside its body. After inhaling deeply, it blows flames of nearly 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This Flareon is female and has the ability adaptability and hidden ability anticipation. Known moves: growl, tackle, tail whip, sand attack, baby doll eyes, swift, quick attack, did and iron tail, bite, sleep talk, secrete power, hyper voice, detect over heat and flamethrower
Blastoise the shellfish Pokémon it crushes it's foes under it's heavy body causing them to faint. This Blastoise is male and has the ability torrent and hidden ability rain dish. Known moves: tackle, tail whip, withdraw, water gun, bubble, rain dance, water pulse, ice beam skull bash
Kingler the pincer Pokémon, the large and hard pincer has 10,000 horsepower strength. However being so big it is unwieldy to move. This Kingler is male and has the ability hyper cutter and hidden ability sheer force. Known moves: bubble, vice grip, harden, bubble beam, leer, iron claw and mud shot
At lab
Pidgeotto the bird Pokémon are very protected of its sprawling territorial area, this Pokémon will fiercely peck at any intruder. This Pidgeotto is female and has the ability keen eye and has the hidden ability big pecks. Known move: tackle, sand attack, gust, quick attack, whirlwind, steel wing, aerial ace and agility
Tauros the wild bull Pokémon, when it's about to tackle, it whips it's body repeatedly with it's three long tails. This Touros is male and has the ability intimidate and hidden ability sheer force. Known moves: tackle, tail whip, horn attack, rage, pursuit, rest, work up, take down, zen headbut, thunderbolt, iron tail and ice beam
Scyther the mantis Pokémon, it slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving to fast for the human eye to see. This Scyther is male and has the ability swarm and the hidden ability steadfast. Known moves: vacuum wave, quick attack, focus energy, pursuit, false swipe, agility, wing attack, fury cutter, slash, razor wind, x- siccor, night slash, dragon dance, hyperbeam and sleep talk
Dratini the dragon Pokémon, this Pokémon is full of life energy. It continues to shed it's skin and grows steadily larger. This Dratini is male and has the ability shed skin and hidden ability marvel scale. Known moves: wrap, leer, twister, thunder wave, dragon rage, slam, agility, dragon tail, aqua tail, flamethrower, thunderbolt and aqua jet
Ace's Pokémon
Gabite the cave Pokémon, it loves sparkly things. It seeks treasure in caves and hoards the loot in it's nest. This Gabite is male and has the ability sand veil and the hidden ability rough skin. Known moves: tackle, sand attack, dragon rage, sandstorm, take down, dig, dragon claw, slash and dragon rush
Beedril the poison bee Pokémon may appear in a swarm. Flies at violent speed, all the while stinging the toxic stinger in it's rear. This Beedril is male and has the ability swarm and the hidden ability sniper. Known moves: poison sting, string shot, harden, fury attack, focus energy, agility, brick break, toxic spikes, pin missile and poison jab
Fearow the beak Pokémon is the evolved form of Spearow. With it's large and magnificent wings it can stay afloat without ever having to land or rest. This Fearow is female and has the ability keen eye and the hidden ability sniper. Known moves: peck, growl, leer fury attack pursuit, steel wing, aerial ace, agility, Mirror move and assurance
Arcanine ( Shiny) the legendary Pokémon, is a Pokémon that has admired for it's beauty. It runs agilely as if it has wings . This Arcanine is male and has the ability intimidate and the hidden ability justified. Known moves: bite, roar, ember, leer, odor-sleuth, helping hand, flamewheel, iron tail and dig
Electabuzz the electric Pokémon, it loves to feed on strong electricity. It occasionally appears around large power plants. This Elekid is male and has the ability static and the hidden ability vital spirit. Known moves: ice punch, fire punch, quick attack, leer, thunder shock, low kick, swift, shock wave, thunderbolt and Brick break
Vaporeon (shiny) the bubble jet Pokémon, it prefers beautiful shores. With cells similar to water molecules, it could melt in water. This Vaporoen is female and has the ability water absorb and hidden ability hydration. Known moves: growl, tackle, tail whip, sand attack, baby doll eyes, swift, quick attack, dig, iron tail, hydropump, double team, shadow ball, hidden power, hyper voice, detect, water pulse, ice beam and aqua jet
At the lab
Gyrados the atrocious Pokémon rarely seen in the wild it is huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage. This Gyrados is male and has the ability intimidate and hidden ability moxie. Known moves: tackle, dragon rage, twister, hyper beam and bite
Rydon the drill Pokémon covered by an armor like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit. This Rydon is male and has the ability lightning rod and hidden ability reckless. Known moves: horn attack, stomp, fury attack, scary face, rock blast, bull doze, chip away, take down, thunderbolt, drill run, earthquake and water pulse
Parasect the mushroom pokemon the larger the mushroom on it's back grows, the stronger the spores he releases. This Parasect is male and has the ability effect spore and hidden ability, damp. Known moves: scratch, stun spore, poison powder, leech life, fury cutter, spore, slash, growth, energy ball, aromatherapy, x scissor and sludge bomb
Kurugayas Pokémon
Gallade the blade Pokémon, because it can sense what it's foe is thinking, it's attacks burst out first, fast and fierce
Tyranitar the armor Pokémon, in just one of its mighty hands it has the power to make the ground shake and mountains crumble
Magmortar the blast Pokémon, it blast fireballs of over 3,600 degrees F from the ends of it's arms, it lives in volcanic craters
Empoleon the emperor Pokémon, it swims as fast as a jet boat. The edge of it's wings are sharp and can slice apart drifting apart
Froslass the snow land Pokémon, it freezes it's foes with it's icy breath nearly – 60 degrees F. what seems to be it's body is actually hollow
Flygon the mystic Pokémon, it hides itself by kicking up desert sand with it's wings. Red covers shield it's eyes from the sand