Aura Heart Journey Chapter 3 (Patreon)

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Chapter 3 – Legendary Morning, Viridian Night

Ash groaned slightly as he was awoken by the rays of sunlight hitting his face. With a grumble he turned his head away from the light before opening his eyes. Blinking away the sleep, Ash gazed at his surroundings before realizing that it was morning. Feeling Pikachu’s weight on his chest ash pulled back the cold weather coat he’d been using as a blanket.

“Pikachu, its morning buddy, we should get up and start the day.” Ash said as he gently stroked Pikachu behind the ears.

“Chaaa.” Pikachu cooed as he opened his eyes and slowly got down off of Ash’s chest and onto the ground.

“Hmmm,” Ash groaned as he stood up and stretched. “What should we do about breakfast?” Pikachu walked out from under the tarp and started sniffing around the bushes looking for more berries. “Well, guess that takes care of your breakfast. What should me and Misty have though?” Pikachu’s only response was to give a small shrug as he picked a berry off the bush he was sniffing. The Electric Type quickly set about filling his stomach. “Hmm, maybe there are some ingredients we can forage around here?” Ash wondered as he looked up towards the trees. Only he quickly forgot about food when his eyes caught sight of a large, majestic, rainbow-colored bird flying through the morning sky.

“Amazing,” Ash mumbled as he watched the Pokémon flying. “What Pokémon is that?” He quickly rushed back to his pack and got out his Pokedex. Quickly getting back to where he could see the Pokémon, Ash used his Pokedex to zoom in on the large bird. Hitting the scan button the Pokedex started recording the image of the Pokémon into video while giving out information.

“Pokémon not confirmed, searching database for best potential match. Searching…data found. Best match is the Legendary Pokémon Ho-oh.” The Pokedex stated before giving off what information it had on the Legendary Pokémon. “Ho-oh, the Rainbow Pokémon, a legend says that its body glows in seven colors. A rainbow is said to form behind it when it flies. Ho-oh's feathers glow in seven colors. Scientists theorize the color seen depends on the angle at which a feather is struck by light. These feathers are said to bring happiness to the bearers.”

“Ho-oh…no way.” Ash mumbled to himself watching the Legendary Pokémon until it flew pass the tree line and disappeared from view.

“Recording complete, transmitting video data to Professor Oak’s lab.” The Pokedex intoned as it sent a copy of the video file to the professor.

“Oh, well that’s convenient. The professor is probably going to be shocked.” Ash muttered already picturing Oak’s excitement at getting Ho-oh footage. He’d more than likely be calling up every other Pokémon Professor in Kanto and Johto to share the new data.

“Ash? What’s the commotion?” Misty asked as she unzipped the tent and stepped out.

“You won’t believe it unless I show you Misty. Get a look at this video.” Ash replied as Misty walked up to him and looked at his Pokedex. After watching the video of Ho-oh, Misty was definitely shocked but asked Ash why he hadn’t woken her up to see Ho-oh as well.

“Sorry Misty, I was a bit too shocked to do anything but stand there and watch.” Ash admitted sheepishly.

“Well its fine I guess. I’d have been too busy staring at a Legendary to do much else either.” Misty admitted with grin. “Wish I could wash up a bit before breakfast. But I don’t have any clothes to change into since I wasn’t planning to camp out last night.”

“Well it wouldn’t be as good as a shower, but we can filter and boil up some river water to wash up with. I have some bar soap and washcloths to clean ourselves up with.” Ash offered as he went over to his pack. He pulled out his large pot, his water filtering tube, a new box with a bar of soap in it and two white washcloths. 

“What don’t you have in that pack of yours?” Misty asked with a smile towards her new friend as she took the large pot from him.

“A TV, gourmet food, portable power supply, an oven, a cooler, a toilet, should I keep going?” Ash replied with a grin as he pulled out two black bath towels to dry off with.

“Smart ass.” Misty chuckled as she took the large pot towards the river to fetch some water. While he waited for Misty to get back with the water Ash took the left over firewood from last night and got a fire going with his flint striker. Misty returned shortly after with a pot full of water and Ash held the filtration tube steady while Misty poured the water into it. A few minutes later and Ash’s two smaller pots were filled with filtered water. Placing both pots over the fire the two trainers started talking to pass the time until the water boiled. Then they would be sure it was purified and safe to wash with as well as drink and cook with.

“So what are you training Pokémon for Ash? What’s your dream?” Misty asked as she looked through her rucksack and pulled out her canteen.

“I want to be a Pokémon Master. A Master of multiple Types and a World Level Battler, I know it’ll be hard and I’ll have to defeat untold numbers of Elite Level Trainers to make it happen. But it’s been my dream since I was a kid.” Ash smiled as he thought back on the time he’d first told his father that he wanted to be even better than him. Bruno had taken it in stride laughing joyfully and helped his son train and study.

“That’s a good dream Ash. But that’ll be even harder than my dream of becoming a Water Type Master.” Misty replied before taking a drink from her canteen.

“I know, heck I just started so I’m still a Beginner Level Trainer. It’ll be a while before I’m anywhere close to achieving my dream.” Ash replied as he checked to see if the water had started boiling yet. Seeing that it hadn’t Ash asked Misty a question. “So what level are you at, Misty?”

“Well I’ve been a Licensed Trainer for about nine months and I’ve taken part in a lot of battles. I’ve even joined a couple of small competitions and tournaments. So I’ve ranked up twice and am classified as an Adept Level Trainer.” Misty replied smiling at Ash’s impressed look.

“That means you have a high win ratio in normal battles and you’ve had to have won at least three of those competitions or tournaments, right?” Ash questioned the redhead.

“Yep, I won the Cerulean Junior Cup just before leaving Cerulean City. I’ve also won the Azure Town Battle Competition and Copper Town’s annual Founding Tournament. I’ve lost my fair share of competitions as well. There are all kinds of Trainers in the world. I lost the Vermillion City Rising Star Tournament early on to one of Lt. Surge’s apprentices. Say what you want about him, but Lt. Surge knows how to apply his military training to teaching his Gym Trainers. I didn’t last ten minutes in that battle.” Misty explained to Ash who sat enraptured by her tale.

“That’s still pretty impressive. If I remember right Copper Town has the Metal Badge and Azure Town has the Breeze Badge.” Ash stated since he was considering going for those two badges.

“Yeah, the Gym Leader of Copper Town is the one that presides over the town’s Founding Tournament. He was a pretty jovial guy.” Misty replied before throwing out her own question. “So what Level are you hoping to get to by the time the Indigo League Conference starts?”

“Hmm, well I’m a Beginner Level now of course, but earning a Badge gets you an automatic rank up to Rookie Level. From there is Adept Level like you. Then Advanced Level, followed by Ace Level, most Coordinators rank somewhere within the three A’s during their career so I’m hoping to check out a Contest or two to see some of them in action.” Ash said with a grin at the thought of seeing unique Coordinator-created battle styles.

“Makes sense, you never know what kind of amazing things a Coordinator will come up with. Though the focus they put on control, technique, beauty, and flashiness does usually limit their Levels.” Misty nodded though one of her idols as a Water Pokémon Master, Wallace of Sootopolis City, was both an Elite Level Trainer and a renowned Contest Master.

“True, only a handful of coordinators rise above Ace Level. Expert Level comes after that and that’s the wall for most trainers during their career. But I want to go even further and reach not only the Elite Level but the highest level of all, World Level.” Ash stated with passion. Misty could practically see the fire in his eyes when he said it.

“That’ll be a long and difficult road Ash, but if you keep up that determination and conviction I’m seeing now. Well, I think you just might have what it takes.” Misty smiled as Ash beamed at her for believing in his dream.

“Thanks Misty, that means a lot.” Ash said happily.

“No problem but are you planning to challenge every Gym in the Kanto Region to raise your Level before the Indigo League?” Misty questioned curiously.

“Probably not every Gym, but I definitely want to earn the badges of the current Top Eight Gyms in Kanto. Pewter City is seventh this year, Cerulean City is eighth,” Misty let out a small sigh at that statement. “Celadon City is sixth, Vermilion City is fifth, Fuchsia City is fourth, Cinnabar Island is third, Saffron City is second and Viridian City is first.” Ash stated from memory. “Getting a few badges from the other ten gyms will help with my Level but it’ll mainly be great training for my team.”

“That’s not a bad idea. There are eighteen gyms in every Region affiliated with the International Pokémon League, one for every Type. If you’re looking to get your Pokémon ready for a League Conference training against Gym leaders is probably one of the best ways.” Misty nodded.

“Yeah I thought so too. Hopefully with more than the required eight badges needed to enter the Conference I’ll be at Advanced Level or Ace Level by the time it starts.” Ash stated before noticing that the water was boiling and pulling the pots away from the fire. “So what should we do for breakfast? Any ideas?”

“Hmm, do you think there are any Pidgey nests around here?” Misty asked. “I could go for some scrambled eggs since I know you have a spice kit with salt and pepper.”

“Probably, since my Roar scared them off yesterday. Any Pidgey that haven’t come back to their nest yet will have only the non-fertilized eggs that the females lay every other day or so left in them.” Ash reasoned as he started looking for nests in the trees surrounding their camp.

“That makes sense. Most Pidgey can’t lay viable eggs anyway. They’re too small until they get older and are close to evolving. Pidgeotto and Pidgeot can lay viable eggs that produce new Pidgey easily though.” Misty commented as she looked around for nests as well. The common Pidgey egg was about seven and a half to eight centimeters in length and wasn’t capable of sustaining a developing Pokémon life. In comparison a Pidgeotto that laid an egg would produce and egg double that size from which a small Pidgey would hatch. After a couple months in the nest the hatchling would be around twenty five centimeters tall and capable of taking care of itself.

It only took about ten minutes to find a nest with a few eggs in it. Ash gently handed them down to Misty from the tree he’d climbed to get them. There were four eggs in total so both trainers were happy that breakfast would be decent before they headed for Viridian City. Getting back to the fire Misty checked the water temperature in the pots. Finding them pleasantly warm she asked Ash if he minded her washing up in the tent.

“I’d rather not get the inside of the tent wet.” Ash replied as he got out his skillet and spice kit.

“Ok, but I hope you aren’t expecting me to wash up in front of you mister.” Misty stated with a smirk. “You’re a good guy from what I’ve seen but that doesn’t mean you get to see me topless.”

“Misty!” Ash choked out as he almost dropped the skillet. His face was getting hot and he just knew he was blushing.

“Hahaha! Your face is priceless right now!” Misty laughed at Ash’s blushing face.

“Yeah, yeah laugh it up.” Ash grumbled before setting the skillet over the fire and cracking the four eggs into it. Adding salt, pepper and a dash of dried parsley to the eggs before whipping them up into scrambled. “Can you take care of the eggs for a minute? I’ll set up the tarp to be a temporary private wash room.”

“Sure thing, Ash.” Misty complied as she switched with Ash and started tending the eggs. Ash quickly took down the tarp and then used the poles to form the corners of a small square. Pulling out some cordage from his pack Ash tied the tarp to the first pole. He then wrapped it around the other three to make a small empty space in the middle. Securing the tarp to the other three poles made an enclosed area where Misty could wash up in private. 

“Done and done.” Ash said with a satisfied nod. He quickly went back over to Misty and let her know she could wash up while he finished the eggs.

“Thanks Ash, I meant what I said earlier you know, you’re a good guy.” Misty smiled happily taking one of the small pots of warm water with her into the tarp room. With the bar soap, washcloth and towel Ash lent her Misty was happy to be able to wash up at least a bit before eating.

Setting the pot down Misty knelt down beside it and pulled her suspenders off of her shoulders. After they were out of the way she pulled off her yellow midriff bearing shirt. Her breasts bounced from the motion since she had taken off her bra before sleeping last night and hadn’t put it back on yet. Putting the washcloth in the warm water Misty gently wiped her face off before taking the soap and lathering it up. With a decent lather produced she washed her face before using the wet cloth to wash off the soap. Dunking the cloth back in the warm water to rinse off some of the soap she moved on to her torso and arms. Misty lightly scrubbed her chest, stomach, arms and underarms. Lathering up the soap again she carefully cleaned herself making sure to get every area she could reach as clean as possible. Another dunking of the washcloth and she was washing the soap from her skin. Wringing out the washcloth to get rid of used water she dunked it once more before finishing the removal of soap from her skin.

“Ahh, much better. Nothing beats feeling clean when travelling in the wilderness.” Misty sighed happily as she used the towel to dry herself off. Once she was dry she put her yellow shirt back on and pulled her suspenders up onto her shoulders again. Emerging from the tarp room with her borrowed toiletries she spotted Ash dishing out the eggs into his one bowl and onto his one plate.

“Breakfast is ready.” Ash turned to her with a smile as he pulled out a large piece of jerky from his bag. He quickly tore it into halves and placed one on the plate and one inside the bowl.

“Thanks for the food.” Misty said gratefully as she sat next to Ash and took the plate he offered her. As the two ate in companionable quiet they both enjoyed the meal and each other’s company.

“Alright I’m going to get started on breaking down camp. Do you think you can get the Pokémon their breakfast while I’m doing that?” Ash asked as he stood up and set his finished bowl down.

“No problem. I’ll get our canteens filled up and wash the skillet, plate, bowl, and spoons while I’m at it. It’s the least I can do for how much you’ve done for me.” Misty replied as she took Ash’s two Pokeballs and her four Pokeballs and released the Pokémon. While Misty was getting the Pokémon berries and helping her Goldeen into the river so she could forage for water plants to eat. Ash rolled up the sleeping bag he’d lent Misty last night. Took down the tent and strapped it back up so that it wouldn’t spring open again. Stuffing the two items into his bag Ash quickly took the newly washed cookware from Misty and placed them back into his pack. After getting his spice kit back into the pack he quickly took down the tarp room and folded the tarp up. It was only after doing this he noticed the still semi-warm pot of water on the ground.

“Right, I almost forgot that I haven’t washed up yet.” Ash sighed to himself at his own mistake. His excitement to continue his journey had led to him almost forgetting to wash himself. “Well nothing for it then. Guess I’ll just have to make do and wash quickly.”

Ash quickly stuffed the folded tarp back into his pack before taking his washcloth and bar soap and putting both in the semi-warm water. He took off his cap and set it aside before removing his t-shirt and throwing it beside his pack. Now bare chested Ash took the washcloth to his face, chest, stomach, arms and underarms. Lathering up the soap Ash washed himself thoroughly making sure to get the sweat and grime off as much as possible. Unbeknownst to Ash he had an audience in the form of Misty. Turning around from recalling the Pokémon back into their Pokeballs and seeing a shirtless Ash with water dripping down his body wasn’t what she’d expected this morning. Not that she was complaining or anything. Having a father like Bruno guaranteed that you’d get in shape, whether you wanted to or not. So Ash was in good shape with toned muscles, not overly bulky but definitely noticeable. Which Misty was currently reaping the visual benefits of.

“So he’s in good shape. That’s not that big of a deal Misty, get a hold of yourself girl.” Misty whispered to herself as she turned away from Ash to hide her blush. Ash rinsed the soap off his body with the washcloth before wringing it out and drying off with his towel. After storing the used towels and washcloths in a plastic bag and putting the bar soap back in its box, Ash put the items back into their place in his pack. Turning around to ask Misty if she was ready to go, Ash saw her turned away from him and quickly called out to her.

“Ready to go Misty?” Ash asked as he placed his pack on his back and let Pikachu jump onto his shoulder.

“Yeah sure, let’s head out.” Misty called as she grabbed her own rucksack and slung it over her shoulder. She quickly caught up to Ash and the two trainers made their way back to the main path of Route One. Casual conversation resumed as the two new friends got to know each other better. A quick bathroom break for both of them during the walk was their first interruption of the day. Though having Ash able to stand look-out while she took care of business was nice. Misty had to admit the ease of going to the bathroom that guys had made her just a small bit envious. Just find a secluded tree and whip it out, finish up, and you’re back on the road. Regardless having a travelling companion was turning out to be very nice for the red-haired teen.

The next and last interruption on their trip to Viridian City was another Trainer challenging Ash to a battle. The other Trainer couldn’t be more than a few weeks into his own journey and wanted to battle to test his team. A two vs two battle was quickly decided and agreed upon with Misty acting as the referee. The other Trainer sent out his Pokémon first.

“Let’s go Rattata!” the other boy called out releasing the purple rat Pokémon onto their impromptu battlefield.

“Riolu, I choose you!” Ash exclaimed the excitement of his first Trainer battle getting to him.

“Rattata hit it with Quick Attack!” the Trainer called out. Rattata blitzed forward towards Riolu with a streak of white light behind it.

“Use Quick Attack to dodge, then Bulk Up!” Ash called getting Riolu to move out of the way with his own streak of white light trailing behind him. A reddish-orange glow surrounded Riolu as he tensed his muscles raising his Attack and Defense with Bulk Up.

“Don’t let up Rattata, another Quick Attack!” the boy called out sending his Rattata charging at Riolu again.

“Dodge and Bulk Up again!” Ash called. Riolu quickly dodged to the side of the Rattata’s charge and flexed again causing the reddish-orange glow to cover him once more as his Attack and Defense increased again.

“Get in close with Quick Attack and then use Bite!” the other Trainer called out as Rattata zoomed towards Riolu again.

“Blaze Kick!” Ash said with confidence. Rattata had just reached Riolu and was about to strike with Bite when a foot covered in flames smashed into the side of its head. The purple rat Pokémon went rolling along the grass from the force of the attack. The two increases to Riolu’s already high Attack strength had made for a devastating attack.

“Rattata is unable to battle. The winner is Riolu!” Misty announced seeing the Rattata fainted on the grass. “Trainer send out your next Pokémon.”

“Alright, let’s get ‘em Nidoran!” the Trainer called out, after returning his downed Rattata, sending out the male of the Nidoran species. Riolu and the Nidoran quickly sized one another up. The Nidoran started dragging its right front leg against the ground, preparing to charge. Ash calmly waited for the other boy to make his move. “Take that Riolu down with Peck, Nidoran!” Nidoran quickly charged towards Riolu with its horn glowing with the Flying Type aura of the Peck attack.

“Quick Attack to flank it and then Blaze Kick!” Ash instructed getting a nod from Riolu who sped around the charging Nidoran. Before the Nidoran to change direction to attack, Riolu had closed the distance and slammed its flaming foot into the Nidoran’s side. The Poison Type went tumbling through the grass much like the Rattata before it but this time went even further.

“Critical hit! Nidoran is unable to battle. Winner is Ash Ketchum!” Misty announced seeing the force that Riolu had struck the Nidoran with and knowing that a critical hit had just occurred. The Nidoran had fainted before it had finished tumbling.

“Aww man! Nidoran return!” the other Trainer called out returning his Poison Type back to its Pokeball. The boy walked towards Ash and the two shook hands. “Your Riolu is really tough. Thanks for the match.”

“Thank you. It was a good match.” Ash replied as the other Trainer pulled out his wallet and handed Ash two hundred PokeYen. Ash accepted the money and put it in his own wallet before he and Misty waved goodbye to the other Trainer and continued on their way. For a Beginner Level like Ash and the Trainer he had battled a Pokémon battle paid out one hundred PokeYen per Pokémon defeated. This was standard regulation set down by the International Pokémon League. This system of monetary compensation existed in every Region that the League was affiliated with. Though it was always the same amount fiscally the currency used varied based on Region. In Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh the currency was the PokeYen. In Unova and Alola the currency was the PokeDollar, which had an exchange rate of around one hundred PokeYen to one PokeDollar. So a match between two Beginner Level Trainers in Unova would see the winner receiving one PokeDollar for every Pokémon defeated. In Kalos it was the PokeKal and a Beginner Level could expect to win about six PokeKal per Pokémon defeated.

“Congratulations on your first victory, Ash.” Misty smiled while congratulating her friend.

“Thanks Misty, I was super excited. I’m surprised I kept it together as well as I did. I almost lost it from how much I wanted to win. But I remembered what I’ve learned and did my best for Riolu. I’m really glad it worked out.” Ash replied beaming. It was only another couple of hours before the two saw Viridian City come into sight.

“Well looks like we made it.” Misty said with a grin as Ash fist pumped at reaching his first destination on his journey.

“Let’s head towards the Pokémon Center first. We can get our Pokémon checked out and then spend some time in the city.” Ash smiled as the two started walking towards the city.

“Oh, are you trying to ask me on a date Ash?” Misty teased with a grin. “Don’t you think you’re moving a little quickly? We just met yesterday after all.”

“Misty!” Ash groaned playfully. “You’re a horrible tease you know that?”

“I can’t help that I’m born with such charm and good looks.” Misty fake sighed with her hand against her cheek.

“Sure, sure, you keep thinking that.” Ash chuckled causing Misty to stick her tongue out at him. Pikachu just laughed from Ash’s shoulder at the banter of the two humans. There was never a dull moment when it came to his buddy Ash.

“Please present your ID if you wish to enter the city.” A woman’s voice said with authority. Ash and Misty turned to look at the source only to see an Officer Jenny standing next to a Police guard outpost. “Pokémon thieves have been seen in the area and we’ve had to tighten security.” Officer Jenny explained to the two teens.

“Oh, well that’s horrible, what kind of jerks are trying to steal people’s Pokémon?” Ash wondered out loud as he brought out his Pokedex and used it to show his ID to the police officer.

“Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town? Alright then, you’re good to go.” Officer Jenny stated handing back his Pokedex. Misty dug into her rucksack before pulling out a pocketbook and opening it to show her ID. “Misty Waterflower of Cerulean City? You check out too. Welcome to Viridian City.” The woman said as she handed Misty back her pocketbook.

“Thank you officer.” Ash and Misty said as Misty stowed away her pocketbook and the two made their way into the city. Another few minutes of walking saw the pair arriving at the Pokémon Center. Upon entering Misty led Ash up to the front desk where a Nurse Joy was waiting.

“Would you like me to examine your Pokémon and provide treatment if necessary?” Nurse Joy asked with a smile.

“Yes please, thank you.” Ash replied as he handed over Pikachu along with Riolu and Poliwag’s Pokeballs.

“Thank you very much, Nurse Joy.” Misty thanked as she handed over her four Pokeballs to the Nurse.

“I’ll call you over the intercom when I’ve finished their treatment.” Nurse Joy said pleasantly before taking their Pokémon into the treatment area in the back.

“Come on Ash, I left my stuff in the room I rented here and I’d like to make sure it’s all ok.” Misty said as she headed for the stairs to the rooms that travelling trainers could rent from the Pokémon Centers. Ash followed after his friend and they quickly reached Misty’s room. Misty pulled the keycard out of her rucksack and inserted it into the lock. A whirring noise followed by a click let them know the door was unlocked. Walking in Misty found her pack sitting at the foot of the bed where she left it. The pack was a bit smaller than Ash’s but was multiple times the size of Misty’s rucksack.

“I’m just going to check my gear for a bit. Feel free to lounge in here if you want.” Misty offered as she started pulling her gear out of her pack.

“Thanks, I’ll take you up on that for a bit. I’ll call my mom afterwards though since I promised her I’d show her my Pokémon when I got to Viridian.” Ash replied as he lay back on the bed and rested for a bit. When Misty finished checking and repacking her gear both Trainers headed down to the lobby so that Ash could make his call and they could get some food from the cafeteria. Ash had sheepishly admitted to Misty that he’d forgotten about the food offered by the Pokémon Centers to travelling Trainers. The best part about the cafeteria was that the food was discounted compared to regular restaurants.

“Ketchum residence, Delia speaking.” Delia spoke as she picked up the phone and waited for the screen to show the person who was calling. When the screen showed her son’s face she smiled happily. “Oh Ash! I’m happy you remembered to call.”

“Of course mom, I promised.” Ash replied with a smile. “I caught a Poliwag on my way towards Viridian City! Do you want to see him?”

“Of course honey, oh wait let me call your father in here. Bruno! Get in here Ash is calling!” Delia yelled for her husband before turning back to her son.

“I’m coming!” Bruno said as he walked into the living room and sat beside his wife. “Hey kiddo! How’re you doing so far?”

“Great dad! I caught a Poliwag with the Rod you made me!” Ash exclaimed as he pulled Poliwag up from where he was standing beside his trainer on the floor so that his parents could see him.

“Oh he’s adorable.” Delia cooed getting the equivalent of a head tilt from Poliwag.

“He looks like a good, healthy Poliwag should. Are you going to follow in my footsteps and have a Poliwrath?” Bruno questioned with a grin.

“That’ll be up to Poliwag, whichever path he takes I’ll help him be the best he can.” Ash replied getting approving nods from his parents and a chirp of happiness from Poliwag. “I wouldn’t have been so lucky to catch him without the help of my new friend.” Ash said as he set Poliwag back down on the floor so he could go play with Pikachu and Riolu. “Mom, Dad I’d like you to meet Misty. I met her at the river and she helped me out with fishing and her knowledge of Water Types.” 

“It’s nice to meet you Mrs. Ketchum and… Mr. Bruno!” Misty had started off politely but had become shocked when she’d seen the Elite Four member sitting next to Ash’s mother. “You didn’t tell me your dad was Bruno of the Elite Four!” Misty hissed at Ash trying not to draw too much attention. Though the fact that she was shaking Ash by the collar of his shirt angrily was already drawing some amused and concerned looks from the other Trainers in the center. 

“It’s nice to meet you too Misty.” Delia replied with a smile as she watched her son get shaken by his new friend. His new Female friend at that!

“Now, now, no need to throttle our son. We tend not to tell too many people about our family. Keeps the paparazzi away for the most part.” Bruno chuckled as Misty let go of his son and bowed slightly in apology.

“Thanks dad.” Ash said once his brain had stopped shaking in his head.

“Don’t mention it kiddo. Though I have to admit, I didn’t think you’d start thinking about a girlfriend so soon.” Bruno teased causing both Ash and Misty to blush and look away from each other.

“I’m not…” Ash started.

“He’s not…” Misty tried to say.

“You two are already adorable together!” Delia practically cooed. “But Ash honey, try not to make us grandparents any time soon ok?”

“Mom!” Ash yelled absolutely mortified that his mother would say such a thing in front of his new friend.

“Grandparents…” Misty said faintly looking like her head was going to catch fire if her face got any redder.

“Oh don’t tease them too much dear. You might break their little teenage minds.” Bruno laughed along with his wife.

“You two are evil.” Ash muttered as he gave his parents a deadpanned stare. The smiles he got back from his parents didn’t make it better. The four continued to talk for a while longer with far less teasing. Once the conversation ended and Ash had hung up the duo made their way to the cafeteria for some food. Misty felt that she had made a good first impression on her new friend’s parents, even if they were both teasing masters. 

The sun had just set when Ash and Misty headed back up towards the front desk so that Ash could rent his own room for the night. As Ash and Nurse Joy were talking and arranging his rental room the skylight in the middle of the lobby suddenly broke. Two Pokeballs fell through the shattered window and released an Ekans and Koffing. Two people slid down on ropes behind the two Poison Types. The Duo was a magenta-haired woman and a blue-haired man. Both of them were wearing white outfits with a large red R on their shirts.

“Prepare for trouble!” the woman exclaimed.

“Make it double!” the man continued.

“Team Rocket! What are you doing here?!” Nurse Joy yelled interrupting the two Team Rocket members.

“How rude interrupting our motto!” the magenta-haired woman scowled.

“If you must know we’re here to take every rare and powerful Pokémon in this Center.” The man said smugly.

“You disgusting thieves!” Misty yelled out angrily. Ash nearly jumped from her volume and realized that the anger she’d shown him earlier was downright playful compared to what she was displaying now.

“How dare you!” the woman said offended. But Misty wasn’t listening and released her Starmie. Ash decided to follow suit and sent Pikachu against the Team Rocket members.

“Starmie use Psywave on Ekans!” Misty instructed with a growl.

“Pikachu hit Koffing with Thundershock!” Ash called out. Within a moment both attacks were launched and Ekans was sent flying back past his trainer until hitting the wall behind them. Koffing took the Thundershock and dropped from the air. Small sparks dancing over the Poison Type’s body indicated that Paralysis had taken effect.

“Koffing no!” the blue-haired man called out.

“Starmie hit them both with Bubblebeam!” Misty called out getting her large purple starfish Pokémon to launch a stream of high velocity bubbles at the Team Rocket members. The two grunts were hit by the Water Type attack and sent sprawling onto the floor.

“Use Thundershock again Pikachu!” Ash said while pointing at the downed Team Rocket members. Pikachu unleashed the attack sending the wet Team Rocket grunts into a twitching Paralysis just like Koffing. During this brief battle Nurse Joy had called the police. Within a few minutes of the battle ending Officer Jenny and almost a dozen other police officers stormed through the front doors.

“Team Rocket you’re under arrest!” Jenny announced as she and the other police officers cuffed the two grunts and returned their Pokémon into their Pokeballs. After the grunts were taken away Jenny got statements from Nurse Joy, Ash, and Misty before bidding the three farewells. Nurse Joy was thankful for Ash and Misty’s help and so gave the two the night of room use for free to show her thanks. Both Trainers deciding that today had been more than enough went up to their rooms.

“Good night Ash, hopefully tomorrow is easier.” Misty yawned as she stood outside her room.

“Night Misty, sleep well.” Ash replied trying to hold back his own yawn. His room was further down the hall so he quickly made his way there for some sleep. 

The two Trainers enjoyed the beds the rooms provided as they finally got some sleep. It had been a long day of travelling and an unexpected battle against Team Rocket members had been an unwelcome end to the day. Both hoped that tomorrow would be better.

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I’m thinking of accepting some Original Characters from my patrons for this story. Most would be one off trainers that Ash or Misty battle along their journey. Though some could end up filling in some of the new Gym Leader spots that will be in the various Regions. If I decide to do this I’ll post a Character Template to fill out so that I have an easier time integrating the OC into this Alternate Universe of the Pokémon World.

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