Aura Heart Journey Chapter 4 (Patreon)

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Chapter 4 – Friendship Grows, Heading to the Forest

“Morning Misty.” Ash yawned as he met Misty in the cafeteria for breakfast.

“Morning Ash.” Misty replied the two grabbing trays and picking out their food from the buffet.

“So, Misty, if you’re ok with it do you want to talk about last night?” Ash asked as he started to eat.

“What part of last night?” Misty questioned as she took a drink of milk.

“I know everyone dislikes or outright despises Team Rocket. But your level of anger when they showed up would give a Primeape a run for its money. I was just curious if you’d had past encounters with them or something?” Ash queried as he ate.

“I’ve never directly encountered Team Rocket before. But after my parents passed, well, my sisters became rather distant with me. So my Pokémon became a close surrogate family. The thought of some random thugs taking that away for their own greed and profit really pisses me off.” Misty replied as she stabbed a cherry tomato from her plate and ate it.

“Oh, that makes sense, when you’re as close as family the thought of losing Pokémon is unbearable. Thanks for telling me, it means a lot that you’re willing to talk about this stuff with me.” Ash smiled as he took a drink.

“Well we’re friends so I don’t mind as much.” Misty replied. “What about you? Anything that just sets you off that I should know about?”

“A couple things I guess.” Ash stated as he set his fork down. “I also despise thieves but what sets me off the most are poachers and black market collectors. The ones that’ll do anything, harm anyone and even kill people or Pokémon just to make money or have certain Pokémon added to their collections.”

“I take it you’ve had some kind of experience with this?” Misty asked as she stopped eating.

“My family lives in Pallet Town and has since my great grandpa moved there when he became Champion in his day. Prof. Oak has his lab there and in the twenty seven years that he’s been studying there the lab has been attacked seven times.” Ash told her. “Most people don’t remember that before he became a Researcher, Prof. Oak was an Elite Level Trainer that had won the Indigo Conference by beating Agatha of the current Elite Four. So attacks happen from time to time.”

“That’s horrible, but the Professor deals with it right?” Misty asked in concern.

“Yeah most of the time the poachers get beaten down and arrested before they can cause much trouble.” Ash replied. “But one summer during the Professor’s annual Pokémon Summer Camp a poacher, hired by a black market collector, attacked the lab. The guy didn’t care that there were small children there when he busted in. He let loose Pokémon and started firing off powerful attacks with no regard for who might be injured or killed.”

“What kind of monster was he?” Misty muttered to herself horrified at the thought of such a person.

“The greedy kind. Thankfully both Prof. Oak and my dad were there that day. I’ve never seen either of them so angry. The poacher’s Pokémon didn’t last a minute against my dad’s Machamp and Prof. Oak’s Dragonite. But he did a lot of damage and the camp had to be ended early. I wasn’t able to keep in touch with a new friend that I made during that camp. Her mother took her home too fast so I didn’t get her phone number or address. I haven’t heard from Serena since.” Ash sighed at the memory.

“I hope that poacher got what was coming to him.” Misty ground out angrily.

“A broken jaw courtesy of my dad and a life sentence in prison. He won’t be harming anyone else.” Ash confirmed as he picked up his fork and resumed eating. After the two friends had finished breakfast, free of charge thanks to getting rid of Team Rocket, they made their way towards the Pokémon feeding area. Another service provided by Pokémon Centers was that a trainer could let their Pokémon out in the feeding area and food would be provided for them. The Pokémon Centers had special blends that suited the tastes of each individual Type and upon request, as well as payment, special food for specific species of Pokémon would be provided. After talking with one of the attendants of the feeding area and getting their Pokémon back, the two trainers went up to their rented rooms to grab their packs. A quick stop by the front desk to return their room keys and they were headed for the Pokemart down the street from the Pokémon Center.

The walk was only a few minutes and the two friends chatted about random topics along the way. Ash found out that Misty’s favorite non-Water Type Pokémon was Eevee. In her words it was just too cute! Misty also learned that Ash had a desire to try and catch a Dragon Type before the Indigo League. Quite a goal considering Dragon Type Pokémon were usually hard to come by in the Kanto Region. Not to mention the Type was notorious for being prideful and disobedient to trainers they found unskilled. Misty had revealed that she wanted to catch a Horsea and raise it into a Kingdra herself. Ash had been interested in seeing her do so since Kingdra were rare Pokémon that very few trainers could catch or raise.

“Here we are the Pokemart.” Ash stated as the duo stopped in front of the building.

“What do you need to stock up on?” Misty asked as they entered the store.

“Hmm, a couple Potions, maybe one Super Potion as well; at least two of each Status Restorative and a couple of Repels. I’ll restock on some food for the road too. Having some easy to cook food is always a smart idea.” Ash replied as they each picked up a shopping basket for themselves. “What about you?”

“Definitely getting a few Repels, Bug Types are my least favorite Pokémon. I had a bad experience when I was little and haven’t liked them since. Also restocking on some travelling food, I ran out when I got to Viridian City so I’ll need more. Maybe I can cook you a meal or two to pay you back?” Misty grinned.

“Cooking me dinner? Now who’s asking who on a date?” Ash teased with a smirk.

“You wish I’d ask you out on a date.” Misty fired back teasingly.

“I don’t know…how’s your cooking?” Ash questioned playfully.

“Good enough for you.” Misty replied before sticking her tongue out at him.

“Then I might just take you up on that.” Ash smiled as they started walking down aisles. Ash grabbed four Potions, one Super Potion, two Burn Heals, two Paralyz Heals, two Awakenings, two Antidotes and four Repels. Misty picked up six Repels, three Potions, two Super Potions, three Antidotes, and three Paralyz Heals.

“Alright let’s check out the food section.” Misty said while motioning towards the area of the store.

“Right behind you.” Ash nodded as he followed his friend. The two started looking through the selection trying to decide what to get. Ash picked up a couple packages of dried noodles, some vacuum sealed vegetables that would last a week or so without refrigeration, another package of Tauros jerky, a canister of trail mix and a plastic bottle of pasta sauce. Misty grabbed Stantler jerky, powdered milk, a canister of dried fruits, a box of protein bars, another pack of vacuum sealed vegetables, a plastic bottle of soy sauce, and a box of tea bags.

“I think with this much between us we can make it through Viridian Forest without having to worry.” Misty nodded as she looked between their two baskets.

“Yeah we should be good. We buy Pokeballs at the counter, right?” Ash asked the more experienced trainer.

“Yep, Pokeballs are only sold at the counter. Too many people would try to shrink and pocket them if they were just left out in the open.” Misty replied as they walked out of the food section.

“I think I’ll look at the travel section for a bit. See what kinds of things they have that might make our travels easier.” Ash stated as he looked towards the area of the Pokemart covered in displays of camping gear.

“Alright, I need to pick up a few things from the feminine aisle anyway; unless you want to help out with that?” Misty questioned sarcastically.

“No I’m good with the travel section.” Ash replied quickly. That aisle was not meant for men! It was full of all the things women needed for their health. Ash and most of the other men of the world would be lost as soon as they stepped foot into that aisle.

“You baby!” Misty laughed as she turned and walked towards the aisle in question.

“Dodged a bullet there, buddy.” Ash said to Pikachu as he headed towards the travel section.

“Pika?” Pikachu tilted his head in confusion. He didn’t really understand what the conversation between Ash and Misty was about.

“What do they have on sale?” Ash questioned as he looked through the travel aisles. Ash found a nice kettle but knew Misty already had one in her pack. Buying a second one would be redundant. Browsing a bit more Ash found some portable power devices. “Cool they have small portable solar panel systems. Ooh and there’s a mini hydro generator. Wonder what they cost?” Walking over to check the prices Ash flinched at the price of the mini hydro generator. “Eighteen thousand PokeYen! Geez! Even with the extra cash mom and dad gave me to start with that would almost completely wipe me out. What about the little solar power systems?” Ash walked closer to the next items to check the price.

“What’re you looking at Ash?” Misty asked from the end of the aisle as she walked towards him.

“Portable power generation options, I told you I didn’t have one in my pack so I’m checking to see if they’re affordable.” Ash replied.

“That could be useful. I saw a nice solar shower bag for three thousand PokeYen so I’m buying it.” Misty said as she showed him the small rolled up item.

“Cool, how many liters?” Ash asked as he looked the object over.

“It’s a twenty liter model. So it should give a good eight or nine minute shower before it runs out of water.” Misty replied with a smile.

“Does it say how long it’ll take to heat the water up?” Ash questioned as he felt how thick the four layer plastic was.

“About three hours to get it around one hundred five degrees and that’s a decently warm shower.” Misty answered.

“Yeah so if we hang it up when we make camp it’ll be ready to go by the time we’re washing up for bed. Good idea Misty.” Ash smiled at his friend.

“Don’t mention it. I have a small plastic tarp that we can put down to keep our feet from getting muddy too. So we’ll be able to get clean and stay clean for the most part.” Misty explained as she turned her attention to the various portable solar kits. “Which one are you thinking about?”

“Honestly I like this twenty watt foldable setup. It has three USB charging ports and it’s fully waterproof. Plus these small lanterns that have rechargeable batteries can be charged while we walk. Then we can use them at night after we put the fire out.” Ash stated as he pointed to a few models of LED lanterns.

“It would be nice to have on demand light at night.” Misty nodded. “They even have a sale for these lanterns over here. Buy one get one fifty percent off.”

“You’re right. That’s not bad. I could get the foldable panel and the first lantern for about eight thousand PokeYen and you could get the second lantern for two thousand PokeYen.” Ash calculated as he nodded. “Alright that’s decided, I’m getting the panel and the lanterns.”

“If we’re going to have on demand lights then we should stop by the book section to get some reading material. It would be pretty boring just to lie in the tent until you fall asleep every night. So we might as well have a book or two to read.” Misty reasoned as she and Ash walked towards the book section. After they each grabbed two books for themselves the duo made their way towards the counter with all of their purchases.

“Is there anything else I can get you today?” the clerk asked Ash.

“I’d like six Pokeballs please.” Ash replied. The clerk nodded and turned to get the requested items off the shelf behind the counter. After getting Ash’s Pokeballs the clerk started ringing up the rest of Ash’s items.

“The total comes to seventeen thousand nine hundred PokeYen.” The clerk announced getting a slight wince out of Ash. Upon earning a Trainer’s License a Beginner Trainer was given ten thousand PokeYen by the Pokémon League to get them started on their adventure. In Ash’s case his parents had supplemented that with a further ten thousand to ensure he’d be taken care of for a while. They’d both assured him that he could contact them if he ever needed some extra cash. Ash wasn’t planning to do that if he could help it. While it was true his family was rather well off financially it just didn’t feel right to take his parent’s money. Especially now that he was a Pokémon Trainer; Ash was determined to make his own way in the world.

“Here you go.” Ash said as he handed over the bills from his wallet.

“Thank you sir.” The clerk replied as he placed the money into the register. A tap on his shoulder had Ash turning to face Misty.

“Here’s the two thousand for my lantern.” Misty said as she held up two one thousand PokeYen bills.

“Oh right, thanks Misty.” Ash smiled as he took the bills and placed them in his wallet.

“I wasn’t going to make you pay for it. We agreed to get them together so we could take advantage of the sale.” Misty reminded.

“Right, I’ll let you get your stuff and I’ll meet you at the tables over there so we can pack up our new stuff.” Ash replied as he pointed to a cluster of tables near the entrance.

“Sure thing.” Misty agreed as she placed all of her stuff onto the counter. Ash made his way to the tables and opened his pack. With some maneuvering of items he soon had his new goods packed away. He left out the two lanterns and the solar panel so that he could start using the panel to charge the lanterns for that night. With the use of a clip on his pack Ash had the panel secured. He then connected the charging cables to the lanterns before stowing them in the top of his pack. Misty made her way over shortly afterwards and began to load her pack.

“So what’s the damage?” Ash questioned his friend seeing her purchases being put away one by one.

“Fourteen thousand three hundred.” Misty replied as she stowed away another item. Ash whistled at the number. “It wasn’t going to be that much but they had a few Net Balls in stock so I bought three.”

“I see, Net Balls are definitely a must have item for a Water Type Specialist.” Ash nodded as Misty continued to pack her items away. Net Balls were far better at capturing Water Type and Bug Type Pokémon than even an Ultra Ball. The capturing mechanism was more attuned to Water and Bug Type aura and thus made it harder for Pokémon of those Types to escape. Though most people didn’t know about the aura part of it. Ash heavily suspected that the various craftsmen that originally made these specialty Pokeballs were Aura Users themselves.

“Alright, I’m all packed up. Ready to hit the road?” Misty asked as she stood up and put her pack on.

“Yep, let’s head out. I want to be at least close to the forest before nightfall if possible.” Ash responded as he stood up and threw on his own pack. The two friends left the Pokemart and made their way towards the North exit of Viridian City. The two shared small talk as they walked and after leaving the city set off onto Route Two. Misty and Ash had been chatting while walking for close to an hour when they noticed two other people on the path. The other two people were a guy about Misty’s age and a boy that looked like another Beginner Trainer.

“Good morning!” the older guy called out to them as the two got closer.

“Morning.” Ash replied with a nod.

“Good morning.” Misty responded. The older guy looked at the younger boy and gave him a gentle nudge.

“Oh um, good morning.” The boy greeted a bit nervously.

“Are either of you a Beginner Level?” the guy asked Ash and Misty.

“I just started a couple days ago.” Ash stated getting a smile from the other guy.

“That’s great, my name’s Jeremy and this is my buddy Eric. Eric just started about nine days ago and I’m hoping to get him to be less nervous. If you wouldn’t mind do you think he could battle you?” Jeremy asked politely.

“Sure, I don’t mind.” Ash replied as he looked towards Eric.

“Come on buddy, you know what you have to do.” Jeremy said to Eric. The younger boy nodded before turning to face Ash fully.

“I challenge you to a Pokémon battle.” Eric stated though his nerves were still obvious.

“I accept.” Ash nodded. “How many Pokémon should we use?”

“I have three Pokémon. But I’d prefer to keep one of them in top shape in case of emergencies.” Eric answered. “How about a two vs two?”

“Two on two it is!” Ash agreed as he and Eric moved off the Route and into the short grass to the side. Misty and Jeremy followed with Misty moving to stand off to one side and Jeremy taking up the referee position.

“This is a two on two battle between Eric and…” Jeremy trailed off realizing that he hadn’t asked for either Ash or Misty’s name.

“Ash.” Ash said with a chuckle.

“Right, Ash…” Jeremy repeated sheepishly. “First to defeat both opposing trainers’ Pokémon wins. Begin!”

“Alright Pikachu you’re up!” Ash called as Pikachu jumped off his shoulder and landed on the field with cheeks sparking.

“Do your best Oddish!” Eric called out releasing the Grass/Poison Type.

“You can have the first move, Eric.” Ash offered causing the other boy to calm down somewhat.

“Thanks, ok Oddish use Growth!” Eric called causing Oddish to glow green slightly as it’s’ Special Attack increased.

“Use Tail Whip, Pikachu!” Ash said causing Pikachu to start moving his tail from side to side. The Oddish quickly started following the movement with its eyes as a light blue glow appeared around the Grass/Poison Type. The glow signifying that Oddish’s Defense had lowered.

“Use Absorb!” Eric exclaimed getting Oddish to focus and send out green streams of energy towards Pikachu.

“Dodge it and use Thundershock!” Ash called out. Pikachu quickly dashed around the green energy and launched electricity at the Oddish. The attack struck the Grass/Poison Type but only had a little effectiveness.

“Oddish use Absorb again!” Eric tried to go for another attack.

“Dodge and give it another Thundershock!” Pikachu managed to dodge the attack again and struck back with more electricity. This time Oddish stumbled before righting itself. “Don’t let up Pikachu! Keep using Thundershock whenever you can.” Ash instructed.

“What?” Eric asked confused by the call Ash had made. Pikachu quickly unleashed another Thundershock sending Oddish stumbling again. “Oddish use Sweet Scent!” Oddish let out a pink mist that started to cover the surrounding area.

“Pikachu launch Thundershock from outside of the Sweet Scent! Keep on the move so Oddish can’t target you!” Ash called out as Pikachu quickly dashed around the edge of the Sweet Scent cloud only stopping to launch a Thundershock when he had the time.

“Um, I…I don’t know what to do.” Eric muttered starting to panic as Pikachu hit Oddish with a fourth Thundershock. “Try another Absorb?” Oddish tried to follow its trainer’s instructions but Pikachu launched another Thundershock from the side and sent Oddish reeling until it collapsed unconscious.

“Oddish is unable to battle! Pikachu is the winner!” Jeremy called out as Pikachu made his way back to Ash and Eric returned his Oddish. “Trainers send out your next Pokémon.”

“Ok, you can do it Ledyba!” Eric called out releasing the Bug/Flying Type onto the field.

“Why did it have to be a bug?” Misty muttered as she quickly made her way behind Ash; putting her friend between the Bug Type and herself.

“Alright then, Poliwag you’re up!” Ash announced letting his Water Type onto the field.

“Poli!” Poliwag exclaimed happily as it looked at the Pokémon across from it.

“You can go first this time, Ash.” Eric offered timidly.

“Ok then, Poliwag use Water Gun!” Ash called. Poliwag was quick to fire off the stream of water at his opponent.

“Ledyba fly into the air!” Eric exclaimed. Ledyba quickly rose into the air and dodged the Water Type attack. “Use Supersonic!”

“That’s not good.” Ash muttered before giving his next instruction. “Poliwag roll to the right!” Poliwag rolled without much thought and stood up after moving sideways a couple of meters. The Supersonic had missed the rolling Tadpole Pokémon entirely. “Water Gun!” Poliwag fired off another burst of water only for Ledyba to fly up out of range.

“Hit Poliwag with Tackle!” Eric called out to his Bug/Flying Type. Ledyba flew down at speed trying to tackle its opponent.

“I need to ground Ledyba or it’ll just keep flying around all of Poliwag’s Water Guns.” Ash mused as Poliwag rolled by itself to avoid Ledyba’s attack. “Maybe…” he mumbled the beginnings of a plan forming in his head.

“Ledyba try another Supersonic!” Eric called for the confusion inducing move.

“Poliwag, Watersport!” Ash exclaimed getting a cheer from Poliwag as it launched multiple shots of water into the air soaking the battlefield. Ledyba was quickly drenched and slowly drifting towards the ground.

“Ledyba? Why aren’t you using Supersonic?” Eric asked confused.

“It can’t…” Jeremy stated in shock. “Watersport has soaked Ledyba’s wings which it uses to make the Supersonic move. With its wings wet it can’t generate the noise!”

“I thought this might work!” Ash smiled. “Alright Poliwag, barrage Ledyba with Water Gun!”

“Poliwag!” Poliwag called out as it fired another stream of water at the other Pokémon. This time Ledyba couldn’t stay airborne and was struck by the pressurized water. 

“Oh no, Ledyba!” Eric called out as his Bug/Flying Type was blasted by two consecutive Water Gun attacks. The second attack seemed to have been enough as Ledyba had swirls in its eyes clearly showing it had fainted.

“Ledyba is unable to battle! Winner is Poliwag! Ash Ketchum wins the battle!” Jeremy announced as Eric returned his Pokémon. Eric walked up to Ash and handed him two hundred PokeYen from his pocket which Ash accepted and placed in his wallet.

“Thanks for the match, Eric. It was fun! You should be more confident, you’ve got some great Pokémon!” Ash smiled at his opponent. Eric looked down embarrassed while shaking Ash’s hand.

“Thanks, I’ll try.” Eric responded.

“This guy is good, especially for a Beginner Level. That was an odd way to use a non-damaging move like Watersport. This guy will probably go far in the League.” Jeremy muttered to himself as he watched Ash return his Poliwag.

“Jeremy I challenge you to a battle!” Misty challenged as she stood across from the other trainer. Jeremy looked shocked for a moment before a grin spread across his face.

“You’re on! I accept!” Jeremy called back as he reached for a Pokeball. “One on one sound good to you?”

“That’s fine. What’s your Level?” Misty asked as she palmed her own Pokeball.

“I’m classed as a Rookie Level Trainer. But I’m close to ranking up again so don’t think this’ll be easy.” Jeremey replied as he held up his chosen Pokeball.

“I’m Misty and I’m classed as an Adept Level Trainer. Bring it on!” Misty retorted as she held up her own Pokeball.

“This is a one on one battle between Misty and Jeremy! First Trainer to defeat the other’s Pokémon wins!” Ash announced from the referee position. “Begin!”

“Let’s go, Murkrow!” Jeremy exclaimed as he released the Dark/Flying Type Pokémon.

“Starmie, you’re up!” Misty called forth her evolved Starfish Pokémon. “First move is yours Jeremy.”

“Thanks! Murkrow Pursuit!” Jeremy called out. Murkrow quickly flew at Starmie a haze of black surrounding its body.

“Rapid Spin to dodge then counter with Bubblebeam!” Misty instructed. Starmie spun out of the way of the Pursuit attack and launched the high velocity bubbles at the flying opponent.

“Dodge and use Nightshade!” Jeremy responded. Murkrow dodging the Bubblebeam in midair before unleashing Ghost aura from its eyes towards Starmie. The attack struck the Starfish Pokémon sending it backwards. “Now rush it with Wing Attack!” Murkrow’s wings to on a white sheen as it rocketed towards Starmie and struck the off balance Water Type. “Pursuit!” Jeremy called out hoping to finish the battle with this barrage of attacks.

“Starmie use Protect!” Misty called. The green dome of Protect appeared around Starmie in time for Murkrow to smash into it full force. The dazed Dark/Flying Type hit the ground as it tried to shake off the impact. “Recover!” Misty yelled. Getting a confirming sound from Starmie as its body glowed and the damage it had taken was healed.

“Oh crap!” Jeremy started to worry. “Murkrow into the air!”

“You aren’t getting away! Starmie use Swift!” Misty called out. Starmie launched a barrage of yellow star-shaped rays at the fleeing Murkrow each one hitting the bird.

“Oh no, Murkrow!” Jeremy cried out.

“Finish it with Bubblebeam!” Misty finished as Starmie blasted the fallen Murkrow with bubbles leaving the Dark/Flying Type with swirling eyes and unconscious.

“Murkrow is unable to battle! The winner is Starmie! Misty wins the battle!” Ash announced as Jeremy and Misty returned their Pokémon. Jeremy walked over to Misty and handed her two hundred PokeYen from his wallet. Misty accepted her winnings and took out her pocketbook to place the money inside.

“That was an awesome battle. I really thought I had you there with Murkrow’s barrage of attacks.” Jeremy congratulated Misty.

“It was a good combo but I had Starmie learn Protect to deal with fast chain attacks. Plus it gives Starmie a chance to use Recover.” Misty smiled as she and Jeremy shook hands.

“Even you lost Jeremy?” Eric asked as he witnessed the outcome of the battle.

“Every trainer loses sometimes Eric. That’s why I told you not to be so down about losing. It happens to everyone during their journey. No one is going to win every battle they’re ever in.” Jeremy explained to the younger Trainer.

“He’s right you know. I’ve lost my fair share of battles. No one is perfect after all. It takes practice and a lot of trial and error to become a good trainer.” Misty told Eric with a smile.

“Well we should be getting to Viridian City. We need to get our Pokémon healed up. Maybe we’ll see each other again later.” Jeremy stated as he and Eric waved goodbye to Ash and Misty.

“Have a safe trip!” Ash called back as the two groups parted ways. After another minute of walking Ash congratulated Misty on her win. “That was an awesome battle Misty! You broke his combo and took down Murkrow almost immediately after.”

“I’ve seen a similar battle style a couple times before. If you can break the opponent’s rhythm getting in a powerful attack or two usually turns the battle in your favor.” Misty explained with a smile proud of her Starmie for its victory.

“We’ll have to try and learn how to do that too.” Ash said as he contemplated how best to train his Pokémon.

“So are you planning to catch anything in Viridian Forest?” Misty questioned as she shivered at the thought of all the Bug Types that lived in the forest.

“Maybe, it depends on what we see. I wouldn’t mind catching some of the Pokémon that make the forest their home.” Ash replied as he tried to recall every Pokémon that was known to regularly inhabit Viridian Forest. There was the Butterfree line and the Beedrill line of course. The Pidgeot line, even though actually seeing a Pidgeot was rare. The Ariados line, Ledian line, as well as Noctowl and Hoothoot at night. In some sections of the forest Seedot and Shroomish could be found if you were lucky. The biggest rumor though was about Bulbasaur. Supposedly in the deepest parts of Viridian Forest you could find wild Bulbasaur and their evolutions. Though this hadn’t been confirmed and most people couldn’t get past the Beedrill swarms to check for themselves.

“Well fair warning, if you catch a Bug Type I’m not going to be its best friend. We’ll be three meters apart at all times if I can help it.” Misty said with a nod as she took a drink from her canteen.

“That’s fine; I won’t force you to pet a Bug Type if I catch one. I understand you have a history with the Type.” Ash replied as he took a drink from his own canteen. They still had quite a way to travel before they even saw the forest so Ash had plenty of time to think about what kind of Pokémon he wanted to capture.

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I’m accepting 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. 

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. Gym Leaders for Kanto only have eight Types left to choose from. Ash will probably only challenge four Gyms besides the eight canon Gyms and Steel Type and Flying Type are two of them. Steel Type already has an OC planned out but Flying Type does not.

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