16Back with another chapter of XY Master!
Ash: Did you need to rhyme?
Yes! Anyways, this part is going to be the first episode, but with a lot of changes. Some characters are going to be different than the cannon, so be warned.
Tomo: This is basically what she does. She spreads the OP nature to everyone.
Well, it makes the story more interesting. Also, thanks Armorshippingfan, Ho-Oh the great, and Subject 666 for the reviews. It's always good to hear from the readers and hearing people saying that my work is good, seeing as I don't always know myself.
Molly: Anything else?
Nah, let's go!
"Where am I?" A honey blonde girl thought.
"Serena…" A voice said to here.
The girl, now known as Serena, turned around. Behind here was a boy with raven black hair and zigzags on his cheek. Upon his shoulder was a Pikachu who looked rather loyal and friendly. The boy gave her a warm smile.
"I'm here Serena," he said, "Come and find me. Help me remember."
The boy then faded in a pink light. Serena looked around in confusion before she saw she was in front of Professor Sycamore's lab. She went up to the doors and pulled them open, only to be met with a bright pink light again. She walked forward, trying to ignore it, only to suddenly fall. When she looked around, she was now falling freely over what looked to be a city at night.
"Help!" Serena shouted, hoping that someone with a flying type was near.
She felt a hand grip her's. In a flash, whoever grabbed her was now cradling her against them.
"Don't be afraid."
Serena looked down, seeing the hard concrete ground coming closer. She closed her eyes…
"GAH!" Serena shouted as she sprung awake, startling two Pokemon.
Serena looked around to see the two, a Fletchling and Fennekin, staring at her somewhat worried. Her mind was still playing the dream over in her head. When she finally calmed down from the rush, an excited smile broke out across her face.
"Mom!" She called, rushing to the downstairs of her house.
"Huh?" A woman sitting at the kitchen table said, "What is it, Serena?"
"I think I had a vision!" Serena said.
"Really?" The woman, Serena's Mother, asked, generally surprised, "What happened?"
"I saw him! I saw him in my dream! He said he was here and told me to come find him and help him remember! He must be in Lumiose because I saw the lab!"
"Now Serena," her mother said, "are you sure it was a vision and not a normal dream?"
"Yes! I saw the pink lights and everything!"
Grace thought for a moment before speaking again.
"I suppose you want to go with him," she finally said, "but will you still keep up your training? You know your powers will do more than just give you visions."
"I know," Serena said, "but I at least want to meet him again. He promised we would meet again."
Grace gave a sigh. She then looked at her daughter's excitement, her face shining with glee.
"Fine," Grace said, "but keep up your training no matter what. And call me if anything happens."
"I will!" Serena said.
"Good," Grace said, "But I think you should get dressed first, seeing as you're going to be going to the lab to get your Pokedex. You wouldn't want to run their in your PJs."
"Right," Serena said, blushing a little at the idea, "I'll go get changed, grab my stuff, and head out with Fennekin."
Serena then returned to her room, where Fletchling hopped onto the bow in her hair and Fennekin moved next to her legs. Serena calmly walked to the window and opened it, letting the breeze wash over her face.
"I'll see you soon, Ash."
The Kalos Region is a region like many others. All around the land, you will find Pokemon everywhere who live together with the people who stand beside them. On this day, a certain trainer is finally going to the region to compete after training hard for six months. Who knows what exciting adventures will happen on his journey?
Ash got off the plane with his three Pokemon on his shoulders and in his arms. He stretched, happy to get rid of the jet lag from the ten hour flight. The three did the same. Alexa walked off soon after him, smiling as his Pokemon imitated him.
"I'm going to call my sister," Alexa said, "She doesn't run the gym in this city, so I should probably see what she is up to and if she is open for gym battles."
"Okay," Ash said, "I'll meet you by the entrance to the airport."
Ash did as he said, stopping in front of the glass entrance to the airport. Several people came up to him to ask about his Pokemon, some asking to trade while others were just going crazy over how cute they were. He eventually told them to back off, especially since they were startling Ralts. The group opted to look out the window to pass the time.
"Ash! Look at that!" Riolu said, "On top of that building!"
Ash did as the jackal like Pokemon said and soon saw what he meant. There was a faint shadow upon a nearby rooftop. It looked to be that of a Pokemon. However, before any of them could get a better look at it, it vanished.
"Wow, so fast!" Ash said.
"Maybe he teleported!" Ralts suggested.
"If he did, that's cool," Pikachu said, "If he didn't, I really need to step up my game for speed. That looked like one of those animes we watched while you were looking at your notes."
"That's what you were doing while I was studying?" Ash questioned, "I was wondering why I kept finding the TV on those channels."
"C'mon, Ash," Riolu cut in, "We fight just like that when we're on the battlefield."
"Last I checked, you haven't been on a real battlefield yet," Ash stated.
"Hey, Ash," Alexa's voice said, breaking their conversation, "I just got off the phone with my sister. Unfortunately, she won't be at her gym for a while."
"A while?" Ash asked in confusion.
"My sister doesn't really make a point in directly defining dates when she goes on these trips, though I always find them too long," Alexa explained, "With her, it's often times a 'go with the flow' kind of thing. She always takes opportunities without planning ahead because she thinks that planning things out will sometimes lead to missing out on opportunities. That's just her lifestyle."
"I see," Ash said, "I can't really blame her because I'm kinda the same way. Hopefully I'll be able to get to her gym when I get to her city. Which city is it again?"
"Santalune City," Alexa told him.
"Alright," Ash said, "I think I'll go get my new Pokedex from Sycamore and then head to the gym in this city. Hopefully, I'll meet you again when I go to Santalune."
"I'll look forward to it," Alexa said, "I think my sister will also enjoy hearing about you. She probably wants a good battle seeing as she's often considered the beginner gym. Either way, hope to see you again."
"Bye!" Ash said as he and his Pokemon waved to Alexa's fleeting form.
"Well guys," Ash said to his Pokemon as he stood up, "Let's get to Professor Sycamore's lab."
"Yay!" Ralts cheered.
"Sweet!" Riolu said.
"Let's go!" Pikachu said with his fist raised in the air.
The group started making their way through the city, using a digital map Ash picked up to figure out where the heck they were going. As they were on a street that had very little traffic, a voice from an alley suddenly called out to Ash.
"Psst… Ash," it called out to him.
Ash was a little confused by this, seeing as no one in Kalos should know him, so he decided to go for it and follow the voice. Plus, he knew he would be able to fight off any villains if need be thanks to his new powers.
When he entered, he didn't see anyone. He kept moving deeper and deeper until he was at a point no one could see him from the street. Upon reaching that point, a light pink, cat-shaped creature appeared right in front of him.
"Ah!" Ash said as he jumped back from the jump scare.
"Hehe! Sorry about that," Mew said, "I didn't mean to scare you. I just needed you away from the crowd to talk to you."
"Mew? What are you doing here?" Ash whispered.
"Oh, well me and the other Legendaries have been talking about you," Mew told him.
"Talking about me?" Ash questioned in surprise.
"Yep! We know all about your awakened powers and how you've been training them. Arceus sees something special in you, especially now that you have your powers. As such, he wants to give you special gifts when you prove something about yourself."
"What do you mean by 'proving myself' and what are these gifts?"
"You might not know when you prove yourself worthy of a gift. The idea is you do something that you would normally do without thinking about getting something in return, other than maybe some respect. I'm actually here to give you the first gift."
"What did I do to deserve it?"
"Simple, it's the bond between you and your Pokemon. You left them alone at one point, but now you have seen your error and wish to use the bonds you have made. And, ummm… Give me a second."
Mew then pulled out what looked to be a small stack of index cards. Ash and his Pokemon sweatdropped at the fact that an ancient Legendary Pokemon would need to use index cards to remember what she was going to say.
"Ah-ha!" Mew said as she picked out a certain card, "You have awakened the bonds that you share with your Pokemon and proved that you will follow through with your claims of keeping them up. You have fulfilled the task of bonds, by which you increase you strength and are on the road to being a great hero. As such, the Legendaries reward you with this."
Mew then pulled something else out from… Behind her back? Either way, she handed it to Ash who looked it over. It was a type of bracelet made of leather, able to fit snuggly around his arm. In the center of the bracelet was a strange stone, rainbow in color with a black DNA symbol in the center.
"This is known as a Key Stone," Mew explained, still reading from her cards, "By using it, you will be able to use the bonds between you and your Pokemon to give them more power in the form of another, temporary evolution. However, this will only work with certain Pokemon and you must find another stone to make it work, known as a Mega Stone."
"Amazing," Ash said as he put the bracelet on.
"Well, that's all from me for now," Mew said, ditching the cards, "I only have one more gift to give you before someone else will need to do it. I look forward to seeing you again."
With that, Mew flew up into the air and turned invisible. Ash kept an eye on her Aura, watching as it disappeared, probably going back to Arceus.
"Wow, I can't believe we saw Mew!" Riolu said in excitement.
"Yeah, that happens a lot to Ash," Pikachu explained, "We've basically seen every single Legendary from all the previous regions. Ash is like a magnet for these types of things."
"I wonder why they like him so much," Ralts questioned.
"Either way, we need to keep moving to the Professor's place," Ash reminded his Pokemon, "I still need to get my Pokedex."
"Then get a move on, boy!" Pikachu told him.
Ash listened, exiting the alley. However, he was rather surprised to see that the lab was within his sight, despite not seeing it before he entered. In fact, they weren't even on the same street anymore.
"I guess Mew gave us a little help," Ralts said, "She must have teleported us."
Meanwhile, in the lab, Serena was speaking with Professor Sycamore.
"So you finally decided to go on your journey?" He asked.
"Yes," Serena said, "I think it's finally time for me to head out and see the world."
"What caused you to have such a change?" Sycamore asked, "On your tenth birthday, you decided to just grab Fennekin and go home, leaving your Pokedex here so you wouldn't lose it. Surely something moved you forward."
"You could say that I just have a feeling something was going to happen," Serena said, "Like I was going to miss something important if I just waited at home."
"Very well," Sycamore said before pulling out a pink Pokedex, "Here's your Pokedex. Everything is already registered."
"Thank you," Serena said before putting it in her pocket.
"Hello?" Ash's voice rang through the lab.
Sycamore calmly walked over to the entrance with Serena following him. When they saw the trainer, Sycamore looked pleasantly surprised while Serena was shocked.
"You must be Ash Ketchum," the professor said.
"Sure am," Ash said, "This is my partner Pikachu and these are two Pokemon I recently hatched, Riolu and Ralts. Professor Oak said you have a Pokedex for me."
"Yes, I do," Sycamore said before pulling out another Pokedex, "He asked me to specially program this one. It is connected to the transfer system so you can transfer any of your Pokemon with it. Your limit is also increased to twelve for all you have gone through during your travels."
"Wow, thanks," Ash said, "Now I just need to register for the league."
"That's actually already taken care of," Sycamore said, "Professor Oak knew you wanted to sign up as soon as you got here so he asked me to do so."
"That's great," Ash said, "Thank you for helping."
"Well, I better return to my work," Sycamore said before heading back in, leaving Ash and Serena alone with their Pokemon. Ash was about to leave, when Serena stopped him.
"Ash?" Serena said, "Is that you?"
Ash stood there and looked over to her. He studied her, before he slowly began to feel like he knew her from somewhere. He just couldn't place it.
"Do I know you?" Ash asked, trying not to sound mean, "I feel like I've met you before."
Serena was brought down a little by the fact her friend didn't remember her. However, she strengthened her resolve and remembered what she was told. She then reached into her pocket and pulled out a blue handkerchief from it.
"Do you remember this?" Serena said as she showed him it, "You gave me this so I could remember you and, more importantly, you could remember me if you forgot."
Ash looked over the small cloth. The gears in his mind were cranking, trying to place the cloth with the girl. That's when he remembered.
(Flashback)
A girl wearing a pink dress and straw hat was in the forest, looking rather scared.
"Where is everybody?" She called out, "Where did you all go?"
The girl had wandered away from her camp to see the forest, despite being somewhat scared of the Pokemon. She did this because she was rather shy, unable to make friends and nervous around groups of people.
Suddenly, the bush next to her started shaking. Scared of what could come out, she tried to run away, only to trip over the uneven landscape in her haste. One of her knees took most the damage, causing it to bleed slightly. Unable to even stand due to the pain, she looked back in fear at the bush… Only for a harmless Poliwag to jump out before running deeper into the forest, sparing only a passing glance at the girl.
"I didn't want to come here," the girl said with tears in her eyes, "I'm all alone. MOMMY!"
The bush Poliwag came out of started shaking again. The girl became even more fearful, afraid that it was a Pokemon that was chasing the Poliwag or something similar. She stared at the bush with wide eyes before eventually turning away and closing her eyes in fear.
"Poliwag?" Came the voice of a boy from the bush, "Where are you?"
A boy popped out, wearing a yellow and red top with jean shorts.
As he slowly got out of the bush, he noticed the girl crying on the forest floor. Upon freeing himself, he slowly walked over to her.
"Hey, are you okay?" He asked.
"Huh?" The girl said while looking up, surprised that someone found her.
"Hi, my name's Ash," he said, trying to calm her down, "Who are you?"
The girl didn't respond. Ash then saw the tears in her eyes.
"Is something wrong?" He asked, moving closer.
"I… I hurt my leg," she said, looking down at her scrape.
"Here," Ash said, pulling out a blue handkerchief, "This will make it better."
He bent down next to her and quickly tied it around her injured knee.
"Now watch this," Ash said as his hands hovered over her knee, "Feel better, feel better right away!"
The girl tried to stand on it, only for the pain to stop her.
"It still hurts," she told him.
"Aww… It always works when Mom does it for me," he said slightly disappointed, "But it's okay. Don't give up until it's over!"
Ash rose to his feet and gave her a hand. The girl looked up to him confused, before slowly moving her hand up. Ash met her three-fourths of the way, grabbing her hand and quickly pulling her up. The force her used caused her to run into him, forming a type of hug.
She looked up to him, surprised that he got her back onto her feet. He just looked at her happily.
"See, you did it," he said, "Now let's get back to the others."
Ash slowly started leading the girl out of the forest, leaving his hand intertwined with hers. The girl faintly blushed, feeling rather safe with the boy she just met.
"By the way, you never told me your name," Ash said as he turned back to her.
"Oh," the girl said, realising her mistake, "I'm Serena."
(Timeskip, several months)
Ash was walking over to Serena's to see how she was doing. They had become great friends ever since they met at camp, often visiting each other. When he made it over to her house, he was surprised to see a moving van. Beside it was Serena's mother while Serena stood under the tree in the front yard, looking rather upset.
"Serena," Ash said as he moved over to her, "What's wrong?"
Serena looked at him with teary eyes. She then rushed over to him, giving him a hug.
"My family is moving," Serena said as she let the tears fall.
"What?" Ash said in surprise.
"We're moving away from Pallet," Serena said, "We aren't even staying in Kanto. I don't want to go. I don't want to lose you"
Ash started to comfort the crying girl, slowly rubbing his hand against her back.
"It's okay," Ash said.
"How can you say that?" Serena whimpered.
"Remember what I told you," Ash said, pulling Serena out of the hug so her could look her in the eyes, "Don't give up until it's over. Our friendship isn't over Serena. I promise that we'll see each other."
"Really?" Serena said before remembering something, "Oh, I also need to give this back."
From her pocket Serena produced the handkerchief. It was no longer covered in the blood that Serena had gotten on it, being fresh and clean.
"I wanted to wash it before I gave it back," Serena said, "I forgot to earlier, but I want to give it back before I go."
Ash looked at the handkerchief her had used to help Serena that day. Rather than taking it, Ash moved her hands so she was now holding it tighter.
"You should hang on to it," he said.
"But-" Serena began before Ash cut her off.
"Sometimes we forget things if we aren't reminded," Ash told her, "We get caught up in what's happening today we forget what mattered before. I want you to hold onto it. That way you'll never forget me."
"But what about you?" Serena asked, "Will you forget me?"
"I may, but if you keep this on you, I can remember you. Promise to keep this with you always. Then, when I'm a trainer, I can find you and you can remind me. That way our friendship will never disappear."
"Promise?" Serena said.
"Yeah," Ash said, holding out his pinkie, "I promise."
Serena grabbed it with her own, sealing the deal.
That night, Ash and his mother, along with some other friends of the moving family, watched as Serena and her mother got into the car to be driven to the airport. As the car pulled away, Serena looked through the back window, staring at the town she once called home.
In front of the small crowd was Ash. Upon looking closer, Serena could see the tears falling from his eyes, causing them to fall from her as well. Ash, trying to be strong for the both of them, wiped the tears away and held out his pinkie to her. Serena, understanding the message, held her's up too.
As the car drove away, a single saying left Ash's mouth.
"Promise of reunion…"
(Flashback, end)
"Promise of reunion…" Ash muttered out in the present.
Serena looked up to him before he held out his pinkie like they did so long ago. Serena's eyes widened before she stuck out her own and intertwined them.
"Ash…" Serena said in a voice just above a whisper, before yelling out, "Ash!"
The four Pokemon that were with their trainers quickly moved down as Serena leaped onto Ash and hugged him, tears falling from her eyes. Ash hugged her back, happy to be reunited with his friend.
"It's so good to see you again, Serena," Ash said as the two remained like that.
"I was always hoping that you would come," Serena said, "I knew you would keep your promise like I kept mine."
"Yeah," Ash said, pulling out of their hug, "Want to come with me? I'm going to challenge the gym here and it will be fun to catch up."
"Oh, sure," Serena said, "Did you just get to the city?"
"Yep," Ash said, "In fact, this is my first day in Kalos."
"Wow, and you're already going to the gym even though you arrived only a few hours earlier?"
"I guess I'm just excited. Either way, let's get going."
The group picked up their Pokemon and headed out. Both Ash and Serena decided to hold hands, though they would probably tell you it was just so they didn't lose each other. Serena, finding out that Ash didn't really know where he was going, helped by directing them. As they walked, Ash told her about some of his travels.
"You sure have done a lot Ash," Serena said as he gave a brief summary of his travels, "I wish I did as much as you. In the end, I just sat at home trying to figure out what I should be."
"What is it that you want to be?" Ash questioned.
"I'm not actually sure yet," Serena admitted, "I don't really want to be a battler, or at least not one who does gym battles. It really just isn't my thing. I am kinda drawn to races or performances, maybe contests, but I don't know which I should do."
"Out of curiosity, why those three?"
"Well, performances because I enjoy the displays and challenges. Racing is because my mom trained me to be a Rhyhorn Racer, but she eventually let me off a little knowing that I needed to figure out what I should do. Contests because I like how they use both battling and style."
"I take it that they a;; have their good sides and bad sides in your book."
"Yeah. Performances are nice and can be fun, but they aren't widespread yet and a part of me isn't fully on board. As for racing, while there is a drive to win and the fact that I'm a pretty good racer, I don't like the fact that I can only use one Pokemon to race. For Contests, I'm not sure how well I will do with the battling parts."
"Well, give yourself some time to think it all out. If anything, you could try more than one."
"I guess you're right."
"Hey, we're here," Ash said, pointing to the tower.
"Oh, yeah," Serena said, snapping out of her thoughts, "This is Prism Tower, home of the electric gym leader. Do you think you can beat him with these three?"
"These three?" Ash questioned, "Serena, this is not all the Pokemon I have with me. Pikachu just doesn't like his Pokeball and these two wanted to stay out. I don't have any Kalos Pokemon, but I have all the ones I got from before."
"Oh!" Serena said, "Can I meet some of them?"
"You can meet them personally after my battle," Ash told her before they both entered, unaware that someone was watching them from the shadows.
They trekked through the hallways, all of them giving off a green glow that acted as the only light. It took their eyes some time to adjust from the sudden darkness compared to the bright outside, but they soon able to move without walking into one another. They soon approached a large door with a TV screen above it.
"Welcome to the Lumiose City gym," a robotic voice greeted, "How may I help you?"
"I'm here to challenge the leader!" Ash said.
"Yeah!" His Pokemon cheered.
"Please present Kalos badges," the voice replied, instantly killing the cheer and leaving everyone surprised, "Four badges needed to enter."
"But this is my first gym!" Ash explained.
"No badges, no gym battle," the voice told them, "Leave the premises immediately."
"But-"
Ash did not have the time to finish his thought as two electric rods sprung up from the ground, electrocuting the group. It was likely only a small shock, but it still left them dazed. The floor then opened up, causing all of them to fall through.
When the slide of doom ended, they were back outside, but they were still several stories up. Serena instantly grabbed onto Ash in fear of the fall. Luckily, Ash remembered one of the Pokemon he had, and instantly called her out.
Pidgeot let out a large call before seeing her trainer and friends, along with two newcomers, falling. Acting fast, she dove under them to catch them. However, Pikachu, who had been gripping Ash's shoulder the whole time, could not hang onto his perch anymore, causing him to let go and continue falling.
"Pikachu!" Everyone shouted to the falling mouse.
Pidgeot tried to fly to him, but it was rather hard with two humans on her back. Everyone could only watch as their friend fell, trying to figure out what to do.
"Fairy Wind!"
The voice drew everyone away from their concern to see who had yelled. Looking below Pikachu, they saw a blonde girl, roughly seven or eight years old, looking up at the falling Pokemon. Her arms started glowing pink as she put her hands together. She quickly slashed through the air, creating a visible gust of wind. When it hit Pikachu, he slowed down from his fall. The girl continued creating the winds until Pikachu was rather close to the ground. When he was only a few feet away, she jumped into the air and caught him before he could hit the ground.
All those who were riding Pidgeot, plus Pidgeot herself, were staring with dropped jaws at what just happened. The girl had clearly used a fairy type move, but she had done it without the help of a Pokemon.
'Is she an Aura Guardian?' Ash thought, 'Or at least someone who can use Aura?'
"Your so cute!" The girl suddenly said.
Instantly, she started nuzzling Pikachu. Pikachu, still shaken up from the fall and sudden rescue, along with the fact her didn't know this girl, let out a Thunderbolt. The girl stopped and was smoking for a second, giving Pidgeot the chance to fly down beside her. Ash immediately jumped off to get Pikachu as well as see if the girl was okay.
"Are you okay?" Ash asked as he let Pikachu hop back onto his shoulder.
The girl shook her head a little to get the shock of being… well, shocked off her. When she was focused again, she instantly looked up to Ash with a happy expression, leading Ash to believe this wasn't the first time she had been shocked by an electric type move.
"It's fine," she said, "I've been shocked by Dedenne enough times before. Though that move was definitely a lot stronger."
"Dedenne?" Ash asked, confused.
On cue, a Pokemon popped out of a yellow handbag the girl had on over her shoulder. It was mouse shaped, though smaller than Pikachu, and was primarily orange, with a few hints of brown and a pale yellow belly. Its tail was long with a star shaped end and it had two red circles on its cheeks, just like Pikachu, with whiskers coming off of them.
"Hi there!" He cheerfully said.
Ash took out his Pokemon to scan the new type.
Dedenne, the Antenna Pokémon. Dedenne communicates long distance with other Dedenne by sending radio waves through its antenna-like whiskers.
"I get it," Ash said, "He's used a few electric moves on you before."
"Yeah, mostly Nuzzle," the girl replied, "Oh, my name's Bonnie, by the way."
"I'm Ash," our hero replied, "This is my partner Pikachu. These other three are my Pidgeot, Riolu, and Ralts."
"I'm Serena and this is my partner Fennekin."
"Wow!" Bonnie said, looking starry-eyed at all the Pokemon, "You have so many!"
"This isn't actually everyone I have on me," Ash explained, "I actually have two others with me."
"Can I see them?" Bonnie asked, excited.
"How about in a better location?" Ash told her, "It will also let them interact better."
"Okay," Bonnie agreed before taking the hands of the two trainers, "There's a park not to far from here. I'll show you!"
The two let themselves be dragged, all of the Pokemon coming with. Pidgeot decided to stay out of her Pokeball, flying overhead to make sure there wasn't going to be any more troubles. Little did they notice the small figure stealthily following them.
Upon reaching the park, Ash released his two other Pokemon, which were revealed to be Infernape and Sceptile. Both of them really wanted to come right off the bat, being some of Ash's strongest, and Ash luckily went along with it. They were rather lucky that Charizard decided that he could stay back a little, seeing as he was in Unova.
When the two were released, Ash introduced them to Serena and Bonnie. Bonnie instantly started interacting with the Pokemon, and the Pokemon, in turn, interacted with her. While Ash's Pokemon often looked merciless and tough, especially in battle, they still had hearts and could become softies in certain situations. Seems that innocent, little children was one of them.
As Bonnie played, Ash gave some introductions to her about his Pokemon, mainly where and how he caught them and a few stories about what he had used them for. Bonnie listen to each word, enjoying the stories and bonds her created with his Pokemon. Serena, who was listening from the side, had a soft smile, knowing that her friend hadn't changed too much from that kid she met back at camp, other than some obvious maturing.
Eventually, the three humans let the Pokemon interact with one another while they went to sit off to the side. Ash decided to get down to business.
"I've been meaning to ask," Ash said to Bonnie, "How were you able to use Fairy Wind before?"
Bonnie looked down at her feet, looking a little gloomy. Ash decided to read her feelings and sensed that she seemed to be slightly ashamed of her powers, but there also seemed to be a ball of many negative emotions, likely tied to a memory. Deciding now was a good time to bring up his own powers, Ash stood up and kneeled right in front of the downtrout girl.
"I want to know," Ash began, lifting her face up by her chin, "because I have similar powers."
Bonnie's face of gloom instantly became one of shock. Serena was shocked as well.
"W-what do you mean?" Bonnie asked.
"Well, keep it a secret," Ash said, also looking at Serena, "but I'm a Aura Guardian and a Psychic. Though, I only just found out about it six months ago."
"You're a Psychic too?" Serena instantly shouted out before covering her mouth.
"Yes, though I didn't know you were one," Ash said, both him and Bonnie looking at Serena.
"Sorry about shouting," Serena apologized, "I only found out a year ago when mom decided to teach me. She didn't want to be a Psychic so she didn't teach me until she realised she didn't take into account what I wanted."
"Wish my story was a little more simple," Ash said, "I apparently had a seal on both my powers ever since I was born, or close to it. My dad's Pokemon, a Lucario, on orders from my dad who died a while back, told him to remove the seal as I finally knew enough about the world to have them or something. Though I only thought it was Aura until a few weeks in where my cousin told me about my other powers."
Bonnie looked up at the two with wide eyes. They were like her, people with powers who acted like normal people. Despite just meeting them, she felt a strong trust in them.
"I also have a story," Bonnie said, once again gloomy, but not as bad as before, "It all really started with HIM."
Bonnie had a small amount of venom in her voice, not much, but there was still some. She looked beyond the two, both of which turned around to see that she was looking at Prism Tower.
"Did the gym leader do something to you?" Serena asked.
"Kinda, though he didn't mean to at all," Bonnie explained, "You see, that guy up there is my brother, Clemont."
"The gym leader is your brother?" Ash questioned, "Did he make that security system that launched from the tower?"
"Unfortunately, yes," Bonnie told them, "Awhile back, he took over the gym when Dad decided to retire. However, Clemont is an inventor and hated getting so many starter trainers because he lives in the same city as the professor. He created the four badge limit with a security system so no trainers could get in and waste his time. Then he even created a robot of himself to battle in his place so he would have even more time to mess around with his machines."
"We're getting off topic," Serena said, "How did your brother end up accidently giving you powers?"
"Right," Bonnie said, going back to her original story, "Roughly a year ago, I was allowed to come up to the gym, seeing as Clemont was my brother. I had Dedenne at that point, and we were both playing around at the gym while Clemont was working on some invention that took him a long time to make. He left the room to go get something when the machine started to act like it was going to blow up.
"Because his inventions normally blow up, I knew I needed to get out of there. But Clemont locked the door when he went out, trapping me and Dedenne inside. The machine was really big, so I guessed that the blast wouldn't be like one of his smaller machines and could really hurt us. I managed to find a vent that Dedenne could get through, hoping that he could open the door or at least get to safety.
"The machine then blew up with me still inside the room but Dedenne safe in the vent. I woke up in the hospital a few days later, suffering from burns, most of them second degree burns, but there was one third degree burn along my chest. Apparently, Clemont blamed me for causing the machine to explode, thinking I had done something to it rather than it doing it by itself, which has happened many times before. I denied it and Dad took my side, but Clemont didn't apologize or believe me. He even banned me from his lab and most of the tower so I couldn't cause trouble.
"Later on, I started developing my powers. I noticed it first when I started healing from my burns really quick and then I started using electricity. Me and Dad soon found out I could use electric and fairy type moves with some help from Professor Sycamore. Ever since, I've been trying to use my powers as best as I can."
"Dang," Ash said once she was done, "That's definitely a lot worse than what me and Serena had to go through. But I can see where you got your powers from."
"What do you mean by that?" Bonnie said as she looked up to him confused.
"It's from your Aura. When the machine exploded, I wouldn't be surprised if it came dangerously close to killing you, especially considering you had a burn that close to your heart. Your Aura activated to protect you from the blast, and ended up staying unlocked, giving you your powers."
"But why only fairy and electric?" Serena asked.
"Bonnie, how long have you had Dedenne?"
"Ever since I was four," Bonnie told him, "Dad caught him for me when we met in the forest."
"And you were six when this blast happened."
"Yes," Bonnie replied, growing more confused.
"Well, sometimes the first Pokemon you bond with can influence your Aura. That's one reason you might have those two types. The other is that the personality parts of those types fits you. Electric often means energetic and a fairy type means you have a good and caring heart."
"How do you know all this?" Serena asked.
"Dad left me a book that listed some of this stuff," Ash explained, "I read through it many times because it was really interesting."
"So, you're telling me that I have some of my Aura unlocked?" Bonnie asked, curiosity written all over her face, "That it protected me?"
"Mm-hm," Ash said.
"That's so cool!" Bonnie said, now really happy, "I was always wondering why I got my powers. I was worried I was mutated or something, but I just had my own powers unlocked."
"So that's why you were upset," Serena said, "You thought you were mutated."
"Yeah, but I'm happy to know I'm just using my own power. The only problem is the fact that I don't think I know how to properly use it."
"I'm sure you can find a way," Ash told her rubbing her head in a brotherly way, "Don't give up until it's over."
"Hehe, Thanks," Bonnie said, giggling from Ash rubbing her head.
The three got up to go back over to their Pokemon, only for a sudden blast to knock them away. When they looked back up, they saw Pikachu and Dedenne trapped in a metal hand.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all people within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James."
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light."
"Surrender now or prepare to fight."
"Meowth, that's right!"
"Not you idiots again!" Ash shouted, "When are you going to leave me alone!"
"You know these people?" Serena asked.
"They're a bunch of clowns from the criminal organization, Team Rocket," Ash explained, "And ever since my literal first freaking day on my journey, they've been chasing me to get Pikachu."
"Clowns!?" Jessie growled at his insult.
"Idiots!?" James growled as well.
"Who cares?" Meowth said, "We got all his Pokemon!"
"This is where the idiot comment comes in…" Ash said, seeing that all the other Pokemon were perfectly fine behind the idiot trio, "Ralts, using Magic Leaf on that metal hand!"
"Okay," Ralts said as she called forward the grass type move.
It did as Ash planned, chopping the metal hand in half. However, it only hit the arm of the hand, and Meowth, who was actually thinking, managed to grab the hand before it fell.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Ash called out.
Because the long arm could no longer properly hold any electricity, Meowth got shocked, though not as bad as he could. He was slightly dazed, but he didn't completely let go. That's when another Pokemon burst onto the scene.
It was a blue frog that had a bunch of white stuff, almost like foam, covering most of its face. It removed the white foam, revealing the rest of its face, before throwing them right at the other two members of Team Rocket, temporarily blinding them.
"What's that?" Ash questioned before taking out his Pokedex.
Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokemon. From its chest and back, Froakie creates bubbles called Frubbles, which act as a cushion and soften the blow of an opponent's attack.
"Whoa," Ash said, "Why is he helping us?"
Back to the battle, with the two Rockets unable to call out any attacks, Froakie's arm was covered in a white light before he hit the metal hand, breaking it completely and freeing the two mouse Pokemon. Both of them landed and rushed back over to their trainers, Pikachu standing ready for battle while Dedenne jumped into Bonnie's arms.
"Use Electro Ball!" Ash called out to his partner.
"Oh, no you don't!" Jessie shouted, "Wobbuffet, use Mirror Coat!"
The attack bounced off the blue Pokemon, heading straight for Pikachu. Pikachu was unable to move properly, the hand having squished him a little. However, at the last second, Froakie jumped right in front of Pikachu, taking the full force of the attack.
Due to his water typing, the attack was super effective, leaving Froakie with bruises, his whole body crackling with electricity. He didn't let this stop him from getting in another attack, throwing his Frubbles at Wobbuffet.
"Oh please," Jessie said, "Wobbuffet, using Mirror Coat again."
Wobbuffet did as told, but the Frubbles still hit, knocking him back with several more Frubbles hitting Team Rocket.
"Stop messing around!" Jessie yelled at the Pokemon before she tried pulling the Frubbles off of her uniform, "What is this stuff?"
"Why didn't Mirror Coat work?" Ash questioned, "It's supposed to blast back attacks."
"Froakie's Frubbles aren't a real attack," Bonnie explained, "So it can't be countered like that. Professor Sycamore told me."
With little energy left, Froakie collapsed on the ground, his body still sparking.
"Froakie, no!" Ash said as he raced over to the Pokemon.
He lifted the bubble frog into his arms, ignoring the slight shock that followed. Ash then turned to Team Rocket, his eyes glowing blue with rage.
"Everyone, use your strongest attacks on these clowns!" Ash yelled to his Pokemon, all of which who nodded.
Ralts used Confusion, Riolu Aura Sphere, Infernape Ember, Sceptile Leaf Storm, and Pikachu with Thunderbolt. Froakie, despite being very weak, wasn't going to be left out, and shot a Water Pulse from his spot in Ash's arms. All the attacks hit the Rockets dead on, creating a massive explosion. The group was shot out through the top, flying away into the sky.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Team Rocket shouted as they disappeared into the sky.
"Hope they don't appear again, or at least not too much," Ash said before turning to the groaning Froakie in his arms, "We need to get Froakie some help, and quick!"
"Where's the Pokemon Center?" Serena said, taking a device out of her pocket.
"It's not very close to here," Bonnie said, "I think if we should go to Professor Sycamore. It's a lot closer. C'mon! I know the quickest way there!"
Ash quickly returned Infernape, Sceptile, and Pidgeot before letting Pikachu and Riolu on his shoulders and Ralts on his head. Serena returned Fennekin while Dedenne went back into Bonnie's bag. The group gathered up anything else they had before following Bonnie to the lab.
"Hang in there, Froakie," Ash told the bubble frog as he started running, "I'll make sure you're all better soon."
A new region, new Pokemon, and new friends. With Ash's promise fulfilled, he now has reunited with his old friend. But will Froakie be alright? What was Serena's visions about? And what is Bonnie going to do about her own powers? This is only the beginning of Ash and his Pokemon's new adventures, as the journey continues…
There we go! A few things to point out. I don't know what to make Serena. I could make her either one of the three I listed, all of them, or something you might have.
Tomo: You should probably make a poll.
I'll get on that.
Ash: Why isn't Clemont a part of my traveling companions?
Eh, I wasn't always a fan of his inventions and his whole thing with science, though I don't flat out hate him. I mean, people like Brock, Cilan, and even Tracy were there for a reason, primarily to cook food. I think Serena often does that, and Ash can now cook. His character will kinda mess with everything, seeing as he thinks science is everything while everyone else has powers that are Aura/magic based. I wanted to change up the story as well as give Bonnie some powers and a bit of a serious nature, so I decided to change it like that.
Also, what kind of person makes a security system that electrocutes people and then sends them flying just because they didn't have enough badges?
Molly: She has a point.
Anyways, there will be another traveling companion. He'll make a slight appearance in the next chapter, then be formally introduced after, and then join the group in the chapter after that. And, no, it is NOT an OC.
Also, the Promise of Reunion thing is actually a reference to another game where a person gave a handkerchief to a friend and that's how they remembered each other. If you can guess what it is I'll say you did in the next chapter.
Ash: You done?
Sure. To all my readers, watchers, and reviewers, stay golden!
