Hi! Here’s part 3! Ash starts on his pokémon journey. Will the way be smooth, or will he be off to a rocky start? Read this to find out! Ash will run into some familiar people. New friends, Old rivals…the journey’s just begun!

 

      Ash stood in front of Professor Elm. “Very well, I will give you a pokédex and starter pokémon and let you start your journey. What starter pokémon do you want?” Ash considered for a while before he studied the poke balls sitting in front of him. Finally, he pointed. The ball was empty, as were the two next ones. Professor Elm sweat dropped and said “Err, All the other trainers came yesterday, so I don’t have any normal starter pokémon left. However, if you want something different…Ash nodded his head as Professor Elm went to the back of his lab. He returned with a handful of poke balls. “Since you seem to have experience, I’m giving you these. They were just created by a breeding center and won’t obey me, so I was wondering if you’d take them off my hands.”

      “Oh yes!” shouted Ash. He took off as Professor Elm stared after him and sighed. Later, Ash opened the poke balls. The first one was a small red cat with fairy-like wings. “Flaris!” shouted Ash. He quickly opened up the rest and gasped. Inside were Hydroxis, Floweris, Demon, Sparkle, and Supernatural. “Oh my god.” Said Ash. Pika-chan also looked surprised. Instead of attacking him, the six pokémon sat next to Ash and purred. Ash smiled. “They can sense the magic coming from you. They know you care for pokémon and you are the card master.” Said Pika-chan. Ash grinned and picked them up. “All right, let’s go to Violet!”

      Two days later, Ash had arrived in Violet. He had sent Professor Elm six pokémon already. Pidgey, Hoot-hoot, Noctowl, Rattata, Otachi (Sentret), and Lady-Ba. Ash headed for the poke mart and stocked up on potions and poke balls. He didn’t bother to buy other stuff, because you can get all kinds of berries. Next, Ash headed for the Pokémon Center to get his pokémon healed. Finally, Ash walked to the gym.

      “I wish to challenge Faulkner for a Wing badge!” shouted Ash. Lights appeared on a boy with spiky hair. “You wish to challenge me?” asked Faulkner. Ash nodded. “Very well. Pidgey, go!” “Sparkle, I choose you! Thundershock!” shouted Ash. Sparkle appeared and attacked the Pidgey, which fainted. Sparkle also took out Pidgeotto easily. Faulkner didn’t believe his eyes. “When did you start your journey?” asked Faulkner. Ash shrugged. “Two days ago.”

      “Two days ago! That’s impossible!” said Faulkner. Ash shrugged. “I got special pokémon from Professor Elm. Faulkner sighed and handed Ash the badge and TM. Ash left the pokémon center feeling happy. Then, he got a call from Professor Elm.

      “Yes?” Asked Ash. “Ash, do you know a boy named Gary Oak?” He stole a rare pokémon from my laboratory!” “What?!” shouted Ash. “I guess you do know who Gary is. Could you please try and get that pokémon back?”

      “Sure!” said Ash. He sighed. *Knowing how Gary treats his pokémon, I’ll be lucky if it’s alive when I find it. *  Ash hung up and shrugged. *I guess I’ll have to quit pokémon training for a while. * he thought. Then he ran into the woods and pulled out his key. “Key that hides the power of the elements, reveal your true form before me! Your master under the seal of contract Ashura commands you, Release!” A golden magic circle formed under Ash’s feet as the key around Ash’s neck glowed and turned into a staff. Ash threw a card into the air and struck it with his staff. “Aerodactyl!” Ash transformed into the majestic rock pokémon. Pika-chan climbed onto his back and they took off.

      Several hours of flying had passed and Ash still hadn’t spotted Gary. It was getting dark, and Aerodactyl didn’t have any night vision. “Change to Noctowl.” Said Pika-chan. (Good Idea. Noctowl!) shouted Ash. Soon, he spotted a boy dressed in a dark blue shirt and pants sneaking around a house. (That’s him. Double Edge!) Two small balls of light hit Gary dead-on. Ash smirked. Gary looked up and growled.

      “Arcanine go! Take that annoying bird out!” The Arcanine let out a growl and a flamethrower attack. Ash dodged and let loose a Hypnosis, which put Arcanine to sleep, followed by dream eater. “No! Arcanine, return! Gyrados, go!” The enormous sea serpent appeared and Hyper Beamed Ash, who fell because the Hyper Beam had broken one of his wings. *Damn! Better switch morphs than. Denyru!” In a flash, Ash had turned into Denyru, the final evolution of Mereep. Ash let out a Thunder punch, which took Gyrados out, since Gyrados was flying/water type.

      *Is this mew? * thought Gary with surprise. *Either that or it’s a ditto. I’ll try and capture it. * “Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, go!” (Hmm. Let’s even the odds a bit. Mewtwo!)Ash changed into Mewtwo and let loose Psychic, which took out Venusaur, followed by Thunder, which took out Blastoise and severely damaged Charizard. Gary gasped and backed away. Ash slowly descended and reappeared in front of him.

      “Ah! Ash?! What are you doing here!?” asked Gary. Ash did not reply and Pika-chan zapped Gary. “All right Gary, I know you stole a pokémon from Elm’s lab. Give it back!” Gary gasped and backed away. “You’re a freak! I always knew you were weird! Leave me alone!” Gary backs against the wall. Ash sighs and pulls out a card. “Sneasal, go! Thief attack!” Sneasal nods and steals Gary’s poke balls. Ash opens them all, finally revealing a small cream-colored pokémon with chocolate colored paws. It whimpered softly and looked up at Ash.

      Ash’s eyes brightened as he got an idea. “Under a new seal of contract, your master commands you, return to your true form, pokémon card!” shouted Ash. Persiaisha looked startled before turning into a card. Gary stared. “I didn’t know I could turn pokémon into pokémon cards.” Said Ash. “Well, now you can, since you are the pokémon card master. You can also turn your cards into real pokémon.” Pika-chan stated. “Really?” Ash looked pleased. Gary, on the other hand, did not realize the implications of this.

      A few months later…Ash has all 8 badges and is heading for the Johto League. His pokédex is completed and he has around 300 pokémon. Gary is the Johto League Champ and its up to Ash to dethrone him!

 

End of part 3! This is short but the next one will be longer, I promise!

New Pokémon- Persiaisha: (normal type) A Siamese kitten with extra sharp claws and 2 pairs of ears.

Ash can turn normal pokémon into cards because he is the pokémon card master.

Completed 2/23/02