Aura Heart Journey Chapter 10 (Patreon)

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Chapter 10 – To Copper Town

“You ready to head out Ash?” Misty asked as she tugged on her pack. Skiddo and Riolu had been cleared by Nurse Joy with a full recovery so they were leaving Pewter City this morning.

“Right behind you.” Ash called back as they headed for the front door of the Pokémon Center. Once outside they both released their Skiddo, both Goat Pokémon bleated happily getting pats and scratches from their Trainers.

“You two ready for a day of travelling?” Misty questioned while rubbing her Skiddo’s ears. Twin cheerful bleats from both Grass Types let Ash and Misty know that their Ride Pokémon were looking forward to the journey. The two Trainers got themselves comfortable in the saddle of their own Ride Pokémon before urging them forward. Riding towards the north exit of Pewter City only took a few minutes. When the couple passed the city gate and made it onto Route Forty Nine they urged their Skiddo to pick up the pace a bit. They didn’t want to exhaust their Pokémon so they’d chosen a speed that the Pokémon could maintain for a few hours easily.

“So do you want to have the practice battle at lunch or when we stop for the night?” Ash questioned as they rode next to each other.

“How about a one on one at lunch and a two on two when we stop for the night?” Misty suggested getting a nod from Ash.

“You’re on, Misty!” Ash accepted with a challenging grin.

“Don’t be sad if I win!” Misty teased with a smirk making Ash chuckle and promise that he wouldn’t. The ride north was fairly quiet except for their continued chatting. Both Trainers were on the lookout for other Trainers or any wild Pokémon that they’d want to catch. But so far neither had been seen by either Ash or Misty. The two stopped around noon for lunch at a clearing off to the side of Route Forty Nine. Releasing their Pokémon the duo set about feeding their teams and themselves. Today’s lunch consisted of pan fried noodles and vegetables with soy sauce. The Pokémon were happily scarfing down Type specific food that Ash and Misty had bought at the Pokemart the day before they left Pewter City. Since they’d had the extra money from the multiple Jobs they’d done the cost of the high quality Pokémon food hadn’t been an issue.

“Alright let’s get this battle started! Who’re you choosing Misty?” Ash asked as he looked over his team.

“I’ll choose Poliwag; she still needs some practical experience.” Misty chose getting her Poliwag to cheer as she made her way in front of her Trainer ready to battle.

“Alright then, Pidgeotto, you’re up!” Ash called his Flying Type to battle. Pidgeotto chirped in acceptance and took to the air flapping her wings to hover in place. “Ladies first.” He offered with a smile getting a grin in return.

“Why thank you. Poliwag use Hypnosis!” Misty replied instantly getting a response from Poliwag as she unleashed a wave of Psychic Aura towards the Bird Pokémon.

“Ascend and Gust!” Ash called out getting Pidgeotto to climb higher into the air before furiously flapping her wings and sending a spiraling column of Flying Type Aura and wind at the Water Type.

“Roll to dodge then counter with Bubble!” Misty instructed. Poliwag rolled out of the way of the incoming Gust attack and launched the high speed bubbles at her flying opponent.

“Dive and use Quick Attack!” Ash responded. Pidgeotto dodging the Bubble attack by diving towards the ground before glowing white and speeding towards Poliwag. The attack struck the Tadpole Pokémon sending it reeling backwards. “Hit it with Twister!” Pidgeotto’s wings took on a light blue sheen as she flapped her wings and formed a small tornado of Dragon Type Aura and wind. The Twister struck the off balance Water Type sending Poliwag onto her back. “Quick Attack!” Ash called out hoping to claim Pidgeotto’s first victory.

“Poliwag use Icy Wind!” Misty called. The Tadpole Pokémon sprung back to her feet before unleashing the Ice Type move at Pidgeotto. Without being able to change course fast enough Pidgeotto took the full brunt of the super effective attack. The dazed Normal/Flying Type hit the ground as she tried to shake off the hit. “Again!” Misty yelled. Getting a confirming sound from her Poliwag as the Water Type unleashed the move again.

“Sneaky!” Ash called out, he didn’t know that Misty had used the TM Services at the Training Facility. “Pidgeotto into the air!” Pidgeotto cawed as she launched herself into the air dodging the Ice Type move.

“Oh no you don’t! Poliwag, Icy Wind and maintain!” Misty called out. Poliwag launched a continuous stream of ice flaked wind at the retreating Pidgeotto trying to hit the agile Bird Pokémon.

“Dodge it, Pidgeotto!” Ash instructed knowing that a younger Pokémon like Poliwag couldn’t maintain an attack for too long. After several moments Poliwag’s Icy Wind faltered and Ash called his next move. “Gust!” The spiraling wind and Flying Aura was launched at the Water Type.

“Hit it with Water Gun!” Misty countered as Poliwag unleashed the pressurized stream of water at the airborne Pidgeotto. Poliwag was struck and sent tumbling by the Gust attack while Pidgeotto took a glancing blow to her wing and struggled to avoid crashing into the ground. Seeing that both their Pokémon were panting and injured Ash and Misty nodded to each other before calling an end to the battle.

“You did great Pidgeotto! We’ll work on more aerial maneuvers during practice. That way you won’t have to worry about the lag between switching from attacking to evading.” Ash praised his Flying Type getting a happy chirp from Pidgeotto as Ash proceeded to treat her injuries with a Potion.

“That was excellent Poliwag; you’ve really taken to your new move. We’ll work on your stamina while we travel. Soon you’ll be able to maintain your attacks for much longer.” Misty congratulated her Tadpole Pokémon getting a cheer from Poliwag as Misty poured some Fresh Water onto her Water Type’s injuries. Poliwag’s Water Absorb Ability came into effect and the wounds began to lighten and disappear as they rapidly healed. After treatment was taken care of the couple recalled their Pokémon and climbed back onto their Skiddo. They resumed their travel northward for another few hours only seeing a truck go by in that time. The day was wearing on and the couple decided to reach a marker Misty remembered seeing on her way from Copper Town before making camp. It was late afternoon when they spotted the marker. It was a simple wooden sign that said that Copper town was north and Pewter City was south. This sign was pretty much halfway between the two locations so served as a marker for travelling Trainers.

“I’ll get the firewood this time. Could you set up the tents and release the Pokémon?” Ash asked Misty.

“Sure thing.” Misty replied with a smile as she took Ash’s Pokeballs and his pack and started getting set up. Ash and Pikachu went into the forest that surrounded their camping spot and started collecting all the dry fallen branches they could find. Coming back to camp Pikachu and Ash placed the firewood a safe distance from the circle of stones that would serve as the fire pit. Ash looked around seeing the Pokémon relaxing and enjoying themselves. Both Skiddo were happily lounging in the sun while nibbling on whatever grass was close by. His and Misty’s Poliwag were using their Water Gun attacks to knock off berries from the tree they were standing under. The two Tadpole Pokémon had grown quite a bit since Ash and Misty had caught them on Route One. Their appetites had also grown along with their physical size. Riolu was apparently Aura communicating with Staryu and Starmie as the trio of Pokémon were faintly glowing and moving slightly making gestures about something. Pikachu had trotted off to climb onto his Skiddo’s back and enjoy the sunshine with the Goat Pokémon.

Looking into the sky Ash saw Pidgeotto and Butterfree flying around stretching their wings. Well Pidgeotto was flying around; Butterfree was flitting from tree to tree and eating nectar from flowers that were in bloom. His Butterfly Pokémon was covered in pollen from his feast and was most definitely fulfilling his natural role as a pollinator. Ash chuckled at his messy Bug Type before looking towards Misty who was finishing setting up her tent. Ash placed some firewood into the newly made pit and ignited it with a small application of Fire Type Aura. With their campfire taken care of Ash noticed Misty had finished with her tent and was taking out some pans for cooking.

“Hey, Misty, did you want me to set up my own tent?” Ash asked since his tent was still packed away in his pack.

“No, I figured we could just share mine.” Misty smiled with a dusting of pink on her cheeks. “I liked sleeping snuggled up next to you.” She admitted with a grin.

“I liked it too.” Ash grinned his own cheeks faintly red. The two smiled at each other before Ash moved to start helping with preparing the food. After vegetables were sliced and some Farfetch’d breast was seasoned and added to the pot they placed the lid on and let it start cooking over the fire. A bit over twenty years ago Farfetch’d had been endangered in the Kanto Region from over hunting. With new laws put in place by the Kanto Region Government the species had been protected from all hunting for fifteen years. Since the end of that protected time there was still a limit to how many of the birds could be hunted in the wild. Several farms had been set up to sustainably raise the Flying Type as a food so that the wild population could recover more quickly. Much like how Tauros, Miltank, Mareep, Grumpig, and a few other Pokémon species were farmed for meat, milk, wool, leather, and the like. Misty had bought the meat at the Pokemart and used her Aura to chill it to almost frozen before they set out from Pewter City. With the near refrigeration the couple could have farm raised meat in the wild as long as they ate it the same day they left a city or town. It would certainly add to their list of foods available while travelling.

While waiting for the food to cook Misty set up the solar shower bag to start heating up their shower water for the night. Ash checked on the food occasionally while going through his Pokedex for Pokémon native to the northern Routes of Kanto. According to the Pokedex there were a multitude of different Types and species of Pokémon found along Route Forty Nine and Route Fifty. A brief look over the list included; Teddiursa and Ursaring, both the male and female lines of the Nidoran species, Skarmory, Sneasel and very rarely Weavile could be found in the cooler areas further up the mountains, Phanpy and Donphan could be found in the Spring and Summer, Sandshrew and the occasional Sandslash were found in the drier parts of the mountains. Along Route Fifty several streams and two rivers met up at a large lake where Wooper and Quagsire could be found. That lake also held the only known Bidoof and Bibarel population this far south of Sinnoh. Barboach and Whiscash shared that lake as well along with Psyduck and some Golduck. Unfortunately while the Pokémon Snover and Abomasnow could on rare occasions be found around this lake in the Winter it was currently Spring so the Ice/Grass Types wouldn’t make their way this far south.

Looking up from his Pokedex Ash saw Misty checking their dinner. With a nod the orangette placed the lid back on and sat back against her pack and resumed reading one of the books she’d bought back in the Viridian City Pokemart. The smell coming from the pot was amazingly appetizing and Ash was very much looking forward to dinner. He’d actually looked into the book on camp cooking his mother had gotten him a few times during the nights before bed. It was filled with a plethora of simple recipes that could be made with various ingredients found in the wild. Ash had learned back in school that several Trainers that stayed in the wild for extended periods of time often hunted the populous Rodent Pokémon for meat. After all the average full grown Raticate was just over two feet tall and usually weighed somewhere around forty pounds. Even after butchering that would amount to somewhere near eighteen to twenty pounds of meat. Ash was fairly certain that he and Misty would end up hunting for their dinner at some point during their travels. But Misty was a fairly experienced Trainer already and he didn’t doubt that she’d be able to secure prey on a hunt. Several minutes later Ash and Misty were dishing out the roasted Farfetch’d and vegetables and filling their bellies.

“So good!” Ash exclaimed happily after his first bite.

“It’s great!” Misty practically cooed after she swallowed her first mouthful. It was a simple recipe but it was still delicious. After eating their fill the two Trainers offered the leftovers to their Pokémon. Skiddo, as herbivores, didn’t touch what remained of the meat but ate as much of the roasted vegetables as possible. Riolu, Pikachu, Pidgeotto and both Poliwag divided the small amount of remaining meat between themselves happily. Butterfree had already eaten himself to sleep off nectar and was sleeping in a nearby tree. After all the Pokémon were fed Ash and Misty called out to the two Pokémon they’d chosen to battle with after dinner.

“Alright Staryu, you’re up!” Misty chose her first Pokémon.

“Poliwag, let’s go!” Ash called out to his own Water Type. The Tadpole Pokémon quickly ran in front of his Trainer.

“I’ll start us off, Poliwag use Hypnosis!” Ash called getting a cry from Poliwag as the Water Type emitted the wave of Psychic Aura towards the Starfish Pokémon.

“Staryu, Rapid Spin to dodge.” Misty instructed getting a quick reaction from her Staryu as it spun out of the way of the Hypnosis attack. Staryu spun off to the side before Misty gave it another command. “Use Swift!” Staryu unleashed the star-shaped rays which hit their mark on Poliwag sending the Tadpole Pokémon onto its back.

“Poliwag use Water Gun to launch yourself at Staryu and then use Double Slap!” Ash instructed. Poliwag flipped himself over and fired its Water Gun into the ground launching itself towards Staryu with the recoil. As soon as Poliwag was close enough he began swatting Staryu repeatedly with his tail.

“Your Poliwag learned Double Slap?” Misty questioned having not known that Ash had raised his Poliwag so far.

“Yeah, Poliwag did a lot of strength training at the Training Facility!” Ash grinned at seeing Poliwag’s training paying off. “Use Hypnosis while Staryu can’t get away!”

“Don’t think you’ve won yet, Ash!” Misty smirked as Staryu’s core glowed. “Psywave!” Poliwag was blasted back from the force of the Psychic Type attack.

“Poliwag! Are you alright?” Ash called getting Poliwag to stand up defiantly and ready to continue the battle.

“Swift!” Misty called out. Staryu once again launched the star-shaped rays at Poliwag.

“Shoot then down with Water Gun!” Ash yelled trying to defend from the unavoidable move. Poliwag blasted out his Water Gun and swept away the initial barrage of stars.

“Rapid Spin to get in close, then a point blank Psywave!” Misty instructed. Staryu was quickly flying towards Poliwag with its core already glowing.

“Double Slap!” Ash called out getting Poliwag to launch himself towards the incoming Staryu. Poliwag got multiple strikes in before Staryu launched the Psywave knocking Poliwag away from it again. Ash and Misty saw that both of their Pokémon had become tired and decided to end the first round there.

“Return Staryu, you did great.” Misty thanked her Pokémon as she recalled it. “That was good Ash, Skiddo you’re turn!” Misty called out getting her Skiddo to trot onto the field.

“You did awesome Poliwag, go take a rest and have some Oran Berries.” Ash told his Water Type getting a happy cheer from Poliwag as he slowly walked over to Ash’s pack and rummaged in the pocket that he kept berries in. “Pikachu, you ready buddy?”

“Pika!” Pikachu called out as he ran over to Ash’s side of the field and sparked his cheeks.

“Razor Leaf!” Misty called out and with a bleat Skiddo complied. Skiddo launched a barraged of spinning leaves at the Electric Type. 

“Quick Attack to dodge, then hit it with Thunder Wave!” Ash called out as he had to find a way to limit the agile Skiddo’s mobility. 

“Chu!” Pikachu called back as he blitzed around the Razor Leaf with a white trail of Aura behind him. After bypassing his opponent’s attack Pikachu unleashed the Thunder Wave paralyzing Skiddo. 

“Skiddo!” Misty cried out seeing her Grass Type paralyzed. Skiddo winced as sparks danced over its body.

“Electro Ball!” Ash declared Pikachu’s next attack. Pikachu gathered electricity into the tip of his tail before launching a sphere of it at the Goat Pokémon.

“Block it with Razor Leaf!” Misty called as Skiddo launched another barrage of leaves that dispersed the Electro Ball. “I see Pikachu has learned some new moves!”

“Quick Attack!” Ash called out getting Pikachu to dash forward while leaving a trail of white light in his wake.

“Take Down!” Misty ordered getting Skiddo to dash forward with a blaze of Normal Type Aura glowing off his body.

“Pikachu dodge it buddy!” Ash called out but Pikachu could only turn and try to get out of the way of the incoming Grass Type.

“Skid!” Skiddo cried out as it landed a glancing blow on Pikachu sending the Electric Mouse tumbling for several feet.

“Pikachu!” Ash called out in worry. Pikachu weren’t the most durable of species so even a glancing blow from Skiddo’s Take Down could do some real damage.

“Pika!” Pikachu called out as he stood up a little shakily. Skiddo had locked up in paralysis again and was wincing.

“Electro Ball one more time!” Ash called out. Pikachu launched the attack and nailed the still immobilized Grass Type sending the Goat Pokémon stumbling.

“Vine Whip!” Misty responded. Skiddo was able to launch his attack and nailed Pikachu in the side sending the Electric Type sprawling again.

“Pikachu are you alright?” Ash questioned as Pikachu stood up again but with a noticeable strain.

“You want to call it here, Ash?” Misty asked getting a nod from her boyfriend. “Great work Skiddo, we’ll have to find a way to deal with faster opponents.”

“Skid!” Skiddo bleated back as he slowly made his way back to Misty so she could treat him. Ash walked over with Pikachu in his arms and the two Trainers set about treating their four Pokémon. About twenty minutes later and Skiddo, Poliwag, and Staryu were treated and back in their Pokeballs to sleep for the night. Pikachu was already curling up in the corner of Misty’s tent for the night by the time Ash and Misty were taking their showers. 

“That was a good evening.” Misty commented as she and Ash were getting themselves situated in her tent. Changing into their sleeping clothes in front of each other hadn’t been nearly as awkward as they’d expected since they’d seen so much of each other already. Neither minded the other looking at their mostly naked body and, in fact, got a bit of a thrill from it. Misty’s tent was only a little bigger than Ash’s so the couple would need to cuddle up to fit. That worked with their plans just fine as Ash and Misty were getting between their two opened sleeping bags. Misty’s was being used as the ‘mattress’ while Ash’s was the ‘blanket’.

“It really was, huh?” Ash replied with a grin. “Great dinner and some good training, I’d say it went perfectly.” He quickly wrapped his arms around Misty’s waist and pulled his girlfriend into his side. Misty giggled as she snuggled into Ash’s chest and threw her leg over one of his to bring them closer. Ash nuzzled into Misty’s hair gently breathing in his girlfriend’s scent as Misty lay against his chest and ran her hand up and down his chest and stomach feeling the tone of his muscles.

“Hmm, good night Ash.” Misty breathed out as she felt sleep coming on.

“Good night, Misty, sleep tight.” Ash replied as he pulled her tighter as the two snuggled deeper into their shared bedding.

The next morning the couple kissed as they woke up in each other’s arms again. Reluctantly they separated to begin the day and made quick work of breakfast and feeding the Pokémon. Within an hour of waking up Ash and Misty were back on the road to Copper Town. Riding their Skiddo further up Route Forty Nine they came across another group of people. This new group consisted of four people all of them looking to be at least twenty. There were two men and two women and they were all riding their own Rapidash.

“Morning.” The lead man greeted as he tipped his straw hat to them. He had dark brown hair and a tan complexion. He was wearing a tan light-weight coat over a blue shirt and blue jeans. Looking the other three over they all were dressed in jeans and had jackets as well. The second man, a black haired man, smiled as he too tipped his hat to them. Both women smiled before wishing the young couple a good morning as well.

“Good morning.” Ash and Misty replied with smiles of their own.

“Pikachu!” Pikachu greeted getting smiles from the two women immediately.

“You two did pack some jackets right?” The woman on the right asked as she looked over the two teen’s clothes. “It gets pretty chilly up in the mountains. Even though it’s spring now the temperature is always a bit lower around Copper Town until around late spring.”

“Yeah, we’ve got some jackets in our packs.” Misty confirmed. “I came through Copper Town about a month or so ago so I made sure to buy a good jacket.”

“Smart girl, knows what’s important.” The second man nodded. Misty smiled at the compliment.

“We’re just coming from Copper Town. We’re traveling around for Ace Level Tournaments right now. But just north of Copper Town is one of the few areas where you can catch wild Steelix in the Kanto Region, so Brian here had to insist that we go there.” The woman on the left said as she motioned to the first man.

“Hey I didn’t see you complaining when you caught that huge Skarmory that tried to swoop in and snatch my Golduck for food.” Brian responded to the woman.

“I think we all came out well from the trip.” The second man stated getting a nod from the woman on the right. “Me and Julia both caught a good Pokémon each, didn’t think I’d get to catch a Snorlax on this trip.”

“Shawn is right, he caught a Snorlax, I caught a Weavile, Brian got himself a Steelix and you, Heather, caught yourself that impressively large Skarmory. I don’t see any reason to complain.” Julia remarked getting nods from Brian and Shawn while Heather just pouted about hating camping in cold weather.

“How far north did you guys go?” Ash questioned knowing that to find wild Steelix and Snorlax were incredibly rare. Misty nodded her own curiosity to the question.

“Hmm, about two days travel past Copper Town. It’s still pretty cold up in those mountains though. I wouldn’t recommend it for Trainers your age just yet.” Brian replied. The rest of the adult group chimed in their own opinions, including both Heather and Julia commenting on how cute Pikachu was getting the Electric Type to smile back with a cheerful cry, the two groups spent several more minutes chatting before parting ways.

“They were nice enough.” Misty mused a minute or so later.

“Yeah, they sure were lucky to find a wild Steelix and Snorlax. Those Pokémon aren’t seen that often so most people have to catch and raise an Onix; or pay for a Munchlax from the Breeders Association.” Ash replied musing over how strong those wild Pokémon might have been.

“We should be able to get to Copper Town before dark if we keep our pace up. Then we can get a room at the Pokémon Center.” Misty informed as she and Ash rode further north.

“Just one room? Why Misty, if I didn’t know any better I’d think you were trying to share a bed with me.” Ash teased his girlfriend getting the orangette to smirk at him.

“What can I say? You make a very good body pillow.” Misty winked making Ash grin in response.

“I’m happy to be of service.” Ash teased while waggling his eyebrows. Misty laughed at her boyfriend’s antics. The two rode for a few more hours before stopping for lunch. Letting their Pokémon out to stretch and relax while getting a meal only took about an hour. After lunch they were back on the road and in the late afternoon Misty pointed out the first sign that they were close to Copper Town.

“Hey Ash, see that?” Misty asked as she pointed skyward. Ash looked up and stared wide eyed at the pair of large Skarmory flying through the air.

“Wow! They have to be over twice the size of an average Skarmory!” Ash exclaimed looking at the two large Steel/Flying Types in the sky.

“Those are Gym Leader Dustin’s Pokémon. He has them patrol the area around Copper Town to look out for trouble or alert him if someone needs help. I think he has over a dozen Skarmory doing this. Once we get a bit closer you’ll see Copper Town’s Protectors too. I’m sure you’ll be shocked.” Misty informed getting Ash to look at his girlfriend pleadingly.

“Tell me, tell me, come on!” Ash half begged as they rode closer to their destination.

“Nope! I want to see your reaction.” Misty giggled as Ash grumbled. Another hour passed and the sun was just beginning to descend below the horizon turning late afternoon into early dusk when the couple came within sight of Copper Town’s main entry way. With a rumble two immense Steelix appeared from the forested ridges on either side of the Route.

“Holy hell.” Ash gaped at the sight of the massive Steel/Ground Types. Pikachu stared up at the immense Pokémon his own eyes wide at their sheer size. Ash couldn’t see all of their bodies but just estimating from what he could see these two Steelix must be at least twice the length of an average member of their species. The average Steelix measured in at a length of thirty feet and some inches, which made these two behemoths at least sixty feet long each. 

“Hahaha, your face is priceless.” Misty giggled loudly as Ash turned to her still amazed by the size of the two Steelix.

“I doubt you were any better the first time you saw these two.” Ash accused his girlfriend. Misty simply shrugged with a grin.

“I’m not sure if it was these two I saw the first time. But it was definitely a pair of about the same size.” Misty commented making Ash’s eyes widen again.

“There are more Steelix this big?” Ash questioned in shock.

“Yep, Copper Town only has two entry points. The one we’re on and the one that connects to Route Fifty. There are always two of these big ones guarding each entry way. I asked Dustin when I was here last and won the Founding Tournament how many Protectors the town had. According to him they have ten Steelix of this size that surround the town and keep a watch out for violent wild Pokémon or people that are up to no good.” Misty explained as the two massive Steelix apparently judged them as not being a threat and returned to the forested ridges to continue their guarding.

“Ten… ten Steelix twice the size of average at least.” Ash muttered to himself amazed by Copper Town’s Protectors. The couple rode into Copper Town proper and Ash followed Misty to the Pokémon Center. Checking in was easy as per usual and the two rented a single room to share both blushing slightly when the Nurse Joy gave them a knowing look. Getting into their room and setting their packs down the two smiled at each other before their lips met in a soft kiss.

“So you want to get some dinner and check out the town a little?” Misty asked as she pulled back from her boyfriend.

“Sure, you’ve been here so show me around.” Ash grinned as he interlaced their fingers and the couple headed out to find a good restaurant for dinner. Unnoticed to either Trainer as they walked through Copper Town on the way to find dinner they were noticed by an older man. He was wearing a tan cap a blue work shirt covered by dark brown overalls and had a dark brown mustache matching the thick hair on his head. This man’s eyes appeared to glow for a brief moment before stopping. He smiled and shook his head.

“It’s been an age since I saw a Guardian. Hopefully he’s here to challenge the Gym.” The man mused aloud as he continued on his way.

“Hey Boss! Are you headed home?” A young man called out from the other side of the street.

“Of course, Pat, if I’m late for dinner Ora will have my head.” The older man chuckled as he waved the young worker away. His wife and daughter were expecting him for dinner and he wasn’t about to disappoint them.

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Ash and Misty have arrived in Copper Town! Having a Ride Pokémon really makes a difference on travel times! So who is this mysterious ‘Boss’ that’s figured out that Ash is an Aura Guardian with just a glance? Keep reading to find out!

Ash’s Current Pokémon

Pikachu – Static – Tail Whip, Thundershock, Growl, Quick Attack, Electro Ball, Thunder Wave, Volt Tackle

Riolu – Inner Focus – Foresight, Quick Attack, Blaze Kick, Bulk Up, Copycat, Force Palm

Poliwag – Water Absorb – Watersport, Water Gun, Hypnosis, Bubble, Double Slap

Butterfree – Compound Eyes – Tackle, String Shot, Bug Bite, Harden, Gust, Confusion

Pidgeotto – Keen Eye – Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Quick Attack, Whirlwind, Twister

Skiddo – Sap Sipper – Growth, Vine Whip, Tail Whip, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf, Synthesis, Take Down

Misty’s Current Pokémon

Staryu – Natural Cure – Harden, Rapid Spin, Water Gun, Recover, Psywave, Swift, Bubblebeam, Camouflage

Starmie – Natural Cure - Rapid Spin, Water Gun, Recover, Psywave, Swift, Bubblebeam, Camouflage, Protect

Goldeen – Lightning Rod – Peck, Tail Whip, Watersport, Supersonic, Horn Attack, Flail, Water Pulse, Aqua Ring

Poliwag – Water Absorb – Watersport, Water Gun, Hypnosis, Bubble, Double Slap, Icy Wind

Skiddo – Sap Sipper – Growth, Vine Whip, Tail Whip, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf, Synthesis, Take Down

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I'm still accepting Original Characters from my patrons for this story! Most would be one off trainers that Ash or Misty battle along their journey. But others could be Trainers that impart life lessons onto Ash, Misty, or his other travelling companions! Wouldn’t you like your Original Character to teach Ash an important life lesson? Or just teach Ash how to loosen up and enjoy a party? So be sure to submit some characters! If you make them detailed enough I might be able to do a small mini arc with your character and Ash’s group! 

Some Original Characters could end up filling in some of the new Gym Leader spots that will be in the various Regions! I’ll even help out with Badge design/name! You’d get to have your own Gym Leader with their own unique Badge!

I've posted 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 seven Types left to choose from. Ash will probably only challenge four Gyms besides the eight canon Gyms with Steel Type, Ghost Type and Flying Type being three of them. Steel Type and Ghost Type already have OCs planned out but Flying Type does not!

Until I get your reviews, later!