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.


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