Disclaimer: *Checks some papers* Nope, still don’t own Pokemon.

Why Ash?
Chapter 1

Indigo Stadium was filled with excited Pokemon trainers. These trainers
journeyed from
all regions of the Pokemon world to come to this highly publicized event.
"Please, quiet down everyone. We can not begin unless we have total silence."
A older gentleman dressed in a white lab coat spoke from a small stage, set
up on the
right hand side of Indigo Stadium.
The trainers were all seated in the battling area of the stadium facing the
stage while
hundreds of Pokemon researchers, scientists, and watchers observed from the
stands.
The audience of trainers quieted down as the famous Pokemon scientist known
as Dr.
Stiner walked on stage and stopped in front of a podium.
"Ladies and gentleman, I’d like to welcome you all here today. Pokemon
trainers, you
should be honored to be here. For today you will all bear witness to the most
incredible
discovery in all Pokemon history."
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At the left side of the stadium, near the entrance, a figure sat thinking
about the events of
the past 2 weeks.
Despite being so far in the back, he still was able to hear the words of Dr.
Stiner.
"Discovery?......Shit."
The figure grabbed the handle of the door through which he entered and tugged
at it
forcefully. It didn’t budge.
"Locked.....Please not again," the figure whispered desperately.
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"Bring out the Great Orb of Creation." The doctor instructed as two
assistants went to
fetch the so-called orb.
A few seconds later the assistants arrived pushing a cabinet with a pillow
resting on top.
They slowly opened the cabinet to reveal a small golden orb. They took the
orb from out
of the cabinet and placed it on top of the pillow carefully. The orb was dull
and lifeless
until it was taken outside. That is when it started to emit a faint golden
light.
"Yes, the prophecy was true," the doctor said as he observed the light the
orb was
emanating.
"What prophecy? What is all this about?" a tall, spiky-haired trainer asked.
"I will explain. A prophecy written in the book of Ho-oh stated that a golden
orb, if
joined with the right person, would release a great life giving force. This
force will bring
on an age of great power, the power of life, growth, and tranquillity. The
only tools
necessary in bringing forth this power was the orb and a youth that has great
knowledge
of Pokemon."
"Which is why you need us." A trainer speaking somewhat arrogantly, resolved.
"Correct."
"Well if that was all you needed to fulfill this prophecy, why didn’t you do
it sooner?" a
young redhead questioned.
"Simple, the orb was not in our possession until a few days ago."
"The discovery at Mount Moon." A trainer wearing a headband pondered out
loud."Yes, we discovered the orb in the mountain. When I saw it I was
ecstatic, to say the
least. Now all that’s left is to find the young trainer who can open this
orb. The glowing
means that the person who has the power is in this area." Dr. Stiner waved
his hand over
the left area of the stadium.
A trainer from the left side stood forward. "Well if this person has to have
a great
knowledge of Pokemon then the prophecy must be about me."
"Well then, who are you?"
"I am Gary Oak, the greatest Pokemon trainer of all time, and soon to be
Pokemon
Master," Gary said snottily as more than half the audience rolled their eyes.
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"They can’t do this to me again, they can’t." The figure in the back was
getting even
more desperate now as he continued to tug at the doors. He tried desperately
not to draw
attention to himself but he was aware of the seriousness of the situation.
"I have to get away. I wont let them get me. I wont let it happen again. I
wont let them do
to me what they did to him." He was now in a state of panic as he babbled
away almost
incoherently.
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"Well, everyone is going to get a turn to touch the orb, but if nobody has a
problem with
you going first then you may proceed," the doctor stated skeptically.
"Everyone wont need a turn because I will be the one to open it, you’ll see."
Gary approached the orb which was still glowing faintly.
He slowly inched his hand closer and closer to the orb, as if he could feel
the power
intensifying. His hand finally made contact with the orb as he stood in
anticipation.
Everyone looked on as the orb.......did absolutely nothing.
The audience erupted with laughter as Gary Oak became bright red from
embarrassment.
"Well this orb doesn’t know a great trainer when it sees one," Gary stated
nervously.
The doctor seemed extremely agitated as he pointed his finger at the
audience, motioning
for Gary to go back to his seat.
Gary walked off stage with his head hung low.
"All right, I think the best way to do this is to form a line. We’ll start
with-"
"BANG"
"Huh?" The doctor was in a state of confusion as he looked to the back of the
stadium
where a loud banging sound was heard.
"BANG BOOM"
The trainers all turned around to face the entrance, where the noise was
coming from.
The scientists, researchers, and watchers in the stands also turned to look
at the entrance.
A light was shown down as a figure dressed in jeans and a T-shirt appeared.
He wore a
green backpack on his back and green bicycle gloves on his hands. The young
boy, about
the age of 14, struggled crazily with the door, as he tried to get it open.
"Hey you, boy. What do you think you are doing?"
The boy slowly turned around to reveal his face which was a deep shade of
red. Dark
black hair covered his eyes which were filled with tears.
"Please, let me go. I don’t want to go through this again, please. I can’t, I
wont. I wont let
them use me. Please." The boy pleaded desperately as tears flowed down his
face.
"Who are you?"
"They killed him, he is dead because of their games. They will do the same
thing to me.
They wont stop until I’m dead too. Don’t you see?"
The doctor shook his head in disbelief and worry over the raving boy.
"Computer, identify this trainer," the doctor said as if to no one.
A beep was heard from the boys pocket as he reached in and pulled out his
Pokedex.
A low emotionless voice was heard over the loud speaker.
"Trainer identified. Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town."
The other trainers looked on in disbelief. Was this really the Ash Ketchum
they once
knew?
Ash fell to the ground "Don’t you understand? This is all a game to them.
They are using
us for their own enjoyment. I am their pawn, just like my father was. After
he died they
came after me. They took his life away with their silly games. It’s all an
act." Ash was
becoming even more irrational as he continued to speak.
"Ash, who are you talking about?" the doctor questioned.
"The Legendary Pokemon. They’re behind all of this........All I ever wanted
to do was
become a Pokemon Master. But every couple of months something happens. It’s
either
rescue the legendary Pokemon this, or save the world that. I can’t take it
any more. The
chosen one, hmmppff, yeah I wonder who I’m chosen by." Ash seemed to be in a
paranoid state.
"The chosen one? That was you? Then you must be the one who can open the
orb!""Of course I’m the one. Who else would it be? Don’t you understand?
That’s what I’ve
been trying to tell you. These are all tests. Tests for their little pawn in
a game they
created. They test me and if I succeed, great, if I’m failing they help me
along. If I die
they bring me back until the are sick of me, until I don’t amuse them
anymore, that’s
when I stay dead. Just like my father."
Unfortunately for Ash his crazy rants were not registering in the doctors
brain as all he
heard was that Ash was able to open the orb.
"Bring the boy here," the doctor said almost mechanically to his assistants.
The assistants
began to approach Ash.
"Nooo, leave me alone.....please. I wont go through this again. I refuse to
play, I don’t
want to play."
The assistants were now a few feet in front of Ash when a yellow rodent
jumped out of
the green backpack. The Pikachu’s cheeks sparked menacingly as it warned the
assistants
to back away from it’s trainer.
"Get the electricity proof box," one assistant said to the other as he ran
passed the crowds
into a back room.
"Ash, don’t you see. You have the chance to make history here. Nobody is
asking you to
save the world or do anything life threatening. We are just asking you to
touch an orb,
that’s all."
Ash was now on the floor hugging his knees to his chest. He rocked back and
forth while
shaking his head wildly.
"That’s what you think. Nothing good will come from opening that orb. As soon
as the
orb is opened it will set off a domino effect that will lead to me risking my
life or doing
something extremely crazy or dangerous. The Legendary Pokemon know how to
tempt
humans. They offer power, wealth, happiness. Why do you think Team Rocket is
around?"
"Ash are you crazy? Team Rocket are the ones who try and capture the
legendary
Pokemon. You’ve stopped them enough times to know that." The redhead in the
front
spoke up.
Ash got up from his crouching position to address the redhead.
"And how does Team Rocket get their hands on legendary Pokemon in the first
place?
It’s all a set up Misty. The Legendary Pokemon are the ones who tempted Team
Rocket
with their power. They approached Giovanni’s mother and offered her power if
she had
the skill enough to capture one of them. That’s how their evil empire got
started. They
knew who to go to. They knew that she was going to start this evil
organization. And
with an evil organization in their world things would be more interesting.
More
entertaining for them. And then it all comes back to me. Why am I the only
human being
on the planet who is constantly followed around by Team Rocket members? Don’t
try
and tell me I’m crazy. I heard everything, they think I can’t understand
them, but I can. I
know what they said. I will not be tricked into another foolhardy rescue
mission, not me."
Ash was speaking as if he was deranged, constantly looking around him as if
to make
sure nobody was watching. Even though the hundreds of trainers in front of
him were
watching his display of craziness. Most of the trainers new who Ash was,
having met him
before while they were traveling. He probably helped them out with something
as was
common practice back then with Ash. Misty, Brock, Tracey, and even Gary
looked on in
worry at their young friend.
The assistants finally came back with a box as they quietly sneaked up behind
Pikachu.
Ash seeing what was about to happen to his friend, who was the only thing
protecting
him at the moment, called out.
"Pikachu watch out behind you!"
"Pika?"
But it was too late as a box containing air holes dropped over the rodent.
The box was
clear so you could see the Pikachu inside. It desperately tried to
thundershock it’s way
out but it was no use.
"Pikachu," Ash said sadly as he watched his best friend get trapped by the
box.
Ash began to shake nervously as the assistants approached him.
"Don’t worry Ash, after all this is over we will let your Pikachu go and you
will be a
hero," the doctor stated reassuringly.
"What else is new. No don’t!" Ash cried out as the two men grabbed him and
tried to lift
him up. Ash struggled, kicking his legs and flailing his arms madly. The two
men almost
dropped him but two other assistants approached and held Ash’s limbs so he
couldn’t
move at all.
They made their way through the crowd with Ash in tow as Pikachu watched on
sadly.
Misty spoke up. "Brock, I don’t think this is right. If Ash doesn’t want to
open the orb
they shouldn’t force him. I mean look how scared he is. And some of the
things he was
saying made some sense if you think about it, and that stuff about his dad-"
"Misty, Ash is obviously not the same person we knew. You saw how crazy he
was
acting. Come on now, the legendary Pokemon are to blame for Team Rocket?"
Misty stood there silently not knowing what to do. ‘How could Ash have
changed so
much?’
Ash was now being held in front of the orb. The orb began to grow brighter as
Ash came
closer.
"You are the one, look at how it glows. Now Ash, all you have to do is put
your hand on
the orb and you are free to go," the doctor explained.
"Yeah right. I am never free." Ash made no attempt to move his hand.
The doctor waited for a few minutes. Seeing Ash not moving aggravated the
doctor.
"Grrr, fine if that’s the way you want it, put his hand on the orb," the
doctor told his
assistants that were still holding Ash.
One assistant took Ash’s arm and extended it to the orb. Ash tried to resist
but the
assistant was too strong. All Ash could do was give a silent protest of "No"
as his hand
made contact with the orb.
The orb grew so brightly at the contact that everyone had to shield their
eyes. Ash could
feel the orb opening under his hand and then he felt something soft and
furry."Sooknee!"
"Huh?" were the reactions of the people on stage as a furry blue creature
with two pink
ears jumped into Ash’s arms. The assistants put Ash down as they watched the
new and
unusual Pokemon in amazement. Ash looked down at the Pokemon who looked back
up
in wonderment at the human that was holding it. It brought it’s pink nose to
Ash’s as it
sniffed his face making Ash chuckle from the ticklish feeling that it was
creating with it’s
fur. The Pokemon’s large blue eyes examined Ash as Ash stared at it in
amusement,
momentarily forgetting all that had just occurred over the past couple of
weeks. The
Pokemon was about the size of Pikachu but it resembled a small dragon. After
the
Pokemon was done examining Ash it gleefully cried out "Sooknee! Sook, sook"
and
nuzzled itself into Ash’s chest.
Ash gave a small smile at the Pokemons affections but then remembered what
this small
Pokemon means.
"See, now how could anything so small and innocent be life threatening?" the
doctor
pointed out.
"You’d be surprised," Ash said knowingly.
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On top of the Indigo Stadium a man with blue hair and a woman with blond hair
watched
the scene below them.
"I knew it was a good idea to come here," the blue-haired man stated in a
grating voice.
"Let’s get out of here and report this to the boss. You two keep an eye on
those bratty
kids, especially the one with the Pikachu," the blond-haired woman instructed
to two
other figures seated next to them.
"Why do we have to stay? Why don’t you stay and we will go tell the boss," a
redhead
questioned.
"Jess, wont the boss get mad at us because we didn’t bring him any Pokemon
yet?"
another blue-haired man whispered.
"Uh, you guys go ahead we’ll hold down the fort here," Jessie said nervously.
The blond rolled her eyes and grabbed her blue-haired partner and exited the
area in a
Raticate balloon.
"Way to stand up to them Jessie," a Meowth stated sarcastically as it was
then smacked
over the head by Jessie.