Ch. 1
Ash sighed. As Brock went on flirting with Nurse Joy, he silently walked away and outside. He walked over to Lake Acuity and sat on a rock, deep in thought. Why did Dawn have to leave? So what if she'd lost in the finals of the Grand Festival? She'd gotten that far, hadn't she? It just didn't make sense...
Suddenly, a girl's scream peirced the air. Ash stood up quick.
"Dawn?!"
He listened closer to scream. It wasn't Dawn. He frowned, sat back down again, and was soaked by a spash in the lake. He looked up just as a girl with brown hair and blue eyes broke the surface and coughed. He ran over and helped her out. As she coughed, she said to herself, "Okay, I know I said I wanted to go swimming, but this is not what I meant!"
Ash smiled a little. "You got wet, didn't you?"
She froze. "That voice...," She whispered. She looked up at Ash, who was confused, and gasped.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Y-You're Ash Ketchum!" She almost screamed. She stood up all the way.
"Yeah, but how do you know me?"
"Where I'm from, pretty much every PokeFan knows you," She explained. "There's a show that follows you on your journey."
"Cool!" Ash exclaimed. "Where are you from?"
"You probably don't know it," She giggled. "It's called Volant, in the United States of America."
He frowned. "You're right. I've never heard of it."
She gave a half-smile, then she realized something. "Where's Brock?"
"He's in the Pokemon Center-"
"Flirting with Nurse Joy?"
"Yeah," He laughed. The smile faded. "Guess you've heard about Dawn?"
She froze. "No," She replied. "What happened to her? Is she okay? Is she hurt? I must know what happened to her, she is my favorite female character, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED TO HER!!!!!"
Ash sighed. "She left."
Her look of anger quickly changed into confusion. "Left?"
"To go to Hoenn."
"Oh..."
They were silent for a moment, but then they heard a voice:
"Hey, Ash! Where are you?"
They looked at each other. "Brock," They mumbled simultaniouly. They both burst into a run towards where the call had come from. They soon saw him on the path, but they were in the forest. Right before they ran onto the path, the girl tripped on a root and tumbled through the bushes and onto the path. She sat up immedeately and said, "I'm okay!"
Brock saw her, ran over, and put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you okay?"
She grinned. "I really am in the Pokemon World," She mumbled. He grew confused just as Ash ran out.
"You okay?" He asked the girl.
"I'm fine," She laughed. She stood up as Ash explained to Brock about her. Once it was all said, Brock gave the girl a strange look.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"Michelle, want-to-be Pokemon trainer," She giggled. "Well, I probably should say 'Gonna Be Pokemon Trainer'."
Ash laughed, and Brock smiled at Ash's laugh. Ever since Dawn had left, Ash hadn't laughed once.
"If you had a choice, which Pokemon would you want for your starter?" Ash asked.
"Well, if it's only the starter Pokemon, I would choose Pokabu," She explained. "But if it's any Pokemon, I would have to say... Riolu."
"Riolu, huh?" Ash laughed. "Maybe we could get you one!"
Her face lit up. "Really? That would be awesome!"
Ash smiled. Brock thought of something.
"Don't Riolu live around here?"
"I think so," Ash replied. Michelle squealed.
"Awesome!"
Ash grinned as a Riolu came out of the bushes. Michelle saw it and almost screamed. He looked at her, then pulled out a PokeBall and handed it to her.
"Go ahead," He said. "Catch it!"
"Okay," She agreed. She turned to it and made the PokeBall bigger. "PokeBall, go!" She screamed a she threw it. It hit the Riolu, and it went inside. It shook, then clicked.
"Yes!" She yelled. "I just caught a Riolu!"
She winked at Ash, causing his face to turn red. "Thanks, Ash!"
"No prob," He said. "As long as you're happy."
This caused Michelle's face to turn an even deeper red.
Ash sighed. As Brock went on flirting with Nurse Joy, he silently walked away and outside. He walked over to Lake Acuity and sat on a rock, deep in thought. Why did Dawn have to leave? So what if she'd lost in the finals of the Grand Festival? She'd gotten that far, hadn't she? It just didn't make sense...
Suddenly, a girl's scream peirced the air. Ash stood up quick.
"Dawn?!"
He listened closer to scream. It wasn't Dawn. He frowned, sat back down again, and was soaked by a spash in the lake. He looked up just as a girl with brown hair and blue eyes broke the surface and coughed. He ran over and helped her out. As she coughed, she said to herself, "Okay, I know I said I wanted to go swimming, but this is not what I meant!"
Ash smiled a little. "You got wet, didn't you?"
She froze. "That voice...," She whispered. She looked up at Ash, who was confused, and gasped.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Y-You're Ash Ketchum!" She almost screamed. She stood up all the way.
"Yeah, but how do you know me?"
"Where I'm from, pretty much every PokeFan knows you," She explained. "There's a show that follows you on your journey."
"Cool!" Ash exclaimed. "Where are you from?"
"You probably don't know it," She giggled. "It's called Volant, in the United States of America."
He frowned. "You're right. I've never heard of it."
She gave a half-smile, then she realized something. "Where's Brock?"
"He's in the Pokemon Center-"
"Flirting with Nurse Joy?"
"Yeah," He laughed. The smile faded. "Guess you've heard about Dawn?"
She froze. "No," She replied. "What happened to her? Is she okay? Is she hurt? I must know what happened to her, she is my favorite female character, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED TO HER!!!!!"
Ash sighed. "She left."
Her look of anger quickly changed into confusion. "Left?"
"To go to Hoenn."
"Oh..."
They were silent for a moment, but then they heard a voice:
"Hey, Ash! Where are you?"
They looked at each other. "Brock," They mumbled simultaniouly. They both burst into a run towards where the call had come from. They soon saw him on the path, but they were in the forest. Right before they ran onto the path, the girl tripped on a root and tumbled through the bushes and onto the path. She sat up immedeately and said, "I'm okay!"
Brock saw her, ran over, and put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you okay?"
She grinned. "I really am in the Pokemon World," She mumbled. He grew confused just as Ash ran out.
"You okay?" He asked the girl.
"I'm fine," She laughed. She stood up as Ash explained to Brock about her. Once it was all said, Brock gave the girl a strange look.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"Michelle, want-to-be Pokemon trainer," She giggled. "Well, I probably should say 'Gonna Be Pokemon Trainer'."
Ash laughed, and Brock smiled at Ash's laugh. Ever since Dawn had left, Ash hadn't laughed once.
"If you had a choice, which Pokemon would you want for your starter?" Ash asked.
"Well, if it's only the starter Pokemon, I would choose Pokabu," She explained. "But if it's any Pokemon, I would have to say... Riolu."
"Riolu, huh?" Ash laughed. "Maybe we could get you one!"
Her face lit up. "Really? That would be awesome!"
Ash smiled. Brock thought of something.
"Don't Riolu live around here?"
"I think so," Ash replied. Michelle squealed.
"Awesome!"
Ash grinned as a Riolu came out of the bushes. Michelle saw it and almost screamed. He looked at her, then pulled out a PokeBall and handed it to her.
"Go ahead," He said. "Catch it!"
"Okay," She agreed. She turned to it and made the PokeBall bigger. "PokeBall, go!" She screamed a she threw it. It hit the Riolu, and it went inside. It shook, then clicked.
"Yes!" She yelled. "I just caught a Riolu!"
She winked at Ash, causing his face to turn red. "Thanks, Ash!"
"No prob," He said. "As long as you're happy."
This caused Michelle's face to turn an even deeper red.