Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ Someone's Always Out to get Me ❯ Charmeleon's Reformation ( Chapter 1 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

This first chapter will seem familiar to some of you. I decided to have more than one part to this story. I worked a little on the second chapter while I was on vacation in Las Vegas last week. Anyway this story is going to be very dramatic and full of action. If you want a story with a lot of action, this story is for you.
' is human thoughts
(' is Pokemon thoughts
Pokemon language followed by ( ) is the translation of what the Pokemon is saying



Chapter 1: Charmeleon's Reformation

It was a bright and sunny day. Ash, Misty and Brock decided to take a break from their journey, and were resting in a forest.
"Let's let our Pokemon out," Brock said.
"Good idea, that way they can get some fresh air," Misty said.
"All right, let's do it," Ash said.
"All Pokemon, we choose you!" they shouted together.
All of their Pokemon were released. Vulpix and Zubat played with Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Pidgeotto. Geodude and Onix just stayed in one spot and took a little nap. Misty's Pokemon swam in a nearby lake, except Psyduck, who only stood on shore. Charmeleon was in his usual "I don't want to have anything to do with you" mood. He just moved away from the others and had closed his eyes.
Pikachu and the others played Hide and Seek. Pikachu was it, and he had to count to 15. When he finished counting, he started to look for the others. He soon found Bulbasaur, the other Pokemon, and Ash not too far from Charmeleon.
"Pika pika pi chu pikachu (Why does he always sleep like that)?" Pikachu asked.
"Squirtle, squirt squirtle (Because he doesn't want to be friends with Ash or us)," Squirtle responded.
"Bulba bulba saur bulbasaur (He needs to stop having that attitude. He won't ever be Ash's friend if he continues to have that attitude problem)," Bulbasaur said.
"Char me leon me char. Char leon char char (I could care less about Ash. He's a child, and I am no longer a child)," Charmeleon said.
Apparently, Charmeleon wasn't asleep after all.
"Vul pix vulpix vul vul pix (I wonder what you would do if you were Ash's only hope to live)," Vulpix said.
As they were talking, they didn't know that Team Rocket was watching them from their balloon. They had a plan that could not fail (A/N: I've heard that one before huh?).
"Finally, we have a full proof plan to swipe that Pikachu. I'll be top cat again," Meowth said.
"Yeah, we just suck it up with our new vacuum and take it to the boss," James said.
"The boss will love us for sure," Jessie said. "Let's go to work.
Meanwhile, Misty and Brock caught up to Ash and the Pokemon. Misty had returned all of her Pokemon from their swim. They were just relaxing when they heard an all too familiar motto.
"Prepare for trouble."
"Make it double."
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all peoples within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James."
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light."
"Surrender now or prepare to fight."
"Meowth, that's right."
"Don't you guys ever give up?" Ash asked.
"We never give up twerp. And we won't give up until that Pikachu of yours is with our boss," Meowth said.
Then James turned on the machine. Pikachu started to get sucked up. Ash ran to the vacuum and pushed Pikachu out of the way. He got sucked into the vacuum instead.
"Ash/Pikapi!" Brock, Misty and Pikachu shouted.
"Oh no, the twerp foiled our plan," James said.
"We can send him to where he'll never bother us again," Jessie said.
Then the balloon headed east. Team Rocket then pulled up the vacuum tube. Before the tube got too high, Charmeleon managed to jump on it. All he wanted to do was fight Team Rocket. The ride lasted for ten hours. Then they approached an island literally in the middle of nowhere.
"Let's drop the twerp off here," Jessie said.
Team Rocket lowered the tube, put it in reverse and Ash was thrown on the island's shore. They still failed to notice Charmeleon. Charmeleon then gave them a Flamethrower.
"Where did that come from?" James asked.
"Char char (From me)," Charmeleon said.
They looked on the tube and saw Charmeleon.
"Char charmeleon (Now to send you blasting off)," Charmeleon said. He aimed a Flamethrower at the balloon and jumped off seconds before it blew up. He landed next to Ash.
"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!"
Ash started to wake up. He looked to the side and saw Charmeleon napping as usual. Then he stood up and looked around. "Where are we?" he asked.
Charmeleon was still taking his usual "I'm not listening to you" nap.
Ash walked around a little bit. Unknown to him, there was someone washing him and Charmeleon. The person reached for an arrow, put it in the bow, took careful aim and fired. The arrow made a slight noise going through the bush. Ash heard the sound.
"What was that?" Ash asked as he turned in the arrow's direction.
The arrow implanted itself in Ash's chest, just several inches from his heart. He fell to the ground from the arrow's force. The thud woke Charmeleon from his little nap. He looked to the side and was very concerned about what he saw. Ash was lying on the ground with an arrow in his chest.
"Char char leon (Ash, oh no)!" Charmeleon said.
The archer just stood there and watched. When the suspected time that Ash should have been dead arrived, Charmeleon was still standing next to Ash. The archer knew that Charmeleon wasn't going to leave anytime soon. Then, the archer walked over to them. Charmeleon heard footsteps and saw a man with a bow and arrows. Charmeleon took a protective stance in front of Ash.
"Don't worry; I won't hurt your friend anymore. I only shot him because he was intruding on my island. I don't shoot Pokemon, so you're friend was my target unfortunately. I have more bad news on top of that. I dip my arrows in a fatal poison. Other people that came to this island and were shot by me died in a matter of minutes because I aim for the heart. Your friend seemed to have heard me and moved. The arrow did not pierce his heart," the archer explained.
Charmeleon was really upset. He wanted to burn the man really bad for shooting Ash with a poison arrow.
"I now understand how you feel. Don't be rash and assume your friend is dead. He is not dead, yet. Because the arrow missed its mark, he has six more hours to live. You and he will have to go to the temple on the other side of the island. The antidote lies within. You will have to go as fast as you can. When the six hours are up, your friend will be dead," the man said.
Then Ash woke up. "What hit me? Uhhnn," he said as he got up. He saw the arrow and pulled it out of his chest. He saw the archer and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am William, master archer of this island. I shot you because you were intruding on my territory. It seems that you knew that I was nearby because my poison arrow missed your heart. Your movement has given you more time to live. Your Pokemon here had a fit and would have flamed me if I didn't tell it about the antidote. You need to travel to the temple on the other side of the island. The antidote is in the center. You need to make it in less than six hours starting now, or you will die," the archer said.
"All right Charmeleon, let's go," Ash said.
"Char char me char (I hope we can make it in time)," Charmeleon said.
Then Ash and Charmeleon were on their way. Charmeleon thought about the words "your friend" that William kept saying. Charmeleon had a flashback of when he was Charmander. Of when he was abandoned in a storm with a flock of Spearow attacking him. Ash and his friends came to the rescue. He was taken to the Pokemon Center and nursed back to health. When Damian came back, the objective to why was revealed. That's when Charmander and Pikachu made him run crying for his mother. That's when he (Charmander) became one of the group. Charmeleon realized that Ash was his friend, and now felt very guilty for almost forgetting that Ash saved his life.
What Vulpix said came back to his mind with a vengeance. He was hearing that sentence over and over again. Meanwhile, Ash was thinking about what William said about Charmeleon. Ash was really surprised that Charmeleon almost flamed William. Ash knew that Charmeleon never showed that kind of feeling, or any kind of feeling for him before.
About three hours later, they were halfway to the temple. Ash started to feel the poison in him. He kept going nevertheless. He would either make it to the temple, or die trying. Charmeleon admired Ash's strong will to make it to the temple. He was also very worried.
('I hope we get there soon'), Charmeleon thought.
Two and a half, they made it to the temple. Unfortunately, it was on the other side of a cliff that dropped for miles.
"How are we going to make it across that?" Ash asked.
The poison made him so weak, that he could no longer stand. He leaned over and fell off the cliff.
"Char (Ash)!" Charmeleon cried as Ash fell over. He dove off the cliff without thinking.
"Charme. Charme (I've got to save him. I've got to save him)!" Charmeleon shouted.
Suddenly, Charmeleon started to glow. He grew taller and had wings. He also had two horns on his head instead of just one. In place of Charmeleon was Charizard. He continued his dive after Ash. He caught Ash in seconds. Then he flew for the temple.
Due to how far they fell before the evolution, it took fifteen minutes to enter the temple. Charizard continued to fly with Ash in his arms. Ash's breathing was getting shorter and shorter. five minutes later, they were in the center. Charizard landed and set Ash down. He got the vial, lifted Ash into a sitting position and helped Ash drink the antidote.
Ash's breathing became steadier. The poison in his body dissolved, and the wound was sealed up. He awakened to find himself in a sitting position on the temple floor with a Charizard supporting him.
"What happened?" Ash asked.
Charizard is very happy and hugged his friend. Then Ash remembered what happened. He saw that he was in the arms of a Charizard.
"Did you evolve from Charmeleon?" Ash asked.
Charizard nooded.
Then Ash realized something else. He stood up and asked, "How are we going to get back to the others?" "I'm sure that they're very worried about us," he added.
Charizard stood up. He agreed with what Ash said. They were too far from any other land.
Then a mysterious voice said, "I'll teleport you back."
"Who's there?" Ash asked.
"That's not important right now. What is important is that I take you back to your friends. I've been watching you and your friends for a while. You have the qualities of a master. Don't ever change that," the voice said.
Then Ash and Charizard were teleported back to where the others were.
"Pikapi (Ash)!" Pikachu said in delight.
"Ash we looked all over for you. We were worried when we couldn't find you. Where were you and what happened?" Misty said.
"It's a long story," Ash said.
"Where did that Charizard come from?" Brock asked, pointing to Charizard.
"He evolved from Charmeleon," Ash responded.
Just then, a pair of arms grabbed Pikachu.
"Prepare for trouble."
"Make it double."
"I don't have time for this," Ash said.
"No way, we dropped you off in the middle of nowhere. How did you make it back here?" Jessie asked.
"That's for me to know, and you to find out," Ash responded. "Now return Pikachu, or do I have to make you?" he added.
"Why you little smart aleck. No one talks to Team Rocket like that except the boss. Arbok, go!," Jessie said.
Arbok was released and headed straight for Ash. Charizard stood protectively in front of Ash. He flamed and tail whipped Arbok before it could attack. Arbok was returned.
"Now, let's get Pikachu back," Ash said.
By then, Team Rocket was in their balloon, and the balloon was in the air.
"Pikapi, pika (Ash, help)!" Pikachu shouted.
"Pikachu!" Ash shouted. He ran after the balloon.
Charizard flew after him and soon caught up with him. He moved a little in front of Ash and to the side, as if he were saying, "Get on, I'll help you."
Ash got on Charizard's back and Charizard headed for the balloon.
"Charizard, aim a Flamethrower at the arm holding Pikachu," Ash said.
Charizard obeyed, and the hand released Pikachu. Charizard flew under Pikachu and Ash caught him.
"Pikapi (Ash)!" Pikachu said excitedly.
"Pikachu, Charizard, send them flying with Thunderbolt and Flamethrower," Ash said.
Pikachu jumped off Ash's shoulder and gave a devastating Thunderbolt. At the same time, Charizard unleashed a Flamethrower at the balloon. The balloon blew up, and Team Rocket was---------
"Blasting off again!"
Charizard landed,and Ash got off his back.
"Thank you Charizard. You saved me from death, and I wouldn't have been able to save Pikachu without your help," Ash said as he hugged Charizard.
Charizard hugged back.
"Well it looks like Charizard made up with you wherever you were," Brock said.
"He sure did," Ash said.
"What do you mean by Charizard saving you from death?" Misty asked.
Ash told them what happened.
"Oh Ash, I hope you never have to go through that again," Misty said.
"So do I," Ash said.
Charizard nodded in agreement. He hoped he would never have to go through an experience like that ever again. He was going to do everything in his power to make sure of that.
Brock made dinner and everyone ate. They had a little fun before they prepared to go to sleep. Brock returned all of his Pokemon, and Ash did the same, except for Pikachu of course. Charizard came out of his ball again. Ash knew what Charizard wanted. Ash got in his sleeping bag and went to sleep. Charizard was on his left, and Pikachu was on his right. They slept that way for the rest of the night.
In the morning, they woke up and continued on their journey. Ash returned Charizard until he would be needed. Ash and Charizard would always be friends like they once were, and nothing was going to change that again.

Well, here's chapter 1. I know that it might be familiar to some of you. I made a few changes, but otherwise, the chapter is the same as I left it. Preview for Chapter 2: A New Foe. Ash and friends are in Pallet Town again. They go to a forest for a good rest. Someone is out to kill Ash. Charizard and the others have to do whatever it takes to keep Ash safe.