Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ Unexpected Change ❯ Flashbacks and Problems ( Chapter 1 )

Unexpected Change chap.1

By Ryouga's best friend

Disclaimer! Pokemon belongs to whoever owns it please don't sue me!

"Unexpected change: The Beginning" the title is said in an unknown girl's voice

Ash collapsed into one of the nearby chairs placing his head in his hands, he couldn't understand what happened. The day started out so normal…

~Flashback~

Ash, Misty, and Brock trek their way down a lightly treaded path somewhere deep in the forest. Pikachu is seated on top of its trainer's head basking in the sun that peeked through the trees overhead. They stop in a small clearing to eat and rest. "So Brock" Ash inquires from his perch on an overturned log "have you figured out were we are?". The older boy studies the well-worn travel map in front of him closely.

"Well, from what I can tell were only a few miles from Zebbec town…" he replied carefully folding up the map and placing in his backpack. "But first we have to find the main road again" he added with a small sigh.

"Yeah Ash, if it wasn't for your stupid shortcut we'd probably be there by now" Misty stated haughtily. Ash rolled his eyes and turned to the girl seated next to him.

"Jeez, could you just cut me some slack for once Misty. It looked a whole lot short on the map. I'm not perfect" he grumbled. She snorted a laugh.

"You got that right" she continued.

"Oh and your one to talk, Scrawny!" he shouted suddenly causing Pikachu to lose its balance and fall to the ground headfirst. It lay there, its dazed eyes swirling.

"Chuuu.." it moaned quietly well the to trainers fought there faces only inches apart.

"I am NOT Scrawny!" She shouted back. Brock merely sighed, they could keep that up for hours. Pikachu slowly sat up grumbling crossly and prepared to shock its wayward trainer. To it's surprise Brock stopped it shaking his head.

"It'll be much funnier this way" he stated dubiously.

"Pika?" it questioned, but was shushed. The former gym leader cleared his throat before speaking.

"Honestly, you two should just kiss now and get it over with. I mean you're almost there as it is" he stated just loud enough for the others to hear. The pair in question froze as their thought process crashed, their faces only inches apart. They suddenly jumped apart blushing bright red.

"WHAT?!" they shouted in unison causing Brock and Pikachu to start laughing.

"You guys are so easy" The older trainer said still chuckling softly. Ash and Misty exchanged a glance before turning their backs. Unknown to its three human friends Pikachu had stopped laughing and had its eyes locked onto the bushes behind the group. The yellow rodent approached cautiously, its tail raised and cheeks crackling with electricity. This strange behavior quickly sobered the mood and caught the trainer's attention.

"What's wrong Pikachu?" Ash asked worried.

"Pi…" it growled still glaring at the bushes.

"What's going on Ash" Misty asked concerned as Ash reached for his pokebelt.

"Pikachu thinks there's something the bushes" he replied in a hushed tone. There was a tense silence everyone prepared for the worst. It only took a split second for a purple tendril to shoot out and ensnare the surprised pokemon. "Pika!" it shouted as it was pulling into the bush.

"Pikachu!" Ash shouted before charging toward the bush.

"Ash wait!" Misty shouted in warning as she followed with Brock right behind her. They broke though the bush but stopped at the sight of a hideous unknown creature. It looked almost like a black arcaine but was twice as big with two long purple tentacles. Its eyes were all black and devoid of emotion.

"Oh may god…" Brock began slowly almost dropping his pokeball.

"I-I don't kn-now" Misty stuttered in fear as the creature stared at them. Ash pulled out Dexter, his pokedex, and aimed it reluctantly to the beast in front of him. 'No Pokemon found' it beeped.

"Not a pokemon" Ash stated confused, "Than what the heck is it?" he asked shakily.

"I believe I can answer that" a female voice with an exotic accent echoed through the forest. There was a rush of air as a platform descended from above the tree line hovering only a few feet from the ground. On it stood a woman in her early twenties with short white hair and cold brown eyes behind thick rimmed glasses. She wore a black jumpsuit with a red TR on the front and white lab coat. "Ash Ketchum" she addressed as her glasses flashed menacingly. Ash only growled angrily in response.

"Team rocket" Brock stated "I should have known"

"Who are you and what have you done with Pikachu?" Ash shouted. The woman laughed.

"My my, so angry" she taunted coolly. "Oh you shouldn't worry, your little rat is fine. The boss has been perfectly clear that it remains intact" she continued calmly looking down at the three trainers. "As for who I am, I'm Dr. Splicer. The inventor of Neo-Pokemon" she said with a grand sweep to the monstrosity next to her. She smiled at the satisfying gasp from the trainers in front of her.

"You CREATED the thing" Brock said disgusted.

"Yes, isn't it amazing" she responded proudly. "I genetically combined a tentacruel and an arcaine with a few extra manipulations to erase any potential weakness. Creating the perfect guard" she cackled to herself.

"That's just disturbing the balance of nature" Ash argued.

"Yeah, you witch" Misty shouted in agreement. For the first time since she appeared Dr. Splicer was thrown off her equilibrium.

"Witch! Why you horrid child, I should that shut your filthy little mouth for good" she growled pulling out a black pokeball. After a moment she calmed her self and adjusted her glasses with her free hand. "But I can do that later, I have a special experiment to work on with your little Pikachu" she said still shaken from Misty's comment, retracting the 'neo-pokemon' into the black ball. "I mustn't keep it waiting" she finished as the platform rose above the trees.

~End Flashback~

The sun began to set as Misty and Brock entered the lobby to find a distraught Ash, he slowly looked up to them. "We explained the story to the police…is she" Misty began. Ash lowered his head again,

"There's been no change" he said solemnly, clenching his fists. "It's all my fault…She could have been killed" he growled punching the wall with all his might. Brock walked over and sat next to Ash.

"Hey, you tried your best man" He reassured his younger friend, who growled and stood up.

"Yeah I tried my best, but the best wasn't good enough. I failed, on top of that Pikachu was hurt. Who am I kidding she was still that stupid machine when it blew up, how could I have been so careless, she was almost killed" she yelled at his two friends, his anger left him and his shoulders slumped.

"Your probably the only reason she's alive now, if you didn't get her here so fast there wouldn't have been a chance" Misty said patting him on the back, leading him back to his chair.

"I-I'm sorry guys, I…I'm just really tense" he said slouching into his chair. A doctor entered with a clipboard.

"Excuse me, is an…Ash Ketchum here"

"Right here" he stood and slowly approached the calm man, "y-yes".

The doctor took a deep breath, "Mr. Ketchum about that girl you brought in, She has some serious burns but should be fine, you got her in here in time to be treated". Ash let out a sigh of relief, the doctor cleared his throat "but we have another problem" he adjusted her glasses. "It seems she has some kind of mental trauma…"

"What?!" the three trainers shouted

"She seems to think she's a pokemon…a pikachu to be exact" the three than face faulted, but recovered quickly. "It is a very serious problem, that may require extensive rehabilitation" he continued undaunted

"I'm fully aware of that problem, me and my friends will handle it. Just make sure she gets better" Ash said seriously. The doctor sighed taking of his glasses and looked the boy in the eye.

"I'm not sure you understand Mr. Ketchum. You can't just take her home in this condition. She needs to get professional assistance, we can't release her unless were positive she can live without being a danger to society" He spoke coldly and methodically. The three teenagers exchanged glances before Brock replied.

"Is there anyway we could have just a week or two to try and snap her out of it before you ship her off?" The doctor thought for a moment placing his glasses back on.

"I can't see any harm in that" he said thoughtfully. "Present her to the board two weeks after her recovery".

"Thanks doc… do you think we could go see her?" he asked after a pause. The doctor gave a questionable gaze.

"Well she won't be much to talk to but go ahead, you have 15 mins. before visiting hours are up" he than left. Ash looked to Brock and Misty who nodded and they headed down the hall. Ash quietly opened the door and stared silently to the girl barely moving on the hospital bed. Brock and Misty move into the room slowly. The girl looks over to the door and smiles weakly.

"Pika" she says slowly. Ash smiled and approached followed by Brock and Misty. Ash stands next to her and holds her hand.

"Hey Pikachu" he said quietly, the girl squeezed his hand slightly. There was an overwhelming silence for a moment before continuing. "We're not sure what that woman did to you, but we'll try to find out. After you get out will head up and see Professor Oak…" he said determined, "but to get out you have to act human" he softened. The girl gained a horrified look.

"Pikachu pi, pika pi!" she protested frantically but then was hit with a new surge of pain and was forced to relax. Her brown eyes conveyed the resistance to the suggestion, Ash sighed.

"It's the only way they'll let you out, you look like a human. You'll be expected to act like one" he explained, the girl shook her head.

"Ash is right Pikachu, they're going to think your crazy and lock you up otherwise" Misty continued. The new human looked at all of her friends and reluctantly nodded giving Ash's hand another squeeze.

"That a girl" he whispered to her. The nurse motioned for them to leave, Misty and Brock left the room. Ash stood silent for a moment "Get well soon" he said quietly as he too left. The door closed leaving the girl sleeping soundly.

"…A….sh…..chuuu" she mumbled softly.

* * * * *

Ash joined Brock and Misty in the hallway, "I can't believe all this is happening, I had no idea that anything like this was even possible" Misty said very surprised, Ash nodded.

"I always thought Team Rocket was just a nuisance, but what they did was just wrong…" Ash said with a shudder of anger. "It's against nature, I don't want Pikachu to have to deal with this…" Brock nodded.

"None of us want this, but we have to do it" he said with sigh. "She can already walk, but she can't talk and she only has a vague idea of how we act" he stated. " But I'm sure if we can just get her talking a little we'll have no trouble getting her out."

"So we'll start tomorrow during visiting hours" Misty suggested, the boys nodded before heading to the pokemon center… there was planning that needed to be done.

End part 2

AN- well I finally did something with this idea. I know where I want to go, but I have no idea if I'll ever actually bother to complete it. I'm not really into the show anymore and since this story is place well before Tracy, Johto league and possibly orange league I have no real inspiration to spur it along. Anyone who might want to continue this idea please e-mail me and should I decide to give up I shall grant it who I think will continue it well. BUT I haven't given in yet so who knows there might be another part or two in the future.

Till next time Je Ne!