Unfinished Writings

(1) The Missing One (Ash-Greninja OneShots) (Pokemon)

Since this is the very first thing I'm posting in this book, I'll make it a long one.

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Everything before Ash leaving immediately after class was written in 2019 lmao
then everything from that to "Ash, are you alright?" was written in 2021

also even though i had a plot for this, i kinda went off the rails.

also what's with me for always using sophocles's curiousity as the thing that always sets ash off?

"This week will be about the Kalos League and Crisis since it's been a year since these events happened." Kukui said to the class, Ash tensing up due to the mentioning of the Kalos Crisis.

"Wow buddy, can you believe it's already been a year?" Ash whispered to Pikachu, who shook his head.

"That means it's almost been a year since..." Ash looked down as his voice softened.

"Pika..." Pikachu said, nodding.

Ash started zoning out, thinking about the bond phenomenon and the Kalos League. He avoided thinking about the Kalos Crisis at all costs, as it was painful to do so; It was still an open wound.

"Ash?" Mallow said, bring Ash back to reality.

"Hmm?" Ash asked, confused.

"Kukui just asked you a question!!" Mallow replied.

"Sorry." Ash said.

"It's fine, but because of this, I'm going to ask you something that we're going over this week. What is the bond phenomenon?" Kukui asked, only asking that question due to him having just explained it.

"The bond phenomenon is a rare form that can happen when the trust between the Trainer and the Pokemon is high. While a Pokemon and Trainer are using this form, the Trainer shares the Pokemon's pain in the same place the Pokemon was dealt damage. The Trainer can also share the Pokemon's point of view. If the form is not mastered, the Trainer and Pokemon can pass out from exhaustion. The only known modern example is the Greninja in the Kalos League." Ash stated. (A/N: Most words here belong to Bulbapedia. I copied, pasted, and slightly edited.)

Everyone had shocked expressions except for Pikachu, who yawned as if it was common knowledge.

"C-Correct." Kukui said, still recovering from shock, "I-I didn't even know some of that information."

"How did you know?" Mallow asked.

"I-I'd rather not talk about it." Ash replied.

"Some people say that the bond phenomenon user in the Kalos League and Crisis had saved the world before as well. He keeps suppressing his name so it's difficult to tell." Lillie said.

Ash tensed, but his tensing was only noticed by Pikachu, who knew exactly why, and Kukui.

"I'd love to meet him!" Lana said.

"It's not confirmed that it's all the same person, so you could meet one without knowing it." Ash stated.

"As if. We'd obviously be able to tell if we met one of them." Mallow said.

Ash simply didn't react, his head saying "Oh, Mallow. If only you knew how wrong you are."

After school was released, Ash was quick to leave the school grounds, leaving the others confused. Ash, on the other hand, was having enough trouble holding in his emotions even throughout the school day. After Kukui left the classroom, he saw the group of trainers, along with Rotomdex for some reason, and, thinking it was strange that Ash wasn't with them, walked over to them.