Pokemon S/V anime concepts

The Journey Continues!

I wake up in my bed and rush downstairs, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Director Clavell, from Manzana Academy.

"Careful, Riko, don't hurt yourself!" My dad calls down.

"Sorry dad, I'm just so excited to become a Pokemon Trainer! Weren't you?"

"I can't argue that, heh! But while we wait for Clavell, your mom made you some pancakes to celebrate!"

"That I did!" Mom calls from the kitchen. "I learned how to make the best pancakes you'll ever taste thanks to Brock, one of your father's friends!"

"Speaking of friends," dad chimes in, teasingly, "how's Miette?"

"Ash!" Mom embarrassedly shouts back, "You know I get jealous about that!"

"Heh, I know, hon, I'm just teasing!"

"Ahem."

We turn towards the source of the voice, and there he is! A man standing surprisingly straight for his age, it's Director Clavell!

"O-oh! Hey, Clavell," dad says. "So, what're Riko's choices?"

"Ah, yes, apologies for seeming stern, Mr. Ketchum. Please do come outside. It would be quite regrettable if the pokemon were to break anything in your house."

"Alright," I say, as we walk outside.

"Alright, Miss Riko, your choices are the Duck Pokemon, Quaxly, the Fire Croc Pokemon, Fuecoco, and the Grass Cat Pokemon, Sprigatito. Come on out, you three!" He calls out, releasing the three pokemon from their pokeballs.

Sprigatito and I lock eyes, and silently stare at one another for what feels like forever. I already know which one I'm picking.

"W-WAIT!!!" A familiar voice shouts out, seems Roy finally woke up. "I-I CHOOSE FUECOCO!!"

"Took ya long enough to get here, Roy. I'm choosing Sprigatito."

Another, less familiar voice speaks. "Man, look at 'em. So happy. Makes ya miss the good 'ol days, eh?"

I turn towards the voice. The source is... a Meowth? "...who are you?"

"Prepare for trouble, of the reformed kind!"
"And make it double, this'll boggle your mind!"
"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!"
"And James!"
"Former Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"From this moment forward, we three don't bite!"
"Meowth! Thaaaaaaaaaat's right!"

"...former Team Rocket?" I ask.

The pink-haired woman, presumably Jessie, responds. "Well, without the motivation of stealing the twerp's Pikachu, we quit. There just... wasn't anything to do anymore."

"The twerp? Are you talking about dad?"

The trio gasps in shock. "DAD!?"

Speak of the devil, dad opens the door.

"TEAM ROCKET!?"

"We quit the team!" James shouts.

"...you... you did?"

"We didn't have anything to do ever since we stopped tryin' ta steal your Pikachu," Meowth says. "We got demotivated."

I decide it's my turn to speak. "Well, how about you and dad try being friends?"

They all ponder this for a moment. "Well, I guess we can try. After all, I am pretty curious which twerpette is your mother," Jessie says.

"If you need a hint, mom's a Pokémon Coordinator. She worked in Hoenn for a bit," I add.

"Well, that certainly narrows it down quite a bit, but there are still two or three possibilities that fit those criteria..."

"Oh! I know!" Meowth exclaims. "Remember when they were all leavin' Kalos, and I was spyin' on 'em to find out where Ash and Pikachu were goin' next?"

"Vaguely," James says. "Place your bets, Jessie. I think it was the twerpette from Sinnoh."

"I think it was the one from Hoenn," Jessie says.

"You'd both be wrong!" Meowth declares triumphantly. "Before I reveal that sweet name, I'll give a few more hints! First off, she and Ash had a ton of chemistry! Even more so than Misty from Kanto! They went on countless pseudo-dates together, and she even pretended to be him to battle us because he was sick!"

"I'm so close to remembering who it was!" James frustratedly sighs.

"But the final nail in the coffin? When Ash was leavin' to go to Alola, I saw her kiss him square on the lips! With my own two eyes and my one shiny coin! It's Serena!"

Mom giggles behind dad, amusement evident on her face. "Arceus only knows what kind of fever dream you were having on your sick day, Ash."

Former Team Rocket gasps in shock again, minus Meowth. "Told ya!"

"Well, time to head to school! Bye mom, bye dad, bye not-team Rocket!" I wave to everyone, before turning to my partner. "C'mon, Sprigatito! Let's go!"

"Huh. She seems nice," I hear Meowth say as Sprigatito and I walk.

I wonder what's gonna happen on my first day, as the journey continues!