Pokémon Reaction: The Animation/OS Edition

Point Of Contact!

1997: Year 1 of Ash Ketchum Journey

Ash has been stuck in his mind for quite some time now. He had never seen a Pokémon as big as that, leaving him curious. Since starting this journey, he has seen many Pokèmon he never knew about.

"Hey, I think I see Vermillion City!" Ash came out from his musing at his older traveling companion's Brock voice. He didn't consider him a "Friend" yet, and while he did appreciate him, his last friend was that girl from the summer camp he attended years ago; he definitely didn't consider Brock and Misty friends, especially Misty. The girl annoyed him to no end, cute and obnoxious, tho he will never admit he finds her cute. He did pity her, and if much of what she said many times about man was true, she was used just as much as his mother. And if he had to be honest, he could see that to be true. His mother did explain to him many things before starting his journey, especially about something called sex. He was ten, nearly 11, and his mother warned him about the action consequences. This was why he still allowed her to follow him despite how she annoyed him so that she wouldn't be a victim of other people again, and that was why he stopped Brock from flirting with her as well; he could understand the desire to find a mother figure for his sibling, but he wouldn't let him use anyone in such a way trapping them in a situation when they cry. He could remember vividly his mother crying for a reason he never understood until he started his journey. 

"Yes! And in time for the annual cruise on the St. Anne. If we are lucky enough, we will manage to get on board!" Said Misty excitedly as she fantasized about the cruise. Ash did wander about it; he had never been on a cruise before.

"Then I will find a handsome, good man, and my luck will finally turn around." 

"And instead, I will be able to find a beautiful young lady to ask her hand!" Ash narrowed his eyes at the two and instantly interjected.

"I'm sorry to break your fantasies, but we don't have time for a cruise. I have a league to prepare for." He said, a bit annoyed; every time the two said this kind of thing, it irritated him. Couldn't they see the consequences? The pain they will bring to themselves and others?

Misty then turned toward him, growling with a fist clenched.

"Grrr! You're so insufferable, Ketchum! It's not like we can't make a deviation since you have to wait for next year's conference! Besides, prepare? You spend more time goofing around with your Pokémon than anything else! You're not preparing!" Pikachu climbed down from his shoulder and nodded with a positive Pika; it made Ash's eye twitch at his starter action; he didn't understand why, but somehow Pikachu instantly liked Misty and, far too many times, chose to listen to her rather than him, it made him feel so betrayed. For example, when they stopped him from criticizing that AJ guy for his brutal method of abhorrent training, he wished in part never to have met them. But he won't ditch them; he wasn't a fool. He needed Brock and wouldn't let someone else end up like his mom, crying because they have a young child, lost their liberty to live life, and have been abandoned by the man who got them pregnant.

"I'm not goofing around. It is as much as training as anything else!" He shouted back, losing his temper. Brock let out a sigh at the bickering. Those two couldn't go a day without making at least five scenes. Yes, he counted five as their minimum. No, he was not joking.

"Ok, you two, stop it; we are close to Vermilion City. And Ash, there are always trainers on the cruise, even from other regions. They have an entire area with a dedicated battlefield, even for Pokémon trading." Ash scowled a bit. He knew in the end, he had no power over the decisions, so he relented and nodded, but inside, he felt his blood boiling. One day, they would get in trouble because of their decisions; he knew it. Then they saw a rectangular black shape appear before their eyes, making the group blink...