"Pika Pikachu!"
Ash laughed adorably as he played with Pikachu. He was at the back of Professor Sycamore's Lab in the greenhouse. Ash didn't want to play with any other Pokemon since he was terrified of them, but Pikachu was his best friend, so he didn't mind, and he needed company.
"Charizard!"
Ash froze suddenly, startling his partner.
"Pika?", he asked his trainer worriedly.
Ash's hands began to shake, his breathing became uneven. There was another Pokemon in the greenhouse. And it was trying to communicate with him.
An orange Charizard landed in front of Ash with a grin, looking fiercer than ever. Ash's pupils were the size of nails; he was panicking even more. He hadn't been in the presence of another Pokemon since the incident. He noticed the Mega Stone it had around its neck, and the stranger Charizard was starting to become more familiar to Ash, regardless of how much he hated it. The trademark grin, the sharp claws, the Mega Stone...it was all making sense.
This was Alain's Charizard.
Ash sighed of relief. Even if he felt nervous around Pokemon, he knew this charizard was strong, yet friendly, so he averagely trusted it.
Charizard gestured its head from Ash towards its tail, to what seemed to be a piece of paper. Ash hesitantly walked over to the paper and nervously took it, reading the neat handwriting.
'Ash,
Charizard had me know that it didn't want to belong to Alain anymore, because he didn't release him so he could save you during the incident, twice.
I understand you won't want to capture it, because while looking into your home information I found out that you already own a Charizard, but this one wants to be loyal to you because it feels bad for not saving you before, even if it wasn't anyone but Alain's fault.
It really likes you.
-Professor Sycamore'
Ash looked up at the Charizard fondly. He was willing to abandon his own trainer, whom he'd been with since he was a Charmander, just to protect him after an incident he wasn't held responsible for.
He got Pikachu because he was late, Froakie wanted to stay with him, and now Charizard as well?! What is with this kid and Pokemon?
Ash was happy for a while until he'd realised something.
Professor Sycamore had been looking into his home information.
Ash began to freak out again.
That means he knew about his dark truth with his dad, how his mom didn't make him study but he did anyway and ended up being more intelligent that he needed to be, and all the traumatic events that made him hide that...
Charizard could feel the trainer's emotions even if he didn't talk, and calmly resorted to patting him on the head.
"Heh heh, so you're friends with it now, huh?"
Ash looked up to see the Professor walking up to him with a warm smile on his face. He realized he had a Squirtle with him and panicked for the third time in 15 minutes.
"Wh-what is that? I-I mean i-it's cute b-but-WHA-AH, IS THAT A POKEMON?!"
Ash wasted no time scurrying behind his Charizard and clutching his Pikachu in his arms, almost as tight as his chest since he was breathing so heavily.
"It's okay, Ash! It's just a Squirtle! It's harmless", Professor Sycamore reassured as he walked up to Ash and patted him on the head. Ash's breathing was calm for a few minutes until Alain walked in.
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Pokemon - Traumatised
FanfictionAfter the incident with Team Flare, Ash is traumatized from being held captive and abused by Lysandre. Everyone but Ash himself is blaming Alain for being a coward and standing there. What will this unwanted development is Ash's life lead to?