Chapter three (AKPKMN)

**Review responses:**

**frankieu:** Glad you enjoyed it. Ash has no use for Meowth, but Meowth could advance human-Pokemon communication by years.

**Hardwin Potter:** Oh good, a troll. If you think this is the worst then you haven't read enough crossovers... mine is far from the worst. The shiny, larger Magikarp is canon according to my memory, I believe and I vaguely recall Ash and Gary hoping to catch it with a Poke Ball they were fighting over. Ash caught this Magikarp in chapter one of my story and you supposedly quit before reading chapter two where Ash caught a Caterpie. Are you done harassing me while demonstrating your abysmally low IQ? If so, please return to your mothers basement and reacquaint yourself with the English language; specifically capitalization and punctuation. You are being downright absurd and idiotic and behaving like an especially dumb twelve year old.

**Phenomenal Ultra Instinct:** It needed to be done, IMO. Ash needed to capitalize on opportunities and with strong Pokemon to trade he had those opportunities. Meowth was never captured and is legally a wild Pokemon; no different than an animal showing up and eating thrown out food and sticking around. Plus Ash is a known and trusted trainer due to associating with Professor Oak and Team Rocket are the enemy. Yes, Ash killed Jessie and James, which was largely wish fulfillment for me... they ruined the show for me when I was younger. In this chapter you will see Ash take action against Team Rocket and will see some harshness born of his previous life. Passing up competition, maintaining a lead and momentum, and having spare time to increase or waste as needed is very important.

**snixxjuice214:** Thanks. I generally post every day.

**keyblademeister88:** Glad you're back for another story of mine and that you like the story so far. I wanted those idiots dealt with early because they ruined the show for me. If you hate Team Rocket then you'll love this chapter.

After his Pokemon were cleared for battle, Ash wasted no time in challenging the Gym Leaders of the Cerulean City Gym.

"I'm here to challenge you to an official battle for the Cascade Badge," Ash said.

"Like, okay," a sister agreed.

"This will be a two on two Pokemon battle. The first trainer to lose two Pokemon will lose the battle." The referee said.

"Go Dewgong," Lily said, and Dewgong got into the water.

"Go Pikachu!" Ash said.

"Use Aurora Beam!"

"Dodge and use Thunderbolt!" Ash replied and Dewgong was unable to dodge and was hit with the full brunt of the attack.

"Dewgong is unable to battle! Gym Leader choose your next Pokemon." The referee said and Lily returned her Dewgong and sent out her Shellder.

"Use Water Gun!" Lily ordered.

"Dodge and use Thunderbolt!" Ash countered.

"Protect!"

Once the Protect faded, Ash ordered Pikachu to use Electro Ball, which was defended against by Protect again. "Thunderbolt!" This time Protect failed and Shellder was struck with Thunderbolt...

"Dewgong is unable to battle! The winner is Ash from Pallet Town!" The referee said.

"Like, here's the Cascade Badge; proof of your victory over me. 2000 Poke dollars have been transferred into your account." Lily said.

"Thanks!" Ash replied.

After having his Pokemon quickly cleared for battle by Nurse Joy, Ash continued on his journey... battling trainers, catching more Pokemon, winning money, and preparing for his next gym battle against Lt. Surge.

It was after defeating an amateur trainer and his Rattata with Pikachu that Ash learned of another nearby Gym.

"Yeah, he lives over there. A.J. trains savage Pokémon. He built his own gym. He's never lost a single match." The trainer said.

"I'll check it out, thanks," Ash replied.

Ash wasted no time in visiting the unofficial gym.

"So, I hear that you're the guy to beat around here," Ash said in lieu of a proper greeting. "98 wins, quite impressive. Do you hand out any badges if beaten or anything signifying victory?"

"Nope, because I won't lose," A.J. replied confidently.

"Prize money if beaten?" Ash asked.

"None, I keep it to fund my own training."

"Lame," Ash replied before starting to walk away. At least he picked up some interesting training methods, but A.J.'s were surprisingly still considered legal.

"Scared?" A.J. asked mockingly.

"Of wasting my time for nothing but an easy win? Yes." Ash replied. "You probably don't even have enough money to bet... beating children for their pocket change and allowance and all. I'm sure that those easy victories are great for your ego though. It lets you pretend to be a strong trainer." A.J. was angered enough to be manipulated now.

"Name the prize!" A.J. said angrily.

"30,000 Poke dollars, full six-on-six battle."

"Deal!" A.J. replied, sending out his Sandshrew.

Ash, however, sent out his red Gyarados, much to A.J.'s shock. Ash's Gyarados was about 35 feet long.

"Defense Curl!" A.J. ordered.

"Hydro Pump!" Ash replied and Gyarados quickly generated and unleashed the attack... one-hitting A.J's Sandshrew.

"Go Butterfree! Use Stun Spore!"

"Counter with Twister and then end it with Flamethrower," Ash replied calmly.

Butterfree was quickly defeated and Beedrill joined it soon after.

Meanwhile, A.J. kept getting more frustrated and sending out his Pokemon to be overpowered by Ash's level 60 Gyarados.

It was an easy win... Ash only did this due to A.J. implying that he was a coward. Plus A.J. needed to learn some humility.

To his credit, A.J. had some integrity and actually paid up.

"You're a great trainer A.J, that's undeniable. Your training techniques are brilliant and inspiring, and I will be emulating them. You should travel though and battle more varied trainers. I've been traveling a short time and I have more wins than you." A.J. nodded, thinking about it.

"I'm close to a hundred wins, but I'll be prepared to travel soon," A.J. replied.

Ash nodded, not really caring either way and left A.J.'s gym very pleased with himself, having doubled his money.

After winning a bunch of money off a bunch rich kids at the Pokemon Technical Institute and inspiring a few students to drop out, Ash continued on his journey... he caught a Vulpix and Growlithe to keep and caught a Snubbull to release.

Ash was just nearing a Pokemon Center, having briefly gotten lost, when he noticed a Charmander in poor health on top of a rock. It was visibly exhausted and its flame was weakened... in short it was nearing death.

"Did your trainer abandon you?" Ash asked sadly.

"Char! Char!" Charmander denied naively, causing Ash to sigh.

"Let me take you to the Pokemon Center at least, it's suppose to rain soon and you will die if your flame goes out... and it's already on the verge of that without rain. Plus there are the nearby Spearow who could eat you." Ash said. Charmander refused, but Ash confirmed with his Pokedex that it was released rather than merely abandoned. "Charmander, your trained released you... he no longer has a legal claim on you. If you insist upon waiting and risk your life then I will capture you to save your life. Otherwise, you need to come with me until you are cleared by Nurse Joy." Ash extended his hand and after thinking about it, the Charmander took it and Ash picked it up.

Ash wasted no time in rushing it to the Pokemon Center.

"Nurse Joy, we have a case of abandonment by an unknown trainer. They left this Charmander to die a slow death and even released it. If I find the trainer, I will want your report included with my suggestion that their license be revoked." Ash showed his Research Assistant certification to Nurse Joy.

"I'll tend to him and will update you regularly," Joy replied.

With his previous life of eavesdropping and gathering info on enemies, Ash opted to start recording some conversations within the Pokemon Center... Ash would need more than just his word to have a license revoked.

The first thing that caught Ash's attention was someone carrying more than the common legal limit of Pokemon... over 50 of them. Ash could feel the evil of ones mind... such selfishness, ruthlessness, cruelty, remorselessly, laziness, and evil ambition. The group sat down.

"You sure got a lot of them."

"Just look at them, it's a pretty cool collection," the evil one said.

"Way cool!"

"You're the man Damian."

"Yo! I thought you had a Charmander too!"

"Yeah, I had one, but that puny thing was so weak that it couldn't even beat the weakest opponents." Damian.

"So... what'd you do with Charmander?"

"Eh, I left on some rock in the woods. That thing is so stupid no matter what I do to it it keeps on following me. I finally got rid of it by promising that I'd come back for it! It fell for it! It's probably still there waiting for me! Hahahaha!" Damian.

"I bet it's still up there wagging its tail!"

"It'll probably wag it so long that it'll put the flame out!"

"Yeah for sure!" Damian.

Ash went to get Nurse Joy and shared the recording with her and Professor Oak and Officer Jenny on the phone.

"I'm enroute to place him and his friends under arrest," Jenny said angrily.

"There is no licensed trainer meeting his description and name..." Oak reported with a frown. "Ash, I am authorizing you to strip him of his Pokemon and either keep, release, or arrange for them to have a good home. This Charmander was likely stolen, purchased, or won off a rookie trainer."

"Yes, Professor," Ash said.

The call was ended and Officer Jenny arrived minutes later... she and Ash wasted no time in approaching Damian and his group of thugs.

"Damian?" Jenny asked, causing Damian to suddenly become nervous. "You are under arrest for Pokemon Abandonment, abuse, training Pokemon without any class of Trainer License, and far exceeding the legal carrying limit." Damian knew that the jig was up and went for one of his Poke Balls, but found himself psychically restrained by Ash... when his buddies tried it too so were they. "That will be attempted assault charges for all of you. Ketchum, you may strip Damian of his Pokemon and carry out Professor Oak's orders."

"No!" Damian said angrily, as all of his Poke Balls were levitated over to Ash and then placed into a bag. Damian had just lost over seventy Pokemon!

Once Damian and his thugs were in handcuffs they were taken into custody... Damian would be doing over thirty years in prison.

Ash, however, was left to pick up the pieces Damian left behind. Ash was awarded custody of a Venomoth, Golduck, Machamp, Rhyhorn, Magneton, Dewgong, Dodrio, Eevee, Misdreavus, Gligar, Heracross, Piloswine, Skarmory, Donphan, Sudowoodo, and many other Kanto and Johto Pokemon.

Most were underfed and poorly treated, but those that Damian had deemed weak were outright abused. One was an Eevee... she had a dull coat and had eyes that perfectly conveyed her sadness, sense of hopelessness and defeat, and her severe depression. Using Aura, Ash learned that she didn't like battles and that Damian had forced her to engage in them. All except Eevee were level 40 or higher.

"Your former trainer, and I use that term loosely when referring to him, will soon be placed in prison. You were all placed into my custody to be rehabilitated, kept, or released." They all looked hopeful. "Eevee, I think that my mother can provide you with a loving home... she already agreed; if you're interested. She isn't a trainer so if you do battle it will only be in severe and unlikely life-or-death circumstances. I doubt that you'll ever have to battle though." Eevee responded enthusiastically and jumped up and down in excitement, making Damian's other Pokemon happy for her.

Damian's former Dewgong; level 45, and Golduck; level 46 were given to Misty of Cerulean City, who was traveling to become a Water-type Master. Professor Oak arranged for her to receive them. Misty had come to him for more information on Water-type Pokemon and Oak had introduced her to Wallace, Juan, and Siebold of the Kalos Elite Four. All were renown for specializing in the Water-type; Wallace was a former Champion, and Juan was just below Elite Four level. Ash even gave Misty Damian's level 60 Tentacruel since he had no real need for it.

Venomoth was given to Janine; the daughter of Koga, the Fuchsia City Gym Leader.

Leaf, also from Pallet Town, was given the Dodrio, Skarmory, Donphan, and Charmander. Ash had no concerns about giving her all of them, she was an amazing person and one of Ash's few true friends in this world. When most backed Gary due to his more out-going personality, family name, and wealth she stayed Ash's friend... Ash spent as much time as he could with her without sacrificing his dreams and duties.

Flint, the Pewter City Gym Leader, was given Sudowoodo.

Ash sent a delighted Eevee to his equally delighted mother. Poor Eevee just wanted to live, be happy, and be loved and now she would finally get her chance away from Damian.

The others would be kept, trained, and evolved by Ash.

Damian's crimes, which turned out to be more extensive, got him 55 years in prison. His buddies ended up getting several years each.

With that issue resolved, Ash continued his journey and was working to get all Pokemon at least level 35. While doing that Ivysaur evolved into Venusaur and Geodude evolved into Graveler. Even Vulpix and Growlithe were leveled up to 35...

Despite all that training Ash had made great time in reaching Vermilion City. Too great actually. Ash's battles were quite one-sided and he could accurately predict his opponents moves and counter them. Sure, he had greater knowledge and had learned from the greats via the Resurrection Stone, but Ash had to soak it all up, learn from them, and actually apply what he learned. They were just average trainers, of course, but Ash was at least above-average.

It seemed to Ash like barely any time had passed before he arrived at Vermilion City and after having his Pokemon cleared for battle, Ash entered the Vermilion City Gym.

"I'm here to challenge Lt. Surge!" Ash called out.

"Welcome to the Vermilion City Gym, baby. Please proceed to the designated zone and we'll get this over with."

"Sure thing, old man," Ash replied, causing Surge to glare.

"This will be a three-on-three battle with substitutions allowed only for the challenger." The referee said. "The first to lose three Pokemon will lose the battle."

"He's talking about you grandpa!" Ash said, angering Surge.

"Go Raichu!" Surge said.

"Go Graveler!" Ash said.

With electric attacks being ineffective, Surge ordered Raichu to use Mega Kick, but Ash countered with his Graveler's Rock Throw. Raichu was knocked backwards, badly injured, and Ash used the opportunity to have Graveler use Stealth Rock and then ordered it to use Bulldoze and another Rock Throw to Raichu's face.

"Raichu is unable to battle. Lt. Surge send out your next Pokemon." The referee said.

Surge sent out Voltorb next and snarled as it took damage from Stealth Rock, but things didn't improve for Surge or his Pokemon. It was brutally beaten down and was soon left unable to battle.

"Voltorb is unable to battle. Lt. Surge send out your final Pokemon." The referee said.

Surge smirked and sent out his Electabuzz, with not even Stealth Rock's effect wiping it from his face.

"Use Quick Attack and then Thunder Punch!"

"Bulldoze!" Ash replied and Graveler's attack effected Electabuzz's footing and causing it to fall. "Rock Throw!"

"Bust em apart with Thunderbolt!" Surge ordered, halting the attack. "Tear apart the battlefield with Thunder!"

"Bulldoze as Thunder hits!" Ash replied.

Ash's strategy paid off and the two forces devastated the battlefield... but only Graveler was able to continue battling, and even then he was barely standing. "Would you like to surrender?" Ash asked, but a glare was his response. "Rock Throw!" Ash ordered and Electabuzz was unable to move.

"Electabuzz is unable to battle. The winner is Ash from Pallet Town!" The referee said.

Ash and Surge returned their Pokemon and met in the middle of the ruined battlefield.

"Alright. You won and I was beaten badly. You had a brilliant strategy though, and it got you the Thunder Badge and 3000 Poke dollars." Surge said, handing Ash his newly earned badge.

Ash and Surge entered the Pokemon Center and handed their Pokemon to Nurse Joy for healing. Ash took a seat, withdrew his laptop, and looked through the International Trade offers, but saw nothing of interest to him at this time.

"Can you believe that those Gyarados and Tentacruel are still causing trouble? No one is willing to catch them all, not even for the 200,000 Poke dollar reward offered."

"Do you get to keep the Pokemon if you capture them?" Ash asked, butting into the conversation.

"Yeah kid, but it's dangerous."

"Isn't everything?" Ash asked in return. "Where do you collect the reward?"

"The mayors office," Surge interjected when the sailors refused to answer. "But be careful and take your time. You can beat them, but you'll need to reduce their numbers first."

Ash surprised everyone when he used Pikachu, Electabuzz, and a Magneton that used to belong to Damian to defeat and catch them all. Ash was praised as a hero for saving the cities ability to sustain itself through the importing and exporting of goods, and most importantly he was paid the agreed upon sum.

It was as Ash was leaving that he was offered a free ticket to the St. Anne, but after briefly scanning the persons mind Ash learned that Team Rocket was involved... the person offering was a disguised Team Rocket Grunt. Ash politely refused, citing the need to catch up to rivals... a lie, Ash was still slightly ahead of Gary. It was with a sigh that Ash resigned himself to infiltrating the St. Anne to dispose of Team Rocket.

Ash had easily infiltrated the St. Anne and then hid and waited while picking off Team Rocket's members.

One was hung. Another was crucified. Ash even flayed another that he found. The point is that Ash wanted Team Rocket afraid and horrified... that was why he burned one alive in a magically sound-proofed room. Okay, it wasn't strictly necessary and neither was tearing one apart, but Ash wanted them more afraid of him than their leader who Ash had recently learned was named Giovanni... the Viridian City Gym Leader. He, too, would die... very very painfully.

When Team Rocket revealed themselves and went to steal Pokemon, Ash disabled all recording devices and then crushed all of Team Rocket's machines.

With his voice distorted, Ash chuckled, unnerving everyone. "You know... you can only do so much until people start fighting back. Unlike most, I favor more permanent solutions... I've killed several members of Team Rocket and with each death the world was made a better place." Ash revealed himself, telekinetically pinning a member of Team Rocket to a wall and then driving objects through their body and clothes to hold them there. "I'll need a witness to tell your boss... as for the rest of you vermin..."

Ash lifted dozens of them.

"Have a small taste of all the pain and suffering that you have all caused..."

What Ash did there would be remembered for centuries... Some were literally crushed by his immense psychic power. Some were burned. Some were torn apart... Most Team Rocket members tried begging, but none were given any sort of mercy.

"Isn't it simple and effective? Replacing evil with death." Ash said. "These... animals will do no more evil now." Ash ripped the still living Team Rocket Grunt from the wall, causing him to scream in agony. "This little worm shall serve his sole remaining purpose now."

After a quick stop in the middle of nowhere, where Ash cast a spell on the grunt, and then shoved an explosive device up his ass... What? It was unfortunately necessary. Ash had to replace his gloves and burn the old ones though! He was the real victim!

After sodomizing a man for the first time in two life-times, Ash teleported the grunt into a selected Team Rocket base and after saving/stealing all of Team Rocket's Pokemon, Ash detonated the explosive device...

Remember that spell that Ash cast on the grunt?

It altered the grunts body to be more... explosive. Alchemy really was a wonderful thing!

The entire base was obliterated in an instant with no survivors or any communications leaving the base.

With Team Rocket dealt a small blow, Ash continued on his journey.

St. Anne, days later...

Lance, Dragon Master, member of the Kanto Elite Four, Champion of the Johto region, and an agent of the Pokemon G-Men was concerned. There was someone brutally killing Team Rocket members and therefore destroying valuable sources of intelligence for a war effort against them. They were cold, methodical, and exceedingly brutal... the crime scenes indicated that they were doing it just because they could and to scare Team Rocket. Worse still, they were inspiring others to follow their lead.

"What can you tell Sabrina?" Lance asked, having asked the Saffron City Gym Leader to consult.

"He's a psychic of truly incredible power," Sabrina replied. "He is powerful enough to match some Psychic-type Pokemon, which shouldn't even be possible. After exerting himself so much he should have been too exhausted to teleport distances beyond what psychic's can trace, but he teleported twice that I sensed. For that matter, I wouldn't be surprised if every psychic in Kanto sensed it."

"Where did he teleport to the second time?" Lance asked, thinking that the killer may have been behind the destruction of a Team Rocket base. Sabrina stating the area proved that. "That was a Team Rocket base that he destroyed... no survivors or evidence left behind. Can you tell me an age or any other locations that he's been?"

"No, I'm being blocked and he may have teleported into an area rich in psychic energy to hinder any enemy psychic's..." Which Sabrina was annoyed by, any hypothetical children that she had with this man would be greater than any other psychic... as such locating him was highly desirable.

Lance sighed. "So nothing that could help me track him or build an actual profile..."

Both were unaware that they were being watched... not with psychic abilities, not with technology, but with magic. Ash was pleased that Sabrina couldn't track his magic, but he vowed to be cautious and continue watching them both.

Team Rocket HQ, one week later...

Giovanni, Leader of Team Rocket, and the Viridian City Gym Leader was enraged by the defeat dealt to Team Rocket. He had lost millions! Dozens of grunts were lost on the St. Anne and hundreds were lost in the destroyed base. None of his spies had any useful information! All Giovanni knew was that it was a male human psychic that actually knew how to wage war... unlike the other weak idiots he dealt with.

Team Rocket members now feared the enemy instead of Giovanni... Giovanni's only consolation was that Mewtwo would soon be ready and with it Giovanni would destroy all of his enemies. Not even the Pokemon League, G-Men, or Elite Four would stop him then!

"S-sir," an assistant said nervously.

"Yes, what is it?" Giovanni asked angrily.

"Pokemon Land was destroyed and the Celadon Game Corner was exposed. All Team Rocket personnel were killed..."

"You're telling me that Pokemon Land was destroyed?" Giovanni asked, deathly calm.

"Y-yes sir."

"Get out!" Giovanni yelled in rage, a mad look in his eyes. The assistant wisely ran like her life depended on it... and it did. *Billions*... Giovanni had invested *billions* into Pokemon Land in R&D, development, promotion, licensing, and security. It was all gone now! "Damn it!"

Pulling up the reports only made things worse. Celadon Game Corner... all Pokemon rescued, non-Team Rocket personnel who were involved in illegal activities were all taken into custody, and the Game Corner, a big earner, was closed down.

Pokemon Land had the rides and robotic Pokemon destroyed, but the real estate and buildings were spared for some reason. Destroyer unknown... Method of destruction unknown... Giovanni was truly enraged and he suddenly realized that this person knew who he was. Giovanni's identity was compromised, yet this person hadn't exposed him and his crimes. They wanted him dead... and Team Rocket permanently destroyed and wanted no-one getting in their way.

At least they had some nerve and knew how to wage war... Team Rocket had existed for over fifty years and this was their first real threat. If they had their people imprisoned, they were freed; unless they talked then they were killed. Bribes, extortion, spying, murder... Team Rocket had used all of these methods to maintain their power. No one had ever decided to just kill Team Rocket's people, reclaim the Pokemon, and wipe out the bases. This person had and was actually a real threat.

"I look forward to facing you... whoever you are, but I just hope that I'll see you coming and give you a good fight." With that Giovanni returned to his work.

Ash had spied upon Giovanni too. Giovanni wouldn't see him coming. Ash knew how to wage war from his previous life and he would make certain of it.