The Birth Of The Chosen One

**The Birth Of The Chosen One** is the first chapter of *The Greatest There Was or Ever Will Be: Kanto League Journeys*.

## Blurb

*Understand Ash Ketchum's origin and meaning to the Pokémon world before he takes even his first steps. See who his parents are and were as individuals prior to his birth. Witness the gathering of Legends in the sacred location known in myths and bedtimes stories as the Hall of Origins as they discuss this mere infant's importance of what's to come. Experience the first breath of God Pokémon's Chosen One as three Mythical-Legends offer the child three unique and powerful abilities that are sure to aid in what will no doubt be an epic adventure.*

*This is the beginning before the beginning of Ashton Richard Ketchum's adventure.*

## Plot

News reports all over the Pokémon world report on odd happening with the Pokémon of their respective regions. A construction worker explains that a number of Fighting-types helped them complete the building of the community center in Saffron City. A greenhouse owner reports from Johto that several Grass-types aided in bringing life to her plants after a hurricane. In another report, Professor Birch gives his take on a Seviper and Zangoose getting along. These reports shock Delia Ketchum, who is not only pregnant, but quite ready to give birth any day now. Delia decides to head out to Professor Oak's lab, but along the way, she recalls the father of her unborn child...

## Main events

* Ash is born "Ashton Richard Ketchum" on June 21 in Pokémon Ranger Memorial Hospital in Pallet Town of the Kanto region.
* Mew gifts Ash psychic abilities; Meloetta gifts Ash the Soothing Words ability; and Arceus gifts Ash with the Heart Speak ability.

### **Debuts**

* Ash Ketchum
* Delia Ketchum
* Professor Samuel Oak

### **Pokémon debuts**

* Arceus
* Mew
* Meloetta

## Characters

### **Humans**

* Delia Ketchum
* Richard Ketchum (flashback)
* Professor Samuel Oak
* Amelia Oak
* Gary Oak
* Daisy Oak
* Ash Ketchum

### **Pokémon**

* Tyranitar
* Hydreigon
* Blastoise (Richard's)
* Flygon (Richard's)
* Dratini (mentioned; Richard's; evolved)
* Dragonair (mentioned; Richard's; evolved)
* Dragonite (mentioned; Richard's; released; captured by Lance)
* Beartic
* Ursaring
* Arceus
* Dialga
* Cresselia
* Groudon
* Cobalion
* Virizion
* Terrakion
* Keldeo
* Rayquaza
* Palkia
* Darkrai
* Jirachi
* Thundurus
* Tornadus
* Reshiram
* Giratina
* Zekrom
* Mew
* Ho-Oh
* Celebi
* Lugia
* Landorus
* Suicune
* Mesprit
* Azelf
* Uxie
* Yveltal
* Xerneas
* Meloetta
* Kyurem

## Trivia

* The title, when displayed on the chapter drop down menu is read: "The Birth of The Chosen One", but when written in the story, the 'of' is written with an uppercase *O*.
* This is the first chapter to feature an outro song, that being: "Gotta Catch 'Em All".

### **Author notes**

There were two author notes displayed on the chapter — one at the top and the other at the bottom.

The first author's note went as such:

Also, I would like to thank the following authors who have inspired me to step up and try writing myself: 'Sabor364' the writer of one of the best Pokémon stories out there 'Chronicles of The Chosen One: Pokémon Master', 'Shadow10503' writer of 'Ash's Master Quest' and the biggest thank you of all goes to 'MidnightFedora' the author of one of my favorite Pokémon stories 'Like No Other'. This writer is very talented ladies and Gentlemen and I encourage you all to read her story. I was nervous when I offered some of my ideas to her for her story but she was very accepting and gracious to me and made a point to encourage my ideas. Needless to say, she really got me thinking about writing so if your reading this... Thank you very much for the inspiration and I hope you like this story!
I'm going to be utilizing a lot of different ideas from many different stories as well as combining them with many of my own ideas to make one awesome Pokémon fanfic!
One thing I want everyone to understand right here and now about me and my fic is this; I'm a big time 'out of the box thinker' and 'live outside of what is considered the normal type of person.' This means my fanfic (much like my favorite band Shinedown) will be very bold and fearless. SO EVERYONE KNOWS! There will be MANY AU moments in this story. Sometimes big ones. Ash will also be OOC in several occasions throughout this story. I really wanted to show an Ash that constantly evolves, gets better and matures throughout the course of his adventure, both in Pokémon and in life. Don't worry though, he will still have his funny moments!
I'm also a HUGE fitness and workout freak, so expect Ash and his Pokémon to train. HARD. I will be also be cameoing my favorite workout program somewhere in this story later on, so if any fellow fans of this particular program notice this cameo, please, don't hesitant to make a shout out to me!
Now, before I go on, I want to explain some important information about a few things here and now so I don't have to explain SOOO much about the direction of the story later on in the A/N's of the future chapters. So, here are some things you will see:
1: Ash will be smart, mature, and very, very strong as a trainer. (For any who wonder this, his growth as a trainer and person will happen at a good, even pace throughout the course of the story.) However! There are going to be special 'reasons and exceptions' that will set Ash apart from any other trainer. I will explain some of them here and the rest... well you will just have to wait and see until later ;) So don't be surprised if Ash does something that leaves you shocked. Because that's what I aim to do! Surprise and amaze! Just trust me when I say that he will work very hard in this story.
2: Ash will have Psychic and Aura powers. He will unlock these powers at different times and in crucial moments in the story, but he won't learn how to control them completely until he meets the mentors that are going to teach him how to control his powers, which will be later on. (Warning: when this happens, bad-ass Ash alert, lol!) He may end up with other abilities, but I'm not sure yet. If anyone has an ideas, please PM!
3: Ash will catch A LOT of Pokémon. (Don't worry people, he will definitely be able to make all of them very strong so no worries about him having too many Pokémon and not being able to train them all. I have his Pokémon's training already planned out! (Evil Grin)
4: Ash will age! By the time of the Unova Arc he will be a grown man.
5: Ash will have ALL his canon captures. So don't worry about him losing those Pokemon. However, there will be a twist or two when it comes to said Pokémon!
6: Ash WILL catch legendaries! There will be a whole process behind it so it won't be goofy. Basically, he will be the only trainer worthy of them... Don't worry you'll find out ;)
7: I WILL be taking this story into every region the anime follows and there will be mega-evolutions. No I will not make any up. The mega forms will all be canon.
8: I'm a big-time romantic, so Ash will NOT be romantically dense! Some people are natural born romantics. Ash will be one. I mean, come on; how can you fault him? He was raised by his mother. A WOMAN! Ash knows how to treat a lady from his mother always instructing him on how to be a perfect gentlemen. So, in short, he will notice the finer sex and he WILL get romantically involved! I'm sure many of you will love who all I have picked ;)
9: Ash will have MANY titles that he will earn throughout the course of the story. And the whole 'Chosen One' thing will be a BIG DEAL in this story.
10: There will be no 'levels' for Pokémon in this story. I will just categorize them into the different strength groups with the lowest being 'Baby and Young Pokémon with no battle experience at all' (New trainers) and the highest being 'Champion Level Pokémon' (Like Cynthia's Pokémon). There will be a few other levels in between the lowest and highest level but I will explain them later. (Spoiler Alert!) Ash's Pokémon will be able to reach a level above the 'Champion' level.
So that's it! I have laid out everything you all will need to know about this story and what direction it's heading in. The rest you will just have to wait to find out! I am more than happy to receive ideas and editing for this story, just PM me. Please remember though! This is MY take on how I wanted to see Ash's Pokémon journey go. If one of you doesn't like what I'm doing then please, do me and everybody else who may like this story a favor and go find another story that suits you or write your own. That's the beauty of Fanfiction! Anybody can write a story about a particular movie, book or game that suits them and offers what THEY want to read. Fanfiction doesn't have to follow canon, that's why it's called FAN...FICTION...!
By the way, to all flamers out there I have one thing to say to you. Go ahead. Flaming does nothing to help anybody. All it does is show people how pathetic you are by not being able to do something as simple as just leaving the story. If you don't like, don't read. Simple, easy to remember. Don't complain because guess what? All it does is fall on deaf ears and give me a few good laughs. There are THOUSANDS of Pokémon fics out there, pick one you DO like.
Now, To the rest of you beautiful and handsome readers! I truly do apologize for this LONNNGGGG... pre-story A/N, the rest WILL NOT be like this. I just wanted to let everyone know where I was going so there were less questions about my plans for the story. I hope you enjoy the beginning of what I'm sure will become a revolution in Pokémon Fanfiction!
THE GREATEST THERE WAS... OR EVER WILL BE
Until the Prologue: To quote Journey, "I'm Forever Yours... Faithfully"

A/N:Hello dear readers! As promised here is chapter one of my very first story!
Please read the pre-story A/N I posted earlier and get an understanding for what is going to be seen and done in this story. Ohhh and by the way people! I know I said in the end of the introduction A/N that this would be a prologue but the chapter got so big on me that I'm officially naming this chapter one of the actual story. So without further ado and no more long A/N's (Thank God!) here is the first official chapter of this story! Please enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokémon or anything else that I may mention in this story that
has been previously copyrighted.
This is purely for fun and enjoyment, I am making NOTHING off of this story.
Beta: User Pen name Rain

The second author's note went as such:

Now, as I have already stated before, Ash is going to be achieving A LOT in this story. So for anybody who thinks he is "over gifted" or something like that, just stop reading this story and find another one. There isn't going to be any such thing as Ash and his Pokémon being overpowered. That whole "Overpowered" thing is only true when the character of a story is just super powerful or in the case of Pokemon, has really strong Pokemon with no reason or explanation on how they became so strong.
It doesn't matter if Ash and his Pokémon wipe the floor with some of the opponents they face as long as two general rules are followed:
1: It has to be a good battle that at least keeps you interested.
2: Training. I can't stress that enough! If Ash and his Pokémon are training like dogs then it doesn't matter how strong they are! As long as the reason for their strength is explained then that's all that matters. If you train hard then there is no such thing as "Overpowered". You all feel me so far?
Also, I apologize for my writing style. I know it's not the best but I try hard to proof-read everything I write both during and after I finish a chapter. Sometimes I just get so caught up with seeing the story in my head while I'm writing it that I get lost and then I structure sentences and subjects the wrong way. At the time you are reading this I am currently working on chapter nine of this story and I am happy to say that my grammar has improved dramatically. Hopefully you will all notice a difference. My chapters are very long so mistakes may still be seen, just remember that.
So everyone knows! Ash WILL catch groups of the same kind of Pokemon but only when I think it fits.
Thank you all very much for reading this story and I hope you enjoy chapter two when it gets here as well. Until next time!

### **Errors**

* Richard's Flygon used Agility, Extreme Speed, Seismic Toss, and Dragon Rage; four moves it cannot legally learn in any official game.

### **Controversy**

* The author making Arceus female has received mild flak from some fans.