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Chapter 5 - 5: Journey Begins

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As Ayo finally left for his actual journey starting from route 1 after having a heartbreaking farewell with his mom, he started to feel something weird.

Yes, he was nervous, anxious and excited....

But something more. He was feeling emotional, he was missing someone. Its not that he was not missing his previous life but this was something more. He was missing Delia, Ash's mom.

It was not because how hot she was but still he felt he was having emotional connections with her. Connection of a mother and a son.

But how? He was not Ash neither he had known her. He had only spent 2-3 hours with her…..

The feelings were coming subconsciously, from inside the heart. It was as if Ash was still there in the body but he was subconsciously present.

That would mean Ash's soul was inside Ayo's or technically Ash's body and it was subconscious. It was Ayo who had consciousness.

Even though this was still a theory which Ayo thought but he would have to validate it. 

 If Ash's soul was subconsciously there than he would have the plot armor. That meant anything he does, end result will be the same. It could also mean he could awaken his or Ash's aura as he had his soul and

even awaken chakra...

But he would have to validate it. That meant anything he will try to do, he will catch no Pokémon in route 1 and he will be attacked by flock of Spearrow's and he will borrow Misty's cycle to reach Viridian city and in Pokémon Centre he would defeat Team Rocket.

If all of these came true then he would surely have plot armor and it would prove Ash or Ash's soul was subconsciously present.

He was disturbed from his thoughts by his partner…Pikachu Informing him that they had reached the route 1.

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The grasslands stretched out around her like an endless sea of green, swaying gently under the soft whisper of the wind. The air was alive with the scent of earth and wildflowers—a peaceful place for most, but for her, it was a battlefield. Her stomach gnawed at her, a relentless ache that overshadowed the dull pain of the wounds she'd gathered from living out here alone. She was hungry. So hungry.

She crept through the underbrush, her small, tan body blending with the sand in the ground. The coolness of the ground seeped into her brown-colored paws, the ache in her belly driving her forward. Each step was cautious, her narrow eyes darting around, ears twitching at every sound. Out here, everything could be a threat—or an opportunity.

The scent hit her like a wave, pulling her in, making her nose twitch with excitement. Food. Her instincts kicked in, sharpening her focus. She followed the tantalizing aroma , rolling through the tall grass, her heart racing with anticipation. She would eat tonight.. She had to. She could finally sleep without empty stomach. 

She dug into the soil after spotting the target .A big stag beetle. She rolled out of the ground catching the stag beetle and with her sharp dagger like claws, she cut the beetles hard shell and ate all the flesh.

As she was returning back, rolling through the long grasses, she saw a human along with a chubby yellow rat, similar to Pichu but bigger. She got scared and jumped inside a bush which lead to shaking of bushes. The human and the Pokémon got alert, both staring at the bush.

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As Ayo and Pikachu reached route 1, Ayo knew that if he continues in a straight path, he will encounter pidgey and than a spearow. So he decided that they will walk through the tall grasses so that they might encounter some other Pokémon. He knew that the grasses were taller than him, so it was dangerous to wander around through them unless you are some very strong trainer who can beat any wild Pokémon they encounter but Ayo and pikachu decided to continue. Ayo had brought a pocket knife with him which he was using to cut the grass to make a path.

As they continued walking for about 15 minutes through the tall grasses, the grassy terrain ended and there was lush green forest with trees and bushes. Ayo and Pikachu were confident that they will surely find a Pokémon here.

Pikachu was getting impatient. He knew he only had to catch a Pokémon and then he will be free. He started running as fast as he could to find a wild Pokémon and attack it.

Austin ran behind pikachu requesting him to slow down. Then suddenly a beedrill came flying, diving straight towards pikachu. Pikachu got terrified by sight of a yellow, bipedal venomous wasp...and those two long conical spears at his hands... and those large red eyes and the black antennae..... another stinger on its yellow-and-black striped abdomen.

Pikachu froze with fear. He could not move. Icy horror had caught hold of him. He was paralyzed. His hand and legs hung like a dead weight. Paralyzed and rigid. He was sweating.... sweats were colder than ice..... He remembered the trauma of beedrill which he got when he was a pichu. He was just saved from death by a kangaskhan.

Only the beating of his heart told him he was still alive. The bee was diving towards him with high speed. If gets cut by any of those staggers, the venom will make sure he would never rise back. 

Pikachu was praying, for a messiah, a savior, maybe for the kangaskhan who saved him years back. Suddenly he was pushed into the bushes by something or someone....he did not see. He ran away as fast as he could, and as soon as he felt he was safe now, he felt relaxed and relieved. Due to the trauma, he started feeling dizzy and lost consciousness.

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