The Beginning Of The End

Chapter 10 The Return of a Champion

Ash and Brock have finally made it Saffron City after a long Journey, Brock turns to Ash who has his hands over his head, looking up at the sky with a wide smile across his young face, "Why you so happy Ash?" Brock chuckles,

"I don't know? I have Pidgeot, Butterfree, Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Pikachu back with me, travelling with you through Kanto again, meeting old faces it's just I don't know it makes me happy" Ash replies still looking up at the sky,

"I know what you mean Ash, the good old days are back," Brock says looking up at the sky as well.

They make their way to the Pokemon Centre, Ash goes to the computer in the Pokemon Centre lobby and calls up Prof. Oak,

"Ah Ash, nice to be hearing from you, how is your journey going to find out about the letters?" Prof. Oak says as he takes a mouthful of noodles,

"It's going good, look who I got back" Ash lets out Squirtle who jumps on Ash's lap,

"Squirt, Squirtle" Squirtle waves to Prof. Oak,

"Squirtle nice to see you again, you look even stronger than before" Prof. Oak complementing Squirtle, "Ash there was something I needed to ask you are you getting caught up in all these fires?"

Ash and Brock look at each other and mumble "Fires?"

"What Fires Prof. O" Ash is cut off by an alarm going off in Prof Oak's lab,

"Arrrrrr, not again, Ash, if you don't mind, can Bulbasaur come back? the other Pokemon are fighting and it's getting out of control a little,"

"Ahhhh yeah sure give me a second" Ash places Bulbasaur's Pokeball in the machine and transfers it over to Prof. Oak, "did you get it?" Ash asks,

"yep safe and sound," Prof. Oak holding up Bulbasaur's Pokeball, another alarm goes off in the lab, "I'd love to keep talking but I have to get going Ash, bye," Prof. Oak hangs up as Ash and Brock look at each other a little confused,

*grrrrrrrr

"Same as always Ash" Brock laughing at Ash's rumbling stomach, "Come on let's hand our Pokemon in and get some lunch," Ash and Brock head up to Nurse Joy and hand their Pokemon in to be looked after and healed up,

"Pikachu, you want to come with us?" Ash looking at Pikachu who's sitting on the desk,

"Pika Pika" Pikachu nodes his head and jumps up on Ash's shoulder, they head out of the Pokemon Centre and into the streets to try and find some lunch to eat. Ash, Pikachu and Brock are walking the streets of Saffron City trying to find lunch but everywhere they look they see big Poster, announcements, banners the "Champion of Celadon City Returns!"

Ash walks up to one of the posters but it's only a picture of an old cap, the first cap Ash wore on the start of his journey, "Hey Brock, do you see this?" Ash waving at Brock to come over,

"Yeah looks like your old hat, didn't you say there was only two hundred of them?" Brock rubbing his chin again,

"Do you think the Champion of Celadon City is a really strong trainer?" Ash turns to Brock with his hands in a fist pumped and excited at what his challenge might be,

"I've never heard of a Champion of Celadon City but you might be right and if this is the hat the trainer wears he might be an extremely experienced trainer," Brock tells Ash as he studies the poster on the wall.

The three of them have found a little cafe to have lunch at and are sitting at the table, Ash stuffing his face with a bowl of rice and noddles, Brock eating a sandwich and Pikachu eating his Pokemon food, Brock is eating his food slowly looking around at all the celebrations and decorations about the Champion of Celadon City, his concentration is broke, "Is everything fine here?" the waiter asks staring at Ash in a little bit of disgust seeing Ash's face is full of food,