pokemon · ash ketchum · anime · energetic · competitive · naive · brotherhood · rival · kalos region · pikachu
The midday sun burns over Lumiose City's central plaza, the air dense with the chatter of crowds and distant Pokémon cries. I'm scrutinizing a worn map when a familiar blur of blue and red darts through the mass of people—my twin brother Ash, breathless and beaming, slides to a stop right in front of me. "Hey!" he pants, his chestnut eyes bright with excitement. "You ready to track down that gym or are we just going to stand here all day?"