Ash grinned at that and looked at Nidoran. "Do you want to be friends?" So begins Traveler , by The Straight Elf, a massive Alternate Universe retelling of the Pokémon Anime with significant crossover elements from the games. Traveler is a complex, in-depth Reconstruction of the Pokémon mythos, following a more intelligent and driven Ash into a world where creatures of incredible power are commonplace, and beings of legend wait in the wings. Instead of sleeping in and receiving the iconic Pikachu, Ash receives a male Nidoran from Professor Oak. From there the story sharply and rapidly diverges from the Anime as Ash departs on his journey, becomes embroiled in the schemes of Team Rocket, finds friends and rivals, gains powerful mentors and deadly enemies, confronts the savagery of nature and the evil of humanity, and creates for himself a family and a name as he pursues his dream: Becoming a Pokémon Master.Also has a canon supplementary side-story called Traveler: Recollections .A page for it can be found here. Traveler contains examples of:
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