History Fanfic / AProfessorAndAStudent

--> '''Delia:'''You see, he really is my whole world, Professor Kukui. He means everything to me. But he doesn’t see it that way. He sees people and pokemon who need help. And he’ll give everything for them. Every time. It doesn’t matter what the problem is, he’ll always put the world before himself.

--> '''Ash:''' But at the same time, all I really want is for them to be happy. To just… quit Team Rocket and go on a real pokemon journey. Find out who they’re supposed to be and go for it. I’d even help them if I could.”

* TheChosenOne: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] with Ash. [[spoiler:All of the constant world-saving has put an immense amount of pressure and stress on him, and it seems like the world itself [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive won't stop putting him in situations where its necessary]]. Even his time in Alola appears to be another world-saving event.]]
** Also deconstructed with his mother and Kukui, [[spoiler:both of whom are painfully aware that one day Ash might not return home because he'll die in the process.]]

* ClassTrip: The trip to Kanto is organized by Kukui but is met with several issues, such as funding and the fact that he think's the Gyms in Kanto wouldn't give a class trip for free. Professor Oak and Delia solve it in an instant, first by offering the barn for boarding, Delia for catering, and as for the Gyms...

* CultureClash: Kiawe and Ash almost come to blows over one. Kiawe sees as Ash as being disrespectful and holding back by not using the Electrium Z-Crystal. Whereas Ash believes that its disrespectful to use powerful moves that he's not completely confident in using and waits til he and Pikachu practice enough till they can't get it wrong. They get into a flat out fight over it.

** In addition battle styles are noted to differ greatly between regions, with the more direct Hoenn vs the more combo preferring Sinnoh vs the blunt Kanto as an example.

* NiceGuy: The entire class Kukui teaches are 'the nice guys of a school of nice guys', per Kukui's own words.

* TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity: Ash offered to have interviews with the Alolan Professors since he usually doesn't refuse to help anyone who asks. Many of them are taking advantage of this to basically hound him for information on classified info surrounding him, paying very little regard to how uncomfortable its making him.

* WhamEpisode: Chapter 18 [[spoiler:reveals that Ash is in Alola to take a break from constantly SavingTheWorld, as the experiences have given him mild PTSD.]]
* YouDoNOTWantToKnow: Played somewhat seriously, [[spoiler:but Delia makes it a habit of not wanting to know what's happening with the details of Ash' adventures.]]

** [[WordOfGod Much to the author's annoyance]], this creates a ContinuitySnarl with the anime when Burnet shows up there as a mere acquaintance of Kukui.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/10694409/chapters/23685771 A Professor And A Student]] is a {{Pokemon}} Fan Fic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/LeDiz/pseuds/LeDiz LeDiz]].

* AdultFear: Delia remembers perfectly well when Ash got thrown out of a window and nearly to his death in Anime/Pokemon2000 and worries that things like that won't stop. It led to the first falling out they'd had and at this point she makes it a habit of not asking him about the details because she may not be able to handle it.

** Then it turns out that most of the information related to Ash is censored, including his conference battle against Tobias.

** Tracey even points this out to Kukui in Chapter 20, mentioning that Ash is a Frontier Brain Candidate, knows every Champion from every region he's been to, met Legendary Pokemon, and even helped actual royalty. But he also [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] it in that the reason that Ash may actually be bothered by it but doesn't voice his opinons anymore.

* ClassifiedInformation: The events of the Kalos league seem to be this. It's mentioned that they've confiscated footage, deleted it off the internet, and censored documents, likely because of Lysandre's attempt to wipe out the world. Ash himself seems to be extremely mum on it and gets very quiet.

* TheChosenOne: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] with Ash. [[spoiler:All of the constant world-saving has put an immense amount of pressure and stress on him, and it seems like the world itself won't stop putting him in situations where its necessary. Even his time in Alola appears to be another world-saving event.]]

* TheChosenOne: [[DecontructedTrope Deconstructed]] with Ash. [[spoiler:All of the constant world-saving has put an immense amount of pressure and stress on him, and it seems like the world itself won't stop putting him in situations where its necessary. Even his time in Alola appears to be another world-saving event.]]

* EmbarrassingNickname: Kukui's fellow researchers start calling him "Proud Papa Kukui" after he comes into work on the weekend solely to brag about Ash's victory against Hala.

* NotHyperbole: Kukui reads about how Ash's Pokemon tend to use their moves on him, as a sign of affection. He assumed that meant that they were showing the moves off, at a safe distance, but Lillie's comments on Ash's training style makes him realize that they ''literally'' do attack him.

* ValuesDissonance: In-Universe, Eastern regions like Kanto tend to have more rigid divides between Pokemon and humans, compared to Alola and even other regions in the east. Kukui repeatedly notes how much [[AllLovingHero Ash]] defies the Kanto stereotype by being extremely close to his Pokemon. When the issue of Pikachu's Pokeball comes up, Ash notes that he usually has to explain it early on, but the Alolans don't notice anything odd about it.
** In addition battle styles are noted to differ greatly between regions, with the more direct Hoenn vs the more combo preferring Sinnoh as an example.

* OriginalCharacter: Kukui's fellow Pokemon researchers do not originate from the anime, games, or Adventures canon.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Sophacles is very excited to talk about how he saved the mall from Team Rocket (the events of SM006), but Ash sees it as notable only because it prevented him from getting groceries.

* NotHyperbole: Kukui reads about how Ash's Pokemon tend to use their moves on him, as a sign of affection. He assumed that meant that they were showing the moves off, at a safe distance, but Lillie's comments on Ash's training style makes him realize that they literally do attack him.

* TeamRocketWins: The literally example that serves as the WakeUpCallBoss.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Ash's infamous loss to Team Rocket makes him realize that he's been slacking off, and he vows to get back into shape.

---> '''Oak:'''If he’s still breathing and it hasn’t been more than twelve hours since he switched dimensions, I do not have time for it. And unless the Legendary has actively kidnapped or eaten him, it takes a lower priority than him sorting out his Talonflame and Swellow. I’ve had to replace the windows in my barn twice already since he left!

** In the first chapter, Kukui gets a list of the astonishing amount of Pokemon Ash scanned with the Pokedex, and the impressive Pokemon he has caught and trained. Then he looks at Ash, currently lounging around and gushing about Rowlet's soft feathers.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Sophacles is very excited in talking about how he saved the mall from Team Rocket (the events of SM 06), but Ash sees it as noticable only because it caused him to not get groceries.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Kukui was willing to pass Team Rocket off as being a HarmlessVillain group like Team Skull considering how lightly Ash and the others from Pallet Town take them (mostly thinking them just being idiots), but then he notes that they could have done some serious harm to them by trying to steal the Lapras and [[BewareTheSillyOnes stranding the students in the middle of the ocean with a rising tide]].
* OriginalCharacter: Kukui's fellow Pokemon researchers do not originate from the anime, games, or adventures canon.
* RetiredBadass: Kukui won a Kanto Pokemon League back in his youth, though he lost to Lance during his Elite Four challenge. He also once took the island challenge.