(A/N) Alright! First chapter is up! Time to get started!

Just so you know, this story takes place only with the original 151 Pokémon, and the original locations in the Kanto region. It starts during the Pokémon League and continues after that, but follows a different course than the anime.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon. It would be awesome if I did, but I don't. I don't own the characters either, with the exception of Anna, Cain, Damian, and Amy. There might be other minor characters that I create as well. Oh! The plot is mine too. If there is semblance to someone else's plot, it was completely unintentional.


Prologue

My name is Anna.

Decades ago, I began my journey from Vermillion City to become a Pokémon Master. I never lost a single battle, well, except one. To Damian Greenfield. But that's a different story. A few years into my training, I obtained... let's just say it was a very valuable item. It was one of a kind. It was one of the most amazing days of my life. With this item, I was confident that I would be able to find and capture the elusive Mew. I spent years searching. I eventually found it, tried, and failed. It was then that I decided, maybe it was better to stop traveling for a while.

I settled down on Seafoam Island with Damian. We had a daughter. She loved the Pokémon. Everything was perfect. I soon forgot the valuable item I kept locked up in a safe.

Evildoers don't forget, though.

It happened six years after our daughter was born. Damian... he just suddenly disappeared. Behind was a note from the evil organization Team Rocket. They remembered. And they wanted the item. Three years passed. They kept making attempts to steal the item. A few times, they hurt my daughter. Finally, I decided that I had to leave the nine-year-old to protect her. I took the item, and all of the Pokémon. It... was the best way to keep her safe. I hid the item, and ran. I traveled the Kanto region once again. I knew that she would have started her own Pokémon journey by that point. I... wanted to wait before I told her though. She would know soon enough...

Chapter One: My Name is Amy

Fear is a funny thing. Sounds weird, I know, but it's true. Fear is hilarious. It strikes when you least expect it, and always at the worst time. But, I've noticed out of experience that fear usually leads to much greater events. I have never experienced more fear than I had in those past two years. But it always caused something that worked out for the better.

Maybe I should back up a little.

My name is Amy.

About a year ago, I started my journey. I trained with my Pokémon extremely hard, and had caught nearly all of the 150 known species. I traveled around, earning badges to compete in the Pokémon League. I had acquired all eight I needed to qualify. So now I sat in a small diner on the Indigo Plateau. I had registered the day before, when the competition officially started (there were no battles until today, though). I had chosen the Pokémon I would use on my first battle on the Grass Field later that day and gotten them healed up. The match wasn't until later, so I was getting something to eat. It was one of those tiny, dinky diners that have a few tables, a bar, and one person running the whole place. I was one of the only people there, because most people were out watching the Pokémon battles. It was quiet enough from the lack of people that I could clearly hear the words coming from the TV hanging in the corner of the diner. It was broadcasting a first round battle on the Water Field.

"We're here, live, on the Water Field, where first-time league entrant Ash Ketchum battles Mandy the Astounding!" The announcer cried. Big whoop. He continued the play-by-play of the match. "And now Krabby has evolved into Kingler!"

"Big whoop," I muttered. My Pikachu, Alice, hopped up onto the table. I smiled. I had raised her ever since she was an egg. She hatched about a month before I left Seafoam. I was the only person from Seafoam Island that had a trainer's license. I continued talking. "I mean, I could have won this entire battle already with my hands tied behind my back." She shot me a confused look. I laughed after I realized what I said. "You know what I mean." It was true, though. I had never lost a battle in my life.

The battle on the television continued. I glanced up every now and then to see the newly evolved Kingler firing attacks at other Pokémon. First it was a Seadra, then a Golbat. I had finished my sandwich and was finishing my glass of orange juice when the roar of the crowd indicated the end of the match. I heard a newscaster speaking.

"We're here now with Ash Ketchum, the victor from the Water Field." She said. Oh, I thought. The rookie won. I covered my ears. Dang, this kid was annoying! He just wouldn't shut up! I took another sip of juice and glared up at the TV screen...

...And spewed the juice back into the glass in shock. My mouth hung open; my eyes were wide. I finally managed to close my eyes and mouth. I shook my head back and forth before re-opening my eyes. I had to be hallucinating. I had to be! No, I wasn't. I stared at the image of the excited boy. Alice glanced nervously at me.

"Pikachu, pi pikapi?" she asked. I didn't remove my eyes from the screen.

"I don't know, Alice. I don't know." I was lucky that I grew up around Pokémon. Both of my parents were Pokémon trainers (actually, one was a Pokémon breeder, but I'm not going to get into that right now), so I had a lot of exposure to Pokémon. As a result, I could understand most of what they were saying. She had asked if it was the same person. It looked like the same person. He had the same messy black hair and was wearing the same Indigo League Expo hat. Maybe he had a twin? I couldn't know for sure unless... I glanced at my watch. I had plenty of time before my match. The Fields weren't that far from the diner. I could probably run down there and catch him before he left. I paid for my food and picked up my backpack.

Thoughts raced through my head as my feet raced towards the stadium. It was impossible! He had to just be that boy's relative or something. There was no way it could be the same person. When I arrived at the Water Field gates, people were pushing and shoving to get out. I had probably just missed him. I scanned the crowd, searching for that easily recognizable hat. Nowhere to be seen.

"Pika!" Alice cried. I looked up onto my shoulder. Since I raised her from birth and she had never been in a Pokéball before I turned ten, I didn't force her into one. She likes it outside. She was still registered as my first Pokémon though, so it's perfectly legal for me to use her in battle. My gaze followed the direction she was pointing in and saw our target. He was talking excitedly with two others: a girl and a boy. The girl had orange hair tied up in a side ponytail. She carried what looked like an egg with arms with her. The boy was taller than the other two, and had spiky brown hair. I strode over to the trio, pushing my way through the crowded street.

I stood in front of them, arms spread, stare hardened, blocking any way for them to get around. The boy, Ash, stopped talking. He blinked at me. He opened his mouth to speak but before he had the chance I quickly asked a question that could clear things up.

"Did you have a sibling?" He blinked again.

"No, I'm an only child. Why?"

"I don't think you heard me correctly. I said 'did you have a sibling?'" He just stared. The girl leaned forward.

"She's asking if you had a sibling that died," she explained.

"I knew that, Misty!" He snapped. He turned back to me. "Again, no. I'm an only child and always have been." My eyes widened for a moment before I spoke up again.

"You're lying." He glared at me.

"I think I would know if I had a sibling or not."

"Then how are you standing here in front of me?" The confusion was written all over his face. I stared back at him. "I want an answer," I said coldly. His expression began to shift to fear, probably from the tone of my voice. I was afraid, too, but for a completely different reason. I had seen this boy before.

The last time I had seen him he was dead.


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