Disclaimer: I do not own pokémon or any of the characters, just the story. This story takes place slightly after Ash defeats Anabel.
A/N: "" means character speech
' ' means character thoughts
Prologue
(Future tense Year: Unknown)
Ash struggled to look up at the warped face of his opponent.
"Maybe if you hadn't come back, boy, you wouldn't be suffering like this." The evil man sneered as he pressed his foot into the small of Ash's back. Ash howled with pain, the pressure forcing him deeper into the earth's crust.
"I had to do something. You were hurting innocent people!" Ash's muffled voice yelled. He felt the electrical power surging through his body, but it was completely useless against the man grinding him deeper into the ground. Ash clenched his fist, he and his partner preparing to fire at least one final blast, but a rock-hard fist came crashing down; the force of the blow leaving Ash motionless at the bottom of a crater the size of Groudon. Ash clawed the dirt, feeling the life being drained from him, vaguely hearing the cackling of a mad man in the background before everything goes black...
(Present Day)
It's a seemingly peaceful night of fun and games at the annual Pallet Town Carnival. Team Rocket has been defeated, as well as Team Magma and Team Aqua. Our three heroes have gotten together with many friends from their travels so they can enjoy some time off before their next league challenge. Even the famous Professor Samuel Oak has put his research aside and decided to contribute to this special occasion by giving a lecture on pokémon habits for aspiring trainers in the very center. Our heroes have left their pokémon with Professor Oak so that he can give visual examples of the behavioral patterns of trained pokémon. Professor Oak has given our heroes plenty of time to enjoy themselves while he arranges his notes, so everyone splits up into groups and race to the four corners of the festival. But, all will not stay peaceful, as our heroes will find out all too soon…
A/N: I had the idea for this fic for a while now and I'm finally typing it out. More soon hopefully. Also, Check out my other fanfiction for Avatar: The Last Airbender and tell me what you think.
