Ash Ketchum, the Chosen One... Is dead.
Red looked at the corpse of his twin. Separated at birth, they had led such different lives, Ash with their mother, Red with their father, neither of them ever knowing about the other... Until it was too late.
Red had found out about Ash due to a slip-up from his – their – father. And after searching for months, he found him. They had mostly talked about their different journeys, what had happened and what they had achived, about their dreams and other things.
Nothing lasts forever, and their happy reunion was no exception...
Once again, Ash were ambushed by Team Rocket, whom were dead-set on capturing Pikachu. Using some strange machine, all pokemon in the vicinity fainted on the spot. Unable to use their pokemon, it was them – two childen – against two adults. This didn't deter Ash from trying to protect Pikachu, but the Rocket members merely pushed him away.
As the two were about to leave, Ash struck the machine with a fairly large rock. The piece of equipment were very delicate it seemed, and from the first hit alone it began to malfunction. It didn't merely deactive, however...
It exploded.
Perhaps it was a good thing he had died instantly from the explosion, as it meant he at least didn't suffer. It didn't change the fact that Ash was gone.
Pikachu was devastated. His best friend was gone, and he had been unable to do anything about it.
Red looked at the cap in his hands. Ash had given it to him as a form of bonding between them. Red put the cap on his head, and motioned for Pikachu to jump up on his shoulder.
"Ash may have fulfilled his destiny as the Chosen One, but he never got to fulfill his dream of becoming a Pokemon Master. As such, I will do it in his name," Red declared.
Pikachu nodded and jumped up on Red's shoulder, just like he did when Ash carried him. "Ash's other pokemon may not be so easily convinced, but I will manage somehow. For Ash's sake."
With that, Red called out his starter, Charizard. "Burn the corpse, Charizard. The world must never know that the Chosen One has died. I will take up his identity and dreams. Red is no more. From this day onward, I am... Ash Ketchum..."
