Chapter-1 : Preparation
Ash Ketchum was nervous. This was the first time he was battling an important battle without the support of his friends. Sure, he had defeated a lot of powerful trainers without them. But that was different. Now he was battling the Kanto Elitte Four and he kept looking at his close friend, Pikachu, for encouragement. He was saddened to think about the incidents which took place a year ago. That seemed a long time ago...
"Pika pika" said pikachu
"Yeah sorry pikachu, I was thinking about THAT..."
"Pika pika pi"
"Ya your right... I should concentrate more for this upcoming battle..."
Ash had cut off all contact with his friends after his disastrous fight with them. Although he regretted it now, he knew there was no turning that, he had once again travelled all over the four regions, training his old pokemon and capturing new ones... He had now challenged the kanto elite four and had an upcoming battle with Will. He now lived as a wanderer, travelling between towns on his Pidgeot and Charizard. Since Prof. Oak had upgraded his pokedex for him, he was now allowed to carry more than six pokemon. Now he had all of his pokemon with him, except his other 29 tauros, which he had left with his mom.
"Now who should I choose for the battle..."
"Pikachu, definitely..." The yellow rodent scrambled over to him
"Charizard your in" The red dragon expressed his happiness by burning him.
"Sceptile you too" The lizard put a twig in his mouth and smiled.
"Glaile, I'll be needing you"
"Blastoise, you 're my choice"
All of his other pokemon looked upon him with expectation in their eyes... But everyone knew who the last one was gonna be, since will was a psychic trainer.
He recalled his final pokemon into its ball and turned west to look at the setting sun. Tomorrow was going to be a long day and he knew it.
He recalled all of his pokemon into their balls, with the exception of Pikachu of course, and settled into his sleeping bag, dreaming about his upcoming battle.