A/N: So this is my first story, and im giving you a warning. First few paragraphs are a little weird, but thats the only way I could start the story. Enjoy!

PROLOGUE

(Ash's point of view; 10 years ago:)

My name's Ash, and I have a big brother named Danny. I have messy black hair and amber eyes, while Danny has the same hair and icy blue eyes. He usually wears a white T-shirt with a red trim and a red stripe across the chest. He wears the typical blue denim jeans and narrow red sneakers. I wear the same jeans, but I wear light blue sneakers, and my favorite blue Pokemon shirt.

(Danny's point of view:)

I ran as fast as I could following Ash. He's one quick kid. "Hey Danny, you going slow on purpose?" He taunted me, I knew it was a joke but I growled and ran faster. "Ha ha, bet you can't catch me- whoa!" He shouts in surprise when he suddenly falls into something. "Ash?" I ask quietly. I finally notice where he had fallen was a very deep hole. It kind of looked like an underground dungeon. "Ash!" I called, and without thinking, I jumped in after him.

I fell a few feet, and landed on my back- "Oof!" -knocking the breath out of me. I nearly groaned- if I could -, I'm sure to feel that tomorrow. I got up, and noticed Ash already standing and looking around. Seeing as we couldn't climb or jump out, i decided to take the lead.

"Come on," I said. "There's bound to be another way out somewhere." I pointed to 3 coincidental passageways ahead of us, "Maybe in one of those. If there's a dead end we'll just go back and enter the next one."

"But how will we get back here if we lose our way? What if we get lost?" Ash asks me. "We get to be like Hansel and Gretel. Only were both boys." He giggled at that. I pointed to a big pile of rocks east from us. "You see those?" He nods. "Can you break the big ones into little ones and bring them over here to me? We can use those as bread crumbs." He nodded and giggled again. Hansel and Gretel was one of his favorite stories. He ran to the pile to do what I said.

I grab my book bag that had fallen down here with me. It had some supplies we needed; 4 water bottles for Ash and I each. We also had some snacks. Now i'm glad I took the survival class early in second grade. Plenty of room for rocks to fill too, it was a huge bag. As Ash and I walked back and forth putting rocks into the bag and filling it up, I wondered which passage the exit would be in. Once we were done with that, we started down the first way- to the left. I had also filled my pockets and hands with rocks and was dropping them in a path so we wouldn't get lost if it was a dead end.

We traveled for a few hours, and it turned out to be a dead end. I looked at Ash. Anyone could tell he was tired of walking. "Hey, why don't we take a little break?" I suggest. I was a little tired too and the added weight of the rocks didn't help either. He agreed, and after about an hour of rest we took off again.

The second passage turned out to be a dead end too. But as we were walking back after our break, I suddenly had a bad feeling, though I didn't show it for my brother's sake. Something bad was going to happen. I know it.

(Ash's point of view:)

When we got back to 'step one' as I call it, we took another break. While Danny was resting (with his eyes closed, otherwise he would've seen this), I saw a flickering light. Maybe that's the way out! I thought. I wanted Danny to be proud of me so I tip-toed across him mindful not to wake him up.

When I got to the place I didn't see anything. What! I could've sworn- my thoughts were cut off by a loud snapping sound behind me. I slowly turned around... Nothing. Then, a bright green flash and there was a floating green thing (the portal) a few meters ahead. And it started to pull me in. I screamed, as my shoes slowly started to slide towards it. I was completely frozen in awe and fear. Then something (more like someone) pushed me aside and away from it.

"Don't eat my brother!" 'It' shouted, and I gasped as I reconized my brother's voice. The portal started to suck him in, only a lot faster, and he gave a yelp of surprise.

"Danny, no!" I cried as I tried to grab his arm and drag him out of the way. But only just too late. The portal had sucked him in, flashed, then closed with a snap. I was left alone in the darkness, and I started to cry and wish over and over to see my brother again. To take him back.

(No one's point of view:)

Meanwhile, back at their house, their mother Delia had found the hole and dungeon place, put the pieces together, and had called the police.

After she told them her point of view of what she thought happened, the police used a ladder to get down there to get the 2 boys.

It took awhile, but they came out with only Ash, who looked frightened and his eyes were red and watery, and he looked exhausted- he had cried a lot too.

Delia hurriedly asked what happened. Ash shakily explained all of it, from just playing tag, to when the police found him sitting on the floor, arms around his legs, hugging them tightly, and crying, muttering something about wanting someone to come back.

While the police may not have believed him, Delia did. Not because he was her son, but because in these situations, Ash never lies, no matter how crazy it seems. Especially if it's about his brother.

For years, with false hope, they asked every Pokemon they encountered to search ways to find him. They knew he was alive, not sure where, but somewhere. They both waited for the day where someone would find a way to get to him...

And that day had finally come.