Chapter 0: A Record of the Event
It happened one day without a warning, the day when humans and Pokémon no longer lived side by side. It started with every single Pokémon releasing themselves from their trainers. Accounts say that all attempts to recall the Pokémon failed as the red beam of the pokéballs simply bounced off. Many Pokémon would never look back and simply moved ever slowly away from their ex-trainers towards a shared destination. A few gave broken-hearted looks at their human friends but they too eventually left. Before that wild Pokémon around the world were found to be emigrating towards the same place. In what is remembered to be a solemn march no Pokémon made a noise. Mortal natural enemies acted with indifference as if their destination was more important than petty rivalries.
Attempts were made to stop them or even capture the wild hoard but such attempts were stopped when the legendary Pokémon intervened. Arceus itself, who is attributed the creation of our world and its inhabitants, came down and directly intervened on a band of poachers attempting to profit from the mysterious event. A swift Judgment laid waste to the poachers who died from the attack. The intervention made things clear to the humans: Keep your hands off of the Pokémon.
The location they were all headed to was a large island with a mountain reaching the atmosphere. Said island appeared several days before the event and many specialists had been baffled on how an island with such an imposing landmark could suddenly appear out of nowhere. When the legendary Pokémon intervened a few Pokémon professors theorized that it was thanks to the combined efforts of Groudon and Arceus that such an island could come to be.
The pilgrimage lasted a full month, at that point there were no Pokémon in sight anywhere in the world. They were all there in one place, although a few scientist would complain that it was impossible for one island to contain the world's Pokémon population. The island during the pilgrimage was surrounded by a mysterious force that would repel any human that tried to get near it. All but one human.
He came to us at the end when we knew not what was going on. His name was Ash Ketchum, a 21 year old trainer. The boy in question has participated in a variety of Pokémon leagues with good results but when he came to an interview broadcasted all over the world there was nothing childish about him. He had all the answers but nobody could accept them.
"I've seen the best and the worst in mankind" he had said, "I am an agent of Arceus, the Chosen One. I journeyed around this world together with people I thought were my friends and together I thought that Pokémon and humans should work together."
He paused as if recollecting the good times.
"But one day when my friends abandoned me I found out the world wasn't as nice as I recalled it to be. I travelled again, this time alone and I saw the things I missed. A month ago I finished my journey around the world and came to the conclusion that Pokémon and humans should be separate."
The relevance of such a statement was enforced by the sudden arrival of Arceus.
"That day I told Arceus my conclusion and as such it was then that Pokémon were told to leave. No longer will Pokémon live by the side of humans. Soon they will leave for a world where only they live. A world you will not be able to reach."
Ash Ketchum paused again, deep in thought. When he resumed he looked unhappy.
"As the Chosen One I will have to leave as well. My duties here are done and will be turned into a Pokémon to help lead them in their new world."
Questions were made, some were relevant others not so much. A certain Professor Oak made a few questions, some of which were personal in nature however Ash only answered the questions he deemed were required to be answered such as the imbalance in the ecosystem caused by the Pokémon leaving entirely.
"Arceus will create new life forms to fill the void. He will also recreate the natural laws such that the lack of the legendary Pokémon will not cause the world to fall into chaos. The new creatures will be nothing like Pokémon, they will only exist to fill in for the Pokémon. They will have none of the extraordinary powers Pokémon hold nor will they help humanity as it stumbles along. The world will also no longer preserve itself as it once did. What you do to the planet will be permanent."
He stopped talking to pull out a book
"This book will detail the changes and what you can expect when everything is over. You will need this knowledge if you want to survive in the new world without Pokémon."
He solemnly handed the book to Professor Oak and then left with Arceus.
Our world underwent changes and humanity has not yet come to terms with them. It has been a month and we are still learning about this world no longer populated by Pokémon. All that is left of them are records a such as the pokédex as well as the accounts of millions of trainers who were left behind. Some people however in this new world are looking for accounts of what happened to Ash Ketchum to make him reach his conclusion.
After searching and interviewing for a long time we think we know now. We still do not have the complete picture but we still wish to share the stories and accounts of those left behind and the solitary journey of Ash Ketchum.
Hello readers to my very first story. I'm new to this but I hope you enjoy this story. I welcome all comments and suggestions. Updates may be sluggish but I'll try my best to write an update as frequently as I can.
This is a "what if" scenario that will be told via interviews with characters of the Pokémon anime as well as a few original characters. Please leave a review.
-RathOfLight