A New Start
"Pikachu use Thunder!" exclaimed Ash. "With that, Garchomp is unable to battle!"
"We did it Pikachu!" As Ash was celebrating, the entire stadium vanished leaving nothing but darkness. "Misty? Brock? Pikachu?"
"Hello Ash Ketchum," said a mysterious voice.
"Who are you?" said Ash. The darkness fades away revealing a woman who seemed to be in her late thirty's.
"It's me Ash, Arceus."
"L-lor-d Arceus? Where am I?"
"That doesn't matter now. What does is that you are dead."
"W-wait I'm…dead?"
"Yes, sadly your entire adventure was a lie. You have been in a coma since the first day on your journey."
"No… I can't be dead; I just beat Cynthia. What about Brock, Misty, and Pikachu?"
"Both Brock and Misty were figures of your imagination. Pikachu stayed with you the entire time. She rarely ate after you passed away so she died as well."
"Are you going to send me to heaven?" asked Ash.
"I could do that, or I could send you to a world that needs someone like you."
"What do you mean someone like me?" Ash responded
"The people there rely on pokemon too much and even use them as personal slaves. You show more love and sympathy for your pokemon then any trainer I have seen."
"Wait, if I was in a coma, how could you have seen my adventure?"
"Because HoHo, the legendary bird that granted your wish for your journey to never end, allowed me. She saw your selflessness toward your pokemon and brought it to my attention"
"Ok, but what do you mean by people in this world relying too much on pokemon?"
"As you know, pokemon need trainers and will do almost anything to please them. The people of this world take advantage of that and use it for their own selfish deeds."
"That's awful, but how can I help?"
"As you know, people have been using pokemon as slaves, but that also means as workers. Why spend thousands of dollars and 3 weeks to make a house when a pokemon will do it for free and in half the time. People all over have been losing their jobs and are forced to live on the streets or sell the pokemon they already have. This means that soon the human race will be no more on that planet. It is simply inevitable so I want you to turn people into pokemon."
"YOU WANT ME TO TURN EVERYONE INTO POKEMON?!"
"Not everyone, just a few to start with. Not only that, but the pokemon in this world are very different from the ones in your coma."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean, the pokemon in this world are more humanoid and can even speak."
"Well, I suppose it's a better choice than to just give up and go to heaven… I'll do it on one condition."
"What would that be?"
"That Pikachu gets to come with me."
"Very well, I will send Pikachu there as well. Before you go, there are some things you must know. First, you are going to be sent into the body of the Ash that was already living there. Second, you will have to completely restart your journey and no one will remember you. And Finally, People you met in your coma world may appear in this world but in different ways… Good luck; I will keep in touch."