Pokemon Chronicles

Chapter 1: The Errand, the Meeting, and the Plan of Action. The GS Ball contains WHAT?!?

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"Hard to believe that we're arriving at the birthplace of the Pokemon Master, isn't it?" the trainer in a black leather coat said to his Raichu.

"(Yup,)" he replied. "(But we're not here to look at the sights.)"

"I know. We have to send a message to Professor Oak from Kurt. It's just that all those other regions caught my interest that I didn't have time to actually get there."

The trainer in the Black Coat happens to be Andrew from Blackthorn City, and the Raichu outside his Pokeball happens to be his partner, Jolt. Now, he had managed to get Jolt the same way his idol, Ash, got his Pikachu: He was late and it was the only one they had. However, unlike Pikachu, Jolt chose to evolve after learning Agility and Thunder, so not only is he a balance of speed and power, but has the ability to be underestimated.

Andrew, however, happens to be a fan of Pokemon in general. After getting Jolt, he had to go to Mr. Pokemon's house to get something and met up with Professor Gary Oak in the obtainment of the Pokedex. However, he ran into a trainer named Kamon, who had stolen a Chikorita from Professor Elm's lab. Now he had to separate from his friends, Taylor and Kila, in order to find their way to the Silver Conference.

After making Top 4 in the Sinnoh League, Andrew was given an errand from Kurt of Azalea Town in order to deliver something to the current Professor Oak. He then took the ferry to Pallet Town, in which he's riding in right now, and was enjoying the sights of the ocean.

"We could participate in a few battles," he muttered, "but I'm not sure if they're still angry at me."

"(They're not angry,)" Jolt said. "(They're just tired after the last encounter with Team Rocket. And Pallet Town happens to have no Pokemon Center, so they're going to be a little restless.)"

"Land ho!" the captain said. "Pallet Town dead ahead!"

"That's our stop," Andrew said. "Let's go, Jolt."

Both Andrew and Jolt had arrived. The first thing they had to do was to find a healing station…which was in the lab…which they needed directions to.

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Elsewhere, on the northern part of Pallet Town, the Pokemon Master five years running had arrived back home.

"It's been a long time since we've been here," he said to his friend.

"(I STILL can't believe that you decided to hike through Mt. Silver,)" the Pikachu said. "(What if we had died?)"

"Pikachu, I thought we went over this conversation already. I can handle myself now, although I still miss my Mom's cooking." However, there was a rumbling sound from behind. "Is it an earthquake or the flock of Spearows?"

Pikachu froze. "(Worse. It's the press.)"

Now, Ash may be the Pokemon Master, but other than DJ Mary, he did NOT want to accept interviews from reporters, so he and Pikachu did the only thing that was logically possible: Run like hell.

However, he had also crossed paths with Andrew and Jolt and accidentally dragged them to his house.

"That was a close one," Ash said.

"Can someone get off me?" Andrew asked him.

Ash and Pikachu got off of Andrew and Jolt, who got up in pain.

Jolt, however, recognized them. "(Uh, oh,)" he said. "(Andrew, don't look up.)"

"Why?" Andrew asked, but when he did… "Oh…my…God. You're Ash Ketchum!"

"Yeah…" Ash said. "And you are?"

The young man then realized that he went into fanboy mode. "Sorry about that. My name's Andrew from Blackthorn City, and this is my Raichu, Jolt. We were looking for Professor Oak's lab until we got dragged into this…lovely humble abode."

"Thanks," Ash said. "It's actually my Mom's. I was just making a stop here to see how she was doing."

"Ash?" a female voice said. A woman around 36 years old had arrived. "You're back!" With that, she put her son in a tight hug. "I was so worried!"

"Mom!" Ash yelled. "I'm okay. I actually did a bit of help with the Pokemon Rangers in Mt. Silver, and we have a guest."

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Ketchum," Andrew said, bowing. "My name's Andrew and this is my partner, Jolt."

"(Nice to meet you,)" Jolt said.

"It's nice to meet you both," Delia said, "and I'm quite surprised that my son has a fan. Did you start out with that Raichu?"

Andrew had flinched. "Actually, he was a Pikachu when we first met, but he chose to evolve."

"Well, Mr. Mime's out shopping, so there are leftovers in the refrigerator. Make yourselves at home. I'll be in the garden if you need me." She then left towards the garden with Ash surprised at the black-coated trainer.

"I didn't think I'd be the only one who started out with Pikachu," Ash said.

"The pathway from Blackthorn to New Bark is full of Pokemon," Andrew replied. "That, and the Chikorita reserved for me was stolen."

"(STOLEN!)" Pikachu yelled.

"You heard me right. It was by a kid with navy hair named Kamon, and he seemed to have a grudge against you, Ash."

"Meganium's going to be pissed," Ash said, grumbling. "And I think we've met once. He was whom the Pokemon Rangers were trying to arrest, and he treated his Pokemon like War Machines."

"He only wants the strongest Pokemon," Andrew said. "One who doesn't tire, wear out, and can destroy cities. The last time I had fought him was on top of a blimp. Flying Pokemon were out of the question, so I had to use my Lucario to defeat most of his non-Ghost and Psychic Pokemon."

Ash couldn't believe it. "You're the Daredevil Dragon? One of the best Underground Trainers that goes through risks to win Pokemon Battles?"

Andrew was surprised. His "Underground Title" seemed to surface even within the official league. "I only do those jobs in order to bring criminals to justice. If you want to bring me to justice, fine, but I have permission from the Pokemon Rangers and Officer Jenny Brigade to act as their agent."

"It's not that. You take a lot more risks than I did trying to free Legendary Pokemon AND you're basically the Underground Master, which is parallel to me."

"(It's not something he's proud of,)" Jolt said. "(As the top Underground Master, he has to participate in battles in where he's challenged for his title, be up-to-date on people who try to steal his reign, and have a team of informants that will inform him of everything a crime organization can do or will do in the future.)"

"Jolt's right," Andrew said. "It's not all fun and games. I have to act as the symbol of the Underground and because I've got contacts with spies, I need to know what they're doing and when they'll do it." Andrew then realized something. "By any chance did Pikachu tell you this?"

"Yeah," Ash said. "It's basically the same thing through my own title, only the other informants are my fellow Champions Lance, Steven, Wallace, and Cynthia. Being the G-Man, Lance has to infiltrate several Team Headquarters in order to stop them. I think our informants crossed paths…dare I ask who they are?"

"There's Landon, who's Giovanni's disowned son and leader of the Viridian City Gym, Jesse and James, whom you already know…"

Ash recognized those names. "Wow. Didn't think they were good in the Underground."

"I had ran into them in Sinnoh. Don't ask. There's also Paul, who had changed after you beat him."

Again, Ash didn't think it was possible. "Wow. He works for you?"

"Alongside Landon and my two friends, Taylor and Kila, he's part of the Underground's Elite Four. Landon's the Arbiter, Paul's the War Machine, Jesse's the Serpent, James is the Godfather, Taylor's the Psychic, and Kila's the Siren. It's pretty organized, despite it being called the Underground."

"(I don't know if it's a coincidence,)" Pikachu said, "(but didn't you participate in an Underground match once, Ash?)"

"Now that you bring it up, Pikachu," Ash said, "I think Paul challenged me to one once. He said it was to prepare for Judgment Day."

Andrew was surprised. "Now I remember what I'm doing here! I'm supposed to inform Professor Oak about the GS Ball's secret!"

"The what?" both Ash and Pikachu asked him.

"The GS Ball happens to be an iconic symbol in the Underground. The gold part represents creation while the silver part represents nothingness. It was created from a unique Apricot called the Golden Apricot which housed the Creator of Pokemon, Arceus!"

"ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!" they both yelled.

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Minutes later, after eating leftovers and Andrew meeting Delia's Mr. Mime, both the Pokemon Master and the Underground Leader had raced towards Professor Oak's lab.

Gary, who had taken the mantle of Professor Oak since his Grandfather died, was surprised to see Ash there with a newcomer.

"How was the trip to Mt. Silver, Ashy-boy?" Gary asked him.

"No time to talk about that," Ash replied. "I just ran into somebody who came to deliver a message."

Andrew had given Gary the note. "It's been years, but this is a recent development that Kurt sent me to tell you," he replied. "Apparently, in two years' time, Arceus will awaken within the GS Ball."

"Two years?" Gary asked him. "And Arceus? I thought he was just a myth!"

"So was Lugia, the Unown, Celebi, Latios and Latias, Jirachi, Mew, Manaphy, Deoxys, and every other legendary I've met," Ash said. "I've already called Lance and told him to keep the GS Ball out of Team Rocket's hands. If it happens, I don't want to know what they'll do to him."

Looking through the database, Gary had compared the message to his Late Grandfather's, Professor Ivy's, and Kurt's own notes. With that said, he only came to one conclusion: "Is there any chance you're smoking anything?" The visitors had face-faulted at that response.

"It's no joke, Gary. Latias came to me from Altomare after I became Pokemon Master thanks to the Ritual of Beginnings. You've seen her."

"I know Latias exists, but I wasn't sure if you were correct!"

"Would you two knock it off?" Andrew asked them. "I may not have grown up with you guys, but I can tell you've had this argument before. If growing up in the Dragon's Den taught me anything, it's not to take any chances if you don't know what's happening. Right now, forces we don't understand are at work here, and the only way people would live happily through the rest of their lives is if they…don't…know about it."

"You're from Blackthorn?" Gary asked him. Andrew nodded at that. "Right. I forgot that those who grow up there are more in-tune to the supernatural than Ash here."

"Why me?" Ash asked him.

"You have a power no one can understand, if I remember correctly. And it's what got you the reincarnation of Aaron's own Lucario."

Andrew gave Ash a surprised look. "You have a Lucario as well?"

Ash was confused. Lucario were borderline impossible to obtain, let alone raise. "As well?"

"Mine was from an egg Riley gave me in Iron Island. Where was yours from?"

"Mine was from Rota as a surprise present from Aaron himself." Ash then realized something. "Are we related or something?"

"I don't think so…my Mom died when I was young and my Father was killed by a Pokemon Hunter named J. The monks from the Dragon's Den took me in and I trained under Lance and Clair in the art of Dragon Pokemon."

Gary was surprised at that as well. "With the similarities between you two, you could pass off as an older brother to him," he said to his longtime rival/best friend.

"Yeah, but I never knew my Father," Ash said. "Mom basically divorced him because he spent too much time in his work. I never got the chance to ask her about him. And I'm sorry to hear about your parents."

However, there was a surprise visitor…and Ash, Andrew, Gary, Jolt, and Pikachu recognized him.

"Paul!" all five of them yelled.

"Nice to see you guys as well," Paul said. "Especially Draco here."

"Draco?" Gary asked Andrew. Apparently, there was more to the newcomer than met the eye.

"My code name in the Underground," Andrew replied. "Don't ask." He then turned to Paul and said, "What's the status on Team Rocket?"

"From what Serpent and Godfather told us," Paul said, "they're planning on repeating the Mewtwo Project." Ash had flinched at that. "Unfortunately, it was interrupted by an unknown Pokemon. I don't know what happened, but it seems they've done it before despite not having a recollection of it." Again, Ash had flinched, but everyone noticed it. "What's with you?"

Ash said nothing. 'If they planned to make one,' he thought, 'then Mewtwo's memory erasure worked TOO well.'

"I'm assuming you've met the Pokemon before?" Andrew asked him.

"More than that," Ash said. "He's one of the rarest of Pokemon. I don't know if he'll erase my memory of it, but it has to be said now that the project resurfaced."

"Re-what?" Gary asked him.

"You know the Pokemon you faced in the Viridian Gym all those years ago?" Gary nodded, flinching at the memory. "Well, that Pokemon was the result of the Mewtwo Project to create an indestructible Pokemon from Mew's DNA. Only I, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, Togetic, Jesse, James, and Meowth remember the incident at Clarity Lake since Mewtwo had the power to erase memory from anyone and everyone, but despite the fact that I had died by accident before…I consider Mewtwo a friend and rival on power, and if he's listening…"

"You don't have to worry," a mysterious voice said. "It had to be told."

Sure enough, said super clone had appeared to the fear of Gary, the surprise of Ash and Pikachu, and the bewilderment of Paul, Andrew, and Jolt.

"Mewtwo?" Ash asked him.

"You're the Pokemon from Viridian City!" Gary yelled.

"Yes," Mewtwo said, "and I'm not too proud of it. Since both the Chosen One and the Rogue have met, you both have to make an alliance."

"I understand why Ash is called the Chosen One," Gary said, "but which one of us is the Rogue?"

"That would be me," Andrew said. "Sorry to keep you waiting, but I needed info on what would've been the destruction of mankind. I wasn't the Underground Leader eight years ago."

"How strong are you?" Paul asked Mewtwo. "I know Andrew could probably take out Giovanni and Cyrus, but your power seems…massive."

"Paul…" Ash said.

"I'm called War Machine in the Underground for a reason, Ash. I specialize in strong Pokemon like Torterra, Ursaring, Magmortar, and others. Which reminds me, how's my old Chimchar?"

"Evolved into Infernape, but I'm actually surprised at your concern…"

"We'll exchange stories later," Andrew said. "Right now, we need answers."

Mewtwo nodded. "Ho-oh, during the Chosen One's first day appeared to him through the rainbow, designating him to be the Master of Light. Lugia, however, had appeared to the Rogue at night, marking him as the Master of Darkness. Once both Light and Darkness team up, they must stop the Rocket before the Creator rises from its slumber and judges the humans. However, since we have visitors, they must make their part to help out."

"What do you mean?" Ash asked him.

"During one point in their lives, they or their ancestors have seen a Legendary Pokemon and have been marked as Chosen Ones through it." He turned to Gary. "Because you took the mantle of your late Grandfather, the Blood of Oak has transcended through generations of study. For that, you are the Chosen of Celebi." To signify that mark, a burning sensation was on the back of Gary's right hand, and it was revealed to be a crest with Celebi on it.

"Is the burning sensation normal?" Gary asked him.

"Definitely," Ash and Andrew said, revealing THEIR crests. Ash's had Ho-Oh on it while Andrew's had Lugia.

Mewtwo then turned to Paul and said, "Because of your original attitude towards Pokemon, I don't know how to say this, but there once was a Legendary whose temper knows no bounds and treated his fellowers like slaves. However, after being beated by the Chosen One and under the Rogue's wing, you used your powerful Pokemon to stand for justice. Because of that, you are the Chosen of Giratina." The same thing that happened to Gary happened to Paul, only his was Giratina. "Now, you must not speak of this meeting to anyone other than yourselves and your Pokemon. Because of your pasts and that of your past lives, your titles will be shown with the crests. Good luck, Redemption Brigade." With that, Mewtwo had disappeared…and time had continued its original course.

"Must have been a new attack," Ash said.

"That was Trick Room," Gary said. "Normally, it would give the slowest Pokemon the first attack, but from what I've seen, Mewtwo can bend the attacks to his will in order to affect the environment."

"Now I know why they restarted the project," Andrew said. "Apparently, Kamon wants something like Mewtwo, so they're repeating history."

"And because Mewtwo wasn't tired after the attack," Paul said, "then he is the ultimate Pokemon."

"We can't tell anyone of this, though," Ash said. "Mewtwo's the rarest of Pokemon, and if word gets out about this, we're going to have more than Team Rocket on our tails."

Andrew nodded. "Well, we've got two years to train," he said, "and I was planning on taking on the Indigo League…"

"We've still got time for you to register," Gary said. "Just place your Pokedex in the slot."

Andrew did so, and he was registered.

"I'll be reporting back to HQ," Paul said, walking out. "Good luck during the Kanto League, Draco. I'll be waiting in the ranks." The so-called War Machine had walked out of the lab.

"I forgot to ask this," Andrew said. "By any chance do you have a restoration machine?"

"It's in the back," Gary said. As Andrew and Jolt headed back there, the current Oak asked his friend, "What are you planning to do now?"

"If what Mewtwo said was true," Ash said, "then we're in for one heck of an adventure. You monitor our progress from here. I'll keep an eye on him."

Gary was surprised at that. "But you've been everywhere in Kanto before. And from what I've seen, he's the top Underground trainer who's possibly on par with you on power."

"On power alone, but not on experience. I suggest trading notes with Professor Elm, Birch, and Lukas Mond to see his progress and how many Pokemon he has."

Gary smirked. "You only met him, and ALREADY he's a rival. Some things never change with you."

"His information network rivals my own, but on another part of training. Mine is only a spy network."

As Andrew and Jolt returned, they had stopped their conversation.

"We made the decision," Andrew said. "Our path to Viridian starts tomorrow."

Ash raised his eyebrow at that. "I usually stay at Pallet within a week to catch up with Mom."

"(Ketchup?)" Pikachu asked him.

"I said 'Catch up.' Not ketchup."

"(Rats…)"

"Besides, I'm thinking you and I need to know the difference between Legal and Illegal Pokemon battles."

"It's only illegal when bets are involved," Andrew said. "I'm just an interloper. Besides that, Underground Battles are a LOT like Battle Frontier's own. In fact, that's where they got the idea from."

"Huh," Gary said. "Had you accepted becoming a Frontier Brain, you would have remembered how they battled."

"I declined because I'm not good at staying at one place for too long," Ash said. "Besides, I liked the exercise of walking from town-to-town."

Andrew sighed. "Sad thing is, like the Battle Frontier, the Underground has its own version of that. However, trainers who didn't know what they were doing, so they either quit or worse before I stepped in."

"How much of the Underground DID you change?" Gary asked him in mild curiosity.

"The conditions of losing and the penalties. Instead of giving up their license, Pokemon, or life, I gave them a different option: They could either train harder or never approach the Underground Stations again. Only two visiting trainers had done so, and they were from Orre."

"And you have enemies because of it," Ash said. "I doubt everyone was happy with it."

"Those that weren't had either left the Underground or were turned in to the Police for challenging my rule."

"And who were those two trainers?"

"One of them was a trainer that had betrayed Team Snagem and the other happened to have a Shadow Scouter. Both of them had passed due to their experience at finding leaks to Cipher and getting rid of the Shadow Pokemon that had tarnished its name…more so than usual."

Both of them were surprised at that.

"I don't want to know," Gary said, "but I assume Cipher found a way to close the heart of Pokemon?" Andrew nodded. "Looks like Professor Krane was right."

"Other than that," Ash said, "we need to train. If the Underground's as tough as you say it is, we need to brush up on our training."

So the Master and the Rogue have made an alliance and decided to train in Pallet Town for a week before departure. Unknown to anyone, a sinister figure had left the lab.

"What's the word on Draco?" the man said on the walkie-talkie.

"He has joined up with the Pokemon Master," the man in the cloak said. "However, it looks like I'll be staying here for a week before I could confront him. I almost struck if it wasn't for War Machine's arrival."

"War Machine was here as well?"

"And he knew the Master. I can't exactly face one of the Elites and escape the authorities…"

"Then don't. Draco is your main target, Tartarus. Don't forget that."

"I understand, Sir Chaos. And what of the Pokemon Master and the Professor?"

"The Professor is of no concern to me. As for the Master…bring me his head."

"Yes, Sir Chaos." The communications were shut off. Tartarus, had his face not been in the shadows, was smiling evilly. 'Soon, the Darkrai Knights will rise and take back what was once ours. You're lucky that I didn't strike the lab and kill you right here and now.'

To be continued…

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(A/n: Yeah, this is yet ANOTHER SI story, only it started in the middle of his adventure instead of the beginning. I had changed some things from the original beginning chapter:

Instead of after getting the Volcano Badge, he had just been registered for the Kanto League. He still started with Jolt as a Pikachu and it chose to evolve into Raichu, but he had been raised by the monks within the Dragon's Den and trained under Lance and Clair. However, the only Dragon Pokemon he has are Dragonair, Salamence, Flygon, and Garchomp.

The Underground is something that I had made up. Since Pokemon had a bit of a lighter feel (except when Coloseeum and XD are involved), I decided to make something similar to the Battle Frontier, only darker. How Andrew stumbled upon it was an accident, but the man known as Sir Chaos has either ran it or has a relative who used to run it and wants his birthright back. As for the declaration of Ash's death, it came from the quote "Bring me the head of John the Baptist," so to speak.

For the Legendary Pokemon titles, here's how they go:

Ash is the Chosen Hero;

Andrew is the Rogue Leader;

Gary is known as Professor Time; and

Paul is still War Machine.

I gave him that title because of his desire to have powerful Pokemon in the DP anime, and I'm assuming Ash changes his opinion after defeating him in battle or during an encounter in Mt. Chimney. As for Landon, he's basically a reformed version of Silver from the GSC manga. Sarah is also Green from the American Adventures comic (and Blue from the RGB Manga in Japan), just for reference.

Considering it takes place five years since the Sinnoh League, Ash has captured more Pokemon (Lucario and Latias from Altomare being two of them). The fear of the Press came from both the Radio Tower episode and the Media's love for ratings (once such incident was if Ash was the father of someone's kid).

Poll ideas:

Should the filler episodes of Pokemon be involved with this story?

Yes or no?

Should Ash have Red's Pokemon or Red be a separate character:

Ash should have Red's Pokemon;

Red should be a separate character; or

Red should not be involved to create a rip in the time stream.

Should Jesse and James have their old Pokemon back?

Bring back Weezing and Arbok (as well as Lickitung, Weepinbell, and Chimecho); or

Don't bring them back.

Read, Review, and Remember that the polls are not to be overlooked as I post a new chapter. I'm also up for suggestions on OC Trainers, as long as they're not uber-powerful or that the main characters of any of the Pokemon Series (Game, Manga, Anime, or otherwise) has a crush on them. I'm trying to avoid the Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu thing. They can either be Underground Base leaders, part of the Darkrai Knights, Team Rocket, Galactic, Cipher, or a random trainer that both of them either befriends, hates, or either one of the two.)