Chapter One
The room was pitch black, nothing could be seen inside it. A TV flickered to life and showed a boy with a Pikachu on his shoulder being handed a trophy by a blond woman dressed in black. Ash had just beaten Cynthia and was the new Synnoh Champion. The glow from the TV showed a man sitting in a chair behind a desk watching the screen. He was wearing a black suit with a grey shirt and white tie, and looked very similar to Ash, except he was taller and looked a lot older. He pressed a button on the desk and another TV came to life. This one showed Delia, Dawn and Brock cheering for Ash in the crowd. The man smiled as he stared at Delia. He hadn't seen her in a long time. He looked back at Ash as he smiled into the camera. The battle between Ash and Cynthia had lasted for almost an hour, but he'd emerged victorious.
The man pressed another button and another screen came on, showing a man with dark hair and blue eyes looking into it.
"I think it's time Team Phantom came out into the open John," the man in the chair said.
The other man nodded and the screen turned off.
"It's time we meet my son," the man said, looking at Ash.
The mansion was rather large, painted entirely white and had few windows. It was the only building on the island. There was a small snow capped mountain nearby, although why it was snow capped out in the middle of the blazing hot sea defied explanation. The entire top half of the mountain raised slightly into the air, and moved off the mountain entirely, hovering directly beside it. A large circular tunnel could easily be seen. A black helicopter rose out of the tunnel and flew off into the sky.
Mt Moon towered over the mansion, covering it in it's shadow. The black helicopter landed outside of it and John exited wearing a white suit with a grey shirt and a black tie, and stood nearby. A man walked out of the mansion and wearing a purple suit and shirt with an orange tie. He looked extremely angry, as did the Persian following him. Giovanni glared angrily at John who merely held out an envelope for him. He snatched it out of his hand, tore it open and began to read it. He laughed at it for a bit before looking back at John who's face remained unemotional. He looked back down at for a few seconds before nodding and pulling out his cell phone as he followed John into the helicopter. (A.N: Giovanni has had a change of clothing.)
A submarine was floating on the surface of the ocean just outside the entrance to Sootopolis. A rather muscly man in a blue shirt and dark blue jeans was standing on the top near the helipad. The black helicopter lowered from the sky and landed on the sub, and John walked out and looked at Archie. (A.N: Archie has changed too.)John handed him an envelope which Archie read. He shrugged and followed John onto the helicopter, talking into a walkie-talkie.
The black helicopter landed on top of Mt Chimney, where a man was standing wearing a read suit with a white shirt and red tie. Maxie sighed and turned around as John approached him. John and Maxie smiled and shook hands. Maxie asked him something and John nodded. He followed John onto the helicopter and he pulled out his cell phone. (A.N: Maxie is wearing something new.)
The helicopter landed outside of Team Galactic HQ at Veilstone City. A deranged looking man in a white tuxedo exited the building. John exited the helicopter, looked at the man for a few seconds before handing him an envelope. Cyrus read it, nodded and pulled out his cell phone as he entered the helicopter. (A.N: If you haven't guessed by now that I've changed their outfits you really shouldn't be reading this.)
A rather small cruise ship was sailing across the ocean. Ash, and Brock were sunbathing on the edge of the pool while Delia and Dawn sat at a nearby table talking. Only yesterday Ash had beaten Cynthia and become Synnoh Champion, but he was returning home to finally get some rest in his old bed. Dawn kept sneaking glances at Ash who was slightly hidden due to where Delia was seated. Delia had noticed this and was giggling inside at it. Unfortunately, Dawn had noticed her smirking.
"What's so funny?" Dawn asked.
"Hmm? Oh! Nothing," Delia said, still smiling.
Dawn nodded slowly and took one last look at Ash before looking back to Delia.
"So, what's it like in Pallet town?" Dawn asked.
"It's usually quiet," Delia told her. "But occasionally something interesting will happen."
"So, who's Ash's father?"
"I haven't seen him in several years now. Or even heard from him for that matter."
Delia looked pointedly away and Dawn dropped the subject. She stood up, excused herself and walked back to her room. She came back a few minutes later in her swimsuit. (A.N: I'll let you imagine what it looks like.) She dived into the pool and emerged a few seconds later. The boat bounced rather roughly on a wave causing Pikachu to shock Ash, waking him up. Pikachu jumped off of Ash's head as he stood up. Pikachu went over to Delia and curled up in her lap. Dawn turned around to swim back to the other end, only to recieve a splash of water to the face. Ash had jumped into the pool and landed right infront of her. She pushed him away when he emerged, ignoring how fast her heart had started to beat.
There was an explosion on the front of the boat, and Ash saw Team Rocket soar overhead and land into the ocean behind the boat. He laughed at them and went back underwater.
Delia looked to the front of the boat and spotted Vermillion city not to far in the distance, and smiled.