Chapter 1: The Rise of the Ketchum Family

The Ketchum Prophecy: The son of Thunder and the Daughter of Water will be born, and defeat Giovanni of Team Rocket, and put an end of his reign of Evil...

(Alina's POV)

My name is Alina Ketchum, the eldest daughter of my parents and eldest sister of Rayna, Utica, and Marsha, plus wife of my baby cousin Ash. I'll tell you how I am married to Ash later on. This is the story of my family and the birth of the newest members. Before that, it was disaster and terror.

My family was the richest, the biggest, and the happiest of all families plus we have powers of water, fire, earth, air, and thunder. Plus my family created and raised special creatures called Pokémon that can be used in battles for a great honor to win special badges, there's another secret my family holds, but I will also tell you some other time.

This story started many years ago before our births. It began with my mother Alina was 14 years old who was in love with my father Ash who was 10 years old and is a helper to my father's farm and a commoner, but her greedy and evil 14 year-old suitor Giovanni wanted her hand in marriage and her money. My mother refused to wed such an evil man and ran off with Ash to a forest to declare their love and to be married. The family realized about their love affair as there were many disagreements. Many members had taken a liking to Ash and has seen his honesty and wisdom as many believe Ash would never be a member of the family for he was a commoner and would never support Alina for he could offer her nothing. In agreement, a contest of battle was announced, the winner would marry Mother. Ash and Giovanni met as they battled with the Pokémon the family provided, Giovanni chose a Rhydon, but father chose a mysterious Pokémon that Mother made for him to win. It was a pink psychic Pokémon named Mew.

As the battle was on, my father was winning as Giovanni was losing, the opposing family members realized that they were wrong about him. Ash was worthy by default not by power, but by love, and his love for Mother and his honesty was stronger. Seeing how the battle was won by the power of love, Ash won the battle and the family cancelled the arranged marriage to allow Mother to marry my father as Giovanni vowed revenge on my family. After mom and dad were adults they were happily married; over the months Giovanni and a group of supporters started his revenge by killing my family. Frightened of Giovanni's wrath, they left to many parts of the regions in secret, but that didn't stop him, he began to murder all from the first born to the descendants from all over the world.

Then my mother and father including my father's little sister named Delia realized they were next, they began to run away, escaping his wrath, but no matter where they went, he would find them easily, Mother sent Delia and her husband away to a small town as Mother and Father decided to move to Egypt and decided to work and Mother gave birth to me, and my sisters Rayna, Utica, and Marsha. After I turned four and my sisters turned 3, Giovanni found out where my family was; as he arrived and found first my father, he fought and killed him while working out at the fields. Mother, my sisters, and I grieved over his death after Ash's friend Marin told them of what happened.

Mom knew my sisters and I must have a better future than death and sent us to live with her dear sister Delia and recent brother in law, who is still living in Pallet Town far away. Mother made a boat out of reeds and mud as she placed me and my sisters on it. I wanted Mother to come with us, but she refused, knowing Giovanni will come and follow, she rather die than lead him to me and my baby sisters. My sisters and I began to cry as she sang:

Hush, now my babies, be still now don't cry.

Believe as you're rocked by the stream.

Farewell and remember my last lullaby,

We will protect you when you dream.

She sang as she pushed the boat in the water.

River, oh River, protect them for me.

Such precious treasure you now bear.

I know one somewhere where they can free,

River, deliver them there.

As the boat sailed, Mother shed tears as she closed her eyes, I heard it as my sisters turned away, I was the only one who saw it. The gunshot. Giovanni was holding a silver object as Mother died as she laid down on her face on the sandy beach. I held Rayna as Utica and Marsha cried bitterly as Mother was on the ground. I was so angry, my heart raced as the river began to churn and full blast it rose as my power killed half of Giovanni's team of thieves (Later called Team Rocket) The blast also sent me and my sisters flying to Aunt Delia's house as the boat landed in Pallet Town. I calmed down, knowing, it be the last I will ever see Giovanni.

My sisters and I heard screaming inside Aunt Delia's. Rayna, Utica, and Marsha developed their powers when they were two as Rayna burned the door to see a doctor, my uncle, and Delia. She was ready to have a child and today was delivery day. I grabbed my aunt's hand as the doctor and Marsha helped her push.

After an hour of labor, my newest baby cousin Ash whom I named after my father was born. I held my baby cousin as I sang,

Cousin, you made it safe now, but one day he'll pay.

For I have a prayer just for you

Grow baby cousin

Be mighty one day

Come and deliver us soon.

Utica produced a bouquet of roses as Marsha explained of Mom and Dad's death that grieved Delia and Uncle. Uncle left long time ago, but never came back, I realized that Giovanni has killed him, but I was told to wait to confess to Ash, maybe for the future. Then we prepared Ash, to become the Pokémon master he was born to be as we began the journey which later became the Adventure of Romance, Triumph, Survival, Peace, and Courage…