Author: Eclipse2025
Inspiration: Saphroneth; Master, Pokémon?
A\N: this story is roughly based on the idea that was written by the inspiring author where the main character, Ash was born a Pokémon. There will be similar scenes from said story that may reference his ideas. Said author is aware and all credit is given to him for set ideas or plot points. If there are any ideas or plot points that you wish to see possibly placing the story, feel free to message me.
Prologue
Geosenge town
Team Flare while using their power and knowledge have captured both Yveltal and Xerneas; Ash, Pikachu, Serena, Bonnie, and Clemont attempted to thwart Team Flare's plans to prevent their capture. Because Ash and his friends were unable to obtain proper assistance from the Kalos champion or Lance Team Flare succeeded in capturing both legendary Pokémon.
Now that Team Flare has control over both legendary Pokémon they have somehow vanished from the face the planet, and with no leads, tracks, much less trail to go on they returned to their journey. After Ash obtains his seventh badge the group decides to take a break for lunch on Route 18.
As the group has lunch several small tremors can be felt from the nearby cave. Not wanting to leave the mystery open, the group and their Pokémon decides to explore the cave. After quickly eating lunch and packing up the group locates the cave, with a little help from Clemont's inventions from which the tremors seem to originate.
Route 18, Terminus cave
With the assistance of their Pokémon, the group explores the cave and arrives in time to see Team Flare facing off against the legendary Pokémon Zygarde, apparently it had been hiding deep within the Kalos region buried deep underneath Route 18. Utilizing both Yveltal and Xerneas the both attack Zygarde, they gained an upper hand unleashing powerful attacks upon the cell Pokémon. After several brutal minutes Zygarde begins to pulse and change form. Two dark tendrils emerge from Zygarde and retaliate against both legendary Pokémon. Both tendrils not only attack Yveltal and Xerneas, but the attach to the two of them and before Team Flare or the legendary Pokémon can counter attack, Zygarde pulses once again and the life and death Pokémon vanish into thin air.
What the hell?!
Where did they go!
Guys take a look at Zygarde! I have a feeling something bad is about to happen…
Everyone make a run for it, Get the hell outta here!
Ash and Company make a run for the exit, only to see a growing light begin to get brighter behind them. Before anyone can respond the entire cave is bathed in the white light and all life vanishes from the face of the planet.
Human and Pokémon alike disappear as if they had never been present. Buildings stood, cars active, and roads fresh as the day they were built. Only now they sit barren and devoid of life. Trees, plants, and water remain only nothing climbs the branches, swims in the lakes, or eats the fruit that falls to the ground.
Unknown, Unknown
Wha- where am I?
H?
Huh?
Sh?
Who's?
ASH!
What the?!
At last, he awakens…
Huh?
Ash, many untold things have happened and it must be corrected before all is lost.
Arceus?
Yes, it is I.
But…
When Zygarde attacked the legendaries of Life and Death, he absorbed their essence and fused with them. When he did that, his cellular structure broke down and the energy didn't know where to go. So after is assimilated and fused, it replicated itself at an unfathomable pace, and wiped all life from the face of the planet. I was barely able to save you, and lock us away into my dimension.
But what of…
I'm afraid everyone is gone, all your Pokémon, friends, and family. Everything is gone, nothing living with a consciousness lives on Planet Earth anymore.
No…
I'm sorry…
For the first time is his life Ash wept, not just for all those lost, but for those close to him. His mother, Professor Oak, all his Pokémon, but most of all his best friend Pikachu. All had been lost and he had been the only one spared. But why him, there must have been some reason, he was no one special. Yeah he had a knack for getting into trouble, seeing the occasional legendary here and there. But then again who hadn't?
After a brief time to allow the young man to calm, Arceus allows him to speak.
So what… happens now?
Well, that depends entirely on you.
Me? But what can I do?
There is actually a whole lot you can do, but for now…well you have two options. One you can live out the rest of eternity here with me, or…
Or?
Or I can send you back in time so that you can fix things before they can happen.
You mean?
Yes, everyone would be restored, but most likely not as you remember them. It would be like you never met them.
You mean it would be like…
You started all over again? Yes, though there would be a few changes.
I can live with that. I'll take the ladder, send me back Arceus, and I'll make sure this doesn't happen.
Alright, Ash but this is a onetime thing, and if you succeed things can never go back, and if you fail all life in this universe will be lost for eternity. I will be forced to destroy everything and start life anew. The ladder being something I do not wish to do…
I understand.
Good lad. Don't worry about anything, my past self will make sure at least in some form or fashion you are made strong enough to complete your task. Though it may cost something in return.
Alright. All I ask is that I at least get to see Pikachu again.
I'm sure we can arrange that.
Arceus, using his godly powers he summons two Pokémon eggs. Within seconds both hatch and form Dialga and Palkia. The legendaries over time and space.
The two rip open a vortex, using their father's instructions and plunge Ash into it.
Now send him back as far as possible even if it is centuries before his birth, if his family line can be changed then make it so. We have to ensure he is stronger than before so this can be stopped before it even begins.
As Ash plummets through time and space, things go dark and his mind disappears into the void, and he would soon wake up as if his adventure had never happened.
Kanto, Pallet Town, 10:15am seven years earlier…
Ash wakes up with a start and gets a good look outside.
Wait… what time is it? Oh no! I'm late!
Ash bolts down stairs and just as he reaches the front door he runs into a rather frustrated young lady.
Oww!
Ash and his new moving wall fall to the ground and cover their new sensitive spot with their hands. But something is different about this picture.
Ash! What the hell?!
I'm…
The young boy looks up and getting a good look at his now very upset arrival. Not only is she taller than him, but he is very much shorter.
The young girl quickly moves inside and closes the door.
Ash I still can't see how you are the older of the two of us, you act like the younger but yet you are not.
What are you…
First you are late, by over 2 hours! Second you are not looking where you are going and last you forget to put on the one thing mother drilled into us to put on the moment we wake up til the moment we go to sleep.
Ash's eyes widen in panic and he looks into the mirror to the immediate left. Not only is he not the five-foot-tall boy he always was but he is not even human anymore.
He now stands at three feet tall, has light grey fur that covers his body with red highlight sprouting in various areas, has black fur that covers the area around his eyes, the top of his nose, his aura detectors, chest and feet. A small tuft of black hair sits in-between his two small ears on top of his head. Has red eyes and a small poofy tail.
Gah! I forget to put on my ring!
Yes, you did, and you almost blew our secret, again. I'm still surprised mom is still allowing you to go on a journey.
Ash disappears upstairs and he slams his door shut.
And get dressed! I doubt the Professor will want to see you, even though you are late, in your pajamas!
So Ashley, how did things go at the Lab?
Well mom, I saw all three of the other kids get their first Pokémon including Gary Oak, while I sat there and waited for Ash to sleep his way through getting our first Pokémon. Professor Oak wouldn't even give me a hint until both of us where present.
Well then sweetie, I know you two are growing up and you don't always like to be the one to have to step up and be the grown up. But take it from me. Just helping your brother, even though he is older may save you some agony in the long run. I won't able to be there for the two of you every step of the way, so you are going to have to rely on one another.
Okay… I don't like it, but I will try mom…
Thank you sweetie, now let me get a good look at you. It makes my heart flutter to see my baby girl growing up right before my own eyes. It feels like just yesterday that I held both of your eggs in my arms.
Before Delia can finish a door slams upstairs and Ash can be heard barreling down the stairs once again.
He flies through the kitchen with the speed of a Suicune, and almost literally inhales his breakfast before kissing his mother goodbye and grabbing his sister by the hand. Delia can hear the two charging down the road with Ashley still in her brother's firm grasp.
Ash and Ashley Ketchum the twin siblings of Pallet town. On the outside the two of them look like any other set of human twins. Ash stands about 4'7", has a red and white cap covering his trademark short black hair, brown eyes, black t-shirt, dark blue vest, blue jeans, and a pair of red sneakers. While Ashley is about 4'5" has long waist length black hair with red highlights, an ocean blue beret, blue eyes, a red figure hugging shirt, an above knee black skirt and a pair of black tennis shoes. Both have a green backpack and a green hand bag respectively.
In their normal forms, their Pokémon forms, they are something out of lore, a product of pairing that hasn't been seen in quite some time. While in their Pokémon forms both are 3'0" and have light grey fur that covers their bodies with red highlight sprouting in various areas, has black fur that covers the area around their eyes, the top of their noses, their aura detectors, chest and feet. Both red eyes and a small poofy tail. They both stand on two legs like a Riolu, as well as retain some of their features but also contain a few features of that of a Zorua. Including their ability to produce illusions. The only way to tell the two apart is the hair that grows in-between their small triangular ears on the tops of their heads, and the charms they wear. Ash has the small tuft of hair and a ring on his right ring finger, while his sister retains her waist length long black hair and has a pair of small sapphire studs in her ears. Both are the products of their mother Delia, a Zoroark and their unknown father, a Lucario.
Many times they would ask about their father, but Delia refused to speak about him. So after some time the two of them stopped asking.
Ash! Will you slow down!
After arriving at the gate to the lab, he finally stops out of breath. After a few minutes he finally catches his breath and looks back to apologize, Ashley without hesitation knocks him upside the head.
Ash falls to the ground eyes spinning, and not missing a beat Ashley grabs one of his hands and drags him to the door of the Lab.
She picks him up after knocking on the door and wakes him up by kissing his cheek softly.
Oww… where?
We are at the lab brother, at least act like you are older please…
Okay…
Professor Oak answers he door and invites the two into his lab.
Welcome back to the Lab Ashley, and Ash. Its good to see that you finally were able to wake up your rather lazy older brother.
Yeah, something about a rather awkward dream last night, sorry professor, sis.
Well thank you Ash, now as for you Pokémon. Well this puts me in a bit of a bind.
A bind?
Yes, because of a special request not only by you mother but the Pokémon league Ashley has a little something tucked away for her. But as for you Ash, since you slept in well…
You mean…
Yes, brother. Gary walked out with the last starter Pokémon about a little over half an hour ago.
Aww…so that means…
Unfortunately, yes, though I…
Professor I'll take it!
Well Ash, this one was going to be studied but, if you think you can raise it properly…
Yahoo! Thank you Professor!
Easy Ash, don't start celebrating yet. You haven't even seen what it is yet.
It's okay, cause I will still get my first Pokémon!
Professor Oak, presses a few buttons on the console housing the Pokéball's, and a fourth ball appears in the center. Ash picks it up and opens it. On the floor in-between Ash and Ashley sprouts a rather small electric mouse.
Pichu!
A Pichu?!
Yes, I caught it last week trying to liberate some food from my barn outside. For all the Pokémon on the ranch.
Ash picks up the young Pokémon and hugs it. The young mouse not liking the close contact promptly unleashes a thunderbolt giving Ash the first, and probably not last shock of his life.
After a few seconds the light dies down, and Ash is seen on the floor rather darker than before, and unconscious. Ashley picks him up and pets him rather softly on his head, and lets out a soft relaxed sound of pleasure before suddenly being filled with a swift intense influx of power.
What the?!
Ashley holds the Pokémon out, until the light around it dies down. And it loses consciousness. Ash promptly wakes up and takes it from her.
Seeing as how Ash is now, active again. Professor Oak gives both of them a Pokédex and Pokéball's, before leading the two of them into another room. After several twists and turns the two arrive in what looks like the Pokéball storage room. Oak leads them to a set of shelves on the other side of the room where a basket of eggs lay.
Professor are those?
Just a moment Ashley, I need to explain some things first.
Okay.
Due to constraints, lack of space at the moment, and because you two aren't your normal pair of twins. I have been allowed to assign the two of you a single storage space. Which means any Pokémon the two of you catch and be used by either one of you until told otherwise.
Wait, that means Pichu and whatever egg sis chooses, both of us will be able to use in battles?
That is exactly right, the main reason is because Ashley not only did you graduate at the top of your class, but the top at national level. And Ash you were not far behind her scoring 10th in your class but, 10th by national standards. The last time this happened well let's just say the two went on to dominate many leagues after that.
Wow…
Now Ashley, you have eight options before you. You may only choose one.
Only one?!
Yes, only one, but there is a catch to it. But more on that later. And once it hatches I need you to contact me at your earliest convenience.
Okay…
There were eight eggs. A blue and white, a dark green, a blue and grey, a solid blue, a blue and red, a black and blue, a light purple, and a dark purple.
So just one?
Yes.
What will…
Sis just pick one, I'm sure he will tell you everything you need to know after you pick.
Dumbstruck by Ash's outburst, Ashley looks at Oak looking for an answer but he simply smiles shrugs and nods.
Fine.
I'll pick…
XXX
End for now…