Pikachu smiled as he watched Axew chase Scraggy around the area. The baby dragon pokemon was getting a little stronger. He turned to his left and saw Iris, Ash and Cilan setting up lunch. Pikachu smirked. He was getting a little famished; some food couldn't hurt. He turned the other way to see Snivy and Emolga arguing. No doubt that the selfish squirrel pokemon did something to bother the grass snake. Pikachu glanced around the area and rolled his eyes at seeing Pignite sneaking pokemon food away from Cilan when he wasn't looking. That pig was always hungry. Probably a side effect of his malnourishment before Ash caught him. Pikachu then glanced up and saw Tranquill perched up above on a branch simply observing the other pokemon. He smiled and continued to look about, checking on his friends and then frowned when he saw Oshawott simply sitting in the middle of the grass by himself. Pikachu was on his way over to talk to the otter pokemon when he stopped abruptly. His ears perked up, his keen hearing listening in for what caught his attention. A Pikachu has an amazing hearing ability that lets them detect when a pin dropped in the grass. Pikachu was no different. All the other pokemon seemed to notice his alarm because they stopped what they were doing to watch him with interest. Oshawott spoke

"Dude, are you ok?"

"Oshawott shut up now!" Pikachu barked back

Oshawott scowled and started speaking but Pikachu tuned him out. His keen hearing trying to place where that small sound was coming from; it was a small buzzing sound, faint enough to where only he could hear it. That buzzing sounded like...

Pikachu's eyes widened in horror before to every ones shock, he lunged at Oshawott and tackled the otter to the ground as a thunderbolt shot at where the otter was previously standing. The spot that Oshawott was previously standing exploded in a shower of electricity. If the otter was still in that spot…he would have exploded. To every ones shock, a Raichu stomped where the electric ball landed. It looked at where it was standing, and then looked at Oshawott and chuckled darkly. To every ones shock except Pikachu…the Raichu spoke in perfect English.

"He was extremely lucky that you were able to hear me. That thunderbolt packed enough juice to make him explode in a shower of blood and guts."

Oshawott's eyes widened in shock before he started ranting in rage;

"WHO THE HECK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE PAL? That blast would have killed me!"

The Raichu smirked cruelly before speaking

"That would be the point retard."

Oshawott gulped before Ash spoke

"Who are you? Do you work for Team Rocket?"

The Raichu chuckled darkly before speaking

"So your little Pikachu never mentioned me did he? I'm not shocked, considering he never was one to brag. Isn't that right, Little Brother?"

Everyone gasped in shock before Pikachu lunged at Raichu. Raichu smirked before rearing his fist back and swatting Pikachu away, sending him hurtling towards a nearby rock, smashing it to pieces. Everyone gasped at the pure power this Raichu had. Pikachu got up and scowled at Raichu before he clenched his fists and got into a battle position. Raichu smirked coldly before speaking.

"You really think that you can beat me? Please, I could kill you and sharpen my tail at the same time."

Ash frowned as he called out a pokeball and spoke

"PATRAT HELP PIKACHU!"

A/N – I know he never had a Patrat ever. You'll see why I gave him one

Patrat spoke its name as it got into a battle position. Ash called out an order

"Patrat use Tackle!"

Patrat lunged at Raichu as Pikachu's eyes widened in horror as he called out

"NOO!"

Raichu grinned evilly as he used his tail as a weapon and stabbed Patrat in the stomach. Patrat roared its name as it just hung there, impaled on Raichu's spear like tail. Everybody's eyes widened in horror as they watched Raichu kill another pokemon. Raichu growled as he unhooked his tail from Patrat's corpse. He spoke

"That's a warning. Interfere with the battle…and die!"

Ash growled as he called out an order

"Pikachu use Volt Tackle"

To everyone's shock, Pikachu ignored him. He instead leapt into the air and preformed Iron Tail and tried to swing it down on Raichu. The pokemon in question smirked as he caught the iron limb with his stubby hands. He then grabbed Pikachu by the tail and slammed him to the ground. Everyone's jaws dropped when it left cracks into the ground. Pikachu quickly got up and leapt out of the way as Raichu used his tail to stab the ground where Pikachu was laying. Ash then spoke aloud again

"Pikachu use Quick Attack!"

Again Pikachu ignored him and instead sucker punched Raichu in the jaw, throwing the larger mouse back a few feet. Ash tried one last time

"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt"

Pikachu then abruptly turned to Ash and screamed out

"SHUT UP ASH!"

Since he wasn't paying attention to the fight, Raichu took the opening to shove his fist hard into Pikachu's gut, winding him. Ash then wondered to himself aloud;

"Why did Pikachu ignore me?"

Iris rolled her eyes before speaking

"Because Ash, this battle is one that Pikachu wants to do on his own. It's too personal to bring anyone else into it. Not only that, but Raichu would kill anyone else who gets involved. You're a stinking idiot. Calling out commands will not only distract Pikachu, but it will piss Raichu off and that is something that we want to avoid."

Ash nodded and he continued to watch the battle...which Pikachu was clearly losing. Anytime Pikachu went to attack, Raichu blocked and performed a very painful counter attack.

Pikachu went rolling across the grass. He tried to get up but could only succeed in crawling onto his elbows and he wiped the blood from his mouth as his vision starting failing and he began seeing double. Pikachu's entire body screamed in pain, simply begging him to stop trying. But he knew he couldn't. He was the only thing standing between his friends and Raichu. If he was beaten, Raichu would surely kill them. None of the other pokemon could take him. He was too strong. They wouldn't last 5 minutes.

Raichu smirked coldly as he lifted his foot up and sent a kick into his younger brother's abdomen, sending him rolling across the ground. Stars began dancing in Pikachu's vision, he saw Raichu lift his tail up for the final blow and he waited…and felt nothing. He looked up and saw Raichu was gone. He did see a pokeball nearby on the ground that was rocking back and forth until it stopped and lit up white. His eyes widened as best as they could considering he was exhausted. Somebody threw a pokeball and caught Raichu when he wasn't looking. Pikachu then closed his eyes as his world went black.