Aight, I'ma start writing again, as I've grown a lot more in terms of writing skills and I've also observed other writers on FanFiction so now I'm going to restart my old fic 'Betrayal'. Also yes, I deserve a good boot up the back side. Don't knock my house door tellin me to update dou, for my depression is really kickin' in and schoolwork is being a thorn in my side :P
Now, on with da bloody fic!
Disclaimer- Nobody is stupid enough to think I actually own Pokémon T_T, nor do I think any story actually needs this for this site is called FanFiction for a reason...
Ever his loss in Unova, Ash Ketchum felt as though he'd never win a league ever again. He knew that these moods would usually pass over like they did the last four times, but this was different. He was currently walking down Route 1 and had just passed the sign showing they had entered Pallet Town. Pikachu, who was perched on his shoulder as usual, wasn't in a good mood either. He had always blamed himself for losing in the battle against Trip, and also partly thought that he was slow in that battle for he had placed a bet against Charizard saying he could down eight bottles of extra large ketchup in less than three minutes. Miraculously, he actually did it with six seconds to spare, and unfortunately Pikachu was so full he could be mistaken for a yellow pillow.
Walking alongside our two heroes was a green haired young adult, known as Cilan. He had black trousers along with a white shirt with short sleeves. He too was feeling slightly gloomy for Ash, knowing that losing to four tournaments in a row would suck. He stole a quick glance at the raven haired teen that was lost in his own thoughts.
"So Ash," Cilan paused, not knowing how to comfort him, "I bet your mother will be excited to see you again, don't you think?" He said hopefully.
His mother. Oh God, he felt so terrible being selfish leaving his mother to gain the dream of achieving the title of Pokémon Master. All his mother did was feed him love and affection, with her warm loving smile greeting him every morning with a plate of neatly stacked pancakes in her hands. A lone tear slithered its way down his cheek as he stopped walking and turned to Cilan's direction, his gaze locked on the ground. Cilan noticed this and stopped, concern written all over his face.
"Everything alright Ash?" Cilan questioned carefully, as to not upset his friend in any way possible.
"Fine, just great," Ash sighed, knowing he hasn't fooled anyone with his fake upbeat mood especially with Cilan, "I can make my way home now, you can go."
Respecting Ash and his decisions, Cilan walked off waving to Ash, and Ash simply nodded in acknowledgement and continued walking to his home with Pikachu at his side.
Ash knocked on the door thrice as usual and after an uneventful moment, the door swung open fast and to his surprise, he was pulled into a bone crushing hug. Meanwhile, Delia was having emotions swirling around her head as she cried of happiness and held onto Ash tightly.
"O-oh Ash, my b-bay came home..." Delia sobbed as she tightened her grip even more and made Ash's face go a light shade of blue. Ash groaned under the pressure, which made Delia let go almost instantly.
"Hey Mom! (Or mum, whatever -_-)" Ash said, despite having to endure her firm grip seconds ago. However, he was melting on the inside like butter outside on a hot summer's day.
"Come in, you have to tell me everything you've done! Have you found more legendary Pokémon? Can I see your new Pokémon? Also, have you finally found a girl so I can get grandchildren?" She said with joy as she dragged Ash into the house and shut the door behind them. Ash inwardly groaned. Although this was routine for him to say everything he had achieved on his journey, he didn't want to bring up his loss at the Unova League nor did he want to bring up his crush (*) as he knew he'd get the teasing of his life. Ugh, this was going to be a long day.
After stuffing his face with some well made pancakes, Ash was heading down to Professor Oak's lab to update his Pokedex and to visit Oak and his Pokémon. Little did he know that once he arrived, he would be in for the surprise of a lifetime. Barely being able to keep a leash on his excitement, he broke into a sprint, ignoring the fact that he just ate like a Snorlax five minutes ago. As he arrived he clutched his side in pain as his newly acquired stitch gnawed at his body. Pikachu on the other hand was lying on his back on top of Ash's head, as he chugged on a bottle of ketchup. Where does he even get the bottles you ask? Nobody, not even Arceus knows. Ash walked through the automatic doors and was greeted by the familiar sense of awe, originating four years ago when he first came here to collect his first ever Pokémon. As if on cue, Professor Oak walked through a door looking at a clipboard in his hand, apparently not noticing Ash at all. Taking this as an opportunity to spook the old man, Ash placed Pikachu on the floor (much to its displeasure) and tip-toed behind Oak.
"So Ash, how was Unova? You and I both that sneaking up on me would never work." Oak chuckled, finally turning around and faced Ash with a grin plastered on his face. Upon their eyes meeting, Oak's smile slowly faded as he realised that Ash was finally here.
"Hey Professor, how are you and my Pokémon doing? I'm so excited to see everyone!" Ash blurted out, not caring that Oak was looking at him with no emotion.
"Oh I'm fine, but about your Pokémon..." Oak trailed off, not sure how to tell Ash about the situation. Ash's grin also was wiped off from his face as he looked at the Professor with worry and anxiety.
"What? Is something wrong with them? What happened? Are you ok Professor?" Ash said rather quickly. Oak looked down to his feet with sadness.
"Ash, what I am about to tell you will almost definitely make you emotionally unstable and make you become rather angry. Please control yourself whilst I speak, and don't interrupt." Oak said with a serious tone.
Cynthia Shirona was watching her TV in her home as usual for she wasn't needed in the Unova League anymore. The TV displayed a rather disappointed Ash and reporters were all around him, sticking microphones in his direction. She couldn't believe her eyes as one of the reporters asked "Where will you go next since you've finished in Unova?"
Ash sighed, before looking at the camera with pure determination. "Sinnoh in a few days, and this time I'm bringing only my strongest Pokémon with me." That was enough for Cynthia to turn off her TV and throw her remote as hard as she could at the TV. Rage was controlling her for she knew that Ash had potential to beat her, even without his strongest Pokémon. The fact that he will be doing everything he can to beat her infuriated her. Nobody, and she means NOBODY will ever take her title as Sinnoh Champion. She was going to take this matter into her own hands.
After arriving to Unova on a private jet, she was desperate to find the only people Ash trusted and boosted his confidence and happiness. His friends. Since she arrived in Castelia City, she headed straight to the Pokémon Centre, ignoring the glances she was getting from bystanders
"Look Mwommy, its the Swinnoh Champwion!" A little girl said, while pointing.
"What the hell is she doing here?" Another random man said with curiosity.
"Oh my God, I can't believe she's here! AHHHHHHHHH!" Another man said, shrieking as he had his eyes glued to the Sinnoh native.
After booking a room in the Pokémon Centre, she knew it would definitely take a while for her to find Ash's friends, so she went to the famous stall that everybody talked about in the city. The Castelia Cone stand. After all, she loved ice cream, so why the hell not? She walked out and saw a dark haired boy with love hearts in his eyes.
"Miss Shirona, let me extend the hand of love to you-" But Brock was interrupted as a Croagunk burst out of its Pokeball in a brilliant flash of white and jabbed Brock in his side with Poison Jab. Cynthia recognised Brock as one of Ash's old friends and smiled at her luck. To her surprise, the rest of his friends arrived five seconds later and a small boy with glasses dragged Brock away by his ear with a sweat drop.
"The only hand you'll be getting is my fist to your face if you don't quit it! Sheesh, you're just the opposite of that Bonnie girl that Ash will probably meet in the future in the TV series Pokémon: XY!" Max said, much to Brock's confusion. Hell, even Max didn't know what he said.
"Why does love sting so hard?" Brock groaned as he was pulled away into the distance.
Cynthia looked at all of them in turn, noticing that Ash wasn't there. This was the perfect opportunity.
"Hey guys, where's Ash?" Cynthia questioned.
"Oh Ash, he's buying Castelia Cones for us and we left him alone to catch Brock. Excuse him for his behaviour Miss Shirona!" May said, almost bowing. Wow, being a champion gets a lot of attention and formality.
"Well," Cynthia began, knowing this was probably her best chance, "I need to tell you all something about that trainer that you all probably didn't know." Once she said this everyone else looked at her with great curiosity.
"He-" Cynthia began, until she was silenced by Ash's hand.
"And Cynthia said that you-" Oak was about to go on but Ash raised his hand, meaning for him to not go on any further.
"I don't want to hear what she accused me of, because I don't believe that this could even happen." Ash stated coldly, making Oak flinch. "And even if this was true, how on Earth would YOU of all people know how everything happened?" Ash questioned, his breathing pattern going slightly unstable.
Oak looked back down at his feet in guilt. "That's because I'm an important factor to this. You see, since I control your Pokémon here, Cynthia thought that taking away your Pokémon would stop you from even thinking about going to Sinnoh."
For a second Oak thought the young boy's eyes flashed an electric blue for a split second before Ash let out a low growl.
"What have you done to my Pokémon?! ANSWER ME!" Ash roared at Oak, who was cowering away in the corner of the room.
"N-nothing A-a-ash, I said I'd help them but I didn't because l-like y-you I k-knew that i-it was u-unfair!" Professor Oak stuttered, dropping his clipboard and throwing his arms in his face as Ash advanced towards him. He closed his eyes expecting his bones to be broken from the 15 year old.
But he wasn't touched.
Daring to open his eyes, he slowly moved his arms away from his face and saw that Ash was nowhere to be seen and a few Pokeballs rolling on the floor from the Pokémon Storage Room.
'They've gotta be here somewhere, I just know it!' Ash thought as he dropped one Pokeball after another onto the floor, looking for his Pokémon. He knew he'd only be able to find a few for after all he had a large collection and he wasn't the only Kanto native to register at the lab. So far, he had only found Pikachu's Pokeball, Charizard's Pokeball, Emboar's Pokeball, Sceptile's Pokeball, one of his Tauros' Pokeball and one of his Eggs he found at the Day-care Centre in Unova. Its shell was a pure navy blue with light blue streaks circulating the top half of the Egg. Not wanting to damage the Egg, he put it carefully into his backpack and put his jacket on top of it to cushion his movements against it.
"In here! Ash is in here!" Ash heard Oak yell somewhere on the other side of the room, and heard more footsteps shuffle inside. If there wasn't so many shelves, Ash would of been found then and there.
"Quick, don't let that fraud escape!" Ash heard another voice and this time it sounded like May's voice. What on Earth did she mean by fraud?
"Where is that stupid fake?!" Ash heard Brock say. No way. Professor Oak was telling the truth.
"A-ha!" Iris shouted, jumping around the final rows of shelves, only to see more Pokeballs scattered everywhere on the floor and a window at the end of the room slightly ajar. Iris frowned. No way was he going to escape.
Ash was sprinting away from Pallet Town with tears flowing freely from his eyes. Pikachu was literally galloping alongside Ash with a look of disbelief on its face, mimicking Ash's face moments ago in the lab.
"Why guys? Why are you after me?" Ash thought, as he sprinted even faster as the sun went down in the distance.
OHHHHHHHHH MAAIIIII GAWD THIS TURNED OUT EVEN BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE :D Also Ash will have a pairing in this fic, which is currently undecided. It could become a harem or Ash could take a sense of originality and stay single like those rare fics you find. Don't expect updates regularly, for this will be a once-in-like-a-month-or-two-update-fic. Don't forget to follow and fav, and don't hesitate to PM me for any uncertainties you may encounter during this fic! PEACE :3