Author's Note: Hey everyone. This is slightly based off of "A Centuries Redemption" by BlackhawkTrue. I adopted this story because I had plans in mind. Chapter 1 is usually where I say something epic, insane, random, the hook, etc. Well, here's the thing. This isn't chapter 1. It's the prologue, featuring a slightly smarter Ash and a ship that's not on my profile. It's not a harem (sorry to disappoint), but that doesn't mean Ash won't be with a female. In fact, I should probably say this: I don't own Pokémon. By the way, I'm doing something called the "Tauros Count" and it should be self-explanatory, name wise.

Q and A:

1. Does this story have a prequel?

Answer: unless you count the prologue, no.

2. Does this story have any related one-shots?

Answer: no

3. Does this story relate to any of your other stories?

Answer: slightly, yes.

4. Does this story have OCs?

Answer: yes.

5. Will this story have a sequel?

Answer: no.

6. What is this story's rating and why?

Answer: this story is rated T for: betrayal, suicide attempts, death, blood, periods of mild language, possible fourth wall breaking and all out craziness.

Tauros count: 2

I'll shut up so you can see the prologue.

Prologue: Why I Left

(Somewhere in Kalos, Ash's P.O.V.)

Ash Ketchum, Pallet-born and bred has reached the finals in the Kalos League. A crushing loss to Alain Smith's Mega Charizard X left Ash feeling depressed. Not only that, his "friends" left him. His mother was escorted off the premises after Ash was rushed to the hospital for attempted suicide.

That was the blurb of an article from a website.

A knock at the door. I opened my eyes to see that my mom fell asleep on the couch. "Ashton, you have some visitors. It's Chloe. Your room is big enough and 7 people want to see you." I couldn't move.

The door opened and through the haze, Chloe moved to me. "Pikapi!" Pikachu. Chloe wasn't my nurse, just a nurse in general. "Oh, Ash, this is Axel. You know Drake, Diantha, Cynthia, Steven, Lance, Alder and I of course," Chloe says. I was finally off of tubes.

Chloe is Kanto's current champion and happens to be an aura user herself. "Key?" I smile weakly at her Mankey. Chloe smiles and says, "Axel, go ahead."

Axel looked like Chloe, minus his eye color. "Hey. You don't know me because I'm the Sevii Champion. The name may ring a bell."

I thought, 'Drake, why are you here?' Pikachu picked up on this and Chloe left, fetching something.

"Ash, I speak on behalf of the 7 of us. A century is one thing, but living long enough is another. Background research shows that you beat Drake here. Your team is at Oak's lab. Even some of your Tauros," Axel says. I wince.

I wanted to scream, but I didn't want to wake up my mom. I had to be quiet. Alder left and so did Cynthia.

"He can come in," Steven says. The door opened to my surprise. "Hello, son," a voice says. I wanted to drop my jaw. "K-Koga?" I was more interested in the girl. I never met her before. Purplish-black hair.

Lance noticed and nodded, as if giving her permission. "So, you're my brother. Not bad on the eyes, either. Hey, I'm Janine," she says. I wanted to slap myself.

"Dad passed the gym down to me when he became a Johto Elite 4 member. Mom, it's great to see you," Janine continues, carefully making her way around the wires.

"Ash, you never really won a main league. However, because you defeated Drake, you're on your way to becoming a master. You managed to get a few eggs. Brock's parents passed the gym to him. You'll recall Forrest, I'd assume?" Diantha says.

"He's one of Brock's brothers. Why, what happened to Brock?" I say, my voice dripping with sarcasm on the last part. "Not so much Brock. You'll recall that there weren't a lot of Rock specialists?" Axel calmly says and after Lance let me soak that in, he deadpans, "You see, Brock's siblings are close. Forrest is in the lobby; he came from Unova with Alder. Then, Salvadore came all the way from Johto. Yolanda is the current leader."

I was never good at math. Diantha blushed and said, "Ash, you're still of dating age. I know. Plus, you need help with training. Korrina came, as did Maylene."

I sigh. I feel weak. "You want to meet the current master, don't you?" Lance asks. I nod.

"Ryan Ketchum, you recognize your grandson, I hope?" Steven says.

"Steven, just call me Red. Your grandma is also here. The Ketchum family lives on. They call her Leaf, ow!" an older woman appears and smacks him on the arm.

As Dad leaves with mom and my grandparents, Janine got a few familiar faces into the room.

"Paul? Tobias? Barry? Why are you here?" I ask.

Paul says, "Don't think it's easy, eh Ash? We cared. We saw. Look, my mom's still alive, but sick. Argenta Blair."

I noticed a ring on his finger, as well as Barry's and one on Tobias's.

"Look, I don't know if Misty is coming. She's busy at the gym. She's not Paul's girlfriend. Myra is," Janine says. Myra, a name I didn't know.

"Marley is mine and you are looking at Barry's girlfriend," Tobias says.

Barry shoots a glance at Janine and says, "No, not Janine. My girl's a bit of a clumsy one. Her name's Bianca."

"So, who's Myra?" I ask. No answer.

Janine says, "Can I have some sibling time with him? He has to know!" The guys agree, each holding an egg container. Janine nods, the 3 eggs I received in Kalos after meeting Wikstrom, helping a gym badge maker in Anistar City and after winning a snowball fight in Snowbelle City. They close the door.

"Listen Ash, Misty and I have become close. Not a lot of female gym leaders, you know? I visited the Oak corral," Janine says after a moment of silence.

"How'd you get past Electivire?" I ask, referring to Gary's temporary security solution. She smirks and answers, "Who said anything about getting past Electivire? Umbreon's his night-time guard. Luckily, my Grimer found your Muk. You're technically a dad, due to your ownership of Muk."

I sigh again. "Ash, it's me again. Your results are in," Chloe says, knocking.

"Oh, hey Janine. You've met Ash," Misty says. My jaw drops at Misty; not so much what she was wearing, just her eyes.

"I, uh, er, uh," I begin.

"Ash, Earth badge to Ash? Oh, boy. Chloe, we'll be down the hall. You know where to find us," Misty says.

Chloe says, "Knock if the door's closed." Janine closes it. She delicately took the bands out of my mouth and says, "You'll wear a retainer, but you won't notice. I heard you asked Professor Oak to send your Tauros off for special training. He gave seven to Norman, Whitney, Lenora and Cheren. Professor Oak kept you anonymous. Anyway, I talked to some people and found out some inside info." I wanted to fight, but had no choice. I was sheet restrained and Chloe had my mouth wide open, but Pikachu was in the room.

"Anyway, Serena's dating Calem, Brock's engaged to Holly, May's with Drew, Iris is with Cilan, and uh, Ash?" my jaw was killing me. Then again, I dislocated it.

Chloe uses the napkin to wipe my face and adds, "You're allowed to use the training range with supervision. The eggs are probably getting ready to hatch." An alarm went off. Chloe leaves. Chloe's Mankey jumps up and does a tail shake with Pikachu before leaving.

"Well, looks like you got a new friend," I tell Pikachu. There's another knock at the half-open door and I see Misty, Janine and another girl.

"Hi, Ash. You probably remember when I along with my 9 siblings grabbed onto you. Forrest is talking with Brock. I'm Yolanda. Some of my younger siblings are old enough to be trainers," Yolanda says.

Pikachu points to the eggs and the girls look at them. "Those are some interesting specialty balls on the egg cases," Misty says.

My jaw manages to drop. Janine says, "Don't talk, Ash. Anyway, I've got 2 years on you. Carter is your father and happens to be here."

A tall guy comes in.

My confusion must've been evident at what Janine was saying. She explains, "Look, you're my brother, despite it being halfway. We'll leave you two to catch up." She, Misty and Yolanda leave.

"Hey, Ash. I'm Carter. Remember me?" he asks. He begins to talk about himself.

So what did you think of the prologue? Yes, this is the same Myra from "His Distance." What will Ash's eggs hatch into? What did Diantha mean when she said 'a master'? Yes, Ash technically has two fathers and I'll explain that in chapter 1.