Heart of Darkness

by satoshiketchumhybrid

Returning Home from Kalos, Ash is captured by Team Rocket and turned into a humanoid Absol. When he returns, Serena sees that the kind boy she loved, has turned into a savage beast. As Ash falls deeper into the shadows, Serena learns that healing a broken heart is more complicated than she thought.

1. Prologue: Captured

Note: I do not own "Pokemon" nor any of its characters.

Forms of Speech:

Telepathy/thoughts: "no need to worry."

Human/pokemon: "Finally"

Hybrid: "BACK OFF"

Prologue: Captured

With the Kalos League over a trainer is returning home. The boy was wearing a blue jacket with a white circle near the collar. A hat with a half pokeball shaped symbol covered his mess of raven-black hair. He wore red jeans and black sneakers. The boy is Ash Ketchum, the runner-up in the Kalos League.

"Well Pikachu, we did better than last time." said Ash.

"Pika." Pikachu agreed.

Ash had made it to the final round, facing off against his rival Alain. Both sides were neck and neck from the beginning of the battle to the end. His Greninja was defeated by Alain's Charizard, but people agreed that it could have gone either way. Now, Ash was walking down Route 1 holding his head up high. Nothing could spoil his mood. Or so he thought.

He was almost at the end of the road when he heard a voice. One he hoped he would never hear again.

"It's been a long time boy." the voice spoke as its owner stepped out of the shadows.

"Giovonni!" Ash yelled, "What are you doing here?!"

"Simple," he said, "I came for you."

"What?" Ash said wondering why Giovonni would bother with a thirteen-year old kid.

"All will be revealed to you in due time," he explained, "so just come quietly."

Before Ash could protest, he was slammed in the back of his head. As he blacked out, he saw his captors strike Pikachu with multiple attacks, leaving the Mouse Pokemon unconscious on the ground. Ash then realized, he was a prisoner of Team Rocket.