Prologue: Bad Dreams

It's the Championship Round of the Kanto Indigo League Tournament a black Charizard's roar echoes

through the stadium as its trainer tells it to use Flare Blitz on its foe, a extremely powerful Tyranitar. These

two pokemon are the last remaining pokemon of the two championship contenders, one of them is a long

light purple haired young lady with a serious look on her face that never changes. She is Pamela the

daughter of Paul the Veilstone City Gym Leader and one of the strongest young trainers in all of Sinnoh,

she learned well from his aggressive battle style.

"USE SHOCKWAVE NOW." She barks as the glowing fireball that is Charizard rockets toward her pokemon. Tyranitar's body glows bright blue and the dinosaur like pokemon lets lose a flashing bolt of electricity that stops Charizard in its tracks. Charizard crashes to the ground unable to battle anymore, the battle was over and Pamula had won the Championship.

Charizard's trainer runs over too check on him, the messy black haired young teen wearing all black and a

red & white cap with a green Pokemon League logo that he got from his father the day he started his

journey had a tear rolling down his cheek. He looked down at his black Charizard and said " u did well, I'm

proud of u" and recalled him to his poke ball.

The shadow of a trainer blocked the stadium lights shining down on Ashton the oldest son of the Kanto League's Elite 4 leader Ash Ketchum

"My father said you couldn't match my power" Pamela said as she walked off with her Crystal Kanto League Trophy firmly in hand.

Those words played over and over in Ashton's head with visions of his injured Charizard flashing over and over. Ashton suddenly awakes from his dream as he had fallen asleep on the bank of a small pond her his house. His trusted Buizel slept beside him as she always did since she was hatched from a egg Ashton's mom Misty Waterflower Ketchum found while training her water pokemon for a special race event at Tojo Falls. He also had dreams of her being slammed by Pamela's Mawile using Flash Cannon and collapsing to the ground in pain.

His little brother Ash Jr. swims up to him and says "you had that dream again didn't you

Zak told you that you need to move on from that day how else are you going to get ready for the MT. Silver Grand Tournament that dad is hosting tomorrow?"

Zak is the 2nd oldest of Brock's four children and Ashton's best friend, he is known the Kanto Region wide as a ace steel pokemon trainer, His Steelix, Scizor, and Metang are famous for their strength.

Ashton had a famous team as well Charizard, Buizel, Eevee, Nidoking, Weavile, and Swellow are not a group mess around with and they almost won Ashton the League Championship.

"You're right Bro. I can't sit here feeling sorry for myself, I have a new opportunity to prove what I'm worth. So are you going with me A.J?" Ashton asked his little bro while standing up on the grassy bank.

"Where?" A.J asked,

" To the Viridian Forest Campgrounds I'm going meet Zak there for some training."

Ashton said happily.

"Why should I it's not like the two of you will let me battle anyway." A.J says with frown as he folds his arms in a huff.

"A.J you know that you and you're Totodile aren't ready to face trainers on me and Zak's level even if Mom has been training you lately." Ashton informs his brother who is now looking down at the pond with a dishearten stare.

"Whatever. I bet Kira is coming too and you'll be too busy trying to sneak a kiss from her again that you'll forget I'm even there." A.J teased his big bro, putting himself in a better mood in the process. Ashton's cheeks turned bright red at the thought and nervously said "NO she just wanted to come along that's all, and you could pick up some battle pointers from Zak and I during our battle."

The two brothers got dressed and hopped on their bikes and headed for Viridian City. Several hundred miles away in Veilstone City Pamela is in her family's den staring at her Kanto League Cup and her gym badges along side of all of her father's trophies and awards.

"One day I'll exceed my father in everyway and become the most famous trainer to ever come from Sinnoh

and the Mt. Silver Grand Tournament will be my first step" She thought to herself as she stared at a master

ball sitting on the center of her father's mantle.