So here it is people and welcome to my new fic, Katana. I don't really have a long spiel to go on at the moment but instructions to the OC's will be at the bottom of the page, look for it and I hope you enjoy it oh and things will start of slow at first but it will pick up soon.

Ages

Ash - 17

Serena – 16

Gary - 16

Dawn - 16

Paul - 17

Brock - 19

Misty - 18

May - 16

Looking outside the window, it all seemed so peaceful. The big puffy clouds, the blue sky that cracked through it all, and the bright unrelenting sun, it helped ease the raven haired trainer. His half open eyes taking the scenery in as he relaxed himself in the not so comfortable chair he sat in. Tearing his eyes away from the window for a moment, he looked beside him and saw the honey haired female that looked back at him with a weak smile.

"Still thinking about the tournament?"

She waited for a response but his silence gave her his answer.

"You looked great out there though, top four is nothing to scoff at that, that's for sure."

This time she got a faint look of sadness in return, "I just...really thought I had it this year," he replied as his voice trailed off.

Biting her lip she wanted to string her words together to make it all better, to return that big goofy smile of his back to its original place. But she stood in uncharted territory. She didn't know the feeling of disappointment that came along with losing, when victory seemed as though it were a grasp away. Not only that, but for it to happen six consecutive times, just the thought alone seemed unbearable.

"Ash," she said his name, taking a stab at it, "I can't say I understand what you're feeling, because I don't have as big of a passion for anything like you have with Pokemon battling and trying to be the very best. But what I'll never get tired of and what I admire about you more than anything, its seeing you on that battle field no matter what the outcome is. It's like you're a whole different person when you're caught in the heat of the battle. No matter what new region you decide to go to after this you won't have to worry about starting off all over again with just Pikachu, you'll have me there right by your side."

Ash stayed silent for a few moments, letting her words sit as it stewed in his mind. Breaking his cold, empty stare he looked at her with a smile, "I guess I'm just focusing too much on the negatives, of course ultimately I want to win a region tournament and become a Pokemon Master. But it's the journeys along the way that make it truly worth it and the final destination that much more fulfilling, right?"

Serena nodded her head, "Exactly! How you ever lasted five regions without my sage like guidance is beyond me." Teasing him, she laughed a bit trying to move away from the doom and gloom nature of their previous conversation.

Serena's infectious laughter got the better of Ash as his spirits were already much higher than they had been just a few minutes ago, "You know Serena, you're definitely in the top six females that I've traveled with!"

Serena's eyes lit up upon hearing that, "Really!? How many other females have you traveled with?"

Smiling, Ash gestured with his two hands, signifying the amount, "You're number six including Bonnie! Definitely an esteemed honor if I do say so myself."

Serena hung her head, not even trying to hide the disappointment on her face, "Gee thanks, means a lot," she dejectedly said as she let out a big yawn. "So how much longer until we reach your house anyway?"

Ash focused for a second before he just shrugged his head, "I honestly, without a shadow of a doubt have no idea. Now if I was getting chased by some spearow it might seem a little more familiar."

"I-I don't even want to know," Serena stoically replied as she looked up into the front seat and saw those long yellow, black tipped ears taunting her.

"I still don't understand why Pikachu got to ride in the front seat," Serena said as she pouted and crossed her arms in protest.

"Well I mean he did call shotgun," Ash replied resting his head on the window of the car.

"Saying 'Pika' does not mean shotgun!" Serena exclaimed. "But I'm back hear with you so I guess there's not too much to complain about."

A faint blush appeared on Serena's face as she said that, hoping for a positive reaction from Ash, "I wonder what there's gonna be to eat when I get home?"

Serena's head hung low as he was too focused on food to pay any attention to what she had said, "I'll never be able to compete with his love of food."

"What was that Serena?" Ash asked, wondering what she was mumbling about.

"Oh nothing," she said with a smile as she noticed something in the horizon, "is that your house?"

Ash's face instantly lit up upon seeing it, "Food- I mean home! Stop the taxi here," Ash said as he threw a wad of cash at the taxi driver, paying for the ride and then some.

Coming to a screeching halt Ash's door flung wide open as Pikachu jumped out from the front seat to greet him, everyone seemed in high spirits except for Serena, "Well a drive up to the door would have been nice, but a walk seems just as good."

"Walk?" Ash asked a bit confused, "Oh, we're not walking."

In the blink of an eye Ash set off for his home, sprinting as fast as his legs could go leaving a cloud of dust in his tracks. Letting out a deep sigh Serena just shrugged her shoulder and went along with Ash's split second decision, running across the green meadow, trying to keep up with him and Pikachu.

The speck in the distance was slowly getting closer and closer, bigger and bigger until finally, there it was, Ash's house in all of its modest glory. Ash seemed completely unaffected by the run as he didn't even seem out of breath, Serena on the other hand was wheezing and heaving, desperately trying to catch her breath.

"Do you...see...what I...do for you." Serena croaked out as they stood in front of the house, pausing for a moment to open the door.

Ash chuckled a bit as he readied himself for the feast that awaited him, "I'll make it up to you somehow," he said as he turned the door knob, opening the door.

Darkness, the lights were out and it seemed as though not a soul was in sight. "What's going on..."

Perplexed, Ash took a few steps inside and just as he did, the lights flicked on and confetti was shot into the air. In complete unison, Ash's ears perked up as he heard one word reverberate throughout the room.

"SURPRISE!"

Adjusting his vision to the bright lights his eyes scanned the room, lighting up when he recognized the faces of some old friends. He went to open his mouth to express the shock and happiness he was feeling but nothing would come out.

"Looks like the skitty caught poor Ashy-boy's tongue," a familiar voice teased.

Being called that instantly set Ash off as he focused his attention on his childhood friend, "I thought we were done with that name!?"

Chuckling a bit a different face popped up as her signature blue hair lay flat on her shoulders, "First time seeing us in over a year and the first thing you do is fight with Gary? I can't say I'm surprised Ash."

"Oh right," Ash said as he rubbed the back of his head laughing it off, "Dawn, you're here! You're all here," Ash proclaimed giving her a hug, "how's Johto been?"

Ash instantly regretted asking her that as seeing her eyes light up like that, he knew he was in for a long, long explanation. But by the grace of Arceus, he was given a lifeline as a hand pushed her face out of the way. There stood in front of him was another familiar face, but this one wasn't nearly as happy go lucky.

"Paul?" Ash said, completely shocked by his presence.

"Ketchum," Paul abruptly replied, the tension of their rivalry still in the air. "Don't think I came here on my own volition, I was dragged here by a certain someone," he said, shifting his eyes towards Dawn.

"And here I thought you walked to the beat of your own drum, taking orders from Dawn now huh?" Ash slyly asked, knowing he was striking a nerve.

Paul's face went red with anger as his veins were absolutely pulsating, "I'll have you know that nobody bosses me around, I'm in control! I'm my own m-"

"Paul," Dawn cried out from the food area of the party, "can you open this jar of salsa for me?" Her puppy dog eyes on full affect.

Gritting his teeth, Paul made sure to not make eye contact with Ash as he went to Dawn's aid, "This isn't over."

Ash struggled not to laugh at Paul misfortune, thankful that he was occupying Dawn's demands and not him. Moving on, Ash turned next to a friend that had been with him longer than anyone else, "Brock, it's been a while."

His tanned skin friend laughed as he smiled in response, "Too long Ash, every time Croagunk would poison jab me and ruin my game it would always remind me of the great times we had...is that a weird connection to make?"

"Honestly, I'd be weirded out if you didn't associate that with me, I feel like I've earned that honor." Ash wanted to talk more but a certain orange haired girl wanted her time with her old traveling partner.

"I guess I'm the one who hasn't seen you in the longest time," Misty's usual fiery, overbearing attitude was set aside for now as she had a big smile on her face and seem overjoyed.

Memories of traveling through Kanto and Johto together were still fresh in Ash's mind as he felt like he was taking a walk down memory lane seeing all his old friends, "I guess the life of a gym leader doesn't allow much time to visit huh?"

"Can't just let anyone get these Cascade Badges...unless they have an electric type, in which case I am kind of screwed. Really just a terrible design flaw when you think of it," Misty replied as she picked up Pikachu, holding up the little electric rodent that had gotten Ash his own Cascade Badge, sort of.

Ash's adventure to reconnect with everyone was a joyous one, seeing all these old faces made him reminisce of some great times. But now all there was left was one, the one Ash had helped the most out of all of them. Turning to face her, they caught each other's gaze, her sapphire eyes caught with his brown eyes. Walking up to her, he didn't truly know how much he had missed her until she was standing right before him.

"Ash Ketchum, top four of not only the Lily of the Valley Conference but also the Kalos Region Championship. Impressive resume you have there," May said with a sly grin.

"May Maple, top four of the Kanto Grand Festival and...how did you do in Johto?" Ash asked, embarrassed that he hadn't been keeping up with his friends progress.

"Jerk," May jokingly said as she held up two fingers, "runner up, they don't call me the Princess of Hoenn for nothing," she said with a wink.

Breaking eye contact for a moment, she looked behind Ash and noticed an unfamiliar girl standing at the doorway. Not wanting her to feel left out she walked over to her and held out her hand in friendship, "You're Ash's newest traveling partner, Serena right? The names May, pleasure to meet you."

Accepting the olive branch that May was extending, Serena shook her hand as a smile sprawled across her face, "Yeah that's me, though Ash never told me he had so many other traveling partners. Goes through them like a smoker goes through cigarettes on a stressful day," she said as she surveyed the room.

"Yeah, that's Ash for you," May happily responded as she wanted to make Serena feel at home. "As for everyone here though, there isn't much to know. Just be yourself and you should be fine, you're a friend of Ash so by proxy, you're a friend of mine."

Easing her worries, Serena was able to relax a bit as she smiled back at May, "I know this might sound a bit odd but I have heard of you before now that I think about it. I remember reading a magazine recently about the Princess of Hoenn, granted it focused more on your dating life than anything."

May's face went red with embarrassment, "Let me guess, did it involve me and Drew in some way? Probably a rose in his hand as well?"

"Actually it involved you and some cacturne looking guy, I think his name was Harley or something," Serena replied, retrieving old forgotten memories.

"HARLEY!?" May cried out as she started to gag, "Anyone but him!"

Serena giggled, getting a kick out of May's disgusted response, "Love at first sight huh?"

"If love involved wanting to gouge your eyes out then yes, you caught me," May jokingly replied as she looked around at the party that was going on around them. "But enough about all that, let's enjoy what we have now and let's party!"

The party was an absolute blast for everyone involved, stories were shared, laughs were had, and Serena seemed to fit right in with the group. Riding such a high without a care in the world, it seemed like there wasn't a single thing that could go wrong.

But, all good things must come to an end, this one a bit more abrupt than usual. For a split second it seemed as though the T.V. made an odd, unnatural sound that caught everybody's attention.

Going completely black and ending whatever program that was on before it, Ash looked at the old thing, perplexed as to what the problem was.

"Guess the signal must have cut out," Paul guessed as he and Ash stood before it while the rest of the group looked on casually, not paying too much attention to it.

In an instant though that all changed, sprawled across the T.V. instead of just a black screen was a letter on it, a big, red, R.

It all clicked for Ash in that moment as he had been so familiar with that single letter, nervously he started to break out in a sweat as he had a bad feeling about this, "What's happening..."

As if the television was reading Ash's mind, a sound came from it, a deep voice saying, "The following broadcast is brought to you by Team Rocket."

Those two words, Team Rocket. No one was partying anymore, the good times were over as they were all huddled around the television, looking for an answer to all of this but scared of what it would be.

The screen changed once again, to the inside of a building. Books were stacked high from what they could see and a big brown desk lay right in the middle of it. But that's not what caught caught their attention, no, rather the man behind the desk, beaten and tied up.

Gary's eyes shot open seeing this, "That's...that's the President of Kanto and Johto, John Williams."

"What the hell is going on!?" Ash screamed at the television, the uncertainty of the entire situation was eating at him, what did Team Rocket have to do with the President?

A low, confident voice shot out from out of screen, "Surprised? Shocked? Don't be." The source of the voice walked on screen as the shit eating grin he had matched the cockiness of his voice.

"Democracy, the biggest lie known to man kind. Fooling you into a sense of self importance, making it seem as though your dreams could be something tangible when in reality, that's all they'll ever be, dreams. You've been lead astray, down a path that just leads to a never ending cycle of pain and violence. It's why I, Giovanni, leader of Team Rocket have finally decided to appear, to be the harbinger of justice and hope! The person you pray to thank for everything that is good in the world because I am the shepherd and you are my flock."

Their eyes were all glued to the T.V. Nobody said a word, nobody moved a muscle, nobody did anything but look at Giovanni as he slowly and methodically stood right next to the President. Unable to speak with a gag in his mouth and unable to see thanks to the blindfold around his eyes, the President could do nothing but sit there, tied up as Giovanni spoke once more.

"Effective immediately I am to become the new leader of Kanto and Johto, anyone who defies my power will be shown the wrath of god. You may forsake my actions and think of us as the bad guys, but the end justifies the means. Imagine a world united under one region, no more differences, no more wars, no more violence, no more anything but peace and tranquility. All that and all you have to do in return, is pledge your allegiance to King Giovanni."

Turning around he grabbed the President by the hair and dragged him over closer to the camera, As he got closer, the bruises on his skin and the dried up blood became more and more visible, sickening to a point.

"The man that lay before you at this moment is nothing more than a false prophet. Lulling you all into a false sense of security, but I'm here now, ready to end all this once and for all. To claim my god given right as leader of this new world!" Giovanni shouted, breaking into a sweat. "Every single moment no matter how big or small has led up to this. To where finally, I can lead you all to heights not ever even imagined."

Walking behind the desk he bent down and reached below, picking out a black sheath of sorts. Confident and determined he held it up for the camera to see, unsheathing what lay underneath. "What I hold in my hands is the start to a new age. A blade forged by the gods, used to wipe away the sins that pollute this world. Entrusted to solider of the gods which is I, to make this world a better place, one obstacle at a time."

"He's...he's crazy!" Dawn said with her voice trembling.

"Please don't tell me plans on doing what I think he will with that blade," May exclaimed almost in tears.

Standing behind the beaten and bruised President, Giovanni held the blade up in the air, for everyone to get a good look at it. Red. That's what the color of the blade was as Ash himself could feel the energy emitting from it. The sickly blood red color of it catching everyone's eyes. Setting the sheath aside, Giovanni stood behind the President, his eyes closed.

"Blessed by Arceus himself," he said, griping the red colored blade tightly as he was ready to turn the whole world upside down. "Everything that you thought you knew and believed in," looking directly into the camera making sure everyone understood what he was saying, "is about to change."

In one swift motion Giovanni thrusted his blade into the back of the President, directly into his heart, killing him.

Misty screamed in shock, as everyone else stood there speechless. Time at that moment seemingly stopped, the President, on live television had just been assassinated by the self proclaimed new King of Kanto and Johto.

Ash's eyes widened, his jaw clenched as he looked at the screen, helpless, not being able to do anything.

The President's body hung there, held up by the blade Giovanni claimed was made by the gods. As if to add insult to injury, he slowly pulled out the blade, the President's blood matching the color of the blade.

Hanging his head low, Giovanni knew that a new age was upon them. The age of democracy was to become but a distant memory, the new time period to be remembered as only one thing, Giovanni's.

The group was able to exhale for just a moment, the worst was behind them and they could move on in hopes of stopping Team Rocket like they always had. That was until, Giovanni looked up one last time, his eyes wide open staring directly into the camera. He spoke one last time.

"You're next, Ash Ketchum."

OC's okay! So here's how this is going to work out, I'm not gonna promise you that I'm definitely going to use your OC's because number one, I might already have enough or I just didn't like your submission. I want interesting characters with depth, something I can really dig into. No one's perfect so don't make your person like that. Also, I might use some OC's more than others so make them interesting, the more interesting I find them the more chance you have of me using them. Oh and no pokemon involved with the OC's, you'll understand later. The more depth the better.

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