Hey everyone, i decided to write the first chapter today so im happy about it! Just as a reminder, there will be MANY grammar mistakes.

"ASHIVIR KETCHUM!" yelled a woman inside the grand castle of Kanto.

"Hahahahahah!" Laughed a six year old Ash Ketchum.

This was a common occurrence around the castle, usually having do with the fact Ash had a terrible habit of pranking people around the castle. All of which were is whole hearted fun. Well...fun for Ash.

Today's prank consisted of a simple bucket of water above the door of his mother's room, in which Pikachu gladly tipped. Water may not hurt, but for a woman that had spent all morning getting ready, well, you know. This led to a semi-livid mother chasing her son and his Pikachu around the top floor of the castle.

The ornate hallways were decorated with suits of armor, paintings, swords, and all the usual things you would find in a medieval eras halls. Maroon rugs lined the floor of the hallways and lamps were lit all along the wall.

Ash turned the corner, Pikachu on his heels. Now looking for a place to hide from his mother Ash spotted a small table with a tablecloth. Still chuckling, he ducked under the cloth with Pikachu, and waited.

He was surprised when he didn't hear any footsteps. No one running, no heavy breathing, just silence.

Five more minutes passed by, and still nothing. Confused, Ash quietly poked his head out and saw no one. Crawling out of his hiding spot, he stood up and started sneaking down the way he came.

Silence.

"...Mom?" Ash called quietly.

Again, silence.

Holding Pikachu in his arms, he continued down the suddenly eerie hallway. Pikachu made it better, but small amounts of fear started creeping into his mind. He was about to keep walking, when he heard a rustle from behind some window curtains. Ash froze. He wanted to run, but due to his nature, curiosity got the best of him.

Slowly inching forward, one hand supporting Pikachu, he reached for the drapes. He started to pull them back, when they suddenly flew open.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" "PIKAAAAAAAAA!" both Ash and Pikachu yelled. The startled Pikachu let out a thundershock, shocking Ash in the process. Pikachu quickly halted the attack, and looked back at the now blackened Ash.

"Pikachu..." said Pikachu in an apologetic tone.

All that could be heard was the laugh of his mother.

A stunned Ash sat back up, and shortly after smiled, "I guess you got me this time," he chuckled.

It was always more of a game that Ash would play with his mother. He would prank her, and she would sometimes prank back when time permitted.

Ash got back up, and noticed Pikachu with its ears down looking sadly at him.

"It's okay Pikachu, we were just playing, I'm not hurt!" he said opening his arms wide to show he was okay.

"Pika!" Pikachu happily yelled seeing Ash was alright and hopped on his head. Ash giggled and turned to his mother.

"Can we play more today Mom?" Ash asked excitedly.

"I'm sorry honey, but you know that your Father and I have a very important meeting with the Aura Guardians today," she said, "Not to mention someone got me soaked this morning." she added with a smile.

Ash fidgeted nervously in the spot he was standing.

"It's alright though, I still love you anyway." she said scooping him into a hug getting him wet in the process.

"Mooooommmm!" he yelled "You're getting me wet!"

"I have no clue what you mean." she grinned and let him go, "Well, alright Ash, I have to go now," she stated, "Why don't you go see if you can play with the guards?"

"Okay!" he yelled as he ran off to the guardhouse with Pikachu not far behind.

Wooden swords clashed, two people currently in a mock duel.

This was one of Ash's favorite things to do when he wasn't busy pranking someone. The guards treated him kindly, (he was a Prince after all) often engaging him in mock duels. It was here that they taught him how to properly wield a sword. It was never with real full length swords, seeing as he couldn't lift them no matter how hard he tried. Often Ash would use wooden swords, other times lighter dull short swords.

(Although, even with all the pranking and other ludacris activities, Ash could be proper when he addressed others, greeting others with status as he was taught. He was kind to everyone, royalty or not. Anyway, back to the guards, who were currently laughing at a fallen Ash.

"Come on Prince Ashivir, surely you can do better than that!" laughed Captain Lance.

Ash and Lance were sparring with two dull short swords.

"Remember to keep a good stance, otherwise you can be pushed over," he stated in a tone a teacher would use, and pushed Ash down to the ground, "As you can see." he laughed again.

Ash sent a scowl to Lance, and got back on his feet. Even though he was a little bruised and covered in dust, Ash got back up. No matter how hard things got, Ash always tried to keep going. It was honestly funny to see a six year old trying to spar with a twenty-eight year old captain.

"It's not funny." Ash pouted.

Even Pikachu snickered, causing Ash to send him a cold glance.

"Alright, alright," Lance said, putting his hands up in a defensive manner, "I think we are done for today"

"One day I'll beat you, Lance, and then you will see how strong I am!" Ash proclaimed enthusiastically.

"That will be the day young Prince," the captain chuckled, "I certainly look forward to it."

"Sir," a soldier said as he walked towards Lance, "The king has requested your presence for a very important matter." he explained, "It pertains to the recent radical group."

Lance's expression suddenly grew stern.

"Tell the king I will arrive shortly." He said quickly and turned to leave to the barracks to put on better attire.

"Lance," little Ash yelled, " Can I come? I promise I'll be good!" he pleaded with begging eyes.

Lance sighed and turned around " I'm afraid not." Lance said, "Although you are a Prince, you are still too young for these meetings."

"Oh, okay." Ash said sadly as his eyes went towards the ground, clearly disappointed.

"Cheer up Prince," Lance said with a happier tone, "How about you go play with Dragonite and the other Pokémon in the royal garden?"

Ash quickly forgot about his disappointment, eyes going wide remembering all the Pokémon.

"Come on Pikachu," Ash yelled as he sprinted towards the gardens, "I'll race you there!"

"Pika, Pikachu!" said Pikachu.

With that they sprinted towards the gardens.

(Skip to the Kings Hall)

Lance walked into the main hall. There were many people there, from the king and queen to the higher ranking officials of the army, like Lance. Everyone was gathered at a large table in the center of the room.

"Ah, Captain Lance," the king spoke, "Nice of you to join us. I bet my son emerged victorious in your duel this time, right?" the King said with a large smile.

Lance chuckled "Not quite yet, my King. Though I am certain he could easily take anyone of his own age."

"If he is anything like me, he will be a master swordsman like no one has ever seen!" proclaimed the king.

The Queen rolled her eyes while saying "Yes... Just like his father."

"I'm insulted Delia, do you not think me to be a mighty swordsman?" the King asked in a playful tone.

"Well maybe when you were younger, and had less of a stomach," she chided, poking the king's gut. "Even then, my brother Aaron could fight just as well."

"Ah yes, your brother, the Aura Guardian." the King said in a remembering tone. "Is he still in Sinnoh with the rest of the Guardians?"

"Actually," the Queen replied "He should arrive here for a visit sometime today. I thought we discussed this earlier, remember?" said the King.

"Now that you mention it, I do remember you saying something about that." the King pondered, "Either way, Ashivir will be ecstatic to see him again. He was only four the last time he saw Aaron, but always begs us to go see him."

"Well, you would too, if your uncle had the power of aura at his fingertips." the Queen chuckled.

"Ahem."

The King and Queen turned to find everyone patiently waiting for them.

"Oh dear," said the Queen "I am deeply sorry, proceed with the actual meeting."

"It is no bother, my Queen." Lance said with a slight bow.

" Anyway," spoke the King. "Would you bring us up to date, Lance?"

"It would be my pleasure." Lance replied

"We are here today to discuss the recent speculation of a group called 'The Reapers'."

(Back to Ash in the Garden)

"HI DRAGONITE!" Ash yelled as he and Pikachu ran into the garden.

Dragonite turned to Ash and let out a noise of happiness, clearly glad to see the boy. Dragonite lowered its head to nuzzle Ash, emitting a pleased growl.

"Hey, I have a fun game!" Ash eagerly said. "How about Pikachu and I battle you again?"

Both Dragonite and Pikachu looked at Ash nervously. Last time Ash had them battle, Dragonite accidentally sent Pikachu to the doctors. Pikachu definitely remembered this. Getting tackled by a 250 pound dragon was NOT his idea of fun. Ash seemed to notice the two Pokémon react to his idea, and sighed.

"Well, I guess the last time we did that Pikachu almost got hurt." Ash said, clearly disappointed.

After a few moments of thinking, Ash decided to play hide-and-go-seek with all the Pokémon. Ash was currently it, and had found most of the Pokémon, except for a Rattata, Pikachu, and, surprisingly, Dragonite.

'Where in Kanto could a huge Dragonite hide?' Ash thought.

Turning away from a bush, he heard a rustle, and saw a flash of yellow dart behind a rock. Slowly, Ash sneaked towards the rock, trying to be as silent as possible. He reached the rock, and got ready to pounce.

'1,2,3!' he counted mentally, and jumped.

"Gotcha!" he yelled.

"PIKA!" exclaimed Pikachu, surprised that he had been found.

"Come on Pikachu, let's find the others!" Ash called.

"Pika Pi Pikachu!" he responded.

With that, they went to find the remaining two Pokémon. After about twenty minutes of searching, they finally found Rattata in a berry bush, happily eating away the delicious berries. The only one left to find was Dragonite. Ash and Pikachu looked for two hours in the garden, very confused as to why they couldn't seem to find Dragonite.

"Arrrgh," Ash growled, "Where is he!"

They continued to search, and still after another thirty minutes, they decided to declare Dragonite the winner.

"OKAY DRAGONITE, YOU WON!" yelled a frustrated Ash, "You can come out now!"

After a moment they heard a yawn, and looked to the top of a nearby building that held all the tools and other supplies needed for maintaining the garden. From the look of it, Dragonite was... NAPPING!?

"WHAT!?" yelled a livid Ash. " That's not fair, we can't get up there!"

Dragonite just smiled and flew down next to Ash, landing with a slight thud. He then leaned down and nuzzled Ash's neck.

"Oh alright, I forgive you." he laughed, "I still say I won though."

The sun was starting to go down, basking the sky in an array of sunset colors. It was truly beautiful from the elevated view of the castle. The ocean breeze only added to the beauty of it all,

"It's time for me to go back into the castle Dragonite," Ash stated sadly, "But thank you for letting me play with you." he said in a happier tone, "Maybe we can play again tomorrow!"

Dragonite nodded in agreement, and with that, Ash and Pikachu started to walk back to the Castle. For the young Prince it was an absolutely wonderful day, but sadly he had to go to sleep. In a positive view, tomorrow brought more opportunities to prank people, play with others, and even practice fighting with Lance and the others. It was like this all the time; no worries and not having to deal with anything. Even the Kingdom was in a general state of peace. With that in knowledge, Ash went into the Castle to find his mom and get ready for bed.

As Ash entered the doorway to the Castle and started walking down the hall, when he heard faint footsteps behind him. He whirled around to find an empty hallway.

"Did you hear that Pi?" Ash asked Pikachu.

"Pika." he affirmed, nodding his head up and down.

"Hmmm..." Ash said as he quickened his pace down the hallway.

Again, the sound of steps followed him, but every time that he turned around, there wasn't anyone there. Soon enough, he and Pikachu were walking backwards. He continued to walk backwards until he bumped into something. With wide eyes, Ash slowly turned around.

"BOO!" yelled a cloaked man.

For the second time today, Ash screamed.

"AHHHHH!" yelled Ash.

Still stunned, Ash was finally able to identify who said man was.

"UNCLE AARON!" Ash exclaimed, joy evident in his eyes.

Ash jumped into the arms of Aaron, giving him the biggest hug that a six year old could.

"Hey little guy! How are you doing?" Aaron questioned.

"I'm doing great! I soaked my mom this morning, trained with Captain Lance, and even played hide-and-go-seek with his Dragonite!" Ash happily said.

"Training with Captain Lance, huh?" Aaron said with a smile. "Maybe we will test your experience tomorrow." He said with a grin.

"How about right now?" Ash asked giddily, not wanting to wait a single second to show his uncle what he could do.

"Sorry Mister, but you need to go to bed. Your mother actually sent me to find you," he explained. "And also to surprise you with the fact that I arrived."

"So?" Aaron asked with a smirk. "Were you surprised?"

Ash just giggled. With that, Aaron carried Ash to his room on his back. Along the way, Ash asked Aaron about many different things. Things about his journey, his adventures, if he had brought Lucario or any other Pokémon, and other similar questions. The kid could definitely be talkative when he wanted to.

After about an hour of talking, Aaron and the Queen were finally able to get Ash to go to sleep, promising him that a day full of excitement was in store for tomorrow. Snuggled up with Pikachu, Ash closed his eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep. He had childlike dreams full of Pokémon and exciting adventures. It couldn't have been a better day.

(LATER IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT)

"ASH, ASH WAKE UP!" yelled a loud voice.

"Mmmmmm..." Ash grumbled. "Five more minutes..."

"Ash get up, NOW!" the man said again, urgency in his voice, "We have to go right now!"

"Pika Pika!" yelled Pikachu.

Ash sat up groggily, and turned to the man. The man was his Uncle Aaron. Now Ash was confused. Why was his uncle in his room when it wasn't even light outside?

There was a scream from downstairs, most likely from one of the servants of the castle. With that single scream, Ash was wide awake, fear slowly seeping into his mind.

"Uncle Aaron, what's happening?" Asked Ash, fear evident in his voice.

Aaron didn't answer, but instead proceeded to get Ash up, and lead him to the door. A few loud bangs shook the walls of the castle, followed by more screams coming from downstairs. The sound of splintering wood was audible. Someone had to be in the castle! Adrenaline was now pumping through Ash and Aaron's blood as they ran through the halls toward his parents' room. They arrived to the King and Queen's chamber, and Aaron broke down the door. Ash rushed in.

Just as soon as Ash started to run, he stopped. There was a man, standing above his parents, knife in hand. It was dripping, dripping with blood. Ash then realized that was the blood of his deceased man wore a mask, one of a jester.

"Mom…" Ash spoke softly.

The man in the jester mask turned and saw Ash, and started walking towards the young Prince.

Ash was frozen in fear, too scared to run. The man was stopped in his tracks when a bright blue sphere was thrown at the man in the jester mask. To both Ash and Aaron's surprise, the jester knocked it away with the back of his hand. The man laughed an unmistakably evil laugh before sending a sphere of red aura back! Aaron quickly created an aura shield, to protect both Ash and him. Aaron grunted under the extreme exertion of keeping the shield up after taking the attack.

This man was no ordinary human, and it scared Aaron. He had to get Ash out of here alive. After all, he was the last direct heir to the throne of Kanto, not to mention he was his nephew!

"You can't beat me aura guardian." the evil man stated, "No one can defeat. We are The Reapers," and my name is Raxtus" he said in a sinister voice, " And all of Kanto will be mine! Right after I get rid of one last...detail" he finished slowly, scaring Ash and unnerving Aaron. Then Raxtus looked at the young Prince hiding behind Aaron, and saw that he was terrified beyond belief.

Having said that Raxtus advanced one step at a time, getting closer and closer to Ash and Aaron.

"Dragonite, Hyper beam!" yelled the voice of an all too familiar Captain.

A blinding light flew towards Raxtus, successfully knocking him out of the window. Aaron knew that wasn't the last they would see of him. He had to get Ash away from here! Wait, where was Ash? His eyes searched the room until they rested upon the form of a small boy on the King's bed.

"Mom, Dad..." said Ash, his voice quivering. He was trying to wake them up, to no avail, "Mom, Dad, we have to go!" Ash said, a little louder this time.

Aaron walked up to Ash. He wanted to let Ash mourn, but there wasn't any time. Aaron knew they were still in grave danger.

"I'm sorry Ash," Aaron said sorrow evident in his voice. "They are gone." A single tear ran down Aaron's face. "But we need to go now."

"No!" Ash sobbed, "Mom... Dad... WAKE UP!"

Aaron steeled his nerves, and grabbed Ash in his arms. Lance following them, they ran.

The hallways were filled with screams and shouts of battle and death. They had to get to the roof. So they did what they had to do, and ran to the roof.

The cool night air did little to relax the trio as they bolted through the door. The moon was beaming up in the sky, bringing much needed light to the darkness. Sounds of soldiers could be heard running through the halls heading to the roof. They were trapped, Aaron whistled, and a shrill cry could be heard in the night. The soldiers were getting closer now.

"We need more time!" Aaron yelled to Lance, "Pidgeot won't be here for another minute."

"Go!" said Lance, "I'll buy you more time."

"NO!" yelled Ash, "I don't want you to die too!" he cried.

"But Lance..." Aaron interjected.

"I said GO!" roared Lance.

With that, Aaron ran to the edge of the roof, seeing Pidgeot in the distance.

"Just a little longer..." Aaron whispered to himself.

There was a flash of bright light, the flash of Dragonite's hyper beam, taking down many people in the hallway. Right after they fell, more came in their place. Lance drew his sword and prepared to fight to the death. Wielding swords, the enemy soldiers rushed out of the door eyeing Lance as their first target. Using his years of practice and skill, Lance took enemies out one by one. Dragonite battled with many Mightyena and Houndoom. Aaron watched with sadness in his eyes as Pidgeot landed next to him.

Aaron got on Pidgeot along with Ash and Pikachu. Just as soon as Pidgeot landed, she took off into the night. It was all that Ash, Aaron, and Pikachu could do, to look back just as a final Shadow Ball took out Dragonite, making him faint. Lance was surrounded now, but refused to give up.

Lance looked around and knew he was surrounded. He then looked up, spotting Aaron, Ash, and Pikachu safely riding into the night on Pidgeot. With that, Lance knew his duty to the royal family was fulfilled. He continued to fight till a blast of red aura hit him square in the back, knocking him to the ground. Cringing in pain Lance looked up to see the circle break enough to let the man in the jester mask walk in.

Raxtus walked up to an exhausted Lance. "I will only ask once," he said with a sneer, "Where are they going?"

Lance looked up to the Trickster, and with all the strength he could muster, Lance lunged as best as he could towards him, dagger in hand. To Lance's surprise, then Raxtus caught the blade in his hand which was giving of a sickly red glow. A wide eyed Lance turned to see the mans face.

"Oops," said Raxtus with a wicked smile, "Wrong answer."

And with that Lance's sight turned to black as he lost consciousness. It was official, Kanto had been overthrown.

Thanks for trudging all the way through if you made it this far. It would be EXTREMELY helpful if i could get a review, or even a PM saying what you think. I need to know if i should continue this story. Well anyways THANKS for reading!