Hey Peeps, welcome to my new fic! I've been wanting to write a pokemon story for a while now, but had no clue what to write! After watching the new 2017 movie 'Pokemon: I choose you!' this idea popped into my head. Anyway, I'm sure you don't want to listen to me jabbering on, so lets get to the story! Please review and follow my story, as it would be very much appreciated and I love feedback and reading what you guys have to say! –FoxyWolf56

Prologue

Ash Ketchum was a young trainer from pallet town. He and his best friend Pikachu had been travelling alone together for a few days now and had grown tired. They were on their way to their way home, after having left school in Alola, tired of being cooped up in one place. His friends had decided not to join him, and to continue at the Pokémon school where they were likely to excel. Little did Ash know that he was being followed.

A young woman with long, pink hair and a man with short, spiked blue hair. They both wore the same white uniform, with a big red R in the centre of their shirts. They were accompanied by a meowth with a devious look on its face, rubbing its hands together greedily. They were crouched behind a bush, watching Ash who had stopped to battle a wild ponyta, and was completely focused on catching the pokemon.

"This is it guys…" The talking Meowth whispered to the other two as they watched the young trainer and Pikachu standoff against the flaming horse. The three smirked. This was finally it, the day they had been waiting for for years! The day they would finally catch Pikachu and send that stuck up twerp back home, crying to his mummy! Jessie was trying to hold in her excitement as James began to hyperventilate. Meowth rolled his eyes.

"Wimps.." He muttered before turning his focus back to Ash

"Pikachu, Quick attack!" Ash yelled, his hands balled into fists in excitement. Pikachu nodded his head in agreement before gritting his tiny teeth and glowing inside a bright white light. He set off in a white blur before ramming the fiery horse. Ponyta skidded back, digging in his hooves and regaining his balance. The flaming horse neighed angrily before opening his mouth and launching a flameflower. The flames licked at pikachu's fur, singeing the tips of the hairs slightly. Pikachu was knocked back by the force of the blow. He lay, groaning.

"Pikachu! You have to get up, buddy!" Ash yelled at the electric mouse.

"Pika.." Pikachu grunted as he got to his feet, staggering forward determinedly. The ponyta snorted, glowing white and charging forward in a quick attack. Without Ash having to ask, Pikachu jumped up, using ponyta's head as leverage. He flew up into the air and span round to face the ponyta.

"Pika….CHUUUU!" The small yellow mouse yelled as he let loose his special move. The thunderbolt came down, making the sky glow yellow, radiating with power. Jessie, James and Meowth's jaws dropped simultaneously from the bushes. This was his most powerful thunderbolt ever! Ash looked astonished as the Ponyta dropped to the ground, fainted. Pikachu fell from the sky, landing in Ash's arms.

"Pikachu, are you okay, buddy?" Ash asked worriedly, cradling the small, electric mouse in his arms.

"Pika.." Pikachu replied weakly as Ash sighed in relief. He took a pokeball from his pocket, throwing it at the fainted Ponyta with one, whilst holding Pikachu to his chest with his other. He caught the Ponyta immediately and picked it up gleefully. He was about to leave to go to the nearest pokemon centre when he heard a rustling in the bushes. He turned, tilting his head slightly caught the Ponyta immediately and picked it up gleefully. He was about to leave to go to the nearest Pokémon centre when he heard a rustling in the bushes. He stopped, tilting his head slightly as he slowly turned around. He gasped and jumped back as he saw Jessie, James and Meowth stood there, arms crossed over their chests and smug smirks on their faces. Jessie sauntered over and James and Meowth followed closely behind, looking at each other confused before shrugging absentmindedly.

Ash stepped back nervously as the weak Pikachu grunted in his arms. Jessie chuckled.

"Hey, there, twerp… hand over your Pikachu quietly and we won't hurt you.."

"Never!" Ash yelled as Jessie cornered him in front of a huge boulder.

"Give me.. the Pikachu.." Jessie growled, struggling to hide her annoyance.

"Over my dead body!" Ash yelled, stomping on Jessie's foot. Jessie reeled back in pain, clutching her foot and hopping about on the other leg. Ash saw an opportunity and made a break for it, tearing past Meowth and James and down the path towards the pokemon center.

"AFTER HIM, YOU IDIOTS!" Jessie screamed, no longer clutching her foot and glowering at James and Meowth.

"Yes ma'am" they chorused before turning and running after the young trainer.

Ash turned a corner as he ran into a grove, which was also a dead end, he stopped suddenly and tripped over a stone, sending him and Pikachu rolling in different directions.

"Pikachu!" Ash hissed quietly as he heard the shouts of Meowth and James behind them.

"Where did they go?" James asked as they walked into the grove. Ash ducked behind a tree, tense as he saw them searching for Pikachu, who was lay unconscious in some tall grass, having passed out from exhaustion.

"I could've sworn I saw them come this way.." The cat pokemon said, rubbing the back of his head in confusion. Ash held his breath as they walked closer, scanning the undergrowth for movement. Suddenly Meowth jumped as a rustle came from the bushes. Ash cursed silently. Pikachu had rolled over in his sleep, rustling the leaves as James and Meowth towered over the injured electric mouse, smiling greedily. James picked up Pikachu and walked off as Ash stood in shock. He fell to his knees, a tear falling down his face. All those years he had managed to chase away the wannabe criminals, but today, they had succeeded. This was the worst day of his life. He got up and gritted his teeth, curling his hands into fists.

"I'll find you Pikachu, I promise.." Ash said determinedly as he watched the duo of pokemon thieves walk away victoriously. Ash ran away with his only pokemon, ponyta...

Wow, what a chapter! Anyway, hope you enjoyed the first chapter, I will start writing the second one right away… It will be posted soon, I promise! Signing off, -FoxyWolf56