It was twenty years after Ash became a pokemon master. He was married to Serena (with her old hair design) and has a daughter named Yume. He and his family were living in Pallet town, where he had his own battle facility in the battle frontier called the Battle Temple. It was a gift from Scott after accepting his request on being in the battle frontier. All of Ash's pokemon lived with him at the ranch behind the Battle Temple, so Ash knows which to battle with. Ash loved his family and his pokemon. But all that was about to change.

One day, a stranger came into town. He went to the Battle Temple, in search of Ash Ketchum. He went inside and found that he was in a battle. "Infernape, use Dig now." A bipedal, primate-like Pokémon dives into the ground, digging with its hands. "Drifblim, fly high." A trainer commanded a large, spherical, purple body with the lower quarter of its body being a lighter purple. "Now Infernape, use Flare Blitz!" Ash commanded Infernape. And Infernape came out of the ground and it's body becomes surrounded by red-orange fire and it shoots at Drifblim like a missile, slamming into it with great force. Red sparks surrounded Infernape's body as it takes recoil damage. "Drifblim is unable to battle," said the referee. "Infernape wins, which means the victory goes to Ash the Temple Knight!" "Alright Infernape!" Ash said as Infernape jumped into it's arms. "You did great Drifblim," said the trainer as he pulled out his pokeball. "Return." Drifblim returned to it's pokeball. Infernape did the same. "Wow, that was amazing, you really are a pokemon master." "Aww thanks." said an embarrassed Ash. "Drifblim's quite good itself." "Thanks," said the trainer. "I'll come back for a battle, than I will beat you." Just like when Ash was young.

"Daddy that was amazing." said Yume as she was holding Ash's Pikachu which hopped on to his shoulder. "Thanks sweetie." Ash said to his daughter. "Pika." "You really have grown into a great pokemon master." said his wife Serena. "Yes," said the stranger. "With some development, your pokemon would be revolutionary." "Who are you." Asked Ash. "Name's Eurytheus," he said. " Michael Eurytheus. Vice President of Mycenae incorporation. I heard many stories about you. May I?" Ash letted Pikachu in his pocession, and Eurytheus observed it. "Extraordinary." he said. "I want your pokemon at Mycenae inc." Everyone gasped in surprise. "Your pokemon are the strongest little creatures I've ever seen. You can continue to use them in battle, or you can leave them in great hands." Ash looked at his family and his Pikachu and said… "I appreciate the offer , but they're not for sale." " ," said Eurytheus. "I'm offering you more money than anyone can imagine." Ash argued, "That's my answer, please leave." Pikachu hopped on to Ash's shoulder. "I thought you were smarter than that." Said Eurytheus. And he left the Battle Temple without looking back.

The next month Ash was in another battle. "Cacnea, use Pin Missile." the female trainer commanded the green, bipedal Pokémon with a round body and cactus-like striations.The spikes on Cacnea's arms glow white and shoot either a barrage of white needles or white, arrow-shaped streams of pins at Ash's Boldore. "Boldore, use Flash Cannon." Ash commanded the blue rock-like Pokémon. "Pika!" Boldore's body becomes outlined in white energy and the energy starts to gather inside Boldore's ear. A white orb of energy with light blue energy inside of it then forms in front of Boldore's ear, and it fires a white beam of energy with light blue energy inside it at the opponent Cacnea's Pin Missiles. "Cacnea, use Needle Arm!" One of Cacnea's arms glows white. It then swings its arm and begins to hit Boldore. "Boldore, use Sandstorm!" A sandstorm began to swirl around the battlefield. Cacnea couldn't see through it. "Okay," said the female trainer. "not what I had in mind." "Now finish it with Rock Smash!" Ash commanded gems on the top of Boldore's body glow bright orange and it jumps at Cacnea. "Cacnea is unable to battle," said the referee. "Boldore wins, and the victory goes to Ash the Temple Knight." "You did well Cacnea." the trainer said. "Return." Cacnea returned to it's pokeball. Boldore did the same. Ash came up to the trainer and said, "Cacnea was really great , you trained it well." "Thank you," said the trainer. "Boldore was great too. Although I thought that a grass type like Cacnea would have an advantage on Boldore. I'll come back for a battle." the trainer left the battle temple as Serena and Yume entered. " Hi daddy." Said Yume. "Hey sweetie." Ash said.

Later after the battle, Ash and his family were breeding the pokemon at the ranch. "Here you go Bulbasaur." Yume said when she was feeding the small, quadruped Pokémon with green to bluish-green skin and darker green patches.. "Bulbasaur." Bulbasaur was eating the pokemon food Yume given him. "So how was school today?" Ash asked his daughter while cleaning one of his Tauros. "Not so great," she said. "This mean girl, Eva, said the meanest thing to me," Then Yume quoted what Eva said, " You maybe the daughter of a pokemon master, but you will never be a great trainer like him." That girl is so mean to me." Yume pouted in anger. "Don't worry Yume," Ash said cheering his daughter up. "Don't listen to what Eva said, you'll be a great trainer someday." "Pika!" "Really?" Said Yume being cheered up. Then Serena came in and help. "You know what Yume, even Daddy has lost a few battles." Yume was surprised. "But daddy's a pokemon master. " she said. "Even the greatest trainers had their losses." Ash said."And I learned much from some of my losses." "And I lost my first Pokemon Showcase when I was young." Serena said. "And I became Kalos Queen." "You see Yume," Ash said to Yume. "we became this way because of an old family motto." Ash told Yume the same words Ash had said when he was Yume's Age. "You never give up until the end." "Your father had said that to me the day we first met." Serena said. "And it helped me, and I'm sure it will help you too." Yume started to feel better. "Mommy, daddy, Thanks." "And tell you what," Ash said. "Maybe when you and Eva are older, you can battle her." "Okay I will" Yume promised her father.

Then out of nowhere, a giant earthquake began to break out in Pallet town. Everyone started to panic, and ran outside. Then out of the ground, came a group of Onix. They constricted every people and pokemon in Pallet. Then an Steelix came out of the ground and came around Serena and Yume. "Serena, Yume!" Ash said in worry. Then a voice spoke up behind. "You should have sold your pokemon as I asked." It was Michael Eurytheus back to get what he wants. "Eurytheus!" Ash said in surprise. "What are you doing here?" "My boss wants what she wants," he said. " and right now she wants powerful pokemon like yours." "Please, let them go." Ash asked in desperation. "I will do anything, just don't hurt them." At first thought Ash would give him his Pokemon, then he thought it would be too easy. So he told Ash that he had to pass twelve challenges for his family to be released.