Chapter One. I hope you guys like the idea of the story because I thought it was pretty cool when I first thought of it awhile ago! If you do like it please leave me a review, because those reviews really do motivate me to work harder and upload more! I know thee are a few grammar mistakes but please don't be to harsh. Enjoy and review!

"Watch out for those, Flame Throwers!" Twenty year old Ash Ketchum cried out loudly as a stream of fire ripped through the air between him and Pikachu, the two of them ignoring the blast of fire as they continued their advance across the rooftops of Pallet Town. Ash was had been a proud soldier of the Kanto Royal Corps for two years now and had risen to the rank of Lance Corporal, even though he was due in for a promotion soon. Proud and determined Ash wore the uniform proudly along with his Pokemon partner, Pikachu.

The uniform was the basic field uniform for all soldiers within the ranks of enlisted soldiers. It consisted of durable combat boots, with tan field trousers that were tucked within his boots neatly, he wore a light gray t-shirt with a dark gray battle blouse over it, the battle blouse had his unit patch along with his rank insignia on it, he wore a dark gray patrol cap that hid his jet back hair, and a gayish tan utility belt with overalls that held his throwing projectiles along with other tools. At his hip was his standard issued sword that all lower ranking soldiers were given and trained with.

Ash was very proud to be wearing such a honorable uniform and additionally to his uniform he wore a black arm band that had the letters MP in white on them. That resembled the Military Police, as their duty the Military Police took care of all laws broken within and outside the military, they guarded the populated areas of Kanto along with its surrounding areas, and were sometimes assigned to assisting the basic Infantry whose jobs were to clear out areas like mountains, thick wooded areas, and many more terrain. Although, they had different jobs both the Military Police and Infantry worked together very often.

The enemy however was not Humans from other regions, but a deadly enemy that had caused chaos across Kanto for nearly one hundred years.

Shadow Pokemon!

Shadow Pokemon- They hold all the basic characteristics of a normal Pokemon, but are violent towards others both Human and Pokemon. One hundred years ago the first Shadow Pokemon was spotted attacking a village within the mountains, since then more and more started appearing. Being trained since day one of their lives to be violent towards all who opposed them Shadow Pokemon became a huge threat. A normal Pokemon and a Shadow Pokemon can be easily identified as Shadow Pokemon have a collection of black tattoo like markings all over them that act as visual birth marks.

"Ash take two others and flank them from the left!" A voice boomed loudly as Ash recognized it as no other than his close friend and squad leader, Brock Stone. The two of them had joined at different times, but it was amazing luck that when Brock obtained the rank of Sergeant he was granted the ability to chose his own squad explaining the reason why his squad was so close knit and one of the most recognized for teamwork.

Ash quickly came to a halt on top of a near by building as Pikachu landed right beside him, the two looked around as they watched the rest of his squad advancing behind him as Brock and him had taken the lead on their roof top advance. The target was a group of Magmar being lead by a Magmortar, all of them were fierce Shadow Pokemon that had been attacking the Pallet Town area for weeks now and had finally decided to attack the heart of the area, Pallet Town Center.

"Misty, Ritchie, and May! Follow me!" Ash called out as the three soldiers landed right next to him all nodding at him. Ash was in charge of the team of four as he was highest ranking of them with Misty who held the rank of Private First Class as his second in command, while Ritchie and May held the rank of Private. The girls wore the same uniform as the men just one that formed to their more feminine body type, but they all carried the same sword.

Ash led the way as he separated from Brock and the others who continued their advance towards, Town Center. Along with their weapons they all had a Pokemon as their companion, Misty had Corsola, Ritchie had his Pikachu nicknamed Sparky, and May had her Combusken. Besides that they all were highly trained soldiers regardless of their rank.

"So, Ashy how does it feel knowing that you got a promotion coming up?" Misty teased jokingly as Brock had put in a well deserve promotion request for Ash, but with all the sudden chaos that the Shadow Pokemon had been creating it kept getting pushed back for when the Military Police weren't so needed.

Ash glared at her annoyingly, "How does it feel being a rank below me?"

"Can you love birds stop you're fighting!" May called out with a loud sigh as the two soldiers quickly gave her an angry glare, Pikachu laughing at the usual argument between the two.

"Flame Thrower, twelve o'clock!" Ritchie cried out as Ash's eyes widen up as he quickly pushed off the side of a roof top and just barely dodged the incoming stream of fire. With this the team all came to a stop as it was obvious they were now very close to Town Center, the rest of the squad was now visible as they were trying their best to distract the Shadow Pokemon long enough so Ash's team could drop behind them.

Misty quickly joined Ash behind a stone chimney, "What's the plan?"

Ash took a moment to think he had ran into this group of fire types multiple times in the past and knew how powerful they were, he knew Combusken wouldn't be much help but he also knew May was very accurate with her throwing knives. Misty and Corsola were the key soldiers within this formation as she had the fire type's weakness. Ritchie was fresh out of basic training, but he was very fast with his sword and Sparky was much faster.

"Here's the plan... May you'll keep on the rooftops keeping them all busy with everything you have, Ritchie and I will head to the ground and take out the Magmar along with the rest of the squad, and Misty you stay hidden until the proper opening on Magmortar is available, " Ash ordered as everyone took a moment to take in the order and all at once they all nodded in agreement. With this they all sprung into action all at once, Misty quickly dipping into a near by alley way to wait for her opening.

"Hey, Fire Heads!" May called out as she threw three throwing knives into the air, all three finding their ways deep into the back of a near by Magmar. Crying out in pain the Magmar spun around his eyes bloodshot as he prepared to unleash a fiery blast at the female soldier, but before he could Combusken sent him flying back with a Upper Cut.

"Pikachu Thunderbolt!" Ash ordered as Pikachu quickly shocked a near by Magmar with a deadly bolt of electricity, badly paralyzing the Shadow Pokemon. Giving the Magmar no time to react as Ash came in and with one mighty swing of his sword the Magmar dropped the ground. Ash had to admit at first he felt weird about fighting enemy Pokemon in such ways, but after seeing the destruction they could cause on his first week of service he quickly changed his mind.

Flames were scattered throughout the Town Center as the fire types were attempting to burn down everything in order to trap the soldiers in a ring of fire, but Brock had seen this trap many times before and knew how to beat it. The only way to beat such a trap like this was to fall into it as Brock learned, instead of staying back from the fire Brock rushed forward with his war hammer that he got to choose due to his rank of Sergeant. Close beside Brock was his loyal companion, Sudowoodo.

"Sudo!" Sudowoodo called out as he locked hands with a near by Magmar, his rock type advantage allowing him to endure the hot flames being emitted from its body. The Magmar at first believed this was just a challenge of strength, but than he realized he had fallen into a trap himself. Brock would usually send in Sudowoodo to match his enemies' strength and than Brock would move in.

"You won't be killing anymore innocent people!" Brock cried out angrily as he launched himself high into the air and with all his strength he brought down his war hammer right on top of Magmar's head. Brock although wanted to be a breeder and not a soldier, he knew from all his research that Shadow Pokemon were to dangerous to be left alone. Especially, with so many siblings too protect Brock refused to stop fighting until they were all safe.

Than Misty saw it!

Her opening...

"Water Gun!" Misty cried out as Corsola unleashed a powerful blast of water that shot right through a weakened Magmar by May and smashed right into Magmortar, the leader of the Shadow Pokemon group cried out in pain as the water was like acid to his skin. With his armored skin weakened by the water Ash quickly rushed forward running along the stream of water, sword at hand he ordered Pikachu to follow. The two jumped high into the air and attacked, Ash's blade piercing Magmortar's once harden armor as Pikachu did the same with an Iron Tail.

Viridian City, Kanto

Military Police Bar

"I promise you Ash, after todays performance I'll make sure you get that promotion!" Brock cried out happily as he took a large gulp from his glass and cried out in joy. Everyone laughed happily as it was a job well done today and they had finally stopped the group of Shadow Pokemon that had been burning down Pallet Town's crops.

"I took out three of those things today, how about you Ash?" Gary sneered smugly with a grin as he was also part of Brock's squad and held the rank of, Lance Corporal. While most squads had two Lance Corporals their squad was missing a second in command who would hold the rank of, Corporal. Ever since they both got promoted to their recent ranks they were competing for the rank of Corporal, but Gary knew very well who was getting it.

"Four!" Ash cried out in victory.

"The Magmortar doesn't count! Misty weakened it for you!" Dawn added on as everyone laughed loudly a the fact that Ash and Gary were one again tied as they always did. Dawn just like Ritchie had just completed her training and held the rank of Private, but that never stopped her and Piplup from being brave in the face of danger.

Suddenly, the door swung open to the bar as May rushed in beyond happy as everyone knew where she had just been. It was obvious May had been in the letter room and had received her weekly letter from Max, who had just been sent off to basic training not to long ago. At first Max desired to join the Infantry, but after hearing all the stories May had to tell from being in the Military Police he quickly changed his mind. Brock sent in a request for Max to join is squad, but with many casualties coming in there was no telling where they'd place him.

Following behind May was a young Corporal and his Furret, the soldier quickly saluted Brock before speaking out loud. "Sergeant. Stone, your squad is scheduled for resupply!"

Brock simply nodded and the soldier rushed off, everyone grinned widely as the had been waiting for months to get their weapons replaced.

The armory was large and Brock quickly closed the door behind them as the last member of the squad entered. Drew was the final member of the squad who hadn't been in the bar, the green haired soldier held the rank of Private and was a great addition to the team along with his Roselia. The armory was large and they were only permitted to take what was needed to be replaced.

"Pikachu finally I can get a new sword," Ash chuckled as his old sword was all worn out and he was surprised it had the sharpness to pierce Magmortar's armored skin. Placing his old sword into the bin to be repaired Ash pulled out a brand new one, the blade was razor sharp, the hilt felt comfortable within his grasp, and the blade was slightly curved as Ash preferred it to be.

Next, was Ash's other weapons and tools. Emptying out his belt pouches he replaced all his throwing weapons, his hand cuffs, extendable riot stick, his smoke pellets, rations, and a few other tools he used. He also replaced his personal hunting knife that was located in its holster on his overalls.

May however had been waiting for this resupply as she picked up a new crossbow as her old one had been ripped apart by a, Shadow Granbull.

Misty had gotten permission to train with a bow as she believed their squad needed more than just one archer and May was happy to show Misty the ways of an archer.

The others kept to their basic weapons to be replaced as they all were just happy that they were finally be resupplied.

Ash grinned as he spun his sword quickly, he was prepared for anything that came a him or so he thought.

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