This is my try to make a betrayal story along with a female Ash.
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End of Past Life
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In the peaceful town of Pallet, everything was not good. Inside a lab, a 15 year old girl not more than 5 foot 6 inches in beautiful blue dress, having raven coloured shoulder length hair and hazel brown eyes and z marks on her cheek, was crying heavens with her pikachu in her arms. Beside her was the old but famous regional professor Samuel Oak trying to calm her down. She was surrounded by her smaller pokemon while her bigger pokemon were looking at her with worry from the window.
This girl was Roselia Ashura Ketchum but went by the name Ash Ketchum. Ever since childhood she hated doing the things that girls of her age did. She grew up to be a tomboy and had gotten nickname 'Ashy-Boy' from her childhood friend, psuedo-brother cum rival. She had went through her journey acting like a boy. Most people thought she was a boy but only the nurse Joys, officer Jennies, the Champions, Frontier Brains of Kanto, Scott, Mr. Goodshow, Sabrina, Gary, people of Pallet and obviously Delia, her mother, knew about it. Unfortunately, last two days had been a hell for him.
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Flashback
Two days before...
Ash Ketchum has been happily coming with her trusty pikachu after a long journey through Unova.
"I am excited to tell mom of our adventures pikachu." She exclaimed in her sweet high pitched voice.
"Pika" pikachu nodded in response.
"Race ya there." Ash said and started running. Pikachu shot off with a quick attack leaving her behind.
"Hey no fair." She pouted and started to run as fast she could.
After 10 minutes of running, they reached her house but the scene wasn't pleasant. Her house was surrounded with people and a police van and an ambulance standing there. Fearing worst, ran as fast as she could even in fatigue with pikachu. Out if her house stood professor Oak talking to Officer Jenny.
"PROFESSOR WHAT HAPPENED? WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE HERE?" She screamed as she reached there.
"Ah! Ash when did you reach here?" Oak asked but something was wrong in his voice. His voice had a lot of sadness.
"Professor tell me what's going on?" She asked getting irritated.
"Ash... yo-your m-mom..."
"What about mom? What happened to her? Is she alright? Where is she? I want to see her now." She panicked.
"Ash calm down..."
"How can I calm down professor? She is my mother? I want to know where she is?" Ash shouted at him.
"Ash your mother is dead."
"Whaaa-tt" Ash stood frozen.
"Yes Ash your mother is dead. Her body was found in the living room. She was stabbed in her stomach. She had been dead for hours when I reached here to deliver some herbs an hour ago. Luckily Mr. Mime's pokeball was found securely hidden under your bed." Oak said.
Ash listened everything in silence and then broke down into tears.
"NOOOO... MOOOOMM..." She screamed and rushed towards the door of her home.
She burst open to find the limp body of her mother on the floor. She fell to her knees and cried loudly. Her tears falling down like a waterfall. Pikachu sat next to her also crying.
She felt professor's hand on her shoulder and immediately lunged for an embrace. She cried on his chest soaking his shirt. He held her tightly. His heart sank seeing his happy go lucky psuedo grand daughter broken down. After sometime, she lost consciousness. He carried Ash to the lab with an officers help and led her in one of the guest rooms. Pikachu stayed beside her all the time. He took her pokeballs and went to the ranch to release them. He walked to bulbasaur and asked him to call all of Ash's pokemon. He sent out a signal through solarbeam. Within seconds a loud rumble was sounded and all her pokemon came running but were confused not to see her. Oak introduced all her Unova pokemon to them and then told the bad news. They all became worried for their trainer. They gestured him to take them to her. Oak also thought it good for her. Pokemon always cheered her up. He took the smaller pokemon and bayleaf to the room where she was sleeping peacefully. They all snuggled beside her while the others waited outside for her.
At the dinner, she was fully depressed. Not even eating properly.
Next morning, all his travelling companions, except Tracy who was somewhere with professor, were present in the lab. She expected that they were here to support in her bad times but instead they started yelling at her.
"Ash we want you to stop your journey and give up your dream." Brock said.
"What? Why should I do that?" Ash shouted.
"Cause you are badluck Ash." Misty shouted.
"What does that mean?" Ash asked getting sad and feeling heartbroken.
"You bring danger to our lives and the world. Due to you we could have died." May accused.
"But I did save you all." Ash wishpered under her breath.
"Even the legendries are not safe from you." Dawn said.
"Yeah and you aren't even a good trainer. Even I am better than you." Max said arrogantly.
"You are weak. Your pokemon wil be good with us." Iris said.
"You were even holding us back." May and Dawn shot out. They went on saying bad things.
Ash first was sad then felt anger but then paid attention to what they were saying. She asked herself about that. In moments she remembered her journeys with them.
She wasn't what they were saying. For her first journey, they might be true. She had started without any preparation and didn't knew a thing. But still Misty wasn't any help in journey. Brock was some help but rather than cooking and taking care of them, he did nothing.
May and Dawn were going towards their dream because of her. Heck, if she wished to do contests, she could decimate any opponent without breaking a sweat. She just didn't like doing contests.
Max was becoming even more arrogant than Gary. Gary only teased her for fun and deep inside cared for her but Max was not even a single hair of him.
Iris was too much irritating and was just like Misty. Cilan was just like Brock except for his idiotic explanations.
She realised three mistakes of her. First, she chose wrong friends. Second, she neglected some of her older pokemon and for it she will say sorry.
And third, why wasn't she herself? Why did she kept the mask of the brash boy? Her mother had taught her everything about being a girl but still she refused to look her life as a girl. She remebered how Sabrina, Cynthia and Anabel treated her when they found about it. The frontier brains were much supportive to her. Even she got the respect of the best trainers of the world. Heck, she was the Chosen One. It was her duty to save anyone. She couldn't stand there and see someone die.
She then smiled as now she knew what was right to do. She smiled knowing the real face of her so called friends. They were taken aback from the reaction.
"So that is what you think?"
"Yes" Max said arrogantly.
"Ok then you leave me no choice. Bulbasaur dear, do your mistress a favour. Send these traitors flying." She said sweetly but also dangerously.
The traitors were not expecting this. But what shocked them that he called himself Mistress. He sure has lost his mind.
Bulbasaur smirked and used wine whip to throw them out of the lab. He then charged a powerful solarbeam and sent them flying in the air like the Team Rocket.
Back in the lab, Ash was on verge of tears. She held herself strong in front of them but still betrayal hurts. She had spent five long years with them. Moreover, she had recently lost her mother. She ran to the guest room and burst into tears. Her pokemon followed her to the room. But she didn't notice as she let out every sadness out from her heart, her body seemed to glow bright and bright until she drifted to sleep.
When she woke up next morning, she saw a package beside her. It opened it and saw a beautiful blue dress. She found a letter with it.
My little Rose,
Happy birthday dear. It is a surprise gift from me to you. I know you don't like wearing them but for first time will you wear it infront of me.
Love mom.
Ash blinked. Her birthday was not for about a month. She must have planned it. Moreover, her mom used her real name. She didn't like to look feminine and the name was too girly, so she had told her to call him Ash. Her mother was sad at it but agreed.
She cried at the the wish her mother had made. She cried at the fact that she couldn't even fulfil her last wish. She wiped her tears and promised to herself.
'I promise mom. I will become the best pokemon master. But this time, I will become your way. I will become the best daughter you always wanted.'
She then put on the dress and for the first time realised how beautiful she was. She had a perfect athletic body with neat curves and perfect bust. She just admired herself.
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Now here she was crying heavily in embrace of her grandfather figure. She had told everything about the traitors and her realisation. She couldn't help but burst into crying again.
"Ash calm down–" Ash cut him off wiping her tears.
"Professor can you do me a favour. I want to take on my real name and can you shorten it to just Roselia Ashura only. I don't want my past to haunt me."
"Okay but why do you want to drop your family name?" He asks.
"I didn't say of dropping it. I want to hide it from others and just prevent asking me wierd questions about who I am?" She replied.
"Ok then. I can do that. I am happy that you are going to do what your mother waited for so long." Oak said.
"Yeah! But this time she will not be there." Rose said sadly. They sat there in silence which was broken by her.
"Professor, I meant to ask what I am going to do. My badges and trophies except the frontier ones are under the name Ash. Also now mom is gone what will happen to me and our things." She asked in concern.
"Don't worry about that Rose. Everything you won is under your real name. I had designed your pokedex to show Ash ketchum as an alias while registered everything by your real name. Also everything Delia had has been transferred under your care. I must say you have much money to last many years without working." Oak said.
When Rose came to know her assets, she was shocked. She knew about the Pallet House but here was much more. She had a big farmland beside her house which was barren. She had a few vacation houses in every region, a small private island near Alola and a big mansion in Kalos region. Pallet was some sort of vaction house in terms of it. She hadn't known she had that much money. Possibly long time savings and her league winnings.
"Professor how do I have these things? I didn't know about any of them." Rose asked in shock.
"Rose you might not remember but your father was Kanto's Champion before his death. I am surprised that Delia could hide all these assets for all these year. Now I think she never gave a thought before spending money on you." Oak said thinking.
"Professor! I don't feel like I will be able to handle it now. Can you take care of them for me till I feel like to take care of them myself." Rose asked.
"Of course my dear. But what are you going to do. I know you will be here for the burial this week but what will you do." Oak asked.
"I am not sure, professor. Whenever I came back home, Mom was there for supporting me. Without her I don't know what I am going to do." She said sadly.
"Well you can think about this whole week." Oak said.
"Thank you professor but now I think I shall starting learning from you. The next league will not start anytime earlier so I can have sometime to train, learn and think." She replied.
"Good thought dear. Your mom always insisted me to do that but you never asked. Well go and try to have fun with your pokemon. I have some works." Oak said and opened the door and looked back.
"Well Rose. Gary will reach in an hour and with your new look he will be sure hitting on you first." He winked while saying.
She smiled darkly and clenched her fists, "Let him come. I will straighten him out."
Oak laughed at his grandson's demise and left. Rose also got up and went to the ranch.
Her pokemon were already outside the lab and the smaller ones beside her. They all lined up. She first told them what traitors had said and they were so angry that they will destroy the first thing to see. But charizard was most angry. He was looking like he would incinerate whole world in seconds.
After they calmed down, she staryed again.
"Guys I am sorry for neglecting some of you during the journeys. I have no right to claim you as mine. I should have been more with you than just dumping you here. If you want to leave–" She couldn't complete as she was shot by a flamethrower and thunderbolt. She looked at them and they were angry. She thought they were going to leave her but they all started to scold her at a time. She couldn't understand what they were saying but could feel what they meant. She cried happily and opened her arms for a hug. She immediately was tackled by her pokemon into a massive group hug. She couldn't think how did she survive the hug though but it was not new for her. She then told them about training and learning. She also told that she will bring back her old pokemon if they wanted to.
She then left all of them including pikachu and sat down at the lab's living room with a pen and paper. She started to note down her old pokemon friends.
1. Butterfree – Area don't know
2. Pidgeot – Viridian forest
3. Squirtle – Vermillion Officer Jenny
4. Primeape – Anthony
5. Lapras – Somewhere in Orange Islands
6. Larvitar – Mount Silver
7. Ambipom – With Dawn
8. Haunter – Sabrina
Other than them only latias and riolu of lucario kingdom were left to visit. Other than them or legendaries, she was not close to remembering any others.
She then thought of competitions, she can take part. She will obviously do leagues and may be contests. It would be fun decimating the traitors.
She was soon interrupted by her thoughts by a knock on the door.
"I will take it professor."
She opened the door to find out the young professor staring at her. Already knowing his actions, she smacked him on his head hard.
"Geez Gary, I know I am a girl but you don't have to be a pervert staring at me." She scolded.
First, Gary couldn't register what happened, then he observed her and she looked familiar and her voice was also familiar. He stared at her face a bit then snapped an evil smirk on his face.
"What can I do if my tomboy sis is so beautiful? So you decided to do the girly things huh."
His face then softened.
"Good to see you Ashy."
He was immediately engulfed in a tight hug. She started to cry on his shoulder. However, their reunion was ruined by a certain pokemon watcher.
"Wait what Ash? How? He is a boy not a girl." Tracy exclaimed.
They laughed at him and Rose gestured them to enter the lab. Inside the lab, they sat on the couch, also joined by professor. They expained the events. Tracy and Gary were shocked to know about the betrayal. Tracy said they were not his friends anymore. Gary was so angry that he wanted to give them a piece of mind. No one except him picks on his pseudo sister and they betrayed her.
"Professor, Gary and Tracy. I am glad to know that you all support me. I will continue my journey but I have not decided where to go. Also I need to find some of my old pokemon."
She handed the piece of paper to them.
"Majority of them can be easily found out but I don't know about butterfree and lapras. Professor, can you help? Also Tracy can locate lapras. I will get the others. Also I don't want any of my pokemon in those traitors hands so can you help me get ambipom back also."
"We will try our best Rose. Also take this. Police have returned Mr. Mime to the care of you." Oak said giving her the pokeball which she put on her belt.
"Thanks professor. He is just like mom for me."
"You are welcome dear."
"Ok then. Now I am going to give Gary and Tracy a tour to hell." Rose said.
"What are you going to do?" Gary asked fearfully.
"Duh. What all girls do? Shopping." Rose said with an evil smirk.
"NOOO" They both screamed.
"Come on guys. I need a new wardrobe." She dragged them out with pikachu from ranch who also tried to run from the hell but couldn't.
Well shopping didn't went like hell. She kept them busy telling to pick clothes for her. She bought 15 different dresses along with daily necessities. She helped them carry them by taking one-third of the bags.
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On the day of funeral many people came. Most notable were champion Lance and Cynthia, frontier brains and Sabrina.
Molly and her parents also had come to visit. They asked her to become a part of their family. Molly already sees her as a big sister. She gently denied saying that they were a family. Molly was already a little sister for her from beginning. She would always be there for her but she couldn't accept being adopted. She don't want to place anyone in place of her mom.
The most unexpected visit was from a former ryhorn racing champ from Kalos, Grace Yvonne and her daughter, Serena Yvonne. When they met, she immediately recognised the little straw hat girl from the summer camp. She immediately embraced her and cried happily. She was happy to see her second best friend aside from Gary. She and Serena were practically sisters at the summer camp. She was one of the first ones, she had shared her secret. They had tried to come as fast as they could after recieving the news of Delia's death. She was very happy to meet her once again.
After the funeral, Lance came to her.
"Rose, I know you have decided to remove your identity of Ash Ketchum but there are many problems in it."
"Lance I know that world will go haywire when Ash Ketchum will disappear from existance. But you know already my achievement were never under that name. So it will be easy for you to remove the existance of Ash Ketchum from the records. People may be upset for maximum a year but important people in my life already know about me." Rose gave a straight forward answer.
Lance sighed and nodded.
At the dinner, she told everyone her decision. She was going to train before the league starts and was going to Kalos this time. She will reunite with her former pokemon and visit her old friends in the meantime to not worry them.
Professor and the Champions pulled some strings to allow her to carry all her pokemon at a time seeing possibilty of her involvement in any life threatening danger.
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About two months later, she had been joined by all her previous pokemon. Along with them, she now had mew, mewtwo, latias, celebi, jirachi, victini, meloetta, keldeo, all 5 genesect and menaphy by her side and if she needed help from any legendaries, she could just call to them through her mind. This was a gift given by Arceus after some days of the funeral. The legendaries were angry at the traitors for betraying their chosen one and Arceus granted her the ability to call for any legendary for help even Arceus himself.
In the months, she visited many places in the 5 regions and the older friends. On her way, she also caught a lot of different pokemon. She was gifted a dratini from Lance, beldum from Steven and larvesta egg from Alder. She also caught the riolu from the lucario kingdom, a pair of shiny ralts, a swablu and houndoom that she saved during her travels in Hoenn, absol and a bagon from Sinnoh. She got a trapinch egg from Flygon that helped during Jirachi incident. She fished out a shiny magikarp, feebas, staryu and poliwag. She caught a scyther in the safari zone with a family of 10 eevees who were being poached and gave them shelter in the ranch. She also found some fossils giving her aerodactyl, tyrunt, omanaster and kabuto. She also visited the clefairy who were glad for her visit luckily on same day of celebration and gave her one of their eggs and a large shard of moonstone. She also caught an onix, geodude, sandshrew, a pair of nidorans and rhyhorn. Gary gifted her a baby magby and elekid who seemed to be children of his own magmortar and electivire. Recently, she was gifted an abra from Sabrina, growlithe from professor Oak and a happiny from Viridian's nurse Joy.
Her pokemon had started training with a new determination. They didn't want any such incident happen again. They are not going to let anyone harm their mistress in anyway. She was happy with the progress they were making. But her eyes went to the herd of tauroses. She knew she can't train all of them but was not ready to trade or let them go.
She knew she couldn't give away her tauros, she would never give away her pokemon to anyone. While talking with Serena who was complaining about her mother who always kept on making her race with ryhorn, she came up with the idea. She called Lance, Cynthia and professor Oak for this and asked if they could help setup a tauros racing school and find a teacher near Pallet Town. Instead they led her to Mr. Rancher in Sinnoh who was owner of a racing institute dealing with any type of racings. She made the deal that she would own the tauroses. She will allow them to race and will train them too. Time to time she would ask for the herd leader for battles. But if any of them was treated badly, they would have to face her wrath. They agreed to it. They had seen the strength of her tauroses and who would deny her. Moreover, the demands were not made for any profit rather for happiness and safety of the tauroses. So, they gave her a contract showing her demands along with 50% profit from her tauros races.
She had told only a smaller group of people about her identity. In them were Bianca, Lorenzo, Ritchie, Casey, Harrisson, Tyson, Zoey, Soledad, Paul (who seemed to have already figured out), Bianca (from Unova) and some more rivals. Majority of Gym leaders and elites except for some, including the traitors and some who Rose didn't trust, were informed about it but were told not to disclose the fact. Professors, G-men and Rangers also came to know about the fact as Ash Ketchum had high respect among them. Queen Illene of Rota was also informed about it too.
During the 2 months, there was a major change in her personality. For the first half of the month, she was mostly depressed. Everyone tried to lift her up which had some effect and by the end of the month she was back to her cheerful nature. Well in studying, professor and Gary were amazed of her focus and ability to grasp knowledge. She never showed any sort of interest to studying at all. Later when mew and mewtwo joined, they informed that it was due to her latent psychic and aura powers that had awakened during the period of depression while her realization and determination saved her from the worst. The Oaks were relieved that she was safe as they don't want to think how much damage it would have done to her.
By the end of the second month she was a pure genious with stunning beauty. She was grasping knowledge like she was eating her food. She also learnt to make food for both human and pokemon and also to heal and groom them. Her cooking had started rivalling Delia's. They thought she gained the skill in inheritance.
If they didn't knew her already then they wouldn't believe that the girl infront of them was a tomboy. Rose had grown much beautiful with a very toxicating smile. Her face radiated pure grace and brilliance. Her straight hair had grown to half of her back 55 was beautifully curled at end. She was confident and caring and if someone angered her then even Arceus failed to save him. She had become very talkative and will be seen always talking to someone or her pokemon which didn't help as she had learnt to use telepathy from mew and mewtwo. Not even a tint of brashness and arrogance. The overconfident past self failed to exist in her. Not even a single person can stay angry or hate her.
The old Ash Ketchum has fallen and the new Roselia Ashura Ketchum had risen.
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