Risen From the Shadows
Prologue
Disclaimer; I don't own Pokemon or any of it's characters.
Okay, so just to start you off this story takes place about three years after where the anime is now, so Ash is about seventeen, almost eighteen now and I'll clear up the other characters ages when they come up.
In addition, this is a different world than we're used to seeing and a lot has happened but everything will be explained eventually, although you'll have to wait until our mysterious hero (note the sarcasm) shows up. And as this is just a prologue, this won't be the length of all the chapters; they'll be a good deal longer.
Without further ado, the prologue….
A lone man stood in a dark room. The sunlight from outside doing little to illuminate the pitch black area as the man silently looked out of the large window, not even sparing a glance behind him as the door opened and closed, signifying the entrance of another.
"Sir, it seems the old man is better than we thought. There haven't been any cases of attacks south of Viridian City, we think it's his doing." The man who recently entered the room said. The other man growled.
"No matter, he thinks he can stop me just by keeping in a little safe haven? He better think again. Almost all of Kanto has been overrun with the Shadow Pokemon. It's only a matter of time before all the other regions fall, just like Sinnoh." He told himself.
"Aren't you forgetting that Kalos recently took back Lumiose City? That put us in a really bad place, sir. And our only remaining gateway to Unova is Undella Town." The grunt replied. The other man scowled, still without turning around.
"Unova doesn't matter anyway, we only need them for resources. After we get through Oak's blockade in Viridian, we'll be dominating in this war. And then Team Umbra will be the defining force in the Pokemon World, and not a soul will be able to stop us. Not Professor Oak, not Champion Cynthia, not even Lance of the G-Men!" He bellowed, turning around so his grey hair shined in the flicker of sunlight.
"If I may, Tobias, I wouldn't be so confident if I were you." Another voice said, the door opening once more revealing the old form of Dr. Zager.
"And why not? What would you know about being a leader?" The man, now known as Tobias, answered. Zager glared.
"The one who knows the truth is still out there, running free. You can't rest until he has been eliminated. Then and only then will we be winning this war. Until that happens we're always in danger of falling apart, crumbling down from the pinnacle of power, coming so close to-" Zager ranted until a loud growl cut him off.
"He is a wanted man, Zager. He's been running for three years ever since the incident on Red Rock Isle and I doubt he's going to make a return to civilization anytime soon. Even if he has been silently opposing us from our blind-sides, he is all alone and, after Red Rock, there's no way anyone will side with him even if it's against us." Tobias justified.
"You underestimate that boy, Tobias. The last time you underestimated someone your Darkrai was defeated for the first time. Coincidentally, it's the same person." Zager insisted. "Hell, we thought he was dead after Red Rock. Twice. We all did, but he's proved us wrong too many times to not worry."
"We're the only people that even know he's alive at this point, in case you've forgotten. Everyone else believes him to be dead already, they don't know half as much as they think they do and just because one kid, who has been hiding from civilization for almost four years, is still out there doesn't mean we're doomed." Tobias almost yelled, ignoring Zager's glare. "Now then, I want all the forces in Cerulean to move south and break through whatever defenses the old man has at the end of Viridian. Am I understood, Dr. Zager?"
"Yes, sir." Zager said grudgingly as he left. Tobias vaguely noted the grunt from before wasn't still here and figured he fled when the words between Zager and himself got heated.
'It's for the best,' Tobias though to himself, returning to staring out the window. 'Couldn't have too many people knowing those kinds of things. Imagine the chaos if just anyone knew Ketchum was, in fact, alive.'
Yeah it gets pretty dark but don't worry I won't be going into too much detail about it, you guys and girls can probably fill in most of the blanks yourselves.
Alright, so follow/favorite and don't forget to leave a review because I'm pretty sketchy on how this turned out. I feel like it would do better if I gave a chapter first instead of a prologue but whatever. R&R anyways. And you can probably expect another update by the end of the weekend, so stick with me. Until them, enjoy!