The Shadows of betrayal

After all his friends choose to turn their backs on him, Ash disappears for many months, only to return to extract vengeance to those whom betrayed him. However, all is not what is seem and it seems like a there is a bigger adventure hidden in the shadows.

Hi fellow fanfictioners, this is my very first story on the site, so I hope you enjoy it. I know probably some of you are maybe getting bored with the betrayal stories, but I will try to make this one different as I can. I don't own Pokémon and probably never will.

Chapter One: the birth of the darkness

It has taken many months and many failed experiments but this time they would succeed, they would create life he could just feel it.

"How much longer is this going to take Doctor Fuji? I am slowly beginning to lose my patience with failure." a mysterious feminine voice asked

"Not much longer my lady, this time is different. The experiment will succeed this time, we have learnt from our previous failures and have corrected all miscalculations." Doctor Fuji replied.

His body was covered in scars, the most noticeable one on his face that started from the top of his right eye and ran vertically down to his chin. His body became heavily scarred ever since his creation, Mewtwo, shortly after its 'birth' chose to destroy the laboratory it was created in. Doctor Fuji was lucky to survive the explosion, unlike his many assistants and research, and now harboured a massive grudge against the clone Pokémon and the man who asked him to create it. The same man who took his creation and left him to die on the island. The leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni.

Well after this new creation was finished, he would be like the rest of the world, powerless to stop the destruction that was heading their way.

"My lady, a question?" Doctor Fuji asked.

"yes?" the mysterious woman, not caring what the question was or who it was from, only looking at the shifting mass of creation she had helped fund.

"How will you explain to Mr Hale why his Pokémon seem weaker than usual?"

To create their new Pokémon, they required the DNA of Pokémon, not just any Pokémon, these had to be extremely strong Pokémon that very few people have ever taken on and won. These were the Darkrai and Spiritomb of Tobias Hale, an extraordinary trainer who swept through the Sinnoh league, only using his Darkrai. Very few trainers have been able to take Tobias's' legendary Pokémon down. One of these people was Ash Ketchum. An exceptional and powerful trainer. He was also a well-known threat and was a considerable threat to Team Rocket and other criminal organisations.

'I may need to rid myself of this Ketchum child since he could be the downfall for my plans' the mysterious woman thought to herself before shortly after replying to Professor Fuji. "I will tell him that have put his Pokémon through some immense training and should be in perfect condition before his battle with Flint of the Elite Four".

So far, Tobias had managed to take down the half of the Elite Four, only Flint and Lucien were left. Then he would have the chance to face Cynthia and take the title as the Sinnoh champion. However, if it wasn't for the strength of his Darkrai, Tobias would have probably not haven't made it as far as he did. One side effect of their experiment was that it meant that the energy and power of both Darkrai and Spiritomb was drained. But if their experiment paid off then Darkrai and Spiritomb would be unstoppable.

Suddenly the meters monitoring their creation were going off signifying two thing. Either that their creation was finally going to awaken, or that it going to be another failure and another setback for Professor Fuji and his generous patron.

The tube holding their creation had now became a mass of swirling shadows, with the mixture of the dark colour purple. The assistants started getting closer to the tube, hoping to see any signs of life. Then a dark, clawed hand smashed through the glass, grabbing one of the assistants and launching them through the air into the wall as if they were a pesky mosquito that they wanted to swat.

'Such power from only a few minutes of being born, this creature will be essential to my plans' the woman thought, an evil smile on her face.

As the remain assistants grabbed cattle prods, hoping they can force the creature back into the container, Professor Fuji only lifted his hand up, signalling them to keep their distance for the moment. "You fools." He started "He threw one man away like it was nothing, do you wish to provoke it to cause more destruction?" After informing them on their near fatal mistake he turned to his creation. It had the build of a Darkrai, but it had the same purple and green tint as a Spiritomb. Its form was also smoky, as if it could not fully solidify. It began to speak.

"Who am I?" It asked, its voice croaky, but deep. "What am I? Where am I?" It lifted its hands up to its face and began to look at them and then down at itself.

"You are in a secret laboratory off the coast of the Sinnoh Region. You are a Pokémon of my creation" Doctor Fuji explained to it.

"Pokémon? Creation?" it asked, looking at itself

and your name is…" Fuji stopped himself as he had not even considered a name for the creation.

"your name is Darklord and I am your master." the mysterious woman finished, the stern tone in her voice showing she was not to be disobeyed, or disappointed. "And as your master, I have a command that you must follow."

Although Darklord had no understanding of a master, it felt that this woman who had declared herself its master was one who was obeyed, and never displeased.

"Master what is your command?" Darklord replied, bowing its shadowy head towards her.

"I command you to find a man who goes by the name of Ash Ketchum." She started, having a picture of Ash show up on a large computer screen next to Darklord "And I want you to crush him." She commanded

"How will I do this?" Darklord questioned once again, unsure how it will manage to do this.

"Find those he loves and cares for." Various pictures of Ash's travel companions and family began to appear on the screen now. "I want you to corrupt them. Invade their dreams and their minds and fill it with anger and hatred for Ash, until that's all that they feel for him." The woman answered

"It will be done" Darklord answered, as it slowly began to fade into the shadows and disappear.

'watch out Giovanni. Once Ketchum falls, you'll be next. Then the world is mine' The woman thought as she watched Darklord disappear.

So that's the end of chapter one. So, what is planned for Ash, Giovanni and the Pokémon universe? And who is this mysterious woman? Darklord is not a real Pokémon of course but if people want the chance to draw him I would like to see the results. I am open to criticisms. Until next chapter, bye everyone.