Hello everyone, this story was discontinued a long time ago, and now that I've finished writing "Seduction", I'm going to finish this one! I've made a lot of changes to the original chapters, and finally given the story an ending, I hope you enjoy the story, if it's not up to scratch then please forgive me, I did write this in 2011 after all!

By the way, I've changed the rating from M to T, I can't write M rated stories at all...

This story is about an alternative look on how Iris met Ash...

Chapter 1: A Rough Start

A peaceful day bloomed over Unova, the typically bright sky lighting up the scenery, and the smell of fresh air pumping up the Pokemon trainers of the region with adrenalin for another action packed day in the Pokemon world.

After his defeat in the Sinnoh League, Ash Ketchum goes back to square one in a brand new environment, leaving Brock and Dawn to go their separate ways. He felt as if he should be used to this now, but the emotions of leaving close friends always seems to stick in his mind for a few months. Waking up this morning though, he would have a completely unique start to a new era. Many oceans away lied Unova, a completely unknown region to Ash's mind. Having never laid an eye on a picture or map of this mysterious place, deep thought pondered for a while as he slowly dragged himself out of bed.

The new era in a new region meant there were new Pokemon to discover, so he decided like normal to leave his friends from Sinnoh at Professor Oak's lab in Kanto. He wasn't going fully alone though, his closest friend Pikachu, had his mind set for new battles and challenges. Their mentality was equal, their goal was already set- to collect all 8 badges and win the Unova League, as well as any other challenge along the way to become a Pokemon master. He wouldn't be who he was though without some of the inspiration that glazed off of his companions, he had a smile on his face though, 'cause you just never know who you're gonna meet next, it was all very exciting...

It was the start of his first full day in Unova, and the pair were already facing obstacles along the way. Ash and Pikachu had been chased down by a pack of Mandibuzz, who were remarkably ugly and intimidating Pokemon. They chased him for a mile before Ash managed to hide away in a cave for shelter. The chase had taken its toll though, Ash and Pikachu were both exhausted.

After hiding away until they had gone and scanning them with his new PokeDex, Ash and Pikachu emerged from the cave, dusted off their clothes and fur and set out once again onto Route 1 where Unova life was gleaming, the brand new Pokemon's eyes sparkling with hope and ambitions as he strolled past. Swannas flew by and Watchogs sprinted past. It was inspirational, there was no form of depression or regret from Sinnoh just the pure simple basics that makes life a gem.

"Ok, Pikachu this is it! The life you'll never take for granted! What's in the first city? Nobody knows! Man, I'm so psyched!" Ash said while beaming.

"You need to find out where the first city is first..." Pikachu added, dampening Ash's spirit slightly.

Ash: "Oh yeah..." Ash stopped running, he now realised he didn't have a clue where he was. "Maybe we could find someone who could get us directions?" he suggested while scratching the back of his head.

Only a few miles away from Ash was a young girl with a particular passion for dragon-type Pokemon, with her goal being to one day become a dragon master. She had long purple hair, with gleaming brown eyes and chocolate coloured skin. Her name, Iris. She sat there up in a tree with her partner Axew, who was chilling in her hair. She had only recently started her journey, but the lack of company made her very bored.

You may be mistaken to think that Unova is all nice and rosy... But in the dark trenches and caves lied secret underground organizations, Team Rocket had arrived, this time with some dignity under their belts. Dressed up in disguise, Jessie, James and Meowth were now Admin status, and a force to reckoned with. Ash has stepped all over them for too long now, and enough was enough. When would they make their move though? Too soon for some, too tragic for reckoning...

Ash's march of champions came to an abrupt halt not even halfway through Route 1. Being a typical mother, Ash's mum gave him a check up call to check his Xtranseiver was working.

"Ash Ketchum why didn't you answer my other three calls?!" Delia's voice cried out from the speakers. Ash sighed, it would be nice if she wasn't so protective all the time... She continued:
"How is my little hero doing? Have you got clean clothes, underwear, pyjamas and condoms for wink, wink, nudge, nudge?" Ash blushed in embarrassment.

"You're a bit strange sometimes you know.. But I'll be fine, I've done this sort of thing before."
"You've already lost your virginity?" she cried in horror.
"No! You should know what I mean... Jeez."

Pikachu found the whole situation very amusing.
"Hey Ash, put the cocaine away!" the yellow mouse cried, trying to confuse Delia over the phone.
Ash: "Since when did you get a mind like that Pikachu?"

Pikachu: "From you, you dirty bastard!"

Ash gave Pikachu the falcon punch but the humour was off, a massive explosion ignited from the tress only a mile away. The violent bang pounded against his eardrums. Ash dropped his phone to get a breather of the action as the debris from the impact collided against his face.

"What's going on..?" he shouted. His curiosity got the better of him, as he soon found himself sprinting towards the source of the explosion. Smoke emerged so he had a clear sight of where to go, for a first day in Unova, this was quite extraordinary. He thought he'd seen it all but Unova was looking like it would be a bumpy ride to say the least..

A thick cloud of smoke filled the air, it was unbreathable. The Watchogs dashed away. Ash battled through the bushes for any source of the explosion. But then Unova's sun soon shone through it all, scared faces of new creatures peaked from the distance, as the explosion just came and went. The last particles of smoke faded out as the sun's rays pointed over into the distance. Ash followed his gut and discovered where it all started. A deep, dark hole ripped open the ground. Ash stood right on its edge and stared down it for a while trying to work out what happened. But he didn't know anything about Unova, so he was practically useless for answers. Then, out of the darkness two red lights glowed together, as if they were staring right back at Ash in the face. Were they eyes? Ash just couldn't comprehend. Then he noticed out of the corner of his eye a small figure was slowly moving, and in a lot of pain. A small green Pokemon Ash had never saw before was leaning over it.

What had happened?