So, now we roll on to Chapter 2, and after looking through a very amazing and helpful review I saw, I have decided on the following:

Those who stay with Ash during the betrayal will be: Some of the rivals. As to who, I'll give you a clue: there are 7 of them (4 male and 3 female) and 1 male and the 3 females have rivalries with May, Dawn, Iris and Serena, the rest had/have rivalries with Ash.

Ash will have a harem with: The 3 females mentioned above. My reasoning is because I feel these shippings are underrated and overlooked. Enough said. Also because most betrayal FanFictions either use Rayshipping (Cynthia X Ash) or Amourshipping (Serena X Ash), and after a while, that gets boring.

The legendary Pokemon Ash will have are: 20 of them. Most of these are because they share a connection with Ash, the rest share connections with the betrayers (Oak, Max, Brock, Dawn, and May).

The Pokemon that stay with Ash during the betrayal are: 17 of them. My reasons being that if I only used 4 or 5 (or something around that number), it would generally be quite difficult to decide which ones to choose, but if I used most or all of them (that's 69 by the way, including all the Tauros (I think), it would be ridiculous and unfeasible, as the betrayers would most likely convince some or most to join them, so 17 Pokemon (the ones I felt were closest to Ash) isn't bad.

The betrayal will happen after Ash returns home from Kalos, so I won't include any Generation 7 Pokemon, which means I will introduce one of the legendaries slightly differently than the way it was.

So with all that nonsense (that I guarantee that most of you won't read), let's get Chapter 2 going. Also, DISCLAIMER – I don't own Pokemon (I know, shocker).

"Normal and speech marks" – Talking

'Italics and Quotation Marks' – Telepathy

Bold – Pokemon Attack

Betraying the Hero

Chapter 2: Memories

In Dreamland…

'You're so weak and pathetic!'

'I can't believe I know you, you piece of shit!'

'You're the laughing stock of the training world! Haha!'

'Ash is a loser, Ash is a loser, Ash is…'

Out of Dreamland...

"Aaaaggh!" Ash screamed as he awakened. His Raichu was beside him looking sympathetic as he knew exactly what was causing his friend to shake and whimper in the night and ultimately wake up being like he is now. Some of Ash's other Pokemon were just looking at him from their sleeping spots with sadness, knowing that their best friend was not exactly in normally high spirits and they knew they could only do so little to help. Ash sighed a weary and shaky sigh before asking "It happened again didn't it?".

Before Raichu could even open his mouth, another voice answered, 'Yes, Ash, it did, your aura spiked at unnatural levels and triggered the nightmares, just like last time' everyone turned to the source of the voice and found Lucario, Ash's aura partner, had said it.

'Have you found out why this is happening yet?' Ash questioned.

Lucario furrowed his brow, thought for a few moments, before replying with 'Maybe it could be that your emotions are starting to spike. Aura is linked with your emotions, so perhaps it could be that. I conclude it could possibly either be your anger or sadness.'.

"Thanks Lucario" Ash said, before looking at the time which he found to be 6:00AM, Ash then breathed in before shouting, "Okay, everyone up, now!" When he got only the already awake Pokemon walking to the entrance of the cave and the rest just grunting and shifting positions slightly, he then resorted to his trump card, "or your breakfast will either be given away or not be made at all!" With that, everyone dashed to the entrance, all the while Ash was laughing his head off.

After breakfast, about 1 hour later (if you wanted to know)…

"Alright, everybody, could you listen up please!" Ash shouted, immediately as he finished silence fell and eyes were directed at Ash, waiting for his words of wisdom or what way the were training today. "Normally, I'd get you to just train on your weaknesses or strengths or learn a new battle technique. Today, however today you're free to relax." At that moment, all jaws dropped and eyes were popping out of skulls. Ash, their trainer, the guy who constantly had them training, was giving them a day off. To say this was a rare occasion was an understatement, they had only had 5 days off over the 5 years they had been on the mountain. "I know, you're probably thinking this is a joke, but I am serious, enjoy some time to yourselves." Suddenly all the Pokemon called their respective cries in thanks and waited for the order, "Dismissed" Ash barely finished before everyone either ran, flew, etc. to do what they wanted to do, all except Raichu and Lucario.

'Alright you two get the job of watching over the camp while I'm gone, okay?' Ash asked. He started walking away and into a trail leading into a trail down the mountain, but not before Raichu questioned him.

'And where are you going!?' He yelled.

'To relax' Ash replied 'Where else?' He finished sarcastically. He then started running down the trail while Raichu watched him until he was no longer in sight. Raichu then laughed before asking Lucario.

'Do you want to play a game?' With puppy dog eyes. Lucario just rolled his eyes before drawing a grid in the dirt, knowing he was about to piss Raichu off with a 'friendly' game of Naughts and Crosses.

With Ash…

Ash was running down the path, with all the strength in his body, whilst doing his best to parkour over every obstacle in his path. He continued down the path until he found another cave, his place to meditate. He walked inside, and even though he'd been in there more times than he could count, he was still mesmerised by it. A pond with a small waterfall at the back of it, with a rock carved into a pedestal in the middle of the pond, connected to where Ash was standing by a series of steeping stones. And for the cherry on top, the walls of the cave had all sorts of shining gems embedded in them.

Ash proceeded to hop over to the pedestal, sit down on it and begin his meditation. After several moments, happy and calm images drifted through his head. These were of the good times he'd had, whether it be being with his friends, his Pokemon or just the beautiful sights he had seen whilst he was here…

This, unfortunately, triggered Ash's worst nightmare, and all he could do was wait for it to end…

Flashback…

Quick side note – flashbacks as far back as this will have normal speech marks when Pokemon talk and have what they actually say in brackets, because Ash hasn't learnt telepathy yet, cool? Okay, on with the flashback…

16 year old Ash was walking down the dirt path, on his way home after his crushing defeat at the hands of Alain at the Kalos League. It was a tough match, but in the end, Ash just couldn't overcome Alain's team of powerhouses. After reaching the top of the hill, he looked at Pallet Town and sighed, he was finally home.

"Hey, Pikachu?" Ash asked his partner.

"Pika (Yeah)" Pikachu replied. For several seconds Ash appeared to be in thought, then suddenly he proceeded to knock his friend backwards off his shoulder.

"Race you!" Ash laughed as he sprinted down the road. Pikachu recovered, growled and then used his Quick Attack to help him catch up to his friend. As they approached the house, they were neck and neck, so only a slip from the over competitor would decide it. This however was resolved when Ash tripped on a small pebble. As Ash wiped the dirt off of him, he realised Pikachu was laughing at him, "Oh, shut up Pikachu, you only won because of that stupid pebble!".

"Pi, Pika, Pi Ka Chu. (Sure, Ketchum, sure it was.)" Pikachu countered sarcastically.

"Let's just go inside and say hello to Mum" Pikachu was about to say something, and Ash had a pretty good idea of what it was, but not before he continued "because the sooner we do that, the sooner I get some delicious food and you get ketchup". With that Pikachu hopped on Ash's shoulder and sat rather fidgety like a dog waiting to go play. So Ash teased him first by purposely walking slowly, which drove Pikachu to shock him with a weak Thunderbolt, "Okay, okay, I get the message Pikachu, just keep your fur on.".

As the duo walked in they found that no-one was home, which was odd considering that he had told his Mum he'd be back today. They wondered through the house looking for any sign that would help them find somebody, then they found a note on the dining room table, which read:

Dear Ash,

Meet me up at Professor Oak's ranch, there's a surprise there for you.

Love from,

Mum

Xxx

Ash raised an eyebrow at this, he knew that every time he came home from a league, there would be a small celebration in his honour. So what was so different this time? He pondered for a moment before beginning to leave the house. Not before realising that Pikachu had gone from his usual perch, Ash sighed, knowing exactly where Pikachu was and what he was doing, he strolled into the kitchen to find Pikachu lapping up his favourite condiment/meal.

After 5 minutes of playing literal tug-of-war with the ketchup bottle, they finally started making their way to the ranch. Ash continued to think about his Mum's note, before coming to the conclusion that he'd just have to wait a little longer to find out and that he shouldn't think too much of it. He shook himself out of his thoughts and realised he was at the ranch, 'How long must I have been thinking for?' He wondered to himself, before shrugging and knocking on the lab door…

No-one answered. So he knocked again. No answer. So this time he pushed the door and found it was open, 'Odd? The professor normally doesn't leave it like that.' Ash thought, then he started to panic when he found the lab in complete and utter darkness. "Hello?" He said, nothing but an eerie echo. "Hello, anyone?" He repeated, then Pikachu disappeared from his shoulder. "Okay, whoever you are show your-" He started before feeling an intense agony in his head and collapsing to the ice cold floor, his vision fading not long after…

And that's it for Chapter 2. Now I know what your thinking, 'Why are you leaving us like this?', well let me answer that question for you. 1. It's quite common, you may have heard of it, it's called a cliffhanger. 2. I'm still finalising some of the details for later chapters. And finally, 3. If I did all the betrayal in 1 chapter, it would take so much longer to finish the chapter and I want to try and update as oftenly as possible. Cool? Okay, have you managed to figure out the clues from the top yet? If yes, you are one clever motherfucker. If not, then all shall be revealed soon. PokeChampion008 signing out.