Pokemon Charm and Curse, the First chapter!

Finally the start of the story! this is where the betrayal takes place, so this is a MAJOR time skip. Ash and Kuroshiro will be 15 (with their birthday on the day of the betrayal), and Lucille will be 15.

Thanks to temporal king, i plan on adding the aftermath as detailed and as satisfyingly good as possible, but that'll take a good chunks of chapters with the journey thing so Please be patient, also, I forgot to add him to the people who helped me, so sorry about that. P.S. I would like to talk to him, but he's a guest account so I can't Pm him at all. pm me if you can, or find a way for us to talk please.

also, keep note about the drawings and stuff in the last chapter, as well as the behavior of Ash and Kuroshiro. this is rated M for a reason. (that reason being blood, swearing, potential character death, and Sexual themes/suggestion)

just for addition's sake, let me rant a tiny bit.

Ash and Kuroshiro, in this fic, will know things most don't know, ranging from their pokemon knowing more than four moves, to actually fighting alongside them and so on. mostly every other person in the world will not know/do this however. I made it pretty clear in the first prologue that the team will be Op, and I'm going full ham with that.

thanks for the Ramble, now let's begin!

(10 years later... Pallet town...)

*Knock Knock*

"Delia? Delia are you home?"

*KNOCK KNOCK*

"Delia?!"

"I'm coming! just wait a moment!" Delia finally answered, putting down the freshly baked cake from the oven. opening the door, she was greeted to the sight of Professor Oak with a stern look on his face.

"hello Samuel. are you here for the birthday party? If so, then I could use some help."

"actually Delia, I came to-" Oak tried to start, but was cut off by a Mr. Mime poking his back, a few dozen wrapped boxes floating behind it.

"Oh Mimey. thanks again for getting the presents. Oh where are my manners? come on in!"

"Delia I have something to-"

"it's so nice to have a reunion like this, right Samuel?"

"well yes, but-"

"I've gone though and invited all of Ash's friends, it was a bit of a hassle, but I've managed to get most of them to accept."

"Delia-"

"there's so much to do while Ash is out reuniting with some of his pokemon. it's about time that boy fufilled his promise to his Pidgeot."

"About Ash... I think-"

"I wonder what kind of life would we have had if Ash wasn't... well Ash."

"Delia!"

"why am i rambling on for? I can multitask." Delia then started to prepared more food.

"DELIA!"

"hmm? is there something you wanted to talk about?"

"finally... Delia... how do i say this... well, may i ask you a question or two?"

"sure."

"don't you think it's a bit... too much... for Ash to be going on these adventures?" Oak started. "think about it, he's faced multiple crime syndicates, at least encountered multiple legendaries and survived, and all of that was for naught since he couldn't win a single league, yet he seems to bounce back and ready to try again. Don't you feel a bit afraid for him?"

"of course I do Samuel."Delia answered. "it's just, Ash has had this... spark of determination that keeps him going." she added, putting a prepared roast into the oven. "It always bring tears to my eyes to see my boy come and go, but he's growing up Samuel. soon he won't need me anymore, so I'm going to enjoy his company while it lasts."

"Delia seriously. this is the exact type of behavior that could get these kids killed."

"by what? pokemon from bad trainers? Ash has more than enough pokemon to protect him should that be the case. and his track record alone should be enough to intimidate them."

"These journeys are messing with the boy! he's never one a league, he either leaves his best pokemon here or releases them, He can't even cook and take directions! he is unfit to be a professional trainer!"

this stops Delia in her tracks. slowly, she turns from the half chopped vegetables, knife still in hand, and lightly glared at the old man.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I didn't hear that. What what that about Ashy not being a great trainer?" she asked, a slight bit of malice leaked from her tone.

"you don't scare me Delia. and your not the one with the hearing aid here."

"I'll have you know that Ash has done feats that not even the champions could do!"

"like what!?"

"he's encountered nearly every legendary Pokemon in the regions."

"and nearly died from most of them."

" but he didn't! he took down each crime syndicate in each region."

"then why Is Team Rocket still at large? hmm?"

"even with Giovanni gone, they're still trying to stay active, I know, but they'll die out sooner or later. He cares for his Pokemon like they're his own family! Samuel not a lot of trainers do that."

"and that's why he hasn't won a league; he coddles them instead of training them, and if they're like his family, then where does that leave you?"

"well prime mother obvio-that's not the point! Don't try to psych me out of my own argument!"

*snap*

with a snap from his fingers, Delia and Mr. Mime were lifted up into the air in a sheen of dark energy. floating atop Oak's head, Delia could see that he had his Hypno called out behind him.

"what the- RELEASE US THIS INSTANT!"

"this arguement is getting us nowhere. and I'm getting too old for this..."

"Samue-ACK CCKAH!" Delia screamed, but an invisible force was pressured around her neck slightly, making her choke halfway.

"I can't have a wild card Like Ash be the pride of Pallet town. it'll cause a major problem with my record, and i won't let some half witted twit take away my title. but I like you Delia. you were one of my best friends back in the day." Oak said, snapping his fingers as the invisible choke hold disappeared, leaving Delia gasping for air whilst still floating. "So i'll be nice and try this again."

"S-sam...uel... why?" she asked, feeling violated as she took in one last gulp of air.

"Now I'll ask the second question... do you remember Leaf Clementine?" after a brief moment of silence, Delia nodded.

"yeah, she was the cute neighbor that was around Ash's age. something happened and she had to move away." Delia said. "the poor girl couldn't even look at a Psychic type without screaming and crying for mercy. what's your point?"

"that was Me." Delia and Mr. Mime looked on in growing surprise.

"WHAT!?"

"the girl had a knack for being smart and a smart-mouth, so I taught her some respect. with Hypno's help of course."

"W-what did you d-do to her?"

"well, nothing much. I left that up to my Hypno here." said yellow Pokemon snickered in a sinister manner.

"MIME!? MIM MIME!" Mr. Mime roared in rage and disgust at the yellow dream eater.

"Samuel! You can't! you shouldn't!"

"I can, I have before, and I will again if I have to! now here's what's going to happen."

*snap*

both Delia and Mr. Mime fell onto the floor, struggling to get up.

"I will send his Pokemon to those who are on my side of this little argument. then he is to be terminated from being a trainer. you are going to tell him to give up."

"W-what?!"

"you heard me. he's unfit to be a trainer, so i'll deduct his licence when he get's here. he'll still keep that yellow rodent though. that'll be one less thing to worry about."

"B-but wh-"

"the answer is NO. you're not allowed to tell him any of this. Is that clear?"

"..."

"IS. THAT. CLEA- huh?" his phone suddenly rang in his pocket. pulling out the device, Oak was bombarded by messages from Gary. most of them were saying that there were lots of trainers wanting starters, and one or two of them was a reminder that he was needed at lavender city for a Pokemon predicament.

"UGH! you heard me Delia. make the boy quit, or I'll do it myself!" storming out the room, Delia and Mr. Mime was left alone to silently weep at the transactions transpired.

"oh Mimey, what're we going to do?"

"Mime?"

"we can't let him take my ashy away... not like this..." Delia sobbed, a sudden surge of desperation prompted her to take action. reaching for a phone, she went to her room, where she then pulled out a box from under her bed. opening the box was 3 pokeballs, a few badges, a bracelet, and a small note. pulling out the note, she opened it to reveal the contents within:

just in case, tell them I gave it to you.

314-XXX-XXXX

-Crimson Arcane-Ketchum

my love

dialing the number on the phone, and looking around anxiously. Delia waited in growing desperation and the phone rang once... twice...thrice...

~who the hell are you and why do you have this number.~ the voice of Charles Goodshow, anger and suspicion etched into his voice, echoed over the phone.

"yes, hello? I am Delia Ketchum, wife of Crimson Arcane and mother of Ashton Ketchum from pallet town." Delia spoke, desperate worry carried all the way.

~Delia... OH, you're Ash's mother? that's fantastic news. that boy's the epitome of a perfect trainer. never gives up that one.~

"Please you must help me..."

~pardon? help with what?~

"My boy! they're trying to take away my Boy!"

~...calm down miss. calm down... now explain everything.~

on the other end of the line a few minutes later...

all of the current champions from the seven regions and the orange Islands, as well as a few Professors were assembled at a round table, confusion filled their minds at the sudden meeting. (i'll list them out for you guys:(Azure/Blue, Lance, Steven, Cynthia, Alder, Diantha, a semi nervous Gladion, Drake, and all the professors Sans Samuel Oak)

*SLAM!*

the Door in front of them bursts wide open, revealing a Livid Charles Goodshow and Samson Oak, equally miffed.

"The nerve of that insufferable, two faced, Sorry excuse for a-" Charles roared.

"ahem... Mr. Goodshow?"

"What!?" the other Oak pointed to the assembled leaders of the regions.

"oh right..." straightening himself, Charles moved to the front of the room. with a deep breath he started the meeting.

"Now then, I assume that you all have other things to do, But this meeting is well worth your time." he started, trying to keep his rage in check. "first thing's first, Is anyone familiar with the boy named Ash Ketchum?" this got some positive answers from the group in front of him.

"Oh, Crim's kid? yeah I heard of him." Azure started.

"who doesn't know the pride of Pallet town?" Lance stated, several professors nodding.

"that Ketchum boy was astounding! his determination was inspiring to all of us." Alder exclaimed.

"I don't know much about him, but from the sound of it, Ash is highly favored around here..." Gladion, the only teen champion, finished, Kukui nodded in agreement.

"Indeed. he's the perfect example of a great trainer. never giving up, treats his Pokemon with care, and still pulls through even when the odds are against him." Goodshow continued. "however, I have some grave news; that might change for the worst."

"what do you mean?" Diantha asked. everyone gained a sullen jolt of dread following that statement.

"I have just got off the phone with his Mother a few minutes ago, and what she told me was devastating..."

"what is it? and what does it have to do with Ash?" Steven added.

"...professor Samuel Oak plans on making him quit. one way or another."

if it were anything else, and another person, then they would've shrugged at that remark, but this isn't something else, and Ash was the target this time.

"what?" Gladion, still new to this champion thing, didn't quite grasp the situation fully.

"from what she said, Oak almost killed her just to listen to his plot. nearly choked her to death."

"he then confessed to the traumatized incident with Leaf Clementine." Samson added. Azure and Steven slammed the table, sudden Rage filling them.

"he WHAT!?" Azure screamed.

"SAMUEL!? he was the one who-" Steven shouted, pausing as if he finally realized something. "... his Hypno."

"...what?" Cynthia deadpanned at the side remark.

"it all makes sense now... her fear of psychic types... her breaking down... the symptoms! his Hypno was the one who RAPED HER!" this got everyone reacting.

"WHAT!?"

"RAPE!?"

"what are you on about Stone!?"

"when we found her, she was too traumatized to even look at a psychic type. it took a month, but I finally got the answer out of her... she... she described everything, and it only equated to Rape!" Steven growled. "that's why she was scared of psychic types, she thought they were rapists!"

"as absurd as that sounds... he's not wrong." Professor Fennel said, redirecting the group's attention.

"we managed to cure most of her PTSD, now she tolerates most Psychic types. she even has a cute Espeon... but we weren't able to fix one line..." professor Juniper continued.

"her fear of psychic types has been reduced to a fear of... Hypno. if anything they seem to trigger her even more now."

"with that evidence, Steven's claim is backed up even more now."

"what I want to know is..." Lance started. "how the hell was she able to call you personally? how do we know that the person who called wasn't a fake!?"

"I know desperation when I hear it. that was no mistake. she said that her husband was Crimson Arcane, and that he gave her the number." Goodshow replied, most of the leaders were skeptical about it... all except for Azure.

"it's true. that is something Crim would do, plus I know Delia and Crim more than you all. I know he gave her that for emergencies."

"well then, that's all the proof I need, Azure has been with Crimson ever since they were kids. his claim is as true as we can get." Samson Oak stated after a brief silence.

"back to the matter at hand." Charles continued, getting the attention back. "Samuel threatened to cripple the boy as well as take away both his Pokemon and his trainer licence."

"NO!"

"why would he do that?!"

"the hell is he on!?"

"please tell me this is a joke... is it?"

"fortunately, the Gym leader of lavender town had delayed his plan by requesting him, giving us a bit of time."

"I just noticed." Azure started. "we don't have much evidence on the old fart-No offense Samson."

"it's alright, Samuel always was the envious type."

"even if what Delia said is true, we don't have much to fully confirm it."

"so what are you trying to say!?" Alder howled, ready to flip the table. "This is the pride of pallet town he's targeting, you just want him to cripple him successfully!?"

"all I'm saying is that we need to keep tabs on him. we can still punish him, but keep it on the low profile until we get ALL of the goods. otherwise, he'll just clear himself with a false alibi."

"Azure is right." Charles continued. "which is why he'll be suspended and kept on watch until we investigate further. Any objections?" silence was his answer.

"if I may, I have a suggestion..." a new voice answered through the silence, startling everyone else in the room. stepping out of the shadows, seemingly out of nowhere, a familiar figure rose, causing most, if not all, of the people present gasp in awe. all except for Charles.

"very well then, what would you suggest... Lady Arceus?"

walking back and forth inside the house, waiting for something to clear her mind of the recent events, Delia wondered if Charles would even call back as he said he would. anxious and still hyped up from desperation, she tried to pass the time by finishing up the food and decorations for the party, but with Oak's proclamation, She didn't have the vigorous glee from earlier.

Suddenly, the phone near her rang loudly, it didn't even finish its first ring before she answered immediately.

"What happened? is something wrong? what i-" Delia began, before getting cut off.

~It's alright, Mrs. Ketchum, we're fully on board with this.~ Charles answered, getting a sigh of relief from the mother. ~but... there are somethings we need to discuss.~

"Oh yes, Anything to keep my Ashy safe!"

~Now then, what you said currently checks out with the rest of us. even Samson agreed to your claims, but there's a slight problem... we can't ONLY use this evidence.~

"w-what?" Delia gasped.

~No No, what I mean is we need more proof of Oak's treachery in order for us to make sure he stays punished. My associate says that you have a psychic type with you, yes?~

"yes, Mimey's with me..."

~perfect! that will make things easier. if your "Mimey" witnessed the event, and any more future events from oak, then we can have him show us what happened. that will clear out any doubt with the authorities.~

"oh thank Arceus. i thought you were-" she stated before some mumbling could be heard from the background.

~what?...delayed!?...oh dear... alright, I'll tell her.~

"tell me what? what happened?"

~ehem... due to some unfortunate problems at the police department, they will be delayed for a few hours.~

"WHAT!?, b-but my baby boy's coming back in an hour! it will be too late by then!"

~Calm yourself, Mrs. Ketchum... we've got it covered. I've already suspended Oak's access to the trainer records. he won't do anything to Ash himself... his Pokemon, though, are a different story.~

"his Pokemon? from the ranch!?" she gasped in realization.

~we're still trying to get them all allocated to a different professor, but until then, they're just as vulnerable.~

"...do you know where Samuel is at now?"

~we've just received word that he made it to Lavender town just now.~

"good. I'll call you back. I have some errands to do."

~good luck, and if you can, put Ash on the phone when you have the chance.~

"will do. thank you."

a few minutes later, Delia was at the Forsaken professor's lab/ranch, a bookbag in hand. not bothering to be subtle at all, she slammed the door open, walked straight to the storage, and gathered every single Pokeball, item, and gadget related to Ash. this included his Rotomdex, a few full restores, all the pokeballs he's collected, several books and manuals, an EXP share, and two unknown devices she never seen before. marching down to the ranch after making it look like it was never ransacked, she headed straight to the nearest Pokemon she could find, which just so happened to be Bulbasaur.

"Bul?" he said in wonder. kneeling down, Delia rubbed bulbasaur's head before asking.

"Bulbasaur, I need to speak to all of ash's Pokemon. it's important. can you please call them out?"

"Bulba! Bul Saur!" using several vines, he grabbed something from behind a bush and dragged it back to him. the thing happened to be Gible, now woken up by the vines entangling him.

"Gi!?" it screamed.

"Bul Bulba!" Bulbasaur told the baby shark. after a slight nod and Bulbasaur placing Gible down, Gible inhaled deeply and shot out a golden flare like sphere into the sky.

a few minutes later, all of Ash's Pokemon at the ranch gathered at the field where Delia, Gible, and Bulbasaur were at. (for those who forgot, here's the list: Kingler, Muk, TaurosX30, Snorlax, Heracross, Bayleef, Quilava, totodile, Noctowl, Donphan, Swellow, Sceptile, Corphish, Torkoal, Glalie, Straptor, Infernape, Torterra, Gliscor, Buizel, unfezant, Scraggy, Oshawott, snivy, pignite, Leavanny, Palpitoad, Krookodile, Boldore, Hawlucha, Talonflame, Noivern, and Goodra.)

"thank you all for coming. we don't have much time." Delia started, then proceeded to tell all of them the events that lead up to this meeting. needless to say, everyone was mad, and that's a severe understatement.

"Now I know that you're all Angry, but that's why I'm here right now. I need you all to return to your Pokeballs. that way Samu...Oak won't be able to get to you."

"Grrr." Krookodile snarled in suspicion.

"I don't want him to hurt my baby boy in any way, and he treats you all like family." Delia answered. "Losing you all would be the same as losing me. I don't want him to lose anybody." this seemed to guarantee their full consent, as some nodded before returning to their respective pokeballs. Bulbasaur, Infernape, Hawlucha and Snivy stayed out until most of them are in. seeing that the following Pokemon were still out, Delia started to place the pokeballs inside the bag, the orbs shrinking to fit inside as they were stashed.

"I know why you lot stayed out. it's so that I don't try anything with your friends isn't it?" she asked the four. she sighed when the all nodded with an affirmative growl. "don't worry, you all can come with me to be sure if you like. I need to hide this in case Samuel comes back." Turning around, Delia was thrown into the air by a familiar psychic type.

"HYPNO!?" she screamed, clutching the bag tightly.

"HYYP!" the yellow thing howled before conjuring up a shadow ball, that was until it was attacked...

By four different moves.

Simultaneously.

Bulbasur's Solarbeam, Infernape's Flamethrower, Snivy's Leaf Storm, and Hawlucha's Hi-Jump Kick all connected to the unsuspecting Hypno in an explosion of dust. seconds later, the Pokemon was knocked out when the dust settled, freeing Delia from the psychic's psychic.

"this is bad. If Hypno wakes up, then He'll take everyone away. i need to hide them and fast!" she exclaimed, running back towards the house, the four Pokemon following behind the abandoned yellow turd.

"well THAT was a fun adventure!" Ash said, stretching as he exited the town he was in, several beings following behind him. the first two, the most prominent ones, were Pikachu and the reunited Pidgeot, with pikachu on his shoulders, and Pidgeot walking (yes, walking, not flying) beside her trainer.

the next notable people were two girls, one with blonde hair and a white attire, and the other with brownish gold hair and a black/red attire. they were Lillie and Serena respectively.

the last of the group was the rocky themed Gym leader of the town, Brock.

"I can't believe you went to collect most of your released Pokemon before going home. your mother must be worried sick."

"Nah, it was worth it. besides, I had promises to keep, and I didn't want to make them wait any longer." Ash answered, glancing at the several pokeballs in his side pouch.

"Pid-Pidge!"

"yeah, i said i was sorry girl."

"Pidgeot!"

"and i'll apologize again if i have to."

"I still can't believe you can communicate with them..." Lillie stated, looking on at the rather odd spectacle before her.

"I've learned not to question him. he can do things that not even veteran trainers can do." Brock deadpanned.

"well, now that we've got mostly everyone, let's get home with everyone." Ash said. "See you Brock!"

"Don't worry Ash, I'm almost done with work here, then I'll meet you at your place!" Brock said, the gym leader staying behind as the rest of the group continues forward.

arriving at the house, Ash, Serena and Lillie headed towards the front entrance, where they were immediately greeted by a group of people. curiously, they were separated into two groups, and both groups seemed to had stopped what was probably an argument.

the first group, led by Delia, consisted of Clemont, Bonnie, Paul, Zoey, Alain, Barry, Stephan, Tierno, Shauna, Trevor and Mairin.

the second group, led by pro. Oak, consisted of Tracey, Misty, Iris, Cilan, Drew, Trip, May, Max, Burgundy, Georgia, Dawn, and Gary.

"ASH!?" Delia yelped in surprise.

"Mom? what's going on?" Ash started.

END... of part 1

Your really think that I'll cock block you all for this!? NO, well... maybe.

Here's what Really Happened, I'm kinda in a block on how to execute this, anyone willing to suggest how to do this right, Pm or review it to me, thanks.

that being said, this is definitely part 1 of the betrayal, part 2 is where the action will take place, but as stated before, I don't know how to go about this. here's hoping that i can make something work.

Also, Stay tuned for a future prompt called IDEAcember. more on that later.

TBC