Pokémon Chronicles: The Regions of Darkness
Chapter 1: Enter Cyrus
It was since yesterday since Ash lost his match in the Indigo League with Richie. He knew that he promised to him that it would be the best match they ever had. He kept blaming himself for his lost, despite Brock and Misty having his back. But he couldn't stop thinking about it. So Ash thought it would make him feel better to go on a walk alone with Pikachu following him behind.
As Ash walked along the road, he hit a dead end at a lake nearby. He picked up a stone and threw it in the lake. Afterwards, Ash sat down, in the grass with just his thoughts. Suddenly, a helicopter approached Ash from above the sky. It was slowly reaching ground level in front of him. The door opened, revealing a man in a navy blue suit and green tie with long brown hair covering one side of his face.
"Greetings Ash Ketchum," the man said as he stepped out of the helicopter. Ash looked at him and asked "Who are you and how do you know my name?" "Oh excuse me, my name is Cyrus," the man replied, "and I know more than just your name Ash. I also know you are capable of great things, things beyond your capability." Ash was confused at this point. "What kind of things and why do you want to help me," he asked. "Because I am your friend," Cyrus replied with a smile.
Pikachu looked at him with a glare. Ash looked at his Pikachu and saw the distrust in his eyes. "Sorry, but we're not interested," Ash said as he turned away from Cyrus. " What if I told you I could help train your Pokémon?" Cyrus shouted from afar. Ash stopped in his tracks. " That's the reason you lost, right? You're Charizard is poorly trained, is it not?" Ash turned around with fists clenched.
"What else do you know?" Ash asked. Cyrus just stood there. He just gave him a number and said "We'll keep in touch." He stepped back in the helicopter and Ash watched as it vanished into the sky. Ash and his Pikachu looked at each other. Then, they were left with just their thoughts.