Chapter 36

The time has come as Ash Ketchum, who is now Red, is challenging the Kanto Champion, Delia Ketchum, his mother and now it is down to Charizard while Ash lost his Dragonite.

"You have done a good job." Ash recalls his Pokemon and takes out the final Pokeball. "Arceus..." He says in a dark voice, "I choose you."

As the said Pokemon appears, the whole world is in utter shock. The announcer says, "No way...the mysterious Red Satoshi has sent out another Legendary Pokemon, but it is not any other one...but the god Arceus himself!"

Delia sighs, "I know you would try to use this Pokemon after all."

"I am sorry, Ms. Ketchum. But I am going to win this league here and now." Ash says, since he doesn't want the world to know that he is Ash, so he says it.

It is a matter of time that Arceus uses Judgement to defeat Charizard easily. The referee says, "Charizard is unable to battle, Arceus is the winner. So that match goes to Red!"

The people are cheering for Red, but on his face, it is an expression full of disgust.

In the stands, Professor Oak, Misty, Brock, Gary, Tracy, May, Drew, Max, Dawn, Paul, Iris, Cilan, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Mallow, Kiawe, Lana, Sophocles, Lillie, and Gladion are watching the match. May says, "That guy has an Arceus as well?"

"No way...just how strong is he?" Max asks.

Dawn, Gary, Tracy, and Professor Oak are the only ones who know the truth about Ash, but they are asked to keep a secret.

As the rules of winning the league, Red is taken to the Hall of fame to register. Once he finishes registering his name, Mr. Goodshow approaches him to talk to him.

"Well, Red. You are quite an amazing person to defeat all the leagues and even having a lot of Legendaries. Now, what are you going to do now?" Goodshow asks.

As the news reporter wants to get his talking, Red just lowers his head and says, "Winning a league for me is just a hell. What I want to do is that I don't want to be close to people and go home as soon as possible."

This confuses the crowd and Red says, "Before I won the 7 leagues, I lost all of them once. And when I lost for the seventh time, I lost everything. My friends, my Pokemon, and even my family abandoned me since I was a pathetic trainer. I was booed wherever I go before I had to wear this cloak to hide my face. Since that day, I have been in a place known as hell, and all of you are the demons that live in this hell."

The crowd is surprised at this revelation, then Red just laughs weakly and says, "Now that I win all the leagues for my second attempt, you are now cheering for me, wanting an interview about me, but to me, that is very ironic. I am used to being called a failure again, but I want you guys to stop ruining my life and stop hurting me."

Then after the reporters are gone, Goodshow manages to have a private talk with him and he asks, "Is it true at all? You have lost all 7 leagues before?"

Red nods and says, "My life is ruined, I am not joking that I don't want to be close to people and go home as soon as possible. Words can be weapons and it may hurt people, and I have been a victim because of that."

"I am really sorry..." Goodshow says, but Red shuts him up and says, "A sorry can't fill in the void in my heart. Now please excuse me that I have some places to go." And then he walks away, leaving a confused Goodshow on the spot.

Red wants to avoid people as much as he can, especially the group where Dawn and Professor Oak are in front of him. Even though he tries to ignore them and sneak past them, fate has to play a joke on him.

"Look! There he is! It is Red!" Max yells at the others as Ash curses at his luck in this kind of dire situation.

The group then surrounds him and May is the one that speaks, "You are amazing! How did you manage to get an Arceus in your team?"

"Not to mention that you have a lot of Legendaries as well, is Arceus the one that helps you capture them?" Clemont says.

Red doesn't want to have more interaction with them, so he simply says, "That should remain a secret, Legendary Pokemon prefer privacy so that evil people like hunters won't hunt them for greed."

"Are you implying that we are hunters or something?" Misty yells at him, Ash says, "How do I know if you aren't? Except for those who have been watching my match of the previous leagues, I don't think that we have met before."

"Calm down, Misty. He is right after all." Oak says as he needs to help Ash cover his lie. "By the way, we saw the news, is it true that you had lost the 7 leagues before you win them?"

Red says, "Yes. After I lost the 7th league, my family, my Pokemon, and even my friends abandoned me. I really want to get home before more people are going to chase me like nuts. Please excuse me for my leaving."

"But wait!" Serena grabs Red's hand and he frowns, he says, "Please let go of me, I don't like people touching me."

"I am sorry." Serena lets go of his hand and she asks, "It is just that you said that Red was only your alias, so who exactly are you?"

Red feels tense and he decides to say, "Why do you want to know my former alias? Are you going to say that I am a weak trainer once I show my true self to you?"

This causes the group to be surprised by his words. Lillie says, "No, we won't dare to do that. It is just that we lost a friend 10 years ago, and we want to know if you have met him?"

"If you are referring to a boy named Ash Ketchum..." This causes them to be delighted, he says, "I think I already told the former Alola Champion here that he drowned, and I think I also told the blue-haired girl here as well."

Lillie and the others frown, as they are still getting the same answers from before. Red then quickly storms off before they can ask more annoying questions.

"What a rude guy." Misty says. "Even though he is the strongest trainer in the world, he doesn't need to be rude to us!"

"But he seems suspicious." Iris says. They decide to follow the person so that maybe they can find some clues about their missing friend.

Red is walking on the street until he feels two hands covering his eyes. The girl giggles and asks, "Guess who, my Champion?"

Red softens his gaze and says, "Well if it isn't my white-haired angel Alice?" He turns around and they look at each other's eyes.

Red decides to stop smiling and then he asks, "So do you want to eat something? It is on me."

"Why not?" Alice says. "Now that you are a 7 region Champion, not even my family will be against me for dating a wonderful person like you."

"Yeah. I can't wait to get the approval from them." Red laughs as they go to the MacDonald to eat. The others are watching and Max says, "Who is she? Is she his girlfriend?"

"It is possible." Brock says. "She looks really beautiful, there is no denying that boys will be likely to pursue her."

Serena and Lillie don't know why, they feel a little jealous. They keep following them to the MacDonald. Much to their surprise, they have a take-out and walk towards a nearby lake.

"This place is beautiful..." Alice says. "So is this the place where we are having a picnic?"

"Of course. When I was little, I will play in this place with my friends." Red looks around and not noticing the group, he says, "I don't see anyone nearby, so it is only the two of us."

"Yeah, the two of us." Alice says as she leans on Red. "No one to interrupt us...this is really wonderful."

Gary mutters to his grandfather, "How long do we have to keep this lie?"

"It is for Ash's sake." Professor Oak replies.

Alice asks Red, "So Red, since you are now the strongest trainer in the world, do you want to reveal your true identity to the world?"

Ash says, "Alice, Red Satoshi here is my real identity and my name, the weakling that is being hated by the others, Ash Ketchum, is an identity in the past."

The group are surprised to hear the mention of the name and come to think about it, they realize that the two are actually the same person. Misty says, "No way...Red is Ash..."

Dawn and the others who already know are panicking, but they are also trying to act with them.

"I know, but you have already forgiven your Mother, and your Pokemon, right?" Alice says. "There are also some of your friends that are forgiven as well."

"I forgive them doesn't mean I will forgive others. Besides, I just met them before I find you. They have been annoying me for my whereabouts, but it is a good thing that I managed to escape. I still can't forget how they throw me away like trash. To be honest, you are the only angel I can trust in this cold and unforgiving world."

Alice smiles and says, "Thank you, Red. It is really important to me."

The group frowns since he still remembers what they did and both Serena and Lillie are crying because Ash has a girlfriend that isn't either of them.

Ash feels someone approaching, he says, "So Alice, why don't we go to my house? I sense people coming."

Alice nods and says, "As long as I am with you, I agree."

Then Ash takes out Ho-Oh, he says, "Ho-Oh, bring us back home."

Ho-Oh bows at Ash and they ride off. Then the traitors are trying to chase after Ash, only to see him entering the Pallet Town House, where Golly is waiting for him.

"You're back, brother." Golly says, and Ash smiles, "Hello, Golly. Where are Mom and the others?"

"They are already back at Sevestar Island, they are planning a party for your victory." Golly says. "And the fact that you use Arceus against Mom is really something else as well."

"To be honest, I am feeling sorry for her, but I have to, I know I can't beat Mom if I didn't use him. Considering how she managed to make my Pokemon strong with my Pokemon means that she is not an opponent that I need to underestimate." Ash says.

The others also find them talking, and May asks, "Who is that girl?"

"If I remember, that is a girl named Golly, she was there when Ash is battling against Cynthia." Brock says. "She also referred Red as her brother..."

"So does that mean Ash has a sister that we don't know about?" Mallow asks, and Dawn says, "It could be."

Then they see how Ash, Alice, and Golly are leaving again, and they have Mewtwo use Hypnosis on the others except for Dawn, Professor Oak, Gary and Tracy. As they are heading back to Sevestar Island for the party.

Here is a new chapter, and this is the remake version of the first chapter of Sevestar Prince Dark Version. I hope you like it.