Rewind

disclaimer : Pokémon ain't mine, if it was I'd own Nintendo, Gamefreaks and a couple of other companies and be stinking rich. The Oh My Goddess cameo appearance in this chapter isn't mine either or I'd own even more money making companies and make you pay to read this.

Summary: After Misty dies in a car accident, Ash is on the verge of suicide when he reaches the goddess relief office. He wishes he could go back to the day he met Misty and suddenly wakes up, running in Pallet town in his pj.

Prologue: Whishful Thinking

It had been a month, one hell of a month since Misty had passed away. Ash had been away on his journey in Hoen when he got the call at a pokémon center. Immediately, he had recalled Pigeot from professor Oak and flown to Cerulean. She had died in his arms just as she told him something which stirred his emotions ever since.

"Ash. . .whatever I told you before. . .I love you. . .Ash. . ." Those were her last words. And Ash had cried in frustration. He hadn't said a word ever since to anyone.

'Misty. . .I miss you.' He thought as he walked on the beach south of Pallet. He looked at the waves for a second.

'She loved the ocean. . .' He reminded himself. 'Maybe if I drowned I'd join her.' He thought. Death was more and more on his mind and people telling him to move on wasn't helping him. He sighed. 'can't they see I loved her and that I didn't realise it until it was too late. Can't they see I want to be left alone. . .' Even Pikachu, his faithful partner, stayed at Professor Oaks place for the time being. He looked at the heavens and shouted at them.

"WHYYYYYYY? WHY DID YOU TAKE HER FROM ME?" He shouted in rage.

In heavens, Odin saw the boy shouting and summoned one of his daughters.

"What may I do for you father?" Skuld asked the almighty with a respectful bow.

"Skuld, you are to grant a whish." Kami announced her.

"A whish?" Skuld wasn't abilitated for such a task. She did know how to do it but she had never done so.

"Yes, read the file." She took the folder floating towards her and knew why she was asked the wish granting ability.

"I understand father." She bowed once again and went out of the office. On the floating screen in front of Kami-sama, a file was open.

Ketchum, Ash Satoshi

Demi-god, chosen one of legend

3rd class, limited

The status of demi-godhood should make Ash unable to be given a wish but his status in life revoked that. He needed to be alive to save the world from destruction.

Skuld arrived just as Ash advanced towards the open see. She stood before him but his eyes were dead to anything unless it was Misty.

"Get out of the way. I want to die." Those were his first words since her death and would be his last if he had anything to say about it.

"Hello, I'm Skuld. I'm from the goddess relief office and I'm here to grant you a wish." She said the basic text of introduction without moving.

Ash looked at her as though she was completely bonkers but thought nonetheless. 'The only thing I wish for, would be to be able to start over with Misty, be back on the day we met so we could be together.'

Skuld hadn't told Ash she could read his mind and the wish was formulated before she could. The water was pushed back as she started floating. Ash stared for a second at the young goddess.

"What the?" He said under his breath.

"WISH GRANTED" A booming voice sounded along with a bolt of thunder. Ash glowed for a second and disappeared in a burst of light.

A gravestone was put next to Misty's. it was thought he had drowned at see and Delia couldn't see a better place to give him his final resting place.

Two and a half year previous to these events. Ash was running in his PJs towards professor Oaks lab when he suddenly dropped to the ground for a second.

He woke up and looked around.

"What the. . .huh?" He looked at his attire and at himself. "It wasn't a dream?" He asked himself as he pondered on the implications a second. He then remembered why he was running. "AH I'M LATE!" He took off at full speed once again only to meet Gary on the way.

"Why if it isn't Ashy the looser!" Gary called

"How about you wait until we battle to say that Gary." Ash answered. He knew he'd get Pikachu in a few seconds and that if his Charizard could beat his Blastoise Pikachu would have obliterated him. He passed his rival and his cheerleading squad to go up the stairs.

"Professor Oak!" He called for the older man.

"Oh Ash! You're late." Oak called to the younger man.

"Yeah, I know. I overslept. Let me choose my pokemon." He was already looking at the balls and dumbly took the unusable ones one after the other.

When he opened the ball and saw pikachu. Ash looked at his younger pikepal but the light of recognision shone in his eyes.

"Hey there Pikachu." Ash took the mouse pokemon and was rewarded by a loud Pikapi.

A bit later down the road, Ash was eying the pokemon around. While he had no intention of catching a pidgey he still wanted a couple more. With Pikachu remembering him he had a better chance. Their first prey happened to be a Rattata. The small mouse glared at the yellow rodent it saw as entering it's territory.

"Pikachu go!" Pikachu jumped from Ash's shoulder and in front of rattata. One well directed tackle and a pokeball later, Ash had his first capture in his pocket.

"I guess the second time around is easier. Let's go Pikachu." The pair continued to Viridian city, following carefully a particular river. Ash mounted camp for the night and prepared their camp. Just as he unrolled his sleeping bag, he eared a female scream from further down the stream.

"Someone's in trouble pikachu! Let's go!" Both trainer and pokemon jumped into action and followed the sound of the screams. The first thing they saw when they came out of the bushes blocking their path was the looming figure of a Gyarados.

"S-s-starmie. . .water gun." A weak female voice ordered the starfish pokemon. The attack was in vain as the water dragon type fired it's hydropump at it. The infuriated dragon prepared it's hyper beam when Ash called his pokemon's attack.

"Pikachu, thundershock!" The electric attack hit it's mark but only rendered the wild pokemon madder then before. It did give Ash time to rejoin with the fallen trainer.

"Are you alright?" Ash asked her only to recognise Misty, uncounscious. Memories of Misty in an hospital bed immediately came to his mind and he turned to command one more attack from his own pokemon. "Pikachu, THUNDER!" Electricity danced around pikachu, the air started smelling of ozone and the skies darkened. A bolt of lightning stroke down and hit pikachu without any harmful effect but to fuel his internal charge of electricity. The dragon pokemon was ready to fire it's attack on the annoying rodent when pikachu launched his directly at the dragon. It promptly fainted and released it's attack next to it's intended target. While neither the pokemon nor the humans were hurt, Misty's bike was in even worst shape then when pikachu had originally zapped it. Ash turned back to Misty. Her Starmie was on it's back, one of it's points broken from the attack.

"Starmie, return." Ash recalled the pokemon. The starfish would regenerate over a short period of time. He then picked the young redhead in his arms and took her to his camp site with pikachu in tow.

He unrolled her own sleeping bag and tucked her in. He then placed a wet towel over her forehead. Pikachu looked at his trainer and layed down to sleep next to Misty. She woke up quite a bit later that night to find the sleeping Pikachu and Ash looking at her expentantly.

"What happened. . .who are you?" She asked as she tried to orient herself.

"I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet town, you were attacked by a rampaging Gyaradosand it was about to hyper beam you. Pikachu shocked it away." He said. She didn't get up but she did look around.

"I'm Misty and. . .where's my bike?" She asked as she saw it missing.

"The Gyarados blew it away with it's hyperbeam, sorry." Ash looked a bit sheepish as he announced the destruction of her traveling mean. 'It's always about that damn bike!' He thought.

"You wrecked my bike again?" She asked sceptical. "Why did I say that. . .I never met you before." She concluded before she once again fell asleep.

"Is it possible. . .could she be here as well." Ash thought for a second before he fell asleep next to her.

Up in the heavens.

"Good choice you made Skuld. They were fated to die in this world and the world to be destroyed." God told his daughter.

"Thank you father. I just couldn't kill two people to put their souls in another plane. But why did pikachu follow them?" She asked curiously.

"His soul was united with his master's when he died that first time. You couldn't send either without sending them both. Had you not, the Pikachu would have died because of an injection to prevent him from hurting people." Kami answered her. Curiousity sated, she retired herself and left god to watch over them.

Back on earth, morning came swiftly and Misty woke up before the snoring Ash.

"What happened, ain't I supposed to be dead." She asked out loud. A brief exam of her memories told her what had happened the night before. She was back in time and was back with Ash. Was she alone or was there anyone else who remembered what had happened during the missing time. "Do you remember me Ash, or is this some sort of divine punishment. . ." She whispered.

"I remember everything Misty. From meeting you to holding your hand in the hospital." He said as he opened his eyes. Misty hadn't remarked the absence of the snores.

She crushed him into her arms at this revelation and turned to kiss him but the akwardness of being 11 years old caught up with her.

"S-s-sorry Ash, I-I got carried away." She stuttered.

"Maybe in a couple of years but until then, let's just get to Viridian and heal your Starmie." He suggested. They undid the camp and took the road hand in had.

End of the first Chapter.

This idea jumped me sometime ago, I don't know even when but it did. With Ash smarter and more experienced when he begins his journey, what will happen? Will he get the same team? Probably more pokemon at least and a better basic selection. Will he win the indigo plateau? Beat Gary and will he travel with Misty AND Brock or just Misty?

I won't do an episode by episode description of the journey, some episodes are there just as filler. Unless there is some interesting story like the capture or evolution of a pokemon most of the story will be there but more condensed.