Jason was shocked. A Pokémon had just fainted in front of him, and for no reason he knew of.

"NURSE JOY!" He shouted.

Nurse Joy came from the front and saw Blaze on the floor. "What happened?"

"I don't know. She just fainted."

"Let me see her."

Jason handed Blaze to Nurse Joy. "What's Wrong with her? I Just got her."

"She's Exhausted. How did you get her?"

"This guy named Charlie gave her to me. He said that she'd been hurt."

"Oh. I know Charlie. He's a Good Kreon. He wouldn't give a Pokémon to just anyone."

"He said that he was being hunted by some group called 'the family'."

Nurse Joy dropped to her knees.

"Nurse Joy!" Jason, Sarah, and Carlos yelled.

""No. No, no, no, no." Nurse Joy wrapped her arms around herself. "No. Not them."

"Who?" Jason asked.

"The family. They are terrible Kreon who have no morals. They took my niece. That was five years ago. I haven't seen her since."

Sarah fell to her knees and began crying.

"Jason." Carlos asked in shock. "Who is the family?"

"Apparently they are no one good."

Jason grabbed Sarah and pulled her close to him. "I don't know what I can do to help you, but I'll do whatever it takes."

Jason walked into the changing room. He took the box his dad had given him out of his bag and opened it. The suit wasn't that impressive. It didn't look like it could enhance his strength by two percent, let alone ten percent. He put it on under his clothes. He didn't exactly feel any different. 'Why did dad give me this useless suit?' He took one step, but it took a lot more energy to move. 'What kind of suit is this?' He took the instruction book from the box. He read through it before putting it in his bag. The suit would protect him from most elemental attacks, and if someone had a gun and decided to use it, he would have some protection from low caliber bullets. Also, he could acquire the attributes of a Pokémon if he put the Pokéball of the Pokémon in the Pokéball holder on the suit's chest. He'd have to try that feature out. He walked back out to the waiting room, and saw Carlos sitting there. "Where is Sarah and Blaze?"

"Nurse Joy took them to the back." Carlos said. "Where are you going?"

"This world is a lot more dangerous than we know. I'm going to scout around for a place to make camp. I'll come back when I've found a safe place."

"I should go too. I have camping knowledge."

"I have no idea who the guys chasing Blaze are, but I have the best chance of fighting them off."

"Fine, but when looking for a good camp site, make sure that it has plenty of water, Wood, and a good location."

"Okay. I'll be back. Don't call for anything. I'll call you."

"Okay."

Jason walked outside and headed for Viridian forest. He tossed out Pidgeotto's Pokéball. "So. Do you want a nickname or something?"

"What would you call me?"

"I can come up with one for you, or you can come up with one."

"You can come up with one."

"How about Hera? The Pokerran goddess of the sky?"

"I like it."

"Okay. So. Hera. I need you to fly overhead and check to see if anyone or anything is following me or if something tried to intercept me."

"Got it boss." Hera said as she flew up and watched from above.

Jason was moving at a fast pace. 'Who is this "family", and why is everyone afraid of them?' He was moving so fast that he almost didn't see the scythe coming for his face. He ducked, then backflipped to get some distance. "What's your problem!" He yelled.

"I need to get stronger. I challenge you to a battle." A scyther said.

"Why do you need to get stronger?"

"My colony abandoned me for a shiny scyther."

"Why?"

"He challenged me to a battle of honor. I won, but because he was different, he had the colony banish me. I have to retake my colony."

"Why? They threw you out once, what's to stop them from doing it again?"

"You are very wise for a Kreon."

"Thanks. I guess."

Scyther led Jason to a cave where a shiny Scizor was resting.

"Sensei. I have brought a Kreon who might be able to help."

"What makes you think he can help?"

"He understands us."

"Could he be the one foretold of from the prophecy?"

"What prophecy?" Jason asked.

"There is a prophecy that foretells that a Kreon who can understand Pokémon will be able to make the mightiest of Scyther. The Scyther he trains will be as strong as a Scizor, but not need to evolve."

"What makes you think I'm that Kreon?"

"You can speak to Pokémon. You are willing to follow a Pokémon. That is why you are the Kreon of the prophecy."

"Can I call my friends and have them meet us here? We need a place to stay."

"Yes. Of course."

Jason called Carlos.

"Hey Carlos. How are things?"

"Things are okay. Sarah woke up, and we are ready to head out. Did you find a camping spot?"

"Yeah. I'm sending you the coordinates now."

"Got em. We are on our way."

Jason went outside to wait for them. 'Who is this family, and why are they so terrifying?' Jason opened his Dex and went to the search engine. He typed 'the family' into the search engine and got one result.

We know where you are. We are coming for you.

Jason turned his Dex off. 'What was that?'

"Hey!" Carlos shouted.

"Get inside." Jason said.

"What?"

"I said get inside."

Carlos and Sarah moved into the cave.

"Where are we?" Carlos asked.

"The hidden colony." Scizor said.

"Scizor says it's the hidden colony." Jason translated.

"Will we be safe?"

As if on cue the cave started shaking.

Jason ran outside to see a Tyranitar using earthquake.

"Come out, come out." A sickeningly sweet voice said. "Come out and die."

"How about no." Jason said.

"So foolish." The voice said.

"There's a thin line between Bravery and Foolishness. I like to think I walk that line every day."

"You will be dead soon, so who cares. Tyranitar use headbutt."

"Hephaestus! Block Tyranitar and use wrap!"

Onix burst from his Pokéball and wrapped Tyranitar in its coils.

"Knock it out!"

Onix crushed Tyranitar until it passed out.

"Lucky break. If you didn't have a giant Onix then you would have lost. Politoed. Use water gun."

"Zeus! Thunder punch!"

Elekid burst from his Pokéball and punched the stream of water sending the electricity along the arc and strait at Politoed.

"Are you really this bad, or is today your brains day off?"

"Tangrowth crush this kid with your vines! Rip him limb from limb!"

"Cutting in!" Scyther said slicing Tangrowth's vines to pieces.

Tangrowth shrieked in pain.

Jason saw the Kreon and ran at them. He jumped and punched them in the nose. "Tell me who you are and who you work for!" Jason yelled.

"I am Lori of the Sanchez family. We run Pokerra's underground, and we won't be stopped by the likes of..."

Jason punched Lori in the face. "Shut up." He tied her to a tree and found some honey leaking from the tree. He smacked her face to wake her up.

"How dare you touch me! My father will bury you alive for this!"

"If you ever get back to him in one piece." Jason said smearing honey on her neck. "Tell me what I want to know, and I'll wipe the honey away. If you don't talk..." Jason pointed up.

Lori looked up into the tree and saw Beedrill sleeping. She looked at Jason as horror and comprehension struck her.

"You understand now. Now start talking."

"Okay. We have our hands everywhere, in everything. We are taking over Pokerra bit by bit."

"What do you mean?"

"Drugs, gambling, trafficking, you name it."

Jason from this world didn't know what that meant, but he had memories from his past life, and now he was mad. He smeared honey over Lori's lips and pressed his hand against them until the honey hardened. Now she could scream. He kicked the tree waking the Beedrill up before he recalled his Pokémon and went back into the cave. "We should move." Jason said.

Carlos was about to ask why when he heard a guttural agonized scream. He took off after Jason.

"Here." Sarah said handing him a Pokéball.

Jason opened it and caught Blaze. "Hey there. Are you feeling better?"

"Sort of. I miss Charlie." Blaze said.

"I can't replace him, but I can try to live up to his example."

"Okay."

"Scyther. How would you like to join my team? You held your own pretty well."

"I'm not sure."

"Your colony threw you out as soon as a newer shinier model showed up. Who says they won't do it again?"

"You're right. Train me so I can beat the Shiny Scyther, and I will join your team."

"Are you going to leave them with the disgraced Scyther to lead them?"

"Yes."

"Then we will start as soon as we make camp."

"Good."

They found an area to make camp and set up for the night.

"Can we start training?" Scyther said.

"Sure. Though I'm not sure what I can use."

"Here." Carlos said tossing Jason a foldable shovel and a collapsible walking stick. "You can use these."

Jaw opened the shovel and extended the walking stick to its full 5-foot height.

"Can you wield that?" Scyther asked.

"If I only use the walking stick I can." Jason said dropping the shovel and grabbing the walking stick in a two-handed grip. He nodded.

Scyther charged him, and Jason spun out of the way before hitting Scyther in the thorax.

"Rule number one. Your opponent will have weaknesses. Look for them and exploit them."

Scyther charged Jason again. This time Jason blocked Scyther's scythe's and pushed back.

"Rule two. Don't be afraid to let your anger help you, but don't let it control you."

Scyther charged Jason a third time. Jason swung the walking stick and hit Scyther in the thorax, brought the walking stick up, and hit Scyther from above knocking him to the ground.

"Rule three. Don't be afraid to be aggressive. Sometimes you have to be aggressive to win but be sure to know the difference between being aggressive and being sadistic."

Scyther smacked Jason with the flat part of his scythe.

Jason rolled with the momentum and backflipped. He wiped at his face and saw blood. "You're starting to get the hang of it. There are two more rules. Rule four. Always be two steps ahead of your opponent."

Scyther lunged at Jason.

"That leads us to rule five." Jason said hitting Scyther with three hits. "Don't give up sure footing for a killing strike."

Scyther fell to the ground as his wings locked up.

"Remember these five rules and you can't lose."

"Can we try that again?"

"Yeah."

They practiced the rules until Carlos called them for dinner. They ate in silence until Sarah broke it.

"What did you do to that woman?"

"I put honey on her and woke up the Beedrill's in the tree."

"Couldn't that kill her?"

"She was one of the people responsible for your family's death. I'm sorry if that seems a little dark, but yes, yes it could kill her, and hopefully it did."

"Dude!" Carlos said. "Why?"

"Her family is selling girls like Sarah, and Pokémon like Blaze!"

"What!"

"Yeah! They exploit other people for a few Poké!"

Sarah's eyes began to sting with tears.

"If you want to survive in this world you have to be willing to strike fast and hard. You have to make the first strike, not wait for your opponent to strike first."

"Is that another rule?" Scyther asked.

"Yeah."

"Do not let anger control your life." Scizor said. "When I was younger, I used my anger to devastate my opponent's. Don't make the same mistakes I did."

They ate in silence for a few minutes.

"What should we do if we get caught by them?" Carlos asked.

"Fight."

"What?"

"Fight like you've never fought for anything before. Make them earn taking you. Don't give up. If you have to go your primal instincts."

"Our what?" Sarah asked.

"Bite, claw, scratch, rip their eyes out."

"You know a lot about this."

"I lived on the streets for a bit before my mom and dad."

"That explains a lot." Carlos said.

"Yeah. I'm a brute. Say it. I've had all the insults you can say to me said to me."

"I wasn't saying that. You treat everything like you have to fight for survival. You are so intense that you almost exert pressure or use intimidate."

Jason was shocked. "You're the first person to actually understand."

"Oh. So. What's the plan?"

"We train Scyther, he goes and beats the shiny that took his place, and leaves him in disgrace, and comes with us."

"How are we going to train him to beat that Scyther?" Sarah asked.

"Pokémon battles." Jason replied.

"Like this?" Jason heard Scyther ask.

"Yes. Just like that. You've got it. You've got it."

Scyther fell to the ground. "I can't do it. What am I doing wrong?"

"You're doing fine. It just takes practice."

"I'll never be able to learn Vacuum Wave."

"Believe in yourself. You can do it."

"I wish I believed in me as much as you believed in me."

"I do..." Scizor began coughing.

"Sensei! Are you all right?"

"I'm just tired. Let's continue this in the morning."

"Okay Sensei."

Scyther flew over to Jason. "When do you think I will be ready to fight that shiny?"

"I think that you'll be ready in a few days."

"I can't wait."

"Do you want a nickname?"

"What's a nickname?"

"It's a name that people you are close to can call you."

"What would you suggest?"

"Ares?"

"What does it mean?"

"It's the Pokerran God of War."

"yeah. I like it."

"Okay. Your nickname is Ares."

"We should go to bed." Sarah said. "We want to get a good night's sleep."

The trio rolled out their sleeping bags and crawled inside.

The next morning.

The silence of the morning was broken by a mournful wail.

"SENSEI!" Scyther cried. "Sensei! Don't leave me! I still need you!"

Jason slid out of his sleeping bag and ran over to Scyther. "What happened?"

"Sensei! He's dead."

Jason grabbed Scyther in a hug. "I'm sorry. I wish that there was something I could do, but I can't do anything to ease the pain."

"Then what do I do?"

"Cry. Let it out, and when your done crying. That's the end. Put it behind you, and move on, but never forget him."

Scyther Cried. He cried until there were no more tears to cry.

"Scyther. Are you Okay?"

"Scyther is dead. Call me Ares."

Over the next few days Ares Pushed himself to the point of exhaustion before stopping. "Damn it to Arceus! Why can't I learn Vacuum Wave?!"

"Try this." Jason said. He relaxed his body.

Everyone waited for five minutes before Jason Yelled.

"RAAHHH!" Jason yelled. There was a surge of invisible energy.

"What was that?"

"I unleashed all my anger. I was able to make you feel my anger."

"You can exert pressure." Claros said.

"I guess."

"How do I do that?"

"Take all of your anger, hatred, rage, and frustration, and hold it. Let it fester until you can't hold it anymore. Then. Release."

Ares stayed silent for several minutes before he unleashed a wave of anger.

"Now try using Vacuum Wave!" Jason yelled.

Ares used Vacuum Wave and it worked. "I did it!" Ares said exhausted.

"Yeah. Yeah you did. Now get some rest. Tomorrow we go and fight the Shiny Scyther."

The next day.

Ares lead Jason, Carlos, and Sarah through the cave to the colony. When they got there the colony was abuzz with noise. They walked up to the throne room.

"I challenge you to an honor battle!" Ares yelled at the shiny Scyther

"Are you back for another beating?" The shiny Scyther asked.

Ares took in a deep breath and held it. After a few minutes he yelled. "RAAHHH!" and unleashed a Vacuum Wave that wrecked the Throne room.

When they looked around at the damage caused by the Vacuum Wave the other Scyther swarmed Ares. "Lead us." They chanted.

"No." Ares said. "You abandoned me once. What's to stop you from doing it again?"

"No. Please. Lead us again. We beg forgiveness."

"You will keep the shiny as your leader. So, you will always remember what you did to me." With that, Ares led Jason, Carlos, and Sarah out of the Colony.

"How did that feel?" Jason asked.

"Better."

"Do you still want to join my team?"

"Yes. I will travel with you."

"Great. When we get to Pewter city, I'll let you pick out a custom Pokéball. Until then do you mind flying by us?"

"Not at all. What should I call you?"

"You can call me Jason."

"You need a new name."

"Why's that?"

"You changed just as much as I did. You need a new name too."

Jason thought back. While they were training in the cave, he had made projectiles out of branches that Ares had cut. He also practiced with the walking stick and worked out while Ares practiced. He was slowly becoming stronger and more dangerous. He would need to with what they were going to face along their journey.

"Jason!" Carlos yelled getting his attention.

"Yeah. What?"

"Ares is trying to talk to you."

"Oh. Sorry. What did you say?"

"I asked you what you think of the name Red."

"I'm fine with that name, but isn't that the name of the old Champion? I don't want to take his name if I can't live up to his reputation."

Sarah grabbed Jason's hood and pulled it over Jason's face. "How about 'The Red Hood.'?" She asked.

"I like it." Ares said.

"Fine." Jason said annoyed. "You can call me Jason, Red, Hood, or Red Hood. Hera. Take to the sky and keep an eye out for anyone who would try to stop us."

"Will do boss." Hera said taking to the sky.

The group kept walking towards Pewter City talking about all the adventures that they would have.

AN: So sorry for the wait. I have been working, going to school, and working on a RWBY/Red Hood Crossover. If you want to check that out its called JADE Volume 1. So yes. This is going to be a much darker fic. The Sanchez Family will be replacing Team Rocket for Jason, Carlos, and Sarah. some of you may be thinking "What the heck. Jason just killed Lori." Did I? I just said that Jason said 'Hopefully it did.' Also. The Sanchez Family is a big problem. They are the equivilant to the Mob, Mafia, Yakuza, etc. I am going to try and keep this fic. Rated T. So I hope that I can. If you want me to push this into M rated let me know. I am willing to go that route, within reason. Hopefully you guys like the way I'm going with this. if you would like me to go into detail in any part of this chapter or fic let me know and I will make the appropriate changes. Enjoy.