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3 years later
"Master Red", A 25 year old man called the attention of the teenager in front of him. "It's time…", Red then stared at the man and simply replied, "I see… ", Red then smirked at finally introducing himself to the world.
A Pikachu then ran to his trainer's shoulder. "Hey Pikachu. Looks like we're finally getting our 'reunion' ", sparks flared at Pikachu's cheeks at remembering that faithful day.
"Easy there buddy. We're going to make them regret their decision of turning their backs on us.", "Pikapi!", Pikachu answered Red.
"Jin, call the rest of the Elite Four. I want you all to watch me enter the spotlight.". "As you wish master.", the man now named Jin bowed and left Red.
"Pikachu…", Red stared at his partner, "Pi?" , "Let's take the world by storm…", Pikachu matched Red's grin.
At the TV Interview
"Good Afternoon everyone, I'm Marissa Ross of PokeNews. We are here to interview the challenger Trip from Unova for his match against the champion Red.
No one not even the other Regional Champions, Lance of Johto, Steven of Hoenn , Cynthia of Sinnoh , and Iris of Unova knows his real name or even seen his face.
Only the Pokemon League President Mr. Charles Goodshow, knows his identity, but even he won't tell anything about him. He only quoted "Just wait and see." ".
The reporter was still speaking when, Trip entered the room. "The challenger is now here to answer question of the media", Trip smirked arrogantly when he saw the camera in front of him.
"Mr. Trip, what are your thoughts about this battle?", Trip answered , "Hah! I'm going to win this easily. I was able to beat his Elite Four, which is already known as the hardest of all Elite Four's in the five regions. There's no way he can beat me!", Ash's former friends were there to show their support to Trip.
"Yeah, you'll beat him good!", Max yelling his support to his new idol Trip. "Ooohhh Trip, he's so dreamy…", Misty was blushing at how confident his boyfriend is in his next fight. "Yeah…", May and Dawn were blushing as well.
Trip became the replacement for Ash after he left. All of Ash's friends except for Iris and Cilan, accepted him to the group. Iris and Cilan were beyond angry from what his former friends had done to Ash.
FLASHBACK:
"Hey Cilan! Hurry up!", Iris yelled while running to Pallet Town. "C'mon Iris! Slow down! Pallet Town's not gonna disappear you know.", Cilan answered, trying to catch his breath from running. "I want to surprise Ash. I'm sure he'll be stoked to see us!", Iris then ran again, excited to see their friend after six months.
At Delia's house
"This is the house right?", Iris asked Cilan. "Yep, it is. The Ketchum Residence ", Cilan answered Iris's question. "Well then, what are we waiting for! Anybody home!", Iris yelled from outside.
"Hmm? Who is it? Oh, who are you children?", Delia asked when she saw Iris and Cilan outside the house. "Are you Ash's mom?, I'm Iris", Iris introduced herself, "And I'm Cilan, Nice to meet you madam", Cilan added.
"Oh! You're Ash's friends from Unova…", Delia then had a grim look after remembering what she did to her son. "Yes. Is Ash home?", Iris asked noticing Delia's sad look. "No, no he's not home. Why don't you come in so I can explain what happened.", Delia said.
Iris and Cilan looked at each other, wondering what happened to Ash and entered the house to get an explanation. When Delia explained what happened, one thing's for sure, they weren't happy. "You guys WHAT!?", Iris yelled not believing what his so called friends and family did something unforgivable.
"Iris, calm down! I'm sure Mrs. Ketchum has an explanation for doing it ", Cilan said to Iris, trying to calm her nerves. Cilan was also outraged by their actions, but was at least more in control of his emotions.
"I-I didn't want to hurt my son. I was just trying to think of his future.", Delia tried to explain herself. "Look Mrs. Ketchum, I'm not going to berate you for what you and the others had done. But I'm going to say, I'm disappointed at you and his 'friends' ", Cilan spat the last word, at an uncharacteristic manner.
"I can't believe you all. Do you know how many times he told us about you and those jerks? Huh!? He always said that he loves you because you always, respect and support his decisions. And now you do this!? Just because of Trip's words!? What kind of mother, would rather believe in a stranger rather than her own flesh and blood!? ", Iris mouthed every word with venom, making Delia cry.
Before things get out of hand, Cilan intervened, "C'mon Iris, let's just go home. I'm sorry for disturbing you Madam. Have a nice day ", Cilan then brought a crying Iris out of the house and left, leaving Delia to think to herself.
FLASHBACK END:
Iris became the Unova champion in memory of his friend. He also took the job, after Alder's retirement in hopes of finding any clue to where Ash is. After the interview, the schedule of the fight was announced and that all of the other Regional Champions will also be at the VIP seats to watch the fight, soon the people dispersed.
Day of the Fight
The whole Arena was filled to the last seat. Everyone is too excited to finally see the face of the mysterious champion.
At the VIP seats
"Man, This is gonna be awesome! Trip's gonna get massacred!", Iris exclaimed. "C'mon Iris, behave. What do you think will the other regional champions think", Cilan reprimanded the Unova champion, getting Iris to pout. Cilan became a part of the Unova Elite Four after defeating Shauntal in battle.
"It's quite alright. It's quite uplifting actually", Cynthia entered the conversation. "Oh, hey Cynthia! Long time no see.", Iris greeted Cynthia. Cynthia was also angry at Ash's former friends for doing what they did. Cynthia tried to use her contacts to find out the whereabouts of Ash. Unfortunately, none were able to find a clue where Ash is.
"Yeah, it's quite nice to have a hyperactive champion in our ranks.", Lance the Dragon Master surprised them by speaking from behind. "Hey! I'm not that hyper!", Iris pouted, causing everyone to snicker."Yes you are.", Steven retorted, Iris grumbled about smartasses, causing everyone to grin in amusement.
An official then walked beside them to ask something, "Regional champions. Mr. Goodshow is asking you if you will allow him to announce one of the achievements he has done to everyone to his introductions?". All of the masters perked up except for Iris who doesn't have a clue what the official is asking. Lance, Steven , and Cynthia nodded in agreement.
The official left to tell Mr. Goodshow they agreed. "Hmm? Cynthia, what's he talking about?", Iris asked, confused on what happened. "Oh yeah, Alder was still the Unova champion back then so you don't know", Cynthia said snapping out of his stupor.
Lance was the one to answer, "There is actually a tournament for regional champions only, to officially announce who is the true Pokemon Master. Red defeated us", Iris then had a dull look after remembering his friend's dream, "Hmm? So Red's really strong then", Iris replied.
"It's not just that Iris. It's the way he defeated us. ", Steven added. "Huh, how did he defeat you all then?", Iris curiously looked at the champions, waiting for their answers. Cynthia only replied, "You'll find out soon".
"Oh c'mon! Wait if you fought him, then you should know his face right?", Iris asked. "Actually no. He was wearing a hoodie jacket all the time so we, hadn't seen his face", Lance answered. "Well, the whole world will soon find out. It's starting.", Cilan answered getting their attention to the field.
At the Field
Charles Goodshow acted as the referee for this fight, "Ladies and Gentlemen! I would like to introduce to you in the White Corner, the Challenger. Trip from Nuvema Town!", cheers were heard while he was walking arrogantly to his part of the field. "Go Trip!", Max yelled. "Kick his butt!", Gary added his support.
Iris and Cilan glared at them, still disgusted from what they did to Ash. "And now in the Red Corner, the Champion! ", Everyone looked at the other side of the field, smoke then covered it up.
"He became the Kanto Regional Champion at the age of 14!", everyone was shocked including the champions, to hear the strongest trainer in Kanto became the champion at age 14.
"He was able to defeat the Dragon Master Lance, The Steel Emperor Steven, The Blonde Queen Cynthia, and the Wandering Alder, in a six on six battle with only one Pokemon!",Trip sweated bullets and Iris and Cilan gaped at hearing the way they were defeated. Iris stared at the three and only smiled sheepishly easily realizing it as the truth.
"At age 15,Single handedly defeated the remnants of Team Rocket, Team Aqua, Team Magma, Team Galactic, and Team Plasma, making the arrest of Giovanni, Archie, Maxie, Cyrus, and Ghetsis possible.", Now they were all stumped, hearing that a 15 year old teenager was able to do something that the whole Police Force, gym leaders, and Champions were unable to do combined.
"The Strongest Trainer in the World!", The smoke was clearing, and soon the silhouette of the Trainer came to view, "Take the world by storm", Goodshow thought and smiled. When the smoke cleared everyone gaped.
"It c-can't be…", Brock stated
"Are we seeing things", Gary said wide eyed.
"Cilan! We're not seeing things right!", Iris asked, shocked. Cilan was to stunned to respond.
"It's him… It's really him..!", Cynthia said to herself.
"The man formerly known as Red. The Master of Legends!,", The champion stared at Trip's shocked face.
"Ash Ketchum!"
WHOA FINALLY I'M DONE! TALK ABOUT TIRING. WELL THIS IS CHAPTER 2, HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT. REVIEW ALRIGHT. WELL THAT'S ABOUT IT. HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN THE NEXT CHAPTER.
ARKZERO SIGNING OUT