*Disclaimer: I still don't own pokemon
"Hey boss, look what we found!" exclaimed a large man. This man had his face concealed by the hood of his jacket, surrounding him with mystery. He carelessly tossed a young man onto the hard wooden floor.
"He was wandering up the mountain. We found passed out and exhausted," proclaimed an other man. This man was a little shorter than the large man. But his face was concealed as well, creating a sense of mystery around him. The young man laid there helpless. He was too exhausted to even flinch. His clothes were ripped and there were little chips of ice, even little grains of sand, stuck in his hair.
The two hooded men stood and waited for orders. They watched their master stand from his wooden throne and walk towards the young man, out of the shadows. This man, however, did not conceal his face. He wasn't a muscular man, not all to be honest. He was tall and lanky, and had tiny buzzed hair. His goatee stood out the most, which seemed to be so triangular in form that it even had a sharp point at the end of it. He wore a dark jacket with dark leather pants. Though he wore pretty comfortable clothes, it was a mystery how him, or even any other of these mysterious men, were able to survive this temperature.
This cabin was located atop the high mountains. Piles of snow everywhere. It seemed that these people see more snow in a year than actual sunlight. Giant glaciers surrounded this rather large cabin. There were little bits of snow surrounding the cabin floor. As the young boy laid there on the cold hard floor, he could feel the cold snow brush against his face.
The master slowly marched up to the young teen, examining his almost lifeless body. "What is your name?" The man did not respond, still frozen and exhausted to move. The master knew this young man was not dead, he could hear him breathe and he could see movement from ice covered lips. After not having the young man respond, the master forcefully stomped on the boy's head. "I said what is your name!" The young man covered his head, elbows parallel to his eyes. The pain was rushing through his numb body. "Do you or don't you have a name?" yelled the master once again.
The young man, his eyes glued to the floor, started to move his lips. "My...my name," he responded softly, making a remarkable effort just to speak, "my name is...my name is Ash...Ash Ketchum..."
The master stomped on his head, "Look at me when you speak!" Though numb and weak, Ash was wide awoke from these cheap attacks. His head pushed through gravity's force as he raised his head, looking at this crazed individual.
"My name is Ash Ketchum, of Pallet Town," he responded. The master listened and examined Ash's face.
"...What is it that you seek, Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town?" Ash slowly stood up, removing his arms from his face and placing them around his body, realizing how cold it really was.
"I'm looking for the Ice Temple," answered Ash, "I'm looking for the Ice Temple, so I could learn how to become a Pokemon Master." Ash received little bits of laughter from his response. He looked around, he could barely some of those hooded men surrounding the edges of the cabin. They formed a giant circle, with Ash and the master in the center.
"Well, Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town," replied the master, "you have indeed found the Ice Temple." Ash, at the same time, looked relieved and dumbfounded.
"What kind of temple is this?" he thought to himself. "It's just an old wooden cabin."
"But I'm afraid, we do not teach Pokemon Masters here," replied the master, interrupting Ash's thoughts.
Ash, disappointed, responded, "But, the old man! He said I should come to the Ice Temple to learn how to become a Pokemon Master!" This generated some more giggles from the circle of shadows. The master glared at these figures, giving the sign that laughter is not appropriate at this time.
"I'm afraid little boy, that you've come to the wrong place. And besides, you can't teach someone how to become a Pokemon Master. It is something a Pokemon Master has to learn on it's own."
Ash fell on his knees, his eyes once again were glued towards the cold hard floor. "I traveled all this way, put my body through intense heat and cold, and I get nothing in return? Please, there must be something you could do."
The master stared down at the pathetic young teenager. "Go home."
"But please!" yelled Ash. He jumped in front of the master's feet and grabbed his leather pants. "You have to do something. But begging you."
The master looked down at the pathetic Pokemon trainer once again. "...Perhaps, there is something I could teach you. But you're not capable of this-"
"I don't care! Teach me! I have nothing to lose!" Ash desperately yelled at dominant master, pulling on his leather pants after each statement.
The master, still staring at the determined Pokemon trainer from Pallet Town, sighed out of pity. "Get up!" he said forcefully. Ash got up as fast as his numb body would let him. "Are you ready to begin?" the master asked calmly.
"Right now? I..I could barely stand-"
The master raised his elbow with incredible velocity and smacked Ash in the chest. "Death does not wait for no one, why should I?" Ash fell back on his knees. "Get up!" yelled the master. He karate chopped Ash's spine, making Ash fall to just one knee. The master raised his foot and swung it towards the weak trainer, but it was blocked! Ash remarkably caught the attack. Ash looked up at the master and swung his foot away, showing signs of life in his weak body. The master aimed another kick at Ash, but Ash caught it again. Ash held on to his foot as he raised up from the ground. But the master straightened out his knee, pushing Ash again the wall. The impact caused Ash to fall right on his face, rendering him useless. The master had won this fight.
The master, surprising even himself that he had just broken a sweat, knelled in front of Ash's head. "You have potential, Ash Ketchum. You do indeed have the what it takes to become a powerful Pokemon trainer. But tell us, Mr. Ketchum, about your past. And I mean, everything."
A/R Okay, end of another chapter. This is kinda short, I know, but I hope it made the story that much more intriguing. Haha, next chapter coming soon!