It was completely quiet in the house as Serena felt someone tapping her shoulder. She opened her eyes to see Ash standing over her. Slowly, she turned her head to the clock and it read 7:33. I must have been sleeping for about an hour, Serena thought to herself.

"It's time for dinner Serena" Ash said to her.

"I guess it is. Anyway, I'll start cooking" Serena said with a yawn.

"Actually, I've already made dinner and set the table"

"Really?" she said in disbelief.

"Well, I'm going to be here for a while so I might as well help out"

"Thanks, that means a lot. By the way, why did you give up training?"

For a moment, there was silence between them both as Ash quietly sat down.

"It all started five years ago….." Ash said, his voice trailing off.

Flashback (Ash's POV)

I walked down the path back to pallet town. I had just returned from my journey and it felt good to be back in Kanto. So many memories were made here when I first started my journey with my buddy Pikachu. Man, my life was great. Although, now that I'm a lot older, I have to find a suitable career. My mother had told me that long before I started my journey. I'm guessing she didn't want me to leave her like dad did. When I got home, my mother was sitting down drinking soup. She is at least in her 50's. I helped her for an hour until I got a call from Prof. Oak. He told me to come over to his lab. While walking to his lab, thick fog started to form around me and a shadowy figure stepped out of nowhere. His voice was deep and all I could see were two red glowing eyes. Pikachu was getting ready to attack when the figure spoke.

Figure: Ash Ketchum!

I gulped. He knew my name.

"Who are you?" I asked.

Figure: My name is unknown but I know yours. I'm here for revenge. My whole life, I waited for this moment. To get revenge on you for that moment in our childhood. You stole my crush, my dream, everything I had. Now I've heard about your dream and I've finally trained hard enough so if you try to fight back, you will lose. From this day on, if you ever train again and continue your dream, I'll ruin your life just like you did mine. Not just you but the people around you as well. Stop now or else.

Pikachu was getting ready to use thunderbolt but before he could, the figure disappeared into thin air.

At first, I didn't believe him. I thought it was a joke but over the time, strange things started happening. After I trained with Pikachu, we were walking back when I almost fell into a hole. It was well dug and covered with leaves and grass. A note was strapped to a twig and it read three words: I WARNED YOU! It had to be some kind of creepy coincidence. After, I called Officer Jenny to check things out but she couldn't find out anything. An hour after the investigate, Prof. Oak slipped on a black cloth that was left on the floor and broke his leg. On the back of the cloth, it read: YOU CAN'T GET AWAY THAT EASILY! This sent chills through my veins. I was getting threatened but I didn't expect it to be this bad. Things couldn't get any worst or at least I thought so. After having a training battle with my Pikachu and Charizard, I came back home to see an ambulance. My mother was being put in the back. It turns out she was in a coma. I walked into the house and kicked off my shoes. How could this be happening? A note was found on the coffee table with a black rose speared through it. The ink was fresh and it read two words: CHOOSE NOW! I didn't want to give this up but I couldn't let anyone else get hurt. My dream is dead but my family and friends mean a lot more to me. Being retired wasn't fun but I had to do what was right. For the past few years, I worked for Prof. Oak. At least he was still here with me and I was still surrounded by my Pokémon friends. Each day I visited my mother and each day I had regrets and thoughts. The figure was still out there watching me. The only way I knew was because after a few days with Prof. Oak, I found a note. It wasn't a threat and it was different than the others. This one had a scent of lemons and was neatly written. It actually came through the mail. This is what it looked like:

To: Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town in Kanto

You have made a great decision and I will stop harming you for now. The future is near though. Keep an eye on everything and maybe it all won't slip away from you. Now only will you have to keep a look out but I will always have an eye on you. Hehehe

From: Anonymous

I was safe for now. If he was always watching me, I couldn't do anything. Even if I tried, I didn't want to take the risk. To make sure I didn't forget, he sent me letters every month on what I was doing to prove to me, he was still watching over me. Ever since the incident happened, my mind forms questions that have no answers. I still have nightmares but they don't stop my love for Pokémon. I still travel with Pikachu but I reject every battle challenge that is thrown at me. My life was never the same again….

Flashback over

I hope this helps you guys. This chapter is only the beginning. Here's a preview of the next.

Elsewhere….

In a deep hidden valley, a secret lab is known as a lair to the great and powerful. The figure is watching Ash once again. His face had a grim smile as a dark voice spoke to his minion.

"Ash is in Lumiose city. I want you to dig up some information. He's back with the gang and my love. This has been going on for too long. It is time to write another letter, end this all and start on my new plan. When this plan starts, no one will push me around, hurt me or even betray me. More importantly, Ash will regret the day he crushed my dreams. Bring in the test subject" A tiny Pichu sat on a circle test pad. He was so innocent and cute. His eyes looked up to the figure and smiled. The figure pushed a button and the plan commenced. Two robotic arms came down and forced a metal suit on its small body causing it to crash into that wall. It lifted its small head and a new creature was formed. The new robot Pichu laid unconscious against the wall until its eyes burned a fiery red indicating that it was ready. "Ash better watch his back"