Chapter 1
Located in the Kanto Region, Team Rocket's building is still standing as the big boss Giovanni is sitting in his office while looking at the news, on the news, it is about Ash's victory against the undefeatable Galar Champion Leon.
"That boy even manages to beat someone who is said to be undefeatable...Team Rocket can't let a person like him foil our plans..." Giovanni mutters.
Due to the trio who keeps stalking him, he learns that Ash Ketchum also takes part in the Naranja Academy in the Paldea Region, so during this year, he manages to gather some scientists to find a plan to ruin Ash Ketchum's life.
And it is also the day when Ash graduates from the Academy, a grunt rushes to the office and bows at the leader. He says, "Sir, the cannons are ready."
Giovanni gives an approving nod and says, "Excellent. if those three are correct, then he must be back in Pallet Town. Tell the others to fire the cannons now, we can't waste any more time!"
"Fire now!" The grunt yells as the cannons are now activated, out from those cannons are some sort of purple clouds that are floating into the sky, and they start to become thicker until they cover the whole world.
Giovanni looks outside the window and smirks, he says, "It is a shame that Aura Guardians won't be affected by such tactics, but that is enough for me. I know that there is a great number of people who will be affected. Ash Ketchum, this will teach you not to mess with me!"
Giovanni lets out a laugh, as he thinks that his plan is working.
Ash Ketchum has returned to Pallet Town after graduating from Naranja Academy, and he notices the purple clouds in the air. He is confused as he says, "Where do those clouds come from? I just hope it is not something terrible..."
Just then, Pikachu jumps off Ash's shoulder and rushes forward, much to Ash's confusion. "Pikachu? What's wrong?"
The silence from Pikachu causes Ash to be concerned, but he doesn't say anything as he enters his house. And much to his surprise, he sees all of his friends from the other regions there.
"Guys? What are you doing here?" Ash is confused, but then Professor Oak says, "Ash, we need to talk."
"About what?" Ash is confused, but Pikachu knows what's going on as he just walks toward Delia's side.
"How could you do this? You've cheated your way to winning against the undefeatable Champion!" Brock says.
"Yeah, maybe you're a sore loser if you resort to using such tactics to win." Misty adds.
Ash gasps, he didn't know that his friends will say that, and he says, "Wait, that's already a year ago! I didn't..."
Max says, "I used to look up to you, but you failed every one of us. How can you do that?"
"I failed every one of you? I was the one who helps you all with Contests, Showcases, and even battles! How did I fail anyone of you?" Ash asks.
"You said that you were teaching me contests, which is why you lose the league, but you also suck at it as well! So don't you blame me for your own weakness." May says.
"She is right. You just don't want to admit it." Dawn says.
"You are only a little kid. No wonder that most of your Pokemon can't evolve." Iris says.
"Your battling lacks flavor, and also bitter and spicy when it goes into my mouth." Cilan says.
"I can't believe after all these years, I am loving a loser who can't win a league. Maybe you are the reason I can't beat Aria after all! My life has been ruined thanks to you." Serena says, which causes Ash heartbreak.
"And maybe you are the reason why I can't make a perfect machine!" Clemont says.
"Yeah, and Squishy would have to leave us as well!" Bonnie yells. "Because you are weak!"
Kiawe says, "I thought you were a strong trainer, but in the end, you are still nothing."
Mallow says, "I can't believe that I would let a weakling like you be our classmate. You probably also cheated for your certificate in Naranja Academy as well!"
Lana says, "We are not joking, we are serious. How come a person like you ever graduate from the best school in Paldea?"
Sophocles says, "Maybe we can also beat you with no problem."
Lillie says, "I can't believe that I was in the same class with you, and even let you stay at my home for a while."
"Maybe if you didn't show up, then there would be no Nihilego that took my mom away." Gladion yells.
"And maybe without you, I would have already caught Mew." Goh says.
"You're just causing trouble for Dad and us as well!" Chloe adds.
"You are always a loser, I don't know why I would play with you in childhood, maybe it is better that you are gone." Gary says.
Ash can't believe what he is hearing. All of his friends are badmouthing him. He turns to Delia and Professor Oak. "Mom, Professor, you don't agree with them, right?"
"I agree with them." Delia says coldly.
"Mom, you can't be serious, right?" Ash says in a begging tone.
"You are a disgrace to the Ketchum family, If Red and I knew that we would have a weak son who has to resort to cheating to win the Championships, we would have abort you." This causes Ash to break down in tears.
"I am disappointed in you, I don't know why I had put my faith in you, maybe you should give up your dream and do something else, after all, your Pokemon also lose faith in you as well."
Professor Oak opens the door and they see Ash's Pokemon outside, Ash says, "Don't tell me even you guys..."
And the Pokemon, including Pikachu, also agree with them. Ash feels anger inside of his mind and he says, "Even my Pokemon thinks that I'm weak as well...you didn't think that it is because of you that I lost every time..."
Right now he feels nothing but anger and fury. "Is that what you all think of me, huh? Then screw you!" Ash yells as he rushes out of their sight.
As he is running on the streets, all the people are treating him as a public enemy and they start to attack him, also saying that he is such a loser. Ash feels like something is wrong since he didn't anger the people and why are they doing this? His questions are immediately answered as they see on the big screen, the Champions of each region stating their opinions about Ash on screen.
"If Ash doesn't appear, maybe there won't be a lot of work for the International Police and the G-Man. He is a bad luck bringer." Lance says.
"I agree. Letting him join in the Wallace Cup back at Sinnoh is a bad choice, and he can't even beat a Meowth with his Pikachu." Wallace says.
"Not to mention that he also loses his Pignite to a Serperior, and even uses 4 Pokemon to beat a Darkrai." Cynthia says.
"He sure is a disgrace." Alder closes his eyes.
"And maybe he should disappear." Diantha says, but unknown to Ash, Diantha looks really sad.
"My Charizard would not lose any battle, he really did use something to win." Leon nods.
"And he probably wouldn't have gotten past the Champion Assessment in the Paldea Region as well." Geeta adds.
After the interview is over, Ash feels pain from the cans that are thrown at him by passersby, and glares are also sent to him. All he can do is cover himself and run, run as far as he can from the crowd and Pokemon who tried to attack him. But no matter where he goes, everyone will be doing the same thing towards the Pallet Town trainer, and he has to jump into the ocean to save himself.
Once he wakes up, he finds himself on some sort of island, there are no Pokemon, but only a huge castle that seems to be old-fashioned. Ash mutters, "Am I dreaming? Where am I?"
"This is Sevestar Island, and it is a miracle that you were awake." Ash turns around and gasps, two beings are in front of them, one is the God Pokemon: Arceus, and the other one is the Queen of Rota: Lady Ilene.
"Arceus? Please don't tell me that you are here to give me judgment for being weak..." Ash is a little shaken, and Arceus is a little surprised.
"Don't worry, we won't harm you. You have to calm down." Arceus says as Ilene rushes towards him and gives him a hug. "Ash, it sure has been a while."
"Your Highness? Aren't you going to hate me just like what others did?" Ash asks.
"Why should I? You don't deserve hatred." Ilene says while trying to soothe the boy. "In fact, Arceus saved you from drowning in the river, and I asked him to bring you here so we can tell you the whole truth."
"What truth?" Ash asks in confusion.
"The truth about your father Red Ketchum." Arceus says, "If you didn't notice, Queen Ilene is his sister, which means that she is your aunt."
"Wait, you're my aunt?" Ash gasps in shock. "It does make sense since we have similar auras according to Lucario..."
"I will tell you everything. But first, you have to clean yourself up. It is a good thing that my brother showed me this whole place." Ilene says as she brings Ash into the castle and prepares a set of clothes while he goes to take a shower.
Once Ash is done dressing up, Ilene says, "We are the Aura Guardians, and Sir Aaron Ketchum is our ancestor, I guess you know that, right?"
Ash nods and Ilene continues, "There are three Aura families continuing to exist in the world. The first one is our Ketchum family. And then I will tell you about the second one. The Mache Family."
"Mache?" Ash asks. "I remember that Valerie Mache from the Laverre Gym has this name..."
"Yes, Valerie Mache is a member of the family. You see, their family consists of mostly female aura guardians, and according to the history, both Ketchum and Mache were enemies in the past because of Queen Rin's betrayal." Ilene says.
"What?" Ash is surprised. "You mean the queen was a traitor? Why?"
"The Rota Kingdom was property to the Mache Family, but Queen Rin Mache decided to give away the kingdom to us Ketchums after falling in love with our ancestor Sir Aaron Ketchum. Due to that, the two families have become nemeses in the past. And our conflict makes the third Aura family rise in the meantime: The Sakaki Family."
"Sakaki..." Ash feels a little strange. "Where did I hear this name before?"
"I know what you are thinking. It is independent of the Ketchum Family. Since Sir Aaron's brother, Arata Ketchum learns the Dark Aura, he wants to use the power to rule the whole world. Therefore, they declare war on the other two families. But thanks to Sir Aaron who sacrificed himself to the Tree of Beginning, the Sakaki Family is lost and Arata changed his name to Sakaki. But the family is secretly hiding until the descendant appears, which is the leader of Team Rocket."
"Giovanni..." Ash mutters. "So he is from the Sakaki Family?"
"That is correct." Arceus says. "The reason we talk about these three families is for the story we are going to tell. Please continue, Ilene."
Ilene nods and says, "To me, Red is a great brother. He should have been on the throne instead of me, but that event changed everything. When we are staying in the Kalos Region, he meets a member of the Mache Family. They fall in love at first sight, but they know that they are enemies in the past. Fearing what their parents will say, they try to hide their relationship from them."
"So my mother is a member of the Mache Family?" Ash asks.
"No, she is from a common family." Ilene says. "Your father's secret relationship is eventually found out, and the Ketchum family decides to return to Kanto to separate the both of them. Their love also ends after they can't meet each other again."
"That is so horrible." Ash says. "Did Dad meet the one he loved again?"
"Yes, it is after that their parents are dead but unfortunately for them, Red already moved on and liked another person, which is your mother Delia. And the Mache member also moved on and find her husband as well."
"So before my Dad loves Mom, he loves another person?" Ash asks.
"Yes." Arceus says. "But they didn't regret a thing and they continue to be friends in the end. Until..."
"Until what?" Ash asks, not liking where the story goes."
"Until Giovanni came and killed your father. No, it is not just your father... you used to have a sister as well, but she was also killed by him." Ilene closes her eyes with a frown.
This causes Ash to be in a state of shock, he can't believe what he is hearing. He thought that Team Rocket is the only nuisance for stealing his Pikachu, but not something this big and terrible. Eventually, his hatred goes to an extreme, and it takes Arceus and Ilene some time to calm his aura.
"Ash, we will get our revenge soon. But first, I want you to have this." Ilene says as he gives him a diary.
"What is this?" Ash asks as he looks at the diary with confusion.
"This is your father's diary, it records a lot of things he had done when he was having a secret relationship." Ilene says. "You can read it after we defeat Team Rocket and Giovanni. Right now, Arceus will train you to become a better Aura Guardian and Aura Weapons."
"But what about the others, what if they find me and start hunting me down?" Ash asks.
"Nobody knows about this place unless they have to be an Aura Guardian, and they won't hurt you." Ilene says. "This island belonged to your father, but now it is your property."
Ash gasps in surprise, as he can't believe he has his own island to stay in, and Arceus says, "Time is running short, we have to start our training. We can't waste more time."
Ilene says, "Arceus is right. And I'll be returning to Rota for some business there."
Ash nods as he bids farewell to his aunt and starts to train with Arceus.
Here is the first chapter of the Sevestar Prince, and as you can see, Giovanni uses the Control Clouds to make everyone say something that doesn't make sense to Ash and force him to be betrayed by the whole world. I hope you like this chapter and we will be having our white-haired angel in the next chapter.