On a cloudy night in Celadon City in the Kanto region, two boys aged eighteen are chatting opposite the game corner.
"They did what!?" the brown-haired one, wearing a short sleeve jacket and a Pokéball themed red and white cap yelled to the other one.
"*Sigh* Yes, Red they did that, even mom not that I wasn't expecting it" the raven-haired boy with the same hat and a short-sleeve jacket that is blue with a white stripe on it and a Pikachu on his shoulder, responded calmly while looking at the surrounding area, "I mean come on the way they looked at me gave it away."
Flashback
"Come on Pikachu let's race home," Ash said to Pikachu while starting to run to his house from the end of Route 1 to Pallet Town.
"Pika Pikapi" Pikachu responds while running at the same speed as Ash and ran all the way to Ash's house and knocking on the door.
"Coming," a female voice said while opening the door and revealing a woman with brown hair after seeing who it is hugged Ash "Oh, Ashy you're home."
"Mom, can't breathe" Ash choked out while being hugged very tightly by his mother.
"Sorry, but hey all of your friends are here," she said embarrassed while hiding a scowl on her face.
"Really, that's a surprise," mumbled Ash so only Pikachu could hear it who nodded.
As Ash walked over to the living room and saw Brock, Misty, May, Max, Dawn, Iris, Cilan, Clemont, Bonnie, Serena, and the one that surprised him the most Trip, but they did not have smiles on their faces, their expressions were as neutral as possible. "Hey, guys what is going on, and why is Trip here?" Ash asked already having a feeling of what is going to happen as he notices the rival that has hated him from the beginning and still has a dislike for him.
"Nothing really but we are here to tell you something and Trip is dating Misty so that's why he is here," Brock said while frowning at Ash and the fact that he is supposedly dense to romantic feelings.
"Ok, well what do you want to tell me?" Ash asked while acting to have no idea what is going on and was able to trick them all.
"You need to give up on your dream to become a Pokémon master!" everyone in the house yelled at Ash making him have an unreadable expression on his face before starting to chuckle and facing them with a dead-serious expression on his face that shocks them.
"So, this is the thanks I get for helping you all become better trainers and helping you achieve your dreams, huh," Ash said while looking at everyone in the room with no emotion in his voice and on his face before leaving and slamming the door in his moms face as she tries to stop him from leaving.
Flashback ends
"So, what do you plan on doing now that you're on your own I mean there isn't a region you can just go to and hideaway at, and I know you are not going to sit on a mountain either Ash," Red explained while chucking at the thought of Ash staying on a mountain for years.
"I might go and get the Pokémon that I left with people and go train for the next Indigo league," Ash thought aloud much to Red's amusement as he has told Ash that he should gather his Pokemon that had been given to others.
"Might as well you have a nice amount of Pokémon to use but the main problem is on how you're going to Pallet undetected." Red wondered "I mean Mom is going to have your old friends still over at her house."
"Oh, yeah I wonder how I am going to get around that small probl-" Ash began until gets interrupted by another voice.
"What do we have here, two boys and a rat," a raspy voice says interrupting the conversation.
"Archer, Proton, and Petrel!" Ash and Red shouted in surprise as they recognise the people who are nearby.
"Ah, always to the punch I see well I am afraid that it will be all over for you both," Archer said while pulling out a pistol and aiming it at Ash's head before lowering the gun to Ash's chest and pulling the trigger, shooting Ash in the chest near his heart, "Nighty night boy."
"Ash!" Red yelled in shock then turned to Ash's Pikachu with a cold look on his face, "Thunderbolt, knock them out."
"Pika Chuuu!" Pikachu yelled using Thunderbolt on the three executives of team rocket knocking them out then turning to his trainer, "Pikapi."
"Red, Pikachu don't do anything rash and try to kill every member of team rocket, head to Pallet and gather my other Pokémon before my old friends can, and can you also get my old Pokémon back too, please," Ash asked while Red is trying to pull the bullet out with his hidden powers, "Red my time is up please do this for me."
"Ok Ash but I don't want to lose you, as you are my brother" Red responded with tears in his eyes, "I will look after all of your Pokémon, but I am trading the twenty-nine other Tauros, alright." he weakly joked.
"Yeah, that makes sense, here this is the note that will allow you to take all of my Pokémon without a problem," Ash weakly laughed then gave Red a small piece of paper, "Goodbye Red and Pikachu."
"Pikapi," Pikachu mumbled sadly with tears in his eyes while getting picked up by Red and set on his shoulder.
"Bye Ash, thanks for everything," Red responded sadly with tears in his eyes while grabbing a Pokeball and sending out a Charizard, except instead of the normal orange scales this one has black scales and getting in its back "Alright Charizard to Pallet Town."
At Pallet Town, the next day.
As Red and Pikachu are walking over to Professor Oak's lab, he can't help but look around at how much the town has changed in the 8 years he has been gone but when he gets to a certain house, he frowns at the memories he has of the house.
"Hey, who are you?" an overconfident and arrogant voice that came from behind him asked making him groan and cause Pikachu's cheeks to start sparking.
"What's it to you kid?" Red responded not turning around or stopping.
"I am not a kid! I am Max Maple, and I am the future of Pokémon battles!" the newly introduced Max yelled arrogantly after running in front of Red.
"Right, sorry kid but I need to get to Professor Oak's lab so see ya," Red said walking away, ignoring what was said.
"Hey, I challenge you to a battle" Max yelled sure that he would win the battle.
"No thanks my team is too tired to have a Pokémon battle right now and the Professor is expecting me," Red said walking away and taking a detour to avoid the Ketchum household, "Go challenge someone else kid."
At Professor Oak's lab.
As Red goes up the stairs to get to the lab and knocks on the door he is met with a surprising sight, "I said NO!" a man that is about 60 years old is yelling at a group of 11 other people with another watching beside the professor "Those Pokémon belong to Ash Ketchum and without his consent, I will not give them away!"
(Did you know he is only 50 in the anime and during Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.)
"Oh, come on professor it's not like he cares about them I mean he just leaves them here and goes to a new region with his worthless rat," a teen with dirty blond hair explained "I mean has he even used his Kingler or Muk or even his Tauros."
"What a kid, I mean he has so many Pokémon that aren't even evolved like his Bulbasaur and Gible but doesn't use them to get them to evolve," a girl with exceptionally long purple hair said while scowling about the fact that she can't get the ladder of the Pokemon that she mentioned.
"That is, it, none of you are going to get any of Ash's Pokémon and that is it now get out of my lab before I get my Dragonite to do it for me!" Professor Oak yelled in anger while pulling a Pokeball from his belt startling the people who know that the Professor was a champion in his younger years.
"Fine but I am getting some of his Pokémon, you hear that Oak!" the dirty blond swore before turning to the rest of the group, "All right let's go and leave the old man," As they go to leave, they see Red standing awkwardly by the door.
"Um, who are you?" a girl with orange hair asked confused with a scowl on her face noticing that the person vaguely looks like Ash.
"Um, Professor is this a bad time?" Red asked Professor Oak ignoring the question that he was just asked.
"Oh, no it is just fi-" Professor Oak started to say before.
"Hey, I asked you a question!" the orange-haired girl yelled interrupting the Professor.
"Um, who are you?" Red asked with Pikachu glaring daggers at the group acting ignorant about who they are.
"I am Misty Waterflower," the orange-haired girl said still angry over the fact that she was ignored.
"I am Brock Slate," a young adult with brown spikey hair said looking at Pikachu trying to identify it.
"I am May Maple," a brunette girl said.
"I am Dawn Berlitz," a girl with blue hair said.
"I am Trip Shooty," the dirty blond-haired person said arrogantly.
"I am Iris," the purple-haired girl said.
"I am Cilan Dento," a green-haired teen said.
"I am Bonnie, and this is my brother Clemont," a small blonde girl said while pointing to a blond-haired teen who is in an electric blue jumpsuit.
"I am Serena Yvonne," a honey-blonde girl said while looking at Red suspiciously trying to think where she has seen him before.
"I am Max Map- Hey it's you!" Max began then yelled confusing everyone except Red as he groaned realising that his detour allowed the pest to get to the lab before him.
"Wait you know this guy, Max?" Brock asked confused while looking at Max.
"Yeah, I met him on the way here from Mrs Ketchum's house" Max responded while not looking very happy.
"Is he a trainer?" Trip asked the boy.
"Yes, I am a trainer" Red responded with a cold tone that went unknown to everyone but Professor Oak and the other person helping the Professor who was putting some papers onto a desk.
"Really what Pokémon do you have?" an excited Bonnie asked.
"Many different kinds," Red groaned out wanting them to leave.
"I challenge you to a battle unless you're too afraid," Trip said in a completely arrogant tone.
"Like I told Shorty over there my Pokémon are tired from training and need to rest" Red responded while pointing at Max as he said that getting a "Hey!" from the boy.
"Or are you just afraid of me and my team," Trip bragged while tossing a Pokeball in his right hand up and down smirking.
"These are the people that Ash had to deal with no wonder he didn't care what they said to him," Red thought then spoke while walking to the door "Fine let's fight, I have one Pokémon that can fight."
Once they had reached a spot on the ranch that is used as a battle pitch for starting trainers to battle when they get their starters.
"The one vs one Pokémon battle between Trip Shooty and Red Satoshi will now begin," Professor Oak announced in a loud voice, "Trainers send out your Pokémon."
"Go Serperior" Trip yelled while throwing a Pokeball releasing his starter. Serperior is a green snake that has some leaves at the end of its tail, two points at the top of its head and coiled, dark green extensions spread out from the sides of its lower neck.
"Go my friend" Red whispered sending out his Pokemon that reveals to be an Eevee, Eevee is a quadrupedal Pokemon with primarily brown fur. The tip of its bushy tail and its large furry collar are cream-coloured. It has short, slender legs with three small toes and a pink paw pad on each foot. Eevee has brown eyes, long pointed ears with dark brown interiors and a small black nose. This Eevee has a flower shape on the end of its tail showing that it is female.
"What are you underestimating my Serperior and me!" Trip yelled angrily at his opponent's choice.
"Yes," Red said bored to Trip pissing him off as he pulled an odd-looking firestone out of his pocket.
"Battle begin!" Professor Oak exclaimed seeing that they both were ready to begin the battle.
"Serperior use Energy Ball" Trip yelled while throwing his right hand out to the side as Serperior started to form a green ball of energy by his mouth.
"Eevee dodge and use Flamethrower," Red said calmly while letting the odd firestone affect his Eevee, not looking at the others smirking and shocked faces as Eevee evolved into Flareon and used Flamethrower destroying the Energy Ball and hitting Serperior making it faint instantly.
Flareon is a quadrupedal Pokeomn covered in short, reddish-orange fur. It has long ears with black interiors, dark eyes, and a small black nose. There are three small toes and a yellow paw pad on each foot. Fluffy yellow fur forms a small tuft on its head, as well as its bushy tail and a mane around its chest and neck.
"Serperior!" Trip yelled in shock that he lost so quickly to a Pokemon that had just evolved.
"Serperior is unable to battle Flareon wins, that means that Red is the winner of the match," Professor announces amazed at the potential of Red and the Flareon.
"All right Vee back to normal now please," Red asked his Eevee much to the shock of the others as Flareon became Eevee again and jumped into his arms nuzzling his chest when she reaches it.
"HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!" everyone except Professor Oak and the other person who is wearing a red headband asked while yelling.
"It's because of an experiment that this little girl escaped from," Red said while cradling Eevee like a baby to calm her down from the loud noise as the small Pokemon shrunk in on herself, glaring at them all.
"Wait, her!?" Trip asked after processing what was just said.
"Yes her," Red said as he returned Eevee to her Pokeball "Is there a problem with that?"
Five long minutes later.
"Thank god they are gone" Red exclaimed with relief as the group had left to head over to the Ketchum house for dinner.
"So Red, what are you doing in Pallet Town of all Places?" Professor Oak asked because he knows that Red doesn't like to be in Pallet Town for any reason that is not important.
"Ash has been killed and I'm taking his Pokémon," Red said with sadness in his voice at the loss of his brother.
"WHAT!" the other two exclaimed in shock over the fact that Ash had been killed.
Red then explained what happened and why he is taking Ash's Pokémon and pulled out a note from Ash that they made during the time Ash had just finished the Battle Frontier, saying that he gave permission for Red to do that and to trade his twenty-nine other Tauros. So, after gathering up Ash's Pokémon and explaining what has happened with Pikachu's help and returning them to their Pokeballs Red then leaves while gathering up Ash's Pidgeot, Squirtle, Primeape, Goodra, and Greninja before leaving to mount silver to train his Pokémon and Ash's and got them all to evolve into their final forms except his Eevee and Ash's Pikachu, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur over a period of five years and gathered a few more that Ash has met.
Five years later.
After the world had found out about Ash Ketchum's death, the world was sent into a frenzy and all the champions, elite four members, gym leaders, and frontier brains came to Pallet town to pay their respects to the Pride of Pallet. Many of Ash's rivals came to pay their respects but there were twelve people that didn't and many people were confused why that was, as most of them were his friends and one was his mother, but many found out that they didn't care if he was dead and continued their lives without a hint of sorrow about what they did to Ash. The news went around about a cloaked figure that has been taking out poachers and criminal gangs that are trying to be stealthy with their plans and that there has been no one who has seen who this person is as they appear then disappears like a ghost after each attack.
On Mount Silver, there is a man that is about twenty-three with spiky black hair who is wearing a white t-shirt, black jeans, some deep brown hiking boots, a pair of red fingerless gloves, and a cloak that is black. This man's name is Red Satoshi Ketchum, and he is looking at a letter that he had just received.
Dear trainer,
You have been selected to enter the Tournament of Ashes for a chance to become the Kanto champion. Lance is giving the title to whoever wins the tournament as he is separating the Kanto and Johto elite four.
If you are going to enter, please register and the indigo plateau before the 5th of the next month.
Head of the Pokémon League, Charles Goodshow.
PS. Red you are a hard man to find. Just a heads-up Trip and the others will be entering. -Scott
"So, a tournament to become the Kanto champion with the champions and elite four members participating as well, why not," mumbled Red before yelling out to all of the Pokemon that are in the area. "All right guys stop training and get some rest we are going to the Indigo Plateau tomorrow!"