18Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. I own the story.
Update: I changed Ash's stage name from Red Satoshi to Ashura Knight.
The Tree of Beginnings is truly a magical place, filled to the brim with Pokemon who seek solitude there. Few trainers, or any person for that matter, enter, both because of how difficult it is to reach on foot and the dangers rumored to be inside.
Yet that did not stop a certain green haired woman from teleporting to the base of the tree, a letter in hand.
"Can't believe Scott figured it out…" she muttered as she returned her Alakazam with small words of thanks.
She entered the large, crystalline tree, soon being exposed to the vast interior filled with numerous Pokemon. If she were an outsider, she would have questioned the Pokemon here, mainly due to the fact that many of them were not native to Kanto.
But she knew why so many different types were here.
It was because of the reason she was here.
As she walked around the paths that stretched through the tree, occasionally waving to some of the more social Pokemon, a pink cat suddenly flew up to her with glee.
The woman giggled at the sight. "Hello, Mew."
'Hi, Sabrina!' The Legendary answered telepathically. 'Whatcha doin'?"
"I have a letter for Ash," the psychic gym leader told the Legend, holding up the envelope in her hand. "I need to take it to him. He'll want to see this."
'Your protege is currently training,' Mew explained. 'I can take you to him.'
"Thank you. This is a bit urgent," Sabrina said. "I have received a similar letter, and there is a date on it."
'It's not a death threat, is it?' Mew asked as they started to walk- well, Mew floated- along.
'No one's going to hurt Ashy!' Mew said, punching into one of her hands.
"No, not a death threat. In fact, he'll probably like this. For the most part."
As the two continued onward, their topic of discussion turning to general conversation, the sounds of fighting came to their attention. The closer they came to their destination, the louder they became.
Eventually, the two entered a small tunnel in one of the walls, which let out on a ledge. A staircase was off on both sides, and below is what looked to be an arena of sorts.
Below, a man and a Pokemon battled one another, both of them using no weapons or aids. The man didn't even have much clothing, just a pair of shorts, proving he was not using any tools to help him fight.
The Pokemon he was face looked to be a Pikachu, but it was rather… odd.
It's tail started off long and thin, much like that of a Raichu, before ending in a large, rounded shape that looked more like its normal tail. It was also currently riding said tail, similar to that of the Alolan variant. It's paws were black, as if it was wearing gloves or socks, while the brown stripes on its back turned into a black lightning bolt. It's head now had fuzzier looking ears that had a large amount of black, yellow hair that grew in a messy style, and red 'Z's off the edges of its cheeks.
Sabrina watched the two fight, Iron Tail being parried by a glowing blue arm swing, Electro-ball being countered with Aura Sphere, etc. Soon, however, she found herself remembering the letter in her hand and decided to act.
Her eyes glowed around the edges as she focused on the two, who were currently charging at one another.
In one instance, they stopped completely as energy fields surrounded them, shock filling their faces as they froze mid stride.
In the next, the shock was replaced with determination as the two seemed to concentrate, the energy around them waning as the motionlessly struggled.
Finally, the fields around them broke, shattering like glass as the energy vanished.
The two looked up to see Sabrina standing on the edge, Mew fluttering around her.
"Hey, Sabrina!" The man shouted, waving to the psychic.
"Hey!" The Pikachu happily greeted.
Dear Ashura Knight,
You are invited to the Pokemon League Tournament of Legends. We are bringing together as many trainers as we can. This includes all Gym Leaders, Trial Captains, Elite Fours, and Champions. The winner shall receive a large sum of Pokedollars, among other prizes, including a mystery prize. The event shall be happening in one months time, registration starts on the 11th ar Ula'Ula Island, Alola. Come and become a Legend.
Charles Goodshow
P.S. Ash, I know it's you. First of all, you made it incredibly hard to find you! It was only by luck I realized Sabrina had a connection to you. Please return to the League, you'll be able to keep your alias but only for the preliminary round robin battles. You must use your real name in the elimination rounds. Please consider, everyone misses you (even though I know you don't miss some of them for their actions). Not to mention, Goodshow and I believe it is time to reveal the truth to the world.
Scott
As Ash finished reading the letter, he looked up to Sabrina.
"So, I'm assuming you got one too?"
Sabrina nodded. "Scott personally handed me mine, then he gave me yours and explained that he knew I was connected to you. He didn't know I had been training you, just that I had a rough idea of where you were. I'm just lucky you were in Kanto, otherwise it would have taken me much longer to find you."
Her face grew serious. "Are you sure you want to go? After everything that's happened between you and the outside world… everything that we have learned…"
Ash cut her off. "I… will have to think about this a little, as well as ask my Pokemon for their opinion, they'll be doing most of the legwork, not me-"
"Though you could do it if you wanted to," Sabrina added.
"-and I want them to be completely sure about this. They have taken everything just as hard as me, or worse in some cases. Though I believe they are ready for something like this and the world does need to learn the truth sooner or later."
Suddenly, someone burst into the room.
However, since the opening they used was on a ledge, they almost fell off, if not for a Shiny Sylveon coming up from behind and grabbing them with its feelers.
"Not to mention I also have to worry about her," Ash said.
"Worry about me for what?" The person, a young girl baring an extreme resembles to Ash, asked as she walked down the stairs with the Fairy Eeveelution, the Pokemon having placed their trainer back on the ledge.
"Big tournament going on," Sabrina explained. "Thousands of trainers, including the Champions and their underlings. Scott invited Ash, but he has to use his real name later in the tournament."
"Oo oo oo!" The girl cheered excitedly, bounding up and down. "You should go, Big Bro! You don't have to worry about me!"
"Ashley, I'm worried that people will figure out what you are," Ash stated. "Someone is bound to notice something off about you when my real name is revealed. I don't want them doing anything to you."
"I don't matter," Ashley seriously replied. "This is your dream we're talking about. You rise to any challenge and succeed, no matter what stands in your way! Don't let me stand in your way! This is your chance to show the world who you are!"
Ash looked at her in shock before his face settled into a smile. "Well, like I said, this isn't just my decision, so I'll go ask the others what they think."
He then approached the little girl and wrapped her in a hug. "Also, never think that you don't matter. I care about you and you have helped me so much these past few years."
Ashley returned the hug. "Still, don't let me get in the way."
"Wouldn't dream of it, Sis."
As he released her, he suddenly thought of something. "By the way, could you tell Mom about this? I'm sure she'll want to know what's going on."
"Alright!"
With that, the girl headed off, the Shiny Pokemon trailing behind her.
Ash then turned around to Sabrina.
"You'd better get all your Pokemon together to tell them," she said. "They are all here, right?"
Ash chuckled. "Yeah. Pretty surprising, considering the fact that they sometimes spend time elsewhere, what with all the traveling."
"Well, get to it, oh great Chosen One," Sabrina said, sarcastically stressing the last part. "I'll probably stay around for a little bit. Haven't seen my Mew for a while anyways."
Mew, who had been casually floating around while waiting, happily jumped onto Sabrina's shoulder, causing the gym leader to chuckle before walking away.
"C'mon, Pikachu, let's tell the others."
The electric mouse, who now looked like any normal Pikachu, hopped onto his trainer's shoulder.
Ash stood in front of the massive amount of Pokemon, all of them having their complete attention on him.
He had put on some more clothes, consisting of a blue tank top, a pair of slightly worn boots, and a baseball hat (Alola variant). He also had a necklace made of black string and a single crystal around his neck and a pair of blue gloves with strange stones on the backs.
Ash took a deep breath. "My friends and fellow fighters, you all know of how we have grown over the years."
Several calls and growls of confirmation filled the room. Ash raised his hands to stop them.
"We have grown, to protect ourselves, those we love, and those we serve, as Chosen. And we have done it all without a single human outside of our group knowing of what we have done, of who we are. However, a letter has just arrived."
To prove his point, Ash held up said letter. "A grand tournament, the Tournament of Legends, is coming in one month, where everyone will either come or watch, including those who have not trusted us, those who did not care about our thoughts and dreams, those who did not question their actions until they were too late, and likely those who are after us."
More growls rose up, filled with tempered fury, but Ash did not stop them this time.
"I ask of you, as friends and partners in battle, do you wish to show the world who we are? Do you believe we are ready to confront both those after us for our power and those who have foolishly stopped believing?"
The room was filled with numerous calls and roars. To others, it would seem as random Pokespeech, and some of it was. However, Ash heard the true words behind it, several shouts of complete and total agreement at the idea.
He knew that his team would be ready.
Ready to rise.
In a different area, a girl held a letter like the one Ash had received.
"Tournament of Legends?" She read. "Against everyone, even the Champions?"
She put the letter down, letting her mind wander as she closed her eyes.
"I know you'll be there, Ash," she said to herself. "And I'm only with you, none of the others. I'll stand by you no matter what anyone else says."
"You have been wiser than the others," a Pokemon spoke from behind her, causing her to open her eyes. "How has convincing any of them gone?"
"Not very well," the girl admitted, not turning around to face the voice. "Many of them either believe Ash is dead or think that they have to stop him from hurting himself if he does show up, including most of the Champions, if you can believe it."
The Pokemon sighed. "Unfortunately, that is the way most of you humans are. Many are not in tune with the world, they do not think about purpose, about outcomes, about destiny."
"I understand. All I can hope for is that they will not try convincing Ash to give up again, otherwise he may never forgive them. Especially if he explains why he can't."
"What will you do if they do not stop trying to convince him?"
The girl paused for a moment.
"If… if they continue to do so even after they have heard his reasoning or if they do not give him a chance to explain, I will not be able to trust them. Yet if Ash hasn't given his reasons, I will give them the benefit of the doubt. If any of them stop, I will welcome them into the group and help them earn Ash's trust again."
The Pokemon nodded.
"Well, you better get together your Pokemon. You must train yourself for the coming month."
The girl nodded as she refolded the letter.
Ash, the girl thought, please stay safe in the tournament.
I got bored, so here's an Ash betrayed story I wanted to try. Basically, here the 'traitors' (as so many people like to call them) just believe they think they know what is right for Ash in a non-antagonizing way, but end up becoming annoying to him as they fail to see his role in the world. Along with that, he has some extra powers, one of which I revealed already if you understand it, that tie into the betrayal.
Ash: Aren't there stories already like that? With the 'traitors' trying to get forgiveness and not being bad guys?
*Shrugs* Probably. I've seen at least one or two where the 'traitors' were directly trying to gain your forgiveness, though they generally acted very antagonistic before you leave. Here, you just came to a disagreement on where you should go in life and that costed them your friendship.
Ash: *Sighs* Why do so many people make me lose my friends?
*Hugs* Don't worry, many times you become a badass in the end. And this is less complete 180 in character and more along the lines of thinking of you in the wrong ways.
Ash: Fine...
To all my Readers, Watchers, and Reviewers, Stay Golden!
