Ash's Unova Ideals

Prologue: The Surprising New Journey

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.

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In the Stadium, two trainers could be seen, fighting fiercely with their Pokemon.

"Latios! Luster Purge!" Tobias commanded.

"Pikachu! Use Volt Tackle!" Countered Ash.

The stadium was quiet as they watched intensely at the two Pokémon, attacking each other at full force. Latios managed to hit Pikachu midair, but gasps were heard when they all saw the Pikachu continue its charge towards the blue Eon Pokemon, through the Luster Purge.

Pikachu slowly but steadily closed in on Latios. That was when Pikachu's trainer gave a sudden command.

"Now! Use Iron Tail!"

The Latios noticed Pikachu a second too late and soon there was an explosion. Smoke everywhere and the crowd was silent, wondering the outcome. The smoke cleared and in the center of the battlefield were both the Latios and Pikachu, unconscious.

There was only silence until everyone realized what this meant.

Pikachu and Latios are both unable to battle! All 6 of Ash's Pokémon have been eliminated! So moving on to the finals is Tobias the victor!"

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"Ash? Are you awake?" Ash opened his eyes and found himself staring at himself. It had been a whole month since the Sinnoh League. He was currently wearing a dark blue and white hoodie and black jeans. He also had a red and white cap with a black Pokeball on the front, that was somehow able to contain the messy forest of hair he had on his head. He hadn't worn a hoodie since he travelled through Hoenn and Kanto. His mother had told him that today was an exciting new day and made him a new set of clothes for today.

"Yeah, I'm awake!" Ash replied to his mother and opened the door of his room to see his mother standing in front of the door. In his mother's arms was Pikachu, his best friend ever since he started his Pokémon journey four years ago. Pikachu jumped out of his mother's arms and onto his shoulder.

"Ash sweetie! That looks so good on you! Hold on, let me get my camera!" In an instant Ash's mother was gone. Ash and Pikachu sweat dropped as they shared a glance. Before they knew it, Ash's mother returned and had her camera. "Alright, now both of you look at the camera!" Ash and Pikachu shared another glance and looked at the camera lens, smiling. The two were soon blinded by the sudden flash of light. "Aww, my sweet little Ashy boy and his Pikachu. You both are growing up so fast."

After rubbing his eyes trying to get rid of the flashing spots, he looked at his mother. "So what's so special about today mom?"

Ash's mom turned around and started to leave. "You'll have to find out."

Ash turned his head towards Pikachu while following his mother. "Do you have any idea of where we're going?" Pikachu simply shook his head. Ash smiled and exited his house, making sure to lock the door. He was surprised at what he saw in front of his house. "Mom, when did you get a car?" In front of Ash was a car. As if you expected something else.

"I bought it a few days ago. I don't use it much though. I prefer walking but for days like today it's useful," Ash's mother walked to the driver's seat and entered the car.

Ash walked to the spot next to the driver's and entered. "You still haven't told me where we're going or what we're doing."

"So impatient. Just wait Ash." Ash's mother pressed the pedal and soon they were off. Ash recognized the route they were going through. It was the road to Viridian City, except for vehicles. The route Ash took when he started his journey was Route 1, where there were wild Pokémon and it was more forest-like. Soon they were in Viridian City which had expanded ever since Ash visited it last when he travelled through Kanto for the second time.

Ash took the drive to reflect on his journeys, or rather his most recent one. Sinnoh. Sinnoh was his longest journey and by far the biggest region he's been to. He also met so many people and gained plenty of rivals. He also made it to the Top 4 in the Sinnoh League, the farthest he has ever gotten in a Regional League. He triumphed over the harmonious Nando, the perfectionist Conway, and his greatest moment: his rival Paul.

That battle was considered to be the biggest battle of the entire Sinnoh League. It was a battle Ash had been fighting for months, both with Pokémon and beliefs, losing every time. So to finally come out on top, Ash felt like he achieved more than just a placement in the brackets. But the next battle was against a trainer with a Legendary Pokémon. The Pokémon that creates nightmares, had crushed his hopes and dreams right then. But when Ash along with Sceptile had broken through the nightmare and defeated the Pitch-Black Pokémon, the thing that came next surprised every person in the stadium. He had a Latios.

"Ash! Hurry or you'll miss your flight!" Ash's mother's distressed voice rang out, snapping Ash back to reality.

"Flight?" Ash looked around and noticed they were at the new Viridian airport. "Wait, mom, where am I going?"

Ash stepped out of the car and to the back of the car where his mother was. "Here Ash!" She tossed him a black and blue messenger bag and a wallet. "That wallet has your plane ticket. Now go quickly!" Ash's mother was now pushing him towards the airport.

Ash was just confused. "Wait, mom what's going on!?"

"Your flight is going to leave soon Ash! Just go and you'll find out!" Ash's mother hugged him and rubbed Pikachu's head. "Pikachu, take good care of Ash okay?" Pikachu let out a cry and Ash's mother quickly entered her car and drove off.

Ash stared at where his mother drove off then at Pikachu. "What just happened?" Pikachu shrugged. Ash placed the messenger bag's strap around his right shoulder so the bag was hanging on his right side. Ash then checked his wallet. It had cash, a debit card, some id, and a ticket.

Ash inspected the plane ticket. It had a number on it, his seat number, and his name. But nothing about the location he was going to. "Well Pikachu? Should we go?" Pikachu nodded and Ash shrugged. He entered the terminal and found his plane. "Wonder where mom is sending us." Pikachu replied with his usual cry.

When they found their seat, Ash decided to see what his mother packed for him in his bag. "Let's see. Some Pokémon food and a recipe book. Probably courtesy of Brock. Um, what is this? 'Trans-Coupon'? Looks like a coupon for a watch. Looks like a Poketch. Some clothes, some potions, a map!" Ash flipped open the electronic map, and finally found out where he was going. "We're going to Unova Pikachu."

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So that is it for the Prologue.

I actually got inspiration from another story called "Pokemon: Bonds and Whispers" by Shadow1001. So quick shoutout to him.

He hasn't updated this story for 2 years, so I decided to make my own version of this story. But, Don't worry. There will be various differences throughout the story from his to mine. After all, there are some things that I wasn't satisfied with the SINNOH series, that I wanted to implement in this story as well.

Welp... see you guys in Chapter 1!