Ash Ketchum Attends Duel Academy

Domino City

In another universe shortly after Ash's victory over Leon in the Masters Eight Tournament...

They had just celebrated Ash winning the Masters Eight Tournament after a grueling battle.

Ash Ketchum accompanied his friends Brock and Misty to a nearby city in the Kanto Region. His companion Pikachu was on his shoulder.

"What do you think we'll do today?" He asked his friends out loud.

Misty and Brock didn't have a clue what they should do at the moment.

"How about-" She trailed off, noticing Ash was no longer there.

"Ash, where did you go?" Brock called out, hoping for a response from the black-haired trainer.

He didn't hear a thing from him. It was like Ash just disappeared into thin air. Pikachu had fallen off his shoulder before he disappeared without explanation.

Misty and Brock knew that his mother, who was in Pallet Town, had to be told about his sudden disappearance after picking Pikachu up.

That's just what they did after reaching a Pokemon Center.

Delia's face popped up on the screen.

"Hello Mrs. Ketchum." Misty spoke. "We're contacting you to let you know that Ash has gone missing."

She was shocked.

"What?"

"He was there one moment, gone the next." Brock added.

It turns out that in another dimension, Arceus had sensed the Light of Destruction's return from the Hall of Origin and sent him there to help put a stop to it.

Unknown location...

Ash got to his feet after landing on the ground.

"Where am I?" He asked, looking around the area.

The area was completely foreign to him. Ash decided to look around and get some more information about his location.

'Where are Misty and Brock?' He questioned in his mind.

Ash then started looking around his surroundings.

'Pikachu?' He thought, beginning to panic. 'Where are you?'

"Maybe someone can tell me where I am." A woman with dark brown hair was close by.

She was walking a dog.

'What kind of dog is that?' He asked himself.

"This is a Inu." The woman answered after noticing the expression on his face.

"Excuse me?" The woman looked at him after he tried to determine his current location. "Do you know where I am?"

"This is Domino City." She answered, before leaving him alone.

'Domino City.' Ash thought.

He continued heading up the street, inspecting the area.

Suddenly a brown-haired boy ran into him. He fell to the ground and his cards scattered everywhere.

"Need some help up?" Ash offered.

"Yeah sure." Ash helped him to his feet.

"My name's Jaden Yuki." He introduced himself to Ash. "I was on my way to the Kaiba Dome to enroll in the world famous Duel Academy."

"Duel Academy?" Ash was confused.

He had no idea what Jaden was talking about. It's no wonder considering he had never come to this city before.