Ash Ketchum, Pokemon Master By ZaneT69

Chapter 20

When Ash arrived in Kalos, he wasted no time in visiting Professor Sycamore to have his Pokedex updated, and after that he captured himself a Froakie and began traveling, training for his first gym battle, and battling trainers. Ash's Froakie, Quilladin, Braixen, Honedge, and Tyrunt were all proving themselves hard working and worthy. Getting the new capture Froakie too level 25 and evolving him was easy, but they were all still low level and would require much more work.

Defeating Viola and winning the Bug Badge was pretty easy, and Ash continued his travels and training... Ash saved a village plagued by a sleeping and loudly snoring Snorlax and caught a shiny Magikarp near Ambrette Town. Ash had always wanted another shiny Gyarados and now he finally had a Pokemon that could evolve into one.

After training all of his Pokemon up to level 35, and with Honedge evolving into Doublade, Ash challenged Grant, the Cyllage City Gym Leader and defeated him using just Frogadier and Quilladin.

It was after leveling all of his Pokemon up to level forty and winning the Rumble Badge off Korrina that Ash caught another Pokemon... An amateur trainer was traveling around and he was attempting to train... they accidentally attacked a Salamence that was flying by. Truthfully, they didn't even make the tiniest scratch, but Salamence are easily angered. Ash sent his Charizard and Salamence didn't last long against him... a Dragon Pulse and Dragon Rush, followed up by Dragon Claw and Ash quickly caught the Salamence. The problem was that Ash already had an extremely powerful Salamence and needed to give it away.

Thankfully Max was powerful, knowledgeable, and he was skilled enough to handle it now.

Winning the remaining badges while keeping his Pokemon at higher levels for battles was thankfully easy for Ash... he was used to it by now. Stronger Pokemon meant more wins, and more wins meant far more experience and therefore levels... Plus Ash was a prodigy. With his eight badges won, Ash began training for his intended final league conference.

Ash would later take a break to save a Zygarde cell at Fate and Death's request... All Team Flare members were slain and all of their Pokemon were released, kept, or given away, and Ash had even saved a lot of peoples lives in the process. Ash was also given a gift by Fate and Death as thanks, they said it would be helpful in the near future.

Ash had to intervene, yet again, at Terminus Cave and warded the location against hostile humans... unfortunately Ash still hadn't earned Zygarde's trust.

But, no, it was the third time that enraged Ash. He was sent to stop Team Flare from capturing Zygarde... again.

It went well at first, if you count brutally murdering would-be mass murderers as a positive experience, and Ash was soon struggling to keep his footing on the blood soaked ground... hundreds of Team Flare Grunts were slaughtered and Ash had even captured the vile and twisted Xerosic.

Ash, in his alter ego, was merely torturing the abomination to death, having looked into his mind and having learned that he didn't care who he hurt... Ash was using his 'magical powers' to cause Xerosic to feel all the pain that he had ever caused... okay, he was using the Cruciatus Curse, but Ash was certain that more than a few people bought that lie. Xerosic had just died when Ash, in his disguise, was hit by a Flamethrower...

Ash easily recognized the Charizard's trainer, Alain, Lysandre's pawn and servant.

"Ah, Lysandre's little pawn..." Ash greeted, his voice distorted, and causing Alain's eyes to widen. "You wish to capture Zygarde so that your master can help Mairin's Chespin and so that she will smile again..." Alain looked shocked. "You could succeed... but will she smile as Lysandre kills her along with you and everyone else? He plans to reduce the worlds population too preserve the world for longer... so much death... all because of a mad man and a naive little pawn... you."