Everyone thought he gave up. Everyone thought he was gone. Everyone was wrong. After a crushing loss in the Kalos League, Ash Ketchum vanished-no goodbyes, no trace, only rumors and silence. The world moved on, assuming the eternal dreamer had finally let go of his impossible dream. But six years later, a stranger steps onto the biggest Pokémon League stage the world has ever seen. He's colder, sharper, and far more powerful than anyone remembers. With mastery over Aura and hidden psychic potential, he's no longer the wide-eyed kid from Pallet Town. He's a storm waiting to strike. And this time... he's not here to lose.

A team and a partner that was all a trainer needed but what if that very own team and the partner Ash had for years, suddenly decided that he wasn't good enough for them. That their own trainer was someone who couldn't get the most out of them. Now what if he was not only left alone but also stranded on a rescue boat not even knowing where he was? There was no hope for Ash and the longer he was out on the oceaon for him all alone the more he found his inner demons spiking up urging him to finally end it. It was only at the brink of death that he met a pokemon he never thought he would see again. Will he recover or will he find a way to end his suffering soul? A/N: This is a pokemon fanstory hope you enjoy! Please also feel free to correct my bad writing. Rights on the pictures go to the artist. I do not own pokemon, rights to the owner.