@Rocker29173 , sorry, I didn't know, it just made sense in my mind that ash would still have Pikachu by his side, even though he is not going to be his official starter, don't get me wrong, I like this story, I haven't read it yet, but I like this idea where Ash wakes up on time and gets any of the Kanto starters, I like it, I'm not going to judge or be like those idiots who criticize people until they are forced to shut down their stories, because those people ruin the experience for everyone, I just simply sit back and let the author actually make their story, it was just my idea of the fact that Pikachu would still be Ash's Pokemon, because that's what happened in most stories, but it still makes sense to change up the story to where ash actually wakes up on time and gets his first Pokemon that isn't Pikachu, honestly, I'm glad a story idea like this is actually real, because it makes me happy seeing an idea that can actually change rather than having the same repetitive cycle, I like the betrayal fanfictions that people make, but only if Ash's mom, Serena, and all of Ash's Pokemon are not included in the betrayal as traitors, also I believe the main rivals would not betray Ash because of the fact that Ash has actually shown more strength than any other trainer in the world