To all of those who read my previous stories.. I'm sorry that I'm such a failure at writing.

I shall begin again and again until I have fulfilled your expectations.

Wish me luck!

-KenTheKing

Prologue

"It's time for your medicine, Red." Green opened a small bottle and poured out a couple of pills. Green gave them to Red, and handed him a glass of warm water. Red tossed the pills into his mouth and downed the water quickly, before handing the empty cup back to Green. Another person entered the room, with a basket full of supplies.
"Are you feeling any better? Gold asked.
"Yeah. A couple more days and I'll be outta here." Red grinned and Gold couldn't help but smile back. His smile was just a mask, to disguise his grief and horror. Red was dying. A direct collision with a herd of Nidoking had poisoned his entire body. Even with the finest medical assistance from all the 5 regions. Nobody could help, only prolong the inevitable.
"Gold. Come here. I have something to tell you." Gold set the basket on a desk and sat next to Green.
"What is it Red?" Red exchanged eye contact with Green, and nodded. He pulled out a pouch and emptied its contents. A single golden medal.
"Gold. You have studied under me for the past 4 months. You have been an excellent apprentice and I enjoyed our time together.
"Sheesh. You talk like it's gonna end soon." Gold popped open a can of PokéCoke.
"Listen to me Gold. I want everyone to recognize you as my successor. To the world, you defeated Red." Red pushed the medal into Gold's palm. Gold, eyes wide with shock, spilled the PokéCoke all over the floor.
"What are you talking about? The Championship was your life! You can't just give it up like this!" Gold tried to return the medal, but Green stopped him.
"Red cares for you a lot to give you the title. Bear it well and let your name be known to all. This is honoring your master. This is his wish." Green forced Gold back onto his chair and began to clean the mess.
"Gold. I have one final request. I want you to find my family. After the events in Hoenn. My mother contacted me and informed me of... My brother." Gold listened with newfound interest. Little was known of Red's background. "I never returned to Pallet. I couldn't see my mother in this state. My brother Ash, however, needs somebody to look out for him." Red pulled out a picture of a boy who looked similar to Red when he was younger. "Professor Oak will host a camp starting tomorrow. It is to instruct new potential trainers. Green's cousin will be their too." Green grinned as he remembered the cocky, hilarious Gary Oak. "Enter this camp. Befriend the two boys and give them somebody to admire until they become of age.
"Red. I'm not good with kids." Red pulled out an Egg out of his bag.
"Give this to Professor Oak. It's Pika and ChuChu's second Egg. Your Pichu's sibling. I want Ash to start with this Pokémon." Gold frowned and took the Egg gently. "Gold. Shine like the sun. Be a brother to mine. Honor me with this." Green rose and began to lead Gold out of the room.
"Wait, I won't go yet!" Red smiled as the door closed.

Chapter 1

Gold filled in the papers and handed them to Professor Oak. "When can I meet the boys, sir?" Professor Oak touched his shoulder and led him to a playground where several children were performing a Pokémon play. The boy from the picture, Ash, acted like a Machamp and playfully slapped people with his fake arms. The boy who looked like Green, Gary, was used his wings like a Pidgeot and smacking Ash on the head with his wings.
"Let me tell you their names. Daniel, Mike, Diana, Serena," Professor Oak pointed to a cute girl with brown-orange hair. "Gary Oak, my grandson. Jennifer, George, Peter, Samuel, and Ash Ketchum." Professor Oak pointed to the boy Gold recognized earlier.
"Thanks gramps. I'll begin teaching tomorrow." Professor Oak nodded and went back into the lab. Gold spent a couple minutes watching the children play before leaving the playground.

"Hi everyone. My name is Gold. Starting today, I'll be teaching you guys everything about Pokémon." Gold adjusted his cap and pulled out a marker. He drew a picture of a Jigglypuff and a Zubat. "Can anyone tell me what Pokémon they are?" Gary and Serena both raised their hands at the same time while Ash raised his moments later. "Gary."
"A Jigglypuff and Zoobat sir." Gold made a face and Serena giggled.
"Jigglypuff and Zubat." Ash answered.
"Correct." Gold handed him a small piece of candy in the shape of a Pokéball. Ash handed it to Serena, who blushed. Gold noticed this and grinned.
"Well. Since Ash, Serena, and Gary here were the first ones to raise their hands, they get a small advantage this afternoon. The rest of the group groaned as the trio laughed. The rest of the morning class was on Pokémon types. Gold noticed that Ash and Gary had a friendly rival relationship while Serena had- nevermind.

"I shall announce the teams. Gary-Peter. George-Daniel. Mike-Diana. Ash-Serena. Jennifer-Samuel. Remember your partner. Today, we're going on a Pokémon hunt. I shall give you one Pokémon per team, to find. The team that manages to take a picture of that Pokémon and brings it back here will win. Professor Oak has kindly posted a chaperone to each team so don't worry about aggresive Pokémon. The teams with the three I mentioned earlier get to start first. Come here and recieve your mission." Gold handed a small envelope to each team and sent them off with their chaperones.
"Ready? Go!" The children sped off with Professor Oak's Aides behind them. Gold waited for a minute before sending the other teams with their envelopes after them.

"Serena, we have to find a... Poliwag." Serena nodded and produced a camera from her bag.
"I think there's a lake over there. Do you know where our chaperone went? He disappeared five minutes ago." Ash shrugged and pulled out a Pokéball.
"Don't worry. I borrowed a Pokémon from Professor Oak before we left. Without his permission, of course." Serena gasped and Ash grinned at her expression. "Just kidding. I got permission." Serena sighed and kicked a rock. It soared into the sky and landed on... A Mankey
"Ash, we're in trouble." Ash examined the threat and enlarged the Pokéball.
"Go, Marokwak!" Marowak leaped out and glared at Mankey. Mankey made a fist, but his will crumbled at the sight of Marowak's huge bone.
(A/N: that came out wrong xD) Mankey scrambled away and Ash returned Marowak. "Good job."
"Ash, I see a Poliwag!" Serena chased it while snapping several shots.
"Wait up Serena!" Ash followed her, but tumbled into a bush. "That place is dangerous!" Serena was gone.

"Gold!" Ash slammed into the teacher and rubbed his head. "Serena disappeared chasing a Poliwag!"
"What? Ok, I'll go look for her." Gold dashed into the forest.
"Well, I can't be here doin' nothing." Ash grabbed released Marowak and ran after Gold. "Wait up!"
"You wanna help?" Ash nodded and Gold sighed.
"Ok. Professor Oak's Marowak is a powerful Pokémon. It should be able to protect you. I want you to look for a Poliwag."
"Got it." Ash sprinted towards a river. He leaped across and kept running without breaking his stride. "Where are you Poliwag?"
A cry alerted him to another presence. He looked up and saw a Butterfree caught in a web. A strange Pokémon was advancing. "Don't worry! Marowak, Bone Club!" Marowak leapt up and smacked the Pokémon on its head. It scrambled onto a different tree and disappeared. "Marowak, try to knock down that tree with your bone!" Marowak attacked the trunk several times and successfully split the tree in half. Ash climbed the broken trunk and untangled Butterfree from the web. Butterfree cried with joy and grabbed Ash by his shoulders. "Hey!" Butterfree carried Ash to the ground, next to a lake with Marowak following from the ground. "Hmmm.. These are Poliwag prints! It must be close. Thank you Butterfree." Butterfree cried once more before flying away. "The prints lead to this hole. Marowak, Headbutt!" Marowak slammed into the hole and made it large enough for a 10 year old kid to crawl through. "Good job. Rest." Ash returned Marowak and entered the hole. After a bit of crawling, Ash found himself inside of a cave. "Well, this must be Poliwag's hideout. Serena couldn't be here... Ash sighed and made a move to exit.
"Ash, help!" Serena cried out, her voice mixed with pain.
"Where are you?" Ash ran deeper into the cave. A faint light could be seen. Ash ran towards the light and broke through a wall of dirt. He dusted himself off and looked around. Serena was leaning on a tree, she seemed injured.
"What's wrong?" Ash pulled out his handkerchief and wrapped it around her knee.
"I lost the Poliwag. I was about to go back when it suddenly appeared again and I fell.
"Your safety is more important. Think you can walk back?" She tried to rise but slumped. She shook her head.
"I'll help you, hold on to my neck." Ash helped her up and the two of them staggered towards the laboratory.
Gold watched them from behind, smiling at Ash's resourcefulness and petting his pet Poliwag.

"Ash. My parents are taking me back home because of this." She pointed to her knee. "At first, I didn't want to be here. But you made this camp fun for me, so... Thank you." Serena smiled and pecked Ash on the cheek. She got in her parents' car.
"Goodbye Serena, I hope I see you again!" He waved. The car began moving.
"Me too..." She whispered to herself.

If you liked it, feel free to review and give me your opinion.
The pairing hasn't been decided though I'm leaning towards 3 girls so far.
The apology at the beginning... If you don't know what it means, think nothing about it.
Have fun reading my story!
-KenTheKing