So this is my first ever FanFiction and I am going to sort of jump on the bandwagon immediately. That bandwagon being about Ash being betrayed by his friends. I know this appears far too often, but, I love reading them and wanted to have a go at writing one. Or maybe more. Anyway, let's lay down some immediate rules:

Pokemon will have 8 moves allowed instead of 4, because if it was 4, the battles would be repetitive and limited, and that gets really old, fast, and if allowed it to be limitless, that would be ridiculous.

Ash will have about the same amount of Pokemon, e.g. More he has caught after the betrayal, some he has befriended in the past, etc. However, in return for this, most of the Pokemon he caught prior to the betrayal will leave him.

Some of Ash's friends and Pokemon (the ones Ash catches prior to the betrayal) will stay with him, which of those is entirely up to me, though I am open to suggestions.

DISCLAIMER – I do not own Pokemon (characters, places, etc.).

Okay now that we have the boring stuff out the way (hopefully), let's get this going. (P.S. I may add more rules later).

"Normal and speech marks" – Talking

'Italics and Quotation Marks' – Telepathy

Bold – Pokemon Attack

Betraying The Hero

Chapter 1: Opening

On the harsh cold and terrain of Mt Coronet, we see a man glaring at the maelstrom of snow, as if he was ordering it to stop, with little to no avail. This man is known as Ash Ketchum, or was at least, because if anyone saw him compared to when he last was seen by society, no-one would have a clue it was the same person. He is now 21 years old and stands at a daunting 6"2 tall, as well as having a well built body littered with the scars of his past, literally. Which is monstrous compared to the Ash Ketchum most people knew and loved 5 years ago.

Also instead of wearing his trademark and cliché travelling clothes and baseball cap, he now dons an outfit consisting of a dark grey shirt and fingered gloves, red tinted sunglasses, and a jet black leather jacket with matching ripped denim jeans, army boots and cowboy hat. In conclusion, he looks rather intimidating and really badass.

At his side is his ever loyal Raichu, his first and best Pokemon, who trusted and respected his partner with the highest honour, as his trainer did him. The silence between them was starting to hang heavily on them both, as they both knew that this day 5 years ago, also known as the worst day of their lives, was the exact reason why they exiled themselves to this place. So Raichu decided to break the silence before it worsened.

'You're thinking about that day again aren't you Ash?' Raichu asked.

'Yes, I am buddy, it just keeps on repeating over and over in my head' Ash replied.

'Don't worry Ash, I'm sure we'll find a way to end this nightmare soon' Raichu consoled.

'I hope your right buddy, because it's starting to get boring having to: A. Put up with the same nightmares every day and night of that event, and B. Train up the gang everyday, even though they have reached the limits of their capabilities and then gone beyond them' Ash countered.

The duo then proceeded to start making there way back to the cave, the place of sanctuary for them and the rest of the team for the past 5 years. Ash looked at the time and saw it was 10:30PM.

"Damn, I must have been up at the peak for hours" Ash muttered to himself.

"You were" a voice growled from a shadow in the cave.

Ash chuckled lowly, "Alright, get to sleep, you". The owner of the voice grunted and then shuffled into its sleeping position.

When Ash got to his sleeping bag, he proceeded to do the same, with Raichu snuggled up to his side like a cat. He fell asleep in a near instant, Ash did not. Ash lay awake for some time, thinking, before drifting into slumber himself…

Little did Ash know, his life was about turn a corner, for the better.

Tada! So, what did you think, I know that this chapter is a little on the short side, but I'm still trying to finalise some of the ideas and things I'm going to implement in later chapters, such as people who are going to stay with Ash, etc. And I wrote this in about 1 hour at midnight, on my iPad (which is why I can't do line breaks), so, yeah. Make sure to comment your own ideas and give reviews so I know what I need to improve on. PokeChampion008 signing out.