Hello users of FanFiction! I am GreninjaTime and this is my first fanfic. I've been reading on this site for a while now and I felt that I should give writing a try for myself. I have rated this story T, however it may become M as it progresses (I will update the rating when needed). As of now there will be no shippings in this story but I might change my mind. Feel free to review and please leave feedback, positive or negative, it is all appreciated! So, without further ado lets go!

"Another league lost. What's that, six now?" Ash moaned to himself frustratedly.

Ash Ketchum was the supposed Pokémon trainer prodigy from Pallet Town. He was currently on the flight back home from Kalos after his latest Pokémon league defeat.

"We were so close Pi, so close."

"Pikapi..."

Pikachu was Ash's strongest and most trusted Pokémon that he had. The two began their journey together in Kanto and had travelled to every region, successfully losing in all of the leagues.

"First Kanto, then Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova. And now Kalos too? Do you think we'll ever win buddy?" The usually happy-go-lucky 16 year old was on the verge of depression. He was starting to doubt himself as a trainer. He knew that it was no fault of his Pokémon's that he had lost in every league, it was because of his inability as a trainer.

"Pika! Pika chu pi!" Pikachu would not let Ash doubt himself. He was the best trainer any Pokémon could wish for!

"Thanks bud, I'm just worried. What if we don't make it? What if we never become masters?"

But Pikachu wasn't having any of it. He charged up a powerful thundershock and electrocuted Ash, drawing the attention of many other passengers on the plane.

The shock from Pikachu seemed to snap Ash out of his mood and brought him back to his usual energetic self.

"I guess you're right Pikachu, there's no need to worry. Of course we'll become masters! Me and you pal, we're gonna show the world what we can do!" Ash exclaimed rather loudly, again drawing the attention of many other passengers.

"Hehe...sorry," Ash said sheepishly while putting one hand behind his head.

Before long, the plane had arrived at the Viridian City airport. Ash and Pikachu departed from the plane and were soon engulfed in the bustling crowd of people looking for their flights. Whilst fighting his way through the crowd, Ash noticed that there seemed to be an unusually large number of police officers roaming throughout the airport.

"I wonder what's going on?" Ash asked his electric mouse. "Think something bad happened?"

"Pikapika pi," Was the response from the rodent.

"Yeah, you're probably right. Just a security check or somethin.'"

The duo continued to fight through the mob of people until they got to the airport exit, where they were stopped by a suspicious looking officer Jenny.

"May I please see your trainer ID?" She asked through narrowed eyes.

Ash furrowed his eyebrow in confusion. "Umm...sure," He replied and handed her his pokédex.

A few taps later, Ash noticed the officer's eyes widen so he asked innocently "Is something wrong officer?"

"Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town you are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything that you say may be used against you in court," Jenny said quickly as she pulled out a pair of handcuffs and wrapped them around Ash's wrists.

"What?!" Ash exclaimed. "There must be some mistake! I didn't do anything!"

The officer hastily called for backup which soon arrived. Two male policemen came to the scene. One of them stood at about 6'4 ft and had a toned, muscular build. He had a scar going across one of his eyes and was missing a few teeth. The other cop looked the exact opposite. He was around 5'5 ft and lacked any muscle. He wore framed glasses and carried a tight looking cage.

"Jansson, put the Pikachu in the cage and we'll take him away," Jenny said to the smaller officer, who was presumably named Jansson.

"What? No, Pikachu, run!" Ash exclaimed. He may not of known what was happening but he couldn't let his best friend get caught.

But Pikachu didn't run. Instead he leapt off of Ash's shoulders and began charging a powerful thunderbolt attack. Ash panicked when he saw the bigger officer pull out a Glock 19 pistol and aim it at Pikachu.

"Pikachu! Stand down!" Ash yelled. Pikachu reluctantly stopped charging his attack and sat down.

The officer lowered his gun and proceeded to put Pikachu into the cage. Ash was roughly thrown into the back of the police car, as was Pikachu.

"Don't bother trying to break out of that cage," The muscular officer sneered at Pikachu. "It's resistant to electricity."

The police car began moving and Ash had an extremely hard time staying calm about the situation. 'Think Ash, think. Why are you in here? How can you get out?' But he came up clueless and before he knew it, the car had stopped outside of the Viridian police station.

"Move kid. And don't even think about trying to run off," Officer Jenny told him.

The three officers escorted Ash to a temporary cell and took Pikachu away to a separate area.

"Your parents have been notified of your arrest and will arrive here soon. You will remain in this cell until your sentence has been judged. When it has, you will be moved to a high security prison. Do you understand?" The skinny officer addressed Ash.

'Darn.' Ash thought. What would his mom and professor Oak think about this? 'Don't worry. They'll get you out and make things right.' He told himself. He did have a question that he wanted answered though…

"Why am I in here? I've done nothing wrong," Ash asked the officer.

"I am not at liberty to discuss that." Was his response as he walked away.

"Great..." Ash muttered to himself. "Guess I'll make myself comfortable." He looked around his cell. There was an uncomfortable looking bed in the corner of the room and a small hole, presumably for the toilet, at the other side. Ash wasn't surprised to see that there was no windows. He moved over to the bed and sat down. The bed was rock solid.

"For Arceus' sake..." Ash moaned. It was at this point that he realised the officers hadn't taken away his Kalos Pokémon's Pokéballs. He briefly thought about attempting to break out but realised that it would be pointless and probably make the situation worse...somehow…

An hour later Ash heard the sound of fast footsteps and looked up to see his mom looking at him through the bars.

"Mom!"

"Ash!"

"You've gotta help me mom! I've done nothing wrong, I promise!"

"I know you haven't, don't worry. We'll get you out of this mess."

Ash smiled at his mother. "Thanks mom."

It was then that Professor Oak arrived with Officer Jenny.

"Why is my son in a cell?" Delia asked accusingly.

"Ash Ketchum has been arrested for several accounts of Pokémon mistreatment and murder."

"WHAT?" Ash almost screamed. "Are you kidding me? I'd never hurt a Pokémon!"

"Tell it to the judge," The officer responded before walking away.

"This is crazy! I'd never do anything bad to a Pokémon!"

"Don't worry Ash we'll sort out this mess," His mother assured him.

Ash glanced at the professor to see him looking rather troubled and confused.

"What's up professor?" Ash asked. Considering the circumstances it seemed like a stupid question, but he thought he would ask anyway.

"I have to say I never expected this. I would never of thought that you, of all people, would harm and kill a Pokémon," The professor said slowly.

"Professor!"

"Samuel!"

"I'm sorry both, but until I have seen evidence from either side I will stay neutral in this situation."

Delia began screaming many indecent words at the professor and slapped him continuously until he walked away. A police officer came to check on all the noise and escorted Delia away.

"Don't worry Ash!" She screamed. "We'll get you out of this!"

One week later Ash found himself entering a court room in an attempt to defend himself from his 'crimes'.

Ash took a glance around as he walked in. At the front of the room sat the Judge. He was a fairly old man, Ash guessed him to be around fifty five, and he wore a robe of black silk damask. There was something about his plain, calm face that put Ash on edge. It was as if this were no big deal to him, but after thinking about it again Ash guessed that it probably wasn't.

At the left hand-side of the room sat the prosecutors. Sat in the stands were many people whom he did not recognise, but he was taken aback by a certain three people who were in the stands.

One of these people was a boy that Ash had grown up with. They had been rivals for the most part of their lives but had kindled a friendship during Ash's adventures through Sinnoh. The boy had spiky auburn hair and sharp black eyes. He always wore a cocky smirk that made Ash want to punch him in the face. This boy was none other than Gary Oak.

The second person that Ash recognised was a girl who Ash travelled with throughout both Kanto and Johto. She had short orange hair which went in an upwards ponytail and gentle, green eyes. Ash thought that she was his best friend. Apparently he was wrong. This girl was known as Misty Kasumi.

The final person that Ash recognised was a few years older than Ash, and had travelled with him throughout four regions. He had short, brown, spiky hair and had very narrowed eyes, giving him a knowledgeable look. He was a man that Ash had respected through all of his journey, and was one of the people that inspired Ash to become a better trainer. This man was Brock Takeshi.

Seeing these people sat against him caught Ash heavily off guard and he could already feel the tears welling up in his eyes. Three of the people who Ash had known for the longest had turned their backs on him and betrayed him when it mattered the most.

As Ash entered the room he walked past the audience seats and received many glares from various people. He was honestly surprised at how many people believed that he had committed such horrible acts.

Ash walked to the defence seats and sat down next to his lawyer, Lucian Goyo. Lucian was a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four as well as being a well established lawyer. When he had heard about Ash's case, Lucian had flown from Sinnoh to Kanto to offer his assistance. During his travels, Lucian had come across Ash and was impressed with his love for pokémon. This is why he believed that Ash could not possibly be guilty for the accused crimes.

The trial had been going for far longer than Ash had the heart to count. It wasn't looking good for him right now.

Ash had nobody on his side to defend him, other than himself and his lawyer. His mother was ruled unfit to be a witness due to her unstable emotions and the fact that she had no evidence to go against the accused charges. Ash was heartbroken to see that none of his other former travelling partners had shown up. True friends are those who come to your aid in tough times. Ash had recently found out that he had no true friends.

He was still in utter shock at the 'evidence' being used against him. There were numerous pictures and videos showing Ash abusing pokémon. It didn't make sense. He knew for a fact that he had never, ever, abused a pokémon in any way, but here there were pictures videos showing a complete opposite to that.

One disturbing picture in particular showed a tauros chained to the floor with one of it's horns cut off. Standing next to the beast was Ash, holding a chainsaw up to the bull pokémon's other horn.

It made no sense. The person in the picture looked exactly like Ash. He had the same hair, the same hat, the same jacket and even the same z shaped marks on his cheeks. But it wasn't him, Ash knew he had never done such a thing to a pokémon; he never knew such things even happened!

"May Brock Takeshi please come to the stand?" The lawyer representing the prosecutors asked.

Ash was snapped out of his thoughts by his 'friend' being called to the stands to testify against him. Neither Gary nor Misty had yet to be called to the stands.

"Mr. Takeshi, you claimed that you caught Mr. Ketchum taking one of your own pokémon's life, is that correct?" The judge asked the breeder.

"Yes, your Honor. That is correct," Brock responded.

Ash shot up out of his seat and was about to shout at Brock for lying, but Lucian quickly pulled him down and shot him a look that said 'be quiet!'

"If it is not too painful for you, would you please explain exactly what you saw?"

"Of course your Honor. It was about one and a half weeks ago. I was having a practise battle with my brother, Forest, when I had a familiar cry coming from the forest." Brock paused for effect. "I went to check out what was happening when I saw him," Brock shot Ash a venomous glare "hunched over my croagunk. He stepped back and I was able to see a...a..."

"Please, do go on," The judge said.

"There was a knife stuck in the back of my croagunk. Blood was everywhere. I looked at him shocked and he just smiled at me and took off..." Brock finished before he broke down into tears.

There were no words to describe how Ash felt. Sorry for the breeder, angry at whoever was surely framing him, and worry. He was worried about how this trial would end. There were still more witnesses for the prosecutors whereas he was the only person able to defend himself.

Ash looked up to see Misty going up to the stand and escorting a crying Brock out of the room. As they walked past him Misty sent Ash a look that would be sure to haunt him forever.

"May I call Ash Ketchum up to the stands, your Honor?" Lucian asked.

"Yes, you may. Ash Ketchum please come up the stand."

Ash inhaled a deep breath. This was it. His one shot at saving himself from this mess. His one chance to prove himself innocent.

As he walked up to the stand, Ash felt many of the other people in the room glaring daggers at his back. It was unnerving, having so much hate focused on you. He had never felt this way in his life.

"So, Mr. Ketchum. What do you have to say about the crimes that you are accused for?" the judge began the trial.

Ash inhaled. "All of the accusations against me are false. I have done no such thing to any pokémon in my life, and I never will. Pokémon are my friends and I would never dream of hurting any of them."

"So, what do you have to say about the numerous pictures and videos shown against you?"

"Your Honor, all I can say is that the person in those images is not me. Yes," he quickly added as he saw the opposing lawyer raise their hand "the person does look exactly like me, but I can assure you that it is not me."

The opposing lawyer began questioning Ash. "In terms of Mr. Takeshi's case, do you have any proof that you did not kill his lotad?"

"Well, I have no evidence that I can show you, but I was in Kalos at the time," Ash responded.

"Ah yes, you had recently competed in the Kalos league had you not?" A smirk rose to the lawyer's lips.

"Yes, I lost in the final round," Ash said through gritted teeth.

"But the Kalos league ended three weeks ago. How come you were still in Kalos?"

"I was staying with my friends that I had met there before I came home."

"I see. And why are those friends not here now?"

Ash had nothing to say. He had no idea why his friends hadn't come to support him.

After a minute of silence the lawyer said "That is all your Honor."

The trial had ended and Ash was back in his cell awaiting the result of his trial.

He knew he had lost. He just didn't have enough evidence to back his claims up.

The next day Officer Jenny came to his cell.

"Ash Ketchum, the court has come to a decision on your trial."

"Already?" Ash asked incredulously. 'That seemed a bit quick.' He thought.

"You have been charged with twenty four accounts of Pokémon abuse and eleven counts of Pokémon murder. You will serve four life sentences in prison."

Ash had nothing to say. His mind blanked out as Jenny escorted him out of his cell and to a police truck. The two cops from before were sat at in the front of the car and the muscular officer smiled evilly at him as he passed. Ash was sat in the back of the truck and waited for it to start.

'I am not going to jail' He told himself. Ash quickly thought of a plan to get himself out. It was a cheap shot, but all that he had.

"Hey!" He shouted to the officers in the truck. "I need a crap!"

"Hold it in kid," A gruff voice came from the front.

Ash shrugged. "Fine then, I guess I'll just do it in here then..."

"Alright, alright. You have 5 minutes and will be escorted to the toilet. Get moving."

Ash smiled. So far so good.

The smaller officer led Ash back inside and to the toilets.

"Are you going to go then?" The officer asked Ash impatiently.

Ash just glanced down at his handcuffs and with a sigh, the officer pulled out the key and unlocked them with a click.

'Big mistake' Ash thought as he entered a toilet cubicle. For some reason, nobody had taken his Kalos pokemon off of him yet. He reached down to his belt and selected three Pokéballs.

"Greninja, Noivern, Hawlucha come on out!" Ash yelled.

The officer had no time to respond before he was hit on the back of the head by Hawlucha's karate chop.

"Alright, Noivern use your sound waves to find Pikachu. Show me where he is when you've found him."

Noivern began flapping his ears as he attempted to located Pikachu. When he had found the mouse he took off down the hallway.

"Greninja, Hawlucha, cover me." Ash informed his Kalosian Pokémon as he ran after Noivern.

As soon as he entered the hallway, a police officer saw him and began ringing the alarm. He was swiftly hit in the throat by a water shuriken.

After fighting off several police officers, the group arrived at the room where Pikachu was being held. Ash quickly picked up the cage containing his mouse and got Greninja to pick the lock.

"Thanks for your help, return!" Ash said he recalled Hawlucha, Noivern and Greninja. "Alright buddy, blast a hole in that wall with thunder!" Ash informed his electric Pokémon.

"PIKA CHUUUU" Pikachu yelled as he unleashed a devastating thunder attack at the wall.

"Great job pal, lets go."

"Hold it!" Officer Jenny appeared behind the pair. "Order your Pikachu to stand down and surrender yourself."

Ash thought for a second. "Pikachu… use your strongest thunder attack. Don't hold back."

Jenny's eyes widened as she was hit by the powerful thunder attack.

Ash winced as he saw her body fall and hit the floor. "That should keep her down for a while. Now come on, lets go pick up the rest of the gang!"

It was 4 am and the town of Pallet was fast asleep. No Pidgey's were chirping, and no human was gardening. Ash smiled as he looked upon the town that he grew up in. The place where he started his journey with his faithful companion. As he reflected, Ash suddenly realised just how lucky he had been that day. If he hadn't overslept, he would've started his journey with a different Pokémon and would never have met Pikachu. The thought made him shiver and he began to make his way to the Oak research lab to pick up his Pokémon.

As he arrived Ash knocked on the door of the lab. No answer.

'Strange' Ash thought. The professor was usually awake at this time.

Ash knocked again. No response.

A worried feeling came over Ash as he knocked for the third time.

His hopes rose as he saw that the door began to open...only to reveal Pallet Town's own Officer Jenny.

She smiled as she said "Hello Ash, we've been expecting you."

Ash reached for a ball at his belt but Jenny was faster. She tackled him to the floor and held onto both of his arms so he couldn't release a Pokémon.

Acting on his feet, Ash yelled "Pikachu thunderbolt! Don't hold back, I'll be fine!"

Reluctantly, Pikachu fired an impressive thunderbolt at the two fallen humans. Ash, after being shocked so many times, only grunted in pain whereas Officer Jenny screamed and black out. Ash threw her off of him and quickly stood up. Many more officers had since come out of the laboratory, giving him no chance of getting his Pokémon back without a fight.

"Come on out and fight everyone!" Ash yelled as he threw 5 pokéballs into the air. Greninja, Hawlucha, Noivern, Talonflame, and Goodra all materialised out of the balls and got into battle stances.

"Fight by yourself! Don't wait for my orders," Ash told his pokémon.

The next few minutes went by in a blur. There were attacks being launched left and right and Talonflame was already down. There were too many officers for Ash's pokémon to handle at once. He was pretty sure that by now the entire town must have been awake.

He was no idiot, Ash knew he was majorly outnumbered and could not win this fight with just his Kalos Pokémon.

With tears in his eyes, Ash ordered Greninja to use smokescreen and returned the rest of his pokémon except Noivern. He got on its back and said:

"Fly Noivern. Fly as far away as you can."

Noivern nodded his head and took off at a speed that would make light jealous. Multiple attacks such as Growlithe's flamethrowers and Herdier's hyper beams were launched after them, but none hit their mark.

As Noivern flew into the distance, Ash looked back at the lab with tears in his eyes."I'm sorry everyone. I'll come get you one day. I promise."

So, I've updated this chapter as I feel as though it lacked in detail (it probably still does but meh) and I added in a new scene. Let me know what you guys think in the reviews, criticism is welcomed! Chapter 2 will be out tomorrow. After that I plan on releasing chapter 3, 4, and 5 in the three days after. I'll be looking for some Ocs to use so be sure to send me yours if you want it in this fic. I can't promise that I will use all of them but yo never know! Thanks for reading!