Hello guys, this is the edit/rewrite of this story. I'd really like to hear what you guys think about it and I'm more than happy to take constructive criticism but flaming will be ignored.

All the Poke Speech is being translated because typing "Pi pika chupi." just seems weird to me. This doesn't mean everyone can understand it though, only a few characters can understand Poke speech for example Ash will be able to thanks to Aura. I know Ash using Aura is such a unique concept, right?

So, in conversations unless otherwise stated this is how you can tell what kind of speech is being used.

'- Poké Speech

"- Human speech

"- Aura/Telepathy

Without further ado let the story begin!

On a secluded island in the very heart of the Orange Archipelago a man was stood on the beach watching as the sun reflected beautifully off the ocean. He stood at just over six foot, had messy raven black hair and had a long scar that trailed from the left side of his upper lip all the way to his right eyebrow. Most of this was hard to see however as his face was shrouded in darkness by the black hooded cloak he was wearing. Several smaller scars littered his hands but were like his face they were covered up this time by a pair of leather fingerless gloves. He had also a Pikachu perched on his right shoulder while a Froslass sat on his left. The man let out a sigh as the waves crashed into the nearby rocks.

"I can't believe it's been over five years since the incident."

'I know; time has flown by. I guess we've just been so busy over the past five years that we've lost track of time.' Pikachu replied.

'Yeah Pikachu is right Ash, these last few years have been hectic. I'm just glad that everything seems to have settled down.' Froslass added.

Ash had to agree with Froslass, there had been so much happening from taking down evil organisations to protecting the habitats around the island he lived on. There had been many a time where Ash had thought that they'd never get this much peace and tranquillity and he was enjoying every moment of it.

"Ash are you okay?" a young girl's voice asked.

Ash turned around and saw his nine-year-old adopted sister Paige. She had short black hair that was tied into two pigtails to prevent people from grabbing hold of it. Her skin was tanned like Ash's and she had ice blue eyes. Like Ash she wore a cloak which hid most of these features as well as a small scar she had gotten shortly before meeting Ash that trailed down her right cheek all the way to her jaw.

"Yeah I'm fine. How about you?"

"As long as you're here I'll always be fine."

Paige took a few steps forward and wrapped her arms around Ash who quickly crouched and returned the embrace, small smiles appeared on their faces as they held each other. The pair were inseparable and while both were haunted by the events that had transpired in the past they were so happy to have been united. Ash then lifted Paige up and smiled softly as he heard her giggle, she then snuggled close to him which reminded Ash of how he met Paige two years ago in Team Galactic's HQ.

Her parents had been top scientists developing technology for Team Galactic however when they discovered how corrupt their leader truly was they left Team Galactic. They were chased by Team Galactic for well over a year before they were finally captured, Paige had been forced to watch as her mother and father were both killed for their betrayal. She wasn't even given a chance to mourn them as their bodies were burned and she was taken to Team Galactic's HQ. She had struggled in a vain attempt to either escape or at least hurt one of them but they had knocked her out. When she'd woken up she found that she was locked in a dirty cell, every day after that she was given very little food and beaten by the grunts for what her parents had done.

Ash found her a week after her torture had started, he had infiltrated Team Galactic's headquarters and was just finished dealing with the remaining members after defeating the new leaders of the evil organisation. With everyone defeated Ash had been headed towards the exit when he felt a weak aura coming from the prison block. He immediately turned on the spot and sprinted to the prison block hoping to save whoever it was. When he got to the prison block Ash had to force himself not to vomit at the corpses of prisoners in every cell. He then made his way to the last cell where the weak Aura was radiating from and found Paige locked inside.

The sight of the poor girl in the cell enraged Ash and he summoned his Aura to blast the doors off its hinges. He saw the girl jump at the noise and regretted his method of getting inside the cell, he then entered the cell and saw the girl crawl. Knowing that the girl was likely to be afraid of anyone after everything she must have suffered through, he knelt in front of her and smiled softly hoping it would make her trust him.

"Don't worry little girl, my name is Ash and I'm going to get you out of this horrid place."

Paige looked up at Ash through tear filled eyes and with the last of her strength threw herself at Ash and wrapped her arms around him tightly as she sobbed into his shirt. Now that the girl was in the light Ash could get a better look at her and was immediately filled with sorrow and rage due to the condition she was in. He knew that Team Galactic were evil but he couldn't believe that they would stoop so low and be so cruel to a child, she was covered in bruises, very thin presumably from being almost starved and had a long deep gash on her right cheek.

"I can't believe these scumbags would do this to a defenceless little girl." Ash thought.

Ash held the girl tightly and rubbed her back soothingly hoping it would calm the young girl. He knew he had to get her out of this place and get her some medical attention but he first needed to know if her parents or anyone else she knew was alive so he could take her to a hospital near them.

"Hey, is there anyone I can take you to? Family, friends?" Ash asked.

Paige shook her head and her sobbing intensified.

"N-no, my p-p-parents were all I had and Team Galactic k-k-k-killed them."

Ash's heart dropped hearing this, a small child like this had lost her mother and father and was now all alone in the world. He looked down at the girl and saw a lot of himself in her due to them having similar pasts, the main difference being he was twice her age when he lost his mother and everyone he cared about. It was obvious that what had happened here would badly affect her, just as what had happened to him had changed him so much.

"I am so sorry; you shouldn't have gone through such a horrible ordeal. What's your name?"

"Paige" she whimpered.

"Well believe me Paige when I say that I will take care of you from now and I will never leave you."

"You promise." Paige whimpered.

"I promise. Now let's get out of this place."

Paige nodded glad that she would finally escape the hell that she had been trapped in. Ash released his hold on Paige and seeing that the rags she was wearing did nothing to protect her from the cold he removed his cloak which he then wrapped around Paige who clutched the fabric tightly relishing the warmth it provided. Ash pulled Paige to him once more feeling her wrap her arms around and start to cry again. Ash held her tightly as he pulled a Pokéball off his belt and sent out his Gardevoir, the Embrace Pokémon looked sadly at the sobbing girl in Ash's arms and a few tears trickled down her face as she read the girl's mind.

"Let's get out of here."

Gardevoir nodded and placed a hand on Ash's shoulder, in a flash they Teleported away from the base of the now defeated Team Galactic back to the Orange Archipelago. Upon arrival Paige had fallen asleep due to the exhaustion and trauma she had suffered at the hands of Team Galactic. Ash watched the new member of his family and swore to himself that he would never let anything hurt her again.

Pikachu and Froslass watched the pair with smiles on their faces and they were once again extremely grateful that Paige had come into their lives. At the same time, they felt horrible that she had joined their family because of the tragedy that befell her. They knew that even though Paige and Ash had managed to help each other slowly heal over the past two years they were both far from healed but they were in a much better place than they were two years ago.

Ash and Paige broke their hug and smiled at one another, they decided to sit on the beach and watch the Pokémon train for a while when suddenly Paige spotted something in the sky.

"Hey guys do you see that up there?" Paige asked while pointing up at the sky.

Ash and all the Pokémon looked at where Paige was pointing a saw a Pidgeot flying towards the island. The Pokémon all automatically knew what they had to do and hid in various locations so that the intruder would not see them, at the same time Ash shifted Paige behind him ready to defend her. He had no reason to trust this Pidgeot so for now it was a possible threat and he was not going to take any chances with Paige's safety.

"Everyone, if that Pidgeot turns out to be hostile you know what to do." Ash commanded.

Moments later the flying type landed in front of Ash, he saw a slightly worried look in the Pidgeot's which considering the aura his Pokémon were exuding wasn't surprising. The Pidgeot looked around the area feeling anxious, she could feel the powerful energy surrounding her from all sides and knew that several attacks had all been charged up and were being aimed at her. This didn't surprise her as she'd been warned that this human would not take kindly to unwanted and uninvited visitors so she had been prepared for the worst.

Pidgeot knew she had to be careful with what she said and did in the next few moments, so she slowly approached the two humans and held out a wing towards them hoping that it showed that she was friendly. She watched as the older human studied her briefly and then shook Pidgeot's wing making the flying type let out a sigh of relief as she knew now that she was probably in no danger. The younger human then appeared from behind and shook her wing too which confirmed her safety.

"Welcome to our island, I know that you only have pure intentions however you cannot remain here long. So why are you here?" Ash asked.

'I bring an important message for you.' The Pidgeot replied.

The Pidgeot pulled an envelope out from under some of her feathers and gave it to Ash who looked at the seal on it and could swear he'd seen it somewhere during his travels. Before he could question Pidgeot the flying type powerfully flapped her wings and flew away. Ash stared at the sealed envelope and was genuinely confused, he had always been so careful in hiding ever since the incident and was sure that there was no way someone knew that someone lived on this island. He quickly shook off his confusion and opened the envelope finding a couple of letters and started reading the one on top not noticing all his Pokémon gathering around him in curiosity.

Dear Thanatos,

You are hereby invited to the Decennial Tournament of Legends, as the name implies it is a tournament that is held every ten years to decided who the will be known as The Legendary Master for the next ten years. The tournament is comprised of one hundred and twenty-eight competitors. Eighty-five of those positions consist of the various Gym Leaders, Elite 4 members and Champions of the six main regions as well as my Frontier Brains. Then the best trainers from each region totalling forty are selected leaving three wild card spots and have been awarded one of these coveted places thanks to your work with the Pokémon Rangers as well as your part in decimating Team Rocket and Team Galactic.

Should you wish to enter you must go to the Pokémon Centre at the Indigo Plateau and present the invitation attached to this letter to Nurse Joy within the next month. The tournament will officially begin in exactly two months giving all competitors some time to do some final training.

Yours Sincerely,

Scott

P.S. I really hope you decide to attend Ash, if you do decide to come inform Nurse Joy that you have been recommended by me and she won't ask for your Pokédex to enter you. That way you can keep your identity a secret.

Ash stopped reading the letter and saw that all his family had gathered around him and were watching him with fire in their eyes, he already knew that they wanted to battle and prove that they are in indeed the most powerful Pokémon on the planet but he wanted to hear them passionately declare their desire to battle.

"Well everyone you heard what the letter said. So, what do you think, shall we participate in this tournament and show off how much you've or stay here in peace?"

'Fight, fight, fight.' Everyone kept yelling.

Ash grinned as he watched his Pokémon enthusiastically cheering for the chance to display their power, he had to admit that he had missed participating in a competition in front of a stadium of people. The roar of the crowd, the ability to show off what you can do to the world and the chance of fighting the best trainers around still excited Ash. Of course, there was opinion he had yet to hear, the one that to him was the most important. He looked down at Paige who had a similar grin to his on her face.

"How about you Paige? Do you think we should go to this tournament?"

"Yep I think you should compete, so I can watch you kick their butts."

"Well I guess that settles it. Everyone get ready to leave, we're going back to Kanto for a while and we're going to make one hell of an impact!"

Everyone cheered and gladly entered their Pokéballs which they had not been in for a very long time. The only ones who didn't return were Charizard, Froslass and obviously, Pikachu. Ash quickly scooped up the Pokéballs containing the rest of his family and placed them in his backpack. He then picked it up and slung it over his shoulder as he walked towards Charizard, however he stopped when he felt Paige tug on his cloak. He crouched down so he could look her in the eye and saw that she was looking down shyly.

"What's up Paige?"

"Well I'm guessing that since we'll be around other people you'll want to be called Thanatos, right?"

"Yeah, we can't risk anyone making any connections to me, calling me Ash would raise some suspicion especially with a Pikachu on my shoulder so we have to be careful. Why do you ask?"

"Well I've been thinking about it for a while and I want to use a different name too."

"Alright what name do you want to be called while we're at the tournament?"

"I want to be called Nemesis."

Ash was pleasantly surprised and impressed by her choice, he gave a small smirk and nodded showing he approved of the alias she wished to use. The siblings shared a brief hug and then Ash lifted Paige up and placed her onto Charizard's back. Ash then got up behind and held her close so that she wouldn't fall off during the flight. Paige smiled as she felt the comfort of Ash's arms around her and snuggled into his embrace.

"I'm ready."

"Alright Nemesis, let's get going."

"Okay, Charizard let's fly!" Paige yelled.

The dragon fired a powerful Flamethrower into the air and let out a loud roar startling the Pokémon living around their island home, he then shot into the air and headed straight towards the Indigo Plateau. Ash tightened his hold on Paige and felt excited and just eager as everyone else to go and prove that they were no one stronger than their family.

Notes

Thank you all for reading this chapter, please leave a review below telling me what you liked and what I could improve on. I'm also willing to use any ideas you may have.

What happened to Ash that made him decided to go into exile will be revealed when Ash meets up with Scott as will the Pokémon he has.

Ash will in general be darker as will my OC Paige around other people due to their pasts, however when they are with each other or their Pokémon they won't be.

Readers of the previous version of this story will notice that this is almost identical. That's because I'm happy with this chapter, the changes will come soon.