It was a quiet night in a forest not far from the Sinnoh League Stadium. Ash Ketchum had not been able to sleep that night and had left the hotel and went for a walk. He had a lot on his mind considering that the very next day he would battle in the biggest and most important Pokemon battle of his life.

He was going to battle the Sinnoh Champion, Cynthia. If he won, he would achieve the rank and title of "The World's Greatest Pokemon Master." According to the official League rules, Pokemon Master is the highest rank possible for a trainer and to achieve that title, a trainer must compete and triumph in each region's Pokemon League Tournament and defeat the Elite Four of each region.

As Ash sat on the grass, he closed his eyes and thought about his journey and how hard he had worked to get to this spot.

It had been 15 years since Ash first left Pallet Town to start his journey and he was now 25 years old. He had lost several times in the past in the Pokemon Leagues and to the Elite Four but he kept challenging them until he won. Each loss just seemed to make him train even harder. Ash was also quite wealthy now since defeating a member of the Elite Four is a type of battle that comes with a payoff. And now, after many long years, Cynthia was the only Elite Four member that he hadn't beaten yet. Ash's dreams were on the brink of coming true. Needless to say, Ash was feeling a lot of pressure from himself, his friends, and the many fans who would be cheering him on.

Throughout his 15 years of traveling, training, and battles, he had met many friends, enemies, rivals, and Pokemon. Some of the Pokemon had been released, others left to train with other trainers. But once Ash began challenging the Elite Four, he realized he would need all the help he could get. Nearly all of his Pokemon came back to fight for him and they are now staying with him permanently.

Pidgeot, Squirtle, Charizard, Primeape, and Gliscor had all returned and over time, all his Pokemon evolved into their final forms - except Pikachu, of course.

But it wasn't just his Pokemon, Ash had trained himself to be stronger, too. When Ash discovered he had the power of Aura within himself, he nearly worked himself to death trying to unleash, control, and use it. Like a true Aura Guardian, Ash could use his power to sense his surroundings, use it to fight by creating Aura Spheres, and even use it to sense and translate his Pokemon's words. That's right, Ash could listen and understand what his Pokemon say when they talk to him.

Also, something unexpected had entered Ash's life during that time. Something he had been so dense about, it made his friends groan with frustration. That "something" was love. Ash Ketchum had a girlfriend. Looking back, he wished he had told her that he loved her right from the start and blamed his denseness for this but she didn't mind. All that mattered was that they were together. They had dated over the past two years and they now had a very serious relationship. When Ash wasn't training or battling, he was trying to spend as much time with her as he could. Ash also had a very big decision to make about their future together. He knew he loved her enough to "pop the question" but how would she react? She would be cheering him on tomorrow in his battle along with many of his other friends that had made the journey to Sinnoh to watch him.

"Ash?"

Because Ash was deep in thought, he didn't use his Aura to sense his surroundings. If he did, he would've realized that someone was standing nearby him. It wasn't until his name was called that he realized who was there. A large pink and purple feline Pokemon with a long tail and a tube running into the back of its skull from its back. It was the legendary Pokemon, Mewtwo. Mewtwo never showed himself unless he sensed something was wrong with Ash or if he was called upon to fight in a Pokemon battle.

"Mewtwo? Why are you here?"

"You've forgotten? Using my psychic powers, I can detect what your emotions are. It's similar to your Aura. And I always watch over you, my friend. Your emotions are telling me that you are worried about your battle tomorrow."

"Yes. I know I've done everything in my power to prepare for my battle but there's so much pressure, everyone's expecting me to win. I always dreamed this would happen to me and now that it's finally here, it almost seems too good to be true and almost too much to handle."

"Do not be afraid, Ash. Your friends and family are here with you. You have my support and loyalty, too. I will fight for you in your battle tomorrow." encouraged Mewtwo.

"Being a legendary Pokemon, you could defeat all of Cynthia's Pokemon without breaking a sweat!" joked Ash.

"True," said Mewtwo "But to keep it fair, I'll be holding back my full power. I promise not to raise my energy any higher than her Pokemon's."

Despite promising to hold back his power, Ash knew Mewtwo was still very formidable. Through intense training from Ash and by himself, Mewtwo could learn and use more than just four attacks. But Ash wasn't worried because he trusted Mewtwo just as much as he trusted his other Pokemon.

However, Mewtwo wasn't technically his Pokemon since Ash never captured him with a Pokeball. It was Mewtwo who requested that he stay as a free Pokemon but one that Ash could use in battle as long as he wasn't captured.

Ash smiled and said, "Thanks, Mewtwo. I can always count on my Pokemon to help me out."

"We all trust in you, Ash. Give it all you've got, and we know you'll win. By this time tomorrow, you'll be a Pokemon Master!"

"You're right. There's no need to worry!"

Ash thanked Mewtwo again and Mewtwo teleported away. With Ash's mind now at ease, he walked back to the hotel and went into his room. Pikachu hadn't awakened since Ash left and was still fast asleep. Ash climbed into his bed and soon fell asleep, too.

Author's Note: So there's chapter one. I decided not to use the new Unova region in this story or any of their Pokemon, since that series has only just started and not much has happened in it yet so I have little to go on. So just assume that Sinnoh was the final region.

I know this opening is boring but it's better to get all the background information out of they way at the beginning of a story. Let me know what you think about it and if you have any questions, just ask me. But remember, this is my first story and I'm not a natural writer so please be nice.

Oh, and here are the ages for Ash and his friends:

Dawn: 23

May: 24

Ash: 25

Gary: 25

Misty: 26

Tracey: 26

Brock: 28