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Upon arriving at Kalos, the 9-year-old Kantonese Boy was brought along the streets of Kalos with the leader of Team Flare, Lysander. It was that place where Satoshi found his first pokemon other than PIchu, a Froakie, that had abandoned his abusive trainer. Satoshi picked up the poor Pokemon and carried him gently with Pichu on his shoulder. He then tugged the sleeves of the seemingly ‘pure and kind-hearted’ leader of Team Flare with worry in his amber eyes. After all, the naive boy put all his trust into that man after he so-called ‘saved’ him from his neglectful household.
“M-mister…” Satoshi looked at him with puppy-eyes as he held up the injured Froakie. “H-help him...”
Lysander gave a chuckle before ruffling the innocent boy’s hair with feigning concern and brought him back to their base to treat the Froakie. Satoshi stayed beside the healing Pokemon with Pichu in his hands with concern. Lysander pat his head gently, sugarcoating his words into sweet nothings, especially when Satoshi asked worriedly.
“H-hey Lysander…”
“Hmm?”
“Why do people hurt Pokemon? Froakie is still quite young too… It did nothing wrong..” He mumbled as he stroked Pichu’s head. The red-haired man replied, with a sickening sweet voice. “This is a cruel world… Humankind has enveloped their own ego, forgetting about the needs of other creatures. As a result, nature is disrupted… Join me, my child. We'll recreate this world into what it was meant to be!”
Satoshi would not lie that he was moved by his words and with that the boy followed him as his admirer. Such a poor innocent boy to say the least. Soon, his Pichu evolved into a Pikachu which became his best buddy and the Froakie he had saved finally evolved into its final evolution on his 13th birthday during one of his requested battles with one of the members of Team Flare. Lysander watched the kid battle with pure amusement as his other henchmen were looking for Zygarde when suddenly…
BOOM
Satoshi and Greninja had achieved what seemed like a Mega Evolution but without the required Key Stone and a Mega Stone. Moreover, Greninja was not suitable for Mega Evolution. How is that possible?! Lysander chuckled to himself. This kid was something else. His bond with the only two pokemon made him quite in sync with them, resulting in that!
Lysander burst out laughing when Satoshi revealed the limitless possibilities with Pokemon and their trainer. He just needed such bond from that kid to finally achieve his cynical goals
TIMESKIP
Satoshi was standing on top of the Luminous Tower, terrified of the massive destruction the team had done to the city. Was this what he wanted? Tears began to well-up in his eyes. He thought Lysander wanted peace, not what this is… Anger rushed through the Kantonese boy’s veins as he ambushed the person he once trusted.
“GRENINJA! USE WATER SHURIKEN! PIKACHU USE IRON TAIL TO BREAK ALAIN’S CHAINS!” Satoshi ordered as Lysander glared at him. The attack caused Lysander to slip and fall off the edge of Luminous Tower and to his impending doom.
TIMESKIP
It was after the Kalos Crisis and construction had started. Satoshi tried to help with the rebuilding, guilt seeping in his veins. After all, he helped that man to do such destruction to the city. He could not help but feel traumatised too. So all that experiments done on him and Greninja was for that?! He stared into space unable to process his emotions. Satoshi was grateful that Professor Sycamore pulled him out from the rubble, instead of leaving him behind like any other vengeful person. He felt like he was in debt to the Professor’s kindness. Pikachu noticed his trainer’s dissatisfaction and worry before nuzzling into his arms, attempting to calm him down. When suddenly, Alain called him from the hallway.
“Hey Ash! The Professor called you!” Alain yelled, jolting the Kantonese boy from his daze. Satoshi nodded and acknowledged it. As Satoshi walked through the hallways gloomily, Alain just sighed empathically.
“Hey… It’s alright… It wasn’t your fault… You were just a kid… A victim to his words… Don’t think so much about the crisis…” Alain smiled softly as he placed a gentle hand on Satoshi’s shoulder. “It’s over now..”
Satoshi Ketchum gave a hum as he nodded sadly when he was brought to the lab where Professor Sycamore is located. He entered the room with Alain and Greninja (who walked behind them). He pets Pikachu’s head to calm himself down when he spotted the Professor with someone else?
“Ah Satoshi!’ The Professor grinned as he introduced the man beside him. “This is Professor Kukui from the Alola region… Now, I believe Kalos and perhaps even Kanto have taken a toll on your emotional and mental health… That’s why I think it would be great idea for you to experience a new environment like Alola… Professor Kukui would take good care of you!”
The Alolan Professor smiled, and that made Satoshi trust him. He could sense a pure and sincere soul behind those sparkling eyes and trusting smile. It was unlike what Lysander had given him for the past 3-4 years. Yet, the Kantonese boy was still wary about it. Professor Kukui noticed it and understood his wariness. So like any Alolan person would do, he tried to strike a conservation.
“Is that your Pokemon Satoshi?” Satoshi nodded as he held Greninja’s hand tightly with Pikachu on his shoulder. “This is Pikachu and Greninja… They are quite protective… a-and I love them very much!”
Professor Sycamore chuckled as he watched the Alolan Professor interact with the traumatised trainer. “Hey Ash… You can bring them along if you want… We can settle the rebuilding ourselves…”
Satoshi nodded as he went to his temporary room to pack the necessities while Professor Sycamore gave Professor Kukui ,Satoshi’s identification documents. Before the two left, Satoshi gave Alain a hug and congratulated him for being the Kalos League champion once again before following Professor Kukui with Pikachu and Greninja.