Ash's P.O.V

It all happened 5 years ago...

*FLASHBACK*

Third Person P.O.V.
Ash was heading to pallet town, after his loss in the Kalos League, but that's ok for him since it means he's improving. Anyway, he couldn't wait to see his mom. It's been about 2 years since he's last seen her in person.

"Alright! Mom will be so happy to see us!" Ash said.

"Pika pi!"

"I'll give you another ketchup bottle when we get home. But before that...
race ya!" And Ash took off running, with pikachu on his tail.

But pikachu won using quick attack.

"Hey! No fair you cheated!" Ash complained.

"Pika pi pikachu pichu!" Pikachu scolded Ash.

"Hey! It's not my fault I took off before you" Ash said and knocked the door, pikachu rolled his eyes.

The door opened to reveal Delia, Ash's mom.

"Hey mom!" Ash greeted, with a smile.

"Oh, Ash!" She hugged Ash with one of her bear hugs.

"Mom...you...Can...let...go...Now!" Ash said out of breathe.

Delia let go.

"Come in, Ash,"she said as she walked in.

When Ash entered he saw all his traveling companions and rivals. Even the ones from Kalos, which actually surprised him because Serena had gone to Hoenn and the lemon siblings had gone back to the Lumiose Gym.

"What are you guys doing here?" Ash asked the Kalos group.

"We got a call to come to pallet town. I got the call when I was about to board the flight to Hoenn." Serena replied.

"We came here and were asked... to do something." Clemont looked down.

"What is it?" Ash asked.

"Give up on your dream! All you do is bring trouble and bad luck." Misty said.

"And you only put others in danger." Trip said.

Ash was taken aback. He looked at his Kalos travelling companions, a little hope in his eyes.

"Y-you guys are in this too?" Ash asked.

"Of course not, Ash!" Serena exclaimed, not believing Ash would actually think that.

Ash sighed in relief.

"We would never do that to a friend. Friends don't...don't...betray Friends" Clemont said.

"Thanks, guys. I knew you would never do that to me. But I still have 1 question" He turned to the rest.

"What do you mean?" Ash asked.

"We mean you always put us in danger by getting involved into things that doesn't concern a little kid like you." Iris said.

"Like how you got tangled up with Team Rocket." Brock said.

"And Team Aqua and Magma." May said.

"Team Galactic too." Dawn said.

"What about Team Plasma? They still leave a very bad taste in my mouth." Cilan said.(A/N: *Nova* I have no idea what that last sentence meant XD)

"Don't forget Team Flare, we watched what happened on the news." Drew said.

"That's it! I can't take it anymore!" Max shouted.

"Max, I told you to keep quiet!" May hissed at him.

'So that's the Max Ash was talking about.' Bonnie thought, her cheeks slightly pink.

"I don't care! If you treat Ash like this then...I'm no longer your brother!" Max screamed.

May gasped.

"You heard me: I'm no longer your brother!" Max repeated.

"You can't choose to be my brother or not! You're my brother no matter what you do!" May said.

"Even if my parents disowned me?" Max asked.

"Mom and dad would never disown you." May said.

"Mom and Dad doesn't have to disown me, I just need a reason and a person who will adopt me." Max said.

"No one is disowning you and no one is adopting you!" May exclaimed.

"Actually."

Everyone turned to Delia.

"Max overheard what you and your parents were talking about. He called me right away and asked me if I could adopt him." Everyone had their eyes widened except for Max.

"I asked him why, and he told me everything from beginning to end." May glared at Max. But Max seemed unfazed, because he knew he wouldn't have to live with a monster anymore.

"And so...I adopted him." When Delia finished, everyone had their jaws dropped and eyes as big as saucers. But not as big as Ash's.

"Th-then that m-means..." Ash stuttered.

"You're my brother now!" Max exclaimed happily.

While May was burning with rage.

"YOU ARE NOT HIS BROTHER! YOU'RE MINE!" May screamed, making everyone have to cover their ears.

"Not anymore I'm not." Max said shaking his head.

"That's it! Blazikin, flamethrower on Ash!" She tossed Blazikin's pokeball in Ash's direction.

Before Blazikin's flamethrower hit, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Max, Delia And Ash ran out of the house.

"Where are we going?" Bonnie asked while they were running.

"Professor Oak's lab. To get my Pokemon."Ash replied.

When they arrived, Gary opened the door.

"Come on. We were expecting you." Gary let them in.

"Looks like those 'Traitors' have done what they came for." Gary said with venom in his voice, crossing his arms while leaning against the wall.

Delia, Ash, Clemont, Serena, Bonnie and Max sat on the sofa.

"Wait, you knew?" Ash asked surprised.

"Yeah, they called me but I refused. I mean I know you're my rival, but you're also still my best friend." Gary said.

"Thanks, Gary." Ash smiled.

Professor Oak came into the room with a small box.

"Ah, Ash I see you've arrived already. Don't worry, you'll get you're revenge on them one day." Professor Oak said and handed each of them a sort of watch. "This is a Nanodex. The evolved form of the pokedex. It can store an unlimited amount of pokeballs. I've already inserted your pokeballs. You can call each other just like an X-transceiver."

"Thanks, Professor." They said unison.

They heard a knock at the door.

"Go, get out of here, quick! That must be them." Professor Oak said.

Everyone nodded and ran to the back.

"Alright. Noivern, Charizard, I choose you!" Ash said, Noivern and Charizard appearing out of the Nanodex.

"I'm coming with you. Pigeot, come on out!" Gary said, Pigeot appearing from the Nanodex.

"Alright. Gary, you take Clemont on Pigeot. Mom, you take Max and Bonnie on Charizard and I'll take Serena on Noivern." Ash instructed.

They did as told.

Soon they were off.

"Where are we going, Ashy-boy?" Gary asked.

"To pick up a few friends." Ash smiled.

"Kalos."

*END OF FLASHBACK*

Ash's P.O.V

And there we picked up a few friends, while some joined us after I became champion of Alola and some came after I defeated the battle frontier, which was after I became champion of Alola, Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh.

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