Prologue: A New World

As Grovyle looked around, he was confused, he should be nothing more than a spirit, but he felt more physical then when he disappeared, he cared for everyone, specially Celebi, even if she wasn't weak, he was afraid he lost them all, but he heard a groan, as he turned he jumped back in shock, the being next to him, was Dusknoir, he called out, "You alright, Dusknoir!" As he begun to mentally recalled the events that led him & Dusknoir to become close friends & allies, Dusknoir betraying & going against Primal Dialga, this led to the final battle, he recalled the fight happened, while they all threatened to disappeared.

The Gripper Pokémon gave a groan before he rose, answering, "I'll be fine, but where are we, I feel physical... again..." as he looked around at the area around them, it was a beautiful golden & white hallway, there was an aura to the whole area, it felt as if they were somewhere special... to Dusknoir; it felt like when they were in the Temporal Tower or when he was traveling through Spacial Rift, but it felt different, something greater than both of those areas combined, But it felt like time & space didn't matter in this place, this place had an aura to it, but he couldn't tell where he was exactly.

That's when they saw multiple mirrors, each one was a different world, they saw different events; such as Frogadier(Grovyle's friend that was once a human)—always the calmest level-minded, he was smart enough to know when to do something, he was smart & clever, always the one behind the plans with Grovyle, which would explain why he failed to defeat the group, then there was Turtwig—while it's true he wasn't evolved, he was more than capable of packing the punch, he was a peace-keeper, despite the young age, he was relatively wise & he never showed a temper before, then there was Flareon—while she was timid & jumpy, she & Turtwig were especially close to Frogadier, in fact that led to her relic fragment to being stolen not once, not twice, but thrice, she couldn't handle pressure, especially with everyone questioning her, it was often Turtwig & Wigglytuff who stop the train of questions thrown at her.

That's when they saw a few other things that seem to happen after the images of their fight with Dialga, like the heartache that was left in his & Dusknoir's chest when Frogadier disappeared from existence, & eventually the seen months later of Frogadier's return through Dialga wish granting skills, then the graduation, which resulted in Turtwig's evolution to Grotle, & eventually seconds later to Torterra, then the events with team charm, Palkia Cresselia, then the trickery with Darkrai, which was shattered with him to an unknown time & world.

Then they saw a few other world events in the new future, until the screens disappeared, replace with screens of a young raven-haired boy, who seem to be crying, when he looked at the sky, that's when they saw it, his eyes were a familiar fire-red, which made Grovyle's eyes widen, & shocked Dusknoir, Grovyle uttered, "It can't be... he turned into a Pokémon!"

Dusknoir looked fascinated, "This could be something else, or a counterpart...? Maybe...?" As he looked at the description of the boy fits his Grovyle's human friend's human form exactly with his description.

They heard a female voice, "Yes, you are right Dusknoir, this is an alternate counterpart to your Ashura, in a world where humans exist alongside Pokémon..." as the duo turned towards the voice, they found a llama-like creature with a strange-looking ring around her waist, she was white & yellow, as she moved towards the duo, they noticed a Hydreigon fly down to them, he looked relatively strong, but there was an aura similar to Dialga, though it was slightly different, it was there.

Dusknoir looked at Arceus, questioning, "Who are you & where are we?"as he looked ready to fight, if that was the case, the Hydreigon merely laughed at his attempt to sound strong, while Arceus nodded.

Grovyle put his hand in front of Dusknoir, "Wait, we may not know them, but we should at least give them a chance..." with that Dusknoir calm down but only slightly, he was still on the edge about these pokémon, Grovyle then asked, "Who are you people, & what's our purpose for being here...?"

Hydreigon greeted, "I'm Hydreigon, I'm the guardian of your world, & that one up there is Arceus, the creator of this world & a few other worlds..." as he gave a glance at them, with a grin, he knew he got them, he was one of the guardians that saw to protect each world separately, though he really wasn't happy with Darkrai's actions, he knew that Darkrai would get his one day, & right he was, not only did it happen once with Temporal Tower prevention of collapsing, but twice with Palkia, inevitably resulting in Darkrai receiving amnesia & being turned into a human.

Dusknoir immediately bowed to them, for there to be someone with the power they have similar to Dialga had, he served a deity, & he was still loyal to the deity, but with other deities, he had to show his respect, in Grovyle's case, he couldn't believe it, to beings of the same right or even greater than Dialga was impressive, he just wished he could know why he's there, Grovyle asked, "I'm going to be straight-forward, why ARE we here, Shouldn't we cease to exist...?" While he got a glare from Dusknoir, Hydreigon nodded in respect, while Arceus laughed.

Arceus answered, "While it's true, you should be gone for all eternity except in spirit, you are needed for a great purpose, while Celebi may not be here at the moment, she will come back in you future should you agree to the terms..." as she waited, watching their responses carefully, Grovyle merely sighed in relief, she knew that Celebi were very close, though Grovyle was as dense as Ashura, she knew Celebi had very true feelings for Grovyle, so regardless, she was gonna bring Celebi & maybe a few other Pokémon back from their old future, Dusknoir looked relatively curious.

as he recovered he nodded to Dusknoir, who asked, "What terms...?"

Hydreigon begun, "These terms are for you both, it'll allow you both to live a second life in the human world, while I will check on you every now & then, you both will be there to comfort the other Ashura, and fit into his life, you'll be there to keep his speech communication with Pokémon, while at the same time, you both will both be able to live with a clean slate, this is a gift from us to you, you will become his Pokémon essentially, should you agree on these terms..."

Dusknoir looked on with curiosity, "Never really met any humans that could be, anything else we should now about...?" As he looked between them for answers, while Grovyle was listening, while merely in train of thought.

Hydreigon begun explaining, "This world you'll be put in will have something unique, it's called a Pokéball, this is what humans use to capture Pokémon, this allows trainers to fight using these Pokémon, while there are a few other reasons to why humans contain Pokémon, but regardless, if you get caught by a Pokéball that isn't that boys, you have little to no luck of that said 'trainer' to release you, while Dusknoir's rarity comes with the price, that price is that people fear the existence of even the name—Dusknoir. Grovyle are exceptionally to come across, so be careful, trainers will try to battle & catch you, so you need to rely on what Grovyle are reliant on—speed & stealth, these traits are what allow the Grovyle family to elude people for generations, & also, Pokémon evolve differently in this other world, understood...?"

The two pokémon merely nodded in agreement, while saying, "I accept/Agreed." As soon as they said that, they felt as if everything was disappearing, as they heard Arceus one last time before they blacked out, "I'm weakening you both slightly, but please, I hope you give Ash that spark, may you travel happily forever..."

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Ash was feeling down again, he had been alone since Delia disappeared, he was in the care of the Oaks, even living in the laboratory of the famous Prof. Oak, but he's often been bullied for his unique traits, to understand Pokémon & read minds apparently, that's when he notice lighter erupting from within the forest, being as curious as can be, he rushed, ignoring the calls from Prof. Oak, Daisy, Blue & Gary, he even ignored the calls from his own twin sister—Leire 'Purple' Ketchum.

As he approached the area, he found to Pokémon he never seen before, one was a little tree gecko-like Pokémon, with a red tail, he tried to remember where he had heard or seen the Pokémon, while the other was a Pokémon with a ruby-red body with an almost white, pink mask, they both seemed a little dizzy, until Ash begun shaking them, as he called, "Hey, you two okay?" As he continued shaking the gecko.

While the gecko rose somewhat, shaking off the feeling of vertigo. Ash went to shake the other, but to his shock, his hands went through the ghost-like Pokémon, which meant his hand was in the ghost's incorporeal body, this immediately snapped the ghost out of his trance, as he freaked out slightly, before he looked around, he then turned towards Gecko, as he called out, "You alright, 'Treecko'?"

The gecko eventually snapped out of his vertigo, as he answered, "Yeah... I'll be fine, 'Duskull'... just a little dizzy, that's all..." as they both seem to talk about there what Ash thought was a predicament(though he didn't know what that word meant), he waited patiently, as both pokémon chatted, Treecko eventually turned towards Ash, as he basically asked, "What you name, young man?" As he looked on with a bit of curiosity. Duskull looked curious(or what Ash guessed to be curious).

Ash answered, "Ashura Gray Ketchum, but I prefer Ash... what are your names?" As he casted a thoughtful look, but regardless, he was curious, these were two pokémon he's never met before in the ranch.

Duskull nodded, "My name's Duskull, I'm a ghost-type Pokémon..." he looked like he was withholding information, but Ash was glad he was at least introducing himself.

Treecko introduced, "I'm Treecko..." unlike Duskull, Ash could feel the way Treecko acted was by nature, but he felt something... familiar... about Treecko.

Ash asked, "Have... I met you before Treecko...?" This shocked the duo, Treecko's mind begun to get a thought, 'Our worlds must be close at some existing point to allow Ashura to remember me, even if vaguely...'

Treecko answered, "I don't think we have, but I have the feeling that it might be a possibility, you never know..." Ash looked o thoughtfully, before he nodded in agreement.

Ash asked, "So, where are you gonna go...?" As he looked curious.

Duskull answered, wording what he says, hinting that they'll be staying with Ash, "We may just be staying here in kanto, in this area for now..."

Ash nodded, before he frowned, "But why are two Pokémon here of all places? Do you have a trainer? Are you from somewhere else? Are you two gonna be okay on your own?" As he expressed worry.

Treecko nodded, "We'll be fine, we don't have a trainer, but do you mind if we stay with you?" While he gave a hopeful look, Duskull looked relatively hopeful but it wasn't as obvious as Treecko's.

Ash answered, ignoring his own excitement, "What kind of a question is that?! Of course I'd like to have you two stay! Stay for as long as you want!" With his signature grin on.

Treecko gave a grin in response, while Duskull nodded.

As Ash held his hand out, he responded, "It's great to meet you both!"

Treecko shook his hand, & Duskull... shook it? As Ash went back home, the duo following him.

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AN: Just wanted to do this, in this AU, when the future Pokémon were supposed to be erased, I made it to where instead of probably Arceus keeping them all there, I made it to where, when Dusknoir & Grovyle were erased, they instead were given a second chance in a new world, but if you recall what I mentioned, a few of the PMD Pokémon will come back, Celebi is confirmed in this, I liked the idea of Celebi x Grovyle, but due to the effects of jumping to a new world, they turned to a different color, if they went to a different world again, they wouldn't be their basic shiny form. This is the new story, but I'll bringing a few Pokémon that belong to Ash come in earlier, like Rockruff & a few others... I got influenced by the story done by what XD3100 did with his Ash alternate story, but aside that, this is gonna be my rejuvenated story, I wanted to do a prequel for it. I'll give Ash a starter Pokémon, but it won't be the main starters, Delia died earlier in Ash & Leire's life, I'll also be doing a few things for Ash's sister so you get an idea, but for the most part, she wants to be a Pokémon Ranger. Tell me what I could do better, I've also been fighting off a cold, so I'll be doing better. So... CIAO!