As the tournament came to an end, and the awards ceremony was about to begin, the sky suddenly turned dark, and the crowd looked up in confusion and fear. Suddenly, all three Unova dragons appeared in one place, circling above the stadium. The crowd panicked, but Red and N knew that this was something sinister and they had to act fast to uncover the truth about Lysandre's death.

The sky above the stadium was filled with darkness and chaos as the Unova dragons descended upon the city, unleashing destruction and terror upon the crowd. People were running and screaming, trying to flee the city as the dragons swooped down, their fangs and claws glinting in the dim light.

Red and his friends, N, Cynthia, Gary, and Gladion, were running towards the dragons, dodging their attacks as they tried to protect the city. "Red, to your left!" Cynthia shouted as Red narrowly avoided the attack of a dragon's fangs.

"N, do you have any ideas on how to stop them?" Red shouted, still running.

"Yeah, battle them," N replied as they continued to push forward.

Suddenly, an explosion occurred, and everyone was sent flying in different directions. Red collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

When he awoke, he found himself in a bright, empty space. He checked for his pokéball but realized that Lucario had been lost. In the distance, he could see something shining and realized that it was Greninja, fighting a monstrous dragon. He ran towards it, and as he got closer, he saw Lysandre, his old foe, standing behind the dragon with a smirk on his face.

"Lysandre?" Red whispers as he runs towards the site of the battle. Gary caught up with him.

"How come Greninja is fighting, and no one is commanding it?" Red questions Gary.

"Think again Ashy Boy, you are commanding it," Gary tells him. Red thinks again and subconsciously, he was actually controlling Greninja. They finally reach the site of the fight. Lysandre, Ash's old foe, was standing there, smiling.

"How in the world are you even alive?" Red questions Lysandre, his voice filled with anger and confusion.

"Ash Ketchum, I see you survived the explosion," Lysandre says with a smirk. Ash was astounded by this, as was Gary.

"How?" Ash questions Lysandre, his voice filled with determination and anger.

"Old foes easily recognize each other," Lysandre replies, his eyes glinting with malice. While this discussion is going on, Cynthia reaches the site.

"Old foes?" Gary questions, a bit confused.

"You will not understand what I mean," Lysandre says in a dual tone. Ash quickly recognizes the other voice.

"Gary, it's time," Ash says, his voice filled with determination. Gary hands him a bag full of Pokéballs.

"Charizard went to Charicific valley for training," Gary informs Ash.

Well, it wasn't at Charicific valley for long, while Gary was saying this, Ash's Charizard was back in style, with a fierce determination in its eyes. It even brought Mewtwo with it, or should I say, Mewtwo brought Charizard with her. Ash then quickly releases his Sceptile. Greninja, Charizard, and Sceptile were now defending their trainer with all their might. Meanwhile, scanning for Ash's Aura, Lucario made its way back to his trainer.

Meanwhile, in the stadium, everyone was looking up at the sky in fear. Serena couldn't stand it anymore, she ran out of the stadium, along with Pikachu. Serena looked to her side and found Gladion, lying unconscious on the ground. Serena wakes up Gladion. The two ran to find Red and Gary. On their way, they caught up to N.

"Any idea where the others are at?" Gladion questioned N, his voice filled with urgency.

"No, but if we keep running, we can find them," N replied, his eyes scanning the area for any sign of the others.

"I don't think we have to run anymore," Serena said, pointing at the dragon which was up in the sky. They see the dragon, but they also see a Charizard, flying towards it with a powerful determination.

"Charizard?" Gladion said, his voice filled with shock.

"And it looks so familiar," Serena added, her voice filled with awe.

"That's because it is," a voice interrupted. They turned to see Gary.

"Oak! Where are Red and Cynthia?" Gladion questioned, his voice filled with worry.

"I was with Red until this wall fell and divided us," Gary told them, his face filled with concern. While they were talking, something shot itself from the other side of the wall and the wall collapsed.

"Red!" Gladion shouted, his heart racing as he saw Red lying injured on the ground.

"I'm fine," Red said, getting up with a determined look in his eyes. He ran back into the battle, with Serena and the others following close behind.

"Lysandre!" Serena shouted in shock, as she saw Ash's old foe standing before them. Pikachu was shocked as well.

"You'll never win. Lucario, Aura Sphere," Ash shouted, commanding Lucario with fierce determination.

"I killed your father. I took the life of the man, whose name you use. I even killed you once," Lysandre says to Red, with a serious expression on his face. Gary's mind is racing as he tries to understand what Lysandre is saying. He remembers Ash telling him about how Giovanni killed their fathers, killed Red, and even killed Ash himself.

"Red! No, I can't believe it. You killed Ash's father, you killed Red, you killed Ash," Gary says, anger rising in his voice. But the others, Serena, Cynthia, Gladion, they're all confused, trying to piece together what's happening.

"Young man, you may have thought you had the upper hand, but you see, I am not so easily defeated. You may have thought you killed me, but you merely set my soul free to find a new vessel. And now, I stand before you, reborn and ready for revenge," Lysandre's voice changes, and deepens, becoming eerily familiar. Serena gasps as understanding dawns on her.

"Ash!" she whispers, eyes wide with shock as she looks at Ash. Gladion's eyes narrow in recognition.

"Ketchum! I knew it. That time when I battled you back in Alola, I knew there was something off about you," Gladion says, his voice cold and bitter. Pikachu stands by Ash's side, crackling with anger, ready to defend its trainer.

Meanwhile, above Ash and the others, a news copter hovers, broadcasting the fight between a Mega Charizard X and the Dragons to the world.

"Guys, this is no time for confusion or reunions. We must put an end to Dragons' reign of terror, or risk losing everything we hold dear," Ash says, his voice laced with determination. He tears off his contact lenses, discarding the last remnants of his former life. It is time for Ash Ketchum, the true Ash Ketchum, to rise up and claim his rightful place in the world.