The end of the world has come, not by fire but by ice. Charizard returns to the past to prevent this from ever happening. This time he will protect Ash. Time travel, Anime, OOC, the rule of cool.
If the World Must End
by Astarael Darkrah Black
'The world is freezing. Some idiot had captured Articuno and taken him to Hoenn so as to help Team Magmas' goals. Something about Ice Ages creating more land. But when they released Articuno from his pokeball and gave him the command to start an Ice Age they forgot that there is a reason that the Legends were not created individually but in groups. Alone they can cause the world to fall into their element. By the time the other Legends discovered what had happened it was too late for the Fire Legends to stop Articuno. My trainer tried to stop Articuno, but against impossible odds and with no fire types Articuno killed Ash Ketchum, the boy who saved me from Damien. I should have been there. No ice type, not even a Legendary, can stand against the power of Charizard'.
Charizard stares out at the icy wasteland that was once Pallet Town searching for any life that might remain. When Ash had died he had come to Pallet for Ash's funeral. A blizzard, stronger than any seen in the past raging outside of the funeral hall. They had still thought that the other Legends would still be able to stop Articuno then. But when first Moltres was destroyed and then Entei frozen alive we began to realize what was happening. There were a few who still believed that Victini could stop Articuno. But by then even if Victini did succeed the world was forever frozen. For the first time in nearly a week Charizard sees movement out on the ice.
"Halt who goes there!" The pokemon looks up at Charizard up on his hill and Charizard realizes who it is.
Dialga shouts back up at Charizard. "There you are! Palkia and I have been looking everywhere for you!" Charizard flings himself off the hill and lands in front of Dialga.
"What would you need with me?" Charizard glares at Dialga. "Do you want me to throw myself at Articuno in a suicidal fit of heroism?" Dialga shakes his head.
"No, Arceus has given us permission to send back a champion. And you, Charizard, are exactly what we need." As Dialga says this Charizard steps back and prepares to flee from the obviously mad Legend.
"Why me, and not one of the Legends? Couldn't one of you do a better job?" Charizard continues slowly backing away. Dialga shakes his head.
"We could; but, the champion is not allowed to tell anyone of their time traveling. And when a Legend begins following a human, the Legend must tell their colleagues why they decided upon doing so. Also we must send the champion back to the time of their birth,and the Legends were born far too long ago to make this work. Charizard stops retreating and begins to actually consider Dialga's offer.
"I could really stop Ash from dying? Won't changing the timeline create a paradox?" Dialga smiles.
"Yes you can save your friend. And time doesn't work like that. If you travel back in time every point in time after ward changes but you have still time traveled. You will have your memories of the previous time line no matter what changes you make. Now then if you have decided we need to do this now before Articuno comes to stop us."
Charizard nods and looks up at the Legendary Dialga. 'Maybe this time I can actually be Ash's friend.'
"Hey Dialga" Charizard sees Articuno coming over the horizon.
"Yes" Dialga glances up at Articuno.
"Lets do this."