Hello, everyone! This is a new story and I hope everyone will enjoy this new story! Without further ado, let's start!
Normal POV
As Ash and the others were trying to find and help Misty, they were landed nearby Mirage Kingdom as they quickly got off to help Misty. Team Rocket revealed themselves and recited their motto. Thinking they were out to get Pikachu again, Team Rocket corrected Misty and said that they were after Togepi. Meowth was held back just as he was about to attack as they turned to the man.
" Colonel Hansen!"
" Behold, this Togepi is for you!"
" See, I told you we wouldn't let you down, now didn't I, huh?"
Meowth was thrown onto James as they collapsed onto the floor.
" Your plan is a failure! I instructed you to bring me a Togepi, not these Trainers!"
" So you're the leader!"
" Yes, that is correct. I am the Mirage Kingdom leader, Colonel Hansen and I need a Togepi. You will hand over your Togepi and leave my kingdom at once."
" Togepi?! Not in ten million years!"
" In that case..."
Clicking his fingers, a Shedinja appeared from behind him.
" What's that?"
" Shedinja."
Shedinja's Halo turned upwards as it fired a Solar Beam at Ash and the others. However, a pillar of rainbow light suddenly landed in front of them as the Solar Beam was blocked by the light.
" What is that?!"
As the beam narrowed and disappeared completely, a blue haired boy appeared from the light as he collapsed immediately to the ground.
" Hey!"
Ash and the others ran to check on him.
" Is he alright?!"
" Seems like he's just exhausted."
" Where did he come from?"
" I don't know."
" What was that for anyway?!"
Getting over his own shock, Hansen just smirked as two Ninjask flew beside him and Misty shivered.
" Ninjask!"
" Misty, what's wrong?"
" She's never been a big fan of Bug Pokemon."
" Bugs really bug me!"
Both May and Max sweat dropped after that.
" Okay! Max, get Misty and the others away!"
" But Ash..."
" I'll take care of this!"
" I think you should take him with you too. We can't let him be in danger too. Mudkip, go!"
" Misty, leave."
" Right!"
May slung the boy's arm around her shoulders as Max supported them. They went off after that while Ash and Brock fought off Hansen and his Ninjask. Shedinja followed the three who ran away after that. As the three ran down a steep cliff, they ended up in a maze after some time of running.
" How long do we have to keep running?"
" Are you okay with him?"
" Yeah, he's unbelievably light for a boy."
" Speaking of light, what was that just now?"
" He appeared from it, didn't he?"
" And these clothes... They look so mysterious and royalty. I wonder where he's from."
The boy was dressed in a white shirt and white long sleeved coat with gold linings, white long pants with the same gold lining and white heel boots with the similar gold lining. There was a wide gold headpiece on his forehead with a crest on it and hanging below the crest was a rainbow crystal in the shape of a teardrop.
" There's a crest on his headpiece right here."
" Never seen that before..."
The boy suddenly groaned as May set him down on to lean on one of the bushes and the boy opened his eyes.
" Where am I...?"
" We're in somewhere called the 'Mirage Kingdom'. Do you remember anything?"
" Remember...?"
" Like, where you came from and how did you end up getting here?"
" Where I came from...?"
The boy looked up at the skies before looking back down and frowning.
" I don't remember... But it's somewhere far away... Where it's hard to reach..."
" Far away?"
" Do you at least know your name?"
" My name...? Aichi... Aichi Sendou..."
" At least he knows his name..."
" Now the only problem is our situation and why he doesn't remember anything."
Suddenly, Shedinja appeared as Misty shivered again.
" What is that?"
" Something not good!"
May took out her Pokedex after that.
" Shedinja, the Shed Pokemon. Shedinja possesses a hard, powerful body, giving it strong defences."
" What do we do, May?"
" I don't know, you think of something."
" I'll protect Togepi! Corsola, I choose you!"
Corsola came out of the Pokeball.
" Spike Cannon, now!"
Spike Cannon was fired but it just bounced off Shedinja's body.
" It bounced right off!"
" That Shedinja's defences are strong."
Shedinja prepared another Solar Beam.
" Here comes another Solar Beam!"
They were too late to dodge as they were hit by the Solar Beam. Misty accidentally let go of Togepi due to the blast as it was flung towards a garden. Shedinja went off after that as Misty and the others got up.
" Is everyone okay?!"
" I'm fine."
" Me too."
" Hey, where's Aichi?"
" You think he might've gotten caught in the blast?"
" Oh no, we've got to find him and Togepi!"
" Right!"
Meanwhile, Princess Sara and Miranda were treating Togepi and Aichi, whom they'd found by the garden fountain. Aichi groaned as he woke up once more and got up while looking around.
" You're awake!"
" What a relief. Your injuries weren't that severe so you should be fine."
" Where am I?"
" You're in my room. I'm the Princess of Mirage Kingdom, Sara."
" And I'm her servant, Miranda."
" Oh. Hello there, I'm Aichi Sendou."
" Did you come from a kingdom as well? You look like you do judging from your clothes."
" Actually, I don't know... I don't even know how I got here... All I know was... My name, I guess..."
" That's terrible. Don't worry. I'll ask Father and maybe he'll know which royal family you came from."
" Uh, thank you..."
The Queen entered soon after once she was informed of Togepi as a few minutes later, the King followed behind. Soon after, Misty and the others found them and told them about how they were forced to come to the Mirage Kingdom and how Hansen said he needed a Togepi. Hansen was asked to get out of the King's presence just as Ash and Brock came in. They proceeded to the throne room after some introductions.
" I sincerely regret for causing you so much trouble. Regrettably, Hansen has been disrupting things all over the kingdom. And now it is apparent that he wants to steal your Togepi for his own needs."
" Please, we never had any intention of stealing anything from anyone, especially your Togepi. The instant Togepi saw you, I knew right away you were its trainer. And then, I realised that having a Togepi come here for me is too good to be true."
" Come here... for you...?"
" We must remove these youngsters from our Mirage Kingdom immediately."
" Yes."
" Prepare a ship."
" Yes, Your Majesty."
" But wait, please. Please, sire. But can you tell me what this is about?"
" I'll tell you everything while Miranda prepares the ship. Oh, but before we go... Father, do you recognize this crest on his crown? I'm afraid he's lost his memories and can't remember which kingdom he came from."
" Well, to be honest, I have never seen a crest like that before. So I'm not sure either."
" I see... I'm sorry."
" No, it's fine. I'll try to remember myself."
" Then let us head to where the ship is."
They were outside after that as Sara explained about Togepi.
" For centuries, within our kingdom, Togepi has been worshipped as our guardian Pokemon of liberty and peace. Ever since the beginning of our kingdom, it has been the duty of anyone ascending the throne to seek out and find a Togepi."
" Mission?"
" Mission indeed. And this is our Sara's Father, the King and his throne."
" So then, what happened to the King's Togepi?"
" Returned from whence it came. In our kingdom, it is Togepi's final departure that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt, the right and duty of the current monarch to rule the land. And in that way, Togepi has proved that Sara's Father has ascended to the throne, to rule as the proper king of Mirage Kingdom."
" Togepi sure is one awesome Pokemon."
" Who'd known."
" This would've been accomplished in a ceremony to be held in this very temple tomorrow. But alas..."
" What ceremony?"
" The ceremony giving the right to succeed the throne to the one who seeks out Togepi."
" Sadly, I have not been successful in finding my Togepi in time for the appointed day."
" And so, without a Togepi, the ceremony cannot be performed."
" I see now, my Togepi was taken for the ceremony."
" It seems to me that Hansen is secretly plotting to use your Togepi so as to selfishly crown himself as the successor of the throne."
" I also share the belief that Hansen wants the power of this guardian Pokemon, Togepi, offer himself."
" Huh?!"
" Misty, so what kind of... power does Togepi have?"
While everyone remained in silence, Brock broke the silence by going on his knees and assuring the princess and got pulled on the ear by Misty again. Aichi just remained silent while watching them when he suddenly turned behind and walked to a pillar. He squatted down to pick something up after that.
" Aichi?"
Aichi got up as he opened his hand and a pendant was on it. He flipped it and on the back of it was the same crest on his headpiece. Ash and the others had went over to check it out as well.
" Hey, that's the same crest on your crown! Maybe we can find your kingdom after all!"
" I guess so..."
" But why was it here?"
" Who knows."
" Come. We can discuss about this later. Right now, we have to get all of you out of Mirage Kingdom before Hansen plots to steal your Togepi again."
" But isn't there anything I could help you with?"
" It's okay. I'll be fine."
" Sara..."
They were led to the blimp when wind picked up. Once it stopped, they turned back to the Mirage Kingdom and they saw another projection of it above the skies.
" Is that another Mirage Kingdom?" Aichi ask
" Unbelievable..."
" We were just inside of that temple!"
" So what's going on?"
" Pika?"
" It's a mirage."
" A mirage?"
Togepi stared at the mirage above the kingdom as it started to flail and floated up.
" Togepi!"
" Could it... be?"
" Yes. Somehow Togepi realised that beyond that mirage is 'Paradise'."
" Paradise?"
Before they could process anymore, Shedinja went in front of Togepi as Misty got it out of the way from another Solar Beam as the others dodged it as well. Hansen and Team Rocket came after that as Solar Beam was fired again while Pikachu used Thunderbolt to destroy it. The smoke cleared after awhile.
" Stop it, Hansen!"
" Shedinja, Solar Beam! Ninjask, Hyper Beam!"
Just as the three attacks were about to hit them, Togepi used Safeguard as a beam fired from the gates of the mirage and absorb the Safeguard into it and they disappeared after that. When they opened their eyes, they were in a forest.
" Miranda, where are we?"
" Seems like we're now inside Togepi Paradise deep within the mirage."
" But that doesn't look like Paradise at all."
Looking over to where Aichi was pointing to, they saw withered land beyond the forest they were in. Aichi touched a withered grass but it turned into nothingness at his touch.
" They're all dried up and dead..."
Togepi floated to a direction as they followed it until they found a group of exhausted and injured Togepi under a withered tree.
" Look at all of them... They look exhausted."
" Quick, May! Your Pokedex! Maybe we can learn something!"
" You're right!"
May took out her Pokedex.
" Togepi, the Spike Ball Pokemon. Togepi is filled with an energy that makes people happy when treated well. Togepi shares its energy with others but when it comes near human with impure heart, its energy completely disappears, leaving Togepi exhausted."
" An impure heart?"
" I know who it is! Hansen!"
" Hansen is right! It certainly must be because of Hansen's evil plotting that all these Togepi are in so much pain and sadness!"
Aichi took out the pendant as he made his way over to the Togepi.
" They just need a pure heart to recover, right?"
" Maybe for a little while to ease their pain."
" I might know something. So I want to try it out."
Facing the crystal on the pendant on the Togepi, Aichi closed his eyes as white aura spilled out around his body and the crystal glowed before white rays of energy came out from the crystal and was shared with the Togepi. After awhile, he stopped as the aura disappeared.
" That should do, right?"
The Togepi all seemed to be feeling much better as Aichi smiled.
" But what did you just-"
Brock was cut off as sudden flashes were in the sky.
" What was that?!"
" It feels like a time space distortion..."
" Time space distortion?"
Togepi floated to another direction as the pendant shone a little.
" It should be where Togepi's going right now. I think more of Hansen's evil desires are leaking out through that distortion. Come on!"
They started to follow Togepi as more of the greenery started to wither.
" How do you know so much about this?!"
" I'm not sure but I can feel it."
They stopped as they saw a portal with a projection of Hansen and Team Rocket. Togepi floated into the portal as Aichi ran after it while a purple crest appeared on his pendant. He also went through the portal while Ash was deflected back.
" Ash!"
" It's blocked!"
They gasped as Togepi came out of the portal from the Mirage Kingdom first while Aichi followed behind not long after.
" Look who dropped by!"
" I guess that time space stuff's the real deal!"
" It definitely was the real deal... We're back at the kingdom..." Aichi muttered
" Now, Ninjask. Capture Togepi."
Both Ninjask sent out Shadow Ball as Aichi quickly got Togepi out of the way.
" Not on my watch!"
" Hey, it's that twerp that appeared out of nowhere."
" Shedinja, Solar Beam!"
Aichi quickly dodged again as he looked at his pendant.
" Come on... Even if I can't remember, there must be something, anything!" Aichi thought
As if it heard his thoughts, the crest on the pendant changed to a red crest as Aichi's eyes widened. He winced as a throbbing pain hit his head.
" Once more, Shedinja! You too, Ninjask!"
Solar Beam and Hyper Beam were fired again as Aichi opened his eyes while still wincing in pain. He held out the pendant as a torrent of red flames disintegrated the attacks. Once the flames dispersed, Aichi panted as he fell to his knees.
" Toge~?"
" Grr... Shadow Ball, Ninjask!"
Shadow Ball was fired again as Aichi couldn't dodge it in time and both him and Togepi were hit before they fainted. Hansen walked over to them and held up Togepi in the air while laughing.
" Bravo, Colonel Hansen!"
" Exclusive thievery!"
" That throne's got your name on it!"
" Time to go!"
" Aye aye!"
Before they left, Hansen looked over to the still unconscious Aichi.
" Bring the boy back with us too."
" Yes sir!"
Jessie and James slung both of Aichi's arms around their shoulders as they started to walk back to the kingdom where Hansen began his overtaking of the throne.
" Your Majesty, the Togepi is now mine. Thus, you must leave the throne to me."
" Sorry, Colonel Hansen. That Togepi is not yours, it's Misty's."
" Not anymore. Togepi has chosen me and I refuse to accept any foolish arguments from anyone, even the King!"
The soldiers immediately surrounded the King and Queen as they were taken to the dungeons while Aichi was brought to any other room. After that, Hansen sent Team Rocket flying after he didn't have any use for them anymore before going to the temple to be acknowledged as the King of Mirage Kingdom. Soon, Ash and the others arrived at Mirage Kingdom while Hansen was trying to get Togepi to open the doors to Paradise.
" Well, well, we meet again."
" Give me back my Togepi!"
" You won't get away this time!"
" Oh please, Hansen! You know Togepi despise nothing more than this!"
Hansen didn't listen as he ordered an attack from Ninjask. May's Torchic was defeated in battle while Pikachu's attack succeeded in defeating the Ninjask. Shedinja shot out Solar Beam as a Safeguard protected them.
Meanwhile, Aichi woke up as he got up while looking around.
" Where am I...? ... Hansen!"
Aichi got off the bed as he started to walk to the door. But when he opened it, two soldiers were guarding the door to the room he was in and stopped him from going out.
" Let me go!"
" Sorry but this is King Hansen's orders. Stay inside while you await his return."
" You don't understand! He's not the King here! That Togepi is someone else's!"
He was pushed back into the room as the doors were closed shut and he wasn't able to open the door anymore.
" I've got to find a way out of here!" Aichi thought
There was a tiny tapping sound as Aichi turned to the window to see a Togepi.
" Togepi?"
Aichi got the window to open as the Togepi jumped into his arms.
" Toge, togepi~!"
" Wait... You're that injured Paradise Togepi from before, aren't you?"
" Toge~!"
" You followed me here?"
" Toge, toge~!"
Togepi pointed out of the window as Aichi saw the Paradise Togepi coming out of the gate to Paradise and were helping Misty's Togepi with Metronome. Misty's Togepi then evolved into Togetic as they used Safeguard to deflect the Solar Beam again. Misty then sent out Gyrados and it used Flamethrower and defeated Shedinja while Brock and the others came after rescuing the King and Queen.
" They did it!"
" Toge, togepi~!"
Ash and the others then ran into the kingdom as Aichi heard the door opening a few minutes later. He smiled the moment he saw Ash and the others.
" Guys!"
" Aichi! You're alright!"
" Yeah, Hansen locked me in here for some reason but other than that, I'm just fine."
" But why is there a Togepi with you?"
" I'm not sure myself. I think it followed me here from the gate to Paradise."
" That can only mean that this Togepi chose you to be its trainer. I'm sure it was attracted to that pure heart of yours."
" I guess that must be it. Is that right, Togepi?"
" Toge, toge~!"
Soon, the sun started to set as Misty had to say goodbye to Togetic since it wanted to protect Paradise with the other Togepis and the doors to Paradise closed and the mirage disappeared.
" Misty, I give you my word, I will do my best to protect their Paradise, even without the crown."
" Thanks, Sara."
Sara nodded but that was when they heard another Togepi's call. A Togepi was tugging on Sara's dress as she squatted down.
" Togepi? Why didn't you go with your friends?"
" I get it. This must be the Togepi you were supposed to find, Princess Sara." Aichi said
" Is that true, Togepi?"
The Togepi leapt into her arms as they smiled.
" Togepi!"
" Toge, toge, pi~!"
" That's so great, Princess Sara!"
" Oh, Misty, thanks! Thanks to all of you!"
" Sara, now there's nothing stopping you from your crowning ceremony!"
" You're right, Miranda!"
" Toge, toge~!"
They stayed at the kingdom for the night as the next morning, Misty was getting ready to go off in the blimp.
" Well, I'm heading back to Cerulean."
" Please give your sisters my best."
" Yeah, right..."
" I wish I could've heard more about your gym."
" I know! Why don't you guys come and visit me in Cerulean City?"
" Cool!"
" May, I'm counting on you to win all your Pokemon Contests! Good luck!"
" Thanks, Misty!"
" Keep up the good work being the Gym Leader!"
" I will, and you take first place in the Hoenn League!"
" Of course! What else?"
Misty nodded as she looked over their shoulders. Ash and the others turned to the same direction as Aichi was playing with the river water with his Togepi.
" Make sure to look for his kingdom too so he can be safe, okay?"
" Just leave it to us. We'll make sure to bring him back to where he belongs safe and sound."
" I'm counting on everyone. Well, bye."
" Bye!"
" Bye, Aichi!"
" Oh, goodbye, Misty!"
" Toge, toge~!"
Misty smiled before boarding the blimp as it flew off and they waved.
" So now, the first priority on the list... Getting you back home."
" There's no need to. I'll find a way back myself."
" You have no memories and going alone like this will get a lot of attention."
" Well... That's true..."
" Come on. We'll head to the shops around the kingdom and find something better to wear as a temporary disguise for now."
" Y-Yeah... Thank you."
" No problem! Now, let's go!"
" Yeah!"
And their adventure continues...
And that's the end of this chapter! This might just be a two or three shot story so look forward to it! Thank you for reading and I'll see everyone in the next chapter!