Hey everyone this is Starlight. Well this is my first shot at a Pokemonfic but actually it's not really mine This story and the first three chapters where originally the property of OrionTheHunter. I have adopted the story and will be continuing it with my own ideas any suggestions are welcome. If you DON'T like something tell me I am open to any and all suggestion. NOTICE: Might be some Misty bashing in this fic. And Ash is a little OOC. Don't like it stop reading now. Thank you Orion for letting me have this fic. If you think I'm messing up or have a new idea or twist for it feel free to contact me.
Chapter One: Fire Guardian
He moved quickly, deeper and deeper into the cave. The lack of light seemed not to hamper him in the least. Finally, he stepped into the main chamber, and the heat hit him. He looked down, only to see a hundred foot drop into magma. The whole chamber was surrounded by this natural moat of molten rock. He looked across, to the center of the gigantic circular room. On an island barely raised from the center of the magma lake, was the temple.The temple had stood for thousands of years. Simply built, it was just four slabs of stone placed on end, forming a square, with another laying flat on top. One of the slabs was a few feet short, creating a doorway.A hundred foot drop to magma, not to mention the several hundred feet horizontally between the tunnel and the island may have stopped most who entered the chamber. And that was if they had avoided or beaten all of the deadly traps in the darkened tunnel. However, it did not even pose a challenge to the man. He was on the island and had entered the temple seemingly instantly.However hot it was in the main chamber was nothing to the heat inside the temple. The small room was completely bare, save a pedestal in the center. Resting on the pedestal was an orb. The man smiled, placed his hand on the orb, and vanished.The man now stood on an island no larger than the one with the temple. It was a circle, about twenty feet in diameter. Except now there was no temple. And the fiery sea surrounding the island has no boundaries.Suddenly there was a rumble. Out of the magma came a charizard like no one had ever seen before. Charizards were known to be large. But this, this could have squashed the man under its little toe.The man took a single step toward the mighty pokemon, and then spoke."I am Ash, this is my friend, Pikachu," on cue, Pikachu seemed to appear out of nowhere, sitting on his shoulder. "We have come to gain the ability of elemental fire."The charizard eyed the man for a moment. Then spoke in a booming voice."You better prey that you do not lie to me, mortal, as 'ash' is what my fire shall make you if you do. However," at this the charizard's voice seemed to soften a bit, "introducing the small electric mouse as a friend defiantly aids you. By what right do you consider yourself worthy to gain the elemental power of fire?"Ash looked at Pikachu, then back at the charizard and responded."I am a pokemon trainer. I held the title of master, which is considered to be the best on the planet. And I know that does not mean the slightest to you. All I can say of my worthiness is that I hold myself to high standards. I never cheat. I avoid lying, and when I do I regret it not because I fear being discovered, but because I know it is wrong. I treat all of the pokemon that aid me with respect. After the initial euphoria of leaving home to become a trainer wore off and I discovered the true meaning of being a trainer, I never went for quantity of pokemon, but quality of training and developing a relationship with those that I had. Not that I am saying that I never added to the numbers that were traveling with me."The charizard seemed to think for a moment."Is there anything else that proves your worth?"Ash looked up at the gigantic pokemon and smiled, once again."The guardians of the elemental Water, Ice, Wind, Earth, Electricity, Psychic, Morph, Light, and Shadow all considered me worthy off their powers."At this the guardian charizard looked like he was going to choke."All of them? You have already been granted ALL of the other elemental powers? And this Pikachu, he is the pokemon that you have bonded yourself to?"Ash just nodded in response."How do I know that you are telling the truth?""Your response to me lying would not be something you just decided to do. I would have been, well, ash, no pun intended, just as soon as I closed my mouth.""Very well then. So be it."And with that, Ash was standing back inside the temple, the fire orb absorbed into his body.