Authors Note
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon in any way, shape or form. All Pokémon and the majority of the characters in this fan fiction belong to the same people.
I chose the name for the story that I did because that is what he has always dreamed of and is trying to work towards, to anybody that already uses this name for a story of their own I apologise.
This story will also quickly deviate from the plot of the episodes though it will still follow the same route so don't go blaming me if you're stupid enough to go getting my story and the episodes confused. :P
As that last comment suggested this story is based mainly on the anime but there will be influences from the games too, they will have larger affects later on but at that point if you know the episodes even slightly in that time period you will know the difference. I will be using some episodes as a basis for individual adventures but will also be creating my own adventures. The films will be in it but they may occur at slightly different times and with somewhat/substantially different plotlines due to how I want things to run. If there is something you have in mind that you would like to be in the story then let me know, I already have several plot ideas but I'm always ready for more.
I will try to release a chapter every week but I cannot guarantee anything yet as I will hopefully be leaving to start a university course soon and that will take up a lot of my time so I may not be able to write as quickly at that point. If that does happen then I will try to slow things down to a pace at which I can get out regular updates most of the time.
This is also the first story I have ever written apart from when they made us right short stories back at school but that is long gone now so I'm basically just going where my mind takes me and writing how it tells me too. Because I am so new to this I would be thankful to anyone who gives me some tips for general writing that could be useful. As for this story I would be grateful to know what people I think, if you think it's awesome and there's no way it could be improved (I sincerely doubt anyone will feel this way as everyone has their own way they think things should go) then thank you, if you think it's good but could be improved, let me know how you think it could be improved and I will think on what you say. If you don't really like it but can see ways for it to be improved then once again please let me know how for the sake of anybody who does like it. If you hate it for all sorts of reasons still let me know but if you hate it just to hate then please leave as I will ignore anything said by you. :) 'Cause I'm doing this for the fun of it but that doesn't mean I don't want to make it good and that means I need all the advice I can get.
By the end of the week I intend to have a poll up as to whether I should attempt a romance in this story, if I do that doesn't mean it's just going to be a sappy love story from then on or when they are actually together. For that matter most of those that I am considering will not be around all of the time as they have other things to do. E.g. Cynthia is one I'm considering, once Ash has aged a bit and have her slightly younger than she would be when they first met in the episodes too to bring them to similar ages, but if it is her in the end she will still be Sinnoh Champ so she won't be able to travel with Ash constantly due to her responsibilities. I will also be making the travelling companions and some other characters have unrequited romantic feelings for him just because I disliked their characters. E.g. Misty was too much of a pain in the neck in my opinion but Ash will try to be kind in letting them down.
By the way, this is rated T because I expect that there will be some explicit language and possibly violence in future chapters but I don't yet know the extent of either at the moment, if I decide not to put it in I will change the rating if possible.
Anyway that's all I can think of at the moment so on with the story.
Master Quest Chapter 1 – Mewtwo's Mistake
"Stooooooop!"
There was an explosion of brilliant white light as two blasts of pure psychic energy, one pink and one blue, met. At their centre stood a boy, his name was Ash Ketchum. He wore a black shirt with white sleeves and a blue jacket over the top of it along with some jeans and a pair of black and white sneakers. Atop his head rested a red and white official Pokémon league cap, it covered his messy raven-black hair and shaded his dark brown eyes. But his body now glowed with a magenta aura as it fell towards the floor where he laid still, his body turned to grey stone.
"Fool! Trying to stop our battle." was projected from the mind of the Pokémon that was the source of the blue force.
"Me-ew?" spoke the small pink cat that was its opponent and the source of the pink force.
"Pikapi!" then echoed around the Pokémon filled stadium as a small yellow mouse charged towards its trainer's body before coming to a halt before his head. He shook the body of the 11 year old, hoping desperately for some reaction as the Pokémon in the stadium called out and his friends watched in horror. He repeated his trainers name several times in his own language whilst trying to provoke a reaction with his electric attacks.
"Please no." said the orange headed girl who had been forced to her knees by the explosion. Her name was Misty and she was one of Ash's greatest friends and travelling companions. She, like Ash's other travelling companion Brock, would be lost without him and so hoped desperately that he would awaken.
As the Pikachu mustered the last of its strength for one last attempt which also failed it began to cry. All the other Pokémon present, excluding the two legendaries, joined his mourning but their tears never reached the ground. They were instead attracted to the dead boy's body, as if magnetised, before they disappeared into it making it glow a light blue. The humans and Pokémon watched the spectacle before them in awe before the glow started to fade but the stone did not. Suddenly both Mew and Mewtwo, the ones who had put him in this state, each shed a single tear which restored the glow even brighter than before. This time, as the glow faded it was clear that the boy had been restored to his original state. And so he was reborn to this world which we inhabit.
As the boy struggled to sit up and look around he lifted his head and laid eyes upon his most trusted companion, "Pikachu!" he exclaimed in joy as a smile spread across his face. The two shared a heart-warming embrace that all those present made it clear they approved of.
"A human sacrificed himself to save the Pokémon. I pitted them against each other, but not until they set aside their differences did I see the true power they all share deep inside."
"Mew" replied the smallest of the feline pair with a nod.
But then Mewtwo alone heard a new voice, much deeper and more powerful than any he had heard before. This voice alone could command great respect and he dreaded what would happen should he ever meet its owner. "To him this sacrifice is worthwhile for to him all life is sacred no matter its origin. Know this Mewtwo, his heart is as pure as any Pokémon's, in fact it is purer than the hearts of many of our kind who are overshadowed by fear or hatred of humans. He may be the last key to your own heart, the question is: will you accept that key?" was all the voice said to him before its presence faded completely.
'Yes,' Mewtwo thought to himself 'I will.' Before he and Mew flew down to join the humans and other Pokémon. Upon their arrival all the Pokémon and humans turned to look at them. Mew looked around at them all wide eyed and innocent whilst Mewtwo's eyes met with Ash's before he lowered them to the ground, deeply ashamed of his actions that had caused so much pain to the boy. Several of the Pokémon directed a growl at the large bipedal feline before it was surprised to feel a human hand on his shoulder. As he looked up he was even more surprised at the identity of the owner of the hand… a smiling Ash.
"Hey, don't worry so much." Ash said to him "We all make mistakes from time to time."
"How? How can you forgive me so easily?"
"Well first, like I said we all make mistakes and I should know as it's usually me making the mistakes." Ash responded with a light-hearted chuckle "What matters is what we take away from our mistakes, do we refuse to accept that we made them or do we learn from them and apply what we learned in the future. Secondly, you said that ever since you were born/created, whatever you want to call it, all you've known was Team Rocket so it's natural that you would only know to do things in the way they would do them. Finally, I'm fine now and the Pokémon look like they'll make a full recovery so everything was alright in the end." He finished with his smile widening even further.
"Pika!" the mouse on his shoulder affirmed with a nod.
"I cannot thank you enough for what you have done for me today; you have allowed me to find it within myself to love others and shown me that there are many different types of people and Pokémon in the world. But, I have one more favour to ask of you." He stated with a hint of a grin on his face for the first time in his life until he mentioned the favour at which point his face set in a deadly serious expression. "I would like you to take me with you."
Everyone's eyes widened in shock at this, legendary Pokémon were the rarest of the rare, almost never even spotted. Yet here was one asking to join a trainer who was almost completely new to the business. They all turned to Ash to see how he would respond.
Whilst struggling very hard to remain calm Ash replied "Are you sure? Before you respond let me point out a few things as well. To begin with, you will no longer be free to travel as you please. Additionally, you will have to travel in a pokéball because if people saw you after finding out what you were they would constantly try to steal you. As well as those things you will have to train hard and be ready to battle in the upcoming Indigo Conference. Lastly and most importantly, you will have to be my friend." He finished with a grin.
Mewtwo laughed at this, he could feel Ash's excitement and therefore knew he was holding back, before giving his own response. "Yes, I am sure. In response to your own statements I say this. I would not be free to travel anyway, criminal organisations would hunt me for my power for the rest of my life and I would have to hide from them. Where better to go than to the last place they would look, a new but competent trainer. As for staying in a pokéball I think I could bear that, especially if you were to let me out often when we are not in inhabited areas. I am already strong but I understand the origin of your concern and agree to train as it cannot hurt to get stronger. Though I am unsure of what this Indigo Conference is I will help you to the best of my abilities in it. And your final request, that is in fact one of the reasons I seek to join you. You have shown me that life is almost meaningless without friends and I have witnessed first-hand the bond you share with your Pokémon. It would mean more to me than words can describe if I was able to form a similar bond with you and your Pokémon."
"Then I accept. But if you come with me then what will happen to the Pokémon here, I doubt they'd be able to last long in the wild as they lack knowledge about things such as which foods are safe to eat and which aren't. I suppose I could… No, that would be stupid."
"Actually I think that would be a wonderful idea."
"Think what would be a wonderful idea? What's he talking about?" Asked Misty before Brock followed up.
"Wait you don't mean you're going to…"
"Yes Brock, I'm going to catch them all to." Ash stated seriously while everyone looked at him in shock.
Feeling left out of the conversation Mew decided to but in with a question of its own. "Mew, mew ew ew?"
Everybody looked at the floating pink cat in confusion before Mewtwo decided to translate Mew's request. "Mew was asking whether, if it too agreed to your conditions, it could join us? And I must say I suggest you accept."
"Oh, you have got to be kidding me!" echoed around the stadium before Ash noticed the look of hurt on poor Mew's face. "Wait Mew. I didn't mean I don't want to take you with me."
"Ew?"
"It's just that this is a big shock for me. I've only seen a legendary Pokémon once before in my life, and most people don't even see that many, and now I have two wanting to join me as well as twenty-five other supercharged Pokémon. I'll accept you all into our family it's just going to take a while to sink in."
"Your family?" Mewtwo questioned.
"Yeah," Ash responded with an enormous smile "all my Pokémon are a part of my family."
"Very well, this may be even more interesting than I thought. How do you want to do this Ash?"
"That's a good question, Professor Oak might have a heart attack if he wakes up to find you with 27 new Pokémon, one of which is a legendary and another of which is a completely new species that is also legendary." Brock added.
Ash thought for a moment before deciding on a plan. "There's a small forest just outside of Pallet Town, if you were to teleport us all there before hiding yourselves from others with your psychic powers I could go to the Professor and explain the situation before coming back to officially capture you. Though he still might have a minor heart attack when he finds out I'm not joking"
"That sounds like a good plan to me and I get the feeling there may be no way to completely prevent the chance of him having a heart attack going by what you've said." Mewtwo commented with a smirk on his face.
"Ok, that sorts you guys out but what about us, our Pokémon are in no state to take us back to the mainland at the moment but it's way too far for us to swim." Neesha stated pointing at herself, Corey, Fergus and Nurse Joy.
"In that case I will teleport you back to the Pokémon Center in the port, where Nurse Joy is originally from. That will allow you to have your Pokémon treated immediately as well. I will however remove your memories of today's events apart from the fact that you need to get your Pokémon treated. It is not that I do not trust you, but I fear that if you accidentally said even the slightest thing wrong organisations such as Team Rocket may hunt you down and try to extract the information in a harmful manner."
"We understand." Said Nurse Joy cheerfully. "So will you please send us back?"
A blue flash of light later they and all their Pokémon had disappeared before Mewtwo turned to Ash. "One more thing ash before we leave, you said that you saw another legendary Pokémon before you met us?"
"Mew?"
"That's a good point; you never told us anything about this Ash." Misty said angrily.
"Alright cool it. I never told you because you wouldn't have believed me before now even with my evidence."
"He's right you know. Though I wonder what the evidence is." Brock backed him up knowing he was indeed right and that he would need all the help he could get against Misty.
"You'll see. It was a while after I first met you Misty."
*Flashback Begin*
Ash and Pikachu woke up looking straight into each other's eyes knowing they could trust each other completely after what had just happened with the flock of Spearow.
"Well, we beat 'em." Said Ash cheerfully, continuing to look at his new partner.
"Chu." Responded said partner before they both looked up at a sound similar to a bird squawking. What they saw that day they would never forget. Directly above them was a brilliant rainbow and flying under it was an equally magnificent, large, rainbow-coloured bird Pokémon. As they watched it fly into the distance they saw something land beside them. It was a single large rainbow-coloured feather. They knew somehow that it was a sign of good things to come.
*Flashback End*
"After that when we arrived at the Viridian City Pokémon Center I talked to Professor Oak and he told that I must have been imagining things as the only Pokémon that fitted my description was a legendary Pokémon called Ho-Oh that hadn't been seen for more than a hundred years. That's when I showed him this." Ash said, pulling the feather from under his shirt on a chain around his neck. "When he saw this he nearly fainted in shock but managed to compose himself and tell me a bit more about Ho-Oh."
"You should know that I have heard some things about Ho-Oh from other Pokémon." Mewtwo said "It is said that it only shows itself before those with the purest of hearts, that includes both Pokémon and humans and no Pokémon have seen it for more than a hundred years either as far as I am aware. The other thing is that those who are gifted with the Rainbow Wing, as that feather is named, will supposedly experience eternal happiness. You should be extremely proud of yourself and grateful to Ho-Oh for deeming you worthy of such a gift."
"I… Am." Ash replied awed and shocked by this revelation. "Well I suppose we better get going and do this." He finished, getting a grip on himself.
"Indeed we should." A flash of blue later they were gone.
In the skies above the now empty stadium two Pokémon flew. "So he does still remember me and my gift." A certain large, rainbow-coloured bird Pokémon communicated telepathically to its friend.
"It seems he did, and that both Mewtwo and Mew agreed with my propositions to go with him." Said the same deep and powerful voice that Mewtwo had heard earlier that day. "I wish them all the best of luck."
"You really think they'll need luck with him?" The bird replied with a huff.
"Will you join him too in the future? I believe many others will."
"Perhaps, but only if he can calm the hearts of the three beasts."
"Ahh, an interesting but appropriate test. Well, I take my leave of you now and hope to see you again soon."
I hope you liked it and please let me know your honest opinions.