Dedicated to all those who love the pokemon anime. May this story help you love it all the more.

Pokemon

REVELATION OF THE MASTER

A Fanfiction by Jonathan Schmidt.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, never have and never will. I am writing this because I love pokemon and I'm making no money off it whatsoever so don't sue me!

A few things you should know before reading. This fic takes place several years in the future of the TV series, Ash has completed the Johto League and won it as well. He has also just finished competing in the Indigo League again, winning this time. Several other things have happened as well, through events that I don't go into detail about Ash and Misty have admitted their feelings for each other and are dating, all of Ash's pokemon have returned and evolved except for Pikachu (duh.) Several of Brock, Misty, and Tracey's pokemon have evolved as well, all the Legendary Pokemon are known about and have been encountered by the group and everyone has regained their memories of Mewtwo and New Island. I've also given Ash the team Red has in GS. I've tried to stay true to the show but as I don't know about everything that has happened in the series in Japan (they are much further ahead of us episode wise) there are bound to be some differences. Any of these inevitable differences can be explained simply by saying this is an alternate dimension where things happened slightly differently. This fic will get a bit violent and (hopefully) tear jerking towards the end but I doubt its anything that will offend you. Even so very young children might not want to read this. I hope you like the fic. Any praises or flames can be sent to ashmidt@flash.net.

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Prologue: Origin of the Legend

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There are many legends in the world of Pokemon, but none greater then what is regarded as the First Legend. Passed down from generation to generation of the world's greatest pokemon masters it tells a story of an era long gone and a future event which would either destroy the world or save it. Thousands of years ago when the Pokemon League was first established, mighty pokemon masters ruled the world. Most of these were good kind people but some were power mad tyrants who would do anything to increase their own domains. For many years the good masters warred against the evil ones, none gaining much ground. Finally the greatest masters of that time, the original Elite Four, banded together and defeated the dark masters once and for all, but they were all mortally wounded in the terrible battle. Their bodies and the bodies of their pokemon disappeared in a bright glow that enveloped the area at their deaths. The life energy of their bodies reformed into a transparent sphere, which later became known as the Master Ball. Before the successors (who had participated in the battle as well) of the Elite Four's amazed eyes the sphere levitated in front of them and spoke this prophecy:

"Let it be known that in the future this will surely come to pass. The dark master of that time will attempt his rise to ultimate power, the Titans of the earth shall clash in a battle that will never be surpassed and the good masters of the world will band together again. Out of this battle there will be two possible outcomes. In one, the greatest master who will ever exist will unleash the full power of this sphere, healing the Legendaries, saving the earth and assuring his destiny. In the other, he will fail his final test and the world will be plunged into an age of darkness and despair from which it will never fully recover. Let this prophecy never be forgotten and protect this sphere from all who would use it for evil."

And so, throughout the millennia the elite members of the pokemon league protected the sphere. They found it contained incredible power in the hands of a Pokemon Master; it could control and summon pokemon from all over the world but the effect was temporary. And no one could access its greatest power, to heal pokemon and humans who were beyond any hope of recovery or were even already dead. As time passed the prophecy was never completely forgotten but few took it seriously or believed it would ever come to pass…until now.