A Cross-Dimensional Adventure: Draconia Arc
A/N: Hey everyone, it Skelxtai (Tai) here with my very first fanfiction! A Pokémon one no less! I've been wanting to write a fanfiction for a while but haven't had many ideas so i'm pretty new to all this. If you spot any spelling or grammatical errors then point them out! Anyway, here it is!
Summary: When Ash Ketchum's mother is killed while trying to tell him about his father, he is goes from a world that he thought was peaceful, to one filled with adventure, evil and even love... AU. Amourshipping, Ash/Serena, Sato/Sere. Rated T for possible swearing.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or any of its characters, I only created the plot.
Key
Thoughts = 'Italics'
Speech = "Normal"
Telepathy = "Italics"
Chapter 1
It is a well known fact that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it must have come from somewhere, right?
Around ten thousand years ago, the eighteen dimensions were created by Arceus and his fellow Legendary Pokémon. To inhabit these dimensions, he used the power of the other Legendaries to create a race called the humans. Alongside the humans, Arceus created a species of metaphysical creatures with Mew's massive gene pool. These amazing creatures were later called Pokémon, made to help the humans live their lives to the full extent. Each dimension contained different Pokémon and they were later sorted into 'types'. There were many gateways and portals connecting the dimensions, resulting in a peaceful universe.
However, it was not to last. In the year 11346 AC (After Creation), an aspiring ground type trainer called Giovanni decided that the world was too peaceful and that it had to be balanced. As a result, he started recruiting people to join the newly christened: 'Team Rocket'. By the time he was 30, he had complete political control over the subterranean empire known as 'Terra', or the Ground Dimension.
Using his newfound power, he sent an assassin to kill the Leader of Aquas (The Water Dimension), while leaving behind the symbol for Pyratios (The Fire Dimension). This caused the two to wage war, causing the other dimensions to take sides. The once peaceful universe had been ruined by cruelty and injustice. Using the ongoing war to hide his activities, Giovanni sent his men into the other 18 dimensions to find and steal the Plates of Arceus. Once he gained them, he erected dimensional barriers between the various worlds, effectively stopping the war. But, it did not stop there.
Once the barriers were up, he wiped out all the memories of other dimensions from everyone's minds apart from his own. Because of this, every man, woman and child in each dimension forgot everything about the other dimensions. He became the immortal ruler of the universe. Fortunately, because of all the shifting in the space time continuum, Arceus woke up from his deep slumber. Enraged at what he saw, he quickly recovered his plates and vowed that he would not let Giovanni get away with it. Unfortunately, after creating the universe, he swore an oath that he would never use his powers in such a way that would cause harm to others. In other words, he had to interfere indirectly.
As a result, Arceus restored the memories of about 200 people from the various worlds and created a new dimension, a sanctuary, for them to live in. This was all he could do as he was growing weary, but he hoped that eventually, the rebels would have numbers large enough to overthrow Giovanni and restore peace to the worlds.
3000 years later...
"Did you have any more of those dreams honey?" Mrs Ketchum asked in concern. Delia Ketchum was a woman of average height with long brown hair that cascaded down her back, swishing around as she walked. A pink blouse adorned her chest, and a sky blue skirt was worn as well. She was a kind, loving person who cared for everyone very deeply. In fact, she was almost too nice.
"Yeah," Ash mumbled in return. "But this time it was of a huge draconic, bipedal Pokémon with flames coming out of its tail. I'm not sure what it is. It can't be a Pokémon because I have never seen one that looks like that, and I have studied very hard under Professor Oak and Dragonite." Ash's partner, Gible, nodded in agreement.
"Gib, Gible!" Ash Ketchum was only slightly shorter than his mother but he was much stronger. He was 15 years old with raven black hair that seemed to have a mind of its own. He wore a blue hoodie with a white hood and black sleeves, jeans and his blue trainers. Ash was a hard-working young apprentice, but although he was clever, he could be quite dense sometimes. Despite this, he was extremely loyal to his friends and family and tried to protect them at all costs.
Delia held her hand up to her mouth in an attempt to hide her giggle, but it was in vain as a faint laugh escaped her lips. Unfortunately, Ash and Gible heard it.
"Hey, what are you laughing about?!" Ash demanded, crossing his arms along with Gible. After that, Delia could not hold in her laughs.
"It's just that you are so much like your father these days." She explained after calming down. Ash smiled. Although he had never met the man, his mother told him that he was a great man who never gave in, it was his goal to be like his father.
"Are you sure that you don't know where he is?" He questioned, hoping for a reaction. He wasn't disappointed. He saw a flicker of hesitation in her eyes before she answered, turning her head away.
"No," she answered quickly. "Aren't you meeting Professor Oak today for another training session?" She asked, trying to change the subject. She didn't need to worry though, for at the mention of battling, he forgot all about the previous conversation.
"Oh yeah," he exclaimed. "Today we are going to try and evolve Gible. I mean, he has been with me since my early years and we have been training for the past 3 years. He deserves it, right buddy?" His lifelong friend nodded his head in agreement.
"Gib." Delia smiled, she still remembered Ash's choosing day 9 years ago when he had to choose his Pokémon egg. It was the happiest day of his life.
Flashback
"Honey," Delia called. "Could you come here please?" Her six year old son quickly made his way to the kitchen, fearing the worst as he was usually called when he had done something wrong.
"What is it mommy?" He asked nervously, looking down at his feet. Delia noticed his anxiety and eventually decided to put him out of his misery.
"Today, "She paused for dramatic effect. "You are going to get your very own Pokémon!" Unsurprisingly, Ash stood there with his mouth open in shock, his mother looking on in amusement. After a few seconds though, all hell broke loose as Ash let out questions rapid fire while jumping up and down in excitement.
"Am I getting one today? Will I get to choose? Will it be as strong and cool as your Dragonair? Will we be best friends? Can I start training now? Does that mean-" Delia wisely clamped her hand over his mouth to halt his questioning.
"The answers are yes, yes, yes, yes, and no." She answered firmly. The reason she didn't want him training just yet was actually quite selfish. If Ash was anything like his father (which he was) then he would dedicate all his time to training, leaving her alone. "Come on, we can take Dragonair." So with that, they flew off with Ash almost plummeting to his death in his excitement.
End Flashback
Unfortunately, this brought back memories of her beloved Dragonair who had passed away a few years ago from a disease. After that Ash had gotten Gible who hatched out of an egg in front of their own eyes. However, that wasn't what she remembered the most clearly about that day...
Flashback
As Ash cuddled his Pokémon egg into his arms, it started to glow. It was so blindingly light that they all had to close their eyes. But, when the light died down, the egg was no more. In its place was a small, bipedal Pokémon that was mostly blue in colour. It had a huge mouth with sharp teeth, no neck and arms that started at the edge of its jaw. It had two horns that resembled engines from a jet plane (obviously for aerodynamics) and a large fin on the top of its head.
"Gib?" It spoke cutely looking up at Ash who was grinning widely. Ash hugged it tightly causing it to squirm and squeal in happiness. The young dragon-type decided to clamp onto Ash's head being careful not to sink its teeth into his skull. Everyone laughed, except for Ash. For the next few months, that became Gible's favourite pastime. That was until Ash patiently explained to him that it was quite annoying and that he would be much more comfortable on his shoulder. And so he did.
End Flashback
Such good memories, she thought with a smile on her face. She shook her head as she saw that Ash and Gible had already left. Delia debated whether or not to tell him about his father, but eventually decided against it. There is no need to corrupt such a young innocent mind, not his early at least. And with that, she got to work on cleaning the house.
A/N: Okay, let me just get this straight. This story is currently just a concept so please be supportive. Other than that remember to review, follow, favourite and all that stuff.
See ya all next time!
Tai
First Update: 27th February 2014
Second Edit: 3rd March 2014
Last Edit: 12th March 2014