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Somwhere in between Sandgem Town and Jubilife City, Sinnoh
HARBARD
The man was exhausted. Being on the run for years, had certainly taken toll on him. He seemed very, very tired. But his eyes spoke of a different story.
Neither did he have guilt for what he had done, for IT HAD TO BE DONE, nor did he feel weak. Although his physical body had been deteriorating for quite a while now, his consciousness was at its bloody peak. He was a guy who could win a physical duel, not because of his strength, but because of his mind. His mental self.
Entering the Astral dimension had given Harbard an edge over all the other Aura Guardians. A mere accident had turned out to be his wild card.
He did not care for his physical body at the moment. As long as his consciousness remained, he could live on forever.
Immortality could be achieved. And he would be omnipotent.
No human could harm, no guardian could harm him and definitely, no Pokemon could harm him.
For he believed that he had learnt the secret. The secret of Pokemon. But the world wasn't ready to hear it out yet. He had to wait. Wait.
Harbard was travelling to Jubilife City. There was work to be done.
Divine work.
Seeing Sinnoh in all its glory put a smile upon his face. This was the region that he grew up in, the region that he loved dearly. This was the region where he had fallen in love. But he was beyond all that now. Love, or rather lust as he often used to refer it, found no significance in his life any more.
All that bullshit happened when I was a novice trainer, trying to be a master of Pokemon. Love? I fell in love with her? Utter bullshit. It was supposed to be a one night thing. But I stayed with her for more than a year? More than one damned year? Hmph, doesn't matter now anyway. All that matters now is the divine. They say God cannot be all-good if he's all-powerful, and that he cannot be all-powerful if he's all-good. I, I shall prove them wrong.
Harbard had lived the life of an ascetic for more than twenty years now. He seldom used the advances in technology. He was a firm believer, in himself. He liked to call himself a wanderer. Searching for the essence of life.
Jubilife Gold Mines. That was where he was headed to.
"It has gotta be there. I cannot be wrong on this, it is THERE! The Horn! The Golden Horn of Arceus!"
Gleaming with unnatural glee, Harbard rushed towards the biggest town in Sinnoh.
Little did anyone expect of the storm that was brewing.
Jubilife City, Sinnoh
DAWN
"He took Piplup yesterday night. Almost by force. But the man told that he knew you, Miss Dawn. I tried contacting you and your manager, but neither of you bothered to pick the call." The designer was explaining.
Of course not. We had a full-night photoshoot! But… fuck my life. I'm so sorry Piplup! It's just, I don't know. How could I?
"He left this notecard by the way."
He gave the bluenette a note, which was signed by an all too familiar being.
HEY DAWN,
HOPE YOU'RE DOING GOOD. I WAS PASSING THROUGH THE PLACE WHEN I SAW YOUR PIPLUP, RECOGNIZED IT IMMEDIATELY. YOU SEE, I NEEDED IT FOR THIS RESEARCH I'M CONDUCTING. YOU MAY JOIN ME AT PROF. ROWAN'S AT THE OUTSKIRTS OF JUBILIFE, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU. OTHERWISE, I'LL GET YOUR PIPLUP OVER TO YOU BY EVENING. HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.
YOURS TRULY,
GARY OAK
Gary's here!? And he has my Piplup?
"Hey Dawn, you know this Gary Oak guy? Sounds like he deserves a beating from my side. It's like he stole your Pokemon, that bastard!" fumed Kenny eyeing Dawn. He half expected her to get pissed off, but she heaved a sigh of relief.
"Of course I know Gary. It's nothing like that Kenny, I'm pretty sure he had a good reason for taking Piplup over. Do you want to tag along to Professor Rowan's?"
"Sure!"
It took them about thirty minutes, to reach the subsidiary branch of Professor Rowan's. Dawn rushed into the sanctum, only to find it uninhabited. She looked all over the lab, in vain. There was not a single soul to be seen.
Where is Gary? Where is Professor Rowan? Where is Piplup!?
She then sent forth her Mamoswine to search for Gary and Rowan. Kenny, without any hesitation summoned his Skarmory to scan the place aerially.
He gave Dawn a sympathetic smile, as she hugged him.
"Don't worry. We'll find them. Both of them, scientists. It's no surprise that they aren't where they're supposed to be."
"Ha ha, I guess you're right Kenny."
As Skarmory went out of their sights of view, Dawn eyed Kenny.
"So, you caught that Pokemon in Hoenn?" she asked.
"Yep. Skarmory played the most vital role in me making it to the finals of the Hoenn Grand Festival. Its my strongest, you know… Catching that bastard was hard as hell! You know…" Kenny ranted, but Dawn wasn't quite listening.
She heard rustling of leaves from a nearby bush. Turning her head, she caught glimpse of a blue colored paw. A blue colored paw struggling to get itself out of the bush.
"PIPLUP!" she screamed on top of her lungs, as she sped towards the bush. Kenny, who was still mumbling about his whereabouts in Hoenn dashed after her.
She helped her starter out of the entanglement, only to find the little penguin badly injured. "Pip-piplup."
"Piplup! What happened!? I'm so sorry!" Dawn cried out with despair.
Kenny, mustering his courage held the little penguin and rushed to the Pokemon Centre, which was thankfully just around the corner.
Dawn was following him, when…
THUD
Some seemed to have fallen from a tree. Cursing herself, Dawn rushed to the place to find Gary. And boy, he was hurt!
"Gary! What in the world…"
"Da-Dawn. Thank Arceus you're here. Piplup, arghh… Piplup was…" Gary was struggling to quite place his words. He was trembling, in pain and with fear.
"Gary, calm down. Piplup is alive. Kenny took it to the Pokemon Centre and that is where we must head. Nurse Joy will treat you." Dawn helped him get on his knees.
"I'm so sorry Dawn. Really…"
"Shh."
Pallet Town, Kanto
ASH
"So what's up ahead for you, young man? Are you planning to travel another region anytime soon?" asked Professor Oak.
Ash, Delia, Oak and Tracey were seated in the heart of the fancy new restaurant opened at the southern entrance of Pallet Town.
"Not a new region, no. I'm not really sure as of now. I could, well re-visit the gyms here in Kanto and win the badges fair and square for a start. But professor…"
"Yes Ash?"
"There's something coming professor. Something huge is approaching our world. I do not know what it is, or when it will reach us but I know for a fact, that IT is coming. For all of us." Ash stated in a vague tone.
"What are you speaking of Ash?" interrupted Delia.
It was then that Ash fell into a trance.
It didn't feel right. He saw two enormous silhouettes approach each other. And they clashed. A huge blast resounded. Releasing an enormous energy surge. The two mammoths fighting were no ordinary beings. In fact, they were legendary, believed to have been through the destruction and revival of the universe.
Dialga and Palkia.
"What is going on here?" Ash asked, to no one in particular. Dialga let out a screaming roar and charged at Palkia, the latter floating in a purple colored hemisphere of sorts. The final clash between the two let forth an ear piercing shrill, and the image in front of Ash faded away.
He was now in a mine. A hooded figure hid closely in proximity to the gold mine. He turned to the right to spot a familiar face. It was Professor Rowan from the Sinnoh region.
"It is a success. Go now, Gary Oak. Fetch my diary from the lab."
"Yes Professor. Come Piplup." Replied Gary.
Before Ash could smile at himself, the hooded figure pounced on Professor Rowan and snatched a relic from the latter's palm. The relic looked similar to something Ash had seen before. It was a horn.
The hooded man let out a few of his Pokemon, ones Ash hadn't seen before and caused a huge shockwave. He immobilized Rowan, and took captured him. Ash, in pure terror, turned to see Gary, visibly injured trying to get hold of that Piplup.
"Could it be…"
A swirl of images from his past took over. Giratina, Arceus, Darkrai and Alamos Town, and Ho-Oh. All legendary Pokemon.
At last, he saw himself falling into a black abyss. There was nothing beyond.
Startled, Ash woke up.
What he had seen was… not true, right? It can't have been.
Oak and Delia rushed to his side.
"Oh Ash. I was so scared. Seeing you in that state. I hope that you're alright." His mother smiled. Ash reciprocated a less enthusiastic smile.
"What happened there, Ash?" asked the professor with concern.
Ash looked around, to find out that they were in Senior Oak's lab.
Alright. Everything's fine. All of that…
"Nothing major. I just blacked out. I need rest. That is all." Ash said calmly.
Urging his mother goodbye, Ash turned to Professor Oak.
"Professor Oak, where is Gary?"
"Ah, Gary. I assume he is with Professor Rowan, back at the Sinnoh region. He went there last month. There was this mysterious artifact thing, that Rowan had procured and I sent Gary to help him with what he could. Being into that sort of research, Gary was more than happy to help."
"Professor, I really don't know how to word this. But I think Gary is in trouble. Can you please call him right now?"
"What sort of trouble? And also, the time difference between ourselves would mean that its just past midnight and…" Oak ranted but Ash stopped him right there.
"Just call him professor. Please." Ash urged. Oak pondered, but obliged. He placed a video call to his grandson.
"Grandfather!" exclaimed Gary. Ash and Oak were visibly shocked seeing him.
His head was wrapped around in a bandage, his eyes swollen as ever and his lips were covered in blood. He was hurt and hurt badly.
"My boy, what happened!? What is with all of this?" cried Professor Oak.
"It's a long story grandfather. But we're in trouble. The horn. It's gone. He took it from us."
"You mean the Golden Horn?" Ash entered the conversation.
"Yes. The very one. How did… A-Ash!? Is that you?" Gary blurted out, as if he'd seen a ghost.
"Well, hello there Gary. Long time no see." Smiled Ash.
"Holy shit. You look totally different from the last time I saw you. And that was like six years ago. Argh…" Gary grunted in pain.
"I'm asking you again, young man. What happened? Who did this to you? And what about the horn again?" Oak fumed.
Before Gary could respond, Ash spoke. "Let Gary regain his strength and rest. I'll explain everything later to you Professor, on our way to Sinnoh."
"Wait what? How in the fucking world do you know what happened to me and Rowan? And you guys are coming here!?" Gary asked.
"Yep. We sure are. See you soon, Gary." Ash ended the call.
"We are?" asked Oak, as he sweatdropped.
"We are professor. The thing I told you about, which is coming for all of us. This might very well be the beginning of it all. The beginning of the end." Ash prophesized. He could be wrong. Or worse, he could be right. But one thing was decided. They were heading to Jubilife City the following day. It was about time. The end was near after all.
Jubilife City, Sinnoh
DAWN
"ASH IS COMING HERE!?" She screamed out loud, looking at Gary.
"Well, yeah. I don't know, but it seemed to me that he had made up his mind a long time ago to get here. There was something about Ash, something different about him. I've known him through all his life, but he definitely seemed off this time. And not necessarily in a bad way. He just seemed all the more mature and, I don't know. Just different."
Dawn wanted to ask him something, before Nurse Joy arrived at the ER with medicines.
"I hope you recover soon Gary, with all my heart. But I've got to get going now. I have an international show coming up very soon and have loads of work. I hope you understand. I'll meet you as soon as I can, I promise. And I'll be taking my Piplup. Its all well." She said, as she bid him farewell and kissed him on the forehead.
"I had a crush on you Dawn. Ever since I met you back then, while you were touring with Ashy boy. And I've gotta say that you're really hot especially now. I was always jealous of that doofus, who had such an attractive female accompanying him everywhere." Gary let out a sigh and gave a wry smile.
Dawn looked at him and smiled, teasingly.
"You're not so bad yourself Gary. Not at all. See you soon!" She said, closing the door.
Gary had always captivated her. His courage and dedication to his work were some of his best qualities. And his good looks were simply an added advantage. He had supposedly been Ash's strongest rival before Paul, but his change of heart led his life in a new direction. And his love for Pokemon was great. Much like hers. She used to like Gary a lot, but her feelings for him had faded away. There was no reason there.
If something's meant to be, it will be. If she were meant to be with Gary Oak, maybe she will. She would probably stumble upon those feelings once again. She would probably go out with him. She would probably fall in love with him, like she had once. Probably.
Dawn caressed Piplup, who was asleep in her arms. She had feared the worst. Her negligence was the reason for her nearly losing Piplup.
Was it all worth it? Really?
She wondered about the decisions she had to make in life. Was it really worth it, being a supermodel? At the cost of her Pokemon? Sure, she loved being on the covers of magazines. But Arceus knows what men would do, looking at her pictures in private. She felt uncomfortable. She loved walking the ramp, wearing fancy new clothes and being the face of the biggest fashion firm in Sinnoh. But was that it? Didn't her love for Pokemon far exceed walking ramps? Sighing, Dawn reached her room.
She couldn't sleep that night. Her thoughts were all over the place. From Gary's confession to her future. From her Pokemon to the fact that ASH WAS COMING HERE, TO SINNOH!
It had been two years since she last saw the raven haired trainer. She had not heard from him ever since. Their last meeting was a brief one as well. Ash had, for some strange reason chosen to go to Twinleaf town instead of Pallet. To HER!
He had seemed visibly shaken, after he learnt of her relationship with Paul. She ignored it, but what truly strained their friendship was what he'd done to Kenny. He quite literally had thrown him on the ground and had chocked him, a blue aura emanating from him. It had taken all the strength in herself and Paul, to stop him.
She'd never seen Ash in a state such as that. She'd known him to be an impatiently patient guy with a good heart and whose love for Pokemon and friends exceeded his love for himself. Then why'd he have to do that to Kenny? Kenny was their friend after all, right?
But she couldn't live in the past. For what she knew of Ash, he had a reason for doing what he did. Something about his other self? What was he blabbering about?
It was a year after that incident, that Dawn considered the possibility of Ash having feelings for her. He did seemed pissed off at Paul, he went to Twinleaf instead of his hometown and he might have beat up Kenny over her! But she soon dismissed of those thoughts which were seemingly silly. Ash Ketchum in love? That definitely is ridiculous. The boy would sooner unite himself with a Pokemon, rather than confessing his love for a fellow human being. She knew for a fact, that the raven haired trainer was denser than an Onyx when it came to love.
Everything about Ash seemed ridiculous. His love for Pokemon seemed ridiculous. His ambition seemed ridiculous. His lifestyle seemed ridiculous. He looked ridiculous. His adventures seemed ridiculous. Every damn thing about his was ridiculous.
But there was something which always caught her attention when it came to Ash. Amongst all the ridiculousness, there was something which used to catch her eye. Or rather, her soul. Whatever that is.
She could sometimes, during their journey, feel what he felt. She could almost read his mind and heart. And looking at him at times, she could feel the pain. She could feel the burden he was carrying. She could connect with him, unknown to the latter.
Extremely tired, Dawn reached her room and went straight ahead to the bed. The answering machine called out, saying that she had thirty-seven missed calls and thirty voice mails from her manager.
Not giving a second thought, Dawn plugged off the machine.
She hastily took off her tee and denims. Barring her smallclothes, she removed all that she was wearing. It was a very long time ever since she had felt this. She felt desperate. She felt in need of someone. She had wanted to know how one would feel, when inside of her.
Dawn loosened her panty, which was soaking wet. Slowly, she began rubbing all around her cleanly shaven pussy. Letting out a deep moan, Dawn increased the speed of action. She slowly inserted her index finger into the most intimate part of her body, moaning in pleasure.
"Oh yes! Damn!" she yelped in ecstasy. It felt so good.
The bluenette then took off her bra, as she spiraled upon her erect nipples. First the right, then the left. And back to the right one again, while the other hand was fixated down below. She fingered herself now, with her middle finger entering the war front as well.
Her sensitive breasts and her *overly sensitive* pride gave her unparalleled pleasure. She knew that she was reaching her climax, the moment she fastened her pace. And before she knew it, there it was! Her climax!
In a second, she had shot up all that was there.
"Fuck. Tomorrow's going to be a long day. An even longer morning." She muttered as she covered her naked body in its glory, with a blanket and dozed off in less than a minute.
So, how was that? I'll try to keep the chapters longer from the next.
Also, about the solo smut at the end. Thoughts on it? I didn't want to make it elaborate, as I wanted to know if you guys actually wanted these stuff popping up now and then. Do you want more of them? Not only solo :P Please do leave a comment regarding this.
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