The Shining Latios
A/N: Hello people! Triforcelord here with the next chapter of this story! I appreciate all of you have reviewed, followed, and favorited this story, as well as you anonymous readers. Now, let's get this show on the road!
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
'Telepathy'
The Shining Latios Chapter 3: The Dream
When Ash woke up, he felt really weird. For one thing, he felt even hungrier than normal. For another, he found that he could think much more clearly. He lifted his head up and noticed something even more strange.
His head was about a foot and a half above the ground.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Ash yelled, freaked out, his voice coming out as loud coos. Now that he was awake, he noticed the "side effects" of Latios's power shift. He had turned into a green Latios.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Ash yelled again, completely freaking out. This had the effect of waking up Latias, as well as Pikachu.
Latias woke up with a start, then saw the Latios. She was about to pounce on the other Latios for trespassing into her territory. She then remembered the events of a few hours prior.
"Hey, Ash. So you finally decided to wake up, huh?" Latias said, yawning.
"Yeah, about time, too." Pikachu said, also yawning.
Ash turned to look at them, and said, "Y-you talked? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" He then started flying around like a bat out of hell all around the garden.
'Well, at least he learned to fly.' Latias thought to herself, then said to Ash, "Hey Ash? You might want to calm down a bit. With the noise you're making, you'll tell everyone in Altomare that we're here."
Ash looked at her, looked at himself, then passed out again, falling into the pool.
Latias was about to jump in after him, then remembered that since he was now a Latios, he could now breathe underwater.
'Well, he would've had to learn sometime.' Latias thought, looking at the bubbles on the surface of the water, probably coming from Ash.
Pikachu sweatdropped and shook his head. "That's definitely Ash, overreacting about everything.
After another thirty minutes of waiting, Latias decided to just go and find Bianca and Lorenzo herself. She looked into the pool to see Ash sleeping soundly at the bottom. "Be back soon." She whispered, and took off with Pikachu on her back to go find Bianca and Lorenzo.
Meanwhile, in the near black void that is Ash's head, he was entering dreamland. It was a very strange dream he was having too.
"Where am I?" Ash asked to nobody in particular.
"You are in my realm." Said a voice.
Ash jumped, then realized that he could jump. "Hey I'm me again!" Ash said, overjoyed.
A deep chuckle sounded out from everywhere and nowhere, making Ash jump again. "Oh, no," The voice said, "You are still very much a Latios. You see, in my realm, you do not take the shape of your body. You take the shape of your soul. Your soul is, for the most part, that of a human. That will change over time, but a small human core shall always remain."
"Okay, good to know. Now show yourself before I, uhh, do…something bad to you, yeah, take that!" Ash said, becoming more like himself. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is a matter of opinion.
The chuckle sounded again. "You have courage, young one. Very well, I shall reveal myself to you. Be honored, for you are but the second human I have ever revealed myself to."
After the voice was done, a light started shining from the darkness of the dream world. It grew bigger and brighter until it had almost engulfed the entire place and Ash was sure that he would go blind. Then, the light faded, shaping itself. When the light was gone, in its place was a white Pokemon, with three yellow rings going around it. The dream world was no longer a black void, but a seemingly shapeless area that was patterned gold and orange.
"I am Arceus." It said, "Lord of all Pokemon."
Ash, who had never heard of Arceus, said, "Who?"
Arceus chuckled. "You are blessed with ignorance, child. I am sorry, but I have to shatter at least a part of that ignorance."
Ash was confused. "What're you talking about?" He asked.
Arceus sighed and began to speak. "I shall explain it from the beginning. Long ago, there was only an empty void, much like the one you were just in. There were no planets, no suns, no life whatsoever. From that darkness, a small speck of light was born. Me. And please, no interruptions." He said to Ash's opening mouth. He continued, "I decided that place could be so much more, so I went around the void, finding the extremely rare places that had life such as the kind on this world. Using the power of life, I created items called Plates. These Plates were not the kind that you ate off of, no, these Plates were the very manifestation of creativity, life, love, everything that makes up the universe was put into those Plates. Using my own power coupled with the power of the Plates, I created the universe."
"You created the universe?" Ash said in wonder.
Arceus nodded and continued, "Yes, Ash, I created the Universe. But you see, although the universe was created, it was still missing something. That something, Ash, was life. Without life, the universe was dull and incomplete. So, using more of my power, I created the first three Legendary Pokemon to control the three forces that hold the universe together. Dialga, to control time. Palkia, to control space. And Giratina, to control matter. With those three created, the universe started to flow more freely, but still something was missing. So, using the Plates power, I created more Legendary Pokemon to help shape the worlds that needed it so. I created Groudon, to create and guard the land. I created Kyogre, to create and guard the seas. I created Rayquaza, to create and guard the skies. I created Deoxys, to guard space. I created Celebi, to create the forests and to guard the forests and time. I created Lugia, to help guard the deepest abysses of the oceans. I created the three legendary birds, Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos, as well as Ho-Oh, to help guard the skies. I created the three Legendary Dogs, Raikou, Suicune, and Entei, as well as the Legendary Golems, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, and Regigigas, to help guard the land. Now, even with the universe and all of the planets being taken care of, I still felt like something was missing. Then it occurred to me that I needed something to embody the entirety of creation. That is why I created humans. You humans represent all of creation, the good and the bad. I then decided that the humans needed partners to stand by you, not human, but close enough to bond. With that thought in mind, I created Pokemon. Now, the universe was made and was flowing freely, the planets were made, there was life, but still, something was missing. I realized that something was actually life! There was nothing inside of the bodies of the humans. They were just empty shells. So I created more Legendary Pokemon to fix that problem. I created Azelf, to give humans willpower and determination, the fire that allows you to take every breath. I created Uxie, to give the humans knowledge and wisdom, so they could survive. I created Mespirit, to give the humans emotions and the ability to love. I created Jirachi, to give the humans hope and to allow worthy humans to have their dreams made true. I created Darkrai and Cresselia, to represent the darkness and light that is still in human hearts today. And with that, the universe finally was complete." Arceus was still not breathing hard, not even after that long speech.
Ash was left speechless for about five minutes, a new record for him. When he recovered he said, "Wow."
Arceus nodded and said, "Yes, wow. But that's not all that I called you here for. You have probably been wondering about your transformation into a Latios, correct?" Ash nodded. "You see, the Latios that you know did so on my orders. And please do not get angry at either me or Latios." Arceus said, seeing Ash starting to get angry, "I have a very good reason. You see, Ash, you needed the power in order to save the world." After that statement, it was so silent that you would've been able to hear a pin drop had there been any floor.
"Well, I've already done that about five times, how hard could this time be." Ash said, shrugging it off.
"Child, do not look down on how serious this is." Arceus said, glaring at Ash. Ash gulped and nodded. "You see, after I finished creating the universe, I left a second set of Plates for mankind to use and find should they be in danger. You remember how I used the Plates to create the universe, when I used them for good?" Ash nodded. "Well, imagine if they are used for evil. The entire universe could be enslaved, or, worse, completely destroyed. I have called you here to tell you that a certain criminal group that I am very sure you have heard of called Team Rocket have found one of my plates, the Bug plate to be exact, and are currently researching it right now. If they find out its secrets, even with one plate the results could be catastrophic. They could control the entirety of wild bug Pokemon, or destroy all forests in the world, with just that one plate!"
"We need to get that plate back." Ash said.
Arceus, however, just shook his head. "No, we can't afford to waste time just to get one plate. However, we may still be able to save the other Pokemon. Ash, I need you to travel to Hoenn to get the first four plates. I have hidden one in a desert, one in the sky, on under the ocean, and one in a fiery volcano. Please, Ash, I beg of you, save the world, and all of the creatures that inhabit it. Collect the Plates."
"I'll do it." Said Ash, determined to not let Team Rocket get away with controlling all Pokemon, and destroying the world.
"Ash, one last thing. I know that you wish to participate in the Hoenn League." Here Ash hung his head down. "I am allowing you to participate." Ash looked back up, surprised, yet happy. "However, you must put the Plates first. Once you get close to one of the areas that I described, you must prepare yourself and collect the Plate. Anyways, the League may set Team Rocket off of your tail, so to speak."
"Thank you, Arceus." Ash said.
"Now, remember what I have said." Arceus said, his voice and form starting to fade. "Save the world Ash. Collect the Plates before Team Rocket does…" Everything faded to black.
Ash woke up with a clawed hand gently shaking his shoulder. He opened his eyes to see Latias's golden brown orbs directly in front of him.
"Boy, do I have a lot to tell you." Ash said.
A/N: So, how was the chapter, huh? Was it good, bad, horrible, eye-gouging terrible, or divine? I want to know what you guys think. I don't know if I managed to get the whole "the fate of the world is resting on your shoulders" speech right.
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