This is the fifty-fourth chapter in the Pokemon Heroes story. I'm beginning to have problems with my computer, so future chapters may or may not be late sometimes. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of the songs.


(Ending song)

The next day, May and her friends have been walking to head towards the next place, where they should be able to meet Ash, who is supposed to meet them there. As they were walking, Drew began to notice something.

"What is that?" asked Drew, and Brendan looked up from the map and saw some sort of mountain.

"That's Meteor Falls," said Brendan, "It's supposed to be a place that houses meteors that have fallen from the sky."

"Is it some sort of museum?" asked Dawn.

"No," said Brendan, "Scientists just go in and out of that place to research the meteors that have fallen down."

"Do we have to go around it?" asked Drew.

"No," said Brendan, "I was planning on going right through it. We could see the meteors there."

"That would be so cool," said Dawn, "We should go. Right May?" When Dawn turned around, she saw May looking up at the sky, not even listening to their conversation.

"What?" asked May as she lowered her head, "Um—sure."

"Then let's go," said Dawn, and the group continued to walk. May looked back up, seeing a couple of helicopters just above the clouds. She knew that helicopters wouldn't be to go above the clouds, so they must be special helicopters.

"Special helicopters for what?" asked May to herself.

"Pika," said Pikachu, who was on her shoulder touching her cheek. May looked down and saw that her friends had gotten farther.

"Oh," said May, "Sorry." She ran after them.

The Return of Team Rocket


The group has been able to get to the entrance of Meteor Falls, which was boarded shut for some reason.

"I thought you said it wasn't a museum," said Drew as he walked towards the boards.

"It isn't," said Brendan as he scratched his head, "Maybe scientists are busy in there."

"How long does it take to go around it?" asked Dawn.

"About a day," said Brendan.

"A day," said Dawn in an upset tone, "Why does it have to be a day?" May, who was in the back of the group, continued to look at the sky at the helicopters. Pikachu's ears then perked up, and it jumped off her shoulder and down towards the ground. It went towards the cave and started to listen.

"Pikachu?" asked May, "What are you doing?"

"Pikachu," said Pikachu, motioning for May to come and hear. May came closer and also listened, and she was surprised to hear voices.

"There are people in there," said May, and the others stopped. Brendan came closer and listened as well, hearing men grunting and yelling at each other.

"Oh Arceus you're right," said Brendan, and he readied his foot to kick.

"What are you…" said Drew before Brendan broke down the boards.

"Let's go in," said Brendan.

"Are you crazy!" yelled Dawn, "That's called breaking and entering you ding-dong!"

"We're just a couple of kids going through this place through an unguarded entrance," said Brendan as he began to walk in.

"What about the boards?" asked Dawn.

"What boards?" asked Brendan.

"But…" said Dawn, but she just gave up and sighed, "Fine. Have it your way, but you have to explain this if we get caught. I'm not bailing you out this time." Dawn then walked in. May and Drew looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and walked in as well.


As the group walked in, they noticed that it was quiet. They haven't seen meteors yet, or any scientists.

"See?" said Brendan, "We'll be out of here in no time. Just…" Before he could finish, they began to hear noises again. They started to walk slowly, until Drew felt something touch his ankle.

"Hi-yah!" yelled Drew as he swung kick at whatever touched him. The others stopped and looked back at Drew.

"What the hell happened?" asked Brendan, and he looked to see who Drew kicked, and noticed three scientists tied together with tape across their mouths. He also noticed that one of them was knocked out with a bruise on his cheek, realizing that was the one that Drew kicked. The girls came towards them. Brendan bent down and took the tape out of one of their mouths.

"Are you guys okay?" asked Brendan.

"You kids need to get out of here!" said the first one, "T—they're going to kill you!"

"Who's they?" asked Dawn.

"Team Rocket," said the scientist, "They are after the special meteor that we have been researching. If they get their hands on it—oh Arceus, I don't know what we'll do. Leave and get Officer Jenny, please!"

"No problem," said Brendan as he grabbed his pocket knife and cut through the ropes tying them, "Let's all go together." The scientists stood up, with one carrying the unconscious one on his back. They started to run, but the group stayed.

"Should we go with them?" asked Drew.

"Hell no," said Brendan as he turned towards the inner cave, "We're going in." They started to run in until they began to see a light at the end of the tunnel. They stopped and hid behind a rock. When they looked over it, they saw Team Rocket grunts all around the place. They were putting rocks inside wheelbarrows. They saw three people in the bottom middle. They recognized them. They were Jesse, James, and Meowth (Kanto clothes).

"Have you found the meteor yet?" asked Jesse towards a grunt.

"No ma'am," said the grunt, "They must've hid it."

"Those guys we saw before must know where it is," said Meowth. Drew's eyes immediately widened.

"A talking Meowth!" yelled Drew as he popped out from behind the rock and pulled out a Pokeball, but May quickly grabbed him and pulled him down. The trio looked up to see who talked, but they found no one.

"What the hell was that?" asked James.

"Must be a new grunt," said Meowth, "Get back to work lunkhead!" Behind the rock, all three of them were covering Drew's mouth as Brendan looked to see if they were looking. He looked back at Drew.

"You idiot," said Brendan, "If they saw us, we would be dead. We can't take on all of them."

"But it's a talking Meowth," mumbled Drew.

"Shut up," said Dawn, "What should we do? Should we go back to get Officer Jenny?"

"I guess so," said Brendan, "It would be suicide to go in there." May sat there, both scared and worried. How she wished that Ash was here to help them. She smiled.

"I say we stop them," said May, and the others looked towards them, "If Ash was here, he would stop them without Officer Jenny's help."

"Ash would stupidly run in there and get himself killed," said Brendan, "We don't—" May was then suddenly running away from behind the rock towards another.

"The hell," said Brendan. Drew then started to run after her. Dawn sighed.

"You know you can't stop her," said Dawn, "We're just going to have to join her. You're the one that wanted to go inside here." Brendan sighed.

"Fine," said Brendan, "Let's go." Brendan and Dawn then ran after the two, hiding behind rocks so that they wouldn't get caught.


Gary hopped off the boat he was on. He looked back at the man, who nodded and drove his boat away. Gary looked ahead and saw that the island he was forest-like. He began to walk on the path between the trees. As he walked, he saw a log cabin.

"Here it is," thought Gary, "I can finally continue my quest. My quest to be the strongest man alive." He walked up to the door and was about to knock…

"Hello there," said Sephiroth, who was behind him. Gary quickly unsheathed his blade and struck behind him, but his attack was stopped when Sephiroth stopped the blade with only two fingers.

"You have grown Gary," said Sephiroth, "I also see that you're beginning to master the sword I have given you." Gary looked up to the man and recognized who he was. He quickly sheathed his blade and bowed.

"I apologize," said Gary, "I did that out of instinct."

"It's fine," said Sephiroth, "I have taught you this anyway. I'm glad to see you again my young apprentice." Sephiroth smiled.


Ash and Misty walked along a path towards Lilycove City, where they are supposed to meet up with Ash's friends. Misty thought that throughout their whole walk, it was extremely awkward. Ash wouldn't even talk to her at all. He just walked in front of her. He looked back to her anytime he needed to know where he was going. Everytime she tried to start a conversation, he wouldn't respond at all.

"So—" said Misty, "How are you doing with your quest so far?" Ash didn't turn around. She groaned.

"Listen Ash…" said Misty before she saw Ash disappear from her sight. She noticed that they walk towards a cliff and she looked down to see Ash rolling down the cliff.

"Oh my Arceus!" yelled Misty as she started to skid down the cliff, "I'm coming!" Misty got to the bottom and saw Ash face-first on the ground. She bent down, ready to take medicine from her bag.

"I'll take care of you Ash," said Misty, "Just—" Ash then sat up immediately. He stood up and started to wipe the dust from his clothes.

"Ash?" said Misty, "Are any of your bones broken?"

"No," grunted Ash, "Were we even going the right way?" Misty checked her Pokegear and saw that they have gone off track while she was thinking. She nervously smiled.

"Sorry," said Misty, "But this could be a shortcut if we walk north of here." Ash started to walk. She stared at Ash. She never realized how strong he was. She was so amazed that she couldn't even get the words out that Ash was going the wrong way.


May and the others continued to snoop around the place, trying to find the best time to stop Team Rocket. As they stood behind a rock, four grunts were walking by them.

"I have an idea," said Brendan. He then got out from behind the rock, grabbed a pebble and threw it towards the head of one of the grunts.

"Who the hell did that?" asked the grunts as he looked back, only to see no one, "If you guys are pulling a prank on me, it's not funny." The man started to walk towards them.

"What kind of plan was that?" asked Drew, "Some plan you had."

"Shut it," said Brendan, "I have a perfect plan." As soon as the man got close enough, Brendan grabbed him it on himself. They then waited for other grunts to pass by. They saw three women pass by their by the neck and started to pounded him until he became unconscious. Brendan then took his uniform and put hiding spot.

"Watch this," said Brendan, and he lifted up his arm, which was covered by the long sleeve of the uniform, "Um, hello there, but I need some help over here with this big guy." The grunts walked towards them, and they were brought them in, with Pikachu using thunderbolt to knock them out. They took their uniforms and put it over their clothes.

"I kind of like it," said May as she turned around to check the back of it.

"I could get used to this," said Dawn.

"No fair," said Drew as he tried to lower his skirt, "Why did I have to get the girls' uniform?"

"Do you want to wait for another guy?" asked Brendan.

"We don't have time," said May, "Let's go." They began to walk closer towards the trio.

"What are we doing again?" asked Drew.

"We're trying to get closer to those three," said Brendan, "If we can beat them, then everyone else in this place might leave." As they got close enough, they decided to get out of the shadows and walk in the open, since they were disguised as Team Rocket grunts anyway. As they got closer, Meowth's whiskers started to shake.

"I sense trouble," whispered Meowth, and it immediately turned around towards the others, who immediately acted as if they didn't notice it. Meowth was about to turn around until he saw Drew, who was wearing the women's uniform.

"I knew it," said Meowth, "Seize them." Immediately, the four were ambushed by grunts before they could even respond. They were pushed towards the ground as the grunts held their hands behind their backs. The trio walked towards them.

"Are you retarded?" asked Meowth, referring to Drew, "Why are you walking around in a girl's outfit?" He took off his hat, revealing a boy under it.

"See what happens when we include him?" said Brendan. James took off his hat.

"It's a twerp," said James, and he proceeded to remove the other's hats, "And the twerpettes."

"What happened to the other one?" asked Jesse.

"He's not here," growled May.

"Too bad," said Jesse, "Without him, all of you are just mice that we can easily capture and kill."

"Why the hell are you guys even in here?" asked Brendan.

"We're on a mission that spells none of your damn business," said Meowth, "But hey, we now have the princess. The boss has really been wanting to see you after a long time dear."

"Fuck him," said May. Jesse started to chuckle, and then she turned around, walking away.

"Dispose of them, but leave the princess" said Jesse, "We're sending her to father."

"I thought that guy was dead," said Brendan.

"He didn't die," said Jesse with a low growl, "He was just taking a break from you twerps."

"Pikachu!" yelled May, and Pikachu then suddenly came from above and used a strong thunderbolt towards Jesse, who moved out of the way before she got hit. It landed on the ground and used iron tail, hitting the grunt holding Brendan, making him loosen his grip. Brendan broke free and kicked the man away. He stood and kicked the man holding Dawn. Pikachu used thunderbolt towards the grunt holding May, making her break free from his grip. Drew broke free from his grunt, who was watching the others, and elbowed him on his head, and then kicking him away. Drew then took off the uniform on him.

"Finally," said Drew, as he took out a Pokeball, "I was getting sick of that outfit." He then released Absol from its Pokeball. Brendan released Nuzleaf as Dawn released Piplup.

"If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you'll get," said James as he took out his Pokeball and released Cacturne and Jesse released Arbok.

"Cacturne, use Shadow Ball/Arbok, use Poison Sting," ordered James/Jesse, towards the three Pokemon, who were able to dodge both moves.

"I'll take care of the blue-haired one," said Drew, "You guys take care of the women. Absol, use Razor Wind." Absol used razor wind towards Cacturne, who was able to easily block the attack.

"Use Needle Arm, Cacturne," ordered James, and the attack was successful, hitting Absol a bunch of times before it hit the ground.

"Piplup, use Hydro Pump," ordered Dawn, and Piplup did what it was told, hitting Arbok dead-on, but Arbok still stood.

"Arbok, use Hypnosis," ordered Jesse, and Arbok did exactly that, making the patterns on it make Piplup confused.

"Nuzleaf, use Razor Leaf!" ordered Brendan, hitting Arbok, knocking off its concentration. Piplup's eyes weren't swirling, and it shook its head.

"Thank Brendan," said Dawn, "Piplup, end it using Hydro Pump." Piplup launched a huge chunk of water at Arbok, knocking it to the ground unconscious. Jesse returned it.

"Dammit," said Jesse. Back to Drew's battle, he was already having a hard time with James' Cacturne, who just blocked every one of his moves.

"Absol, use Shadow Ball," ordered Drew, but Cacturne just deflected the hit.

"Use Vine Whip," ordered James, and Cacturne started to whip Absol, who started to grow unconscious. Before Cacturne could hit again, Pikachu came and used volt tackle, knocking it away. May ran towards Drew.

"Pikachu," said Pikachu as it went towards Absol, who nodded.

"Thanks May," said Drew, "Now Absol, use Razor Wind!" Absol started creating gust of wind that slashed at Cacturne. When it was done, Cacturne lied on the ground defeated. James returned it.

"Hell yeah!" said Drew. Meowth then came and jumped up, using fury swipes.

"Sayonara twerp," said Meowth as it headed towards Drew, but Pikachu blocked it using iron tail. It then twirled around and used headbutt, knocking Meowth away. It quickly got up.

"You think you've got us beat?" asked Meowth, "We've come prepared, just in case Officer Jenny came by. Now!" Suddenly, the ground started to rumble, and huge robots started to emerge from the ground, all looking like Ursaring.

"Shit," said Brendan.

"Shoot!" yelled Meowth, and the robots made cannons and shot at the kids with sludge bombs. The impact of the cannons made the whole place shake.

"Nuzleaf, use Razor Leaf," ordered Brendan, and the attack hit one of the robots, but it didn't even leave a scratch on it.

"They're unbreakable," said Meowth, "I dare you to keep on trying."

"Piplup, use—" said Dawn before one of the robots shot out another sludge bomb, hitting Piplup and Dawn.

"Dawn!" yelled Brendan, before a robot stomped on the ground, creating a shockwave that caused Brendan to fall down.

"Absol, use Razor Wind," ordered Drew, but the attacks once again did nothing. It lifted its foot to crush Drew, but May was able to push him out of the way before he got crushed.

"How many more times are you going to save me?" asked Drew. The robot then lifted up its arms and was ready to shoot out a hyper beam towards the two. May was too scared to move.

"Watch out!" yelled Drew and he grabbed May before…

BOOM!


Ash and Misty were back on track towards Lilycove City, still not talking. Misty was beginning to get bored. She was about to say something before…

BOOM!

Ash stopped and went by Misty to guard her from whatever that was. They both saw a smoke cloud in the distance.

"What the hell was that?" asked Misty. Ash suddenly felt a feeling in him, a feeling of being afraid. His eyes turned blue.

"We're going over there," said Ash, "Now!" Ash then started running.

"What?" said Misty, "Ash! Wait!"


May coughed as she tried to brush the dust from herself. She noticed that she wasn't hurt at all. She looked over to Drew, who was lying on the ground with a hole on the back of his jacket. His back was bruised.

"Drew!" yelled May as she turned him over. He started to cough.

"I guess I know how Ash feels now," said Drew in-between coughs. May was about to say something to Drew, but then she felt the ground shake. She looked behind her and saw a huge Ursaring behind her. She was too scared to move. She noticed that Jesse, James, and Meowth were on top.

"The boss wouldn't really mind if we killed you," said Meowth as it was about to press a button, "Adios princess." It pressed the button, and the robot charged up another hyper beam. It went towards May, who didn't do anything but watch. When it got close enough, she closed her eyes.

BOOM!

It hit, but May once again didn't get hit from it. She opened her eyes to find someone in front of her. She couldn't believe it. It was Ash who blocked the shot with his arms up on his face. He pulled them down and revealed his blue eyes. The trio felt chills up their spines.

"Ash?" asked May. Ash materialized his aura blade and immediately jumped towards the robot, cutting it in half, making it crumble towards the ground. The grunts took out their guns and started to shoot, but Ash blocked them all and started to attack them as well until they were all put to the ground. The other two robots tried to attack Ash, but Ash just broke them into pieces, created two aura spheres and threw them towards the rubble, watching them explode. He landed in-between the rubble. He just stood there. Team Rocket was defeated.

"Very good," said Giovanni behind Ash. Ash didn't even need to turn around to know who it was.

"You have grown stronger," said Giovanni, "I'm impressed." Ash turned his head to see Giovanni standing there with his blue eyes. He then ran towards him immediately and tried to strike him with his blade, but it went right through Giovanni. Ash stood behind him.

"I'm just a hologram kid," said Giovanni, "We'll see each other quite soon. I'm sure of it." Giovanni's hologram disappeared. Ash de-materialized his blade. May stood up and ran towards the rubble and tried to see who it was through the dust clouds. She kept walking until she bumped into something. She took a few steps back and saw Ash's back. He slowly turned, and May could see his face. She smiled.

"Ash!" yelled May as she gave Ash a hug. The dust finally cleared up. Brendan and Dawn stood up, returned their Pokemon, and saw Ash with May.

"Ash!" yelled Dawn, who ran towards him. Brendan followed her towards Ash.

"Ash!" yelled Misty, who came running in. She looked around and found Ash's friends around him.

"You guys are here?" asked Misty as she ran towards them, "I thought you would already be in Lilycove City." Brendan looked into Ash's eyes and noticed that they were still gray.

"Was your uncle able to help him?" asked Brendan.

"No," said Misty, "He was able to bring Ash's memories back, but he wasn't able to bring his heart back. I'll tell you guys on the way out. I saw a bunch of cops outside, so I don't think it would be a good idea to stay."

"You're right," said Dawn. They proceeded to walk out, not even noticing that Drew was still on the ground.

"Uh…guys," said Drew.


Outside, Misty had told them about her uncle and the procedures that he had to take to bring Ash back. They tended to Drew's injuries, and then they headed towards Lilycove City. May had stayed by Ash, with everybody noticing except for Ash himself. After a while of walking, Misty stopped.

"Whoops," said Misty, "I almost forgot. I have to head back to my uncle. I'll now leave Ash in your care. He'll be okay, except that he doesn't talk that much anymore. Trust me, I've had experience."

"Will Ash ever get his heart back?" asked May.

"I'm afraid not," said Misty, "My uncle told me that the only reason he's still alive is that he's sharing a heart with someone, so he'll still be alive. I'll catch you guys later. Promise me to be good, Ash." Ash just groaned. Misty giggled and ran off. Brendan sighed. He then placed his hand on Ash's shoulder.

"It doesn't matter," said Brendan, "At least we have Ash here. He's still the same old Ash, only different. Let's keep going. We might make it to Lilycove by tonight."

"Lilycove?" said Drew, "I didn't know we were heading towards Lilycove."

"Really?" asked May, "So you were just hanging around us?"

"I have to head someplace else," said Drew, ignoring May as he started to walk off, "Looks like I have to leave again." He turned back to Ash.

"I'll be watching you Ash," said Drew, "I have to make sure that you don't do something like that again. You almost had me worried, buddy." He raised his arm and formed a fist. Ash looked at it, and he formed a fist of his own, connecting it with Drew's. Drew then started to run off.

"I'll see you guys later," said Drew.

"Don't worry!" yelled May, "I'll watch over him for you!"

"I can watch over myself," said Ash as he started to walk away. The others were surprised to hear him talk. May looked back at him as he walked away. She smiled.

"Wait for me!" said May as she ran after him. Brendan and Dawn smiled. They ran after the two. The group was back together, continuing their quest.


Vexen stood by a machine with a clipboard on his arm. He was writing down stuff and watching what was inside the machine. A portal appeared by him, and Roman stepped inside with his hood over his head.

"How's the project?" asked Roman.

"I'm still fixing him up," said Vexen as he walked towards a container on the machine that held a bright light inside it. That bright light was the piece of Ash's heart that Roman took back in Ecruteak City.

"When will he be completed?" asked Roman.

"Soon," said Vexen, "I'll report as soon as I'm done." Roman looked into the container.

"Very well then," said Roman, "With this, we might be able to gain the powers of an aura guardian on our side. An aura guardian that will be one of us. This project shall be called, "The Clone Project." Inside the container sat a boy with his head down. That boy had the same body as Ash, only he had brown hair.

(Ending song)


Next Time on Pokemon Heroes: The group has entered Lilycove City, and May and Dawn meet an old lady who desperately needs someone to look after her Pokemon because of people wanting to steal them. The girls decide to do it, but they are now going to get into more trouble than they were expecting. Will they protect the old lady's Pokemon, and who exactly is this old lady? Next Time: Bodyguards.


That was that chapter. Ash has now returned to the group, so you guys will be seeing a lot of personality changes for him. I guess you guys might know who the person at the end is. If you do, then there's a reason I gave that person brown hair, but I don't exactly remember what color his hair was in the anime. See you next week!

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