Sorry about the long wait for an update, college and work came up. This chapter will explain a little more about Reiko and her family history. Nothing will be explicit except for emotions of the characters. Ash's team will also be decided at the end of this chapter.

Pokémon Revolution

Adulthood

Leaf in the Wind

Two young adults sit in an ornate drawing room within the Blueleaf Pallet Mansion. Old friends, Ash Ketchum and Reiko Blueleaf are enjoying each other's presence. The majority of their conversation concerns Reiko and her journey. "You know, I never can remember all the details of your family's history, guess I've been out of school to long. Ha, ha." Ash ends off bitterly. Giving her old friend a small sad smile Reiko goes off into an explanation that is common knowledge throughout the world.

A powerful group of warlords united to bring an end to the constant in-fighting throughout Kanto to stop the seemingly endless march of the armies of Pokelantis. This island empire may have been involved in a last ditch attempt to stave off collapse. But so far no one had been able to stop their advance. In the north, theocratic Sinnoh was just far enough out of reach to be badly affected. The Confederacy of Hoenn was too far in the south to suffer any real damage. As Johto, Fiore, Almia, Orre and the Orange Archipelago suffered multiple losses, nine individuals united together to halt the advance of their hated enemy. These individuals are known only as; Lord Boulder, Lady Cascade, Lord Thunder, Lady Marsh, Lady Rainbow, Lady Soul, Lord Volcano, Lord Earth and their leader a man known only as Indigo. Together they united Kanto under the Indigo Empire.

After defeating the hordes of Pokélantis, Indigo built a massive palace on top of a plateau, making it his capital. His eight generals set up their home villages as bases for their respective armies. As later kings arose they began to build a massive state. Eventually Indigo's seventh descendant took the title of Indigo Emperor King, as Kanto, Johto, Fiore, Almia and the Orange Archipelago were incorporated. Three generations later, after the mysterious Aura Guardians became the personal soldiers of the Indigo, a growing group of Aura Hunters attacked the children of the Guardians just outside the palace itself. Fleeing the Emperor's rage the murderers went to Orre, the Land of Criminals. Using an ancient power passed down from Indigo himself, the ability to dominate and control the minds of any living being, Indigo Emperor King Shaktil IV united with the Legendary Beasts of Johto and called up a huge army of pokémon to purge Orre of the criminal scum who had infected the land. This two year war brought Orre under the dominion of Indigo Plateau.

Over the course of seven thousand years, as the modern world emerged, the Royal family gave up much of their power to serve as permanent figure heads and the last guards against anarchy, should such an event occur. The present monarch, Indigo Emperor King Sol, is the father of Reiko Blueleaf and part owner of Silph Co. with his wife, Ariel. In the modern world the Gym Leaders of Kanto serve in similar capacities to the ancient generals under Indigo. The Champion of Kanto and his/her Elite Four serve as the monarch's Advisory Council. Currently Kanto has neither Champion nor Elite Four. A similar system exists in the Johto region. Orre, having been turned into a wasteland during the war is mostly ignored by everyone. The Orange Crew, lead by Drake, are the government of their islands. The heads of the Ranger Unions in Fiore and Almia respectively are that region's leaders.

As the two friends continue talking, Reiko tells Ash some of the highlights of her journey. "Well, you remember that I got started two days before you and Gary, I started out with a special Porygon my dad gave me and a very old Bulbasaur that my great-grandfather had found. In order to make my mom happy my dad drove me to Viridian, where I was able to get some clothes that were fit for travel rather than that stupid black dress mom put me in." saying this last bit with a grimace. As the conversation continues, Ash is amazed at Reiko's exploits.

Heading out to Lavender Town to get a ghost before facing Sabrina, Reiko comes across a gaggle of young trainers following a boy about a year younger than our heroine. Seeing what he thinks is another weak girl, he saunters over and scoffing asks her how many badges she had. Upon hearing that she only had three at the time; the boy loudly brags about his six badges and says that girls are too weak to be real trainers. Reiko had planned on ignoring the punk and would've walked away had it not been for one thing. His gaggle of fan boys started calling her weak too. "Fine then loud mouth, put your money where your mouth is and let's battle. Two-on-two, no time limit and I'll let you call out your pokémon first." She ends off coyly. Unable to stand being taunted by a girl, especially a girl with fewer badges than him, he puffs up in anger sends out a Poliwhirl.

Smirking openly she calls out her most powerful pokémon, Ven the Ivysaur, not bothering herself with common courtesy, she unleashes the first move, "Quick Ven, hit it with Magical Leaf." The reptilian proceeds to launch a barrage of glowing, multi-colored leaves form the bud on his back with his target being the blue tadpole pokémon who is shivering just slightly at its knees. The reason for this is that this pokémon is not only at a type disadvantage but is having to face off against a creature who has not a shred of mercy in its bearing. Easily taken down by just one attack the water type appears to be affected by fright just as much as by the attack. With its trainer and his fans in shock over this speedy loss, the boy puffs up even further and calls out his last pokémon, telling it to use psybeam. Switching from surprise at such a quick win to indignation to his tactics, Reiko withdraws Ven in favor of a more suitable pokémon, her Slowpoke.

The slothful pink creature is hit head on by the rainbow colored beam and seems to be unaffected by it. Its opponent is a Butterfree. Seeing this, Reiko dons a ghoulish grin and decides to go for another quick victory. "Slowpoke, wrap this up with flamethrower." Her opponent gasps along with his fan club since Slowpoke is a water type. The pink creature raises his head and exhales a torrent of flames at the poor bug type. This also seals her victory … again. Seeing two of his team beaten so easily, the boy suddenly drops to the ground and starts wailing. Taken aback Reiko is too surprised to do anything more than blink stupidly. Putting his Butterfree back in its pokéball the boy runs away still crying. His fans quickly disappear.

Turning to her Slowpoke she comments on this strange turn of events. "You know, he should have been a lot stronger, I mean he had six badges. I only have three. He must have been lucky to get this far. But then, with that temper tantrum he may have just guilt-tripped the Gym Leaders into giving him those badges, what do you think Spiro?" In answer her Slowpoke, Spiro, gazes into the horizon. Reiko follows his gaze dwelling on the real significance of the badges.

"Well after this and a few similar incidents in Lavender Town I had an epiphany. I realized two things then, one; I wanted to be the best trainer and two; badges were not proof enough. From that I realized that organized competitions, like the League Tournaments, were enough either. I haunted Lavender Town for several days trying to figure out a way to prove my strength beyond any doubt. While there I saw a televised match between two elite trainers and saw just what I was looking for." Leaving her audience to contemplate this, Reiko heads off to the kitchen for lunch. With Ash still puzzling the matter Reiko laughs softly. As the two humans and a Pikachu eat Reiko continues her narrative. "After that I knew that the only way I could achieve my goal was by defeating the most powerful individuals in the world. From this I began to search for all information I could find on my new opponents, The Legendary Pokémon. This also led to two issues for me. One, I needed to build a diverse team of super powered pokémon to battle with, and two; I had to learn everything possible about all of Earth's legends. That led me to become, in a way, an explorer and researcher. Right now I am regarded as the world's foremost authority on legendary pokémon and most ancient cultures." Looking upon his old friend with a newfound awe, Ash can't help to marvel. It is at the point that he recalls a prominent aspect of his friend's personality. "Reiko, I know that you shouldn't have been hanging around Mt. Silver without a real reason. You should already be a Pokémon Master by now, what on earth could you be searching for? You still have that look on you. That look of wanting, like your life isn't complete."

Smiling openly at her friend, the Indigo Princess takes another drink and gives her reply. "You're right; I am still searching for something, three big things actually. The first is fairly easy to understand, it has to do with personal feelings and family duty, I need to find a husband. I can't rule as Indigo Empress Queen with a husband to help produce heirs, that is written law actually; I have to do that to rule. The second is that I haven't defeated all the legends; I've only beaten a few. The third is connected with the second, it involves a very old prophecy, the oldest I've ever come across." Seeing the awe on Ash and Pikachu's faces Reiko gives an explanation.

"Deep into the ancient past the legendary pokémon were beset by an unknown fiend, an evil so malign that it is only spoken of indirectly. This evil sought to kill the legendary pokémon and make itself god-emperor of all things. In order to protect themselves, the legendaries scoured the whole world in search of some ultimate protection. Eventually they realized that their best protection lay in binding their souls to another being, that would ensure that they would be reborn if they were ever killed. They also saw that the Terror, their enemy as the legends call it, considered the primitive humans of that time to be weak and not worth its attention. The Legendary Pokémon then decided to bind their souls to humans. These humans would then serve as the Avatars of the Legendary Pokémon. It appears that this has continued to this day with the Legendaries picking a new avatar when the previous one dies." Sighing in barely perceptible grief, Reiko pauses in her tale to gather her wits.

"Most people believe that the Terror was destroyed long ago or that it is sealed in an unreachable prison. In my travels I found a society that worshipped the Terror. Within their writings was the prison-tomb of their god. They worshipped out of fear and also gave offerings to keep the god in its prison-tomb. Shortly after convincing the villagers that I meant no harm, a group of mercenaries arrived. They forced the High Priest to give them the location of where the Terror is said to lie. I would have stopped them the moment they showed themselves but the whole village begged me to stay hidden. I was regarded as some sort of savior to them. The mercenaries went to the place while I secretly followed them. The leader offered his own sacrifice to the Terror, a living sacrifice of blood. Those heathens freed the Terror!

"I leaped out of my hiding place with Porygon-Z at my side. As we watched a hideous mass of white, black, orange and purple rise up out of the ground I ordered Porygon-Z to unleash her most powerful attack, Beam Cannon, an amalgamation of all the beam attacks that she knows. The move seemed to be able to hurt the creature but it wasn't enough. Then a series of bright flashes blinded me and those monsters used it to make their escape with the Terror. The village nursed me back to health and begged me to re-seal their god or kill it.

"I believe that the Terror intends to finish what it started all those years ago. It will go after the legendary pokémon and their avatars. I brought this to the attention of the Leagues and they agreed that the avatars had to be protected. I now have the mission of identifying the avatars and getting them to safe areas before the Terror and its mercenaries do."

Looking once more in awe, Ash decides that he will do everything he can to help. Seeing his determination, Reiko smiles discreetly. Turning the discussion to lighter matters Reiko wants to know what pokémon Ash will use for his upcoming gym battles. "Well, I know what kind of pokémon I'm going to be facing so I really out to battle according to type." Nodding in agreement Reiko lets Ash know of a new rule that has recently been established. "You ought to know that the Leagues allow every trainer to carry a partner pokémon. It is a pokémon that is not one of the six on your team but can be outside of its pokéball and stay with you." Grinning broadly this lets Ash choose the perfect team. "For my fist two gym battles both are weak against grass types so, I will use Venusaur, Meganium, Sceptile, Torterra and keep Gible around for training and Charizard for traveling purposes. Pikachu will, of course, be my partner." Openly smiling Reiko tells Ash what pokémon she will be carrying.

Ash's Team for the Pewter City and Cerulean City Gym battles with Pikachu as partner

Venusaur-Grass/Poison

Meganium-Grass

Sceptile-Grass

Torterra-Grass/Ground

Gible-Dragon/Ground

Charizard-Fire/Flying

Reiko's Current Team with Porygon-Z as partner

Ven the Venusaur

Kible the Electivire

Kairu the Dragonite

Hera the Houndoom

Spokes the Slowking

Rook the Lucario

As the two friends close out the day Ash starts to think of the pokémon he will use in the League Tournament. Charizard and Pikachu are definites. Sceptile ought to come in handy for sure. As for a water type, either Blastoise or Floatzel will do. Glalie and Gliscor, I'll probably want to use too. Getting drunk with drowsiness, Ash just follows Reiko. Unfortunately, this is to her room. Seeing Ash behind her, Reiko is too tired to care and pushes him onto her bed while she goes to take a shower. After getting out and putting on a large shirt and panties to sleep in, Reiko falls into her bed and conks out. Taking a cue from his trainer, Pikachu makes himself comfortable on the foot of the bed. The last conscious thought any of them has is this Silk!