Soul Guardians

Part 4 is here! The fan fic's going great, and remember, any plot stories or suggestions are more than welcome. And about Owner Pwner 380's comment: a lot of my friends at school who are girls (all 5 of them) wanted more of the 'cute mouse and walking egg'. And sorry for the delay. My parents (whispers) hate Pokémon. This is done in small parts. Didn't get a chance to upload, it was a 'social event' on the weekend. R&R!

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

-Telepathy-

Poke-speech = BOLD

Ash rolled over, before grabbing his pillow in a hug. It felt so soft, and smooth, not to mention fluffy and warm. Almost like feathers, it was so soft. He sighed, and buried his face in the pillow. So soft... He drifted off to sleep again, the pillow still clutched in his arms.

Latias woke up, as always, early in the morning. She frowned; she wasn't in the garden. With a jolt, she realised what she'd done, and started to levitate, until a pair of arms stopped her. Pausing, she saw that Ash had grabbed her in a hug. Smiling a little, she realised she would have to wait for him to wake up to get free. In a way, she didn't mind. It was a hug from Ash, even if he was asleep. Slowly, she settled on the bed, and after a brief pause retuned Ash's hug before drifting off.

Misty was walking towards Bianca's house to get Togepi, as well as Ash. Brock trailed along behind her, his head covered in bandages from the onslaught he'd received the other day. He winced, and mentally noted to never piss Misty off, ever again.

"Hurry up, Brock. Togepi's been there long enough, and Ash didn't turn up last night, so they're both still in Bianca's house." The command came with an air that brook no arguments and Brock sped up, not wanting her wrath to rain on him.

'It's true,' he thought. 'hell hath no fury like a scorned woman. Especially Misty.' In about 10 minutes, they'd reached Bianca's house, and Misty knocked on the door. She was more polite this time as she knew what Bianca and Lorenzo were like, and she wasn't panicking. She smiled, sure that Togepi was safe, especially with Pikachu there to look after him. Bianca answered the door, and let them in.

"Hey Misty, Brock. How're you doing after the beating?" This last part was directed at Brock, with a smirk. Lorenzo had told her what Misty had done before he lost site. Although the news had said something about a mysterious, head shaped hole in the concrete, having been thrown hard enough to completely go through. Concrete 5 meters thick. Bianca silently congratulated Misty; she was strong for her appearance.

"Painfully. It feels like there's a herd of wild Pokémon stampeding in my skull. Large, heavy Pokémon, with sharp hooves or claws." Misty smirked, while Bianca tried not to laugh.

"Well, if you're here for Ash, he's upstairs. Asleep. So are Pikachu, Togepi, Latias and Latios."

"They're all asleep? Really?" Misty asked, disbelievingly.

"Yeah! Go up and check, if you want. Latias doesn't know it, but we know that she came here last night. Must have been lonely, in that tree on your own, after so long with your brother."

Latios blinked. He shook his head, and opened his eyes. He felt horrible, but he had spent over a day sleeping. He wondered how he got in the room. He could never get through that door. He sighed, shook his head again, and decided that Lorenzo had done it. Despite his age, the old man was strong and tough. Latios looked to his right, expecting to see Ash, and ended up facing the back of his sister's head. She was still asleep, though. Latios smiled and levitated, only to frown as he saw Latias and Ash were huddled close together, their arms entwined around each other's back. He decided that he would definitely do something about it-wait. He almost laughed. He had forgotten that Ash was his and Latias' brother; it was strange, but he supposed he have to get used to it. Suddenly, Ash stirred and Latios immediately dropped to the bed and pretended to be asleep. He didn't want Ash and Latias to realise that he'd seen their moment. He sensed Ash's mood, and detected surprise, as well as some affection as well. He decided, as soon as Latias started to stir, that he should 'wake up'. With a yawn and stretch, he started to levitate.

"Latios! You're awake! How do you feel?" Ash cried. Before Latios could reply, a red blur pinned him to the bed.

-Brother! You're awake! How are you?- Latios got all this in about 2 seconds, and he smiled at his sister.

-I'm fine, both of you. And so is Ash-I mean Latios.- Latios sweatdropped. –Gah, this'll be a nightmare. Now there's two Latios here. - Latias turned to her brother, and said

-We could just call him Ash. That is how we know him.- Latios nodded. It would do. So, he turned to Ash.

-Well? Are you ready to assume your true form?- Ash nodded energetically. He couldn't wait to start.

Latios reached out and gently cupped Ash's head, and lowered himself to eye level. Slowly, his eyes began to glow with a blue light, and Ash's eyes began to imitate them. A blue corona surrounded him, and Ash felt strange; like he was being stretched, bent and squashed all at once. Finally, the blue haze completely surrounded him. After a while, it faded, to reveal a Latios. But this was one was different. It was the same size as Latias, but blue, and had several tufts of feathers sticking up on his head near the ears, which were curved. The eyes were the strangest, though. The shape of Latios' but the colour of Latias'. Ash looked at his new body, and grinned. Then a piercing shriek rang out behind them, from the door. When they turned, Misty was standing there.

Misty decided to try what Bianca suggested, and went upstairs. Walking up the staircase, she noticed a faint blue glow under the door. She recognized it from when Latias showed her true form at the Pokémon centre. She opened the door, and saw Ash standing in front of Latios, with a glazed look in his eyes, before a blue glow obscured them. Then the blue glow surrounded him, before becoming opaque. Before her eyes, the boy she knew so well changed into another Latios. She couldn't help it. She screamed.