Here I am with another chapter! Here's what I did at camp!

Monday: I burned my lips!
Tuesday: I held a game show all about jelly beans... yum
Wednesday: I got sick, so I shot something. (go possible food poisoning)
Thursday: I actually wrote.
Friday: I met a queen!
Saturday (today): While starting to take down camp, we were suicide bombed.

If you think you know what all that means, since none of it is literal, PM me your guess and I'll let you know if you're right!

Anyway, I actually tried to take some input from readers here. Sort of. Tell me how I did. Also, vote on the poll on my profile if you want your favorite co-host in the openings/closings. Otherwise, I'll just do an OC or something. I really have no idea at this time.

"Also, this is what a paragraph with telepathy look like," I said. I'm going to do this so I can use verbs other than "to telepath" when Latias speaks. this is different slightly than translated Pokespeech which looks the same, but the quotation marks aren't italicized.

Remember to read, review, and enjoy! And check out my other story, Altovacation, as vote on the poll on profile!

DISCLAIMER: THE CHANCES OF ME OWNING POKEMON ARE ZERO. NADDA. ZIP. NOTHING. YOU GET THE POINT.


A NEW ADVENTURE IN HOENN
A RUIN WITH A VIEW

Ash P.O.V.

FLASHBACK

I couldn't beleive it. Latios was dead. I thought about the promise I made to him, by accident or not, before he died and became the new soul dew.

"Ash listen, I need to ask something of you," Latios said.

"You can talk?!" I replied, startled.

"I'm using telepathy to communicate."

"Wow, cool!"

"Now, it seems that my sister, Latias, has a crush on you."

"Not the first time a Pokemon's had a crush on me..."

"Interesting, please explain further."

"My Bayleef also has a crush on me."

"Ugh, we're wasting time! As you should be able to tell, I can no longer protect my sister like I usually did. I can't say how I know, but I can tell she will try to find you. I do not know how long it will be, but when she finds you, I need you to protect her in my place. You are the only one I can trust."

"Huh, for some reason I thought that was going to be a bit more dramatic..."

"Will you or will you not do as I ask?" Latios asked, clearly annoyed.

"Of coarse!" I replied. "But-" But before he could continue, Latios' image finally faded.

END OF FLASHBACK

Back then, I thought I knew what Latios was talking about, and I could do that without a problem. But now? I'm not too sure...

"Ash!" May called, breaking me out of my trance. "You're going too fast!"

"No, you're going too slow!" I countered, not really able to think of anything else.

"You could at least slow it down a little!"

"All I'm trying to do is get there before dark."

"I did have a bike," May muttered.

"I guess we could slow down a little," I said nervously.

"I'm glad you see it my way!"


A KID FROM PALLET TOWOWN,

WITH A BRAND-

Readers: GET ON WITH IT ALREADY!

OK, OK, you don't have to yell...


Third Person P.O.V.

"Hey, Ash?" May asked.

"Yeah?" Ash replied.

"I thought Pokemon were supposed to stay inside their Pokeballs."

"Mostly, yup."

"Why doesn't Pikachu stay inside its Pokeball?"

"Same reason as you, Latias, he doesn't like it." Ash replied, noting Latias' presence. He then added to Pikachu, "Right, buddy?"

"Pika!" Pikachu replied.

"Torchic hasn't been complaining or anything," May said. "Now that I think about it, I don't really know much about Torchic."

"Why don't you look it up in that new Pokedex of yours?"

"Oh, okay." May went searching for Torchic in the Pokedex until Ash interrupted.

"Hey, what's that Pokemon?" May, having her Pokedex out already, got the Pokedex, with some help from Ash, to blurt out information on the Pokemon.

Azurill

Water Ball Pokemon

Normal Type

Azurill is able to throw its tail like a lasso, using the momentum to move about.

"Azurill!" the Azurill said.

"I totally could have said that..." Latias complained.

"It's so cute! I want it!" May exclaimed.

"Then try and catch it." Ash replied.

May enlarged a Pokeball, and threw it at the Azurill. "Go, Pokeball!"

"May, wait! Not like that!" The Pokeball captured the Azurill, but then just wobbled a few times before the Azurill popped out again.

"What did I do wrong?" May asked.

"You have to battle the Pokemon with you're own Pokemon to weaken it first, then throw the Pokeball!"

"Even I know that," Latias added.

"Really?" Ash asked, somewhat surprised. "How?"

"You just told me!" Latias said, causing Ash and Pikachu to facefault.

"Oh, okay! Then go, Torchic!" May called. "Now what are those attacks again?" Ash, Pikachu, and Latias sweatdropped in response, though Torchic had other plans, running at the Azurill, though the blue Pokemon dodged, making Torchic run into a tree. "That's not good, Torchic are you okay?" The Azurill taunted Torchic, making Torchic run after it again. "Torchic, wait for me!" May called, proceeding to follow her Pokemon. After some following, Torchic ran again into a small ridge of dirt. However, it quickly recovered and went off again at the Azurill. "Torchic, use, Peck attack!" Torchic used the attack, but Azurill dodged and Torchic started to use peck on a tree.

"Is this what all battles are like?" Latias asked Ash. "This is kind of boring..."

"No, definitely not," Ash replied

"Pikachu told me about a time where used a Metapod against a Metapod and they just stood there using harden..."

"Er... Hey, Torchic finally landed an Ember attack! Wait, this isn't good..,." Ash said, noting the Marill and Azumarill that joined the Azurill. "Pikachu, use thunderbolt!" Pikachu released a yellow bolt of thunder at the three water Pokemon, scaring them.

"Torchic, say something, anything," May said to her Torchic.

"Fire-type Pokemon like Torchic are weak against water attacks." Ash said.

"What should I do, Ash?"

"Don't worry, as soon as we get to the Pokemon Center, we can get Torchic healed right there!" Ash assured.

"Well what are we waiting for let's go!"


Later...


"I wonder what all those rocks are for?" Ash wondered.

"It looks like some sort of old buildings," May replied as they got up to the rocks.

"Actually, these are the ruins of Oldale," a man said. " I'm Professor Alden, and I'm here investigating the ruins."

"Hi, I'm Ash." Ash replied.

"And I'm May" May replied. Latias was currently invisible.

"Nice to meet you!" Professor Alden said. "What are you two doing here, anyway?"

"We're trying to find a Pokemon Center," Ash answered.

Well, you're almost there. It's right over the hill!"

"Thanks a lot!"

Ash, May and Latias started heading to said Pokemon Center, and once out of sight, Latias appeared again.

"Latias, you might want to go into your human disguise for now," Ash stated.

"Okay!" Latios replied, switching to her regular human disguise, a perfect replica of her best friend Bianca from Alto Mare, though without the hat. "Hey Ash! I'll race you there!" Latias added, grabbing Ash's beloved hat.

"Latias!" Ash called, somewhat annoyed, but not really. "Give that back!"

"Great," May said, "more running..."

At the Pokemon Center, Ash had managed to retrieve his hat, and May finally caught up with the others.

"Nurse Joy, could you please help my Torchic?" May asked.

"No problem, let me see," Nurse Joy replied.

"Will Torchic be all right?"

"Torchic's just fine! A good night's sleep and it should be fully recovered!"

"Thank goodness!"

"I think you two could use a good night's sleep as well!"

"Yeah," Ash and May agreed.


Latias P.O.V.

"Hey, Ash?" May asked.

"What's up?" Ash replied.

"I've never really been to a Pokemon center before, do you think you could show me around?"

"Sure! I just need to make a call first." Ash went over to the T.V.-phone things and dialed a number, then an gray-haired man in a lab coat appeared on the screen. "Hi Professor Oak!"

"WHERE IS IT?!" Professor Oak replied.

"Um, where is what Professor?"

"Latias!"

Realizing that my cover was blown and that there were no people around, I turned back into my Pokemon form. "Yeah, I can't talk to someone far away with telepathy," I told Ash.

"Yeah, this would be Latias, a friend I met at Alto Mare about a month or so ago."

"I'd like to meet her next time you're in Pallet. I remember you talking all about that journey after the Silver Conference in Johto, particularly Latias. It's great to finally meet you." I just barely managed to hide a blush.

"Hi, I'm May!" May burst in.

"Well may, I'm Professor Samuel Oak from Pallet Town."

"I know you! My brother never misses any of your Pokemon lectures, and when I tell him I've been actually talking to you he'll be so jealous!"

"Er, excellent, but-"

"I know I'm just a beginning trainer, but I promise that I'll work hard!"

"Well, May, you sure do seem enthusiastic about it. And with Ash right by your side, you should do just fine! I wish the both of you a very successful journey!"

"Thanks!" Ash and May replied.

"Pika pika pi!" Pikachu stated.

"Pikachu, do you really have to be so inappropriate?" I asked.

"Pika..."

"What exactly did he say?" Ash asked.

"You don't want to know..." I replied.


Giovanni P.O.V.

I sat in my office at the Viridian City gym when I heard a phone call. I decided to answer the phone, although I knew already who it was, those three trying to catch that supposedly rare Pikachu.

"I might like to now where you three are at this time," I stated.

"The Hoenn region!" the three replied.

"The Hoenn region?"

"Yes!" the magenta-haired girl, Jessie, replied. "Still on the trail of that extremely rare Pikachu so that one day it might be yours!"

"And now that we've managed to track them down, we're ever so close to the capture!" the lavender-haired named James added.

"Cause when it comes to the honor of Team Rocket there's notin' we wouldn't do for ya!" their Pokemon partner, a talking Meowth with a somewhat strange accent, finished.

"Well I presume that since you seem to have taken the liberty of calling on my private line, you three have some good news, yes?"

"Um," Jessie said, " the thing is..."

"Detective work doesn't come cheap, and we seem to be a little bit low," James added.

"Could we maybe get an advancement?" Meowth asked.

"NO!" I replied almost instantly. "You'll receive no more funds!" What I said next I regretted, but no other, more capable grunts available for the job. "However, I do have an opportunity for you. Although Team Rocket operates internationally, we have not been able to set up operations in Hoenn. If you can do so, then we'll talk about money."

"Losing those clowns will be worth it if I can find out more about Team Aqua and Team Plasma," I added to myself after hanging up the phone.


Latias P.O.V.

"And this is the room where the trainers sleep," Ash said as we arrived at a room that looked like a small hotel room.

"Not too shabby," May stated.

"I agree, those beds look cozy!" I added. "And we almost never agree on anything!" We then moved on to a different place. I saw lots of people ahead, so I was glad I decided to transform back into my human disguise.

"This is the lobby, where trainers who stay here hang out to share information," Ash explained.

"Really? Like where the malls are? And where the best places to eat are? And where the clothing stores are?" May asked.

If I could make a sound, I would have sighed rather loudly. "Is that seriously all you think about?" I asked May. "They're obviously talking about Pokemon."

"Right, Latias," Ash confirmed, though I was really just outright guessing, and I'm a Pokemon myself. "Everyone's talking about Pokemon stuff."

"I heard there's a new Gym Leader at the Petalburg Gym!" a trainer said somewhere in the room.

"Huh?" May said.

"Are you sure?" another trainer asked the first one.

"Hey guys! Can you tell me who the new Gym leader is?" Ash asked, probably a bit overexcitedly. Looking at May's expression, I grabbed Ash by the wrist and pulled him away.

"Let's just get something to eat, alright?" I asked.

"Okay..." Ash replied, somewhat disappointed.


A short walk to the restaurant later...


The food was great! Or at least, it looked great. I can't really eat in my human form. May seemed to agree with the first part though. I find it kind of creepy how we keep agreeing on these things... And why is Pikachu licking ketchup from a bottle? I thought one puts it on the food, not drink it directly.

"This food is amazing!" May exclaimed

"Yeah, but you should realize that they're only here for trainers to rest in between heavy training," Ash noted.

"Well, you're getting ready for heavy training and I'm going to start training. Right?"

"Well I guess if you put it that way..."

"Pikachu, why are you licking a bottle of ketchup?" I asked.

"Why aren't you? Ketchup is amazing!" Pikachu replied. I decided to give up on the topic.

"Well, if it isn't the three weary travelers!" a man I recognized as Professor Alden said. I have no idea how he recognized me though.

"Oh, hi!" Ash greeted.


Third Person P.O.V.

"Professor?" Ash asked, looking at a photo of some ruins. "Are these those ruins we saw on that hill before?"

"Yes," Alden replied. "And lucky for me, Pokemon Center's been generous enough to allow me to use this room as an office for my studies. There's supposed to be a hidden chamber in the ruins, and legend says that it may contain a bridge between our world and the ancient Pokemon world."

"Wow," May stated.

"However, the chamber is protected, as any attempt to enter the chamber causes it to begin crumbling, so the contents of the chamber continue to remain a mystery."

"What exactly do you mean when you say ancient Pokemon?" Ash asked

"Not exactly extinct fossil Pokemon, such as Aerodactyl or Kabutops, I'm thinking of Pokemon that have lived since ancient times without any sort of change!"

Now it was Ash's turn to wow, then Alden continued his small lecture. "How and where these Pokemon live, as well as most other information about them, are a complete mystery to the world. But that's just what makes it so fascinating to research!"

"There might be more to Pokemon than I thought!" May stated.

"Ancient Pokemon," Ash said somewhat dreamily. "I'd sure love to meet one!"

"You just might get that chance, Ash," Alden said. "The way to enter the ruins is on this stone tablet."

"You're kidding!"

"Let's go!" May added in excitement.

"There are four keys needed to enter that haven't yet been found, but as soon as we find them, well head out!"

"I hope that's soon!"

What they didn't notice was a small group of evil-doers watching them from a conveniently (for the bad guys) placed window.

"Professor Alden spotted," one of the grunts said to the leader.

"Good," the leader responded.

"I have a bad feeling about raiding a Pokemon Center, like some kid with a legendary Pokemon is gonna save the day or something," another grunt worried.

"Yeah, right. Next you'll be telling me that the Legendary Pokemon is in love with the trainer. Or he's the Chosen One or something. That's impossible. No one to this day has been able to capture a legendary. now get going."

Only if they knew exactly how ironic that statement was...


Latias P.O.V.

Just as we finished talking with the Professor, the lights throughout the Pokemon Center went out.

"What happened?" I asked Ash.

"Dunno," he replied in a whisper. Suddenly, a group of several strangely dressed men came into the room. Accompanying them were several armored Houndoom. Great. Dark types. And their flamethrower attacks might burn my feathers. I didn't want A- er, anyone to get hurt, so I turned back into my Pokemon form and used Protect to block.

"Get lost," I told the Houndoom, not through telepathy. "Or else."

"Ha! You call yourself threatening? 'Or else'? That's precious! A Psychic type is no match for us!" Were they laughing? Now I was angry. I was also annoyed that they were dark-types and psychic type moves were completely ineffective. So, I went with my second option and used my Dragonbreath attack on the Pokemon, but they easily stopped it with a triple Dark Pulse. I think I'm outnumbered.

"Professor Alden," one of the men said, ignoring the battle already starting, "I think you better come with us."

"And why exactly would I do that?" Alden asked. "I do't know who on earth you are, but I can tell that your intentions aren't good."

"Well, if you aren't going to come willingly," another grunt said, "then we'll have to take you by force." I was about to attack, but Ash stopped me.

"Let it go, Latias, you're too outnumbered," he stated calmly. "We can get him back later." I decided to agree with Ash on this one. Just this once.

The grunts grabbed the professor and took him away, while another group of grunts took Ash and May. I probably should have gone to get help, but it's not like anyone would be able to understand me anyway, so I followed Ash and his friend. Unfortunately, though I probably should have known, we were locked up in some sort of storage room. Almost as soon as we were thrown in and the door was closed, Ash started charging at the door, and having nothing else to do, I decided to help him. Just once.

"Guys, you're not gonna get anywhere with that, it's almost pure solid steel," May stated. "What do those guys want, anyway?"

"Do you know those people, Nurse Joy?" Ash asked, and I nodded in agreement to the question.

"No, but I'm sure they cut off the power to the center." Nurse Joy replied. Insert gasp here from Nurse Joy. "That means all the Pokemon being treated here are in trouble!"

"Wait, you mean my Torchic is in trouble?!" May asked.

"We have to get out of here right away to turn on the reserve power."

Ash was about to volunteer to help, so I spoke up. Well, sort of. In other words, I completely broke down the door with a psychic attack.

"I was thinking about undoing the lock, but that works to! Great job Latias!" Ash praised. I loved compliments from Ash.

"Let's go get those bad guys, Ash!" I said excitedly, taking off.

"Wait for me!" Ash called, Pikachu following him.

"Well, let's get to the reserve power source," Nurse Joy said.


Remember Ash's promise to Latios? I didn't choose to specifically put that there of all places for absolutely nothing! Continuez avec l'histoire(1)!

Oh, and it's Crobat.


Third Person P.O.V.

Ash, Latias, and Pikachu were just exiting the Pokemon Center when the lights turned back on. Must be May with Nurse Joy. Ash thought. Then May came running. Or just Nurse Joy.

"May, why are you here?" Ash asked.

"You think I want to miss out on all the adventure? No way!" May replied determinedly.

"Well alright then..." It's not like Ash could say no. The four went on to hurry towards the ruins.


Meanwhile, at said ruins,...


? P.O.V.

I watched as the Team Magma grunts threatened and forced Professor Alden into opening the ruins chamber. How could one be so cruel to people and Pokemon? Oh, right, this IS Team Magma we're talking about. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to reveal myself, but the people coming came too late. It looked like a boy and a girl accompanied by a Latias and Pikachu. most people would be surprised by the Legendary Pokemon, but I've lived with about every one for as long as I can remember, even if that is only a couple years, since I'm only sixteen. I had my Gardevoir follow me into the cave, after the children, both probably around 11 or so. I find it amazing how selfless they seem to be, particularly the boy. could he be the one I'm looking for? No, the chosen one must be at least a teenager by now. that kid's eleven, maybe almost 12. I'll follow him anyway. I need to be sure...


Latias P.O.V.

I followed Ash and, er ... May! ... into the ruins, though it seemed like we were too late. The wierd men were gone. Hence why we went into the ruins. We were unable to fing the strangely dressed people, we found the annoying-persistant people. Team Rocket.

"Prepare for trouble!" the magenta-haired teenage girl said. He looked around 17 , as well as her partner, the lavender-haired man said.

"And make it double!" the boy added.

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all evils within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight fight fight!"

"Meowth that's right!" the talking Meowth finished.

"A Pokemon that talks?" May asked. "Who are you guys anyway?"

"They're Team Rocket!" Ash answered. "They've been after my Pikachu since the beginning of my journey!"

"Do they really have to say that every single time they come?" I asked.

"Apparently. I don't know why, they just like to I guess," Ash replied. Suddenly, I noticed the strange men from earlier appearing from around the corner. Apparently so did Ash and Team Rocket.

"You!" everyone called at each other in unison, almost as if this was supposed to be some kid's T.V. show.

"You again?" One of them, a man around probably 19 or 20, who appeared to be the leader, called. "We have no business with you! Mightyena! Shadow Ball!" The attack came right at me, and there wasn't time to use protect. Yet it didn't hit.

"Latias!" Ash called, jumping in front of me taking the attack! He's so brave! Wait, ASH TOOK THE ATTACK!

"Ash! Are you all right?" I asked worriedly. To my surprise, Ash got up, practically unharmed.

"I'm fine, Latias, I've taken more than enough thunderbolts from Pikachu to be immune to a weak attack like that." I was quite relieved.

"Hey! You dare ignore us!?" Meowth said angrily.

"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt," Ash said, bored. Being outside of the ruins, Pikachu complied, causing a large, non-destructive, explosion.

"Team Rocket's blasting off too soon!" Team Rocket cried as they blasted off. I seriously hope this isn't a daily occurrence.

"Well, we better make sure Professor Alden's okay," Ash said, realizing that the strange men had left before we managed to exit the ruins.


? P.O.V.

Leaving the ruins, found a couple of Pokemon, which I recognized as Unown, X and Y. They were speaking a little too quickly for me to comprehend.

"Gardevoir, do you understand what they're saying?" I asked my best friend and Pokemon Partner.

"They appear scared in my opinion," she answered.

"Okay you two," I said two the Unown. "What's wrong?"

"From what I can hear, they seem to be worried about someone harming them."

"Why don't you two come with me? I'll keep you safe from an too great injury. With a lot of training, I bet you guys can avoid any attack that comes your way!" The Unown seemed to get what I was saying, and allowed me to capture them in a couple of Pokeballs. However, this type of problem was not my main concern. That boy, who I heard was named Ash, and his Latias and Pikachu. His Pokemon seem to share a very strong bond with the boy. In the case of Ash and Latias, I might even say love. I cannot say it for sure in Ash's case, but I can definitely tell Latias has strong feelings for her trainer. I would like to help them if I can find it possible. One question still remained, however. "Gardevoir, do you think that boy could be the One?"

"I think it is almost surely so. He fits every detail Arceus gave us. Though I would have thought that he would be a little older."

"Looks like I should introduce myself. Though I need an alter ego, a Pokehuman such as myself would never be accepted."

"I can help with that."

"Great! Then it's decided: get a disguise ready, then time to meet the Chosen One."


And it is finally complete! Around 4000 or so words too! Wow! I am moving the review comments from the previous chapter to here, so here they are!

You're doing a very good job at updating. And the story is very good. Keep up the good work.
Also, will Ash use Latias in Pokemon battles? And will Ash find and catch a Latios?
-ThirteenMoney

Well, you'll see around chapter 13! Well, if I don't change my plans. Also, Latias and Ash, in this story, just experienced the death of Latios a few weeks ago, so I doubt I'll put that in unless I find some way to make Latios alive again without being too cliche.

Great chapter here!
Why couldn't Ash have both May and Latias as his girlfriends? I think Latias was his first kiss (or was it Melody?)...
-WhiteEagle1985

Well, there's a thing called "cheating". You probalbly know about it more than I do... I also noticed that you changed your favorite word to great... As goes the second part, just for you and my other readers, I looked into that. And basing on my definition of what would apply to a "first kiss", the answer is:

*drumroll*

Latias/Bianca!

Unless I saw it wrong, Melody kissed Ash on the cheek. Not Latias! *wink* I think. I didn't feel like examining to see if Bianca has the same eye color as Latias or not, though. That's one of the biggest mysteries of the Pokemon anime in my opinion. Just too late where I am.

Latias/Bianca did not kiss Ash on the lips. In fact, he never has been kissed on the lips so far in any movies, specials, or regular episodes.

About reviving Latios, maybe he could learn it after learning to control aura, but that's cliché. Hmmm... I'm officially stumped. -LightRayPearlshipper

Did you just hit the reset button for Pikachu? NOOOOOOOOO! -LightRayPearlshipper

You said that he started all over again with Pikachu. So how does he have Bayleef? Also, was the magnet what resets Pikachu to level 5? -LightRayPearlshipper

Could have done that in one review... Well, first, Latias/Bianca was more then Melody, and give me a break, I did the research at 2:00 in the morning... Also, I meant like in the anime. he left all his Pokemon with Oak and went to Hoenn with only Pikachu. It is quite impossible to decrease a level unless the Pokemon eats a doom seed.

i really like this story i hope that ash gets to use latias in battle i would like to see it but do it as a last resort pokemon it makes it more suspenceful and anticipating and shocking to his opponent and to us readers -kightofstories141912

First, I hate bad grammar. Do the math. Anyway, it's not very suspenseful if you expect it, but of coarse! That is, if Latias wants to. I should ask her sometime. *holds up sarcasm sign*

Don't forget to review and complete the poll on my profile and vote for your favorite character as co-host! I'll leave it up for the next few days or so. Again, REVIEW, and I'll "see" you all again next update! The next time I update will be for Altovacation, which should be within the next few days!