Ok, the usual: Pokemon does not belong to me, but Aerise, the Dragon Children idea, Ahuni-i and Calise are mine, so if for some weird reason you want to use them, e-mail me please!! Enjoy my story!
Aerise, Ash, Misty, Brock and James slowly walked back to town. It was about midnight, so they were all yawning. Luckily, Ash and Brock had booked a hotel and they all went to bed. Aerise was up early the next morning, thinking. She was wondering how James could be a Dragon Child too. Didn't Skyla say that wasn't possible? Aerise put her head down on the arm of the couch. She jumped as she heard the door open. " Hi, it's just James. " the blue-haired boy said. " Hi James. Couldn't sleep either? " " No. I was wondering, when did you find out about yourself? " " Just a couple of days ago. Why? When did you find out? " " When I was really young. My real name is Azuron, but I changed it to James so call me that. " " Ok. So, did you want to talk about it? " Aerise asked. " Yeah, I thought I was the last one. I heard the legend about a Dragon Child being born only every 80 years. Did you know that? " Aerise nodded. " Why were you in Team Rocket? " " The boss found out about me and forced me to join. I tell everyone it's because of Jesse and being really bad in school, but it's not true. " " What's Jesse to you? If you don't mind me asking. " " I don't know. I like her, but she can be really mean and spiteful. " They both looked up as the door opened again. It was Ash. He gave them a funny look. " Oh, hi. I didn't know you guys were up. But, seen as you are, want some breakfast? " Ash asked. " Sure, that'll be great. Will we eat here or somewhere else? " Aerise asked. " I've heard of a cool restaurant downtown and thought we could check it out. " Ash replied. They got up and went out, picking up Brock, Misty and Pikachu on the way. Soon, they were in the cute little restaurant Ash had heard about. " Ok, what do we do now? " Misty asked. " I want to see if I can catch some Pokemon in this cave nearby. " Ash said. " And I want to check out the Breeder's Office here. " Brock added. " I'll go with Ash. " Aerise offered. Misty decided she would go with Brock and James told them he needed to buy a few things. Once they had finished eating, the five friends split up. Ash consulted the map he had borrowed from a friend of Professor Oak's and led Aerise towards the cave. " Legend says that this cave is haunted by many rare Ghost and Psychic Pokemon. " Ash told Aerise. " Hey, that sounds cool. I've never seen any Pokemon like that. " Aerise replied. Just then, they reached the cave. The entrance was dark and forbidding. Once they stepped inside, it was as though daylight never was. Aerise and Ash stopped to let their eyes adjust. When they could see again, the sight amazed the two. The cave was huge, with many tunnels branching off the main one. " I think we should go down the middle tunnel. " Ash said. Aerise agreed and they started walking. They had only taken a few steps, when Aerise spotted something out of the corner of her eye. She grabbed Ash's arm and pointed to a small, black face, hanging in a purple mist, sitting in the air beside them. It grinned when it saw that they had seen it. " Gastly! " it said in a deep voice. Aerise just stared at it, but Ash brought out a Pokeball. " Charizard, go! " he yelled. Hopefully, now Charizard would listen to him! Charizard popped out and looked questioningly at Ash. " Charizard, attack Gastly with your Mega Punch! " To Ash's relief, Charizard actually obeyed. Gastly was caught by surprise and Ash caught him. " Yes!! " Ash yelled, doing his little victory dance. Aerise just looked at him. " You're weird, Ash! " she said. Ash ignored her comment. " Come on, maybe there are other Ghosts in here! " Ash exclaimed. The two set off again, wandering deeper into the cave. There were many strange designs on the wall, spirals and runes. Aerise wondered what they meant. Soon, it was so dark that Ash had to call out Charizard again, to light their way. The flame on Charizard's tail lit up a large area around them. Aerise glanced at the wall again. Something flashed in front of her and she found herself staring at an opening, lit by purple flame. The holders for the flame were in the shape of dragons and there were many rough drawings on the wall. Aerise felt compelled to step into the opening. Ash hadn't even noticed the opening and was continuing down the main tunnel. Aerise stepped quickly inside, somehow knowing that she had to and that no danger would come to her. As soon as she was in, the opening was no more. Aerise glanced around her. The walls were lined with impressive drawings, depicting dragons that seemed almost life-like for a moment. A broad tunnel led deeper into the recesses of the cave. Aerise walked down this path. As she went farther, a green tint was added to the purple glow. Soon, Aerise could detect faint hints of blue. Suddenly, she came out into a wide basin. In the exact middle, there was a glowing, green and blue sphere. In this sphere, Aerise could faintly see the outline of a woman. For some reason, Aerise touched the dragon charm that she had gotten from Skyla, and to her surprise it was warm and glowing. Aerise's attention was drawn back to the sphere, which had started to glow with intensity. The sides unfolded, almost like a flower opening it's petals. There was a woman inside, but she had the wings of a Dragonite. Her eyes were closed but when Aerise looked at her, they suddenly opened. The woman had purple eyes and blue hair. She smiled sweetly at the sight of Aerise. " Welcome, Zephyr Dragon. I knew you would come soon. " The woman's voice was as clear as golden bells and made Aerise immediately feel comfortable. " I am the Spirit of the Air, Ahuni-i. When the Zephyr came, then I was to be awakened again. Now, you must listen closely to my words. You were raised by Dragonite's and so are the Zephyr. An evil being has taken the body of a mortal, called Giovanni, and he now knows of your existence. His real name is Oduarpa. He will stop at nothing to capture you and your power for his dark forces. Even now, he is preparing an army, with which he plans to take over the world. With you helping him. I will give you a gift to help you, but in the end you will face him alone. " Ahuni-i's eyes flashed purple and a ball of energy formed on her hand. She touched it lightly with her other hand and the glowing energy shrank. Aerise walked closer and Ahuni-i touched her forehead lightly. Aerise felt a great power surge through her and when she opened her eyes, Ahuni-i was gone and there was a tiny Dragonite sitting there, only as big as a kitten. ' I am Calise, sent to you by Ahuni-i. ' The little Dragonite walked over to Aerise and asked to be picked up. Aerise did so, telling Calise who she was. The room spun and when Aerise could see again, she was standing where she had first come in. Ash was there, waiting for her. " Hey, where have you been? And who's the little guy? " Ash asked. " I just found her. She seems to like me, so I took her with me. " " Ok. We better get going, the others are probably worried. " Ash pointed out. Aerise nodded. Touching the dragon charm again, she found it was now cold. She smiled and walked out with Ash.
Ok, this took a while to write, but I hope you like it. Please read, rate and comment!!