A/N: Special thanks to those who review! Even if its only a few people, it makes me want to work hard knowing that someone is interested in reading!

Thanks to Revu, Fabio, and all my other reviewers out there! Please keep giving me feedback, good and bad!

Also, you will see many movie reference from time to time. This chapter is one of them. If you have any questions feel free to ask and I will be happy to answer!

Btw: Those of you concerned that I forgot the fact that Latios and Latias can turn invisible, I decided that it would be better if they didn't. Infact, you may notice that I take liberties on quite a few things. Which leads to my shiny, new disclaimer:

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon! If I did, there would be lots of yaoi, Ash and Gary would be happily married, and MISTY WOULD DIE A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (jk)! xD

Sincerely yours,

~Lady Venamisa~

Last Time on Pokemon Black:

"What are you doing here?" Ash asked, once again masking his true feelings. Sabrina sighed.

"I'm here to apologize for Koga and Prima's rude behavior. They had no right to pressure you like that." she explained cooly. Ash's suspicion and anger mellowed down considerably. Ash looked away from her, somehow unable to meet her gaze. A bit of shame made its presence known within him.

"And I'm sorry for running away like that," he spoke, in a tone matching Sabrina's for coolness. "it's just..." Before he could finish his sentence, a Latios dropped down from the sky. He looked weak, worn and badly hurt...

"L-Latias..." he whispered pitifully, before fainting.

Chapter Three: Fight or Flight? Enter Latios and Latias! (Part Two)

Almost instantly, Latios's feelings and thoughts flooded Sabrina's mind. Feelings of despair, anger and helplessness crashed down on her like a tsunami; along with his regrets. Why couldn't I save her? Why didn't she run away while she had the chance? His voice buzzed like angry bees inside of her head. How could this happen? What do they want from us anyway? And...why couldn't they have taken me? The Eon Pokemon may have been unconscious, but his subconscious was wide awake. As a psychic trainer, Sabrina had an affinity for linking with the minds of psychic pokemon. Latos, of course, was no exception.

LATIAS! he shouted telepathically, thrashing about like a wild beast. Sabrina snapped out of her trance immediately. She reached in her pockets and summoned her Alakazam, Haunter and Hypno. Hypno, Haunter, get inside Latios's head and calm him down. Alakazam, use Recover to heal him! Sabrina commanded mentally. Ash must have snapped out of his daze, because he sent out his Mr. Mime.

"Yesss mistress!" Haunter answered back dutifully, as Hypno responded: "As you wish, mistress." Alakazam just nodded his head in understanding.

"Mr. Mime, you help help out Alakazam by using Recover on Latios!" Ash ordered, sounding a bit more like his old self; she could sense only concern exuding from him. Even if she hadn't been able to feel it, it was apparent in his tone and expression, which had softened considerably since he stormed off. Sabrina glanced over at Shay, who was sitting on her knees in order to be closer to Latios; she seemed to be the one most troubled by the pokemon's condition. A deep sense of familiarity emanated from the unusual girl; it was as though the two had known each other for years.

"W-what happened to him?" Shay asked, as Latios continued to struggle against his nightmare; Hypno and Haunter didn't seem to be having much of an effect just yet. Ash remained silent, but a feeling of great dread started to consume him. He wasn't quite sure how but he knew that another pokemon hadn't done the damage to Latios. This had to be the work of humans, but if so, who? Teams Aqua and Magma, to his knowledge, were both Hoenn-only organizations. They don't have enough influence to expand, nor would they have the technolgedgy or power to fight off a legendary.

Pokemon Hunter J was another suspect. Legendary pokemon are worth a lot more then rare or uncommon ones. He could easily see that beastly woman hunting down Latios and selling him off to the highest bidder. For a moment, he considered the option, but dismissed it just as quickly; J captures pokemon by turning them to stone, not injuring them like this. She wasn't the type to needlessly hurt her prey because it would lower the value of them...

There's only one group of people willing to sink this low...Ash thought, his insides burning with hatred. He closed his eyes and forced himself to relax. Now was not the time for acting out. Pikachu hugged his leg and looked up at him with watery, sad eyes. Ash bent down and lightly scratched the mouse behind the ears.

"Chaa!" Pikachu squealed in delight. Ash felt a small grin spread across his face, but it didn't last. The moment Sabrina started talking again, he stood up straight once more and returned to his default expression.

"It happened while Latios and Latias were playing together." she explained, speaking in a softer tone then Ash had ever heard her use. "From what I gather, a UFO chased them." Sabrina winced in pain and raised her left hand to rest on her forehead. "The details are a bit sketchy, but Latios was injured in an attempt to protect Latias. Latias, in turn, sacrificed herself." she let out a gasp of pain, as Latios's thrashing became worse.

"Sabrina!" Ash called out, darting over to her side as she fell to her knees. Alakazam went to comfort her, but Sabrina gave him a look that clearly said "stay put".

"I'm fine!" she insisted, as Ash offered her his hand. She got up on her own, but staggered a little. Ash gave her a wary glance, but didn't push it further. Instead, he assumed it had something to do with both her and Latios being psychic. He stepped back in his spot, close to Shay. After a moment's respite, she continued to speak. "In short, Latias was captured in place of her brother, who is now laying in front of us. The ones behind this, of course, are Team Rocket." Ash nodded, doing his utmost to keep his wits about him.

"Yes, I figured as much."

"Damn them!" Shay yelled, slamming her fist on the ground. "They don't care who they hurt!" She hung her head down low, so that her bangs hid her face. "P-pokemon have feelings too! It-it's not fair to hunt them down like this!" For the second time today, Ash kneeled down to the girl and let her sob in his chest. In the back of his mind, he knew it was very much unlike him. Normally, the raven didn't allow himself to become swayed by anyone; including children. The only ones he trusted were himself, and the pokemon he carried. To put faith in another human being could be risking an attack from Team Rocket, and to trust another pokemon would only lead to despair. Up until now, he had managed quite well with this lifestyle. Now here he was, investing his heart in another person.

Once Shay calmed down, Ash broke the embrace and got back up on his feet and offered his hand to her. Blushing deeply, she took it and stood beside him, smiling gratefully. In that moment, he knew she could be trusted, just as he knew that Latios had been attacked by Team Rocket. It was as Oak once told him; "A trainer's gut instinct is his best weapon, even in other aspects of life".

The four of them stood and watched on in silence as Hypno and Haunter finally managed to calm Latios down. Once that was finished, Mr. Mime and Alakazam joined them in using Recover on the Eon Pokemon. While they set to work, Sabrina closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and forced a large amount of light-blue energy to create a barrier around them. The blue vanished, but Ash could still feel something it solidly over them, like a glass dome. Ash, Shay and Pikachu just gaped at her, in both confusion and awe.

"Look, up there!" Shay gasped, looking straight up in to the sky. "It's that UFO!" Ash did as she said, and sure enough, there it was. It was a massive one, painted black. Since they were looking up from below, the big "R" wasn't visible, but Ash didn't doubt that it was there.

"Relax, they can't see us." Sabrina reassured everyone. "I sensed that they were arriving, so I made us invisible to them."

"Wow! You're really incredible!" Shay gushed in admiration. "Psychics aren't that common unless you're a pokemon!" she knocked on the barrier, which sounded as though it were made from a really hard glass. "Solid as a rock! Impressive!" The Saffron gym leader blushed a bit and smiled at her. The exchange of smiled lasted for a mere moment, before Sabrina became serious again.

"Once Latios has been healed, we really should find a way to smuggle him in to the city." she suggested. "I can't hold up this barrier for too much longer, and we need to get him in a safe place." Shay and Ash nodded.

"But how?" Shay questioned. "It's not like we can carry him like this; he's too big and people will notice." Everyone, including Pikachu sighed. "Anyone got any ideas?" Ash wracked his brains, going over every encounter with the legendaries he had. First his adventure in the Whirlpool Islands came to mind. Lugia, Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos had been sought after by a strange man who had wanted them for his collection. Sure, all four legendaries were something to see back then, but nothing happened that could apply to the current situation. Memories of other times slowly started coming back to him, and with it, the friends and loved ones he shared them with.

Saving Jirachi from the clutches of Butler and putting an evil Groudon to rest with May, Max and Brock at his side.....

Rescuing his kidnapped mother from the clutches of the Unown and Entei along side Brock and Misty...

Watching on in shock with Dawn and Brock as Darkrai "died" in order to protect his human love, Alice...

And many other memories came to mind, involving the group of friends he had come to know and love over the years. Irreplaceable friends...special people who, even now, held an important place in his heart. Who- just about all of- were ether dead or considered him dead to them...

No! Stop living in the past! he thought bitterly. Focus on anything that can help Latios!

"Wait, that's it!" Ash exclaimed, earning himself weirded out glances from everyone.

"What's it?" Shay inquired hopefully. "Do you have an idea?"

"Back when I traveled the Hoenn region, we wound up in a town called Altomare." Ash paused for a moment, as though he were gathering his thoughts. "We came across a Latias who disgused herself as a girl."

"What?!" Sabrina gasped in bewilderment. Pikachu listened only half-heartedly. Most of his attention was focused on Shay, who shifted uncomfortably for no reason at all. Sabrina and Ash were too focused on their conversation to notice.

"Yes, I was surprised myself," he continued, smiling fondly. "and at first, I thought I was going crazy!" This diverted Pikachu's attention from the strange girl; Ash is always so busy fighting Team Rocket and training everyone that he never takes time to indulge in anything enjoyable. To hear him laugh was almost a miracle in and of itself. Sabrina listened intently as the raven told the story of their adventure with the Eon Pokemon. Of course, the mention of Annie and Oakley- two Team Rocket operatives- brought him back down to his mirthless demeanor. In spite of this, it became apparent that everyone had become wrapped up in the story; there was just something to Ash's way of telling it that made every moment better then the last. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Once the story was finished, it was back to business.

"So you think that Latios would be able to transform too?" Sabrina asked, as the last of Latios's serious wounds were finally healed. Ash nodded.

"Good job, Mimey!" Ash said enthusiastically. "Return!" Sabrina called her pokemon back as well, so now it was just the four of them once more.

"A-are you sure?" Shay squeaked nervously. "W-what if he can't?" Pikachu found himself eyeing the orphan again, and couldn't shake the feeling that something was off...

"I'll try asking him." Sabrina stated cooly. She closed her eyes and a faint, ice-blue light traced her like an outline. The light left her and wrapped itself around Latios. After a few moments, she opened her eyes, and Latios's form began to change in to a young man's.

"Wow!" Pikachu gasped in awe. Sabrina, Ash and Shay remained silent. After a few akward moments, Latios awoke.

"Where am I?" he asked, his tone tired and sad.

"You're in Valma Forest." Sabrina answered, kneeling down to him beside Shay. "Do you remember what happened?" Ash joined them on the ground, concern brimming in his eyes.

"I-I was playing tag..."he mumbled, as he fell in and out of consciousness. "....attacked....Team Rocket....Latias..." Latios's eyes widened in horror. He bolted up. "No, Latias! They took her!" He struggled to stand up, but winced in pain.

"Easy!" Shay shouted. "You fell from way up in the air! You shouldn't be moving around so much!"

"B-but Latias!" he cried, apparently appalled at the idea of staying still. "I can't just stand around while they-"

"We're not going to take this sitting down!" Ash interrupted, his voice booming with righteous fury. Pikachu stared at his trainer in wonder; so much of the old Ash had already started to resurface lately. "They've gotten away with this sort of thing for far too long!" he stood up, and offered his hand out to Latios. "But, lets face it," he added in a softer tone. "you're too badly hurt to do anything now. Going after Latias now will only get you captured in the process." Latios looked up at Ash, thought on it for a moment, and took his hand.

"We will get them!" Pikachu shouted, though nobody accept Latios could truely understand. Ash gave a sideways glance to Pikachu, smiled knowingly, and helped Latios stand up tall.

"So, Ash Ketchum, what's your plan?" Sabrina asked with a wild smirk; she had a rougish twinkle in her eyes and her voice quivered with just the hint of excitement that was unlike her. Pikachu simply glowed. The power to excite people just by speaking from the heart has always been one of Ash's best qualities. Indeed, the mouse felt a sense of happiness and relief well up in him; lately Ash had been starting to revert to his old ways. First the tournament, and now this. Maybe it wasn't like Torterra feared; maybe, after two years, they would finally have their Ash back.

"I'll tell you later," came his rushed reply. "but first, we need to get back to the mansion. The sooner Latios makes a full recovery, the sooner we can rescue Latias." He looked ahead. The reckless abandon and boldness he exuded was contagious; Pikachu felt as though they could do just about anything. When Ash looked back at them, his eyes were even more excited then Sabrina's. "besides, I doubt Prima and Koga want to be left out." Sabrina put down the barrier, and the five of them headed back, with Ash supporting Latios on the way.

Once they arrived at the mansion, Bastion led them in to the grand hall, and suggested that they take a rest for the evening. Apparently, it was already close to eleven at night, and Koga and Prima had already gone to bed. At first, Shay refused. She didn't even want to be here. The plan had been to travel with Ash and have him lead her to Team Rocket, and take revenge for Celebi's death. Planting suggestions in to his head wasn't really that hard; the grudge they shared against the evil organization was more then enough to foster the type of mental connection and control needed. By pretending to be a lowly orphan, she had invoked his pity and protectiveness at the same time.

Unfortunately, Sabrina's arrival was an unexpected turn for the worst. The woman has incredible psychic powers, and it was obvious that she already suspected Shay of being more than the average human. Latios's sudden appearance was also something to be worried about. There was no doubt in her mind that the Eon Pokemon had been searching for her on Arceus's orders. Right now, she just couldn't deal with whatever their lord wanted. Not when she desperately hungered for vengeance against the ones who caused Celebi's untimely end. Staying here, in the company of these other, unnecessary humans, was almost driving her over the edge. Only the presence of Sabrina kept her from going crazy; to slip up in front of a woman like her would cause many unwanted problems...

But Ash, Sabrina and Latios all agreed that they needed to sleep. Sabrina and Latos were both fatigued; Sabrina's excessive use of her psychic powers had, no doubt, taken their toll on her. She looked completely worn out, and was obviously struggling just to stand. Latios, had recently fallen from the sky and suffered a lot of injuries from being attacked by Team Rocket. Ash, meanwhile, had an aura of emotional weariness about him. Only Pikachu was wide awake. His aura radiated suspicion and relief at the same time. Not being a true psychic type, she couldn't really specify what the feelings were directed at, but staying away from the rodent was probably the best thing she could do now. Besides, she also felt weariness taking hold of her and muddling her thoughts.

Later that night, once everyone had gotten settled in different rooms, Latios contacted her mentally.

Shaymin, what are you doing, hiding among humans? he questioned out of curiosity.

I will tell you in the morning, Latios. she answered tersely. Just promise to keep my identity a secret from them! I need to pretend to be human for a while longer. Shay shifted sides in her bed and snuggled under the covers in spite of herself. The satin sheets felt absolutely marvelous against her human skin.

Alright, I'll go along with it for now, came Latios's swift reply. Your secret is safe with me. But, I still have to tell Lord Arceus. Shay broke the connection between them and closed her eyes. It wasn't long before sweet memories of Celebi came to mind and soothed her in to a peaceful slumber.

A/N: I didn't feel like writing out everything involving Koga and Prima right now, plus I wanted to get something out today. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!