Chapter 7: Ash power unleash and a new friend has arrived

A few minutes before

Serena, May, and Dawn gasped as they saw Ash getting slashed. They were terrified of losing him the one person that saved their lives and was always there for him. They started running as they headed towards him but soon was stopped by latias.

"Please let us go. Please?" May begged

"I don't want to see him hurt." Dawn cried

"Let me go save him." Serena pleaded

Soon latias was struck by lightning; she turned to see a luxray and manectric. With their trainers beside them, "I know you also want to save him and you also don't want us to interfere with them, but we aren't going to stand here to see our friend being killed." Clemont said

"Yeah, Ash did so much for us and I can't just sit here as he is being killed by his own brother," Max claimed

"Luxray use wild charge."

"Manectric use thunder."

Luxray body surrounded by electric aura as he ran towards latias. Manectric released a gigantic bolt of thunder at latias. Latias doges the thunder as she sent a mist ball at manectric, soon luxray struck Latias forcing her to free one of the girl, Serena. Serena ran as fast as she could towards Ash, as she was a few feet away she could hear Red saying, "this is the end little brother." She wasn't going to let him die. "I won't let him do this to you anymore Ash. This time I will save you." She said slowly as she jumped towards Ash, as Red struck her body sending her to the ground. She felt blistering pain coming from the attack as she lay on the ground with her own blood flow out of her body. As she looked towards Ash, he was still on the ground as he looked towards her.

Ash stared for a moment as he looked towards Serena seeing her laying there on the ground surrounded by her own blood. Ash quickly got up ignoring the pain and blood the flowed out of his body ran towards Serena kneeling towards Serena as he could her faint breathing. "Serena why, why did you do you this. WHY?" Ash yelled as he held her in her arms feeling her heart beating slowly. May and Dawn became shock, Clemont stood their wide-eyed. One of his friends that he traveled with stood their dying before his eyes. Max struggled look at the scene as he couldn't take anymore experience with death.

Serena breathed in slowly as he stared into his eyes and smiled. "Because of the things you did for us, teaching us and helping us accomplish our dreams. I heard from May and Dawn on what you did. You helped them with their dreams." Serena said as held out her hand and caress his cheek. "You've done so much for us and I can't express how grateful I am." She said as her bested slower and slower.

"Serena don't do this (sniff). You're going to be OK (sniff). Just hang on." Ash said feeling sorrow as he tried to slow the bleeding. "SOMEBODY HELP!" Ash yelled hoping someone would come but Serena grabbed onto Ash. As he turned she just shook her saying it was already too late and everyone was too scared to move. Serena knew she could tell him now, "Ash.. Cou...ld y.o...u do one thing for me." She said weakly

Ash nodded, "what is it?"

"Can you come closer?" Serena asked. Ash became confused but leaned in close. His face was close to Serena as he heard her faint breathing. Ash looked her straight in the eyes; Serena then grabbed Ash neck as she leaned forward and struck her lips to his. Ash stood there shock with his mind drawing a blank as he felt Serena lips moving. Serena felt sadden as she kissed him, Ash wasn't kissing back. But she wasn't going to die without letting Ash know her feelings.

But soon sadness was replaced with blissful happiness as Ash body started to react to Serena kiss back as he kept with her pace. Serena put all her emotions, all of her feelings that she had dwelled in her. He caressed her cheeks as he slowly and smoothly rubbed her cheeks then her hair that made Serena moan in the kiss, feeling like they were the only two people that were there. As their eyes shut feeling each other feelings flow back in forth.

Every time Ash touched her body she fell weak to her own emotions. She didn't know that Ash was good at kissing. While Ash had felt this emotion once and was too afraid to feel these feelings again. But why now, why after all these years did he longed for this. Why was this feeling strong as it was for his first, as he was kissing her? He suddenly thought of Dawn with her cheerfulness and how they would always cheer other for each other. Then May seeing her smile at him it always made him feel like he could do anything and how she would always care for her Pokémon just like how he would do.

As time had passed as they separated from each other. Serena was blushing as Ash became shock as he didn't know what to say, and why did he think about May and Dawn when he kissed her. Why was he feeling frightened and saddle n to see the looks of their face knowing that he kissed Serena. "I..I... W...anted.. y.o...u to k..kn...ow is that I .ked. y.o..u si.n.c...e t..h.e f..ir.s.t d.a..y we met." Those were her last few words as her body laid in his arms and a smile appeared on her lips as she stared into the sky.

Her heart rate decreased faster and faster. Ash eyes still blazing blue could sense her heart slowing. He could hear her heartbeat going. Bump...bump...bump...bump till it was no more. "Serena please don't die, please don't die!" Ash yelled as he held her in his arms as he cried himself to tears. "I don't want to lose you too." Was all he could say as he felt he was useless to the save the person who saved his life. He looked towards his friends looking for an answer. But all they could do was comfort him, as Clemont and Bonnie cried losing a close friend.

"SERENA!" Bonnie cried out

Ash just couldn't accept it this time, he remembered one thing that he did to rescue mew even if it cost his own life. Ash held out both his hands and concentrated, mustering up as much aura as he could and released his power. As aura flowed out of his body and wrapped around Serena body. As he poured his aura into her you could see her wounds healing, her cut was steadily closing. Clemont, Bonnie, and Dawn were shocked to see this, as they watched him actually heal her wounds. But Max and May looked horrified when they saw this.

"Guys we have to stop him," May yelled with Max agreeing with her.

"Why?" Dawn said as she was confused on this, didn't they want Ash to save Serena. "Isn't this a good thing, he's healing her." She added

"Yeah, it is good if he wasn't giving up his life for this," Max said which shocked them.

"What do you mean?" Bonnie asked

"We heard it from Ash that he helped lucario save mew by healing him. But it cost the life of lucario as he disappeared." May explained as she and Max started rushing towards Ash.

Ash was breathing heavily as his mind was going blank. As he felt himself losing strength getting weaker. Ash saw May and Max run towards him, he smiled at them. But he needed to this for Serena, "I don't want to hurt you guys anymore and I hope you guys achieve your dreams." He whispered as he unleashed all of his power onto Serena. As his aura power erupted to the sky forming a Phoenix as it body was huge which covered the whole building screeching. Before striking Serena body disappearing into her healing her wounds fully. As a force pushed everyone back far.

Soon Ash lost his strength and fell to the ground. He felt so weak and useless. As his body was starting to disappear, he lifted up his hand to see it as a silhouette of his former hands. He breathed in slowly as his friends stood above him.

"Why Ash, why are you doing this. You know what happened to Lucario and Sir Aaron when they used their aura to save mew." May voice become hoarser as her tears flowed from her eyes. Ash breathed more heavily as his legs started to disappear. "Be...c.a..sue I.. I'm t..ired o.f. p.a..i..n and I'm t..ir..ed o.f. .y.o.u guys. g.e...tt..ing hurt b.e..cause. of me." Ash said slowly as the pain got much worse as more of his body started disappearing. He gritted his teeth and grunted as his eyes felt so heavy that he wanted to close his eyes.

"Please don't leave us, Ash we need you. I need you." Dawn spoke as she too started to tear up. She wanted to hold him but when she tried to she passed right through his body.

"What about your dream to be a pokemon master. You also promised that you would battle me when I became a trainer, so please keep that promise." Max said failing to hold back his tears

"There is so much I learned from you. I want to continue learning from you Ash. " Clemont said as he comforted her little sister. "Please don't go." Was all she could say as she cried in his arms. Dedenne climbed onto her shoulders patting her head with sympathy.

But when they heard someone clapping it was Red who was smiling, "that is so like you brother, you would do anything to save people who are dear to you. Why don't you transform into that creature again." He said making everyone confused on what he said. "Oh I forgot you don't want to release its powers. You rather die than release it huh." Red said

"I ..wi..ll...never..let..you hav.e .. w..ay." He said angrily

"Oh so I'll just have to finish you." Red became angry as he materialized his sword. Then ran towards them, "RUN!" Ash told his friends as he fell to the ground unable to stay awake as he started to close his eyes. "At lea..st I get..t to se..e y.o...u. " Ash said before hear a familiar voice.

"Garchomp use dragon rush!" A feminine voice yelled before he shut his eyes.

Somewhere

Ash woke up and looked around see nothing but darkness, he assumed he was dead. "Hello," he said as his voice echoed through the darkness. He stared at nothing as he got up and walked around seeing if he could see anything. He looked back to see a house that wasn't there when he went towards it he and grabbed the door noticing being taller than he thought as he reached for it he felt as his arms were smaller and his hands shrunk.

He opened the door to see it was his house. He was amazed to see nothing had changed as looked towards the couch his eyes grew huge. There stood a man in his thirties with raven black hair that was much crazier than his. He wore a red jacket with black muscle shirt underneath it. He wore black cargo shorts. With his sideways zigzag mark below his eyes. He chuckled and smiled as looked towards Ash. "It is nice to see you again son." The man named Ashton Silver Ketchum said smiling as two eon Pokémon appeared beside him.

Ash became shocked and ecstatic to see someone he had lost as he ran and wrapped his arms around him crying tears of joy as he hugged his father. His father smiled as he hugged him, "I'm so glad to see you again my son you've grown so much. But there is another person who is glad to see you."

Ash became confused but as soon as he turned to see the person who meaned so much to him. There stood a brunette girl, she wore a light blue tank top with a black one underneath it. She had on a red skirt and she was wearing white with red striped shoes. She had on her wrist were black wrist band and her white hat with a half red pokeball in the middle. Ash gasped to see his love, "LEAFY!" he yelled as he ran towards him and picked her up and pinned his body. Earning a giggle from Leaf as she hugged him tightly embracing each other.

Ash felt happiness again as he could finally touch the love of his life. As he brought her down he soon kissed her with passion, as he put his arms around her back slowly rubbing her back. Making Leaf kiss more vigorously as their tongue met making it even deeper. After minutes that seemed like hours to them he separated from Leaf smiling.

"It was good to see you guys again," Ash said joyfully

"You sure have changed Ashy." Leaf giggled as she stared at Ash body blushing madly. "Well, of course, he is a Ketchum, we know how to stay fit." His father chuckled as he was happy to see how big his son had grown.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save you guys," Ash said sadly

"It's OK Ashy it wasn't your fault. Your brother changed and no one could stop him." Leaf said comforting Ash

"My son has changed, I Wished I could have saved him. But I was too late, I couldn't save." Ashton regretted as he held his fist. "Son listen, I know what he did was unforgivable but you need to save him," Ashton told Ash

"Why would I save the person who killed you and ruined my life," Ash said angrily.

"Because he is your brother, you never give up on family even if they walked down the wrong path," Ashton said which made Ash sigh as looked at the ground. "I don't know if I could forgive him."

"I know Ashy, I know it was hard with the life you went through but you have to forgive and forget." Leaf said

"Okay, I'll try," Ash said dejectedly

As they looked at each other and nodded before they turned their body forwards and walked forward. But Leaf looked back and smiled, "it is time to wake up now and remember that will always love you. But now you need to move on."

"But I don't want you to leave," Ash yelled as he ran after them but they were too far for him to reach. "There are a lot of people who fell in love you and I want you to feel what you feel with me and I know you can give them a good time and I saw you kissing Serena and thought about the other two." Leaf smirked, making Ash turned deep red.

"We will always be watching over you son so don't live in the past and start moving forward." Ashton and Leaf gave Ash one last look before they disappeared.

End

Ash shot up quickly as looked around to see three lucario standing around him. As their paws were pouring aura towards him. Ash looked around to see a brunette and blue haired friend lay on both of his sides sleeping peacefully. He smiled seeing his two friends, They looked cute when they were sleeping Soon one of the lucario looked towards Ash. 'Master you're awake.' Ash stared momentarily before pikachu jumped at him nuzzling him. "Hey Buddy."

"Pika pika chu chu pi pika cha pikachu. Pikachu pika pikachu." 'Don't give me that shit, you scared me half to death. I thought I lost you. " pikachu said angrily

As he was about to say something but he awaken the two sleeping girls. "ASH!" They both yelled as they hugged him to death literally. Ash was being squeezed so hard that his face soon turned purple. "Please let me go, your killing me." Ash muttered as they separated from him. Soon he was slapped hard in the face by May and Dawn. "IDIOT!" They yelled angrily at Ash making him cower in fear. "Sorry." He squeaked but soon Dawn and May punched him in the face. "Ow... what the fuck first you slap me and then you punch me, what did I do?"

"You almost died and you tell us 'what did I do." May and Dawn yelled, "we didn't even get to go on the date you promised us."

"I will repay you guys later, but I need to know a few things?" Ash asked sincerely

"What?" They said

"Did I save Serena?" Ash said wanting to hear the truth.

May and Dawn nodded as they frowned. "She hasn't been the same since she woke up. Ever since you saved her and found out that you nearly gave up your life for hers, she hasn't been speaking and eating much." May explained

"Where is she now?" Ash asked

"She using the bathroom, we been here all day waiting for you to wake up." Dawn said

"How long have I been out?" Ash asked

"Three months." May said as she and Dawn started crying.

Ash became shocked hearing that he been out for that long.

"We didn't know if you ever wake up, a lot of doctors said that it is pointless and you wouldn't wake up. They were about to abort the operation but we didn't give up. We also had help from someone." Dawn explained

"Who?" Ash said becoming quite curious to know who would also think that he would wake up. As soon as he said that Serena entered and gasped as ran and hugged Ash to death feeling happiness as she cried happily. As they removed from the hug she slapped him and then punched him in the face. "What is it with you girls hugging me, then slapping and then punching me in the face. I said I was sorry."

Pikachu sighed, " pik pikachu pika pikachu pika pi pika, pikachu pi pika pikachu pika pi pikachu." 'Are you this fucking dense Ash they never left your side not once wishing that you wake up, do you know how miserable we have been just to see you open your eyes.' He said even angrier

Ash couldn't say anything else because they were right, "I'm sorry guys, but my past tore me apart. Ever since I lost my father and my love people at my home were scarred of us. Ever time I looked at one of their kids they just grab them and take them away calling me a 'Monster'. The only one who comforted me was my mom and Professor Oak, they weren't the ones who was going to abandon me. Gary changed too he started calling me loser and stopped hanging out with me. I was alone by myself without anyone to talk too for years and every time I go to school they would always write stuff in my desk or throw water or garbage at me. The teacher didn't even do anything she just watched as the kids did this. I was treated to them as monsters, but as soon as I was old enough to get my first Pokémon I was happy." Ash spoke softly as he hung his head low feeling his eyes teared up.

As he looked towards them and gave them a sincere smile, "I finally meet people in my life that will always be by my side no matter what. Seeing your expression showing your concerns shows me that you guys are the reason why I would give up my life for no matter what. You guys mean everything and if I lose one of my friends I wouldn't be able to live. So please understand why I did it." Ash looked at them. May, Dawn, Serena, and pikachu stood there staring at Ash. After hearing what he gone through soon felt as if them in another dimension. They really felt sad not knowing what he had to go through.

"Where are Clemont, Bonnie, and Max?" Ash asked

"Clemont has been inventing martial arts learning device, so far it's been blowing up in his face," Serena said as she hooks her head in dismay.

"Max and his Pokémon have been training themselves like machines, and Bonnie has been helping him out." May said as she smirked, 'looks like somebody likes my little brother.' She thought

"Oh yeah where are my Pokémon?" Ash said concern

"Ummm..." Dawn said as she didn't look him into his eyes.

"Where are they," Ash repeated as he got worried

Dawn held her arms up, "they are OK," making Ash calm down. "Except someone has been keeping a hold of your Pokémon until you waked up," Dawn said

"Who?" Ash asks as raised a brow

"Me" a feminine voice that wasn't from May, Dawn, or Serena but a much older familiar voice.

Ash turned to see a blond haired woman with part covering one her gray eyes. With black loops dangled from her ears. She wore a black tank top with black pants. Black high heeled toe shoes, with a black coat and a black feathered scarf wrapped around her neck. It was the Sinnoh champion, Cynthia.

"Cynthia what are you doing here?" Ash asked surprised seeing Cynthia again. Cynthia just smiled, "I was watching two people who I had confidence in winning the Kalos league facing off again. But as soon as I saw Paul being killed I rushed all the way here. The other champion s would be here in a couple of days. We saw everything that you did, and how you faced off with your brother. Since the cameras still worked but a little crack." She explained

"What happened?" Ash asked

"Well"

Flashback

"Garchomp use dragon rush." Cynthia yelled as she jumped off of Garchomp. With blues flames surrounded his body as it shot towards Red. Red saw this and leaped forward rolling out of the way as Garchomp barely missed his mark. Red gritted his teeth in anger as he slammed his fist to the ground. "Fall back now." Red yelled as the Rocket members started retreating.

"I'm not letting you escape, lucario I need you," Cynthia yelled as she threw her ball into the air sending her lucario out. "Use close combat." As lucario appeared it started punching towards Red. Red held out his arms blocking the attack, his aura surrounded his arms. Lucario threw a right which Red blocked but lucario kicked him in the side. Red grunted as his aura surrounded his body healing his injuries.

Red body might be healed but he was exhausted from his fight earlier with his brother. But he wasn't going to let an overgrown jackal ruin his mood. His swords appeared as he slashed at lucario. "Lucario dodge it." As lucario weaved the slashes trying to follow his movements. Red smirks, "I'm surprised that there is someone besides my brother who can follow my movements. To bad you're not him." He said as he slashed to the left, lucario barely dodging the attack but Red kicked lucario in the stomach as he poured some of his aura to his feet sending lucario flying towards the wall crashing into the wall.

"Lucario" Cynthia yelled as she ran towards lucario, she saw him grunting as he looked towards his trainer. 'I'm okay.' He said as he got out from the wall. Cynthia looked towards forward to see that Red had disappeared. "He got away." She said in anger.

"ASH WAKE UP!" May and Dawn yelled in agony as they cried with Max, Clemont, and Bonnie stood in front of Ash crying. His body almost disappeared with his legs and arms vanished with part of his torso gone. Ash layer their life less, Cynthia looked towards lucario "can we save him?" Cynthia asked in concern

Lucario shook his head. 'He lost too much aura in his body; it would take a lot of aura for us to resurrect his body.' As he said that Ash lucario appeared from his pokeball, 'I will help you; I will not lose my master. I have finally found a trainer who has a great heart for people and Pokémon and I will not lose him.'

'But yours and mine aren't enough to bring him back.' Cynthia's lucario said

'Then let's use Ash's m...' Ash lucario suddenly stopped as he turned towards the back, 'there is another aura coming from the back.' Ash lucario said as both lucario ready their stance. As there coming in fast was a girl with blond hair wearing red and white skirt and black shorts. She was wearing a red sash that wrapped around her stomach; she had on a white helmet that marched her roller blades and skirt. Her eyes were light blue as she skated towards Ash. 'Who are you?' Ash lucario said

"My name is Korrina and I'm a friend of Ash, he helped me with lucario and I'm here to repay him back." Korrina said as she launched her pokeball appearing her own lucario. "We will help Ash, right lucario." Her lucario nodded as Korrina held out her keystone mega evolving lucario.

''Okay this should help heal Ash.' Cynthia's lucario said

"Okay guys we need you to step away from Ash, our lucario's are going to heal him." Cynthia explained, they just nodded as the stepped away from Ash. "Just save him" May and Dawn said hoping to get Ash back. The lucario sat in triangle position around Ash the held both their paws forward and sent their aura towards Ash. As their flowed towards Ash soon the aura surrounded his body as it lifted his lifeless body into the air. As he was being lifted his arms started reappearing. Slowly his body started regenerating back to his old self. After hours of doing this Ash body has finally regained his full body.

But Ash hasn't moved an inch. "Why isn't Ash waking up?" Dawn said as she looked towards Ash urging to see his brown auburn eyes. Cynthia walked towards "he was breathing and his pulse was ok. "Someone get a doctor," Cynthia said making everybody get their pokegear out calling for a doctor. After thirty minutes the ambulance arrived as they carried Ash and Serena on a stretcher and into the ambulance.

Three days later Serena had woken up, May and Dawn explained to Serena that Ash saved her life. Soon she burst into tears hearing that Ash hasn't women up from what happened. "Will he wake soon?"

"We don't know yet, Clemont and Max went to see what the condition of Ash is," May said

"This is my entire fault." Serena cried put

"No, it's not, Ash would never let any of us get hurt. He would always help out anyone in need of help that is just the way he is." Dawn said, she knew that Ash personality was the reason she fell for Ash. He was sincere and fearless were one of the reasons she liked about Ash.

Clemont and Max walked in but their mood was not happy, "will Ash be okay?" Serena asked

"We don't know right now his vitals are okay, but they don't know when he would wake up. It could take months, years or worse he might never wake up." Clemont said sadly

"So Ash might never wake up." May sobbed as Dawn and Serena cried in tears.

"Don't give up sis, this is Ash we are talking about he always makes it out alive no matter the situation. He's been in a lot of worse situation than this." Max said trying to comfort her sister, it did "you're right Max I know Ash will be okay, and until then I won't leave his side." She said as she hugged her brother

"Okay, can you please let me go your suffocating me?" Max choked out as he was released from her grip. "I tried to cheer up my sister and I end up being hugged to death by my sister. I will never cheer you up again or next time you see me will be at a grave." Max muttered soon to being smacked on the head by her sister.

"We also won't leave his side until he wakes up." Serena and Dawn said

"I'll make a machine that will help protect myself from Red," Clemont said enthusiastically as planned out the schematic.

"Since the Kalos league has been hold up until they settle out the arrangements regarding the incident. I'm going to train my pokemon and myself so that I could help Ash instead of watching him fight alone." Max said as he left to do some training. As he left Bonnie came in to see what's going on, "so what did I miss." She said sweetly

"Nothing much, we were just going to wait till Ash wakes up." Serena said kindly not wanting to say that Ash might not wake up." Clemont is going to make a machine that will help him learn how to fight."

Bonnie started laughing like crazy, "my brother trying to learn how to fight. Yeah right, he doesn't like to run, doesn't like stress, and he hates sweating. So if my brother starts fighting, it is the end of the world."

"HEY, I don't hate sweating I'm just bad at exercising besides I'll be using science," Clemont said

Bonnie just rolled her eyes, "where is Max?" She asked

"Max went to do some training," May said as she looked at Bonnie suspiciously. "Why?" Bonnie just blushed as she turned her head, "nothing I jus like being around him." She whispered as she walked out. May heard what she said and smiled.

End flashback

"Thank you guys," Ash said as he got up from the bed the lucario just nodded as they returned to their master side. Ash lucario stood by Ash side, Cynthia returned hers and Korrina left the room.

As Clemont, Bonnie, and Max walked in to see Ash they ran towards him hugging him, "your awake, thank goodness you're ok." They said happily as they let go of him. "I'm ok guys."

"Cynthia, can you hand me my Pokémon?" Ash asked

"On one condition," Cynthia said

"Sure what is it?" Ash said

"What happened between your brother and you, why did he kill his father and Your love?" Cynthia said wanting to know it, just like the whole group wanted to know what had happened that changed him. Ash frowned and sighed he knew that they would eventually ask him, he had to tell them sooner or later. "OK, but it is going to be a long explanation." Ash told them