Hey there! It's me again, the5ws! Sorry about the shortness of this chappie... but enjoy!
Me: Pikachu, remember what I taught you to say?
Pikachu: Of course! Uh...it's uh...
Me: Pikachu?! You don't mean to say you've forgotten when I taught you 2mins ago, do you?!
Pikachu: Of course not! I'll remember, just give me a sec! ...hmm...oh right! It's: the5ws would like you to know that she owns all the characters!
Me: NO DUMMIE! YOU COMPLETELY MESSED UP, AGAIN! JUST LIKE HOW YOU NEARLY MADE THE KITCHEN EXPLODE WHEN YOU TRIED TO MAKE...WHAT WAS IT, KETCHUP CAKE?!
Pikachu: Uh-oh...she's going to sic her dog on me...
Me: Sorry about the confusion, dear readers, what I meant to say was: I NEVER DID, DO NOT, AND NEVER WILL OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS IN POKÉMON! Now...back to dealing with Pikachu...NOW GET OVER HERE SO I CAN ICK YOUR ASS, RODENT!
"It's going to rain soon…"
'And we better find shelter…pika…'
The mood in the group was down. They had expected a perfect week with no rain…but now they were stuck here with no shelter that would prevent them from getting wet. Even the tent would still get damp and uncomfortable.
Suddenly Ash's face brightened as he pointed at a tree in the distance and declared that it was perfect for a shelter. Even though his Pokémon believed otherwise, they followed him anyway since they had no other choice.
The closer they got to the tree, the larger and wiser it looked. By the time the group hit the base, they were in disbelief at how huge it really was.
However what surprised the Pokémon even more was the action that their trainer took—Ash parted the long branches that drooped across in the ground and went under.
"What are you waiting for? You'll get wet if you don't come in soon!"
Annnnnd they went in. Annnnnd they were surprised. Again.
The branches started sprouting off the tree far higher than they expected, and there was plenty of space for them to camp for the night. Better: the leaves were so thick it would definitely keep the rain out.
'How'd you know this was gonna work, Ash?' asked the Pidgeotto.
"Experience…this brings back memories…" Ash simply responded, removing his backpack and unpacking some food.
'I still think that sword is a burden…' sighed Ponyta as she watched Ash set down the ordinary sword and started to unsheathe it.
'Pika, I hope you don't break something with that.'
At first, nothing happened, but right after it was fully out, there was an instant of a bizarre dark glow that snaked from the pommel all the way to the tip, then filled the temporary 'tent'.
After things settled down, there were five astonished and puzzled expressions.
'…Vee…Whaaa?'
"That felt weird…like something was melting into me."
Upon inspection, the sword was drastically different. The stone set in the pommel was much darker and had an otherworldly void to it, and the carvings on the similarity darker hilt became quite detailed. Instead of the before sakura flower, there was now the bodies of two dragons whose heads were the cross guard. The blade was so black anyone could have easily lost themselves in it if they failed to concentrate.
Despite the darkness, it was almost as if the core itself held a small amount of light, as tiny as that amount may be, it was there alright.
'Wow…it sure changed…' breathed Eevee.
'Kachu…I don't get it though, is this a dream?'
However the one that answered the question wasn't anyone from within the group, it was a deep yet free voice from outside the tree.
"No, young one, this sword is a gift from me to the Chosen One, the One to Decide."
"…Ho-Oh?…" gasped Ash when he peeked outside.
"Indeed, Chosen. This sword is a gift, along with this," three feathers floated down onto the raven haired boy's palm, "a little something as a souvenir. Now, it is about to rain and I must go on my duties once again. Farewell, youngling of the Decision."
With that, and storm like gale, the majestic rainbow bird, Lord of the Skies, flew off in all his glory and magnificence.
After a few moments of dumbfounding silence, the starstruck Pidgeotto was the one who broke out first.
'Oh my god! I can't believe it! I just met Ho-Oh! I just met Ho-Oh~'
And that was all the spark needed to light a strong forest fire of endless awestruck remarks and exclamations of disbelief. In the middle of the chaos, the young trainer pinned the feathers as a brooch on his hair and gently squeezed the handle of the dark sword.
I'll name you the Darkest Night, Tenet Noctis, Yin.
As the name was carved word by word, smooth and flawlessly into the sword's elegant scabbard, two thoughts crept into the half-breeds head consecutively.
Decision…that word again. I wonder what is means?
But that thought was quick to be replaced when Ash glanced over to his small group of Pokémon.
And how am I supposed to sleep with this much noise?