Well, guys. It looks like Aura Guardians in Time won my poll! Thank you to everyone who voted and I hope you all enjoy this new chapter. Next story to be updated will be the one that came second on my poll so look out for that update too.
Once again, thank you for voting and enjoy the winning update! I worked really hard on this and it came out over 4000 words! Yaaay!
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P.S. Just so every body knows, after this chapter, I'm going to have Mew, Celebi and any other non-talking pokemon typed up with actual speech and then another character translating because it's just annoying to keep typing the pokemon's name over and over again so I can have it speak. Okay? Okay!
P.S.S. Chapter edited again on 19th of Feb 2013. I had to correct a few names and take out something because I decided to go in a different direction I had been.
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"Ash, I'm so sorry. I wanted to get to you earlier and tell you everything but we got lost and met Misty and when we finally got here and found you, it was already too late. The subconscious block on your mind had already started crumbling before you even got to Cameron and once you arrived, it crumbled further. Add me into the mix and the block shattered completely," Amy said in a rush, sitting beside a confused and tired Ash.
Ash looked at Amy with bleary eyes. Amy, his sister, just stared back, a pleading expression on her face. He hadn't realised but now that he took a closer look, he could see the family resemblance between himself and Amy. Ash suddenly grasped Amy's arms and pulled her roughly onto him, wrapping his arms around her in the process. Almost silently, he cried. He cried for the sister he'd never known but had only just found, he cried for the parents he never knew but suddenly missed terribly and he cried for himself, feeling as though the world had placed its weight on his shoulders once again.
Amy held her brother as he sobbed into her shoulder. Her heart was breaking at the pain she knew her brother was experiencing, having known one life and then being told and having seen in his dreams that he'd been born into a whole new life. Ash had to be feeling like everything he'd ever known was a lie and everyone he knew were the liars.
Suddenly, Ash's head snapped up. "I'm adopted," He said in a quiet voice which was slowly rising to a shout, "I'm adopted. That means that my mom knew I wasn't really her son and she lied to me, straight to my face for years!"
Ash pushed Amy onto the bed and stood up, going to pace across the floor but as suddenly as he stood up, Ash fell backward onto the bed, feeling weaker than he was when he awoke. Amy rushed to tend to him, reprimanding him quietly. "Ash! Don't try to stand when you're this weak. I don't want you to have a relapse and collapse on us again!" Immediately, Ash shrunk sheepishly as Amy gave him a once-over and checked for any further injury. "Ash, I know everything in your head is jumbled up right now. Mine was too when I found out. I can't really explain all of the details because I was in shock when Mew told me so it didn't sink in. I'll call her in here and she'll explain it to you," Amy said softly, "You understand Mew just like I do, don't you?"
Ash couldn't help but nod, feeling a sense of delayed shock sinking into his body and beginning to seep into his bones.
Sighing as she recognized the signs of shock in Ash's features. Figuring she'd better call Mew outside the room so as not to startle Ash, Amy walked around the bed towards the door, suddenly tripping over something in the process. Groaning, Amy looked back to see that she had tripped over Brock who was unconscious next to May on the floor. Amy blanched, finally realising why she felt Ash's powers unlock and react with her own. Somehow, May or Brock had found the ring that now adorned Ash's right ring finger, the same ring that had adorned Amy's and Ash's own father's right hand, and the ring had reacted to Ash's almost identical aura, forcing it's way onto it's new master's hand.
Slowly, Amy lifted May up into her arms and placed her on the second bed in the room, doing the same with Brock when she was finished so May and Brock lay on either side of the second bed that was big enough for three people to lay comfortably. Ash watched with restrained worry for his two friends.
Rushing over to Ash, Amy said in a hurried voice, "Ash, take the ring off your finger and look inside it. Now!"
Ash jumped at Amy's sudden demanding tone but obeyed and slipped the ring off his finger, pausing for a second to ponder over how it had come to rest on his right ring finger in the first place, and looked on the inside edge. The letter of the name Aaron glowed a firey blue and new letters were twisting themselves over Aaron's name, melting into the metal and erasing all evidence of the letters' existance, replaced by the name Ashton.
"Ashton?" Amy said quietly, holding in a giggle. Ashton was a funny name.
Ash grumbled silently for a moment. "Yeah, Ashton. Apparently, my mom always told me that my name was 'chosen for me'. How can I trust her knowing she lied to me for so many years?" Tears began to form in Ash's eyes.
His sister's eyes mirrored the new wetness in his. "Ash, she did what she thought was best for you. Trying to explain to you that you were adopted and how your birth parents could never be found isn't just hard for you to hear but also hard for your mom to explain. My parents had the same trouble. I know because after Mew revealed everything to me, I confronted my parents, also furious with them. They both burst out in tears - and knowing my dad it's very hard for him to even form tears in his eyes he's always trying to be that strong - and spilled everything to me, their fears, my adoption, how they found me and adopted me after the search for my parents kept turning up dead end after dead end. I'd felt so betrayed that I hadn't even thought about how they were feeling, knowing this huge secret all my life. I think they were slightly relieved when I told them I knew. That way they only had to fill in the blanks and not the whole story," Amy said before flipping over the necklace around her neck so Ash could see the name on the back: Amelia.
"And don't think you got the only wierd name here, bucko. Try having Amelia and then you can complain." Amy smiled as her last sentence brought a smile and a genuine, hearty laugh from her brother. "And just so you know, I'm older, by three minutes." She beamed, even as Ash quickly rose from the bed and began chasing her down the hall way, the siblings laughing the whole way.
"Mew, Meeew, Mew, Mew, Meew, Me, Mew," Mew said, "(The child knows. I have to explain it to him now)."
"Cele, Celebii, Celeb, Celebii, Cele, Celee," Mew's companion, Celebi, said, "(It seems like Amy also needs more answers)."
"Mew, Meww, Meeew, Me, Meeww, Meew, Meww, Mewe, Mew, Mew, Meew," Mew replied, "(Neither twin knows how they got to this time. Can you try to help me explain it to them?)."
Celebi nodded. "Celebii, Cele, Celeb, Celebii," she said, "(I'll do what I can)."
"Ash is a very strong willed and bright child, Mew. Explaining to him his forgotten past and his true family will be the easy part. Having him accept that he is the child of a great hero and that he was born over three hundred years ago will be most difficult," A new voice said telepathically.
The two conversing pokemon turned and found Mew's clone, Mewtwo, standing behind them, eyes searching out over the valley. His eyes flashed in the moonlight and both Mew and Celebi could see the wonder shining in his eyes for the beautiful and lustrious valley that had become one of nature's treasures. Mew smiled and flew closer to Mewtwo, floating beside the pokemon who she felt was almost like her brother.
"Meew, Mew, Me, Mew, Meeew, Mewww, Meeww, Meeww, Mee, Mew, Meww," Mew said, "(Ash has face so much in his short life. This new information may prove to be too much)." Mew worried that Ash would break under the pressure that had settled in place on his shoulders from the first time they'd met if more information was added. The pressure of his existance and true family might cause him to crack at first and then shatter completely. Mew didn't want to have any chance of that happening to Ash but if she kept the truth of his birth, his family and his existance from Ash, she knew that it would only cause more harm and less comfort.
"Celebi, Celebii, Cele, Celeb, Bii," Celebi replied softly, floating over to comfort her friend, "(We have no choice. He needs to know)."
"Celebi is right. Ash can handle this, it just won't be easy. We can't keep him in the dark. We can only be truthful and lend a comforting hand is necessary," Mewtwo said solemnly, letting his psychic energy blanket Mew in a soothing embrace.
Sighing, Mew nodded, knowing they were both right.
Laughter greeted Mew and Celebi when they suddenly popped in on the long-lost twins while in the royal garden Lady Irene was allowing them to use. Ash had pinned Amy to the ground and was tickling her thoroughly, his own laughter mingling with hers. Mew smiled with tears in her eyes and Celebi giggled along with the children. Ash suddenly stopped and leaned back on his knees, smiling when he saw Mew and Celebi. Amy panted for a moment after Ash stopped and tilted her head, smiling and waving to the pokemon also.
After helping Amy to her feet, Ash suddenly bombarded the pokemon with his questions. "Who am I? How did I get to this time? Who are my real parents? Is Amy my sister? Are we twins? Why were we brought here?"
"Ash! Calm down and let Mew and Celebi speak," Amy reprimanded him softly, grasping his arm to keep him from uttering another question.
Mew just giggled at the siblings' exchange. "Meew, Me, Mew, Meeew, Meww, Mewww, Meeeew, Me, Mew, Meew, Meew, Mew, Meew, Meeew, Meeww, Mew, Me, Me, Mew, Meew, Meeww, Meeww, Meew, Mew, Mee, Mee, Meew, Meeww, Meeeew, Meeeew, Meeeeww, Mee, Mew, " she said, "(To answer all of your questions in order Ash, you are Ashton Rin and Amy, you are Amelia Raye. Your mother wanted you to have two names, even though we didn't use last names in those times. Celebi brought you here. You're parents were Sir Aaron and his wife, Alyce. Amy is your sister and yes, you are twins. And as for why you were brought here, think you can sit long enough for me to tell you the whole story?)"
Ash had the decency to blush.
Once they were all seated, Mew began to tell the tale.
-Story (Mew's POV)-
I'd been trying to care for the Tree of Beginning as it had started to become restless due to the impending danger to both the pokemon and the kingdom of Cameron. Celebi was helping me try to figure out who or what even was causing the pokemon to rile up and declare war on the humans but we weren't having much luck. I couldn't leave the tree for any long period of time because it had become too weak. Celebi suggested that we ask Lady Rin and her court if they could help us and I agreed.
From there, we met Aaron and Lucario and they helped us as much as they could, even travelling far distances to search for sources of the problem outside the kingdom. By this time, you two were only just a year old, talking and walking even. Everyone was surprised and impressed with your quick progression. Only when one of the affected pokemon had crossed Aaron and his Lucario did they realise what was wrong.
The pokemon had been affected by dark aura magic.
Aaron and Lucario ventured far from the kingdom to train their auras in hopes of healing the affected pokemon and making everything right again in the kingdom.
Aaron returned to Cameron and for a while, everything was okay. The tree's decline had halted and the impending danger had been halted as well. Aaron spent most of his time with Alyce and the two of you. Although Aaron wasn't supposed to even have a wife, let alone a family, the Guardian Council saw that Aaron could do everything in his power to protect the pokemon, nature and humans while still having Alyce to come home to at night, so they wed and the following winter, Alyce gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
I remember that day so well. Amy was born only a few minutes before Ash and Alyce couldn't keep the smile off her face throughout the entire birth, even through the pain. Aaron stood there, holding Amy, looking like the most proud father I'd ever seen. Aaron made sure to spend as much time as he could with the both of you, every important step, even the little ones, he never missed.
Alyce joked about you both having Aaron's determination and he always thought you both had her heart. I have to say both of them are right.
Lucario even had a family of his own. A mate and three Riolu triplets that kept him very busy when he was home.
But just before you were to turn two years old, the war between humans and pokemon flared again and the tree began to grow increasingly weaker, beginning to drain my own life energy to help it survive. Celebi flashed back in and she was shocked to see her new information had come at a most distressing time.
There was rumours of a dark clan that practised dark aura magic and Celebi had gone to investigate. Turns out she did find a clan that practised dark magic but they were led by the ex-aura guardian, Crixus. Crixus and Aaron had been very close, as close as brothers could be, before Crixus was banished by the Council after failing to prevent harm from falling upon an innocent village that was under attack from a rogue string of fire type pokemon because he was exploring and practising the forbidden art of dark aura magic.
Aaron was extremely disappointed and hurt when he'd heard of the horrible things that Crixus had done.
Crixus wanted to train in the ways of dark aura magic rather then rely on the pure aura that was created by every living thing, though some have incredibly strong aura like all those that were chosen to be aura guardians and that included Aaron, Amy and Ash. Crixus managed to find a group of people that held intense distrust and hatred towards the aura guardians and so they began to learn from Crixus and his evil ways. The dark aura magic tainted their hearts and their minds.
Crixus had devised a plan to get revenge on the aura guardians and Aaron. He was going to use the pokemon and people the aura guardians loved so much to create an unstoppable war that would require the attention of even the strongest guardians so he could use his strong dark aura magic to destroy them.
But what he didn't count on was the tree's life failing. I'd grown too weak by the time Celebi had come to me to help any in the fight against Crixus. She then gather Aaron and Lucario to help.
Aaron tearfully said good bye to his wife and children, gathering them all in a warm embrace that he wished could last a life time. Alyce hugged back as much as she could with two tiny children in her arms as the tears fell from her eyes. Lucario faced a similar good bye with his mate and his own children.
Half way back to the tree, Aaron suddenly turned, apologized and used his staff to capture Lucario, the latter screaming in pain. Celebi told me that Aaron had tears in his eyes when he did but Lucario's safety mattered more to him than his own.
All too soon, the battle was approaching, barely minutes away when Aaron made it to the Tree of Beginning. I was too weak to give the tree anymore energy as I had begun dying as well. Aaron saw this and immediately jumped into action, giving me and the tree his aura. The tree recognised Aaron's aura as pure and innocent and that gave it the strength to extend it's arms and heal all the affected pokemon and humans but by using Aaron's aura, the tree had to encase him in crystallised energy to prevent him from dying.
The pokemon and humans returned to normal, the war averted.
But Crixus was never found or captured.
Two years or so later, Crixus and his followers attacked the royal palace, searching for any and all aura guardians staying there. He managed to kill some of the guardian trainees, some experienced guardians and most of the Council members, though a few escaped, and he then came after Aaron's children. I was hanging around the palace because I'd been feeling like something was going to happen and I was so glad that I was there.
By the time I realised what was going on, Crixus had made it to the corridor where the children's room was. Amy and Ash couldn't protect themselves against dark aura magic. Crixus didn't realise that I was behind him but immediately did when I sent an attack at him. He stumbled forward and then turned around to face me, snarling. "Little Mew. What a bratty pokemon. You can't stop me, not now, not ever," He said wickedly before glowing black and then he screamed before disappearing. I knew then that he'd gone into the future to rule there. Celebi had once told me that the future didn't have many aura guardians.
After Crixus had disappeared, I went into the children's room to check on them. But I only found Celebi floating over their beds. She looked poised and ready to attack but relaxed once she felt my presence.
"Where are the children?" I asked.
Celebi looked up at me with tearful eyes. "They're gone, Mew. I sent them into the future to protect them against this madness, Alyce as well. I couldn't fail them again," She said brokenly, collapsing on Ash's bed. I floated over to her and tried to sooth her with my psychic energy.
"Celebi, you did what was best for them but I fear that Crixus followed them and they may need our help someday. Go to the future, watch over them and protect them. I will join you there in time," I said.
Celebi gave me one last look before vanishing. I sighed but went back down stairs. The fight between the dark aura magic users and the aura guardians was over. All of Crixus' followers were dead, thanks to their master abandoning them.
I swore that day that I would find you in the future and protect you, no matter the cost.
-End Story (End Mew's POV)-
Ash just looked at Mew in shock. So they were brought to the future to protect them from suffering a terrible fate at such a young age? Now Ash understood why they weren't told sooner. He wasn't sure he could have handled everything when he was younger but after everything he'd been through, he knew he'd be able to handle this, survive it.
Amy stared at Mew in shock as well. She's heard most of the story as well but she didn't know that her's and Ash's mother had been flung into the future as well. Where was she? Could Celebi find her?
"Where is my mother?" Amy asked, desperate for an answer.
Mew looked over to Celebi but the other pokemon just shrugged in response. "I tried looking for her when I came here but I couldn't find her. She doesn't have a relatively different aura than a normal human so I couldn't locate her. I know that she is not far from your home town, Ash. So maybe she is somewhere around there," Celebi said, floating up and down slightly.
As she felt tears gathering in her eyes, Amy felt the arms of her brother come around her. She snuggled closer before finally letting loose her pain and despair, her tears slowly wetting Ash's shirt as he let his own tears fall.
Not far away, May came into view around the side of a white rose bush, sighing. It was obvious just how much Ash cared for her and that broke May's heart. With tears in her own eyes, May rushed back to the room, not knowing that a certain time pokemon was watching her retreat not only into the palace but also into the safety of her heart.
Well, that's it for this chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it. It came out pretty long didn't it? Nearly 5000 words in all. I'm very proud of myself. When I started this today, I'd only written maybe 400 words and it's nearly multiplied by more than ten. I'm so happy I could get this chapter out and the length of it, I hope you all enjoy the new chapter.
ALSO! I did edit this chapter slightly to compensate for the name change of Ash and Amy's mother. I also fixed a few typos that I spotted as well.
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