|1 month later: Pallet Town|
Ash was busy shoveling food into his mouth. He had started coming to Pallet Town every Friday for dinner whenever he had no challenger, which was almost none. He was currently eating thick noodles, which was topped with a special sauce that his mom made from mixing Oran berries, pecha berries, and Lum berries together, then adding some soy sauce and mayonnaise to it.
"Mm," said Ash, as he continued eating, "This stuff is really good!"
"You're still the same when it comes to eating, aren't you?" asked Delia, as she, Barry, and Palmer watched as Ash ate.
"Uh huh," replied Ash. "Even Lance couldn't break me of this habit. And I won't stop eating like this unless I am in public."
"How can you stand that, mom?" asked Barry.
"Oh, Barry, I've dealt with Ash for over 10 years, and he's always eaten like that. Besides, his father Red, despite being a Pokémon master, also ate like that."
"His father was Red?" asked Barry. "As in the Red who was the only one before Ash to meet more than five of the legendaries?"
"Yep, that was my Red. But sadly, one of his trips to meet the legendaries and document it led to his death. It was Zekrom who caused his death," said Delia. When he heard this, he looked away. He knew what happened that day from being told by Zekrom.
"Mom, it wasn't Zekrom's fault," said Ash.
"How would you know that? You weren't there!"
"Because I am friends with Zekrom!" replied Ash, "And it was the leader of Team Rocket that made Zekrom go berserk and out of control, but more specifically Giovanni."
"Are you sure?" asked Delia. Ash nodded, and Delia deflated.
"I'm sorry, it's just that your father meant the world to me." Ash got up and hugged Delia.
"I miss dad too, mom. But that's why you moved on, wasn't it? So that you could honor dad's last wish?"
"Yeah," said Delia, "You're right."
"Delia," said Palmer, "What happened to Red's Pokémon?"
"Well, I don't really know. The day he died, they were all here, around our house, but the next morning they disappeared. I like to think that they are protecting my Ash when he goes off on his adventures." Palmer and Barry laughed, while Ash turned beet red. Suddenly, the phone in Ash's pocket went off. Ash put the phone to his ear.
"This is Ash," said Ash.
"Ash! I need your help!" shouted Lance. "Team Ultimatum is trying to break in to steal the fossil awakening machine. Every single one of the opponents is Elite Four Material. Please get here as fast as you can! Dragonite, use Dragon Pulse!" Ash ended the call, and turned to his family, who were looking at him curiously.
"I am sorry," said Ash, bowing, "But the Pokémon league is under attack. I need to go defend it." Ash walked out, calling out his Pokémon, while Raichu scampered after him. "Gardevoir, can you help me?"
"Voir." Gardevoir grabbed onto Ash, and transported him to the Pokémon league fossil reincarnation room. Ash recalled her, and strode out of the room, enlarging a Poké ball as he walked. "Elektross, I need your assistance!" The serpent-like Pokémon appeared beside Raichu. Ash finally arrived at the place where Lance was holding the fort.
"Elektross, Raichu, thunderbolt!" Elektross and Raichu sent a blast of lightning at the five Pokémon that were attacking the room.
"Ash, you're here!" said Lance.
"Yes, we've come. Where are the others?"
"Bruno, Koga, and Lorelei are keeping some others from entering the league headquarters."
"Are there any others?" asked Ash.
"None that we could detect."
"Good. Now, let's destroy these Pokémon so we can help the others." Ash glanced at the Pokémon in front of him. There was a Salamence, Garchomp, Tyranitar, Dragonite, Metagross, and Hydreigon. Lance called out two more Pokémon.
"Gyardos, Salamence, " yelled Lance, "I need your assistance." A red serpent looking dragon appeared in front of the two Pokémon trainers, along with a blue dragon with red wings.
"Garchomp, please help us out!" called Ash, sending out a Pokémon.
"Let's go, Ash! Gyardos, Flamethrower. Salamence, Dragonite, use fire blast!" All three of the Pokémon let out a blast of fire, although Gyardos released a stream, while Salamence and Dragonite released a blast that was in the shape of kanji big.
"Raichu, Elektross, thunderbolt! Garchomp, use earth power!" Raichu and Elektross shot a thunderbolt at each of the Pokémon, while Garchomp stomped on the ground, creating cracks in the ground, making the enemy Pokémon lose their footing, and letting all the other attacks hit. "Follow up with Wild Charge, Raichu, Elektross. Use brick break, Garchomp!" Garchomp leaped in the air and hit the other Garchomp, knocking him out. Elektross hit Salamence with a thunderbolt, also knocking him out. Raichu used thunderbolt on Hydreigon, also knocking him out.
"Gyardos, use hydro pump! Salamence, use fire blast! Dragonite, use ice beam!" Gyardos reared back then let out a high-pressured stream of water at Tyranitar, knocking him out. Salamence flew towards Metagross, and let loose a blast of fire, knocking it out as well. Finally, Dragonite used ice beam on the other Dragonite, knocking it out as well. The five Team Ultimatum members recalled their Pokémon and attempted to make a break for it.
"Aura boost!" shouted Ash. He leaped towards the Team Ultimatum members. "Aura Rope!" Ash formed a rope out of aura and sent it at the members, and the pulled, making it come back and wrap around them, capturing them.
"Great job, Ash. Now let's go help the others," said Lance, as Ash kneeled down to put his hand on each of their forehead's.
"Sure, just let me knock them unconscious," replied Ash. Finally, Ash stood up, and recalled his Pokémon. Lance, Ash, and Raichu ran towards the entrance, where they saw Bruno finish off the last of the grunts. Bruno turned to look at Ash and Lance.
"Good, you got here. Sorry about calling you from dinner with your family," said Bruno.
"It's okay. You've gotten better. I'm going to check on the machine. You four are dismissed." Ash rushed up to where the machine was held. Ash opened the room to the machine, and found it safe and sound. Ash let out a sigh.
"That machine will be coming with me," said a voice. Ash turned around to see Hunter J.
"Hunter J," growled Ash, "How did you get in here?"
"During the distraction that Team Ultimatum caused. Now, hand it over."
"Never," said Ash, forming an aura sphere. "You want it, come and get it."
"Fine," said J, raising her arms, which had mini guns installed on bracelets that she wore. Suddenly the guns started firing, while Ash threw the sphere and put up a barrier, stopping the bullets. The sphere hit J in the chest, knocking her down. Ash turned around and put a barrier around the machine.
"Aura Bala!" yelled Ash. A sphere of aura formed around Ash's hand, before his threw it at J, who again got knocked down. Ash was then atop her in seconds. "Aura manacles!" Ash formed aura around J's hands and legs, which then solidified into manacles, which kept J from moving. Ash then whipped out a phone and called someone.
"Hello," said Ash, "Yeah, this me. I was wondering if you are nearby?"
"Yeah," replied the voice. "Why?"
"Well, Jenny, I thought you might want Hunter J."
"WHAT?" asked Jenny. "You caught her?"
"Yep. So, are you coming?"
"I'm on my way!" The line went dead. Ash turned to look at Hunter J, and searched her, taking four Poké balls. He threw the Poké balls, showing four Pokémon that are native to Unova: Terrakion, Virizion, Cobalion, and Keldeo.
"What to do with you four?" asked Ash. He looked at them, both of whom had fear in their eyes. "She didn't treat you two well, did she? Wait you're the musketeer Pokémon, aren't you?" The four Pokémon nodded in fear. Ash reached into his bag, and took out some berries, and handed it to them. "Here, eat," said Ash. As they ate, Ash talked to them. "Do you four wish to be free? Do you want to go home?"
"Cob. Lion," said Cobalion. However, Ash understood it as, "We aren't welcome there anymore. We have been forced to do things against our nature. We have been shamed."
"So, what are you going to do about it?" asked Ash.
"Wait, you can understand us?" asked Cobalion.
"Of course I can. So, what are you four going to do about it?" The three privately conversed among themselves, before turning to Ash.
"Is it possible that we could stay with you?"
"You wish to stay with me?" asked Ash. The four nodded. "Very well. You can stay at the compound where all my Pokémon live, except for Raichu. I probably won't be around much because of the current crisis, but I'll do my best. Is that a fair deal?"
"Of course."
"But you're going to have to let me catch you." The four nodded. Ash went over to J and said, "Release them."
"And why should I do that?" asked J.
"Because, I'll tell them not to kill you," said Ash, knowing full well that they wouldn't.
"Fine. I release the musketeers!" The Poké balls that Ash held broke, and Ash took out four other Poké balls. He threw them at the Pokémon and recaptured them. Soon, Jenny arrived on the scene. Ash walked over to her and whispered that she shouldn't kill J. Jenny assured him that she wouldn't. Ash undid the bindings and allowed Jenny to escort J away. Ash left the room, but not before putting an Aura lock, barrier, and aura signature recognition defense system.
|Ash's training compound|
Ash walked in and saw Mugen battling with Zekrom and Zapdos, while Kyogre and Groudon fought as well. Rayquaza was just lazing on the ground.
"Rayquaza!" Rayquaza looked over to see Ash. Ash summoned the four Pokémon.
"Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Keldeo, what are you doing here?" asked Rayquaza.
"We were captured by J. Ash has agreed to take us in." Rayquaza turned to Ash.
"I assume you want me to help them readjust to normal life after what J did the them." Ash nodded. Rayquaza beckoned for the four to follow him and left. Ash smiled. Rayquaza had become like a father to all the Pokémon here. From Pidgeot to Garchomp to even Zekrom, all of them followed Rayquaza because of his wise aura he emits.
"Raichu," said Ash. Raichu looked up from the ketchup bottle he had taken from the fridge. "Your mate is here." Raichu scampered off to find his mate, until another Raichu stuck her head out from behind Ash, making both of them laugh. About five minutes later, Raichu came back to find his mate eating Udon with Ash.
"Rai Rai Rai Chu!" screamed Raichu at Ash.
"That's not very nice," said Ash. Raichu just stuck his tongue out, and then went over to his mate. Ash, who was too tired to leave the compound decided just to sleep there.
|Next Morning|
Ash got up the next morning and got off of the ground and stretched. Despite sleeping on the grass without a sleeping bag, he was not sore at all. This was due to the fact that he had travelled quite a bit before becoming champion and sometimes lost his sleeping bag, forcing him to sleep on the ground, and then there was his aura training, which also forced him to sleep without a sleeping bag. He looked over to see Raichu and his mate snuggling up together. Ash smiled and left the compound. Ash, using his aura boosters, flew to his house to shower and change. After ha had done so, Ash flew back to the compound to grab his bag, as well as Salamence, Gardevoir, Terrakion, Virizion, Cobalion, and Keldeo.
"Hey guys," said Ash, after he had called them. "I thought you four might want to see some other parts of the world. Do you guys want to go see Hoenn?"
"Would you really take us there?" asked Keldeo with excitement.
"Of course. But I need to recall you into your Poké balls to do that." The four Pokémon consented, and were recalled. Ash then summoned Gardevoir. "Gardevoir, where is May?"
"May is in Hoenn at Mauville City. Do you wish me to teleport you to her?"
"That would be wonderful, Gardevoir, thanks." Gardevoir closed here eyes then emitted a blue glow, before teleporting herself and Ash to Mauville City. "Thank you, Gardevoir. When we get back, I'll give you a big pot of soup."
"Thank you Ash." Ash went looking for May, and ran into her when he went to the beach.
"Ash?" asked May.
"Hey May," said Ash.
"What are you doing here?" asked May, after she tackled Ash with a hug.
"Well," said Ash, "I am here because of you. I need to ask you for some help. IT has to do with four of my newest Pokémon."
"What about them?" asked May, as they walked into a nearby forest.
"Well, these Pokémon were caught by Hunter J, and abused. Rayquaza is helping, but I thought that since you were able to help stray and abused Pokémon, you would be able to do the same for mine."
"Well, I'll try," replied May.
"That's all I can ask. Come on out guys," said Ash, throwing four Poké balls into the air. When the four Pokémon revealed themselves, May was star struck.
"These are the Pokémon J had? Who knew?" May turned to Cobalion and the others. "Hello, my name is May. What is yours?"
"I am Cobalion," said Cobalion in May's mind.
"I am Terrakion."
"I am Keldeo."
"And I am Virizion. We have been badly scarred. We wish to know whether humans are still worthy of our help. May we read your mind?" May was about to respond when a boy from behind them yelled.
"You there, are those the musketeer Pokémon?"
"And if they are?" asked Ash.
"Well, then you'll hand it over. They belong in the hands of a real trainer, not some wannabe trainer. Now come on, hand it over."
"Cobalion and I will fight you. If you don't live up to your word, you may not have them."
"Fine, it's a battle," said the trainer. The three, as well as all the other Pokémon went to the beach.
"This will be a one-on-one match between Ash of Kanto and Sid of Hoenn. Begin!"
"Cobalion, show your strength!"
"Blaziken, show me your strength!" yelled Sid, releasing his Pokémon.
"Cobalion, use aerial ace," thought Ash through the aura. Cobalion was surrounded in white light, and hit Blaziken in the chest. "Follow up with Iron Head!" Cobalion turned and thrust his head into Blaziken, which was glowing white, knocking Blaziken to the ground.
"Blaziken, get up and use flamethrower."
"Dodge, then use close combat!" Cobalion jumped to the side, and charged at Blaziken, and started kicking, head butting, stomping, and whatever else he could do at high speed.
"How the hell are you commanding your Pokémon?" yelled Sid. Ash just smiled. Meanwhile, a crowd had gathered around, while some were confused who Sid was battling, others recognized him.
"Cobalion, let's finish this with a Sacred Sword, followed by Giga Impact!" Cobalion charged, while glowing blue. The horn on his head elongated, and Cobalion sliced Blaziken with the sword-like horn. And with the Sacred Sword still active, Cobalion charged, with a purple energy surrounding it. Cobalion struck Blaziken in the chest knocking it to the ground with swirls in its eyes.
"The winner is Ash of Kanto!" yelled May. Ash quickly returned all of the legendary Pokémon that were out, and turned to face the crowd.
"ASH!" yelled the entire crowd. Meanwhile, Sid looked confused.
"Are you famous or something?" asked Sid.
"Well, I guess," said Ash, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "I am the Champion of Kanto."
"WHAT?" yelled Sid. "I was facing the Champion of the Kanto league. He's the most powerful Pokémon trainer in the world at the moment."
"Yep," said Ash. "Now, you coming with me, May? What do you want for lunch?" asked Ash as he grabbed May's hand. May's face turned beet-red, and then started dragging Ash towards a restaurant. They ended up going to a restaurant called, Metagross digestion.
"So," said Ash, after they had gotten their food, "How have you been?"
"I've been doing good. But there's something going on with Max. Can you talk to him?"
"Huh? What's going on with him?" asked Ash.
"Well, suddenly, he's started training intensely with all of his Pokémon. Sometimes, he doesn't come home until late at night, and that's when he stays with us."
'So,' thought Ash, 'Max has stepped up his training. Good for him.' "Why is that a problem, May?"
"Because he won't give us a reason for why he's doing it. He just says that he needs to be prepared. But it isn't for any of the tournaments of the Pokémon League. So what could he be preparing for? You have to know!"
"I do," said Ash, "But I won't tell you."
"Why?" asked May.
"Because," replied Ash, "That information can only be given to one who holds a key factor in what is to come. I'm sorry, May, but I can't stop Max. He needs to be ready. Even I answer to a higher power."
"What does Max have that I don't?" demanded May.
"A legendary," muttered Ash.
"So all I have to do is catch one, right?" asked May.
"What?"
"All I need to do is get one legendary Pokémon, right?"
"Yes," said Ash, not knowing where she was headed with this.
"Can I trade you one of my Oddish for Virizion?"
"You won't let up, until I tell you, will you?" asked Ash.
"Nope," exclaimed May. Ash took out Virizion's Poké ball, and summoned her.
"Yes, Ash?"
"Would you mind if you were May's Pokémon? I thought that you would enjoy it." Virizion pondered it for a bit, before nodding her agreement. Ash returned Virizion, and handed the Poké ball to May. "Here you go," said Ash. "And now, about the situation."
"Yes, if you would," replied May.
"Well, as you most likely know, every single criminal organization except Team Plasma has become one, and formed Team Ultimatum. However, they plan to wage war against all of the Pokémon world and create a new and 'perfect' world. We have been successful in stopping them for the most part. Just two weeks ago, I, along with Cynthia, Lance, and Tobias, were able to stop them from gaining a foothold on an Island, which would allow them to attack Johnto, Hoenn, or Kanto."
"You mean, we are at war?"
"Technically, yes. But I wouldn't worry about it too much right now. Now that you have a legendary, you must train your Pokémon to the very limits. If you want, I can help you with that."
"Would you really?" asked May.
"Of course I would."
"But then, why didn't you offer that to Max?" asked May.
"Because," replied Ash, "Max already has the fundamentals of training a battle Pokémon down. You on the other hand, don't. Sure, you do battles in contests, but you are looking more for grace and beauty. And while that grace can help you on the battlefield, you also need to know how to crush your enemies in an instant. That is what it means to be Virizion's trainer. Do you understand?"
"Yes. After lunch, I'll go pack my bags and come over to stay with you."
"Great. I have an extra room, so you can stay at my house. And bring travelling supplies. We'll be travelling around the world to train your Pokémon not only to grow stronger in their specialty, and all around, but also against their weakness. That is why I went to many deserts, and had both my Raichu endure the sand and earth attacks for three days straight. I would give them food, but no healing."
"Isn't that a little harsh?" asked May.
"It is. But it worked out in the long run. Now, Raichu is usually either normally damaged by ground, or the attack power is half of what a normal damage attack would do."
"Dang," said May, as the two went over to pay the bill. They then walked out, and Ash called out Latias. "You have a Latias?" asked May.
"Yeah. Latias is actually the guardian of Altomare. Her brother is the soul dew. But she started to feel lonely and bored, so she decided to travel the world," said Ash, as he and May got on. "Latias, to Petalburg gym, please." Latias cooed, and then shot up into the air. Ash then continued his story. "While I was travelling the seas, I actually ran into her, and we talked until she asked me to capture her. So I did, end of story." Soon the three were at Petalburg gym. Ash could see Max training in the backyard.
"Hey Max," said Ash. Max turned around to see Ash..
"Ash, what are you doing here?"
"Well, I'm waiting for your sister to grab her bag so we can go."
"Go where?"
"My training facility. She has just got involved with the war. She is the trainer of Virizion," said Ash, causing his eyes to widen. "So I have to bring her up to speed. We will be training at my facility."
"Ash!" called May, "I'm ready."
"I'll see you later. Coming May!" Ash jogged over to May, and they got back onto Latias, who had followed Ash. They got on, and Ash whispered into Latias' ear, "Home." Latias cooed, and then shot away in a burst of supersonic speed.
|3 hours later|
May had fallen asleep, leaning on Ash's back, while Ash and Latias had talked about how to train May and her Pokémon for the upcoming battle. Soon, they landed at the house. Ash turned around, and lightly tapped May's shoulder.
"May, we're here," said Ash. May looked up sleepily, until she realized where she was, and quickly got off of Latias. Ash chuckled and calmly got off of Latias. "Go back to the compound. May and I can walk there on our own." Latias cooed at Ash, brushing her had against Ash's face, and licking it, before flying off to the compound. "Alright, let's get you settled." Ash and May entered the house. When May entered, she saw pictures of every Pokémon that he had, and then some that he had gained over the years.
"Wow," said May, as they entered her room. It was a red-flame styled room, complete with a bed, desk, bedside table, and its own bathroom.
"Well," said Ash, "Now that you are all settled in, let's get you to the training facility." Ash and May ran to the training facility, where Ash opened the door, after entering a code. "Now, let all the Pokémon you have with you out."
"Alright," said May. May took out six Poké balls, and threw them up into the air, along with a seventh one, which was Virizion's Poké ball. A Blaziken, Beautifly, Munchlax, Glaceon, Venasaur, and Wartortle appeared in front of Ash. Ash moved towards Wartortle, and by using his aura, he could feel that Wartortle could evolve anytime he wanted.
"Wartortle, why do you not wish to evolve?"
"I wish to be strong without fully evolving."
"That is a noble aspiration, Wartortle, but eventually, there comes a point where you can't grow any further without evolving. Both my Raichu and my Blastoise faced this problem. Neither of them wanted to evolve and wanted to prove their strength as a Pikachu and a Squirtle. You see, both of them were at about even strength and sometimes could win against Gabite. But after Gabite evolved into a Garchomp, neither of them could hold a candle to Garchomp. So you see, it's not all bad. My own Blastoise would be willing to help."
"I understand," said Wartortle, as it glowed and transformed into Blastoise.
"Ash, what just happened?" asked May. Ash turned to grin at May.
"I asked Wartortle why it didn't want to evolve, and explained evolving isn't all bad. But now I have to ask you why you never taught Venasaur Frenzy Plant."
"Frenzy Plant?" asked May. Ash sighed.
"The ultimate grass type move. There are four types of ultimate moves. One for fire, water, grass, and dragon. Only starters can learn the fire, water, and grass ultimate moves. Only dragon types can learn the ultimate dragon type move. Venasaur, Blastoise, Charizard" called Ash. A rumbling was heard until Ash's Blastoise and Venasaur lumbered out into the open. Charizard flew down and landed beside them. "You two will be training May's Venasaur and Blastoise. Blastoise, May's Blastoise just evolved, so help it get used to its big form. Also teach it Hydro Cannon and Frenzy Plant. Charizard, please teach blast burn to Blaziken." Each of the Pokémon left in pairs to go teach/learn whatever they were told to.
"So now what?" asked May. Ash took out his Pokédex and scanned all the Pokémon, telling him what moves they knew.
"Alright," said Ash, "We're going to work with your Beautifly. We will be firing ice beams and flamethrower attacks at Beautifly, while it attempts to dodge."
"What? But, Beautifly could get seriously hurt."
"This is what it takes, May. If you can't take this much, then you have no place in this war," said Ash, looking at May, coldly. "We won't be doing fast attacks. We will start off slowly, but we will progress. Can you handle that?"
"Yes," replied May, "I can."
"Good. Then let's begin."