"Speech."
'Thoughts.
'Telepathy.
"Pokespeech."
The path of the chosen one.
Chapter 10: questions.
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Legends, myths, prophecies.
What were they.
Long time ago, people and pokemon lived in peace, together. And because of that, they proficised the things which were supposed to happen in the future.
And because of that, legends were made.
Some of them were just that, legends. There was no truth to them. They were just stories for children to here or to amuse people.
But some of them, they were real.
The legend of the chosen one was an example of that.
Anyone would be thrilled if he was a part of a legend.
If only they knew how much trouble it was.
Being a part of a legend didn't mean that they would be treated with respect.
Oh no, if someone was a part of a legend, then he or she needed to fulfil that legend at any caust. Even if it killed that person.
But people didn't know that, to them, being a part of a legend was just a fun thing.
And it was best for them if they just thought that. They didn't need to know that they could lose everyone just because they were a part of a legend.
Or in some people's case, they were the legend themselves.
Ash Ketchum knew all of this because he was a legend.
And he didn't like it one bit.
He knew the feeling when someone was completely helpless, he knew the feeling that everything was on someone's shoulders just because they were a part of a "Legend."
He knew the feeling when someone was helpless, when they thought that because of their helplessness, innocent people would be hurt.
Just because a person couldn't fulfil a legend.
Yes, Ash Ketchum knew it all.
And that's why when he came to know that he was the "Blue dragon of legend", he wasn't happy.
Not at all.
'Legends sure are a pain. He thought to himself.
Every time he was a part of some legend, he needed to save a pokemon, a city, or sometimes, the whole world.
He shouldn't be surprised. After all, he was around so many legendary pokemon. Of course something like this would happen. But still, he was surprised.
And this news increased his questions.
'Is this the part of that threat? It could be, after all, it is a legend. He thought to himself.
But maybe, this time, he won't be alone to do all the things. After all, he was around legendaries. Maybe they were supposed to help him fulfil the legend?
'Yeah right, and rayquaza wants to be a servant of Giovanni.
He chuckled at the thought.
But he was worried. Because now, he had a friend in this place. And he didn't want her to be harmed.
In the end, all of that didn't matter. He needed to fulfil that legend, and that was it. He didn't had a choice, he never had a choice.
But this time, he wasn't going to fulfil it just because it was the right thing to do.
Well, it was one of the reasons. No, he was going to do it so no one could harm this place. He was going to do it so people and pokemon could still live in peace. And he was going to do it for his friend. Yes, he was going to do it for his helpless little princes.
'It's weird. I never had a choice in these kinds of matters before. I still don't have one. Yet, the feeling is nice. This time, I'm doing it willingly. This time, I'm doing it because I want to, not because I need to. He thought to himself.
He smiled at the princes. "What's a blue dragon of legend?" he asked.
The princes smiled widely.
'She's so happy. If people are happy because I'm a part of some legend, then it's worth it.
She was going to explain, but again, Jack interrupted her.
"Wait! He can't be the blue dragon of legend! The blue dragon of legend would be an aura guardian! I'm telling you, I'm the dragon of legend." Jack said.
Ash rubbed the back of his neck. "Heh, heh, heh, ehehehehehehehehehe. An aura guardian? No, I'm not an aura guardian. Nope, never even seen one." He said.
The princes laughed. "Are you trying to convince them or yourself." She whispered to him.
"Don't say anything, its better that way. They don't need to know. Let them think what they want to think." He whispered back.
"I don't understand, why don't you want them to know?" she asked. "You know that they won't think that you are a freak." She said while gently smiling at him.
"That's not the reason. I just don't want the attention." He said.
"Stop threatening the princes, you stupid lati! Because if you won't, then I'll do something nasty to you." Shouted Jack.
Ash was getting pisst off. He angrily looked at Jack. "Look, firstly, I'm not here to harm anyone. No one else have any problem, what's your problem? Secondly, I'm tired of you threatening me. Because even if you wanted to, you couldn't harm me. At least not alone. So if you don't mind, please don't just make wrong accusations." Said Ash.
Jack wanted to say something, but he couldn't do it.
'The stupid lati is right, I can't harm him. But maybe I will do something else, just to annoy him. But as long as the princes is here, I can't do anything. He thought to himself.
"About time you said something." Said the princes.
"Well, I didn't want to fight him. But he was getting really annoying." Ash replied.
"Anyway, the legend says that a lati will arrive on this island and will save the entire island from some disaster. The only difference would be that that lati would be a hybrid, a human and a pokemon. Oh, he would also be an aura guardian." She replied while looking at him.
He facepalmed. "Great, just…great." He said while looking like this happened every day. And to him, it really happened every day.
But soon he began to worry. 'That means that this place will be in danger. I sure hope that it doesn't happens very soon. But considering my luck, I wouldn't be surprised if it happens in only a month. He thought to himself.
The princes looked at his worried expression, but didn't say anything about it. Now wasn't the time.
"So are you happy to be the dragon of legend, Ash? Because even if you aren't an aura guardian, we still think that you are the blue dragon of legend."" asked a latios.
'No, I'm not happy, not at all. He said in his mind.
But he couldn't say it to them, maybe the princes, but now wasn't the time. So he just smiled at everyone and said. "Oh yeah, I'm surprised, but I'm happy!" he said with forced cheerfulness.
No one noticed, no one but the princes.
"What's the matter?" she asked.
"What are you talking about?" he said while smiling nourvesly.
"You know what I mean, now tell me, why are you worried so much?" she asked.
"Later, not in front of all of them." He answered.
She smiled at him. "Well then, let's go back to the house. We need to treat your wounds and I know you are hungry." She said.
"Oh yeah! Food!" he exclaimed while grinning widely.
But he quickly frowned. "But I don't want to eat pokemon food." He said.
She giggled. "Lucky for you, I also like the human food, so let's go."
She looked at every lati and said. "Well, are their any problems?" she asked.
"No, my princes. Everything is fine." Replied the elder.
"Well then, we will be leaving." She said.
"We? Do you mean you and me, princes?" Jack asked.
Ash burst out laughing. "Ahahahahahahahahahahaha!" he laughed while rolling on the ground.
The princes looked at him. "Hey! It's not that funny." She said. She tried to be angry, but soon, she also began smiling.
"Oh? Your prince charming wants to take you. Or should I say the screaming man. Why don't you go with him?" he teased while grinning like a fool.
"Well, big freaky monster, why don't you defeat him for me?" she asked playfully.
"Well, it would ruin all the fun if I just beat him up." he replied back. "And besides, pranking him is soooooooo much better." He said while smiling mischewasly.
With that, both of them began to float in the air. They were going to leave, but Jack appeared in front of Ash.
"You stupid lati! Do you know who I am? How dare you make fun of me!" he shouted.
"I know who you are," Ash replied. "You are the screaming man, right?"
Jack was furious now. No one insulted him like that.
"You idiot! I'm the strongest lati here! And now when I have arrived, the princes doesn't need you. So you can go back." Jack said.
The princes was going to speak, but ash did it before her.
"Ugh, you are seriously annoying me. I don't know why you call me stupid, because right now, you are the one who is being stupid. If you want to be friends with princes, why don't you try acting nice to everyone? I'm sure it wouldn't hurt you." Ash replied.
With that, both the guardian and the princes left the meeting place.
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"I'm telling you, I eat a lot. And a by a lot I mean really really a lot." He said.
She smiled. "Well, how much can you eat?" she asked.
Ash thought for a while. "Who knows, maybe double? Or maybe triple then a normal pokemon or a human." He answered.
She was really surprised. "That much?"
"Yep!" he replied.
"So, you told me that you are an aura prince. Does that mean that those strange attacks were aura attacks?" she asked.
"Yeah, most of them were. But Draco beam wasn't an aura based attack." He explained.
"Speaking of that, how can you use hydro pump and other attacks which you aren't supposed to know?" she asked curiously.
He thought for a while. 'Should I tell her the truth? If this keeps up, she will know everything by the end of the month. He thought to himself.
But this wasn't a big secret, so he could tell her.
"Let's just say that I can fire any attack." He answered.
"Amazing! What else can you do?" she asked.
He smiled widely. "Well, if I will tell you now, then what's the fun in that?" he asked playfully.
"Hey! No fare!" she wined.
He grinned. "Well, this is the payback for laughing at me." He said.
"It's not my fault that you were babbling when you didn't know what to say." She said.
"I was just nourvess!" he replied.
They were sitting on those chares again, arguing playfully in her house. Ash was really enjoying her company.
Maybe he needed someone to be there for him more then he thought.
A very sad look appeared on his face when he thought about his former friends, pokemon, and his mother.
Just when he was going to lose himself in sad memories, a soothing voice spoke.
"It's okay Ash."
He looked at the princes. She was smiling at him, her amber eyes, gentle and soothing were telling him that she was there for him.
"Everything will be alright. I know that it's hard for you, but I'm here for you. Always." She said. even her voice was soothing somehow.
Looking in to her eyes, he knew that somehow, he could believe her.
When the princes looked in to his eyes, she saw that he didn't want to be alone. Yet, he was afraid to open up. He didn't want to show how much he was hurting. But still, he wanted someone to be there for him.
At that moment, she understood him. She understood his pain, she understood that he needed someone to comfort him. And she promised to herself that she was going to be there for him.
For some time, they just stared in to each other's eyes. After some time, ash gave her a small yet sad smile. "Thanks." He said.
"Anytime." She softly replied.
For a while, they didn't speak. They just sat in comfortable silence.
"So why are you worried about being the dragon of legend?" she asked.
He thought for a while. "Well, every time something like this happens, something bad happens to a pokemon, or a city. And in the end, I have to do something to fix all the problems. I honestly don't mind, but I don't like when people get in harm's way just because of a legend. And I don't want anything happening to this place." He explained.
"You mean this happens often to you?" she asked.
"You have no idea." He muttered.
"Meaning?" she asked curiously.
"There are still many things which you don't know about me, and I would like it to remain that way. But soon, I will tell you." He replied.
"I understand. Now, let's get you something to eat before you starve to death. Then I can treat your wounds." She said.
He chuckled. "Sure."
"You know, I'm really surprised by this human house. The next thing you are going to tell me that you can speak human language." He chuckled.
She laughed. "Actually, I can speak human language."
His eyes widened. "WH, Wha?"
"Yep! My human friend taught me." She said.
"That's amazing! You could be around humans and no one would realize that you are a pokemon! That would be a neat thing." He said while smiling.
She just laughed. "Well, if I wanted to, then I could become invisible. Then no one would even see me." She said.
"Woh, you mean to say that all latis can become invisible? It's not just a lie?" he asked, thunderstrucked.
'Man, it's like when I first visited the hall of origin! I was amazed by all the legendaries there. And it's just like then! I didn't even know that lati could do all that. At least, I wasn't sure.
"That's the reason you are here, to learn about yourself. Because now you are also a lati. Right?" She said while smiling at him.
"Yeah, and I think that this is going to be a wonderful time." He replied.
"The garden is going to become even more beautiful when the winter comes around." She said.
"Well, it's only one month away. I can't wait!" he replied cheerfully.
She smiled. 'It's nice to see that he's a little bit happy. She thought to herself.
"So how did you get this scar?" she asked while pointing to his right shoulder.
It was still covered in some blood.
"I think I should also bandage that." She said.
"Nonononononononononononononono!" he screamed while taking some steps back.
Her eyes widened in surprised. "Calm down! What's the matter?" she asked.
He rubbed the back of his neck. "Hehehehehehehe, sorry about that. I got that wound seven years ago. The wound has healed, but if anyone touches it, then it hurts, a lot. And by a lot I mean that I scream in pain."
"And the army hit that wound several times. I think I still should bandage it." she said softly.
"Well, I don't think that's a good idea. I was batteling so I tried to ignore the pain, but now I don't think that I can do it again and so soon." He explained.
"Fine, but if it hurts, then I will bandage it." she said.
'Oh man, I sure hope that when it hurts, she's not around. Because I really don't want anyone to touch that wound. He thought to himself while scared.
"So, can you show me your human form?" Ash asked while sitting back. He was trying to change the subject so she wouldn't bandage it, and it worked. At least for now it did.
"Sure!" she replied.
She floated up from the chare and landed on the ground. A glow surrounded her and she transformed in to a 17 year old girl.
(Her human form is just like in the story called the black latios.)
When he saw her human form, only one thought came to him.
'Wow, she's beautiful. He thought.
But that thought quickly turned to confusion. 'Huh? Where on earth did that come from? Usily, I don't think like that. He thought to himself while being confused.
He blushed. 'Well, she's really beautiful. And not from outside, but also from inside. And she's so nice and kind. Ugh! Stop thinking like that! Do you even know what are you thinking!
Her human form was really beautiful. She had long auburn hair, tied into one ponytail, that cascaded and flowed around her gracefully with two parts sticking up
like horns. She wore a sleeveless green shirt that hugged her curves nicely, skinny jeans and some white sandals. Her skin was flawless, and her eyes were
a deep golden-brown color. She was the most beautiful girl Ash had ever seen, and he again began to blush.
"Aren't you going to show me yours?" she asked. She had seen his blushing face, and thought that it was very cute.
'Is he blushing because of me? She asked herself.
Because of that thought, a similar blush appeared on her face.
"Ehehehehe, Oh yeah! My human form! Sure!" he replied nourvessly.
'I sure hope she doesn't ask what I was thinking. But then again, her pokemon form is also quite beautiful. Specially her eyes. Fool! Stop thinking like that! Pull yourself together Ash!
"Um ash?" she asked again.
He quickly floated up from the chare, a little too quickly. Underestimating his quickness, his head collided with the roof.
"Ugh, that hurts." He muttered to himself.
She giggled. "What's the matter ash?" she asked.
He began blushing furiously. 'You are beautiful that's what! He thought to himself.
"Uh, nothing. How about I show you my human form?" he asked.
"Sure."
A blue glow surrounded him, and he transformed in to the trainer called Ash Ketchum.
He was wearing his kalos outfit. "This is amazing! My pokedex survived all of this?!" he said while amazed. He was holding his pokedex and was looking at it in amazement.
'He's cute. She thought.
"Well, that's goo-"she immediately stopped. Her eyes widened.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
Her soft and gentle hand touched his forehead. Ash's eyes widened at her touch, but he didn't say anything.
"I think that we should treat your wounds first." She breathed out.
His whole body was covered in broozes, cuts and wounds were on his face.
"You look like you came back from a war." She said.
She gently brushed her palm against his cheek. Ash thought that it would hurt because she was touching a cut, but it didn't hurt at all. In fact, it felt quite nice.
He couldn't help it but lean in to her palm, it felt really good.
"You were hiding some of your wounds through an illusion, right?" she softly asked while gently stroking his cheek.
He closed his eyes in contentment. It felt nice and soothing.
He rested his cheek against her palm. His eyes were still closed in contentment. "Yeah, I was hiding them." He mumbled.
She had realized that Ash was enjoying the stroking, but she didn't mind. 'He looks so peaceful and cute when he is content. She thought while caressing his cheek.
"Does it hurt?" she asked while stopping for a bit. He was still resting his cheek against her palm, she just stopped stroking it.
If he was alert, he would have replied something different and lied, but right now he was content. All his defenses were down. So he replied honestly. "No, it feels really nice. Don't stop." He mumbled.
She smiled while starting to stroke his cheek again. "I was talking about your other wounds. Do they hurt?" She said.
"Yeah." He replied.
She stroked his cheek for a while. Ash really enjoyed it, he had never felt this feeling before, and it felt really nice.
For a while, all his worries and fears were not there. For a while, he just enjoyed the feeling of her palm against his cheek. Nothing else mattered at that moment.
After a while, she removed her hand from his cheek. "I will be back with some bandages, to treat your wounds. Okay?" she told him softly.
Ash opened his eyes and tried his best to hide his disappointment, but the princes noticed it.
"Fine." He replied.
She softly brushed his cheek with the back of her finger, stood up and left.
And Ash was left there to think.
'What the hell was that? I have never, ever felt that kind of feeling before. It's like she could calm me down just by her touch. Just what the hell was that. He was seriously confused now. It couldn't feel like that just because he didn't had any contact with someone in3 days. Then what was it? He couldn't even describe the feeling.
But he didn't had the time to think anymore, because the princes came back.
He paled. "Y-y-y-y-y-y- you aren't going to use needles, right?" he asked fearfully.
She laughed. "Why Ash? Are you afraid of needles?" she asked teasingly.
"N-n-n-n-n-n-no! Why would I be afraid by some needles? I could destroy every needle just by firing an aura sphere at them. No, I'm not afraid! Note, not at all!" he said.
"Well then, its okay if I inject two or three needles in your arm, right?" she asked. 'Heh, he looks so adorable when he's scared.
"Nonononononononononono! Nooooooooo! Anything but that! Fine, I'm afraid of needles! Just don't do it!" he exclaimed while taking a step back.
She giggled. "Comm down Ash, I'm just kidding." She replied while giggling.
"Ehehehehehe, I knew that! I was just messing around. Ah, who am I kidding, I'm afraid of needles." He said.
She smiled. "Don't worry, I'm not going to use any needles, I'm just going to bandage you. But I think you should transform in to latios, it would be easy to bandage you." She said.
He was surrounded by a glow, and after that, there floated the dragon of legend. 'Better? He spoke with telepathy.
"How can you use telepathy? I thought only those lati could use it who had a lot of experience." She asked curiously.
He smiled. "Well, I told you about mewtwo, right? He's a psychic pokemon, so he taught me how to use telepathy. I had trouble using it before, but now I'm also a psychic pokemon, so it is very easy now." He explained.
She remembered now. "Wait, isn't mewtwo the name of a legendary pokemon?" she questioned.
He grinned widely. "Sure is! He's the second strongest of my ultimate team!" he said. He still considered pikachu a part of his team, because somehow he could feel that his betrayal had another reason. Pikachu could never betray him just because Ash was weak, because he knew everything.
"You mean that you have a legendary in your team? And not any legendary, mewtwo? But how? I mean, I have never seen him, but I have heard that he was very cold towards everyone." She said.
"Well, he was cold towards everyone seven years ago, but now? Now he is just a big softy. He acts like he doesn't care, but he has changed a lot." He said with a smile. "Speaking of legendaries, not a single lati attended any legendary meeting, I wonder why?" He muttered.
"Well, we never had an interest in those meetings. Our job is to protect the soul doo, so we never had a reason to attend those meetings. But how on earth do you know about those meetings?" she asked.
He facepalmed. 'Smooth, real smooth. Now what am I gonna do? I don't want to tell her that I'm the chosen one and that's why I also attended some meetings, then what? He thought to himself.
"Uh, um, legendary, meeting, mewtwo! That's it! Mewtwo told me! That's right, mewtwo is a legendary so he attends meetings and he told me! That's right. Right, right? Right!" he told her. But it seemed like he was trying to convince himself.
'He's lying, but he told me that he will tell me everything. Guess I will wait.
"Well, land. I need to bandage you." She said.
He landed softly on the ground.
"Lie down."
He followed her command and lied down on the couch.
She sat next to him and began to bandage him. She did it gently so it wouldn't hurt the young guardian.
He couldn't describe the feeling. It was that strange feeling again. The feeling of her soft and gentle fingers on his skin, it felt really nice. He closed his eyes in contentment.
It didn't even hurt when she touched his wounds, it just felt, nice.
"It doesn't hurt, right?" she softly asked.
He shook his head in no.
The feeling was nice and soothing, but there was something else to it. Something he didn't know, or never felt. What the feeling was, he didn't know. And he didn't want to think right now, he just wanted to enjoy the feeling while it lasted... So he leaned in to her touch and closed his eyes in contentment.
The princes had noticed when he leaned in to her touch and was surprised. 'It's like before. Is it because my touch? She asked herself.
It couldn't be. After all, he was a pokemon right now. And pokemon acted this way when someone gently scratched or petted them. So it was just that.
Right?
'But he was a human before, and he did the same thing before. Humans don't act that way. So is he content because of my touch?
Because of that thought she began to blush furiously, but her ministrations didn't stop. Because she didn't mind if the guardian was content because of her.
Not at all.
She stopped to look at a wound, but it seemed that Ash didn't want that. "Don't stop, it feels soooooooooooo good." He wined.
She laughed softly and started her ministrations again.
For a while, he was content. She bandaged all his wounds gently and he enjoyed the feeling.
He was really enjoying it and didn't want her to stop, he was going to fall asleap, but soon it ended. And like that, the soft touch disappeared.
"All done." she said.
For a while, he didn't reply. His eyes were still closed.
"Ash?"
He quickly opened his eyes and rubbed the back of his neck. "Ehehehehe, thanks."
She smiled sweetly at him. "Do you want to eat something?" she asked.
"Sure!" he replied.
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"That was really good!" he said happily.
"I can't believe you ate that much." She replied.
He smiled innocently. "Told you." He replied.
But soon his expression turned serious. "Hey, I need some time alone. I will just fly around the garden. It's okay, right?" he asked.
She understood. Considering what happened to him, anyone would need sometime alone to think.
"Why not, but wouldn't you get lost? After all, you don't know this place very well." She asked.
He smiled. "Thanks, but I will just track your aura. But if you want something, how are you gonna find me?" he asked her.
She giggled. "You don't know anything about us, do you ash?" she asked. "We can track other latis because all latis have psychic energy."
"Ehehehehehe, no. you are the only legendaries I have never met." He replied.
"So you have met other legendaries?" she asked.
'I can't just shut up, can I?
"Yeah, kind of," He replied. "Well then, see you later!" he said while flying outside the house.
She laughed. "He didn't even ask where he's going to stay."
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He was floating in the air, but not moving. It was like he was frozen in time. But he was only thinking. And most importantly, questioning.
Now when he didn't need to travel anymore, now when he didn't need to fight, and now when he could think as long as he wanted to think without any interruptions, he couldn't think. He didn't had a thought, all he had were questions.
And even if some of them were not questions, they were sad thoughts. They were reminder of the betrayal, they were reminder of how weak and pathetic he truly was.
They reminded him that he couldn't protect his loved ones.
So much had happened in those three days. His mother was dead, his friends and pokemon had left him, and on top of that, he had turned in to a hybrid.
And he needed to save the world, again. He knew that this threat was going to be his hardest challenge. Because Arceus never warned him about a threat. And she didn't send a legendary to worn him either. He dealt with everything on the spot.
So if she was warning him about this threat, then it meant that this was going to be more serious then his previous adventures.
He had saved the world countless times. Hell, he had died doing it once.
And it was going to be more serious then that?
He didn't want to believe it, because he knew that how much difficulty he had in his adventures with legendaries.
And no one helped him before.
Well, no one was helping him now either, he needed to save the world alone, but still, he was warned. At least that counted.
And that was the proof that it was going to be more serious then his previous adventures.
He thought that he would be happy if he was warned before a threat arrived, but now, he was more worried then before.
'Just what's this threat going to be? Who will unleash it? Will team aqua and magma do it? I can't forget team rocket, they can also be responsible for it. He thought to himself.
Thinking of team rocket made him mad. They had taken his mother away from him.
They had taken his only family away.
They had taken away the only human who knew everything about him. She knew about his ultimate team. She knew that he was holding back in the leagues. Hell, she even knew that he was the chosen one.
And she was proud. And now she was dead.
All because of team rocket.
His rage increased. Blue winds began to surround him, a growl escaped from his throat.
He wanted to kill the leader of team rocket. How dare he, no one had the rite to take his mother away. But he knew that he couldn't unleash his anger on the rocket leader right now.
And it made him more angry.
He wanted to unleash his anger, right here, right now.
Just when he was going to start firing attacks everywhere, the rational part of his mind protested.
'If you unleash your anger now, innocent pokemon would be hurt. They haven't done anything to you. They do not deserve your wrath. You are better then this. You should only use your strenth upon those who had done something wrong. The pokemon of this place haven't done anything wrong. You can't just harm them for your own selfish desires. You need to calm down.
But an angry part of his mind didn't want that.
'I also didn't deserve the pain. I didn't deserve the betrayal. I didn't deserve the loss of my mother. I was also innocent. I didn't do anything wrong. But still, I'm the one who is in pain. So why shouldn't I give that pain to anyone else? Why should I suffer alone? Is this my reward for saving the world countless times? Why shouldn't they suffer my pain? If I'm feeling the pain, then they should feel it too.
'Do you seriously want to do something which you will regret in the future? Do you want to become this? Not caring for others and just acting upon your selfish desires? Listen to yourself, you need to calm down. You can't do anything about the pain right now. But you can get stronger and make the world peaceful so others can live in peace. You can make the world a better place so others won't feel the pain you are feeling now. You have the power. You can make a difference. Make that difference so others can live happily. You accepted the role of the chosen one by yourself. You need to fulfil that role. Don't unleash that anger on innocent people. Use that rage to become strong so you can defeat those who want to destroy peace.
The rational part of his mind won the argument and he commed down. His aura left him and he floated there, thinking.
'I can't lose control like that. I need to use my anger so I can become strong. I know that I have a very slim chance of achieving peace, but if others can live in peace, then it's worth it.
But he again began thinking about the threat.
'Team aqua and magma shouldn't even be here. They were defeated years ago. How are they back? They are even stronger then before. And top of that, they are controlling legendaries. That could ruin the balance of the world. Messing with the legendaries won't be pretty that's for sure. And they aren't even in hoenn region! They are in johto! But how are they controlling them? Are they going to be a part of this threat? Just what the hell is this threat! He screamed in his mind.
He needed to contact Arceus. Only she could give him the answers he needed.
Contacting her wasn't the problem, the problem was that he was afraid. He was afraid of what Arceus was going to say.
'Will she be disappointed in me because I couldn't protect my mother and my friends and pokemon left me? What if she thinks that I'm weak?
He knew that it wouldn't happen. After all, the legendaries sent him a letter. But he was still afraid. No, he couldn't contact Arceus right now. He was too scared.
The only thing he could do now was training.
His thoughts were interrupted when a small body collided with him.
It was a little pidgi. Just when the young pokemon was going to fall, Ash quickly caught him in his claws.
"You okay there little guy?" Ash asked kindly.
The pidgi was terrified now. He was just playing around, and now he had collided with a legendary. Who knew what was going to happen to him. He started to tremble in fear.
"It's okay little buddy, you can tell me if something is wrong." Ash gently spoke.
"I'm sorry! I didn't do it on purpose! Please don't hurt me! It won't happen again!" the pidgi begged while starting to cry.
'Do they treat children like that? Is that reason he is so afraid? Does he think that I'm going to hurt him just because he collided with me?
"Hey, hey, hey. It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you. It was my fault too. I wasn't even looking where I was. Don't cry, okay?"
This legendary was different. He was…kind. He was not angry because he collided in to him. He was not even holding him so it would hurt him. He was holding him gently. He was even being kind to him. It was like he honestly cared for him. But why? He never had met this legendary before.
The little pokemon was now confused. "B-b-b-b-but you are legendary, so it can't be your fault." The pidgi replied.
"And why can't be it my fault?" he gently asked.
"Because everyone says so." The pidgi replied innocently.
'It's not right, they should be treated equally.
"Why were you in a hurry, little one?" ash asked.
"I was playing. Sorry Mr. legendary."
"It's okay little guy. It wasn't even your fault. So do you like to play?" he gently asked.
"Yes! Playing is soooooooooo much fun! But I also want to get bigger and stronger!" the pidgi replied happily.
Ash chuckled. "So do you have other friends?" he asked curiously.
"Oh yeah! I have loooooooots of friends! We all live together! Another Mr. legendary looks after us. But he doesn't like to play with us." He replied sadly.
'The elder won't even have the energy to play. He looked very old to me. Ash thought.
Ash smiled. "So how about I also become your friend?" he asked while smiling.
The pidgi was flabbergasted. "You want to be my friend? But you are a legendary!" he said.
"Legendaries can also have friends." He explained kindly.
"Sure! Will you also be a friend of my other friends?" the pidgi asked hopefully.
Ash grinned. "Sure thing little buddy!"
"Yeah! A legendary wants to be our friend! A legendary wants to be our friend! A legendary wants to be our friend!" he screamed cheerfully.
Ash chuckled at the little pokemon. "So do you wanna play?" Ash asked smiling.
The pidgi stopped screaming. "But I don't understand? You are a legendary, and I'm a normal pokemon. Aren't you suppose to play with legendaries?" he asked innocently.
"It doesn't matter if someone is a legendary or not. Anyone can play together. Everyone is equal." He explained.
"But how?" asked the little pokemon. "Legendaries are soooooo strong and super awesome. How are they equal to everyone?"
"Well, you have two eyes, I have also two eyes. And I'm a legendary. You can fire attacks, I can also do it. You see? We are same in many ways. And that's why we are equal." Replied the hybrid.
"But if everyone is equal, then why do other Mr. Legendaries are mean to us?" he asked curiously.
The guardian didn't had the answer of that question. 'Yeah, why.
"Well, if they act mean to you, then they are doing a bad thing. Does every legendary is mean to you?" he asked.
The pidgi thought for a while. "Well, you are really nice!"
He chuckled again. "And what about the others?" ash asked.
Now the pidgi was comfortably sitting on his head. "Well, miss princes is also nice. She visits us every three days and she's not mean."
"See? She doesn't act mean because she knows that being mean is a bad thing. Now, why don't you go back to your friends and tell them to think of a game? Then we can play that game." Ash advised with a smile.
"Yeah!" the pidgi hugged his head and began doing flips in the air. But soon he crashed in to another lati.
'Ugh, and the screaming man is back again. Thought Ash.
Jack didn't had the same opinion like ash, so when the pidgi crashed in to him, Jack exploded. "How dare you! I'm a legendary! This garden belongs to legendaries! You should treat us with respect! And you dare to crash in to me?" jack asked angrily.
The pidgi took a step back in fear. "I-I-I-I'm sorry!" he spoke fearfully.
"I'm going to punish you so you learn to respect us!" shouted Jack. He charge a dragon claw. Just when he was going to hit the crying pokemon, he was stopped by ash.
A very very angry Ash.
"So this is it? You are just going to attack him like that? Just because he crashed in to you?! What's wrong with you! He didn't even hurt you! He's only a child!" thundered ash.
"Do you think I care? He's just a mere pokemon. He's beneath me. This place belongs to us legendaries. We are doing a favor for these pokemon. They should treat us with respect." Spoke Jack arrogantly.
"Just because you are a legendary doesn't mean that you can harm those who are weak! Legendaries are the protector of this world! This place doesn't belong to anyone! He have the same rite to live here as much as you have! He's just a small child! He even said sorry! What else do you want! He can't even defend himself! Do you realize that that attack would have killed him! Do you have no shame?! You don't even regret your actions! You should use your strength to help others! You should never harm those who are innocent!" spoke Ash angrily. He was trying his best to not smash him with a giga impact.
"I want to punish him for his actions and I'm going to do it! I don't care what you think! I had enough of your trash talk! I'm going to do what I want to do!" shouted Jack.
His aura began to surround him. "You will have to get through me, first. I thought that you were just an aragant pokemon. But now I see that you have no concern for others. You just want to act upon your selfish desires! Well then, let's fight! Let's see how you feel when you can't defend yourself and someone tries to do the same thing which you were going to do to that child!" roared Ash. He was extremely furious. Yet, he still didn't attack first. He never believed in solving matters with violence, but it seems that Jack didn't think that.
Jack tried to smash him with a dragon rush, but he just hit air. Ash had disappeared from the sight.
He looked left and right, but he couldn't find the guardian anywhere.
"Is that the best you can do?" came a voice from behind him.
He quickly turned around, and there he was, the dragon of legend.
Jack quickly fired a dragon pulse, but he again disappeared.
"What are you attacking? I'm above you." Taunted ash while floating above him.
The same thing happened several times. Jack attacked him, and Ash avoided every attack.
Now Jack was terrified. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to attack him.
"You know, you are like the others I have faced. You brag about your strength and scare those who are weak. But you forget that someone is always stronger then you. Why don't people like you understand? You can save countless people with your strength, yet you do the opposite." Said Ash while appearing in front of him.
"You don't scare me! I'm going to smash you in to the ground!" Shouted Jack. He fired a hyper beam at Ash, but his aim was off. The attack went towards the little bird.
The pidgi was truly afraid. Just when the attack was going to connect, Ash appeared in front of the pidgi and used dragon claw to launch that attack in to the sky.
The attack exploded with a huge boom in the sky, and Jack was shocked.
'Few, at least the attack didn't hit anyone. Thought Ash.
"You just launched my attack in to the sky by just using a stupid dragon claw!" shouted Jack.
Now Ash was getting furious by the second. Jack knew that if the attack would miss, then it could harm someone else. And he also knew that the pidgi was just floating there. Yet, he just fired the attack just for a stupid victory. He didn't care who the attack connected with. Ash didn't want to hit the screaming lati before, but now? Now the lati had brought this upon himself. Because Ash wasn't going to forgive him for putting a life in danger.
Just when the hybrid was going to attack, a gentle touch on his back which he recognized calmed him down.
He turned around to say something to the princes, but she gave him a gentle smile. Now she was in her original form.
"Its okay ash, he's not worth it. I know you want to hit him, I want to do it too. But it won't solve anything. Calm down." She softly spoke.
Ash wanted to object. Jack had no rite to put a life in danger!
But she was looking at him with that smile of hers. Looking in to her eyes, he knew that she understood that what Jack did was wrong. She understood what Ash wanted to do. But she didn't want him to do it.
In the end, she was right. Beating him up wouldn't solve this matter. He would be back again to do the same thing. But beating him up would at least teach him a lesson!
Her gentle claw was still on his back, and she was rubbing soothing circles on it.
She was looking for him because she wanted to tell him where he was going to stay when she arrived at the scene of the pidgi colliding in to Ash.
She was amazed at him. He was so strong, yet he was kind and gentle. He spoke kindly to the pidgi and even wanted to play with him and his friends.
But right now she needed to com him down. "It's okay. It's going to be alright. Com down ash." She softly spoke while rubbing his back and whispering soothing words to him.
Ash wanted to beat him up, but the princes was right. So he gave Jack an angry glare. "Leave. Now." He spoke angrily.
Jack didn't object. He had seen his strength, and he didn't want to be anywhere near him. So he ran for his life.
She rubbed his back for a while, and he didn't say anything. Secretly, he was enjoying the feeling.
"Are you okay?" she gently asked.
He just sighed. "To be honest with you, no. I'm not okay," He spoke sadly. "It's not right. Every pokemon is equal. True legendaries should be respected, but not like this. The other pokemon here think that legendaries can't be wrong. Like everything is their fault. Does everyone treat them like that?" he asked.
"Sadly, yes. I can't change their opinion. I have tried many times, but they don't listen. I don't like to fight, and I'm not even good at it. But now when you are here, I think that things are going to change around here. And I think that this change would be nice."
"Well, I'm glad that you don't treat them like that." He said.
"Yep, I'm glad that being the princes hadn't gone to my head." She said with a laugh.
He tried to laugh, to show her that he was fine, but well, he was not fine.
She stopped rubbing his back, and he floated towards the pidgi.
"You okay there?" he gently asked.
The pidgi was shaking. 'Oh no, is he going to cry?
"Look, don't cr-"
"It was awesome!" screamed the pidgi.
Ash was baffled. "Wha?"
"That mean legendary couldn't even hit you! You were soooooooo fast! And you just launched that big beam in the sky just by a claw! And that blue thingy! You looked soooooooooooo cool with that! Can you teach me? Can you? Can you? Can you?"
The princes laughed. "Guess you have a fan." She spoke in amusement.
"Well, at least I have one. And besides, I think he's nicer then you. At least he doesn't call me the big freaky monster." He replied playfully.
She just giggled. And like that, the sadness was gone.
"I want to be strong!" said the pidgi.
Ash chuckled. "One day, you will be strong too, kid. But for now, how about we play?"
"Yes!" cheered the pidgi. "Will you also play with us, miss princes?" asked the pidgi.
Ash grinned. "Hey, I think that's a very good idea!"
"How rude, you won't even ask me before deciding it for me?" she asked playfully.
He smiled. "Nope!"
"Well, guess I should go away then." She said with a pout.
"Oh the pain, the pain! The pain of your rejection is tearing me apart! Now just what am I going to do? Oh the pain!" he said while clutching his heart.
The princes giggled again.
"Does that mean you won't play?" the pidgi asked innocently.
Both of them began to laugh. After calming down, the princes smiled at the pidgi. "No, it means that all of us are going to play." She answered.
With that, both of them began to follow the pidgi.
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"Do I have to do it?"
"Yes."
"Can't anyone else do it?"
"No."
"Why me?"
"Because everyone wants it."
"But I don't want to do it!"
"You will have to."
They were playing the game of hide and seek, and everyone wanted Ash to find them.
When Ash and princes entered the place and told the children that they would be playing with them, let's just say that all the children were excited.
Ash was surprised again. There were many kinds of pokemon. There were pidgi, ratata, dratini, oddish, and many more.
"Oh come on Ash, you only have to do it one time." said the princes. "Please?" she said with a smile.
"Ugh, fine."
Everyone cheered. "Now, you have to count till hundred okay? And you can't look while counting. And you can't fly to find us." Explained the princes.
With that, everyone ran to hide. Pidgi flew away, some pokemon even went in groups to hide. Many also went with the princes to hide."
Ash smirk. "Heh, I'm going to count till hundred alright, but in my own way. And besides, she said that I can't fly to find them. She didn't say anything about using my aura." He grinned widely.
"One, two, three, four, five, twenty six, thirty five, forty nine, fifty four, ninety three, hundred! Ready or not, here I come!"
He found everyone but princes. It seemed like some pokemon went with the princes just to confuse him and when he wasn't looking, they just went their own way.
"Clever." Ash muttered. "But then again, I can always use my aura to find her." He said while smirking.
With that, he used his aura to track her. She has gone very far. He passed through many trees and plants, yet she was still far away. After a while, he found her behind a tree. She hadn't noticed him. 'Heh, it's time to pull a prank on her. He thought to himself happily.
"Hmm, I don't think that I will be able to find princes like that. What do I do now?" he said loudly.
Hearing that, she smile widely. 'This is great, let's see after how long he gives up.
He smirked like an idiot. "Hmm, this is a weird tree. I wonder what will it look like if it was covered in water? I can fire a water gun to find out that. What should I do? Should I fire a water gun or not." He spoke.
Oh no. maybe he knew she was hiding behind it.
But maybe, he was just bluffing and was trying to find out that if she was there or not. Maybe he didn't know after all. She smiled. 'If you think that you can find me that easily, then you are wrong. I know if I won't do anything, then he will go somewhere else to find me. She thought. So she didn't react.
Ash smiled widely. Time to do it. "Oh well, who cares. I'm going to do It." he spoke loudly.
Crap, she didn't want to get wet. She didn't care now, she would just give up. "No! I give up!"
Ash smirked. "Too late! Time to find out!" he said.
'I'm behind a tree! Maybe I won't get wet. "Wait Ash, let's tal-
Splash!
A huge shower of water was fired. He fired it in a way that it wouldn't hurt anyone. And he didn't fire it at the tree. He fired it behind the tree.
At the princes.
"EEEEEEEEEEk! It's cold! Stop! Stop!" said the princes while flying in circles.
"Ahahahahahahahahahahaha! Wohahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" He laughed like a madman.
"It's not funny Ash! Stop it!" she tried to say it in an angry tone, but soon, she also began to laugh.
"Hahahahahahahaha! That's what you get because you made me find everyone." He said while laughing.
"No fare, I gave up."
"Oh? I didn't here you. Sorry." He tried to act innocent, but the smirk on his face wasn't helping.
"How did you find me?" she asked.
He grinned. "Aura! You never said that I can't use my aura!" he explained cheerfully.
"How about we play another game? Asked a small pichu."
The princes gave Ash an evil smile. "Sure, I have a wonderful idea." She said to the pokemon.
Ash took a step back. 'Oh crap, I don't like that smile, not at all.
"How about ash flies away and we try to catch him?" she asked.
'Heh, it will be too easy. Smirked ash.
"And to be fair, he won't use his aura or anything else. He will just use his lati abilities to fly." She said while smirking at ash.
He paled. "Oh… crap."
"And if we catch him, then we can all torture him with a tickle attack. What do you all say?"
All the children nodded.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH! Noooooooooooo! It's nooooooooooooot faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare!" screamed Ash while flying in circles.
The princes smiled evilly. "Well, think this as your training."
"Noooooooooo! You are just doing it because I pulled a prank on you!"
"Maybe." She sang.
"nonononononononono." He muttered.
She smirked. "You better fly away Ash. Because after three, two, one," she stopped there.
Ash paled.
"Let's catch the lati!" they all shouted.
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" screamed Ash while flying away.
He was flying fast, but he hadn't even trained once, so all of them were catching up with him.
"You know Ash, you can't go faster. Not until you trained." Said the princes sweetly. "Soon I'm going to catch you." She sang.
"Nononononononononononono! I'm sorry!" he screamed at the top of his lungs.
Soon the princes was flying with him. Just when they all were going to catch him, an amazing idea came to him.
"Look! A flying bulbasaur!" screamed Ash.
Everyone stopped to look. Taking that chance, he ran away. "Run for your lives!" he screamed while running away.
Hearing that, the princes fumed. "That guy! He pranked us! There is no flying bulbasaur! Bulbasaur can't fly!" She said. With that, they again began to follow Ash.
"Ahahahahahahahaha! I can't believe that you fell for it! You should have looked at your faces when you were trying to search for the flying bulbasaur. Muhahahahahahahaha!" laughed Ash while trying to fly away from them.
"You just wait! When we will catch you, you won't be so happy!" fumed the princes.
'Oh crap, she's pissed.
He increased his speed and for a while, he lost them.
"Free at last!" he cheered while still flying.
But suddenly, the princes appeared in front of him. "Going somewhere Ash?" she asked sweetly.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaa!" he screamed. He changed his directions to fly the other way, but a group of small flying pokemon stopped him. "Nuh uh! You won't escape!" they all said cheerfully.
Soon, he was surrounded from every directions.
"Now now, no need to be hasty." He said fearfully. "Let's solve this peacefully?"
The princes smiled evilly. "Nope."
'This is my only chance to escape. Otherwise, I will have to take the tickle torture.
So he quickly flew upwards where no one was.
"See you later!" said Ash happily.
"You aren't escaping like that!" said a flying ratata.
"What the hell! Ratata aren't supposed to fly! How the hell is he flying!" screamed Ash.
The princes giggled. "You forgot that I have psychic powers. So I can do it. I'm using psychic so every pokemon can fly. Too bad for you."
He escaped from the flying ratata, but soon, his wing was stucked in a tree.
"You got to be kidding me!" wined Ash.
He tried to pull it from the tree, but he lost his balance and was falling.
"Nononononononononono! If I fall now, they will catch me! Noooooooooo! I need to go back up! Go back up! Gobackup! Gobackup! Gobackup!" Shouted Ash.
Everyone laughed at him. No one was worried about hurting, because if anyone even crashed, that person would land on the soft grass.
The princes and the other children landed on the grass so when ash would crash, they could begin their tickle torture.
After a while, Ash crashed on the grass and everyone surrounded him.
'Oh crap, I'm scrued. Thought Ash.
"So do you have any last words ash?" asked the princes while giggling.
"Um, sorry? Let's forget the tickle torture?" he asked.
They didn't listen, and began to tickle him mercilessly.
"Hahahahahahahaha! Stop! Hahahahahahahahahahaha! I give up! Please! No more! Muhahahahahahahahahaha!" he said while laughing.
But soon, everyone began to tickle each other.
And like that, they spend the whole evening playing, laughing, and just having fun.
The princes couldn't believe it. She never thought that she would play like this. But since the arrival of Ash, she had changed. And ash was the reason.
And she liked the change.
Ash was happy. He needed this laugh. On that evening, all his worries, responsibilities, fears and doubt weren't there. Everything was peaceful. He knew that he needed to face many challenges, but for this peace, he was ready to face anything.
But not today, today, he wanted to just enjoy this happiness.
Because here, he didn't need to worry about a pokemon league. He didn't need to worry about saving the world.
'Today, I just want to have some fun.
For the first time in his life, he had fun.
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A/n: and this is the end of this chapter.
Now, I have some questions.
Firstly, I need a name for the creature. You know the same one who appeared in the story several times.
Secondly, how should I reply to guest reviews? Should I reply here or if you don't want it, just leave something in a review so I can reply back to you.
Lastly, I won't be able to update in the month of June. But to say sorry, I have updated my other chapters so people can read them easily.
I have corrected some mistakes. Well, I think I have done it. But I won't find out if people won't review. So please guys, review.
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