The Killforma/Ash flapped his wings and rose in the air surveying the Guardians and Dragons. His eyes narrowed as his minions descended upon them for the start of what would be the greatest battle ever fought. "This place isn't befitting for a battle as grand or decisive as this one. What we need is an arena!"
Everyone stared as Killforma/Ash glowed a brilliant white and the amulet around his neck started humming. The ground shook and started to crack. Parts of the rocky floor jutted into the air as the walls changed color and reformed. The plant life twisted turning dark and garish and the sky darkened to a blood red. Once the transformation was done they found themselves in a grand arena of different platforms and environments. The stands were filled with ghostly spectators as a giant screen hovered in the air displaying all the action. Tapping into the power of the Scepter of Nephrites the weather was changed into a raging thunderstorm with gale force winds in some areas and in others it was way to hot! "Now the battle can truly begin!"
Omi and Misty found themselves paired up against Electabuzz and two panthers that looked like they hadn't eaten in days. They let loose a roar and pounced like lighting at the two warriors who narrowly dodged out of the way. They jumped up and swung around the stalactites and dropped back down in the mist of a few scraggly trees and wild bushes to avoid being struck by Elecatbuzz's Thunder Wave.
"We can't hide here forever. Sooner or later they're going to find us," Misty hissed.
"Agreed. We need to defeat our foes and concentrate our efforts on separating Ash and the Killforma. Any ideas?" Omi whispered.
"Yeah don't get killed! Hey kitty cats hope you like getting a bath! Hydro Pump Water!" Misty shouted dosing the two jungle cats with water. Her eyes widen in fear as they ran straight through the water for her. She barely managed to slide underneath the cats and push off the rocks to give one of them a roundhouse kick. She reached out and grabbed the other by the ear and ignoring the deep scratches on her shoulder she yanked the panther right into a wall. "Who knew pulling Brock's ear all the time would help me. Ugh I hope this shoulder will be okay. Omi you need help?"
"Not at the present!" Omi called out as he curled into a ball and started bouncing off the landscape. Doing this helped him big up speed so that when he bowled over Electabuzz it was like he had been shot out of a cannon. "Strike!"
"Good job Omi! Come on let's hurry and what in the name of all things water are they doing?!"
"They're merging into one being! Our enemy now has all the strengths of both creatures!"
The merged Electanther moved like liquid lightning emitting tons of electricity. Faster then the eye could see the hodgepodge creature ripped a deep gash on their chests sending a surge of electricity through their body. The Electanther gave a shout of joy and moved in for the kill when he found his way blocked by a spinning Whirlpool combined with tentacles formed by a Shoku Water attack keeping the Dragon and Guardian safe inside.
"This shield isn't going to keep him out long! The second he charges it were dead!"
"Then might I suggest a counterstrike? I sense an underground river beneath us. Using our Wu and weapons we might be able to use that to our advantage. On my signal drop the Whirlpool merging it with the river. Ready Kajim Charm, Shimo Staff Water!"
"Kyogre Wristguard, Posideion Trident Water!" Misty shouted. The ground beneath their feet cracked open and a geyser of water shot out merging with the two attacks. Both warriors jumped on the column of water and rode it over to the Electapanther. Inches from their enemy the dove into the water and jumped out of it striking their opponent with the full force of their supercharged watery weapons. "Alright we did it! Let's go help the others with Ash! What the? Come on you got to be kidding me!"
"These creatures are more stubborn then weeds! Come Misty we must try again!"
On another nearby platform Kimiko was using her ability to manipulate the flames for flight to hover over the chaos below with May clutching her legs. The torrential downpour was severely affecting the girl's powers and the dry barren landscape with only a few meager plants below meant their powers could burn out of control. What really worried them were the four fire types below. There was a raging Charizard, a pissed off Typhlosian, an angry Blazeikan, and lastly a spirited Infernonape.
"This isn't good at all! The water's draining our powers and those four powerhouses can rip us to shreds without their powers if they want to," Kimiko stated as they tried to fly higher.
"We can't let them intimidated us! We need to defeat them if we're going to save Ash! Can you dive bomb them and release me a few feet from the ground? I can use my Flame Wheel attack to bombard them and follow up with a Fire Blast," May suggested.
"Good idea I'll also use my Shoku attack to level the playing field. Let's go fire girl!" Kimiko shouted as they dive-bombed the Pokemon. The powerhouses turned and met the charge leaping or flying to greet them.
May was scared out of her wits. She wanted to scream as she let go of Kimiko's legs and fell like a missile to Earth. Screwing up her courage she hugged her knees to her chest. "Flame Wheel Fire!"
The sensation was nothing like anything she felt before as flames encompassed her body. Faster and faster she fell until she made contact plowing down Infernonape and Blazeikan. Rolling around the ground in a spiral formation she kept the cyborgs from attacking. Emerging from her roll she stood there panting. "Had enough or do you want more?"
"Blazeikan!" the cyborg Pokemon unleashed a deadly Fire Spin mixed with the Heylin Flame making it even more powerful.
"Infernonape!" Infernonape's Blaze increased the power of its Flamethrower maximizing its effectiveness.
"Time to lay down some suppression fire! Wudai Fire Blast Fire!" The powerful blast of fire struck the two attacks stealing all their power. There was tremendous explosion that sent the three of them scattering in different directions.
Up in the air Kimiko was running out of time as struggled to stay flying. Charizard and Typhlosian were tag teaming her. She needed to end this battle fast so she could help May out. "Trust me boys you don't want to see me lose my temper!"
Charizard responded by blasting at her with Overheat and Typhlosian bombarding her with Ember. Kimiko landed on an outcropping using the last of her fiery wings to shield her from the attacks. Her armor was scorched in a few places, but she was relatively okay. "Shoku Inferno Mars Fire! That should leave them with some damage. May! May are you okay?"
"I'm fine, but were not look! I've never seen a fire types merge their flames like that before!"
"They're trying to use a new move on us. If I had to call it something I would call its Hell Fury. We have to strike first and hope we beat them to the punch. You ready?"
"Let's do it!" Together the two girls ducked and danced around the flames until they were close enough to deliver an uppercut followed by a hard kick. They grabbed each other's arms doing an orbital kick before flipping onto their backside and deliver punishing kicks and other moves. As they were thrown clear they righted themselves and came back for more.
"Moltres Armband, Wolverine Claws Fire!" May shouted as her fiery blades tore off some of the metal parts from Blazeikan and Infernonape.
"Cats Eye Draco, Arrow Sparrow Fire!" Kimiko tossed her burning darts into the air. They merged into a phoenix burning the flesh off Charizard and Typhlosian. Even in pain the cyborgs didn't give up as they rushed the two healing all the way.
Brock and Clay found themselves in a scorching hot dessert. There were only a few outcroppings of rock and only a bare patch of soil. With no breeze or water around the two warriors were overriding every instinct in their bodies to keep fighting against the battalion of rock and ground types that pursued them.
Brock used his height to his advantage to help him deliver strikes from a distance. Doing a sweep kick he sent sand flying through the air blinding his opponents. With them distract he managed to deliver a hard elbow/ upper cut combo before being pinned to the ground by the bulk of a Nidoqueen. "Get off me!"
"Need help wrangling the critters buddy? Come to papa you big overgrown mouse!" Clay called out lassoing the Pokemon and hog-tying her. "Dang that was my last rope."
"Watch out!" Brock shouted tackling the cowboy as Sandslash tried to carve his gut open like a thanksgiving turkey. "We're at a huge disadvantage here with only a fraction of earth. If the ground times keep using Sand Storm and Sand Tomb were going to be buried alive!"
"I hear you buddy, but we have a saying in Texas. No one messes with us! You're the breeder use your knowledge to help us! Now any weakness we can use against them?"
"Not in a scorching desert without water! Rock and ground types hate water, but our element isn't going to affect them much. Maybe if we could change the landscape up a bit they have a harder time attacking."
"Mix the sand and earth up into soup? Sounds like a plan! No time for a breather we've got cyborg Pokemon barring down on us. Shoku Titanic Crater Earth!"
"Wudai Rockslide Earth!" the two attacks drastically changed the environment. Giant sinkholes were created sucking up both sand and Pokemon. The outcroppings broke loose and covered more of the field. The cyborg Pokemon that remained unleashed their strongest attacks hoping to knock out the interlopers causing them so many problems.
"If those Screech attacks don't stop I'm going to be deaf again!"
"We have knuckle on down and finish this particular cattle run if you want to save your best friend! Longhorn Taurus, Big Bang Meterang Earth!" Clay released his weapon flying through the air. The copies grew in size as they got covered in obsidian rock. They made contact with a squad of ground types burying them alive.
"Groundon Sheath, Gaia Club Earth!" The club made a terrific noise as it bashed the head of a particular giant Onix forcing it back. But they kept coming and the two Earth Warriors had to keep fighting.
Murkro was leading the flying types against Tracey and Raimundo. The gale force winds and churning fog was making it hard to fight back. The boys had taken refuge inside a narrow gap in the cliff wall. Murkro was determined to get them out and was using Sky Attack to try and create a cave in. "Murkro!"
"Silver Wind Wind! Okay that only seemed to ruffle Murkro's feathers. You think I should try Razor Wind?" Tracey asked Murkro used double team and all the clones tried to force them out. Soon a menagerie of flying types joined them forcing the two boys further back.
"Only if you want to rock and roll us to death. We need to get out of this gap and fast. I doubt using my Heylin powers would help us. They probably would just strengthen these guys. Hmm what we need is an escape route I got it! When Crystal was traveling through Sinnoh with Ash and co they encounter Team Rocket capturing birds and holding them underground."
"I don't mean to interrupt, but could you get to the point of this narrative fast?"
"The birds escaped by drilling a hole upward. We can't get out through the gap so let's make a back door. Aim Razor Wind at the ceiling and max it out!"
"But what about the falling debris?"
"Let me worry about that just do it!"
Tracey shut up and did as he was told firing a powerful Razor Wind up into the ceiling. The attack cut through the rock wall like a hot knife through butter. As the hole was formed the falling rocks were obliterated by Raimundo's Heylin powers. Finally they had a clear shot to the surface and the boys took it by giving each other a leg up. They landed safely on the top of the cliff and got ready for the bird Pokemon.
Murkro sounded the call when he spied the two boys. They were getting away this time! Firing off several Shadow Balls he waited to see if they made any contact. When the boys managed to dodge and actually send one back at him Murkro knew playtime was over. "Murkro ro!" Going into a steep climb Murkro and the rest power-dived towards the earth. At just the right moment they used a special move called Feather Dart to send turn their feathers into supercharged darts!
"Wow I've got to sketch that!"
"Sketch later, fight now! Ugh Shoku Neutron Star Wind!" A star shaped shield of wind formed in front of them successfully blocking the Feather Darts. Breathing heavily Raimundo turned to Tracey. "Time for us to cage these birds. Target the left half of the flock and I'll take the right! Crest of the Condor, Blade of the Nebula Wind!"
"Suincine Brace, Juju Blowpipe Wind!" Several of the birds were caged inside wind attacks unable to free themselves. Unfortunately Murkro and several others were left free and the fight started all over again.
Jack and Max were in the fight of their life on their platform, which was completely devoid of any metal to assist them. In fact their platform was made out of fossilized plant life. Jack was doing his best to keep the younger warrior safe, but it wasn't easy at all.
"Mopping the floor, dusting the walls, washing dishes! I knew becoming an expert at chores would improve my battling skills! Max how are you doing buddy?" Jack asked as he surveyed the down cats.
"Metal Claw Metal! If the fate of the world wasn't in the balance I would be loving this!" Max called back as he used Metal Claw to deflect Head Smashing Bedlam. Running at full speed he jumped into the air and started spinning. His arms lit up as he used Steel Wings to try to tear apart some of the steel type Pokemon attack. He was shocked when it didn't work and Steelix swatted him into wall with its tail.
"MAX! Man are you all right? Speak to me buddy."
"I'm fine, but I think my glasses are broke. Oh we aren't making a dent in their metal bodies. These cyborg Pokemon are tough to crack."
"With that metal I'm not surprised. Golems are supposed to be dang near indestructible. Here's a spare pair of goggles wear them," Jack said helping Max to his feet. Both boys looked on worriedly as their steel friends came charging at them in full force. "The only way we're going to be able to hurt them is if we can get that metal off their body. I got plan just follow my lead. Shoku Ore Asteroid Metal!"
The cyborg Pokemon stopped in their tracks and withered in pain as Jack's power managed to rip off sections of the metal body parts leaving gaping holes. Elixir blood dripped from their bodies as they very slowly started to regenerate the lost parts.
"Quick before they've regenerated! Magnetic Grip, Olaf Shield Metal!"
"Diagla Disk, Rider Chain Metal!" Both weapons managed to inflict some serious damage on the steel type Pokemon. Even after they finished regenerating they had some problems. It was then the boys remembered the lesson that a wounded animal is a more of a threat than a healthy one.
Ursaring was firing Hyperbeam after Hyperbeam into the trees trying to knock down Jermaine and Casey. The rest of the normal types were spread out among the forest searching for their prey. A few of them caught glances of the two warriors and narrowly missed them. In response Casey used Bounce to send tree branches toppling on their heads.
"This is no good we're down two outs with no runners on the bases. If this keeps up their pitcher will strike us out!" Casey whispered as below them a Munchlax and Snorlax were eating the tree they where in.
"Don't forget the point guard below us! We've got to get the ball down the court and give him a full court press. Come on move those legs now!" Jermaine instructed as he dropped down between the feeding cyborgs and laid down some hurt on them with Casey's help.
"So any ideas how to make the final out for our team when we're the ones at bat?"
"We just need to make a slam dunk by launching ourselves from the free throw line. There's our target straight ahead. Let's clear up the lane! Shoku Subspace Blackhole Gravity!"
"Wudai Swift Gravity!" The two attacks cleared away most of the normal type Pokemon, but a few like one very stubborn Teddyursa needed a little persuasion. Finally they were close enough to attack Ursaring.
Unfortunately Ursaring wasn't in the mood to cooperate. Letting loose a mighty bellow he fired off a few Focus blast that nearly tore the armor off their bodies. They were still recovering when he came after them with Hammer Arm which they blocked forcing the bear a few feet backwards.
"Okay I've had enough. Time to make the game shot! Grava Guard, Goliath Slingshot Gravity!"
"Time for a Grand Slam! Deoxys Cover, Nightingale Sticks Gravity!"
Ursaring was bombarded by gravity wells and pinned to the ground by the sticks. Roaring like a banshee he swiped the weapons away and charged the two warriors. Jermaine and Casey had to knuckle down for the extra innings.
In a swampy platform Torterra was using his Frenzy Plant to try and capture Dagwood and Gary as they swung from trees avoiding both quicksand and him. Other Pokemon also tried their luck to reach the boys, but were either defeated or forced backwards. Finally the two managed to take cover under the roots of a mango tree and take a breather.
"This isn't good. Between the swamp, the wet air, and lack of our element were not going to be able to fight back. How do we defeat an enemy with such a disadvantage?"
"By using out surroundings to assist us of course. Come you were one of the top trainers and now you're the best researcher now use your brain! Okay I want you to use Razor Leaf to blind the cyborgs so we can attack. Once we've got a clear shot we move in on Torterra okay? Go for it!"
"Razor Leaf Wood!" Gary shouted. The air was thick with leaves blinding several of the grass types. Gary hopped from grassy knoll to knoll and whipped his leg around tripping up Oddishes, Glooms, and Vileblooms. Ducking a Magical Leaf by an annoying Budew he chopped Budew across the face. He looked over to see how Dagwood was doing.
Dagwood used his chest to smack back an angry Eggcuter. Next he elbowed a Paris then up thrusted a Parasect. Bringing down his foot he managed to slightly crack a Seedot. He was soon buried under a couple Nuzleaf and Shiftry, but tossed them off with his Shoku Flora Planet Wood attack. Suddenly he was on his knees in pain as Torterra's Leach Drain started zapping her strength.
The draining stopped almost as soon as it started thanks to Gary and his Leaf Storm. The young researcher helped him to his feet. "Thought you could use a hand. So is this time we break out with the heavy duty arterial?"
"You read my mind. You aim for his head I'll take the body. Woha Armor, Bunyan Battle Ax Wood!"
"Celebi Capsule, Wynate Pike Wood!" The two combined attacks wrapped up Torterra and brought him down to his knees zapping him of his strength. The boys thought they had him, but were found wrong when Torterra stole power from his companions to renew the fight.
Lu was having the time of her life fighting by herself against hundreds of electric types during a raging thunderstorm on a platform that was acting like a lighting rod. "Catch me if you can you scumbags! Man this is the kind of thrill I've been searching for! Dodging lightning bolts, battling supercharged Pichu's and Manetricks; defending against Sparks and Thunderwaves with my own Shoku powers yep I'm as happy as ever! Oh nice try Ampros, but no way you're faster then me! I participate in the annul Running of the Bulls in Madrid every year! Oh watch it you nearly singed my armor! Oh that is it I'm about electrifies your little bodies! Zeus Order, Thunderbird Sais Lightning!"
Lu was hit with the equivalent of 3000 volts of electricity as she gathered power for her attack. The power was racing throughout her body and if she didn't release it soon she would be most likely dead. At the climax of power she released in shocking burst of power that brought everyone including herself to her knees gasping for air. It would be a little while before any of them could start attacking again.
Crystal caught Weevile paw as he tried to use Scratch on her. Grunting with effort she bent back his claw snapping the wrist successfully pinning the Pokemon to the ground. "Give up?"
"Weevile!" Weevil fired an up close and personal Blizzard attack making her skid painfully across the ice. She had to roll into a snowbank to avoid being impaled by falling icicles. Getting to her feet she looked around for her opponents.
"I'm really hating this tundra. Its nothing like home! Ah oh stop oh you didn't I'm going to shatter you!" Crystal shouted angrily as she punched, chopped, and kicked back a couple of what looked like walking abominable snowmen. Claws and hands met together and she used Repulse the Monkey to get rid of one snowball only to have another come after here. "Polar Bear Crush, Wolf Bite, Shoku Polar Pluto Ice! Zoey how are you faring!"
"I've been better, but I really do appreciate the lesson in surprise attacks!" Zoey shouted as she changed from a high kick to rabbit punch. A Glaile fired an Ice Beam and she matched it in power and beauty with her own. Stopping the attack she ducked then kicked the creature like it was a soccer ball imbedding him into an iceberg. She dove behind an ice wall where Crystal joined her. "Even hurt Weevile won't go down. I wish we could just recall that guy into his Pokeball."
"That would still leave behind plenty more Pokemon to battle. I think its time to change strategizes. Can you use Flash Freeze on the ground over there?"
"Yeah, but why?"
"Trust me if you can and you know how to ice skate then do it please okay?" The warrior begged her coordinator friend. Zoey did as she was told creating a freshly frozen rink. Using some broken ice and a little ingenuity Crystal made skates for the two. "Now its my turn to show you how we battle with power and beauty. Follow my lead."
Zoey watched in amazement as Crystal skated across the ice performing a routine worthy of an Olympic gold. Her jumps, twists, and spins were both beautiful and power. In the middle of one of her spins Zoey saw her grab her weapon and knew what she would have to do.
"Mirror Deflector, Shayera Mace Ice!"
"Articuno Slip, Knights Flail Ice!" The resulting shower of snow and hail created enough chaos to turn the tides for now.
On a nearby platform comprised half of a volcano and the other half ocean both Stacey and Soladade were holding their own against Raging Dragons. Stacey leapt over a lava flow and dove into the water with Head Smashing Bayonet following her. She surfaced and pulled herself to shore and watched with pity as the little being sank. She only got a few minutes rest before a Gyradoes fired a Dragon Blast. Using her Shoku attack she sent the lava crashing down on him burying it alive as it rapidly cooled. "Now that's what I call a kinetically active art. Still I guess that's why they say let sleeping dragons lie huh?"
"If you can still make witty comments after all this we must be in trouble. Oh now here he comes. Dragon Rush Flair!" Soladade shouted drawing up her power as she leapt into the air to battle wits against a Garchomp. Neither attack hurt the other one so she gathered her power above her. "Wudai Rage Flair!"
"Congrats on barbecuing one Garchomp, but let me remind you we've still got at least thirty hungry dragons coming after us. My Gods and Goddess are telling me to use our weapons to even the odds. You think you can do it considering your ankle?"
"It's only strained not broken. We'll worry about it later. Let's put on a show they'll never forget."
"Okay because I think there about to nuke us. Bomber Plate, Mei Xing Knife Flair!"
"Rayquaza Holster, Nerfertina Whip Flair!" It really did look like a small nuclear explosion had gone off.
Auara and Dawn had found themselves trapped underground with barely any light battling psychic Pokemon determined to brainwash them into serving the Killforma.
"That Hypnos wouldn't give up hypnotizing us!" Dawn shouted as she grabbed two Drowsies and knocking their heads together. Twisting around she fired off a Solarbeam striking a Mediate squarely in the chest.
"Strike of the Flying Serpent! Cobra Strike! Constrictor Crush. Man when did I start liking snakes so much I wonder? Oh you didn't try using Confuse Ray on me! Shoku Solar Sun Light! Your right Dawn we need to take him out if we're going to win this. As a famous playwright once said live in the moment! Lantern Fold, Mulan Sunfans Light!"
"I sure hope this works! Mesprit Clasp, Apollo Bow Light!" The cavern was filled with light and the roof collapsed revealing the red sunlight above them. As the girls climbed out of the hole they glanced over the center platform were all of Ash's Pokemon save Chimchar were battling Killforma/Ash.
Killforma/Ash was soaring through the air thanks to the power of his wings and the Jet Bootsu for stability. He had been enjoying the action below and admiring the warrior prowess of the Dragons and Guardians when Ash's Pokemon had decided to take into their collective appendages to save their friend. "Your going to have be a lot faster Staravia if you want to catch me!"
Staravia poured on the speed with Quick Attack and prepared to deliver a supercharged Aerial Ace. Focusing on nailing Killforma/Ash right in the chest he completely forgot about the Shroud of Shadows. Seconds before impact the entity vanished from sight sending the starling Pokemon overshooting his target. "Staravia? Avia Star!"
The other Pokemon shouted out replies that they couldn't find the invisible foe either. Suddenly Aipom shouted a warning for Staravia to dodge as the Third Arm Sash appeared out of nowhere and snagged the bird. "That was to easy Staravia. You should have used Double Team to avoid being caught. Don't you have any other tricks to show me?" Killforma/Ash asked running his talons through the bird's feather.
"Staravia!" Staravia screeched as he used Wing Attack to free himself. Flying backwards he gather all his power and dive bombed the combined entity with Aerial Ace straight in the chest, but the Two Ton Tunic protected him from damage. Staravia was forced to retreat as the creature used the combined powers of the Sword Storm and Horn of the Blizzard to send a chilling wind partially freezing his wings.
"Very impressive Staravia, but not good enough. Who's next? Oh so you want to play tag Aipom? Then just try to catch me, just remember I'm just as agile and have better equilibrium thanks to the powers of the Monkey Staff!"
Aipom ignored the taunts and swung through the trees after her friend. Quickly activating Double Team she sent her clones to surround the possessed trainer. Each clone had grabbed a different part of him as she snuck up from behind ready to use Scratch to tear off the helmet. As she brought her paws up to Scratch she let out a shriek as part of her power was sucked away and then sent back at her thanks to the Sun Chi Lantern. "Aip pom pom?"
"Aipom have you forgotten that the Helmet of Jong gives me eyes in the back of my head? I should thank you for sending your clones after me. Without them I couldn't have used the Sun Chi Lantern to power up. If you done I like to move on."
"Aipom! Aipom pom!" Aipom sent shower of Swift stars down upon her trainer and then struck hard with her Focus Bunch. Killforma/Ash destroyed the Swift with blasts from the Star Hanabee and the Kazoo Atom. Aipom's Focus Punch was no match for the Fist of Tebigong and she fell to the ground in pain and shame for not being able to save her friend.
"Turtwig! Turt turt twig!" Turtwig tackled Killforma/Ash the second he landed. He bit down hard trying to pull of the Wu armor, but had to jump back to avoid being clawed. Not willing to give up he sent a powerful Leaf Storm mixed with Razor Leaf at the combined entity.
"Foolish choice Turtwig! I can control plant life thanks to the power of the Totem of Flora remember? Would you like some water to quench your thirst curtsey of the Orb of Tournamie? I advise that you heal yourself up with Synthesis before an infection sets in. Now that's three down just one to go. Hello Pikachu are you really going to fight me?"
"Pikapi pika Pikachu? Pikapi!" Pikachu begged his best friend to come back. To fight the control of the Killforma and use his powers to save the worlds from destruction. When it looked like words wouldn't work he fired a Thunderbolt at his friend hoping to shock him awake.
Killforma/Ash used the Eye of Dashi to redirect the Thunderbolt. He raised a glowing claw hand and waved it in front of Pikachu. The electric mouse gasped as white light engulfed him and when he could see again he was surprised to find himself a Pichu! "Pichu?"
"One of the perks of being the Heart of our world is the ability to affect time. I can use it to turn you back into a baby Pichu or I can snap my fingers and turn you into a Raichu as I've just demonstrated or just wiggle my nose and your back to yourself. Does that tell you what kind of power your dealing with old buddy?"
"Pikachu! Pika pika pika!" Pikachu shouted angrily that Ash would never do something like that. Seething he fired of round after round of Ball Lightening trying to get through his defenses. When that didn't work he did a revolving jump before smashing his Iron Tail down hard. He was aiming for the Amulet, but missed.
Killforma/Ash reacted instinctively smacking Pikachu away. When he saw the red mark on his cheek he examined his hand and saw it was bloody. "No, I didn't want to hurt you. Your going to be okay buddy heal up. Now to make sure none of you get hurt I'm going to have to put you in a safe place. Quintessence!" The Amulet glowed brightly as it used Quintessence to animate the ground into forming comfortable cages. "There your safe now."
"Staravia!"
"Aipom!"
"Turtwig!"
"Pikachu!"
"It will be okay my friends you'll see. Once I've conquered the two worlds everything will be fine. Now if you excuse me I have to find Chimchar, and the two warriors of the Darkness. The Dragon will live, but the Guardian will die!" the Killforma/Ash left to search for his prey.
Currently his prey was lying unconscious on a cave floor while Chimchar and Callie plus her Soul Beast Houndor tried to drive off the dark types that were after him. It wasn't easy and they were force to use only half strength with their attacks if they wanted to avoid hurting Paul.
"Houndor use Bite on Poochyena then Shadow Ball on Mightyhena! Ugh get off me! Thank the spirits I watched enough roos fighting to know how to handle these guys. Take this!" Callie shouted as she used her feet to push off an offending Sneazle. Swiping her hand forward she clawed a Houndoom drawing elixir blood. Before she could attack again she let out a cry of agony.
"What the? Oh no Houndor return! Not good I felt that. Chimchar has Sleeping Beauty woke up yet!"
"Char chim!" Chimchar shouted over his shoulder. Taking a deep breath he let loose his most powerful Flamethrower driving back the dark types to the mouth of the cave. That's when Callie used her Shoku attack and weapon/Wu to drive off the rest. "Chimchar char!"
"Yeah they're gone for now, but they'll be back in masses soon. We need Paul's help. Oh wake up already! Even with his injuries he should have woken up I mean I can sense his spirit is alive and well. Chimchar heat him up a little."
Chimchar did as he was told using the heat of his tail to warm Paul's temperature. The boy started sweating up a storm and suddenly sat up right panting. Seeing his job was down Chimchar sat down and waited for the events to unfold.
"Was that really necessary? Don't answer that just tell me where I am and what the heck is going on. One minute I'm traveling and the next minute that thing is controlling my body. I want answers now!"
"Cliff notes version is this: That creature is called the Killforma, an ancient creature that can reshape things with his powers. It needed to borrow your body so it could complete its master plan, which was to create powerful cyborg Pokemon to help him conquer both our worlds. Currently he is in possession of the Amulet of First Kung our worlds heart and by bonding with Ash, the heart of your world, he's made himself nearly next to impossible to beat. We need your help if we're to free him and save our worlds."
"Forget it I'm not going to help you. This isn't my problem."
"Chimchar! Char char chim!" Chimchar was stunned. He tried to explain to Paul that it was indeed his problem and he was very much apart of this. Unfortunately Paul couldn't understand him even with his medallion because he was rejecting his heritage.
"What do you mean this isn't your problem?! The Killforma wants you dead in case you haven't noticed so this makes it your problem!"
"Look, the only thing I'm interested in is getting my Pokemon back from that creep. After that I'm done and out of here. If that loser was stupid enough to let that thing possess him then he's even more pathetic then I thought. If you idiots think you can save him and stop this madness then your just plain crazy. Ow! What the I think you broke my nose!" Paul said as he touched his bloody nose.
"Good because I'm going to break a whole lot more then that if you don't shut up and listen you ungrateful piece of flesh! Your unbelievable you know that? You're the most egotistical, self centered, single-minded narcissistic selfish self-serving person I've ever met! My friends risked their lives to try and save both you and Ash from the Killforma and prevent the destruction that's going on. It's called being selfless something you should try! Do you know why the Killforma is so bent on killing you instead of making you one of his generals? Because you've embraced the cliché that darkness is bad! Darkness isn't evil it's misunderstood. We need darkness if were to survive. Paul, do you really believe your abusive and neglectful make your Pokemon love you or want to be your friend?"
"There not suppose to love me or be my friend! I train them the way I do because I need them to be strong for combat!"
"Chimchar! Char chim char chim!" Chimchar barked at him angrily. Paul looked at him with disgust and confusion unable to understand the little flame monkey. "Chimchar char! Chim chim! Char char!"
"Chimchar's right Paul. You Pokemon fear you more then they respect you. Even without the control crystals they wouldn't have returned to you after the Killforma opened their eyes to the damage you've done. They want to be your friends, but you won't let anyone in not even Chimchar who risked his life to save you. Do you know why he did that or why any of us our here?"
"No I'm sure your going to tell me aren't you?"
"Because it's the selfless and right thing to do. No matter what a person does they deserve a second chance. You're our friend and we will risk our lives to help you out even if you don't want. You say you want Pokemon fit for combat, but who's your enemy Paul? You're own worse enemy because you've turned to best trait, focus, and twisted it up. You are the Guardian of Darkness and only you can turn the tide in this battle. Help us please. Fine be that way these belong to you curtsey of the legacy of your ancestor Paulson. If you change your mind Chimchar and I will be out there fighting."
"Are you crazy you'll die out there! You can't beat them!"
"I never said it was the smart thing I said it was the right thing. Chimchar lay down a Fire Spin to cover us!" With that the duo was gone leaving Paul alone with his thoughts.
The battle was hopelessly deadlocked. Neither side was backing down or gaining ground. Dragons and Guardians fought hard with all they had while the Killforma's forces tapped into their reserve forces to counter them. Surveying the scene from above the Killforma/Ash decided the battle had gone on long enough. "This battle is over!" he shouted activating his powers.
The landscape returned to normal and the warriors found themselves pinned to the ground next to the Pokemon cages by the remaining cyborg Pokemon. The more they struggled the harder they were held. They looked up with fear and hope as the Killforma/Ash landed. If he got close enough they could separate the two.
"I'm sure you could separate us given the chance, but you won't have it. Come! Ah see the Soul Swapper is mine now. I must admit you put up a magnificent fight and revealed some flaws I needed to address with my army so I thank you. However this conflict is over as you can see from the screen. Your Temple is about to buckle, the Nilyeh City has nearly been conquered, and I have nearly taken Guan's Gateway. All around this world my army has nearly defeated all resistance. The same could be said about the Pokemon world see? Your friends put up a valiant fight, but its over. Time for you to join me."
"We'll never join you!" Lu growled.
"Come on Ash wake up and help us! You've been possessed before and beat him!" May pleaded. The Pokemon and others joined her, but their words fell on deaf ears.
"Silence please! I see now you won't be joining me willingly so I'll have to use my powers instead. I shall open your minds to my way of thinking and slowly you'll embrace it. You will becoming willing members of my army."
"Wait a minute here! Are you going to brainwash us into thinking your right?" Gary asked.
"You can't do this to us! Ash please!" Brock begged, but his pleas were ignored. Everyone's eyes widen as he transported Pikachu out of the cage and into his clawed hands. "No Ash that's Pikachu!"
"Pikapi? Pikachu pika," Pikachu asked his best friend to reconsider. The Killforma/Ash stroked his fur gently and gave his a small hug.
"It will be all right old buddy trust me," he whispered before a bluish white light engulfed the Pokemon. Pikachu tried to resist the power, but it was nearly impossible. Everyone was watching in horror praying this to stop when a Shadow Ball struck Killforma/Ash in the side. The entity dropped Pikachu and clutched his side in pain. "Who did that? Show yourself!"
There was a shuffling of feet and out of the shadows stepped a figure. He was wearing the traditional armor with a Houndoom on his chest. On his shoulder was a Wu shaped like Darkrai and in his hands he clutched and ebony and alabaster scythe. "You want me dead then come and get me!" Paul shouted surprising everyone.
"You most certainly have a death wish that I'm glad to fulfill tormentor!" Killforma/Ash growled taking flight talons open ready to slice the Guardian to ribbons.
Paul didn't hesitate for a second. He met the charge shouting "Shadow Claw Darkness!" The dark claws light up and locked up with the Killforma/Ash's talons. As they climbed into Paul managed to flip over his opponent's head and make a gash in the wings before the tail curled around his ankle and hurled him into a wall. Seconds before impact he used Nightshade to backwards and land safely. Ducking and dodging power blast he continued to fire off attacks drawing the Killforma/Ash away from the others. "Is that the best you got?"
"Why are you even pretending to be a hero? You care for no one but yourself!"
"Its time I started acting a little selfless and help get a friend back! Darkrai Torc, Reaper Scythe Darkness!" Paul shouted in reply as he send several figures of darkness hoping to slow Killforma/Ash down. It didn't work and the two continued to battle oblivious to what was going on.
Five seconds after Paul's surprise attack the others broke free of their captures and now were taking out the remaining forces. Powers and weapons flew all over the place and in some cases it took nearly everyone to bring down a target, but finally all the jungle cats, Paul's Pokemon, and the cyborgs were lying on the ground defeat. Panting hard Raimundo snatched up the fallen Wu. "Come on we got to finish this!"
Paul let out a strangled cry as Killforma/Ash used his telekinesis to stretch his limbs to his breaking point. He gasped and coughed up a little blood as he felt the combined entity tighten his talons around his neck ready to squeeze the life out of him and drop his corpse to the ground below. "Foolish Paul and you called me the pathetic one. What were you hoping to accomplish with this attack? You know you can't beat me so why try?"
"Wasn't trying to…beat you. Crystal… taught me.. that sometimes its victory enough if you don't win. Do it!" Paul shouted. Frightened Killforma/Ash looked over his shoulder just as Raimundo aimed the Wu at him.
"Time to break you up! Soul Swapper!" The Wu pulsated and a golden light struck the being that let out a roar of agony dropping Paul as he convulsed. Luckily Max and Tracey caught Paul and dragged him to safety. In the air the souls of the two beings were forcefully pulled apart as they were ripped from their body. There was another flash as the bodies transformed scattering the Wu all over the ground. Misty, May, Casey, Zoey, Soladade, and Dawn raced to pick up the fallen Wu. There was another flashing light and strange squishing sound as Ash's soul reunited with his body. Unable to fly anymore he dropped to the ground like a stone where Brock and Gary caught him.
"He's alive!" Brock shouted as the Pokemon and girls raced over to check on their friend.
"He's just unconscious, but I'm sure he'll wake up. I'm glad that Killforma is gone," Gary added.
With the Pokemon screeching and pointing it was up to Misty to state the obvious. "I don't think its over yet!"
In the air was the Killforma in his natural body. He was at least the size of a small jet with a long thin tail. He had four legs that ended in five black talons. Spiral horns jutted through the tip of his hair and he had two rows of sharp teeth. The strangest thing was he was pale transparent blue with large yellow wings. He let out a roar that frightened everyone. "Bravo you separated us, but I assure you its only temporary. Thanks to the power of the Hearts and my minions I have enough power to sustain a corporal body for at least twelve hours. By the time its over all of you will belong to me! Return Ash to me at once!"
"No! You want our worlds then you have to get through us! Its time for the ultimate showdown! Guys let try that Master level move we read about. Ready? Soul of Wind Dragon!" Raimundo shouted. His soul pendant glowed a brilliant white transforming the boy into small white wind dragon. All around him the other Dragons did as he did transforming into elemental dragons. Flapping into the air they went after the Killforma.
"I enjoy a challenge and your doing nothing more then proving your worth to me! Come and get me if you dare!" Killforma hissed sending a power blast at Omi. The little dragon breathed a stream of water deflecting the attack. At the same moment the icy Crystal flapped her wings sending a blizzard at the Killforma. The creature dodged and went after her.
From behind Kimiko, Stacey, and Lu fired off blast of their elements that seemed to weaken the creature. As they moved in closer they were tail slapped and talon raked forcing them to retreat. Coming up from beneath and the sides were Jack, Jermaine, and Raimundo who tried to use their elements to contain the Killforma only to have him slip out of the way. He bit down on Auara's neck before she could and used his wings to attack Clay and Callie. He laughed at their misfortunes, but they fought on ready to die if necessary.
On the ground below the Guardians could only watch in horror. They wanted to help, but what could they do? "We have to do something! We can't just sit here while they risk their lives trying stop that thing!" Misty shouted.
"Your right, but what can we do? None of us have the power to take the Killforma on our own and even if we combined our powers what good would it do? It would just reform the attack and send it back at us," May pointed out.
"There has to be a way to defeat I mean our ancestors found a way! We know we can't kill it so why not contain it?" Brock suggested.
"One problem with that plan we don't know how to contain it. I doubt a Pokeball could capture that thing," Tracey stated.
"If only we could somehow turn the Killforma's power back on it maybe that would be enough to stop it. But how do we do that?" Max wondered.
"I know how," a weak voice said. They all turned to see Ash's eyes flutter open. They smiled and hugged him before he brushed them off and tried to stand up.
"Sit back down mister! You're in no condition to be fighting. If you have a way to strike this guy out then tell us and let us do it for you," Casey told him trying to get him to sit back down, but he wouldn't.
"We need to work together. I've bonded with the Killforma and I know he isn't evil just misunderstood. While I was joined I learned his weakness. If we can combine our powers then focus it through me I can send a transforming wave at the Killforma the moment he uses his full power. The surge of energy will be enough to transform him into something harmless and reverse all the damage that's been done. We all have to work together ugh."
"Ash look at yourself you can barely stand let alone use yourself as lens. Your powers have been dormant for three days and you barely have the strength to stand. If you try handling that much power you'll kill yourself," Gary warned him.
"He's right Ash and then what hope would there be for the rest of us. Unless you know a way to renew your strength from an outside source fast then we have to come up with something else," Zoey told him.
"Wait a minute didn't the Killforma when you first encountered him have the ability to transfer energy from a Pokemon into itself. Couldn't you use the same principle to heal up?" Soladade suggested.
"Yeah we could donate a portion of our powers to help Ash out!" Dawn exclaimed.
"Wouldn't work. In order to pull this off we need our full powers. We need to get the energy from somewhere else."
"Might we suggest us," an unfamiliar voice said. They all turned and looked at Ash's Pokemon. Aipom opened her mouth and spoke again. "Looks like those medallions are finally working if you can understand us. We want to volunteer our power."
"Ash has helped us so much in the past," Staravia began
"That we want to help him this time," Turtwig continued
"So Ash please accept our strength and win this fight," Chimchar finished up.
"Pikachu you sure buddy?"
"Never more sure than anything in my life. Relax and let us help," Pikachu said as the five of them formed a star around Ash. Closing their eyes they focused all their thoughts on transferring their energy. Their bodies became surround by a yellow, silver, white, green, and red light. In the blink of the eye the lights struck Ash charging him up. The Pokemon fainted from exhaustion, but glad they could help.
The twelve friends grabbed each other's hands and focused their powers. Soon they became engulfed in the glow of their elements. Ash rose into the air as the powers converged into a ball above his head. Adding in his own Heart powers plus the Amulet's the ball grew into size. At the right moment when the Killforma unleashed his reforming abilities on the transformed teens he let it go.
The Killforma was so intent on winning he never saw the power ball until it was to late. "No you can't do this ah!" He screamed as his own powers were turned back on him. The ball engulfed him and the dragons landed turning back into humans as they watched the twist and reshape the Killforma as white light burst everywhere blinding everyone. No one saw what new form the Killforma had taken because all eyes were on Ash.
Ash was hovering in the air surrounded by a brilliant blue white aura. The Amulet pulsed around his neck. "Its time to fix the damage that was done. Uh ah!" he gasped in surprise and pleasure as aura spread across the globe and through the gateway.
All over the earth the cyborg Pokemon vanished from sight and the jungle cats returned to being spirits. The damage they had caused had been repaired and injuries healed. The world was almost like new and the people knew who to thank curtsey of the Killforma's big screen.
In the Pokemon world the change was happening just as fast. The regions were safe and the people and Pokemon returned to normal. The sun was shining brilliantly and J found herself making a hasty retreat to avoid being captures seeing as how she was free again. She vowed to find out who did this and make them pay while at the same time claiming this power for herself. Tears of joy could be heard at the Sanctuary as Eve and Lucas hugged knowing it was over.
Ash landed on the ground, the Amulet of First Kung, gone returned to where it belonged. He teetered for a second, but Brock and Dawn steadied him. "I feel a little faint."
"You'll be okay buddy you just need to rest."
"Yeah, but that was awesome! I can't believe what just happened!"
"I don't think any of us can Dawn. It was amazing being a dragon!" Raimundo commented.
"Yeah, but what happened to the Killforma?" Lu asked.
"He was transformed," a voice said. The twenty-four teenagers and five Pokemon gasped as two girls appeared out of nowhere. They were twins by the looks of things except the colors were different. One had black hair, blue eyes, and a red halter with black jeans with red patches and red platform shoes while the other was blond blue eyed with a purple halter with blue pants with purple patches and purple platform shoes.
"Greeting warriors. I'm Star, Spirit of Justice, Entity of Goodness, and Creator of Life. My twin Nova is the Spirit of Injustice, Entity of Evil, Representative of Death. We've come to collect the Killforma," Star, the blond one spoke.
Nova held out a silver chain with charm that looked exactly like the Killforma with a rainbow gem over its head on it. "We couldn't get involved before because that would have destroyed the entire multiverse. But thanks to you kids the Killforma won't be bothering anyone for a long time. Especially not after we chuck him into the anti universe with the Nameless."
"Wait you can't! Please the Killforma isn't evil and if your people helped it all those eons ago this wouldn't have happened. I won't let you hurt him again! I'll take responsibility for him!" Ash growled as he struggled over to the two girls.
"We were hoping you say that. The Council regrets what happened and our hoping with your guidance the Killforma will reform. He's your responsibility now," Nova said placing the necklace around Ash's neck.
"Now you better return to the Temple. Everyone's waiting for you!" Star laughed as she teleported them home. The two sisters smiled at one another and vanished.
Everyone was at the Temple celebrating their victory. It had been a hard fight, but they had all done well. When the kids returned everyone gave them a heroes welcome and Ash's mom nearly crushed him to death.
"Now that your safe I guess we can have the Dragons graduation," Samuel mentioned.
"We completely forgot!" The kids said in unison causing more laughter.
"Not to mention we need a Rite of Passage ceremony for the dragons and a wedding for Delia and Samuel," Wuya added.
"Yeah, but don't you think we should attend to Paul's problem first?" Meribor asked.
Paul didn't know what they were talking about until Chakra pinned him to the wall with the Star of Fate. "What gives? I helped out didn't I?!"
"Yes and that's a good start, but to ensure your goodness last were taken precautions. We may not be demons, but Chase still has one ability left. Use it brother!"
"Heylin Memory Recall! You're now recalling all past events of evil that must be dealt with. Meribor if you please?"
"Heylin Dragon Star! Man his good side is so weak!" Meribor chirped upon seeing the pale little Paul next to his evil count side.
"Time to weaken its grip don't you agree?" Wuya asked blasting his evil side unconscious.
"Now a little purification to eat away the excess darkness. Then little recombining and there your whole again. An improvement I would say. Your still a jerk, but now you have a heart. Now that's taken care might I suggest some rest before we tackled tomorrow's plans?" Valonia asked. Everyone agreed and crawled into bed for the best sleep of their lives.