Hey everyone I really appreciate your help with the poll on deciding the fate of Noibat's gender. So now we have reached 50 chapters. We are catching up with story two now and nearly there. This story will overtake story two in amount of chapters by a long shot. Do want to make it a massive final story for you. Now lets press on.

Chapter 50: Regroup

Flying at a careful speed not far from the house, Ash was riding Charizard after taking care of the events of Viridian. The Champion was anxious to return as soon as physically possible to check up on the casualties from the earlier battle, particularly Latias and Rayquaza. Everyone else from the battle was with Ash and would get their turn to heal up.

Charizard would fly at a quicker speed due to Ash's request they had to fly a little slower. Ash wanted to take it smooth due to the precious cargo they were also carrying snuggled up against Ash's arm. It was in a peaceful slumber for the newly hatched Noibat was completely out which brought a pleasing calmness to Ash as he was hoping it would remain for a bit of time until they were home.

Charizard turned his head to look at Ash and the sleeping baby and brought a smile to him "You sure have developed a soft spot for the little one Ash" The champion smirked at the comment thrown at him "I'm not the only one Charizard, this entire flight you have been checking on us ever since we took off" The fire lizard irked it and looked back "I'm not admitting to anything Ash"

The Champion house was now in sight and Ash tapped the back of Charizard's neck "Alright now let's land at the door because I need to get this little one inside before I attend to everyone". The fire lizard understood and lowered himself closer to the ground before the passed over the gate. Charizard tilted himself up and lowered down before landing down on the ground and Ash wasted little time and stood off him while holding the sleeping Noibat in his right arm.

Charizard lifted off to fly to the back yard where likely everything was happening while Ash climbed up the steps fast and used his free arm to take a key out before inserting it into the door and opening it up. He entered into the house and quickly shut the door behind him and walked into the main lounge.

In the lounge he found Pikachu, Snivy and Typhlosion sat with the young Goomy along with Alfred who was holding a spray "Ash" Everyone came up to him and Alfred said "Good to see you are finally back master Ash, Noctowl brought the oran berries we desperately needed earlier. Was the mission a success?

Ash looked down and let out a sigh "Yes we rescued all the Pokémon from there and Rayquaza…but…things a lot worse than we thought with them, a lot worse than we could ever imagine…I will explain later…right now I need to see Rayquaza and another thing" Ash turned to Pikachu who stood next to Goomy before he knelt down and rubbed his hand on Goomy's fore head "How are you little guy…Was he okay Pikachu?"

Pikachu confidently held his head high "Yeah Goomy was a lot of fun, we played tag and he won" Goomy happily cawed out a moan to Ash who responded "Well I am glad you was okay while I was gone. And I have another one for you to meet"

Ash then leaned his arm down a little and presented the sleeping Noibat to them all. Alfred who already knew of the new baby said "Ah…I see all the information was accurate I sent you earlier. The little one looks very healthy" Pikachu came up close and to have a better look at the sleeping new born "What kind of Pokémon is this Ash?"

"This is Noibat, we rescued this little one from the Rocket base but was still an egg then…then at quite a timing hatched from the egg as we were on the way back. This little one is a dragon and flying" Pikachu leaned up to further inspect the new born "It doesn't look like it is from one of the regions we have been to"

Ash confirmed his statement and stood back up "Correct, this one is from Kalos as well, just like Goomy" He turned to Alfred and said "Could you take Noibat into the health room and settle the little one in. I need to see how Rayquaza is doing?" Alfred gently took Noibat from Ash's arm without waking the little one up and said "Professor Oak and Doctor Slate are outside. Brock is with Latias now next to the pool and Rayquaza is in the arena with a legendary Pokémon named Zekrom with him. You seem to have them all appearing out of nowhere"

Ash shrugged his shoulders and turned to the balcony "I can't help it if they want to help, it is their choice. If all these legendaries were not so stubborn I would have them go home. Their power could upset the balance of power if it is used for evil intention. But with Team Rocket having them under control. I have no choice but to accept their help".

Alfred gave him a grin before saying "I believe it was you sir that wanted them around by choice" Ash tilted his head before he leaned down and patted Goomy once more on the fore head before saying "I will be back in a moment Goomy, I am just going to check on the others"

The Champion didn't wish to expose the slimy dragon to the sunlight yet even though the little one is a week old in case of dehydration taking effect on the young dragon again. He stepped out to the balcony with Pikachu following him. He looked to the pool area to see Brock was attending to Latias who was on one of the beds as one of her injuries was a deep cut on the side from a claw attack.

Before he was to go down he took his poke balls one by one and released Charizard, Lucario, Espeon, Garchomp, Floatzel and Torterra. They were all slightly bruised but their conditions was still good. "Thanks everyone for your help, you all did amazing today. Because of all of you we were able to rescue Rayquaza and take another Pokémon away from team Rocket's clutches"

They all accepted his words before Ash finished "Get your rest up now everyone…You all deserve it after your hard work today". He didn't wait and hastily made his way down the stairs and walked over to Latias and Brock. They took notice and the doctor spoke up "Ash, your back"

The champion nodded before he squatted down next to Latias "Are you okay?" The eon was laid down on the sun bed, she showed him a smile "Yes Ash, I was in pain earlier but thanks to Brock, it is feeling much better than before" He rubbed his hand against her right ear settling her before he was saying "Well that is a lot off my shoulders. You make sure you get some rest Latias…you need it"

The eon leaned herself up and remarked back "I will but you make sure you do as well Ash" The champion assured her before he stood up and faced Brock "thanks a lot Brock but how serious was the wound?" Brock crossed his arms but seemed very positive in his manner "Well the wound was quite deep inflicted on her side but with a few berries and a mixture I have been able to lessen the strain on the wound however for a couple of days I would recommend her take it easy"

Ash nodded before turning to tease Latias a little "See, the nice doctor wants you take it easy for a few days Latias" The eon rolled her eyes in amusement 'Your too much my love' Ash turned serious again and looked back to Brock "Thanks for the help Brock now I need help with another. I kept him with me due to his significant injury from Rayquaza".

He took out a poke ball and released none other than Zapdos out of the poke ball and materialised right next to them. He was leaned down and the wounds on his back were noticeable. Brock crossed his arms before saying "These battles with Team Rocket are getting more dangerous aren't they"

The champion looked down with a slight worry in his eyes "Yes, I thought after the eclipse was destroyed I thought things would become easier but instead they seem to be more dangerous than the last now and after what I saw today I am worried…" Brock could tell from his expression alone that he was more than worried about the events that have unfolded.

He stepped forward and placed a hand on Ash's right shoulder "I have heard from the league all the dangerous stuff team Rocket have been doing recently. What happened to your Espeon was one of them and judging from all the injuries I have witnessed here I can tell that our troubles are not over yet"

Shaking his head at the doctor Ash merely said "Yeah it is nowhere near finished yet anyway I have to see professor Oak now" Leaving Brock to tend to the injured Zapdos and with Pikachu back on his shoulder again Ash made his way past the way to see the practise field with professor Oak tending to the heavily wounded Rayquaza laid down and Zekrom stood nearby.

"Professor!" Hearing the word spun Oak's head round to face the champion "Ash my boy, it is good to see you are safe and sound again. I must congratulate you on rescuing this magnificent Pokémon from the evil clutches of Rocket" Ash stepped beside him who had a small tablet device and said "How bad are his injuries?"

Oak grunted to the question "Well his injuries from the battle just are extensive but if Rayquaza lets his body relax and calm then he can recover eventually however I must stress this to you. Like what happened to Espeon a long time ago I imagine Rayquaza will have serious emotional scars from his time in captivity"

"Professor, he spent four years captured by team Rocket, if he wasn't a legendary Pokémon I doubt there would have been much left of him knowing what those…terrorists will do to get their way. I would be surprised he was still had half of his sanity left. When we found him he was in a near death state until we healed him enough for him to move"

Ash stood beside the professor and both looked upon the injured legendary who noticed Ash's appearance 'Human…Ash…you have returned' Due to his injuries the legendary was using telepathy to communicate "Yes Rayquaza…Professor Oak here is going to make sure you are restored to full health. But there is something I wish to know if you don't mind me asking?"

Rayquaza leaned his head over before communicating 'Well it is not like I am going anywhere at the moment…What do you wish to know human?" Collecting his thought's together for the conversation ahead Ash began "How did team Rocket capture you, I can't imagine they at that time would possess enough power to bring you down"

'While I was flying in the sky with great pride before I sensed I was being followed by strange craft which were piloted by those evil people. At first I did not give much thought and merely believed they were flying by but when they got closer towards me I was feeling insulted with them and fired a hyper beam as a warning shot to get them to stay away'

'However instead they all fired those objects you human's call…missiles containing Pokémon… energy which were all aiming at me. I was at first able to outmanoeuvre them and damage one of the craft but my overconfidence proved to be my downfall and I was hit after hit by the missiles which damaged me greatly before a sort of energy shot from one which sent me out of the sky before falling unconscious from the barrage of attacks'

'After I awoke in the facility you found me in bounded up and while I was completely aware of everything underway I felt completely drained of my energy physically move my body. Then for four years I suffered from their experiments. Pumping my life force out to power their machines and discover new things while I was praying I could meet death to escape the torture and shame of an elite like myself falling to mere human machines…'

Ash taking that into account then proceeded to his next question "And after we rescued you…What happened that caused you to attack everything around you. I recalled you being barely able to move your body" There was a long silence around them before the downed legendary responded to him '….I…I am not certain…what happened to me…When I was laid down on the ground…'

'I was helpless on how I was humiliated and defeated by machines…And in that moment I felt…a surge of energy and I snapped inside somehow. I can't explain…what happened…It was like I just lost control of my body before I was overcome with that power…Being in a state like this because of those…evil monsters…It is a great shame for one such as myself'

Hearing the legendaries long explanation stunned the humans. Ash and Oak could hardly believe the words they heard. With his fist's clenching with the anger Ash felt at the brutal nature of the Rocket group "I can't believe they could do that to you Rayquaza… I can't understand why they inflict all this suffering upon everyone…just for world domination"

Professor Oak placed his hand on Ash's shoulder to comfort the young champion "Not everyone is good Ash. There are those who words alone will never reach Ash. Good is evident but so is the evil in people which is team Rocket. There will always be people who act with bad intent. It is just the intention of the good people to maintain the order and peace of the world"

The Champion remained silent but nodded his head. It was still a shock to him of how people can perform such ill-intent to innocent beings such as Pokémon. "But that is why Ash the good have to fight, in order to ensure the innocent can live peacefully" Ash turned his head to him "Well we aren't doing enough then, not with Fuchsia city currently under siege. I should be there helping now"

Zekrom who had been observing the conversation now voiced his opinion via telepathy 'Even if you want to hero of ideals…Your Pokémon are too exhausted and require their rest. The injuries from the battle earlier with little but deep. To ensure proper victory over these evil people. Everyone must be at one hundred percent otherwise good will fail'

Taking in the words of the black legendary Ash crossed his arms pondering the situation 'As much as I hate to admit it…Zekrom is right, everyone is exhausted now and there is nothing we can do for now…They did attack Fuchsia because of me….' Ash turned himself towards Zekrom who was stood close to Rayquaza just in case he goes into a berserk state again.

"Zekrom…" The towering legendary shifted his complete attention to the Champion "I can't thank you enough for today, if it wasn't for your help, I don't know what would have happened to any of us" Merely giving a nod to show his acceptance of the thanks given to him the legendary looked him in the eyes 'It was my duty Ash, To follow your ideals and I am privileged to assist. However knowing that my original is now under the capture of those evil humans…I am worried for the safety of my original'

Ash crossed his arms with a look of being conflicted "Yes…Kyurem under the control of those terrorists is shocking…and dangerous. Team Rocket is more powerful then I feared if they have a Pokémon as powerful as Kyurem under their control…What they intend with his power is what worries me the most"

The Champion looked back up to the black dragon and said "Zekrom….I need help once more. With Pokémon like Kyurem and Rayquaza now dragged into this fight I am afraid there is a danger not just to the people and Pokémon of Kanto…but the entire world if we don't stop team Rocket. Will you join me Zekrom and help me?"

Without even a second passing the legendary bowed his head 'Of course Ash…Hero of ideals you are worthy and I will join my strength to yours to ensure peace remains, and with my original now drawn and taken against his will. I have more than enough reason to join' Ash bowed his head back in respect to the legendary.

"Thank you Zekrom, I really appreciate your help. For now however rest up and recover all your energy. I don't know what our next move is yet" The legendary merely nodded while Pikachu made a comment "It feels comforting knowing Zekrom will have our back's now" Ash agreed completely to the mouse and said "Yeah it sure is a weight off my shoulders…but now we need to bring everyone up to speed on what has happened and what our next move will be…We need to be ready for Team Rocket's next move"

Meanwhile….

Faraway in a mystical place hidden within a water city. It was completely peaceful and free of all the chaos and danger currently befalling the Kanto region. Yet there was complete silence. Being the secret garden it wouldn't haven many visitors except for those who knew the secret held within it. Upon an altar there was a shrine and in the pool of water inside the shrine was the magnificent soul dew.

However it kept giving off a strange glow as if there was activity radiating from the mystical object. Inside the soul dew there was complete darkness showing the emptiness of the void that was housed inside it. There was a small light in the midst of it all in the form a small sphere giving off a shining light. It floated in place occasionally tapping about in the position. It was quite until a voice could be heard "NO… this cannot be true..."

Silence once again took over as the sphere brightened up even more and illuminated the entire room. All of a suddenly it begun to mould shape and completely change where it grew and begun to form a figure. It took on the shape of a Pokémon which appeared to be the Latios soul currently inheriting the mystical soul dew.

Silence echoed as Latios's eyes were closed but not in a calm manner but looking alarmed for an unknown reason as if he was troubled "No…No…No this cannot be real…" The creature looked heavily alarmed remaining in place as his closed eyes tightened further and grunting sounds were escaping his mouth "Ash…Latias…Everyone…"

Well….I will leave it to you to decide what to make of this now. Anyway I apologise for the long wait. Please forgive me for making you wait so long. Anyway I have still yet to give a gender to Noibat because the votes are tied on the poll so if you haven't voted be sure to as I really need a winner here.

Now you may think that with Zekrom coming to his aid you thank Ash will have smooth sailing now…Wrongo…I have still have a few surprises to throw at you all yet. Look forward to it. See you next Chapter. One thing I will say that I have probably mentioned many times. Please don't send a review just to say hurry up or update quicker as it won't make a difference.

I appreciate your interest in the story but I have a lot on my plate at the moment so I can't dedicate a lot to the story as much as I would love to. I hope you will consider my wish here and I will thank you. See you next Chapter.