Chapter 29: Understanding the Disaster
It was a beautiful day in the Kalos Region. Vivillon's and Butterfree's are flying around. Caterpie's are munching on leaves and a bunch of other Wild Pokemon are, lying under a tree, eating berries and running around.
But there is one Pokemon who is sitting on the edge of a cliff looking off to the wide forest with his right knee over the edge, with his right elbow against his right leg, with his fist against his cheek and staring into space.
This Pokemon is Greninja one of the best Pokemon on Ash's team but had to leave him behind to protect Kalos.
Just a few days ago he felt something that happened to Ash and has been there ever since.
The two Zygardes who are currently in their core form hopped towards him and looked at him both having worried expression.
"He's been there for the past two days." Squishy pointed out softly so that Greninja won't hear them.
"I know, but the only times he's moved was only because it was important." Z2 explained.
"But even then, he won't say a word and just goes back to that same spot when we're done." Squishy added on.
Z2 nodded in agreement before both of the cores glanced towards Greninja, "We need to get him to talk." Squishy
"I agree. And that someone is going to you." Z2 told his brother.
Squishy turned to his brother, "Why me?" He asked.
"Because you've known him longer then I have, so he's more comfortable with you." Z2 answered.
Squishy narrowed his eye slightly, before sighing in defeat and hopped towards him.
When he was next to Greninja he stared at the forest for a bit before turning to Greninja, "Greninja we understand that you're worried about Ash. Trust me we are as well." Squishy told Greninja making him glance at him.
"Ash is a strong trainer, who can handle anything that Arceus can throw at him." Squishy tried reassured Greninja but he glanced back to the open.
"That doesn't make what I felt go away." Greninja replied remembering the pain that occurred on his left shoulder.
Squishy stared at Greninja until he sighed softly, "You know." Z2 called out making the pair turn to it.
"We can locate Ash." Z2 told Greninja.
"He's right we have cores all over the world. There nowhere in on this planet that Ash can be without a core seeing it." Squishy explained.
Greninja nodded in response, "Please do, it will help me to know that he's ok." Greninja replied making the two Zygarde cores nod in response before Z2 hopped next to Squishy, both closed their eye, glowed green and began screeching.
"Let's start at Pallet Town in Kanto. It is his home town after all." Squishy explained making Z2 nod in response.
Soon they had sights on Ash walking down a dirt path with Pikachu on his shoulder, "There he is." Z2 said making Greninja nod in response.
Soon the Cores gasped in shock, "What?!" Squishy and Z2 shouted in shock and rage.
Greninja raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong?" Greninja asked.
Squishy stopped glowing opened its eye and turned to Greninja. Squishy explained that Ash's friends wanted him to give up and try something else.
Once they were done Greninja was furious, "Are you serious?!" Greninja shouted.
Squishy was about to answer, "Wait!" Z2 shouted making Greninja and Squishy turn to it.
"Not all of his friends are betraying him." Z2 declared.
"Who?!" Greninja and Squishy yelled.
"Bonnie for one." Z2 answered bringing relief to Squishy, "A boy around Bonnie's age called Max. About eight people around Ash's age disagree as well." Z2 continued.
"Do you know who they are?" Greninja asked.
Z2 kept his eye close, "Yes. I can hear their names. A spikey brown hair male called Gary, Paul who is a purple hair male, Dawn a blue hair woman, Kiawe a black and red hair male, Sophocles a yellow hair short person, Lana a blue hair short woman, Mallow a green hair woman and Lillie a blonde hair woman." Z2 answered.
Greninja and Squishy were mad considering that Serena and Clemont weren't mentioned.
"What about his Pokemon?" Squishy asked.
Z2 sat there for a bit, and sighed in relief, "All of his Pokemon are with him. They believe in their trainer." Z2 answered bringing relief to Greninja considering his Kalos Teammates believe in him.
"Where is he now?" Greninja questioned.
Squishy closed his eye and glowed green. After a bit, "It seems that Ash took his Pokemon, after say his farewells to his mothers who still believes in him and went to a Region called the Reborn Region." Z2 answered
"And-" Squishy and Z2 gasped in shock making them break their concentrating
"What's wrong?" Greninja asked.
"Wh-wha, who, what could've caused such a disaster?!" Squishy asked with a shocked expression.
Z2 narrowed his eye, before closing it and searched Reborn, and saw what got Squishy surprised.
Z2 shot its eye open as well and began panting, "H-how could this . . ." Z2 couldn't finish.
Greninja had a worried expression, "What's going on?" Greninja asked.
Both Cores turned to him, "The Reborn Region . . . is . . . is dying." Z2 answered.
Greninja's eyes wide open, "What?!" Greninja shouted in shock.
"The water is polluted, vines are destroying the towns, Pokemon and people are dying." Squishy explained shocking Greninja down to the core.
"We need to find the cause!" Z2 suggested making Squishy nod in agreement before they mediated again trying yo find the cause.
The Cells began to show the Cores what happened to the Region with Team Meteor and the PULSE, "So these humans created a machine to amplify Pokemon's powers at the cost of draining their life force." Squishy explained with rage with its eyes closed.
"How disgraceful!" Z2 shouted with Greninja nodding in agreement.
Then Squishy "That's!" Squishy shouted is shock when he saw Ash battling a Tangrowth with a different colour in the park.
"I see Ash!" Z2 shouted as well.
"Is he ok?!" Greninja asked in concern.
"I'm not sure, because this was from about a week ago." Squishy answered.
"Let's keep going." Z2 suggested making Squishy nod in response.
The Zygarde cores continued to watch Ash and felt sad for him when they saw him killing Pokemon.
But they agreed that it was for the best because they could've killed a lot more, but it didn't make it easier for him or them.
They watched Ash go through so much horrors in Reborn shocking the two Zygarde cores and Greninja.
They were happy that Ash ceased the vines from destroying causing any more damage as well as the water pollution.
"These humans are beyond evil!" Z2 shouted by the damage they are causing.
"I agree. These people have no idea what they're doing. They're only doing it to open that door!" Squishy agreed just as furious.
"Do either of know what's behind that door?" Greninja asked but is just as furious.
"No, I'm afraid we don't." Z2 answered.
"Damn it." Greninja replied frustrated.
"Hang on." Squishy said making them turn to Squishy.
"It seems that Ash is about to battle the human called 'Solaris' who is the boss of Team Meteor." Squishy told the pair.
"What happened?" Greninja asked getting a bit anxious.
Squishy and Z2 didn't answer as just watched the battle and suddenly, both gasped loudly with their eye shot wide open and with horror expression on their faces.
"What happened?!" Greninja asked as he put his hands behind the Cores to prevent them from falling backwards.
The Cores panted heavily as they slowly turned to Greninja, "Y-y-you are not going t-to like this." Squishy told Greninja what happened the mountain about how Solaris's Tyranitar defeated Ash's Heracross, Sneasel, but his Sceptile managed to defeat him, before he as well as his, Gardevoir, Pikachu and Infernape were crushed by his Garchomp and what happened to Ash.
When they were done Greninja was shocked down to the core with his eyes wide open and unconscious moved his right hand over his left shoulder.
"So, so that's why." Greninja whispered in horror making Squishy and Z2 nod their heads.
Greninja turned to open, slowly stood up with the Cores watching him in concern, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Greninja yelled is sadness, despair and above all rage. Pure and utter rage.
Some Flying Pokemon flew away scared by how loud it was, until Greninja bent down and started crying with tears pouring out of his eyes as events played though his mind of all the times they spent together.
Both Zygarde cores watched Greninja in sadness with tears coming out of their eyes as well.
Then a water vortex appeared around Greninja as it transformed him into Ash-Greninja with the Water Shuriken appear on his back, but it was slowly turning black.
Both Zygardes Cores were surprised by this until relation came to them, "Greninja!" Squishy shouted making Greninja glance at it.
"If you can still transform into Ash-Greninja, that means." Squishy explained making Greninja's eyes wide open as the Water Shuriken faded back to blue.
Greninja stood up and looked at his chest seeing that it did changed, "Wait . . . so if I can still transform that means." Greninja explained.
"Ash is alive!" Z2 shouted in shock.
Greninja realized that this is true, "What happened after that?!" Greninja demanded as Squishy as well as Z2 closed their eye again and began going through the images again.
They saw Ash's Infernape going into full on rage mode, "Oh my." Squishy said in sadness and fear.
"I can understand that he would be angry, but I would never would have imagined that this Infernape would have so much power that can rival yours Greninja." Z2 explained surprising Greninja.
"Ash's Infernape has that much power?" Greninja thought to himself in concern slightly.
The Cores continued to watch what happened, including Infernape destroying the PULSE, brutalizing Solaris's Garchomp, knocking out his Gyarados as well before he sent out all his Pokemon and smashed Infernape into a boulder before he and Taka escaped.
"WAIT!" Squishy shouted making Greninja turn to him in anticipation.
"Ash woke up and . . . he managed to calm down Infernape." Squishy told Greninja making him anxious but relieved slightly.
"But . . ." Squishy continued making Greninja worried again.
"He managed to calm Infernape, but he lost conscious and it seems that this Cain, Kiki and his Pikachu are taking back to this academy." Z2 explained.
"While this Cal and Victoria are talking to each other, but it seems like Victoria is shouting at Cal." Squishy finished as they saw him throwing Ash's Z-Ring before flying away on his Charizard.
They continued to watch Ash until they gasped. Before they stopped glowing, opened their eye and turned to Greninja, "Well? What happened? Is he . . ." Greninja couldn't finish fearing the worst.
Both Cores nodded, "He's alive and he's leaving the Academy now with this Victoria." Squishy told Greninja in a relieved tone.
When Greninja heard that he felt so relieved that you wouldn't believe, slowly fell on the ground and sat down.
After a bit Greninja turned to the open and saw the sun starting to set, "So what should we do?" Z2 asked making Squishy turn to it.
"We can't let Team Meteor destroy the Reborn Region! We need to take action!" Z2 explained.
Squishy narrowed his eye and nodded determined, "Agreed. We need to go!" Squishy agreed.
Both turned to Greninja waiting to hear what his response will be, "I agree as well. Ash is still there, and he needs all the help he can get. And I'm not about to abandoned Ash when he needs me right now. He helped me to become where I am now. It's my turn to return the favour." Greninja explained with determination.
Both Cores moved their single eye in a way that there were smiling, "That's the Spirit!" Squishy shouted.
"Agreed. Now then." Z2 and Squishy closed they eyes as they glowed green and turned into their 10 percent forms.
"Let's go and pay someone a visit." Squishy suggested making them nod in response as Greninja stood up and all three ran away from the cliff.
"Hang on Ash. I'm coming." Greninja thought to himself determined to find him.
Author's Notes.
Greninja and both Zygarde cores are aware of what happened to Ash and the Reborn Region and they are on their way to help him.
So I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year and I'll see you again in 2020.
Bye :)