a/n:
Chillin but at what cost….
Thank you for the continued support.
I've been incredibly busy these last few days…
I'd say we're in Act 3 now.
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Ash Gang POV:
"Welcome to Hisui strangers, my name is Ashton Ketchum." A man on top of a bird said
The Ash gang was holding on for dear life hanging onto the bird's talons.
"Don't worry about the fall strangers, my Braviary is also a psychic. He'll make sure you don't fall."
"Oh, how reassuring," Rocket-Ash grumbled
"The flight won't take long, just until we lose the galaxy bastard," Ashton replied
"And how long would that be?" Ashley said concerned
"A few moments, not much longer."
Eventually, after reaching a cave by the seaside, Ashton landed his Braviary and the group toppled out of the grasp of the flying type.
Ashley heaved, and Rocket-Ash looked at her concerned.
"What?" Ashley said as she noticed his gaze while she stopped herself from vomiting, "Just because I get some motion sickness now and then doesn't mean I won't stomp the daylights out of you!"
"No, nothing at all, I'm just wanting to make sure the group doesn't die… that'd be less than ideal considering I'd like to escape this ordeal alive," Rocket-Ash said
Ashton spoke up, "If it's the galaxy fools you're concerned about, pay them no mind! Only their leader possess any merit as a wielder of pokemon,"
"You mean a trainer?" Alola-Ash said
Ashton shook his head, "Is that what our kind is called where you come from?"
"Yep!" Sinnoh-Ash confirmed
"Hmmm… that term... I like it, it's quite fitting to show how battling with pokemon trains both the wielder of them and the pokemon themselves," Ashton said
"Say, why's there a door towards the back of the cave?" asked Adult-Ash
"Well, I think you guys will be pleased to know that It's my house…. Please, enter my humble abode."
The Ash-Gang walked into the cave/house and were immediately impressed by how nice it was.
"Well seems like ancient Ash is a lot more organized," Rocket-Ash muttered to Alola-Ash who nodded
Ashley was asking questions about the wood he used for the chairs, the type of carpet he used and more.
Adult-Ash laughed, it seemed to him like most women shared an affinity for interior decoration. Secretly hiding his own interest in the home remodeling shows Serena loved to watch.
"Have any food?" Alola-Ash asked once his stomach started to growl
Ashton nodded and took the group towards a kitchen area where he had some food laying around.
"Scrounge on whatever, my motivation to cook has been very low these past few days after the incident. In fact, if it weren't for that, I'm unsure I'd even have been in the right place at the right time," Ashton said
"What's the incident?" asked Ashley
Ashton shot back, "Actually, let me ask a question. Why do you all seem so similar to me? It's unsettling."
Rocket-Ash laughed, "It's because we're all the same person, just different variations. Almost like how certain pokemon have different colors. Only, we're all from different locations in space and time,"
"Ah, so you elected to trifle with almighty Sinnoh? Depending on who you ask that is,"
"Almighty Sinnoh?" questioned Sinnoh-Ash
Ashton nodded, "Yes, almighty Sinnoh, the supposed god of this region. Two clans known as the Diamond and Pearl clans each have a different interpretation of who exactly is the god of sinnoh and what they represent. The Diamond clan is all about time, whereas the Pearl clan is more focused on space and a slower pace of life that matches the usually calm environment of Hisui."
"Who do you think is correct?" asked Adult-Ash
"Well, there's always a grain of truth in both sides, perhaps both are correct. Space needn't conflict with time, in fact they often go hand in hand," Ashton said with a shrug
"Alright, so now that we've basically answered our end, it's your turn, what's the incident you spoke earlier of?" asked Rocket-Ash
"Well, truth be told I made a mistake, I almost started a war over a girl," Ashton said sheepishly
"Well, if that ain't a trope and a half," Ashley muttered to herself
Ashton ignored his female counterpart and told the tale, "I was the strongest trainer in Jubilife Village, and perhaps the entire region of Hisui to be completely honest. My team was unbeatable and I had the respect of the region."
"So what changed that caused you to live in a cave?" asked Adult-Ash
"Simply put, I fell in love. I started to spend more and more time with the leader of the pearl Clan, Irida. Things couldn't have been better, we were even planning on making our relationship official to the public, cementing the settlers of the galaxy team and the pearl clan together as one family."
"What's so bad about that?" questioned Ashley
"Simple, the diamond clan saw our relationship as a threat. If the pearl clan unified with the galaxy team, the diamond clan would be threatened. So, they hatched a sinister plan, one that ruined my reputation and allowed them to remain in power without any issue," Ashton explained
"So what was the plan?" asked Alola-Ash who was listening intently
"They framed me. The galaxy team has strict laws against stealing in Jubilife Village. In the dead of the night, some scoundrel from the diamond clan broke into houses and dropped off their possessions in my home while I was away. When I returned and was questioned and denied it, despite the evidence the leader of the galaxy team ordered me banished from the village forever,"
"So why don't you just live with Irida now?" asked Ashley
"She's gone missing, no one's seen her since I've vanished. Supposedly she's searching all over for me, and as we no longer have any way of communication due to my galaxy team resources being relinquished from my possession," Ashton described
"So you guys are both searching for each other which makes it harder to find a moving target rather than a stationary one," Adult-Ash said
"Exactly, my problem has no definitive solution, just time and patience,"
"Well, let me offer you a deal. Help us and I'll find your woman for you using a powerful pokemon I own," Rocket-Ash said
"Help you guys fight off the gods?" Ashton said in shock but he then stopped before muttering to himself. "For you Irida, I will fight alongside these strangers,"
Adult-Ash cleared his throat, "Before we start anything, I'd like to see your strength. I want you to choose one of us to battle,"
"A pokemon battle? Oh, wow. I haven't had a pokemon battle that didn't end in one hit in ages. And no one I know besides the leader of the galaxy team even carries six." Ashton said surprised at the offer
"Just pick one of us to battle Ashton," Rocket-Ash said
His gaze turned towards Adult-Ash, "You, I want to face you. You seem to be somewhat of a leader among the strange group,"
"I'm not in the mood for a six on six battle, so would a three on three be okay with you?" asked Ashton
Adult-Ash nodded and Ashton smiled, "Lovely, just climb this ladder that leads to the top of the cave and we'll have a suitable area to battle in,"
"Who's your money on?" Ashley whispered to Rocket Ash who shrugged
"Hard to tell, both trainers are so different. One of the strongest modern trainers, or an unknown strength from the past. It'll be interesting that's for sure,"
—-
Ashton reached for a rope belt around his waist and drew a poke ball from it.
Adult-Ash reached for a poke ball of his own, releasing his Melmetal.
Ashton smiled and called out a VERY large Goodra who looked…odd. Was that a shell? Ash was just astounded at the Goodra's size
Ashton smiled and looked at the rest of the group who were just as shocked as Adult-Ash was at the appearance of the titanic Goodra.
Ashton pointed at Melmetal, "Alright Goodra, show them the power of a dragon, use dragon wave!"
Adult-Ash looked confused, "Dragon wave?"
A beam of purple energy slammed into Melmetal, and Ash understood the memo. He meant a dragon pulse! Perhaps other attack names would differ?
"Melmetal, double iron bash!" Adult-Ash commanded
Melmetal swung at Goodra, but the massive dragon pokemon tucked inside of its shell. Melmetal's blow was stopped instantly by the hardness of the shell, and Melmetal withdrew its hand.
"Seems like a steel shell, I'm impressed!" Adult-Ash said
"Smart observation, I'm unsure of what this steel you speak of is, but indeed the shell is made of a hearty sort of iron."
Adult-Ash pointed at Goodra, "But we have a solution! Melmetal, use focus punch!"
Melmetal tightened its fists, and swung at Goodra, causing the dragon to cry out in pain from within the confines of the shell.
Ashton shot back, "Breathe fire Goodra, my friend!"
Goodra blasted Melmetal with flames, causing Melmetal to go back a bit.
Adult-Ash nodded, clearly impressed with Ashton's battle tactics. He smiled, it was time now.
"Melmetal, earthquake!" Adult-Ash shouted
Melmetal stomped his foot and the earth around him started to tremble.
Goodra hid in its shell again, absorbing the bulk of the attack and shrugging off the remainder of the damage as if there were no issue.
Ashton nodded and pointed at Melmetal, "Goodra, breath of fire once again!"
Goodra's shell became a cannon spewing flames, and Melmetal was sent flying back.
Goodra capitalized on the opportunity, and fired another blast of flames without order while Melmetal collapsed from the blow.
Goodra emerged from its shell and gave a triumphant roar.
Ashton smiled, "This is quite fun, show me more of your strange pokemon!"
Ashley smiled, "This is where the battle is going to get good, the old man still may have this in the bag,"
Alola-Ash looked at his Sinnoh self, "I don't know, that Goodra is one tough cookie!"
Adult-Ash smiled and sent out his Garchomp
Garchomp roared, and Goodra let out a cry of his own
"Garchomp, dragon rush!" Adult-Ash shouted
"Goodra, dragon wave!" Ashton shot back
Garchomp jumped up in the air and began to glow white before he flew down onto Goodra's attack, shouting in pain and determination while Goodra blasted it with draconic energy.
Goodra's dragon pulse continued firing while Garchomp's dragon rush continued rushing towards earth just dealing with the damage from the beam while flying towards Goodra.
Garchomp flew towards Goodra and then landed a clean strike on Goodra's head, and both of them fell to the ground due to the damage they received.
After a moment, Goodra stood back up, looking worse for wear. Garchomp did the same, clearly suffering the effects.
"Garchomp, outrage!"
"Goodra, use your horns to grab Garchomp!" Ashton yelled
Goodra extended its horns, wrapping around Garchomp and trapping the dragon
"What?" Ash yelled in shock
"Here in Hisui, we battle in a different way! Let me show you what a strong style move is! Goodra, strong style winter breath!"
"Winter…breath? Oh sh!t…"
Goodra paused for a moment charging up a blast while holding still before he unleashed a powerful ice beam point-blank on Garchomp who cried out in immense pain before falling to the ground.
The group watched in awe as Garchomp collapsed, and Adult-Ash was forced to recall his pseudo legendary.
Rocket-Ash's eyes were practically bulging, this Ashton was no joke.
Adult-Ash sighed and reached for another poke ball, "Alright Ashton, the time for games is over, Charizard I choose you!"
A muscled Charizard emerged and gave a roar. It seemed as if it had seen many battles, which it had
Goodra cried out and Charizard roared back.
"Goodra, dragon wave!"
"Charizard, now!" Adult-Ash said
Ash reached for his hand, where a mega keystone wedding ring sat. He pressed it lightly and Charizard began to transform, enveloped by a powerful purple light.
The light exploded, and a mega-Charizard X got out of the light.
Charizard roared, and Goodra shouted again.
"Dragon dance," Adult-Ash commanded
Charizard began to glow while Goodra and Ashton watched in awe at the Mega Charizard power up.
"Now, Charizard use flare blitz!" Adult-Ash commanded
In the blink of an eye, his Charizard rammed into Goodra, knocking out the tough dragon type instantly.
Ashton smiled and recalled Goodra back into his steam powered poke ball before reaching for another on his belt.
"Let's try this!" Ashton said before calling out a mysterious looking white pokemon.
"No way….. Is that…. Is that a Zoroark? Rocket-Ash said, recognizing the faint form of the pokemon
Ash wasn't having any of it, however,
"I'm not having any of your tricks! If that Goodra is any indication that Zoroark is just as tricky as the ones I know! Charizard, use blast burn!" Adult-Ash yelled
Charizard roared and the field exploded in a massive jet of flames exploded from the ground and flew up into the sky, almost as if it were a volcanic eruption.
Zoroark jumped up, but that was playing straight into Adult-Ash's hands.
Without any direction from his trainer, Charizard slammed into the mysterious variant, sending it back into the ground where Charizard flew into it again and stomped on it.
The Ash-Gang watched in awe as Zoroark vanished, only to appear behind Charizard who somehow saw the attack coming. Zoroark was grabbed by Charizard's tail that coiled around it, before drawing it towards his mouth where he would presumably blast him with a large jet of flames. Instead, Charizard threw Zoroark back down on the ground and blasted another volcanic power blast burn.
Zoroark never stood a chance
Ashton sighed and recalled his pokemon.
Just as he was about to reach for his final ball, an ice beam struck Charizard from behind.
It was a Glaceon!
A blonde girl was pointing at Charizard
"Don't you fuck!ng dare hurt my Ashton!"
Glaceon fired another ice beam, but Charizard stopped it
"Irida, stop! These are friends!" Ashton yelled
Irida stopped, turned towards Ashton and sprinted towards her boyfriend, and hugged him.
Ashton was back with his girl.
"Settle this later?" Ashton asked Adult-Ash
Adult-Ash smiled and nodded.
He was back with his girl