Pokémon Journey:Adventures in Kalos

hey guys welcome to chapter 27. Here we will learn all about Drake's past,actions,achievements,and struggles. Hopefully this will answer all your questions. Have fun.


"Your life is your story,Write well,Edit often."-Susan Statham


Chapter 27: The Aura Storm:Part Two

"To started it off,I need to go to the beginning." Drake said. "It happened a few weeks after Diantha left back home."


Drake then told them about a tale of how he earn a Hitmonchan at a Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. There he along with the rest of the team,composed of Charmeleon,Pikachu,Pidgeotto,Ivysaur,and Wartortle,were training for their next Gym Battle.

But before they could challenge it however,they were training in the forest when a forest fire broke out. Drake went as fast as he could to return the team back to their Pokéballs. But before he could return Hitmonchan,a big tree fell in between causing the blaze to spread. Drake couldn't get through nor around the tree due to the fires around,even with Wartortle's help. All the sudden Drake was slowly losing passing out,before he fell,the last thing he heard..was laughter,and it sounded it was nearby. Drake slowly woke up in the middle of the forest or...what was left of it really. He looked around until stumbling on to something. Drake then notice it was his Hitmonchan lying on the ground. He looked badly beaten,burned,and bruised. He try to rustle him awake,but he didn't wake up. He try harder,still nothing. He then put two fingers on his neck,that's when realize.

There was no pulse.

Drake immediately started to panic,and shook his partner heavily,to try to get him to wake up,but he never did. Unsure of what to do Drake cried loudly,mourning for his partner's death,while holding him in his arms. He then looked what was right underneath him,what was a torn piece of cloth. It was black with of sort of symbol on it. Drake took a closer look,and realized it wasn't a symbol,it was a letter. With some the stitching scorched it was difficult to read,but Drake managed to put it together to notice.

The letter R. This would be Drake's first encounter with the infamous Team Rocket.

After filling a police report,and using whatever money he had left,Drake use to buy a burial plot at Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town,luckily the price were reasonable. Regardless this shook Drake to his core,and after losing his next Gym Battle a few days later. Drake felt lost,completely. While he wanted to give up,only his Pokémon were there to talk them out of it. While all of them grieve of their fallen friend,they didn't want their friend to be remembered like this. After talking Drake out of it. Drake went completely off the grid. He didn't compete in the Indigo League that year.

A year later when he was eleven,Drake finally came back. He earn the last four badges quickly and compete in the Indigo League. Drake unraveled during the competition. He along with his Pokémon fought with more resolve then any other trainer should endure. They took big risk,but prevailed out of unstoppable willpower. Eventually Drake won the entire thing,and earn the right to challenge the Elite Four and Champion. The battles were long,hard,and vicious. While Drake continued to battle headstrong,the Elites thought this person was nothing more then some hothead with a very short fuse,with little regard for personal safety,both himself and his Pokémon. After five days of nonstop batting,Drake merged victorious. While the Elites and former Champion insisted that Drake shouldn't take the mantle of Champion,out of recklessness,and irresponsibly they said,Drake didn't listen and became Kanto's new Champion.

When Ash then started on his Journey the next year,was Drake's first year as Champion,while he was strong in battle,he lacked a very important component that every Champion should have,a strong heart,and sense of responsibility. Drake learned the hard way how tough it was to be Champion,and eventually he took the time to reflect on his victories in the Indigo League and Elite Challenge. He now realized how much he hated HOW he won in the first place. He allowed his anger over the death of Hitmonchan to fill and drive him the past year,which caused him to wallow in self-pity,and promise to himself,his Pokémon,and his new Elite recruits that he'd better himself. He spent the next three years trying to do this,but with little to no success,while Ash trek through Kanto,The Orange Islands,and Johto at the times.

When Ash was leaving to Honen,Drake had brainstorm,what he did miss or hardly did was finish his journey when he went into solitary,that maybe being on a journey will help him learn a thing or two about responsibility. He then asked his little brother if he could accompany him to Honen,which Ash gladly accepted. There he learn more while there,then ever trying to learn on his own. Even meet and challenging fellow Honen Champion Wallence at the time,a day before they left,and Drake took all he had learn,and came out on top.

By the time they were in Sinnoh,Drake would become a changed person forever. While traveling with Dawn and Brock,the brothers had many adventures and stopping criminal such as the ruthless Hunter J and the nefarious Team Galactic. Then came that day,when Ash,Drake and company were facing Team Galactic,who were testing a prototype weapon. Eventually winning the group was about to destroy the weapon,but unfortunately a stray attack knocked Ash to the ground,and Drake noticed the weapon was pointed at him. They finally fire at him,but Drake ran as fast as he could and took the blast himself. When the flash disappeared,so was Drake who all that's left was his trainer's belt,and the group was left horrified.

This would be as how Drake referred as the first time he died. He didn't know how right he was.

Left near faint,and confused Drake woke up in the middle of nowhere. But before he could get the chance to look around,he was knocked on the ground,he looked to see a group of strange people with strange outfits,along with their Pokémon surrounding him. They were lead by one person,who stood in front of him,a girl around his age. She had dark brown hair,slender appearance,blue eyes,fair skin tone and very fit based on visual. When they asked who he was,he spoke the truth,but they didn't believe him,and took him prisoner.


"Wow that happen next?" Bonnie asked,along with everyone inching closer to Drake out of curiosity. "Well this is what happened next." Drake said.


The group of strangers,lead by the girl took Drake to this big town,almost like a kingdom. The place looked coated in wealth,agriculturally advance,and an upscale society. There they took him,what Drake assumed was the Head of the kingdom. He wore a red roble,while holding a staff made out of steel,with a blue jewel on top. He accused him of being spy for some very unfriendly people they hated. Drake plead with him with only the truth. He he was just someone who was very confused to where he is,after being blasted by bad people trying to save his brother. Unfortunately it was his word against theirs,and Drake was called guilty,and they thrown him in prison,which was basically huge pit.

Drake struggled to survive in there,fights always happening,food was scarce,and unlivable conditions. One day he saw a one of the prisoners climbing the wall that stable enough to scale with a rope around his waist. Halfway there crossbows were being shot and the prisoner was shot multiple times in the back while climbing. Eventually he gave into the pain and loss his grip and fell all the way down,until the rope tugged,breaking his fall. Drake asked an old man why people scale the wall,and he said,so that they could gain their freedom. By climbing the wall,they will have prove themselves,by showing their strength and will. By their choice they climb,if not they stay there to rot and die.

A few days later,Drake decided to climb the wall. Halfway there the crossbows fired and only one of the arrows lodge in his back,he kept going until lack of strength and the pain on his back,and he fell until the line tugged broke his fall. The old man thought Drake was foolish,he only been here a few days and he's already trying to get out. Plus he told her him that hardly anyone climbs the wall all the way,and Drake wasn't looked to as the fittest body in the prison,which was one of the reasons he failed.

Over the next three weeks,Drake did many exercises and his body become fitter even before. The old man still told him,that strength alone wouldn't be enough to scale the wall. To space him the time and pain from the crossbows,Drake listen to what the old man had to say. While it takes strength,what was more important was the will to overcome anything,Will was stronger then Fear,while fear drives a person,it would be the way he or she would do things. This cause Drake to reflected back to when he completed back in the Indigo League all those years ago. He feared that if he failed the challenge,he failed Hitmonchan and he might've died for nothing. If Drake really wanted to change,he can't afford to hide away from fear anymore. The only suggestion the old man told him,was to scale the wall with nothing holding him back hence the rope that was tied around his waist.

The next day Drake was ready to climb the wall,and he decided to do it without the rope. He started climbing and was off to a good start. Then at the halfway point the crossbows fired and all three struck him,two on the back and the last one on his left leg. He grunted in pain,but only had a moment of clarity,which he used to fueled his anger to climb all the way. As he got higher,the harder It was to scale the wall due to lack of secure points in the structure,and he had to navigate carefully to not fall,all while fighting the pain from his wounds. He was close and the rest of the prisoners down below cheered him on to make it. With one last lift he screamed in determination and finally he was back on ground level. Drake looked up while trying to catch his breath to see the Head of the Kingdom along with several other guards and warriors.

He feared the worst,but it never came. Instead the Head hugged him in congratulations,he was finally free. Drake then asked what was going on as to why congratulate him on his escape. The Head then explained everything,started by welcoming him to the kingdom of Rylo,a free kingdom that prospect through the power of Aura. Drake immediately understood Aura when he mentioned it,as he used it once when he and Ash were in Rota at the Tree of Beginnings. The Head then introduced himself as Master Gin and tells him that the kingdom was watched over by the warriors standing before him,The Aura Guardians,and Gin himself was an Aura Master. Drake was then beginning to put the pieces together,since he came here,the people,old fashioned labor. He realized that it's not a matter of where he was taken.

It's when.

Drake then asked what year was it,and what he heard shocked him completely. The blast that Team Galactic blasted him thought it would vaporize him,but instead the blast sent him 500 years into the past! He then realized then energy blast must've been powered by Dialga's power. When he told this to Master Gin,he thought he was insane,that he was a time traveler who ended in the wrong place,but Drake implored him to see truth as his story never changed,not once. But eventually after seeing Drake's Aura shows him that he's being truthful,and now believed him,but sadly told him that without Dialga's power or presence,Drake had no chance of returning home. Drake was now at a lost as to what to do now. Master Gin proposed him to stay,while examining Drake,he realized his Aura was strong,and knew he had the potential to be a great Guardian. Master Gin wanted him to be trained as an Aura Guardian,and Drake knew it was better then to wander around being bored,he might as well spent the time he has in Rylo getting smart,and agreed to the Master's deal.

The Master then decided to to have his only child who was a Guardian to have Drake as an apprentice. Drake noticed that the Master's child was the girl who captured him weeks ago. He introduced Drake to her as his daughter Sara,and that he was going to be Sara's apprentice. Sara argued that while she wanted to help by training a newbie,she didn't want the time traveling stranger to train. The Master told her that she want an apprentice,that's she now has one and deal with what she now has. Sara had almost no choice,and accepted. The two were left alone to get to know each other. Drake introduced himself and raised his hand to shake hands. Sara on the other hand,just punched him in the face,giving him a nosebleed. She attacked him again,leaving him defenseless. He eventually blocked one punch,and tried to attack her,but his inexperience left him overpowered and beaten to the ground. Sara's only response was Drake had a very long way to go.

The first year when he and Sara just turned seventeen,Sara trained him in super endurance training,and basic close quarters combat. The extreme exercise,like running across fields,climbing trees and buildings,and deep meditation pushed Drake's body to extraordinary levels,making him faster,stronger,and enhanced his reflexes. The basic combat training was Sara's favorite thing as she continued to beat the living crap out of Drake. Overtime Drake learned more and more along with each cut,bruise,and gash he's got,up to the point where his skills were on par with Sara's. But this still didn't change Sara's view about Drake as she was still cold and cruel towards him. Drake never understood why she hated him,but it never changed with respecting her for what she's done for him so far. One day Sara had a mean steak towards him,but Drake kept an optimistic view about it,Sara then arguably asked why Drake hasn't gave in as she hoped that one day Drake would've just exploded at her and give up as her apprentice. Drake asked why would she ever wanted that,did she really hate him that much? She told him that because he being different from others and that he's an outsider,she can't fully trust him.

That day the kingdom's outer defenses were invaded and Sara,Drake,and several Guardians were sent. There they face a group known as the Raiders,neighboring enemies to Rylo. Drake put all he learned to defend the Kingdom,there he saw that Sara was overpowered by two Raiders and were about to strike her down,until he snuck up on them and managed to knock them down,saving her life. The Guardians managed to drive the Raiders away,saving the kingdom. Back at the castle,Drake felt...energized from such a rush but didn't let get over his head. Sara told him attacks like those happen offend and should be treated with seriousness. Ironically she also thanked him for saving her life,making this the first time she showed thankfulness toward her apprentice. Drake then simply told her that while she was his Master,it doesn't mean that they still can't be friends,and that if things unwind every now and then. They should start trusting each other. Sara finally agree with him for a change and improve their relationship.

A year later,Drake and Sara were eighteen,Sara then started to train him in Basic Aura control and Advance Close Quarters Combat. Sara instructed him how to control and manifest his Aura into physical energy. She also taught him how to use skills such as how to see Aura in living things,track things or people,and focus his thoughts together to bring balance to his Aura. As for Advance Fighting,Drake trained under expert Guardians,fighting types,and even Sara taught him in Mixed Martial Arts,Boxing,Sambo,and even pressure point techniques. Sara even taught him K'tara,a martial art that allows him to take on opponents,while been silent,and concealing his movements,while it was more of a ninja technique,Aura Guardians picked it up to used when necessary. All while defending the Kingdom from Raider attacks,and forming close friendships with Sara companions,Luke,Cameron,and Lexi. This brought all five close and Drake thought of them as a second family,which Sara he was the closest.

The third and last year Drake spent in Rylo,he was already nineteen,grown up and matured. Sara then taught him Advance Aura techniques and weapons training. Sara taught him how to attack using Aura. The first lesson Drake learned about this was use Aura attacks when necessary,because if he wasted it all,Drake can eventually die as his Aura was basically stems from his life force. She taught him the Aura Punch,enhancements,which he can use Aura to increase his strength,speed,and reflexes in battle. She also taught him how to use Aura to read minds,emotions,and thoughts. Lastly she taught him the Aura Sphere attack,which was the signature attack to every Guardian. As Drake was then trained in weapons,such as knives,swords,but his preferred weapon was the bo staff,and was a quick study in handling the weapon.

To further his training,Sara taught him the Perseverance Form or technique,which suited Drake a lot. With the combination of his speed,reflexes and movements,Drake reads his opponents motions,and predicts their next moves,all while finding opportunities to strike when they least expect it. He also know how to be deceptive and can make common movements for opponents to read and act,unknowingly he purposely makes them to make their advantages and turn them against them,to turn their strength against them. Sara also taught him Jar'Kai,which he can wield two Kali sticks masterfully in battle.

Master Gin came in one day,and oversaw Drake's progress,from the helpless boy to the trained warrior,and was happy to see that his daughter did well in training him. When Master Gin asked Drake to give him and her daughter the room,he obeyed and left them be. What Master Gin told his daughter shocked her with fear. That one day Rylo will be wiped out by a storm of fire,and that it may already be too late for the Guardians,the people of Rylo,to be saved,but had one request to his daughter,that when that day comes she must get Drake out,and she promised this.

One day while training in the training hall alone,Drake felt a loud rumble that shook the entire kingdom. He went outside to see the Kingdom being ravaged by a Meteor Shower. As he wanted to help out, Sara found him and asked to accompany her to the North Tower of the castle to light a warning beacon,but unknown to him,this was only a cover. Shorty before the attack,Master Gin told his daughter that Dialga would emerge during the attack,and that it was possible a temporal portal will be open,and that this was Drake's only opportunity to finally go home,in one piece at is. When they arrived at the top of the North Tower,the portal had yet to be open. Sara then came clean with her side mission,and that Drake can finally return home. Drake argued that he wasn't gonna leave the people of Rylo to destruction. Sara appreciated his concern,and told him a promise,which left Drake in tears as he didn't want to leave,at now at least. At last the portal finally opened and Drake said farewell to his friend one last time then stepped in.


"That must have been terrible." Said Serena. "Yea it was...a lot." Said Drake,with some great sadness in his voice. Unknown to the group,Drake may have lied abit in the end and simply didn't tell them the truth.

That while he and Sara were close,during Drake's third and final year. Both of them started to get closer and closer to where they developed feelings for each other. One night after a Raid attack,Drake and Sara eventually broke the new to each other,and were finally glad that both knew the other had felt. While Both wanted to start a relationship as Beloveds,Sara couldn't go with it,since she felt that she and Drake were separated by time,and that her father had already warn her about the upcoming calamity,and her mission,she didn't give him any answer and told him to ask another time,which didn't make any sense to Drake. When they were already at the tower that night. Drake asked her to come with him. While Sara told him that she loved him and wanted nothing more then to be with him,she couldn't. Since she...like her father,the Guardians,and all of Rylo...she was bound to its faith,but Drake wasn't and that he could live on in Rylo's legacy. Drake was in tears and begged her reconsider as he didn't want to leave her,much less let her die along with Rylo. Sara then told him her dream:that he returns to his time,live his life to the fullest,and...eventually find someone in his time,to love and care for. To have children and that live to see them grow. All in her memory.

While Drake was still crying to know he can't convince Sara to abandon her people,he can only promise her that he will complete her dream for her,out of the love he had. The portal then open and the two shared a kiss knowing this is goodbye. The last thing Sara told him that she regretted their beginning,that she was happy to open herself up to Drake,to grow,admire,and lastly love him right to the very end. That even in death,Sara would now and forever love the boy she lived,trained,and befriended who then grown into the man she gave her heart to,and would now watch over him. And with that Drake entered the portal,leaving a tearful goodbye to Sara.


When Drake came back,he realized that he was back in his original time,only two weeks after his attack,difference is he was still a nineteen year old adult,no longer the sixteen young teenager. This made Drake feel...reborn as he came to understand that the old him died the day he sacrificed himself to save Ash from Team Galactic. While still just a User,he finally caught up with Ash and the group after helping them fight off another Team Galactic attack,while demonstrating his new abilities much Ash and the group's surprise.

While in Sinnoh,they help stop,Hunter J,Team Galactic,and other various situations that happened. After Ash competing in the Sinnoh League,which he placed as a finalist after losing to Tobias,which he was declared the victor. Drake had asked Cynthia to a one on one exhibition,the day before he and Ash went back home,and she agreed,as a way to end things at the Sinnoh League. It was Cynthia's Garchomp versus Drake's Charizard,and the battle took blow for blow with Cynthia slowly in the lead. Drake need to find a way to turn the battle around,but know that only together can he and Charizard prevail. It was during that moment,Drake felt a surge of power overflow him,and him arm began to glow,showing him his Mark for the first time...Drake had now ascended to full Guardianship and he and Charizard's Auras were synced. By studying their movements and union attacks,Drake and Charizard managed to beat Cynthia and Garchomp in a shocking upset. He and Cynthia shook hands on a good battle. That this was one of the most exciting battle he ever competed.

Ash and Drake then returned home and Drake came back to the League,a change man,his Elites were shocked to see a now grown up Drake all the sudden,but then went along with it was Drake was more level-headed and understanding of his place as Champion of Kanto. Something that Lorelei,leader of the Elite Four,notice and was extremely proud of the young Champion. When she asked what happened to him,he immediately shrugged of the question as thinking back to what happen in Rylo made him think about Sara.

Eventually Ash decided to go to Unova,and Drake accompanied him there as well. There the twenty and fifteen year old siblings;Ash,Drake,and the others Cilan,and Iris,traveled around Unova,while Ash earned Gym Badges for the upcoming Unova League, They faced the evil Team Plasma,who wanted an army of Pokémon to liberate them from humans. Accompany by them was a rogue Aura Guardian,that always attacked Ash and the group. According to Ash,"she fought like a demon,however was also remorseful" despite this they pushed on.

When the Unova League ended,Ash once again ended as a finalist,against a trainer named Beck,after he beat Trip in the semifinals. Beck congratulated Ash on giving him a tough challenge,and Beck earned the right to challenge Alder,the Unova Champion,but lost after one move. Beck was saddened when he lost in just one move,but Alder motivated him to keep training,but he wasn't the only one to say something. Also there was Sinnoh Champion Cynthia,who told Beck that lost can be just as valuable as a win. Drake then came over to,so that he learns little by little on that achieving a goal,there's always something to be learn. Beck was awestruck to being taught by three Champions,who were with him. He had to ask one thing by curiously: which Champion was stronger? All three Champions looked at each other but never could come up with an answer.

All the sudden a giant metal pirate ship came over Trainer's Village. With hundreds of drop ships dropping grunts,the Leader of Team Plasma Ghetisis,announced that all trainers must release their Pokémon or be destroyed. He brought backup in the form of the rouge Aura Guardian from earlier,hundreds of troops,and the legendary Pokémon Kyurem. Completely cut off,and the imminent threat outside the door,everyone felt hope was lost,but Ash and Drake refuse to give up,not when these people are forcing them to abandon principles that had kept the world in peace. Eventually everyone knew they were right,and had something to fight for.

A small war happened with both brothers leading a small army of League competitors,vendors,and even Alder and Cynthia against overwhelming odds. While Ash,Iris,and Cilan battled Ghetisis since Drake wound up getting distracted by the rouge Aura Guardian. Both were formidable until one Punch to the face revealed her identity. Drake notice she was no older then Ash was,brown hair,brown eyes,and fair skin tone. She revealed her name as Mara,and Drake argue why would she be trying to fight along side Ghetisis,all while fighting of course. She then told him,that when she got her powers,she had no clue who she was anymore,and that when Ghetisis found her,he promised to help her find her purpose in life. Drake argued that Ghetisis was only using her,but she refused to believe it while still trying to beat him. Drake told her,while they fight,everything else around them was burning,that Ghetisis was only lying to her. He managed to restrained her in a chokehold,and told her to look all around them. Was all this destruction worth this desire? Mara was at a lost,like most,she had a family who loved her,and wanted to help her when she got her powers,but turned it down. Drake then told her that he promise to help her as Sara helped him,to find her purpose while teaching her everything he learned.

Mara then stopped and wondered why would her enemy help her? Drake claimed that she was better then this,that a greater responsibility she had to uphold. She finally saw that he was right and both came to a truce. Both had return and Drake was surprised that Ash had already crippled Ghetisis and his forces were completely rounded. The police forces finally got to Trainer's Village to make arrests and the threat of Team Plasma was finally over. Drake then introduced Ash and the others to Mara,and she immediately apologized for trying to beat them to a pulp multiple times.

The Village suffered a bit of damage,but nothing a few days of repair won't fixed. Drake thought to lift everyone's spirits was that battle Beck proposed. And right away the first Triple Threat Free for All match between all three Champions,and was the best match everyone had ever watch. While Alder use Bouffalant,Cynthia used Garchomp,and Drake used Lucario in their match. After an exhilarating battle,Alder was the first to lose to Lucario's Aura Sphere,and it was Drake and Cynthia left. In the end Drake took the victory by a narrow window,making this the second victory he had against Cynthia and everyone on the stands cheered at such a great battle. That night,Alder and Cynthia came to Drake was out stargazing on a hill,sitting by a tree. They congratulated him on his victory,which he accepted,and both agreed that he just may be the strongest Champion,though Drake just thought they were being modest,Drake remembered one lesson from Master Gin back in Rylo:That there's always something bigger,better,or stronger. After Alder left,he and Cynthia were left alone to conversate. While both agreed to have such major responsibilities as Champions,Drake always thought of the title as nothing more then a mantle,Cynthia told him that mantles weren't meant to be carried forever by one person,and that was exactly Drake's point. Eight years of being Champion,Drake felt he had it for a life time,and he wasn't getting any younger,eventually he knew wanted to one day he wanted to live a quiet life,meet someone,start a family,and grow old,feeling complete. They agreed that they'll do this for as long as they could and left each other.

When Drake returned to Pokémon Center,he noticed that Mara had already left,but left him a note,stating that she wished to find a bit of closure herself,but eventually one day she'll accept his offer,which Drake was happy to hear.

A few weeks later the group then met with Mara once again at Undella Town. At the same time,Team Rocket committed an assault at the Abyssal Ruin in Undella Bay with Giovanni leading the operation. Their goal was to gain the power from the Forces of Nature via using the Mythical Meloetta to to reveal the sunken burial grounds from the ocean. The group with Mara's help tried to stop the crazed leader from controlling the three powerful Pokémon. But something went wrong and the surge of power overwhelm Giovanni's brain chemistry and was filled with rage,and he was now leading to world's destruction,should he succeed Giovanni would be the first to go,then the whole world. Drake and Giovanni fought,but the power Giovanni had overpowered Drake and was at a lost at how to stop his long time enemy. Eventually the group realized the weakness was the ancient mirror Meloetta sang into was the key to stopping him,and Ash managed to free Meloetta from her prison. Giovanni was then freed as well,but the ruins themselves began to rumble and the group realized that the ruins were the key to controlling the Forces of Nature.

During the rumbling Giovanni managed to slip away,and the only way to scatter the three Mythical Pokémon was to sink the ruins back underwater. Drake was about to do so,but when got to the spot,Mara knocked him out and threw back to the safety of the group. Mara knew that once the process to sink the ruins back underwater,the person would then bound to it themselves and couldn't escape,and Mara couldn't let Drake do that. Drake told her to get out of the ruins immediately,but she made her choice. She told him while attempting to sink the ruins,she found her purpose in life:She,like him,was an Aura Guardian,and she was doing her duty. She thanked him for helping her redeem herself,and asked his to go find her family and tell them that she was sorry,for throwing them out of her life. She also said it was an honor to be their friend of the group's,but Drake reminded her of the promise he made to her,but Mara stated he always accomplished it,that it was ok,he help her understand who she was,and would be forever thankful. And just like that,the ruins finally sunk to the bottom of the bay under a glowing light,and Mara was gone,leaving a shocked,and saddened Drake on his knees in agony. Out of everyone in the group,Drake took her sacrifice the hardest,he hadn't felt this way since Sara's death,and when he learned that Team Rocket hadn't left yet and he went after them alone.

Giovanni was almost to his helicopter to escape,but all the sudden it exploded,sending the crime boss,and two escorts back. He saw,it was Drake,who walked through the burning carnage with a very angry look on his face. Drake made quick work of his two escorts,and turned to Giovanni himself. He expected and surrendered himself,but Drake had other ideas. He started to beat,toss and pounded him like a rag doll. He claim no more...that all the people He'd hurt,killed. the lives he'd destroyed,ruined,by letting Giovanni live. Drake blamed himself for it all,and Mara's death was the breaking point. That since before he was born,Giovanni and Drake's father have been fighting as well. Giovanni bloodied,only laughed at him. He told him that there was always a personal connection between the Ketchum family and Team Rocket,not only because Drake's mother Delia,used to work and even went out with Giovanni,but also claimed that the day Drake's father disappeared,he made his war against Team Rocket,Ash's and Drake's and that will always be the family legacy:children fighting their parent's battles.

This only made Drake angrier and continued to beat him until Giovanni was at an inch of his life. Drake was about to do it,to kill for the first time,but was stopped by someone unexpected,Lance,Champion of Johto and leader of the G-Men. While Drake wanted to do it,Lance managed to convince him,that letting him rot in a cell,he'd answered for his crimes,and Drake angrily let him go,and G-Men arrested the beaten crime boss,and Ash and Drake finally came home a few weeks later.

While Drake wasn't at his trial,he was glad that he would spend the rest of life in a cell,but he then received news that Giovanni was also granted the ACE protocol,which states that should Giovanni ever escape,that if he was found,he would be "executed" on spot. And Drake was surprised that they made him the ACE officer,but felt that he wasn't the best candidate,but Lance told him,he would be the best chance to find him,and that if anyone deserved justice for everyone it would be him. Drake then visited Giovanni in his cell and gave him the news about the ACE protocol,that he dared him to get out,that way after he breaks through 30 feet of steel and concrete. Drake would be there with his fist and a body bag waiting on the other side. He then left him to "choke on the news"

Drake then sat outside at the Indigo Plateau on the eve of dawn. There,Lance appeared before him,stating that he did the right thing at Undella Bay. Drake thanked him for preventing him from killing him. Both then knew that Team Rocket finally disbanded,but there still remnants of Team Rocket were out there,and Lance promised Drake that he along with the G-Men with finish what the Ketchem family started,which Drake was much obliged by that as the sun rose up revealing a new day. Drake claimed it was the Dawn of New Age,of peace and prosperity to Kanto. He then leaves Lance and had his Pidgeot fly him back home to Pallet Town,wishing him good luck on his endeavors.

(Which then brings us to Chapter one of this story)


"That's some life story." Said Gurkinn. "Doesn't sound of a happy one,but it's a life story nonetheless." Said Drake. "I'm sorry that happened to you." Said Korrina. "It wasn't just me,Ash was there as well." Said Drake. "He right,over the past two years,me and Drake fought through some tough times,and while we do get hurt,we keep moving forward." Said Ash. "Because if we were ever divided." Drake said.

"We'd fall." Both brothers said in union.

"Both of you clearly sure seen plenty of action,so why aren't you an Aura Guardian Ash?" Korrina asked. While Gurkinn scowled her for that,Ash said it was ok. "While it looks alright,I prefer to do things my own way. Which means I'd face challenges and overcome them the way I like it." Said Ash. "I offered the choice to him a couple of times,but he said no,but it doesn't mean I'm hurt. We all do things our own way." Said Drake. "And that our mother would want one of her children to be normal at least. He continued,causing everyone to laugh. "Besides,maybe someday in the future,I'll accept eventually." Ash admitted. "But enough of that,lets move on." Drake said,he didn't bring up anymore of his past. While he fought through it,he didn't do it without struggle,he got hurt,beaten,and lost. He lost friends,family,and love ones along the way. Things that made him to the person at this moment.

"By the way Korrina...I made a gift for Lucario." McGinty then presented a box. When he opened it,it revealed to be a Mega Bracelet,coated red and white on each end. Korrina thanked McGinty for the gift and put the bracelet on Lucario's left wrist. "So ready to give it another shot Lucario?" Lucario at first hesitant,but accepted. "Perfect,you both can challenge me and Lucario." Gurkinn declared. Korrina and Lucario nodded,and the group then left to the outdoor battlefield.

There Korrina and Gurkinn stood on opposite ends with their Lucario facing each other. "Ready Lucario?" Lucario nodded and ready himself.


Korrina vs. Gurkinn: one on one

"Alright Lucario use Bone Rush." Korrina's Lucario form a Bone staff,and rush to attack. "Block it with your Aura." Gurkinn's Lucario just swung his paw in virtual motion and push Korrina's Lucario back using Aura. Korrina argue of how such things were fair,but Gurkinn claim that a Pokémon can use all their abilities to their fullest potential during battle.

"If that's the case,no more fooling around." Korrina said then rose her Key Stone. "Then lets get serious." Gurkinn rose his arm to touch his Key Stone.

"Mega Evolve" both touch their Key Stone and immediately glowed in a bright light. When the light dismissed,both their Pokémon became Mega Lucario.

"Alright,use Bone Rush." Korrina's Mega Lucario then form two small bones on each hand and began to attack. "You use your own Bone Rush." Gurkinn's Lucario formed a large Bone staff,and met his opponent head on. Both clash their bones,wielding them with such skill. But when Korrina's Lucario decided to attack overhead,he'd expose his lower body. Gurkinn's Lucario then attack on his legs,knocking him off balance,and then attacked once again pushing him back,causing damage. "Hang in there,and keep going." Said Korrina. Lucario rushed back,and used Power Up Punch all the sudden,something that Gurkinn noticed,and his Lucario dodged the attack,and struck back with another Bone Rush.

"Lucario hang in there." Said Korrina,but it may be already too late. Korrina's Lucario was already losing control. Blind by rage,Korrina's Lucario went berserk and was only focus on his opponent. Korrina tried to tell him use Swords Dance,but the enrage Lucario charged his opponent with Power Up Punch. But Gurkinn's Mega Lucario remained calm and was told to use Aura Sphere. Lucario fired the ball of energy that hit the enrage Jackel head on. Korrina's Lucario suffered terrible damage,and felt drain like the incident from earlier and fainted.


"Lucario are you ok?" Korrina rush to her partner's aid. Lucario nodded,but was also saddened that he lost control. Korrina sighed,she hoped that one time was only a fluke,but now realized this was more serious. "Grandfather...what is happening." Korrina asked. "Its now very clear that you both act differently. That Lucario is acting on its own." Said Gurkinn. He talked about how Lucario sometimes attacks on his own accord. The group also saw this as well previously and wondered how was this related.

"It's clear the both of you,while focus on the same goal. You're individuals in your actions,and not doing this as one." Said Gurkinn. "But no matter what we face. Lucario and I can overcome it with strength." Said Korrina,leaving a dissatisfied Gurkinn in her wake. "No." he said.

"what?"

"I SAID NO!" Gurkinn shouted,surprising everyone at his outburst. "YOU STILL TREAT THIS LIKE A THRILL! AND IF YOU THINK THIS IS THE WAY TO WIELD LUCARIO'S POWER?! THEN YOU'RE SADLY MISTAKEN!" Gurkinn said. "No choice,you're going on another training journey..now." He demanded. Korrina was still shooked,never has her Grandfather been this angry before,especially not at her. "But,where would I go?" Korrina asked. "There's a trainer,who lives on Pomace Mountain,she's been wielding Mega Evolution for as long as I am,if anyone can help you controlling Lucario's Aura,it'll be her." Said Gurkinn. "Ok,we'll go there." Said Korrina,respecting her Grandfather's wishes. "We'll go as well. If you want." Ash said. "Very well. At least someone will keep an eye on you." Gurkinn told Korrina.

"But not alll of you will be going." He continued. Everyone then wondered what he meant by not everyone. Gurkinn turned his attention to Drake. "With your permission Mr. Ketchum,I request that you stay." He told Drake. "How come?" Drake had to ask. "Forgive me,but I wish to study you. To learn of the bond you have with your Lucario." He stated. Drake then wondered about this,should he stay or go? But then something broke his train of thought. "It alright Drake. We be ok." Said Ash. If his brother said they'll be fine,then that's that,and Drake accepted Gurkinn's invention. "Alright,be careful you all." Drake told the group. "Don't worry we'll be fine." Ash said as the group then disembarks to Pomace Mountain,waving goodbye to Drake,and the others.

"So,what do wish to know?" Drake asked. "It only be for a few days. First we must go to Shalour City." Gurkinn said as the both of them said farewell to McGinty and started to walk the path.


DONE. man that was long. So that's it...that's the life story...not much for the faint hearted. That's how it made Drake to the person he is,it WHO he is. So on to other things,you guys have been leaving your views of the story,thank you so much. It helps me improve my writing a lot. One thing people were asking,is how I made Ash feel inferior to Drake. That is NOT my intention to distinguish the brothers from each other. They both have their strengths and weaknesses,and relied on each other for survival. ITS WHAT THEY DO,they help,support,and sometimes fight each other,they're brothers after all. Drake faces his own demons just as Ash faces his,and face things their own way,and yes they help each other in facing this,as,once again,they are family.

But after plunging into some deep thought...I realized you guys are also right...I've been so focus on Drake's history to answer all your questions...that I completely swept everything else off the table...and for that I extremely apologize,I guess I did revert Ash back to his old ways like in anime,as he wasn't also like that in the beginning...and for that...I need to flare things abit...I dont know how,but I get it done nonetheless. And yes there are several references,It was all pre planned.

So place your support,like and comment on this story,tell me what parts made you feel. Thanks for reading,this is Paradox signing off. Goodbye