Chapter 38 A New Cult?

At the same time when the Timeless are having a meeting in the Crystal Caves, Ash and his friends have just left the Dragon Ruins. Before they are going to Route 14, Ash suddenly feels a headache as he kneels.

"Brother, are you all right?" Nora asks as she tries to get her up.

"What is this feeling..." Ash mutters, then his eyes glow white and he stops moving.

"Brother, what is going on?" Nora asks.

Emily says, "I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling about this."


Ash wakes up and sees himself at a familiar place, he looks around and says, "This is the Spear Pillar...I remembered when Cyrus captures the Dialga and Palkia here..."

He looks up and says, "But why is it so dark? Don't tell me it is another one of the Alamos Incident..."

Just then, he sees a man walking towards them. "Jaern?" Ash gasps as he tries to reach his Pokeballs, but there is none, and Jaern just walks past him, like Ash himself is a ghost.

"He can go pass me? I guess he can't see me..." Ash thinks, then he follows him and they reach the Throne of Hegemon.

"This place is...bizarre..." Jaern says as he looks around.

"Such an odd place to have built anything at all." Jaern says. "I can't believe people can live out here. And more importantly...why is there a temple here, of all places?"

"Ah, our guest of honor has finally arrived." A voice boomed inside the place and Jaern stays calm.

"What is this? Show yourself." Jaern yells. Just then, they see a person wearing a Giratina outfit walks towards him. "Who on earth are you? What do you want? You are the one behind all of this, aren't you?"

"Behind all of this?" Ash is confused.

"Me? Behind everything? What could you possibly mean?"

"I...I have been researching. I know where the First Augur, Adam's Crystal came from. I looked into Persephone's past, which led me to Zenith and the Infernal Cult and what he can do! And all of it...All of it ties back to you!"

"What?" Ash is confused.

The figure then gives out a malicious laugh and says, "You've certainly done your research."

"Are you cultists? Trying to catch Giratina?" Jaern yells.

"No. We might look the part, but we are anything but." The person says.

"You've been playing us like pawns! You've been playing ME like a pawn!" Jaern yells. "I lost everything, my wife, my daughters...all because of you!"

"Actually, I know you don't want to hear this, but...You weren't part of my plans. You're a minor nuisance at best. A bit part. My intention was for the Infernal Cult to eventually overthrow the First Augur and secure the crystal for me. But no, you just had to interfere, didn't you? You just had to play the edge antihero, didn't you?"

Jaern can feel the power from the person, he says, "You're evil."

"I am surviving." The figure says as he walks closer.

Jaern takes out the piece of Crystal and says, "Stay away from me. Don't make me break the crystal!" He yells as he tries to throw it onto the ground.

"Hah Any more than you already have?" The figure says, but he stops and turns around. "But I'll let you go. Your shard is nearly useless to me without the other 4. And though I didn't care for you at first, you've slowly become useful."

Just then, a black mist covers the field, and then both Ash and Jaern can't see anything. "Enjoy your trip home, Jaern..."


"Gah!" Ash wakes up as his eyes turn back to normal, Nora asks, "Brother, are you okay?"

"I am fine now...I think...I have seen something bigger..." Ash says.

"What do you mean?" Alice asks.

"I saw Jaern..." Ash says.

"You mean our father? What does he want?" Emily says with annoyance.

"He was confronting people that are dressed like Giratina..." Ash says.

"You mean...there is a new cult that worship Giratina?" Taen asks.

"I don't know if it is new...but Jaern, he says that the person that he confronted treat all the 5 cults as his pawns, he is aiming for the Jewel of Life."

"What do you mean?" Gladion asks.

"I don't know, but according to the person, he wanted Zenith to kill my father and take the crystal, but Jaern and Persephone prevented it from happening..."

"Wait, you mean my brother might be associated with this?" Zachary asks.

"That was my hypothesis." Ash says. "Arceus, do you know who is the chosen of Giratina?"

Arceus is in deep thoughts, so Ash calls her again. "I am sorry, what did you just say?"

"Do you know who is the Chosen One of the Giratina?" Ash asks.

Arceus says, "If you ask me...then it will be Dawn Berlitz."

"Dawn? She?" Ash is surprised.

"You mean that one of the traitors who regret to betray Ash?" Nora asks as he nods.

"But Giratina and I had already stopped our war a lot of years ago...unless..."

"Unless what?" Ash asks in confusion.

"Nothing, we should go." Arceus says as they decide to discuss more the Giratina Cult on the way.


Back in the Kanto Region, in the deepest part of the woods, Butterfree and his mate are flying around the woods of Kanto, they find a Beedrill, Beedrill asks, "Are you the Butterfree that belonged to Ash?"

"I am, what about you? Are you related to Ash in some way?" The Butterfree with the yellow scarf says.

"I was captured back at the Johto Region, but he released me so I could go with another trainer. But now that he is in danger, we must find him."

Pink Butterfree says, "The only clue we know is the Torren Region, but how are we going to get there?"

"Are you perhaps the Pokemon that has a close bond with Ash?" The Pokemon turn around and they see Red walking towards them. "I can take you there if you want."

The three Pokemon are wary of the man in front of them, and Butterfree asks, "Who are you?"

"My name is Red." Red says as he sends out Moltres, "And Mewtwo is my partner. I am here to bring you to Ash."

"You know Ash? How are you going to prove it?" Pink Butterfree asks, and Red says, "First of all, I know what you are talking about because I am the Chosen. Second of all, I was asked by himself to bring you to him."

The others can only trust the man as they continue forward, Red also searches around the place and they find a Raticate which Ash traded with Butterfree but returned, a Fearow who hated Ash for throwing a rock but eventually decided to come with him, a Sandslash who was grateful of Ash for defeating Team Rocket back then, and then the Clefable as well. They also find a Nidoqueen and a Nidoking who also want to tag along as they know how strong Ash is.

The Singing Jigglypuff is also there, and thanks to Red's Venusaur who makes the others not sleep with her song by using Worry Seed, she manages to get happy for the first time, she also wants to come to find Ash. And the Ninetales from the Decolore Islands also come to them, it is the same one which belonged to the pirate, and she decides to come because of how Ash defeated her in a battle.

Coming next is a Vileplume, the same one who paralyzed Ash back in the Orange Islands, and then Parasect and Venomoth, both Bug Types had a dream that they would be Chosen one's Pokemon even though they have yet to meet him, a Persian who originally belonged to Team Rocket's Leader, a Golduck who is also curious about this Ash person, and a Primeape who was training at the Fighting Dojo also follows the group as they want to find Ash.

Poliwrath, which was the one that leads Ash to Serena, Alakazam, the one who was from Len Town, and a Machamp who was from Kalos Region also arrive at Kanto to find the group. James' former Victreebel and his mate, a Rapidash who belonged to Lara Larmie, a Slowbro they researched in the Seafoam Islands, a Farfetch'd, a Dewgong, and a Cloyster, who were also the same as Parasect and Venomoth, along with Gengar who was training with Sabrina, and the Hypno from the Hophophop Town, an Electrode from the Pokemon Power Plant, and an Exeggutor from a carnival, a Marowak who was grieving by the Pokemon Tower, Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan from the Fighting Dojo, Kangaskhan who took care of Pikachu as a Pichu, Seaking and Starmie, who also wants to find Ash for rumors of his deeds. A Jynx who worked with Santa, Pinsir who lived in the Safari Zone, A Gyarados who was released by James, Lapras and her mother, Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon from the Deserted Island, an Omastar, a Kabutops and an Aerodactyl from the Grandpa Canyon, and the Dragonite from the Safari Zone also join in the party.

The large group then settles at the Cerulean Caves, but they are spotted by Misty and Brock.

"Hey, look at all the Pokemon there." Brock says. "What is going on?"

"Should we go check it out?" Misty asks, then they follow the Pokemon until they see Red standing in front of them.

"So is that all the Pokemon?"Red asks Mewtwo.

"Yes. They are the Pokemon that admires Ash, have associations with Ash."

"Good." Red says, "Now I will be sending you guys to Ash. With the upcoming threat, I am sure that you guys can give him a hand to stop the enemy."

The Pokemon nod, and then Red tells Mewtwo to send them away. Once they do, Red hears someone asks, "Is Mewtwo yours?"

The said person turns around and faces Brock and Misty. "Why yes. He is an old friend of mine. By the way, what are you doing here?"

"We saw a bunch of Pokemon with different varieties here not long ago, what was happening?" Misty asks.

Red knows that the two of them are the traitors that betrayed Ash, he says, "Pokemon have stronger senses than us humans, so they want to find the Chosen One and protect him from the upcoming threat."

"Chosen one? What do you mean?" Brock asks in confusion.

"The current Chosen one is no other than Ash Ketchum himself, these Pokemon all wanted to be Ash's Pokemon, so I decided to take them to Ash so that they can give him a hand."

This causes them to get shocked. "But isn't Ash Ketchum dead?" Misty says with a low voice.

"Of course not, he is still alive, and he is struggling with the challenges that are coming for him because of his family background." Red says, "But we don't know his current state."

Then the two people decide to run away to warn others, but unknown to them, Red smirks and say, "Nice, Mewtwo."

Mewtwo nods as he has a lot of Pokeballs in his hands. "That is all the Pokemon they stole from Ash."

"Good. Now let's go to Johto to see if Arata has gathered the Pokemon.


In Johto, Arata has found a Furret from the Lake of Life, a Ledian from Mt. Queena, an Ariados in the Ilex Forest, a Crobat found in the Union Cave, a Xatu also from the Ilex Forest, an Ampharos from a ranch owned by Whitney, a Bellossom who wanted to be a Vileplume when it meets Ash, an Azumarill who Pikachu met with the Pichu brothers, a Sudowoodo who was blocking the road as a disguise as a tree, a Politoed who is interested in Ash after hearing from the man, a Jumpluff who helped Ash by attacking Team Rocket, a Sunflora from Bloomingville, an Espeon and Umbreon who are friends with Ash's Pikachu in the past, a Slowking who was from the Shamoutti Islands, Unown from Molly's house, Wobbuffet from a Wynaut that helped catching badges that Ash lost because of Team Rocket, a Forretress in Azalea Town, a Crystal Steelix, a Granbull who is interested with Ash, a Qwilfish from the Whirl Islands, an Ursaring who Ash healed when it was injured, a Magcargo Ash found near the Hot Spring, a Corsola and an Octillery also on Whirl Islands, a Delibird who likes to deliver mails, a Mantine and a Skarmory who is also interested in Ash, an Houndoom was helped by Ash, Kingdra who knows Ash as the one who saved the Dragon Holy Village, a Stantler who Ash met from before, a Smeargle who liked to draw graffitis on walls, a Hitmontop from Mt. Mortar, a Miltank also from Whitney's ranch, and a Blissey who was wild and wants to know more about Ash.

"That's all of them." Arata says as he meets Red, who tells him about how he manages to get some Pokemon from Misty and Brock. They smile at each other until they leave once again.


Here is a new chapter, and this is the first part of Version 1.2, and also the latest version of the game, when I played this game, I was at first confused about the incident, about why there was a person who wore like Giratina after Audrey is presumed dead, but the arc is about to begin.