THE MYSTERY OF BABA YEGA-CHAPTER 10
By Red Star
NOTE: I do not own Pokemon and I thank Dragoness for allowing me to twist her story around a bit.
SPETSNAZ troops flooded the compound, guns blazing. They mowed down dozens of guards as they rushed toward the buildings. Behind them approached Sabrina and Ivan Nikolov. Sabrina touched a finger to her head. "He's in the barracks," she said. Ivan bowed and said, "Shall we, Miss. Sabrina?"
A guard rushed up at them with a submachine gun. Ivan smirked and held up a hand, then slowly gripped it. The guard stopped and dropped his gun as he reached to his throat and began gagging. His hand then went upwards and then moved aside swiftly, in a tossing gesture. The guard simultaneously floated upward and flew aside. "Very impressive," complimented Sabrina. "How do you think I got to where I am?" snickered Ivan, "The CINCPSY receives his command when he becomes more powerful than those under his command."
In an infantry carrier that was speeding up the road, Mrs. Ketchum wringed her hands nervously. Giovanni, allowed along because he was Ash's father, reached over to her hands. She pulled them away as Pikachu, sitting atop the armored vehicle, began chirping excitedly. "Pika, pikachu!" "Approaching target," said one of the drivers. "Ash…" she murmured. "Sorry, Mrs. Ketchum," said the driver as he turned to look at her, "But you all have to stay in here. Orders from the Emperor."
She sighed and leaned back against the wall of the carrier. Would Ash be alright?
The sun had set now, and the Prince stepped out of the forest along the side of the road. His black cloak hid most of his body, as he had wrapped it around him to conceal himself into the woods. The Prince watched the battle from his spot and sighed. It felt glorious to be back in the heat of the moment. His plan was falling into place. He became aware of several Breathers approaching from behind, all bunched together. He turned to see a pair of headlights and the sound of tracks tearing up the road.
"CHRIST!!" shouted one of the drivers. He slammed his foot on the brakes. At the same time, the shadowy man in the road seemed to ripple and vanish. The APC slid through the spot where the man had originally been. The soldier climbed up through a hatch and looked around frantically. The mysterious man was nowhere to be found. "What is it?" asked Misty leaning over to look out the driver's window. "I don't know…" mumbled the confused man as he sat back down. The driver restarted the vehicle and was about to continue onward when the armored vehicle suddenly jolted up violently. Cries arose from the group as they tumbled toward the front. Pikachu fell out of the window and landed in the dirt. It coughed and picked itself up as it held it's head in pain. Then, it felt something and it's cheeks began to spark with electricity as it gave a threatening growl. He turned to behold a towering man with a black cloak who had picked up the APC from the back. The man was silent as he lifted it higher until the hood was almost tipped over.
"Get out of there," he commanded, "Great things are to be done tonight,"
He then placed the vehicle back on the ground and vanished. A few seconds later, the entire group poured out of the carrier.
Baba Yega was silent as she stood on the roof of the training gym. Men were dying all around her but still she held firm. Her attention was drawn to the young Russian general and the Psychic who were now entering the barracks. The wind seemed to then pick up around her and she felt the presence of undeath. "It is time, Little Grandmother,"
Baba Yega nodded and disappeared from the rooftop.
Ash lay on his mattress, literally paralyzed by the collar around his neck. The sounds of battle were beginning to subside and he felt two strong powers approaching. The locked doorknob shook a little. Then the door itself cracked up and collapsed. To his surprise, there stood Sabrina, and somebody he could not identify. "Ash," she said with a smile. Sabrina? How…? "There'll be time to explain later, but for now…" she held out her hand toward Ash and her eyes began to glow yellow. The collar around Ash's neck began to glow with blue energy. A rush of emotions came flooded his mind. Joy, happiness, relief, and then…fear. He felt the daggers again, only now they were even more painful and more malevolent than before. Sabrina! Don't…! It was too late. The collar shattered into little pieces and fell to the floor around him. The darkness flooded his body…and Ash Ketchum was no more.
"Ash? You all right?" My name…is Ashura, said the Mew, who now rose to the ceiling glowing with black-colored power. Ash is dead. And now, Polosev…and her wretched country…will pay for what they did to me. The man beside her stepped forward. "I will not let you do that. You are obviously confused, we canGURK!"
Ashura's power caught Ivan Nikolov's throat and lifted him high into the air. Do not stand in my way. said Ashura, his eyes glowing a demonic red. A shadow fell over the room and a voice spoke: "My hand be upon you," Sabrina gasped as she saw a vision of dark blue eyes and long sharp teeth. Ashura then inexplicably flew through the wall behind him. Nikolov fell to the floor, gagging as he put a hand to his throat. "Sabrina," he coughed, "Something…just appeared! Something…from the grave…"
Ashura rubbed his head, and then growled in anger. Who would dare strike him down?
Someone with a lot of power…the power of thousands of souls in his bloodstream. He heard the sound of a walking stick approach and he immediately rose to the air and turned around to behold the old woman. Baba Yega. "Little One, hear me…"
Ash is dead, it will do no good to try and talk with him,
She then smirked, showing off some of her iron teeth. "Oh, and what have we here? A thief perhaps? We Russians know how to deal with thieves…"
And I know how to deal with people who get in my way!
Ashura formed a ball of dark energy and hurled it at her. The old woman calmly watched as it approached her. The ball exploded, sending waves of smoke and flame into the air.
Ashura smiled…and then gasped when the smoke was blown away by a mysterious wind to reveal Baba Yega standing there completely untouched! She shook her head sadly. "I have many powers, Thief, and together, Ash, Prince Tepes, and I will drive you out."
I have already told you, Ashura hissed, Ash is dead. And you and 'Prince Tepes' will fall sooner or later. A steel beam then smashed Ashura's head from the side and hurled him back to the ground. "The Prince despises insults, Thief, and he does have the ability to vanquish you, one way or another,"
Ashura picked himself up, rather shakily and stared at the old woman with hatred.
You can't stop me, I will carry out my destiny and nothing you do can change that.
"Ah, the destiny. Yes, you will first rebuild the glorious civilization of Pokemopolis and Lavander Town. Then you will force Ash's friends to give you their Pokemon. You will either enslave them or oppress them into your service. Your corruption of Ash's powers will cause dearest Delia Ketchum to die prematurely," she gave a knowing smirk at Ashura's bewilderment, "Then, you will start killing. It'll be slow, but then it will pick up speed. You'll kill little May's evolved Eevee after you killed her brother. You'll kill Richie, and his Pikachu, because of your jealousy toward his relationship with Misty. Then, in a move that would make Joseph Stalin proud, you will kill her while she is having her baby."
Her eyes narrowed as she approached the Mew.
"Yes, you little demon, I know what you would do. And the Prince knows as well."
Ashura rose above her and snarled down, I don't care how much you know!! The legend of the Dark Mew has come true! Ash is dead and there is nothing your prophecies can do about it! "Oh, no?" she said. Baba Yega rose a hand and fired a bolt of pure white light into Ashura's body.
And then, all he knew was blackness…
Ashura awoke to a twisting void, of different colors.
Pictures appeared, disappeared, and reappeared everywhere. Voices called out
from everywhere…from the past.
You owe me a bike, Ash Ketchum!
Are you accusing my store of selling inferior perfumes?
To protect the world from devastation,
What's hot and cool at the same time?
Pika…Pikachu, pika!
"So now, who's dead?" Ashura whipped around to see…Ash Ketchum. He gasped and stepped back. "Ash? It can't be! You're dead!" "You cannot kill a soul, you fool!"
Baba Yega appeared beside Ash and laid a hand on his shoulder. "And certainly not within their own bodies. Ash was not dead, merely sleeping. You were blind to the light of his soul, but he was there!" Ash looked angry, and stepped toward Ashura. "You would have killed everything I loved and held dear, all for the purpose of driving me into more despair so you would have more power!" Ash stood closely in front of Ashura. Ashura slowly gained confidence as he realized he had one trump card.
"So you don't agree? It doesn't matter Ash, I have the body. You are insignificant."
Ash nodded. "You're right, but I do have one ability that you don't." Ashura's face fell.
"And what is that?"
Ash approached him.
"The power to say 'no',"
Ashura gulped as Ash continued.
"So I'll use this power, right here and now!
No, I will not give up my body!
No, I won't just sit down like a good little boy and let you run things!
And no, I will not allow you to kill everything I love!"
A sudden glare filled up the place where they were. The light was beautiful, pure and warm. Ash seemed to float up and be turned to face the source of the great light.
And a voice spoke, one filled with pride and love.
"Ash Ketchum, I have chosen you…"
Ashura felt great pain and agony. He looked down at his black gloved hand. It was dissolving!
"No!" he screamed to the light, "I have a destiny! I have a future in this body!!"
The voice spoke again.
"Begone from this boy, demon! For you have committed great sin in my eyes, and thus shall you be driven from the powers that you coveted for so long!"
Ashura screamed even louder as the light focused and blasted right through him.
Within a few seconds, Ashura, the Dark Mew, was gone.
At the compound, a doctor examined General Nikolov's neck. "These are the biggest bruises I have ever seen!" commented the doctor. "Another centimeter and you'd be done for."
Delia Ketchum stood before the raid's leader. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Ketchum, but we couldn't find your son,"
She gasped and burst into tears. Giovanni came up behind her, his face downfallen by the statement. She swung around and hugged him closely, crying all over his red suit. He teared up a little and held her.
"Ah, loving people." Delia and Giovanni turned to see an old woman with a cane, holding something that was bundled up in blankets. A baby? At least that's what Delia thought, until a long pink tail popped out of the bundle and slowly swung through the air.
"ASH!!" she cried and ran over to the old woman. The stranger smiled happily at her and handed over the blankets. Delia snatched Ash up and clutched him tightly to her chest. Giovanni came up from behind and gave a hug to his wife and son. "Careful, careful," said the old woman, "He is still weak yet,"
Ash's small voice then came through the air.
Hi Mom, Dad,
"Oh, Honey, please rest," said a teary-eyed Delia. Giovanni smiled down at his son.
Dad…?
"Yes, Ash?" replied Mr. Ketchum.
Do you still want to make…a new start?
"Of course I do,"
All right, then…
And then Ash fell into the sleep of the Just.
On the flight back to Moscow, Dane I peeked into the library. Giovanni, Delia, and Ash had fallen asleep on a small couch beside a window. He smiled and quietly shut the door.
He turned to General Nikolov and said, "Well, the Ketchum family is back together. You should see them. A gangster, a Pokemon/human son, and a housewife."
There was silence in the hallways until the Emperor's smile faded and he said, "Let's get a drink," "Yes, sire,"
The two then went to the kitchen.
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