I don't own them nor did I create them they belong to Nintendo Game Freak and anyone I have failed to list. Please don't sue me.

Note I'm not giving up on Fall from grace but I decided I really wanted to write this fic and I can't get the idea out of my head so for now Fall From grace is back burner for this one. (infact Fall From Grace part 3 is coming along slowly but surely as you read this)

BTW Ash assumes an alias in this while under the alias I'll type that name.

Where Legends Walk

Chapter 2: A New Attitude

Misty sighed as she set behind the stand Brock had set up to talk to future Pokemon breeders. "You look bored." A Familiar voice said turning she saw that Ash had slipped into the booth with them. She was shocked by his appearance he looked tired and haggard dressed all in black except for the ever present red cap.

"You look like shit." she blurted out. She was shocked he smiled weakly and set down on one of the chairs that while not the most comfortable things on earth were bearable.

"Then I only look about half as bad as I feel." he said as he looked around the rather large for a expo stall booth. "So how are things going for you Brock." Ash said as he addressed the taller man who had slipped away from the front of the booth to join their conversation.

"Great My business has never been more successful." He said smiling. Misty however suspected Ash was trying to change the subject. Brock apparently felt the same way as he said. "You do look terrible Ash what's wrong?"

"I just haven't had much sleep lately." Ash smiled as he continued. "I only came to this expo to see you too and tell you I'll probably be out of touch for a while since I plan to take a vacation from everything."

They set and talked for awhile longer before Ash took his leave. "He looks terrible Misty observed." She said to Brock who was trying to explain something to a less than brilliant breeder want to be.

"It's probably the stress." She nodded "Did you noticed how withdrawn he got when ever someone looked his way like he's afraid of being recognized." Brock replied to her after managing to dispatch his current interrogator. "Anyway hon I have to go get ready to deliver my speech now I'm sure next time we see Ash he will be doing much better."

Ash groaned as he finally arrived back at home. "I'm never going to another expo again." he announced to pikachu as he pulled his shirt over his head. Changing for bed he slipped under the covers and sighed. "Figures I'd get recognized on my way to the car." he mumbled as he slipped off to sleep.

That night no dreams came and he awoke feeling more refreshed than he had in weeks. "Looks like this is a good thing." he said to pikachu as he headed off to get ready. He opened the wall safe where he kept his most prized possessions in and threw in the red cap. "I'll see you when I get back."

"Pikachu come up here I want to show you something." Ash yelled from his room. Pikachu hurried up the stairs wondering what was going on. After Ash had thrown his hat into the safe he had locked himself in his bathroom for a while. "Well what do you think?" Ash said as Pikachu came to a dead stop his mouth hanging open as he stared at his trainer.

Ash stood there dressed in blue jeans a red shirt with a blue long sleeve jacket on which while unusual wasn't as shocking as the fact he was sporting shades a blue cap turned backwards and blonde hair. "I figure if I change my look and attitude folks won't recognize me and I can get some peace." Pikachu just nodded mutely still staring at him in shock.

"Now it's your turn." Ash said approaching Pikachu who began to back away in fear. "Relax all we are gonna do is dye the gray out so you look younger." Ash said and was promptly shocked. "Okay on second thought we will just claim you were my fathers pikachu." Ash said.

Ash grabbed his bag and smiled "Come on Pikachu I told Mom goodbye before she left this morning on some errand and told her I'd be gone by the time she got back." Pikachu nodded and ran up Ash to sit on his head. Ash headed out of his house and down the rather deserted path that led out of pallet. "Oh Pikachu from now on I'll be going by Red so no one knows who I am." he said absentmindedly. "I got Oak to change the Pokedex to display my name as Nickname Red on the off chance we get challenged."

Red wondered to himself when he'd started referring to Tracey as Professor. "I guess when the old guy died he sorta stepped into fill the roll." Even though he knew that it was logical to call Tracey that since his marriage to May and taking the last name Oak instead of her taking his. Ash sighed thinking of May he'd never realized it but at the time he'd been so jealous when he heard Tracey was dating May.

Red shook himself out of the memory and began to try to decide where to head. "Lets see I can go to the Orange Islands or Johto." Ash thought for a while before decided to head out into the wilder area's of Johto figuring their would be less chance of being recognized there than in the islands where he normally vacationed.

Misty paced around the pool in her families gym. "He said he'd meet me for lunch today." she said angrily looking at the clock seeing it was already going on two o'clock. "Oh he is so not going to get any." she said to herself.

"Get any what." a voice asked.

"Mom I didn't see you there." Misty said surprised "I was talking about how Brock was not going to get any of the food I made for him." her mother just looked at her funny but decided not to try to press her daughter into admitting anything.

"I came to tell you Brock called and said he is sorry he missed lunch." her Mom started when she and Misty said the second sentence together. "But he's really busy and will make it up to you some other time."

"Mom I'm sick of this he loves that shop more than me." Misty said angrily. "Sometimes I think I should just break it off." she said darkly.

"Misty do you love him?" Her mother asked, She watched her daughter think about it and smile slightly. "You do I can tell it even your father can tell it." Misty nodded speechless an shocked that her mother could read her like that. "I can only tell you this talk to him not about him." she said calmly and left Misty alone to think.

Red smiled as he laid down to sleep for the night. "I can't believe how long it's been or how much I've missed this." he said to Pikachu who was already contentedly snoring. Ash looked over at Pikachu and sighed "I don't know how many more of these trips we will have together my friend."

Ash stood there alone holding a sword that seemed to glow with it's own inner radiance. "Use it to Save us all." a voice said to him and he turned only to awaken still in the camp staring at the stars. "Not another Dream." he said sadly but he knew something was different about this one that voice had been a friend.

Red got up and began to pace around till he felt tired enough to go back to sleep. "Well good night again Pikachu." he said to the still sleeping form. This time he had no dreams and awoke the next morning feeling surprisingly good.

"Lets go Pikachu if we make good time today we can look around a bit tomorrow." Red said as Pikachu once again resumed his perch on Red's head. Red smiled "I have a feeling that this trip is going to be good for both of us Pikachu."

"Pika Pi Pika chu." Pikachu agreed happily as they set off down the road leading to Johto.

To Be Continued...

Okay this ends Chapter 2 of where Legends Walk. First things first I'd like to think all the folks who replied from those who thought it was good and the one predicted critism I got but it was constructive so I'm not offended.

Note about about where Ash is dreamign how I didn't type red because I'm convinced Ash would still dream about himself as Ash not as his assumed Identity Red all hte rest of the time under the Alias is to avoid confusion.

Now some folks seem to read this fic the wrong way it is Not an AAML or a BAML it's not a romance sure it has some romance elements in it. But first and Formost it's a Fantasy story the Fantasy elements will be introduced at the pace that best serves it.