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 6 is coming along slowly but surely as you read this)

BTW Ash has assumed an alias while under the alias I'll type that name.

Where Legends Walk:

Chapter 3: Shadows of the Future

Red shook his head as he brought it up out of the river. Reaching over he picked up his shirt from where he had shaken some of the dirt out of it and pulled it on over his head. "You Know Pikachu we really need to stop by a town with a Laundromat soon." he said picking up the blue cap which was still stained and dirty and putting it on over his wet hair.

Pikachu chirped his accent he was eager to get to a pokemon center where he could have a bath. Red chuckled remembering how when he was younger Pikachu had hated baths however once he got older he began to appreciate a nice warm bath. "Pika Pi pikachu?" Pikachu asked quizzically. Red just shrugged as they continued threw the woods. Pikachu made an exasperated sound before continuing behind him.

"I slept pretty well last night Pikachu." Red observed wondering why it seemed some nights he would have a wonderful relaxing sleep and then others he would have the dreams. "I don't get it sometimes the most relaxing days lead to them and some times the most stressful days give me a good nights rest." Red shook his head despite how much he enjoyed traveling along threw the woods early in the morning he was still puzzled by the dreams.

As they were walking along he pulled out the map and began to try to find where they were. "I think we are near Riverton." Red smirked 'That's really an original name.' To Pikachu he said "If we follow the river we should reach it in by tomorrow.

Red suddenly froze as panic gripped him he fell to his knees struggling to breath he could hear Pikachu yelling only it sounded extremely far away. Infront him he saw it a Face only he couldn't describe it but he felt rather than heard it's words. "We will Find you and you will burn."

A jolt of electricity brought him back to himself. "Thanks Pikachu I don't know what just happened." He heard Pikachu ask a question. "No I don't think we should turn back Riverton is closer than home anyway and I'll see the local doctor for a check up." He said to alleviate his friends nerves.

Pikachu noticed his friend was disturbed by what was going on when Ash no longer seemed to want to talk about how nice it was out. Normally he tended to get a bit bored of his friend constantly talking about how beautiful the outdoors was. He thought bitterly that he was getting to old for this.

Red stopped their trek about lunch time and they set down to eat. As he went to get water from the river to boil so he could feel their canteen later he stopped looking in the water he saw himself and froze something didn't look right. 'My Eyes are the wrong color.' He shook his head and when he looked again his reflection was back to normal. 'What's wrong with me am I going crazy.' he banished that thought quickly he was pretty sure he was still sane.

He didn't tell Pikachu about the incident at the water and just went about fixing lunch like it was any other day. "Pika Pi kachu." Pikachu said as he handed him the bag with his silverware in it.

"Thanks Pikachu." He said as he began to eat the meal wasn't the most wonderful thing on earth but after Brock had left he had learned how to at least make a meal that wouldn't leave you on the ground with stomach pains.

Red glanced over at Pikachu who ate much more slowly now adays than he did when he was younger. He felt weird for a second and saw Pikachu disappear he nearly yelled out but Pikachu reappeared a few seconds later and noticed him staring. "Pika Pi?"

"Nothing Pikachu." He turned back to eating his on food which suddenly tasted all the more bland than it had before. "Lets hurry and finish eating I want to try to make it as close to Riverton as we can before nightfall." He tried to keep his voice normal and was relieved when Pikachu didn't seem to notice.

The Rest of the day Red was on edge fearing another episode however nothing happened and he smiled as he was getting ready for bed. "Well today's been stressful maybe tonight I'll have a goodnights sleep." Since that's normally how it went if he had a really stressful day he'd not have any dreams.

Ash found himself standing in a dark forest. "Pikachu where are you?" he called out but the only answer was the wind. He began to walk forward glancing around nervously as he searched for his friend.

"Pika Pi." Ash froze it was Pikachu but he sounded like he was in pain. Ash bolted forward and lept into a small clearing glancing around he couldn't see anything. He called out for Pikachu again but this time He got no answer.

Feeling a icy ball of dread in his gut he began to walk forward again when suddenly there was a bright flash as torches lit all around him. "We have found You." a sinister voice said. "And Now you burn."

Ash screamed as black and blue flames erupted around him. The flames weren't hot infact they gave off cold instead of heat but at the same time their barest touch sent waves of agony threw him. He screamed again only to break it off as flames went down his throat and scorched his lungs.

"Enough." A voice said with a commanding tone. "You will do him no more harm." with that Red set up with a start and began to tremble with cold despite how warm a night it was. He lay back down feeling uncomfortable in his sweat soaked clothes. "What was that?" He asked.

Red spent the rest of the night in a daze he couldn't sleep and every time he closed his eyes he felt those flames again. By the time the sun rose he was already up and ready to go much to Pikachu's annoyance. "Lets just hurry and get to town." Red said the stress easily revealing itself in his voice.

Pikachu didn't complain anymore he could tell his owner was greatly distressed. He even tried to walk most of the way instead of riding on top of Red's head like normal. Red was about to tell him to climb on up when the Voice from the Dream seemed to speak to him clearly. "Do not go to Riverton." It said. Red stopped in his tracks. "You will die if you do."

"Pikachu I changed my mind we aren't going to Riverton." Red said ignoring the pikachu's screech of shock. He didn't know why but he trusted that voice it had banished the flames that nearly consumed him in the dream.

To Be Continued...

Shorter chapter than Usual I know but I really needed to end it there. Once Again while Ash was dreaming I figured he's think of himself as Ash not as Red the Assumed Identity.