Disclaimer: See Prologue


Pokemon: Dark Shroud


Chapter 2


Misty walked up to Ash hoping that it wsn't a dream. As she got closer and got a better look at his face she realized that it wasn't a dream. She then gave him the biggest hug she ever gave. Ash blushed while she was hugging him. She let go him and then she bashed him on the head with a mallet the size of a Snorlax. "Where in Mew's name have you been for five years?" "I'll explain what going on but believe me it's a doozy of a story. Suicune will help explain it all." He picked up his cloak and they all went inside in the gym.

Inside the gym Ash's armor transformed into an ordinary black shirt and jeans. His cloak transforming into a black overcoat with a pokeball insignia on the back. Misty awed at what just happened. "What just happened?" she asked. "Sadly these clothes are made the skins of Dittos." Ash looked at the ground as he said it. He didn't like the fact that those Dittos gave up their lives for him to have this armor. Suicune nuzzled Ash in a effort to cheer him up.

"Hey Pikachu and Squirtle where are the others?" "They're out helping to take care of the rest of the fires." Misty told him. Suddenly Ash heard a loud commotion from right behind him. He turned around only to get smothered by several pokemon. Pikachu had to shocked them in order to get them off of Ash. The only one that didn't get off was Chikorita and Bulbasaur had to use his vine whip to get her off of him. He saw that the rest of his pokemon were all happy to see him. "Well if wonders never cease, da twerp come back from the dead." Ash turned to see Meowth smiling at him. A huge scar over his left eye.

"What are you doing here Meowth?" Ash asked . "Jessie, James, and I left Team Rocket right after our boss started burning cities like firewood." "Where are Jessie and James anyways?" Misty asked. "James got burned saving Jessie from a Houndoom's flamethrower. Nurse Joy sez dat he might not make it." Meowth bowed his head down to the floor. "May I see him?" Ash asked him. Meowth nodded and led Ash to a room in the back.

Ash saw James lying in bed. Half his side was completely burned to a crisp. Jessie was sitting next to his body crying her eyes out. Ash walked into the room and stood next to James's body. Jessie looked up at Ash with confusion and asked Meowth what was going on. Meowth told her that that was the twerp Ash and he stopped Team Rocket's rampage earlier. Ash then took off his shirt and threw on the floor. Six different colored gem embedded in his chest. Ash placed one hand on James and closed his eyes. The purple gem on his head and the white gem in his chest both started glowing. Then Ash started glowing a bright white. The light filled up the room. The light faded and James looked like he had never been burned.

He woke up after about a minute and the first thing he saw was a topless man with gems in his head and chest. "Do I know you?" "You tried to steal my Pikachu for almost five years." "Yes I remeber you now. You look a lot different now." "Five years can do that to a young man. You still cross dress?" James smiled and sat up. All the people were amazed at what had just happened. The pokemon however realized what had happened. "Those are the the Poke-gems aren't they?" Ash nodded. All the pokemon gasped and all of a sudden started bowing down to Ash.

"Hey Meowth, why is everyone bowing down to the former twerp?" Jessie asked. "Because dat man has the legendary Poke-gems. Dat means dat man is a child of either Ho-oh or Lugia because only them or one of their offspring can use the gems." Misty who had been in the doorway couldn't believe her ears as she watched Ash's shirt slide off the floor and slide back onto him.

"Listen you guys I have to leave soon. I can not risk your lives in this mission I am doing. I only came to stop Team Rocket here and then to Pallet to pick up the rest of my pokemon."Misty then ran out the room about ready to cry but she wouldn't in front of him. Suddenly she bumped into someone standing in the middle of the hallway. When she looked up it turned out to be Ash. "What's wrong Misty? Why are you leave the room?" "Because you think that just because you happen to be related to a Poke-god that you think you can go off to god knows what and leave us again? To make us think you were dead. To leave me all alone in this world." Misty began crying on Ash's shirt. "Gee Misty, didn't know you cared. You know you're just as beautiful as you were on the day we met." "Thanks Ash. I think you'rmmm..." Misty didn't finish because Ash was covering her mouth with his.

They kept like this for a few minutes until a "Togeprrriiiii" and a "Gollllll duck" broke the silence. Misty smiled as she picked up her 'baby'. Golduck looked at Ash strangely at first then he smiled at him and said "Gol gol gold duck." He then jumped up, grabbed Togepi from Misty, and walked away making funny faces at the egg pokemon. Ash chuckled for about a minute and then he turned to Misty. "Golduck said that we should be alone tonight you and I." Ash then gave his biggest smile. "Where is your bedroom?"

Golduck had just tucked Togepi in for the night when he heard moaning coming from his mistress's room. 'Finally' he thought 'Now she can be happy again'.