The Forgotten
Chapter 5, Battle!

Sean stepped forward, a look of determination on his face. "I will battle first." He said, stepping next to Ash. The masters shuffled a little, then a Master stepped forward. The man seemed in his twenties, but you can't tell with a Master. His black hair reached down to his shoulders. "I am Eric. I will battle you." He exclaimed, while a light blue glow surrounded him. "Ah, a water Master. Well, I'm a Ketchum. I have no definite power." Sean said. "A Ketchum! I thought they were all dead, all but Master Ash," the man said, walking backwards. But, he only found Ash behind him. "AS it seems you are not a master, nor were the men I battled, I will kill you if you back down from this battle. This goes for all of you." He said, turning back to the men behind him. "Or, I will throw you all into Limbo." Ash finished, disappearing to Jeff's side. The man was even more scared by this, and launched a Hydro Pump at Sean. Sean did not see this coming, and was blown back a few feet. "Rule one, don't take your eyes off, nor underestimate, your enemy." Ash said, an amused look on his face. To who he said it to, no body knew or cared. All anyone cared about was showing their worth to who trained them. They all wanted to fight. "Rule two, know your elements." Ash said grimly, as Sean made a sword of fire, which was extinguished almost instantly by another Hydro Pump.
After fifteen minutes, Sean was unconscious on the floor. "Congratulations, Eric. You've proven yourself against Sean. But he was foolish, so don't think yourself more powerful then anybody but who you beat." Ash said, shaking Eric's hand. "Yes, sir." Eric said happily and tired. Then he walked over to the Ancient. The Ancient gave him a small blue orb, and a blue cloak appeared on Eric. Then the Ancient beckoned Ash to him. "Continue the battles." He said, and then started towards the Ancient. "Ash, will you come with me? The Master who finished with your training didn't give you your prize." The man said, smiling. He then opened a door, and Ash and Pikachu followed him in. Inside was a magnificent room, full of portraits of proud men leading armies, then, at the end of the room, was the portrait of Ash, hundreds of men behind him, destroying a building with a giant red R. "This is what we hope to someday see." The Ancient said, pulling Ash from the picture. In the next room, there were statues formed as hands holding colored pokeballs. At the end of the hall, on the biggest statue, was a box. As they neared the box, an inscription could be read. 'Ashton Satoshi Ketchum and Pikachu Ketchum.' "Real nice. Could care less about the name though." Ash said. The Ancient picked the box up, and opened it to reveal two pokeballs, one shrunk to the size of a pokemon's fist. The Ancient handed the large pokeball to Ash, and the small to Pikachu. "Open them." Was all he said, a smile on his face. Pikachu reluctantly held the ball to it and opened it. Suddenly, Ash was covered in a black and white cloak. Pikachu had a black and white fur coat. "What did you do to us?" Ash asked, a new power running through his blood. "You have become a Master. You own Dark and Light, as does Pikachu. Also, you can both use dark and light type attacks, like Shadow of Oblivion, or Light Shot. You can make clones of anyone or anything from shadows and light. Like being God of your own species." The Ancient said. "Call me Jacob." He finished. "Also, It seems your troops are done battling." Jacob said, still smiling.
When they got to the battling room, all of Ash's men were lying on the floor, unconscious. All but Johan, who lay on his face, not moving at all. Ash ran to him, worry on his face. When he got to him, he turned Johan over and checked his pulse. "Who battled him?" Ash asked, standing up. A tall man with black hair stood forward. "That would have been me." He said, crossing his arms. Ash raised his right arm, and an eerie black glow surrounded the man who killed Johan. "You have killed Johan in cold blood. How do you plea?" He asked, a false smile on his face. Before he could answer, the glow started squeezing in on him. "Aaahhh!" he screamed, the dark covering his body. Suddenly, the pitch-black darkness squeezed him, until he stopped screaming and squirming. He just stood there, propelled by the power emitting from Ash. Ash stopped the flow, and the man fell over. He turned back to Johan, and held his hand to Johan. "Holy Resurrection!" he screamed, his hand glowing white this time. Suddenly, Johan's body started shaking violently. Johan suddenly stood up. "What happened? First, I'm in some place pure white, suddenly, I'm here." He said, smiling. Ash soon revived all of his team and they left.
"Ash, why does Pikachu have a black and white fur coat, and you have a black and white cloak?" Johan asked. "Well, I'm a master. That's what happens when you have the powers of Dark and Light." Ash said. "Dark and Light! Those are very powerful elements!" Johan said. "Where do you get all this information?" Sean asked. "Even if it was for a few minutes, you can learn a lot in death." Johan said.


Ash and Pikachu control the strongest elements around, but what does fate have in store? Find out in chapter 6 of, The Forgotten.

Sorry for the short chapter, but writers block can do that to you.