1 Family Reunion

You had to have seen the disclaimer in other chapters, so don't worry about it. Also, I don't own the song Iris, the Goo Goo Dolls do.

I just noticed I never gave a code for how they talk in here. " " is regular talking, is psychic talking, * * is single talking or translated pokemon speech, I haven't decided yet.

The group had been hiking in the woods for a day, following Team Rocket's signal from Ash's pokeballs. All the while, Ash was humming the song: Iris over and over again. Finally, the group had kept on repeating the chorus of the song, "'I don't want the world to see me, 'cause I don't think that they'd understand. But when everything's made to be broken, I just want you know who I am.'" Was all they sang, the whole time staying a mile away of Team Rocket. Finally, Gary started to speak. "Mark, why is it we're singing this again?" He asked. "Actually," Ash said in response. "I was singing it because it is my favorite song. Everyone else just happened to join in," he said, smiling smugly, but wasn't able to finish as Ash's tracking device started beeping. Ash stopped walking, and looked at it. "Bull." Ash hissed. He then spun around quickly. "Everybody, RUN!" Ash yelled, sprinting into the lead and running at warp speed.

Team Rocket had been gloating for a few hours about how they caught new pokemon, when Meowth suggested they looked at their new catch. Once the team noticed no pokemon were inside, they noticed the tracers inside of the pokeballs. "That cheap little brat tricked us!" James hissed, anger leaking from his every pore. "Yeah, and he mighta' tipped off the police about the tracers and has them followin' us right now!" Meowth screamed. But they didn't notice Jessie. She had gotten up, and angrily had the balloon do 180 degrees. Once they had gotten up, James demanded to know what is going on. "That kid is going to get to see what happens when you try to trick Team Rocket." She hissed. But, the tracers had sent off a signal that the balls had been opened, telling the tracker that they had been caught, signaling for Ash, Pikachu, Jeff, Gary, and Misty had best start running if they wanted to stay safe.

As he was running, Ash saw the trademark Meowth balloon, he called to the others, "I'll hold them off, and no telling what freakish weapons they were saving for us this time." Ash said, as he stood at the tail of the fleeing group, summoning electric energy to strike down the balloon without killing anyone. Suddenly, behind him and Pikachu, an electric volt came from nowhere and hit the balloon, and Team Rocket went blasting off again. Ash and Pikachu turned around to see that the group, besides Jeff, was gone, and standing next to Jeff, was Raikou. Suddenly, Raikou smiled, and started speaking. "Now, I couldn't have had younger brother get hurt, could I?" It said. Suddenly, it realized something. "I'm sorry, I forgot we didn't tell you yet. Please, Mew, Ash, come. You to, Pikachu. It is time you learn, and come home." Raikou said happily. As Raikou turned around, a portal opened in space. "We will go the real legendary island now." Raikou said. "But what about the one we were just at?" Ash asked. "Tourist trap." Mew replied, as he flew through the portal. "Oh, so only the most incredible thing in my life that happened as a Pokeman happened at a tourist trap." Ash said sarcastically, walking through the portal with Pikachu right behind him.

In seconds, Ash and Pikachu were in the presence of all of the legendary pokemon ever heard of. "Is this the dream where I am mauled by the legendary pokemon? I hate this dream." Ash sighed sarcastically. "Hm, his sarcasm hasn't changed in the last few years." A deep voice said from behind him. Ash turned around, only to see none other than Mewtwo behind him, smiling! "Well, glad to know I made someone laugh, buddy." Ash said, shaking Mewtwo's hand, which no doubt held enough power to destroy the city. "You've been doing so since that day you saved me from Giovanni." Mewtwo sighed. Ash's attention was then brought back to the pokemon behind him, when Celebi gave a small, "Ahem." Ash turned around, and saw the legendary pokemon smiling to him. Welcome home, little brother. But, where is the other? Celebi asked, looking behind him. "I don't have a brother." Ash stated uneasily. Oh, wonderful. It seems I have the timelines mistaken again. Celebi sighed. Brothers, sisters, it seems I was mistaken years ago. So, I must tell the whole prophecy. Celebi said. Suddenly, the legendary pokemon turned to him quickly. "You mean you didn't tell us the whole thing?" Ho-oh asked, taking a large step forward. "Why not?" He yelled. I believed that in this time line Ash had a brother. Celebi said in defense. "Hey, um, I'm right here ya know." Ash said. "And what is this about me being your brother? Not that I don't mind, but I'm not a pokemon." Ash said. "Correct," Articuno began. "You are a Pokeman. Same thing, except that Pokemen are born humans. Other than that, there is no difference. And before you begin, Celebi will explain how you are our brother." She finished. "Alright." Ash said as he took a seat he created from light. Now, as most of you know, I told a prophecy years ago, when the world was nothing more than us several. I didn't tell the finishing of the prophecy, because I wanted our younger brothers Create and Destroy to be here. Now, as I currently see, this time line is different. So, when our brothers were to become Pokemen, they would also be pokemon. But, or siblings turned out that it was only one, and he possessed both of the powers of life, Dark and Light. Also, he is not yet Create or Destroy. We must give him this gift, but I must first tell him the prophecy, and finish it for us all. He began. "Wait, you're telling me I'm gonna be a pokemon?" Ash asked before Celebi could continue. After receiving several nods, he started talking again. "Alright, just making sure we're on the same level." Ash said.

As I was saying, the prophecy:

In days to come two forces are born, one of Dark, one of Light.

When these powers are created, two beings will surface also.

Dark will cause destruction; hence Destroy is born of darkness.

Yet from light, Create will be born, bringing an incredible power.

When they join, though temporarily, the incredible being will be born.

The being is Destiny, who is as powerful as Create and Destroy.

It controls all pokemon, wild or tamed, yet is not invincible.

That is all the whole prophecy. Celebi said. Then saw the incredulous stares coming from the others. I told the whole thing back then, didn't I? Celebi asked. "Yes, evidently you worried us all for nothing." Entei said. "Thanks." He finished. "Alright, so, if two beings equals one part time Destiny, does that mean that I could become Create, Destroy, and Destiny as I please?" Ash asked. Yes. Congratulations, Ash. But before you can do that, we have to give you the power. Mew said, as he did a small dance in the air. That means, we all must give you what we were told to guard for you at birth. Lugia said. Before you all begin, may I go first? Mewtwo asked. Although not actually being born into this world, I was given a gift for Ash years after our second meeting. Mewtwo said. He got the approval to give his gift first. Ash, my gift is not needed to become either of those pokemon, yet it will help. I was able to… come across this… technology when I began traveling the world by night. I made two, one to test on one clone of mine. It is the fifty-first TM. I call it, Vision. It allows you to do several things, first, vision people's true intentions around you, it allows you to see their thoughts as words to read, you have night vision and you can see dreams. I personally enjoyed watching the friend see others' thoughts. It was amusing. Mewtwo said, an amused look in his eyes. "Thank you, Mewtwo. I will use this wisely." Ash said, an amused look in his eyes also. "I already don't like where this is going." Zapdos sighed. She was shaking her head sarcastically. Now, Ash, I give you my gift. Our father gave these to me to guard, believing they suited my happy attitude. These are the stones of mystical fortunes. He couldn't decide what they did, but they seemed to make me go wild when I was young. I could tell, they had magical powers that would be passed on to one being alone, making them give their magic to that being. You are that being. Mew thought. When Ash grasped the stones, he suddenly felt strange things. As each one was touched, he felt things happen to him. They varied different colors, giving him powers from their respective color. You will now be able to learn attacks, as regular pokemon do, meaning you don't have to transform to attack from any special attacks that your Pokeman form can't use. Mew said, doing somersaults and flips in the air, staying in one place the whole time. "Thanks, Mew." Ash said, putting the stones in his pocket. Next, Zapdos came up to him. "My gift, was given to me to guard for my seemingly separate attitude. I stayed to myself, so father gave me this, the pendent of invisibility. Though I could not use it, I enjoyed having it around. You will to." She said, as she picked a pendent from a small gap of feathers. She placed it around his neck, and he could feel it's magic work already. "Thank you, sister. I will keep it safe." Ash said, tucking it under his shirt. Now, Raikou stepped forward. "Brother, my gift is the Helmet of Strength. I were it always, to make sure I don't misplace it." He said, slipping his helmet off of his head. "I thank you for keeping it safe for me. I'm sure father would be proud of us all." Ash said. After a light chuckle, Raikou stepped back. Lugia walked forward, only needing one step. "I give you something that I did learn to use. It is an HM. My song, it is not truly mine, I only use it to heal. You can to, with the HM." Lugia stated, pulling an HM from a scale. Lugia and Ash nodded to each other, and Ash gave another thank you.

Soon, almost all of them had given gifts to Ash, except Celebi. Ash, our father trusted me with the one thing that was needed to be able for you to transform. There are actually two halves; both can be used as weapons. Once I give you both pieces, you will be able to transform into Create and Destroy, and when the pieces are put together, you will become Destiny, until you pull the staff into two pieces again. I present you with, the Staff of Destiny. Celebi said, as the staff appeared from nowhere. I trust you with it like our father did to I. Use it well. Celebi thought to him. "I will. Thank you all, brothers and sisters. In favor, if any of you are ever in danger, call to me. I will come and stay until danger has passed. I may be moving in anyways, if it is alright." He said. Everyone gave his or her approval, and Ash felt happier than ever.

Misty and Gary had stopped running a while ago. They knew that Team Rocket was dealt with, but Ash and Jeff had disappeared. "Do you think Team Rocket got Jeff and Mark?" Gary asked, hoping more than asking. "For the fiftieth time, NO! Now help me find them." Misty hissed. They then proceeded to call for Ash and Jeff. Suddenly, Ash and Jeff walked up the side of the hill Misty and Gary were on. "What's up?" Ash asked, faking to be tired. "WHERE HAVE YOU THREE BEEN?" Misty yelled, pointing at him, Jeff and Pikachu. "Looking for you. After Team Rocket was taken care of, we went looking for you. You two ran away too far." Ash said in defense. After some time of arguing, they stopped and finally set up camp. During that time, Ash was remembering what had happened before he left his brothers and sisters.

Don't worry Ash! Celebi stated. I will take care of your problem with the escaped Ash's from destroying the past and everything you hold dear. Besides, that was my mistake. I will take full care and responsibility of it! He finished. "Thanks. I suppose you could if you wanted to, but I will be there their trial, right?" Ash asked, looking away from the window he was looking out of and to Celebi. Of course! It is your role as the guardian of earth to go! Besides, you are the one delivering punishment. Celebi stated, taking a seat on Ash's shoulder, opposite Pikachu. In the mean time, why don't you transform into Destiny? That way, you don't have to lug all that stuff around, besides the TM, HM, and magic stones. And possibly the sword, if you want. Celebi said. "That so? How?" Ash asked. Well, those items are Destiny's weapons and tools, like the sword, staff, and helmet. Only the sword can be used when you aren't Destiny. The stones will stay in a small pouch on your pocket, and the staff pieces will become like tattoos while you are human. As Destiny, the sword will stay in a sheath on your back, and the staffs will become one. As human, the sword stays small, kind of like another pendant, and only comes to its real size when you pull it off of our neck and focus on it growing. Now, when the staff pieces are tattoos, you merely focus on one, and you'll become the owner of that staff. Another thing, now that you have activated the stones, you can only use some basic attacks from regular pokemon and your Master powers can be used as a human. Remember, the humans and Pokemen cannot find out of your powers as Create, Destroy, and Destiny. Celebi stated. "Why not? Prejudice or something?" Ash asked sarcastically. No, they are power abusers. Celebi said, missing the sarcasm entirely. The Pokemen will send some Seekers out to get you, while the humans will try to clone you like they did Mew, succeeding in creating Mewtwo. Think about the power, and the pain it would cause. Celebi finished. "What is a seeker? Like, a bounty hunter or something?" Ash asked. Yeah, except they can't kill. They just drag your unconscious carcass to their boss, and then either you'll be blackmailed, tricked, or bribed. You see, it's hard to tell who the bad and good guys of Pokemen are, because there is no certain alignment that is completely visible, or invisible all the time. You would never know if you were doing right or wrong. You see, unlike regular humans, Pokemen live trying to get along without wars. And they do a good job of it! They've only had two to three wars ever. And no one was fighting for the wrong reasons, because there were no right reasons. One side thought the other was trying to take over, and the other side thought the same. So, a senseless battle ensued, with them all being casualties of their own mishaps. Of course, I forget what the others were about. But you get the picture, right? Celebi asked, hoping he wouldn't have to teach his youngest brother through showing him pictures. And Ash caught it all. "So, I just pick up one of the staff pieces, and I become that being?" Ash asked, a smirk on his face.

After remembering this all, he looked at his wrists. Running down the front of his arms, were two tattoos of staffs. He looked at the pouch at his side, and saw that all of his stones were in the small bag. He looked around his neck, and both of his pendants were there; one shaped like a sword, the other a plain circle. His TM and HM pockets held his gifts from Lugia and Mewtwo. And his form of Destiny held the other things that belonged to it, the helmet, and several other items given to Ash. Finally, Ash and the group reached the top of a hill they were on, and looked into the valley that was beneath them. As he looked harder, Ash could make out a small city. "There's a small city down there. We could rest there." He stated. "And how do you propose we get down there?" Gary asked with a sneer. Ash just turned to him. "Aren't you a Pokeman, or what?" Ash asked. A smirk spread across his face as Gary turned red. "How does that solve or problems?" Misty asked. "Well, can't you two transform?" Ash asked. He saw Gary and Misty shake their heads no. "Well, I guess it's up to me, then." Ash said, lowering his head. Suddenly, Ash started glowing. When the glow faded, an Articuno stood where Ash was. "You guys gonna get on my back, or what?" Ash asked, ready to take off at a moments notice. When neither of them moved, Ash reverted back to himself. "Fine, how would you like to be levitated down there by psychic powers?" Ash half asked. Before either could answer, Ash became an Alakazam, and they were being teleported to the city.

When they landed, Ash turned back into himself. "Mark, why didn't you ever tell us you had that power?" Misty asked, as Pikachu jumped into Ash's backpack and came out a moment later with a bottle of ketchup. "You never asked." Ash stated, walking away to what seemed to be an abandoned building. "This place must have been abandoned for years. Look at these buildings." Gary said. Ash walked into a building, closely followed by Gary and Misty. "Whatever. Let's just get some food and find a place to sleep. 'Till then, shut 'yer trap." Ash said. "Alright, geez. You don't have to be so rude." Gary replied. "Who's being rude? I'm just treating you with the respect you deserve. Besides, you've been a jerk the whole time I knew 'ya." Ash practically yelled. The day had actually been tiring, especially if you had just found out you were related to legendary pokemon, and could become a pokemon at will. Ash then remembered what the three pokemon he could become looked like.

Ash had just learned that by using the staff pieces, he could become Create, Destroy, or Destiny. He was first going to transform into Create. He picked up a staff piece, and a gust of wind suddenly picked up. As he concentrated harder on the staff, the wind blew harder. Suddenly, all the legendary pokemon turned to him as he started glowing eerily. The staff grew, longer and longer, until it was easily two feet taller than himself. He then began growing himself. His form began changing slightly as well. When the glow faded, a man standing seven foot ten was where Ash once was. He stood with white clothing on. On his chest was a large "C". His staff was in his hands by his side. On it's tip, an orb sat. For the first second, the orb was white, but then turned blue, signifying happiness. "I am free, after years of confinement! What has happened in the past few millennia?" Create asked, looking around at his old home. "And where is our last brother?" He asked as he noticed the last brother was not here. Create; do you remember when father placed you and Destroy in those staffs, right after he opened a portal in space and time? Celebi asked, hoping that his brother remembered. "Yeah. What about it?" Create asked. Well, he brought the staffs to another dimension, this dimension. This was when the planet was young and pokemon were just beginning to come into existence. Now, the ones who were to transform into you have had a small…problem. Now, it is merely one person who becomes you and your brother. I'm sorry, but the only way you may ever see your brother is when the young man becomes Destiny. You will be in his mind. I'm sorry, but I don't control… I'm not going to say that. I'll just say I'm sorry. Celebi said, hoping he didn't give off the idea that he could actually make it so that him and his brother were actually in two different people. "Oh well. I can wait." Create said, shrugging his sorrow off. Suddenly, Create had turned back into Ash in a rush of wind and a blinding flash. "What a rush." Ash said. Yeah, that'll happen. Ready for the transformation to Destroy? I've heard that was a rush. Celebi sated, eager to see his youngest brother again. "First let me get my balance back." Ash said. When he had steadied himself, he picked up the other staff. After a few seconds of concentrating, a glow came upon him, and in a black flash, a man that looked like Create stood where Ash was. The only differences were that he wore black, and his voice was deeper. The orb on his staff didn't quite glow at all for a while, like he was emotionless. Then, his staff turned a bright blue. "How good it feels to be home once again." He seemed to sigh. "How has everything been, Celebi?" he asked. Fine, I suppose, nothing real new. How are things living in a staff? Celebi asked. "Things aren't that bad. Sure, I get bored, and I lose my sanity for ten minutes at a time. I get angry enough to destroy cities, civilizations, and pretty much anything I can get my hands on, but I get over it every other day. You got lucky. It's either that, or the guy that is controlling me has the power of my twin brother, the one born the same day as I, except I was born minutes before he. Anyways, I've been stuck in there with my half of the Destiny transformation, and he was driving me nuts, the goody-goody. Well, I'd best be off. So long, for now." Destroy said dangerously. Uh, he always gave me the creeps. Celebi stated when Destroy was gone. All of the legendary pokemon gave a slight nod, signifying they agreed. Then Ash was there again, lying on the ground. "I think I should try Destiny some other time, until then I think I'll try to regain my senses." Ash said, shaking his head and sitting up, Pikachu on his lap.

This all happened several hours ago, and Ash was trying to live with the voices of Create and Destroy in his head. Several times he had nearly blown his cover by yelling at himself. Gary and Misty left him alone, and they had probably gone to sleep by now. He had stayed up for a few minutes, making sure they wouldn't have any unexpected visitors during the night. He then lay down to sleep.

Ash was walking around in a dark place. He had just, appeared there, not knowing how he got there or when. "Must be dreaming." He whispered. "Must be." Another voice said from behind him. He turned around, to see a seven- foot tall man in white contradicting the dark space around him. "It's amazing. When someone finds himself or herself in unknown territory, it is immediately a "dream". Well, this is a dream, but still. I wouldn't suggest saying that every time you find yourself somewhere dark. You'll never know. Well, you will if you're attacked." The man said. "Create, leave the kid alone. The last thing I need is two over protective-of-themselves-goody- goodies. Geez, the kid can learn by himself. He doesn't need us all over him, teaching him how to fend off even some little Rattatta. Pikachu can take care of that, not that dear Ash here couldn't. If Ash wants to say something's a dream, let him figure out it isn't by himself. We can step in if he's about to be killed, or mutilated, but he can take on a simple dream that is also gonna train him. Besides, he couldn't be a wuss if he controls us, now can he?" Destroy asked, nearly invisible in the dark. "No, I suppose not." Create mumbled. "But it wouldn't hurt for us to help." He retaliated. "Hey, um, I'm here you know." Ash said. "Yeah, we know. We're the reason you're here. 'Nyways, I suppose we should start on your pokemon skills." Destroy started. "Now that you have the blood of me, Create, and Destiny in you, you can control any pokemon. But you knew that, right?" He asked. "Yeah, it was in the prophecy." Ash said. "Celebi still hooked on telling those danged prophecies? We have got to get him to stop." Create interrupted. "Shut up. We'll do that some other day. Now, Ash, you can talk pokemon language now. They understand you and you understand them. They will feel a natural pull to you, and some pokemon, besides the legendaries, know that you are Destiny. They will help you on your second life. Some pokemon will ask for the mark, so I'll have to show you that right now. Lift up the front of your hair." Destroy said. When Ash did, Destroy sighed in relief. "Good, we found it on our first try. When they ask for the mark, brush your hair back for a second, like your wiping the sweat off your head, and make sure they see it. Then they'll do as you ask." Destroy said, leaning back on a wall that came up from nowhere. When Ash looked again, he saw the background change into a regular room, painted a tan color. "Ain't it amazing what can change in two seconds?" Destroy asked, picking up a magazine. "Remember that. You'll never know if it may come in handy." Create said. "Create, SHUT UP!" Destroy seemed to yell. 'Insanity must be getting to him' Ash thought.

Second Dimension

"Is the machine ready?" A gruff voice demanded to a scientist in front of him. "Almost sir. I don't think this is such a good idea, I mean, remember what happened the last time we tried to pull something from one dimension to another?" the scientist asked, turning from his work. A small yellow blur went by, and stopped on his head. "Yes, I do." The man said. "You made the mistake of making one copy of the machine, and you are the one who didn't stop the Misdreavus from eating away the wires of the first machine. Now, if you ever, ever talk back to me, you'll remember why Pichu here is one of my more feared pokemon." The man hissed. "Yes sir." The man mumbled. Life was good for Ash Ketchum, ruler of Team Rocket after the…untimely death of Giovanni. After Giovanni died, Ash had a treaty saying he owned Team Rocket, signed seconds before Giovanni died. After a few years, Ash had made some gene-splicing machines, turning some humans half into some pokemon, while others were turned entirely into pokemon. But most Rockets were still human, as they were never needed for experiments. Ash always took the best Rockets and the worst Rockets, using them for the experiments. The standard Rockets stayed the same. For the best Rockets, this was a privilege, for the worst Rockets, a punishment worse than death. But they strived to be better, so that Ash would turn them back. He did, every once in a while. Only if the under working Rockets worked there standards up. He knew it would work this time. This time, though, he wasn't after Lucrecia. No, he had been too hard to capture. This time, he was after Destiny. After a brief encounter with Destiny, Ash had gotten a DNA sample, and had set the machine to suck him into their time, where he would be captured with a Master Ball. 'You will not escape me, Destiny. Not like you let Lucrecia get away. You will by MINE!' he mentally yelled.

First Dimension

A small gust of wind started blowing. Ash could feel something was up. Something was wrong, very wrong. "Pikachu, something's going on. Watch yourself." Ash whispered. "Pika." 'Right.' Pikachu replied. Suddenly, a black hole seemed to appear, and the next thing he knew he was being thrown threw a portal, Pikachu right behind him, hanging on to his backpack.

Second Dimension

"Boss! Watch out!" a Rocket yelled. It was too late. Their Boss was sucked into the portal, one of his Pikachu following close behind. In a second, though, he was on the ground where the portal was, him and his Pikachu unconscious. "Quick, get him to Joy!" an executive yelled, picking his Boss and the Pikachu up and taking them to the E.R.

Later, Ash started to stir. "Ah, I see your up, Ash." Joy said, leaning over him. "Who told you my name?" Ash said weakly. Joy giggled. "Silly, you told us all after the 'Lucrecia Incident' Remember?" She asked, walking away without waiting for an answer. Suddenly, a Pikachu and a Pichu jumped up to Pikachu. The Pikachu started talking to Pikachu, when Pikachu tried to get away.

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"Who are you two? What do you want?" Pikachu asked. "Daddy, why are you going paranoid?" Pichu asked, with the honesty only a baby could have. "Pikachan, it's me, Pikachu. And this is Pichu, our kid?" Pikachu asked, taking a step closer. "Please, just let me rest right now." Pikachu Which will be known as Pikachu1. said, falling asleep. "Come on, Pichu. Daddy needs sleep." Pikachu Pikachu2. said, turning around to walk away. "Hold it." Ash said, sitting up. "What's up with this place? There was a small problem, and it turns out that I'm from a different dimension. Could you tell me where we are?" Ash asked Pikachu2. "Hope this ain't a trick. Anyways, this is Rocket headquarters, and you are the Boss, ruler of the pokemon world. You were trying to draw Destiny into this dimension so you could catch him," She explained. "In the past, you left your friends, joined Team Rocket, turned out to be the best Rocket, and had us kill Jesse, James, Meowth, then your partner later. You shot Giovanni, though. You then started gene-splicing. You turned Rocket agents into pokemon, and monsters that had some pokemon traits that were hardly noticeable unless you knew where to look. You even created several breeds of pokemon, but nobody but us knows of them. You hounded down Misty and Brock, then turned them into some more of your little 'experiments.' The only groups of humans that rebel from your power are few and weak. Most of your agents have mind control chips in their heads." She finished. "We have to get out of here, set it up so that the Ash in this universe is killed, and pretty much free the world. We can let the people that are part pokemon live. If their traits are hereditary, we'll just have a race of anthromorphic beings." Ash finished.

End of chapter

A/N: you're probably wondering where Universe 2 is from. It's from a continuation of my story A Change. You might like it, I don't really know. If I don't get four good reviews, I'm just going to stop everything and make a new series. R+R!