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Ash sat on the floor, rubbing the spotted puppy's back with his foot absentmindedly. He had found the puppy days before, not long after he had literally shocked those strangers...
A month had gone by already, ever since that day he awoke with no memory of himself...All that Ash had regained were few full memories, with the rest being in bits and pieces.
He turned on the TV, frowning. It was the news. "So far, the Pokemon League has been in total chaos. With the League President and well- known Shadow Master, Ashura Ketchum, still missing, operations have been halted..."
That name sounded so familiar to Ash! He just didn't know how though. It baffled him. 'Perhaps I know him from somewhere...' he thought. "Moony!"
The puppy, Moony, had decided it didn't like the fact that Ash had stopped rubbing it, and crawled up to him and started licking him. Ash shooed the pup away, before standing up. Mind set on taking a walk, he left.
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May sat down on the ground. She was started to get discouraged. Just as she was about to get up to go back, she heard a noise nearby.
The bushes a few feet away exploded, before someone dressed in all black walked out. May looked in shock at him. It was Ash!...yet, something wasn't right about him... 'Where is his cloak? He always wears it when he's out like this?...and his gloves, he doesn't have them either.'
Ash looked over at another set of bushes, he put a hand out, and shot a ball of shadow energy at it. May couldn't believe it: he missed his target by inches! He never missed an unmoving object like that before...
Looking slightly put-off, Ash moved closer to the bushes, and tried again. That time, he managed to hit them, causing a small explosion. Looking happy again, Ash turned to start walking again. May stood up, and ran after him. There would be one thing that would prove if he was alright...
"ASH!!!" she yelled, jumping onto his back. Ash looked slightly taken aback, as he stumbled forward. He quickly recovered, trying both to hold her up and stay upright at the same time.
'Who is this person?!?!...and what did she just call me?' he thought. "Uh..." Ash asked, "what was that for?"
"Ash, what is wrong with you?! You know I always do that to you!" May said, keeping her arms wrapped around his neck. Ash gave her a slightly confused look, letting her down.
"Who are you?" May laughed slightly, giving Ash a smile.
"Come on! Stop acting like you have amnesia or something! Seriously- " May noticed the look Ash got, almost like a saddened one. "What? Y-you don't-"
Ash nodded, suddenly looking quite self-conscious. "I've been trying to figure out who I am, but nothing has helped," he said.
"Where have you been staying this whole time?" she asked numbly. Ash looked slightly startled at the question asked.
"Oh, over this way..." he said, turning to start walking again. May hurriedly followed, just barely keeping pace with him.
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"We were wondering were you had gone to! Went for another walk?" Belle, Ryder, and Fidelity had returned to the house while he was gone.
"Pretty much." Ash replied. Fidelity looked at May, smiling.
"Who is that?" she asked. Ash turned and looked at May, before looking at Fidelity.
"This is...er..." he suddenly got that irritated look again.
"My name's May." Ash looked at her, his eyes widening. "What?"
"You look familiar," Ash admitted, "I don't know how though."
"I should! I'm Bonded to you!" May said. Ash, Ryder, Belle, and Fidelity all gave her the same look.
"What's that?" they asked.
"It's the same as being married." Belle and Ryder looked at each other, before turning to look at her. Ash was the only one that didn't seem even remotely surprised. "Why, Ash, I swear, you are acting almost normal!"
"My name is Ashura," he whispered. Belle looked at him, worry etched into her expression. He sank down to the ground on his knees, staring at the ground numbly. "but...that means...I'm the...Shadow Master..."
*~*~*~*
"I will not allow any of you to do those raids on towns! I am going to make sure that this Pokemon League becomes what it used to be, and stay that way! If you have a problem with that, get out!" Most of the trainers and Masters stayed in their seats, staring up at Ash in shock. A few crept away, muttering under their breath. "When the Pokemon League first started, it was meant to be for young trainers to see just how well they could do against other trainers! I have made it my job to see that happen again!"
"B-but, M-master Ashura, what are we to do, with our elements?" one of the younger Masters asked. Ash looked at him thoughtfully.
"You don't have to do anything with them. You think you were given your element, to use it? I myself have yet to use it for anything. Its been almost two weeks since I've had a need to use mine," he said, pacing back and forth. They watched him silently. "You are all dismissed."
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"WHAT IS YOUR NAME!" roared the older Master, Neil. He was trying to get Ash(who was 23) to snap back at him, to attack. Ash stared fixedly at him, looking between him and Elizabeth, who was sitting on a bench nearby. "ANSWER ME!"
Ash's head snapped to the side, when Neil quickly used the dagger to make a sharp gash across the bridge of his nose. He blinked back tears of pain as he looked at Neil again, blood flowing slowly out of the wound, down his cheeks. "I am Ashura," he said, licking his lips to get the blood off.
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Ash rubbed his nose where the faint scar from the last memory was. It was barely noticeable anymore. "Are you alright?" Fidelity asked.
He looked up at them, frowning. "Neil...Elizabeth..." he said, "He cut me...across my face...I was bleeding."
"What? How? Why? May asked, getting down next to Ash. He stared at his hands, flexing his fingers restlessly.
"He demanded to know what my name was. When I didn't answer he cut me with a dagger." Ash rubbed the spot where the faint scar was again. May pushed his hand out of the way to see what he was talking about.
"Ash, you never mentioned that!" She had never even seen that before...
"Doesn't seem like something you'd say over dinner, does it? 'Oh, by the way, I just happened to get injured because I wouldn't tell some guy my name! I nearly bled to death! No need to worry about it, it happened years ago!'" Ash said wryly. He stood up, brushing the dirt off his pants. "Shall we go in? It is about to rain?"
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Chapter four! Huh! Four pages! ::dances:: I'm getting back to longer chapters!!!!! Ahuh! Onto reviews:
Shadow Fox 05- ^_^ thanks
EjqHorseLady- 'Enchanting'? ^_^ thank you. I'm glad you like my work.
Ash sat on the floor, rubbing the spotted puppy's back with his foot absentmindedly. He had found the puppy days before, not long after he had literally shocked those strangers...
A month had gone by already, ever since that day he awoke with no memory of himself...All that Ash had regained were few full memories, with the rest being in bits and pieces.
He turned on the TV, frowning. It was the news. "So far, the Pokemon League has been in total chaos. With the League President and well- known Shadow Master, Ashura Ketchum, still missing, operations have been halted..."
That name sounded so familiar to Ash! He just didn't know how though. It baffled him. 'Perhaps I know him from somewhere...' he thought. "Moony!"
The puppy, Moony, had decided it didn't like the fact that Ash had stopped rubbing it, and crawled up to him and started licking him. Ash shooed the pup away, before standing up. Mind set on taking a walk, he left.
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May sat down on the ground. She was started to get discouraged. Just as she was about to get up to go back, she heard a noise nearby.
The bushes a few feet away exploded, before someone dressed in all black walked out. May looked in shock at him. It was Ash!...yet, something wasn't right about him... 'Where is his cloak? He always wears it when he's out like this?...and his gloves, he doesn't have them either.'
Ash looked over at another set of bushes, he put a hand out, and shot a ball of shadow energy at it. May couldn't believe it: he missed his target by inches! He never missed an unmoving object like that before...
Looking slightly put-off, Ash moved closer to the bushes, and tried again. That time, he managed to hit them, causing a small explosion. Looking happy again, Ash turned to start walking again. May stood up, and ran after him. There would be one thing that would prove if he was alright...
"ASH!!!" she yelled, jumping onto his back. Ash looked slightly taken aback, as he stumbled forward. He quickly recovered, trying both to hold her up and stay upright at the same time.
'Who is this person?!?!...and what did she just call me?' he thought. "Uh..." Ash asked, "what was that for?"
"Ash, what is wrong with you?! You know I always do that to you!" May said, keeping her arms wrapped around his neck. Ash gave her a slightly confused look, letting her down.
"Who are you?" May laughed slightly, giving Ash a smile.
"Come on! Stop acting like you have amnesia or something! Seriously- " May noticed the look Ash got, almost like a saddened one. "What? Y-you don't-"
Ash nodded, suddenly looking quite self-conscious. "I've been trying to figure out who I am, but nothing has helped," he said.
"Where have you been staying this whole time?" she asked numbly. Ash looked slightly startled at the question asked.
"Oh, over this way..." he said, turning to start walking again. May hurriedly followed, just barely keeping pace with him.
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"We were wondering were you had gone to! Went for another walk?" Belle, Ryder, and Fidelity had returned to the house while he was gone.
"Pretty much." Ash replied. Fidelity looked at May, smiling.
"Who is that?" she asked. Ash turned and looked at May, before looking at Fidelity.
"This is...er..." he suddenly got that irritated look again.
"My name's May." Ash looked at her, his eyes widening. "What?"
"You look familiar," Ash admitted, "I don't know how though."
"I should! I'm Bonded to you!" May said. Ash, Ryder, Belle, and Fidelity all gave her the same look.
"What's that?" they asked.
"It's the same as being married." Belle and Ryder looked at each other, before turning to look at her. Ash was the only one that didn't seem even remotely surprised. "Why, Ash, I swear, you are acting almost normal!"
"My name is Ashura," he whispered. Belle looked at him, worry etched into her expression. He sank down to the ground on his knees, staring at the ground numbly. "but...that means...I'm the...Shadow Master..."
*~*~*~*
"I will not allow any of you to do those raids on towns! I am going to make sure that this Pokemon League becomes what it used to be, and stay that way! If you have a problem with that, get out!" Most of the trainers and Masters stayed in their seats, staring up at Ash in shock. A few crept away, muttering under their breath. "When the Pokemon League first started, it was meant to be for young trainers to see just how well they could do against other trainers! I have made it my job to see that happen again!"
"B-but, M-master Ashura, what are we to do, with our elements?" one of the younger Masters asked. Ash looked at him thoughtfully.
"You don't have to do anything with them. You think you were given your element, to use it? I myself have yet to use it for anything. Its been almost two weeks since I've had a need to use mine," he said, pacing back and forth. They watched him silently. "You are all dismissed."
*~*~*~*
"WHAT IS YOUR NAME!" roared the older Master, Neil. He was trying to get Ash(who was 23) to snap back at him, to attack. Ash stared fixedly at him, looking between him and Elizabeth, who was sitting on a bench nearby. "ANSWER ME!"
Ash's head snapped to the side, when Neil quickly used the dagger to make a sharp gash across the bridge of his nose. He blinked back tears of pain as he looked at Neil again, blood flowing slowly out of the wound, down his cheeks. "I am Ashura," he said, licking his lips to get the blood off.
*~*~*~*
Ash rubbed his nose where the faint scar from the last memory was. It was barely noticeable anymore. "Are you alright?" Fidelity asked.
He looked up at them, frowning. "Neil...Elizabeth..." he said, "He cut me...across my face...I was bleeding."
"What? How? Why? May asked, getting down next to Ash. He stared at his hands, flexing his fingers restlessly.
"He demanded to know what my name was. When I didn't answer he cut me with a dagger." Ash rubbed the spot where the faint scar was again. May pushed his hand out of the way to see what he was talking about.
"Ash, you never mentioned that!" She had never even seen that before...
"Doesn't seem like something you'd say over dinner, does it? 'Oh, by the way, I just happened to get injured because I wouldn't tell some guy my name! I nearly bled to death! No need to worry about it, it happened years ago!'" Ash said wryly. He stood up, brushing the dirt off his pants. "Shall we go in? It is about to rain?"
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Chapter four! Huh! Four pages! ::dances:: I'm getting back to longer chapters!!!!! Ahuh! Onto reviews:
Shadow Fox 05- ^_^ thanks
EjqHorseLady- 'Enchanting'? ^_^ thank you. I'm glad you like my work.