Chosen's Power
Rayquaza flew over the ocean seeking his target. He knew that it was near and he could sense the taint of the foul being. He didn't know how it had escaped the prison his father had made for it, but he was going to make sure it didn't escape again. He saw something in the distance and knew that it was what he sought. The being looked like an abomination with the fused parts of both Kyogre and Groudon making up it's new body. As Rayquaza approached the virus addressed him.
"My look how you've grown." Said Deoxys mockingly "The last time I saw you, you were only the size of a garden Ekans."
"I don't know what your purpose is for destroying the two pokemon that make up that thing you call a body." Said Rayquaza "But you won't defile this planet any further." He fired a Hyper Beam at the alien who dodged it and shot out a tentacle and wrapped it around the dragon king's neck and squeezed. Rayquaza used his considerable length to strike the alien and cause it to release him. He fired another Hyper Beam and again the alien dodged. Instead of countering with a tentacle strike though it instead fired an Ice Beam. The intense cold attack slammed into Rayquaza and almost froze him solid. He was extremely stiff from such a fearsome attack but he wasn't out yet. He started gathering sunlight in his mouth and fired a Solar Beam at the monstrosity which called itself a Pokemon and the attack struck dead center. The alien was sent tumbling through the air. Rayquaza took the moment to take a breather, but he knew the battle was just beginning.
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Ash realized at once that he, Misty and the pokemon were in a lot of trouble. There were several Rockets against the two of them and several wounded pokemon. Unfortunately for him there were no other trainers in the center at the time so he was basically on his own. One of the figures stepped forward and a Persian trailed beside him.
"Hand over your pokemon and no one gets hurt." He said
"Not a chance!" Said Ash "Go Onix, Silver!" The two pokemon came out of their pokeballs and took their fighting stances
"Suicune, Gyarados I choose you!" Said Misty as she threw her pokeballs into the air. The two water pokemon roared in defiance as they materialized from their balls and took their positions beside Ash's pokemon. Electra jumped down from Ash's shoulder and took a position between Onix and Suicune
"You think five pokemon can beat all ten of us?" Asked the lead Rocket mockingly "What a pokemon trainer you must be, stupid boy. Go Houndoom, Persian, Nidoking, Kingler and Lugia!"
The other Rockets sent their other pokemon forward which were already out of their balls from when they'd burst through the wall. There were several Spearow, Crawdaunt and a Sableye here and there. Adding a fully grown Lugia to the mix made the odds very daunting.
"Onix use Earthquake, Silver take Electra into the air and attack Lugia with Hyper Beam and Thunder!"
Silver hesitated for a moment not wanting to harm his father, but when he saw that his father's eyes had no recognition he nodded gravely and aloud Electra to hop onto his back and he started to charge the most powerful Hyper Beam he could fire.
"Suicune Hydro Pump, Gyarados Twister!" Ordered Misty
"Protect!" Ordered the lead Rocket. All of Team Rocket's pokemon started glowing a yellowish white color and a huge translucent barrier erected itself in front of them. The combined force of Ash and Misty's pokemon didn't even make a scratch in the barrier.
"Aero Blast" Ordered the lead Rocket and Lugia immediately complied "Houndoom Fire Blast on that Pikachu, Persian Hyper Beam on that Lugia, Kingler Hydro Pump that Onix!"
The other Rockets also ordered attacks and as hard as the heroes' pokemon tried they couldn't dodge them all and shortly only Suicune was standing and that was just barely. The legendary beast let out a terrifying Roar and several of the weaker pokemon returned to their pokeballs. The Aurora Pokemon then unleashed a spectacular Blizzard attack that not even the hastily erected Protect could block. This took out all but the leader's pokemon which appeared to be at an extremely high level.
"Impressive." Said the leader "Unfortunately that was your last chance to defeat me. Thunder!" All of his pokemon even Kingler charged electricity and fired a massive wave of thunder at Suicune. The bolt of lightning struck the beast and he howled in pain before collapsing to the floor in a singed heap. Ash and Misty returned their pokemon and looked at their adversaries.
Ash was desperate. He couldn't allow Team Rocket to win. He now recognized the voice of the leader as Giovanni and he would not allow that man to beat him. He felt something within him stir and felt the Dragon Emblem on his forehead resonate with energy. He was vaguely aware of a collective gasp around him before his world completely changed.
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Brock made another trip to the river to refill his bowls with water. Both girls were extremely dehydrated and really needed to be in a hospital, either that or a friendly Chansey or Blissy. He went back into the cave and sat the bowl down next to Mae. He gently lifted it to her lips and allowed her to take some small sips of water. She started to splutter and he helped her sit up to release the excess water. She glared at him but allowed him to help her. Brock knew why she did that and at this point he didn't much care. He knew what he had done in Pallet was despicable, but that was no reason to refuse his help if he offered it. However if she decided she didn't want him to help her he wouldn't. Sabrina on the other hand was about as emotionless as Brock. He understood why as she'd been through similar trials as himself. Her pokemon were in bad shape too. Only her Xatu was in decent condition, but even it still couldn't battle until it got a good meal and some proper rest. His own pokemon needed the same thing and Brock was racking his brain for a place he could take them that would allow them to rest. Suddenly it clicked. The perfect place that hardly anyone knew about that would have at least some proper food and a few beds.
"We need to move from here." Said Brock
"And where will we go?" Asked Mae "Pallet is close, oh wait you helped burn it down!"
"I know I did but that won't help us right now." Said Brock "I have a lot to make up for and I've already suffered for my mistakes, so I don't need you breathing down my neck. If you don't want to come then you can stay here and die."
This got the brunette silent and Brock once again hoisted the girls over his shoulders and headed to the pokemon sanctuary where Ash had found Bulbasaur. It would take him a few hours but when he got there he'd be able to get some proper rest, well as proper as his nightmares aloud him to anyway.
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Rayquaza waited for his enemy to return to the fight and took the opportunity to use Recover since he was certain Deoxys was doing the same thing. He sensed a presence behind him and turned just in time to be slammed in the face by a Shadow Bal. He felt the dark energy burn away at his defenses and knew he couldn't afford too many more hits like that. He shot his Dragonbreath in an arch and managed to graze the alien with the blue fire. Deoxys retaliated with a Hydro Pump and Solar Beam combo attack which shocked the Dragon God slightly. He barely dodged the attack and part of it caught him in the side.
"Had enough upstart?" Asked the alien mockingly "You aren't even half the challenge your father was."
"Your petty taunts won't affect me monster." Said Rayquaza "I'll finish what my father started all those millennia ago."
"Yes you shall succeed in ending your pathetic line once and for all." Jeered Deoxys "I am going to enjoy integrating your corpse into my new body."
Rayquaza didn't respond with words. Instead he summoned an attack that he normally would be unable to do. He focused all his energy and summoned as much debris from space as he could and released it in a devastating Meteor Mash attack. Deoxys was momentarily shocked and this proved to be a fatal error on his part because it was just enough time for the rocks to start plowing into him. When the attack was over his body was severely damaged and blood flowed freely from several wounds. Rayquaza felt momentarily exhausted, but suddenly he felt a wave of energy rush through him and felt something in him stir. Ash was unlocking the true power of the Dragon Emblem and as a result as the one he bestowed him with it he too felt it's effects.
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Misty was shocked when she saw her boyfriend start to glow like a pokemon evolving. She let out an involuntary gasp when he suddenly started to change shape. Moments later where there once was a sixteen year old human now floated an enormous dragon which was all black with silvers rings along its serpentine length. The dragon roared and lunged at Lugia. The Diving Pokemon was slammed into and through the remaining ceiling before the dragon clamped it's jaws onto one of the birds wings and then threw him back towards Giovanni's other pokemon. Kingler, Nidoking, and Houndoom were all crushed under Lugia's immense wait and Giovanni was still staring shocked at the dragon. This didn't last long though because he was soon giving his pokemon orders once more.
"Get up you useless weaklings!" He barked "Fire Ice Beam at it! Persian Furry Swipes!"
The pokemon complied, but the creature moved out of the way and countered the Ice Beam with a Flamethrower which was powerful enough to take out Persian and Nidoking. This left the odds three to one, but with one of those three being an extremely powerful legendary pokemon the chances of the dragon winning were still low in Misty's opinion. The dragon roared and a tremor went through the building causing the Rockets and Misty to stumble.
"Don't just stand there you fools!" Roared Giovanni "Go back to the blimp and bring more pokemon!"
The other Rockets complied and Misty decided she too needed to get the other pokemon out of here. She scooped Electra off of the ground where she'd collapsed after the Aero Blast attack and headed toward the recovery room where the other pokemon where still recovering.
"What's gong on out there!" Asked Joy who was nearly hysterical
"Team Rocket." Said Misty
("Those Bastards.") Said Mune ("Why can't they ever leave us alone?")
("It's because their attracted to my shocking personality.") Said Pikachu ("Hey what happened to her?") He asked inclining his head toward Electra
"Aero Blast." Said Misty
("Lugia's here?") Asked Pikachu ("Oh crap, wait where's Ash?")
"Did you feel that rumble a while back?" Asked Misty and they nodded "Don't ask me how but he did that."
("How?") Asked Dawn who it seemed had recently woken up.
"I'll explain as best I can later." Said Misty "We need to get out of here. I'm sorry guys but all of you are going to need to go in balls."
("Fine.") Said Pikachu bitterly
("I've never been in one before.") Said Dawn ("I guess it couldn't be that bad.")
("Whatever.") Said Mune
Misty withdrew her pokeballs and returned Staryu, Psyduck, Corsala and Politoed. She then grabbed some empty pokeballs from a shelf and threw them at Dawn , Mune and Pikachu. The electric mouse initially resisted a bit but the other two were immediately secure within the ball. She did the same for Ariados, Heracross and the other pokemon in the center with the help of Joy. Soon they were heading out the back entrance to the center just as the building collapsed from the intense battle.
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Richie and Claire rode their pokemon over the heights of Mahogany Town and saw smoke coming from the Pokemon Center. Team Rocket was blocking all attempts by the local police and trainers to get into the center but they flew right over the impromptu barricade and continued on toward the center. As they got closer they saw two large figures floating in the air. One was distinctly Lugia and the other was a pokemon neither of them had seen before. The large serpent was attacking Lugia furiously and the Sea Guardian was hard pressed to combat the powerful foe. They saw more Rockets heading back toward the battle and Richie released Entei while Claire called out Flygon. The two pokemon stopped the Rockets from interfering and Claire and Richie went down to join them. There were five Rockets in all and they each had a pokeball. A Sneasle, Raticate, Dodrio, Jinx and Magnaton came forth to oppose them. Entei made short work of the Sneasle and Magnaton with a Fire Blast. Dragonite took care of the Raticate by giving it a vicious body slam. Flygon roasted Jinx with a Dragonbreath attack and Zippo used Fire Blast to decimate Jinx. The Rockets recalled their pokemon and fled and the group turned to watch the battle between Lugia and the dragon.
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Rayquaza let the energy flow through him and he launched an Extreme Speed attack at the battered alien which drilled a hole straight trough it. Deoxys didn't show any outward signs of being in pain, but Rayquaza was positive that the vile creature was feeling some effects from his efforts. The alien glowed slightly for a moment and then it was whole once more with no signs of ever being damaged. Rayquaza realized that the only way to defeat the creature was too somehow stop it's body from regenerating. Thinking quickly he called on his power once more this time summoning the strongest Surf attack his power could muster. A humongous tsunami crashed into the alien and Rayquaza wasted no time in firing an Ice Beam at the water where the alien was and soon enough there was a huge block of ice with Deoxys' form in the middle. Rayquaza knew that this wasn't enough to hold the alien so he pumped even more ice into the pile until he could no longer see the alien within. He then mustered all his strength into lifting the entire iceberg out of the water and floating carrying it into the upper atmosphere. When he got into space he headed toward the moon where he deposited the iceberg. He fired another Ice Beam to ensure that it was frozen all the way through he then blasted the Iceberg with a Hyper Beam causing it to shatter. He could see pieces of the alien's frozen body scattered with the ice and he fired a Blizzard once more to make sure that each part was encased in its own icy prison. If this didn't hold the monster he didn't know what would. He made his way back to earth and the energy he'd been feeling ebbed away. He landed in a valley and immediately collapsed before a very shocked Gary Oak.
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Ash didn't know how he was suddenly an exact replica of Rayquaza but at this point he didn't really care. His main goal was tearing Lugia limb from limb by any means necessary. He fired a Hyper Beam at the giant bird which hit it's mark dead center. He could see Giovanni issuing orders to the pokemon and the sight of the man who had caused him so many problems over the years further enraged him. He launched an Extreme Speed attack straight at the Team Rocket boss and he would have hit his mark had it not been for the intervention of Lugia. The Sea Guardian took the blow for his master and the high impact tackle sent the bird into the ground where he made a twenty foot crater. Ash flew out of the hole and gathered more energy for another Hyper Beam. Something in the back of his head was telling him to stop, that he had won and that was enough. However a stronger part of him was telling him to prove his power by totally obliterating his foe. He didn't get the chance to contemplate further though because Giovanni had recalled Lugia and was hightailing it out of the ruins of the center. Ash wasn't going to allow him to get away, but he heard someone calling his name and telling him to stop.
"Ash that's enough!" Yelled Misty "You have to stop!"
Part of him wanted to. But another part wanted to destroy the man fleeing away from him. He lunged after Giovanni ignoring the shouts for him to stop. He felt something bash into his side and turned to see Entei and Zippo. The two fire pokemon had used Skull Bash on him. This made him angry. How dare they attack him! He fired a Dragonbreath at them but the two fire pokemon dodged. He felt an intense fire wash over his body and whipped around to see Dragonite and Flygon firing Dragonbreath attacks of their own. The combined force of the attacks caused him to collapse to the ground and his power ebbed away. He felt himself change back into his normal form and found himself looking at the sky. His view of the blue yonder was obstructed by a head wearing a pokemon league hat with wavy brown hair.
"What the hell was that Ash?" Asked Richie
"I have no idea." Panted Ash "I couldn't stop." He said "I wanted to but there was a part of me that wanted to just destroy everything that had ever made me angry." The next thing he felt was arms wrapping themselves around his neck. "Hey Mist."
"Don't you ever do that again Ash!" She yelled pulling away from him slightly "I didn't know what happened to you, I was so scared."
"I don't even know why it happened, but I'll think about it later." He told her "Are the pokemon alright?"
"I returned them to their balls." She said
"Good." He said "I think I'll just sleep a bit now." And with that he slumped against her shoulder and was out like a light.
"Wait." Said Richie "Did I miss something or did he just call you Misty?"
"I'm hiding from Team Rocket." She said "Although I think Giovanni recognized me."
"I figured that was him." Said Claire "He wouldn't trust anyone else with Lugia."
"We should get the pokemon somewhere where they can rest, not to mention Ash here." Said Richie "Then we can figure out how exactly he turned into a huge pokemon."
("The mark on his head.") Said Dragonite ("It is the mark of the Dragon God.")
"You mean Rayquaza?" Asked Claire "Well he did look a bit like Rayquaza but the color was different."
"Can we discuss this later?" Asked Misty "I would really just like to get to Blackthorn and get some rest."
"Just one more question." Said Richie "You wouldn't happen to have seen someone with a Suicune would you?"
"I'll be happy to show you Suicune when we get to the Gym." Said Misty
"I thought so." Said Claire "Now that we have everyone with a legendary with us we can start planning a way to stop Giovanni."
The group climbed onto the flying pokemon with Misty riding behind Claire on Dragonite and Richie balancing Ash over Zippo's back. In a few short wing strokes they were airborne and on their way to Blackthorn at last.
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It took Brock the better part of the day to make it through the forest and into the area near the river that would lead to the pokemon sanctuary. He saw an Oddish just like last time and followed it into the meadow where a solitary cottage sat. A young woman with green hair was sitting in a chair on the porch of the house watching the pokemon scamper around the meadow happily. When she saw Brock she gasped and ran over to him.
"Brock!" She said "I heard you were dead. And is that Sabrina?"
"I'll explain everything later Janine." He told her "Right now thest two need water and as much medical attention as you can give them, I'll explain why I couldn't take them to a hospital later. Also there are some pokemon that could use the same treatment if you don't mind."
"Bring them in." She said "Although you've got a lot of explaining to do."
"I'll do the best I can." He said "I'll warn you now that you won't like everything I tell you and some of it may downright make you sick, but as long as you help these girls and pokemon I don't really care."
"You must have quite a tale." She said "My job is to help pokemon so don't worry about that, I suppose the stuff I won't like has to do with why your wearing a Team Rocket uniform?"
"Most of it." He said
"Come on then." She said ushering him inside. She lead him into a room with four empty beds and he laid the girls down on two of the beds. They had fallen asleep while he was walking and he was glad that they weren't awake for the moment. He settled in to tell the tail that would most likely loose the closest thing he had to a friend at the moment, but it was all that he deserved in his opinion.
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A/N: Well that's it for this chapter. I'd like to say that I'm sorry for not updating in three months but I just couldn't work on this story. There was a plot in my head for another story that I was trying to ignore and in the process couldn't focus on this fic. Since I have now started posting that story the plot bunnies have relented some and now I can post a moderate length chapter. I am sorry to say that this is not my main project anymore, but I will update it more often then I have been. If your interested in my other story look in my profile and you'll see it. I'd like to thank everyone who has reviewed it is really what makes me want to finish this fic. As always…
Until Next Time…
