"Everyone, come out!" I heard Ash say and the next thing I know I was in the middle of a hall alongside Pikachu, Jolteon, Primeape, Pidgeot, Sceptile, Meganium, Croconaw, Honedge, and Espeon.

The building was big with high ceilings and a lot of room. It would give out a pristine and regal feeling if it weren't for all the Rangers running from one side to the other. Weapons were being prepared and pokemon out. It's as if they were getting ready for war. Even Ash was wearing his Ranger's outfit, which was a rare sight on its own.

What was going on? Ash never calls me unless it's for training camp or a regional tournament. But here I was, back with him within less than a week. And I really don't like how tense Pikachu looked as if he was expecting an attack at any moment. Or the serious expression on Ash's face.

"Listen up, guys," he started. "This is serious, and I need you to bring your A-game. We are Jubilifie City and all we were supposed to do was give out a report to this city precinct's Head Ranger, but we ended up receiving a report from our old friends about Hunter J's whereabouts," now that got our attention.

Hunter J was the classified mission, other than Team Galactic, that the Ranger's Commission had given to Ash when he said he was going to Sinnoh. Every veteran in Ash's team knows about the horror's that hunter has inflicted on pokemon. In the Charizard Valley there a few Charizard that had fallen into her claws before being saved and transferred there… the stories they told only fueled my anger and made me wish Ash would find her soon. Who would have thought they would meet within the week of the start of his journey?

"She seems to be targeting a Luxray pack that lives in the city's surrounding forest," he continued, making us all growl in anger. "I know guys, she is horrible, but I can't have you losing your cool. This will be a difficult operation," he warned us. "The first one I'll be in charge of… I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing right now." He sighed.

Good! I growled in my head. This means no one will stop us from beating the crap out of her!

"Jolteon, Meganium, Croconaw, I need you three on the ground. Jolteon uses that speed and tells every pokemon in the area to leave, you will be in the Rescue Team that Ranger Sarah is in charge of. If you see any of them getting hurt, get them to Meganium." He told the youngest member of the family.

"Will do Ash-oniichan!" Jolteon said.

We all looked relieved at the news. She might be strong, but she is also very young and inexperienced. Not to mention she still has a lot of ground to improve. So, knowing she will be out of danger way, had us very happy.

"Meganium you will be in charge of the medic team, so if anyone gets hurt fix them. There will be Physic Pokemon next to you, that will be in charge of transferring pokemon from the airship when they need healing." He gave out the order. "Croconaw, you and other Water Pokemon will be in charge of containing the collateral damage if a fire starts… which most likely will happen. Dance all you want but be a leader they can depend on."

"You got it, Ash! We will make you proud," Meganium answered.

"Leave it to us!" Croconaw added.

I snickered when Sceptile sighed, surely relieved that his lady was not joining the fight. But at the same time grumbled, Meganium is Ash's pokemon she can handle herself all right. She doesn't need a guy to protect her. Then again, she smells different than usual… could it be…

"Pidgeot you'll be my transport to the airship; you will get me in and out of that place. While I am inside you will take care of the perimeter, alongside other Flying Pokemon destroy the weapons that the airship possesses." He continued.

"Don't worry I'll get you in and out safely," Pidgeot replied, in a composed manner.

How can she keep her calm in every situation, I'll never know?

"Pikachu, you stay with me at all times buddy," Ash told our leader. "So, will Espeon. I need you to keep a psychic connection between all of us at all times. I will need to be able to give out orders if there's a change of plans."

"Leave it to me, master." Espeon, the haughty queen, said. I believe Ash is the only one who gets that much respect outside her own little family.

Pikachu only nodded his head and rubbed his cheeks against Ash's.

"Honedge, your position depends on where Hunter J will be. If she is on her Salamence, then you will alongside Charizard and protect him from her. Remember she uses guns with real bullets, I can't have Charizard fighting a dragon and bullets." I grinned at his words, so I am in charge of getting rid of that menace. So many Charizard fell because of him and I will finally get my revenge. "If you can, take possession of her Poke Balls without her noticing. If she is not on her Salamence, you'll be in charge of the Ghost Team. They will be stealing Poke Balls to limit the damage that could be done by Hunter J's team."

"I'll have my team deal with them swiftly," Honedge replied, in a serious manner like always.

"Charizard… I'm pretty sure you know what you will be doing." My reply was a bloodthirsty smile. "Stay close to the airship, you will be using your Mega Form." He ordered me, giving me my Mega Stone Bracelet, which I greedily took. He also handed hers to Pidgeot. "Just in case," he told her.

"Primeape, Sceptile, I will be leaving you in the care of other Rangers. Help them defeat Hunter J's grunts, will you?" Ash asked.

"We will take care of them!" Primeape answered, bowing. Sceptile only nodded his head, in a cool-like manner.

"Good! Then, we better arrest her with the change we were given!" He exclaimed, receiving roars of agreement from us.

We then proceeded to meet the teams and other Rangers. The Rangers they had met a few days ago, Sarah and Josh, they'll be working as Ash's lieutenants, as most of the Elite Rangers of the zone came to help and work under Ash. The Head Ranger, with a group of Rangers, will be in charge of protecting the city in case anything goes wrong.

It seems to be that there will be no issue with working with others. The Rangers look at Ash with hero-worship eyes and in return their pokemon look at us with respect. Especially Pikachu, Sceptile, and I. It seems that the stories of us dealing with Legendary Pokemon and winning spread. We were legends among the force… and I am quite liking it.

All joking aside, we moved swiftly. Firstly, locating the Luxray pack and taking them to safety, while the Rescue Team spread around the area. The Healing Team took a position at the cave, in which the pack had made their den, with the Water Team hiding there until it was their time to act.

I, myself, was being covered by the trees, like many others in the Flying Team, waiting for the airship to appear. The Ghost Team chose to hide in their trainer's shadow, in Honedge's case, my shadow.

Just as I was beginning to get bored, they appeared, and the Flying Team took flight. As Ash had expected they light things up with their lasers and Salamence. I rapidly took flight, towards my trainer's side, there Honedge jumped from me to Ash.

"It seems that J is staying inside, are you ready Charizard?" He asked me, with an excited smile.

I smiled back. He was still the same Ash, even when in charge of a Ranger's operation, the idea of a good fight excites him. Just like me. It also helps that Mega Evolution is awesome!

I began to shine, my scales turning black and my flames blue. I felt powerful, I felt strong, I felt invincible… but the best feeling, was the bond that now took physical place between my trainer and me. We were one, sharing the same mind, soul, and will.

"You are done for!" I roared, attacking the annoying dragon.

Blows and attacks were exchanged for a long time. It did not help that Hunter J Mega Evolved Salamence as well. The bastard had much more experience with it and it showed. But I had defeated a Legendary, without even Mega Evolving, and was not worried. If anything, I was extending the fight as it has been a long time since I had someone keep up with me like this. It had my blood boiling.

'Water Team report!' I heard the voice of Ash, through Espeon's mental link.

'Dealing with the fires, boss!' Croconaw replied. 'They are contained, but someone works on those lasers!'

'Pidgeot, let's Mega Evolve!' Ash called out. A blinding light shone on my left. 'Deal with the lasers!'

'On it!' Pidgeot's regal voice resonated through the link, and an Aerial Ace later the lasers were done with.

'Thank you!' Croconaw said. 'Now we can finish dealing with the fires and support the other teams that need it.'

'Don't mention it!' Pidgeot replied, leaving her Mega Evolved form. 'We will continue giving our support by attacking the airship from outside.'

'I am loving the automatic translations, Espeon.' We heard Ash say, that was just for show- Espeon's bragging. 'Healing Team?'

'We are good, there is not a lot of pokemon hurts.' Meganium said. 'Most are pokemon of the area that gut hurt by the fire or falling trees, thanks to the lasers. We've also been taking care of the Poke Balls the Ghost Team has been stealing from the grunts.'

'Good. Rescue Team?' Ash asked.

'Ranger Sarah is saying that we are almost done with the area, all that's left to do is check out if anyone was left behind and take them to Aunt Meganium'. The youngest member's voice could be heard, making many of us quite relieved.

'Well done Jolteon.' Ash praised her. 'Sceptile, Primeape?'

'There are more grunts than we thought of,' Sceptile clicked his tongue.

'But nothing we can't handle!' Primeape voiced.

'The Ghost Team has been quite a lot of help, stealing Poke Balls and giving them to the Rangers so they can recall the enemy's pokemon before having Psychic Pokemon send them to Meganium's team.' Sceptile continued.

'Good. Well done Ghost Team!' Ash praised. 'I want you back with me Honedge, we are about to face Hunter J.'

'My pleasure,' Honedge's smooth reply came through- I almost forgot she was there, she surely is too quiet.

I honestly did not give it much of a thought, the fact that Ash was facing against one of the most wanted hunters in the regions. He had Pikachu, Espeon, and Honedge with him. We had faced off many disasters and Legendary Pokemon, a puny human was not such a big obstacle.

Or at least, that's what I thought until the moment I heard a bomb going off inside the airship and saw Ash falling.

'Ash!' We all shouted through the link.

Pidgeot flew as fast as she could, trying to get to her trainer's side in time… but she was too far. So, I tried to get to his side, but that damn Salamence kept blocking the way. It was only when the Mega Evolution suddenly stopped, and I saw Ash crashing down the trees that I snapped.

Blaze took over me in a way it had not done since I was a Charmeleon. My trainer, my friend, and protector are… I don't remember what happened next, only that when I regained my consciousness, I was holding Salamence down on a big crater. The dragon looked half-dead, but I could not care as tears run down my cheeks. The pain and misery I felt could not begin to comprehend were taking over me, as I sobbed for my trainer.

'Guys! Guys! I am ok!' I suddenly heard the voice of Ash in my head, I looked up startled. It was a foreign pokemon trying to make a mental link with my family, which I would normally loath, but hearing Ash's voice brought me nothing but relief. 'I am fine!'

'Ash!' Everyone called out in relief and happiness.

'Ash! You are alive!' Pikachu cried out; his relief palpable in his voice.

'I am so sorry Ash!' Pidgeot sobbed. 'I failed you.'

'Do not worry about it, I don't blame you.' Ash assured her. She did not reply, but I could understand her motives. I felt just the same. 'Feraligatr used an Aqua Jet and soften my landing.'

'Feraligatr?' Espeon spoke up in surprise. 'The crocodile evolved?'She asked what everyone was thinking.

'Yeah… to save me.' Ash answered in a tender tone, which only made me feel worse. 'Meganium, I need you to get ready. A Psychic Pokemon will be transporting us there and Feraligatr needs healing.'

'On it!' She replied happily. 'I will also check you out, Ash.'

'Charizard, Sarah, and a bunch of other Rangers are heading in your direction.' He told me. 'Let them take care of Salamence and then get to the Medical Team. Pidgeot and Jolteon, too. Got it?'

'Yeah,' I replied, still breathless, hearing the girls give out similar replies.

My trainer was alive, I had not lost him. I wept internally.

'What happened with Hunter J?' Ash asked.

I saw the Rangers coming and rapidly flew off towards my human. I still had to see it to believe it completely, and not think it might be a delusion or a Psychic Pokemon's idea of a sick joke.

'After you stopped her from jumping off the ship and escape, I shocked her and Espeon put her to sleep. We are waiting on Josh to take care of her, but he is trying to land the airship as we speak. So, Espeon has her immobilized with Psychic.' Pikachu answered. 'Are you truly ok Ash?'

'He has various bruises and scratches from the trees, not to mention a dislocated shoulder from the hard landing.' Meganium answered for our trainer, huffing as she spoke. 'But other than that, he is ok. The trees broke the fall. Feraligatr had some cracked ribs from receiving Ash, but I fixed him with Heal Pulse. Other than healing his bruises and cuts, I can't do anything' she said disappointed 'Ash will have to wait until we get him to a Nurse Joy to fix that shoulder.'

That only had me flying faster. It seems that I took the fight quite far away, from the area of the fight. I do not know if that was better or worse. But what I do know, is the immediate sheer relief I felt when I finally got there and found the rest of the team there. They were battered and bruised, but nothing Meganium could not quickly fix. It was only Ash the one who looked worse for wear, holding his left arm.

I felt so relieved, but what I did not expect was the look of pure horror on my family's face, on my trainer's face, as I appeared. I could not understand why not until I looked down and noticed all the blood coming out of me. It seems that the bastard dragon got me good before I took him out. I must have not noticed because of all the adrenaline.

What I did notice was Ash crying out my name as I blacked out.