Rise of a Legend

by Dragon Soul94

Betrayed by friends and family, Ash Ketchum runs away with all his Pokémon. Years pass and due to an upcoming tournament Ash returns to the league as the Champion of Kalos. As he battles his way to the top along with his new friends and family, will he forgive his old one? And with a new darkness rising unlike the world has ever faced will they survive or fall to the shadows? Harem

4. Chapter 3

AN: Well everyone this is your friend Dragon, obviously. Just for your quick info, those who are voting on who I'm adding to the harem between May and Dawn have until the next three chapters to vote. So far the one winning in the votes is Dawn with nine compared to May's six votes. Also many of you have been guessing who the unknown characters are and some were right while some were wrong. The harem so far is as follows:

Cynthia

Annabel

Korrina

Serena

Ursula

Well enough of all that let's get this story on the road!

Pokémon- Attack

"Pokémon"- Pokémon speaking (people won't understand unless told otherwise)

"Pokémon"- Human Speech

'Pokémon'- Thinking

"Pokémon"- Pokédex Entry

Chapter 3:

Tournament Kick Off and Dark Unknown

Ash wakes up from his bed and looks around the darkened room. The entire room was dark, the only light emanating from outside, though Ash could tell it was still night. Looking to the bed beside him he saw Lucario passed out with Pikachu curled up at the foot of the bed. Deciding to get some fresh air, he gets out of bed and walks to the balcony. Expecting a city illuminated by the street lights and shining moon, his eyes widened at what he saw instead.

Instead of a beautifully lit up city by the countless light posts, the city was instead lit up by the light of burning buildings! All around was nothing but destruction and chaos!

'How did I NOT wake up due to all of this I'm not a heavy sleeper anymore' Ash mentally yelled. He turned around to call for Lucario and Pikachu to aid him…

…only to see that the room was completely gone! Not even the door was there, just a blank void. He reached down for a Pokéball… only to realize he didn't have any on him right now since he left them in the room. 'Dammit!'

That's when a loud, ear shattering roar was heard. Looking up, in the direction of the source, he saw a large Charizard was the cause. This Charizard was obviously strong; its flame at the tip of its tail was at least a hundred times more intense than his own Charizard's. It was definitely a veteran of fierce battles due to the battle scars littered throughout its body and even its tail and right eye. Riding on the back of the monstrous fire lizard was a tall figure wrapped in a long cloak with a hood over the head making it impossible to see who it was.

The figure raised its hand and pointed towards a group of trainers of various ages and their Pokémon charging towards them, they looked ready for a battle. Knowing what the gesture meant, the Charizard released a mighty roar and reared its head back and then unleashed a mighty Flamethrower and it was HUGE! If he doubted it before then he was definitely sure now…

…That Charizard was a high Legendary Class Pokémon.

The trainers began to go into a panic at the huge flames racing towards them and each one yelled out, what Ash assumed, each of their individual Pokémon's strongest attack in an attempt to over the Flamethrower or at least defend against it.

The attempt was a complete failure.

The Flamethrower overpowered every attack that was launched towards it. Hyper beam, Blizzard, and even Hydro Pumps were all obliterated by the mighty flames. It continued to race towards the panic and screaming victims before it exploded on impact. The impact unleashed a huge pillar of flames as it drowned out the screaming trainers and Pokémon before it became completely silent. When the flames dissipated all that was seen were burned bodies of the scorching flames victims.

"NOOOOO! STOP IT RIGHT NOW" Ash yelled out in a futile attempt not believing what he just saw happen before his very eyes. He has seen many things during his travels, both past and new ones. He has definitely seen death by both human and Pokémon alike by now and stopped attempts to harm others before. Somehow this was different, way different from what he has seen. This man willingly and knowingly commanded his Pokémon to end the lives of others without form of hesitation about it. Ash was disgusted by this and became mad; no he was furious! How dare he do such a thing those people and Pokémon, how dare HE!

As his anger grew, he began to subconsciously to release his hold on his aura and it rushed out. He was pouring so much of his power that his eyes glowed a deep blue and his aura became visible as it encircled his body. All around him, the only solid ground that he had begun to crack and crumble under the pressure of his unforgiving and powerful aura.

The cloaked trainer, seemingly "feeling" Ash's incredible power, turns to look in his direction slowly. Just as Ash's eyes glowed blue with power, the stranger's eyes glowed a brighter more powerful and darker blue, it was nearly black. Then their auras began to leave the battle and move towards each other as if they have a mind of their own. The two auras collided with each other and fought against each releasing incredible amounts of force, if anyone was watching it would be comparable to two alphas trying to assert their dominance over the other. As Ash felt his power raise, so too did his rage along with it. Thing is as this continued Ash noticed something bad about his aura.

His aura was becoming dark and cold instead bright and warm. It started to feel more evil than good. His aura started alternating between its bright vibrant blue to a dark and unforgiving black. Even the glow in his eyes began to become pitch black, a black so dark it looked like it would suck up its surroundings and spit it into an endless void.

Hearing another powerful roar Ash looked only to be face to (hidden) face with stranger and his Charizard. The stranger just nodded his head, eyeing the power Ash was releasing in his controlled rage. Before Ash could do anything, the stranger's right hand shot out and grabbed Ash's throat in a tight grip. His glowing blue eyes gazed into Ash's flickering eyes. Ash struggled with all his might to break free but it only caused the man's hand to tighten his grip. Pulling his hand he made Ash stare into his disguised face as he glared at him.

"So this is the best you can do Chosen One" the now confirmed man said. "You have a long way to go before you can call yourself a true guardian."

"Who. are. you" Ash wheezed out. The man merely chuckled at Ash's weakened state. He looked at Ash in what seemed to be amusement, if his chuckle meant anything, as Ash felt he was losing consciousness due to everything getting darker.

"You will know who I am in due time. For now Ash Ketchum, you need to do one thing….

WAKE UP!"

…In the Real World…

"Ahhhh" Ash yelled out as he sat up soaked in sweat. He looked around in a feverish pace taking in his surroundings. Looking to his left again he sees both his Pikachu and Lucario looking at him in worry. He looked at his hands and sees that they were shaking with fear. Jumping out of bed he runs to the balcony and was instantly blinded by the bright sunlight. After his eyes finally adjust to the light he, instead of complete destruction, sees that the city was perfectly intact with Pokémon flying around without a care in the world.

'Was all that just some dream' he thought to himself. 'No that was way too vivid for it to just be a bad dream. There was just way too much detail, a premonition maybe, but if it is then a premonition of what exactly? Who was that man on that Charizard?'

As Ash thought back to his experience he did not notice Pikachu and Lucario were still looking at him in worry.

"Have you ever seen Ash like this Pikachu" Lucario asked his mouse companion,

"Yes I have but it was a very long time ago when I did" Pikachu answered. "Though even then it was never this bad but in the end I bet the result will be the same."

"Which is what" Lucario asked. Pikachu looks him in the eyes.

"Something big is coming and it's not going to be good." That's when they hear a knock on the door.

"Hey Satoshi, are you awake man" a voice they recognized as Tai come from behind the door.

"Yeah I am up Tai, just got to get dressed is all" Ash replied. 'I have to put this out of my mind, for now anyway.' Ash looked and saw his two Pokemon's expression. "I know you two are worried but don't be. I'll be fine."

The two Pokémon looked at him not believing their trainer at all but nodded nonetheless. He will tell them when he is ready to.

Ash turns around enters the bathroom to get ready for the day.

…In the dining area…

"So tell us why you are here again man" Suzaku asked a man sitting across from the group.

The man was a young man of about 17 years old, though he looked like he was 19 years of age with a height of about 6'1. He had long black hair that went to just below his shoulder blades. The tips of his hair were also spikey, shooting in random directions. He wore an open black jacket over a black shirt and grey vest. He had a small 'X' shaped scar near his left eye. Speaking of his eyes which were black as the night sky. Around his neck was a small dark brown scarf that only went to his shoulder. He wore pure black combat boots. On his lap was a shiny Pikachu with a spikey right ear, it was scarfing down a bottle of ketchup like no tomorrow, a trait it got from around its mentor for too long.

"Simple I was sent here, things seem to be picking up" the man said. "Where is Master Ash?"

"Since when do you call me Master, Zyon" a voice they recognized as Ash's from behind him. The now identified Zyon turned to face Ash.

"It annoys you that's why" Zyon grinned like he won a bet. Ash merely rolled his eyes at his friend.

"So what's up, why are you here" Ash asked him. Zyon was an Aura Guardian in training. He was actually Ash's student in the art of aura and was given the job to guard Legendary hotspot, like the Tree of Beginnings for example, from poachers. So for Zyon to be here means something is going on, 'could it be related to that dream I had?'

"I was sent here by the other Legendaries, they told me it's best to stay with the Chosen One. They felt a shift and they didn't like it" Zyon replied calmly.

"Let's take this to the training area I saw on my way here" Ash said. "The tournament begins a few hours so we should have time."

They all nodded agreeing with him though they all silently agreed to finish eating their meal first.

…30 Minutes Later…

"How much further are we going Ashy" Mai asked whining a bit. Ash chuckled at his Fighting Elites complaining.

"Funny how the martial artist of the group is the one complaining about walking far" Ash jabbed at her.

"Up yours Ass Ketchup" Mai jabbed back. Ash mock glared at her. Everyone laughed at the two elite trainer's antics.

"Ignoring Miss flat- chest (Hey!), we are finally here" Ash said, ignoring her shout. They all looked around shocked by its serene and calming feeling it had. The area had a huge clearing with short healthy green grass with a few boulders here and there. There were a lot of shady spots created by the multiple surrounding trees. What really added to it was the waterfall dumping into a large clear lake, sparkling in the bright morning sun. Looking around they spotted Ash's Lucario meditating on a boulder with his Pikachu laying in the shade of a tree.

"How did you find a place like this" Alex asked awed by its serene beauty.

"I noticed it on my way here while flying on Charizard" Ash replied smiling before he got serious and locked eyes with Zyon. "So what do you mean by shift?"

"The Legends of those areas felt an uncomfortable shift. Lugia, Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres of Shamouti Island did not like it so they told me to find you" Zyon replied seriously. "Even Genesect and Celebi were not comfortable, so after having them sense you out I came here."

"That's really worrying, to have some of the higher tier legends worried then this is serious" Ash said leaning on a tree next to Pikachu.

"Higher tier legends?" Suzaku asked confused.

"Yes you see Pokémon have a ranking system. There are the common Pokémon like Pikachu and Lucario and so on. After that then we have the Pseudo- Legendaries like Tyranitar and Garchomp. Then you have the Legendary which means there is more than one such as Lugia, Articuno and so on. Among that group Arceus picks one of each Legendary that stands out above the rest to be a member of the Legendary Court in his dimension. As for the last level are the Deity Legends where there are only one of its species and helped make the world what it is now, this group also go to the chosen Pokémon of Arceus himself" Ash lectured. Everyone besides Zyon was shocked by this information.

They would have never guessed there was such a thing going this deep among Pokémon, though it would explain a few things among the Pokémon world.

"So what's the plan then" Tai asked the group. "Something that worries Pokemon of that caliber cannot be left unchecked." The elites all nodded their heads to this.

"Tai is right" Mai added. "I'm no guardian but if its something like that then we have to do something."

'First my dream and now this, there is no way that this is a coincidence. To have a that bad and now the Legends are getting scared…"

"ASH!"

"Huh, you guys say something" Ash asked dumbly. They all just sweatdropped at the lack of attention their champion showed.

"We said what are going to do about all of this" Zyon confirmed for his teacher/ best friend.

"For now nothing CAN be done" Ash replied. They opened their mouths to protest but Ash raised his hand silencing them. "Look we can't go out hunting a feeling, we have no clue of what to even look for. Besides if it worries the Legends then we only have about fifteen Pokemon maximum with the strength for such a threat. For now we continue the tournament while honing our skills and Pokemon." They all nodded seeing the logic in Ash's plan. All their Pokemon were strong no doubt, and some can even hold their own against Legendaries as well, but to beat them would be tough still. Against a threat that put fear into a godly legendary, they would stand no chance.

"Go ahead guys, go find your own training areas. I'll stay here with Lucario and Pikachu to meditate for a little bit" Ash told his friends easily seeing their fear, not that he could blame.

"I'll stay here with you Ash" Zyon said grabbing a Pokeball and tossing it. What came out was a Lucario who, when it saw its trainer, bowed down on one knee and its left hand over its spiked chest. Ash whistled impressed by what he felt coming from the Lucario.

"Man you could practically feel Lucario's power, you guys definitely got stronger since the last time I saw you guys."

"Thank you Ash/ Master Ash" Zyon and his Lucario replied. Zyon looked at Ash seriously "so what now?"

"Now" Ash began. "Now we are going to meditate our powers. I have a tournament to win in 2 hours after all." And with that they all sat down and began doing just that.

After about an hour of meditating Ash smirks while Zyon just shook his head in amusement. Ash, without opening his eyes, says "you can come out now Mr. Goodshow."

What came out from behind the tree was a short man with long white hair, mustache and beard. He wore a casual red jacket with a big blue stripe going across the stomach. He also wore green kakis along with a dark blue hat backwards. This was Mr. Goodshow the founder and creator of the Pokemon League Tournaments.

"Hello Ash my boy, it has been quite some time hasn't it?" Mr. Goodshow asked ecstatic to see Ash again. He is really happy to have Ash back in the tournaments again after so long. While the trainers have been by no means bad, Ash just had that special something that came with his battles. It was always amazing to watch and easy to get into.

Plus he knew a 'certain' someone missed Ash dearly, no matter how she tries to hide it.

"Yes it has Mr. Goodshow" Ash replied smiling. "It is really good to see you again." Mr. Goodshow nods.

"Not only that but you're the Champion of Kalos as well as making it the strongest League to date" Mr. Goodshow said impressed. Recently polls were put up and out of all the Leagues, Kalos was shown to be harder to get through and with those who did reach the Elite Four, one got past the first Elite. Sinnoh was not far behind it.

"Yes it took a lot of hard work but definitely was worth it in the end' Ash said proudly. His Elites have went around training the Gym Leaders making them much more powerful and making it tougher to get passed them. Now just getting past them is huge pain for challengers. "So what brings you here anyway Mr. Goodshow, I have a feeling its for more than just a simple greeting."

"That's true Ash" Mr. Goodshow eye smiled. "I have a small request."

…At The Same Time…

Walking through the forest was three people and an Arcanine as it sniffed through the grass.

The three teens were Cynthia the Sinnoh Champion, Lance the Kanto Champion, and Alder the Unova Champion.

"Why would Mr. Goodshow be all the way out here I wonder" Alder asked out loud.

"I don't know, gramps always was a nature lover" Cynthia responded. 'I need to check if Ash has entered yet or not' Cynthia blushed thinking of the young and generally skilled trainer that caught her attention. The mere thought of Ash made her heart skip a beat. His charming smile, kind heart and pure soul and his sweet brown eyes.

"How much further do we got to go" Alder asked randomly.

"I don't know what do you think Arcanine?" Flint asked the canine pokemon, who barked in response. "I guess no too much further." Arcanine nodded at his guess confirming he is correct.

"Wait do you guys hear that" Cynthia asked. They all stopped to listen and heard voices. "One of those voices definitely belongs to my grandfather."

Following the voices they see Mr. Goodshow and two other people. One had his hood on while the other had his face shown. Above them were two powerful looking Lucario's but what made them double take was the breathtaking silver furred Lucario. It was one of the most beautiful looking Pokemon they have evr seen, and they have seen plenty of beautiful Pokemon. They then heard a chuckle come from the hooded man.

"Yeah people tend to have that reaction seeing my Lucario here for the first time, isn't that right buddy" he spoke to his Lucario who simply nodded while still meditating.

"May I know why you all out here for" Mr. Goodshow asked knowing what they wanted, especially Cynthia. Yes he knew about his granddaughters feeling for Ash and he approved.

"I just wanted to know if Ash is participating in the tournament or not" Cynthia asked with hope shining in her eyes.

"I'm sorry Cynthia I have no clue if Ash is participating or not yet" Mr. Goodshow answered sad about lying to Cynthia but it was not time yet. Cynthia's face visibly dropped and the hope left her eyes.

Ash felt bad about that so he decided to speak up "Actually Miss Shirona, are you talking about Ash Ketchum?" Cynthia's face shot up again and looked directly at him.

"Do you know him" asked Lance next to her with the same hope in his voice at the thought of finding Ash. He missed Ash and the excitement he brought to the Leagues, plus he was really looking forward to that rematch that they promised to have against each other. In response to the question Ash nodded.

"Do you know where he is" Cynthia asked in hope again.

"I do not know where his exact location but what I do know is that he is definitely in this tournament. In fact he signed in already from what I know."

Cynthia was both sad and ecstatic at the same time. Sad that she didn't find out where Ash was right now but ecstatic knowing that he is in the tournament and he is alright.

"Thank you for the information stranger" Alder said which Ash just waved off saying it was no problem. "If you don't mind me asking, who are you?"

"No one special really just a traveling trainer and nothing more" Ash responded. If they were surprised by his answer then they didn't show it. "Well everyone the tournament begins very soon so I wish you all good luck" he bowed and walked away with his Pikachu on his shoulder and the two Lucarios along with Zyon by his sides.

"He was a strange guy" Lance said. The other Champions nodded agreeing with his assessment of the stranger. Mr. Goodshow chuckled at the fact that they have no clue that Ash was just here and they didn't know.

'Man I really can't wait for this tournament to begin now. Just wait till they find out that Ash is more than they realize' and with that thought Mr. Goodshow turned and began to walk back with the Champions following close behind him.

AN: And that's it my friends. Ash has met up with a friend. I really do hope you all enjoyed it. Especially Ash's little nightmare, I wrote that out like three times before I felt it sounded right. Well that's all for now and hope you all continue to follow through. Stay beautiful everybody and thank you for liking it.

Dragon Soul94 is out!