AN: Hey everybody it's your buddy Dragon here! Welcome back to the next chapter in my story. Before we begin I would like to address the people who are asking me to take Dawn out of the harem. I'm sorry but no I will not for several reasons. 1: I put up a poll for Dawn and May and if they should be added and by majority vote, Dawn won. 2: Dawn being added to the harem will be a development for Ash, both mentally and his character. Also do not worry just cause she is in the harem does not mean she will be forgiven easily. It will take a lot of work before he is ready to forgive. So for those who do not want that then I am sorry. Also yes I know that Ash met Steven just not as much as the other Champions. The harem is as follows:

Cynthia

Annabel

Korrina

Serena

Ursula

Elesa

Roxie

Dawn

Hilda

Sabrina

I hope you all enjoy the story as it continues on.

Pokémon- Attack

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

"Pokémon"- Human Speech

'Pokémon'- Thinking

"Pokémon"- Pokédex Entry

Chapter 6:

Questions and Hidden Meeting

Ash has just arrived at the training field where all his Pokémon were either resting or training. Looking to the left of the field, he saw Zyon meditating along with his Lucario.

"Hey Zyon, Lucario," Ash greeted his student and partner. While this went on Ash released his other Pokémon that he took with him, including his own silver colored Lucario.

Zyon opens his eyes and gets up. "Hey Ash," he greeted. "I saw your battles and they were actually fun to watch."

"Thanks man" Ash replied. "Hey do me a favor please and watch over everyone for me, I need to have a meeting with you- know- who." He said this as he pointed at one of the Luxury Balls around his neck. Zyon nods his head in understanding and tells Ash he will do it.

Ash walks away but not before grabbing his trench coat just in case anyone gets too close. When he gets a good distance away, he grabs one of the Luxury Balls and throws it up. Out of the Pokéball came a big grey cat Pokémon with a dark purple stomach and tail. It had a small head and two small ears. He also hand two small hands with three fingers on each hand. Its height was almost the same as Ash if a good half a head taller. His yes practically glowed with both power and wisdom.

This Pokémon was Mewtwo, effectively his most powerful Pokémon.

"Hello Ash," greeted Mewtwo in a calm yet authoritative voice.

Ash smiled at the legendary clone of Mew. Mewtwo joined him not too after he went into solitude. "Hey Mewtwo. I'm sorry that it took so long to let you out of the Pokéball my friend."

"It's quite alright Ash, I know you didn't do it on purpose just try not to do it often," Mewtwo responded. "I can tell by the look in your eyes that I'm not here to chat though, so what troubles you?"

"As blunt as ever I see," Ash mumbled to himself before speaking up. "Last night I had a nightmare but the thing is, it felt far too real for it to be just that. The things I heard, the things I saw, the things that I felt were far too real. I think it was a premonition but if what or of who, I still do not know."

"If you're asking what I think you should do then I do not know," Mewtwo interrupted, already knowing what his friend would say. "Premonitions are difficult things to deal with, due to them usually being very vague in what they show you. I say keep doing what you already are doing and when the time comes, you will know what you need to do."

"Yeah I get what you're saying Mewtwo, I just need to be sure everyone is ready for whatever is on the way," Ash told Mewtwo who nodded his head to his trainer. "But in the end you are right like usual, at this moment in time there isn't much I can do. Thank you Mewtwo." Mewtwo simply nodded his head once more.

Ash turned around to walk back to the clearing where his family is, though stopped after his third step and turned his head slightly to the Psychic type and addressed him "Hey Mewtwo?"

"Yes Ash, what is it?" Mewtwo responded curious about what his trainer needed.

"It's been years since I saw my mother, after what she and the others did," Ash began. "Is it right for me to still be angry at her, the woman who gave me life? I mean Ho-Oh says I should let my rage go but at the same time Entei says its ok I feel rage towards her after what happened. So many different answers were given but I don't feel comfortable with either one. What do you think I should do Mewtwo? Should I hate her for what happened or should I give her a chance because in the end, she is still my mother? Should I hate her for one mistake?"

"As I stated before Ash that is not a question for me to answer for you. It's something that you and you alone must answer when you feel ready to," Mewtwo responded. "Just know that whatever answer you end up choosing, we will ALL be right there by your side." Ash looks forward again and smiles.

"Thank you my friend, now I have one more request if you will hear me out," Ash told the Mew clone.

"What is it that you need?" Mewtwo asked.

"I need you to go around the island and evaluate everyone. If you feel any sinister energy or thoughts, I want you to report it to me right away." That's the thing about Aura users and Psychic's; they can do a lot of different things. By locking on a person's Aura or energy field that all life has, the user of Aura or Psychic power can determine the persons "heart" so to speak. They can see if that person is bad or good to put it in simpler terms.

"It will be done Ash," Mewtwo responded before teleporting away in a quick flash of light.

"Let's see how things turn out from here, besides I have to find out a way to explain things to the other Champions anyway," Ash said to himself. "This really won't end well." Ash continues his walk back to the clearing, thinking about the best way to explain things to his fellow Champions.

…In a cave at Cerulean City…

A figure wrapped in a black cloak can be seen entering the cave. Two Pokémon identified as a Regirock and Registeel blocked the path of the figure. They looked ready to attack the man.

"Easy there big guys," the figure said in a calm, almost amused voice, male voice. He showed the two legends his face revealing a lean, handsome face. He had bright blue eyes that shone with mischief. It also showed he had fair skin though slightly paled as well. He also held a grin on his face, which oozed confidence.

After seeing his face, the two Regi's moved to the side and beeped. The man walked forward between the two Pokémon.

"Thank you kindly hehehe," the man chuckled.

After about three minutes of walking, the man came upon an area filled with rocks. Looking to a specific rock in the middle that leaned on a wall, he smirked once more and tossed a Pokéball in the air. "Aggron come out and move that rock for me."

The giant Steel type came out in a flash of white. Aggron roared out and easily picked up the rock that its trainer gestured to. Behind the rock was another tunnel leading deeper into the cave. The man walked past Aggron as it followed and put the rock back into place, blocking the path once more.

After walking for another few minutes, light was found and as he entered the area, 5 more people were seen.

The first person was a women of about mid- thirties. She has shoulder- length pink hair that flowed freely. Her eyes were a light green and held a sharp, professional look. She had a cloak that covered and hid her body, but showed enough to see she had an hourglass figure. She had her arms crossed as she sat on top of a vicious look Skarmory.

Above her was another girl but this one was about 16 years old. She had short blue hair that slightly covered her pink eyes. She had a cloak on as well but it was open, revealing a red vest with six Poke balls clipped to it, over a blood red shirt. She had black slacks and white sneakers as she continued to swing her feet back and forth. Above her was a Crobat that hung upside down with its eyes closed.

Behind both of them was a small lake with a man with short, brown, spikey hair. He had normal black eyes that looked very bored at the moment. Just like the first woman, his body was covered by a cloak, with the only thing showing being his muscled arms that had a tattoo of a Sharpedo on his left biceps. The man looked at a ripple in the water, when a large Sharpedo burst from it and swam towards the man who in turn began to slowly rub its head.

The last person was actually the most mysterious out of all of the people here since everything was covered, both the body and the face.

After seeing who was there, the man that walked in greeted everyone with that smirk still on his face. "Hey guys, long time no see."

The 16 year old girl smiled and waved in response. "Hey Dust, it's good to see you finally made it."

The other woman and man just nodded their heads in greeting.

"Hey Marcey. Sorry about running late, just had to finish up my job or I would have been here sooner." The man now named Dust responded.

Before anymore words could be said, the last known figure stood from his spot. "Enough talk, it's time for the meeting. Marcey you are first."

Marcey pouted a bit before she schooled her expressions and became serious. "Right! It would seem the Legendary Pokémon are anticipating our arrival and plans. Many have gone into hiding, like Mew and Celebi. Other legends such as Rayquaza and Ho-Oh are staying on the move and won't stay in one spot long. Pokémon such as the three lake guardians and Groudon refuse to leave their homes but have bumped defenses in those areas. It will be difficult to get close to them for capture."

"That's fine we will handle that soon enough. Mark report." The cloaked man continued.

The man who sat by the lake stared at his cloaked leader. In a gruff voice her spoke, "the different criminal groups have merged together relatively well. There are a few conflicts here and there due to then still having a firm grasped on their old criminal beliefs but that's to be expected. The base constructions are all on schedule and any research from previous bases have been transferred."

"Good stay on track and don't fall behind. Lenora, report," the cloaked man addressed the older woman.

"All recently captured Pokémon have been taken into conditioning. Some could not take it and have been… disposed of. The ones that have made it through and completed the conditioning are on standby and awaiting orders. More Pokémon are needed from certain types such as Ghost and Steel. Teams have been deployed to collect the missing types."

The cloaked man nodded seemingly pleased. Looking to Dust, he nodded his head, signaling him to speak next.

Dust walked up and spoke, "the tests have all been successful. Projects 2 and 3 could use more testing but otherwise are ready for use. Projects 1 and 4 are not very powerful but the usefulness that they give cannot be denied. But once complete your power will be unmatched."

"Good. All the pieces of the game are out and in place and acted just as I predicted. Now let's see if life has any surprise pieces for me," he spoke softly. Then addressing his subordinates he spoke "all of you return to your posts and continue as planned. We will be making our first major move soon so be ready on a moment's notice at all times!"

They all spoke loudly "Yes Sir!" They all bowed lowly.

"Good now DISMISS!" They all got up, returned their respective Pokémon, and left the meeting area through the tunnel.

Walking out from the shadows was another figure in a blood red cloak but if one looked closely, you could just feel the bad vibes he seemed to give off. Next to him was an Espeon with a bit of its left ear missing.

"So what do you think of Ash, Shadow," the man asked the now named Shadow.

The new figure chuckled cruelly before responding, "so far I must say I am impressed. Thing is he still has a long ways to go before he's a serious threat."

"That's fine, let him grow more. This is a battle that has been postponed for far too long," the man said in a matter-of-fact tone. "For now I want you to continue watching Ash closely."

"Can I cause some chaos while I'm at it?" Shadow asked the cloaked leader.

"Do so with discretion. We cannot be found out just yet," he replied as he walked forward a bit. "Now go, I wish to be alone."

"As you wish sir; do not worry I don't wish to be found yet anyway," Shadow replied. "Espeon teleport is out of here." His Espeon's eyes glowed before he and the purple cat vanished.

The cloaked figure sat on the ground and quietly meditated next to an old red baseball cap.

…To Ash…

Ash has just entered the clearing before jumping back, dodging a Flamethrower attack. Looking to the left he saw his Infernape battling against one of his more recent captures. He had saved this Pokémon when it was still young from a madman who wanted to be able to see the future, willing to ruin an entire city just for that purpose. He grabbed him a while back before he evolved a few ago.

This Pokémon was Zoroark, which was formerly the Zoroa that he met when he still traveled with Brock and Dawn.

Zoroark was currently in a power struggle with Infernape, Night Slash vs. Mach Punch. The ground around them was beginning to cave in on itself due to the amount of power being used by the two powerhouse Pokémon.

Looking around more, Ash saw many of his Pokémon training by fighting one another, like Infernape and Zoroark were doing. In fact the only one's not training were Pikachu and Lucario, who were watching the surrounding chaos with Zyon and his Lucario. When he spotted them, Ash decided it was about time to see how far his student and his partner have gotten in the time they were apart.

As if sensing what Ash was thinking, his Lucario jumped from the rock it was on and landed beside his master. Ash nodded to his partner before giving out his command. "Lucario use Aura Sphere on Zyon." (AN: For this battle Ash's Lucario will be referred as Silver so it's not confusing.) Silver fired the orb of concentrated aura energy at the Aura Guardian in-training.

Zyon did not move and nodded his head, knowing how Ash did surprise attacks on him to test his reflex in a bad situation. "Lucario block it with Bone Rush." Lucario jumped in front of his trainer and used a long rod of its aura to deflect the incoming attack.

Ash didn't let up though and quickly gave his next command, "Lucario go and use your Bullet Punch then follow it up with another Aura Sphere!" Silver took off with high speed with its fast hardening in a flash of light.

"Lucario use Extreme Speed to doge. Then I want you to counter him with your own Aura Sphere." Lucario moved with such high speed that he ne simply vanished from his spot and suddenly reappeared behind Silver with a fully charged Aura Sphere ready.

Not one to be fooled easily, Silver sensed where his fellow Lucario was and quickly turned around with a charged Aura Sphere.

Both Lucario's the shot off their respective aura attack in close range which clashed in a big explosion, causing the ground to shake slightly. The dust cloud quickly swallowed the two Aura Pokémon before either could move.

When the smoke finally cleared u, both Lucario's were in a deadlock with neither willing to back down. Their fingers intertwined in such a tight grip that not even water would be able to slip through the middle.

Zyon opened his mouth to give out a command but quickly ducked as an Aura Sphere shot passed his head. Zyon has learned to trust his instincts, which were currently screaming for him to jump away and as he did just, a black staff slammed into the ground he was previously standing on. Looking forward, Zyon saw that it was his teacher that had attacked him.

Looking his student in the eye, Ash smirked dangerously. "Don't think I'm only going to be testing your commanding ability. I'm also going to test your ability to command your partner under serious pressure and your own capabilities at the same time Zyon. Now arm yourself and let us begin."

Zyon nodded and reached behind his back, pulling out his aura weapon of choice, two twin tonfas. Each tonfa was made of steel but were different in color scheme. The left tonfa was obsidian black while the right tonfa was a pure white color. The left tonfa also had the Yang symbol etched into it while the right possessed the Yin symbol. Both tonfas had a slightly pointed edge, not enough to pierce the skin but enough to hurt badly.

Without a word from the other, they charged at each other with really quick speeds. Ash swung the top of his staff towards Zyon's head, who ducked under it quickly. Then he swung his left tonfa towards Ash's side but it was blocked by the bottom of Ash's staff. Using the momentum, Ash kicked out with his left foot which was in turn blocked by Zyon's right tonfa. The force though, was enough to push Zyon back.

Ash landed on his feet gracefully before commanding Lucario, "Lucario use Blaze Kick and follow up with Dragon Pulse!" After that Ash charged at his recovering student.

"Lucario dodge with Extreme Speed and counter with Aura Sphere again," Zyon commanded as he blocked another one of Ash's assaults.

Silver left leg ignited into flames as it brought it up to hit its target who responded by letting go of its grip and jumping backwards in yet another blur of speed.

Silver's paws glowed brightly before launching the powerful Dragon type attack. Lucario responded by launching yet another Aura Sphere, causing the two attacks to explode on contact.

Both Lucario's jumped into the air while creating an Aura Sphere and when they were mere inches from each other, launched the powerful aura attack. The force of the explosion from the colliding attacks sent both bipedal jackals through the air.

Ash ducked under Zyon's foot before hitting him in the gut with the side of his staff. The attack knocked the wind out of Zyon a bit but he was able to recover quickly and jumped away before Ash could be able to hit him again. Ash charged towards Zyon with a wide smirk on his face.

Zyon, when he landed on his feet, jumped above Ash's staff that barely missed tripping him. While above Ash, Zyon swung his left tonfa at Ash, hoping to knock Ash out with the hit to the temple but Ash reacted by leaning to the left while swinging his staff upwards.

Zyon stuck his foot out and used the incoming staff as leverage, and jumped backwards away from Ash. Focusing the energy between his tonfas, he shot an Aura Sphere at Ash who merely deflected it away with his staff without any real effort.

"You're going to have to do better than that Zyon," Ash taunted before charging at Zyon who responded by charging back for another clash. As they ran towards each other, they both yelled out their commands to their still battling Pokémon.

"Use Bone Rush!"

Both Lucario's rushed towards each other with a long rod made of their aura and swung it towards their fellow Lucario. When the attacks made contact, it released sparks of power and the ground began to crack and break due to the power the two opponents were using. With one final roar of power the two Pokémon charged the Bone Rush with more aura energy and the two overcharged attacks caused another explosion of power.

Many of the surrounding Pokémon, who stopped training to watch the battle between the two Aura Pokémon, waited with baited breath for the smoke to clear, and clear the smoke did. It took a few slow and agonizing seconds but the smoke finally cleared revealing Silver standing above Lucario with his Bone Rush pointed to the downed Lucario, ready to strike should it make any subtle movements.

The match between the two Lucario's ended with Silver as the victor.

Hearing something hard hit the floor, all the Pokémon turned and saw the two Aura Guardians in similar positions as the Lucario's. Zyon was on the ground with his tonfas out of reach, with Ash having his staff poised to strike if need be.

In the end Ash Ketchum defeated his student once again. Looking towards his student, Ash gave him a huge grin that seemed to nearly split his face.

"It looks like I win this one. That makes it 25- 0."

AN: And that's it! Well that was fun to write up. Well before I conclude this story, I would like to state a few things. For one, as I will say this again, the traitors will not be forgiven easily. I refuse to make it where they apologize once and Ash just say "I forgive you!" Now conflicted with what to do, yes he will but easily forgiving, NO! Ash is conflicted because no matter what he still has his kind nature to others but at the same time he, like any human, will be pissed that he was betrayed. Second is that most likely Skyla will be added to the Harem, which the interactions will be coming up soon. The reason why I chose Skyla is because while some of your suggestions are great but some of them are girls that either don't battle or can barely leave their homes. Ash can't love them if they can never really see each other so it will be difficult. Well that's it, like always let me know what you guys think of this chapter or the story in general. If there is something I should fix or you have a question or idea, hit me up with a PM and we will discuss as I try to answer anyone who does so. So please leave your reviews, which are always appreciated and loved, and favorite the story. Peace out everybody

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