AN: Hello my dear readers, Dragon is back with the next chapter for you all to enjoy (I hope). Before I continue I would like to say how funnny it was to see everyone talk about removing Dawn from the harem, AFTER it already happened last chapter. Before it came up here and there but this time it just increased in amounts. Also, Dawn's replacement is still up in the air and I will be putting up a new poll soon for that as well. Thats all really, I hope you all enjoy the new chapter. The harem is as follows:

Cynthia

Anabel

Korrina

Serena

Ursula

Elesa

Roxie

Hilda

Sabrina

Skyla

Zinnia

Pokémon- Attack

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

"Pokémon"- Human Speech

'Pokémon'- Thinking

"Pokémon"- Pokédex Entry

franzelgiordani- Thank you very much

guess (Jun 26)- That's exactly true. For some Ash would be at fault and in their eyes being unfair but on another spectrum he has the right to act in such a way. Its both opinionated and there is a reason for his actions besides just his pain.

Guest (Jun 26 for Ch 15)- Depends on how you look at it but yes he did go too far in this chap.

Guest (Jun 22)- Thank you very much. I love writing out the battles the most.

zanzara- You never know, though I will admit that you are not too far off. Shadow definitely has a connection to Ash and his actions. What it is exactly will stay hidden away.

SpencerDorman- Yeah not anymore. I had a plan for her that would make it work but i realized it would take too long to incorprate and everyone wants her out of the Harem. But still, thank you for reading and hope to keep you interested.

SpencerDorman (Ch 16)- Once more thank you and good guess lol. Red was definitely my main villian. As for being his father, maybe.

Guest (Jun 5)- Honestly I see where your coming from with this. The whole situation and interactions would definitely lead to them having feelings for each other but I decided against it. It was unintentional at first and only noticed it after. But I wanted them to have a close relationship, sort of like siblings since Ash would be the older brother Mia never had.

BrokenLifeCycle- Ash is basically confused right now. He feels the anger whenever he sees them, it shows up without warning. He feels the need for revenge but doesn't want to go that route either. Once pain like that gets a hold of you, it makes it really hard to just let go.

Chapter 18:

The Meeting of Legends

The trainer and Pokemon group appeared in the clearing in the forest with a flash of light, causing all of Ash's Pokemon to take defensive stances. When they saw it was Gardevoir and Ash, they all visibly relaxed. Some of the younger Pokemon instantly ran up to the Psychic/Fairy type with pure joy.

Ash chuckled at the scene, knowing his Gardevoir usually plays with the kids in the group. Due to his chuckling, he failed to take notice of his Glaceon who narrowed her eyes slightly annoyed at Ash and Anabel.

"Ash," Glaceon called out in a tone that showed how annoyed she was, causing Ash to look at her. "How much longer are you planning to hold that human girl's hand?" Glaceon's hard stare was traced directly to the two trainer's hands which were locked tightly in each others grip.

Ash and Anabel looked down and saw that the Ice eeveelution was correct. Throughout the entire battle with Brock and the teleportation to the clearing, they had not only not let go of the others hand but actually tighten the interlaced fingers.

Blushing brightly at the discovery, the two trainers let go (even if it was reluctantly) and looked away from each other, embarrassed.

Paul looked at this scene and couldn't help the amused smirk that made its way across his lips. It was funny to see his sister get so flustered, even if it was over his rival. This also gave him a lot of teasing material over both Anabel and Ash.

And he was so going to captilize on that oppurtunity.

Glaceon narrowed her eyes dangerously at Anabel, nothing but a cold feeling eminating from them. She wanted her master and friend to be happy after what he did for her when she was younger, and she did NOT trust this girl to not hurt Ash. She refused to allow any human girl, without her approval, to get close to Ash.

Pikachu saw the glare from Glaceon and chuckled lightly at her overprotective nature towards Ash. Ash and him had saved her when she was still an Eevee from some violent poachers, who had evidently killed her parents in the traps they set out to catch Pokemon. After saving her, she became very affectionate and defensive of Ash.

He remembered their was a time when a trainer punched Ash due to Ash both confiscating said trainer's Pokemon and arresting him for negligence and the abuse of his Pokemon (who were all poorly cared for). When Ash was distracted, the trainer slugged at Ash (catching both Ash and Pikachu) off guard and tried running away. Before he could give chase, Glaceon popped out of her Pokeball in rage and chased the man down.

When he and Ash had caught up to them, the trainer was bruised all over and frozen in a block of ice. Glaceon sat next to the frozen trainer with a completely satisfied smile on her face at the punishment dealt to the trainer that dared to hurt her friend.

That was a fun situation for Ash to explain to Officer Jenny.

Pikachu figured he would have to talk to Glaceon soon about tuning down her protective nature a bit, he didn't want her scaring away the chance for Ash to finally have a mate. Anabel was a trustworthy person and he knows that she will love Ash unconditionally.

Then again, the same could be said for Cynthia. Ash may not have noticed it, but he saw the way Cynthia looks at Ash.

"Sorry about that Anabel," Ash apologized as he gained control of his blush. He actually enjoyed holding the Battle Frontier girl's hand, though he will keep that to himself. It just felt so warm and inviting. It felt like it fit perfectly in his grip, that it belonged there.

"Its..its fine Ash," Anabel stuttered as she held her hand close to her chest. She took deep breaths as she tried to control her rabidly beating heart. She really didn't want to let go of his hand, she adored the connected feeling that was their. Her empathy ability being its best with the skin contact.

"Where are anyway?" Paul asked as he looked around in slight awe. He had to admit, the place looked breathtaking. The vast field, the clear water, even all the strong look Pokemon.

"This is a training field I took up when I arrived to the island," Ash replied. "I decided to use it to let my Pokemon enjoy the free space and a great training spot. They stay here while I decide who to use when I go to battle."

Anabel was in awe at the amount of powerful Pokemon that were here. It wasn't an amount that made it impossible to maintain, but nowhere near a small amount too. 'Well he IS a champion now. I mean that Gardevoir's skills in that battle earlier was absolutely amazing! Even the Glaceon was nothing to laugh about!' She has never seen a Pokemon battle like those two did.

Ash took a deep breath, sensing a familiar aura signature make its way into the clearing. Looking to the left, he saw his mother along with his sister and Tai.

"I'm going to assume you guys are finished," Ash asked them, keeping from making eye contact with Delia. He still felt that dark grip reach for his heart when around his mother. 'Maybe this wasn't a good idea after all.'

"Yeah, we just put the last of her bags away with the help of our Pokemon," Alex said cheerfully. Ash smiled at his sister's excitement.

Tai nodded his head. "Yeah it wasn't difficult or anything and it helped that she didn't bring too much with her like I was dreading." It was true, Delia had barely brought anything with her; mostly Pokemon food, clothing and a bag she kept close to her as they packed.

Ash nodded. "Thank you guys, and as for you Delia," Ash said as he turned his gaze to his mother, feeling that dark feeling grow even stronger. "You have use of this training field and are free to come and go as you please. I will not restrict your movements as you are a person, not something for me to control. You can train here, relax here, whatever you want. BUT, you are not, and I repeat NOT to bring any of my ex friends anywhere near here under any circumstance!"

His aura spiked as he spoke, causing the wind around him to pick up slightly and blow his hair through the wind. The feeling caused them all to sweat slightly and his sister to gulp slightly. Delia did not flinch and continue to stare into Ash's slightly glowing eyes.

"Also," Ash continued. "You are not to tell them where I am or that you even spoke to me. I want them away from me and away from my life. Failure to follow these rules will result in you being thrown out both this training area and out of my room."

Delia nodded her head in understanding of her son's rules, she didn't want to ruin the one chance she had to be with her son again.

"Good," Ash said. "Welcome to the group. "Welcome to the group then, I guess." Alex smiled widely at Delia while Tai nodded his head in her direction.

Gardevoir used Psychic on herself and floated in front of Delia and looked at her closely. After a minute of her circling Delia and then staring into her eyes, Gardevoir gave a warm smile and held her hand out.

"Gar, Gardevoir," the Embrace Pokemon said as everyone looked to Ash for a translation.

"She said its nice to meet you," he replied to their silent question. Remembering his other two guests, Ash gestured to them. "Oh yeah, I have some people for you all to meet."

He points to the two confused (and one annoyed) trainers. "The girl with the purple hair is Anael Shinji and she's a Frontier Brain from the Kanto region." Anabel blushed brightly at the sudden attention from the others.

Gesturing to Paul, Ash smirked. "The stuck up prude who looks like he ate something sour, don't worry he always looks like that, is Paul Shinji and a rival of mine during my travels in the Sinnoh region." Alex giggled and Tai bit his lip to hold back his own laughter. Delia and Anabel giggled into their hand, though Delia wanted to reprimand him for talking like that to someone who seems to be his friend.

Paul glared at Ash, feeling the powerful urge to punch him. "Screw you Ketchum," he replied. Ash just gave Paul a smug look, until Gardevoir lightly smacked him in the back of the head.

"Don't be so mean Ash," Gardevoir chastisized her trainer with a light yet stern glare. Ash rubbed the back of his head as he looked at the Embrace Pokemon in mock hurt.

"I was only joking with him Gardevoir," Ash said as the Psychic/Fairy crossed her arms at him, looking like a mother mom that was lecturing her son for bullying his younger sibling.

The scene caused Ash's Pokemon to snicker at their trainer being chastisized by his own Pokemon.

"Ok, enough," Ash said as he turned to his other Pokemon. "The tournament will continue tommorrow, so we will use today for a bit more training. I already know our opponent and he seems to be skilled trainer from what I heard of his other battles. In the end though, WE WILL WIN!" His Pokemon roared out their approval, ready to get stronger so they can win and advance.

"He's got the right idea," Tai said. "I should get some practice in while I have the chance." He turned and ran off. "I'll be back later tonight!"

Alex turned to Delia. "Would you like to join me for some training?" She asked the mother for two reasons: one was to be nice to the woman that helped saved her Umbreon, and second to allow Ash some breathing room since it was obvious that he was still uncomfortable around Delia.

Looking at Ash with longing, Delia turned her gaze to Alex and gave her a sad smile. As his mother, she could tell instantly that Ash was not comfortable with her nearby. Knowing it would only make things worse if she pushed it right now, she nodded at Alex. "I would like that."

The two girls walked off, heading to a different area where they were far enough to be out of view of Ash, but close enough to alert him if Shadow were to return.

"We should go too Anabel," Paul said. "Reggie is mostly at the docks by now waiting for us."

"Right, I forgot about that," Anabel replied. "We got to go Ash." She really didn't want to go, she wanted to spend more time with the man that stole her heart.

Ash smiled and nodded, "I understand. Well, you know where I am most of the time if you need me or just want to relax. You guys are more than welcome to come visit me."

Paul nodded and began walking away without another word. Anabel looked to Ash, having an inner debate. Ash was about to ask her what was wrong before she rose up and kissed him on his cheek.

Anabel quickly ran off, her face right red. "Bye Ash!" she yelled as she ran to catch up to her brother. 'I did it! I can't believe I actually kissed him!'

Ash watched them leave, eyes as wide as dinner plates. His hand subconciously rubbed the cheek that was kissed. 'Her lips were as soft as a Mareep's wool,' he thought, causing a his blush to brighten. Ash shook his thoughts away.

He turned to his Pokemon and saw a majority of them were grinning at him amusement, some in confusion, and some were frowning (Glaceon).

"Enough gawking," Ash yelled as his blush returned. "It's time to get back to work! Start breaking off into groups!"

Following his orders, his Pokemon broke apart. Some helping others get better with certain skills, or attacks. Some of the more senior members were teaching the younger ones.

As this was happening, Ash never took notice of the red eyes that watched him from the shadows of tree, Eyes that vanished as if they were never there in the first place.

Unkown Location

High above the clouds, invisible to the human eye, floated a sphere that moved at high speeds. The sphere was a powerful golden color that shone brightly with power.

Heading towards the sphere at equally high speeds was a very determined Latias. This Latias was the one that lived in Altos, before deciding to travel with Ash after he came to visit after so long. She was so very happy when he came by, just like when she met him.

She loved being around Ash, his aura was just so warm and inviting! Add to the fact that he risked his life to help protect her from the revived Aerodactyl and Kabutops, he was everything she ever wanted in a friend. She couldn't hold back anymore when he visited, she had to leave. Ever since her brother died and Bianca leaving for college, in the art program, she had been so very lonely.

After getting permission from her caretaker Lorenzo, with the condition that she comes to visit from time to time, Latias joined Ash on his journey. She couldn't be any happier with her choice. She has grown much stronger since the incident, made a alot of new friends, got to see a lot of new places that she didn't even know existed, and now has a huge family.

Now though, Ash has asked her to report to Arceus and the Pokemon council. Ash would have gone, but he needed to watch over the others, along keeping an eye on the island.

Getting close to the sphere, Latias shrouded herself in her psychic power and entered the sphere.

Upon entering the sphere, Latias found herself in a completely new realm. The blue sky was no longer there, replaced by a swirl of both gold and light purple. The area looked long and wide, showing no end in sight.

This was the Hall of Origins, the meeting place of the strongest Pokemon to live.

In the middle of the large room was a large table. Floating by the table were the most powerful Pokemon in existence. There were even the original Pokemon, the deities that shaped the world to what it is now along with the God of all Pokemon, Arceus.

To his left was the Pokemon ruler of time, Dialga. Beside him was the Pokemon that governed over space, Palkia. It continued to Giratina and after him were every legendary Pokemon that exists (that were the strongest of their specific species). This line of legends continued until it ended to the right of Arceus, and that honor was given to Mew who is the ancestor of all Pokemon.

Latias looked at the powerful pokemon and took notice that two Pokemon were missing from the table, Ho-Oh and Kyogre.

Kyogre missing isn't too much of a surprise since he's missed many meetings brefore, not feeling very comfortable out of water for long periods of time (though he can breath just fine in this dimension). Ho-Oh missing was strange though since the Rainbow Pokemon rarely misses a meeting. In fact, Ho-Oh is usually always punctual.

Bowing in respect to the powerful Pokemon, Latias still couldn't help but to be awed by the fact that she was in the presence of such powerful Pokemon, the most powerful Pokemon.

Among the council was another Latias, this one infinitely more powerful than Ash's, who was the first one to speak up.

"Hello young one," the most powerful Latias said with such grace, it felt being among royalty. "It is a pleasure, and a surprise, to see you once more." The last time she saw Ash's Latias was when Ash last visited the council.

Ash's Latias smiled brightly at her cousin Pokemon. "Hello to you Lady Latias!" While not one for formality, she couldn't but to show the incredibly powerful Eon Pokemon respect. "Ash sent me here for a report and to make a request."

This got the attention of all the legendary Pokemon, since Ash is their champion and Arceus chosen. Arceus gave the trainer owned Eon Pokemon a nod to continue.

Latias went on to tell the Pokemon council about Ash's aura training, their travels, and about all of the Pokemon they helped. She told them about Ash being found at Mt. Silver and the tournament they are now participating in.

"We are advancing well through the battles, as expected, and are showing why we are the champion's Pokemon of the Kalos region." Latias stated, proud of her trainer and fellow Pokemon.

The legends looked on in joy at the tale of their champion. They felt immense pride as they heard of Ash's accomplishments.

Arceus was no fool though, as he listned to her tales he took notice of the tournament. While traitors they may be, Ash's former friends were skilled trainers and would no doubt be there too. Knowing of his anger towards them, he was worried that something that he thought would never come up would awaken.

He really hoped it would not come down to that.

"What of Ash now, Latias?" Arceus asked Ash's legendary Psychic/Dragon type. "How are things going currently?" He had to be sure.

Latias looked down slightly before she looked up in worry. "Ash has been having terrible, recurring nightmares. They leave him out of breath and shaking each morning. We have no clue whats causing it, but it leaves Ash terrified. Also, me and Mewtwo have sensed two powerful dark presences on the island. One seems to come and go, almost impossible to track so its source is currently unknown. The other..." Latias paused as she was afraid to admit this herself.

"...the second presence comes from Ash himself."

Latias's words caused all of the legends to look on in either surprise or worry. Ash is a generally happy and caring person. He loved to help both Pokemon and people in need. Plus with his strong aura, those dark emotions might mix in and that won't bode well for anyone.

Arceus looked very alarmed, worry easily identifiable on his face. 'This is not good, not one bit! Ash is not ready to go against it just yet!' "Latias, I need you to tell me everything this instant! Do NOT leave a single detail out!"

At the command of the God Pokemon, Latias launched into a full detailed explanation of Ash's nightmares, when they started, and the fact Ash had encountered the traitors (and his reactions to it). She also told them how Ash's aura has been fluctuating and changing between its blue color to a black color.

The moment she started talking about the black aura, all the legends gasped loudly as Arceus grew slightly fearful. He did not want to believe that that aura was returning.

'Ash was betrayed, that much is true along with the pain that goes with it, but it was far from the extent for THAT to awaken! He's not ready to fight against its dark influence if it has truly awakened.' "Are you certain Latias? Are you one hundred percent certain that young Ash's aura changed black?"

Ash's Latias nodded with a concerned look on her face. How couldn't she worry, when some of the strongest creatures in existence seems to be terrified of what's happening to her best friend. "Yes Lord Arceus, even Mewtwo and Lucario can confirm that Ash's aura has changed multiple times. What's going on? Is Ash going to be ok? What does any of this mean?"

"If it's true, then what should we do Lord Arceus?" Dialga asked Arceus. "We can't allow another on them to show itself."

"But this is Ash we are talking about here!" Zapdos yelled out as lightning sparked around his body. "We can't just ignore everything that he has done for us."

"I agree with Zapdos!" chimmed in Keldeo who jumped onto the table from his seat next to Virizion. "I wouldn't be here right now without Ash. He gave me my confidence back so I could face Lord Kyurem and save my teachers. I owe Ash everything!"

"But Dialga is not wrong either," spoke up Palkia. "It's true that Ash has done a lot for us, but we can't risk another one of them to raise again. The risks, with someone like Ash's potential, is too great to ignore."

"Not to mention that there already is a great shift in the air around us," Kyurem spoke out. "To have to handle this threat along with Ash becoming one of them is not recommended."

"But we will need Ash's in facing this threat," the most powerful Latias argued. "He has the potential to be even more powerful than Sir Auron himself. He has yet to truly unlock his aura's full capabilities and its already powerful enough to allow him to take on multiple Pokemon on his own. To lose such potential will surely weaken us." Many legends nodded in agreement to her words as it did make sense.

"Unfortunately sister," the Latios to her right countered. "The same could be said in reverse as well. If he truly falls and gives into it, we have an enemy that is more powerful than Sir Auron. Not to mention that according to what we have heard so far, Ash is too weak to resist its dark influence. The evidence being that he has already given into it multiple times and is only now barely holding it back."

"In his defense," came the voice of Mesprit. "We never told him about it, not expecting a result like this. Ash is fighting against it blindly, only knowing that he's fighting an emotion that he has trouble understanding. Emotions are very powerful and impossible to run from. It always be there, no matter how deep you try to bury them or ignore them. Even not knowing, he's fighting it well, though it has a deep grip already."

"Mesprit does pose a good point," Celebi said, floating next to Keldeo. "Ash is fighting an inner, unknown enemy that many have fallen to before. Ash isn't tempted easily, evident by the chances he's had to join organizations like Team Rocket and so on. In those cases, he knows his enemy and knows the evil that is brought by them. In this case, he has no such knowledge other than its evil. Plus for someone who doesn't know what he's fighting, he's rahter well at holding it back."

At the Emotion and Time Travel Pokemon's words, murmuring and agreements could be heard. As they spoke about what should be done, Arceus looked over to the Mew next to him with curiosity. Its not often that his twin sister stays this quiet for long.

Yes, Mew is the twin sister to the God Pokemon. Its not well known, but two Pokemon were birthed from the same egg that shaped the universe. Arceus was birthed from the pure power that the egg created while Mew actually formed formed from the leftover dense energy that was more chaotic in nature.

Creation and destruction were birthed from that egg.

The world was so vast to the two Pokemon, yet they were the only two lifeforms around. Mew was lonely since Arceus wasn't the playful or energetic type like she was. They decided to use their powers and gave life to the world; by creating the legends. By use of his mighty power, Arceus created the main legendary deities of the world. Giratina, Palkia, and Dialga were born.

In her excitement, Mew wanted more playmates to have around. Arceus, being a sucker for Mew, he used Mew's DNA to create the different types of Pokemon of the world of that era. He even created a few other Mew's, though much weaker, so she could have someone to relate to more easily.

The Pokemon of the world were actually born to be playmates of Mew. Its one of the main reasons that you almost never find a Pokemon deny to be Mew's playmate, even if its for a little while.

Changing is typing to a Psychic type, Arceus used its telekinetic power to talk to Mew mentally.

'What are you thinking about sister?' Arceus asked Mew, who upon hearing his voice, looked at the God Pokemon.

'Hey brother,' she responded. 'I just think that this is all too weird, even for aura users. For Ash to unconsciously awaken dark aura of that power, even when betrayed, is just too unusual. There have been aura users who have gone through worse pain and yet that aura remained dormant.'

'So you too believe that this is too convient,' Arceus inquired. Mew was right, Ash shouldn't have been able to awaken that aura, and even if he did, it should NOT be at such a powerful level.

'I feel like there is something we are missing here brother,' Mew said. 'Something both important and dangerous.'

'So what should we do?' Arceus asked.

'As much as a risk it may be,' Mew began. 'We NEED Ash right now. If we lose him due to fear, then whatever is coming will cause nothing but chaos. The shift isn't from Ash, that much I am certain about.'

Arceus nodded at his twins words as he pondered on their next course of action involving Ash.

After a few moments of silent thought, Arceus came to a final decision. Needing their attention, Arceus released a small amount of his godly power. The effect was instantanious as all conversation halted and everyone looked at the most powerful Pokemon, though Ash's Latias was shaking slightly from how much that small amount of power dwarfed her full power.

"I have listened to everyones opinions regarding our champion," he said as he looked at the legends. "I have taken into account of your fears and your beliefs and have come to a decision for our next course of action."

His words caused all of the legends to lean forward, as they awaited their God's verdict. Ash's Latias was mentally begging that they would not try to harm Ash. Stronger than her or not, she will defend her best friend to the end.

"Ash is too much of a risk to be left alone," Arceus said with authority.

This caused every Pokemon in the room to lower their heads in sadness, even the ones who spoke out against Ash. Even though their words may say otherwise, they cared deeply for the young Champion. They just had their duty as the Legendary Council of the Hall of Origins to make sure that the world is protected and balanced, even if its against their own loved ones or someone their cared for.

"However," Arceus continued, gaining the attention of his fellow legends. "Ash is in just as much danger as we are and he never abandoned us when we needed someone. Also, Mesprit and Celebi made valid points about young Ash fighting that power's influence without knowing what he's fighting. Ash is too valuable to lose, but we can't have him move around so freely either. That's why he will be watched and is he shows he's too much of a threat of falling, then he is to be eliminated."

The legends nodded at the God Pokemon's verdict, seeing it fair and well thought out. This was basically a trial period for Ash, to see if he could keep himself together. After all that he's done for the world, Ash deserved the chance to prove himself.

Looking to the legendary sent by Ash, Arceus continued. "You Latias, along with Ash's other legends, are to watch over him and report back to us. How long this little trial lasts will depend on Ash's actions. You are also not to tell him as of yet, so we can accurately determine if Ash is a threat or not."

Latias nodded her head in understanding of her orders.

"Well, if that is all," Arceus began. "This meeting..." but was interrupted by Ash's Latias, who just remembered she had one more urgent message.

"I have one more thing to report," she said in a surprisingly serious tone. "There is the matter of the second dark presence that we have recently discovered is a man by the name of Shadow. He has shown to be extremely dark with a range of dangerous abilities." The other legends listened carefully as Latias listed off Shadow's known powers.

"He created a creature that could conduct electricity and probably the other elements as well, he's able to push away and damage multiple high level Pokemon with ease, and his most fearul ability..." she paused for a moment as she got her thoughts together. "He has the ability to 'eat' Pokemon." This last power caused them to look at the Eon Pokemon in confusion since the consumption of Pokemon wasn't anything new.

"What I mean by that is that he uses a chain to rip the targets soul out of their body. He then proceeds to swallow it whole." This caused all of their eyes to widen in shock and slight fear at the words.

Only Yvetal has that type of power. Where did a mortal learn to do something like that?!

"It gets worse," Latias continued. "He's really good at hiding himself as not even Mewtwo can sense him. He's ruthless, uncaring, cold, calculating, and intelligent while also being an exceptional battle as he held back two Pokemon; one belonging to the Elite Four member Alex and a trainer on par with a top Gym Leader who happens to be Ash's mother, Delia. He held them both off with only one Gengar, that he proceeded to kill when it lost the match. We may need help dealing with this man."

Silence reigned through the room as the current information on Shadow went through their minds. None of that sounded like aura, not even aura could copy the power of the Pokemon of destruction and death. How could that human have a power like that.

Looking to each other, they nodded with a serious expression on their faces.

"Big brother," Mew spoke aloud, gaining everyones attention. "A power like that in the hands of a human is very dangerous and should be handled carefully. I'm worried of what may occur should this Shadow feel like he's being cornered, especially with his complete disregard of life that he seems to have."

Nodding his head, Arceus returned his attention to the waiting Latias. "You and your fellow Pokemon are to continue searching for this man, but you are NOT to engage unless absolutely necessary. The power he uses couldn't be aura, at least none that have ever seen."

That shocked Latias and the rest of the council greatly, except Mew. Arceus and Mew have been around since the very begginning and its almost impossible for something to occur that they have not seen or heard of before.

"But we can't just wait around for that man to strike!" Giratina spoke in an angry and powerful tone. "The damage he could caise with just the powers we have seen could be catastrophic. Not to mention he would be difficult to find again."

"For now," Mew responded as she regarded the Renegade Pokemon. "Waiting is our best option while we search for information regarding this power of Shadow's." Looking to Arceus, Mew addressed her elder twin. "I think it would be best is we go and consult the Unknowns, maybe they have something that we missed or are not getting."

Unkowns were the messengers of the Hall of Origins, created by Arceus to catalogue information from way in the past. They could see glimpse of the future, past, and present and can catalogue the information to be used. In fact, it was the Unknowns that created the Chosen One prophecy, not Arceus. Alone, they are just information holders and not much for fighting (which was the point, so humans don't hunt them down), but get enough together and they are extremely powerful. Powerful enough to warp reality to a dreamland where anything is possible.

Arceus nodded his head. "Agreed sister," he said as he addressed the other legends. "Shadow will not be confronted if avoidable. You are to spy and gather information and report back to all of us. Am I understood?" Everyone nodded at the order. "Good, you are all dissmissed!"

Every legend made their way out of the Hall of Origins and returned to their respective domains. Latias exited the sphere and realized that it was now night as the moon hung brightly in the sky. Latias watched as the Lunar Pokemon, Cresselia, flew across the cooled sky.

Turning around, Latias watched as the orb she left flew at a heightened pace before slowly vanishing from her sight. Latias turned around once more and took off at a high speed as she made her way back to Ash.

She really hoped nothing happened to make whatever is happening to Ash, become even worse.

Or else the battle will become one of survival against the legends themselves.

AN: And that is a wrap. I hope you all enjoyed and please let me know what you all think of the new chapter as usual. I know it took a while, but I had some issues with how it was coming out and work kept me busy. At least it wasn't nearly as long as last time. I know there wasn't any battling in this chapter, but its coming up next chapter along with some new OC's. Also I know a lot of you have issues with the way Ash is acting and I honestly love it. I don't have much to say other than I hope to see you all soon when I update again.

Dragon Soul94 is out!