Chapter 35
When Ash and Alice bring the doll to Arceus, he looks at it and he nods, "I see...so she is your twin sister."
"So Arceus, do you know how to purify her soul? Even though it is corrupted, she is still my sister." Ash says.
Arceus sighs as he calls upon Giratina, who comes from the portal of the Reverse World. Giratina asks, "You have called me?"
"Indeed, care to explain about your Chosen One?" Arceus asks, causing Giratina to widen his eyes.
"Hold on a second." Ash asks, "You mean Golly was your Chosen One? What is going on?"
Giratina sighs and says, "Before we met in Sinnoh 10 years ago...let's say that Arceus and I hold grudges with each other. Each of us picks a Chosen One to see who will become the greatest. Arceus chose you, and I chose your twin sister. Unfortunately, those Team Rocket killed my Chosen One..."
"Hold on..." Alice asks, "You said you have a grudge with Arceus? Why is that?"
Arceus says, "Giratina was the one that created the Ultra Beasts, and they all have violent behaviors, that's why I punished them by sending them to the Ultra Wormholes, and for Giratina, he got sent to the Reverse side of the world."
Giratina lowers his head and says, "I was really mad because my Chosen One was just killed like that, so I went to her tomb and changed her soul into a monster...if she managed to devour 500 souls, she will be back to a living being."
"So you made my sister a monster?" Ash says with anger in his eyes, "How could you do that to an innocent soul like my sister!"
Giratina just lowers his head, and Arceus says, "That is enough. Tell me, Giratina. How many souls did your Chosen One devour?"
"489..." Giratina mutters.
"So that means she only needs 11 more souls to devour..." Delia gasps in horror. "But what if she returned as a living being? What would she become?"
Lillie says, "I think I have heard about this in a book...when a monster devoured enough souls, it will return to a normal human, but their minds would be corrupted by evils..."
"We can't let Golly suffer like that!" Ash yells. "Tell us if there's another way to purify her!"
Before anyone can say anything, they hear a voice, "I can help you with that."
They turn around to see Xerneas, the Life Pokemon. Arceus nods and says, "Indeed. Xerneas is the life Pokemon, she will be able to create a body for her. Then I'll transfer the soul inside and she will be alive again."
"Really? Is that even possible?" Mark asks, and Arceus says, "Xerneas and Yveltal are Legendary Pokemon of Life and Death. And Xerneas can revive a soul using its move Geomancy."
"But the main problem is her soul...would she be evil because she has already devoured 489 souls according to Giratina..." Eve asks.
Xerneas says, "I am not sure about that...if only under 100 souls, my Fairy Aura could purify it. But now she has already eaten 489...I can try..."
Arceus says, "Giratina, you should know the whole thing is your fault. If something happened to your Chosen One, you'll have to take full responsibility for it."
"I know." Giratina says, "I also owe your Chosen One a lot, that's why I would not want something happening to her as well."
When they are doing so, Ash has a question flashed into his mind, "If you can do that, does that mean we can use the same method to free our Dad?"
Arceus shakes his head and says, "I'm afraid that isn't possible. We can revive her because we have her soul, your Dad's soul is already far gone in the Spirit World, reviving him is impossible."
Ash frowns, as he really wants his family to be whole again. When Xerneas stop glowing, everyone is surprised to see a female body on the ground.
Arceus asks Xerneas, "How are you feeling right now?"
"Tired, but not enough to force me into a deep sleep like last time in Alereath Forest." Xerneas sighs.
"Um...I am not sure if I am the only one who noticed this...but can we try to get some clothes for her first?" Eve asks.
Ash and the others realize that Golly was still naked even though she is still unconscious. All of them are blushing bright red as Ash, Alice, and Flora quickly rush to grab some clothes for her to wear.
While they are doing this, Arceus checks her mind and he says, "The darkness of being killed by Team Rocket is still in her mind, but that won't let her do something nasty."
"But her mind is still that of a three-year-old..." Giratina says. "Surely she has to be 21 like Ash."
Arceus has summoned Uxie to use its powers to let basic knowledge fill inside Golly's brain. It is true that she still has a lot to learn, but she doesn't have that much time to do so.
With Delia and Alice's help, Golly is dressed in Alice's pajamas and she starts to slowly wake up. Ash says, "She is waking up..."
"Don't kill me..." Golly screams as she then looks around, only to see a lot of people as she takes a breath. Delia was the one by her side as she asks, "Golly, are you alright?"
"Huh? Mom? Is that you?" Golly gasps as she hugs her. "I thought I had a dream...bad people with spooky Pokemon come and killed me...I thought I was trapped..."
"You did, but your brother saved you." Golly gasps as she sees Ash also there, then she looks at her mature body and his brother, she says, "How long has it been?"
"It has been 18 years, but I'm glad that I have you back again." Ash says, and they share a hug. Golly smiles and says, "I'm glad to be able to see you again as well."
Delia also joins in the hug, and the others decide to leave them alone since it is their big moment.
Ash and Golly have been spending a day talking to each other since they are long-lost siblings. Golly learns the truth of Team Rocket and how they make made Mother betray Ash, she can't believe that they go this far to destroy their family. And since Golly is not a three-year-old kid when the time she was killed, Ash has also taught her a lot of things as she is now an adult as well.
And then Ash also introduces his girlfriend Alice to her, they also tell her about the story of the Ketchum and the Mache, as well as how their father and Valerie were together. But when they show her their disguises, she is interested in being an assassin. So Ash and Alice go to the International Police and told them everything, including how the poacher they are asked to capture is being killed by Buried Alive and how Golly wanted to be the assassin. Then they agree to let Golly join in, but Ash and Alice have to take full responsibility for her since she is younger than Ash and there are a lot of things that she needs to know about killing people.
Ash and Alice also gain some Ghost-type Pokemon because of their missions, and they are much easier to kill people. They have a full Ghost team with Gengar, Alolan Marowak, Shedinja, Sableye, Banette, Drifblim, Mismagius, Dusknoir, Cofagrigus, Hisuian Zoroark, Chandelure, Trevenant, Gourgeist, Decidueye, Mimikyu, Polteageist, and Cursola, they also get a Pokemon from the ancient Sinnoh as they are also curious.
"I never knew there is a White-striped Basculin..." Ash says in awe after seeing the Pokemon.
"It can learn the move Wave Crash, I guess..." Alice says as they try out the moves, and when they are training, Basculin also evolves once it takes 294 damage. "So that's why Arceus gave us the Basculin...it evolves into a Ghost-type?"
"This is Basculegion." Arceus says. "Water- and Ghost-type. Clads itself in the souls of comrades that perished before fulfilling their goals of journeying upstream."
And with Spectrier and Lunala helping them out, they have a set of 20 Ghost-type Pokemon. They also help Golly gain her Ghost-type Pokemon, and she has a Banette, Aegislash, Gengar, Dusknoir, and Froslass in the team. Giratina also volunteers to stay by Golly's side, as punishment for transforming her soul into the Buried Alive.
Since she is from the Ketchum Family, Ash also teaches her how to wield aura without the need to do Aura Tests, and she is also happy to have Mark as her younger brother, though she admits that she wants to have a younger sister. Ash also asks her to become the Ghost Type Gym Leader, and she creates the really spooky place called Quest Town, with a spooky mansion as the gym. Of course, she also sets a Pokemon School on the route next to it, and Ariel wants to set the gym there.
Because Golly is a new trainer, Ash also has to teach her how to use Mega Evolution, Z Moves, and Dynamax. Fortunately for them, Golly is a quick learner, and she manages to wield them with ease. Even Acerola is impressed at how Golly manages to defeat the Totem Mimikyu more efficiently than her brother Ash.
"So Golly, how are you feeling right now?" Ash and Alice are now sitting with Golly in her own bedroom.
"It is weird...for some reason, I feel like I am enjoying killing bad people...even though it was not the right thing to do..." Golly says. "Do you think it is a side effect from being revived?"
Alice says, "We don't know...after all, Ash and I have never experienced death. But when we got our first kill, we were really scared as the blood of the dead is in our hands."
"That's why we have to be careful and think positively." Ash says, Golly nods at Ash's words. "It has been several days, I thought you would be trying to stay at our house in Pallet Town with Mom."
Golly shrugs and says, "I did visit her sometimes, but I feel like this place suits me better...maybe because it has Dad's memories..."
"I know what you mean. Somehow this place feels right for me to stay, but I will sometimes live with Mom when I have the time." Ash says.
Alice closes her eyes and she sings, "I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
When's it gonna get me?
In my sleep, seven feet ahead of me?
If I see it comin', do I run or do I let it be?
Is it like a beat without a melody?"
Ash says, "Alice, are you rapping a song from a famous musical? The one talking about how Unova was free from Galar's control?"
"Yeah...talking about death and revival just made me remember this song. And I was also thinking what is it like when we are close to death..." Alice sighs.
"Me too...when I jumped into the river back when Team Rocket controls everyone to badmouth me...I was thinking the same thing too...But I guess I didn't get to think about it because I was saved."
"Yeah..." The two females chuckle a little as they continue their conversation.
Here is a new chapter, and as you can see, Golly has come into the story and now Ash and Alice have their 9th gym leader already. I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter will be more about Golly and the others.
