Here is chapter 5. It has some interesting developments. I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think of it. I don't care if it's only one word I really like to hear what you think.

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(A/N: thoughts, 'telepath', "Speech" and Pokespeach[(...)])

He slips in just before the doors close.

The machine in the center of the room begins to whir and the Soul Dew atop begins to glow.

Ash runs and snags the Soul Dew ripping it from the machine. This causes a blinding explosion of energy. The blast throws him against the back wall still holding the Soul Dew in his hand. He's knocked out as his head connects with the wall.

Meanwhile…

"Steelix attack Ariados with Slam!"

"Ariados avoid it and use String Shot."

Brock's Steelix goes to Slam its' opponent but gets felled by the String Shot. With the web quickly cocooning around Steelix.

"Ninetales Confuse Ray on Ariados and follow up with a Fire Blast."

The spider becomes disoriented by the Confuse Ray and before it can focus it's wiped out by the Fire Blast.

"Charizard use Fire Fang on Espeon."

"Counter with Tackle and then Swift," Oakley tells her Espeon.

The Charizard bites at the Espeon with a fiery breath but it avoids the attack running behind it. Then it Tackles it from behind and peppers its' head with Swift as it flips over the Charizard landing gracefully on the ground.

Lance's Charizard crashes to the floor unconscious.

"Piplup use Hydro Pump on that Espeon," Dawn tells her Pokémon as she returns to get help for Ash.

Oakley's Espeon gets blindsided by the water attack which throws it against the wall. It falls down and collapses unable to battle.

Annie and Oakley return their Pokémon to their balls and go to flee.

"Ninetales free Steelix with Will-o-wisp," Brock tells her.

She frees the Steelix who had been struggling to escape the cocoon of webs.

"Okay now Steelix use Dig and surprise them and trap them using Bind."

The Steelix tunnels into the ground and comes up and wraps around them tighter and tighter until they pass out.

When they get back to the testing area they find Latias attacking the doors desperately trying to open them.

Lance finds the emergency disengage lever to open the door after searching for it. When the doors open Latias flies to her unconscious trainer trying to wake him.

He slowly comes to.

"Uhhg, what happened?" Ash asks groggily.

"You're okay!" Latias cheers when he speaks.

"Pika!" Pikachu says excitedly seeing his trainer is okay.

"I don't know. There was some kind of explosion and it must have knocked you out. The good thing is you saved the Soul Dew!" Dawn informs him.

Ash slowly glances down and sees that he has the Soul Dew still.

"Alright we did it!" Brock exclaims happily.

"Good work everyone. I just called and a few Officer Jenny's are on their way to arrest them," Lance says.

Latias nuzzles Ash happy that he's okay.

"Extraction sequence failed. Error 417. Initiating safety protocol 5… self-destruct sequence initiated," the recorded voice says.

They rush out of the testing room to see that the now thawed Dr. Namba had pressed the button before collapsing.

Latias carries her dazed trainer on her back.

"Okay we need to get out of here," Brock says.

"Self-destruct in t minus 30 seconds."

"Quickly Salamence and Dragonite get them out of here," Lance says releasing them and pointing to Dr. Namba, Annie and Oakley.

They all flee the facility and it explodes as they reach a safe distance.

The group is met by 3 Officer Jenny's who arrest Dr. Namba, Oakley and Annie.

The three Team Rocket members come to and growl realizing they've been arrested.

Yet again Ash and Dawn notice how odd it is that Brock doesn't pay any attention to the Officer Jenny's. Instead he congratulates his Ninetales and Steelix for their hard work.

"These two will be moved to isolation so they don't escape prison again," one of the officers informs pointing to Annie and Oakley.

Lance and the others bid farewell and make their way back to Pallet Town.

"I can see Pallet Town from here!" Ash says as they approach the hillside overlooking the town.

"It hasn't changed a bit," Brock states.

"Mom? Anyone? We're home!" Ash calls out.

"Hi Ash," Misty says coming out of the kitchen.

"Brock and Dawn you're here too!"

"Hi guys!" May says along with Max and TJ as they walk into the room.

"Oh wow everyone is here," Brock says.

"What are you all doing here?" Ash asks.

"Well Professor Oak said you were coming home so I came to visit. You must have had a detour since you're several days later than we expected," Misty says.

"And you and Max came all the way from Hoenn?" Ash asks surprised.

"Yes, well actually no. Max did, I moved to Kanto and Max is visiting me," May explains.

"May lives with me in Cerulean City now," Misty tells them embracing May with a soft kiss.

"Am I really that bad that I didn't notice this?" Ash says.

"Yup," Misty says giggling.

"As for me I heard you were in town so I decided to make the short trip to see my buddy and my other friends," TJ tells Ash.

"Hi Dawn," TJ continues singling Dawn out.

"Hi," she squeaks suddenly shy and blushing.

"Anyways are you going to continue to be rude Ash and not introduce us to the beautiful girl beside you?" Misty asks with faux annoyance.

"Sorry. Everyone this is Latias."

"What?! Your parents named you after a legendary dragon?" Misty, May and TJ all ask together.

Latias looks to Ash who is smiling trying to look innocent and she sweatdrops.

"Go ahead Tia," Ash says.

She reverts back to her pokéform and everyone's eyes grow wide with shock and awe.

"Guys this is Latias m-"

"You mean 'The' Latias? From Alto Mare?" Misty asks interrupting Ash.

"Yes it's Latias, she's my new Pokémon."

"Whaa?! They let you take her?"

"No I captured myself with his pokéball," Tia says speaking up and smiling proudly.

"You talked!" Misty says in shock.

"Yup, I learned to with help from Bianca after you left," Tia tells her.

"Wow, it's so good to see you again after all these years. I wish I could have seen you get captured. It sounds so dreamy and beautiful."

Latias smiles and nods.

Ash feels happiness well up inside him remembering that moment. He smiles to himself and his eyes water with joy.

"Your new human form is so beautiful and it's so cool you can talk now," Misty tells her.

Latias blushes politely.

Just then Delia walks in.

"Ash sweetie you're home!" she says going over and hugging him.

"Hi mom!"

"And who's this lovely young girl?"

"Mom meet my new Pokémon Latias."

Latias once again reverts to her pokéform momentarily to show Ash's mother.

"You're very pretty," she tells her.

"Thank you," Latias replies.

"This is amazing I get to meet a legendary Pokémon in person and she's my sons'!" she states excitedly.

"Anyways I suppose you'll all want to eat soon after a busy day. Especially you Ash."

"Alright!" Ash cheers' hearing there's going to be food.

Everyone sweatdrops.

"Ash and his food," Misty sighs.

"Pika-pi."

"What do you kids want?"

"Cheeseburgers!" Everyone says.

"And hotdogs!" Max says.

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