Pokemon The Lord of the Elements

Hey, everyone! First off, thank you for the reviews! I wanted to mention I did make my first post for my side project to this story, and it is indeed named "Pokemon: Mythos." If you have any questions concerning some the elements of the story that you want me to expand in the mythology, please leave a review!

Second thing, would anyone like for me to leave side notes in the story to expand on subjects that may be confusing? Just thought I should ask if anyone had questions. In any case, please leave your reviews, and I hope you enjoy the next chapter!

(Warning: Since I forgot to give a warning in the last chapter concerning the death of Professor Sycamore, I shall warn now for another character death now. Enjoy!)

Chapter 11

The Shadow Advances

Serena watched in horror as she saw the light go out of Professor Sycamore's eyes when the large root ripped through the ground to impale him through his back and out his chest. Both Bonnie and Shauna screamed in terror when they saw his blood splatter across the ground in a pool. The blood that did not fall like rain, however, trickled down the dark root slowly. It was then that the shadowy creature stepped through the portal inside the arch and grinned maliciously at the girls. Its eyes were red and wide, and its smile showed a sadistic satisfaction at seeing new prey. It was hungry, and the young women that it saw were just what it needed. However, Serena, though greatly afraid, immediately thought of Bonnie and tried to summon every ounce of courage she could muster.

"Delphox, Sylveon, I need your help!" Serena cried and threw two of her pokéballs in the air. When the balls opened, white light flowed out and out came the two pokémon, ready to fight.

"Delphox, use mystic fire; Sylveon, use moonblast!" Serena shouted her two pokemon into action and the pair quickly made got on the creature's flanks to attack. Silver light and bright flame struck the shadow, but the creature seemed unfazed. It smirked, and pushed its hands in either direction, sending Delphox and Sylveon crashing into the walls.

But Serena sent out Pangoro, and the large, panda bear-like creature immediately tried to strike at the shadow with beat up. However, it caught Pangoro's fists and let out a chilling laugh before throwing Pangoro up and causing it to hit the ceiling of the chamber. Pangoro then hit the ground with a loud thud, and he groaned in pain, causing the shadow to laugh once again. But then, after Serena felt her blood turn to ice in the presence of the malicious creature, it stretched out its hands and drew what seemed to be two swords from the air: one of fire, and the other of ice.

"P-Pangoro!" Serena screamed in fear as the shadow moved closer to the great bear pokémon. "Get up! Please, get up!"

Yet, as the creature rose its sword to kill Pangoro, three water shuriken struck the swords, destroying them, and then struck the creature. While it did not show itself to be harmed, the creature did look up in distraction. Serena and the others also followed the gaze of the creature, seeing Greninja in the corridor. However, Greninja's appearance seemed to be like the appearance of Ash, as well as having a water shuriken on his back.

"NINJA!" the blue frog cried, earning a dark smile from the creature of shadow.

Greninja quickly jumped into action, drawing a sword of its own that seemed to be made of light while the shadow drew a sword that appeared to be made of electricity. It smirked, towering five feet over Greninja and brought down the sword of lightning as a hammer on an anvil. But Greninja was faster, dodging each blow of the creature while the hits of the lightning sword caused the earth around them to tremble around them. Again, the creature of shadow swung, and again Greninja dodged, using his agility to outflank the creature. In his openings, Greninja would strike at what could only be described as the legs of the creature, and it would utter a terrible, enraged scream in response.

Serena and the others could only watch in horror as the battle raged on. For a short while, it appeared that Greninja could win, but the water-type frog eventually grew tired, and his movements became slower until the creature was able to knock Greninja into one of holes in the ground that was made by its sword. Pining Greninja down under one of its feet, it let out a shrill laugh and raised its sword to make the killing blow. Serena could only scream in terror as she watched the creature move to strike Greninja.

However, in that moment, two beams of pink light burst forth and struck the creature: one from down the hall, and the other from the portal of light inside the arch. While Serena could not see what made the attack from inside the arch, she did see the other Zygarde down the hall when she turned to look, along with floating, pink cat with a long tail, and a small, green, flying creature with a cabbage-like head.

The creature roared with rage as the two lights seemed to work together in pushing and pulling the creature back into the portal inside the arch. It seemed as if it were made to remain motionless as its eyes burned with hatred. With a cry of vengeance, the pink cat put as much power as it could into the beam of light that it had made, and thrust the shadow back into the arch. And, in the moment that it disappeared into the arch, the portal closed.

"Wh… wha… WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT THING?!" Shauna screamed.

"Shauna…." Serena said softly, through the tears that began to pour down her face.

"NO!" Shauna cried. "I demand to know what that was! Look what it did to Professor Sycamore! Look what it did to the pokémon!"

"Quiet, girl!" the pink cat narrowed its eyes at Shauna. "I need to concentrate to heal these pokémon."

Shauna looked up at the floating cat as her eyes began to fill with tears, but Serena quickly got up to check on up on her pokémon. The pink cat watched the blonde and followed her quietly, a look of grimness on its face. But, it was at Greninja that Serena finally looked up at the cat.

"P-please…. Please heal them!" Serena sobbed.

The cat merely watched her for a moment before nodding. Closing its eyes, it sent out pulses of energy that touched Greninja, Delphox, Sylveon, and Pangoro. With each wave, the four pokemon seemed to look better and better, though they still remained unconscious. Quickly, when it seemed the cat was finished, Serena called back her pokemon before throwing her arms around the fallen Greninja and sobbing over him.

"Y-you seem to have arrived late, as usual," a voice said weakly, directed to the other Zygarde, and causing Bonnie to look down.

"SQUISHY!" Bonnie cried in joy and wrapped her arms tightly around the little, green blob.

"Late? It seems that I arrived just in time to see you survive," Z2 answered. "What were you thinking, opening this place alone?"

"The same thing you thought when we tried attacking the megalith roots at their source without Greninja," Squishy said dryly.

"That was different," Z2 growled. "We weren't pressed for time."

"That is highly inaccurate," the pink cat scoffed before looking towards the two Zygarde, speaking in its own voice so the girls couldn't understand the pokémon. "The Enemy is at our doorstep. We have no time."

"A specter, and nothing more," Z2 argued. "We have no proof this is the cause of the Enemy. It could just as easily be the doing of human work."

"Humans can, indeed, work much evil," Squishy agreed, "but not so much that it would warrant the attention of the darker side of the Distortion World."

"It could have just as easily been lying in wait," Z2 frowned. "They have done this for ages beyond memory."

"While humans still foolishly tried to summon and commune with the dead," the pink cat argued. "Only the Enemy has enough power to call dark spirits across Giratina's Veil without the need for a human necromancer!"

"Excuse me," Serena said, drawing the attention of the three arguing pokémon. "Can someone please explain what is going on. What was that thing, and what does any of this have to do with Ash?"

The three pokémon looked at each other and frowned. However, it was Squishy who came forward while the green, floating pokémon just watched silently. He frowned slightly at Serena, noting the pain in her eyes. She had a right know, but he did not want to burden his friends, or put them in unnecessary danger.

"Serena," Squishy spoke to her through his telepathy, "I think you should take Shauna and Bonnie, and leave this place. It isn't safe here. I can't risk any of you getting hurt or worse."

"And yet she has a part to play in the war to come," the green, floating pokémon said in its own language. "Whether it is by your will or not, danger will find them."

"It may well find them," Squishy answered, "but I would rather keep them from it as long as I can."

"Shielding them from the truth will do them no better," the green, floating pokémon said softly. "Her importance gives her right to know. As does the importance of the other three."

Squishy was going to answer, but was cut off when the portal in the arch opened once again. Out came a Pikachu, an Eevee, and a young man, all unconscious, all three dropping to the ground, and they were followed by another pink, floating cat, who closed the portal after they were all outside of it. The second pink cat surveyed the room for a moment until its eyes fell upon the unconscious, blue frog, which immediately turned back into the normal Greninja form when the young man fell to the ground.

"ASH!" Serena and Bonnie cried, and ran over to the young man.

"Take him, and his three pokémon, and leave this place," the other pink cat spoke with authority to the three girls. They simply looked at each other and nodded before leaving the chamber. In silence, the legendary stared at each other, until Master Chie knew that the girls had left the Regisian ruins. "Greetings, friends. We have much to discuss. Yet, I think it is time we first address what we already know and must admit to be true: Shin'en has returned."

…

(Several hours after Ash's return….)

Far away, in the Kanto region, at the Pokémon Gym in Cerulean City, Misty was finish her rounds tending to the baby water pokémon that swam gracefully in the gym's aquarium. It had been a couple days since she had heard from May and Dawn concerning their little adventure with the Grey Wanderer at Mount Coronet. The message that her friends gave her from the Wanderer troubled Misty's heart. How could the Wanderer have known of the pokémon at Mount Quena in Johto unless she had met him during that incident with Team Rocket, or the Wanderer was….

Misty shook her head. Why would Mewtwo leave Mount Quena and leave the cloned pokemon unprotected? Of course, if the Wanderer was indeed Mewtwo, then why would he be looking for Ash? Misty couldn't help but analyze everything her mind could possibly give her, and nothing seemed to add up, or at least add up to equal a good scenario.

Slowly, she went to her study. Brock had been kind enough to provide her with a library filled all sorts of information on water pokémon, and she would often take time to read up on move combinations or water pokémon anatomy and physiology. In fact, Brock's research ultimately allowed Misty to create battle tactics that near made her the most feared gym leader in Kanto. The only other library that Brock helped create that could create such a powerful use of tactical theory was at Professor Oak's lab in Pallet Town.

Yet, despite Brock's constant attempts to help Misty whenever he could, she rarely got to see her old friend anymore due to his medical trips around Kanto, Johto, and the Orange Islands. Though, Misty did have to admit to herself that she thought the only reason Brock refused to call was because he somehow finally became able to start seducing any Nurse Joy he laid his eyes on. Misty was little worried that his Croagunk was hitting him with poison jab every hour on the hour, but evidently Croagunk would simply jab him before and after his attempts at seduction. How long until Brock would become a father, Misty had no idea.

When Misty had reached the door of her study and opened it, she saw figure robed in grey and hooded. She would have let out a scream, the figure pulled her in telepathically, and silenced her. Misty looked at the figure with fear for a moment, but her fears subsided when the figure removed the hood. Mewtwo stood before her now, piercing her eyes with his own as if he were looking into her very soul.

"M-Mewtwo?" Misty asked in surprise when she felt his psychic grip fall away from her lips.

"Greetings, Misty," the grey cat said telepathically and offered something that Misty could only guess was akin to a smile.

"Wh-what are you doing here?" Misty asked again, feeling a little unnerved by Mewtwo's intensive glare.

"I came bearing news," Mewtwo answered, cutting off Misty before she could even ask, "and a warning. Your friend, Ash Ketchum, has returned to this world. But the hour is very late, and the Enemy has been preparing. Even now, they make first blow."

"What?" Misty frowned. "What on earth are you talking about?"

"Time is short. You must rally a defense quickly, I fear," Mewtwo said grimly. "If you don't, Kanto will be destroyed within a month."

"WHAT?!" Misty cried. "Rally a defense? Against who?!"

"Team Rocket," Mewtwo said plainly, and Misty felt her blood turn to ice.

…

Delia Ketchum was in the gardens of her home as warm summer breeze kissed her smooth skin softly. She giggled softly as she heard her Mr. Mime sing as he cleaned inside the house. Looking down, she gently cupped a tomato in her hand.

"Not ripe enough just yet," Delia said with a soft sigh. "Oh, Rob, what I would give to have you gardening with me again."

"Good afternoon, Delia!" she heard a familiar voice call out to her, causing Delia to look up. She smiled when she saw Professor Oak riding a bike towards her, and she stood up when he came to a stop.

"Good afternoon, Professor!" she said cheerfully. "How are you?"

"I'm well," Professor Oak nodded politely, "but I do have to admit that the pokémon at my lab have been acting rather strangely. It is almost as if they are trying to get away from something, but I haven't figured out what."

"Maybe they are feeling a little lonely and want to be with their trainers?" Delia smiled brightly and closed her eyes while tilting her head. "After all, a trainer and their pokémon should journey together!"

"Hmm… perhaps," the professor said thoughtfully while scratching his chin, "but they have been acting scared, not eager to travel."

"Maybe they sense their trainers in danger?" Delia shrugged before a sad look passed over her face at the thought of her only son, Ash.

"I'm sure we'll find him, Delia," Professor Oak smiled sadly. "Besides his friends will move the entire world just to find him."

"He does have such great friends!" Delia laughed softly. "He has always made me so proud."

However, the laughter was cut short when the pair heard an explosion off in the distance, seeming to come from foothills of Pallet. Professor Oak frowned slightly. Delia eyed the professor, noting his furrowing brow as another explosion was heard.

"Th-that sounded like a battle," Delia frowned.

"Indeed," Professor Oak nodded, his frown deepening. "Why don't you go inside, Delia."

"Professor?" the young mother watched the professor in surprise.

"It wasn't a request," the old man said before taking a pokéball from his lab coat and releasing a Dragonite. "Go inside, and lock the doors."

"But—" Delia started.

"No!" Professor Oak looked at her seriously. "Explosion sounds like that only happen when a member of the Pokémon League guard is engaged in some kind of conflict. It is my duty to investigate."

"I…." Delia started, but her eyes met the stern eyes of the professor before she sighed in defeat and gave a small nod.

"I'll be back as soon as I can," the professor smiled and got on Dragonite's back before taking off.

After Delia went inside, the minutes turned to hours, and the sounds of explosions became closer and more frequent. Dark clouds overcame the small town of Pallet and it began to rain heavily as the lightning flashed all around. Thunder boomed loudly, echoing the explosions that were sounding until Delia could take no more. She went for her door and opened it when she began to see balls of fire rocket through air and strike houses. Those who made it outside before the houses were torched began to scream and run for their lives, but they were caught by a volley of poison sting attacks. Everywhere Delia looked now, people were being overtaken by people dressed in black with a giant, red "R" on their torsos and their pokémon.

Delia could only look in horror as she watched people she had known her whole life mindlessly slaughtered by both pokémon and other humans who were aligned to Team Rocket. All Delia could do, however, was think fast and call out to her Mr. Mime.

"Mimey!" Delia cried and took her pokémon by the shoulders. "I need you to go to Professor Oak's lab and warn the pokémon there to get as far away from here as possible. Do you understand?"

"Mime! Mr. Mime!" the clown-like pokémon pulled at her as if he were begging her to come with him.

"I can't, Mimey," Delia said and hugged the poor pokémon tightly. "I need to save anyone in town that I can. Please, save the other pokémon!"

Mr. Mime looked at Delia sadly and with fear before nodding and running off to do what he could. Delia, on the other hand, tried to run into burning houses to save little children, injured pokémon, or whoever else needed the help in that moment. However, no matter how many she tried to save, she was ultimately met with the screams of the murdered before meeting their fates. Yet, as Delia ran towards her restaurant to make sure none of her employees were hurt, she suddenly felt a sudden blow to her head and everything went black.

When Delia finally woke up, she was met by the horrific scene of a completely destroyed Pallet Town. Every building burned to rubble, every person killed, all of it gone. As the tears formed in her eyes, she heard laughter from behind her. She tried to turn, but became aware that she was tied up, forcing her to roll over to see who it was behind her.

There were many Rocket grunts, all dressed in black, but one particular member in the was a young man, about the same age as Ash, maybe a little older, with mud-red hair and red eyes. He smirked slightly at her and help up his left hand, causing the grunts behind him to stop laughing. He took a few steps towards her before scoffing.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" he asked with a smirk. "Seeing this wretched town destroyed. A pity that all the pokémon in the old man's lab got away, but no matter! All of Kanto shall soon fall just as Pallet did!"

"You won't get away with this!" Delia spat at him.

"I already have," he said calmly, his smirk still heavy on his lips. "And if you need proof, why don't you take a look at the new sign a made for my enemies?"

The young man put his middle finger and thumb to his lips before making a loud whistle. Immediately a couple of grunts came forward with two five-foot-long wood stakes in their hands. At the top of the two stakes were the heads of Professor Oak and his Dragonite. The young man chuckled darkly.

"They put up quite the fight, I do have to admit," he crouched down next to Delia, speaking directly into her ear. She could feel his warm breath on her skin releasing its own venom as she felt her blood turn to ice in fear. "But, they were two outnumbered to deal with us. I have to admit, it was truly fun to kill the 'great' Professor Samuel Oak!"

Tears formed in Delia's eyes and the young man couldn't help but find deep satisfaction in those tears. He laughed again before grabbing hear and shoving her into the mud. When he pulled her back out, be pulled a knife from his belt and held it to her throat.

"Now, bitch," he growled slowly, "where are your late husband's gems?"

"I don't know," she answered angrily.

"You don't think I won't kill you right now?!" He chuckled. "Trust me, I'll gladly do it."

"Then if you do, you'll never know if I was lying," Delia looked up at him with defiance, only earning a chuckle from the young man.

"No, I know you're not lying," he smirked. "So, here's a better question for you: where's your son?"

"I don't know that, either," she frowned, wondering why Team Rocket was so interested in Ash and the gems, other than Rob used them to defeat Giovanni.

"Why, mother," the young man laughed, "I'm hurt. You don't recognize your own son when you see him?"

Delia's eyes widened and she looked up at the young man. It couldn't be, but now she could see the similarities. His smirk grew as the wheels in her mind turned.

"Si-Silver?" her voice trembled.

"Bingo!" Silver chuckled before driving his knife into her gut, causing Delia to scream in pain. "By the way, dad wanted me to give you that as a 'hello.' I can't wait to send dad your head!"

Silver smirked again before turning to the grunts and eyeing them. His smirk widened when he saw two individuals dressed out of code, wearing white instead of black. He chuckled, thinking about relatable this was to poetry.

"You two," Silver said, pointing at a man with a blue mullet and a woman of long, red hair before tossing them a pokéball. "Have a Scyther. Use it to bring me her head."

The pair looked at each other and the woman stepped forward to Silver. He smirked at the woman and eyed her up and down. Dark thoughts of using her in his bedroom crept into his mind and he chuckled.

"Good," he laughed. "You will be rewarded greatly for this. When we get back to the hideout, come see me in my office. What's your name?"

"J-Jessie, sir," Jessie replied, feeling oddly, and hotly, intimidated by Silver.

"Do what must be done, Jessie," Silver smiled. "Kill this woman for the glory of Team Rocket!"

Jessie nodded and called out the Scyther from its pokéball. Delia could only barely look up at Jessie in her pain as she knew her end was coming. Yet, despite the fact that she was about to die, she took comfort in the fact that she would be with Rob again soon. As Jessie gave the order, the man with the blue hair, along with the Meowth that stood next to him, couldn't help but look away as Scyther brought down his sword-like arm on Delia's neck. The other Team Rocket members, when the deed was done, gave a cry of victory.

…

"Well, Giovanni," a creature cloaked in shadow chuckled, "it seems that you have done rather well in not only unifying the world's criminal organizations, but also unleashing our first blow on the world."

"And yet you sit here," Giovanni frowned. "Klaudius informed me that you are the most powerful pokémon in the world, and you have done nothing, Shin'en."

"Haven't I?" Shin'en grinned. "Did I not multiply the strength of those creatures I detest? I only remain here because I lack the strength to go elsewhere. I need my gem to complete my transition back into this world."

"Why do I get the feeling that you are lying?" Giovanni growled. "Why should you have this gem when it should belong to me? I am the master here, not you!"

"You? The master?" Shin'en looked at Giovanni with surprise before laughing.

"Stop it!" Giovanni shouted and drew a gun to point at Shin'en. "I brought you back into this world so you can serve me! Not so you can be confined to here!"

"Oh, how terrifying," Shin'en mocked, grinning darkly. "Just as well, I no longer need you, Giovanni."

"Wh-what?" Giovanni frowned, growing angrier as beads of sweat rolled down his face. "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, please," Shin'en chuckled. "You didn't really think I was really letting you control me, did you? I watched you carefully, studying your habits, learning everything I can about you. The truth is, I was using you so I can gain power. And when I have my gem again, I will no longer need any human subjects, or those abominations you call 'pokémon.' And trust me when I say, I will take great pleasure in killing every one of those lesser creatures that are not fit to walk this earth! So, now, Giovanni, die. Die now and curse, knowing that you were used for my purpose."

And with that, Shin'en lifted his hands and the darkness that shrouded him enveloped Giovanni and shredded him piece by piece. And when there was nothing left, Shin'en took the appearance of Giovanni and smirked. Now was the time of his vengeance against the world, and nothing would stop him.

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