"Alright guys, it's Friday, you know the drill. Pairs of two and spar until someone gives in or faints. Keep matching yourselves up until theres only one of you left. Lets see if someone can finally overthrow Pikachu from his spot!" When his Pokemon gave a roar and began to split up, he continued.
"Hey Glaceon, Cloyster, Castform, Walrien, Froslass, Articuno, Regice, Jynx, Cyrogonal, and Abomasnow? Can you guys come over here, I'm gonna get you guys situated." The six Pokemon walked, or lumbered, in Abomasnow's case, towards Ash. When they got close enough, he started talking again.
"Well, welcome to my home! I know it might not be cold enough for most of you," He said, looking directly at Regice,"But I think I have a solution for that. See that lake, or pond, or whatever you call it?" All the Pokemon turned, saw it, and nodded. Well inside it are tunnels leading directly to somewhere on each island. Now, I could have you guys go back and forth from Ice Island, but that wouldn't really be fair to those of you who aren't part water-type. But, what I can do is create a massive underground cavern for you guys to live in. From there I'll just have Hoopa warp in one of those teleport pads that Team Galactic uses." Looking around his group of ice-types, he realized that he was missing a few. Turning his vision back to the main group, he called over Avalugg, Aurorus and Glalie, who had already lost (or forfieted when they heard Ash call) their matches. Now addressing the three that he called over, he said,
"Hey guys, I know it's been hard here for you guys in constant seventy-five degree heat all the time, so I'm gonna fix that." Getting inquisitive looks from the threee, he decided to not elaborate but simply said, "You'll see."
Raising his voice, he yelled, "Kingdra, Emploeon, Azumarill, Steelix, could you guys help me out for a bit?"
Instantly the four Pokemon walked, floated, or slithered over to Ash, who met them with a grateful smile. "Sorry from taking you guys away from your battles," he said,"Especially you, Kingdra. I know how much you want to beat Magnezone, but I need your guys' help."
Putting on his rebreather, he called over Kingdra and Empoleon and recalled Azumarill and Steelix. Jumping into the water, he motioned for the two to join him. Once the duo had gotten into the water, Ash started swimming down to about halfway to the bottom. When he got there, he suddenly stopped and started talking, his voice a bit muffled by the water but still audible.
"Kingdra, use Dragon Pulse on that wall to make an hole. The dragon nodded and waited until Ash swam far enough away before launching the devastating attack at the rock wall. Upon impact, a loud rumbling was heard, and a horizontal hole had been created, taking some water into it. Swimming into it, Ash noticed that it was a bit narrow, but decided that he'd fix that later when he had the fighting and ground-types in here. Swimming back out, he nodded and patted Kingdra on the head before turning to Empoleon.
"Alright, I need you to use Dig at the back of the tunnel. But not downwards, I need you to use it upwards for about five feet. Nodding, the starter shot into the tunnel and then went up. A few moments later, Empoleon emerged form the tunnel with a satisfied look. Patting the bird on the back and swimming into the hole, Ash was delighted to find that a pocket of air had been created. Swimming back out, he pointed once again to Kingdra and said,
"Can you float up into that pocket of air and use Dragon Pulse to make a hole large enough for Steelix? Thanks" He added at her nod. When Kingdra reemerged, she gave Ash a nod and a cry of confidence. Grabbing Steelix's ball, he swam into the hole, pressed the release, and then swam back out as the Pokeball floated to the surface. He heard Steelix's cry of confusion, so he swam into the hole and popped up next to him.
Seeing Ash made the Pokemon calm down a bit, but the confusion still remained, so he explained.
"Basically, I need you to create a cavern that's about fifty feet by fifty feet. Use your Dig to do this. If you need any help, call and I'll send in Azumarill to soften up the earth for you. Thanks Steelix!"
After he said this, he dove back into the hole and to Empoleon, gesturing for him to swim upwards with him. Empoleon nodded, so he grabbed onto his back and motioned for Kingdra to swim up as well. When he got up, he was pleased to see that the Friday tournament was over, with Pikachu (as usual) as the Champion. Clapping to get his Pokemon's attention, he started talking.
"Alright guys, we're creating a habitat for the Ice-types! So I need help from some of you. So would Machamp, Hariyama, Poliwrath, Chesnaught, and Regice please come over here? Oh, and Regice, please grab the Ice Treasure from Articuno.
The Day Before, Ash's POV.
"AAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU"
I chuckled at Candice- I mean, there was no way she could even put a dent in me or any of my Pokemon, even with her Articuno. So, with the knowledge that her threat was empty, I was about to urge Latios on when Articuno's Ultra Ball popped open, revealing the ice-type legendary. Curious, I asked her,
"Hey, what's wrong Articuno? Do you need anything?" At her nod, I cocked my head.
"Yes Ash. Um, I may have forgotten my Treasure on the battlefield. And, um, I kinda need that to Mega-Evolve. Sorry for the trouble, but I really need to get that." She explained.
I smiled. "Well, yeah! Lets go get that then! You stay right here and I'll be back in a flash."
About a minute later, Latios and I shot back towards Latios, with the Ice Treasure and two new Pokeballs in my hands. While I was on top of the mountain looking for the treasure, I found a Cyrogonal and a Jynx sparring. Impressed, I offered to train them to be even stronger, which they immediately accepted, giving me the two newest members of my team.
When I got back to Articuno, I held up the Ice Treasure triumphantly, prompting her eyes to light up and try to grab the treasure, but I held it out of her reach. She frowned (I think, with her beak and all) and said,
"Hey, what gives?" All I said was,
"Not yet"
Flashback End, Normal POV
Since they had gotten back, Articuno had taken it upon herself to guard the Treasure from any threats, even if Home Island was completely safe. After Regice had managed to get it and take it back to Ash, he took out a hammer and chisel, which he had asked Hoopa for just moments ago. Putting the chisel to the middle of the Treasure, he slammed the hammer into it, which, instead of making two halves, somehow made two slightly smaller Ice Treasures. When he saw the look of absolute horror on Articuno's face, he held back a chuckle and explained.
"Well, I figured that you would want one so that you could Mega Evolve, but I also need one for what I'm about to do."
Then Ash recalled the Pokemon that he needed for the project and swam back down to the hole, where he was now delighted to see a cavern, with a happy and satisfied Steelix sleeping in the middle.
With a word of thanks, Ash recalled Steelix, then looked around the cavern. Boulders littered the cavern, but that would be easy to fix. Grabbing four Pokeballs, he released Machamp, Hariyama, Poliwrath and Chesnaught and started explaining as they looked around the cavern.
"So basically, this is going to be where all the Ice-Types live. But anyways, I brought you guys down here for a reason. See all those boulders?" A look of excitement started to form on the faces of his fighting-types. "They need to be gone. Erased. Disintregrated. Hasta la vista boulders." At this his fighting-types could no longer restrain themselves, but Ash added one more thing before diving into the water:
"Oh, and this is a competition! Whoever breaks down the most boulders wins!" He dove back into the water to the sounds of rock being smashed and roars.
Not even a minute later, he heard the sounds cease, so he swam back through the entrance and looked around. He saw a smug-looking Machamp standing by a disappointed Poliwrath, Hariyama, and Chesnaught. Shaking his head, he recalled the four and looked around, an impressed look growing on his face.
There was not a boulder in sight, and the cavern floor was completely covered in dust. Nodding his head, he sent out Regice and started talking.
"Alright. Can you cover the floor in ice? I don't really care how you do it, so have at it. Just don't hit me though."
Immediately Regice let loose an Ice Beam to the ground and started skating on it. His strategy seemed to simply be to use Ice Beam on the ground in front of him constantly. Eventually, he covered the whole floor and then said,
"Ash, I'm about to use Blizzard many times over, to freeze the walls, ceiling, and reenforce the floor. So could you hop back into the water over there? I'll break the ice over it when I'm done here." Ash nodded, sliding back to the water and jumping into it. Swimming to the main hole, he waited until he heard the familiar sound of a Hammer Arm and ice shattering to swim back over. When he emerged from the water, his eyebrows almost shot off his head. Indeed, ice covered every inch of the cavern. Walking over to the back, he saw that Regice had even made a pedestal for the Ice Treasure, which would keep the ice from melting. What he didn't expect, however, was for a snow cloud to appear at the ceiling of the cavern and start lightly snowing.
Worried, he asked Regice about the snow.
"Eh, don't worry about it. It shouldn't be a problem. It'll probably stop snowing when enough ground is covered."
Ash nodded, thankful that it wasn't going to be a problem. He smiled.
"Well, I think that we're all good here! Lets go grab the others."
But when Ash broke the surface of the water, it was not the ice-types he saw first.
"Hello Ash."
"Mewtwo? What are you doing here? And, uh, who's that girl standing behind you in the black trench coat?"
"This is-"
"It's a robe," she mumbled, loud enough for Ash to hear but quiet enough for him to not understand what she said.
"Sorry, come again? And what's your name?" He asked, eyebrow raised.
"My name is Zero. What I am wearing are robes, not a trench coat," she said, this time with more force. He raised his hands up in a 'sorry' gesture, but she flinched, much to Ash's confusion. But before he could apologize or ask anything else, she ran off to near his house. Confused, he turned to Mewtwo, who sighed.
"Ash, sit with me. This is going to take a while." When Ash sat down, the Genetic Pokemon continued.
"Ash, Zero's real name isn't Zero. She was given that name by Team Rocket, who is the reason she's here today. You see, when she was a child, Team Rocket kidnapped her and tried to make her into a weapon. A weapon that would be used against me to get me back under their control." He spat the last part with a look of disgust, but quickly regained his composure.
"Sorry. Anyhow, whatever they did worked, and she's now more Pokemon than human. She can use any Pokemon attack she witnesses, and even a few attacks which I've never seen before. But this created a shell of a girl. She cried herself to sleep every night, hoping for an end to her misery. She even tried killing herself once, only to find that her powers would not let her take her own life."
"T-that's horrible, but what about the sorry gesture she ran away at?"
"...I'll let her explain that to you, if she wishes to. For now just go and find her. Oh, and one last thing before I teleport away. She specializes in Fairy-Types."
And with that, the Genetic Pokemon teleported away, leaving nothing behind.
After taking a minute to digest all the information, he stood up and walked towards where Zero had ran off to. When he got there, he saw a few of his Pokemon, mainly his Fairy-Types, curling up next to the girl and soothing her. Pushing through them, he laid a hand on Zero's shoulder and sat down next to the crying girl. Taking a deep breath, he started talking.
"Hey Zero. Sorry about earlier, I didn't know about Team Rocket." At this she stopped crying. Her head snapped up, and with anger in her eyes she snapped,
"Never say that name." Her angry mask suddenly crumbled and she whimpered, "You don't know what it's like."
Ash took a second, patting Zero's back in a comforting matter before continuing,
"You're right. I have no idea what it must've been like being experimented on. But I do know what Team Rocket can do. Tell me, did Mewtwo ever tell you about New Island and his creation?" When she nodded, he motioned for her to elaborate.
"Uncle Mewtwo told me that Team Rocket created him to take over the world, but he didn't like it so he broke free and tried to wipe out all of humanity. He would've succeeded had a trainer not died showing him what true friendship was and that not all humans are evil." She said.
A sad smile grew on Ash as he said, "That trainer was me." Her head snapped up and she was about to say something, but Ash kept going.
"And did you ever hear about the Iron Masked Marauder being stopped after capturing Celebi? I bet Giovanni was happy about that one. That was me too. And what about that time in Hoenn-" She cut him off.
"Ash, it's okay. I'm sorry for snapping at you about it; I was wrong to do so. But anyway," She began, standing up and smiling, "A little Pidgey told me that you needed a Fairy Master. Well, here I am!"
Ash smiled too- seeing Zero smiling somehow made him happy.
"Well then, who am I to hold you back? Let's get you to Fairy Island... Hope you don't mind getting a little wet..." He said, smirking at her confused look.
"Empoleon! Blastoise! I need your help!"
As the two water starters came lumbering over to the duo, Ash tossed Zero a rebreather. When she rose her eyebrow, he said,
"See that lake? There are tunnels in it. And before you ask, I don't need a rebreather any more... Or at least I hope I don't. My two Lucario have been training me in Aura in my free time, so I think I can whip up something to get me through."
Before Zero could protest, Ash grabbed her hand and ran over to the lake, jumping in and dragging her in with him. A few moments later, Ash heard a giant splash and a smaller one, and looked upwards to see Empoleon and Blastoise already in the water. Ash broke away from Zero and pointed at Blastoise, then at her. She got the message and kicked over to the turtle, grabbing his two water cannons in her hands. Meanwhile, Ash swam over to Empoleon and grabbed his crown and pointed downwards. With a start, Empoleon shot downwards, taking Ash and his Aura Bubble with him.
When they got to the bottom, Ash tapped Empoleon's crown and pointed at the tunnel that lead to Fairy Island. Immediately, Empoleon took off down the tunnel, Blastoise not far behind. When they finally broke air at Fairy Island, Ash looked around. He rubbed the back of his head when the local Fairy-Types all hid when they saw him, but then peeked back out when Zero burst from the water. She looked around in confusion.
"Hey Ash, why are all those fairies hiding? Are they shy?" Ash nervously gulped.
"Erm, no. I may have scared them juuuust a little bit when I was here. They should be fine when I leave. Speaking of which, I'd better do. Meadow Island's waiting for me, you know." She nodded.
"Alright then Ash, I'll leave you to it. I'll pop in every once and a while back at your island... After all, we still need to battle. I don't want my Champion getting lazy after all." She finished with a smirk. Ash just laughed and hopped back into the water, Empoleon and Blastoise following.
A half-hour later saw Ash and Pikachu staring at the expansive Meadow Island. The island consisted of gentle grassy hills, and Ash could see a few ponds scattered around. There were a few clumps of trees here and there, but not nearly as many as Ash would've expected. Shrugging, he took a step forward.
...And ran smack-dab into a Celebi.
"Ouc- Celebi? Is it already time for a battle?"
"Hey Ash! Hi Pikachu! No, I don't really want to battle you. You proved that you were worthy of my power years ago in Ilex Forest- I was actually going to ask to join you, but Arceus said no." She explained.
"Oh, okay! Uh, do you have a preference of Pokeball?" He asked. Pikachu, seemingly bored, jumped off of his shoulders and ran over to play with a Tangrowth he saw.
She nodded and said, "I'd really like a Nest Ball," But when he pulled one out she quickly continued, "But don't capture me yet. I want to do something first. You'll like it." At Ash's confused expression she continued.
"You've missed some pretty huge opportunities over the years. And no, I'm not talking about capturing Legendaries, I'm talking about the other special Pokemon you've missed. Pokemon like the Giant Dragonite and the Crystal Onix. So what I'm offering is to take you back. I can't control time, but taking people back and forth is about as hard as breathing for me."
Ash smiled. "So what I'm hearing is that you'll take me back and I can battle those Pokemon and hopefully capture them?"
The legendary nodded. "You catch on fast. Anyway, are you in?"
"I'm all game."
"Alright then. First stop: Bill's Lighthouse!" And then they were gone.
"Nidoqueen, use Thunderbolt on the Krabby!"
The duo had emerged from the portal right behind the tree-line of the shore, where, much to Ash's shock, he saw himself commanding a Nidoqueen against a Krabby, which was about the only thing familiar about this scene.
"Celebi, what happened? I didn't have a Nidoqueen during Kanto, and is that Sabrina next to me?" Ash asked, shocked. Sure enough, next to himself he saw the purple-haired Gym Leader cheering the Nidoqueen on. A couple seconds later, the dual-type let loose a pretty big stream of electricity, knocking the Krabby out. He then threw a Net Ball at the downed Crab Pokemon, capturing it.
"That is not how it went," Ash mumbled. Then aloud, he asked, "Celebi, what's wrong with the timeline?"
"I... I don't know. I don't think this is our universe. Maybe Arceus didn't want anything to happen to ours so he sent us here instead? I think we'll be fine. Anyway, I'd hurry out and capture the Dragonite. Use a flying pokemon and get out over the water. I'll do the rest."
Ash waited until the other Ash and Sabrina went inside the Lighthouse before releasing his Salamence, telling him to fly him out over the water. Once he thought that he was far enough, Ash looked around for Celebi, but couldn't find her. Confused, he turned his gaze downwards towards the ocean only to see the water start violently churning.
On instinct, Salamence flew backwards a few meters, which turned out to be smart. Because suddenly, the massive Dragonite burst from the water with a loud, but somehow soothing cry. Ash smiled at the sight of the colossal dragon-type. If he managed to capture it, it would be a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.
'...If I can find a big enough field for him...' Ash mused. 'Eh, I'm sure Arceus could do something about that. Maybe something underground?...No, that wouldn't work. A sky arena? ...Hmm...'
He was broken from his thoughts by the giant Dragonite, who had scooped up Salamence in one of it's paws and carried his dragon- along with Ash himself- upwards towards the beast's face. Ash was a bit scared of what the beast was going to do, but steeled himself anyway and let himself be carried up to the giant's face. When they got up there, the Giant Dragonite cocked it's head as if asking, 'Who are you?' before letting out a soft coo at him, which left his ears ringing for a while.
'I wonder what a Screech attack would look like from this thing...' He wondered.
Shaking his head, he began to introduce himself to Dragonite.
"Hi Dragonite, my name is Ash Ketchum, and this is Salamence." At this the smaller dragon let out a small roar. "Um, how do I explain this... Well, basically, I was given the greatest opportunity ever by Lord Arceus and Lady Hoopa: to be able to befriend and train as many Pokemon as I could ever dream of. But that doesn't really explain why or how I'm here, and that... actually sounded pretty selfish... so let me explain more." He took a deep breath and continued,
"I actually met you a long, long time ago. About seven and a half years ago to be precise." When Dragonite cocked his head in confusion, he elaborated.
"Did Celebi come and get you from underwater?" Dragonite nodded, realization dawning on him.
"Yep, that's the how. I actually met you tonight, seven years ago... Which would be today..." He sighed. "I hate time traveling." He muttered. Picking his voice up, he continued, "Except when Saphroeth does it. He's pretty cool about it." When the beast gained a look of confusion Ash chuckled and said, "Don't worry about it. Just putting a chink in the wall. Anyways though, if you're wondering, I am powerful enough to train you. I can prove it too, if you want to battle." At this Dragonite's eyes lit up, but then the beast suddenly became downcast. Ash frowned.
"What's wrong Dragonite?" He asked, concerned.
It was at this moment that Celebi decided to intervene.
"Ash, he's sad because he can never go full out in a battle. He hasn't actually tried in a battle for the last two hundred years! So I wouldn't recommend using Kingdra like you were planning."
"How'd you-... Psychic, right?" The legendary smiled and nodded.
A few minutes later saw a half-hearted Dragonite standing in a lazy battle position across from Ash, who was still riding on Salamence. Celebi had managed to convince him to battle Ash, but that didn't mean Dragonite was necessarily exited by it. That is, until Ash threw his Pokeball and a Lugia emerged.
"Hey As- Woah."
Ash laughed.
"Yep, you're fighting that Dragonite."
"Oh my Arceus that thing is huge! I'm like a Joltik to it!" Ash nodded.
"Yeah, and we're gonna use that to our advantage. Oh, roll left."
Luckily, the legendary did, narrowly avoiding a massive Dragon Rage which exploded twenty yards behind Lugia, creating a massive mushroom cloud.
"Okay change of plans. Salamence and I are getting the fuck out of here. Call me if you knock him out." And with that, the duo flew off at breakneck speeds.
_Lugia POV_
'Traitors.' I thought, folding my wings and dropping to avoid the Ice Beam attack.
I looked way up to see that he was taking a few breaths after launching his attack. I smiled inwardly. He was so far out of battling shape that this might not be very hard. With that in mind I shot towards the beast while charging a Blizzard in my maw. Deciding to risk it, I shot towards his face and released the attack...
Only to get batted down by his massive paw. With a groan, I managed to unfurl my wings just before I slammed into the ocean.
'Wait. The ocean!' A plan started to formulate in my mind. Veering left to dodge a Hyper Beam that cut the ocean all the way to the bottom, I dove downwards to the seafloor. When I got close enough to his leg, I put up a powerful Light Screen and shot a Thunder at the Dragonite's leg, hoping to disable the use of that leg, knocking him off-balance. It worked, but the subsequent roar that came afterwards made me wonder if it was worth it.
Unfortunately, that was about as far as I had gotten in my planning, so I was left on the bottom of the ocean trying to figure out my next move all the while dodging Dragon Pulses that came much more frequently now. Suddenly, a plan popped into my mind, but I wasn't sure if it would work. Circling around the Dragonite so that I was directly behind his kneecap, I used Dragon Rush, shooting forward and nailing the back of his knee, forcing him to kneel on it, which hurt him even more. While he was kneeling, I shot out of the water, still behind him, and rammed into his back with my Giga Impact, forcing him to the watery ground. Taking a moment to recover from the drawback, I reentered the water and used Earthquake.
'Note to self: Underwater Earthquakes are OP.'
As soon as I used Earthquake, the ground started violently shaking. (No duh.) But that wasn't the overpowered part. A couple seconds after I used it, a vent opened up underwater and started spewing out lava. This was followed by a second vent, then a third, all the way until the entire seafloor was completely covered in lava. Knowing that the battle was over, I lifted Dragonite with my Psychic and started making my way back to the lighthouse.
_Regular POV_
When Ash travelled back in time, he was surprised.
When Celebi told Ash just how powerful Dragonite was, he was even more surprised.
But when Ash saw Lugia dragging the Giant Dragonite back using his Psychic, words could not even begin to describe how absolutely shocked Ash was.
Quickly pulling out an Ultra Ball, he lobbed it at the downed Dragonite. The ball struggled for a few moments, but then clicked shut, signifying the capture. Then, he recalled Lugia with a word of praise. Lifting his head, he shot a quick word to Arceus, who healed his Pokemon. With a smile, Ash silently thanked Arceus, but then immediately grabbed Dragonite's Ultra Ball: Bill was about to call the behemoth and Ash would be damned if he didn't make a good entrance. Quickly flying back out over the water on Salamence, Ash released Dragonite, who looked at him in awe. Then the dragon did something that shocked Ash- it knelt down and lowered it's head. Ash was quick to say something.
"Woah woah woah. I'm not your master. I mean, I appreciate the gesture, but I would much rather be your friend than your master. At this the Dragonite raised his head and cooed. Ash chuckled and then said,
"Alright. In a few minutes, a scientist is going to try to get you to come over to his lighthouse. Don't worry, he is friendly, but I'm gonna be there... Well, sorta. My past self from a different dimension will be there, and I'll be darned if I don't make a grand entrance. So here's the plan..."
Sure enough, a few moments later Bill's recording started drifting across the water, reaching Ash and Dragonite in a matter of moments. Ash turned to Dragonite's massive head and tapped his cheek, signaling him to start moving towards the Lighthouse. The giant complied and started walking towards the Lighthouse, carrying a cloaked Ash on his shoulder. When they got there, Ash had to hold back a chuckle when he heard three collective gasps and his own voice ring out,
"What is that Pokemon?"
But before Ash-(... Er, the Past Ash? Ash who used a Nidoqueen on a Krabby Ash?)- could say anything else, Bill piped up.
"Oh massive, mysterious, magnificent Pokemon, you have no idea how long I've been waiting to meet you!" At this both Dragonite and Ash sweat-dropped, but Dragonite raised a paw and cooed at Bill anyway, causing the scientist to faint in joy. This time, it wasn't Dragonite and Ash that sweat-dropped but Other Ash and Sabrina that beat them too it.
"Um, okay..." Other Ash muttered.
"Sorry about Bill, Pokemon, he is just happy to meet you." Sabrina piped up.
Suddenly, Other Ash started talking again.
"Um, anyway, Pokemon, it's really an honor to meet you, but, um, if you don't mind, could we battle? I'd love to have you as part of my family." At this, Ash raised his eyebrows but smiled.
Clearing his throat, he finally decided to say,
"Sorry, kid, but I beat you to it." He said.
It was at this time that the two on the lighthouse finally noticed the human on Dragonite's shoulder. Taking his cue, Ash jumped off of the dragon-type's shoulder and onto the lighthouse, recalling Dragonite midair.
"You see, Dragonite here heard that guy's call and wanted to come over here. So here we are."
Other Ash's jaw was on the ground when he asked, "You mean that thing is a Dragonite?!" Ash nodded.
"Yup."
"Man, I soooo wish I could've captured that." Other Ash sighed.
Suddenly, Ash heard a voice in his head saying,
"Ash, it's Celebi. Whenever you're ready, just jump off the Lighthouse. Next stop is Porta Vista."
"Well guys, it was a nice chat, but I'm gonna take my leave now. Maybe I'll see you around someday." And with that, Ash turned around and was about to jump off when Other Ash suddenly asked,
"Wait, sir, what's your name?"
Ash blanched then smirked.
"Just call me 'Z'."
And then he was gone.
When he regained his senses he found himself in a much warmer climate- the beach, or, more accurately, the beach of Porta Vista. But before he could soak up any sun, he heard a laughing voice say,
"Really Ash? Z? Z?" Celebi teased.
"Hey, it was the first thing I thought of, alright? I was under pressure."
"Please. Did you really not think that they would probably ask for your name?"
"Well, when you put it like that..." But Ash was cut off by a familiar voice.
"Hey, Z! Nice seeing you again!" Ash, or Z, depending on who you asked, turned around with a smile and replied,
"Hey you two? How're you guys doing?" This time it was Sabrina who replied, saying,
"We're just doing peachy. Especially with the GIANT TENTACRUEL attacking the city!"
(As horrible as the name is, I'm going to call our Ash 'Z' when he's with other Ash)
Z raised an eyebrow, thinking,
'That's already started? Good timing Celebi...' He scoffed, getting the attention of Ash and Sabrina.
"Z? Is everything okay?" Z snapped to attention, quickly saying,
"Huh? Oh, yeah, everything's good. I'm just thinking about how badly timed my arrival here was. Anyway, I'm gonna go capture it- if it's a Giant, it's probably worth training."
Sabrina narrowed her eyes.
"What do you mean, 'worth training'? Do you not train Pokemon you don't think are worth your time?" Z quickly shook his head.
"No, no. That came out wrong," He said, releasing his Salamence. "See this guy? When I found him the little guy was just a Bagon freezing out near Lake Acuity in Sinnoh. For about five months, all the little guy could use was Leer. Now look at him!" Z lied. "But anyway, I am going to go try and capture that Giant Tentacruel. If you guys want to watch, just look for the Giant Dragonite."
And with that, he took off on Salamence.
"Nice backstory." Celebi said once he was in the air.
"Thanks. By the way, where'd you disappear off to during that conversation?"
"Narnia."
"Where?"
"Nevermind. Oh, I'd duck now." Trusting the legendary, Ash pushed himself flat onto Salamence's back, and just in time too, for a giant tentacle sailed over where he had been just moments ago. He grit his teeth. If that's how Tentacruel wanted to play, then so be it.
"Dragonite, I choose you!"
..."IT'S GODZILLA! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!" A townsperson yelled once the behemoth was released. Ash sweat-dropped.
"Did he just say that? What the heck is a Godzilla, anyway?"
"Beats me. Anyway, Dragonite, use Earthquake!"
"Celebi, you've got to remind me about the underwater Earthquake thing for later battles. Misty would go absolutely insane over that." Ash was walking along Sunburst Island, towards the cave where the Crystal Onix resided. Ash was hoping to capture the Pokemon in hopes of screwing people up when they realized that Water-Type attacks didn't work.
"What type is the Crystal Onix, anyway?" Ash wondered aloud. Celebi shrugged and replied,
"I'm not sure, actually. If I had to guess, I'd say Steel, but there are many mysteries in the Pokemon World just waiting to be uncovered." Ash took a moment to think about that and then quipped,
"If those discoveries are anything like the Fairy Type, I think the scientific community should just stop discovering stuff."
"Amen. I don't need another weakness. Arceus knows I have enough already."
Finally, the two time-travelers walked into the Onix's cave, where Celebi immediately flew off, presumably to get the Crystal Onix. Ash pondered over his choices. He had brought along lots of Fire-Types, but he needed something that could withstand water if need be. he decided that he would treat it like a Steel-Type, until he came to a better conclusion, so eventually he decided on...
"Garchomp! I choose you!"
With a roar, the dual ground-dragon type burst from his Pokeball and stared down his competition- an Onix that was composed entirely of crystals.
"Alright Garchomp, lets get this started with a Flamethrower!" Compling, a stream of fire came shooting out of Garchomp's maw and scored a direct hit on the Onix. Unfortunately, all the Onix had to do was submerge and most of the damage was reduced. Ash frowned.
'He likes water, so lets take that away!'
"Garchomp, use Sunny Day!" Garchomp shot what looked to be a Flamethrower from his maw but instead of hitting Onix, the ball of fire exploded midair, cranking up the heat. The extra heat made it really uncomfortable for Onix and lowered the water level some, but not enough. So Ash followed up on his plan.
"Now go underwater and use Dig to make a tunnel for the water to leave the cave!" Garchomp disappeared, a hole where he used to be. A few minutes later, the water level started rapidly descending. Ash smiled. It looked like Garchomp had completed his task well. Suddenly, Ash saw both Pokemon emerge from the ground, one looking much better than the other. Ash saw this and smirked.
"One more attack should do it! Garchomp, Flamethrower, full power!" With Garchomp's full power behind the attack, plus the extra boost from the Sunny Day, Onix stood no chance against the fire-type attack and fainted.
"Yes! Good job Garchomp! We did it!"
"And it only took destroying the whole cavern to do it."
Ash looked around. Where the lake was, there now was a giant hole with a giant hole near the bottom filled with burn marks and trenches. On the walls, there were hundreds of scorch-marks and burns from the Sunny Day. Ash grimaced sheepishly.
"Uh, Garchomp, fill that tunnel back up, then use Surf on the entire cavern. When you're done meet us outside and we'll head back to Meadow Island."
"Thanks again Celebi for letting me go back there."
"Any time, Ash. Now, are you going to capture me or not?" The two were back on Meadow Island, where Ash wanted to capture some more Pokemon before calling it a day.
'Though, I guess it's already been like three days. Man, I'm beat.'
But still, he had business to complete. So with that in mind, he pulled out a Nest Ball and tapped Celebi's head.
The ball didn't even shake.
"Hey Pikachu, sorry for leaving you behind, but you shouldn't have gone off with that Tangrowth! Speaking of him, where is he?" Pikachu just pointed behind Ash at the fainted bodies of a Leafeon, Tangrowth, and a Trevenant.
"...Wh- I thought you were playing with them!"
"Pichu-cha Pikachu."
"It was a trap?"
"Pi."
"Well, I'm gonna capture them now, I guess," He said, lobbing three Pokeballs at the downed Pokemon.
"How long have they been out?"
"Chu Pika"
"Three hours?!"
"CHU!"
"Oh. Three minutes. That's a bit better." Ash said, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head.
Two hours later saw the successful captures of a Lilligant who tried to paralyze him, a Ludicolo who got too close to Pikachu for the mouse's comfort, a Tropius who thought she could take Frosslass on in a battle race, and a Breloom who just wanted to spar with Ash's Primeape. He got the spar alright.
Anyway, Ash was currently standing in front of a field of flowers, looking for any Pokemon. However, he didn't see the one right under his feet.
"Owie!"
Ash about jumped ten feet. Whipping his head downwards, he saw a Shaymin curled up in a ball crying. Ash's heart instantly melted and he dropped down to his stomach, saying,
"Oh my gosh Shaymin I'm so sorry! Please don't cry," He begged, scooping the little Pokemon into his arms. The little grass-type started sunggling into his chest, whimpering and shedding tears. It was right then and there that he knew that Shaymin would not be a battler. She was way to precious and adorable. However, his judgement was soon to be proven to be false.
"Are you Aunt Arceus's Chosen One?" Shaymin asked, small black eyes pleading with him to say yes. Again, Ash's heart melted and he said,
"Yes, I am." Shaymin jumped out of Ash's arms and onto his shoulder, pain forgotten, squealing,
"Yay! Yay! Daddy's here!"
But then, everything went black. The last thing he heard was,
"SEED FLARE!"
Ash awoke about a half-hour later on the same bed of flowers he fell asleep on, with a scared Shaymin and a snickering Pikachu beisde him. When he rolled over, Shaymin started to cheer, but his attention was too focused on the obviously-in-pain legendary on its knees next to him.
"Virizion? What are you doing here?"
"Well, I was going to play a harmless prank on you before I challenged you to a battle, but Shaymin here had different plans" The legendary explained. Ash raised his eyebrow.
"Would this harmless pranks have anything to do with me blacking out?"
"...maybe. It was Sleep Powder. I had a local Shroomish help me out."
"Okay, but that doesn't explain why you're so beat up."
"...Shaymin's more powerful than she lets on. That Seed Flare is absolutely devastaing."
Ash licked his lips nervously.
"So, uh, do we battle now, or...?"
"Well, Shaymin did technically beat me there- I was unconscious for a while. So I guess you're free to capture me."
"Alright! Uh, any 'Ball preference?"
"Nope."
And so Ash lobbed a Fast Ball at the legendary, hitting her on the flank.
"Alright Hoopa, I'm ready to go back to Home Island now."
And then he was gone, leaving Meadow Island behind him.
Before anyone leaves an angry review saying. "wow u noob Ash didn't even catch Shaymin at the end" or, "Is Ash evar gonna catch Shaymin" I didn't want to add a bit where Ash caught Shaymin. I felt like it would throw off the chapters mojo.
About this chapter, though, I hit a wall. I couldn't think of any ideas for like a week, until I was laying in bed one night. When I was just about to fall asleep, my half-asleep mind thought,
"Wouldn't it be cool if Ash could go back in time and catch those cool Pokemon he missed?"
And then my eyes snapped open and I was like: "Celebi."
And so that's how this chapter came into being XD
Anywho, I didn't do most of the battles this chapter, but I had a reason for it: This chapter is pretty darn long.
Oh, and one last thing before reviews: The OC contest is over. I've been meaning to say that for a couple of chapters, but I kinda forgot. Thanks to everyone who submitted an OC!
Anyway, here's the ones I picked:
The Creator with Zero! (No shit she's been in like three chapters now)
Little Lazuli with Dipper "Dune" Sol! Roomba!
TheGamingPyro with Mark Kuraidesu!
Thanks again to everyone who submitted their OC. They were ALL really cool. I enjoyed reading them.
REVIEWS!
Artic Hood: Thanks for the idea on Ice Island!
MegaHeracross214: Thanks for your idea as well man! :)
TheGamingPyro: Are you referencing that song? Because I played that on my flight down almost the entire way there. I died laughing. Yeah, the collarbone does suck, but its slowly getting better. Thanks for the well wishes man!... But those gif's don't work ): Also, the Pink Butterfree is currently chillin' at Home Island.
TheFallenAngleAlice: That sounds really familiar... Did you copy and paste part of that from Little Lazuli's review? You know which part I'm talking about. :) Anyway, Alice is a really cool character! Thanks again for submitting her to me.
'Guest': Thanks! I actually had completely forgotten about the Crystal Onix! And I thought the only jumbo Onix was in Bruno's (E4) possession?
Sylveon0902: What's unique about the Deoxys? The crystal? Hmm... I actually might use something along those lines when I get to Psychic Island... go go deoxys rangers! And the Giant Pokemon I have plans for as well, at least, I do now :) Thanks! And you're so welcome for making this story :D I really apprecaite the support, although I would hardly call this story 'perfect'. It means so much to me. And believe it or not, my orignal plan was to make Ash in a league of his own. Also, I think I'm gonna have Arceus place a one-legendary limit on the trainers, because of trainers like Max and Winnona. Just think about how many legendaries they would have :/
Imagination is Your Creation:Wait, really? I actually didn't know that that Ho-Oh was shiny! That's pretty cool! And the clones? I've got plans for like one or two of them.
Tony0423: I sorta feel bad for Candice too, and I'm the one who wrote it! XD
But anyway, spolier alert: Ash isn't dying. Nothing against stories where he dies, but that's not something I would really want to write. God, you have no idea how much I wanted to do the Igglybuff thing. But when I read about Zero, I knew I had a Fairy-Specialist. SO, I put Shaymin in here for you. Just imagine an OP god-level little ball of green wrecking the mightiest of everything! And thanks for the Healing Wish. (YES! DAT REFERENCE DOE!) And bacon is amazing. Amazing. And I don't know if this is true for other authors, but I'll be darned if I don't read every review I get throughly.
The Creator: Would you believe me if I said that I do the same thing? Except instead of looking for new chapters, I'm always looking for new reviews? I love hearing from you guys. Valuable, patience is. 1. She be knockin' those heads all day on fairy island now. ! SOMEONE NOTICED THE PUNNIEST OF PUNS! Haha I cringed typing that sentence...Also, you noticed the Zero pun too :) Oh noes the FEAM is coming for me. 3. She's got an Articuno. She'll be fine. And that's her job because it's her island. I guess she just wants to make it look good. 5. Oh god. No comment there XD. 6. Yep, and now you see my dilemma. If Ash were to battle Tobias, he'd straight whoop his ass without breaking a sweat. So yes, I will work that keyboard magic and have Tobias fight someone in the League... Or maybe all of them... Hmmmmm...
But, that won't be for a while yet. We've still got Eight (woah. We're more than halfway through with the Islands Arc!) more Islands left before the rest of the world even knows about the League, so I'm sure I can figure something out. 7. GEN ONE IS THE ONLY REAL GENERATION! Thats why this story focuses on two Pokemon from Gens 4 and 6. :) And yeah, I'm with you. Ash's best region ever was Sinnoh. 8. Ideas have been floating around about that certain series for a while now. And about Tobias being a bit OC, that was my bad... I'll fix that when I write him in again. Thanks for the heads-up!
Mystic Writer 999: Damn. Summer is amazing. However, like I said at the beginning of the AN, I had already decided on my three. That was a mistake on my part, and I'm sorry that you really had an unfair chance :/ Forgive me please? But on Zygarde... That's straight up my alley. Adding in Legendary Pokemon is what I do best, so you can count on him coming into the story in exactly two Islands :)
Anyway, with that freakishly long chapter comes a freakishly long AN! See you guys next time!