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It was a bright, sunny afternoon for the trio. The sun was beating on their back, absorbing all their energy. Ash, back slumped, was dragging his feet across the sandy ground; when he read the sign, his back became erect, and he walked with more energy than usual.
The sign read "Cinnabonne City, 6 miles away/2 hrs. walk"
Under the sign read "WARNING: Cinnabonne Forest in 1 mile," in bright red painted letters, like it was added on later after an accident.
"This forest is dangerous. There are forks in the road and the wrong way leads to a pack of evil Gengar. There was a rumor that the previous President of Johto visited, entered the forest, and was never seen again. Follow my lead!" Criss said.
"Who was the previous president of Johto?"
"His name was Giovanni. It was also rumored he was the leader of a huge crime organization. He was a brutal president, so no one missed him."
"How do we get past the forest?"Dawn whimpered. She was terrified of ghost Pokemon.
"Have a Pokemon bodyguard. A psychic Pokemon should be best," Criss replied, "Go Azelf!" In a burst of flashing blue light, an alternate colored Azelf levitated over Criss' shoulder.
"You have an Azelf?" Ash asked.
"I use to have a Gardevoir on my team but Azelf came to me and sensed danger and let me catch it." Criss said.
"Why?" Dawn asked.
Now Azelf spoke using telepathy. "2,000,000,000 years ago Arceus was born when an explosion of gases in space caused an egg to form. Ten years later the egg hatched. First it created me and my brothers Mew, Jirachi, Celebi, Mesprit, and Uxie. We created civilization. However, four other Pokemon hatched from the same egg as Arceus: Deoxsys, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina. Deoxsys went to space to live having nothing to do with Pokemon. The other 3 began to fight for places in life. Dialga won the first place prize, time. Palkia won second place prize, space. And Giratina won the Other World. The three "humain" gods Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades all came from this legend. Every 1000 years Arceus wakes up to make growth possible. However Arceus only stays awake one day. It rewards all the legendaries with items it created like the Griseous Orb. However, Arceus had a terrible vision. If someone captures Arceus, unbalance will occur and all the legendaries will lose their powers. This will cause time and space to bend down on itself and only one will survive, the one containing the power of Arceus. There is a leader of an unknown organization trying to get Arceus. To get Arceus you need to get my brothers and I to create a Rainbow Chain and an Azure Flute. The Rainbow Chain leads you to Arceus and the Azure Flute awakens it. My brothers and I were told to hide with the most trusted trainers. Mew and Mesprit are looking for a trainer, Uxie, me, Celebi and Jirachi found trainers and Deoxsys were captured. The other flying birds like Ho-oh and Lugia and Moltres are not scared because the plan doesn't involve them but some like Articuno are helping by stalling the organization. For the organization to be stopped the trainers must combine powers with their legends to stop the gang. Any other evasive or offensive actions are impossible, since they captured Deoxsys and he needs to be rescued."
"Azelf… you're a dumbass…" Criss groaned.
"What! Why?"Azelf questioned.
"They're not legends! You can't reveal them information," Criss scolded.
"Then why are you with them?"
"Never mind. I would rather have Bibarel walk next to me," Criss said, returning Azelf into his Pokeball and letting Bibarel out.
"Aren't there many Azelf in the world?" Dawn tried to find loop holes in the myth.
"I have Father Azelf. The original Azelf," Criss told her. "All the Father or Mother legendaries are shiny. If you have a mother or father legendary, then you are considered a legend trainer."
"Look!" Ash and Dawn both said. They saw a blue orb of light hovering right behind Criss.
MEW! The tiny blue beast cried. It flew over to Ash.
"You are my trainer. Guard me with your life," said Mew and with that flew into Ash's Pokeball transporting Snorlax's Pokeball back to Oak.
"Looks like two of the legend trainers are united." Criss said. "But the legend Azelf told doesn't come first. There may be no secret organization after all, and it's just that everybody is paranoid. First, we help you beat the Griseous league and find other legend other trainers on the way. And I guess I have to forgive Azelf for telling you classified information."
"Aren't Mew supposed to be pink?" Ash asked.
"Don't you pay attention to a word I say? All the original legendaries, not the offspring, are shiny. That's how you can tell the difference between Mother Mew and a regular Mew," Criss elucidated.
"Don't blame Ash. He's just a little slow today," Dawn defended him.
"Ash is always slow," Criss mumbled under his breath. "Look, we're here! And no Gengar messed with my Bibarel!" Criss shouted while trying to change the subject, pointing off into the distance.
"What is Cinnabonne City?" Dawn asked.
"It's the rest Station between Dynamite City and Norma Town where is Ash's next gym battle. This place has the best contests, food, and shopping malls. I was hoping there was a contest where Dawn can join," Criss said. "Let's check out the stadium."
Cinnabonne was not a huge city. If all the cities were foot battle stadiums, then Cinnabonne City would be a gas station. However, their stadium for contests was one of the biggest. The Contest Hall was about half of the whole city. It could fit all the residents of the town in there. The huge size of the contest hall was all that was unique. The color was bland; it was a dull silver throughout, even in the inside. Even the stage was silver, even though it was made out of wood.
"Show me your passes for entry!" the clerk sang.
"Here!" said Dawn excitedly. The clerk ran the pass like a credit card and smiled back.
"You are contestant 6. Your friends over there get ring seats. Have fun!" she said.
"Good luck, Dawn," Ash encouraged her.
"I don't need it," Dawn boasted. Ash and Criss walked over to the contest seats and sat down while Dawn went her own path.
Dawn entered the waiting room and saw a familiar red head, Jessie, the girl that always wanted Ash's Pikachu.
"What are you doing here? You're not here to cause trouble, are you?" asked Dawn.
"Well twerp, I joined the Griseous region after I won my 10 ribbons in Johto. Then the leader of Team Rocket disappeared, and Team Rocket lost its prestige and ranks. James is now a professional breeder in the Johto region. I caught several more Pokemon, and they will beat you!" Jessie said. Dawn was not intimidated. Jessie was never good at following through with her threats.
"When did you become a coordinator?" Dawn asked.
"I was always a coordinator!"
"I never saw you perform."
"You know Jessilina. That's me, twerp!"
"Well, good luck."
"Whatever," Jessie said.
"Contestant 1 please report to stage!" The MC said. On the stage, the MC said "Please applaud the first contestant, Jessie!" Jessie walked up to the stage with her Battle Pass showing on the screen. On it were 6 Pokemon, Seviper, Wobbufett, Yanmega, Togekiss, Meowth, and Wigglytuff.
"Go Meowth! Use Pay Day and hypnosis" the talking Meowth jumped off her shoulder shouted "That's Right!" and shot brilliant shiny coins in the air. Then he shot a purple beam at the coins which bounced off the shiny coins creating a disco ball effect. "Now Slash!" Jessie said and Meowth slashed at the coins shooting them downward making the purple beams focus on Meowth. Meowth was glowing a dark purple from the rebounding hypnosis. "Water Pulse!" Jessie said and Meowth shot beams of water at the coins which caused the coins to pummel into the floor. The water droplets from the attack made the coins shine even more; when the coins hit the ground it made a beautiful melody. Meowth attacked the coins, so when the coins came down, they crashed behind Meowth spelling the words That's Right. The crowd went wild in a thunderous applause.
"That was impressive," Criss said.
"She isn't a criminal anymore" Ash commented. The other shows were impressive but not as impressive as Jessie. There were many different varieties of Pokemon. There was a Rhydon throwing rocks, an Electivire accidentally shocking its trainer, and many others.
Finally it was Dawn's turn. "Go Piplup!" shouted Dawn. Her Pokeball opened and brilliant lights appeared coming from her Pokeball seal. "Piplup, use Hydro Pump!" Piplup shot a whirl of water at the air. "Now Drill Peck!" Piplup swirled inside the Hydro Pump, making an eye-catching appeal. Piplup then emerged from the water. "Now use Whirlpool, then Bide!" said Dawn. Piplup charged the Whirlpool at the Hydro Pump, and the two attacks collided in a huge blast of water. The blast of water turned into water droplets which hovered around the floating Piplup, now using Bide. The water drolets helped add contrast to Piplup's bide, which in turn made everything sparkly and shin. The crowd roared and appluaded. Finally the scores were in. The top 8 players will proceed to the next round.
Dawn was going to battle a trainer named Oliver.
"Let the battle begin" the ref said, as both players walked onto the field.
"Go, Mamoswine!"
"Go, Noctowl!"
"Mamowine, use Ice Shard!" Mamoswine formed a ball of ice between its trunks, and fired the chunk of ice directly at the Noctowl.
"Noctowl, dodge and use hypnosis." Noctowl swerved to the left, then stared directly at Mamoswine's eyes.
"Mamoswine, counterattack with Take Down." Mamoswine started charging towards Noctowl, who had to close its eyes to escape. The effect of hypnosis was nullified. "Now, quickly use Ancient Power!"
"Noctowl, charge at the rocks with Zen Headbutt." Mamoswine formed many rocks giving off a blue aura, which it then directed at Noctowl. Noctowl, misjudging the power of the attack, tried to headbutt the rocks. Noctowl, glowing with energy, attacked the rocks head on. However, the rocks knocked the Noctowl backwards, sending it towards the ground.
Beep! "The winner of the match is Dawn through KO!" the MC eagerly narrated to the audience.
More matches took place. The most notable match was with Jessie's Wobbuffet and another trainer's Aggron. Aggron had the upper hand in the beginning, but Wobbuffet countered all the attacks, and sent them back at twice the power.
"The first match of the semi-finals will be Jessie and Dawn. The person with the most points at the end or the one with the only standing Pokemon will be victorious!"
"Go Wigglytuff!" shouted Jessie. A pink blob appeared on the stage.
"Go Quilava!" shouted Dawn. The little mouse popped out of its Pokeball. "Quilava, use Lava Plume!"
"Dodge, and use Disable." Quilava fired several magma rocks at Wigglytuff. Wigglytuff quickly jumped up, missing the rocks by several inches. Then, Wigglytuff wiggled its finger, forcing Quilava to temporarily forget Lava Plume. "Now, use Sing." Wigglytuff sang a melody, putting Quilava to sleep (and a few other audience members).
"Quilava, wake up," Dawn pleaded. After Wigglytuff stopped singing, Quilava blinked it eyes and yawned.
"Quickly, Wigglytuff, use Toxic and then Dig!" Wigglytuff shot purple acid at Quilava, who was struggling to awaken. Then Wigglytuff dove underground, went under Quilava, and erupted upwards, making the parts of the battlefield fly upwards. The toxic that Wigglytuff previously used caused purple droplets to linger in the air, creating a beautiful display around Wigglytuff. Suddenly, the time was up. The loud beep signaling the end of the match was all it took to awaken Quilava, but by that time it was too late. Dawn lost half of her points, while Jessie still kept perfect score.
"The coordinator who will proceed to the finals is Jessie. Congratulations Jessie," the MC reported.
"It's okay Dawn," said Ash, making his way to the coordinator's waiting room.
"That Jessie girl has a lot of emotion in contests. I hope she wins, no offence to you or anything," Criss dumbly said, engrossed in Jessie's final battle.
Jessie was up against a trainer named Lil Won and his Chatot. However, Chatot was able to dodge all of Wigglytuff's attacks while performing appeals that did not damage Wigglytuff.
"Lil Won wins the Taste Ribbon!" the MC said.
"That's a good coordinator!" Ash said.
"That's not battling power. Chatot didn't even try to attack Wigglytuff. All Chatot did was dodge and make useless combos," Criss said in digust. After the closing ceremonies, the trio was about to leave until Jessie blocked their exit.
"Good job, Twerp!" said Jessie.
"Thanks! You deserved to win," said Dawn.
A loud roar ended their conversation. In the blink of an eye, a Salamence appeared with Pokemon Hunter J on top.
"I'll be taking this little girl. Remember in Sinnoh, you met up with Mesprit. I need you as bait to get that little sucker!" J chuckled with a sneer. "It's been a long time since I've seen you Criss."
"How did you even get in here? And didn't your ship explode in a lake or something?" Ash questioned.
"I swam out. It's much harder to take me down!"
"You disgust me! Kidnapping people and using them as bait," shouted Criss, hiding deeper feelings of hate in his heart, "Go Metagross! Start it off with Agility!" Metagross appeared and charged at Pokemon Hunter J. Salamance flew over Metagross, then sweeped Dawn off her feet and fled.
"Let's go Yanmega!" shouted Criss.
"Go Charzard!" shouted Ash
"Go Togekiss!" shouted Jessie. The new trio started pursuing the Salamance, however the Charizard or Togekiss could not keep up with the Yanmega or Salamance.
"Jessie, let's go. We can let Criss handle this. Yanmega's speed boost will help Criss catch J," Ash told Jessie.
Criss kept on chasing Salamance. The Pokemon dodged all the buildings, while Salamence tried to ditch the Yanmega who was gaining speed. Hunter J said a few words, and in a flash of light, a shiny Deoxsys appeared, evil and dark energy bubbling out from under Deoxsys' veins, and teleported Criss to Cinnabonnes City where Jessie and Ash were solemnly conversing.
"What happened?" Jessie asked.
"She's gone. Somehow they used could use a Deoxsys for evil. And not any Deoxsys, but Mother Deoxsys. I always knew the leader of the Ghost Warriors was convincing and had items of evilness," Criss said, mainly to himself as Ash was too stupid to know what words came out of Criss' mouth, and Jessie was plain clueless.
"What are Ghost Warriors?" Ash asked.
"According to the government, I cannot reveal it to Jessie because she is not a legend. Ash, I'll explain to you when we are alone," Criss apologized.
In a blinding flash of light, Mesprit appeared. "Dawn's captured? Where is she? I could sense her disappearance."
"The Ghost Warriors capture her. You need to choose a new trainer now, if you do choose one," Criss apologized again.
"I was at the GW base. Turned out they stole Team Gatlatic's space gear and Team Rocket's Dark Balls. They use Dark balls to catch Pokemon to do against their will. There are many members in the group. I only discovered two names, J and Anjosh. Jessie, you have much emotion. Will you be my Master?"
"I thought you wanted to be neutral," Criss commented.
"That's because I thought it was just a rumor, so I went to investigate myself."
"Yes…" Jessie said. Mesprit smiled, teleported Togekiss to the PC and went into another Pokeball of Jessie's. "A rare Pokemon to give to the boss! And this Mesprit is differently colored than other Mesprit."
"You're not a part of Team Rocket anymore," Ash reminded her.
"Oh yeah. I'm a good guy now," Jessie remembered.
"I guess you're part of the group too," Criss said, a glum smile velcroed onto his face.
Meanwhile…
"Ugh, that guy is here? After what he did to me?" Another dark sinister voice scolded James.
"Giovanni! I thought you were dead," James said.
"Well you're pretty stupid! I'm quitting if he's gonna be here," Giovanni complained. "Why do we need him anyway?"
"James has manufactured a new type of rare candy. Not only does it make your Pokemon gain a new level, it increases the potential of your Pokemon. Every Pokemon has a limit to their strength because if you use too much of your power, your life shortens. That way, the brain limits the power of moves. That's why typical Pokemon can only maximize two of their strengths. With this rare candy, a Pokemon can maximize their health, attack, defense, special defense, etc… We need these candies to gain power!"
"If you want me so much, just get rid of Giovanni," James rebuked.
"We can't do that. He has something just as important as your rare candies…"