Disclaimer: This is an alternate fourteenth season of the Pokemon anime with some crossovers of XD Gale of Darkness game and the anime version of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon specials, all set in the, believe it or not, Sailor Moon Universe which I titled, "Sailor Moon Continuum", which is a head-canon universe of the slight-alternate story-line of the fifth season of Sailor Moon, which is explained in the first volume of "Sailor Moon Continuum" story I wrote earlier.
Author's Note: I don't own anything here. Except some Oc's. I'm back from my holiday and back to write again!
CHAPTER 6: DISCOVERING A TRUTH.
Seeing Ash's reaction at the name of Alistair, Brock and Dawn glanced at him a bit worriedly, before the ten year old boy muttered and answered Tasha's question, "Uh, yeah. That's my Dad's name." before another realization came to mind and he exclaimed, "Wait! That means my Dad was here before?"
Tasha blinked in surprise, before she squealed in excitement again, jumping up and down happily, exclaiming, "I knew it! I knew you looked so familiar! You're the Legendary Alistair's son! This is just so awesome!"
"Ash's Dad..." Dawn began, stunned.
"Legendary?" Brock finished, shocked.
Even Ash was baffled at the new details, especially about his own father. "I knew my Dad was an awesome Pokemon trainer and Pokemon Master, but I never knew he was considered Legendary too."
"That's weird." Tasha thought, "Everybody knows that Alistair is one of the legendary Pokemon Masters on Earth. I met him when I was a little girl five years ago."
"Five years ago?" Ash asked, before saying, "That's the same time he left on a Pokemon Journey just before my fifth birthday." then he admitted, "But I never saw him again."
He then looked at Tasha in the eyes and asked, "Is he...still here?"
The eleven year old girl shivered a bit, before she shook her head in a hint of sadness and said, "No. I wasn't there, but he died during a crisis here in the Orre region."
Ash felt his heart sink, and he came to a realization. "Team Cipher. That's the only crisis I've heard about that happened here in the Orre Region." he said.
(~Visions-PKM: MD-EOT/D&S-Anime Version~)
"I don't know the full details, as I was too young to know anything until I became a Pokemon Trainer. That's why I wanna meet Mr. Eagun in Agate Village to ask him about Alistair." Tasha admitted.
"Then I guess that's another reason I gotta meet him too." Ash decided, before turning to his companions and told them, "I gotta find out more about my Dad and we gotta figure out how to save the Pokemon. If Team Cipher's the real reason why I never saw my father again, then he must've been doing the same thing I'm doing right now."
"Ash, it's too dangerous." Dawn pointed out, "If you end up following the same path you father went through five years ago, you'll die too!"
"She's right, Ash." Brock agreed firmly. "You can't risk it."
"That's why I gotta ask Master Eagun about this, and then I'll figure out how to help save Pokemon from those new guys who took Proffessor Krane." Ash stated. "If I don't do this, then Orre is doomed, and everyone and all of the Pokemon in it too."
His friends, including the Pokemon recongised the look in his eyes and expression on his face; Ash was determined, and he wasn't going to give up that determination, even if it means the risk of his own life. He was always like that. Maybe he got it from his father, no one knew at the moment. In the end, everyone else except for Tasha sighed, giving up on trying to change Ash's mind. He loved Pokemon to the point of helping as many as he could.
"Well, we're with you all the way, Ash." Dawn replied. "Besides, someone's gotta keep you out of trouble, right?"
"Ash, you're not alone in this." Brock added.
Pikachu and Piplup and Staraptor all nodded in agreement. Ash smiled at his friends, feeling the familiar warmth inside his heart. It was amazing and great to have friends who he considers as family. They all went though so much together, and they were going to stick together until the end.
(~End Visions~)
Ash then turned to Tasha and said, "Okay, Tasha. Lead the way!"
"You got it!" Tasha nodded, smiling again. "Besides, I wanna get to know you and friends more, Ash, and hear all about your Pokemon adventures too! Hanging out with the Legendary Alistair's son who saved my life is the greatest thing ever in my life!" which this comment made Ash flinch uncertainly. In truth, and which Ash is still gulliable by this, but he just gained another admirer.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest, having crash landed due to the 'Twerps' and their Pokemon defeating them again, Team Rocket were in another awkward position with some bruises as usual. Meowth was busy climbing out of the bushes of flowers with sharp thorns, James was on the ground, his left leg in a twisted position no leg was ever in before, and Jessie was lying sideways of a tree branch on her stomach.
"That smarts." Meowth whined, carefully pulling a thorn out of his tail. "Figures I'd land in a bush with sharp thorns."
"Being defeated by a wild Grovyle who already trusted the twerps like maybe yesterday. How embarrassing." James moaned, cringing painfully at the pain in his leg.
Jessie on the other hand, was fuming in fury, grumbling as her good looks were messed up again, "Who does that girly dressy twerp think she is? Having a Grovyle on her team that cleary is more fit for Team Rocket! I wanna get my hands on those two!" cluntching her fists into balls which shook at her anger.
(~Meowth bombed and faints-PKM movie-Pikachu's Vacation: American version~)
Suddenly, a familiar and unwanted company appeared out of nowhere in front of Jessie. It was Dusknoir who glared daggers at her with his single eye.
She screamed hysterically in comical fear, and braced herself to be attacked while whimpering in fear. But Dusknoir just hovered over Jessie and flew away, before vanishly like all Ghost Pokemon would. Jessie, at the close call, just laughed weakly, before the tree branch snapped and broke underneath her, and she fell and crash landed comically onto James who cried out in more pain(anime style).
While his two human friends twiched and moaned in pain, Meowth just stared at them in exasperation, and broke the fourth wall, saying to the audience/readers, "The Orre region is scarier than Team Galactic."
(~End Meowth Bombed and Faints~)
"Wobba, Wobbuffect!" Wobbuffect said, having came out of it's Pokeball again.
Along the way to Agate Village, Ash, Dawn, Brock and their new friend Tasha were talking among themselves about Pokemon and adventures they went through in different occasions, and Tasha was enjoying hearing about all of Ash's adventures and some of his heroic deeds he had done. Dawn called out Grovyle to give him so fresh air, and he enjoyed having conversations with Piplup and Pikachu.
(~Agate Village-PKM: Gale of Darkness~)
Finally, they came out of the clearing of the forest and had entered an area which made Ash and his friends gap in awe. They were standing on a wooden bridge of clear blue water river. On the other side of the bridge was a fresh green forest like village with small houses in trees, small shops and a Pokemon Centre. There were also water falls, and some people, some young and some elderly with Pokemon of their own.
"This is it." Tasha smiled happily, and said to her new friends, "Ash, Pikachu, Dawn, Piplup, Brock and Grovyle, welcome to Agate Village."
"Agate Village..." Ash muttered, stunned. He was stunned by the beauty of this small and peaceful village.
"It's beautiful." Dawn whispered.
"Everything's so fresh and clean here. I'd love to live in a place like this." Brock thought, looking around in amazement.
Pikachu, Piplup and especially Grovyle were also amazed by the sight of Agate Vilalge. All three Pokemon couldn't wait to explore here.
"(Whoa, cool place.)" Said Piplup.
"(Amazing. There's so much peace here.)" Grovyle thought.
"(The world never stops amazing me, that's for sure.)" Pikachu admitted. As the world was huge, Pikachu will continue to be amazing until he has either seen everything or when he dies of old age someday.
"Ash! You guys!" a familiar voice called out ahead of them. Ash and his friends looked, and saw Michael approach them.
"Michael! It's good to see you." Ash greeted, "How long have you been here?" he asked.
The other young trainer shrugged, "Just about five minutes ago. I didn't think you'd arrive so quickly."
Ash laughed, and joked, sheepishly while placing a hand behind his head, "Small world, I guess."
Michael chuckled, then noticed another young trainer and asked, "Who's this?"
"Oh, this is Tasha. We just met earlier today and she led us to Agate Village." Ash introduced, then explained to the female trainer, "Tasha, this is Michael."
"Nice to meet you." Tasha smiled, then noticed the Snag Machine on the boy's arm, and as if remembering something, couldn't help but say, "Hey, that gear on your arm. It looks kinda like the one that trainer Wes was wearing five years ago."
"Who?" Ash, Michael, Dawn and Brock all asked, curiously.
(~End Agate Vilalge~)
"Wes, a brave young man I've met all those years ago." a new, elderly voice joined them, as the young trainers looked up and saw an elderly man with a long white beard, a purple robe and white hair, approach them, and looked almost directly to Michael, adding, "I see that you too, have a Snag Machine, young man."
"How'd you know about that?" Michael asked, surprised, as where Ash and the others, especialy Pikachu, Piplup and Grovyle.
"I was there that day during the time of when Wes and my granddaughter Rui, along with three friends, one who was a Pokemon Master at the time, and two others who came from the future via time travel." The elderly man continued.
"Two people from the future?" Dawn asked, surprised. The three Pokemon looked at each other, but none were more surprised than Piplup and Grovyle, considering how only Dawn and Piplup were aware of Grovyle being from the future as well.
"Then, you must be Eagun." Brock realised. His friends were surprised even further.
Eagun, the elderly man, chuckled and smiled warmly, replying, "You're a smart young man. Yes, my name is Eagun."
It took a few moments for this to register in the minds of the young trainers, and when it finally did, excitement filled up Ash and his friends. This was Eagun. The Eagun. The retired Pokemon Master of Agate Village! He was wiser than the group ever imagined, especially for Ash. He's finally meeting an actual Pokemon Master!
"So you're the famous Pokémon Master?" Ash asked, before he went into a near-hysterical excited mode, saying, "I've been wanting to meet you, sir! See, I wanna become a Pokémon Master too!" not realising that he was making his friends become embarrassed.
Surprisingly, Eagun wasn't fazed. In fact, he seemed to be used to this kind of behavior. "A young man with a energetic spirit, and a couragous one at that. That's what I like to see in a youth." He muttered, but as he looked at Ash more closely, for a split second, he saw another person in his place. He then asked, "Tell me, what is your name?"
Calming down a little, Ash answered, "I'm Ash Ketchum, from Pallet Town."
The moment he heard Ash's last name, Eagun nodded, replying, "I thought so. You're the son of Alistair Ketchum."
As Eagun said this, Ash quickly remembered about his father and replied, "Oh, right. That reminds me. You knew my Dad, didn't you, sir?"
"What? Alistair? The Alistair?" Michael asked, now fully surprised. "Now I know why your last name sounded familiar, Ash."
"Yeah, well, I didn't know he came here to the Orre region. I was turning five when he left on another journey." Ash said, a little sheepishly.
"Understandable. You were so young back then." Eagun agreed, as Ash turned back to him and he continued, "You have a couragous and detemined spirit in your eyes, just like your father. As a matter of fact, you look almost exactly like him."
"Yeah, isn't that totally awesome, Mr. Eagun?" Tasha spoke up excitedly, "I just know Ash is gonna a super cool Pokemon Master too!"
"Ah, Tasha. Is that you?" Eagun replied, now seeing the young girl fully as well, "My, my. Look how you've grown. How is your older sister?"
"Sister?" Brock asked, now excitedly. If Tasha had a sister, an older sister, and if Tasha was pretty for an eleven year old, then her sister must be beautiful. If he had a change, he couldn't wait to meet her, and was already having butterflies fluttering in his stomach and in his heart.
Tash looked embarrassed, and replied, "Renee's okay. She still treats me like a little kid most of the time. I'm pretty sure she almost said no when I told her I was gonna be a Pokemon trainer last year."
"And your friend Citrus. How is that young man?" Eagun added.
"Still ol' Citrus, even if we're both the same age." Tasha giggled, "As a matter of fact, last I heard, he was at Mt. Battle to try his luck there...again for the third time in a row." she then sighed in half exasperation, "He's still way too hyper."
"Yes, that boy really should learn to slow down a little." Eagun chuckled in agreement. He then noticed the other two trainers and asked, "And I take you young trainers are travelling with Ash?"
"Yes, sir." Dawn answered, adding, "My name's Dawn, and I'm training to become a Top Coordinator."
"Piplup, Piplup!(And I'm Piplup)" Piplup added, while Grovyle just nodded. The gecko-Pokemon liked Eagun. He was wise for a human.
"And I'm Brock, and I'm training to become a Pokémon Breeder and a Pokémon Doctor." Brock introduced himself.
"Oh yeah, and I'm Michael." Michael added, quickly remembering why he was here.
"Pleasure to meet you." Eagun replied, "I can see couragous spirits in both of you as well." before saying, "Why don't you come to my house for something to eat and we can dicuss things from there?"
(~Pokémon Center-PKM Anime: Original series~)
When Ash and his friends replied that they'd love to, the young trainers followed the retired Pokemon Master into the village which some houses were built inside large trees. His home was built inside a high treehouse, and were welcomed in, where they met his wife, Beluh who made them delious lunch and even Pokémon food for the group's Pokémon. As the seven people sat at the table, and Pikachu, Piplup, Grovyle, and Eevee, and even Tasha's very she let out to greet Ash's Pikachu, Eagun then remembered something.
"Ah, yes. I almost forgot." Eagun then took out a pokéball, muttering, "Time for some lunch, old friend." and the Pokéball opened up, and in a flash, and landing right next to Ash's Pikachu, was an elderly Pikachu, which made the younger Pikachu and Pichu smile at the new welcomed addition of their kind.
"Pikachu." Muttered Eagun's Pikachu, before noticing Ash's Pikachu and greeted, "(Well, hello.)."
"(Hi there!)" Ash Pikachu greeted back, happily. It's been a while since he met another Pikachu. Piplup and Grovyle smiled.
"(What a coincidence.)" Grovyle thought. "(It's been a while since I've seen the wise speak to the young.)"
"(This is the first time I've seen two Pikachus, especially with one of them being one of my best friends.)" Piplup added.
"Awesome, you have a Pikachu too?" Ash thought, smiling at that his Pikachu was making friends with Eagun's Pikachu. His friends were smiling at this change of pace as well.
Eagun replied, "We've been partners and very close friends ever since I was your age."
"And even though he's retired, Eagun and his partner still act as though they are young, which can be quite amusing yet worrying sometimes. Our little Rui takes her spirital excitement too much after her grandfather." Beluh muttered, causing her husband to blush in slight embarrassment.
"Well, I, uh..." Eagun muttered, but unable to come up with an excuse. Clearing his throat and decide to change the subject, he gazed at the young trainers again and questioned, "Now then, on to business. I take something has happened that you young ones need to speak to me about?"
(~End Pokemon Center~)
Suddenly remembering the men who kidnapped Professor Krane, Ash, Michael, Dawn and Brock all explained about what happened at the HQ lab, and how the Shadow Pokemon Team Cipher used are still being used by strange men, how Michael was instructed to use the Snag Machine to capture the Shadow Pokemon just as Wes did five years ago to turn them back to normal, recently capturing a Teddiursa, and how Ash just recently discovered of his father being here five years ago. Even Tasha was surprised.
"But, I thought Wes, Rui and those other two trainers from the future stopped Cipher." Tasha thought. "How can Shadow Pokemon still be out there?"
This was troubling news indeed. "Or it could be that Ciper has re-established themselves, despite the two leaders having been arrested and the other Admin having vanished five years ago. Or maybe Evince was never the true mastermind to behind with." Eagun thought with a frown.
"What do you mean?" Michael asked, curious. Even the Pokemon were curious about this as well, especially Grovyle who's concern was growing.
"Cipher's goal was domination and control over all Pokemon." Eagun explained, "They didn't care of what happened to the Pokemon as long as they were in control and turned into Shadow Pokemon, their hearts closed up and gaining the power of darkness. But I'm certain you know this."
"Professor Krane told us about that before he was kidnapped." Dawn confirmed. That, and she also knew about Grovyle being from the future that doesn't exist anymore in a world possibly far from the human world. But she didn't mention this to anyone. She wanted to keep her promise to Grovyle.
Ash nodded, and added, "I'm still finding hard to believe that there's more to darkness than just, well, dark type Pokemon or just in dark areas or at night time."
'(Yes, darkness is a force as well as the light is. I should know, because I came from the dark future that no longer exists.)' Grovyle thought in his mind, but he didn't mention this considering how Piplup hadn't told Pikachu yet.
"It was quite a struggle all those years ago." Eagun grimly nodded, "Even worse, because our precious Rui had the special gift of seeing and detecting the dark auras in Shadow Pokemon, Cipher posed her as a threat and attempted to kidnap her. If it weren't for Wes for having to save her, then who knows what could've happened."
"Wait a second." Michael perked up, suddenly remembering his Aura detector on his Snag Machine, "Rui...she was the one who could look into the hearts of Pokemon? Because during the development of the snag machine I have, this one has an aura detector to detect Shadow Pokemon, used by some of her DNA. I've never met her, because I didn't even know her name at that time."
"No kidding?" Ash asked, shocked. It made him think about his own Aura ability, but he didn't mention this, though he thought back of when he saw the Shadow Teddiursa for the first time. How he even noticed a slight dark purple cloud surrounding it and how his aura reacted to it. Did that mean he had the similiar ability too? It was still strange enough he could see things happening before they actually happen.
Tasha blinked, then muttered, cringing a little, "Sounds scary. I mean, I heard stories of some people bein special in having magic, but I never thought about anything like that."
"Well, when you think about it, Aura is a rare gift in humans as it is in Pokemon like Riolu and Lucario." Brock explained, "Sometimes a person can make a connection with their aura to the Pokemon too."
"Yes," Eagun agreed, "But one thing is very certain. We humans all share some things in common with all Pokemon, if you really think about it. We all have hearts, souls and minds. We may be different in bodies and in our abilites, but in truth, all life is the same. We shouldn't treat Pokemon differently to people. But again, it all depends in how our hearts make us."
These words struck into the hearts of Ash and his friends, Michael and Tasha, and even to Ash's Pikachu, Piplup and Pichu. Grovyle was the only young Pokemon who understood all too well, his adventures with his human partner who turned into a Piplup who's friendship with Chimchar showed them and other Pokemon in his world that humans are like Pokemon in different ways.
"Say, you mentioned you captured a Shadow Teddiursa, did you not?" Eagun remembered to Michael who nodded.
"Yeah, and I want to turn it back to normal, but the Purifiction Chamber back at the lab isn't completed yet. That's why I came here, because I heard about the Relic Stone that can cure Pokemon back to normal." Michael added.
"Then I'd like all of you to come with me to the Relic Forest." Eagun decided, adding to Ash, "It concerns you as well, Ash."
"Me?" Ash blinked, in confusion.
However, as Pikachu had been listening, suddenly, his ears perked up as he sensed something behind him. Turning his head slightly to look behind him, Pikachu suddenly caught sight of a shadowy figure from the otherside of the window outside of the house, which it then quickly disappeared before he could get a better look at it.
Blinking on confusion, Pikachu blinked, wondering what it was. Apparently, Piplup, Grovyle, Pichu and the older Pikachu noticed him doing this and blinked in confusion as well.
"(What's the matter, Pikachu?)" Pichu asked.
"(I thought I saw something outside of the window.)" Pikachu replied as he turned back to his friends. "(It kinda looked like a Pokemon but it disappeared before I could get a better look at it.)"
Piplup shrugged and suggested, "(Maybe you were seeing things. Because you don't get Ghost Pokemon around this area, and no other Pokemon can disappear like that.)"
"(Maybe.)" Pikachu thought, but he wasn't convinced that he was just seeing things. But at the same time, strangely, he didn't think it was Team Rocket, because as far as Meowth goes, spying was the trio's skill in being bad guys.
Grovyle thought deeply about Pikachu's concern and didn't blame him. He gazed at the window himself and frowned. Something or someone was spying on them, and he knew it. It was only a matter of time before the spy would come out and reveal themselves.
After lunch, Eagun led Ash, Pikachu, Dawn, Piplup, Brock, Grovyle, Michael and Tasha(who wanted to come along) down the path around the Pokemon Center, and into a fern cave which at the other side was a beatiful forest, which Ash and his friends were amazed by the sight.
(~Relic Forest-PKM: XD Gale of Darkness~)
In the centre of the forest, as a stone piller with strange letters on it that none of them understood. The sun was shining through the trees, making it a more wonderful sight.
Eagun, seeing that he can trust these young people, gestured them at the stone piller, explaining, "This is the Relic Stone. The only stone in the world that can cure a Pokemon's heart from darkness."
"That's the Relic Stone?" Michael breathed in awe.
"That's so cool." Ash muttered, stunned as well.
"(Awesome.)" Pikachu muttered.
"(How cool is that?)" Piplup added.
Even Grovyle was amazed. "(Amazing. This Relic Stone is very new to me.)" as it also reminded him of the Time Gears, Chimchar's Relic Fragment and Temporal Tower.
"It's beautiful." Dawn and Tasha both said in unison.
"So it can really cure the Shadow Pokemon?" Brock asked, astonded.
Eagun nodded, "Indeed. Now then, Michael, I want you to release your Teddiursa and have it very close to the Relic Stone, if you please."
"Uh, okay." Michael nodded, then took out the pokeball that held the snagged Teddiursa, and mumbled, "Just hope it'll behave itself this time."
"This time? What do you mean?" Ash asked.
The other young trainer sweatdropped, admitting, "Well, when I had to fight another Pokemon trainer at Gateon Port for some training before I got here, it was a double battle and well, when I had Eevee and Teddiursa team up since I only have two Pokemon so far...it didn't go too well, because Teddiursa just went totally crazy."
Flash-Back.
"Teddiursa, use fury swipes!" Michael commanded.
The Shadow Teddiursa did so and scratched at the Nuzleaf that belonged to an 18 year old guy who was shocked by the power of this Teddiursa. But then, as if going wild, it also fury swiped a Peliper as well, and to Michael's dismay, Eevee as well, and all three Pokemon were knocked out cold.
"No! I only wanted you to hit Nuzleaf, not other Pokemon, including your partner!" Michael cried out, before facepalming himself in humilation and embarrassment.
End of flash-back.
Ash, Dawn, Brock, Pikachu, Piplup and even Grovyle all sweatdropped at this story. Shadow Pokemon were dangerous and crazy, and they realised that the sooner the Shadow Pokemon were turned back into normal Pokemon, the better. But still, for Teddiursa to knock out two opponent Pokemon as well as a partner in a double battle...Ouch.
"Ouch." Tasha cringed in sympathy, "I think I know now how much trouble Wes had when he caught Shadow Pokemon, and I was a little kid back then."
"Well let's see what happens." Eagun suggested, knowing this all too well, for he had seen something similiar five years ago.
"Please lady luck." Michael whispered, pleading, and hesitating. He then threw the Pokeball into the air, calling out, "Teddiursa, I choose you!"
In a flash, the Shadow Teddiursa appeared, it's expression still mean as Ash and the others had seen the first time they'd seen it back at the HQ Lab. The moment the small bear Pokemon was in front of the Relic Stone, all of the sudden, a bright green light appeared surrounding the Relic Stone that Ash and most of the others cry out in alarm, and for them and the Pokemon to shield their eyes with their arms. On top of that, as it covered Teddiursa who was the closest, light appeared around it's body as well, and as if like magic, darkness appeared and then just bursted into nothing like a small fireworks.
As soon as the light appeared, the green light disappeared on both the Relic Stone and the Teddiursa. When Ash and the others unshielded their eyes, they were too stunned to even speak on what just happened. Then, as the Teddiursa turned around, to their surprise, it didn't have the mean look on it's face. Instead, like normal Teddiursa, it looked cute, and just as confused as the others, as it looked around, curiously.
"Teddiursa?" It asked, puzzled.
"What happened?" Tasha asked, curiously.
"It looks normal now." Dawn added.
Pikachu and Piplup decided to walk over to Teddiursa who gazed at the two Pokemon in confusion and asked, "(Where am I?)"
"(Um, the Relic Forest.)" Piplup answered, uncertain.
"(Teddiursa, do you remember anything?)" Pikachu then asked carefully.
The small bear Pokemon blinked, then looked worried and replied, "(Well, I do remember some mean people taking me, and then they did something and after that, all I saw was the dark. I could hear voices, but I couldn't do anything.)"
"(Really? You mean you don't remember?)" Pikachu asked.
"(Of course. This is the power of the Relic Stone.)" Grovyle thought as he approached as well. "(That light came from the Stone itself, and because of that, it brought Teddiursa back into the Light.)"
"(Wow, Grovyle. You sound like an expert.)" Pikachu thought, impressed.
Grovyle shrugged, and replied, "(My partner and I did a lot of research in many myths and legends, but the Relic Stone is still new to me.)"
"(Let's just say that Grovyle is really smart.)" Piplup stated.
Michael, in the meantime, checked his aura-detector, and was stunned to see that there was no trace of the black and purple fog Teddiursa, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa! The dark aura on Teddiursa is gone!"
"No way!" Brock thought, stunned.
Ash was speechless, because even he noticed that the dark aura was gone too, for he noticed it again before the Relic Stone glowed, and now that the glow stopped, the dark aura was gone.
"That is the power of the Relic Stone." Eagun explained, "Because the door to Teddiursa's heart has been opened and the stone was able to rid the darkness in it's heart. Now it is no longer a Shadow Pokemon."
"So Teddiursa is back to normal?" Dawn asked, amazed.
"Awesome!" Ash thought, amazed.
"So that's how the Purifiction Chamber works too." Brock realised, "That means that chamber is based by the power of the Relic Stone."
"So if all the Shadow Pokemon are cured by either the Purifiction Chamber or the Relic Stone, they'll turn back into normal Pokemon." Michael realised, glancing at the snag machine on his arm, and smiled. "I get it now. So if I capture all of the Shadow Pokemon, I can turn them back to normal with the chamber and/or the Relic Stone."
(~All for One, One for All-PKM MD: Explorers of the Sky~)
"Great! Those bad guys won't know what's coming to them!" Ash declared. "We'll be able to save all of the Shadow Pokemon!"
"Yeah!" His friends all cheered, and even Tasha cheered as well.
Michael then rushed over to the newly friendly Teddiursa and smiled happily, saying, "Teddiursa, I'm glad I was able to save you. Everything will be okay now."
As if understanding it's new trainer, Teddiursa cheered happily and the two hugged and laughed happily. Ash and the others smiled. Now this was how a Teddiursa should act-like a child and not a machine.
"Then it's settled. I wish you all the best of luck." Eagun smiled while chuckling. "This brings back memories."
"Let's head back to the village to the Pokemon Center." Michael suggested and the others agreed.
(~End All for One, One for All~)
Though as they were walk, Ash paused, remembering something and turned to Eagun who just walked passed him, asking, "That reminds me. Did my Dad really help out in defeating Team Cipher five years ago?" while Pikachu stopped as well, also curious about his best friend's father.
Eagun paused at the question, then sighed, and turned back to Ash, saying, "He knew about the dangers of Cipher. That was his real reason for being here in the Orre region. The reason why he never told you or your mother was because he didn't want either of you to worry, or even put your lives in danger should you know the truth."
Ash stood still, stunned at the new information. So his father knew that something was wrong all those years ago, and left without telling him or his mom, because he didn't want them to worry or put them in danger?
"He went with my granddaughter and Wes, and those two the trainers from the future, which back then, was seven years, now it's only two years left before they are sent back in time and it starts for them. Call it an, Time Paradox, per se. Anyway, your father helped all four of them to fight against Cipher, up until his death." Eagun continued, with slight hesitation.
"W-What happened to him? How did...how did he die?" Ash asked, desparate to know. Mentally, he was becoming upset, and he could feel his heart sink the more he heard about his father. He wanted to know how Alistair died, but at the same time, he didn't want to know.
Eagun knew this was coming, and closed his eyes, muttering, "He sacrificed himself to save Rui and one of the trainers from the future...and from what I was told which was the truth, he died from his wounds. Before he left Agate Village, he made me promise-promise that should you come here when you became a Pokemon trainer, that you would be careful, and hoped nothing happened to you, and tell you that...that he was deeply sorry and that he loved you and your mother deeply and wished he was there on your fifth and other future birthdays."
(~Melochony-PKM: MD: Explorers of the Sky-Anime~)
So Alistair really did want to come home, but at that time, because of what Cipher did, he couldn't and in the end, died while saving two others. Ash didn't know what do say about that. He didn't know about his father that much as a little boy, but now...now that he knew that was everything his mother told him and so much more, and had died a hero and that he loved both of them so much, it made Ash wish his father was still alive and that he could see him for real.
'Dad...' Ash thought, then lowered his head and shut his eyes, tears falling free as he silently cried.
Seeing the young boy cry the loss of the father he barely knew as a young child, Eagun understood the emotion and sighed again. "I'll give you some time alone." he muttered, before walking into the cave, leaving Ash and a very concerned Pikachu behind.
Pikachu then rushed up to his trainer and muttered, "Pika pi?" which got Ash's attention, as he gazed down at his partner, muttering an 'huh?' and realising that his yellow best friend was worried.
Quickly wiping away his tears away, Ash then scooped up Pikachu in his arms, and said, "Pikachu...if Cipher really is back, then does that mean everything my Dad when through was for nothing? He died in saving two friends and they and the guys went through all that trouble to save the Pokemon."
"Pika..." Pikachu didn't know how to answer that.
"I mean, sure I barely remember him, but I always knew that he was a good person." Ash admitted.
(~End Melochony~)
He then came to a decision, and held a renewed determination, "Well, we'll just have to make sure not to make the mistake of not coming back alive and then we'll find a way to stop Team Cipher if they're back once and for all. Right, pal?"
Pikachu, sensing Ash's determination, nodded in agreement, now also holding the same determination on his expression.
Nodding, Ash, with Pikachu who climbed onto his shoulder, walked out of the forest and back into the cave to meet up with their friends and continue their journey through out the Orre Region.
But little did they and the others know, that a Sableye was watching from a tree above, and when it was sastified in what it saw, jumped and raced away further into the forest.
A/N: Sorry that it's late. Writing a semi-novelization of XD: Gale of Darkness is really hard, especially when I noticed that no one else has even come to the Relic Forest of the game in their fanfics of the story and never had the desire to finish it. I don't have the game myself, and I try not to watch the walkthroughs just to memorize the storyline every second(which I hardly do as well), so, you can understand why this story is taking me so long.
Anyway, I also have a list of voice casting(in my mind at least because this will never happen) of the characters voices so far that I have chosen. Feel free for suggestions of other voices for other characters for this story.
Ash Ketchum: Voiced by Veronica Taylor and not Sarah Natochenny, because I hate Sarah's voice as Ash now.
Pikachu: Voiced by Ikue...something in Pokemon language, and Sarah Natochenny in translation language.
Brock and James: Voiced by Eric Stuart and not Bill Rogers or James Carter.
Dawn: Voiced by Emily Bauer.
Piplup: Voiced by Amy...something who also voiced Cyndequil in Pokemon langauge, and Amy Birnbaum in translation language(and for further notice later on).
Grovyle: Voiced by Dean or whatever something in Pokemon Language, and Dan Green in translation language.
Michael: Voiced by Sarah Natochenny(or someone else you can think of).
Eldes: Voiced by Quintion Flynn.
Adros: Voiced by Kirk Thornton(or something).
Tasha: Voiced by Tara Strong.
Jessie: Rachael Lillis and not Michele Knotz.
Meowth: Voiced by Maddie Blaustein(which I'm still upset about her death back in 2008. R.I.P Maddie) and not James Carter.
Eagun: Voiced by Kenneth Mars(What? I couldn't think of anyone else.)
Feel free to suggest the rest of the characters voices in your minds in your review, fellow readers, and I'll see you in the next chapter. Remember, none of these actors will ever voice these characters, but it's nice to dream, right? Oh, and the Citrus character is based and suggested by fellow author and friend In Citrus Heights who will make an appearence very soon.
See you later in the next chapter.