Chapter 13
Katie made a difficult choice in order to have one more chance to stop the Grandmaster's rampage. Now with Ash & Serena back home an unlikely ally has come to her rescue! This ally quickly commanded his Rhyperior to attack the royal guard with hyper beam. An attack that mowed down dozens of troops which allowed the princess to finally catch her breath but curiosity soon over took the princess as she looked up and saw her brother standing on the hilltop along with his Rhyperior. This confused the princess as she Begins to question her brother and his motives as he continued to approach her; Kenneth what are you doing!? Kenneth could sense his sister's skepticism as he tried to convince her That he was there to protect her but alas his sister saw through his lie as she demanded to know "why he was really here!?"
Sensing that his sister knew that he was "Lying through his teeth" Kenneth began to tell his sister why he really was here to help her in the most sincere tone Kenneth could muster; "alright truth be told i realized i Made a "horrible mistake" and, although i don't expect to ever be forgiven for what I've done! I can still help see that the Grandmaster's plan doesn't succeed!" Katie this time could sense her brother's sincerity which caused her to stand there at a loss for words but Raphael on the other hand wasn't at a loss as he quickly interrupted the royal siblings family moment; " after all once you two are out of the way there won't be any birth right claims to the throne left! Now finish them both off." orders the royal guard were quick To respond to as they marched closer and closer to Katie and Kenneth.
Seeing the soldier's inch closer and closer to them caused both Kenneth and Katie to slowly walk back towards Contemillia's portal which was still open from sending ash & Serena home all of the while Kenneth's attention turned to his sister as he started thinking to himself; " we can't let them get to this portal and, i have to protect Katie; after all unlike me she deserves a chance at a real life!" no sooner did Kenneth finish his thought he realized both him and his sister were now surrounded with nowhere to go and with the army continuing to close in Katie decided to use the skills Serena and ash taught her as she raises her hand up towards the sky and called out;
"I don't think so; come down divine guardian of war, Gorath!" words that caused the earth to shake and the sky to darken as lightning started striking the ground and within the mist of this a rift opened up in the sky as a large white creature descended to the ground. As sight that terrified not just the army but Raphael as Gorath got to his feet swinging his powerful sword arm into the air before roaring in anger.

Meanwhile back with ash & Serena:

Ash & Serena continued to scream as they fell out through Contemillia's portal and onto the warm Alolan soil. Several minutes passed before ash and Serena picked themselves up off the ground. As soon as the couple were off the ground ash reached over to place his hands on Serena's shoulders as he asked her if she was alright to which Serena nodded and before Serena knew it ash was pulling her close to him in a hug as he whispers to her that they were finally home!

A revelation that should have excited both of them was nothing but cold comfort as they realized what just happened before they were sent home and the mess they just left Katie in unaware that her brother had just come to her rescue but, before ash and Serena had a chance to think about it any further they heard a familiar voice calling out to them; "ash... Serena... is that you!?" hearing their names being called out ash and Serena turned their heads to gaze down the trail where a young woman dressed in all white was running towards them it was Lillie who seemed extremely relieved as she exclaims to them; "thank Arceus you two are alive we've been searching for you two for months!" the word months coming from Lillie shocked Ash and Serena as neither of them realized it had truly been that long as they begin to realize their friends and family have been searching and worried sick about them for so long a realization that was clearly evident as they begin to apologize to the Alola champion For making everyone worried.

To which Lillie quickly assured the couple that it was alright and that they were just grateful they were alive. Once Lillie saw her words calm her friends down she couldn't help herself but ask; "by the way while we're on the topic, what happened to you two anyway!?" a question that caught ash and Serena off guard as they tried to tell Lillie that; "it was a long story!" in hopes that it would get Lillie to drop the subject but in fact what happened was just the opposite as she assures the world champions that she had time." making ash and Serena realize that they were going to have to tell Lillie what had happened to them.

Meanwhile Back On The Dimensional Plain:

"Gorath attack!" Katie ordered the guardian of war as Gorath swung his powerful blade arm at the soldiers knocking them down in droves but Raphael just kept sending more waves of men towards them and it wasn't long before Kenneth noticed his sister growing fatigued from using Gorath's power it was pushing her Spirit and energy to the very limit of what she was able to handle. Kenneth couldn't help but grow concerned for his sister because although for a long time he envied her and even battled against her, Katie was his sister and he did truly love her and that's when he began to think to himself; "Katie can't take much More of this, if Raphael and the army capture us we'll surely be thrown in jail or worse; i can't let them get Katie; she didn't do anything wrong; she has a chance of a real life with ash & Serena!"
Kenneth then turned his head and noticed Contemillia's portal slowly shrink in size and he knew time was running out Before turning his head back to his sister just as she was about to command Gorath to attack again. Katie was taken by surprise as she yelled out an attack order she felt Kenneth grabbing her with her brother holding her arms Katie demanded to know what Kenneth was doing however Kenneth quickly interrupted her; "sorry about this Katie but it's too dangerous for you here if we're captured who knows what'll happen..." this confused her as she asks her bother what he meant by that but before she knew it Kenneth told her; "go live your life, do mom and dad proud and know I'm truly sorry for what I've done!" before pulling Katie into one last tight hug and after a couple minutes of holding his sister Kenneth shoved her into Contemillia's portal forcing it to close as Katie screamed out to her brother! Seeing Kenneth forcing the portal to shut infuriated Raphael as Kenneth responds by telling the warlord he was "too late now!" with a smug grin On his face; Raphael then begins shouting at the prince; "that portal was our only way to the other dimension; you'll pay for that, blast him!" and before Kenneth knew it he saw Raphael's army and their Pokemon launching attacks right at him as visions of his mom and dad appeared in Kenneth's mind before assuring the images of his parents he was sorry for what he had down before he saw an image of his sister ash and, Serena appear in front of him as he begs the images of ash and Serena to please take care of his sister as Raphael's army's attacks hit the rouge prince as well as what was left of the royal palace.

Meanwhile In Alola with Ash, Serena And, Lillie:

Ash, Serena and Lillie, had just made their way to the local Pokemon center at the insistence of Lillie and after sitting down an talking with the professor/champion of the Alola region ash and Serena finally finished their story about what happened to them; "and that's what happened..." after almost an hour of just staring At their cups of tea ash and Serena finally looked up at Lillie and were taken aback by the look of astonishment on her face. Making both ash and Serena feel awkward but truth be told Lillie didn't know what to say but after a couple of minutes of dumbfoundment Lillie finally responded; "no way; so you're saying this Dragonus, Ruler of the divine dragons is being held hostage somewhere on Alola, for the purpose of dimensional integration?" a question ash and Serena just responded to with a nod as Lillie reached into her bag and pulled out her cell phone. A sight that confused Ash and Serena as they quietly asked Lillie; "what she was doing?" and that's when Lillie informed ash and Serena that she "was having a thorough search of the entire region conducted so they could find Dragonus and the others!" at first Ash and Serena where skeptical Lillie could pull that off but Lillie quickly and confidently assured ash and Serena that of course she could after all not only Was she a professor here but she was also the new regional champion. Grateful of what Lillie was doing to help them.

Meanwhile with the Grandmaster and Dragonus in an unknown part of Alola:

As Dragonus Olympus and Primus continued to be chained down unable to escape from the Grandmaster's clutches Dragonus finally sensed the demise of the dimensional plain news he quickly, quietly and, remorsefully informed his brothers what has happened much to the disbelief of Primus as he quietly asked; "it's all gone?" but Dragonus was not only quick to answer with a profound yes but was also quick to remind primus that what happened was partially his fault!" while Olympus asked his brother "what they were going to do now?" to which Dragonus responded; "hold tight and hope ash, Serena and their other brothers can pull of a miracle because as Of right now that was all they can do!" while the Grandmaster stared down Dragonus so he can gloat; "with the dimensional plain gone there's only one phase left!" before giving Dragonus a cryptic threat; "and believe me phase two will be worse than you can ever imagine Dragonus!" while this did frighten Dragonus at the same time He began sensing something that renewed his hope; "wait a minute, what's this..." "There was one survivor from the dimensional plain!?" "Yes, i can sense it princess Katie survived!" while the revelation of Katie's survival relieved the ruler of the divine dragons that relief went way when Olympus grabbed his attention;

"Wait Dragonus look..." curious at what his brother was so anxious about looks down to the grandmaster as he... or rather she... mutters out; "man it's hot out here..." as she reaches for the hood of her cloak pulling it off and for the first time revealing her face. Upon seeing the Grandmasters face caused Dragonus' heart to drop as he immediately recognized her and Dragonus along with Olympus and, primus all knew they were in trouble as she wiped her brow and pulled her hood on back over her head as her servant calls out to her; "grandmaster we're ready!" this news clearly pleased the Grandmaster as she ordered her servant to throw the switch on their machine which powered up as it turned on its turret so it was now aimed right at Dragonus." but before Dragonus could even think of how to respond the Grandmaster gave the order to fire as a red colored beam hit Dragonus causing him to scream out in pain and for help. Drawing concern from Olympus and Primus. While giving a sense of pleasure to the Grandmaster as she started laughing manically and proclaiming; "now Dragonus you're mine!" as the ruler of the divine dragons continued crying out in pain; the sky began to darken giving Olympus and primus a sense that this wasn't going to end well.

Primus couldn't stand to see his brother like this; "what are you doing to him human!?" the guardian of energy asked rage and anger filling his voice. to which the Grandmaster responded by informing Primus and Olympus that he was draining their brothers power away, a revelation that filled Olympus and Primus both with disbelief. Primus sensing that this wasn't a joke turns to his brother Dragonus before giving Dragonus an apology for what he has done but, what Primus didn't expect was his brothers response. "Its okay Primus as long as you all are safe that's all that matters1" Primus couldn't believe what his brother just said which was evident to Dragonus as he asked him; "Wait you forgive me after all that I've done!?" a question Dragonus answered by assuring his brother even as he continued being drained like a battery; "of course Primus you're my brother i can never stay Angry at you guys..." a response which of course the Grandmaster mocked much to Primus and Olympus' anger!

Meanwhile back with Ash & Serena:

Ash and Serena had joined the search party their friend and current Alola champion Lillie organized to help find the Grandmaster and Dragonus but, alas hours of searching the east side of the region turned up nothing. Eventually Lillie managed to catch up to ash and Serena sadly having the same results as ash and Serena. Once Lillie delivered This disappointing news she joined another team of the search party to begin searching the west side of Alola. With Lillie gone Serena turned her attention to ash so she could share what's on her mind; "ash I'm worried; after all the grandmaster has had months for a head start!" this was a fear ash shared with Serena but even though the performer was
Concerned and afraid about the situation another thought soon ran through Serena's mind; "Katie" before Serena assured herself that they would figure out what happened and save Dragonus for the princess of Tempalizin.

These thoughts where soon overcome by something else running through Serena's head and that of course was Dragonus himself. Serena
couldn't explain how but she could sense his pain and even his location; confident ash sensed it too Serena asks ash if he had heard something to which ash responds to by telling Serena he did but that it wasn't something to worry about!" Serena couldn't believe what she had just heard so she reaches down and grabs her husband's wrist before dragging Him behind her as she headed towards the voice she heard. ash had never seen Serena act like this unless she was mad of course and eventually his curiosity overtook him before he finally asked Serena what she was doing a few moments of silence passed before Serena corrected her husband; "you're wrong ash, it's Dragonus ash i know where he is!" as she Continued to drag him along!

Back with the Grandmaster and Dragonus in an unknown part of Alola:

After several minutes of being hit by the Grandmaster's machine the pain inflicted on Dragonus finally stopped as the machine stopped but, this wasn't a good thing because once the machine stopped Dragonus' color faded away before the ruler of the divine dragon's carcass fell to the ground completely unresponsive horrifying Primus and Olympus as they demanded To know what the Grandmaster had done. the dragons where met by a laugh before hearing the answer to their question; "i just siphoned his power, his energy and his soul which has turned him into the empty shell you now see!" this disturbed the remaining two divine dragons but they refused to believe it as the Grandmaster ordered his own machine turned on himself before; Ordering his servant was quick to follow before blasting him with a blue colored beam which quickly faded as a smile crept up on his face as he informed Primus and Olympus that their brother's power was now his. This was once again met with skepticism which made the Grandmaster believe that a demonstration was in order. With that decided the Grandmaster lifted his
Arm to the sky causing clouds to form overhead as lightning started striking the ground." the sight of a human controlling the weather immediately convinced Olympus but Primus on the other hand still wasn't. Which forced the Grandmaster's hand and before Primus even knew what was happening he saw the Grandmaster redirect the lightning overhead right at him causing The guardian of energy terrible pain; feeling this pain made Primus realize that the Grandmaster wasn't bluffing after all only Dragonus' power could truly hurt the divine dragons. Happy to see that he finally has made Olympus and Primus believers he discontinued his attack before ordering his servant to blast them both with his machine and once those red beams that turned their brother into an empty shell hit Primus and Olympus the two divine dragons began screaming in pain just like their brother did screams as the Grandmaster assures them soon enough their power would soon be his too.

Back With Ash & Serena:

Ash and Serena were continuing towards the hill in front of them where Serena was sure she heard Dragonus calling out to them in pain from a voice that died down a while ago causing the young couple to move with a bit faster pace fearful that what they were afraid would happen already has but as they continued to approach they both soon heard two more familiar voices screaming out in pain. These voices where certainly Olympus and Primus. Once ash and Serena arrived at the foot of the hill ash turned to Serena before telling her that she needed to be ready for anything before begging her to be careful a sentiment Serena repeated to ash as they slowly climbed up the hill and towards the bushes to get a glimpse of what Was going on but, nothing could've prepared them for what they were seeing Olympus and Primus chained down and being blasted by some sort of machine. While in the middle of them was a large fossilized shell of what looked like Dragonus. A sight that terrified ash and Serena as they began to wonder what happened to Dragonus while Serena directed ash to Olympus and Primus.
Serena was confident whatever the Grandmaster was doing to them was hurting them. A feeling ash shared as he got up to move towards them determined not to let this go on any longer but ash felt Serena pulling his arm again. Serena determined to protect the love of her life begged Ash not to do it!

Ash truly understood Serena and appreciated that she was just looking out For his safety but seeing the pain their friends were in was something he couldn't ignore. After a few tense moments Serena finally agreed to go with ash but on the condition that she could send a message out to Lillie so at least someone would know where they were? Ash quickly agreed with Serena's request as he watched her dig in her vest pocket for her communicator; Which she quickly pulled out and typed in a brief message to Lillie before clasping it shut and placing it back in her pocket. with that done Serena slowly got up and along with ash sneaked up behind the Grandmaster before making their presence known by telling the Grandmaster in unison in the most confident tone of voice they could muster; "stop right there; that's enough!"