Chapter 21 – A Ride and a Shocking Wake up
May and Max sat around the table eating breakfast watching the news about the Island of Johto and the three islands around that island now been totally emptied by humans and pokémon part from one of each of the three black pokémon on each now. No one could get near the island but the last images that showed on News were a Tower was there where the island use to be.
"May things look bad in the Johto Region" Max said holding the cup looking at the screen then turn to May seeing her over at some controls "May didn't you hear me?"
May turned her head around looking over at Max "Did you activate these?"
"What no way! I listening to what Flare told not to touch!" Max shouted at her then paused "Why do you ask?" he looked a bit worried
May looked creep out now "Because this is all lit up and cause it modified to say English it saying that we about to take off to some place in the Hoenn Region" May said with a twitching eyebrow.
Max was about to speak but the violate shake of take off send him and May flying on the ground hard as it start to fly to the region to where Flare is. "This isn't good" Max moaned as he got up looking at the computers "Whoa the power not that high, I don't know if we will make it to wherever this is going"
May grabbed Max by the shoulders shaking him "Don't say that! I don't want to crash!" May cried out
"May please stop shaking me" Max pleaded and May stopped. "Sorry Max, I am just scared" May look down at the metal floor. "Yeah I am too" Max looked at the computer console hoping hard that they will get to wherever they going to.
Meowth and Lurna look over at a big timer of a big screen counting down "39 hours and 37 minutes, if I am right that means it will be midnight tomorrow when that reach zero but I wonder why" Meowth said staring at the timer the put a paw on his chin.
Lurna drink some water from a bottle then look at Meowth "I guess it something to do with that Great Barrier"
"How do you know that?" Meowth looked at her then she point at the timer he looked at saw the big words "Oh that how." Meowth laughed sheepishly about it rubbing his back of the head.
"But what is the reason for this Great Barrier?" Meowth look back at her and hummed a little not even sure why. "Zarkaruio must have a reason and when he learnt about Ash he was almost scared out of his mind, a kid his scared off but why?"
"Yeah the twerp is nothing but a pain and we can't even get that Pikachu for the boss" Meowth mumbled then sighed. "Now I am a caged Meowth just something to be toyed by that creep."
"Creep am I?" Both human and pokémon backs straight with fright turn around looking at Zarkaruio standing there right in front of the cage. "As for the kid Ash I taken care of things that he will be no longer a threat unless he pulls out a Dragon Breath out of a hat before Midnight tomorrow or he could say goodbye to his humaniaty and hello Charizard life for life and Charizard to human life" Zarkaruio laughed in his psychic voice. "They will be too shocked and almost go crazy over their switch"
"Switch" Meowth blinked "Why didn't you just blast him?" Meowth asked then thought of something "Unless you couldn't do it"
Zarkaruio smirked "Oh your right, his energy levels are too high now, they will reach peak as the Great Barrier is at it weakest. 13 year circle is near a end" Zarkaruio told them both. "One thing that those foolish brothers and sisters had no choice in, it gets weaker and weaker at a point of a few years before the recharge then it goes back to full strength" Zarkaruio said to them then turn around
"Wait a minute that the twerps 13 birthday!" Meowth yelled out then it clicked "He had some sort of power from birth!? That why your afraid of him!? No wonder you did that, your afraid of being beaten by a kid!" Meowth started to laugh very hard even when Zarkaruio used a thunderbolt Meowth was still laughing.
"Stupid Meowth" Zarkaruio sneered and slowly walked away to a laptop looking at the screen of three locations "Till that night I will have the defence I need to keep them away but when it comes to that one hour at midnight to 1am this time frame I am at serious risk of being defeated by that kid if luck fall his way this is my only hope for victory" Zarkaruio said with a dark look at the screen
Lurna frowned "he taking a great risk doing that switch whatever it was" Lurna whispered "But maybe that will pay off for us in the long run, but why do I see something else almost like a longing for something?" Lurna spoke quietly Meowth listened then look at Zarkaruio wondering now the same thing with his silted cat eyes focused on Zarkaruio.
Back at Cameron Palace Ash and Charizard was put onto beds both still out cold from the sneak attack of the Ancient pokémon. Charla and Liza looked over at their beds wondering either them will wake up the attack was nothing like they seen and so powerful that it easily stopped a attack like Dragon Breath and able to put Mew to sleep. Charla saw Flare walking over to Mew then look at Liza slowly she walked away without even being noticed then came up to Flare behind.
"So Flare what it the claw?" Charla asked Flare turned his head a little looking at her with a eye then turn his head to Mew raising his right claw with a tiny bag Charla blinked then point a claw tip at it. "What inside that tiny bag?"
Flare sighed "Please enough with the questions" Charla snorted "Sorry but I am just wondering since your from another world remember" Charla said back sharply with annoyed look on her face. "Sorry Charla I didn't mean to be rude but if you was asked questions for the last 3 and half days almost non stop how would you feel?"
Charla scratched her side of the neck with a claw then said "I would be pretty anger about now, I guess that why you've been uptight since that talk with Mew" Charla then thought of something "How about a little training with me?"
Flare eyes went small and he having sweat down his side of the head "I… erm… got to do this first" Flare said to her. "This is all I got on me but I hope it enough to wake Mew up, this stuff has a powerful scent" Flare then open it up waving it in front of Mew a gas trail moving up from the bag over Mew's nose then Mew sniffed her eyes opened wide and shot up in the air flying around in circles really fast.
"One question if you don't mind, what is that stuff?" Charla said nervously seeing how sharply Mew woke up and wildly she was flying around above them.
Flare smiled "I call it Wake up Scent" Flare told her "I made it from some herbs that I collected around the forest I been staying at for the last 2 years, I found some of the herbs combiled could create a very powerful scent that could make anyone lively wake up even from the deepest of sleeps" Flare said with arms crossed "But only needed was a small amount so I left most of it in the holding locker in my craft carrying a small amount if needed to wake someone up" Flare told Charla.
"Amazing" Charla, said as she and Flare watch Mew float down in front of them "How do you feel Mew?"
Mew smiled happily "Wow that smelt amazing! I feel full of energy!" Mew then created a bubble for the fun of it and bounces on it up and down.
Charla smiled and hit Flare on the back making him hop then land on his feet looking at her "Nice one Flare" Charla put a thumb up at him "How about we train now?"
"Alright only till my craft gets here" Flare replied walking out of the room Charla heard craft and wonder what Flare meant.
"Craft? Flare!" Charla ran after him out of the door.
Liza watched them go Mew floating beside her laughing "Well it look like those two heated up and ready to train, I wouldn't have it any other way. Right Mew?" Mew nods and giggles a little. "Oh and we got to thank Flare waking you up" Mew span around and flew to one side of the room and back. "I gather size don't matter when it comes to you mew" Liza closed her eyes with a smile then heard some mumbling.
Liza opened her eyes then went to Ash's bedside "Misty, Tracy, Professor Oak, Kid get here Ash waking up!" Liza shouted out they all came in quickly Pikachu jumping up on the bed seeing Ash eyes stirring they now all gathered to see him wake up.
Misty smiled seeing him opening his eyes "Ash I'm glad your alright you had us all worried back there" Misty said with a give smile, Ash opened completely then he sat up looking at every single one of them.
"Pika pi!" Pikachu jump on him hugging Ash with Happiness. "Pikachu, I think your mistaken me I am Char…" he looked at his hands shaking with fear then look at his arms then body touching it madly with massive panic then touch his head pulling on the hair feeling the pain.
Tracy spoke out "Ash stop it your going to hurt yourself" He look right at them all then screamed out loudly.
"Ash?" Professor Oak questioned, Pikachu step back now unsure himself
He starting to wave his arms around "I am not Ash I am Charizard and What am I doing in Ash body!? Is this a Nightmare please say it is!! I am not human I am a Pokémon!!!"
"Pikachu? Pika Pika chu chu, Pika pi?" Pikachu questioned
He looked at the human hands calming down from flapping his arms around but still freaked out but not planning to faint cause even he was in Ash body "If I am in Ash's body how can I still understand Pikachu and if that the case then that means… oh no" Charizard now in Ash body turn his head to the sleeping Charizard. Then turned to panic
"If your Charizard then…" Misty point at Charizard then point to the sleeping pokémon "That Ash in… uh oh" Misty start to back up and Charizard (Ash body) step got out of bed and did the same but almost fall over Tracy catching him
"How can humans walk with a tail or even wings?" Charizard (Ash body) complied quietly.
Kid was amazed "Wow that Mind Swap that Zarkaruio called out must have been a attack a Curse attack but why are you trying to back up?"
"Yes" Professor Oak said to them wondering just as much looking to Tracy helping Charizard back up quietly Pikachu doing the same.
Tracy then said "I think it kind of simple, with the amount of energy Charizard got Ash could most likely go crazy or have no real control of a pokémon body special like Charizard"
Professor Oak and Kid face went white with fear "A mental break down and if that happen he will be a berserker Charizard" Professor Oak quickly backed up against the wall. "This is going to be bad" then they saw him stirring.
"Ahhh!" everyone screamed at the same time backed up against the wall together but Charizard(Ash body) pushed Tracy arm away standing just in front of them as the pokémon woke and turn around sitting up yawning then saying something in Charizard.
"Where Flare when you need him?" Misty said with watering eyes.
Charizard put a thumb to himself "Ask me I can understand even I prefer to be back in that body of mine then this" Charizard then hang his arms down with tears coming down his face.
"Can you just tell us what he said" Misty grumbled
"Ash said, 'Morning guys what with the gathering is Charizard alright?'" Charizard told Misty who just let out a big sigh
"Clueless like usually" Misty then just blunted out "Ash your in Charizard's body!" Everyone put their hands over her mouth then she realised "opps" she said under everyone's hands.
The Charizard stop yawning the looked at them all slowly with a confused look then slowly looked down raising a hand he saw a three clawed hand flexing it with his will he watched them move then turning his neck looking at the tail with the fire on the tip and the two big wings. His face turn purple in shock slowly looking at his feet seeing three clawed toed feet he jumped out of bed and raced to a mirror finding one picking it up looking at it seeing Charizard blue eyes with the snout and head with the two blunt horns attached back at him orange scared.
Everyone picked around the corner looking at him from behind watching him stare at the mirror for almost a minute then roared out holding his head stomping around the mirror smashing to pieces on the ground. Turning around he smashed his tail into a wall. "Watch it that my body and I like to get it back much as you want this body!" Charizard jumped out of the corner with a fist raised at Ash (Charizard Body) who just stopped stomping around looking right at Charizard (Ash Body).
Ash then just fell over backwards out cold again everyone just dropping to the floor with a embarrassing look on their faces and Misty charge past Charizard with a mallet then swings "No not at my body!" Charizard put a hand out but he was too late.
Wham a direct impact on the head "Wake up Ash!!!" Misty said with a massive anger temper but then he rose up with a very scary anger look to his face Misty anger disappeared and went to fear "Nice Ash" Misty gulped and ran for it with a Flamethrower close behind her.
Ash (Charizard body) stopped seeing what he did then look at the claws again and crashed down into a sitting position crying with claws over the eyes speaking something out but Charizard understood it "Ash stop crying, your embarrassing me." He got red anger and slapped Ash across the face. "Now act toug…" Charizard saw that look and remember he giving that look to Ash tones of times before when he first evolved and then a blast of flames engulfed Charizard then it finished Charizard blackened. "Now I know how you felt" Charizard fell over backwards on the ground dazed.
Ash felt even bad doing it and enclosed himself staring at the floor not even moving a muscle he never gotten that anger before and each time he did he ended up doing that to Misty and even Charizard who was trapped in his own body. Pikachu walked up to Ash large Charizard body but Ash turned away looking to the wall with tears falling. "Pika Pi?" no reply but the sound of a Charizard crying
Charizard get up still burned up from Ash Flamethrower "I am impressed Ash" Ash turned around looking at almost himself but Charizard must be seeing that through the human eyes. "That Flamethrower was powerful even I guess I had it coming" Ash looked really confused then spoke back in Charizard then pointing at himself. "Ash putting yourself down over this not going to help you. I know how stressed and how hard it is to control that energy inside. I feel pathetic in this human body but I know you was strong even it wasn't by power but by will"
Professor Oak smiled then look at the others "Lets go I think we should leave them alone to sort this out"
"Your right Professor" Tracy said standing up
Liza said "I think I will let Charla and Charizard know" she turn and leave the room.
"I have to agree, this something that they have to sort out" Kid got up from the corner they all heading out of the bedroom. Misty ran after then "Wait up for me!"
Ash felt a bit better but still very down and scared of the power in him now he looked to the claw feet as he stood there lifting one up looking at the size of the legs and the torso he felt sick and put the foot down. He turn to see the tail move to what he want it to but the wings he found hard to move as well it felt too hard for him and he felt like giving up already his mental power very low and sat down against the wall sadden even more.
Charizard in Ash body sat down beside him against the wall "I feel down as well being like this. I hate this. I hate it a lot and feeling useless without my claws"
"I feel scared, I don't like being in this body one bit, scaly with claws on finger and toes with razor sharp fangs, the fiery tail and the wings. It might have been cool in a dream but the real thing. It sucks" Ash said looking at the claw hands moving the fingers and thumb with the claws shine in the light. "I being a cults half the time I fear that I might lose control of this body like those flamethrowers, it all came out of this instant anger out of no where. It scared me a lot" Ash said with closed eyes and crying again. "I just want to be back normal."
Mew float up to them seeing they was looking really down almost completely drained mentally over the switching around caused by Zarkaruio, she had to renew their spirits "crying and feeling down not going to help you two one bit" they both look at Mew. "How do you think Flare feel? His mentally down most of the time cause he can't stop thinking about family. But he gets on with the job and if I heard right all you need to do is learn Dragon Breath, I am sure Charizard can couch you on that" Mew said to them both moving her eyes on to Charizard then Ash.
"So what you two been switched minds. I think you two can pull something out if you use your head" Mew said to them.
Ash jump up on his feet then roared out in Charizard "Mew right, even I am stuck in your body we can figure a way to change back and if the curse is right all I need to do is learn that attack, it might be hard but it worth the shot!" Ash said with a closed claw hand rising up a little.
Charizard got up Pikachu looking at both of them with a happy look "Yes Ash your right and for once I got a idea a very cleaver one I might add" Charizard use a human finger to have Ash lower and Pikachu jumping up on Charizard head and listen in, Mew smiled then teleported outside to see what Flare and Charla up to.
"Charizard I think that might even work" Ash grinned with his now Charizard sharp teeth showing that crafty look in his eyes.
Pikachu said, "I like it a lot, he won't expect anything like that" Pikachu snickered.
"Then let the training begin!" Charizard punch the air then looked embarrassed "I never hear myself saying that again, stuck as a human and training my own Trainer what is this world coming to" Charizard muttered and Ash placing the hat on his head. "What the?"
Ash then said "Charizard you can do it" Charizard look at the claw hand place on his human shoulder. "We can do it, all of us"
"Team work" Pikachu cheered
"Team work" Charizard look at Ash "I think we should have Charla and Charizard to help out"
Ash nod a little "I have to agree, they might be able to help speed things up and that what we have to do. It might be almost impossible to learn it in just over 1 and a half days but we got to try Charizard the world depends if this plan of yours work out"
"Oh believe me I know it will and that Zarkaruio will not know what hit him" Charizard grinned with that star flash in his corner of the eye.
