Back again, This chapter is up WAY earlier that previous chapters, this chapter before the big reveal, even though most of you have already guessed what it is, also I forgot that Johto is a part of Kanto, so I was meaning that the boat was going to Hoenn, so on with the chapter.

Chapter 5: Old Habits Run strong.

Sandgem Beach.

It was about mid day when the group set foot on the beach, the waters were mostly still aside from the small waves coming up the beach, "must be nice living to close to the beach" Ash said, taking a big breath, "It has its down sides, there isn't allot of space, with the docks and everything" Dawn seemed depressed, hating that fact that her journey with Ash is coming to a close "Well... I suppose I should get back to Dad."

"We'll come with you" Ash said, beginning to sound as sad as Dawn.

The group began to walk towards the opening by the trees that leads to Sandgem town, Dawn's house was the first one that they came to, and Norman was waiting outside the house with arms crossed.

"Hi Dad" Dawn said as they walked up to the house, Norman uncrossed his arms and hugged Dawn, still frowning at Ash

"Hey hunny, glad you're back, so how long are you going to be standing there?" Norman asked, in a spiteful tone.

"Until we say good bye to Dawn" Ash replied in the same tone.

"Dad... Stop" Dawn walked over to the group and then looked back at her farther "Can I got with them to see Barry?"

Norman continued to glare at Ash "Just don't take long" He then walked back into the house.

"Pile of shit" Ash said under his breath, causing Brock to look at him, thinking that Dawn had heard it, luckily she didn't hear, and the group walked to Twin leaf town.

Just outside of Twin Leaf town.

It was about mid day when they get though the opening in the trees to get into the town of Twin Leaf a flock of Wingull's flew over there heads and in the direction of Barry's house, and the group followed.

Barry's Room

Barry was lying in his bed asleep, his room was quite small, when compared to the rest of the house, Barry got up from his bed and said "Yawn, what time is it?" A Floatzel passed his watch which hit him in his bare chest, causing him to shiver with how cold it is "thanks" Barry said as he put on the watch. He then got out of bed, rubbing his eye as he walked towards the window, he noticed Ash walk out of the trees "THERE HERE!? I need to get changed" Barry was suddenly awake and quickly got changed and ran down stairs.

Ash walked to the door but before he could knock Barry opened the door "could of given me a bit of warning." Barry opened his arms to hug Ash.

"Yeah sorry about that, we changed are plans so we can get home before my birthday" Ash said.

"Nah it's all good, are you staying here until you boat comes? Or did you not think about but that?"

"Oh yeah" Ash said scratching the back of his head "I forgot that us getting here didn't make a difference if we get the boat later" Ash was starting to go a bit red with embarrassment.

"Haha, don't worry Ash, my uncle works at the docks, he'll be able to arrange the trip short notice, Mom going to use the phone" Barry said.

"I'll get you something to drink."

"Thanks Mrs McGonnigal" (Barry doesn't have a second name, nor doesn't his mother have a name, so I'm using the English voice actor for Barry second name)

Barry walked over to the video phone and put in a number.

{Phone Confiscation}

Barry:Hey.

Uncle:Hey Barry, how are you?

Barry:Good, don't suppose you can do me a favour?

Uncle:What is it?

Barry:Can you rearrange Ash's trip for some time today.

Uncle:Sigh, sure no problem... Ok, the next shipping to Hoenn is in 30 minutes, and Kanto

1 minute after that, better be fast.

Barry: Thanks, bye.

Barry then turned off the monitor and walked back to Ash who was drinking the tea that Barry's mum had made.

"Well I've got you all a boat to Hoenn and then Kanto, Is there any chance that I can come with you, I want to be there on your big 21st "

"Of course you can come, when is the boat?"

Barry started to back way towards the stairs "Haha um... Well, in like, half an hour" Barry then ran up the stairs to get packed "He's like you Ash, leaving things to the last minute" Dawn said.

"I don't forget things that much" Ash said.

"No your thing is not understanding anything" Brock said, causing Dawn to laugh. Barry ran down the stairs carrying a large bag on his shoulders "Right I'm ready to go" Ash downed his drink, they all grabbed there bags and ran out the door with Barry shouting "Bye mum."

The group had ran all the way to Sandgem town, Dawn as this point was looking at the ground, tears forming in her eyes, wishing that he could go back, back to how things were, when Ash knocked on her door and asked if she wanted to come with them. They had gotten to the side of Dawn's house and Ash turned around to face Dawn "Well... I guess that this is it" Dawn broke down and ran in to Ash's arms, tears flowing down her cheek "I...It's ok Dawn" Ash said stroking the back of her head.

"What are you doing, and how long is it going to take" Norman asked walking outside "Until we say good bye" Ash was eyeing up Norman, who was a bit stronger than Ash, but that wouldn't stop him.

"Why you eyein' me up boy?"

Ash broke away from Dawn and walked up to Norman "because some prick is stopping me from saying good bye to a friend, so back off" Norman push over Ash, sending down to the ground, he then grabbed Dawn by the arm and dragged her behind him, Ash got onto his hands and knees, he closed his eyes but when he opened them, they were thinner and a dark shade of red, his hands turned to firsts and he swung for Norman's face, causing his jaw to dislocate.

"ASH, WHAT THE FUCK!" Brock and Barry shouted, not knowing his friends strength.

Ash walked up to Norman and once again, hit his jaw with force, he then fell back, shaking his head as if he's trying to get something out, Ash's eyes then returned back to there former hazel colour.

"Ash are you ok!?" Brock asked, keeping his distance from Ash, as did Barry. He didn't respond just stared at his shaking, blood covered hands. Both Dawn, Brock and Barry looked over towards the docks to see the boat coming into port, "Look Dawn" she faced Brock "I'm know something you and Ash don't know, I think that he's going to find out soon, you have to be there for him, please he doesn't know what's in his head."

Dawn was shaking all over, not knowing why she didn't hate him for what he just did, Dawn finally managed to nod her head.

"Thank you, come on" Brock ran over to Ash, and started giving him light slaps to the face "Ash come on, come on we have to go"

"What have I done, what the fuck have done" Ash said putting his hands on is head.

Brock got on his level "Don't judge me for this" he then stood up and full on bitch slapped his "Man up!" Ash shook his head, picked up his bag and ran for the boat.

As they where running around the conner Norman shouted "Are you just going to leave me? WHY!?" Dawn just looked at him "The same reason mum left... Because you can't accept Ash" Dawn then ran towards the docks.

On The 2nd Boat, From Johto To Kanto.

Ash was sitting over the edge of the boat "why did I do that? I mean, He is a dick but... I should of controlled my self"

Brock,Dawn and Barry where on the deck above them along with Pikachu who was sitting on the railing in front of them, Brock turned to Dawn "Thank you for coming, it'll mean allot to Ash."

"How do you know that?" Dawn asked.

"I can't tell, he would kill me" Brock joked.

Dawn turned back to Ash "I just hope that he doesn't get into a battle."

"No need to hope" Brock pulled out Ash's belt "I took it of him with out him realising." Pikachu's ear's poked up, remembering the things what Brock said and turned around, grabbing Charizard's ball.

"Pikachu where you going?" Dawn asked.

Pikachu ran to a part of the ship that had no one there, and released Charizard. "Care to explain what happened to Ash?"

"We hoped that it wouldn't happen"

"Do you have to play the pronoun game to make me guess what 'It' is?"

"Sorry, but I can't say, any ways it will only make things harder later on"

"Why do you have to be so secretive?"

"Plot reasons?"

"What?"

"Nothing"

End Of The Boat.

It was dark now, the moon hidden behind the clouds, the only light was coming from the boats head lights. Both Brock, Dawn and Barry were on the higher deck looking at Ash, Pikachu and Charizard walked back towards them, Brock stopped leaning over the edge"I'm going down there" Brock started to towards the stairs but Charizard stopped him, with arm extended.

"His belt?" Brock asked, Charizard nodded, Brock gives the belt to Charizard and walked down stairs.

Brock slowly walked next to Ash who was leaning over the edge and looking at the waves crashing on the hull of the boat "you ok Ash?"

Ash just nodded, "it wasn't you fault, he's been on your case the second you came back to Sinnoh."

"I know this sounds bad but, it felt good to smash that fuck"

"Haha, just don't do it again, you wouldn't get away with it twice"

Ash felt the wind pick up behind him causing his hat to fall off, Ash looked at the floor more depressed then before"That was my first hat."

He then heard a splash from his right and then Floatzel was in the water holding his hat, who though it onto Umbreon's head, covering one of his eyes, Ash laughed "I'm sorry Umbreon, I shouldn't of done that" Pikachu, Charizard, Arcanine, Infernape, Barry and Dawn walked behind Ash, who turned to face them all "I guess I should be apologising to you, Dawn" Dawn looked sad but still had a smile on her face "It's fine, he just never accepted you"

"I'm not the only one who sees this right?" Charizard said.

"Yes" Said all of the Pokemon, apart from Umbreon who just tilted his head "Haha, it's nothing Umbreon" Pikachu said, scratching behind his ear.

"Aww, Pikachu's like a father to Umbreon." Dawn said.

Pikachu just looked at Dawn with a blank stare. "It can't denied that you feel paternal Pikachu." said Infernape

"Biggest word you know" shouted Floatzel from the water.

"You can't talk, spell paternal"

"Shut up, any way can you get me out?"

"I'm a fire type, what can I do?"

Umbreon used his psychic powers to lift Floatzel out of the water, "Thanks little man."

Ash picked up his hat off of Umbreon's head "Now my hat is wet" Umbreon once again picked up the hat, but this time, puts it on Charizard's head, causing everyone to laugh.

"Well we'd better get some sleep, it'll be about 10 when we come to port" Ash said grabbing his belt and returning the Pokemon, but when he got the Umbreon's ball, Pikachu grabbed it out from his hand and put it back in the belt, Ash turned to Umbreon and said "Guessing you want to stay out of your Pokeball?" Umbreon nodded and they all went to bed.

Ash's Room.

It was late at night, the boat was still, the only sound to be heard was the humming of the engine, Umbreon was sleeping at the foot of the bed with Ash and Pikachu was sleeping on a big cushion that he put on top of the closet.

Umbreon was rolling around while he was sleeping

Dream

Umbreon was standing still just after he had attacked, the leader of the pack jumped forwards, grabbing the young Umbreon by the neck with his teeth, throwing him at a tree. Teeth marks engraved into his skin, blood tinting his fur red.

While Umbreon was sleeping, he could feel the pain in his scars, almost as if it he was back there, 4 months ago. Umbreon woke, tears running down his face, his blue rings glowing in the dark, this gave him a small bit of light to navigate the pitch black room. Umbreon eventuality found Pikachu as he walked up to him, he noticed the blue glow "Umbreon?" As he got close his body could be more noticeable "Bad dreams?" Umbreon nodded, still lightly feeling the pain in his scars "Come on" Umbreon Jumped on the cushion next to Pikachu "Night Umbreon" Pikachu said.

"N...N...Night D...Dad" Umbreon said in a high pitched, croaky voice, Pikachu smiled before he fell asleep.

Other side of the boat.

Coeden had booked 5 guest rooms and 1 Pokemon suite, all of Coeden's Pokemon were in the same room "So, how do you then Ash will take it?" Gengar asked.

"I dunno, depends on how much he says, if he just talks about what happened when he left then, only thing I can see is that he'll see her in a different light" Luca said

"Yeah, but what about every thing else?" Gengar asked.

"He's smart enough not to say anything about that, he doesn't want to remember anything" Luca looked at Ryusui who was hanging from the light by his feet "You might want to say with Luca and Veigus tonight Ryusui"

"Aww but Daaaaad"

"No buts, we need to talk about things concerning matters that you're not apart of, nor do I want you to be apart of and go." Ryusui fell from the light to the ground and walked towards the door, looking at the floor overly leaning left to right as he walks.

Once Ryusui got to the door of Leon's room he knocked on the door saying "Leoooon? LLLLLLLEEEEEOOOOONNNNN!" Veigus opened the door and looked down at his, Ryusui just looked, blinking his eyes rapidly "Come on" Veigus sighed "But don't jump on the light"

As if he didn't hear him, Ryusui jumped on the light and hung by his legs like a zubat, Veigus stuck his head in the bath room to tell Leon that Ryusui was here, Leon then came out of the bathroom and said "why ya here? Dad and everyone too loud?"

"No, Dad is talking about what is going to happen when Dad talks to Ash, why is it bad for Dad to talk to Ash? He lives with us"

"No he means a different Ash, now go to sleep"

Ryusui jumped off the light and curled up in a ball next to Yin, Yang and Dee. (The Abra)

Once Ryusui had left the room Luca walked into the centre of the room "Right, when we get there lots of people are going to find things out and we will be there to stop anything for going to shit, you all got that" everyone in the room nodded.

Next Morning, Fuchsia City.

Ash, Dawn,Brock and Barry all walked off of the boat, along with Umbreon and Pikachu on Ash's shoulders "Looks exactly the same as a year ago" "A year? It's really been that long?" Brock asked, looking slightly worried.

"Yeah, we haven't got allot to show a years worth of work" Ash said, Umbreon bit on to Ash's ear and tugged lightly, "tell a lie, we've got you" Ash scratched the back of Umbreon's ear.

"Well, I think I'm gonna have to thank Lucas for looking after my gym for a Long time" Brock said.

Over by the other end of the dock Coeden and everyone else was coming off of the boat, Ash noticed a child walk off the boat with an Entei next to him "Um... Does anyone else see that?" Ash said pointing towards the kid.

"Kid must be a strong one to have a Entei with him"

Coeden

Over with Coeden he turned to see Entei and Ash walking off of the boat "What are you doing Entei?"

"Just wanted to look around" Entei said.

"We're trying to not get noticed, can you?"

Entei nodded, turned to Ash "I'll be back soon" he then turned into a ball of fire and disappeared, "Right we're going in the direction of Vermilion City but we're going though Diglett's cave where everyone will wait at Viridian City, and Me and Nate will go to Pallet Town, you all got that?"

"That sounds like allot of walking" Ash said, looking at the ground.

"Sigh, once we are in the Diglett cave, Entei can come back, anyway it'll stop you getting in to fights with wild Pokemon."

Coeden's group started to walk to Vermilion City, while Coeden was looking at Ash.

"Soon"

Ash

Ash had walked away from the group, talking on the phone.

"Right, cya Garry" Ash hung up the phone "I've told mum that we're early, Garry has gone to Lavender Town, I'm going there as well, you can set off towards the house."

"Ok, it'll be the best" Barry said, knowing exactly why he is going there. Barry, Dawn and Brock all started to walk west over the bridge that connected route 17 to 18, Ash walked alone towards Lavender Town.

Lavender Town.

Lavender Town always seemed dark, as if clouds never left the town, Ash walked over to the tower and stepped in, the gloominess of the town was more apparent in the tower, rows of tombstones of fallen friends. Ash walked up 3 floors to find Garry crouching by his Raticate's grave, a tear running down his cheek, he stood up as he heard Ash walk towards him, Garry dropped flowers on Raticate's grave, as did Ash on Gabite's grave that was next to Raticate's.

"Gorffwys Mewn Heddwch" Ash said.

Outside Diglett Cave.

Coeden was the first to walk out of the cave followed by Cynthia, Entei and Ash, Rufus and Ley, Mari and Nate, then the rest of the Pokemon, Coeden turned to the group "Right we're all going to the Poke-centre, where you're all going to wait, I'll call Oak, then Nate and I will walk to Pallet Town" Nate walked up to Coeden "I'm still nervous man" Coeden and Nate walked way from the group "Just calm down, Sigh, if you are really that worried I'll go in before you and you can go to Oak's"

"Sigh, no I'll be fine it's just... I don't want Ash to know about anything" Nate said, this took Coeden back, he'd forgotten about how he can keep everything quiet, "we just have to keep are mouths shut and hope that everyone else does too"

"What about The Law?"

"Fuck 'um"

"I though you would say that, you'd better clean up your language before we see Ash because I doubt she would like that kind of language"

"Your telling me, Mama used to hate it" A smile had returned to Nate face and they started to walk towards the Poke-centre.

Viridian City Poke-Centre.

The group walked into the Poke-centre and Rufus, Ley and Mari all ran for the table to sit down, Entei soon walked next to the table still carrying Ash. "Where's Ryusui?" Luca asked. Entei looked on his back to see Ryusui laying on his back with his bandanna that covered his eye, entangled in Entei's chain "Can someone help me now?" Ryusui asked, sounding very impatient. Coeden walked over to Ryusui and undid his Bandanna to revel his badly scared face, he immediately turned away from everyone and put his hands on his face to hide the scars "Come on, you have to move you hand for me to put it back on" Ryusui just grabbed the bandanna and put it on him self.

Coeden walked towards the video phone and called up Professor Oak, the black screen suddenly disappeared to show the lab and Professor Oak looking excited "Is it happening Coeden?" Coeden nodded.

"Pren Gwyrdd is finally coming home"

"well soon, is Ash there?"

"No he's with Garry at Lavender Town, they shouldn't be too much longer"

"Ok, can you tell mum that me and Nate are coming home"

"Sure but Coeden... What are you going to tell Ash about... About how you left?"

"Sigh, I don't know, We'll just fine out anyways got to go"

Coeden pushed a button to end the call and walked back to the group.

Pallet Town

Once the screen went black, Professor Oak grabbed his coat, and ran all the way to Ash's house. When he got there he ran though the door and said "It's happening!" Delia looked at him with confusion "What?"

"Pren Gwyrdd" the second those words left his mouth she dropped the plate she was holding and tears of joy ran down her cheeks as she ran into his arms. At this time Ash walked in to she his mother in tears in Oak's arms.

"What happened?"

This Chapter is about a thousand words shorter, this is because I didn't want everything to happen in one chapter. Also, allot of the OC's have changed there names, like how Coeden's name is actually Pren Gwyrdd (Both of which is Welsh)

Until Next Time.