When past and the future meet!
Chapter 2: what is Aura?
In the palace
Everyone was asleep but Ash was so confused how his things were with him or how both got sucked up in the staff and landed back when Sir Aaron still live with a very moody Pokemon? Suddenly his stomach growling awaking his partner who also felt hungry, so just like that he got up placing the boots of his costume on and Pikachu on his shoulder before walking out not bothering to change into his normal cloths or the ones the maid put out for him so he would not look like Sir Aaron.
"Man, this place is bigger and dark then when we went to find costumes for the ball" Ash said out loud not even thinking where he was going just hoping it will lead to the kitchen and find a bit of light that could at lest show them where they were. "Pikachu, I think we lost" Ash said to his pal who nod back; not long did they find themselves in the same room as Sir Aaron was in with Lady Rin and Lucario not long ago, they stopped in the middle of the room looking straight at the thorn, that had just a empty chair and different paintings then before.
Both just stood there staring, not even hearing footsteps behind them or that the sun shone that meant it was morning. All they saw was; many people dancing the night away, Lady Eileen and her mane jr. to the side where his Pokemon danced together plus May with a tall gentleman and Max eating away at the dining table, then they saw himself sitting on the throne with the staff in his hands with the queens maid watching his every move to not make a fool as the new Guardian of Aura [which he still had no idea what it was, but Sir Aaron and Lucario kept saying he shared it with the Guardian of Aura himself]
But just then did he feel something warm touch his skin or his cloths rather, he turned around to see the sun. It was shining down on them and the wind blowing. Both looked at each other and gave a smile, the thing about sun rise and sunset for them was just a reminder of how much time they spent watching with his friends or the Pokemon "young man! What are you doing out of bed? You have not properly healed yet" the voice of the queens maid said causing Ash to fall on his butt wincing while his Pikachu landed beside him. Both looked up to see not only the maid but Queen Rin, Sir Aaron and Lucario watching as he starting to stand up so did Pikachu but this time stood on his high legs beside Ash's shoes.
"Oh, um sorry Lady Eileen but we were just exploring" Ash lied about the last piece cause he didn't want to admit that they really came down here was to find something to eat "I'm sorry, but my name is Lady Rin. Why would you call me Lady Eileen?" the queen asked
Ash turned around back to the thorn the others followed where he was staring at but only saw the chair and the paintings beside it; again he saw what happen before coming here, he was finally joined by Pikachu when the queen Eileen said last tribute to Sir Aaron and what he did for the people of Cameron, when fireworks went off did the staff shack like crazy as he told the maid before light engulfed them and the staff fell to the ground. "Young man, the queen asked you a question" the maid said firmly when Ash looked back trying to answer that question. "You see, that's kinda hard to explain" Ash replied looking at everyone before looking at Pikachu "Pikachu." it said back at him just as upset, yet they would not tell anyone but both Lucario and Sir Aaron felt it.
"well, you could at least tell us your name before we head for breakfast and you can tell us how you got here or how Sir Aaron and Lucario found you in those cloths" Lady Rin said Ash quickly thought for a name that would not go down in history line like the Chosen one that he was in the Orange Islands.
"It's Ashton and this is my Partner Pikachu" Ash said quickly covering his true identity, ash promised he tell Pikachu why he did not say his real name instead. who gave a nod as his partner now climbed up to sit on his shoulder which Ash give a small laugh yet another thing Sir Aaron found strange about 'Ashton' now only knowing his name, that he was so good with Pokemon but Lucario who seamed to distrust the boy for some reason.
A little late in the dinning room
Lady Rin and Sir Aaron had started eating well with the boy and his Pikachu, who got to eat half the boy's food, but when the boy finished his food and he asked if there was more, which Lady Rin just smiled at him then asked one of the servant to get another plat with eggs, bacon, two slices of toast and glass of juice. One thing though was on everyone's mind was why does he have the same aura as Aaron.
"So Ashton where are you from?" Sir Aaron asked at this time Lucario came in after eating in the kitchen as soon as he asked, Lady Rin and her maid turned to look at Ash as he put down his glass of juice his Pikachu though kept eating but was listening; "from Pallet Town" he replied just another thing to not be in history books.
"I've been to many places but this is the first time I've heard of it, have you heard of this place Lucario?" Sir Aaron asked
"No master, I too, have been to many places around the country but this is the first time hearing of this place" Lucario answered honestly but he did feel the boy was just telling them things they wanted to hear, so he would not get in trouble by Sir Aaron who he could sense was growing fond of the boy. This was another reason Lucario distrusted the boy cause Sir Aaron was not to quick to befriend a person as far as Lucario was aware of.
"May I go and change, I feel like I'm a copying Sir Aaron in these cloths?" Ash asked to be honest with these cloths on only made him feel like Sir Aaron and not Ash the next Pokemon Master "yes, of course, Sir Aaron would you kindly show him back to his room so he can change, then you can show him around Cameran" Lady Rin Asked
"Of Course, my Lady" Sir Aaron replied thinking this was a great way to see if Ashton knew what aura was. So Lucario and him showed Aston back to his room and then waited outside till he was changed in new cloths; but when he came out he looked not from around her as he wore long baggy blue pants, a black shirt under a dark blue and white sweat shirt, with strange shoes and fingerless black glove with green at his wrists and a cap with red and black around the middle with a half green circle and his friend on his shoulder holding on his head.
"that is a strange outfit Ashton" Sir Aaron said when the teen looked at the two sliming back "yeah, these are the cloths my mother made for me for my journey" he replied so the boy had a mother but what of the father; the four of them walked out the place towards the fields that lead to the village but all the while he asked Ashton many questions leading to the aura one.
"So what is a Pokemon Master?" Lucario asked
"well, it is when you go around the world finding about new Pokemon and training them once you become friends with them, but so use them as helpers and help fight battles who use Pokemon as slaves or to hurt other Pokemon" at the last part both Lucario and Aaron saw Aston ball his fist in front of him and frowning like he knew about this kinda of things or been in the battle. Which worried Aaron to know a young boy would get in the middle of a war and not worrying of his safety but of the safety of Pokemon.
"Ashton, I must ask you, do you know what aura is?" Sir Aaron asked which he got a confused face from both boy and his friend on his shoulder "not really" he replied but just as he said this a large explosion went of near the village
"Sir Aaron, what was that?" Lucario asked
"I'm not sure Lucario but we need to find out, lets go" he replied as the four set off the place towards the danger was with smoke coming from it; it did not take long before they were at the hill of the Village and Villages running away in fear.
"Master what must we do?" Lucario asked they could both sense a dark force behind this and it was coming this way, they did not notice Ash and Pikachu run down the hill till it was too later causing a strange panic in Aaron. They ran after the two closing in to the dark force.
/To be continued…