Chapter 4

Charles Goodshow was a man of many talents. He was an accomplished pokemon trainer in his younger days, held a Master's degree in human/pokemon psychology, and was the President of the Pokemon League for the last ten years. He prided himself in having things run smoothly and when they didn't he would start from the bottom and rebuild. He was currently sitting in his meeting room with his current staff of Johto Gym Leaders as well as the Elite Four but their Champion was still at Mount Silver. Charles had heard rumors that the recent winner of the Kanto Pokemon League was making his way around Johto and already making a name for himself. He looked over to the three gym leaders who seemed to be depressed, "Tell me again why your win/lose ration has changed so much?"

Falkner spoke in a shallow voice, "Ketchum is the reason. He defeated me so easily it shattered my resolve."

The next gym leader spoke up. He was a short young man with lavender colored hair and was dressed in green hiking clothes. "Falkner called ahead of Ash and warned us all of him but I didn't take it too serious. He arrived two weeks later and let his friend Leaf battle first. She beat me when we both were down to our last pokemon but then Ash battled and it wasn't even a contest. He beat all three of my pokemon with his own Scyther. I have never seen a pokemon that could move that fast or deliver that kind of power."

Goodshow looked at the next leader and saw that the girl had tears in her eyes. He inwardly groaned as he was hoping that Whitney wasn't about to have another crying fit. She was still in her late teens and prone to temper tantrums, "Whitney what happened when he arrived at your gym?"

She took a breath and thought for a moment before she got a dreamy smile, "When he first walked in I was shocked and in awe at how attractive he was. I tried to flirt with him but he refused any of my advances and kept his eyes on Leaf. Leaf and I battled first and I lost to her after an impressive battle on our parts but then Ash got up and took his turn. He beat me so easily I couldn't believe it. His pokemon was a Kabutops and it was so powerful not even my Miltank could hold against it."

Bruno's eyes widened, "I had heard rumors of him having rare pokemon but I wasn't able to make the Indigo League to see. Are the stories of his starter true? Is it a shiny Charizard?"

Falkner shook his head, "It isn't his starter or his strongest." A beautiful woman with cerulean blue hair raised her eyebrow, "Then what is?" Whitney spoke softly to Clair, the leader of the Blackthorn City Gym, "All he said was that anyone unlucky enough to face it better pray to whatever God you believe in." The people in the room all shivered and paled at the statement…fearing what was to come.

*PTCW*

Currently, Ash and Leaf were sitting by a lake just outside of Goldenrod City. Their pokemon were out and about by the lake enjoying the beautiful day. Ash sat polishing his egg and going over new battle strategies while Leaf was working on her tan. Ash would occasionally glance at his friend as her bathing suit left little to the imagination but it wasn't in a sick perverted manor. He couldn't help but be in awe of her beauty. Leaf didn't try and flaunt her looks but she really didn't have to. Ash was a man of honor and respected women. That was one reason he was so protective of Leaf was because of all the perverts in the world. He shook his head with a light smile when Leaf looked over and winked at him before she blew a kiss. Ash was about to continue his work when a bright white light started shining from his lap. He looked down and saw the egg glowing powerfully. Leaf saw the light and rushed over and kneeled next to Ash, "What do you think it is going to be?"

Ash shrugged but inside he was jumping for joy. The egg started making a cracking sound before the light began to shift in shape. The egg slowly flattened out into a long oval shaped body with eight lobes coming from its side. Its head had two large beady looking eyes and two medium sized claws. The pokemon looked around and focused on Ash before it yawned out, "Anorith."

Ash let a smile go as he bent down and picked up the small pokemon. Leaf held up her pokedex, "Anorith the old shrimp pokemon. Anorith once roamed the old seas and uses its claws to capture its prey. This one is a male has the ability swift swim and the moves scratch, harden, and cross poison. Note, the move cross poison is a result of breeding."

Ash's smile got even larger when he heard the summary. He pulled out a jar of pokemon food that he had picked up in Goldenrod and handed a few pieced to the pokemon. Anorith sniffed the food before grabbing a piece with his claws and started chewing on it. Leaf looked for a reaction from Ash and giggled when she saw his face, "A little happy are you?"

Ash nodded, "Not only do I get a rare pokemon but one that is supposed to be extinct. Granted there have been a large number of jumps in research towards bringing them back to life but having this little guy hatch is all the better."

Leaf nodded in agreement, "You should call Professor Elm, he will want to know about this little guy hatching." Her friend nodded and pulled out his cell phone. He quickly punched in the numbers and waited, "Hello this is New Bark Research Facility, Professor Elm speaking."

Ash smirked, "Hello Professor this is Ash, I thought I would let you know that the egg you gave me hatched just outside of Goldenrod." There was a pause and the sound of dropping books, "My word that is quite a distance but I am pleased none the less. What kind of pokemon is it?"

Ash glanced at his newest addition, "He is an Anorith."Another pause before a very excited Elm spoke up, "You must be very pleased by this. I would love to see it when you come back through New Bark but by that point you will have evolved it, am I correct?"

Ash chuckled, "If I intend on using him in the Silver Conference then yes. But if we happen to be in that area any time soon I will stop by."

"Fair enough Ash. Thanks for helping with this and congrats on your newest pokemon good luck!" The phone beeped when the call ended and Ash put it away. He sat back down next to Leaf and she leaned on his shoulder. He tried to suppress a blush from forming as he felt her skin and chest pushing against his arm. "So where to next Ashy?"

He cleared his throat, "I wanted to be in Ecruteak City within the next couple of days but I think we should camp here and train."

Leaf thought for a moment, "Alright I can agree to that, the next gym uses ghost type pokemon right?"

Ash nodded and smiled at her, "Right on the mark sweetheart…any idea who you are going to use?" Leaf giggled at one of Ash's many pet names for her, "Not sure yet, I really don't have anything especially good against them but I guess Eevee and Meowth would be good choices considering their immunity to ghost type attacks."

Ash nodded, "Good thinking there. Do they know any moves that will be good?"

Leaf looked over towards the lake at her two normal types, "Meowth knows night slash and shadow claw as well as thunderbolt to counter any long ranged attacks they might use. Eevee on the other hand only has shadow ball and iron tail…her other moves won't work on ghost type pokemon."

Ash thought before he looked at Eevee, "Have you considered evolving her?"

His friend nodded lightly, "I have but I have two problems with that. The first one is that I don't want to force her to do anything she doesn't want to do and the second is I have no idea which form to choose."

"Ask her."

Leaf looked at Ash, "This way you won't be forcing it upon her. It will also help build your bond with her."

Leaf thought for a moment and nodded, "Eevee come here." The little normal type ran over and put her paws on Leaf's legs, "We?" Her trainer ran a hand over her silky fur, "Eevee, have you ever thought about evolving?" When the little pokemon nodded Leaf continued, "Well then if you could, what form would you want to take?"

Leaf pulled out a booklet and opened it to the section that had a picture of all the forms. Eevee looked at them all before she placed her paw on a picture of a lavender colored pokemon with a gem in the center of its head. The Pokémon's tail split into two sections and it held a look of grace. Leaf smiled, "So you want to become an Espeon?" Her little Eevee nodded and squealed happily."

Ash nodded his approval, "Then all you need to do is keep caring for Eevee like you have been, especially during the day." Leaf giggled and hugged her little pokemon to her as they got back to training.

*PTCW*

Three days later, Ash was standing with his current party of six surrounding him. Anorith was standing next to Ash's only capture in the Johto region, a Murkrow. Next to them were his Gengar, Snorlax, Alakazam, and Charizard. Salamence was in his pokeball around Ash's neck. "Alright guys we have another gym to conquer and we have only today to train. Gengar and Charizard I want you to battle in the air while working on your speed. Snorlax I want you to attack Alakazam with as many physical attacks as you can put out…increase his defense." The four evolved pokemon roared their approval and went off to their tasks.

Ash turned to his final two pokemon and flipped his pokedex to a picture of Murkrow. The mechanical voice of his Dexter filled his ears, "Murkrow knows the moves Faint Attack, Wing Attack, Brave Bird, and Haze. Note, Brave Bird is an egg move."

Ash thought for a moment as he looked over the moves that his new flying type could learn, "Alright my friend, you have a wide variety of moves and even more once you evolve." At the mention of evolving his dark type got a glint in his eyes and started crowing, "Murkrow, Mur, Krow Murkrow!"

Ash looked at his pokemon, "You want to evolve?" Murkrow nodded his head, "Hmm, I guess it would be alright but…"

He glanced over at Leaf before calling out, "Leaf, did you bring your evolution stones that you won?"

His friend thought for a moment and nodded, "Yeah I have them in my pack, why?"

Ash walked over with Murkrow on his shoulder, "Murkrow wants to evolve and I need a dusk stone. Can I borrow the one you have?"

Leaf smiled slyly, "And what do I get in return?"

Her best friend groaned, "What do you want?" Leaf thought for a moment before she giggled out, "A kiss."

Ash looked at her blankly, "A kiss?"

At her nod he walked forward but she stopped him, "Not a simple one either."

This caught Ash's attention and he noticed the blush forming on Leaf's face. He knew that she loved and this kiss would mean the world to her. "Alright." Murkrow flew off his master's shoulder and turned his head as not to disturb him.

Ash walked to Leaf and pulled her into his strong embrace. Their faces inched closer until their lips were millimeters apart. Leaf could feel his hot breath on her lips and she closed her eyes. Their lips met and their worlds exploded in passion. Leaf moaned as Ash deepened the kiss by flicking his tongue over her lips. She felt her legs start to give as he masterfully maneuvered his tongue into her mouth and gave her the kiss of a lifetime. Ash was feeling a similar effect but his was of awe and amazement. He was kissing his best friend and enjoying it…never in a million years would he have expected a kiss between them to mean so much. Sure he would give her pecks on the lips and cheek but this was different. Finally the need for air won and Ash broke lip contact. Leaf groaned from the loss but leaned her forehead against his.

Both teens were blushing deeply and had slight smiles on. "You…can…have…the stone."

Ash smiled and kissed her lightly on the nose, "Thanks sweetheart." Leaf sat down against a tree in order to recover while Ash opened the simple brown case. All of the stones involved in evolution were sitting in it and he instantly picked out the dusk stone from its dark purple color.

Murkrow flew over and landed on a stump before he held his head up in pride, "Ready?" His pokemon looked at him with determination, "Krow."

Ash held the stone to his dark pokemon and waited a second before his entire body was engulfed in a white light. A ringing sound filled their ears as Murkrow's body started to shift and grew until it was roughly twice the size it had been. His tail shifted to a cylindrical stalk while the crown on his head shifted to the appearance of a fedora. His beak straightened out and his feathers became more prominent. The light slowly faded and the dark blue feathers of a powerful and graceful looking Honchkrow came into view.

Ash's new pokemon looked at his form before he held his wings out and called out, "HONCHKROW!"

The rest of Ash's team heard the commotion and rushed over to see their new member. Anorith moved over to the box and pointed at it.

Ash got the message and picked the fossil pokemon up, "Sorry buddy but you don't evolve that way. You evolve the old fashion way of hard work…but don't worry. We will get you big and strong in no time." Anorith clicked his claws together happily earning a smile from his trainer."

*PTCW*

The two best friends arrived in Ecruteak city the next day and went straight to the gym after healing their pokemon. But when they arrived they found the gym doors locked. Leaf frowned as she looked in through the windows. "It's all dark in there Ash…I don't think anyone is there."

Ash was about to respond when an elderly man walked up, "If you two are looking for the gym leader you should try Burn Tower."

Ash looked in the direction of the legendary building, "Is it safe?"

The man nodded and smiled sadly at it, "It may have been destroyed but it still holds for those who seek peace and harmony." Before the two trainers could respond the man walked off. Ash shrugged and headed over to the woods surrounding the tower.

As they came into view of the building Leaf suddenly felt a chill go down her spine and she turned to see a pair of glowing red eyes looking at her from within a thick area of brush. She squealed, "ASH!"

Her best friend turned to see something dart out of the brush and into the building but couldn't make out what it was, "Did you see what it was?"

Leaf shook her head and ran her hands over her arms, "No but I felt it watching me…do we have to go into the building?"

Ash nodded, "Morty is in there and we have a gym badge to win." Ash offered his arm and Leaf took it while looking around.

The two teens entered the ruined building and stopped inside the main hall, "Hello? Morty? Is anyone here?"

When only silence met them they continued on the only good set of stares. The two trainers kept walking until they arrived at the last floor. Ash turned and saw a man with a simple blue shirt with yellow bands running over the sleeves and base of it. He had on blue jeans and white sneakers with yellow markings on them. Finally his outfit was completed with a blue headband and a brown choker. He turned his gaze to Ash and Leaf and smiled, "Greetings my friends…I was wondering who was walking around here. My name is Morty and I am the Ecruteak City Gym Leader."

Ash remained a good distance away while Leaf offered her hand, "Pleased to meet you Morty I'm Leaf and this is my best friend Ash."

The leader's eyes widened, "So you are the one I have heard so much about."

Ash lightly inclined his head, "Then I can say that I look forward to our battle."

Ash was about to respond when he felt something in the next room. "What is in there?"

Morty looked at the door Ash gestured to and whispered, "What do you know of the legendary dogs?"

Ash smiled lightly, "enough to know that they are rumored to originate from here."

Morty nodded and motioned for Ash to follow. Leaf looked on in worry but followed none the less. They entered the room and found a large stone plateau. All around it were offerings of fruit, money, and personal items from people around the world. "This is the place that the legendary beasts are claimed to visit. I had heard rumors of sightings so I decided to come here and investigate. Sadly my search has turned up nothing."

Ash thought for a moment and then got wide eyed before he stepped forward, "I know you are here…show yourself!"

Morty was about to speak when a long drawn out howl filled the room. At the same time, the legendary crystal bells in the bell tower had begun to toll loudly, filling everyone's ears with a beautiful and calming sound. The group looked up to see a medium sized blue colored pokemon jump down and land on four paws. Its head sported a large hexagonal shaped crest that met a large flowing purple cape like mane. Two white streamer like tails finished the Pokémon's look to give it a majestic and powerful appeal.

Morty let his jaw drop, "Suicune!" The legendary pokemon looked at Morty before focusing its eyes back on Ash. The trainer from Pallet unclipped a pokeball and when he saw Suicune nod its head he stepped onto the plateau.

Morty gaped, "You can't honestly think about battling Suicune!"

Ash didn't respond and took his position on the opposite side. "I have always wanted to battle a legendary pokemon and now my chance has arrived."

He glanced down at the pokeball, "I was going to keep you hidden until our battles in the league but now is a perfect time to test your power. Rise my faithful starter and end this!" Ash's pokeball burst open and Salamence roared powerfully as he landed on the field. He looked at his opponent and let a stream of smoke go in eagerness.

Ash focused on his opponent and saw Suicune nod before he raised his hand and pointed, "Salamence attack with dragon breath!"

There you go people another chapter finally.

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