"Thoughts"
"A pokemon speaking through telepathy"
"Someone not from scene talking" (u know how in an episode ur watching 1 scene and then the scene changes 2 another 1 but the person from the last scene is still talking even though the scene's changed?)

Chapter 5: Labyrinth of Legends!

"Are we there yet?" Ash whined
"Pika Pi?" Pikachu asked as well

Ash, Brock, Paul, Dawn, and Pikachu have been walking down a path for several hours now. Paul could tolerate that Ash, Brock, and Pikachu came along, but the purple-headed trainer couldn't handle all the whining.

"Will you give it a rest!" Paul smirked as the lone female lost her temper, "You've been complaining since we left the Pokemon Center!"

Brock gave a light smirk, "Weren't you complaining right along side him a few minutes ago?"

"No!" Dawn replied as she turned her head to hide her scarlet blush.

Paul smirked as he watched Dawn act so childish. He suddenly stopped, causing Ash, Brock and Pikachu to bump into him. Dawn had grown used to it so she stopped when he had stopped, meaning the group was now in a dog pile with Paul at the bottom.

"Get of off me, NOW!"

The four scrambled to their feet, not wanting to face the trainer's temper. Paul grumbled something under his breath and says, "We're here"

Pikachu jumped onto of Ash's head and looks around, "Pika?"

"Paul, what are you talking about? There's nothing here!"
"He's got a point Paul" Dawn said as her eyes traveled their surroundings
"I know" Paul replied

The three trainers raised an eyebrow at Paul as he took out a pokeball.

"Elekid, stand by!"
"Ele!"

Dawn looks at Paul, "What are you doing?"

"Just watch," he answered. He then turns his attention towards Elekid and yells out, "Elekid, Brick Break!"

"Ele…"

The electric pokemon ran towards a near by bolder its trainer was pointing at. Elekid jumped above the bolder then brought down its glowing arm.

"Kid!"

As the bolder shattered into a million pieces, Elekid kicked of another bolder and lands beside Paul.

"Elekid Ele" it said proudly

Dawn noticed that there was an opening where the bolder once stood, "A cave?"

Paul nods his head, "Secret Town is supposed to be somewhere deep inside"

Ash smiled and trusts his fist forward, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" "Pika!"

Ash and Pikachu ran to the cave's entrance but stopped as they heard Brock's voice,

"Hold it you two!"
"What's wrong?"
"According to the guidebook this cave is called Labyrinth of Legends. The cave does have Secret Town hidden in it but only the pokemon that live hear know how to go through this cave without getting lost."

Ash sighed,

"Only the pokemon that live here know huh"
"Pika Pi"
"Well that's alright! We'll be just fine! Let's go Pikachu!"
"Pika!"

With that the two ran into the Labyrinth of Legends. Brock shook his head, "Those two… Huh?"

Brock noticed Dawn had sent her Houndoom out.

"So will you help us out?"
"Hound!" the dark pokemon nodded its head

"That's right I forgot. Houndoom lived in this area, it should know the way though the Labyrinth of Legends. I hope Ash and Pikachu will be alright"

"Ok, it's official. We're lost!"
"Pika!"

Ash looked left and right to see that four paths surrounded him.

"Which one did we take? Was it this one? This one? Or maybe this one? What about this one? Arg! I'm so confused!"
"Pika Pi…" Pikachu said as it scratched its head

"What are you doing here, human?" a suave but demanding male voice said

Ash and Pikachu's head turned their heads in every direction when they heard the voice.

"Huh? Who said that?"
"That is of no concern to a human. Now answer my question! Why are you here!"
"I just wanna know how to get to Secret Town! Can you help me?"
"Why should I help a human when it was humans who took away what I held so close! Aaahhh!"

Before the two could react a Shadow Ball hits Pikachu.

"Pikachu! Are you alright buddy?"

Ash heard the voice chuckle a bit as he picked Pikachu up.

"You call him your 'buddy' yet I know you will soon abandon him. All you humans are the same to me!"
"Pika Pi Pikachu!"
"You say you trust him?"
"Pika!" Pikachu answered as it nodded its head
"Then let us see how far your 'trust' will take you"

Ash took a step back as the one speaking teleported a few feet in front of Pikachu and himself it was a pokemon. Its body was hourglass-shaped and his lower torso looks a lot like a kilt. Its white legs are wide, it has a red horn sticking out from its chest and another red horn sticking out of its back, both were the same length and were sharp. Its arms have blade-like extension at the elbows, and his head was shaped like a gladiator's helmet and has spikes to the back of his eyes. Ash took out his Pokedex,

"Gallade, the Blade Pokemon. Gallade is the evolved form of a male Kirlia. When trying to protect someone, it extends its elbows as if they were swords and fights savagely."

"Let me see what you are capable of!"

"Do you smell Ash or Pikachu near by?" Dawn asked her Houndoom
"Houndoom" it replied shaking its head
"Why are we wasting our time looking for the loser?"
"Because I'm worried!" Dawn answered

Paul grunted, which Brock noticed.

"Come on. Cheer up Paul!"

Brock shivered as he felt Paul's death aura being directed at him.

"Are you looking for a human and a Pikachu?" a refined female voice asked

Dawn jumped behind Paul as a figure teleported before them, it was also a pokemon. The pokemon looked as if it was wearing an elegant ballroom gown, its long slender white legs were hidden beneath it. Its arms were green and red fin-like horns were on its chest and its back, there were also spikes to the back of her eyes. Houndoom got down low and began growling at the newcomer. Dawn looked over Paul's shoulder,

"What pokemon is that?"
"It's a Gardevoir"
"Gardevoir?"

Dawn pulled out her Pokedex,

"Gardevoir, the Embrace Pokemon. Gardevoir is the evolved form of Kirlia. To protect its Trainer, it will expend all its psychic power to create a small black hole."

Gardevoir raised her hand to Houndoom, "Be still. I will do no harm to you or your friends."

"It's talking!" Dawn stated
"Probably using telepathy" Paul reasoned

Brock stepped forward,

"Gardevoir, you mentioned a human and a Pikachu. They're our friends. Do you know where they are?"

"It saddens me to say that I don't. I saw them through one of my visions"
"Visions?" Dawn questioned
"Gardevoir has the ability to predict the future" Brock explained
"That's correct and in my vision I also saw my beloved Gallade"
"Gallade? You mean your counterpart?"
"Yes, we were separated several months ago in this cave…"

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
"Pika-Chuuuu!"

Gallade trusted its blade, which was charged by psychic energy, towards the attack to counterattack.

"Hey that looked like Psycho Cut"

Gallade smirked,

"Correct"
"Huh?"
"Pika!" the pokemon cried as it was hit with the psychic blade
"Pikachu!"

Gallade watched as Ash ran over to Pikachu.

"Gallade and I served under this trainer. We've been with him since we were both young Ralts but one day he turned on us. He called us weak and…just because we didn't meet his expectations he abandoned us. He destroyed our pokeballs at separate locations since he knew we loved each other. He had used a sleeping potion on us the previous night so… we woke up alone in this cold and damp place."

"I cannot forgive humans for what they had done to Gardevoir and myself"

"Stop your fake pitying. We pokemon don't need such sham"

Ash glared at Gallade, "I'm not faking"

"No, of course you're not." Ash flinched; Gallade's voice was dripping with venom, "You humans would gladly throw away the lives of the ones most loyal to you!"
"Whoa!"

Ash ran out of the way as a Shadow Ball hits the place he and Pikachu once stood.

"I loathe all you humans!"

Ash's eyes widen as he sees Gallade charging Focus Punch.