Since I've done a lot with my Oc recently, I've decided to do another chapter of Aura less: Black and White. If you want to know moer about my OC, click on my little profile thingy and that will take you to my little profile page thingy. And then click of the non-Pokémon, non-crossover option and that will let you know more about my OC. Those are a bit more violent than these as well as language but that's about it. I'll preview a bit of it at the end of this chapter. In this chapter, there will be a lot more aura mentioned but otherwise, it's same same. Well here we gooooooooo.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon.
The sun shone down on the road that was empty apart from the two travellers on it. Ash hummed as he walked along as he kept his eyes on the road. Iris followed, obviously upset by the fact that Ash was the one in front, not the other way around.
"So, where are you going Iris?" asked Ash. It was an innocent question , one that iris had asked herself. Why was she travelling with this kid? She had no reason to. But somehow, it felt right that she was doing so. She had always trusted her hunches and this was no time to stop.
"Where?" she asked. "The real question is, where do you want me to take you?" She took this opportunity to step in front of Ash and lead the way. Ash narrowed his eyes. He wanted to be in front. That way if he saw any new Pokémon then he would be the one to catch it first. We walked in front of Iris. "Take me?" he asked
Iris overtook. "Yep. After all, you are a kid. You could find your way around a one way street without someone to guide you." Ash overtook. "Takes one to know one?" he mumbled under his breath.
"WHAT?!" yelled Iris. Ash looked in alarm at the girl and took a step back. Coming from behind her and circling her was a blue mist. Ash groaned. Aura. It usually manifested itself in times of emotional stress and usually reacted the best with negative emotions like hate and anger. Iris took a step closer to Ash. "What did you say I was?" Ash groaned again and looked at Pikachu for help. The Pokémon merely shrugged and let Ash do all the work. Ash hadn't intended for Iris to hear him. In fact, how did she? He had kept his voice low as to not encounter a situation like this. Being aura less in an aura fight was like bringing a sushi roll to a gun fight, and the sushi roll was filled with rice only. No soy sauce. Speaking of soy sauce.
Ash mentally slapped himself. Focus. Focus. If Iris had heard him either she had exceptional hearing or...
"Were you Aura Listening me?" asked Ash. Iris's anger immediately subsided, as seen by the fact that the blue mist surrounding her disappeared. Aura Listening was a technique that any aura user could use. It required one to use their aura to listen to their surroundings. Using aura enhanced the sense, much like it did with other senses. Basically, Aura Listening allowed one to have super hearing. This time, Ash took the opportunity to fight back. "Why were you Aura Listening me, Iris?"
Iris took a step back as Ash came closer. That was a good question. She must have wanted him to say something that he wouldn't have otherwise said to her face. It was either that or she just wanted to listen to his voice. And that was-
"Iris?" Ash asked. Her insides jumped. There it was again. That voice. She couldn't describe it yet it felt right that he was talking to her, almost the same feeling that she had as she followed him. Iris was about to respond in kind but something drew her attention away from the boy and to her left. Ash looked to his right and they were both staring at the same thing.
"Oshawott?" they said in unison.
Oshawott looked over the moon. It cried its name, obviously happy that someone remembered it. "I remember" whispered Ash as he looked at the Oshawott. It was definitely the same Oshawott that had helped him and Iris out before. But why was it here?
Ash reached for his Pokédex and pointed it at the Pokémon.
"Oshawott, the Sea Otter Pokémon. Using the shell on its stomach, called a scalchop, Oshawott can attack and defend with ease. Oshawotts with high levels of aura use their scalchops more effectively than those with relatively low levels."
"Thanks for helping with Team Rocket, Oshawott" said Ash. "But why are you here? Should you be at home or something?"
Oshawott came closer and said its name in a jumbled manner. Ash looked confused but apparently, Pikachu got the gist of it. "What'd say, Pikachu?" asked Ash.
"Pika pikaka pikachu pikapipikachu."
Ash looked surprised as he got most of what Pikachu was saying, "You mean Oshawott followed us?" Pikachu nodded. Iris was the first to react. She let out a girlish squeal and bent down to Oshawott. "You were following me, right? Because I'm so important and you felt you must be my Pokémon because you're so cute. And your cheeks!" Iris's fingers glowed blue as she poked Oshawotts cheeks. "They're too squishy!" She put Oshawott down and reached for a Pokéball. "Ready Oshawott?" she asked. Oshawott was ready alright. The question was, was this girl?
Oshawott let out a glowing stream of water and it turned out, Iris was ready. Either that or she just had really fast reflexes. Almost immediately, she held out her unoccupied hand and used it to deflect the oncoming Aura Water Gun. The Water gun hit the aura shield and it bounced off, only to hit Ash and Pikachu. "Ahhhh!" cried Ash in surprise. Pikachu did something different. Instead of crying out its name, it let loose a Thunderbolt, one that was also deflected by Iris towards Oshawott. "Gahhhhhhh!" cried Ash. "Oshaaaa!" cried Oshawott. Oshawott stopped his Aura Water Gun and Pikachu stopped his Thunderbolt. That left Ash to fall to the ground both wet and electrified. He twitched and groaned. Iris and Axew looked at the poor boy and laughed.
When Ash recomposed himself he turned to Oshawott. "What was that for?" he asked. Oshawott gave an apologetic look at the boy. "Hey , Ash?" said Iris. "Yeah?" There it was. That feeling. It was just... right. Iris couldn't say anything else but "I think that Oshawott wants to be caught by you."
"Hmm? You think so Iris." Someone agreed. Oshawott's eyes were sparkling at the mention of Ash capturing him. "I guess that's a yes." Ash commented as he saw Oshawott's face. He pulled off his backpack and pulled out a Pokéball. He turned the cap on his head and threw it at Oshawott as he usually did. The Pokéball hit Oshawott and flew off. Ash and Iris waited for the part where Oshawott would get sucked inside the Pokéball but instead, the Pokéball fell to the ground. "Huh?" said Ash. "What's wrong?" Oshawott rubbed its head and had a depressed look on its face.
Ash looked at the Oshawott. Somehow...it seemed familiar. Ash thought long and hard and then it hit him. He took another look at Oshawott before he was completely sure but he knew he was right. "You're-you're Professor Juniper's Oshawott, aren't you?"
Oshawott nodded vigorously at the connection Ash had made. Ash turned to Iris. "Since Oshawott is Professor Juniper's... Oshawott's Pokéball has to be with the Professor as well!"
Iris nodded in response, frowning at how happy the boy seemed. "Then we better get to the nearest phone as soon as we can." She suggested.
Ash was way ahead of her. He had already picked up his bag and ran down the road, Pikachu and Oshawott, struggling to keep up. Iris watched Ash go and shook her head. So excited for a little Oshawott. And not even using his aura to get there faster. She focused on her feet and sprinted off, the aura in her legs making her strides faster than normal. At this rate, she would get wherever they were going before he would.
Iris watched in amusement as Ash and Pikachu leaned against the edge of the Pokémart huffing and puffing. After she had passed them, Oshawott had gotten the same idea and rushed off ahead. Since Oshawott wasn't Ash's Pokémon yet, there was nothing he could really do about asking Oshawott to control his aura. But still, using aura to get to the Pokémart first...there HAD to be a rule against that!
"You're such a kid. Why didn't you use your aura to get here faster? I took twice as long as it should." Ash held up a hand as he waited before talking.
"That's cause-that's cause" he repeated but the excuse he had formed in his mind wouldn't come out. He was just too tired. Pikachu leaned against Ash's leg huffing and puffing as well. Although his trainer's lack of aura did result in situations like this, he still admired how he never let it get him down. Pikachu patted his trainer's leg in comfort, the aura in his body slowing allowing his fatigue to wash off.
Iris only watched with Oshawott and Axew as the boy and his Pokémon recovered. After a while she rolled her eyes and put his arm over her shoulder. "Come on. If you're going to be such a kid about it, I'll take you to the phone. There's one inside." Ash wheezed in thanks and let Iris guide him to the phone, earning a look of surprise from the shopkeeper. She led Ash to the phone where he leaned on the bench in front of it and smiled at Iris.
"You didn't have to do that really." Iris looked at him in surprise. He was right. Pikachu was fine, so Pikachu must have the natural ability the wash away fatigue using aura and since trainers and their Pokémon shared their aura abilities after the created they capture them, Ash should have the same ability. So, why didn't he do so? Was it because he had wanted Iris to...
She blushed at the idea. Maybe Ash didn't know that Pokémon shared their natural abilities with their trainers, that without intentionally using aura, he could wash away fatigue. Yeah that was it. "Whatever" she said. "Just hurry up and call the Professor."
Ash nodded and slowly reached for the phone and called the laboratory. It took a few rings but eventually, the Professor's face was on the screen.
"Hello?" she asked but after seeing who the caller was, she lit up. "Ash! What can I do for you? I didn't expect you to call."
"Yeah." Said Ash. "It's just..." he took a break to breathe. Iris sighed and went over to the shopkeeper to buy some water. "I found Oshawott." He finished.
"That's a relief" said the Professor with a sigh. After the news, she looked less tense. "I was so worried. After Oshawott disappeared and all."
Ash nodded and iris came over and handed him the water. He smiled in thanks and opened the cap and guzzled down half of it. "Want any, Pikachu?" he asked. The Pokémon shook his head. Ash took another sip before turning back to the Professor. "Yeah." He said. "Oshawott was following us since I left the lab."
The Professor arched an eyebrow. 'Really? Then could I ask you to take care of it for me? You seem like a capable trainer, even with your...condition." Although she hoped Ash wouldn't notice, he saw her tense up at the word.
"Did Professor Oak tell you?" he asked.
Professor Juniper nodded. "And I have to say Ash that you're one of a kind. Extremely special".
Ash laughed. "I know. But could I have Oshawott's Pokéball now?"
"Oh right! I'll send it over now." Ash and Iris both looked at the small capsule shaped device next to them. After a while, a green beam fell from the top of it and landed on a platform. After the beam died out, a Pokéball stood on the platform. Ash took it from the platform and showed it to Professor Juniper. "Here it is, Professor."
Juniper nodded. "That's good. Oh and Ash? Make sure you keep an eye on Oshawott. It likes to run away that one. Thanks! And be careful!" the phone cut off and the screen went black.
After the conversation there was one word that kept on going through Iris's mind. Condition. The Professor had said Ash had a condition. She looked at the boy. It didn't seem that there was anything wrong with him. Generally, when people were extremely sick, other people's aura reacted badly with them, so it was easy to tell if someone had a sickness or disease. But there was nothing coming off Ash. He didn't radiate sick or have a bad aura. What was his condition? She was about to ask when she realised something. Where was Oshawott? She looked at the spot where it was and gasped.
Ash turned and looked. There was nothing there. "It's gone!" Ash exclaimed. He and Iris went outside and looked up and down the path thanking the shopkeeper as they did so. "This is crazy! Why would Oshawott run off like that?" asked Ash to no-one.
Iris let out a laugh. "Well now, it seems it's time for me to shine." Ash looked at her quizzically wondering what she was talking about. She held up her hand and it let out a soft blue glow. "Remember, I found your Pokédex with this?" she asked Ash. Ash nodded. "Well, I can use my aura to find Oshawott for you. And then you can admit that I'm a much-"
"No thanks." Said Ash and walked off looking around. He was not going to have Iris waste her life energy on a problem that was his. She didn't have to so she didn't need to. Iris frowned and ran up to Ash.
"Now hold on!" she said. "Don't be a kid! I'm only trying to he-!"
Iris cried out as the ground beneath her suddenly gave way. Using her fast reactions, she sued her aura o form a platform that she could stand on to prevent her from falling down into the hole that had suddenly appeared. Ash on the other hand was not so lucky. He yelped with surprise and fell into the hole. "That hurts" he complained. It didn't help that he still ached from all the running. He looked up. "What's going on? Looks like a trap". He commented. (*It's a trap!*) Ash immediately thought of a certain mischievous trio who liked to dig holes. "It couldn't have been-!"
"Sandile." Said a voice from above Ash and almost in front of Iris. They looked at the source of the voice: a boy with brown hair and cyan eyes.
Jessie , James and Meowth all sat around the open briefcase. Inside ware two small devices, that were circular in shape and looked like they could be clasped onto anything. Their black cloaks and sunglasses, matched their uniforms.
"So this is the new weapon." Sais Jessie. "The Aura Magnets."
James nodded. "We will be one the first of the new Team Rocket agents to try it out. And we all know what we're going to use it for..."
"That's right." Said Meowth. "This time, Pikachu will be ours. And the twerp can't do anything to stop us!"
Jessie nodded. "He's had this coming for a long time. James, pack it away." James nodded and closed the briefcase and locked it. "Let's go." They took off, down the path when...
..the ground beneath their feet crumbled. Unlike Iris who had fast reflexes, all the Team rocket trio could do was to use their aura to cushion their descent into the ground.
"Pit traps?" asked Meowth. "What's up with that?" Almost as if to answer, a small crocodile Pokémon wearing sunglasses growled at them.
"Sandile?" asked Ash after the boy and Iris had helped him out of the pit. Iris stared at Ash. What exactly WAS his aura power? Knowing how childish he was, he could probably only have one use for it, but what was that one use?
Ash got out his Pokédex and looked up Sandile.
"Sandile, the Desert Croc Pokémon. Sandile have a dark membrane that protects its eyes from the sun. Sandile with high levels of aura can dig at a much faster rate than other Sandile whereas low aura level Sandile often follow the higher level ones"
"Wow" said Ash in awe as he looked at the picture of the small Pokémon. He put away the Pokédex. "I want to thank you. I wouldn't have gotten out of that hole without you and your aura's help." He gestured to the glowing blue rope in the boy's hands that faded away. The boy nodded.
"No problem." Iris glared at Ash. She had helped too. After the boy had manifested the rope with his aura, she had helped pull him out. Where was her thanks? Nonetheless, she smiled at the boy.
"I'm Iris. " she said. "and this is Ash. Like he said, he can't thank you enough."
The boy nodded."My name's Dan and my family own a resort spa just down the road from here."
Iris let loose her biggest smile. "Really! Because I love resort spas!" she said. Flattery was the first step in getting freebies apparently. Ash nodded in agreement.
Dan smiled sadly. "Yeah, but I'm sorry to say that we're closed now. And it's all because of the Sandile. Here, let me show you."
Dan led Ash and Iris to the resort spa, and then through it, where he led them to an area that was covered with what looked like police tape. The area behind in was covered with sand, as well as many fallen trees and holes that covered the sandy terrain. Overall, it looked less like a sand field and more like a mine field.
"This all happened a short time ago." Explained Dan. "At first, the Sandile were regular visitors. They never harmed or got in our way. But then the suddenly, started attacking the people who came to have a hot sand bath and then it turned out like this." He gestured to the mess that was the remains of the hot sand bath area.
Iris scratched her chin. "Why would a bunch a Sandile suddenly come all violent like that?" she wondered.
Dan shrugged. "We don't know."
Ash smiled. "Well then Dan, it's a good thing I'm here. I'll help you find out what's wrong!" Pikachu cried out in agreement and the two went under the tape into the sand area. Iris watched as they looked around the sand area. What were those two doing? Pikachu pointed to a spot that wasn't completely destroyed. "Good job Pikachu!" Ash cried as he started to take off his clothes. Iris's face flushed and she turned away. WHAT WAS HE DOING!? In front of a girl.
"Eh!?" cried Dan as he looked at Ash. Iris glanced only, only a peek, and let out the same cry. Ash and Pikachu had gone under the sand, only their heads being visible.
Ash let out a sigh of relief. "Man, all of my aches are gone. This the life." He said.
"Pika pika." Said Pikachu in agreement. Iris and Dan went under the tape and went over to the two. Iris tried not to look at ash's clothes while she spoke.
"What are you two doing?" she asked. Ash kept his eyes closed while he answered.
"Well, we have to figure out what the Sandile want with the sand right? And that means, research." He said simply.
"Pika Pikapi" replied Pikachu.
Iris sweatdropped. "All you want is to relax in the sand spa". She said. (And that Iris is how you get a freebie). The sand next to Pikachu rumbled and the shape of Axew appeared, also relaxing. "Ax Axew." It said in a calm tone. "Not you too..." mumbled Iris.
Not too far away, three figures were observing the boy and his Pikachu as they relaxed.
"It looks like the twerp enjoys freebies" observed James.
"that's perfect. While he's relaxing, we can go and grab that Pikachu." Plotted Jessie.
"San Sandile!" the trio turned at the sound of the voice. They all groaned as soon as they saw the source.
"You again!" said Meowth. The sunglasses Sandile that Team Rocket had met before was behind them, growling at the three.
"San San Sandile!" it cried.
Jessie and James turned to Meowth for a translation. "You shouldn't be here." Meowth said. Jessie and James turned back to the Sandile. What was it talking about?
Sandile cried out its name and tunnelled towards the sand spa, towards the relaxing Ash and Pikachu.
"Ash! I thought we were looking at Oshawott!" said Iris. Ash opened his eyes, realising his true objective. He sat up and Iris blushed and looked away from his bare chest.
Upon realising what he had done, Ash went wide-eyed. Not because he had just shown his bare chest to a girl but the fact that his scar was now in full view. He looked at Pikachu who shook his head, realising Ash's worry. Ash gave a confused looked and felt his back. Covering it was lots of sand, the hot sand that was damp enough to stick to his skin. He let out a silent sigh of relief.
"That's right!" he agreed. "But where is it?!" he stood up and looked around, Iris following his example.
"Oshaaaaaaaaaaaa" came a relaxed cry from ahead. Ash and Iris as well as Dan ran forward and found the source of the cry. Oshawott lay in the sand with its scalchop on its head, relaxing peacefully. Ash smiled.
"Were you here the whole time?" he asked the Pokémon. Oshawott let a slow nod appear, careful not to make any sand fall off. "That's one happy Pokémon." He observed as he looked at Oshawott.
Behind them, unknown, was the silent figure of the approaching Sandile. To the complete surprise of everyone, it leapt out of the sand and growled at the newcomers.
"There!" said Dan "the leader of the Sandile. It's got a really high aura level that beats mine!" Sandile called out its name and grabbed the closest thing it could: Iris's Axew.
Axew let out a cry of surprise. Sandile back away from the trainers as it continued to hold it. "Axew!" cried Iris. Her hand glowing blue, she thrust it forward, a blue hand appearing from it and sailing towards Sandile like her fist did with Team Rocket. In response, Sandile's body glowed blue and it ran into the hand, shattering it in a burst of blue particles.
"It destroyed my aura hand!" cried Iris. "Well take this! Give me my Axew!" the boys looked on as Iris sent another Aura Hand towards Sandile and like before, it shattered as Sandile rammed into it. But unlike before, Iris had been prepared. She made another Aura Hand and sued it to swipe Sandile, throwing Axew from its grip. Axew flew through the air, only for Ash to leap and catch it, unsure if Iris was still in the physical condition to do so. Axew landed in his hands as he landed on the soft sand. (Not Soft Sand the item but rather normal sand because you know...it's soft). Iris looked at Ash in thanks but Ash didn't get to acknowledge pr return the look due to the next cries: Pikachu's and Oshawott's.
"Pika?!"
"Osha!?"
They cried in surprise as Sandile had chosen them as its new targets. "Hey!" Ash cried as he set down Axew down softly. "Give me back Pikachu and Oshawott!" he cried. Iris embraced Axew and then looked as Sandile got away. Not that he was going to let it. Ash had saved her Axew. Again. Now it was time to return the favour. She had an abundance of aura and she wasn't out yet. She held out a glowing hand and set it down as Sandile was lifted from the air by an unseen force. The only thing that had changed was the crane that was fitted with magnets, one of them glowing blue. Sandile looked helplessly around as it was lifted towards the glowing magnet.
"What's all that?!" asked Ash as he looked at the occupants and immediately regretted it.
"Open your ears for the answer indeed."
"The answer to come as we feel the need."
"We bring white light of evil into your future"
"Hammering justice onto the black universe"
"Carving our names in the rock of eternity"
"The fiery destroyer Jessie"
"With thunderous emotion, I am James"
"Wisest of the wise, Meowth"
"Now gather, under the name of Team Rocket!"
"Team Rocket!?" exclaimed Ash.
"Why don't you leave us alone?!" replied Iris. Controlling the crane, James moved it away from the two trainers. "And give Ash back him Pokémon!"
Jessie smirked. "We would, if they were still his. Adios, twerp" she taunted as James moved the crane away.
"Oh yeah?!" called Iris, her hand still glowing blue as it continued to charge up energy, even as Team rocket did its motto. "Well, take this!" she cried. It didn't work before but Iris knew that it had to work now. She threw an Aura Fist at the crane and it approached them at an alarming speed. But not fast enough for James to hit the button activating the second magnet. It moved to face the second Aura fist and the magnet itself gained an auraic shine. Suddenly, the fist slowed down and before anyone could do anything, it headed straight back to the source: Iris.
Iris was too stunned to do anything. All she could do was stop and stare. Who were these guys? They could block and deflect aura. She had never seen anyone do that, apart from Elder from her home town. Even then, it was still a surprise and when she came to her senses, she didn't know what to do. She-
She grunted as she felt someone tackle (Iris took 40 points of damage! Used Potion!) her to the ground as the Aura fist sailed overhead and smashed into a tree, almost bust disintegrating the trunk, sending splinters everywhere. "Wow" said the voice on top of her.
She looked up to see Ash's messy black hair, covering one of his eyes. Upon noticing her stare he looked down at her. "That was bit much." He said. Iris opened her mouth to say something, anything, but was interrupted as the tyres of the crane squealed.
"They're getting away!" Ash exclaimed as he stood up and chased after them.
"No you don't twerp." Said Meowth. "The Aura Magnet might not have enough energy left but..." Meowth reached into the briefcase in front of him and pulled out a small smoke bomb. He threw it at Ash who cried out as smoke appeared from it and surrounded him, Iris and Dan, allowing Team Rocket to escape.
It was smooth sailing from there. Jessie, James and Meowth couldn't be happier. After they had first spotted Pikachu, they had wanted it. Looks like their dream came true first.
After they had first spotted Pikachu, they had wanted it. Looks like their dream came true first. They smiled as they continued up the stony path they had chosen as their route before stopping.
"The twerp can't reach us here." Said James.
"That's right." Agreed Jessie. "Meowth, get communications to the boss ready. Tell him of the success of the capture of Pikachu and the Aura Magnets". She looked at them and then gave a disgusted look. "Even if they do take an awful long time to recharge."
"Don't worry, Jess." Said Meowth. "Reversing an Aura Fist like that takes a lot of energy." He gave a snort. "The twerp sure does know who to pick 'em. First those two Gym Leaders and then that Pokémon watcher. THEN the Hoenn twerpette and the mini-twerp with glasses as well as the Sinnoh twerpette. All of them had a lot of firepower, aura-wise. And then you've got this twerpette. AND we don't even know the twerp's aura power!" Meowth exclaimed.
James leaned on the side of the crane. "Stupid twerp." He said.
"Well, nothing can go wrong now." Said Jessie with a confident smile. (Murphy's law descends from the heavens: when something can't go wrong, it will and at the worst possible moment. Incidentally, the worst possible moment would be let's see... well about now).
They all cried out as suddenly, the ground beneath them rumbled. The crane swayed as it leaned under the uneven ground. "What the-!?" exclaimed James.
He looked around the crane. Surrounding it were lots and lots of Sandile.
"Sandile!" cried the one that was being held up as its aura reacted to the force of the magnet. The other Sandile responded in kind and burrowed into the ground.
Ash, Iris and Dan all ran up the stone ground. Ash was now dressed and looked around for the sight of Team Rocket. Ash and Dan all looked in opposite directions. "Where are they?" asked Ash.
"There!" said Iris as she pointed up. Ash and Dan looked to see the crane that team rocket had stolen away and sway...
"What are they doing?" yelled Meowth
"I don't know!" came the reply from James. The crane continued to sway and the Sandile continued whatever they were doing from underneath the ground. Gradually, it got lower and lower until Jessie had had enough.
"Let's get out of here!" she cried and, along with James and Meowth, they leapt from the crane as it finally ended its descent into the ground. The magnet, with no-one to continue operating-powered down and Sandile dropped from it. Also, the numerous Sandile appeared from the ground and walked towards the leader. James, Jessie and Meowth all used their aura to safely reach a ledge where they looked down at the scene.
"I believe we should take this opportunity to disappear." Reported James with no argument from Jessie or Meowth. Then, with a grunt after having used so much aura, they leapt from their place on the ledge and fled the scene.
Sandile, with Pikachu and Oshawott still in its mouth, led them over to a certain part of the plateau and placed them down. They cried out as their bumpy ride suddenly was cut short and rubbed the parts of them that hurt.
"San San Dile Sandile" said the sunglasses Sandile as it indicated in front of them. Pikachu and Oshawott took time to look. In front of them were numerous Pidove, Deerling and Patrat, all looking scared and looking cautiously around them.
Ash, Iris and Dan appeared from the rocky path and hid behind a rock that covered the three of them.
"What are they doing?" wondered Ash.
"That's a good question." Responded Iris. "Check out all of the wild Pokémon as well."
The three watched as the leader Sandile looked down at them from an improvised rock podium as it addressed the Pokémon, as well as Pikachu and Oshawott.
"San Diledile. Sandile sandile. Sansan sandile" The leader Sandile said. The wild Pokémon all looked at each other after the Sandile had stopped speaking. Then suddenly, a large gush of water burst from the ground. Everyone looked at it with fascination at it continued to burst into the sky. The wild Pokémon grew even more anxious. One of the goon Sandile came up and instructed them to do something. The wild Pokémon complied and were led away.
More bursts of water came up from the ground, one particularly close to Ash, Iris and Dan. "What's that?" asked Ash as he expressed his curiosity.
"A geyser." Replied Dan, looking at it with equal curiosity."
"Huh?" Ash had seen geysers before, but he had forgotten what they actually were. All he remembered was that they were water...or something like that. "It's boiling water from under the Earth's surface" explained iris.
Dan nodded in agreement. "But I've never seen a geyser around here."
The geysers continue to burst from the ground and it wasn't long before the accumulated water turned into a stream that flowed through the rock formations on the plateau. The sunglasses Sandile continued its job of leading the wild Pokémon despite all of the distractions.
"I think the sunglasses Sandile is taking the wild Pokémon somewhere." Noted Iris.
Dan nodded. "Probably away from the geysers." Dan's face lit up as he reached a realisation. "It must be trying to protect the wild Pokémon." He scratched his chin. "I wonder if that's what Sandile was trying to do with us...trying to protect us from the geysers."
Ash and Iris looked at Dan. What he was saying could be true! It sounded possible. "Then, when Sandile tried to take Axew..." started Iris
"The Sandile was really trying to get Axew away from here! Away from the danger!" Finished Ash. He looked at said Sandile as it continued to lead the Pokémon away. "That Sandile's not half bad."
Realising that he couldn't just sit back and do nothing, Ash stood up and headed towards the Pokémon. "Hey! Pikachu!" he called. Upon seeing his trainer, Pikachu turned around and ran towards him, Oshawott doing the same. The Sandiles turned around and upon seeing an unfamiliar face, turned and headed towards him.
A large rumbling could be felt in the ground. Iris and Dan had to hold onto the rock in front of them in order to prevent themselves from being knocked over by the shaking. "That feels huge!" cried Dan. Ash had reached Pikachu by this point and the three (Ash, Pikachu and Oshawott) all looked up upon feeling the shaking. The earth burst apart and a geyser ripped through the air, spraying water in all directions. And then another. And then another. The Sandiles looked around in concern. What if they were surrounded? They were Ground Type Pokémon. What if-
As they approached the foreign trainer, the ground behind them burst apart, causing some of the Sandile to jump. The wild Pokémon jumped back and they were almost hit by another geyser that burst behind them. They tried to move away but then another geyser burst from the earth in front of them. There was no way out. The wild Pokémon were trapped. Iris and Dan had come closer to get a better look and the ground beneath the wild Pokémon broke away from the initial foundation. Water from the geysers swept into the gaps in the rock, forming an island. Population: wild Pokémon.
The ground of the island began to crumble away, if only a tiny bit. "They're surrounded by boiling water! What're we gonna do?" asked Iris.
Dan nodded. "There's no telling what will happen if another big one comes!" Almost as if response to Dan's words (Yeah. Nice on Dan. REAL smart) the ground started to shake even more. Iris looked around nervously.
"I think here comes another one!" Ash looked on at the Pokémon. They all looked so...helpless. (But the Pidove could just...you know...fly away. But for the sake of the story, let's just pretend that they forgot they had wings. Or something like that). He had to do something. Anything. He wasn't going to stand by and watch.
"Alright" He said to himself as he ran forward towards the water. Pikachu was about to follow but was stopped by Oshawott, who pinned him to the ground, Oshawott's hands glowing blue. "Osha, Oshawott!
"Pika pika!" countered Pikachu. Oshawott just shook his head and watched as Ash tried to get to the island, through the water. He yelped out in surprise as the boiling water touched his skin, feeling like a branding iron, and immediately pulled back and cradled his leg. Pikachu, Oshawott, Iris and Dan all came over. Oshawott treated the wound by using Aura Water Gun and Iris looked at Ash with concern.
"Ash, there's nothing you can do!" she said. "I know!" she said. "Dan, you and I can use our aura to-"
"No!" cut in Ash. He didn't want anyone to use their aura. Iris was already wiped out from before and he didn't know how much aura Dan had but he betted it wasn't enough. "You guys are too tired." Iris looked at Ash.
"Then what do we do?" she asked.
It seemed that Sandile had the answer. The leader Sandile cried out to its buddies. They replied in kind and the leader Sandile moved to one rock that was close. Bitting the rock and extending its body, it raised it into the air. Another Sandile followed and did the same, but its teeth shone a bright blue as it bit onto the other Sandile's tail. This process was repeated with every single Sandile.
"The-they're making a bridge!" exclaimed Ash.
Iris pumped a fist in the air. "You can do it, Sandile!"
When all of the Sandile were clamped together, they lowered the 'bridge' and it reached the island. Also, their bodies glowed a bright blue, as they infused their aura in order to make the bridge stronger.
"Yeah!" cried Ash. "Come on over you guys!" he shouted to the wild Pokémon. They all looked between him and the bridge and didn't move. Some of them even stepped back.
"What's the matter with them?" asked Iris.
"They're scared!" exclaimed Dan.
"Come on!" egged on Ash. "You guys HAVE to cross!"
The wild Pokémon didn't move. They all just looked at each other with scared expressions. Ash gritted his teeth in frustration.
"I have to help them!" he cried as he bounded across the 'bridge' without a second thought. Iris gasped and reached out to him.
"Ash, come back!" she yelled. Pikachu bounded along with Ash as he reached the other side.
"See!" Ash said as he crossed the bridge. "There's nothing to be scared of! Let's all cross together!"
The wild Pokémon looked sceptically (there's always someone isn't there) between Ash and the 'bridge' but hesitantly crossed. Soon, after all of the Pokémon had crossed, Ash gave a satisfactory nod and turned to Pikachu.
"After you, Pikachu."
"Pika." Replied Pikachu with a nod and crossed the 'bridge'. Just before Ash was going to cross he heard a faint cracking sound beneath him. He looked down and his eyes widened with surprise. The ground was breaking away, from where the Sandile connecting the island and the 'bridge'. The ground itself completely broke away and the Sandile, with no ground left to support it, fell forward.
Quickly as he could, Ash grabbed the Sandile before it fell into the water, its aura feeling warm in his hands. He lifted up the Sandile, as to protect it from the water.
Iris saw the threat and cried out. "Ash!" Pikachu upon hearing the female trainer's concern turned around as well. "Pikapi!" it cried upon seeing the situation.
"OK!" cried Ash. "Hold on a little longer!" he said to the leader Sandile. Although the geysers had erupted, they had all but stopped so that meant the water could only continue to flow until it was all gone. The sunglasses Sandile groaned in response and complied, not using its aura to enforce the Bite because it was afraid that the whole rock itself would break.
"You can do it!" encouraged Ash. "I know you can!"
By this time, all of the remaining wild Pokémon had gotten off the bridge and so had Pikachu. It turned and looked at its trainer, helpless to do anything.
The ground burst apart once more, this time close to Ash and the 'bridge'. Boiling water sailed into the air and complied with the laws of gravity as the water fell...
...towards Ash. He looked up and tightened his grip on the Sandile. Even if couldn't do anything about the water that was surely about to hit him, he was not going to let these Sandile down.
Oshawott bounded across the bridge and jumped in order to get a better aim. With a quick motion, it fired an Aura Water Gun at the torrent of water that continued to fall until the water in the earth ran out. Oshawott smiled at its actions but upon realising that it no longer had a foothold, it panicked and fell towards the boiling water.
"Oshawott!" cried Ash. This time he would do something. He reached to his belt and pulled out Oshawott's Pokéball. "Return!" he cried. A red beam shot out of the Pokéball and engulfed Oshawott, sucking it back into the device. He looked pleasingly at it. "Great job"
Unfortunately, now that Ash's grip had loosened on the Sandile, it began to slip out of his hands. Ash looked on and tried to put the Pokéball back into his belt. The Sandile was slipping out of his hands faster than he was doing so and all he could do was watch as it slipped out of his grip. If only I had aura, he thought, then this wouldn't have happened.
Ash watched as the Sandile got further and further away.
A hand grabbed his wrist. Not an aura hand. An ordinary human hand that had brown skin and a cream coloured sleeve. Ash looked up at the owner of the hand.
"You know, that was pretty crazy, Ash" said Iris with a faint smile. She was holding onto the end of the bridge, her hand glowing blue in order to strengthen her grip and prevent her from falling. She didn't have a lot of aura let but she had enough for this task.
Ash grinned back. "That was nothing." He turned away from her and looked at the Sandile. "OK Sandile! You can let us up now!" The sunglasses complied and used its aura to straighten its body, the Sandile and humans with it. Ash and Iris cried out as they rose into the air and looked down at the ground. That's when the Sandile gave way. With an exhausted "San!" it let go and all of the Sandile and the humans fell to the ground, Ash and Iris yelling as they fell. They hit the ground with a thud, Iris too Aura exhausted to complete any further complicated task like forming a platform.
Ash and Iris both sat up and looked at each other. Ash smiled at her and Iris returned the smile. They both looked at the closest Sandile, which was the sunglasses Sandile. It smiled at the two as well.
A thought occurred to Ash. "Hey." He said and turned to Dan. "Do you have any instant noodles? I mean, we've got the boiling water; now all we need to do is wait two minutes."
Dan gave him a blank stare and Pikachu shook his head. Ash: always thinking about his stomach. Iris let out a cheerful laugh.
Back at the former sand spa, the newly opened hot springs had its first customers. (Freebies. That's how get them)
"Well. To think that we've now got a hot spring." Said Dan's father, a tall man with black hair and the same coloured eyes as his son.
"I don't think the sand spa will be missed at all!" agreed Dan.
Ash nodded. He was leaning against the wall as to avoid anyone seeing his scar. He was the first to get in and he going to be the last to get out in order to make sure that happened. "The hot water's great!"
"Pikachu!" said Pikachu happily.
Iris nodded in agreement. "I don't think the sand spa will be missed wither. This is just as great!"
"Axew!"
"Oshawott!"
Dan and his father both smiled at the two humans in the hot springs who both leaned back and enjoyed the water.
Not too far away, the ground opened up and the sunglasses Sandile appeared and looked at the boy who had helped him and his group save the Sandile.
"San Dile!" it cried and let out a laugh. Ash's adventure was about to get even more interesting...
Meanwhile...
"Is the project ready?" asked one man to the other. They were both wearing hoodies as to avoid seeing each other's faces. That's what they always did, to keep secrecy. There was no point taking them off as they weren't really noticed in society. As long as they could see through them, it was fine.
"There project's ready." Replied the other man. "It will take a few days for the aura to accumulate but it will happen."
"Yes..." replied the other man. "Soon, we will become known throughout Unova. And nothing will stop us. If this experiment is a success, it will show that the Lower Class of Aura is no pushover."
"Indeed. With this first stepping stone, the others will know."
"Soon." They both said in unison. "The Aura Overload of Accumula Town will begin..."
Okay dokey! That's the second chapter done! Also, with the introduction of my own original story, things are bound to get more intersting! This original story will be present after the next chapter. An old Gym Leader will also appear. It's one that Ash knows (No duh!) so expect maybe some Ashx?, although the story will remain Negaishipping.
Also, Ash will have the same conversation that he had with Pidove with Oshawott so nothing has changed there.
What did you think of the Aura Magnets? for those who didn't really get the concept, they act like real magents but with aura. It can attarct it (like with Sandile) or repel it (like with Iris's Aura Fist). Besides that, I think I will give some Aura facts about people and Pokémon who are the main characters. An aura scale with be below describing aura levels.
None-Low level(one to two aura abilities) -Medium level (3-5 aura abilities)-High level (6-10 aura abilities) -Very high level (Uusally Gym Leaders and 11-15 aura abilities) -Extremely high level (16+ aura abilities)
Aura can get better and better as one ages. An aura ability is the way you use aura, although enhancing senses is not counted. I will upgrade these as the series progresses but aura Pokémon attacks will be noted. Ash's Pokémon won't have these as doesn't use aura attacks.
Ash
Aura level: None
Aura abilities: N/A
Ash's Pikachu
Aura level: Extremely high (due to the fact that it is bottled up)
Aura abilities: Washing away fatigue
Ash's Oshawott
Aura level: Medium
Aura abilities: Unknown
Iris
Aura level: Very high
Aua abilities: Using aura to stengthen her attacks
Uses aura to create physical objects like fists and platforms
Uses aura to run faster and leap higher
Iris's Axew
Aura level: Low level
Aura abilities: Unknown
Also, after each chapter here (because these is the one appears more popular), I will give a little rpeview of my next chapter of this story or a preview of my Mr Question Mark stories. As said above. I am alternating between the two and next is Mr Question Mark. Next time, I will give a preview of my current Mr Question Mark story and the time after that, I will give previews of upcoming chapters, unless I am starting another Mr Question Mark story.
Ready my OC!
And here is my promised preview from the first of the Mr Question Mark series. Click on my author link to read them. It is labelled, 'First of the Mr Question Mark series'.
Matthew blinked before answering Mr Question Mark's question. This kid was an oddball alright. Not saying a sound while being flogged and then talking about polygons? He regained himself. "Ah yes. Could you perhaps detail the events that led to you being found in the garden?"
"Ah yes. Well, this is going to be a long tale. It started with-"
He never finished. There was a bang to his left, and a crash of glass. He remembered something entering his skull, probably something metal, moving at a high speed. He blacked out and it didn't take a genius to deduce to figure out that he had been shot.
Precia wasn't sure what had happened. She heard a bang, then a window to her right broke apart. Mr Question Mark's head jolted to her left and he collapsed. Her mother screamed and her father sat up quickly, obviously startled. The 2 guards at the door stood frozen, unsure of how to react. He just sat there, staring at the limp form of what was previously Mr Question Mark, the wound facing away from her. Her father went over to his body with a swiftness that was only related to having been in situations like this before. He bent down and touched the boy's neck.
"Holy royal gods" he swore. "He's alive." He looked at the two guards. "Hurry! Get this boy to the infirmary!" he shouted, pointing at them. As he moved his hand back, it brushed against Mr Question Mark's head, moving it slightly. That was the first time that Precia had seen such a wound. It wasn't like in the crime shows where there was a small hole where the bullet had entered but a mess. The skin bent inwards in a grotesque fashion and it was stained with blood rushing down his face. His eyes were open and devoid of expression, staring into space. She fainted and joined Mr Question Mark in the land of darkness, the only difference being that she wasn't bleeding. Not that it could have been seen. After all, it had soaked into the carpet, it being a familiar shade of red.
So, what did you think. I'll try and get each chapter up and running in order and as quickly as I can but to be honest it takes a really long time! *grumble, grumble (stupid distractions and commitments)*
I'll be as quick as I can with Mr Question Mark but I'll try and keep those stories good.
And as always:
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