Awoken
When we left our heroes, they were following Lugia, but had forgotten something... they woke the beast but didn't sing the song to tame it.
"Here." Lugia said, stopping on an island shore. Lugia flew up and looked around, then came back down and reported.
"It's here, I can sense its hatrid. Be careful, it might attack from anywhere." Lugia told them, looking around. Everyone nodded and looked around, but saw nothing. Just then, there was a big splash behind them, then out came a ferocious blue dragon.
"False alarm, just a gyarados." Max said, watching the dragon go back underwater. They continued looking, but still found nothing. Then PIkachu shot its ears straight up in alarm. Pikachu looked over towards the forest in anger and ran in.
"Pikachu! Where are you going?" Ash shouted, chasing the pokemon in without thinking. Melody tried to stop him, but he was too quick. Brock went in after him and Max followed, then Melody. After some walking, they heard Ash shout. They ran to see what was the matter, and found Ash on the ground.
"Ash! What happened?" Max took a step closer, but Ash stopped him with his voice.
"Max! Don't... come any... closer, it... booby traps..." Ash panted, looking at the boy. Max ran over to Ash, ignoring his warning. But out of nowhere, a vine swung out and slamed Max to the ground.
"I told you to stay! Now, just lay there, I have an idea." Ash told the boy, getting up. Max nodded and put his head down. Ash walked over to a giant pokeball statue and got on his knees.
"Oh, please! Won't you let my friends go? I'll stay." Ash said.
"Ash, are you crazy? We can all escape!" Brock yelled at him.
"No, Brock. It's too strong..." Ash told him, grinning back at the group. He put his hand on the circle in the middle of the statue. He looked back at Brock and smiled evilly.
"Run, Brock, while you still can." Ash voice changed to a deeper, more evil tone.
"What!" Brock took a step back, looking at the boy's face. Brock then realized what happened, he saw Ash's eyes had turned pitch black. He smiled and laughed maniacally. Max got up and ran back to Melody and grabbed her arm in fright. Lugia flew down in front of them and lowered its neck down to Ash's level.
"Ash... you touched the statue, didn't you? Without knowing what would happen?" Lugia asked the boy. Then Ash's eyes returned to normal.
"Pikachu was on top of it, I had to climb and save Pikachu." Ash told it in his normal voice.
"Pikachu was warning you, Ash. To not come near this statue.," Lugia told the boy. Ash's eyes turned black again and he laughed evily.
"How else would I set my master free?" Ash's voice was now deep again.
"Master? Ash, he's not your master, no one is! You can fight this! Come on!" Lugia told the boy.
"No! His power is too strong to deny. You must conceid." Ash laughed evilly at them.
"Ash, snap out of it! You're scaring me!" Max shouted.
"Am I, little boy?" Ash looked back at him and grinned. "Well, you'll be terrified out of your mind when my master arrives." Ash laughed again. He looked up at the sky and grinned evilly. Everyone looked up to see a figure, hidden in the sunlight. There was a huge roar and everyone plugged their ears, but Lugia and Ash. Pikachu jumped down from the statue and sparked from its cheeks in defense.
"Well, kiddie. Meet my master, no doubt soon he'll be yours, too!" Ash laughed in the deep, evil tone.
"Ash! You're not like this! No one is your master, you are your own! And you know that!" Brock shouted at him.
"What are you talking about? My master is in the sky and you will soon bow before his mighty strength!" Ash shouted back in the deep tone.
"I don't believe it, not one word! He can't be that strong." Melody took one step back.
"I'm afraid... he's right. We have to hide in the jungle! Go!" Lugia said, pushing the kids with its wing.
"But what about-?" Max started.
"We can't save him now, we'll have to reorganize." Lugia interrupted him, and pushed him into the trees. Everyone ran to the jungle, being watched by a laughing Ash.
"HAHA! Cowards! Now master, I shall bow before you in respect to your godly powers!" Ash got on one knee, and watched the large monster land between him and the statue. It was all black, and had a long extension from the back of its head. It gave a blood screeching roar causing the others to wince in pain.
"Ow! My ears!" Brock fell to his knees in pain.
"We must get out of here quickly! Before it finds us!" Lugia shouted, ignoring the roar. But the creature had already seen them, and was crashing through the trees and knocking them over. When it had come to the shore, it saw the sub descending slowly but it grabbed it before it went under. It threw the sub on the beach and slowly stomped towards it.
"What is that thing? It's HUGE!" Max shouted, looking at the monster stomping towards them.
"I don't know, but it sure is mad!" Meldo told him, rubbing her head form the landing. It gave another roar, but this one was louder and sounded more like a call. Just then, Lugia burst out of the water and knocked it over.
"Kids! Push the sub into the water and get out of here!" Lugia shouted to them.
"But, what about you?" Melody asked it.
"I can manage, now go! Save yourselves!" Lugia shouted again. It fought off the beast as it tried to get to the kids. It got angry and waited for Lugia to attack. When Lugia charged at the creature, it stepped out of the way and kicked Lugia into the water. The kids screamed as the beast got closer to them. But then Lugia burst out again with bruises on it stomach, charging into the creature's legs, knocking it down again.
"Hurry! I can't hold it much longer!" Lugia told them tiredly. Lugia had grabbed its leg and tried to throw it, but it was bigger than Lugia and grabbed him by the neck.
"SO! WE MEET AGAIN!" the monster said in a deep, telepathic voice.
"I warned you about coming back! So did my friend!" Lugia responded.
"OH, YOU MEAN THAT ONE THAT WAS BANISHED FROM THIS WORLD? I HEARD ABOUT THAT, SAD FOR YOU, BETTER FOR ME!" the monster laughed.
"He was banished because the water pokemon thought he went too far defeating you! He attacked you after you were down as a warning but you never listened! You told us you'd return with an army to seek revenge on him but you never came back! The world was peaceful, everyone were friends until you came!" Lugia shouted in anger.
"I TRIED. NOW, I RECALL VOWING SOME REVENGE ON YOU TOO!" it communicated, grip getting tighter on Lugia's neck.
"You said if I attacked you again! I attacked you because you were going to hurt my friends! I would never let you hurt the humans, they came here after we did! They don't know all the history!" Lugia panted, losing its breath from the monster's grip.
"BUT WE CAN TEACH THEM. THE THREE DOWN THERE CAN KNOW THE TRUTH OF THE WORLD, AND I'LL LET THEM GO." the creature proposed.
"...Fine!" Lugia growled at it.
"WHAT'S WRONG? YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU ALL THOSE YEARS BACK?" the creature laughed again.
"We both know I chose to do that! I was helping a friend in need! Unlike you, letting everyone fall where they do!" Lugia responded angrily.
"THAT WAS MY STRATEGY FOR THE WAR! THEY DIDN'T CARE WHAT I DID! NOW I'LL BRING THEM BACK FOR A SECOND CHANCE!" the creature looked at the sky, and gave a calling roar. Then there was a rumbling noise, everyone looked in the distance and saw an army of mean looking pokemon. They all did a cheering roar and the creature looked at them.
"WELL, TIME FOR MY REVENGE. TELL THOSE HUMANS DOWN THERE THE TRUTH, LUGIA. OR THEY'LL REGRET MEETING YOU WITHOUT TELLING THEM OF EARTH'S HISTORY. I HOPE TO SEE YOU 2 DAYS FROM NOW. THAT'S WHEN YOU WILL LEARN WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE LAST 2,500 YEARS!" the monster let go of its neck, letting it fall to the ground. It stomped back to the statue and picked up Ash, then flew off to the army in the distance.
"What are we going to do?" Brock asked, walking towards the injured Lugia.
"We'll think...later. As I said... I'll tell you of the history you... humans don't know..." Lugia panted, slowly getting up.
"Lugia, not here. Let's go back to ice island." Melody said, walking towards the sub. They all went back to ice island and they talked in front of the treasure sphere pedestal.
"Lugia, what happened back then?" Max asked Lugia.
"I should have told you sooner, but alas, it was a secret I souldn't summon the strength to tell you." Lugia looked at the sky, and started the story.
The armies were fierce, both swearing to destroy the other. My home was right beside the war site. I looked on with my master, hoping I could get in it. My master told me I was too young, and to stay away. But my master went, leaving me alone. He promised to come back after he quelled the fighting, but never came back. I snuck over to one side and saw a fight, between my master and Zekrom.
"Who's Zekrom?" Melody asked.
"The creature that attacked you today. He was the leader of the electricity army leader. Swearing to destroy the fire side." Lugia mumbled angrily.
"Who was their leader?" Max asked.
"Reshiram. The fire monster." Lugia told them.
"I've never heard of such pokemon." Brock said.
"And there's a reason for that... we wiped all humans' memory of the ancient war, to ensure their safe future." Lugia stated.
"But, it still came back." Melody said sadly.
"Yes, sadly. Now, on with the history lesson." Lugia continued the story again.
My master had Zekrom at its last breath, lying on the ground. Zekrom begged for mercy, but my master thought he was going to attack while his back was turned. He blasted Zekrom with hyper beam and there was a huge explosion between the two, my master walked out of the dust but was stopped by some water pokemon... and was dragged away. I chased after my master, while watching Zekrom lay there not moving. I found him at a ceremony. But it was not the good kind, it was a banishment tradition. I watched as my master vowed to everyone that he would destroy them when he came back. The eldest pokemon, Walrein, walked towards him with a palkia statue in its fin. he chanted ancient words I never understood but I was terrified as I saw a black sphere float up from the palkia and stop above my master. It slowly got longer and longer, then it widened, creating a black hole. My master tried to hold on to the ground, but it was sandy so he couldn't get a grip. He was sucked in and it closed up, leaving a cheering crowd of water types. But I was crying as I saw my only friend dissapear. I quietly swam away but as I wasn't looking where I was going, I ran into something. I looked up and saw the bruised Zekrom. I got angry because I knew he was to blame for my friend's banishment. I attacked him without realizing what I was doing. I injured his leg causing him to fall down. He roared in pain as he hit the ground, then I realized what I had done. He glared up at me and vowed to get revenge on me when he recovered. Reshiram had laughed at Zekrom after hearing that it limped off from the fight. Reshiram returned to the volcano along with its army, but no one knew where Zekrom had went. He left his army behind confused, but they just returned to their habitats.
"So the war never had a victor, everyone had abandoned it." Max said slowly.
"Yes, but now Zekrom is planning to finish it, for good." Lugia said.
"I don't get it. Why did it take Ash?" Brock questioned the old bird.
"Zekrom is an electric type, so it wants to have a shocking army. It must have sensed the power within his Pikachu, hoping to have Ash as a puppet, commanding it in the war." Lugia thought out loud.
"We have to stop this! We can't let them repeat history!" Melody demanded.
"Even if we could, how? We can't fight off two armies!" Lugia stated.
"We can't, but your master can." Max pointed out.
"Yes! If it defeated Zekrom, then it should be able to beat Reshiram, too! Wait... uh-oh." Brock stopped.
"What? What is it?" Max asked, waving his hand in front of the man's face.
"We left it back at the colosseum!" Brock remembered.
"And if we left him... and sang my song once... that means trouble! We have to hurry back to the colosseum... NOW!" Lugia shouted. Everyone rushed into the sub, trying to catch up to Lugia, who was already in the distance and was now diving underwater. When they got there, they saw Lugia heading to the surface, looking as scared as anyone can ever be.
"Did you find him down there?" Melody asked it.
"No. And if he's not down there... the statue has foretold it. Read the song twice to calm it down, if not, he shall destroy the world." Lugia said slowly. Then there was a huge earthquake Lugia flew to the sky and saw the horror in the sky. When the kids got to the top, they gasped in horror at what they saw.
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