Chapter 2 - What They Both Wanted

"Hey, wake up."

Ash turned away from the sound and continued to sleep. "Ignore me, eh..?"

No response.

"...fine, have it your way."

The boy wearily opened one eye and sat up from his bed. He then shifted his view to the left sleepily. "Oh, it's just a Hyper Beam..." he muttered. Ash nearly fell asleep again until he realized what he had just said. "Wait, what?" he was shocked to see the same boy that got him in to this in the first place standing in the room. But he wasn't concerned about that; he was more worried about the orange, glowing energy ball in his hand. It looked like it could blast him to bits at any moment..! "Good, you're awake. I knew a threat would wake you up." he muttered while showing a smirk as he dispersed the sphere easily.

"I-it's you..!" the black-haired male stuttered as he pointed at him accusingly. "You're the one that sent me back in time!"

"Well duh, don't tell me it took you that long to come up with that conclusion." the red-eyed boy replied with a small huff. Ash stared at him for a couple of moments in shock. "Oh. You're still stunned that I could have nearly killed with you with that Hyper Beam."

"S-so it really was an attack..."

"Yeah. Anyhow, I think now's the perfect-" the mysterious boy was cut off when Ash suddenly lunged at him and held him back to a wall. He was gripping his shirt tightly and looked furious. "Bring me back to my time. Now." he demanded.

The blue-haired boy's surprised face turned into a sneer. "I honestly didn't expect you to threaten me this early...especially after showing you what I can do." he said with a taunting voice. "Remember I can turn you to a pile of embers in a single second. Don't push your luck boy." he effortlessly shoved him back, causing the trainer to stumble back on his bed. Ash grunted as he glared at his opponent.

"I cannot tell you everything," he started while wearing an emotionless face. "but I can say that I can't bring you back until I fulfill the wish you requested before."

"I already met him; there is nothing else that I want." the onyx-haired male retorted while doing a swift motion with his arm.

"Oh really? You know you desired more than that. You just don't want to admit it to me like this." his playful smirk reappeared. "Well, it looks like my time is up. I have to go now." the unidentified boy leaped and landed on the windowsill. But before he did anything else he turned back to the teen. "Good luck Ash." and then he jumped.

The black-haired boy quickly looked outside to see where he went, but already he was gone. Not a single trace of him left. He slumped back on to his bed and sighed.

"...what...I wished for..." he muttered as he recalled what the boy said to him. Ash then covered his face with his hand as he mumbled what he innocently mused before he was dragged into this mess. "I had wished to save Sir Aaron...from sacrificing himself."

-o-

It was morning, and Aaron thought to drop by on their guest since Lucario was still sleeping after training session yesterday. His friend hasn't been sleeping well, and it was good that he was finally catching up on it. The Aura Guardian did not bother disturbing the peaceful look on the Pokemon's face and left the room.

He soon arrived in front of the brown wooden door and gently knocked on it a few times. "Aiden?"

There was no reply, and the man chose to turn the knob and step in. Aaron was surprised that the place was empty and the boy was nowhere to be seen. This wasn't much of a problem though, he couldn't have gone that far, and he was still thinking of asking him to stay with them in the castle. The dark blue-haired male started to focus his energy in pinpointing his target, and soon enough he sensed it nearby; his identical aura on the palace garden.

Ash stood motionless as he gazed at the clear blue sky above him. He was filled with thoughts and questions about the encounter he had last night. Wearing a serious expression, he didn't notice Aaron walking towards him until he heard his voice behind him. "Aiden." the teen was taken aback by his sudden appearance since he was just thinking about him. "Aaron..."

The man smiled. "You seem deep in thought. Mind telling me what is the matter?" he asked while gesturing him to sit down with him on a large smooth marble slab. Ash showed a small smile as he followed him and sat beside him. "I'm just thinking about what my friends are doing...that's all." the boy lied.

"Can you tell me about them?" Ash could tell that Aaron was interested in them.

"Alright...where to begin...I'll start off with my starter Pokémon and my buddy Pikachu. He's really nice and a powerful partner to have as well. We've been through everything together ever since I started my journey." his grin grew bigger as he recalled all the fond memories he had with his best friend. "And then not long after I met Pikachu, I became friends with Brock, an amazing guy who can cook the most delicious food and strives to be the best Pokémon Breeder. He's great with Pokémon and always watches out for us. Then not that long ago I met Dawn who was just beginning her own adventure. She's kind and fun to hang around with and wants to be top coordinator like her mom." Ash exhaled as he looked back up at the sky.

"I've met many amazing and great people in my journey...and I don't regret anything for taking this path either."

All this time Aaron stayed silent and listened to his story. "It must be nice to live a life like that."

"It is...but I sometimes wish I could meet them again...I mean, I know I will but...I guess there are so many places in the world to visit again that I have no idea where to begin."

The Aura Guardian smiled. "You're young. You have all the time in the world to do what you want Aiden." Ash still felt uncomfortable when Aaron used his made-up name. It felt strange, but he had to live with it for the time being. "Aiden..."

"Yeah?"

"You know...what an Aura Guardian is don't you?"

"Uh huh..." the teen had a feeling where this was going. "You already noticed my aura."

Aaron nodded. "To be frank, I never thought I would find another person with the same aura signature as I do." he glanced at the black-haired boy and looked back at the garden. "I ask you this Aiden...would you want to know how to harness your own aura?"

Ash fell silent after that. He was considering what to do...he could say no, but then what would that do? He would be left alone to travel this time line. Maybe he'll never go back to the time line in where he belonged. This was his only chance for him to stay with Sir Aaron and indirectly, his only option for him to get back to Brock, Dawn, and Pikachu. "Yeah, it will be awesome if I could do such a thing." he replied. "Are you...thinking about..."

"Teaching you?" Aaron finished. "Yes, I am. It feels interesting to see how far your powers go since our auras are similar."

To himself Ash was celebrating that he was able to get to stay at the castle longer. But to his friend he simply beamed. "I-I can't thank you enough..."

"Are you sure your companions won't mind you staying here?"

"No need to worry." he was surprised that he actually used Dawn's catchphrase in a situation like this.

"That's good. The only problem would be how my other student Lucario handles this."

"I-I'm sure it'll be fine."

Ash said that even though he wasn't sure at all.

A/N : Yay I updated~I honestly like the first part better than the second because well, I love using that character...which I cannot tell you who it is yet. But you've got a hint going on, he can use a Hyper Beam. That means he's got to be something...well, just think about it.

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