The story will have slight changes; the full details will be in the A/N at the bottom of the page because it contains some spoilers for this chapter. You have been warned!

Reviews:

espeon44: can u use my ocs for dawn and serena

What do you mean? Do you want me to use the canon Dawn and Serena or Dawn and Serena as oc's but dating?

JustinThePokemonMaster: Hm, nice story. I'm enjoying it so far, but a couple of things.
1. this seems a bit rushed, so maybe try to fix that.
2. a few grammatical errors here and there. nothing too bad.
now onto the good things.
I love the idea for the story and how everyone's in hoenn. Plus it's just overall good plot. I look forward to the next chapter

I agree on it being rushed, now that you point it out. I'll try editing the chapters and see if I can expand. Btw could you also point out where exactly it felt rushed? There is a chance I have missed it.

Stevexclax: I love the Advanceshipping, but I have to ask, what are your plans with Drew. Will he be supportive of Ash and May's future relationship? Will Drew be in a good light where he is likable by us Advanceshippers?

Also, please don't have Drew and May get in a temporary relationship before Advanceshipping. I don't want to read that.

Please read the A/N at the end of the chapter; full details are provided there.

The story now. I don't own Pokémon.

CHAPTER 3: REVELATION AND TRAINING

The trio ran out of the school complex and followed Professor Sycamore who lead them into and out of Petalburg Woods like no one's business. The next city happened to be Rustboro City, which Ash read on a sign once they exited the forest. As they entered the city, Ash's breath was caught up in his throat. The city was vast. He took a glance of May and Drew and saw that they had the same thoughts as well.

"This place is huge!" exclaimed May.

"Oh dear! It'll be so much fun exploring the place," remarked Drew sarcastically.

"Huh, great minds think alike I suppose," thought Ash.

Professor led them into a café that read "Arua Café". The name did strike to Ash as weird and uncommon but he did get a nagging feeling that Arua was something he knew like the back of his hand. Shaking off that feeling, he stood closely behind Professor Sycamore with Drew and May as the Professor took them over to a booth where you could be served something if you desired.

The booth itself was quite large. Several people could have fit inside quite comfortably if required. It had red wallpaper with designs of flowers and wars. Not the best theme to use, Ash figured. The only odd thing about the booth was that there was a keypad on the wall.

Ash then looked at the Professor who jabbed into the keypad 121181. The booth suddenly vibrated. The vibrations continued for several minutes until the wall with the keypad on it gave way. Ash, rather nervously, backed away till he was sure that he would not get hit by any debris. After all, being hit in the face once a day was enough.

Professor Sycamore descended down what looked like stairs on the stone foundation of the building. Ash could've sworn he was in some sort of detective or spy movie. It had such an atmosphere. He followed Professor with May and Drew closely behind.

After walking down the stairs for what seemed like hours, the trio could finally make out light coming from the end of the stairway. Professor Sycamore continued walking with the trio following him behind. They pursued the Professor until they heard a familiar voice…

"Samuel, you must understand. He may be of age but has no knowledge about his heritage and legacy. He does not need to train! I can still keep him safe!"

"No, we must train him now. He has a lignin 9! Keeping him no longer works! He literally radiates off his Aura now as he is of age. You are underestimating his capabilities and you are getting involved in something you have not even the remotest idea of. The person looking for him is extremely dang…Ah hello, Professor Sycamore!"

The trio were surprised to see Ash's mom, Delia but even more bewildered to see principal Samuel Oak who had somehow escaped the predicament of the day's events.

"Professor Oak, you…you survived!" yelled Drew in a jolly tone.

"I have my ways," chuckled the Professor.

Delia then said, "We will continue this discussion another time." And with that, she promptly left.

Professor Oak sighed. I knew it would be difficult with her. Caroline and Alexander seemed alright, just relieved to see that their child survived. Now…

Professor Oak's thoughts were interrupted by the teens looking expectantly at him.

"Now you are probably wondering why you are here," said the Professor. The trio simply nodded.

"Let me explain. Do you remember the legends on the Aura Guardians?"

The trio nodded once again.

"The legends are, in a blunt way, very true. Aura Guardians still live today." There was an awkward pause with no one saying anything. They had a blank, disbelieving look.

The Professor sighed before saying, "Just watch carefully." Professor Oak brought out his palm, closed his eyes and then concentrated. He had managed to conjure some sort of blue energy on his palm and shot a target that was a couple of meters away. Bullseye.

The trio gawked at Professor Oak and then,

"How are you an Aura Guardian?"

"How did you do that?"

"Legends said they died out!"

"What does this have to do with us?"

"I wanna do that!"

"Can I try it too…"

"One by one!" shouted the Professor.

Seeing no one responding, the Professor forged ahead.

"Aura Guardians died out, that much is true. But Red's, the first Aura Guardian, family continued to have children with the ability to manipulate Aura. Of course there is the exception of the occasional child born with the ability to manipulate Aura but they were not very powerful. A good example is me of course, but that includes you as well, Drew and May. We only have a lignin 5 and at best, 7. Do you understand?"

Ash and May nodded while Drew, still struggling to comprehend asked, "What is lignin?"

"Lignin," said Professor Oak, "is the measure of the strength of one's Aura abilities. Red's lignin was 8. The highest ever recorded was 10 and that was Ash's father. Ash has a lignin of 9 so he is pretty powerful as well!" Seeing more questions about to come up the Professor waved his hand and dismissed their questions for they were running short on time and continued ahead.

"But Red's family and their abilities were wiped out from ancient records for fear of being hunted out due to them being 'mutants'."

"I understand how this links to us now! We are, essentially, to become Aura Guardians, right?" asked Ash.

"That is correct. But there is another reason as well," replied the Professor.

The trio stood silent, waiting for Professor Oak to move ahead.

"You may have heard of Modlf, who produces prophecies during times of conflict. One such prophecy was produced during the time of Ash's birth. It goes something like this:

"Three friends shall answer the call,

To save the world from the endless brawl.

By 10 and 9, evil must fall,

By 7, emeralds must fall.

Hope shall be betrayed by one he calls family,

The world: to preserve or raze gradually."

Surprises just kept popping and as the trio heard the Professor, their astonishment grew.

How did Professor Oak know it actually relates to them? The world has a chance of surviving or dying? Since when is hope a person? What is significant about emeralds falling? What? What? WHAT?

The Professor could see confusion etched on their faces and sighed. He knew it would be difficult to explain it to them. "Your questions will be answered in time. But firstly, you must be trained in the ways of Aura though it will be in solitude. Aura is one of the most difficult and dangerous things to master so this is essential. The only time you will be seeing each other now is at the end of your training."

Ash, May and Drew were shocked. Away…from each other? This could not be happening.

"You may not like it but it is necessary for training. I must insist."

Seeing no one saying anything, Professor Oak proceeded.

"Drew, I'd like for you to meet Professor Juniper who will take your training." As Professor Oak spoke, a young woman of about 30 appeared. She wore a green skirt coming only to her knees, a pair of red sneakers, a white sleeveless top with a white coat on top with the collars unfurled. "Hello Drew, I am Professor Juniper. I look forward to teaching you."

Drew knew it would be a while before he saw his friends again but before he could do anything, he was pulled into a hug by Ash and then by May who said, "See you soon. Good luck!" After a very emotional good-bye, Drew then promptly left, following Professor Juniper.

"Now May, you have already met Professor Sycamore. He will be your teacher and guide," said Professor Oak and with this, Professor Sycamore's smile grew. "I shall take pleasure in teaching you May for you are a wonderful student."

When Ash realised May was going to leave as well, he decided to pull her into a hug as well but was cut short by May giving a peck on the cheek and whispering a, "Good luck! Take care and come back in one piece!". May then quickly ran, following Professor Sycamore.

Ash's face also started going red as face felt it was on fire. Professor Oak then turned to him and said, "Okay that leaves only you then, Ash. As for your teacher, that would be me. Now follow me."

Ash quickly said an enthusiastic yet embarrassing, "SIR, YES SIR! SIR LETS GET THIS TRAINING UNDERWAY SIR!"

Professor Oak smiled at his actions. "Young love…" he thought.

The Professor began walking into the direction of the training grounds with Ash right behind him.

FWAHA HA! He's blushing, how adorable! XD

Anyways, as for the story, I have made changes. I will be honest; Drew was going to be a competitor for May's heart but the review actually helped me consider some things. Contestshipping turning into advanceshipping and one-sided contestshipping are common plots from the numerous stories that I have read so Drew will have neither role in my story, just to be unique. You have already (hopefully) read the prophecy concerning our trio. This was what it was originally going to be:

Three friends shall answer the call

To save the world from the endless brawl

The battle for Sapphire's heart

Will cause for one to dart

He shall be betrayed by one he calls family

The world: to preserve or raze gradually

This review helped a lot so thanks a ton, dude. Also, let me know what you think about the prophecy, in terms of it sounding nice! :) Also please be brutally honest on how my story felt in terms of it being rushed, character development etc. because that then helps me improve.

Please R&R!