What's up guys. I've seen some reviews coming in and so I'll gladly answer them here. Before I do so, I'll write what'll happen (without spoiling too much): Today's chapter will be about the Tentacruel and then we'll skip a few parts. ( He has no Butterfree guys, don't kill me! )
Ghost Maiden Peak will not be done. Simply because this happens 2 years after that and there will be a flashback because of it. When will this flashback happen? Well… I'll keep that to myself. After all of that, Ash and Brock will travel to Lavender Town. Why? Because Lavender Town. Brock's going to capture his sixth pokémon there.
Still, I wonder who suspects Ash's sixth pokémon. I'll drop another hint: It uses the opposite of Aura. The question is: What is Aura? You'll know when you think about it.
So, reviews. I'll write the things down here.
Q: Will Ash capture Lugia or Kyogre?
A: Yes, yes he will. When will he? I already hinted that Kyogre is for an event in Hoenn. I'll keep Lugia a secr- ah y'know what. Shamouti. You'll see a unique way of how it goes though. Just so you know: Legendaries won't travel with him without reasons. They will be captured but not used often unless they're of a smaller size… Let's not use a Groudon or Kyogre inside a house.
Q: Is Mega-Evolution going to be in this story?
A: Why yes, of course! It's just that Ash does not have the pokémon for that yet. There's also the fact that I don't want mega evolutions to happen in the first region. That is because a Pokémon needs to have a bond with a trainer or else it'll be like Korrina's Lucario. There's also the fact I want to make the stones a little rarer because the way Ash receives them in my other story is way beyond the norm of luck.
Q: What happened to your other story?
A: Actually, I kinda intended to drop it and eventually remove it. I felt like it shouldn't have happened the way it did, I focused far too much on the OC and the luck is just retarded. I put some of Naruto's luck on top of what Ash has in this story with gambling and made them rich… I liked the way I used AJ and used it to gain some experience. Consider it a practice story for this. If I want to continue it, I'll mention it but right now I prefer writing this.
TL;DR the answer: Old story was a little too much in the luck categorie. Less character progress. Rushed chapters. Ash isn't as good as he is in here.
By the way… For those who are interested: Any ideas in a traveling partner? If you don't say anything then I'll make either Sabrina or Erika join their journey. Stories and reasoning why will be explained the moment it's written. Why not Misty, May, Dawn, Iris or Serena? 'Cause they're overused by now. There's also the fact they're often written as new trainers whereas I need Ash to grow. Not just as a trainer but as a person. He's 12. Got a kiss from Daisy. Innocent as hell. Has anger issues the moment he sees someone get hurt. I mean, look at the Team Rocket incident where I wrote that they stabbed a girl. They went straight into a Gyarados Ragefest.
Now everyone. Please enjoy the story. If you write reviews with questions, I'll answer them in each new chapter so feel free to ask. Why am I being so unpredictable in chapters? 'Cause it would not be fun if I followed the entire anime's example!
"Chosen One, do as you see fit. Command me in case you seek to battle or order me to make a specific action. I will listen to your commands just this once," Primal Kyogre offered Ash who was currently having a good ol' breakdown.
First he nearly drowns. Now he's brought to an island with a Tentacruel that can match Titan in size. How the hell that happened, Ash had no idea because most new giant pokémon are often spotted and brought to secret reserves where they can live thanks to humans feeding them special food.
Now Kyogre, Primal Kyogre, wants Ash to command him?! Where the hell did the innocent trainer route go?!
"Calm down Ash!" Brock shouted to Ash who jumped up in surprise before looking at Brock.
Brock let out a sigh before smiling slightly to the younger teen, "I trust your actions. Right now lives can be lost because of Tentacruel's rage. You need to act quickly. Did you not do the same in S.S. Anne? Did you not protect children and pokémon?"
Ash blinked a few times before something began to swell inside of his chest. Something that not many trainers have. The desire to simply protect. Whether the one who needs it are his friends, family or strangers. To desire to protect everyone.
It was the first time Ash felt something like that inside of him and he turned serious the moment he recognized the feeling.
"Kyogre! Use Surf and wash them all away from the area so we can at least have a conversation before actions need to be taken!"
Primal Kyogre, who intended to test Ash, was surprised once more. It felt the aura of the boy change from being uncertain and scared to determined and having the same desire to protect as before. This time, not just for his friends, but for the innocent and those are strangers to him. However, Kyogre was not a Legendary Pokémon for nothing.
Roaring out loud as if calling the seas to bend for its will a giant wave sent all the Tentacool, Tentacruel and the giant Tentacruel away from the city - making them appear in front of itself.
Now an enraged Tentacruel saw the personification of the Sea. Both stared each other down before Tentacruel spotted the human and nearly intended to slam him off of the Kyogre with the intention to make humans get away.
Ash, however, did actions differently. Calming down even more and entering what can be called 'professional mindset' Ash turned to the Tentacruel and his red eyes began to glow.
Tentacruel didn't say anything, but the tentacle didn't move now.
Ash's lips began to move as aura went through his lungs, through his voice box. It created an effect that would terrify most pokémon - as if there's a legendary pokémon speaking.
"Tentacruel. You, who can be considered a Titan of the Sea, why are you attacking this human settlement? What have they done to you, to invoke your wrath not just upon the ones that possibly have to do something with it but also the innocent?"
The Tentracruel bristled before understanding what Ash said and slowly calmed down. This human was different from those in the city. The fact that he was standing upon one of the Legendary Pokémon said enough.
"We used to live in the ocean nearby. Humans have been hunting our kind so that we will go away. Now, we lost countless of our brethren and not just the old. No, the reason we attack is because humans have crushed our eggs with their foolish actions." It spoke in a calm voice, but Ash could hear the rage behind it. Heck, he could understand it himself.
Ash was thinking about it as a million things went through his head. First things first would be see what caused it… and what foolish guy actually disrupted a Pokémon's living area. If it were Gyarados, that city would've gone down within seconds by just hunting one of those.
"I have received your word. I will now act as is needed. While I may not be able to revive those who have been hunted and those who have perished before having a chance to actually live, I will take action not just upon humans but you as well."
Kyogre, if anything, was even more surprised. It wasn't just the fact that the Chosen just spoke against his own species, but it also mentioned the Tentacool evolution line. Why is that?
Ash continued as if not interrupted at all. "You are angry, enraged at humans. I can understand you perfectly for feeling as such. However, your kind is now not just hurting those who have hurt you," he turned to the city and spotted many hurt children. Children who had nothing to do with the greed that human adults have. "look at the city and tell me what you see. Not just the buildings you have crushed, but the people within. Are those young ones the ones that have hurt your kind? Aren't you doing the same that the ones who are at wrong have done to your very own kind?"
The Primal Kyogre and Tentacruel both turned around in the ocean and stared at the city. They saw perfectly what it looked like.
Destroyed. Broken buildings, washed up cars, people who are hurt. Pokémon that have been staying there are all wounded but still try to help their family and friends.
Tentacruel, now calmed down, felt like it had done a great wrong. "I… I see what I have done. This should not have happened in the way it did…"
Ash turned to the Tentacruel and his red eyes began to glow fiercer. "Bring us to the area where you have lived before. I will go on from there and capture those who are responsible. Your areas should have been considered protected. This means the people who have done this did it illegally and thus warrant an arrest and not just a little punishment, but for the rest of their lives. They will suffer. Trust me on that."
Tentacruel looked at the boy who spoke for the humans. His eyes, his voice and his actions. They were justified, regal and showed power. It was like staring at a legendary amongst humans.
Without saying a single thing, the Tentacruel brought them towards their former living area. No doubt thinking over the actions of that human and trying to think of what he has to do next.
Now Primal Kyogre can be many things. He can be considered a natural disaster, a being who wants to end everything that lives on land. Primal Kyogre, however, does appreciate life… and seeing so many eggs of unborn Tentacool could even break its own heart.
That's not just one egg. That's not just a dozen. Those are hundreds or eggs. Hundreds of lives that had yet to feel the freedom of life. To feel the excitement of adventures.
If it wasn't for the fact he was testing the Chosen, he would have used used Origin Pulse continuously and make humans pay for doing this.
But the Chosen was right. He saw the destruction. He saw the lives who could be lost simply because of the anger of the Sea.
He would be no different from the humans who caused this, if he followed those actions.
That's when not just he, but everyone could hear a shout of the person who had created this mess.
"Those who kill those Tentacool, Tentacruel and whatever the heck that thing is will all receive a million Pokédollars!"
The amount of greed that adult trainers showed was appalling. Ash replied in kind though. He was fair in this action - they wanted to hurt pokémon for no reason other than their greed.
"Kyogre," Ash started as he got the Legendary's attention, "Origin Pulse is your signature move, I believe. Use it and crush their pokémon."
The Kyogre let out a roar as the water of the sea began to rise.
Trainers called out various pokémon. Dragonite, Pidgeot, Rhydon, Blastoise… all kinds of strong pokémon. But now, they will face a Legendary for the first time. An angered one because of their greed. The Pokémon obviously listened to their trainers call of 'End them!' so, they too, are not deserving of mercy.
Blasts of water were sent towards all pokémon and a massive explosion occurred. Fifty trainers and at least a hundred pokémon were all blasted aside like it was nothing. That was something only a legendary pokémon can do.
Well, a legendary pokémon with the right strength.
That was when he could see a single woman standing on top of a ruined building with a large rocket launcher obviously intended to fatally wound a pokémon or human.
He called out his own pokémon for the first time. A giant Fletchinder flew into the skies as it stared at the rocket that was just fired before it began to glow white and grow larger, larger and even larger.
Falcon finally evolved into a Talonflame. A Talonflame at half the size of a Primal Kyogre. That's four times the size of the usual Talonflame.
Falcon let out a massive screech before using Whirlwind and focusing on the rocket. It began to slow down before the whirlwind guided it to another area.
"Falcon! Stay focused and look around in case another attack happens. Tentacruel, grab that woman. She's definitely the one responsible. Her voice is the same as the one who called out for your heads."
Tentacruel surprisingly obeyed the command and grabbed the woman and brought her - with some slight vindictive actions as he crushed her a little - in front of Ash. She was obviously saying so many curses that even a sailor would blush.
"What an old hag. Obviously filled with greed… Let's see what happens with you after I finish a call."
Ash looked disgusted at the woman. She drew a weapon against pokémon. Nobody does that unless they're actual hunters and those do it for food.
Sighing, he turned around and walked a bit further. Tentacruel understood he was going to do something.
Opening the Xtransceiver, he called Lance. Popping up in the screen was a Lance who was obviously near the ocean. Perhaps SS Anne's location?
"Ash! I can see you're out! Good job! Right now we're using the League Pokémon to get the ship out of the water and wait.. is that a giant Tentacruel? Sigh... " Lance knew a headache was coming up.
Ash's eyes were glowing fiercely as he looked at Lance. "Lance. I need your assistance. A crime happened where I am and they destroyed countless eggs of the Tentacool evolution line. If I didn't step in the Tentacruel would've crushed this city. Come here and put this hag in jail."
Lance blinked a few times before Ash began moving the Xtransceiver to show the city as well as the ruined living grounds of Tentacool and Tentacruel.
Lance's eyes became fierce before nodding. He was closeby. "Dragonite. Fly towards Hutber Port. I'll be on my way, Ash."
Ash turned to Brock and James before nodding. They nodded too. Brock and James remained silent but they knew the boy in front of them was angry. Heck, they are too. Not even James is as cruel as that.
Ash let out a tired sigh as his voice turned to normal, if not slightly hoarse. "Kyogre, please wait for a while. A pretty big Dragonite will appear soon with the champion - which is the leader of a region - to put that woman to justice. Is that acceptable?"
The Kyogre growled slightly before resigning to it. Despite the anger it was feeling for that human and the temptation to make sure she's at the bottom of the sea, the Kyogre can understand the actions. "That is perfectly acceptable. You have spoken fairly and I must say that I am impressed that despite your anger, you were not impartial. Both Tentacruel and this woman hath done great wrong."
Ash shook his head in slight amusement. "I'm not fair at all. I intend to let Tentacruel go. He was justified with his anger and the trainers weren't helping. If you weren't here they might've fought Tentacruel and possibly make sure he'll never wake up again. I do intend to make Lance bring them to a new habitat so they can live in peace."
The Kyogre nodded in agreement before reverting to its normal size. Primal evolution was tiring to it and it only used it to carry the Gyarados which was returned awhile ago.
"Understood. You have gained my respect, Chosen. Your actions will let me think about the future… Once we are finished, I will return to the depths of the sea and hide for those who seek to control me. It's a shame but I can still become enraged with the use of the Blue and Red orb. Both Groudon and I have been controlled by them once and we will not accept the event twice. Humans foolishly created it in the hopes to control us forever and until that orb is in my own possession I do not want to come out."
Ash thought about it for a while. Blue orb and Red orb… He'll ask the professor about it.
Nodding in agreement even if the Kyogre can't see it, Ash smiled. "Thank you, Kyogre. I can see Lance coming."
Kyogre turned around with everyone else following to see a giant Dragonite flying at a very high speed to them. When it reached Kyogre, a man jumped down and landed onto the Kyogre without any hesitation and fear.
Even Kyogre was impressed that the human hadn't hurt himself or wasn't afraid of him… That may be because he's the friend of the Chosen.
Yeah, definitely that.
"Ash… You made friends with a Kyogre, didn't you?" Lance spoke calmly. No, if you looked closely you could see his eyebrow twitch marginally.
Ash rubbed the back of his head nervously… "Maybe? Kyogre made it a test after it saved me from drowning."
Lance turned to the Kyogre before taking the matter in hands. "I thank you as the Champion and leader of the Pokémon League, Kyogre. Ash is one of our respected trainers and junior professors that often helps out natural habitats such as those of the Gyarados. If he had drowned, I fear that we might have lost someone the League cannot miss in the future."
"It is no trouble, champion of Kanto. The Chosen has interested me and I have awoken in a different state of mind compared to before where I only seek Groudon for battle. What he has shown me has me thinking and once we are finished I will return to the Deep in order to think about what occurred."
Lance let out a tired sigh. "That is understood, Kyogre. I thank you once again and be assured with Tentacruel here. This woman will not have a fun time for the rest of her life. I can see the remains of the eggs and they've started floating away. Those are far too many and it is far too much of a crime to do this."
The Kyogre let out a small roar of agreement and called the Pokémon back in its own language. All the Tentacool and Tentacruel came towards Kyogre who nodded to the Giant Tentacruel.
Ash turned to Lance. "Lance, can you bring them to one of the Orange Island habitats? They will be able to survive there with Tentacruel's help no problem and they can't be hunted in protected areas. Nobody is stupid enough to hunt in the Islands anyway."
Lance nodded in agreement. A fair idea to be honest.
Throwing a pokéball, Lance called out his second Dragonite who looked around curiously before spotting Ash and letting out a cheerful cry.
This Dragonite always liked Ash. The boy did help her master Extremespeed.
"Nice to see you too, 'Nite. I see you've been doing well… Can you bring these pokémon to one of the protected areas?" Ash asked for Lance who just shrugged. His second Dragonite liked Ash, he had no problems with it.
Well, he did deep in his heart because Dragon type pokémon also liked Ash far easier than they liked him.
"Thanks for doing so Nita. Can you take care of this woman, Knight? Bring her to the G-Men jail with the highest sentence." The first Dragonite nodded and grabbed the woman from Tentacruel's tentacle and flew away. The second nodded and began guiding the Tentacool and Tentacruel away.
Lance turned to Ash and let out a sigh. "You always find something to bother me or shock me. First you sink with a ship. Now you're on top of a Kyogre like it's a daily occurrence and save a city."
Ash chuckled before he began to feel dizzy… He was tired from all of this.
Understandable for such a young boy.
"Falcon, please return." Ash recalled the Talonflame who flew down and showed its massive size to Lance. The champion blinked a few times before shaking his head in amazement. That Talonflame will be a beast… he's actually looking forward to a battle with Ash in the future.
The Talonflame soon returned to his Cherish Ball and Ash collapsed on top of the Kyogre. Too much stress, such little sleep and the usage of aura in a new way tired him out completely.
Brock quickly caught the boy before chuckling. "Lance, care to help us bring him to a hospital nearby? Lavender Town in the mainland seems to be a good idea. He wanted to go through the Dark Cave originally but it seems we'll do it the easier way."
Lance thought about it before nodding. He can finish most things through calls with his Xtransceiver and he was worried about Ash.
"Alright. Once more, thank you Kyogre. We will bring Ash to safety now."
"Please give the Chosen my wishes to become well soon then."
Lance called out his two Red Gyarados who instantly spotted Ash and came closer. One in worry, the other in interest due to what the other Gyarados told it.
"Gyarados. Ash is tired and needs rest. A hospital will be a good idea - can you bring us to Lavender Town?"
The first Gyarados nodded in agreement before offering them to get on. Lance and Brock got on as James stayed behind for a while thinking about something.
"It might be good practice for Leviathan… Come out buddy!" James called out a massive Gyarados which towered over the red ones and even Lance stayed up.
"Are all trainers around Ash like this?" Lance asked Brock who shrugged. He thought it'd be fun to tease the champion a bit now.
"Gary has a royal species Growlithe which will become a massive Arcanine. I got a Tyranitar. He's got a huge Talonflame and a shiny Amaura and James has his Gyarados… I say yes."
Lance looked at Ash for a bit before shaking his head. "The league championship this year will be very interesting then. I look forward to seeing them battle."
Brock laughed in agreement as James and Leviathan got next to the two red Gyarados, swimming along for practice.
"That, I agree with!"
Like that, the adventure of the trainer who saved a city with the help of a Legendary ended for today. However, there will be more to come. Not just Kyogre, but many legendaries will find that the Chosen is interesting enough to give them second opinions. But for now, let him rest and be taken to a hospital, the boy deserves it.
Delia and Professor Oak were both sitting at a table drinking some coffee and talking about Ash.
"So Samuel, which pokémon has my little boy captured now? You've told me about Gary's Growlithe and his recently evolved Fearow." Delia asked with a smile. The news was currently on but it wasn't the important one.
Oak seemed to chuckle heartily. "He has a couple of rare pokémon that even I want to study. He has a Frogadier, Meowth which can speak human language according to him and a shiny Amaura. Amaura are so rare there are even less than ten of them revived at the moment."
"I see. I'm glad he's been enjoying his journey." Delia spoke cheerfully before they turned to the news. That's when they spotted it.
"BREAKING NEWS! A few hours ago there was a massive fight going on in Hutber Port as there was a giant Tentacruel angered by the actions of a woman known as Nastina. She has crushed the living habitat of Tentacruel in an accident and broke at least 300 eggs… but it has been stopped! There has been a sighting of a legendary pokémon according to Lance, but none of us recognize it!"
That's when the camera zoomed in on the Primal Kyogre which attacked a hundred pokémon like it's nothing with Origin Pulse.
What Delia and Oak saw though, was something different.
There was a boy on top of that Kyogre.
A very familiar boy.
"So... He's having the time of his life, isn't he?" Delia asked in faked calm.
Oak turned to Delia with eyes that clearly showed fear.
Delia's smile became the scariest thing Oak had seen. Heck, even Giratina could take notes of the feeling of terror that Delia gave off that day. Maybe Giratina would become her pokémon simply for that reason.
One things for sure. The moment Ash comes back home for a while, Delia will have a word with him.
Ash has been down for two days now. Obviously the usage of aura exhausted him more than one would think and the stress of the things that happened caught up to him.
While doctors said it might be a small coma and not anything dangerous both Lance and Brock stayed. James left a day ago after telling Lance everything about Team Rocket that he knew simply because he left and to be honest, Lance wasn't too worried about letting him go.
Ash has that ability. An ability he sometimes wished to have himself. The ability to change people.
"Ngh.." A sound came from Ash's bedside as a Pikachu and Meowth perked up. Both instantly jumped onto the hospital bed and began talking to their trainer that was waking up.
"Hey guys… Where am I?" Ash asked his pokémon who were smiling happily.
"Yer in the hospital in Lavender Town, Ash," Meowth decided to start and Pikachu finished for him. "Lance brought us here. James left yesterday after wishing you to get well soon."
Ash thought back to what happened and flinched slightly. Oh yeah, he saved an entire city thanks to Kyogre and his (or her? He didn't know if legendaries had a gender) powerful Origin Pulse.
That was the scariest thing that ever happened to his young, 12 year old life. Not just sinking down to the depths of the ocean, nearly drowning but also seeing a city being destroyed by an angry pokémon.
It showed that human greed sometimes wakes up something that should not be woken up.
Ash let out a tired sigh as he calmed down. For some reason he felt like this will happen more than he'd like. Oh well, everything is okay now. Hopefully he won't get any problems out of this.
Looking around he spotted Lance and Brock, both smiling at him.
"Hey Ash. It seems you've recovered, as fast as usual," Lance chuckled at Ash's tired eyes before holding out his hand. "Thank you for helping the city. You've done the league yet another favor."
Ash shrugged before shaking it. "No problem Lance. If it happens more I might ask for compensation though," Ash lightly joked.
Lance laughed as he turned to Brock. "Brock, take care of Ash. He's going to need your help if this happens more often."
Brock had a large grin on his face as he looked at Ash. "No worries Lance. To be honest, that was one of the most exciting things that ever happened in my life. I've never seen a legendary pokémon up close either…"
Ash chuckled before showing his necklace. "This Rainbow Feather belongs to Ho-oh. She gave it to me when I started out and flew together with the Fearow and Spearow of Route 1," Ash explained his first legendary encounter. Well, that definitely impressed Lance.
"So the rumors of Ho-oh still being alive is true… That is good news. Hopefully nobody will act stupidly and damage the towers or something in Johto."
Shaking his head, Ash turned to Brock. "When can I leave? I want to start my journey again as soon as possible. My pokémon must be worried as well…"
Pikachu perked up. "Don't worry! I told everyone how you are! They'll be happy to see you again though."
Ash pet his starter with a gentle smile. "Thank you Pikachu, for telling them."
"No problem!"
"Well Ash, I gotta say I didn't expect ta have such adventures with ya. Can't say it ain't fun tho," Meowth perked up as he looked at his trainer. Ash just chuckled at his comment. It seems that he'll at least have friends with him the next time.
Hopefully he won't sink inside of a ship again. That's not a fun experience.
Lance turned to Ash with a serious face before throwing a badge in his hands. "This is an official League badge. You may challenge the League this year no matter what. I do believe you're the type to still do the gym battles though," Lance smirked when he saw Ash nod. That's the boy he wanted to battle.
"Make me proud Ash. You're my friend and I hope to see you as a rival soon too. Get strong and challenge the league. We'll have a battle afterwards no matter if you win or lose," Lance winked at him before leaving the hospital room.
Brock looked at Ash with a grin. "So… Friends with a champion. Friends with a giant Dragonite and now friends with a Kyogre… You're making quite some connections, Ash," he teased.
Ash simply shook his head before getting out of the hospital bed and walked towards his bag to put on some clothes. Brock just turned around to give Ash some privacy.
"So did I miss anything else?" Ash asked as he was getting dressed in his traveling clothes.
Brock thought about it before shaking his head. "No, Onix mastered his Iron Head yesterday so I'll evolve him soon. I hope you can have a few mock trades with me later, Ash."
"Yeah, no problem Brock." Ash finished putting on his clothes and neatly folded his hospital gown and put it on the bed. Making sure everything is still attached to his belt and that his gloves worked well, he turned around to the former Gym Leader. "We can go now if you want," Ash offered and Brock chuckled.
Seems like Ash is like any other kid. They hate hospitals with a passion.
"So we're in Lavender Town… That means it's time to go Ghost Busting," Ash joked a little with Brock as his pokémon were all outside of their pokéball.
Right now the group was sitting outside the 'Tower of Terror' as it's called. Ash and Brock heard that there are powerful pokémon inside of it and they got curious.
Of course, during that time Ash was tackled by all his pokémon who began holding him like the world was ending. Even Hermit who usually remained calm was happy to see his trainer being fine.
Tyranitar also noticed the giant Talonflame and gave it a nod of respect.
Meanwhile, Brock's pokémon were surprised at the recent changes. Hermit, Falcon and Pupitar evolved. Quite a surprise to be honest.
So right now they were having a small meal before going inside. Everything would be better than the horrible food that they had in the hospital there.. Actually, Ash wondered if someone pranked him with it because he definitely saw a pretty good meal at someone else's table.
Ignoring that, they just discussed what will happen now.
"Yeah we'll go through the tower. I'm actually curious if I can capture a Ghost Pokémon. I'm interested in trying to train one to see how that goes," Brock started as Ash nodded in agreement. Training Ghost type pokémon is different from training other pokémon.
That's because they can go through the floor, walls and other objects. They can reside in shadows. They can make minor illusions occur. They can do so many things that a normal trainer doesn't know how to train a ghost-type pokémon despite often wanting one for the simple reason of knowing that they are 'cool' and 'strong'.
Agatha would punt every single kid who said that.
"I see. I must admit that it sounds interesting. To use illusions in a battle can be very tricky but when mastered it will definitely be a very powerful ability. The ability to dodge by going through the floor or into shadows is also very amazing," Ash commented as he looked at the tower.
For some reason he could feel blue, glowing eyes staring at him from there…
Brock turned to Ash with some worry before placing a hand on his shoulder. "We'll be careful though. Ghost pokémon can be unpredictable and may be hostile."
Ash nodded slowly as he finished his lunch and recalled his pokémon except Pikachu and Greninja. They'll be needed here.
Brock returned his pokémon except for Vulpix who stayed out because of her Extrasensory and her sense of smell.
The two trainers and their pokémon walked into the tower as they started their journey to find a ghost pokémon for Brock and possibly Ash if he sees something that may interest him…
or something is interested in him instead?
"Hmm… This tower is quite interesting. We've spotted a few Gastly already but they're not that interesting for you huh," Ash commented as he looked at Brock who shook his head.
Brock didn't feel any connection to the Gastly line at all.
"Hmm… I might just be too greedy here," Brock mumbled as they reached the top.
Both trainers entered the last room which is a large battlefield area which was used to practice battling. It seemed to be reinforced within the tower and they could see that there were tons of ghost pokémon around.
However, the things that attracted them were two pokémon.
One was a Haunter in a much darker colour than usual and a blue tongue. The fact that made it more interesting though, was that unlike the smaller iris and pupil of a Haunter this one had a much larger, glowing blue one. Perhaps it had to do with the being it was before it became a Ghost-pokémon? It was never confirmed nor denied that a pokémon becomes a ghost type after drawing their last breath.
The other was a giant golem-like figure. A Golett that reached 2 meters in length… Something that was once again, a freakin' royal species.
Ash stared at the Haunter who stared at him in return. The Golett stared at Brock who stood still and looked interested.
Two things happened.
Ash's eyes began to glow a bright red as the pokémon around the field began to back off and make space for a battle to occur. Haunter seemed to move towards the battle field on one side.
Golett saluted to Brock, who nodded. The large golem stood next to Haunter.
A double battle.
"Well Brock… Time to work together, eh?" Ash said to his friend who nodded with an eager smile.
Brock grasped Tyranitar's pokéball for this. That Golett is a powerhouse most likely. "Let's do this Ash."
Ash nodded to Hermit who nodded in return and jumped onto the battlefield as Tyranitar appeared next to him. Both were ready for battle.
"Bring it on… We'll defeat you. If you can defeat us, however small the chance is, we will become your pokémon…" A creepy voice that would make most scream in fright reached their ears.
This was nothing to Ash and Brock though. They each met a Legendary, or in Ash's case, Legendaries. Those are far more frightening compared to a creepy voice.
"Hermit! Smokescreen and then Shadow Sneak!" The Frogadier made the left field turn into darkness as only the Haunter's glowing blue eyes were seen now. Hermit disappeared into the shadows as if moving as one and slammed into the Haunter who tried to follow its speed before.
"Gah! Take this!" Haunter used his Thunder Punch to hit the Greninja, but it took the hit with a simple grunt instead of a cry of pain.
Sometimes, Protean is like a cheat.
Naturally, Tyranitar and Golett weren't standing still. Both beasts in strength began to use their strength as Golett used Mega Punch and Tyranitar went for Iron Tail. Ironically, after mastering Iron Head the move Iron Tail was easily mastered.
The two powerhouses hit each other straight on and caused dust to explode from the area. Hermit took that to his advantage as he disappeared with Feint Attack and Haunter had to scan the field for him again.
From within the dust multiple Water Shuriken were thrown at the Haunter and the Golett. It is a double battle after all.
Taking the chance of the Haunter, Tyranitar used Dark Pulse and charged a dark, black orb in front of his mouth before he fired it towards the Haunter to damage it more than Greninja's moves can.
Hermit then rushed to the Golett and began using rapid Ice Punches before he was completely noticed and slammed them on the feet to make sure it was frozen in a massive amount of ice. This is to make it harder to move.
Tyranitar took that as a hint and grasped the Golett before using Crunch on his shoulder and making the Ghost/Ground Pokémon cry out in pain.
Haunter took the offensive side now as he used Shadow Ball to hit Tyranitar away from Golett and then used a move that shouldn't be possible.
"Night… Daze!" The Haunter's voice reached them as the Haunter began to glow a fierce, dark red color and it fired a massive wave of dark energy at both Greninja and Tyranitar.
"Hermit! Bounce and use Tyranitar as a stepping stone to jump over the attack and use Aqua Jet!"
"Tyranitar! Use Iron Defense!"
Both Pokémon moved in sync as Tyranitar began to glow an iron color and the Greninja used that time to jump high in the air before using the Tyranitar's shoulders to jump even higher over the attack.
Haunter seemed surprised at the teamwork as the Greninja began to be surrounded by water and rushed straight towards the Haunter.
Golett was, however, slightly forgotten and the Golem Pokémon reminded them kindly in the form of a Hammer Arm and it hit the Tyranitar with the double super effective move, blowing the Tyranitar away.
Brock cried out in worry before gritting his teeth. "Tyranitar! Rush up to Golett and use Crunch on his arms. Make sure that it can't move them!" The green pseudo-legendary roared as it rushed at the massive Golett, biting down with dark energy onto its arm as the Golett tried to hit the Tyranitar off.
Haunter was in a predicament though. He thought it was an easy challenge to beat these trainers but then again, he felt interest in that red eyed boy. That boy's pokémon spoke for itself as Haunter was hit head on with Aqua Jet before following up with a Water Pulse when the Greninja was at a fair distance.
Haunter wasn't going to take much more than that though. A barrage of Shadow Punches were seen as the attacks were destroyed and the Haunter rushed towards Greninja who received yet another Thunder Punch head on. This time, it was super effective.
Greninja was sent flying towards Tyranitar, making them both stay together. Haunter took that was a chance.
This time an even darker red energy surrounded Haunter to the point it was nearly a black color and the glowing eyes definitely showed the image that most would fear. It was as if a beast of darkness was upon them.
Firing a massive wave of dark energy towards the Greninja and Tyranitar, Haunter intended to finish it.
What it didn't suspect though, was Greninja knowing a very specific move.
Substitute. A doll-like being was in front of the blast and nullified it but the Greninja was now even more exhausted as it was breathing heavily.
Still, they took it as a chance. Firing a Water Pulse against Golett's head Greninja managed to confuse the Golem Pokémon and Tyranitar finished it off with one last crunch.
That's when the two pokémon were now up against a single Haunter.
Both glared at the Ghost Pokémon who began sweating heavily as impossible as it sounds.
Greninja began running at a high speed towards the Haunter and used Feint Attack to disappear in the shadows before striking at the back of the Haunter and hitting it towards Tyranitar.
Tyranitar in turn used his large tail with Iron Tail to slam it straight back towards Greninja.
But Haunter won't go down with a fight, not at all. Opening his massive mouth, Haunter began letting out a certain move that most - if not all - trainers hate. Perish Song.
Both Tyranitar and Greninja in their tired state began to cry out in pain as the song reached their ears but it wasn't enough to finish them off just yet. The Tyranitar began to charge towards Haunter with Iron Head and Greninja was holding two massive Water Pulses thanks to his Torrent ability.
The two pokémon hit the Haunter head on, now causing it to faint before collapsing themselves.
All four pokémon were down and both trainers had to admit… Those two pokémon are strong.
Golett is a complete powerhouse that most likely has Iron Fist as an ability. That, combined with its massive body and weight makes it a terror to battle. Let's not forget that Royal Pokémon tend to have stronger bodies.
The Haunter was a complete surprise though. It took a lot of hits before going down and that spoke of its endurance and strength. The Night Daze, a move that only a Zorua or Zoroark can learn, was very powerful and it knew Perish Song which is a last resort.
Both Ash and Brock agreed that they want to capture them. Brock liked Golett not just because of its abilities but also the fact it reminded him of Rock-type pokémon. Ash liked the shiny Haunter a lot and it had a unique move. Perhaps it was a special pokémon too.
The trainers returned their fainted pokémon and threw a Cherish ball and Pokéball at Haunter and Golett respectively.
Both trainers now have their sixth pokémon. Ash grinned happily as he looked at Brock. "Now we can do Saffron City instead of Celadon City first."
Brock nodded in agreement. He was looking forward to it because Tyranitar now had a second powerhouse to compete with. Rivalry makes a pokémon strong.
Ash was just happy he had a sixth pokémon. A shiny Haunter with a unique move… or was there more to the Haunter?
"Phew.. We're finally outside. It seems those two were one of the stronger pokémon but we had to battle our way out because we captured them…" Ash was panting slightly as both he and Brock were now outside of the Pokémon Tower or what some call the Tower of Terror.
"Tell me about it Ash… if I didn't have Vulpix with me I'd definitely be screwed by the amount of Gastly we had to beat…" Brock was out of breath as well. Behind the two stood a Vulpix and Pikachu covered in wounds from the massive amount of battles they just had.
It wasn't a smart idea to capture two of the leaders in the tower.
"Well we're finally outside… Dear Arceus, I won't go in that tower ever again," Ash complained. He is friends with most pokémon but even he can have angry pokémon after him.
Brock nodded before the two returned their Pokémon to let them rest. They didn't complain in the slightest as they started resting inside of their respective pokéballs.
"Let's go to Nurse Joy. We also need to have a bath I mean c'mon.. We got so many things thrown at us I feel like my hair turned gray from all the dust," Ash complained as he walked on. A benefit of aura was that he had a lot more stamina than others.
Well, Brock often trained his body so he didn't have much of a problem as well. He swiftly joined Ash's side.
Ash turned to Brock with a teasing smile. "Seems like you too joined the side of 'lucky trainers'," Ash teased him with a grin.
Brock couldn't help but laugh. "Hearing that from someone who has a shiny royal species Talonflame, a Shiny Amaura and a Shiny Haunter. It makes me think that you are one of those shiny hunters."
Ash shrugged. Even if they weren't shiny, he wouldn't mind. He simply captured Haunter because he felt a connection to it and the fact it was strong and knew a move it shouldn't. Being a shiny doesn't really matter to Ash.
"Let's get going though… Nurse Joy is going to snap at us for having so many tired pokémon," Ash whined at the end.
Brock just chuckled. Another fun adventure right there.
"Young man, you're not supposed to let your pokémon get so tired! What did you do to them?!" Nurse Joy scolded Ash who pouted slightly.
He tried to argue against her but she shut him up with a glare.
Brock took it in his hands though. It wasn't fair that Ash only got scolded.
"Joy, we were in the Pokémon Tower. Both of us captured a Ghost pokémon as you can see. Apparently they were leaders and despite the fact that they agreed to be captured after losing a battle the surrounding ghosts didn't agree… So we had to fight our way out."
Nurse Joy blinked a few times before frowning. It seems she went a tad too far with the boy. "I see… I apologize, Ash," She bowed to Ash in apology who shook his head.
"It's your job to make sure pokémon are healthy. I understand why you were angry. Just let me finish talking when I want to explain what happened."
Nurse Joy had a small blush of embarrassment on her face before she turned around and took out their pokéballs from the healing machine for quick recoveries. There were no 'extreme' wounds that needed the emergency room.
"I see.. Here are your pokémon. I take it you want a room to rest in?" Both boys nodded as Nurse Joy guided them to a Professor Room thanks to Ash's status as Junior. Once again, Joy wanted to blush in embarrassment because she snapped at such a person.
Professors were very highly thought of. Juniors were also respected as they often made a discovery or invention that helped a lot of people, or simply a genius invention that they had yet to bring out but showed the League.
There's also the fact that Ash studied under Oak and professor Oak signed the card to tell people he was the one who taught him.
The boys kept their pokémon inside of their pokéballs for the night. Tomorrow is another day, another journey.
Morning came far too soon for Ash as he yawned and stretched his body. He was tired from last night's battles against the massive amount of Gastly and Haunter because they captured two of the leaders.
Luckily, the third leader which is a Gengar wasn't there to battle them.
They would've lost most likely because Ash couldn't call out his Talonflame in that small area. Once more an annoying fact that giant pokémon aren't supported in housing areas.
The boy simply did the morning rituals he usually had and walked into the Pokémon Center restaurant where he spotted Brock drinking some coffee and reading one of his medical books.
"Good morning, Ash. Slept well?" Brock asked as he kept reading. Probably heard him coming.
Ash yawned again as he took a seat and ordered a coffee as well as a sandwich.
"Yeah… I'm still kinda tired from that long, long battle. It's surprising how many Gastly became hostile even though both Haunter and Golett agreed they could be captured if they were defeated."
Brock grumbled slightly under his breath about evil ghost pokémon but other than that remained silent as Ash received his meal from a Chansey and started his breakfast.
"So we're going to Saffron next?" Brock asked Ash as he finished the chapter about herbs in the wild, finishing the first book.
Ash simply nodded as he ate silently. He was thinking about why he felt a connection to the Haunter because he was an aura user and a Haunter is a ghost pokémon which means he has no aura.
"Let's call out our pokémon after breakfast. I want to speak with Haunter for a bit… Plus you need to connect with Golett anyway," Ash smirked slightly.
Brock just shook his head as he drank his coffee.
After a nice breakfast with some coffee the boys went outside of Lavender Town and reached Route 8 towards Saffron City.
When they reached some nice shaded off area where no trainer would come anytime soon, they called out their pokémon. Now there stood 12 pokémon.
All the old ones stared at the new friend that they noticed. Glacia seemed interested before walking up to the Haunter and nodding her head in acceptance.
"Seems like you are a former living pokémon. I can feel the energy," the shiny Amaura spoke with a soft voice as she looked at Haunter who was surprised. Actually, he was damn near impressed with the team of the boy that captured him. Those are some strong pokémon.
Haunter nodded at the Amaura's words though. "I used to be a Zoroark. My trainer was an aura guardian. I think it's because of that that I remember my past life too," Haunter spoke this time not creepy but more of a mature tone.
Golett stared at Brock with its arms folded the behind Brock stood Tyranitar doing the same. Both pokémon stared at each other as if evaluation their value… before Tyranitar raised his arm.
Both pokémon shook hands in mutual respect.
Brock didn't need to do anything.
Letting out a sigh he just let his pokémon bond with the new one. Seeing the Haunter did satisfy Brock because that meant he'll mock trade soon.
That Haunter was a pretty strong one so it might need evolution pretty soon.
Ash and Haunter were now talking though.
"You said your former trainer was an Aura Guardian… Does that mean Riley, or?" Ash asked the Haunter in curiosity. Riley was one of the very, very few Aura Guardians in the world.
Haunter seemed to think before answering. The result was him shaking his head. "My former trainer was Aaron. He too, was the Chosen. Perhaps that is why I am attracted to you."
Ash nodded in agreement. That was a good reasoning behind the connection he felt as he looked curiously. "Then do you wish to form an aura bond? I do need a partner until I can master it and seeing how you've been with a guardian before, you can help me. Right now I can only form a bond with those who know how to use aura."
Haunter began laughing at Ash. "Ghost pokémon can't use aura! We use ghost energy, energy of the dead. It's the complete opposite… but, seeing you with such overflowing aura, perhaps it's a good idea to form a bond. I may be able to lessen it gradually so you have better control. Even now you leak aura as if it's nothing,"
Ash blushed in embarrassment as he rubbed the back of his head. "Well, let's do it then partner."
Haunter nodded in agreement. He can trust the Chosen, no matter what. It was after all something his former trainer was.
Both held out a fist and bumped each other's fist before a small wave of aura and ghostly energy went around them. The two energies - one purple and one blue began to mix as the two began to create a special bond. Since Ash hasn't done this before, Haunter took the initiative and formed the bond for him.
The way to bond will be taught after Ash learns more about aura. Haunter just found something amusing to do instead of stay in that tower.
So, now there is a sixth pokémon in Ash's team. A former Zoroark which is now a shiny Haunter. Brock too, gained a new partner. One which will become a real powerhouse in the future.
What's up guys? Here's another chap. I wanted Lavender Town to happen because I intended Ash's pokémon to be a Ghost pokémon. Of course, I went with a unique spin.
Aaron's former (shiny) Zoroark is now a shiny Haunter. The Haunter joined Ash's team and will teach him more about aura as well as applications it has.
Soon, both boys will have a mock trade as well so their pokémon can train even harder.
How was this chapter though? Next chapter will contain some aura training by a ghost-type. Something nobody has done before! Why do I do this? 'Cause it's unique.
Aura is the energy of every living being. Ghost types aren't alive obviously and so are the opposite of Aura. Ash, who has an overflow of aura needed a Haunter which can sap it away thanks to an aura bond. More explanations in the next chapter!
Hope you guys liked this chapter. I tried my best on it anyway. I'd love to hear from you guys in reviews as criticism is appreciated.
Oh by the way… Tyranitar is still new to his body. Despite being a pseudo-legendary, a massive Golett that uses Hammer Arm with Iron Fist as an ability can damage any Tyranitar. Just saying before someone mentions it. See you next time!