A/N: Starting with this chapter I'll make this fic look like it should online. That saves time when I upload, I think. This is the rest of Chapter 3 and all of Chapter 4. Yep, it's gonna be that damned long. Next chapter starts with the other group. There's a deleted scene I'm adding that won't be as long as the Seafoam scene but it does add some backdrop into some things I missed the first time.

Last time on Pokemon World War: Ted's Group made it Azalea Town just in time for the birth of his daughter, Celes. Monica gave birth to a son as well. Later on Kris, who ran into Ted in Azalea Town, led the group into Ilex Forest where Team Rocket ambushed them. Leading the group was none other than their former ally, Zora Ketchum! After a quick melee Ted managed to break Ash's hold on her and the rest of the Rockets were defeated. Free once more, Zora vowed revenge against her brother, the leader of Team Rocket.

Chapter 24

After making sure Zora was well enough to travel we went to Goldenrod City. The place was much worse than Saffron City. Subliminal Messages blared from huge TV monitors, loudspeakers and billboards. The Goldenrod Gym was closed up as well. I could only assume Whitney had fled to her family's Farm to the Northwest. The Psychic, Dark, and Ghost Pokemon that wandered the streets made the place look like something out of a horror movie. It was very hard to believe Goldenrod was once a bright and bustling metropolis.

"It hurts just being here…" Said Monica. Everywhere we looked there were Rockets. Everywhere. It was like you weren't allowed outside unless you were in a Rocket uniform. Every time a Rocket stopped us there was a fight with us running soon afterwards. It made me wonder if it would be safer to just blast the city like I did with Saffron. I somehow figured Ash would've planned ahead in case. It was then that I realized that if he was indeed in the city, the he would certainly be watching our movements. When and if he showed himself I would be ready. For now I needed to get to Ecruteak.

When we reached the Northern gates we ran into our old friend Chalky the weapon maker. His Charmeleon had evolved into a Charizard as well. "Well, if it isn't a sight for sore eyes!" He said in his familiar Texan accent. "I had a feeling we'd run into each other again. How's the sword been working out?"

"It works nicely." I said. "It helped me a lot in Kanto and has been doing great here as well."

"Well, another satisfied customer!" he exclaimed. "Just yesterday I sold my Fire, Leaf and Lighting swords to a group of folks headed for Ecruteak. Alex, Fin and Katrin were with them, too."

"We decided to split up at Violet City." Nautica explained. "That way we'd cover more ground. In Johto."

"Divide and Conquer, I like it!" "Said Chalky. "Just to show how much I appreciate your help from before, I'm going to give you this Sun Sword I just made."

"You mean you finished it?" I asked, getting very excited.

"It was easier once my arm healed." Chalky explained. "I'll even throw in a special bonus, too. For that, I'll need to see the Moon Sword I gave you before." I handed it to him, wondering what he would do. He took the swords and tampered them together to make one larger, more powerful weapon. "Behold, the Sword of Time." He said once he'd finished. "The Sun Sword benefits from sunlightand the Moon Sword benefits from moonlight. The Sword of Time benefits at all times of that day."

"That just made this my new favorite toy." I said as I held the newly forged sword.

"But wait, there's more!" Said Chalky. I stared at him, my eyes starting to glaze over.

"Ooh, I can't wait to hear this!" I exclaimed excitedly.

"With this sword, you can control time." He said, adding "At least in theory you should be able to."

Ash Ketchum sat in his high-rise office in Goldenrod City. He had just finished authorizing the use of lethal force against a group of natives who lived near Ecruteak City. He'd become annoyed over their stubbornness to his rule and decided to have them all whiped out. "Sir." One of his underlings crept into the room. Even though he was in one of his rare docile moods he was clearly annoyed at being disturbed.

"Yes, what is it?" He asked sternly.

"I just came from my patrols and spotted Ted Toss and some of his forces in the city." The peon explained.

"What?!" Ash exclaimed, jumping clear out of his chair. He went over to the nearest window and looked down. He spotted what looked like a group of people at the northern gates. He took a scope out of his pocket to get a better look. "Ted Toss, you son of a bitch…" He sneered. "No one leaves this city without my permission!"

"I think we've just clinched this war." I said after hearing what Chaulky said. "Mind filling me in on the details?"

"When the swords are together, press the moon dial to go backwards through time, Earth to go to the present, and the sun to go forward." He explained. "You can use this dial here to go back or forward by years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and even seconds. After you've done that, just channel your energy into the blade, say 'Time Warp!' and swing it in a circular motion."

"Does it matter what direction I swing it in?" I asked.

"Not really." Chalky replied, shrugging. "You can go backwards if you swing it counterclockwise and forward if you swing it clockwise."

"You are the greatest!" Said Matt. "I never would've expected you to accomplish that!"

"It's all in a day's work." Said Chalky as he beamed with pride.

"I can't wait to use it action." I said after giving it a few test swings. A moment later, we heard the sound of a HUGE flying creature. When we looked at the Radio Tower we saw what looked like a giant Articuno. It didn't look too happy, either.

"If it isn't the Freeze Pokemon." Said Ann. "How do you suppose we it take out of the sky?"

"The same way we always take out an Articuno." I said, throwing a Poke Ball. "With a Pokemon as strong as Charizard!" Out came my most powerful Fire Breathing Dragon. It charged at the huge Ice Bird, ready to reduce it to ashes.

"Mind if mine joins yours?" Chalky asked me.

"Not at all." I replied. "The more, the merrier!" With that, the two Charizard took their fight to the Articuno.

"Charizard, use Flamethrower!" I said.

"Pete, you too!" Said Chalky. We were both shocked when the Giant Articuno blew away both attacks harmlessly by flapping its wings. It was as if it had blown out candles. "Looks like we're not dealing with an ordinary mutant Articuno." Chalky remarked.

"I agree!" I said. I then checked my Pokedex to find out what it was. After carefully scanning the TR Database I discovered it was Artic-Ice, a cross between Articuno and Regi-Ice. Its body was 18,000 below zero and could even survive being on the sun for an extended period of time. This meant we'd have to turn the heat WAY up to beat it. I knew just how to do it, too. "Charizard, use Heat Wave!" I Said. "The powerful attack only scratched Artic-Ice's surface but it caused Charizard to Evolve into Charpalm.

"That seems like a good idea." Said Chalky. "I watched in amazement as Chalky's Charizard also evolved into Charpalm.

"That's amazing!" I exclaimed. "It took me four years to evolve mine!" The two powered up fire pokemon then unloaded their attacks on Artic-Ice. It was a thrilling sight to behold! That's when we were surprised when a 3rd Charpalm showed up. The thing that caused the most surprise was the fact that it was wild. To my knowledge, it was impossible for a wild Charizard to evolve into Charpalm. It wouldn't get the chance to fight dozens of powerful opponents for days on end like a trainer's Charizard would. The 3rd Charpalm looked a little bigger than Chalky's but smaller than mine. This meant it had likely gained the ability to evolve for some time. Catching it seemed like the most logical thing to do at that point.

While checking my pokedex to confirm it didn't belong to anyone else, I discovered something interesting. When 3 Charpalm with similar experience levels got together it would be possible to fuse them all into a very powerful legendary pokemon only talked about in legend. The 3 headed Dragon known as Sparticus. With the prospect of being able to beat Artic-Ice without any serious casualties I was willing to take a shot at it. I knew Chalky would agree as well but would the wild Charpalm want to do it? There would be only one way to find out.

"Charpalm, let's get ready to fuse!" I said.

"Pete, you too!" Said Chalky. Our pokemon flew in the air close to each other. In order for it to work, the wild Charpalm would need to cooperate as well. I was relieved when it did.

"Alright Charpalm, Fuse now!" I said, holding up the Fusion Crystal. It glowed brightly and a beam of light fell on all 3 Pokemon. There was a flash of energy followed by the roar of a creature unlike anything I'd ever heard. When the light dimmed, Sparticus was in the air. It had 3 pairs of wings but one tail that had a huge bonfire on its tip. Even though it was several hundred feet above us we could feel the searing heat. It was even more intense than when we were on Cinnabar Island. I had the feeling this battle could get really dangerous.

That's what made Me and Chalky hesitant with what to do next. The Artic-Ice then used an Aeroblast attack to try and ground Sparticus. It responded with its Arson Fire attack, turning Artic-Ice into ashes. We were all shocked at the awesome power of this legendary pokemon. It was clearly our greatest asset now. If only we could keep it that way. After doing its job, Sparticus de-fused back into 3 Charpalm again.

"You all did an excellent job." I said. "Teamwork is better than trying to work solo." Chalky's changed back into a Charizard. That left only the wild one. I wasn't sure if it were waiting for one of us to try to catch it or not. I had raised my Charizard from a Charmander and knew it probably wouldn't do well with another Charizard around. Chalky didn't show interest it catching either.

"We thank you for helping us out." Monica sai to it. "You needn't worry about one of us trying to catch you. You are free to go." It stared at us for while, apparently expecting one of us to try to catch it anyway. It then flew off into the moonlight. I wasn't sure if we'd see it again, but I hoped we would. It would be another powerful ally. As we walked north towards The National Park, we parted ways with Chalky.

"This is where we go our separate ways." Said Chalky. "I have to go to Blackthorn City and deliver something to Clair. In case we don't meet again I wish you the best of luck!"

"Same here." Said. Matt.

"You've done a lot for us in such a small time." Said Ann.

"When the war is over, we'll have to meet up again—all of us." I said. "Then we can laugh and talk about all of the stupid shit we all went through in Kanto and Johto."

"I'll look forward to that!" He replied with a grin. "Maybe we'll even battle!" After shaking hands, we went our separate ways. None of us would ever forget Chalky the Weapon Maker and his amazing Charizard. We certainly wouldn't forget the wild Charizard that helped us out, either. When we reached the gates of National Park, I was surprised to see that it hadn't changed. It looked exactly the way it did when I battled Ash 4 years ago. The one exception was the large gold statue of Ash Ketchum, Nero and a Plaque that read:

'On July 4, 2028 the sun set on the era of The 'International Pokemon Master' known as Ted Toss. The following day it rose on the era of The Supreme Ruler of Johto and soon the whole world, Ash Ketchum. On that day Johto lost its National Park, something that can be replaced in time. Ted Toss lost Aurabolt, something that can never be replaced. It is with that assurance that no one would ever dare to oppose The Most Powerful Pokemon Master.'

"This guy exalts himself as a god!" Matt exclaimed. "That's blasphemy!" Aurabolt melted the Statue and Plaque with Thunder.

"He really thought as much as I did that it was over." I said. "If that's what he still thinks, he's got another thing coming."

"Apparently he seems to have forgotten who actually won that battle, as did you." said Monica.

"What?!" I exclaimed. "He defeated my most powerful Pokemon. I didn't have any more pokemon left I could use after Aurabolt died."

"That's where you're wrong." said Monica, clearly annoyed for my repeatedly questioning her. I knew this for certain as she wasn't even there herself. "Use the Sword of Time to revisit that day. Then you will understand." What the hell could this pokemon be talking about? WAS she actually there?

"Alright, we'll try things your way." I said. "When I prove you wrong, I want no more freakish predictions for the rest of this war."

"Fine then." She said. I decided to satisfy her request and my own curiosity as well. Taking the Sword from its sheath, I set the time to 7/4/2028. I set the time of day to the final moment of my battle with Ash.

"Let's see what we find out this time." I said. "Time Warp!" I then swung the sword, causing us to travel back in time. Once we were there it was like watching a movie. Aurabolt was facing Nero. The two were evenly matched and could not get any advantage over each other. It was like a Mirror Match. Then Aurabolt used Mega Thunderbolt, which Nero reversed with Mirror Coat. The blast disintegrated Aurabolt's body. I wondered if Aurabolt was aware of its body melting away into thin air.

"With that, I have defeated the Legendary Ted Toss!" Ash said. "How does it feel to be tossed out on your ass? Oh, do tell!"

"I'll let you know when that happens!" I'd said, pointing a Pokeball towards the sky. There was a green flash of Lightning. In it we could see Rayquaza silhouetted in the sky. "Rayquaza, Hyper Energy Beam!" It then fired its attack directly onto the Park, causing a massive explosion. That made the crater that now lies where the park once stood. When the smoke cleared, Nero had been defeated! It had been knocked unconscious by the blast and I wasn't aware of this. And I'd thought Ash had done something to win. He'd clearly been defeated and knew it. This explained why he was so desperate to silence anyone who knew the truth. Feeling I'd seen enough, I returned us all to the present. Once again we were looking into a giant crater.

"So, how does it feel?" Monica asked me. "I know you must be feeling a lot right now. It's ok."

"Shut up!" I snapped. "And to answer your question, you have no idea. I can't believe I'd given up even though I'd won the match…"

"It's ok." Ann said to me. "No one had any idea of knowing how the match ended."

"Had I done something before, this war would've been over before it even started." I said, really ticked off with what I'd just discovered.

"Ted…" Ann started.

"The blood of everyone who was killed in Kanto and Johto is on my hands, including Aurabolt, Mewtwo, and Mewthree." I said. "I'm not here to save the people but to free them and nothing more. Let us not speak of this to another living soul. Not even the others. Understood?" Everyone nodded.

"We'll keep helping you along the way." Said Zora. "It's not like we have anything better to do."

"We can't go giving up now." Said Kris. "We've still much work to do!"

"Let's head out and meet up with the others." Said Taylor. "I'm sure they'll be waiting for us in Ecruteak City." And with that we headed north into the Sunrise, ready to face anything that came our way. Little did I know, I'd be dealing with yet one more thing from the past…

End Chapter 24!

A little adding here and there and I fixed some grammar mistakes. The ending is to set up for the Deoxys Battle in Ecruteak. Next part is with the other group!