A/N: Now, the finale! To those who read from Start to finish, prepare to be rewarded with an ending to match!


Chapter 34

Aurabolt then jumped onto the field in it Gochu form. "This will so brief." Said Ash, sending out Nero in its Gochu form.

"That's what you think!" I said, taking the Fusion Crystal out of my pocket. "Alright, Aurabolt! Let's battle!" When then fused together.

"So that's how you beat Morph." Said Ash.

"Just as we'll beat you!" I said, unsheathing the Sword of Time.

"Don't bet on it!" Said Ash. That's when he took a Fusion Crystal out of his pocket.

"What the hell?" Said Monica. "I don't remember giving him one of those!"

"After Pallet Town I found this on Zora." Ash explained. "At first I thought it was something she needed to keep herself sane. Now that I know its true usefulness I'm glad I didn't break it!" Before I could stop him Ash fused with Nero. He looked like me and Aurabolt fused only more evil.

"Have at you, Aurabolt!" Said Nero, wielding the Chaos Breaker. The battle then began. I was fighting to save the world. Ash was fighting to destroy it. "Now we will see whose will is stronger. Yours or mine!"

"Don't expect to win this battle." I said. "Only one of us will leave alive."

"I agree." Nero replied. "That's why I have a little something for the rest of your troops." We then heard the sound of a huge pokemon. A look upwards showed a HUGE Pokemon coming our way. When it stopped just above the stage I could see the features of 5 of the 6 super legendary pokemon.

"Let me introduce you to the pokemon that will plunge the world into a new age of darkness!" Exclaimed Nero. "Meet your judge, jury and executioner, Colossus!"

"Well, know you what they say." said Katrin as she jumped at it and unsheathed her swords. "The bigger they are—" She never finished as it sent her flying into a building from a direct Hyper Beam.

"The more bones they break!" Terra exclaimed, helping Katrin up. Fortunately, she transformed into her Pokemon form and that helped her avoid most of the damage.

"You guys deal with that thing." I said, throwing My Poke Balls In Matt's direction. "Ash Ketchum is mine!" He went for a downward slash but I jumped over him. I was about to cut his head off but he dodged just in time. I then went for roundhouse sweep, which he also managed to evade. He then jumped high into the air with the Chaos Breaker in hand. Upon reaching an overhanging section of a demolished building, he then sliced a huge section of it with his blade, sending it falling below. When he touched the ground he kicked it in my direction. I just barely missed getting hit with it. When I landed on my back I just caught a glance of Ash running his weapon along the ground—at me. I quickly jumped to my feet and out of the way of the attack. I then slashed at his face again—just as he pointed the end of his sword in my face.

"We have got to stop meeting like this." said Nero, clearly annoyed. I then noticed the Fusion Crystal hanging on a rope around his neck. If it were broken then they would break up.

"For once we agree on something!" I said before cutting the gem loose. I then sliced it in half. The crystal shattered to pieces on contact. Ash and Nero then split up, this time for good.


"This is going to require us to stop fucking around." Said Zora as everyone else fought Colossus. "Let's take down Colossus and call it a war!" Sparticus and the Mew Clones then sprung into action. They concentrated their attacks on Colossus's head. After doing a lot of serious head trauma, Colossus started to shudder. It then roared with an ear splitting cry.

"Did that do it?" Asked Eric. Colossus then started charging at us.

"Nice try, though!" said Terra when it prepared to attack once more. Colossus raised one of its legs and brought it down hard, preparing to squash everyone like bugs. Right before it did, something came out of nowhere and caught its foot.

"Hurry, get away!" Said a voice. Everyone quickly got out of the way of the attack.

"So, it is you!" Matt said when he saw who it was. "Jordan, what are you doing here?"

"A name from long ago." He said. "It sounds better than Saul." Colossus brought its foot down harder, but Jordan jumped away just in time. He then slashed at Colossus furiously with his Katana. Colossus roaring in agony, Jordan took cover behind a dumpster. Matt, Ken and Zora quickly ran up to him.

"Jordan, why?" Asked Matt.

"I owe you, of course." Jordan replied. "I haven't much time left, either."

"But this isn't your fight," said Zora. "You shouldn't be here!"

"It is now." Said Jordan. "Give this walking corpse a shot a glory-I'll stop it from moving!" He then ran back into the battlefield.

"Jordan, wait!" Ken exclaimed. With lightning speed, Jordan dodged attack after attack until he was close enough to strike. Mewtwo knew then that if he were to fight him he wouldn't stand a chance. Jordan hacked and slashed at Colossus until he'd severed both wings and its tail. Its blood gushed from its body freely. That's when the engine of destruction attacked with a Hyper Beam, knocking Jordan to the floor. It quickly trapped him with its foot before he could get away.

"Jordan!" Ken screamed with dread.

"Everyone, stay back!" Jordan roared. "Zora, Kaylie, I must tell you something before I die. We're not tools of anyone, living or machine. Fighting was the only thing I was good at, but I always fought for what I thought was right. Farewell, my friends…" Colossus then squashed Jordan underfoot.

"NO!" Ken exclaimed.

"When death is entreated, the battle is decided." Zora could only say. Jordan's Katana lay on the ground nearby. Matt picked it up.

"Even though we were enemies, he gave his life to save mine." Matt remarked. "For this, I will destroy you!" He then sent out his Jolteon. "Use Thunderstorm!" The powerful attack fried the Giant Pokemon. After a few minutes it stood in place, not moving. Matt had defeated it in one hit. The war was all but over.


"Aurabolt, Thunder Attack!" I said. The attack hit Nero and hit him hard. Ash and I decided to make the final fight a Good Old Fashioned Pokemon Battle.

"Use Mirror Coat and send it back!" Ash replied. This was exactly how he beat Aurabolt the first time.

"Not this time!" I said. "Use Mirror Coat, now!" This sent the reversed attack back once more but even more powerful. The resounding explosion tore through both Nero and Ash. This time there was no way Ash could've survived. It was finally over.

"Looks like Team Rocket's gone for good." Said Zora as she came onto the stage. "I hope another person like Ash and my father never appears in the family."

"I think it's time we got out of here." Said Kaylie.

"I agree." Said Ann.

We were walked to the National Forest, bringing the bodies of our dead comrades with us. "Kaylie may have Ash and Giovanni's DNA but she is nothing like them." Said Matt. "I'm sure the twins will be fine as well."

"Without your help this would not have been possible." Zora said to me. "Seeing as Team Rocket's destroyed forever I'm out of a job."

"The money I'm giving you should be more than enough to make up for that." I said. "Unless that won't be enough."

"Somehow I know that will be just fine." She replied as she reached over to kiss me. A light poke in the stomach surprised me.

"What was that?" I asked, looking her in the eyes. She just giggled and moved my hand to the spot on her stomach. When I felt it again I was more surprised than anything else. Zora was pregnant!

"Since when?" I asked her.

"Since I've known Aaron Stone." She replied. "Even he does not know yet."

"Why don't you go tell him?" I said once the movement had stopped. "I am married already, you know."

"Maybe I will." She said as she walked off.

"That reminds me." Ann said as she walked over to me. "I never answered that question you asked me."

"What question?" I asked her.

"You asked me how many more kids we should have." she replied. Then I remembered.

"Have you decided?" I asked.

"I want at least two or three more kids." She replied. "But let's wait until Celes is a little older first. Or not. I don't care personally."

"We can certainly talk about that." I said. "But first, let's enjoy this hard fought peace."


Epilogue

Now that Johto was finally free from Ash's grasp people celebrated all over the country. We used two of the remaining wishes to bring back everyone killed by Team Rocket and Ash. We also restored a lot of damage done to the country since the war started. Fin thought it was cool that he'd been brought back to life but I made him swear never to let that happen again. At Ken's request we did not revive Jordan. As far as his parents knew their son was dead and they'd already moved on from it. A memorial was set up in Goldenrod in his honor, however. We would never forget how he'd helped us out.

A few people ended up getting married as well. Matt and Monica were married of course, marking the first time a human and a pokemon ever became a couple. Eric and Kaylie were also married with Ash not there to stop them. They moved to Pallet Town where they now live to this day. Terra and Tom were also married. It turns out they had more in common than they originally thought and were hitched. They moved to New York where they are currently writing a book.

Zora and Aaron were married and also moved to America. Soon after Zora gave birth to a son they named Jeffery. They would be a complete family for a short time, however. Aaron Stone was asked by Ukraine to help with the war over there. Sadly, he was killed in an explosion at a supply depot. Zora, who was expecting their 2nd child at the time of his death, was devastated. Aaron will be dearly missed. Oh and yes, she was still paid the promised $50 Billion.

Hiro, Kris and Taylor resettled in Johto after the war. They decided to do everything they could to make sure no one like Ash or Jessie and James ever took power again. Cyrus returned to his village a hero. He went on become a strong leader for his people. Jack decided to further his training by going to the Hoenn region. He hopes to train with Winona, the Fortree Gym Leader.

Delia and May moved back to Pallet Town after the war. There they have started work on their autobiographies. They hope their stories will serve as a message to others. Dave was able to reopen his Training Gym in Cherrygrove City. Because of the large amount of new trainers coming in he has applied to become an official Gym Leader for the Pokemon League. Nautica went back to Cerulean City unharmed. Although Misty was happy I'd kept her daughter alive she was a little upset I hadn't done something so she could get something out of me. Chalky moved to France after war. There he opened a weapons shop. A lot of people have been buying his special swords.

My brother Jim decided to stay as the Viridian Gym Leader. He said it was the only way he'd get to battle a lot of strong trainers. Ken became a professor at Harvard University. There he lectures students on things they should do if they want to become famous. As for Me and my family, we moved back to Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. I decided to take a long break from batting for awhile. The near-endless fighting had taken its toll on me and my pokemon. Now we just wanted to rest.

Fin and Katrin have gotten better and better at handling Pokemon. Now that they are back in school I can't wait to see how they fair. And yes, Katrin still has the Lugia she caught in the Whirl Islands. Celes has being getting a lot of attention from all of us. It makes for a nice change with not having a child with special abilities around all the time. Ann had to adjust to not sleeping at any time and any place. After being in the field for so long you forget how great a fluffy mattress feels.

As for me, I will never forget all that happened over the last 6 years. I'd stopped a madman from trying to take over the world. I'd met up with new friends and new enemies. Being a hero wasn't as easy as I first thought it was. Now that I was actually stopping to take a break I could see how much of an impact I had on the world.


THE END!

That concludes Pokemon World War.

Man oh man, I was supposed to have finished publishing this by 5/15/2022. It took much longer than I remembered to re-edit all 34 chapters. And yeah, I am WELL aware this monster of a story is VERY dialogue-heavy. It's easy for me to look back at what I was thinking when I first wrote the three source stories this one came from.

I'll be honest: My work on this website rarely got much reviews. Most of the ones I got were basically "Aweome read!" or "Next chapter please!" Fluff is nice but both back then and now, constructive criticism is important for any author. How do I say this without offending anyone...if you think someone's work is incoherent or doesn't seem to flow well, let them know. Don't be afraid to tell a writer your honest opinion because if you don't, they won't know they need to make changes or adjustments. More so those who may aspire to write and publish original work.

This story is one of the worst Fanfics I ever wrote. I have no problem saying that. I learned from it though and this is made clear in my later stories as well as my blogs obviously.

- Brendan Aurabolt