The Omega Omnisphere's Mightiest Pokemon Master

by FS Vula'Purrfectest

Regrettably, only a handful of narratives manage to truly encompass the immense possibilities of Pokemon, and even fewer manage to surpass them. Join Ash Ketchum One Million as he sets out on his quest to conquer the Kalos Region and evolves into his destined role as an Omega Omnisphere Pokemon Champion. This prestigious title transcends even the World Championship accolades.

Disclaimer: I don't need to tell you that I don't own Pokémon or its characters. I only own the OCs and the AU plot. I make no profits from this whatsoever.

Warnings: Violence, gore, epic battles, character death, lemons, passionate lovemaking, graphic smut, and nudity. Discretion is strongly advised.

Prologue: A Plane Ride of Memories

Setting off on a new adventure is always a thrill, especially for a seasoned explorer like Ash Ketchum. The change of pace, the unfamiliar landscapes, the fresh faces, the companions and friends, and most importantly, the latest Pokémon. These are the constants in his ongoing eight-year Pokémon journey. The thrill of uncovering the world and experiencing all there is to experience makes the journey a joy. But, as the old adage goes, all good things must come to an end. For Ash, his unique journey is drawing to a close, but a fresh, uncharted adventure is on the horizon.

For Ash Ketchum, time was a luxury he possessed in abundance. He had all the time in the world; eternity stretched out before him. However, being an eternal being was not without its drawbacks. His existence was seen as a violation of the natural order, and the world was not vast enough to prevent him from uncovering its most devastating secrets or absorbing all the hidden knowledge, whether it was in the annals of history, in recorded data, or in the minds of every individual on the planet. Sooner or later, Ash would exhaust all the possibilities in this world. Then, he would be compelled to move on and discover a new purpose in his now eternal life and completely immortal existence, a riddle that even he has yet to fully comprehend.

Despite his achievements, Ash finds himself in a state of dissatisfaction. He's traveled through Kanto, the Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova, overcoming numerous challenges, making friends, and capturing nearly every Pokémon in the national Pokedex. He's trained his Pokémon to godlike heights, making them the supreme ideals of their species. Yet, he's still not satisfied. His thirst for competitive battles, for a challenge that can truly test his skills, remains unquenched.

He supposed he could blame the God Pokémon Arceus for cursing him with this mastery of all things Pokémon. Considering it had been a very influential meddler in Ash's life, he didn't think it had much right to resent this line of thinking. Not that he was dwelling; he had forgiven Arceus for his manipulations years ago, especially since some of the things in his life that spawned from his connection to Arceus and his legacy as its chosen champion were nothing short of fantastic.

Arceus was within speaking distance even now as Ash sat in a contemplative silence aboard a plane bound for the Kalos region with his friend Alexa and one of his first human companions from back in Kanto, Brock from Pewter City. Having captured it and every other non-Kalos legendary Pokémon save Ho-Oh during his epic voyage, Ash Ketchum had learned of his grand destiny and his role as Arceus's selected champion in full detail for the first time, in a place that existed outside of everything, causation, time, reality, space, and all planes of existence, the Hall of Origin, a place that was safe even from a total event collapse capable of wiping out infinite Omniverses and timelines.

'What the bloody hell is the Omega Omnisphere?' Ash had demanded rather brashly, having just realized what he was seeing and what he was hearing wasn't just a dream or some kind of weird after-effect from his final bout with Team Galactic and his capture of Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, and the Lake Trio earlier that day.

Having defeated Cyrus in battle, Ash, Cynthia, Dawn, and Brock had been taken for a loop when the leader of Team Galactic summoned both reality-warping deities to create a universe in his own twisted image. It had been quite the rude awakening for the two of them to be summoned and shackled by the red chains, with the original powers forcing them to do as Cyrus commanded.

Just when the Lake Trio and Ash, Dawn, Brock, and Cynthia had been about to fight back, Spear Pillar darkened, and Giratina entered the fray as well, taking Cyrus with it into the Distortion World and breaking the red chains' influence on the other two members of the Creation Trio. Realizing Cyrus could escape if he defeated Giratina, Ash jumped in after them, followed by the Lake Trio and then the other three who made up Team Galactic's only opposition.

After beating Cyrus again in single combat and capturing Giratina, Ash found the Griseous orb lying in a long-forgotten part of the Distortion World. When he made his way back, he had been surprised to see the Lake Trio also offering him their allegiance but having grown accustomed to legendary captures in recent years, Ash no longer gasped outright in shock when this sort of thing happened.

Cynthia was practically salivating at the mouth, while Dawn was expressing her own awe and wonder, and Brock merely shook his head and muttered, 'Only Ash.' He got more than even he bargained for, however, when they returned to normal space-time in Spear Pillar and found Dialga and Palkia waiting for them as well, offering Ash the chance to take the two of them on in a double battle and capture both, not an easy feat for any Trainer, even one as infinitely accomplished as Ash himself.

He decided to use his two most trusted partners for this fight, so Ash battled the remainder of the Creation Trio with his two fully trained starter Pokémon, Raichu and Mega Alakazam. He captured both Sinnoh Region's legendary trios in a single night, a total of six legendary Pokémon in a few hours, a new personal record for him.

It seemed that Ash would become unstoppable at that point; Dawn and Cynthia both couldn't wrap their heads around the sheer enormity of everything that happened; no Trainer in all of history had ever captured as many legendary Pokémon in a single night as Ash did, let alone those legends. It was extremely late when they arrived in Hearthome city to rest for the night. The day's events had caught up to them, and even Ash's seemingly infinite energy had been thoroughly exhausted, his body powering down and going into sleep mode.

For the first time in a long while, Ash was surprised by what happened next, awakening still in his pajamas in a place he thought the actual existence of to be impossible. All his Pokémon were still attached to his Champion-Level team belt, all 30, including his six most recent captures. Cynthia had permitted Ash to keep the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous orbs. Since he was the only Trainer on earth to have ever captured the entire Creation Trio or any of its three members for that matter, she had determined that their respective orbs would unlock their full potential and maybe someday bestow them with almighty examples of their ability to control all time and space.

Yet despite his initial thought that his sudden materialization into the Hall of Origin was a dream, Ash's almighty spiritual and psychic powers told him the truth. He could feel the ungodly, otherworldly presence that this place and its only inhabitant literally radiated, the celestial platform around him and Raichu incandescent with a boundless brilliance of shimmering lights and heavenly powers. At the center of the hall, where all of totality seemed to be centered, stood none other than Arceus in its divine glory.

Not knowing whether to stand or bow in respect, Ash was surprised when Arceus told him not to kneel, saying that they stood here as equals. The Pallet town wunderkind was gobsmacked upon hearing this; despite all the powers he possessed, as a psychic, an expert in aura, chi, and Mana, as well as Pokémon battling, Ash did not think himself a god, especially not one equal to the God, the Omnipotent, Omniscient creator of everything in the entire Pokémon Omniverse. He had also been surprised to find that this wasn't the same Arceus he met in Michina town, but rather its Father, the Original One, the first of its kind in the One Millionth Pokémon universe and a being of ultimate Godhood.

"There is far more to reality than just the Pokémon universe, Ash, and though I freely control all things within and beyond my universe, I am not responsible for the creation of it all. Only one Being can truly take credit for creating the Omega Omnisphere. However, for the sake of discovery and the continued pursuit of understanding the complexities that make up the nature of existence, I need not reveal the Source Power behind and beyond all things," Arceus had spoken as though knowing precisely what Ash had been thinking, which of course it did.

"The Omega what," Ash questioned in a stupor, still feeling somewhat dazed from the life-altering course of events that transpired only hours ago and now having to stand here and listen to all this with slight sleep deprivation. Even with his absolute intellect and mental capacity, Ash was barely keeping up, and this whole situation with the Hall of Origin and Arceus had an overpowering sense of surreality to it, which didn't help matters.

"The Omega Omnisphere," Arceus repeated patiently, evidently aware that its guest still needed time to wake up fully.

"What the bloody hell is the Omega Omnisphere?" Ash demanded, his patience waning as the Alpha Pokémon continued as though it hadn't been so rudely questioned only seconds before. Clearly, it was far calmer than the Arceus he met in Michina town because its patience with Ash was astonishing to him.

"The Omega Omnisphere is among the largest things forever conceptualized or imagined by all minds. It is absolutely everything and anything imaginable, unimaginable, seen, unseen, perceived, unperceived, fictional, nonfictional, read, unread, written, unwritten, stoppable, unstoppable, infinite, finite, possible, impossible, an infinite number of other things, and absolutely everything beyond that. It is every universe, alternate reality, multiverse, Omniverse, God-verse, every level of reality, every plane of existence, and every realm. It is every endless chain, endless hierarchy, and every creation. Put simply, it is everything, and absolutely nothing exists outside of it by definition, well, at least as far as most of us know," Arceus started. Ash and Raichu gawked at it with slackened jaws, their eyes widening as their minds tried to process the absolute absurdity of the concept the God Pokémon was conveying to them.

"So, what you're saying is that there are other universes?! Alternate realities and the multiverse are real?!" Ash questioned, finally recovering from his shock as his absolute intellect took over, his brain processing information at a boundless rate. Arceus nodded its majestic head, the equine being standing perfectly straight at the center of the hall of origin, the void between and beyond realities upon which they stood illuminated by this place. As far as standard space was concerned, they were only a couple of miles above Spear Pillar, but the laws of time and space didn't apply here, and Ash was beginning to grasp this fact.

"Yes, Ash, there are infinite universes and alternate timelines. There are infinite multiverses and even infinite Pokémon Multiverses; this Pokémon Multiverse alone contains an equally endless chain of parallel worlds, each with its own take on the one-millionth world's history and the people that make it up. For every alternate reality, there is a parallel, nigh Omnipotent version of you and every major human and Pokémon character, all of them bearing certain similarities and resemblances to the others but distinctly different. Some are virtually Omnipotent gods, and others are normal human Trainers who have Mastered the art of Pokémon battling on an infinite level; no matter what, though, our indigenous Pokémon multiverse contains Pokémon Trainers far more powerful than any other Multiverse in all of creation," Arceus explained with excruciating simplicity, Ash and Raichu exchanging glances several times throughout this conversation.

"So, everything is actually real, even what one watches on the television or sees in movies; everything that is fictional in our world could be real in another?" Ash asked, and Arceus nodded again, clearly impressed that the boy wasn't lost or confused. Despite his ability to comprehend insane and even limitless possibilities, Ash's entire worldview was slowly expanding beyond the confines of his Pokémon world. However, whether it was expanding into something tangible or an infinite, nothing remained to be seen.

"Okay, so that's all fine and good; I can accept the existence of parallel worlds and even wholly separate multiverses, but surely you didn't summon me here only to discuss the existence of infinite realities and worlds beyond our own," Ash pointed out. He could have sworn he saw Arceus smile despite not having much of a mouth.

"You're right, Ash. I called you here to discuss a matter of immense importance. I am going somewhere with the Omega Omnisphere theorizing, so bear with me for a second or ten thousand years, depending on how time flows there. You have amassed great powers, aura, mana, chi, and psychic abilities on an infinite level. You have trained alongside your Alakazam from your father and your Lucario to Master these abilities, and you are assimilating ultimate power as a Pokémon Trainer. You even managed to calm every raging legendary Pokémon, including my own fellow Arceus. Haven't you ever wondered why all these extraordinary things keep happening to or around you, why you've been caught in the center of every legendary Pokémon battling in the last six and a half years, why you've experienced near-death countless times and managed to escape it unscathed, why you have managed to the earn the respect of and capture Pokémon most humans can only dream of? Why do you possess the most limitless spiritual and psychic powers of any human throughout history? Doesn't any of that intrigue you? Haven't you always wondered why, Ash Ketchum?" Arceus spoke, its all-powerful voice echoing through every fiber of Ash's being, resounding inside his mind and enveloping him with the hidden promise of answers to questions he'd been asking himself his entire life.

"Are you seriously telling me I finally get to find out why, that I will finally understand?" Ash choked out, feeling like this was a dream come true and yet wondering what the catch was.

"Yes, but be warned, boy, what I'm about to reveal to you will end your worldview and open you up to infinite possibilities. To understand what I'm about to tell you, you need to do something first and believe in the impossible. Can you do that?" Arceus replied inquiringly, though Ash sensed it already knew the answer.

He and Raichu didn't hesitate, the electric mouse Pokémon having kept silent until this time but letting its voice be heard now. "Yes, tell me everything, please, I have. No, I need to know," Ash nearly pleaded while Raichu jumped off Ash's shoulders and onto the crystalline surface of the one place in all the universe where they could talk in complete and utter privacy.

"Raichu, Rai," it shouted eagerly, happy beyond measure that its Trainer would finally understand everything that had happened in his life so far. It pleased Arceus with its utter devotion to its Trainer.

Arceus sighed, "Somehow, I knew you'd say that; now bear with me here, Ash. First, I need to tell you why all those things happened. Do you remember the prophecy on Shamouti Island about the Chosen One, about how you were the only one who could save humanity from the rampaging titans of fire, ice, and lightning? That Chosen One title of yours was not a one-time thing; you are the Chosen One, my handpicked champion, a true legend among your race and even the other legendary Pokémon," the Alpha Pokémon started, dropping the first of what would be many bombs that night as Ash tried to keep from bolting with outright shock.

Setting aside his initial reaction of pure dismay, Ash quickly reasoned this out logically, letting his mind go over everything he had seen, done, heard, and whatnot since setting out on his journey. It made sense, all of it, and knowing his journey and all the incredible things he'd seen were the result of an all-powerful being that boggles the mind made for a straightforward way of explaining things, even if he was slightly miffed at Arceus for meddling with fate and basically controlling his destiny.

Arceus seemed to sense where Ash's thoughts were heading because it sighed. "I know you must think of me as a meddler, and I wouldn't blame you. Nearly every major event in your life, whether good or bad, was directly or indirectly caused by my interference, but I have my reasons, Ash. You could have rejected the situations I handed you, the things life handed you, but you chose to run headlong into danger and put a stop to every obstacle the universe could throw at you; you could have run from your fate, but you instead chose to take charge of your own future and for that, I am more proud than I can say," Arceus admitted ruefully. Ash nodded in understanding, unable to hold a grudge as was part of his nature.

"Despite what you may believe, I never once interfered with your free will or freedom to choose. Interfering with free will is expressly forbidden. Omnipotent beings like me have some self-imposed rules and limitations that we must abide by, only breaking our own personal rules in matters of the utmost urgency. I would not have tried to stop you if you rejected your fate. I may have been disappointed and even somewhat hurt, but ultimately, the decision was yours," Arceus spoke with genuine sincerity, and Ash believed him.

However, Raichu glared daggers at it, and Arceus felt somewhat nervous that the legendary electric Pokémon might not accept it amongst Ash's group of Pokémon. It planned to join his team tonight, but only once it told him everything he needed to know. It was genuinely surprised by Ash's acceptance; the boy was managing this much more maturely than Arceus probably deserved, but it wasn't about to look this gift Rapidash in the mouth.

"So, you say I'm your chosen Champion; what for? Is there a battle I must fight on your behalf or something?" Ash wondered, and Arceus's eyes widened a fraction of a centimeter, surprised at how accurate Ash's guess was. It did need him to battle on its behalf, but not yet, and certainly not against any normal Pokémon Trainer. Unfortunately, there was much more to Ash's predetermined destiny than just winning battles and defeating every evil organization that came crawling out of the woodwork.

"Yes, I do need your help with that, Ash," it said, confirming Ash's suspicions while it paused before continuing. "But not yet; there are things you need to know and powers you must Master. Here, you are safe, but everything that has happened during your journey at this point is just the precursor to what's coming. Before this night is through, I will have told you everything and joined your team of Pokémon; I ask that you always keep me on your roster from here on out, for reasons I will now explain," Arceus responded, and it did explain everything.

As Ash sat on the plane while everyone else aboard it slept, he reflected upon everything the most all-powerful Pokémon had told him. Now Ash knew he was the one-millionth incarnation of Ash Ketchum in his native Pokémon Multiverse, and now dubbed himself Ash Ketchum One Million. He also knew what that name was based on and realized it was Arceus's own way of poking some cross-dimensional fun at DC One Million's Superman Gold Prime.

It was also because this realm was numbered by interdimensional travelers as the one-millionth version of the Pokémon universe. Though there were countless Pokémon worlds, some of those people still believed they could number all of them, but Ash knew the truth now. Arceus had explained that he was among the most powerful incarnations of Ash Ketchum and would become one of the mightiest Pokémon Masters the Omega Omnisphere had ever or would ever see.

Ash had always been very open-minded to even the most absurd ideas and notions, but what Arceus suggested seemed ludicrous even to him. He wasn't even the most powerful Pokémon Master in this universe yet; that title belonged to his Father, Fredrick Ketchum, yet Arceus expected him to believe he would become the most Omnipotent Pokémon Master in all of totality. It sounded ridiculous and was probably an exorbitantly bold claim at most.

Yet here he stood on this plane, with a Champion-Level team of 30 Pokémon, all the power in the Omega Omnisphere coursing through his now-beyond-human body. That night in the Hall of Origin had led to the most epic changes in Ash's life. Aside from controlling all spiritual and psychic powers on an infinite level, Arceus had awakened Ash's true potential and rendered him Omnipotent in nearly every sense and aspect.

Ash could do everything and anything a fully-trained Arceus or Mew in the Ultra-Verse could do; he could create absolutely anything from out of nothing; he was a Master of all magic in the Omega Omnisphere, could create, control, and delete all superpowers on a boundless level, amplify any special abilities to infinite levels, control the Omega Omnisphere itself and totally manipulate absolutely everything and anything, including logic allowing him to redefine what was possible and impossible freely. He could even tap into the power of transcendent Metapotence and achieve the intrinsically impossible, including things that contradicted his nature or other Omnipotent beings. He possessed an infinite arsenal of powers and abilities; every superpower, magical power, every form of magic, every nigh Omnipotent power, every reality-altering power, and all these powers and more were at absolute power levels.

"You are a personification of Omnipotence, grandeur, perfection, sublimity, immensity, and transcendence, Ash. You are among totality's mightiest beings and can do absolutely everything and anything no matter how impossible and contradictory," Arceus had told him, adding to the already impressive list of world-shattering revelations that night as Ash kept telling himself this was impossible and could not be true. He had to be dreaming or hallucinating, yet no matter how his skepticism tried to rationalize this, he knew in his heart of hearts that this was all too real. Ash was everything Arceus said he was, and he needed to accept this irrationality.

Sitting on the plane in the middle of the night gave Ash's sleepless mind and body a lot of time to reflect and ponder. His Raichu was fast asleep in his lap, and he would have loved nothing more than to follow its lead, but he couldn't stop thinking about that day and what came next. The powers had seemed extraordinary at first, but as time passed, Ash began pondering the meaning of it all. He was repeatedly reminded of the alleged pointlessness of an Omnipotent existence; during his journey through Unova, he had tried to hide it from his new friends Iris and Cilan like he had promised Arceus. But they could sense his growing depression and his inability to escape what he now was.

The good news was that he could achieve any impossible feat, including creating limitations for his own powers. The unwelcome news was that he was forbidden from manipulating logic and stripping himself of it entirely. Knowing the rules he now abided by Ash remembered when Arceus first listed them to him. At the time, he was still getting used to everything he could do.

"While traveling the world with your new powers, there are four main rules you must abide by. Number one is never to interfere with the free will of any species under any circumstance. Number two is that nobody but the people you love and trust the most can know you are basically God. Trust me, you don't want that kind of attention. Number three is, no resurrecting the dead except in the most extreme circumstances, like total event collapses or any other equally Omnicidal phenomena. In such situations, you can use your powers to restore reality and all life to its natural state. This is weighty stuff, Ash; I'm not making these rules up for shits and giggles, you know. Absolute power absolutely corrupts all but the best of us. If you're not careful, you could be the most dangerous and powerful weapon of mass destruction the world has ever or will know," Arceus had started lecturing Ash about these new rules, with the Pallet town prodigy and so-called mightiest Pokémon Master only half listening at the time.

"Yeah, I got it. No free will tampering, telling people what I can do, or resurrecting the dead. What else?" Ash said in a bored tone, though looking back on it now, he wondered if he should have taken it more seriously.

"The last major rule is no manipulating logic or achieving the conceptually impossible except in any end-of-the-Omega-Omnisphere circumstance."

"How come?" Ash questioned, feeling intrigued upon hearing this.

"Because logic is the basis of nearly all phenomena in the Omega Omnisphere and tweaking it even the slightest bit when you don't know what you are doing can herald unimaginable catastrophe. You don't want to be the one responsible for breaking logic altogether, do you? The damage to the fabric of reality then would be pretty much irreparable," Arceus answered with deadly calmness, catching Ash's undivided attention for the first time and causing him to shudder.

With everything set and Ash's Omnipotent deification concluded, he and Raichu had battled Arceus in the Hall of Origin for the chance to capture it, but even with the help of his Mega Mewtwo from Mount Kayna, his starter Mega Alakazam, and the now fully-trained Mew he met on New Island, Ash only barely managed to capture the already fully-trained Arceus and even then only with a Master ball. It was infinitely more potent than the Arceus from the Jewel of Life situation, and Ash had yet to use it in any official battles, despite the fact it had been over a year since he caught it. It was upon capturing it that Ash realized something.

Arceus was far more than the creature most beings beheld. It and its kin were the Omnipotent progenitors of the entire Pokémon Omniverse, every version of every Pokémon Omniverse across the Omega Omnisphere. Realities like the One-Millionth Pokeverse were created so its version of Arceus could experience the world through various Trainers' eyes without holding back its true nature as an Omnipotent force. Unlike Trainers, who had previously captured pieces of it, Ash One Million had to contain its entire existence. Where most other Trainers were lucky to acquire its Legend Plate, Ash One Million got its Ascension Form that held nothing back.

Since setting out on his journey, Ash has captured 648 species of Pokémon, fully evolving and training them to Level Infinity. He captured every non-Kalos Pokémon, legendary or otherwise, except for Ho-Oh, whom he wanted to save for last since he saw it first out of all the legends. He felt like it was lucky to go in that kind of order, plus it gave Ash yet another reason to backtrack to the other regions once again and hopefully drag out his journey a little bit longer.

He captured all the giant Pokémon he ever encountered, including the giant Dragonite from near Bill's lighthouse, the giant Tentacruel, the giant Alakazam, Gengar, and Jigglypuff from Pokemopolis, the latter of which had evolved into Wigglytuff. In contrast, the giant Alakazam and Gengar could mega-evolve. He captured the Ghastly from Maiden's Peak, and it became his fully trained mega Gengar. Now, with limitless hypnotic and psychic powers, it could create eternal illusions capable of trapping the entire world population forever.

He also captured the crystal Onix and evolved it into a crystal Steelix, making Brock jealous whenever Ash Mega Evolved it into the most beautiful mega Steelix the rock-type specialist and former Pokémon breeder had ever seen. After battling Drake of the Hoenn Elite Four to a tie, he had captured every pseudo legendary, including the shiny Metagross from Sinnoh and a shiny Salamence from Hoenn.

These Pokémon were fully trained, along with Ash's starter Pokémon such as Charizard, Sceptile, Infernape, etc., and every legendary Pokémon he ever captured. He caught Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Lugia from the incident on Shamouti Island, as well as two Mewtwo and Mew, two Darkrai, two Zekrom, Reshiram, and a few other legendary Pokémon he captured duplicates of.

The Mewtwo could both Mega Evolve into their Mega Evolved forms and were the ones from the Decolore islands and Mount Kayna. The second Mew he captured was shiny. It had watched over him since he was a small boy and had saved his ass more than once throughout his journey. She was his most recent legendary capture. He also caught all five Genesects from the Decolore islands, Kyurem, and the four swords of justice. On top of that, he caught Reshiram, Zekrom, and the Unovian storm trio from Giovanni when the leader of Team Rocket attempted to control them and take over Unova.

In short, Ash had captured every legendary Pokémon he ever encountered throughout his journey and fully trained them to infinite heights, except one. All that was left to him now was to conquer Kalos and capture all its amazing Pokémon. Having read up on Kalos native species and all the notable people that lived there, Ash was more than adequately prepared to start his new adventure.

Now 18, Ash Ketchum One Million was an adult male with jet-black hair as messy as ever concealed underneath a new variant of his Pokeball logo cap, blue instead of red. Aside from the hat preference, one wouldn't recognize him as the boy he once was just by studying his attire. He now sported a white muscle shirt that showed off his perfect pectorals and six-pack abdominal muscles, with a metallic gold infinity symbol printed conspicuously on the chest, the symbol of Arceus branded there for all the world to see as clear as day.

He still wore faded blue jeans, but there were some magical symbols only he could see that invoked and powered a boundless nullification spell, limiting some of his more blatantly visible powers, including his supernatural attractiveness and otherwise infinite skill level in all fields. Anything that people could notice just by looking at him was either rendered invisible to mortal eyes or limited to a manageable level.

He didn't limit his flawless indestructibility or physical, mental, or spiritual capabilities. Still, most people wouldn't know he was bulletproof, heatproof, or impervious to all forms of damage unless they intended to harm him, in which case he could disable them and modify their memories.

His footwear consisted of black woolen socks and equally black runners, though with a miniaturized version of Arceus's infinity symbol inscribed on the tongue of each one. The only other things he had on him were his leather Pokeball belt, which contained his team, and a special backpack of his own making.

Not only was it completely heat and abrasion-proof, but it was also nearly flawlessly indestructible and enchanted to hold his infinite supplies and provisions, including his endless number of Pokeballs, Great Balls, Ultra Balls, and Master Balls, his infinite canisters of Pokémon food, berries of every kind, and all the keepsakes from his journey. The packsack also held an endless supply of clothes, various almighty weapons and artifacts he conjured in case of emergencies, infinite amounts of non-perishable food items for him, and his Pokedex. His backpack was enchanted to accommodate all these items, and the inside contained an endless amount of space, much to the chagrin of all known laws of physics, but Ash didn't care about that anyway.

His sculpted, handsome face still had those z-shaped scars he had kept since birth, and his eyes were the same as ever, amber-colored and filled with raw determination and supreme intelligence. He wore his Mega Bracelet on his right wrist and a black leather Pokémon ranger's jacket hung unzipped over his white tea shirt. His Mega Bracelet and X-Transceiver were partially concealed on his wrists. He also had a Pokenav Plus with all the features, including the new prototype features only champions like Steven Stone and the Pokémon G-men had access to. He could use the DexNav feature to scan entire routes for any sign of the best wild Pokémon. However, his powers and legacy as Arceus's Champion rendered this feature unnecessary in his case since every capture he made was essentially the best they could be. Still, it was nice to have a back-up means of seeking out new Pokémon, and he promised himself to make full use of it when he arrived in Kalos.

He had his wallet in his right pant pocket, with a bank card containing his now limitless Pokedollar funds, both from his Pokémon league championship winnings and his winnings from every significant battle he had ever fought period, and his ability to create infinite amounts of anything he already had and even make stuff from nothing. He was already set for life, could eat wherever he wanted, and could afford everything, but he didn't care much about all that since he was always traveling.

Still, it was nice to occasionally spoil his friends and treat them to a beautiful dinner. His backpack and everything contained in it was just one of the many secrets he now kept from his friends. Even Brock didn't know everything. He knew about Ash's aura and psychic powers and even that he was the Chosen One once upon a time. But he didn't know about Ash's ascension to ultimate Godhood in recent years, though that was pretty much the only thing he didn't know at this point.

His backpack's enchantments were only accessible by him, and to anyone else, it was just an everyday backpack with an average number of items within it. His keepsakes and other items could be summoned to him with just a thought. Otherwise, they stood buried in the bottomless chasm of his personal pocket dimension, which existed outside of everything, including space and time. His backpack would survive Armageddon, though if he had anything to say about it then what's coming would never succeed with its plans to unleash infinite chaos and destruction.

Arceus had eventually informed him of what he was selected as a champion for, and he listened. At the same time, it explained its history and origins in further detail than it had to any other human before in all of history. All gods, even the Omnipotent ones, had what was known as an antithesis, an opposing entity with powers equal to the creator. These direct opposites sometimes took the forms of demons or Godslayers, but it was far more extreme with the Omnipotent deities.

The only evil entities that could match the might of an Omnipotent being were transcendent Arch-Demons, Nephalems, and Primordial Voids. Primordial Voids were the deepest essences of darkness, chaos, evil, and destruction, a literal Anti-God or the Antithetical opposition to any supreme deity or representation of a supreme deity. In Arceus's case, Ash was horrified to discover there was a being called Omninoir, the Anti-God Pokémon as it was known throughout eternity, a being powerful enough to threaten infinite universes and realities, which wielded a destructive variant of Omnipotence and could obliterate entire Omniverses with but a single thought.

Destined to oppose one another and embody both sides of the coin, Arceus and Omninoir represented the perpetual conflict between all good and evil throughout totality. Unfortunately, neither Entity yielded in the slightest, and the battle waged on without end and decisiveness, the Omega Omnisphere itself threatening to tear asunder in the throes of their struggle. A power struggle between two beings, both of whom were supposed to be the supreme power, was a self-contradictory state of affairs capable of tearing reality an irreparable asshole and swallowing the entire Omega Omnisphere.

Still, Omninoir proposed that there were other ways they could settle their rivalry, ways that wouldn't require them to butt heads and destroy all of existence. Suffice it to say, Arceus had reluctantly agreed to hear his lifelong enemy out.

Omninoir proposed a chess match that spanned the entire Ultra-Verse and would let them select champions to battle each other on behalf of both beings. Arceus agreed, and the ongoing clash of wills began. The two separated for the time being to select their Champions carefully. While Arceus was busy shaping the one millionth Pokémon universe and everything in it, Omninoir was busy using his powers to become the Omniarch of the Ultra-Verse, his name inspiring terror throughout infinite times, universes, and realities.

Upon hearing this, Ash felt true, existential fear for the first time in all his life. Fear wasn't part of his emotional lexicon. Like other, more mainstream versions of himself, Ash was fearless almost to the point of recklessness, with only things like swarms of high-level Beedrill sufficient to send him running for the hills in times of yore. Yet Omninoir scared him more than when Mewtwo literally bent the world to its whim or when the Legendary Birds twisted the seas to bring about Armageddon nearly. It wasn't just because of its power, though that was terrifying enough in itself, but because of what it represented. Ash never subscribed to the idea that Pokémon were capable of true malevolence. For all its anger at the world and ruthless streak in combat, even Mewtwo didn't classify as evil in Ash's definition of the word. Omninoir, however, was the exception, and Ash knew he'd have to compartmentalize and accept that this Anti-God transcended the concept of Pokémon altogether.

Growing up with a Mother determined to teach him everything he needed to know, Ash learned how to cook as well as Delia Ketchum herself and was taught all the proper decorum, proper table manners, and how to respect members of the fairer sex. Ash was aware of the opposite sex his whole life. Though countless women throughout his journey offered him everything from lust to fame, glory, fortune, sex, and even true love, Ash couldn't seem to muster up any romantic feelings for any of them. No girl had ever been able to sway Ash's heart, none except one. Ash smiled fondly as he remembered a cute girl with a straw hat, a pink sundress, short caramel-colored hair, and Prussian blue orbs that could have put Reshiram's blue flare to shame.

He had been deeply, madly, irrevocably enamored with his best childhood friend, Serena Yvonne, from the day he met her. Despite all the friends he made and all the hearts he'd broken along the way, he couldn't bring himself to turn his feelings for Serena off, even though he very easily could now. Watching her move away and having to live with the idea of never seeing her again had broken Ash's heart and strengthened his resolve to harden himself and live an intellectual existence even more. He never liked human emotions; they were messy a lot of the time, and with the powers he had now, he could easily command himself to stop feeling anything at all.

For most humans, it was impossible, but for him, it was as simple as thinking about it and willing it to become a reality, and he constantly felt the temptation to eviscerate his entire emotional lexicon. Initially, he had been all for it, but upon reflecting and pondering, he ultimately decided against it. For better or worse, his human emotions were the only thing tying him to his humanity right now, and Serena had been the one person in his life who could make him feel beyond simple friendship or the familial ties he shared with his Pokémon, Mother, and the Oak family. Besides, there was a correlation between damaged emotional centers in the brain and psychopathy, and the last thing he needed was to become a heartless wretch with no compassion and empathy for others.

He supposed his mind was getting off-topic, but with a virtual Omniscient knowledge base locked away in that mind, he knew that was to be expected. Aside from possessing infinite raw power, Ash was also bestowed with nigh-Omniscience, not the full-scaled version, since Arceus said perfect knowledge would eliminate the thrill of discovery entirely. Ash had full awareness of all other dimensions and often made cross-dimensional references and jokes in recent years, jokes that had his many friends utterly confused by his eccentricities. Because of its Utopian nature, the one millionth Pokémon world had next to no awareness of any dimensions outside of itself. Though television shows and movies also existed in this world, they mostly involved people or Pokémon of the distant past or in somewhat fictional settings. There were movies made about the adventures of people who encountered legendary Pokémon, but none of the classics like DC movies, Disney shows, and other realms Ash only knew about because of his near-limitless knowledge.

Ash was constantly aware of virtually everything and anything in the Omega Omnisphere. He sensed what every person on this plane was dreaming about right now, what every Pokémon felt while sleeping, and Brock's perverted fantasies becoming a reality while snoring right next to him. He could pinpoint every blade of grass, grain of sand, and every creature on the planet and beyond. He could sense every alien life form, every civilization across countless realities, and was aware of every person, heartbeat, thought, feeling, and sentient life form in the Omega Omnisphere. His mind was constantly inundated with endless visions and infinite information, which would short-circuit any normal human mind.

However, Ash's brain was designed to handle all of this, and he could generally put it all in the back of his head. It was still enough to drive him half mad most of the time and crazier than a shithouse Ratata the rest of the time. Now was one of those times when he was only partially nuts, which was good for him, considering how much he had on his mind right now.

Despite his infinite perception and awareness, he was still limited by what he knew and understood, and contrary to widespread belief, he was not Omniscient, at least not wholly so. The thing about nigh omniscience was that there was still the slightest room for error, for lapses in judgment or making mistakes. In short, there was still the slightest trace of imperfect humanity left within Ash, and he planned to keep it that way throughout his life.

He could sense Professor Oak in his lab in Kanto, his Mom, and Mimie sleeping in their bed, all his Pokémon at the lab and on his current team, and all the powers they radiated. He could even sense every one of his friends and traveling companions far and near, across time and space. The one person he couldn't sense was also the one he wanted to sense most of all. His best childhood friend had flown entirely off his radar the Moment she left him, but Ash knew he was now closer to her than he had been in over a decade, so close, he could practically taste it.

Maybe that was why he was so reflective this particular night, the only noises being the snoring of passengers, the wind turbulence of the plane, and the constant whirring sound that accompanied a long flight. Ash could have made it to Kalos in an instant if he wanted to, either by riding one of his Pokémon or through his own powers. Still, he wanted to enjoy and savor the last stretch of his Pokémon journey as best he could; after all, this was the last region he had left to explore in his world. He wanted his anticipation to build to a crescendo at the prospect of seeing Serena again in her native region. He had kept her memory alive by fighting every one of his large-scale battles in her name, never forgetting that true friendship never dies, as he once told her.

Another limitation he created for himself was no cheating shortcuts for his Pokémon training. Though his new powers enabled him to train alongside even his fully trained legendary Pokémon, that was where he ended it. He would not under any circumstance use his powers to fully train all his Pokémon instantly, for the same reason he didn't use Mew, Arceus, or Victini to do it for him; he wanted to work for it. There wasn't any point in Mastering the art of Pokémon battling on an infinite level if he took the effortless way out in any way, shape, or form.

Thankfully, his Pokémon all seemed to respect and understand that immensely. Ash's drive and determination have soared to new heights in recent years. Nobody could ever say that Ash Ketchum One Million did things half-assed or took the uncomplicated way out when he became what the Omega Omnisphere expected him to be. And as far as Pokémon training and battling were concerned, he was at best on par with the regional champions even now.

He had barely beaten Lance both times he battled him, and the Elite Four had also pushed him and his team to their limits. The first time Ash went all the way in a Pokémon league was back in Kanto when he was only 11 years old, having obtained all 27 Kanto gym badges instead of the usual eight most Trainers went for and using those gyms to train his A-team at the time fully. His Raichu, Alakazam, Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard, and giant Dragonite had been pitted against Lance's champion team, and the battle lasted for nearly a full 24-hour day.

Defeating Lance's fully trained Mega Gyarados, Mega Garchomp, Mega Salamence, Mega Altaria, Mega Charizard in its Y form, and finally, his Dragonite had been one of the most brutal matches Ash had ever fought to this day. Lance had been absolutely floored by the appearance of Ash's giant version of his signature Pokémon, the two fully trained Dragonite staring each other down without so much as an ounce of fear or hesitation, the only difference between them being the difference in size. In the end, Ash's Dragonite barely managed to pull out a win and was left with it, his Raichu and Alakazam all feeling worse for wear while his Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur had fainted. It was almost comical seeing his Kaiju-sized Dragonite get knocked down by its smaller brethren several times during that match. Ash would never forget that battle as long as he lived.

Upon seizing victory and being offered the chance to run the Kanto Pokémon league as its new champion, Ash took the opportunity to televise his rejection of Lance's kind offer and admit he was going straight for the very top, the World Championship like his father Red had done. Since his speech was being televised to all of Kanto and quite possibly beyond, Ash announced that his battle was dedicated to his best friend, Serena, because although she wasn't by his side at that moment, he fought on with all he possessed in her memory. And in her name, he intended to win it all, win the World Championship itself, and become all-powerful. He dedicated that battle and every other major one he fought to Serena, always to massive crowds so everybody would know how much he cherished her, a feat he hoped she could see or hear about wherever she was. His speech from his Kanto league championship was still being played to this day, a constant reminder that Ash was the youngest Champion-Level Trainer in history, beating his father, the previous record holder. Having conquered the Kanto league at 12, Ash was only 11 when he did so.

Ash and Lance's rematch in the Johto Pokémon league championship after Ash had beaten Gary and made it past the finals was even more complicated than their first bout, given the fact that both were using full, Champion-Level teams of 30 fully trained Pokémon. The battle lasted several days, with intervals between each 12-hour bout. The Elite Four reinforced the shields around the stadiums to prevent cataclysmic damage to the teeming masses of people, after which the battle would pick up where it left off regardless of any fainted Pokémon recovering. Still, Ash managed to win it despite him and Lance being down to their final Pokémon. That battle was still the talk of Johto even to this day; nobody had ever beaten Lance's entire team before except Red and sometimes Cynthia during any exhibition matches the two might have, but Ash had bested him twice!

In the years following his ascension to the Champion-Level rank, Ash constantly changed his roster, the only constants being Raichu, Alakazam, and now Arceus. His starters would often help him train any new Pokémon he caught and any Pokémon that wasn't already maxed out. Right now, Ash had both his Mega Mewtwo, his silver Mew, Arceus, Raichu, Magic Guard Alakazam, his giant Dragonite, along with the Creation Trio, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, and Mega Rayquaza.

He had his Mega Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, Sceptile, Lucario, Garchomp, Pidgeot, Kyurem, Reshiram, Zekrom, Mega Latios, and Latias from Altomare, and the Multi-Scale Lugia from Shamouti island.

Ash's final foursome were his Victini, Snorlax, Infernape, and his giant Wigglytuff to complete his ensemble with the addition of the biggest Fairy-type Pokémon on earth.

These Pokémon were fully trained, with an infinite IV spread and their best abilities. Lugia, for example, had its exceedingly rare hidden ability of Multi-Scale, reducing the damage of attacks that weren't infinitely powerful, numberless times super effective, or peerlessly critically damaging to zero, so long as it had full HP. Given that Lugia had indeterminable HP, nothing short of OHKO moves would be capable of knocking it out or even reducing its health to a finite level.

Endeavor and moves such as Destiny Bond could temporarily reduce the HP of fully trained Pokémon and even knock them out because that was just how they worked. It didn't matter how strong a Pokémon was, if it knocked out a ghost type that used Destiny Bond, it was also going down. There were very few ways to counter a move like that once its effect was activated; raw strength and power levels didn't mean anything in situations like that.

As for his other Pokémon, his Garchomp had rough skin in its normal form, which dealt infinite damage to any opposing Pokémon stupid enough to touch it. His giant Dragonite had Multiscale, just like his Lugia, and the Creation Trio had telepathy, enabling them to bypass any team member's attacks that may damage them as well, namely all-encompassing, omnidirectional attacks like explosion, discharge, and other such moves.

His starter Alakazam had Magic Guard in its standard form, rendering it utterly immune to all non-damaging attacks and status moves, even the infinitely powerful ones of other fully trained Pokémon. Its Trace Ability in its Mega Evolved form was controlled by it so well that Ash could pick and choose which Pokémon on his team would transfer its ability over to Alakazam, even if they weren't on the battlefield at the time. Such was its Mastery of this ability that it could transform its special ability into any of the special abilities it wanted, expanding its Trace ability to encompass the entire world and copy the ability from any Pokémon on the planet. Such was the power of a fully trained Mega Evolved Pokémon, especially one with as much experience as Ash's second starter, a gift he received from his father along with Raichu to start his journey off with a bang.

Raichu and Alakazam were fully trained immediately, passing their limitless experience to the other Pokémon Ash caught throughout his journey. Ash himself had developed super effective training regimens for all of them. Every single one of his Pokémon desired nothing short of ultimate power amongst their species, to become the zeniths of their breed of Pokémon, and they worked their asses off utilizing the militant training regimens Ash had them drill day in and day out.

All his Pokémon learned how to conquer all elements and all terrains; his Flying and Fire-type Pokémon learned how to swim, and his Ground-type Pokémon would swim thousands of laps in ice-cold water to build up their tolerance to water and ice-type moves. His Ice-types would bathe in the lava-filled pools Ash had his Groudon create in the earth at Professor Oak's lab. Still, his Ice-type Pokémon were only to use it when they could keep their cool, even when suffering continued exposure to his Fire-types' various Fire-type attacks when they had become immune to heat and could control beyond-absolute-zero cold.

His Pokémon would spar with partners who had a distinct type advantage, letting them use super effective moves and taking the attacks directly, all to build up their tolerance to it and become wraiths in the minds of their opponents, thus making utter fools out of the entire type matchup system. In short, his Pokémon were serious training freaks. It even scared him a little what they might get up to if he wasn't there to supervise.

Some type matchups were more brutal to get around, though, fire on grass, for instance, and even water on fire, since most Fire-types would die when their fires went out, and many of them kept their source fire exposed in the open. These were known as fatal weaknesses, unlike psychic types getting hit with Dark-type moves or ground on electricity, where it was more a question of being able to withstand physical pain. Fire types could quickly kill grass types if they weren't careful, and water types could completely douse fire types. These were known as fatal weaknesses and could promptly kill.

The Fire-type against-water issue was more straightforward to solve, and Ash devised a highly effective method to make his Fire-type Pokémon utter monsters to their opponents. As he knew, many Fire-type Pokémon, like the Charizard and Infernape lines, had an external source of fire to power and heat their Fire-type attacks on their tails. As a result, they could die if they were left out on so much as a rainy day; water dousing their tails at all could cause their external fire source to go out, and if that happened, they were finished. Ash devised an unprecedented solution to this vexing problem, and all his Fire-type Pokémon now knew how to do it.

He got the idea from his continuous studies of fire types when he first learned of the Infernape line and how their external fire went out while they slept. Somehow, they turned off that flare without loss of life, and that got Ash thinking about how almost all Fire-type Pokémon had that one trait in common. If it wasn't an external source of firepower, then the Fire-type Pokémon were only limited by the amount of training they did and their level. All Fire-types had an instinctive fear of water for good reason. Still, some of them, namely the legendary Fire-types, were all but impervious to Water-type attacks due to overwhelming internal heat and the ability to manipulate their fire so well they could evaporate any water source before it could even touch them.

One thing about Water-type attacks is that enough heat would make them evaporate, regardless of the strength of the attack or the amount of water pressure; water-type attacks pretty much maintained the same basic properties and armed with that knowledge, Ash set to work teaching his Fire-type Pokémon how to absorb their external fire source into their bodies and how to conquer their natural fear of water. For Charizard, this was easy since even as a Charmander, it was constantly pushing itself to the brink of its abilities. Teaching Charmander how to absorb its tail fire into its belly instead would all but eliminate its Water-type weakness, so long as it didn't swallow any water while swimming, which Ash taught it how to do, much to the shock of Professor Oak, his Mom, and everyone else who saw his Pokémon in action.

He repeated this with every Fire-type he caught, and Charmander would often do demonstrations to prove that his methods worked. Ash remembered the stunned looks on his Growlithe, Cyndaquil, and other Fire-types' faces each time Charmander did this. Soon enough, though, all his Fire-types were conquering the element of water and becoming legends among their species; his Infernape and other Fire-type starters were all fully trained now and pretty much immune to the element of water. Ash's Pokémon were slowly but surely turning the entire matchup system and all its rules upside down and inside out. They were terrifying to behold in battle and had begun to eclipse every one of their weaknesses and limitations.

Even his Grass-types could stand right in the epicenter of a firestorm so long as they retained their internal moisture. Since science determined that a plant full of water was less likely to burn, Ash had all his grass types drinking plenty of fluids and enhancing their health and nutrient levels to absolute levels. Most of his Pokémon were not infinitely invincible; the only Pokémon that were truly Omnipotent when fully trained were Arceus and Mew, and even they limited their powers enough so that they were still applicable to the type matchup system.

Looking back on it all, though, Ash realized it wouldn't have been any fun if his Pokémon had been unbeatable right from the start; having to work to become almighty examples of their species was part of what made training so much fun for him and his Pokémon. He wouldn't trade that bonding experience for anything. Becoming the World Champion would be pointless if he didn't do so through his own blood, sweat, and tears or those of his Pokémon. He was close now, so close to achieving his goal, and on this flight to Kalos, he had to wonder what came next. He supposed he would have to search for a new dream when that time came. Still, the uncertainty of the future was as much a mystery to him as it was to any non-Omnipotent human being, especially since he severely limited any powers that could give him insight into potential futures. Ash didn't want always to know what to do, always know exactly what he needed to do to succeed perfectly at everything. There was no fun in facing the future when you knew exactly what would happen and how everything would go down. That uncertainty added to the thrill of discovery, and he wasn't about to change that. Lord only knew what his friends would say if he suddenly revealed he could tell them all they would be and all they would face.

He was jarred from his reverie by Raichu adjusting its position on his lap. At the same time, it slept, and Ash couldn't help but smile fondly at the orange furball who had become one of his best friends of all time, scratching it behind its long ears and earning a contented 'cha' from the Pokémon. Even before tapping into his aura and psychic powers, Ash had always been connected to his Pokémon on a deeply quintessential level, always able to follow their thoughts and feelings and determine what they were trying to tell him. But now, with his Mastery of all spiritual and psychic powers, he could translate their Pokespeech into actual human words, having entire conversations with them without losing track of what they were saying.

Ash's supreme deification also gave him the power of Omni-linguality, bestowing him with the ability to speak and understand all languages. He could speak all human languages and any animal, human, alien, or magical tongue in the Omega Omnisphere. He was as fluent in Kalosian French and Japanese as he was in English, not to mention an infinite number of other tongues.

So, speaking to his Pokémon was no longer a problem for Ash, and he bonded with them even more tightly because of it, so at least there were some advantages to having all this power. His smile widened as Raichu curled into an even tinier ball than before, moving further up Ash's lap and nuzzling its head into his stomach.

As a fully trained Pokémon, Raichu technically didn't require more sleep than Ash. Due to its inexhaustible energy and strength, it could never sleep again if it didn't want to. But somehow, it just couldn't bring itself to abandon certain old habits, like its complete and utter addiction to ketchup.

Another advantage to Ash's powers was being able to train and fight alongside even his most powerful Pokémon, to the point where he was seen regularly sparring with his fully trained Mewtwo in its Mega Evolved forms, a Legendary Pokémon that was the ultimate fighting machine. It could instantly adapt to all battling styles and was infinitely skilled in all fields of combat. It could teleport itself and anyone else it pleased to any point in the Omega Omnisphere instantly, possessing Omni Teleportation powers enabling it to teleport absolutely anything to any point in totality. Its only limitation to that power was that it could only be in one place or time at once since it wasn't omnipresent.

All fully trained legendary Pokémon were insane. Ash's Victini alone had abilities that would render his training regimens obsolete, so he didn't let it share its infinite energy with any of his other Pokémon, something they all understood, for which he was extremely grateful. Victini's ability to share infinite energy could max out even the lowest level Pokémon and give them all the powers of a fully trained individual of their species without any of the hard work and dedication involved in training them that high. It was one of the many reasons many criminal syndicates sought out Victini over the years. Its ability would be the means to creating entire armies of all-powerful Pokémon in a matter of seconds.

Ash made damn sure to catch it as soon as he could after seeing it. That way, he could make sure nobody took advantage of its powers or those of any other legendary. He also felt personally responsible for ensuring nobody irresponsible ever cared for such a noble and legendary creature because such Pokémon deserved so much better than that.

Upon thinking this, Ash immediately remembered the special Pokémon egg now sitting in his enchanted backpack on the seat beside him. The enchantments on his bag protected its contents from any attempt at thievery since Ash's current belongings were valuable beyond measure. Inside was a Pokémon egg containing none other than a shiny Mewtwo, a Mewtwo he had created a mega stone for since Mewtwonite were extremely rare and any Trainer would be lucky to have the Pokémon, never mind the stone.

Initially, Ash had been pondering what to do with this unborn Mewtwo, considering taking it under his own wing but unsure about that. He already had two Mega-Evolved Mewtwo, both of which were fully trained. It wasn't like he needed anymore, not that he would ever abandon a Pokémon so rare or give it away to an incompetent or untrustworthy Trainer. It was a dilemma he had faced several times in recent years. Legendary Pokémon had what was classified as an unknown gender, but in recent years, Ash had discovered that they reproduce asexually and could alternate between both sexes at will. Since he was the only Trainer to have captured so many legends, he was the first Trainer to discover this fact.

The baby legendary Pokémon were the same as any newborn Pokémon, except no second parent was required, and the babies were almost always identical to the parents. Aside from the occasional shiny, which was basically the same concept as an albino Python being born in a litter of baby snakes in the nonfictional realities. It was the same concept, really. Both were rare but not unheard of. And with legendary Pokémon, they were both their children's father and Mother, taking on both parental roles.

All of Ash's legendary Pokémon had laid eggs at least once, save for Arceus, who created them instead. Even his non-shiny Mew had laid one egg, and Ash was beginning to worry he couldn't find Trainers for all those unborn baby legends. He would get plenty of volunteers if he advertised them. But most Trainers were either unworthy of legendary Pokémon or unable to manage them. He sent a private message to each regional champion asking them if they and their elite four would be interested. But he had yet to get a reply from anyone aside from Lance, who agreed that he and his Elite Four would take any under their care that matched the types they specialized in.

Having joined the Pokémon G-men as its secret leader, Ash, and Lance had forged a strong working relationship and often partnered up to deal with criminals in ways the Pokémon rangers frequently thought too extreme. Ash had a strict no-killing policy and had yet to get any blood on his hands, which Lance understood. Having never actually been forced to kill anyone himself, they were both clean. However, the G-men were licensed to kill if there were no other viable options. They were the Pokémon League's equivalent of double-O agents in certain government branches. Despite his no kill rule, Ash wasn't opposed to ignoring the laws where obtaining a warrant and roughing potential suspects up was concerned. Sometimes, the justice system didn't work, and the only way to get the proof needed to convict someone was to do things unconventionally.

Interrogating suspects and ignoring certain rights were just some of the benefits of being a Pokémon G-man, and Ash took his job seriously. The Pokémon G-men got results, whereas people like the international police did everything according to what the law would allow. Looker was an exception to that line of thinking; because of that, he was on the outs with many of his superiors.

Being the World Champion technically meant Ash's father was the secret leader of the International police, the Pokémon G-men, the Rangers, and every other Pokémon-League-approved affiliation. So, being the son of Red gave Ash a lot of pull with some very influential people and organizations, and if he wanted to, he could ask for any favor he wanted. Lance assured him he could ask for anything, and the Pokémon G-men would arrange it if it were within their power.

Ash had Lance on speed deal on his Pokenav Plus and X-transceiver. Not to mention, Lance knew about Ash's psychic abilities and probably wouldn't be terribly shocked by Ash's telepathic voice suddenly echoing in his head. This was especially true since he had dealings with the likes of Sabrina all the time and was accustomed to the power of psychics.

Having all this clout didn't mean much to Ash, but it effectively tracked his friends and family and ensured they were safe. Despite being pretty much God now, Ash still cared very deeply about all his human relations. He was more tapped into the world and the people in it than he had ever been before. Being Omnipotent just meant he had the power to care so much it hurt, to bond with people on an absolute, boundless level, and forge connections that truly lasted forever.

People naively thought that a life without end could have no meaning, but they were wrong. It was the only life that could, and although Ash had difficulties occasionally, he realized that would happen whether he lived for one lifetime or infinite lifetimes and that all lives were worth living.

Who said that life coming to an ending was what made it valuable? How did a person weigh or measure the quality of life anyway?! Sure, his existence would diminish less powerful beings, and if he wasn't careful, he could become absolutely corrupt by the strength he wielded. But that just meant he had so much to lose by lashing out at the people closest to him, more responsibilities to bear.

It would be so easy to snap his fingers and solve all of humanity's problems, to take the effortless way out whenever he faced a difficult decision or situation. Still, with ultimate power, there came ultimate responsibility. Just because he had all the power in the Omega Omnisphere didn't give him the right to do whatever he wanted and not suffer any consequences; who was he to play God with everybody's lives? If he did any of that, all he would end up with was a Messiah complex and many enemies.

The best way for him to use his gifts was to use them subtly because if people knew the truth about him, they'd swamp him with love one day and crucify him the next. It was just how humanity worked. The people on pedestals who disappointed the multitudes always wound up falling far from their ivory tower in the end, and make no mistake, disappoint them they eventually would. Being in a position of power and authority was incredibly difficult, and not everyone would be happy with your decisions. No matter how much power you had, you couldn't please everybody; that was just how life worked, and brainwashing them into mindless servitude would only qualify as a dictatorship.

'The wise leader punishes vice and rewards virtue. But as soon as he starts exhibiting signs of a dictator or doesn't have the people's best interests at heart, he becomes something ugly and inhuman. When he becomes a monster worthy of the Omnimalevolent Primordial Voids,' Ash reasoned out internally, realizing how easy it would be for him to become just as much of a monster as the Anti-God Pokémon if he didn't proceed with extreme caution. Looking back, he realized Arceus was right to impose these rules on him.

Still, he had to wonder how sticking to them would aid him in the impending war with Omninoir; truth be told, Ash was terrified. For all the powers he now possessed, he had no idea what would happen if a being in the same ballpark of power aimed at him. The universe's most unanswerable question was what would happen if an unstoppable force met an immovable object, but in Ash's opinion, literally anything could happen. Both Omnipotent forces could potentially surrender on contact or unleash Armageddon, or any number of other situations, few of them good. There was also the potential problem of an Omnipotence Paradox boundlessly eliminating absolutely everything. And as evil as Omninoir was, Ash knew even he didn't fail to understand the folly of being a king without a kingdom.

Ash was worried he would ultimately fail to stop the menace that Arceus itself couldn't beat. The problem with achieving the conceptually impossible was that Omninoir could do things that hurt even Ash himself, maybe even destroy him entirely. He didn't know if it was possible to kill an Omnipotent being, but he didn't want to find out anytime soon. He wasn't ready to die yet, and frankly, he could think of far worse things the Anti-God could do to him than simply killing him, such as targeting his friends.

Despite being almost totally invincible himself, Ash's friends were anything but. And Ash wasn't sure how well he could protect them from someone who could do everything he could and had countless eons more experience at it, never mind engaging that enemy as well.

Of course, he had never actually been in a fight with someone on his level of power before, and it was conceivable he was simply worried for nothing. After all, Arceus and the Anti-God were unable to kill each other, and they dueled each other for eons at a time, only pausing their feud to trade words or mock each other's inability to destroy the other. "My God, I have so much on my mind I don't even need my infinite cosmic awareness to drive me batty," Ash murmured under his breath, though not quietly enough to keep Raichu from stirring, apparently. The fur ball in question was twitching its ears as one of its eyes opened, its ultra-sensitive hearing much greater than that of an average human's, which was unfortunate for Ash, really, or maybe not so. 'Can't sleep?' Raichu said in Pokespeech, stretching and yawning as quietly as possible while Ash merely stared at him with quirked eyebrows.

'Do you even have to ask? With our arrival in Kalos impending, I guess I've just got a lot on my mind, buddy. You needn't worry about me Raichu, at least not enough to interrupt your sleep,' Ash said reassuringly, hoping he sounded convincing. But to someone who knew him as well as Raichu, he might as well have been lying to his own Mother. He might have been more successful with lying to her, especially in recent years as he continued traveling and with all the recent changes in his life.

'Worry about you when you no longer require sleep? Oh please, what do I have to worry about? My Trainer is the… cue title card… Omega Omnisphere's Mightiest Pokémon Master, what do I have to worry about, Ash?' Raichu drawled sarcastically, his infuriating dismissal of Ash's feelings precisely what he needed to say to get Ash to discuss his issues.

"I'm not sure what tomorrow is going to bring, Raichu. For all my canon-defying brainpower, I don't have a clue what comes next or where to begin. Should I start by dwelling on the fact that Kalos is the last place in all of Pokeearth I can go to before running out of places to travel? Or should I worry about the prospect of meeting my best childhood friend again for the first time in ten years, knowing that I was so in love with her and never got a chance to say anything, having to consider the possibility that she may not even remember who I am anymore."

"On top of all that, there is this whole doomsday scenario with Omninoir and my destiny as Arceus's Chosen Champion impending, not to mention worrying about screwing up when up against an opponent who can do everything I can do. But no, Raichu, even that isn't enough for the Omega Omnisphere because I still must focus on training my Pokémon, catching new ones, winning battles, and preparing for the Kalos Pokémon League. Strangely, the latter is the lowest on my priority bracket."

"I'm just not sure how I'm supposed to juggle everything here, Raichu, and I don't even know where to start or how to prioritize everything I'm dealing with right now. I'm only 18 years old. I'm not cut out for all out for all the pressures and expectations that come with being an Omega Omnisphere Champion." Ash admitted in one superhuman breath, surprising Raichu with his lung capacity and shocking the mouse Pokémon outright.

He knew Ash was dealing with a ton of stuff right now, but he didn't think he was going through this much turmoil. Having all the powers he did was supposed to make it easier for him to deal with everything he was expected to do and achieve, but it seemed to be only adding to his problems right now, and Raichu knew his Trainer well enough to know when he was feeling overwhelmed. Despite his genius, Raichu knew Ash's brainpower was a boon in this situation, coming up with at least a million different ways to address his shortcomings and limitations when dealing with everything he had on his plate.

"Oh, I just remembered I still have to find suitable Trainers for all my legendary Pokémon eggs. Where in the world will I find somebody qualified to train a Mew, the Creation Trio, or Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza, all of whom have laid several eggs in recent years? I can manage them if I must, but I'd rather find a Trainer who can dedicate all their time to raising these babies, who can help them reach their true potential, and Lance and his Elite Four can only take on so many new Pokémon to," Ash thought aloud. Raichu sighed before climbing onto Ash's shoulder and nuzzling him with its cheeks, sending a weak jolt of electricity surging through his Trainer's body to calm him down.

'Ash, relax, you need to stop torturing yourself. I understand you've got a lot on your plate, but none of those tasks are tasks you must complete immediately. You can find enough time to work everything out healthily and steadily. Nobody is expecting you to solve everything overnight, relax, okay?' Raichu said insistently, sending more jolts of calming electricity surging through Ash's body, the lightning invisible to human eyes due to it not wanting to wake anyone right now. Ash needed to calm down seriously. It wasn't like he could get any of this done right now anyway, but he had plenty of time to worry about all that later. He wasn't doing himself any good going crazy over all this right now.

"How can you be so sure everything will work out?" Ash couldn't help but wonder, and Raichu sighed, crawling back onto his Trainer's lap.

'Because you're my best friend, and I know you'll find a way to make everything okay in the end. I've seen you overcome impossible odds while dealing with everyday issues before, and I know you'll do so again. The only question you should ask yourself is, what on earth will you wear when you see your girlfriend again?' Raichu chuckled teasingly, causing his Trainer to blush redder than a tomato berry.

"That probably worries me more than anything else, whether or not Serena still remembers me as fondly as I do her. It's funny. Despite everything that's happened since she moved away, I still love her, and she's still my number one priority," Ash murmured mirthlessly, his heart rate increasing at the thought of seeing her again. During his travels, Ash had rejected Misty, May, and Dawn alike, all of them offering him their love but unable to sway his heart from the one girl who held it in her hands this entire time. It was sappy, and he knew it, but Serena truly was the one that got away, and he did every battle he fought, whether with his own inner demons or opponents on the Pokémon battling field, in memory of her. He hadn't gotten to travel with her like he originally planned, and when she left, he lost all his motivation to pursue his dream, feeling like without having her there to cheer him on or watch him win, there wasn't any point. It took a long time, but he could eventually reflect on what they had without completely breaking down.

Despite his resolve, he had sworn years ago that he would not be like his father, who put his career first, even before his own family, going so far as to leave them when Ash and his Mom needed him the most. To this day, Ash didn't understand why Red had left them, but one thing was sure: when he met his dad again, and the two of them battled for the World Championship title, the two would have words and lots of them. Ash was no longer mad at his father for leaving, but that didn't mean he wasn't going to get some answers if nothing else than for his Mom and for Serena, who never could bring herself to forgive his dad for what he did, especially since her own father was guilty of the same thing.

He swore upside down and backward that when he became world champ, then that was it; he was finished with competitive battling. If he still hadn't reunited with Serena by then, he would devote his entire being to tracking her down and picking up where they left off; he owed her that much. Even if she didn't remember him and was with someone else, he promised always to love her wholly and unconditionally. She had been his everything when they were kids; every morning he woke up was worth waking up to because he knew he'd spend another day with her. Even with his daily workouts and studies, he always made time for her to play around and be a couple of typical kids.

Those were the best years of his life, and Serena made them the best. Meeting her in that forest during summer camp had been a true godsend, and he often considered Serena as Arceus's own personally assigned angel for his Chosen Champ. Even now, with him not knowing how she had turned out or what she was like nowadays, Ash was more excited and terrified than he had been about anything else before, and that was impressive considering the number of times he stared down death and disregarded his safety to save a Pokémon in need or even save the entire world. Ash had saved the world a dozen times over, but Serena was his universe to him, and if she didn't remember him or find someone else to take his place, he honestly didn't think he could see the point in going on. For that reason, he was terrified, and thanks to Arceus refusing to update him on what Serena had been up to these past years, Ash was going into this as blindly as a Zubat.

'Ash, I can sense you're close to losing it again. Are you okay?!' his Mewtwo from New Island and Mount Kayna suddenly interjected telepathically, startling Ash out of his reverie. Ash's signature reply of "I'm fine" was on the tip of his tongue before the voice of his Mew overshot him. 'You need to relax, as Raichu said; trust me when I say fate owes you big time and that the Omega Omnisphere has a funny way of working these things out for its heroes. If Serena was even half as fond of you as you were of her, then there is no doubt in my mind that she will remember you. You need to have faith,' she mewed with concern in her voice, and when Ash was about to argue, that was when Arceus finally said something.

'Ash, just go to sleep, you worrywart; you don't want to arrive in Kalos with a heavy heart; something big is on the horizon, and you need to sleep off your anxieties right now. Stop worrying about the future and focus on the here and now; you can worry about Serena later; right now, you need to focus on what's coming tomorrow and prepare as best you can. Nothing is certain; even the incredibly wise cannot see all ends, and agonizing over this is not amplifying your hero performance, not in the slightest. Now get some sleep; maybe with your mind's connection to everything in the Omega Omnisphere, you'll come up with a solution to your problems come morning, but you'll never know for sure until you close your eyes and relax,' the Alpha Pokémon advised him firmly, but gently. Ash finally sighed in defeat, realizing he had been outvoted and knowing deep inside that his Pokémon were right. There was no use torturing himself over this; whatever happened tomorrow happened, and he would just have to deal with it when it did. He may not have had the best confidence in the world that Serena would remember everything he did. Still, with everything they'd been through together and her powers of recollection, he was confident she would remember him in time, and even if it took her years, he didn't think he'd have too much of a problem reforging that connection even from scratch.

Finally allowing himself to feel moderately at ease, Ash closed his eyes and willed the realm of dreams to whisk him away to his happiest and most memorable times. His Pokémon all watched him fall asleep, every one of them knowing that the weight of the world, the Omega Omnisphere itself, rested on his shoulders. Such a burden was not something any one person should have to carry alone, and despite their attempts to help him, Raichu and the others knew Ash would only willingly share his problems with the one closest to him. None of them knew this girl Serena personally since she had left long before Ash began his journey and met any of them, but they had heard enough about her to understand what she would have been like clearly. No matter how she may have changed over time, they knew Ash would accept her no matter what, and when the time came for them to reunite, they all hoped amongst themselves that their Trainer could learn to live once again, for living without love wasn't really living it was just existing. Upon falling asleep, all the worry and the burdens he bore seemed to melt off Ash's face, and he was blissfully unaware that his Pokémon were secretly planning to play matchmaker when he and Serena finally reunited. If anyone deserved to be with the one they loved the most, it was Ash, and by the gods, they weren't about to let some Omnimalevolent demon or the world's fate stop him from finding true happiness.