Chapter 5
Ash, Latias, Latios and Pikachu rocketed over the ocean, heading toward home. Pikachu rode on Latias this time, still not trusting Ash's flying skills.
At one point they flew past a jet plane. They quickly turned invisible, forgetting Pikachu couldn't, and before he reminded them they had already passed it. The pilot went home that night thinking he was going to be a millionaire for discovering the world's first flying Pikachu. It never happened.
After about 3 hours of flying (They flew faster because Ash was getting better at flying, and they knew exactly where they were going), they could see Altomare on the horizon. They picked up the pace, mainly because Latias had upped her speed by like twenty miles per hour, eager to get home.
The sun had set about two hours ago, so the eons just turned invisible at the dock and let Pikachu down so he could follow them.
Ash decided to stay as Latius until morning, so he could surprise his friends at Bianca's place. That and he didn't have a blanket on him, and as it was almost midnight, they weren't going to try to go to Bianca's, so he might as well use his Lati form to his advantage and at least keep warm.
They slowly made their way to the secret garden, as they didn't want to bump into anyone who was on a midnight walk, and because they had to slow down for Pikachu, who wasn't as fast as they were.
They eventually came to one of the hidden entrances of the garden. For some reason, Ash seemed to know where every entrance to the garden was. Latios told him that it was made so he and his sister could find it anywhere, but Ash could have been affected, as well.
They flew through the illusion wall and entered the garden, making sure no one saw them first, of course. Much to their surprise, they saw Bianca over by the soul dew's pedestal.
She turned around, saw them, and rushed over. "Latios, Latias!" She said. "Your back! When I came to clean the garden, the soul dew was gone! But for some reason, the water is still flowing!" She looked panicked.
"Bianca, how long have you been here?" Latias asked telepathically.
"It's been two and a half hours," Bianca said. "I don't know how long the soul dew has been missing!"
"Don't worry!" Latios said, trying to calm her down. "The soul dew is no longer needed." He smiled at the starry night sky. "Father is happy now. Our work is done."
Bianca looked at him strangely. "What happened at the ruins?" She asked. "Looks like I missed a lot."
"Oh, trust me, more than you can imagine." Latias said. "We fought four legendaries. Ash tackled one into the 22nd century, then practically killed the first three's boss. We also got these strange stones." They each held up their wrists, revealing the rainbow-colored stones.
"After we defeated Regigigas, it gave us each a stone," Latios telepathed. "It said they would allow me and Latias to mega evolve, whatever that is, if our bond with our trainer is strong enough. That's what Ash's keystone is for."
Bianca nearly fainted. "Your what now?!" She exclaimed.
Knowing what she was referring to, Latias decided to speak up. "Don't worry!" She said. "We are no longer needed here, as there is no longer a soul dew to protect. Besides, Ash will take good care of us."
"B-but, I'll miss you so much!" Bianca finally got out. "And he's not even human, anymore! He can't be your trainer!"
"That's what you think," Ash said as he took his Eon Flute from the leather case that he had gotten from Regigigas, and wore with around his waist.
He gently blew into it, causing it to play a short melody as a soft blue glow covered his body. In a couple of seconds, the light disappeared, and Ash was in his human form, wearing what he had on when he last transformed into Latius.
Bianca's jaw dropped. "How did you do that?!" she exclaimed in surprise.
Ash chuckled. "That's another little gift from Regigigas," he said.
Bianca sighed, knowing she couldn't stop her beloved eons from traveling with Ash. "I presume that both of you have already been caught?" She asked.
"Yes," Latias said. "Ash even caught himself!" She giggled at the last part.
"Hey, it was a good idea! Now no one can catch me," Ash said, proud of himself for some reason.
"He has a point," Bianca said. "Would you like to come back to my house for the night?"
"No thanks," Ash said. "I need to get used to sleeping outdoors, anyways. Besides, I've got this." He tapped the Eon Flute in his hand with one finger.
Bianca nodded in understanding. "Well, good night!" She said
"You too," Ash said before playing the Eon Flute and transforming into Latius.
Bianca shook her head. 'I have a feeling that I'm never going to get used to that…' She thought to herself.
After Bianca left, Latias and Latios settled onto their normal tree branch and quickly dozed off. Ash had chosen a branch on the tree next to theirs. Pikachu settled in beside him.
As Ash began to doze off, he began thinking about his life ahead. He knew Gary would be at the Silver Conference. Ash decided that he would use the Eon Flute during their battle. He knew they would battle there at some point. 'Only one left.' He thought with a smile, before falling asleep. He was going to enjoy his new life as an eon.
Meanwhile, back at Professor Oak's laboratory, Professor Oak was waiting for Birch to answer. After a few hours (seconds, it just felt like hours), A man who seemed to be in his late 30's or early 40's answered.
The man rubbed his eyes tiredly. "Oh, it's just you Oak. Why are you calling so early, oh wait, sorry, different time zones…" He said. "Anyways, it's the middle of the night here, why are you calling? You never call me."
"Birch, it's one of my trainers!" Oak spoke in a rushed voice. "That boy I told you about at the research convention last month, Ash Ketchum, has caught two legendarys from the Hoenn Region!"
Now Birch was fully awake. "What?!" he exclaimed, waking the neighbors. "Send me his trainer report!"
"Hold on, Birch. That's not all. There's also a third Pokémon. But for some reason, no data is showing up! It looks like the other two, so I thought you might know something. Here, I'm sending the data and surveillance now." He clicked the 'send' button and waited as Birch's face went pale.
"Well, Samuel, these Pokémon are Latias and Latios, as you may have noticed from the data," Birch informed. "They're Pokémon that are believed to watch over a large ocean city called Altomare. They have the power to turn invisible using their feathers and are extremely intelligent. They can even use telepathy."
"Come to think of it," Oak said. "Ash did call a few days ago to tell me that he was going on vacation in Altomare. I didn't think much of that until now."
"But this other one. Oak, I've only heard Legends of this one. Ancient Hoenn inhabitants spoke of a dragon, a dragon of eons, one that would rise from the people of the world. There was even a so-called prophecy about this creature. It went like this," He took a breath before continuing. "There will be one human, one chose one, one with the purest of hearts, chosen by Arceus himself. He will save another, and take the form of a dragon, an orange dragon of eons, one more powerful than even Rayquaza… That's all anyone knows. The prophecy was discovered about a year ago in some strange ruins, on a wall carving. The rest seemed to be written in what seemed to be a language unknown to man." Birch took a breath.
Oak shook his head in disbelief. "You surely don't mean…" His voice trailed off.
"I'm sorry to say this, but this video proves it. The Pokémon Ash caught is the mythical Latius, and, also himself," Birch stated.
"How does this video prove that?" Oak asked, praying that it wasn't true.
"Think about it," Birch reasoned. "The way you described Ash to me at the convention. You said he puts others ahead of himself and showed me videos of his adventures with legendarys. He has the purest of hearts. Latius is Ash."
They said their goodbyes, and right after Birch hung up, Professor Oak passed out. He woke up about ten minutes later and got in bed. 'I'm calling Ash tomorrow; I have to know if it's true. It can't be. This is all just a misunderstanding. Actually, I'm going to go to the conference, too. I have to see Ash's legendarys! I can't wait…" He fell asleep thinking of the weeks ahead.
The Next Morning…
"Get up, get up, get up!" A high-pitched voice woke Ash from his peaceful slumber, startling him, and causing him to fall out of his tree.
As a dazed Ash slowly got off the ground, he heard Latios snickering behind him. "Ouch…" Ash muttered. "What was that for?"
"Latias always does that," Latios said. "I had her try it on you today. I thought it would be amusing, and boy was I right!"
Ash levitated off of the ground. "What time is it?" He asked, rubbing the back of his head.
"According to the sundial, it's about ten-thirty," Latios answered, looking at the said sundial.
Ash shot awake. "The boat leaves in an hour!" He exclaimed. "We have to get to Bianca's house!" He turned invisible and rushed out of the garden, Latias and Latios right behind him.
After a couple of minutes, they reached Bianca's house. Ash decided to have some fun. He knocked on the door and transformed into his human form as Bianca opened the door. Before Bianca could say hello, Ash whispered to her. "Tell Brock and Misty it's for them. Don't tell them who it is."
Bianca nodded in understanding and smirked. Those two had kept her awake half the night. Brock kept sleep talking about 'pretty girls' and was making out with his pillow, while Misty continuously hit him on the back of his head with her large mallet, which she somehow managed to fit in her bag.
"Brock! Misty!" Bianca called. "It's for you!"
The signaled people came over to the door. "Oh, hey Ash," Misty said stupidly. "Wait, Ash?! You're human again!"
"Yep! I'm human!" Ash said, causing anyone walking by to think he was a complete lunatic.
Brock nodded. "So I guess that means the trip to the ruins paid off?"
"Yeah. We took down the Regi trio and their leader. I took down two of them though!" Ash stuck a pose, proud of himself. Everyone face faulted, Including Latias and Latios, causing them to lose their invisibility. Luckily, no one saw them and they all went inside quickly.
After they were seated, Brock cut to the chase. "Ash, you guys fought the legendary Regis? That's incredible, although I bet you got thrown around like a ragdoll."
Before Ash could start yelling at Brock, Latios cut in. "He actually did better than all of us. He embedded Registeel into a wall just by tackling it, and he took down Regigigas all by himself after learning Recover, Luster Purge, and Mist Ball."
"He did that?" Bianca asked. "Aren't those Latias and Latios' signature moves?"
"You are correct," Latios said.
"How is he human now?" Brock asked.
Ash answered him. "Regigigas said something about me being Arceus' chosen one, and gave me this," he took the Eon flute out of its carrying case.
"Isn't that an Eon Flute?" Brock asked.
"Sort of," Ash replied. "Regigigas said that it was enchanted by Arceus. It now does this." He smirked as he blew into the flute, causing the melody of eons to play, and he was covered in a soft blue glow. Everyone but Bianca gasped as he reappeared as Latius seconds later and stretched. (Transforming really makes you need to stretch, you know? Oh, wait, no, you wouldn't.)
Brock looked at his watch. "Uh, Ash. It's eleven o'clock. The boat leaves in a half hour."
Latios flew forward. "Actually, there's something me and Latias need to say, too."
"Don't say a word Latios," Lorenzo said. "Bianca told me everything. You two enjoy your journey."
"Wait, you mean that…" Misty's voice trailed off.
"Yep!" Ash responded. "I caught two legendarys. Three, if you count me."
Brock decided to change the subject. "The boat leaves in ten minutes!" He said. "We're not going to make it in time."
"Yes, we are. Hop on." Ash levitated closer to the ground. Latios did the same for Misty.
They decided not to question them and got on the larger eons' backs. Pikachu finally decided to ride on Ash. They took off for the dock, not caring if they were seen because they were already captured. They arrived at the dock around eleven-twenty-two, and as Brock and Misty got off of the eons, Ash played the flute and became human. They boarded the proper cruise ship, and at eleven-thirty, set off for the mainland, sights set on Blackthorn city, and Ash's eighth gym badge.
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