Guardian Solaris
Ages:
Ash-17
Max- 13
May- 15
Brock- 22
Dawn- 13
Serena – 10
Paul- 17
This chapter is, well the title says it all. I put it up quiet quickly, for reasons explained at the bottom of the ‘F.Y.I.’
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Well, I've done a patch up job of that chap, but I'm planning of doing a rewrite that is more... better
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Chapter 17- Storm Clouds are Brewing
Ash stood in the large battlefield. On one side rose the grand metal arch, rising to dominate the skyline from where he was standing. On the other side, the flame of the Pokémon league, said to come from the legendary bird Moltres, burned at its usual pace. All around the cheers of the crowd was heard, roaring loudly.
Ash stood patiently, as his Pikachu returned from the field defeating his opponents Magmortar, using its speed and agility to overcome the Pokémon of the arrogant trainer.
Pikachu jumped up onto its perch on Ash’s shoulder as the trainer rubbed the Pokémon under its shin, to congratulate it for a job well done. The trainer sensed that Pikachu still didn’t seem to be pleased by the pleasantry.
“You’ll get your ketchup when we finish the battle alright” Ash said calmly, pleasing his Pokémon, who had a happy expression upon its face even though it had just faced off in a battle against a stage 2 Pokémon.
Ash then took his glaze over towards his opponent, who had just returned his fire type Pokémon back into its ball.
“Pathetic, why did I even choose you” The purple haired boy muttered to his Pokéball, that contained the Magmortar. He smirked, a fake look of superiority upon his face. The situation at hand was even direr for Paul; he was at his final Pokémon after Ash had devastated each and every part of his team, without even having one of his Pokémon faint.
“I, can NOT, fail the Darkness” Paul said trying to convince himself that there was still hope of winning, it was the only hope that he had.
He released his Torterra onto the field, as the turtle like creature gave a menacing yet determined glare towards Ash and his Pikachu, at the other side of the field.
Ash thought upon what his last choice should be, and while still undecided took out a blackened Pokéball. Immediately he decided against the action, and thought about using another one of his Pokémon, although Pikachu disagreed.
“Pika, pi” it stated, prompting Ash to send out his powerful dragon that could wipe the floor with the grass type, although its trained had his doubts.
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“Do you know who he is?” May asked, to the rest of the group who was in the stadium, watching Ash in the finals of the championships.
“No, not a clue” Serena said, although the young girl, like May wondered why he was battling so harshly against his opponent. Serena always knew that although in his former state Ash could easily obliterate his opponents’ team with one Pokémon, he chose not to. Even though she didn’t know why.
“I know him” Dawn said.
“Yeah, me too” Brock added.
“Well, who is he?” Max questioned not liking the fact that he was still in the dark.
“His name is Paul, we met him while we were travelling in Sinnoh with Ash.” Dawn stated, recalling all of the groups encounters with the purple haired trainer, “Ash, tried to be friendly with him. But in the end Ash couldn’t stand the way that Paul treated his Pokémon, and beat him in the Sinnoh league, and that’s the last that I heard about him” she said.
“Ash, never said anything about him” Serena said in a slightly questioning tone.
“Yeah, but Paul is the kind of guy who, well, would beat his Pokémon” Brock added in, to Dawns words.
“So that makes a bit more sense” Serena said.
“What makes sense!” Max said irritated as to how he was still being kept in the dark. Serena gave him a cold glare, which shut him up.
“If you would have been patient, I would have said” Serena said, putting the boy from Petalburg in his place, “If there is one thing that Ash doesn’t like its people who hurt Pokémon and other things like that. Like in the Grand Festival Ash said how your friend” Serena gave a glance to May, “Tried to buy Pikachu, off of Ash” she said.
“Who?” Dawn asked curiously.
“Mays lover boy, that Drew guy” Serena said, leaving May with a slightly disturbed image of Drew proposing to her like the night before, stuck in her mind.
Max s******ed, at seeing his sister embarrassed, and Serena let it pass for once.
“I don’t like HIM!” May shouted to her brother, who slowed down the pace of his laughter, Better” she said as the two of them calmed down.
The peace was short lived as Max burst out into another fit of laughter, forcing his sister to get out a hammer to silence him, but was stopped by Serena who took the hammer out of Mays hand while Max was laughing too much to notice. The whiter haired girl took Mays place and silenced Max’s laughter which caused the whole stadium to look at the group. When Max got through the pain of the hammer he looked up to see the whole group holding in there laughter.
Max got irritated, but his irritation was short lived as a Pokémon was released onto the field by Paul.
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“Pikachu, are you sure that we should do this.” Ash said to his Pokémon still unsure of unleashing the black dragon.
“Pika” the yellow Pokémon nodded, still remembering the stories that it had heard from Chimchar. The way that Chimchar replied to the kindness that Ash had given when they had first met, was enough to let Pikachu make this decision.
“Are you going to talk to your Pokémon all day or are you going to battle” Paul said showing his false sense of confidence.
Ash released his Pokémon, although his conscious disagreed. A Large Pitch black dragon, with patches that were a deep red, which resembled blood, came out and pounded its fist into the ground causing the stadium to shake lightly. The beast roared a terrifying roar, which struck through his opponent and his Pokémon, like a knife through butter.
A’Drith once again pounded the ground with his powerful limbs, as his tail swung, accompanied by another great roar from the beast. The metal arch suspended on one side over the enormous battle field, shook slightly as its foundations did, but to no harm, of anyone.
The black dragon calmed down and stared towards its opponent, and its trainer, with its deep crimson eyes. No Pupil, or Iris, or a speck of white could be seen. Just the deep and endless red of the black dragons’ eyes.
Even with the scare tactics of A’Drith, Paul tried to seem confident in the face of his obvious defeat. Defeat wasn’t an option for Paul, because the consequences were too dire. Yet he held his head up high, sending his Pokémon like a lamb to the slaughter.
“We have to win, for the darkness” Paul muttered to himself as the match began, reminding himself of his commitment, and his orders.
“Without orders or direction, A’Drith swiped his large claw in a slash. The claw dug through the ground, before hitting Torterra in the underbelly. The grass type was swiped up and thrown like a tennis ball into the air, rolling as it made contact with the ground again.
“Sorry, I’m so sorry” Ash said, as Torterra tried to get back on its feet, “I hope that he makes this quick” Ash said, only loud enough for Pikachu to hear. “I hope that you’re happy”.
“Torterra, use your Solar beam” Paul ordered, pulling out one of the grass types more powerful attacks. The grass type then began to absorb sunlight, but suddenly was slowed down as his opponent, made his height felt. As the dragon loomed over covering Pauls Pokémon in his shadow.
Torterra was now cut off from his sunlight, but still able to absorb sunlight. Although it was cut off from the sunlight, Torterra continued to absorb i6t as hard as it could, mainly to protect itself from the looming Dragon, who was playing with the Sinnoh native Pokémon.
“Pikachu, what have you made me do?” Ash said regretting how he had unleashed his powerhouse, who it seemed was playing games with its opponent, and so was Pikachu.
“Pika, Pi!” Pikachu called out through the field to his fellow Pokémon, asking it to stop what it was doing.
A’Drith listened to the plea of Pikachu, as Torterra was preparing to fire his own attack.
“NOW” Paul said, prompting his Pokémon while his opponent was momentarily distracted. In return the grass type fired its Solarbeam, yet its opponent was prepared as he fired a Hyper beam in return.
The two beams collided in close proximity, although they were nowhere near close in terms of power, as the Hyper beam quickly overwhelmed its opponents beam, sending Torterra out for the count.
A’Drith smirked with its sharp white teeth, which resembled daggers, seeing its victory. The black Dragon’s celebration was short lived, as it was sent into its Pokéball, by its regretful trainer, who would not bear to see any form of salt added to Torterras wounds.
“Happy?” Ash asked, Pikachu who was also regretting how he had not headed the amount of power that A’Drith had.
“Pi” the electric rodent said, letting its ears droop down. Ash had said before about how A’Drith had changed after evolution, although Pikachu had hoped that this would be a momentary slump. Pikachu was wrong, to the pain of Torterra.
“Pi, Pi, Pika pi” [He really has changed, hasn’t he Pikachu said over to Ash, still feeling sorry.
Ash nodded, at the time it couldn’t be helped, the Kanto native electric type, remembered the playful, little Zenith, just after birth. The young dragon, who would easily mistake a deadly situation as a game.
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Paul returned his Torterra, as the cheers of the crowd were heard, all around the stadium. Confetti, that covered each and every colour of the rainbow, fell from the sky as the winner of the Evergrand championships was known, although still not known.
None of this mattered to Paul, the fact that he had last was painful enough. Considering the consequences.
“Pathetic Pokémon” he said, as his eyes held back his tears, “Where did I go wrong, we should have won” he said in the same downtrodden tone.
“Paul, I’m” Ash said apologetically, as Paul turned away.
“The Darkness is coming, I’d watch out if I was you” Paul warned, forgetting his self imposed fate, as he walked away, while the crowds continued to cheer in the face of a new champion. Although his face remained covered in shadow, in order to protect him from the plague that was stardom.
“So that’s what it feels like” Ash said to himself, knowing how that was what he had done to many others. But before Pikachu could say I told you so, the calibration ceremony was underway.
“Well done!” a short man said as he handed Ash his winner’s trophy, while the cheers roared, and the waves of confetti fell from the sky.
“Thank you” he said in return.
“Pika, Pi” Pikachu also added in, although in a more energetic tone.
“So what are you going to do next, you have already won a load of different leagues, as well as a grand festival. Which is an added bonus. “ The owner of the Pokémon leagues, known as Mr Goodshow said.
“I don’t really know” Ash responded.
“Well you could always become a member of the Elite Four, after all isn’t that your dream Ash” Mr Goodshow said, as Ash sighed.
“It’s like everybody knows, why do I even make the effort.” The trainer joked as the older man chuckled.
“So what do you think about my offer?” he said.
“Well, my dream was actually to become a Pokémon Master” Ash said.
“The thing about that is, a Pokémon Master is a, well, a ambitious title”
“How?” Ash questioned, although he felt that he knew the answer, as he had figured it out a while ago.
“The last Pokémon master lived Eons ago, well according to legend at least. After him no one has been able to achieve that title, because he was able to control Pokémon. Some say it was through friendliness, others say it was through cruelty. Reflecting the many diverse ways in which Trainers train there Pokémon, as you saw from your friend over there. But he was like an idol to Pokémon and humans alike. That, my Boy is a Pokémon master.” Mr Goodshow finished off.
“so, I guess I will just have to work harder” Ash said.
“So you’re saying NO? Oh well, you would have made a fine edition to the Elites. Either way.” The old man looked slightly put down by Ash’s rejection, “Well my offer will still be open if you want it” he said as his expression returned friendly once more.
“Well, thanks Sir, but I got to get going” Ash said as he shook hands, causing the dissipating cheers of the crowd to erupt again.
“What about your photo shoots?” Mr Goodshow questioned.
“I think the relationship between me and cameras is clear by now” Ash said as he walked off waving to the crowd for once. Behind him some camera men had just hopefully set up their cameras, and lifted there equipment when they saw that Ash had walked off in the opposite direction. They started chasing him as he also went away quicker, from the perusing Paparazzi.
“That boy” Mr Goodshow mumbled to himself, “he would have made a fine edition”
“Sir” one of Mr Goodshows assistants walked up to him.
“We should get going; there is nothing for us here. At least the others are still with us in this time of need” Mr Goodshow said as he began to walk out of the still bruised field, and the crowds of spectators followed.
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The group met up with Ash, in a secluded area, away from anyone who any have wanted to take pictures, or autographs.
“Ash, why are we here?” Dawn questioned, tired of the wilderness surroundings, when she could have easily been in the warm Pokémon centre.
“Well: A, I don’t like the screaming fans, chasing me at every turn” he said, as Brock could only dream of such things. In fact he was, and Max had to click his fingers in front of his face several times, just to get him to snap out of it.
“Sorry” he said
“Anyway“ Ash continued, “there is; B, I wanted to say, goodbye.” He said, not showing any signs of regret.
“WHAT” May blurted out, although everyone else was just as shocked to hear about Ash’s decision, even Serena.
“It’s been nice to see all of you again, but.
But we all have to go our separate ways.” He finished off, still to the shock of the others.
“Why?” May said.
“You have to see your parents.” He addressed May, Max, and Dawn. They all understood what he meant, by that, as they knew about how he missed his own mother. They guessed, but could not understand.
“Brock, you have to go and see your family, right?” Ash said.
“Yep, my parents are going to some sort of convention. I have to take care of all of my brothers and sisters” The breeder replied, although regretting that they had to part. He knew that now they were on better terms, they would see each other again.
“Good luck, and I hope to see you soon” Ash said as he nodded, along with Brock; showing how the both of them understood how they may meet once again.
“Well I’m staying with you” Serena said in a stubborn tone.
“No, no you’re not” Ash said calmly
“What!” the young girl exclaimed.
“You’re old enough to start on your own journey; you’ll go far in any league that you’d decide to compete in” he said, trying to lie.
“Stop lying to me Ash, you just think I can’t handle the danger, that’s why you’re going on your own” Serena said hitting the nail on the head. Yet the others didn’t understand what she meant by her statement.
“Yes, you’re right” he admitted, “But I’m still going on my own” the trainer stood his ground; Serena tried to let something out to counter with his argument. The words didn’t come, she felt that he was still standing his ground, and knew him too well to fight him when he was like this.
Ash got out a small card from his pocket, and slipped it into Serena’s hand, but he didn’t let go so that she could see what it was.
“Your dad told me to give this to you when I felt that you were ready to have it” he said, as he slowly let go of the card, “Sorry it isn’t gift wrapped” yet Serena didn’t look at the card that was given to her by her father, who she knew to be dead.
The young girl looked at the person who had looked out for her all of this time, as he walked away.
“I’ll see you all soon” Ash said as he walked away, while the rest of the group watched him leave.
“Come on guys” Brock said as he turned the opposite direction, Max and Dawn followed him.
Serena then took a look at the card that Ash had given to her, and her eyes grew wide in shock at it.
“What is it?”May said as she walked over. The white haired girl still didn’t answer, and then May came into view of the card. “Is that a...”
“A trainer card, so I can enter gyms, without needing a Pokédex, or can get a Pokédex with one.” Serena explained, to May while still in shock.
“Come on May” Max said, waiting for his sister to catch up, but she decided to carry on talking to Serena.
“So looks like you’re going to go on a journey on your own now” she said trying to raise the young girls hopes.
“I guess, but, I don’t want to” Serena said, “Would you, want to travel alone?” she asked May. The co-ordinator, then recalled how she was when she first began to travel. Then how happy she was when Ash asked if she wanted to travel with him. The co-ordinator kept a soft smile upon her face.
“Then why don’t you follow him?” she asked the smaller girl.
“wha?” Serena said baffled.
“May hurry up!” Max called out now getting really impatient.
“NO!” the brunette girl called back.
“WHAT, WHY!” Max questioned back.
“I’m going with Ash!” May called back, as she turned to the opposite direction of her brother, towards where Ash could still be seen walking away. Serena had already gone down, the path.
“You comin’ or what?” the white haired girl said.
“May? What about Mom and Dad?” Max questioned her.
“There at home, we’ll probably never get the chance to see Ash again” She replied as she turned and followed Serena.
“Well what you going to do?” Dawn said, as she left Max and ran to catch up with May.
“I guess I’m going too” Max said, feeling that there was no other option, “Aren’t you coming?” the boy questioned the breeder.
“I’ve got to take care of my family, I promise, I’ll see you guys soon. See ya Max” Brock said.
“See ya soon” Max replied as he ran to catch up with the others.
Yet, still out of sight, someone was watching the group as they left to catch up with Ash. He smiled at the show of kindness, and friendship that had just occurred, between Ash and Serena.
“Ash, it looks like you’re keeping your promise.“ He muttered to himself, as he began to walk towards the stadium, “Now it will begin”
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“Well Pikachu, it looks like we’re on our own from here. Again” the raven haired boy said to his Pokémon while it was still perched upon his shoulder.
“Pi, Pi, Pika” [Why are we still walking the electric type asked its trainer.
“Do you remember what happened the last time I listened to you about using him?” Ash said back.
“Pika Pi” [but this time it’s different the electric type said back,
“How?”
“Pi, Pika Pi, Pi Pika” [Well here he’s not in a battle, so I don’t really think he is going to go berserk Pikachu made an argument.
“I guess” Ash replied, as he considered his options. “Well, if anything, and I mean ANYTHING goes wrong. You’ll have no ketchup for a week” Ash challenged.
“Pi” [It’s a bet the electric Pokémon said, but was interrupted by someone catching up to them.
“Hey Ash” May said, when She and Serena finally caught up with the trainer.
“What? What are you doing here, I thought you were” Ash said shocked.
“Did you really think that we were going to let you go on your own” Serena said, as May nodded in agreement.
“YES, that IS what I planned” he said still in shock.
“Come on you need us” Serena added on, yet May noticed how she said us, instead of me.
“It’s too dangerous” He said, although May was still in the dark about what danger. “Hey, if you two are here where’s” Ash said, but Dawn quickly jumped on his back sending him to the ground face first. Pikachu avoided the fall by jumping off of Ash.
“Sorry” the blue haired girl said as, Ash sat up, and rubbed off the dirt.
“Here” May said, as she offered Ash a hand up, as he gratefully took it, and pulled himself up. He then took of some more dirt, as Max also caught up with him.
“Thanks May” the trainer said in gratitude.
“No problem, she as she, gave Ash a smile.
“So, I’m guessing all of you want to come with me” he said, feeling outnumbered. As they all nodded their heads in agreement. “Fine. You can come.” He said being defeated by the masses.
Ash then got out A’Driths pitch black Pokéball, ready to release the dragon, as everyone else backed away one step.
“Calm down Ash” Dawn said.
“I know that you didn’t want us to follow you, but don’t you think that this is a bit extreme.”Max added on.
“What?” Ash said, wondering why everyone backed away, then took a look at the Pokéball in his hand, “Oh, I’m just going to ride on him. I’d rather not walk” he said.
“You SURE that he won’t do anything” Serena said as she paused for a second, “Rash”
“He’s not in a battle, so I’m, fairly, mainly confident.” he said.
“Alright then” May said, as Ash released the black and red dragon, to give them a ride.
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Inside of the centre stadium of the Evergrand complex, Pokémon rangers stood guard around, the now mostly deserted complex as everyone had left after the end of the championships.
“Report Ranger Adrian” the phone of a Pokémon Ranger who was a part of a few rangers that guarded the central field, said.
“All things seem to be in order, Sir” he said back into his mobile, which was standard for all rangers.
“Still, be on the guard. The flame is in danger” The voice replied once again from the phone.
“Yes sir” he replied back, he turned the phone off, and put it into his pocket. The ranger looked around the field, it was dark now, and only the floodlights lit the place up. “There’s nothing here” he said to himself, as a few more rangers patrolled the area.
The ranger then lost all sense of feeling in his body, as he slowly, fell to the ground, becoming limp. Behind him, hidden in the shadows of the stadium the man stood, and returned his hand to his side, after grabbing his shoulder, to knock him out.
The man remained confined in the shadows of the stadi9um, out of sight of the patrolling rangers, as he crept closer towards the staircase that led to Moltreses flame, as it continued to burn.
One Ranger kept guard of the staircase, and he too was quickly knocked out by the person, who then quickly made his way, silently up the staircase, towards the flame of the Pokémon league.
Yet no matter how silently he went up, he was still spotted.
“Target is on the move” The Rangers called out to each other, as they began to chase him, although he had already reached towards the peak of the staircase
“Great bird of fire” he called out to the flame, without any form of response, “I beg of you, I am yours to command” he said once more with no response.
Just as he was about to speak once more, he was stopped by the cry of a bird, emanating from the flame. Slowly the flame began to grow more and more powerful and brighter.
“Great Moltres, grant me your power” he said, as the Pokémon Rangers ran up to him, they grabbed his shoulders and pulled him away from the flame, he did not flinch, but continued to keep his gaze glued to the flame, which burned brighter and brighter. “and in return I give you my soul” he said, as the flame glew a blinding white light, the Rangers around the complex shielded there eyes.
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Looking down to the Evergrand Complex; Jessie, James, and Meowth. The entire stadium complex was burnt down to ash. An enormous fire blazed, making the clouds reflect the red light.
Jessie got out a simple mobile phone, as she dialled some digits inside of the phone.
“Codename agents Pieces: Alpha, and Beta, reporting in. Sir.” She said. “Code name, Alpha, Delta, Omega, five, Charlie” she said once again, “Reporting, Moltres is loose, over, Moltres has destroyed the Evergrand complex” she said, as James, and Meowth looked on. “Yes sir” she said, and threw the mobile away.
“So what are our orders now, Jessie?” James said, as he knew, after what they had just witnessed at the stadium. Things were begging to heat up.
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F.Y.I.
-This story may hold a few parallels with my other fic, ‘Legend of the King’ but I state that they are NOT linked in a solid manner, only a few parallels exist, but this story, I will keep confined to one fic, (unless I plan to write a sequel). There are still a lot of mysteries, to this fic and I plan to let them come out at their own pace, so that it will not spoil anything.
-I didn’t originally plan to use A’Drith in the battle, in fact I didn’t plan a battle at all, but after hearing how people wanted a battle/A’Driths appearance, I couldn’t resist.
- Serena’s 10 all of a sudden? Well, let’s just say that she has artificially aged, from a certain Alakazams ceremony.
- The trainer card can be used to get a Pokédex, or enter gyms without the need for one.
- Hint here is that, May is the only one apart from Serena who questions Ash’s decision openly, not even Dawn who has a more ‘open’ crush questioned him once. And when Ash fell, May was the one o help him up. Not Dawn who sent him down in the first place.
- The story line may become, slightly packed from here. If there are any questions about what happened, PM me, or leave it in a review. I will try to answer any questions.
- Like many other writers, I am going on a Christmas break
, I will hopefully have a new chap soon after the New Year [in addition to at least two reviews]. (At least I’m not on strike)
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