Gary Oak gasped as Ash’s eyes shot open, it shouldn’t be possible, he’d seen Kale bring Ash down, just moments ago Ash would have passed away, now he was back, and all the old confidence burned in his eyes, along with something that Gary didn’t quite understand.
Gary backed away quickly as Ash got to his feet, a bright white light appeared by Ash’s side, and the boy looked down and to his left as it died down. A Pokemon, one that Gary had only seen in books and mythology stood by the Trainer’s side.
“Ash?” Gary asked, completely confused.
“Welcome Arceus.” Ash greeted the Pokemon, “Gary.” He said with a nod, then the two of them walked down to where Iason and Kale were fighting.
“Iason.” Ash called.
Iason stopped and backed away from Kale, if this was some trick, he didn’t want to be taken by surprise. Then he looked over his shoulder and froze, “Ash? But you’re… I saw you…”
“I had help.” Ash gestured to the Pokemon by his side.
Iason’s eyes nearly popped out of his head, “How? When?” Iason shook his head, having given up on logic hours ago, “Welcome Arceus, God of all Pokemon.”
“This isn’t possible!” Kale snarled, “That Pokemon doesn’t exist!”
“Yes, it does.” Ash said coldly, “Iason, go and help the others, Kale is mine and Arceus’s.”
Iason shuddered at Ash’s icy tones, something that before now, he’d never heard from the teen, he decided to go, as much as he hated it, leaving Ash and Kale to it. Ash and Kale stared at each other, in a contest of wills that Kale backed away from first.
“How many times do I have to kill you?” Kale snarled as he and Ash circled around each other.
“You won’t beat me this time.”
“Don’t be so sure.” Kale growled and launched a punch at Ash, who blocked it and retaliated. Arceus roared and every single legendary Pokemon stopped, all eyes turned to the fight between the Chosen of Arceus and Kale.
“Come on Ashy-boy,” Gary whispered from his vantage point, “You can take him this time.” Watching the fight, it seemed like the strength Kale had stolen from Juni and Hayley, and which he had used to easily overpower Ash the first time, seemed to have vanished, and yet Gary knew he’d been using it against Iason just a minute ago.
Arceus growled, catching Gary’s attention. Of course, Ash had told Iason that he’d had help from Arceus, could the Creation Pokemon be lending Ash his strength now?
Kale was shocked and angry. He had easily overpowered Ash before, he’d left the teen for dead, there was no way Ketchum would have recovered and become this strong this quickly, this couldn’t possibly be the same boy. Kale staggered backwards as Ash landed a punch to his face.
Kale snarled, his plan was coming apart. The legendary Pokemon had stopped fighting when the non-Pokemon had roared and now, what was worse, was that they were beginning to listen to their Chosen, they would turn on him soon and then he would be as good as dead. He snarled and leapt on Ash attempting to wrestle him to the ground.
To his shock, Kale was the one who ended up pinned.
“Return the powers of the Chosen.” Ash snarled. Kale just stared at him.
Ash’s voice… there were two voices, speaking in unison, Ash’s voice, and another, a deeper, infinitely more powerful one. “Kale, return the powers and restore the balance now!”
“Why should I?” Kale snarled, spotting a weak link in Ash’s defence, he’d forgotten to pin one of Kale’s arms, providing him with a chance to… Kale punched Ash in the face, causing the Trainer to release his grip for only a few seconds. That was all Kale needed to flip their positions.
Ash glared up at him, then Arceus tackled Kale, knocking him off the teen.
Ash got to his feet, “Kale,” Ash was speaking, but Kale could no longer tell where Ash’s voice ended and the other voice began. “The Legendary War you almost caused would have destroyed the world, what is your defence?”
Gary watched Ash carefully. He wasn’t acting like Ash, he was acting like a judge about to hear a trial and deliver a verdict. ‘Arceus isn’t helping Ash!’ Gary realised, ‘It’s using him!’ Gary looked from the Pokemon, to his friend, and realised the predatory gaze in Arceus’s eyes was reflected in Ash’s eyes.
“I don’t need to defend myself against you, Ketchum.” Kale snarled, “I would have captured the Legendary Pokemon and ended the war before it had begun, I have no wish to rule a ruined world.”
“You won’t be ruling any world.” Ash/Arceus spoke.
“This world will be mine, and you can’t stop me!” Kale’s growled, and attacked. Ash merely stepped aside, and grabbed the offending arm, twisting it behind Kale’s back, before grabbing Kale’s other shoulder, with his free hand, restraining the bad guy.
“Arceus!” Gary’s eyes widened, that had been Ash’s voice, Ash was calling to the Pokemon that now was stood before Kale and Ash, glaring at the idiot who had dared to mess with the legendary Pokemon. “Arceus, end this!”
Gary’s eyes widened as Arceus prepared to use its Hyper Beam. Ash wasn’t moving… showed no signs of moving… Gary came out from his vantage point. “Ash, what are you doing?” He demanded.
Ash’s eyes shot towards Gary, “Gary, I’m doing what needs to be done, now get away from here.”
“Ash, you’ll be killed!”
“I’m on borrowed time anyway.” There was pain in Ash’s eyes as he said this. “Tell everyone I’m sorry.”
“Ash!”
“Pikapi!” Gary caught Pikachu as he tried to rush over to his Trainer, having come round in time to see the final few seconds of the fight, Gary was shielding it from the attack as Arceus launched the Hyper Beam. “PIKAPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!”
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