Return of the defeated (on hold)

/Part 4/

There was a loud slap followed by a pained groan "GARY OAK YOU ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE!!!!" Zoey yelled at him as the group glared daggers at him, he cowered in fear.

"Ash save me please!!!!" Gary cried out.

"Guys don't be mad at him, I made him swear to keep it a secret. I knew if any of you found out you'd try and stop me or you would follow me. I couldn't risk anyone following me and getting hurt. I know you are very strong and talented trainers but I was going to some very dangerous places and be in very bad situations." He stated hinting to his scar. "I'll explain that later in the story." he said seeing the questions in the group's eyes.

"Anyway after I left that night I could feel something pulling me, I couldn't explain it but I knew I needed to go that way. As we crossed over the forest Pidgeot flew up to meet us saying he wanted to travel with me again so I pulled his old poke ball and returned him. Charizard flew us through the night until a few hours before dawn, when I realized where we were. We had reached the boundary lines of The Kingdom of Rota. We landed in the forest to rest for a few hours until sun up so not to cause any problems with the guards. we made a small fire and were trying to get a little sleep when I heard a noise just out of the light of the fire. I had Pikachu ready a Thunderbolt, when a Riolu came into the light." Almost as of on cue a light appeared next to Ash and as the light died down a Lucario stood next to his trainer.

"Shit sorry I forgot to let you out bud with everything that has happened today." Ash said apologetically.

"Its ok master I understand, I could hear and sense it all through the poké ball." Lucario replied shocking everyone.

"You can talk," Brock exclaimed, "Then you must be the Riolu we met who could use Aura Sphere."

"You are correct my old friend." the jackal pokemon said with a bow.

"I'll explain it to you later professor." Ash said seeing the shocked expression on the old man's face.

"Anyway, it took a second before I recognized him and we spoke for a little while. I found out that his elderly friend had past on and Riolu had been in the wild ever since, until he felt a pull like me, which led him to our camp, we would later find out that our aura paired with each other, which is why he found me. After we talked for a while I asked if he wanted to travel with me and he instantly said yes. So after capturing him we began our walk to the queen's palace, and as we neared the gate Sir Riley and Lucario stood as if waiting for us. It seems that the pull I was feeling was aura leading me to the castle so I could become a full Aura Guardian." Ash went onto explain how he spent a year in Rota learning about aura and finally earning the tittle of Aura Guardian of The Queen's Court. He demonstrated what he meant my creating an Aura Sphere in his hand, causing gasps from the group.

He continued his story by telling them how after his graduation he began traveling the harshest areas of each region from Mt. Coronet, to the deserts of Hoenn, the deep caves of the Seafoam Islands and were Ash and his pokemon settled on the back side of Mt. Silver. He went on to explain that the backside is were the strongest most dangerous pokemon lived. They spent almost eleven months working there way up the mountain battling all types of pokemon from Rapidash, to Tyranitar and even the occasional legendary pokemon who would stop on the mountain. They finally made it to the summit where the discovered a small hut built against a large boulder. When they entered the small hut they find it to be abandoned, and best they could tell it had been a few years since anyone had used it. They decided to make it their home while they finished training. After a few more months Ash and his pokemon agreed that they had gotten as strong as they could there and the decided to come home to see how they could fair against the trainers of the world.