Rise Of A Legend.

Chapter 5

After making friends with different Pokemons, and capturing three of them, Ash along with his mother made their way to the Johto region. As they arrived at one of the major six regions, they decided that the first stop would be the lab of regional professor. As per Harry's research, the man was named Professor Elm and dealt with all the regional matters in relation to giving new Pokemons along with pokedexes to all the fresh trainers starting their journeys. In other words, the man did roughly a similar job as to professor Oak in Kanto.

The meeting with the professor went really great. He was quite welcoming and was charmed by seeing the skills that Ash possessed. What surprised him most was the goal that the boy held in his eyes. He himself didn't know but he has a hunch that the boy will surely succeed in his life. The duo enjoyed their stay at the lab for a day, before finally moving onto their next destination. It was Arborville, which was marked next on their places to visit, and Ash was already more than excited for the new trip and was even more happy when he finally got the news from professor Oak that Mewtwo was now officially named a Pokemon.

The Pokemon, when told, was quite surprised and delighted. He smiled at Ash and bowed to him as a thank you. Ash accepted the honour with a huge smile as he remained giddy for the whole day. And if spotted Mewtwo smiling whole day, he couldn't help but be proud of his achievements.

While Mewtwo remained with Ash only, Scyther and Charmander were sent to professor Oak since they needed special care and treatment, both physically and mentally. Scyther, from anything Ash could gather, was a strong Pokemon but barely escaped many hunters who tried to hunt him down. In process he even lost his family to those ruthless trainers who wanted them for nothing but slavery. Ash felt his aura flaring just below his skin, and it was becoming hard for him to control his anger and not just go and find those hunters before slicing them into small pieces. Charmander, on the other hand, was a whole different case. He was happy after being a part of a new family, but he still was hurt due to the deeds of his previous trainer. Ash wanting to cheer the Pokemon sent him to the ranch where Leaf, Gary, professor Oak as well as all the Pokemons cheered him up and made the Pokemon.

The pair of mother and son were now standing in the Arborville. The local population around the forest warned them about a mythical voice of forest that resided in the forest and was possibly dangerous. Ash couldn't help but snort at the mentality of those people as he knew about what was actually the secret of the forest. He knew something big was going to happen. There was reason he did what he did, and his presence here was necessary for the future itself as well as the survival of the Pokemon that resided here.

Next day to their arrival, Ash found the weather changing drastically. He knew why it was happening and what he was supposed to do, but he wasn't really happy about it. He hated humans who tormented Pokemons and today was one of those days where he was going to deal with such men. Sighing he looked at his mother who was now folding their clothes and keeping it in their bags. He couldn't leave until Delia was awake, and he couldn't wait or the task would be delayed. Something he couldn't afford right now.

Moving to his mother, Ash gave her a small smile before placing his hand on her head. Within moments, Delia yawned before falling back on the bed, into deep slumber.
"I am sorry mom, but you really need to sleep for me to do my work." Harry mumbled caressing her hair and placing a kiss on her forehead. He really didn't like doing this, but he couldn't help it. His mother was not supposed to know who he really was. It will create a huge rift in fates and destiny. Not untill the time was right.

Moving out, he opened the door to their room and exited. Moving down, he exited the centre they were residing before running towards the forest. If he didn't make in time, he could lose something very very important. And he wasn't going to let it happen. Finally reaching his desired spot, what he witnessed made his blood boil.
A man, covered in a whole black attire was trying to use Celebi's powers for his own purpose, all the while draining her life force.
Celebi was screaming in pain as she felt her life force leaving her. Ash could feel her pain, along with the forest, which was crying deeply for its protector. Harry decided he had enough.