Reborn (From Fanfiction.net)

Reborn
Preview

When Ash returns to Pallet Town after his journey in Unova he is met with a badly injured Latias and a damaged soul dew waiting for him. Ash finds out hes the last one left to save the world after receiving some special powers from an unlikely ally, and he sets out with Latias and his friends to save the world from an old enemy.

Hello! You are currently reading the fanfiction Reborn, a port of a story I am currently working on over on FF.net and decided to port over to this site. I can't say that this will be updated as fast as the original story, so go follow that on FF.net instead.

(Note, I have absolutely now idea how anything works on this site, so excuse and please correct me if I make any noob mistakes.)

Now, onward!

-ST4RSK1MM3R

 

Reborn
Chapter 1: Escape

A red dragon streaked across the sky. On a good day, she could hit Mach 2 with pushing herself too hard, and even Mach 4 if she really tried. On a good day, she could fly the few hundred miles between Alto Mare and her destination in a few hours, give or take. Today, however, was not a good day. In fact, today was probably the second worst day of her life, the first being yesterday. She struggled to maintain 300mph, mostly due to a very large and very painful gash running down her side, and the fact that she hadn't slept or eaten in two days. If she stayed in one place for too long, they would find her, take the Soul Dew, and do whatever they wanted to her. The Soul Dew... She glanced at the crystal orb in her claws. It's once blue-green color was tinted purple, and a large crack covered a quarter of the surface. It was dying, she knew. Must fly faster... She could see it up ahead. Pallet Town. Her last hope. She could feel her energy drain away as the blood ran down her body from the gash. Just a few more miles... She could make out Professor Oaks lab, sitting atop a hill overlooking the town. That was her target, she knew she would be safe there. The lush forest below gave way to open green fields, her destination growing closer. The edges of her vision began to darken, and she was dropping lower and lower in the sky. She didn't have enough energy to slow down, so she picked out a place to crash-land. Any large field would do. There, just behind a large, strange looking building. She couldn't slow down, so she braced for hitting the ground hard, tucking the Soul Dew as close as possible to her chest and putting up a weak Psychic shield to slow her fall. She hit the ground hard, the impact almost knocking her out, but it didn't matter. She had made it, and the Soul Dew was safe. For now.

Reborn
Chapter 2: Contact

"Latias, get out of here!" Bianca yelled as a Hyper Beam tore through the garden, exploding behind her.

[Bianca!] She shouted.

"Take the Soul Dew and go!" She said, shoving the crystal orb into her claws.

[But...] Bianca's face told her not to argue.

"We can hold them, it's you who their after!" She nodded, taking to air, tears in her eyes. The Dragonite that was attacking them saw her leave, and followed her up. Her eyes widened as she saw the large dragon heading toward her. She growled, launching a Mist Ball at its face. The attack disoriented it enough so she could turn invisible and speed away. Now that she couldn't be seen, she surveyed the situation. There are Pokémon swarming all around the city, but mostly around the garden, where Bianca and Lorenzo continued to fight them off. She sped out to sea, refusing to look back. Suddenly, a large shadow appeared above her, and she barrel rolled out of the way, thinking it was some Pokémon that somehow managed to spot her. But when she looked back, she didn't know what it was. It was the size of a small airliner, but instead of wings it had two large rotors on the side. She noted the large red R on the front of the ship. Team Rocket. She growled. They were after her again, and this time with much more force. They obviously knew she was here, so she dropped the invisibility. The only way she could escape was to outrun them, but before she could move, two pods popped out of the side of the craft and started spinning. She realized what they were too late. The machine guns opened fire.

Latias sat up, breathing heavily. She shuddered at the memory. She didn't want to think about what could have happened to Bianca and Lorenzo, or the garden, or... No, she wasn't going to think like this. She shook her head to clear her thoughts. First things first, where was she? She glanced around the small room she was in. It was a small bedroom, with a small window overlooking the green fields of Pallet Town. Early morning sunlight streamed through the window. She glanced down at her body. Her entire chest area was wrapped in bandages, and her whole body was sore. Other than a few scrapes and bruises, she was fine, not counting the giant hole in her side that strangely didn't hurt more than the other cuts on her body. She floated over to the door with much effort, and slowly opened it, careful not to make a sound. She slipped into the hallway outside her door and slowly floated down it, passing other doors on both sides. She poked her head into an open one, appearing in a library. No one was there, so she kept going. She reached a stairwell, and kept going. The bottom led to another hallway, which opened into a large room full of machines. In the middle of it all, sat the soul dew. It sat on a little pedestal in the middle of the room, attached to a whole bunch of machines. She floated over. It still had its Purple tint, but it seemed less intense that when she had last seen it. Her ears perked up. Someone was coming. A door to the lab slowly opened, and in walked Ash Ketchum, followed by his trusty Pikachu. They stared at each other for a moment before they reacted.

[Ash!] Latias flew over and hugged the trainer.

"L-Latias! You're awake!" Ash said, surprised.

[Yea I'm awake, why, how long has it been?] Latias asked, backing off, suddenly worried.

"Only a day. That's the problem. Oak said you would be out for at least a week. Does that hurt?" He asked, pointing to her bandaged chest.

[It's not that bad, I just try not to focus on it.]

"Well..." Ash suddenly hugged her back. "I'm sorry, I meant to come back, but things came up and..."

[I know Ash, I saw all your battles on TV. I wouldn't want you to stop doing what you love to come visit me.] Latias said, shushing him.

"I glad you understand Latias." Ash said, smiling. Latias felt herself blush. "So I see you learned telepathy while I was gone."

[Yea, I did, and I have gotten really strong since you last saw me, Bianca helped a lot. Oh, maybe we could battle!] Latias said, getting excited.

"I think we should wait a while to let your wounds heal." Ash chuckled.

[Yea I guess you're right...] Latias said, disappointed.

"Hey, what about me?" Latias glanced down. Pikachu stood at her feet, smiling up at her.

[Pikachu!] Latias picked up the electric type and proceeded to squeeze the life out of him.

"Help..." He muttered from Latias's death grip. Ash smiled at the scene, but then his face turned serious.

"So what happened?" He asked, walking over to the Soul Dew. Latias shuddered, recalling the events that had happened two days prior. She set Pikachu on the ground and began her story.

[It was two days ago, in the morning, and I was over at Bianca's house, when Team Rocket grunts started attacking the house. I managed to get away, but when I got back to the garden Team Rocket grunts were already swarming all over the place. I, and, later Bianca and Lorenzo, managed to fight our way to where the soul dew was, and I grabbed it and flew off while Bianca and Lorenzo fought Team Rocket, but I got intercepted above Alto mare by an airship that started shooting at me, but I managed to get away without getting hit.] Latias looked down at the floor, placing her hand on the Soul Dew.

"Shooting at you?" Ash asked.

[With bullets, Ash. They had machine guns and missile launchers, and they were shooting to kill. I don't know if they were after me, the Soul Dew, or both, but...] She shuddered, getting a faraway look in her eyes. Ash placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, look, I don't know what happened, but you're safe here, right Pikachu?" Pikachu nodded. Suddenly, the Soul Dew started flashing, causing everyone to back away in shock. "What's going on?" Ash asked, startled.

[I don't know!] Latias replied. There was a bright flash, and both Ash and Latias were gone. The Soul Dew returned to normal, leaving a confused Pikachu in an empty room.