Several months later

Giving a huge yawn, Harry stretched and opened his eyes, blinking some at the morning sun from Ash's room. After the League had ended, he and Ash had decided to head back home for a while, just to relax and such after spending all that time on the journey. Iriana, not having anything better to do, decided to come with them, which made Delilah ecstatic to have another girl around to talk fashion and such. Ash and Harry quickly learned to leave the room in fear once the words 'clothes', 'colors' or 'life-size Ken doll' were mentioned.

That's not to say Harry spent the entire time at the Ketchum's. When he first got back to Kanto, everyone understood that Harry and Giovanni needed some family bonding time and left the two of them alone for two weeks. In the time-frame, the emerald eyed teen learned a lot of new things.

The first of which was what it was like to have a father. While Giovanni may seem cold and aloof to the general public, he was the exact opposite when it came to his new son. He made sure they did all sorts of things together. From riding Rapidash across his pastures to reading in the Rocket Library, they found many things they had in common.

The second thing Harry learned was that, even though he was a Pokémon Guardian, the Rocket members were all very over protective of their Boss's charge. They took it upon themselves to always be at beck and call for the young Trainer. At first Harry was embarrassed to have them do this, but once he realized that they wanted to do it and enjoyed spending quality time with him (There was always a new Rocket duo with him every day). Jesse, James, and Meowth though, were his favorite care-takers and they spent the most time with him. To them it was a win-win. They got to spend time with the teen that they saw as their nephew (plus they got him several times to cook lunch for them) and Giovanni promoted them to Harry's Bodyguards, a position that they took seriously.

The third thing he learned was what it was like to be the son of a multi-billionaire. Anything and everything was his for the taking if he wanted it, along with his Pokémon. While Harry always blushed when he was reminded that he didn't have to do things for himself anymore, that the mansion staff would do it for him, he always replied that he enjoyed doing something with his hands to pass the time. (His Pokémon, on the other hand, didn't mind being spoiled. Harry caught Absol having her fur brushed more than once and Medieon snacking on rare Pokémon treats.) Whenever he wasn't in Giovanni's company (only when he was doing boring paperwork) Harry could be found with some members of the staff, helping out. This, of course, endeared him to the workers and they always made sure to deliver even better service to the young Rocket.

Giovanni always made sure Harry had the best of everything, no matter what it was. Once he heard from Delilah about her suspicions of the teen's old home life, he vowed that, even if Harry chose not to be adopted, he would treat Harry to everything he had been denied. Persian always snickered and said that he was doing a great job, though she had to get a clueless Harry to translate for her.

After a while though, living the life of luxury got a little over-whelming for Harry and he would request to stay at either Delilah's house or with Professor Oak. Delilah was always happy to have him over, as was Ash. Professor Oak was thrilled every time he came over, pulling him from one Pokémon to another, asking them endless questions that Pokémon Professors around the world have never been able to answer before. While he was happy to help out, Harry was always slightly scared of Oak when he became like that and usually had to hide behind Gary for safety.

Pulling himself out of his memories, Harry glanced over at Ash's bed, surprised to see it empty and already made.

"Wow, must be a blue moon or something." Harry said to himself. Shrugging, he grabbed his clothes and headed to the bathroom, passing by the closed guestroom door, which was now Iriana's room. Finishing his morning routine, he headed to the kitchen, waving 'hi' to a sweeping Mr. Mime.

"Good morning Harry." Delilah said, handing him a plate of pancakes. Though he was usually up first, Harry and Delilah came to an agreement to split up breakfast duty. One week was hers, the next Harry's and so on. Ash was never to be allowed near the stove, when he somehow made a pot of water he was heating, blow up. Harry and Iriana were never able to get the full story out of him. Iriana always said that, unless it was something that didn't need cooking, she was never going near a stove or oven.

"Morning Delilah." Harry said between bites. That was another thing that had changed real quick. The red-haired woman had sat them down and told them to start calling her by her first name. 'Since you're living here after all, I think we could do without the formalities.'

"Harry, after breakfast, would you mind running a few errands for me?" Delilah asked. "I would have sent Ash, but he was gone, Training or something with Gary. And I need Iriana here to help out with something I have to get done."

"Sure, no problem." Harry said, finishing his breakfast.

Delilah grinned, "Thank you. I just need you to deliver something to the PokémonCenter in Viridian, and then run a few errands there." She handed him a letter, which he tucked away in his jacket. He had taken to wearing them, copying Ash's style. She also gave him a list of things he needed to do.

After helping her clean up, Harry ran outside and breathed in the morning air. It was going to be a beautiful day he could tell. Grinning, he tossed a Pokeball. "Absol! How about a lift?"

"No problem Harry." She said, ducking her head under him and tossing him on her back. "Where to Harry?"

"We're off to Viridian!" Harry said, holding onto her dark-blue fur. He gave a happy yelp as the Dark-type Pokémon took off with the speed of the wind.

In no time flat, they were in the city. Harry didn't bother to recall Absol, the town's people were so used to him running in on her that they merely waved 'hi' to him, instead of gawking at the unusual Pokémon. Absol slowed to a walk, enjoying being out of her Pokeball.

"First stop, PokémonCenter to deliver a letter." Harry said. When they arrived, he hopped off of Absol. "You can stay out here Absol and enjoy the fresh air."

"Don't mind if I do." She said, lying down under a large tree. "Call if you need anything Harry."

"I will Absol." Harry promised before walking inside.

It was a mini-mad house in the PokémonCenter, Trainers all yelling at each other or at Nurse Joy, who was looking very flustered. Chansey wasn't much better, though she brightened when she saw Harry. Forcing her way through the crowd of humans, she pulled Harry off to the side so they could talk.

"Hello Harry, do you need something?" Chansey asked politely, though the tired tone was evident in her voice.

"Hi Chansey, Delilah wanted me to give something to Nurse Joy." He handed her the letter, which the Pokémon quickly scanned through.

"I see…yes, I'll give this to her at once...well…when it calms down anyway."

"What happened? I've never seen it this busy here."

"It seems that the Pokémon Center in Pewter City has gone down, no power or something." Chansey started. "So every Trainer between here and Pewter has to come here to get their Pokémon treated, since Cerulean City is a lot further away than Viridian. The problem is, is that we're being overwhelmed here with just the two of us. And these humans are just making it worse for themselves and the Pokémon we're trying to heal."

Frowning in concern, Harry asked, "Have you called the Pokémon Center HQ or whatever it's called for some back-up?"

Chansey nodded, "We have, but they won't be here for several more hours at least, they have to come from Cerulean."

Harry scratched his head, "Well, I'm not that good with this kind of stuff. That thing with the Legendaries was a one-time thing-"

Just then, the noise level rose to even louder heights, the actual words being lost in the clamor of the crowd. Chansey and Harry winced in sympathy for Nurse Joy, who was tried to get everyone to calm down.

Harry frowned, this time in determination, "I may not be able to help out with healing and stuff, but I can do this…" He quickly went to the door leading outside and looked around. "Absol! I need your help with something real quick." When the Disaster Pokémon got closer, he whispered in her ear, causing her to smirk evilly.

"Sure, this ought to be fun."

With his Pokémon following him inside, Harry made his way around everyone to stand on top of a table near the Nurse's desk. No one paid the slightest bit of attention to him.

'That's about to change.' He thought, smirking. Looking at Chansey and Nurse Joy, he caught their eyes and mimed them to cover their ears. Trusting Harry they did, though they were confused as to why. He turned to Absol and nodded, covering his own ears.

Absol took a deep breath…

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR!" The roar knocked all the yelling Trainers off their feet, and more importantly, shut them up.

"You should all be ashamed of yourselves!" Harry started, getting their attention. "Here you are, behaving like spoiled brats not getting their way. All you're doing is harming your Pokémon even further, while making Nurse Joy's and Chansey's job all that much harder. Now, I want everyone who has a Pokémon who's injury can wait go to the cafeteria where I'll be by shortly to make them something to eat, while everyone else who needs immediate treatment for their Pokémon to calmly make a line and tell Nurse Joy and Chansey what the problem is so she can fix it for you." He glared at them all to make sure they got the message. "If I hear the noise level get above anything higher than a normal conversation, I will have Absol do more than roar. Do I make myself clear?"

Sufficiently cowed by the teen, they all nodded quickly. Several of the Trainers, along with their Pokémon, headed straight for the cafeteria, while the rest got in line with the most seriously injured Pokémon at the front. Nurse Joy shot Harry a grateful look as he passed her by to the kitchen area. Absol had decided to stay in case the Trainers needed…'reminding.'

"Okay…let's see…"Harry said, looking into the fridge and cabinets. "Yeah…that should work." He decided on the food. He tossed out Froslass and Metagross' Pokeballs. "Okay guys, I need your help with making food for several dozen Trainers and injured Pokémon. Froslass, you're going to be my helper, I'll tell you what I need passed to me or cut, alright?"

"No problem Harry." Froslass said, hovering higher.

"Metagross, I'll need you to use your psychic abilities to either hand us whatever I call for, or take bowls and plates out to the cafeteria."

"Right." Metagross answered, tucking in his legs to levitate, making getting around much easier.

The next fifteen minutes passed by quickly. Harry decided to keep it simple and serve spaghetti for the Trainers, that was easily and quickly fixed. Metagross teleported the multiple pots to the serving area of the cafeteria along with plates and whatever else was needed. During which he glanced at all the injured Pokémon and told Froslass and Harry telepathically what he saw, which helped them work quickly to make each Pokémon a special dish.

Since Metagross was still needed in the back to get the ingredients, Harry brought out Ninetales and Serperior and had them playing 'waiter' for awhile by delivering the bowls of Pokefood, Ninetales with her tails of course, and Serperior having the bowls on his long slithering tail. They lost track of time of how long they were in there cooking and cleaning before they finally heard a commotion. After giving Froslass instructions on what to do next, Harry went out to see what the heck was going on. A Granbull with a bandage around its paw was snarling at anyone that got too close, several bowls empty of Pokefood surrounding it and it was still stealing more.

"Can't you control that Pokémon of yours?" One Trainer holding a sniffing Elekid. All the other Trainers and Pokémon had backed away, Ninetales and Serperior standing guard against the Normal-type, the Granbull's own Trainers trying and failing to return the Pokémon to its Pokeball.

"I'm trying, but he just won't go back in!" The frustrated Trainer said. "He's always like this, won't listen to a thing I say or anything!"

Having enough of the selfish Pokémon, Harry stepped forward and brought out his remaining Pokémon, "Medieon, use Hypnosis on Granbull, knock him out."

"No sweat." The Psychic/Ghost-type said, eyes glowing with an eerie light. Medieon locked eyes with the angry Granbull, who slowly stopped growling and fell straight to sleep. Quickly, his Trainer recalled him and placed the Pokeball in a secure case.

"If I don't do this, he'll just bust out when he wakes up and goes on a rampage." The Trainer explained sadly. "I just don't know what I did wrong with him. He was perfect as a Snubull, but once he evolved…"

"I don't think you did anything wrong." Harry said, sweeping up the mess the Pokémon had made while Medieon helped Serperior and Ninetales get more food. Some of the other Trainers were helping Harry clean up. "You say he was fine before he evolved. Have you ever considered that, once he did evolve and become stronger, he no longer feels the need to listen to you because of that?"

"No, that never crossed my mind before." The Trainer admitted. "I always thought it was me."

Harry hummed in thought, dumping the broken bowls and scraps of Pokefood. His three Pokémon were back already with the new food, the injured Pokémon happily eating. "My 'brother' Ash had the same problem with his Charizard. When he evolved, Charizard felt that Ash wasn't worthy to be his Trainer anymore and barely listened to him. And several times he attacked Ash."

"So what happened to change Charizard's mind?" Another Trainer asked. "I've seen those two on TV several times, you could see the trust and affection they have for each other. They would go to the end of the world and back for one other, all of Ash's Pokémon would."

"That's because Ash proved to Charizard that he was worthy, that Ash really did care about Charizard's well-being." Harry replied. "I don't know exactly how he did it, but Ash won Charizard's respect. I bet that if you do the same thing with Granbull, you'll have one of the most loyal Pokémon anyone can have."

The Trainer nodded, deep in thought, "What you say makes sense. I'll do my best to win Granbull's respect. Even if I have to risk my life for him, Granbull's worth it."

The emerald-eyed Trainer nodded, happy that his words got through. Just then, Nurse Joy came out. "Okay, I can see all of you now, the more seriously injured Pokémon are all treated and either in recovery or with their Trainers." Thanking Harry for the food and talk, all the Trainers and their Pokémon went into the lobby. A few new Trainers and their Pokémon took their place.

Before Harry went back into the kitchen, Nurse Joy pulled him into a hug. "I can't thank you enough for all your help. I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't done what you did. Several of those Pokémon wouldn't have made it without immediate care, so you saved several lives today."

Harry blushed and replied, "It's no problem Nurse Joy, I'm happy to help in any way that I can."

"Still thank you. Also, you can go now. The other Nurse Joy's and their Chansey have arrived. The Joy's can help me in there while the Chansey can work in the kitchen."

Surprised at the passage of time, Harry nodded and recalled all of his Pokémon (except Absol, who was still in the lobby) while the Chansey all waved and headed to the back. "Okay Nurse Joy, take care." Harry waved good bye and went out with Absol.

"Well, that was an interesting three hours." She commented, standing up with Harry on her back.

Harry nodded in agreement while searching for the list Delilah gave him. "Yeah, but well worth it. Nurse Joy does so much for Trainers everywhere; she should get some help now and then from them as well." He scanned the list. "Huh...she just wants me to go to the bakery and tell them 'Delilah says 'Go for it'. I wonder what that's supposed to mean?" Shrugging, Harry urged Absol towards the Viridian baker. The man seemed surprised to see Harry, and then changed to delighted with the strange message, shooing Harry out of the store and putting up the 'Sorry, we're Closed' sign.

"This day is just plain weird." Harry murmured to Absol as he climbed up again. "But anyway, that's the only thing she wanted us to do."

As Absol walked to the edge of the town, she felt Harry stiffen slightly. "What's wrong Harry?" She asked, turning her head to look at her Trainer.

Harry had a pensive look on his face, glancing back at Viridian. "It's just…I…nothing. Never mind Absol. Let's get back. Delilah should have lunch ready by now and maybe Ash is back from his training with Gary."

As Absol ran, Harry thought, 'I just have the feeling, that I won't see Viridian again…not for a while.'

After the short trip, Harry recalled Absol and walked up to the front door, only to be surprised by a note on the door. He pulled it off the door and read aloud, "Harry, Ash and Gary came by and wanted to show us something at Oak's pasture. Delilah." Shrugging once again, Harry set off at a walk towards the Pokémon lab, whistling a tune as he did. 'It's funny. I remember the first time I went with Delilah to see Professor Oak…it seems so long ago now…'

Reaching the lab, Harry let himself in and found it deserted. "Okay, this is getting kinda creepy." He said, voice echoing in the empty hallway. Deciding to head out to the back, the teen made his way through the silent lab. The second he stepped out the back door….

"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

Harry nearly jumped out of his skin at the sudden shout from over a dozen people. Trying to calm his heart and breathing Harry took in the sight. At the bottom of the steps were all of his friends and family standing around a large table piled with presents and a Pokeball shaped cake. All their Pokémon that they battled with against him, and even the ones he met when he first came to the Pokémon lab, were behind the humans, all wishing him a happy birthday as well, his own Pokémon appearing as well.

Harry slapped his forehead and laughed, "Of course, it's my birthday." He had forgotten he had told it to Giovanni in one of their many talks. The man had asked so offhandedly that he never suspected anything in answering him. Definitely Slytherin of the man.

"You forgot what today was didn't you?" Ash teased, grabbing his 'brother's' arm and dragging him down the steps. Harry was passed around for hugs from everyone.

"I can't believe you forgot!" Iriana laughed as she messed with his hair.

Harry broke free from her grip and laughed, "Why is everyone always messing with my hair?" He tried to fix it. "And yes, I did forget but that just makes the surprise all the sweeter, doesn't it?"

The lavender-eyed teen thought for a moment, "I guess you're right!"

Harry just shook his head, before yelping as he was pulled into a two-way hug between Cynthia and Astra. Rolling his eyes at their cuddling, he turned to Giovanni, "So how long have you been planning this?"

Giovanni had the grace to look slightly sheepish, "Well…I had been planning the party itself since the night you won the Naturis League, but I didn't have the date to set it until you let it slip."

Harry just blinked emerald eyes at his dad, "Wow, you are one sneaky guy."

"And proud of it!" He replied pompously.

"Less talk, more cake and presents!" Naomi said, Nicky on her shoulder and Arctic, now a Walrein, behind her.

"Okay, okay." Harry said. Oak had laid a large tarp on the ground and piled all kinds of pillows and cushions on it so everyone could sit comfortably around the birthday boy. After having some of the delicious cake (apparently, Delilah's message to the baker was to tell him to deliver the cake by Pidgeot) they sat down and one by one, they handed their presents to Harry. Delilah made a list of who gave what so Harry could send thank-you cards later on. (He found out this weird quirk when she made Ash do the same thing and from his reaction she did it every year)

From Jesse, James, and Meowth he got another bracelet so he could add new charms when he got them, this one was made of red, blue, yellow, and green 'R's. He mentally chuckled at the irony of it.

From the Rocket members and staff (all of who couldn't be there) got him two outfits, one was a Rocket Elite uniform in white and emerald green, and the other was a mini-suit that was a copy of Giovanni's. Everyone got a good laugh at that.

From Naomi he got a crystal figurine of every Legendary Pokémon grouped together. ("It was easy, seeing as the craftsman was at the League I just said it was for you, got it half price!")

Ash and Gary pooled together and gave him a hand-carved, wooden picture frame with the words 'Pokémon Guardian's Family' over the top of it, inside was all his friends, their Pokémon, and all of the Legendaries, waving at the camera. ("Iriana and I called them and explained what was going on they were more than happy to pose for the camera" Said Ash. "I carved the frame out of holly, it just seemed right for some reason." Gary added. Harry inwardly snickered at this.)

From Delilah and Mr. Mime, they gave him a cookbook with recipes from all over the different regions.

From the Gym Leaders he got several books about Pokémon, different regions, how to take care of them, etc.

From the Champions he got something different, a key. "What's the key for?"

"Your room of course." Lance said with a grin.

Harry just sat there clueless, "You wanna run that by me again?"

The four Champions laughed, Wallace started explaining, "Okay, you know that all the Gym Leaders from every region around the world, along with the Champions go to a secret meeting place to discuss the happenings of the world and such?"

"Yeah, I've heard stories of it during traveling, but nothing concrete." Harry replied, fingering the key.

"Well…that key is the key to your room in the castle." Cynthia grinned at Harry's dumb-struck look.

Astra snapped her fingers, reached into her pocket, and tossed two keys to Iriana and Ash. "Those are your keys. It wouldn't seem fair if we just had one Guardian live with us and not the other two." Everyone laughed at the looks they had, mirroring Harry's perfectly. "We'll tell you where the place is later, too many witnesses." Astra stage-whispered, snickering at the looks she was getting by everyone else.

Giovanni and Persian went next and gave him two things; the first was a silver necklace with an 'R' hanging from it, studded with jewels. "I know it is a little gaudy, but Persian picked it out."

"Sian!" "Hey!"

"Anyway, it's more than just a fashion statement." He pointed to the middle jewel, the emerald. "If you push this, it sends out a powerful signal. If you push that, I'll be able to find you, no matter where you are." Giovanni said quietly. The second thing he gave him was actually a little charm, the first to be put on the new bracelet. "I called in several favors for this one; it's a personal protective device, kinda like a force field. It'll activate automatically to whatever you deem a threat. It won't let anything, and I mean anything, touch you."

Harry admired the little charm, seeing it was a diamond in the shape of the Eternity Knot. He gave Giovanni a hug, knowing that the man was only doing what he could to keep him safe, "Thank you Dad."

They ended the hug when something happened. Over their heads, a trio of Pokémon appeared. A very familiar trio of Legendary Pokémon.

"Mew, Celebi, Jirachi!" Harry said surprised. "What are you three doing here? I didn't call you."

They spoke telepathically to save Harry the trouble of translating for them; they also made it so that while they were there, the other Pokémon would be understood by everyone besides Harry. "Harry…we're sorry but we need to send you back to your old world."

This simple sentence was met with outraged and confused voices from human and Pokémon alike, Harry couldn't even tell who was saying what, meanwhile; he had felt like he swallowed an ice cube.

"You can't make Harry go!"

"What do you mean?"

"Harry belongs here!"

"I'll fight you myself!"

"You can't take him!"

"Silence!" Jirachi ordered sternly, though sadly. "I'm sorry, but we must return Harry, he has things he must do in his old world. We've put it off as long as we could."

"But, after he takes care of what he needs to do." Celebi added, "He may return here. But it would be a one way trip. We can't keep transferring humans between dimensions; it weakens the walls separating them."

"But you can't possibly make him go alone!" Ash demanded, tears falling down his face. And he wasn't the only one.

"I'm sorry, but you humans can't go to his world." Mew stated, shaking his head.

"You said 'humans'," Giovanni caught, "What about Pokémon?"

Surprised, the Legendary Trio glanced between each other before nodding, "That we can do, along with anything he wants to take. It just can't be humans."

As one, Harry's Pokémon moved to stand beside him, saying without words 'We're going, deal with it.' Harry turned to bury his face in Medieon's fur, trying not to break down. "Don't worry Harry; we'll be beside you the whole way."

"And they won't be the only ones." Iriana said. Harry turned to her to see her standing in front of her own Pokémon. "Guys, I need a huge favor, I want you to go with Harry and keep him safe, please?"

"Of course we will Miss Iriana." Gardevoir (who had never gotten out of that habit since she was a Ralts) said with a smile, speaking for all Iriana's Pokémon. "We will watch over him like he was our own Trainer."

"That's what I'm counting on." Iriana said with a grin, recalling them all.

"But Iriana…" Harry gaped out, shocked. "What will you do without your Pokémon?"

The lavender eyed girl went over to Harry and placed the silver belt her Pokeballs were all on around his waist. "I'll be just fine; besides, I didn't get you a present now, did I?" She teased lightly, tears falling down her face." She grabbed Harry in a hug. "Stay safe little brother."

"Don't forget about our Pokémon too." Cynthia said. She, the other Champions, the Gym Leaders, Gary and Ash all held out a Pokeball.

"We've already spoken to them, and they all agree with our decision. They will follow your orders like you were us." Lance explained. "For some reason they've taken a liking to you." He added with a smirk.

"But you guys need your Pokémon. Even if Iriana doesn't battle for awhile, you guys will still have challenges from other Trainers." Harry said, trying to dissuade them.

"Harry, we want to do this, this is our way of making sure you're okay. And if we can't trust our Pokémon, who can we trust?" Crystal said. "Besides, we don't only just have one Pokémon for battles, don't worry about that."

Speechless, Harry just hugged them all for the gift they were giving him. As each one clipped a Pokeball onto another belt, bronze colored, they said who was in it.

"Several of our Pokémon were never used in our battles with you." Pyro began, messing with Harry's hair. "Arcanine was one of them and will watch your back loyally."

"Kabutops will protect you with his blades." Aqua went next, kissing his cheek.

"Altaria will lift your spirits when you're down." Ario said, giving a one arm hug.

"Luxray will guard you like his own cubs." Bolt added, nearly shouting (and causing the other Leaders to sweat-drop).

"Venusaur will watch over you fiercely." Trema added softer, glaring at the Lightning Leader.

"Arbok will strike anyone that threatens you." Toxica said, giving him a hug.

"Dusknoir will protect you from the living or spirits." Spectra said spookily, creeping everyone out.

"Glaceon shield you from the bitterness of your enemies." Crystal said icy eyes soft.

"I've flown the world over with my Dragonite." Lance began, messing with Harry's hair (to the teen's ire at once again having his hair messed with). "Fly over yours with him."

"She's able to calm any fight," Wallace said, with a strange twirl (causing the other Champions to sweat-drop like the Leaders). "Milotic will shelter you from harsh words."

"She's never lost a fight other than the one with you," Cynthia said proudly, hugging Harry close. "Garchomp will never let you down."

"With Steelix watching your back," Astra finished, kissing his forehead, "You'll never have to look behind you."

"Blastoise has won more battles for me than I can count, he'll win even more for you." Gary said, giving Harry tight hug.

"You'll never find a more loyal Pokémon than Charizard." Ash said simply, hugging his little brother. "He'll take care of you." Pikachu lightly shocked Harry by rubbing his cheek against the human's, making his hair frizz and the teen to laugh.

Harry had a river of tears running down his face after what he was given. He was pulled into a hug by Delilah and Mr. Mime. "I love you like my own son, promise me that you will come back." She whispered.

"I'll do my best to return." Harry whispered back. When he pulled away, he was pulled into a three-way hug by the Rocket Trio.

"You got to come back kid, otherwise Jesse will pulverize me and Meowth." James said with a watery grin, making Harry laugh.

"I'll be counting the day until I see your beautiful eyes again!" Jesse gushed out, once more creeping the heck out of the three males.

"Take care of yourself brat." Meowth said affectionately. He was awarded with a couple scratches behind his ear.

Naomi pulled on Harry's arm into a hug with her, Nicky and Arctic. "You gotta come back in time for the next Festival cause you gotta defend yours and Iriana's titles as the Figure Skating Champions!"

"I'll be back before you know it." Harry said, being slightly crushed.

Oak grabbed him next, "Just like Ash and Gary, you're my grandson. So I expect you to tell me all about your adventures when you get back." Harry just laughed at the tried and failed 'Professor Tone' and nodded.

The hardest goodbye was last. Giovanni kneeled down to pull his son into his arms, Persian sitting close by, grooming her cub. "I've given you everything I can to protect yourself with. You must return to me otherwise I won't be able to go on." Giovanni whispered, face buried in Harry's black hair. Harry's own face was against his dad's shoulder, both were crying softly.

"He's my cub; he'll take care of himself just fine. Of course the extra help doesn't hurt." Persian said, licking Harry's face clean of tears.

"I'll do my best to come back and make you proud." Harry said into the shoulder. He pulled back, tears gone but eyes bright with new ones.

"Harry, we've taken all of your belongings and put them into this trunk." Mew said. Below the three floating Pokémon was a beautiful ebony wood trunk. At first it seemed plain, but when Harry got closer he saw that every Pokémon in the world was etched into the wood. "It's a lot bigger on the inside, got the idea from a strange human with a fake eye in your old world." Mew added.

"We made it so that it only opens at your touch. It's also indestructible. Arceus could fire Judgment at it and it wouldn't even get a scratch." Celebi said proudly.

"There are several sections to the trunk. All you need to do is think it and then open the trunk." Jirachi explained. "There's one for your clothes, books, and personal items. If you want to add more compartments, all you need to do is think it. We also made it so that only you can use the Pokeballs, so even if someone steals them, they're useless. And they can't be destroyed by any means. We're just awesome like that." Jirachi ended with a smirk.

Harry nodded, "Okay, thanks you guys…well, I guess I'm ready to go back."

"Wait! I have a question!" Naomi said. "When Harry's done with…whatever he's going to do, how will he get back?"

The Trio blink, "Oh yeah…I knew we forgot something!" Mew says. Everyone gave a huge sweatdrop. The three Psychic Pokémon concentrated, focusing their powers on something. In between the three of them, a tiny red and white gem appeared, shaped like a Pokeball . After floating for a couple seconds, it lowered itself down and attached to Harry's second bracelet.

"Uh…it's pretty cool looking, but what is it?" He asked admiring the new bauble.

"That is what will tell the three of us when you're done with what you need to do." Celebi said, sitting on Harry's head now. "It'll start to glow when you're ready to return here. We'll come and pick you up."

The emerald-eyed teen nodded and went to stand by the trunk. Turning around, he gave a bright smile at his friends and family, "I'll see you guys later. Bye for now." With those last words, Harry and his trunk started to float, before vanishing in a flash of light.

"Bye my son…" Giovanni said, hugging Persian.

In a flash of déjà vu, Harry lands in some very familiar bushes, the trunk right behind him. Looking up, he saw himself, vanish in thin air.

"Okay…that was a very weird thing to see…" Harry mutters, noticing his voice was slightly deeper. Standing up, he saw that he was taller and was wearing the clothes he wore when he first entered the Pokémon world. Glancing around, he saw that everything was exactly the same, like only a few seconds have passed by since he was last here.

'With was just happened, that's a very real possibility.' Harry thought. 'I better check to see if I can bring anyone out.' Feeling for the Pokeballs, he was both happy to see that they were still there, on the separate belts and easily hidden, and surprised that he was able to 'sense' who was in what Pokeball.

"Well that will come in handy…Medieon, come on out!"

The Medium Pokémon shook himself out, "This is a strange world already…Harry? Is that you?" Medieon asked shocked at his older Trainer.

Harry laughed and hugged Medieon, "Yeah, it's me, and I'm glad I can still understand you. Could you tell the others with your powers about this? So they aren't all shocked when they see me. When I was transported to the Pokémon world, the Trio made me younger for some reason."

"Of course Harry, see you later." Medieon said before going back in his Pokeball.

Stretching, Harry turned around to his trunk and decided to see if his magic was back to normal. While he fished out his wand from his pocket, he was glad to remember that Sirius had several spells over the Black House, one of them being an anti-Ministry detecting spell, meaning that he could use magic and not get caught.

Harry was ecstatic to see his spell worked, shrinking the trunk. Placing it in his pocket, Harry noticed that he still wore the bracelet with the Gym Badges. Glancing at the other, he saw he wore his new charm bracelet as well. Feeling through his clothes, he found the necklace his father got him. Out of curiosity, he pulled his shirt forward, and groaned when he saw the scars he gained from the plasma whip were still there.

"Well, I think I've stayed out here long enough, I'd better head inside before they send a search party." Harry said stepping out of the bushes. As he made his way to the house, he was having an internal battle. 'Should I tell them about the Pokémon? They would have to believe me once I brought one out…but then they would either take them away to try to clone or breed, or use them themselves for the war. Besides, they were all entrusted to ME, I can't betray them or the others like that. I'll keep them a secret as long as I can' Harry mentally nodded. 'If someone catches a glimpse, I'll wing it. It's what I do best after all.'

Inside the house, the party was still going on, what for Harry couldn't remember. Ignoring everyone, Harry made his way up to his room and locked the door. Seeing his old, tattered school trunk, Harry got an idea. Unshrinking his new one, Harry concentrated on a new compartment, School Stuff, and moved his spell books, robes, etc. into the new spacious compartment. His Invisibility Robe, photo album, and broomstick he placed in the Personal Stuff compartment. After cleaning out the old trunk, he shrunk it and placed it in the fireplace.

'Knock knock' "Harry? It's Forge and Gred, can we come in?"

The teen wizard let the Twins in and then re-locked the door, surprised when the two started adding several privacy and silencing spells. "There, not even our Extendable-Ears can hear what's going on." The first twin said.

"So Fred, George," Harry started, nodding to the correct twin and causing them to grin, "What brings you up here?" He asked, sitting on his new trunk while the twins sat on the bed.

"Well Harry-" Fred started, Harry always got a kick out of the way the twins spoke.

"Close friend-"

"Investor-"

"And little brother."

"We originally were going-"

"To come up here and-"

"Cheer you up with a prank."

"But when you came in-"

"You seemed so much happier-"

"And we were curious as to-"

"The reason why?" The finished together.

Surprised that they would even care, Harry started to fidget in his place. He wanted to trust them…but would they stay on his side or would they turn the Pokémon in?

Fred and George saw this and shared a concerned look. "Harry, we swear we only want to help you. Bugger everyone else who says otherwise." George said.

"We'll keep your secrets Harry, no matter what. You can trust us." Fred finished.

Knowing that he would need help with keeping his secret, Harry sighed, "I believe you" And broke into his tale. For over two hours he talked (all three were surprised that Mrs. Weasley didn't try to barge in for some reason), explaining everything from the Trio sending him to another world straight up to that point. He even brought out Medieon for proof, he even showed them the scars he got (Harry was even surprised that those carried over to his older body). Fred and George were a great audience, laughing (like when he woke up Iriana), crying (at him having to leave the family he made for himself), even yelling (when Kesorir tortured him) on behalf of Harry.

At the end of his tale, the twins sat in silence, awe clearly written on their faces. Harry, finally having enough of the rare silence in the presence of Fred and George, asked, "Well? What do you think?"

"Wicked!" They exclaimed together.

The End of Part 1

Ok, that's it folks! Part 1 is up again in full!.

Now, to repeat the AN at the beginning of the story. I need suggestions and such for Harry's Pokemon team in the redo of this story. Like before, it can be any Pokemon, Legendaries included, everything is up for suggestion.

However you have to give me a reason as to why I should pick the Pokemon you suggest, and it has to be something other than 'It's my favorite'. It could be any other reason, just give me something people!

I don't know when it'll go up, most likely when I have the list of Harry's team ready to go. Until then, ja ne!