Hope you guys haven't waited for too long! (Even though I pretty much posted all the chapters all at once) This is Book two of The Ketchum Legacy. Hope you guys enjoy this.

Here's the sypnosis:

The Ketchum Legacy: Book Two

Ash Ketchum is back! With his wife, Serena, and all of his Pokemon by his side, Ash goes to tackle the growing threat of The Restless; a large group of wild Pokemon that have decided to take out humanity for good! But even with the aid of an old friend, will they be able to suceed?

Meanwhile, Thorn and Persian team up with the daugher of Brock and Misty; Petra, whose Kiarla had been kidnapped by Team Rocket. Petra has discovered a news feed of a group of Pokemon led by a glowing eyed Lucario, which Thorn believes is his own kidnapped Riolu. But they are being chased by a Rocket Elite called Siren. Will they be able to find the group before Team Rocket does?

Two groups, one goal each. It's time to Divide and Conquer!

Hope you enjoy! Here we go!

Prolouge:

Ash Ketchum has returned! After twenty years in hiding, he has come back to face the threat of the newly rebuilt TR, and to prevent another catastrophe like what happened at the Battle of Aquacorde. Now he sets out with his wife Serena to gather their old friends and allies to combat the greatest threat the world has ever seen. Not it's destruction, but its subjugation.

A new threat of equal importance has also arisen; The Restless, a group of wild Pokemon who are resentful of human domination. Their kind are captured for human money and prestige. Their people are eaten by humans as food. Their territory is lost continuously as humankind progresses. They plan to not conquer, but to destroy humanity entirely and claim the world for themselves.

Ash Ketchum has saved the world many times over, but despite all the changes he has made to return to himself and remove the pain of his last battle. But after 20 years of pain and unactivety, will he be able to face this threat, or die trying?

Of equal importance, is the subject of Thorn Ketchum, the son of Ash and Serena. A new Pokemon Trainer, and yet called to face the same threats as his parents. Untried, untested, will he be up to the challenge?

Chapter 1.

[Team Rocket base; Sinnoh]

The night was peaceful in the Sinnoh region, but in one place, chaos erupted as a large explosion ripped apart the compound wall. A large group of Pokemon, led by a glowing-eyed Lucario, stampede out of the Team Rocket base.

An alarm shatters the night and spotlights light up the compound, as Team Rocket grunts move in front of the group of Pokemon, who are heading for the forest. At a bark from the Lucario, the Pokemon unleash a horde of attacks on the grunts. As the grunts fall back, the Pokemon surge forward, into the forest. The Pokemon are running, they don't know where. All they know is that the Lucario that leads them has a sense of someone familiar, somewhere out there, who is looking for him, and is still searching.

At the hole made by the Pokemon at the Team Rocket base, a scientist and Dagan, the leader of Team Rocket, study the wreckage. "Do we continue on with Project: Aura?" asks the scientist.

"We shall continue with Project: Aura," Dagan replies, "Get more Pokemon if you have to, but this will continue." Turning from the hole, he walks back to the base and asks, "How goes Mewthree?"

"Mewthree goes very well," replies the scientist, "better than Project: Aura is, at least. It should be ready in a couple of months."

Dagan, satisfied, then asks, "What news of the Restless and Ash Ketchum?"

"Our scouts haven't been able to find the Restless, I'm afraid," says the scientist, "just rumors. But we do have news of Ash Ketchum. He's in Kalos. We believe that he's been visiting some old aquaintinces. The news haven't gotten wind of him back in the flow of the world yet, or else we would know where he is. The last time we had a report of him was in Shalour City, speaking with Gym Leader Korrina. Other than that, that was the last time we saw him."

"As soon as we have him on radar, put a tail on him. And when he's in a good position," says Dagan, smiling slightly, "We send in the elites to capture him.

Before they reach the door, the scientist asks, "What of the Pokemon that escaped?"

"Send the Siren after them," said Dagan, "she should have a bit of fun tracking them down."

Thorn POV

[Johto Region]

"Ursaring is unable to battle!" calls out the referee, "Thunder wins! which means the match goes to Thorn Ketchum! The challenger!"

"Whoo-hoo!" cheers Thorn. Thunder, his Pikachu, hops onto his shoulder, cheering as well.

Whitney, the Gym Leader that Thorn was facing, now in her mid-thirties, walks forward with the referee. "You are much like your father, Ash Ketchum," she comments. Thorn swells with pride. Even after all of those years, the gym leaders of Johto still remembered Ash Ketchum and the battles that he had given them. "I present to you, the Plain Badge." finishes Whitney.

"Thank you," said Thorn. He picked up the yellow and silver badge. he smiled while looking at it; it was his third badge in the Johto region. He had only been traveling in Johto for a month, and already he had come pretty far.

"So are you done yet?" Thorn and Whitney turn to the door, where a bored-looking Persian is sitting, "I've had quite enough sitting around while you've been battling up the ranks of Johto."

"We're good, Persian. Hope to see you again Whitney." He shakes hands with the Gym Leader who, like the other two, says, "Tell Ash I said hi."

Thorn and Persian walk over to the Pokemon Center to heal Thorn's Pokemon. His Braviery had been Knocked out during the battle, and his Dewott was nearly unconcious

Thorn says goodbye to Whitney and he, Persian and Thunder go off to the Pokemon Center. Thorn gives his Pokemon over to Nurse Joy. As they wait outside for Thorn's Pokemon to heal, Thorn is discussing what they have been doing about Team Rocket. "They're really hard to find," Thorn says to Persian.

"Yeah, even in the old days, we wee able to disguise ourselves pretty good," says Persian, "And this Team Rocket looks to be just as good."

"Um, excuse me." The two of them turn to see a black, spiky-haired girl wearing jeans and a gray and blue shirt with a Spearow on her shoulder standing in front of them, "Are you Thorn Ketchum?" she asks Thorn.

"Yes, I am," replies Thorn, "who are you?"

"My name is Petra," she says.

Thorn recognizes her, "Your the daughter of Brock and Misty, right?"

"Yes, that's right," she replies.

"Those two nincompoops got married? And had a kid?" says Persian in disbelief. The Spearow gives a small screech and pecks at him, which he blasts off with a Power Gem.

Petra looks at Persian for a second and then says, "Oh, it's you."

"'Oh, it's you.' Can't you people say anything else?" asks Persian sarcastically. When Petra looks at Thorn questioningly, he shrugged and said, "He insisted he come."

"Well, I wasn't about to go with that 'twoip' of your father. Besides, you needed adult supervision." Persian smiles to himself as Thorn explodes, "Adult supervision!? Me!? I'm seventeen years old! Listen here you mangy old cat-"

"Ah-hem." The two of them look at Petra as she coughs to get their attention. "Uh, sorry," Thorn says sheepishly, while Persian still looks smug with what he said.

"So, um, what can I do for you?" he asks her. "I need your help with something," Petra replies.

Thorn looks a little bit confused and suspicious and asks, "What? And why me?"

"Well, I did get in contact with your parents, but when I explained my situation with them, your dad said that I should go to you instead."

Thorn and Persian look at each other and then ask, "And you came to us because..."

"Well, my parents said that you should never ignore advice that Ash Ketchum gives you," replied Petra, "And plus, I realized that you were actually closer to me than your parents."

"Okay, so what can we do for you?" Thorn finally asks.

Petra pulls out a small tablet and pulls something up. Sitting on the other side of Thorn, she shows them a news report in the Sinnoh Region. A large group of Pokemon were skirting the outskirts of a small town. "Hold on," Thorn suddenly said, "Pause it."

Petra freezed the image. Thorn was looking at the Lucario that was leading the Pokemon in disbelief, "He evolved. Riolu evolved."

"You didn't say that your Riolu had glowing red eyes," commented Persian, "and are you sure that that's your Riolu?"

"I'd know him anywhere. Trust me, that's him." Thorn's voice is full of excitement. When he turns to Petra, he asks, "So, why are you interested in this?"

"I have a Pokemon that was kidnapped too," replies the girl, "A Kiarla. She was a very powerful one, but she knew she could get stronger with me, or at least I think that's the reason why she wanted to go with me." Playing back the video, she pointed out a glowing-eyed Gardevoir standing beside Lucario. "I was hoping that someone would help me with this," said Petra as she put away the tablet, "in case Team Rocket are after them. I also wanted someone who probably had a connection with one of the Pokemon. I saw some Greninja and I thought that maybe one of them was your dad's Pokemon. When I talked to your dad, he said that your Riolu had been kidnapped, but Greninja was fine. So, I decided to come find you. So, will you help?"

Thorn looks at Persian, who says, "Oh, don't look at me! I'm just along for the ride!"

Thorn holds out a hand to Petra, who shakes it happily. Thorn then says, "On to Sinnoh then!"

Ash's POV

[Kalos Region]

In the Anistar City Gym, one of the training sessions for Olympia's students was taking place. A little off to the side, Ash Ketchum, his wife, Serena, and Ash's new Pikachu were talking to Olympia.

"I'm glad you were able to meet with us, Olympia," says Ash. Pikachu was currently sitting on his shoulder and Serena was by Ash's side, "We need help."

"The Restless?" asks Olympia.

"Yes," replies Ash, "We don't know where they exactly are, and we need to if we're to stop them."

"I'm afraid-" suddenly, Olympia stops talking. Her eyes turn an amythest color. Everyone stops and watches as Olympia goes into a trance and declares, "Sinnoh."

"What?" asks Serena. Pikachu, who had yet to see Olympia go into a vision, hides behind Ash's head.

"The Restless are in Sinnoh." Olympia doesn't spread her arms to project a vision. Instead, she keeps on talking, "If they are not diverted from their current path, the world will fall under Team Rocket's hand."

After a few more seconds of floating, Olympia snaps out of the vision, and says, "Ash Ketchum, Serena. You must fly to Sinnoh as quickly as you can. You must not destroy or disband the Restless. They must realize that their path is wrong to take. Before they can even begin to make their move, Team Rocket will find them and destroy them, and they will win the fight already. Now, go!"

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[Plane to Sinnoh]

"I hope Thorn's doing all right," Serena says worriedly. She's staing out the window as the fly through the clouds on a plane to Sinnoh.

"Don't worry about him, Serena," says Ash, "he's a little bit like me; he can get in trouble, but he can get out of it all by himself."

"Name the last time you were in trouble and you got out of it all by yourself," deadpaned Serena

"Fair point," Ash replies. Pikachu, on his lap says, "Pika!"in agreement.

Then, after a little bit of thinking, Ash says, "But putting that aside, he should have met up with Petra by now. Who knows? We may meet up with them in Sinnoh."

"That would be nice," says Serena, "The rest of the children should be all right with their grandmother." Unlike Ash, Serena had kept up a constant communication with her mother while they were in hiding. So, she had not been beaten up by an umbrella when she had shown up with the family.

"Do, you know where the Restless are?" asks Serena.

"i'm afraid I don't," replies Ash, "but I think we'll be able to find them. The Restless are the ones that are making up almost all of the negative energy. And with me and Greninja's ability to see that energy, we should be able to find them where the energy is at its highest point."

Serena says, "So, we're going right into trouble. Again."

"Yup!" replies Ash cheerfully. Pikachu simply rolls his eyes, but he hides a smile. He likes his trainer. Diving into trouble the whole time? What's not to like?!

Serena asks a little bit humorously, "And by your reckoning, we're going to get out of this alive?"

Ash doesn't answer. Instead, his face grows dark. Serena asks, "What's wrong?"

Ash says, "We're wandering into the midst of Pokemon that hate humans. We'll be lucky if they don't kill us on sight, us being trainers and all."

Serena asks, "Do you have a plan at least?"

Ash gives a wry smile, "In all the years that you've known me, have I ever walked onto a battlefield with a plan?'

"You don't have a plan." Serena figures out.

"You got it. I don't have a plan."

"Pi-ka," groans Pikachu.

Or if Ash ever does have a plan, it pretty much never works. Next chapter is going to be good.