Chapter 1: Rebirth of the rainbow hero and beginning of a legend.

Altomare was an incredibly beautiful city in the Johto region near Azalea town, but tonight it wasn't a beautiful town. A giant tsunami was heading towards the city, threatening to crush it, and swallow up hundreds of lives. Among the many that live in the city of water was an aspiring young 11-year-old boy named Ash Ketchum. He was travelling the Johto Region with his two travelling companions.

A 12-year-old girl named Misty and a 16-year-old man named Brock. Also travelling with Ash was his best friend and partner Pokémon, Pikachu. However, Ash wasn't your typical young Pokémon Trainer. No, he was much more. He was the trainer that the Legendary Pokémon, Ho-Oh chose as his Rainbow Hero. It started on the day where Ash and Pikachu started their journey together, where they saw Ho-Oh, who gave Ash the Rainbow Wing, which was proof that Ash was chosen to be the Rainbow Hero of Legend.

He traveled with Pikachu across Kanto to accomplish his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master. During his travels, he met a 10-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy called Verity Awadetsu and Sorrel Kaede, who told him about the legend of the Rainbow Hero. These three trainers travelled together to Mount Tensei to find Ho-Oh, only for another trainer called Cross to interfere, only to lose to Ash in a Pokémon battle. Cross, however tried to force Ho-oh to appear, only for the mythical Pokémon known as Marshadow to take the Rainbow Wing and use it to control surrounding Pokémon to attack the trainers.

During this battle, Ash sacrificed himself to save his best friend, Pikachu. Feeling deep sadness, Pikachu unleashed a powerful Thunderbolt that snapped all the controlled Pokémon free. But thanks to Ho-Oh's power and their bond, Ash came back to life with Pikachu. The Rainbow Wing was reformed as Ash used it to call Ho-Oh forth.

Ash and Pikachu battled Ho-Oh, having an incredible battle against the legendary Fire and Flying Type. After that battle, the three trainers split up to follow their own dreams. Verity's dream was to be a powerful trainer like her mother, Sorrel to research on the Legendary Pokémon in Kanto and Ash's dream to become a Pokémon Master. The next day after the three trainers separated, Ash discovered that he still had the Rainbow Wing and decided to keep it as his lucky charm.

During his adventure, he met Misty and Brock, who joined him on his adventures. It reminded Ash about how he travelled with Verity and Sorrel, but it wasn't the same. They traveled around the Kanto Region, where Ash entered the Kanto League, but lost against a friend of his known as Ritchie. His Charizard had gotten sick, so he forfeited the match, making him stop at the top 16.

After the Kanto league, Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu traveled through the Orange Islands to challenge the Orange League. It was a hard challenge, but Ash won against the champion of the Orange League. Soon they traveled to the Johto region, with Ash earning Gym Badges to enter the Johto League Silver Conference. However, what Ash didn't know was that during his adventures, the mythical Pokémon, Marshadow has been following the young Rainbow Hero during his travels.

During his whole adventure, Ash never spoke of Verity or Sorrel to Misty or Brock, even going as far as not showing them the Rainbow Wing. Ash had currently earned 7 Gym Badges during his adventure in Johto and was on his way to earning his eight Gym Badge. However, the group of trainers decided to stop at Altomore for Ash and Misty to enter a water chariot race.

At the end, Misty won the race, but Ash only lost because of some mysterious circumstances that he didn't know at the time. After the race, the group of friends went out to have some Ice Cream, but Pikachu wondered off and got some water from a machine that a kind young girl turned on for him. Ash came back to pick Pikachu up, before the girl started looking around the Rainbow Hero in every detail, making the young 11-year-old uncomfortable since no girl has ever done that do him, except Verity on their first night together as a group with Sorrel.

After that, the girl took off, leaving a confused Ash and Pikachu, before the Electric Mouse went back to his water. Not long after that, Pikachu looked up at the direction that the girl ran off, before he ran off, making Ash chase after his best friend, after turning the water machine off. They found the same girl at a canal, being attacked by an Espeon and Ariados that belonged to two girls. Because of Ash's heroic nature, he ran up and pulled the girl free from Ariados's String Shot and responded in kind to the two girls and their Pokémon.

Giving them a one way ticket to Pikachu's Thunderbolt!

After giving the girls a shock, Ash grabbed the girl's hand and ran off with her to get her away from those two other girls with Pikachu following them. They all ran through alleyways of the city, till the girl took Ash and Pikachu back to the same park that they met, only for her to disappear when they looked away.

They soon meet up with Misty and Brock and headed towards the museum of Altomare. They met a kind old man named Lorenzo, who showed them around and showed them a powerful device. During the exploration, Ash saw the same girl on the second floor, only having a white hat. Ash and Pikachu left the museum to chase after the girl around town. When they did catch up with her, she said that she didn't know Ash or Pikachu, before she walked off, making the two best friends chase after her again.

They soon saw the same girl, only she didn't have the same white hat. She then took off again, making it a chase as Ash and Pikachu chased after her to a garden. After looking around, they saw the same girl, who disappeared into the darkness. Ash and Pikachu went after her and found themselves in a beautiful garden full of Pokémon.

After marveling the site for a while and the amount of Pokémon in the area, Ash spotted the girl as she turned a corner before they followed after her. They soon found her near a lake, swinging on a wooden swing, while smiling. Ash and Pikachu started to approach her, till something invisible came at them at high speed. Pikachu tried to defend his best friend, but wasn't strong enough and got tackled. Ash ran to Pikachu's side, just as the mysterious Pokémon was about to attack again, till the same girl stood in front of Ash, protecting him as the mysterious Pokémon revealed itself to be the Legendary Pokémon, Latios.

However, an exact copy of the girl appeared, only having the white hat, confusing Ash and Pikachu. The girl demanded to know who Ash was, which the Rainbow Hero introduced himself as a Pokémon Trainer, which the girl mistook him here to capture Latios and was about to sick Latios on him, till Lorenzo showed up and stopped them, saying that Ash was a friend.

Then Ash found out that the girl that he saved was actually the Legendary Pokémon Latias. Latias lead him here to play with him on the swing, while showing her real form. Soon Latios and Pikachu joined the playing, while Ash, Bianca and Lorenzo talked with each other. Lorenzo and Bianca even showed Ash the ancient writing and the Soul Dew, which was the source of the water in Altomare.

Soon Ash and Pikachu had to leave, which sadden Latias since she grew fond of Ash in their short time, having liked him since he saved her from those two girls. Bianca took Ash and Pikachu to the Pokémon Centre on a boat. Ash asked her about the two girls from before, confusing Bianca, which the Rainbow Hero figured out that it was actually Latias that they were after. When Ash and Pikachu made it back, they gave no explanation to Misty and Brock about what happened to them since they promised Bianca and Lorenzo that they would keep Latios and Latias a secret.

After dinner, Ash and everyone went to sleep. Ash had a dream that brought happiness to him. He dreamed about him travelling through all the regions with Verity and Sorrel, all three of them accomplishing their dreams together, always there for each other and never separating. Then Ash's dream changed to a dream about his wedding day with Verity, where the two of them have been dating for 5 years and were now getting married, with all their friends congratulating them, with Pikachu and Piplup being happy for their partners.

Soon Ash dreamed about him and Verity raising a family together, having a son and daughter, raising their children with Sorrel's children, seeing them off on their journey and how they became champions like their parents and even becoming Rainbow Heroes.

Ash's happy dream was interrupted when Pikachu's cry woke him up, getting him to look to see Latios in her human form in the room. Ash hopped out of bed and asked what was wrong, but Latias only hugged him in response, while crying. Soon Ash explained to Misty and Brock about Latias, who showed her real form, making the two companions of Ash gasp in surprise. Latias then showed everyone her sight-sharing, showing that those same girls captured Latios, Bianca and Lorenzo and even the Soul Dew.

They then started using the Defense Mechanism, resurrecting an Aerodactyl and Kabutops, who went out to capture Latias. As the vision ended, it showed Latios as a prisoner and power source for the Mechanism. The sight-sharing ended and Latias was in tears. Ash comforted Latias, while Misty and Brock were in shock at what was happening. Soon the whole city started becoming a lock down city, which Ash, Pikachu and Latias barely managed to avoid.

They soon set out towards the museum, but found trouble along the way, namely Aerodactyl and Kabutops, but they managed themselves thanks to Brock and Misty's Pokémon helping out. When they were close to the museum, they were attacked by processed water, which almost drowned them, but Latias managed to use Psychic and free them. They soon went in the museum, which the mechanism was going crazy. Ash and Pikachu freed Bianca and Lorenzo and soon freed Latios with Latias's help.

Then things went to hell as the Soul Dew died and a giant tsunami was heading towards the city with no sign of stopping. This leads to where we are now, where Latios and Latias were using their powers to stop the tsunami. They succeeded, but Latios used too much power and was now starting to die and becoming transparent, while having a bright blue glow around him.

(With Latios and Latias)

"Brother!'' Latias cried out in sadness as she floated in front of a transparent Latios, which humans would only hear her usual cry. "Why did you do this brother?'' Latias asked in concern for her older brother and only remaining family member left.

Latios looked at his sister and smiled lovingly. "I was already damanged from the effects of the DMA. I no longer had the power required to stop the tidal wave and father's soul has now separated from the Soul Dew. I need to take father's place as the new Soul Dew for Altomare, or it will not survive''. Latios started explaining to his sister with a smile, knowing what he must do to save his home.

Latias looked at her brother in deep shock. No. This can't be happening! She can't lose her big brother! Her only remaining family member left! She can't! Latias thought of a solution as fast as she could, till an idea popped into her head. "Wait, what if we can somehow return father's soul into the Soul Dew?!'' Latias asked in concern, hoping that this idea could save her brother.

Latios's eyes widen in shock at the idea that his sister came up with. "That could work, but we'd need a human whose aura is strong enough to restore father's soul''. Latios replied to his sister, thinking that maybe this plan could work. Latias smiled at hearing what her brother said and was about to say something to Latios, till a rainbow flash appeared behind her, getting the Eon siblings to turn around and see what was the cause of that flash.

Only for their eyes to widen in shock at seeing the cause was Ash, only he was holding a rainbow feather in his right hand, with the young Rainbow Hero looking as shocked as them. "Ash!'' Latios and Latias called out in shock at seeing the kanto boy, who looked up from the Rainbow Wing and saw Latios and Latias. "Latios! Latias! You're both alright!'' Ash called out with a smile as he floated towards his two new friends, still holding the Rainbow Wing in his right hand.

"How are you even here?! And what's that geather?'' Latios asked in surprise at seeing Ash appear, wondering what that feather that the Rainbow Hero was holding onto. "I don't know! The Rainbow Wing just started glowing and next thing I knew; I was here''. Ash replied to Latios, also confused at how the Rainbow Wing activated, making the two Dragon Type Pokémon widen their eyes.

"Did you say Rainbow Wing?!'' Latias asked in surprise to hear that the human that she liked was actually Ho-oh's Rainbow Hero. Ash looked at Latias and nodded to her. "Yeah I did, but we can talk about that later! What's happening to Latios?!'' Ash asked in concern for Latios, which surprised the blue dragon a bit since Ash is acting like this when he barley knows him and they aren't that close.

"He's disappearing''. Latias answered Ash's question, getting more worried by the second with the Rainbow Hero widening his eyes. "Disappearing? There's gotta be something I can do!'' Ash cried out in concern for Latios, not wanting to lose a friend.

"There is something, but the chances of it failing and killing you along with me are high, like 90% out of 100%''. Latios explained to Ash, knowing that the chances of this working out are very slime. "I DON'T CARE!'' Ash shouted out with narrowed eyes, making Latios and Latias widen their eyes at the Rainbow Hero.

"You're my friend Latios. It's true that we barely know each other and just met not too long ago, but you became an important friend to me, just like Latias. No matter what happens, I'll always help or save my friends because my friends are everything to me, even if I have to risk my life! And that includes you too, Latios!'' Ash exclaimed with wide eyes, not caring about the risks and just wanting to save his friend.

Both Latios and Latias stared at Ash in complete shock and awe. They have never met someone like Ash, who is willing to risk his life for Latios and not care about the danger. Latios was the most shocked since he thought that even if Ash seemed nice, he thought that he was never this kind of person, which amazed him at the Rainbow Hero's will to save him. "Ash…thank you''. Latios whispered to Ash as a smile formed on his face, completely trusting the 11-year-old.

Ash smiled at Latios, while the Rainbow Wing was glowing even more. "Save the thanks for when this whole thing is over with. Tell me what I need to do now?'' Ash asked Eon Dragon Pokémon, wanting to save Latios as soon as possible. Latias floated closer to Ash, while smiling brightly.

"You must transfer part of your aura and part of your soul into Latios for him to be able to restore the Soul Dew to its previous form and reseal father's soul into the Soul Dew''. Latias explained to Ash, who paid close attention to her.

Ash nodded to Latias as his eyes showed his determination. "Alright, but how do I do that exactly?'' Ash questioned Latias on how he'll transfers part of his soul and aura into Latios. "Just place your hands over me, then sis and I will take care of the rest from there''. Latios said to Ash, making the Rainbow Hero look back at him before he nodded at the blue dragon.

Ash looked at the Rainbow Wing in his right hand, before he placed it in his pocket as he held his hands out to Latios, while Latias pushed Ash to her brother.

Soon Ash's hands made contact with Latios's transparent form. Latias lowered herself, but Ash remained floating in front of Latios, while Latias placed her paws on Ash's back. Then a blow glow emitted from Ash's hands and began to envelop Latios. Soon after a few seconds, Latios' figure started to become solid again, showing that he was turning back to normal. Latios' eyes widened as he felt life flowing through him again.

Latios then began focusing on restoring the Soul Dew as Ash's aura and soul began to reform his own. Ash gritted his teeth as he felt his body began to ache in pain as his aura left him. Latias looked at Ash in concern and her concentration began to slip. "Don't stop, Latias!'' Ash shouted out at Latias, making both her and Latios widen their eyes at what he said.

Ash's body was starting to turn transparent; his right eye closed and had begun taking deep breaths while his left hand started hanging to his left side.

"We can't stop! We're so close to bringing back Latios! I won't give up, because I want Latios to live, because he's my friend!'' Ash shouted out as his left eye shot wide open as he held his right hand out to Latios, who also had widened eyes. "ASH!'' Latios cried out in telepathy as he held his left paw out to Ash as well. Ash's hand reached for Latios' paw with the two desperately reaching out for each other.

However, they didn't notice Ash's pocket was glowing, till the Rainbow Wing flew out and floated between Ash and Latios. The Rainbow Wing released a rainbow light between Ash and Latios, before it went back into Ash's pocket. The rainbow light started to vanish to reveal 2 stones, with one being small and the other being big enough to hold in someone's hand. The big stone was silver and blue in a DNA symbol, with the small one having the same symbol, only green and blue.

Ash, Latios and Latias had wide eyes at seeing those stones appear, while the stones went to Ash and Latios. The big stone went to Latios, while the little stone went to Ash, which the both of them grabbed the stones with their hands or paw. Ash and Latios looked at the stones in wonder before Ash used his fingers to rub it. The stone began to glow, making Ash widen his eyes.

The stone being held in Latios's left paw also started glowing as well, making the Eon Dragon widen his eyes in surprise. The two lights connected to each other, as if it connected Ash and Latios. "What the! What's going on?!'' Ash called out in surprise as Latios's whole body was covered in energy, covering the Dragon Type Pokémon from view. Then Latios's body started changing.

Latios started getting bigger, his wings getting bigger as well. Even his face started changing as well and finally his wings and paws merged together. Soon the glow disappeared, revealing Latios, only completely different. He was now bigger, purple replacing blue, his paws and wings now merged and finally his whole body was different than before. The DNA symbol appeared in front of Latios, before it disappeared.

Ash and Latias stared in shock at what they just witnessed. They just saw Latios somehow evolve or something, with said Eon Dragon looking shocked as well. Latios then looked back at Ash and narrowed his eyes. "Let's do this, Ash!'' Latios called out to Ash in telepathy, getting the Rainbow Hero to lose his shocked look and smirk at Latios. "You got it, Latios!'' Ash called out with a smirk, getting Latios to smirk back, before a bright rainbow light appeared and engulfed them all.

(Meanwhile with Ash's friends)

Ash's friends, Misty, Brock, Bianca and Lorenzo were watching from outside the museum in deep concern. Pikachu was watching from the ground next to Bianca, while Misty held Togepi in her arms. Things started getting crazy for them since they just saw Ash vanish without warning when he pulled out a rainbow feather from his pocket. Now they were watching as a sphere of light floated in the air, while the water returned to Altomare with the city safe.

Then the strangest thing happened. The sphere of light went up into the sky and created…a rainbow! Everyone looked at the rainbow in awe at seeing one appear out of nowhere, before they saw something flying towards them from the sphere. Bianca and Lorenzo smiled in relief when they saw one of the flying objects was Latias, but they grew surprised at seeing Latios in his new form, with a sleeping Ash on his back.

"Is that you, Latios?'' Bianca asked in surprise to see Latios's new form, with everyone else looking at Latios in awe and shock as well. Latios nodded to Bianca with a smile. 'Yeah, it's me Bianca'. Latios said to Bianca in telepathy, getting Misty and Brock to widen their eyes in surprise more. Latias flew to Lorenzo and held out the Soul Dew to him in her paws. "The Soul Dew! Thank goodness''. Lorenzo said in relief as he took the Soul Dew from Latias with a smile.

"What's wrong with Ash and what happened?!'' Misty asked in concern at seeing Ash on Latios's back, asleep as Pikachu jumped onto the Eon Dragon's back to get to his best friend. 'Don't worry, he's just asleep since he used a lot of his aura to save Latios'. Latias answered Misty's question with a smile as she looked at the sleeping Ash with a smile on her face, getting everyone to look at the Rainbow Hero in surprise. "Ash…saved Latios…'' Bianca whispered to herself in shock that Ash saved Latios.

Latios nodded to Bianca with a smile, before he looked at the sleeping Ash on his back and smiled. 'A human…willing to sacrifice his life to save mine. Ash…I owe you my life for this'. Latios thought to himself with a smile, grateful to Ash for risking his life to save him. Latios then looked back at Bianca, Lorenzo, Misty and Brock. 'Ash is tired, so we'll take care of him and let him rest back at the garden. We'll bring him back tomorrow once he's fully rested'. Latios told everyone with a smile, wanting Ash to get some rest after what has happened.

Misty and Brock looked at Latios in surprise, but before they could reply to the Eon Dragon, the Dragon Type Pokémon took flight with Ash and Pikachu still on his back and flew off towards the garden. Latias giggled at her brother's actions, before she looked at Bianca and Lorenzo.

'I'll put the Soul Dew back for you guys, you should just rest since it's been a busy day'. Latias said to Bianca and Lorenzo with a smile as she took the Soul Dew back from Lorenzo and flew after her brother, leaving everyone standing there in shock, before they all went back to watching the rainbow.

(With Latios and Latias)

The Eon Dragons flew into their garden home with smiles, with Latias immediately going to place the Soul Dew back where it belongs, while Latios went to find a place for Ash to rest. Latios went to one of the trees, before he stopped in front of it. Latios' eyes glowed, showing that he was using Psychic. Ash and Pikachu were lifted off his back and onto the soft ground.

Pikachu was looking at his best friend in concern as Ash kept sleeping, before he turned around to look at Latios, who was floating in the sky. "What happened to Ash!'' Pikachu cried out to Latios, wanting to know what happened to his best friend. Latios kept silent, just staring at Pikachu for a few seconds. "…Did you know that Ash was Ho-oh's chosen Rainbow Hero?'' Latios asked Pikachu, wanting to know if the Electric Mouse knew that Ash was the legendary Rainbow Hero.

Pikachu gained a surprise look on his face at hearing Latios say that. Of all the things that Pikachu was expecting, this was not one of them. "Yeah, I did''. Pikachu replied to Latios with a surprised look on his face. Latios then looked back at Ash's face as said trainer kept sleeping. 'Caring for others and willing to give up his life if needed to save a friend, such a pure heat. Ash really is the chosen Rainbow Hero'. Latios thought to himself as he smiled, now seeing Ash was truly the Legendary Rainbow Hero.

"Brother!'' Latias's voice was heard, getting Latios and Pikachu's attention as they looked to see the red Eon Dragon flying towards them, before she stopped next to her brother. "The Soul Dew is back where it belongs, and the water is safe and secured and flowing through the town again''. Latias said to her brother with a smile, glad that everything is back to normal. Latios smiled back at Latias as well, before something suddenly happened that no one saw coming.

Latios's body suddenly glowed purple again for a few short seconds, before the purple glow disappeared to reveal Latios back in his normal form, with no damage to his body, like the whole incident never happened. Latias and Pikachu stared at Latios in complete shock with their eyes almost popping out their heads and mouths hanging open, while the blue Eon Dragon looked at himself in amazement to see himself back in his normal form, while feeling happiness at knowing that he wouldn't be trapped in his new form.

However, Latios felt something in his left paw, getting him to look to see the same stone that he got earlier there. Latios looked at the stone for a few seconds, before he decided to keep it. Latios looked at Latias with a smile. "After everything that has happened today, I'm gonna take a nice long rest, so please don't wake me up early tomorrow, sis''. Latios requested from his sister with a smile, before he went to Ash and floated down to the ground and went to sleep, while making sure that Ash wouldn't be cold by sleeping besides him.

Now that Latios mentioned it, Latias and Pikachu also yawned as they felt the events finally catch up with them. "Good night Pikachu''. Latias said to Pikachu as she yawned, before she floated down to the ground and went to sleep, while being sure that she was sleeping next to her brother and nuzzling Latios' face with her own. 'I'm coming; Ketchup dream world'. Pikachu thought to himself as he lied down on Ash's lap and went to sleep, going to his happy place.

Everything was peaceful in the garden as the human and Pokémon slept together in peace. However, Ash slowly opened his eyes, groaning. "Uhhh…Am I in the garden?' Ash questioned as he looked around to see that he was in the garden that Latios and Latias live in together.

Ash was still feeling weak from giving up most of his aura and life energy, so he still needed more rest. Ash turned his head to see that he was sleeping against Latios' body, Latias sleeping next to her brother and finally Pikachu sleeping on his lap, making the Rainbow Hero smile at seeing Pikachu, Latios and Latias safe again. "Pkachu, Latios, Latias. Thank goodness that you're all safe''. Ash whispered to himself as he used his right hand to rub Pikachu's back and left hand to pat Latios's head, glad that all his friends were safe.

Ash then looked up above, thinking about Verity and Sorrel. 'Verity, Sorrel. I miss you guys, and I hope that the both of you are doing alright'. Ash thought to himself as he smiled sadly to himself, missing his two best friends very much, wishing to see them again. However, as Ash was looking up, he didn't notice the Rainbow Wing in his pocket glowing, or the red eyes in the shadows of the tree, watching him.

However, Ash heard something step on a branch, making him slowly turn his head to the right. Then, coming out of the bushes of the garden was an Eevee, who looked tired and ready to fall asleep. "That's an…Eevee?'' Ash whispered to himself in surprise to see an Eevee in the garden, while the Normal Type yawned cutely. The Eevee then looked at Ash with tired eyes, before it yawned again as the Pokémon walked up to Ash and lied down on his stomach, going to sleep.

Ash looked down at the sleeping Eevee in surprise at how the Pokémon did this without hesitating, before he smiled to himself as he strokes Eevee's fur with his right hand, making the sleeping Normal Type smile in her sleep. 'Eevee must be tired, so maybe I should just let it sleep and make friends with it tomorrow'. Ash thought to himself, smiling as he continued to stroke the sleeping Eevee's fur, before he yawned.

"Guess I'll hit the hay for today''. Ash said to himself as he closed his eyes and fell asleep, with his right hand on Eevee's head, who smiled and lean into Ash's touch more. However, with Ash and Eevee asleep, they didn't see the Rainbow Hero's old friend Marshadow appear from the Shadows on Ash's right side. Marshadow said nothing, before he put his right hand over Ash's lap and opened it with the same small stone from earlier falling onto Ash's lap. Marshadow then sunk back into the ground and left Ash and the Pokémon sleep.