Aura Masters
Chapter 1
by yournamehere98000
"Ash, please try and pay attention! This is on your test tomorrow, and you're in no position to fail another test!" Mrs. Rockenet shamelessly announced in front of all 30 students in her class. Everyone in the class, besides Ash, mustered a chuckle at this comment. Ash, through his embarrassment, sat up and tried to pay more attention. The problem was, however, Math wasn't his favorite subject. In fact, he was currently on the brink of failing. He could grasp the idea of it, and he could see clearly where the applications fit into the real world. It was just, he was a terrible test taker. Though, the teacher thought differently. Mrs. Rockenet thought it was because he never once stared at the chalkboard. The last thought in her mind as she stood before the class was that maybe Ash was an Auditory leaner, that he could learn better through hearing. Whatever the case may be, he needed to pull his grades up.

After a brief meeting with his math teacher after class about his tests, Ash was done for the day and headed home. He felt so relieved that his day was about to end that he could barely contain himself. He just wanted to relax on the couch and not do anything. After a thirty minute walk home, Ash let himself in and plopped his stuff down in his room.
"Mom, I'm home!" He called. Ash could faintly hear his Mom greeting him. Ash went downstairs and was about to relax on the couch, when he felt rather strange. It was almost as if he was growing and changing, but he knew he wasn't and simply let the moment pass.
"Welcome home, Ash." Mrs. Ketchum said again while hugging her son.
"Hi Mom." Ash replied. He didn't feel like saying much, but he knew the inevitable question would come from his mother's lips.
"So, how is your math class? All right, I hope." Mrs. Ketchum asked. There it is, Ash knew he couldn't avoid that one. Of course, his Mom had asked him this same question so many times, it had almost become routine.
"Oh, it's going okay. Mrs. Rockenet said she would let me take tomorrow's test in her office." Ash said confidently.
"That's great dear. I'm glad she's letting you bump your grade up." Mrs. Ketchum said.
"Yeah, I am too." Ash agreed.
"You want some dinner?" Mrs. Ketchum asked.
"Yes please!" Ash exclaimed, nodding his head vigorously. His Mom made the best dinner! It always brought his mood up, even if he had a crappy day at school.

After dinner, Ash rubbed his tummy. The food was so delicious he had to hold himself back from eating too much.
"That was some good Steak and Potatoes Mom." He finally said with a belch. Mrs. Ketchum smiled back at him and said:
"Excuse you. Well, anyway, I'm glad you liked it dear." Mrs. Ketchum let out a quiet belch, but still audible.
"Excuse you, Mom." Ash said. Ash and his Mom both shared a laugh. Afterwards, Ash had grabbed the TV remote and flipped channels until he found his favorite show.
"You have just enough time to watch your show, but then I want you to brush and floss your teeth and go to bed." Mrs. Ketchum said with a smile as she looked him in the eyes from behind the couch.
"Oh, okay Mom." Ash grunted.
"Thanks, hon." Mrs. Ketchum said with a smile. Ash saw his Mom go up the stairs and then continued to his TV show.

After his show, Ash went upstairs to get ready for bed. After he had taken a shower, and brushed and flossed his teeth Ash had proceeded to go to bed.
"Goodnight, Mom." He called down the hallway.
"Goodnight, Ash." Mrs. Ketchum replied.
"I just wish I could pass my test tomorrow…" Ash mumbled to himself as he drifted off to sleep. He then closed his eyes and fell asleep rather quickly.

Instantly, Ash appeared to be in a giant hallway looking toward a pedestal of some kind. The hallway was long, extending behind him as far as he could see. Running along down the center of this hall was a red carpet with a regal looking pattern on it. The pattern was a sequence of colored dots that repeated itself down the length of the carpet. The design had one massive white dot almost extending out to both edges of the carpet, followed by two dots, one pink and one blue, which had about an inch of space between them but still did not reach the ends of the carpet. These two dots were then followed by a row of three, one light blue, one yellow, and one the same pink as above. Ash had no idea what this symbol meant, but he walked the length of the carpet until he reached the pedestal.

"WHO GOES THERE? WHO DARE ENTER MY REALM UNANNOUNCED?" The voice asked in a booming voice that made Ash cringe and cover his ears.
"Uh…me, Ash Ketchum!" He said, trying to sound confident, when in reality he would've pissed himself. The creature that caused Ash to announce himself turned around. The creature stood on all fours and had a white body with a grayish underbelly and elaborate looking wings that appeared to be there just for show and didn't look functional in the least. The creature's presence was intimidating, but it wasn't as scary as before. The creature looked down at Ash: Was this puny thing really the one he called for when he told Mew he needed a hero? Surely he wasn't. The creature assumed the real hero would come booming through the end of the hallway, ask what the task was, and then leave with as much presence as he came in with. So the creature waited. After a while, he sighed.

"Surely you jest?" The creature asked, leaning his head in close. Ash shook his head.
"Fine, I guess you'll do. I AM IN NEED OF A HERO, ACTUALLY WE ALL ARE!" The voice boomed.
"All of who?" Ash asked. Unless he was mistaken, there were no beings in the hall with the creature.
"ALL OF WHO YOU ASK? ALL OF US, US POKÉMON!" The voice boomed again.
"Pokémon?" Ash asked. The white monster standing before Ash nodded.
"But what are Pokémon?" He asked.
"POKÉMON ARE THE CREATURES THAT RULE MY WORLD, OF WHICH I AM ONE TOO! OF A RELATED DISCUSSION, I AM THE ONE CALLED ARCEUS!" Arceus boomed.
"Wait, so I'm not in the Human World?" Ash asked, quite confused.
"WELL…NO, NOT REALLY! YOU'RE IN MY GREAT HALL, WHICH IS INBETWEEN YOUR WORLD AND MINE!" Arceus explained. Before Ash could interject, he continued:
"I CALLED FOR A HERO AND I WAS SENT YOU! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY?" Arceus asked. Ash shrugged and then shook his head:
"No, why, what do you need?"
"I AND ALL THE BEINGS OF MY WORLD NEED YOUR HELP! WE NEED A HERO TO SAVE US FROM THE ONES THAT CALL THEMSELVES OMEGA!" Arceus explained further.
"Omega?" Ash interjected.
"YES. OMEGA IS A TROOP OF EVIL POKÉMON BENT ON OVERTAKING ME AND THE OTHER FIVE TRUE LEGENDARIES AND TAKING OVER THIS WORLD AS WELL AS YOURS! AS OF THEIR GOAL, I DO NOT KNOW!" Arceus seemed to shudder after he said this. 'He couldn't possibly be scared could he?' Ash thought.
"But, if you're True Legendaries, as you say, couldn't you just stop them with a stomp of your feet or something?" Ash asked.
"I'M AFRAID THAT IS FAR TOO COMPLICTED, ASH! THE POKÉMON THAT HAVE SIDED WITH OMEGA HAVE HELPED THEIR LEADER TO TAKE SOME THINGS THAT BELONG IN THIS PALACE!" Arceus said.
"What did they take?" Ash asked.
"THE OMEGA POKEMON HAVE TAKEN THE LUSTROUS AND ADAMANT ORBS!" Arceus said with slight discomfort.
"Well, what do those do? This temple seems pretty impressive without them." Ash said haphazardly.
"FOOL! DO YOU NOT REALIZE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE OMEGA HAS CONTROL OVER THOSE TWO ORBS? THEY HAVE CONTROL OVER DIALGA AND PALKIA, THE RULERS OF TIME AND SPACE! WITHOUT THOSE TWO ORBS HERE, AT THE GREAT HALL, THE BORDER BETWEEN YOUR WORLD AND MINE WILL CEASE TO EXIST! THIS PALACE WILL ALSO CEASE TO EXIST! BY THOSE TWO ORBS NOT BEING HERE, DARKRAI GETS WHAT HE WANTS: TO RULE BOTH WORLDS AND HAVE HUMANS AND POKÉMON ALIKE DO HIS BIDDING!" Arceus boomed in a voice that spread throughout the Great Hall and blew Ash backward about 30 feet.
"D-D-Darkrai?" Ash shuddered in fear. The name sent a chill down his spine and made him feel a cold breeze even though he heard no wind. Arceus gave a slow and solemn nod:
"Darkrai is the evil one who leads the Omega. His very nature is dark and mischievous. As I said before, he wants to take over both the Pokémon World and the Human world and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants!" Arceus was now speaking in a quieter, more serious tone. Ash's eyes shook with absolute fear and his entire body was encased in a chill that silenced him and scared him to death.
"W-W-What do you want me to do?" He finally asked, still scared to the core by Arceus' words.
"I would like you to come and find me." Arceus said.
"But what if Darkrai tries to find you?" Ash asked.
"Do not worry, Darkrai does not yet know of your existence so I doubt he will come." Arceus explained.
"One last question: How do I get to this place?" Ash asked, noticing his body was now somewhat see-through. He figured he was waking up and didn't have much time.
"If you use the power granted to everyone of your kind but not known by most, you will be transported here." Arceus said. He was looking up now because Ash was floating and becoming more transparent. Before Ash could ask Arceus what he was talking about, he woke up. Actually, he was startled awake and sat up in bed.

Ash looked at his clock: 6:30. It was almost time to go to school; he had just enough time to shower. He got up and staggered to the shower. As he walked into the shower with a change of clothes, Ash discovered he now had a slight headache. Minutes later, he stepped out of the shower, turned the water off, and put his change of clothes on. While he was, he couldn't help but remember what Arceus' last words were: "If you use the power granted to everyone of your kind but not known by most, you will be transported here." What did Arceus mean by 'power granted to everyone of your kind but not known by most' and how had this power been forgotten? The questions forming around this one in his head made his headache even worse. Ash decided to let It go for now, after all it was a school day, he couldn't be late. As an afterthought, he remembered he was 16, he got his license last week, he could drive. 'No,' he thought, 'if I ride the bus I'll get to school sooner.' Ash ran downstairs in a hurry, swallowed some ibuprofen with a tall glass of orange juice, and was about to rush out the door when he heard someone come downstairs.
"Ash, don't forget to eat something." Mrs. Ketchum said with a plate full of one of his favorites: bacon filled pancake with peanut butter and maple syrup.
"Thanks Mom." Ash said after he finished, bolting out the door with his backpack. Mrs. Ketchum could only smile as her son boarded the school bus just in time. As Ash rode the bus into school, his mind was elsewhere, in the Pokémon World.

Aura Masters
Chapter 2

Ash's day went rather smoothly: he was able to concentrate on his schoolwork, study for the test until he felt comfortable, and block out all thoughts of his dream from the night before. For the time being, he was relaxing in the Study Hall he had before Math. Ash had just finished studying for his Math test, when the girl sitting next to him decided to start up a conversation:
"The test today is gonna be brutal! She's asking us to remember too much, I can barely get the basics down. How do you feel about the test, Ash?" The girl exclaimed.
"I feel pretty good, actually. I just hope my brain doesn't lock shut when I get the test."
"Yeah, I know what you mean. On the last couple of tests, I've known everything beforehand, but when she passes them out my mind goes blank." The girl agreed with a smile.
"Well, Kate, do you want my help?" Ash asked.

Kate Downsley had known Ash practically since he was born. They were always friendly to each other. In fact, the first day of preschool, Kate was as frightened as could be. Not even thinking about it, Ash reached out his hand and offered to hold her hand as they went inside. She gladly accepted, and from then on Ash and Kate were best friends. Throughout their grade school careers together, they got to know each other even better than brother and sister. However, once Ash had got to the 9th grade, he noticed something odd, Kate Downsley looked hot. Maybe he was surprised that she had become somewhat popular, or in total mess because of his hormones, but one day he decided to ask her out to dinner.
"Sure thing, Ash. To be honest I hadn't seen you all day today until now, even though we have three classes together. Where were you?" She had asked. This caused Ash to blush heavily.
"Well…um…I was…I-" Kate cut him off:
"Oh, I think I get it. You're too nervous to talk to me because you think I'm beautiful right?" Ash nodded as fast as his neck muscles could take; after all, he had been assigned seating in the back of those old mini-auditorium sized rooms and had had to lean forward just to see the board.
"I've gotten that a lot today, but I didn't believe any of them until just now. How about Viridian Sushi at 8:30? If you get to my house at around 7:00, we could even walk there together." Kate offered.
"O-o-okay, I'll see you then?" Ash hesitantly stammered.
"Alright, I'll see you tonight." Kate said as she left for the bus ride home. Before she did though, she remembered to get something out of her locker. She fumbled through her locker while Ash was still standing there like an idiot.
"Sit with me on the bus?" Kate offered. Ash nodded. While sitting next to Kate on the bus, both of them knew their friendship probably wouldn't be the same.

"Yeah, can you help me with this question?" Kate asked. She showed Ash the problem she was stuck on in her review packet. As Ash was helping her, he realized he had gotten stuck on this question the night before last also. Ash flipped through his notes and showed and explained the page where he did the work out.
"Thanks." Kate said as they packed up for their last class together this year. They both felt prepared for the test and that nothing could shake them. As they walked up to the door of their last class for the day, Ash lay back to relax on the lockers until Mrs. Rockenet came by to open up the classroom.
"You ready for this test, Ash?" The teacher asked. Ash slowly nodded, he didn't want to trick himself into being overconfident, nor sell himself short. Mrs. Rockenet took his silence as a good thing and mumbled to herself as she opened the classroom, which for some odd reason was locked that day. Ash was about to go in the classroom, when he felt a cold hand stop him. He froze, almost literally too, and spun around.
"What is it, Kate?" He asked.
"Good luck, Ash." Kate cheered as she hugged onto his 5 foot 6 inch frame.
"Aw, thank you Kate, you too." Ash replied. Kate smiled and boosted her body up three inches to peck him on the cheek before they entered the classroom, still on time for class.

After the test, Kate and Ash were the last two to leave, purely by coincidence. As they got the stuff they needed from their lockers for homework, they passed by Ash's first because it was further from where the buses were, Kate and Ash boarded the bus and chose to sit together on the ride home. When the bus got to Ash's house, Kate quickly asked:
"Do you think your Mom would mind if I came home with you?"
"Nah, I don't think so, but phone your Dad first." Ash warned. Kate phoned her Dad after she got off the bus. A few moments later, she closed her phone.
"He said for me to just be home by 6:00, he wants me home for dinner." Kate announced.
"Cool, okay then. We could help each other with our homework if you want." Ash said as he walked up to the doorstep with Kate holding his hand. Ash knocked on the door, which he knew was locked. Mrs. Ketchum came to the door and saw her son and Kate standing there.
"Well, come on in you two." She remarked with a smile.
"It's been awhile since you were over here last hasn't it Kate?" She continued. Kate nodded.
"So, what's going on? Homework, Relaxing, Sex?"
"MOM, Please!" Ash interjected. Mrs. Ketchum grew an apologetic frown on her face.
"I'm sorry, it's just Kate hasn't been over here in so long."
"No, nothing like that Mrs. Ketchum, we're just going to do our homework." Kate said.
"Oh, okay. Well don't let my son's perverted Mom distract you!" Mrs. Ketchum said in a joking tone of voice. Ash and Kate joined her in laughing and then set up their homework on the dining room table.

Just before dinner, Ash helped Kate gather all of her stuff to go home and met her at the door.
"Do you want me to walk you home, Kate?" Ash asked.
"No, I think-" Kate cut herself off. She just now realized how dark it had gotten.
"Actually, yes, would you mind?" Kate restated.
"No, of course not. Mom, I'm going to walk Kate home, I'll be late for dinner." Ash called.
"Okay sweetie. Hey, are you gonna need a flashlight?" Mrs. Ketchum asked. Ash looked behind him to confirm his thought:
"Yeah, a flashlight wouldn't be a bad idea." Ash called up the stairs. Soon after, Ash saw a flashlight flying through the air…well not really flying, more like falling toward his face! Ash was able to catch the flashlight in either case.
"Thanks, Mom!" Ash called before he left the house with Kate's hand in his.

As they were walking, Kate was huddled up to Ash.
"You scared, Katie?" Ash asked.
"No! And you know I hate being called that!" Kate retorted. Ash had a smile on his face and he was rest assured that it was so dark Kate couldn't see his face. All of a sudden though, Ash felt a punch to the face.
"Good one Kate." Ash said, but heard no reply.
"Kate, so that's this broad's name is it? Well be sure to scream it to the heavens when I screw you. Heh heh heh." A masked thug said, shifting his attention from Ash to Kate.
"Let her go!" Ash screamed.
"Maybe if you can find me with that light of yours, I will. Or maybe I'll have my pants down over your girl, you never know!" The thug said, tauntingly.
"You better not!" Ash screamed as he frantically shone his flashlight to find the rapist. Minutes later, he was able to find the two of them by following the sound of Kate's scream. Sure enough, Ash found Kate on the ground, bloodied and beaten to the ground and the rapist standing over her in the latter position he mentioned earlier.
"Aw, dude that's so wrong!" Ash commented.
"Well then turn that stick of and listen to me fuck her." The thug taunted once more.
"NO!" Ash screamed.
"Fine, it's your choice. You can watch instead." The thug said.
"I choose neither!" Ash bellowed.
"Well then what are you gonna do, stop me? If you take another step I'll fuck her anyways!" The thug tormented.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Ash threatened.
"Or what? Forgive the pun, but you're screwed either way!" The thug cackled.
"ASH, HELP!" Kate managed to let out a blood curdling scream. The next thing Ash heard was near deafening silence and then something that sounded like a punch to the face.
"I SAID DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!" Ash bellowed. He was so angry right now, he couldn't take anymore. Almost by instinct, he moved his hands to aim at what seemed like nowhere and bright blue energy began swirling into an orb of light. As the orb formed, Ash could feel heat on his hands and let the heat build up to the point where, much like the anger still flowing within him, he couldn't take anymore. He finally shot it in a straight line at what, again, appeared to be nothing. Ash grabbed for the flashlight after a short pause and aimed it at Kate and ran over to her."
"Kate are you okay?" Ash asked, tears starting to form in his eyes.
"I'm fine, Ash." Kate said as she hugged him tight.
"By the way, what was that?" Kate asked after they began walking home again.
"What was what, the orb of blue energy? I have no idea." Ash said. Then it came to him: That must have been what Arceus meant.
"What's wrong, Ash?" Kate said when she noticed he went silent.
"N-nothing, I'm just glad I could save you from that man." Ash said. He hadn't told Kate about his dream. Right when he started thinking he should, Ash and Kate arrived at her doorstep.
"I am, too." Kate said as she pecked him on the cheek again. Just after that, Kate's Dad came to the door.
"Ah, Ash my boy, how are you?" He asked.
"I'm fine sir." Ash said hesitantly.
"What's with that grim face, son?" Mr. Downsley asked. Ash proceeded to tell him what happened on the walk home.
"Well, I'm just glad you brought my girl home safe, Ash. And it's a good thing you decided to get that flashlight from your Mom, huh?" Mr. Downsley said. Ash chuckled nervously a bit:
"Yeah, it certainly was."
"Well, goodnight Ash and thank you." Mr. Downsley said.
"You're welcome and I'll hopefully see you tomorrow Kate." Ash said.
"Oh, you will, definitely." Kate said confidently with a smile. Ash waved as Mr. Downsley and his daughter waved back as he left waving for home.

He couldn't believe how strange it was, rescuing his best friend like that. What was that ball of energy and how did it come to be, in the Human World no less? He figured it was the power Arceus was talking about, but what did that have to do with…well anything, really? Ash continued home, his head feeling heavy from all the thoughts in his head.