The Power of One

Ashlyn and the gang were out at sea, on a boat. The weather was gorgeous and no sign of trouble was heading their way. But Ashlyn had an odd feeling that trouble was brewing somewhere.

"What a great day." Ashlyn declared, stretching her arms.

"I agree," Misty agreed, "The weather today is gorgeous."

"Hey I have an idea. Let's bring out our Pokémon to enjoy the weather as well." Tracey suggested.

Ashlyn and Misty liked that idea.

"Maren, is it alright?" Volkner asked the owner of the boat.

Maren Michi, the owner of the boat that the gang were on. She has dark green hair and orange eyes, she wore a bright orange outfit with black boots and a black cap, pulled backwards.

Maren looked at them with a smile, "Of course. It would take us about an hour before we reach the next island, there is plenty of time." She answered.

Ashlyn sent out Lucario, Espeon, Natsu, Gengar, Persian, Romulus, Tsareena, Vaporeon, Leafon, Levina, Lapras, Galahad, and Athena (Kangaskhan couldn't come out because she would be way too heavy). Misty sent out Gloom, Staryu, Poliwhirl's, and Psyduck. Volkner let out Jolteon, Helioptile, and Luxray. Tracey sent out Marill, Venonat, and Scyther. All the Pokémon were relaxing, except Tesla and Volkner's Raichu. Tesla and Raichu were staring seriously at the sky, as if they could sense that something very wrong was about to happen.

Dark grey clouds quickly appeared in the sky, it started to rain really hard with howls of winds and worst of all, really rough waves started build up in the ocean.

"What!" Ashlyn gasped.

The gang quickly returned back all their Pokémon for safety and grabbed onto the rails of the boat tightly, so they wouldn't fall off.

"Where did this crazy storm come from?!" Misty shouted.

"I don't know!" Ashlyn shouted, "but it certainly came out of nowhere!"

"Hang on!" Maren yelled, as she tired her best to take control of her boat, but it wasn't easy, the current of the waves were rough.

A big school of Magikarp was swimming near them. They seemed fuller of life than usual and they swam with the boat, as if they were helping control the boat. Maren soon noticed that they were heading towards an island.

"That's Shamouti Island," she said to the gang, "We're in the middle of the Orange Islands. I'm going to port the boat there." The gang agreed with Maren's decision; after all sailing in a storm is very dangerous!

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Ashlyn and the gang just set foot on Shamouti Island.

"Lucky we found this island." Ashlyn sighed.

"I agree." Misty agreed.

"If we hadn't found this place we would be in real trouble." Volkner added.

"Uh I think we are still in trouble." Tracey said, nervously, pointing at something behind the three.

"What?" The three trainers turned around and saw what Tracey was nervous about, "Ah!"

The gang saw lots of people dressed in some sort of fury feathery tribe clothing and had beads of big birds, they jumped down to the shore. The gang yelped, freaked out by this.

"Maren, how are you?" A female voice spoke up, sounds like a discorded.

Ashlyn blinked, "Huh?"

The female one that spoke was removing the bird head mask off, revealing a young woman with short brown hair and sea green eyes, she wore traditional islanders clothing, "It's been awhile." Her voice sound normal.

Maren smiled, "Carol, I can't believe it. It's great to see you." She said.

"What are you doing back on Shamouti Island?" Carol asked.

"We got caught up in that storm and floated in, and it looks like we got here at the perfect time." Maren answered.

"You're right. The Annual Legend Festival starts today."

"This is my favorite island holiday. Are you going to be the star of the show again?" Maren asked, excitedly.

"No. I'm too old to be the Festival Maiden anymore." Carol responded, "So year my little sister is going to take over for me... Wonder where she could b-"

"I'm right here!" A female voice shouted out.

Everyone turned to the side and saw a young girl around Ashlyn's age and she wasn't wearing the traditional costume that they other islanders were wearing, she wore casual clothing instead. Ashlyn recognized her as Melody, Carol's little sister. She knew that Melody seemed to be one of those sorts of people who hated being part of rituals and ceremonies, even if it was tradition.

"The only one not wearing some stupid costume, you think after a few centuries you've out grown this dorky ritual." Melody insulted.

"It's our tradition," Carol argued back "and you should be honored to take part."

The girl waved off, "Don't worry I'll play my role in the big Legend... I've seen you do it like a zillion times." She said, casually.

Carol sighed, "Just be there." Then she pointed a finger at the girl on the walk, "Well, unfortunately that's my little sister, her name is Melody Yodel, but don't get fool, she's not always this adorable."

"Who are they?" Carol asked.

"Oh sorry, this is Volkner, Ashlyn, Misty, and Tracey. Ashlyn's a Pokémon Trainer." Maren introduced the gang.

Ashlyn nodded.

"POKÉMON TRAINER?!" The islanders of Shamouti Island shouted out.

Ashlyn flinched, slightly.

The islanders of Shamouti all began to cheer.

"But I'm a Gym Leader." Volkner pointed out.

"And I'm more of a Pokémon Researcher." Tracey added.

"The Ancient Legend foretells your arrival." A old wise man voice spoke up, a bluebird face mask walked towards Ashlyn, "And only you with the great Guardian of the Sea, can vanquish the Titans of Fire, Ice and Lightning." The old man pulled up the beak of the mask up, revealing his face. "In your hands O, Chosen One." The Elder man named Tobias, looked at Ashlyn seriously, 'Lest the Earth shall turn to Ashlyn. Her name is a complete match of the prophecy, speaking of the Chosen One.' He thought. "In your hands rests the fate of this world."

Ashlyn really didn't like the sound of that. But she knew that the prophecy was going to come true.

Ashlyn gave a nervous smile, "It-It does?"

The Elder man smiled, "Ha, don't let it worry you kid, it's just for the tourist." The beak fell down and the elder man pulled it back up, "Blasted beak."

'I think I should be worried.' Ashlyn thought with a sweat-drop.

"So you're a Pokémon Trainer huh?" Melody asked, suddenly and appearing out of nowhere.

Ashlyn nodded, "Yeah."

"Welcome then." Melody greeted.

"We have found our CHOSEN ONE!" The Elder announced.

After the greeting, the islanders led the gang to the festival area.

Tesla and Raichu still kept on looking at the sky with worry.

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The annual legend festival was a real blast. There was food stalls, bright light decorations everywhere, a parade, people dancing in the street and a lot of laughter and smiles. At a banquet hall, the gang was waiting for the legend ceremony to begin.

"I wonder what my part in the legend is going to be." Ashlyn muttered.

"Who knows? But I have a feeling that it might be interesting." Volkner commented.

Just then Melody, dressed as a maiden, entered and played a melody on an ocarina. (The same tune from the movie). After Melody finished the song, she started to explain to Ashlyn what she had to do.

"You must travel to three islands, Fire, Ice and Lightning, and pick up the three glass spheres from their shrines." Melody then twirled, "Then you bring them back here and I'll play the melody and it's all over." She said.

Ashlyn nodded, "Okay." She got up from her seat, "I'll head off right now."

"There's no rush Ashlyn." Melody protested.

Ashlyn shook her head, "No, it's best if I go now. The weather has been strange today, so I intent to go before it gets worse." She said.

"I like your spirit Ashlyn, we'll take my boat." Maren said.

Maren agreed to take Ashlyn to the islands in her boat. Volkner, Misty and Tracey decided to stay behind. So Ashlyn, Tesla, and Maren got onto Maren's boat and set off across the sea at once.

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Maren, Ashlyn, and Tesla were on the boat and the waves were getting rough. Ashlyn shivered from the rain and wind.

"Ah-Choo!" Ashlyn sneezed, "I hope that I don't get seriously sick."

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Meanwhile Melody was getting worried about Ashlyn and Maren, "The storm is bad. What if those two can't make it to the island?" She questioned herself.

Volkner, Misty, and Tracey were worried too.

"Carol, I have to take your boat." Melody declared.

"But Melody, what can you do?" Carol asked her little sister.

"They're caught up in this storm because of our stupid ritual," Melody said, sadly, "and I'm the one who chosen Ashlyn. I just hope that they are okay."

Volkner, Misty, and Tracey went with Melody too; they were worried about Ashlyn's safety as well.

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At that time, Ashlyn and Maren were still out on the ocean. Ashlyn was holding onto Tesla, so that she wouldn't fall overboard, and Tesla was holding onto Ashlyn. The sea was getting rougher by the second and Maren was finding it hard to steer the boat because of the waves tossing the boat about. Just then Ashlyn saw an island in front of them.

"That's Fire Island." Maren said.

Just then the boat hit a rock and the rudder broke.

Maren realized what broke, "The rudder! Hold on tight!" She shouted.

Thanks to the waves help, they made it onto Fire Island, crash landing.

"Are you okay, Tesla?" Ashlyn asked.

"Rai. (I'm fine)." Tesla replied.

Ashlyn took a good look at Fire Island; it was a mountainous region, with rocky steps up the slops.

"At least we made it." Maren said, examining her boat, "But-"

Before Maren could finish her sentence, Tesla took off and headed towards the rocky stairs.

"Hey Tesla, where are you going?" Ashlyn called out as she ran after Tesla, leaving Maren behind with the boat.

Ashlyn knew that Pokémon act really weird whenever strange weather like this happens. So for now it's best that she would just follow Tesla.

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Meanwhile Melody, Volkner, Misty and Tracey were still on their way to Fire Island. The sea had gotten rougher than ever and Melody had to make the boat ride the waves, like surfing.

"I've been around boats all my life, so you don't have to be scared." Melody assured the others.

"I'm never afraid around water," Misty declared, confidently, "because I'm from a Water Pokémon gym."

What the group didn't know was that Team Rocket had snuck on board the boat and they were hiding in the lifeboat under a sheet.

"Good thing we noticed the twerps preparing to leave on this boat." Jessie whispered.

"Yes, and we will be able to see if Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno do live on the three islands around Shamouti Island." James agreed.

"I still wonder about the strange weather we're having." Meowth pondered, cautiously.

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Soon Melody, Misty and Tracey reached Fire Island. Maren was surprised to see them.

Maren was surprised to see Carol's little sister.

"Are you okay?" Melody asked, not seeing Ashlyn, "Where's Ashlyn?"

"We're fine when we arrived but the boat is in pretty bad shape. Also if you're looking for Ashlyn, she ran up those stairs." Maren pointed towards the rocky stairs.

"The shrine." Melody said and she brought out the sail of her sister's boat and with the strong wind's help, the ship started to move up the rocky stairs as if it was flying. Volkner, Misty and Tracey were amazed by this clever trick.

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Meanwhile Ashlyn was still following Tesla up the rocky stairs. Finally Tesla brought her trainer to the center of Fire Island in a big volcanic mouth, and there lying near the edge of the cliff was a small stone shrine. Ashlyn followed Tesla to the shrine.

"This must be the shrine of Fire Island," Ashlyn took a good look at it. The shrine had a stone statue of a bird which she knew was Moltres. "Moltres's home."

Ashlyn climbed up the stone Moltres and pointed to a fiery red glass sphere, held between the two stones of the stone Moltres's beak, "Rai Rai Raichu." She said, pointing at it.

"Erm. The ancient sphere." Ashlyn said, as she grabbed the sphere and began to pull. Then she finally pulled it out, "Woah." She breathed out, "This must be one of the treasures that Melody was talking about."

Ashlyn took a good look at the sphere in her hand, when her hand touched the sphere, a small flame came to life in the orb. "Huh?" She blinked, surprised.

"Come on we better get back to Maren." Ashlyn put the sphere in her pocket for safe keeping and headed towards the rocky stairs.

Just as they were heading towards the stairs, Team Rocket appeared.

"Give us a break. What do you three want?" Ashlyn demanded.

"No need to fret brat, we just need to know where Moltres the Bird of Fire is. And if you do know something perhaps you would tell us?" Jessie demanded.

"I don't know where Moltres is and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you anyway." Ashlyn stated.

At that moment Melody, Volkner, Misty, and Tracey arrived on the flying boat.

"Guys, what are you doing here?" Ashlyn asked, surprised.

"We were worried about you and I do hope you're happy. If you've just stayed at the party we wouldn't be in this prediction." Melody answered.

"True, but if I did stay back, the storm would've gotten worse and then I wouldn't have been able to get to any of the three islands. The harmony is also breaking if you haven't notice." Ashlyn retorted back, immediately.

Melody was just about to argue back, when a loud screech interrupted her. Everyone looked up at the sky and saw a massive, spike feathered bird, sending out bolts of electricity from its body.

"It's Zapdos," Ashlyn said in awe, "But what's it doing here though?"

Zapdos sent out bolts of lightning, hitting some stone pillars causing them to stone blue. Then Zapdos kept on flying around the top of the volcano, lighting up the ground and pillars with his electricity.

Tesla bravely fired a weak bolt of electricity at Zapdos to get his attention. Zapdos ignored Tesla and landed on the shrine. Tesla tried to gain Zapdos's attention again. Zapdos just kept on screeching, while Tesla was sending weak bolts of electric at him.

"Tesla's pretty tough but Zapdos isn't feeling the attacks." Jessie said.

"Those aren't attack Jessie. Tesla is trying to talk to Zapdos." Meowth explained, "She's saying what are you doing here on Fire Island, Zapdos and where's Moltres?" He translated.

Zapdos got Tesla's attention that time and unleashed a bolt of electricity at Tesla to answer her questions.

"What's it saying Meowth?" James asked.

"Zapdos is saying that Moltres used to rule here. But now this Moltres is gone." Meowth translates, "Lightning shall rule over fire and I now claim this island as my own from this day forward. Heh, It seems that Moltres flew the coop."

Zapdos continued to unleash bolts of electricity. But then its electricity power began to get drawn into the sky. Everyone, including Zapdos, looked up at the sky, and there high in the clouds was a flying ship. Ashlyn knew that that was Lawrence's ship. The gang and Team Rocket looked at the ship in awe; they had never seen anything like it. Lawrence's flying ship had lightning rods attached to it and the lightning rods did not only attract Zapdos's electricity, but it also drained Zapdos's electricity.

Then electric rings of the ship and Zapdos was captured in no time at all.

"No way." Ashlyn gasped what she saw.

"It actually captured Zapdos." Volkner said.

But the electric rings did not only captured Zapdos, but they also captured the gang and Team Rocket and the boat.

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Melody, the gang and Team Rocket were trapped in a cage, between Moltres and Zapdos, who were still trapped in their prisons, in a big room that had different kinds of collections of artifacts in it.

"Zapdos and Moltres." Tracey said in awe at the two birds trapped in electrical cages.

"Whoever this person is, it managed to capture the two Legendary Birds." Volkner said.

"When I get my hands on that person, I'm going to make them wish they were never born." Ashlyn growled.

Melody noticed a stone tablet, "Hey, what's this?" She then began to read it, "Disturb not the harmony of Fire, Ice or Lightning, lest these titans wreak destruction upon the world in which they clash." Her eyes turned serious.

A big clanking noise gained everyone's attention and when they looked up, a metal center pillar started to sink into the ground.

There on the top of the pillar, sitting in the chair, was Lawrence.

"Well, this certainly is a pleasure." Lawrence said, after the pillar got to the floor and getting out of the chair, "Although an unexpected one. What do you think? Moltres the Bird of Fire and Zapdos the Bird of Lightning, of course without Articuno is not a complete set."

"You're disgusting! Talking that way about Pokémon, it's like you only see them as something to collect like, dolls or stamps! What in Arceus are you?!" Ashlyn shouted, with anger.

"Well young lady, you could call me... for starters, I'm Lawrence Gelardan, merely a Collector." Lawrence stated his status.

Volkner's brow arched, "A collector?"

"I'm a collector. I started off with a Mew card and now my collection has grown bigger and better." Lawrence let the humans out of the cage. "Legendary Pokémon have always been my interest, and soon my collection will be legendary." Just then Lawrence's computer informed him of Articuno. "Now if you excuse me I have some work to complete now." He left the collection room by using the pillar, like an elevator.

The gang was watching everything happening outside from a window. They could easily see the three Titan Birds fighting against each other.

"Well, this sure beats an inflight movie." Jessie said.

Melody looked at the stone tablet again, "Disturb not the harmony of Fire, Ice or Lightning. Lest these titans wreak destruction upon the world in which they clash." She read out and her voice echoed throughout the room.

Everyone else joined Melody at the tablet, they all surrounded the tablet, looking at it.

"What if the ancient legend is coming true?" Melody questioned.

"More likely its is." Volkner said.

"Ever since Lawrence has started to capture the Legendary Birds the Legend has began." Ashlyn continued.

"If the Legend states what happening now, then everything and everyone on this planet will be destroyed." Tracey said.

The group looked at Zapdos and Moltres in their cages.

"We need to set Moltres and Zapdos free now." Volkner said.

"You're right. Move away from the cages." Ashlyn commanded.

Everyone did including Team Rocket.

"Natsu, Tesla!" Ashlyn sent out her flame Pokémon.

"Charr!" Natsu roared as he appeared.

"Rai!" Tesla jumped ready.

"Luxray, Raichu." Volkner sent out his gleam eyes Pokémon.

"Luxray!" Luxray said.

"Rai Rai!" Raichu said, ready.

"Natsu, Flamethrower and Tesla, Thunder, attack Moltres cage." Ashlyn ordered.

Both attacks hit Moltres's cage, making the Titan of Fire look at them.

"Luxray and Raichu use Thunder on Zapdos cage." Volkner ordered.

Both Electric-type Pokémon attack Zapdos cage, making the Titan of Lightning look at them.

Team Rocket used their Pokémon Arbok and Weezing to attack Zapdos's prison.

"There's an extra defense around the electric cage." Volkner noticed as the attacks hit the cages, seeing an invisible shield around the cages, "Must be a force field. Ashlyn, we have to go full power in order to destroy the force field as well."

"Right!" Ashlyn nodded,

"FULL POWER!" Ashlyn and Volkner shouted.

Natsu, Tesla, Luxray and Raichu fired more power and it destroyed the electric cages.

"GRWARRR!" Both Titan of Fire and Lightning screeched out, free, from the cages and both began to attack the ship.

Zapdos and Moltres flew outside the room where they destroyed the wall and used their Fire-type and Electric-type attacks, destroying the ship.

The ship started to break apart when it crash landed on Lightning Island and Lawrence's collection started to fall out of the collection room and into the sea.

Carol's boat fell out of the ship and onto the ocean as well.

"Let's move! We need to get out of here!" Ashlyn shouted.

Everyone ran down a metal barrier, which had smashed into the Collection Room earlier and made their way of the ship, down, very carefully.

"Rai, Raichu! (Ashlyn, Zapdos shrine!)" Tesla pointed to the shrine she saw.

"Right." Ashlyn saw Lightning Island's shrine near a cliff and went to it at once. It was a small stone shrine like Fire Island's shrine and had a stone statue of Zapdos.

A golden yellow glass sphere was in the stone Zapdos's beak, Ashlyn grabbed hold of it and easily pulled out the sphere and a small yellow bolt of electricity appeared in the glass sphere when Ashlyn held it.

As Ashlyn was looking at the Lightning sphere for a second, the Titan of Ice appeared.

"Look out!" Misty shouted.

The group ran away as the three Titan Birds started to fight with each other.

"It's too dangerous to stay here! We need to get onto the boat and leave now." Melody said.

Team Rocket and the gang agreed with Melody and they all went onto the boat at once.

They all watched as the Three Legendary Birds battle each other out with; Thunder, Flamethrower and Ice Beam.

"I hate to be burn from that fire." Jessie commented.

"I hate to get zap from the lightning." James said, next.

"I hate to get hit by..." Meowth closed his eyes and ears, with his paws, "The droppings!"

When Zapdos's lightning started to zap the area, it hit a cliff, causing the ice to giveaway and making water gush out.

"Oh no." Ashlyn's eyes widened. "Everyone hold on!"

The flow of water caused the boat to move and sent it over the cliff, where down below was the frozen, icy, ocean. But before the boat could hit the icy ground, they were saved by a swirling geyser. Everyone was surprised that this swirling geyser had saved their lives and it was moving.

Melody and Ashlyn heard a sound, an echoing moaning sound, which sounded a bit familiar to them both.

"That sound." Ashlyn muttered.

"What's that sound?" Melody questioned.

The swirling geyser made its way and the boat to Shamouti Island. Team Rocket got out the life boat and they got off Carol's boat by using that. Soon the swirling geyser arrived at Shamouti Island; it brought them to the shrine of Shamouti Island. Bad news for the boat was that it fell of the cliff and crashed onto the icy ocean, breaking in the process.

Everyone sighed in relief and came to their senses when they saw the royal Pokémon standing in front of them.

"Erm..." Ashlyn blinked, as she looked at Slowking.

Slowking looked at Ashlyn, "Take the treasure and put it there." He said, pointing at the shrine.

Ashlyn was somewhat surprised, "You can talk?" She only seen and heard Pokémon talking through telepathy, though Meowth and the Gastly they met at Maiden's Peak could talk human.

"Ashlyn, the sphere treasures." Volkner said.

"Chu." Tesla nodded.

"Oh." Ashlyn pulled out the two sphere treasures from Moltres and Zapdos islands.

"Raichu." Tesla ran towards the shrine.

Ashlyn followed after her partner towards the shrine area and went up the stairs, she looked in the shrine and saw the elemental islands, there was a small slot for each island.

"Rai?" Tesla said.

"Fire Island." Ashlyn placed Moltres treasure sphere in front of the Fire Island slot. "Lightning Island." She then placed Zapdos sphere treasure in front of Lightning Island.

"So you're Ashlyn." Slowking spoke from behind her.

"Kya!" Ashlyn looked back immediately.

"You're one treasure short, Ashlyn." Slowking said.

"Yeah, I know. But how do you know my name?" Ashlyn questioned, confused.

Before her question could be answered, they heard screeching in the sky. Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno were breaking out into a big fight again, throwing Flamethrower, Thunderbolt and Ice Beam at each other. Ashlyn couldn't help but have a flashback of Mew and Mewtwo fighting, it was the same but this time worst.

'Someone stop it.' She mentally prayed.

And as if her pray was heard, suddenly a big swirling geyser from before appeared again, hitting the Three Legendary Birds and as the geyser broke apart, revealing a big, silver, with dark blue patterns, sort of bird and dragon appeared.

"The Great Guardian of the Sea, Lugia." Slowking said, awed.

"Lugia." Ashlyn said.

"Rai."

"I can't believe it." Melody said.

The humans and Pokémon stared at Lugia in awe. Lugia roared out, a sound echoed throughout the area. Ashlyn's eyes widen for a bit, hearing that sound by Lugia.

"That sound." Melody said, taking out her ocarina, looking at it.

The Three Legendary Bird Pokémon looked at Lugia, flying around.

Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno began to attack Lugia. Lugia didn't exactly attack back; what he did really was fly around to dodge the attacks and used whirlpool and safeguard to protect itself. But then the three birds suddenly succeeded of hurting Lugia with their attacks, and Lugia fell into the ocean, in pain. Slowking and the gang were in shock what they had seen.

"This is bad." Slowking said, sadly.

"Now what?" Misty asked.

Half a mile away from Shamouti Shrine and the Elemental Islands, millions and millions of Pokémon arrived.

As the oceans were now covered in ice, those who couldn't swim or fly could now walk across the ice.

"Holy Arceus...so many Pokémon." Ashlyn in awe.

"It's obvious they're here because of this disaster." Tracey said, looking at the Pokémon through his binoculars.

"There's only one hope." Slowking spoke up, "Only the Chosen One can bring together the treasures, to help the Water's Great Guardian."

"But the Legend said, 'It's song shall fail.'" Melody said.

Slowking turned towards Ashlyn, "Lest the Earth shall turn to Ashlyn." He added.

Ashlyn didn't like the look Slowking was giving her.

"But however are we going to find the Chosen One, if we don't even know were to look." Melody inquired.

"Wait a second," Misty interrupted, putting two and two together, "It's written in the legend. The earth shall turn to Ashlyn."

"It's talking about you Ashlyn." Tracey realized.

Ashlyn blinked twice, as she took a step back and pointed a finger at herself, "I'm... the Chosen One..." She said, shocked and disbelief.

"Rai Raichu." Tesla and Raichu, they nodded simultaneously as they knew all the time.

Ashlyn grimaced as she took two steps back more, "Wait, wait a minute. Training Pokémon is tough enough but saving the world is wayyy to hard." She said.

"I know it's not easy Ashlyn," Volkner said. Even though he didn't want her to go into danger. But she was needed, "But you're the only one who matches the legend perfectly. What do you say?"

"Well right now I wish my mum hadn't named me Ashlyn." Ashlyn responded.

"Ashlyn, this whole thing is my fault. I-I should have never dragged you into this.." Melody said, feeling very guilty.

"True... You're the one who picked me when there was plenty of others out there." Ashlyn commented.

"Lugia." Melody took out her ocarina, "The sound its makes, is like the song from the Legend." She then began to play the melody.

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In the ocean where Lugia was still falling, when Melody played the song, it began to have a rainbow color glow outline, it open its eyes and then used the move Whirlpool once again but the Whirlpool was also colored in rainbow, to come out of the ocean.

The rainbow Whirlpool broke apart revealing a fully healed, Beast of the Sea.

"(The song has restored my strength)," Lugia said, in telepathy, "(When the treasures of Fire, Ice and Lightning are aligned, my song shall harmonize with their powers and tame the Beasts of above and below the sea. But this can come to past, only with the help of the Chosen One.)"

"But what can I do that nobody else can?" Ashlyn asked.

"(Only in the hands of the true Chosen One will the Ice sphere glow like the others and awaken its powers.)" Lugia replied.

"That means I have to go to Ice Island and get the treasure sphere from there." Ashlyn said, in an uneasy tone as she saw the Three Legendary Birds fighting.

"(The choice is yours, you must go, only were your heart leads.)" Lugia said, wisely.

Ashlyn looked at Ice Island in the distance nervously. Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno were fighting over there. Just then Ashlyn felt a tug on her legging. She looked down to see Tesla and Raichu looking up at her.

"Raichu." Both electric mouse Pokémon smiled.

"Huh? You two think I can do it?" Ashlyn asked.

Lucario, Espeon, Natsu, Gengar, Persian, Toucannon, Levina, Vaporeon, Leafon, Romulus, Kangaskhan, Lapras, Galahad, Athena, and Tsareena came out of their Pokéballs.

Each Pokémon cried out, in encouragement.

"Oh my." Melody gasped, seeing some unknown Pokémon.

"Even all your Pokémon agree." Volkner smiled.

"You can do it, Ashlyn." Misty encouraged.

"That's right." Tracey agreed.

Ashlyn smiled softly. She almost felt like crying. But this wasn't the time. She had to get going.

Ashlyn turned to Natsu with confidence, "Natsu I need you to give me a lift to Ice Island."

"Growl (No Problem)." Natsu smiled.

Ashlyn returned her other Pokémon and got onto Natsu's back. "You guys stay here and I'll be back with the third treasure as quick as I can."

"Good luck and be careful." Volkner said.

"Best of luck Ashlyn." Melody said.

Ashlyn nodded and Natsu took off, heading towards Ice Island and Lugia followed.

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"We're halfway there." Ashlyn said to Tesla and Natsu.

Suddenly Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno began to attack the group. Tesla and Natsu used Thunderbolt and Dragon Pulse attack to fight back, while Lugia used Safeguard to block the bird's attacks and to defend the group. There was worse to come; when the three bird's attacks struck the ice big chunks of ice kept on flying towards Natsu who didn't like having big chunks of ice thrown at him, since fire types were weak against ice.

Ashlyn could see that Natsu was having trouble flying with this. "Natsu land us now." she said.

Natsu landed on the icy ground and Ashlyn and Tesla got off Natsu's back, and Ashlyn returned him.

"We need to get to Ice Island another way." She said.

"Well you're lucky that we are here, twerp." said a voice behind her.

Ashlyn turned round to see where the voice was coming from, and there behind her was Team Rocket. Team Rocket had fixed the helicopter's rotor to the lifeboat and now it was a motorboat.

"Team Rocket?" Ashlyn blinked, "What are you doing here?"

"We're here to help you get to Ice Island." James replied.

"You're helping me save the world?" Ashlyn questioned, confused, "That's hard to believe."

"Listen twerp," Jessie spoke up, "We may be bad guys be we don't want the world destroyed either, especially since we were born and raised here. Besides if this world is destroyed then we would be out of work."

Ashlyn looked at Team Rocket then breathed a sigh. "All right," She said, "I will accept your help, but just this once."

Ashlyn and Tesla got onto the motorboat and they set off for Ice Island. Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno did attack the group, but thanks to the rotor they finally got there before the birds could stop them. They rode the motorboat through a cave of Ice Island that went all the way up to the mountain peak. When Ashlyn saw the shrine, she jumped off the motorboat to get the third treasure. Ice Island's shrine was the same as Fire and Lightning Island's shrines, but this time with a statue of Articuno. Ashlyn took out the treasure from the beak as quick as she could, and an icy blue glow appeared in the sphere.

"The final treasure sphere." Ashlyn said and place it into her pocket, "Time to head back."

She got back onto the motorboat, and she and Team Rocket were just about to leave, when the three legendary birds attacked them. The motorboat got hit by Zapdos's lightning and by Moltres's fire and was destroyed. When the birds attacked each other Articuno got zapped and burned by Zapdos and Moltres and fell to the ground in defeat. Ashlyn felt sorry for Articuno, but knew that she had no time for pitying.

The group climbed up the peak and ran down the slope of the other side of the mountain. At the moment, Lugia flew down alongside them.

"(Have you got the treasure?)" Lugia asked Ashlyn.

"Yes I do." Ashlyn showed it to Lugia.

"(Get on.)" Lugia lowered his neck to Ashlyn.

Ashlyn and Tesla jumped onto Lugia's neck and Team Rocket grabbed onto Lugia's leg and they all set off for Shamouti Island at once. Suddenly Zapdos appeared and attacked Lugia. Then Moltres started attacking them and Lugia was trying to dodge the attacks.

"We're slowing Lugia down. The three of us are too heavy!" Jessie shouted.

"Let's try weight watchers." James suggested.

"It's too late for that!" Jessie snapped.

"I heard that it's not too late if you stick to the program!" Meowth yelled.

Lugia continued dodging Zapdos and Moltres's attacks.

"If we don't let go they may not make it back!" Jessie panicked.

"Let's protect the world from devastation." James suggested.

"Guess we gotta let go." Meowth said.

"Are you guys ready?" Jessie asked.

"Let's do it." James said.

Team Rocket let go of Lugia and began to fall.

"What are you three doing?!" Ashlyn gasped when she saw them.

"TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF FOR GOOD!" They screamed as they fell.

Ashlyn and Tesla couldn't believe they did that. But Ashlyn knew that Jessie, James and Meowth would be okay since they fell into the sea.

While Ashlyn and Lugia were still flying towards Shamouti Island, Ashlyn saw the millions of Pokémon on the iced up sea.

"Lugia, why are all those Pokémon here?" Ashlyn asked.

"(It's because they feel they must be here, in case they are needed.)" Lugia replied.

"Um, not to be rude or anything, but what can they do to help?" Ashlyn questioned.

"(They are not sure, which is why they are here.)" Lugia answered.

"What do you mean?" Ashlyn asked.

"(I mean that just one Pokémon could help the world, would be worth the journey for thousands of them any day. But this day, the one who would make all the difference is you.)" Lugia responded, wisely.

Ashlyn smiled and nodded.

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Ashlyn and Lugia were just near Shamouti Island, when suddenly they were trapped by some big electrical triangles. Ashlyn knew that the electric triangles came from Lawrence. The electric triangles were causing pain to both Lugia and Ashlyn and it was preventing them from getting to Shamouti Island. Lugia fired his signature move, Aeroblast, to break the trap and to destroy Lawrence's ship for good this time.

Moltres and Zapdos got hit by the Aeroblast too and they fell to the ground in defeat. Lugia's prison had caused so much pain through his bode, that he fell unconsciously into the sea, with Ashlyn. Ashlyn floated on top of the ocean, with Tesla holding on to her.

Lugia sank deeper into the sea, with his eyes closed in defeat. "(I have failed.)" he said.

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Volkner, Misty, Tracey and Melody saw everything that had happened.

"Ashlyn and Tesla need help!" Tracey panicked.

At that moment, twisters and lightning bolts were appearing, meaning the storm was getting worse again. Misty handed Togepi to Melody.

"Come on Tracey and Volkner, let's help Ashlyn." Misty said.

Tracey and Volkner nodded and they ran to the shore of the island. Misty tied a rope around her waist, jumped into the ocean and swam to where Ashlyn and Tesla were.

"Hang on you two." She said, grabbed onto Ashlyn.

Misty tugged the rope and Tracey and Volkner pulled the rope to bring both of them to shore.

Misty shook Ashlyn to try to wake her up, "Come on, Ashlyn! Wake up!"

"Raichu? (Are you okay?)" Raichu asked Tesla.

"Rai. Raichu. (I'm fine. Nothing serious.)" Tesla replied.

Ashlyn then began to move, she groaned, weakly.

Volkner, Misty, and Tracey looked at her, feeling a great relief off their chest.

"Argh..." Ashlyn opened her eyes, "Dear Arceus, that hurts..." She muttered.

Volkner held her up by the waist. "You alright?"

"Yeah, but what about-" Ashlyn pulled out the ice sphere treasure from her pocket and sighs in relief. "Thank Arceus... Lugia?"

"Lugia collapsed into the ocean, he was critically injured thanks to those electrical cages." Tracey explained.

"Can you move?" Volkner asked.

Ashlyn frowned and she took one step but her legs gave out, "No..."

Volkner gave Ashlyn a lift on his back, a piggyback ride.

They all headed up the stairs.

"Thanks, Volkner." Ashlyn thanked him.

"Don't worry about it." Volkner assured her.

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When they arrived the top, Melody and Slowking were happy to see them, especially Ashlyn.

"She made it." Melody smiled.

Volkner placed Ashlyn down.

Ashlyn took a deep breath, she began to walk towards Slowking, "Here it is Slowking." She said.

Slowking shook his head and pointed to the shrine, "You must be the one to place it." He said.

Ashlyn walked up the shrine stairs and placed the ice sphere into the slot. Everyone was silently waiting. Ashlyn took a few steps back, and after a few second all the sphere treasures glowed, red, blue and yellow, releasing lights from them and then a green light appeared.

Everyone watched as the ancient carved writings on the shrine floor glowed green and then green water appeared out of the shrine and flowed to the seven stone pillars of the Shamouti Shrine. The green water turned the stone pillars into ice crystal pillars.

"I think it's now the time you play the song." Misty said to Melody.

Melody smiled and ran up to the shrine and played Lugia's song. (Lugia's song from the film) A different crystal pillar glowed in tune to the song, as if they were keys.

As Melody played the melody, Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno recovered from their fighting and flew into the sky in peace. The bad weather disappeared and the sun started to show itself again. The green water from Shamouti's shrine poured all over the ocean like oil and melted the ice, turning the sea back to normal. Lugia recovered too and came out of the sea at once and flew with the Three Legendary Birds.

Lugia flew to where Ashlyn and the others were standing and landed in front of them, he lowered his neck and gestures towards his back. Ashlyn blinked and pointed to herself.

Lugia nodded.

Ashlyn smiled and Tesla hopped onto her shoulder, she got onto Lugia's back and he took off into the sky.

As Lugia flew, a big underwater current, the Beast of the Sea, came out of the ocean and stretched globally like a rainbow. The Three Legendary Birds joined them and flew around four islands and under the current together, in peace.

The millions of Pokémon retreated back to where they came from, swimming, flying and hitching rides.

Ashlyn smiled; she was happy that everything was back to normal at last. Riding on Lugia's back with the three Legendary Birds felt amazing. She was glad that the crisis was finally over.

Volkner, Raichu, Misty, Togepi, Tracey and Slowking were also happy that everything was back to normal. As Melody played the last note, the crystal pillars turned back into stone pillars, and Melody was relieved that the disaster was over at last.

After everything was settled down, Lugia and the Three Legendary Birds all stood on the ground.

"(The Beast of the Sea has been tamed. The fate of the world could not be, in better hands.)" Lugia said.

Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno all nodded.

"(Now Chosen One, we shall present you a gift.)"

"What gift?" Ashlyn asked.

Lugia bellowed and the Three Legendary Birds screeched out, calling something.

From the ocean out came another Lugia, but only smaller and younger.

From the sky, flew in and landed beside the Three Legendary Birds were another Zapdos, Shiny Moltres, and Shiny Articuno, only like Lugia, smaller and younger.

"It's a baby Lugia, Zapdos, Shiny Moltres, and Shiny Articuno!" Ashlyn gasped.

Lugia smiled, "(This is my son and I'll leave him in your hands.)" He responded.

"Wait, you mean you're all giving your offspring to me?" Ashlyn asked, shocked.

Melody, Misty, Volkner, and Tracey were surprised by that. The babies stumbled over to Ashlyn and nuzzled her, happily. Then she petted each two at time.

"This is the secret part of the Legend." Slowking began, explaining, "After the Chosen One succeeds of saving the world the Great Guardian of the Seas and the Three Legendary Birds will present their offspring to the Chosen One as a gift. And then the baby Lugia and the Chosen One will become partners for the rest of their lives." He finished, while shocking everyone.

Ashlyn couldn't believe her ears; the baby Lugia and the other three baby Legendary birds were going to be her Pokémon for life. Ashlyn smiled and looked at Lugia.

"Lugia, Zapdos, Moltres, Articuno, thank you," She said, "and I promise to look after them."

Lugia and the three Legendary Birds nodded. Then they handed something to her: Mega Stones. Ashlyn was surprised once more.

"Mega Stones?" Ashlyn asked.

"(Those Mega Stones belong to Zapdos, Moltres, Articuno, and my son, it's able for them to Mega Evolve.)" Lugia said.

"No way..." Tracey and Misty said, jaw dropping.

Then the Three Legendary Birds, they took of into the sky with a cry to their offspring and flying to their island.

"(Become strong.)" Lugia said, he took off into the sky and wailed once more time, before he dived back into the ocean.

'Goodbye Lugia.' Ashlyn thought.

Baby Lugia wailed as his father left, he couldn't speak like his father and was still young to fly properly.

Baby Articuno cooed and rubbed its head against Ashlyn's chest and cooed at the baby Lugia, who responded back. Baby Moltres and Zapdos nuzzled Ashlyn's cheeks.

"Well that was amazing." Misty said.

"Yeah, I never thought we would see four legendary Pokémon." Tracey agreed.

"Indeed." Volkner added.

"It was incredible." Melody said.

"ASHLYN!!!" A familiar voice called out.

Everyone turned around and saw Delia, Professor Oak, Professor Ivy and the news crew coming towards them.

"Mum!" Ashlyn gasped.

Delia ran up to Ashlyn. "Okay start talking. You're in big trouble young lady!" She gave a stern look.

"Um excuse me Mrs. Ketchum," Misty interrupted, nervously, "but Ashlyn just helped save the whole world."

"Oh did she?" Delia then loosen her stern look, "Well, I could've lost my whole world."

Ashlyn blinked, "Huh..."

"Every day Ashlyn I worry about you and I wonder if you're okay," Delia said, "I know very well and I can't stop you from doing what you're doing, though I can't stop missing you all the time. But please do me a favor, next time try to save the world closer to home and remember you're my hero."

Ashlyn smiled, "I'll try and thanks mum."

Prof Oak suddenly noticed the baby Lugia, Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno beside Ashlyn.

"Uh, Ashlyn there's a Lugia, Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno beside you." he said.

"I know," Ashlyn said, "and they're all my new Pokémon."

Prof. Oak and Prof. Ivy couldn't believe it.

"Seriously Ashlyn, you surprise me all the time." Prof Oak stated.

"Prof. Oak, would you mind looking after them for me until I get back from the Orange Islands?" Ashlyn requested.

"Of course Ashlyn, you can count on me." Prof. Oak assured her.

Ashlyn explained to the baby Lugia and Legendary Birds about them being caught in a Pokéball and going to Prof Oak's place until the Orange Island journey was over. They all nodded their heads as understanding. She also gave them names as well. Lugia was named Poseidon, Zapdos was Barak, Shiny Moltres was Enya, and Shiny Articuno was Yukina. Ashlyn took out four Pokéballs from her backpack and captured the four Pokémon easily.

"You're all in good hands." Ashlyn said as the four Pokéballs disappeared to the lab.

"Oh, since you're here," Ashlyn took out the GS ball from her bag, "I'll give you the GS ball now." She held it out to him and Prof. Oak gently took it from her.

"Thank you, Ashlyn. I can't wait to study it." Prof. Oak thanked her.

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So in the end, the disaster of the Orange Islands was under control again. No more disaster weathers and the legendary birds were in harmony again. Prof. Oak and Delia went back to Pallet Town and Prof. Ivy went back to her lab on Valencia Island. Melody went back to her home, where Carol had been waiting for her. And Ashlyn, Volkner, Misty and Tracey continued their journey through the Orange Islands.

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Pokémon on hand: Raichu (Tesla)(F), Lucario (M), Espeon (F), Shiny Charizard (Natsu)(M), Gengar (M), Persian (F), Toucannon (M), Pikachu (Levina)(F), Vaporeon (F), Leafon (F), Dusk Lycanroc (Romulus)(M), Kangaskhan (F), Lapras (M), Zamazenta (Galahad)(M), Shiny Zacian (Athena)(F), Tsareena (F)

Oak's Ranch:

Snorlax (M), Glaceon (F), Crystal Onix (Chrystal)(F), Bulbasaur (Cedar)(M), Lurantis (F), Lugia (Poseidon)(M), Zapdos (Barak)(M), Shiny Moltres (Enya)(F), Shiny Articuno (Yukina)(F)