Ash's Eon Journey!

The Truth

Chapter 21

"What was that?" asked Ash.

"That was a vision from the past," said Uxie, "Dialga must have created it,"

"But why that specifically?" asked Pikachu.

"The memory is based on whoever it hits," said Azelf, "was that your memory Michael?"

I shook my head. "I've never seen anything like that but... I think I know what it is,"

"What is it?" asked Pikachu.

"Those scientists said something about an experiment, the human world and... a Latios," I said, "that Latios is... me,"

There was a moment of awkward silence. I didn't know what else to say. If that memory was true then that meant I was no more than a failed experiment; I wasn't made to be like this. I was just an accident never meant to happen, a result of a Pidgey stealing a feather.

"Michael? Are you okay?" asked Ash.

I shook my head sadly. I wasn't okay, not after what I had just seen.

Ash was about to say something when a burst of energy threw us all to the ground.

"We need to stop Cyrus now!" said Latios.

Uxie nodded. "If we can destroy that gem on his glove, it should stop him from controlling Dialga and Palkia,"

"Azelf, Mesprit, Uxie? I know you're not my Pokemon, but would you be willing to let me command you for now?" asked Ash.

"Of course!" said Azelf.

"Fine by me," said Mesprit.

"Just tell us what to do," said Uxie.

"Great!" said Ash, "Okay, Pikachu use Quick Attack then Iron Tail to destroy Cryus' glove! Azelf, use Psychic so nothing gets in Pikachu's way!"

Azelf and Pikachu rushed off towards Cryus.

"Does anyone know how to de-activate the plates?" asked Ash.

"Only Arceus can control them," said Uxie, "if anyone else tries to control them... well you can see what happens,"

"What should we do then?" asked Latias.

"We may not be able to control them," said Mesprit, "but if we can hit them with a really strong attack, they should settle down."

Ash nodded. "Alright, Latios, Mesprit, Uxie, and Latias, you four try to calm down the plates,"

I watched as they started to attack the plates, wondering what I should do.

"Michael?"

I looked at Ash. "Yeah?"

"We're going to take on Dialga and Palkia,"

I did a double-take. "You want me to do that?"

Ash shook his head. "Nope. I want us to do it together,"

"But..."

"Michael," Ash gave me a serious look. "I don't know what that vision was about, but I do know one thing,"

"What's that?" I asked.

"Even if you're only a Latios because a Pidgey happened to steal a science experiment, it doesn't mean you're a failure or an accident. Those things may have happened by chance, but that doesn't change who you are. You are special Michael, you determine who you are, not some scientists. That experiment might have changed who you are on the outside, but on the inside, you're still Michael. I met another Pokemon once who didn't like how he was born and I had to show him that it didn't matter that he was made by humans and that not all people are evil. When he left, he said something that I've remembered ever since. Do you know what that was?"