Pokémon Legacy: Come Back to Me

Chapter Eighteen

"You!" Ash yelled angrily, looking at the green haired girl standing across from them. He subconsciously pushed Serena behind his back, causing the green haired girl to laugh.

"You think you can protect her? In your condition?" She laughed again. "You're a fool."

"Bryony, let's not play with them." Ash glanced behind him from where the other voice came. It was a girl with blue hair this time, and ash recognized her as Mable. Two team flare admins.

"I thought we defeated you guys already?" Ash asked angrily. "Isn't your boss and that idiot scientist of yours in prison?"

"Where Xerosic and Lysander are are of no concern to you." A new voice. Ash spun to the right, ignoring the pain shooting up his body.

"Aliana, I thought Mable and I were supposed to take care of it?" Bryony hissed angrily. "What are you doing here?"

"This guy is unbeatable. Or so they say. You're gonna need help." Celosia sneered, her arms crossed as she joined her companions.

"Which is why we're here." A man's voice called out arrogantly. "Giovanni sent us as well." The team flare scientists sneered angrily at the Team Rocket admins that appeared. Archer, the man who had spoken, had an arrogant smirk on his face.

Ash looked around, he and Serena were surrounded. The admins of each team were smirking, their Pokémon growling and ready to attack. Ash had no idea how he was going to get them out. His Pokémon were inside, other than Pikachu. Serena's Pokémon were inside as well, eating.

"So that's it then? Team Rocket and Team Flare are working together to bring the world crumbling down?" Ash asked angrily. "You make me sick."

"That might be the broken ribs." Celosia taunted. The others laughed nastily, and Archer cracked his knuckles.

"I knew I recognized that laugh. Xerosic is out of prison then?" Ash growled. "He's the one that set the explosion."

"Took you long enough." One of the other Team Rocket admin, Proton, sneered.

"Ash, we can't fight them, there's too many." Serena muttered quietly. Ash ignored her, glaring with hatred at the group of people surrounding them. Pikachu' cheeks were already sparking.

"Isn't this cute? He means to fight us." Ariana laughed to her comrades. "Let's give him a fight."

"Pikachu Thunderbolt!" Ash called. Pikachu jumped up quickly, and before anyone could react a bolt of lighting hit the Pokémon, shocking them and eliciting yells from their trainers as well as the Pokémon.

"Greninja!"

"Delphox!" He and Serena called for their Pokémon desperately, hoping to get more help. To their relief, their Pokémon appeared almost suddenly. Ash immediately fused with Greninja and they became ten times stronger, a huge Water Shurikan appearing on Greninja's back. Ash had no idea why they were here, but he did know he wasn't going to let them hurt anyone.

"Water Shurikan!"

"Mystical Fire!"

"Pikachu, use Electro Ball!" The three Pokémon charged up their moves and blasted through Mable, Celosia, and Archer's Pokémon, creating a hole in which they could get out of the circle. Ash took off for the opening, dragging Serena behind him. After he backed up to the Pokémon center entrance, he spun around on his bad ankle, tweaking it inside the boot somehow and falling to his knees as the pain became to much.

"Agh!" Ash yelled out in pain as he hit the ground, the impact jarring his ribs. Greninja fell too, seeing as they were connected by their battle bond. "Ash!" Serena called anxiously.