Dreamer

Chapter 12: In The Dream

Everything appeared to be a memory of the past. Was it a dream that everyone was having? Ash remembered the memory, he remembered having a dream before he found himself in the City Master’s office. It was crystal clear; he remembered this dream to the fullest detail. Ash closed his eyes and deeply thought about everything. Everything was becoming to make sense.

Ash: I remember it. When we were all young we met here in this playground. All our parents brought us here because we were all suppose to go to PKMN Society together. We were to go there because . . . because . . .

The understanding left Ash; he didn’t know why they all gathered together on the estate. He felt something odd from Kurai when suddenly Kurai became distant from him.

*****

Kurai: Ash. My father is about to tell a story. Let’s go listen to it okay?

The surroundings changed again. It formed and shifted to inside the house inside a huge room. The young city master, Reed, walked and sat down in front of everyone.

Reed: Children, I’d like your attention please. Its story telling time.

Ash: Story telling?

Kurai: Yeah. It’s about how heroes from everywhere gather to defeat the evil wizard.

Kurai enjoyed this part of his memory. This was the time when he made friends with many children and felt so proud of his father. His father told the story with great emotion and stress, he made the story come alive that all the children paid close attention. It was such a long story that most of the children fell asleep before getting to the end. Kurai knew that even if the fell asleep they were probably dreaming about the ending and enjoying the adventure in their trip to slumber land. Things happened quickly and Kurai found himself in bed.

Kurai: Father is such a good story teller. I made so many new friends because of him. I can’t thank him enough for doing all this for me. And I can’t sleep, I’m just too excited!

Kurai stood up and walked out of his room going to his father Reed. In the hallway he saw Ash sneaking around making sure not to alert anyone.

Kurai: Ash? Wonder where he’s going?

Kurai followed quietly making sure Ash didn’t notice. They made it down stairs to where Kurai saw Ash heading straight for the bathroom.

Kurai: Oh. Guess that makes sense.

Kurai dropped his guard and casually walked looking for his father. He was nearing the kitchen when he overheard some talking, he also heard his father’s voice.

Reed: . . . all my research tells me that the curse placed on the Osmosis Sword is that I will be compelled to accomplished what is in my heart and mind. It may not sound terrible but thinking about it, makes you wonder if my own heart and mind is pure. We’re not all good-natured and kind, we also have evil intentions sometimes, and that’s what bothers me. When I reached for that sword in my dying strength there were so many things going through my mind, and one of them was not allowing Seth to get away with what he did.

Sara: Take it easy, it won’t do you any good being all worked up like this. Things are going accordingly as you planned. All the young prodigies will go to PKMN Society to prevent any wide spread damage that might happen. Since all the prodigies are all gathered together in one place then it’ll be much easier for all of them to arrive when things go bad and free you from the curse.

Reed: What I’m scared is my own sanity losing out on me. My very memories will probably be forgotten and also what if my own son, Kurai, what if he gets hurt by me?

Delia: We all know how you feel. But you can’t push Kurai away. He already lost everything but you gave him something, you just can’t take it all away from him, it would break him. The best thing to do would be to keep him with you the entire time. He’s a prodigy too right? Maybe he can free you from the curse.

Reed: I wish it was that easy. Kurai, all I want is to keep him safe and grow up happily.

Kurai listened to everything his father just said, he was in a moment of shock. He believed every thing his father said despite it being incredibly farfetched. Kurai didn’t want to lose his father, then in his heart he vowed.

Kurai: I vow that I will always be together with my father.

Reed looked towards the relic sword that he showed everyone and it started to react to something. It started to glow and float from its stand supernatural energies filled the room

Reed: What . . . what’s going on?

Kurai ran into the room and right towards Reed.

Kurai: Father I want to be with you forever!

The sword glowed brightly then descended back to its stand. Reed was in a moment of shock; he knew what just happened, Kurai’s strong emotions triggered the sword almost like the same way he himself triggered it, now they were both cursed by it.

Kurai: My father . . .

*****

Misty held onto Ash’s hand since they met in the strange place. She needed to keep close to Ash so he’d never be taken away from her again. Misty blinked a few times and saw her own surroundings change. They were in a bedroom and she was holding onto Ash’s hand. The bedroom looked familiar, she scanned her memory searching for the answer.

Ash: I wonder what PKMN Society is like.

Misty: What? What was that Ash?

Ash: I was just asking what PKMN Society is like. Is it a place where everyone can play all day or is it a place where we all get jobs and have to do work.

Misty looked at Ash, he was turned into a boy, then she noticed herself, she was a young girl.

Misty: I don’t know. I just hope it’s a place we can go together.

Words flowed through Misty’s mouth freely, she didn’t have to think, just let it flow.

Ash: We will. We promised each other right?

Misty: Yeah. Fall in love, get married, that’d be nice.

Misty hugged the side of Ash’s arm and closed her eyes.

Misty: In a place where dreams come true . . .

*****

Lina saw herself walking around the room looking outside at the garden near the playground. She wondered if she could plant something over there, maybe some flowers or even some food. Lina was very eager to become a smart scientist one day and her parents explained that she’d have to go to PKMN Society to do so. Her dream was to be a famous research of plant types and to one day help everyone with her research.

Lina: And maybe I’ll have cousin Ash join up and we all can be famous. He probably end up marrying Misty so that means we can be friends forever. This is wonderful I can hardly wait.

*****

Ash’s environment changed again, now he was in the hallway near the kitchen of the giant house he stayed at with all the other children. He finished using the bathroom and was sneaking back to his room.

Ash: A future pokemon master sneaking around like this. I bet this will be written one day about how the worlds best started out by sneaking by his mom just to use the bathroom. But I will be that master, some day. I will reach it, that is my dream!

Ash nodded to himself about what he wanted to do, his future goal in life. Deep within him he knew what was going on at the moment. It was all a re-lived memory being acted out.

Delia: ASH!!

Ash frozen in his tracks, he just heard his mother call him from the kitchen.

Delia: What are you doing up so late?

Ash knew that telling the truth would seem futile, he had already used the bathroom excuse way too many times before and only saying it would appear to be a lie, even if it’s the truth. He went back to his thinking about being a pokemon master, someone who would sure pure confidence and never fear anything, and that includes receiving a scolding from his mother. He walked into the kitchen but his feet started to feel numb, maybe it was fear driving him back.

Ash: Um . . . I know I should be in bed but . . .

Ash’s eyes started to wonder around, he didn’t want to look into the eyes of his mother, it was like staring into the sun. His eyes caught a glimpse of the relic sword that was on its stand.

Ash: Oh, cool looking sword.

Delia: Don’t change the subject.

Kurai: That’s father’s sword, he found it while digging in the ground.

Ash noticed Kurai was in the room as well, maybe he would change the subject even if his mom already caught him and talk about the sword. Maybe Reed will give another story about it.

Ash slowly walked to the sword to investigate it. Delia wanted to run and snatch Ash away before anyone else got cursed but the sword started to react.

Ash: Hey! It’s glowing.

Delia: Ash get out of here!!

The sword ascended into the air and started to glow and spin around. Ash and Kurai looked right into the sword in amazement. There was a strange reaction with Ash and Kurai, Ash started to spark electricity out of him and Kurai had a dark energy flow around him.

Reed: The sword. It’s reacting to Ash and Kurai’s prodigy potentials!!

Everything froze around them, Ash still felt aware at what was happening and wondered what was happening next. The surroundings shattered like glass and everyone entered into a strange area. From nothing appeared a strange creature. It was upright, it had wings like an angel, a tale that appeared pointed, its arms had sharp fins around it, on its head was a horn, and this creature appeared to be the ultimate. Everything unfroze around them and everyone was in the presence of Ultima.

Ultima: I am summoned through one of the keys. Which is it?

Ultima saw the sword and its glowing power.

Ultima: I’ve been summoned here by the DREAMER item.

Ash: Dreamer?

Kurai: Where are we?

Ultima: You are children, still innocent from the truth. The DREAMER is the sword that senses strong emotion and grants that someone the ability to make their “dream” come true. It is with a price though for they may not be in full control if they do no longer wish what they originally wanted. And this place that we are at is called, area closest to heaven.

Ash: What are you? Some type of angel?

Ultima: I am the guardian pokemon Ultima.

Reed: Ultima . . .

Ultima: The DREAMER has granted change to three individuals. Be wise about your fate in life, it has already been chosen for you. Prodigies! Your own potential is linked towards my own. Use any of the keys to summon me. To summon me, empower the key with potential energy and I will be summoned.

Reed: Wait! What is the relationship between Prodigies and you?

Ultima: Like me, prodigies are from the ancient past. Their very being is to link the word with its ancient past. I tell you this but all in vain, you are not a prodigy so you will not remember. Farewell.

Everything froze once again and the area closest to heaven reversed back right into its original area. Things appeared dark black no one could see anything.

Delia: Ash! Ash! Hey Ash if your gonna go to sleep you might as well do it in bed.

Reed: Come’on son, I’ll join you in bed in a little while.

Ash and Kurai found themselves in their parents’ arms. Ash looked around, things were normal, nothing has changed. He wondered if it was all a dream.

*****

It couldn’t have been a dream! Things made sense now! The City Master was once a person named Reed who adopted a boy named Kurai. Reed was a famous researcher for ancient artifacts from the ancient past till one day he stumbled upon a sword. His partner that helped him find it wanted to keep it and the fortune he could make from it for himself so he shot Reed to get it. Reed didn’t die instantly when his partner shot him but instead wished for many things that he wish he could have achieved in his lifespan. The sword reacted to his wish but within Reed’s thoughts were vengeance for what his partner did to him. Some how through the miracle of the DREAMER it adjusted it so Seth would be in the hands of justice, Reed would be alive to achieve his goals in life, and also be there for his son Kurai. The reason why the DREAMER reacted was because it was already charged up with prodigy energies from long ago, when Reed used it the sword reverted into its original state, Osmosis Sword. Reed didn’t know what supernatural thing happened but he researched it but found out that he had been put in a “fate changing” state which he assumed was a curse. Fearing what might happen he wanted to ensure the safety of everything and by doing so enlisted the help of the current prodigies. He found out about the prodigies through his research and with the help with his many resources, he was able to track down all of the current ones unfortunately they were all children. He visited each of their parents to convince that their children were prodigies, it took time, but all were convinced. During the search Kurai was also found to be a prodigy and Reed couldn’t believe the coincidence. He schedule for all the prodigies to meet and to have them one day all enroll his private scholastic city, PKMN Society. That night when everyone gathered together an accident occurred that also changed the fate of Kurai and Ash. The Osmosis sword was accidentally charged with potential when Kurai vowed to be with his father and then a second time when Ash and Kurai when they got near it. Ultima was summoned accidentally because of Ash’s and Kurai’s mixture of potential energy into the Osmosis Sword. Ultima explained what happened but also explained the connection between the sword, the prodigies, and the changed fates. Unfortunately to remember the meeting with Ultima someone would have to be a prodigy and Reed isn’t, so he’ll continue to seek Ultima even if he already seen it. By that it is a curse placed on him, as for Ash and Kurai, their fate was hardly changed because their intentions for what they wished for would never change.

The understanding was clear to Ash and everyone with him. The four stood together in a mixed colored void fully aware of everything and understand all the details

Ash: Ultima. So you told us the story of how everything here is the way it is.

Ultima appeared before the four.

Ultima: You do know where this place is right?

Kurai: It’s the area closest to heaven, also known as a “Dream.”

Ultima: Not a literal dream but the word Dream is an appropriate term for it. I’ve been summoned again and this time I see that the children have grown up. The prodigies of the future will be a great one. Two of you have had their fates changed yet it may or may not have been changed in the first place. Kurai, I’m sorry about your father, he’ll always try to seek me but he will never achieve his goal.

Kurai: I understand, but he is still a loving father and I will always be with him.

Ultima: This I will do though. I will make it so that he less obsessed with his search. This will cause him to remember more.

Kurai: I thank you, Ultima.

Behind the four approached Reed the City Master.

Reed: Through out my entire life I wanted to see Ultima. Now I know that I am cursed that I will never be free from this fate to continuously search for you.

Ultima: You don’t have to put it as a curse. Everyday everyone in the world tries to seek something that they spend their entire life trying to achieve and even at the end of their life, they didn’t achieve it. But I’ll ask you this, is it really an altered fate or a state of mind?

Reed: I see your point. Well answer me this while I am still aware, what is your purpose of being?

Ultima: My purpose of being is to be a guardian of a much a great secret. I am the keeper of the answer of the ancient past.

Reed: Ancient past? I want to know more.

Ultima: You will know no more because it is all in vain, you will forget when I live.

Ash: Before you go, I have one request. I want to dream about what happened in my life so I may be restored to my full memory.

Ultima: As you wish.

In the next chapter: A dream awaits Ash that tells him more about his past and also what happened the day he lost his memory. The truth is revealed that Misty and Lina prodigies, they seek the rest of the prodigies from their childhood past. If Ash’s memory is restored, will Gary have the missing part of the “ying” and “yang?”

Author’s Note: Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. Don’t worry it doesn’t end here if you think its about to end. Anyway let me be more detailed about the contest I’m holding for a copy of the subtitled edition of Pokemon the third movie. First off I’ve seen Pokemon the third movie in theaters and I know the release of it on tape is very near (nearer than some of us think.) Why give out the subtitled edition as a prize? Well put it this way, its not exactly something you can go to any store a buy one. Also some people prefer subtitles with Japanese dialog. People who wish to enter this contest may enter as many fanarts as they wish, the more you send the better your chances. I’ve already received some entries in and I really like them. For those artist who wonder what Ash may look like in this fic, well I here’s the title pic link again just in case you want to see.

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I’m looking forward to all the fanart. And remember, it may not have to be about this fic but maybe a fanart that I may like. All fanart will be posted on my website after the contest. Thank you everyone.