Start of a Legend

The last chapter of the Indigo League before we head for other places. Which is the sequel I won't be writing. So yes, this is the last you will read of this story with me.

I thank my fans who still sent me encouraging messages to write this. Yet despite the motivation, I can't say I have fully returned to commit entirely into my stories. Many chapters are almost ready to be published yet for some reason I can't find my own need to upload. Maybe because it's been years since I started and now my life must come first above the stories, both the published ones and the many ideas to come.

And those ideas include other Anime like Fairy Tail, Naruto and Fullmetal Alchemist. And for other stories I also thought about Harry Potter. And of course, DBZ short stories like "King of Saiyans" but with much more smutty scenes we all love and DBZ/DC or DBZ/Marvel crossover that make fanboys rant at me because they are all butt-hurt about power scaling.

For those wondering for the sequel, well you got it. Author "FabricioEvil" has already published the continuation following this last chapter. So leave me a review about what you thought of this story and then head over to his profile and find how he continues this story with his own twists.

And that's pretty much it. Let's read and enjoy!

Chapter 5: The New Champion

Ash couldn't stop the sigh that escaped from his lips in the attempt to calm his nerves. He had finally reached the final round of his first League ever. Granted, not every trainer could brag about having trained his team with the help of a Legendary Pokemon. Not that he was going to brag anyway.

The cries of the audience followed the black-haired teenager all the way until he had stepped on his side of the battlefield. Pikachu comfortably stood on his trainer's shoulders waving his paw basking in the glory. Ash chuckled by this. Pikachu could sometimes be worse than a Pokevid celebrity.

Ash's final challenger was a tall red-haired lady sporting a dead serious expression on her face. Dressed in a white shirt with knee-length blue skirt and matching sandals, the trainer lady from another region gazed towards her opponent. She knew she had to be careful. Reaching all the way into the finals on your first League circuit was, indeed incredible but also very rare. The fact Ash also hadn't lost a single Pokemon during his matches meant all of them were dangerous.

The referee appeared, the audience silencing ready to cheer as soon as the battle officially begins.

"This is the final battle of the Indigo League between Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and Erza Scarlet from Lumiose City in Kalos. This is a full six-on-six with only Pokemon moves as substitution allowed. Now, send out your first Pokemon!" The referee said.

"Delphox, go!" Erza called out her starter. The tall Fire/Psychic Pokemon from another region was a bipedal red and orange-furred fox. It had a stick with the tip lit on fire aching to a wand.

"Dragonite, you are up!" Ash called out his new Pseudo Legendary Pokemon, the Dragon appearing in a flash of white flapping its wings. It could be too much to start but he wanted to test his rival's Pokemon before letting loose the ultimate Pokemon in his team. One many would give their arms for.

"Delphox vs Dragonite, begin!" The referee said.

"Delphox, use Psychic!" Erza started. Her starter sent waves of mind energy from her now neon blue glowing eyes.

"Safeguard!" The Dragon Pokemon covered itself in a glowing shield, protecting from the mental waves coming its way.

"Now Disable!" The red-haired countered. Delphox again attacked making Dragonite shudder, her protective move ending abruptly.

"Nice tactic." Ash complimented his opponent knowing he had to be careful about using power-up moves with Delphox present. He only had one chance before it would be disabled.

"You have seen nothing yet,"The trainer from Kalos said grinning, "Delphox, use Thunder Wave!" The red-haired vixen commanded again. Her Fire-type starter fired a powerful wave of yellow electricity over the field by waving its wand in a wave pattern.

"Fly and dodge it!" Ash fought back with haste, his pseudo-legendary following and ascending into the sky with incredible blurring speed. "And now Dragon Dance!" Dragonite's body exploded with red light, his attack and speed amplified one stage each.

The red-haired lady groaned. She could order Disable again, but the chances of a forward attack outweighed the chances of another power up. So the lady decided to take the risk.

"Delphox, use Reflect!" Delphox waved her wand, its body suddenly covered by a crystal defence before disappearing from view. Ash frowned. There went the power-up down the drain. But if his rival wanted an attack, he would comply.

"Now Dragon Breath!" The raven-haired teenager ordered, earning a gasp out of his challenger. The ground erupted, a sicklish yellow blast landing straight into the Fire starter, crackles of electricity showing it had been paralyzed. Ash decided to not play around. "And now Hydro Pump!" The high-pressured water again landed without Ersa attempting to order a counter knowing how futile that would be. Her starter was on ground soaked to the bones and unconscious.

"Delphox is unable to battle. Dragonite wins. Trainer, send out your next Pokemon!" The referee said.

"You caught me off guard, Ash. Because now I'm going serious," Erza said with a stoic expression after recalling her fallen Pokemon. She engorged her next combatant of the finals. "Go, Goodra!" Standing as tall as Dragonite, the bipedal purplish scaled Pokemon, which had slime over its body made its appearance. The Pseudo Legend from Kalos stood against the Pseudo Legend of Kanto. The two Dragons stared each other down.

"Then so am I," Ash answered knowing that this match was already his. "Dragonite, Baton Pass!" The Dragon Pokemon returned inside its Pokeball with Ash already engorging his next combatant. "Go Mew!" The Mirage Pokemon from Kanto bursted in white lighting into the battle.

The Psychic Legend hovered in the arena, waving her paw towards the audience chuckling by the attention she was getting. Which was literally ALL the attention. From the viewers in their homes to the Elite Four and Champion high in the stances. Everyone had dropped their jaws to the ground.

The gym leaders and Elite Four have been very accurately bitch slapped. All of their staring was solely aimed at one particular and elusive Pokemon of the entire world.

"Th-that's a Mew down there, isn't it?" Koga stammered a response. For someone who prided himself in the art of ninjutsu, which required a calm mind and patience, his bewildered expression put all that training to ruins. Next to him, the Fighting Elite Bruno, a burly man considered unmovable like stone had a very obvious and similar astonished expression.

"Unless Ash caught a Ditto to pull one over us, then that Pokemon is the real deal." Lorelei stated, scrubbing her lenses to make sure her eyesight wasn't deteriorating any further. After placing the lenses on her nose again, the Elite couldn't deny it, a Legendary Pokemon was indeed inside the arena.

"I can't believe I ever called that kid weak." Lt Surge commented. To imagine his shock that a newbie had not only bested his Raichu with strategy but now also had such inconsiderable power at his beck and call.

Meanwhile, the Champion Lance while also bedazzled by the suddenness of the event couldn't help but smirk. The young kid had proved to have very powerful Pokemon for someone who could be still be considered green when it came to Pokemon knowledge. But this was the evidence that he would day lose his tittle of either Champion remaining as the Elite Four.

Sabrina was trying really not to laugh. As a psychic, she took pride in always keeping her cool. Although if she hadn't known about Mew then her reaction would have been exactly the same as her fellow leaders. Helping Ash with his own mind powers during the days in between battles had brought them closer and he had entrusted her with everything he had experienced that had led to this very moment.

"Okay, Ash. Show them what you've got."

"Goodra vs Mew, begin!" The referee said trying to remain unaffected by the presence of the mythical Pokemon of Kanto.

Ersa shook her head clearing her head of all doubt. Despite facing a Legendary Pokemon, she couldn't start losing her cool now.

"Goodra, use Dragon Tail!" The red-haired trainer commanded right away. She knew that she had to bring out another Pokemon from her rival's team before the Legendary Pokemon could...

"Ice Beam!" Ash ordered almost like if he had read her thoughts.

Too late.

The three-arc freezing attack escaped Mew's cupped hands hurtling its way straight into Goodra's chest, making it cry out in pure agony by one of his weaknesses. The Pseudo Legend collapsed on its back covered in frostbite and with swirls for eyes.

"Goodra is unable to battle. Mew wins. Trainer, send out your next Pokemon!" The referee said. The audience had finally came out of their stupor and cheered on for the cute but deadly mirage Pokemon.

Erza recalled her Dragon type, knowing perfectly well that she had to do something before things could get completely out of hands. She had a few Pokemon to fight against Psychic Pokemon. But considering she was going against a Legend here, one that could or already knew ALL the possible moves, then she doubted how much her team could do in the long run.

"Go, Greninja!" A bipedal toad-like Pokemon with his long tongue around his neck appeared in the arena. Ash quickly scanned him with his Pokedex. An apparently the Toad Pokemon was the final form of the Water starter of Kalos. And he was a Water/Dark Pokemon making it immune to Psychic attacks.

Granted, Mew knew pretty much every move that existed. So any kind immunity added pretty much nothing in this battle.

"Greninja vs Mew, begin!" The referee said.

"Use Dark Pulse!" Erza hastily ordered another move. Hopefully the results she wanted could come to happen. Her Water Pokemon shot its webbed hands forward unleashing the spiralling dark energy chains.

"Aura Sphere!" Ash fought back, his Legendary Pokemon amassing the swirling orb in seconds and letting it go just as fast. The powerful orb obliterated the Dark move and kept its original path, no momentum lost. It closed the gap with the rival almost in the blink of an eye, sending the Dual-type Pokemon reeling back. Incredibly, Greninja recovered mid flip, landing gracefully on one knee. His body was already shaking, however, indicating he was low on health already.

Suddenly, a blue aura started coming off his body empowering it with new vigour. Ash rose an eyebrow. Torrent was now active. Time to see if it could make a difference.

"Use Water Shuriken!" The red-haired trainer ordered. The Toad Pokemon placed his hands on his back gathering water shaped like ninja stars. With a mighty swing, five shurikens were hurled towards Mew, all of them landing before either trainer and Pokemon could react. Yet despite the amplified move, the Psychic legend looked more pissed off than really injured, only scraps indicating she had taken damage.

"Use Razor Leaf!" Ash commanded again, not deterred despite the attack his Pokemon had received. Mew created a barrage of leaves sending them forward, leaving deep bleeding cuts over the Water starter. The dual-type had no time to react, falling on his back with swirls for eyes.

"Greninja is unable to battle. Mew wins. With three of Erza's Pokemon knocked out, the field shall change!" The referee said. The field opened again, revealing a rocky platform now.

"Let's go, Trevenant!" Erza called out another Pokemon with type advantage. This one looked like a tree with a cyclopean eye in his trunk. Ash again scanned his enemy over. It was a Ghost/Grass Pokemon.

"Trevenant vs Mew, begin!" The referee said.

"Attack with Shadow Ball!" Erza didn't let Ash gather his thoughts, her Tree-like Pokemon cupping its clawed hands and charging the infamous Ghost-type move. The sphere hit Mew, sending it rolling backwards in the air. The Psychic Legend shook her head in annoyance, now with very visible scraps over its pink fur.

"Nice," Ash stated now a bit surprised that these attacks were rather fast but also packing a wallop. If it were any other of his Pokemon, the psychic trainer would have ordered to dodge and not take it head on. Something he didn't have to worry when it came to his mythical Pokemon. "And now that Mew has warmed up, let's go serious." Erza's brown eyes widen in fear. They were still holding back?!

"Use Eruption!" With an inhale of air, the Mythical Pokemon of Kanto unleashed the blazing red stream of fire. Because Mew was still with a lot of health, her attack did in turn much more damage. The unlucky dual-type from Kalos barely got to screech in agony before tumbling backwards with swirls for eyes and completely crispy cooked.

"Trevenant is unable to battle. Mew wins. Trainer, send out your next Pokemon!" The referee said.

"You are up, Talonflame!" Erza called out an orange-feathered Flying Pokemon resembling a falcon. Ash again scanned the rare kind of Pokemon from another region. This one was a Fire/Flying Pokemon. He definitely wanted to capture one of those for his team. Once he had gone to Kalos, of course.

"Talonflame vs Mew, begin!" The referee said.

"Talonflame, Acrobatics!" Moving around like an orange streak, the fast Flying Pokemon headed towards its hovering opponent. Ash knew that in speed, Mew wasn't going to win. But his Legendary Pokemon didn't need speed if the enemy had nowhere to run.

"Use Thunder!" Ash countered. Mew's entire body unleashed a dozen of electric tendrils just when Talonflame was ready to impact its target. Instead, the Fire/Flying Pokemon was the one being struck down, crying out in white-hot pain. The now smoking bird landed with a thud on the arena, the lights out for it and its trainer.

"Talonflame is unable to battle. Mew wins. Trainer, send out your final Pokemon!" The referee said. Ersa sighed. She knew she was done for. But at least she would lose to a worthy opponent.

"Go, Noivern!" She sent out her final Pokemon. It stood tall with a bipedal wyvern-ish body. Its most iconic feature, however, had to be its two rather large ears resembling speakers. Ash again scanned the rare Pokemon; finding out it was a Dragon/Flying type. Kalos sure had some awesome Pokemon.

"Noivern vs Mew, begin!" The referee said.

"Noivern, use Dragon Pulse!" Erza ordered, her Pokemon barfing a green emerald sphere of draconian energy. Mew hovered downwards in haste, dodging with her trainer's mental order.

"Mew, use Mind Reader!" Ash verbally ordered this time. Mew's eyes shone green for a few seconds. The next move would be a direct hit. Something that made Erza's fright to skyrocket.

"Draco Meteor!" She commanded, hoping her move could do something. Her Pokemon suffused all of its energy into its belly, its body glowing in orange colors ready to let loose the strongest Dragon move.

But Ash had other plans.

"Sheer Cold!" The teenager ordered. Mew waved her small paws creating in tandem a powerful wave of frigging coldness, which took over the whole stadium. The audience felt the chilling sensations. After the frost died out, Noivern could be seen now turned into a Popsicle with swirls for eyes.

"Noivern is unable to battle. Mew wins. With all of Ersa's Pokemon knocked out, I declare Ash Ketchum the winner of the match and new Indigo League Champion!" The referee said.

Ash waved his hand to the whole stadium with Pikachu and Mew sitting on each of his shoulders. He had finally done it. And he had his Pokemon to thank.

The beautiful red-haired recalled her Dragon-type with a sigh of defeat. She could not even bring down one of Ash's Pokemon, let alone land any significant damage.

"Ash, that was a superb battle. I wish you luck on your future endeavours," Erza said shaking hands with her strongest rival ever. "I will keep training and maybe I will get to ask for a rematch."

"One day I'll head for the Kalos League," Ash answered smiling, "I hope to meet you there." The vixen grinned. No way she was losing in her home region.

Sabrina looked at the Elite Four and Champion of her region. She almost bursted out in laughter when she saw them sweating buckets. Apparently her fellow psychic friend was going to be the main topic of conversation for months to come even among Elites.

Ash sighed checking the forest, many wild Pokemon going on their own ways. The following ceremony after his victory hadn't been very note worthy, except for the fact Lance himself had handed Ash his League trophy. The Psychic trainer had also received a few calls from his mum and professor Oak. Even his dad had called from the Rangers headquarters to congratulate his son.

The recent winner of the League, however, knew he couldn't start slacking now that he had a victory. All of his friends were incredibly powerful but Ash knew they could all get much stronger. That's why the psychic trainer had thought about visiting the Orange Archipelago. The psychic trainer wanted to keep his Pokemon in perfect shape until the Johto League finally started in a few months. Although the chance of fighting against the Elite Four of his region also held some appeal.

"So Ash, where are we going?" Sabrina's voice suddenly asked from behind Ash although not surprising him. The Gym leader had already talked with her father about keeping the gym running while she travelled with Ash. Her father hadn't refused, knowing it had been Ash that had changed her for good.

The raven-haired trainer wasn't surprised by it. After these last weeks trying to control his mind powers, he had decided that he needed someone to help him strengthen them beyond his limit. And who was better than the other psychic trainer in Kanto? And if Ash had to be honest with himself, Sabrina's new looks and more open personality were far more alluring than her previous murderous tendencies. Which probably would have been hot but only if you were into those kinds of things.

"I wanted to go to the Orange Islands," Ash replied smiling. "It's said that there are very unique Pokemon there. Like variations of the ones you find in the other regions."

"Cool. I could catch some other Psychic Pokemon," The psychic vixen commented, moving a strand of her hair out of her face. "The only ones I have are Alakazam and a new Starmie I caught just outside Cerulean City."

"Really, and which Pokemon do you think about catching?" Ash asked in curiosity.

"Any Psychic Pokemon," Sabrina replied with a shrug of shoulders. She then smiled, "But the one I want the most is an Eevee so it can evolve into Espeon." Ash couldn't refute that. Eevee was one of the most versatile Pokemon to catch.

"Really? I wanted an Eevee too," The League winner said now rubbing his chin. "But I was between Glaceon or Sylveon."

"What's a Sylveon?" Sabrina asked curious. She was a psychic lady, not a Pokemon professor.

"It's one of Eevee's possible evolutions. But it's a Fairy type." Ash answered a bit excited. Having such a rare Pokemon in Kanto would definitely be something to talk about. If Mew alone wasn't enough.

"I heard about that type but I never knew that Eevee could evolve into one." The psychic lady chimed in. She knew that Jigglypuff and Mr Mime were Fairy types but she had never thought Eevee had one evolution.

"Well, Fairies are powerful against Dark, Fighting and Dragon so it will help me a lot," Ash said "The only Fairy type I have is Azumarill but she can't use a lot of the Fairy attacks like a full Fairy-type Pokemon can." Sabrina nodded. Travelling with Ash was definitely going to broad her knowledge beyond what a gym leader could learn in a monotonous life of battles.

Throwing a Pokeball, Charizard manifested spreading its wings signalling his trainer to climb on top.

"Ready to go?" Ash asked enthusiastically getting on the back of his Fire starter. Suddenly he felt Sabrina's hands on his shoulders, her hot breath on his neck.

"Lead the way, stud." Sabrina stated, making Ash shiver.

This could definitely be the start of something good.

Notes from Chapter 5:

And Mew defeated everyone. Really only a stronger legend can defeat it.

Erza is a character from Fairy Tail. Definitely a great Anime, I recommend it. Sadly there's too much Friendship Ex-Machina, specially from Erza. It's almost as bad as Super Saiyan God.

Ash's Pokemon: Pikachu, Charizard, Blastoise, Ivysaur, Pidgeot, Muk, Tauros (x30), Kingler, Primeape, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Azumarill, Armaldo, Aerodactyl, Rhyhorn (shiny), Dragonite, Mew.

And Ash and Sabrina have started their plans. Will there be a sequel? No.

Do you want to write a sequel yourselves? That's up to whoever is the bravest of my fans.

See you around, fellows!