Chapter four (AKPKMN)

**Review Responses:**

**frankieu:** I hope you won't be disappointed with how the battle or lack of battle happens.

**SkylerHollow:** Well, hopefully this chapter or the next will help you decide.

**Creus:** Welcome. I'm sorry to inform you that pairing are already decided and the story is pre-written. I never finish a story unless it's pre-written and then published.

**dragonfighter11:** Sorry the pairing is already decided and the story is pre-written. This insures that the story is completed.

**Dylan-A-Friend:** Thanks.

**Lezaroth:** The brutality is too induce fear in Team Rocket and cause desertion, purely for that reason. I believe that people in the Pokemon world are too white hat too effectively wage war properly. The captured amount is to help readers keep track along with Ash/Harry himself and further immerse themselves. The playing is a cover, Ash can be on the west side of Kanto for an alibi and then kill Team Rocket on the east. If Ash doesn't get badges or train while a prodigy then that will raise questions. Logically his war with Team Rocket would be a full time job; recon, hunting, decrypting files, and killing and Ash already has a full time job and is using his psychic abilities to do two. Instead people are saying, oh there is Ash Ketchum battling that trainer while a psychic is killing elsewhere hours later.

**keyblademeister88:** No, Sabrina won't be his wife/lover.

**Chocoholic202:** Thanks.

**Sigurd:** The biggest logic conflict is this for Harry: Why aren't they just wiping out Team Rocket? Team Rocket is as bad as the Death Eaters. For me the character development is showing the differences and similarities between canon Ash and Harry and how they handle situations. Rivals are hard, Ash is close to being an Elite GYm Leader currently with just his water Pokemon. Instead he'll just face obstacles as whole in the way of him achieving his goals. I did armies of enemies for a reason; to add further conflict.

After dealing Team Rocket a massive blow Ash continued traveling, training, and catching Pokemon... this time he caught two Poliwhirl to later evolve.

In preparation for his battle with Erika, Ash began training his Pokemon up to level 40... which meant more evolution's.

Charmeleon, Pidgeotto, and Wartortle had all evolved into Charizard, Pidgeot, and Blastoise respectively.

Unfortunately, Ash had also lost a Pokemon.

His Butterfree had fallen in love. It was largely Ash's fault, he knew that Butterfree were mating and Ash wanted his Butterfree to make its own choice on that. Several Butterfree, including Ash's own and the Pink Butterfree that he fell in love with agreed to live on the island that Ash was given by Fate and Death. They would be safe though and Ash could check on his Butterfree often and could visit him. Ash loved all of his Pokemon and he would miss them when he outlived them... their deaths may even finish breaking him.

That was years away though and Ash was focused on the current gym battle.

"Hello," Ash said politely to the Gym Leader, Erika. "I'm here to challenge you for the Rainbow Badge."

"I accept," Erika replied. "It will be a three-on-three Pokemon battle."

Ash nodded and the referee took their position.

"This will be a three-on-three Pokemon battle. The first trainer to lose all three Pokemon will lose the match."

"Go Tangela!" Erika said.

"Go Pidgeot!" Ash said, while hoping that his strategy would work.

"Stun Spore!"

"Gust and then Aerial Ace!" The Stun Spore was dispersed, also damaging Tangela, and Pidgeot quickly attacked and damaged it further. Wasting no time, Ash had Pidgeot use Gust once more...

"Tangela is unable to battle! Gym Leader, please send out your next Pokemon!"

"Go Weepinbell! Use Razor Leef!"

"Gust and then use Aerial Ace!" Unlike Tangela, Weepinbell survived it and tried using Poison Powder. Ash ordered Pidgeot to use Aerial Ace, it was time to test his counters for Powder and Spore attacks... Pidgeot flew through the Poison Powder, its speed and force overwhelmed the Poison Powder, casting it aside, and struck Weepinbell with such force that it was sent flying and then crashing into a wall.

"Weepinbell is unable to battle! Gym Leader, please send out your next Pokemon!"

"Go Gloom!" Erika said, looking somewhat hopeful that her oldest friend could put up a better fight. "Use Toxic!"

"Knock it back with Gust!" Ash ordered. "Use Agility to get close and then use Wing Attack!"

"Dodge and use Mega Drain!" Erika ordered.

Gloom wasn't fast enough to completely avoid the attack and took some damage, but Mega Drain hit and Pidgeot would eventually faint...

"Use Aerial Ace, back to back!" Ash ordered.

"Try dodging Gloom!" Erika said in a panic.

Both trainers watched Pidgeot beat Gloom into submission... Gloom couldn't heal fast enough with Mega Drain and was getting damaged far faster than it could recover.

"Gloom is unable to battle! The winner is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!"

Erika and Ash returned their Pokemon and met in the middle of the battle field.

"I present you with the Rainbow Badge; proof of your victory over me, and 4000 Poke dollars have been transferred into your account." Erika said.

"Thanks," Ash said before leaving.

Before leaving Celadon City Ash purchased evolution stones for when he eventually evolved his Pokemon, more potions, an Xtransceiver, and more supplies.

Now Ash had to get his Pokemon up to at least level 55 to battle Sabrina and Koga... the good news was that at that level he could win both badges and exploit apparition or teleportation for quick travel. The bad news was that he also needed to train Damian's former Pokemon to that level... twenty Pokemon to train. At least with teleportation or apparition Ash could make up for lost time.

Thankfully, there was an abundance of trainers traveling to purge some Diglett and Dugtrio and Ash got to battle them all... unfortunately he was too late to battle Gary. Ash won a lot of money though.

With training came further evolution's though... Dragonair evolved into a Dragonite, Pupitar evolved into a Tyranitar, and Rhyhorn evolved into Rhydon.

After learning all they could in their current forms, Onix was evolved into Steelix, Electabuzz was evolved into Electivire, Magmar was evolved into Magmortar, Vulpix was evolved into Ninetails, and Growlithe was evolved into Arcanine and learned Extreme Speed.

Ash had also finally evolved his Staryu into Starmie, his Shellder into Cloyster, and his two Poliwhirl into a Politoad and Poliwrath.

Ash was still training, as per usual recently, when he saw an Articuno fly past him.

Catching it wasn't an opportunity that he could pass up... Ash wasted no time in pursuing it on the back of Pidgeot and having Charizard use Flamethrower on it... knocking it to the ground and allowing Charizard to continue his attack; dealing massive damage despite an apparent power and level disadvantage. Unknown, to Ash, the Articuno had a wing injury and was already tired from struggling to fly. In another universe this Articuno would have been caught by Noland, but it was being spared the shame of being ordered around by a loser in this universe. One more Flamethrower from Charizard and Articuno was defeated.

Ash threw an Ultra Ball and after three dings it registered a successful capture.

"Great work Charizard and Pidgeot," Ash said before returning them. "Let's get Articuno healed up, Pikachu. We need to befriend it too."

"Pika!" Pikachu replied.

It took a few hours, but Articuno was healed and Ash was eager to introduce himself.

"Hi, Articuno, I'm Ash," Ash said with a smile. "This is Pikachu."

"Pika!"

"I'm the trainer who caught you and I'm looking forward to us becoming friends and growing stronger as a team," Ash said, and despite the humiliation he suffered, Articuno was interested in growing stronger. His defeat was unacceptable to him... he wanted to be the strongest of his kind. With that in mind, Articuno decided to go along with it and get stronger.

Ash intended to provide Professor Oak with Articuno's abilities, move list and information on when it learned them... it would advance the Pokedex project greatly.

Still, people would eventually find out and Articuno would be targeted for theft and study... Ash needed to reduce his much larger list of enemies now.

Taking Poke Balls and Pokemon from Team Rocket was easy. Destroying the bases and committing mass-murder was also disturbingly easy... Evading the G-Men and International Police was slightly harder.

Ash was nice about it though and left them a message... he wrote quit getting in my way in the bodies of Team Rocket members and put a dead Team Rocket Grunt in each persons home... He put them in their showers and bath tubs for easy cleaning though. It was horrible and gruesome, but Ash was trying to wage a war and couldn't have that interfered with. Team Rocket was a disease and only their death and complete eradication was a valid cure... Ash was given this mission by a higher power and he would tolerate no opposition from naive and idealistic idiots.

Ash had just finished devastating the Team Rocket Academy, having killed every person there and sent them all to Death, freed all of the Pokemon, and stole a lot of other building material for his plans when he examined some data taken from Team Rocket.

They had created another Mewtwo...

The first was created over a decade ago and escaped and was later caught by Red in Cerulean Cave and was given to Blaine... it later died due to being genetically unstable.

This one was all Mew DNA though and was suppose to be far stronger and more stable. Not even Articuno was likely to be strong enough to defeat Mewtwo alone. Ash didn't exactly have a lot of time and couldn't just expect a bunch of Legendary Pokemon to show up whenever he needed them, so he had to teleport onto New Island without any aid other than his Articuno.

When Ash arrived, he wasted no time in slaughtering the security in a blur of speed, teleportation, brutal physical strikes, and aura and psychic attacks.

None of them ever stood a chance and the mangled bodies proved that.

Dr. Fuji's scientists were slain after having knowledge ripped from their minds...

"Dr. Fuji... I heard that Giovanni offered you funding in exchange for cloning Mew... Very well done. I can feel his energy in the air. Unfortunately for you, powers far beyond Giovanni and his Team Rocket disagree and require a complete purging of Giovanni's powerbase. This includes you..." Dr. Fuji looked suddenly more fearful. "Don't worry... you will be reunited with poor Amber soon enough." Privately, Ash felt great sympathy for the doctor.

Dr. Fuji was restrained and Ash drained his knowledge of genetic manipulation and cloning, but gained little knowledge of use due to his own intellect and knowledge. Having no further use for the misguided doctor, Ash snapped his neck and approached Mewtwo's tube.

*"Hello, Mewtwo,"* Ash spoke telepathically.

*"Hello..."* Mewtwo replied.

*"These scientists created you to be their slave and to serve a vile being who would use you to conquer and enslave, and make his organization money... You were cloned from Mew, a Legendary Pokemon, and you are an improvement upon it... I have been charged with purging Team Rocket and groups like them from this world... and I would like you to join me. I can help you control your power and grow it even further."* Ash said and he felt Mewtwo scanning his mind to see if he spoke the truth. Mewtwo saw the scientists thoughts and Ash's actions, but he was unaware that Ash was concealing some things due to not fully trusting Mewtwo.

*"You have been destroying Team Rocket to save the world and innocent people and Pokemon?"* Mewtwo asked.

"Yes," Ash replied.

*"And you intend to continue making the world a better place for people and Pokemon, and can help me too?"* Mewtwo asked.

"Yes, that is why I asked you to join me..." Ash replied.

*"I will join you,"* Mewtwo said, before destroying his tube and then levitating closer to Ash. *"I will let you catch me... I know that doing so will allow me to travel with you undetected and will get you closer to your goal of mastery."*

Ash removed a normal Poke Ball from his pocket and tapped it onto Mewtwo's arm... after three dings it registered a successful capture.

With Mewtwo captured, Ash made a copy of all data on the labs servers and then placed the entire island under the Fidelius Charm... Ash loved free stuff and Team Rocket no longer had any need for it.

Ash destroyed five more bases that night before returning to his island to swap his Pokemon and clothes.

"Everyone, meet Mewtwo," Ash said. "He's the newest member of our team."

"Pika!" Pikachu said cheerfully, and everyone else greeted the shy Mewtwo who returned their greetings.

"Team Rocket tried recreating the original Mewtwo and this time they produced a stable and more powerful version... I spoke with Mewtwo here and he disagreed with the scientists and Team Rocket's goals and behavior and he agreed to be caught. Team Rocket should be dealt with in a few months and then I can focus on training all of you up. Originally I wanted you all at level 85 or higher, but due to this war we'll have to settle for just being strong enough to win." The Pokemon nodded in understanding.

"The good news is that I'll be sticking with a small number of Pokemon in Johto; all of my current Pokemon, while battling gyms and working on the Pokedex. By doing this you will all grow far beyond the level of 85 and hopefully be strong enough to easily defeat the Elite Four and Champion one day."

The Pokemon all cheered.

"Giovanni and Team Rocket shouldn't last much longer, but people will start abandoning him and leave him with only the true believers in his cause remaining. I'll need to watch those who quit and possibly deal with them at some point if they return to crime." Ash's Pokemon all nodded in understanding, having had this all previously explained to them. Ash was cleansing this world of evil and was leaving them in a safe place to prevent them from getting killed... They all knew that Ash loved them and that he was doing it for good reasons... to make the world a better place for both people and Pokemon.

"Politoad and Poliwrath," Ash said and they stepped forward. "I've trained you both up to level 55 and you were both evolved... would you like me to release you back into the wild as promised, keep you, or give you to another trainer of good repute?" Ash used telepathy to receive their answer.

*"Can you release us on your island? We would like to be able to visit or come back if we ever want too."* Poliwrath, the male said. Politoed, the female, seemed to desire the same thing.

"Yes, I can," Ash replied, suspecting their reasons for having safer home... they both wanted to mate. Mere moments later, Ash released them as they had requested. They would have to avoid feeding on all of the Butterfree and their offspring, but that was easily done. They had befriended the Butterfree and Ash would also place more wards for safety. Both Poliwrath and Politoed left for a nearby pond that they were fond of; eager to truly start their lives together.

With his team ready for Sabrina and Koga, Ash looked forward to winning his next badge tomorrow.