Pokemon: Alpha and Omega

Chapter 88

Ash closed his eyes as the light from Arceus' hyper beam overtook him, but after a few seconds he noticed something was off.

"Why am I still alive?" He asked himself

He opened one eye and saw he was in a shadow. He then opened both as he looked up, and they both went wide at the sight before him. Dialga and Palkia both stood between him and Arceus while using protect, but that wasn't all. Even with his field of vision limited he was able to see multiple Hoopa rings in the air forming portals, and one after another the legendary Pokémon were exiting.

Clip clop clop

Something was coming up from behind Ash, but he couldn't see it. He was then covered in a red energy as he was lifted up off the rebars, which surprisingly didn't hurt. What also surprised him was that once he was off his blood didn't begin pouring out. He reached down and not only felt his wounds had closed up, but realized breathing had become easier. He looked behind himself to see Xerneas with his antlers glowing.

"Thank you," Ash said, realizing he had healed him.

He was then set on the ground upright and was now able to fully take in the sight around him. Circling overhead were over a dozen legendary pokemon flying, as the others were emerging from other portals closer to the ground. The ground shook with a crash, causing Ash to look and see Regigigas land from one of the higher portals. Following it were Regirock, Registeel, Regice, and two other Regi-like Pokémon that Ash had never seen before. A loud deafening roar was heard from above, just before Rayquaza burst down through the clouds and joined the likes of Latias, Latios, the three legendary birds of Kanto, Yveltal, and many more.

"Ash!"

Ash turned around to see Hoopa smiling at him.

"Hoopa! You all had amazing timing," Ash praised.

"Thank you, but now it's time for you to get to your friends and get away from here."

With that Hoopa tossed a ring into the air which formed a portal within it. The ring fell on top of Ash and the portal sent him away.

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"I can't believe what I'm seeing," Limaro commented in shock.

"I've seen so many legendary pokemon in my life, but never so many together," Delia thought out loud.

Everyone else was speechless as dozens of legendary pokemon were surrounding Arceus.

"Do you think Ash is ok?" Serena asked, being the first to show concern for him.

The others were shaken from their shocked state and began to worry. However, as if on cue several golden rings formed on the ground before rising up as Ash and his pokemon appeared.

"ASH!" Serena cried out as she ran to him, then stopped and gasped as she saw so much blood on his chest and leg.

"Don't worry, Xerneas patched me up," Ash said with a smile as he pulled up his shirt.

Filled with relief Serena finally hugged him tightly. "I was so worried about you."

Ash returned the hug. "I know, but I've cheated death so many times that I know I'll always walk away from stuff like that."

"Don't let that go to your head," Red said sternly. "You've been lucky so far. Never walk into a situation like that knowing you'll make it, walk in a little scared you won't."

The ground shook, bringing everyone's focus back to Arceus and the other legendary pokemon.

"Hey, can we finish this elsewhere? Like, somewhere away from the battling god?" Isla suggested, feeling very nervous at what she was seeing.