Ash stood on a hill, in the distance the Dark Legendary HQ was visible from the flames of the burning flames that were kept lit all around the island, though there was no wood that was used. They seemed to burn without help.

Rick and Pikachu stood beside Ash, the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, Zapdos, Articuno, Moltres and Ho-oh stood behind them, looking at the dark castle-like HQ. Ash had a sword in its sheath on his belt, his Pokéballs around it.

He looked back at Rick who nodded. He looked at the legendaries who nodded as well and spread their wings, taking flight into the black sky, were they were no longer visible. Ash jumped down and slid down the side of the steep hill, he was followed by Rick and Pikachu.

When they reached the bottom, Ash noticed something run behind a rock. He grabbed the hilt of the sword and stepped forward. He looked around the back of the rock and received a blow to the face. He fell back and put his hand on his face, groaning.

"Oh I'm so sorry!"

Ash looked up and saw a girl in front of him. He knew her straight away. "Misty?!"

"Ash?!" Misty pulled his hand away from his face. "Oh my god, it is you!"

"What are you doing here?" Ash asked, standing up.

"Hey, the world's in danger and unlike my sisters I don't plan to hide out in the Gym until it's over" She said. "What about you? Saving the world again?"

"Trying too" Ash said. Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder. "Did Brock come too?"

"No. My sisters asked him to stay and protect them. Obviously he didn't refuse" Misty rolled her eyes.

Rick came up behind Ash. "Hey Ash, isn't that your girlfriend?"

Ash and Misty both blushed.

"She is not!" Ash said.

Pikachu and Rick grinned.

"Look Misty, we gotta go, Ho-oh and the others are waiting for our signal to attack" Ash explained.

"Well your not going without me" Misty smiled.

Ash smiled. "Ok, let's go!" He ran forward, Misty, Rick and Pikachu behind him. He reached an area well hidden from view but still close to the HQ. Ash looked back and whispered. "When I give the word, run for the entrance to the HQ. Don't stop until you get inside, got it?" The others nodded and he turned back to the castle. He closed his eyes and concentrated. "Show time Ho-oh"

High above them, Ho-oh got Ash's message and turned to the others, who were only visible thanks to Moltres' flaming wings, and nodded. They all let out a war cry and dove towards the HQ.

The huge metal doors of the HQ opened and the Dark Legendaries came out. Dark Lugia, Dark Moltres, Dark Zapdos and Dark Articuno. The Ho-oh had stayed inside, as Ash had expected.

The Dark Legendaries took flight and soon the sky was filled with they cries of the Legendary Pokémon fought, striking out with their talons. Moltres against Dark Moltres, Dark Lugia against Lugia, Dark Zapdos against Zapdos and Articuno against Dark Articuno.

Ash, Rick, Pikachu and Misty ran towards the doors, dodging attacks here and there that had been reflected away.

Ho-oh swooped past the battle and in the doors after the others. When Ash and the others were in it used Whirlwind to close the huge doors and then flamethrower to melt the together. "Now the other Dark Legendaries can't get in"

Ash sighed and looked down the dark corridor. As he slowly began to walk he had a bad feeling about what he was doing. He ignored it and walked on.

The reached the end of the corridor and came across a maze.

"Oh great" Misty moaned. "Now what?"

"Relax Mist" Ash said. "I know my way around"

"Ya right, bet you don't" Misty said.

"I do too" said Ash.

"Do not"

"Do too"

"Do not"

"Hey!" Rick pulled the two apart. "Come on, we got a Pokémon to beat" He let go. "And besides I think Ash does know the way"

Ash grinned and stuck his tongue out at Misty before continuing into the maze. He was right, he did know the way. He must have learned it from the dream he had or something.

After about twenty minutes, they came too another corridor. This one was more brightly lit than the others and had a large wooden door at the end.

"That must be were the Ho-oh is" Rick said.

Ash walked forward up to the door, Ho-oh walked up beside him. With one little poke of it's beak, Ho-oh pushed the door open enough for it to look in.

Ash looked in as well and saw that the Dark Ho-oh was sleeping in the center of the room. The room was huge, big enough to fit a dozen Steelix at the very least. Ash looked at the sword by his side.

Ho-oh looked down at him. "This is your chance, get it while it's asleep" It advised.

Ash looked up at Ho-oh and than back at the Dark Ho-oh. He withdrew the sword and took a step forward. He didn't know if he could do it. Could he really kill a Pokémon?

Rick, Pikachu and Misty walked up behind him and he looked back. "You guys stay near the door.....in case something happens" He took a deep breath and walked forward. He walked up and stood in front of the sleeping Ho-oh. He raised the sword, the point facing the centre of the Ho-oh's head. He paused. It just looked like a black version of the normal Ho-oh. He closed his eyes and sighed, lowering the sword. He just didn't have it in him, he couldn't kill a Pokémon.

The sleeping Ho-oh' eyes shot open, glowing a bright red.

"Ash look out!" Misty called.

"Huh?" Ash opened his eyes just in time to see Dark Ho-oh lunge forward and chomp it's beak onto him, the tip of it's sharp beak driving into his shoulder.

Ho-oh lunged forward to help but Dark Ho-oh flew up and grabbed Ho-oh by the neck with it's claw, holding it tightly.

Ash froze, terror shown on his face as the Dark Ho-oh's large red eyes glared at him and began to glow. He yelled as he felt a pain like hundreds of knives shoot through him. He could hear Ho-oh crying out in pain too.

Misty gasped and fumbled around for a Pokéball, any Pokémon that may be able to help. She couldn't stand the yelling, she had to help Ash.

And then it stopped.

Dark Ho-oh's eyes stopped glowing and it tossed Ash's limp body aside, along with Ho-oh. It spread it's wings and flew upwards, a door opening in the roof as it flew out.

Rick, Misty and Pikachu ran over to Ash's side and knelt beside him.

"Ash? Ash come on, say something" Misty said, still shocked at what she had just seen.

Rick picked up Ash's wrist and looked for a pulse. There wasn't one, and Ash wasn't breathing.

Ash was dead.