The Murderer
Chapter 1
Ash's POV
Brock and I were walking back from Pewter city. I had just finished competing in the Unova league. I had visited Brock in Pewter city. Misty had been there too. After a week of fun I had decided to return home. Brock had stated that his family had gone ahead and that they would be staying with me. We had just exited Viridian forest. Pikachu was on my shoulder as usual. Brock was being followed by his Blissey.
"So Brock when will you return to college to finish your education on how to become a Pokémon doctor." I asked.
"I should return in about a week. That will give me about two days here. I will then be able to take the remaining five to walk back." He replied.
I nodded it made sense. When we finally arrived at my house I knocked on the door. I opened it. I walked in. It was silent. That should have not bugged me. Everyone was most likely out shopping. I had not told them that I was returning today. Brock closed the door behind me. I walked into the kitchen. I opened the door carefully. I saw movement and whipped round the corner.
I smiled as I saw Mimey sweeping the floor. There was nothing wrong. I walked up behind my mum and tapped her on the back.
"Hi mum" I said.
"Ash, your home" she said while enveloping me in a hug.
"Hello Mrs Ketchum." Brock said from behind me.
"Hello Brock. I did not know that you were joining your family here. I had thought that you would be returning to school." Mum said
"I can only be here for a few days." He replied. "By the way where are my family?"
"They are in the garden."
"Okay thanks."
We both walked out of the room. I still had the feeling that something was wrong.
There was a noise outside the window. I crept up to it Brock in tow. As I came level with it, something crashed through the window. I looked down to see a pokéball. Out came a houndoom.
"Pikachu thunderbolt" I yelled.
Brock, go help your family I will be fine. He nodded and ran off. I turned to see a team magma grunt climb in through the window. I ran at him to try and catch him off balance. We crashed to the floor. I saw Pikachu being surrounded by other fire Pokémon. The grunt and I rolled around on the floor. I suddenly felt us both being lifted up. I saw Mimey using psychc to lift us. I smiled.
A houndoom came up behind him. I was about to yell to him when I saw Brock's Blissey pound it. I smiled.
There was a crash and the front door was kicked down. I turned to see the three admins for team galactic. I heard a gunshot and saw Mimey's head smack backwards with blood pouring out of it.
I screamed in rage and ran at Saturn who had the gun. He looked at me with a mixture of hatred and respect. He hit me hard on the head. I fell to the ground. I slowly rose to my hands and knees. I felt a cold metal object on the top of my skull.
"You are a brave kid. I'll give you that." He said.
I heard my mum yell out and footsteps. I felt two people wrestling above me. I heard another gunshot. I expected to feel pain. There was a gurgling noise from above me. I felt something wet drop onto my head. Something collapsed on top of me. I managed to finally get my body to obey me. I turned my head to see my mum with a whole in her chest. I started to cry.
"Do not shoot the boy, Saturn." I heard Mars say. "If we make this look like his doing we can cause him far more pain."
I heard an affirmative grunt. There was another blow to the back of my head. I fell to the ground once again and blacked out.
I woke up to see the face of an angry officer Jenny. "So the murderer wakes." She growled.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"You know full well. There are four dead Pokémon and a dead woman in the house that you were found Ketchum. The person was your mother and the Pokémon were your own Pikachu a Mr Mime and a Blissey." She almost shouted.
"No, that was not me. That was team Galactic." I said desperately.
"Then why were you found with a gun in your hand and your mother's blood on you." I started to cry at the memory of what happened. The officer took that as confirmation of what happened.
About three hours later I was thrust into a seat in front of a judge. I was forced to sit through hours of staged cases. It was obvious my own state paid lawyer was not trying to pardon me.
"We now call the only living witness to the crime." The prosecuting judge said. I smiled as I realised that Brock would be called up. "I call Brock Stone to come and give his account of what happened."
I saw Brock walk up to the podium. He smiled at me. The smile was forced and I could see mourning in his eyes. "I was there when Ash and I entered the house. We both felt something was wrong." The prosecuting lawyer frowned at this. When Brock got to the bit when the Grunt came through the window the whole of the court room went silent. Brock then told them all on live television how my mother had bravely tried to save me after I had charged the man with the gun. When he said how my mother died I started to cry. He then said how he had been immobilised and placed outside the house.
When he was finished the entire room was silent. Then the prosecuting lawyer said, "The only reason that you would defend someone as clearly guilty as Mr Ketchum is if you were in on it. I therefore say that tomorrow we shall start the case of the murder of Mrs Ketchum by both Ashton Satoshi Ketchum and Brock Stone.
When he was finished we were both escorted out of the courtroom by police.
When we got outside we saw May, Max, Dawn, and all of the other companions that I had met over the years. I turned to Misty hoping that I would get support but I was interrupted by May.
"You murderer" yelled May "how could you do this?"
"What, you believe this crap." I said getting angry at them. "You believe that Brock and I could kill someone in cold blood.
"Yes we do" yelled Dawn. "I thought you were better than this."
"How could you kill your own mother?" Shouted Misty.
We just looked at them shocked as we were forced into the police car. We were driven back to the police station. When we arrived we were given supportive looks from the officers.
"Do you believe that we killed my mother." I said to the Jenny who had driven us to and from the courtroom.
She shook her head. "The story that your friend said was completely accurate to what we found. There was no way to make it up."
I nodded relieved to have someone on my side. She then said, "You two have bail for the next week as the judge is busy until then." She then opened the door and two officers followed us out. "You two have to be accompanied where you go." We nodded in understanding.
I turned to Brock, "Where will you go?"
"I will return home." He replied. "You?"
"To see my Pokémon."
A/N next episode will cover his reunion. I hope you liked this rewrite.
I personally think it is better than the original. Thanks for reading.
