(A/n) I know. Why are posting another story when you haven't finished your old ones, Aprotny? Sorry, but this is a story I've been working on for a while now and it's time it be posted. I will work on some of my other stories… when I get over my writer's block on them. Please enjoy this story. (A/n)

"Speaking"

"Telepathy"

-"Poketalk"-

Ash opened his eyes lightly. The experiments were over for the day. He could go back to his cell.

He didn't know how long it had been since he was kidnapped. Maybe a year. Maybe longer. The only way he knew morning from night was by when they woke him up and when they took him back to his cell.

Once more, he closed his eyes as soon as he returned to his cell.

When would this nightmare end?

Far away at the Ranger Union…

It had been three days since they resurrected Sir Aaron and his Lucario. The two were now fully recovered and ready to go on a mission, but there were no new missions to go on.

Or so they thought.

Just as the rangers were about to dismiss them, Officer Jenny called.

Her news was about a young boy who'd been kidnapped by Team Rocket ten months ago. The police's search wasn't going well and they wished for help from the rangers.

"What's the boy's name?" Rhythmi asked.

"Ash Ketchum." Officer Jenny replied.

Sir Aaron's and Lucario's eyes widened, both recognizing the name.

"I'll send you a picture of him." Officer Jenny said. "He's placed highly in several pokemon leagues, including earning first in the Unova League, and his friends and family are very worried about him. Please let us know if you have any progress."

"Will do. Thank you, Officer Jenny." Rhythmi said. Officer Jenny saluted and then hung up the phone.

Erma turned to Sir Aaron and Lucario. "We're going to need your help. Your ability to sense aura will come in handy."

"To find one specific boy without knowing his specific aura is going to be difficult, but it's doable." Sir Aaron said.

"I know his specific aura." Lucario said. "He was the one who released me from the staff and he helped me learn the truth about what you did all those years ago."

Sir Aaron nodded. "We'd best start from the spot where he disappeared. We may be able to sense a faint trail of where he went."

"Officer Jenny said he was asleep in his bed at home when he was captured. We'll have to go to his home in Pallet Town." Solana said.

"Alright. Let's go." Lucario said.

They set off for Pallet Town.

Later…

Delia was staring absentmindedly out the window when she saw the Staraptor land and two people and a Lucario hop off.

She stared at the man. Could it be? No, it couldn't be Aaron. He died a thousand years in the past.

They walked towards her front door and she slowly got up and answered after the knock.

"Hello there. Are you Delia Ketchum?" A female in a ranger outfit asked.

Delia nodded. The police had told her they were handing the investigation over to the rangers, so she had been expecting the group; she just hadn't expected someone who looked like her Aaron.

"Yes. Please, come in." She stepped aside to allow them into her house. Once they were settled in the living room, she spoke again. "I've been so worried about my Ash. It's been so long since he was kidnapped, but I won't give up. Not as long as I get the feeling he's still alive somewhere."

"Well, we're going to find him. I'm Solana and this is Aaron and Lucario." The female ranger, Solana, said. "They can sense aura and we're hoping to use that skill to find your son."

Aaron smiled and waved nervously. Delia showed in her eyes that she was glad to see him.

She stood up. "Follow me up to Ash's room. That would be the best place for you to start."

They went up the stairs and into a bedroom. A sad-looking Pikachu was laying on the bunk bed. He perked up when he saw Lucario, though.

-"Lucario, is that you?"- He asked.

-"Yes, the rangers resurrected us."- Lucario responded.

-"Please! Help us find Ash!"- Pikachu begged.

-"Already working on it."- Lucario promised him.

Delia picked up Pikachu. "Can you take Pikachu with you? He's desperate to find Ash and he can help if needed."

"Alright. We'll take him with us." Aaron agreed quickly. "Lucario, you know Ash's aura. Can you sense any remnants of it in here?"

"His aura is very strong in here. The most recent trail goes out the window. We should be able to pick it up outside." Lucario said.

"Let's go there then." Solana said. She and Lucario left the room.

Delia and Aaron lingered for a moment.

"It's been so long, Aaron, since you last came here with Celebi and visited me and Ash." Delia said.

"I would say I missed you, but I was kind of dead at the time." Aaron said.

"They resurrected you?" Delia asked.

Aaron nodded. "Yes. They did. Does Ash know…"

"I told him before he left for Unova. He was surprised, but not angry." Delia interrupted. "He was actually proud his father gave his life for a good cause, even if he never got to know him."

They shared a short kiss before hurrying outside to Solana and Lucario.

Lucario was busy looking around the clearing beneath Ash's window with his eyes closed.

"I have found it." He said. "It goes off into the woods and then into the air. We will need the Staraptor."

"Okay. Delia, we'll be back, and, when we return, we'll have Ash with us." Aaron promised.

Delia nodded. "I'm counting on you." The two aura users and Solana left, and Delia added quietly. "Be careful…"

I've been trying to find the right scenario for this one ever since I read CG07's Son of Aura. Finally, I decided to combine two of my story ideas together. Hope you enjoyed the outcome of the first chapter.