I do not own Pokemon or anything to do with Pokemon.
This story is the sequel to The lonely road lies ahead. You can read it in my profile.
When a path takes two ways?
Ch 1
(It had been six months since Anna and Andrew Maxwell had kidnapped Ashley Slate and took him to a deep dark cave faraway from anywhere in the Johto World. Now Brock and Suzie must come to terms with the news that he had gone forever)
"Is Ash and Misty coming today?" Brock asked his wife
"I think they are" Suzie replied, "I don't know what time though
(She caught a look at his face)
"Are you ok?" she asked him
"Yeah" Brock sighed "I just keep thinking about Ashley locked somewhere, not knowing where his mother or father is"
"But we have Katie to support" Suzie replied.
Katie was their child and Ashley's younger sister. Brock stood up and kissed Suzie on the cheek
"Where are you going?" Suzie replied surprised
"I am meeting Ash and Misty, they said that they were coming to Goldenrod City Station from Saffron" Brock said
Brock cleared his plate and left the room shutting the door behind him. Suzie cleared her plates and turned to tend to her younger child Katie.
***
In a deep cave somewhere Ned and Anna were talking
"He is very strong" Ned said "We will have to be careful so this is your first task Anna"
"Yes Master" Anna spoke softly. She was brought up to respect her master
"Go into the young boy's room and change his pokemon to these" He flourished some pokeballs in which were a Nidoqueen a Nidoking and an Eevee
"His old Pokemon can be sold at the market to buy new equipment which you and Andrew can equip him with" Ned grimaced at Anna
"Yes Master" Anna grabbed the pokeballs and exited the room. A couple of minutes after she had left Andrew entered the room
"Hello Master" he said
"Andrew when Anna comes back we will have your first task"
"Yes master" Andrew sat down and waited for Anna to come back
***
Anna crept swiftly and softly into Ashley's room. The boy was asleep.
Anna sighed
"Why did it had to come to this?" she thought
Her mother and father died when she was very young. She got taken in by the Pokemon Tech School and she left with very bad grades. She took a job at a Pokemon Hospital but quit to be a Team Rocket Apprentice. While she was there she met Andrew and the rest you could say in history
Anna swiftly changed the pokeballs to the ones that Ned had given her. They were black and had rounds of red round them
"He probably can't remember the old ones," she thought
Ashley stirred. Feeling afraid Anna tiptoed out of the room
***
Brock waited at the station for Ash and Misty. It had been six months since he had seen Ash and Misty, that was when Ashley got kidnapped
Suddenly he saw a mop of red hair and a tuft of black hair pushing some trolleys. Brock smiled
"Ash, Misty" he called out
They turned and raced towards him
"Brock!" they called out. Misty hugged him and Ash shook hands
"How are you doing?" Misty asked him
"Ok considering" he said, "To change the subject how are you doing?
"Great!" Ash beamed "I have three badges in the Indigo league, I decided to do it again.
" He had a bit of trouble with Lt Surge however," Misty whispered to Brock
Ash hearing that spoke out "I did not
"Did too," Misty snapped back
"Ok ok break it up" Brock grinned "Lets go home
As the threesome turned away for home Brock looked up at the sky
"Son wherever you are I am always looking out for you. Please be safe" Brock thought
***
Anna and Andrew stood before Ned.
"The task I want you to do is" Ned paused "I want you to go to the Rocket Café and bring Ashley back some food. Here is what he needs"
(He handed Anna a piece of paper)
"Please go now," he said
"Yes Ned" Anna said and she dragged Andrew away
"But Anna" he pleaded
"What" she said annoyed
"Umm nothing" he said
(Feeling annoyed Anna swept him away and walked off. Andrew followed her pleading with her)
(Ned walked into Ashley's room)
"I am getting stronger" he thought, "Soon I will be able to defeat all of the world and call this world my own"
***
Later that day Ash, Misty, Brock and Suzie were sitting down for a meal. Suddenly the phone rang. Suzie picked it up)
"Hello" she said. She paused "Ash its for you
Feeling surprised Ash received the phone "Hello" he said
"Ash its James" James said
"Oh hello James" Ash said, "What do you want
"Well it's not really you but Brock and Suzie" James said, "We have a breakthrough. Do you want me to tell you?"
"Ok" Ash said puzzled
"Very well" James said
***
(It all began today when me and Jessie were working. I was serving and Jessie was cooking. Suddenly this couple walked in and they looked a bit strange. I served them a Rocket Special and a Kid Meal, which was a bit strange. I caught a bit of their conversation
"We have to make sure that Ned doesn't get him," the woman said
"Yes Anna" the man said dimly
"Shut up" the woman, said, "If he finds out we are doomed"
Then Jessie wanted me for something. Next thing I knew they had gone, but it's a start. Before they left they mentioned something about the Slowpoke Well. That might be where they are keeping him"
***
Ash spoke over the telephone "It might be yes. Tell you what we will meet you at Rocket Café tomorrow and try to find him. Ok?"
"Ok" James said "Bye"
"Bye" Ash said and put the phone down
"Well" Brock said
"That was James, we might have a breakthrough" Ash said
(Suzie started crying while Brock stared at Ash)
"Is it true?" the breeder asked his friend
"Yes it is" Ash smiled. " Some couple came in today and started talking about Ned. They mentioned about the Slowpoke Well"
"That is in the next town to Goldenrod!" Misty exclaimed
"Yeah" Ash said "James said we have to meet him at the Café tomorrow. Agreed"
"Agreed" the group said
(As they begin to clear away Brock sighed)
"I hope you are safe Son. I hope you are safe
Next time
The gang meet up with James and Jessie, they tell the full story What has Ned got up his sleeve for Anna and Andrew this time And we meet up with Mrs Ketchum and Professor Oak. What have they been up to this past couple of monthsAuthor's notes
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This is the sequel to The lonely road lies ahead so please read that to get the full understanding of the story
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