Hey guys, it's me Jmtx100 with the second chapter of my story! I managed to finish this episode earlier, than I expected, so I'm posting it today! I'll write the details under this chapter, so be sure to read it as well! But enough talking, let's focus on the story!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Vermilion City, Kanto
Few days passed since the evening in the Silver Town. All of the betrayers were siting in a cafe near the Vermilion City's Port. They were obviously heading to Unova, but first they had to meet with someone.
"Look! Here they come!" shouted May. Soon they saw 4 people running towards them.
'Drew, Stephan! We are glad to see you guys again!' said Misty on the behalf of the group, when they finally met with the others.
"You're right, it's been so long!" said Drew.
"Far too long!" said Brock.
"Hey Iris, where is Cilan?" asked surprised Stephan. "I thought he travelled with you?"
"He went to Unova earlier, to finish his work in the Striaton Gym, so he'll meet us there" answered the Purple haired girl.
After a lunch, where all of them shared their latest achievements and memorable moments, they were finally ready to take on the boat to Unova.
"Come on guys, let's not waste any more time" yelled excited Max. It was his first trip to Unova. "Iris told me so many cool things about Unova, I can't wait to see all of the Pokemon that live there!" said still pumped up Max.
When they boarded on the cruise ship, each of them went their own ways. Dawn and Misty went to the spa; Brock chased some preety women, like he always did; Stephan went to work out with Sawk; Gary went to the pool (it was a luxurious cruiser); and Iris tried to call Cilan, to see how was he doing. The only people that stayed in their rooms were Max, May and Drew. Soon someone knocked on the siblings doors.
"May, it's Drew. I was just wondering if you're interested in going to the arcade with me?"
"Sure Drew, just give me a minute" May then shouted to Max who was unpacking himself in the bedroom. "Max, I'm going with Drew to the Arcade. Don't do anything stupid until I come back!"
"Hey, I wanna go too!" said Max
"Come on little bro, give me and Drew some privacy"' she wanted to spend some time with her future boyfriend, but Max also wanted to go somewhere. His sister was always dragging him with her, now it was time for him to decide what to do.
"Hey, I'm not little bro, because I'm already 13. I can stroll around the cruise ship by myself!" said Max.
"I can't let you stroll on the ship, because I promised mom and dad to look after you" replied May.
"It's not fair! You became independent when you were 10! Don't you remember travelling in Hoenn with Me, Brock and Ash?!" he mentioned Ash on a purpose. Every time someone mentioned him, May was getting angry, because she couldn't handle the truth about betraying him. Max was the only one to notice, that during their travels May had a huge crush on Ash. She was never brave enough to tell him, and after he died, she moved on onto Drew.
"Don't you dare mentioning him again! That's one of the reasons I don't want you to stroll around by yourself. I made a lot of stupid mistakes when I was your age and Ash was the biggest mistake of my life!"
"So why don't you look after me in the Arcade, hm? You can easily pretend to be Drew's girlfriend while making me stay away from the troubles!" said cocky Max. He wanted to play with his sister's emotions. But May run out of patience.
"Okay, now you've just made me really mad. You are staying here, while I'm going to have fun with Drew and you have nothing to say, moron!" yelled May. She quickly grabbed the key and locked Max from the outside(An: Just imagine that she could do that ok?)
"Okay Drew, now I'm ready to go" smirked May.
"Hey, it's not fair! One day I'll get you May Maple!" shouted Max from the other side of the door.
"As you wish" said cheerfully Drew. The whole situation with the Maple's made him laugh all the time. He was so lucky to be the only child in his family.
Meantime, Pallet Town
'Here lies Delia Ketchum. A great friend and a loving mother'
"It's been two hours, since we arrived here and Ash didn't say a word. He is just staring at his mom's grave. However, he is visiting the graveyard for the first time, so it is a great pain for him. Arceus, why does he have to suffer so much?" said N to himself.
Ash was deep in thoughts 'Mom, I'm sorry that I have never visited you, since they all turned their backs on me, but I wasn't strong enough to show up in Pallet. You probably suffered way more than me, I just wish I could see you one more time to apologize' Ash was starting to break down, but he kept 'talking' to his mother 'Am I doing the right thing? Do I need to go through that pain again? Or just leave it like that? No I'll prove them wrong. I have to… But what if I lose in the first round? I don't even know if I'm stubborn enough, to participate in a Pokemon battle. Maybe I lost all my skills? I'll never be able to prove everyone wrong. And my Pokemon? They are all living a peaceful life now. The majority of them are much happier this way… NO! I have to reach the top. Everyone that cares about me would love to see that. N, Anthea, Concordia, Mom and especially Pikachu… '
He kept on thinking, when he finally said a sentence loud "Damn, it will not be easy at all…" And Ash scrubbed his neck, like he did few years ago. N saw his 'signature move' and smiled. From now on, he knew for 100% that Ash Ketchum is going to make a comeback. Maybe N didn't like to see Pokemon in pain, but to be honest, he didn't like people in pain either. Especially people with a pure heart, like Ash.
Their visit was soon interrupted by some voices approaching them. Ash, realizing that he is running out of time, quickly placed a daisy on the tomb of his mother and teleported away with N and Alakazam. The voices appeared to be Professor Oak and Professor Ivy, who came to Pallet Town to keep the Pokemon Professor company, since he was alone in Pallet. After Ash's death, Professor Oak was in a deep depression and his researches became unsuccessful. So Tracey- his previous assistant, moved to a Pokemon Lab in Jotho. Professor Oak also became a bankrupt, since he wasn't earning at all. He didn't have enough money to keep Ash's Pokemon. He couldn't longer pet them or feed them properly. That being said, he released them. Happily, N and Ash were able to find all of them and bring them to White Forest, where they were living a good life, which Professor Oak didn't know. Professor Oak could not believe what he has done to Ash, few years back. 'If I could rewind time, I would never accuse him of that again' he thought to himself. He really regretted that decision.
When they reached the graveyard, Prof. Oak walked to Delia Ketchum's grave and noticed a small daisy on her grave. Professor Oak thought 'That's weird. As far as I'm concerned, no one ever visited her grave, since she has no family members left.' Then, he realized something 'It can't be could it?' inside he felt like resurrected. A new hope came into his heart. 'Maybe Ash is still alive. He was always like a grandchild for me. While Gary left Pallet, Ash made sure to visit me every time he's come back from another region. And I was foolish enough to accuse him of hurting people' he thought to himself.
Ash, N and Alakazam teleported to a hill near Pallet Town, from where you were able to see the whole Town and its surroundings. Ash usually came here as a child, so it was yet another painful, childhood memory for him. He always played with Gary and Gary's other friends here… -Friends- …It was the most painful word, he ever heard. It reminded him of the evening, when he got betrayed by his own friends…
Flashback
Ash was never that exhausted. 4 hours have passed since he got to the Pokemon Center. 'Pikachu is in coma. That's why he isn't waking up' These words engraved in his memory. During these 4 hours, Ash thought about everything Pikachu did for him, the yellow mouse even sacrificed himself to help the raven haired trainer.
"Ash you have to rest. Your friends are probably worried about you" said politely Nurse Joy
"I can't leave Pikachu. Not now- he needs me" said depressed Ash. "Why don't you call them from here?"
"I'm sorry, but the storm interferes with the radio transmitters and no one in Kanto is able to call anyone. However we are lucky to have the electricity. The Eastern Kanto don't have it." confirmed Nurse Joy.
"Okay, but please look after Pikachu. We can't let him die like this" begged Ash.
"Don't worry" said Nurse Joy "I'm a professional"
The next few minutes Ash spent running towards the hotel. It took him a little bit longer than he expected, maybe even an hour, because of the heavy rain ad storm. When he finally made it, he knocked the door. It was soon answered by Dawn.
"Dawn, everyone, I'm sorry it took me so long, but Pikachu and I, we, the Hyper Beam, Pokemon Center" Ash tried his best to explain himself, but he was stressed out.
"How dare you showing up here!" shouted Misty from behind. And Ash looked inside their room. Dawn was frightened, everyone was looking at him with anger and next to his friends stood Officer Jenny.
"What is wrong with you guys?" asked Ash, who started to freak out, too.
"Ash don't play your mind games with us!" yelled May. "Lance was found in the forest nearby, half-dead."
"He woke up while we were transporting him to the Pokemon Center." continued Officer Jenny "And he managed to tell me that Ash Ketchum attacked him while he was making his way back home"
"Hey it wasn't me! You can ask Nurse Joy if you want, I was in the Pokemon Center all the time!" Ash tried to defend himself.
"I have already been talking to her, while you were on your way back here. She said that you came with your Pikachu, who was hurt, but you never told her what happened. Besides, Lance got assaulted before you even showed up in the Pokemon Center" explained Officer Jenny.
And it took Ash couple of seconds to realize what happened- Lance tried to kill Ash, because he knew that Pikachu would save him. He nearly killed Ash's first pokemon, to make sure, that Ash runs into the Pokemon Center, late. Meanwhile Lance assaulted himself and managed to tell everyone that he got assaulted by Ash Ketchum. The raven haired boy also realized, that he was in a very poor situation.
"Don't play dumb with us Ketchum. You assaulted Lance, because you knew you'd lose since you have always been a weakling. But your Pikachu got hurt during the murder attempt, so you left Lance half-dead and brought Pikachu to the Pokemon Center. Am I right?!" exclaimed Gary Oak.
"Really Gary? So that's what you thought of me every time you supported me? You're not a friend, you're a traitor. And you guys, you know I would not do such a thing, right?"
"Ash don't deny it. You have no alibi. You aren't going to convince us"
"I would expect anyone to say that but you? Brock? Man you were like a older brother to me, you know me better than anyone" Ash started losing hope for someone to take his side.
"And that's exactly why he accused you, young man" said Professor Oak coldly.
"I'm sorry to say that Ash, but you are under arrest for attempting to murder the Kanto Champion Lance" Officer Jenny said.
"May, Dawn, Misty? Tracey, Iris, Cilan?" Ash looked for someone to stand by his side. "Max? He finally asked" Max stayed behind his sister this whole time. Although Max considered himself smart, he couldn't understand what was happening. He finally decided to stand on his sister's side.
"Max, look at me! Do you think I would ever hurt anyone? And what about our battle, when I become Kanto Champion? Don't you want to fight with me anymore?" Ash tried to convince the youngest member of the whole group. He was Ash's last hope.
"Stay away from my brother, you assassin! He won't stand by your side!" yelled May.
"Catch him!" shouted Cilan. Everyone started running towards the raven haired boy, but during his talk, Ash made his way to the door. He quickly ran away from the hotel, into the forest. When he made sure, no one followed him, Ash fell on his knees and started crying. Everyone he trusted betrayed him. They all considered him weak, but they never said it loud. It was more painful than being squeezed by a Snorlax.
After a couple of minutes Ash found himself in a fog. He quickly got up and saw him. It was N with Anthea's Gothitelle. The Astral Body Pokemon created the fog and then teleported Ash and N into somewhere else. Everything the raven haired boy experienced today, exhausted him so much that he only managed to ask "And what about Pikachu?" before felling on the ground unconscious.
N quickly responded "Don't worry about him, he'll be fine. Anthea and Concordia went to find him" Then everything turned black…
"Come on Ash, let's get back to the hideout" said N, when he saw tears in Ash's eyes. 'He still remebers that day' N said to himself. And they teleported back to the White Forest.
"N, may I ask you a very personal question?"
"Sure Ash, what's on your mind?" said N
"How did you know, that Lance framed me that day? That I was the victim of this scam?" N frowned. That was the question he wanted to avoid, because he didn't know how will Ash react to the answer.
"Listen carefuly Ash. Promise me you'll not kill me after you hear the answer, ok?"
"Okay" said Ash, unsure what was he going to hear.
Flashback
After the battle got postponed
N wanted to hide form the rain, in the forest. Luckily, a group of friendly Pidgey's guided him to a small den, located in the middle of the forest 'I wonder if Ash even remembers me?' he asked himself. 'It's been over a year since our paths diverged'. N risked a lot, to see his old friend Ash. After all, the green haired man was the only person on the planet who was able to summon Reshiram, Zekrom and Kyurem- the Tao Trio. If someone managed to kidnap him, it would also mean that sooner or later he would gain the power of The Tao Trio, for his personal desires.
After a quick nap, N woke up. It was still raining. But N was determined to find Ash. He came out of the den and made a few steps, to realize that Ash Ketchum, the same cheerful kid that he met a long time ago, was lying on a meadow nearby, crying. N quickly decided hid in a bush and analyze the situation.
'I don't know why I'm crying Pikachu. We are still able to win this battle, that's for sure, but it seems like every time we fight, every time we are close to achieving goals, something doesn't want us to win. It's so frustrating Pikachu! '
'Oh my Arceus, what's gotten into Ash?' thought N. He wanted to get up, but he heard another voice and this time it wasn't the raven haired trainer.
'Dragonite, use Hyper Beam on this bastard Ketchum!' It was Lance. N saw Pikachu defending his trainer and Lance flying away, he wanted to help Ash, but then he thought to himself 'No, I'll follow Lance. Ash can handle himself' And he started chasing Lance. For the first 10 minutes it was a exhausting for him, since Dragonite was flying rapidly and N wasn't the greatest runner. Then he got help from a Fearow. He chased the Kanto Champion for a several minutes like that, but suddenly, Fearow got taken down, by someone or something. It was so quick, that N couldn't see what was it. A pokemon or a person? It wasn't Lance, since he had no idea of N following him. Than who was it? No one knew.
N along with the Fearow felt down into the forest. Luckily they weren't flying too high, so they didn't hurt themselves that much. Now N knew, that Lance wasn't working alone. Someone or something helped Lance, so it would mean that he had a partner, who got rid of N.
N managed to stand up, but Fearow's wing was broken. It could not fly away. So he 'called' for Anthea and Concordia for help. The fog enveloped them and N's sisters appeared along with their pokemon- Gothitelle and Gardevoir. They all grabbed Fearow and they wanted to go back to their hideout, but someone interrupted them. They saw Ash Ketchum, crying in the distance.
N reacted quickly "Anthea, Concordia, Gardevoir- take Fearow to the hideout and look for Ash's Pikachu. He got hurted badly, maybe Ash took him to the local Pokemon Center. Gothitelle and I will take Ash with us."
Anthea and Concordia exchanged glances and took Fearow with them, while N and Gothitelle started running towards Ash.
N grabbed Ash, who was nearly unconscious and started walking back. He looked down to see Ash's face. The raven haired boy asked "And what about Pikachu?"
N quickly responded "Don't worry about him, he'll be fine. Anthea and Concordia went to find him"
"And you already know the rest" finished N.
"Wow! N why didn't you ever tell me that?" asked politely Ash.
"Because I was a little bit unsure if you could handle the truth, that I didn't help you and Pikachu. I'm sorry, I was wrong."
"That's ok, I'm happy that you answered my question." Ash continued "Now let's find Bulbasaur, he'll call all my Pokemon"
So, that's the end of this chapter. Even if I managed to finish this one early, don't expect me to post every week. I'll try my best to make a chapter every 2-3 weeks, but the school is killing me right now, so I don't get a lot of free time, even on the weekends. It also depends on my creativity, too. I sometimes feel that I could make a whole chapter in one evening, like I did on Friday. And sometimes I am not able to write anything. So, my "minimum" would be 1 episode a month, but I hope it would be more frequent.
I also thank you for the positive feedback on the last chapter. It really helped me to make another one.
That's all for today. If you have any questions, comments on my work, be sure to tell me! See you in the next chapter!
