GhostofTime: Disclaimer, I do not own Pokémon. Pokémon rightfully belongs to Nintendo and Game Freak. Warning, this chapter is little dark and tragic, you have been WARNED! Play some sad or tragic music to fit mood of this chapter.

Hurt and Comfort part 2

(ASH)

When he, Flash, and Sacred Fire family were done with lunch and paid for lunch with also leaving tip on table as they left restaurant and prepared to walk to the park to meet up with other Sacred Fire family members. Autumn was dressing him back in his eevee hoodie and sat him back down in his stroller while using move Psychic which still confused him how she knows that move.

"H-How do you know the move Psychic, a f-flareon can`t l-learn m-most psychic type moves," he asked timidly to Autumn.

Autumn said in kind voice, "that my little pup will be explained when we get back home, okay?" He nodded at his new mother and Autumn smiled as she strapped him in his stroller and tucking him in with his eevee blanket then kissing him on forehead.

Then, he and his new family were off to park to meet with other family members waiting to see their newest family members. His stroller was being pushed by North while Autumn talk to Aodhan in quiet that were in discussion about something. Flash was walking beside his stroller. He looked around his surroundings to find that they were near park and noticed a few pokemon families with human children hugging and playing happily with each other. There was human girl around the age 13, wearing childish clothing, who ran up to female Ampharos and male Electivire and hugged the Ampharos who he guessed is girl`s mother which both look happy in their loving embrace.

The site of those two made him remember his birth mother which caused him feel miserable and heartbroken not knowing what happen to his mother. He really miss his own mother, but he was scared that his mother has forsaken him or worst that she could be dead somewhere lifeless on ground!

No, don't think like that to yourself Ash. She is alive and she loves you very much, you know that! Or do I just think that way to only fool myself to believe in that illusion? Why did this have to happen to me and all those around me? I am just a fool who is hopeless for most of time. I am a stupid Pokemon trainer who doesn't have clue of what he is doing! I just get into trouble and half the time someone got hurt or almost kill because of me! I am the worthless loser of kid! I-I a-am… ,as he was thinking how negative things about himself tears began to form in his eyes. Then he couldn't hold it all in and let out stream of tear as he cry hard that got the attention of Flash and all Sacred Fire clan members with few other Pokemon and people.

North stopped pushing the stroller then walked in front of the his stroller to calm him down and to see what the problem is. Flash had worried look on his face as did Aodhan and Autumn.

"Shhh, it's okay Ash, it's okay," replied North while she calm him down which it had little effect.

Flash began to comfort him by hugging him and said, "What is wrong Ash!? Why are cry so much all of sudden!?"

Autumn said worried voice, "What matter my sweet little eevee pup!?" North and Aodhan watch in worry about him as he continued his wailing in misery.

Then he said in a crying voice, "I-I a-am nothing but s-stupid little k-kid who is o-only p-pathetic fool! All I-I a-am is big old c-cry b-baby!"

"Ash, you are not any of those things you said about yourself! You are kind, bright, brave, loving and greatest friend/brother ever!" Flash declared then Autumn said, "Now you listen to me young pup, I do not want hear such nonsense from you! Okay my little Ashy?"

He calmed down little with crying then said, "Y-yes ma'am, I will try."

"Ash, everyone here cares about you no matter what!" Said Flash as he continued to hug him and Flash nuzzles with one of his red cheek against his own cheek. This made him much more cheerful and he hugged Flash back. Autumn was peppy that he was better now and put his pacifier back in his mouth when it fell out his mouth when he was crying. Then he and everyone went back to walking to the area where they meet others.

(Flash)

He and Ash along with their new parents and aunt made it to meeting spot which is under big oak tree near patches of flowers. Autumn put down a large quilt on ground under oak tree then Autumn used Psychic to take Ash out of his stroller and bundled Ash up in eevee themed blanket then lays Ash on her fluffy tail. Flash took his attention to Aodhan and North laid down on quilt and took their place next to him and Ash.

Then he spotted his and Ash`s new uncle Hertz walk up to them and took set next to North, who lectured him about his work or something. He looked back at Ash who was fast asleep on Autumn`s big fluffy tail as Ash sucks on his pacifier with Autumn combing Ash's hair with her paw.

"Ugh, that paperwork was pain! I feared that I would never get done and found that field report on that Battle Frontier Brain I chased for three days straight," said Hertz.

"Indeed, I thought we will never capture the Salon Maiden with her Espeon who are now with caring family," replied North. This caught his attention to know that young Frontier Brain was caught. What! Annabel has been captured! I thought she got way, he thought.

"Oh, mother said that she will be here very soon and is very thrill to see here new grandson," Hertz added. "There she is now!"

Then he saw hug shadow block out the sun then heard a flapping sound. He turn to see the legendary Ho-oh herself which was shocking for himself. Ho-oh land onto the ground with soft thud then looked to others and said, "hello my children, how how are you doing and how is are newes members of family doing? By the way Autumn, you mother and father could not make it because your father did something and your mother is having talk with him"

"We just fine mother and our sons are just fine as well too, but Ashy here fell asleep before you arrived. Ugh, I wonder what dad did this time for mom to give him lecture," said Autumn.

"Well my name is Lady Summer Sacred Fire but you can call my grandma Summer," said Summer.

"Good to meet you grandma Summer, my name Flash and you know about Ash," he said politely.

"Now that everyone is here let us get down to real reason for this meeting, to talk about what happen at Broken Peace Incident in Pallet Town and how Ash became mentally traumatized from that event." Said Aodhan in serious voice.

He and everyone else nodded at what Aodhan just said. Ash didn't hear because he is fast asleep. "Okay, we all know what happen in Pallet Town when Broken Peace Incident occurred for reports that during Revolution that HAA gathered. The reports declare that there are hundreds of human and Pokemon wounded seriously and few hundred dead. There was around one thousand refugees at Pallet Town both Pokemon and human because that is most peaceful town in the Kanto region. The people there were nice help all of them but now the town is in ruins and there few saviors who are residents of Pallet Town left. Those few saviors won't tell us the details of event because they are traumatized from the incident," said North in cold voice that made him have shiver go up his spine.

"The reports described that Pallet Town as a war zone, half town was set ablaze. Bodies lie scattered across the town some burned, some cold and lifeless, or some lie in puddles of red. The reports during that time tell that Team Rocket was there, a battalion of a formed Pokemon militia, police and few veteran Trainers that took part in battle for Pallet Town. All sides had heavy casualties both human and Pokemon which was very bad. But that's not worst of it, the worst of it is that some of those casualties were adolescents that were both of human and Pokemon." Hertz said in miserable voice with frown on his face.

"So much pain and suffering with lost of so many lives, those darkest days of Revolution," Summer said in wise but sad tone.

He and everyone else nodded their heads in agreement with Summer. Then Aodhan talked in serious tone, "The question now is what happen to Ash and Flash during time of Broken Peace Incident. Flash my new son, care fill us in what happened there like you did with my brother Hertz?"

"Where do I began, me and Ash were heading back it Pallet Town from route one expecting quite peaceful town we know, but when we got there the town was in flames then we heard crying and yelling with sound of fighting going on. I could see the horror on Ash's face when he saw what was taking place right in front of him. He and I went running in recklessly without thinking about the danger around us, we tried to make it to our home to only find house halfway destroyed," he said in serious voice.

"That was foolish of you to do that but continue with the story," replied Summer in disappointed tone.

" Once we entered house, or what left of it, we found Mr. Mime dead on ground lifeless with cut and bruises on him and his eyes were void of all life in them. Ash was in such shock he throw up at site of Mr. Mime's dead body and trembling in fear. I was too but I got myself together and woke Ash for his shock, then we looked for his mother but she was nowhere to be found. So we collected what supplies and stuff we had then ran to Professor Oak's lab, as we ran through town we saw human fighting human, Pokemon fighting Pokemon, Human fighting Pokemon or all at once. I made Ash run straight to lab, I could tell that my best friend was confused of who was friend or foe. It was total chaos around Pallet Town," he talked as he looked at brother Ash with sad smile on his face as Ash slept safe and soundly on Autumn's tail.

"When we got to the lab, we founded set ablaze and few fight were taking place too. I manage take out anyone who dare go near Ash, as we entered the lab we found Gary with some of his Pokemon sitting next to his dead grandfather aka Professor Oak. Turn out good old Oak could not take the chaos and died of heart attack. Gary was in so much pain, I could see in on his face and body language. When Gary spotted us, he got up hugged Ash and told us to run away from here because was too dangerous for Ash and I. He also told us that some Ash's Pokemon, my comrades, had betrayed us and were fighting against Ash's other pokemon. Me and Ash could not believe what Gray just said, it like half town was engulfed in civil war which it was revolution." He sighed look at Summer who's eyes had look of disappointment and anger.

"Ash and I ran out of lab to be greeted by the sight of Ash's Pokemon fighting each other and other Pokemon. Ash and me were about be attack by other Pokemon and few humans but we were luck when some of Ash's loyalest Pokemon there to help protect Ash. We all fought and ran to get out of Pallet Town which thought got to a safe distance but we so very wrong. It happened so very fast that we did not know what hit us, then the night sky just ripped open and some type of portal appeared then a strange creature came out of it. That thing was nothing I or Ash had seen before, it was not human nor Pokemon. The thing looked like jellyfish of some kind and almost took form of young girl, then attack us without any warning and we had to fight it off but it had some weird aura surrounding it that made it more powerful and we had hard time fighting that monster.

That when it went after Ash and grabbed him then tried fly off with him but we stopped it. However, it did come at cost of Ash's Pokemon lives, Charizard died of too much poisoning from monster. Ash, to say the least ran scared and fled with me holding on for dear life, that when we got separated from others. He kept on running until we far away from our home town. After that Ash has been having nightmares from that day and even talk about those events make him very uncomfortable, not to mention that Ash has lost all self-confidence knowing that will never achieve his dream to become Pokemon Master. He even tried to commit suicide once but made sure that did not happen, not on my watch! Ash is now nothing more than timid, shy and broken willed boy but who still has heart of gold that know." He end his tale to the Sacred Fire clan.

"So, that what happen to you and young Ash here. I have to say that was something the two of you I won't want to happen again and I intend to keep you too out of trouble," said Summer in wise but stern voice.

"That it! You two are not going ever leave my sight ever for rest of your lives. You two will be safe and cared for by me, that is final," said Autumn in firm motherly tone.

"WHAT! YOU AREN'T SERIOUS ARE YOU!?" He yelled that made Ash move a little in his sleep.

"Shhh, shush now my nephew you don't want to wake up you brother from his nap do you? Now Autumn, we will make sure that our two sons will be safe and sound but I know how you get when it come to safety of children. So relax and bond with new children," said North in clam and nice voice.

"For now let's enjoy our time as family, okay? Then go home to settle little Ashy here in his new home along with his brother Flash," Aodhan replied in fatherly tone.

He went to his brother/best-friend Ash to lay down and snuggle up to Ash to feel safe and happy. Autumn sang soft lullaby to Ash as she continues to comb Ash's hair with her soft paw. Lady Summer looked down on two with gentle smile on her beak and then look to sky thinking hard about the creature that Flash told about in his experience. Then looked to Aodhan, North and Hertz as they all meet each other's eyes and said at same time, "the reports and rumors are just same in their account..."

TO BE CONTINUED