Before I start with the next chapter I want to thank you for your support! You give me the motive to continue my story and I always look forward to read your reviews after each chapter!

Time to give some answers to some reviews I read:

SolidWorkMan:

Excellent story! I really love the fact that you tossed Amourshipping out the window, since that shipping is very unstable and salty. I also can't believe that you done 3 chapters in 1 day. You should respond to a few reviewers too so you let people know that you interact and socialize with readers.
"Mission Complete and how? They're gonna tell stories about you Boss."
-You received S rank(worst to best is E to S rank)
Soundtrack for Ash vs Black: "Third Phase- Polygon Man"

I'm glad you like it so far! I will try to keep the story at the same level and be even better.

Regarding Amourshipping I will put some flashback moments between Ash and Serena but I won't make the characters acting all lovey-dovey and OOC. Romance is not the main part of the story so I'm not sure if I will make Ash end with someone yet.

Lol, it took me actually 2 days for the 3 chapters because I have a lots of free time right now xD . The last one was the most difficult because of the battle but I really enjoyed my time making it! The next chapters will probably take longer to be published. Also I'm not an English native speaker so I need to update some chapters to fix spelling and syntax mistakes from time to time.

I was already planning to answer to some reviews so don't worry about that! xD

Also nice MGSV reference fellow MGS fan and thanks for the S rank! :P

That OST actually fits pretty well. I was thinking to insert a song that would play in the background like most anime, but since music taste is entirely subjective I will leave it to the readers' imagination.

thor94

ash has been completely crushed.
hope you plan ash quickly grow stronger than black and any pokemon master ever walked on pokemon world since arceus birth, with OP legendaries buster pokemon team able to sweep champions easily.

Well, Black was a world champion and didn't even used his strongest pokemon in this battle so having Ash surpassing him so easy it would be farfetched and forced plot wise. The point of this battle was Black to use a team that it's not based in attack power and make Ash realize his flaws of his battling style something that the anime doesn't really show. Ash's pokemon in terms of attack and speed were better and stronger but they lost because of Black's superior strategy. Black due to him being OP and an original character will have a supporting role in the story and will appear only 2 or 3 times during major incidents. He will fill Ash with information and communicate with him through a radio chatter during his journey and also help him to be a better trainer working as his mentor. Ash and his companions will have the spotlight in the story. I haven't decided if Ash will have legendaries in the story yet because I'm afraid it will overshadow his other pokemon. But I assure you he will have both a Mega Ring and a Z-Ring at his disposal. Also Ash will decide to compete later in the Pokemon Champions League and make his way to be the very best.

Also regarding your previous comment about who the culprit was behind the incident Giovanni, Paul and Trip are out of question since Paul and Trip will support Ash in the future and it was confirmed that the attack had nothing to do with Team Rocket. But I will say that the final antagonist has appeared in the anime. I won't reveal more for now.

Now back to the story!

Chapter 4: David Ketchum

"Wait, wait, wait another info dump? Come on!" Ash started complaining to Black.

"Ok then. Figure out everything on your own. Bye!" Black said while he was leaving and wavering his hand to Ash.

"Ok, ok I will listen!" Ash said.

"Good."

"You know the thing is that I don't know what floating timeline means, I have heard about Azure Flute but I was never interested in it and I really never wondered about my father's whereabouts."

"Oh dear!" Black said and facepalmed.

"Well, I'm sorry!" Ash shrugged.

" *Sigh* Ok let's start with the floating timeline and your father because these two are connected with each other."

"Ok, I'm all ears."

"Since you don't get the concept of the floating timeline I will make it easier for you to understand. Have you ever felt that you couldn't age at all during your journey 10 years ago?"

Ash was puzzled when he heard that.

"I really didn't notice that to be honest."

"That's ok. Almost no one could." Black said.

"What do you mean?"

"The only people who could notice it were the no lifers who lacked any ambition in their lives. You were so obsessed to be a Pokemon Master and exploring different regions that you failed to notice it too."

"And how did you notice it?"

"Through your father, Ash."

"…"

Ash froze after he heard that.

"Your father failed in his lifelong journey to accomplish anything. So he lost any ambition in his life. But then he learned about the incident and returned only to see your destroyed house and the tombstones of your mother and yours. He appeared there holding a banquet of flowers crying and blaming himself that he wasn't there for you."

"That can't be…"

"Also that day Mr. Looker appeared in front of your father to interrogate him."

10 years before in Pallet Town 5 days after the incident

A man in his mid-thirties who resembled Ash a lot is seen standing in front of two tombstones. On the tombstones someone could read this:

"Here rests Delia Ketchum. R.I.P."

"Here rest Ash Ketchum. R.I.P."

"Did you know these two deceased people?"

Another man appeared. It was Looker who showed his police badge.

"Yes, they were my family." The man said.

"Are you Mr. Ketchum?"

"Yes, I am David. David Ketchum."

"It has been confirmed that behind your family's death were some people called Arceus Cult, an underground empire."

"I know that already." Ash's father said.

"I also know that they have created a floating timeline."

"What do you mean by that?"

"They have prevented the Earth and everyone from aging."

"How do you know about this?" Looker asked surprised.

"Haven't you noticed it? You live an eternal life."

Looker was terrified when he heard such incomprehensible things coming from him.

"This is not a laughing matter, Mr. Ketchum. If you lie to the International Police I will have to arrest you for false information."

"I'm not joking." Ash's father said with a serious tone.

"In my journey I studied a lot about many Pokemon. And I noticed this."

Ash's father gave a picture to Looker. This picture showed countless black floating creatures who looked like symbols.

"What is this?"

"It's the Pokemon Unown. Not many people know about this."

"And what they have to do with the floating time that you claim it exists?"

"They have a terrifying power if they are gathered together. They can grant the wish of their holder and distort the reality."

"What do you mean by that?" Looker asked puzzled.

"The Arceus Cultists hold a huge amount of this Pokemon and granted this wish. They decided to stop the flow of time on our planet. That means that we can live eternally since we cannot age. We cannot die by natural causes. People and Pokemon can be brought into life but it's still impossible to age. This way the Arceus Cultists can minimize any potential danger for them and win time to bring Arceus in this world to erase the universe."

Looker gulped once and asked.

"How did you learn about this?"

"Since I failed on my journey I didn't have the guts to face my wife and son; I couldn't say that I left them behind without accomplishing anything. So I turned into a no lifer and ended up in Orre Region drinking and living alone away from home for a long time. Then I realized that something was wrong with the timeline. I noticed that I didn't age and my life was a never-ending circle. My suspicions were confirmed when I was returning to my apartment late one night from a bar. I saw two suspicious hooded guys walking in the shadows. I decided to follow them. I reached an abandoned facility. These guys wore white capes and hoods. On the back of their capes was portrayed a golden cross-like symbol which resembled the mythical Pokemon Arceus. Then I heard them talking. They were discussing that catching more of these black floating symbols will help them move their plan to the next stage. I also heard them saying that distorting reality and time would be easier to accomplish the number of sacrifices and bring back lord Arceus in the mortal world. After saying that they put the creatures in a big room where many Unown resided and were floating making circles. I ran away before anyone could notice me and tried to contact the local police. No one believed me though. After that I heard the incident in Pallet Town and came here."

"I-I-I see." Looker stuttered as he was trying to comprehend what exactly was happening.

"You think I'm crazy too."

"No, I believe you. In your current state you have no reason to lie."

"I will send a lot of squads to take over this place."

"I want to come too."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Yes, I want to avenge my family."

Present day

Ash just couldn't say anything after hearing what was happening when he was away from home.

"I know this is difficult for you Ash but you have to learn everything that happened back then."

"I understand but it seems you knew that I was alive back then. Why didn't you tell anything to my father?"

"I never said that we knew you were alive. I already told you that we have mistaken you with Ritchie. Before I come here I talked with his parents."

"Then how did you learn this?"

"A green haired woman talked with us. She was named Liza. She knew about your "death" but she noticed that your Charizard was visiting Charicific Valley regularly and was training with other Charizard. After its training it was flying away so we sent some spies to investigate and we learned that your Charizard was flying miles away from Gerdia to Johto. This is how we found you."

"That makes sense. Charizard always has the urge to train so I let it do as it pleases. Anyway what happened to my father?"

"International Police's forces along with your father infiltrated the facility. The attack was a success and many Pokemon battles occurred at once between the two factions while others were limited in physical combat. Your father used his Pokemon to destroy the door of the room where the Unown were held. He did it and the Unown escaped but engulfed the whole facility creating portals that led into their own dimension. Many people with their Pokemon were sucked by their portals. It seemed that the room disrupted their ability of opening portals into their own dimension. Your father was caught up as well. His last words before he disappear were: "I don't regret anything." After that incident the timeline started flowing naturally once again. The International Police covered the whole incident from the public. That's why no one knows about this", Black hesitantly answered.

Ash was trying to grasp what Black said to him.

"I'm sorry, Ash."

"Don't be. It must have been one hell out there right?" Ash said with a depressing look.

"I wasn't there back then. I was a rookie as an investigator so despite my abilities I wasn't considered ready to participate in this. I also never met your father but it seems that he really cared about you."

Ash unconsciously started crying.

"What is this? Why am I crying? I don't even remember him. Why I feel so bad about this?" Ash tried to hide his tears.

"It can't be helped Ash. It just can't be helped." Black said as he patted Ash's shoulder.

TO BE CONTINUED

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