Hey guys thanks so much for the reviews again!!! I got so many interesting ideas from you guys!!! So I changed this chapter a little. Instead of it being called Alderion, it's called Into Osmium Town cause I think we delayed that long enough!!! Alderion will be held for a later chapter for more suspense, but Ash's dad finally comes into the story HURRAY! Any way I'm starting to ramble. Please enjoy and don't forget to review!!!

Pika-Pi Pikachu: (She does not own Pokemon or else she'd be very rich!)

Dawn of the Pokemon

Chapter 7- Into Osmium Town

Silence was welcomed once again to the meadow. The wind blew everyone's hair around their faces. Delia stood a distance away from everyone for she did not know any way to explain this story. One thing was on everyone's mind. Alderion is Umbry? But why…..why would Seth experiment on his own pokemon? Then again Espy was experimented on as well…..Dawn straightened herselfbefore she let out an outburst.

"How could he be so cruel?! Umbry was his precious Pokemon!" Delia smoothed out her tangled hair, her eyes saddening in the process. She knew that it was wrong, but his motives were even unclear to her. So she couldn't explain much now. The one they needed to ask was him….

"Dawn….." She stared straight into her eyes causing her shiver just a bit. "I would be glad to answer you, but I think this should be answered by the person who did it." With that she turned away from the group, raising the pokeball in her hands. "And so….." She kissed the pokeball lightly before it turned a glow of red. "I choose you! Skarmory!" With a quick flick of her wrist, she threw the pokeball in the air to reveal a silver pokemom with metallic red wings. Skarmory flapped and squaked until it saw Delia on the ground below it. Delia smiled before turning serious. "Skarmory! Use your Gust attack!"

"Ska!" flapping its wings and an immense speed, a strong wind was formed. The flowers blew into the sky. Ash suddenly noticing the flowers called out to his mother.

"Mom! The flowers! " Delia turned around only slightly to face her son. His face was concerned and fearful.

"That's the whole point Ash! These flowers conceal the passage that's underneath them!" She yelled so she could be heard over the wind. The wind picked up spead, blowing even more flowers around. As they reached the sky they looked like the little sparkles like the ones in the pokemon contests that Dawn had entered. Only then did the group realize that when the flowers had been removed, a small metal cover could be found. Delia walked over to it. "This is it….let's get going. Skarmory!" She called Skarmory back into the Pokeball and looked back at her son, who stood there amazed. "Ash be ready to meet your father….."

"But Mom how are we gonna get the metal cover off?" Just as he said that an elevator came into view from the metal cover. Everyone's mouth dropped except for Professor Oak who just found it interesting. "Oh I see then…."

"Come on. No time to waste." She entered the elevator motioning for everyone to come in. As soon as everyone did, they disappeared into the cover. Unbeknownst to everyone, a trio was hiding in the shadows just witnessing the event. It was team rocket who had followed them here on their hot air balloon, just to get Pikachu. But they had just discovered something interesting.

"Did you see that?" said the red-purple haired woman in the bushes. Her blue haired companion nodded his head.

"Yeah Jess. This is interesting…..His mother used to be a pokemon trainer and she has a Skarmory…" Jessie clocked him on the head with one punch causing him to fall over.

"That's not what I meant you buffoon. I meant that passage way they found. It could lead to something good."

"Yeah…" said their third companion who was a pokemon called Meowth. "It's strange though…."

"I say we follow after them!" Jessie said as she shot her fist into the air. In return she got awkward stares from her companions. "Meowth? James?"

"What are you talking about woman???" they both said in unison causing Jessie to be angry.

"What are you talking about? It's a perfect chance to capture Pikachu!"

"That may be so, but this place could be dangerous and think about all the things we got into just following them!" said Meowth who was hit in the head by Jessie's long hair.

"So what we're going after them and that's final!"

"Yes ma'am…" Meowth and James said together with tears coming from their eyes.

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Everyone was quiet in the elevator as it went through the different levels. No one had said a word and no one didn't know what to say. As the elevator came to a halt, Ash took one look at his mom before leaving. She was tired and fully drained, but for some reason she seemed a lot younger. He looked back at professor Oak and the same went for him. The doors opened to reveal a town…..no a metropolis with skies that shouldn't even be underground. Ash stared in wonder as they walked into the streets only to be stopped by a girl who looked about the same age as him.

"Heyaz! Are you Delia Ketchum?" she was bouncy but now that Ash took a good look at her, she resembled a lot like Gary. She had reddish brown hair tied into a ponytail with a n unusual bang. She wore a yellow jacket with a blue shirt and black pants. It was as if she could be his female double. Delia stood ahead of them and introduced herself.

"Hi I'm Delia Ketchum and these are my companions. Were you sent here to escort us by any chance?"

"Uh huh that's right! My name is Hotaru Firefield. Right this way please!" She turned around but not without giving Ash and Pikachu a quick glance. Ash a cold one and Pikachu a smile. Ash shivered. Something did not feel right. Misty came behind him and patted him on the back.

"Come on if we don't hurry up, we'll be left behind Ash!" Ash nodded and followed after them. As they passed through the streets, he took notice of some things. How the pokemon could be let free and do things for people like going to the store and babysitting children. It's like they were human. They continued up until they reached a giant house and laboratory on the top of the hill.

"This place hasn't changed much I see….." Delia mumbled to herself angrily. What could have happened to make her act this way?, Ash wondered as he continued to stare at his mother.

"Ah here comes Seth now!" Hotaru yelled as a boy who looked like an older Ash stepped out from the house. Ash's eyes widened. He looked just like him all around. Except he was taller…..Hotaru went and hugged him. "Hi Seth, I brought them!"

"I see you did! Why don't you go inside? Don't you have to catch up on your studying?" his voice was like a song. Ash might have been imagining it, but it seemed like all the girls swooned just a little bit. Hotaru pouted before reluctantly going inside. He turned back to the group looking at only two people, Ash and Delia and possibly…..Pikachu. He walked over to Delia taking her hand in his, kissing them lightly. "It's nice to see you again Delia. You look s lovely as always, but that is to be expected in this town." Delia scoffed at him before he let go and moved onto Ash. He smiled, his eyes saddening in the process. "And you must be my Ash….my beloved Ash." He hugged Ash and Ash so happy to see he had a father hugged him back. "You've grown into a handsome young boy." He took a look at one of the girls behind him and snickered. "So which one is your girlfriend?" Everyone blushed. "Haha just kidding!" He moved on to Pikachu. "You still look well Ichigo. How's it been?" Everyone stopped all except for Delia and Pikachu who only looked at each other.

"Why did you call Pikachu, Ichigo?" Ash wondered with one eyebrow raised.

"Seth don't tell him." Delia pleaded.

"Pi-pika Pikachu!" Pikachu cried out, threatening to electrocute him.

"He deserves to know you guys…."

"Know what?" Ash was angry now and desperate so many secrets had been kept from him and he wanted them all to stop. Seth smiled before patting both him and Pikachu on their heads. Delia turned away not bearing to see his reaction. Even professor Oak turned away.

"Ash…..Pikachu was one a human name Ichigo Nortingham…."

End of Chapter