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Chapter 9: The Pokemon's Plan. Ash's resolve returns


In the Kingdom Unova:

There was a silence in the room. One would have expected of Ash, but, they did not expect this from Sir Aaron. Ash had quickly decided to focus on becoming an Aura Guardian, primarily because he's Sir Aaron's son. Marion did not know if she had to accept that her husband would coach her son. As a mother, she thought that Ash was not ready to be an Aura Guardian like his father, but Ash had already chosen, although she does not like it or accept it. Perhaps with the training, patience and the company of the Pokemon and his father, there may be a small sign of change in Ash. It may help them to recover from his trauma he received from the past 6 years with Delia and what his "friends" have done to him. Ash will certainly not know what to think of all this, especially with what happened. Between his relationship with Delia, the betrayal of Brock and others, combined with his crushing defeat against Paul, it was a lot to deal with, especially if it all happened all at once. Ash was unsure of the situation of the world, but seeing all his Pokémon friends, plus the genuine concern of his father, it had helped Ash come out of his depression, if only a little bit. Ash had always dreamed of learning aura since the first time he had to deal with it, but he felt strange, because it's not every day that the last Aura Guardian teaches aura control and certainly if it's your own father. It would be good for their new and old bond to strengthen, but his father wanted to clarify a few things that he made the wrong assumptions.

"I hope that your sure that you want to teach me, because I'm not exactly a good student" Ash said staring at his father

"I will tell you why I know that I want to train you. Aura will help you see what is inside you, whether it is good or bad, it is useful both individually, and to Pokemon."

"That would've been useful to have before, because then I would've seen what Brock and the others thought about me so that I could have foreseen it." said Ash totally amazed by what his father told him.

"Ash, you look now at the ordinary world, but there are images that cannot be seen with the naked eye. Aura will help you see what cannot be seen, and finally, you will be able to talk to your Pokemon in their own language." said Sir Aaron smiling to Ash.

"But dad, I talk to my Pokemon, unless you mean... Ahhhhhhhh that I can completely understand their language," said a really excited Ash.

"Exactly. You may not know it Ash, but at a young age, you had the ability to feel emotions of your Pokemon without understanding their language. It's amazing to have those skills, but if you deal with the aura around you, then you can talk to Pikachu and other Pokemon as you do now with the Legendary Pokemon." Sir Aaron explained.

"WOW! Pikachu, Charizard, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, if I do what my father says, then, I'll be able to talk to you more formally. You think that I can do it?" asked Ash staring at Pikachu and other Pokemon.

"Pika pika pika pika pikapi" (Ash, it's good that you try, but you have always understood us. But, it would be nice if you understand your language) said Pikachu smiling at his friend.

Charizard let out a sries of growls and roars, which Ash somehow understood (Ash, it would be easier to tell you how hard it is, at this time in the sanctuary).

"Bulba sar bulba bulbasurrrr." (And we hope that we can tell you what we all have done in the laboratory of Professor Oak).

"Squirtle squi squirtle rtle." (And I may I ask what I want most in life … a party) Squirtle said smiling as always.

With the exception of Marion, everyone else, including Ash, sighed deeply. Anything can happen on Earth, and Squirtle will remain the same for Ash. It's good that the Pokemon all have chosen a new life, as Charizard, Squirtle and Pidgeot, along with the Pokemon who remained at the laboratory of the professor, who were still loyal to him. Ash may have been thinking too much about the proposal from his father, because he thought that perhaps it was time for a new Ash, because he couldn't continue living this way. He could no longer escape his nightmares. It was time to face reality once and for all, and he hoped that his parents and his Pokemon will support him, but he had to tell Squirtle something.

"Say Squirtle you are the perfect example of what my father said before, I don't need to translate your language, to know that you what to have a party." said Ash smiling at Squirtle.

"Squirtle squi squirtle rtle." (This is why you were chosen Ash. You are a true genius. That is why I love you Ash) said Squirtle hugging Ash.

"It would not hurt my love. It would be especially good for the mind, and there is a reason to celebrate, because we have to celebrate that we are back together, and your Pokemon are no exception." said Marion smiling sweetly to Ash.

Ash was speechless, he was not in the mood for a party, but seeing the sweet face of his mother would make it impossible to say no to her, but his father said something first.

"Sorry son, but when your mother gives that look, nobody can resist." Sir Aaron said quietly to Ash.

"I have to admit, that is true." said Ash muttering to himself. His father was right, his mother looked almost like an angel, so he had no choice but to accept, but the reason that the real family is together is something that counts. "Okay mom, just a small gathering," Ash said sighing deeply.

"Yay!" You will see my love, that you will not regret it. Now, I am going to look for Chansey. You stay here, and you will see and feel a bit little better, I promise." Marion said smiling happily at Ash and immediately went looking for Chansey, in order to take care for her child and his Pokemon.

'Well, I hope so" Ash said to his mother and then looked to his father.

"Pop, tell me when we are going to train." Ash asked while smiling at his father.

The Pokemon were pleasantly surprised that Ash decides to train with his father. They knew very well that the exercise would do him good, while Sir Aaron thought exactly the same. Maybe in Ash's head, they could see what he went through for years, without the help of Sir Aaron and Marion.

"Ash, do you really want to train with me? I don't want to put a lot pressure on you, since you are still young." Sir Aaron said seriously.

"Dad, I will not lie to you. You must understand that I don't feel good. I'm still much the same as before, but I want this. I want to learn about my powers, namely the control of them and how I can communicate with my Pokemon, so let me at least try. "

"Well... alright then. Your training will start after the party, but this is not any training Ash. It is a very strong workout that combines the physical and mental aspects of the body."

"Don't worry about that dad. I know I must give it my all, ever since that happened." Ash sighed deeply.

Sir Aaron and the Pokemon decided to ignore Ash's comment. They were aware that the path to recovering for Ash began. But what Sir Aaron wondered is would his son be mentally stability be able to give it it's all? Something deep down inside told him that this might not end well.


In Sinnoh Pokemon Center:

Since Arceus visited Brock and the others, there was no peace in the group, except for Max. The others knew what Arceus was talking about with that threat, that something would happen if they would cross the Chosen, and apparently Ash was alive, something they did not expect. They thought that finally, they were free from Ash for good. From out of Professor Oak's lab, they had received word that he wasn't in Pallet. He wasn't there, and nowhere else on the planet. He was gone from the planet. So they decided to think or guess where Ash could be.

"Is it possible for a person to just disappear like that?" asked Misty in a frustrated tone.

"It's been almost a month since he disappeared, and so far there is no trace of him or Pikachu." said Dawn in a tone of despair.

"I think that Ash would rather prefer it if he wasn't found. We have a big problem on our hands. Arceus says it is our fault that Ash is gone." Brock said seriously.

"But if you think about Brock, Ash hasn't heard us or seen us during our meeting with Paul for his battle against him." May said concerned.

"May, I don't think so, but somehow Arceus knew of Ash's disappearance. It's like he is plays with us." Brock sighed deeply.

"In any case, it's not worth pursuing that idiot. If Arceus knows of his demise, I would not believe that guys." Max says more "innocent" than ever.

"For God's sake Max you need to understand something once and for all! Arceus is the god of Pokemon, if he wants to destroy us, he can use our own Pokemon to do that. And you know how Piplup and the Pokemon acted against us." Dawn said in an angry tone against

"Dawn is right little brother." May continued "Ash is the Chosen One, so what Dawn said about our Pokemon are on his side are true. If they know that the Chosen One is betrayed, guess what they will do Max.' May says furious.

"They will destroy us."

"But there's more Max. You know what this means for Dawn and your sister. They can't compete in contests because Piplup and Pokemon won't listen, they won't do anything." Brock said seriously.

"Sorry guys, I didn't think that Ash was so important. But, again that was also the case in the beginning and now we know nothing about him and Pikachu."

They were all in agreement, but none of them had an idea where Ash was.

Meanwhile, in a forest nearby a meeting was held by the Pokemon of Brock and the others, the meeting was led by Dawn's Pokemon, Piplup. They were gathered about the Chosen One, who was betrayed. It's clear that Dawn and the others were not aware that all Pokemon on the planet, including themselves, knew what exactly happened to Ash, and that they knew the whereabouts of him, and they would ensure that in any way possible they didn't find him.

"Piplup lup lup pip pip" (We all know why we are here. We cannot let those people find the Chosen One, for no one in the world must know where Ash is.) said Piplup seriously to the other Pokemon.

"Bun bun buneary eary Buneary" (But Piplup what can we do, if we are with those traitors.) said Buneary staring at Piplup.

"Croak cro cro croak Croagunk gunk." (What we can do is; we pretend we are on their side, so we can observe them up close. So what do you think of that idea?)

And everyone was surprised that Croagunk just came up with an idea. The idea looked good and maybe, that was the only option they had to protect them against Ash. Especially now, since Piplup knew what Dawn was capable of. Her "beloved" Paul had completely destroyed Ash. That was something that was bad for the world. If these traitors even touched a single hair of the Chosen One, they would defend him against them. Croagunk was smiling evilly, because the idea was more than good. Dawn and May, they would pay the price for what they did to Ash. If Ash couldn't make his dream of becoming a Pokemon master come true, what would you think about those two with their dream of becoming Top-Coordinators.

"Piplup pip lup piplup lup piplup" (Croagunk that idea is great! That's what we'll do. We will do our best to get as far as possible at the Grand Festival, but when we are in the finals, we lose on purpose.) said Piplup grinning.

"Pachirisu pa iris chirisu." (Aha those two still criticize Ash, they will soon know how that feels. I can imagine the faces of them already, but we must first find out if Ash is okay.)

"Sudowoodo su do sudo woodo wo do" (First we know where he is. His aura is still low, but if anything happened we would immediately sense it. I think that he is physically fine, but his aura is low. It is possible that the previous Ash won't return.) Sudowoodo said sighing deeply.

"Buneary .. Buneary .. Buneary .. Buneary .. Buneary .. Buneary." (Well then we do what Croagunk suggested, and we keep these miserable fools around us, so we can prevent them any movement against our Chosen One. As they say you have to keep your friends close but your enemies closer.) Buneary said staring at the other Pokemon.

And so it was upon this little meeting they decided that Croagunk's idea was going to be used. They would keep Dawn and the others close to them to monitor what they were planning. So, with something planned ahead of those traitors, are there any possible ways to stop their plans when they go looking for Ash.


Back to Unova:

Well, there was also a small meeting with Ash. Squirtle sighed heavily as he saw Ash's self-esteem had seen better days. The boy who laughed a lot was almost impossible for him now. His mind was still trying to process what has happened with Brock and the others, his relationship with Delia, and there was his defeat against Paul. It was not clear why every fight with Paul included the lives of his Pokemon. Ash sighed deeply as he thought about Paul's Pokemon. He realized that his life was worth risking for Pikachu and the other Pokemon. He thought it was not fair for them, but Paul knew he wanted to make them only more powerful and they are suffering for that. Paul knew that misery will not just disappear and that it's something that Ash will never forget. So he decided to join his Pokemon and the Legendary Pokemon to hold a personal conversation. He saw his parents in the neighborhood. He laughed, and he even smiled. Now he finally has a family of 3 in his life. After talking with his Pokemon, he would try to enjoy the party.

"Well Pikachu, I want to ask you, Infernape, Gliscor, Staraptor, Buizel and Torterra something." said Ash seriously.

"Pika pika pikapi." (Ash what do you want to ask?) said Pikachu confused.

"I thought about my fight with Paul, and I realized that their powers surpassed us during the battle. So, can honestly tell me if you are angry with me?"

"Pikapi pikapika pikapika." (If you ask me, I have always supported you Ash. Besides I know because I do I'm definitely not mad at you Ash.) said Pikachu smiling.

"Staraptor star tor rap staraptor." (Pikachu is right Ash, you do not want your Pokemon to get hurt like the Pokemon of Paul, and therefore, we cannot be angry at you.) said Staraptor in accordance with Pikachu.

"Infernape nape infer nape infernape." (I have to admit that at first I was upset, but honestly I could not hurt my own friends.)

"I am glad to hear that guys, because if not ... but I want to face again Paul." said quietly Ash.

All Pokemon remained silent because they knew that Ash had every right to face Paul again. So waiting for the still to pass, but perhaps there was more than he meant by that, and they were right. They turned to Ash.

"Right now I can't beat him perfectly, but this is not about me, but about you guys. I can't allow the memories of him mistreating his Pokemon just like that. That's why I will train with my father."

"Ash whatever you are planning to do, know that you have us all with you. We are here for you." said Mewtwo.

"Mewtwo, thank you for everything you and the others did for me while I was sick, but I want to ask you something. Are you, as Legendary Pokemon, willing to help train my Pokemon?" asked Ash staring at the legendary.

And everybody could now decide what they wanted to do, because Arceus released them from their obligations. If they knew Ash as well as they believed, he would defeat his enemies in a battle. Lugia decided to speak for everyone about their decision.

"Chosen One, it would be more than an honor for us to fight with you. I've said it before, you always will be the Chosen One."

"Thank you guys, I don't want to force anything, but I'm glad that I also want help in this. But first, I have to train with my dad. I will release my true power, control my aura, and so we will train together." said Ash smiling at his Pokemon.

"We know that you will be able to take care of us Ash. You will first train with your father, and then learn to fight with us." said Mew at smiling Ash.

At that time Sir Aaron and Marion approached them and Marion was the first to speak.

"I apologize to you love." said Marion in a sorry tone.

"Why are you apologizing to me?" asked Ash confused by his mother.

"Because I know you are not yet in a party mood my prince, but I thought it would be good for you." said Marion smiling Ash.

"No need to apologize mom. At first, I wasn't in the mood for anything. But now, I'll enjoy this party. Let's go guys or Squirtle will be the only one who will have fun." said Ash smiling happily leaving his parents totally surprised.

"Lucario, can you tell me about my son? Not that I'm complaining that his aura is starting to shine again." asked Sir Aaron staring Lucario.

"Let us say master, Ash is tired of suffering. He is ready master. I am sure he will be a wonderful Aura Guardian. I'm going with him to enjoy the party." said Lucario as he ran to Ash and others.

Sir Aaron and Marion smiled as they both saw that Ash enjoyed being with his Pokemon. Sir Aaron thought that Ash's training to be an aura guardian was about to begin, without knowing it would change many things about Ash. He will become a new person. His enemies will wish in the future that they had not made him so. The hidden power inside of him will change the world drastically, thanks to those who have betrayed him, the Prince of Pokemon.

To be continued...