I AM ASH: Chapter 11
"Whoa, you okay Ray?", Ash asked while looking down at the green dragon. Looking up and wincing slightly, Rayquaza replied, "Yeah bro, absolutely no problem. I only got shot by a laser cannon, dipshit!". Ash smiled but then remembered that Team Aqua and Magma were above them, and coming down quickly. Using the dust cloud as cover, Ash threw his Containment Ball at Rayquaza's face, who in turn was being sucked in while clearly calling Ash a jerk. Stuffing the ball in his pocket, Ash awaited the arrival of the enemy Teams.
"Hands up kid!", an Aqua Elite called, pointing what seemed to be an assault rifle at Ash, "We've got you surrounded." Rolling his eyes, Ash looked up and raised his hands in the air. Two Magma grunts then walked over to him and pushed him onto the ground. Then they proceeded to step on his back and tie his arms together. Wincing at the fact that his arms were twisting the wrong way, Ash dealt with the pain. Living on his own for two years in the wilderness made him more resilient than that. Getting picked up like he was a prisoner, which technically he was, Ash was dragged towards the ship and brought into it.
He looked around and saw the interior of the ship. The main entrance where he was dragged into was nothing special, with blue walls and red carpets, which in Ash's opinion looked ugly. He would have to discuss this clashing of colors with the interior designer, Ash thought sarcastically. He continued to be pushed and shoved until they reached a corridor labeled SP-021. Down the hallway, he was pushed into a dark room in which he was chained to the wall by the foot. "Enjoy yourself.", the grunt snickered as he shut the door.
"Well what in the fuck have I gotten myself into this time, eh?", Ash whispered to himself. The fuck if I know, Asshole. But anyways, might as well get some recon on why they wanna blow me up, Ash., Rayquaza telepathically replied. "Oh shut up. But yeah I'll do recon. Why do you always gotta insult me man?", Ash said. Cause I can. And because I'm a lonely egotistical dragon., Rayquaza replied while chuckling, then went quiet and rested again. Ash shook his head and laughed, but then got to business. Ash lit his hand blue with aura and then smashed the chain with relative ease. Then he picked the lock of the door, also with ease. You would think that a crime gang would have more secure prisons, Ash thought. Walking down the hallway, he stayed close to the walls, making sure that he would not be caught. Pulling up his hood, he walked down the hall labeled Boss HQ. After a brisk sneak down the hallway, he was eventually stopped by two Elites who seemed to act as guards. The taller one who was named Bob according to his nametag asked, "Whoa, stop. Where's your uniform and badge? I'm going to need verification." Smiling mischievously, he replied, "sorry, but I'm new and no one has shown me any directions. Apparently all I was told was to meet the boss." The guards shrugged, but then let him through. Clearly those guys didn't make it past middle school, Ash thought as he now nonchalantly strolled towards the 'Boss' room.
Ash heard murmurs which he discerned as someone talking on the phone. Pressing his right ear up to the door, he began to spy on the conversation. "Listen here! I am going to get that Rayquaza! You just wait. We had a minor setback with this kid." There was a brief pause. "Of course there isn't a problem, so long as that one kid doesn't show up. But remember, he is stuck on that island of his, wallowing in his own shit and sorrow." More silence. "Ah whatever, just have the money ready, Silver-Hair." A loud click was heard as the call was terminated. Ash then knocked on the door. The same voice responded with a, "Come in.". Ash opened the door and walked in.
Taking in the surroundings, Ash could see a large panel of windows across from him. A desk was in the middle, where this so called Boss dude was sitting. Pictures, trophies, and banners decorated the room with Aqua and Magma designs. Most prominent were two figurines, one of Kyogre andon e of Groudon. Ash sat in the chair across from the man in the room's desk. He looked at the man. This Boss guy had black hair and a beard. The beard was huge, rivaling Edward Teach's (Blackbeard). A scar was the most notable on the man's face, trailing from his left eyebrow down to his chin. After studying him, Ash coughed and then the man proceeded to ask, "What do you want?". Ash snapped to attention, but did not answer. The man then noticed how Ash was not in a uniform and still had a hood on. "You. You aren't from my teams are you?". Ash looked up and smirked. "Nope. I'm from a very special place. Very special. From your nightmares." The man looked a little surprised and was about to call for guards when Ash sprung up and grabbed him. Ash held up the man and threw him towards the wall. Then he picked him up and pressed him against the wall, making his eyes glow blue under his hood. "What is your name?", Ash asked menacingly. "I go by Quake.", Quake gasped. Ash then punched the man. "That was for shooting Rayquaza.", Ash said. Ash could practically hear Rayquaza doing flips and yelling, 'Let me at 'im!' in his head. "What do you want with Rayquaza?". Quake shivered a little under the pressure, but then barked out, "Fuck you!". Quake then kneed Ash and threw a pen at the security button. Alarms went off and the sound of footsteps began to gain. Ah crap, Ash thought before he threw Quake down and knocked him out by bashing him hard in the head.
Quickly, Ash sent a small Aura Sphere at the window, opening it up and causing the winds to throw around papers in the room. Ash then ran towards the window and leaped out as the sound of Aqua and Magma grunts piling into the Boss HQ arrived. Free-Falling for about 5 seconds, Ash pulled out the Containment Ball and threw it, releasing Ray the Rayquaza, as Ash liked to call him. "Save me, Ray!", Ash called in desperation. Ray laughed mightily and let Ash fall a little more just to piss him off, but of course he then grabbed Ash and threw him on his back. "Thanks. Now bring me back to that stadium that you crashed into. But don't get close actually. Just throw me over there so people don't recognize you." Rayquaza nodded. Soon, the Rayquaza threw Ash far and fast as Ash returned the dragon to its temporary home. Now since he was closer to the ground, he could use his powers to soften his landing. Seeing the large crowd looking at the Dragon sized crater in the stadium.
Cynthia continued to stare at the incredibly large hole. Where did that come from?, she wondered. As soon as she stopped thinking, she looked up as she saw other people pointing into the air. She saw a blue blur falling down from the sky. As she kept staring, she realized it was getting closer and closer...to her! An exceedingly bright light occurred and the blue blur slowed, but it landed right on top of her. Of course. Just her luck. She sat up with the...thing?...on top of her. She looked up and shook her head, but she heard, "Did ya miss me?". She looked up again to see Ash sitting on top of her in front of the entire crowd! He was smiling and laughing like crazy, so of course she laughed as well. In fact, the entire stadium roared with laughter. But alas, Ash then called Pidgeot through Aura Link and the two were returned to their home. Then Ash's eyes hardened to seriousness, "There is a real problem."
AN: Hey there, guys! How you doing? I have an announcement, maybe good, maybe bad! Exclamation marks! Anyways, so here it is: I am writing another fic, but it will be a Percy Jackson one. The reason I am doing this is because: I have a sudden urge to write one myself because all of the ones I have been reading; I want to explore other..topics? I don't know really; I wanna just write something that I have planned out more. To be honest, this fic was really just a hey, let's write! I am NOT saying that I am discontinuing this, but I'm just saying I wanna shift focus, because I am just out of inspiration. Remember, this is not a discontinuation! I want to find other ways to creatively write and let out my thoughts, mostly because I am not creative enough. Anyways, I hope I have your support. This fic will be updated, but maybe a slower pace. The 2 month break I had from writing showed me how dedicated I need to be to finish things, but I just can't focus sometimes on one thing for too long. So thanks for reading so far, and no need to worry!(Oh gawd, Dawn). SO yeah. See you soon!(I hope)
-Proton