Chapter 12 : Starting A Vendetta with the Sponge Thingie

Updated. Finally. Things get ... serious ?! Yeah... enjoy.

It was around nine o' clock in Pallet Town. Things were peaceful that morning... until Giovanni woke up.

" Let's talk business, Mr. Uni - huh ? "

Giovanni looked confused as he got up the next day . " Whoa. I need to stop doing this. "

Suddenly, he spotted a head of auburn and turned white. Delia was still sleeping - right next to him. " Oh, f-- . I didn't. "

Soft snoring was heard. Giovanni spotted a pair of slippers thrown lazily. " Ohhh... no. I didn't. "

" Dad ? Why is Mom sleeping right to you ? " Ash asked groggily.

" I SWEAR TO BOB IT WAS AN ACCIDENT ! I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO HER ! " Giovanni quickly replied.

" YOU DID IT WITH MOM ?! HOW COULD YOU ?! " Ash hissed.

" I must have been asleep. I did not know ! "

Delia opened one eye and softly looked at Ash and Giovanni. " Hi, Douchebag. Hi , Ash. Lovely day , isn't it ? I haven't slept on that couch for ages. " She gave a yawn and got up from the couch. " I'm going to back to bed for a couple more hours. Oh, and Giovanni ? "

" Yeah ? " Giovanni replied.

" I don't think you won that Cool Whip audition. And it felt good sleeping next to you. "

Delia left and went upstairs. Giovanni sweatdropped. Ash sighed. " Yes ! "

" This means nothing. Your mother must have been too lazy to go upstairs and sleep in bed ! "

" No way, Dad ! She just made a flirting move on you ! "

" No she didn't, Red ! "

Ash gave a broad grin. " Then why do you have her scent on you ? "

Giovanni sniffed himself and paled. He glared at Ash. " I don't know. I have to plan out this vendetta now. "

He left, and Ash made an anime pose. " Yesss... "

Giovanni was sitting in the kitchen, writing his plans down in a spiral notebook.

1. Need to find a new place to operate headquarters in.
2. Have vendetta on sponge thingie.

3. Get back at retarded son for letting that sponge thing ruin my life.

4. Try to set up date with ex - wife.

(" Wait. How the hell did that last one pop up ? " )

The man shut the notebook quickly just as Ash came inside the kitchen and started to drink out of the milk carton. " Uh, hi Dad ! "

" ... hi, Ash. "

" What you writing in that notebook ? "

Giovanni threw the book under his chair. " World domination schemes. Nothing you need to see. "

" Do you mean you have issues of Pokemon Playpal in that notebook of yours, then ? "

" Got damn it, Ash ! I am not a pervert ! "

" Then... can I see ? "

" NO ! "

- GRABBIE ! -

Ash grabbed the notebook and started to skim it. He put on a confused look. " Wow, Dad. I did not know you had poetry in here ! "

" I do ? "

" Yeah. This one's a

bout some girl who lived in Pallet. "

Giovanni furrowed his brow. " Let me see that. "

Ash handed the notebook to him. The douchebag started to read it and then paled. " Uh... yeah. I must have written this when I was bored at one of those evil world domination meetings. "

" Are you sure about that, Dad ? It sounds that you put some real effort in this poem, unlike Professor Oak. "

" ... Uh - uh - uh - I have some work to do ! Vendettas don't start themselves, Red , and I have to do some other work to do ! "

With that, Giovanni rushed out of the kitchen and out of the house. Ash scratched his head. " Wow. Dad forgot his notebook. "

" Damn it, that was a close one, " Giovanni muttered to himself. " If the kid found out that the poem was written for Delia, he would have never left me alone ! Why did I put it in the notebook, anyway ? And... oh... crap. I left the notebook with my idiot son !! "

He gave a loud moan as he was already in Pewter City. " Great. And I still have to look for that damn sponge. "

- DING DONG ! -

" Cool. Wonder who it is, " Delia said, opening the door.

It was Spongebob. " HIYA ! How ya doing ? "

" Uh, I'm fine. I think my ex - husband is suicidal, though, ever since you blew up his job. He wants to start a vendetta with you. Oh, and he's been griping a lot about some sort of crap. And he got embarrassed earlier over something. And you ? "

" GOOD ! Uh, I got some fudgies for you. Want some ? "

Delia nodded as she took a fudgie from Spongebob. She took a bite out of it, and immediately dropped down to the floor. The sponge put Delia inside a cloth bag. " Yeah ! Finally got her ! "

Spongebob placed a note on the table and dragged Delia off to the unknown.

Ash walked inside the house and spotted a note on the table.

- To whom it may concern,

We have the woman. If you want her back, you have to find her. Our fellow sponge has already placed a warning out, so no funny stuff. We'll be at Veilstone City if you want us.

Team Galactic -

- twitch. twitch - twitch. -

" THAT F--ING BASTARD ! THAT SPONGE THINGIE IS SOOOO GOING TO GET HIS ASS KICKED ! " Ash exclaimed.

Giovanni stepped inside after a long unsuccessful search for the sponge. He sighed and walked into the kitchen , where Ash had a box of tissues. " Uh, Ash ? Where's your mother ? "

" Kidnapped. "

" Oka - wait a minute. Did you just say kidnapped ? "

Ash nodded. " Yeah. Uh, while you were moping, Spongebob took her and carried her off somewhere in Veilstone City, says the note. "

" Well , why don't you get your ass outside and get her back ?! "

" Why don't you ?! I have dinner to make ! " Ash hissed.

" Hey, I am not a hero , okay ? I have more things to attend to than saving naive sluts like your mother ! "

Ash glared at Giovanni. " You know what, Dad ? Shut the -- up ! My mom is not a freaking slut, and if you had half the brain that I do, you'd probably know that ! No wonder she divorced you. You're not the same. "

The boy quickly ran to his room, slamming the door behind him. Giovanni grabbed a plate and smashed it. " AT LEAST I'M NOT A GOTDAMN RETARD THAT PISSES IN HIS BED ALL THE TIME ! "

" My dad is such a bitch , " Ash murmured to himself. " I have no idea why Mom married the guy in the first place. He's the leader of Team Rocket. He's freaking angry all the time. He doesn't even like Professor Oak ! - sobs - How could she take him in like that ?! "

Ash punched his pillow and looked at a framed photograph...

(Ash's POV)

What the hell am I saying ? Mom and Dad were happy long ago. They loved each other... once. I remember when Dad was less uptight. He taught me the alphabet, and pushed me to learn to ride a bicycle... even though I had a lot of nasty cuts from it.

I remember when he gave a big laugh... it was a lot like mine is today.

But if he doesn't want to save Mom from those dumb Galactics, I'm going to have to do it myself. Tomorrow. It's one o ' clock in the morning after all. And no douchebag is going to stop me.

Ash turned off the light and stood in bed for tomorrow to come. Pretty soon, he fell asleep.

Meanwhile, Giovanni crept upstairs into Ash's room and looked at the passed out teenager. " Why the hell do you have to be so annoying all the time ? It's like you're my freaking outer conscience or something along the sorts. "

He gave a sigh and slumped down on the chair that was nearby the bed.

(Giovanni's POV)

Great. Somehow , kid, you're breaking in my conscience. Damn it.

You're absolutely right, though. Your mother isn't a slut. She was the best thing that had happened to me since the visual phone was invented back in ' 82. And... I guess I apologize for calling you a bed - wetter. People say bad things all the time... which , for me, is pretty much every day.

You remind me a lot of your mother... crap. What should I do ? I guess I should help you, Red. But know this, I hate my conscience a lot. And I'm glad you're asleep, or I would never live my live out.

The next day, Ash woke up around five in the morning. He went into the kitchen , and saw Giovanni in an apron fixing waffles. " Dad ? Have you been drinking ? Or on meth ? Pot ? "

" Oh. Hi, Ash. I've been up for an hour now. "

" Yeah... why the hell are you in an apron ? "

" Making waffles. Go ahead and eat... just don't drink out of the milk carton. "

Ash nodded as he put some waffles on the plate, confused and sat down on the table. " Dad ? Why the hell are you in an apron making waffles at five in the morning ? Are you sick or something ? Or are you trying to poison me with bug spray because you're still pissed off at me about yesterday ? "

" Uh... no. For once, I'm going to help you out. "

" You're going to kill Paul ? "

" -.- No. I'm going to help you out with saving your mother. "

" Did anybody bribe you ? "

Giovanni glared at Ash. " No. "

" Death threats ? "

" No... "

" Brainwashing tactics ? "

" Ash... "

" Oh, I see ! The desperate attempt for full - time custody ! "

" RED ! "

Ash looked up and rolled his eyes. " Whatever. So... why are you doing this ? "

" Damn conscience is bugging me to do that, and another thing. "

" Go to rehab for your constant shouting ? "

" I wish. "

The evil douchebag gave Ash a long hug. The boy threw up on the floor. " Uh, Dad ? "

" Yeah, Ash ? "

" If you ever do that again, I will throw up on you. "

" Same here. Now, eat your waffles and let's kick some ass. "

" Okay. "

End

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Giovanni knocked on the bathroom door. " Okay, Ash. Are we about ready ? "

" No, Dad. I'm still peeing. "

" D - it's been ten minutes ! How does any normal person pee for ten straight minutes ? "

" I have a sensitive bladder. "

" T.T You've been drinking coffee, haven't you ? "

" Yeah. "

" Well, hurry up ! Team Galactic is not going to get their asses kicked by themselves ! "

Ash sighed as he walked out of the bathroom. " Fine. We have all the supplies needed to break into their headquarters ? "

" Knife, toilet paper, explosive bomb, fireworks. Yeah, we're ready. "

" Good. Let's go, then, Dad ! "

" Hold on. I need to make my pit stop , first, " Giovanni said with a nervous chuckle, quickly running to the bathroom and slamming the door.

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