Chapter 33
Ash and Golly have been spending a day talking to each other since they are long-lost siblings. Golly learns the truth of Team Rocket and how they make made Mother betrayed Ash, she can't believe that they go this far to destroy their family. And since Golly is not a five-year-old kid when the time she was killed, Ash has also taught her a lot of things as she is now an adult as well.
And then Ash also introduces his girlfriend Alice to her, they also tell her about the story of the Ketchum and the Masho, as well as how their father and Valerie were together. But when they show her their disguises, she is interested in being an assassin. So Ash and Alice go to the International Police and told them everything, including how the poacher they are asked to capture being killed by Buried Alive and how Golly wanted to be the assassin. Then they agree to let Golly join in, but Ash and Alice have to take full responsibility for her since she is younger than Ash and there are a lot of things that she needs to know about killing people.
And for the Legendary Pokemon like others got, Golly got Giratina and Marshadow, as well as the Ultra Beast Blacephlon, and she is born as Ash's blood-related siblings, so Ash has to train her with aura, as she doesn't need to take the Aura Test as Mark did, Ash also doesn't want Golly to be killed in the task as well.
After a lot of years of waiting, it is time for the Sinnoh League Conference to be held, and Ash and Alice go there to partake in the league. Ash is facing Cynthia in the end, but this time, Dawn, Brock, Iris, and Cilan are there watching the match. He feels unease and then he sends out his Mewtwo to battle as the last Pokemon. In the end, Mewtwo defeats the Garchomp and then Cynthia is defeated.
"Red won again..." Iris says. "This is his sixth league..."
"Yeah...his taste is really strong and bitter..." Cilan says.
Cynthia recalls her Garchomp and she says, "I can see why the other Champions are defeated. You really are strong like what the others say."
Ash says, "Well, it is because of the Pokemon that I won." Ash says.
After getting into the hall of fame, Cynthia says, "Good luck, Ash. If you try to continue the League, then Kanto might be your last stop, the Champion there is stronger than me, maybe she'll give you a hard time."
Ash nods, as he knows how strong his mother is, even though he has been using Legendary Pokemon on the Leagues, but Ash knows that when his mother gets serious, he might not be able to defeat her.
Dawn, Brock, Iris, and Cilan want to ask Red some questions, but they see that three people have approached him with one of them kissing him. Alice says, "You did it, again. Red."
"Thank you, Aurora." Ash says, knowing that Alice is in her Aurora form. "Tox, Golly, and thank you for cheering for me as well."
"No problem. Brother." Golly says. "And I think that the League is also fun as well, I think I will like to battle some of them as well."
"I'm sure you can." Ash laughs a little.
Dawn is surprised to see that Tox is getting along with Ash, she then goes towards them and says, "Tox? Is that you?"
Tox turns around and he is surprised to see his sister being in front of him. He asks, "Dawn? Did you also come here to see the match?"
"That is the same thing I want to ask, did you know Red personally?" Dawn asks.
"Well...he helped me a lot with my medical work, it is because of him that my studies are doing great." Tox says. "And who are the people behind you?"
"Oh, this is Brock, Iris, and Cilan. Guys, this is my brother, Tox." Dawn says.
Iris says, "You didn't tell me that you have a brother, Dawn."
"We seldom meet with each other since our father has taken him to a lot of medical schools. His goal is to become a Pokemon Doctor." Dawn says.
"I see, it is nice to see someone also interested in being a doctor." Brock says as they shake hands.
"Likewise, I have heard a lot about you in the medical field as well." Tox says.
Ash says, "So Tox, they are your friends, right?"
Tox says, "Of course, and this is my sister, Dawn. I have told you a lot about her in the past."
"I see, so you are Dawn. It is nice to meet you." Ash says, but Ash's heart is in pain after seeing them.
"It is nice to meet you as well." Dawn says, as she feels something familiar with the person in front of her, but she doesn't know why.
Brock notices that besides them, a Pikachu and a Sylveon are playing together. Brock asks, "That is a Pikachu and Sylveon...Are those two your Pokemon?"
Ash says, "Yes. Well, Pikachu wasn't mine at first, it was given to me...As for Sylveon, I hatched it from an egg and I evolved her into a Sylveon while doing something important."
"Pikachu wasn't yours? What do you mean by that?" Iris asks in confusion.
Ash sighs, he decides to go with the same plot that he gave to the Alola Gang. He says, "I got him from the Kanto Champion since she said that the Pikachu belonged to her son." This causes shock to them, so the Pikachu in front of them was Ash's? But Pikachu doesn't seem to notice them since he is busy nuzzling his mate.
"Wait, so it is Ash's Pikachu?" Just then, Pikachu finally notices the four people and then he waves to them sadly. Then Dawn asks, "Why did Ms. Ketchum give you his trusty Pikachu?"
Ash says, "I saw Ash Ketchum committing suicide back then." This causes them to widen their eyes. "I recognized him and I quickly told Ms. Ketchum about the news as well as sending the body to her. Of course, she is devastated and I was very guilty that I didn't stop him from doing so..."
This cause the four of them to be sad, especially Dawn, since she and Ash have a sibling-like relationship. Tox notices it and then he tries to comfort her. Cilan says, "It is our fault...we somehow say those mean words to him...and now it happened..."
Alice sees how guilty they are, then she asks with aura, "Ash, why don't you forgive them?"
"They hurt me a lot, like the Alola group and the Kalos group we saw back then, I can't forgive them for what they done." Ash replies as Alice nods. "But I feel really sorry for Dawn, since she didn't really say anything back then. Maybe I will forgive her."
"I see." Golly says using the Aura. Then Ash says, "It is about time, we have to go now. Tox, Golly, Aurora."
The three nod as they bid farewell, then they leave out of their sight, and then Brock says, "I still think that something is really fishy."
"What do you mean?" Iris asks.
"If Ash was dead, why didn't Ms. Ketchum hold a funeral and invite us?" Brock asks. "There must be something suspicious about this Red person."
"But there is a conclusion that Ms. Ketchum didn't want us to attend for Ash's sake." Cilan says. Then they decide to bid farewell as they are going back to their respective Regions.
Once Dawn sees them leave, Dawn goes back to her house and sighs, "Today has been a very long day..."
But then she hears Piplup's scream in Tox's room. Piplup is under the pile of books, so Dawn quickly gets him out.
"Piplup, be careful next time." Dawn scolds, and Piplup can only nod in sadness, but when she is trying to put the books away, she notices a book that is about Aura. "Aura? Why is Tox reading this book?"
Then she sits at his desk and then reads the book, but then she sees something that shocks her mind. "Red Satoshi Ketchum..." She then checks the publish date of the book, which is 10 days ago, so she quickly turns to the page, and then there is only one page about him.
"No way...after being found out by his parents, he is forced to stay at the Rota Kingdom with his sister and never meet his first love ever again, he was devastated at first, but thanks to the help of the Kanto Champion Delia, he manages to move on and they got married, they also have two children, one of them is killed by Team Rocket, and the other one is known as Ash Ketchum?" She gasps as she stops reading. "Does that mean Red Satoshi is Ash's father?"
Then she continues to read, but then she finds that Red Satoshi was murdered by Team Rocket, which doesn't make sense to her. Did he fake his death at that time, and Delia gave Ash's Pikachu to him because he is Ash's father? She should have asked more questions to Red when she met him, or maybe Tox knows something as well.
At the same time, Tox comes into the room and he doesn't expect Dawn to be in his room, he asks, "Dawn? What are you doing in my room?"
Dawn quickly turns around and says, "Tox? When did you come back?"
"Not long ago." Tox says. "You are interested in Aura? I purchased that book since I knew the writer. I am still glad that he gave me a discount or else I couldn't afford this book..."
Dawn asks, "Tox, are you close to Red Satoshi?"
"Well, close, but not much. Why do you ask?" Tox asks.
"Is Red Satoshi Ash's father?" Dawn asks. "That is why Ms. Ketchum gave Pikachu to him?"
Tox almost falls onto the floor. Then he coughs and says, "Not exactly." Then his face turns into a stern one. "Dawn. In fact, Ash Ketchum never died from drowning."
"What?" Dawn is shocked. "What do you mean?"
"Red Satoshi...in truth, he is Ash himself." Tox says, and Dawn gasps, as he can't believe that she and Ash were that close, but yet that far away.
Tox notices her shocked face and says, "You may not believe me, but he is Ash in disguise as his father. So that he won't be recognized."
Dawn suddenly holds Tox's arms and says, "If that's true...please, Tox. I want to meet him, I want to say sorry...I didn't mean to hurt his feelings..."
Tox says, "I know." This causes her to look up and asks, "You know?"
"After seeing you leave, Ash has been thinking a lot about to forgive or not to forgive you. And in the end, he asks me to bring you to him, that is why I have come home this early."
"Seriously?" Dawn asks in shock, but then her face turns to that of happiness. "I mean...I really want to see Ash again. It has been 9 years since I saw him ever since that happened..."
"I know. Ash is waiting for us, we should go now." Dawn nods as they get out of Tox's room, and Tox is taking Dawn to find Ash.
Here is a new chapter, of all the characters from now, I decide to forgive Dawn first since she is related to Tox and she didn't say too much when she is controlled. I hope you like it.