Chapter 12: Damien and another travel team mate
After the battle with the Vipik City Gym Leader, Xavier, Ash and the group go back to the Pokemon Center as they are healing their Pokemon. After the healing process is done, Nurse Joy says, "By the way, is anyone of you Ash Ketchum?"
This causes them to be confused and Ash says, "I am Ash Ketchum. Does there something matter?"
Nurse Joy takes out a blue envelope and says, "I have this letter that is for you and your friends...but there is no signature so I don't know who send it."
Eve asks, "Could it be a trap?"
"We don't know anything if we don't read it." Ash takes the letter and reads it out loud, "This is for the letter for the chosens, and I know one of you is named Ash. Now we have your friend, we will be waiting in the city dump. Come alone, or he dies."
Everyone pales and Emily says, "That must be the work from the Cultists!"
This causes the group to be worried, and Nora asks, "Who did they take? We have to save him."
As they think for a while, Ash says, "It must be Damian, he was with us and he did mention about the Legendary Pokemon on the middle of the city. There must be some spies around there and now he is in danger."
Lillie turns to Nurse Joy and asks, "Nurse Joy, where is the Vipik City Dump? We need to get there as soon as possible."
Nurse Joy says, "The City Dump is just on the other side of the town, you can go there by walking."
"Good, it is not far from here." Ash says as they rush out of the Center with their Pokeballs.
After they arrive at the City Dump, they see a lot of people in the blue suits. They recognize the people there and Emily groans, "Abyssal Cult again?"
"Looks like we are going to fight again." Ash says as they start to fight their way through the grunts like they did in the Abyssal Ruins.
As Ash and his friends are in the City dump, they keep defeating the grunts. And on the way, Quilava evolves into Typhlosion after a battle and Ash smiles, "You evolve, that's great."
Delta Typhlosion: The Generator Pokemon: Electric and Steel Type. Evolved from Quilava at LV:36. On stormy nights it ventures outdoors and pulsates in response to lightning strikes. When calm, it can induce macroshock in humans from 100 feet away.
Typhlosion nods and then it shoots out some grey like things on the upcoming Water Type Pokemon, causing them to explode. "That's Magnet Bomb." Nora says.
"That's great, Typhlosion, nice new move." Ash says as they continue to fight their way in. After passing through a lot of trash, which they don't care since they are trying to save an innocent person, they are now at the northern end of the dump.
"Damien!" Ash yells as they see the one who seems to be in charge of the Cult and Damien, who is standing on the raft in the middle of the poisoned water. The person in charge is wearing a blue cloak and under the cloak is the same outfit as the other cultists.
The one in charge smirks and says, "I see that you have come to save your friend, huh. In all honesty, I wasn't expecting you to come."
Just then, they find that they are surrounded by more Abyssal Cultists, neither of them are willing to do anything and Damian yells, "Ash! Everyone!"
"Damian, we have come to save you." Lillie says, "Let him go!"
"As if we will free our hostage." The one in charge says, "Remember, you are now surrounded by us."
"You better leave my friends alone!" Damian yells at her, but she just turns around and smiles, "You do know that I can kill you, right?"
"Then why don't you do it?" Damien yells back. "Kill me then and leave them alone."
"Don't, Damian!" Nora yells back.
"And do you want to know why?" The one in charge says with an unimpressed tone, "If I kill you now, our leader is not going to like it. After all, I know you will eventually become one of us."
"And why will I join your cult? What does the boss wants with me?" Damien yells back.
"Yeah, why will Damien join the Abyssal Cult?" Nora asks. Everyone is thinking the same thing, but only Arceus knows the meaning behinds the words.
"It will be answered, but first, I have heard you talking about being chosen. You know, someone who has a chance of being the hero of a prophecy and saving the world should be a little bit more careful about what they might say. How about this, you give me your Legendary Pokemon and we will free this guy."
"Don't do it! I am not worth it!" Damien yells.
"Oh, but you are worth becoming a member of our team. After all, our boss will be glad to have a family reunion." The one in charge says, and it causes Damian to be surprised.
"What do you mean by that?" Lillie asks, "Damian? Are you related to the Abyssal Cult's boss?"
"I swear I don't know a thing." Damien says, "I don't like cultists and there is no way I am related to them."
"Oh really, then. How about I tell you our boss' name? Her name is Audrey." As the one in charge says the name, Damian gasps a little. "Sounds familiar?"
Damien pales and yells, "There is no way she is still alive, let alone being a cult leader! You are lying! I won't accept this!"
"Damien, what's wrong?" Emily asks in surprise. "Why are you yelling like that?"
"Do you want to know why? It is because that Audrey is his birth mother, who was said to be drowned." The one in charge says. Ash remembers that the one they met in Telnor Town is actually his stepmother, and she is being overprotective means that she might also know about this.
"Is that true? Damian?" Ash asks with a surprised tone.
"If she really is the leader of the Abyssal Cult, then I swear I am not going to side with her even if it is my family." Damian yells back, and the one in charge just sighs, "Have it your way then."
She turns to Ash and the others and says, "Now, choose. You want him to die or give out your Legendary? You wouldn't want the end of an innocent life?"
"You..." The group are furious, but much to their surprise, Arceus appears from being invisible and Damian yells, "Arceus...you come? But...you can't leave Ash alone..."
"Relax my child." Arceus says, "I won't be defeated this easily." Just then, he uses the Judgement to knock down all the grunts, except the one in charge.
"Such power..." The one in charge says, "But then again, I should have expected from the creator itself."
Arceus turns to the person in front of her and says, "You can do it now."
The group are confused and Lillie asks, "Arceus? Do what now?"
The one in charge takes out the Pokeball and says, "Finally, I have been waiting to do this." She sends out the Articuno, much to their surprise.
"You caught Articuno?" Ash gasps in shock.
"It is my friend, Articuno, freeze them." Much to their surprise, all the fainted Abyssal Cultists are now frozen in ice.
Just then, the raft that has Damian on it starts to fall, the group are worried. "Damian!" They yell in horror, just then, a green glow comes and the polluted water becomes clean and Damian doesn't get hurt.
"What happened?" Gladion asks, and then Shaymin appears and it changes back into his land form after landing at the grass nearby.
"Damien." Ash pulls him out of the water. "Are you alright?"
"Is that...Shaymin?" Damien coughs out of the water and asks.
Shaymin approaches the two and smiles, "Ash, long time no see." The said Pokemon then jumps onto Ash's head.
"Shaymin? What are you doing here? And more importantly, did you just use the Seed Flare to purify the water?"
"Of course, are you grateful for Shaymin?" Shaymin shows her proud smile and Ash just anime falls.
"I guess this personality never changes..." Ash sighs.
As for the others, they turn to the person with the Articuno, Nora asks, "Why did you help us? Who exactly are you?"
"You see." The one in charges takes off her hood, and then Emily gasps. "Wait, Alice?"
"Good to see you again, Emily." Alice says as they share a hug, but the others are just confused.
"What is going on here?" Nora asks.
Arceus says, "You see, she is Alice Eve, Emily's younger sister, and the one who is chosen by Articuno. She was asked by the Timeless to spy on the Abyssal Cult."
Alice nods and says, "And everything is going with the plan as well, Arceus."
"A plan?" Damien asks. "I could have been dead thanks to your plan!"
"Relax, you won't since I already asked Shaymin to save you once the raft starts to beak apart, after all, there are still grunts here and I can't reveal myself until Artiuno freezes them." Alice says as she turns to Ash. "So Ash Ketchum, huh? It is a pleasure to meet you."
"Okay..." Ash says as they shake hands. Damien turns to Shaymin, who is still on Ash's hat.
"But since Shaymin is here, where is his chosen partner?" Damien asks.
Shaymin then jumps off Ash's hat and lands on Damian, he says, "You are."
"Wait, so does that mean I was chosen by Shaymin?" Damien asks.
"Of course, I want to travel with you, though I was planned to join Ash, but our father chooses him, so I decide to choose his friend instead."
"That is so cool." Damien says. "Wow...I didn't think I was that special...but Alice, right?...is it true, my mom is the leader of the Abyssal Cult?"
Alice says, "You may think that I said that is to save you, but I was indeed telling you the truth." Alice says with a little frown.
"But why did his mother form the Abyssal Cult?" Nora asks in confusion.
"When I was spying, I find that after the separation, she also thinks that her son is dead. Which is why she vows to destroy everything in the way."
Damien frowns as he can't believe that the reason why the cult was formed is because of him, he feels guilty until Ash and the rest assures him. "Don't worry, maybe you can help us stop the Abyssal Cult."
Damien nods and shows his determination, he says, "You are right. If the cult starts because of me, I am going to end it myself. I will save my mom from the darkness. So Shaymin, I need your assistance."
Shaymin nods and he goes into Damien's Pokeball.
After Damien bids farewell, Eve asks, "So Alice, what about your group if you are going to travel with us?"
Alice says, "Relax, I am not going back to the Abyssal Cult. They probably think me as a traitor, but I don't care."
"That is really brave of you." Lillie says as they leave the city.
Here is a new chapter. And Alice finally shows up in the fic, and she is Emily's older sister. Damien is chosen by Shaymin, that is no big deal. I have planned to have 7 other people travel with Ash, right now there are five and you can guess the next two and which cults they are spying in.
