Chapter 10: Learning the Truth

While Ash and Alice are traveling in the Rikoto Region, Looker has Dawn and the others inside of the bureau. The table is filled with cups of tea as the seven people are sitting on the sofa. They all have blankets on them as they are shivering not because of the cold, but because of what they heard from Looker himself. The said person is sitting in front of his desk and he says, "And that is what happened, when we found you guys, those who tried to control you all escape with the help of Teleport, and you are the ones that we found back in the Lumiose Tower."

The seven people are incredibly sad, as they learn that Misty and the others controlled them to kill Professor Oak and Ash's Pokemon. They feel a lot of guilt in their hearts and they are breaking down.

"Why...why do they make us do this?" Dawn cries.

"Yeah...how can Clemont make me kill Hawlucha...Noivern and Talonflame..." Bonnie also weeps. "Just what is he thinking about?"

Looker sighs and says, "Their reasons for doing such actions are still unknown, but they are still on the loose. Right now I had let your parents know about what happened to you, don't worry about it, they will arrive soon and you will be safe for a while."

The group can only nod, then they see Johanna, Grace, Meyer, Chili, Cress, Molayne, Lana's mother, Lusamine and Gladion arrive at the scene, the family members immediately hug their children or their siblings as they have heard about the news and from the police themselves. They are terrified for the fact that their family were being controlled to murder a friend's Pokemon, and they are also mad that those people who made them suffer also escaped.

"I have heard everything from the police, how could they let you do such things?" Grace says as Serena is crying on her shoulder.

"This is totally unforgivable." Lusamine says. "It is just a celebration of Alola having a new champion, and why did it happen so sudden?"

"And not only that, how are they still on the loose? What are you doing?" Johanna asks the police, who just lower their heads. Looker says, "We can only say that they are evil and tricky, we have put a bounty on all of those people and I am sure that sooner or later they will be bringing to justice."

"What should we do..." Lillie sobs in Lusamine's chest and she cries, "We don't know where he is and maybe he doesn't even want to hear us out...He doesn't know that we are controlled and he might be hating us."

Looker says, "This is quite a serious problem, it is true Ash Ketchum doesn't know the truth that you are controlled. Not only that, we can't let you get out of here since we don't know what those people might do to you guys again?"

"Then where should we hide?" Johanna asks, "We can't just stay here and do nothing."

"About that..." Looker is in deep thought, until a queen like appearance with a blue dress and auburn hair appears at the doorway and she says, "I can help you with that."

Delia's appearance is quite shocking to everyone inside the bureau. Cilan asks, "Ms. Ketchum? Is that you?"

"Why did you dress like that?" Sophocles asks. "You just looked like a queen in those fancy clothes."

"That is because I am." Delia says as the group are gasping, they know that it will be trouble if they hurt a royalty. "I am the queen of the Sevestar Kingdom. A Kingdom that is in a faraway place called Rikoto. I can offer you a place to stay there for a while until those traitors who almost killed me and Ash are arrested."

The group hasn't heard of this region before, but then they notice the bandages on her arm, Lana asks fearfully, "Ms. Ketchum...did we hurt you that bad?"

Delia knows that the people there are terrified and broken, she quickly says, "Don't worry, moral weapons don't work that much on me. I just need some time to heal, that's all."

"What do you mean by that?" Bonnie asks.

"That is another story to tell." Delia sighs. "But for Professor Oak, I am sorry that he really perished because of what those evil trainers did..."

This causes the group to break down again, but then Cilan decides that crying can't solve anything and he decides to ask for the group. "So about the Rikoto Region how come we have never heard of it?"

"Simple, it is not open to the other regions, and the other regions doesn't know about this place as well. So it will be perfect for you to hide." Delia says.

"So does that mean Ash is over there as well?" Serena asks with a little hope.

"Yes, from what I heard, he is on a quest for finding the Pokemon that was reincarnated from the ones you were forced to kill. He is also challenging the gyms." Delia says. "And do not worry, he is not alone. The new Professor of Kanto Region, Eve Masho, has a sister named Alice Masho, she will be the one who travels with him for now."

"Masho...isn't that Valerie's last name?" Bonnie asks.

"Yes." Looker says. "The two of them are her daughters. And Alice is a gym leader of the Rikoto Region. Both of them just get their jobs recently."

They nod for a while as Delia teleports them away. As they reach the castle, they are amazed by how spectacular it is.

"Wow...Ms. Ketchum...I don't know you even have a castle as well..." Sophocles says.

"Yeah, it looks like we are in a fairy tale..." Lana gasps.

"We really are in a fairy tale." Delia smiles as the servants and maids come. "Help me prepare the rooms for them, since they were traumatized by the traitors."

"Yes, your highness." The servants and the maids then leave. Bonnie asks, "So can you tell us, Ms. Ketchum, about how you survived?"

"You see, not only I am the Champion of the Kanto Region, I am also the Champion of this region. It is thanks to the fact that I am a Legendary Pokemon." Delia sighs, much to their surprise. "A Legendary Pokemon? Wait, you aren't human?"

"Ash may be a human, but I am not." Delia then shows her true form, and they are surprised to see an Arceus in front of them.

"Arceus..." Dawn mutters as she has met her before, as the others learn that name, they immediately recognizes that it is the same Pokemon that created the universe and the one that creates the Pokemon along with the Legendary Pokemon Mew. They are now worried as they were controlled and tried to kill a god Pokemon. Delia knows that she went overboard again and she quickly changes back. "Don't fear. I am not going to punish you, but those traitors can't be told the same."

"But does that mean Ash is also..." Serena asks.

"Well, didn't I already say that? Ash is a human, but due to the fact that he is born from the Ketchum family, he has the power of Aura..." Delia says.

Once they get settled down in their rooms, a woman comes into the room and says, "You sure are busy, Delia."

"Indeed, not going to greet your friends?" Another girl comes into the room and Delia smiles at the two of them

"Nora, Fayette, it's good to see you again." The three of them share a hug.

"I see you have some guests, huh? Very cool to tell the truth." Fayette replies.

"Yeah." Delia turns to the group and says, "Eeryone, these two are two of my Elite 4 in this region, the Normal type Specialist, Nora. And the Fairy Type Specialist, Fayette."

"You are Elite 4 members? That is so cool." Bonnie says.

"Why thank you." Nora says. "And I am not here for a long stay, since I have some news regarding Ash Ketchum."

Delia says. "Oh, right, I asked you four to help me spy on them. How are they?"

Fayette says, "First, he got reunited with Herovor, who was his Torterra, Purrlit, who was his Infernape, Salatad, who was his Oshawott, Budcheep, who was his Staraptor, Stickit, who was his Heracross, Cheepip, who was his Swellow, and Tadpole, who was his Bulbasaur."

"Good. How about the gyms?" Delia asks. "Did he beat Donna and her tricky field of Poison?"

"He did actually. And he also uses the field on his side as well." Nora says.

"I see." Delia smiles.

"And they have also met Team Lunar, who just stole the Earth Stone. But they left Terradon in the temple." Nora says, causing Delia to frown.

"I hope they will be alright, considering that my son has a way to stop those evil teams." Delia says as she nods. "Please keep watching them and report me once they arrive at Cresslight City. I will be likely to meet Damon."

"Okay, I'll take my leave." Nora then leaves the place. As for Fayette, she says, "It seems like you are busy here, how about I help you take care of these people?"

"That will be nice of you, Fayette. I'll leave them to you for a while." After Delia leaves, Fayette turns to the group and she asks their names.

After each of them give out their names, Lillie asks, "So is Ash challenging the League here?"

"Why yes." Fayette says, "Say, are you perhaps from the Alola Region?"

"You know the Alola Region?" Sophocles asks and Lillie, Lana are also share the same surprise.

"I was born there and I was also Delia's travel companion there. After that, she asked me to come here as an Elite 4 member." Fayette says.

"I think I have known you before." Lillie says, "You are a famous ballet dancer back then, right? I had a lot of recordings of your dances."

"Why thank you, if you want to, I can teach you as well." Fayette says as the girls decide to stay silent.

"Since you are here, I might as well tell you about this region. First, there are no Pokemon native in the other regions here, but we have a total of 358 Pokemon native to this region and each of them are one of a kind."

They are surprised to learn the truth, and they decide to ask some more.


In the other place, the traitors are now hiding in Cerulean Cave in the Kanto Region, they are now furious as the whole world is hating them. But there are some good for them that they have allies that provided them with the weapons to kill Professor Oak, and the allies are now the ones that help them with the disguises and the plan for escaping the police.

"Just how were you able to mess up with this?" The man yells at the traitors, "If it wasn't for the fact that we are allied, now we wouldn't be hiding here/"

"Calm down, Corey." Another man, who is supposed to be the leader, says, "Blaming them won't work. We are the ones that failed since we didn't get to kill their family, they manage to kill Professor Oak and their Pokemon."

A girl which seems to be the vice leader says, "Ark's right. But you guys are very reckless, you managed to control them, yet you freed them. Aren't you worried that they might try to get revenge on you?"

"If they want to come, then so be it." Brock says, "They will be like last time, losing to us." Then they grin as they decide to plan for the escape.


This is not a important chapter, but in this chapter, the ones who are controlled know what they have done and Delia decide to shield them from the traitors for now. I hope you like it and in the next chapter, Ash will capture more friends.