Ch. 6 My Sacrifice
"Ok, today's the day." George was pep talking himself to go tell Ashley the truth. "Ashley, Jessy had a plan to overthrow your dad. And I was part of it and I don't want to be in it because, well, I love you. Bah, she'll never buy it." He hit his head a few times.
"Hey George." Ashley opened the door and he stopped.
"Hey Ashley, I want to talk to you." George gulped.
"Ashley!" Ash's voice boomed over and he appeared in the shadows. "I don't want you to talk with him." They tensed but Ash came out into the light smiling. "I want to talk with him." Ashley grinned at her dad and he winked back. She happily watched them walk off. Ash showed him all of Pallet as he explained about his childhood and how Giovanni and Team Rocket played a major part in his horrible past.
"I can't believe he really was a killer." George sighed, his whole life was supposed to be based on this idol and now he'd finally learned the truth about who he was trying to be.
"Fire is a killer." Ash went on as they came to some burnt ground. "But sometimes you can change, if given a chance." Ash said as he picked up some ashes.
"So what you're saying is," George started but familiar laughter cut them off. Meowth appeared, leading the other Pokemon. Jessy, James and Gary joined his side.
"What's going on man?" Ash whispered, the outsiders had them trapped.
"Well done son, just like in our plan." Jessy grinned to George.
"You?" Ash gasped confused.
"No, it wasn't me!" George cried, still in shock.
"Attack." Jessy grinned. James leaped in front of Ash but was hit down easily.
"No!" George cried and ran to James but then turned to help Ash instead. The Pokemon were pouring onto Ash, attacking him, and no matter how much George tried he couldn't help. Meowth hit George absentmindedly causing Ash to slip down the nearby cliff. Gary led the Pokemon to follow.
"Yes we've got him!" Jessy laughed as she helped James up and they started down the slope. "Now remember your training!" She called as Gary led the attack without her and James. Gary jumped onto Ash and he was heavy from all the weight training, but Ash was also strong if not stronger, and he was able to hit him off and continue to run. They soon cornered him at a cliff. Ash looked up to see the rocks and began to climb. Jessy, James and Gary stopped the Pokemon and they stood to watch.
"Ash!" George appeared at the top of the canyon ledge.
"Yes George, get him!" Jessy called. James grinned. Ash climbed harder, not knowing whose side George was on. But he did nothing. "What's he doing?"
"Nothing!" Gary gasped. Meowth took a few steps forward to get a closer look.
"I'll get him." James growled, looking at Ash. "For you Jessy!" He climbed up fast and whispered encouragements to himself, "I'll show your husband and heir to the boss should be me." Ash stopped and cried out a rock hit his left elbow but this gave James the chance, he grabbed Ash's leg and began to pull him down. "This is our moment for glory!" Neither noticing the rocks crumbling. They broke but Ash got back onto a sturdy rock, James however fell. He held his left knee and his left arm felt broken.
"No!" Jessy yelled as Gary shook his head in disbelief.
"Uh oh." James gulped as he tumbled down the hill and the rocks began to slide onto him. Soon he was beneath a pile of boulders and the rockslide soon subsided.
"You traitor." Ash growled as he coughed from the dust as he left George behind. George climbed down the cliff as fast as he could and ran to the pile. But in the frenzy of fear, Jessy ran over and shoved George aside. Gary helped him up as everyone watched.
"James." She cried as she uncovered his top half of his body.
"Sorry Jess." James whispered. "I failed."
"Shh." Jessy whispered and reached for his hand.
"By." James choked as he reached up his hand. It fell limply in hers. She let go and began to breath hard, trying not to cry in front of everyone, but it was hard.
"James." Gary whispered as he came over. He hung his head in shame. Meanwhile, Ash was limping back home holding his left arm. Ashley saw him hurt.
"Dad? Dad oh no. Brock, get help!" Ashley called. Brock nodded as he ran off and got Tracey and Todd. They ran over to find Ash.
"Ash, what happened, speak to us." Tracey cried.
"George, ambush." Ash coughed and his legs buckled under him.
"No." Ashley whispered in disbelief.
"Don't worry buddy, everything's gonna be ok." Tracey said as he and Todd helped Ash up and get back home safely.
"Poor James, you watch over us now." Jessy sniffed. George sighed in sorrow and Jessy turned to him. "You!" Jessy growled, Gary's eyes snapped open as Jessy ran towards George and struck him. "What have you done?"
"It wasn't my fault, I didn't mean it." George stammered, confused from the blow. He then took a deep breath, "I did nothing."
"Exactly!" Jessy yelled. "In doing so you have turned your back on your friends and family, betrayed Giovanni!" She pouted angrily at him.
"But, I," George started.
"You killed my best friend!" Jessy cried, cutting him off. Gary growled at his son.
"No!" George couldn't take anymore. He ran off towards Ash's house. Meowth let out a roar. Gary growled at his son and got ready to pursue him.
"Let him go." Jessy raised her hand and Gary stopped. "I have a plan now." Everyone looked up and grinned as she stood tall. "Ash is hurt and weak, now is the time to attack. We will take everything by force!" Jessy laughed. Everyone cheered.
"There you go, are you sure you're ok?" Misty asked as she finished tying a bandage around Ash's head. The town had come to see it he was ok. Mrs. Ketchum brought out a drink with some pain relievers.
"I still can't believe George would do that." Ashley sighed. But, she thought, dad wouldn't fake something like this either. George was nearing the house. "George!" Ashley grinned. Ash roared and jumped up, dropping the drink and pills, and tearing off the bandages. He stood up high and tall and tried not to show that he was in pain.
"Let me at him!" Tracey stood up. "Here, hold me back."
"Ok." Todd held onto Tracey's collar.
"Let me at him!" Tracey ran at him.
"Ok." Todd let go.
"I think you're missing the point here." Tracey turned around and held his collar towards Todd.
"Oh." Todd sighed. "Sorry."
"Why have you come back?" Ash demanded.
"Ash, you have to trust me. I didn't," George stuttered.
"Yea, he didn't," Ashley chimed in.
"Quiet!" Ash yelled and cleared his throat.
"Believe me." George gulped in fear.
"When you first came here I held my judgment, but I pass it now." Ash growled. "You, Rocket, are banished!" He yelled and a shiver went down George's spine.
"No!" Ashley cried. George gasped in confusion. George backed up, becoming quite afraid by now. A song began to fill the town as George backed away in shock:
Rebellion's a disgrace, Evil is clear in or out of presence. Rebellion, We're outraged. Disgrace, Fore shame. He asked for trouble the moment he came. Gone with grief, Raised with hate. We can tell the truth Despite his face. Let him run, Let him live. But don't forget What we can't forgive. He is not one of us, He has never been one of us. He is not one of us, Not a chance. Was one once, Lied to us. Now we're not so blind. We know that he knows he's done wrong, And he knows he can't ever be one of us. He is not one of us.
"Oh no." Prof. Oak sighed as he watched George give Pallet one last look at he turned and ran out to parts unknown. But before he had left, George had crossed a river and what he saw in his river was the reflection he'd not wanted- it was that of Giovanni.
"Ok, today's the day." George was pep talking himself to go tell Ashley the truth. "Ashley, Jessy had a plan to overthrow your dad. And I was part of it and I don't want to be in it because, well, I love you. Bah, she'll never buy it." He hit his head a few times.
"Hey George." Ashley opened the door and he stopped.
"Hey Ashley, I want to talk to you." George gulped.
"Ashley!" Ash's voice boomed over and he appeared in the shadows. "I don't want you to talk with him." They tensed but Ash came out into the light smiling. "I want to talk with him." Ashley grinned at her dad and he winked back. She happily watched them walk off. Ash showed him all of Pallet as he explained about his childhood and how Giovanni and Team Rocket played a major part in his horrible past.
"I can't believe he really was a killer." George sighed, his whole life was supposed to be based on this idol and now he'd finally learned the truth about who he was trying to be.
"Fire is a killer." Ash went on as they came to some burnt ground. "But sometimes you can change, if given a chance." Ash said as he picked up some ashes.
"So what you're saying is," George started but familiar laughter cut them off. Meowth appeared, leading the other Pokemon. Jessy, James and Gary joined his side.
"What's going on man?" Ash whispered, the outsiders had them trapped.
"Well done son, just like in our plan." Jessy grinned to George.
"You?" Ash gasped confused.
"No, it wasn't me!" George cried, still in shock.
"Attack." Jessy grinned. James leaped in front of Ash but was hit down easily.
"No!" George cried and ran to James but then turned to help Ash instead. The Pokemon were pouring onto Ash, attacking him, and no matter how much George tried he couldn't help. Meowth hit George absentmindedly causing Ash to slip down the nearby cliff. Gary led the Pokemon to follow.
"Yes we've got him!" Jessy laughed as she helped James up and they started down the slope. "Now remember your training!" She called as Gary led the attack without her and James. Gary jumped onto Ash and he was heavy from all the weight training, but Ash was also strong if not stronger, and he was able to hit him off and continue to run. They soon cornered him at a cliff. Ash looked up to see the rocks and began to climb. Jessy, James and Gary stopped the Pokemon and they stood to watch.
"Ash!" George appeared at the top of the canyon ledge.
"Yes George, get him!" Jessy called. James grinned. Ash climbed harder, not knowing whose side George was on. But he did nothing. "What's he doing?"
"Nothing!" Gary gasped. Meowth took a few steps forward to get a closer look.
"I'll get him." James growled, looking at Ash. "For you Jessy!" He climbed up fast and whispered encouragements to himself, "I'll show your husband and heir to the boss should be me." Ash stopped and cried out a rock hit his left elbow but this gave James the chance, he grabbed Ash's leg and began to pull him down. "This is our moment for glory!" Neither noticing the rocks crumbling. They broke but Ash got back onto a sturdy rock, James however fell. He held his left knee and his left arm felt broken.
"No!" Jessy yelled as Gary shook his head in disbelief.
"Uh oh." James gulped as he tumbled down the hill and the rocks began to slide onto him. Soon he was beneath a pile of boulders and the rockslide soon subsided.
"You traitor." Ash growled as he coughed from the dust as he left George behind. George climbed down the cliff as fast as he could and ran to the pile. But in the frenzy of fear, Jessy ran over and shoved George aside. Gary helped him up as everyone watched.
"James." She cried as she uncovered his top half of his body.
"Sorry Jess." James whispered. "I failed."
"Shh." Jessy whispered and reached for his hand.
"By." James choked as he reached up his hand. It fell limply in hers. She let go and began to breath hard, trying not to cry in front of everyone, but it was hard.
"James." Gary whispered as he came over. He hung his head in shame. Meanwhile, Ash was limping back home holding his left arm. Ashley saw him hurt.
"Dad? Dad oh no. Brock, get help!" Ashley called. Brock nodded as he ran off and got Tracey and Todd. They ran over to find Ash.
"Ash, what happened, speak to us." Tracey cried.
"George, ambush." Ash coughed and his legs buckled under him.
"No." Ashley whispered in disbelief.
"Don't worry buddy, everything's gonna be ok." Tracey said as he and Todd helped Ash up and get back home safely.
"Poor James, you watch over us now." Jessy sniffed. George sighed in sorrow and Jessy turned to him. "You!" Jessy growled, Gary's eyes snapped open as Jessy ran towards George and struck him. "What have you done?"
"It wasn't my fault, I didn't mean it." George stammered, confused from the blow. He then took a deep breath, "I did nothing."
"Exactly!" Jessy yelled. "In doing so you have turned your back on your friends and family, betrayed Giovanni!" She pouted angrily at him.
"But, I," George started.
"You killed my best friend!" Jessy cried, cutting him off. Gary growled at his son.
"No!" George couldn't take anymore. He ran off towards Ash's house. Meowth let out a roar. Gary growled at his son and got ready to pursue him.
"Let him go." Jessy raised her hand and Gary stopped. "I have a plan now." Everyone looked up and grinned as she stood tall. "Ash is hurt and weak, now is the time to attack. We will take everything by force!" Jessy laughed. Everyone cheered.
"There you go, are you sure you're ok?" Misty asked as she finished tying a bandage around Ash's head. The town had come to see it he was ok. Mrs. Ketchum brought out a drink with some pain relievers.
"I still can't believe George would do that." Ashley sighed. But, she thought, dad wouldn't fake something like this either. George was nearing the house. "George!" Ashley grinned. Ash roared and jumped up, dropping the drink and pills, and tearing off the bandages. He stood up high and tall and tried not to show that he was in pain.
"Let me at him!" Tracey stood up. "Here, hold me back."
"Ok." Todd held onto Tracey's collar.
"Let me at him!" Tracey ran at him.
"Ok." Todd let go.
"I think you're missing the point here." Tracey turned around and held his collar towards Todd.
"Oh." Todd sighed. "Sorry."
"Why have you come back?" Ash demanded.
"Ash, you have to trust me. I didn't," George stuttered.
"Yea, he didn't," Ashley chimed in.
"Quiet!" Ash yelled and cleared his throat.
"Believe me." George gulped in fear.
"When you first came here I held my judgment, but I pass it now." Ash growled. "You, Rocket, are banished!" He yelled and a shiver went down George's spine.
"No!" Ashley cried. George gasped in confusion. George backed up, becoming quite afraid by now. A song began to fill the town as George backed away in shock:
Rebellion's a disgrace, Evil is clear in or out of presence. Rebellion, We're outraged. Disgrace, Fore shame. He asked for trouble the moment he came. Gone with grief, Raised with hate. We can tell the truth Despite his face. Let him run, Let him live. But don't forget What we can't forgive. He is not one of us, He has never been one of us. He is not one of us, Not a chance. Was one once, Lied to us. Now we're not so blind. We know that he knows he's done wrong, And he knows he can't ever be one of us. He is not one of us.
"Oh no." Prof. Oak sighed as he watched George give Pallet one last look at he turned and ran out to parts unknown. But before he had left, George had crossed a river and what he saw in his river was the reflection he'd not wanted- it was that of Giovanni.