"A Pokemon Gaining Adventure"
by Mistystuffer
Chapter 18
Nearly another week passed. Now all Joy did when she was in the Pokemon Center was lie around, much to her aunt's disgust. Often, to spite her aunt, Joy would just sit in the lobby eating whatever, with her whole belly sticking out. A fat lazy Joy sitting for everyone to see obviously wouldn't reflect well upon the other Joy running the Center.
Misty was alone in town one day, going to a few stores. As she stood outside one, looking in the window, she noticed a man nearby that looked a bit puzzled, and a slight bit tired and beat.
"Do you need any help, sir?" she asked.
"Uh, yeah...," he answered, "I haven't been here in many years. This town has changed so much. Could you direct me to Butterfree Street?" [Author's Note: I thought long and hard, and this is the best I could come up with!]
"Sure, that's actually where I live," Misty answered, "Just go down this road and turn left."
"Thanks a bunch," the man said, then headed off in the direction she specified.
"Hey, Misty," someone said from behind her.
"Oh, hi Tracey."
"Who was that you were just talking to?"
"I don't know, just some guy that needed directions."
A short while later, the man had reached his destination. He walked up to the house and nervously knocked on the door a few times. After a moment or two it was answered by a black-haired kid and a Pikachu, who was at his feet.
"Hello, can I help you?" Ash inquired.
"Hi, um...," the man began, "Do you live here?... I think this is the right address."
"Yeah," Ash answered, "Why do you ask?"
"I was just curious... By the way, boy, what's your name?"
"Ash. Ash Ketchum."
"Ash KETCHUM?" he exclaimed, "I think I do have the right house. Who's your mother?"
"Her name is Delia. Why do you want to know that?"
"Because, Ash, I'm... I'm your--"
"*GASP!*" Delia was now standing in the doorway.
"Delia, I'm so happy to see--"
*POW!* The man was knocked back from the force of Delia's powerful slap.
"I can't believe you have the nerve to come back here after what you did!"
"What do you mean, mom?" Ash asked, clueless, "Who is he?"
"He's... he's... your father."
"WAA???"
"Pika?!"
"Please, Delia, I know you might have some hard feelings, but let me explain," he begged.
"You left me when I was pregnant with our son," she said angrily, "I have no reason to listen to any stupid excuse you might have."
"But you don't understand, for the past 15 years I've been held captive by Team Rocket!"
"Ha," she laughed, "That's a real believable excuse."
"Mom, maybe we should listen to his story."
"Could we go in to talk about this?" his dad asked, "My feet are really tired from all the walking."
Delia gave in and the three went inside and sat down in the living room.
"Ok, let's hear your crazy story," Delia said.
"It's not crazy, it was 15 years of hell," he stated.
"Early one morning, I had left to go into town to get a few small groceries. On the way, I was ambushed by Team Rocket members, and brought to their leader, Giovanni. Since I was a Pokemon Master, he wanted my services so I could train the Pokemon of Team Rocket to be extra strong. I was locked in a special Pokemon training facility in Johto, and I spent about the next 15 years working with Team Rocket's Pokemon to make them tougher. But just recently, Team Rocket was shut down and I was able to go free."
Delia's opinion hadn't changed one bit, judging from the expression on her face.
"Come on, don't say you don't believe me!..."
"You're right," Delia answered, "I don't. You also don't have any proof to back it up."
"Ask Team Rocket!!" he yelled back.
"Wait...," Ash thought outloud, "'Ask Team Rocket'... If only we knew where Jessie and James are right now."
"I do," Delia said.
"Where?"
"I sold them my restaurant," Delia explained, "So they should probably be there right now."
"Thanks," said Ash, "C'mon, Dad."
Ash hurried down to Delia's old restaurant with his dad. He ran into Misty along the way, as she was still looking through some stores.
"Hey Ash. Where are you going in such a hurry?" she asked, then noticed who was with him.
"Oh, you're the guy I met earlier," she said.
"Misty, this is my dad," Ash stated.
"Are you serious?" she asked Ash, then quickly turned to his dad, "I'm very glad to meet you, sir," she said, shaking his hand over-enthusiastically.
"Well, Misty, we need to get going," Ash said, pulling his dad away, "See you at home."
After they continued on and Misty was nearly out of sight, Ash's dad spoke.
"Who is she exactly, Ash? One of your friends?"
"Yeah, she's also my girlfriend."
"Ah," he answered, "She's nice. She also kind of reminds me of Delia at that age..."
"Oh, here we are," Ash said, stopping at the restaurant. They both went in.
"Uh, Jessie? James?" Ash called out.
"Who's that?" Jessie asked, "Who's calling our names?..."
"It's the twerp!" James noted.
"Back from your trip so soon?" Jessie asked Ash. Delia had told the former Rocket members about it already.
"Yeah, but I have to ask you something much more important."
Jessie and James both looked curious.
"Do you recognize this man?" Ash asked, backing out of the way so they could see his dad.
After a moment of silence, Jessie spoke.
"Hey, you're that guy that trains all of the Boss' top Pokemon."
"Yeah," James added, "We've seen him a couple times when we had to run a few errands for the Boss."
"Great!" Ash exclaimed, "Now just come to our house, and tell my mom all that."
Not much later, Jessie, James, and even Meowth found themselves recounting all they knew to Ash's mom. Finally, she seemed to believe his story.
"And you really ony got out just last week?" Delia asked, sympatheticly.
"Yeah, right when Team Rocket dissolved."
"You have us to thank for that," Jessie said.
"What?" asked Ash, surprised.
James continued, "Jessie made a call to the police last week, and told them where the Team Rocket HQ is."
"We had no choice," said Jessie, "When anyone quits Team Rocket, the Boss usually wants them dead, to avoid having them do what we did. Revealing secret information."
"Thank you," Delia said, then turned to her husband, "And I'm sorry I didn't believe you. Will you forgive me?"
"No doubt about it," he answered.
The two kissed, prompting Jessie, James, and Meowth to head for the door.
"Uh, we'd better get going," said James.
Right before they stepped out the door, Jessie quickly spoke to Ash, "Oh, and one more thing. To make up for all we've done to you over the years, you and your twerpy friends can eat free at the restaurant whenever you want."
"You'll regret that," Ash answered plainly.
Jessie sweatdropped and disappeared out the door.
"Well, I'm glad we're all a family again," Ash's dad said.
To be continued........
"By the way dad, what's your name?" Ash asked.
"I dunno, what is it?..." his dad answered.
All three look forward at the screen.
"Um...," mumbled Mistystuffer thoughtfully, "How about Michael?"
"Oh, Michael, I'm so glad you're home," said Delia, hugging her husband.
(Author's Note: Actually, the name came from someone else that helped me out when I couldn't come up with one. Thanks!)
by Mistystuffer
Chapter 18
Nearly another week passed. Now all Joy did when she was in the Pokemon Center was lie around, much to her aunt's disgust. Often, to spite her aunt, Joy would just sit in the lobby eating whatever, with her whole belly sticking out. A fat lazy Joy sitting for everyone to see obviously wouldn't reflect well upon the other Joy running the Center.
Misty was alone in town one day, going to a few stores. As she stood outside one, looking in the window, she noticed a man nearby that looked a bit puzzled, and a slight bit tired and beat.
"Do you need any help, sir?" she asked.
"Uh, yeah...," he answered, "I haven't been here in many years. This town has changed so much. Could you direct me to Butterfree Street?" [Author's Note: I thought long and hard, and this is the best I could come up with!]
"Sure, that's actually where I live," Misty answered, "Just go down this road and turn left."
"Thanks a bunch," the man said, then headed off in the direction she specified.
"Hey, Misty," someone said from behind her.
"Oh, hi Tracey."
"Who was that you were just talking to?"
"I don't know, just some guy that needed directions."
A short while later, the man had reached his destination. He walked up to the house and nervously knocked on the door a few times. After a moment or two it was answered by a black-haired kid and a Pikachu, who was at his feet.
"Hello, can I help you?" Ash inquired.
"Hi, um...," the man began, "Do you live here?... I think this is the right address."
"Yeah," Ash answered, "Why do you ask?"
"I was just curious... By the way, boy, what's your name?"
"Ash. Ash Ketchum."
"Ash KETCHUM?" he exclaimed, "I think I do have the right house. Who's your mother?"
"Her name is Delia. Why do you want to know that?"
"Because, Ash, I'm... I'm your--"
"*GASP!*" Delia was now standing in the doorway.
"Delia, I'm so happy to see--"
*POW!* The man was knocked back from the force of Delia's powerful slap.
"I can't believe you have the nerve to come back here after what you did!"
"What do you mean, mom?" Ash asked, clueless, "Who is he?"
"He's... he's... your father."
"WAA???"
"Pika?!"
"Please, Delia, I know you might have some hard feelings, but let me explain," he begged.
"You left me when I was pregnant with our son," she said angrily, "I have no reason to listen to any stupid excuse you might have."
"But you don't understand, for the past 15 years I've been held captive by Team Rocket!"
"Ha," she laughed, "That's a real believable excuse."
"Mom, maybe we should listen to his story."
"Could we go in to talk about this?" his dad asked, "My feet are really tired from all the walking."
Delia gave in and the three went inside and sat down in the living room.
"Ok, let's hear your crazy story," Delia said.
"It's not crazy, it was 15 years of hell," he stated.
"Early one morning, I had left to go into town to get a few small groceries. On the way, I was ambushed by Team Rocket members, and brought to their leader, Giovanni. Since I was a Pokemon Master, he wanted my services so I could train the Pokemon of Team Rocket to be extra strong. I was locked in a special Pokemon training facility in Johto, and I spent about the next 15 years working with Team Rocket's Pokemon to make them tougher. But just recently, Team Rocket was shut down and I was able to go free."
Delia's opinion hadn't changed one bit, judging from the expression on her face.
"Come on, don't say you don't believe me!..."
"You're right," Delia answered, "I don't. You also don't have any proof to back it up."
"Ask Team Rocket!!" he yelled back.
"Wait...," Ash thought outloud, "'Ask Team Rocket'... If only we knew where Jessie and James are right now."
"I do," Delia said.
"Where?"
"I sold them my restaurant," Delia explained, "So they should probably be there right now."
"Thanks," said Ash, "C'mon, Dad."
Ash hurried down to Delia's old restaurant with his dad. He ran into Misty along the way, as she was still looking through some stores.
"Hey Ash. Where are you going in such a hurry?" she asked, then noticed who was with him.
"Oh, you're the guy I met earlier," she said.
"Misty, this is my dad," Ash stated.
"Are you serious?" she asked Ash, then quickly turned to his dad, "I'm very glad to meet you, sir," she said, shaking his hand over-enthusiastically.
"Well, Misty, we need to get going," Ash said, pulling his dad away, "See you at home."
After they continued on and Misty was nearly out of sight, Ash's dad spoke.
"Who is she exactly, Ash? One of your friends?"
"Yeah, she's also my girlfriend."
"Ah," he answered, "She's nice. She also kind of reminds me of Delia at that age..."
"Oh, here we are," Ash said, stopping at the restaurant. They both went in.
"Uh, Jessie? James?" Ash called out.
"Who's that?" Jessie asked, "Who's calling our names?..."
"It's the twerp!" James noted.
"Back from your trip so soon?" Jessie asked Ash. Delia had told the former Rocket members about it already.
"Yeah, but I have to ask you something much more important."
Jessie and James both looked curious.
"Do you recognize this man?" Ash asked, backing out of the way so they could see his dad.
After a moment of silence, Jessie spoke.
"Hey, you're that guy that trains all of the Boss' top Pokemon."
"Yeah," James added, "We've seen him a couple times when we had to run a few errands for the Boss."
"Great!" Ash exclaimed, "Now just come to our house, and tell my mom all that."
Not much later, Jessie, James, and even Meowth found themselves recounting all they knew to Ash's mom. Finally, she seemed to believe his story.
"And you really ony got out just last week?" Delia asked, sympatheticly.
"Yeah, right when Team Rocket dissolved."
"You have us to thank for that," Jessie said.
"What?" asked Ash, surprised.
James continued, "Jessie made a call to the police last week, and told them where the Team Rocket HQ is."
"We had no choice," said Jessie, "When anyone quits Team Rocket, the Boss usually wants them dead, to avoid having them do what we did. Revealing secret information."
"Thank you," Delia said, then turned to her husband, "And I'm sorry I didn't believe you. Will you forgive me?"
"No doubt about it," he answered.
The two kissed, prompting Jessie, James, and Meowth to head for the door.
"Uh, we'd better get going," said James.
Right before they stepped out the door, Jessie quickly spoke to Ash, "Oh, and one more thing. To make up for all we've done to you over the years, you and your twerpy friends can eat free at the restaurant whenever you want."
"You'll regret that," Ash answered plainly.
Jessie sweatdropped and disappeared out the door.
"Well, I'm glad we're all a family again," Ash's dad said.
To be continued........
"By the way dad, what's your name?" Ash asked.
"I dunno, what is it?..." his dad answered.
All three look forward at the screen.
"Um...," mumbled Mistystuffer thoughtfully, "How about Michael?"
"Oh, Michael, I'm so glad you're home," said Delia, hugging her husband.
(Author's Note: Actually, the name came from someone else that helped me out when I couldn't come up with one. Thanks!)