Author's Notes: I'd like to first extend special thanks to rainastar for
the suggestion for where the final battle will take place. I like that idea
and I think that I'll use it. I even have a city from the show that I can
use for that. ^_^ Anyway, I can't think of anything else to put in this
part of the chapter notes so here's chapter 6!
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Ash and Lachlan spent few weeks of hiking on back roads and game trails, so that they could reach Achmed's old home. Lachlan had told Ash that they needed to get there so that they could try to find whatever information Achmed may have acquired regarding Lanacan. Ash knew that it was a place to start, even though he really wanted to start on Lanacan directly so that this whole thing would be over, but Ash had no clue as to where he should go to find Lanacan. Any place was as good as any other and Ash didn't know if they would run into Lanacan on their way to Achmed's home. Even though Ash highly doubted that they would meet him.
"Remind me why we're taking the back roads?" Ash asked Lachlan, quite annoyed.
"This way if Misty, Brock, or anyone else you know try to come after us, they won't find us. This way if Lanacan is following us or watching us, then he won't get an advantage by learning about who either of us are close to," Lachlan glared at Ash.
Man, Ash thought, it's not like I've asked that every minute. While at the same time Lachlan was thinking, How many times will he ask me that? I swear he's asked me that at least once every fifteen minutes!
Neither were too happy with each other's company, but they knew it was at least better than no company. That night they were resting, again without lighting a fire, when Lachlan asked Ash, "How are your pokemon holding out?"
"They seem to be fine, but I think that I'll change them out eventually. But, right now they seem to be doing fine," Ash answered.
Lachlan sighed. Ash suddenly realized something. "Haven't you ever had your own pokemon?"
Lachlan shook his head. "After my home was destroyed by a Gyarados, I was terrified of any pokemon for a long while. And even after I was no longer scared to death of any pokemon, I still haven't ever really gotten very comfortable around them." Lachlan looked towards the starry sky. "I don't know if I'll ever get my own pokemon." Lachlan paused before finishing, "I guess that it's just I haven't had any real positive experiences with pokemon."
Ash felt sorry for Lachlan. If only he really knew how much he's missing, then he'd probably be more willing to allow himself to get close to some pokemon. But, Ash couldn't help but also think about how sad it was that Lachlan never has had any positive encounters with pokemon. That night Ash didn't sleep too well with those thoughts.
In the morning Ash still couldn't get his mind off of what Lachlan told him. And as they were traveling, they hiked in silence until they stopped for a lunch break when Lachlan asked, "You've been silent longer than any other day that I've been around you. Are you feeling okay?"
It took Ash a moment to register that Lachlan had said anything. "What?"
"You've been really different than when I first met you. I've never known you to be this silent unless you're asleep and sometimes not even then. I need to know if you're feeling okay," Lachlan replied, concern evident on his face.
Ash sighed, looking away from Lachlan. Is that true? Ash asked himself. He thought back and realized that indeed he had been silent all morning and hadn't even said anything, even when he stubbed his toe on a rock they climbed over to cross a shallow river, that had a very rapid current. "I guess that I've just been thinking too hard," Ash answered. Ash waited for Lachlan to say something, but when he didn't Ash looked at him and saw him giving him an intent look. "What?"
"You actually think?" Lachlan asked, incredulous.
"Yes, believe it or not, I do," Ash answered without realizing the insult that the question that Lachlan asked implied.
"Well, we should be at the house before the end of the day," Lachlan said, dropping the subject of if Ash actually thinks at all.
"So, where will this information be?" Ash asked.
"Well, Achmed probably hid it somewhere so that way no one would be able to take it," Lachlan answered. "It's either in his room or somewhere else that he keeps other things hidden."
Soon after that they were done with lunch and back on the trail. They kept casual conversation until they reached the house that Achmed had owned before he died. However, they noticed that there was smoke coming out of the chimney on the house, and they knew that for as long as they had been out, there shouldn't be any smoke coming out of it. Which meant that there was someone in the building. They could only hope that it wasn't Lanacan, but they wouldn't know until they found out. Ash went to the left side of the house and Lachlan went to the right. As Ash reached the corner of the house, he felt the presence of another immortal, and he knew that even with him trying to sneak around, his cover was blown for at least someone.
Ash then boldly walked into the open to see a woman coming out of the house holding a sword. "Leave now if you want to keep your head," The woman ordered.
"First I need to get some of my stuff," Ash said, hoping to be able to at least get inside so that he could try to find anything.
"So, you live here?" The woman asked, unconvinced.
"I did. Now that Achmed died, I'm out searching for Lanacan," Ash answered.
"So, you're after him too," The woman said, lowering her sword slightly. "What do you know about Lanacan?"
Ash sighed. He knew that he needed to find what he could about Lanacan from Achmed's personal records that were most likely hidden within the building, but he'd need to first get in there and if he lied his way in, he might not make it. He figured that he could at least tell her a little bit about Lanacan. "I just know that he killed an Officer Jenny about a week ago and told me that he had some unfinished business. And I need to take him out for that act alone."
The woman smiled, seemingly amused as she sheathed her sword. "Well, I guess that will have to do. But first, tell me. Was the Officer Jenny he killed an immortal?" Ash nodded. "I see. I also take it that when she was killed she didn't have her sword out, right?" Again Ash nodded. "I see he hasn't changed from when I last saw him. I just wish I could get a price put on his head," the woman commented, seemingly to herself.
Ash just stared at her as she turned around and started to go back into the house. She stopped in the doorway and turned to see Ash where she had left him. "Come on!" She called out to him. "If you want to get your things, you'll need to come in to get them. Unless, you've decided to just leave whatever information that you might be able to find about Lanacan for me to find."
Ash muttered something unintelligible under his breath. She was able to see through most of his attempted deception on why he was really here. Either way, he still grudgingly started after her. When he reached the doorway, he saw her reach for her sword. "My friend Lanacan is here as well," Ash quickly said.
The woman turned to Ash and replied, "That was good. I didn't expect to think that someone who looks like you do would be intelligent enough to know not to let me know everything. Especially on how you did very horrible on lying about what you two were really here for."
Ash sighed there wasn't much that he seemed to be able to get past her, but he figured that he'd at least she wasn't going to try and take their heads at the moment which would mean that they would definitely live through this time, at least with her. Before Ash went in though, he called out to Lachlan to come around, that they'd already been discovered. Ash waited until Lachlan came to the door before he started to go in, but he stopped when he heard Lachlan groan, "Not you!"
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Misty sighed. She was depressed that Ash had left her. It had been a week since Ash had left without anything more than the note he and Lachlan left and she hadn't received word from either of them. She at least wanted to know that he was fine. Misty was so depressed and deep into thought that she didn't realize that she wasn't alone anymore. Brock had sat down next to her and she hadn't even noticed. It wasn't until Brock started to speak that she became aware that he was there.
"How long are you going to think about Ash and not start looking for him?" Brock asked.
Misty was about to make a retort, but she stopped herself. Brock was right. She should go and try to find Ash. Even if she couldn't, think of where Ash was, she at least could do what she could to find where he isn't, and then she'd have fewer places that she'd need to look for him. "Where do you think that we should start?" Misty asked Brock.
"I don't know. But, I think that it might be best to go to where Achmed used to live and see if we could find anything about Lanacan so that we could try to follow Ash on his trail while he hunts Lanacan," Brock answered.
It sounded reasonable to Misty, but she wasn't too sure that they should follow Ash's trail while he hunts a very dangerous man. Misty figured that the Officer Jenny that he'd killed was an immortal, but she couldn't be to sure. Isuelt had gone out to find out if the Jenny was an immortal, but until she returned they wouldn't be able to do anything about it, or try to think about anything concerning it in regards to their plans. "Well, lets wait for Isuelt to get back first. It shouldn't take too long for that, right?" Misty asked.
Brock turned away, getting a distant look. "I don't know. She has to go from Watcher to Watcher before she can find one that has the information that we need. I have no clue how long she'll be, but we need to do something soon. The longer we wait, the longer it'll be that Ash will be ahead of us. If we start now, she can catch up with us sometime on the road and we'll still be heading after Ash," Brock said, sounding as if he was talking to himself.
Misty thought about this. "You're right. We should try to keep the distance between us and Ash as short as possible. If we can, we might even be able to catch up with him," Misty said.
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No one knew, but Misty and Brock were being watched. I was right, the man hidden in the morning shadows thought to himself. If I just stayed here long enough, I'd learn more about that Ash. The man looked at the red-head and grinned evily. If what they've said is true, then she'd probably be that boy's girlfriend. So, I'll just need to bide my time and wait for the perfect opportunity to capture her. But, first, I have a few people I need to take care of. Namely that bounty hunter and a Pokemon Hunter. Soon, Lanacan had in fact left the city with no one seeing him leave at all. Even if they had, they wouldn't have been able to know that it was the same person who killed the officer Jenny. Not only was he wearing different clothes, but he was carrying himself with a completely different demeanor and he had hair three inches longer and it was now completely white.
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Author's Notes: So, how was that? Anyone have any guesses on who that woman is? Or how Lanacan seems to know her? Also, any one have any predictions on what I'll have happen next or in future chapters? If you do, I'd love to hear them. Also, if you don't like this fic, please feel free to flame. I at least want to know that this was read. ^_^
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Ash and Lachlan spent few weeks of hiking on back roads and game trails, so that they could reach Achmed's old home. Lachlan had told Ash that they needed to get there so that they could try to find whatever information Achmed may have acquired regarding Lanacan. Ash knew that it was a place to start, even though he really wanted to start on Lanacan directly so that this whole thing would be over, but Ash had no clue as to where he should go to find Lanacan. Any place was as good as any other and Ash didn't know if they would run into Lanacan on their way to Achmed's home. Even though Ash highly doubted that they would meet him.
"Remind me why we're taking the back roads?" Ash asked Lachlan, quite annoyed.
"This way if Misty, Brock, or anyone else you know try to come after us, they won't find us. This way if Lanacan is following us or watching us, then he won't get an advantage by learning about who either of us are close to," Lachlan glared at Ash.
Man, Ash thought, it's not like I've asked that every minute. While at the same time Lachlan was thinking, How many times will he ask me that? I swear he's asked me that at least once every fifteen minutes!
Neither were too happy with each other's company, but they knew it was at least better than no company. That night they were resting, again without lighting a fire, when Lachlan asked Ash, "How are your pokemon holding out?"
"They seem to be fine, but I think that I'll change them out eventually. But, right now they seem to be doing fine," Ash answered.
Lachlan sighed. Ash suddenly realized something. "Haven't you ever had your own pokemon?"
Lachlan shook his head. "After my home was destroyed by a Gyarados, I was terrified of any pokemon for a long while. And even after I was no longer scared to death of any pokemon, I still haven't ever really gotten very comfortable around them." Lachlan looked towards the starry sky. "I don't know if I'll ever get my own pokemon." Lachlan paused before finishing, "I guess that it's just I haven't had any real positive experiences with pokemon."
Ash felt sorry for Lachlan. If only he really knew how much he's missing, then he'd probably be more willing to allow himself to get close to some pokemon. But, Ash couldn't help but also think about how sad it was that Lachlan never has had any positive encounters with pokemon. That night Ash didn't sleep too well with those thoughts.
In the morning Ash still couldn't get his mind off of what Lachlan told him. And as they were traveling, they hiked in silence until they stopped for a lunch break when Lachlan asked, "You've been silent longer than any other day that I've been around you. Are you feeling okay?"
It took Ash a moment to register that Lachlan had said anything. "What?"
"You've been really different than when I first met you. I've never known you to be this silent unless you're asleep and sometimes not even then. I need to know if you're feeling okay," Lachlan replied, concern evident on his face.
Ash sighed, looking away from Lachlan. Is that true? Ash asked himself. He thought back and realized that indeed he had been silent all morning and hadn't even said anything, even when he stubbed his toe on a rock they climbed over to cross a shallow river, that had a very rapid current. "I guess that I've just been thinking too hard," Ash answered. Ash waited for Lachlan to say something, but when he didn't Ash looked at him and saw him giving him an intent look. "What?"
"You actually think?" Lachlan asked, incredulous.
"Yes, believe it or not, I do," Ash answered without realizing the insult that the question that Lachlan asked implied.
"Well, we should be at the house before the end of the day," Lachlan said, dropping the subject of if Ash actually thinks at all.
"So, where will this information be?" Ash asked.
"Well, Achmed probably hid it somewhere so that way no one would be able to take it," Lachlan answered. "It's either in his room or somewhere else that he keeps other things hidden."
Soon after that they were done with lunch and back on the trail. They kept casual conversation until they reached the house that Achmed had owned before he died. However, they noticed that there was smoke coming out of the chimney on the house, and they knew that for as long as they had been out, there shouldn't be any smoke coming out of it. Which meant that there was someone in the building. They could only hope that it wasn't Lanacan, but they wouldn't know until they found out. Ash went to the left side of the house and Lachlan went to the right. As Ash reached the corner of the house, he felt the presence of another immortal, and he knew that even with him trying to sneak around, his cover was blown for at least someone.
Ash then boldly walked into the open to see a woman coming out of the house holding a sword. "Leave now if you want to keep your head," The woman ordered.
"First I need to get some of my stuff," Ash said, hoping to be able to at least get inside so that he could try to find anything.
"So, you live here?" The woman asked, unconvinced.
"I did. Now that Achmed died, I'm out searching for Lanacan," Ash answered.
"So, you're after him too," The woman said, lowering her sword slightly. "What do you know about Lanacan?"
Ash sighed. He knew that he needed to find what he could about Lanacan from Achmed's personal records that were most likely hidden within the building, but he'd need to first get in there and if he lied his way in, he might not make it. He figured that he could at least tell her a little bit about Lanacan. "I just know that he killed an Officer Jenny about a week ago and told me that he had some unfinished business. And I need to take him out for that act alone."
The woman smiled, seemingly amused as she sheathed her sword. "Well, I guess that will have to do. But first, tell me. Was the Officer Jenny he killed an immortal?" Ash nodded. "I see. I also take it that when she was killed she didn't have her sword out, right?" Again Ash nodded. "I see he hasn't changed from when I last saw him. I just wish I could get a price put on his head," the woman commented, seemingly to herself.
Ash just stared at her as she turned around and started to go back into the house. She stopped in the doorway and turned to see Ash where she had left him. "Come on!" She called out to him. "If you want to get your things, you'll need to come in to get them. Unless, you've decided to just leave whatever information that you might be able to find about Lanacan for me to find."
Ash muttered something unintelligible under his breath. She was able to see through most of his attempted deception on why he was really here. Either way, he still grudgingly started after her. When he reached the doorway, he saw her reach for her sword. "My friend Lanacan is here as well," Ash quickly said.
The woman turned to Ash and replied, "That was good. I didn't expect to think that someone who looks like you do would be intelligent enough to know not to let me know everything. Especially on how you did very horrible on lying about what you two were really here for."
Ash sighed there wasn't much that he seemed to be able to get past her, but he figured that he'd at least she wasn't going to try and take their heads at the moment which would mean that they would definitely live through this time, at least with her. Before Ash went in though, he called out to Lachlan to come around, that they'd already been discovered. Ash waited until Lachlan came to the door before he started to go in, but he stopped when he heard Lachlan groan, "Not you!"
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Misty sighed. She was depressed that Ash had left her. It had been a week since Ash had left without anything more than the note he and Lachlan left and she hadn't received word from either of them. She at least wanted to know that he was fine. Misty was so depressed and deep into thought that she didn't realize that she wasn't alone anymore. Brock had sat down next to her and she hadn't even noticed. It wasn't until Brock started to speak that she became aware that he was there.
"How long are you going to think about Ash and not start looking for him?" Brock asked.
Misty was about to make a retort, but she stopped herself. Brock was right. She should go and try to find Ash. Even if she couldn't, think of where Ash was, she at least could do what she could to find where he isn't, and then she'd have fewer places that she'd need to look for him. "Where do you think that we should start?" Misty asked Brock.
"I don't know. But, I think that it might be best to go to where Achmed used to live and see if we could find anything about Lanacan so that we could try to follow Ash on his trail while he hunts Lanacan," Brock answered.
It sounded reasonable to Misty, but she wasn't too sure that they should follow Ash's trail while he hunts a very dangerous man. Misty figured that the Officer Jenny that he'd killed was an immortal, but she couldn't be to sure. Isuelt had gone out to find out if the Jenny was an immortal, but until she returned they wouldn't be able to do anything about it, or try to think about anything concerning it in regards to their plans. "Well, lets wait for Isuelt to get back first. It shouldn't take too long for that, right?" Misty asked.
Brock turned away, getting a distant look. "I don't know. She has to go from Watcher to Watcher before she can find one that has the information that we need. I have no clue how long she'll be, but we need to do something soon. The longer we wait, the longer it'll be that Ash will be ahead of us. If we start now, she can catch up with us sometime on the road and we'll still be heading after Ash," Brock said, sounding as if he was talking to himself.
Misty thought about this. "You're right. We should try to keep the distance between us and Ash as short as possible. If we can, we might even be able to catch up with him," Misty said.
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No one knew, but Misty and Brock were being watched. I was right, the man hidden in the morning shadows thought to himself. If I just stayed here long enough, I'd learn more about that Ash. The man looked at the red-head and grinned evily. If what they've said is true, then she'd probably be that boy's girlfriend. So, I'll just need to bide my time and wait for the perfect opportunity to capture her. But, first, I have a few people I need to take care of. Namely that bounty hunter and a Pokemon Hunter. Soon, Lanacan had in fact left the city with no one seeing him leave at all. Even if they had, they wouldn't have been able to know that it was the same person who killed the officer Jenny. Not only was he wearing different clothes, but he was carrying himself with a completely different demeanor and he had hair three inches longer and it was now completely white.
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Author's Notes: So, how was that? Anyone have any guesses on who that woman is? Or how Lanacan seems to know her? Also, any one have any predictions on what I'll have happen next or in future chapters? If you do, I'd love to hear them. Also, if you don't like this fic, please feel free to flame. I at least want to know that this was read. ^_^