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Jordan R. Was Here

marluxia11

Tankerman

Seven-point-Mystic

Well there you have it. Ash's past is probably not going to be as weird as Brock's, but… you will find out who I think his dad is (even if it doesn't make much sense). This story only follows the TV show/game/manga timeline when I feel like it, just to let you know. Thanks once again!

The darkness brightens. They see Delia (Ash's mom) holding Ash. He was about a year old or so. Delia was walking past a rickety, old, assumedly abandoned building. She bit her lip, and checked to see if anyone was watching her. Confirming no one was around, she quickly entered the building. Men dressed in black were lounging on reclining chairs in the entrance room. Delia meekly went up to the secretary and asked to speak with Giovanni. The secretary gave her a nod, and told her to take a seat while she waited. Delia chose a seat as far away from the men as possible.

"Why are you so lonely?" asked one of the men. He was obviously drunk. "Why don't you come and sit with us?" He and his buddies giggled like schoolgirls. She chose to ignore the comment.

A few awkward minutes passed before the secretary motioned to Delia and said, "Giovanni will see you now, but he says to make it quick." Delia thanked her and entered through the door the secretary had opened. She followed the corridor to Giovanni's office and walked in. He acknowledged her presence with a questioning look.

"Giovanni, it's over between us," Delia began. "The only way that we can stay together is for you to come clean with the police and give up Team Rocket." She paused, obviously very frightened of him. "I will not have my son grow up to inherit control of an evil organization."

Giovanni wasn't even fazed. "Fine, then. Get going wench! I don't need our son to be my heir. Women are a dime a dozen; I could easily find another one." Delia was stunned at his response. However, she simply ran out of the building crying and clutched Ash closer to her chest. The scene ceased.

"Holy crap! Giovanni's my dad! My mom said that he died when I was little," Ash thought out loud.

"Oh my god," muttered Jessie to herself. James looked at her questioningly. "I'll tell you later," she whispered to him. She grasped his hand as she spoke.

"I mean," Ash continued, ignoring Jessie and James, "I never thought my mom would lie to me like that."

"She did it to protect your innocent mind," explained May. "But it's still kind of ironic though."

"Who cares why she lied? Now, may we please continue?" asked Celebi. Everyone was silent as the bubble resumed traveling.

Ash was about six this time. He was bouncing a large, red bouncy ball with Gary. No parents were watching them as they silently passed the ball back and forth in Ash's front yard. "Hey Ash, I'm getting bored. Let's play truth or dare." Gary suggested, breaking the soundlessness.

"Okay. I'll go first," Ash quipped. "Truth or dare, Gary?"

"Dare me, Ashy-boy." He replied smugly. Ash's left eyebrow rose as he thought of a challenging dare. He spied a tree out of the corner of his eye, and felt in his pocket for something.

"I dare you to climb that tree with one hand tied behind your back," said Ash, producing a piece of rope from his pocket. "You have to go all of the way up and down." Gary gulped.

Swallowing his apprehension, Gary stated, "I'll do it. Tie me." Gary turned around and let Ash tie his left arm up. They headed to the tree, Ash chuckling to himself. Gary gripped the first branch and pulled himself up. Going extremely slowly, he managed to make it up the tree fairly easily. The way down was rough, though. He nearly slipped four times, and he fell down the last five feet to the ground. Gary groaned as he thumped on the ground. Ash kneeled down next to him and propped him up.

"Are you okay?" Ash asked; his voice was full of concern. Gary stood up, stretched out his back, and nodded.

"It's payback time Ash. Dare or Dare," Gary smirked.

"Hey! That's cheating. I'll do a dare anyways," Ash answered. Gary pointed at a creek on the edge of the property.

"I want you to swim across that creek, with on hand tied behind your back." Gary chortled. It was Ash's turn to be scared.

"I'll do it, but if anything happens to me, get my mom." Ash told Gary as he made his way to the creek. Gary tied up Ash's left arm behind his back as Ash mentally prepared himself for the task. Ash said a little prayer in his head as he dove in. The first part was easy.

"I'm going to be able to do this," Ash muttered. THUD! Ash was too busy gloating to see the rock that was directly ahead of him. He slammed into it head-on. 'Help me,' he squeaked. Gary yelled something to him, but he couldn't understand it. Suddenly, a group of three Pikachu darted out from a nearby tree and grabbed his shirt. They pulled him up and onto the riverbank. "Pikachu, thank you for saving me," Ash whispered before he passed out. In the distance, Gary and Ash's mom could be seen advancing towards Ash. Delia picked Ash up and shook him awake. "What," Ash muttered.

"Ash Ketchum, I'm never going to let you outside again!" his mother told him, exasperated. The scene faded.

'Maybe that's why he likes Pikachu so much," thought Brock. The bubble went ahead to a different scene. Ash was eight in the memory. He was in his PJs, watching a pokemon battle on TV. After a few moments, the battle ended.

"That was so awesome," Ash cooed to himself. "Someday, it's going to be me on the TV." Ash looked out of his the kitchen window at the stars above. His mom had gone out, and she was supposed to come home any time now. "I'll hide under the table and surprise her," Ash thought out loud. He didn't have to wait long. Delia unlocked the front door and entered with Professor Oak within seconds of Ash concealing himself.

"Delia, that was over eight years ago. Why are you still worried about him?" Oak asked Delia (obviously referring to Giovanni).

"I got a letter from him telling me to go to Viridian City or I'd be sorry," She was nearly in tears as she spoke. "What should I do? I don't want my Ash to get hurt." She nearly threw herself into his arms. He rubbed her back and comforted her.

"I say you throw that letter in the trash. He's just trying to scare you into coming back to him," Oak advised. She nodded.

"Thank you, Professor." She led him towards the door. Timidly, she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a quick kiss. She blushed and locked the door behind him. She turned around, and to her dismay, Ash was standing right there. "How long have you been watching me?" she asked.

"Long enough to see you kiss Professor Oak," he giggled. "I like him too momma, so I don't care."

"Good," his mom replied. "But don't tell anyone about him or that letter that I'm sure you heard about." Ash nodded.

"We're not in any trouble, right?" Ash asked.

"No," she answered; though her quavering voice told that she wasn't very confident. The scene dissipated.

"Well now I know who sent that letter," Ash told May. She nodded.

"Aww, I guess that means your mom's sort of taken, Ash," Brock told him. Misty shot Brock a death-glare, but he chose to ignore it. "Well, I guess they make a cute couple, except for the 20 year age difference. I guess love knows no age," Brock rambled on more to himself than anyone else." After he stopped, the bubble zoomed forward. Ash was ten in this scene. He was running out of his house to get his first pokemon. The short scene closed. Celebi floated around the bubble.

"And the rest is history. Ask Ash if you have any questions." She smiled. "I will ask, yet again, if you guys have any questions."

"Yes, I've got one. Who's next?" James questioned. Celebi giggled.

"It's kind of funny that you asked that, because we're going into your past next." She left the bubble.

'What the… this is not going to be fun." James muttered.

Author's note: Sorry for the wait. I hope you liked it. Is there anything that you really liked? Really hated? Then tell me by reviewing. Thanks!