Ash's Awakening, Sins Of A Father


Disclaimer:
Pokemon is owned by Satoshi Tajiri, Nintendo and TV Tokyo


Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I am really happy and this inspired me to bring in the next chapter, and here you will see Ash and his friends embark on a journey to win their next battles, but will encounter unexpected situations, Ash finally noticing that something is missing in his life, encountering people with their own Pokemon despite not trainers themselves and get into unsactioned fights, and Giovanni makes a discovery about a certain someone that is connected to him.

Read on and see where this would lead to, and I promise it will be quite fun, yet dark. Well, enjoy!.


At his office within Team Rocket HQ, Giovanni patiently waited for Jesse and James to come inside, as Butch and Cassidy looked on, and he is bracing himself at what his two henchmen would show him. He is dismayed as this became a chore that every time he would hear that Jesse and James would bungle things almost every time, and yet he is willing to put up with them seeing that they are at least reliable on certain errands, but when told that they claimed to have captured a rare Pokemon, he decided to see if their words have its merit or not.

Butch asks Giovanni if he is serious in seeing this citing that Jesse and James are almost worthless and suggested that he fire them, but Giovanni said that it will depend on what they would show him, and said to Butch to be a bit patient, as he is curious to see what kind of Pokemon they caught, and to determine if this Pokemon could be useful to the organization or not.

"But sir...do you really have to...?"

"For now. Let us see what Jesse and James would show me."

"If it were me I'd kicked them out."

"If their reason for being here is they bungled again...I may consider sanctioning them...but...I am curious to see what kind of Pokemon they would show me."

"I wouldn't expect anything from those idiots."

"Maybe, but let us wait and see where this would lead to."

"Fine."

"..."

By then, Jesse and James, along with Meowth, entered the office, all sporting bandages all over their bodies, and Giovanni sighed in dismay as Butch and Cassidy stared in surprise, as this is the first time seeing Jesse and James showing up like that, flabbergasted at seeing that a pair of Team Rocket members sustaining such injuries and felt insulted that such bumbling fools were beaten by someone who are below Team Rocket.

Butch grabbed James by his collar and demanded why they ended up like that and tell him who did this, stating that it is unacceptable that a mere person is capable to beating Team Rocket like that yet Jesse defended her partner saying that while it is true that a BRAT constantly foil their plans, but their appearance is due to an UNEXPECTED interference, and that they managed to capture the one that interfered, which made Giovanni stare at her with curiosity, and asks Jesse what she mean about what she said.

"Did you say you captured a Pokemon who did this to you...?"

"Yes, boss..."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes, we are...in fact..."

"Hmm...?"

"We were able to catch a Pikachu...and other strong Pokemon, but..."

"You let them get away...right?"

"No...a rare, never seen Pokemon appeared all of the sudden, and attacked us, and, well..."

Jesse stated that they were able to capture Pikachu, and a few strong Pokemon, and though they managed to hold off against Pikachu's owner and his friends, but she said that a never-before seen Pokemon showed up, which they said to be a combination of a Fire and Flying-type and spew flame and fireballs at them, which caused their machine to explode, freeing the Pokemon they captured, and sending her, James and Meowth flying away.

While Cassidy berated Jesse as NONSENSE, Meowth stepped forward and did a cartographic sketch of the Pokemon, and while his drawing was quite poor, Giovanni ordered Butch to re-draw the sketch using Meowth's drawing, and Butch did so, and there they got a clearer visual of the drawing, where Jesse pointed out that this is the Pokemon that interfered, and managed to capture, which Giovanni stared in curiosity, seeing that the Pokemon in question resembled a Chinese dragon, but when asked where it is, James showed the Pokeball, saying that Pokemon is inside, and advised his boss to be CAREFUL saying that the Pokemon is quite huge and packed a strong fireblast, and Giovanni stared in piqued interest, and had one of his scientist summoned and ordered him to study the Pokemon, and after some 20 minutes, the scientist contacted Giovanni, and confirmed Jesse and James' claims that this is indeed a RARE Pokemon, showing the visual using x-ray like images which showed that it resembled a Chinese dragon, and is quite bigger than Gyrados.

"Sir...this is the image of the Pokemon..."

"Seriously...?"

"Yes...and I can say that it is indeed massive, but also quite strong, especially if you release it by accident."

"Is it more powerful than the current strongest Pokemon?"

"Yes, and being a flying-type...I am sure this would be a big boost to our organization."

"How is it doing?"

"For now it is not a threat."

"..."

The scientist says that right now the dragon-like Pokemon is currently sedated, and Giovanni asks Jesse and James how they were able to capture it despite saying that this Pokemon nearly fried them, and Meowth says that he threw a food laced with strong sedatives at the Pokemon's mouth using a slingshot, and as the Pokemon swallowed it, it took 10 minutes before it fell asleep, and there James uses a Pokeball to capture it while the Pokemon is vulnerable.

"Are you sure that is the truth, Meowth?"

"Meowth...that's right!"

"Seriously?"

"We were lucky that we managed to outsmart it...otherwise we'd be fried and eaten alive!"

"So you really managed to catch it..."

"Thanks to James, we managed to catch it and brought it to you."

"Hmm..."

"Well, boss...?"

As Butch casts doubt at Meowth's words, Giovanni received a printed result on the Pokemon's stats, and after reading it, a sinister smirk showed, and is quite pleased with it and he told Jesse, James and Meowth that he will let them off for now about their failure to capture Pikachu, reasoning that their capture of the dragon-like Pokemon made up for it, and told them to head for the infirmary to patch up their wounds, and said that he will see if they would at least get a recommendation, which the trio were happy to hear, and as they left, Meowth accidentally told Jesse and James that they better do something about Ash so that they can get their hands on the Pikachu, and Butch stared wide-eyed at hearing it, and in his haste he began toggling with Giovanni's computer, much to Cassidy's surprise, asking him what is wrong with him.

"Butch!"

"Give me sec, Cassidy..."

"What are you doing?"

"Doing some checking..."

"About what?"

"That name...Ash...I feel I seen and heard him before..."

"So what?"

"Just a feeling..."

Butch said that he heard that name before and checked the website where Pokemon trainers are stored using a hacking technique, and there Ash's picture is shown, and Butch showed it to Cassidy, and both realized that it was Ash, the one they encountered before, who managed to chase Team Rocket away and foiled their plans in the past, but then Butch saw Ash's last name, and stared at Giovanni, asking him if this Ash is connected to Delia, which Giovanni stared at the monitor. Cassidy asks Butch why come up with something insignificant, but Butch said that over a decade ago, Delia was pregnant and Giovanni deserted her, and seeing Ash' profile, he said that there may be a connection, and while scanning Ash's profile, it shows the Pokemon in his possession, including the elusive Pikachu that Giovanni is seeking, and Giovanni stared in interest at seeing this.

Butch further hacked into the registry site and checked on Delia's records, and there they discovered that Ash is indeed Delia's son, and Butch reluctantly told Giovanni that he is the biological father of Ash, and Giovanni was silent, yet showed no emotion, but as Cassidy told Butch that this means nothing to their boss, an idea formed inside Butch's mind and told her and Giovanni that this is a good thing, which made Giovanni stare at his henchman and asks him what does he mean by that.

"You see, boss...if I am correct, Ash grew up without a father."

"So?"

"You can use it to your advantage."

"Oh?"

"Yeah...and assuming that this Ash has not been told about you...you could coax that kid so he can get close to you...and so you can get your hands on the brat's Pokemon...including his Pikachu."

"..."

"Believe me, boss...this is your chance."

"..."

Butch pointed out that since Giovanni scared Delia into leaving her old town, it is likely that she has never told Ash about his biological father, and said that Giovanni can use this to his advantage by appearing to Ash and telling him he is his father, and assuming that Ash is unaware of this, Giovanni can manipulate Ash into giving him a longing of a father and son bonding, and use this as a way to get close to him so that Giovanni can get Pikachu and the other Pokemon in Ash's possession, and once Ash has no more use, then Giovanni can get rid of him at his own leisure.

While Cassidy sees this as impossible, she saw Giovanni smirking diabolically as he liked the idea, and with the fact that Ash is his biological child, he could use this to his advantage, and picked up a telephone where he is shown contacting someone within the Kalos Police Department, and talked to the person saying he has an assignment for him with a promise of a higher pay, and the person Giovanni is talking to asks if he is serious about this

"...you heard me. I want you to find and monitor Ash Ketchum for me."

"Really? You want me to play babysitter to this Ash Ketchum?"

"For now. I want you to monitor his traveling route and other activities, so as I would know what to do next. And if you do that you will be paid well."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"I guess I will do as you requested since you promised me a high pay."

"Good. Glad I can count on you."

"Fine."

-x-

The scene shifts at Lumiose City, where a group of teenage friends are traveling together, who are identified as Ash, Serena, and two siblings, Clemont and Bonnie, and they are seen walking together after encountering various situations that helped them strengthen their resolve, bonding with their Pokemon, and of course, foiling Team Rocket, such as blasting them away when they tried to take over the power plant and Clemont reconciling with an old Pokemon friend.

The traveling group have somewhat matured in some ways, as most of them are now in their teens with the exception of Bonnie, who is now 10 years old, while Ash, Serena and Clement are now 14 years old, and despite this their attitudes remain the same.

Just recently, Ash and the others aided Clemont in restoring order at the power plant which resulted in chasing Team Rocket away, and just a yesterday they narrowly escaped an onslaught by a dragon-like Pokemon, and Ash was unable to use his Pokedex to identify it though Clement said that based on what he saw, the dragon-like Pokemon is a combination of a Flying and Fire-type, and Ash is pondering on capturing it, but Serena advised him against it showing concern as the dragon-like Pokemon is as big as Gyrados and somewhat strong.

"I would advise against pursuing that Pokemon, Ash...its too dangerous."

"But still..."

"Trust me, Ash...you need a stronger Pokemon to go against that kind..."

"I think I could tame it if given a chance..."

"However...that Pokemon is quite wild."

"..."

"Trust me on this...we should be patient."

"..."

Clement agreed that it is too early to go after that Pokemon given its sheer size and fire power, and said that for now they should focus on their journey, and Ash nodded and the group proceeded to travel, where they came across a town where a festival is taking place, and there Bonnie told Clement that she saw a happy family bonding, which made him smile reminding that they too have a happy and supportive parents, and so was Serena, but then they noticed that Ash is staring at the family with curiosity, and Serena asks him is there is something wrong.

"Ash..."

"..."

"Ash..."

"?"

"Are you okay? You were staring at that family."

"Oh...yeah...I was."

"Is there something wrong?"

"Well...you see..."

The others blinked their eyes upon hearing that Ash realized that he has never seen his biological dad, and they also noticed that Ash just realize it now, but Serena assured to him that once their journey in Kalos Region is over, he can call his mom and asks him about it, which Ash smiled and thanked her for the assuring words, and Clement said that they should go ahead and continue their journey, and the group proceeded to go ahead, not noticing that an obese person is eyeing Ash, and he is glancing at the badges he accumulated as well as the Pikachu riding on the boy's shoulders, and he intends to challenge him and take his possessions as his prize.

"That brat is an easy target..."

-x-

Not far, a flying Pokemon is seen hovering the skies near where Ash and is friends are heading, and it resemble a Chinese dragon, which is colored red, and a closer look shows that it was somewhat metallic, giving the impression that it is a RARE Pokemon that is a combination of a Flying, Fire and Steel-type Pokemon, and it is after something, whose reason is unknown at this time.

To Be Continued...


Hope you liked the second chapter, and while there is no action here yet, it did foreshadows the events that will take place in the next chapters, while Ash noticed that he grew up without a father, and is unaware that his biological father has discovered him and is plotting to monitor him before making his move to meet him and manipulate Ash into giving his Pokemon to him.


Preview:

The next chapter comes in, where Ash meets with a Pokemon trainer and challenged him to a battle, where he accepts and his first battle commences.