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 get to see a rather unsanctioned Pokemon battle, where not only will Ash put his badges on the line, as well as a new character is introduced where he would become a recurring character, and this is where the first instance which Ash would get to see a Pokemon battle where one is willing to bend the rules and show what happens when one abuses the POWER he/she possesses.

This is where things are about to get intense. Well, read on and enjoy!


The scene shows that Ash, Serena, Clement and Bonnie are walking along the stalls of the town where a festival is taking place, and there they can see so many stalls displayed, where various goods such as food and itmes are being displayed and ready to be sold, and Bonnie went around to look at them as well as wanting to buy something she fancy at, but Clement had to go after her and tell her she can't just buy anything she sees and want, reminding her why they are here at Kalos Region.

"Bonnie...ease up!"

"I wanna buy these!"

"Come on! We're not here to go window-shopping!"

"Since we're here...might as well buy something!"

"Stop! We only have enough money for the week!"

"Got to go! Bye-bye!"

"Come back here, Bonnie!"

"Catch me if you can!"

As Bonnie went around with Clement in pursuit, Ash and Serena are alone, and he looks around to see if there is anything interesting to see, while she glanced at Ash, feeling this is a good chance to spend time with him alone and try to get him to go with her on a date, so she invited him to look around, which he decided to agree, feeling that they have a lot of time, and there they went to every stall, looking at every item, then at a snack bar where they ate, and played some games at a booth where Ash won a few prizes and gave them to Serena, which she is happy.

As Ash and Serena passed by another snack bar, they saw another game booth which she invited him to try it out, which he nodded seeing that Clement and Bonnie aren't back and seeing there is plenty of time, he felt trying out another game would not be bad, and told her that it is okay to look around, which Serena smiled as she gets to spend more time with him.

"Enjoying yourself, Serena?"

"Yeah...I am."

"Glad you like it...we get to enjoy ourselves a but while Clement is still going after Bonnie..."

"Yeah...but we still have something to do here..."

"I know...we get to meet and challenge every gym region here...and you get to meet your challengers."

"Right. And this means we are getting a bit closer to our dreams."

"Shall we go?"

"Sure."

As the two teens walked past the snack bar, the scene shows a person sitting on a chair, looking a bit silent, quietly glancing at the two teens. He appeared to be aged 20 years old, wearing a black short-sleeved shirt, black leather pants and black boots. Given his appearance, the guy appeared to be quite a loner yet there is something about him that shows that he is not whst he appeared to be, and as he sipped a cup of coffee, he noticed the obese man eyeing Ash and Serena, as if he is following their every move, looking like he has an ulterior motive.

As the man stared at the obese guy, the bartender saw him and sighed, and the man asks him if he knows the obese guy, which the bartender nodded and said that the obese guy is identified only as Fatso, saying that he is a Pokemon trainer and he is quite a dirty player, using subtle means to cheat his way over his opponents and won several battles, and to top it off, it is strange that the opponents that Fatso defeated never went after him for a rematch, thus showing that Fatso is somewhat undefeated.

"Are you sure?"

"Based from what I heard. Of course I don't know the whole story...and I never heard anythknf from the opponents that the fat guy faced, so I guess that guy is really undefeated...either he's a lucky guy or something shady is going on."

"..."

"That fat guy...is he...?"

"Huh? You're right...looks like he is following those teo teens...looks to me those two are Pokemon trainers."

"So you think...?"

"Not sure...but either way its not my problem...or my business..."

"..."

The man sensed that something is off, as he finds it strange, if not suspicious, that Fatso has never challenge a Gym leader, challenging only Pokemon trainers who have badges, and none of the opponents he defeated have seeked him out for a rematch, and there the man eyes Fatso, showing that the obese man is continuing to trail Ash and Serena, and the scene shows that Ash has won a few games at the game booths and took the prizes and gave them to Serena, with Pikachu cheering him on and Serena smiled as she thanks Ash for it.

"Wow! You're so good!"

"Not really..."

"Maybe you have a talent besides being a Pokemon trainer..."

"Come on...I'm not that good..."

"Thanks, Ash!"

"Sure."

"You really are the best!"

"Serena..."

Ash smiled at Serena seeing that she is having a good time, and the two teens left to head to a nearby food stall to have a snack break, and as they head there, they bought some food and started to eat, with Ash giving Pikachu some food which he accepted it and as the two are eating, the scene shifts somewhere within Kalos Region, where you can see how bustling the place is and the scene slowly zoomed towards the Kalos Police Station, where an unseen person is shown facing away, looking at the monitor of the computer where Ash' profile is shown, which shows his records as a Pokemon trainer, which also shows his win-loss records and the Pokemon he is using.

The unseen person glanced at the monitor wondering what is so special about Ash, he is quite baffled as to why Giovanni is willing to pay him just to find and observe the teen, and when he dies, he woukd report to Giovanni about what activities Ash is engaging in. To his his amazement, Giovanni sent a deposit pay to the unseen man's bank account, and the unseen man decided to accept the offer, and began typing on the computer to find which area within Kalos Region has a Pokemon contest-sponsored event, believing that Ash may go there, and that is where the unseen man would go to.

"Ash Ketchum...what is it about you that Giovanni showed great interest about you...?"

-x-

Back at Lumiose City, Ash and Serena are chatting about their current goals and what to do once they accomplished it, and Serena then suddenly asked if he noticed just now that he has never seen his dad, which he nodded, and told her that throughout his life he never thought about it until he noticed a happy family earlier, and when he saw a flyer on the table, he read it and found out that it was Father's Day in Lumiose City, and this made Ash wonder why he did not notice that if he has a dad or not, and is pondering on calling his mom, though Serena said that he should not dwell too much on it and said he can call his mom on a later time as he still had a goal ahead of him.

"I see..."

"So for now, you dhould concentrate on beating every gym leader till you become the Pokemon Master."

"Yes, you're right."

"So take things slowly, one step at a time."

"Okay, I will take your advice."

"Good."

"Thanks, Serena."

"Sure."

As Ash nodded seeing that Serena is right, Fatso approached him and pretended to be friendly, and asks him if he is a Pokemon trainer, which Ash innocently answered it, and there Fatso issued a challenge and said that he is willing to put his badges on the line against Ash's badges, and then stated that Ash's Pokemon inside his Pokeballs should also be on the line, intending to win them should he beat Ash, and while Serena stood up and protested that Pokemon are not like badges and cannot be used as prizes, Fatso then taunted Ash for being scared of a "little challenge", and though he felt a bit of blow on his pride, Ash agreed with Serena that Pokemon are not like items that can be taken as prizes, yet he accepted the challenge, and when Serena whispered to Ash why he accepted it, he reasoned that he wants to teach Fatso a lesson not to taunt people and to let him know that he cannot win by just bullying and goading people into accepting his challenge.

"Are you sure about this, Ash?"

"Yeah."

"But..."

"Someone ought to teach him a lesson...so that he will know that he cannot win buy goading anyone and to show him humility."

"Ash..."

"Don't worry...I will be careful."

"Okay. Just don't get overconfident."

"I won't."

Seeing that Ash has taken the bait, Fatso motions the teen boy to follow him and left the town which Serena secretly followed, having a hunch that something is not right here, seeing that it woukd be practical that they have a Pokemon battle at a vacant area within town, and she noticed that Fatso is leading Ash towards the forest, and the place is quite away from prying eyes, and Serena realized that her suspicions are getting stronger, and took out a Pokeball, summoning Pancham and instructed her Pokemon to find Clement and Bonnie, and as Pancham left, Serena continued to follow Fatso and Ash, where they arrived at a vacant area within the forest, and there Fatso initiated the challenge and Ash was the first to make his move, and as he is about to bring out his Pokeball, Pikachu stepped forward and lets Ash know that he wants to challenge Fatso, though Ash is quite concerned as he has not seen Fatso brought out his Pokemon.

"Pikachu?"

"Pika-pika!"

"Eh? Are you sure?"

"Pika-pika!"

"We still don't know what Pokemon he's about to use..."

"Pika-pika!"

"I see...okay, you can go ahead."

"Pika-pika!"

As Fatso had hoped, Pikachu would be the first to come forth, so he took out his Pokeball and summoned Hitmonlee, and Fatso then said that this will be an interesting battle to see which of the two Pokemon has the better speed and endurance, which Ash is somewhat cautious having seen Hitmonlee fought in the past, there the battle commences as Ash directs Pikachu to use speed and then tackle the opponent once within range, and Pikachu did so using his speed and ran around and moving in sequences in a bid to confuse his opponent, which appeared to work, and when going for a tackle, Pikachu found an opening and made his move, only to find out that Hitmonlee used his leg to deflect the attack, then retaliated with a roundhouse kick which hits Pikachu on the head, dazing him before getting another roundhouse kick which sends Pikachu thrown back, and Ash checked on Pikachu to see if he is okay.

"Pikachu! Are you okay?"

"Pika-pika!"

"Eh? Are you sure?"

"Pika-pika!"

"But you're hurt! Maybe we should summon another Pokemon and..."

"Pika-pika! Pika-pika-pika!"

"I see...okay, but be more careful...if I find that you may not be abke to continue...I will pullyou out ftom this match...got it?"

"Pika-pika!"

Pikachu gets up despite a shallow bleeding, and lets Ash know that he can still fight, and seeing that his Pokemon is willing to fight, Ash nodded, while Fatso, on the other hand, is whispering something to Hitmonlee and the Pokemon nodded, and the two Pokemon went back to the battlefield to continue the battle, where Ash told Pikachu to try to confuse his opponent by running and moving and use Thunderbolt should he find an opening, and Pikachu did so, managing to use Thunderbolt after being able to get an opening.

As Hitmonlee fell down, Pikachu went for a jumping tackle, but Hitmonlee raised his leg and gives his opponent a Big Boot, hitting his chin and fell back. This gives Hitmonlee time to recover and as Pikachu jumps in the air Hitmonlee did the same, and does a flying kick, which Pikachu dodged it on instinct, however, as Pikachu did so, Hitmonlee still executed the move and went straight towards Ash, hitting him on the stomach and the impact sends him quite away, dropping his Pokeballs and he hits the ground, moaning in pain.

Pikachu saw this and went to his master's side to check on him, but the distraction allowed Hitmonlee to do a sneak attack and hits the opponent from behind, and as Ash struggled to get up, Fatso took out another Pokeball and summoned Hitmonchan and Machamp, and ordered them to beat up Ash, and the Pokemon trainer was taken by surprise as he was being beaten up and bordering assault, which he screamed at Fatso for breaking the rules, which Fatso cruelly said that before their duel there was no rule about letting a Pokemon attack his opponent's master, thus anything goes and the battle continues, and Ash is angry at Fatso's underhanded tactics and told Pikachu to unleash Thunderbolt, which Pikachu did, though Hitmonchan and Machamp were able to dodge it, but then Serena screamed where it showed that Machoke is holding her in a reverse armbar and headlock, and you can see her Pokeballs scattered on the ground, thus she is unable to summon her Pokemon, and the distraction allowed Hitmonlee to beat up Pikachu into submission and Machoke and Hitmonchan beats up Ash into submission, and Ash angrily reprimanded Fatso for this yet the obese man snickered as he took Ash's badges and Pokeballs stating he has won the fight.

"Looks like I won the match."

"You loser! You cheated!"

"Either way...I won...and these badges are as good ad mine!"

"Blast you! And you even used a hostage!"

"All is fair in love and war...and yet you agreed to this match without making some rules...so...anything goes."

"Let go of me!"

"Sorry...but after this...I want to stay as champion...so it would be best to have you taken out...for good."

"What?"

Fatso then ordered Machoke to break Ash's back, intending to have hom get paralyze on the waist down so he becomes a paraplegic, which Serena shouted at Fatso to stop, but he laughed cruelly and said that after Ash, she would be next, and just as Machoke is about to do so, someone came and appeared, surprising everyone and the person who appeared was the guy who saw Ash earlier, and there the man confronted Fatso, telling him that he found out that Fatso is using illegal means to challenge other trainers, usong underhanded tactics to win and take his opponents' badges, torturing the trainers until they became paraplegic and leaving them at the forests to die, and stealing their Pokeballs that contain Pokemon and selling them on the black market.

Fatso appeared to be surprised that someone found out about his MO, and the man who confronted Fatso then issued a challenge. He is identified as Ren Akinson, and he took out a Pokeball to show that he mean business, yet Fatso appeared confident seeing that the meddler has only one Pokeball, meaning that Ren only has one Pokemon.

To Be Continued...


Hope you liked this chapter, and while the action eventually showed up, problem arises as Ash is in a bind until a mysterious person stepped in and faces the fat guy. Looks like another Pokemon battle is about to take place...


Preview:

The next chapter comes in, where the fat guy faces the mysterious person, and Ash will get to see a dark side of the Pokemon battle...which will no doubt puts him in a conflict with the guy who showed up...