Ash's Awakening, Sins Of A Father


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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 Ash going in to action and you will get to see something that was seen in the anime, and that Ash finally gets to use Dragredder as his new Pokemon ally, however you will also get to see what will happen in the end, which will foreshadow the future events in the upcoming chapters.

Well, enjoy!


Ch. 10: Kotowari no nai Kansha

At the 8th floor, Ash looks on seeing that Ren is in danger, and yet he felt helpless as he could not do anything, and by then Yuri came and saw the scene, which she could only watch in worry as she too could not do anything much at this point, and wondered aloud if there is something she could do to help Ren, as she herself does not have a Pokemon to help Ren. Ash stared at her and he too can relate to her, and he wondered if there is something he can do to help rather than eatch the scene unfold below, as he could not stand looking helpless.

By then a thought hit him as he took out the Pokeball that Yuri gave him, where he had captured Dragredder, then he stared at the scene below, and something hits him as he felt a glimmer of hope enveloping him emotionally, and this gives him the courage to try something out, and he is about to open the Pokeball when Yuri tries to dissuade him from acting recklessly, fearing for his safety and well-being having seen Dragredder in action before being captured by Ash.

"Wait!"

"Huh?"

"Don't! We don't know if that Pokemon would obey you…!"

"It will be okay…"

"But…"

"I caught wild Pokemon in the past…so this should be okay."

"What if that Pokempn chooses to consume you? That is too risky!"

"…"

Ash saw the worried look on Yuri's face, and he slowly appreciates her concern and he smiled saying that he is grateful to her, but said that this is where his training as a Pokemon trainer comes in and said he is ready to face anything and he will take responsibility for it and made it clear that this is now or never as Ren's life is on the line and he will risk it all to stop Spidus from claiming any more victims, as well as to protect others from ending up in those kind if fates.

As Yuri stared in worry and disbelief, Ash nodded his head as he turn around and opened the Pokeball, where Dragredder came out, and roared aloud as he looked down and stared at Ash, and as the Pokemon hovered around Ash, the teen boy asks his newly-acquired Pokemon if he is ready, in which Dragredder stared silently at the trainer, and Yuri is worried that Dragredder might only take advantage and consume Ash seeing that the dragon-Pokemon has not been trained and believes that Ash's inexperience may lead to his untimely death.

After 30 seconds of anxiety, Yuri saw the dragon-like Pokemon nodded, and she is surprised to see that Ash was able to tame the Pokemon in such a short notice. There Ash gave Dragredder a command and the Pokemon rushed towards Greninja and spew a small amount of flames, melting the webbings and Greninja was freed, and there Ash went towards Greninja and told him that they are going in to action, which the Pokemon agreed.

"Greninja…come on!"

"Greninja…"

"Let's do it!"

"Greninja…?"

"Yeah!"

"Geninja!"

"Okay, let's go and stop that Pokemon!"

"Greninja!"

With mutual agreement, Ash and Greninja began to MERGE as they performed the BOND PHENOMENON, where Ash and Geninja took a singular form, and there they directed Dragredder to stop Spidus, and the dragon-like Pokemon swooped downward and used its tail to swat the spider-Pokemon aside, and there the Ash-Greninja entity came down and delivered a series of punch and kicks that sent Spidus reeling, and Ren was surprised to see that Ash has somewhat taken Greninja's form and is forced to watch them take on Spidus.

"That kid…!"

As Ash-Greninja uses its water-type attacks, Spidus fired its needle-like darts, and Ash instinctively made a shielding gesture, prompting Dragredder to glow its body, where an object fell from the Pokemon's belly and landed on Ash's left arm, where the object appeared to be a shield that resembled the dragon-like Pokemon's body, which deflected the needle-like darts, surprising Ash and Greninja, as they wondered if this is due to Ash's action or not that prompted Dragredder to use such a technique.

"What's this…?"

"Greninja…"

"Did we just…?"

"Greninja…"

"Well, we'll eventually figure it out…"

"Greninja…"

"Let's go, Greninja!"

"Greninja!"

Ash-Greninja then decided to use this opportunity and uses the shield to draw Spidus' attention as he uses themselves as bait, as they used the shield to deflect the darts, allowing Dragredder to hover around Spidus and fired its fire-breathing breath to instill damage to the Pokemon, weakening it and there Dragredder mentally gives Ash-Greninja an idea on what to do, and Ash seemed to get what his newly-acquired Pokemon is suggesting.

"Dragredder…?"

"Rrrrr…"

"You mean…?"

"Rrrr…"

"I see…"

"Rrrr…"

"Let's do it!"

"Rrroooaarrr!"

As Ash-Greninja stood, Dragredder began to hover around them before flying in the air, and Ash-Greninja leaps in the air, where Dragredder hover behind them and blew its fire breath, and the flames struck the singular body of Ash and Greninja, but it did not harm them and instead propel Ash-Greninja forward, and they did a flying kick technique, and descends towards Spidus, and soon the move connected, and they struck Spidus, and there the Pokemon EXPLODED, and both Ash and Greninja separated as they were surprised to find out that they unintentionally killed a Pokemon.

"No…"

"Greninja…"

"We…just…killed a Pokemon…"

"Greninja…"

"But still…we could have just…"

"Greninja…"

"…"

"Greninja…"

By then, the armored Ren broke free from its webbings and Darkwing got off its master's back and went towards Ash, where an energy-like orb emerged from the site and flew upward, where Drgaredder took and consumed it, and the Pokemon's body glowed as Dragredder was energized, which baffled Ash and wondered what was that about and Ren explained to him what he just saw, which shocked Ash as he never thought that something like THAT would happen.

"What…? Are you saying…?"

"Yes…Pokemon can die…and if their body is destroyed, their "essence" turn into an energy orb. There another Pokemon can consume it, and that Pokemon will become stronger."

"That's…just horrible…"

"That's how it is. You should adapt to that fact. Not all Pokemon can be as domesticated like actual pets."

"I don't think that's…"

"You saw what happened to Fatso…and what that spider-Pokemon did to that victim…you should open your eyes and accept the fact that you need to kill other Pokemon if you want to survive…"

"…"

"If you can't accept it…quit it."

Ash stared in disbelief upon hearing this, and had Dragredder return to the Pokeball, and Ren glanced towards Ash, and as the younger boy believes that Ren is at least going to thank him, Ren, still in his armor, uses the hilt of his lance to hit Greninja on his gut, sending the Pokemon reeling, then Ren hits the Pokemon behind his head, knocking him out, and Ash is shocked at this and demanded to Ren to explain himself, but Ren began to kick Ash on his gut before using the lance's hilt to hit him on his lower cheek, busting the boy's lower lips and began to bleed, and yet Ash tries to reason with Ren but to no avail as he made it clear to Ash that in a Pokemon battle, the trainer had the responsibility to put his life on the line, regardless of the situation around him.

"Sorry, kid…you're too lenient."

"What…was that?"

"You're too soft…and you are not ripe to be a Pokemon master."

"Is this how you'll show your gratitude after saving you?"

"This is a Pokemon battle…and you should be on your guard…not everyone play nice and fair."

"Stop..!"

"Have at you! Darkwing!"

"Blast!"

Ash saw Darkwing ready to strike, and seeing that Greninja is knocked out, he is forced to open his Pokeball and summon Dragredder, and there the dragon-like Pokemon roared and is ready for action, and there Ren gives Darkwing a command and the bat-Pokemon began to emit sonic waves which made Ash feel dizzy, in which the command Ren gives is called the Sonar Shrill. However, Dragredder blew flames which forced Darkwing to fly back, and seeing Ren ready to use his weapons, Ash is forced to fight back and commanded Dragredder to give him a weapon by verbal accident.

Dragredder's body glowd and dropped an item, and Ash caught it, where he is surprised to see him wielding a weapon, which resembled a Chinese Dao sword, and Ash is forced to defend himself as he uses the sword to deflect the lance strikes from Ren.

Yuri came rushing down seeing what Ren is doing, and she is dismayed at what is happening and hoped that she gets there on time and stop him from killing the boy, as she knew that Ren is doing this because he is forced to do so, and raced towards the 4th floor so she can stop Ren from carrying out his own task so as to prevent unnecessary bloodshed.

Meanwhile, Serena, Bonnie and Clement managed to sneak their way through the cordon and are also heading towards the building, and there they saw Yuri running towards the exit area of the 4th floor, where they heard her murmuring Ash's name, and the trio realized that Ash is in danger and they decided to follow her in hopes of finding Ash, fearing that their friend may be in grave danger.

"You hear that?"

"That lady mentioned Ash's name!"

"Then Ash…"

"Come on!"

"Hope he's okay!"

"Ash!"

"We better hurry!"

"Come on, Pikachu!"

Back at the battlefield, Ren gives Darkwing a command and the bat-Pokemon emitted a light and struck Ren, where duplicates of himself appeared, about five of them, and the technique used is called the Shadow Illusion, and the six of them took turns in beating up Ash, and one of them picked up Ash's Pokeball and forced Dragredder back inside, and Ash is left alone, weakened. And just as Ren is about to deliver the deathblow, Yuri came, throwing a signage board that nearly hit him, and Ren saw her glaring at him, and screamed in fury as she threatened him with something if he does not stop his action right this instant.

"Ren!"

"Yuri…"

"Stop this at once!"

"…"

"If you don't stop this…you can forget our agreement!"

"…"

"I mean it!"

"…fine."

The armored Ren sighed as he lowered his lance, just as Greninja suddenly showed up and grabbed the Pokeball from him and went to Ash's side, just as Serena, Bonnie and Clement arrived, having witnessed it all and they tended towards a beat-up Ash. They were concerned about him as Yuri reprimanded Ren for his action though he just rolled his eyes saying that he has to do what he has to do but she pointed out that there may be another way without taking a life unnecessarily, and she approached Ash and apologized for what happened, but Ren told Yuri not to bother, and he told Ash to train himself up, saying that once they meet again, he will not hold back, irking Ash.

"What…was…that?"

"You heard me…you're not ripe enough…and you got your just desserts."

"You…!"

"I hope you learned a lot from this…this is reality…in a Pokemon battle, it's not just the Pokemon who fight…even the trainers and handlers must also step in."

"That does not mean that…"

"A battle is a battle is a battle. Either you kill or get yourself get killed. Simple as that."

"You're wrong!"

"Next time, kid…you may not be lucky…depends if you're willing to get dirty…"

Ren left the scene with Yuri following, and the others helped Ash up and Serena was worried but he assured to them that he is okay and told them that he managed to capture Dragredder, surprising them but then Lumiose officials came and Ash made an alibi which they took it and Ash was sent to a nearby clinic to give him first aid to ten to his injuries, while the scene shows that Ren, now de-armored, is riding a motorcycle with Yuri in tow, leaving the scene and heading towards an unspecified location within Lumiose.

To Be Continued...


Hope you liked this chapter, as the battle was intense and for the first time Ash gets to fight physically yet his inexperience in actual fighting led to his near defeat…and death….if not for Yuri's intervention. On the plus side, Ash managed to tame Dragredder and accidentally used some unidentified techniques which will no doubt make Ash train to figure out how to utilize the Pokemon's abilities.

What is Ren up to? Why is he willing to attack and kill Ash? Does this have something to do with Ash capturing Dragredder?


Preview:

The next chapter opens a new story arc as Giovanni hires someone to observe Ash and find out more about his activities, while Ash and the gang are embroiled in a case of missing persons and encounter another Pokemon that is willing to kill people, and Ren once more shows up…and this puts him and Ash in a conflict.

See you in 2 to 3 weeks...

Reviews are welcomed...