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 a new story arc taking place, as Ash and friends are embarking on another journey, and this time the travelers would meet unexpected situations besides new gym battles and meeting new enemies besides Team Rocket.
Well, enjoy!
Ch. 14: Mitsuryō Soshiki
Two weeks have passed since Ash and his friends have left left the hotel resort, and are now traveling most of the areas of Lumiose. They went to various gyms and challenged the gym trainers there, and Ash narrowly defeated them to win the badges, using mostly Pikachu and Greninja, as Ash opted not to try out Dragredder yet as he has to tame it properly so as not to endanger the trainers, challengers and their Pokemon, having seen what Dragredder did to Fatso.
Clement agreed with Ash's decision not to use Dragredder prematurely and said he will find a place where he can train his new Pokemon and not endanger anyone else, and after a few gym battles, Ash and Clement won a few more badges yet both boys keep themselves grounded so as not to get cocky and overconfident, something Serena is glad to see that they were not getting too proud of their accomplishments.
Things have taken an unexpected turn, as they encountered a group of poachers attempting to smuggle a dozen Frogaiders, and the poachers were working for a newly organized crime group, identified as Team Hydra, and the agents were using water-based Pokemon, and through Greninja, Ash and the rest managed to trace Team Hydra's hideout, which was at the west coast area of Lumiose, and there Clement instructed Serena and Bonnie to call for the police, and while Serena nodded, she tells Ash to be careful, which he assured that he will.
"Ash…"
"Serena?"
"Please, be careful."
"I will."
"Stay safe…and don't get overconfident…okay?"
"Got it."
"Please be okay…"
"I know."
After that, Greninja led Clement inside, and Ash went to another area of the hideout, where he soon encounter the leader of Team Hydra, an aristocrat of German descent, identified as Baron Kaiser von Kaiser, and having heard of Ash's exploits as a Pokemon trainer winning various gym battles, he is interested in capturing any Pokemon in the boy's possession, eyeing Pikachu, and demanded to Ash to surrender Pikachu to him, which Ash flatly declines.
Ash then demanded to von Kaiser to stop his Pokemon trafficking, which von Kaiser coolly scoffed and proclaimed that even the likes of Team Rocket, Team Magma and Team Blue cannot compete with Team Hydra, and cruelly offered Ash a place in the organization, which Ash flatly rejects, and tells him that he will stop Team Hydra and put a stop to their activities, which slowly ticks off von Kaiser, deciding that he will kill off Ash and take his Pokemon for himself.
"You dare say that to my face, you uncivilized brat?"
"Got a problem?"
"Looks like you need to be taught a lesson, boy!"
"I could say the same for you!"
"Then I will have to kill you…and take your Pokemon!"
"Just you try it!"
"Then brace yourself!"
"!"
There von Kaiser took out his Pokeball and unleashed his Pokemon, which was a never-before seen evolved form of Gyrados, identified as Mega-Gyrados, and while identical to that of Gyrados, its size is roughly the same as Dragredder and has spikes, and there von Kaiser ordered his Pokemon to kill Ash immediately, and the Pokemon went forward and fired a water cannon, in which Ash narrowly avoided, but the attack caused a hole on the wall, and Ash realized that he cannot take this battle very lightly and this is now a life and death situation.
Pikachu then attempts to use the Thunderbolt and shocks Mega-Gyrados, but the massive Pokemon is shown to be immune to electrical attacks and fires the Water Cannon, causing the strong streams of water to hit Pikachu and sent him crashing through another wall, badly injuring the small Pokemon, and Ash stared in horror and saw that von Kaiser is gloating, and tells Ash that he has one last chance, either he joins Team Hydra or perish, saying that another blast from Mega-Gyrados will kill Pikachu.
"So, boy…"
"…"
"Will you join Team Hydra…? Or shall I…"
"My answer is no."
"You really are a stubborn brat."
"I'll stop you."
"And how? Your Pokemon is no match for my Mega-Gyrados. You cannot stop me."
"…"
Ash then suddenly recalled what Ren Akinson told him before, that he will encounter a situation where he would survive whether he would be willing to kill someone or lets himself get killed, and Ash gritted his teeth as he felt that Ren may be right, as Greninja is helping Clement in rescuing the Frogaiders, and with Pikachu hurt, he now has no option right now except Dragredder, but knew that he hasn't tamed it enough and may risk hurting von Kaiser as he intend to only subdue him.
However, von Kaiser took out a sword and began to stab Ash, but the younger boy dodged it, and saw that von Kaiser is fighting dirty which he criticize him, but he said that here in his hideout, only he makes the rules and he will win in the end
"You dirty..!"
"So?"
"Using a sword over…"
"Hah! In y domain…I make the rules! And no one has the right to defy me!"
"…"
"Now…I offer you one last chance…"
"Never!"
"Then die!"
As Ash evade the sword strikes, he recalled the belt buckle given to him by the mysterious stranger, and there he took it out and placed in in front of his waist, where a metallic belt strap was formed and presses the button on the belt buckle, where he is soon encased in red armor, and his chest armor was silver, his helmet was silver that vaguely resembled a dragon's head with red, compound eyes that resembled an insect's eyes, and Ash was somewhat taken by surprised at the armor he is wearing.
By then von Kaiser struck Ash but the armor protected him and von Kaiser was taken aback at what he just saw, yet he is confident that his opponent will not last long, expecting him to perish as he directed Mega-Gyrados to attack, and the massive Pokemon began to charge forward, but the armored Ash jumped out of the way as another wall was plowed, and there Ash saw von Kaiser's scientists were mauled to death and he chastises von Kaiser for his recklessness but the villain cruelly said that the scientists are replaceable.
Of course Ash did not take the words kindly as it angered him seeing that von Kaiser is very cold-blooded and treats his henchmen as if they are garbage that can be discarded in his own cruel leisure, and berated him for that yet von Kaiser said he can hardly care less.
"You sick fool!"
"Hmm…?"
"You're willing to kill off your own men?"
"They can be replaced…in any time I want!"
"You really are crazy!"
"Anyone who questions me will perish!"
"Damn you…!"
"Mega-Gyrados! Kill him!"
Seeing that this has to stop, Ash brought out his Pokeball and summoned Dragredder, and the dragon-Pokemon roared as it began to attack Mega-Gyrados, where the two Pokemon appeared to be equally matched in terms of size and strength, and von Kaiser is taken by surprise seeing that Ash has a Pokemon that is as big as Mega-Gyrados.
"What is this?"
"…"
"I never seen such a Pokemon before!"
"…"
"Then I shall have him!"
"You won't…I doubt he would listen to the likes of you…"
"We'll see about that!"
"…"
As von Kaiser resumes attacking Ash, the teen boy evaded the sword strikes, and Dragredder's body glowed and an unseen item suddenly dropped and fastens on Ash's arm, which turn out to be a shield that resembled Dragredder's torso, and Ash was surprised at this yet he uses the opportunity to shield himself from the sword attacks of the enemy.
As von Kaiser kept on striking, Ash responded by using the shield to deflect the blows, and little by little, von Kaiser is starting to lose patience as Ash began to fight back and pushing him towards the wall, and there the villain screamed at Mega-Gyrados to come to his aid.
"Mega-Gyrados!"
"Gyrados…"
"Help me!"
" Gyrados…"
"Come to my aid!"
" Gyrados…"
"Kill this brat!"
" Gyrados…"
Mega-Gyrados swoops down and fired a water cannon, which Ash shields himself with the shield, but this caused him to get pinned against the wall, prompting Dragredder to swoop down and fired a huge fireball from its mouth which struck Mega-Gyrados, and the massive Pokemon was struck down, and Dragredder fired more successive fireballs, not letting up until Mega-Gyrados exploded, and the impact caused a huge hole on the east side of the hideout.
Ash stared in shock seeing that Dragredder had just killed a fellow Pokemon, yet he realized that it can't be helped, and as the smoke cleared, Mega-Gyrados' remains was seen, reduced to ashes and its LIFE FORCE, in the form of an energy-like ball, began to float, where Dragredder consume it and strengthens the dragon-Pokemon, and Ash had it return to the Pokeball as he does not want it to kill von Kaiser, and he urges him to surrender and turn himself in to the Lumiose authorities, which von Kaiser refuses.
"Enough. It's over."
"No, never!"
"You lost your Pokemon…"
"I am not through yet!"
"Please…stop this…"
"Never!"
"Hey!"
"I will kill you!"
As von Kaiser resumes his attack on Ash, Ash responded by using his shield to deflect the sword strikes and went back and forth until heading towards the boiler room, where Ash looked around, and can smell scents of fuel within the room, and seeing von Kaiser wielding his sword, he figured that one wrong move would cause this place to explode, and urged him to stop, which von Kaiser refuses to heed, thinking that the boy is just psyching him and vowed that Team Hydra will become the top organization around the world.
"Enough. It's over."
"No, never!"
"You got to stop this foolishness…we're inside a boiler room…"
"So what? I am not through yet!"
"Please…stop this…"
"Hah! You're just trying to psych me out! I won't fall for your trick!"
"You fool! Do you realize that …!"
"I will kill you!"
By then a few of his henchmen arrived and are heavily armed, and there von Kaiser ordered them to open fire at Ash, which the teen boy told von Kaiser not to, warning him that if a bullet hits anything within the boiler room, their hideout would explode, which caused the henchmen to hesitate upon realizing what Ash said, but an irate von Kaiser opted to take matters in to his own hands and grabbed the gun and prepared to fire.
Seeing this, his henchmen urged their leader to calm down, but he simply ignored them and berated them for being too soft and that he will show them how to take down the enemy at once, and the henchmen grappled onto their leader to keep him from firing his gun indiscriminately, fearing what would happen next.
"What are you doing! Let go of me! I am your leader!"
"Stop, boss!"
"Don't do it!"
"If you fire that gun you'll cause this place to explode!"
"Are you really taking that boy's word over mine? He is tricking you!"
"Just stop it, boss!"
"Don't fire!"
"We mean it!"
As the armored Ash watches the scene in horror, he is considering in getting involve and try to get the gun away from von Kaiser, but the now irrational villain accidentally pressed the trigger, and fired a bullet which hit one of the boilers, where fuel is stored, and the impact is more than enough to cause a huge explosion, where the hideout was engulfed in flames, where a very loud explosion occurred and you can see a mushroom cloud-like flames and smoke formed.
The explosion was loud enough for nearby coast guards to notice the sounds and smokes, and this prompted them to call for reinforcements and firefighters as they fear a forest fire and soon authorities were mobilized to head for the scene of the crime.
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as Ash gets in to action and for the first time he uses Dragredder to help him, and while he managed to get his Pokemon's help, he still has to tame it after Dragredder killed and consumed a Pokemon.
Okay, a new OC and an OC organization is introduced, yet it got disbanded after its leader foolishly caused his organization's demise for attacking recklessly, resulting in a powerful explosion which caused the hideout to explode, and seemingly killed everyone inside, given that the explosion is sort of ¼ the intensity, yet it is enough to kill everyone inside.
And speaking of which will Ash, Clement and Greninja survive given that they too are inside the hideout when the explosion took place?
Preview:
See next chapter whether Ash and Clement survives the explosion…
See you in 3 to 4 weeks…
Reviews are welcomed...
