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 it picks up where the last chapter left, and this time Ash gets to show a side of himself where he would overcome anything, and is attempting to put a stop to the senseless fighting, which Ren finds it absurd that Ash can persuade Pincer Knight to stop his activities.

Read on to see if Ash can succeed or not.

Well, enjoy!


Ch. 18: Bāgen

"What…? A Poke-Fighter..?"

"Yes."

"So then…Ren and I…"

"Yes…Ren is one…and if what he told me about you is true…then you have become one…"

"…"

"I'm sorry, Ash…that you got embroiled in this…"

"Why did Ren become one?"

"Well…"

According to Yuri, while she has no full idea what motivated Ren to do this, she can tell that he is not doing this for selfish gains, but something important, as well as not using it to hurt other innocent people, and there she told Ash about Ren's designated name - Poke-Fighter Dark Knight. Yuri then told Ash because he was given a belt buckle by Sherman and having captured Dragredder, he is also given a designated name too - Poke-Fighter Drago-Knight.

Ash stared wide-eyed at hearing this and glanced at the Pokeball he is holding where Dragredder is stored, and then glanced at Yuri, as she gives him a worried look and said she is now worried now that she now has met two Poke-Fighters, and a third one have surfaced, Ren would get reckless and seek out to fight either one of them, and while Ren's actions may be reasonable given that Pincer Knight may be responsible for the series of killings, taking a life without hesitation might drive Ren to the edge may end up becoming an involuntary killer.

Ash clenched his fists as he sensed that this may be the reason why Ren attacked him after he captured Dragredder a few weeks ago, and believing that Pincer Knight may be reasoned with, Ash said he will try to reason with Pincer Knight and see if he could persuade him to stop his foolish actions, which Yuri tried to caution the younger boy, worried that they are not sure if Pincer Knight intend to listen to anyone, but Ash assured that he could succeed if given the right approach.

"But Ash…from what Ren told me…the third one may be a criminal…and even attacked you…"

"I know…but I might persuade him to listen…"

"Can you…?"

"I know I can."

"But…"

"Don't worry. I know I can do it."

"Ash…"

"I'll be fine."

However, Ren showed up and confronted Ash, grabbing the younger boy by his collar and told him to stop acting childish and foolish, reminding him that he is now in a WAR, and said that other potential entrants have no intention of doing THAT once they are chosen to become one, which Ash resented it and told Ren that anything is possible and believe that he can persuade Pincer Knight to stop his actions and try to stop this BATTLE, which Ren scoffs at Ash's foolish remark.

"I know I can do it!"

"Are you really stupid, kid?"

"What was that?"

"You saw what happened earlier…Pincer Knight sent a Pokemon to eat victims…and even tried to kill you. How can you say that he would listen to the likes of you?"

"Because I believe I can do it! Violence is not always the answer!"

"In Pokemon battles…anything goes…and negotiations are out of the battlefield!"

"You won't know unless you try!"

"You fucking idiot!"

As Yuri stood up and tries to pry the two apart, this caused a particular scene where other customers took notice and felt that the two may be siblings or relatives of sorts, and they felt that they should take their arguments elsewhere as their antics is disrupting the peace of the snack bar, and some of the elderly customers sighed seeing and believing that the youth today are more brazen than the ones in their generation.

"Oh my…"

"Goodness…"

"Look at that…"

"So immature and uncultured…"

"Youngsters these days…"

"They are more brazen that the youth of yesteryears…"

"What rude customers…"

"Someone call the bouncers…"

Not far, a pair of eyes is seen watching the scene where Ren and Ash are physically bickering with Yuri praying the two apart, and the unseen person left the scene as the person seemed to have a plan that would deal with the two aforementioned targets.

Yuri had a difficult time prying the two apart, and they stopped bickering when a patrolman passed by and asks if there is something a matter, which Yuri smiled and said that there is nothing wrong here, which made the patrolman get suspicious.

"Ah, no…nothing is wrong here."

"…"

"Really."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Fine. Just make sure you do not cause a disturbance to the other customers."

"I will."

"…"

Seeing that things are okay here, the patrolman left and Yuri sighed in relief, and told Ren not go too rough on Ash, in which he rolled his eyes and left, and there Ash tells Yuri that he will go on to try in persuading Pincer Knight to stop his indirect attack on civilians, which made her feel more worried, seeing that Ash is somewhat pacifistic, whereas Ren is brash and serious. As Ash took his leave, Yuri could only watch the younger boy disappeared through the crowd, and hoped that nothing bad happens to him and Ren.

-x-

At Team Rocket HQ, the scene shows that Giovanni is getting rather impatient for he had not heard anything from Mosley Sudden, the police investigator he paid to observe Ash, and he is beginning to wonder if Sudden decided to quit the assignment that was assigned to him, and Butch commented that Sudden may have quit feeling that the money sent to him has gotten to his head, which Giovanni thinks it is absurd, as Sudden would have inform him if he chose to quit such an easy assignment.

"Maybe he thinks he's rich after getting his pay, boss. I think he quit."

"That's absurd…if he wants to quit he would have told me directly."

"That's how cops are like these days."

"How so?"

"That's my gut feeling. I had this feeling since you spoke to that guy weeks ago."

"…"

"If he wants to quit, let him. I don't like that guy one bit."

"…"

Butch told Giovanni that from the very start that he has a lot of misgivings toward Sudden, as well as him being a police investigator, there is a risk of Team Rocket being compromised, but Giovanni assured that Sudden would not stoop so low since he is being paid well, and if he intend to betray Team Rocket then he would have done it already.

By then the speaker blared and a voice spoke, as the caller turn out to be Cassidy, and she told Giovanni that she is in Lumiose, saying that she found Mosley Sudden within the area, which surprised both Giovanni and Butch, and Butch asks why she did that without telling the boss. Cassidy then told Butch that something happened, as while Sudden is still trailing Ash, she encountered what appeared to be a Pokemon that eats people, and the emergence of persons wearing armors that control Pokemon and are fighting each other.

Giovanni stared in disbelief and asks Cassidy if she is not making it up, and she replied that she is telling him based on what she saw, and said that she will investigate more and send him evidence, and for now she will follow Sudden and find out if he betrayed Team Rocket or not, and Giovanni reluctantly accepted and instructed her not to reveal her presence to Ash for now.

"Fine…just do not reveal yourself."

"I will, boss."

"If you get the chance to talk to Sudden, ask him why is he not reporting."

"Yeah, I will."

"And make sure not to show yourself to Ash Ketchum. Got it?"

"Yup."

"Fine."

"Over and out."

After that, Giovanni was somewhat intrigued, as this is the first time that he has heard about a Pokemon that EATS people, as he knows that Pokemon only eat berries and fruits, and certain foods, and even Butch is having doubts about what he just heard, yet he defended Cassidy, saying that he knows she would not make a baseless alibi and that she is loyal to Team Rocket.

Giovanni nodded and said that right now Cassidy would continue what she is doing and expects that she produce results, wanting to know if she is serious about her claims about Pokemon trainers wearing armors and Pokemon eating humans alive. If that report is true, then Giovanni believe that they can be controlled and Team Rocket would benefit from this.

Butch wondered if that is possible, and Giovanni said that this is a good opportunity for the organization, and if Team Rocket were to grab this opportunity, then Team Rocket can vanquish their rivals and even those who try to oppose him.

"If what Cassidy say is true, then we should take it."

"Seriously, boss?"

"Yes."

"Still…"

"If her claims are true and we find out the secret, then it would benefit Team rocket…and we can vanquish our rivals…"

"..okay…"

"I must find out the secret."

"…"

-x-

Meanwhile, the scene shifts at a two-story house, where it showed that it is a combination of a tea shop and a residential house, and there it shows that Ash happened to stop by to have a drink, and when he called for someone, he is surprised to find out that the tender of the shop is none other than Yuri Clandestine!

Yuri herself is surprised by this and began to serve Ash some tea, where the two talked again and he learned that she lives here by herself, but also learned that Ren is staying here after catching Dark Wing, and as they talked more, Yuri learned that Ash is also an established Pokemon trainer as well as having learned that he won various gym battles, yet she is worried that his future is jeopardized after he captured Dragredder.

Ash smiled and assured to her that he can handle it as he reminded her that he will put a stop to the senseless fighting and that he could turn Pincer Knight into an ally, which Yuri can see how optimistic the younger boy is despite what he went through recently.

"Don't worry, Yuri…it'll be fine."

"But…"

"I had a lot of hardships…but I overcame them, so the crab-armored guy should be easy."

"How can you be so sure?"

"I was able to catch Dragredder…so the crab-guy won't be a problem."

"Ash…"

"It's okay. I'll succeed…"

"…"

Despite the assurance, Yuri is still worried about Ash, but then she tells him that she is going to use the toilet, and when she left, Ash drank the tea and wondered if he should drop by the hospital to check on Serena, as he felt worried about her after finding her assaulted following his first encounter and battle with Pincer Knight and his Pokemon.

By then his cellphone rang and he answered it, where he stepped out of the shop to get a better signal, and Ash stared wide-eyed as the caller turn out to be Pincer Knight himself, and he asks Ash why is he going through all the trouble just to get his attention and wanting to make peace with him. Pincer Knight even asks Ash if he is really willing to make peace with him and if he can convince him to stop fighting, and Ash said he is willing if Pincer Knight willingly stop his attack on every random civilians.

"Are you sure about this, Mr. Ketchum?"

"Yeah…if you're willing to stop the attacks…"

"…"

"Hello…?"

"I don't know…if I stop fighting…my Pokemon might try to eat me…I had no choice…the Pokemon is so hungry that he forced me to find victims…I'm not sure I…"

"Don't worry! I'll help you!"

"Can I really trust you?"

"Yeah…you can trust me!"

Ash sees a glimmer of hope when Pincer Knight said that his reason why he let Volcancer attack anyone is because he is forced to and is unable to prevent his Pokemon from halting its hunger and said that the woman he saw at the shop might be an enemy, as well as the man who argued with Ash at the snack bar earlier, and Ash unintentionally revealed Ren and Yuri's full names, assuring to Pincer Knight that they are not enemies, but allies.

"Really?"

"Yeah, Ren and Yuri are not bad persons!"

"…"

"Please believe me!"

"…"

"Can you hear me?"

"Can we…meet somewhere…I wish to meet you in person…"

"Sure!"

Pincer Knight then told Ash that he wants to meet with him at a specified place so that they can talk privately and discuss how to put a stop to the battle, which Ash readily accepted, and as the line was cut, Ash hurried out of the tea shop to meet with Pincer Knight. As Yuri came out, she is baffled and wondered where Ash went, unaware that he is set to meet with Pincer Knight as he is hoping to gain an ally in putting a stop to the senseless fight and killing.

"Where did Ash go…?"

Yuri sighed as she decided to clean up the table and remind Ash to pay up once he shows up at the tea shop again, and wondered what Ren is up to as she has not heard from him for a few hours til now. She hoped that Ren is not doing anything foolish such as picking a fight with Ash, as she has seen what Ren is capable of.

To Be Continued...


Hope you liked this chapter, as Ash gets to learn about Yuri and Ren's living quarters, and just now Pincer Knight is willing to stop his actions if Ash an help him. Could Ash really succeeded in gaining a new ally? Also Team rocket are starting to become aware about the so-called Poke-Fighters and their Pokemon, which spells trouble for Ash.


Preview:

Ash meets with Pincer Knight. Will their meeting gain ground and forge an alliance?

See you in 3 to 4 weeks…

Reviews are welcomed...