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 the Pincer Knight arc is coming to a close, as Ash is in a bind as he is still hesitant to fight back until the last minute, which he still has no idea who Pincer Knight is, but read on as the answer to that riddle is about to be revealed.
More from Team Rocket as they are starting to get involved is the mystery is about to be solved….
Well, enjoy!
Ch. 20: Keiji
Volcancer roared and spits out several ball-sized bubbles from its mouth which struck its target, producing strong explosions and the impact sends Drago-Knight back and struck a pillar. There Drago-Knight is slowly getting pissed and as he gets up, he screamed at Pincer Knight and demanded to know if he is really serious about this yet he got no response, which further infuriated him.
"You…!"
"…"
"Is this your idea of wanting to have a peaceful talk?"
"…"
"Then what you said earlier is just a lie?"
"…"
"Fine…have it your way!"
"…"
Seeing that this is getting nowhere, Drago-Knight took out his Pokeball just as Pincer Knight is about to hit him, and there Dragredder came out and used its tail to whip Pincer Knight aside, and as Pincer Knight was down, he was alert enough to see that the dragon-Pokemon is about to spit a fireball and he managed to dodge it which caused a huge hole on the concrete floor.
Drago-Knight then gets up and gives Dragredder a command which the Pokemon obliges.
"Dragreder…Drag Claw!"
"Rrrroooaarr!"
Dragreeder's body glowed and threw an object towards Drago-knight, which he caught it, and it was a gauntlet that resembled Dragredder's head, which turns out to be one of his weapons, the Drag Claw, and by then Dragredder went beside its master and Drago-Knight made a punching gesture, and the Drag Claw, glowed with flames, just as Dragreder is about to spit a huge fireball, and sensing that the situation is not good, Pincer Knight gives Volcancer a command.
"Volcancer…Shell Guard!"
As Volcancer's roared, his body glow and threw an object at Pincer Knight, which was a shield that resembled Volcancer's back, and Pincer Knight shields himself as Drago-Knight and Dragredder threw the fireballs at their target, and the impact was somewhat deflected, yet it was still strong enough to send Pincer Knight back and collided with a car, and Pincer Knight saw that his shield was smoking hot, and realized that the shield might give in if struck again.
He then saw Drago-Knight and Dragredder approaching them, and seeing that he is at a disadvantage, Pincer Knight recalled his Pokemon back to his Pokeball and ran off, smashing a pillar which caused a portion of the roof to give in, and Dragredder uses its flame blasts to char the debris away, and as the smoke cleared, Drago-knight sees that Pincer Knight escaped, and he recalls Dragredder back to his Pokeball before deactivating his armor.
Ash was livid as he could not believe that Pincer Knight had betrayed him and played him for a fool, and recalling what Ren told him earlier, the younger boy refuse to accept that Ren is correct, and he is determined to prove him wrong as he leaves the parking area to head out to see what he can do to put a stop to this madness of a battle royal.
Ash looked around, seeing that the coast appeared to be cleared, and sighing in annoyance, he picked up a parked bicycle and pedaled his way back to town, where a car coincidentally passed by, where the driver turn out to be Mosley Sudden, and he appeared to be in a hurry as he drove past Ash, almost knocking him aside, which annoyed Ash as he shouted at the driver to be careful, but unfortunately he failed to recognize Sudden due to Ash being on the opposite side.
However, a Team Rocket member happened to be at the area, who turn out to be Cassidy, and with her is her Pokemon partner, Siam (an evolved Pokemon that resembled a Siamese cat, but coincidentally has roughly the same body alteration as Meowth, in which he can walk and talk like a human) and both recognized Sudden, and there they decided to secretly pursue him in order to find out why he he has not contacted Giovanni for several days as well as to know what he is up to all this time.
"Cassidy...look..."
"Mosley Sudden."
"So he is here...but what is he up to...?"
"I say we follow him, Siam...and get the truth out of him. He owes Team Rocket an explanation on why he hasn't called the boss for the past few days."
"I'm in."
"Let's go, Siam."
"At least this should be interesting..."
"Hopefully."
However, they failed to notice Ash, and the two Team Rocket members, who arrived at Lumiose since yesterday, began to pursue Sudden, as they intend to get answers from him to know if he betrayed the organization or if he has an ulterior motive.
-x-
In the minutes that passed, Sudden is driving his car, and he seemed to be in a good mood, as if something GOOD has happened, and by coincidence Ren Akinson happened to pass by the area, and there Sudden was a bit surprised to see him, and likewise, so is Ren as he saw Yuri Clandestine at the back seat, unconscious, in which Ren glanced at Sudden, seeing him reacting towards Ren as he sped away, and Ren glared as he slowly pieced the clues and pursues Sudden.
Cassidy and Siam saw this and decided to follow them, intrigued at seeing Sudden reacting in a shocked way upon seeing Ren, and Siam speculated that Sudden may have been involved in some illegal transaction and may be on the run which might explain why he hasn't contacted Giovanni, though Cassidy reiterated that they speak directly with Sudden as soon he is alone so as to get the truth out from him.
"Let's not jump to conclusions, Siam."
"Why not?"
"We don't know what Sudden is up to...and until then we follow him."
"You think he's on the run from the mafia or something?"
"Whatever. What we want to know is if he betrayed Team Rocket's trust or not."
"Is that so? Fine."
"Just keep an eye on him and that other guy."
"Okie dokie."
The scene shifts nearby where Sudden tries to shake off his pursuer, and this soon attracted Ash's attention seeing Sudden, but also baffled at seeing Ren chasing him, and he decided to join in the chase, which lasted almost two minutes, as Ren brought out his Poke-ball and summoned Dark Wing and had the Pokemon distract Sudden, in which the bat-type Pokemon swooped and startled Sudden, causing him to swerve and his car ended up nearly tilting over the pier.
There Ren confronted Sudden just as Ash arrived, and he asks Ren what is he thinking and why assault a police investigator. There Ren told Ash what he deduced and pointed Yuri inside the car, surprising Ash and there he said that Sudden is the one who may have assaulted Serena earlier.
"Look inside."
"What...Yuri!"
"He's the one who assaulted your friend at the pawnshop ealier."
"Serena...by...him...?"
"And it all fit together. He's the one who killed the pawnshop owner. He is also behind the spate of attacks on various victims."
"Are you...?"
"That guy is Pincer Knight."
"!"
Despite being found out, Sudden was cool enough and got off the car, and seeing that there is no point in keeping the deception, and he told the two that he will meet them again, bringing out his Poke-ball and walked away. Ash stared in shock at the realization that Sudden is Pincer Knight all along. Ren grabbed Ash by his collar and berated him when he asks the younger teen if he is the one who told Sudden about Ren and Yuri, in which he reiterated that this is a REAL WAR and Poke-Fighters cannot co-exist.
He then picked up Yuri and walked away, telling Ash that if he wants to commit suicide, then do so but not to involve him and Yuri, and told Ash that he is definitely a lost cause.
"You really are an idiot...and an adolescent asshole."
"..."
"I already told you those chosen by Clandestine cannot co-exist."
"..."
"You really are a lost cause."
"..."
"If you want to die...go ahead, but don't drag us down with you!"
"..."
Nearby, Cassidy and Siam watched the scene with intrigue, having saw Ash involved somehow, Ren commanding what appeared to be a strong Pokemon, and Sudden holding a Poke-ball of his own, which then fueled their suspicion that Sudden may be involved in other activities besides Team Rocket, and they intend to know more so as to inform Giovanni of what they discovered so far.
"Hmm..."
"Did you see and hear that, Cassidy?"
"Sure did, Siam."
"Looks like Sudden got himself in a bit of a mess."
"I agree. This proves that Sudden can't be trusted."
"Let's follow him and see if we can pry some info out of him."
"Good idea, Siam."
"Come on."
-x-
Much later, the scene shifts at the hospital where Ash arrived and find out that Serena has regained consciousness, and he is relieved about it, which she smiled and apologized for making him worried, which Ash said it is okay, and he asks her and Clemont about how things are going, such as if the culprit who attacked Serena is identified, in which Serena and Clemont glanced at each other, as if they were hesitant to say something.
There the two took a deep breath and told them something about the case.
"Well..."
"About that..."
"You see..."
"Huh? Clement...Serena...what's wrong...?"
"Um, Ash..."
"The thing is...Serena was..."
"..."
"What's wrong, you two?"
By then Mosley Sudden arrived as he appeared to have some business, but then paused upon seeing Ash, which caused the two to stare at each other, with Ash glaring and clench his fists as he still could not believe that Sudden is Pincer Knight all this time, and wanted to question him on why he attacked him for no reason, but then Serena spoke to Sudden and made insinuations that his appearance at the pawn shop is no coincidence.
Sudden stared at Serena and asks what is she implying, and spoke in a tone as if he felt offended, but she pointed out that since she was attacked at the pawn shop, Clement called the police station and found out that the case has not been filed and that Sudden is not stationed here at Lumiose. This made Ash stare is surprise as Serena said that she now deduced that the one who struck her was Sudden himself.
By then, two Lumiose investigators showed up, as it turn out to be an entrapment as they investigated Sudden and learned that he is actually stationed at a city where Giovanni's town is located, and that he is actually on leave, and they receive evidence that Sudden is the one who killed the pawnshop owner and they told him to turn himself in.
"Mr. Mosley Sudden..."
"We have evidence that you are the one who killed Mr. Chumlee inside that pawnshop..."
"And we believe that it is you who assaulted that girl."
"Moreover, we contacted your station at Pallet, and found out that you were on leave."
"A murder...an assault on a minor...usurpation of authority...those are serious offenses."
"Please come with us."
"And do not resist."
"..."
Sudden seemed to look glum and defeated, but then he ran off to escape, and the two investigators chase after him, with Ash following, as he want to get answers too, and this caused Serena and Clement to wonder what just happened and why is Ash going after Sudden.
"Looks like the case is solved."
"Yeah, but...huh?"
"Ash!"
"Ash..."
"Serena...why is he...?"
"I hope he doesn't lose his cool..."
"I suppose he wants a shot at that guy for hitting you..."
"Ash..."
Nearby, Cassidy and Siam saw the whole thing and followed as well, seeing that they are close to getting answers, and having heard everything, they now have a reason to be wary towards Sudden and intend to get more proof to show to Giovanni that Sudden cannot be trusted at all.
"Oh dear."
"Poor Sudden."
"Don't be, Siam. That guy is indeed a fool."
"Yeah. So what now, Cassidy?"
"We go after him."
"Okay. Shall we?"
"Yeah. Come on."
"Another wild goose chase...hah!"
-x-
Outside, the scene shifts to a nearby park where Sudden is running but the two investigators are pursuing him until the chase leads to a nearby building where Sudden is cornered, and the two investigators slowly approached him as they urge him to surrender and answer the charges levied against him, saying that the evidence is quite strong that Sudden must answer them.
Sudden appeared to be desperate until he gave a sinister smirk, and the two investigators wondered if he is bucking under pressure, yet they approached cautiously as they anticipate that he may be armed with a weapon.
Suddenly, Volcancer emerged from a thick bush and dragged them in, where the two detectives can be heard screaming as they are being consumed by the hungry Pokemon.
"AAAAIIIEEEE!"
"GGGGYYYAAHHH!""
"MUNCH! MUNCH!"
"AAAAIIIEEEE!"
"GGGGYYYAAHHH!"
"AAAAIIIEEEE!"
"GGGGYYYAAHHH!""
"MUNCH! MUNCH!"
You can see blood spurting and splattering and Sudden sighed in relief as he can now make his next move, but stopped as he saw a glaring Ash standing before him, and the two began a tense stare-off as a battle is about to commence.
To Be Continued...
Looks like the die is cast. Pincer Knight turns out to be the cop that Ash met earlier…and now he and Ash are about to face off after what the aspiring Pokemon trainer saw what Sudden did to the two cops, which further shows that Sudden is involved in the spate of attacks on civilians.
And with what pincer Knight did to him earlier, Ash is pretty pissed right now and this would result in a fight. Will Ash go all-out this time?
Preview:
The next chapter concludes the Pincer Knight arc, as he would soon learn what's in store and how this would affect his journey and that of his friends…
See you in 3 to 4 weeks…
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