Ash's Awakening: Sins of a Father


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Pokemon is owned by Satoshi Tajiri


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 story picks up where the last chapter left, as Ash is in a bind and tries to bolt out of jail in order to find the new entrant and use him as a witness to clear his name and expose the true culprits of the crime.

However, Ren got there first and is threatening Ash's only chance to clear his name, and this would cause Ash to do something and take matters into his own hands.

Well, enjoy!


Ch. 25: Mikata odori

At the hideout of Team Rocket, the scene shifts at Giovanni's office, where it shows that Giovanni is very displeased as the one who secretly ordered Mosley sudden to kill Ash was uncovered, who turn out to be a Team Rocket lackey who secretly pretended to be Giovanni in order to goad Sudden to kill Ash, due to a previous encounter where Ash foiled the lackey's attempt to steal a very rare Pokemon and got humiliated, and thus vowed revenge.

Then upon stumbling onto the scene where Giovanni hired Sudden to discreetly observe Ash, the lackey sees this as an opportunity to kill off Ash, forgetting that Giovanni wanted Ash monitored for a reason. Soon Giovanni's men eventually discovered this and brought the lackey to Giovanni, where the Team rocket founder is very displeased that the lackey pretended to be Giovanni to use it as an excuse to kill off Ash without the real Giovanni's permission.

The lackey pleaded for mercy saying that he was filled with hate over Ash, but Giovanni pointed out that the lackey could have confided to him so that he could work out a way to get even at Ash without killing him, and there Giovanni said that the lackey committed a crime within the organization and must pay the penalty, much to the lackey's horror.

"Had you told me about it, I could work out a compromise…"

"Well…"

"But what you did is unacceptable…not to mention you wanted Ash Ketchum dead without asking for my permission."

"Um, you see…"

"The penalty…is death."

"N-no…you can't…!"

"Take him away. Kill him."

"Wait…don't…!"

After that, Giovanni's men took the lackey away, where he was executed off-screen, and there Giovanni sighed in annoyance as he would have to start from scratch on where to find Ash and monitor him again, but then another of his men came and broke the news about an incident at Lumiose, where Ash is implicated of a murder scene and tells Giovanni where Ash is at the moment.

Giovanni raised an eyebrow when told and asked who is watching over the events, which the henchman said one of his contacts within the Lumiose police station is there, and is monitoring in secret about Ash's conversation, and there Giovanni came up with an idea and told the henchman what to do, which the henchman asked if Giovanni is sure, which the boss said that he is.

"…and that is my instruction."

"Are you sure, boss?"

"Yes."

"Well…anything else that…"

"No. tell you contact about what I told you."

"Okay."

"Good. Go."

"Sure, boss."

The henchman slowly nodded and left the office, where the other henchman asked Giovanni what he has in mind, and Giovanni said that he is looking forward to another moment where he can observe Ash some more before deciding to meet him personally, as he is intrigued about the teen boy, with ideas and plans laid out which he believe would contribute to Team Rocket's success..

-x-

At jail, Ash was sent to the visitor lounge and there the visitor turns out to be Serena, and there she told him that she asked some of the gym leaders they befriended recently to help provide a lawyer in aiding Ash in clearing his name, and in turn, Ash told her that the prospect is not good as he revealed that Ren came a while ago and goaded him into revealing what he knows, and thus Ren is off to meet up with the new Poke-Fighter and take him out, thus raising the possibility that the chances of getting cleared would be slim.

Serena held his hand and assured to him that it won't happen, and vowed to do what she could to help him clear this mess up and go after the real culprit.

"Ash…"

"…"

"Stay strong."

"Serena?"

"We'll get you out of here."

"Really?"

"Yes. I promise."

"Th-thanks…"

By then, Serena received a text message from Bonnie, where she revealed her location, and the possible culprits who framed Ash, however, the message also said that Ren is there along with the other armored entrant, and this made Ash alarmed as he realized that Ren is going to fight the Poke-Fighter he encountered earlier, and he told Serena that he need to get out of here and prevent Ren from possibly killing him, citing that he need the Poke-Fighter alive to prove his innocence.

Serena discreetly tried to calm Ash down, but he said that aside from the possibility that his name need to be cleared, Bonnie is caught in the crossfire and she needs to be saved, but Serena urged Ash to calm down, citing that they are inside the police station and there are guards watching here.

Ash clenched his fists as he stated that he can't sit down and do nothing, and wished there is a way to clear his name and put a stop to this farce, which Serena could only watch in worry as she never seen him so distressed.

"Ash…"

"I…I can't stay here doing nothing…"

"…"

"I got to do something…"

"Ash…"

"Bonnie's in danger…"

"…"

"There's got to be a way…"

Suddenly a dozen Pokemon show up and began to cause a disturbance, causing panic among the visitors and prisoners, and the guards began to scramble to maintain order, and there Ash looked around seeing that no one is watching him, and by then Clemont and Pikachu showed up, and Clemont asked Serena what just happened, and there she said that Bonnie found the true culprits and that she and Ash are stuck here.

By then Clemont brought the victim that Ash found earlier, and said that when shown about the picture of the alleged witness who implicated Ash, the victim said that he is the true culprit and volunteered to testify, and there Ash told Clemont and Serena to look after the true witness as he intend to bolt out of jail and save Bonnie, and there Serena tries to calm Ash down but Clemont urged her to let Ash go, saying that he is the only one who can save her.

"Ash, wait…!"

"Let him go, Serena."

"But…"

"He's the only one who can save Bonnie."

"But, Clemont…"

"Let's trust him."

"…"

"…"

Serena reluctantly relented as Ash and Pikachu took off amid the confusion, and there the police station was eventually placed under control and the police checked the prisoner and found that Ash escaped, where they are about to launch a manhunt, but Serena and Clemont prevented them as they presented the true witness and explained the true circumstances behind the incident.

-x-

At the scene, Ren confronts the Poke-Fighter and are having a stand-off. He glanced at his target seeing that the Poke-Fighter looked like a SWAT and a Robocop imitation, which he felt that his target would be easy to deal with, unaware that the Poke-Fighter has a strong Pokemon to back him up.

Feeling confident, Ren glanced at SWAT-Knight and saw the Poke-Ball on its belt, confirming that the intruder is indeed a Poke-Fighter, and he is pleased that his efforts paid off. It is revealed that he visited Ash earlier just to find out how he ended up in jail and tricked him into revealing the reason, and after confirming that a Poke-Fighter is involved, he commenced his search and found a suspicious character who turn out to be the surviving gangster, and began following him, and the rest is history.

As SWAT-Knight is about to shoot down the two remaining corrupt men, Ren confronted him and said that he is glad to see him, saying that he will take out all of the Poke-fighters he sees, which SWAT-Knight remained mum, not concerned at what he is being told about.

"Hey, you!"

"..."

"So you're a Poke-Fighter?"

"..."

"If do, I'll defeat you...just like what happened to Pincer Knight!"

"..."

"What? Too intimidated to reply...?"

"..."

SWAT-Knight said nothing as he continued to stare at Ren, and by then the surviving gangster and the corrupt police chief attempted to escape, but SWAT-Knight opened fire, shooting the two men whose bodies were riddled with bullets and they died on the spot, and Ren raised an eyebrow, seeing that SWAT-Knight is somewhat ruthless as he shot the two men to death, not caring if the Poke-Fighter is a vigilante or not.

He then initiated his transformation into Dark Knight and is getting ready to initiate the fight, and Bonnie hid behind the corner of the alley, horrified at what she just saw, and realized that Ash won't be able to get the two men to confess their crimes in order to clear his name, and she wondered where this would lead to and how to help Ash clear up the situation.

"Ash…what would you do now? Your only chance of clearing your name has benn…"

By then Ash arrived and stared in disbelief upon seeing the gangster and the corrupt police chief slumped to the ground, bathed in their own pool of blood, and he asked Dark Knight what just happened, which he nudged his head and Ash saw SWAT-Knight holding the submachine gun and there the 14-year old boy confronted him, demanding why he did that, which SWAT-Knight remained mum.

"Hey!"

"…"

"What did you do?"

"…"

"Why kill them in cold blood?"

"…"

"Are you really that bloodthirsty?"

"…"

Dark Knight told Ash to save his breath and walk away, proclaiming that he will kill off SWAT Knight and then the rest of the other Poke-Fighters who have yet to appear, but Ash urged him to at least weaken the Poke-Fighter as he need him to prove his innocence, but Dark Knight snidely told Ash to go into hiding and never come out.

This caused Ash to angrily shout at Dark Knight for being so callous, but was told that this is how life runs, and reminded him that he too is a Poke-Fighter and has to dirty his hands if he wants to win and survive, pointing out that casualties are bound to happen and chooses no allegiance, be it the innocent or the guilty. There is only the victor.

"Face it, kid."

"What…?"

"That's how life rolls."

"…"

"Either you kill or be killed. That's that."

"You…"

"If you can't accept it, just walk away and hide in your hole."

"Damn you…"

However, the argument was interrupted as SWAT-Knight made his move and punched Ash aside and went for Dark Knight, where the two armored combatants traded fist blows for fist blows, which neither gained the upper hand till SWAT-Knight backed away and took out his submachine gun and fired at Dark Knight, and though the bullets did not penetrate the target's armor, the impact was enough to send him reeling and thrown off a distance.

Ash slowly got up, where he felt a stinging pain on his lip, and realized that he is bleeding. As he turn around, SWAT-Knight kicked him on his gut before punching him aside, and that was enough to cause Ash to lose his cool and in anger, he took out his black-colored Poke-Ball and raised it, where a metallic belt appeared, which he slots it onto the center portion, summoning his armor and encased the boy, transforming into Drago-Knight.

SWAT-Knight saw it and appeared quite impressed, and decided to test him out, and engaged him in physical combat, confident that he has the advantage due to the height difference, and while he punched his target around, Drago Knight slowly gain ground as he began to punch his way back and sends SWAT-Knight reeling, surprised to see that the armored Ash is capable of packing quite a punch.

This is because Ash was filled with slight rage due to SWAT-Knight killing the two men who could prove his innocence, and after being punched aside, he loses it and focused on making SWAT-Knight pay. SWAT-Knight felt that Drago-Knight is quite amusing and began to fight back, punching and kicking him, only to be surprised a bit as Drago-Knight blocked the attacks and retaliated with a tackle, sending SWAT-Knight down to the ground.

There he angrily demanded to SWAT-Knight on how to rectify this dilemma and want him to clear Ash's name from this frame-up, which the Poke-fighter just stared in defiance, seeing that Drago-Knight is ranting uselessly in a fit of desperation.

"What are you going to do?!"

"…"

"How are you going to clean this mess?!"

"…"

"You better turn yourself in and clear my name!"

"…"

"Are you listening to me?!"

"…"

However, Dark Knight recovered and grabbed Drago-Knight from behind and shove him aside, telling him to go home if he is just going to rant, but Drago-Knight angrily punched him back, telling him not to butt in as this is between him and SWAT-Knight, which the armored Ren was rather amused, seeing that the boy is starting to get serious and tells him he should act like that every time he battles a Poke-Fighter, which further angered Ash.

"Good! Looks like you're getting more confident."

"What…?"

"You should be like that."

"…"

"If you're just going to whine, go home and ask your mom to tell you bedtime stories."

"You…"

"That is, if you're to chickened to fight another…"

"Damn you!"

Pissed off, Drago-Knight vented his ire on Dark Knight, punching him real hard which caused Dark Knight to defend himself, but Ash's rage increases and managed to land a blow that sends Dark Knight to the ground, further surprising Ren, seeing that Ash has started to get a bit…violent…and showing a bit of hint of bloodlust.

SWAT-Knight watches the scene and is quite bemused to see the scene in front of him, and decided to take advantage of it, where he glanced at the alley behind him and nudged his head, and the scene shifts back at Drago-Knight and Dark Knight, where the two grappled at each other trying to land a blow, but Bonnie was worried at seeing Ash being so violent, however, she saw something and shouted at Ash, alerting him of the danger.

"Ash! Watch out! That green-armored guy's about to blast you off!"

Bonnie's scream somewhat brought Ash back to his senses as he turn around, where SWAT-Knight is holding what appeared to be a bazooka-like weapon, which appeared to be a long nozzle-like gun that is as big as an arm-length rifle, and fired a shell, which was as big as a grenade, and the impact struck both Drago-Knight and Dark Knight, sending them quite far and hit the ground hard.

SWAT-Knight stood before the two, looking ready to fire another shell, feeling that now is the time to eliminate tow targets at once, believing that he has figured out the two, and defeating them will be as easy as winning the lottery.

To Be Continued...


Hope you liked this chapter, as Ash finally (I suppose) loses himself and started to get a bit serious…if not violent…in dealing with the Poke-Fighters. Ren may have indirectly provoked Ash to go all-out, and this allowed SWAT-Knight to take advantage.

The battle is just heating up.


Preview:

The three-way dance continue as SWAT-Knight shows off more than he has displayed, and this would put Ash and Ren on the brink…

See you in 4 to 6 weeks…

Reviews are welcome