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 as Ash continue to fight SWAT-Knight, but Ren gets in the way, and with the other Poke-fighter ready to take advantage, this would result in a brawl between the three individuals, as SWAT-Knight is, as of this moment, ambiguous, whose alignment is unclear, whether he is an anti-hero or a villain.

Well, read on and enjoy!


Ch. 26: Magunamumīrī

The scene shifts at the police station where the policemen managed to chase off the Pokemon that went wild inside, and restoring order was no easy feat, as the rest of the police staff had to make sure none of the prisoners escaped, and thankfully all available prisoners are accounted for, as none of them escaped, yet one of the staff members noticed that Ash is missing.

There Serena brought the true witness to the police chief, and the witness bared all he know, which eventually made the police chief realize that the corrupt superintendent is the true mastermind, and ordered his men to conduct a manhunt, while telling Serena that Ash is automatically cleared of all charges, which Serena expressed her gratitude.

"Really, sir?"

"Yes. Mr. Ketchum is cleared of all charges."

"Thank you so much, sir!"

"I should be thanking you. If not for your prompt response the superintendent would have gotten away with his crimes."

"Indeed."

"Now then...may we take the witness? We need to place him under the witness protection program."

"Yes, of course."

"Please excuse us."

There the true witness was brought inside the chief's office to have him placed in the witness protection program, and there Serena decided to take her leave to find Ash, intending to tell him that he is cleared of all charges, as well as to see if Bonnie is safe or not.

As she leave the police station, she meet up with Clemont, and there the two teens decided to go and conduct a search for Ash, hoping that he does not get in to any trouble, unaware that Ash is already embroiled in a fight.

"So Ash is cleared?"

"Yes, Clemont. He's free now."

"That's a relief, Serena,"

"Yeah."

"We better go look for him."

"Right. We better fund him as soon as possible."

"Then we better go."

"Okay."

-x-

Elsewhere, the scene shifts at a corner of the alley, where a spy from Team Rocket is there watching the events, and witnessed what occurred before Ash transformed into a Poke-Fighter. He was both intrigued, and a bit worried, as he did not expect to see Ash getting embroiled in a situation like this, and it turns out that the spy also works at the Lumiose Police Station, and a brief flashback revealed that he is the one who secretly unleashed several Pokemon to cause a disturbance inside the police station that enabled Ash to escape detention.

The spy then followed Ash and there he saw SWAT-Knight killing off the surviving gangster member and the corrupt police chief, and upon seeing Ash and Ren transform, he felt that he has to hide and see where this would lead to, and report to Giovanni about what he just discovered, especially when it comes to Ash Ketchum.

"Looks like the boss is about to have a field day when I tell him about this..."

The spy's attention then shifts to Ash, seeing him in his armor and appeared to be ticked off and outn of control emotionally. 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, in which as he turn around, he saw 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.

Bonnie watched in shock after seeing this, and she became worried at what would happen next if Ash gets shot again, and there SWAT-Knight slowly walked forward, and is aiming the bazooka-like weapon at the two targets, and upon seeing Drago-Knight reeling, the green-armored Poke-Fighter intend to shoot him at point-blank range.

Before SWAT Knight is about to fire his weapon, Dark Wing is seen hovering in the sky, swooping down and emitted the Sonic Wave, disorienting the Poke-Fighter, and this allowed Dark Knight time to recover, and gave his command.

"Dark Wing...Wing Lancer!"

Dark Wing flew towards its master and dropped the Wing Lancer, and Dark Knight went towards SWAT-Knight and did a series of sword slashes, causing the Poke-Fighter to drop his weapon and staggered back, as Dark Knight was so close in distance that SWAT-Knight did not have room, or time, to pick up his large weapon to fire.

As the two are busy brawling, Bonnie went to Drago-Knignt, helping him up and urged him to escape, but Ash was in no mood to run, stating that he needed to defeat his target in order to clear his name and expose the mastermind.

"Ash..."

"..."

"Come on...we need to bolt..."

"No."

"What?"

"I...can't run."

"Eh? Why?"

"Need to stay...stop that guy...only he can clear my name..."

Ash told Bonnie to leave and get help, stating that he will try to hold off SWAT-Knight, and when she protested, he loses his composure and unintentionally screamed at her to go, telling her that he can't afford to have her get hurt by the Poke-Fighter.

"Bonnie!"

"Eeek!"

"Don't argue!"

"But...but..."

"Just go and get help!"

"I can't just..."

"Just get going...NOW!"

"EEEKKK!"

Taken by surprised at Ash's tone, Bonnie ran off, and there he glanced at the scene where the two Poke-Fighters are brawling, and using the chance, as his judgment was clouded by anger and rage, he shouted at Dragredder as he initiated a command.

"Dragredder...Drag Claw!"

Dragredder roared as its body glowed before dropping something, which is a gauntlet that resembled Dragredder's head, and it fastened onto Drago-Knight's right hand, and there he prepares to do a punching motion with the Pokemon by his side, and by then Dark Knight noticed that Drago-Knight is preparing to execute the Dragon Fire, which is aimed at him and SWAT-Knight.

Dark Knight then kicked SWAT-Knight, sending him onto Drago-Knight's aim before jumping aside, and by the time that SWAT-Knight got up, both Drago-Knight's gauntlet lit up and fired a fire blast, with Dragredder doing the same, and the twin flame blasts struck the Poke-Fighter which sends him careening against a parked car.

There Drago-Knight slowly approached the downed Poke-Fighter as Drago-Knight gives his target an ultimatum, either he turns himself in and clear Ash's name, or else he would get more punishment, though SWAT-Knight did not appeared to be worried by the least.

"Now then..."

"..."

"You got a choice."

"..."

"Turn yourself in...tell the police what you know...and tell them that I'm innocent."

"..."

"Either you do that...or I might get rough on you."

"..."

However, Dark Knight grabbed Ash and shove him aside, telling him that SWAT-Knight is his prey and he should just go home, but Drago-Knight aimed the gauntlet at his face, surprising him a bit as he made it clear that he needed SWAT-Knight alive in order to clear his name, and would not afford to let him get away with it.

This sparked an argument and a stand-off between the two, which would only worsen the situation between them.

"I said back off!"

"So...you finally woke up. That's good."

"I mean it! That guy is my only chance to clear my name...and I can't afford to lose him!"

"This is a war...either you kill him or let him kill you."

"..."

"Who cares if you need him to clear your name or something...ust go into hiding and wear a wig."

"Damn you...!"

"So...are you ready to get serious? This is your chance."

While facing off, Drago-Knight did not noticed that Dark Wing is hovering and executed the Sonic Wave, and the waves that the bat-Pokemon emitted disoriented Drago-Knight, sending him staggering back as Dark Knight did a spinning kick that send his opponent crashing to a parked motorcycle. As Dark Knight tells his opponent to go home and go back to OBEDIENT SCHOOL, Drago Knight clenched his fists, pissed off more than ever, and there he mentally commanded Dragredder to retaliate, as the dragon-Pokemon swoops down and used its tail to whip Dark Knight aside, sending him crashing onto another parked car, wrecking it in the process.

Dark Knight was quite impressed, seeing that Ash Ketchum has grown a spine and told him he should be like that and not act like a spoiled brat working for the UNICEF, which Drago-Knight only glared in response.

"Now then..."

"..."

"You got a choice. This would determine whther you're serious or not."

"..."

"Be ready to kill...fight in order to survive...only ONE Poke-Fighter will emerge the winner."

"..."

"Either you do that...or you simply walk away."

"..."

The distraction allowed SWAT-Knight to recover, and ran back towards the alley, where he summoned his Pokemon, Magnugiga, to come forth, which the 9-foot steel-type Pokemon, resembling a mecha-looking Minotaur, to emerge from its hiding place, roaring.

Both Dark Knight and Drago Knight stopped their fight upon hearing the Pokemon roared in arrival, and the two braced themselves, with Dark Knight seeing this as a challenge as he intend to finish off that Pokemon, believing that once Magnugiga is destroyed, it has lots of energy to feed Dark Wing, and he tells Drago-Knight to go away as the Pokemon is his for the taking.

Drago-Knight, however, said that he is willing to let him take the Pokemon as long as he gets SWAT- Knight alive to bring him in to the police, stating to Dark Knight that he can do what he wants with the massive Pokemon as long as Drago-Knight brings SWAT-Knight in.

"Do what you want!"

"Huh?"

"You can have that Pokemon!"

"Really?"

"Just leave that guy to me...I need him alive!"

"What? Are you...?"

"Please!"

"This kid has a loose screw...fine."

While annoyed, Dark Knight seemingly accepted as long as he can feed Dark Wing with energy, and as the two Poke-Fighters are ready to charge forward, SWAT-Knight stood behind Magnugiga, and finally spoke, as he gives his Pokemon the command.

"Magnugiga...End Of The World."

Magnugiga roared as it raised both of his arms, his left arm showed the claws opened to reveal a huge laser-like cannon, its right arm showed a huge Gatling gun-like weapon; its chest opened and revealed several nozzles that houses a lot of missiles, its forehead and feet also opened to reveal several nozzles, where it showed that it also houses several missiles, and the Pokemon is ready to open fire all of its massive weapons.

SWAT-Knight then placed his sub-machine gun and inserted it onto Magnugiga's back, and presses the trigger of his gun, and the Pokemon roared as it opened fire, firing bullets, lasers and missiles, hitting the targets as Drago-Knight and Dark Knight were covered in smoke as the weapons struck them, and this resulted in a large explosion.

Aside from smoke and debris, explosive effects and flames covered the area, and the nearby establishments were blown to smithereens, glass windows shattered, parked cars exploded and flew aside due to the explosive impact, and it is safe to say that the area of the business district is reduced to a portion of a wasteland.

To Be Continued...


Hope you liked this chapter, and while there is not much progress shown other than Serena's efforts paid off and Ash is eventually cleared of the charges, the action showed here makes up for it, as Ash is still pissed as hell for Ren's remark, and this allowed him to show some of his tougher side, but soon the tide is turned as SWAT-Knight gets to show off his ULTIMATE ATTACK…

And both Ash and Ren are caught in the explosive attack…


Preview:

The next chapter will determine whether Ash and Ren survived the explosive attack, while Giovanni makes his move after hearing more about Ash Ketchum, as he becomes more curious after hearing more of his SERIOUS SIDE…

Sherman Clandestine appeared before Ash, and gives him some…MOTIVATION…on what to do next…

See you in 4 to 6 weeks…

Reviews are welcome