Ash's Awakening: Sins of a Father
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Pokemon is owned by Satoshi Tajiri
My apologies for the late update. Throughout the 2nd half of November I was struck with an eye infection which stalled me from typing the chapters, resulting in bed rest for over a week, and upon recovery I had to work on the office stuff, thus it took me just now to upload the new chapter.
Well, I guess it's okay as I thought of having this as a Christmas present to you readers.
With all that and said…here it is…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 new Poke-Fighter arc concludes as the battle seemingly ended after a devastating attack was launched, and here you will get to see whether Ash survived or not.
Well, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 27: Bakuhatsu-tekina yoha
Team Rocket HQ...
Team Rocket HQ...
The scene shifts at Giovanni's office where Giovanni is awaiting news over any developments regarding Ash Ketchum, as he is fascinated about the 14-year old boy. Aside from learning that Ash has won numerous battles from various gym leaders, he learned that he is the son of Delia, whom he seduced as a way to pass up the time, thus setting the possibility that Ash his biological son.
Upon learning the possible connection, he is pondering on whether to trick him into becoming his protégé or deem him a threat, but chose the former due to Ash owning Pikachu and that he wants to know more about the boy. He felt that he might have use for Ash, and he intend to discard him if the boy's usefulness is served or if he deem him a threat to Team Rocket.
By then he received a call from one of his contacts at Lumioise Police Station, where the unidentified contact informed Giovanni that Ash was cleared and subsequently escaped, and that he sent a spy to keep an eye on Ash so as to know his current whereabouts.
"So Ash Ketchum escaped, is it?"
"Yes, Giovanni, but nevertheless he is cleared of all charges."
"…"
"I sent a spy to monitor the boy on where he is going."
"Good. Make sure he does not get into trouble."
"I understand."
"Keep me informed of any developments."
"As you wish."
Nodding, Giovanni told his contact to keep him posted for any further developments, which the contact assured that he will keep Giovanni informed for any development before cutting off the line. After that, Giovanni went into deep thought as he pondered his next move, whether to confront Ash or not, intending to see if he should reveal to him their possible blood connection or not.
By then, one of his trusted associate came and told him that he managed to hack the hospital records of Ash Ketchum, comparing the boy's DNA results with that of Giovanni's. The associate told him straight in the face that HE IS indeed Ash's BIOLOGICAL FATHER.
"What was that?"
"You heard me, boss."
"…"
"Ash Ketchum is your blood son."
"Really…?"
"Yes. It would be a great advantage to you. You can trick him into handing his Pokemon to you, then you can drug and brainwash him to do your bidding and all."
"Hmm…I suppose…"
"Believe me…he might be a great asset to Team Rocket…or if not…you can kill him right away…"
-x-
Not far, Bonnie is running, looking for help as she is worried about Ash, having witnessed a side of him she never imagined would happen, as she can tell that he is consumed by anger, as he yelled at her in a rather threatening tone, telling her to go look for help as he tries to take down SWAT-Knight, and she wondered if she did the right thing or not.
Bonnie wished that she would find Serena and Clemont right away, wanting them to talk to Ash into calming down, as she is worried at what he is going through. For the first time she felt helpless as she never thought she would encounter a situation that she initially thought would be solved in a hurry, and now she gets to see Ash acting a bit violent.
By then she ran into Serena and Clemont, and the two saw Bonnie running towards them and the trio met up, where they were told about Ash's predicament, which made Serena feel worried while Clemont asks Bonnie where Ash is at the moment, and there she told him where Ash is and the state that Ash in in at the moment, surprising Clemont.
"What? Are you serious?"
"Yes! I never seen Ash act like that!"
"…"
"I'm worried!"
"Calm down, Bonnie. Where is Ash right now?"
"Well…he's over there…in that direction…"
"Lead the way!"
"Okay…"
The trio then decided to head to the place where Ash is right now, and hoped that they are not too late in stopping him from doing something they deem reckless.
-x-
Meanwhile, the scene shifts to the scene of the battle, where Drago-Knight and Dark Knight got into a verbal scuffle, which 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.
Serena, Bonnie and Clemont stopped in their tracks upon seeing the explosive scene, which the shockwave sent them flying back and hit the ground , where Serena wondered what just happened, and Clemont commented that this doesn't look too good, fearing that the explosion like that is similar to a gas pipe explosion.
This made Serena feel worried and wanted to go ahead to find Ash, but Clemont advised her against it right now.
"Serena…what are you…?"
"I'm going there!"
"Wait!"
"Ash might be…"
"Calm down! We need to know if it's safe to go there!"
"I can't wait!"
"Calm down, Serena!"
"Let me go!"
The two teens began to argue, but then Pikachu offered to volunteer in checking the place out, and while she is against it at first, Serena relented seeing that Pikachu is quick enough to move around, and tells the Pokemon to be careful and to let her and Clemont know if he finds Ash.
"Pikachu…go find Ash!"
"Pika!"
"But be careful."
"Pika!"
"Try not to get yourself hurt."
"Pika!"
"And let us know where he is…got it?"
"Pika!"
After that, Pikachu nodded as he ran off and headed towards the scene of the explosion, just as police, firefighters and ambulances arrived, where the police prodded Serena, Bonnie and clement to move back, believing that there might be secondary explosions, unaware that it was Magnugiga's doing, as well as that a battle took place there.
At the scene, Magnugiga roared after smoke emanated from the source of the weapons it fired as SWAT-Knight stood by, watching the scene as he believed that he succeeded in getting rid of the two Poke-Fighters, and uses a Poke-Ball to recall his Pokemon and quietly leaves the scene, not bothering to check if he succeeded or not.
As SWAT-Knight left, the smoke cleared, where it is shown to that Dark Knight and Drago-Knight survived the explosive attack, where a brief flashback showed that as Magnugiga opened fire, Dark Knight managed to summon Dark Wing and had the Pokemon execute the Wing Wall, in which the bat-Pokemon clutches itself onto Dark Knight's back, its wing became a cloak and Dark Knight uses the cloak to cover himself.
Likewise, Drago-Knight also survived due to Dragredder swooping down and grabbed its master and flew towards a nearby establishment and hid there, and as Magnugiga unloaded its ammo, the establishment that Drago-Knight is hiding at was caught by the attack, causing the shop to crumble into rubble.
There Dark Knight wobbled as he managed to survive the attack but this shook him as he deactivated his armor and recall his Pokemon. Likewise the other did the same, where you can see that both Ren and Ash sported bruises on their bodies, where their faces have visible bruises and cuts.
Ren sneered that he may have found a challenging opponent and chided Ash for hesitating, saying that if given the chance, Ash may not survive in the next encounter against SWAT-Knight, which Ash can only glare in silence.
"Well, kid…you were lucky."
"…"
"If you hesitate again…that guy will kill you on the spot."
"…"
"So better toughen yourself up. You may never know whether you win…or get killed."
"…"
"Think about it. You are a Poke-fighter now. Either you kill or get yourself killed."
"…"
Ren then walked away as he is sure that the police will surely come here as the explosive attack by SWAT-Knight was so loud that many are caught by surprise. As Ren left, Ash slowly sat on the ground, feeling weakened that his body slowly gave in due to exhaustion.
He is also feeling dejected as the area he is currently in became such a wasteland that there was nothing left here, as the bodies of the corrupt superintendent and the surviving gangster are nowhere to be found, which only made him feel miserable.
By then Pikachu arrived and checked on its master, where Ash's demeanor slowly changed, seeing that his Pokemon came all the way here and he apologized for making him worried.
"Pika!"
"Pikachu…"
"Pika!"
"Yeah…I'm okay."
"Pika!"
"Sorry for making you worry."
"Pika!"
"Easy there…"
By then, Serena arrived and hugged Ash, her face showed how worried she looked as upon seeing his physical state and told him that his name is already cleared and has nothing to worry about, saying that the true witness showed up and proved that Ash Ketchum is innocent if the crimes lobbied against him, thus Ash is no longer a suspect.
While Ash felt relieved, he hugged Serena and apologized for making her worried.
Bonnie and Clemont arrived and were relieved to see Ash okay, but were startled to see the area they are in being reduced to a wasteland, and there Bonnie confided to her elder brother about suspecting that SWAT-Knight being the culprit. Clemont is having some difficulty at what he is being told, but then Serena suggested that they leave the place before the police arrive and suspect them of anything, which the siblings agreed.
"Come on…we better leave."
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"We'll talk about it later. If the cops see us here they'll suspect us of doing a suicide bombing and stuff…"
"Oh…"
"Right…"
"Come on. You too, Ash."
"Okay…"
After that, the foursome left the scene, and minutes later police arrived, where they are surprised to see the central business district portion of Lumiose being reduced to ashes upon seeing the devastation, and began to deem it as a work of a terrorist, unaware that SWAT-Knight is to be blamed for what happened.
"Whoa…"
"What the hell…?"
"The whole place got leveled…"
"Who did this?"
"Must be a mad bomber…"
"Seriously?"
"A terrorist, no doubt…must have used an atomic bomb…"
"Bullshit!"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, and while there is not much action showed here other than a brief aftermath where SWAT-Knight leveled the place, the story is delivered…and this ends the arc where a new Poke-fighter is introduced.
However his/her identity has not been established, but it would soon be once the next chapters come in to play…
Preview:
Ash gets an unexpected visit from someone…
Ren encounters SWAT-Knight again…
Giovanni is making plans on what to do with Ash now that he has confirmed that Ash is his biological son…
See you in 2019…
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