Ash's Awakening: Sins of a Father
Disclaimer:
Pokemon is owned by Satoshi Tajiri, Game Freak and Nintendo
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 a new story arc commences as Ash tries to cope with the aftermath of what happened, such as clearing his name but is haunted by his near-death experience with the namely arrived Poke-Fighter, namely SWAT-Knight.
The incident from the last arc further attracted the attention of Team rocket and Giovanni became more intrigued, while his curiosity towards his biological son, Ash Ketchum increases by the day.
Lastly, a new character will be introduced, and this will surely affect the flow of the story.
Well, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 28: Uranaishi to Notatakai
A week has passed after the incident at Lumiose City, the scene shifts at Team Rocket Head Quarters, where Giovanni is inside his office, and you can see that he is in deep thought, as he is informed that Ash Ketchum is cleared of the charges, whilst the Team Rocket informer who is supposed to observe Ash is found dead after SWAT-Knight had his Pokemon unleash a barrage of attacks that wrecked a portion of the area he is in.
Before Giovanni's informant was killed, he managed to send a brief video about SWAT-Knight, and there Giovanni saw it, and he became intrigued. First he saw the footage of Mosley Sudden gaining a device that gives him armor and a Pokemon that can consume even humans and Pokemon alike, and then a guy who is in his late teens having the means to become a knight with a bat-like Pokemon and now SWAT-Knight, who has a steel-type Pokemon that is 9-foot tall and resembled a Minotaur.
Butch's comrade Pokemon, Siam, passed by and saw the footage, where he commented that there may be someone, whether a person or a rival organization, appeared to be giving a select someone the means to summon an armor and given a Pokemon that can conjure weapons. Moreover, the Pokemon can even physically merge with its master to perform a devastating attack, such as Dark Knight performing the Death Drill and Pincer Knight using Volcancer as a springboard.
Siam suggested that they need to find the two men in armor and capture them, believing that they might know who supplied them the means, which Giovanni appeared to agree with Siam.
"You know, boss…"
"Hmm…?"
"We ought to find out who gave those guys those strange devices."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Aside from conjuring an armor, it also allowed them to conjure weapons…and even Pokemon allowed them to give weapons, as well as having the ability to power up."
"I see. I've been considering that after finding out what Sudden was up to…but then we need more data, after seeing Sudden's Pokemon eating him up."
"Point taken, boss."
"…"
Giovanni then uses his radio to contact Jessie and James, where he sent the footages of Ren Atkinson and instructed the Team Rocket members to subdue and bring him to HQ, as well as confiscate his Pokeballs.
Jessie and James nodded and went to work, and there Siam asked Giovanni if he is sure about assigning the task to Jessie and James about this, and Giovanni said that if Jessie and James manage to succeed then it is all for the better, as all they have to do is take him down before he could summon his armor. Moreover, according to the Team Rocket leader, dealing with Ren seemed easier than attempting to capture SWAT-Knight, whose Pokemon appeared a threat due to Magnugiga's attacks.
"You think so, boss?"
"Yes. You saw the footage. The Minotaur-looking Pokemon is more of a threat…it can produce and fire missiles and other heavy ammo. Imagine what it can do to our base if given the opportunity."
"I guess you have a point."
"Capturing the one with the bat Pokemon seemed a bit easier since his armor gives him the motif of a European knight. At least he has no projectiles to use."
"I see."
"That will be our first step…then…the rest will follow."
"Right."
"Now then…"
After that, Giovanni received a call from one of his spies, where he informed the Team Rocket leader where Ash is currently located, and there the spy is instructed to keep his distance while watching the boy's every move, which the spy obliges.
After that, Siam asked Giovanni why is he so interested in Ash, which Giovanni states that while Ash is his biological son, he is no less disposable, as Giovanni stated that Ash might have some uses, as aside from Pikachu, he might come in handy should he decided to meet him in person provided that has come up with the right approach without risking the exposure of Team Rocket.
"…and that is that, Siam."
"I don't know, boss. He may be your kid, but he alone caused Team rocket some headaches, and what would happen if Jessie and James come waltzing in…"
"I will deal with that. For now I will come up with the right way to approach that boy."
"You think he would be receptive of you?"
"As long as my plans work, why not?"
"Well, you're the boss…I'll follow your instructions."
"Good."
"…"
-x-
Elsewhere, the scene shows that Ash and his friends have just left a gym, where Ash narrowly defeated a gym leader, as he was somewhat distracted during the gym battle, with Pikachu almost getting defeated, whilst he had to struggle in resisting the temptation of summoning Dragredder, knowing that the Pokemon might cause unwanted situations should he battle another Pokemon.
As Bonnie and Clemont are at their usual manner, such as bickering, Ash and Serena are a bit behind, where she asked him if he is still bothered by his last encounter with the green-armored Poke-Fighter, which he admitted that he could not shake off the feeling, especially after SWAT-Knight caused quite a damage.
Ash also commented that he and Ren narrowly survived and yet Ren mocked him for sticking to his idiotic ideals, which Ash said it riled him up.
"…and that's why."
"Ash…"
"That Ren…he thinks he can get away with anything."
"Don't let it bother you, Ash."
"Huh?"
"You know you're in the right way. And besides, you survived and now you can come up with a way to avoid another situation like that."
"…"
"…"
Serena held his hand and tells him not to let Ren's words get the best of him, reiterating that Ash did the right thing as he is a Pokemon trainer and not a mercenary or a troublemaker, so he shouldn't let himself get pissed by two armored persons.
Ash slowly nodded seeing that Serena has a point, which raised his morale and he thanked her for cheering him up, which she smiled as she held his hand as they walked faster to catch up with Bonnie and Clemont, where the siblings found an inn they could rent for today, and there Clemont did the talking with the innkeeper and soon they were able to rent two rooms.
Clemont told Ash that they can relax for the day so that they can rest before resuming their journey tomorrow, which Ash thanked Clemont, who smiled in reply, saying it is nothing.
"Clemont…"
"Yes, Ash?"
"Thanks."
"Sure, no problem."
"I appreciate what you did."
"Don't sweat it. We're friends after all."
"Yeah."
"Good."
As the siblings settled in the room they are renting, the scene shifts to the other room where Ash and Serena are in, where you can see Ash looking a bit exhausted, and with Pikachu leaving the room to have a little R & R, Ash seemingly forget that Serena is here, which he took off his clothes until he is only in his brief before laying on bed.
Serena blinked her eyes, seeing that Ash failed to notice that there is a girl here, but smiled seeing that Ash did that for a reason, realizing that he must be a bit tired, so she sat beside him, gently brushed his hair and asked him if he have plans for future gym battles, mentioning that he can't always rely on Pikachu.
Ash nodded and said that for now Pikachu will be his Pokemon that he can rely when it comes to gym battles, stating that it is too much a risk to try using Dragredder, fearing that an unfortunate situation might take place if he were to summon the dragon-Pokemon, as so far Dragredder can attack ferociously and might kill a gym leader's Pokemon by consuming it.
Moreover, he stated that he needed to tame Dragredder fully before considering in using it for gym battles, as he did not discount the possibility that Dragredder might try to consume a human if the opportunity presented itself.
Serena nodded and said that Ash made the right thing in not summoning Dragredder if he feels that he is not fully ready to use the new Pokemon on ordinary things like gym battles.
"You did the right thing, Ash. You shouldn't rush."
"…"
"I know you are sure that you are not ready to use that dragon-Pokemon yet."
"Yeah."
"However, Ash…"
"Huh?"
"Try to keep cool and not get a bit reckless."
"Huh? Serena…?"
Serena nodded and advised Ash not to get a bit reckless, and stated that she gets worried about him, which he apologized, and she smiled at seeing that he is taking her words to heart. She then kissed him on the lips which made him blush, yet he returned the gesture, and soon the kiss slowly went passionate but Ash was still a bit oblivious yet went along with it.
After a while both stopped, catching their breaths, and he blinked his eyes upon realizing that he is only in his brief, and he got embarrassed which he apologized, and Serena giggled while assuring him that it is fine saying that she is used to it and that he was exhausted at that time, which he sighed, but then she had his head lay on her lap and tells him he need to lighten up a bit.
"Ash…"
"Yes…?"
"You need to lighten up. Relax."
"Well…"
"You've been through a lot, and a cool head is a good thing."
"Yeah, I tried to…"
"I think you needed something to help you relax."
"…"
While Ash lay on a pillow, Serena wondered what to do in order to make Ash relax and lighten up, and a naughty smirk formed on her lips as she slowly push down his brief and exposed his SHAVED penis, where he blinked his eyes and wondered what is she going to do, and there her fingers began to caress his organ in a slow but sexy way.
Ash blushed as his penis began to harden and increase in size, feeling it throb until it reached FULL STRENGTH, and there Serena raised her skirt and uses her thigh to the underside of the boy's erection, feeling it throb and hardening further.
He was starting to moan softly as the sensations feel good, yet he is worried that Bonnie and Clemont might come in yet Serena stated that the door is locked and tells Ash that this is a good time for him to relax and she will help him recover, which he could only moan in reply as her smooth thigh continued to rub the boy's hard penis.
"Now then, Ash…"
"Ahh…"
"You need to relax."
"Ahh…"
"So leave everything to me."
"Ahh…"
"And I promised that you will feel rejuvenated in no time…"
"Ahh…"
-x-
Elsewhere within Lumiose City, you can see Ren is walking by a forest, looking pissed as he just beaten up some muggers who appeared to look for trouble and provoked him, with Ren retaliating and beat up the muggers up to the point that they went comatose, and a pissed-off Ren glanced at his watch, which made him looked dismayed, as it turns out that he missed an opportunity to go to the hospital to visit someone, but realized that visiting hours is up, and he mentally blamed the muggers for picking a fight with him.
Wanting to cool off, Ren went to an open snack bar and ordered a coffee, where he looked around until he noticed a man, roughly the same age as Ren, wearing a black shirt, black pants, and a red blazer. He is talking to a female customer who tells her about an impending event, and advises her how to avoid it and change the course of events.
The man turns out to be a fortune teller and said that rather than holding down her son as a way to prevent him from committing suicide, she should instead support him emotionally and let him decide his path, which the customer appeared hesitant but eventually talked out of it.
"…and that is what I think, miss."
"But…I can't let my son…"
"It would be best if you open up to him to avert an emotional disaster…it's better than holding him down…"
"But still…"
"It is up to you…only you can change his fate."
"…"
"That is all I can tell you."
"…"
After that, the customer left, and the man collected his fee and glanced at Ren, noticing that he was watching him before looking away. The man, who is a fortune teller, approached Ren and engaged in a conversation, stating that he can tell that Ren has a lot of decision uncertainties and hesitations, and went so far as asking if he is really willing to go so far.
Ren was getting irritated at the fortune teller, telling him to mind his own business, but the fortune teller persisted as he took out a coin and flipped it in the air before landing on his palm, stating that soon he would break down and go reckless, which would put himself in danger.
As Ren demanded what reason does the fortune teller have about butting on his PRIVATE life, the fortune teller stated that he predicted that he would meet someone who is like him, and when Ren asked what does he mean by that, the young man took out something from the inner pocket of his blazer, and showed it, which turns out to be a Pokeball. The same Pokeball that Ren has that allows him to summon his armor.
Ren raised an eyebrow upon realizing that the fortune teller is a Poke-Fighter.
And the fortune teller did not regret his actions, as he have been intending to reveal himself at this time.
"So then…you're just like me then…"
"Yes."
" …"
"…"
"You're doing this on purpose…?"
"No…not in the way you expect…"
"…"
"…"
Ren stared at the fortune teller and felt that this is could be his chance, since Ash is not around, and having no clue about SWAT-Knight's identity, facing the fortune teller who is a Poke-Fighter would make up for it, and there the fortune teller led Ren towards an unmanned stadium where there are no people around, and once there, the two young adults stare at each other, and exchanged words, where the fortune teller, who introduced himself as Michelin Tesseract, asked Ren if he is serious about taking on other people, stating that he can sense the hesitation within Ren.
Ren began to act defensively and denied the accusations which Tesseract said he sees otherwise, which slowly caused Ren to get agitated.
"So then…"
"…"
"Are you willing to go so far as commit homicide…"
"That's none of your business!"
"I can tell…you have something in your mind…something that drives you to…"
"Shut up and face me, you gossiping bastard!"
"Are you sure you are prepared to kill another person outside self-defense…?"
"You're pissing me off! Poke-rIde!"
"I guess it can't be helped. Poke-ride."
Agitated further, Ren activated his Pokeball to summon his armor, transforming into a Poke-Fighter, and stood as Dark Knight, and tells Tesseract to face him if he intend to, which the fortune teller calmly nodded, as he took out his Pokeball to initiate his transformation, where he is covered in armor, which his inner armor is black, while his outer armor is maroon in color, having metallic shoulder pads; his helmet resembled a stingray's head.
His gauntlet on his left wrist resembled a small shield that resembled the body of a devil ray.
He then stated his code name of Sting-Knight.
Dark Knight appeared to be eager to fight his opponent as he wanted to defeat one in order to gain something, as he was told to defeat 12 others. Pincer Knight was taken out permanently, Ash and SWAT-Knight are out there, and having Sting-Knight here, he believes that he can win if he manage to pin him down and defeat him quickly.
Sting-Knight then urges Dark Knight to reconsider and turn away, stating that he will gain nothing from seeking out others like him just to have a petty, worthless battle, but Dark Knight would not be swayed.
"Look…you can…"
"Shut up!"
"It's not too late…"
"Shut up and fight me!"
"You are not ready yet…to kill someone."
"I am damn ready!"
"Calm yourself and…"
"Enough! Get ready!"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, and while there is not action showed here, the brief romantic moment between Ash and Serena make up for it, though it ended in a cliffhanger…
But then a now character arrived, and unlike the the two previous Poke-Fighters, the new arrival does not appeared to be a villain…and doesn't seem to be an anti-hero either. He seemed to have the same principles that Ash possess, but he may be a challenge to Ren given that his armor's motif is derived from a manta or stingray.
Looks like a Poke-battle is about to commence…
Preview:
Ash and Serena spends a romantic moment together while Ash and Tesseract do battle, so expect a good fight which may produce complications that may affect the future chapters…
See you in April…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…
