Chapter 42 Escape from Yureyu
When they get to the top of the building, they see the same black-haired man that Ash met in the Mosswater Industrial, and from what the grunts said, his name is Sirius.
Anna: (Notices the three of them) Ash! Cain! Heather!
Cain: Heyy, we finally made it!
Sirius: (Turns to them) Did no one teach you to knock before entering? This is my private office. I would appreciate due courtesy. (Notices Heather) Did the Doctor falter already? I heard no commotion downstairs.
Ash: He didn't even try. Even if he tries to, he is no match for me since I already beat him.
Sirius: Senile old man. He was the one who wanted to detain the children. I thought we might have had a useful partnership, but he drivels on and on about 'stress response' this and 'traumatic event' that... At least he was good for his employees. That, and... (Turns back to Anna) It's strange, isn't it? We needed only ensnare Ruby, and we caught Amethyst, too.
Ash widens his eyes to see that Sirius is holding the pendant.
Anna: Give me back my pendant! It's- It's the only thing I have left of my father...
Sirius: Your father? (Looks closely at Anna) Ah. I suppose I can see the resemblance.
Anna: You knew my dad?!
Sirius: He was a fool. The unrefined, short-sighted type. The type that history tries too hard to forget.
Ash: (Angry at how he disrespects his father) Don't say things like that!
Sirius: (Confused as to why Ash is angry but decides not to talk about it) Ah, but it is so true. The gems of your ever-so-precious pendant that he gave you- They were not always the brilliant, polished crystal you know. Stones must be cut to be shaped. People are the same. Sometimes the stone breaks if you make the wrong cut. And your father, the miserable, treacherous lout that he was... Well, he was very broken indeed.
Ash manages to connect the dots, and he thinks that the reason why he is broken might be related to how he and his mother was killed for the same Pendant back in the past.
Cain: Heyy buddy, I think you should stop talking and give the girl back her stuff.
Sirius: "Her" stuff. It was ours before she was ever born. This Amethyst Pendant and the Ruby Ring both. You don't have so much as an inkling of their true worth. I will NOT relinquish such items for mere sentimentalities.
Ash: Then we'll just have to make you! Let's go, Cain!
Cain nods as he sends out his Nidoking and Ash goes for Emboar, while Sirius goes for Tyrantrum and Minior. Heather wants to battle as well, but she realizes that her Pokemon is weak because of how she has been fighting Dr. Sigmund. Even though she hates to, she has to let Ash and Cain do the battle.
Tyrantrum goes for Dragon Dance, and then aims for Rock Slide on both Pokemon, but both of them manage to dodge the attack. As for Minior, it goes for Shell Smash to raise its stats, then goes for Dazzling Gleam. But Emboar goes for Arm Thrust, which slams Tyrantrum to the wall, and Cain's Nidoking goes for Shadow Ball, knocking out the Dragon-Type Pokemon.
The third Pokemon for Sirius is a Toucannon, and Minior goes for Power Gem, dealing some damage to Emboar. Emboar goes for Heat Crash, dealing slamming to Toucannon while it is heating up its beak for Beak Blast, and the attack causes Emboar to get knocked out. Ash goes for Pikachu and has it use Discharge, knocking out both Pokemon, but Cain's Nidoking is defeated by Toucannon's Rock Blast.
The fourth Pokemon and the fifth Pokemon for Sirius are Manectric and Seviper. Cain goes for Muk to battle Manectric goes for Flamethrower on Muk, but Muk dodges the attack, and then it goes for Minimize to boost the evasiveness. Pikachu goes for Thunderbolt, damaging the Seviper, but it gets hit by Poison Jab and gets poisoned. Ash decides to switch out to Donphan, and has it use the Magnitude, which is 8, not only that defeat both of Sirius' Pokemon, but Cain's Muk is also defeated.
Ash: Sorry, Cain.
Cain: Don't worry, he only has one Pokemon left. We can defeat it.
Sirius: Perhaps we've left this threat unchecked for too long. (Sends out Chandelure)
Chandelure is the final Pokemon, and Donphan goes for Rollout to knock it times after time, as for Cain, he has Meowstic goes for Shadow Ball, eventually defeating the Pokemon.
Sirius: Insolent. You have no clue what you're fighting for or against. This conflict is as pointless as it is infuriating! Do not presume to be in control of the situation after such a trifling victory. After all...
Ash sees that Sirius is dragging Anna by the collar and she is groaning in pain.
Sirius: Need I say more?
Ash: (Walking towards Sirius with a darkened glare) Leave my sister alone.
Much to everyone's surprise, he punches him in the guts, causing him to let go of Anna. Anna quickly rushes towards Heather.
Sirius: (Groans in pain) Your sister, huh...
Cain: Hey- Hey, no- Nobody wants this to happen, right? We can work this out, right? (Realizes something) Wait- I know. Look, you lost a shipment, right? I picked this up - it was supposed to reach you. This, uhhh, green crystal thing?
Ash: (Widens his eyes) Cain! What are you thinking! Are you giving him the Emerald Brooch?!
Sirius: And here I thought that old zealot's daughter still had it. It seems this truly is history in the making. The Brooch for her life, then.
Cain: Sure, whatever, yeah...
Sirius: Give it here, boy, and slowly- no sudden movements.
Cain doesn't hesitate to give him the brooch, much to Ash's surprise. Now Sirius has three keys already.
Anna: U-um...Hey, uh, Nostra says we need to leave here right away...
Cain: You don't have to tell me twice. Let's skedaddle!
Ash and the others rush away from the building, and Sirius is looking at the Emerald Brooch that he has.
Sirius: To have three of the four already... How marvelous. (Looks at the brooch and hears something) ...No, hold on. Something is not right here. The luster is not quite... This isn't the Brooch. Have I been tricked? No, this isn't a crystal at all- it would not cut like this. But I have seen this before, this... (Realizes what this is) No, this is- Verdignite!
Just then, the top floor of the building explodes, and the others are still rushing downstairs.
Shelly: What was that explosion?!
Cain: No idea, just keep running!
Noel: (Notices Anna) Anna, are you okay?
Anna: (Face pales a little) I'm- fine! Nothing's wrong!
Charlotte: Heather, keep up! We're almost out of here!
Then all of them are now underground, and Ash slams the door to see that it is still locked.
Ash: We've gotta go back; this door is locked!
Charlotte: (Takes out a key) Then we just have to hope this key unlocks it. (Puts the key into the hole and then opens it, the door also opens) Easy.
Cain: Where did you get that?
Charlotte: Pickpocketed a Meteor. Are we all still going to my sisters' place in Chrysolia?
Shelly: I don't have anywhere else to go, so... Now that I'm on the run, I guess...
Anna: H-hey, we should go quickly, okay? Nostra isn't feeling very good...
Noel: You mean you aren't. You look pale.
Anna: N-no, no... It's definitely Nostra- she says she's dizzy and tired, and... yeah!
Ash also notices how the Jirachi looks painful, and for some reason it seems to be tied to Anna, causing her to feel sick as well.
Charlotte: ...'Kay, then let's hurry. The Railnet's exit should be shy of straight east. Try not to get lost!
When they get deeper into the underground railnet, they find the exit blocked by some rocks.
Shelly: I- I don't think that Heather is in any condition to climb over it...After what she's just been through...But, but there might be another way! I remember reading about this place, and... And, um, basically, it used to be a subway for Reborn City, right? T-this might be a little bit dangerous, but... There's a chance there's a leftover train car from back then, right?
Charlotte: (Looks at the blockade) So you wanna just bust a train right through here, huh?
Shelly: U-um, that... That is- I'm just saying it's, it's theoretically-
Charlotte: You are one psycho-awesome wallflower, you know that?
Shelly: (Panics) H-huh?
Charlotte: Oh, come on. It's a compliment; don't look like I just told you you're gonna die in 48 hours. I was at least gonna save that for when we got out of here.
Shelly: Um...
Charlotte: All right, scouts. You all heard the madwoman.
Anna: On the double!
Shelly: (Frowns) What have I done...
As they turn to Ash, they find that he is calling his mother.
Ash: Don't worry, Mom. I saved them. But they won't be staying at Reborn. I'll bring them as far away from the city as I can. It is pretty dangerous for letting them stay here.
Delia: I'm relieved. Now please be careful.
After ending the call, Anna walks toward Ash.
Anna: Ash... back at the Yureyu Building, what do you mean by that?
Ash: (Realizes what she refers to and sighs) Anna, Noel, the truth is, I'm your blood-related brother.
Everyone is shocked at the revelation, Noel and Anna are the most shocked ones.
Noel: What do you mean by that? Our big brother was killed along with Mother! There is no way you are our big brother!
Ash: The thing is, we were killed, right. But we were revived and we were staying in another region until recently, we decided to come back.
Anna: So you really are our big brother? And Mother is safe as well?
Ash: That's right. I want to have you meet her, but right now we are on the run...
Cain: Hold on, you said that you were killed and revived, why were you killed?
Ash: (Sighs) Because of the Amethyst Pendant...which is right now in Sirius' hands...it was a gift from our father to our mother, and that's why they are targeting our family for it. Solaris was the one who tried to get it from our family, and that's why my Mother wants my father to keep the pendant while she fights back...and you know the rest...
Charlotte: Who is Solaris?
Cain: Their leader, I guess. When you guys were held captive, we fought him and the other Team Meteor members at Pyrous Mountain...
As they tell them what happened, Shelly is frowning as she can't believe that Cal was with Team Meteor this whole time. But when Ash tells them the whole truth, Cain is surprised to learn that Cal has already sabotaged the machine.
Ash: However, Victoria and the others from Apophyll Academy aren't going to let Cal explain himself, so what he can do right now is to stop Team Meteor in the shadows...
Cal: I guess if you forgive him, then I should do the same as well.
Ash: Anyway, we can talk about this later, now let's find a train to catch.
And here is a new chapter, as you can see, Ash reveals the whole truth to Anna and Noel about being a family member, I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter will be arriving at Belrose Mansion.
