Final Note
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As of today (8/22/09), I will be dropping many time consuming hobbies in order to address personal matters that take priority. One of these hobbies is writing fanfiction. Shortly after my last story update, I received a call from home, Gwangju (South Korea), about my adoptive father's passing away. I spent a week mourning with my family there, a group of people who I avoided for six years by taking off to America unannounced. My brother has inherited our family business, and proposed that I join him in running it, believing that my educational background involving macroeconomics and financing will be beneficial to keeping our father's legacy and establishment thriving. I thought about it on my way back to the States, and have concluded that I will try and help him and everyone else. For me, I don't feel deserving of such an opportunity, but I owe my father and caring relatives at least this much for what I've done (or better, lack of). To do this, I will have to sacrifice the lax lifestyle I have led for the past couple of years, dedicate myself to becoming reacquainting with my Korean culture/roots, and find a way to adjust to these alterations. I apologize to the very few readers that stayed patient with my mediocre writing style and ideas, and hope that you understand my decision. However, I will provide "cliff notes" of my incomplete stories, just so you know how I intended to direct their respective tales and endings. Many details will be missing due to the amount of time I have left before I leave. Feel free to take and incorporate any ideas you found interesting or noteworthy from my stories without fear of being accused of "stealing". I simply request the appropriate credit for them in an author's note.
Chapter 2: Betrayal
-Norman meets with a shady person and discusses the status of his adopted son. It is revealed that Norman is actually an undercover Rocket Administrator.
-Ash deals with the strange love triangle he is wrapped up in while also learning how to speak again with the help of Johanna. The psychic woman reflects on their progress. She found out from "mind-surfing" that many of his problems were a result of his forceful extraction from the tube he was growing in. The metal helmet adorned on his head was vital to teaching him how to channel his powers, but was also brainwashing him into a willing soldier of Giovanni's. One of the more mysterious things was that Giovanni was having the boy ultimately believe he was mute, no matter what evidence he was presented that he could speak. It took her a year to fix it, but now Ash has trouble speaking due to the lack of use of his vocal chords and pronunciation abilities.
-A mysterious blonde-haired girl confronts Ash at his school and demands to battle him. After he wins she promptly tries to hit him but is immediately tackled by Dawn and May who were watching from the sidelines. She quickly escapes without saying anything, making both girls more frustrated.
-Later that night the Berlitz and Maple family gather for the usual dinner meeting. After the humorous get-together, Ash and Norman get ready for their Friday night practice, though Ash is unaware of Norman's true intentions. However, Norman doesn't expect two particular girls to be spying on them either, which is ritual for them.
-As soon as both men enter the battle arena, Norman reveals his position within Team Rocket and explains that they want him to kill their past project, Ash. Ash is of course surprised. Norman continues by telling his adoptive son how he got involved with the dark organization, who will kill the Maple family if he doesn't do what is demanded of him. He then says there is only one other way to assure his family survives. He has to die by Ash's hands, so they are no longer held liable. He also explains there is probably someone watching their exchange, so their confrontation has to look believable. Ash argues with his father for a bit but comes to a decision. The two charge at each other, Norman with his fist readily aimed for his son's solar plexus, and Ash with a perceptible knife chop for a nerve cluster hit. But instead of dodging the blow as he was told, Ash takes it and crumples to the floor coughing blood. With the last bit of strength he feels, Ash explains that he couldn't go through with it and feels better this way. A crash from a window is heard as Riley and Cynthia, a student of his, come to take the young unconscious boy away. A flood of Rocket members follow their escape, leaving a shocked Norman behind.
Chapter 3: Red Thread
-In a turn of events, Ash, who is traveling beside Cynthia and Riley, is reunited with Dawn and May. Both girls are journeying as battlers and contest seekers. After a heartwarming reunion and long discussion of their whereabouts, the two girls decide to join the three aura-aware persons.
Chapter 4: A Sister's Unconditional Love
-Explores May's unconventional love for her adopted brother.
Chapter 5: A Psychic's Irreversible Affection
-Explores Dawn's tight bond with Ash.
Chapter 6: A Companion's Bewildering Adoration
-Explores Cynthia's admiration and affection for Ash.
Chapter 7: Devil Arcana
-After a year of traveling together in the Kanto region, the group of rebels find a lead to Giovanni's HQ. The three women grow concerned over Ash's strange behavior and masking of emotions during their plans of attack. Riley explains that it's to be expected when their enemy is the equivalent of a biological father to Ash.
-A day after their operations discussion the three young women confess their love for the ebony-haired man, seeing that the next day might be their last. They unite with him at individual times that evening. Ash consoles each of them that they'll be safe, but smiles bitterly with each word.
-Ash departs the inn they are staying at later that night without alerting his allies, firmly believing the mission to be too dangerous for them.
Chapter 8: Power of Aura
-Ash unleashes a large-scale assault on the Rocket facility housing the nefarious Giovanni. His Pokémon take off in separate directions at his command to take out each branch of the Team Rocket labs. Ash sprints towards the area Giovanni resides.
-Riley, Dawn, May, and Cynthia are woken by the sounds of distant explosions and hastily gather. Riley, knowing the implications of Ash's unknown disappearance, gives chase towards the location of the chaos, followed by his teammates.
-Giovanni and Ash are battling fiercely, with Ash uses his aura abilities to overwhelm Giovanni's mechanized weapons and small army of brainwashed soldiers. Giovanni, aggravated by his own supposed-to-be-loyal weapon, summons a crowd of Dark Pokémon produced from the factory behind him. Ash, knowing why he underwent the trauma of believing he was mute, shouts the ancient words used by past aura users to control corrupt Pokémon, and unleashes their fury on the astonished man. The battle ends with Ash destroying the immoral mechanics producing the Dark Pokémon and his life energy expended.
-The rebel group arrive to the bloody battleground only to see Ash surrounded by his pokemon, who look extremely saddened and worn out. On the floor lays the body of Ash in a near death state, breathing shallowly and with faded eyes. Riley tips his hat in frustration, not wanting to see his pupil die. Cynthia runs over to the broken boy and cradles his head while crying. Dawn is in denial as she tries to communicate with him telepathically, but receives no response. May is panicking and suddenly remembers when Ash tried infusing her with his aura to make her feel better. She quickly asks Riley who replies with uncertainty about the consequences. Ash's Pokémon and the three women are determined to try anything, so Riley relents and goes through a similar ritual to help his unresponsive pupil. After a burst of light surges into his body from their combined efforts Ash is revived.
-I was thinking on how to end this, but never really got to any conclusion. Just know, I like things to be tragic, so there would have been some kind of complication with Ash's return from the brink of death.
That's it for me. Yet again, I'm sorry for dropping all of my projects and only leaving these hastily typed ideas in note format. My new life will be starting when I get on the plane, which is set to leave in six hours. To any readers who followed my works, thanks for reading and enjoying them. Wish me luck in my endeavors!