Hey guys, time for Chapter 2 in my Pokemon Fic.
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Let's get started.
I know I said Pallet Town for Misty and Brock, but I'm changing it to Viridian City for time reasons. Also, another Trainer will be making a surprise appearance to help "save" Ash.
Chapter 2: Ash's Family, and Training Begins.
(Chapter Begin)
(Recap)
Last time, Ash had been taking it easy, just taking to training his Pokemon, until a mysterious Trainer interrupted his day. A 5-on-5 battle ensued, and Ash only managed to tie once, while losing the other four. The mysterious Trainer left Ash his name, DragonX, and left him and his Pokemon sleeping with Jigglypuff's Sing. Amazingly, DragonX appeared immune to it. Later, his friend Gary Oak found him and brought him to Oak's Lab, where Gary informed him that he was facing the No. 1 Trainer in the World. He called his friends, Misty and Brock, for help, but will they make it in time, or has someone else got plans for him. Stay Tuned.
(Recap End)
The day Ash had battle DragonX, and every Gym Leader got the same Email Misty and Brock did; Giovanni got one as well. While the others were getting ready, Giovanni asked Jessie and James, though he forgot why he kept them on the team, to kidnap Ash and Pikachu in their sleep. He had about 20 agents to back them up. Jessie and James were quick to accept the mission, and their team was ready to move out.
(Time Change)
They made it to Pallet Town hours before Misty and Brock, so they wouldn't be interrupted. Meowth easily picked the lock and they snuck in. They snagged Ash and threw him out the window, and into the bag waiting for him.
"AAAAAAHHH!!" Ash yelled as he fell.
Pikachu woke up, only to be bagged inside a rubber sack. Jessie, James, and Meowth got out the window as Delia opened the door. She ran to the window to see Ash and Pikachu being carted off in a helicopter.
"AAAAASSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH!!" exclaimed Delia, as her son was taken. She had kept the truth of the past from him and now it was gonna catch up with him, and in a big way too. She quickly got dressed and ran to Oak's Laboratory to tell them what happened.
(AN: I know in the game, they said that Giovanni's son had red hair, but that's the game version, and this is anime so I'll have it this way.)
Ash didn't know why Team Rocket took Pikachu AND him, but he knew that he would find out soon enough. With Pikachu not able to break free, he had little chance against all these Rocket Grunts. He was taken to Giovanni's office where Giovanni was waiting.
"Why, hello Ash Ketchum. How have you been?" asked Giovanni, as if this was a normal everyday conversation.
"YOU! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!!" exclaimed Ash, as he recognized the Leader of Team Rocket.
"Now, now. Temper, temper; you really need to work on that volume of yours, boy."
"Why did you bring me here?" asked Ash.
"Leave us," Giovanni told the other Agents in the room. Soon it was just Giovanni, Ash, Persian, and Pikachu. "I know for a fact that you have a battle coming up soon, and I wish to offer my services to help you train."
Now, THIS confused Ash even more. The Leader of Team Rocket, whose goal was to steal Pokemon, was offering him help.
"What's the catch?" asked Ash, knowing that there WOULD be one.
"No catch, really. Just: You defeating the Frontier Brain of the Battle Heart Facility."
"Why should you care?"
"Why shouldn't I care about my only son?"
This shocked Ash into speechlessness. Giovanni was his father!
"It can't be. YOU JUST CAN'T BE MY FATHER!!" exclaimed Ash in disbelief.
"Oh, can't I?" said Giovanni, as he opened up a screen and played a video he's had for many years.
(Video)
"Why Gio, WHY?" screamed a heartbroken young Delia.
"I have to, my darling. I can't ignore it. It's my family's legacy, my family's curse. If I don't do this, then I'll lose everything I care about!" said a younger Giovanni. His family's curse was something he couldn't risk losing Delia and their unborn son, Ash, over. He had to follow in his father's footsteps and become Team Rocket's Leader. "I'm sorry Delia, but if we meet again, I won't be the same person. GOODBYE!!"
And with that, Giovanni ran away from Delia, his wife, and all that was important to him. He returned home, by the time he got there, the curse had started taking hold; beginning to turn him into the evil man he is today.
"I am ready, Father," he called out as he entered his house.
"Good my son, in time you will become the most powerful man in my organization. Let us begin your training."
The video skipped a few years, to Giovanni's Father's deathbed.
"My son, you are now the Leader of Team Rocket, (cough) I wish you luck into ruling this world. Goodbye."
Giovanni only shed one tear, for he had grown quite heartless from what he was years ago. He vowed to continue the Team Rocket Mission of controlling the World.
(Video End)
"As you can see, things are now different. You will fall to the curse I did, as my father did, as every first-born son in our family did. This is part of why I want you to win the battle in a month's time. The curse is already starting to affect you, which is curious in itself since it didn't affect me until I was 30, but I guess that's what you get when you travel the world and save it many times. Yes, I know about that, but back to business. When you win the battle, you will be in perfect position to help Team Rocket accomplish our mission," said Giovanni, as he closed the screen.
"So, you want me to help you? That's absurd, I WON'T! I REFUSE!" denied Ash.
"You're making yourself think as if you have a choice in the matter. You don't. You think I had a choice. The other reason I'm providing my help is because you're my son. I may be the Evil Leader of Team Rocket, but I wasn't always like this, and part of me that still cares for others wants to return to normal."
"And why now of all times? You didn't seem to have that problem when we met before," referring to the time they met at Purity Lake. However, since Mewtwo erased only himself from Giovanni's memory, he remembered meeting Ash there.
"That was before I knew it was you. I have a proposition for you," said Giovanni as he got up and turned his back on Ash as he looked out the window of his office, "I allow you to train here and get ready for the battle ahead, and I'll let you have one Pokemon from my army, that will be willing to follow your orders. Sound interesting to you?"
Ash actually thought about it, here he was in the presence of his father, and he was offered a Pokemon just for training here. He knew there was something up, but he also knew he needed the training.
"I get to choose which Pokemon get transferred here for training and my friends are allowed to train alongside me, only then will I accept."
"Very well, you may choose which Pokemon to train and your friends are allowed in, but you must agree to work with me for a year minimum, otherwise I'll have to take some drastic measures."
"YOU WOULDN'T!"
"Do you want to test me?"
Ash had a hard choice to make, either he gets the training he needs and works for his evil father, or train alone without the Pokemon he has chosen for the battle in one month, it was a no win situation no matter how you looked at it. Finally, Ash spoke up.
Misty and Brock made it to Viridian City and got to the Pokemon Center when Nurse Joy called out to them.
"Are you Misty and Brock?"
"Yes, what is it?" asked Misty.
"Professor Oak would like for you to call him."
Misty and Brock went over to the phones and dialed Professor Oak's number. Gary answered it.
"Hello, Oak's Lab. This is Gary Oak speaking," said Gary.
"Gary, it's Misty, Professor Oak wanted us to call."
"Misty! Ash has been kidnapped!" yelled Gary, getting straight to the point.
"ASH HAS BEEN WHAT!?" exclaimed Misty, getting attention from the room at large.
"Misty, calm down. I'm sure Ash will be fine," consoled Brock, but it didn't work so well.
"Well, I won't be fine until MY Ash is back with us," said Misty in a possessive girlfriend sort of way.
"Misty, pay attention here! Team Rocket took Ash and we've tracked down their headquarters to the Viridian Gym. Head over there and see if you can find anything," said Gary before he hung up, leaving two trainers with a mission with very little details.
"Let's go Brock, to Viridian Gym," said Misty as she ran out the door, leaving Brock to catch up with her.
Ritchie also got to Viridian City, about ten minutes before Misty and Brock did, and had overheard the conversation. He decided to follow them to help save Ash.
Misty and Brock got to the Gym, only to find two guards standing there. They cautiously approached.
"Who dares approaches the Viridian Gym? We are closed for the month," said the first Guard.
"I'm the Cerulean Gym Leader, and I believe my friend is in here," said Misty, trying the diplomatic approach, "I wish to speak with the Viridian Gym Leader."
The second Guard activated the door and allowed passage to Misty only, blocking Brock.
"I'm the Pewter City Gym Leader and I came with her," said Brock, trying the same approach to see if it would work again.
True to form, they let Brock by as well. Ritchie managed to sneak in while the guards weren't looking.
Inside all three heroes made their way to the back of the Gym when all of a sudden the lights went out. A few seconds later the lights came on, but that was enough time for the Rocket Grunts to surround them with Giovanni watching from his place on the platform.
"Ah, my fellow Gym Leaders, and extra trainer, what brings you to my Gym?" Giovanni asked casually, as if he hadn't ordered the Grunts to surround them.
"WHERE'S ASH!!" exploded Misty from her position.
"We KNOW you have him!" continued Ritchie.
"And we're not leaving without him!" finished Brock.
"What makes you think I have him as a hostage?" he asked, smirking all the while just to spite them.
"Gary told us you had him kidnapped!" yelled Brock.
"Now, now, there's no need to be testy. Why would I want to harm my only son?" Giovanni asked, confusing the heck out of them, "I'm merely providing him with the tools and the means of getting ready for his upcoming battle."
"Pikachu: VOLT TACKLE!"
"RIGHT!"
Pikachu and Ash were training in the target area. This area being to help Pokemon improve on their accuracy and power of their attacks. Pikachu hit the moving target and demolished it into pieces. They knew what they did could put the world in jeopardy, but since his friends, and Misty, were on the line, he just couldn't risk them. In a way, he IS his father's son, since his father did the same thing.
A Rocket Grunt came in after Pikachu finished his 4 Volt Tackle in a row. He was getting tired.
"Sir, Giovanni would like for you to look at a Pokemon he thinks you would like to use in the upcoming battle," the Grunt said, giving respect to his boss's son.
"Fine, let's have a look. I wish for you to give him this list which has the other Pokemon I've chosen for the battle," said Ash as he gave the Grunt a small note card with two Pokemon names on it.
It only took a few minutes to get to where the Grunt was taking him, and what he saw not only startled him, it was either pure coincidence or Giovanni knew he would choose this Pokemon in the coming battle.
"Pidgeot!?"
Indeed, it was his Pidgeot, the same one he left as Guardian of the Pidgey and Pidgeotto of Route 1.
"Hey, Ash," Pidgeot said in a tired voice. He put up a great fight to not get captured and was recovering here because of it.
"Get that list to Father, and tell him I don't want a big fight scene in gathering them," said Ash in a slightly menacing tone, scaring the Grunt a bit. He left quite quickly when another Grunt came up.
"Sir, you have visitors."
"Who?"
"They go by the names of Misty, Brock, and Ritchie, Sir."
"Take me to them."
The Grunt led Ash, who returned Pidgeot to his Pokeball, and Pikachu to where his friends were.
Back in the Gym, things were going nowhere fast. With only Sparky battle ready, things weren't looking to good on our heroes' end. That is, until a Grunt walked in, followed by Ash.
"ASH!!" screamed the only non-rocket member girl in the room. Misty sprinted to where Ash was only to be blocked by about 10 Grunts, just 10 feet away from him.
Ash looked at them with mixed feelings in his eyes. His good side was happy to see them, knowing they could help in his training; however, his evil side – which was growing more and more over time – was ticked off. He was interrupted in his training for this!?
"Ash, let's get out of here!" shouted Brock.
To their surprise, and Ash's, it was his good side that answered.
"I can't. I made a deal with my father. You are welcomed to stay and help me train, or leave if you wish. I'm merely getting ready for my upcoming battle," said Good Ash, before turning around and walked back to the training room. The Grunt gave the list to Giovanni, who looked it over and was expecting one of the names, but not the other. However, He couldn't say he was surprised since he knew the rules to the battle at hand. He spoke to the heroes.
"If you wish to help your friend, and for your sakes I hope you do, then fetch Charizard and Sceptile for Ash to train with. He has chosen them, along with Pidgeot – who is already here – and Pikachu, for the upcoming battle. Only you are able to get them without a fuss being made," and with that, Giovanni left them to the assignment they should want to carry out. Misty and Brock left for the Pokemon Center to make the calls necessary, while Ritchie was led to where Ash was training.
Charizard was finishing a good, long battle with about 4 other Charizards, proving once again he was still improving, when Charla and Lisa called him over.
"What is it?" asked Charizard, wondering what was going on.
"It's Ash, he needs you for a battle," answered Charla, his girlfriend of 2 years. Charla always had a little respect for him ever since they first met, but it took him months before he had the courage to REALLY ask her out. They couldn't OFFICIALLY marry, as by human standards, but that didn't mean they weren't going to be parents. Their egg would be laid in about 2 months time, then it would hatch when the right trainer came along, or it incubated for about 6 months after that.
(AN: I'm not even gonna guess at the Pokemon Circle of Life thing, so just go with what I got.)
"Misty called and said to meet her in Viridian City," said Lisa, Charla's Trainer.
Charizard knew where Viridian City was and, after saying goodbye to his closest friends and girlfriend as well as getting his Pokeball strapped around his neck, he quickly flew to the East, and to Viridian City.
"But why would you want Sceptile? Ash has been kidnapped, or have you forgotten already by getting distracted by girls again," said Gary to Brock over the phone. Apparently Brock didn't tell him about the situation Ash was in.
"Look, Sceptile may prove useful in helping get him out, and besides Ash has chosen Sceptile as part of his team for the battle. A win-win situation here," countered Brock, "and besides, Misty is here to keep me away from them."
"I don't like it, but if it'll help Ash, then I'll make an exception," replied Gary, referring to the rules of transporting Pokemon to those that are not their Trainer.
Gary returned Sceptile to his Pokeball and transported him to Brock. He just hoped Ash would be alright, otherwise he didn't know what he would do without his oldest friend.
Misty waited for Charizard to land before giving him a big hug; Charizard returned the hug before giving Misty his Pokeball. His thoughts were: (I can't wait to Flamethrower him again.)
Misty met up with Brock and together they returned to the Viridian Gym, and Ash and Ritchie.
Ash was tending to Pidgeot before he would begin training him, while Pikachu was working on his Iron Tail.
"Pikachu, I want you to try and learn Shock Wave and Charge Beam," he said to Pikachu while he continued to treat the wounds on Pidgeot. Apparently Pidgeot gave the Rockets a run for their money before finally collapsing.
"Right!" said Pikachu while going over to the book of Electric Move Database and the Demonstration Monitor next to it to get an accurate visual on how to do the new attacks.
This was when Ritchie came in, and saw Ash taking care of Pidgeot.
"Ash, here, try this," he said as he brought out some Super Potions.
"Thanks," responded Ash, "Get Sparky to help Pikachu." While his Evil side was growing, the Good Ash would be in control during the Battle to come. DragonX wouldn't want to battle an Evil Ash who broke everything he stood for.
Sparky went over to where Pikachu was and they decided to train together to learn Shock Wave and Charge Beam.
Misty and Brock were led to where Ash and Ritchie were. They saw Ash and Ritchie treating Pidgeot while Pikachu and Sparky were trying out new attacks. They went over to Ash and Ritchie.
"ASH!" yelled Misty, louder than necessary, which caused even Ash's good side to be irritated by it.
"How is he?" asked Brock, looking over Pidgeot.
"He'll be fine, thanks to Ritchie's Super Potions," said Ash, "He just needs a good night's sleep."
"That's good."
"He'll begin training tomorrow. You got Charizard and Sceptile?"
"Right here," said Misty. She and Brock handed them the Pokeballs, before one of Misty's Pokeballs in her bag opened up.
"Hey guys, what's up?" asked Psyduck in his language.
"PSYDUCK!!" yelled Misty at max volume, before realizing she didn't bring him. "How did you get here?"
"Oh, uh Daisy put my ball in your bag when you weren't looking," said Psyduck, to her depression.
"Why me?" she asked.
"Probably because you keep trying to make me evolve or make my headache worse to unleash my powers, which by the way I don't exactly like," explained Psyduck. Ash translated for Misty so she could understand what he was saying.
"I don't know what made you make a deal with Team Rocket, but I hope it's worth it," said Brock, warning/reminding him what Team Rocket was capable of.
"I know what you mean, but I didn't have a choice," responded Ash.
"There's always a choice Ash. Don't you know that!" reprimanded Misty.
"Not when the alternative means Giovanni hurting all of my friends. I thought the choice was very clear," countered Ash.
"Oh."
"Right now, I think we need to concentrate on training for your battle. That's all we can do right now," said Ritchie.
"Charizard, Sceptile, I choose you," said Ash, with less enthusiasm than during a battle.
Two things happened: Charizard Flamethrowers him and Sceptile used Bullet Seed on him. Sceptile shot at him because of his stupidity at letting himself get caught (not that he could do anything about it). Charizard just greets him that way.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!" yelled Ash by the sneak attack from Sceptile, for he was used to Charizard's Flamethrower.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!!" shouted Ash, more to Sceptile than Charizard.
"Hey! That's how I always greet you. You never complained before," said Charizard, hurt that Ash would reprimand him NOW of all times.
"I think that question was to ME, Charizard, considering I never shot him with Bullet Seed before," said Sceptile. He only shot him for the stupid stunt of getting caught.
"Whatever, time to get training guys, you will need to be at your best for the battle in a month's time," said Ash, who was getting impatient again, even after just recovering from the attack.
(AN: I don't know what it is, other than being fictional, about the characters recovering after a few seconds from even devastating wounds, but I'm not gonna argue. Wile E. Coyote is a living legend example of that.)
"What should we start on first?" asked Sceptile.
"Charizard, have you learned how to do Dragon Claw yet?" Ash asked of his Fire Lizard Pokemon.
Charizard replied, "Well, not learned to the point of using it all the time, but I HAVE started on it," which was true, since the Elder Charizard had started teaching the move to him just last week.
"Good, you and Sceptile will need to learn it, it would be advantageous if DragonX used a Dragon Type Pokemon against us," said Ash, thinking about the Salamence
Charizard and Sceptile went over to the Dragon Moves Database and Demonstration Monitor.
"Are you serious about all this, Ash," asked Brock.
"I know what I'm doing. If everything goes as planned, I may even be able to disband Team Rocket if I can wing it," said Ash, he hoped that if Giovanni stepped down before his Evil Side Fully took over then it could turn out good on his end. At least, I hope I know what I'm doing, thought Good Ash, for he KNEW for a fact that his Evil side will most likely take over after the battle with DragonX.
(Speaking of DragonX, let's check in on him.)
DragonX had been training with Blaze for about 3 hours straight, giving his brother a run for his money. If he was going to face Ash at his best, then he would need time to not only train himself, but also allow time for ALL of his friends to reach the stadium. He just needed to use the month to train HIS friends as well.
"You didn't put up much of a fight 2 days ago and now you're pushing ME to the limit, what's up with you?" asked Blaze, he was getting tired, but he wouldn't let that stop him from losing to his brother. His bond with him just couldn't allow it.
"I'm just getting everyone ready for an upcoming battle, starting with you," replied DragonX. The truth was he knew of Ash's growing evil and wanted to be ready to battle against IT when it separated from Ash. He read a legend once on his journey, and wanted to see if Ash was the Chosen One of that Legend. He spoke with Ho-Oh about it and found that Ho-Oh chose him because of this very legend, in fact Ho-Oh was Chosen to choose him by that very reason. He recalled the Legend just as clearly as he first saw it.
Legend:
The One with the power to change the World will be born of conflicting Powers. The Evil of a Cursed Family and the Goodness of Aura Sight by his other Family shall run through his veins for all eternity (Meaning all of his life). Though the Evil can be destroyed by love, it cannot destroy inherent Evil after Love has entered his heart. For the Evil to be destroyed and the Curse lifted, the Aura Guardian must rise and battle his Evil Side, but the Evil of the Chosen One cannot be destroyed and must be returned to the Guardian, with Love as the barrier between them. The Chosen One must contain his Evil for all Eternity for the Curse to be lifted and the Family restored.
"Dragon Claw" shouted his brother, nearly catching him off guard, but dodged at the final second.
"You're REALLY off today, what's on your mind?" Blaze asked his brother.
"The Legend of the Chosen One. Ho-Oh wants peace between Human and Pokemon before She can return to the Public World."
(AN: I know that the Pokedex says that both Ho-Oh and Lugia are Genderless(or rather Gender Unknown) but since Lugia had been cast with a Male Voice, I'm having Ho-Oh with a Female Voice. And NO!! I'm not having a Pokemon Pairing between them, their kinda like Brother and Sister that care for each other and don't really get into arguments with each other. Moving on.)
"I talked with her while you were away, and she said 'the Chosen One's Legend will be initiated after the battle to come'. I for one am not looking forward to battling an Evil Chosen One."
"We're not battling an Evil Chosen One, we'll be battling the Chosen One, and then his Dark side later on," replied DragonX.
"I STILL wish this was just another battle and not a 'test' as you would like to put it."
"Yeah, but remember what our parents said: 'Listen to DragonX, he knows what he's doing, most of the time'," said DragonX, imitating a combined voice of their parents, but not really getting the echo effect with multiple voices right.
"Well, let's get back to it," replied Blaze, and they continued training.
Elsewhere, volunteer referees were being trained down to the final four to get the best-trained Human refs for the battle. The scientists that were hired, were working on the mechanical refs and installing information on many battles to help determine when the decision is clear on who wins and loses, and to be in full agreement with each other and the Human refs to for the decision to be final. This was to prolong the battle and bring out the best in the Pokemon and the Trainers by pushing them to the limits.
May was training with her Blaziken to try and learn so variant attacks to help offset his Fire/Fighting Type. This was so they could battle different opponents and NOT have such a disadvantage.
Dawn was working on new combos with Ambipom and Empoleon. She wanted to be ready for next year's contest circuit. She has bought several different Ball Capsules and Seals to help with different levels of Appeals. She just couldn't wait to see Ash battle again, as she had learned much of what she knows from him, and they had a bond with both Ambipom, who evolved from Aipom, and Buizel.
Giovanni looked out his office window, seemingly into space. He knew that his father's family's curse wouldn't allow him to admit it, but his other side COULD admit that he probably made a BIG mistake in helping Ash. His Evil Side was growing more powerful with each passing day, and would no longer be able to be contained after the battle. He sighed, and hoped that everything would be alright.
(TIME CHANGE)
The next 3-and-a-half weeks went by faster than expected and soon it was 2 days before the battle. Ash's Pokemon were nearly ready for the battle at hand, and was ready to face off with DragonX's most powerful Pokemon this time. His Evil Side had gained full conscious now and was deciding to rest for his time in control of the body. Misty, Brock, and Ritchie were able to help him out with the majority of his training for the battle ahead and they would travel together to Blaze Island, as sort of remembrance of their time traveling together in the good ol' days.
DragonX was ready, everything was set up and the Pokemon fully trained. It was time for the battle to begin, and thus the Legend to be fulfilled.
"Time to see if the Chosen One is TRULY ready for the trials ahead," said DragonX, before slowly drifting off to sleep.
(Chapter End)
(Yawn)
Well, that took awhile.
There you go, Chapter 2 of Pokemon: The Chosen One Awakens.
I hoped you enjoyed it, and I apologize about the different speeds of the scenes (some were too slow and some too fast). Please Review or PM me with your thoughts and Ideas to help me improve on this.
Also, I KNOW for a fact that Blaziken can't learn Dragon Claw, among other Dragon-Type moves:
I DON'T FRIGGIN CARE WHAT ANY OF YOU SAY!! THIS IS MY STORY AND I CAN DO WHATEVER I LIKE WITH IT, SO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, THEN DON'T READ!!
If you don't care about this, or rather agree with me on the use of the imagination in Fanfics, then you may continue reading the next chapter when it arrives.
Later,
RDF1