Hi, it's Shadierre here, bringing you the next chapter. So, I've had a lot of reviews coming in with suggestions, and I thank you for that. I looked over some of them and I'm here to give you guys what I think of them. I also looked at the reviews in Zierre's original story, and I hope i can implement the ones that he put in. So, here are my thoughts on your guys' suggestions.
1) 23StellaOrgana suggested that legendaries should be included and that Ash and Serena should acquire Diancie and Hoopa. She also said that said legendaries should be sisters. Well, I'm definitely adding legendaries to the story, no doubt about it. Maybe Diancie and Hoopa can be the main legendaries of said characters, but I don't know about the sisters thing… seems a bit unorthodox. But maybe.
2) One guest said that Delphox and Greninja should be a couple. Yes! I'm a huge fan of NinjaMagicShipping, and I think those two go great together. I was actually planning to implement a chapter all about those two in the future, so look forward to that!
3) Oni warrior asked if Ash and Serena are married. Yes and no. Currently, they are not. But I'm going to have Ash propose to her later in the story. I told Zierre to actually create a backstory on how he asks Serena to marry him, but he couldn't. So! Instead of a backstory, I'll have him propose in present time.
4) Another guest said that I should kill Trip brutally. Absolutely. I will kill him, and I will also take suggestions and maybe combine them into one brutal death. But! That's not gonna happen now, or in the next chapter. Maybe a couple more, then I'll add a big fight.
Okay. I think I answered all of the suggestions. Please tell me if I left yours out. Now, let's get on with Chapter 3! Oh, and one more thing. I'm planning to do my own story as I do this one, so expect another story from me while you read this one. Okay? Okay.
Chapter 3: Fighting Them
The only way you could describe Ash Ketchum right now is like a bottle that's about to explode. He had harbored so much rage throughout 6 years of enduring their betrayal that it could break a normal person from all the emotional pain. Thankfully, Serena is able to calm him down and release him of all the current anger and hatred he has right now. He looked at the brunette and Gym Leader with an expressionless face.
"Let's just register." Ash suggested flatly. The two made their way over to the other side of the counter, where Ash tried his hardest not to look and scream at the two people right beside them. Barely holding back, Ash put his Pokédex on the counter and watched as Nurse Joy entered him in.
"Okay, Mr. Ketchum and Mrs. Yvonne. You will be staying at the Championship Villa. Mr. Goodshow has already covered your costs, so no need to worry about the money." Nurse Joy explained. Ash wanted to facepalm at that moment. As much as he wanted to hurt Gary and Misty, he would've liked to stay incognito for a while.
"Ash Ketchum? The drug user?" Gary sneered as he walked up to him. Ash growled lightly.
"Yes, I'm totally a drug user. I'm actually arrested right now." Ash countered sarcastically as he walked away, Serena shortly following him. Gary smirked.
"Yeah. No wonder you got invited; Mr. Goodshow just likes you, but you actually have no battling skills. Same with your girlfriend too." he remarked arrogantly. Ash stopped in his tracks. He shook lightly as he stared at Gary with an angry smirk.
"If I'm so bad, then prove to me that you're better. After all, you do descend from the great Professor Oak, right?" Ash countered as he growled angrily. The 4 made their way over to the training room as they took their respective sides.
"We'll win. Easy." Gary remarked as Misty nodded along. Ash looked at Serena then back at the two.
"Yeah, sure. Go, Pikachu!" Ash shouted.
"Delphox, I need your assistance!" Serena yelled. On Ash's and Serena's side, the two aces of said trainers were sent out. Gary gulped as his hand started shaking on his Pokéball belt. He could feel the sheer heat and electricity in the air all the way on his side. Misty was also worried.
"Umbreon, destroy them!" Gary shouted.
"Starmie, time to battle!" Misty yelled. The Umbreon appeared and it stepped back a couple steps. Pikachu was much stronger than it used to be. Starmie literally shook in its place as Delphox glared at it with menacing eyes.
"Pikachu, Discharge!"
"Delphox, Heat Wave!" Pikachu raised its right arm as a stream of electricity appeared from it and jumped from point to point in the battlefield. Delphox quickly sent a very hot wave that combined with the Discharge. The combo attack successfully hit the other Pokémon on the other side.
"Umbreon, get up and use Dark Pulse, max power!"
"Starmie, shake that off and use Hydro Pump!" The Pokémon barely got back up and shot their respective attacks.
"Pikachu, dodge that Dark Pulse and use Quick Attack!"
"Delphox, evaporate the Hydro Pump and finish this with Flamethrower!" Pikachu, with its nimble body, easily dodged the slow Dark Pulse and smashed into Umbreon's side, directly hitting the most vulnerable part. Delphox's Flamethrower was hot enough to immediately turn the Hydro Pump into gas and the torrent of flames hit its target. Smoke covered the battlefield as Gary and Misty's side revealed two fallen Pokémon, groaning in pain.
"Looks like we win." Ash announced as he held his arm out for Pikachu to climb on. Misty and Gary shot glares at Ash and Serena as they walked towards the Villa. As the professor and Gym Leader returned their Pokémon, Gary had a worried look on his face.
"I can't believe he's back… and we didn't tell him." he said sadly. Misty nodded glumly.
"Yeah. We played our parts too hard and couldn't get an opening to tell him the truth. I miss being friends with Ash… but that damn Trip!" Misty growled as she balled her hands into fists. Gary put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"Look… we can tell him tomorrow. After his battle." Gary suggested. Misty looked at him with a sad smile as the two headed off into their rooms. Meanwhile, Ash and Serena were still going towards the Villa.
"Wonder what the Villa is like." Ash said out loud as he held Serena's hand. She shrugged.
"I hope they have a good restaurant and some training facilities like the PokéCenter." she hoped. Ash grinned.
"Yep! We'll need to sharpen our skills anyways. Not that we won't need to. I don't think there are many trainers that have trained as much and as hard as we have, right?" he guessed as he let go of her hand and ran his fingers through his Pokéball belt. She nodded.
"Exactly. But, we do need our rest every now and then. I wanna make some friends, too." she nodded. Ash agreed. Friends would be nice. It was hard to live all alone with each other for 6 years straight on such a harsh place. If he could just talk to another friendly stranger, it's all he could ask for.
"True. I think they'll-" Ash was interrupted as he heard rustling behind them. Pikachu immediately jumped down and sparked his cheeks as Serena brought her Delphox out. The rustling intensified until a body fell out of the bushes. Pikachu immediately dropped his electricity and Ash rushed over. Flipping the body over, he winced. The body turned out to be a child, a boy in fact. He had scratches all over him and bruises forming on his forehead. In his hand was a Pokéball. The boy coughed and looked at the two strangers looming over him.
"P-P-Please… h-help me…!" he stuttered as he coughed violently. Ash immediately carried the boy as Pikachu was on his shoulder.
"Come on, Serena! We need to rush this boy quick!" Ash urged as Serena followed him. After two minutes of extremely tiring running, they made their way to the Villa. There, Ash was greeted with a smiling Nurse Joy.
"Hello, and welcome- Oh my god!" she gasped. Ash panted as he tried to utter the words out.
"Please… help… him… out…" he panted tiredly. Nurse Joy quickly lifted the boy out of Ash's hands as she placed him on a gurney. After nodding to Ash, Joy quickly rushed the boy to a room, where she started to clean his wounds up and did her medical stuff. Ash and Serena sat on a nearby chair and waited.
"It's a good thing we were there, huh?" Serena said as she looked at Ash.
"Yeah… I just hope he's okay." he hoped sadly as the two remained sitting there for several hours. After waiting for so long, there was a ding and someone on the announcement asked for Ash. He bolted up and ran towards the counter, with Serena close by him.
"What's wrong with him, Nurse? Is he okay? Is Solosis okay?" Ash hammered the nurse with a barrage of questions as she cleared his throat.
"Nothing seems to be wrong with him. I completed the things I had to do to him and he has been resting, He finally woke up and asked for the people who saved him. As for Solosis, it was fainted from a bad battle. You guys can find him at Room 101A." she explained. Ash nodded his thanks and walked over to the hallway of rooms. He opened the first one that was labeled as 101A. He glanced at the boy who was currently sitting on a bed with Solosis floating beside him.
"Are you the ones who saved me?" he asked in a childish voice. Ash and Serena nodded as they pulled up their chairs.
"Yes. What exactly happened to you?" Ash asked worriedly. The boy seemed to look down in sadness as Ash asked the question. "It's fine if you can't tell me." he assured. The boy shook his head.
"Sorry… it's just that it's a bad memory. Anyways, I was just walking in the forest, exploring it with Sally here." he explained, gesturing over to Solosis. "When we were suddenly hit by a couple Dark Pulse attacks. I wasn't hurt badly, but Solosis was. I tried to protect Sally as some men came up to me, claiming they were from Team Rocket. I didn't want to do anything with them so I ran and ran. I don't even know how long… Then I saw you guys." he explained sadly as he resumed to looking around.
"I see… Why was Team Rocket after your Solosis?" Serena asked.
"Because Sally here is a shiny, if you haven't noticed its alternate coloring." He motioned towards Solosis, who was in fact, blue instead of green. Ash nodded.
"Well, where can you go?" he questioned. The boy shook his head.
"I have nowhere to go. I recently found out that I was an orphan, and I ran away. I don't want to be holed up inside an orphanage and be looked down by other kids." he admitted. Ash widened his eyes. "To be honest…" he started as he looked at Ash with a pleading look. "I wanted to stay with you nice people…" he admitted once more. Ash looked at Serena.
"Ash… I think we should let him. I mean, he doens't have anyone to go to… and we can take care of him. We're strong enough to protect him and Sally." she explained. Ash looked back at the boy, who had bigger pleading eyes.
"Yeah… You seem like a really nice kid who loves his Pokémon. I-No, WE'D love to take care of you." he accepted as the boy lit up instantly. He hugged Ash tightly as the boy felt tears running down his face.
"Thank you… thank you sir!" He happily said as Ash reciprocated the hug.
"Now… we don't know one thing from you though." he started as the boy let go of him and tilted his head questioningly. "What's your name?" he asked.
"My name is Daniel. I don't know my last name though…" he reported sadly. Ash stood up and ruffled his hair.
"Don't worry, Daniel. We'll stay with you here through the night until you can get better tomorrow, okay?" he promised as Daniel lit up. Suddenly, sleep took over the small boy as he fell on the bed, snoring lightly with a small grin on his face.
"We did the right thing. Now, we should get some rest." Ash yawned tiredly as he sat back in his chair and pulled his cap over his face. Serena slightly smiled as she took the seat next to him and rested her head on his shoulder, the couple drifting off to sleep with Pikachu sleeping on Ash's lap.
Betrayal really does hurt.
If you see them, rage builds up.
But something good can come out of it.
Like Daniel.
But my feelings will never go away.
Everytime I see them…
I can only harbor anger for them.
I'll only be able to fight them.
FIN
So, how'd you like that chapter? I decided to have the Daniel kid be there just because I think this chapter needed some spicing up. Anyways, some news about my upcoming story. It's basically an adaptation of FR/LG, where I follow the gaming plot. Look forward to that, because I'm going to post the story after I update this story. Anyways, good-bye, and look forward to the next chapter, which will be out by tomorrow, or Wednesday!
Chapter 4: Meeting and Admitting