Hello, my fellow readers and writers! Human Soul is back with more of "Ash Ketchum, the Betrayed Master of Pokémon"! First I wanted to say that this chapter is the shortest so far, so sorry if you were waiting for a longer chapter, the thing is, this chapter cannot be helped, but I tried to make it the better way possible, so thanks to my dad, who helped me with some ideas, thanks to everyone who favorited and is following this story
Key:
"hello" = talking
"hello" = thinking
"hello" = pokémon speech
"hello" = pokémon thinking
"hello" = dark voice
Be warmed that the key may change throughout the story or for specific chapters, so I highly recommend to read the key of every chapter
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon, be it manga, anime or game
Now enjoy the chapter
Ash, the Betrayed Master of Pokémon
3º Chapter: The search Begins
Iris and Pikachu are running to Ash's house, they needed to pick up Ash's backpack to give it back to him when they find him, after that they will go to Viridian City to heal Iris' Pokémon while searching for Ash in the way to the Pokémon Center
That is their plan, at least for now
After a few minutes of running, they finally spot the Ketchum's residence, which was in a mess: the door was in pieces that were scattered inside the house, the furniture was in the same state
But what really caught their attention was Ash's backpack, still intact, in the middle of the living room, being help by no other then
Delia Ketchum, Ash's mother. And she looked like she is having a panic attack
"We need to calm her down first" Thought Iris slowing down so she wouldn't scare the woman even more. She stopped at the door, well what was left of it, and called her out
"Mrs. Ketchum?" Said person looked at the door's direction when her name was mentioned
"Iris? Pikachu? Where is Ash? What happened to my home?" Delia keep asking question after question, desperate to know what has passed while she was out
Iris and Pikachu flinched at the question, they really don't have time to answer them all, but they do have time to tell her what happened to Ash, at least as far as they know it. She deserves to know and it may be the only thing that can keep her from breaking inside
"Mrs. Ketchum, we don't have much time, so please, listen closely" She said in a serious tone that made Delia even more scared, but she stayed quiet, the need to know the news about her son keep prevented her from interrupting maybe the only news that can tell something about her son and explain the currently state of her house
"Ash was betrayed by his friends" She said simply, making Delia gasp "And they tried to take his pokemon from him! We ran away but somehow they found us, and…" Iris started to cry, how can she tell to Delia that she doesn't know where is Ash? "Ash is missing…"
Iris closed her eyes, trying to hold her tears and to not look to Delia, because now she will be hated by her crush's mother, she won't be able to bear it "Please, don't think that I am one of the traitors… They took my Pokémon, and… and they threatened to kill them if I didn't cooperate! I'm sorry!" Iris screamed the last words, she just want to be forgiven, but Delia's silence is only freaking her out
Finally, the only other know Ketchum decided to respond
"You are sorry for what?" She simply asked, surprising Iris with such an answer
"What… do you mean by that?"
"You said you were forced, right? So there is nothing for you to be sorry…" She answered, but still had one question "Tell me: who betrayed my son? I need to know the names of all the bastards that are trying to take my son away from me!" She demanded, furious about the situation, furious that she wasn't there when her son needed her the most! What kind of mother is she?!
If only she had been more watchfull...
Flashback
Delia was preparing the house to her son and his friends, they were planning a surprise for Ash
She was anxious to see him in person after another long journey to a far away region
She can't express how proud she is of her son. He is the pride of Pallet Town!
But her thoughts were interrupted by Prof. Oak calling her name. She went to the door and opened to see her long time friend
"Hello, Samuel. What can I do for you?"
"Hello to you to Delia. And sorry but I need to ask you a favor" He said a little embarrassed, or that was what it looked like
"Just say it" She responded politely
"I need you to go to route one with Mr. Minnie to pick up some herbs to a present I am making to Ash, it is a new type of potion, more potent and easy do produce" He said, sounding like he really forgot about the herbs
"Why, of course! I'm sure he will like it! Hold on a second that we are leaving!" She said while calling her Pokémon, but what she failed to see was the sinister smile in the face of the professor
Flashback ends
Last thing she remember is that when she and her Pokémon were harvesting the herbs some kind of dust left them unconscious
She still doesn't matter now, since she doesn't know what really happened there, so that can wait, now she only want and need to know about her son
"Mrs. Ketchum, everyone that came here betrayed him, even Samuel Oak!" Iris told her, making Delia's eyes widened and her to gasp
"Prof. Oak betrayed my son?"
"But there is no time to tell you everything! We need to get out of this town before they come after us! We will call you as soon as we get to Viridian City, but I need Ash's backpack, to give it to him when we find him, okay?" Iris explained, which Delia just nodded then gave her the bag
"Call me if you find anything, understand?"
"I wasn't planning to do it any other way" Iris responded with determination before leaving, but Pikachu suddenly jumped from her shoulder and started running towards the stairs, Iris and Delia after the electric Pokémon, which entered Ash's room
"Pikachu! We don't have time for whatever you want to do!" Iris said just before the two get inside the room "Now let's get ou-" Iris stopped in her tracks when she saw that Pikachu was pointing its paws to under the bed, such action confused the girls
"Iris, I think Pikachu wants us to pick something from under the bed" Delia guessed, which was proved right by a nod from Pikachu
"Okay, let me see what is it…" Said Iris while she crouched and took a look to where Pikachu was pointing. She spotted a box, it was the only thing there, so she picked it up
"Is it what you wanted?" She asked the rodent, which responded with a 'Pika', basically a 'yes'
"Good, but let's see what is inside later" She said while putting the box inside Ash's bag "So if it is everything, goodbye, Mrs. Ketchum" Iris said, before bowing to Delia and then she started running, with Pikachu in her left shoulder, to Viridian City's Pokemon Center, but not without checking out the top of the waterfall… or what was left of it, they saw the destruction that the battle between Ash and the betrayers left
And it only made them more nervous and worried for him
Seeing that there is not much they can do, they decided to try to send Ash a message
"Ash! I don't know if you can hear! But I will try anyway!" She paused to clean her tears that are starting to build in her eyes
"We are heading to Viridian City to heal my Pokémon and to ensure the safety of yours! If you can hear me, meet me there! We will stay the night in the Pokémon Center!" She said and Pikachu finished with a Thunderbolt to the sky, its signal to Ash and his pokémon
After that, Iris and Pikachu, started their journey to reunite with Ash
They just weren't expecting that the message to be heard by just the person that they were looking for...
Inside a cave near the river of the waterfall
Darkness is the only thing that can be seen there, but looking closely, a shape of a being can be spotted, it looks like a jackal…
It is a Lucario… and it is holding something… a cap...
A Kalos' League cap!
This Lucario heard Iris message and is ready to go to Viridian City to meet her
It was the only thing the Lucario was thinking
"Don't worry guys, I'm coming…"
And end, for now…
Anyway, like I said before, this is the shortest chapter of my story so far, but I hope that you all liked it and that you could understand that this chapter's objective was to reveal the plan of Iris and Pikachu to find Ash and to reveal another thing too!
A new mystery!
I don't know if you guys noticed it, but… Delia wasn't at her house when Ash was betrayed! I know that this chapter make it oblivious, but I still feel the need to show this to whoever didn't find that out. And I was kind enough to give you all some clues, so let's see who is the Sherlock that will solve the mystery of my story?
See ya all in the next chapter of
Ash, the Betrayed Master of Pokémon
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