This is the eightieth chapter in the Pokemon Heroes story. The secret behind Brendan's hair will be unveiled throughout this whole season, and the special qualities it holds. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of the songs

(Opening song)

He didn't know what was scarier that day. The dojo that was burning to the ground, or the man that was dying on the ground. He was crying. His mother was unconscious, and he was now left alone. He was scared. He was heartbroken, and he was hurt. He looked to his side, and saw a muscular, huge man just standing off to the side, doing absolutely nothing. He looked at the man by the fallen man. He was just standing over him. Blood started to spread across the ground where the fallen man was. His eyes were blank and near death. More tears fell to the ground. He looked at the standing man, and trembled looking at his crooked, creepy and freaky smile. He slowly stood up. He wobbled back and forth, and finally straightened himself up. He looked angrily at the man. He started running towards them. He kept running, not caring for the scary smile the man was giving. He looked at the fallen man, and more tears kept on falling down.

"DAD!" yelled the boy.

Brendan woke up suddenly. He sat up slowly, and looked around and saw his friends, Ash, May, Dawn, and Drew still sleeping. He looked at Dawn, his girlfriend, by him. She was facing him. He pulled back a strand of hair beside her face, and then smiled a little. He then looked up at the night sky. He sighed, and then fell back into his sleeping bag.

The Boy with White Hair

The next morning came so quickly. Brendan didn't really have enough time to sleep after that dream he just had. He woke up later than the others, to the point when they were already making breakfast when he woke, well not perfectly.

"You're supposed to stir it, not poke that thing over and over again in there!" yelled Dawn.

"What the hell will stirring do?" asked Ash. May was looking into Brendan's bag, looking at the different ingredients he had in there. Drew was still sleeping.

"What do people call this thingy?" asked May as she pulled out a huge spoon from there. The Pokemon were just off to the side, contempt since they already had Pokemon food by them.

"At least they did that right," thought Brendan. He then sat up and yawned. He scratched his head, and then May noticed Brendan was awake.

"Brendan's awake!" exclaimed May, and she immediately just threw Brendan's bag at Ash, knocking him away from the food. She then looked at Brendan.

"Finally you're awake," said Dawn, "You never sleep that long. You must be glad I let you sleep while we fixed up breakfast."

"And how did that go?" asked Brendan. Suddenly, the lid flew off the stew container, slamming into a fallen Ash's head. Brendan went by the stew, and then took the spoon inside it.

"Let me take a look at this thing," said Brendan. He then took a teaspoon of it and drank it. He tasted it, and then suddenly spat it all out. He coughed violently, and then looked at the three kids.

"Why does that taste like dirt?" asked Brendan.

"Isn't that what you're supposed to put in it?" asked Dawn.

"Hell no!" yelled Brendan.

"Then how does it get that kind of color?" asked Ash. Brendan threw the spoon at Ash.

Because of the putrid taste of the "dirt stew", they decided to just eat some berries for breakfast instead. Dawn and May took the job to get the berries, while Ash and Brendan had the job to find a way to throw away the stew. Drew was still sleeping for some reason. May and Dawn walked through the forest with a bucket full of berries in it. May was picking them while Dawn was carrying. As May put her hand into a tree, she searched for the berries. She found one, and pulled it out. When she did, it was round and spiky on its sides. She brought it over to Dawn.

"I found this one," said May, "Does this taste good?" Dawn took it, and then looked at it.

"This is a very rare berry, May," said Dawn, "This type of berry is used to dye stuff."

"Then we can use it to dye stuff," said May, "Let's make Brendan color stuff for us."

"Alright," said Dawn as she put it into the bucket, "Let's keep looking for more."

Ash and Brendan looked at the poisoned stew. They both had their fingers on their chins.

"So what are we gonna do with it?" asked Ash, "Throw it into the river?"

"Are you high or something?" asked Brendan, "Do you want all the Pokemon in there to die?"

"It depends on what Pokemon is in there," said Ash, "Will there be Magikarp?" Dawn and May then walked into the area as well.

"Hey guys," said Dawn, "What are we talking about?"

"This retard wants to kill Pokemon," said Brendan. Dawn then dropped the bucket by the boys. They looked inside and saw all the berries. Ash pulled one out and started to eat it. Brendan then pulled out one, and he pulled out the spiky berry May found. He was about to take a bite from it, but was stopped when May suddenly took the berry from his hand.

"Don't eat this," said May, "It's very special. Dawn says it can dye clothing and stuff. I can make my own type of clothing if I find more of these."

"They take a while to spoil, so we can keep it for a long time," said Dawn, "It looks purple, so it should color stuff purple." May looked at it, then at Brendan, and then looked at it again. She then looked at Brendan again.

"Did you use a white one to color your hair white?" asked May. Brendan took a bite of another berry, but then stopped. He didn't say anything or do anything, and then he chewed on the berry in his mouth. He then swallowed it. He then looked at May.

"No," said Brendan, and he continued to eat the berry.

"You were born with it then?" asked May. Brendan shook his head, and then took another bite of the berry. Ash stopped eating his berry, and now he also was interested on the topic.

"Then how did it turn white?" asked Ash, "I never heard of anybody having normal hair color, and then it just changes into white for no reason."

"It just did," said Brendan.

"Then are you lying to us and you're really eighty-years old?" asked May. Brendan finished his berry, took another one, and then ruffled May's head.

"It just did," said Brendan as he stood up, "Come on guys. Let's get some training done." He then walked away. Aggron, Pelipper, Nuzleaf, Mudkip, and Poochyena followed him. When he left, Dawn sighed.

"I never thought that type of topic would ever be brought up again," said Dawn. May and Ash looked at her.

"You mean this was mentioned to him before?" asked Ash, "When?"

"When we were little in Twinleaf Town," said Dawn, "I met Brendan in the Pokemon School there. I also wondered why he had white hair. He was one of those popular guys at school, and I never paid attention to him back then. His hair used to be brown and smooth, but one day, he came into school with white, spiky hair. We never knew why he did it, but he just did. He gave us the same answers he gave to you. The worst part was that he was always depressed. He started to drift away from his friends. Everytime it was brought up, he just got sadder. We then just decided to give up and not mention it anymore."

"So even you, his girlfriend, don't know either?" asked Ash. Dawn's eye twitched.

"'No," said Dawn, "It's not like I care or anything. I just don't bring it up because I didn't like seeing him sad like that."

"He seemed pretty calm when we talked to him about it," said May.

"He must've gotten over it," said Dawn, "This is years after that all happened. But I was one of the only people who he ever told why he was all depressed like that. Actually, I guess the only person. The others found out by themselves."

"Why was he sad?" asked May.

"Well, his..." said Dawn, but then Ash interrupted her when he suddenly stood up. Pikachu jumped down by Dawn.

"Then I'll go and find out that shit," said Ash, "Me and that guy are fucking bros. Why wouldn't he tell his bro anything?" Ash then walked into the forest. May looked at Dawn. Dawn face-palmed.

"Go ahead," said Dawn. May smiled and ran after Ash.

"Aggron, you'll be facing off against Poochyena," said Brendan. Aggron cracked its knuckles in confidence, as Poochyena cowered by Brendan's feet. Brendan bent down to pet it.

"Don't worry," said Brendan, "You're going to have to face off against a gigantic Pokemon one day, right?" Poochyena slowly nodded, and then walked in front of Aggron. Brendan signaled for their fight to begin. Poochyena did the first move when it shot a shadow ball at Aggron, knocking it away from it. Aggron immediately jumped and ran towards Poochyena and used headbutt, but it got out of the way before it hit. As Brendan looked on, Ash ran towards him from a hilltop.

"Yo, Brendan!" yelled Ash, and Brendan heard and looked towards him, "Wanna tell a bro something about you?"

"What?" asked Brendan. Suddenly, while he was going down the hill, Ash tripped on a rock, sending him flying down it. When he landed at the bottom, he used his hands to launch himself off the ground, and into the air to land. Sucks to be him, because he was landing in-between the showdown between Aggron and Poochyena. Poochyena used shadow ball and Aggron used hyper beam at each other, and Ash got caught in the middle of it. He exploded, and he was launched into the air and flew away. Brendan watched him go.

"See ya," said Brendan.

"Where did Ash go?" asked May, who was suddenly behind Brendan. Brendan jumped away and looked behind him and saw her. He sighed.

"'Why are you here?" asked Brendan. May then took his hand, and sat him down on a log nearby. She then took a bucket and went by the river, took some water, and came back.

"What's this for?" asked Brendan. May then showered the water all over Brendan. She then took some lotion from her fanny pack and put some on his hair, and then started to rub it.

"What the hell are you doing?" asked Brendan.

"Cleaning your hair," replied May.

"Why?" asked Brendan.

"Because I wanted to."

"Aren't you supposed to be bothering Ash right now?"

"At least he enjoys it when I bother him."

"Yeah, he enjoys it a lot," said Brendan sarcastically. May then started rubbing his hair harder, hurting Brendan. She just got rougher and rougher. She was noticing that his hair just shot back up everytime she pushed it down.

"What the hell is his hair even made out of?" asked May. When she got too frustrated, she then started punching his head. Brendan grabbed both her arms before she did another.

"Okay, I think that's enough for today," said Brendan, "You're fired." May huffed and stood up.

"Fine, but this is a really good lotion!" said May, and she walked away. Brendan then sighed and started to pull his shirt off.

May walked towards where Dawn was. When she got there, she saw Ash getting nursed by Dawn. May looked towards Drew, and still saw the lazy green-haired basterd sleeping. Dawn turned towards the disappointed May, and then smiled.

"Any luck?" asked Dawn.

"Nope," said May, "I tried to make him relax and tell me, but that didn't work. His hair is impossible to keep down."

"Yeah, now that I think about it, I've never seen his hair down," said Dawn, "He must be using some type of lotion." May nodded, and then she looked at Ash.

"How did he get here?" asked May.

"He just crashed down by here," said Dawn, "It was so loud, I'm beginning to wonder why Drew didn't wake up." Suddenly, Ash stood up, and wobbled around.

"I-I'm going back for him," said Ash groggily.

"Why can't you just give up already?" asked Dawn, "Just leave him alone."

"I can't," said Ash as he looked at Dawn, "I have to know why he was so depressed and sad. I have to make sure it never happens again." Dawn was shocked to hear those words come out of Ash's mouth. She slowly smiled.

"Also, I want to use this information to blackmail him later," said Ash.

"Fuck it, Ash!" yelled Dawn as she threw a rock at his head. Ash rubbed the back of his head, and then started walking away again.

"Let's go, May," said Ash.

"Aye," said May, and she ran after Ash. Dawn sighed.

"Hehehe," giggled Drew in his sleep, "Boobs."

"Shut up, Drew!" yelled Dawn.

Brendan sat down on a rock with only his swimming shorts on. He was petting his injured Aggron who was lying down by him. It watched as his Poochyena hopped around in joy. He was watching his other Pokemon, Nuzleaf, Pelipper, and Mudkip have a three-way battle. Aggron groaned.

"Don't worry," said Brendan, "You'll win next time."

"Hey," said Ash, who was sitting down with May by Brendan. Once again, Brendan was shocked by their sudden appearance.

"Um, hey," said Brendan, "What..."

"Want a cookie?" asked May,

"Um, sure," said Brendan.

"Well, we don't have any," said Ash.

"What is wrong with you guys today?" asked Brendan.

"Okay, quit the act," said Ash, "You're telling us why your hair is white now." Brendan blinked a few times, and then chuckled.

"Oh, so that's what this is about," said Brendan under his breath, and then he looked back at the two, "Listen, I know you really want to know, but it's nothing to get curious about. It's just white. That's all."

"We're not three, Brendan," said May, "We know you're lying to us. People's hair can't just turn white."

"Mine did," said Brendan.

"Fine, I'll just..." said Ash, before Brendan's shiny Pelipper used hydro pump on Nuzleaf and Mudkip and launched them past the kids towards a rock, where they slammed on and fell to the ground. Pelipper continued using hydro pump, and it aimed it at Ash and May, making them get soaked. Brendan stood up and clapped.

"Nice one, Pelipper!" congratulated Brendan. As he walked towards Pelipper to give it a high five, Ash and May just sighed in defeat.

After Ash and May dried themselves off from the water, they walked back to Dawn and Pikachu in defeat, who was just looking up at the sky. They came and sat by her. Dawn looked at them.

"Done yet?" asked Dawn. Ash and May slowly nodded.

"He's too tough," said May.

"I don't think he really wants to tell anybody," said Dawn.

"Why?" asked Ash, "It's been forever since it happened. Why is he still upset about one embarrassing thing?"

"Well, it's not really embarrassing," said Dawn, "It's more sad."

"Sad?" asked May, "Sad about what?"

"Well, like I said before I was the only person Brendan told this to before everyone else found out," said Dawn, "I think the reason his hair turned white was because maybe he did something to make it like that. But if I piece the puzzle together, I think the reason he made it white is because it was a tribute. It must've been a tribute to his dad. Brendan's dad...died." Time then stopped for the two kids. Their jaws dropped. They had no idea what to say.

"His dad just died one day, and he came to school with white hair after that," said Dawn, "I'm thinking it was a tribute because his father always had white hair, just like Brendan's. I always felt bad for him for that though." Ash and May slowly faced each other. Suddenly, Drew then sat up from his sleeping bag and yawned.

"Good morning," said Drew in a sing-song way.

"Oh shut up!" yelled Dawn, "It's already noon!" Ash and May then suddenly stood up, and then ran off. Dawn heard them both muttering shit multiple times under their breath. She giggled and cuddled Pikachu.

"I'm glad Brendan found those types of friends," said Dawn.

Brendan watched as the last two competitors, Poochyena and Pelipper were brawling to win the title of strongest Pokemon, according to them. Brendan was just comforting the other defeated Pokemon.

"Maybe next time, alright?" comforted Brendan. He then heard Ash and May running towards him. He sighed and looked at them. What he saw was different from what he expected. He saw Ash and May bowing to him.

"We're sorry!" apologized May.

"I'm sorry!" apologized Ash as well as they started to bow over and over again in front of a confused Brendan. He looked around, and then back at the two.

"Um, okay," said Brendan.

"We didn't mean to bring old memories back," said Ash.

"We promise not to bother you about your hair ever again," said May. Brendan chuckled.

"Old memories?" said Brendan. He then placed his finger on his chin. He tried to remember anything Ash and May said, but he just didn't get it. He waved his hands in front of him.

"It's okay, guys," said Brendan, "It's nothing to apologize for."

"Is your hair some type of tribute to someone?" asked May. Brendan though for a second, and then he smiled. He then touched the top of his head.

"Well, if you put it that way," said Brendan, "When I said it was because it just changed, and I wasn't joking. Technically, someone made it change. Someone who was very important to me." May smiled. Ash crossed his arms and looked away.

"Damn," thought Ash, "Now I can't use any of this shit for blackmail." Suddenly, Pelipper crashed into the rock by Brendan. It fell to the ground. They slowly turned towards Poochyena, who was hopping up and down in happiness.

"Holy shit," muttered Brendan. As they looked at Poochyena, a fly flew by May, but she just swatted it away. It went over her head and looked down. It wasn't just an ordinary fly. It had a camera built-in to its eyes.

Giovanni stared at the huge screen in front of him (A/N: Kanto clothes). He was the leader of Team Rocket, an organization made to steal Pokemon and sell them away for money. He stared sternly at the screen. He looked at the princess, the one who had almost killed him with her powers, her powers of Ho-Oh itself, since she was the daughter of the Pokemon. If it wasn't because of his robotic body, he could've died. Because of this, actions of Team Rocket had to be postponed, but now he was completely healed up, and he wanted revenge. He didn't just want to capture and extract her powers anymore. Now, he wanted to kill her, but everytime he tried, Ash and his friends always foiled his plans. The doors to his office opened up, and Jesse, James, and Meowth came in (A/N: Unova clothes). They stood straight in front of Giovanni. Giovanni was the father of Jesse and James.

"Father," said James, "You called us."

"Yes," said Giovanni as he looked at the three and away from the screen, "I have a request for you."

"What is it, boss?" asked Meowth.

"I need you to call for some bounty hunters," said Giovanni, "But not the low ones. I want the best ones we have. I want those two." The three then started to shiver.

"Those two?" asked Jesse, "Aren't they a little too freaky?"

"I don't care," said Giovanni, "I haven't spoken to them in a while. Call for them. I have a very challenging mission for them. Also tell them that this time, the reward will be grand."

Two men walked out of a cave. One was shorter than the other. The shorter one had long, spiky white hair that fell to his mid-back. He had on a gray jumpsuit with long sleeves. His skin was colored, with white and light blue lines going through it. His eyes were all yellow. He had on a large smirk. The other one, much larger and muscular, was right behind him, with white spiky hair that wasn't long yet very spiky and pointed in all directions. He had on a long gray poncho that spread throughout his body. His skin was also like the other one, and his eyes were also yellow. He had on a huge metal thing in front of his mouth, covering it. He had on gray gloves. He was carrying a man over his shoulder. The man was just a bald monk. The shorter one then started to laugh maniacally.

"That was a dumb idea," said the shorter one, "Running into a fucking cave. I specialize in that type of shit." The taller one didn't respond.

"Too bad I killed him," said the shorter one, "I would love watching him squirm. At least we had to bring him dead or alive, right?" The man still didn't respond. The shorter one then stretched.

"You're no fun sometimes," said the shorter one. Suddenly the taller one stopped and pulled out a small circle. He clicked a button, and the circle released a hologram with a message of it. He read over it, and then looked back at the shorter one.

"It's from Team Rocket," said larger one, and the shorter one stopped and looked back at him.

"Team Rocket?" asked the shorter one, "Haven't heard from them in a long time. What do they want?"

"They have a special mission for us," said the larger one as he read over it, "The mission involves killing a princess and an...Aura Guardian." He stopped.

"Aura Guardian?" asked the shorter one, "I haven't seen one of them in a while. Does that mean Sir Aaron's still alive?" The larger one put the hologram in his pocket, and started to walk forward.

"He was supposed to be the last one," said the larger one, "Unless that asshole had a kid." The shorter one could swear he saw the man smirk under the metal thing.

"Let's go, Lee!" said the larger one, "We're taking the mission." He then walked ahead. Lee didn't say anything at first, but then he smirked as well.

"Hell yeah, Riku!" exclaimed Lee as he followed.

(Ending song)

Next Time on Pokemon Heroes:Ash and his friends are going up Dragonbreath Mountain, and they encounter a lot of dragon-type Pokemon there and find the Dragon's Village for Dragon-Type Pokemon. But after causing a disturbance in the city, Ash and his friends now have to think about escaping before they get killed, all while dealing with a drunk May. Will they escape Dragon's Village, and what stupid thing did May do this time? Next Time: Escape from Dragon's Village.

That was that chapter. The new threat in this season has just been unveiled, and they will not be an easy group of bounty hunters to defeat. This is not it about finding out about Brendan's past, and the Bounty Hunters have something to do with it. Next week, two new chapters will be posted. See you next week!

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