Aura's Yami Chapter 3: The Bombing

It was beginning to darken as Ash, Selia, Brock, and Dawn went outside of the Pokémon Center. After finally deciding that they would go to Kanto to learn more about Ash's ability, they were going to find the quickest way to get there. "It would help a lot if we knew where we were going" said Brock. "I already told you Brock, the man we are going to go see lives near Cerulean city." said Selia.
"Now that I think about it, Misty lives in Cerulean city too. Maybe we can go see her, right Pikachu?" said Ash.
"Pika Pika" (Whatever you want).
"Isn't that the same Misty who followed you around for a bike? Why would you want to see her?" if Ash didn't know any better, he would have noted that Dawn sounded a little
bit jealous. But he didn't.
"Cause, she's a really good friend of mine!"
"It must be nice to have a good friend, especially if she is a girl, right Brock?"
"I feel the same way about you!"
"Okay...so Ash, how long have you and Misty been best friends?"
"Well..." But before Ash could answer, he felt a sudden feeling in his body, as though he was sensing something.
"Ash, what's wrong?" asked Dawn.
"Pikapika"? (Are you ok Ash?)
"Did you sense something Ash?" asked Selia with a concerned voice.
"I felt ... as if something bad was going to happen now". Then, Ash looked up to the sky and saw that huge flocks of bird pokemon were coming this way.
"Whoa, look at all the Pokémon in the sky!" said Dawn.
"It's almost as if they were running away from something."
No, you're wrong Brock. They came here for a purpose. If you look closely, you can see what I mean."
As the birds were coming closer, a logo on their backs was getting more and mote visible: a red R clearly etched on their backs, sides, and underneath them, were carrying what appeared to look like small black boxes.
"That's Team Rocket's logo! What do they want?" said Ash
"Look closely Ash" said Selia.
Everyone turned to look at the birds and realized in horror what they were carrying: bombs.
"They're gonna bomb us!" cried Dawn.
"Quickly everyone, into the forest!"
"What about the Pokémon center?"
"Don't worry Brock, they can handle any kind of bomb made, but we can't hold off those Pokémon without detonating those bombs!"
"Selia's right guys! We have to go!" said Ash.
"Right Ash"

"Jessie, Meowth, come quickly!"
"What is it now James?"
"Yea, I'm trying ta get a catnap!"
"It's a message from the boss! He wants us to go to the secret base
near Cerulean immediately!"
"What?"
"I knew it! He did see our video! We're gonna get fired!" yelled Jessie.
"Or worse" Jessie and James turned to Meowth, who looked very solemn all of s sudden.
"What could be worse than getting fired from team rocket Meowth?"
"Well, he could have us killed."
Team Rocket quieted down. They knew that they were in a tight spot and could not get out of it as easily as being blasted off. However, they were ready to blast off at any time if it meant that they could escape from all of this.
"Either way, we should still go and see him. It'll be worse for is if we run away..." said James.
" Yeah..."

It had been a while since Ash and his friends lost sight of the Pokémon army. Still, they did not let their guard down for a single second, because if the Pokémon army could get lost in the forest, so could they. For now, they were resting for a bit under a tree.
"Selia, where exactly are we going?" asked Dawn.
"We're going to my boat and get away from here as far as possible."
"You have a boat? All this time, and you tell us now!" yelled Brock.
"Sorry, but I've been a little busy running for my life at the moment!"
"Selia now is not the time for that! Now tell us where the boat is!"
But before Selia could answer, a sudden explosion was heard and dust surrounded them. They were all blinded and could barely see each other. As soon as the dust settled a little, Brock got closer to Selia."They must have dropped the bombs to try to find out where we are" said Brock
"They definitely want something from us Brock! Where are the others?"
"Selia! Brock! Where are you guys?"
It was Dawn, who could not see because of the dust. Next to her was Pikachu, who trying to guide her. Brock brought the both of them closer to tree, and then noticed something. "Dawn, where's Ash?"

"Guys, where are you?" Ash was calling out to his friends, and could not see very clearly because of all of the dust. When the dust scattered, Ash had made the mistake of wandering around to try to find his friends, and was soon separated from them. Now, he could not tell where he was. "Dammit you guys, say something!" He then felt the same sensation as before, when it alerted him to the flock of Pokémon. "That feeling again is it trying to tell me something?" he thought.
"Go left…"
He turned around, hoping to try and see someone, but could barely see the trees, let alone a person. "Hello? Is there somebody out there?"
"Turn left...your friends will be there...turn left now…"
The voice sounded distant and faint, and was beginning to scare Ash a little. He then made out a figure that seemed to belong to a teenage boy about his age. But when he tried to get a closer look, the figure then yelled out
"Run! They are coming for you!"
Before he could ask him what exactly, the figure started to run left. Ash then followed him, hoping to get more information. Behind him, a Fearow was pursuing him. Ash tried to keep up with the boy and dodge the Fearow at the same time, but the more he turned, the more Ash lost sight of the boy. Then, Ash lost not only the Pokémon, but the boy as well.
"Hey! Where are you?" he called out, but heard no one. Realizing he might give out his location easily by shouting, he kept quiet and hid in a nearby bush. The Fearow passed right over him, and while Ash waited for the coast to clear, he kept hoping that his friends were all right. Then, he felt a pull and somebody grabbed him from behind. He tried to struggle away from the person, but stopped when he heard a familiar voice.
"Pikapi!" It was Pikachu, and next to him were Dawn and Brock. Ash then realized that Selia was the one grabbing him.
"Boy Ash, you struggle too much. It would be hard to kidnap you!"
"Sorry Selia, I thought you might be someone else. "
"Well next time, don't run off like an idiot! Now come on, we have to
hurry from the Pokémon and go to Selia's boat!" scolded Dawn.

They all went ahead and started to run deeper into the forest until they came across to the edge of the forest. There was a cliff on front of them and some wooden, old stairs that led down the cliff to a dock, where the boat was tied to. "Yes! We're almost there! Let's go...Ash?" Dawn turned to Ash and could see that he looked paralyzed in fear. "Ash, what's wrong?" Ash didn't hear her, Brock, Selia, or even Pikachu. He was remembering what he had seen in the vision. He remembered the battle that took place, and remembered how the man was pushed off the cliff, the man that looked a lot like his father...
Still in a sort of trance, he didn't notice how Selia was suddenly able to drag him away all the way down the stairs and into the boat. He didn't even wonder how a woman of her size and age even had the strength to carry him. He was just thinking about the murder. Pikachu, being worried about his friend, thunder shocked him a little to bring him back to Earth. Ash snapped out of his trance, and could see he was sitting on a very polished floor. He turned around, expecting that he was in a common boat. Instead, he found himself in a small yacht. "Selia, this is your boat? It looks like a yacht to me." he
said, oblivious to the fact that everyone was concerned about him.
"Ash, what happened to you up there? It looked like you were in some sort of trance or something" said Dawn. "Was it from your dimensional scream?" everyone turned to look at Selia, who was looking serious again. Although hesitant at first, Ash answered her in a low voice and said "Maybe. I remembered something from it."
"Ash, do you think you can tell us something about it?"
" Yeah Ash, you never told us what it was about." said Brock, in a very calm voice. It got quiet for a while, but Ash finally started to speak. "Well, at first I was like floating in empty space. I couldn't see anything but darkness. After a while, I started to see something. There were two men, and they were having a battle on a cliff. One of them was in an orange suit and had a Persian. The other had a Pikachu, and then he used a Pidgeot to create a sand twister. Then, the Pidgeot left and he had no more Pokémon. They started to speak, but I was too far away too hear them. When I tried to get
closer to them, the Persian suddenly attacked the second man! I was trying to get closer to them, but the orange suit man grabbed the other man and he...he..." Ash couldn't continue, but he knew that as long as he kept it to himself, he would continue to be bothered by it. "The man was thrown off!" Everyone gasped, but Selia just kept on
looking even more serious.
"Is that why you were so scared back
there?" asked Dawn softly.
"No" Ash said, with a voice lower than a whisper" it's because I recognized the man that was thrown off."
"Who was it Ash?"
"It was..."
"Your father wasn't it?" All heads turned to Selia. Not only did she look serious, she looked as if she had revealed a grave secret.
"Selia, what do you mean by that?" asked Brock
"You see, Ash's father died five years ago. His brother, who was the witness, said that he was thrown off a cliff by another man."
"That's horrible!"
"Ash, did you really see your father in the vision?"
"Yes, but it wasn't that man's fault he died."
"What are you talking about Ash? You saw him yourself, that man threw your father!"
"I know, but that doesn't mean my dad died because of him."
"Huh?"
"You see, there was this really cool Pokémon league championship that was taking place. I really wanted my dad to enter it so I could tell all the other kids about him. But my mom didn't want him to go, so I got really angry. I kept annoying my dad into going until he finally gave in, even if he didn't want to go. So, he left with my uncle to go to the championship. He told me he would come back in a week, but the week passed and he still didn't come. Then, all of his Pokémon went to Professor Oak, but he still hadn't come. Both me and my mom were getting worried about him, but I was so sure he would come. Then, we got a message that my uncle was coming. I was so sure he came, but it
turned out that it was just my uncle. He told me that he wasn't coming back... and it was all my fault..."