Ch 41: Ash's father (please review)
"Pika!" Pikachu said. Ash didn't say anything, he just stared at Felix with a very sad and almost disappointed expression. "What? No, What are you talking about!?" Ash said. "Ash I went back to Pallot town and saw your mother. You can ask her yourself I'm your father" Felix said.
Ash quickly grabbed Pikachu and got off the bed. "No , your not my father! I only met you a week ago. You just left me and my mother so you could be a trainer. You are not my father!" Ash screamed. "Ash you have to listen to me , it's not that simple" Felix said. He got up and walked toward Ash but he jerked back.
"Get away from me, I don't want to hear your excuses for abandoning me!" Ash screamed. Ash's eyes began to tear up a little. "Ash I didn't even know you existed until a week ago. Please just listen to me" Felix said.
"Seventeen years ago I was still a relatively young trainer and I was going through the Kanto region earning badges" Felix said. Seventeen years ago Felix was walking through the streets of Viridian city. He had seven badges and had come to get his eighth from the Viridian gym leader.
Beside him was his first pokemon and closest friend Charmeleon"Finnaly Viridian city we can get our last badge and compete in the pokemon league" Felix said. "Char char!" Charmeleon said excited.
"Before we face the gym leader I need to get you and the others to the pokemon center" Felix said. He entered the pokemon center with charmeleon beside him. "Nurse Joy would you mind checking my pokemon before I head to the gym" Felix said.
"Of course not that's what I'm here for" Nurse Joy said. Felix put Charmeleon back in his pokeball and then handed it along with the other five to nurse Joy. Joy put them on a tray and had her chansey take them into another room.
Felix went back to sit down while his pokemon were being looked at. Felix looked around the pokemon center and saw a young woman talking with someone on an cellphone. She had light brown hair tied back into a poneytail and brown eyes.
"Could that be?" Felix said. He recognized her it was Delia from his home town. Delia and Felix knew each other for years when they were children but after Felix became a trainer he had not seen her.
Felix got up and walked toward her "I'm in position and waiting on your signal" She said. "Delia is that you?" Felix said. Delia turned her head and saw him. Delia seemed scared about something as she shut her cell phone.
"Delia it's me Felix" He said. "Felix , it's so good to see you again" Delia said. "Delia what have you been up to since we last met?" Felix said. "Oh well I guess I've just been traveling around like you" Delia said. "Strange i've been to most of Kanto and I haven't seen you" Felix said.
"Oh well I guess you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time" Delia said. "Well I've got seven badges and once I win the badge here I can compete in the Kanto league" Felix said. "That's really great Felix, In fact why don't you go do that now" Delia said. "My pokemon are with nurse Joy, is everything alright Delia?" Felix said.
Felix noticed Delia seemed nervous and jittery about something. "Me i'm just fine" Delia said. "Well you don't seem fine to me" Felix said. Moments later there was a loud explosion. "What was that!?" Felix said. Felix heard another explosion and smoke began to fill the room. "Ahh!" Felix heard nurse Joy scream.
"Someone's attacking nurse Joy!" Felix said. Nurse Joy ran from the operation room and to the counter. "It's team rocket they're stealing all of the pokemon here!" Nurse Joy shouted. "My pokemon!" Felix shouted. Felix didn't know that much about team rocket, except that they were a criminal organization that usually committed crimes involving pokemon.
A team rocket grunt wearing a black uniform with a red R on the chest came up behind nurse Joy and grabbed her. Felix sprinted at him but he pressed a tissue with a chemical agent on it against her sinuses and she fell unconscious.
The rocket grunt dragged her back into the other room before Felix could get to him. "No! Delia come on we have to do something before they" Felix stopped When someone grabbed him from behind and pressed a tissue with the same chemical agent against his sinuses. Felix fell unconscious but the person who knocked him out still held on to him so he wouldn't fall down onto the ground.
"I'm sorry Felix, but I can't let you interfere" Delia said as she dragged him off. Hours later Felix slowly regained consciousness. "What happend , where am I?" Felix said. He was tied to a chair in a dark room with only a single light bulb. "Oh no my pokemon, team rocket got them!" Felix said.
The door opened and three people walked in. All three of them were wearing team rocket uniforms. Two of them were men in grunt uniforms. The third was none other than Delia in a team rocket uniform. "Hello Felix " She said. "Delia no, you're in team rocket!" Felix said.
"That's right Felix" Delia said. "Delia how could you do this, after everything we learned from professor Oak. I thought we were friends" Felix said. "Friends ha, you left Pallot town the first chance you got to be a trainer. I soon realized that there was nothing there for me but an empty life. So I went traveling and met many people including my fiancé. It's like you always said Felix , there's nothing for a young person in Pallot town" Delia said.
"Wait, fiancé what?" Felix said. "She's referring to me" A very dark voice said. Felix felt someone grab the back of his chair and turn him around. Felix was now facing a tall young man with blackish brown hair and almost black eyes.
He wore a black suit with a small rocket R symbol on his upper right chest. "Who are you?" Felix said. "My name is Giovanni" He said. Giovanni walked back towards the others. "I believe you know my fiancé Delia" He said before giving her a short kiss.
"Delia, he's the one who brought you into team rocket isn't he" Felix said. "Well looks like we have a Nobel prize winner here" One of the grunts said. "Delia why, professor Oak taught us to respect pokemon" Felix said. "That old fool lectured us about ideals that don't exist anymore Felix. This is the modern world, pokemon exist to serve us" Delia said.
"That's my girl" Giovanni said. "He did this to you, he's filled your head with all this garbage. Delia you know this is wrong" Felix said. "What's wrong is to not take advantage of pokemon and she knows this" Giovanni said. He punched Felix in the face, Felix looked back up at Delia. "Delia , this isn't you I know it isn't really you. Please don't let him turn you into something your not" Felix said.
Giovanni punched Felix again. "I'm sick of this lets leave this fool to think about what he's done" Giovanni said. The four left the room leaving Felix alone. " No, she can't be truly gone. I know your in there somewhere Delia" Felix said.
In another room the two team rocket grunts plugged in a television screen. "Good now put madame boss" Giovanni said. One of the grunts turned on the television and a woman wearing a red trench coat appeared sitting in a black armchair. She had brown eyes and long black hair.
"What is it son?" She said. "Mother you'll be quite impressed with me, I have taken every pokemon at the Viridian pokemon center" Giovanni said. "H'm impressive Giovanni, but how much are they worth?" Madame boss said.
"Plenty I assure you, six of them were close to competeing in the pokemon league Delia go get them" Giovanni said. Delia walked into the room where they kept the captured pokeballs. She picked up one of Felix's pokeballs and the pokemon came right out.
"Char char" Charmeleon said. "Charmeleon" Delia said. "Char char" Charmeleon said. Charmeleon looked happy to see Delia. The last time Delia saw charmeleon was when he was a charmander. "Look Delia I chose a charmander" Felix said. Almost a year ago Felix got charmeleon and was showing it to Delia.
"He's so cute" Delia said. Charmander walked over to Delia and let her pick him up. "Char char" he said. "Delia I think he likes you" Felix said. Delia held charmander for a moment then handed him back to Felix.
"Felix do you really have to go, your the only real friend I have here" She said. "I'm sorry Delia but I made a promise to professor Oak and I have to keep it. We'll see eachother again someday I promise" Felix said.
Delia watched as Felix left Pallot town with charmander. Delia was crushed when Felix left Pallot town and she never felt he same after he left. "Char char" Charmeleon said still smiling at her. Seeing Charmeleon made Delia remember that day and how she use to feel about Felix.
"Stop it Delia your not the same person anymore" She said to herself. She lead Charmeleon out into the main room. The two grunts were holding Felix up "Char!" Charmeleon shouted. He ran to Felix and tried to help him.
"No you don't" Giovanni said. He had his persian out "Use waterpulse" Giovanni said. Persian hit Charmeleon knocking him back. "The two grunts had golbats out and they both used supersonic on charmeleon. "Charmeleon no!" Felix said.
Giovanni turned to Delia. "Delia don't just sit there help them" he said. "Right go Mr. Mime" She said. Her Mr. Mime came out and stared at Felix. "Mime!" He said remembering him. "Delia I remember when you caught that Mr. Mime. Have you been making him a criminal too" Felix said.
Delia stared to think about all of the time she and Felix spent together back in Pallot town. professor Oak taught them both about pokemon and Felix would always help her when she would get stuck.
Delia had another flashback of when they were both young children chasing each other on one of the hills. "You'll never catch me Delia!" Felix shouted as he ran. "Just watch me!" Delia said. She almost tackled him and the two rolled down the hill into a patch of flowers. When they got to the bottom they just started laughing.
"Delia what are you doing daydreaming!" Giovanni shouted. He grabbed her by the arm and pulled her over. "Do I have to remind you that you do what I say" Giovanni said. He slapped her across the face. "Stop now!" Felix screamed trying to break free. When Delia went to one knee she had one final memory about her and Felix.
The two were fifteen and both resting under the stars late at night. "Hey Felix, do you ever think we'll be trainers someday?" Delia said. "Yeah we'll be trainers, we'll be the best trainers ever" Felix said.
"Hey guys!" A voice said making them both jump. They turned to see young Daniel Rian who was five years younger than them both. "Ha I got you both!" he said. "Daniel don't do that, besides it's really late you should be in bed" Delia said.
"Your not my mom. Besides I heard what you two were saying and your wrong. Someday I'm going to be the world champion and I'm going to do it with my awesome turtwig" Daniel said. Beside Daniel was his turtwig that he had already caught on his own. His turtwig was a shiney turtwig he found mysteriously near pallot town.
Unlike normal turtwigs , his had almost cyan skin with a completely black shell. "Well you've certainly got the spirit of the world champion" Felix said. All three started laughing and Delia felt her eyes tear up. "Delia what have you got to Say for yourself?" Giovanni said.
She got up and turned to Mr. Mime. "Use psychic!" She said. Mr. Mime unleashed his attack on the two golbat sending them into the television screen. "What , you dump little broad I'll teach you to disobey me" Giovanni said. He grabbed her and began slapping her across the face repeatedly. Before Mr. Mime could do anything persian tackled him to the ground.
"No!" Felix said still being restrained. Charmeleon opened his eyes and saw what was happening. He got to his feet and roared with firey rage. He then began to glow and get bigger. "What is he doing!?" Giovanni said.
"Charmeleon your" Felix started. When the glowing stopped Charizard opened his eyes and roared unleashing a massive flamethrower. "Yahh!" Giovanni screamed lurching back away from the fire. The two rocket grunts also lurched back and Felix got up.
"Persian use waterpulse" Giovanni said. " Charizard use fireblast!" Felix said. Charizard unleashed the blast knocking Persian out and destroying one of the walls. Giovanni returned persian and ran off with his two grunts. "I won't forget this!" he shouted.
Felix walked over and helped Delia up. "Delia are you alright, he didn't hurt you did he?" Felix said. "I'm fine now Felix, you were right I've become a monster" She said. "You're not a monster Delia you just got lost and manipulated by Giovanni. Now you've redeemed yourself" Felix said.
Delia looked back up at Felix and the two stared at each other for a moment before kissing. Charizard saw this and roared in Joy. "Your mother and I returned every stolen pokemon back to their owner and then got married. We returned to Pallot town and lived there for two years" Felix said.
"Mom was part of team rocket? No that's a lie!" Ash said. "It's true Ash but she redeemed herself" Felix said. "Well none of that changes the fact that you still abandoned me!" Ash said. "I'm not done Ash. Like I said for two years Delia and I lived together in Pallot town and your mother loved it. I however didn't" Felix said.
He lowered his head and then resumed talking. "I knew deep down I was a trainer and that I couldn't keep living like I was" Felix said. Fifteen years ago Delia saw as Felix left the house with his bag filled. "Felix please , don't do this" Delia said. Felix sighed then turned back to Delia.
"Delia we both knew this was coming. We can't keep doing this to each other, we both just have different goals in life. You're happy here , this is where you belong. Someday you'll meet another man who can live here with you happily. I just can't I'm a trainer Delia and I always will be" Felix said.
He gave her one last kiss and then got onto charizards back. Charizard slowly took off but kept staring down at Delia as he flew away. Delia was on her knees crying as Felix flew away. "I contacted your mother one last time when I got to Viridian city. After that I won the pokemon league and started to travel the world" Felix said.
"When I first met you a week ago I didn't think It was possible, So I flew back to Pallot town to see if it was true" Felix said. One week ago Delia heard a knock on the door. When she opened the door she nearly fainted. "Felix" She said. "Delia we need to talk" Felix said.
He came inside and looked around. "Pallot town hasn't changed much since I left, and neither have you apparently" Felix said. "Well that's Pallot town for you" Delia said ."You're alone here Delia no husband or boyfriend" Felix said. "No Felix, I couldn't be with anyone else, not after you" Delia said. Felix sighed, "Delia we both knew it wasn't going to work, we had different goals, different dreams" Felix said.
He took a deep breath "Delia that's not why I came here. Two days ago I was training in Hoenn and I came across a young man with an interesting last name" Felix said. Delia's face turned red "Uhh, well what would that be?" She said. "Ketchum, Ash Ketchum" Felix looked deep into Delia's eyes.
"Delia tell me know, Is Ash my son?" Felix said. Delia let out a breath and then looked into Felix's eyes. "Yes, Ash is your son Felix" She said. Felix felt his throat dry up and he sat down with his hands in his face. "When did you find out you were pregnant?" Felix said.
"It wasn't until you vanished from the face of the earth. Felix if you had just stayed with me than Ash could have had a father for the first fifteen years of his life. Do you know how many times he's asked me where you were and who you were" Delia's eyes began to tear up. "You have no idea what you put that boy through" She said.
Felix's eyes began to grow wet as he tried to hold it in. "I, I can't do this" He said. He got up "I have to make this right" Felix said. "I didn't know you even existed until a week ago. I swear if I had know your mother was pregnant I never would have left" Felix said. Ash was still gritting his teeth as tears rolled down his face and onto pikachu who was on the verge of crying.
Ash looked back up at Felix. "I don't care if you didn't know about me! You still abandoned my mother and you were never there for me! I don't care what your reason was you are not my father!" Ash screamed.
"Ash, I know I can never make up for the first fifteen years of your life. But I can't just let you go. You are my son and I want to be part of your life" Felix said as tears fell from his eyes. "I know I shouldn't have left your mother it was a selfish decision I will regret for the rest of my life. But I know that I will regret it if I don't become your father now and if you will let me, then I know we can both recover what we lost" Felix said.
Ash wasn't sure he could forgive Felix for what he had done. But for the first time in his life he could have a real father, something he had never had. He looked down at pikachu and PIkachu looked back up at him. "Pika" he said looking up at Ash.
"If you want to be my father, then I want to be your son" Ash said. Felix Almost jumped over and wrapped his arms around Ash. The two embraced each other not letting go. For the first time in his life Ash had a father and Felix had a son. "I love you" Felix said. "And I love you" Ash said.
