Ashes of the future, past and present

by JBGilroy

This is a three part story dealing with a period of time after Ash returns from the Kalos having won the league. Each part deals with an event that occurs in the future, past or present which involves Team Rocket's own Giovanni trying to rid himself of Ash. Serena is taken to a future without Ash, Ash meets Ho-oh and a mysterious boy with a strange familiarity for Ash appears.

27. Chapter 27

It was dark inside the office. Doctor Fakersman scurried inside, knowing that his boss was not one to be kept waiting. "Well?" Giovanni asked, petting his Persian. The doctor flinched and swallowed down his fear. "I was unable to retrieve Ho-oh," the doctor whispered terrified. Giovanni frowned. "Was your alias able to get you past the police?" Giovanni asked calmly. Doctor Fakersman hesitated but knew he had to answer truthfully. "Yes," the doctor answered carefully. "Then why were you unable to retrieve Ho-oh?" Giovanni growled angrily. The doctor, or rather Team Rocket agent posing as a doctor, bit his lip. He knew that Giovanni didn't want an answer or excuses, Giovanni only wanted results. "Do you realise how important Ho-oh is to my plans?!" Giovanni demanded furiously. The fact that this Team Rocket agent was just standing there infuriated him. The agent nodded stiffly. He knew that Ho-oh was a key part of Giovanni's latest plan. He wasn't sure what that plan was but he knew it had something to do with a boy that had foiled a few of Giovanni's plans. Giovanni took a steadying breath and wordlessly dismissed the agent, silently vowing to never place him in charge of any missions in the future.

He pressed a few buttons and called a real doctor. Doctor Namba's face flickered on to a screen on Giovanni's desk. "Ho-oh got away," Giovanni informed the doctor stiffly. Doctor Namba noticed the boss's angry tone. "It will push our plan back a few years but I was watching the news coverage of Ho-oh's rampage and I might have discovered something of use to us. May I?" Doctor Namba informed Giovanni and offered to show his boss what he had discovered. Giovanni gave a curt nod to give Doctor Namba permission. A recording of a news report appeared on the screen next to Giovanni's screen showing Doctor Namba. It showed Ho-oh and the boy he despised inside a green sphere. Images flickered across the sphere. "Why is this important, Namba?" Giovanni demanded. Doctor Namba smiled patiently. "This shows that the boy has quite the reckless streak. Perhaps we can use this to our advantage. Perhaps we should use this set back to allow us to fully research the boy and enable us to have a better idea of how to ultimately defeat him," Doctor Namba explained slightly excited. He was glad to give this news to Giovanni as Giovanni smiled malevolently. Giovanni was pleased with this turn of events and began to plot his new, improved plan.

So, be honest… did you expect that Doctor Fakersman was a fake doctor…

Hope you enjoyed and hope you'll come back to read the third part.

So until the next chapter.