Pokemon Anime What If
Kanto Arc
Chapter 28: The Feeling of Defeat
Hello everyone, this chapter will mainly cover the cast loss against Giovanni, and learn about the connection's Giovanni has with Ash, Gary and Leaf's parents as well as his connection to Sabrina enjoy!
The chapter begins 6 hours after the last one ended, we go to the Pokemon league as we see Champion Blue, Goodshow alongside them are 3 people a woman with long red hair named Lorelei, a bulky man named Bruno and an old woman named Agatha they're all in a meeting room going over what they've learned from Red's findings on Project Mewtwo as Goodshow speaks.
"After reviewing the documents more it seems like Team Rocket want to create a Pokemon so powerful that we'll be unable to stop it" Goodshow says as Blue speaks.
"Please I'm not worried I bet I can easily take it down" Blue says in confidence Agatha looks at him and speaks.
"You should be taking this seriously Blue you are the champion after all" Agatha says in a stern tone as Blue speaks.
"Of course, I'm serious about this if we don't find Team Rockets main base before they finish creating the Pokemon it could be the end for us. Where are we on the location of Team Rocket's main base?" Blue asks as Lorelei speaks.
"From what Red said it seems the base isn't in Galar or in any of the other regions" Lorelei says as Bruno speaks.
"What about Johto?" Bruno asks as Goodshow speaks.
"From what Lance said he and his G Men squad haven't found any bases in Johto but are still looking" Goodshow responds as Bruno nods as Blue speaks.
"I'm telling you there somewhere in Kanto" Blue says everyone looks at him as Agatha speaks.
"And what makes you say that?" Agatha asks as Blue speaks.
"I can't pinpoint the location, but my gut feeling is telling me they're somewhere in this region" Blue responds as the others shake their heads as Lorelei speaks.
"You've said this before, but we've already checked everywhere in the Kanto region" Lorelei responds as Blue nods as they begin to think of where the main base could be one of the league assistant's walks in Goodshow looks at the man and speaks.
"What are you doing here? We're currently having a private meeting" Goodshow asks as the league assistant speaks.
"I'm sorry for entering unannounced but I've a message for Champion Blue it's about your son" The assistant responds as Blue gets a curious look.
"Oh, did Gary get all 8 badges already? Iif so then he's just like me when I was his age tell me the message" Blue asks smiling as the assistant gets a nervous look on his face, he begins to read the message as he does Blue's happy face instantly becomes one of anger as he yells.
"WHAT!" Blue yells in anger as he immediately storms out of the meeting, he quickly leaves the building sends out his Pidgeot gets on it and heads in the direction of Saffron City.
"Hang on Gary I'll be there soon" Blue thinks to himself as Pidgeot flies as fast as it can.
10 minutes later Blue makes it to the Saffron City hospital he returns Pidgeot and quickly enters the building and runs to the receptionist desk he slams his hands on the table and asks.
"WHERE'S MY SON?!" Blue yells scaring the receptionist as she tells him Gary's on the 4th floor Blue thanks her as he quickly runs in that direction. As Blue is running a lot of the people in the hospital are surprised to see the Kanto Champion.
After 5 minutes of running Blue makes it to the 4th floor he sees Prof. Oak, Daisy, Delia, Rose, Riley and Yellow once he gets close, he stops as the 6 people look at him Blue then asks.
"I got here as fast as I can how's Gary doing?" Blue asks as Prof. Oak speaks.
"He's currently undergoing treatment right now take a look" Prof. Oak says as he points to the window Blue walks to it, he sees the burn marks on Gary's back he gets a horrified look on his face and speaks.
"What happened how did Gary sustain an injury like that?!" Blue asks in anger as Yellow begins to tell Blue what happened the man gets angry as he walks over to Riley grabs him by the collar and slams him against the wall shocking everyone Blue looks at Riley and speaks.
"You were with them HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?!" Blue yells as Riley doesn't speak as he doesn't have a response Yellow walks over and speaks.
"Blue calm down Riley tried his best to protect them" Yellow says trying to calm the man Blue looks at her with anger in his eyes.
"Calm down? YOU WANT ME TO CALM DOWN?! MY SON IS CURRENTLY GETTING SURGERY ON HIS BACK ASH AND LEAF ARE IN A COMA AND YOU JUST WANT ME TO CALM DOWN AFTER LEARNING THAT GIOVANNI DID THIS TO MY SON ALONG WITH DELIA AND ROSE'S CHILDREN!" Blue yells making Yellow back away from him having a sad look on her face Prof. Oak walks over and speaks.
"I know how angry you are son but getting mad at Riley and Yellow isn't going to help" Prof. Oak says as Blue looks at his dad.
"THEN WHO SHOULD I BE MAD AT THEN?!" Blue yells in his father's face, Rose then speaks.
"It's obvious the one you should be mad at is Giovanni and besides instead of yelling and being angry at Riley you still have one child who's currently hurting a lot right now!" Rose states as Blue looks over at Daisy who's watching Gary being treated. Blue gets a sad look on his face he puts Riley down saying he's sorry and he walks over to Daisy putting a hand on her shoulder making the young adult look at her father and speak.
"Gary's going to be okay right dad?" Daisy asks as tears start flowing from her eyes Blue hugs his daughter and speaks.
"Yeah, you know your brother he'll pull through" Blue responds in a comforting tone Daisy nods Rose walks over to Delia who's been quiet the entire time having a worried expression on her face Rose goes to her friend and puts her hand on her shoulder Delia looks to her as Rose speaks.
"Don't worry Ash and Leaf will wake up soon" Rose says giving Delia a reassuring smile Delia nods as she begins to pray for Ash and Leaf to wake up.
We then go to Ash and Leaf's room both kids are sleeping in their beds with Misty and Brock sleeping outside. Ash's Riolu egg is with Ash as it begins to faintly glow hoping its trainer wakes up soon.
3 days later Ash is still asleep we go into his mind we see him remembering his battle with Giovanni, the pain Gary suffered, his Pokemon getting injured and Leaf having a terrified look on her face beginning to scream and cry. He then remembers himself screaming/crying he keeps screaming louder and louder until he stops Ash is now sitting all alone in a space he keeps sitting until he hears Misty's voice.
"Ash it's time to wake up" The voice echoes as Ash speaks.
"No if I stay here no one will get hurt" Ash responds Misty's voice goes away as Brock's voice speaks next.
"Come on Ash let's keep traveling" Brock's voice says Ash declines and he keeps looking down. As Ash keeps looking down, he sees yellow feet and hears a "Pika" this shocks the boy as he looks up and sees Pikachu smiling.
"Pikachu?" Ash questions
"Pikachu" Pikachu tells Ash it's not just him as Butterfree, Gyarados, Pidgeotto, Clefable, Ivysaur, Wartortle, Charmeleon, Kingler, Alolan Raichu, Alolan Vulpix, Muk, Haunter, Primeape and his Riolu egg appear all smiling at the boy as Ash looks at them.
"We're here as well" More voices echo as Gary, Leaf, Delia and Red appear Ash then sees more people he sees all the friends he's made on his journey so far, they all have smiles on their faces. Ash looks at all of them he then sees Misty and Brock appear in front of him smiling they hold out their hands and speak.
"Come on Ash let's keep traveling our journey isn't over yet" Misty and Brock say Pikachu then climbs on Ash's shoulder the boy looks at the yellow mouse then back towards his friends he smiles and speaks.
"Yeah!" Ash says he grabs Misty's and Brock's hands they pull him up the 3 humans and Pikachu look at each other they then see a light up ahead and they all begin running towards it and head into it.
Back in reality Ash opens his eyes once he opens them, he sees that's he's in a hospital room the room is dark Ash looks around to his left he sees his Riolu egg next to it are flowers from his mom and Misty and on his right in the bed next to him he sees Leaf still having her eyes closed. Ash gets sad when he sees Leaf as he remembers all of the horrible things she saw.
A few seconds later the door to the room open the lights to the room instantly turn on Ash looks to see who opened the door and sees his mom carrying a vase of flowers. As Delia walks in, she gets a shocked look on her face seeing Ash awake before she could say anything Ash speaks.
"Hi mom" Ash says once he does Delia's eyes are filled with tears, she drops the vase carrying the flowers breaking the vase and she quickly runs to her son wrapping him in a hug as Delia speaks.
"YOU'RE AWAKE YOU'RE FINALLY AWAKE!" Delia says happily with tears flowing from her eyes Ash smiles and hugs his mom happy to see her again Ash then hears more voices getting closer as he hears Roses voice.
"Delia what's going on did something happen? We heard a noise" Rose questions as she, Daisy, Prof. Oak Yellow, Riley and Blue walk into the room they all have surprised looks on their faces as they see Delia hugging an awake Ash Delia looks at them and speaks.
"Look Ash is finally awake!" Delia says happily Ash waves to them they all get happy looks on their faces Rose, Daisy and Yellow quickly run over to hug Ash with the men not too far behind.
"YOU'RE FINALLY AWAKE!" Rose, Daisy and Yellow say happily they hug the boy tightly as Ash speaks.
"Yes, I am will you please let go" Ash says as the three-woman nod letting Ash catch his breath they smile at the boy Riley then speaks.
"We're happy you're awake Ash" Riley says happily Prof. Oak and Blue smile and nod Ash looks at them and smiles Ash then hears Misty's and Brock's voices.
"I hope Ash wakes up soon" Misty says worriedly as Brock speaks.
"I'm sure he will Misty" Brock responds as they enter the room Misty is holding flowers, Misty and Brock's eyes grow wide in surprise as they see Ash awake the boy smiles and speaks.
"Hey guys I'm awake" Ash says both Misty and Brock smile Misty drops her flowers as she and Brock run over and wrap Ash in a hug.
"We're so happy you're awake!" Misty and Brock say happily Misty has tears in her eyes Ash smiles happy to see them again once they let go Misty puts her hands on her hips and speaks.
"You really had us worried Ash Ketchum do you have anything to say for yourself?!" Misty says looking at Ash in anger.
"I.. uh…" Ash begins to studder as he doesn't know what to say Misty smiles, she taps the boy on the shoulder and begins to laugh.
"Hehehehe I'm just joking" Misty says as Ash smiles, they begin to laugh with Brock joining them Blue then whispers to Riley.
"She's like a younger Delia" Blue says as Riley nods as Delia glares at them and speaks.
"Can you repeat that? I didn't hear you clearly" Delia says she looks at the two men in anger they begin to sweat in fear as Riley speaks.
"Blue's the one who said it not me" Riley says Blue gets a shocked look on his face he looks to Riley and speaks.
"Way to throw me under the bus man" Blue says in an annoyed tone Riley smiles and shrugs Delia glares at Blue and speaks.
"So, it was you" Delia says she begins to scold Blue as Rose speaks.
"Even though he's a champion he can't do anything when a woman is angry with him" Rose says everyone nod and begin to laugh unbeknownst to them Leaf begins to slowly open her eyes she gets up and speaks.
"Can you guys keep it down? It's hard to sleep with all this noise" Leaf says she yawns everyone looks at her Leaf then looks at everyone, she sees Ash once she does, she begins to remember Damian falling off the Silph Co. Roof, Gary's injury, her's, Ash and Gary's Pokemon getting injured and Ash almost getting killed. Leaf gets a terrified look on her face once she remembers the girl looks to her mom with tears starting to well up in her eyes Leaf then says one thing.
"Mom" Leaf says as tears begin to flow from her eyes Rose goes to her daughter and hugs her daughter Leaf begins to cry into her mother's shirt Rose gently hugs Leaf and speaks.
"It's okay everything's okay now" Rose says as she begins to gently rub Leaf's head unbeknownst to Leaf Rose has tears coming from her eyes as well as she is happy that her daughter is finally awake as everyone smiles as Blue speaks.
"Looks like she was able to finally let the tears fall" Blue says Rose glares at him but ignores him as she continues to hug Leaf, Ash then looks to his mom and asks.
"Hey where's dad?" Ash asks as Delia speaks.
"Your father did come here 2 days ago checking on you unfortunately he couldn't stay for long, but he wished for you, Leaf, Gary and Sabrina to wake up soon. Before he left, he told me that he'll make Giovanni pay for what he did to you and that for you to only focus on your journey once he said that he left and had an angry/serious expression on his face. Delia responds with Ash nodding he's sad that he didn't get to see his father again but is happy that he came to check on him, Leaf and Gary Ash also hopes his father can deal with Giovanni as Ash doesn't want to see that man again Ash then asks Delia another question.
"Wait dad came to see us 2 days ago? How long have we been asleep?" Ash asks as Leaf gets curious look also wanting to know Delia then speaks.
"Three days" Delia says surprising Ash and Leaf as they speak.
"3 days?! that means we've missed out on a lot of meals" They both say in shock once they do their stomachs begin to growl as Misty speaks.
"Really you 2 wake up for the first time in 3 days and you think about food?" Misty questions as Brock speaks.
"Well, it does make since how about I make you two some breakfast" Brock suggest making Ash and Leaf happy they look to the teen and speak.
"Really?!" Both kids say happily as Delia and Rose speak.
"We'll help as well" The two women say as Brock nods Yellow then speaks.
"Wait you're not going to take over the kitchen, are you?" Yellow asks as the two women look at Yellow and have smiles on their faces Yellow has some sweat fall from her head she sighs and speaks.
"Of course, you are" Yellow says not surprised as Blue speaks.
"Are we sure it's safe for Rose to cook it's probably going to taste gross like her personality" Blue says in a mocking tone Rose runs over and smacks him across the head she looks at the man and speaks.
"Just for that comment alone you're not getting anything" Rose says shocking Blue.
"Ah come on Rose I was just joking you know I joke" Blue says everyone laugh and begin to walk out of the room, they tell Ash and Leaf that they'll be back Ash and Leaf wave them goodbye as once the door closes Ash and Leaf's smiles turn into frowns as they look down.
They sit in silence for 5 minutes as Ash finally breaks the silence and speaks.
"I'm happy you're alright Leaf" Ash says as Leaf looks to him.
"I'm happy you're okay too Ash" Leaf responds as the room becomes silent again as Leaf speaks.
"How do you think Gary's doing?" Leaf asks as Ash speaks.
"I'm not sure but I just don't want to think about it" Ash responds as Leaf nods in agreement and they continue to sit in silence.
20 minutes later breakfast is ready Ash and Leaf have excited looks on their faces they see pancakes, eggs and bacon as Brock speaks.
"You two haven't eaten in 3 days you both must've worked up quite the appetite your mom's and I made a lot enjoy!" Brock says as Ash and Leaf speak.
"WE WILL!" They both say as they begin to eat the food fast not surprising anyone as they know what kind of eaters Ash and Leaf are.
"Man, this food is amazing!" They both say as they stuff their mouths with bacon as everyone smiles Misty then speaks to Delia and Rose.
"Have they always eaten food like this?" Misty asks as Rose speaks.
"Well Leaf didn't at first but after seeing Red and Ash do it, she copied them" Rose responds as Delia speaks.
"So, to answer your question yes" Delia says as Misty nods Daisy then speaks.
"Hopefully Gary wakes up soon he'd probably comment on your bad eating habits hehehehe" Daisy says jokingly as the room grows silent Daisy realizes what she said and she quickly covers her mouth Ash and Leaf stop eating as Ash speaks.
"Gary hasn't woken up yet?" Ash asks as Blue speaks.
"No hasn't, the injury on his back has been treated but he's still unconscious" Blue says shocking Ash and Leaf they both get sad looks on their faces instantly losing their appetite Leaf then speaks.
"Can we go see him?" Leaf asks surprising Ash as Prof. Oak speaks.
"Why yes of course come this way" The old man responds as he, Daisy and Blue begin walking out of the room Ash and Leaf begin to follow the Oak family Ash then whispers to Leaf.
"Are you sure about this Leaf?" Ash asks as Leaf looks at him.
"Yes" Leaf responds as Ash nods, they walk for 5 minutes until they reach Gary's room the door is closed Ash and Leaf stare at it as Daisy speaks.
"If you two aren't ready yet you don't have to see him" Daisy says Ash and Leaf look at her and speak.
"It's fine" They both say as they take a deep breath and open the door once it opens the lights to the room turn on, they see Gary still asleep Ash and Leaf walk over to him they look at the boy as Leaf speaks.
"He looks so peaceful" Leaf says as Ash speaks.
"Yeah, it almost makes me forget about how much of a jerk he can be" Ash says as Leaf smacks him behind the head Ash groans from the pain and looks at her.
"Hey why'd you hit me?!" Ash asks.
"Because you were being mean is all" Leaf responds as Ash speaks.
"But he's always mean to me it's only fair" Ash says as Leaf speaks.
"Usually, I would agree but Gary is asleep and can't defend himself" Leaf responds as Ash speaks.
"So, what that doesn't matter!" Ash responds in anger.
"It does matter!" Leaf yells back the two then get into an argument the Oak family watch them argue they all sign as Prof. Oak speaks.
"Here they go" Prof. Oak says Blue and Daisy nod as Ash and Leaf continue arguing Gary opens his eyes, he looks at his two friends he smiles and speaks.
"Geez I'm asleep for a long time and you two are arguing you two really can't get along without me" Gary says in a mocking tone Ash and Leaf stop arguing and look at their friend as Gary speaks.
"Hello!" Gary says smiling both Ash and Leaf quickly wrap Gary in a hug and speak.
"YOUR AWAKE!" Ash and Leaf say as tears start to flow from Leaf's eyes Gary smiles and speaks.
"Yes, I'm awake there's no need to cry Ash" Gary says in a mocking tone as Ash stops hugging Gary and speaks.
"What are you talking about? that was Leaf who was crying!" Ash says in anger as Gary smirks and speaks.
"Nah I'm pretty sure I felt a tear come down your face" Gary responds making Ash angry as he and Gary get into an argument while Leaf tries to stop them Prof. Oak then speaks.
"And just like that they're back to normal" The old man says Blue and Daisy nod as they see the three kids beginning to laugh Gary stops laughing looks over seeing his sister, Grandpa and Dad Gary waves to them once he does Daisy charges forward comedically pushes Ash and Leaf out of the way she wraps Gary in a big hug, and she begins to cry.
"GARY! I WAS WORRIED SICK I'M HAPPY YOU'RE ALRIGHT!" Daisy says hugging her brother tightly as Gary speaks.
"Daisy let go my back still hurts!" Gary says in pain he tries to push his sister away, but Daisy holds on tightly and speaks.
"NO! I'll never let go!" Daisy says as she begins to hug Gary tighter making Gary yell out in pain he looks towards his grandpa and Dad asking them to help him Prof. Oak and Blue sign they walk over and pull Daisy off of Gary. Prof. Oak then walks the still crying Daisy out of the room once they're gone Gary is able to catch his breath as Blue speaks.
"You really had us worried Gary" Blue says Gary looks at his father as Gary smirks.
"So, you were worried for me" Gary says in a mocking tone making Blue blush in embarrassment he sighs as he looks at his son and hugs him.
"Of course, I was worried" Blue says hugging Gary with Gary hugging back they continue to hug until Gary sees a single tear falling from Blue's eye and speaks.
"Hey dad you're crying" Gary says Blue quickly let's go of Gary and speaks.
"Crying?! Me? no way I'm an Oak and we don't cry" Blue says as he begins to wipe his eyes as Gary laughs Blue looks at his son smiles and speaks.
"I'm happy you're awake Gary" Blue says in a sincere voice as Gary looks at his father and smiles Ash and Leaf look at them smiling, they then see a flash of light as they hear a camera, they all turn around they see Rose and Riley having a smug looks on their faces as Yellow glares at them.
"WE FINALLY GOT A PICTURE OF BLUE CRYING!" Rose and Riley cheer and high five each other as Yellow speaks.
"I tried to stop them" Yellow says as Blue gets angry.
"GIVE ME THAT PICTURE!" Blue yells as he runs towards them Rose and Riley smile and speak.
"RUN AWAY!" Riley and Rose yell as they begin to run away laughing as Blue chases after them and yells.
"YOU TWO ARE DEAD MEAT WHEN I CATCH YOU!" Blue yells running after Rose and Riley, Yellow signs she looks at the kids and speaks.
"I'm happy your awake Gary now if you excuse me, I have to go chase after three adults who're acting like children" Yellow says as she begins to chase after them Ash, Gary and Leaf let out a nervous chuckle as once the adults are gone Ash and Leaf become silent as Gary looks at them and asks.
"Hey what's wrong with you guys?" Gary asks as Ash and Leaf look at him as Ash speaks.
"Don't you remember what happened 3 days ago we almost died" Ash says as Leaf speaks.
"Our Pokemon are injured, you got a horrible injury, and we don't know if Damian's alive or not aren't you scared?" Leaf asks as Gary looks at them, he thinks for a bit and speaks.
"Yeah, I'm scared the battle on the Silph. Co roof was the first time I've been scared on my journey the three of us were close to death" Gary says as Ash and Leaf nod getting sad looks on their faces as Gary continues to speak.
"Even still I'm not going to let this keep me down once I'm discharged, I'm going to continue my journey" Gary says shocking Ash and Leaf as they look at him and speak.
"Really?" Ash and Leaf asks as Gary speaks.
"Of course, it should be obvious I'm going to continue don't tell me you two were thinking on quitting" Gary asks as he looks at their faces and can see that they've both thought about it as Gary speaks.
"Well, after what happened 3 days ago, I can't blame you guys if you want to quit but to be honest, I really don't want you guys to quit" Gary says as Ash and Leaf look at him Gary continues.
"We knew growing up that traveling the world would be dangerous our parents told us but the 3 of us still decided to travel even with knowing that not every day will be a good one we'll have bad days and good days. But the good days/good memories will always beat out the bad ones" Gary says Ash and Leaf nod as Gary continues.
"So come on guys we may have lost horribly this time, but this lost will only make us stronger and I still want to battle the both of you at the league" Gary says he smiles and raises his fist forward Ash and Leaf look at each other they smile Ash bumps his fist with Gary's and speaks.
"I guess you can say some nice stuff after all and there's no way I'm going to lose to you me and my Pokemon will continue to train hard and defeat you!" Ash states as Gary smiles Leaf bumps her fist with Ash and Gary's fist and speaks.
"You boys aren't leaving me out I'll train hard as well; I'll beat both of you in the league and besides you two need me to keep you in line" Leaf says making Ash and Gary smile as Gary speaks.
"On the count of 3 let's say Team Pallet" Gary says Ash and Leaf nod as they all begin to count down.
"1.. 2.. 3.. TEAM PALLET!" The 3 kids cheer as they all raise their fist high in the air, they look at each other and laugh as Leaf speaks.
"Speaking of which who decided on the name "Team Pallet"?" Leaf questions as Gary speaks.
"Obviously it was Ashy Boy" Gary says making Ash annoyed as he speaks.
"What?!" No way if anyone came up with the name it would be you, Gary!" Ash says as Gary speaks.
"You really think I would come up with our team's name being "Team Pallet"?" Gary asks as Leaf speaks.
"He does have a point Ash it would be something only you would think of hehehehe" Leaf says with a small chuckle shocking the boy as he yells.
"HEY!" Ash yells making Leaf and Gary chuckle Ash begins to say that Leaf was the one who came up with the name, but Leaf denies it. Unbeknownst to the 3 kids outside the room Delia, Rose, Blue, Prof. Oak, Daisy, Riley, Yellow, Misty and Brock were listening to the whole thing and have smiles on their faces Blue then looks at Rose.
"You better get rid of that picture" Blue says as Rose speaks.
"Don't worry I already ripped it to pieces and put it in the garbage" Rose responds as Blue nods he looks away from her Rose gets a smug look on her face and begins to think.
"It's a good thing I made a copy" Rose thinks to herself as she begins to chuckle evilly as the adults along with Brock and Misty look at her.
30 minutes later the hospital staff allowed for Ash and Leaf to be discharged making the two kids happy as they want to go check on their Pokemon. Gary can't leave yet as he still needs to stay in bed, but this doesn't bother the boy as his cheerleaders came to keep him company, they all cried happily seeing that Gary was okay. Prof. Oak, Daisy, Misty and Brock walk with Ash (holding his Pokemon egg) and Leaf to the Pokemon center once they enter Nurse Joy takes them to the back towards a play area their Pokemon are in once they see the area Ash and Leaf look on in amazement at how big the room is.
"It's so big!" Ash and Leaf say happily once they do, they hear familiar voices heading towards them they turn to the right and smile as they see their Pokemon running towards them Ash and Leaf then begin to run towards them.
"Wait!" Misty and Brock try to stop them but were too late as Prof. Oak and Daisy smile suggesting that they should go join them Misty and Brock nod.
"EVERYONE!" Ash and Leaf yell running towards their Pokemon Leaf's Pokemon reach her first tackling her to the ground making the girl laugh.
"Hahahahahaha I'm happy to see you guys too!" Leaf says happily as her Pokemon roar Ash continues to run towards his Pokémon as he's running, he sees the six he had with him all bandaged up with Pikachu in front he gets a surprised look on his face as he sees the Pokemon he left at Oak's lab here as well making Ash stop as he yells.
"WAIT STO-" Before Ash could finish his Pokemon tackle him to the ground making Ash throw his Riolu egg in the air, but Clefable safely catches it. Ash's Pokemon begin to hug and rub their faces on Ash.
"Hahahahahaha I'm happy to see you guys too!" Ash says happily as his Pokemon roar in agreement as they continue to hug their trainer Misty and Brock walk up to them Misty then speaks.
"Your Pokemon were really worried for you Ash" Misty says as Brock speaks.
"Yeah, and when you were asleep for the past 3 days your Pokemon were still training" Brock says as Ash looks at his Pokemon (Clefable hands Ash his Pokemon egg back).
"Really? even the ones that got injured by Garchomp?" Ash asks as Pikachu, Gyarados, Clefable, Charmeleon, Primeape and Haunter roar in confirmation Ash smiles, he then looks towards the ones he left at Oak's lab.
"Wait why are you guys here shouldn't you be at the ranch?" Ash questions as Prof. Oak speaks.
"It seemed like your Pokemon sensed you were in trouble and quickly dashed off to save you" Prof. Oak answers as Ash nods and speaks.
"But how'd they sense that I was in danger?" Ash questions as Daisy speaks.
"It should be obvious the Riolu inside the egg sent out a distress signal to your Pokemon" Daisy responds as the Pokemon who were at Oak's lab and Haunter nod Ash looks at the Pokemon egg and speaks.
"Whoa thanks Riolu and I'm guessing you were also the one who woke me up right?" Ash asks as the egg glows in a blue aura in confirmation making Ash smile.
For the next 2 hours Ash and Leaf played with their Pokemon (They also played with Gary's Pokemon) they continue to play until it's time to go back to the hospital Ash tells the group to wait as he wants to talk to his Pokemon before leaving the group nod and wait for Ash outside, Ash is now alone with his Pokemon he looks at them and speaks.
"So, tell me how do you guys feel after that battle?" Ash asks looking at Pikachu, Gyarados, Clefable, Charmeleon, Primeape and Haunter the 6 mons have both angry and sad looks on their faces Ash nods as he begins to speak.
"Yeah, I'm angry/disappointed as well that was our toughest battle, yet Garchomp was too strong for us" Ash says as his Pokemon nod in agreement Ash continues to speak.
"You know when I woke up today, I thought about quitting my journey" Ash says shocking his mons as the boy continues.
"But I realized that if I did quit that would only be me running away from my problems sure if I did stop my journey, I would be a lot safer but that's not fair to you guys or me we've been traveling together and training together for a long time now. We may have lost to Giovanni this time but when we meet him again, we'll be the ones who win!" Ash states as he punches his fist forward having a determined look in his eyes as his Pokemon roar in agreement Ash then thinks in his head.
"Sorry dad I know you told to not worry about Giovanni and to focus on my journey and I will but if I do end up facing him again my Pokemon and me will be ready" Ash thinks to himself he looks to his Pokemon and speaks.
"Okay as soon as I'm all good to go let's challenge the Saffron City gym and get our 5th badge!" Ash says as his Pokemon roar in agreement Ash nods as he thinks.
"You better prepare yourself Giovanni cause when we meet again the outcome will be different" Ash thinks to himself. Once Ash is done talking to his Pokemon he returns the six mons he had on hand with him and sends the others back to the lab now that they know their trainer is okay (Prof. Oak also tells Ash that for the past 3 days since Ivysaur's been gone the Pokemon at the ranch have been going crazy). Ash then joins back with the group with Pikachu back on his shoulder as they head back to the hospital.
Once they make it back, they get word that Sabrina is now awake and head towards her room. Once they make it Steve allows them to come inside as Sabrina gets a shocked look on her face seeing all her old friends Delia walks up to the woman and speaks.
"Hello Sabrina, it's been a long time you cut your hair I must say you look cute with short hair" Delia says as Sabrina blushes, she turns her head away from Delia making the woman chuckle as Blue speaks.
"Looks like you still can't take complements well" Blue says in a mocking tone as Sabrina looks at him.
"I don't want to hear that from you tell me do you still get embarrassed when you show an ounce of affection?" Sabrina asks as Blue looks away in embarrassment making everyone chuckle. Sabrina then puts on a more serious expression and speaks.
"I'm happy to see you all again but you shouldn't have come here not after what I did 15 years ago" Sabrina says as the adults get sad looks on their faces Riley walks up to her and grabs her hand.
"What happened 15 years ago wasn't your fault you know this it was all Giovanni" Riley says as Sabrina speaks.
"But even still it was my power that caused you all a lot of pain look at what happened recently Blue's son got seriously hurt because of me" Sabrina responds as Blue speaks.
"No that was not your fault Gary made a choice to protect Leaf and that's what he did" Blue says as Sabrina continues to speak.
"But still if I didn't get controlled and make you guys worry about me none of this would've happened" Sabrina responds as Yellow walks over to her and speaks.
"This is going to sound weird but even though there are things that happened on that day I wish didn't happened I'm happy that it allowed us to reunite again" Yellow says as the other adults nod as Sabrina speaks.
"No, you all should just leave me alone I bring nothing but pain like what happened 15 years ago" Sabrina says as Ash speaks.
"You know I keep hearing everyone mention something happening 15 years ago but what exactly happened during that time?" Ash asks, with Leaf, Misty and Brock wondering the same Sabrina looks towards Delia and asks.
"So, you didn't tell him?" Sabrina asks as Delia nods making Ash confused as he speaks.
"Come on you guys need to tell us what happened 15 years ago we have the right to know as well especially after facing the TR boss" Ash states with Leaf, Misty and Brock nodding the adults look at each other and nod as Blue gets a serious look on his face he walks over to Ash and the kids and asks.
"So, what would you like to know first? I get the feeling you have another question" Blue asks having a serious expression Ash nods and speaks.
"Your right my first question is what's the connection between you, my mom, Ms. Rose and my dad have with Giovanni? He told me that you guys used to be friends is that true?" Ash asks Blue signs rubbing the back of his head he looks at Delia and Rose who nod Blue then sits on one of the stools in the room and speaks.
"Well, he is right Giovanni did use to be friends with us when we were kids. Or at the very least we thought he was our friend" Blue says as he continues to speak.
"The Giovanni you met and the one we're trying to capture is a crime boss a very dangerous man who would do whatever means necessary to get what he wants." Blue says as the kids nod as Blue continues.
"But the one we met was a nice boy who you'd think would do know wrong but that was all a part of his plan. Red, Delia, Rose and I met Giovanni in Pallet Town before we started our respective journey's. Giovanni at the time showcased to be very intelligent, kind person and loved Pokemon completely different than the one who you met" Blue says as Leaf speaks.
"So how did you figure out he was evil?" Leaf asks as Delia speaks.
"Once we started our journeys, we didn't see Giovanni again until 5 years later when me Red, Riley, Yellow and Sabrina met him again here in Saffron City. he still seemed like the same person but both Red and Riley felt there was something off with him" Delia responds as Blue speaks.
"I mean I knew from jump that Giovanni was weird because of my gut feeling" Blue says smiling the adults roll their eyes as Ash speaks.
"So, what happened next?" Ash questions Delia looks to Sabrina with Sabrina nodding as Delia speaks.
"Well after we met Giovanni again, he was quite fascinated with Sabrina he was very interested in her psychic powers. Normally when people saw Sabrina use her psychic abilities, they're scared of her me, your father, Riley, Yellow and Brocks parents were also scared as well when we first met her but after getting to know Sabrina, we learned that she just wanted to have friends. When Giovanni saw Sabrina use her psychic abilities, he really grew to like her." Delia says as Leaf speaks.
"Wait doesn't Ms. Yellow have psychic abilities as well how come he wasn't interested in her?" Leaf questions as Yellow speaks.
"During that time, I was still having trouble using my psychic powers the things I can do now I couldn't do back then" Yellow responds Leaf nods as Brock speaks.
"So, what happened after Giovanni and Sabrina met?" Brock asks as the adults look at Sabrina the woman nods and speaks.
"After Giovanni and I met I left the group to go travel with him instead" Sabrina says as the kids nod Sabrina continues to speak.
"During our travels together, Giovanni treated me well at the time I sensed no evil from him, and he seemed like a very kind and caring person. But once we turned 20, I finally realized Giovanni's true intentions." Sabrina says making the kids interested they see her eyes fill with fear as Yellow speaks.
"You don't have to continue Sabrina" Yellow says as Sabrina speaks.
"No, it's alright they should know what kind of man Giovanni is" Sabrina says as Yellow nods Sabrina takes a deep breath as she continues to speak.
"The day we turned 20 Giovanni introduced me to his mother who was the leader of Team Rocket at the time named Madam Boss. The moment I met her I felt a very evil presence from her she didn't present herself as evil, but I could tell by just a glance that I shouldn't get involved with that woman. I tried to tell Giovanni that I felt something was off with his mother, but he brushed it aside telling me that I was being ridiculous that there's no way his mother was evil and like a fool I believed him. After that I joined the TR organization at the time TR wasn't the big evil organization as it is now it was small organization but still contained very evil people." Sabrina says as the group nods as she continues.
"Madam Boss and Giovanni told me the work they do in the organization was for the greater good and they needed me to help them find the mythical Pokemon Mew" Sabrina says as Brock speaks.
"Mew why would they need Mew?" Brock asks as Blue speaks.
"Mew is a very powerful Pokemon like Ditto it has the DNA of all the Pokemon in the world TR wanted to have Mew so they can make their organization more powerful" Blue says as the group nod as Ash speaks.
"So, they needed your psychic powers to find Mew?" Ash asks as Sabrina nods as she continues to speak.
"That's not all during the few months I was with the organization, they were telling me lies of Red doing horrible things to the other members of Team Rocket at first I denied saying that Red would never do anything to people but one day while I was in my room waiting for Giovanni to come back Madam Boss came to me and told me that Giovanni suffered great injuries. I dashed off to the hospital to see my boyfriend once I saw how injured he was I asked who did that to him and Giovanni told me it was Red. Once I heard that I grew into a rage as I quickly dashed off to go find Red when I did, he, Delia, Yellow, Riley, Blue and Rose were all having a peaceful dinner in Saffron City celebrating Red's recent win in the Galar league until I arrived. When they saw me Delia, Rose and Yellow were happy to see me again as it was the first time, we saw each other in a long time but Red, Riley and Blue knew something was off with me. When I asked Red how he could do such a horrible thing to Giovanni Red was confused as he didn't know what I was talking about in my eyes I thought Red was lying so in my anger I attacked Red. Me, and Red battled through out Saffron City even though I was using my psychic powers and my psychic Pokemon Red's Charizard and his Pokemon were keeping up with me. Red was telling me he didn't do anything to Giovanni, but I didn't believe him and kept attacking my psychic powers were going out of control destroying the city and hurting civilians Blue, Riley, Delia, Rose and Yellow tried to stop me, but I knocked them out of the way injuring them. Once Red saw them get hurt he got serious and mega evolved his Charizard into Mega Charizard X our battle continued for 2 hours until Red ultimately defeated me." Sabrina says shocking the kids as Misty speaks.
"What happened next?" Misty asks as Sabrina speaks.
"After our battle Red's Charizard had me pinned down with its claws to my neck both me and Red were panting all I could do was yell at him saying all sorts of terrible things to someone who I called my friend. Red then told me again that he's not responsible for what happened to Giovanni I still believed he was lying until I calmed down and looked deep into Red's eyes and I finally saw that Red was telling the truth. I then looked around and I saw all the destruction our battle caused, I saw how hurt Delia, Blue, Rose, Yellow and Riley were, and I instantly regretted what I did. Then soon after Giovanni, Madam boss alongside them were Archer, Arianna, Proton, Petral and multiple TR grunts appeared they all had satisfied smiles on their faces. When I saw Giovanni, I was shocked to see that he was fine he told me that he was never hurt and only did that so I could weaken Red as much as possible. I then got a horrified look on my face learning that this was all so Red could be weakened then something worse happened." Sabrina says as tears start to fall from her eyes Delia goes to hug her friend Sabrina thanks Delia as Sabrina continues to speak.
"What happened next was something neither of us saw coming as the 3 legendary birds Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno appeared and fused together to create a monster that could use the powers of fire, ice and lightning" Sabrina says shocking the kids as Leaf speaks.
"How were they able to make the 3 legendary Pokemon fuse together?" Leaf asks as Riley speaks.
"We learned that in their pursuit to find Mew Madam Boss felt as though they needed more power in case, they needed to battle Mew, so they did horrible research on trying to fuse multiple Pokemon together, they kept trying but failed over and over again until they did research on an Eevee." Riley responds as Yellow speaks.
"This Eevee was able to evolve into Flareon, Jolteon and Vaporeon and go back to being an Eevee Team rocket used that Pokemon as a bases and created a device that would be able to make the legendary birds fuse. During Red's and Sabrina's battle TR successfully captured the birds and quickly did their research becoming successful" Yellow says shocking the group as Misty and Leaf speak.
"What happened to the Eevee?" both girls ask as Prof. Oak speaks.
"Once TR was done with the Eevee, they disposed of it" The old man says as the group gasp in shock as Ash gets mad clinching his fist and Pikachu sparking its cheeks.
"Team Rocket" Ash says in anger as Sabrina speaks.
"Once we learned of that Madam boss commanded the fused beast to wipe out Red, Red's Charizard tried its best to fight it but ultimately fell. Before the beast could fire one more attack, I got in the way to protect Red I looked at Giovanni and was pleading for him to stop saying he doesn't need to do this he should stop his mother and we could live happily together what Giovanni said next ultimately broke me. He said that he was only with me so that I would join Team Rocket, helping them look for Mew, weaken Red and told me that the love of his life is Arianna not me and they also have a kid together. I was in utter despair I didn't know what to do or think other than getting on my knees and cry" Sabrina says as more tears start to flow from her eyes Delia and Rose hug their friend as the group get angry at Giovanni for doing something like that to Sabrina Ash then speaks.
"What happened next how were you guys able to defeat the fused legendary Pokemon?" Ash asks as Sabrina speaks.
"While I was crying and blaming myself for what happened Madam Boss commanded the beast to attack me as a wave of Fire, ice and thunder was heading toward me Red's Charizard, Blue's Blastoise, Rose's Venusaur, Delia's Dragonite, Riley's Lucario and Yellow's Raichu blocked the blast from hitting me. Even though I hurt them and tried to kill Red, they still forgave me and protected me. Also, more people appeared this included the Kanto elite 4, Looker with the police force, the champions and elite 4 of other regions, Flint and Lola they all came to stop Team Rocket. Madam boss wasn't scared, she commanded the fused beast, the rocket grunts along with the executives and Giovanni to attack as there was a big battle in Saffron City. The battle lasted for 3 hours we were able to defeat all the rocket grunts, executives and Giovanni the ones that weren't defeated yet was Madam boss and the fused beast. No matter how many times everyone's Pokemon attacked it the monster would easily brush them away it even survived a combined attack from all the champions. Everyone was exhausted the only ones who were left fighting were Red and his Charizard, even though they were the most exhausted that didn't stop them as they kept fighting but ultimately Charizard did fall again and reversed back to its normal state. Madam Boss alongside Giovanni laughed and called for the beast to end Red and Charizard as the beast launched its attack there was nothing any of us could do other than watch we were all terrified Red and Charizard were terrified as well, but they still stood their ground. They both raised their hands up in the air and tried to block the blast both were yelling Red was using all the aura he had and Charizard was using all the fire in its body, but the beast blast was too strong as it consumed the both of them. We all looked on in horror and assumed the worse, but we could still hear Red and Charizard yelling as they successfully pushed the blast back hitting the monster. We were all shocked and wondered how Red and Charizard did it as we looked at them Red was panting heavily while Charizard was in a sphere of fire as its body began to change." Sabrina says as the kids are listening closely waiting to hear what happened next as Blue speaks.
"Red's Charizard grew 4 feet taller, its body became a burning crimson, its wings became pure fire with a flaming spike at the tip, its arms became bulkier, claws sharper, its appearance became more dragon like and had spikes going down its back once the transformation was complete what stood wasn't a normal Charizard but something I call Red-Charizard" Blue says as the group get shocked looks on their faces as Ash asks.
"Red-Charizard? Is it something like mega evolution and G- Max where the Pokemon's appearance changes?" Ash asks as Riley speaks.
"It's similar but not quite it's a phenomenon first discovered in the Kalos region long ago in the ninja village called a Bond Phenomenon" Riley responds making the group confused as the man continues to talk.
"A Bond Phenomenon is something where when the trainer and Pokemon's bond is strong enough they can gain a new power and sometimes the Pokemon takes on the appearance of the trainer." Riley says as the group not as Ash speaks.
"But I thought my dad's Charizard's ability was Blaze?" Ash questions as Blue speaks.
"Yes, that's what we thought as well but during the battle with the fused beast Charizard's desire to protect its trainer it grew to the point where its blaze ability evolved into the Bond Phenomenon." Blue responds as Riley speaks.
"It was also thanks to Red's aura ability reaching its absolute limit along with Charizard's X and Y stones going into its body were able to help Charizard's ability evolve" Riley says as the group nod as Leaf speaks.
"So, what happened after Charizard became Red-Charizard?" Leaf asks as Sabrina speaks.
"Once Charizard transformed it gave a mighty roar that intimidated the fused beast, Madam Boss and Giovanni were also terrified by Charizard's appearance, but Madam boss composed herself and ordered the beast to attack. The beast listened and fired a massive blast towards Charizard neither Red nor Charizard were scared as Red called for a Flamethrower the flames on Charizard's wings and tail turned into a bright blue, Charizard's crimson skin also turned black resembling Charizard X and launched the blue fire that easily destroyed the beast blast hitting the monster being the first to actually do damage to it. Madam boss grew angry as she kept calling for the beast to continue attacking as Red called for Charizard to attack as well. As Red and Charizard were fighting the beast they were in sync landing multiple blows on the fused creature this made Madam boss angry as she called for a Fire blast, Thunder and Sheer Cold combo attack. The beast gave a mighty roar as it mixed the three moves together launching the big blast at Red and Charizard we were all terrified because if that move hit, we all would be dead. But Red and Charizard weren't fazed as Red called for Charizard to use Inferno Charizard roared as its body glowed a bright Crimson then a bright blue as it fired out all the fire it had in its body the move was so powerful that it consumed the beast creating an explosion the beast then separated back into the 3 legendary birds as they fell to the ground. Madam boss was angry and couldn't accept defeat she was so angry that she didn't see Moltres fall on her she screamed as she burned to death. Giovanni was horrified at what he saw he glared at Red and his Charizard one more time before he and the executives ran away. Red and Charizard let out a massive cheer in victory as did everyone in the area." Sabrina says as the group nods and are amazed at Red and Charizard as Ash speaks.
"So, is that why my dad is referred to as a legendary trainer?" Ash asks as the adult's nod as Ash gets an excited look on his face as he looks at Pikachu.
"One day we'll get strong enough to battle and defeat my dad and Charizard" Ash says having an excited look on his face Pikachu sparks his cheeks in agreement, Ash's Pokeball's wriggle and Ash's egg glows blue in agreement as well. Everyone is happy to see that Ash is acting like his old self again Sabrina looks at Ash and his Pikachu she gets the feeling that Ash will also achieve Bond Phenomenon one day, but it won't be with Pikachu it'll be with another Pokemon but she does feel that Ash and Pikachu will awaken something else this makes Sabrina smile.
"So, what happened after the battle?" Leaf asks as Sabrina speaks.
"After the battle I apologized to everyone Blue and Rose scold me but they and everyone else forgave me and we hugged, once we broke from the hug Delia heard the cries of a baby." Sabrina responds the group then look toward Ash's mom as she begins to speak.
"Yes, in one of the vehicles left behind by Team Rocket I found a baby boy crying he looked scared and lonely, so I picked him up the moment I did he stopped crying and brought him over to the others. Everyone was surprised to see the baby boy we all knew that he was most likely Giovanni and Arianna's son. Looker came over and wanted me to hand the baby over, but I declined telling him that me and Red would raise him. Which shocked everyone especially Red but by that time we were already married, and Red was planning to take a break from traveling anyway. Looker was okay with us raising the boy making both Red and me happy." Delia says shocking the group especially Ash as he speaks.
"Wait I have an older stepbrother?!" Ash asks as Delia nods as Ash gets a happy grin on his face.
"Cool I always wanted a brother though I was hoping to be the older one what is his name?" Ash asks as Delia speaks.
"His name is Silver" Delia responds as Ash nods.
"Silver huh? Cool where is he now? I would like to meet him" Ash asks with the group nodding as the adults get a sad looks on their faces as Delia speaks.
"We currently don't know where Silver is" Delia responds as Ash nods and speaks.
"What happened?" Ash asks as Blue answers.
"You're interested in knowing what happened 15 years ago right? Well, what happened involves Silver" Blue says as Ash nods as Delia speaks.
"Silver was a sweet boy like you he was always fascinated with Pokemon, was a great friend to Daisy he really admired Red always playing with his Pokemon and hoped to become a Pokemon trainer one day. Red during this time was teaching a class in the Paldea region teaching children about Pokemon battling and how to bond with your Pokemon, Silver joined that class he learned a lot and made many friends. Even though he was the son of an evil crime boss Silver showed no signs of being Giovanni or Arianna's son he was such a happy boy" Delia says smiling as the group nod, they then see her get a sad look on her face as she speaks.
"But the day he turned 5 is when everything changed" Delia says in a sad tone as Ash speaks.
"What happened?" Ash asks as Sabrina speaks.
"Even though Silver never showcased to be nothing like Giovanni, I didn't believe it. I thought that there's no way Giovanni's son wouldn't be evil so one day before Silver's 5th birthday as I was meditating in my gym who I assumed was a challenger appeared, but I got surprised when I saw Giovanni. He looked weak and scared I was going to end him right then and there, but he told me about his son Silver that his mission was to infiltrate Red and Delia's home and on his 5th birthday he'll kill both of them. At first, I didn't believe him as I found it ridiculous that a child could be capable of killing Red and Delia and he showed no signs of being evil, but Giovanni then told me something which pretty much made me believe him. He told me that when he was a child he was always evil it was passed down to him from his mother, and he passed it down to Silver and Silver being all kind is all just an act that was enough to convince me as the next morning I went to Red and Delia's house to put an end to Silver so that the same thing that happened with Giovanni wouldn't happen again but that is what Giovanni wanted." Sabrina says as the group nod as Delia speaks.
"The morning of Silver's birthday was filled with games, laughter and joy when it was time to open the presents Silver was looking forward to it as he was about to open his first gift Sabrina came" Delia says having a sad look on her face with Sabrina having a sad look as well but speaks.
"When I appeared to the house everyone was happy to see me even Silver even though I barely talked to the boy he was still happy to see me he had a pure look on his face. When I looked at the boy Giovanni's words ringed in my head so when I looked at Silver, I didn't see a happy smile I saw an evil smile and reached for the boy. Red immediately sensed my intentions and commanded Charizard to use Flamethrower I was able to block it and I sent out a wave of psychic energy which blew everyone away destroying the house only leaving me and Silver alone. The boy was scared as he looked around seeing his parents and friends all hurt, he looked at me having a horrified look on his face, but I didn't see that what I saw was an evil being. When I went to strike the boy Red and Charizard got in the way as Delia grabbed Silver. Red was wondering what I was doing I tried telling them that Silver is Giovanni's son and he'll kill them Red and Delia argued back saying Silver doesn't have an evil bone in his body, but I didn't listen to them as I went to grab Silver again Red and Charizard got in the way causing us to fight Delia quickly picked up Silver and started to run away." Sabrina says with the group nodding as Delia speaks.
"As me and Silver were running away, we ran into the forest as we entered my face grew wide in fear as I saw Giovanni his Rhyperior, Archer, Arianna, Proton and Petral they had us surrounded. I asked Giovanni if he was the one who's making Sabrina act the way she is Giovanni nods saying it's always fun to manipulate her he then asked for me to hand Silver over. I refused of course but this made the man angry as he commanded Rhyperior to fire a Stone edge I was able to dodge but I let go of Silver. Arianna then caught him I tried to go get Silver back but the executives and Rhyperior stood in my way I could do nothing but watch as Giovanni and Arianna looked at Silver. They told him that they were his true parents, and they'll take him away Silver tried to get out of Arianna's arms and was calling out to me to save him. Giovanni then slapped him telling Silver to behave or they would kill me Silver was frozen in fear but nodded in agreement making Giovanni smile as they began to walk away, I tried calling out telling Giovanni and Arianna to bring Silver back, but they kept walking away." Delia says as tears begin to well up in her eyes as the group get sad as Sabrina speaks.
"During my battle with Red he was able to convince me that what I was doing is wrong and that Silver isn't like Giovanni or Madam Boss he's a completely different person. That's when the anger that was clouding me went away as I realized that Giovanni tricked me again and I stopped fighting Red. Then a Stone Edge came out of nowhere hitting Red in the back Red was sent soaring in the air and crashed back down Charizard went to check on Red as I had a shocked look on my face and heard the sounds of clapping. I turned my head and saw Giovanni next to him was Arianna holding Silver and standing in front of them was Rhyperior. Giovanni told me good job at making Red drop his guard so he could land a heavy blow on him. I yelled at Giovanni saying he tricked me as the man had an evil smile on his face saying he did I then ask what happened to Delia. Arianna told me that they're having their executives take care of her and she'll be dead soon, I got a horrified look on my face and begin regretting my decision as I get on my knees, I looked at Silver. I tried to convince myself that just like Giovanni and Madam Boss that he was an evil child but as I looked into the boy's eyes, I saw nothing but fear at what he just witnessed as Giovanni and Arianna begin to laugh Red stands up. The look on Red's face was nothing I've ever seen before he was truly angry at Giovanni for ruining his son's birthday party, hurting his wife, manipulating me and just about everything Giovanni and Team Rocket have done his Charizard shared the same feeling as it turned into Red-Charizard again. Neither Giovanni nor Arianna were fazed as multiple TR grunts appeared in the thousands sending out their Pokemon to combat Red and his Charizard. Red wasn't scared as he commanded Charizard to fly forward and battle in just 5 minutes Charizard easily took down all the grunts Pokemon without breaking a sweat but then Giovanni's Rhyperior blindsided Charizard hitting it in the back with Stone Edge. Charizard roars in pain as not only Charizard felt the pain but so did Red as he yells out in pain." Sabrina says surprising the group as Ash speaks.
"Wait so because dad had Charizard transform into Red-Charizard he also experiences the pain Charizard feels?" Ash asks as the adult's nod in confirmation as Sabrina continues to speak.
"Once Giovanni and Arianna saw that they got evil smiles on their faces as Giovanni commanded Rhyperior to attack Charizard over and over again each time Rhyperior hit Charizard Red would yell in pain making Giovanni and Arianna laugh as Silver looked on in horror. I tried to go and help Red, but Arianna's Hounchcrow blindsided me with Dark Pulse making me fall to the ground the bird then pinned me down so that I couldn't do anything. Once Giovanni had enough, he walked over to Red stomped on his stomach with his foot and put a gun to his head. Giovanni was hoping to see Red cower in fear, but the man just looked at Giovanni in the eyes having a determined look on his face this angered Giovanni as he was about to pull the trigger an Aura wave hit him knocking him off Red. We all turned around and saw Delia, Riley, Blue, Rose, Prof. Oak (holding an unconscious Daisy), Yellow, Flint and Lola they all had angry looks on their faces with their Pokemon having the same look. Giovanni and Arianna look at Delia wondering how she's alive and where the executives were but get their answer as Archer, Proton and Petral appear they tell Giovanni that they were defeated by Blue, Rose and Yellow. Sliver was then able to wriggle out of Arianna's arms and ran towards Delia making Arianna angry, but she knows she can't take on everyone. The woman grits her teeth she joined her husband and the other executives, Giovanni told us that one day they'll be back and leave." Sabrina says shocking the group as she continues to speak.
"After that Delia and Silver ran to Red the man smiles saying that he's alright and is happy Silver is okay. Silver then starts to cry as Red and Delia hug him trying to comfort him. As for me I looked at everyone they all looked at me in anger, I felt terrible I let Giovanni get in my head again so I teleported away back to Saffron City to Isolate myself from everyone so something like that wouldn't happen again." Sabrina says as the group nod now knowing why Sabrina closed herself off from everyone Sabrina then speaks.
"So as can you see I bring nothing but bad luck you all should just forget about me and continue to live your lives." Sabrina says in a sad tone as Delia walks up to her and speaks.
"No!" Delia says as Sabrina looks at her as Delia continues to talk.
"I'm not going to let you be all alone again!" Delia states as Sabrina speaks.
"But you should I've constantly let Giovanni trick me and in return you guys always get hurt you should hate me for that" Sabrina responds as Rose speaks.
"You're right we do hate the fact that you let yourself be manipulated by that man but at the same time it wasn't your fault" Rose says as Yellow speaks.
"Rose and Delia are right you've always been the victim in these situations and Giovanni always took advantage of your kindness and besides we were all tricked by Giovanni at some point" Yellow says with the other adults nodding as Riley walks up to Sabrina and takes her hand as Sabrina looks at him.
"You're a very kind and loving person Sabrina Giovanni saw that and took advantage of you making you think attacking us is the right thing to do but it was all for his own enjoyment." Riley says as Sabrina looks at the man Delia then takes Sabrina's other hand as Sabrina looks at her.
"You see Sabrina even though you've made mistakes in the past you've friends and family who greatly care for you so don't say that we should leave you all alone because we want you in our lives" Delia says as tears begin to flow from her eyes Sabrina looks at her then at all the other adults who nod in agreement Sabrina has tears flow from her eyes as well as she speaks.
"I'm sorry!" Sabrina says as she begins to full on cry in Delia's arms Rose and Yellow go over to hug Sabrina as well as Sabrina speaks.
"I was so lonely it was painful!" Sabrina says as Delia, Rose and Yellow nod as they continue to hug their friend as everyone in the room smile.
5 minutes later once Sabrina is done crying Ash then speaks.
"So, what happened to Silver after his 5th birthday?" Ash asks Delia looks to her son and speaks.
"After his 5th birthday Silver then grew a hatred for not only Giovanni but also Team Rocket. At first Silver still seemed like himself but both me and Red knew that Silver grew vengeful. For the next 5 years Silver started to isolate himself from not only us but also his friends even though they knew Silver was Giovanni's son instead they still wanted to play with him, but Silver forced them away as he didn't want to be close with them. Eventually his friends understood and went on to live their own lives the only one who didn't leave Silver alone was Daisy" Delia says as the group look over at Daisy as she speaks.
"Silver was my best friend and even though he kept trying to push me away I kept coming back to always keep him company as I didn't like seeing him alone" Daisy responds as the group nod as Delia continues to speak.
"Then on the day of Silver's 10th birthday it was time for Silver to go on his journey Silver told us that he'll never come back that's when he and Red got into a big argument Red was trying to tell Silver that he's always welcomed but Silver denies telling Red that he's not his true father and I'm not his true mother. When Silver said that I Immediately burst into tears as Red consoled me before Silver left, he walked over to you when you were still a baby and spoke. "I hope your life is better than mine" After that Silver ran off to begin his journey and he never came back home. But 5 years ago, when Red was running late for the Christmas party, he told me before he left the Goldenrod City Department store, he saw a teenager with red hair that looked like Silver's before Red could get a good look Charizard started to soar thru the air." Delia says as the group look on in shock as Delia continues to speak.
"Even though I haven't seen him in over 10 years I'm just happy to know that he's still alive out there" Delia says as tears start to flow from her eyes as Rose and Yellow hug her as Blue looks towards the group and speaks.
"And that's everything so you've any more questions?" Blue asks as the group shake their heads no as Ash speaks.
"My brain hurts from everything I just learned" Ash says as Pikachu, Leaf, Misty and Brock agree as their heads are steaming from all the information Ash then speaks.
"Now that I think about it on the first day of my journey and 3 days ago, I saw a boy with red hair appear in my mind so that was Silver?" Ash questions as Delia nods Ash smiles and speaks.
"You know learning about all of this makes me excited to continue my journey I'm going to keep training hard, defeat Giovanni, get all 8 badges and win the league!" Ash says with Pikachu cheering as Leaf speaks.
"Sorry little bro but the one winning the league is going to be me" Leaf says having a determined look on her face as Ash looks to her and smiles Misty and Brock put their hands on Ash's shoulder and speak.
"We'll be with you to help you achieve your dream and also ours" Misty and Brock say Ash nods as he puts his hand forward as Leaf, Misty, Brock and Pikachu put their hands next to Ash's as he speaks.
"Alright let's all do our best!" Ash says cheering as the other 4 cheer as well raising their hands in the air, they then look at each other and begin to laugh as the adults smile at them Sabrina looks to Delia and speaks.
"He reminds me a lot of Red" Sabrina says as Delia nods.
10 minutes later they receive word that Damian is now awake, Ash, Leaf, Misty, Brock, Riley, Prof. Oak, Blue and Gary (currently in a wheelchair as he can't walk yet) head over to Damian's room. When they open the door, they see Damian in a full body cast and Looker is sitting in a chair next to him Looker looks at the group he smiles and waves.
"Hello" Looker says as the kids greet him happy to see him again Blue, Oak, and Riley go over to Damian and look at him Damian tries to look away from them Blue then looks at Looker and speaks.
"So, what have you learn from him?" Blue asks in a serious tone as Looker speaks.
"I learned a lot, but I think it'll be best for Damian to speak for himself" Looker responds as everyone looks at the boy as Ash speaks.
"Tell us what made you decide to join Team Rocket?" Ash asks as Damian signs and speaks.
"5 years ago, my house was burned down I managed to make it out in time, but my parents were unlucky, the policemen were unable to find the person who caused the fire making me angry as I wanted to get revenge. One day Proton found me in an alleyway and said to me "if you want to get revenge on the person who killed your parents come with me" I was surprised when he asked me that but since I had nowhere else to go, I decided to follow the man. Afterwards once we made it to Team Rockets underground base in Celadon City Proton decided to train me so I could get my revenge. 2 weeks later I was able to find the man who burned down my home I captured the man then I tortured him every day for 4 weeks until he couldn't speak or move anymore even though I knew it was wrong a part of me enjoyed it" Damian says shocking the kids at how evil he is as Damian continues to talk.
"Afterwards Proton continued to train me telling me that the boss's goal in life is to get rid of Red Ketchum and one way to do that is for me to get a starter Pokemon preferably a Charmander from Prof. Oaks lab. The boss believes that if I trained up Charmander into a powerful Charizard it'll be able to defeat Red's Charizard" Damian says as Prof. Oak speaks.
"So that's the reason why you came to my lab?" The old man asks as Damian nods as Ash speaks.
"Tell me was abusing Charmander part of the plan?" Ash asks as Damian looks at Ash and speaks.
"Unfortunately, yes in Team Rocket almost all the grunts abuse their Pokemon as they believe it would make their Pokemon stronger and they would also do it if they didn't provide results" Damian responds as Brock speaks.
"That still didn't give you the right to leave Charmander on that rock for a week with no intention of ever coming back for it" Brock says as Damian nods.
"Yes, I agree as I look back now what I did to Charmander when it was under my care was terrible, I'm truly sorry" Damian says shocking the group as they can see that he's being genuine as Riley speaks.
"So how long have you been in Team Rocket?" Riley questions as Damian speaks.
"I wasn't an official member until recently, but I was with the organization for 5 years" Damian responds as Blue speaks.
"Seeing as you've been with the organization for 5 years you must know where their main base is located" Blue says as Damian goes to respond.
"Unfortunately, they never took me to the main base or told me where it was even though Proton trusted me the other executives and the boss didn't. Which I guess they were right since if they did tell me I would've already told you guys" Damian answers as they nod as Prof. Oak speaks next.
"Tell me where's the Pokedex I gave you? I lost its signal after I gave it to you on your first day" Prof. Oak asks as Damian speaks.
"Well after I captured a lot of Pokemon I went to the Viridian gym where I met with Proton, he was able to mess with the functions of the device making it so the Pokemon I catch would go to them and not to your ranch. Also, when I fell from the roof the Pokedex was destroyed" Damian responds Oak nods as Blue speaks.
"The Viridian gym? Tell me is that a Team Rocket base as well?" Blue asks as Damian speaks.
"Honestly I'm not sure I was only told by Proton once I get my starter, I should meet him at the Viridian gym" Damian responds as Blue nods as Looker speaks.
"I'm currently having a team investigate the Viridian Gym as we speak, we'll hear from them soon if Team Rocket are in control of the gym or not" Looker says as everyone nod as Damian continues to speak.
"I must say it was pretty dumb of me to get involved with an evil organization I should've known something like this would happen, but I truly believed that Proton would help me grow stronger, win the Pokemon league and conquer the world. But now I'm in a hospital room with all my bones broken and I'm regretting everything I did when I was with that organization. I know you all won't forgive me but I'm truly sorry" Damian says as tears start to come from his eyes the group nod Damian then looks at Gary and speaks.
"I hate to admit it you were right I was a horrible trainer to my Pokemon they need someone to love and care for them so please I want you to have them" Damian says as Looker hands Gary a belt which contains all of Damian's Pokemon that he's captured on his journey Gary looks to Damian and asks.
"Are you sure about this?" Gary questions as Damian speaks.
"Yes, I'm sure look at me all of my bones are broken I'm most likely am never going to walk again and I know you're the perfect trainer for my Pokemon I feel that you'll take good care of them" Damian responds as Gary smiles.
"You got it I promise I'll take good care of your Pokemon" Gary says smiling as Damian smiles; he then looks at Leaf and speaks.
"You know I've lied about a lot of things in my life, but I was 100% honest when I told you I had feelings for you" Damian says Misty and Brock are surprised as this is their first time hearing this Leaf walks over to Damian, she looks at the boy in the eyes and speaks.
"You know when I met you again at the Poke Mart and you were telling me that you liked me, I did feel that you were telling the truth and even though I didn't feel the same way I was genuinely hoping that we could be friends. But once I found out that you were the one who abused Charmander and a part of Team Rocket I saw you nothing more than scum and I still do" Leaf says having an angry look on her face Damian nods as Leaf continues to speak.
"But even though you're scum I'm grateful that you saved me so for that I want to say thank you" Leaf says smiling as Damian smiles back, he then looks at Gary and speaks.
"You have a great girl you better take good care of her" Damian says making Leaf blush as Gary alongside Ash are confused Misty and Brock chuckle as Blue, Oak, Riley and Looker face palm at how dense Gary is Damian looks to Ash and speaks.
"Can you send out Charmeleon for me?" Damian asks Ash nods as he sends out the fire lizard Charmeleon walks over to Damian and looks at his old trainer as Damian looks back Damian then speaks.
"Even though I treated you like garbage all those things of me saying I wanted to train you into the strongest Charizard was true it's just the way I went about it was wrong" Damian says Charmeleon nods as the boy continues to speak.
"I don't expect you to ever forgive me, but I just wanted to say that I was wrong when I called you weak, you're a strong Pokemon under the ownership of a strong trainer who will help you reach your goal of one day becoming a Charizard." Damian says as Charmeleon smiles he then looks to Ash and speaks.
"Please keep taking care of Charmeleon and help him achieve his dream of becoming the strongest Charizard in the world" Damian says as Ash speaks.
"Of course!" Ash responds back having a smile on his face Pikachu and Charmeleon nod making Damian smile as Blue speaks.
"So, is that everything you wanted to tell us?" Blue asks as Damian speaks.
"No there's one more thing" Damian says as he looks at Ash, Leaf and Gary.
"There's one more secret you should learn about Giovanni he's the-"Before Damian could finish, he loses consciousness he closes his eyes as Blue walks over.
"He's what? What is Giovanni's secret?!" Blue asks but doesn't get a response as Damian's life support machine beeps the nurse speaks.
"It seems Damian has passed away" The nurse says the group have surprised looks on their faces as Prof. Oak speaks.
"He did horrible things but in his last act to do something right he helped us by giving us more information on Giovanni, made amends and passed on while having a smile on his face" Prof. Oak says as everyone nod Blue looks to Looker.
"Tell me Looker did Damian tell you what Giovanni's secret is?" Blue asks as the man shakes his head.
"No, it was going to be my first time hearing it as well it looked like he wanted to tell Ash, Gary and Leaf before he passed on" Looker responds as Blue nods as Ash speaks.
"Giovanni, I won't forgive him" Ash says with Pikachu, Charmeleon, Gary, Leaf, Misty and Brock agreeing as Riley speaks.
"Come on let's leave let's have the nurses take care of Damian's body" Riley says as everyone nods as they're leaving Charmeleon looks at its old lifeless trainer's body one more time he gives a "Char" telling Damian that he will become the world's strongest Charizard one day Charmeleon then walks away.
It's now nighttime 3 hours have passed the hospital staff moved Damian's body so he could be buried with his deceased parents, Looker and Blue left heading in the direction of the Pokemon league to tell Mr. Goodshow what they learned and inform Red. Prof. Oak left as he wants to make sure everything is going smoothly at the ranch while Daisy's going to stay in Saffron City until Gary makes a full recovery. Rose decided to leave as well she gave Leaf a hug goodbye telling her to be careful with Leaf nodding. Delia, Yellow and Riley decided to stay as they want to keep Sabrina company and catch up since it's been a long time since they've been together. Sabrina walks to Ash and speaks.
"I hear you're planning on taking on my gym next how about we have our battle in 3 days that'll give you more time for your Pokemon to heal and time for you to train" Sabrina suggests as Ash speaks.
"That's fine with me I'm really looking forward to battling you my Mom and Dad told me you're a really strong trainer" Ash says Sabrina nods she holds out her hand.
"Okay then in 3 days' time let's have our battle" Sabrina says as Ash nods shaking the woman's hand Delia then speaks.
"I can't wait to watch your battle Ash I'll make sure to root for you" Delia says as Ash nods as Misty speaks.
"Seeing as you're not going to battle Sabrina in 3 days what do you want to do for training?" Misty asks as Ash begins to think as Leaf speaks.
"Oh, I know you should take on the fighting dojo it'll help you get ready for your gym battle and if you beat the karate master, you'll get to choose between a Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan or a Hitmontop as a prize" Leaf suggests as Ash gets excited.
"Okay that sounds good to me I've been wanting to take on the dojo after you and Gary told me about it" Ash responds with Pikachu nodding as Brock speaks.
"Then it's decided tomorrow we'll head to the fighting dojo" Brock says as the 4 kids cheer as Delia, Sabrina, Yellow, Riley, Daisy and Gary look at them smiling. Everyone then heads inside to go to bed as the chapter ends.
It took a while, but the connection Giovanni has with Ash, Gary and Leaf's parents, Giovanni's connection to Sabrina and what happened 15 years ago have all been answered.
Tell me were you guys satisfied with the answers? Were you surprised learning that Red and Charizard have Bond Phenomenon? How did you feel about Damian's death? At first, I wasn't going to kill him off but after thinking about it more I felt it made since as I didn't have anything else planned for his character and he made amends with Charmeleon.
Next chapter will mainly focus on Ash taking on the fighting dojo I don't want to give too much away but a certain Pokemon holding a leek makes its debut and a character from the SS. Anne Tournament returns can you guess who it could be? The next chapter after chapter 29 will finally be Ash's gym battle with Sabrina and it's going to be a very tough gym battle for Ash, I hope you all look forward to it.
Next time: Chapter 29 The Fighting Dojo
See you all next time!
