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Hello, everyone I'm new here and this is my very first fanfiction I ever wrote, it was requested by my friends on youtube so I'd appriciate any reviews you could give me; compliments, constructive criticism, some pointers, suggestions, etc. Thank you for taking the time to read it and I absolutely love feedback so please give me something, anything, I'd really appriciate it. The story is about how Ash has to track down and battle his long lost father who just happens to be the missing Pokemon Master, Red Ketchum so if the concept of Ash's father piques your interest I recommend this ^__^ So please read and review, thank you all so much!
Prologue
The Very Best Like No One Ever Was(Ash's Father: Red Ketchum) By: Lotty
*Author's note- This is my first fanfiction I ever wrote I am currently thirteen years old and I will appreciate any review you post weather it be a compliment or constructive criticism thank you. I will try to stay as in character as possible to do so I've kept the characters in the same age they are throughout the show ex.-Ash is ten and Misty's twelve. I'll also try to make it flow with the series too. It is set between the episodes Memories are Pearls and Friendship is a Diamond and To the Isshu region Zekrom's Shadow, when Ash returns home after challenging the Sinnoh League. They never did show what happens when he arrived home. So please enjoy my fanfiction that is based off of my popular fan made trailer Ash's Father: Red Ketchum 15th Anniversary Special!*
Prologue
Twelve years ago a young Delia was studying as a student of Professor Oak alongside Spencer Hale in Pallet Town. "Professor, do you think this is some evidence of a new species of Pokemon! "Said an enthusiastic Delia as she showed her teacher a specimen.
"Hmm, I don't know, Delia, I'll have to further investigate it. An interesting finding though perhaps- "Oak began, abruptly interrupted by the ring of the doorbell. Spencer went up to answer the door.
"Hello, my name's Red, Red Ketchum. May I speak to Professor Oak please? Said the stranger subtlety and meekly. Delia spied on the boy standing in the doorway who was in his mid to late teens, the same age as she.
"Yes, how can I assist you, lad?" asked Professor Oak to the strange, attractive, young man.
"I don't quite know how to say this… I know I'm no ten year old beginning trainer but… may I have a starter Pokemon, please, Professor Oak." Pleaded Red, the young man, who by now had stolen Delia's heart.
"Oh, sure, we've got plenty! Take your pick!" Delia interrupted showing Red the three poke'balls containing; Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle.
"Delia, those Pokemon are for the new trainer." Oak said sharply to his student.
"I know but he's so… let's make an exception, just this once." She persisted.
"Why, thank you, miss, and you would be…" Red said blushing at Delia.
"I'm Delia, I'm studying here at Professor Oak's Lab, you can stop by anytime." Said Delia in a flirty voice.
"Oh, I'll be sure to." Red replied in the same tone.
"Excuse me! Nobody got permission from me! First tell me why you want me to bend the rules then I'll decide if I'm willing to make an exception. Like a noble slowking I will make my judgment." Professor Oak said with his classic poetry twist. As Red began his story Delia gazed into his deep brown eyes and listened intently.
"Well, you see it all started when I was around ten years old…" he began
*Flashback*
"Mom, I'm ten years old now why can't I become a Pokemon trainer! Everyone else is allowed to be one but me. Dad was…" Red pleaded. Red's mother just paused for a minute in deep thought then she took a deep breath and began her excuse.
"Ever since your father…went away he doesn't want anything bad to happen to you." Mrs. Ketchum stated calmly.
"You always say Dad went away, what does that even mean!" Red demanded an answer.
"He died. There, I said it, I hate reliving that day, you were only six weeks old. I know you want to be a Pokemon Master just like him but…Team Rocket and Snagem don't take kindly to them." She said as Red all the painful, heartbreaking news in at once. He dashed up the stairs and buried his little face into a pillow and sobbed softly.
" I know it hurts, and I'm sorry I lied I just hate facing the facts so in my denial I hid them from you to prevent myself from hurting I made up lies, I'm sorry, dear." Mrs. Ketchum explained.
*Flashback end*
"So ever since then my mother's been afraid to lose me too but, now that I'm eighteen I make my own decision and I promised her I'd be all right." Red finished his tragic tale.
"That's awful." Delia murmured.
"Well I suppose…under special circumstances, we could permit you to have one." Oak said sympathetically.
"Thank you, sir and to you too, miss!" Said the mysterious boy as he selected Charmander and left the Laboratory. A year later Red won the Pokemon League and went on to challenge the Elite 4 and he was victorious earning himself the title of Pokemon Master. Pokemon Master, Red Ketchum made his homecoming tour to Pallet Town and met up with the girl from Oak's Lab and they spent more and more time together. Before they knew it young Delia and Red fell in love and were getting married. Soon after the wedding Delia discovered she was pregnant. When the baby boy was born Red came to the hospital room and held the perfect little baby with the adorable zig-zags beneath his eyes the same as he had.
"He's perfect and his hair is black as ash." Red said affectionately about his newborn son, to his wife.
"Red, I know what we should name our child, I want to call him Ash." Delia declared joyfully.
"Ash, Ash Ketchum, It's perfect for him." Said Red as he tickled Ash's stomach.
Five happy years passed for the Ketchum's Ash was growing up happy and healthy until one rainy morning. Red was intently watching the news on his father as a thunderstorm howled outside.
"Red, dear it's absolutely freezing in here, could you go put a coat on Ash, I'm busy cooking." Delia asked as Ash sat shivering in his high chair waiting for breakfast patiently.
"Please, daddy, it's so cold! Brrr Ash is cold, daddy!" Ash pleaded.
"No, later." Red said, brusquely as he turned up the volume on the TV.
"Red, are you just going to allow, your son to freeze?" Delia scolded her husband as the news report continued on about the TR raid that occurred several years ago to the previous Pokemon Master, Green Ketchum.
"Red!" Delia called, sharply becoming irritated.
"Shut up, Delia this is important, you wouldn't understand." Red snapped as he stormed out the door into the thunderstorm some thinking done.
"Red wait I didn't-"Delia began, she wanted to go after him but, she couldn't leave Ash unattended. A few hours later when Red came back in he was bitter and cold, literally and figuratively.
"I'm leaving." Red said, coldly.
"What!" Delia exclaimed in shock.
"It has nothing to do with you, Delia I just gotta get outta here as fast as I can. Take good care of our Ash, raise him well. I won't be back, probably ever. I have to be the best. I love Pokemon I can't just sit around here wasting my life away, raising a child I want to train Pokemon." He claimed
"Red, you're all ready a master what else do you want? I gave up my researching dream for you! How could you do this, Red, please, don't do this to me. Think about Ash he needs a father! Red, listen to me whatever, I said before I'm sorry please, don't go, Red, I love you!" Delia cried, heartbroken.
"It isn't you, that has nothing to do with why I have to leave, at least not the way you would think, I swear, don't feel this is your fault. I love both of you more than anything in the world but, I have to do this, I owe it to him. Besides I all ready gave 6 years of my life for you two it's time I hit the road again." Red explained he leaned forward and kissed Ash and Delia a fond farewell. Red picked up a bag and went off as little Ash chased after him.
"Don't go, please! What about mom! Traitor! … I'll be a Pokemon Master; too one day and then you'll have to face me!" Ash cried out the door as his father left never to be seen again. The only trace Ash ever saw of his father again was a note left in his bedroom that read:
Dear Son,
Never let anything get in the way of your dreams.
-Your Father
Chapter 1
Ash Ketchum has just finished his journey in the Sinnoh region and he is now back in Kanto about to visit his hometown, Pallet.
"There it is, Pikachu, we're home!" Ash exclaimed to his Pokemon as they overlooked their home from a hill. "Mom has no idea I'm coming, wow, I'm starved I hope she is cooking something good! Man, I've missed this place so much and Mom especially!" Ash shouted as he raced down the hill on the way home to his house. Meanwhile, Delia, Ash's mother was straightening up a few things around the house as Mimey tended to the garden. As she was dusting she came across an old picture. It was a family photo, the most recent one taken their last one. They all had looked so happy, and they were, Red had his arm around Delia and they each had one hand on Ash's shoulder. Delia stared at the picture for a few minutes reminiscing the best years of her life and how much she missed her husband and son as tears began welling up in her eyes.
"Surprise, I'm home!" Ash exclaimed as he gleefully bursted through the door.
"Ash! Oh, Ash, sweetheart, I've missed you so much!" she cried as she squeezed her son so tightly he could hardly breathe.
"I missed you too, Mom! Did you see me on TV during the Pokemon League ? I was in the top 4 almost won it too!" Ash explained
"Of course I saw you, dear and you too, Pikachu." said Delia as she knelt down to pet the little electric mouse. " You were very, very good out there, Ash, I mean on the battlefield." she stated profoundly. Delia had had the family picture in her hands the entire time she noticed Ash looking at a few times, deliberately ignoring it' then she realized it was in her hands & she contingently hid it behind her back.
"Really you mean it, mom?" Ash exclaimed at the compliment.
"Of course I do! Now, it's almost lunchtime do you have any special requests?" Delia asked.
"Grilled cheese, please!" Ash suggested.
"Grilled cheese it is!" she confirmed as she walked back into the kitchen, still holding the framed photograph, she discretely placed it on the small table as she walked by, hoping it went unnoticed. But, as Ash and Pikachu followed Mrs. Ketchum into the kitchen the picture caught Ash's eye. Ash stopped and studied the picture remembering the cold, heartaching day when his father abandoned him. Ash tried to clear his mind of his father and just sit down and enjoy his mother's homecooked meal but the pain of his father's betrayal haunted his mind, he felt so hurt and unloved, uncared for. Delia set the table for Ash and herself and a bowl of Pokemon food for Pikachu as they sat down to eat.
"Mom...can I ask you something...it's something I'm afraid to touch on...I-I don't want to hurt you..." Ash began but, Delia could read Ash like a book she could see in his eyes what the question was, it obviously haunted his mind relentlessly, probably leaving him up some nights, wondering.
"Sure, sweetheart, ask whatever you like." she replied, although she was totally aware of the question.
"It's about dad...why did he go away,why did he leave us. I can only remember being really little and seeing him pack up his things and leave out into a storm, I followed him a little then I gave up and yelled at him. Then all i can remember is finding a note on my bed stand. "Ash muttered the awkward question that he practiced out saying for years.
"...I-I don't know exactly, I'm sorry,dear I wish I had a definite answer for you but...I don't even know myself. He told me I wouldn't understand and then I never saw him again. I loved him so much, so did you, everyone did and we all thought he felt the same, especially you Ash. He looked at you like you were all the stars in the sky he was so very proud of every little thing you did. He's the one who had you enrolled in that PokemonTrainer kindergarten academy it was his idea he wanted you to love Pokemon the way he did I knew you would, I happily agreed. Since, he left I've felt so empty and lonely... Ash you're all I have in this world if anything ever happened to you I just wouldn't have a purpose for living anymore. Ash, I'm begging you be careful on your journeys please ,Ash, there is nothing in in this world I love more than you, Ash... nothing..." Delia explained the story to Ash leaving him angered at his father and with more questions then answers. He knew how deeply his father's departure hurt his mother he felt sorry for her, and swore to himself to be more careful for her sake. A long silence brushed across the usually cheerful upbeat Ketchum family kitchen.
"Mom, grandpa was a Pokemon Master just like Dad, right?" Ash said breaking the long, awkward silence as he fought back tears,not wanting to worry his mother, but they were going to heavily spill eventually.
"That's right, sometimes I wonder if that had something to do with it, redeeming himself for his father he could've told me, I would've understood. Instead of having to lie in bed at night wondering what happened to him or where he is, like the way I worry about you only I worry about you nearly every second. That stupid title always came before you or me it always meant more to him, to be the best then his family or even his Pokemon. I'm so glad you're not like that, dear, I always see you putting friends and Pokemon first, hold on to that, it's a wonderful quality of yours." Delia continued.
"So he cared more about being a Pokemon Master than us or even his Pokemon. How could he be like that! I can't stand it!" Ash yelled in frustration. "I barely know him just because he had to go off an be selfish. He was all ready a Pokemon Master what else was he aiming for!" Ash said continuing his tirade. "Sorry, Mom, I'm not hungry anymore." Ash stated as he threw his plate down on to the table and dashed up the stairs into his room.
Pika-pi!" Pikachu called as it followed Ash up the stairs. Delia sighed in distress she always knew Ash would take it harshly, even she was still hurt by the event.
"Should I leave him alone or talk to him about it... Oh, Ash I should've told you sooner I'm sorry, honey. Red...are you happy now you devastated our son, good job." Delia thought to herself deciding to leave him be to think on his own, her soothing motherly words of comfort probably wouldn't of done much in this situation anyway.
"How could he do that! Just leave us like that. He hurt mom so much, left her all alone and me too I was just a little kid!" Ash said venting his feelings to Pikachu. Pikachu just frowned at its trainers sadness. "He was already a stupid Pokemon Master why'd he have to go out again? What, did he just not care about us anymore, we all cared for him. Look what he did to all of us to my mom! No one's even heard from the guy since!" Ash ranted some more. "It's not fair...it just isn't fair." Ash muttered as he softly began to weep muffling his face into a pillow as Pikachu licked the tears off his face. Hours passed and Ash just lied in bed pondering on the possible whereabouts of his missing traitor-of-a-father. Delia walked upstairs to check on her son since it was getting late and he still hadn't come down then she peeked through the crack of the door and looked upon him sympathetically and lovingly.
"Ash, are you okay, sweetie?" she asked
"Yeah, I'm okay ...I guess." he murmured tears still wet on his young face.
"I know it hurts... ...I still wonder too." Delia confessed. "Goodnight, Ash, I love you." she said as she flicked the light switch off.
"You too,Mom, g'night" Ash said quietly. "Goodnight, Pikachu see you in the morning." Ash whispered before quietly crying himself to sleep.
Delia then said to herself as she closed the door behind her"Maybe if I could locate him maybe, just maybe Ash could beat him."
Chapter 2
The next morning came as Ash rolled out of bed awaking to the pleasant sent of pancakes and sausages. "Come on, Pikachu, that smells great!" Ash exclaimed, returning to normal.
"How'd you sleep, well I hope?" Delia asked considering last night's drama.
"Pretty good, are the pancakes almost ready?" Ash asked earnestly as Pikachu licked its lip to show its agreement.
"Coming right up!" Delia said cheerfully, she was glad Ash was feeling better after seeing his so terribly upset the previous night. Delia served breakfast even allowing Pikachu and Mimey to have some. Delia was adamant about bringing Red up again but, she did feel obliged that Ash challenged him, after all Ash was sabotaged by her lousy husband too.
"Mom, I'm gonna visit my Pokemon at Oak's, okay?" Ash asked.
"Sure, that sounds like a good idea, I'm pretty sure Gary's in the neighborhood as well." Delia said informatively.
"Gary! Why didn't you say so!" Ash exclaimed as he gobbled up his food slipped on his vest, threw on his gloves, tossed on his cap and dashed out the door. "Come on, buddy. Bye mom, I'll be right back!" Ash called as he raced out the door to Professor Oak's Laboratory.
"With that boy's reckless streak I'll never get to ask him if he's willing to..." Delia stated to Mimey.
"Mr. Mime!" said the creepy , perverted clown thing in agreement.(God, Mr. Mime needs to be shot...)
Ash walked up to Oak's Lab down the familiar path that he sprinted to on the very first day of his journey.
"Hey, Professor!" Ash said greeting Professor Oak as he stepped inside the lab.
"Ash, hello!" said Oak as muk tackled him in a harassing way.
"Cut it out, Muk!" Ash scolded as the ball of gunk went over and assaulted Ash next. "Alright, alright I'm glad to see ya too but, Muk ya gotta get off!" Ash said shooing Muk away. "Say, Professor, is Gary still around? My mom told me that he was in town?" Ash asked anxiously.
"Yes, as a matter of fact he's right outside there, observing the Pokemon." Oak replied.
"Thanks, professor!" Ash said as he went outside to find his old, childhood rival. Ash spotted Gary sitting on top of a fence with a notebook on his lap and a pencil leaning on the top of his ear.
"Hey, hey, Gary!" Ash called.
"Hey, it's Ash!" Gary exclaimed.
"Gary, long time no see, what brings you here?" Ash asked.
"Hey, you gotta come home sometimes, I should ask you the same thing? I'd get terribly homesick without stopping by every now and again, what about you, you ever get homesick?" Gary said sarcastically.
"Well, of course I do! What are you trying to say that-" Ash began
"Hey, hey, calm down Ashy -boy I'm just messing with ya! I'm researching the Pokemon's natural behavior in their natural habitat so gramps's corral was the perfect observatory. I was recruited here from Sinnoh for a special assignment. Aye, Ash I saw you on the Sinnoh League at the Lilly-of-the-Valley conference. Not too shabby." Gary chatted.
"Top four. I would've won too if that Takuto guy didn't have so many legendaries." Ash explained in defense of himself annoyed by Takuto's excessive amount of the extremely powerful legendary Pokemon.
"So, Ash how long you planning on staying here in Pallet Town , where ya headed next?" asked Gary curiously.
"I haven't really thought about it yet. I think I'll stay home while before deciding." Ash responded.
"Well, my Gramps is headed for a place called Unova for a conference maybe you should check it out too, Ashy?" Gary suggested.
"Yeah, maybe. Well, I gotta get going, Gary I promised my mom I'd be right back."Ash said.
"See ya, Ash." Gary said waving farewell.
"Bye, Gary!" Ash waved as he ran back home. Ash arrived home to see none other than Team Rocket in disguise, though he was blissfully unaware of it. Team Rocket was masked as two elderly people in search of a talented Pokemon trainer.
"Oh, you're home, hi, Ash. Ash, this is Jessica and Jameson and they're looking for a Pokemon Trainer. Jessica, Jameson, this is my son, Ash, he's a great trainer." Delia said introducing her son to the senior citizens.
"Hello, why do you need a trainer, mam?" Ash said suspiciously. " Have we met, I feel like I know you? " Ash asked skeptically.
"He's on to us, James, the jig's up." Jessie surrendered the plan.
"You're right, Jess" James agreed.
"Listen is that a voice I-" Jessie began before being abruptly interrupted.
"Pikachu,thunderbolt,go!" Ash ordered.
"Hey, we didn't even get to finish our motto." James snapped.
"Yeah twerp, what's with that, we didn't even steal nothin' yet!" Meowth continued but Pikachu's thunderbolt struck sending them spiraling off into the stratosphere yelling "We're blasting off again!"
"Team Rocket still chases after your pikachu?" Delia asked obliviously.
"Unfortunately...(talk about determination.) " Ash muttered with a sigh.
"That's awful, I'd wish they'd leave my little boy alone." Delia sighed.
"It's okay, they're not that much of a threat." Ash laughed.
"Ash, will you come inside with me, I need to talk to you, it's important." said Delia.
"Is everything okay? What I do this time?" Ash moaned.
"Nothing, honey I just need to ask you a favor." she explained.
"Sure." Ash agreed as he followed his mother inside to sit in their living room.
"Ash...I-I know how much you've grown as a trainer and after watching you on the Lilly-of-the-Valley Conference I think you're ready." Delia stated.
"Ready? But, ready for what mom?" Ash interrogated cluelessly.
Delia then said, dramatically "Ready to face your father."
Chapter 3
"What!" Ash gasped in shock. "You want me to face dad in a Pokemon battle. But, he's a Pokemon Master, I can't even win a single league!" Ash said, underestimating himself.
"I know you can do it and someone has to teach your father a lesson, it's payback time. He needs to be punished for deserting my baby, leaving my little boy fatherless and breaking my heart." Delia stormed on. "Please, Ash for me, you're the only one who can do it, it won't matter if anyone else defeats him, they don't mean anything to him, but you Ash deep down I think you mean everything to him." she pleaded.
Ash sighed"...all right, I'll do it...for you...I need some payback too." Ash surrendered to his mother's pleading. "But, how do we find him, you said no one's seen him since...well you know." Ash questioned.
"I'm not quite sure, but I think i know who can help us." Delia began.
"Who, Tracey? Professor Oak? Brock? Officer Jenny?" Ash started guessing.
"No, no, none of them. You remember Misty's sisters, "the sensational sisters"?" Delia started to get to the point.
"Of course I do; Daisy, Violet, and Lilly, they ran the Cerulean City Gym before Misty took over and they use to put on water shows." Ash replied.
"Yes, well Misty's sister, Violet, aside from modeling and putting on underwater ballets she also studied with Officer Jenny, then the F.B.I. she's an expert when it comes to missing persons cases." Delia explained.
"Violet? An F.B.I. agent? I always thought of her as more of the, I don't know, actress type?" Ash replied. "I guess, then, we should invite her here (and perhaps Misty too...)" said Ash.
"Okay, I'll call now." said Delia. "Oh and Ash, sweetheart, Thank you so, so much. You don't know how much this means to me, Ash I really owe it to you, dear, thank you so much. I know this is the only way I could ever..." Delia said with extreme gratitude to her son.
"I know mom, you don't have to say it. It's my pleasure, trust me." Ash said with a tone of vengeance touching his raspy, high pitched, ten-year-old voice. "Hey,mom, if you don't mind I'll call Cerulean." Ash said.
"Oh sure, go right ahead I suppose you'll be wanting to talk to Misty." Delia teased, grinning.
"Hahahaha, yeah!" Ash blushed while awkwardly scratching the back of his head as he walked over to call his old-time friend. The phone dialed for awhile until suddenly the answering machiene picked up, Ash felt butterfree in his stomach as he prepared to leave a message. He didn't know what to say, he hadn't spoken to Misty in so long, Pikachu nudged his shoulder and Ash timidly began to speak. "Hello, this is Ash...I...ugh..well, i wanted to talk to Misty...um I guess I'll-" he began before being cheerfully interrupted.
"Ash!" Misty blurted with the utmost excitement in her voice. "Is it really you? I haven't heard from you in such a long time! How are you, how're your Pokemon?" Misty asked in anticipation.
"Hey, Misty! It's so good to see your face again! Everyone's good, how about you?" Ash responded.
"Everything's going great here there's plenty of challengers! Tough, break at the Sinnoh League." Misty said.
"Yeah... So, Misty, I'm back in Pallet Town visiting everyone at home. Listen, Misty, my Mom wanted me to you to dinner tonight but , we need your sister, Violet to come too." Ash said over the phone.
"Violet! But, why? Oh, I see you didn't really want to see me you just wanted to see my oh-so-gorgeous sisters!" Misty yelled jumping to an absurd conclusion.
"What? No,no, Misty, this is serious we really need your sister's help with something important and I really want you to come too! We'll explain when you get here, okay?" Ash said defensively.
"Fine, fine, I was only kidding, you're just as stubborn as ever I see, some things never change! Okay, I'll be right over I just gotta close up the gym and tell Violet. I can't wait I haven't seen you in forever, Oh, it's been so long since I've been to your house I can't wait to see your mom and Pikachu too! I haven't seen your mom and Mr. Mime since the Silver Conference! Okay, we'll be right there, bye, Ash!" Misty said.
"Okay bye, Misty! I can't wait either!" Ash said excitedly. "Same hot-headed, Misty!" Ash said cheerfully to Pikachu as he hung up the phone. Ash sat at the top of the stairs eagerly awaiting Misty's arrival. "Pikachu, how come when you want things to happen they take forever but, when you don't they come within seconds...it ought to be other way around!" Ash said impatiently waiting for Misty to get to his home. An hour or so passed and Ash was becoming even more anxious and antsy waiting for what seemed like decades.
Back at the Cerulean Gym Misty was getting herself dressed up to go to the Ketchum's for dinner, Violet had been finished getting ready over twenty minutes ago.
"Like, Misty what is like taking you so totally long!" Violet yelped through Misty's bedroom door in her California valley girl accent.
"Hold on, Violet can't you wait for anything!" Misty yelled back as she applied some lip gloss.
"What is taking that little runt so long?" Lilly asked. "and like how come you two got invited and not me and Daisy, like totally unfair!" Lilly whined.
"Lilly, we like don't even know these people!" Daisy replied as they all stood outside Misty's door pressuring her to get a move on.
"Well, neither does Violet, why does she get to go to Misty's boyfriend's house too!" Lilly complained enviously.
"He is not my boyfriend!" Misty shouted out the door defensively.
"Oh, yeah like whatever, sis! We all know you like him it was like so totally obvious even when we first like met him, you were like destined to be together!" Violet mocked.
"Yeah, you two little pathetic runts were made for each other, you're both stubborn and not as totally beautiful and attractive as us: The trio of marvelous gorgeous Sensational Sisters and one runt her twit of a boyfriend!" Lilly laughed.
"HE IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND! BESIDES, ASH ISN'T PATHETIC OR A TWIT OR UNATTRACTIVE...no comment on the stubborn part..." Misty shouted, annoyed at her sisters obnoxious behavior.
"Okay, okay guys like totally chill out leave Misty, alone!" Daisy said, being the eldest sister she felt responsible to put an end to the obsessive constant teasing.
"Thank you, Daisy!" Misty said as she looked in the mirror and span around as her silky skirt span with her. Misty, typically never acted this girly but for some reason seeing Ash again made her want to get all dolled up. She had an indigo short-sleeved shirt on with a short turquoise skirt w/sky blue tights and beige boots. She also had a matching set of earrings and a necklace that was made from the shiny, blue, Cascade badge and she had a little bit of make-up on and her red hair was down and flowing over her shoulders. She took a deep breath and stepped out of her room awaiting her sisters much too predictable teasing.
"See, Daisy, look! She would like never get this dressed up,though she should with that like totally horrendous face. She obviously wants to impress that what's-his-face!" Lilly snickered.
"...I DO NOT! I just like getting dressed up when I go out is all." Misty blushed.
"Liken whatever, sis it's so totally obvious! Just tell us if you're like totally crushing on him." Violet persisted.
"I'm NOT!" Misty barked back.
"Okay, ok you two just go, goodbye have a good time!" Daisy exclaimed shoving her sisters out the door."Good luck with Ash!" Daisy called not being able to resist the temptation of teasing her sister.
Back at the Ketchum's house, Ash was about to explode from waiting, when suddenly the doorbell rang as Misty and Violet stood at the doorway, Mrs. Ketchum went to get the door.
"Hello, Misty, Violet, good to see you !" Delia greeted them pleasantly.
"Hello, Mrs. Ketchum!" They both said respectively.
"Hey, Pikachu, Misty's here!" Ash exclaimed as he and Pikachu rushed the door after waiting so long.
"Hi, Ash and Pikachu!"Misty exclaimed as she picked up Pikachu. Ash stood at the door dumbfounded "Misty you look, I didn't know, different? But in a good way! Wow, you look...I don't know,pretty?" Ash complimented awkwardly not knowing how to put it.
"Haha, thanks,Ash! How've you been Pikachu? Brock take good care of you?"
"Actually, Brock went home to study to become a Pokemon doctor now." said Ash.
"No, Kidding? I always thought he wanted to become a breeder, he acted like it was his primary goal? That's like you suddenly wanting to be a top coordinator and give up on being a Pokemon Master." Misty replied in shock.
"I was surprised too? But, Brock'll be a great doctor!" Ash said.
"He sure will, I'm gonna stop by and visit him next time I get the chance. So, Ash I guess you'll starve on your next journey without Brock!" Misty laughed.
"Yeah, haha!" Ash laughed as they made small talk at the Ketchum's front door.
"Like, what am I, chopped liver?" Violet irritably exclaimed.
"Oh, I'm sorry! Come, right in, kids I have dinner all prepared in the kitchen." Delia exclaimed, escorting her guests and son to the table.
"Oh, this looks delicious! Oh, Violet you've gotta try this, Mrs. Ketchum is such a great cook!" Misty complimented.
"Oh, thank you, Misty!" Delia replied, modestly as they ate Delia and Ash explained the story to Misty and Violet about how Red deserted them despite the fact that he was all ready a master.
"So, after all that he just up and took off like that? That's terrible!" Misty said as a reaction to Ash's father's abandonment in his family.
"So, this is where you come in, Violet,if you would we'd like to ask you to try to locate my husband." Delia pleaded.
"Yeah, please, Violet! I wanna face my dad in a battle!" Ash added.
"Give it a shot, Vi, you definitely could." Misty said in encouragement.
"Sure, Id'd be like totally happy to help! It'll like give me a chance to totally like repay you for that totally rad meal!"Violet agreed."I just like need a computer."
"Of course, in the hallway to the left. Thank yuou so much." Delia said. Violet sat down in the office chair and everyone crowded around her as she went on a special F.D.A. approved website for missing persons' cases then she searched in the toolbar:
Red Ketchum; Pokemon Master; Previous Kanto Indigo Plateau champion of the Elite Four. Several results popped up on the screen as Violet clicked into each one examining it thoroughly, working her techno-magic as everybody watched in awe.
"Wow, Vi, I thought the only thing you could do was splash around in a pool, talk about how great you are, and insult me." Misty teased.
Here, all the search matches like totally, say several people have like spotted Mr. Ketchum in a place called the Orre region,like apparently, he's hiding in a place called like, Pyrite Town." Violet said translating the confidential information as she insisted that we vowed not to tell a soul how they recieved this information.
With spite in every word Ash said "Then, tomorrow we'll set sail for Pyrite Town, and dad will have to battle me, and then he'll be sorry!"
Prologue
Spoiler:
The Very Best Like No One Ever Was(Ash's Father: Red Ketchum) By: Lotty
*Author's note- This is my first fanfiction I ever wrote I am currently thirteen years old and I will appreciate any review you post weather it be a compliment or constructive criticism thank you. I will try to stay as in character as possible to do so I've kept the characters in the same age they are throughout the show ex.-Ash is ten and Misty's twelve. I'll also try to make it flow with the series too. It is set between the episodes Memories are Pearls and Friendship is a Diamond and To the Isshu region Zekrom's Shadow, when Ash returns home after challenging the Sinnoh League. They never did show what happens when he arrived home. So please enjoy my fanfiction that is based off of my popular fan made trailer Ash's Father: Red Ketchum 15th Anniversary Special!*
Prologue
Twelve years ago a young Delia was studying as a student of Professor Oak alongside Spencer Hale in Pallet Town. "Professor, do you think this is some evidence of a new species of Pokemon! "Said an enthusiastic Delia as she showed her teacher a specimen.
"Hmm, I don't know, Delia, I'll have to further investigate it. An interesting finding though perhaps- "Oak began, abruptly interrupted by the ring of the doorbell. Spencer went up to answer the door.
"Hello, my name's Red, Red Ketchum. May I speak to Professor Oak please? Said the stranger subtlety and meekly. Delia spied on the boy standing in the doorway who was in his mid to late teens, the same age as she.
"Yes, how can I assist you, lad?" asked Professor Oak to the strange, attractive, young man.
"I don't quite know how to say this… I know I'm no ten year old beginning trainer but… may I have a starter Pokemon, please, Professor Oak." Pleaded Red, the young man, who by now had stolen Delia's heart.
"Oh, sure, we've got plenty! Take your pick!" Delia interrupted showing Red the three poke'balls containing; Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle.
"Delia, those Pokemon are for the new trainer." Oak said sharply to his student.
"I know but he's so… let's make an exception, just this once." She persisted.
"Why, thank you, miss, and you would be…" Red said blushing at Delia.
"I'm Delia, I'm studying here at Professor Oak's Lab, you can stop by anytime." Said Delia in a flirty voice.
"Oh, I'll be sure to." Red replied in the same tone.
"Excuse me! Nobody got permission from me! First tell me why you want me to bend the rules then I'll decide if I'm willing to make an exception. Like a noble slowking I will make my judgment." Professor Oak said with his classic poetry twist. As Red began his story Delia gazed into his deep brown eyes and listened intently.
"Well, you see it all started when I was around ten years old…" he began
*Flashback*
"Mom, I'm ten years old now why can't I become a Pokemon trainer! Everyone else is allowed to be one but me. Dad was…" Red pleaded. Red's mother just paused for a minute in deep thought then she took a deep breath and began her excuse.
"Ever since your father…went away he doesn't want anything bad to happen to you." Mrs. Ketchum stated calmly.
"You always say Dad went away, what does that even mean!" Red demanded an answer.
"He died. There, I said it, I hate reliving that day, you were only six weeks old. I know you want to be a Pokemon Master just like him but…Team Rocket and Snagem don't take kindly to them." She said as Red all the painful, heartbreaking news in at once. He dashed up the stairs and buried his little face into a pillow and sobbed softly.
" I know it hurts, and I'm sorry I lied I just hate facing the facts so in my denial I hid them from you to prevent myself from hurting I made up lies, I'm sorry, dear." Mrs. Ketchum explained.
*Flashback end*
"So ever since then my mother's been afraid to lose me too but, now that I'm eighteen I make my own decision and I promised her I'd be all right." Red finished his tragic tale.
"That's awful." Delia murmured.
"Well I suppose…under special circumstances, we could permit you to have one." Oak said sympathetically.
"Thank you, sir and to you too, miss!" Said the mysterious boy as he selected Charmander and left the Laboratory. A year later Red won the Pokemon League and went on to challenge the Elite 4 and he was victorious earning himself the title of Pokemon Master. Pokemon Master, Red Ketchum made his homecoming tour to Pallet Town and met up with the girl from Oak's Lab and they spent more and more time together. Before they knew it young Delia and Red fell in love and were getting married. Soon after the wedding Delia discovered she was pregnant. When the baby boy was born Red came to the hospital room and held the perfect little baby with the adorable zig-zags beneath his eyes the same as he had.
"He's perfect and his hair is black as ash." Red said affectionately about his newborn son, to his wife.
"Red, I know what we should name our child, I want to call him Ash." Delia declared joyfully.
"Ash, Ash Ketchum, It's perfect for him." Said Red as he tickled Ash's stomach.
Five happy years passed for the Ketchum's Ash was growing up happy and healthy until one rainy morning. Red was intently watching the news on his father as a thunderstorm howled outside.
"Red, dear it's absolutely freezing in here, could you go put a coat on Ash, I'm busy cooking." Delia asked as Ash sat shivering in his high chair waiting for breakfast patiently.
"Please, daddy, it's so cold! Brrr Ash is cold, daddy!" Ash pleaded.
"No, later." Red said, brusquely as he turned up the volume on the TV.
"Red, are you just going to allow, your son to freeze?" Delia scolded her husband as the news report continued on about the TR raid that occurred several years ago to the previous Pokemon Master, Green Ketchum.
"Red!" Delia called, sharply becoming irritated.
"Shut up, Delia this is important, you wouldn't understand." Red snapped as he stormed out the door into the thunderstorm some thinking done.
"Red wait I didn't-"Delia began, she wanted to go after him but, she couldn't leave Ash unattended. A few hours later when Red came back in he was bitter and cold, literally and figuratively.
"I'm leaving." Red said, coldly.
"What!" Delia exclaimed in shock.
"It has nothing to do with you, Delia I just gotta get outta here as fast as I can. Take good care of our Ash, raise him well. I won't be back, probably ever. I have to be the best. I love Pokemon I can't just sit around here wasting my life away, raising a child I want to train Pokemon." He claimed
"Red, you're all ready a master what else do you want? I gave up my researching dream for you! How could you do this, Red, please, don't do this to me. Think about Ash he needs a father! Red, listen to me whatever, I said before I'm sorry please, don't go, Red, I love you!" Delia cried, heartbroken.
"It isn't you, that has nothing to do with why I have to leave, at least not the way you would think, I swear, don't feel this is your fault. I love both of you more than anything in the world but, I have to do this, I owe it to him. Besides I all ready gave 6 years of my life for you two it's time I hit the road again." Red explained he leaned forward and kissed Ash and Delia a fond farewell. Red picked up a bag and went off as little Ash chased after him.
"Don't go, please! What about mom! Traitor! … I'll be a Pokemon Master; too one day and then you'll have to face me!" Ash cried out the door as his father left never to be seen again. The only trace Ash ever saw of his father again was a note left in his bedroom that read:
Dear Son,
Never let anything get in the way of your dreams.
-Your Father
Chapter 1
Spoiler:
Ash Ketchum has just finished his journey in the Sinnoh region and he is now back in Kanto about to visit his hometown, Pallet.
"There it is, Pikachu, we're home!" Ash exclaimed to his Pokemon as they overlooked their home from a hill. "Mom has no idea I'm coming, wow, I'm starved I hope she is cooking something good! Man, I've missed this place so much and Mom especially!" Ash shouted as he raced down the hill on the way home to his house. Meanwhile, Delia, Ash's mother was straightening up a few things around the house as Mimey tended to the garden. As she was dusting she came across an old picture. It was a family photo, the most recent one taken their last one. They all had looked so happy, and they were, Red had his arm around Delia and they each had one hand on Ash's shoulder. Delia stared at the picture for a few minutes reminiscing the best years of her life and how much she missed her husband and son as tears began welling up in her eyes.
"Surprise, I'm home!" Ash exclaimed as he gleefully bursted through the door.
"Ash! Oh, Ash, sweetheart, I've missed you so much!" she cried as she squeezed her son so tightly he could hardly breathe.
"I missed you too, Mom! Did you see me on TV during the Pokemon League ? I was in the top 4 almost won it too!" Ash explained
"Of course I saw you, dear and you too, Pikachu." said Delia as she knelt down to pet the little electric mouse. " You were very, very good out there, Ash, I mean on the battlefield." she stated profoundly. Delia had had the family picture in her hands the entire time she noticed Ash looking at a few times, deliberately ignoring it' then she realized it was in her hands & she contingently hid it behind her back.
"Really you mean it, mom?" Ash exclaimed at the compliment.
"Of course I do! Now, it's almost lunchtime do you have any special requests?" Delia asked.
"Grilled cheese, please!" Ash suggested.
"Grilled cheese it is!" she confirmed as she walked back into the kitchen, still holding the framed photograph, she discretely placed it on the small table as she walked by, hoping it went unnoticed. But, as Ash and Pikachu followed Mrs. Ketchum into the kitchen the picture caught Ash's eye. Ash stopped and studied the picture remembering the cold, heartaching day when his father abandoned him. Ash tried to clear his mind of his father and just sit down and enjoy his mother's homecooked meal but the pain of his father's betrayal haunted his mind, he felt so hurt and unloved, uncared for. Delia set the table for Ash and herself and a bowl of Pokemon food for Pikachu as they sat down to eat.
"Mom...can I ask you something...it's something I'm afraid to touch on...I-I don't want to hurt you..." Ash began but, Delia could read Ash like a book she could see in his eyes what the question was, it obviously haunted his mind relentlessly, probably leaving him up some nights, wondering.
"Sure, sweetheart, ask whatever you like." she replied, although she was totally aware of the question.
"It's about dad...why did he go away,why did he leave us. I can only remember being really little and seeing him pack up his things and leave out into a storm, I followed him a little then I gave up and yelled at him. Then all i can remember is finding a note on my bed stand. "Ash muttered the awkward question that he practiced out saying for years.
"...I-I don't know exactly, I'm sorry,dear I wish I had a definite answer for you but...I don't even know myself. He told me I wouldn't understand and then I never saw him again. I loved him so much, so did you, everyone did and we all thought he felt the same, especially you Ash. He looked at you like you were all the stars in the sky he was so very proud of every little thing you did. He's the one who had you enrolled in that PokemonTrainer kindergarten academy it was his idea he wanted you to love Pokemon the way he did I knew you would, I happily agreed. Since, he left I've felt so empty and lonely... Ash you're all I have in this world if anything ever happened to you I just wouldn't have a purpose for living anymore. Ash, I'm begging you be careful on your journeys please ,Ash, there is nothing in in this world I love more than you, Ash... nothing..." Delia explained the story to Ash leaving him angered at his father and with more questions then answers. He knew how deeply his father's departure hurt his mother he felt sorry for her, and swore to himself to be more careful for her sake. A long silence brushed across the usually cheerful upbeat Ketchum family kitchen.
"Mom, grandpa was a Pokemon Master just like Dad, right?" Ash said breaking the long, awkward silence as he fought back tears,not wanting to worry his mother, but they were going to heavily spill eventually.
"That's right, sometimes I wonder if that had something to do with it, redeeming himself for his father he could've told me, I would've understood. Instead of having to lie in bed at night wondering what happened to him or where he is, like the way I worry about you only I worry about you nearly every second. That stupid title always came before you or me it always meant more to him, to be the best then his family or even his Pokemon. I'm so glad you're not like that, dear, I always see you putting friends and Pokemon first, hold on to that, it's a wonderful quality of yours." Delia continued.
"So he cared more about being a Pokemon Master than us or even his Pokemon. How could he be like that! I can't stand it!" Ash yelled in frustration. "I barely know him just because he had to go off an be selfish. He was all ready a Pokemon Master what else was he aiming for!" Ash said continuing his tirade. "Sorry, Mom, I'm not hungry anymore." Ash stated as he threw his plate down on to the table and dashed up the stairs into his room.
Pika-pi!" Pikachu called as it followed Ash up the stairs. Delia sighed in distress she always knew Ash would take it harshly, even she was still hurt by the event.
"Should I leave him alone or talk to him about it... Oh, Ash I should've told you sooner I'm sorry, honey. Red...are you happy now you devastated our son, good job." Delia thought to herself deciding to leave him be to think on his own, her soothing motherly words of comfort probably wouldn't of done much in this situation anyway.
"How could he do that! Just leave us like that. He hurt mom so much, left her all alone and me too I was just a little kid!" Ash said venting his feelings to Pikachu. Pikachu just frowned at its trainers sadness. "He was already a stupid Pokemon Master why'd he have to go out again? What, did he just not care about us anymore, we all cared for him. Look what he did to all of us to my mom! No one's even heard from the guy since!" Ash ranted some more. "It's not fair...it just isn't fair." Ash muttered as he softly began to weep muffling his face into a pillow as Pikachu licked the tears off his face. Hours passed and Ash just lied in bed pondering on the possible whereabouts of his missing traitor-of-a-father. Delia walked upstairs to check on her son since it was getting late and he still hadn't come down then she peeked through the crack of the door and looked upon him sympathetically and lovingly.
"Ash, are you okay, sweetie?" she asked
"Yeah, I'm okay ...I guess." he murmured tears still wet on his young face.
"I know it hurts... ...I still wonder too." Delia confessed. "Goodnight, Ash, I love you." she said as she flicked the light switch off.
"You too,Mom, g'night" Ash said quietly. "Goodnight, Pikachu see you in the morning." Ash whispered before quietly crying himself to sleep.
Delia then said to herself as she closed the door behind her"Maybe if I could locate him maybe, just maybe Ash could beat him."
Chapter 2
Spoiler:
The next morning came as Ash rolled out of bed awaking to the pleasant sent of pancakes and sausages. "Come on, Pikachu, that smells great!" Ash exclaimed, returning to normal.
"How'd you sleep, well I hope?" Delia asked considering last night's drama.
"Pretty good, are the pancakes almost ready?" Ash asked earnestly as Pikachu licked its lip to show its agreement.
"Coming right up!" Delia said cheerfully, she was glad Ash was feeling better after seeing his so terribly upset the previous night. Delia served breakfast even allowing Pikachu and Mimey to have some. Delia was adamant about bringing Red up again but, she did feel obliged that Ash challenged him, after all Ash was sabotaged by her lousy husband too.
"Mom, I'm gonna visit my Pokemon at Oak's, okay?" Ash asked.
"Sure, that sounds like a good idea, I'm pretty sure Gary's in the neighborhood as well." Delia said informatively.
"Gary! Why didn't you say so!" Ash exclaimed as he gobbled up his food slipped on his vest, threw on his gloves, tossed on his cap and dashed out the door. "Come on, buddy. Bye mom, I'll be right back!" Ash called as he raced out the door to Professor Oak's Laboratory.
"With that boy's reckless streak I'll never get to ask him if he's willing to..." Delia stated to Mimey.
"Mr. Mime!" said the creepy , perverted clown thing in agreement.(God, Mr. Mime needs to be shot...)
Ash walked up to Oak's Lab down the familiar path that he sprinted to on the very first day of his journey.
"Hey, Professor!" Ash said greeting Professor Oak as he stepped inside the lab.
"Ash, hello!" said Oak as muk tackled him in a harassing way.
"Cut it out, Muk!" Ash scolded as the ball of gunk went over and assaulted Ash next. "Alright, alright I'm glad to see ya too but, Muk ya gotta get off!" Ash said shooing Muk away. "Say, Professor, is Gary still around? My mom told me that he was in town?" Ash asked anxiously.
"Yes, as a matter of fact he's right outside there, observing the Pokemon." Oak replied.
"Thanks, professor!" Ash said as he went outside to find his old, childhood rival. Ash spotted Gary sitting on top of a fence with a notebook on his lap and a pencil leaning on the top of his ear.
"Hey, hey, Gary!" Ash called.
"Hey, it's Ash!" Gary exclaimed.
"Gary, long time no see, what brings you here?" Ash asked.
"Hey, you gotta come home sometimes, I should ask you the same thing? I'd get terribly homesick without stopping by every now and again, what about you, you ever get homesick?" Gary said sarcastically.
"Well, of course I do! What are you trying to say that-" Ash began
"Hey, hey, calm down Ashy -boy I'm just messing with ya! I'm researching the Pokemon's natural behavior in their natural habitat so gramps's corral was the perfect observatory. I was recruited here from Sinnoh for a special assignment. Aye, Ash I saw you on the Sinnoh League at the Lilly-of-the-Valley conference. Not too shabby." Gary chatted.
"Top four. I would've won too if that Takuto guy didn't have so many legendaries." Ash explained in defense of himself annoyed by Takuto's excessive amount of the extremely powerful legendary Pokemon.
"So, Ash how long you planning on staying here in Pallet Town , where ya headed next?" asked Gary curiously.
"I haven't really thought about it yet. I think I'll stay home while before deciding." Ash responded.
"Well, my Gramps is headed for a place called Unova for a conference maybe you should check it out too, Ashy?" Gary suggested.
"Yeah, maybe. Well, I gotta get going, Gary I promised my mom I'd be right back."Ash said.
"See ya, Ash." Gary said waving farewell.
"Bye, Gary!" Ash waved as he ran back home. Ash arrived home to see none other than Team Rocket in disguise, though he was blissfully unaware of it. Team Rocket was masked as two elderly people in search of a talented Pokemon trainer.
"Oh, you're home, hi, Ash. Ash, this is Jessica and Jameson and they're looking for a Pokemon Trainer. Jessica, Jameson, this is my son, Ash, he's a great trainer." Delia said introducing her son to the senior citizens.
"Hello, why do you need a trainer, mam?" Ash said suspiciously. " Have we met, I feel like I know you? " Ash asked skeptically.
"He's on to us, James, the jig's up." Jessie surrendered the plan.
"You're right, Jess" James agreed.
"Listen is that a voice I-" Jessie began before being abruptly interrupted.
"Pikachu,thunderbolt,go!" Ash ordered.
"Hey, we didn't even get to finish our motto." James snapped.
"Yeah twerp, what's with that, we didn't even steal nothin' yet!" Meowth continued but Pikachu's thunderbolt struck sending them spiraling off into the stratosphere yelling "We're blasting off again!"
"Team Rocket still chases after your pikachu?" Delia asked obliviously.
"Unfortunately...(talk about determination.) " Ash muttered with a sigh.
"That's awful, I'd wish they'd leave my little boy alone." Delia sighed.
"It's okay, they're not that much of a threat." Ash laughed.
"Ash, will you come inside with me, I need to talk to you, it's important." said Delia.
"Is everything okay? What I do this time?" Ash moaned.
"Nothing, honey I just need to ask you a favor." she explained.
"Sure." Ash agreed as he followed his mother inside to sit in their living room.
"Ash...I-I know how much you've grown as a trainer and after watching you on the Lilly-of-the-Valley Conference I think you're ready." Delia stated.
"Ready? But, ready for what mom?" Ash interrogated cluelessly.
Delia then said, dramatically "Ready to face your father."
Chapter 3
Spoiler:
"What!" Ash gasped in shock. "You want me to face dad in a Pokemon battle. But, he's a Pokemon Master, I can't even win a single league!" Ash said, underestimating himself.
"I know you can do it and someone has to teach your father a lesson, it's payback time. He needs to be punished for deserting my baby, leaving my little boy fatherless and breaking my heart." Delia stormed on. "Please, Ash for me, you're the only one who can do it, it won't matter if anyone else defeats him, they don't mean anything to him, but you Ash deep down I think you mean everything to him." she pleaded.
Ash sighed"...all right, I'll do it...for you...I need some payback too." Ash surrendered to his mother's pleading. "But, how do we find him, you said no one's seen him since...well you know." Ash questioned.
"I'm not quite sure, but I think i know who can help us." Delia began.
"Who, Tracey? Professor Oak? Brock? Officer Jenny?" Ash started guessing.
"No, no, none of them. You remember Misty's sisters, "the sensational sisters"?" Delia started to get to the point.
"Of course I do; Daisy, Violet, and Lilly, they ran the Cerulean City Gym before Misty took over and they use to put on water shows." Ash replied.
"Yes, well Misty's sister, Violet, aside from modeling and putting on underwater ballets she also studied with Officer Jenny, then the F.B.I. she's an expert when it comes to missing persons cases." Delia explained.
"Violet? An F.B.I. agent? I always thought of her as more of the, I don't know, actress type?" Ash replied. "I guess, then, we should invite her here (and perhaps Misty too...)" said Ash.
"Okay, I'll call now." said Delia. "Oh and Ash, sweetheart, Thank you so, so much. You don't know how much this means to me, Ash I really owe it to you, dear, thank you so much. I know this is the only way I could ever..." Delia said with extreme gratitude to her son.
"I know mom, you don't have to say it. It's my pleasure, trust me." Ash said with a tone of vengeance touching his raspy, high pitched, ten-year-old voice. "Hey,mom, if you don't mind I'll call Cerulean." Ash said.
"Oh sure, go right ahead I suppose you'll be wanting to talk to Misty." Delia teased, grinning.
"Hahahaha, yeah!" Ash blushed while awkwardly scratching the back of his head as he walked over to call his old-time friend. The phone dialed for awhile until suddenly the answering machiene picked up, Ash felt butterfree in his stomach as he prepared to leave a message. He didn't know what to say, he hadn't spoken to Misty in so long, Pikachu nudged his shoulder and Ash timidly began to speak. "Hello, this is Ash...I...ugh..well, i wanted to talk to Misty...um I guess I'll-" he began before being cheerfully interrupted.
"Ash!" Misty blurted with the utmost excitement in her voice. "Is it really you? I haven't heard from you in such a long time! How are you, how're your Pokemon?" Misty asked in anticipation.
"Hey, Misty! It's so good to see your face again! Everyone's good, how about you?" Ash responded.
"Everything's going great here there's plenty of challengers! Tough, break at the Sinnoh League." Misty said.
"Yeah... So, Misty, I'm back in Pallet Town visiting everyone at home. Listen, Misty, my Mom wanted me to you to dinner tonight but , we need your sister, Violet to come too." Ash said over the phone.
"Violet! But, why? Oh, I see you didn't really want to see me you just wanted to see my oh-so-gorgeous sisters!" Misty yelled jumping to an absurd conclusion.
"What? No,no, Misty, this is serious we really need your sister's help with something important and I really want you to come too! We'll explain when you get here, okay?" Ash said defensively.
"Fine, fine, I was only kidding, you're just as stubborn as ever I see, some things never change! Okay, I'll be right over I just gotta close up the gym and tell Violet. I can't wait I haven't seen you in forever, Oh, it's been so long since I've been to your house I can't wait to see your mom and Pikachu too! I haven't seen your mom and Mr. Mime since the Silver Conference! Okay, we'll be right there, bye, Ash!" Misty said.
"Okay bye, Misty! I can't wait either!" Ash said excitedly. "Same hot-headed, Misty!" Ash said cheerfully to Pikachu as he hung up the phone. Ash sat at the top of the stairs eagerly awaiting Misty's arrival. "Pikachu, how come when you want things to happen they take forever but, when you don't they come within seconds...it ought to be other way around!" Ash said impatiently waiting for Misty to get to his home. An hour or so passed and Ash was becoming even more anxious and antsy waiting for what seemed like decades.
Back at the Cerulean Gym Misty was getting herself dressed up to go to the Ketchum's for dinner, Violet had been finished getting ready over twenty minutes ago.
"Like, Misty what is like taking you so totally long!" Violet yelped through Misty's bedroom door in her California valley girl accent.
"Hold on, Violet can't you wait for anything!" Misty yelled back as she applied some lip gloss.
"What is taking that little runt so long?" Lilly asked. "and like how come you two got invited and not me and Daisy, like totally unfair!" Lilly whined.
"Lilly, we like don't even know these people!" Daisy replied as they all stood outside Misty's door pressuring her to get a move on.
"Well, neither does Violet, why does she get to go to Misty's boyfriend's house too!" Lilly complained enviously.
"He is not my boyfriend!" Misty shouted out the door defensively.
"Oh, yeah like whatever, sis! We all know you like him it was like so totally obvious even when we first like met him, you were like destined to be together!" Violet mocked.
"Yeah, you two little pathetic runts were made for each other, you're both stubborn and not as totally beautiful and attractive as us: The trio of marvelous gorgeous Sensational Sisters and one runt her twit of a boyfriend!" Lilly laughed.
"HE IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND! BESIDES, ASH ISN'T PATHETIC OR A TWIT OR UNATTRACTIVE...no comment on the stubborn part..." Misty shouted, annoyed at her sisters obnoxious behavior.
"Okay, okay guys like totally chill out leave Misty, alone!" Daisy said, being the eldest sister she felt responsible to put an end to the obsessive constant teasing.
"Thank you, Daisy!" Misty said as she looked in the mirror and span around as her silky skirt span with her. Misty, typically never acted this girly but for some reason seeing Ash again made her want to get all dolled up. She had an indigo short-sleeved shirt on with a short turquoise skirt w/sky blue tights and beige boots. She also had a matching set of earrings and a necklace that was made from the shiny, blue, Cascade badge and she had a little bit of make-up on and her red hair was down and flowing over her shoulders. She took a deep breath and stepped out of her room awaiting her sisters much too predictable teasing.
"See, Daisy, look! She would like never get this dressed up,though she should with that like totally horrendous face. She obviously wants to impress that what's-his-face!" Lilly snickered.
"...I DO NOT! I just like getting dressed up when I go out is all." Misty blushed.
"Liken whatever, sis it's so totally obvious! Just tell us if you're like totally crushing on him." Violet persisted.
"I'm NOT!" Misty barked back.
"Okay, ok you two just go, goodbye have a good time!" Daisy exclaimed shoving her sisters out the door."Good luck with Ash!" Daisy called not being able to resist the temptation of teasing her sister.
Back at the Ketchum's house, Ash was about to explode from waiting, when suddenly the doorbell rang as Misty and Violet stood at the doorway, Mrs. Ketchum went to get the door.
"Hello, Misty, Violet, good to see you !" Delia greeted them pleasantly.
"Hello, Mrs. Ketchum!" They both said respectively.
"Hey, Pikachu, Misty's here!" Ash exclaimed as he and Pikachu rushed the door after waiting so long.
"Hi, Ash and Pikachu!"Misty exclaimed as she picked up Pikachu. Ash stood at the door dumbfounded "Misty you look, I didn't know, different? But in a good way! Wow, you look...I don't know,pretty?" Ash complimented awkwardly not knowing how to put it.
"Haha, thanks,Ash! How've you been Pikachu? Brock take good care of you?"
"Actually, Brock went home to study to become a Pokemon doctor now." said Ash.
"No, Kidding? I always thought he wanted to become a breeder, he acted like it was his primary goal? That's like you suddenly wanting to be a top coordinator and give up on being a Pokemon Master." Misty replied in shock.
"I was surprised too? But, Brock'll be a great doctor!" Ash said.
"He sure will, I'm gonna stop by and visit him next time I get the chance. So, Ash I guess you'll starve on your next journey without Brock!" Misty laughed.
"Yeah, haha!" Ash laughed as they made small talk at the Ketchum's front door.
"Like, what am I, chopped liver?" Violet irritably exclaimed.
"Oh, I'm sorry! Come, right in, kids I have dinner all prepared in the kitchen." Delia exclaimed, escorting her guests and son to the table.
"Oh, this looks delicious! Oh, Violet you've gotta try this, Mrs. Ketchum is such a great cook!" Misty complimented.
"Oh, thank you, Misty!" Delia replied, modestly as they ate Delia and Ash explained the story to Misty and Violet about how Red deserted them despite the fact that he was all ready a master.
"So, after all that he just up and took off like that? That's terrible!" Misty said as a reaction to Ash's father's abandonment in his family.
"So, this is where you come in, Violet,if you would we'd like to ask you to try to locate my husband." Delia pleaded.
"Yeah, please, Violet! I wanna face my dad in a battle!" Ash added.
"Give it a shot, Vi, you definitely could." Misty said in encouragement.
"Sure, Id'd be like totally happy to help! It'll like give me a chance to totally like repay you for that totally rad meal!"Violet agreed."I just like need a computer."
"Of course, in the hallway to the left. Thank yuou so much." Delia said. Violet sat down in the office chair and everyone crowded around her as she went on a special F.D.A. approved website for missing persons' cases then she searched in the toolbar:
Red Ketchum; Pokemon Master; Previous Kanto Indigo Plateau champion of the Elite Four. Several results popped up on the screen as Violet clicked into each one examining it thoroughly, working her techno-magic as everybody watched in awe.
"Wow, Vi, I thought the only thing you could do was splash around in a pool, talk about how great you are, and insult me." Misty teased.
Here, all the search matches like totally, say several people have like spotted Mr. Ketchum in a place called the Orre region,like apparently, he's hiding in a place called like, Pyrite Town." Violet said translating the confidential information as she insisted that we vowed not to tell a soul how they recieved this information.
With spite in every word Ash said "Then, tomorrow we'll set sail for Pyrite Town, and dad will have to battle me, and then he'll be sorry!"