Ash\'s Revenge

Chapter Seven

Misty once again woke up early the next morning, after taking a quick shower; she decided to make a scrumptious breakfast for herself, Ash and the Pokémon. As she busied herself in the kitchen scrambling eggs and frying bacon, the delicious aroma of food flooded Ash\'s nostrils rousing him from his deep sleep. He pulled on his robe and placed his slippers on his feet, then walked into the kitchen followed by a wobbling Togepi who seemed to be the last Pokémon to wake up. All of her “cousins” and her “brother” Pikachu were in the backyard enjoying the warm morning weather before it was time to eat.

“Hey.” Ash greeted his wife by wrapping his arms around her body, rubbing her pregnant belly from behind. He kissed her neck, receiving a sigh from the red head. Misty\'s hair was still damp and held the strong scent of her favorite jasmine and ginger shampoo, Ash swore he could have an orgasm from the aroma of his wife\'s hair alone, the fragrance was beyond erotic.

“So… we\'re going to see Brock today right?” The red head smiled as she turned around to face her lover.

“Yeah… I\'m really nervous about going though… I just hope we can, you know…” Ash sighed. “I just want things back to the way before, when we were all friends.”

“Mmhmm.” Misty nodded in response. “I just hope, that he\'s able to figure out what Pokémon was putting him under Hypnosis at the Breeding Center.”

“Me too. Poor guy… I just feel awful about this whole situation.”

“That\'s understandable Ash… but you can\'t put the entire blame on yourself. How were you supposed to know he was hypnotized?” Misty gave Ash a quick peck on the cheek. “Now come on, let\'s eat breakfast and get ready to go. Everything will be fine later.”

About an hour later, the couple was once again in the back seat of Gus the taxi drivers cab. He was thrilled to see that Misty was ok and was thankful that God had answered his prayers. He was however, curious as to why they were once again on their way to Viridian City Hospital this morning, and they quickly filled him in on Brock\'s condition and what his sister Joy had told them. Gus was amazed to say the least, he thought it was very noble of Ash to want to fix the broken friendship, yet he added that “it\'s a whole other ball game when Hypnosis is involved.”

They reached the hospital without hurry and thanked Gus once again for another free ride. The couple walked into the large building, this time at the main entrance to Viridian City Hospital and asked the receptionist for Mr. Brock Slate. They were lead to his room with no questions asked. When they walked inside they saw Brock lying on a bed surrounded by Professor Oak, Mrs. Ketchum, Gary, Tracey and the little twins Tom and Ann. Several wires were taped to his chest monitoring his heartbeat and other vital signs.

“Ash! How could you do this?” Mrs. Ketchum screamed when her beloved baby boy strolled into the room, yet when she moved closer to her son, the enraged mother just happened to get a really good look at Misty and wailed. “When did that happen!” Misty zipped up her hoodie in a feeble attempt to once again hide her six-month pregnancy. “What\'s wrong with you Ash, you used to be such a good little boy!”

Ash squeezed his eyes shut and pinched the bridge of his nose; he had to keep himself in check. He couldn\'t let his anger boil over… but he didn\'t come here to get yelled at! He had come here today to apologize to Brock and try to mend what little friendship he had left, but the former Gym Leader wasn\'t even awake at the moment! And to top it all off, after wanting to tell his mother in private about their pregnancy, all these people were here to witness the embarrassing event unfold, and let us not forget of course, that the door was still wide open, letting all the passerby\'s in the ward hear everything. Ash smirked, and decided to strike back at his mom, if she wanted a yelling competition, than don\'t compete against a wannabe Pokémon Master; they were far too competitive and would never give up the fight.

“I grew-up, I had unprotected sex, got Misty pregnant, and I got married.” Ash said casually, deciding to save his voice, he knew he would need it soon. He knew his chosen words would shut his mother up really fast.

Tom and Ann hid behind their fathers. The tiny five year olds didn\'t like yelling and began to get scared.

“WHAT?” Mrs. Ketchum screeched in shock. She had never heard Ash say anything like that at all. It was so unlike her darling baby boy. It was blunt and it was the truth.

By this time, Professor Oak was standing by Delia defending her.

“Ash? Why didn\'t you tell us? It\'s like you disappeared off the face of the planet. No calls, letters, emails, nothing!” The elderly professor yelled. “When Gary told us that he and Tracey were witnesses to your marriage, I thought that he was joking! He never mentioned that Misty was having a baby!”

“Grampy… we… honestly, we didn\'t know.” Gary hung his head down in shame.

“Ash, I want my little boy back!” Mrs. Ketchum suddenly cried out hysterically.

“Then you\'re going to have to use Bill\'s Time Machine, because he\'s gone and never coming back!” Ash let his voice raise a little bit, yet still held back. He was fed up with everyone still thinking he was a little kid. He was young but he wasn\'t a child, he had been doing things on his own without his mother since he was ten.

“You\'re sixteen years old, and until you\'re eighteen I\'m still in charge! You can\'t even support yourself! How are you supposed to take care of Misty and a baby?” Mrs. Ketchum shouted through her tears. She had obviously forgotten that her son was a very well accomplished Pokémon Trainer and had the bank accounts to prove it. “How were you able to get married in the first place? Gary and Tracey were the witnesses, but who signed the papers?”

Gary and Tracey each pointed to the hospital bed in the center of the room that Brock was lying in.

“Brock?” She mumbled in disbelief. “Why would he do that?”

“Look Mrs. Ketchum, they\'re in love, can\'t you see that?” The flamboyantly gay brunette explained with a sigh. “He may be young but he\'s done a great job of supporting Misty and himself. He bought the house they live in, everything in it and he works hard all day. I\'m proud of him, and I know that he\'s going to be a great father.”

Ash and Misty smiled at each other when Gary said this, they didn\'t realize that he could say something so nice. As Ash\'s former rival, Gary\'s attitude toward the ebony haired young man had definitely changed a lot, he truly had become one of their best friends.

“That doesn\'t make what he did right. It\'s still the biggest mistake he\'s made in his life. He\'s thrown everything away!” Delia turned to her son with tears streaming down her face. “You had everything going for you and now… it\'s ruined!”

Ash was mortified. His mother just didn\'t understand did she? He just had to get back at her…

“I\'m sick of this bull shit! I\'m not a little kid anymore. I\'ve lived my life without you for the past six years, so I don\'t think I need you fucking it up now!” Ash roared and kicked a sharpies container to the floor scattering used syringes everywhere. “That\'ll do it.” He thought; Ash knew his mother simply despised obscenities. “Leave me, Misty and our baby alone!”

“That\'s it! Enough!” Tracey uncharacteristically shouted. Silence fell over the group, it was very surprising that the simple Pokémon Watcher should raise his voice. Tracey knew this wasn\'t going very well. “Although…” He thought to himself. “The facial expressions are priceless! If only I hadn\'t listened to Gary and brought at least a mini sketch pad with me. God, what I would give to capture such anger on paper!”

“Ash please… watch your temper.” Misty whispered as she rubbed and soothed her husband\'s back. She hated this shouting match as much as everyone else. Yet, what she really hated was the fact that everyone\'s eyes were on her midsection. Was it simply that unbelievable that in three more months she would be a mom?

“You… you tramp! Take your hands off of my son!” Mrs. Ketchum screeched. She was now absolutely determined to break the couple up. “You\'re the reason for this! You\'ve caused this… this mistake to happen!” Delia pushed past the girl to her son. “Ash, you\'re coming home with me this instant. For all you know, that baby could be Brock\'s, she could be lying to you right under your nose!”

As if Mrs. Ketchum had turned on a switch; Misty burst into tears; her body shaking with her sobs. Ash looked at her, he couldn\'t let his mother hurt Misty\'s feelings. That was it, you could say anything to his face and it wouldn\'t bother him, but say something about Misty, and all hell was going to break loose. No one got away with calling his wife a tramp, though the mention of their child being the spawn of the Breeders was just the peak of Mount Moon. Ash couldn\'t control himself any longer, he was shaking with sheer rage. The next words out of his obnoxious mouth were going to hurt and he didn\'t care for how long they did or the consequences that came with them.

“Oh? Is this coming from the same whore, bitch and slut who\'s been having a fucking affair with Professor Oak since before I can remember? Did you think I was stupid mom? Did you honestly think I didn\'t know that every time I was sent out of the house so as to let the grown ups “talk” that the two of you weren\'t fucking like Furret\'s behind a bush? Do you know how many God damned nights I couldn\'t sleep because all I heard were the noises coming from your bedroom? When I was small I thought someone was hurting you… then when I finally got the courage to see if you were alright, all I saw was him!” Ash pointed at the professor with enraged resentment. “The man, who I held such respect for, making my mother scream. Before that… I wished he had been my real father…”

Professor Oak blushed staring at the titled floor as he grabbed a chair to keep from falling over with his embarrassment, he had no idea that Ash knew about him and Delia, and now… everyone knew. He snuck a quick glance at Delia. She was looking around the room. Everyone\'s eyes were taken off Misty and were now on the elderly professor and the beautiful middle-aged woman. She had been humiliated in front of them all. Those simple yet horrific words had done their job; poor Mrs. Ketchum fainted from the pure shock of her beloved baby boy exposing her and the Pokémon researchers sex life. She almost fell on the floor but luckily Professor Oak caught her in time.

“Ash get the hell out of here! You\'ve caused enough trouble already!” Professor Oak shouted in a harsh whisper as he tried to hold Mrs. Ketchum and not to mention, himself up.

“No I came here to apologize to Brock.” Ash\'s voice returned to normal. “I\'m sorry. Do you hear that Brock? I\'m sorry.” Ash wished he had worn his old cap to pull over his eyes, in a gesture that only meant one thing… he was crying. So instead he turned around to face the door, and gently took his wife\'s hand in his. “Come on Mist… let\'s go home.”

Without another word spoken the couple left. The twins watched them leave sadly… they didn\'t know what was going on, and they really liked Ash and Misty even though they had only met them a few times.

“What the hell happened?” Tracey questioned aloud to no one in particular. “He… God, Ash was like…”

“I don\'t know.” Gary sighed, shaking his head as he looked at his grandfather and Mrs. Ketchum. He felt his adopted children gently tugging on his shirt.

“Daddy Gary?” The tiny twins asked in unison.

“Yes?”

“Is Aunt Misty really having a baby?” Tom inquired with a slight smile.

“Yeah… she is.”

“How come everyone is mad at her and Uncle Ash?” Ann appeared quite forlorn as she asked her father the question.

Tracey silenced his daughter with a kiss, he didn\'t want the twins asking so many questions, but with an experience like that unfolding before their innocent young eyes, how could you not?

“That\'s because they don\'t understand them. Me and Daddy Gary aren\'t mad at them. They\'re our friends.” Tracey placed a hand on his husbands shoulder. “You\'ll understand when you\'re older ok?”

Tom and Ann nodded and they each hugged their fathers in turn. Professor Oak had blocked out the conversation between his grandsons family, he was too busy trying to wake Mrs. Ketchum from her fainting spell.

“Delia, come on… Delia, wake up please… honey come on...” He whispered as he gently shook the lovely brunette. Her brown eyes fluttered open and he smiled lovingly, thankful that she was alright.

“Mmm?” A weak Delia murmured. “Samuel?”

“Yes, I\'m here.” Professor Oak whispered as he kissed her hands, which were in his own. He turned to his grandson in law, who happened to be the closest. “Listen Tracey, I\'m going to take Delia home. Are you going to stay and see if Brock wakes up? If you like I can take the twins home.”

The twins shook their heads no. They wanted to stay with their fathers.

“No that\'s not necessary. The nurse said that the Golduck would be here at one, and that\'s only a few minutes away.” Tracery smiled down at Tom and Ann who looked up expectantly. “So we\'ll stick around to see if she can wake him up.”

“Very well.”

“Take care Grampy, kiss kiss!” Gary kissed his grandfathers cheeks and the twins hugged his legs goodbye as Tracey shook his hand.

Professor Oak walked Mrs. Ketchum to his car slowly, making sure the woman\'s head was clear so she wouldn\'t faint again. He couldn\'t keep his mind off of Ash. That boy had gone insane! He couldn\'t think of a more stupid way to ruin one\'s life. The sheer audacity of it all! Getting a sixteen-year old girl pregnant, what the hell were they thinking! Well good riddance! If he never saw Ash or Misty again, it would all be too soon.

To Be Continued...