I Choose You! (GohxChloe) Vermilionshipping

Professor Cerise's Confession!

A/N: I appreciate those of you who read the first part! I'm excited to present to you the second chapter, as I have been critiqued on the last chapter and intend on making some improvements with some knowledge from a second set of eyes! I hope you enjoy!

After a hearty dinner, everyone gathered around to hear what Goh and Chloe had to say. They both explained everything that had happened.

"Fascinating..." Chrysa said, with her hand on her chin.

"This is more serious than I thought," Ren commented, while cleaning his glasses with a cloth.

It looked as if Professor Cerise was hesitant to comment on the matter.

"That purple gas was the last thing I thought was causing the Pokemon to rampage..." He spoke up.

Goh turned his head. "Professor Cerise, do you know what the gas is, or who created it?" Goh asked.

Professor Cerise sighed, as if the topic was something more to him than anyone else, but he began to answer.

"It's Called R. It's a gaseous chemical that, evidently, makes Pokemon lose control. It has an effect where it makes the Pokemon's eyes go purple. It was originally supposed to do good, it was made with good intentions..." His lecture was interrupted by Chloe.

"All bad things happen with good intentions," She remarked.

"Am I crazy, or was that an excerpt from one of our textbooks?" Goh teased with a smirk on his face.

"The answer to both questions is yes," Chloe retorted, flashing a smirk of her own to Goh.

They shared a laugh and went back to the topic at hand.

Goh put his hand on his chin. "Professor Cerise, if you don't mind me asking, how do you know so much about this R chemical?"

Professor Cerise looked down and sighed. He looked back up and answered confidently. "Because I created it."

Everyone was in shock. "Hey Goh, I think we're in the rising action of the story mode" Ren joked, trying to lighten the mood.

"But, why?" Goh simply asked, interested for answers.

"Grookey Groo!" Grookey chimed in, who was sitting comfortably around Goh's shoulders.

Professor Cerise answered more willingly now, as if a burden was on his chest.

"My lab partner, Howard and I made it. Like I said before, it was made with good intentions. Or, at least... I had good intentions."

Chloe was now intrigued, paying attention to the conversation more than she was before. "What do you mean by that Dad?" She asked.

Professor Cerise began his lecture by answering. "So you see, we originally set out for this chemical to become a spray, a type of potion a trainer could use in battle. Howard and I wanted it to boost a Pokemon's attack and defense stat during battle. Or at least that's what I thought Howard wanted as well. Secretly, behind my back, he worked on it to create it to do what you saw, make Pokemon rampage. He started wearing sunglasses all of the time for some reason as well. Once I realized what was going on, it was too late. He took the R, and ran away with it. Never to be seen again"

Everyone was taken aback by the deep backstory of Professor Cerise's past connection with this chemical. Before anyone could speak, Ash, who was on the couch distant from them but in earshot, unconsciously spoke up.

"C-Cute f-fairy tale" He muttered in his sleep. "Can you read it again..."

Everyone bursted out laughing at this. Luckily for them, the two things that can wake Ash are Pikachu's electricity and time. Once they all calmed down, they continued their discussion.