May's Justice

The Day Before The Trial

Ash's Flashback : The Meeting Five Years Ago

Misty approached Ash with an urgent phone call and that an assassin was out to kill his family. The man was known as Shelly De Killer and Iris was the only one in the group that had information about him. Ash couldn't sink in everything that Misty had told him, all he could take was that Cilan had been killed. Cilan had been one of Ash's travel companions in Unova. He couldn't smile, nor could he bring himself to tell May why he was feeling down in the dumps.

There was a meeting down in an empty warehouse in Viridian City. It was once a retreat for Team Rocket. As the youngest son of Team Rocket's leader, Ash felt compelled to save his family, even if he didn't approve of their actions, but he especially wanted to make sure that his mother remained unharmed.

His heart was aching, but he also felt a sigh of relief. He was glad that his girlfriend was in Hoenn with her family. He didn't want May to get involved in any of it. Ash wanted May to live. He peered though the cracks of the door and saw some of his friends gathered around an round and disfigured table.

He saw Misty, Dawn and Iris sitting in the seats. There was an empty chair that was reserved for Professor Oak. He knew that if Professor Oak was trying to get involved, that it must have been serious. He had been praying that everything that Misty said to him over the phone was a giant prank. It was a wish, that was not going to be true.

"Misty told me about your plans," Ash announced as he glared at Iris as he took the empty seat. He noticed that Dawn and Iris appeared to be surprised. Ash slammed his fists together as he declared at the top of his voice, "I want to revenge on Shelly De Killer too!"

Cilan had always been a good man. He wasn't afraid to give constructive criticism when it was due, but he always did it out of the goodness of his heart. He loved seeing people and Pokémon grow together. Ash held all the adventures that he had with Cilan very close to his heart. His body may no longer be with him, but his spirit shall always live on.

"Where's Professor Oak?" Dawn asked everybody. She pushed herself against the back of her chair and panted at Ash. "And how do you know about all of this?"

"Weren't you listening?" Misty yelled as she slammed her fist on the table. "I told him. He had a right to know!"

"Tracey just texted me," Misty announced. "He told me Professor Oak isn't coming. He's too busy with the lab."

"Now that Ash knows," Iris said with a slick grin on her face. "I think we can proceed with our plan. We have to capture De Killer, as fast as possible."

Iris tossed a photo on table. It dropped in the middle and swayed over in Ash's hand. He gasped. The photo of Cilan's body created turmoil in Ash's soul. Cilan's green hair had been dyed red from the blood poured from his head. Ash covered his mouth as he resisted the urge to vomit.

"Poor Cilan," Dawn whispered as she lowered her head, with her eyes fixated on the floor. "What a horrible way to die. How could anybody be so cruel?"

"He's an assassin," Iris barked. "They're pure evil. He murdered my grandpa as well."

"I thought you and Drayden weren't really related?" Dawn asked as she stood up.

"I loved him like a grandfather," Iris said, hugging herself. "That was good enough for me. Drayden was the only real family I ever had." She cradled her stomach and looked down on it, patting it gently, she said, "but when my son is born, he will be loved."

"How do you know it's a boy?" Dawn asked Iris again.

"Instinct," Iris said with a smirk on her face. "I could be wrong, but I just have a feeling it's going to be a boy."