How to Train Your Pokémon

Questions Answered

How to Train Your Pokémon

A/N: Hey there, everyone. Let's get on with Chapter 15! Roll it!

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Chapter 15

Questions Answered

Soon, the Ketchum kids had landed on a secluded beach far enough from Pallet Town where there was a large cliff next to it from the east, hiding it from human eyes, as the sun continued setting on the horizon in the west. Elysia jumped off Mari's shoulder and landed on a large rock.

"So, how do we make these disappear?" Luke asked her, gesturing to the Polar Patterned Vivillon wings on his back.

"Just will it." Elysia said simply.

The kids looked at each other and just shrugged, going with her simplistic instructions. They all concentrated, and in a matter of seconds, their Vivillon wings vanished into their backs, and the holes in their shirts also vanished, as if they were never there in the first place.

"Well, that saves all of the sewing we might have to do to fix them." Mari said.

"Definitely." Evan agreed, trying to feel the back of his shirt as best as he could reach.

When all of them sat down on large rocks, Elysia on Mari's lap, the Ketchum girl crossed her arms and looked down at her. "Now, I think that you might want to start explaining." She said.

The female Pikachu sighed heavily. "Okay. You see, the raid when you shot me down, protecting the other Pokémon doing the raiding was only part of my mission that time. The other part was to... find you three."

"WHAT?!" The Ketchum siblings exclaimed in shock.

"Find us?" Luke asked. "Why? And who gave you that order?"

Elysia sighed. "Man, isn't this a day for dropping bombs?" She muttered to herself. "I was sent here from... Your father."

Mari gasped, while the twins felt like fainting, which was out of the norm for them. "Dad's.... alive?" She whispered, her breath taken. When the Electric type nodded, she began shedding tears of elated joy. The twins looked at each other with dropped jaws and with looks that were a mixture of disbelief and happiness.

Seeing the tears building up in their eyes, Elysia smiled. "Yes, he is. Your father, Ash Ketchum, is alive, and he wants to meet the three of you. Especially you, Mari."

Now Mari could feel the tears coming down her face. "What happened to him?" She asked, wanting to know the truth at last. "Why didn't he come back home for so long?"

The female Pikachu sighed again. "Well, he will explain some of the details to you in person, but I will tell you three what I know."

The Ketchum siblings all braced themselves for what their Pokémon friend had to reveal. "Well, ever since I can remember, your dad has been living with my clan. I was born and raised in the compound where all of the Pokémon that were banished from Pallet Town have been kept captive. He has been trying to get everyone out for the past 14 years once he learned the truth of what has been happening to us; bad people forcing us to steal food and attack humans for no reason."

The Ketchum siblings exchanged a glance at each other over this information. "But he couldn't leave the compound out at sea because he is being held prisoner himself." Elysia continued.

"By who?" Luke asked, his fists tightening, wanting to show no mercy to whoever is holding the father that he and Evan never knew.

"Hopefully, you won't find out tomorrow, otherwise you three will meet the same fate." Elysia answered firmly. For the first time since they met her, the Ketchum siblings saw pure fear in the Electric type's eyes. "Anyway, even though your dad wants your mom to know that he's okay, he is more inclining to let you three know first, if you are anything like him." That made the three kids roll their eyes. They pretty much hear that almost every single day of their lives. "One more thing, the reason why the three of you have these.... powers manifesting is because of him."

There was a few minutes of silence as the three Ketchum kids slowly took in all of the information that was given to them. It was much more than what they had expected. "Well then, what are we waiting for?" Mari said, standing up from her rock. "Let's go to the base now. Where is he?"

"That might have to wait until tomorrow." Elysia said, jumping off of Mari's lap. "During your wild joy flight, I saw some of your faction boats arriving in the docks. I think your mother has come home."

The Ketchum kids all looked at each other with worry at the news. "Well, we already know that we can't tell Mom about all this." Evan commented. "She is protective enough over us as it is. Knowing this and that we probably know stuff she didn't want us to know in the first place would really blow her top."

"You got a point there, bro." Luke said.

Mari slightly groaned in frustration. All this time hoping and praying that her father was still alive for 14 years, and now knowing with absolute certainty that he is and not being able to go right away was really getting on her nerves. Ultimately, she sighed.

"Fine." She complied. "But we are going right after training first thing tomorrow."

"Fair enough." Elysia said. "So what do you three say about heading back now? It's getting late, and your mother is probably wondering where you are."

"One more question, Elysia." Evan said. "How do you personally know our dad?" He asked.

"We might need to also save that for tomorrow." The female Pikachu said. "Right now, the three of you need to get home."

"Come on, boys." Mari said, and once again made her Continental Patterned Vivillon wings appear on her back.

The twins nodded in agreement, and Luke's Polar Patterned and Evan's Ocean Patterned Vivillon wings appeared. Elysia jumped back onto Mari's shoulder and the Ketchum kids took off into the air and headed back towards Pallet Town, carefully avoiding the town sights.

A/N: So that was quite the reveal. I think. Well, I hope you have liked it. 

Well, I'll see y'all in Chapter 16. Please leave a comment about what you think.

Got to fly! ;)