Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ The Prophecy ❯ Book 1 Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

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"Daddy, aren't you tired?" asked Linn.

"Yeah, you look tired," confirmed Ley.

Kaijin smiled down at them. "I am tired, but not enough that I'd want to Go to sleep.
This is not tiring. We are, after all, just walking."

"Pika chu pika cha" \you should rest soon/ (No one needs to know who is
talking now do they?)

"I will, but first I want to get something for Linn and Ley."

They continued to the North Wing and entered. There was a different guard on duty.
This one saw them come in with the Clan. When they reached the door to Delia's suite,
Kaijin knocked on the door.

Delia opened the door and smiled; "Hello, you must be the young man who brought Clan
Jaranie in. I had heard that your children were with you. Since I have not met these
two before I'll assume that they are your children."

"Yes Ma'am. These are Linn and Ley."

Linn and Ley said in unison, "Hello." They smiled up at her and waved.

"Come in, you all must be tired. Have a seat."

"Mrs. Ketchum, I wanted to give my children a treat since they have been with me for
the last four days. I don't think anyone has thought to give them anything but food.
And I don't think anyone thought about that unless they or Gary and Lara made a ruckus.

Kaijin and his kids went inside and sat in Delia's sitting room. Kaijin sat on a couch.
Linn and Ley started playing on the floor.

Delia sat down next to Kaijin. She was looking at him intently. "So, you are from Clan
Jaranie?"

"Ummm Yeah." Kaijin was looking very uncomfortable.

"You are from the Clan but you are also not from the Clan." persisted Delia.

Kaijin looked at her and sweated a little, "Uhhh Yeah."

Delia got up and went to a bowl that she kept candy in- she took some out And gave it
to the kids. Then she walked back over to Kaijin and stood in front of him "You are also
from this town aren't you?"

Kaijin looked away. "Yeah."

Delia sat next to him on the couch. "Ash?!?!"

Kaijin looked back towards her "Yeah...."

Delia hugged her son, and he hugged her back. "Why don't you tell Gary? Or has he
figured it out?"

Ash shook his head; "He says that I remind him of someone but he does not know who."

Delia looked at Ash. "You have changed in the last 6 years. I can see how Gary would not
recognize you."

"Four and a half years ago Lara did not recognize me either, but last time I saw her
before that I was 10," he smiled "You recognized me fast enough, but I thought you would."

Delia looked at him. "You are my son; it was not hard."

"Why is Gary looking for me?"

"Because of the Prophecy:

The Ship will steal the world.
The Hero will not be found.
The Rival will fight.
The Waters will rise.
The Quarry will fall.
And all will be lost for want of the Hero.

They think they figured it out."

"Really? How?"

"When you won the championship, you met an old woman who owned a fortune tellers' shop at
the Indigo Plateau. She called Gary the Rival, Misty the Waters, Brock the Quarry, Team
Rocket the Ship and YOU the Hero."

"They think I'm the hero? I'm not a hero. If I was, Lisala would still be alive and I would not
be the oldest member of Clan Jaranie left.

"True, you could not save the rest of the clan; but you did save the children, you got here,
and you survived."

"But does that mean anything? The children were saved by fate I had no say in it. And we
got here because Fumiko kept her head when I fell ill."

"Well, would the children have gotten here if you had not started to lead them? And
getting here was not all Fumiko's work. Some of it was yours because I heard that even
when you were delerious you were still looking out for them."

"Maybe . . . But what about the others?"

"You can't save everyone." She hugged him again. "Did you get to talk to Lisala before
she died?"

"Yes" he looked down.

"What did she say?" she asked turning his face towards hers.

"To be happy and go on with my life."

"Can you be happy in a world like this?"

" . . . No."

Delia let go of his face, "Then help build a world that you can be happy in . . . that they
can be happy in." She pointed at Linn and Ley who were listening to the conversation.

"Daddy?" Linn asked, confusion in her voice.

Ash looked at his kids "Yes?"

"Why did she call you Ash? Your name is Kaijin!" Ley looked as confused as
his sister.

"In the clans my name is Kaijin, here my name is Ash."

"Oh. Why?" they asked at the same time.

"I grew up outside of the clan. This," he indicated Delia Ketchum "is my mother. When
I was 14 I won the Pokemon League Championship and then I won the Master Championship.
After that the reporters and various psychos tried to ruin my life. So I decided to leave
and went into the wilderness. I traveled around for about a half year then I met your mother
and joined the clan."

"Oh. We didn't know that." Again they spoke in unison.

"I never told you. None of the children knew. Most of the adults knew but they still accepted me."

"Ok. So you knew Gary before you came to the clan?" asked Linn.

"And our names? They are from your name here. I'm Ashley and Linn is Ashlinn." interjected Ley.

"Yes to both questions."

"And she," Linn and Ley stated, pointing to Delia, "is our grandmother?"

"Yes."

Delia commented incredulously, "They never asked about grand parents before?"

"Lisala's parents both died before I met her. I guess they figured my parents were also dead."

Linn smiled, "I like having a grandmother."

Delia asked, "Why?"

"Because you're nice." replied Ley.

Delia smiled at them, "Thank you."

"I should talk to Gary. Can you look after Linn and Ley?" Asked Ash standing up.

"Of course I can."

"Linn, Ley would you stay here?"

"Okay." they agreed.