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Chapter ten:- Celebi's Revelation

Gary:-

Gary found his parents sitting alone in the living-room in the evening. Deciding that this would be the best time to confront them, he quietly went up to them and said,

"Professor Oak told me that you are doing some excellent research in Johto."

"Oh, dad told you about that? Yes, we are doing research in Ecruteak city of Johto region," Gary's dad told him.

Gary felt stumped. Here again they were talking about doing research in Ecruteak and not in Goldenrod city. So he finally asked, "Have you heard about the oncoming earthquake in Goldenrod city?"

"Yes, we have heard about it. It sounds dangerous, no one should stay there on that day," his mother commented.

Gary couldn't understand what to say next. His parents knew it was a dangerous situation and were doing research in a different city. He didn't understood how the incident which was to happen in the future could have happened at all? Just then May and his younger-self came to talk to their parents and Gary took this as a cue to leave his family alone.

He was walking past Professor Oak's lab when he heard raised voices coming from the lab.

"I am not going to help you with that potion Jason! It is really dangerous!" Professor Oak shouted.

"I know you have the correct formula of that potion Samuel. And I want it immediately," Professor Castor growled.

"You will never get it. I am not a fool to hand over the formula of such a dangerous potion to you," Professor Oak replied firmly.

"I travelled so far only for that potion formula. If you don't hand it over to me, you will regret it," Professor Castor sounded quite angry as he threatened Professor Oak.

Gary heard the sound of approaching footsteps near the door and hurried towards his room. Once inside, he sat down on his bed feeling utterly confused. He couldn't understand why his parents were working with Castor if he was making some dangerous potion.

Just then, he saw a bright light fill the room and Celebi appeared in front of him.

"I need more time Celebi. My work over here isn't complete yet," he told the Pokemon.

'I know that baby Oak. I have only came to tell you something important,' Celebi spoke to him through the psychic link.

"What is it?" Gary asked him.

'Your parents never died in any earthquake. They were killed by Professor Castor when they found out about his evil schemes and tried to stop him,' Celebi told him in a grave voice.

"What?!" Gary exclaimed feeling horrified. He couldn't imagine anyone trying to kill his parents. But then again they were talking about a person who had tried to drown three Pokemon.

"But gramps had told me that they had died in the earthquake," Gary said to Celebi.

'I don't know how much Samuel knows. But maybe he lied to you because you were too young to tell you the truth,' Celebi said to him.

"When is this going to happen?" Gary asked weakly.

'Your parents will find out about Castor's true plans when they return to Ecruteak with him. After that they will try to stop him and he will make the horrible decision of killing them,' Celebi told Gary.

"Can't you help me in stopping this?" Gary asked him.

'I am sorry baby Oak. Although I am a time-travelling Pokemon, I am not supposed to interfere with time and change anything. But I decided to alert you so that you can do something about it,' Celebi explained.

"I'll have to do something," Gary muttered, and felt some of his older confidence and determination return, "Thanks for alerting me, Celebi," he thanked the legendary Pokemon who nodded and turned to leave.

Celebi disappeared just as quietly as he had came in the room, and Gary let out a deep sigh. He realized that once his parents leave for Johto he won't be able to do anything to save them. He needed to delay their trip and stop Castor at the same time. He thought for a moment and soon came up with a plan.

The next day Gary went in the open space behind the house where he knew his dad came for a walk everyday in the morning. He quietly took out a Pokeball and said, "Blastoise go!"

The huge water-type came out of his Pokeball and Gary said to him, "I want you to use water-gun and make the ground slippery."

Blastoise eyed him with confusion for a moment but then followed his instructions. Once the ground had became slippery enough, Gary asked Blastoise to return. Then he called Umbreon and Arcanine out of their Pokeballs and whispered something to them.

A few minutes later, he saw his father come outside for a walk. He had just reached the slippery surface, when Arcanine and Umbreon tackled him 'accidentally'. Gary heard a loud groan and immediately went to help him.

"Oh, I am so sorry Mr. Oak. My Pokemon were just playing and chasing each other. They didn't meant to hurt you," he said to his father while trying to help him stand up.

"It's okay Harry. But it's paining a lot. I hope I haven't broken my leg," his dad said.

Gary helped him to walk as they returned to the house. Once inside they explained Professor Oak and his mother about what had happened. Gary started apologizing again.

"It's okay, it wasn't really your fault," his mother said, "Such accidents can happen."

Professor Oak called the doctor. And to Gary's extreme delight the doctor told them that his father needed to rest for at least three weeks before returning to Johto.

'Sorry dad,' he thought to himself. But he had to do this to keep his parents alive.

"So, it looks like you won't be able to return to Johto with me," Professor Castor asked his father as he came out in the living room carrying a suitcase with him.

"No, sorry Professor. But my leg is badly hurt," his father told Castor.

"I can't come either. I want to stay back to help him," his mother spoke.

"That's fine, me and my assistants will leave now. You two can join later on," Castor said to them. Gary saw his assistants arrive in the room with their suitcases and bags as well.

"Why are you leaving in such a hurry? We arrived only yesterday!" Gary's dad asked them.

"My work over here is done. There is no point in staying any longer," Castor muttered with a glare in Professor Oak's direction.

Gary saw the three of them leave. His parents looked shocked at their sudden departure while Professor Oak looked almost pleasantly surprised.

"Good riddance!" Gary heard him mutter in a low voice.

Ash:-

Ash Ketchum was feeling really bored. He had spend the whole day trying to teach stuff about Pokemon to his younger self but that hadn't really eased any of his boredom. He hated staying at home for longer periods of time. His insides were already craving for an adventure.

And then there was the topic of that Castor. Ash wanted to go and find more proof against him but Misty, May and Brock weren't letting him leave the house at all.

"For the last time guys, I won't do anything stupid. I just want to spy on that Castor guy for some time," Ash told the three of them.

"You have already done enough damage yesterday," May said to him, "We shouldn't interfere any more with Gary's plans."

"But we need to stop Castor!" Ash exclaimed, "He could be hurting more Pokemon for all we know!"

"Ash, we know he could be hurting more Pokemon. But we don't want to hurt Gary's plan," Misty told him.

"We shouldn't interfere with the past," Brock agreed.

Ash wanted to argue back but just then he noticed a hand waving at them from outside the window.

"That's Gary!," Ash exclaimed.

"Hmm, what is he doing over here?" Misty wondered.

"Let's go and see," Ash decided and hurried out of the house with Misty, Brock and May following him.

They met Gary outside, Ash noticed that he was looking really worried.

"What happened?" Ash asked him immediately.

Gary narrated the events of the entire day to Ash and his friends. Ash couldn't believe what he was hearing. He resisted the urge to say 'I told you so' when Gary told him that Castor was going to be responsible for his parents' deaths.

"You did the right thing Gary," Brock said.

"But it was only temporary. I need to stop that Castor to ensure my parents' safety," Gary replied.

"Don't worry, we will help you in stopping him," Ash promised.

"I don't think you can help me. We don't even have a proper plan," Gary muttered, shaking his head in dismay.

Ash suddenly felt a strange feeling of protectiveness upon seeing Gary look so helpless and dejected. He wanted to comfort him, to tell him that everything would be alright and they would find a way of stopping Castor.

Just then, he heard Misty speaking from besides him, "If we don't have a plan we can always make one," she said to Gary, "I think first of all Ash and May should apply for the summer-camp jobs. If they get those jobs it would be easier for us to help you."

"Professor Oak was really impressed with me. I am sure he would offer the jobs to us," May told them.

"Not after my fiasco though," Ash said to his friends, "I shouldn't have battled with Castor." For the first time Ash was feeling sorry about rashly deciding to fight with Castor. What if he had made too much of a bad impression and ruined any chance of getting a job at Professor Oak's summer-camp?

"Ï don't know, maybe gramps would forgive you and consider you for the post," Gary replied, "But what I don't get is that, how will you and May coming to the summer-camp help me in stopping Castor?"

"They will help you in finding out more information about him. We can stop him only if we know more about him," Misty explained.

"Alright," Gary agreed.

"We will definitely stop Castor and save your parents," Ash told Gary. He took Gary's hand in his and gave it a light squeeze.

"I had came to the past to save something else too, but looks like it doesn't need any saving," Gary spoke, staring deeply into Ash's eyes.

"What else did you wanted to save?" Brock asked him.

"Nothing," Gary muttered, "I'll see you all later," he said and left. But just before leaving he glanced at Ash and gave him a small smile.

Ash smiled back in return. Suddenly getting the post at Professor Oak's summer-camp felt even more important to him.

The next day, Ash and May once again walked down the path to Professor Oak's lab. Ash apologized for his behavior the earlier day, but to his surprise the Professor seemed to agree with him. He too believed that Castor was torturing the Honedge. In fact, Ash felt that he had somehow made it into the Professor's good-books by battling Castor.

"That Honedge is now under my care," Professor Oak told him, "And I must thank you young man, for your timely actions yesterday."

"No problem Professor, I am glad that I could help the Honedge," Ash replied.

Their interview with Professor Oak was quite easy. Professor Oak seemed to deduct that he and May were really talented trainer and coordinator and gladly offered them the jobs at his summer-camp. Ash and May beamed at each other and accepted the posts offered to them.

As Ash and May were returning from Professor Oak's lab, Ash spotted Gary sitting all alone under a tree, he looked deep in thought about something.

"He is trying so hard to save his parents, isn't he?" May commented, "And he wants to stop Castor too. That's admirable."

"Yeah, I hope we are able to help him," Ash said to her.

"You really care about him, right?" May asked him softly.

"Yeah," Ash spoke. He saw May turn towards him and give him a mysterious smile. It was almost as if she had guessed something but wasn't ready to talk about it.

But Ash knew that she was right. He really did cared a lot about Gary.

Author Note:- Hope you all enjoyed it! If you have any suggestions or concrit feel free to tell. :)