Chapter 12: Nothing but the Truth

Mike and the gang rushed towards the professor's office. They carefully opened the box to it revealing a small sheet of paper. The paper wrote " Mike, your mother is safe with us. We need her to make Hammerton our way. Mike wasn't emotional when reading it. He was actually getting more determined to defeat Team Boom. Willow brought them to her house to make dinner and spend the night.

In the morning, Mike wanted to show Carson and Sandra his house. When they got to it, there was police tape surrounding the house. No one was allowed to enter inside due to it being a crime scene. Carson started remembering something. He remembered that this was the house his parents and other citizens went to vandalize because Mike's dad had betrayed them and became a Team Boom member. Carson was a bit scared of Mike when he found his dad was part of Team Boom, but Mike explained that he would never join Team Boom ever and will defeat them.

The three walked back to Centron City and entered Route 3. They battled and defeated the trainers with ease. They came up to a house that looked familiar. Mike knocked on the door and was greeted by his Uncle Kevin, his dad's brother. Mike hasn't seen his Uncle Kevin for over 10 Years. Mike and Carson were explaining how Mike's mother was kidnapped by Team Boom. Uncle Kevin started crying. He explained that Mike's father used to gamble a lot owned a man 200,000 Pokedollars, when Mike's father, Ryan didn't have the money. The Team Boom Grunts beat him up and threatened to kill him. Ryan explained to the grunts that he didn't have the money.

The grunts took him to their Base and brought them to their leader, who is unknown. He said if he worked for Team Boom, all his debt would be paid off. Ryan had no choice but to join Team Boom. The citizens were mad at Ryan for joining but he couldn't explain or Team Boom would kill him for telling. Mike's whole perception of his dad changed after that story. He stepped out to Route 3 and said goodbye to Uncle Kevin until they saw something rattling in the bushes beside his uncle's house.