***May's POV

I watch as Ash's Charizard hits a Venemoth with a Flamethrower.

Charizard then flies in the air, dodging a Psybeam from an Alakazam.

The ground begins to rumble.

An Inferape comes from the ground underneath Alakazam, and delivers a Mach Punch in his face. Alakazam yells in pain as he's thrown in the air then hits the ground.

A Starmie shoots a Hydro Pump at Inferape. Grenninja pops out in front of Inferape and blocks the Hydro Pump using Cut.

I'm standing by the entrance, taking in all that's going on. They're fighting on a worn out battlefield, with cracks and black marks all over.

Ash is standing on one side, while Misty, and three other people are on the other. They're worn out and hurt.

"Ash!" I call out again, but he ignores me.

Misty hears me and looks over.

"May! Get out of here!"

Grenninja launched Water Shurinken straight at Misty and her companions.

A Magmar jumps in, and takes a hit for them, fainting.

"Magmar!" A older man yells, falling to a knee.

"Blaine! Are you ok?" Misty asks, trying to help him up, but he can't.

"Looks like the battle is coming to an end," Blaine says, smiling weakly at Misty.

"Do you guys surrender?" Ash asks, his pokemon standing in front of him.

"Never!" A woman with Misty yells, as she reaches for a Pokeball.

"Pikachu, now!"

Pikachu jumps foward and launches a Thunderbolt.

The woman's screams fill the air as she's shocked, then falls on the ground, not moving.

"Sabrina, no!" Misty yells.

"This is your last chance. Surrender or you'll end up like her," Ash says. He stares straight at them, ignoring me.

So it is true. He's the one doing all of this.

"Ash! Stop!"

I run over and stand between them.

"Ash! Why are you doing this? This isn't like you at all!"

Ash stares at the ground, not saying anything.

"Answer me Ash! Don't you see all the pain you're causing? You killed so many people! You're killing me slowly Ash, and you don't even realize it!"

Tears fall slowly down my face. My heart feels heavy and I have a lump in my throat.

Ash looks up and stares into my eyes.
Sadness fills them, with dark bags under his eyes.

"I don't want to do this. But if I don't, many more people are gonna die. People that mean a lot to me, like my mom, Professor Oak, Serena, and you."

He did this for us?

For me?

"I told Brock what was at stake. I couldn't bring myself to do it, but he understood the conditions I was in. He knew things would be worse if I didn't do it, so he became my enemy in order to help me. Once I realized what I did, I felt pieces inside me break. I tried to see the bad in everyone, so I can somehow justify my actions. But once I came to Misty, I couldn't do it. That's why I left you there, in hopes that someone would come help you. So please, don't force my hand. Just surrender, so all this can stop. Please."

"Ash, you know we can't let you take the Pengen," Blaine says.

"Then you leave me no choice. Charizard, Grenninja, attack using Flamethrower and Water Shurinken," Ash orders.

His Pokemon take off.

"No! I won't let you!" I say, unleash Blazenkin and Warturle.

"Blazenkin, Blaze Kick! Warturtle, Skull Bash now!"

Charizard spins, gracefully avoiding Blazenkin's attack, and Grenninja easily hops over Warturle and they continue towards their targets.

"Koga, this looks like the end, doesn't it?" Blaine asks.

"For us, it does seem so," the other man with Misty and Blaine answers.

"But we definitely put up a good fight," Misty adds.

Koga and Blaine look at each other, then Koga grabs Misty and throws her far to the side.

"What?" Misty yells as she hits the ground.

"The future will solve the problem the present and the past could not," Koga says with grin, as both Koga and Blaine are hit with Ash's attacks.

Smoke fills the air.

"No! Ash!" I yell.

A horrible stench fills the air.

I gag, and I fall to my knees, vomiting. Blazenkin and Warturle rush to my side.

Clapping fills the room.

"You put on quite a show for us."

I look towards the door, and I see Maximum next to a bigger, masked man.

"What are you doing here?" Ash asks, shocked.

"We heard you might get some surprise visitors so we came to help out, and make sure you didn't have any reasons to fail," Maximum says, reaching for a Pokeball.

"Don't hurt them. Remember our deal!" Ash yells.

"The deal was we wouldn't hurt the girls, but that girl," the big masked man says, pointing at Misty, "is a gym leader, and she must be eliminated."

Ash looks sadly at Misty.

Her body shakes and looks to the ground.

"Inferape, Greninja, Charizard! Make sure May and her Pokemon don't try to stop us," Ash says, as Pikachu climbs on his shoulder.

They walk towards Misty.

"Ash! No! Don't do this! Not again!" I scream, as I get up. Before I can take a step, Charizard lands behind me and grabs my arms, lifting me in the air.

Inferape tackles Blazenkin to the ground, pinning him down.

Grenninja uses his tongue and wraps it around Warturtle, not letting him move at all.

"Please, Ash! Don't do this! If you care about me, you won't do it! Please!"

***Ash's POV

I stop.

Do I really need to do this?

Yes.

Yes I do.

It's all part of the plan. I need to, otherwise all the deaths will be in vain.

"I'm sorry," I whisper, as I continue foward.

I ignore May's screaming and crying as I walk towards Misty.

Misty crawls as far as she can backwards until she hits the wall. She then looks up at me, her eyes filled with emotions.

Fear.

Saddness.

Anger.

Hate.

"Misty," I start, as I get on one knee and reach for her face.

"Don't touch me!" She yells, slapping my hand out of the way.

"It's me, Ash," I say, giving her a weak smile.

"You're not Ash! Y-you're a monster!"

Monster.

Am I a monster?

That can't be true.

Right?

I grab her arms and pin her on the wall. She closes her eyes and faces away from me.

"Pikachu," I begin, as I watch tears fall from her face. I let go, and touch her cheek gently. I stand up and back away.

"Use Thunderbolt."