A/N I edit chapter 1 and changed the scene where Ash was rescued by Amethyst and Shiki and Also Ash has accidental magic and could do magic ALSO LEAVE A COMMENT PLEASEEE

Jude was in the room cleaning with Phillip when one stared at the photo of him 20 years old Jude a younger 17 year old Ash and 19 years old Philip all smiling in a photo after Ash forgave them after a certain event

"Remember he fought us before we took that photo after the event." Jude asked him as Philip nodded as he remembered

"Yeah I remember, he gave us a good beating that we were in the hospital for two weeks." Philip said as he shudder at the thought of his broken back

"You remember how we almost lost him and found out the whole truth." Jude asked him as Philip nodded as he remembered

"How could I not forgot. We almost lost Ash and find out he was hurt by the world was sicking." Philip said as both began to remember

Flashback to the time where Ash attack the PAL Elites before Ash and Pakura kissed

Well, well, look what we have here." A boy's voice said. Pakura turned, as the voice sounded familiar from her dreams, and saw a boy was wearing a white shirt and a semi-casual black blazer, complete with black pants and tan boots. He had messy black hair and purple eyes and Pakura immediately recognized him. It was Shiki, the Dragon King.

"You!" Pakura exclaimed.

"Me." Shiki said calmly. "Hey, Espeon." He petted Ash Espeon, who recognized him and bounded to him, nuzzling his head against his hand.

"Where are we Shiki?" Jude asked

"Yeah what is this place and what are you doing here." Pakura asked.

"You're in Ash's mind. That answers your first question. As for the second statement, I'll explain how I'm here talking to you later. For now, you want to know how the mysteries about Ash past?" Shiki raised his brow, as everyone nodded.

"I will tell you, but I am warning you, there would be a price to be paid, as it's a close-guarded secret I'm about to reveal." Shiki went on. "Are you all willing to pay the price?"

"What's the price?" Phillip frowned.

"I'm not allowed to tell you. I'll only tell you once everything is revealed. So, yes or no?" Shiki smirked. The trio looked at each other, before finally nodding.

Shiki smiled. "Excellent. Let it begin I will only show how he started suffered since you guys found out most of it"
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A slightly younger Ash, was making his way to the dining hall along with two grunts that is to make sure he doesn't try to escape when not confined to his cell. His body and face was full of bruises, scars, scabs and burns thank to their training. Ash had the impression of a battle worn child when they saw him. The expression on his face was more forbidding, apparently trained not to show emotions, as weapons are not supposed to show emotions.

Ash slid his tray along the metal shelf before the vats of food, and breakfast was placed on his tray.

People see him, and whisper among themselves, wondering why he would be out here instead of at his place in the cell, where he should be. There were also the comments on how weapons should be stored and locked up all the time and only let out to be used. It was clear they thought he never needed to eat or drink as they did not see him as a human being.

To an extent, maybe that was true, as he was only fed once a month. He survived by drinking water, which was all he needed by that time, as if he ate any more, it might get back up again.

He silently made his way to a table, sat down and munched on his food slowly. Suddenly he choked, and dropped his spoon, as he felt his throat was burning. The members of Team Rocket simply watched as he convulsed to the ground and foamed on the mouth. They watched for three minutes before injecting the antidote, and he finally gained control of his nerves, panting as he laid on the ground.

One of the grunts took out a notebook, and wrote something down. "Our orders are that you'll be trained to endure different types of poison. That was just the beginning. We'll be bringing in all the different types of poison which you will consume or breathe in and Poison moves from Pokémon, and see how long you last before needing the antidote. Punishment would be given if you don't meet the time requirement."

"Would I be told about the time requirement?" Ash panted, as he wiped the foam off the corner of his mouth and struggled to stand up.

"Nope, that way you won't cheat. It'll be kept a secret from you." Grunt said smirking.

"Now you know why he is immune to all sorts of poison. After all, they needed a weapon that is hard to destroy by aura users and psychics, hence the training." Shiki said to everyone with disgust in his voice. Everyone was stunned at the scene. How could they subject a child to such lethal poison such as cyanide?

A 11 years-old Ash coughed out blood as he got beaten up by various members of Team Rocket and their Pokémon to increase his endurance. What was more, the grunts were wearing some sort of amour to increase the damage of their punches, while he had no defensive equipment whatsoever. If he screamed, it would mean that he had failed to endure their attacks and he'd be punished accordingly.

Ash gritted his teeth as one of them managed to hit him hard enough causing him to spit out more blood. He got kicked in the stomach, and hit the wall, though he got up immediately.

"That'd be all for today." Dr. Namba said, scribbling his observations. "Take him back to his cell."

Ash was dragged limply by the grunts. His body was full of fresh wounds and injuries that had not healed from the previous training, and his body was so mutilated that He was unable to move. He was thrown roughly into the cell once more, and the doors locked.

"I wish I had something to help with my wounds. They never heal my wounds saying I needed to endure the pain." Ash tentatively moved his fingers, and winced as it brought excruciating pain. He knew he had cracked ribs, broken bones, and a deep bleeding cut around his neck in addition to his multiple injuries he got from his previous torture. "I need to stay alive....from my revenge..." The hate was subtle, but there.

As if responding to his wishes, He gasped as his wounds stopped bleeding, and slowly started to heal, his bruises started to disappear and bones started to repair itself, and even scars from his previous torture had disappeared. Eventually, He looked like he never been through any torture at all.

Ash breathed a sigh of relief as he saw that all his wounds had disappeared. "Looks like I can survive this after all."

"I know he had Regenerative Healing Factor." Pakura commented.

"Well, believe it or not, Ash never had any offensive ability yet." Shiki shrugged. "That ability saved his life and that was how he survived."

Ash was trying to practice throwing knives. He threw one of the knives. He missed the target by several feet, as he could not throw the knife all the way to the target in the first place. He slumped to the ground with a huff.

He was already tired from the early exercises that they made him do, hours of strengthening exercise skills and a 20 mile run that he had to complete within a certain timing, or else it's punishment for him-that can torture him.

Ash was trying to practice throwing knives. He threw one of the knives. He missed the target by several feet, as he could not throw the knife all the way to the target in the first place. He slumped to the ground with a huff.

He was already tired from the early morning stretching they made him do, hours of strengthening exercise skills and a five mile run that he had to complete within a certain timing, or else it's punishment for him-that can torture him.

"Missed again?" A curt voice said. Ash widened his eyes, and turned to see Professor Sebastian frowning in disapproval. "You know what that means, right?" With that,He found himself with a single knife and a Team Rocket grunt wielding an axe that was 5 times bigger than his own weapon that He could barely even wield.

Ash cried out in pain, as the axe broke his wrist when he tried to block it, and Professor Sebastian announced that's one more punishment he'd have to endure for expressing pain.

"I recommend you to fight back." Professor Sebastian smirked, as Ash began trying to dodge the axe, He then created a fire ball and fired it at the grunt killing him.

"Much as I hate to admit it, he's like being sent to a military camp. Either he gets the target or he gets to do more hand-to-hand combat and practice his dodging skills as punishment. As he was already tired from the earlier exercises, he'd be injured quite often." Shiki said

"After all, Team Rocket wanted a weapon that can fight and came up with this program, and though I disapprove, it is effective. That was how he was trained." He said looking at the trio

"Is that why He good at using all sorts of weapons?" Pakura asked remembered Ash being able to wield most of the weapons in the gym, and being the best in hand-to-hand combat like her.

Shiki nodded to answer Pakura's questions, and changed the scene.

"You know what I want, right, my weapon?" Giovanni was leading Ash to his next "training".

"Yes, I get it. I'm Team Rocket's weapon, and I am to be used by Team Rocket only. Please use me as a tool that does as you wish." Ash replied in a monotonous voice the words he had been taught for a long time. He had learnt the hard way that if he said or pronounced even one word wrong, he'd get punished again.

"Very good." Giovanni smirked. "Remember, your loyalty is to us only." With that, he was conducted to a room with a table, where Team Rocket grunts came to hold him down and strap him to the table.

"Administer the mark." Giovanni ordered. A grunt took a red hot poker that had the insignia of Team Rocket on it, and pressed it hard onto Ash's left upper arm. Ash didn't even acknowledge the pain as the mark was burnt onto his arm.

"And with this, we have marked the weapon as our property. Please see to his next training." Giovanni said. One of the Team Rocket Grunts untied and grabbed him, tying him to a chair, and send out his Venomoth.

"Venomoth, Sleep Powder!" Ash struggled to keep awake as Venomoth kept scattering Sleep Powder all over him, hoping to make him fall asleep, and he knew he would be punished if he gave in to the effects. After a minute, Ash fell asleep. The grunt frowned, grabbed Ash's head, and dunked his head in a pail full of water for three minutes, which woke him up and caused him to struggle to get some oxygen, before letting him out.

"Raichu, Electric Terrain, followed by Electroweb." The grunt ordered coldly, as he sent out Raichu, who created the Electric Terrain before trapping Ash in an electric web that wrapped around him and electrocuted him. He just took it as his end absorbs the electricity.

"Impressive weapon." The grunt said. He threw a small knife, which Ash used to cut the ropes

"You know what happens next, right?" Grunt asked

"Impressive weapon." The grunt said. He threw a small knife, which he used to cut the ropes,

"You know what happens next, right?" Grunt asked

Ash sighed as he readied his knife. Both of them charged at each other with their respective weapons, and due to the size of their weapons, Ash was disarmed and his knife was destroyed in less than a minute. He kept dodging and when he was far enough his eye glow red

"TAKE THIS!!!" Ash said as he threw a large fireball burning the Grunt who screamed in pain as Giovanni looked impressed with a maniac grin

"Good weapon, very good." Giovanni said clapping

"OH THAT SON OF A BITCH" Jude said horrified at what Ash went through

"Erm...his logic is so off. Grass type Pokémon are immune to Sleep Powder." Phillip pointed out.

"Oh, I'm sure they know, but then again, when would they tell the truth? They trained him based on lies and deceit. They'd do anything to make sure he strives to be stronger." Shiki answered, anger in his voice. "This was how they made sure he had Psychic Shields, so no psychic can interrogate him or extract information from him about Team Rocket. They value themselves more than his life."

An older Ash, 12 years old, was trembling in fear in the sewer, his flashlight in hand. By this time, his fringe had grown beyond his eyes, so no one could really see his expression at the moment, but judging by the shaking, he was probably scared. No one could blame him, as it was in a really dark sewer and he had nothing but his flashlight.

It was apparent that her flashlight was used to check the tunnels and darkened areas, and ward away Pokémon such as Crobat and others that like to lurk in this place, but had limited battery life. Hence, he had to listen out for Pokémon's breathing or footsteps and if he saw them, he can turn on the flashlight to make them go away, and if they don't, he must hurry to another safety area, lest they attack him.

"Please let me out. Please! Just let me out..." Ash said trembled, praying someone would get him out soon, as he was scared of what might get him if he were careless. He had been in here for an entire day, and he was tired and wished to rest.

Just then, the sewer entrance opened from above, and two grunts jumped in. Seeing their weapon, they forcibly handcuffed and blindfolded him, and took him away, as the "training" had ended and they are to take him back to the Headquarters. A muffled noise indicated Ash may be sobbing in fear, as they threw him into the van.

Unknown to everyone, a boy and girl who was riding a Charizard had seen them coming out of the sewer, and was now following them, as he had seen a boy being taken by them and recognized that it was Ash by the conversation the Team Rocket members were having. They had led the boy to one of the Team Rocket Headquarters, and the boy and girl landed as soon as he was sure no one had seen him.

Shiki and Amethyst let out their Gallade and Espeon and returned Shiki Charizard.

"Espeon use Psychic." Shiki pointed to the guards

"You too Gallade." Amethyst said and both Pokémon eyes glowed, knowing them out. Shiki rushed over to get their clothes, and disguised himself as a Team Rocket Grunt as Amethyst sliced their necks as she put on a disguise

"Gallade, destroy the door with Psycho Cut." Amethyst commanded, and the Psycho Cut destroyed the door, causing explosions. When the Team Rocket grunts tried to attack Shiki simply asked Espeon to attack Confusion.

"What's going on?" A guard shouted, as he had heard explosions occurred from above their floor. There were three guards with guns standing in front of a door, probably guarding whatever that was inside. With them were an Arbok, a Golbat and a Toxicroak. However, before anyone could respond, the door in front of them burst open, Shiki and Amethyst came in with their Espeon and Gallade

"Oh, it's just you two." The second grunt said sighing in relief as he saw the Team Rocket uniform of a fellow members.

"Do you know what happened upstairs?" Second Grunt asked curious

Amethyst stayed silent, and just kept looking at the ground while Shiki loaded a gun and was ready to fight

"Did something happen?" The third guard asked.

"You look like something bad had happened." First guard asked again.

"Is Boss Giovanni okay?" The second guard sounded worried. "Is that why you're looking so grim?"

Amethyst's head went up to face them. "Oh yes, Giovanni managed to escape. But it'll be the last thing you'll ever know. Now give me the boy I won't allow you to create a second human weapon" She was smirking, as she knew Ash wasn't far from him.

"ITS THE ORIGINAL WEAPON-!" He was cut off when Amethyst sliced his throat, and the other two opened fire, while ordering their Pokémon to attack.

"Psychic!" Amethyst commanded. The Pokémon's attacks and the bullets stopped in mid-air, and it was sent back to the senders, causing them to run. Only to run into Shiki himself.

"Where do you think you're going?" Shiki asked.

The grunts barely had time to react, before Shiki threw an axe at one grunt's head, and grabbed the other by the throat and smashed his head against the wall repeatedly, causing his skull to crack, before Shiki dropped him with disgust. Meanwhile, Espeon took on all the Pokémon, while Gallade searched the guards, and passed Amethyst a set of keys.

Amethyst nodded a thanks as she used a key to open the door, only to find another door behind it. She seemed unfazed, used a second key to unlock it, only to find a third door behind it.

"This is getting ridiculous." Amethyst said annoyed as she unlocked another door

"Well, it looks like this weapon of theirs are under heavy lock." Shiki commented. "It must've been a successful experiment if the security was any indication."

Amethyst unlocked 5 more doors before he unlocked the last door, to reveal a really cramped cell. Sure enough, Ash was unconscious in the middle of the floor, and Amethyst crouched down to check on him.

"We finally found you." Amethyst whispered, sounding rather happy, as she gathered him up, and wrapped him in a blanket before carrying him as Shiki took out a Pokéball

"Charizard I need your help." Shiki said as Charizard materialized, and looked around, puzzled, until he saw his Trainer.

"You can't take that weapon away from us!" A voice shouted. Shiki turned to see five more grunts. Shiki shook his head, and used telekinesis to tear them apart. All of them died instantly except for one

"Giovanni had funded so much for this project and our three best scientists spent 2 years perfecting it. We can't lose him now, he belongs to us."

"He's not some property that you can claim." Shiki said coldly

"If you want a human weapon so much, then...." Amethyst said as she nodded to Shiki who used telekinesis to strap a time bomb on him.

"You would make a perfect one. Charizard, we're getting out of here." Shiki said as he hopped on on and helped Amethyst who still carried the unconscious Ash  in her arms, as he returned Gallade and Espeon with Psychic.

Charizard used Hyper Beam to destroy the ceiling, before flying into the sky. They were just in time as well, as the entire Team Rocket Headquarters exploded, no doubt killing everyone inside.

"We nailed it." Amethyst smirked, as Charizard flew away.

"You were the guys that rescued him?" Pakura said surprised.

"Oh yes." Shiki said

"I learnt how to use aura by that time. I unlocked mine when an aura user hit me with an aura-infused punch, and my body received that aura, allowing me to unlock my own potential." Shiki explained.

"Like me?" Pakura pointed to herself, and Shiki nodded.

"I practiced and developed my abilities for months, since I'm no aura genius, unlike some people who can discover and learn to manipulate their aura on their own without having formally learned it. When I mastered it, I tracked him down using aura, and of course, I found him easily despite the Headquarters being large." Shiki went on.

"Argh!" Ash ran over to Shiki and Amethyst, and hid behind Amethyst. Amethyst, puzzled as to what was going on, looked up, and saw that Ash's Egg flashed white. Shiki watched from a distance when the Egg began to glow white and transform into the Pokémon the Egg contained.

The glow died to reveal a mammalian, quadruped creature with primarily brown fur. The tip of its bushy tail and its large furry collar are cream-colored. It has short, slender legs with three small toes and a pink paw pad on each foot. It also has curious brown eyes, long pointed ears, and a small black nose. The cute Eevee looked around, before seeing Shiki Amethyst and Ash, who was hiding behind him.

Eevee tilted his head curiously at the latter, as he slowly went up to Ash, tilting his head upwards in an attempt to sniff him. Ash, seeing Eevee walk towards her, began scrambling away, only for Eevee to continue to come closer to try and memorize his scent.

"He'll hurt me! Get him away!" Ash said as he surprisingly jumped 15ft into a tree.

"Hurt you?" Eevee gave a mournful cry.

"Don't worry. Those Pokémon from Team Rocket can't hurt you anymore." Shiki said soothingly, while picking up Eevee as Amethyst climbed up the tree and grabbed Ash into her hands and teleported back down to the tree

"Is it me or am I impressed that he just jumped 15ft into the air." Amethyst mumbled as Eevee giggled at that statement before asking

"Team...Rocket? What's that?" Eevee tilted his head.

"Well, it is a very bad organization that abused him." Shiki explained.

"They used Pokémon to hurt him for 2 years, that's why he scared of  most Pokémon. beside his Charizard Sceptile Infernape and Garchomp" Amethyst said p

"Oh no, that's bad! Very bad! I promise to make her as happy as I can!" Eevee yipped, as he got off Shiki's arms, and started to climb up to Ash's shoulder, nuzzling his cheek and licking his tears away. Ash looked to Eevee, who was looking at him with big innocent eyes. He tentatively petted Eevee, who licked his hand in return as he smiled.

Later, he trembled as he held out a Pokéball, with Eevee shouting encouragement. "Catch me! Catch me!"

Ash threw the Pokéball, head turned away, as Eevee leapt into the  Ball, and after being caught, he let himself out and clung to his shoulder, much to Ash's discomfort.

"He wasn't very receptive to me at first." Espeon was looking at himself as an Eevee.

"Was that..." Pakura pointed at Espeon.

"Yeah. That was Ash's Espeon as an Eevee. Espeon was his very first Pokémon he had after the betrayal and the team rocket." Shiki explained. "You know the damage done to him if he's scared of a tiny Eevee."

Jude and Phillip looked at each other. If Ash being scared of an adorable baby Eevee was any indication, they can't imagine what else Team Rocket had their Pokémon do to him besides what they had seen. They had a feeling that what Shiki showed them was just a fraction.

Ash and Shiki were taking a walk around Natus City. Ash was admiring his black aura guardian suit provided by the Melody Temple, where they were staying the night and the white demon warding hood. Eevee was sitting on Ash's shoulder, content to be there. Shiki had worn something similar earlier in the afternoon, though he had changed out as soon as dinner was over. However, Shiki had heard someone call his name, and he turned around.

"Shayna! It's been a while!" Shiki smiled, going over to his fellow neighbor.

"It's been a while too, Shiki." The girl smiled. "How is your journey so far?"

"Great. I got another travelling companion with me." He nodded to Ash, who was hiding behind him,.

"Well...he's a shy one." Shiki said smiling rubbing his neck

"Aww, he's so cute." Shayna smiled at him. "Hello."

Ash gasped and widened his eyes, as he seemed to recognize Shayna. "Shiki, we need to run!" He started tugging at Shiki's sleeve.

Shiki looked puzzled, as he looked down at Ash with shock. "What are you talking about? She's my friend, you can trust her."

"Yeah, why are you saying this, Ash?" Shayna sounded sickeningly sweet, as she reached out for Ash.

"Don't!" Ash held out a hand, and pushed Shayna with telekinesis, which shocked Shiki, as Ash had suddenly developed telekinesis oh Amethyst was going to enjoy training him with Psychic power.

"Ash! What are you doing?" Shiki shouted.

"Brother, we have to run! We have to run away!" Ash pleaded hysterically, putting his hands on his shoulders. Shiki, angered at Ash's behavior, did one thing he swore to never do: He slapped him.

"Idiot!" Shiki shouted. "What are you doing? She didn't do anything wrong!" Shiki clenched his fists. "Apologize to her!"

Ash started whimpering and said. "No!" Only to sense an attack and dodge, and threw a fire ball hitting Shayna killing her as he ran into the forest with Eevee following close behind.

"She must have been responsible for the mass murders we heard on the news! He must have seen them!' Shiki thought, as he went after Ash as he tried to find him realizing what he has done

"Ash where are you." Shiki said as silence was heard as search for another 25 minutes

"Oh Amethyst is going to kill me for putting him in danger and losing him. Well look like I am going to be sleeping on the sofa." Shiki deadpanned as he tried to find him only for Amethyst appear with a sleeping Ash

"Care to explain why Ash told me you slapped him." Amethyst asked coldly as Shiki gulped as he realized he in big trouble with his Fiancee

"I am in deep trouble aren't I." Shiki asked with a sigh as Amethyst nodded

"I remember that day, Amethyst literally kicked my ass and add to the salt Ash wouldn't called me brother for a week." Shiki said as Philip looked at the sleeping Ash

"He looks so peaceful." Philip pointed out at the sleeping Ash

"Indeed." Jude said smiling as he remembered his memories with Ash

"Here another memory with Amethyst." Shiki said

Amethyst was hiding behind a library desk looking at Ash

"What are you researching little brother." Amethyst asked

However, question was answered as he took out books on Pakura Goldstein, and sat next to a computer researching on her, taking notes on the information found in either the books or the Internet itself.

'Why would he want information on Pakura Goldstein?' Amethyst thought, but was interrupted when a man, no less than forty years of age sat at the chair next to Ash's, and asked, "Hey, you're cute little boy. Are you taken?" However, he was ignored as Ash was rather engrossed in his research. She was interrupted when the man made to touch his shoulder, which triggered Amethyst's anger.

Before Ash could even turn around to give the man a good beating, Amethyst used telekinesis on the man. Lifting him up to the ceiling, She said in a very intimidating voice, "Oh Pedoifile...you shall suffer a fate worse than death stay away from my brother." She gave a human version of the move Glare, and threw the man out the window, before dragging Ash away out of the library.

"What the hell, Amethyst? Where did you come from?" Ash repeated his words, as he was pinned against the tree by Amethyst's telekinesis and she took his notes. It turned out he was researching on some chest that Pakura Goldstein had hidden and the list of possible items it contained pertaining to the weapons and abilities he had.

"Oh I got several notes I can give. Amethyst said as Ash eyes widen

"Really." Ash asked

"Yes." Amethyst said as she yelped as Ash tackled her in a surprise hug as he nuzzled her which made her smile

"Now for how this mess started." Shiki said

"This just in. A trainer name Tobias was ambush by someone, he is now in the Unova Hospital. Wait, we are on live with Officer Jenny" Reporter said in her usual tone as a face of officer jenny appeared on a screen

"Good morning Officer Jenny" Reporter said with a smile as Jenny nodded back to the reporters

"Good morning." Jenny said as she appeared live on camera with her serious look

"Who do you think is the suspect for the ambush of pokemon trainer Tobias" Reporter asked

"There is a lot of plenty to suspect who did this because he has a legendary pokemon. But the Top 1 suspect is Pokemon trainer is Ash Ketchum, because we suspect that he wants to challenge Sinnoh champion Cynthia." Jenny responded as the reporter looked shocked and surprised at her answer

"Do you have any evidence?" Reporter asked as Jenny nodded towards the reporters as she answer the question

"Actually we have evidence that he was there, but we don't have an evidence that he was the one that attack Tobias" Jenny replied as a picture that appeared who is ridding a Charizard and has a Pikachu on his shoulder

"As you can see, we have spotted a trainer leaving at the same location where we found Tobias. We aren't sure if it's trainer Ash who attack attack trainer Tobias" Jenny said as the Reporter nodded agreeing her statement

"What did Champion Cynthia say at this?" Reporter asked the officer who obliged by responding

"Cynthia said and I'll quote "I expect many things at him, I even thought that he was kind and always determine to achieve his dream. But to attack someone so that you can get you want that's not determination that's obsession and just so that you can challenge me. That's not the Ash Ketchum I know" after that she left without saying anymore" Jenny said as the reports turned towards the camera whether is this true or not

Pakura and the other gasped

"No wonder Ash wouldn't trust people outside of our region." Pakura said as she watched the old news

"That just cruel I remember that match. I know Ash would have never done that when he was...pure" Philip said describing the young 10 year old

"Officer Jenny, if Ash really was the one that attack Tobias. What will happen to him?" Reporter asked

"Well Megan, there are many things that he will be punish for and one of them will be removing of his pokemon license. He will be facing jail time depending it Tobias dies." Jenny said as Megan gasped at hearing that answer

"So what are the comments of the Elites, the Frontier, and the Champions for this, especially Mr. Goodshow?" Reporter Megan said

"Well for me I can say that he should be punish for attacking a pokemon trainer that didn't do anything at him. The comments of the champions and elites all of there comment are really bad about him. They say that they met him, and just like Cynthia, they expect many things at him but to attack his enemy so that he can challenge the champion thats not something a word can describe of what he did. But for Mr. Goodshow he say's that "I won't say or do anything at him unless I see an a evidence" well that's the comment of the Elites, the Champions , and Mr. Goodshow" Jenny said sighing as she was exhausted with the case itself

"Well thank you Officer Jenny for your time, Good day to you" Megan replied as Jenny nodded a thanks

"Good to you too Megan" Jenny said as the screen that has the face of Officer Jenny was gone

"Well thats it for the news, Good day" Megan said

The Elites gasped

"No wonder Ash wouldn't trust people outside of our region." Pakura said disappointed at the other regions

"That just cruel I remember that match. I know Ash would have never done that." Philip said as they witness everything including everyone to throw at him, they throw food, rocks, anything that can be thrown at him, and they started to shout saying to leave. The poor boy was crying

"That so cruel he only ten" Jude said pissed off as he tried to help Ash by shielding him but to only realize it's a memory

"No wonder Ash hated Kanto with so much anger. It was his home Region." Pakura said as tears wear forming around her eyes as she glare at the people who hurt her crush

"This is only the beginning" Shiki said angrily

Ash immeditely run and went to professor Oak's labratory to get his pokemon, but when he arrive he saw all his pokemon glaring at him, even his best friend pikachu was glaring at him. When he arrive he saw his pokemons ready to attack at him.

Ash run to the forest as fast he could go. He couldn't get to why was this happening to him. All his friends and family, even the towns people and his pokemon hate him.

The memory end

"You got the memory about Ash Past." Shiki said as he pointed towards the deals

"Yes" Pakura said nodded with Jude and Philip who agreed and

"Now my part of the deal." Shiki said looking serious at Pakura

"What is it Shiki." Jude asked the Dragon King as he felt a dread at Shiki smirked

"I am taking Ash away and we are going into hiding." Shiki said as everyone eyes widen

"No you can't do that." Pakura said horrified as she didn't want to lose her crush.

"Why can't I you guys agreed." Shiki asked as he looked at the Elite Leader "That was my deal."

"We will help him please just give us a chance." Pakura begged as Shiki got into a fighting stance

"Then prove it to me" Shiki said as he took out his knife

"With pleasure" Pakura said getting into a fighting stance with her knife as Shiki smiled

"I was right" Shiki said as everyone look surprised at what he said

"What" Pakura asked surprised

"I will give Ash to you" Shiki said as the group cheer

"But it his choice." Shiki said as everyone nodded

Flashback end

"At least he forgave us man." Philip said

Meanwhile with Ash

"He alone" All three said angrily and pissed for once at the Pokèmon"Okay I'm going to go for a walk. Come on, Espeon, Lucario." Since it was already 11, it's highly unlikely anyone would outside at the time, so it can give me some time to think." Ash said as he grab his Jacket, and beckoned to his Pokémon.

"Ok, let's go!" Espeon said, and Lucario was at his side, as he pressed the elevator button to the lobby.

He walked through the garden, a cool breeze brushing against his hair, with his two Pokémon.

"Hey, Little Bro!" A voice called out. Ash turned in surprise to see Amethyst and Shiki.

"Brother, Sister!" Ash exclaimed. "What are you doing out here late in the night?"

"Taking a walk, just like you. The place seemed to give us an inner sense of peace. Surely you must feel the same way?" Shiki asked Ash, falling into step beside him, Amethyst doing the same thing.

"Where's Pakura since she is mostly with you?" Amethyst asked wondering where her little brother girlfriend is.

"Oh, she's busy in her room sketching sceneries. So how was your day?" Ash said and questioned.

"A lot of stuff happened, actually." Shiki admitted. "Shh, someone's coming." He pulled Ash and Amethyst into the bushes. Lucario and Espeon dived in the bush next to theirs.

"Isn't that Iris and May! What are they doing here?" Ash whispered. Amethyst put a hand on Ash lips, signaling him to be quiet.

"You'll need a few new Pokémon, May." Iris said. "I heard this region has loads of Pokémon from all over the six regions. Try scanning your PokéDex for any Pokémon within vicinity."

May took out her PokéDex, and scanned a Trubbish when she activated it.

"Trubbish, the Trash Bag Pokémon. Trubbish prefer to live in dirty places like garbage dumps. It is said they were born when a chemical reaction occurred between an abandoned trash bag and industrial waste." The PokéDex read out the info.

"It's a Poison type found in Unova too." Iris stated. "Now, go get it!"

May took a deep breath, and threw the Pokéball towards the bush with the ear-like tufts of the Trubbish.

"Ouch!" A voice cried out, when the Pokéball hit the ear-like tufts.

"Ouch?" May and Iris said in unison.

A figure rose up from the bushes, and stepped out into the moonlight. It was a fat, green-haired figure wearing a snarl on his face, and his hairstyle was styled like a Trubbish's ears, which may be why they thought he was a Trubbish, when Ash detected the actual Trubbish sleeping in the trash bin via aura. Ash knew this was a male because of his flat chest. If not, he would have thought of him as a very ugly girl. Ash thought he was wearing the most mismatched outfit he had ever seen, and was that a skirt he's wearing? Ash wanted to puke at the sight of the short skirt that showed off his flabby thighs. He was wearing makeup as well, and he had the impression that the eyeliner he had on was tattooed.

"What kind of outfit is that?" Shiki asked quietly.

"Beats me." Amethyst muttered out of the corner of her mouth.

'He must be one of those ugly, cheapskate entertainers they had in the nightclub Jessie and James went.' Ash thought. He made a mental note to get Pakura or Akeno to investigate the nightclub, and maybe shut it down.

"How dare you hit me, the nightclub's best entertainer Mari!" he screeched in this high pitch voice, chasing Iris and May all the way back to the Pokémon Center.

It was rather comical to watch Mari chasing them, and all of them had to muffle their laughter in their hands. Once they were sure they were gone, the siblings or lover in case of Shiki and Amethyst got up from the bushes, laughing their heads off.

"Oh My God, that was hilarious!" Amethyst laughed until tears fell from her eyes.

"Indeed." Shiki was snickering. Even Espeon and Lucario are openly laughing.

"That Mari guy did look like a Pokémon." Lucario mused.

"You're insulting all Pokémon here, Lucario." Espeon mock-folded his legs.

"Sorry." Lucario apologized.

"Alright I will see you later sis and bro." Ash said as Amethyst and Shiki nodded as they walked away holding hands

Next Day

"Are you still mad for the match?" Lucario said.

" I don't care really. But I'm sure I'll win." Ash replied, as a pleasant female voice announced it was time to get to the battlefield, and Ash stepped on the platform with his Pokémon. A glass box lowered around them as usual.

"Continuing the PAL Battle Arena, and the first battlefield of Round One would take place in Icy Terrain." said Ken. At this cue, the neutral battlefield was replaced with an ice battlefield.

"And our first competitors are Champion Ash and Champion Alder!" That was when the platform pushed both competitors out of the battlefield.

"Trainers, please send out your Pokémon!" Evan said.

"Alright, Chandelure, I choose you!" Alder chose the Fire/Ghost Luring Pokémon.

"Flygon, lend me your aura!" Ash sent out the Ground/Dragon Pokémon, one of his traded Pokémon.

"Ooh, I get to battle?" Flygon said eagerly. "That Chandelure looks strong!"

"Yes. So will you fight for me?" Ash smiled.

"You bet I will." Flygon replied.

"Trainers ready?" Both Ash and Alder nodded. "Then...battle begin!"

"You may have the first move." Ash offered to Alder.

"Don't mind if I do. Chandelure, start things off with Flame Burst!"

"Protect yourself with Sandstorm!" Flygon used Sandstorm to form a shield around itself to protect from Flame Burst. The Flame Burst was extinguished by the Sandstorm, which left Flygon safe.

"Use Sonic Boom!" Ash said, and Flygon's wings glowed white and it waved them, releasing a shockwave from its wings at the opponent. Due to the Sandstorm still surrounding Flygon, the Sonic Boom mixed in with Sandstorm, and both attacks hit Chandelure. Chandelure was knocked back but it simply shook its head, before getting back to battle stance.

(Meanwhile, with the PAL Elites)

"You can sense it, can't you?" Jude asked. Purrloin was sitting on his shoulder. She cocked her head at Jude's words.

The other three nodded, as they got up and left the VIP Box. When they reached the door behind the highest bleacher, they opened it, and reached the balcony.

"Whoever it is, it's probably after Ash. I think they'll try to attack while he's in his battle, since his focus is on the battle, not the attacker we cannot let him get captured." Phillip said grimly. Emolga was floating behind him with a determined expression.

"I'll help out in protecting Ash!" Emolga declared.

"That's sweet of you, Emolga." Phillip said.

(Flashback)

'You got to be kidding me, right?' Pakura saw a few people hidden in the bushes dressed in citizen clothing, probably waiting for the right time to blend in among the crowd.

She noticed that some of them were hiding last minute weapons in their clothing. She would take them out right here and now, but she'll alert the trainers outside if she went and use her abilities to kill them, and she knew how nosy other regional trainers can be.

'I can't alert Ashy, because he'll be distracted from the battle, and it'll give Alder an opening to attack his Pokémon. As PAL's Champion, he must not stray his attention from a battle just because of some idiots after to recapture him. No, Ash has to show those moronic traitors the powerful trainer he is. The work he did to get his position all the way up there. As one of the PAL Elite members, if one is needed somewhere else, I will cover for him. And as the Leader, I will carry out his wishes, even if it meant going against my opinion.'

Pakura looked at the disguised assassins though the bubbles. 'They'll probably be scattered around the Arena. It'll be faster if we take on one section of the Arena separately.'

(End flashback)

"Now, we can't let that happen now, can we?" Akeno smiled. Leafeon nodded.

"Definitely not." Sylveon nodded.

Pakura placed Eevee on Sylveon's back "Sylveon, I want you to take Eevee back to our quarters, and wait there until I get you."

"Will you be ok, Paku?" Sylveon asked, uncertain.

"Yes, after all, I still have Skitty." The said Pokemon nuzzled her in affection.

Sylveon nodded, secured Eevee on her back with her ribbon feelers, and rushed off to the Tower.

"Everyone, let's take one part of the Arena. Jude, take the North to East side. Phillip, take the East to South side. I'll take the rest. Be discreet when you take them out, we don't want to alert the audience that there are assassins sitting among them, since the audience are form various regions, and they have no idea how our region works. They'll definitely be alarmed when they suddenly die, but not as alarmed when they watch them killed. If necessary, Akeno, I'll leave you to erase their memories. Try not to be seen. Our mission is to protect our Champion from being harmed by attacks if possible. Got it?" Pakura explained the plan.

"Got it!" The other three said in unison. Their Pokémon also let out cries of agreement.

"Let's go, guys." said Pakura, as they entered back, and dispersed.

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"No way!" Alder said.

'While Chandelure is immune to Normal type moves, being part Ghost-type, it is weak to Ground type moves, which is what Sandstorm is. I simply mixed Sandstorm with Sonic Boom to make an improvised Ground-type move, which of course hit it effectively.' Ash thought.

"He made use of the Sandstorm to hit Chandelure using a Normal-type move. Amazing." Alder said. "But I have some more tricks up my sleeve. Chandelure, use Trick Room!" Chandelure's body glows light blue and large light blue rectangle with light blue transparent walls and ceiling appeared around the battlefield, trapping the two Pokémon inside.

"Darn." Ash muttered. He knew Trick Room was a troublesome move, as when it is in effect, the slower Pokémon on the field would move extremely fast. Sure enough, Chandelure is like a blur, moving around the Trick Room, as if to taunt Flygon. Flygon looked like it was about to attack Chandelure for taunting it.

"Calm down, Flygon." Ash said. Flygon looked at Ash, and gave a nod of understanding.

"Chandelure, Shadow Ball!" The Shadow Ball fired was extremely fast.

"Flygon, hit it back with Iron Tail!" Flygon obeyed, and the Shadow Ball went flying back to Chandelure. It managed to dodge the Shadow Ball, due to its current speed thanks to Trick Room, but the Shadow Ball merely grazed its arm.

'I have to get Flygon out of the Trick Room somehow.' Ash thought. 'Hmm....I got it!'

"Chandelure, Energy Ball!"

"Counter with Hone Claws!" Flygon managed to slice the Energy Ball in half, which exploded in green sparkles. The residue of the Energy Ball stuck to Flygon's Hone Claws, which Flygon tried to slash Chandelure with it, but Chandelure was too fast. The slash left a trail of green light behind, which Akeno noted it might be good for Pakura's future Appeals for Contests.

"Flygon, Signal Beam at Chandelure!" Ash commanded. He gave a subtle nod to Flygon, who understood what Ash really wanted.

"Dodge it!"

"A mistake, Alder. I wasn't really aiming for Chandelure."

"What?" Alder was surprised, as Signal Beam actually hit the Trick Room wall instead, which cracked, and the crack spread all over the Trick Room, finally shattering it.

"No way..." Alder said in awe.

"Now, Flygon, use Dragon Breath!" Ash ordered. Flygon obeyed, and shot a Dragon Breath towards Chandelure.

"Chandelure, Fire Blast!" Both Dragon Breath and Chandelure clashed in the middle, exploding in the middle.

"Supersonic!" Ash said, and Chandelure became confused. It started to float around randomly, bumping into walls.

"Chandelure!" Alder cried out, concerned for his Pokémon.

"Use Rock Tomb!" Ash commanded. The Rock Tomb surrounded Chandelure, and Chandelure, still confused, began bumping into the rocks.

"Chandelure, try to use Flame Burst to break free." Alder said. At the same time, Ash told Flygon to use Stone Edge, which managed to hit Chandelure. The Flame Burst exploded into Chandelure's face when Stone Edge hit it, and Chandelure fell to the ground with swirls in its eyes.

"Chandelure is unable to battle. Flygon wins. Champion Alder, please send in your next Pokémon."

"Wow that was amazing!" Tenma and his fellow Zodiacs were up in one of the private boxes as their ticket entitles them to the private box. The private box was a small box, set at the highest point of the stadium and situated somewhere near the VIP Box. About twenty purple-and-gilt chairs stood in two rows, and they were able to have an unobstructed view of the battle. "I'm so glad I asked Prince Ash for those tickets."

"You can say that again." Ran replied, as Makoto was busy taking pictures for his next article on the tournament, as he was assigned to cover the tournament. Mika and Kenta were currently cheering for Champion Ash.

"But what's with the Trick Room thing?" Ai enquired.

"Champion Ash knew that while Bug-types moves aren't effective on Chandelure, it's most likely super effective against Trick Room, which is a Psychic move, and he figured it might break Trick Room. It's a clever move on his part." Ryoko explained.

"He was right, though. It didn't take much to shatter Trick Room, did it?" Jin asked.

"It didn't." Tappei agreed.

"Do you think he'll switch Pokémon, or stick to Flygon?" Gou wondered.

"If the glimpses of his previous battles are any indication, it's most likely he'll switch." Akira answered, watching as Alder sent out his Druddigon next. Sure enough, Ash returned his Flygon, thanking it for a job well done, and sent out Milotic.

"Wow, that Milotic is beautiful." Ai admired the Tender Pokémon.

"Yeah." Naoto agreed.

"It's just like Pakura's or Jude's Milotic." Mika remarked, as she, like everyone else, was admiring the Pokémon.

"Everyone is looking at me with admiration? But why?" Milotic wondered, looking around at the audience.

"Milotic, it's because everyone thinks you're beautiful." Ash smiled.

"But I'm ugly!" Milotic protested.

"No you're not. True beauty is always on the inside. But now, you're beautiful, both inside and out." Ash replied gently.

"Thank you." Milotic blushed.

"Now are you ready for a battle?"

"Definitely!" Milotic nodded, and readied herself for a battle.

"Good luck, Milotic!" Epseon was waving her tail.

"Let the battle begin!" Evan announced.

"Milotic, start things off with Ice Beam!" Ash said. Milotic nodded, and started to fire an Ice Beam at Druddigon.

"Counter with Flamethrower!" Alder said. The Flamethrower and Ice Beam clashed, and (not) surprisingly, the Ice Beam managed to freeze Flamethrower. The Ice Beam then went on to hit Druddigon, which caused it to skid backwards.

"You can freeze Fire-type moves?" Alder was surprised.

"Yeah, do you really think Paku is the only one?" Ash replied.

'This new Ash is full of surprises. He really is unpredictable.' Alder thought.

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"I think it's a better idea if we take them out before Ash finished his battle, lest he returns to the VIP Box to find us all missing." Jude said in the CommuniDex. On the screen, it was split into three, showing Pakura, Phillip and Akeno in each of the three sections. On the floor around him were the wet corpses of the assassins, and there were a huge puddle of water around them.

"I think Jude's right." said Akeno. Leafeon nodded.

"He had just finished his first round. We better be quick." Phillip agreed. Emolga was floating behind him, looking into the CommuniDex as well.

Pakura nodded.

With that, Jude deactivated the CommuniDex, and proceeded to create a bluish-transparent sphere around his target's head. Soon, the target began struggling for air, and eventually drowned, which alarmed the people sitting around him. He signalled for Akeno via the CommuniDex, and Akeno immediately teleported to him. Jude pointed to the people who saw the corpse, and she proceeded to erase their memories. Once this is done, they turned back to enjoy the match.

"Pakura said she's done with her section. She kept one alive and she dragged him somewhere."

"Well, I'm not surprised." Jude mumbled. "She's probably torturing him for information. Akeno, are you able to modify their memories instead of just erasing them?"

"No, I'm sorry. I can erase memories, but I can't modify them. I'm not strong enough." Akeno admitted.

"Phillip, are you done with your side?" Jude looked into his CommuniDex.

"Yeah." said Phillip from the dark corner of the stadium. "I was able to lure them together by telling them I got passes to meet the Champion and Leader up close right after his match. They then stepped onto the rope, and the barbed wires grabbed them by the next which slit their throats. But I think the stadium needed a bit of cleaning up." He looked at the corpses which all had a bloody neck. He had returned Emolga to her Pokéball for the time being.

"We'll clean it up before Ash finishes his match." Jude said. "If Pakura isn't back by then, we tell him she just left without telling us. She always does it so I don't think Ash would suspect." He finished grimly.

"I still have a few more tricks up my sleeve." Ash announced, as if he read Alder's thoughts. "Milotic, Disarming Voice!" Milotic opened her mouth and released a beam of purple hearts in a loud shrieking voice, hitting Druddigon. Druddigon was also covering its ears at the move.

"Druddigon, Hyper Beam!" Alder commanded.

"Counter with Dragon Breath!" Ash ordered.

Both attacks clashed in the middle but Dragon Breath managed to overpower Hyper Beam after a few moments, and Druddigon was hit by Dragon Breath. It was a risky move on Alder's part since Hyper Beam required a time period to rest.

Ash took advantage of this resting time to fire a Toxic at Druddigon, effectively poisoning it.

"Druddigon, use Draco Meteor!" Druddigon obeyed, and its body glowed orange and it shot an orange ball of light into the sky that exploded, releasing multiple smaller spheres at Milotic. It groaned as the poison slowly took away its energy.

'Not bad, he knows how to use Draco Meteor. But...' Ash thought. "Milotic, counter with Ice Beam!" Ash said out loud. Milotic opened her mouth, and fired Ice Beam at the incoming spheres. The multiple light blue beams managed to his the spheres, freezing it, and turning them into ice shards.

"Now, use Twister to destroy them!" The Twister mixed in with the ice shards created from both the battlefield and the ice spheres created earlier, and everyone could see that the ice shards were spinning at a fast rate inside the Twister.

"Destroy the Twister using Heat Wave!" Alder ordered. Despite the fatigue caused by poison, Druddigon managed to fire a powerful Heat Wave, which Ash silently commended him for, but expected as a Champion's Pokémon.

"Use Icy Wind!" Ash countered. "You've got to take on the Heat Wave!"

Milotic took on the Heat Wave with Icy Wind, and held it there until Ash nodded. Milotic then slithered to one side. Due to the ice battlefield, she got out of the way relatively quickly, and that was when the Twister, infused with Ice Shards, hit Druddigon.

"Finish it off with Dragon Pulse!" Ash commanded.

"Druddigon, Flamethrower!" Alder countered.

The sphere clashed with Flamethrower, and slowly pushed through Flamethrower despite Druddigon's best efforts. Eventually, it reached its mark and it hit Druddigon, and exploded in a cloud of smoke. When the smoke cleared, Druddigon was shown with swirls in its eyes, the damage taken and poison clearly taken its toll.

"Druddigon is unable to battle. Champion Alder, please send out your last Pokémon!"

"Wow, Ash trained it well for someone who only had that Milotic for 4 years." Jude commented.

"Wait, he only had it for four years?" Aaron who got beaten up by Ash yesterday, who was sitting behind Phillip, heard what Jude said.

"Yeah, I remember that he traded 29 of his Pokémon that didn't like battled away to various Trainers. Also There's something about him that makes Pokémon like him, so I guess that's why." Akeno explained. As soon as Akeno finished her explanation, the other guests talked among themselves as to how powerful the Champion really is.

"Doesn't Pakura have the same trait? I mean, that little Eevee was practically clinging to her and refused to return to her Pokéball so she can be out with her. Also, the Vaporeon wanting to be adopted by her." Phillip said.

"There are Pokémon wanting to belong to her?" Aaron was incredulous. What was it about the sullen princess that made Pokémon want to be under her ownership, and three of them in a span of a few days, no less?

"Wow, she's lucky to have an Eevee and wanting a Vaporeon. It's such a rare Pokémon." Caitlin said enviously. "I always wanted to have an Eevee to evolve into Espeon, but alas, I can never find one."

"Don't worry, Caitlin, I'm sure you'd find an Eevee somewhere in this region." Cynthia said in an assuring tone, thinking about the wild Sylveon she had caught just the other day.

"Speaking of which, what is taking Pakura so long to handle the Vaporeon?" Grimsley enquired.

The others shrugged, not knowing what Pakura is currently doing either.

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A man, chained up against the wall, screamed as the girl in front of him sliced at his left hand, severing it. He couldn't see her face since it was hidden by the shadows. A Skitty was by his feet, charging a Thunderbolt, ready to shock at her trainer's command.

"I repeat." Pakura said coldly, not even fazed by the warm blood that splattered her face. "Who sent you here?"

"I-It was the former right hand man Domino!" The man was still howling in pain from Pakura severing his left hand which resulted in a bleeding stump.

"Right. Why didn't you wait until he's alone before you do this?" She asked sarcastically.

"Well, it's because he'd be busy with his match, and we won't expect him to react fast enough for the stun to effect him." The man grumbled. "But..." he trailed off.

"But what?" Pakura asked, still maintaining her icy exterior.

"W-well..." He yelped as the girl's knife sliced at his arm, causing a deep wound. She nodded at Skitty, who unleashed her Thunderbolt right at the wound, causing the man to scream in agony.

"Stop stuttering." She ordered in an unemotional voice. "But what?"

"But those under Domino had one more order, ."

"What hidden order?" Pakura raised her eyebrow.

"Domino said that Giovanni he had developed two aura user weapon that could combat aura users, but the weapon was taken away by a boy and girl 10 years ago. He suspected that the weapon is now in PAL, and the Champion is him. He wanted the weapon back!" The man panicked as he saw the girl lift her knife, but she was simply adjusting her hold on it. Blood dripped from the knife like a leak on the pipe.

Skitty frowned at this.

Deep inside, for the first time since Ash became Champion, Pakura was frightened that they found out who Ash savior really is.

"What else did he tell you?" Pakura asked evenly.

"Nothing,"

"Is that all?"

When the man nodded, the last thing he saw was the knife making a move to slit his throat.

Pakura cleaned the blood with a cloth, heart pumping a million times per minute. She took out one of Phillip's bombs, paced it near the man's body, and put a barrier around his corpse. She watched emotionlessly as the body exploded into smithereens, before leaving the old outhouse. She had found this outhouse years ago when she was going for a walk in the forest, and since it's isolated, it's a good place to interrogate (read torture) someone without being seen or heard.

"Are you alright, Pakura?" Skitty asked, concerned.

"I'm fine." Pakura replied.

Skitty watched her trainer sadly. Thanks to talking to Sylveon, she knew the full story about Ash's past.

"Come on, let's go pick up Sylveon and Eevee." Skitty suggested, as they reached the edge of the forest. "You might want to change your clothes on the way."

Pakura nodded, and they headed to the Battle Tower. On the way, she sent a message to the other three members.

Alder decided to send out his Volcarona as his final Pokémon. While he was sending out Volcarona, Ash decided to send out his Gyarados. Gyarados came out with a roar to the heavens.

"Ready for that, Gyarados?" Ash gave Gyarados a "You know what I mean, right?" look.

"Of course, Ash." Gyarados replied. He hadn't spent the few years with Ash for nothing, since he was one of the Pokémon Ash caught during the four years.

"Gyarados, let our aura become one!" Gyarados' Mega Stone was reacting to Ash's Mega Glove, and the lights of Mega Evolution appeared. Gyarados glowed in a colourful light, and evolved into Mega Gyarados.

"Battle begin!" Evan announced.

"Volcarona, don't let Mega Gyarados react! Use Sunny Day, followed by Solar Beam!" Due to Sunny Day, Solar Beam could be fired immediately.

"Gyarados, counter it with Dragon Rage, hurry!" Ash said. Both attacks clashed, and the moment they did, Alder ordered Volcarona to use Hurricane, and Mega Gyarados was sucked into the Hurricane.

"Darn it! Gyarados, don't give in! Use Twister!" Ash commanded. Mega Gyarados opened his eyes and formed a Twister, cancelling the Hurricane.

"Signal Beam, Volcarona!" Alder said, before Ash could react. Mega Gyarados must've sensed Ash's panic, as he moved out of the way without command, signalling that Ash and Mega Gyarados' hearts are now synchronized.

"Wild Charge, go!" Alder commanded.

"Giga Impact!" Both Pokémon met head on, and passed each other, landing safely on the ground.

"Volcarona, let's use Leech Life."

"Oh, no, you don't. Gyarados, Crunch!" Mega Gyarados bit on Volcarona, and swung it around before throwing it towards the wall, but Alder had Volcarona save itself with Gust.

"Gyarados, Thunder Wave." Mega Gyarados obeyed, which paralyzed Volcarona.

"Volcarona, Façade!" Alder ordered.

"Gyarados, Stone Edge." Volcarona took the Stone Edge head on, and managed to hit Gyarados with Façade. Mega Gyarados, not willing to give up yet, pushed Volcarona off him.

"Dark Pulse!" Ash said, and Mega Gyarados hit Volcarona with the most powerful Dark Pulse it can muster. Volcarona fell to the ground with swirls in its eyes.

"Volcarona is unable to battle. Mega Gyarados wins. Which means, Champion Ash would be moving on to the Next Round!" Everyone cheered for Ash, who gave a polite wave as he made his way back to the VIP Box with Epseon and Lucario.

"Great battle out there." Lucario complimented.

"Thanks. Alder did put up quite a fight, though." Ash remarked.

--

Ash couldn't blame them, since Jude was a supermodel, he was renowned as the most handsome boy in PAL, and him running his own shop (though Pakura does the bookkeeping and bill paying for him since he isn't very good at numbers) and being a popular socialite in addition to his Elite status only adds to the reasons why girls want him. But as far as Ash is concerned,

"What are you watching, Phillip?" Jasmine asked. Phillip jumped, as he was so engrossed with watching something at his laptop when there are many people it didn't occur to him that someone would get curious and question what he was watching.

"I-It's nothing." Phillip tried to close the laptop and stow it away, but Jasmine took the laptop away from him, and looked at the screen. The group gathered to see what Phillip was looking at. It was apparently a video of Jude painting a picture of the scenery while his Pokémon played around him, and his Greninja accidentally knocked over one of the paint, accidentally splashing Umbreon, which made Umbreon look like a shiny version of herself. Everyone started laughing, and the video ended like that. There was a big number 1 at the corner of the video.

"Oh, it looks like our PokéVision video won first place again this week." Ash commented absent-mindedly.

"We won?" Akeno sounded excited.

"Wait, what?" Cynthia was confused.

"Well, PokéVision are promotional videos made in our region. Pokémon Trainers can do anything to feature themselves and their Pokémon for a theme. They can do anything really, like showing off their fashion sense by dressing up as their own Pokémon, cooking together by making Poké Puffs or other sweets, or just express their bonds together by spending time with each other. These videos can be uploaded into the video website, and the best 10 PokéVisions later be viewed in the Pokémon Center TV. It's very popular in the PAL region considering our environment is a perfect place for filming." Ash explained, and at the same time he was watching as Ken announced that the next battle is on Grassy Terrain.

"Yeah, we actually take turns to film a video each week, and we usually win first place." Jude said, as he came in the VIP Box with his newly evolved Liepard.

"We used to do it for fun, but since our videos are so popular, they even allowed us to start our own web show called PAL Online. However, it's only on PAL websites, so you guys won't be able to access it if you're back in your own region."

"And our two contestants are Elite Aaron and Elite Pakura!" As he said this, the two of them were being launched in the battlefield. "This battle between two people who holds the same Trainer Class is sure to be one intense exchange!" Akeno added, turning to watch Evan say, "Elites, please send out your Pokémon!"

"Now, Drapion, you're the star!" Aaron sent out his Drapion.

"Let's go, Gardevoir!" Pakura sent out the Embrace Pokémon. The Gardevoir was wearing a Mega Stone on her neck.

"And it looks like Princess Pakura decided to send Gardevoir out against Drapion. In this circumstances, Elite Aaron would have double advantage, so what does Princess Pakura have in mind?" Ken wondered aloud.

"Elites ready?" Evan asked. Both Aaron and Pakura nodded. "Then, battle begin!"

"Wait...why would she send out a Gardevoir against Drapion? She's at a double disadvantage here." Jude enquired.

"Beats me, but knowing Paku, she probably had something in mind, like Ken said." Ash replied.

"And what do you do on your web show?" Lance asked, interrupting them.

"A lot of stuff, from a day in our lives, to advertising clothing, showing the viewers the new combination we developed and how to execute it perfectly, and even discussing various topics and rumours that are in PAL." Phillip replied, taking his laptop back, and closing it.

"Can we watch them?" Jasmine asked eagerly.

"Yeah I want to see what you guys have filmed so far in your web series." Cynthia added, looking to Wallace, who nodded in support.

"Later." Ash said, as he now turned his full attention to the battle.

"Drapion, use Shadow Ball!" Aaron commanded.

"Psychic it back, Gardevoir." Pakura countered. Although the Shadow Ball hit, it wasn't very effective.

"Are you going to Mega Evolve that Pokémon?" Aaron asked, pointing to Gardevoir's Mega Stone.

Pakura shook her head. "With you? I don't think I need to."

"Why you little bitch-!" Aaron glared at her.

"Ok Cynthia can i beat the living shit of Aaron." Ash said as everyone gasped at what Aaron said

"No i will handle him Ash." Cynthia said calmly

"Fine." Ash said pissed off

"Gardevoir, use Attract, followed by Draining Kiss." Pakura cut him off. The Attract hit, and Drapion became infatuated. The Draining Kiss also took some of Drapion's health away and recovering Gardevoir's at the same time.

"Use Moonblast." Pakura instructed, and Gardevoir shot a powerful Moonblast at Drapion.

"Drapion, use Poison Fang!" Aaron yelled, and Drapion did, despite his infatuated status, managing to inflict damage on Gardevoir.

'Gardevoir's Trace copied Drapion's Battle Armour, so it's unlikely that it's a critical hit. However, Gardevoir, being part Fairy, is now weak to Poison.' Pakura thought. "Gardevoir, use Will-O-Wisp." Gardevoir did, and it burned Drapion, who let go of her. He now had the burn status condition.

"Use Thunderbolt." Pakura said, and Gardevoir managed to hit Drapion before he could recover.

"Drapion, use Sludge Bomb!" Aaron commanded, and when the Sludge Bomb hit, Gardevoir was glowing purple, indicating a poisoned status.

"Use Façade." Pakura countered.

"Drapion, use Dig!" Drapion narrowly missed the Façade attack. Gardevoir stopped, and looked around.

Just then, Drapion reappeared from the ground, and gave Gardevoir a Night Slash, and a Venoshock, which Pakura quickly countered with Hyper Beam. Both clashed, and the Hyper Beam managed to overpower Venoshock, and Drapion was sent to the ground. Gardevoir groaned as the poison is taking a toll on her.

"Drapion, one more Shadow Ball!"

"Destiny Bond." Pakura countered. The Shadow Ball hit Gardevoir, and she fell to the ground with swirls in her eyes. However, two swirling purple lights came out of Gardevoir's eyes to Drapion. Drapion became surrounded by a purple aura and instantly fainted.

"Both Pokémon are unable to battle. Elites, please send out your next Pokémon."

"Gardevoir is stronger than that. Just that against Drapion she had a double disadvantage, and her most powerful Psychic moves won't even work. Paku probably knew of the powerful Poison type Pokémon, and her Fairy types won't be very effective, so she made use of Destiny Bond. Clever move." Ash commented.

"So she was gunning for that moment all along?"

"Apparently." Ash replied. "Why else would she send a Pokémon where most of the moves are useless against the opponent? When she sent Gardevoir out, I knew she had something up her sleeve."

As he spoke, Aaron sent out his Beautifly and Pakura sent out Glaceon.

"Battle begin!" Evan announced.

"Vespiquen is unable to battle! Glaceon wins! Which means, the winner is Pakura!" Ken announced, as everyone cheered.

"Mamoswine and Quilava are unable to battle. Lapras wins. Therefore, the winner is Princess Pakura." Wallace announced.

'Where's your confidence when you said you'll defeat me and be Ash friend again?' Pakura thought, impassively watching Dawn kneel towards her badly injured Mamoswine and Quilava. Her Lapras looked like she had hardly battled at all. Sylveon, Skitty and Eevee were smirking at the scene.

Pakura had decided to make Dawn pay for her Keystone, and when Dawn refused to pay, she challenged Dawn to a handicap battle, saying that if Dawn won, she wouldn't have to pay for her Keystone and let her be close to Ash again. If Dawn lost, Dawn would have to pay double the amount of the price of her Keystone. Wallace happened to walk by and offered to be the referee. Dawn accepted, thinking she'll win and be the chance to win Ash heart, but Pakura had defeated her in one minute flat.

"You lost. Pay up." Pakura said, holding her hand out.

"No way!" Dawn said stubbornly. "You cheated, you biased judge!" With that, she returned her Pokémon, and stormed off.

"..." Pakura simply watched her leave, and made no move to stop her.

"Are you going to let her go just like that?" Wallace asked.

Pakura shrugged.

"Well, I'm not." With that, Wallace headed towards the Plaza Hotel. Pakura followed him after she returned her Lapras, wondering what his plan was.

"Excuse me, do you know what room Johanna Berlitz resides in?" Wallace asked the receptionist.

The receptionist was about to ask why he wanted her room number, but saw Pakura behind him, and assumed he was asking the question for her. The receptionist looked at the computer situated next to her, and searched for Johanna Berlitz in the check-in list.

"It's 1025." The lady replied, smiling. "The first two numbers of the hotel room indicates the floor."

"Thank you." Wallace said politely, as they went to the elevator, and both of them headed to the 10th floor.

Both of them walked down the corridor to the room where Johanna Berlitz resides. Wallace then knocked on the door. The door opened to reveal a blue haired woman with matching eyes. It was Johanna Berlitz, who used to be a great Pokémon Coordinator, having won a Ribbon Cup from the Grand Festival and earning the title of Top Coordinator, before deciding to settle down and start a family.

Johanna was surprised when she saw Wallace, the Champion of Hoenn and Coordinating Master. She was even more surprised when she saw Pakura Ameyuri, the one that she heard everyone admires, and was the most beautiful girl in the region. She couldn't oppose this fact, now that she saw her up close.

"Hello, Wallace, Princess Pakura. How can I help you today?" Johanna smiled at the two of them. While Wallace smiled back, Pakura's face remained expressionless.

"Hello Johanna. May we come in?" Wallace asked.

"Sure, do come in." As they sat down on the chairs, Johanna busied herself making tea for her guests. She returned carrying a tray with a china tea set, and placed it on the table between the chairs. It held a china teapot and cups, cream and sugar, and a plate of cookies. Wallace reached out his hand to take a cookie, while Pakura sipped some tea.

"So, what do I owe this pleasure of your company?" Johanna asked.

"..." Pakura didn't answer, but Wallace did.

"Johanna, you're Dawn Berlitz's mother, am I right?" Wallace enquired.

Johanna nodded, wondering where this was going.

"Your daughter Dawn took Pakura's Keystone and smashed it to pieces fews days ago. I was a witness there, and I saw her do it deliberately. She did it because she thought Pakura was biased on her judging during the PAL Contest for May, when both Fantina and I felt she didn't deserve her place when she did her Appeal."

"She what?" Johanna shouted.

"I know it's a shock, Johanna, but when Pakura told her to pay up, she refused, and Pakura here challenged her to a handicap battle where if Dawn won she wouldn't need to pay and she'd let Dawn be PAL's Princess, and if Dawn lost she'll have to pay double the Keystone's price. Dawn lost, despite using two Pokémon against Pakura's Lapras, and when Pakura told her to pay up, she refused, saying Pakura cheated, and calling her a biased judge." Wallace recounted the events.

"Is it true?" Johanna turned to Pakura, but Pakura kept quiet, not bothering to answer. Her Skitty and Eevee, however, nodded.

"I got it. So, what can I do to make up for the Keystone for my daughter?"

Pakura silently wrote something, and handed it to Johanna. When Johanna read it, she realized Pakura is fining her 100,000 Pokédollars, and wanted them to go home, or at least send Dawn home, since Dawn is out of the Contest and the tournament, so she had no reason to stay here anyway.

"I'll bring Dawn home right after this talk. That little girl has no right to be so defiant, especially towards the Princess of PAL, who rules this region." Johanna informed them. "And I will pass the money to the Battle Tower receptionist so she can deliver it to you, would that be fine?"

"Fine by me." said Wallace. Pakura shrugged, indicating Johanna can do whatever she wanted, and both stood up after finishing the last of the cookies and tea.

"Thanks for the tea, it was lovely." Wallace said. Pakura nodded her agreement, and both of them left.

Later

Ash and Pakura were leaving the Plaza together after having dinner with their friends.

"That was an amazing dinner, the Plaza sure served up some nice food." Pakura commented.

"Quality wise, the hotel food is very slightly lower than the food served back at the Tower, but it's great having dinner with friends. Arceus knows how busy I have been during the tournament." He sighed when he thought of the fact that he had to cover the story on the break-in incident at their penthouse, where he was one of the two main witnesses. Espeon was petting his head in comfort, while Lucario shot him a sympathetic look.

Ash squinted his eyes, as they approached the Pokémon Center. He could see Johanna Berlitz dragging Dawn towards a car, where it had been loaded with Dawn's suitcases. Her friends were following behind them. If he strained his ears, he could hear Max pleading for Johanna to let Dawn stay in PAL, but Johanna replied sternly that Dawn has no reason to stay now that she is out of both the Contest and the battle tournament, and she had caused enough trouble, and thus Johanna is taking her home, where she'll be grounded indefinitely.

"I think something's happening. Let's go." With that, Ash grabbed Pakura's wrist sprinting off, dragging her behind him.

"Wait, Ash what's going on?" She shouted, but Ash motioned her to be quiet. He pressed on her head, forcing her to crouch, which allowed her to hide behind the bushes.

"Look there." Ash whispered, pointing to the traitors.

"Is that Dawn's mother trying to bring Dawn home?" Pakura asked in amusement.

"Yup. I'm so going to record this for them to see." With that, he activated his CommuniDex, and pointed his camera at the traitors.

"Please mum, my friends are still in the tournament, I want to support them!" Dawn tried to resist her mother, but Johanna was physically stronger than Dawn is.

"You can save it for when we get home, Dawn." Johanna replied angrily. "I did not raise you to break Princess Pakura's Keystone on purpose.

Dawn was starting to look defensive. "This again mum? I'm telling you, she's bia-"

SLAP!

Johanna slapped her daughter, the same cheek where Ash hit her the few days ago.

Trip and Brock went to help her up, but Johanna glared at them. She then directed her glare at Dawn.

"Don't you dare talk back to me, young lady!" Johanna hissed. "I talked to Princess Pakura today, and I think she's merciful to not just throw you into jail, with the power she had in the PAL region. I don't think even the Sinnoh government can save you if she did decide to throw you into jail, because PAL supports the other five regions, and technically, she has power over the other regional governments!" She none too gently picked Dawn up, and pushed her into the car, slamming the door behind her.

"Please, couldn't you reconsider? We want to spend time with our friend!" Iris said.

"No, and she would be forbidden to contact any of you, because I think you're bad influence on her, and don't you dare try to contact her. She would stay at home and reflect on her behaviour." She stormed into the backseat, and presumably commanded the driver to drive. Dawn was banging on the window, tears running down her face, as her friends reluctantly waved goodbye to her.

"Those PAL Elites had gone way too far!" May shouted. "First, Misty was thrown into jail, now Dawn was sent home early."

"We have to plan a counterattack somehow." Trip nodded. "Those Elites think they're high and mighty just because they rule over this region. I'm not going to stand there and take their rules. We have to overcome the barbarism of those Elites."