"That battle against Paul was amazing! Bonnie's really good isn't she?" Crystal chattered as she and Ash walked away from the main arena. "Yeah she is. Come on, we're meeting up at the mall." he answered. The small girl took his hand. "Ok!" she said brightly.
Bonnie waved at them from near an ice-cream stand. "You wait here on this bench, and I'll go get us some ice-cream, Ok?" Ash asked. Crystal nodded, sitting down with Twinkle jumping around her. Ash walked over to Bonnie, leaving Crystal sat on the bench. Twinkle continued jumping around on the bench, until she was hit by a water gun mid-jump. Twinkle squealed in pain, landing on the floor near Crystal. "Twinkle!" she cried, staring at her pokemon pal. "Starmie, use swift!" someone shouted, as a cloud of gold stars came flying towards the already injured Eevee. Ash came sprinting to Twinkle, jumping and rolling over the injured pokemon, blocking the swift attack with his body, and picking up Twinkle as he went. "What the hell! Get away from it! I saw it first!" the person shouted, followed by a Starmie. None other than Misty came running over, a tick on her forehead. "I saw that Eevee first! It's mine!" she screamed. "Twinkle!" Crystal cried, running over to her friend, who was laying limp in Ash's arms. "She'll be fine, Crystal. but she needs to get to the Pokemon center, now." Ash said firmly. "Here, Bonnie, you take her." she nodded determinedly, taking the small shiny pokemon in her arms, carefully. She turned, running in the direction of the pokemon center, Crystal hot on her heels. "Hey! That's my Eevee! Bring it back!" she shouted. Ash glared at her through his glasses. "Eevee is a her, not an it, and her name is Twinkle. What's more, she is my daughter's Eevee, not yours. So back off, or we're going to have a problem!" he growled. Misty glared at him, returning Starmie and releasing a Seaking into the fountain. "Then bring it on! That Eevee is mine!" she growled. "Fine. You asked for it. Dhelmise, may the aura guide you to victory!" Ash called. "Combine Power Whip with Anchor Shot!". Dhelmise's anchor glowed green with from the Power Whip, then flew towards the goldfish pokemon from Anchor Shot, Dhelmise's signature move, knocking the opponent out in one hit. Misty stared dumbstruck at her pokemon, who was floating upside down in the water with swirling eyes. "Great job, Dhelmise. Return and rest up." Ash said softly, returning him pokemon, and turning to follow after Bonnie and Crystal. "HEY! That is still MY Eevee! Not that slut of a child's!" Misty screamed. Ash snapped. He turned round and punched Misty in the face, breaking her nose. "Don't you EVER talk about my daughter like that!" he roared, scaring everyone near him. Misty cowered away from Ash, whimpering. Ash turned, storming away. "That's what you get for messing with Champion Red!" someone shouted at the crying form of Misty. Ash smirked under his bandanna, breaking into a run, following where Bonnie and Crystal had taken Eevee.
"I'm sick of today, and it's only 2 o'clock!" Ash groaned "Speaking of time, I missed lunch!". Crystal walked out of the lift, a freshly healed Eevee on her shoulder. "Yeah, I'm hungry too!" she cried, dancing around, Twinkle copying her and yipping loudly. "Ok. I'll whip something up. But in the meantime, why don't you see what Ash asked me to get from the mall?" Bonnie called to Crystal, heading to the kitchen area. Crystal walked over to the bags Bonnie pointed to, looking inside. Squealing in delight, she started unpacking everything. "It's everything you need to be a trainer and coordinator, from pokeballs to pokeblocks. While we're on the subject of pokeballs, why don't you catch Twinkle now, to prevent anything like what happened earlier from happening again" Ash advised quietly. She nodded, picking up a luxury ball and holding it out to Twinkle. "This way, we can be friends forever. But only if you really want. I don't want to force you to do something you don't want." She whispered. Without hesitation, Twinkle hit the button on the ball with her paw. The ball didn't even shake before it clicked, and Twinkle popped back out shaking her head. "Guess you don't like being inside a pokeball. Don't worry, neither does Pichu. You don't have to stay in them if you don't want. You can stay on Crystal's shoulder like Pichu does on mine." Ash said to Twinkle kindly, trying not to laugh at her reaction. Her new trainer, however, wasn't so subtle, openly roaring with laughter. Twinkle's eyes narrowed, and she sent a weak swift at Crystal, effectively shutting her up without hurting her. "I'm sorry Twinkle, you can stay out. Just be careful, Ok?" Crystal asked. Twinkle nodded, and the two friends started exploring the possibilities of the ball capsule and seals.
Alex sneaked up behind Bonnie, ready to scare her. Without warning, she turned round. "That's no way for an uncle to act you know" she said sternly. Alex looked bewildered. "Yeah, that's right. Your Crystal's uncle now. So is Jack". Alex was about to respond, when he was interrupted by the lift opening. Misty and Clemont stepped out, Misty having a bandage on her broken nose. "I want my Eevee!" she shouted, running towards Crystal. Clemont strode over to Bonnie, and they began a heated argument. Ash dove for Crystal, sweeping her and Twinkle up into his arms before Misty could reach them, and released Alakazam, who took one look at Misty and got VERY angry, very quickly. Alakazam, restrain her with Psychic, then teleport her out of here! he shouted. Alakazam raised his spoons, emitting psychic energy that froze Misty, and lifted her off the floor. You didn t have an Alakazam! she screamed in surprise. A gift from Sabrina. Alakazam, get her off my property. he ordered, and Misty disappeared. You sent her to a prison cell, didn t you? he asked the pokemon. Alakazam nodded, then returned itself to it s pokeball. Ash put his daughter and her pokemon down. You two Ok? he asked, to which they both nodded, hugging him tightly. Ash stood up, walking back into the penthouse, only to dodge a rogue Electro Ball from Clemont s Heliolisk. Enough is enough he shouted, mentally calling Mewtwo, who appeared next to him instantly. Mewtwo took one look at the scene, and fired a Aura Sphere at Clemont s pokemon, knocking it out instantly, then used it s psychic powers to throw the pokemon and it s trainer into the open lift. Ash walked up to the doors. If you ever come back here, your method of exit will consist of a balcony, and a 15 story free fall to the ground, which I will make sure you don t walk away from... he threatened, pushing the button inside the lift, and walking back into the penthouse, leaving a terrified Clemont in his wake.
Bonnie stood staring at Ash as he calmly walked back over to his daughter as if nothing had happened. Alex shook his head slightly, turning to Bonnie. That was annoying. So what kind of responsibilities would I have as her uncle? he asked innocently. Bonnie looked at him as though he had just fallen from space. What? Did none of what just happened bother you at all? she replied, shocked at the lack of acknowledgment to the situation that had just happened. He looked at her, feigning a hurt expression. You wound me. Of course it bothers me, but I can do something about it later, when Ash isn t around he said quietly. Dealing with his old... friends is very hard for him . Bonnie gazed at Ash as he helped Crystal and Twinkle with some light training, thinking about what he had been through, how it must have felt. It still haunts him Jack stated, approaching them, leaning against the counter. He constantly second guesses his every action that involves other people, even now. But I guess that s better than how he was when he first got back to Alola he continued, Alex nodding in agreement. What was he like before? Bonnie asked, returning her gaze to the twins, who looked at each other nervously, recalling bad memories. He was...dangerous Jack said simply. Seeing Bonnie s confused look, Alex elaborated. Most of the time, he was dead to the world. He wouldn t eat properly, he wouldn t drink properly, he didn t sleep, he didn t talk, he rarely even moved. He was like a Parasect, a zombie he explained sadly. Bonnie glanced at Ash. What changed? she asked. Alex sighed. He saw Serena on TV he answered, smiling at Bonnie s shocked face. We were talking with professor Kukui in the basement when we heard an explosion. I went upstairs to check on our resident invalid, and to see if it was the TV, and there was Serena s performance blaring out, Ash no where to be seen. More explosions, but outside. I went to see and there was Ash training with his pokemon as if he hadn t just spent the past fortnight as a zombie he said, shrugging. Although, Jack interrupted He he does kind of have multiple personalities now. With his friends he s the old Ash we all know and love, but around those that turned their back on him, he s like a whole different person. He shows no emotion and is completely ruthless, cold, hard, and practically silent. A complete u-turn compared to the regular Ash . He finished, watching Twinkle create a tornado of stars. That s also why he calls himself Red in public, so they won t recognize him and start the whole ordeal again Jack added. He s sort of done what Serena did. She cut her hair and changed her dress style to signal a new beginning for her. That s what Ash has done, but he s changed his name as well Bonnie summed up, Alex nodding. I just hope that they don t find him out Jack stated. Bonnie gave him a quizzical look.
He ll lose control of his anger. And I don t want to have to witness that again he said with a shudder. Another quizzical look. Did you know that this is Professor Kukui s second house? Alex asked, Bonnie shaking her head. What happened to the first? she asked. Alex looked at her seriously. Ash blew it up he stated simply...