Inspiration for this was given by the fanfic "the Altomare Ace" I know it is another story, but I wanted to try my hand in a different fandom, updates for stories will come whenever I have time and inspiration. The name is not set in stone, I am not personally satisfied with it. Recommendations and suggestions are welcome.

Ash groaned, waking up slowly before he took in his surroundings. He was currently on some king of cold gray surface, with handcuffs on. The container he was in shifted, and he realized he was in a police transport vehicle. He winced as he remembered what had led to this.

(A wild linebreak appeared! Don't worry, flashbacks will explain the past events)

A red and white eon dragon, invisible, patrolled the sky, watching, waiting. She knew the convoy would pass this way, and she was ready. She knew it would be dangerous. She was ready to risk it all to save Ash. Finally, she spotted it. She gave a loud battle cry as she went into a dive, screaming towards the earth at high speeds. She smirked. Those officers wouldn't know what hit them.

(The author ran away with a smoke ball!)

They had not meant for this to happen. This had escalated out of control. They never actually wanted a punishment for Ash, they just wanted to split Ash and Latias so they would have a chance. They had testified to his love of Latias in court, and were now responsible for what had happened. May had actually been the one to phone in the anonymous tip that had led to the arrest, but it did not matter. They all felt equally guilty. Drew and Barry were both upset. Not at what had happened to Ash, they did not care about that. What they cared about was Misty and May were completely ignoring them, and were crying over Ash, even after he had been convicted. They were currently watching PBC (pokemon broadcasting channel) because they were bored. That was when a messenger ran on screen and handed the announcer a slip or paper. She read it and her eyes widened. She looked up quickly. "We interrupt this broadcast to bring you some breaking news. It appears that the recently convicted criminal Ash Ketchum has escaped from the convoy conveying him to the jail in Vermillion city. The convoy was attacked by-" Drew toned her voice out as he swore.

"Darn it! All that effort to get rid of him and he escapes! Now what do we do?" He asked, looking at Barry. Barry looked back at him blankly as well.

"How would I know? One thing I do know though." He paused, shaking his head. "We are lucky Ash is not the kind of guy to seek revenge. We better pray that he does not change. Otherwise..." He left the rest of the thought unspoken. Nothing needed to be said. If Ash came after them... They were screwed.

(The author used a repel to keep the wild linebreaks away! Guess it failed...)

Ash thought back to what had happened. He had gone back to visit Latias in Altomare. She had been overjoyed to see him, as has Bianca and Lorenzo. He had spent several days there, catching up with them. According to Bianca, this was the happiest she had seen Latias in a while, being around Ash. Latias had been devastated by first the loss of her brother, then by the leaving of her friend. Something she neglected to mention was that Latias had a crush on ash. Anyway, one thing led to another, and Bianca and Lorenzo had urged Latias to go with him. It would be good experience for her, and she need all the training she could get to protect herself. Ash had agreed, and left a few days later, bringing one more pokemon back with him than he had started with.

A few months passed, and the two had gotten closer. They were inseperable, and this had irked May and Misty. It became clear to the girls that Ash and Latias shared a bond that went deeper than friendship. Things went along for about a week, and then it happened. Ash stayed up late practicing with his pokemon. Latias won her first practice battle, and rushed to hug her trainer joyfully. She had given Ash a small kiss on the cheek- not much, but enough to set off the little green monster in the hearts of the secretly watching girls. They had gone back to the house, and jealousy clouded their thinking. The kiss had pushed them over the edge. May had called in an anonymous tip about a case of a human and pokemon loving each other- something that was illegal in the five regions. She had been filled with slight remorse and hung up, but the damage was done. Officer Jenny had pulled up soon after, and had arrested him. The court case and his trial were all a blur in his memory. He remembered the four co-conspirators taking the stand and testifying against him, those he had considered friends. He remembered the bang of the gavel as the judge declared him guilty, and the outburst that arose from the prosecution as Misty and May realized what they had done and protested the sentence. They had never intended Ash to actually get punished, they just thought the court would have broken ash and Latias apart. That might have been the normal result, but something had occurred outside their sphere of control. This was only made clear to Ash when Scott visited him, clearly upset.

Ash still remembered that meeting clearly though. That one had been... interesting. Scott had sat down and pulled out a briefcase. He had opened it, pulled something out, and laid it on the table. "Ash, there is nothing you have done wrong, I found something interesting. Look at this."

Ash had done as instructed. The more he read, the more shocked he grew. "Is this really?"

"True? Yes. That is a transcript of a conference call between Mr. Goodshow and the leaders of the various evil teams you have encountered. Magma, Flare, Plasma , Rocket and the like. They leaned on him to get you a life sentence. After I got ahold of this, I did some digging. I found that the league and the teams work together a lot. Wonder why the police is undermanned and under equipped? The league intentionally holds them back, making it easier for the teams. In fact, they even put a poison of some kind on the pokemon here in the five regions every time they go to a pokemon centre that inhibits growth. In exchange, the teams give kickbacks and money to Mr. Goodshow and the league. You were set up and doomed from the beginning of the trial. I'm sorry. I did my best to help you, but I kept getting overruled." He stood up and started pacing. "I won't stand for it. As soon as you arrive at your prison, I will get every frontier brain, every gym leader, every trainer that supports you and owes you. We will break you out no matter what. Don't worry." Ash shot up in his seat and grabbed his arm.

"Scott, look at me." Ash commanded. "I will not have you do this. Don't get into trouble on my account."

Scott snorted. "Trouble? I am intending more than trouble. We will break you out, and then i am going to do everything I can to obstruct the league, come hell or high water."

"But the battle frontier? What will they do if even one of you gets caught? I appreciate it Scott, I really do, but do not do this. Besides..." He leaned forward and whispered the next part. "I already am going to get out. I won't even be at the prison period. I can handle this. You would be more helpful keeping your influence and staying in the god graces of Mr. Goodshow than trying to help me. Understood?"

"But-" At the sight of the young trainer's steely eyed gaze, Scott sighted. "Fine. We will do it your way. But if you dont get out on your own, we will get you out, no matter what you say. Clear?"

The trainer chuckled. "As crystal. Now, I think our time is drawing to a close. We don't want the police getting suspicious."

Scot nodded and packed up. As he was about to exit the room, he turned and looked back for one moment. "Good luck." Then he was gone.

(End flashback)

Latias came shooting out of the sky, silent and stealthy as a wraith. She charged power for a few seconds, then let it loose in the form of her signature move. The mist ball exploded in the middle of the convoy. The blast forced all the trucks to stop, and the thick, draining mist did no favors to the officers of the law. She spiralled down, and used a flamethrower on the side of the truck Ash was in. The steel was meant to withstand attacks yes, but not from a legendary. As the metal heated up, she stopped and switched to ice beam. The expanding and then contracting of the iron weakened it, and she knocked the wall down with a dragon claw. She poked her head inside and saw her trainer. She told him to get on, and then they soared away, beyond the reach of any pursuit.

Ash was broken out of his reverie by the sound of an explosion as his vehicle came to a stop. He grinned. Latias had come through. As the wall began to heat up, he moved away, out of the range of any incoming attacks. As the wall was knocked down, he caught sight of a red and white head, telling him to get on. He gladly did so, giving her a hug as he mounted, then they were gone, the only trace of their presence was the crater in the road, and a automobile with three walls.

Giovanni Rocketto was sitting back in his lazy chair stroking his Persian when he saw the headline. He quickly opened the article and narrowed his gaze when he saw what had happened. He spent a moment in thought, then reached out and grasped his new X-transceiver. He quickly punched in the name and waited as it connected him. When the static cleared, he was looking at Mr. Goodshow. "Charles. Did you see this? He held the newspaper so the president could see it. As Mr. Goodshow read it, his face turned pale.

"Thank you for alerting me of this. I will send some of my top employees after him immediately. He won't get far."

"See that he doesn't. I do not appreciate being made a fool." Giovanni cut the connection, leaned back in his chair and sighed. "Sometimes I hate being around incompetent fools." He muttered. Persian meowed in agreement and moved to get his back scratched.