Hello everyone. It's been a while, well at least since I spoke to you all. Firstly how is everyone? I hate to leave things too business like. I hope everybody enjoyed the last chapter and the scene where Sabrina confronted the mysterious boy. She certainly doesn't waste time does she? I feel as if an issue many of may have would be the speed of the story. That and the romance as this was initially a adventure story, however I did say this was my view of a realistic take on a older and wiser ash that we may never get to see and for that the story would focus on his new outlook on things. Please recall I also said I was testing my writing skills so any feedback would be appreciated. I am delighted to now say that the story will be picking up from here and for a bit it will focus on the boy mostly. Without further ado here is the next chapter, enjoy.

The dark haired boy stood there arms spread telekinetically on the tree. He couldn't move. Even if he could he was currently staring down an Alakazam and it's very strong trainer. The boy looked to Sabrina, her eyes were cold and seemed like they could not be shaken, her body language attested to this. She looked to him her target now under control and walked towards him. The boy spoke to her.

'' Sabrina, I know those eyes, I know who you are. Why are you stopping me? Don't you know who Giovanni is?'' He said still trying to free himself from the psychic control. Sabrina stopped at this several feet from the boy. She looked him in the eyes.

''I've known who Giovanni is for some time now.'' She spoke with a hint of sadness.

'' Then why not help me?'' The boy asked. Sabrina looked down in contemplation. Her Alakazam had a similar expression by way of the psychic connection they shared.

''it's not so easy, I knew from the first day I met him that there was a strong evil in him, I could sense it. Maybe if I wanted to I could have stopped him back then but…'' She paused just then. Searching for what was in her heart. Her strong expression turned to one of great pain as tears began to fall down her cheeks. '' I was..Afraid.. We all were. Most of us gym leaders knew he wasn't on the up and up but no one wanted to confront him. I told myself as long as he was a gym leader he would stay busy and that would make it harder to lead his gang.'' Sabrina turned her head as if ashamed. ''There wouldn't be so much evil. Or so we thought. Some of us ignored it, the others told ourselves he would only go as far as he needed with money and subside after time. We wanted to believe it would end. We fooled ourselves. His organization will only grow bigger. We all know what Giovanni is but he is too clever to allow the police to get close and now he has secured himself so well it seems that he will always have his way.''

The boy looked to Sabrina who now wiped away her tears.

'' it doesn't have to be this way. I almost had him once and I can do it again. If I have your help then we can get rid of Giovanni for good.'' The boy spoke sure of himself. Sabrina looked at the boy and replayed his words in her head. She might have a chance if she helped him. She could undo the mistake she made. All those people, all those pokemon, the ones that cried out in the dark with no one to hear them. she could end it all. She looked the boy in the eyes, her own shining with confidence.

'' your offer is most enticing but I am a gym leader, the champion of Saffron, I will do things the right way. The actions of Giovanni are no excuse to play his game. Now I'm taking you in.''

'' Hey wait a m-'' the boy was cut off. He had been completely frozen psychically. Sabrina walked closer to the boy and placed her hand on his forehead. She closed her eyes and concentrated so she could enter the boys mind. She saw images. A burning building. People running about. Chaos and suffering everywhere. It was as if Sabrina was there herself watching things transpire, then she saw a small boy with a Cubone enter a burning building. He yelled out 'im on my way', and then the surroundings turned black. The boy stood there back turned to Sabrina and the cubone turned to ashes. The young boy suddenly turned into the young man. He turned around to face Sabrina.

'' you know it isn't nice to steal peoples secrets.'' The boy said. He was fighting Sabrina's telepathy back. He was affecting what she saw through his mind.

'' I will leave no stone unchecked.'' She said as she tried to will the boy down. She was struggling until finally she was kicked out of his mind. She opened her eyes and looked to the boy. His eyes showed anger, a raw anger that came from his sudden exposure. Something inside of him was protected really well. Sabrina glared back. ''Alakazam, assistance!'' She called and the pokemon focused it's spoons in the boys direction. He noticed the spoons and smiled.

'' Do you really think I'm alone?'' As he finished his words a dark shrouded face emerged from his. It was the shiny Gastly. Sabrina stared in shock.

'' I didn't sense you..'' As she said this the Gastly opened it's mouth and released its tongue for a lick attack. The Alakazam acted quickly and pulled Sabrina away telekinetically. Sabrina knew he was with help but to not sense it was unexpected entirely. The Gastly faded back into the boy and a dark shroud engulfed his body causing it to be pitch black. The boy escaped the psychic hold. Sabrina stared in awe. The boy now in a shadowy demon form walked over towards Sabrina.

''Just because I didn't sense you doesn't mean I'm not prepared.'' Sabrina smirked. Just then a Haunter emerged from her shadow and threw its hands at the boy's arms severing him from the dark smog and throwing him back to the tree with his wrist being held against it from side to side. The boy struggled with his arms but to no avail. He looked at Sabrina in frustration. There she stood with her arm to her waist smiling cruelly. The shiny Gastly now stared down a Huanter, an Alakazam, and a powerful psychic. The boy looked to his outnumbered pokemon and then to the huanter.

''Just because I didn't sense you doesn't mean I'm not prepared.'' The boy mocked. From his shadow appeared a Shuppet. Sabrina's eyes widened. The Shuppet joined the side of Gastly.

'' So you had more than one ghost.'' Said Sabrina. She mentally told her alakazam to prepare itself. The boy smiled.

'' I found this little fellow near Saffron wondering in the trash. It most have been discarded recently so I took it in.'' Sabrina narrowed her eyes looking at the new ghost. Puppet in nature it hovered around. ''What's wrong Sabrina, you don't like dolls?'' Sabrina turned her attention to the boy. She sealed his mouth telekinetically once again.

''I'm over them.'' she said releasing a strong psychic wave that threw the Gastly and Shuppet back. The two pokemon charged at her but Haunter took guard. The boy was unable to speak commands to the ghosts but spoke to them through his mind. He closed his eyes and concentrated a plan. Gastly threw a nightshade at Huanter [whose hands were currently suppressing the boy] but the ghost threw its own at the Gastly and had their energies clashing between them. The Shuppet now with a clear path went Straight for Sabrina but Alakazam teleported in front of the ghost and blasted it with psychic. The Psychic wave shot the little ghost past the Haunter and next to the boy. The boy looked at the Shuppet and they each nodded. Sabrina took notice. The Gastly and the Haunter were still locked in their fight and neither was budging. Sabrina telekinetically had Alakazam shoot a disable at the boy. It hit him strong as he winced in pain. He looked at Sabrina shocked. She responded with a smile.

'' I took notice of your connection with your pokemon, it's a strong one that works on a subconscious level and I disabled your thoughts from leaving your own mind.'' The boy's eyes were ones of aggravation but also they showed impression. '' The affect will wear off shortly, but not before I've defeated you.'' Sabrina commanded her Alakazam to telekinetically make the boy unconscious. She charged her psychic energy into the psychic pokemon as they threw a wave of psychic energy for a final attack. Without the boy's help the two ghosts would fall. At this moment the Shuppet blocked the waves of energy causing it to pass out. Now that Sabrina had the upper hand the Gastly was all that was left. She glanced at the boy to affirm her victory in his expression. Instead she saw the boy walking towards her.

''What?!'' Sabrina yelped. She noticed Huanters hands no longer restraining him. She looked to her Huanter to see its hands on its face as it was passed out. '' I don't understand.'' She said. The boy rubbed his wrists as he walked closer.

'' The answer is simple. Destiny bond.'' He said smiling. Sabrina looked confused. The boy continued. '' when you used Alakazam to blow my Shuppet away it passed by Huanter giving it the destiny bond attack. When my pokemon met its fate, yours did as well .poor Huanter couldn't call out for assistance while it was battling my Gastly. ''Gastly smiled widely as it moved towards the boy. The Alakazam took a defensive stance as the boy and the Gastly drew near. Its eyes were menacing. Sabrina followed suit.

'' Even with such an attack your Shuppet should have withstood our attack better rather than just fade like tha…..'' Sabrina came to a horrible conclusion. She looked at her Alakazam and saw it panting. '' you put a curse on my Alakazam…'' Sabrina watched as Alakazam passed out next to her. Now Sabrina was staring down a Gastly and a boy who wasn't normal. All by herself.