Last time on Pokeball Z
The gym leaders confront Ash to end the destruction once and for all, but hopelessly failed. Ash meets Ashley, Misty's five-year old daughter, and finds the light within himself, but what terror awaits him today?
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Chapter 10
Ash reveals himself as a new person, with supernatural powers to his former friends. Ashley convinces him to be her new father, and helps find good within him.
"It's ok Ashley. Don't cry anymore. I'll be your father. Would you like a ride on my back?" Ash consoled his newly adopted daughter and she nodded. Ash put her on his shoulder started to hover over the island high in the sky, while she held on to his spiky black hair.
"How do you do these things Daddy? Mommy can't do this."
"It was a long time ago I received these powers. I was angry and confused and used my powers to help myself feel better from the loneliness by destroying every human." Ash answered her.
"Daddy? Why would you do this? What happened between you and Mommy?"
Ash told Ashley about the time he first met Misty at the very beginning. She fished him out of the river and he took her bicycle to help Pikachu. She then joined him on his journey and met Brock along the way. Misty traveled with him through the Indigo League, Orange League, and Johto League. She left him to run the Cerulean Gym because of her sisters leaving for a worldwide vacation. Ash and Misty parted, and Ash went into the Hoenn region, meeting up with May, Max, and Brock. Misty then rejoined the group to see Ash battle in the Battle Frontier and the Elite Four. Then, Ash told her about the night she rejected him and Ash left everyone behind. He told Ashley also about the accident with Team Magma and Aqua, when he lost his mother, and the night when she was born and when Max died of cancer. After finishing his tale, Ash landed back on the ground.
"Mommy. Why didn't you tell me the truth?" Ashley got off and ran to Misty.
"I wanted to protect you and give you hope dear." Misty kneeled and hugged her daughter.
"Ash?" asked May. "What happened to you all those years ago? I haven't seen you since."
"None of your business May. Besides, you saw me by your brother's deathbed."
"Why are you hurting people Ash?" Brock interrogated him.
"All three of you should know that!" Ash swung his arm, angrily pointed at them. "You're the ones who caused it! You May, shunned me away in my great time of need, and the same for you Brock! But Misty, the worst of them all. You truly devastated me that night, and you hook up with my rival in bed after you pushed me down the stairs! You know how much pain and agony I had to endure from you three!"
"Ash, I'm sorry." Misty tried to apologize. "It wasn't supposed to be this way."
"It is now, and apologizing won't make it up! ELECTRO SABER!" Ash generated his electric energy blade and dashed towards her, but when he was about to strike Misty and Ashley, something in him stopped him.
"I…I…can't…" Ash pulled his blade in and fell over. "I can't hurt her. I have nothing, except the love of this little girl."
"You still have me Ash as well." Misty let go of Ashley and embraced Ash.
"What are you doing?"
Ash was interrupted with a kiss Misty pulled him into, but at that moment something blasted him in the back. An energy blast shot him, and was launched by Maxie and Archie, who survived the laboratory explosion, except, they weren't the same. They also had undergone mutation and conjoined into a dark gray, purple-tailed monster. (A/N: Try to imagine Freiza with Maxie's face for one-half of the head and Archie's the other)
"Well. You thought you got rid of us that day huh Ash Ketchum?" The monster said. "I'm back better than ever!"
"Want do you want? Max…Arch?" Ash didn't know what to call the monstrosity.
"You can call me whatever you wish, but I prefer Xchamr." He laughed evilly. "The new name fits me."
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to rule and dominate both pokemon and humans alike! With these new powers, I will conquer the world! Ha ha ha!"
"I won't let that happen! Hiyah!"
Ash lunged forward at him with a powerful punch, but Xchamr disappeared right before he hit. Ash hesitated, not knowing what to do, but Xchamr reappeared behind him and elbowed him in the back and kicked him across the sky. Then, Xchamr followed up and pointed his finger at him firing continuous purple laser beams at Ash's vital points. After he finished, Xchamr charged a laser ball and fired at Ash, and Ash fell to the ground exhausted from the rapid attack, but Xchamr wasn't through. He teleported to Ash and wrapped his large tail around him, choking him.
"Give up yet?" Xchamr chuckled as he tightened his coil.
"Not yet. RAIGENGEKI!"
Ash fired the energy beam straight into the ground and freed himself from the grip. Then fired the remaining energy at Xchamr, but after the smoke cleared, he was still standing unharmed. Xchamr, angry now for getting hit, went full throttle at him. He kneed Ash in the gut, twisted and whipped his tail into his back and knocked Ash into the ground.
"DEATH BALL!" Xchamr pointed two fingers into the air and focused his ultimate ball of purple laser energy. "The one who will die is you!" He launched the fiery ball at Ash who braced himself against the ball from hitting him, but unable to move while under it. "Scram!" Xchamr commanded the ball to explode, enveloping Ash in the blast.
"Now do you give up?" Xchamr questioned the weakened Ash in the large crater.
"Never! ELECTRO SABER!"
Ash reeled his sword and rushed towards him, but fired back with a DEATH BEAM. Xchamr fired two laser beams at him, but were deflected by the blade. Ash found and opening and tried to slash his arm, but the blade broke on contact. Xchamr fired a destructive laser wave, DEATH WAVE, and the laser waves knocked Ash into a mountain.
"Why do you want to destroy me?" Ash weakly got up and flew towards him.
"You were the first to attack me." Xchamr chuckled. "Also, I have no more use for your services."
"What do you mean services? Explain yourself!" Ash yelled in an angry deep tone.
"After the accident, I wasn't the same, fused between two bodies. However, I obtained incredible power. For five years I've been watching you, and I used you to rid the world of the ones who had potential to interfere."
"For five years, you used my anger and loneliness to get what you want! Die!"
Ash launched at him, delivering rapid punches and kicks, but Xchamr avoided every fast blow. Ash saw nothing was working and decided to back away and retreat, but Xchamr had other plans. He whipped his tail around his ankle and swiftly fired energy blasts at him. Then, Xchamr delivered the final blow with a stab of an energy beam through his chest. Ash collapsed over in his tail and Xchamr drove him down into the ground on his front side next to Misty, Ashley, Brock, and May. They lifted him onto his back and examined his injuries.
"Hey…look…at…your…so…called…friend. Not…what…you…expected." Ash weakly coughed out the words to his former friends and looked at all his open wounds on his body.
"Don't talk Daddy. You're too hurt right now." Ashley lifted his head.
"Ashley, I'm sorry for not being there for you. If I had a second chance, I would change everything." Ash slowly lifted his hand to her face, and Ashley held on to it.
"You'll be okay Daddy." Ashley started to tear up.
"No, I'm too badly damaged. I won't be able make it much longer. Ashley, Misty, May, Brock…I'm so sorry." Ash dropped his hand and his head turned over, using up his last bit of energy to speak the final words.
"Ash…wake up!" Misty slapped his face, but received no response. "Don't die on me!" Misty dropped her head on his body. "Don't die on me!" Everyone around him cried too.
"Ah. Did I kill your little friend down there?" The dark gray-half faced monster laughed at his victory. "I can't stand moments like these. Die!"
Xchamr held two fingers in the air again and activated his ultimate attack, DEATH BALL. He threw the powerful energy ball at the group grieving over the death of Ash. Ashley gave one last teardrop onto his eyelid, and the ball collided. Xchamr thought he destroyed them, but a ball of pure light floated from the dark smoke. The light brightened and blinded Xchamr.
"I'm back!"
Next time on Pokeball Z
Ash returns, but completely transformed and renewed. However, will it be strong enough to stop Xchamr?
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Chapter 10 is complete. If you read this, please review. I could use tips to get the story better.