Chapter 8
The loss of a Pokémon Trainer
"Clemont, Bonnie go somewhere safe." Ash said.
"But Ash, I can't let you get attac~"
"Now!" Ash snapped. "If anyone's getting injured it's me."
"Oh, I see you want to protect your friend, well I guess I can spare one of you. Do you want me to kill you and keep your friend safe, or let their soul become mine? And I'll unleash my ultimate power, you see I don't have a soul so if I were to absorb one of yours my only flaw would be gone." Arceus said.
"Serena..." Ash said.
"Yes Ash?" Serena asked her friend.
"I... love you... and I don't want Arceus to kill you... be sure you, Clemont and Bonnie are safe." Ash continued.
"Ash, no! I can't let you die this way." Serena yelled as she was also sobbing.
"Arceus, I want you.. to... absorb..." Ash said trying to get his sentence out.
"Absorb what?" Arceus asked.
"My soul... I'll let you kill me but please don't lay an attack on Serena, Clemont or Bonnie, they all mean a lot to me." Ash continued.
"Ash! I... don't... want... you to... die!" Serena said as she still couldn't stop crying.
"Neither do I, but you, Clemont and Bonnie mean so much more to me then you would think... I want you to... live... tell Clemont and Bonnie I sacrificed myself to protect you three." Ash said knowing these would be his last words.
"Ash! I love you! I don't want this to be the last time I see you." Serena said sobbing.
"Don't give up until it's over Sere~!" Ash ended his sentence because Arceus was absorbing his soul.
"Oh, this power, I can feel flowing into me. I have a soul, now I'll test my strength on that pathetic Mewtwo." Arceus said. "Justice!" Serena ran from Arceus as fast as she could.
"When I find Arceus again.. I'll be sure to kill it.." Serena said, later she saw Clemont and Bonnie.
"Serena, why are you not with Ash?" Clemont asked.
"I was about to get to that, you see Arceus attacked Ash, killing him... I wanted to tell him that I appreciated him saving me... but that was the last thing I could tell him..." Serena said crying.
"I can't believe Ash... died, he was very kind and I know he did like us too." Bonnie said.
"Well, I do know that everyone does eventually have to die... but I never thought Ash would die by the likes of Arceus." Clemont said. "I guess it's getting late, Bonnie and I are sleeping."
"You're right, I guess I'll be going to sleep as well." Serena said, later that night Serena was still awake, sobbing because Ash died, Clemont heard Serena crying.
"Serena, I heard you crying so I wanted to make sure you were fine." Clemont said.
"I... I... I just wish that Ash wouldn't die." Serena said. "I didn't want to say this when Bonnie was with you because I thought she wouldn't of kept this a secret but... I... love Ash, I've been excited to join Ash in his journey through Kalos, and THIS happens."
"Do you want me to sleep with you?" Clemont asked.
"Okay, normally Bonnie would sleep with me but since Ash died you wanted to sleep with her instead?"
"Yes, she is my sister after all and I'm glad she's with us, even when she does embarrass me." Clemont said laughing a bit.
"You're really glad you have you're sister, don't you, Clemont?" Serena asked.
"Yeah, I always thought you were very kind to her." Clemont said, looking at the clock. "10:17! I think we should be sleeping now." Clemont said.