Gary's POV

My visit with Gramps went well. After hours of studying, talking, and just messing around I left to head back home. I miss Ash, even though I have only a few hours. I bet he is sitting in his chair next to the large window waiting for me to walk up the driveway. This idea made me chuckle, this made Ash seem more feminine.

I wanted to have Ash be surprised when I get home, but I just really needed to hear his voice right now. I pulled my purple cased cell phone from my jeans pocket and dialed his number. I put it up to my ear to hear ringing.

Ring… ring… ring… ring…Nothing. I redialed his number.

Ring… ring… ring… Still nothing. I sped walked down route one, hoping that he is okay. Soon I ended up sprinting. Ash always answers his phone. I swear, if I checked his miss calls list, there would be none! This is so unlike him. I eventually reached the entrance of Viridian City, and dashed to the gym. Once I was there, Trixie opened the door. Now I think I know why Ash didn't answer, he had a gym battle. But he only had one challenger right? One challenger battle never takes more than maybe twenty minutes to half an hour. Maybe he had a traffic jam full of challengers. But that just seemed unlikely.

"Gary, you okay?" she asked, I immediately nodded my head, "Yeah, is Ash home?"

"Actually, no. He… left to do some errands." Errands? He said this morning that he already went shopping last night, and if I know any better, I know that he does errands while doing that. What did he possibly need to do?

"Did he tell you when he is coming back?"

"No, he just told me he would be back." She finally shut the door and walked up to me, then I noticed something that I have never seen in her before. She almost seemed as if she was hiding something. Her eyes showed a mischievous twinkle.

"You aren't telling me something."

"W-Whatever you do mean?" she asked in the "innocent girl" voice that I am very accustomed to. I looked down at her wrist, a watch. It seemed like any ordinary watch, but if I look closer, it had names, not numbers. And it said Trixie R. Hammerston. That name seems familiar.

"What's up with your watch?" I asked her, and she turned her face away from me, as if she was asking herself 'he is catching on too quickly, what should I do?' She turned back to me, brought her wrist watch up so she could see it, and twisted the outside rim. Then she pressed a button, and her form changed that of a girl to a boy. But not just any boy. When I was able to read the name on the watch, it said Ash S. Ketchum. What… What did she do to him?!

"Sorry to say this, but the Ash you have in this world is long gone. Oh and that Trixie girl, she was just a girl that I chose. I knew that you would suspect something if I just came here in my real form. I want you to meet this world's new Ash Ketchum!"

Ash's POV

I opened my eyes, my entire body sore. I saw trees, and a bright blue sky. How can I be outside? I was just in a gym battle… Wait! Trixie, she did this to me! I immediately sat up, wincing at the harsh pain in my sides. As my vision cleared a little more, I realized where I am, Viridian Forest. Maybe she took me out here. When I get my hands on her I'll…

I heard the snap of a twig. I instantly stood on my feet, ready to fight. The bushes all around me rustled. This means it is an ambush. Did Trixie plan this?

A group of men came out of the bushes and behind the trees. All of them were strangers to me except for one, Gary. I smiled, relieved that I wasn't going to be attacked. But Gary had a look on his face… a look of hate? This can't be…

"Who are you?" Gary asked.

"I am Ash. Don't you remember me?"

"I don't know any one named Ash." He answered me, with a bitter snarl. Why is this happening, didn't Gary love me? Why is he doing this?

"Gary… please I—" I heard a roar, and a Persian leaped onto Gary. My eyes widened. But I relaxed, hating me or loving me, I love him and I will not let him get hurt. I charged up an aura sphere and aimed it at the large mad cat. It launched at incredible speed and hit its target. The Persian ran off, through the bushes and it was out of sight.

"Gary, are you okay?" I asked as I reached for his hand, but his hand slapped mine away.

"What are you?" asked one of the men that I don't know. I opened my mouth to answer, but Gary interrupted, "He's a Pokémon! Get him!" He ordered, and all the men leaped. The target, me. I dodged all of them. I might have a chance against the strangers, but not Gary. I don't want to use my aura, already having used a lot of it, attacking the Persian. I ran as fast as I could, the pain in my sides seemed too harsh for me to handle. I can't take much more of this.

"Come back here, you freak!" I heard Gary's voice say. No matter how much that hurt me, I kept running. I can hear Gary catching up to me, the pain in my sides slowing me down. I tripped on a tree root, and landed on my left arm. I heard a snap, it was broken. The intense pain in my arm made me unable to get up and continue running. Gary reached me, and got on top of me. He reared his fist, ready to punch. I closed my eyes, knowing that his strength is going to knock me out. He punched my face, and I was out cold.

Gary's POV

"What did you do to him?!" I talked the fake to the ground, he gave out a forced breath when he landed, "I wanted to find a better life. My world is just too small, and me being the outcast of it all, I just wanted to be happy. I have watched you and Ash for several days, seeing how you two are so happy. So I transformed myself into Trixie, caught a few pokemon and challenged Ash to a battle. That was the only way to get Ash out of the equation." I punched the fake in the gut. He let out a cough as I did so. I unleashed another punch to his gut. The anger getting the best of me. Why would someone do something so horrible to the nicest person on this planet? Why?

I grabbed the neck of his shirt and brought his face towards mine, "You are not going anywhere, you are going to bring Ash back."

"How about we make a deal? Ash for you."

"What?"

"One of you needs to leave, if I am going to stay here."

"Like hell you are! You are going to bring Ash back, and you are going back to your world, you fucking—"

"Deal?"

"I said—"

"Do we have a deal?" he asked in a stern tone, this is getting frustrating. Either way, he is staying. Either Ash goes and I live with this fake forever, or I leave, and Ash lives with this son of a bitch. Both options are a bad choice. Both options leaves Ash and I unhappy, while this guy is gallivanting around in this world. But I bet Ash couldn't stand a chance in the world he was brought to. Ash needs to be brought home.

"Let me think about it."

"Alright, fine by me. But, I also have another option. One that brings you and Ash together, and you will never have to see me again." Wait, what? Didn't he just say that I already had two choices? And he is never going to leave?

"If you be bottom." His face gave a smirk. I blushed, this is not good. Not good at all.

"No! You may be Ash's anti-self or whatever, but I will never, NEVER cheat on Ash."

"Suit yourself. You have until solstice. Think hard. And just to let you know, the second option is always open."