Gary's POV

That fucking prick! Who does he think he is? Oh yeah, he thinks he is the 'new Ash Ketchum'. Well fuck that. I sat on my chair in the living room, staring at the empty chair that was owned by my lover. I picture him sitting there, giving me a smile. The image brought tears to my eyes. Ash is gone, and there is no way to ever see him again.

Ash's POV

Pain surged all over my body as I regained my senses. I also felt myself being carried, and put down on something cold and hard. A metal bed maybe? I tried opening my eyes, but it was too painful. Then I heard voices:

"Why did you bring him here?"

"He may be a Pokémon, but he might be able to tell us what is going on. You know, about the war?" War? What war?

"He does give a pretty good point there; the freak may be able to give us information." I heard footsteps towards me. They stopped, and I felt a presence near my face. I felt a cold, rough hand move some of my hair away from my face.

"You did quite a bit of damage, Mr. Oak. I am surprised that he is still alive."

"I was holding back." Gary, he did this to me… Gary, why?

"I think he is coming to." My eyes fluttered open, but the pain in them didn't cease. I looked around my surroundings to find myself in a cell. And I was indeed on a metal bed. I found the strangers, Gary and Professor Oak. Why is this happening? Is this… a joke?

"What is going on… why are you doing this to me?" I asked them, but mainly to Gary, "Why?"

"Where have you been, Freak? Your kind and my kind have been in war for centuries!" said one of the strangers. He had blonde hair and bright blue eyes. He seems familiar, like I should know him from somewhere. Gary walked up to me to stand next to the Professor, "And you are here to give us information. Now, spit it out! Why have you gone into Pallet Territory?"

"I don't understand… Pokémon are our friends remember?"

"Pokémon? Friends? I would have never thought of the two words in the same sentence, let alone in the same paragraph. Now answer my question, before I beat it out!" his face full of anger, eyes flooding with hatred.

This has to be a dream… right? Maybe the attack from Trixie's Hypno put me to sleep. Before I could think any more, Gary slapped me in the face. Nope, not a dream. I felt that. Tears are starting to build up, the look that Gary is giving me is just torture!

"I… I thought you loved… me." I hiccupped, the tears now freely falling down my face. His look of hate cracked. Did I strike something? He looked at me, with realization. But the look quickly went away just as quickly as it came. Hatred came back, and his hand held me down by my neck. I struggled for air, gasping and coughing. The Professor, after a few seconds of this, held Gary's shoulder. Gary pulled away his hand. I gasped in air, the air never tasting so good.

"You are our hostage. And you will only be a hostage. When you are willing to comply with us, we will set you free." Gary stated, his face turned away from me. He walked out the door, the door immediately shutting itself. Everyone else followed, except for Professor Oak, who stared at me. His eyes seemingly calm.

"You are not from here, are you?" he asked, as he went to a cupboard and pulled out the first aid kit, "Actually, I—I am not so sure anymore. This can't be happening… Gary loves me… he admitted it to me a couple years ago. Why is he doing this?" Tears started to fall again, the physical and emotional pain unrelenting and torturous. He looked at me once again, as he took out some bandages.

"I meant, you are not from this world."

"What do you mean?"

"There is a guy, named Ash. He is my apprentice. He has been trying to figure out if it is possible to transport someone from one universe to another. Like a wormhole of some sort." He told me as he lifted my shirt, the look on his face made me feel that my condition is bad.

"Broken ribs. Any ways, after many years of research, he finally did it. He used himself for the experiment. It worked, but he never came back. He has been gone for four years. He was our only shot at winning this war." He worked the bandages around my ribcage, hurting me in the processes. I know he wasn't meaning to.

"Your world is much different than ours. That is why the Gary that we know isn't acting the way that your Gary would."

"What about this war?" I need to know all that I can about this world. If I don't I may not survive very long.

"The war has been going on since even when I was born. Pokémon and humans used to live in peace. That is what I heard, but after a Pokémon betraying a human, the war started." The Professor said, as he finished with the bandages and went to find a wash cloth. I was still confused, why would a Pokémon betray a human or vice versa?

"How can I go back to my world?"

"I'm not sure, if only Ash were here. He'd know what to do."

"Is the machine still here?"

"Yes, but I won't guarantee that you will wind up in the same place you were previously at. And besides, the machine broke down during the experiment. Sometimes, I wonder if Ash even made it to the other universe, or if he is stuck in the wormhole."

I closed my eyes, the pain starting to ebb away. I feel like I am going to pass out again. I just hope Gary's alright. I miss him; I just wish that this Gary would be a little nicer.