I know it's been a while, but here is the next chapter. Also, before I get yelled at, I know the flashback didn't actually happen in the anime, I'm going to extend a scene though.

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Asher got into a battle stance staring Pikachu down. In turn, Pikachu got on all fours and tensed his body. Buneary looked on worriedly. Her body screamed for her to not let them fight, but she felt rooted to the spot. James on the other hand just watched with a scoff.

"(THUNDERBOLT)" Pikachu yelled, sending his famed move towards Asher. Asher crossed his arms in front of him and took the hit. Moving his arms in a slashing motion, he repelled the electricity much to Pikachu's shock.

"(I bet you though the battle we had was going to be a lot like this. Well, Pikachu, just so you know, losing to you was part of my plan all along! BLIZZARD!)" Pikachu felt himself pushed back by Asher's Blizzard. While it was much stronger than his earlier Ice Beam, Pikachu still managed to stay on his feet. He charged at Asher with a new attack this time.

"(IRON TAIL)"

"(ICE BEAM)" Asher was ready with an attack of his own. Instead of Pikachu breaking through it this time, the attacks instead cancelled each other out. As soon as Pikachu landed, he sprung of the ground towards Asher.

"(QUICK ATTACK)" Asher continued his attack though, and this time hit Pikachu's tail. The tip of his tail frozen, Pikachu lost his balance and fell. Asher stood over him. Raising glowing claws, he prepared for the final blow.

"(METAL CLAW)" Pikachu caught his claws in the nick of time though and hung on, much too Asher's shock.

"(THUNDERBOLT)" Asher felt this one much worse between the close distance and the fact that his claws still had the metal properties from his attack. He fell on his knees, singed to the ground. Pikachu's attack was also strong enough to break the ice on his tail. Asher tried getting up, but collapsed on one knee as electricity ran through his body some more. Pikachu spun on one hand and delivered another blow to Asher.

"(IRON TAIL)" Asher felt himself lose his breath as Pikachu's attack struck him in the gut. He went flying into a tree. He laid there dazed for a bit.

"(Give up yet?)" Pikachu asked. Asher got up shakily. He had a nasty frown on his face now. Catching the mouse off guard, he shot an Ice Beam, which froze Pikachu's feet to the spot. Standing back up, Asher now stood over Pikachu.

"(Give up yet?)" Asher mimicked Pikachu's words from only seconds ago. Pikachu stared up at him. Trying to break free he found that the ice was too strong.

"(PIKACHU!)" Buneary called, worried for him. Asher felt her glare on the back of his head, but ignored it. Why couldn't she realize he was doing this for her? Asher remembered hearing about her whereabouts like it was yesterday.

FLASHBACK

"ARRGH I'm going to get that Pikachu and Buneary if it's the last thing I do,"

Nearby, Asher's ear pricked. Right now Amber was having Lickilicky treated for an upset stomach. Can he possibly mean Kate and the Pikachu she left with? It's been a year since her capture, and a couple months since his own. They were travelling at a fast rate now, managing to get 8 badges in a month. He was curious about this man, and approached him. He thought there was something similar about this man, but he shook it off.

"(Excuse me, did you say Pikachu and Buneay?)" Of course, he forgot that humans can't understand pokemon. Though he was surprised when the trainer nodded his head.

"Yeah, why?" Asher blinked at him in astonishment. "Don't look so surprised, Meowth taught me some tricks on our journey." Curious, but not really caring Asher tried to think of a way that he could find out if this was Kate or not. He remembered the trainers, so he tried again.

"(What did the trainers look like?)" James eyed him suspiciously but described them anyway.

"There was a boy and girl about thirteen years old, and another boy who looked about fifteen. The younger boy was wearing a jacket, hat, and a Pikachu on his shoulder. The girl had a white beanie. And the older boy was tan and never opens his eyes." Asher knew instantly that these were the trainers.

(FLASHBACK WITHIN A FLASHBACK)

Asher's head turned as Kate walked through the entrance of their den. They made this home a while ago. Turning he saw she looked flustered and embarrassed.

"What's the matter?" He asked, feeling concerned for her. While he never felt romantically attached to her, he considered her like an older sister. She saved him, so he made it his job to protect her.

"N-nothing I just ran in to some people. I almost got caught so I'm just getting over the shock." Asher's eyes widened in surprise.

"Are you serious?"

"Yep." Kate nodded. A moment of silence passed before she spoke again. "And I think I may go with them." Well, this came as a complete blow to Asher. For a pokemon that seldom shows surprise or shock on his face, he's been doing it a lot tonight.

"What do you mean?" He yelled. Kate looked at him with a dreamy look in her eye and a blush on her face.

"Well, you know, you see…." Kate pulled up the fluff to her face. Asher sighed. It didn't take Sherlock to figure out that Kate was crushing on someone in the woods.

"Who is it?" He asked, a bit annoyed. Truth is though, he couldn't help even being surprised at this. Kate never showed interest in anyone before.

"It's…. a Pikachu." Asher at this point had no idea what to feel. While he didn't want to see Kate go, he didn't want to hold her back from something she wanted to do.

"Kate…what are you going to do?" Asher asked, raising an eyebrow. She looked at him, a dreamy look still on her face.

"About what?" Sneasel face-vaulted. It was obvious she was hit by Mespirit badly.

"Well…how about you try spending some more time with them. See how much you actually like this Pikachu." Kate thought for a moment before nodding.

"Okay. And I'm sorry to just come in here and say this. It's just that, I feel a special connection with this Pikachu. It's something I can't explain." Asher couldn't really understand her, not being a romantic pokemon himself. Not wanting to upset her, he forced a smile.

"No problem, Kate. I just want to help you." Smiling, she pulled him into a hug.

"Thanks, Asher" He hugged her back.

"No problem…"

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Over the next few days, Kate spent more time with the group. Dawn tried capturing her again, but quit after Kate would keep running away. She and the Pikachu got along very well, though, Asher noticed he was very oblivious to her. While he never actually met the group, he watched from the bushes. So far she hadn't mentioned her name her or him for the matter. He was glad, because the last thing he needed has the annoying younger boy looking for him. Then came the final day they had to leave. Asher watched from a tree what Kate was going to do. As they got ready to depart she shot an Ice Beam at the group of kids and pokemon, freezing them. Asher sweatdropped as she spun the Pikachu away from the group. Following them, he came to a clearing where the Pikachu was actually yelling at Kate.

"(Why the hell would you do that to my trainers?! You're such a wierdo!)" Kate, being the sensitive pokemon she is, promptly started crying. Asher felt rage stir up inside him. Though he pushed it back down as he understood this Pikachu's annoyance. He didn't like Pikachu making her cry, but he did think Kate when a little too far. Besides, he saw the Pikachu trying to apologize, and utterly failing, and trying to explain to a confused Starly what was happening. Right about as he was going to reveal himself, two metal claws grabbed Pikachu and Kate. The still confused Starly took to the skies and went after the trainers. Asher saw the culprits in the machine. One was a long red haired woman, a blue haired man, and a Meowth. Before he could do anything, another metal claw shot pass him and after the Starly. He was blown back by the force of the claw, his head hitting a tree, and passed out. When he woke up, Kate was staring at him with wide eyes.

"(You're okay!)" She cried, giving him a hug. Asher looked around. He was back in their den. He stood up, only feeling a little dizzy. Kate looked at him with wide eyes.

"(Yeah….I'm fine,)" Asher said. He then remembered what happened before he passed out.

"(WAIT, how did you escape from those people?)"Asher yelled. The last he knew those poachers had her and the Pikachu.

"(Oh, well the Pikachu saved me…)" She trailed off. Asher looked at her in concern.
"(What is it Kate?)" Kate looked up at him.

"(I've made up my mind. I'm going to go with them.)" Asher closed his eyes. He knew she would decide to go with them. As much as he thought this was a bad idea, he didn't want to upset her. Taking a breath, he opened his eyes and forced a smile at her.

"(Well I wish you all of the happiness then,)" Kate looked a little shocked to hear him let her go so easily.

"(Wait, you're not going to try and talk me out of this.)"

"(No, I trust you to make the right decision. If you really feel the way you do for him, then go for it. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.)" Kate blinked at him before smiling and pulling him into a hug.

"(Thank you, Asher. I'll never forget you.)" Returning the hug Asher said his goodbyes.

"(Goodbye Kate, I'll never forget you either. You are the closest person I have. Whatever you do from now on, I'll support)" Kate smiled up at him. She kissed his cheek then she hopped off and Asher watched her go. Sighing he turned to the den. He knew it was very possible he would never see her again, but he only hoped that wherever she went, she would be happy.

(End of secondary flashback)

Asher sighed at the memories. At least now he would be able to find out where she was headed. He was broken from his thoughts as James went on.

"Do you know these pokemon?" Asher thought for a moment. He could lie and say no, but he figured he might as well be truthful.

"(Yeah, that Buneary is like a sister to me. I just want to know if she is okay or not.)" James looked at him for a moment. He was about to answer when he got an idea. An evil plan, similar to one Meowth would come up with formed in his head. Putting on a fake expression of concern, he answered Asher.

"She's doing terrible right now. He may seem to be nice to her in front of others. But in reality, that Pikachu is the nastiest pokemon you will ever meet. He constantly abuses her and yells at her when they are alone." Asher's eyes widened. That would explain why he yelled at her like that back then. Familiar rage stir up inside Asher. Perhaps this human would help him find these two.

"(How dare he…)" James felt a small twinge of satisfaction.

"Not only that, but he murdered my girlfriend. I'm going to go look for him for revenge. If you're willing to help me." Asher stared at him. So this Pikachu was also a murderer? Gritting his teeth he decided this Pikachu was meant to be brought to justice. Extending his claws he looked up at James.

"(I could help you if you want….)"

FLASHBACK ENDS

Asher stared Pikachu down. That was about a week before he met up with them again. During that time, James let him know where they were last, and didn't take too long to find them. Breaking out of his thoughts, he saw Pikachu firing up an Iron Tail to break free from the ice. Narrowing his eyes, he shot another Ice Bean at him, this time immobilizing the rest of his body.

"(NO!)" Buneary yelled, tears coming to her eyes. Asher shut his. He never killed a pokemon before, and really didn't know if he could. However this Pikachu was a murderer and abused his little sister. Seeing he had no choice, he started his dance.

"(SWORDS DANCE)" Reciting his dance, he felt his muscles increase in strength. Sharpening his claws, he got ready for the final attack. He froze, however as Pikachu's icy tomb was shattered in an explosion of electricity. Unable to avoid the many streams, Asher grit his teeth, then proceeded at Pikachu at an intense speed.
"(METAL CLAW)" There was an explosion as both pokemon were sent flying backwards. Both lay unmoving until Asher jumped up.

"(BLIZZARD)" Unable to avoid, Pikachu's upper half was encased in a block of ice. Performing another Swords Dance, Asher ran at Pikachu with another Metal Claw. Buneary cringed as this one hit its mark. Pikachu lay face down as Asher stood over him.

"(It's….over)" Asher gasped. Buneary let her tears fall.

"(No…)" Both were stunned however when an iron tail, faster than the speed of light hit Asher square in the jaw. This time it was Asher who did not get up.

"(Ugh….how did you get up…..)" Pikachu looked at him, still trying to recover from the strong attacks.

"(I will never let you separate me from Buneary)" Pikachu said, glaring at Asher. Asher got up shakily. He fights so hard for her, am I really doing the right thing? Remembering he murdered James's girlfriend, he got ready for one last attack.

"(Last attack will end this)" Asher said, staring at him. Pikachu nodded and got on all fours. Charging at Asher he felt electricity course through his body. Asher sharpened his claws, before meeting Pikachu head on.
"(VOLT TACKLE)"

"(METAL CLAW)"

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Well there it is. Yeah, I don't know the last half of this chapter seemed kind of rushed, but maybe it was ok. I don't know. Let me know what you thought, what could be improved, what you liked. Next time we see the results of this epic battle.