Chapter Summary: Gold has finally told Red the truth that not all is as it seems. A new evil has appeared but what does Red have to do with anything. The real beast in disguise is revealed! Gold/Red in this chapter!
Gold looked over at Tanya. The past few dinner had been in silence. "So...what now...?" Mike asked, breaking the silence. "I don't know." Gold said. "You could have at least told us!" Steven shouted. Gold felt tears fill his eyes. "I know..." He said softly. Ricky looked out the window. Gary and Ash were outside, waiting for them. "I'm done..." Tanya said as she got up and left the table. "Me too." Mike and Steven said at the same time. Both of them got up and followed Tanya. "I'll be going too." Ricky said as he raced after the others. Gold sighed and started to put the leftovers away.
"I'm telling you! It's true! There is a great fighter up on Mount Silver!" Ash shouted. "Nobody in their right mind would go there!" Tanya said with her hands on her hips. "I'm telling you, I saw it with my own eyes! Ask Gary! He was there with me!" Ash said as he looked over at Gary. "Oh Ashy-boy, maybe you were dreaming." Gary said. "Gary! Come on! Please don't do this to me now!" Ash shouted, he looked like he was about to cry.
The phone rang. "Hello?" Gold said. "It's here. It's after me..." Came the breathless reply. "Okay, don't worry I'll be there as soon as I can. Are you still wearing Red's clothes?" Gold asked. "Yeah, thanks again for the help...as long as it thinks I'm Red the more likely we are to beat it." Came the answer. "Don't worry Green. This won't be going on for much longer." Gold said.
Gold had noticed that more kids now had Pokemon. The kids now used them in battles against each other. It always brought a smile to his face to think that what one evil man found had turned out to be good after all. But for now he had to concentrate on helping Green. Gold hated the climb, but he knew if he used his Pokemon then whatever was up there would know he was coming. Halfway up Gold heard the sound of someone groaning. Gold looked around and saw Green on the ground holding his shoulder. "GREEN!" Gold shouted as he ran over to him. "What happened?" Gold asked with a worried look on his face. "I fell down while I was avoiding the thing...I-I hit my shoulder on a rock." Green said as he winced in pain. "You won't be able to protect Red like this..." Gold said as he frowned. "Gold...I need you to take my place." Green said.
Gold backed away. "No way, I couldn't." Gold said. "At least you'll have black hair like Red." Green said. Gold sighed, Green had a good point. "I-I don't know. I mean I'm the only one taking care of the others right now." Gold said. "I'd take care of them." Green told Gold. Gold shook his head. "I don't know." Gold said. Green started to beg. "Please, please, please, pleaaassseee?" Green asked. Gold groaned, he couldn't handle a person like Green begging. "Fine, I'll do it." Gold said.
Ash climbed up the mountain. "I saw him around here!" Ash said. Tanya snickered. "Are you sure you just didn't imaging it?" She asked. Steven laughed. "Maybe he really did see him." Mike said. "If I was on Mount Silver I wouldn't be staying for long." Ricky said. Gary trailed behind them, unsure of why he was even here. "Hurry up you Slowpoke!" Tanya called out. Gary started to get upset. "I AM NOT A SLOWPOKE!" He yelled. Gary noticed that the kids before him didn't seem to have any Pokemon. Him and Ash were the only ones. "Hey, why don't you guys have Pokemon?" Gary asked. "Huh? What do you mean?" Steven asked. "Ash has his Pikachu and I have my Eevee." Gary said as he pointed over to Ash. Sure enough Ash had a Pikachu with him. At Gary's side was a mammalian creature with brown fur, a bushy tail that had a cream-colored tip, and a large furry collar that was also cream-colored. It had four short, feline-like legs with three small toes on each foot. Eevee had brown eyes, long pointed ears, and pink paw pads. It had traits of rabbits, Miacids, foxes, dogs, and cats. "Me and my brother do have a Pokemon." Steven said. "I have my own Pokemon too." Tanya said. "So do I." Ricky answered. "Can I see them?" Gary asked. "Sure." Steven said.
Steven let out his Aerodactly and Mike let out his Pidgeot. "Go, Jigglypuff!" Tanya yelled. Out came a pink thing. Jigglypuff appeared to be a round, pink ball with small, cat-like ears and very large eyes. Jigglypuff had rubbery, balloon like skin. It had small, stubby arms, but rather large feet and no tail. It appeared to have a hair-like curl on its head. "Go, Koffing!" Ricky shouted. And out it came. Koffing was a round, limbless purple Pokémon filled to the brim with toxic gases. Several crater-like protrusions on this Pokémon's body gave it the resemblance of a naval mine or a meteorite. Koffing had a skull and crossbones below its blissful face. Gary's eyes widened. "Wow! Those are cool!" Ash said. All of a sudden they heard a giggle. "Welcome Pokemon Trainers. I hope you'll enjoy your stay, to your right you will find a cave filled with sleeping bags." A voice said. "Oh sweet!" Ash shouted. "Wait! Something isn't right here." Tanya said.
Gold shivered in Red's clothes. He hoped Green would find the kids with no problem. Gold could hear a small voice nagging in his head. Gold shivered again and ran into a nearby cave. Gold quickly started a fire and suddenly felt someone behind him. Gold turned around, standing before him was a beautiful girl, she had long black hair and wonderful green eyes with a hint of red in them, she had dark skin and was wearing a pink shirt and purple pants. Gold opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. The girl let out a giggle. Gold stared at her, he felt himself grow weaker. "It's nice to finally meet you Red. I'm sure we'll get along just great." She said with a smile. "W-who are you?" Gold managed to get out. "My name is Ana." She said with a smile. "W-why are you here?" Gold asked. "Shh. Go to sleep." Ana said. Gold felt his eyelids grow heavy. "That's a good boy..."
The six kids ran into the cave. "Why are we even here?" Tanya asked. "I don't know...the voice said to go here." Ash said. "You never listen to a voice, especially when you hear it on a mountain Ashy-boy!" Gary said. Steven stared at Ash. "You're stupid." Mike said. "Ouch, that's harsh Mike." Ricky said. Ash felt his cheeks turn red. "I-I just wanted to see this place!" He shouted. "Don't worry about it." Gary said. "Yeah, as long as we're here we may as well check this place out." Steven said. Ash nodded his head.
Gold groaned and opened his eyes. Ana was standing right in front of him with an angry look on her face. "You're not Red!" She screamed. "No, no. I'm Red." Gold said, trying to get rid of the nagging voice in his head. "Liar! You're not Red! Tell me who you are right now!" Ana shouted. "I am Red Ketchum from Pallet Town!" Gold shouted. Ana smiled. "Okay then...you must be Red if you're acting like that." She said as she turned and left.
Gold held his aching head in his hands. Fuck it all... Gold sighed and looked up. There was a figure at the entrance of the cave. "Oh shit..." Gold mumbled. The figure walked in. Gold scrambled away. "Gold? are you here Gold?" The figure asked. Oh crap! Not Red! Please not Red! The figure came into view and sure enough it was Red.
Tanya twisted Gary's arm behind his back. Gary let out a yelp of pain. "Hey! Let him go!" Ash shouted. Tanya twisted Gary's arm harder. "Tanya! Let him go!" Steven yelled. "TANYA STOP IT! YOU'RE HURTING HIM!" Mike screamed. Tanya still twisted Gary's arm harder. Gary let out a cry of pain. "Tanya! Let him go!" Ricky yelled. Tanya shoved Gary to the ground. "Where the fuck is it?!" She hissed in his ear. "I-I don't know what you're talking about!" Gary shouted. Tanya let out a low growl. "NO TANYA DON'T!" Steven said in a shrill voice. In a flash Tanya had transformed into her beast form.
Red slapped Gold hard across the face. "What the hell is wrong with you?!" Red asked. Gold held his cheek and looked at the ground. "What the fuck did you think you were doing?!" Red asked. Gold didn't answer. "I'll tell you what the fuck you were thinking, you weren't fucking thinking at all!" Red shouted. Tears stung Gold's eyes. "You weren't thinking just like when you decided to met Green here!" Red yelled. Gold felt a tear roll down his cheek. "Why the fuck would you do this?!" Red asked. "I...I...I wanted to protect you..." Gold said softly. "By worrying me?!" Red asked, Gold could tell he was very upset. "I...I...I didn't want you to get mixed up in all of this." Gold answered. Tears started to stream down Red's face. "You could have told me..." He said softly. Gold looked up. "I know." Gold said as he sighed. Red fell to his knees. Gold touched Red's shoulder. Red looked up at Gold, tears still streaming down his face. Gold leaned over and kissed him.
Green raced back up Mount Silver. The kids have to be here! That's where the others said they were going. Green slipped on ice and banged into the ground. He cursed loudly and grabbed his shoulder. Goddamnit! Green slowly got up and looked around. He saw a small cave. Green approached it, when he peered into the cave he let out a scream.
Tanya looked up and growled at Green. Gary was on the ground with Tanya standing over him, his arm was in Tanya's mouth. "D-don't do it Tanya." Green said. Tanya let out a barking laugh. "Don't do it Tanya." Green repeated. Tanya tugged on Gary's arm lightly. Gary let out a scream of pain. "Tanya, leave him alone." Green said. Tanya let go of Gary's arm and let out another barking laugh. Green quickly changed into his own beast form.
'Tanya, leave him alone.' Green barked. 'He's my prey...' Tanya said. Steven changed into his breast form also. 'Tanya, listen to Green!' Steven yelled. Ricky and Mike also turned into their beast forms. Ash was shocked and backed away. 'Tanya! Please stop this!' Mike shouted. 'Tanya, you have the power to stop this.' Ricky said. 'Stay out of this, all of you. Gary is my prey, I'll deal with him however the fuck I want to.' Tanya said as he turned back to Gary.
Gary scrambled back. "Oh dear god! Please don't!" He sobbed. Ash ran over and stood in front of Gary. "Don't touch him!" Ash said. Tanya let out yet another barking laugh. Green jumped on Tanya. Steven and Mike ran over to Gary and Ash. Ricky walked over to Tanya, trying to help calm her down.
Ana appeared in front of Gold and Red. "Hello Gold and Red." She said. Red let out a low growl. Gold held onto Red's hand. "I imagine you're here to try and save Red." Ana said. "What the hell do you want from him?!" Red asked angrily. "He's to be my mate. And then we'll rule the world together." Ana said with a laugh. "Your plan will never work!" Gold shouted. "Oh but it has already started." Ana said with a smirk. Suddenly in walked Green. "Green?!" Gold and Red shouted. "Bring me Red." Ana hissed to Green. Green charged at Gold. Gold let out a shrill scream. Red tackled Green to the ground. "Green! What the hell is wrong with you?!" Red asked. Green kicked Red off of him and grabbed Gold by the throat. "If you want to ever see Green alive again then you'll come nicely." Ana said. Gold let out a choked cry.
Red got up and looked at Green. "Green! Stop this!" Red yelled. Things are not always as they seem Gold Azure. Gold gasped. "Green...? Is that really you...? Or are you just a fake...?" Gold asked. Green looked at Gold with a cold look in his eyes. "YOU'RE NOT GREEN!" Gold shouted as he flipped him over. In a flash Green disappeared and was replaced with Yu. "Yu...? What are you doing?" Gold asked. "He's following the true beast in disguise." Ana said. "N-no!" Gold screamed.
End of chapter 18