Author's notes: For anyone who saw The Exorcist, there will be a reference or two in this chapter. The ending to this chapter will also be different. This was Chapters 13 and 14 but now it is 21.

Chapter 21

When we saw Oak, he seemed very happy. He said he'd recently met the Great-Granddaughter he didn't know he had. He then said that she'd suddenly reappeared at Gary's house with Jordan and was apparently very sick. "The doctor who'd seen her says it has something to do with the baby." Said Gary after meeting with us. "We just don't know how or what."

"He's alive." I said. "I can sense his presence."

"What are you talking about?" the doctor asked.

"I must see her." I said. "Then you'll see." He led us down the hall to the guest room, where Kaylie was staying. Jordan was standing outside the door.

"Hey, what are you bastards doing here?" He asked. "It's your fault something's wrong with her! When Ash gets here, he's going to kill you!"

"Ash is…coming?!" Asked Ann, suddenly getting chills.

"Already here actually." Said a voice from in the bedroom. Someone then stepped out into the hallway. He was 6'2, wore a suit with the Rocket R on it and had a scar on the right side of his face. At his side was a Black Pikachu. Yep, it was Ash Ketchum all right.

"When I find out what you did to my only daughter, I am going to kill you." He said to me rather calmly. "No, I'm going to do more than kill you. I'm going to torture you and your family nice and slow. Then when you beg for the mercy of death, I will grant your wish."

"Bullshit!" I exclaimed, pretending to sneeze. "You know as well as I do what is wrong with Kaylie. I know you're crazy but this just proves it even more. Vladomir Putin had more compassion than you as a dictator even though he has no problem poisoning some of his own people. You sir, need to go though the same kind of death ritual you want to try on me! I for one would be more than happy to do it for you."

"I suggest you watch your tongue, boy." Ash snapped. Several heavily armed guards suddenly swarmed the hallway. "You will never get the chance to do that to me!"

"I think that's far enough." Said Zora, who'd apparently finally found her voice. She pushed through the crowd so she could see her brother face to face for the first time. I started to feel a little tense. If there was a shootout then Gary, Professor Oak and Kaylie could be hurt. That was the last thing I wanted to happen at this point. "I don't suppose you know who I am?" Zora asked Ash.

"How could I not know?" Ash asked her. "You're Zora Ketchum, the whore of Team Rocket!" Zora punched him in the face, causing his nose to explode with blood. The guards started loading their weapons to fire. "I see father has taught you well." Said Ash, wiping the blood from his nose. "You may find this hard to believe but I am jealous of the fact he picked you over me. While you had the luxury of learning the family business while he was alive, I had to learn it when he died."

"That's because you killed him!" Zora snapped. "And for that I thank you. That's the only thing you've done in the last 16 years that I'm actually proud of. After that I was free!"

"That's what you think." Ash replied, suddenly sounding very cold. "One thing creatures like you, Mewtwo, Alex, and Gyarados fail to realize is once you join Team Rocket, you're in it for life!" He then took out a small remote control from his pocket. Zora's face went pale at the sight of it. I saw Ash smile evilly when he saw her reaction. "I see you know what this is." He said, never taking has gaze from her. "In that case, let's see if it still works, shall we?"

"You wouldn't dare." Said Zora. She twisted her neck an arc as if to break it. She was planning to kill herself!

"You might not want to do that!" Said Ash, pressing one of the buttons. Zora then started convulsing as if she were having a seizure. The remote Ash had allowed him to control Zora's body.

"I won't let you do this!" Said Zora, banging her head on the floor. "I swear I'm going to kill you!"

"Oh, no you won't!" Said Ash, increasing the voltage. "You WILL let me do this to you! In fact, you're going to do me the pleasure of killing Alex Garum, for starters. NOW, DO IT!"

"No!" Zora screamed. "I refuse!"

"You stupid bitch!" Said Ash, kicking Zora in the ribs. "Do as you're told!" He then increased the power some more. Zora screamed louder. She then lunged in Alex's direction.

"Don't do it!" Exclaimed Matt, trying to jump in the way. This ended up being a big mistake. Zora held Matt in the air with one hand by the throat. "Anyone one who gets in the way will be disposed of." Said Ash. We heard the sound of bones breaking and then Matt hitting the floor. Zora had killed him!

"Anyone else want to be a martyr?" Asked Ash.

"I don't think so! I exclaimed. "It's me you want, not them! Why don't you just leave them out of this?"

"Not a chance!" Ash shot back. "Though I must thank you for going through the trouble of bringing my sister to me. You were working for me and you didn't even know it!" I unsheathed the Moon Sword and pointed it right at Ash's throat.

"I really should kill you right now." I said. "But if I did that, then I wouldn't be able to show Kaylie what kind of a person you really are!" I then turned my frustration on the guards in the hallway. I sliced them all up before one shot could be fired. When I turned to face Ash he was gone. So were Zora and Jordan. They'd somehow taken off. Matt and Alex's lifeless bodies lay sprawled across the floor. Zora had apparently crushed Alex's ribs, stopping his heart.

"This is a major setback." Said Monica. "Zora is more powerful than I am. We just got our powers back yesterday, too. There's no telling what she can do now."

"All is not lost." I said. "We still have the 7 Jirachi and can wish Matt and Alex back to life. It's Kaylie that I'm worried about right now. Upon entering the room I saw Kaylie start to violently shake uncontrollably. It was like something out of 'The Exorcist'. She then started shrieking loudly. Then just as suddenly as it started, it stopped.

"Hello, Ed." I said calmly. "How did you like your Test Tube?" Kaylie then started to speak, but it wasn't her voice we heard.

"Not that much." Said the voice. "That's why I jumped at the chance to be alive again."

"Why didn't you ask Ash to make you a new body?" I asked. "You would've been able to chase me down much sooner."

"Because I didn't want to bother with it." Said Ed. "This way I know my body will be one of my own."

"You'll have to wait another 6 months and 21 years before you can legally buy a weapon, you know." I said.

"That isn't a problem." Said Ed. "I can use this girl as a puppet. That's what I've been doing for the past few weeks. When someone mentioned you were still alive, I took control of this body. With it, I will destroy you!" I pointed my sword at Kaylie's throat.

"I can kill you right now if I want to." I said.

"That would be a waste of time." Said Ed. "You'd only kill this girl and her baby. So long as you live, so will I!"

"That wasn't what I meant." I said. I then turned to Katrin. "Here's one more person to revive when you use the wishes." Before anyone could react, I took the sword and stabbed myself in the heart. Ed screamed in agony. So long as I was alive, Ed would be alive. My death would finally kill him.

"Ted, no!" I heard Ann scream before being swallowed by darkness. It was like going to sleep without thinking about waking up. After what seemed like only a few minutes I felt myself get jolted awake.

"That worked nicely." I said, shaking off the numbness. "How long was I dead?" I asked.

"10 hours." Said Monica. "Two more hours and you would've started to smell like death."

"You have 6 wishes remaining." Said the #6 Jirachi. "If you have another wish, speak it!"

"I wish for Alex and Matt to be restored to life." I said. "There was a brief flash of light.

"Your wish has been granted." Said the #6 Jirachi. Alex and Matt then started to get up more or less the same as when I was revived.

"You have 5 Wishes remaining." Said the #5 Jirachi.

"My next wish is for The Pokemon known as Mewtwo and Mewthree to be restored to life." I said. There was a brief pause, then 2 Poke Balls appeared.

"The Revived Pokemon are inside those balls." Said the #5 Jirachi.

"You have 4 wishes remaining." Said the #4 Jirachi.

"How is Kaylie doing?" I asked Monica.

"She's doing better." She replied. "Not only that, she has no memory of the last few weeks. She doesn't even know how she got here."

"That's interesting." I remarked. "Where is she now?"

"She's inside." Said Nautica. "She's been asking to see you."

"I'll definitely check on her." I said.

"Excuse me!" Said the #4 Jirachi. "You have 4 more wishes!"

"You can save the rest if you wish." Monica said to me. "They'll just return to their Poke Balls."

"That seems wise." I said. "We may need to be able to wish back those killed by both Rocket gangs." After returning the Jirachi to their Poke Balls, I went to Gary's house to see Kaylie. Even though we'd seen each other several times, to her it was like meeting me for the first time. "You asked to see me?" I asked her.

"Yes, I did." She replied. "Is it true Alex is dead? I heard he was killed in a battle several months ago."

"Not a chance." I said. "He's more alive than anything else." And with that Alex walked into the room. Kaylie's face lit up when she saw him.

"Thank goodness you're alive!" She exclaimed. "I was so worried you were actually gone! I can't believe my father would do that to me."

"You have no idea." Alex replied. "This is going to sound strange but you've been in Kanto for several weeks now. You were here trying to kill Ted."

"I have no memory of any of that." Said Kaylie. "The last thing I remember was finding out about the Mt. Silver battle."

"You don't even remember finding out you're pregnant?" Ann asked her.

"I am?" she asked in surprise. "You sure are." Said Alex, kissing her. "We're going to make great parents."

"That's so great!" Kaylie exclaimed.

"Now we have to figure out where to go from here." Said Fin. "Me and Katrin finally got our powers back, by the way. It happened soon after you died."

"That's great to hear." I Said. "I have one more badge to get before I can battle TR Jet. Once I get the Earth Badge from my brother we're going to Saffron!" A few hours later I was at the Viridian City Gym. This was where my final Gym Battle would take place. I wanted it to be one for the ages, as I knew Jim would. I would be using my Super Legendary Team in this Battle. It consisted of Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon and Rayquaza. When I walked in the gym Jim was none too surprised to see me.

"I knew you'd get back here soon enough." He said. "It would only be a matter of time. You look like you've been through hell."

"You have no idea." I said. "I was dead for 10 hours today."

"You WHAT?" Jim exclaimed, very frightened at this.

"I killed myself so I could kill my clone." I explained. "After that, Katrin used the 7 Jirachi to wish me back to life. We also used it to revive Mewtwo and Mewthree."

"That's great!" Said Jim. "Hey, did you find Zora Ketchum? I heard about a skirmish at the Rock Tunnel and in Saffron City and knew you were somehow involved in those."

"We found her, but now she is being controlled by Ash." Said Fin. "He was in Pallet Town when we got there. He used Kaylie as a pawn to get her."

"Apparently, Zora was the one thing he desired the most." Said a soft voice coming from the doorway. We turned around and saw that it was Delia, mother of Ash and Zora. "If only I could've gotten here in time. When I heard Ash was coming through here I tried to get here first but I was too late."

"It's ok." I said. "You don't need to be afraid. Zora is a soldier. She knew something like this was going to happen. I'm sure she was prepared for the risks involved when she took the job."

"You paid her?" Delia asked. "$10 Billion." I said. "I gave her a $2 Billion advance, too. Somehow I knew she didn't take the job for the money, though. She just wanted to face Ash."

"You have to stop him before he makes her do something horrible." Said Delia. "Zora once told me she'd done horrible things when she was being controlled by her father. She was the cause of the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. When it hit the news, it was sold to the public as an accident. Ash as to be stopped!"

"Zora tried to kill herself." Said Matt. "Instead she ended up killing me and Alex before disappearing with Ash. We should definitely do something before Ash decides to send Zora to hunt us down."

"First, a battle!" I said. "I need all 8 badges to battle TR Jet."

"You know the rules." Said Jim. "You'll have to beat me in a match to get it!" He then sent out Dark Lugia, Dark Mewtwo, Bellossom, Mightyena, Zapdos, and Steelix.

"Go, Super Legendary Team!" I said, releasing Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza at the same time. My Team of Pokemon towered over Jim's Pokemon.

"Dark Mewtwo, Shadow Flare!" Said Jim. The powerful attack heavily damaged everyone on my team. I was determined to win, though.

"Ho-Oh, Sacred Fire!" I said. Groudon, Rock Slide!" The converging attacks took out Bellossom, Zapdos, and Steelix. I cut Jim's team in half in one go!

"Mightyena, use Hyper Energy Beam!" Said Jim. Rayquaza responded with its own attack and quickly overpowered Jim's Pokemon. This was becoming a one sided fight!

"Kyogre, use Thunder!" I said. The Powerful attack brought Dark Lugia down. I'd taken out the only threat to my team. Now I was ready to quickly wrap up the battle quickly. "Mewtwo, use Super Psycho Crusher!" I said. The blast of psychic energy brought Jim's Pokemon's health to zero, giving me the win. That certainly was one battle for the ages.

"You have really applied yourself on your travels." Said Jim. "The way is clear, now. Take this badge and kick the Jets' ass so hard, even Ash will feel it."

"That will happen without a doubt." I said. "I 'm going to destroy TR Jet!" And with that I now had all 8 Badges of Kanto. I could now finally challenge the Jets. "From here on TR Jet will experience nothing but loss after loss." I said, recalling every pokemon but Rayquaza. "But first I'm going to let them have small taste."

"What do you mean?" Asked Monica.

"You'll see." I said. "Rayquaza, use Tetra Flare on Saffron City." I said. Spare only the Saffron Gym!" It roared before taking off to fulfill the request. "You're kidding right?" Asked Matt. "You're going to kill thousands of innocent people!"

"Not likely." I said. "The Jets already know I now have all the badges. They probably told the people to evacuate the capital. They know what's coming." A moment later we heard a deafening explosion that rocked the ground. We looked to the east and saw a massive mushroom cloud rise into the air. The city had been destroyed!

"I can't believe you did that!" Said Matt.

"We have 4 more wishes." I said. "We can bring back anyone who was vaporized. Before I go through that, let's go see how they survived."

"I'm going back to Viridian Forest." Said Delia. "TR will probably try to find you when they find out."

"Alex and I will come with you." said Kaylie. "I don't want the Jets to know we're still here."

"That's fine." Said Delia. "I like having company. Ted Toss, good luck!" And with that we mounted flying pokemon and went east to the Kanto capital. When we landed, there was stiff enemy resistance. It seemed the Jet's militia still had some fight left.

"Why do they still fight?" Asked Fin. "Can I?"

"Please do." I said. "And this time, make it one that could be felt in Johto." Fin then vaporized the entire army with Nuclear Fusion. It destroyed them all, leaving nothing standing. All that was left was to search for our bounty. We then started shifting through the ruins. There we found the only people alive were Jessie, James, and Jordan. As I guessed they'd survived the blast somehow. They looked like refugees to us. Their clothes were shredded and they were covered with soot. Even though we were looking to destroy them we probably looked like rescuers. They were all too willing to go quietly.

"Where I'm sending you, you won't be coming back." Said Fin, charging power.

"It's time I be rid of you once and for all!" Said Matt, sending out Tyranitar.

"This is the end of TR Jet." Said Katrin. "Do you have any last words?"

"Read us our rights!" Said James. "We may be POWs but we do get protection under the Geneva Convention!"

"Damn, he's right." I said, tying up them all. "Even though I am not a representative of the U.S., since we DID declare war on Kanto and Johto you still get some protection. You three are going to stand trial for war crimes. Don't feel to bad about it, though. Ash will be joining you soon enough!"

The next day, Victory in Kanto was declared. People no longer had to live in fear anymore. Freedom had come at last! Once word got out that The Evil Empire had been destroyed, there was celebration not only in Kanto but also around the world. The international community offered aid to help the country get back together. We also used the 7 Jirachi to revive everyone killed by TR Jet. The only thing left was Johto. I wasted no time with it, either.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to Johto." I announced at a press conference in Saffron City two weeks later. "What I did in Kanto I will do in Johto as well. The people here had nothing to hope for, so I decided to do something about it. Unlike the campaign in Kanto, my battle with Ash will be a very personal one. When he and I meet on the battlefield, I will be fighting not only for myself but also for Alex Garum, Kaylie Ketchum, Zora Ketchum, The Oak Family, and the people of Johto. I am going to kick his ass so HARD, the next wannabe is going to feel it. Ash Ketchum is not just an evil dictator. He's a madman that must be stopped."

Everyone present roared with applause. This public announcement was to send a message to Ash. I will not back down in the face of danger. He tried to use the same tactics he'd used before and found them ineffective. Now he was going to get what was coming to him. Come tomorrow I was going to enter Johto—and the real war would begin. There would no doubt be legions of Rockets and other bad guys looking to stop us.

THE END?

Of course not. Act 3 begins in the next Chapter.