"You're not going anywhere." Giovanni shouted. Ash stood, soaked and cut. His cap flew off, revealing his spiky black hair.

Ash screamed as he ran toward Giovanni through the broken glass.

"You monster!"

Hypno extended it's pendulum again and whacked Ash away like a fly. He fell to the floor, only to rise again.

Hypno used physic and raised many pods with pokemon unto the dark above. He hurtled them at high speed at Ash with a swing of it's arm.

Ash rolled out of the way and ducked behind another glass pod. Crashes deafened his ears as a pod flew right over him, smashing itself into a heap of shards in front if him.

Suddenly, he was sent flying into the air by an explosion. He crashed through a lot of glowing pods before stopping in a crater in the floor. Ha looked back to see a pair of white eyes staring back at him. The shape rapidly approched and threw a shadow ball, propelling itself.

Ash rolled to the side as the shape burrowed itself into the metal plated floor.

Ash struck an arm down and looked to his attacker.

'Ghasteon?'

The ghost pokemon didn't hesitate in kicking Ash's forehead as he processed the situation. He flew over the crater and landed on the steel cap of a glowing green pod. Ash scrambled to a crawling position as Ghasteon bounded from the dust. She charged a shadow ball as Ash stood on the wobbly structure. He jumped to the next pod, making the ball miss him entirely.

Ash continued to jump on top of the pods, making his way out of Ghasteon's range. She responded by using psychic and sent several hundred pieces of glass careening at the boy.

A large pendulum swung below Ash, destroying the pods in front of him. He had no choice but to jump sideways. A few stray shards cut up Ash's disguse and drew a little blood.

Suddenly, Ash stumbled on the steel as his ankle bent in a weird direction. He whinced in pain as he fell off the pod, landing on his side on the glass and metal pieces on the floor. The extended metal pendulum screamed in the air as it wrapped Ash by his foot, dragging him along the ground.

He felt all the blood in his foot cut off. It felt like someone stabbed him. The string shrunk as it spun, bringing him closer to Hypno. It almost laughed as Ash desperately attempted to free himself.

Hypno had a shadow ball ready at it's hand to strike down the trainer when he got close enough. Ash helplessly flew towards Hypno, finally colliding the it's move with his leg. The ball exploded as he was sent spinning.

But in a twist if fate, Ash's hand, propelled by Hypno's own attacks, socked the pokemon right in the forehead, shattering the red gym housed there in a fine dust of red glitter. The pendulum disappeared as Ash was sent in the ground. He grimaced at the wounds all over his body. He felt the tiniest bit of guilt for hurting it, but he reminded himself that not all pokemon are good.

GHASTEON POV

As my body bounded through the dark room, I cried inside. I already hurt Ash, and there was nothing I could do. As I landed in the clearing near the man with the suit, I felt like yelling out and screaming. This is worse than death.

But without warning, I felt like my head split open. I ducked down as my ears rang like a bell. My entire body vibrated in pain.

But as sudden as it started, it stopped, and I opened my eyes as I stood.

Wait, I can do that now? I can move! That stupid Hypno's move is gone now!

I looked around willing for the first time in I don't know how long. But no matter how long I was held here, I still felt the tiniest bit of anger as I stared at my captors. Hypno was screaming while Giovanni panicked, not knowing what to do.

I smiled and almost laughed at their state of vulnerability.

Oh Yeah. Payback time.

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