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"Ash..." Green began taking a deep breath. "I've...I've seen your brothers."

Ash shot up from his chair knocking it back. "W-what?!" He wanted to say, but he was in too much of a shock that nothing came out of his mouth. He held his breath. He couldn't believe that Green has seen them, but Green's expression said something that Ash knew he wouldn't like.

The room was silent for a minute, as Green, and Oak let Ash take in the news. Ash's stomach hurt. He felt like he was going to throw up. He wasn't sure if he should excited or nerves. "Ash that's not all. Y-you should sit down." Oak said killing the silence.

Ash hesitantly picked up his chair, and sat in it. He took in a deep breath calming himself. Ash had millions of question swimming in his head, but his vocal cords didn't want to produce any noise.

Green played with hands, and was staring at them. He looked nerves to continue. 'What will he think?' Green thought. Butterfrees flew around in his stomach. He took in a deep breath trying to tame the Butterfrees, but they were being untamable. Ash was about as unpredictable as his brothers were. Even Green was shocked when he found out where Ash's brothers were for six years.

Oak as well looked as if he was nerves, and sad. He stared at his hand which were neatly folded on his desk. 'What will he think?' Oak also asked himself.

Ash stared at the two in confusion. They were acting weird, as if there was more to the story that Ash wouldn't like. Even Pikachu looked confused.

"W-What's w-w-wrong?" Ash managed to force out.

-With Serena-

Serena finally made it to school. When she go there everybody was acting weird. Someone even came up to her and asked, "Serena, is it true?"

Confused, Serena, walked away to her locker to get her books for her first class. As she was about to grab her text book, her locker door slammed closed. Luckily Serena, pulled her fingers away just in time; if she hadn't they wouldn't been trapped in the door. Serena flinched of the thought of the pain.

She angrily turned her head to whoever slammed the door, and found Miette standing there with an evil grin on her face. "What do you want?" Serena rolled her eyes, and crossed her arms.

"My friends were wondering if that thing about Ash is true."

"What are you talking about?" Serena commanded, as she opened the locker.

Miette leaned closer to Serena, and lowered to her voice to a whisper. "You know, about his brothers going missing." 

Serena almost jumped out of her skin. That's must of been why everyone was acting weird today. The news must have spread. She automatically felt bad for Ash. She kept silent, and stood there for a second.

"So is it true?"

She still didn't respond. How could she? I mean almost everyone knew, but if she said it was true, she wasn't sure how everyone would react. Also Ash for that matter. Serena quickly grabbed her books, and began walking to class.

"Hey Serena! You can't just walk away!" Miette yelled after her. Serena picked up her pace walking to class hoping no one else would ask her if it was true.

-With Gary-

Gary walked to Oak's office because everyone was swarming him asking if Ash's brothers going missing was true. He felt guilty. This was all his fault. If he hadn't told Serena then Trip wouldn't have known, and the news wouldn't have spread. He couldn't imagine how Ash felt now.

As he walked through the halls he looked franticly around for Ash. Then he remembered that he had to go to Oak's office as well. 

When he got there he was about to open the door when heard what sounded like his brother's, Green's, voice.

He hesitated before opening the door wanting to know what he was about to say.

"Ash..." He began. Gary pressed his ear against the door. "Your brothers..." 'Oo it's something about Ash's brothers. I wonder if Green has found them.' Gary thought to himself. "They've...they'vejoinedTeamRocket." Green spat out quickly.

Gary's eyes widened. He froze there, as silence ran throughout the room.

-With Ash-

He didn't want to be sure what Green had said. His lungs reused to let air into his body. The room was spinning around him. He gasped for air. His face began to burn, as tears formed into his eyes.

Then he did the only thing that his brain was telling him. Run. When he opened the door he knocked someone to the ground, but he didn't care who. He just wanted to get out of there. Pikachu fell of his shoulder, and was now trying to keep up with him.

Ash bumped into students, as he ran through the halls. Finally he made it to the front of the school, and darted out of the school gates. However he was unaware that someone was fallowing him.

-With Serena-

Someone had bumped into her shoulder, and she saw who. Ash. She dropped her stuff, and ran after him. She saw him run through the gates, so she did the same.

-With Gary-

Ash had opened the door knocking Gary over. "Ow." He said rubbing his forehead, and sitting up.

Green had shot out of the room. "Ash wait!" He yelled, but it was too late. He was already out of sight. Green looked over to Gary.

"Long time, Onii-chan." Gary smiled. Green smiled back, and held out his hand to help Gary to his feet.

Gary remembered what his brother had said, and his face darkened. "Is it true?" He asked.

Green looked at him with confusion for a second then realized what he had meant. His face too darkened. He slowly nodded. "I saw them with my own eyes. They were wearing the uniforms-"

"But that doesn't mean anything! For all you know they could be undercover!" Gary yelled refusing to believe that people like Alain, and Red would join team Rocket.

"They weren't. But I also think that there is more to the story. I was going to tell Ash that, but he ran away."

"Well I think he blames himself for his brothers' disappearance." He said remembering what Ash had said yesterday. Green looked like he was remembering something then his eyes widened.

"We need to find Ash, now."

"W-what? Why?"

"No time to explain. We need to find him now!" Green ran into the student filled hall. Gary soon fallowed.

'Now I understand what you said. Maybe you are still sane. I promise to protect Ash from you.' Green thought as he picked up his run into a sprint.

-With Serena-

Serena fallowed Ash through a forest. He didn't look like he was going to stop anytime soon until she had lost him. Now she was all alone lost in a forest.

"Ash?!" She called, but she didn't get a response. "Ash?!" She called again, but there was still no response. 'Where could he have gone?' Serena thought. Then she heard footsteps behind her. She quickly turned around to find a boy that looked Gary, but was taller, longer hair, and green eyes. Next to him was Gary.

"Serena? What are you doing here?" Gary asked.

"Gary there's no time. We have to find Ash now!" The boy that looked like Gary said.

"Why what's wrong?" Serena asked. Gary shrugged. "Do you know where he Ash is?" The boy asked.

"I was fallowing him, but I lost him."

The boy looked frustrated then he ran past Serena so fast that she could barely fallow him. "Gray what's going on? Who is he?"

"Don't worry everything will be explained." Gary grabbed Serena's arm. "Hopefully." He mumbled before running after Green.

-With Green-

"Satoshi! Satoshi! Come on out Satoshi!" Green yelled but he got no response. "Satoshi!" Then he heard a 'thud'. He ran to it to find Ash on the ground trying to get up with tears streaming down his face. Pikachu was by his arm looking at him with worry.

"You weak piece of shit." Ash growled at himself. Green quickly ran to him and picked him up. "LEAVE ME ALONE!" Ash yelled digging his finger nails into his arm causing Green to let go of Ash in pain.

"Dude what the heck! I'm trying to help!" Green yelled.

"You can help by leaving me alone." Ash said keeping his back to Green, and his head down. Pikachu stood there looking between them. He looked worried.

"Listen Satoshi-"

"DON'T YOU CALL ME THAT! I DON'T DISERVE THAT NAME!"

Green looked Ash in shock. He wasn't sure how he should responded. He opened his mouth to continue, but Ash ran away.

"Wait Ash! You're in danger! Stop!" Green sprinted after Ash. He easily caught up to him, and pined him against a tree. "Stop this Ash!"

"Let me go!" Ash tried yanking his shoulder away, but Green's grip was too strong.

"No Ash. There is something I didn't tell you." Ash stopped struggling, and looked up at Green.

"Your brothers said that they didn't want you getting hurt because of them." He started. Ash turned his head, and looked disappointed in himself. "I knew it." He mumbled.

"They also said they are sorry about what they are going to do." Ash looked back at Green with confusion.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

Green shrugged. "I don't know, but I have feeling that it isn't good."

-With Serena and Gary-

They heard yelling that sounded like Ash shouting. They sprinted to the yelling to find no one there, but then they heard what sounded like Green shouting.

They ran to that, and found Green pinning Ash against a tree. "I don't know, but I have a feeling that it isn't good." Green said.

"Ash!" Serena yelled then ran to him. Ash looked up at them for a second then turned his head away. Serena stopped. Green slowly let go of Ash making sure that he wouldn't run again.

Ash tossed around what Green said in his head. 'What could this mean?'

Out of nowhere, a bright blue light came form the right of Ash. He looked at then froze.

"Mega evolution." He whispered to himself before a blue light came towards him.

To be continued.