'Tobias!'
'Hello, Ash. Nice to meet you again. '
'Tobias, we have to get out of here! You must have beat them up! Where is the exit, again?'
'Ash, do not! He is an enemy!'
'What?!'
Suddenly, on hearing the words of Paul, Ash turned back to Tobias in stupefied horror.
He had an evil and malicious glint on his face.
'Tobias?!'
Suddenly, all of it made complete sense to him, the ICOP appearing Suddenly, his sudden disappearance, the rapport between Tobias and Steven...
Tobias was a traitor...
'So, Paul... I did not sense that you are so intelligent- you always struck me as arrogant and condescending... shame, shame... I can ask you, if you want, to take a high post in my army, Paul. Come, we will rebuild the army to our image. We will establish true authority. Ash, Paul... Come, our recruitment is open.'
'No. I am telling you, it is not open. Joining your filthy army is not for me. ' Paul decisively replied.
'Why, Tobias, Why?' Ash asked, stupefied.
'True authority, Ash. Pokémon have been abused by humans, for a long time. Wrong humans, that is. We want a peaceful coexistence of a few select, good humans with Pokémon. A true world, one that we have always coveted. I was born in a remote town in the non- existent Kanto. And from small age... I have seen poor Pokémon being abused, day and night, by the most terrible of trainers. You have seen Pokémon severely beaten, abandoned cruelly, forced to be in humiliating situations, forced labour, and killed, even. I am anxious to end all this... come, join me, Ash... join us and establish this new world order.'
'No.'
Ash's answer was clear.
'No. I will not plunge the world into further genocide, Tobias. Good luck. I am going to hunt you down and kill you to the last of your ilk.'
Tobias widened his grin.
'So be it. Let us see how... you can deal with my army of Legendaries.'
Darkrai and Cresselia?
Latios and Latias?
Then, Ash understood that all Legendaries, from Kanto to Galar, from Mewtwo to Arceus to Eternatus, were standing behind Tobias.
It looked hopeless.
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Ash Ketchum: Unleashed
FanfictionStrange developments in Kalos, plot changes, Ash x Cynthia and Diantha, Steven Stone plays major role, Tobias has character development, Ash's old friends and rivals return.
