After yet another defeat in the League, Ash breaks down mentally. He felt this was the year he would win - even with the strong team of his - he managed to scupper on the final hurdle. However, his friends have been successful, Clemont getting recognised for his inventions and getting offered a role as Professor Sycamore's assistant and Serena becoming Kalos queen and famous worldwide and young Bonnie being tipped to be Lumious City gym leader. These roles for his companions have made them busy with their lives, while Ash dwells on yet another defeat - he thinks he is a forgotten man and disappears without any one knowing...

Ash has been captured. Captured by Giovanni. Ash had come so close to taking team rocket down, one more base, one more city. Giovanni however had had enough and was now keeping Ash in a locked room with no windows, concrete walls, single metal bed, in the basement. To top it off he had taken Ash's pokemon. Every day the same thing, Giovanni himself would come in and question Ash on the whereabouts of the masterball. Complete OOCness and I'm changing ages cause AshxGiovanni doesn't work when they have a 20 year age gap. Ash is now 19 and Giovanni is 24 Oh right Boy x Boy just so you know, if you don't like it then don't read it, thanks. Mild swearing maybe some smut or fluff scenes. All in all proceed with caution. I don't own pokemon or these characters (I wish) I do partially own the cover art, I found it online and then edited it so this version is mine the picture is not, *sigh* the power of google.

••• Alternate ending to "Not What He Seems." What's really going through Dipper's mind at the end of the episode? Rated T due to some violence/gore, mild language, and some suggestive themes. DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything! All characters belong to Alex Hirsch. Sorry if any grammar is incorrect. •••