Return Of A Hero

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Ash didn't understand what Dark Ash meant.

"What do you mean?" Asked Ash.

"Why are you so dead set on opposing the likes of Giovanni?" Asked Dark Ash.

Ash looked at him for a moment. Then he chuckled for a brief moment.

"What's so funny?" Asked Dark Ash.

Ash looked at the dark clone.

"It's just that no one's ever asked me that question before." Responded Ash.

Becoming serious Ash looked up at the sky.

"I honestly don't know why I do it? Maybe because I know that if I don't then there won't be anyone else who will. Why did you wish to destroy me?" Asked Ash.

Dark Ash looked at him, then Dark Ash put two fingers to the side of his head.

"How about I show you instead?" Asked Dark Ash.

Before Ash could ask what, Dark Ash meant, there was a blinding light. When the light faded Ash realized that they were suddenly somewhere else.

Ash realized that it was one of the Rainbow Rocket labs.

"Where are we?" Asked Ash looking at his clone.

"My memories." Explained Dark Ash.

Ash realized that Dark Ash was looking at a very specific direction. Ash glanced in that direction as well. Ash's eyes widened for a moment realizing that what they were looking at was the Dark Ash of the past.

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He was floating in a test tube. Just then Giovanni entered the lab.

"Wake him up." Instructed the Giovanni of the past.

The scientists moved around, opening the test tube. Soon the test tube was opened, causing Dark Ash to fall on the floor. Dark Ash groaned as he lifted himself off of the floor. Dark Ash stared at Giovanni and Giovanni stared back.

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"I had been implanted with the memories necessary so that I'd understand the situation." Explained Dark Ash.

"I don't understand. What does this have to do with why you wanted to destroy me?" Asked Ash. "That is what is next to come." Explained Dark Ash.

With that, the memory shined brightly as they were taken somewhere else. Ash looked around. Then he saw another past version of Dark Ash. It appeared as though the dark clone was training.

"Why are we here?" Asked Ash.

"This is why I wanted to destroy you." Said Dark Ash.

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It appeared that Dark Ash was sparing against multiple Pokémon. No matter how hard he tried Dark Ash couldn't use his Pokémon attacks because of that the clone was continually being beaten into the ground by the Pokémon.

"Again." Said Giovanni after Dark Ash's most recent defeat.

Dark Ash tried to get to his feet.

"Get. Up." Snarled Giovanni.

Dark Ash looked at the one who had created him.

"Why... why are you making me do this?" Asked Dark Ash miserably.