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Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon Best Wishes or Pokémon Black and White. I only own Kurtz and anyone associated with Trip. I'm not making money off of this story either.

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Seizensetsu

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon Best Wishes, Pokémon Black and White or Pokémon Colosseum and XD Gale of Darkness. I only own Kurtz, Tio, Tiana, Est and anyone associated with Trip.

Summary: Things are going down hill for the group. Trip is missing, Cilan has apparently gone crazy and Blair has had enough of the drama that goes on in the group. They can finally cross the drawbridge and only Blair does because he needs to get away from everything leaving a distraught group behind that can't function without a rational member. Who will step up to the plate and guide the group in the right direction?

Pairing: Ash/Trip, Cilan/Iris with hints of Cilan/Trip, Blair/Bianca and Blair/N

I realized that I was silent the last chapter. I guess it was supposed to be a shocking chapter, but this one is equally depressing. Then again, after this chapter, it's going to be all action pack from there. So continue to cry now and enjoy, nippah~

Oh another warning! More non-con/rape so you might want to skip the portion unless you're sick in the head like I am.

Chapter 15: Say the Word

The group was forced to stay up all night because of the chaos that had befallen them. Ash was never going to forgive himself for taking his eyes off of Trip just so he could do a few things including using the restroom, eating a snack and checking on his Pokémon. If he just waited to do that another day, then they wouldn't be freaking out over the missing patient.

Est wasn't making anything easier for him. In fact, she placed all the blame on him simply because he was in charge of Trip from a time that she never stated before. It was pissing Ash off greatly. He wanted to punch something just to let out some stream.

And things got worse when Luke told him that Cilan apparently stabbed Blair and ran off somewhere. What the hell was going on with his friends? Were they really this unstable or were they all just stressed?

"Pika pi?"

Ash glanced at Pikachu and Eevee with a scowl on his face. He sighed, "Sorry Pikachu, I'm not in the mood."

"Pika…"

"Eevee…"

They were all in the meeting room at the entrance of the Pokémon Center again. Audino was treating Blair's injury. Lucky for him, it wasn't serious but while his wound wasn't bad, his mental state was another story. The group observed that Blair was in a state of shock when he was stabbed. It was only natural to be stunned when your friend suddenly comes at you with a dagger with the full intent on killing you. Iris was still crying and no one was doing any cheering up. Nothing her Axew said seemed to get through to her, and with the direr situation of the photographer going missing…

"We have to go find him." Ash stated the obvious.

"We can't, we don't have any leads." Michael warned him.

Ash instantly stood up in his chair knocking it over. "I don't care what you say? Trip is gone and it's my responsibility to bring him back!"

"And going around in the middle of the night with no leads isn't going to do anything!" Michael retorted, "If you did your job in watching him then you wouldn't be so stressed!"

"WHAT?"

Stephan tried to calm Ash down but the Kanto trainer was too angry to think straight. Bianca turned to Blair hoping he would break up the fight like he always did, but he didn't. When the Audino finished treating his injury, it went back into the infirmary to get more towels to wipe the blood off his shoulder.

"All I'm saying is that it's too late to do anything now, and in your condition, you wouldn't be doing us any good. You haven't slept well recently and you need your rest."

"He has a point Ash," Stephan added. "You haven't eaten or slept in days. Heck, you rarely come out of that room."

"It hasn't even been that long," Ash mumbled. "I promised I wouldn't leave his side…and then…"

"It's not your fault." Luke tried to encourage the Kanto trainer. "You really needed to get out of that room."

"Actually, it is his fault." Est spat. "If he just waited for someone to take his shift, then Trip wouldn't have had gone missing!"

Oh Est was trying to rile Ash up and the group knew it. Ash was already glaring daggers at the little witch as she continued to rant.

"Why couldn't you stay there for five more minutes? I would have taken your spot by then!"

"That's what you said a couple of hours ago!" Ash shouted, "And you never came back!"

Est's Zorua hid under his trainer's hat as she started fighting back. "I had important phone calls to make! Adults have important things to do too!"

"More important than checking up on the nephew of the family you're suppose to be protecting?"

He hit a nerve because it was her turn to continue staring him down.

"Outsiders like you wouldn't understand." She said simply.

"What?"

"Because of your ignorance, I lost him again…dammit…"

"Ms. Est, I don't think you should just blame." Luke began, "I think-"

"Stay out of this kid! You don't even know what the fuck is going on!"

"!"

"Now that's just harsh." Stephan started realizing that she was going to drag everyone down to her immature level. "You don't have to yell at everyone."

"I can yell if I want! Dammit, you kids don't understand what's going on! Dammit, why isn't Ilyana here to take me back! I want to go back!"

"Can you shut the hell up?"

Everyone suddenly froze at the voice. It was coming from Blair of all people.

"Some of us are tired here and you keep us all night to tell us that Trip is missing?" He slowly started to stand up even though Bianca advised him not to. "We know that and we'll handle the situation when we all rest up! Instead, you go around putting the blame on anyone instead of thinking of something constructive to do!"

The little witch was intimidated by the look Blair gave. It reminded her of Rhia…Trip's scary grandmother. "I…"

Blair walk toward her. "You're supposed to be the adult around here yet you're acting like a spoiled brat! Instead of yelling at Ash whose doing all the fucking work taking care of Trip, why don't you do something like call his relatives instead of bitching about how they don't care about him! This situation is different so they might actually lend an ear instead of turning away like you said earlier on today!"

"Blair…" Bianca whispered his name hoping he would hear the fear that was beginning to rise in her voice.

Est was stupid to pick a fight with Blair. The brunette was rarely angered and to continue to push his buttons was asking for trouble. "What about you? You knew about the situation beforehand and let it happen! Don't yell at me about not lending a helping hand when you didn't do shit!"

Blair knew she was right. He confessed to Cilan that it was going to happen and if he knew it was going to happen, and then he could have stopped it. He was just too lazy to do anything about it. He knew this, yet he couldn't help trying to lash out at her. Georgia and Michael notice the hate burning from his eyes and instantly got up and grabbed his arms preventing him from lashing out at her.

"I may have known about it but I tried my best dammit!" Blair cursed at her. "If I wasn't injured from a psychopath then your face would be pummeled right now!"

"BLAIR!" Bianca literally shouted. Calling Cilan a psychopath was not a good idea at all because Iris started to cry even louder.

"We all have our fucking problems, so don't go around thinking that you're the only one suffering dammit! We're all suffering and we don't need you to make it worse!"

"You brat…"

"And you're a bitch!" Blair retorted without skipping a beat. "Has anyone ever told you to grow up because you may be twenty but in my eyes, you're the bratty ten year old that needs mommy to hold your hand!"

"How dare you!"

"Stop…"

Ash made the situation worse too by joining in on the fight. "Don't call Cilan a psychopath Blair! He's not like that?"

"Oh really? He told me that you or anyone doesn't know the real him and you take him for granite. If you ask me, he was ready to kill all of you when you were all asleep and I just happened to be the first on his list!"

"Stop…"

"Blair, stop it now! You're not helping!" Bianca cried out.

"I'm not helping? Why didn't you tell me that sooner? I would have fucking crossed the bridge when I had the chance, but no! I'm stuck with a bunch of people that can't take care of themselves and have to come to me for support! Who do you think I am?"

"Blair, don't you dare yell at Bianca!" Luke yelled finally fed up with how the brunette was acting.

"Blair stop…"

"Stay out of this!"

"Yeah, like what I say! And before you say that Trip isn't important, your wound isn't even fatal! You're just butt hurt about needing two girls to rescue you!"

"So you're saying that me almost dying tonight isn't as important as a suicidal kid that wants to end his life."

"TAKE BACK WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT TRIP!"

"STOP!"

The group turned to Iris who literally woke up everyone in the Pokémon Center. She was at her breaking point; the tears from her eyes wouldn't stop falling.

"Why is everyone fighting? We're supposed to sit down and think about a plan…not fight like a bunch of little kids." She stared at group with a melancholic expression. To a broader audience though, her eyes didn't have any color…they were broken like her heart. "Why are you guys weighing who's more important? Cilan…Trip…they're both important friends to me yet you speak like one of them is trash compared to the other. Is this what it really boils down to?"

"Iris…" Georgia called out as she released her grip on Blair.

"We have to save them both…yet…you make it seem like only one of them can be saved…if that's the case then I…I…"

The group realized they went too far as she started to sob harder. Georgia of all people ended up being the one to comfort her rival. Blair refused to make eye contact with Bianca. He really snapped and there was no way he could take back anything he said.

"I'm going to bed…" Was all Blair said as he slowly walked away from the group. He didn't need anyone helping him up the stairs to the guest room but no one was going to follow him with the way he was acting.

Bianca called his name but Burgundy insisted that they let him be. The blonde looked ready to shed some more tears but Iris was already doing that, so she had to be strong…but she was failing miserably.

In the end, the group really couldn't think of anything when they were all tired so they ended up going to bed. It ended up being a sleepless night though for half of them due to the words that were let out cutting their hearts like a razor.

Trip felt his heart stop when someone that was part of Cipher came to the window and ordered him to go with them. If he didn't then Cipher would kill all of his friends and Pokémon. Trip didn't want that and ended up leaving without telling anyone.

Going back to the mansion was hell but luckily, Cipher had a truck that allowed them to get away without anyone noticing.

It only took one hour to get back to the mansion and Trip already wanted to go back into Ash's arms. He wanted to feel his warm embrace as well as the warm touch of his lips. Even if he didn't return the kiss, he wanted another one to assure him that Ash wasn't playing with him like everyone else in his life was.

"Thanks Lovrina. I owe you one." He heard his uncle's voice as he led the two into the mansion.

"Tee, it was like totally nothing~ I would do like anything for you~" Lovrina teased.

Bane grinned as he whispered something in her ear. The girl cheered as she left to do something in another part of the mansion. When she was gone though, the happy go lucky expression was gone and replaced with one of anger.

"Where did you go?" He asked darkly. "I thought I told you to stay put!"

The young photographer instantly panicked and instantly got on his knees and apologized over and over again.

"I'm sorry! I won't do it again! I was returning the badge cases that belonged to my friends…"

"Huh?"

"Badge cases…"

He was losing his voice. Well, it should have been obvious after he had just finished crying when he was with Ash.

"Oh, so you gave it to them so they won't come back here?"

"Y-Yes…I made sure that there would be no reason to come back." He looked at his uncle in pleading eyes. "P-Please I beg of you! Don't hurt my Pokémon! I really was thinking of you when I returned the badge cases! Please don't send them away! I-I won't leave this mansion ever again! I'll do whatever you say!"

Bane continued to smirk evilly as he looked down on his nephew. "How do I know you're not lying so you can get off with a light punishment?"

"I…I…"

He was trembling in fear now. What would happen if he couldn't convince his uncle to spare his Pokémon?

"Please…I'll do anything…and I won't complain again…"

His uncle was really wondering if he would do anything for him. "Follow me."

Trip slowly followed his uncle up the stairs and into one of the guest's room. At first the dirty blonde didn't pay attention to which room it was until they got inside. His eyes widened in horror as he realized this was Ash's room…the one he used to escape.

His uncle chuckled as he shut the door behind him and locked it. "I see you like this room more than the other ones. Is it because of that kid that was sleeping here?"

"N-No…it's not…"

He gave his nephew the evil eve. "You're in love with that kid aren't you?"

Trip shook his head in denial. "No I'm not!"

"Liar, I know you went to deliver their items so you could see him again. You probably wanted him to fuck you, so you can forget about me."

"No!"

"Well, it's not going to work. I'm going to make sure your image of him is tainted."

Trip yelped as he was pushed onto the bed. Ash's scent was coming back to him but it was already being combined with his uncle's horrible odor.

"You said you'll do anything for me right?" Bane questioned making sure his nephew was still obedient.

"I…I said I will be…if you don't hurt my Pokémon…or my friends…" He refused to make eye contact with this evil bastard refusing to see his expression of triumph. "J-Just promise me that you'll keep them out of this…I'm the only one you want so…"

The young trainer flinched when he felt a cold hand reach the back of his head rubbing it gently. These kind gestures disgusted him greatly.

"Alright, you have a deal and I don't go back on my deal."

Trip seriously doubted that.

"Just do whatever I tell you to do and they'll be fine. I'll even let you see your Pokémon when they're done."

That was something to look forward to. He needed to apologize for his weakness after all.

"So strip now."

He paused realizing that his uncle was going to force him to have sex on the bed that Ash slept in just to spite him…so cruel…

The gray orbed trainer obeyed without hesitation and quickly unbuttoned his shirt and removing his pants. When he got to his boxers though, he stopped temporary before shutting his eyes tight and pulling them down. He heard his uncle make a disturbing noise like this was turning him on.

"That's a good boy. Your father raised you well." He mocked.

Trip didn't retaliate as he slowly waited for his next order.

"Open your mouth."

"!"

The young trainer slowly opened his mouth and was greeted by a greedy tongue invading his mouth.

"Mmmph!"

His uncle forced him to lie down as Bane explored the inside of his nephew's mouth. Trip didn't know what to do but just freeze up and let his uncle do the work. He moaned into the French kiss when he felt his uncle bite the bottom of his lip.

Ash…

His back jolted back feeling his uncle's hand traveling down his body and going straight to his groin.

Ash…

"Already hard again? You're such a slut, you freak."

Bane gave the kid a few strokes causing him to moan rather loudly. He growled. "Thinking about lover boy aren't you?"

"! N-No…ahh!"

"Just imagine this hand belonging to him instead of me. Can't you see it? He's glancing at your beautiful body. He's trailing his small hands across your stomach."

"Stop it…"

"His fingers decide to play with your nipples like this." Bane continued as he started to pull at them. Trip's moans were getting louder as his shuddering became more apparent. "He wants to give them a taste but you obviously don't want that."

"Nooo…"

"So he goes lower…asks you to spread your legs so he can just thrust inside with no hesitation. He's confident in his abilities."

Trip closed his eyes shut knowing full well that the imagery will appear in his head. Why did his uncle have to play mind games with him? He wanted to do this with some dignity at least.

"Ple…ase…ahhhhhh…"

"Because of his partner's moaning, he decides to take it slow. He sticks one finger in the hole like this…"

"Ahhhhhhh!"

"And then he inserts another finger and does a scissor like motion."

"Stop…no more…ahhhhh…"

"His partner takes it in like the slut he is, so he inserts a third finger in. He then hits his sweet spot."

Bane does hit the sweet spot causing the young photographer to shriek. Bane continued to tease his nephew by hitting it a few more times.

"His partner wants him to stop teasing him so he begs him for his big, juicy dick to be inserted in that small hole."

Trip didn't want to continue role-playing. He was already at his limits imaging Ash fucking him instead of his uncle. He knew he would have to obey though so he weakly changed his position so he was on his stomach. With one hand, he rested against the bed and the other was used to stretch his hole out farther.

"P-P-Please Bane…please…f-f-f-f-uck me…"

Bane shook his head in annoyance. "Your partner can't hear you!"

Trip started to sob to himself as he repeated what he said. "PLEASE FUCK ME!"

Bane still didn't think it was enough. "Be more descriptive. I don't know where to fuck you."

"Please…Bane…fuck me in my little asshole…with your big…dick…"

He really couldn't do it and his uncle knew that. The more he forced him to repeat the same phrase so everyone could hear it, the more it broke his mind. Bane would need to continue to train him but he thought this was good enough.

"You need to raise your voice. I know you're louder than that." He insulted. "Especially when I thrust into you like this!"

Without warning, he inserted his cock inside the young trainer and began thrusting. Trip was losing his mind and noises ended up escaping his lips. These noises are what his uncle wanted to hear and no matter what Trip did to hold back, he was already at his limits physically and mentally.

His father came much faster than expected but that was because he was enjoying torturing his nephew to the point that it made him hard. He pulled out almost instantly leaving the young boy in a sobbing wreck.

"I'll be back in five minutes. I have some work I need to do." Bane said with a laugh as he slowly zipped his pants, got off the bed and left the room.

Trip would use the next five minutes covered in many fluids. However, he didn't care. He was letting his lust take over and it was killing him on the inside. If he just ended his life, he wouldn't have to suffer anymore but Ash wouldn't let him. Ash still had hope for him even if he was in this ruined state.

"Ash…please…save me…" He cried softly as his sobs got louder to the point where people on the other side of the door could hear it…and that's what Bane wanted because to him, his cries were music to his ears.

Cilan already hid himself in the forest when he heard the news. The green haired trainer saw a truck driving back toward the mansion at top speed. How Iris could miss that is against him, but that wasn't what was important at the moment. He needed to figure out an excuse on why he failed to kill his target.

"You failed."

Cress and Chili were behind him already. Cilan closed his eyes as he let out a huge sigh. "I'm sorry…"

"You try telling that to Master Ghetsis." Cress responded darkly. "He is here with the Seven Sages."

"!"

The two forced Cilan to walk a little more up the road until they reached a clearing. In the clearing, three sages were lined up on each side creating a path to their leader…Ghetsis Harmonia. He gave a menacing stare to the Shadow Triad as Chili and Cress bowed to his greatness.

"M-Master Ghetsis."

"You have failed me Cilan."

"I…I…I almost had him but…"

"What are you going to do about it?"

He didn't realize how much he was shaking until now. Cilan was never on Ghetsis' bad side until now. Anyone who failed him would be casted away. Now he was going to…

"I…"

"Master Ghetsis, please spare him!" Chili suddenly pleaded.

"Chili!"

"I know he's been screwing up recently, but he's been your loyal servant all of this time! Please don't kill him!"

The grass gym leader didn't expect the fire gym leader to stand up for him at a time like this. He may have been loud about his opinion but never in front of Ghetsis.

"Chili…"

"With all due respect Master Ghetsis, I agree that he may have failed the missions you assigned him now, but if you give him one chance, I'm sure he'll redeem himself." Cress decided to add realizing that he didn't want to be the heartless one of the group.

"Cress…"

The six sages began mumbling to themselves about what they should do with the incompetent member of the Shadow Triad. Ghetsis continued to stare hard at them. Cilan wondered if he was going to get out of this.

"…On two conditions."

"! W-What are they Master Ghetsis?"

"You should already know the first one." Ghetsis told him. "Get rid of Cipher in this region. Their Shadow Pokémon cannot be used. If the cops find out, they'll be dispatching their units to Orre."

"Wouldn't that be a good thing?" Chili questioned. "If the cops turn their attention to Cipher, wouldn't we have more chances of succeeding?"

"Chili, in order for our plan to work, we need as many people possible witnessing N be crowned champion of the Unova region. With fewer police here, we can't get that much attention."

"…I can do that…" Cilan muttered to himself more than Ghetsis. "And what is the other job?"

Ghetsis smiled at him evilly. Cilan refused to look into the man's eye when he gave the second suggestion.

"Satisfy me."

Things went from bad to worse in the morning. By the time Ash got up, everyone was already panicking and cursing again and for a different reason.

Blair just up and ditched them. He left a note saying that they could cross the drawbridge now and that he wasted his time staying in one area too long. He wished them the best of luck.

This actually caused Bianca to snap of all people. When the note was read, she snatched the note from Michael and tore it to shreds. You would expect someone like Burgundy to do that, but this was a dire situation.

Technically speaking, the voice of the group was gone and no one knew what to do. Langley tried to calm Bianca down from her tantrum but Luke wasn't helping with him upset that Blair of all people would leave at a critical moment. Est declared that he was a coward after all. Ash thought that Blair did the smartest thing in leaving. He left because his journey was being interrupted by something like this. Blair acted like they didn't mean a thing to him. He just hoped that Blair would come back.

"What are we supposed to do now?" Ash asked the group in the midst of their argument.

"What do you think? We got look for Trip!" Est shouted.

"No, we need to search for Cilan!" Iris argued. "I'm really worried about his mental state!"

"Oh, you're worried about the guy that tried to kill the idiot? How about the kid that got-"

"Don't start Est!" Georgia yelled, "You're starting to piss me off!"

"Back off dragon bitch!"

"What did you little bitch!"

"Don't call me little and be creative with your word choice!"

"Knock it off guys!" Ash tried to get in between the girls but their venomous glare reached him as he ended up fighting too.

The Pokémon could only watch as their trainers fought over what they should do. Where was Nurse Joy when you need her? Pikachu looked ready to electrocute them all just so they would snap out of it. However…

"EVERYONE, BE QUIET FOR A SECOND!"

Of all people to step up to the plate, it would be Burgundy. She glanced at the group disappointed with how they were acting.

"Didn't you guys listen to what Iris said yesterday? We should put our heads together and think of a plan instead of accusing one another of what conspired." She crossed her arms as she shook her head, gaining more confidence with each word she said. "As a Connoisseur, I would like you to look here at what I have."

She showed a cellphone to the group. Ash instantly recognized it as Trip's.

"That's!"

"I went searching around last night and I found this outside the room Trip was in. I'm certain he was taken away by force by someone and dropped it."

"No! Trip might have…"

"Exactly, I think you and Ash know where Trip went."

"…Back to the mansion."

"Exactly." She smirked as she tossed the phone over to Ash for keepsakes. "And then I found out more things from my investigation."

Iris frowned. She thought Burgundy was going to say that she was a Detective Connoisseur but no such thing came from her mouth. She forced the group to walk outside the Pokémon Center to show them what she found. She pointed to the ground in front of them causing them to gasp at what they saw.

"Tire tracks?"

"Exactement! Now think, it was so dark outside that we didn't notice that there was a truck outside that came and took Trip away. We were too busy either trying to go to sleep or witnessing something we shouldn't have had to notice that this kidnapping was happening right under our noses. And why were we distracted you might ask?"

"…Cilan…" Iris ended up whispering his name and Burgundy caught it with her good ears.

"Correcte! We were so distracted with that idiot trying to take the life of another idiot that we didn't notice that the truck drove away. I bet that Cilan might have seen it when he was fleeing though."

She held out the dagger that was left in the room after the Audino forced it out of the brunette. It was still covered in blood making it hard to look at. "This dagger here…I think Cilan might have gotten it from those people who kidnapped Trip."

"W-What?"

"Cilan isn't a traitor!" Iris defended instantly.

"He might as well be. Unless he confesses why the hell he had such a dangerous weapon then I don't know what to say. Also, that box he got it from, the box had a weird simple on it, but I don't know what it represents."

"Can you describe the sigma?" Luke asked. "I might be able to decipher it."

"If you ask me, it looked like something from Team Plasma but at the same time…it had a distinct flavor to it…making it…anomalous."

"That's not going to help much then…"

"Nope, that's why we have to think outside the box."

"Outside…"

"The box…"

"Who would send that idiot something like this and why?"

Burgundy knew she wouldn't get an answer from anyone. They were all stumped to why Cilan attacked Blair. Stress didn't seem to be the answer because that applied to all of them unless there was something going on with the grass gym leader that everyone failed to notice.

"That's something we probably won't figure out until we drag that idiot back here, but I think we all know what's important."

"We need to find Trip!" Ash declared.

Burgundy nodded her head. Everyone, even Iris agreed with Ash because even know Cilan was equally unstable at the moment, Trip was more vulnerable.

"Est, do us all a favor and call Officer Jenny."

"? What can the police do? They're all useless!"

"Just stop complaining and do it!" The purple haired teen shouted back instantly. "If you care about Trip, you'll do as I say! I know what I'm doing!"

"…"

The little witch had no choice but to obey as she dialed the police number.

"Burgundy, what do you plan on doing?" Bianca asked.

"We're going to have to be slick if we want to save Trip." Burgundy told her, "And I know just how to do it."

The group glanced at each other with a worried expression. They wondered if Burgundy knew what she was doing.

Shortly after Est made the call, Officer Jenny appeared on her motorbike with Herdier by her side. It became apparent that Trip's abuse had to be known by the police before anything can be done. Est didn't want to say anything about the injuries related to his family reasons. In the end, Burgundy gave a brief description about the person that Trip was living with and how his uncle was abusing him thus he left on his journey to become a Pokémon trainer only to be forced back because his uncle might be threatening him. Burgundy might not have known all the details that went on in the mansion, but it was clear to Jenny that Trip's uncle needed to be arrested and lose custody over the kid.

This meant that Child Service had to be involved. However, Est quickly told the group that Child Service would not help Trip out due to a past experience with them.

"You see…someone called Child Service on Maddalen four years ago…" The little witch began, "…and Maddalen didn't take it well at all. She snapped at Child Service for assuming that Trip was being beaten by her and shortly after that…she walked out on her family."

"Cruel…" Luke muttered.

"It was depressing, but I won't forgive the person to ruin Trip's happiness…but because of this incident, if Trip were to call Child Service, they would not lift a finger in fear that the Mephisto family will come and kill them like Maddalen threatened originally."

"Then what should we do?" Ash questioned starting to panic.

"Don't worry; I'll fill the role as Child Service. He won't know that I'm just a cute little Connoisseur that wants justice to be served."

"…Cute?" Stephan ended up blurting out resulting in the purple haired trainer punching him in the gut. "Urgh…"

"YES, I'M CUTE! GOT A PROBLEM?"

"N-No…oww…"

"Just give me the phone number to the mansion and I'll do the talking."

"Are you sure about this?" Langley asked. "You're the not the calmest person here."

"Well, I'm the only one here that can do it! Blair and that idiot aren't here to do it and even if they were, I'm pretty sure Trip's uncle would recognize their voices."

The group had no choice but rely on Burgundy to call Bane. Ash was worried she would screw up though due to her hot blooded nature.

Est gave the number of the mansion to Burgundy and she slowly dialed the number. Her hands were visibly shaking and her heart was beating off the scale. She was already panicking before the phone started to ring. The group stayed close to her but had to make sure that they were quiet to make sure Bane didn't hear them on the other line.

"What do you want?"

Already she wanted to hang up and just forget the plan she started but…

"Sorry to disturb you but this is the Driftveil Child Counseling Center speaking-"

She was interrupted by a large grumble of disapproval. "What do you want? First you call on my brother's ex wife, then you call on my brother and now you're going to call me? What's with you people?"

He was loud enough to be heard by people five feet from the phone. Est frowned knowing what Bane was talking about. A false accusation on the first two calls and a third one is just asking for trouble. This was too risky…

"S-Sorry but…concerning your nephew Trip…"

"It's family business and you people have no right to interfere! Don't want to go missing like the first time it happened!"

"What first time?" Ash had to ask Est who was sweating buckets.

"…Let's just say that the person who was stupid enough to visit Maddalen the first time wasn't seen again…"

"S-Still, from our information, we know that your nephew is on a Pokémon journey and it feels odd that he's suddenly kept at the mansion preventing him from continuing."

"So what? He has some errands to do here." Bane grumbled over the phone. "He'll start his journey again when he's done."

A bastard like you will make sure he'll never finish though. Burgundy thought to herself as she gripped the phone tightly. "Just to make sure, put Trip on the phone."

"I already told you what he's doing and he doesn't need to-"

"Now you listen to me mister!" Burgundy suddenly snapped making everyone panic instantly. "You keep that attitude up and we'll serious go over there and barge right in like the last two times. We may not have taken Trip the first two times but if you don't allow Trip to confirm that he's not being abused by you then we're going to…"

"Burgundy!" Georgia ended up shouting.

The purple haired trainer realized she said too much and started to trail off. However, there was a pause on the other side of the phone. Did he hang up? Is he trying to figure out who this person is and why she was threatening him? Was she totally unaware what she was getting herself into?

"I'll say this one more time, put Trip on the phone."

"Alright."

Ehh?

"Fine, you want to talk to him? Let her rip. I'm not stopping you. He'll tell you the same thing he said the last two times."

Burgundy perked up realizing that she might be getting somewhere. When Bane got off the phone to yell for Trip, she turned to the group and gave thumbs up. The group silently cheered to themselves realizing that the first stage was done. Now the only thing they had to do was convince Trip to tell them the truth and get help.

"…Yes?"

It was indeed Trip on the other line. Instantly, Burgundy noticed that his voice was rather raspy…almost like he was having difficulty breathing.

"…Trip…it's me…Burgundy…"

"!"

"Trip listen to me, you have to tell me if everything is all right over there. Actually, we already know everything is not all right over there. We have to hear you say it though. Has anything happened recently?"

There was a long pause on the other line. Burgundy could tell that Bane was nearby and probably telling him what to say and what not to say.

"N-No…he just brought me back to the mansion last night…he said he was worried about me leaving without telling him…so…"

"That's a bunch of bullshit…" Est muttered under her breath, "but at least we know he was the one that kidnapped Trip."

"Is that so…" Burgundy realized that Est was going to talk some sense into him. Sighing she told Trip to hold as she past the phone to Est hoping she would be able to convince him to confess.

"Trip, you okay?"

"…Est? Why are you…"

"Trip, it's okay. We got everything settled."

"W-What?"

"We talked to the police about your situation. I'm not referring to your father's division though. We're talking about the Nimbasa police division. They're not aware of what happened in Driftveil, so you don't have to worry about your father finding out and hauling your ass back home."

"…"

"We talked to Child Service and told them the truth of all three situations. If you tell them that you're in danger, we'll go over there and save you."

"…"

Est paused when she realized that simply telling him that they knew the truth was enough. She had to go deeper. "Trip…I know you don't like asking for help because you're a member of the Mephisto family. I know that just having that as your last name has made life difficult for you. That old hag treated you like shit, your mother taking after the old hag because she had no way of dealing with the stress, your father letting your mother abuse you and then taking his anger out on you when she left…losing Amanda and all of those close to Amanda turning their back on you because of that accident that made it seem like Maddalen was the culprit…"

"Stop it!"

"!"

"Don't mention that shit Est…I don't care about that anymore…I'm my own person…I'm not part of the Mephisto family…"

"Trip…what I'm trying to say is that you don't have to worry about that anymore. You have friends that are willing to help you. All you have to do is say the word."

"…"

Est had nothing else to say to him. She turned to Ash giving him the final nod before handing him the phone.

"Trip."

"! Ash?"

"What Est said is true. You have your friends here to help you out of this mess."

"…I don't believe it."

Ash wanted to agree with him. The two people he looked up to were gone at the most important time. However…

"I don't believe it either…however…they made me realize that even if we all don't get along and we screw up as a result of conflict, we'll figure something out in the end. That's how it is for all trainers and their Pokémon… though, but you should know that better than anyone here."

"!"

"Your Pokémon love you dearly Trip. We all know that. I don't know what your uncle is doing to them now, but submitting to him isn't going to solve anything."

"…You don't understand Ash…" Trip started. His voice was on the verge of breaking down. "If I don't obey him…he'll kill them…I can't bare to watch another one of my friends die again when I know I could have done something for them…"

"But they wouldn't want you to turn your back on what you believe in, do they?"

"No…but…"

"Then listen to me Trip…you just have to say the word. We have our hands held out for you so…" Ash paused before asking the obvious. "He's behind you, is he?"

"…Yes…"

His options were limited. If he couldn't convince Trip to say those simple words and reach out to the group, then he was as good as dead.

"Trip…can I ask you something else?"

"?"

"Why are you constantly taking his beatings? Est told me that your father did the same thing to you after your mom left. Why don't you fight back? You have the strength to do so because you have the Mephisto blood in you."

"I…am not…"

"You may not be a part of the family in their eyes but you have the same aura according to Est. This aura can be used to fight back attackers physically, yet you never use it."

The Kanto trainer could hear Trip breathing heavily now. What was his uncle doing to him on the other side? He better not be…

"I did use it…I regret using it though Ash."

"Why? Why are you?"

"I'm a murderer Ash."

"!"

"I lied to you when I said I didn't kill those people in that hidden room. I said that because I didn't want anyone to know that I stained my hands with blood. I didn't want anyone to know that I killed them in cold blood and that I enjoyed every minute of it…when I killed them, I really was part of the Mephisto family…"

"…"

"I'm dealing with this pain because I have to Ash. This is the only way to atone for murder even if they deserve it because in the end, I'm no different from that old hag or my mother…"

"…"

"Are you still going to tell me to call for help Ash after I told you that I was lying back then to save my hind? I don't need it. I already made my decision and I'm going to stick to it."

"If you already made your decision…then why do you sound like you're ready to cry?"

Trip didn't realize that the tears were falling. It should have been obvious why he was crying though. He was rejecting the only help that he would never get again because he was being stubborn for his own good. He was making all of these excuses to not accept help and he gave his final reason by confessing his crimes. His uncle was smirking behind him proud that he admitted that he was killer to his friend.

"I'm…I'm not…"

"Trip, please…I want to help you, but we can't do anything if you don't take the next step forward."

"Ash…"

"I know I'm an idiot. I screw up on everything I do. But no matter what I do, I keep going because I know in the end; I know it's worth it. However, there are some things that are out of my reach and no matter how much I run, I'll never be able to grab it. Even if someone tells me it's impossible, I'll keep trying because impossible isn't in my vocabulary."

"Ash…I…"

"Trip…I'm begging you…don't give up…because you'll regret it in the end…"

Ash felt tears welling up in his eyes. He pulled his cap down so no one would see him break down while on the phone. However, they might as well been berserker tears because he could hear Bane telling his nephew to hurry up with the phone because he wasn't finished with his task.

"Ash…I don't know what to do…I'm scared…I'm really…"

Ash was silent. To everyone else around him, he looked ready to give up but on the contrary, it was the opposite.

Trip, don't you realize that you'll the person I can't reach out to? I have convinced many people in the past to learn to trust…but you won't open up to me or anyone else no matter what we do. We want to help you Trip. We want to melt the glacier inside of you so you'll come to us when you're upset. We care about you Trip. We love you…I…

"Trip…turn around and look at the man behind you."

"!"

"Get a good look at that hideous face and think back to a time when you were younger. You make it seem like there was nothing good in your past, but I'm certain there was a time when things weren't painful."

Trip closed his eyes and remembered the time as a kid. When he was born, his mother would beat him up for saying thing she didn't want to hear or be reminded of. He was berated for not meeting her expectations and she didn't want him around in general. His father would hug him after getting his hair pulled and slapped multiple times. Of course, his father was a hypocrite so despite hugging him telling the dirty blonde that everything would be okay, the beatings would continue.

However, when he was out of the house, he had friends. He had Amanda and her friends Linda, Porter and Kurtz. He had three girls that were a little older than him…Paige, Tio and Tiana. They played with him despite knowing his family situation. He had Est and Ilyana who would visit him sometimes making his home life a little more bearable.

He met Alder and that was the highlight of his life when he told Trip to become stronger so one day he would battle him. Of course that was later shattered of course upon finding out that Alder didn't remember him but that was still something that he looked forward to in his life.

He had Amanda and loved her as a sister. She was the one that shielded him from the negatives in his life. She would stand up to Maddalen when she went too far in her abuse and calling her out for being a terrible parent. Maybe that was why she ended up getting killed in that Bouffalant stampede.

After Amanda died though, he lost all of his friends because they all accused him for being the real reason why Amanda died…because she stepped in to save him…and Trip didn't think that was necessary when he looked back on it. He always thought that dying right there would have been better than living.

But his family life got better when Amanda died. It was ironic that the death of one of his friends and the realization that he could have died made Maddalen realize how much of a bitch she was…

And for one year…they were a normal happy family. He always blocked that out of his mind because he didn't want to recall that his family was capable of being normal. No family name to tie you down, not caring about the people around you…his parents standing up for him…that made him feel warm inside; for a while, he thought he had a chance to be accepted by the Mephisto family because for that one year, that old hag accepted him because Maddalen was willing to put up with him.

Then Child Service was called and sent his life spiraling downwards. His mother snapped and shortly after the call, she left the family and his dad snapped shortly afterward.

It was then did Trip realize that the world was a cruel place. No friends, no family to support you especially when it came to becoming a Pokémon trainer…nothing. Only Kurtz was there to help him. He would be his sanctuary if his father decided to attack him or worse, send him to his uncle where he got worse abuse. Kurtz kept him safe and was the chain that kept him sane. Kurtz told him that being a trainer at the age of ten was his only hope for a happy life.

He was sent to Nuvema town without his father or uncle knowing. Because of that, Kurtz had been on the run for his "crime" of letting his son run away from home. This was fine though. He met people that cared…Blair…Whitlea…Cheren…and Bianca…they all cared, but then Blair, Whitlea and Cheren started their journey and left Bianca and him alone. And then Bianca's dad wouldn't allow Bianca to go near him because he was part of the Mephisto family. Trip realized that the only way to make any friends, he would have to discard the name and his past.

He tried to do that. He almost succeeded but the closer he got closer to home, the more he realized that he wouldn't be able to escape his past…and he just gave up knowing that even if he earned eight badges before he got home, he would still be forced to return.

And then…he met him…Ash Ketchum…the idiot from Pallet Town. Trip didn't realize that Ash would be the one to help him out of his hell, but he wanted to stay away from him and everyone else in fear that they would end up like Paige and bully him once they found out who he was.

Yet here Ash was telling him that everyone would be okay. All he had to say those words and he could get out of this hellhole for good.

"Fight him Trip. You're not weak. We all know that. You're a strong trainer who has put up with unimaginable hell and we know you'll make it through…because you have us to back you up."

"Ash…I…I…"

He just had to say those words. They wouldn't come out. He really was scared at what Bane would do to him. He knew that Ash wouldn't come right away. He would have to wait until nightfall at the very least. Could he put up with his abuse for another twelve hours? Clenching his fist, he knew what he must do…

It's risky to put them in danger…but maybe…maybe…

"Trip?"

"Help…"

"Trip? I can't hear you…"

"Help me…help me…Ash…please help me!"

Those words were what the group needed to confirm the abuse. However, the line went dead shortly afterward.

"TRIP!" Ash ended up shouting into the phone knowing it was useless. His uncle cut them off but now he knew…

"Now we think of a plan to save him!" Est declared. "No matter what we plan, we'll save him before the day is over!"

Ash clutched the phone in his hand. Trip's voice was desperate. There was no way he would let him down now.

"Pika pi?"

Ash looked down at his Pikachu and nodded his head.

We're save you Trip. Just hold on…hold on for me at least.

Trip was slammed into the wall shortly after the phone call. He knew his uncle would lash out at him but the photographer knew that his uncle was screwed at this point. All he had to do was endure it.

"You fucking brat! You useless piece of shit!" He cursed as he landed a few punches on his face.

Trip only managed to stop one of the blows with that strength Ash was talking about. He was too weak to fight back though from just finishing having sex with this bastard. He glared daggers at him, no longer showing the fear he had a couple of hours ago.

"I hate you…" Trip began as he slowly started to stand up after being punched down. "You were always the one in the family that wanted…to break us up…even before mom left, you were always stressing her out. Always trying to make advances on her…even though she was only a teenager…you wanted to…rape her…"

"Fuck you!"

He kicked Trip in the stomach sending him back on the floor. The dirty blonde coughed up blood.

"What would a fucking brat like you know? You don't know how humiliating it is for that old hag to choose your pussy brother over me! I was the one that was going to nurture her and make her the perfect housewife but no! My fucking brother gets her and he lets her rampage instead! If I was in charge, that bitch wouldn't be on top of the world now with that asshole."

Trip chuckled to himself. Bane didn't like that one bit as his fuse was already blown.

"It's funny…Rugal may be the number one douchebag in Unova…but at least…he cares for mother…"

"HUH?"

Trip didn't want to admit this but anything to rub salt on the wound was good enough for him.

"Rugal is an asshole like you said. He makes dead baby jokes, he kicks people down when they're depressed and he's not afraid of telling you how much you suck…but when it comes to my mom…he may act abusive around her…but she wouldn't allow him to take control…and the tango they do together is enough to know that the domestic abuse isn't one sided…but…"

"Your view of the world is fucked Trip!"

"As fucked as that relationship may be, it's better than trying to treat my mother like a slave." He stood up again. "Get out of this mansion. It doesn't belong to you. Mom bought it for me to use as a hideout against my dad and you! You don't own anything in this mansion and you certainly don't own what's behind that door! Even if I figured out where the key is, I'm certain that you won't be getting anything behind there! And you want to know why? Because you're a pathetic lowlife that can't do anything in his life and needs to put his own nephew down because he looks back at his life and realizes that he's a failure! That's what you are! A loser that has to fuck his nephew to relieve his pleasure!"

Trip was thrown onto the ground again. His uncle was furious but he expected that. He could do anything he wanted to him now but it wasn't going to change the fact that Ash was going to save him. Ash promised that he would come back for him and he was going to hold Ash to that promise.

"You need to shut that goddamn mouth or do I have to destroy those vocal cords?"

His life was already ruined so why would it matter if he lost something? He was holding onto the fact that Ash was coming to save him. Bane knew this so this threat didn't matter.

"Do what you want with me." Trip told him boldly. "You're going to get what's coming to you. Scum like you always get what they deserve."

Bane gave him a psychotic smirk in response. "We'll see about that."

Trip almost gasped when he felt his uncle stroking his thighs. He was naked this entire time and he almost forgot about it…but…

"This Ash person that is giving you this attitude. If I killed him, would you be my slave?"

"…Ash won't die…" Trip convinced himself. "I'd like to see you try. I have confidence in that idiot…he'll save me…he promised…"

Bane just laughed as people started to appear behind him. His gang already had a plan to deal with Ash and co and they were going to launch it by tonight. Trip prayed for Ash's safety.

Me: TBC with 10410 words.

Li: Long chapter.

Me: Couldn't help myself.

1. Iris' breakdown…is similar to Madoka from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Since they have the same Japanese voice actors, it's easy to see how Iris broke down from the sudden revelations around her.

2. I made it apparent that the police headquarters is in Driftveil City because Clay basically was able to round up the Team Plasma members up easily there. So in other words, Trip's father's division is stationed there and the police that Est advised Burgundy to call was the Nimbasa division despite the fact they're having a problem with Nimbasa City.

3. The entire scene plays out like the Massacre arc (AKA the Rika arc) in Higurashi. Some of the dialogue is similar if you noticed but had to be changed for the story. In the end, I threw in some Ash/Trip moments to make your heart melt…

Edit: Nothing much changed here except the name and the English terms.
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