A/N: my best attempt to make character angst, with no fluff. Just angst

(Third Person PoV)

Jack was a simple man. Simple men don't want many things in life.

Jack was that sort of man.

Unfortunately, he was friends with people who aren't that simple.

One power hungry king and the other an oblivious guy with a hero complex.

Compared to them, what is Jack?

Sure he is the mayor...or was the mayor...but who is Jack Purplecliffe?

Rewind to was the mayor.

What happened?

Well he got exiled by his so called friends.

Why? Because he accidentally broke the only healing machine that they had.

It was an accident and yet he was exiled for it.

He traveled far and wide with his Pokémon but he was eventually lonely.

Humans are social creatures and to company of at least one other person.

Sure there are Pokémon but is it the same?

Jack, unfortunately, didn't think so.

After a long trip, he eventually went back to Hammerblocke only to see that life went on without him.

They were all much happier without him. Not even knowing that he was nearby, looking at their happiness.

It was unfair.

Why did he have to be exiled? He's not evil. He's no villain.

Why?

"Jack?"

Someone was behind him.

Jack turned around to see John, standing there.

"John."

"What are you doing here? You're supposed to be exiled!" John snapped.

He was looking at Jack like he was just a speck, a nuisance in this "perfect" world that John is trying to create.

"I...I wanted to see how everyone was doing. It looks like you're doing fine without me," Jack explained and his shoulders felt heavy like how he is carrying a heavy burden.

"Well now you seen them, get out or there will be a bounty on your head!" John said.

"What? A bounty? There's no way that could happen!" Jack cried.

"I'm king! I can make that happen if you don't leave in five minutes!" John explained.

"Fine!" Jack snapped and turned heel.

He didn't need John.

He didn't need any of them!

So...

Why does he feel so empty inside?

A/N: I got no idea where I was going with this one-shot.

Maybe just angst isn't my full strength. I prefer angst with a happy ending.

Something like that.

Next one~shot will probably be less angsty and will still take a while to make because I take a long time with these.

Cya in the next one -Flare