History Recap / InfinityTrainVisitorsOfAchilles

* BeyondRedemption: Parker confesses that ''this'' is why he kept attempting to justify his actions even up to his court date; he may have realized by that point that [[ColdBloodedTorture what he'd done was horrendous]]...but he believed that giving a good reason for his actions was his only chance to prove that he [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood wasn't "evil"]]. Because, if he ''was'' evil, then it would all be over--he would ''never'' be able to go home, any help his mother or sister could offer him would be a waste of time, and in the eyes of the public, even his ''death'' [[AssholeVictim would be justified]] punishment for his actions. Unfortunately, Ash points out that in defending his actions in an attempt to avoid this trope, Parker just made it seem that he hadn't learned anything and would ''still'' be willing to hurt those who had "hated his sister."

* EpicFail: Goh points out that Parker's attempt at "Nightmare Therapy" was a really ''nasty'' example of this. When Goh had gone up against [[TheSociopath Ogami]], armed with nothing but the SerialKiller's tape and [[AwesomenessByAnalysis his observational skills]], he had broken through the villain's [[SelfServingMemory self-justifications]] and thus '' killed him'' in the space of about half an hour. ''Parker'' had set Goh up with [[NightmareWeaver Zeno]], a mental construct with total control over the dream world and access to all of Goh's memories ''as well as'' some information inherited from [[MindOverManners UnChloe]]. The "Nightmare Therapist" had trapped Goh in his mindscape for TEN HOURS...and the [[GoneHorriblyWrong end result was a traumatized boy]] who [[DrivenToSuicide wanted to end it all]]!

* BeyondRedemption: Parker confesses that ''this'' is why he kept attempting to justify his actions even up to his ''court date''. He may have realized by that point that [[ColdBloodedTorture what he'd done was horrendous]]...but he believed that giving a good reason for his actions was his only chance to prove that he [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood wasn't "evil"]]. Because, if he ''was'' evil, then it would all be over--he would ''never'' be able to go home, any help his mother or sister could offer him would be a waste of time, and in the eyes of the public, even his ''death'' [[AssholeVictim would be justified]] punishment for his actions. Unfortunately, Ash points out that in defending his actions in an attempt to avoid this trope, Parker just made it seem that he hadn't learned anything and would ''still'' be willing to hurt those who had "hated his sister."

* CommonalityConnection: Downplayed, but Goh does have a degree of empathy for Parker on learning that his powers put him in an even more drawn-out version of his hindsight accusations, constantly thinking about how better things would've been if he'd been different and ''seeing'' just how good things could've been. Apparently, Parker hit his limit and removed his powers after seeing his prospective tenth birthday.

* EpicFail: Goh points out that Parker's attempt at "Nightmare Therapy" was a really ''nasty'' example of this. When Goh had gone up against [[TheSociopath Ogami]], armed with nothing but the SerialKiller's tape and [[AwesomenessByAnalysis his observational skills]], he had broken through the villain's [[SelfServingMemory self-justifications]] and thus '' killed him'' in the space of about half an hour. ''Parker'' had set Goh up with [[NightmareWeaver Zeno]], a mental construct with total control over the dream world and access to all of Goh's memories ''as well as'' some information inherited from [[MindOverManners UnChloe]]. The "Nightmare Therapist" had trapped Goh in his mindscape for ''ten hours''...and the [[GoneHorriblyWrong end result was a traumatized boy]] who [[DrivenToSuicide wanted to end it all]]!

* HanlonsRazor: Discussed, with both Chloe and Parker noting that the notion about them just being mistaken isn't all that comforting, since they'd have to be mistaken about ''so much'' that they come across as simply stupid. Chloe even admits that she'd almost rather be a DramaQueen than an "imbecile".

** At the same time, Parker realizes that this conversation with Goh at the Calla House was the first time he'd actually ''spoken'' to the older boy. All his anger toward Goh had been rooted in what Chloe had said about him being an "insensitive, uncaring jerk obsessed with Mew".

* LovingAShadow: An InvertedTrope. During his WhatTheHellHero speech, Goh outright tells his former tormentor that he and Chloe had been ''hating'' a shadow when it came to their friendship. Goh certainly had his faults, and [[TheFriendsWhoNeverHang their friendship]] needed some serious work. Still, Chloe and Parker had ''exaggerated'' his flaws in their own heads until he became nothing but a [[FlatCharacter caricature]] in the scary stories they adored that ''existed solely'' to suffer a spine-chilling fate in retribution for their treatment of the hero.
** Soon after, Goh delivers a variation of this trope: he makes it clear that the Chloe he despises is the one from the beginning of ''Blossoming Trail'', who broke his phone, cut off their friendship after leaving him to think she might've been lost or worse, and who slandered everybody she thought had wronged her, and not the one from the ''end'' of the same story, who was at least willing to apologize and try to become a better person.

* AdultsAreUseless: This trope gets combined with WiseBeyondTheirYears as part of Chloe's interview segment; hers and Parker's subconscious assumption that being into horror somehow made them more mature than most kids their age, coupled with stories typically featuring adults that almost never help the situation, resulted in them applying the same label to the adults in real life, causing them to close themselves off from the help they could've received.
* AesopAmnesia: While Parker is adamant that he ''did'' learn his lesson after the Unown incident, the ''actions'' he took afterward gave people every reason to believe that he was ''still'' far too willing to hurt people to their breaking point [[DisproportionateRetribution because they slighted him]].
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: As he is verbally dressing down the younger boy, Goh point-blank asks Parker if he really hated him enough to want him dead.
* BeyondRedemption: Parker confesses that ''this'' is why he kept attempting to justify his actions even up to his ''court date''. He may have realized by that point that [[ColdBloodedTorture what he'd done was horrendous]]...but he believed that giving a good reason for his actions was his only chance to prove that he [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood wasn't "evil"]]. Because, if he ''was'' evil, then it would all be over--he would ''never'' be able to go home, any help his mother or sister could offer him would be a waste of time, and in the eyes of the public, even his ''death'' [[AssholeVictim would be justified]] punishment for his actions. Unfortunately, Ash points out that in defending his actions in an attempt to avoid this trope, Parker just made it appear that he hadn't learned anything from what he'd done and would ''still be willing'' to hurt those who had [[WithUsOrAgainstUs "hated his sister."]] The main reason that Parker had been [[PersonaNonGrata banished from Vermilion City]], rather than simply being sent to juvie, was that he'd failed to demonstrate that he ''wasn't'' a threat when given the chance.

* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Parker suffers from this in more ways than one...part of the reason he has so much trouble accepting the seriousness of his actions is that he'd have to classify himself as evil, which in his mind would condemn him as a lost cause forever. Ash and Goh make a point to assure him that while he undeniably did terrible things, they don't have to define him for the rest of his life.

* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: This is the other reason why Ash wasn't present for Parker's trial; had he testified-and he would've had to testify, given he was one of the victims of the Unown attack-then the public would've immediately called out for Parker's blood at best, or both that and ''having the wrath of some of Ash's most influential friends'' on top of it at worst.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Parker is ''already'' in this mindset when Ash and Goh arrive, but their [[TranquilFury calm]], focused call-outs just intensify this state of mind. This reaches its climax when Parker is ''finally'' able to comprehend that Ash and Goh are [[NiceGuy kind and helpful]] people who would have been great friends to have and nothing like the attention-stealing "Black Hole" or the unreliable and obsessive "No-Show" that Chloe made them out be. But he [[AllForNothing threw it all away]] for "a chance to play Cryptkeeper and a fake, evil copy of his sister."

* TheScapegoat: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. Ash and Goh question why Parker didn't just outright blame what he did on [=UnChloe=] or Zeno, given that they were TheHeavy during his entire rampage. Parker counters that even if he ''did'', it wouldn't have mattered: both of them weren't so much separate people as they were ''extensions'' of himself, unleashing things he ''subconsciously'' wanted to do.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: This trope, along with AdultsAreUseless, is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] and [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed in Chloe's interview. As she ruefully explains, she and her brother were both into things that [[NightmareFetishist were not recommended to children]]--and they were ''aware'' of it. Thus, they began to develop the idea that they were inherently "more mature" than other kids their age, and that that children were "more grown-up than they really were."

** It had taken her until the end of ''Voyage of Wisteria'' to realize that Ash and Goh had [[HanlonsRazor never intended]] to hurt her, and were capable of learning from their mistakes.

* SuperGullible: Discussed. Parker's idolization of Chloe meant that believed every word out of her mouth without question, including her saying that [[DrivenToSuicide she wanted to throw herself off the roof to escape her troubles.]] He tries to assert that he had no reason to believe Chloe was lying, only for Goh to refute that she didn't have to be and that memories can be biased.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: This trope, along with AdultsAreUseless, is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] in Chloe's interview. As she explains, she and her brother were both into things that [[NightmareFetishist were not normally recommended to children]]--and they were ''aware'' of it. Thus, they began to develop the idea that they were inherently "more mature" than other kids their age.
** Chloe ruefully notes that both she and Parker had gotten the idea that children were "more grown-up than they really were." It had taken her until the end of ''Voyage of Wisteria'' to realize that Ash and Goh had [[HanlonsRazor never intended]] to hurt her, and were capable of learning from their mistakes. Parker, meanwhile, never questioned his sister's belief that their parents wouldn't help her and no one would ''ever'' understand her...because ''surely'' [[BigSisterWorship his brilliant sister]] wouldn't misjudge people!

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Parker is ''already'' in this mindset when Ash and Goh arrive, but their [[TranquilFury calm]], focused call-outs just intensify this state of mind. This reaches its climax when Parker is ''finally'' able to comprehend that Ash and Goh are [[NiceGuy kind and helpful]] people who would have been great friends to have and nothing like the attention-stealing "Black Hole" unreliable, obsessive "No-Show" that he made them out be. But he [[AllForNothing threw it all away]] for "a chance to play Cryptkeeper and a fake, evil copy of his sister."

* AesopAmnesia: While Parker is adamant that he ''did'' learn his lesson after the Unown incident, the ''actions'' he took afterward gave people every reason to believe that he was still ''far too willing'' to hurt people to their breaking point [[DisproportionateRetribution because they slighted him]].

* BeyondRedemption: Parker confesses that ''this'' is why he kept [[NeverMyFault attempting to justify his actions]] even up to his ''court date''. He may have realized by that point that [[ColdBloodedTorture what he'd done was horrendous]]...but he believed that giving a good reason for his actions was his only chance to prove that he [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood wasn't "evil"]]. Because, if he ''was'' evil, then it would all be over--he would ''never'' be able to go home, any help his mother or sister could offer him would be a waste of time, and in the eyes of the public, even his ''death'' [[AssholeVictim would be justified]] punishment for his actions. [[DeconstructedTrope Unfortunately]], as Ash points out, in defending his actions in an attempt to avoid this trope, Parker just made it appear that he hadn't learned anything from what he'd done and would ''still be willing'' to hurt those who had [[WithUsOrAgainstUs "hated his sister."]] The main reason that Parker had been [[PersonaNonGrata banished from Vermilion City]], rather than simply being sent to juvie, was that he'd failed to demonstrate that he ''wasn't'' a threat when given the chance.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Parker is initially excited to recap ''A Christmas Carol'' to Ash and Goh...until he reaches the part involving the Ghost of Christmas Future, as it's then that the boys start to realize what Parker's ''intention'' with the nightmare therapy actually was.
* EpicFail: Goh points out that Parker's attempt at "Nightmare Therapy" was a really ''nasty'' example of this. When Goh had gone up against [[TheSociopath Ogami]] armed with nothing but the SerialKiller's tape and [[AwesomenessByAnalysis his observational skills]], he had broken through the villain's [[SelfServingMemory self-justifications]] and thus '' killed him'' in the space of about half an hour. ''Parker'' had set NoSocialSkills Goh up with [[NightmareWeaver Zeno]], a mental construct with total control over the dream world and access to all of Goh's memories ''as well as'' some information inherited from [[MindOverManners UnChloe]]. The "Nightmare Therapist" had trapped Goh in his mindscape for ''ten hours''... and the [[GoneHorriblyWrong end result was a traumatized boy]] who [[DrivenToSuicide wanted to end it all]]!

* HanlonsRazor: Discussed, with both Chloe and Parker noting that the notion about them just being mistaken isn't all that comforting, since they'd have to be mistaken about ''so much'' that they come across as simply stupid. Chloe even admits that she'd almost rather be a DramaQueen than an "imbecile" in that story.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Parker is ''already'' in this mindset when Ash and Goh arrive, but their [[TranquilFury calm]], focused call-outs just intensify this state of mind. This reaches its climax when Parker is ''finally'' able to comprehend that, far from being an attention-stealing "Black Hole" and an unreliable, obsessive "No-Show," Ash and Goh are [[NiceGuy kind and helpful]] people who would have been good friends to have- if he hadn't [[AllForNothing thrown away his chance]] of a friendship with them for "a chance to play Cryptkeeper and a fake, evil copy of his sister."

* TheScapegoat: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. Ash and Goh question why didn't Parker just outright blame what he did on [=UnChloe=] and Zeno, given that they were TheHeavy during his entire rampage. Parker counters that even if he ''did'', it wouldn't have mattered: both of them weren't so much separate people as they were ''extensions'' of Parker, unleashing things he ''subconsciously'' wanted to do.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Goh comparing notes to his own experiences with Ogami was designed to test if Parker would rationalize his 'nightmare therapy' as something he could've done better. Parker doesn't do that, accepting that it was the wrong call to begin with and giving the boys a sincere apology.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Talia's interview has her describe Chloe and Parker's relationship as becoming rather unhealthy, as they began to depend more on each other and close themselves off from people.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: There's theoretically nothing stopping Ash and Goh from utterly making Parker realize how badly he messed up; the kid himself is feeling too guilty to snipe back, and the Calla House workers won't interfere unless the duo either get physical or start verbally abusing the boy. However, not only do they ''not'' call out Parker more than necessary, but ''reassure'' him that he still has a chance to make things right and make amends. It's ''this'' moment that gets Parker to realize how ''horribly'' he misjudged the duo, and he apologizes for it.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: This trope, along with AdultsAreUseless, is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] in Chloe's interview. As she explains, she and her brother were both into things that [[NightmareFetishist were not normally recommended to children]]--and they were ''aware'' of it. Thus, they began to develop the idea that they were ''inherently'' "more mature" than other kids their age.
** Chloe ruefully notes that both she and Parker had gotten the idea that children were "more grown-up than they really were." It had taken her until the end of ''Voyage of Wisteria'' to realize that Ash and Goh had [[HanlonsRazor never made a decision]] to hurt her, and were capable of learning from their mistakes. Parker, meanwhile, never questioned his sister's belief that their parents wouldn't help her and no one would ''ever'' understand her...because ''surely'' [[BigSisterWorship his brilliant sister]] wouldn't misjudge people!

An epilogue set after Voyage Of Wisteria.

* AesopAmnesia: While Parker is adamant that he ''did'' learn his lesson after the Unown incident, the ''actions'' he took afterwards gave people every reason to believe that he was still ''far too willing'' to hurt people to their breaking point [[DisproportionateRetribution because they slighted him]].

* BeyondRedemption: Parker confesses that ''this'' is why he kept [[NeverMyFault attempting to justify his actions]] even up to his ''court date''. He may have realized by that point that [[ColdBloodedTorture what he'd done was horrendous]]...but he believed that giving a good reason for his actions was his only chance to prove that he [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood wasn't "evil"]]. Because, if he ''was'' evil, then it would all be over--he would ''never'' be able to go home, any help his mother or sister could offer him would be a waste of time, and in the eyes of the public, even his ''death'' [[AssholeVictim would be a justified]] punishment for his actions. [[DeconstructedTrope Unfortunately]], as Ash points out, in defending his actions in an attempt to avoid this trope, Parker just made it appear that he hadn't learned anything from what he'd done and would ''still be willing'' to hurt those who had [[WithUsOrAgainstUs "hated his sister."]] The main reason that Parker had been [[PersonaNonGrata banished from Vermilion City]], rather than simply being sent to juvie, was that he'd failed to demonstrate that he ''wasn't'' a threat when given the chance.

* {{Denouement}}: Serves as this to Parker, Ash, and Goh, featuring the latter two having a long needed talk with the former in order to fully close this chapter of their lives.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Turns out Chloe and Parker's belief that AdultsAreUseless and they knew better came from this; since they were into horror stuff, which most kids their age normally aren't, then that meant that ''they'' were more mature than their fellow children, and by extention, adults as well.

* LovingAShadow: An InvertedTrope. During his WhatTheHellHero speech, Goh outright tells his former tormentor that he and Chloe had been ''hating'' a shadow when it came to their friendship. Goh certainly had his faults, and [[TheFriendsWhoNeverHang their friendship]] needed some serious work, but Chloe and Parker had ''exaggerated'' his flaws in their own heads until he became nothing but a [[FlatCharacter caricature]] in the scary stories they adored that ''existed solely'' to suffer a spine-chilling fate in retribution for their treatment of the hero.

* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Ash hasn't seen ''A Christmas Carol'', so Goh and Parker have to explain to him what happened in order to get how it relates to Parker's Nightmare Therapy.

* BroughtDownToNormal: Sometime before the events of the story, Parker had help from the Hales in order to get rid of his future vision powers.
* BrutalHonesty: After everything Parker has done to them, Ash and Goh aren't exactly interested in pandering to his feelings during their visit.

* BeyondRedemption: Parker confesses that ''this'' is why he kept [[NeverMyFault attempting to justify his actions]] even up to his ''court date''. He may have realized by that point that [[ColdBloodedTorture what he'd done was ''horrendous'']]...but he believed that giving a good reason for his actions was his only chance to prove that he [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood wasn't "evil"]]. Because, if he ''was'' evil, then it would all be over--he would ''never'' be able to go home, any help his mother or sister could offer him would be a waste of time, and in the eyes of the public, even his ''death'' [[AssholeVictim would be a justified]] punishment for his actions. [[DeconstructedTrope Unfortunately]], as Ash points out, in defending his actions in an attempt to avoid this trope, Parker just made it appear that he hadn't learned anything from what he'd done and would ''still be willing'' to hurt those who had [[WithUsOrAgainstUs "hated his sister."]] The main reason that Parker had been [[PersonaNonGrata banished from Vermilion City]], rather than simply being sent to juvie, was that he'd failed to demonstrate that he ''wasn't'' a threat when given the chance.

* AesopAmnesia: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. While Parker is adamant that he ''did'' learn his lesson after the Unown incident, the ''actions'' he took afterwards gave people every reason to believe that not only was this trope in play, but that he was still ''far too willing'' to hurt people to their breaking point [[DisproportionateRetribution because they slighted him]].
* BeyondRedemption: A DiscussedTrope that is ultimately averted. Parker confesses that ''this'' is why he kept [[NeverMyFault attempting to justify his actions]] even up to his ''court date''. He may have realized by that point that [[ColdBloodedTorture what he'd done was ''horrendous'']]...but he believed that giving a good reason for his actions was his only chance to prove that he [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood wasn't "evil"]]. Because, if he ''was'' evil, then it would all be over--he would ''never'' be able to go home, any help his mother or sister could offer him would be a waste of time, and in the eyes of the public, even his ''death'' [[AssholeVictim would be a justified]] punishment for his actions. [[DeconstructedTrope Unfortunately]], as Ash points out, in defending his actions in an attempt to avoid this trope, Parker just made it appear that he hadn't learned anything from what he'd done and would ''still be willing'' to hurt those who had [[WithUsOrAgainstUs "hated his sister."]] The main reason that Parker had been [[PersonaNonGrata banished from Vermilion City]], rather than simply being sent to juvie, was that he'd failed to demonstrate that he ''wasn't'' a threat when given the chance.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Back in the original story, Parker utterly detested being seen as JustAKid, and wanted to be treated with the respect he thought he deserved. This story gives him exactly that: by having Ash and Goh take off the kiddie gloves and refusing to sugarcoat both how disgusting his actions with the Unown were, and how much damage he inflicted on everybody just to appease his need for revenge.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Ash wryly notes that Trip is still grappling with his stint as one of these, casting Goh as the SpoiledBrat who [[ToughLove needed a wake-up call]], and Parker as the scared child who needed support after everyone had (allegedly) failed his sister so badly.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Turns out Chloe and Parker's belief that AdultsAreUseless and they knew better came from this; since they were into horror stuff, which most kids their age normally aren't, then that meant that ''they'' were more mature than their fellow children.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Ash adds another layer of explanation for [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere his absence]] during Parker’s trial...he was actively attempting to ''avoid'' invoking this trope. The anime may [[DudeWheresMyRespect downplay]] the fame Ash gets for his accomplishments outside of a few specific moments, but even if he's ''not'' a public figure, per se, there's no denying that [[MagneticHero he's made a ''lot'' of friends during his travels.]] If all those friends were to see [[AllLovingHero Ash Ketchum]], the [[{{Keet}} cheerful]], [[{{Determinator}} determined]] boy that had ''[[ChronicHeroSyndrome saved the world]]'' at least [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed a dozen times]] traumatized to the point of ''night terrors'', it wouldn't take much for Parker to be ConvictedByPublicOpinion. And though Ash was rightly furious with Parker, he still held enough pity for his family to want to [[TurnTheOtherCheek avoid escalating the situation any more than it already had been.]]

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Ash adds another layer of explanation for [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere his absence]] during Parker’s trial...he was actively attempting to ''avoid'' invoking this trope. The anime may [[DudeWheresMyRespect downplay]] the fame Ash gets for his accomplishments outside of a few specific moments, but even if he's ''not'' a public figure, per se, there's no denying that [[MagneticHero he's made a ''lot'' of friends during his travels. If all those friends were to see [[AllLovingHero Ash Ketchum]], the [[{{Keet}} cheerful]], [[{{Determinator}} determined]] boy that had ''[[ChronicHeroSyndrome saved the world]]'' at least [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed a dozen times]] traumatized to the point of ''night terrors'', it wouldn't take much for Parker to be ConvictedByPublicOpinion. And though Ash was rightly furious with Parker, he still held enough pity for his family to want to [[TurnTheOtherCheek avoid escalating the situation any more than it already had been.

* EpicFail: Goh points out that Parker's attempt at "Nightmare Therapy" was a really ''nasty'' example of this. When Goh had gone up against [[TheSociopath Ogami]] armed with nothing but the SerialKiller's tape and [[AwesomenessByAnalysis his observational skills]], he had broken through the villain's [[SelfServingMemory self-justifications]] and thus '' killed him'' in the space of about half an hour. ''Parker'' had set NoSocialSkills Goh up with [[NightmareWeaver Zeno]], a mental construct with total control over the dream world and access to all of Goh's memories ''as well as'' some information inherited from [[MindOverManners UnChloe]]. The "Nightmare Therapist" had trapped Goh in his mindscape for ''ten hours''... and the end GoneHorriblyWrong result was a traumatized boy who [[DrivenToSuicide wanted to end it all]]!