Chapter 1

The sun shone brightly through the misty clouds, its light touched the pastel coloured flowers in the field of sweet green grass. Petals floated on the wind with all of the leaves from the autumn trees. In the middle of it all, two shapes lying side by side in the grass, so close they could almost be mistaken for one. His dark head of hair and intense brown eyes, her fiery red hair and sensitive blue eyes, a soft cerulean blue; both their eyes seemed to glisten as they gazed at each other with such passion such emotion. Gently he lifted his hand and caressed her soft, silky cheek and even more gently he spoke words that many of us dream of hearing.

"I love you." She smiled back, her heart raced with excitement, she knew this day would come soon and she was so happy that he had picked such a beautiful day to say those blessed words for the very first time.

"I love you to." The words flew from her mouth with such ease, making her heart flutter like the petals in the wind. Her beautiful blue eyes sparkled as he moved his hand from her cheek and gently supported her chin, pulling her lips closer to his. Her lips were delightfully soft, softer and kinder than her skin which he always thought was difficult to achieve.

"Piakchu!" A cheeky little voice sounded as he jumped up on the young man's shoulder, interrupting their moment of passion, but they did not complain. Instead, they smiled and laughed as the familiar Pikachu began to ask for attention from the pair. The girl with flowing red hair pulled him closer to her and gave Pikachu a warm and loving hug, lifting up not only their spirits, but also the boy who owned the electric Pokemon. Ash Ketchum.

"That's why I love you, Misty, right there." He spoke, with a huge smile written on his face.

"I suppose your about to tell me how wonderful I am now?" She replied cheekily.

"I will if you want me to"

"Well then, I guess that you had better get started." They both giggled as they looked at each other, Misty with her cheekiness and Ash with his enduring love. However, the small Pikachu suddenly stopped smiling. His ears pricked up as straight as an arrow. He struggled his way out of Misty's caring embrace, shocking the pair and setting them on edge.

"What is it Pikachu?" Ash asked as he rose, although he had formed a close bond with his Pokemon, he still struggled to completely understand him and his actions, but one thing he did understand was that something was out there. Good or bad, something was there.

"Ash, what is it?" Misty asked as she cautiously sat up.

"I don't know." Ash voice sounded calm, but deep inside his heart was pounding. He was scared but he couldn't show it, how could he show the women he loved how scared he was? If there was danger, would she ever rely on him to help save her?

"Piakchu!" Pikachu snarled angrily, electricity sparked from his cheek as he should ready to fight.

"Ash, we should go look."

"No! No… you need to stay here…"

"But Ash I can help!" Misty protested as she stood, no longer cautiously, instead she stood and spoke as fiery as her hair.

"No, please Misty just stay back, let me handle it." Ash ran forward to his Pikachu's side and they both continued on together to the nearby forest.

"Ash!" Misty shouted with furious anger, but then before she could continue her rage, she noticed that Ash and Pikachu had stopped as figures began to emerge from the trees. Dark figures, all in black uniforms with bore a mark which Misty couldn't quite make out but she had a vague idea who they were. Team Rocket; a criminal organisation thought to have divided years ago, at the hands of Ash Ketchum himself.

Misty could not hear what they said to each other, but what she could see was Ash desperately trying to protect himself from their vicious pokemon. Nidokings, Nidoqueens, Golem, Electivire's there were so many, and as Misty looked around for a place to hide, she could see even more surrounding them. She turned back to look at Ash whose Pikachu and been thrown into the air with such amazing power from a Nidoking. He landed hard into the ground, too far away from Misty to see the damage but anybody could tell that it was severe. "Ash! Pikachu!" She yelled desperately. Ash turned to her, and he could see him waving his arms frantically and moving his lips, but she still could not hear him. In a desperate attempt, he removed a Pokeball from his belt and threw it into the air before a goon had grabbed him from behind.

Out of the Pokeball emerged a large Pidgeot, a Pokemon which Ash has had for a long time, until he released it to help protect a flock of bird Pokemon. Misty remembered the moment when he recaptured it well, it was a hard battle even for his Pikachu but he managed it and was so happy to have an old friend back. Now Misty realised what he was telling her, he was telling her to get away. Pidgeot got closer and closer to her, dodging all the attacks that came his way, but Misty was no longer concentrating on that, she was focusing on her boyfriend, now being carried away by the goons, but out of the corner of her eye she could see more. More goons, but this time they were coming towards her! In a massive panic she grabbed hold of the great bird's leg and he carried her away.

Desperately, Misty looked back to try and find any trace of Ash in the woods, but there was nothing. All she could see were attacks coming from their Pokemon, but more than that. She could see Fearow. Lots of Fearow, each with a Team Rocket grunt riding them and they were getting very close, very fast.

"Pidgeot! We have to fly faster!" Pidgeot flew as fast as he could but he could never outrun birds with such power, such speed. But it wasn't the birds that got them. A wild thunderbolt from a Pokemon on the ground hit them with such force that Misty screamed out in agony as the electricity surged through her muscles. The pain was excruciating, but she had to hold on, it was the only hope she had; but one thing that she had forgotten, what's the point in holding on to a flying Pokemon, which is now collapsing to the ground.