Hey guys :D New fic! I've wanted to write this one for quite some time, and I'm finally getting the chance! So it starts out Ikari;don't worry Pearlshippers, it's all part of the story. AU; No Pokémon(sowwy…) and no adventure w/ Ash and Brock. SO no past relations. This will be in mostly 3rd person, but it may switch. Enfin, let's begin!

?

Narrative: Dawn(24)is married to Paul(25)and the pair have two children; Xavier and Morgan. The two have been married for almost a year now, and they live in a condominium near the center of Jubilife. The current time is 8:54 PM

"Oi, Paul I'm going to the store to get Morgan's baby formula, we're all out." Dawn announced across the room. She had on a coat, and was ready to leave, into the cold. She picked up her keys from a cream colored rack, and made her way to the door. Paul responded with a cold stare, and a brisk nod. 'That sure is my husband…'Dawn thought. She kissed her two children, and walked out the door.

The car ride was fairly normal, just like when she and Paul would go to a local Giant or something, nothing too out of the ordinary. She did notice however, a red car being driven by a couple of teenagers, who looked to be no older than 16. The car consisted of both genders, wearing skimpy outfits, bottles of Vodka clearly present. Dawn grimaced. The girl swore never to drink, she knew the way the substance could affect a person. The red car was occasionally swerving, so Dawn kept away from it. She drove up ahead, the grocery store was only a few minutes away. A red light was up ahead, so she eased her Corolla to a stop.

After a few seconds of waiting, Dawn heard swerving tires, and smelled burnt rubber. She looked behind her, widening her eyes with shock. The red car got flipped, and was up in the air. The car landed right on her Corolla. The next thing she knew, it was all black.

?

Paul put his two children to sleep, and he curled up on the couch watching SNL, munching on some popcorn. He jolted up with a start when his phone began to ring. Paul calmly walked up to the phone and answered.

" , we need you at the hospital ASAP." ((AN: They kept Dawn's last name))

Paul stopped. He froze, standing there for what seemed like hours. "Why, what's the concern?"

"Is your wife Dawn Berlitz?"

"She is, but did something happen to her?"

"I'm very sorry sir, but she was in a very fatal car crash. She's at the hospital now."

That's where he simply said nothing more, and drove over to the hospital as quick as possible. Dawn was the one person who understood him; no way was he losing her this soon.

?

As soon as Paul reached the hospital, he sprinted up to the room the nurses addressed him to, and there he found Dawn, lying lamely in a white hospital bed. Her entire face was bruised and bloody, and a shard of glass impaled her left arm. She was bleeding profusely, and her eyes were wet and stained. Paul began to cry, loud and shamelessly. He desperately whispered the most loving words he'd say to anyone in his life.

He wanted to just hold her in his arms, have her tell him it would be alright. That wouldn't be happening anytime soon though. He got some information about the car Dawn crashed in to. All the people in the car had died. 'Serves them right... What a bunch of pathetic little worms. Damn them all to hell.' Paul thought. He diverted his attention back to his wife, and almost had a heart attack right there.

A soft monotone beep was heard throughout the hospital room. He watched the line go flat, and that's when it broke his heart. He hadn't cried this hard in ages.

?

Dawn watched as Paul hunched over her body, begging her to come back. She desperately wanted to hug him, assure him that it was ok. But unfortunately, there was an angel beside her, waiting to lead her to Heaven. Or so she thought.

"I'm dead?" She asked. The angel in white beside her said nothing, and just nodded. She stared at her husband for a while, and thought of her kids. Dawn looked at herself, all sign of injury was gone. The glass no longer impaled her arm, and she didn't even remember what pain felt like anymore. However, she just wanted to cry, but the tears just didn't flow. The dead don't cry.

Dawn took the hand of her guide, and they both flew up, into the sky. She looked around her, now aware of the sin and good-doings in the world. She saw a little girl caring for her sick mother, and she saw a man rape a poor young girl. She winced, remembering that that was how Paul met her. She was almost a victim of rape, but her savior came to her aid.

The flight was short, and the two made their way into what seemed like a bright white room, with clouds as flooring and the bluest sky as the wall around them. She saw many like her, young and old in the room. And angel appeared from the 'wall', and began to speak.

"You all have not been admitted into Heaven. Instead, you all are the servers of the Lord Himself, and you will be roaming the streets of Earth fixing the wrong doings you see. You may be assigned to a group of people, or you may be solitary. Either way, you will complete a set task, whether it be simple or not. When you complete this task, then and only then, can you gain access into Heaven." Dawn listened with adept attention, and paid attention to the slightest detail. Once the angel was finished talking, he receded back into the wall, and another angel took his place.

"My name is Aiken, I will be the one who you all will come to for any questions you may have. For example, you come to me when there's confusion with your mission or who your partner is. The partners will be addressed shortly, so you may all chat amongst yourselves for the time being." Aiken stopped talking, and the screen above him glowed in a few different colors. He proceeded to spread his wings and fly above to a platform.

DAWN P.O.V

I looked around to find someone my age. I spotted a man with dark hair, and tan skin. He looked like a potential friend, and hopefully he would be 'that one angel who didn't have a partner'. I poked him in the back and he instantly jolted back in surprise.

"E-eh, my name's Dawn, and I was wondering if y-you could maybe be my partner? I-I mean, if there isn't anyone else you'd like to be partners with, because I really don't want to-"

"Sure." I stopped rambling. He cut me off, and I guess said it was all ok. We stood there for a few seconds awkwardly, so I decided to start conversation.

"How did...how did you die exactly?" I asked. His eyes widened, and he clenched his fists. I could tell that this was not a sensitive subject for him.

"I...I don't think I'm ready to tell you. But I will say that I've been stuck here a good ten years. Being in limbo is a bunch of crap." He said. He gave a lighthearted chuckle. I started feeling for this guy. I wouldn't pester if it was going to be hard for him. The guy broke the awkward silence and asked "How'd you die Dawn?"

I began telling my story, and I found myself wanting to cry all over again. I would never see my family or friends ever again... But I found I still couldn't cry. The dead really don't cry. In the midst of my story, my new friend put a hand on my back, and gave me one of the most sincere smiles a person could give me. It felt like this guy could really give me a chance to move on. "So what's your name?" I asked him.

He smiled and me and said "My name's Ash. About time you asked." I giggled, this guy was pretty friendly, I liked him. 'We'd make a good team' I thought. My name was called from the front of the room, and I walked towards a desk with a few pieces of paper, and a pen on it.

"Dawn Berlitz?" Aiken asked. I nodded. "Good, good..." he said. The angel scribbled a few words on the paper, and stamped my hand with a green symbol that had angel wings on it. "Who is your partner?" He asked me. I grabbed Ash's hand and put it on the table. Aiken stamped his hand with the symbol as well. "You're not a talker, are you Berlitz?" He asked me. I laughed, and rubbed the back of my head.

"Well then you two, wait until I'm done entering everyone else, and then I'll give you your missions." We thanked him, and went to a set of soft, white chairs near the edge of the wall. I took some initiative and broke the ice, asking him questions about when he was alive, and how he got stuck here for 10 years.

"To answer your first question, I think I was a pretty cool person back on Earth. Lemme think... I had a couple friends, and I think I was athletic." I looked at him with a confused expression.

"Wait, you think you were all those things?" I asked him. He nodded his head, and resumed his story.

"When you stay here for a long time, your memories begin to deteriorate. I don't even know what my mother looks like anymore..." He looked so lost... It was depressing. I clapped my hands together and put on a cheeky grin. "Let's steer away from the bad stuff, huh?" I said. I caught him off guard, and he jumped. He started to laugh, and nodded his head.

"Anyway, how'd I get stuck here... Oh, yeah! All of my previous partners made it up to Heaven, but I didn't. All of the missions we had were circulatory around only one person, ergo only one person could make it to Heaven. I still apparently had a lot to redeem after my life on Earth. Pretty suckish, I know. But don't worry about it, if I didn't have to redeem myself for whatever reason, I probably wouldn't be here with you Dawn!" He smiled and held up his hand. I returned the smile, and gave him a high-five.

"Attention, partners and singulars, please come to collect your guides, they will direct you to your mission and provide information!" Aiken announced. The crowds of people swarmed towards poor Aiken, fighting like vultures for their guides. Ash and I decided to stay back and wait until all the fuss had passed. A few minutes later, the mob was nearly nonexistent, and Ash and I made our way up to the guide receiving platform. The guides were kept in little manila folders, and inside each were little information cards, and a magic book.

"Our clients are named... May Maple and Drew Hayden. It says here that they need to fall in love... Wait what? I've never gotten a mission like this before..." Ash muttered. I on the other hand, jumped for joy. I loved dealing with love, it was just so cute! I read out the characteristics of each person out loud on the card.

"So Drew is an egotistical ladies man who' s a real romantic, whereas May is a spunky fun girl who loves to learn new things. Contrast much?" I added. Ash nodded his head in agreement. Once we were done reading everything, we asked what needed to be done to help. Aiken directed us to a room with two closets, and a opaque divider in the middle. "Pick out your outfits, you'd need at least 10 different ones on estimate. In addition, we will give you each infinitive debit cards. If anyone asks you where you get the money, you will both say that your families work in very large business companies in Paris, this will also be your reason about why your parents aren't present. If you need any additional advice, here's two wrist-phones, just in case. After you're done choosing outfits, come to me, ok?" Aiken said. We put our thumbs up, and Aiken headed out of the room.

I walked towards my side of the changing room, and looked through outfits. I found a few outfits I liked, and collected them in my bag. I then knocked on the divider. "Oi, Ash? Are you done?" I asked.

"Yeah, just about, hang on a sec!" Ash replied. He came out of his section with his own respective bag, and then we went to go and get transported to our living area for the mission. Aiken greeted us outside the area, and sent us to a home in the district.

"Choose a house, and then contact me." Aiken said. I gave him a jokey two finger-salute and he went on his way. We looked through a wide array of houses and found a medium sized brick house, big enough for two.

"You like this one Ash?" I asked. He nodded his head, and gave a cheeky grin. "This is going to be fun!" He looked adorable when he was happy.

The two of us approached Aiken with all the necessary information completed, and we prepared to be transferred to Petalburg City, in Hoenn. Ash tapped my shoulder politely, and told me "This part is always kinda tricky, you'll get major migraine's if you don't chew this.". He then handed me a piece of Effort((AN: My attempt to play off of "Extra" gum xD))gum, and I went ahead and started chewing it. Aiken wore a hard-hat and stood by a lever.

"Ok guys, your Poketch's are each fully functional, and they won't need battery changes , got it? If you call, I'll most likely be there, and don't forget your main objective is to befriend Maple and Hayden, then bring them together. Maybe if you do it right I'll tell you the catastrophe that would've happened if this all never happened. I'll warn you though; these two are bitter rivals, they won't just fall in love. Good luck!" Aiken stopped his instructions and pulled a lever. A bright white light surrounded me from all angles, and then, all was black.

?

First chapter, complete :D Didja like it? I liked writing it ^^ Now this chapter was more of an intro at most, like an exposition chapter. I love writing this story, but I want to get IBT over with(I LOVE writing for it, but it's been there a while xD) So everything's on hiatus until I at least get the next chapter out. Also, Time's Up will make its debut soon, be patient ;) Mkay, BYE BYE! R+R Pleasy cheesy!(corny rhymes xD That's one thing you're sure to find in Miester HQ XP