"Pikachu!" She heard an angry voice yell to her as She ran. A houndoom had jumped in front of her and tackled her back into a tree. The Pikachu whined as it's fur was scratched off onto the bark leaving a cut on her skin. She growled and KO-ed the houndoom with an iron tail, then continued to run.

She weakly crawled up into a tree as dawn broke, the gray clouds let only little light threw, She crawled into a hole in the trees trunk that was about eye level to humans. She laid the weakly breathing, She closed her eyes nuzzling into the bandana She had gotten from her first trainer, not the one whom She escaped from.

"Pikachu!" A voice yelled from out in the forest. A voice she recognized.

"Pika...pi..." She crawled out of the hole she had hid herself in only to fall to the floor. The small pikachu cried out in pain.

"Pikachu!" A female trainer ran up to her. "Oh my god who did this to you?" The trainer kneeled down and gently picked up the paining pikachu. "I'll get you help.." the trainer ran off towards Pallet Town.

Hour after agonizing hour the female trainer waited in the Pokemon center. She sat there uneasily tapping her foot. She looked around, tired from the stress, her first Pokemon, she was slipping from her fingers. Her partner she had for five years, she may never be able to see her again. It finally got to her, she broke down in tears.

"Excuse me?" Nurse Joy walked up to the girl.

"Y-yes?"he quickly wiped up her tears with her bandana then looked up to look at her.

"you're Ashley, the Pikachus owner right?" Joy looked down at the girls tear stained face.

"I-I am.." She looked down expecting the worst.

"Please come with me." Joy put her hand on her shoulder. "Someone wants to see you." Ashley nodded and stood up, a bit wobbly at first then followed Nurse Joy.

She led her to a small room, where her small pikachu partner lay. Ashley smiled brightly seeing her partner. Nurse Joy let her into the room.

"Pikachu.." Ashley mumbled tears of happiness rolled down her cheeks as she sat by Pikachus bed.

"P-Pika.." The small pikachu managed to say. Ashley smiled and leaned over kissing her pikachus forehead. The small Pokemon gave a small spark from her cheek in response.