Pika

Pikachu woke up in the Pokemon center with concerned faces bobbing around. One person he recognized as one of the Joys. The others... one was Ash's mom. Misty sat against the wall, nervously petting togepi. Brock alternated between staring at nurse joy and pikachu.

Pikachu yawned, attracting the attention of the crowd of people. Misty stood up and ran over to pikachu, but she was pushed out of the way by Ash's mom. "Pikachu, I demand to know where my son is!" She yelled, seemingly forgetting that pikachu couldn't really talk.

Pikachu suddenly remembered. The cold ice of dread spread through his body. "...pika..." He said quietly. The face of the Pokemon who had taken his trainer was fresh in his mind. It was blurry, but he remembered every detail about it.

The Pokemon had a purple mane that flowed down its back, and seemed to end at its wings. Its tail was short, like an ursaring's. It also had multiple eyes, and 6 legs. The most unsettling thing, however, was how its eyes shone yellow when it laid eyes on pikachu. The memories engulfed him like crashing waves.

Pikachu ran after the legendary Pokemon. He had no idea what Pokemon it was, but as the Pokemon gripped Ash in its tight jaws, he didn't care if it was legendary or just a Pidgey. He ran after the Pokemon, electricity bursting out of his cheeks. "CHUUU!" He shouted, shocking the Pokemon with thunderbolt.

It turned around, gazing in amusement at the pikachu. "Or..." It said, teasing the other, weaker Pokemon. Pikachu growled and tried to hit the Pokemon again. The Pokemon hit the small electric mouse away, chortling at him. It turned around and walked away.

Pikachu got up slowly. There was no way that he would let that Pokemon take Ash, he thought. Charging up his electricity, he charged at it with his volt tackle. Pikachu hit its leg, causing it to stagger a bit. "Pika!" He yelled. The Pokemon turned its head to look at the pikachu.

As pikachu looked closer at the Pokemon, he saw that it was a bear with what looked like a lion's mane. It stood many times taller than pikachu. It's eyes glimmered as he used strength to hit pikachu through the ground.

Pikachu tried to get up, but he failed. He watched helplessly as the Pokemon took away his trainer.

And the pikachu cried.

Pikachu's eyes welled up in tears, and Ash's mom picked him up. "Oh, he hasn't changed his underwear, has he? That's too bad! I'll have to... tell him..." She broke down into tears. "Is he alive?" She asked quietly.

Pikachu shrugged, trying to squirm away from the sobbing parent. "Pika..." He said silently, accepting the fact that he couldn't break free.

Joy pulled pikachu out of her grip. "Please, he's recovering. Can you leave for a few minutes?" She asked politely. Ash's mom left the room silently. Misty and Brock wordlessly looked at pikachu. The same question was on both of their minds.

Where was Ash?

And, once again, the Pikachu cried.

Later that night, pikachu found a way out of the Pokemon center. He left the center and began the walk back to Pallet town.