"Hello Ashton."
"Hi, call me Ash."
"Ashton, I have noticed something about you."
"What?"
"You tend to hide your feelings for your red-haired and blue-eyed friend, Misty. You often do so by ignoring her advances with your vast knowledge of Pokemon. Is this not true?"
"… I have noticed something too. You have an interest in my so-called love life because it reminds you of your own. Misty reminds you of Captain Holly."
Artemis lost his cool but only for a second, any longer would have been out of character. Instead, he smiled.
"Perhaps, I have underestimated you, Ash. You have a sliver of intelligence. Maybe even a dash of cunning behind your wall of stupidity.
The young, Pokemon trainer only shrugged. As if he seriously cared if he had cunning or not according to some genius.
"Do you have any suits at home?" Artemis inquired. He also wondered if it were possible to mold young Ashton into someone valuable to him. If anything his magical creatures, friends could bring some great research. Unfortunately, Ash had left his Pokemon home with his mother, to stop him from trying to dissect their brains. So, the meeting he had invited Ash to was a bit without a cause.
"Suits, I haven't worn a suit since I was three!" Ash exclaimed.
"Still, it might surprise Misty if she saw him all dressed up. I bet she would like that," thought Ash.
"It might surprise Captain Holly to see me helping a mind less fortunate than my own. However, I think she would appreciate it," thought Artemis.
"Hey, wait a minute! Are you Orion or Artemis?" Ash questioned loudly.
"Another good question I will have to add it to my FAQs." Artemis replied, leaving the one-shot with a cliffhanger.
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Hey all,
This was a very, very old oneshot I had written years ago (at least three of them!) It isn't long at all because there was little to nothing to it, and Ash and Artemis are probably way out of character! But, the paper I had originally wrote in pencil of this story was quickly decaying, so I decided to type it up for a forever reference. Blah!
Bye!