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Summary: Basically Fireredshipping and some CorporaShipper. Ash and Zoey follow Team Galactic into Crystal Tokyo, where they've been given a task to protect a young girl.
"Trainers, Scouts and the Ugly Union"
Chapter 1: Fire Redhead in the Water
A fork in the road. A split in the path. A young man with a mouse was walking down one path, while another young man was with a girl, going down the other path. In a white beanie hat, black tank-top, pink frilly skirt, and knee-high boots, the bluish haired, blue eyed girl stared down the path that the boy had walked down. "Brock, I don't like the fact that Ash wants to go to the next Gym without us," she complained. The other man was darkened on the 'skin'ny subject. He had spike-leveled brunette hair, above squinted eyes. He was wearing a green shirt with a tan/brown vest. Anyway, he heard the girl, wondering her concern.
"He said the same thing to me and Misty when he was in the Indigo Games," he advised. "He tries to be the big man with his training." As the two traveled down their path, let's see about the boy and his mouse. The young man was wearing a red baseball on his raven black hair. He was also wearing a black zipped-up vest over a white tee-shirt. On his shoulder was a yellow mouse with red circles for cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt. The mouse kept a look over to the other path, worried about how the other two were going to fair.
"Pikachu, don't be such a worry-wart," he chuckled when he saw his mouse. "I'm sure Dawn and Brock will be fine. Besides, she's got a contest to participate in." Pikachu understood him. Before long, the sky darkened. Night was falling. "Looks like we need to camp for the night."
("Sure is, Ash,") Pikachu assured. They strolled a short distance to where they found a clearing for a campsite. As Ash was getting firewood, Pikachu saw something other than berries. There was another camping ground. Looked like Ash had a neighbor to camp alongside. Ash returned to the site, but Pikachu was missing.
"Pikachu?" He gave a quick look around, when he saw the campsite, close by. "Who else is here?" He placed the firewood down, and walked over to the new site. There was a built pitch tent, along with a folded stool, and an old fire pit. Some of the camp caught Ash's eyes...and memory. "This looks a lot like Zoey's gear." He looked around this area, finally, finding Pikachu on a tree branch, picking blue berries, which were as big as its mouth. "Midnight snack, buddy?" Hearing its partner, Pikachu stopped for the moment, and looked at Ash.
("Yeah, sorry.") What were you sorry about?
"Come on. Brock's food won't be there if Buizel and Chimchar get their hands on it." Pikachu got Ash's words and was ready to come down. Suddenly, there was splashing...and it came from not too far off. Pikachu leaped down, as it joined Ash toward sounds of water. Soon enough as the sun fonded a farewell, Ash and Pikachu found a waterfall, which dropped into a lake. Hiding in some bushes, the two watched on, when something, or someone emerged from beneath. There was a silhouette living image, too dark to tell who it is. You would have very poor night-vision or be blind to notice small bumps on the silhouette's chest area. That's right, it was a she. Ash and Pikachu were awe-struck from the sight. There was a girl bathing in the lake, and from all they knew, she was totally naked. Keeping quiet as much as possible, they eyed the girl, like stalkers. Wait...was it Zoey? Pikachu shifted over to allow Ash more breathing room...which turned out to be a bad move. It rustled leaves from the bushes, and Ash knew he had to act. He and Pikachu hid under in the bush, as the girl turn to the sound. She figured that someone was watching her, and submerged herself underwater. Ash peeked back up, and saw nothing in the drink. He had no idea that she was coming towards him. "Did we scare her off?" No, but something told us that you would be caught defenseless. He leaned over the shore of the lake. Even worse move than what Pikachu did. A hand jumped out and snagged Ash in the arm. "What the-" Suddenly, it pulled Ash off the land and underwater, still clothed. Pikachu jumped out, worried that something pulled its master under, and may be drowning.
("Ash! Ash!") Ash opened his eyes, and saw a face...kissing him in the lips...or was this redhead breathing into Ash? Couldn't tell. Both splashed upon the surface where Ash got a better look at the redhead female. It turned out that she wasn't naked. Instead, she was in a white bikini and white thong. Go figure.
"I should have suspected you, Zoey." So, this redhead was Zoey? Should have known. Oh, well.
"Well, come on, who else would it be?" she teased. Both humans exited from the water where Pikachu gave a towel to Zoey to dry off. What? No towel for Ash? How dare you, Pikachu. "So, what brings you to these necks of the woods?" Well, not peeping on you, of course.
"Brock and Dawn decided to go to the contest in the town over, while Pikachu and I were going to our next Gym battle." Zoey, while applying her clothes on, seemed awed that Ash was going onto his next Gym...solo, sort of. "Aren't you going to your next contest?"
"Well, not really. I wanted to spend some time off to work on new material." That made sense. Can't really have anything good if you use the same thing.
"I understand." That's when Zoey seemed...emotional? What's this, now?
"On a side note, to see you out here, makes me glad to be alone...in a way." Can't really say that Ash was alone. Pikachu is with him. Still, that left Ash in question.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, what I mean, is that-" She began to fumble some of the words. What could she be trying to say? "Um, how can I put this?" Just let it out, girl. It's all you need to do. "I was wondering, on a first hand basis, if you have a girlfriend or anyone close to you." D'oh! You screwed up. Ash didn't seem that off-balanced.
"No, not at all-" Ash got the hint. "You've started to..." Slowly, Zoey nodded. Ash seemed awed that she would...wait, what was it?
"Let's face it. You've got that deterministic aura that I like. You never back off from a challenge, and you've shown more respect than over half of the trainers that I've ran into, combined." That's something to acknowledge on. Ash scratched the back of his head, like that it was nothing.
"Seriously, some of the things, I do, I'm not too proud of." But here was the clincher of her feelings. Zoey grasped Ash's hands, like she was begging.
"For you, maybe not, but even I can't do some of the stuff that you do, even if I try. It's...No, it's more than that." More than what? Suddenly, something caught Pikachu's senses. Of course, that got Ash and Zoey to give a look to Pikachu.
"Did something come up, Pikachu?"
("It's coming from the waterfall,") it motioned. From the waterfall? Must have been something big. The three scampered to the same bush that Ash and Pikachu hid in, where they saw something over by the fall. A few people found a walkway to get to behind the waterfall? Well, when they got to it, they entered the fall, and vanished.
"Is there a cave behind the waterfall?" Zoey wondered.
"I was going to ask you that," Ash stammered. Something seemed off of usual. All three toured around the lake, as swiftly as possible. When the trio arrived, they saw a cave behind the waterfall. That seemed odd. They ventured inward. As they journeyed, Zoey stayed cautiously close to Ash. It was probably her feelings she had for the raven-haired trainer. They saw and proceeded toward a light, down a corridor. Peering over the opening, the trio saw three strange characters. One was in a white pseudo-like vest over a black turtleneck sweatshirt, which had a faded yellow "G" logo posted in the middle. He also had blue hair, and the style was like horns of a bull. The other two were twin-like. Both wore white sweat-tees with gray cut-ons under arms. Both also had turquoise schoolboy hairdos.
"This is the gateway, Mr. Saturn," both light-hairs addressed the bull-do haired. What was it? The now-named Saturn peered at a large plate of stone, while the twins held flashlights over the spot.
"So, this doorway leads to the land of infinite treasure," he studied. "I'll have to compliment the Galactic bloodhounds for their discovery." A land of infinite treasure? Ash and Zoey looked on as Saturn snagged a handle. He pulled the handle with all his might, muscles straining from the effort. No luck. Either the door was too heavy, or it was sealed as tight as a screw to a stub. "Guess they forgone the proper checking procedures. No matter." He pulled out a red and white ball from his waist, and opened it. "Toxicroak, Brick Break." A white blob of light illuminated the scene, as a freaky blue/violet frog emerged. It looked part frog/part merman. Anyway, the frog-like creature gave the door a glowing karate chop. The area filled with smoke and dust, none billowing out to the kids from the side. When the smoke and dust cleared, the door...wasn't damaged. What was up with this door? Suddenly, it did come ajar. Did enough pressure apply from the strike? Well, Saturn and Toxicroak lifted the door slab up, where another light zoomed in. From the doorway, a swirling mix of colors acted like a veil, covering what was under it. "Not even those Nimrods from Team Rocket would have the nerve to excavate such a discovery." To say the least. Even Ash believed him on that extent.
"He's got a point, there," he agreed. Team Galactic was ready to move out...uh, in. Whatever. The leaped into the swirl. Ash and Zoey got to the swirl, pondering what to do.
"Should we follow?" Zoey questioned.
"Like you need to ask?"
("They're up to no good, we just know it,") Pikachu added. The pursuit was on, as the three dove into the swirl. What awaited beyond the swirling secret that thwarted Zoey's closeness to Ash? When Ash and Zoey opened their eyes...let's just say, it was like entering the Twilight Zone. Everything was in crystal. What in the world was this place?
"Zoey..." Ash, don't use that tag line that we think you're going to use. Zoey knew what Ash was going to say.
"Methinks we don't belong here," she bellowed. What was your first clue? They had no idea of the impact that bestowed upon themselves.
TO BE CONTINUED...