DISLCAIMER: I don't own Pokemon, comprendo?
A/N: Okay, this is me and Graham's first fic! It's the sequel to "Misty's Dilemma" (if you didn't catch that in the summary) and it's sure to be a humdinger! Whatever that is!
Misty Ketchum watched the sun rise as she leaned against her husband of two years. The suns rays refelcted the joy on her eighteen-year old face, and made the jewel on her engagement ring glisten like newly discovered gold.
Ash didn't notice Misty was awake, but she didn't mind. She was happy just to lean against him, breathing in time with him, listening to him softly singing familiar tunes.
The engine of their rarely used car was hardly making a noise as Ash and Misty approached their third hour of driving. They had been taking turns driving throughout their trip overall, which consisted of over twleve hours of driving, and during Ash's most recent leg Misty had fallen asleep around 5 o'clock in the morning. It was now 7:30am, and Misty felt refreshed and revived after her brief nap.
They had spent the previous night at a motel en route to Saffron City, but had to leave early, at 4 o'clock to be precise, to arrive on time to meet Brock.
With such a stunning sunrise, splashing the sky with purples and blues, Misty knew it was going to be a beautiful day in Saffron. A perfect day to end what had been a perfect break away from Cerulean. Violet now had control of the Cerulean Gym. The gym that had caused so much controversey, so much pain, and the gym that had brought Misty and Ash together forever.
Ash started humming one of Misty's favourite songs, "Drowning in a crystal ocean" (A/N: I made that up!), and the both smiled without the other knowing. Ash noticed the "Welcome to Saffron City sign" sign and gently nudged Misty.
"Hey...hey Misty...we're here" he quietly announced.
"Hmmm?" Misty put on a good act of pretending she had just woken up. "Oh, okay. I can't wait to see Brock" she said.
"Yeah. We're an hour early though. What do you wanna do?" Ash stifled a yawn through the question, and Misty shook her head.
"You can sleep. I'll unpack and maybe go swimming" she suggested.
"I'm not tired" Ash protested as they pulled up at their decent looking motel.
"Don't lie, you're terrible at lying" Misty laughed and got out of the car to unpack the trunk.
Ash sighed. "You know me too well. I'll go sign in." He grinned as he took a heavy bag and walked inside, leaving Misty to lock the car. They practically raced to their room so that Ash could sleep. He gratefully flopped down on the comfy queen sized bed and fell asleep. Misty watched him for a moment, softly kissed his cheek, and started unpacking.
After a relaxing swim and a regretful wakening from Ash, the couple made their way down to the lobby. It took them 5 seconds to find Brock, and the reunion was a flurry of hugs, words, and handshakes.
"How are you guys doing?" Brock asked as they ordered their breakfast.
"Things couldn't be better" Ash replied. "It's great you've decided to come back to Pallet with us."
"Yeah, it will be good to live near you guys" Brock smiled. His life in Valencia had ended when Professor Ivy had won a prestigious research award and decided to move to another region to study even more exotic Pokemon. Brock had decided that he would now have to accomplish his dream by himself, and a quiet town like Pallet was the perfect place to study.
"Well, we've got a pretty hectic schedule today in the way of sightseeing...we should get going straight after breakfast" Misty announced. The list included visiting a Pokemon Convention that was running, an aquatic show, a quick visit to Sabrina and her Haunter that had once been Ash's, shopping, seeing a movie, and lunch.
"Now, if you get tired, you tell me straight away. I don't want you collapsing on me" Misty said worridly to Ash. Brock looked on, full of admiration for them. He hoped that one day he would be as happy and in love as Ash and Misty were.
Ash snorted in a huff. "I've slept, and I'm not tired!" he argued. However, he continued to yawn throughout the day, and when they walked through their door at 9:30, both Misty and Ash went straight to bed.
"Don't worry, Ash. We'll go back to Pallet and we won't have to deal with the gym ever again" Misty said soothingly as they lay in the dark. The last two years hadn't been without its strains, but they always pulled through.
"Yeah. It was so nice of Violet to take care of it" Ash said.
Misty smiled, thinking of her eccentric sister. "She loves it. Now get some sleep, and before you know it, we'll be on our way to Pallet."
"Home...we can finally settle down, relax...does a family come anywhere into the picture?" Ash asked sleepily.
Misty discreetly smiled. "Maybe. Goodnight Ash." And with that they both fell asleep.
It wasn't long before Misty woke up to loud noises on the roof. It was raining bucketfuls and she was surprised after seeing such a beautiful sunrise less than 24 hours ago. The alarm clock visually announced that it was 2:35am and Misty was about to resume sleeping when a familiar noise startled her. The phone?
"Who's calling at 2:30 in the morning?" Misty angrily muttered. She picked up with an irritated "Hello?" as her greeting. The silence she got on the other end irritated her furthur. "Hello? Is anyone there?" A slight, almost inaudible sound rang through her ears. It almost sounded like crying.
"Misty...I need to speak to Ash..." The inaudible sound turned to a voice Misty instantly recognised.
"Dehlia? What's wrong?" Misty asked in concern. Something couldn't be right if Ash's mother was calling at 2:30 in the morning. The words turned into sobs and Misty started mentally panicking.
"Is Ash there?" Dehlia choked out.
"He's asleep, I can't really wake him" Misty replied.
"Misty, as your mother-in-law I am ordering you to wake Ash up" Dehlia said, almost severley.
"Why?" Misty asked, not usually this persistant.
"Because..." Dehlia took in a breath and continued in a trembled voice. "Because his father just...died..." Dehlia burst into tears again as Misty absorbed the intial shock.
"Michael's dead?" Misty whispered in disbelief.
"He was attacked by a wild Rhyhorn...you have to get Ash..." Dehlia was cut off as the connection went dead due to the storm. Misty sat in the dark clutching the receiver before she slowly put it back down. She stared at Ash. After Michael had accepted the fact that Ash was a gym leader, Ash had grown close to the father he thought he'd lost. Misty didn't want to be the one to break his heart like this, but she had no choice.
"Ash...Ash...c'mon Ash, this is important." Misty shook him as he reluctantly opened his eyes.
"Misty? What's going on?" he asked. He saw that Misty's eyes were jewelled with tears and felt a panic create in his stomach.
"Your mom just called...your dad just...he died from a Rhyhorn attack." Misty's heart shattered at the sight of Ash's shocked face.
A/N: Woo-hoo, prologue completed! Look out for the next chapters, coming soon, from Sarah and Graham!
A/N: Okay, this is me and Graham's first fic! It's the sequel to "Misty's Dilemma" (if you didn't catch that in the summary) and it's sure to be a humdinger! Whatever that is!
Misty Ketchum watched the sun rise as she leaned against her husband of two years. The suns rays refelcted the joy on her eighteen-year old face, and made the jewel on her engagement ring glisten like newly discovered gold.
Ash didn't notice Misty was awake, but she didn't mind. She was happy just to lean against him, breathing in time with him, listening to him softly singing familiar tunes.
The engine of their rarely used car was hardly making a noise as Ash and Misty approached their third hour of driving. They had been taking turns driving throughout their trip overall, which consisted of over twleve hours of driving, and during Ash's most recent leg Misty had fallen asleep around 5 o'clock in the morning. It was now 7:30am, and Misty felt refreshed and revived after her brief nap.
They had spent the previous night at a motel en route to Saffron City, but had to leave early, at 4 o'clock to be precise, to arrive on time to meet Brock.
With such a stunning sunrise, splashing the sky with purples and blues, Misty knew it was going to be a beautiful day in Saffron. A perfect day to end what had been a perfect break away from Cerulean. Violet now had control of the Cerulean Gym. The gym that had caused so much controversey, so much pain, and the gym that had brought Misty and Ash together forever.
Ash started humming one of Misty's favourite songs, "Drowning in a crystal ocean" (A/N: I made that up!), and the both smiled without the other knowing. Ash noticed the "Welcome to Saffron City sign" sign and gently nudged Misty.
"Hey...hey Misty...we're here" he quietly announced.
"Hmmm?" Misty put on a good act of pretending she had just woken up. "Oh, okay. I can't wait to see Brock" she said.
"Yeah. We're an hour early though. What do you wanna do?" Ash stifled a yawn through the question, and Misty shook her head.
"You can sleep. I'll unpack and maybe go swimming" she suggested.
"I'm not tired" Ash protested as they pulled up at their decent looking motel.
"Don't lie, you're terrible at lying" Misty laughed and got out of the car to unpack the trunk.
Ash sighed. "You know me too well. I'll go sign in." He grinned as he took a heavy bag and walked inside, leaving Misty to lock the car. They practically raced to their room so that Ash could sleep. He gratefully flopped down on the comfy queen sized bed and fell asleep. Misty watched him for a moment, softly kissed his cheek, and started unpacking.
After a relaxing swim and a regretful wakening from Ash, the couple made their way down to the lobby. It took them 5 seconds to find Brock, and the reunion was a flurry of hugs, words, and handshakes.
"How are you guys doing?" Brock asked as they ordered their breakfast.
"Things couldn't be better" Ash replied. "It's great you've decided to come back to Pallet with us."
"Yeah, it will be good to live near you guys" Brock smiled. His life in Valencia had ended when Professor Ivy had won a prestigious research award and decided to move to another region to study even more exotic Pokemon. Brock had decided that he would now have to accomplish his dream by himself, and a quiet town like Pallet was the perfect place to study.
"Well, we've got a pretty hectic schedule today in the way of sightseeing...we should get going straight after breakfast" Misty announced. The list included visiting a Pokemon Convention that was running, an aquatic show, a quick visit to Sabrina and her Haunter that had once been Ash's, shopping, seeing a movie, and lunch.
"Now, if you get tired, you tell me straight away. I don't want you collapsing on me" Misty said worridly to Ash. Brock looked on, full of admiration for them. He hoped that one day he would be as happy and in love as Ash and Misty were.
Ash snorted in a huff. "I've slept, and I'm not tired!" he argued. However, he continued to yawn throughout the day, and when they walked through their door at 9:30, both Misty and Ash went straight to bed.
"Don't worry, Ash. We'll go back to Pallet and we won't have to deal with the gym ever again" Misty said soothingly as they lay in the dark. The last two years hadn't been without its strains, but they always pulled through.
"Yeah. It was so nice of Violet to take care of it" Ash said.
Misty smiled, thinking of her eccentric sister. "She loves it. Now get some sleep, and before you know it, we'll be on our way to Pallet."
"Home...we can finally settle down, relax...does a family come anywhere into the picture?" Ash asked sleepily.
Misty discreetly smiled. "Maybe. Goodnight Ash." And with that they both fell asleep.
It wasn't long before Misty woke up to loud noises on the roof. It was raining bucketfuls and she was surprised after seeing such a beautiful sunrise less than 24 hours ago. The alarm clock visually announced that it was 2:35am and Misty was about to resume sleeping when a familiar noise startled her. The phone?
"Who's calling at 2:30 in the morning?" Misty angrily muttered. She picked up with an irritated "Hello?" as her greeting. The silence she got on the other end irritated her furthur. "Hello? Is anyone there?" A slight, almost inaudible sound rang through her ears. It almost sounded like crying.
"Misty...I need to speak to Ash..." The inaudible sound turned to a voice Misty instantly recognised.
"Dehlia? What's wrong?" Misty asked in concern. Something couldn't be right if Ash's mother was calling at 2:30 in the morning. The words turned into sobs and Misty started mentally panicking.
"Is Ash there?" Dehlia choked out.
"He's asleep, I can't really wake him" Misty replied.
"Misty, as your mother-in-law I am ordering you to wake Ash up" Dehlia said, almost severley.
"Why?" Misty asked, not usually this persistant.
"Because..." Dehlia took in a breath and continued in a trembled voice. "Because his father just...died..." Dehlia burst into tears again as Misty absorbed the intial shock.
"Michael's dead?" Misty whispered in disbelief.
"He was attacked by a wild Rhyhorn...you have to get Ash..." Dehlia was cut off as the connection went dead due to the storm. Misty sat in the dark clutching the receiver before she slowly put it back down. She stared at Ash. After Michael had accepted the fact that Ash was a gym leader, Ash had grown close to the father he thought he'd lost. Misty didn't want to be the one to break his heart like this, but she had no choice.
"Ash...Ash...c'mon Ash, this is important." Misty shook him as he reluctantly opened his eyes.
"Misty? What's going on?" he asked. He saw that Misty's eyes were jewelled with tears and felt a panic create in his stomach.
"Your mom just called...your dad just...he died from a Rhyhorn attack." Misty's heart shattered at the sight of Ash's shocked face.
A/N: Woo-hoo, prologue completed! Look out for the next chapters, coming soon, from Sarah and Graham!