Hi, this is my very first fanfic, so no rough comments please!

This takes place during Pokemon Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension. I decided to make it a sickfic since those are my favorite kinds of fanfics to read. I was watching the episode "If The Scarf Fits, Wear it!" episode and I thought it make a great follow up fanfiction. It setting is between the end of "If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!" and the beginning of "A Trainer and Child Reunion!"

I own this story, but none of the characters from Pokemon, and that's ok, the show is still great. I don't have to own the company to write the fanfiction, do I? Enjoy!

Chapter 1

It's been a long day for Ash, Dawn, and Brock, who are now waving goodbye to Angie and her parents. They spent their day with Angie at her family's daycare and helped her with the pokemon she was taking care of, Lickilicky. Angie had received it from its trainer when it was a Lickitung, but when it evolved Angie could have been in real trouble for allowing it to due so. She was luckily let off with just a warning from her parents and the trainer seemed thrilled to see his newly evolved pokemon.

It was sunset and Ash and his friends were on their way to Hearthome City for Ash's next gym battle. As they turned to go, Angie and her parents are heard talking behind them as they walk down the path.

"A-aa-waachooo...!" Ash suddenly sneezed, looking quite surprised and a bit startled that it happened. Dawn, Brock, Pikachu, and Piplup all look surprised as well, it was a little random after all. They soon laughed because Ash looked very confused, almost as if he didn't know what happened.

"Woah, heh,...that was weird..." He laughed, nervously.

"Y'know, Ash, it's said that when you sneeze there's someone talking about you," Brock said as he made a gesture towards Angie's family behind them.

"I've never heard anyone say that..." Ash rubbed his nose with his index finger. He seemed to gain a hint of red in his face.

"You haven't?" Dawn asked, she clearly didn't believe him.

"Nope..." Ash walked a little faster to stay ahead of the group.

"Oooooh, I think someone has a crush," Dawn teased, she wore sly smile upon her face.

Ash spun around to face her, also continuing to walk backwards; it somehow made him a little dizzy. "I do not!" He said, then turned his head and crossing his arms.

"I believe you do, and there's no denying it, Ash Ketchum." Dawn continued to tease while waving a finger. "It's all too obvious."

"Heh, you mean like your crush on Drew?" It was Ash's turn to flash a sly smile, his arms still crossed,thus making Dawn fall silent.

"E-eh,...huh!? How could you even say that without gagging!?" Dawn blushed fiercely, giving Ash and 'I'm-gonna-kill-you' look. "Hmph...! Y-you-!"

"Alright you two," Brock said calmly cutting in, "that's enough..." He didn't want them to attract the attention of any wild pokemon while they were walking through the darks woods. The sky was already starting to blacken.

"S-sorry...," Dawn apologized, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Y-yeah, s-sorry Brock..." Ash's voice sounded a little shaky. He still felt a bit dizzy, but didn't let it show.

"You alright, Ash? You sound funny..." Dawn looked a little concerned.

Ash actually did feel off when they left Angie's house, but he didn't think much of it at the time. He didn't want anyone to worry. "Don't worry, Dawn. I'm fi-WOAH-OOF!"

While Ash was walking backwards, he had no actual way of seeing where he was going and tripped over a fairly large rock in the path. Pikachu jumped off of his shoulder just in time before Ash landed hard with a loud 'thwump.' "Ow...!"

"Ash!" Dawn and Brock said simultaneously, rushing to kneel down next to their friend.

"Piplup!" Piplup shouted. "Pika Pi!" Pikachu followed after Dawn and Brock.

"Are you alright!?" Brock asked.

"Ugh,...mhm..." Ash sat up, rubbing the back of his head, then began to shiver slightly, 'did the air just get colder, or is it just me?' He thought to himself.

"Pika Pi, pi pikachu?" Pikachu looked very worried.

"Are you sure?" Dawn was worried as well, Brock shared the same look of concern.

"Ye-yeah,..." Ash said, giving a weak smile, but then it soon disappeared, "A-aachoo!"

"Pika, chu pi..."

"It's ok Pikachu, I-I just got the w-wind kn-knocked out of me, ...I-I'm f-fine..." Ash said, looking towards the ground. His face began to look pale.

"You don't sound fine," Brock said giving Ash a serious look.

Dawn nodded agreeing with Brock.

"Maybe we should set up camp?" She asked, turning to him.

"Probably..."

"What!? B-but, I-I can walk a little f-further, a-an-!" Ash began, he was trying to stand up but Brock grabbed his shoulders and pushed him back down.

"No, Ash!" His grip loosened, "...You need to stay put."

"B-but, I-!" Ash was interrupted by a sudden coughing fit that lasted several minutes. The red on Ash's face became a more visible.

Brock stood and turned to face Dawn."Alright, we should start setting up camp." He sighed, after Ash's coughing subsides.

"Right!" Dawn smiled.

"Awww..." Ash whined, allowing his shoulders to droop. He was looking forward to that gym battle.

Dawn, Brock, Ash released all of their pokemon from their pokeballs. They always appreciated the help of there pokemon. Dawn began to gather firewood with the help of Pikachu and Piplup, while Brock, Happiny, and Buizel set out ingredients for dinner. Everyone else helped clear the area so that it was nice and comfortable for laying down their sleeping bags.

Ash took off his backpack and sat down at the base of a berry tree. He leaned against the trunk and watched as everyone worked.

"We've got the firewood, Brock!" Ash heard Dawn say.

"Alright! Now you guys can start a fire. You can ask Chimchar to help with that." Brock said back to her.

Ash let out a long sigh, then looked up towards the night sky. He just now realized that the sun had already gone down. Ash hadn't been paying much attention to it, but he had forgotten how beautiful stars could actually be. It made him think back to the journey he had in Kanto. The first one where he wasn't too far from home. Ash kind of missed home, and most importantly his mom. "Heh, Mom... If she saw me now she'd probably get mad. 'You need your rest, Ash! Now get to bed this instant, young man!' Hahaha-ha-achoo!" Ash knew his mother all too well. She wouldn't allow him to protest. Call it mother's intuition, but Ash's mom could easily spot when something was wrong; Even if he hid it well. Ash used to think she had some kind of weird superpower. He then shuddered, but not by the thought. To Ash it seemed to be getting colder, 'but on a warm summer night?' He was a little confused, but then shook it off. He didn't want to believe that he was sick, even if he did feel a little unwell.

Ash heard a sound coming from the forest and his eyes shot open, showing him the soft grass underneath him swaying in a gentle breeze. He hadn't realized that he closed them. "...?" He soon heard the sound again, it was very faint, then decided to follow it. He soon found a chance to escape, after learning that everyone was distracted. Surely he could sneak away for just a moment. He wouldn't be gone for long, right...?