The Day the World Ended
One morning, Ash pulled out his diary, and began to write…
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"Diary,
"So here I am, sitting in a pew at the church, staring at the white box. Pikachu is beside me, and trying to comfort me. But nothing can make me feel better today. I had watched the girl I love die.
"I can see it in my mind, and it all began so innocently. Nobody would have guessed that a fishing trip would result in Misty's death…"
Flashback
Misty is fishing with a pole in a deep river with glass in the bottom and a fast current. A white hand reaches out from the bushes and shoves her in. Misty hits the bottom, and she begins to bleed into the water. She is swept down the river, but by the time they've caught her it was already too late. She is dead.
End flashback
"I watch the funeral service continue, waiting for it all to end so I can go home and cry. I feel weak and tired and I just want to go home. The world's ended, and I wasn't saved.
"We walk outside and a little of her fiery red hair was burned. The flame from the fire is used to light candles. I put my candle on one of the boats, then see I chose the Psyduck. I feel myself shaking with sobs I'm trying to hold back. Misty loved her Psyduck, even though it was disobedient and stupid. They took all her Pokemon down to the abandoned Pokemon house in Lavender Town.
"I take my boat to the edge of the long, everlasting sea, and I set it in, like all the others. It drifts away, bobbing up and down slowly. I watch it float away, then I watch Misty's coffin be gently placed into the dirt. It covers the box, and then there's half a foot left for a little box of things she treasured, which she herself selected, 5 days before she died. It was all in fun then, but now, it's torture watching it drop inside…
"It's finally over, and I flop onto my bed, miserably. I've locked the door to my room and left even my Pokeballs outside it. I want to end my life, but I can't, because Misty would've wanted me to live on. Brock and Tracey are outside the door, waiting for me to leave. I won't leave until I have to. I can't face the world, not now, not ever. I sob myself to sleep. I wake up the next morning to write this in you, Diary, and notice Brock and Tracey are in the extra bunks. It doesn't matter. Nothing matters anymore…"
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A year later…
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"Diary,
"When someone you love dies, it does feel like the world has ended. But I'm okay, now. I've been okay for awhile, but found it so hard to write. I think the world hasn't ended. Maybe it stopped for a little while, but now it's going strong. I can remember her without pain now, and I know she's my Guardian Angel. So I'm feeling much better now.
"You know the weird thing, diary? Guess who pushed Misty in? James. Jessie forced him to. That's been their final attempt to catch Pokemon for a long time. I hope they've given up. They haven't even tried to break out, and they'll be there for 20 years. Giovanni can't free them. YAY!
"So diary, I guess it all goes to show… whatever.
"I almost regret never telling Misty I loved her, but there's this cool girl named Chrissandra (Chrissy for short), and we're going out now. We have a lot in common. Chrissy lost her boyfriend around the same time Misty died, and we got close a month after both deaths. Got to go!"