A Flash of Light can Change your Whole Life

Author's Note: I literally came up with this In the middle of an intro to metals class. You'll see how that is relevant to the story later but it's just a short story so it won't take too long. I will still be writing chapters and posting them when I am finished. So for now sit back, relax, and enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon

Chapter 1: Events Past and Present

Pichu was in the shop. He had to fix this support beam to be used in the construction of the Tower of Mew. The Tower of Mew was a going to be a giant statue of mew. The base of the statue was going to be a world community center where pokemon from all over the world could come, state their problem, and ask for any advice and help. It was even open to trainers who wanted to help. Pichu thought that this was a great idea even though most problems would be unfixable by the time someone got there. He was still glad though because this meant that his dad, The Great Pikachu, would be home more instead of travelling the world helping anyone he finds. His dad was just about the strongest pokemon in the world. That is, as close to being a legendary as possible. The Council of Legends still haven't decided if he should be considered an official legendary, although most pokemon and people already consider him as one. After he and his trainer, Ash, retired from battling, they had settled down in Pallet Town. Gary had inherited the lab from his grandfather, Prof. Oak, and Ash helped around doing whatever he could. Pikachu was relaxing and hangin' with his friends most of the time, but the other time is spent training. He may have become the strongest pokemon in the world, but he now had to defend that position.

One day, one of Ash's friends, a girl named Dawn, came to visit. Once she let out her pokemon, she went inside to catch up with Ash. Lopunny, a tall brown bunny pokemon with long dangling ears with fluff cuffs, ran over to pikachu and bowled him over. Once Pikachu saw who it was he got excited, and after a few introductions, asked her if she would come with him for a while. He led her to a cliff wall and they walked through a hidden tunnel that Pikachu had discovered years ago. Once through, they saw a beautiful orchard. Pikachu led her through it and they walked around. The next day, Lopunny could be seen carrying an egg. It was yellow with a few black stripes. Everyone was wondering who the father was and when this happened when Pikachu walked forward and declared to everyone that he was the father. Everyone was happy. And thus, Pichu was born a few days later.

Pichu snapped out of his thoughts and got back to work. He had to have this done. He pulled his hood down and started welding. Usually, one would think that a fire type would do a job like this. Wrong. Fire types would cut the metal since their fire burns so hotly. Pichu was perfect for welding because he was an electric type and wouldn't be hurt by the electricity running through the machine. He continued to work. Not knowing that someone was looking for him.

Emolga was flying around looking for Pichu. He was always such a hard worker, caring, and so brave too. He had told his mom and dad that he didn't want to evolve into a pikachu. He would be able to get to hard-to-reach places and could still become as strong as his dad. His dad agreed and his mom said it was his decision to make. After that conversation, he proved it by working hard all the time. She remembered how she had met Pichu. They had met a few days ago. Pichu was practicing his moves against a tree. She had been watching this from said tree and was in awe at the power he had at such a young age. Because she was distracted by what he was doing, she slipped and fell on his head.

"Sorry", she said getting up.

"It's okay." He got up and went back to what he was doing. Emolga was a little annoyed that he practically just ignored her. But she was in awe at his determination to get stronger.

"Wow, your strong." She said trying to start a conversation.

"Yeah, but I'm nowhere close to being as strong as my dad." Pichu replied still practicing.

"Well, I think you're the strongest Pichu in the world." She told him. Pichu stopped training and sat down to take a break and the conversation continued. Now that she was closer, she couldn't help but admire him. He had a little tuft of fur sticking up on his head a strong and good-looking body, and, as she found out later in the conversation, knew just about everything about metal. She found herself blushing as she looked at him. Pichu smiled at her causing her to blush even more. She was a good friend, and couldn't help but think that she was good looking. She was very caring and gentle. He was blushing as his thoughts trailed away. He noticed how dark it was. Emolga wouldn't be able to get to her place fast enough. Then he got an idea.

"Hey Emolga," he said, snapping her out of her thoughts. "Why don't you come with me and you can stay at my place for the night."

She just noticed how dark it was and blushed at the thought of staying in his home for the night.

"O-Okay."

They got up and walked to his house. She was nervous about meeting his parents especially his dad. He had told her that he was The Great Pikachu and she was nervous about how he would react to her. She was a little nervous about meeting his mom because all girls have a sort of sixth sense that lets them know if someone likes someone else. They soon arrived at the entrance to the ranch. Pichu knocked on the door to the lab and Gary let them in.

"Hey Pichu, I see you got a nice girlfriend." He said, and seeing them blush, he started laughing until Pichu shocked him with thunderbolt.

"You are definitely your father's son." Said a woman's voice. A Lopunny walked into the lab from the back.

"Hello, I'm Lopunny, Pichu's mother."

"Wow, Pichu said you were beautiful, but that's what every son says about his mom and I didn't believe the level of beauty he described until now." Emolga said with sparkles in her eyes.

"Well thank you, and may I ask who you are?"

"Oh I'm Emolga, I met Pichu this morning and we were talking until we noticed it was late. It's very dangerous at night and Pichu told me I could stay here."

"Well that's very kind of him. We would be happy for you to be here. Anything for my son's girlfriend." She said smiling noticing Emolga's blush.

"Mom! We are not boyfriend and girlfriend. We are just friends." Pichu yelled blushing.

"What's all the yelling about?" A voice said. They saw Pichu's father walk in.

"Honey, look who Pichu brought with him." Pichu's mother said.

"Hello, it's nice to meet you Mr. Pikachu." Emolga said a little nervous.

"It's nice to meet you too. We'd be happy to have you here."

"Thanks. Um…. It's late, so would you mind showing me where I will sleep Pichu?" Emolga asked her daydreaming friend.

"Wha…? Uh sure. Bye mom, dad."

Pichu led her through the ranch. She noticed how there were so much pokemon of different types here. This couldn't be natural, but they didn't seem to mind. They were all friends.

"Pichu, why are there so many different types of pokemon here?" she asked.

"My dad's trainer caught all these pokemon. Prof. Oak, the professor of this lab before Gary, would take care of all of Ash's pokemon when they weren't on his team at that moment." He answered.

They continued to walk through the ranch until they found a cliff wall. Pichu led her through a secret tunnel and they appeared in a beautiful orchard. Emolga gasped.

"It's beautiful!" she exclaimed.

"Yes it is. Just like you." Pichu told her. Emolga blushed, and thanked him with sparkles in her eyes. Pichu led her to a cherry blossom tree. At the base of the tree was a comfy looking nest.

"And this is my nest. You'll be sleeping here."

"Thank you it's very nice, but where will you sleep?"

"I'll be sleeping at another tree close by. Call if you need anything." He started to walk away.

"Pichu! I- I'm scared. I've never been in an environment like this before. So could you sleep with me?" She asked looking scared.

Pichu blushed a little. "O- Okay" and he looked for things to make the nest bigger. He found them and got to work. Once it was finished he laid down in it. Emolga snuggled up close to him and they both blushed. Before he could lose his courage, he kissed her on the lips. They both blushed even more and Pichu looked away a little embarrassed. Emolga looked at him.

"You know Pichu; you're a very good kisser."

And then they slept.

Emolga was too busy reminiscing about that day, that she didn't notice where she was walking and ran into Lopunny.

"Sorry. Um Mrs. Lopunny? Have you seen Pichu?"

"Yes dear, he's in the shop. So why do you want to see him? Is it about that night?" she replied. Emolga knew she was talking about the night she stayed over. When morning came, Pichu and Emolga woke to find Pikachu and Lopunny standing there watching them. Pichu and Emolga both freaked out when they saw them yelling things like: "It's not what you think!" and "Nothing happened! Really!" Pichu's parents just stood there smiling. "It's okay you know. It's all part of nature." Lopunny said.

Emolga really didn't want to answer her question. So she just thanked her and went off to the shop. Once there she looked around. She asked a magby where Pichu was and he pointed her in the right direction. She walked to where he had pointed. There was a curtain and something was flashing behind it. She did the obvious thing. She pulled back the curtains and was instantly met with an intense light. She screamed. It was killing her eyes. She closed them and refused to open them. Pichu heard the scream and looked. He saw Emolga there with her eyes closed and in obvious pain. The curtain had been pulled back while he was welding, and Emolga had seen the arc. He quickly pulled the breaker that the welding machine was hooked to and ran over to her. He held her gently and sat her down.

"What happened? Why did you pull back the curtain?" he asked. Emolga was crying from the pain in her eyes.

"I was looking for you. Your mom said you were in the shop and I came here to see you. A magby pointed to where you were and when I got here, there was a flashing light behind the curtain. So I pulled it back to see what the flashing was. The light was so bright and intense, it was killing my eyes."

"It's okay now the arc is turned off. We should get you to the pokemon center." He picked her up and carried her to the recently built pokemon center. He walked in and explained to Nurse Joy and Chansey what happened. Of course, Nurse Joy didn't understand what he was saying, only that something terrible had happened, but Chansey seemed extremely worried. Nurse Joy looked at Chansey who started to mime what happened. Nurse Joy understood completely and picked her up and took her to the E.R. Pichu was forced to stay in the waiting room by Chansey. While he waited, pacing back and forth worriedly, his parents walked in saying they heard what happened. They all waited, Pichu still pacing. Then Nurse Joy walked out. She explained her injuries and her condition and said that they could see her but to be quiet as she was sleeping. They all walked in. They saw Emolga. She was sleeping but she had bandages over her eyes. Pikachu and Lopunny quietly wished her better and left. Pichu stayed. He was watching Emolga as she slept. Suddenly, she stirred and tried to open her eyes but found that she couldn't. She felt her face. There were bandages over her eyes. Then she remembered what happened. She started to cry. She was scared. What if she would never be able to see again? Then she sensed something close to her stir. She cringed away from it. Not knowing what it was.

"It's okay Emolga. It's me."

"Pichu? OH Pichu I'm so scared. I can't see. What am I going to do if I can't see? What if I will never be able to see again? I'm useless I won't be able to do anything if I'm blind. I won't be able to fly, climb trees, or even walk without running into something and damaging myself further. You should just leave me. I'm useless." She said, depressed.

"It's okay. You are not useless. I will never leave you. Even if you are blind forever. I'll help you know where you are going. I'll make sure you won't run into anything. If you want to fly, I'll be on your back and if I touch your left shoulder, you'll go left. And if I touch your right shoulder, you'll go right. And I'll tell you when you need to prepare to land. If you want to climb, you can grab my tail. If it leans left, you will go left. If it leans right you will go right. I will lead you when we are walking. I will get you food. I will take care of you no matter what I have to do." Pichu replied, trying to cheer her up a bit. It worked a little.

"Thank you Pichu. But tell me. Why would you do all this for me? I can't just force you to give up your life." She asked, hugging him.

He looked at her, stroking her head. "You want to know why? It's because I love you." And he kissed her. Pichu's parents just watched from the door. They decided to leave them alone for awhile. Pichu and Emolga stopped kissing and cuddled up together on the bed. Soon, they were both fast asleep.