The day was pleasant and absolutely perfect.
Aipom swung back and forth clattering happily with Mankey as their hand like tails swung behind them.
Beautifly and Butterfree flew over a group of travelers as they journeyed over the many regions that existed in the world of Pokémon.
The group traveled into a well-known forest, unaware of the evil presence that lurked inside that would split the group and leave a permanent scar on all of them.
A thirteen year old boy with dark ebony hair separated himself from the group, his chocolate brown eyes flashing with mischief as he ran ahead, a yellow mouse like Pokémon perched on his shoulder.
"Come on you guys!" he called.
"Were coming Ash! Hold up!" Brock called.
Ash came to a halt at the sight of a deep canyon with a river cutting through it.
A drawbridge creaked in the wind as it swayed back and forth. "Let's go!" Misty suddenly came from behind him, starting to cross the bridge. "Wait Misty, something is wrong."
Ash said, peering around him at the surrounding gulch. The rustling of the bush made Pikachu's ears prick and the mouse like Pokemon's heart rose to its throat as an Absol appeared just as quickly as it disappeared.
All of the sudden, a large rubber hand came from out of nowhere and grabbed Pikachu.
"Pikachu!" Ash exclaimed, seeing him retracted quickly to a giant, poke ball like machine with three silhouettes in t
he cockpit. Maniacal laughter filled the air as the top of the machine retracted to reveal a man and a woman wearing white outfits that had large red R's on the front of them.
"Prepare for trouble" and James countered with "and make it double."
To protect the world from devastation; to unite all people within our nation.
Jessie; James; and Mewoth that's the name. Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light; surrender now or prepare to fight; Mewoth that's right." Team Rocket!" Ash yowled.
"Hello Twerp, we will be taking Pikachu now." Jessie said, taking out one of her Poke balls and throwing it up in the air. There was a flash of light and a giant snake like Pokémon appeared in front of them.
Seviper use smokescreen!" Jessie said and black smog poured out of the Pokemon's mouth.
Black smoke filling their throats, the group coughed violently and when the smoke cleared, Team Rocket was already almost ten feet up in the air in their hot air balloon.
Peering around him, Brock noticed something. "Where's Ash?!"
Up high in the air, the ebony haired teen was riding his Charizard. Barreling toward the balloon at supersonic speed, they got close enough to see Pikachu struggling to get free of the rubber hand.
Jessie and James caught sight of him before Pikachu did. "Pika pi!" he yelled. Clutching each other, the red haired woman and the blue haired man grabbed Mewoth with them.
"Charizard, fire blast." He said and flamed erupted from the dragon Pokemon's mouth.
The balloon erupted in flames before the trio was sent flying.
"We are blasting off again!" they screamed before disappearing out of sight.
Seeing his friends scramble off of the bridge and onto hard packed ground, Ash frantically searched to see Pikachu falling, still in the rubber hand.
"Pikachu!" he screamed seeing the debris slam into the bridge and breaking it apart, piece by piece.
Barreling toward him, Ash knew that with the combined weight of him riding Charizard, there would be no way to save his beloved Pokémon. With no time to waste, Ash did the only thing he could do. Leaping off of his dragon Pokémon, he headed toward Pikachu faster than ever before.
Hearing Charizard's call of concern, Ash ignored it, concerned on saving his first and only Pokemon. With the remains of the balloon falling around him and knowing that he couldn't reach him in time, Ash knew that this was the only way to save Pikachu.
Reaching on his belt, Ash drew a poke ball with a lightning bolt on the top.
"Pikachu, return!" he yelled over the whipping of the wind. A flash of red light coming from the center of the poke ball, Pikachu was materialized into the poke ball.
Turning his body, Ash then threw the poke ball with all his might. With another flash of light, Pikachu appeared on the back of Charizard.
Catching the falling poke ball, Ash closed his eyes and smiled softly, the last thing he saw before he felt himself slam into the water and the breath being torn from his lungs was that of Pikachu, safe on Charizard, a concerned and tear-filled gazed etched on his features
. Charizard landed on the outcropping and turned to see the friends rushing toward him.
Pikachu jumped off of his back and raced toward the edge.
"Pika pi!" he cried, tears streaming down his cheeks as he watched the rest of the bridge collapse into the water.
"Ash…." Misty, May, Dawn and Serena whispered, dropping to their knees before Serena cradled the crying Bonnie and May held Max.
"Come on!" Gary exclaimed, denying the fact that Ash was dead.
Racing down the slope, the rest followed. Reaching the bottom of the ravine, they spotted the remains of the machine still sinking to the bottom.
"Go, Blatoise!" Gary cried, throwing a poke ball.
With a flash of light, a giant turtle like Pokémon appeared in front of him.
"Find Ash!" Gary yelled. Nodding, the Pokémon dove into the water. After what seemed like an eternity, the Pokémon resurfaced, and shook his head no.
Serena broke into crying along with Dawn, May, and Bonnie while Brock, Clement, Max, and Gary bowed their heads. Only Misty remained unfazed, knowing that somehow, somewhere, Ash was still alive.
A flash of red caught her eye and she turned to see Ash's hat, floating softly on the surface of the water, bobbing up and down with the ripples. Picking it up, Misty finally broke and with tears streaming down her cheeks, she turned with the rest and they all separated, the group broke by tragedy and they all slowly went their separate ways.
Only Pikachu and Charizard remained, staring at the water, still waiting for their master to return.
