Lonely Dreams

Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon; it belongs to those darn lucky people in Japan, dangit! Isn't life stupid?

It won't be too hard to guess whose POV this is in…

Lonely Dreams

No one. No one, anymore.

That's who my friends are, now. No one.

No one at all.

I am lost.

Not the lost when you can't figure out which path to take, but the lost when everything's gone and you have no where to turn to, no one to lean on, no dreams to hang on to.

No one.

Not even him.

Ash.

I remember when I was younger… I had been abandoned. He took me, he saved my life. I would have died if he wasn't there. To thank him, I became his pokémon.

Later, I guess I regretted it. I had seen what a lousy trainer he was, and my angry mood reflected it. I didn't listen at all… now I wish I had. Maybe this wouldn't have happened if I did. Maybe I would be 10 times stronger than those stupid dragons…

Although I did make up for him saving his life… when he was going to be eaten by an Aerodactyl, I evolved so I could save him. Revenge too, maybe. But I did save him.

And then I made a mistake. When he got to the last round of the Pokemon League, he sent me out to fight against a puny Charmander. Normally I wouldn't fight anything that small.

But the flame on its tail…

I was captivated by the flame. Something in it sparked me. I creamed the Charmander.

Then the twerp-y trainer with that weird ugly hair threw out a pokeball containing a Pikachu.

How weak did that kid think I was?!

I didn't even take the time to battle it.

Ash lost.

And it was my fault…

Even worse, he STILL was nice to me… despite the fact that I torched him the minute he let me out.

It hurts me now to think of it.

I did end up obeying him… he spent the whole night trying to keep me warm after a Poliwrath froze me! I guess that's when I realized all he did for me.

After that, things were pretty much perfect. I almost beat a Dragonite… almost.

And I learned to get along with the little rat on Ash's head. Partly.

I was his strongest pokemon…

For a while…

Then…

He decided to leave me. Now.

"Stay if you want to… I can get along just fine without you.." he says… My heart sinks. "Who wants a weak Charizard anyways… so stay here."

I droop my head. One part of me wants to believe him, yelling, "Its true… you couldn't even beat them…" But another part wants to flap my wings and chase after him, stop him.

He runs off.

I can see him crying…

He's hiding his tears.

And he doesn't even look back…

Not even to say goodbye.

I can feel my eyes water. He doesn't see me. And he's leaving me behind, forever.

Alone, with my dreams and ambitions that will never be anything now that he's gone. Alone, with no one.

No one, anymore.

I close my eyes, and I can see

The day we met.

Just one moment and I knew,

You're my best friend.

Do anything,

For you.

We've gone so far, and done so much,

And I feel

Like we've always been together.

Right by my side

Through thick and thin.

You're the part of my life

I'll always remember…

The time has come

Its for the best I know it.

Who could've guessed that you and I,

Somehow, someday,

We'd have to say

Goodbye.

You've helped me find the strength inside

And the courage

To make my dreams come true.

How will I find

Another friend

Like you?

Two of a kind, that's what we are,

And it seemed,

Like we were always winning.

But as our team is torn apart,

I wish we could go

Back to the beginning…

The time has come.

Its for the best, I know it.

Who could've guessed that you and I…

Somehow, some way,

We'd have to say goodbye.

Somehow, today…

We have to say…

Goodbye