Christmas Girl!
A Pokémon Story!
Starring
Ash Ketchum
Misty Waterflower
Serena Yvonne
Brock Slate
Lillie Lynch
Gary Oak
Leaf Green
May Maple
Drew Hayden
Dawn Berlitz
Paul Silver
Iris Cuasorome
Cilan Dent
Kiawe Ke Ahi
Lana Fisher
Sophocles Sparks
Mallow Marsh
December 5, 2007
It was the Holiday Season for the Poké Crew. And all the couples were here in Viridian City, attending Viridian University. May and Drew, Brock and Lillie, Gary and Leaf, Dawn and Paul, Iris and Cilan, Kiawe and Lana, and Sophocles and Mallow. The guys and girls were all buying gifts for each other. All except for Ash and Misty, who were the only ones not dating someone in the Poké Crew, with Misty dating another guy named Rudy, and Ash staying single. He kept himself single so he could meet up with who he thought was his real love, who was in Hoenn. He kept himself waiting for Serena Yvonne.
But this was not meant to be.
Every year since 2004, Ash stopped by the Yvonne residence in Vaniville Green every 1st Of The Month. Grace would answer everytime, with a grim expression that seemed to develop and grow with every visit after 2005. On this day, it came to a head...
"Ash?"
"Mrs. Yvonne! Is Serena home?"
"No. Not at the moment..."
"Oh, well then, I'll go search for her in Hoenn."
"Wait, Ash!"
Ash stopped in his tracks, as he turned to face Grace Yvonne.
"Ash, Serena's dead. She was dead after she landed in Hoenn..."
"Dead? How?"
"Cancer. It killed her, just as it did her father."
"No. She can't be. She was only 19. She was only 19!"
"She's had Cancer since she turned 17..."
"And she never told me?"
"Why do you think she went to find you?"
"She was dying? The whole journey?"
"Ash..."
"You're lying! Serena's alive! She's living her dream!"
"I wish I was."
"Serena!" Ash said as he ran away from the Yvonne residence, in tears.
Ash Ketchum started to fall into darkness. Not "evil" darkness, but "sad" darkness, which if left uncured can lead to evil. So he went to Celadon for, quite literally, fresh air. And as he wandered the streets of Celadon, one cold night in December, he came face to face with the creator of all Pokémon...
"Arceus."
"Ash Ketchum. I can give you one thing. But with it will come a price."
"What price is that?"
"It depends on what you ask for..."
"Serena Yvonne. I want her alive again."
"That will come at a hefty price."
"Name it."
"She will return, but she will only be back for one week."
"Why?"
"She isn't meant to be here after she has already passed."
"Take me! Take me! Just bring her back!"
"I can't without altering reality."
"I don't care! I'm worthless! Just bring Serena back permanently!"
"Allow me to show you the error of your decision."
"Without you around, Misty never achieved her goal of being a Water Pokémon Master. She never achieved anything. She just stayed on Route 1, with her pole in the same pond for nine years, forgotten by her family, because you never gave her a reason to return to Cerulean and confront her arrogant sisters."
"Without you around, Brock never had a reason to leave to pursue his dream. His father never returned, so he was stuck with his siblings, in Pewter."
"Without you, Gary became Pokemon Master, and Leaf was on her way to becoming a Pokemon Professor."
"At least someone benefited."
"Did they?"
Gary Oak
June 1st, 1986- December 25th, 1999
Leaf Green
July 4th, 1986-December 31st, 1999
"Why?"
"You weren't around to bring them together. They had feelings for each other, but only because they had you to speak through, they fell in love."
"Without you, May never became any good as a Coordinator or a Trainer. Therefore, she resorted to prostitution."
"And Drew?"
"Mental Asylum. He never met May on her journey, YOUR journey, and he went insane eventually."
"Without you, Dawn was still a Coordinator, but was raped and killed by Team Galactic Grunts, trying to stop them."
Dawn Berlitz
October 1st, 1988-March 15th, 2002
"And Paul continues to brutalize Pokémon."
"The Dent Bros. Restaurant went bankrupt in late 2005, and Cilan and his brothers are homeless."
"And Iris forgot how to speak."
"Lillie never got over her fear of Pokémon, and eventually died of Tuberculosis."
Lillie Lynch
September 5th, 1986-January 21st, 2005
"Kiawe becomes alone, never having met Lana due to you not bringing the Alola Crew together."
"Lana is also alone. She was drowned by Team Aqua, who took over Alola."
"Mallow and Sophocles still meet, but work for Team Skull to oppose Team Aqua."
"And don't get me started on Pikachu! He ended up working for Team Rocket! All because you weren't around to show him any different."
"What about Serena?"
"Oh, she's alive... For about 5 more minutes."
"What?"
"She still got Cancer, as her father had Cancer. That's why he isn't around anymore."
"So, me giving my life for hers..."
"Is pointless. She will die, anyway..."
"There has to be something!"
"I can bring her back permanently. But two things will be. Serena will not remember who you are. And one of your friends will die in her place."
"Who?"
"That I leave up to Giratina..."
"So I'm not gonna know? How do I know if you aren't lying about bringing Serena back?"
"You have my word Serena will come back, and will not remember who you are."
"I don't mind that. I just need to know who is going to take her place."
"One thing is for sure, it won't be you."
"But-"
"Enough. You have your wish. In one week's time, you will know who will take Serena's place."