Remembering Mewtwo: Part One-
Dreams or Memories...

Ash and Misty laid in their sleeping bags, and stared up at the sky. Tracy had already fallen asleep. Misty rolled over and looked at Ash, who appeared to be deep in thought. Pikachu and Togepi were both asleep. Misty couldn't help but feel compassionate for the boy adjacent to her, and so, she decided to see what was on his mind.

"Ash...what are you thinking about?" Misty asked.

Ash turned his head to face her, "I was just thinking about Brock. I can't believe he decided to stay with Professor Ivy...it's just not gonna be the same without him."

"Ash, he's pursuing his dream...you should be happy for him. I know it's going to be hard for us to learn to get along without him...but we'll do fine, I'm sure of it. and Tracy will be a big help." Said Misty.

This was a first. Ash and Misty were being civil to each other. For Misty it was almost like a dream come true. They were together. Without Brock. Oh, she loved Brock like a brother, but sometimes, she felt like it was hard to be around Ash, without Brock getting suspicious. But now she had Tracy to worry about. Ash rolled over in his sleeping bag, "G'night Pikachu...G'night Misty."

Misty curled up in her sleeping bag, "Good night Ash...sweet dreams."

Ash immediately drifted off to sleep. But all Misty could think of, was how close he was, and yet...how far away. She listened to the crickets chirp around them. They almost seemed to be singing a song. Misty began to quietly sing to herself.

"Out here in the quiet of the night..."

She gazed up at the starry night sky, and smiled, "Beneath the stars...and moon..."

She turned her head back to Ash, and he moved a bit in his sleep, "We both know we've got something on our minds...we won't admit...but it's true..."

She sighed, "You look at me...I look away..."

"I wanna tell you what I'm feeling but I don't know how to start...I wanna tell you but now I'm afraid that you might break my heart. Oh why should anything so easy ever be so hard to do...I wanna tell you what I'm feeling and to say that...I love you..."

Taking the chance that he was completely asleep, she crept over to him. She leaned over, and gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek. "I love you Ash Ketchum..." she whispered.

Ash moved a bit, and yawned, before his eyes fluttered open. Misty quickly leapt back into her sleeping bag. Ash rubbed his eyes, and turned to Misty. She was laying with her back to him.

"Did you say something Misty?" he asked.

Misty could feel her heart jump into her throat. "Me? No, nothing. I didn't say anything Ash! good-night..."

Then, both of them drifted to sleep.

***

Ash glanced around at his surroundings. Pokemon battled all around him. In the center of the long battle field, stood a small, cat-like pokemon, and a larger, more armored like pokemon. They launched blast after blast at each other, and none of them was about to stop. Ash noticed he was higher up than them, and he began to climb down, feeling his body ache. Then, he landed. Only one choice. He ran as fast as he could to the middle of the stadium, "PLEASE STOP!!!!"

A flash of light, and it all went black.

*******

Ash sat up with a start, his mummy-bag fit closely around his head, moving along with him. He glanced around as best as he could. Nothing there.


"Whoa...what a weird dream..." he said, as he slowly unzipped the mummy bag around him, allowing him more freedom to move around.

He stretched his arms, and scratched his head. Then, he glanced at Pikachu. The small, yellow, electric mouse, was asleep. Ash laid back down, zipping the mummy bag around him once again. Then, he drifted to sleep.

A small, pink, cat like creature hovered over him as he slept. "Mew..." Squeaked the small creature.

Ash stirred only slightly in his sleep. Mew floated over Tracy, and blinks curiously, before doing somersaults in the air, and shaking it's head. Then, it floated over to Misty. It giggled to itself, and lowered down by Misty. It rested it's small paw on Misty's head, and she stirred slightly in her sleep, batting at the hand, "Pikachu, go to sleep" she mumbled.

Soon Misty fell into a deep sleep, as images floated through her head"

***

"Pika-CHUUUUU!" shouted Pikachu, as it shocked a large, stone statue. "CHUUUUUUUU"

Misty watched, and she felt tears running down her face. Pikachu had stopped, and Misty could now see whom the statue looked like. Ash. Tears stung her eyes, and she started to sob.

"please...no..." she said quietly to herself.

Images flashed in front of her eyes. Two blasts collided with Ash, and he fell. His body slowly stiffened, and his skin and clothes were replaced by solid stone. She bit her lip, and then cried out.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

Misty...

***

Misty sniffled, still stuck in her dream, as Ash shook her gently.

"Misty..." he repeated.

Misty cried, "No, leave him alone!"

"Misty!" shouted Ash.

Misty's eyes snapped open, and she glanced up at him. At the sight of him, she hugged him, and cried.

"Misty, are you okay?" he asked, deeply concerned.

Misty glanced, up, and wiped her eyes. "I had this horrible dream..." she said.

"You...wanna talk about it?" He asked.

"No. I wanna forget it ever happened."

Ash hugged her, trying his best to comfort her. "It's alright...it was only a dream."

Misty wrapped her arms around Ash, hoping he would stay there with her, so she wouldn't have to be afraid. He stayed by her, until she fell asleep again. He zipped up her sleeping bag, and climbed back into his own...and somehow"

Tracy, Pikachu, and Togepi, managed to sleep through all of it (^^;;)

***

Brock glanced around, watching all the pokemon being sucked into weird, black pokeballs. He held vulpix close to him, but soon, even it was sucked up into the black, demon pokeballs.

"pika-chuuuu!" shouted Ash.

Brock looked up, and watched as Ash jumped off a ledge, falling after Pikachu, who was being chased by five or six of the demon pokeballs.

There was a flash of light, as Brock shielded his eyes. When he looked up, Ash lay, motionless in the middle of a pokemon battlefield. Pikachu sat beside its motionless trainer. Brock could feel a lump stuck in his throat. He couldn't speak, as the same images played over and over.

Ash ran towards the lights, waving his arms, "STOP IT NOW!"

"ASH!!!!"

***

Brock bolted straight up in his bed, as beads of sweat ran down his face and neck.

"The dream again...what could it mean..." he said quietly to himself, as he wiped the sweat from his brow.

He glanced out the window at the moon over the ocean on Valencia island.

Ash...Misty...Are you guys okay?

***

Brock poured cups of coffee for each person in the house. Professor Ivy glanced at him warily as she lifted her cup to her lips.

"You seem troubled..." she said, as she sipped her coffee.

"What makes you say that?" he asked.

"Your coffee cup is over-flowing." She said, and she pointed,

Brock glanced down, to find an overly full coffee cup, with a puddle of coffee on the counter. He immediately pulled up the coffee pot, and proceeded to wipe up the mess.

"What's bothering you?" she asked again.

"It's nothing...I've just been thinking about my friends lately..." said Brock, as he tossed the coffee-soaked towel in the washing machine.

"That's understandable...why don't you go feed the butterfree. That always seems to cheer you up."

Brock smiled a bit, "I think I'll try that...bye." He said, and he stepped out the door.

***

Brock gazed up into the sky, using his hand to shield his eyes from the afternoon sun. that round, bright ball of light...it seemed so familiar, and his dream came rushing back.

Ash screamed, as the massive attacks hit him, forming an orb of light which quickly faded. His body was encased in solid stone.


Brock looked down and away form the sun. What was this...why did it continue to haunt him, even when his eyes were open.


"Please...Ash, Misty...call me, anything...just let me know you're alright... He said, and then he turned to go back inside. Maybe the sun was getting to him.

Mew floated around behind a tree, watching Brock, before vanishing in a flurry of sparkles.

To Be Continued...