I walked on the dirt road and let the warm rain drops fall on my head. I didn't know where I should go, I just wanted to sit in a puddle and wait for the flash that would strike down in the water puddle and end my suffering.

There's just one problem in that plan, I'm an Electrical Pokémon. I wouldn't die of a flash, certainly I would be damaged but I wouldn't come back to Ash.

I'm a Pikachu. But not just any Pikachu whatsoever, I'm Ash Ketchum's starter Pokémon.

I stayed in the puddle, but I backed off a few steps and looked into my mirror image. I was always catered by his best friend, so I had forgotten thinking about my own appearance. Ugh, I sounded like May or Dawn.

I had lots of scratches and bruises all over my body, and I had scraped up some of my fur so that I looked like Ritchie's Pikachu. Also, my eyes were red because of all tears and I had scratches in my eyes.

I looked up in the rain and began to think of the day I had received Ash as trainer, I had hated him for no reason. He then tried to catch a Pidgey, but I had refused to help my trainer, and then we tried to escape from the Spearow. When Ash stood in front me and protected me from the large flock of Spearow, he made a speech. I could still hear Ash's speech, I would never ever forget it.

"Spearows do you know who I'm? I'm Ash, from the town of Pallet. I'm destined to be the world's number one Pokémon Master, I can't be defeated by the likes of you. I'm going to capture and defeat you all, you hear me?!"

"Pikachu go inside the Pokeball, it's the only way!"

"Come and get me!"

I jumped when I heard lightning strike down, I walked away from the water puddle and continued to walk alone on the road. Keep in mind that the first time I ever met Ash was 25 years ago.

I had seen Ash grow throughout in our journey together.

Ash won his first league.

Ash goes on his first date.

Gets his first kiss (Latias and Melody do not count)

Ash gets his first girlfriend.

Ash wins all the other leagues.

Ash becomes a Pokémon Master.

Ash proposes to his girlfriend, and she says yes.

Ash gets married.

Then came the news I never thought would happen. I remember the event as if it were yesterday.

I lay quietly on the couch and was about to fall asleep, until Ash and his wife came into the room and "aroused" me.

"Pika?" I asked when I sat up and leaned my head to the side, I was so confused. Why would they do that and wake me up?

Ash had a smile that meant he would tell me something nice, it was good that in all cases there was good news.

"Pikachu, you may have noticed my wife and I have been busy lately?" I nodded, I had been so worried that Ash had grown tired of me.

"You see Ash has been forced to take care of me." His wife said when she put a hand on her ball-like stomach.

What did she mean by being forced? Ash's wife threatened him or something? Just the thought of that Ash was threatened did that sparks flew from my cheeks.

Ash noticed the sparks and put a reassuring hand on my head, making me realize that my suspicions were wrong.

"You understand that soon our family will multiply," Ash explained as he grabbed his wife's hand. What did Ash mean by that? Had he caught another Pokémon without me?

"Chu?" I asked confused, Ash sighed and grabbed my right paw.

"Do you trust me?" I looked confusedly at Ash but he just smiled, he pulled me by the paw until I stood in front of the ball-like stomach. I looked confusedly at Ash once again, he just gave me his smile that meant "Everything Is Okay." Ash put my paw on the woman's stomach, and to my surprise so, I felt something moving in there. It almost felt as if something alive in there.

"Pika pikapi cha?" I asked. He smiled and patted me on the head. I really loved it when he did that.

"Do you understand?" He whispered, he had a smile that I only see when he is really happy or proud of something.

Wait... He asked if I understood? I don't know what I'll understand. I looked sadly at Ash and shook my head, this was the way Ash felt when he didn't understand something?

"Pikachu... I'll be a father." He said with a big smile, his wife smiled too. I stood there in shock, I was really surprised at the news. How would I react? I did the only thing I felt was right, I had a big smile, nodded happily, and jumped excitedly.

"Ash has been worried for a while on how you would react to the news," said Ash's wife with a warm smile.

Ash was worried about how I would react? I'm just happy for him, he will be the best father in the world.

I know that.

Ash became a father. And not to brag but I was right, Ash became a great parent. He went early to his job because he wanted to come home as early as possible so he could spend so much time as possible with his son, and often took time off from his job so he could take care of his son. When the boy grew older, Ash played with his son. When he was even older than that, Ash started to teach his son about Pokémon training.

I knew from the moment Ash told that he would be a father, he would be the best dad in the world's history. I knew that Ash never ever would abandon his only child to become Pokémon master, he's already Pokémon master but still! Ash would never ever leave his son for Pokémon training or anything else in the world. He already knew how it felt to be abandoned.

I climbed up a tree to protect myself from the rain that poured down. I looked up at the sky, or tried to anyway. All these dark clouds blocked the beautiful blue sky. I remember when Ash and I used to look up at the clouds and look for ones that resembled Pokémon, or yes... I was looking for cloud that resembled ketchup bottles. I can't imagine that just a few hours ago, there was not a single cloud in the sky.

I let a single tear drop, running down my tired cheeks. I had seen with my own eyes when my best friend died. I got to see when he was too weak to move, when he suffered the pains, heard his last words, saw when his lively eyes became gray, saw when he stopped breathing, and heard when his heartbeat became extinct.

I could still hear his last words.

"P…Pikachu… I.. love .. y..you.. I.. I.. I … C.. could .. n..not .. h .. have .. w.. wished.. m.. my.. self.. a .. b..better b..b..best friend t..than y..you. C..can y..you p..promise m..me one l..last t..thing b..buddy?" He whispered weakly. It was so hard to hear what he had said. The only thing I did was nod and let my tears fall.

"T..tell m..my f..family I..I l..love t..them." I nodded, Ash tried to smile although I could see the pain in his eyes.

"T..tell m..my s..son I..I l..love h..him a..and s..say t..that I..I'm s..sorry I..I d..didn't c.. come h.. home." I nodded, Ash grabbed my paw and smiled at me.

"T..take c.. care o..of o..our f.. family f…for m..me w..when I.. I'm g.. gone." I nodded and could feel that Ash was holding my hand tighter, He really struggled to live and tell me these words.

"W..when m..my s..son t…turns 1…1..10, c..can y.. you p.. promise m.. me t..that y..you w..will j..join h..him o..on h..his j..journey?" I nodded. I would do anything if it was Ash's last wish, I would even evolve into a Raichu or go back in my Pokéball.

Ash's breathing became heavier and heavier.

"D..don't f.. forget t..to g..give h.. him h.. his ..P.. Pokéball.. I..I've h..hidden f..from h.. him, i..in i..it i..is h..his f..first P..Pokémon." I had always wondered what kind of Pokémon was in it, I would never ever be able to forget it.

"B..Bye.. B..b..b..buddy," Whispered Ash before he closed his eyelids.

"Pikapi…"

"…"

"Pikapi!"

"…"

"PIKAPIII!"

"…"

Ash Ketchum died.

I would keep the promise I made to Ash. I'll take care of Ash's family and make his son the Pokémon Master, just like his father.

BannanGodis: Hope you liked this story

BannanGodis doesn't own Pokémon and the characters! and thanks awolflover2 for you help me with my english grammar :)