Ash has been silent for the past few days, eating very little and rarely comes out. Pikachu and Hatsune felt that they needed to change it fast. She walked into the room to see Ash staring out of the window and into the distance.
"Hey, I think I know what might cheer you up." Hatsune said.
"What?" Ash asked.
"Come on." Hatsune said as she grabbed his arm and dragged him outside.
She led Ash into a closed music studio.
"Do you remember this place?" Hatsune asked.
"It's where we first met and started our journey." Ash said with a lifeless face.
"That was the best moment of my life. *gasp* Look!" Hatsune pointed at a microphone and amp. She turned it on and tapped on the microphone, which started working. She then began singing the song that she sang when the saw each other.
"Itsudatte kimi wa waraware-mono da
Yaru koto nasu koto tsuitenakute
Ageku ni ame ni furare
Okini no kasa wa kaze de tondette
Soko no nora wa gokurou-sama to
Ashi o funzuketetta
Itsumodoori kimi wa kiraware-mono da
Nanni mo sezu tomo toozakerarete
Doryoku o shite miru kedo
Sono riyuu nante 'Nanto naku?' de
Kimi wa tohou ni kurete kanashindeta
Nara atashi no koe o tsukaeba ii yo
Hito ni yotte wa rikai funou de
Nante mimizawari, hidoi koe datte
Iwareru kedo
Kitto kimi no chikara ni nareru
Dakara atashi o utawasete mite
Sou kimi no kimi dake no kotoba de sa
She ran over a grabbed Ash. Hatsune helped Ash dance around on the empty floor.
Tsuzutte tsuranete
Atashi ga sono kotoba o sakebu kara
Egaite risou o
Sono omoi wa dare ni mo furesasenai
Garakuta no koe wa soshite hibiku
Ari no mama o bukiyou ni tsunaide
Seiippai ni oogoe o ageru
Itsukara ka kimi wa ninki-mono da
Takusan no hito ni motehayasare atashi mo hana ga takai
Demo itsukara ka kimi wa kawatta
Tsumetaku natte dakedo sabishisou datta
Mou kikai no koe nante takusan da
Boku wa boku jishin nanda yo tte
Tsui ni kimi wa osaekirenaku natte
Atashi o kiratta
Kimi no ushiro de dareka ga iu
'Tora no i o karu kitsune no kuse ni' tte
Kimi wa hitori de naiteta'nda ne
Kikoeru? Kono koe
Atashi ga sono kotoba o kakikesu kara
Wakatteru hontou wa
Kimi ga dare yori yasashii itte koto
Garakuta no koe wa soshite utatta
Hoka no dare demo nai kimi no tame ni
Kishindeku genkai o koete
Futari wa donna ni takusan no
Kotoba o omoitsuita koto darou
Dakedo ima wa nani hitotsu omoitsukanakute
Dakedo nani mo kamo wakatta
'Sou ka, kitto kore wa yume da.
Eien ni samenai, kimi to aeta, sonna yume'
Garakuta wa shiawase sou na egao o shita mama
Dore dake yonde mo mou ugokanai
Nozonda hazu no ketsumatsu ni kimi wa nakisakebu
Uso daro uso daro tte
Sou nakisakebu
Ash held Hatsune close to him while the two looked into each other's eyes. Suddenly, Ash sarted singing.
'Boku wa muryoku da.
Garakuta hitotsu datte sukue ya shinai'
Omoi wa namida ni
Potsuri potsuri to sono hoo o nurasu
Sono toki sekai wa
Totan ni sono iro o
Ookiku kaeru
Kanashimi yorokobi
Subete o hitori to
Hitotsu wa shitta
Kotoba wa uta ni nari kono sekai o
Futatabi kakemeguru kimi no tame ni
Sono koe ni ishi o yadoshite
Ima omoi ga hibiku"
Hatsune and Ash leaned towards each other until…
"Hey, this place is closed, get out!" The janitor said. The janitor was wearing a light brown janitor suit (Light brown boiler suit from GTA V), he had a pair of glasses on, he had a Hershel beard. The two quickly moved away from each other, both blushing heavily.
The janitor looked at them and chuckled. "Oh don't worry, you kids remind me of me when I was your age. Always a prankster. Well Hatsune, how are you?"
"I'm doing okay, Mr. Harold." Hatsune said as she scratched the back of her head. (Just chose random name for janitor)
"Well we should head back." Ash said shyly.
"Yeah."
"Well if you need anything, you'll know where to find me." Mr. Harold said as he waved goodbye to the two.
Ash and Hatsune walked out to see that the sky was getting dark, so they decided to head home.
"So who was that?" Ash asked.
"That was Mr. Harold, he is the nicest man on the planet. He was there to take care of me, Len and rin when our parents died. He is like our grandpa to us." Hatsune explained.
Later at the house
"Thank you." Ash said.
"For what?" Hatsune asked.
"Letting me and my pokemon stay here, and for worrying about me." Ash said.
"Ash this is what true friends do, they care about each other and help in any way they can." Hatsune said.
"Well, well, well, I was wondering when you would get back." Rin said as she walked outside. Pikachu ran out and leapt towards Ash.
"Pikapi, Pika Chu?" Pikachu asked.
"Pikachu, I don't understand what you're saying." Ash said.
'He asked if you are feeling better.' A voice in Ash's head said.
'Who said that?' Ash asked.
'It is me, your Riolu. I am speaking to you through aura.'
'Riolu, if I learn how to do this, can I speak to all of my pokemon?'
'Yes, master.'
'Train me.'
'I must warn you that this training will be hard.'
'I understand.'
'Then we train tomorrow, master.'
"Um… Ashura, you okay? You've been standing there for like 3 minutes." Len said as he started waving his hand in front of Ash.
"Yes I'm okay, I'm going to do some training tomorrow with Riolu. Also, don't worry Pikachu, I'm fine." Ash said.
This slightly confused Pikachu. 'How did he know what I said?'
"Well then, how about some dinner."
After dinner, everyone decided to head to bed.
The next morning, Ash woke up early, grabbed Riolu's Pokeball, and released it.
'Master, are you ready to train in aura?'
'Yes, Riolu. But know one thing, I'm not your master, I'm your friend.'
'Yes, master.' Riolu said as they left to train.
One hour later
Ash and Riolu jogged until they made it to a empty meadow.
"So how does this?" Ash asked.
'We meditate.'
The two began meditating while Riolu lectured.
'Aura is a essence that both humans and pokemon share. Aura can be used for good or for evil. Only a selected few can master aura.'
"Just like sir Aaron."
'Yes, he was one of the first few to be able to master aura, just like you will.'
"So how do I find my aura?"
'Search for what makes you feel happy.'
Ash was floating in the middle of nowhere, he searched his memories only to stop at his so called friends and family telling him to quit. The memory went all around him and repeated what they said. A red aura began forming around Ash, which worried Riolu.
'Master!' Riolu yelled.
Ash then opened his eyes and felt very tired.
"I should just stop. I'm pathetic." Ash said.
'Master that is not true, you have gotten farther than I thought you would. Sir Aaron took about a month to get this far and you're doing it in only a few hours. The only error is the memory. Search for what gives you strength and grab a big hold to that memory.' Riolu said.
Ash took a a deep breath and sat back down and searched deeply. He was back in the place that he was at before. A memory appeared, but instead of his betrayal, it showed Pikachu, his other pokemon, Len, Rin, and Hatsune smiling at him. The images were not alone however when it showed Ash's adventures with Hatsune, the twins, Kaito, Meiko, and Megurine. All of their laughs, the twins' pranks, the night time singing. On the outside, a blue aura surrounded Ash which made Riolu happy that his master found a happy memory to focus on.
'Master, slowly open your eyes.' Riolu said.
Ash opened his eyes to see the aura surround his body.
"So this is aura."
'Yes, master. This is the aura that you have, it is a larger amount than I thought. Now let's go back to see if you can talk to Pikachu.'
Ash and Riolu jogged back to the house to see everyone eating lunch.
"Good afternoon, Ashura." Hatsune smiled.
"So how was the training?" Len asked.
"Pikachu say something." Ash said.
"Like what?" Pikachu asked.
"That was good enough, buddy." Ash smiled.
Pikachu leapt onto Ash's shoulder and began nuzzling Ash's cheek.
"I'll take that as a 'It went well' then." Len chuckled.
"You know, Ashura, if I just got here and saw this, I would say you're crazy." Rin said.
"I agree, but at the same time it sounds really cool." Hatsune smiled.
"Well anyways, we have the rest of the day. What do you want to do?" Len asked.
"I'm gonna go to my room." Ash said. Ever since that day, Ash has had his depression moments which worried Hatsune and the twins.
"How was he, Riolu?" Hatsune asked nervously.
'Master was having some problems, but he took care of it.'
"What kind of problems?"
'Memories.' Riolu then said no more.
Ash walked into his room, sat down and turned on the TV.
It has been 12 days after the disappearance of Ash Ketchum, officers say that Ash Ketchum is most likely dead, killed by the forest fire, seeing how his hat was found in the fire. We have found 3 possible suspects. They are a part of a criminal organization known as team rocket. Friends of the missing child accuse them of this because the 3 have tried to steal the boy's starter pokemon. They were found near the location of the forest fire shortly after it started, one of them having an arcanine in her possession. However, she states that neither she or her accomplices has seen the boy for some time.
Ash watched some TV for a while until he saw that it was starting to get dark and decided that he should go to sleep.
It will be a while until he can show himself to the other regions for a while, let alone forgive THEM.
