J: You have no idea how surprised I am with my progress on this fanfic. I mean, after the first three seasons of Pokemon I got a little fed up with the show since it's so repetitive! I love the manga, even though I've read very little of it ahha. But this really wasn't something I had planned on ever doing in my life, just goes to show how much obsession hopping can mess with you. NOW I MUST GIVE THANKS!
THANKS TO: Splitheart1120( good catch on, though I kinda made it obvious ahha), IvyBean, pokemonSLR, lightwolfheart (your non signed in name cannot be used since I know it's you :P) and AnimexLuver4Ever.
DISCLAIMER: ME NO OWNEE THE PEOPLES!
P.S. Am I spelling the pokemon god's name right?
Chapter One – "Be Grateful Jerk!"
"Today is perfect!" Dawn jubilantly cheered this after exiting the Pokemon Centre to find the sky was crystal blue with a small collection of puffy white clouds. There was a gentle breeze that was strong enough to shift her blue locks even with it still damp from Piplup's bubblebeam.
"You're right, I guess Arceus wants Pokemon Appreciation Day to be a good one too." May giggled this while coming up beside Dawn carrying a large wicker basket filled with food.
"If Arceus can keep the pokemon from finding out about the surprise picnic then he really is blessing today. It took everything Brock had to keep Azurill from following after us." Misty, carrying two smaller wicker baskets came out of the Pokemon Centre after them.
All three girls had decided that Pokemon Appreciation Day was a big enough holiday to dress up for. Instead of their usual two piece outfits the girls were dressed in sun dresses that emphasized their natural colours. Dawn wore a strapless knee length light blue sun dress with a large blue ribbon around her waist and tied in a big bow at the back. May's dress was also knee length and was a light shade of green with little leaves bordering the bottom hem and the straps that tied up around her neck. Misty's dress was a tad shorter than the other two and instead of a solid colour she had tie dyed her dress so it started as a vibrant orange from the bottom right and slowly faded up into a peach colour by the time it reached her left shoulder, and to make a bit of a statement she had dyed the three inch shoulder straps purple.
Giggling at the thought of Brock running around after little Azurill the girls made their way to their designated picnic location. They had spent all of yesterday pouring over maps looking for the perfect spot and much to their great convenience the perfect spot was just a quick walk from the Pokemon Centre they were staying in. Spinning around to walk backwards Dawn beamed at her two female companions," It was really great of you guys to come all the out here to celebrate with us, you have no idea how much it means to have girls around to talk to!"
"We do know." Misty and May chorused this without meaning to, making it all that much funnier.
"Ash and Brock are lucky we were such patient girls travelling with him. More than once I wanted to leave them, I even considered travelling with DREW of all people I was so desperate some days!" May ranted this looking absolutely appalled at the memory of thinking such things.
Her voice and expression sly Dawn asked," Are you sure it was just Ash's stupidity that made you think that way?"
At May's sudden red face Misty raised an eyebrow and verbally pounced on her friend," What? No way! You actually like him don't you? I never would have guessed with the way you guys go at it."
"I-I don't like-!"
"MAY!"
May was cut off from her denial from the just mentioned devil running after them and calling out to her. Catching up to the girls he went straight to May with a checkered blanket folded up in his arms. Holding up the blanket he informed her," You forgot the blanket, the one thing you were suppose to carry and you forget it. I have to wonder how you've managed to keep your pokemon alive." Drew had to play up the moment and exaggerated things by flicking his hair out of his face and looking as if he actually thought May was unable to do anything.
"For your information that's the back up blanket in case this one isn't big enough for everyone to sit on! So don't you dare try making me look a fool!" To prove her point May opened the basket to show Drew that there was indeed a blanket inside.
"I would never in a million years dream of making you look like a fool May. A token of my apology, I will return to the Pokemon Centre with this blanket immediately. I look forward to poisoning myself with your home cooked food." Drew pulled another impossible feat and produced a rose out of thin air to then give it to May. With a bow he quickly walked back the way he had come, leaving May rather flustered, usually Drew tried to make their fights last longer, then she remembered the rest of what he said," I'M GOING TO SHOVE MY COOKING DOWN YOUR THROAT JUST FOR SAYING THAT DREW!" Cheeks red from anger May turned forward and began stomping towards the picnic site, Dawn and Misty right behind her trying their best not to be heard snickering. Neither girl could deny that Drew and May interacted like an old married couple,which was really cute if you looked at it from a certain perspective.
A two minute walk through a group of trees later and the girls were left breathless. On the map they had seen the spot as a little clearing surrounded by a small cluster of trees with a small cliff on the west side. They had expected just grass and small clusters of flowers. What they found instead was a hidden treasure of nature. The grass was lush and green and moved like the ocean as the breeze passed through, species of flowers they had never seen before appeared as fish bobbing up and down in the water. "It's official, Arceus loves us today." Misty whispered this just loud enough to be heard by the other two, anything louder would make her feel as if she was ruining something special.
Dawn took the initiative and ran into the clearing to do a cartwheel then deliberately land on her back. The grass she flattened beneath her was soft and barely noticeable against her exposed skin. Letting out a pleased sigh Dawn opened her eyes to look up at the sky, only to be met by Weavile's bright red eyes. Letting out a little squeak Dawn sat up sending Weavile backing up from her. A hand over her heart she stuttered," Wh-what are you doing here Weavile? Where's Paul?"
"Dawn, you know this Weavile?" Misty asked this while coming up with May when they had seen the Weavile rush over to Dawn once it had come from the cliff.
Weavile, the pokemon that usually looked so cool and collected while around Paul, was acting frantic. It grabbed onto Dawn's wrist and began dragging her towards the cliff where it had just come from. To answer Misty Dawn called over her shoulder," You know the guy that Ash complains about all the time, this is his Weavile. I think something happened, it looks worried. Go and get the guys, I'm going to go with Weavile." Misty and May exchanged a worried glance with each other then dropped their baskets and took off for the the Pokemon Centre.
Her full attention given to Weavile Dawn allowed the pokemon to lead her up the cliff and into the surrounding woods. The further they went int the more Dawn began to worry,' Something must have happened to Paul for his Weavile to be so frantic. What could have happened? Paul may be a heartless jerk towards his pokemon, but he's still a really strong trainer.' Weavile pulled Dawn around one more tree and Dawn's fears were confirmed. Paul was up sitting back against a tree, his left sleeve and left pant leg were tattered revealing claw shaped gashes that were poorly bandaged. Running up to him she cried out," Paul! What happened?"
Paul had appeared to be unconscious but he really was just trying to relax and ignore the throbbing pain. He'd let Weavile out earlier to try and train it despite his own condition. Instead of working on it's ice beam the Weavile had run off, leaving Paul to curse at the weakling. The last thing Paul expected was for Weavile to have left to get help, yet the help that it brought back was the troublesome girl that followed the pathetic trainer around as his fangirl. Immediately scowling at his Weavile Paul growled," Non of your concern Troublesome. Weavile, what did you think you were doing. I ordered you to train, not bring more problems."
'SLAP!' Paul had turned away from Dawn's own scowl when he had told her it wasn't any of her business. He didn't see the brief expression of sadness on Weavile's face when he had chastised it for bringing him help. Dawn had, and that had been the last straw for her patience. She marched up to Paul and slapped him right across the face as hard as she possibly could.
Absolutely stunned Paul put a hand on his now stinging cheek and looked at the girl like she had just grown a second head. She didn't stop with just the slap, she grabbed the front of Paul's jacket and actually lifted him off the ground so he was on eye level with her. Her face mere inches from his she growled through clenched teeth," Do you know what day it is you jerk? It's Pokemon Appreciation Day! The one day where you're suppose to let your pokemon have a break, you give them a day to themselves, you give them little gifts, you do SOMETHING to show your pokemon that you appreciate everything they do for you. You, the one guy that treats his pokemon like crap, should be very grateful to your pokemon! What just happened is a perfect example! Weavile, the pokemon you probably put a lot of pressure on, sees that you're hurt and disobeys instructions in order to get you help, because it CARES about you! You can stay here and rot for all I care right now!" She dropped the purple haired teen on his ass and marched off back towards the cliff.
Weavile watched all this occur, when Dawn dropped Paul and stomped away it rushed to Paul's side in fear of his injuries hurting more from the rough treatment. Paul's face twisted in a wince but he made no noise of protest, instead he grumbled,"Damn it...Reggie is going to kick my ass when he finds out I forgot about today."
"PAUL!" Paul inwardly groaned at the sound of Ash's voice, he really was getting abused for his ignorance.
A second later Ash, Drew, and Brock came into sight and went to his side. Having been advised beforehand Brock had brought along a medical kit. He said nothing about the hand print on Paul's face since they'd passed Dawn on their way here, and instead asked," Something happened with your Ursaring didn't it?"
"Not mine. A wild one thought my Ursaring wanted to take over it's territory. Instead of letting them fight it out I put Ursaring back in it's pokeball and made a run for it, I wasn't fast enough to evade one of it's slash attacks." Ash was thrown for a loop by Paul openly telling them what happened.'Dawn must have done a number on him if he's willing to let us help.' Ash thought this as Paul took off his jacket and rolled up his pant leg so Brock could get a better look at the injuries.
Taking off the bandages Brock let out a sigh of relief," You treated them well. There's no sign of infection but you should still get Nurse Joy to look at them. The Pokemon Centre isn't too far, we'll help you get there-"
"I don't need your help, I'll get there by myself." Paul cut Brock off before he could finish his offer of assistance.
Brock was usually a patient person when it came to Paul, but this time he wouldn't have any of his nonsense," You're in no condition to refuse assistance Paul. You either cooperate willingly or Drew's Roseraid puts you to sleep, it's your choice."
"Rrrgh. Fine! But I won't owe any of you losers anything after this, got it?" Paul snapped this while staggering to his feet. Brock and Drew, knowing Ash wouldn't bother to help, went to either side and put his arms around their shoulders. Weavile collected Paul's knapsack and followed after the boys quickly.
Ash was ahead of the slow moving group, so he had to look over his shoulder in order to tell Paul," After Nurse Joy takes care of your wounds...You're welcome to join our party." It was Brock and Drew who were thrown for a loop this time. Both of the boys had been thinking of offering Paul an invitation, but were worried that Ash would throw a fit. Hearing him be the one to offer just didn't seem to fit into the world's natural order of balance.
Paul was going to tell him to shove it, but a flash of Dawn's pissed off face and a recollection of her words made him stop. Drew and Brock nearly dropped Paul altogether when they heard him mutter," Whatever Loser." In Paul language, that translated to a maybe.
