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After the event of Petulburg museum, Ash and the company decided to take some rest at the gym and continue their journey.
So we find our heroes traveling through Petulburg woods, completely exhausted from walking two hours straight.
"I am hungry and my feet are sore, I can't go any further, let's camp here." May whined like a little girl and sat on a nearby rock. Since Ash has matured enough from last time he traveled in Hoenn, he just smiled at May, instead of pursuing her to walk more to the next city that he would have done back then when he was a 13 years old kid.
"Yeah, this seems like a nice place, let's camp here." Ash agreed. "But can't we walk a little more, it's just one and half hour distance to the next city, I have to get my sixth gym badge." Max whined.
"Haha, Max you are acting like Ash, he used to do the same all the time back then." Brock said with a laugh.
After a little laugh they all agreed to set the camp for that night, much to Max's dismay. The moon was scattering the moonlight, and everyone were in their respective sleeping bags, sleeping peacefully. But Ash couldn't sleep because of his dreams or nightmares so he decided to take a walk to the nearby forest clearing.
Pikachu sensing his trainer awake, followed him.
"Huh, did i wake you up buddy?" Ash asked his partner. "Pikaaaa (Nah)" Pikachu said and jumped on his shoulder.
Ash walked to nearby opening and he saw a beautiful waterfall, so he decided to sit on the rock while admiring the beauty of Nature.
"Pikapi, pika pika chuu (Hey, Nightmares again huh?)" Pikachu asked with a look of concern on his face.
"Yeah buddy, i don't know what to do. When i close my eyes all i see is darkness enveloping me and someone talking to me. It's so frustrating." Ash said while stroking Pikachu on the back.
Pikachu cooed and jumped on his shoulders, and whispered in his ears, "Pi pika pi pi pika chu pi (Next time you get nightmares, try to dream about May)".
"Aww, not again Pikachu, why do you keep bringing her, i like her but not in the way you think." Ash said to Pikachu.
Maybe i am wrong. The shadow in my nightmares said i have to protect the ones i love, and i can't risk Pikachu's life or Max and Brock and especially not May, but why i have the urge to protect May, if i don't like her. Maybe i am really falling for her. Ash thought to himself but he was brought back to reality by a scream.
"Aaaaaaaah, SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!"
"That sound is coming from the forest, come on Pikachu let's have a look." Ash ran in the direction of scream and Pikachu followed too.
Ash and Pikachu went deep into the dark forest, in the direction of voice. They looked around in the forest and saw a little girl hanging from the tree. The only thing which kept her for falling was the hooded sweatshirt she wore which was acting like a hook.
"Don't worry, i am coming." Ash said while running to her.
Unfortunately the branch snapped and the girl started falling but with a heroic dive he caught the little girl in midair and he gently set her down.
" Th-thank you Mister" The girl buried her face in Ash's torso and said with a muffled voice. She was clearly terrified.
"Hey, it's okay. Don't be afraid." Ash said while he put his hand around the girl and patted the back of the little girl.
From the appearance of the girl Ash assumed that she was 5 years old. She had brown hair and wore a yellow t-shirt and a hooded white sweatshirt on it, similar to what Ash used to wear when he traveled in hoenn before. She also wore a knee length blue skirt with white socks and yellow and blue sneakers.
"Hey, what's your name?" Ash asked to the girl in his lap, but he got no answer. Looking down again he saw that girl was sleeping.
She must have slept while i was thinking. Better get back to campsite. Ash thought and carried the little girl to campsite where his other friends were sleeping. Pikachu jumped on his shoulder to take a better look at the sleeping girl, in his opinion she was very cute.
Next morning...
Ash was sleeping in his sleeping bag along with Pikachu on his stomach and the little girl by his side, others were asleep too.
But the sleep was momentary for our pokemon master when someone poked him on the cheek.
"Huh, just five minutes more please. " Ash mumbled and changed position in his sleeping bag. The little girl climbed on him started shaking him violently.
"Wake up! I am hungry" The little girl said and a voice from her stomach came.
Finally giving up, Ash woke up while rubbing his eyes, Pikachu also woke with a thud by falling from Ash's stomach.
Falling from Ash stomach, instinctively Pikachu's autonomic nervous system discharged electricity, fortunately no one was hit but everyone else woke up too.
"Good morning! Guys, what's up with all this noise?" May asked while stretching her body.
"Can't you let a guy sleep silently, i was having a dream of defeating Champion Steven." Max said while sitting in his sleeping bag.
"Hey guys, good morning. I guess Pikachu worked as a alarm clock..again" Brock said while getting out of his sleeping bag.
"Huh who's this cute little girl?" May asked impressed by the cuteness of girl. "Mommy? MOM, you are here." The little girl said and went near May and hugged her.
"Uh,umm. I think you are getting confused, i am not your mother." May said while trying to get out from the bear hug she was getting.
"I think you look like her mother, May. Maybe that's why she is thinking you are her mother." Brock explained to May.
"Ah yeah, you are right (Way to go captain obvious)" May said. The girl finally released her 'mother' from the hug.
"Okay, gosh! that's a relief, so what's your name?" May asked with a sigh of relief that she can finally breath.
The girl made a crybaby face, tears coming down her face, "You-you don't remember meee?" She asked with a tears streaming down her face.
"Uhmm (okay, wrong question) of course i remember you, how can i forget you, hahhaa" May tried to laugh it off but her luck was not in her favour.
"Then tell me my name" The little girl asked inching closer towards May as each second passed.
"What do i do, i don't know her name and if i tell her that i am not her mother then she will start crying, hmm think May, what could be your daughter's name, if you had one. If there is really Arceus in this world then please let this work" May thought.
"Your name is uhmm, uh, your name is ...Ashley" May said while secretly praying that it's the correct name.
"Ashley, whahaha What kind of name is that?" Ash whispered to Pikachu. "Pika pika pikapi( What kind of name is Ash?)" Pikachu replied with a smirk.
"Good point" Ash sweat dropped at his own stupidity.
"YAY! You remember me." Ashley jumped with happiness and once again she was hugging May.
"So Ashley, where are your parents?" Max asked without even thinking.
"Right here, Daddy said that he is sending me straight to Mommy, but that Mister found me first." She replied.
"Uh-huh, so what's your parent's name?" Max asked
"Well since you are asking so much, My mother's name is May stone and my father name is Ph..." Ashley said but May covered her mouth from saying anything further.
"You said you were hungry, come on let's fetch you breakfast." May said faking a laugh.
"Okay, breakfast for five coming straight." Brock said and went to do his chef duty.
After breakfast...
"Uhh, Uncle Brock, you make such awesome food, just like Mommy." Ashley said while patting her full stomach, it was obvious she has gotten her eating traits from her mother and ate like a giant Snorlax.
"Huh? How do you know my name?" Brock asked surprised.
"Whuut? Of course i know your name, you always come to visit Mommy, she said you are a very good friend of her." Ashley said.
"May?" Brock looked at May expectantly for some answers. May shrugged her shoulders and made a sign that said i don't know a damn thing.
"Why all of you look so young, and who is that mister with uhmm, whatever pokemon that is." Ashley asked out of blue.
"Well that mister with is Ash and the pokemon is Pikachu." May explained.
"Ash huh, and Pikachu. Hmm maybe i have heard that name before." Ashley said while deep in thought.
"So, Ashley. Why were you hanging from the tree last night?" Ash asked.
"Well you see, Daddy was talking to a green little pokemon last night and he said that pokemon was going to take me to Mommy and some other things he said to that green pokemon that i wasn't able to hear, and then that little pokemon opened a portal like thing, but some people wearing black attacked us and Daddy pushed me in the portal, but he didn't came."Ashley said while she realized something.
"What if...if Daddy is hurt, i have to get back to him." Tears started to flow down the cheeks of the little girl.
"Now, now. Calm down, Daddy will be fine. Don't worry, we will take you to him." May patted the back of the crying girl.
"One thing is for sure, she is definitely my future daughter, but who is her father, i will ask her later when no one is around. " May thought while still patting the girl.
So that was the end of chapter two, if you guys have some suggestions or advice then you guys are welcome. And don't forget to review, cuz reviews encourage me to write. And don't flame, if you don't like it then don't read it.