Hi again its Draco Lightning back with another chapter for you guys. I'd like to thank Tchurch andMelly for their kind reviews of my story and I hope to receive more in the future.
Yes this is a Ash and Misty romance story but she does have to work a bit because she didn't believe in herself and stick up for ash when he needed it. So let's continue the story.
Chapter 2
Ash is sleeping in his tossing and turning as he is have a terrible nightmare all about the day he was betrayed by all his friends.
(Ash's Dream/6 Years ago)
"And the winner of the Unova league is Paul from Veilstone City in the Sinnoh Region" the referee declared to the cheering crowd of people that filled the stadium. The battle was long and destroyed most of the stadium thanks to multiple earthquakes and hyper beams, but in the end Ash lost at the last second as Pikachu fell before Paul's Gigalith did.
"Once again Ketchum I have proven that it was a flux accident that you beat me back in the Sinnoh league, your still a weak trainer." Shouted Paul coldly at him.
Ash didn't say anything back to him, he just ran out on to the field and scooped Pikachu up in to him arms and ran to the Pokémon centre, to make sure that he was O.k.
Entering the Pokémon centre, he walked up to the counter and rang the bell, a few minutes later out came Nurse Joy followed by her faithful partner Audino, he handed Nurse Joy the Pokémon he used in the battle and Pikachu, she said that it will take awhile so he left the Pokémon centre and headed to the nearby park to gather his thoughts.
Ash was walking around the lake in the in the park thinking and rerunning the battle in his head over and over again trying to think where he had gone wrong or if he had just called out another move instead than he did, he might have won, but it was no use now he had lost, but being ash he looked on the bright side of things, he had just came second in a league tournament, it was the best result he had gotten since winning the Orange league and the Kanto battle Frontier. Ash made his way back to the Pokémon centre, where he found his friends Iris and Cilan waiting for him.
"Hi guys you waiting here long." Said Ash
"Not long just a few minutes, where have you been." Said Cilan.
"Just walking around the park, trying to clear my head and seeing where I went wrong during the match." Replied Ash.
"Still a little kid as ever I see." Said Iris.
"I am not a little kid Iris." Said Ash.
"Yes you are." Said Iris.
"Am Not."
"Yes you are."
"Am Not."
"Yes you are."
"Please cut it out you two." Shouted Cilan.
Ash and Iris looked at each other, then down at the ground and replied "Sorry Cilan it won't happen again."
"Ok than let's get Pikachu and the others, because we have a boat to catch if you want to get home anytime soon, because the next boat to Kanto isn't for another three days Ash." Said Cilan.
So Ash and company walked in to the Pokémon centre to get ash's Pokémon and the time the boat leaves at today. Ash walks up to the counter and rings the bell again, this time it only took a few seconds for Nurse Joy to appear.
"Hi Nurse Joy, I'm here to collect my Pokémon." Said Ash.
"Ok, wait here will I go get them for you." Said the Polite Nurse Joy.
She left for a few minutes and came back will a cart with Ash's five pokeballs on it and Pikachu. Pikachu ran and jumped on to Ash's shoulder. Ash took his pokeballs and asked Nurse Joy when the ferry to Vermilion City was. She said that the boat will be leaving the dock at 7 O'clock tonight. Ash looked up at the centre's clock and saw that it was 6:15, so he, Iris and Cilan thanked her and left for the port, Iris and Cilan were seeing ash off as their ferry didn't run until 11 O'clock the next day.
"So I guess this bye now, until the next time we meet." Said Ash.
"Yeah I guess it is, don't get into any trouble now ok." Said Iris.
"I won't, you can count on that." Said Ash
"Ah, this is so bitter/sweet, bitter because we have to separate and sweet because I was able to know such a great trainer." Said Cilan.
"Yeah, right back at yeah Cilan." Said Ash.
The ferry announcer shouted that the ferry to vermilion city will be boarding now. So ash hugged Iris and Cilan and boarded the boat bound for the kanto region. As the boat was leaving he started to wave to his friends.
(2 Weeks Later)
The ship's captain made an announcement over the ship's intercom "We will be arriving at the Vermilion City port in a few minutes will all passengers please get ready for deboarding."
"Well, Pikachu were finally back in the Kanto region and we will be home in a week's time." Said Ash as he was leaning in the ship's railing.
The ship pulled in to port and ash got off the ferry and on to the stairs leading to the ground. Ash started to walk towards the town when he saw something he hadn't seen since Johto. It was his old team mate and friend Squritle running towards him with his sunglasses in one hand and tears in his eyes. Ash stopped in his tracks and knelt down with his arms open to caught him and hug him. A few minutes later an Officer Jenny arrived looking worn out from chasing Squritle. Officer Jenny took one look at ash and said.
"Well Ash it has been quite awhile since I last saw you and that would probability explain why Squritle ran from me."
"Sorry about that Officer Jenny, by the way how is Squritle doing in the Squritle squad anyway." Said Ash.
"Well to tell you the truth, he's starting to lack a bit as all of the other members of the squad are now either Blastoise or Wartortle." Said Officer Jenny.
"Really I wonder why he hasn't evolved like the rest of them." Said Ash,
"I think he was waiting so that he could be able to travel with you again Ash." Said Officer Jenny.
"Really Squritle is that true." Said Ash looking at Squritle.
"Squr tle squr" said Squritle.
As looked to Pikachu for a translation. Pikachu nodded his head, telling ash that yes he has been waiting for him.
"So how about Squritle ready to come travelling with me again" said ash
Squritle nodded his head and Officer Jenny gave ash squritle's pokeball and said to him "make sure that you take good care of him and train him well."
Squritle went back in to his pokeball as a red light enveloped him and ash said to the ball "it's good to see an old friend return."
Ash said goodbye to officer jenny who gave him a lift to the outskirts of the town and was now heading his way to Viridian Forest.
(3 Days Later)
Ash nearing the exit of the Viridian Forest when he heard a familiar sound coming from the trees above him, a moment later he saw the large silhouette of a bird and it was getting closer to him, when the Pokémon landed ash looked at it with joy in his eyes as it was his old friend Pidgeot. Pidgeot let out a loud "Pideyo" and then turned its head to face ash. Pikachu looked at the bird and then jumped off ash's shoulder and on to Pidgeot's back.
"It's been a long time Pidgeot, I know I said I would come back for you but I thought that you would have been more happy staying here then with me, so that you could have the chance to have a family" said Ash while looking down at his feet.
Pidgeot nudged ash's waist and was then enveloped by a red light and disappeared. Ash couldn't believe it, he released Pidgeot and asked him if this was his way of telling him he wanted to train with him again and Pidgeot gave out another loud "Pideyo" signalling that he did, so ash said his thanks to his bird Pokémon and returned him as Pikachu who land ok jumped back on to ash's shoulder and pointed the exit out to ash. Ash started to walk towards the exit while holding up two pokeballs, Squritle's and Pidgeot's and said to himself "thank you old friends for letting me become your trainer again."
Ash had now started to run as his house came into view, with Pikachu running beside him, as they were having a race and ketchup was the prize if Pikachu won, which he did but only by a paws length. They both were panting very hard and then they both shot up when ash heard his name being said on the other side of the front door to his house. He and Pikachu leaned in and pressed their ears up against the door to hear what was being said and what her heard made him very angry.
(Ketchum Residence)
"I can't believe that idiot lost again" said a tall tan man with spiked hair.
"Come on brocko, did you really think that after all this time Ash could win anything" said a man wearing black cargo trousers, a black t-shirt with a water drop necklace. (Sinnoh Clothes)
"A part of me did Gary, but after his loss to Paul once again just shows that the will never become the Pokémon Master that he thinks he is" said the man revealed to be Brock.
"Hey, Brock I do you know when he is supposed to get home" said a short boy with thick black ridged glasses.
"Let's see here Max, the ferry left Unova two and a half weeks ago and landed in Vermilion City, three days ago, so he should be home soon, but this being Ash he is probably lost in Viridian Forest, so if he isn't back by sun down let's look for him tomorrow" said Brock laughing a bit as he said it.
"Hey, you guys shouldn't talk about ash that way what would happen if he heard you guys" said a blunette haired girl.
"Oh, be quiet dawn you weren't told to come here to speak" said a green hair boy.
That was the final straw and ash opened the door with a look of pure hatred on his face and a look of shock form the rest of them. He looked around and saw some of his friends and rivals in his house. Misty, May and Dawn were all sitting on the couch looking at the ground with Dawn having tears in her eyes, Brock, Gary, Max, Drew, Paul and Trip were all standing behind the girls with looks of hate and a bit of fear as Pikachu was sparking.
"What are you guys doing in my house if you are talking like that about me" shouted Ash at them with Pikachu now on the floor getting ready to thunderbolt the guys.
"Where here to make you see reason for given up your ridiculous quest of becoming a Pokémon Master" said Gary
"Yeah, Ash you only beat me back in the Sinnoh league by sheer luck, so just give this up so the real trainers don't have to be embarrassed when they have to battle a loser like you" said Paul coldly.
"He's right ash I've only been a trainer for a short while and yet I was able to bet half of the Hoenn Gyms without having to have a rematch against them, that just shows that you are a weak trainer with no skills, I can't believe I ever thought you were strong," said Max.
Ash looked at each one of the people before him, then he turned his attention to the girls sitting on the couch and asked them if they thought the same way, none of the said anything they just turned their heads away from his eyes and kept looking at the floor.
"Ok, I see how it is then; well I guess I won't need to be holding on to these anymore."
The girls and boy watched as ash took out of his hat the pink handkerchief that misty gave him when they first parted ways and then reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out the special lure she had sent him while he was in Sinnoh and threw them at her feet, saying I can't believe I ever thought I loved you, he then removed the half ribbon he had been wearing round his neck that he had won in a Pokémon contest that he had with may and trough it at her feet as well. He turned to leave when Gary, Drew and Paul shouted "Oh no you don't, you're not getting away that easy". They were about to reach for their pokeballs when a thunderbolt came and hit them, knocking them unconscious. Ash turned a rounded and said "Who else wants to stop me from leaving", no one answered as the girls were all crying with misty and may holding the items they had given to ash, with misty also losing the one she loves, Brock, Max and Trip just stood in place not wanting to be hit by Pikachu's thunderbolt. Ash walked out the door and slammed it shut and ran up to the laboratory to collect the rest of his Pokémon. He told Pikachu to go on ahead and gather them all while he got their pokeballs. When he got their and he found Tracy unconscious holding a pokeball with a sack of ash's pokeballs near him. Ash thought that Tracy was in on it to, so he quickly grabbed the sack and finished collecting his pokeballs and went outside to explain the situation to his other Pokémon. When ash was done they were all either growling or looking at their trainer with sympathy over what happened. He told them that they were all leaving and returned all of them and then called out Pidgeot and told him to take him to Vermilion city.
Ash woke up with sweat dripping off of him and saw that both Pikachu and Lucario were looking at him with worry in their eyes.
"Pika pi pik chu pi" (was it that nightmare again ash) said Pikachu.
Ash could understand Pikachu now thanks to his training with Lucario.
"Your aura seemed to have darkened, Master" said the Lucario
"Yeah it was the same nightmare, Pikachu and how many times is it now that I have told you Lucario that I am your friend and not your master" said ash.
"659 times now, Master" said Lucario
"Lucario, please stop doing that its ash and not master" said ash
"I'm sorry Master Ash" said Lucario
"Well that's a bit better, come on lets go back to sleep we have a big day tomorrow with that challenge, I wonder who we are facing as Simon never did say which one of the people on the list we would have the pleasure of utterly humiliating, well night guys" said ash as he slowly fell back to sleep.
Thank you guys that's the end of chapter 2 and i hope you can all guess who ash is facing in the battle to come. If you could tell me who you would have ash battle in your review
See ya next time Draco Lightning
