All righty, one-shot #2.
This fanfic is AshxMisty, DrewxMay, and MaxxDawn.
Here are your ages.
Blaze – 22
Ash – 19
Misty – 21
Brock – 24
Drew – 16
May – 16
Dawn – 13
Max – 13
Enjoy!
There were seven young adults at the Pokemon Center in front of the public computers/videophones. The males all wore black suits. One was a man in his early twenties who had dark brown hair with red streaks in it, black eyes, and black thin-rimmed glasses. Another, a man who was almost in his twenties, had messy raven hair, chocolate eyes, and a zigzag line on each cheek. The third, in his mid-twenties, had spiky brown hair, tan skin, and narrow eyes. The fourth, a teenager, had green hair, emerald eyes, and a red rose in his lapel. The last was a young teenager with jet-black hair, the same color eyes, and thick glasses. The two females wore black bodysuits. One, a brunette teenager, had sapphire eyes, and she wore a black bandanna on her head. The other, a blunette, barely a teenager, had light blue eyes, and pins in her hair.
"Do you think that Misty's home?" asked Ash, the raven-haired young man.
"Seriously, what's your problem, Ash? If she's not home, just leave her a message," said Blaze, the man with red streaks in his hair. "Unless, of course, you wanna tell her you have a thing for her in person."
"SHUT UP!" yelled Ash. Drew, the one with green hair, and Max, the young teenager with black hair and glasses, laughed.
"I just wanna talk to her. It's been months, y'know. And I do NOT have a thing for her, by the way," said Ash indignantly.
"Yeah right," said Blaze sarcastically. "You're as obvious as Brock with all the Jennys and Joys."
May, the brunette, popped up behind Drew and put her arms around his neck. "He's right, you know, Ash," said May.
Dawn, the blunette, popped up behind Max and put her arms around his neck. "I didn't even think that was possible," she commented.
Ash, Drew, Max and even Brock, the spiky-haired young man, all blushed. Blaze laughed.
"I guess I'm the only single around here who's not looking for someone," he said. "But, as long as I still get to make fun of you lot, I don't really care!"
(Did you think I could only hook Blaze and May? Think again!)
Dawn slapped Blaze across the face. "Shut your trap, loser. Having a girlfriend might knock some sense into you, you know."
Ash, Max and Brock backed away.
Blaze looked away. "I tried that a long time ago. I thought she was perfect, and she seemed to think so too." He turned to Dawn. Fire was burning in his eyes. "She started doing drugs with some gang or something. Last time I saw her, she was an ecstasy addict hanging by a rope from a bridge. That was about three years ago." He put up a fist. "So, in a way, it did knock some sense into me. So don't EVER talk crap to me about not having a girlfriend AGAIN."
Dawn was horrified. "Blaze… I didn't know…"
"Didn't know? Well, now you do, so please try not to do that again, Dawn. Vent on Max or something. He's your boyfriend."
"Hey!" said Max angrily. "Just because she's my girlfriend doesn't mean-"
"Yes it does," said Blaze and Dawn in unison.
"Then do I get to vent on her?" asked Max.
"No-" Dawn began.
"Sure do, Maxie," said Blaze.
"Hey!" said Dawn. "No fair!"
"Before, it wasn't fair. Now it is."
"Can we move on?" asked Drew. "I'm falling asleep here."
"Sure, Drew," said Blaze. We were just gonna see if Ash is gonna call his crush or chicken out on it."
Ash was fuming. "SHE'S NOT MY CRUSH!"
"Then who is, Ashy boy?"
"NOBODY!"
Blaze snorted. "I can see through you like a Luxray."
Brock turned to Blaze. "You, sir, are a very astute observer," he commented.
"Just call her," said Max. "Just say hello, for all we care."
"Though confessing your love to Misty in a Shakespeare-esque speech would be pretty funny," chuckled Blaze.
Ash was fuming. "I DON'T LOVE HER!"
Blaze waved him away. "Sure, whatever. Just talk to her already."
"RING RING RING! RING RING RING! PHONE CALL! PHONE CALL! RING RING RING! RING RING RING! PHONE CALL! PHONE CALL!"
Misty looked up. What's the point? she thought. I hope it's Ash every time, but it's always a prank phone call or someone calling in advance for a battle. She decided to ignore it. But, her newly evolved Marill had other plans.
Marill ran to the counter in the kitchen and bounced up to the computer/videophone and pressed a button. "Marill?" she asked.
"Hello," said a voice. "Is this the Cerulean Gym?"
"Marill!" said Marill. It recognized the voice.
"Great! Uh, I didn't know that the Cerulean Gym had a Marill." The voice paused. "Did you… evolve from Misty Waterflower's Azurill?"
"Marill!" said Marill happily. Suddenly, the camera flicked from the VOICE ONLY screen to the face of a quite handsome young man in a black suit. It was exactly who Marill thought it was. Ash Ketchum, of Pallet Town. Marill had known Ash for as long as it could remember.
"It is you, Azur- I mean, Marill! Is Misty there?"
"Yeah, Marill, we're getting restless here!" came another voice. Suddenly, Firedusk Darkblitz, who went by Blaze, shoved Ash out of the way. "The entire gang's here, and we're all waiting for Ash's Shakespeare speech- OUCH!"
Ash had punched him out of the way. Marill giggled. It turned to face the stairs. "MARILL! MARILL MARILL!" it yelled.
"What's wrong, Marill?" said Misty's voice. "Is it another call for a gym battle?"
Misty came to the screen, and what she saw took her breath away. On the screen were her crush, Ash Ketchum, her best friend Blaze, and in the background were Brock, Drew (with May's arms around his neck), and Max (with Dawn's arms around his neck).
"Misty! Earth to Misty! This is Ground Control! Wake up, Misty! Hello? You there?" Blaze's voice brought Misty back to her senses.
She grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, it's just so great to see you all- Wait a sec. Why are you all wearing black suit coats and bodysuits? You guys look like secret agents or something."
Ash seemed unable to speak, so Blaze did instead. "Can we tell you when we come to visit?"
She was speechless. "You wanna visit?"
"We'll pay for any trouble," said Blaze seriously. "If you don't want us to swing by, we won't-"
Misty cut Blaze off. "I would have asked you anyway. And you don't have to bother paying for anything."
"But we want to."
"You can pay me with you and Brock's cooking. Deal?"
Blaze grinned. "Works for me." He turned to Ash and waved his hand in front of his face. "Hello? Ketchum? Anybody home? Huh? Hellllllloooooooo?" Blaze finally lost patience and hit Ash over the head with his frying pan. Ash fell backwards, and Misty heard a THUMP.
Blaze continued as if nothing had happened. "So, will you be ready for us in a week? Ash can give you his Shakespeare speech then."
May let go of Drew, walked up behind Blaze, and kicked him in the calf.
"OUCH!" yelled Blaze. "Hey, I might need that sometime, May!"
"Be nice!" she scolded. Misty giggled.
"But you were saying the same thing a few minutes ago-" Blaze protested.
May brought Blaze down with another kick, this time in the other calf. "See ya in a week, Misty!" she said, and hung up.
ONE WEEK LATER
Misty heard the front door slide open, and immediately jumped up and was there to greet her guests before you could say Kangaskhan.
"Hiya, Misty!" said May, Blaze and Max at the same time.
"It's good to see you, Misty," said Brock and Dawn.
"I've heard great things about you, Misty," said Drew.
And, of course, Ash was unable to speak.
Blaze punched him. "Wake up, weirdo. We're here."
Ash came back to his senses. "Hey, Misty," he said quietly.
Blaze grinned. "Sorry about Ash. He didn't quite memorize his Shakespeare speech to tell you that he l-"
Blaze was cut short by Ash's fist in his gut, Misty's mallet on his head, Max's foot in his groin, and a third kick in the calf by May.
"SHUT UP ALREADY!" they all yelled.
Blaze was bending over; he was covering his groin with one hand, and he was holding his head with the other. Everybody saw that his head had been split open, and his calf was completely black and blue. His eyes shone, and he ran/limped away.
"Do you idiots see what you've done?" yelled Brock. "You've hurt Blaze; badly too. Who knows where he's going. Something could happen to him! Come on, let's get him!" He dashed off, followed by Max, Dawn, Ash and Misty.
Drew did not move. His chartreuse hair waved in the wind, as if to say "Adios, amigo."
May put a hand on his shoulder.
"Why did you hurt him so much?" asked Drew without looking at her.
May thought. "So he would shut up," she said quietly.
"You've shut him up permanently, May," said Drew. He turned to her. "Even if he does survive, he's not coming back."
"Survive?" asked May.
"He might die, May," said Drew quietly.
May took a step back. She might have killed him?
"Yes, May. You might've killed him," he said, as if he read her mind.
"I didn't know-"
"Well, now you do," said Drew. He turned and walked away.
May sat down and cried.
When they found Blaze, he was unconscious. They took him to the hospital, but they knew it was hopeless. He died the next day. There was no funeral; for Misty, Dawn, May, Ash, Brock, Max and Drew were the only friends he ever had; he had no family. Nobody cared about him. People went on as if he never existed. Because they didn't know he did. Even if they did, they would've either beaten him or ignored him. That had been the way of life for Blaze, and that was the way of his death.
Ash and Misty confessed their love for each other, and were married four years after Blaze's death. Two years later, (when Ash was 25 and Misty was 27) they had a daughter, and a year after that, they had another. When Ash was 31, he was shot on the way home from work. Misty and her two daughters were devastated. The older daughter, Sadie Ketchum, fell into a state of depression; she killed herself at 14. The younger, Kaitlyn Ketchum, was made fun of so much that she ran away at 16 and was never found again. Misty finally gave up living and died of excessive drinking at 47.
Brock was walking home one day with Forrest from Forrest's date when a car hit them. (It hit them when they were on the sidewalk). They were found tangled in a bloody mess by another pedestrian and rushed to the hospital. Forrest barely survived, but Brock wasn't so lucky. He died the next day. He was 29. Forrest was 21.
When Max was 18, he decided it was time to marry Dawn. He proposed, and she gladly accepted. They lived together happily for a few months, but then got the news that Brock had been killed. They shared a few tears, but their life kept going. They had their first child, a boy named Blaze Maple, when they were 20. One day, when Max was 25, he was riding home with Ash from work (they both worked together) when they were both shot. Misty and Dawn often cried each other to sleep at night. Six-year-old Sadie, almost-six-year-old Blaze and five-year-old Kaitlyn always looked out for each other from that day on. The thirteen-year-olds Blaze and Kaitlyn could not believe it when Sadie killed herself. They often cried to each other until they became sick. Nevertheless, Blaze and Kaitlyn had their first kiss the night after Sadie committed suicide. They had finally found a speck of comfort in their world of chaos. Blaze noticed that Kaitlyn had been made fun of a lot, and began to protect her from the bullies. One day, when the two were 16, Blaze got beaten up so badly protecting Kaitlyn that he had to spend a few weeks in the hospital. Kaitlyn overheard the doctors saying that Blaze had a 10 chance of surviving. She promptly ran away, saying that she would join all her friends and relatives someday. Nevertheless, Blaze survived, and went home, only to find out. He fell into a depression, much like Sadie had before. When he was nineteen, his mother, Dawn Maple (age 39) drank herself to death with Misty Ketchum. Blaze was alone.
May was overcome with grief when Blaze (the first one) died; but when Drew proposed to May when they were 21, she gratefully said yes. They got married right around when Max and Dawn got married; Max was May and Drew's best man, and Drew was Max and Dawn's best man. They had a son named Alex a year later, and a year after that, they had a daughter named Holly. One day, when Drew and May were 28, Drew was walking back to the Pewter City Gym with Brock and Forrest when a car smashed into them. The car contained the bodies of Ash and Max. May cried herself to sleep alone every night. Six-year-old Alex and five-year-old Holly, along with Sadie, Blaze and Kaitlyn, formed a sort of band that looked out for each other. Alex and Sadie kissed when they were 13, and for once, they had found happiness. One day, when Alex and Sadie were 14, and Blaze, Kaitlyn and Holly were 13, the gang got into a fight with another group. Alex and Blaze were badly injured, and Holly got a concussion, but Kaitlyn and Sadie escaped unharmed. Blaze survived and later recovered, but Alex wasn't so lucky. He died the next day, the day before he turned 15. Sadie was horrified. Blaze, Kaitlyn and Holly tried to comfort her, but she killed herself that night. By then, all the kids owned semiautomatics for protection. Blaze put Alex and Sadie's guns in his own possession. The day after Alex and Sadie died, on Alex's birthday, Blaze and Kaitlyn had their first kiss together. Holly seemed to drift away from the two. She was afraid that they would die too. The day before Holly turned 16, Blaze got into a bad fight with another gang that was trying to abuse Kaitlyn. He put up a good fight; he shot and killed almost all of the other gang, until the leader, the last one, shot Blaze in the shoulder, the hand, and the foot. Holly and Kaitlyn promptly shot the leader to death. He was put in critical care, and Kaitlyn overheard the doctors. Holly tried her best to stop Kaitlyn, but Kaitlyn ran away anyway. Holly ended up being the one to tell Blaze about it. They both fell into a depression. Blaze gave Holly Alex's gun, saying that she deserved it. When Blaze and Holly were 19, Dawn and Misty drank themselves to death. May was 42. May soon was shot as well. Blaze and Holly were so enraged that they shot the entire gang that killed May. Soon enough, Blaze and Holly were the only ones left.
One day, when Blaze and Holly were 23, and were living with Brock's younger siblings (there were only three siblings left due to all of those gangs), someone bombed their house. The remainder of Brock's siblings were killed. Blaze and Holly managed to escape.
Blaze couldn't take it anymore. "I'M FED UP WITH THIS KILLING CRAP! I CAN'T TAKE IT! THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN KILLING IN OUR LIVES! I CAN'T TAKE IT!"
Holly, as always, managed to calm him down. "This is what's made us so tough, Blaze. We're loners."
"You're right. We're loners. There's none of us left! Even Tracey Sketchit got shot last week! There's none of us left!"
He looked out into the sunset, his hair waving as Drew's did thirty years before. "I figured out why so many of us got killed, and why there was so much irony in how we got killed."
Holly was intrigued. "Why, Blaze?"
"It was Blaze's ghost. You know, the one from 30 years ago. He possessed all those gangs."
She was shocked, but somehow she immediately knew it was true. "Why?"
"He wanted friends, just like we did. You knew what he was like. He had no friends except in his group, no family, either. He couldn't bear to leave all of his friends, the only people he ever loved. That's why they were all wearing black that night. Blaze told them to, because he knew that night would trigger a chain of events that would kill them all. They agreed, even though they had no idea."
A ghastly shape appeared before them. It turned into someone who looked exactly like Blaze Maple did a year before. The figure turned solid. "You hit it right on the nose, Maple. You're the only one who figured it out. You and Holly are great people, and I love you both, more than you can imagine. You guys are so important to me, you don't even know."
Holly was confused. "You're Blaze?"
"You really are smart, Holly," said Blaze.
"Why'd you kill everybody?"
"I wanted them to be near, and, not to mention, I was doing them a favor. Death for them was like a blessing."
Just then, Ash, Misty, Drew, May, Dawn, Max, Sadie, Alex, Kaitlyn, Tracey, Brock, and all of Brock's little brothers and sisters appeared behind Blaze. Ash and Misty Ketchum, Drew and May Hayden, Dawn and Max Maple, and Sadie Ketchum and Alex Hayden were all holding hands. Next to Blaze's side was someone with black hair (and green streaks), glasses like Blaze and Blaze Maple's, and a ghostly rose in his lapel. Everybody turned solid.
Blaze Maple and Holly Hayden smiled. The mystery person was smiling at Holly. She couldn't help but smile back. She somehow recognized him, but she didn't know why.
Blaze grinned. "Ah, Holly, I see you're wondering who this is. This is Ethan Maple, Blaze Maple's little brother. Technically, he's three years younger than Blaze is."
Blaze Maple was shocked. "Say WHAT? I have a little brother?"
"Yep," answered the older Blaze. "He was adopted by someone else. They treated him so badly that he died last week." Ethan looked down. Holly got up and went over to him to comfort him. She couldn't help but love him.
"That sounds horrible. I'm so sorry," said Holly soothingly.
Ethan Maple looked up and smiled. "So we're cousins separated by death, eh, Holly?"
She laughed. "Guess so." She kissed him on the cheek.
He arched an eyebrow, a perfect carbon copy of Blaze and Blaze Maple's trademark. They both shrugged and began kissing.
Blaze Maple laughed. "I guess Holly finally found someone."
The older Blaze gagged. "I still have trouble with it. I can't help it."
Just then, Kaitlyn Ketchum walked up to him and sat down next to him. She leaned onto his shoulder. "I missed you, Blaze," she said quietly.
Blaze Maple spun her around and kissed her on the lips in one smooth motion. She kissed back as much as she could.
Brock laughed. "I guess most of us are now related in some way or another."
Blaze and Kaitlyn broke apart. Kaitlyn was grinning ear to ear. "So, do you wanna join us?" she asked him.
"What do you think?" said Blaze.
She kissed him again, and they broke apart after a few seconds. "Yeah," they both said in unison.
Blaze Maple pulled out his and Kaitlyn's guns. "When in Rome," he said. He put each gun to a side of his head and pulled. He fell over, dead. There was blood and brain tissue everywhere.
Max turned to Dawn. "There's something really cool about having your own son blow his own brains out, you know?"
She elbowed him. "Be nice!"
Blaze Maple appeared in a silvery shape. He turned solid. He held his head. "What a headache," he complained. "My ears are ringing."
Sadie and Kaitlyn laughed. "You'll get used to it," they said at the same time.
Holly and Ethan broke apart. Holly was jumping up and down. "Ooh! Ooh! My turn! My turn!" She pulled out her and Alex's guns. "Do as the Romans do!" she cheered. She fell over in a big blast. Her blood and brain tissue mingled with Blaze Maple's.
She reappeared and solidified. She held her head. "Geez, you're right, Blaze. It's Migraine City!"
"You'll get used to it," everyone said together.
