Chapter Two;
Memories "Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"
Sweat beaded on Ash's forehead. Jessie stood on the other side of the room, smiling grimly as her Arbok squeezed Squirtle. Butch and Cassidy sat in the bleachers of the old gym, watching blankly as the far wall slowly burned down. James wasn't there - neither were Misty, Brock, or Tracy.
Pikachu jumped up and sent a thunderbolt down to Arbok. Its grip on Squirtle loosened enough for it to escape just as pikachu landed. It looked wrong somehow, and for one long second Ash wasn't sure what had happened. Then he realized that for the first time, the worst time for it to happen, pikachu had landed badly. There was an ominous crack that sounded much louder than it should have. Suddenly everything seemed to be moving in slow motion -
Pikachu cried out sharply and fell on its side.
Ash tried to run to it. One of the many Grunts standing around held him back.
Arbok charged pikachu, jaws open wide.
Jessie was laughing cruelly.
Pikachu was shaking as Arbok's jaws sunk into its neck.
The Grunt let ash go.
Now everything was moving much to fast - Ash was running to pikachu, Arbok was going back to Jessie, now Ash was holding pikachu against his chest. The little pokemon had blood in its yellow fur. Its eyes were losing their shine.
Misty ran in, holding a handkerchief over her nose and mouth to keep from breathing in smoke. She could dimly see Ash through the smoggy air. He was on his knees, hunched over something he was holding, shaking. Sobbing, she realized, as she saw the yellow and black ear poking out over his arm.
"Shit. Ash!"
He looked up at her. She could see it in his eyes, knew what had happened, knew they had lost. She ran to him, hugged him, looked him in the eye and told him to wake up.
He did. Tracy was hanging over the side of the bed above him, watching. He opened his mouth to say something, but Ash rolled over so he faced away from him. After a minute he heard Tracy lie back down on his bunk.
Sorry this chapter's a bit short - some of them are like that. ^_^ But, I've got a whole bunch written up already, and will be updating more soon.
Memories "Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"
Sweat beaded on Ash's forehead. Jessie stood on the other side of the room, smiling grimly as her Arbok squeezed Squirtle. Butch and Cassidy sat in the bleachers of the old gym, watching blankly as the far wall slowly burned down. James wasn't there - neither were Misty, Brock, or Tracy.
Pikachu jumped up and sent a thunderbolt down to Arbok. Its grip on Squirtle loosened enough for it to escape just as pikachu landed. It looked wrong somehow, and for one long second Ash wasn't sure what had happened. Then he realized that for the first time, the worst time for it to happen, pikachu had landed badly. There was an ominous crack that sounded much louder than it should have. Suddenly everything seemed to be moving in slow motion -
Pikachu cried out sharply and fell on its side.
Ash tried to run to it. One of the many Grunts standing around held him back.
Arbok charged pikachu, jaws open wide.
Jessie was laughing cruelly.
Pikachu was shaking as Arbok's jaws sunk into its neck.
The Grunt let ash go.
Now everything was moving much to fast - Ash was running to pikachu, Arbok was going back to Jessie, now Ash was holding pikachu against his chest. The little pokemon had blood in its yellow fur. Its eyes were losing their shine.
Misty ran in, holding a handkerchief over her nose and mouth to keep from breathing in smoke. She could dimly see Ash through the smoggy air. He was on his knees, hunched over something he was holding, shaking. Sobbing, she realized, as she saw the yellow and black ear poking out over his arm.
"Shit. Ash!"
He looked up at her. She could see it in his eyes, knew what had happened, knew they had lost. She ran to him, hugged him, looked him in the eye and told him to wake up.
He did. Tracy was hanging over the side of the bed above him, watching. He opened his mouth to say something, but Ash rolled over so he faced away from him. After a minute he heard Tracy lie back down on his bunk.
Sorry this chapter's a bit short - some of them are like that. ^_^ But, I've got a whole bunch written up already, and will be updating more soon.