Disclaimer: I still don't own Pokèmon
A/N: Here's chapter 2! It's set on Ash's POV just so you know. Hope you enjoy!
"Ash, I'm sorry. It hurts me, too." Mom said, holding back a few tears.
"No, I'm not hurt." Not about that situation, anyway. I'm only hurt at the fact she was hurt. I was going to say that but she interrupted me.
"What? You're not?"
"No." I sighed. "If I had known him like you have, I probably would've felt the way you do. But I don't.
"Ash Ketchum! Do you know what you're saying?!" Mom asked furiously. "He was the man who helped give you life!"
I had to really think of what I was saying and who I was talking to. My mom lost the only one she really loved and I'm basically putting her down. That's not like me. "I'm sorry I said that, Mom. But hey! I'm here for you! You can call me whenever you like!"
"That's another thing I wanted to tell you." I looked up and into her eyes.
"Yeah? What is it?" I asked concerned.
"I want you to come home." I didn't fully understand what she meant by that. I'm just going to assume she means just for the funeral.
"Okay! I can come home for the funeral. I can always use a break from my journey."
"No, Ash. That's not what I mean."
What else could she mean? "You mean you want me to stay for a little while after the funeral, too?"
"No."
"I don't understand."
Mom chuckled a little. "I thought you wouldn't." Then she got serious. "I mean that I want you to stop what you're doing, return all of your pokèmon to Professor Oak, and live at home with me again."
"What?!"
"I mean that I want to stop this journey while you're ahead."
"What?!"
"I mean that…"
"I know what you mean, but, Mom, I can't. Don't you know how far I've come?"
"I know, honey, but I don't know what you're getting into." I can't let this happen! I have to somehow convince her that I can stay.
"But, Mom, I can call you whenever I hit a pokèmon center! That way you won't worry too much!" I said.
"That doesn't mean that you'll be one hundred percent safe between centers, Ash." She had to one-up me!
"Well," Think, Ash, think! "I have two friends with me at all times! One of them is bigger than me, too!"
"Ash, I mean it. Do you need me to help you get home?"
"But, Mom…!"
"I don't want to hear it. Pack your things and come home."
I sighed. "Now?"
"Yes, now."
"Well, can I say goodbye to my friends first?"
"As long as it's on your way home. There's a ship scheduled to be there tomorrow." She took a deep breath. "I'm sorry to be hard on you, Ash, but I worry for your safety."
"Okay. I'll call you later, Mom."
"Okay, sweetie, I love you!"
"I love you, too." I hung up the phone and took a deep breath.
How can this be happening? This was like a bad nightmare I had at the beginning of my journey, but the nightmare was worst. In it, there was a big and final competition for those who finished everything. It was held in a stadium at night. It held hundreds of thousands of people! The seats stretched upward as far as the eye can see! The floor was a basic pokèmon arena painted tan, red, and black. I was dressed the same way I did when I started my journey, not aging a bit. I had my Pikachu ready! The host stood on a huge platform behind the referee. There were TV cameras everywhere, pictures being taken left and right, microphones, newspaper reporters, and all sorts of mediums to publicity! Then, there was the battling. I was on fire! I defeated every opponent with no problem! I sailed to the finals! But then, before that final battle, the announcer guy got on his megaphone. "Ash Ketchum, you have a message from your mommy!"
I looked up in embarrassment at the guy. The guy gave the megaphone to Mom who then yelled into it. "Ash, sweetie, it's time to stop playing around with your friends and come home!"
"But, Mom, I came so far!"
"Ash, come on!" She said, waving at me to come over. "And did you change your underwear this morning?"
"Mom!" I shouted with even more embarrassment as the whole stadium laughed at me. "Not in front of the whole world, please!"
"Ash, it's time to come home! Mommy misses you!" The whole crowd started to boo at me and throw popcorn. It was humiliating! Then, I would gasp as I woke up. Remembering the nightmare, I gasped just now.
I opened the doors to the Pokèmon Center and saw Brock and Dawn sitting by a big tree that casted a wide shadow over them and the narrow passage way next to them that led to the Pokèmon Center. It was a pretty day. The sun was shining and it wasn't too hot or too cold. They looked happy with Pikachu and Piplup running around them. It's going to be hard to tell them what happened. The question is how do I tell them? Before I could say anything, Brock already noticed I was there. "Hey, Ash, everything okay?" He asked.
"Um, yeah."It was kind of obvious in my voice that I was lying. Dawn turned around and looked at me. She looked as if she saw right through me. Then Pikachu did the same.
"Pikapi?" He said, scurrying next to me.
"Well, no." I finally said. "My father died."
They all gasped at once. "Oh, Ash, I'm so sorry!" Dawn exclaimed. "Are you okay? Do you need someone to talk to?"
"No. That's not it." Well, they have to find out eventually. "Mom wants me to move back home."
"What?" Brock and Dawn asked sort of confused and more in shock.
"She wants me home for good, and now I only have one day left here."
"Why?" Brock asked.
"Well, now that Dad's dead, she's scared that I'll get hurt." I answered.
"Whoa. This can't be happening." Dawn said.
"Is there something we could do? Maybe I could talk to your mom." Brock suggested.
"Great idea, Brock! Go for it! Mom will definitely listen to you." Brock nodded and ran off. "Man, I can't believe this." I sighed as I kicked the dirt below me.
"Oh, Ash, I hate to see you this way." Dawn told me as I sat down next to her.
"You know, I feel that something's going to work out. You just have to remain positive, right, Pikachu?" I smiled at my buddy.
"Pikachu!" He smiled back.
I turned away so that he couldn't see my smile vanish. Then, I heard a few footsteps coming closer. "Surprise!" Three voices shouted. I looked up and there was Misty, May, and Gary.
They couldn't help but to notice our sad faces. "What's the matter?" May asked me.
"It must be a bad time." Gary told her.
I can't believe this is happening. My nightmare has sort of come to reality! There has to be some way to get Mom to keep me here. I can't just leave. Not now.
That ends that chapter! Tell me what you think and maybe suggestions to some characters that you would like to see. Just review! Anyone can!