Straight From The Heart

AAMRN

By Apple_Aipom

Okay guys, here's the second chapter and I'll have the third up as soon as poss. ^_^ Enjoy!!

Chapter 2: Play To Win

Brock, still asleep, ended up in a huge cage with all his belongings and Pokemon. All around the cage were big windows looking out into the ocean and a large computer was in front of it. The screen was blank but every now and then it bleeped and flashed red. The strange man returned to his hideout and sat at the computer. He typed something in and the screen flashed. You could see Ash and Misty still asleep on the grass, it was nearly time for them to wake up…

It was half past nine in the morning. Misty lifted her head. She looked over at Ash who was still asleep and gently shook his shoulders to wake him.

"Huh? Oh, is it morning already." He said wiping his eyes and sitting up.

"Ash! Brock, Pikachu and Togepi are gone!" Misty whispered loudly.

"What? Oh no!" Ash started to get up but then suddenly slowed down. "They'll be okay, c'mon Misty lets go on without them."

"What?! Ash you crazy?" Misty said getting up herself.

"What?"

"HELLO! Pikachu is missing!!!" she said raising her hands in the air.

"Yeah, so. He'll come back when he gets hungry." He said as he walked over to where the fire had been the night before. He sat down on a log.

"Ash, don't you even care that Pikachu has gone. Brock too! One of our best friends is missing and you don't even care. Not to mention Togepi." She walked over to where Brock had been sleeping, "Maybe they left a note…" she started looking around the campsite for any signs of Brock or their Pokemon. Ash walked up to her, "Why are you so worried? They'll be fine." Ash put his hand on her shoulder but she shook it off.

"I can't believe you don't care that Pikachu, your best friend, is missing." She walked away from Ash and sat down on a log.

"Why, it's not like the end of the world?" Ash then started to panic, "Pikachu is missing?! Why didn't you tell me?!!?" he started running around looking all over then when he got back to Misty he said, "Oh, well. Never mind. I can always get another one." He sat beside Misty.

"Ash, what's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Look, I know something is wrong. First you tell me that you don't care, then you go off and start panicking, and now you don't care anymore."

"I DO CARE!!!!!! OF CORSE I CARE ABOUT PIKACHU!!!!" He shouted.

"See, and now you care again." said Misty as if Ash hadn't even shouted. Ash held his head in his hands and cried in pain.

"Aggrr, Misty!"

"Ash! What's going on?!" Misty moved close to Ash and wrapped her arms around him. A huge white cloud covered the whole area; the strange man appeared in front of the couple. Misty looked up at him, "Who are you and what'd ya want with Ash?!" she yelled at him.

"I am Parakka and it's not Ash I want." Parakka said coming out of the clouds, "Well, not all I want." He walked up to Ash and held his hand in front of him. Ash glowed red all over. The pain stopped in his head. He looked up at Parakka, confused.

"What happened? What did you just do?" Parakka grinned.

"Not what did I do but, how did I do it."

"Uh, yeah."

"I used my power to cure you but I am slowly running out of power. I need the force of love to restore me. And you two are going to give it to me."

"How will we do that?" Misty asked.

"Simple. You two get together and I take, " he pointed to Ash, "your love." Parakka smiled and then backed away back into the darkness.

"Wait!!" Ash and Misty shouted to him. The cloud disappeared with him.

"Misty, what just happened?" Ash asked not even looking at her. Misty shook her head. Parakka's voice was heard once more, "Oh, and if you want your friends back, I suggest you each find each other."

"Huh?" Ash and Misty said together.

"Find each other? I don't get it." Said Misty.

"Neither do I." Answered Ash.

What on earth am I meant to do?

In this crowed place there is only you

Was gonna leave now I have to stay

You have taken my breath away

"Maybe we should stay here again tonight." Ash suggested.

"Yeah, I guess so…" Misty sighed.

"Well have you got a better idea?"

Is the world still spinning around?

(Spinning around)

I don't feel like coming down…

A whole hour went by of just talking about what to do next.

"What do you think he meant by finding each other?" Misty asked.

"I don't know. Maybe he just thinks we're lost."

"And who's fault would that be?" she said looking at Ash through the corners of her eyes.

"Well you were the one who told me to turn left!"

"Oh yeah?! …Wait. Ash, lets not fight."

"Huh?"

It's in your eyes

I can tell what you're thinking

My heart is sinking too

It's no surprise

I've been watching you lately

I want to make it with you

"What?" Misty looked at him.

"Well, it's not like you to break up a fight." Misty smiled at him.

"I'm just trying to be nice."

"Yeah, I know." Ash held his hands up in defence and sweatdropped.

Destiny has a funny way when it

Comes and takes all your cares away

I can't think of a single thing

Other than what a beautiful state I'm in

"What, are you saying it's not like me to be nice?" Misty asked angrily.

"No! No way! It's just, it's not like you to be nice to me." Ash put his head down.

"Oh Ash…" Misty put her hand on his shoulder.

Is the world still spinning around?

(Spinning around)

I don't feel like coming down…

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know how much us fighting effected you."

"It's not just the fighting, it's the way you're always yelling at me and the way you're always ordering me around…" Misty turned away from Ash.

"Maybe you were right, maybe I should leave…"

"No! Misty, look, about that guy. Ya know the freak with the long hair, well, about what he said."

It's in your eyes

I can tell what you're thinking

My heart is sinking too

It's no surprise

I've been watching you lately

I want to make it with you

With you, with you, with you, with you…

"What about, what he said?" She said turning back.

"He said that he needs the power of love to restore his power."

"Yeah, so?"

"Well, he said that he needs my love. What's that mean?"

Is the world still spinning around?

(Spinning around)

I don't feel like coming down…

Misty shrugged, "Ash, do you, ya know, like anyone?"

"Yeah…but what's that got to with Parakka?"

"Well, he could mean that he's gonna take her away from you but what it's got to do with me I don't know."

Ash gasped, "Oh no. Misty, could you do me a favour and… leave?"

It's in your eyes

I can tell what you're thinking

My heart is sinking too

It's no surprise

I've been watching you lately

I want to make it with you

"What?! I thought you said you didn't want me to leave!"

"I don't but if you stay, you could be in real trouble. I don't want anything to happen to you…"

"Why am I in trouble? What's going on?" She stood up. "Ash!?"

"Well, the girl I like is umm, y-you."

"ME?!?!" Misty took a step backwards in shock.

"Yep." Ash was afraid to look into Misty's eyes, he wasn't sure what to expect. She was either going to get out her trusty mallet and whack him with it or she was going to come up to him and hug or maybe even kiss him! He wasn't sure which was worst.

Misty on the other hand was in heaven. Her number one dream had come true. Well, part of it anyway.

"Ash! Wait, you really mean that?" She said in disbelief as she sat back down.

"Why wouldn't I?" Ash sighed in relief, there was no mallet to be seen.

Misty shrugged then hugged him. "So, I take it that means you feel the same?" he said. Misty shook her head.

"No, I don't like you – I love you." Misty said, just above a whisper.

"Awww, Misty. I wuv you too." Ash rubbed his nose against Misty's and returned the hug.

A huge dark cloud covered the whole area, just like before. And just like before, Parakka came out of it.

"So, you two finally got together." He said raising one eyebrow. Ash and Misty lifted their heads up. Parraka held up his hand, it glowed a light red. Both Ash and Misty glowed the same colour red. They yelled in pain as Parakka took their love away. Ash opened his eyes to see Parraka lifting Misty up into the air. Ash stopped glowing red; he stood up and ran over to where Misty was. Parakka closed his hand. Misty dissolved into thin air leaving light red dust particles floating to the ground.

"What did you do to Misty?! Bring her back!!" Parakka left and the cloud fanished as it did before. "Parakka!!" Ash shouted. He fell to his knees. Misty was gone.

Disclaimer: Don't own Pokemon, blah blah blah…

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