I'm back! Time for chapter three! And just so you guys know, I'm thinking of making a sequel to this, but I'm not sure. We'll see. Anyways, here's the third chapter! Enjoy!
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Chapter 3: A Chapter Where Stuff Happens To People Because Of Things In A Place. Um…ACWSHTPBOTIAP. That's pronounced Ak-wu-shi-tipu-boe-tie-app.

Ash and Misty went down stairs.

"So what is he saying?" Misty said as they walked.

"I'm telling you, man," Carl continued, "she likes you! And I don't mean as a friend. I suggest you grab her now while she's still available. A girl that hot aint gonna be around for long."

"Trust me," Ash said, "you don't wanna know."

"Yes I do, Ash," Misty said, getting serious.

"Say you love her! Say you love her!"

"Would you just shut up for one second?"

"Why should I?"

"Cause you're really annoying!"

"…………………………………………………………………So why should I?"

"Just shut up!"

"Okay, fine. I guess I'll just go explore."

"He's not saying anything important," Ash said with finality.

"I hope you're telling the truth."

"Telling the truth about what?"

"Huh?" The two of them turned to see that Mrs. Ketchum was in the kitchen.

"Should I tell her?" Ash thought.

"No way! She'll just totally freak out like eight times worse than Misty! She'll star hugging you, and crying, and then she's gonna make you get a lobotomy!"

"Ash is-"

"Just fine," Ash interrupted Misty.

"Nice save."

Misty looked at Ash, a mixed look of astonishment and anger on her face.

"Nothing happened, and I know if anything had, I would have dreamed about it."

"Well, I'm glad you're okay, honey," Mrs. Ketchum said with relief.

"Thanks, mom." Ash went outside. Misty ran after him.

"Ash!" She said when they were outside. She looked like she was ready to slap him. "Why didn't you tell your own mother that somebody had possessed you!?!"

"He didn't possess me, Misty!" Ash said. "And besides, if I had told her, she would have totally freaked out and overreacted! She would have made me get a brain transplant or something!"

"But you should still tell her!"

"Look, if anything bad happens, I'll tell her right away. Until then, telling them won't help at all!"

"They still have a right to know!"

"It's my mind! I'm the one with a freakin' ghost living in me!"

"I'm not a ghost!"

"Then what the hell are you!?!" Ash said aloud.

"………………………………………………I dunno. A person, I guess."

"Then how the hell are you in my mind!?!"

"I don't know! You shouldn't be getting all hyped about this, either!"

"I'm not the one making a big deal out of this! She is!" Ash yelled, pointing at Misty, who seemed to be kind of scared.

"Well, not anymore, she isn't."

"Huh?" Ash went back into reality. Misty was in front of him, tears starting to fill her eyes.

"See? Just standing there quietly, like a good girl."

"Oh my gosh…" Ash said, suddenly feeling guilty. "Misty, I-I-I'm sorry…I-I didn't mean to…"

Ash expected one of three different things to happen. He thought the most likely was that she would bitch-slap him and start yelling. The second one was that she would run indoors crying. And the third, least likely one was that she would shrug and say it was no big deal. But Misty didn't do any of those.

Instead, she hugged Ash. Ash hadn't expected this.

"Ash, you're starting to scare me," She said. Ash couldn't see her face, but he knew tears were probably rolling down her cheeks. "I don't know who this person is, or what he's saying to you. Only you know that. But whoever he is, I want him out of your head."

Carl said something to Ash.

"He says he doesn't want to hurt anybody…" Ash said.

Carl said something else.

"And he wants to get out of my mind to, but he doesn't know how."

"Well then," Misty said, moving a bit so Ash could see her face, "I guess we've gotta find out how to get him out."

"Take your time," Carl said. "I could spend quite a while in here."

"Just don't go around messing with stuff."

"Don't worry. I won't do anything. And besides, nothing bad is happening so far. I haven't made you so exhausted that you can't walk or something, or made you forget everything and everyone except Misty."

"Why the hell would you do that? How would someone living in my mind make me exhausted? You should be the tired one."

"I know. That's what I'm saying. It's not happening."

Ash and Misty went inside.

"Ash," Misty said quietly as they walked, "if you want to get this guy out of your head, you need to tell your mom. You need to tell everyone."

"Okay," Ash said as they walked into the kitchen.

"Mom?"

"Yes, dear?" Mrs. Ketchum was in the kitchen for an unexplained reason.

"I have something to tell you…" Ash hesitated. Was a good idea? "Mom, someone's living in my mind."

Ash's mom pretty much did what Carl said she would do. She cried a bit, hugged Ash, and insisted he go the hospital or and exorcist or something like that.

"Mom!" Ash said, pushing his mother away. "It's okay! He doesn't want to hurt me or anything! He wants to get out to! We just don't know how."

"I told you…"

"Mom, exorcism only works for demons. This is Carl Parker. He's way more powerful than any demon."

"Yes…I guess you're right…"

The three of them went up to Professor Oak's lab and told everyone the story.

"Oh dear," the geezer-I mean Professor said.

"So Carl must have been in that vase before he left into your mind," Brock said.

"Thank you, captain obvious," Ash replied.

"Hey, this is a kid's show. We need to explain everything."

"Brock, they're seven years old. They're not idiots."

"That doesn't matter," Dawn said, walking over and putting her hand on Ash's shoulder. Misty glared at her. "Ash, I'm worried. If we don't get this guy out of your mind, who knows what might happen?"

"What I wanna know is why he chose your mind, and not one of ours," Gary said, sounding a bit jealous.

"I dunno," Ash said.

"Well, can't you ask him?" said Tracy.

"Carl, why did you chose me? Why not Misty, or Brock? They know more than me."

"Ash, it's not about how much you know. It's about how you think about things. You think that everything has a purpose, that everything happens for a reason. You can find good in pretty much everything, and you never give up, no matter what.

"You're confident in yourself, and you know that you're gonna win one day. "

"And that's why you chose me?"

"No, I chose you because you know a bunch of hot girls. And you're the most fun to play with."

"Oh. Well, that's good for my ego."

Carl chuckled.

"So, what did he say?" Dawn said with concern.

"He chose me because of who I am," Ash lied. "He chose me because of my confidence, and the way I think about things."

"Professor," Misty said, beating Dawn to it, "do you think it's possible to get Carl out of Ash's mind?"

"I don't know," the Professor said, looking out the window. He seemed to be in deep thought. "I just don't know…"
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So that's chapter 3! I hope you liked it! Please review! I want to know your opinion!