Hello :) Here is chapter 2 to this story. I'm afraid it hasn't changed :/ I hope you like it anyway! :)

The ages are of course the same as before.

Disclaimer: No I don't own anything to do with pokemon, sadly :(

'Pikachu's heart is failing!'

Ash couldn't even speak as the nurse's words drifted into his mind. Those same words kept on echoing in his brain as he ran on wobbly legs to the hospital.

The pokemon centre was helpfully quiet as the pink haired woman asked Audino for a trolley for the unconscious electric mouse. Ash tried to follow Nurse Joy as she and the hearing pokemon headed into the emergency room.

'Nurse Joy! Please, is there anything I can do?' he asked just above a whisper.

She smiled sadly at the young and desperate trainer and shook her head.

'I'm afraid not, Ash. Just wait here and be patient.' She pushed open the doors before turning back to him, fondness in her sapphire eyes. 'And try not to worry.'

Ash nodded slowly at her last remark.

'Easier said than done.' He mumbled to himself before sitting down on the cosy sofa opposite the desk. After a few minutes of sitting down and wandering about restlessly, he slowly made his way over to the window of the emergency room.

Ash braced himself for what he was about to see. With his eyes closed, he pressed his body against the window. When he eventually decided to open his tear filled eyes, he came face to face with a still unconscious Pikachu.

Nurse Joy wasn't operating just yet; instead she was running tests to check if her diagnosis was correct. Tears flowed out of Ash's eyes as he saw how lifeless his best friend in the whole wide world was.

He pressed his knuckles against the glass and began to sob loudly. A hand touching his shoulder stopped Ash's agonizing crying. The raven-haired boy turned around and came face to face with Cilan and Iris.

His lip began to quiver as he saw his best friends standing there, feeling almost as heartbroken as him. Fresh tears gushed out of Ash's eyes as he noticed the look of intense sympathy in their eyes.

'Cilan, Iris…' he attempted to explain what was wrong with Pikachu but just couldn't get his mouth to say the rest. Ash's cap went down and his tears could be heard splashing down onto the wooden floor beneath them.

Cilan and Iris put their hands on their friend's shoulders in order to soothe him. After a few minutes of just heartfelt crying and comforting, Ash looked up to give his travelling companions a sad smile.

'Thanks a lot you two.' He attempted to smile but he just couldn't feel positive at that moment in time.

Suddenly, the emergency room door squeaked open and the three teens came face to face with Nurse Joy. Ash ran over to her desperately.

'Nurse Joy!' he yelled as loud as he could manage. 'How's Pikachu? How's his heart? Is he awake yet?' he gabbled urgently.

The pink haired woman sighed and didn't look him in the eye.

'I think you'll want to sit down, Ash.' She gently put an arm around his shoulder and guided him to the sofa once again. During this short yet agonizingly long walk to the seat, Ash's heart fell down a little more at each step.

Once Ash was seated, Nurse Joy kneeled in front of the shaking teen and looked him directly in the watery eyes.

'Ash… Pikachu isn't awake yet and him or his heart aren't good.' She began. 'I'm sorry Ash but we often loose the people we love…' she sniffed, her own eyes filling with emotional tears. 'I'm afraid Pikachu is dying and there is nothing I can do about it.'

The whole world seemed to crumble on top of Ash as he struggled to breath. His heart rate increased so dramatically that he could barely speak.

'I want…' he wheezed, a panic attack brewing in his body.

The nurse nodded and took his tanned hand in her own creamy coloured one.

'I know Ash. You want a second opinion.' She nodded her head understandingly. 'That's why I called in Doctor Harrison from Kanto.'

Suddenly another person entered the room. Ash could feel the doctor's gaze on him and he decided to look up. Ash's chocolate orbs met those oh so familiar squinty ones.

'Brock…' Ash chocked on the lump in his throat. 'Normally I'd be overjoyed to see you but…'

The young doctor pulled the younger boy into a comforting brotherly hug.

'I know, Ash. This isn't the best of times for a visit from me, eh?'

Ash shook his head before nodding at Brock impatiently for his professional verdict on Pikachu.

Doctor Harrison knew what Ash wanted and sat down next to him and began rubbing his shoulder gently.

'I'm sorry, Ash…' he couldn't bring himself to look into his friend's eyes. 'Pikachu is going to die.'

Thanks a lot for reading this chapter again! :') I feel really bad for uploading the unedited chapters but if you bear with me, the new ones will be up within a few days! :) I'll be updating this story tomorrow and also another of my chaptered fics :D Thanks a lot for having the patience to read old fics - I appreciate it! :'D

AmyBieberKetchum signing out to catch an Adamant or Jolly Dratini xD I've been at it for hours now and still no sign of one! :'(