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Chapter 3
Last Time...
"ASH!" They both turned round to see a beautiful young woman running out of the forest, a Glaceon not too far behind. She had long, wavy brown hair that reached just past her shoulders. She had bright blue eyes that shone like sapphires and a body that any supermodel would be jealous of. Lance was shocked, who was this girl? He searched his memories but couldn't remember ever meeting this girl. Was she one of the people that Ash travelled with in the other regions? Perhaps. But, why was she here with Ash? Well, he thought, I suppose that I'll just have to find out.
"May?!" Ash exclaimed. "What are you doing here? I thought you were asleep!" But the ex Princess of Hoenn just stared at their visitor in shock.
"Ummmm, Ash," May started slowly, glaring at Ash who cringed. "Who, exactly, is this, and what is he doing on our island?" Ash scratched the back of his head in an almost childish manner. Lance chuckled under his breath silently thanking Arceus that there was still some of the old Ash in this young adult. At that exact moment, Ash turned his head towards Lance, and he heard a voice in his mind. Are you calling me childish? Lance was so surprised to hear Ash's voice in his head that he nearly pissed himself. Lance stared at Ash, wondering just how much he had changed these past few years.
"Actually, that is a really good question, May." Ash said thoughtfully. "What are you doing here Lance?"
"Well, I found you here because one of my contacts said that they found an island far off in the ocean. I came to see if it was habitable." Lance replied. "However, even though this was an accident, we have been looking for you everywhere!" Ash and May glanced at each other and seemed to be having a silent conversation with each other.
Do you trust him?
I guess so; he has always been nice to me. I wonder what he means by 'we', I mean, it's not like anyone cares about me anymore...
Don't say that Ash, you know that I care for you!
Yeah, I know. But the pain is still fresh in my mind.
"Wait a sec, what do you mean by 'we'? All my friends hate me, don't they?" Ash said, confused. He looked at Lance for an answer, but the Dragon Type Master looked just as confused.
"What do you mean?" he exclaimed. "Your friends called the police as soon as you ran off!"
"What!" Ash said, frowning.
"Ash," Lance explained gently. "Your friends said that they were all having a great time when suddenly you ran off with May. They've been looking for you along with everyone else!" Ash stared at him in shock before May cleared her throat.
"Okay, firstly," she started. "Who else was looking for us? Secondly, who the hell are you?!" Lance grinned sheepishly at the fact that he hadn't even introduced himself.
"Well, my name is Lance Wataru, champion of Kanto and Johto and Dragon Type Master." He stated you, plus the International Police." They both looked dumbstruck; it was quite funny, actually. But
"Anyway, as well as the fact that everyone wants you back, there is also another reason we have been looking for you." Ash sighed.
"Can I make a guess and say that that pesky organisation Team Rocket have been up to their tricks again?" he asked, annoyed. Lance smirked at his irritated tone, but replied with complete seriousness.
"Close, but actually, it is a lot worse than you think." Ash and May's eyes widened. Their eyes were focused on Lance and he knew that they were demanding an answer. "Okay, I think that I should probably start from the beginning. Almost a year ago, the Pokemon League found an egg in the middle of their conference room. However, it did not look like an ordinary egg. It shone brightly with all the colours of the spectrum. Under it was a note that read simply.
This is my son and heir; he will hatch at the purest touch. A gift from me to you.
Arceus
Ash gaped as Lance continued his story. "We couldn't believe our luck, the creator at given us his son! It was a miracle. We all tried to touch it, but apparently none of our hearts were pure enough. It is now locked away in the highest security vault, with cameras watching it 24/7, ready to alert everyone if it starts to hatch. But, a few weeks later, we got some terrible information.
We had just captured a criminal who was trying to rob a bank. There were three of them, but two got away. We interrogated him, and what we heard, was truly horrifying." He paused for effect. "Giovanni had a son, and that son has been rallying the remnants of all the disbanded criminal organisations. We were told that they are trying to raise funds for the ultimate weapon, that's why they were at the bank. The only problem is, they need a huge amount of power to run it, power that is simply inaccessible to mankind. But that is where the egg comes into their plans." Ash and May gasped as they realised what this new organisation was planning on doing.
"So you want me to return and be the hero again?" Ash asked. Lance thought about it for a second before replying.
"Yeah, that pretty much sums it up." Ash turned his head away, as May came over to comfort him.
"Them I am truly sorry, but I cannot help." Lance stood there, frozen in shock. He had fully expected Ash to accept. "The pain is just too much for me to bear." Ash still remembered what had happened on that fateful day.
Flashback!
Ash whistled happily as he strolled down the road towards his home, his faithful partner, Pikachu, sat comfortably on his shoulder. He was currently back in Pallet Town for their annual friends gathering. It was always an enjoyable event, and generally proved to be exciting, relaxing and tiring at the same time. Ash especially couldn't wait for the mini tournament that they held to see who had gotten better. Ash had caught many new Pokémon since last year's gathering, and he was looking forward to showing off his new tricks and skills.
Surprisingly enough, however, at the forefront of his mind was May. He wasn't sure how he felt about her, but he was really looking forward to seeing her again, having not met since last year. He sighed. With him travelling the world, and May being a Contest star, they rarely had time to meet up.
As he turned the corner with his home in sight, he heard laughing and shouts from within their modest household. They wouldn't have started without me, he thought. They wouldn't do that, they're my friends. But, as he opened the door everyone was already having lunch, completely ignoring the fact that Ash had just arrived, in fact, the ones that did see him actually had the nerve to simply roll their eyes and completely ignore him.
All of them did this, apart from the two most important people (to him). His mom and May. Ash's heart fluttered when he saw her again. He walked over to her and when she saw him, she pulled him into a tight embrace. Her head dug into his shoulder, as Pikachu jumped off to greet Glaceon. As soon as they pulled apart, his mom rushed in for a hug. He hugged back fiercely, until he noticed that the laughter had stopped. He turned towards the large table that they were all seated at. He was shocked and hurt when he saw them looking at him with disgust.
"Guys, what's going on?" Ash wondered. They all looked at each other, before Brock spoke up.
"Well, basically, we have all decided that we don't like you anymore, well apart from that slut, May." He explained. Ash tried to hold in his tears before getting angry at the fact that he called May a slut.
"DON'T CALL HER THAT!" he shouted. He suddenly calmed down, and shook his head. "So this is it then, is it?" he spat out bitterly. "Well, if that's the way that you think, then fine. I'm leaving, and I'm never going to return!" he vowed. He couldn't believe that this was happening to him! I mean, even Misty and Brock who had been close friends for 4 years, what had he done to make them so angry and spiteful towards him? He was overjoyed that May and his mother didn't feel that way, his heart would literally shatter into a million pieces if they betrayed him. He would most likely kill himself in that situation.
Ash glared at his ex-friends one more time before storming out the door and called out Charizard, who had been recently returned to him from the Charicific Valley, hopped on his back and was about to shoot off when he heard someone shout.
"WAIT!" Ash turned to see May running towards him, tears flowing freely down her cheeks. "Take me with you," she begged. "Please, I don't know what's gotten into everyone; it's like they're being controlled. But I want to come with you, please!" She looked up at him so innocently, he couldn't refuse, even if he wanted to, which of course he didn't.
"OK, fine," he sighed, but secretly he was over the moon. "But we won't be coming back." He warned.
"I don't care!" she replied stubbornly, crossing her arms. Ash smiled and held out his hand for her to jump on. They picked up their Pokemon from Professor Oak's and Professor Elm's labs, and set off to find a new home.
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