-1Make Love, Not War

Chapter 4

Author's Notes: Congratulations to Jedi-Master-Bates for guessing the correct answers for Chapter 1. Points go to him. Now, on with the chapter.

Disclaimer: I would like to own this in order to make some changes to the show, but unfortunately I do not own Pokemon.

The mail slot in the front door opened and the sound of letters being slid through it filled the ears of Ash Ketchum. He set down the cup of coffee he was drinking and went to get the mail. He picked it up and thumbed through the letters that he had received. "Junk, junk, magazine, phone book, newspaper, bills, bills, bills, coupons, coupons." he said to himself. He reached the last envelope in the bunch and found a letter addressed to him with the seal of the Kanto Army on it. Ash flipped this one open and was immediately filled with shock and worry. The letter had some official sounding words, but they all summed one thing up. Ash Ketchum was being drafted to go to Afghanistan. He held the letter and felt a sudden wave of sadness. He had no idea how he was going to tell Pikachu or May.

May woke up and went downstairs to see if Ash was down there. She almost tripped over Pikachu on the way down. "Pikachu!" she shouted. "Don't scare me like that!" Pikachu gave May a look of apology, and May picked him up, hugged him, and carried him downstairs in her arms. May went into the kitchen and saw her husband sitting there with a very gloomy look on his face, holding a piece of paper.

"Ash, what's wrong?" she asked. Ash tossed the piece of paper on the table. "Read it." he said plainly. May set Pikachu down on the table and picked up the document, and tears began to fill her eyes. "How could they do this?!" she cried passionately. "Drafting a man who has a wife who is one month pregnant with his child?" She collapsed in a chair, and started sobbing. Ash did everything he could to comfort May, but it was a few minutes before he could get her to regain her composure.

"May, I don't want to go to Afghanistan, but if I don't, I'll be thrown in prison for the rest of my life. I would never see you or Pikachu again, and I would never be able to hold our first child in my arms." He explained to her. "I have no choice in this matter." he said. May hugged Ash and quietly sobbed for a few seconds before she was able to dry her tears.

Ash called his friends and family over. None of them took the news very well. Ash's mom was in unstoppable tears, Misty had immediately clasped her hand over her mouth in shock, Brock, Tracey, Richie, and Gary all had nothing but solemn looks on their face, Max was rocking back and forth uncomfortably on the couch, and Dawn just couldn't say anything. Ash explained that he would still be allowed to keep his title of Pokemon Master if he survived, and that he was going to try his best to come back home alive.

Pikachu was taking this the worst of all of them. He kept staring an Ash longingly as if he were trying to make a miracle that would keep Ash from going.

A few days later, Ash had his basic training. He learnt quickly, so it didn't take as long as he had thought it would. Ash learned then that he would have only five days to spend with his family before he was going to be shipped out to active duty, so he spent as much time as he could with his family.

Four days later…

It was the last night that Ash had with his family before he had to ship out for Afghanistan. He was making a couple of last minute checks on the things he was bringing with him, when he was quickly spun around and was seeing May face-to-face. She kissed him so passionately that Ash moaned in surprise before he kissed her back. May pulled away and stared into Ash's eyes. "Ash," she said. "This could very well be our last night together." "I know." Ash said.

"Ash," she whispered. "Make love to me." Ash stared into May's beautiful sapphire eyes. Her eyes were filled with sadness, and Ash just couldn't say no. He passionately kissed her and led her into the bedroom.

Two hours later…

Ash and May woke up next to each other. May looked at Ash and embraced him. "I love you," she whispered. Ash kissed her. " I love you too." he said. "This very well could've been our last time doing that." she said. "It won't." Ash said. "I promise you that I will come back alive."

Five hours later…

Ash was at the military airport. He had just boarded the plane to go to Afghanistan. Ash took one last sad look around before the plane left the ground and took to the skies to go in its way to Afghanistan.

Author's Notes: Well, another chapter. I did not make the sex scene descriptive because I try to avoid going into detail about that. Besides, the story is rated R for descriptive violence, gore, and foul language. Well read and review!