Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. See? Nothing out of the ordinary here this time! XD

Chapter 4 is finally here! I know you guys waited long, but I was in a bit of a writer's slump for a bit. I'm back at it though, and I will finish Silver Bonds within this week. And then after that, it's back to Land Ho. Busy Honou is busy… x-x

Paul: Then why do you keep writing when you get like little to no reviews?

Me: For the fans, I say… for the fans… I persevere…

Paul: -shrugs- Hm… I guess that's admirable…

Me: Why thank you! That's the first nice thing you've ever said to me! Anyways, enjoy! Only two more chapters for Silver Bonds and we move on to the last of the trilogy, which I already have the title for: Silver Bells! : ) Does this mean that we're getting a happy ending this time? I don't know! You'll have to find out! XD

Chapter 4: Anniversary

Dawn tips her head to one side as Paul says this. "You were having a bad time? What happened?" She asks curiously. Paul simply has his eyes closed and holds the blue haired girl close to him… He had waited so long. He endured being without her for so long that he just wanted to hold her. Dawn blushes at this and grows red in the cheeks as Paul holds her.

"It's… a long story…" Paul says to the blue haired girl. "But first, I have something I want to show you all… Come with me!" As he says this, he leads the way, still holding Dawn close to him. The blue haired girl tips her head curiously to one side, but follows along after him. Ash, Lucas and Brock follow the young couple as well close behind.

As they follow Paul, he asks Dawn how their day went. Dawn explains how after the contest, she was assaulted and molested by Conway, and he probably would've done something much worse had Lucas not arrived on time. She then tells him that Ash and Lucas had a battle with each other to pass the time. Hearing this made Paul's blood boil… How dare that bastard touch his precious troublesome girl like that! Moments later, they arrive at a park. There were pink and blue balloons decorated and hanging on the trees. Suspended, and tied between two trees, was a large, long streamer which had "Happy Anniversary, Dawn" printed on it. Dawn has her hands to her mouth and gasps a bit in surprise, tears of joy streaming from her eyes.

"P-Paul… you remembered…" She says softly, unable to contain her surprise and joy. "I-I don't know what to say… Y-You did all this for me…?" Paul goes up to her and gives her a genuine small smile choosing not to smirk for once as this was a special day for the both of them. He wraps his arms around her. When he pulls apart, a beautiful diamond necklace with a pearl embedded in the middle is around her neck.

"Happy anniversary, Dawn…" Paul says while smiling at the blue haired girl. "I would never forget our special day, the day we first held hands. The day we first kissed… The day where I nearly broke your heart. I will never forget, and I promise that I will always love and cherish you." The purple haired boy then grows a bit red in the cheeks sheepishly while scratching the back of his head. He wasn't very good at these kinds of romantic things.

"I-I'm… I'm really sorry that I missed your contest… I really want to make it up to you…" Paul says softly and sheepishly. "I would've come over to watch it sooner, but some complications came up, and I had to resolve them before I could meet up with you again." He then goes silent as he explains to the blue haired girl what had happened moments before.

Paul's PoV

A few moments after I had separated from Dawn and her friends, I met up with Reiji went straight to work. We were setting up in a large picnic area at a park close by and preparations for the big day were being finished a lot sooner than I had expected. All that was left for me to do was to buy Troublesome her present.

"Great work, Paul! We finished setting up way sooner than expected!" Reiji says with a smile on his face, the park now decorated with pink and blue balloons, a karaoke machine set up, and all sorts of other party equipment. "At this rate, you'll be able to make it back in time for Dawn's contest!" I simply nod my head at my older brother and head off. I wanted to get Dawn the perfect present, something she would cherish forever. As I walked around, roaming through shops, I finally come across a jewelry shop, and saw something that would be perfect on her.

It was a necklace with diamonds embedded around it and a single shiny pink pearl in the center of it all. I imagined just how beautiful it would look on my troublesome girl, and just that thought gave me all the incentive I needed to get it. But then I looked at the price, and my eyes widened. 500,000 Poke… I would never be able to afford such a thing on my own. But I was still determined to get it for her. So, I looked around, hopeful for a way for me to earn some quick cash.

As I roamed around, I came across a Pokemon Tournament conveniently being held not so far away. The first place winner would earn a prize pool of 400,000 Poke. I currently had 100,000 on me thanks to Reiji lending me some money for troublesome's present. Fortune was finally smiling on me. Should I win this tournament, I would have enough to get her present for her! I entered the building and signed up for the tournament immediately.

Moments later, the tournament finally ended. I had barely won first place, but with how long the tournament was, I knew I had missed her contest. I knew I would be able to make it up for her with the surprise I had in store for her. Taking the cash money, I went straight back to the jewelry store to buy the necklace.

Not a moment later when I finally had returned, a robbery happened at the jewelry store. I came to check it out, and surely enough, the necklace I wanted to get troublesome was missing. The store clerk told me that a Murkrow had broken in through the window and snatched the necklace away. I cursed at my misfortune and decided to pursue the mischievous Pokemon thief.

Hours later, it was already late in the afternoon and I was able to retrieve the necklace and hunt the thieving Murkrow down. I knew that she was waiting for me… I knew she needed me… I needed her… I missed her… I wanted to be with her more than anything! I wanted to hold her in my arms, embrace her, kiss her, tell her that I loved her! I returned back to the jewelry store and returned the necklace, and told the clerk I wanted to buy the necklace. The clerk was thankful for what I did, and gave me half price off for my troubles. I bowed my head respectfully in thanks and decided to head back to the Pokemon Center, where my beautiful blue haired girl was waiting for my return.

Back to normal PoV

As the flash back ends, Dawn has her eyes shadowed and her lips quivering, tears of joy streaming from her eyes and her fists clenched while shaking. The blue haired girl just couldn't contain how happy she was right now. She then looks up at Paul with a small smile on her face.

"Y-You went through all that just for me, Paul…?" Dawn says softly. "Th-Thank you… B-But I-I can't accept this… I-I don't even have a present to give back to you yet. I-I knew today was our anniversary, and yet, I couldn't find anything to give you…" Paul smiles at the blue haired girl and holds her close to him tenderly and affectionately.

"Dawn, you've already given me the best anniversary gift someone like me could ask for… Even better than that necklace I gave you…" Paul says softly to the blue haired girl tenderly. "And I will be sure to cherish it forever…" Paul then closes his eyes and leans in to kiss the blue haired girl in the lips. Dawn smiles at this and wipes away the tears of joy in her eyes. She loved him so much, and with how selfless he was being with her right now that made her love him even more. Before the two of them could kiss, a robotic arm reaches out for the blue haired girl and snatches her away from him.

"Dawn!" Paul calls out to the blue haired girl as he reaches out to her. Dawn's eyes widen as this happens and she reaches out for Paul's hand, calling out his name as the arm snatches her, but their hands just miss each other and she's snatched away. The purple haired boy's eyes widen as this happens and he looks around to see who was doing this. At the same time this happens, a Dusknoir appears from the shadows and snatches away Ash's Pikachu from his shoulders before disappearing back and slipping into the shadows. Ash's eyes widen as he sees Pikachu was missing, everyone in shock with what had happened.

"Who's there?!" Lucas calls out with his eyes narrowed. "Show yourselves!" As he says this, gleeful cackling can be heard as four silhouetted figures appear aboard a giant mech. Dawn was trapped and ensnared in the robot's arms, struggling to break free while Pikachu was trapped in a reinforced plastic dome.

"Listen, is that an annoying voice I hear~?!" The familiar voice of Team Rocket sounds as they begin their motto.

"It's speaking to me loud and clear!" James says while holding a rose, continuing the motto as their silhouettes become clearer. But then, a familiar third voice that isn't Meowth's speaks up, continuing the motto.

"On the wind!" The voice says, still silhouetted behind Team Rocket. Upon closer inspection, it's seen that the figure was Conway. Ash and Brock have their eyes widened at this revelation while Paul simply narrows his eyes and growls in a low voice. This was the scumbag that tried to have his way with his troublesome girl…

"Past the stars!" James says gleefully.

"In your ears~!" Meowth and Jessie say at the same time gleefully. (For the sake of my sanity, I will cut this a bit short and cheat -3-;;)

Jessie: Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace.

James: Dashing hope putting fear in its place.

Jessie: A rose by any other name is just as sweet!

James: When everything's worse our work is complete.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Meowth and Conway: Meowth and Conway, What great names!

Jessie: Putting the do-gooders in their place.

James: We're Team Rocket (And Conway.)

All dem dumbasses at the same time: We're in your face!

Wobbuffet: WOBBUFETTTT

"Team Rocket!" Ash says with his eyes narrowed. "Give back Pikachu and let Dawn go right now!" Lucas has his eyes narrowed and looks ready to fight as well. He didn't know who Team Rocket was, but judging by the fact that they were holding his sister captive and Pikachu as well, he knew they weren't good news at all.

"HEY! WHO SAID YOU COULD CHEAT ON US LIKE THIS!" Jessie yells at the narrator comically, breaking the fourth wall as her head grows huge and comical. She then faces Ash and grins widely and gleefully. "Sorry, twerp, no deal~! This time, we'll finally capture Pikachu! Not only that, we made a new friend, and all he asked for in return was we bring him this twerpy brat girl~!" He says. As he says this, Conway gives Dawn a sly, perverted smirk while tipping his glasses. Dawn's eyes widen and her face pales as she sort of figured what Conway wanted with her. He wanted to finish what he had started.

"Conway, I didn't think you'd stoop so low!" Dawn yells at him defiantly while still struggling to break free from the mech arm that held her captive. With her arms bound, she couldn't even reach for her Pokeballs "Working with Team Rocket of all people? You know these guys are the bad guys! Just how much of a scumbag can you be?!" Conway simply smirks at Dawn with a sly, perverse sneer from inside the mech.

"Think what you like, but I'll do ANYTHING to make you mine…" Conway says to Dawn while tipping his glasses. "And if that means siding with Team Rocket, then I'll do it…" The blue haired girl simply narrows her eyes hatefully at the green haired pervert. How she wished she could throttle him! Her thoughts are then interrupted as Ash tries to free Pikachu from its cage.

"Pikachu, try to break free using Thunderbolt!" Ash says to his electric mouse. Pikachu nods its head and tries to blast through the cage with a powerful electric attack. However, the attack is absorbed through the plastic of the cage as Dawn takes the full brunt of the electric attack instead, her eyes screwed shut tightly in pain as electricity courses through her body.

"A-AAAAAAAAGH!" Dawn screams loudly as her body is electrocuted. Ash's eyes widen as he and Pikachu stop their attack, with Dawn slumping in the robot's arm, her head hanging and her body still sparking from the pain that was caused to her. Team Rocket laughs gleefully at this and grins widely as this happens.

"Go ahead and hit us with all the electric attacks you've got~!"Jessie laughs gleefully. "Those Pika powered Thunderbolts will just get transferred to the twerp girl instead~!" Ash grits his teeth and clenches his fists as he glares at Team Rocket, but he couldn't risk Dawn getting hurt again. Conway frowns a bit at this and faces Team Rocket with his eyes narrowed.

"This wasn't part of the agreement!" Conway says with his eyes narrowed. "You said you would capture Dawn and bring her to me unharmed!" Jessie just rolls her eyes at this dismissively at the green haired pervert while looking a bit annoyed with him.

"Well, we needed some insurance to make sure the twerps would surrender." The red haired woman says to Conway irritably. "Besides, think of it this way, would you rather have a twerp girl who's struggling and would take any opportunity to get away from you, or would you rather have her when she's a bit weakened?" She asks with a sneer. Conway pauses a bit at this thought, but he gives in silently as their mech is about to make their getaway. Paul has his eyes shadowed and his fists clenched. He had seen ENOUGH!

"Torterra, Stone Edge!" Paul glowers with fierce, angry eyes. As he does this, the continent Pokemon complies as it bombards the mech with sharp, jagged stones, leaving dents in the mech's thick armor. The mech is pelted by the powerful attack and the cage holding Pikachu is shattered and the arm holding Dawn is torn off. Dawn screams as she falls to the floor, but she is caught by Lucas and his Infernape who arrive just in time. Pikachu jumps back into Ash's arms, reunited with its master. Team Rocket cringes as this happens.

"This wasn't supposed to happen!" Jessie exclaims comically. "Why didn't you make this Torterra-proof?!" She yells at James comically as she strangles him and shakes him comically. James just holds out his hands meekly and sweat drops as the red haired woman yells at him angrily. The two of them then look down at the two blue haired siblings, who were now looking up at Team Rocket and Conway with their arms crossed.

"Infernape, Blast Burn!" Lucas says to his fire monkey Pokemon. The Pokemon complies as it strikes the floor with its mighty fist, creating a powerful fiery explosion. Conway seems to have a bad feeling about this and comically jumps off the mech, leaving Team Rocket inside to take the full brunt of the attacks.

"Piplup, use Whirlpool!" Dawn says as her penguin Pokemon has a huge whirlpool over its head, before it throws it at the now on fire mech. Team Rocket has their eyes widen and flail their arms comically before the mech explodes and they're sent flying.

"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN~!" Team Rocket yells as they're sent flying comically. As Team Rocket leaves, Conway tries to make his escape, but then, Paul stands in front of him with his arms crossed and he punches him hard in the face, breaking his glasses, and probably his nose as well. He then lifts him by the collar and glares at him with a dangerous look in his eyes.

"If you EVER touch my troublesome girl again, I will find you… I will hunt you down… And I will make you regret your decision…" Paul growls as he glares at Conway's now bloody and beaten face. "Do I make myself clear…?" Conway has his eyes widen as he meekly nods his head. Paul closes his eyes as he lets him go and pushes him to the floor. Conway scrambles to get away, picking up his glasses and scrambling away from our heroes. As Conway runs for his life, Dawn goes up to Paul and smiles at him thankfully, a slight red on her cheeks.

"Th-Thanks for saving me, Paul…" Dawn says, blushing slightly as she says this, twiddling her fingers adorably. "And thanks for standing up to that Conway creep. If it wasn't for you, he probably would've never left me alone!" Paul smiles at this and holds the blue haired girl close to him; holding her tightly and not letting her go.

"Of course, Dawn… I will never let anyone harm you. You are the love of my life!" Paul says tenderly and kindly. Dawn smiles back at Paul as the two of them finally have their kiss. The blue haired girl leans forward to kiss Paul on the lips and Paul closes his eyes as he deepens, holding her passionately. When they finally pull away, the two stare each other in the eyes for what seemed like an eternity before Reiji calls out to them and waves, haven just arrived at the scene.

"Well, we have a party to get started!" Paul says to his blue haired girl kindly and gently, holding her hands. "Let's go!" Dawn smiles at the purple haired teenager and nods her head as the two of them join up with the rest of their friends. Lucas smiles at the two of them and closes his eyes with his arms crossed. She wasn't his baby sister anymore, she had grown up. And while he didn't want to accept this at first, he knew that this day was inevitable. He then gets up and joins them in the party as Ash calls out to him. It was a rough day for the young couple, but finally, through patience and perseverance, it became all worth it in the end.

To Be Concluded

And done! It was a fairly short, and fast paced chapter, but I hoped you all still enjoyed it! Next chapter is the epilogue, and I have a treat for you guys! I've waited to write this chapter very patiently and I finally get to bring it to you guys, so stay tuned! XD

Paul: Hmph, that pervert got what was coming to him… Nobody touches my troublesome girl like that and gets away with it… -Holds Dawn close to him-

Dawn: -Blushes deeply as Paul holds her and twiddles her fingers-

Me: Aw, so cute… -u- I can just hug you two~!

Dawn and Paul: No thanks! -Scoots away-

-Forever alone- Anyways, be sure to Review, Favorite, and give me constructive criticism so I can improve. Reviews give me the encouragement I need to continue writing. But don't flame me, please. Nothing is more discouraging or painful than a nasty flame. I hope you enjoyed and stay tuned for the finale of Silver Bonds!

~Honou