I am Ash

AN: Hey there guys, the story is now beginning to pick up its pace. What could unfold? Is Reflect/Ash really as nice as he seems? Or was it just because he felt pity? Let's find out.

Enjoy :)

Chapter 4: Found

Reflect smelled a really comforting scent as he drifted back into consciousness. It was a new, but comfortable scent to Reflect, one that he had longed for. Reflect then proceeded to snuggle closer to this scent, which was coming from soft and silky hair of a certain blonde. He enjoyed sniffing the hair, and then subconsciously wrapped his arm around the body the owner of the scent. He was then confused, why was he and girl in the guest room? He then attempted to make sure a girl was truly in his bed. He felt around, noticing that her shirt was loose. He touched her soft and delicate skin, enjoying it. Reflect then realized what he was doing and sat up, fully opening his eyes. He looked next to him and saw a pretty blonde laying down next to him. When he had gotten out of bed, she frowned and tried to pull him back in. He listened and went back in, until she woke up about five minutes later.

Cynthia rubbed her eyes with one of her hands in order to get her clear vision back. When she did she looked at Reflect, and saw that she still had her arm wrapped around Reflect's waist. She blushed at this, but only for a little while. She then saw him get up and stare back at her. They looked at each other for a while, finding a short burst of contentment. Cynthia then turned a crimson color. Reflect was very confused at why Cynthia was blushing before a breeze entered the room. Reflect felt his skin tingle, and then he had a realization, he was almost fully naked due to his clothes being disintegrated. He then ran away, out of the room to get new clothes, leaving Cynthia sitting there with a dreamy expression on her face.

Reflect came back in with a change of clothes, looking identical to what he had before, dark gray jeans, a white t-shirt which was under a black hoodie, and black tennis shoes. He liked to wear black, as he felt like his life could be devoid of color at times. He then looked at Cynthia and noticed that the cut on her stomach was still not scabbed, and needed treatment. He walked up to her and said,"Hey, could I finish what I tried to do yesterday, with your cut I mean?". Cynthia only heard a dreamily deepish voice, and dumbly nodded her head. Reflect got the disinfectant and bandage and placed it in one arm, and then he sat down next to Cynthia. "What's your name?", he asked. She replied, "Cynthia Shirona, what's yours?". Reflect looked to her face and stated,"Reflect". Cynthia looked puzzled at his unusual name. She then asked, "Do you have a last name?". Reflect shook his head," I did for a time, but I decided to change my name." "Why?", Cynthia questioned. "That is something that I will not tell you, nor do you need to know." Cynthia looked down, but was content with the name 'Reflect'.

Reflect then proceeded to remove her shirt once again. Cynthia heavily blushed, but turned away so that Reflect would not notice. Reflect turned her around in order to inspect her stomach. There seemed to be some dirt on the cut. Reflect noticed that the grime was too much and that the disinfectant only worked on a clean wound. Reflect was out of luck, as there were no wipes and he was out of water. There was only one thing he could do, and that was to suck the dirt and grime from the wound. He placed Cynthia down on her back, and then bent over to her stomach. Cynthia was very confused and slightly uncomfortable with what she saw, but she trusted Reflect to know what he was doing.

Reflect then began. He sucked on the cut on Cynthia's stomach, and every so often spit out the dirt and grime. Reflect repeated the process several times. Cynthia was taken back by what was going on. She did not like the fact that a male was touching her like this, yet she seemed to be in too much pleasure to really grasp the concept of pushing Reflect away. Cynthia wished that there was no cut, and that Reflect was just there to be with her. Reflect finished however, and Cynthia was slightly saddened. Then Reflect started to wipe the disinfectant on Cynthia's cut. She squirmed in pain until she started to give small shrieks. As Reflect noticed this, he put a hand on her cheek, telling her that it would be okay, and that she has nothing to worry about. This only comforted her to a certain degree, but she made it through.

Once Reflect finished he looked at Cynthia, "Does the bandage feel alright? Is it too tight?". Cynthia shook her head. Reflect then said something that Cynthia didn't want to hear, "Now that you are fixed, get out of my cave.". Cynthia snapped back. 'What did he just say?', she thought. "What do you mean get out of your cave?". "I mean get out of my cave. You are fixed, you are released.". "What if I want to stay?". "I will forcefully get you out by using Sleep Powder, and then carrying you out of here"." "Oh so you're going to touch me? Touchy are we?". "I was merely going to carry you myself to ensure you were being all right. Why would I wanna touch you? I only slept next to you because I was unconscious. Now, are you going to get out?". Cynthia was shocked. She thought this Reflect guy was a guy that would instantly like her because of her status and beauty. He didn't care at all. In fact, he started to push her out of his cave, leading her towards the entrance. Cynthia then started to run, anywhere away from Reflect.

Pikachu had dropped by and had seen Garchomp's family still mourning over Garchomp's death. They said no words, but only sat around her with darkened eyes. Pikachu felt a sadness, but he understood that he could not feel what they felt. Pikachu never really had a real family. He was caught by Oak when he was very young, and he only remembered seeing his mother's face once before he was knocked out by something. When he woke up there was no trace of his family. A few days after he saw Oak approaching him, and he gave out a Thundershock, causing Oak to battle and catch him. Afterward, he was given to a boy named Ash, who he called PikaPi in his language. Pikachu hated the boy, but after seeing the boy protect from a flock of Spearow, he changed. Pikachu had lost his Ash, but he knew that Ash was somewhere there.

Pikachu had seen enough, and decided to walk back up towards the cave. As he walked up the path, he heard crying. Pikachu then perked his ears up and went to the source of the tears. He was surprised at what he saw: a crying Cynthia that had many tears running down her usually beautiful face.

She lay on the ground, just crying her eyes out. Pikachu walked up to her and lay next to her. "Pika ka?", it asked. Cynthia looked up at Pikachu and spoke, not caring the he was a Pokemon, "Re- Reflect for- forced m-me out of his cave. He told m-me to leave, even th-though I told him that I wanted t-to st-stay.". Pikachu was angry, but not furious. Why would a man that helped this girl then push her out of his cave? Was he just acting nice? Pikachu decided to talk to Reflect, but before he did, he patted Cynthia's long hair and gave her a few comforting Pika's.

Pikachu made his way towards the cave, but then saw a figure sitting down near two stones. He walked near the person, but hid behind a bush to observe and to not alarm the person. When Pikachu got a closer look he saw that this person was Reflect. Pikachu then perked his ears up to listen. "Hey Pikachu, I met a girl yesterday. She was pretty, but knowing that she is the 'Master Champion' she really didn't put on a tough act. It was awkward because I think she kinda liked me. I, of course, pushed her away. You should know that I still don't trust people after the incident. I miss you buddy. I did meet a very strong Pikachu that rivaled your power. I even seemed familiar, but you're gone, aren't you? I never saw you perish, but I assumed you had died. Mom was in the house, also dead, and knowing you were there I thought that you had gone too. I still have your ball though. It's buried here instead of your body, and instead of Mom's body I have her favorite bracelet. I miss you guys. I miss Mimey. I don;t miss anyone else, and yes that means my 'friends'." Pikachu felt very confused at this boy's little speech. He had a Pikachu and it had died? Pikachu had to ask.

Pikachu stepped up to the boy, and Reflect turned around to see that same Pikachu on the ground looking at him. They stared at each other's eyes, both finding a sense of longing. Reflect spoke first, "What do you want? Shouldn't you with Cynthia or whatever?". Pikachu nodded, but then he spoke, "Pika ka chu ka pi?". "You don't need to know anything. I don't even know you. You're just a Pikachu that reminds me of my best friend.". "Pika pika pi PikaPi!", Pikachu said as he facepalmed. "What do you mean? How do you know my real name!". "Pika pi pi ka! PikaPi pika chu!". "What do you mean 'I'm right in front of you!', my Pikachu is dead!". "Pi ka ka chu?". "No I did not find a carcass, but that means nothing! He was in my house!". Pikachu got tired of arguing, and then remembered that Ash had buried Pikachu's ball in his grave.

Pikachu jumped over to where it's supposed grave was, and started to dig. "Hey stop that! That's my best friend's grave!", Reflect said, but Pikachu created an electric field that prevented Reflect from doing anything. Pikachu finished digging when he found a Poke Ball that had an electric symbol on it. Pikachu felt nostalgia as he looked at the ball, but also remembered that he hated being inside of Poke Balls, and he still did. Pikachu stopped his electric field and brought the ball over to Reflect. Reflect looked into the eyes of Pikachu. Pikachu had an understanding that Poke Balls if not destroyed always recognized a single Pokemon, dead or not. Pikachu then did something that he would do only once for the rest of his life, he pressed the button on the Poke Ball. The ball opened up and a red light struck Pikachu and sucked him in. The ball then closed successfully. Reflect then froze.

"How? What the hell!?", Reflect shouted as this Pikachu was sucked into the ball successfully. Reflect froze at that moment. He could not believe his eyes. Here he was, seeing a Pikachu return into his Pikachu's ball. Reflect finally put two and two together, and tears poured out of his eyes. Reflect sent Pikachu back out and hugged him. He brushed his hands through Pikachu's fur, wetting it with tears as he did this. Pikachu began to cry as well, releasing all of the worry that had been kept up inside of him for two years. They stayed like this for about 15 minutes. Pikachu then looked up at Ash and slapped him. "PIKA PI PIKA PIKA PI!", Pikachu yelled. "What do you mean I was mean to Cynthia! I only knew her from my adventures in Sinnoh and Unova, I never really traveled with her.", Ash retorted. Pikachu huffed and yelled back, "Pi pika pi. Pi chu ka pi PiPiKa.". "Really? You're gonna use that? Fine, I'll apologize. Go back and announce that you're back, and prove it by calling me.. Ash. You are all allowed to call me that again, I guess."

Pikachu ran off, and then Ash walked towards where Pikachu said Cynthia was. When he approached the young woman he saw her disheveled hair and her face wet. 'Did I really make her feel that bad?', Ash thought. He walked up next to her and sat down. He out one arm around her, and put the other hand onto her face, wiping away her tears and stopping them at the same time. He turned her face and looked into her eyes. His second arm moved from her back and onto her blonde hair that no longer felt silky and smooth. He brushed through the hair, trying to fix it as much as he could. He then then opened his mouth, "Hey..." That was all that he could muster. He honestly didn't know what else to say. She looked into his brown eyes, noticing that they had turned lighter mysteriously, and then said, "What do you want?!". She had a harsh tone, one that was fiercer than a legendary. Ash was taken aback, but responded, "I wanted to say sorry, although I honestly have no idea what I did wrong." "What you did wrong? What you did WRONG?! You help me, comfort me, and become somewhat of a friend to me, and then you just tell me leave! You would think that when you help someone you stay with them! You're such an idiot! All men are idiots!" "Whoa there, I'm the idiot! I helped you, I sucked out the dirt and grime for you, and I'm the bad guy! So what if I pushed you away! You are the 'Master Champion'! Stronger than Red himself! What happened to tough Miss Cynthia who took shit from no one!". Reflect's words bounced in Cynthia's head. He was right. She made herself vulnerable, and she paid the price. She got up and left while hearing Reflect say, "I'm still sorry, but please don't lie to yourself!". Cynthia closed her eyes for a couple of seconds, and then continued walking back her Garchomp, who she was still sad about.

Ash walked back to the cave, a bit sadder than he expected to be. He saw Pikachu and his Pokemon still talking and hugging, Butterfree and Pidgeot both with tears in their eyes. Ash felt a surge of happiness as he saw all of his Pokemon together again. He joined them and quickly got to playing with them. Pikachu then asked him about Cynthia. Ash responded that she had gotten upset again and left without accepting an apology. Pikachu looked down, but he had finally found Ash! Ash's original personality was half-back, as a third of his heart was restored. All of the Pokemon and Ash were content, laying on the floor and resting.

Cynthia marched back to Garchomp's body. She saw everyone in Garchomp's family getting ready to bury Garchomp. Cynthia walked up to Garchomp and hugged it, a single drop of tear rolling down. All of her Pokemon were her friends, but Garchomp was the first. Garchomp was like a sister to her. Now that she was gone, Cynthia was truly alone at this moment. Right as Cynthia began to look up at the sky, she saw a shadow pass over. A large blimp flew and stopped right over her and her Garchomp. A large sphere extended from the blimp and sucked Garchomp and Cynthia in. Right as the sphere closed she gave a loud scream, as much as she could muster.

Ash heard the scream and looked over. He saw the blimp. He ran out, Pikachu following, and went down the path towards the blimp. Ash saw Cynthia getting sucked into the blimp. He felt sad and angry, but only enough to where he wanted to save her. He then saw something else, a large 'R' was on the side of the blimp. Something triggered Ash's true rage. His body began to power up with a blue Aura. The Aura flew everywhere, pushing a couple of trees down and throwing Pikachu onto the ground with it. Ash then lost it even more. "TEAM ROCKET!", Ash shouted with the force of a Rayquaza. Pikachu looked at Ash for the first time and was scared. Ash's eyes were shining and his eyes were completely covered in blue. He looked like a demon with his Aura flying everywhere. Ash then called for Pidgeot and flew off towards the now getting away blimp...

Hey that's a wrap. This chapter finally introduces the characters, and especially Ash with Pikachu. Of course, more explaining is necessary, but that will come. Read and Review! Thanks :)