Chapter 6

Oshawott's POV

"He's going to be alright, right?"

"I don't know sir, you're going to have to wait,"

"He could be dying!"

"Our nurses are at the job taking care of the injured Pokemon, it takes time,"

"At least give me hope,"

"I'm sorry, give us time, and we will call you as soon as we're done."

"Oshawott, please be okay, everyone's wishing you luck,"

Ash's POV

Four hours. FOUR FREAKING HOURS.

They couldn't come halfway and give us a progress report, they had to wait the full time.

"Ash, they're trying their best, calm down," I heard a voice tell me, Cilan.

"Yeah, stop acting like a kid," Replied Iris.

I wasn't in the mood to argue, I sat down, hoping to Arceus the otter would be fine.

That wasn't the only thing I was concerned about:

In that battle with Servine, Oshawott used Scald, Night Slash and Ice Beam. Moves I've never taught Oshawott. How did he learn those moves? Did he find a TM?

When was the last time I used Oshawott in a Pokemon battle I asked myself?

That's when it hit me. That's what Pikachu has been trying to tell me all these months!

Oshawott must've been feeling useless because I haven't used him in any Pokemon battles!

It all makes sense why Oshawott knows those moves. He probably trained himself.

I immediately smacked myself for being a bad trainer. One of my Pokemon wasn't feeling well and I let him get hurt.

"What's wrong with you Ash?" Iris asked me.

"I know what's wrong with Oshawott,"

Cilan turned around to me in concern.

"What's wrong with Oshawott, besides the fact that he's in the emergency room?"

"Pikachu has been trying to tell me this for the past month, Oshawott's been acting different,"

Iris and Cilan seemed to look at me in shock.

"The past month? It took you that long?!" Iris yelled.

I shook past Iris' anger and attempted to call Pikachu.

The mouse and my Pokemon since day 1 came without a second to spare.

"Pika Pika Pikachu!"

"Pikachu, have I been a bad trainer?"

"Pika?"

"Was there something wrong with Oshawott?"

The electric mouse seemed to nod without a second hesitation, which told me something was wrong with Oshawott and Pikachu has known for the past month at least.

The thoughts were interrupted as a Nurse Joy approached us.

"Ash Ketchum?"

I turned my head in fear, preparing for the worst. Is Oshawott alright?

"Yes?" I let out.

"I have my final results for Oshawott," Nurse Joy said in a neutral tone.

"Is he alright?" I asked.

"He's going to make it. But I must say, the injuries he's sustained are brutal. The cuts to his chest and arm from Leaf Blade were enough to require stitches in those spots to stop the bleeding there. The battle seemed to open previous wounds, such as a Dragon Claw attack to his side, but our main concern was his injury to his leg."

Ash was in shock so far at the injuries Oshawott's sustained. But he was confused with his leg injury.

"What happened to his leg?"

"We found a stab wound in his upper right thigh. We believe the object that caused the damage was one of the thorns from a Frenzy Plant attack."

I was shocked. I didn't even know Oshawott was stabbed by the attack, mainly because Oshawott didn't react to such attack that hit him.

"How long will it take for him to recover?"

"It'll take about a month longest, despite the stab wound, it's not too severe to require any surgeries. He did lose a lot of blood and muscle tissue however, so don't push him too hard for anything," The nurse replied.

Snivy's POV

I couldn't stop walking around.

The fact that he took this much damage for me is something I didn't expect from Oshawott.

Just when you think he couldn't surprise you enough, whether it'd be how strong he's gotten or how he managed to take down a Pokemon not only that had a type advantage against Oshawott, but also an evolution higher than him.

Just when you'd think Oshawott did the impossible, it backfired, and know, we were in the hospital praying he would be alright.

"Why did he do this?" I muttered repeatedly.

I turned my eyes to the other Pokemon in the room. All of them looked scared and sad, except for Emolga.

Why did he do this? He battled Servine because he was forcefully trying to make me go on a date with him!

I don't know whether or not this was an act of stupidity or heroism.

Our thoughts were interrupted when Pikachu barged through the door.

I immediately went towards him.

"How is he?" I whispered, hoping in case of the worst we wouldn't have to tell them now.

"He's going to make it, doctors found a stab wound on his leg from the battle," He replied.

My mind shook. Oshawott was stabbed by Servine?

He stood up for me and Servine stabbed him?!

"How could he?" I asked, furiously.

"It was probably by accident, they said the thorns from Frenzy Plant was the culprit," Pikachu replied, same voice as before.

I couldn't take it anymore, I had to see him and ask questions.

"Is he awake?"

"I don't know, maybe not yet,"

I looked down, nonetheless, he's alive.

"Thanks for the update," I said as Pikachu exited the room.

I turned around to see all the others, besides Emolga, looking at me with eyes.

"He's going to be alright everyone," I said after what seemed a minute of tension.

Everyone seemed to be relieved.

"He's not awake yet, however," I said quickly, before they decided to see Oshawott, particularly Axew.

Nonetheless, everyone seemed to be happy. Pignite hugged Charizard out of impulsiveness.

Krookodile came over and tapped me on the shoulder.

"You okay? You seemed very tense," He asked. And I appreciated it.

"Yeah, it's scary, I've never seen this happen to anyone before," I said.

Krookodile nodded as he understood and left me to think.

I decided I needed answers, and I knew exactly who to confront.

As I approached the mouse Pokemon I mind was swinging between thoughts. Did Servine intentionally stab him? Or was it truly by accident.

I tapped Pikachu by the shoulders and he turned around.

"Hey Snivy!" He replied looking rather surprised.

"Cut the shit Pikachu," I snapped back.

He seemed taken back by the sudden attitude, but I didn't care.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about," He replied rather scared.

"I know you know something about Oshawott! How did you know he knew those moves?" I asked back, practically screaming in his ear.

Pikachu stepped back, clutching his ear in pain. Was I actually loud? Or was Pikachu's hearing so sensitive that it was loud?

After half a minute, he got back up, sighed and started talking.

"Honestly, I only knew he knew Ice Beam when he used it on a wild Garchomp. I didn't know he had Night Slash or Scald."

I looked into his eyes and saw he was telling the truth.

"Is there anything else?" I asked.

"No,"

Wrong answer. Now he was showing signs of lying.

"I know you're telling lies now, tell me, anything else?" I asked again, with a slight irritation.

Pikachu seemed to freeze at that. But sighed.

"After the Virbank City Gym Battle, when Pignite and I told you all how the battle went, he thought he was weak, so he would train himself ferociously until he was satisfied. He must've learned those moves while training, that I don't know."

And then Pikachu finished.

So it all made sense.

"So that explains the sudden change in Oshawott's move set." I said after a while.

"Did you see how he change course while in Aqua Jet?" He asked.

"I did, but what I thought was more impressive was how well he fought, even at a type and evolution disadvantage."

"yeah,"

We finished there and was about to walk away, until…

"You know he's awake now, right?"

Immediately after that sentence I ran to his room to see him.

Oh god…

The otter was covered in bandages on his arm, chest and side, which were probably where the stitches were put. The most outstanding however, was a cast on Oshawott's right leg, probably where Servine stabbed him.

But he was smiling. Shyly I might add.

Despite being in such a state he was smiling, like how he used to be.

I slowly walked towards his bed and sat down next to it.

"Hey Oshawott," I started.

"Hey,"

"Are you okay? How're you feeling?" I asked.

"I'm feeling great," He replied much to my surprise.

"How are you feeling alright? You've been stitched up, not to mention stabbed!"

"I glad it was for a reason, if it wasn't for me, Servine would've forced you to- "

"okay, I see what you mean," I cut Oshawott off.

"But still," I continued. "It was stupid of you to do that! I mean, look what happened to you! You shouldn't of taken on a Pokemon like that!"

"But I still beat him," He added.

"Oh yes, where the hell did you learn all of those moves!" I practically was mad at him. For worrying me like this, it disappoints me.

Oshawott seemed to stop talking, and looked down.

"Look at me!" I said.

He didn't budge.

"You're not weak you know," I said.

He looked up.

"I don't know what made you think you're weak, but you are far from that. You're strong in your own way," I said.

"Thanks Snivy," He replied, giving me a genuine smile.

My heart beat raised. It was actually hot. I've never seen a smile like that on Oshawott. It actually looks good.

I smiled back at him. Maybe, just maybe Oshawott is turning into his normal self.

Oshawott's POV

"She's not going to love you! You ultimately lost that battle and you've been training for like, six months?!

"Please, stop this torture! What have I done to you?! She's actually starting to like me!"

"Please, if you were to ever ask to date her, she would beat you down harder than Servine!"

I can't take this mental torture anymore.

"Just get out of my mind! I don't need to act this way to win her heart!"

"No matter what you do you'll never win her over!"

"GET OUTTA MY MIND!"

"ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU'LL FOREVER BE ALONE!"

"NEVER!"

A.N / What's happening with Oshawott? Will he make a full recovery? What other threats are there? Find out next time.

A double update to at least hopefully make up for my two month absents from the story. I've been through a lot of work and I'm STILL in summer school. I'll try get the next chapter out, but I can't promise anything.