Episode Two: Remembering The Past Part One

Auramaster24: Today we have Dawn and Kenny.

Kenny: Now I'm in the story?

Dawn: And what about me? Will I be back?

Auramaster24: maybe, maybe not dawn.

Kenny (disappointed) : On with the story..

Location: Route One

Ash, Misty, Lily and Joel traveled onward. Pikachu on Ash's right shoulder. Gawain on Joel's left shoulder. It had only been thirty minutes, When the ground gave in beneath them causing them to fall. They now lay down at the bottom of a pitfall trap.

"Is everybody okay?" Joel asked concerned. "I'm okay" Misty told him." "I've been through worse, you know that." Ash told him. "I'm fine.. ahhh.." Lily then fell down only to have Joel catch her. "No your not. Your hurt." Joel told her concerned. They then heard a familiar motto..

" Prepare for trouble!" Jessie said arriving on the left. "Better make it double!" James said arriving on her right and placing metal bars jeweled with black crystals above the opening. "To protect the world from devastation," "To unite all peoples within every nation," "To denounce the evils of truth and love.." "To extend our reach to the stars above.." "The fiery destroyer.. Jessie" "With thunderous emotions.. I am James" Meowth than popped in the center showing his claws .. "Meowth, Now that's a name.." "Digging traps at a breakneck pace.." "We're Team Rocket" "And We're in your face!" They ended.

Joel was furious. He could see Lily's ankle was starting to swell..

"How dare you! I told you I didn't want to see you again!" He barked. Meowth slightly recoiled remembering their last encounter.

"If you think you can get us twerp, try." Jessie challenged. Meowth stood shocked. "Jessie! He could kill us!" Joel brushed his fingers through his hair.

"As you wish.. fools" He begun to spin in a ball. Lily remembered this move.. The Aura Spinball. (think of how sonic sometimes attack's in a spin.) Joel bounced of the walls of the trap building power until he hit the bars. Only to be electrocuted..

"AHHHH!" Joel fell right back down on the ground.

" We have no need for dat Pikachu anymore." Meowth laughed. " For you.." Jessie said handing a cassette tape to Joel. They took of the bars setting them free.. Only for..

"Pikachu, thunderbolt!"

"Pikachuuu!"

"Looks like we're blasting off again!" ping

That night, The two couples had decided to set up camp seeing as Lily was injured and probably shaken up. They had finished setting up the tents. Joel's was blue, Lily's was pink, Ash's was red and Misty's was orange. Lily and Misty sat around the campfire talking tales of their boyfriends, watching Aurora and Todd play. Misty didn't remember Joel at all.

"Lily, I can't remember when I meet Joel.." Lily chuckled. "You were only two years old at the time Misty." Lily told her little sister. "It happened on his fifth "birthday"." She said smiling. Inside Joel's tent a similar conversation was taking place.

"It happened when I turned five Ash.."

Flashback.. Eleven years ago..

It had been five years since Silver Ketchum and His wife Delia had given Project Aura a home. They named him Joel. After Delia's father. Joel had always kept to himself. Even in family photos he would put himself off to the side. Delia had caught him watching a pokemon battle on television. It was the famous "Aqua Cup" where the trainers would battle their water types to see which one was best. She saw the joy in his eyes as a Milotic dived into the water. She spoke to Silver about taking him to Cerulean..

"Silver, I think Joel likes water pokemon. What do you think of taking him to the Cerulean Gym?" Silver thought for a moment. It would be a good chance for Joel to get out. An idea came to him.

" Delia don't Crystal and Michael have girls around Joel's age?" Delia knew what he was thinking. With any luck one of them might be a friend and then later something more..

Delia had sat Joel on her lap..

"Joel we got a surprise for you, How would you like to see some water pokemon up close?" She asked.

"Really? How?" Silver sat next to Delia on the couch.

"We're going to the Cerulean Gym. Some friends of ours happen to be the gym leaders. They gladly agreed."

They set out for Cerulean immediately. As Joel got a look at the gym he felt intimidated. He hid behind Silver and Delia for protection. As they entered a cheery voice called them..

"My, Delia, Silver is that you?" She said with a smile.

"Crystal, it's good to see you." Delia Answered back.

Crystal took notice of Joel, who hid behind Silver.

"Is that the boy you told me about?" She asked.

"Yep, that's Joel." Silver said smiling.

Mrs. Waterflower bent down to say hello.

"Hello Joel, We have a daughter the same age as you." She said smiling. Mrs. Ketchum noticed how distant he still was.

Suddenly a little girl with long pink hair ran up to her mother.

"Mommy, Daddy won again!" she yelled happily.

The little girl had just noticed Joel who had hid behind Silver again.

"This is my third daughter Lily." Mrs. Waterflower said putting a hand on her daughter's shoulders she then whispered to her.

"That's Joel"

"He's kind of bashful isn't he mommy" Lily asked.

"Well maybe he wouldn't be if you said hello." Her mother said.

Lily began to walk up to Joel.

"Hello Joel." She said Happily.

Surprisingly in a low voice Joel said.

"Hello"

End Flashback

"And that's how Joel and I met.."

Misty sniffed. That was such a Bambi moment.. Joel and Ash came out of Joel's tent with them carrying dinner supplies. Joel carried Lily to bed. She couldn't help but blush imagining them being married. She felt so safe in his arms. As he gently placed her down and covered her up she spoke..

"Joel what do you think they meant when they said they didn't need Pikachu?" Joel knew but he didn't want to worry her or Ash.

"I don't know Lily.. I just don't know.." He sadly left. She could tell something was wrong with him..

Ash and Misty went to bed. Two hours later As Ash lay in his tent. Trying to sleep. He heard misty start to cry.. He headed to her tent to see what was wrong.

"Misty? Are you okay?"

"Ash I keep seeing "Him" (Malic) in my nightmares. Ever since.." she broke off crying harder than ever.. Ash wrapped his arms around her.

"It's okay Mist. He's gone now. I promise I won't let anyone hurt you. Not again." She cried the last of her tears into his shirt.

"Do you need me to stay?" he asked.

"Could you? I would feel safer." They fell asleep in each others caring and loving embrace.

Dawn: Awwww that's sweet..

Kenny: I'll say

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