The Night Where It All Started

Description: A Pokémon fanfic – Halloween style! :P

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon! There enough said. Lol.

Rating: T plus mature subject matter :P

Note: thoughts *Pokémon Translation*

Ages: Ash:19 Misty:19 Brock:21


Part 7

Ash Ketchum, the Vampire, locked himself in his room so no one could enter, and no one could leave. The only living beings that were with him were his trusty Pikachu, a yellow electric mouse, and his new-found love, Misty Waterflower.

As Ash the Vampire, kneeled beside his bed, in his utterly closed off dark room, he couldn't do anything but shed silent tears as his one and only love rested on his bed, silent and pale.

"Oh Misty, please wake up. I need you now more than ever."

As he looked upon the Water Pokémon trainer, and the Gym Leader of Cerulean City, he knew he couldn't do nothing more to save his childhood friend. As he looks down on her, he notices that she is covered in blankets, but on her neck were the marks of Ash's work trying to bring her back to life.

"Pikapi, chu pikachu chu pika pi! *Ash! Don't do this to yourself, there's nothing more you could do!*

Ash balled up his fists.

"Pikachu, this is the first time in my life, that I tried to turn someone into a creature like me. But the truth is, I think she was already dead long before I even tried."

"Chu? *How?*"

"When I tried to save her, there was something wrong with her blood. It tasted wrong, like something tainted it. And it wasn't me, because I would recognize the scent."

"Pikapi, chu pikacha? *Ash, what are you saying?*"

"She was already dying long before I even tried to save her."

There was a dead silence in the bedroom as Ash and Pikachu watched over the sleeping Misty.


Meanwhile, deep in Misty's unconsciousness, Misty opened her eyes in a familiar whiteness.

"Oh no, not this place again."

A few seconds later, a whirl of grey smoke took shape of a human form, eventually turning into a Misty-like twin. But this time the twin wore dark clothing, with a hint of darkness in her eyes.

"It...it's you."

"Well, well, well. Look who we have here."

The real Misty looked over her imposter, and noticed the dark clothing that the imposter wore, that the real Misty would never wear.

"Wait a minute, why are you dressed like that?"

The evil Misty twin laughed.

"Well, maybe I'm showing you your future self?"

"Wha...What do you mean?"

The evil Misty shook her head mockingly.

"Oh gee where to begin. Let's start with the weird sickness, and then another bite from your Ashy-lover, and then the grand finally, your death."

The real Misty couldn't believe her ears.

"Wait...I died?"

"Technically yes, you did. Practically, well, you still have a slim chance waking up again, human."

Misty was utterly confused. From what she understood, if things stay the way they are, she will be really dead, yet there is a chance for her to be human? How does that even work? And what about this future her that this imposter is showing? None of it made any sense to Misty. All she wanted now was to be back in Ash's room...in his strong arms, being able to feel safe.

"Yea...you can't...not right now at least."

"What? Did you just...just read my mind?"

"Of course I did. Hello, wake up already! You're me and I'm you. So, of course I know what you thinking."

The real Misty shook her head. "You're not making any sense."

The evil Misty shook her head at her dense other self.

"Alright, let me dumb it down for you. I am a reflection of you. I am your other half. Have you ever heard of that little tale of everyone having a lighter and darker side of themselves?"

The real Misty nodded, still confused.

"Well, I am your darker half. You are the lighter half. But now you're in a crossroads of sorts."

Even though the real Misty was starting to understand the situation she was in, she was still utterly confused.

"What do you mean by crossroads?"

Misty's other half shook her head. For the darker half, it was like trying to explain high school level math to an elementary school child. Almost impossible for them to understand. Almost.

"Alright, school is in session. You better listen, and you better listen good. Right now, at this very moment, you have a very important decision to make. The most important decision of your life. You have to choose a path that will shape the course of you future. Path #1. You could let things be the way they are, and you could finally rest in peace..."

Misty was about to say something, but the other Misty continued.

"Path #2. You could embrace your new life and live forever more with your vampire boyfriend Ash Ketchum. Path #3. You could get out of this alive and well, while you fulfill your destiny by breaking the curse on Pallet Town. But there is a catch to that path."

The real Misty was afraid to ask but she needed to hear all of her options before she made the decision.

"And what is this catch?"

There was a brief dreadful silence, before the other Misty spoke.

"If you choose the third path...then you'll have six months to live as a human. No sickness, no nothing. Unless you get into a fatal accident, now that would just be plain stupid."

The real Misty was starting to understand her situation now. It was either to just let everything go, or become like Ash. But she knew she couldn't just leave everything and everybody behind. Especially not Ash since he just found out the truth. And yet, she couldn't become a creature of darkness, a vampire. If that is what her darker half is, then there is no way she'll become like that. It just wouldn't be her anymore. Then that means, there is only one option left. But the real question is what happens at the end of her six months period? Will she just drop dead? Or will something happen to her? And that alone scared her more than not waking up at all, or becoming a vampire.

"Do you...do you know what will happen to me at the end of my six months, if I choose to go down that path?"

The darker Misty stared at her lighter self, for a few minutes before she answered.

"To be honest, I don't exactly know what will happen to you at the end of your six months. All I know is that once you carry out your task within these months, you may be granted a pardon to live longer. That, or you could just simply drop dead. Kinda like what happened now, but instead of you coming here to me, you, well, you'll be dead."

Misty stared at her darker half in shock. "Oh."

"So, times are wasting. The longer you hesitate, the more time passes in the real world...Hm, now that I think about it, I wonder what your dear Ash is up to now."

The real Misty temporarily forgot her dilemma, and wondered herself what her darker half was up to.

"What do you mean? Can you actually see what's going on?"

The darker Misty smiled mischievously and outstretched her hands in front of her towards the whiteness that surrounds them.

It took a few moments for something to happen, when suddenly a whirl of grey smoke took shape of a mirror, showing Ash and Pikachu looking down on Misty sleeping on Ash's bed.

The real Misty couldn't believe her eyes.

"Is this for real? What's going on?"

The imposter Misty kept staring at the image shown in the mirror, but spoke to Misty.

"This is what's happening right now...where you really are, at this moment."

Misty went from being shocked to being confused and annoyed all at the same time.

"Damn it! Will it kill you to talk clearly for once? And what do you mean by that? If I am at Ash's room now, then what is this place?"

The fake Misty, turned a slight glare at the real Misty, but went back to watching the image.

"Looks like you still have some spark in ya. But yea, this is your unconscious. That, what you see before you, is your reality."

Misty looked between the image of Ash and Pikachu looking depressed over Misty's sleeping body, to her darker half, finally understanding what's going on.

"I get it now. I'm not really dead am I? Nor am I being turned into a vamp. You were just messing with my head."

Before the other Misty could say anything, there was a knocking sound coming from the mirrored image.


"Hey, Ash, how long are you gonna be in there? It's been three days Ash. You gotta eat something. Anything."


Misty was entranced by how real the image looked, and sounded.

"No way, was that Brock?"

The other Misty shook her head and said:

"Keep watching."


In the image Ash stood up and moved quietly towards the door.

"Brock, I'm not hungry. Please leave me alone."

On the other side of the door, Brock replied a little annoyed.

"No Ash. You've been in there for three days, doing God knows what. Me, and your mom are seriously worried about you. Hell, even Gary came by to see you."

Ash balled up his fists in anger, while trying not to break down the door.

"I can't leave her Brock...she...she might wake up soon. And I want to be here when she does."

There was a few moments of silence at the other side of the door, until Brock spoke up.

"Ash, listen to me. You can't do anything to help her, she's..."

"SHE'S NOT DEAD!"

Ash slammed his fist on the door with frustration, while leaving an imprint on the door.


Right on that moment something stirred within Misty. Ash believed in her. He believed she wasn't dead. But the real question was, is it really true? Can his believe in her alone, bring her back to life? As a human? Or like him? Did she have faith in herself alone to pull through this? Misty didn't know. But what she knew, right at that very moment, was that, she can't stand leaving Ash torturing himself like this. But, she knew to get back to him, she either has to become a vampire, or accept her six months limit to bring everything back to the way things were. Before this mess even happened. That alone was a no brainer to Misty.

"I wanna go back."

The darker half of Misty turned towards the real Misty in surprise.

"So, sounds like you made a decision."

Misty faced her darker half with determination.

"I have. I wanna go back to Ash and everyone else. I wanna free everyone from this stupid curse...I just wanna bring everything back to the way things were."

The darker Misty slightly narrowed her eyes at her counterpart and said:

"As a vampire, or a human?"

Misty chuckled.

"What? You thought that I was gonna be like you? Hell no. I'm Misty b****."


Author's Note:

WOW. Okay, I gotta say two things. One, looks like things are starting to really cook up. Lol. Two, I just love that last part. XD That is so Misty, or at least the new and improved Misty XD. LOL. But all I know is that, just a few more chapters and it will be the end of this Halloween special BUT, remember ghouls and gals (lol) that our adventure is not over yet! Stay tuned for the next spooktacular chapter! XP