A Shocking Action

Ash opened his eyes, to see the sunlight peeking in through the tent. He yawned and stretched, then saw Pikachu curled up beside him. he stroked its fur, making the pokemon yawn and open its eyes.

"Sorry for waking you, Pikachu." Ash told the mouse, but it placed its paw on his hand and shook its head. It yawned again, then hopped on his shoulder. "I'll meet you outside. I gotta change." Ash told the mouse. Pikachu nodded, then walked out of the tent. Ash smiled, then changed into his normal clothes and stepped outside. He saw Brock stirring a spoon in a pot, and May combing her hair.

"Good morning." Ash greeted his friends.

"Good morning, Ash." May smiled at him.

"Morning, Ash. I'm making breakfast. So can you wake up Dawn and Max?" Brock pointed to the tent beside Ash.

"Okay." Ash said, then poked his head in the tent. He saw Max tossing and turning, and Dawn stroking her hair. Ash sighed, and shook the to bodies. "Wake up, you two. It's breakfast time." Ash whispered, making the two bodies yawn.

"Good morning, Ash." Max said, then yawned again as he rubbed his glasses with his shirt.

"Morning, Ash." Dawn kissed him on the cheek, then grabbed a brush. Ash got out of the tent, and walked beside Brock. he crouched down and looked into the pot.

"Wow, Brock! This smells great!" Ash smelled through his nose deeply.

"Well, you used to love it. I'm making your favourite stew." Brock smiled, making the boy happy.

"Yes! Stew!" Ash rubbed his stomach and laughed. He turned to see Max stepping out of the tent, dressed and yawning.

"Morning, everyone." he said. Everyone replied simply, then went back to their duties. Ash saw May struggling with her hair, and decided to help her.

"Here. I'm a natural with girl hair." Ash said s he took the comb from May.

"Yeah, that's a laugh." she said sarcastically. Ash arched his eyebrow as he stroked the brush through her brown silky hair. When he was done, he grabbed the mirror from beside her and handed it to her.

"Who''s laughing now?" Ash crossed his arms as May looked in the mirror. She didn't want to admit it…but he had done good. Not good, amazing. Not amazing, way better than her.

"Oh my gosh, Ash! It looks beautiful!" May gaped as she ran her fingers through her hair.

"Like I said, natural." Ash said, then walked into the trees. May smiled, then put her things in her pack and chased after him. When she found him, Pikachu and Luxio were staring each other down with Ash in the middle.

"Are they fighting again?" May put her hand on her hip.

"They're fighting. But by my command." Ash said. May was confused, but saw the two pokemon wave at her happily. They looked back and stared again.

"So…practice battle?" she said uncertainly.

"Yes. Now, Iron Tails!" Ash told them. They grinned, then jumped in the air as their tails flashed white. Pikachu flipped his body backwards and Luxio flipped forwards. The two tails clashed with Pikachu below and Luxio above. They grinned, then they stopped and landed safely.

"Amazing! They're evenly matched!" May said as she stood beside Ash.

"Check this out. Thunderbolt!" Ash told the electric-types, making them start to crackle with electricity. Two large bolts came from them and collided in the middle. The electricity crackled as both sides were not willing to back down. "Luxio, use Charge! And Pikachu, Volt Tackle!" Ash commanded again. Luxio jumped back and her body crackled with electricity. Pilach jumped back and started dashing for Luxio, its body surrounded by extensive amounts of electricity.

"This is gonna be good!" May became excited, but then saw a flash come from her bag. She watched as the red dimmed and Vulpix sat there, wagging its tails happily. "Vulpix! You can't come out whenever you want!" May told the fox, but didn't notice Pikachu chargin straight for her.

"Vulpix! Look out!" Ash called, realizing Vulpix would be seriously injured. Vulpix looked over at Pikachu, then ducked as she saw it charging for her. Luxio saw this, and landed in front of Vulpix. Her tail glowed white, then she struck it at the ground, sending bits of dirt up. Pikachu noticed them, and jumped, avoiding the clumps of dirt. He broke out of the electricity as he landed beside Luxio. She smiled at him, then he gave her a thumbs-up. "Good job, Luxio!" Ash called to the dog. She posed proudly, then looked at Vulpix.

"Lux luxio, lux? (Are you alright?)

"Vulpix vul! (Of course!)

"Thank you, Luxio." May said as she took Vulpix in her arms. "Now, don't come out whenever you want, okay?" Vulpix nodded happily, then rubbed her cheek against May's. Ash smiled, then they all head back for breakfast. When they were done, Ash cleared the plates and cleaned them in the tub. When he was finished, he saw May waiting for him.

"Waiting for me?" he asked her.

"Yes. I wanted to see if you'd like a battle." she said.

"Of course! Having a battle with a great coordinator would be amazing!" he smiled, making her smile. They headed to the clearing nearby, then they faced each other. "Well, ladies first." he took a small bow.

"Thank you, Ash. Let's win this, Combusken!" May tossed a pokeball and released her trusted partner pokemon.

"Okay, Luxio, show them what you're made of!" Ash tossed the pokeball and released the cloud of stars. They cleared and revealed the golden dog. "You may have the first move." Ash called across the field.

"You're going to regret it! Combusken, Fire Spin!" May commanded. Combusken fired a cyclone of flames towards Luxio.

"Luxio, dodge." Ash said calmly. Luxio quickly jumped into the air, dodging the flames easily. "Now, Charge!" Ash shouted. The electric dog began crackling with electricity.

"Combusken, sky uppercut!" May took advantage of the dog being defenceless in the air. Its claw glowed blue as it jumped towards Luxio.

"Iron tail!" Ash defended. Luxio's tail glowed blue and clashed with Combusken's claw.

"Perfect! Fire Spin!" May saw her chance.

"Paralyze it!" Ash called to the dog. Combusken formed flames in its mouth, but Luxio sent small sparks through its tail, into Combusken's claw and into its body. The flames disappeared as electricity coursed through its body. "Now, use thunderbolt!" Ash shouted. Luxio grinned, then released a large amount of electricity on the chicken pokemon at close range. It was sent flying down into the ground, struggling to get up.

"Combusken, fight back!" May called to her weakened pokemon.

"May, I think Combusken's done." Ash called to her.

"…Is he right?" she asked, her pokemon looked back, struggling to stand. May nodded, then returned her pokemon. Ash called Luxio back, then he walked beside her.

"That was great, May. I just think you shouldn't get overconfident if a close-up chance appears. Keep it cool, and it plays your way." Ash smiled to the girl.

"Thanks, Ash. I guess you're just too strong." May said. Ash laughed, then May kissed him on the cheek. She walked back to the camp, leaving the boy confused. he touched his cheek, then saw the world flicker. He saw the trees shift spots, then he saw himself and May appear. They were walking down the path, looking in opposite directions.

"Why are we fighting?" Ash thought in confusion.

"Hey, you two lovebirds!"

Ash watched everyone look to see a man and woman in their path.

"Seeing as how you two are in love,we challenge you to a battle!"

"Us? In love?" Ash watched himself and May take two steps away from each other. "That's a laugh!" he heard himself say.

"Hardy hardy har!" May fake laughed. Ash tilted his head in confusion, but then the world flickered and he was standing alone in the forest again.

"What…just happened….again?" Ash asked himself, thinking of what happened the past few seconds. He looked over to see May running towards him.

"Ash!" she called.

"What is it, May?" he asked her.

"Vulpix is gone! I turned my back for a second to fill her food bowl, then she was gone!" May began panicking.

"Ssh. We're going to find her." Ash put his hands on her shoulders, calming her down.

"…Okay." she whispered.

"Go! Swellow, Grovyle, Luxio!" Ash released the three pokemon. "I need you to look around for Vulpix." the pokemon nodded, then ran in separate directions. "Don't worry, May." Ash told her, then ran into the bushes.

"..Thank you, Ash…" she whispered as she held her hand to her chest.

"Vulpix? Vulpix! Come on out, Vulpix! We're worried about you!" Ash called out, but no response. Then he heard a whimper nearby. He ran through the bushes until he hit a clearing. "Vulpix!" he said happily as he saw the pokemon. But it didn't look to be in good condition. "Vulpix, are you okay?" Ash asked as he picked the fox up. The fox replied weakly, Ash became concerned with the marks on its body. "We've got to get you to Brock!" Ash turned around, but felt a strong gust of wind push him to the ground. He looked up to see an angry group of bees. "What are those? Good thing that Nurse Joy used to be a technician upgrader." Ash said he pulled his pokedex out.

Combee. The Tiny bee pokemon.

It collects and delivers honey to its colony. At night, they cluster to form a beehive and sleep.

"Combee, eh? Okay!" Ash smirked, but the combee flapped their little wings and blew Ash into a tree. He got up with Vulpix, then saw a small flam behind the Combee. It was just outside a cave. "Vulpix, did you attack their hive?" Ash asked the fox. It lifted its head, but dropped quickly. Ash was getting worried, then tried to run to camp, but was blown from beneath his feet. "Leave us alone! We're sorry!" Ash shouted at the angry hive, but they didn't listen. A few flew towards Ash quickly, slamming into his leg. he groaned, then jumped and dodged the others. Ash didn't see the last one coming, and it was going straight for Vulpix. he quickly turned around, preparing for the impact on his back, protecting Vulpix. he turned around to see the combee on the ground with sparks coming from its body. He saw two figures jump from the bush, revealing to be Luxio and Pikachu. They were in a defensive stance, sparkling with electricity.

"Luxio! Pikachu!" Ash was glad to see his friends helping him. "Thunderbolt both of you!" Ash commanded. Pikachu jumped on Luxio's back, then released strong electric attack. Luxio bared its claw into the ground for support, then used the energy plus her own to fire a mega-volt attack towards the group of bees. It struck them, knocking them all to the ground. "Yes! You did it!" Ash called in victory. He was going to step forward and congratulate the two, but Ash stopped when he saw purple needles strike the ground in front of him. He looked up to see a larger bee, looking angry.

Vespiquen. The beehive pokemon.

It released various pheromones to make the grubs in its body do its bidding while fighting foes.

"Vespiquen? Okay! Luxio, Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded. Luxio fired a bolt of electricity towards the large bug, but it made a shrill whistling noise. Little bugs flew from its abdomen and created a wall in front of it, receiving the attack. "What! Okay, iron tail!" Ash commanded again. Luxio's tail glowed white and it charged towards the wall, crashing through it. But Vespiquen was gone. It looked around for the overgrown bug, but it was too late. It flew out from a tree and slashed multiple times at the dog with white claws. Luxio jumped back, panting from the surprise attack.

"Luxio, take a rest. Pikachu, Quick attack to confuse it!" Pikachu dashed at lightning speed towards the bug, then raced around the side. Vespiquen looked towards it, but it disappeared around the other side again. Soon, Vespiquen was enraged, but didn't see Pikachu in the air behind it. "Thunderbolt!" Ash shouted. Pikachu released a powerful electric blast at the bug, seeding it into the tree and sparking. Vespiquen tried to get up, but sparks came off its body. "Perfect! Double thunderbolt!" Ash commanded. Both electric-types stood beside each other, and fired the two bolts of electricity towards the bug. They both came in contact, making the vespiquen screech in pain. When the attack stopped, Vespiquen flew up quickly.

"But…how!" Ash was at a loss of words. Vespiquen's claws glowed white, then it charged towards Luxio. "Dodge! Pikachu, use iron tail!" Ash told them. Luxio jumped in the air, and Pikachu struck the claws with a white tail. Vespiquen knocked the attack back, then clawed at the small mouse furiously and violently. "Pikachu! Luxio, iron tail with electricity!" Ash shouted tot he dog in the air. Luxio's tail glowed white as she flipped forwards, sending the white tail coursing withal electrify straight at the bug's head. It came in contact, exploding on impact. Luxio landed beside Pikachu, who was struggling to get up. Luxio put her tail against Pikachu's and released small sparks. Pikachu smiled, then they faced the bug again.

"Pikachu, get on Luxio! Luxio, use Charge!" Ash told them. Pikachu jumped on Luxio's back, then Luxio began crackling with electricity. The sparks went through Pikachu, too, giving it an energy boost. "Alright! Pikachu, use Volt Tackle! And Luxio, use a full power thunderbolt!" Ash shouted. Pikachu hopped off and dashed for the bug, covering itself in crackling electricity. Luxio fired a large bolt at Pikachu, which seemed to be absorbed by volt tackle. Pikachu ran with the large and extensive amount of electricity around it, charing into Vespiquen. The explosion poured smoke over the clearing, blinding everyone. The smoke cleared over Ash, then he saw Luxio and Pikachu standing healthy. "Guys!" he was happy to see the two okay.

Then Vespiquen charged through the smoke with long, glowing green claws. She slashed them across Pikachu, sending it into a tree. Luxio looked back to see the large green claws slash at her, sending her beside Pikachu. "Luxio! Pikachu!" Ash called with concerned tone. He looked at the bug. "I'm the one you want! I damaged you hive!" Ash set Vulpix down beside Pikachu.

"Pika-pi, pikachu pi!" (Ash, that's suicide!)

"Luxio lux lux! Lux luxio!" (Pikachu's right! You'll never survive!)

Ash ignored the pokemon calling to him. "Come and get me! I'm the one you're angry at! They're not involved in this!" Ash shouted at the bug. he looked back to the three weakened pokemon. "Guys, get Vulpix and yourselves back to camp. Don't worry about me." he said, then faced the bug again. She charged with the green claws, which Ash ducked and dodged. Vespiquen was really angry at this, then slashed more violently. Ash couldn't dodge this speed, and was sent into a tree. "Is that all you got!" he shouted angrily, infuriating the bug. She fired an array of purple needles, which jabbed into Ash's side. He groaned in pain as the poison slowly seeped into him. He began to feel dizzy. "You're…weak…you…coward..bug…" Ash panted as his eyelids felt heavy. He saw Vespiquen buzz its wings angrily, then one claw glowed white and the other extended into a green blade. She clashed them together, and the white power fused into the green blade, making it a sharp and white blade. Ash watched as she made both arms long, white and sharp blades, knowing she would show no mercy. She crossed her blades over her head, and buzzed loudly.

"LUXIO!" (ASH!)

"PIKA-PI!" (ASH!)

Ash felt his heart reduce to a slow beat. He watched the bug lower its fearsome claws, then felt the large explosion at close-range. When the smoke cleared, Ash felt the same. he looked to see Luxio staring at him with widened eyes. He looked to see Vespiquen hovering over him, looking angry. But below her…was Pikachu. He was on his back. Not moving, with a large red X on his chest.

END

Pikachu! Oh wait, what am I concerned about? I know what's going to happen to him. Don't be alarmed, he will not die. Don't think that. I don't think I can write a fic without mentioning Pikachu.

What do you think will happen?

Will Pikachu see the others again?

What will this experience do to Luxio?

Will Ash ever get his memory back?

All will be answered in the next chapter! R&R!