Dawn of the Sixth Day
48 Hours Before the Indigo League
The next morning was usual, but the tensest yet. Ash was once again going to attempt Volt Tackle, and once again risk injury. After a tense, but delicious breakfast, Ash, Pikachu and Onix headed out to the clearing once again.
In the clearing, Onix was more heavily padded down, and Ash did a few stretches. "Alright, ready to try again Ash?" Pikachu asked. "Pika Pi…" ("As I'll ever be…") Ash replied. "Alright, you had the right technique yesterday, give it a go again but try to avoid being injured again." Pikachu instructed. With nothing more than a nod, Ash attempted Volt Tackle again.
He concentrated and charged his electricity, then dashed forward and surrounded himself with it. In an immense explosion, he hit Onix dead on. Once the smoke cleared, Ash was standing A-OK in front of a passed out Onix. "Not again…" Pikachu said facepalming. Ash scratched the back of his neck with his paw, and said "Pi…" ("Oops…") "Well on the bright side, you successfully used Volt Tackle!" Pikachu said happily. Ash smiled and jumped into Pikachu's arms where the two buds embraced in a hug.
Pikachu used some items Brock bought and healed Onix. Ash then practiced his Volt Tackle for the rest of the day. Upon returning to the campsite, Ash was congratulated by Brock and Misty, the latter of whom hugged Ash, and held him for the rest of the night. Ash thoroughly enjoyed this, and started to admit to himself that he might have feelings for her. Being dense, he still wasn't entirely sure. Shrugging it off, Ash went to bed.