Hey guys, how's it going folks? Well now I would like to once again, thank you readers for checking this story out. Also to those that favor it or follow it, or both for your time for reading it. And to reply one review
Element-Overlord: Team Rocket's leader will be shown later on and the identity near the end. So no worries
Also, I have to announce that the new story is still in the works, so don't fret and be patient. So now here we go. Oh by the way here is some voice actors, well if Pokémon will ever speak human
Pikachu: Vic Mignona
Mankey: Charlie Adler (Mrs. Bighead)
Sandshrew: Scott McNeil
Spearow: John DiMaggio (Jake the Dog)
Nidoran: Steve Valentine
Butterfree: Rachel Lillis
Disclaimer: I was told that Pokémon is owned by the Game Freak and Nintendo…
Chapter 11: Strolling in the Moonlight
Ash Ketchum, after a near two hours of walking, saw a sign that stated 'Welcome To Cerulean City'.
He smiled to himself, he finally made it to another town. He was a little nervous also, going to the fact that he is meeting Misty in person. The young trainer noticed the sun was going down a little slowly than usual on the spring time. He looked at Pikachu and said "So Pikachu, ready to rest up after the last fight?"
"Pika, Pikapi." replied Pikachu
"Alright then, let's march!"
As he was walking, he noticed an injured Oddish on the side of the road. He stopped and bent down to check out the little grass Pokémon. The little Pokémon looked up and covered herself with her grass. This surprised the trainer as this meant that she must of been abused.
"Don't worry, Oddish, I wont hurt you." Ash gently said
The little Pokémon noticed the human's eyes and began to see gentleness and innocence. She began to walk toward him very slowly, as Ash then said "Here let me heal you for a moment." He then took out a potion and showed it to the plant Pokémon. She knew what it was and went over to him immediately. He began to heal her for a bit.
After spraying it, Oddish felt relief. After a while, Oddish felt better and went over to hug him. this surprised Ash, with the way he is attracting Pokémon. He began to realize that some Pokémon needed to fight, while others are more relaxed with people. It is more of gaining the trust with the Pokémon, than anything else. As he noticed the Oddish finishing her hug, she pointed one of the Pokeballs that Ash has and knew what she was asking.
"Alright then, stand over there" He pointed at the near side of a bush. She did so and felt a slight touch of the Pokeball. He noticed it shake for a moment and it stopped. Then he saw it flash in disappearance.
"Pi Pikachu!"
"Alright, an Oddish. This might make things easier for me against Misty."
Ash then took out his Pokedex and investigated Oddish
Name: Oddish
Gender:Female
Pokémon Type: During the day, it stays in the cold underground to avoid the sun. It grows by bathing inmoonlight.
Move Set: Absorb, Sleep Powder, Tackle
Ash knew this move set is perfect for the upcoming battle. He then gestured Pikachu to follow him. They both moved on and manage to see that the city looked normal, than what he had to go through in the first two places. He began to make tabs to visit the others a bit more. He saw the Pokémon Center and entered it.
After healing his Pokémon, he went over to find the Cerulean City Gym. As he got there, it was closed. He frowned for a moment and noticed a paper as it read "Gone to Cerulean Lake, will open tomorrow. Misty"
He sighed and knew that he had to wait; however, he decided to visit her instead. It will surprise her and also it will be nice to talk to her and get to know her. He then went into a rented room and put his Pikachu down, along with his Pokeballs.
"Alright Pikachu, I am going to find Misty. Stay here and keep an eye out on my Pokémon. I don't mind you guys hanging out, just be safe and cautious."
The yellow mouse Pokémon nodded.
"Good, now I will be back at 8 or 9, so take care."
"Pika."
He then left the room.
He was outside of the motel, when he saw a flower shop. He noticed a man in his 60's reading a magazine. The young trainer approached him and said "Eh...excuse me sir."
The man put his magazine down and replied "How can I help you?"
"Well, I am going to see Misty and well…"
The old man raised his eyebrow "Oh so you are trying to wooed her also."
"Excuse me?" Ash replied questionably
"There has been a number of young men, like yourself, that took interest in her, but declined. However, she has come here occasionally and talks about this young boy...can't remember his name. He was in a coma and such as she kept telling me on."
"Ash Ketchum."
The old man snapped his fingers "That's right."
"Well that's me." He pulled out his Pokedex and showed proof of it.
"Well this is a surprise. Then I can help you on that, let's see here. "
He went to the side and went looking for some specific arrangement flowers. The young trainer seem to believe that giving her flowers would be nice to someone like Misty. Of course, talking to her helped him know that she is different from his 'other' world. He noticed that the older man returned with both yellow and blue flowers on them. He raised his eyebrow and the floral man said "Trust me on this, she will love this."
Ash nodded and gave the Pokedex to the man to pay off the flowers. Once returning the Pokedex, he then asked "Do you know which way is the Cerulean Lake?"
"Of course. As you leave the store, go to the left and keep going straight to the path. Then you will see a bridge, go to it and keep going. Once you are there take a right and walk less than a mile and you are there."
"Thanks a lot, sir!"
He then waved and left. Ash did what he could to walk a little fast to reach to her on time.
'Please still be there once I see you.' thought Ash
He saw the bridge and crossed it and noticed some people fishing and some are battling. Thankfully, he left his Pokémon on the motel, otherwise he would of been battling now. He then noticed how the sun was slowly setting and kept on walking to the road and felt he was nearing there.
He finally saw the lake and Misty was there. He nearly dropped his flowers as seeing Misty in person was different than the phone. She was wearing a baby blue zipper hoody, with a white shirt along with her blue jeans. She was staring on the lake, with a soft smile as she unconsciously tucked her hair a little on her ear. Ash then walked toward her and took a deep breath and was ready.
"Um...excuse me."
Misty turned and saw someone that she never expected. She saw Ash, with a red jacket, black shirt and blue jeans. His hat that she recognized years ago was on him.
"Ash?"
"Hey...Misty. How are-"
Before he can finish, he felt a hug from the Gym leader. She held him and was glad to see that he was there. Ash was a little hesitant and returned the hug. She sighed in happiness of just holding the young trainer. As she parted for a moment to take a good look at the trainer, she noticed his bouquet . She flushed and said "Are those for me?"
He simply nodded and she held on to them. Then she smiled and said "Thanks Ash." She gestured to walk with her. He nodded and went along.
"So how was Mt. Moon?"
Ash seemed a little hesitant to say, until he replied "Well it was interesting, but…"
She looked at the young trainer and frowned.
He sighed and replied "Well, to begin with I bumped into Team Rocket. It wasn't my intention, until I saw what they were doing, I was forced to fight back and I almost got hurt a few times and-"
She held up her hand as Ash stopped talking and she replied "I understand what you did Ash. I am not angry at you, just surprised that you would do something too risky against Team Rocket. Then again, I tried what I could to keep things in check."
He nodded as he was surprised when she hugged his left arm. He flushed.
"I'm just glad that you are okay, though. So would you like to get a bite to eat?"
He nodded.
In the Ash's motel room
Pikachu pressed all of the five Pokeball's buttons and the Pokémon came out. The Pokémon looked at each other in surprise.
"Well guys, Ash told us to enjoy ourselves." Pikachu said "Well let's head out."
The other Pokémon, happily replied. Pikachu, Spearow, Sandshrew and Mankey went in one group while Butterfree and Nidoran in the other.
Butterfree and Nidoran were walking toward the park and enjoying the scenery. Then Nidoran stopped and felt something strange.
"Are you okay, Nido?" asked Butterfree
"Just give me a moment." He was then glowing for a moment and suddenly grew slightly larger. His front horn grew more along with his spikes. As it stopped glowing, Nidoran smirked, he evolved into a Nidorino.
Butterfree blushed and began to touch his legs. "Wow you grew muscles. I like them."
Nidorino blushed "Eh...thanks. Hold on let me give you something." He ran off for a moment as Butterfree looked at her...well at say boyfriend. She developed a crush since laying eyes on the said Pokémon and knew that she wont be able produce an egg with each other. However, she wouldn't mind being with him. It was a worth sacrifice. She then noticed he came back with a flower in his mouth.
"Umm...I sniffed around and I found this. Hope you like it." Nidorino shyly said
The young butterfly Pokémon sniffed it and began to drink it. He knew that their relationship is odd, but nonetheless unique. He does care for her deeply and hope that their future becomes better. As she finished drinking the nectar of the flower, she game a kiss in the cheek of the purple Pokémon. He blushed and gesture to move forward.
On the near outskirts on Cerulean City
Pikachu, Spearow and Mankey were relaxing on a small lukewarm pond as Sandshrew was rolling around on fresh dust.
"You know, Spearow, it has been a tough fights since taking on those Pokémon with Team Rocket" spoke Mankey
The bird Pokémon cleared his throat "Yeah, but it put up a great fight, nearly taking me out.
Pikachu then said "At least Ash used his strategy to stop them each time."
"That's true" added Sandshrew "Ever since joining you guys, I feel stronger than ever."
"That is so true, dearie" said Mankey "we have to remember that we have to not become cocky. Otherwise, we might lose focus."
The bird Pokémon nodded.
At a diner in Cerulean City
Misty was giggling from hearing Ash's stories
"So then Pikachu shocked Team Rocket and they once again said 'Team Rocket is blasting off again.' and their gone."
She was calming down for a moment. "Wow, who knew that your coma dreams were that interesting. It seems that you had a crazy adventure."
Ash nodded as he took another bite of his burger. He felt better telling her about some of his coma dreams. It was very interesting to talk about. He actually liked hearing Misty laugh.
"So tell me Ash, did we ever had a chance in your coma world?" Misty teased
Ash frowned a little and said "No, we never did. We went into our separate ways, you went with your sisters while I went to Hoenn."
Misty replied "Oh...I see. Well, I suppose we did met in the end of your journey and did went out."
Ash shook his head.
Misty gave a sad smile "I see. I guess it was never meant."
"Sorry for saying that."
"Don't worry about it. It happens to the best of us. I am just glad that I was a big influence to you."
He nodded and added "You were Misty." He then reached to her hands to comfort her. She smiled at how fast Ash is learning from what is going on. He seemed like a nice guy, with a good heart. She was curious about where this will go.
At the park.
"So that is what I was doing this whole time, Butterfree." said Nidorino.
She nodded, hearing what he was doing before he was caught. He was just relaxing after a long run and then was caught.
"Do you miss your family, love?" asked Nidorino
She blushed from the word 'love' "Oh no. We tend to be separated after our parents go apart once we hatch. It's always been this way for us."
"Oh sorry to hear that."
She shook her head "Don't worry, we tend to survive well on our own."
He smiled and then did something that never she would of expected. He kissed her on the lips for a brief moment then parted.
Butterfree blushed and said "I love you, Nido."
"Me too. Let's head back to the motel"
She nodded and went back with him knowing their love is declared.
Near the city of Cerulean
"Well that felt good, huh?" a relaxed Mankey said
"Yeah, just what we needed." added Spearow
"Plus my shell feels good." chimed Sandshrew
"I hope we get back to Ash soon." said Pikachu. They nodded. He then noticed Ash and a red hair girl walking together. The electric mouse Pokémon shook his head in amusement. It seems his friend is finding a mate. He hopes for that case. They saw the motel and went in.
Outside of the Cerulean City Gym
Both the young trainer and Gym leader were walking side by side. Night has already fallen for those few precious hours, enjoying each other's company.
"Well here we are, at your place." Ash simply said
Misty nodded "It's a shame really that it had to end now."
"Yeah a shame really."
They looked into each others eyes. For once, Ash saw how beautiful Misty is. Even his heart said so, but he isn't sure where this would go. "I must head back to my room."
As he was leaving…
"Ash, wait!"
He stopped and turned around "Yes."
She went over and cupped his face. "You forgot to do this." He then felt his lips being pressed with hers. This surprised him as he finally was curious about being kissed by Misty. She had soft lips and felt his face getting warm. He heart was beating fast. He did liked it. Misty was enjoying the kiss, but felt a little off.
They parted their lips. "See ya Ash." as she winked and went inside the Gym.
The young trainer was still and licked his lips. He liked it and it felt weird. Not in bad weird, nor good. Just weird. He smiled and walked back to a motel and simply said "yes"
To be continue
A/N: Yeah not my best and short as heck. Well I had originally going to do more details with Butterfree and Nidorino but I felt that for them going to the park and enjoying each others company was better. I will figure out what other chapter I could do with just a minor adventure with Ash's Pokémon. Also note that this isn't Ash/Misty. This is only one date and well they are unsure about it. Like I said, no pairing in this story until maybe in the next one. So maybe the pairing is Nidorino/Butterfree. The next chapter will be training and another encounter with the evil Team Rocket. Leave your comment, no flames and see you guys later.
Coma Theory: Misty represents something for Ash as an ideal girl. Even though he only met her for just a brief moment, she became a vital importance in his world. Unfortunately, having a relationship would mean a change for him, which mean growing up; this is why he separated them. An ideal girl, but never for a relationship.