N is for Nature

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Shipping: Pokeshipping/AAML/Ash x Misty

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Oh boy...

Ash and Misty go camping.

Mother Nature won't be happy...

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"Ash, was it really necessary to pack all that food?" Misty exclaimed, referring to the one-hundred pounds of sugar-infested, fattening treats a.k.a. candy, sugar, hot dogs, candy, candy, marshmallows, candy, more marshmallows, graham crackers (for smores), Hershey Chocolate, or more candy in Ash's case, noodles, and much more useless teeth-rotting candy. Seriously though, what was all the candy and food needed for?!

"Of course it is, Mist!" The young preteen replied, rolling his chocolate color eyes. "I need something to eat during the camping trip!"

Misty gave him a blank stare. "Seriously? Ash, we're going on a one-night camping trip. We'll be hiking all day, then all the way back. All that... junk" "It is not junk!" "Is too! Anyway, all its going to do is slow us down and turn you fat!"

"Why would you care if I'm fat?!" Ash shot back, glaring at the carrot top.

"Uggh!" Misty groaned, crossing her arms in annoyance. "You're going to teach our kids bad eating habits!"

"Huh? What? Kids? What do kids have to do with this?"

"Huh? Oh! D-Did I say that out loud? Well, good thing you're not the smartest person around, Ash." Misty muttered, an embarrassed shade of pink coloring her cheeks. "Anyway, lets go. We're losing daylight."

"I am not stupid...." Ash grumbled crossly, pouting as they walked on.

---Later---

Yawwwnn! "How much longer do we have to go?" Grumbled the impatient raven haired preteen. "It must be like...six o'clock by now."

"Ash, we just had lunch two minutes ago. We haven't even walked ten minutes in all yet due to your constant whining and complaining!" Misty snapped, unscrewing the lid of a bottle of water she got from her knapsack. "All in all, we've walked for about five minutes total!"

"Well, sorry!" Ash grumbled. "You're not the one carrying our survival kit!"

"Ash, your candy is not part of a survival kit." Misty said, rolling her cerulean blue eyes.

Ash huffed, grumbling incomprehensible under his breath. He took a bar of chocolate from his own turquoise knapsack. He took the wrapper off, taking a hungry bite from the delicious chocolate treat. Uncaringly, he tossed the wrapper on the ground.

Uh, oh.

Bad idea Ash.

"Ash! You just littered!" Misty shrieked.

"So?" Ash continued munching on his chocolate bar, melted chocolate starting to decorate the corner of his mouth. He walked on, unfazed my Misty steaming right beside him.

"Don't you care about our environment at all?! Litter is hurting the planet you idiot! If the wind was to pick up the wrapper could be blown into the lake, which will dirty the river, and then there's the possiblity it can go in a wailord's blow hole...!" Misty pointed out angrily.

"If you don't go back and pick up your trash Mother Nature is NOT going to be happy with you!"

"Mother Nature isn't my mother..." Ash mumbled.

"Ash!"

"Okay, okay! So-o-o-rry!" Ash yelled, going back to pick up his wrapper. "I won't pollute the stinking river!"

"How many times have you littered before?" Misty questioned, tapping her foot impatiently.

"Err...twice? Once a minute ago, once about...twenty-two seconds ago."

"WHAT?!" Misty screamed. "I told you not to litter!"

"Well...the wrapper flew out of my hand." Ash muttered, pointing to another white and red wrapper that was near the river.

Misty rolled her eyes. "You're suppose to pick it up...." She mumbled, going over to pick up the wrapper.

"Hm?" She looked up, finally noticing the cool damp breeze along with the dark blue-gray storm clouds overhead.

A storm was coming.

And Mother Nature was going to release her fury.

"Crap!" Misty cursed. "Ash, we have to find shelter, quick!"

"Huh? Why?" He looked up too, just in time to see the sun get covered up and the land darken by dark, rain-filled stormclouds. "Crap! Those clouds look dangerous!" He yelled, having to hold onto his hat in order to keep the wind from blowing it away.

"Pika pika!"

"Quick! We have to find shelter!Those ae thunderheads ahead!" Misty yelled, looking for anything that could have a possible chance of sheltering them in the upcoming thunderstorm.

"Uh, here's something!" Ash yelled, starting to crawl through a slightly small cave with weeds growing in front of it.

"Wait! That could have an ursaring it it!"

BOOM!

"Eek!" Misty scrambled inside, one of her knees pricked by a thorn.

She pulled the thorn out, wincing slightly.

"Gawrr..."

"Ash, don't tell me you're hungry again!" Misty yelled, glaring at Ash.

BOOM!

"Pika pi...." Pikachu mumbled, glancing at the back of the cave.

BOOM!

Misty winced, a flash of lightning lighting up the cage, revealing a frightened and worried Ash.

"That wasn't me, Mist...."

BOOM!

"Then...who, or what, was it?"

BOOM!

"Grawrrr...." Another flash revealed sharp fangs, a hairy face, dark beady eyes and a blood-stained muzzle.

"AHHHHHH!"

"Pika pika pi!"

"GRAWWRRRR!"

BOOM!

The two ran out of the cage, pikachu scurrying after them, a fourth larger and much hairier figure chasing after them.

"GRAWWWRR!"

"Pikachu, thunderbo-"

"Not thunderbolt, it's raining you idiot!" Misty yelled at him.

"Pikachu, iron tail!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Three rolls of thunder in a roll.

BAM!

After a few seconds of moaning and groaning an old oak tree fell to the ground, striked by forked lightning.

"AWRRR!"

"Huh?" The two and the pikachu turned around, finding that the old oak tree had fallen on the ursaring. The two, plus the pokemon let out an exhausted sigh of relief.

BOOM! BANG! BAM!

"Eh? AHHHHHH!" Three more lightnings striked close by, a deafening roar of thunder followed closely behind.

"Look! There's another cave!" Misty yelled, spotting a spooky weed-infested cave a good few meters away.

"Lets hope there's not another ursaring it it!" Ash yelled back, following closely behind Misty to the cave.

The cave was even smaller than the first, but enough to fit the two preteens and pikachu. The cave floor was also damp from some rain leaking in, but it would have to do for now.

After a long, eerie silence (minus the monstrous roar of thunder and the moaning protest of the wind), Ash finally spoke up:

"I didn't know you were serious when you said Mother Nature would be mad."

"I didn't either...." Misty grumbled, shivers running continuously down her spine.

"Huh?" Warm arms were now around hers, helping her warm up.

Ash blushed, replying in an embarassed tone, "You looked cold...."

Misty smiled. "Thanks." She reached up, pecking him on the cheek. This thankful gesture earned a darker blush from Ash.

"You-you're welcome!" He gave her a goofy smile, a lovesick daze taking place on his face.

Misty giggled. "Just remember Ash: Don't ever litter again. Promise?"

"Promise."

The two laughed, squeezing together closer in an attempt to keep warm.

"Pika pika...." The plump mouse squeaked slyly, a mischevious glint in it's eyes.

Don't worry Ash, I'm sure Mother Nature will forgive you...eventually.

I tried to add a bit of humor; I failed. :P

BTW, the second to last sentence with pikachu, it was indicating Misty and Ash not to try anything else. *cough cough* Know what Pikachu means by that? XDD

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