Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.

~T~{Tears}~T~

Resting peacefully inside the Pokemon Center was a critically injured pikachu. The small electric type mouse fell out of team rocket's balloon and fell into a streaming river filled with rocks. The trio attempted to steal the Pokemon Master's signature star pokemon while he and his equally famous wife were asleep. The break in and the poke-napping went on as planned, too perfect even for those bumbling bafoons but of course the basket broke and out went pikachu.

It all happened in the middle of the night but lucky for Ash, pikachu was rescued and brought to the City's pokemon center. The Cerulean City nurse joy recognized the mouse imediately when the stranger brought in the battered and bruised, barely breathing pokemon. She placed a call alerting Ash Ketchum of what happened.

"What?! W-what do you mean pikachu is at the pokemon center and in bad shape?"

"I'm on my way"

Ash's loud and frantic voice jolted Misty awake whom was asleep next to him.

"Ash, what's the matter?" Misty asked mildly confused at her husband's alarming out burst just seconds ago. Her eyes half lidded with sleep.

With his heart racing and head spinning the young Master replied in haste,"Pikachu is in bad shape at the pokemon center. Apparently he found and and..."

Her hand flung to her mouth as she was too shocked to say anything. Watching her husband get dressed faster than she ever seen before, she too got out to grab clothes.

"Babe, I'll meet you there ok. I gotta go see pikachu."

"Ok. Just go honey, I'll be there soon",Misty assured her husband as she tried to get dressed quickly as he was already down the stairs.

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Staring at his best pokemon companion through the glass window seperating the both of them. His eyes glued to the bed watching Nurse Joy work diligently to stabalize everything.

When he ran into the center ten minutes ago he was told that pikachu was found and Team Rocket's balloon was spotted. The stranger who rescued pikachu wasn't there to speak to Ash but the nurse told the young Master all she knew and was told.

At first he was furious ready to hunt down the trio of idiots personally. Then he just broke down. It was alarming that the house was broken into and neither he nor Misty even knew.

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In ran Misty Ketchum, she arrived ten minutes after her husband and one of the centers chansey led her to where Ash was. The young man's forhead was pressed to the window.

She gingerly touched his arm,"Honey?"

Looking at her with dull, bloodshot and tear ladden eyes he just shook his head. He couldn't find the words. He didn't know what to say.

She understood, she cried because she loved pikachu just as much as her husband did. But, the sight of who she deemed one of the strongest people in her life in tears, just broke her heart and she couldn't hold back the water works as salty tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Nurse Joy told me he was found and Team Rocket is part of it Mist",Ash said his voice strained and full of emotion.

She nodded her head as they held eachother. Praying that pikachu will pull through and make it. It was only two thirty in the morning and niether planned on budging until they recieved a positive word.

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Hours passed by, when Nurse Joy finally walked out of the room to find the young married couple dozed off in the two seats infront of the large window. It was ten in the morning and the pink haired nurse was relieved that she had great news.

"Master Ketchum"

With a gentle shake he woke up with a startled jolt, his eyes puffy from the hours of crying he and Misty did.

"Someone would like to see you now",Nurse Joy gave a big smile as she side stepped to allow pikachu to greet Ash.

"Pikapi!"

Misty woke up too when she heard a familiar sound.

"PikachuPi!"

The couple embraced pikachu as fresh tears were shed. He was ok, they were going to be ok.

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