Hey Guys! Hows it going? I am doing fine here and am happy to start writing another one of the chapters that won't be a filler. Well, that doesn't mean that this chapter will contain the gruesome / awesome kill scenes that some readers had requested me. But hey, there will be all of the things eventually. It just doesn't seem completely right to do them in this chapter, which is a pretty solid reason am not gonna do that. Sorry guys if you had been expecting this, since I didn't find enough time to answer most of the PM's back.
This chapter marks the return of the Psychic siblings. I need suggestions for whom my readers would like them to join. Yeah, if you want them both to join one's team, or join different teams, you can just give me your suggestions via PM's or reviews. Since this pivotal for my plot so I would like you guys to help out on this. Also, remember that I said that Ash's old Pokemon are going to return eventually, well, this chapter marks the return of another one.
Plus, I gotta say, this chapter will include another one of the songs that I really like. I am sorry if you may not like this, so please tell me if you have any problems with me doing so. I may just do it to lighten the mood sometimes, or give some background suggestions, because I myself listen to them while typing these chapters up. And I have a very... diverse playlist. So tell me if I should continue doing these songs.
Disclaimer: I am not old enough to own a car. Pokemon is way out of my league. And naa, am very bad at singing too.
"So, are you ready sis?", asked Gallade, his voice filled with expertly hidden emotions. Gardevior could feel his emotions, but chose rather not to tease her brother with that. She would rather use this knowledge of her brother's weakness afterwards to her own advantage. She gave a smile to her brother and nodded. But he is really caring too.
Then she closed her eyes, and activated her psychic abilities to scope out the terrain to get the familiar psychic signatures for Pikachu, since she could easily triangulate a Pokemon's brain signature. She hoped that their friends were all near Pikachu, or their task would become a lot more difficult.
Having searched for Pikachu for two minutes, she found his psychic signature due North East of their current position. She opened her eyes and turned her head to inform her brother that she had found out their friends, but found Gallade taking a nap on a nearby rock. She sighed. He never ceases to be a pain. Too bad, he is going to be suddenly awakened from his beauty sleep.
Gardevior simply picked up a small rock with her Psychic and then, she threw it towards Gallade's head, but was shocked to see that the stone just stopped right in front of his face. Gallade got up and glared at her. "You know, you could have just said that you were done.", he said with a hint of anger in his tone.
Gardevior pouted. "I was trying to have some fun. Well looks like you were training while I was recovering, I have never seen your reflexes to be so sharp.", she said.
"Blah blah blah, just take us to Pikachu.", Gallade said. Gardevior sighed again as her brother walked nearer to her so that he may not be left behind during teleportation. Gardevior focused her mind once again at the same direction. She sensed Pikachu's emotions for a moment, and she felt a varying mixture of sadness, pride and happiness. She felt a little weird about this, but shrugged it off thinking that she would come to know about it eventually.
As the light from teleport started fading away, Gardevior and Gallade materialized right in front of three figures, who were currently blinded by the bright Psychic light, and were covering their eyes to protect themselves from it. As the light faded away completely, they found themselves stood directly in front of Ash, Serena and Pikachu, who welcomed them with bright smiles. But, it took them sometime to understand that only those three were not the ones who were there to welcome them.
On both the heads of Ash and Serena, the were surprised to find two Butterfrees resting. What was even more surprising, was that the one resting on Serena's head was a differently colored one, actually a pink one.
Gallade quickly recovered from his shock and then gave his trademark smirk and nod. Ash nodded back, as the Butterfree over his head became hovering over his head. By that time, Serena and Gardevior had already started chatting with each other about all the events that had occurred after their separation. The pink Butterfree was also hovering over them, usually giving her own remarks to their talk in the form of whimpering or happy 'Freeeee'.
"So who are the bugs?", Gallade asked motioning to the two Butterfrees, after sometime of getting bored of watching the girls chat.
Gardevior also realized that she was curious too about the addition in their travelling partners. She gave Serena a questioning look who quietly giggled and said,"It's Ash's old Pokemon and friend Butterfree, and his mate".
At the mention of the word mate, both the bugs blushed red, but only blush of the normal colored one was visible due to the color difference on his face.
"Alright... So, how did you guys come across each other?", Gallade asked feeling weird at the sudden blushing. Seriously, remind me never to fall in love.
"Oh, actually, the normal one is Ash's old Pokemon...", said Serena until she was interrupted rudely by the pink Butterfree's nudge. "Oh yeah, sorry. His first Pokemon he had ever caught. He had released him to be able to live his life fully with his mate.", she said while motioning to the bugs.
"If, he had released him, so what are they doing here?", said Gallade obnoxiously, thus getting a nudge in the ribs by his sister.
"Well...", Ash trailed off as everyone else understood that he was preparing to tell the story.
Three hours ago
Ash and Serena were passing through Route 7, from where they were going towards Vermillion City, to catch the next ferry to Sinnoh's Sandgem Town. While passing through the Route, they came near a cliff. Ash suddenly halted and started looking around himself, as if he remembered the place. Then he looked towards Serena with a smile and said while pointing towards a clearing,"We will reach Vermillion by tomorrow, so why not rest up a bit over there in that clearing."
Serena nodded and she sat under one of the trees in the clearing while keeping an eye on Ash. By that time, Ash started rummaging through his bag looking for something. He then took out three Pokeballs, and released Pidgeot, Wartortle and Bulbasaur. The three of them were confused at first as to why were they called out at that time, but Pikachu silently communicated with them the reason of their stay. Then Ash also released Charizard from his Pokeball, who looked around, and then nodded, apparently already knowing the reason for them being here.
Pikachu jumped off of Ash's shoulder and ran over towards a few berry trees, followed by Bulbasaur, and both started plucking a few berries. Pidgeot flew upwards and started scanning the area, while Wartortle jumped of the cliff into the sea. Charizard seemingly waited patiently near Ash, as he looked at his Pokemon doing there work with a faint smile.
At this point, Serena started to grow curious as to what Ash was planning to do. She walked over to Ash with her hands behind her back, and looked over to him from his side, noticing his faint smile. Confused by this, she asked, "Whatcha doin?", in the most cutest voice that she could muster up.
"Something that I felt like I needed to do since a long time.", said Ash, with a neutral expression to his face. Then his smile returned as he saw that Pikachu and Bulbasaur were returning with some berries that they had collected. "Wanna help me?", he asked her.
Thirty minutes later
Ash had made Wartortle, who had returned with a few semi - precious stones he had found at the base of the sea, use a weak water gun over the berries and softened them up to so that he could take the color out of them. Serena had used her experience in pokepuff decoration and had made an ornate Victorian design on a steel plate Pidgeot had found while flying over the forest. She had prepared a pattern that would accommodate a rectangular center piece where something that was written down by them. Charziard had already usedhis heat wave and roasted the color so it would not be able . Wartortle amd Charizard were arranging the stones he had found in a neat pile. Then Ash released Boldore.
"Boldore, can you use Stone Edge around that pile of rocks?", said Serena. Boldore nodded, as he, almost artistically and completely skillfully used stone edge around the neat pile.
"Great, now please hold it strong then when I say start squeezing the pile.", said Ash. Boldore got ready and focused on his Stone Edge. Charizard then readied himself, and then he fired a massive Flamethrower. The attack slowly started melting the stones, fusing them together.
"Now Boldore.", said Ash. Boldore started applying pressure onto it. After sometime, Ash asked Charizard to stop his attack, but Boldore kept on going. Slowly the melted mass started compressing into a small sized pillar that was the height of a Chansey. After a few more minutes, Ash asked Boldore to lay off the pressure. Boldore slowly retracted the stones into the ground. The mass had started slowly solidifying, it was still red hot with the heat. Ash passed the steel slab to Charizard, who took it and then engulfed his fists in fire to match the heat of the Pillar. He then pushed the steel slab on the top of the pillar at an angle.
The slab read the words :
"Butterfree's Cliff
A cliff where Butterfree meet every year to find their mate.
For my beloved friend Butterfree."
Serena smiled at these words. She never thought that Ash loved his Pokemon so much. If I were a Pokemon... Uhhh, damn imaginations.
"Well the Pillar is not officially set by the authorities, so it will surely be taken away... But still, I hope that he will be here at least once before they take that Pillar away.", said Ash as he slowly sat down on the ground. The Pillar was still glowing a red hue from the heat. His Pokemon followed suit, with Pikachu jumping onto his lap.
"Well you did a good thing for your friend. I am sure that wherever he may be, he is very happy with his mate.", said Serena, sitting next to Ash. They started looking towards the ocean. Pikachu poked Ash after sometime when the Pillar stopped glowing. Both the humans turned their heads towards where the small Pillar, and were awestruck at what they had created. The stones had been compressed under heat so much, that they had started crystallizing, making the whole Pillar into a sea green color.
"Did you know that would happen?", asked Serena. Ash simply nodded his head side to side, still quite amazed by what had happened. Then he simply sat looking towards the ocean again. "Maybe they won't through it away now.", he said.
"Yeah maybe...", Serena also looked towards the ocean.
After sometime, Pikachu grew bored, and so he took out Ash's Music Player, and started a song randomly. Ash was going to resist this, but he soothed down when he heard what song was playing. Even Serena was soothed by the song. She never approved of Ash's and his Pokemon's addiction to listening to music, but she was going to let it slide this time.
It's been a long day without you, my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
When I see you again
Ash remembered all the good times he had with his Butterfree. How they together fought many matches against trainers who had occasionally challenged Ash. How Butterfree had always given his all in his matches with Brock and Misty.
Damn, who knew?
All the planes we flew
Good things we've been through
That I'll be standing right here talking to you
'Bout another path
I know we loved to hit the road and laugh
But something told me that it wouldn't last
Had to switch up
Look at things different, see the bigger picture
Those were the days
Hard work forever pays
Now I see you in a better place
Ash then remembered the day when Butterfree left. He never remembered any other day when he had cried as much.
How can we not talk about family when family's all that we got?
Everything I went through you were standing there by my side
And now you gon' be with me for the last ride
He still remembered the way he waved goodbye to his friend as he slowly flew away into the horizon.
It's been a long day without you, my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I'll see you again
When I'll see you again
Ash laid back onto the ground, thinking about the good old days, the day when he had captured Caterpie, when Caterpie had defeated Team Rocket single handedly, when he evolved into Metapod, the hilarious battle he had with the Samurai of Viridian forest, the way Metapod saved him from the stinger of a Beedrill, how he had once traded Butterfree to an old gentleman for a Raticate, but got him back again. He then closed his eyes and enjoyed the time.
First you both go out your way
And the vibe is feeling strong
And what's small turn to a friendship
A friendship turn to a bond
And that bond will never be broken
The love will never get lost
And when brotherhood come first
Then the line will never be crossed
Established it on our own
When that line had to be drawn
And that line is what we reach
So remember me when I'm gone
How can we not talk about family when family's all that we got?
Everything I went through you were standing there by my side
And now you gon' be with me for the last ride
So let the light guide your way, yeah
Hold every memory as you go
And every road you take, will always lead you home, home
Ash suddenly felt another presence on his lap. He opened his eyes, and they met with two large red multi lense eyes. Ash was about to push the presence off of him and get ready to attack, but what he heard next stopped him.
"Free?"
So here it is guys. Took me a real long time to make this chapter. Man, about the pillar business, I wanted to check what was the name of the cliff where Ash released Butterfree, but never could find it. Then I watched a youtube video of a rom hack called Ash Gray, which follows the anime. In it he releases Butterfree near Route 7. So I used that. It took me another day to plan the pillar and it's formation. Well, if I were only working on this single thing then I could have made it faster, but you know my schedule guys. Hope that I didn't dissappoint my readers. And if you want to know about the color of the crystal pillar. It's the same color as that of the eyes of a Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball Z.
So long, Copycat out.