"Look, I think that he's waking up!" Misty yelled to inform the others.
"Really? I don't see any change." Gary replied.
"Mrs. Ketchum, you can stop crying now, Ash us moving." Misty told the sobbing figure on the couch.
"Really!?! You're right! Ash, Ash! It's me, do you remember?" Mrs. Ketchum cried. Ash groaned and opened his eyes, took a look around, saw the five people staring at him, and started to run away.
"Ash my boy, where are you going?" Professor Oak cried in alarm as he grabbed Ash's arm.
"Let me go!" Ash cried and tried to shake Professor Oak loose. "What do you want with me?!"
"Ash, it's us, don't you remember us?" Brock said.
"Who is this 'Ash' you keep talking about?" Ash asked.
"That's you, your name is Ash." Misty told him.
"No its not, my name is … My name is… You know, I have no idea what my name is." Ash realized.
"So he really doesn't remember anything, huh?" Gary asked Brock in hushed tones.
"I guess not. Let's see if he'll remember pikachu." Brock whispered back. "Pikachu!" Brock called.
"Pika!" pikachu cried as he came running and tried to jump onto Ash's hat overjoyed to see his best friend again.
As pikachu came running up to him, Ash started to back up. 'Why is this pokemon running towards me? Like it knows me!?!' Ash thought in alarm. "Why can't I remember anything?!" Ash burst out so suddenly that everybody took a step back. "Listen, I know you all mean well, but I have no idea who any of you are." Ash tried to explain.
"Pipikachu?" pikachu cocked his head.
"Not even you." He replied but as he said it, his heart gave a painful learch. "I've got to go." Ash said as he rushed out he door.
"Ash! Wait! Its dangerous out there!" Misty yelled but Ash just raised his hand and disappeared from sight.