Dash was just walking along the park with Pip as he waited for Rika and Eve to make their appearance. Dash was biting on an apple while Pip did the same on its apple. Just then, Dash saw a little boy on a scooter heading towards the road in front of him. Dash's eyes widened as he saw a car moving real fast on the road and would hit the boy crossing. "Hey!" Dash shouted, "Watch out, kid!" Dash dropped his apple and then dashed towards the kid. Dash quickly grabbed and pulled the kid out of harm's way. As Dash pulled the kid back onto safe ground, Dash accidentally tripped over himself and stumbled on the road. Dash turned around, only to see the same car he saw earlier moving towards him. "Ah!" And with that, everything whited out.
The car, which ran over Dash, then pulled the brakes as the driver walked out to check on the brown-haired boy. A lot of people had gathered there as the driver called for an ambulance. Rika and Eve had just arrived and was shocked to find the young trainer lying lifeless on the road. "Dash!" Rika cried, "W-What happened!"
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Dash slowly opened his eyes as he regained consciousness. His eyes met with what looked like a ceiling and he sat up after that. He then found himself lying on a bed in a clinic room. He was wearing a white t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. His black shoes were lying on the floor next to the wall. Just then, the door opened and out came Rika. "Dash!" Rika cried, "You're awake! I was so worried!" Rika then ran towards the boy and hugged him. "I thought you'd never wake up! I---"
"Who are you?" Dash asked, much to Rika's suprise, "How did I get here?"
Rika then let go of Dash and took a step back. "Dash?" Rika asked, "You... You don't remember who I am?" Dash just stared at her and shook his head 'no'. "But that's... You're not joking with me, are you?"
"I'm guessing he's having amnesia," Nurse Joy said as she entered the room, "Looks like the accident must have hit his head a bit too hard... Dash, do you know who you are?"
"I guess..." Dash said, "You all kept calling me 'Dash' so that must be my name, right? But I can't remember anything else..." Rika, who couldn't stand what she was hearing, ran out of the room all of a sudden. Nurse Joy then ran after her, leaving Dash alone in the room. 'What's with her? Ugh... I can't remember anything...' Just then, a Skitty came walking into the room and jumped onto Dash's bed. The Skitty looked at Dash and purred. "Hey, little fella. What are you doing here?"
Just then, a girl around Dash's age walked in. She had shoulder-lengthed pink hair and oceanic blue eyes. She wore a yellow top and a a blue skirt. She had on white boots. "Skittles!" the girl cried at the Pokemon, "Don't disturb the patients here! How many times do I have to tell you?" She then grabbed her Pokemon and placed it down on the floor. She then looked at Dash and smiled. "Sorry about that. Skittles likes playing around that it's kind of hard for me to keep up with it anymore."
"Don't worry about it," Dash said, "I like playing with Pokemon... I think... At least you're still trying to keep up with it. It must really like you. My name's Dash. You are?"
"I-I'm Chloe," the girl replied, flushing a little, "My mother works here and Skittles and I usually come here to see her work. But Skittles likes running off by itself and disturb the other patients..."
"Why don't I play with it too then?" Dash suggested, "Working together makes it easier, right?"
"R-Right!" Chloe said, "I'd really appreciate it! But is it really okay for you to get off your bed just to help me?"
"It's okay," Dash said, "I'm not feeling sick or anything."
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Nurse Joy had just returned to the room Dash was in and was shocked when she found that the brown-haired boy was no longer there! "Oh no!" Nurse Joy cried, "He's gone!" And with that, the pink-haired nurse ran out of his room.
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Dash, Chloe and Skittles were now outside the hospital and were now playing in a small forest behind the medical building. Dash and Chloe were currently chasing after Skitlles, who had been running and hiding behind trees every now and then. "This is fun!" Chloe exclaimed joyfully, "Instead of just chasing Skittles, I'm having more fun playing tag with it!" Chloe then stopped running and sat down under a tree. Dash had just grabbed Skittles and noticed Chloe sitting down. "You know, Dash... I don't really enjoy playing with a boy, but for some reason, you're really fun to be with!" Chloe then flushed a little and looked away from Dash's stare. "Not that I mean anything by it..."
Dash chuckled and sat next to Chloe after placing Skittles back down on the grass. Dash then stared at the sky. Chloe stole a look at him and blushed. "Hey, Dash..." Chloe called, looking at the grass, "Why were you in hospital just now? You did say you weren't sick..." Dash just shook his head 'no'. "It's okay. You don't have to tell me." Chloe then plucked a piece of grass and then fiddled with it with her fingers. "Hey, Dash... Do you... happen to have a girlfriend?"
"Huh?" Dash asked, "I guess not... Why do you ask?"
"Just wondering," Chloe replied, smiling, "It's just odd, you know? I thought a guy like you should have gotten himself a girl already... Most of my friends from my school have boyfriends already. It's not that I don't want to have one... There's just no one I'm interested in my school, you know?" Chloe then looked at Dash and smiled. "You know? You're the first boy I've spent my time longer with. Usually I'd make an excuse not to go with them." Chloe then noticed the gazed look Dash was giving her. "Dash? What's wrong?"
"Nothing..." Dash muttered, "It's just that... I've felt like I've heard that from someone else before..."
"Oh..." Chloe muttered, "I see..."
"Must be some mistake," Dash said, "I don't even remember who said that." Dash then continued looking ath the sky. "Hey, you said your mother works in that hospital just now... Is she a nurse?"
"Yeah," Chloe said, "Her name's Joy. She's a nurse who has the same pink hair like mine. You must have seen her a couple of times, but I doubt it's my mother! You see, my mother has female cousins that looks exactly like her! Like this one time when I was young... I was in a party and my mother invited all her female cousins. I mistook most of my mother's cousin for my mother!" Dash and Chloe then shared a laugh together. "But now I can tell who is who. Call it 'mother-daughter' instincts." She then spotted Skittles chasing its own tail. Chloe giggled at the sight. "My mother likes Pokemon very much, and so do I." Chloe then looked at Dash again. "You're the first one I've told this story too, you know! Not even my friends know about this."
"I must be very lucky then!" Dash said with a grin on his face, making a smile on Chloe's face.
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"WHAT?" Edgar flustered as he heard what Aisha had said, "Dash has gone MISSING?" Aisha then nodded. They were now at the park. Edgar, Tomo, Rika and Reiko were all there when they heard that Dash had disappeared from his room in the hospital. "That cannot DO! He and I still have a battle to finish! We must find him immediately so he and I could settle the scores!" Just then, Edgar just realized something that he should have realized earlier. 'Wait a minute...' Edgar thought, sweating, 'I'm the only GUY here?' And with that, Edgar again turned as stiff as a rock.
Aisha sweat-dropped as she saw no other movement from Edgar. Aisha then turned towards Rika, who looked the most concerned. "Don't worry, Rika!" Aisha assured, "Pip's still at his house with his mom and I'm sure he won't leave his favourite Pokemon alone! I'm sure he's just taking a walk or something!"
"You neglected to recall that Dash is currently having amnesia," Tomo pointed out, "He probably doesn't remember about Pip."
"I just hope he's okay..." Reiko muttered, "Where could he have disappeared too?" Reiko stole a look at Rika. 'Rika must be more sad than any of us here...' Reiko thought, 'Even I would be very sad if the person I care for most don't remember who I am out of the blue like that...' "Maybe we should all start looking around town," Reiko suggested, "He couldn't have gotten far by himself... I think." And with that, Tomo and Aisha left the scene, leaving a stiff Edgar, a concerned Reiko and a sad Rika.
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Dash, Chloe and Skittles were now walking in a department store while Dash's friends were busy looking for him outside - not that he knew anything about it. Dash, Chloe and Skittles then went in the toy section on the second floor, where Chloe and Skittles were taking a look at some cute Pokemon plushies. Dash just sighed as Chloe hugged a giant Magikarp plushie. 'She sure looks like a child when she does that...' Dash thought, 'But... why does she remind me of someone else instead? Maybe it's my mistake again.' Dash then walked towards Chloe and stood behind her. "That's one big catch you got there... That's like, THE biggest Magikarp I've ever seen!"
Chloe laughed at Dash's sarcasm. "These plushies are much softer than some Pokemon!" Chloe said, "But I still prefer the REAL thing than dolls!" Chloe then giggled. "You know what, Dash? It feels like we're going out together or something!"
"I guess so..." Dash said, scratching his head, "Maybe I should start being more like a 'boyfriend' to you?" Chloe blushed furiously when Dash said this. Dash chuckled and poked Chloe's forehead with his finger. "Just kidding."
"You..." Chloe groaned, "Stop teasing me like that!" Chloe then started beating on Dash's left arm with her hands. Chloe then stopped after a few seconds. "Hey! Why don't we go eat ice cream on the roof? They have the best ice cream there!" Dash nodded, and with that, they all headed towards the escalator.
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Aisha was now currently sticking posters of Dash on the walls outside just in case anyone saw him. Tomo was helping her carry the posters. "If anyone saw Dash," Aisha said, "I'm sure they'll be calling us in no time when they see this poster!" Aisha sweat-dropped as she turned around. A couple of girls were busy gazing at Dash's photo instead of reading why that poster was placed on the walls in the first place. 'Now if only those girls just stop gazing at Dash and pay attention what's written on it!'
'I hope Dash is found soon...' Tomo thought, 'If only Fazz or Jason were here... They should know what to do.'
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Dash and Chloe were now at the rooftop of the department store where small shop stalls had opened there. Skittles was back in its Pokeball, which was hanging on Chloe's waist. Dash was looking at the town below while Chloe just leaned on the barred fence next to him. Dash was just holding his vanilla ice-cream cone while looking at the town. Chloe stared at him as she took licks on her strawberry ice-cream. "Hey, Dash..." Chloe muttered, blushing a little, "You've been a really great guy to me all this time... eventhough we just met today..." Dash looked at her in a little state of suprise. "I'm suprised that I've never met you sooner..." Chloe then straightened herself and faced Dash. "I..." she muttered, holding her ice-cream cone with both her hands as she blushed furiously, "... I think I've grown really attached to you."
"Huh?" Dash asked, raising an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
"When you joked about trying to be my boyfriend just now..." Chloe continued, "I... I sort of felt real happy about it... eventhough it was a joke... You see, I really think that you're a nice guy and... if you didn't tell me that you were joking earlier... I... might have agreed to that." Dash was a bit suprised by this. "I... I really like you, Dash... But my mother and I have to leave Kanto tomorrow! She was assigned to be a nurse in Hoenn and it's very far from Kanto... I might never have the chance to see you again so... I'm really glad that I met you, of all people, in my last day here. I... I really had great time with you, and Skittles really liked you too. I... I just want to know if you like me or not before I leave... Could you... say that you love me?" Dash more suprised by this. "Please?"
"I..." Dash muttered, "I... I'm sorry." Chloe was shocked by this. "Don't get the wrong idea. I really like you and I enjoyed spending my time with you. I don't remember what exactly happened to me today, but I'm also glad that I met you. It's just that... I have a feeling... someone else out there is waiting for me... I met your mother just now, and she told me I had some kind of amnesia... It's no wonder that I wasn't able to remember anything... I'm really sorry, Chloe."
"I... see," Chloe muttered, "So you have amnesia... I can tell that you're not lying but... it just feels so sad..." Chloe then started to cry. "When I first saw you, I knew there was something special about you... When we spent time together, I sort of fell for you..." Chloe then wiped the tears off her face and smiled at Dash. "But then again... I'm really glad that you like me too, Dash... I guess... we better head back to the hospital now. It's getting late." And with that, the two headed towards the escalator.
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Rika and Reiko were walking along the street as they continued looking for the missing brown-haired boy. So far, none of them had a clue where Dash could be. "Don't worry," Reiko said to Rika, who was looking down on the ground, "We'll fine him soon." Just then, Rika stopped. "Rika?" Rika then turned towards the other side of the streets and was shocked when she saw Dash walking there. Reiko saw him and was shocked too. Rika smiled and ran towards him on the road while shouting out his name. Reiko tried to stop her from crossing the road, but Rika was just too fast for her to grab. Just then, Reiko's eyes widened as a truck moved towards Rika with great speed. "Oh my! Rika! Come back!"
"Huh?" Rika asked, turning around, "But Dash is---" Rika's eyes then widened as she saw the truck moving towards her. Rika could have easily moved out of the way, but the truck was just too close and Rika couldn't find the courage to move. "Kyaaa! Dash, help!" Reiko then watched as the truck ran passed Rika and fell to her knees. Just then, as the truck ran passed Reiko's view, Rika was still alive and was now sitting on the other side of the street - she was saved by Dash in the nick of time. Rika then looked at Dash, who pulled her out of harm's way, and slowly stood up. As Dash pulled her onto the other side of the street, Dash accidentally hit his head hard against a steel pole behind him and was now on one knee while rubbing his head. "Dash? Is that you?"
"Huh?" Dash asked, opening his eyes to look at Rika, "Rika? Are you okay?"
Chloe, who was walking next to Dash earlier, watched as Dash stood up in front of Rika. "Dash?" Chloe called, "Are you okay? You hit your head pretty hard..."
"Dash..." Rika muttered, "You... got your memories back!" Rika then hugged Dash without a second thought, much to Chloe's dismay, and the people's, who were watching, surprise. "I'm so glad! I was so worried about you!"
"Uh..." Dash muttered, blushing as the people passing by stared at them, "Rika... Let me go."
"Ah!" Rika flustered, quickly letting go of the brown-haired boy, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!"
"Dash?" Chloe asked, "You... really got back your memories?" Dash looked at her and nodded. "That's good." Chloe then stared at Rika, who stared at Chloe at the same time. Chloe then smiled at Rika. 'So this must be her, huh?'
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Dash, Rika and Chloe were now at the airport station as they waited for Chloe and her mother's plane to get ready. "This is where I take my leave then," Chloe said, "Our plane's getting ready any minute now and I need to wait with my mother at the passenger section." Chloe then looked at Dash. "Thanks for giving a good time, Dash! I hope that you'll do great in school too. Maybe when I come back next time, you and I could play tag with Skittles again." Chloe then looked at Rika. "I'm also glad that I met you, Rika. I didn't know you long, but you're a nice girl." Just then, they heard Chloe's mother calling for her. "I better be going then! Oh, wait! I have something for you, Dash!" Chloe then went up to Dash, and to Rika's and Dash's suprise, Chloe planted a kiss on his cheek. Dash flustered as Chloe then started running towards her mother while waving at him and Rika. "It's a parting gift! See you next time, Dash!" And with that, her mother and her walked into the passenger section.
"W-What was that for?" Rika flustered, flushing while scowling at Dash, "Dash! Why'd she kiss you for! What have you two been doing!"
"N-Nothing!" Dash said, flustering, "All I did was play tag with her and her Pokemon! Honest!"
"Tell me the truth!" Rika said, "What are you to that girl anyway!" Dash couldn't find the courage to answer and simply ran away for his life. "Dash!" Rika then chased after Dash. "Tell me!"
"Why is it such a big deal to you anyway!" And with that, both ran out of the airport station.
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FazzEagle: Okay... I was able to finally think of another story after a long time... Sorry that it took real long... I was busy doing something else at home... Anyway, please keep sending in those reviews! I'm gonna try hard to write stories to make up for your waits! Thanks for supprting me all this time!