Go Catch 'Em!
Author's Note: Enjoy the story and R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to or of the Pokémon franchise.
Pairing: Ash x Goh.
Summary:
Goh is hearing things. He must've come into contact with Grafaiai's poisonous saliva!
"What, managed to get away from the fans, Mr. Monarch?" Goh waved hello.
"I will never get used to seeing my face on TV! WA-HOAH! What Pokémon is that?" Ash pointed to the Pokémon drawing colourful markings on the wall of Goh's lab.
"It's called Grafaiai. The Toxic Monkey Pokémon. From the Paldea region."
It reminded Ash of Grookey.
Pikachu reached out to touch the paint on the wall, but Goh screamed "Pikachu, don't! It's poison!" and Pikachu quickly retracted his paw.
"Poison paint, huh? That takes me back. Right, Pikachu?"
"Pikachu!"
"Takes you back to what, Ash?"
"Not to what. Who. I had a Pokémon who liked to draw pictures with its poison before! An Ultra Beast, at that!"
"AN ULTRA BEAST? Lucky…It must be awesome being the very best Pokémon Trainer in the world!"
(I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was…)
"Ha ha ha, Goh! I wasn't always the very best!"
"Always modest though!"
"Ha ha ha!"
"Say, Ash, you wanna go catch 'em? Grafaiai, I mean? My team is headed back to where I caught this fella."
"Go catch 'em? Is that your new motto?"
"I thought of it myself!"
"Go catch 'em. I like it! It suits you, Goh!"
"You think? I thought it had a nice ring to it!"
"Speaking of which, look what I got!" Ash showed Goh a ring.
Not a Z-Ring. A regular ring.
"Did someone drop it? Maybe you can take it to a lost and found somewhere." Goh gyrated his head as if he might find one. In his own lab.
"No, Goh! It's for you!"
"For me?"
"Will you go catch 'em?" Goh heard.
Catch who?
"What?" Goh was completely confused.
"Will you be go catch 'em, Goh?"
That made less sense.
Oh no! Did I get some of Grafaiai's poisonous saliva on me? Goh worried.
Pikachu sweatdropped.
"Goh?"
"I-I'm sorry, Ash! I think I might've been poisoned! I-I need to check with a doctor!"
"Poisoned?"
"None of what you said made any sense! I must've accidentally touched Grafaiai's graffiti!" Goh felt lightheaded.
Yep. He was positive he touched Grafaiai's poison.
"Goh, you're not poisoned. You just misheard me."
"Mi-misheard? But you said 'Will you be go catch 'em!'"
"No, Goh. I said 'Will you be Goh Ketchum? As in, will you marry me?"
Goh Ketchum?
GOH KETCHUM?
Goh was going to faint.