THE END OF TEAM ROCKET
Part 12
Disclaimer -- I don't own Pokemon
A few more days passed. It had now been a week since the
shooting. Brock was doing ok, except he wouldn't rest like his doctor had
ordered. He wanted to spend as much time at the hospital as he could, to
be near Ash.
Mrs. Ketchum arrived at ICU just before visiting hours, as she had
done every day since Ash had been in the hospital. This morning when
she walked into Ash's room she noticed something different. Ash wasn't
conscious, but he was stirring restlessly, moaning softly as he tried
to move.
"What's wrong with Ash? Is he worse?" Mrs. Ketchum asked the
nurse.
"No, his vital signs are still ok," the nurse said. "He's still
stable. His doctor was just here, he thinks Ash may be waking up soon."
"Is he in pain?" Mrs.. Ketchum asked.
"I'm not sure," the nurse said. "He has been getting some pain
medication since his surgery. I think maybe he's scared. If he doesn't
realize he's safe here, he may be afraid of getting hurt again."
"Is there anything I can do?" Mrs. Ketchum asked as she sat by
Ash's bed.
"Talk to Ash," the nurse said. "Let him know you're here and
he's going to be all right."
"Ash, honey, it's Mom," Mrs. Ketchum said as she held Ash's hand.
"I'm here with you, honey. You're going to be ok."
A while later Brock and Misty arrived at the hospital to see Ash.
They were both worried when they saw how restless he was.
"What's wrong with Ash? Is he worse?" Misty asked.
"No," the nurse said. "Ash's doctor thinks he may be waking up
soon."
"Oh, I hope so," Misty said. "I really do."
"Brock, why don't you stay with Ash for a while?" Mrs. Ketchum
asked as she let Brock sit by Ash's bed. "Misty and I will wait outside."
Brock nodded as Misty and Mrs. Ketchum left.
"Ash, it's Brock," he said, taking Ash's hand. "Come on, Ash,
it's time to wake up. You're going to be ok. You just need to wake up
now, please, Ash." Brock stayed by Ash, talking to him, until Mrs.
Ketchum returned.
Early that afternoon Misty was sitting next to Ash when his eyes
opened.
"Ash!" Misty cried in relief. "You're awake!"
"Well, it's good to see you're finally awake," the nurse said.
She went to the door and called to the head nurse. "Page Dr. Anderson.
Ash Ketchum, his patient in 1A, is awake."
"Ash is awake!" Mrs. Ketchum cried as she hurried into Ash's room,
followed by Brock, and crowded around Ash's bed.
"Hey, Mist. . ." Ash was trying to say, but it was difficult to
talk because of the oxygen mask.
"Take it easy, Ash," the nurse said. "Don't talk. Your doctor
will be here in a few minutes."
A few minutes later the doctor entered.
"Well, Ash, I'm glad you're finally awake," he said.
"You'll have to wait outside," the nurse said to Misty, Brock, and
Mrs.. Ketchum.
"Ash, we'll be back soon," Brock said. Ash nodded weakly. They
left.
"How do you feel, Ash?" the doctor asked. He removed the oxygen
mask so Ash could talk.
"Hurts. . .and I'm so weak," Ash said.
"We'll get you something for the pain," the doctor said. He spoke
to the nurse. She injected something into Ash's I. The doctor was
examining Ash. "Do you know where you are?"
"In a hospital. . .Cerulean City?" Ash asked.
"Yes," the doctor said. "Do you remember what happened?" Ash
thought a moment.
"I remember a man. . .he wanted Pikachu. .and he shot me," Ash
said. "I must have. . .been hurt pretty bad."
"You were," the doctor said. "You were unconscious for a week.
You're going to be all right now."
"That's good," Ash said. "Is my Pikachu ok?"
"Yes," the nurse said. "Your friends have your Pokemon."
"Ash, we're going to try something different," the doctor said.
"We're going to give you oxygen through a tube instead of the mask," he
explained as he worked. "You can talk to your mother and your friends
for a few minutes, then you have to rest."
"Ok. . .thanks," Ash said. The doctor left.
"Doctor, how is Ash?" Mrs. Ketchum asked anxiously.
""He's awake," the doctor said 4 "That's a good sign, but he's
got a long way to go until he's well."
"Will he be all right?" Misty asked.
"I think so, but we'll have to watch him pretty close for a
while," the doctor said. "Ash is very lucky just to be alive right now."
"We know he is," Brock said.
"You can see him for a few minutes ," the doctor said. "He's very
weak." Brock, Misty, and Mrs. Ketchum went back into Ash's room.
"Hey, Ash, how are you feeling?" Brock asked.
"Pretty weak. . .but I'll be ok," Ash said. He noticed Brock's
arm was in a sling. "Did that man. . .hurt you too?"
"I'm ok, Ash," Brock said. "It's just my shoulder. Misty and I
are ok."
"Is Pikachu ok?" Ash asked.
"Your Pokemon are at the gym," Misty said.
"Professor Oak has been calling every day to ask about you," Mrs.
Ketchum said. "He'll be glad to know you're awake."
"Tell him I'll be ok," Ash said.
"I think you'd better let ash rest now," the nurse said, seeing
how tired Ash looked.
"Ash, we'll see you later," Brock said. "Take it easy."
"Mom. . .stay awhile?" Ash asked.
"Sure, Ash, I'll stay," Mrs. Ketchum said.
"We'll see you later, Ash," Misty said as she and Brock left.
"Get some rest, Ash," Mrs. Ketchum said.
"Mom. . .be here when I wake up?" Ash asked, even as he drifted to
sleep.
"Of course, honey," Mrs. Ketchum replied as ash fell asleep.
END PART 12
TO BE CONTINUED
Part 12
Disclaimer -- I don't own Pokemon
A few more days passed. It had now been a week since the
shooting. Brock was doing ok, except he wouldn't rest like his doctor had
ordered. He wanted to spend as much time at the hospital as he could, to
be near Ash.
Mrs. Ketchum arrived at ICU just before visiting hours, as she had
done every day since Ash had been in the hospital. This morning when
she walked into Ash's room she noticed something different. Ash wasn't
conscious, but he was stirring restlessly, moaning softly as he tried
to move.
"What's wrong with Ash? Is he worse?" Mrs. Ketchum asked the
nurse.
"No, his vital signs are still ok," the nurse said. "He's still
stable. His doctor was just here, he thinks Ash may be waking up soon."
"Is he in pain?" Mrs.. Ketchum asked.
"I'm not sure," the nurse said. "He has been getting some pain
medication since his surgery. I think maybe he's scared. If he doesn't
realize he's safe here, he may be afraid of getting hurt again."
"Is there anything I can do?" Mrs. Ketchum asked as she sat by
Ash's bed.
"Talk to Ash," the nurse said. "Let him know you're here and
he's going to be all right."
"Ash, honey, it's Mom," Mrs. Ketchum said as she held Ash's hand.
"I'm here with you, honey. You're going to be ok."
A while later Brock and Misty arrived at the hospital to see Ash.
They were both worried when they saw how restless he was.
"What's wrong with Ash? Is he worse?" Misty asked.
"No," the nurse said. "Ash's doctor thinks he may be waking up
soon."
"Oh, I hope so," Misty said. "I really do."
"Brock, why don't you stay with Ash for a while?" Mrs. Ketchum
asked as she let Brock sit by Ash's bed. "Misty and I will wait outside."
Brock nodded as Misty and Mrs. Ketchum left.
"Ash, it's Brock," he said, taking Ash's hand. "Come on, Ash,
it's time to wake up. You're going to be ok. You just need to wake up
now, please, Ash." Brock stayed by Ash, talking to him, until Mrs.
Ketchum returned.
Early that afternoon Misty was sitting next to Ash when his eyes
opened.
"Ash!" Misty cried in relief. "You're awake!"
"Well, it's good to see you're finally awake," the nurse said.
She went to the door and called to the head nurse. "Page Dr. Anderson.
Ash Ketchum, his patient in 1A, is awake."
"Ash is awake!" Mrs. Ketchum cried as she hurried into Ash's room,
followed by Brock, and crowded around Ash's bed.
"Hey, Mist. . ." Ash was trying to say, but it was difficult to
talk because of the oxygen mask.
"Take it easy, Ash," the nurse said. "Don't talk. Your doctor
will be here in a few minutes."
A few minutes later the doctor entered.
"Well, Ash, I'm glad you're finally awake," he said.
"You'll have to wait outside," the nurse said to Misty, Brock, and
Mrs.. Ketchum.
"Ash, we'll be back soon," Brock said. Ash nodded weakly. They
left.
"How do you feel, Ash?" the doctor asked. He removed the oxygen
mask so Ash could talk.
"Hurts. . .and I'm so weak," Ash said.
"We'll get you something for the pain," the doctor said. He spoke
to the nurse. She injected something into Ash's I. The doctor was
examining Ash. "Do you know where you are?"
"In a hospital. . .Cerulean City?" Ash asked.
"Yes," the doctor said. "Do you remember what happened?" Ash
thought a moment.
"I remember a man. . .he wanted Pikachu. .and he shot me," Ash
said. "I must have. . .been hurt pretty bad."
"You were," the doctor said. "You were unconscious for a week.
You're going to be all right now."
"That's good," Ash said. "Is my Pikachu ok?"
"Yes," the nurse said. "Your friends have your Pokemon."
"Ash, we're going to try something different," the doctor said.
"We're going to give you oxygen through a tube instead of the mask," he
explained as he worked. "You can talk to your mother and your friends
for a few minutes, then you have to rest."
"Ok. . .thanks," Ash said. The doctor left.
"Doctor, how is Ash?" Mrs. Ketchum asked anxiously.
""He's awake," the doctor said 4 "That's a good sign, but he's
got a long way to go until he's well."
"Will he be all right?" Misty asked.
"I think so, but we'll have to watch him pretty close for a
while," the doctor said. "Ash is very lucky just to be alive right now."
"We know he is," Brock said.
"You can see him for a few minutes ," the doctor said. "He's very
weak." Brock, Misty, and Mrs. Ketchum went back into Ash's room.
"Hey, Ash, how are you feeling?" Brock asked.
"Pretty weak. . .but I'll be ok," Ash said. He noticed Brock's
arm was in a sling. "Did that man. . .hurt you too?"
"I'm ok, Ash," Brock said. "It's just my shoulder. Misty and I
are ok."
"Is Pikachu ok?" Ash asked.
"Your Pokemon are at the gym," Misty said.
"Professor Oak has been calling every day to ask about you," Mrs.
Ketchum said. "He'll be glad to know you're awake."
"Tell him I'll be ok," Ash said.
"I think you'd better let ash rest now," the nurse said, seeing
how tired Ash looked.
"Ash, we'll see you later," Brock said. "Take it easy."
"Mom. . .stay awhile?" Ash asked.
"Sure, Ash, I'll stay," Mrs. Ketchum said.
"We'll see you later, Ash," Misty said as she and Brock left.
"Get some rest, Ash," Mrs. Ketchum said.
"Mom. . .be here when I wake up?" Ash asked, even as he drifted to
sleep.
"Of course, honey," Mrs. Ketchum replied as ash fell asleep.
END PART 12
TO BE CONTINUED