After 5 hours of searching, Brock and Misty headed to the nearest township of Cocha. Brock went to the Police station as Misty went to the Pokemon centre.
Misty slowly walked through the door.
"Can I help you?" asked a joyful nurse Joy. Misty looked up as if she'd just snapped out of a trance.
"I'm sorry, what did you say?" she asked. Nurse Joy's face changed to concern.
"Are you alright?" she added as she walked out from behind the counter.
"I just lost a dear friend of mine in the gorge" Misty forced out, fighting back tears with every word. Joy looked shocked.
"Have you been to Officer Jenny?" she panicked.
"My friend, Brock has just gone there, but I doubt they'll find anything" Misty slumped down on a seat. Pikachu popped up beside her while Charizard waited outside.
"Tell me what happened" Nurse Joy stated as she sat down beside Misty.
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"At what time did this happen?" Asked Officer Jenny as she took notes.
"Umm, around 2 midday" stated a rather depressed Brock. Not even the presence of Officer Jenny seemed to perk him up.
"All right, and the victims name?" she asked looking down at Brock.
"A-ash Ketchum" he stuttered.
"Alright then Brock, we'll send out a search party straight away" she stated.
"Thankyou Officer Jenny" finished Brock as he walked out of the station.
~*~
Misty had finished telling Nurse Joy just as Brock arrived at the Pokemon Centre. Charizard came inside with him.
"Well, Officer Jenny is out looking as we speak" he stated.
"What now?" asked Misty,
"Well, we'd better ring Mrs. Ketchum" slouched Brock as he wandered over to the phone. He tryed Mrs. Ketchum home number, but there was no answer. So they tryed Prof. Oaks. He answered.
"Hello?" he stated as the Vid-com came up.
"Umm, hello Prof. Oak" stated Brock.
"Oh, Hello Brock, Hello Misty.." he looked around the two, "And Where's Ash" Misty blinked and walked off; she knew she was going to cry, and she didn't want him to see that.
"What's the matter with Misty?" he asked.
"Well, there's been an accident.." started Brock.
"Accident, involving Ash!!" Prof. Oak panicked.
"I'll explain...." Brock explained everything to Prof. Oak.
"Oh dear, well, I'll get on to Mrs. Ketchum as soon as possible" stated Prof. Oak.
"Thanks Professor" added Brock,
"Take care!" Professor added as he hung up.
"Yeh, you to" Brock said as he hung up the hand set and walked back over towards Misty, "Well, all we can do now is wait, and hope" he stated as Nurse Joy walked out with a couple of hot cocoa's for them.
~*~*~
Ash awoke to the sound of voices all around him. He tryed to open his eyes but something was wrapped around them. His whole body was aching, as he lay there, immobile. His arms and chest were stinging the most.
"Oh look, He's awake" a voice came, "Now sit still and I'll un wrap those bandages. Ash nodded as someone helped him sit up. The bandages were slowly un ravelled and Ash's vision came back. He looked at the four people that were standing around him. There was a Doctor, a young woman, a little girl and a strange looking boy. Ash looked at the boy again and saw it was a mirror.
"Are you alright?" the doctor asked. Ash snapped out of it,
"Um, yeh, I'm ok" he stated.
"What's your name?" She asked.
"Umm.. My name..." he paused. He looked down for a moment thinking.
"Well?" the doctor asked again,
"Umm....I can't remember" Ash stated.
"I feared this," the doctor stated.
"Oh you poor boy" stated the woman, "Do you remember anything?"
"Umm.... all I can remember is falling from somewhere" he stated looking up at the woman.
"This could be a problem," stated the doctor, "We can't go round calling him 'Boy' "
"Mummy!" the little girl chirped up.
"Yes Mylie?" answered the mother.
"Call him Lancer, after our Lancer" she stated. Her mother's expression seemed to change to sadness when she stated that.
"Um, I don't think.." she was cut off,
"But he can't stay here!" Mylie stated, "He could come home with us and we could care for him and I'll have my brother back again!" Mylie looked about 3 years old. Big, bright blue eyes peeking through a mass of long, curly, ebony black hair. The mother looked back up at Ash.
"He even looks like Lance!" she chirped. The mother smiled,
"Well, " she started walking over towards Ash, "What do you think?"
"I wouldn't want to intrude!" Ash hesitated,
"I wouldn't mind, and since Mylie here found you, I think she'd love to have your company around". Mylie smiled up at Ash. Ash smiled back,
"Ok then" he stated.
"What do you think of Lancer for a temporary name?" she asked.
"Lancer, I like it!" Ash chirped, smiling his usual charming smile.
"His Pokedex and Pokeballs have been sent off to the local professor to see if she can fix them" interrupted the doctor.
"All right then Doctor, ready to go home Lance?" asked the mother.
"Yep, um, what should I call you?" Ash asked?
"Call me Julia," she stated as She helped Ash into a wheel chair.
"Ok" Ash answered as they went out the door and off to Ash's new home...
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Well, an interesting twist, Ash with Amnesia.... Will he ever get his memory back? We'll have to see....