PDM: Okay, I think I've stopped crying, and the two
Men in Black have left, so what
happened last chapter...
Jessie and James rescued Ash & co., and then they
rushed to save Misty. But they were too late, and Misty was injected with the
deadly poison. Now she lies unconscious in a bed at the hospital while everyone
else is waiting and praying in the waiting room.
M: I actually think this is getting pretty good.
If we can stay away from any more copyright infringements...
PDM: *gulps*
M: Then this should turn out to be a great
story!
PDM: So let's let the nice people read on to see what
happens next!
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During the night, Brock went and called Misty's sisters and Officer Jenny to tell them what had happened. Misty's sisters were down there in a matter of seconds, never mind that it was the middle of the night and their hair looked horrible. Officer Jenny said she would send a team down to where the Rocket HQ was and see if they could find anything. Then most of us went to sleep, being quite tired, but Ash just stayed up, staring at the emergency room door where doctors were working desperately to save Misty's life.
In the morning, Dr. Poke came to see us. "We've given her almost every kind of antivenin there is, and they've had only a minimal effect. The rest is really up to her. She's slipped into a coma, and if she comes out of it, it means her body has destroyed the poison. But if she doesn't come out within 24 hours..." Then he left to go back to the room and see what else he could do to help his partner.
So we had to wait for most of the day, interrupted by nurses bringing food for us, and so on. Brock must have really been worried, because he didn't even try to hit on any of them. We also got a call from Officer Jenny saying that her team, upon arrival to the Rocket base, had found it completely stripped and deserted. They had all run off, and taken everything with them.
As the sun began to set, Brock, Duplica, Suzie, and I all tried to persuade Ash to go to sleep. Finally, it was Suzie saying "If she survives, we won't want you to take her place because of sleep deprivation," and our continued assurances that if there was any news, we'd wake him up right away that got him to go to sleep. Then we all went to sleep ourselves, knowing that if Misty wasn't awake by tomorrow morning, she never would be.
Late at night, Ash woke up. He wasn't sure what had made him wake up. He decided to go see Misty. So, stepping very quietly so as to not wake anyone up, he made his way to Misty's room. Stepping around the slumbering nurse in front of the door, he went into the room and shut the door quietly. He went and sat by Misty's bed and looked at her for a moment. She looked so peaceful, lying there. Ash started crying, thinking of what life would be like without her. He eventually cried himself to sleep, sitting on a chair next to the bed.
He opened his eyes again to find himself floating in a wide expanse of bright nothingness. There seemed to be millions of little zeroes and ones in the far distance. Then he turned to see a boy wearing goggles over a large head of brown hair floating there with a giant creature that looked like an part-robot orange dinosaur floating next to him.
"Huh? Where am I?"
"You are in digital limbo," the boy replied.
"What's that?"
"A place where special feelings take shape."
"And who are you?"
"I am the bearer of Courage. I have been called to help you. You demonstrated great courage many times quite recently, relating to a girl. I believe her name was Misty?"
"Um, yeah." Ash said, blushing slightly.
"And do you know truly deep inside just why you have done all that you did?"
"Um...yes, I do. I do! I love Misty with all my heart and soul, always!"
The boy smiled. "Good. You just showed great courage by saying that." A strange necklace he was wearing started to glow with an orange light. The light got brighter and brighter, and Ash felt himself falling.
"Farewell," the boy's voice echoed. "Remember what you have said here, and awaken!"
Meanwhile, in her slumber, Misty had been dreaming endlessly. Dreams of many things. Disjointed and broken images. Most of them, however, were of Ash. Suddenly, her dreams disappeared, and she found herself floating in the same place Ash had been, although she didn't know that. Then she turned to see a red-haired girl floating there with a giant creature that looked like a man with an eagle's head floating next to her.
"Who are you?" Misty asked.
"The bearer of Love. The reason I have been called to you- Do you know what is happening in the real world now?"
"No."
"You are lying in a coma on a hospital bed. If you do not awaken by the morning, you will not ever wake up."
"B-but how do I wake up?"
"That is what I am here for. You show great love for many people, and one person in particular. Ash, I believe, was his name?"
Misty blushed. "Yes."
"Your love for him shines strongly. His love for you shines just as strongly."
"What? He really does love me, too?"
"Yes. Now the question is, can you return that love wholeheartedly?"
"Yes, of course! I love Ash, forever!"
The girl smiled as an odd necklace she was wearing began to glow with a bright red light. The light got brighter and brighter, and Misty felt herself falling.
"Farewell," the girl's voice echoed. "Remember what you have said here, and awaken now!"
Back in the hospital room, Misty and Ash both awakened at the exact same moment.
"Huh?" they both said simultaneously.
Each hearing the other's voice, they turned to see the other.
"Ash!"
"Misty! You're all right! Thank goodness!"
"Ash, how long was I out?"
"About a day and a half."
"Were... were you watching over me all this time?"
"Um... yeah."
Misty blushed slightly. "It's nice that you care about me so much."
A voice echoed in Ash's ear. "Have courage, Ash."
"Misty... Please listen to what I have to say."
"Sure."
"I don't just care about you...I love you, Misty, with all my heart!"
Misty felt joy and love beginning to sing in her heart. "Ash, I love you, too!"
"Really?"
"Forever and always."
"Oh, Misty, I'm so glad! I don't know what I'd have done without you!"
"Me neither."
Ash moved over to sit on the bed.
"So, now what should we do, Ash?"
"Hmmm... I have an idea."
He then leaned over and kissed Misty on the lips. Misty's eyes opened wide for a second before she relaxed into the kiss.
About a minute later, they broke for air. "Wow... um, I better go tell the doctors you woke up, and then everyone will want to know that you're all right." Ash said.
"Hurry back, Ash."
Ash kissed her again briefly, and then opened the door and headed for the doctors' office. After he told them, they rushed off to Misty's room while he went to the waiting room. There, he woke up everyone, including Jessie, James, and Meowth.
"What is it?" I asked.
"What's going on?" Duplica said.
"I was having a great dream..." Brock said. We all looked strangely at him. "Oh, not that kind of dream!" he said, sweatdropping.
"Anyway, guys, I have great news! Misty woke up, and she's all right!"
We all cheered. "Can we go see her?" Duplica asked.
"I think so. And besides, we have something else to tell you."
So we got up and headed for Misty's room. I already had some suspicion of just what that "something else" was, though...
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PDM: All right! Almost finished!
M: Uh, one question. Just who were those two
guys?
PDM: Um... uh... well... Think about my name. What's
the second thing I love?
M: Umm... PokeDigiManiac... Oh, no!
PDM: Yep. You have to admit it made a great plotline!
