Disclaimer: I'm not even gonna fool around with this. If I owned Pokemon do you honestly think I'd be writing fanfiction? Come on, really?
C. Cowboy: OK back to the story. It's looking kind bad, isn't it? Ash is apparently dead, Mewtwo and this mysterious "Dark Master are up to no good, And, well, it's pretty much worse possible situation. What's gonna happen next? Keep reading!
By the way, I know this is the title for the big Superman storyline from a few years ago, but it fit the situation.
CHAPTER 5: "FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND"
A week has past since Ash fell off the cliff. Brock had called Mrs. Ketchum and told her what happened. She caught a flight to Garnet and was there the next morning. The Coastguard combed the coast in search of Ash's body, but they never found anything. After the two days Mrs. Ketchum went back to Pallet, Brock suggested that Misty and Pikachu should go with her. They relunctently agreed. They remained hopeful that they would find Ash somewhere and he would be safe and sound, but after a week without anything, that hope was beginning to fade.
Misty woke up and slowly got to her feet. She looked around, but didn't know her surroundings "H…Hello? Is anyone there?" There was no reply she began to walk when a figure appeared before her, it was Mrs. Ketchum. She looked hatefully at Misty. "It's your fault. It's all your fault. You took away my baby!" Misty stepped back away from her, "N…No! I'd never do anything to hurt Ash!" then Brock stepped up "If that's true then why did you always put him down, when he needed your support?" Brock snapped at her, "You killed him." Then her sisters stepped from behind Brock and Mrs. Ketchum, "Like, no wonder you can't keep get a boyfriend, if you kill the only one you liked." She turned and started to run from them. She ran until she couldn't see them anymore. She bent over, put her hands on her knees, and tried to catch her breath. "Hey, twerp," came a voice from behind her. Misty looked up to see Team Rocket, "We wanted to thank you."
"Thank me," Misty said puzzled "…For what?" "For making our job a lot easier." Team Rocket responded, "Yeah, since you offed the brat, we'll get that Pikachu without any problems, whatsoever!" Tears in her eyes, Misty started to run again, but ran directly into Gary, "Well look who it is! The little murderer!" Gary said pointing at Misty, "Ya know what? I've been wrong all these years. Ashy Boy was never a loser! It just that you always made him look like one!" She began to crawl backward, "No… It's not true!" Misty said through her tears. Then Pikachu walk up to her, "Pika Pikachu!" (You killed him!) Pikachu exclaimed as everyone gathered around Misty, "Pi, Pika Pi! PI PIKA PIKACHU!" (You took him from me, GIVE HIM BACK!) Pikachu started to power up for a thunder shock when a voice stopped him, "Pikachu STOP!" Pikachu looked back and then looked hatefully at Misty before walking off along with everyone else. "What happen? Who's there?" Misty asked the only one still there. He was around the same height as Misty, but the Shadows kept him hidden. Misty stood up and looked at the stranger, "Who are you?" Misty asked the boy. He just laughed and walked out of the shadows. "Don't you recognize me, Mist?" he said walking out to uncover his face: It was Ash. Misty let her tears flow freely "ASH, YOUR ALIVE! YOUR ALIVE!" She yelled as she ran into his waiting arms. "Oh Ash, I…I thought I'd never I'd see you again. I…I…" Ash just rubbed her face and wiped a tear away with his thumb. "Mist, I just wanted to thank you, and to let you know that I forgive you." Misty pulled away "for…for what?" Ash smiled at her and said "for showing me that you can't depend on anyone, because everyone will eventually let you down." He continued, breaking her heart with every word, "Like when I left Amanda's house, if you hadn't of argued with me I wouldn't have gone to that cliff. Even if you did argue, you could have at least stop me before I left and apologized for what you said and hurting my feelings." After that, two angels appeared behind him, "Well, Misty looks like it time for me to go." Ash turned and started to walk toward the angels. "No Ash, please, don't go, please, don't leave me!" Misty yelled as she ran behind Ash, "I so sorry! Please forgive me! I never ment a word I said! Please don't leave me!" Ash turned and gave Misty a hateful look "Should've thought of that before. You're just a little bit late. Goodbye, Mist." Misty collapsed and cried her heart out as Brock and Pikachu walked up beside her "Well, their goes you best friend, and it's all your fault." Brock said coldly. Misty just watch Ash disappear in the distance, "No Ash… I'm Sorry, NO, NO, NOOOO!!!!!!!"
Misty jumped up in her bed in a cold sweat. She looked around to find herself back in Mrs. Ketchum's Guest Room with Togapi asleep in the makeshift crib beside her bed. She looked around again, "Pikachu, where are you?" She didn't need to ask. She knew exactly where he was. She Got out of bed and adjusted her new favorite nightshirt: one of Ash's old T-shirts. She looked at her clock. "2:30 AM, yet another sleepless night." She walked out into the hallway. She turned the corner, being careful not to wake Mrs. Ketchum, and tiptoed toward Ash's room. She slowly opened the door and could hear a faint pikapi from inside the room. She tiptoed in and saw the little yellow electric mouse curled up into a ball on Ash's pillow. "Poor thing." she said petting his head, "You miss him just as much as I do." She then slid the pillow over and grabbed another one from his closet. She placed the Pillow at the top of the bed, pulled back the sheet, lie down next to the Pokemon, and slowly fell asleep.
The next day Prof. Oak had asked Mrs. Ketchum and Misty to come to his lab. There he gave them the bad news. "I'm sorry but I just got the news this morning. They're call off the search." He said letting his head drop, "Ash was declared dead this morning. I'm so sorry." Both Misty and Mrs. Ketchum looked like they would pass out, when Gary Oak walked in "Well, if it isn't Ashy Boy's little girlfriend, so where's the loser?" Misty snapped she dropped Togapi into Mrs. Ketchum's arms and grabbed Gary, Picked him up off the ground, and slammed him against the wall." Prof. Oak touched her arm "Misty calm down! He doesn't know!" Misty released him and walked back to Mrs. Ketchum. Gary Looked at his grandfather, "Know what?"
Two days later Ash's funeral took place. The funeral parlor had standing room only, and that was running out. All the Gym Leaders Ash faced came, and most people he met along the way: Duplica and her Ditto, Richie and his Pikachu, Happy, Tracy, Todd, The Samurai, Jessibell and James' parents, and a small army of Nurse Joy's and Officer Jenny's. Brock and Amanda were there alongside Mrs. Ketchum and Misty. Gary came too, and to Misty's surprise, he was just as upset as she was. Even Team Rocket showed up, but in very pitiful costumes. The service was the most beautiful any of the people there had ever seen. It was a service worthy of a true hero.
Meanwhile, in a dark damp cave an injured boy began to come to. "W…What happened? Where am I? P…Pikachu?" He said, pulling himself to a setting position. He jumped when he saw what looked like a cross between a bird and a seal staring him in the face.
"L…L…LUGIA?" The giant Pokemon just stared, and then spoke to the boy's mind.
Welcome back to the land of the living, Master.
To be continued…
C. Cowboy: well, another chapter done! What did ya think? Ash is alive even though he's "feared dead". The pieces are starting to fall into place, so just set back and enjoy the ride!