T.O.D.2: The Hand Of Fate Chapter 16: Somewhere In My Broken Heart, a pokémon fanfic

C. Cowboy: All right, all you people, I don't recall saying Pikachu stopped breathing, did I? Don't give up hope just yet! Some more sad stuff is about to take place. All I can tell you is, trust me; I know what I am doing. I think I'll keep my A*Mon Jokes to myself until the sad stuff passes. Anyway this chapter has an old Billy Dean song in it. Enjoy and REVIEW!!! BTW Misty Wildflower, me ignoring your comments was no sign of anything, I just don't usually respond to lame-brained comments. Just playin' don't you get mad at me, too!

CHAPTER 16: SOMEWHERE IN MY BROKEN HEART

"C-come on, Pikachu! S-s-stop playing around! Y-you can't go like this! Please wake up. Come on wake up, Pikachu, pikachu, PPPIIIKKKAAACCCHHHUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ash yelled as he held Pikachu tight to his chest. Lance ran up to him, "He's still alive… barely! We might still have a chance to save him!!" Lance then ran over to his Dragonite and sprayed a super potion on it. Dragonite got back to his feet and looked at his master, "Dragonite, take Master Ash and his Pikachu to the Pokemon Center, NOW!!" Dragonite then walked over the fear stricken Ash; Lance put a hand on Ash's shoulder, "Hold on to him tight." Dragonite then picked up Ash and flew at top speed to the pokemon center.

Less then fifteen Minutes later, Misty, Melody, Gary, and Lance finally made it to the Pokemon center. There they found Ash setting in the lobby with his face in his hands. "Ash? How is he?" Misty asked softly afraid of his answer. All he did was look up at her, his eyes were red and puffy from crying, "I-I don't k-know…" Misty set down beside him and laid her head on his shoulder. Lance walked up to him, "Don't worry, son, this is the best Pokemon center in Kento. Your Pikachu has the best of care." All Ash did was put his face back into his hands. The three set there for hours until Nurse Joy walked out of the E.R. Ash jumped to his feet, "Nurse Joy!!! Is Pikachu alright?" Nurse Joy walked up to him and place a hand on his shoulder, "Master Ash, He is now stabilized. But his left electric pouch was destroyed and we were only able to save a fourth of his right. Pikachus live off the electricity produced from their pouches just like Charizards and their tail flame. Pikachu is going to have to have a transplant; he can't live with just that fourth. There's a doctor in Shamouti who specializes on electric type Pokemon. He has done that procedure several times before. If anyone can save your Pikachu it's him. But it is really risky, theirs a chance he still will not make it." Ash looked up at her, "C-Can I… s-see him?" Nurse Joy nodded as Misty got up to follow, "I'm sorry, but there's not enough room for more then one person at a time." Misty nodded and watched Ash disappear into the back room.

Ash heart dropped when he saw what was in the ICU room. Pikachu lay in a glass cylinder with several wires attached to it. Inside, electricity ran up and down the tube and charging the unconscious Pokemon. Pikachu's cheeks were bandaged and his eyes were closed. He looked like he was merely sleeping. "Hang on, buddy, just…hang on." Ash said softly as he set down in a seat beside the machine. Then Ash closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes he was still in the room, but it was bigger. Pikachu was still in his tube, but beside him laid Ash's injured mother in a hospital bed and beside her was another bed with a body in it with the sheet pulled over the form's face. Ash walked over and looked at his mother sleeping soundly, "You could have stopped all this." Ash spun around to see Fate glaring at him, "YOU! YOU DID THIS!!" Ash yelled but Fate just laughed, "No you did, if you just joined Team Rocket, no body would have been hurt." Ash trembled with anger, "Oh what are you going to do? What are you still fighting for, your paralyzed mom, your dieing Pikachu, or…" Fate then walked over the covered body and pulled back the sheet to reveal Misty laying there, dead, "Your precious Misty?" Ash anger took control and he swung a fist at Fate but he caught Ash's fist and squeezed his fist in his hand. Ash cried out in pain and dropped to his knees, "Who…who are… you?" Fate just laughed and pulled off the mask to reveal, Ash himself. Ash eyes went wide as he stared at himself, the other Ash smiled evilly, "We are the same…"

Ash jumped awake, and looked around to see he was back in Pikachu's ICU room. Ash set back down in the seat and rubbed his forehead, "It's… all… my fault…" Ash then got up and walked over to Pikachu's tube, "I'm so… sorry…" he then walked back to the waiting room. They all stood up and looked sympathetically at Ash, But Ash didn't even look at anything but the floor. He walked over and set down in a chair with out even looking up. Misty was about to try to comfort him when Crystal and Prof. Ivy walked into the waiting room. "OH ASHWY, I'M SOOOO SORRY!!" Misty already stressed jumped at Crystal and began to strangle her, "LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!" Ash looked up at them with tears in his eyes. He watched them for a second before he got to his feet, and walked outside. Misty and Crystal didn't even notice he left as they continued their brawl. Melody, who was watching the whole thing, couldn't watch anymore. She got out of her chair and walked over to Misty and slapped her across the face, "YOU SPOILED BRAT!!!" Misty grabbed her cheek and stared at Melody in shock along with everybody else in the room. Melody stared for a second longer before she continued, "Your boyfriend's life is going to hell and he needs you now more then ever, but what do you do? YOU GET JEALOUS OVER A GIRL HE ISN'T EVEN INTERESTED IN!!" Misty dropped her head in shame but Melody refused to let up, "If he was flirting with her as much as she flirted with him, yeah, I would go on the offensive too, but he's not! You're acting like a spoiled little girl afraid somebody's gonna steal your favorite toy!" A tear slid down Misty's face, "J-just… like my… sisters…" Misty stood there a second longer then made a dash for the door Ash had left through.

"ASH!!!" Misty yelled through the rain trying to see where Ash had gone. Then she saw him setting on a bench in the now all to familiar pose, hunched over with his face in his hands. Ash saw Misty and stood up to meet her. Misty tried to hug him but Ash caught her and held her out in front of him, "Misty, we need to talk." Ash said coldly, Ash then turned his back on her and pulled his cap down over his eyes, "Misty, I think maybe we should start… seeing other people." Misty's heart stopped, "A-Ash, Y-You can't mean that!" Ash dropped his head, "I'm afraid I do, Misty. I've never lied to you before, and I have no reason to start now. The truth is… I don't… love you anymore… I don't know if I ever really did… and I think it would be best if… we never see each other again…" Misty felt her heart shatter into hundreds of pieces, "C-Come on… Ash, this isn't funny…" Misty said hoping this was just some kind of joke and Ash would spin around and give her that lopsided smile and say, 'COME ON MIST, I'M JUST PLAYING!' but it never came. "I'm sorry Mist, but it's… over. G-Goodbye…" Misty couldn't stand to hear anymore she back stepped and then turned into a full-blown run. Between the rain and her own tears she couldn't see where she was going, and she didn't really care. All she could think about was what Ash had just said to her.

You made up you mind; it was time it was over,

After we have come so far,

I think there's enough pieces of forgiveness,