Crimson Tears

Chapter Seventeen: Damsel in Distress?

Misty stood by a wall pinning Cassidy up against it slowly choking her to death.

"Help-me-" Cassidy coughed.

Misty tightened her grip on Cassidy's neck causing Cassidy to cough some more. Her face was turning blue. Ash spotted the locket hanging off Misty's neck. It was glowing red.

Ash double blinked, "Misty?"

Misty turned to face him, her eyes glowing red.

"Misty is no more," She hissed in a deep voice that didn't suit her. "I am in control now."

'Ash, the crimson teardrop must be controlling Misty. My guess is that Cassidy asked where the tear was and… wham,' Pikachu commented. "Maybe if you bring Misty to realize what she is doing she will stop.'

"Any other ideas?"

'Well, you could take the tear from her.'

Misty eyes burnt a deeper red glaring at the two. She dropped Cassidy to the floor and started walking towards them.

"Well, forget that!"

Cassidy leaned against the wall taking deep breaths. She spotted the heart-shaped locket.

In the heart of a girl… The locket is where the crimson teardrop was hidden!

Ash and Pikachu just narrowly avoided a white blast of energy that shot out of Misty's hand. It smashed into the door leaving a aperture behind.

"Oh my lord," Ash gawked, staring at the hole. "I thought the crimson tear doesn't give you powers…"

'It doesn't," Pikachu replied smoothly as they dodged Misty's angry attacks again.

"Misty! I think you have been keeping something from us," Ash hissed.

Another blast missed his face by centimeters, leaving Ash blinking and frozen with shock. He ducked when Misty hurled another beam.

"Then how did she get these powers!" Ash cried. "1-800-killermisty?"

"No!" Pikachu hissed as they rolled past a water beam. 'You didn't think that you were the only Chosen One, did you?'

'Well, yeah. Chosen One,' Ash snapped. "I thought there was one."

'No. There are two. Kind of thought it was Misty… guess it was,' Pikachu shrugged.

"You guess? YOU GUESS! She is about to turn us into swiss cheese and you only guess that she might have the powers of a Chosen One?!"

'Okay! She does! Happy?' Pikachu shouted as he ducked behind the bed with Ash.

"No! Cause I can't hurt her! Agh! Why do these things always happen to me!" Ash hissed. "And if Misty has that power, what about me?"

'I dunno, Ash. You have used your power every now and then…'

"But not like this!!"

'Well…'

"Pikachu!!"

The bed burst into flames. Ash stood up shielding Pikachu from view.

"Go away! We are having a argument!" Ash snapped as Misty walked slowly closer.

"The crimson tear does not have a quarrel with you, Chosen One. You may go unharmed. It is the yellow one that threatened us," Misty hissed severely.

Ash worked it through his mind quickly. If he could get Misty away from Pikachu, Pikachu might be able to get the tear. Ash bit his lip, his courage mounting.

"Well, good. I was hoping you could go after Pikachu. That way I could be free to smash you," Ash said casually. "Go ahead. But you might not want to turn away from me or… crunch."

Ash stomped his foot on the ground making Misty flinch.

She turned to him and lifted her hand gentling through the air. Ash wasn't prepared for this. He went sailing up into the air as some invisible hand held him by the neck. She flung him into a nearby wall. Ash hit it hard and slid the rest of the way to the floor. He coughed several times massaging his throat.

"Ow."

"You best not tease me, Ashton." Misty smiled.

Pikachu sat behind the remains of the bed watching Misty fight Ash.

'Uh… heh,' Pikachu sweat dropped. 'If Ash thinks I'm gonna be the one to take the tear from her, he is crazy.'

"Misty! Please I know you are in there somewhere!" Ash shouted dodging another detonation. "You should know this wrong! Come on, Misty!"

Misty didn't appear to hear him. She picked Ash up by his neck and held him a few feet from the ground.

"Gosh! When did you get... this strong?" Ash coughed banging on her wrist to try and make her drop him.

Misty smiled and tightened her grip.

"Itwouldbe... great... ifyouthrewmeintoawall... anytimenow! Ican'tbreathe!" Ash gasped gripping her arm tightly.

Misty kept her eyes firmly on his.

"You are going to die. I will make sure of that."

Ash cringed and shut his eyes tightly. His arms slipped to his side as everything began to fade out.

Pikachu leapt beside Misty. His back arched and his cheeks sparked up for a thunder bolt. Pikachu let loose the electricity into Misty… but it hit Ash too.

They both screamed and fell over. Misty landed on her side knocking the wind out of herself while Ash landed roughly on his butt.

Ash groaned and squinted over to Pikachu, "Did you have to shock me too?"

Misty sat up. She looked around confusingly, as her eyes fell upon Ash.

"What just happened?" She asked him.

Ash was just about to answer when Cassidy came up behind Misty. She yanked the necklace off her neck breaking the chain. Before anyone could stop her she pulled out the Crimson Tear.

"NO!" Ash screamed lunging at her.

He tripped over Misty in the process and fell flat on his face. Pikachu leapt up onto Cassidy's arm and bit her wrist. She cried in agony but managed to throw Pikachu into a nearby wall. Pikachu groaned and passed out for hitting it head first.

Cassidy rubbed the cut across her left wrist that looked similar to a dagger and smiled. She stuck out her other fist that held the Golden glove and placed the stone in the center nest. The glove let of a eerie blackish-blue glow.

Ash climbed to his feet and dove at her again but she teleported just in time. Ash fell to his knees staring in horror at the dead air in front of him.

"Oh no."

To Be Continued…

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