The Next Letter.

"Misty!" Ash shouted as he shot upright. He looked around wildly. He was lying on a pure white covered bed. His jacket and shirt were missing, replaced by a bandage across his shoulder. The bandage was now a dark crimson colour due to his arrow wound. Nurse Joy walked in with a stressed smile on her face.
"Good morning Ash, how are you feeling today?" she asked politely.
"Awful, what happened?" he mumbled.
"We found you lying outside the door in the rain with an arrow in your shoulder. This was attached to the arrow" she explained handing him a rolled up piece of paper. He took it and opened it. "No one has read it" she assured him. He glanced up at her and then read it.

We have your girlfriend and if you want to see her again then bring your Charizard to Blackhill forest in four days sharp.

Gyarados Guild

Ash fell off the bed in shock.
"Ash!" Nurse Joy shouted. His head appeared over the edge of the bed.
"I'm ok," Ash said standing up slowly," but I have to go."
"I'm sorry Ash, but you can't go, you're not well enough" she exclaimed.
"But I have to" he cried.
"Why?" she said folding her arms.
"I can't tell you why" she shrugged in return.
"Rules are Rules Ash and they clearly state that an unwell patient is not allowed to go without permission" he sat back down on the bed, while Joy went out of the room. Putting his head in his hands he started to cry openly. But it was short lived. With a face of determination he looked towards his clothes and walked towards them. Placing his hat over his short spiky hair he walked to the door. He waited for Chansey to waddle past. He opened the door quietly and walked out.
"Pikapi!" the small rodent shouted happily.
"Not so loud Pikachu, Nurse Joy doesn't know we're goin" Ash whispered. He nodded and followed his trainer. They made their way quickly along the corridor in the opposite direction to the reception, until they came to an emergency exit. Pikachu tapped Ash's leg and pointed to the centre of the door. Ash looked where he pointed. There was a padlock on a chain. He pulled the handles. It wouldn't open. He looked around. Slightly to his left was a decorating stand. Beside that was an open tool box. As he moved towards it, Ash saw a large hammer sticking out of the side. He picked it up, and felt the reassurance of it's weight. He moved back towards the window and a swung the hammer at it with force. It shattered under it. An alarm went off.
"Shit" Ash muttered as he hit the rest of the glass out with the hammer; which he then dropped and climbed out through the shattered window. "C'mon Pikachu hurry up" he whispered, as his Pokemon jumped out after him. He ran off into the dense woodland with Pikachu at his side.

Nurse ran alongside Chansey to the emergency door. She looked at the smashed window then the hammer lying on the ground. She turned to Chansey.
"Who would've done this?"

James sat down wearily against a tree, after a long night searching for Jesse despite the heavy rain. He closed his eyes and breathed slowly and quietly dozed off.

He was woken by something moving in his pocket. He opened his eyes and saw a Rattata running down the path with his last biscuit.
"Hey that's mine! Come back!" he yelled as it ran into a bush, "I wish Meowth was here" he then mumbled, as he stood up and walking yawning down the path. Then into his line of vision came a telephone booth. As he looked closer, he saw that Ash was inside making a call. James saw his chance.

Another Cliffhanger we know, but we like them + it makes stories more interesting. Anyways what is James up to? Will he steal Ash's Pokemon? Will Ash get Charizard? Find out in the next chapter. Please Review as always!