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Chapter Four: What happened?
After what seemed like an eternity, Michelle (still up against Ash) began to regret the trip. They have been trapped underneath the snow for almost an hour now and they were almost completely numb and were starting to run out of oxygen.
Breathing heavily due to lack of oxygen Michelle finally spoke after a lengthened silence. "It's all my fault."
Ash looked as her.
"If it wasn't for me being so focused on finding Mew we never would have climbed that Mountain, run into Team Rocket, and worst yet, we wouldn't be trapped under tons of snow waiting for either help or death. I shamed my Grandfather in the process of all this." Michelle paused. "And much worse I killed us both."
Ash grabbed a hold of her hand and squeezed it gently. "No, this wasn't your fault. You were just following what you believed in."
"Which was wrong. I WAS WRONG!" Small tears began to roll down her cheeks.
Ash held her even more close to him. "If you follow what you believe in, you can never be wrong."
Michelle looked up and gave a weak, yet affectionate, smile as Ash forced a smile back. They moved closer and closer until their faces were almost touching. Just before Ash and Michelle could say or do anything else a mysterious cloud of smoke filled the small area.
"What's going on?" Michelle asked, a little frightened.
"I don't know," Ash answered as he held Michelle tighter.
Suddenly a huge blast of light lit the area blinding the two kids causing them to slam their eyes shut. Eyes still closed the two could feel a cool breeze running through them.
Ash opened his eyes and looked around. "Quick, Michelle look!"
Michelle opened her eyes only to see they were out of the snow surrounded by a large pack of dog-like Pokemon.
"What are they?"
"Those are Houndour," Ash answered. "I wonder what they want?"
One of the large Houndour growled at the two and was just about ready to attack when a loud whistle stopped it.
"Dour," The Houndour looked up at their approaching master.
He was in dirty jeans, a black jacket with a white shirt with some sort of logo underneath, and a cowboy hat.
"Good, job Houndour." He walked up to the large pokemon and patted it on the head. "Good job." He looked at the two kids. "Are you kids alright?"
Ash, sitting in the snow with Michelle still in his arms, looked at him. "I think so."
The man helped them up on their wobbly feet. "What are your names?"
"My name is Ash and this is my friend Michelle."
"It's a darn good thing that my Houndour found you when they did." The man said as he knelt down next to them. "Who knows how long you would have lasted out here in the cold lying on the snow." He turned around and started walking away. He called over his shoulder, "Come with me. I'll warm you kids up."
Ash and Michelle followed this mysterious man, along with his Houndour pack, until they reached a quaint little cabin on the other side of the mountain. It looked like a peaceful little place that is used for relaxing. However, when they got inside they found out that this wasn't just a cabin. This was a miniature police headquarters. There were computers filled with data everywhere along with stacks and stacks of files spread out on the tables and desks.
"What is this place? And who are you?" Michelle asked as the man handed them two cups of hot chocolate.
"Sorry, I guess I forget to introduce myself. My name is Lex. I am a police detective. I was stationed here a few days ago. There was a robbery at a supply store in Blackthorn City and I am suppose to check it out and find out who did it." Lex took off his jacket and hung it on the door. "By the way. It's pretty unusual to find kids just lying out in the freezing snow. What were you two doing out there?"
Michelle sipped her chocolate before she answered him. "We were on a pokemon expedition."
Ash spoke up. "We are trying to find a Mew."
Lex smiled at the two. "Awe that sounds like a lot of fun." The man then turned serious. "You do know that they don't exist anymore."
"My grandfather saw one many years ago and I think it has got to be out there somewhere so I'm trying to find it."
"That's real cute little girl, but I'm afraid that you're just wasting your time." Lex walked over and poured them some more hot chocolate. "After you warm up I'll have one of my Houndour escort you back to where ever you came from."
Michelle didn't like what this guy was saying about Mew, but she decided to keep her comments to herself. After all, this guy did help them out.
After a third cup of hot chocolate the two finally decided to head back to the tower. Lex sent two of his biggest Houndour to escort them back. Having them nearby made Michelle very nervous. She wasn't use to being so close to a Dark type pokemon. When they finally got to the tower they noticed that there was no light coming from the windows. Michelle and Ash climbed up the stairs and just as Michelle reached for the doorknob the door swung open, a hand grabbed Michelle by the wrist, and pulled her in.
"What the?" Seeing this Ash raced up the stairs to see what was happening. When he got to the door it was quickly slammed in his face. Ash heard the lock get bolted into place. "Hey, what's going on?" Ash began to pound on the door.
It was pitch black inside the place. Michelle was worried until she saw a small light flicker on and she watched as a figure lit a candle. After a few more candles were lit she easily recognized Brock. He was lighting the candles, which lit the table that was in the middle of the room. The table was cleared off and was replaced by a delicious looking dinner. Michelle saw a small cooked ham in the center along with a plate full of potatoes covered in cheese, a bowl full of green vegetables, and a luscious looking cake for desert. Michelle peered around the room and didn't see any signs of Misty.
With Ash still banging on the front door trying to get in Brock pulled a small miniature radio from his pack, placed it on the table, and turn it on. As the soft violin music played, Brock walked over to Michelle and held her hand.
"How about a nice quiet dinner that is good enough for a Queen." Brock said is a very suave voice. "Which is how you look in my eyes, beautiful."
Even though she knew he must have put some effort into this she couldn't help but bust up laughing. Brock just stared at her with a questioning look. She could tell that wasn't the reaction he was expecting.
"Oh, I'm sorry Brock." Michelle said. She was having a hard time telling him that she didn't like him that way without hurting his feelings. "This is nice. Really it is. I just don't feel right about this."
"What do you mean?" Brock asked. His voice changed from suave to disappointed.
"I am very picky about the type of guy I date. You're . . . you're more like a big brother."
And with that Brock looked away from Michelle, walked passed her, opened the front door. When he opened the door, Ash fell flat on his face onto the floor at Brock's feet due to the fact that he was pushing up against the door. Ash sat up, rubbed his face with his hand and then he looked up at Brock.
"Brock what's going on?" Ash asked as he stood up.
Without answering Brock stepped around Ash, went out of the building and slammed the door behind him.
"What's his problem?" Ash asked. Then he noticed the romantic dinner. "Oh, okay nevermind I don't want to know."
Ash walked over to Michelle. "Where's Misty?" Ash looked around. "And Pikachu?"
They listened as they heard a faint knock coming from the office. They followed the sound and found that it was coming from the closet that was in the corner of the room. Michelle opened the door and inside was Misty along with Pikachu, Togepi, and all of their Pokeballs.
Misty stood up and Pikachu leaped into Ash's arms. "I tried to stop him. I tried to stop him," she kept repeating it until Ash put his hand over her mouth. He waited for a minute and then removed his hand. "What took you guys so long?"
"It's a long story." Michelle said.
The group didn't feel right about leaving all of the good food that Brock had made to go to waste so as Michelle and Ash informed Misty and Pikachu of what happened they sat around the table and ate the dinner. Brock did come back after a little while. He just needed to cool off a little steam and then he joined them. He didn't seem too aggravated about what had happened when Michelle got back as he did when it happened.
After the dinner was over and the story was told it was pretty late so they decided to go to bed. Michelle and Misty slept in the office as Brock and Ash (with Pikachu of course) slept in the main entrance room.
It was around 11:30pm when Ash was awakened by a presence walking pasted him. He glanced up in time to see Michelle step outside. Trying not to wake up Pikachu, Ash slipped out of his sleeping bag and followed out the door. Michelle was sitting in the snowy grass and stared up at the mountain. Even though they were a great distance away from the mountain it was still freezing cold for Ash so he stepped back in, grabbed a blanket from his bag and went out again.
Ash stepped up to Michelle. "What's the matter?" He sat down next to her.
"I was just thinking."
"About what?"
Michelle looked at Ash. "Do you remember how we got out of the snow?"
Ash scratched his head. "Sure, the Houndour dug us out."
Michelle continued to stare at him. "Are you sure?"
Ash looked at her puzzled. "I guess, why?"
Michelle looked away from him and back at the mountain. "I don't think so." Ash sat there in silence. "Think about it. Did you see any black paws lift the snow from above us? If they did dig us out how come they didn't look tired or even break a sweat? Where did that cloud of smog come from if we were completely sealed inside?" She looked at Ash again. "Think about it."
Ash tried to come up with plausible answers to her questions, but he couldn't.
"So what do you think got us out?" Ash asked.
"I don't think the Houndour were the ones that saved us." She looked up at the mountain. "I believe it was something else."
Michelle never told Ash who or what she thought saved them and Ash decided not to ask. He just moved closer to her and covered her with part of the blanket. They sat there for a while just staring at the sight of the moon hovering over the mountain and the stars shining in the sky above them. They sat there in silence and in wonder.
Chapter Four: What happened?
After what seemed like an eternity, Michelle (still up against Ash) began to regret the trip. They have been trapped underneath the snow for almost an hour now and they were almost completely numb and were starting to run out of oxygen.
Breathing heavily due to lack of oxygen Michelle finally spoke after a lengthened silence. "It's all my fault."
Ash looked as her.
"If it wasn't for me being so focused on finding Mew we never would have climbed that Mountain, run into Team Rocket, and worst yet, we wouldn't be trapped under tons of snow waiting for either help or death. I shamed my Grandfather in the process of all this." Michelle paused. "And much worse I killed us both."
Ash grabbed a hold of her hand and squeezed it gently. "No, this wasn't your fault. You were just following what you believed in."
"Which was wrong. I WAS WRONG!" Small tears began to roll down her cheeks.
Ash held her even more close to him. "If you follow what you believe in, you can never be wrong."
Michelle looked up and gave a weak, yet affectionate, smile as Ash forced a smile back. They moved closer and closer until their faces were almost touching. Just before Ash and Michelle could say or do anything else a mysterious cloud of smoke filled the small area.
"What's going on?" Michelle asked, a little frightened.
"I don't know," Ash answered as he held Michelle tighter.
Suddenly a huge blast of light lit the area blinding the two kids causing them to slam their eyes shut. Eyes still closed the two could feel a cool breeze running through them.
Ash opened his eyes and looked around. "Quick, Michelle look!"
Michelle opened her eyes only to see they were out of the snow surrounded by a large pack of dog-like Pokemon.
"What are they?"
"Those are Houndour," Ash answered. "I wonder what they want?"
One of the large Houndour growled at the two and was just about ready to attack when a loud whistle stopped it.
"Dour," The Houndour looked up at their approaching master.
He was in dirty jeans, a black jacket with a white shirt with some sort of logo underneath, and a cowboy hat.
"Good, job Houndour." He walked up to the large pokemon and patted it on the head. "Good job." He looked at the two kids. "Are you kids alright?"
Ash, sitting in the snow with Michelle still in his arms, looked at him. "I think so."
The man helped them up on their wobbly feet. "What are your names?"
"My name is Ash and this is my friend Michelle."
"It's a darn good thing that my Houndour found you when they did." The man said as he knelt down next to them. "Who knows how long you would have lasted out here in the cold lying on the snow." He turned around and started walking away. He called over his shoulder, "Come with me. I'll warm you kids up."
Ash and Michelle followed this mysterious man, along with his Houndour pack, until they reached a quaint little cabin on the other side of the mountain. It looked like a peaceful little place that is used for relaxing. However, when they got inside they found out that this wasn't just a cabin. This was a miniature police headquarters. There were computers filled with data everywhere along with stacks and stacks of files spread out on the tables and desks.
"What is this place? And who are you?" Michelle asked as the man handed them two cups of hot chocolate.
"Sorry, I guess I forget to introduce myself. My name is Lex. I am a police detective. I was stationed here a few days ago. There was a robbery at a supply store in Blackthorn City and I am suppose to check it out and find out who did it." Lex took off his jacket and hung it on the door. "By the way. It's pretty unusual to find kids just lying out in the freezing snow. What were you two doing out there?"
Michelle sipped her chocolate before she answered him. "We were on a pokemon expedition."
Ash spoke up. "We are trying to find a Mew."
Lex smiled at the two. "Awe that sounds like a lot of fun." The man then turned serious. "You do know that they don't exist anymore."
"My grandfather saw one many years ago and I think it has got to be out there somewhere so I'm trying to find it."
"That's real cute little girl, but I'm afraid that you're just wasting your time." Lex walked over and poured them some more hot chocolate. "After you warm up I'll have one of my Houndour escort you back to where ever you came from."
Michelle didn't like what this guy was saying about Mew, but she decided to keep her comments to herself. After all, this guy did help them out.
After a third cup of hot chocolate the two finally decided to head back to the tower. Lex sent two of his biggest Houndour to escort them back. Having them nearby made Michelle very nervous. She wasn't use to being so close to a Dark type pokemon. When they finally got to the tower they noticed that there was no light coming from the windows. Michelle and Ash climbed up the stairs and just as Michelle reached for the doorknob the door swung open, a hand grabbed Michelle by the wrist, and pulled her in.
"What the?" Seeing this Ash raced up the stairs to see what was happening. When he got to the door it was quickly slammed in his face. Ash heard the lock get bolted into place. "Hey, what's going on?" Ash began to pound on the door.
It was pitch black inside the place. Michelle was worried until she saw a small light flicker on and she watched as a figure lit a candle. After a few more candles were lit she easily recognized Brock. He was lighting the candles, which lit the table that was in the middle of the room. The table was cleared off and was replaced by a delicious looking dinner. Michelle saw a small cooked ham in the center along with a plate full of potatoes covered in cheese, a bowl full of green vegetables, and a luscious looking cake for desert. Michelle peered around the room and didn't see any signs of Misty.
With Ash still banging on the front door trying to get in Brock pulled a small miniature radio from his pack, placed it on the table, and turn it on. As the soft violin music played, Brock walked over to Michelle and held her hand.
"How about a nice quiet dinner that is good enough for a Queen." Brock said is a very suave voice. "Which is how you look in my eyes, beautiful."
Even though she knew he must have put some effort into this she couldn't help but bust up laughing. Brock just stared at her with a questioning look. She could tell that wasn't the reaction he was expecting.
"Oh, I'm sorry Brock." Michelle said. She was having a hard time telling him that she didn't like him that way without hurting his feelings. "This is nice. Really it is. I just don't feel right about this."
"What do you mean?" Brock asked. His voice changed from suave to disappointed.
"I am very picky about the type of guy I date. You're . . . you're more like a big brother."
And with that Brock looked away from Michelle, walked passed her, opened the front door. When he opened the door, Ash fell flat on his face onto the floor at Brock's feet due to the fact that he was pushing up against the door. Ash sat up, rubbed his face with his hand and then he looked up at Brock.
"Brock what's going on?" Ash asked as he stood up.
Without answering Brock stepped around Ash, went out of the building and slammed the door behind him.
"What's his problem?" Ash asked. Then he noticed the romantic dinner. "Oh, okay nevermind I don't want to know."
Ash walked over to Michelle. "Where's Misty?" Ash looked around. "And Pikachu?"
They listened as they heard a faint knock coming from the office. They followed the sound and found that it was coming from the closet that was in the corner of the room. Michelle opened the door and inside was Misty along with Pikachu, Togepi, and all of their Pokeballs.
Misty stood up and Pikachu leaped into Ash's arms. "I tried to stop him. I tried to stop him," she kept repeating it until Ash put his hand over her mouth. He waited for a minute and then removed his hand. "What took you guys so long?"
"It's a long story." Michelle said.
The group didn't feel right about leaving all of the good food that Brock had made to go to waste so as Michelle and Ash informed Misty and Pikachu of what happened they sat around the table and ate the dinner. Brock did come back after a little while. He just needed to cool off a little steam and then he joined them. He didn't seem too aggravated about what had happened when Michelle got back as he did when it happened.
After the dinner was over and the story was told it was pretty late so they decided to go to bed. Michelle and Misty slept in the office as Brock and Ash (with Pikachu of course) slept in the main entrance room.
It was around 11:30pm when Ash was awakened by a presence walking pasted him. He glanced up in time to see Michelle step outside. Trying not to wake up Pikachu, Ash slipped out of his sleeping bag and followed out the door. Michelle was sitting in the snowy grass and stared up at the mountain. Even though they were a great distance away from the mountain it was still freezing cold for Ash so he stepped back in, grabbed a blanket from his bag and went out again.
Ash stepped up to Michelle. "What's the matter?" He sat down next to her.
"I was just thinking."
"About what?"
Michelle looked at Ash. "Do you remember how we got out of the snow?"
Ash scratched his head. "Sure, the Houndour dug us out."
Michelle continued to stare at him. "Are you sure?"
Ash looked at her puzzled. "I guess, why?"
Michelle looked away from him and back at the mountain. "I don't think so." Ash sat there in silence. "Think about it. Did you see any black paws lift the snow from above us? If they did dig us out how come they didn't look tired or even break a sweat? Where did that cloud of smog come from if we were completely sealed inside?" She looked at Ash again. "Think about it."
Ash tried to come up with plausible answers to her questions, but he couldn't.
"So what do you think got us out?" Ash asked.
"I don't think the Houndour were the ones that saved us." She looked up at the mountain. "I believe it was something else."
Michelle never told Ash who or what she thought saved them and Ash decided not to ask. He just moved closer to her and covered her with part of the blanket. They sat there for a while just staring at the sight of the moon hovering over the mountain and the stars shining in the sky above them. They sat there in silence and in wonder.