Fiery Presence
By Perfect Soldier
Chapter 5:
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt attack! Charizard! Sacred fire! Venusaur! Solar Beam!" a boy around seventeen yelled. All the pokemon let out their deadly attacks on the Enemy Urasring, Donphan and Tyranitar. Heat, electricity and solar energy filled the upper chamber. The wild pokemon let out a painful cry. They fell to the ground and turned to flee.
Over the years, the boy's pokemon had grown fierce and powerful. As had the other pokemon's power risen off the charts, the yellow electric mouse was small but unleashed attacks beyond any normal level of power also. A glare was permanently fixed to each of their faces and their eyes had turned cold and ruthless
The teenager himself was a state. His face was dirty; it was clear he hadn't slept for days; his temper was short; and his attitude was selfish and arrogant. His eyes darted around the rocky atmosphere, eager for the next challenge. Pikachu sensed something near and his black tipped ears picked up the sound of footsteps. He grumbled to himself that yet more pokemon tried to challenge him knowing that he would win. However, when he saw the figure who approached them, his eyes softened to the happy brown eyes he originally had 3 years ago before he had changed, he thought for the better. Together with his trainer they had beaten everyone, even the Elite Four, except that one person who stood in his trainers' way. Richie was that that obstacle waiting to be torn down by his best friend Ash.
Ash's way of thinking had changed since Richie had last beaten him. His anger had driven him to his limit and his old ways of thinking were scratched from his memory. The anger boiling inside of him had even caused him to leave behind his best friends. He left behind everything he had built up over his five years of training. Then he appeared again two years later and crushed the Elite Four. Everyone said that he came out of nowhere. People wondered where he had come from and how he got to be so good. Ash had never revealed any of the questions he was asked. He only said one ting to the people, and that was for Richie to watch out for him, because he was going to beat him one day. Richie had also beaten the Elite Four after Ash and reigned as the champion because Ash had refused the title before. His rival Gary had tried to beat the Elite Four but lost. He had well trained; strong and loyal pokemon but he couldn't keep up with the standard of battle.
Ash's eyes turned in Pikachu. His eyes seemed different from usual and his ears were pricked up. Pikachu turned to face Ash and pointed at what he saw. Ash looked to see what Pikachu was showing him. Maybe it was another pokemon waiting to be defeated. But as his eyes trailed Pikachu's to where Pikachu was pointing and he saw what was making Pikachu act so differently.
Before him stood a small egg with three spikes on top of his head. His small arms waved around in the air and his small oval feet toddled towards him. His red and blue rings on his shell gave the egg a childish look about it but Ash stood there confused.
'Only adult pokemon could survive up here. How could a tiny baby Pokemon like that make it's way up here? Hey! Togepi don't even have nests here!' Ash thought. His cluelessness had faded but it was still within him in small quantities. The small egg ran towards Ash and hugged his foot with deep affection. 'What? Why isn't this pokemon afraid of me? This could only mean...no wait...that was three years ago! Nobody knows where I am! She wouldn't know!' Ash picked up the baby egg and held him in his arms. While he had been training in Mt. Silver, Ash had almost forgotten everything that had happened in the past. He wanted to forget. He wanted to rise above that and train his own way. Training by himself had brought him his success and he wanted it to stay like that. He didn't want company that would distract him.
As he held Togepi in his arms he suddenly remember that he had held this tiny pokemon once before. He was watching a girl and a boy dance together. The other boy, a gymleader, had thrust Togepi into his arms and grabbed the girl 's hand. She was standing beside him at that moment before she was taken into that boy's arms. He had felt the jealousy rise and almost boil within his blood. He had wanted to shout at that gymleader for behaving like that and to ask him before anyone else whether or not to touch his friend. But his fear snatched that ideal and buried it away from everything else making sure it wouldn't happen. It was true though and that night that he left, he felt his heart being torn in two. One half stayed with the girl he loved, but the other half stayed with him. His half told him that what he was doing was for the best; that he would rise up above all the trainers; and replace that missing half that was bruised and torn.
'Misty...' Her name filled Ash's mind. '...What's she doing up here?' he thought. Suddenly he heard his name shouted out from in front of him. He directed his vision from Togepi to where the gentle voice was coming from. There she stood. She hadn't changed a bit, apart from her growing taller and slimmer if that was possible. She had always been thin when he travelled with her. Her body had matured into a woman and her shorts had been switched for aquamarine knee length shorts. Her yellow tank top had switched to a pale blue one. Her red hair was still tied in its trademark place.
"Misty...what do you think you are doing? Don't you know its dangerous here!" he shouted at her. He regretted his words as soon as they had left his mouth. He wished he hadn't used such a rough, hurtful tone. Misty stood there shocked at what he said to her, not knowing how to answer him back.
'He doesn't want me here?' She took a few, short and quiet footsteps towards him. A long silence over came to two trainers. All that could be heard were the flickering of the chamber torches. Misty broke the silence after fighting back the tears of rejection building up in her eyes.
"Is that all you have to say to me? To go away? Ash...I came to look for you! And then you tell me to leave!?"
"You came to look for me? Then why not when I left? Why now after three years!?" Ash's words came out harshly. Misty jumped from his answer.
"Cause I didn't know where you had gone. If I knew, I would have done everything to stop you going!" Misty couldn't hold back her tears anymore. They fell and so did she to the floor. There on the cold stone floor she wept.
Pikachu stood there watching the scene. He walked silently over to his friend and climbed up on her shoulder. Misty returned his kindness with a hug. His yellow fur felt soft through the material of her tank top.
Ash stood there baffled. He had never seen her so upset before. 'And this is all because of me...'
By Perfect Soldier
Chapter 5:
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt attack! Charizard! Sacred fire! Venusaur! Solar Beam!" a boy around seventeen yelled. All the pokemon let out their deadly attacks on the Enemy Urasring, Donphan and Tyranitar. Heat, electricity and solar energy filled the upper chamber. The wild pokemon let out a painful cry. They fell to the ground and turned to flee.
Over the years, the boy's pokemon had grown fierce and powerful. As had the other pokemon's power risen off the charts, the yellow electric mouse was small but unleashed attacks beyond any normal level of power also. A glare was permanently fixed to each of their faces and their eyes had turned cold and ruthless
The teenager himself was a state. His face was dirty; it was clear he hadn't slept for days; his temper was short; and his attitude was selfish and arrogant. His eyes darted around the rocky atmosphere, eager for the next challenge. Pikachu sensed something near and his black tipped ears picked up the sound of footsteps. He grumbled to himself that yet more pokemon tried to challenge him knowing that he would win. However, when he saw the figure who approached them, his eyes softened to the happy brown eyes he originally had 3 years ago before he had changed, he thought for the better. Together with his trainer they had beaten everyone, even the Elite Four, except that one person who stood in his trainers' way. Richie was that that obstacle waiting to be torn down by his best friend Ash.
Ash's way of thinking had changed since Richie had last beaten him. His anger had driven him to his limit and his old ways of thinking were scratched from his memory. The anger boiling inside of him had even caused him to leave behind his best friends. He left behind everything he had built up over his five years of training. Then he appeared again two years later and crushed the Elite Four. Everyone said that he came out of nowhere. People wondered where he had come from and how he got to be so good. Ash had never revealed any of the questions he was asked. He only said one ting to the people, and that was for Richie to watch out for him, because he was going to beat him one day. Richie had also beaten the Elite Four after Ash and reigned as the champion because Ash had refused the title before. His rival Gary had tried to beat the Elite Four but lost. He had well trained; strong and loyal pokemon but he couldn't keep up with the standard of battle.
Ash's eyes turned in Pikachu. His eyes seemed different from usual and his ears were pricked up. Pikachu turned to face Ash and pointed at what he saw. Ash looked to see what Pikachu was showing him. Maybe it was another pokemon waiting to be defeated. But as his eyes trailed Pikachu's to where Pikachu was pointing and he saw what was making Pikachu act so differently.
Before him stood a small egg with three spikes on top of his head. His small arms waved around in the air and his small oval feet toddled towards him. His red and blue rings on his shell gave the egg a childish look about it but Ash stood there confused.
'Only adult pokemon could survive up here. How could a tiny baby Pokemon like that make it's way up here? Hey! Togepi don't even have nests here!' Ash thought. His cluelessness had faded but it was still within him in small quantities. The small egg ran towards Ash and hugged his foot with deep affection. 'What? Why isn't this pokemon afraid of me? This could only mean...no wait...that was three years ago! Nobody knows where I am! She wouldn't know!' Ash picked up the baby egg and held him in his arms. While he had been training in Mt. Silver, Ash had almost forgotten everything that had happened in the past. He wanted to forget. He wanted to rise above that and train his own way. Training by himself had brought him his success and he wanted it to stay like that. He didn't want company that would distract him.
As he held Togepi in his arms he suddenly remember that he had held this tiny pokemon once before. He was watching a girl and a boy dance together. The other boy, a gymleader, had thrust Togepi into his arms and grabbed the girl 's hand. She was standing beside him at that moment before she was taken into that boy's arms. He had felt the jealousy rise and almost boil within his blood. He had wanted to shout at that gymleader for behaving like that and to ask him before anyone else whether or not to touch his friend. But his fear snatched that ideal and buried it away from everything else making sure it wouldn't happen. It was true though and that night that he left, he felt his heart being torn in two. One half stayed with the girl he loved, but the other half stayed with him. His half told him that what he was doing was for the best; that he would rise up above all the trainers; and replace that missing half that was bruised and torn.
'Misty...' Her name filled Ash's mind. '...What's she doing up here?' he thought. Suddenly he heard his name shouted out from in front of him. He directed his vision from Togepi to where the gentle voice was coming from. There she stood. She hadn't changed a bit, apart from her growing taller and slimmer if that was possible. She had always been thin when he travelled with her. Her body had matured into a woman and her shorts had been switched for aquamarine knee length shorts. Her yellow tank top had switched to a pale blue one. Her red hair was still tied in its trademark place.
"Misty...what do you think you are doing? Don't you know its dangerous here!" he shouted at her. He regretted his words as soon as they had left his mouth. He wished he hadn't used such a rough, hurtful tone. Misty stood there shocked at what he said to her, not knowing how to answer him back.
'He doesn't want me here?' She took a few, short and quiet footsteps towards him. A long silence over came to two trainers. All that could be heard were the flickering of the chamber torches. Misty broke the silence after fighting back the tears of rejection building up in her eyes.
"Is that all you have to say to me? To go away? Ash...I came to look for you! And then you tell me to leave!?"
"You came to look for me? Then why not when I left? Why now after three years!?" Ash's words came out harshly. Misty jumped from his answer.
"Cause I didn't know where you had gone. If I knew, I would have done everything to stop you going!" Misty couldn't hold back her tears anymore. They fell and so did she to the floor. There on the cold stone floor she wept.
Pikachu stood there watching the scene. He walked silently over to his friend and climbed up on her shoulder. Misty returned his kindness with a hug. His yellow fur felt soft through the material of her tank top.
Ash stood there baffled. He had never seen her so upset before. 'And this is all because of me...'