Chapter 7: The Next Morning
In the morning, Ash awoke in Misty's arms and was the first one to wake. He looked around and noticed that Brock and Tracey were both still sleeping deeply and that Marill was still out of her Pokeball, sleeping curled up at Tracey's side. Then he noticed Misty sleeping next to him and remembered that she had comforted him last night when he had that horrible nightmare and that, thanks to Misty's beautiful angelic humming, he had fallen asleep in her arms. He smiled then and took Misty in his arms and eased her head against his chest. Just then he felt something move beside him as Pikachu woke up.
"Pika pikachu pi, Pikapi. Pi pika pika ka pi pikachu? Pi pichu pika pika ka pikachu." (Good morning, Ash. Are you feeling any better? I heard you tossing and moaning in your sleep last night.) Pikachu said as he carefully jumped up on to Ash's shoulder.
Ash reached up and patted his loyal Pokemon on the head with a smile. "Good morning to you too, partner. Yes, I do feel much better now. Misty woke me up last night and helped me calm down and get back to sleep. I just had a bad dream is all."
"Pi? Pika pikachu ka pi chu ka, Pikapi? Pi pikachu?" (What? What were you dreaming about, Ash? Can you tell me?) Pikachu suddenly became very concerned for his friend and trainer.
"Well, Pikachu. Do you remember that time when you and I were riding Lugia back when we were in the Orange Islands and we went into the ocean when he was hurt and I came close to dying?" Ash began.
"Pika. Pi chu ka pi pika pikachu." (Yes. I don't even like to think about that.)
"Neither do I, but for some reason it all came back to me in full force last night. It was like I was living it all over again. The only thing that told me it wasn't real was when Misty woke me up." Ash said to his best Pokemon friend.
"Pi pikachu ka pi chupi pika." (No wonder you were moaning.)
Just then Ash and Pikachu heard a faint groan as Tracey awoke and sat up being very careful not to spill Marill again.
"Good morning, Marill." Tracey yawned sleepily. Marill had woken up a few minutes earlier and Tracey was extremely confused when she didn't answer him. "Morning, Ash. You been awake long?"
"Morning, Tracey. No, I just woke up myself. Had kind of a rough night last night." Ash replied.
"Say, Ash. Do you know what's wrong with Marill? It seems as if she's a little upset with me for some reason." Tracey hoped that Ash would know what he had somehow managed to miss.
"Well, you did scare her pretty bad yesterday."
"Pika pika, Pipichupipika! Pi ka pikachu chu pika pi pika chu ka pi pichu pi pika pikachu." (You sure did, Tracey! It took me over an hour to convince her that everything was okay so that she'd calm down.) Pikachu scolded Tracey for being so careless.
Tracey just sat there confused for a few minutes, replaying in his mind all of the previous day's events and trying to figure out what he had done to scare his Marill. Then suddenly it all came flooding back to him and he knew that the airport fiasco was why his Pokemon was so distressed. He picked Marill up, sat her on his lap and kissed her on the head.
"I'm sorry I scared you, Marill. It was stupid of me to do what I did but it was an honest miscalculation but if it'll make you feel better, I promise that I won't do that again." Tracey whispered.
"Marill mar mar marill mar marill." (Unless you're positive that the plane is on time.) Marill squeaked and nuzzled up to her trainer.
Tracey just hugged her and smiled. Then he turned back to talk to Ash while he held Marill in his arms. "Ash?"
"What's up, Trace? Marill okay?" Ash asked.
"Yeah. She's fine. You said that you had a rough night last night. Do you mind if I ask why? You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to." Tracey brought the subject up carefully.
"It's fine, Tracey." Ash sighed. "I just had a nightmare about that time in the Orange Islands that resulted in me almost dying back then and leading to the sticky spot we have been in so far. Misty woke me up so that I wouldn't disturb you guys and finally was able to help me get back to sleep."
"I know what you mean. I've had nightmares about that plenty of times. It scared me to death thinking that I had witnessed the loss a good friend. Even though everything thankfully turned out okay, we'll both be haunted by that for a long time." Tracey shook his head. Seeing the fear in Ash's eyes and the sparks on Pikachu's cheeks, he decided to change the subject. "I really wish that I hadn't miscalculated so badly yesterday. After the sedative wore off, I woke up last night myself and like to have never gotten back to sleep. Luckily Marill retrieved my backpack at the airport and I had thought to bring Venonat with me. One shot of his Sleep Powder and I was barely able to get him back into the Pokeball before I was right back out again. Which reminds me, how did I get on the plane? The last thing I remember before I woke up the first time was collapsing into a chair."
Ash just smiled at his friend and rolled his eyes. "Brock and I had to carry you. We would have had a really hard time if it hadn't have been for Bulbasaur. He carried our bags on the plane for us. It did give me an extra burst of energy though. But as soon as we got you settled in I leaned against Misty and everything is blank after that until Misty woke me up later."
As Ash and Tracey were talking, the announcement came that breakfast would be served in five minutes. Tracey burst out laughing when Ash's stomach grumbled audibly.
"I guess I'm more hungry than I thought." He then looked at Brock, who was asleep next to Tracey, and Misty, still sleeping in his arms and smiled evilly.
"I know that look. What are you thinking, Ash?" Tracey laughed.
"Watch and learn, Trace. Watch and learn." Ash smirked as he took a pillow off of the floor and proceeded to bash Brock upside the head with it. This woke him instantly.
"What the? ASH! That's not funny!" Brock snapped.
"We… think… it… is….!" Ash managed to choke out as Tracey began laughing so hard that he fell out of his seat and onto the floor, sending Marill leaping for cover.
"Why did you do that?"
"Well, breakfast is going to be served soon and we needed to wake you somehow." Ash said as he regained his composure.
"But why did you smash my head with your pillow?"
Instead of answering Brock's question, Ash busted out laughing again. This time his and Tracey's caterwauling was loud enough to wake Misty.
"Good morning. What on Earth is so funny, Ash?" Misty was confused because she didn't know what had just happened. All she saw was Ash hunkered over and Tracey sitting on the floor, both of them laughing at Brock who was holding his head and looking both irritated and mildly amused at the same time.
"Well, Misty. These two clowns here decided to give me a painful wake up call for breakfast so Ash beat me in the head with a pillow." Brock explained as he tried not to laugh at Ash's monkey business.
"Sorry if I hurt you, Brocko. I didn't mean to. I was just trying to be funny." Ash quickly tried to explain himself.
"No harm done. It was kinda funny."
"Okay. Now if you guys are finished playing games, can we get some breakfast." Misty said as she noticed the flight attendant come up behind Tracey. The guys were too busy acting like a bunch of head cases that they hadn't even noticed it. It was Misty's turn to laugh as she watched Ash and Brock hurriedly help Tracey up off of the floor and back into his seat.
After they had breakfast, the four friends began to plan out what they wanted to do once they boarded the S.S. Anne the next day and their vacation officially began.
"I want to try and get a beautiful tan." Misty smiled.
"I'm going to try to find out what kind of things there are to do onboard the ship. I heard there's lots." Ash said enthusiastically.
"And I'm planning on trying to make some really good sketches of the ship and how it's been improved." Tracey added.
"Well, I think I'll play it by ear and just take time to relax. That's why we decided to come all this way in the first place. It feels really good to get away from it all for a while." Brock said, trying to be sensible.
"Yeah, that'll last until you see some beautiful girl. I've heard that's quite a sight to see." Tracey quipped, causing the other two to begin laughing for they knew this all too well. Brock just sweatdropped and fell silent.
"I'll get you guys back for your little games. You'll see." Brock smirked at them, making Ash squirm. Ash knew all too well what Brock was capable of when he had his mind set on revenge.
The time seemed to fly by and before any of them knew it, it was 7:00 that evening and they were getting ready to watch another in flight movie. As the movie started, Ash leaned against Misty and made himself comfortable with Pikachu sitting on his lap.
"Misty sure does make a comfortable pillow." Ash thought as he watched the film snuggled in her lap. Due to having such a hard night the night before, it soon became hard for Ash to stay awake. The restless night began weighing heavy on him and sleep carried him away without him even knowing it.
Misty smiled when she looked down and noticed that Ash had fallen asleep in her arms during the movie. When the movie ended at 10:30, Misty noticed that she was the only one awake. So she just settled down and soon joined her three friends in a restful sleep.
In the morning, Ash awoke in Misty's arms and was the first one to wake. He looked around and noticed that Brock and Tracey were both still sleeping deeply and that Marill was still out of her Pokeball, sleeping curled up at Tracey's side. Then he noticed Misty sleeping next to him and remembered that she had comforted him last night when he had that horrible nightmare and that, thanks to Misty's beautiful angelic humming, he had fallen asleep in her arms. He smiled then and took Misty in his arms and eased her head against his chest. Just then he felt something move beside him as Pikachu woke up.
"Pika pikachu pi, Pikapi. Pi pika pika ka pi pikachu? Pi pichu pika pika ka pikachu." (Good morning, Ash. Are you feeling any better? I heard you tossing and moaning in your sleep last night.) Pikachu said as he carefully jumped up on to Ash's shoulder.
Ash reached up and patted his loyal Pokemon on the head with a smile. "Good morning to you too, partner. Yes, I do feel much better now. Misty woke me up last night and helped me calm down and get back to sleep. I just had a bad dream is all."
"Pi? Pika pikachu ka pi chu ka, Pikapi? Pi pikachu?" (What? What were you dreaming about, Ash? Can you tell me?) Pikachu suddenly became very concerned for his friend and trainer.
"Well, Pikachu. Do you remember that time when you and I were riding Lugia back when we were in the Orange Islands and we went into the ocean when he was hurt and I came close to dying?" Ash began.
"Pika. Pi chu ka pi pika pikachu." (Yes. I don't even like to think about that.)
"Neither do I, but for some reason it all came back to me in full force last night. It was like I was living it all over again. The only thing that told me it wasn't real was when Misty woke me up." Ash said to his best Pokemon friend.
"Pi pikachu ka pi chupi pika." (No wonder you were moaning.)
Just then Ash and Pikachu heard a faint groan as Tracey awoke and sat up being very careful not to spill Marill again.
"Good morning, Marill." Tracey yawned sleepily. Marill had woken up a few minutes earlier and Tracey was extremely confused when she didn't answer him. "Morning, Ash. You been awake long?"
"Morning, Tracey. No, I just woke up myself. Had kind of a rough night last night." Ash replied.
"Say, Ash. Do you know what's wrong with Marill? It seems as if she's a little upset with me for some reason." Tracey hoped that Ash would know what he had somehow managed to miss.
"Well, you did scare her pretty bad yesterday."
"Pika pika, Pipichupipika! Pi ka pikachu chu pika pi pika chu ka pi pichu pi pika pikachu." (You sure did, Tracey! It took me over an hour to convince her that everything was okay so that she'd calm down.) Pikachu scolded Tracey for being so careless.
Tracey just sat there confused for a few minutes, replaying in his mind all of the previous day's events and trying to figure out what he had done to scare his Marill. Then suddenly it all came flooding back to him and he knew that the airport fiasco was why his Pokemon was so distressed. He picked Marill up, sat her on his lap and kissed her on the head.
"I'm sorry I scared you, Marill. It was stupid of me to do what I did but it was an honest miscalculation but if it'll make you feel better, I promise that I won't do that again." Tracey whispered.
"Marill mar mar marill mar marill." (Unless you're positive that the plane is on time.) Marill squeaked and nuzzled up to her trainer.
Tracey just hugged her and smiled. Then he turned back to talk to Ash while he held Marill in his arms. "Ash?"
"What's up, Trace? Marill okay?" Ash asked.
"Yeah. She's fine. You said that you had a rough night last night. Do you mind if I ask why? You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to." Tracey brought the subject up carefully.
"It's fine, Tracey." Ash sighed. "I just had a nightmare about that time in the Orange Islands that resulted in me almost dying back then and leading to the sticky spot we have been in so far. Misty woke me up so that I wouldn't disturb you guys and finally was able to help me get back to sleep."
"I know what you mean. I've had nightmares about that plenty of times. It scared me to death thinking that I had witnessed the loss a good friend. Even though everything thankfully turned out okay, we'll both be haunted by that for a long time." Tracey shook his head. Seeing the fear in Ash's eyes and the sparks on Pikachu's cheeks, he decided to change the subject. "I really wish that I hadn't miscalculated so badly yesterday. After the sedative wore off, I woke up last night myself and like to have never gotten back to sleep. Luckily Marill retrieved my backpack at the airport and I had thought to bring Venonat with me. One shot of his Sleep Powder and I was barely able to get him back into the Pokeball before I was right back out again. Which reminds me, how did I get on the plane? The last thing I remember before I woke up the first time was collapsing into a chair."
Ash just smiled at his friend and rolled his eyes. "Brock and I had to carry you. We would have had a really hard time if it hadn't have been for Bulbasaur. He carried our bags on the plane for us. It did give me an extra burst of energy though. But as soon as we got you settled in I leaned against Misty and everything is blank after that until Misty woke me up later."
As Ash and Tracey were talking, the announcement came that breakfast would be served in five minutes. Tracey burst out laughing when Ash's stomach grumbled audibly.
"I guess I'm more hungry than I thought." He then looked at Brock, who was asleep next to Tracey, and Misty, still sleeping in his arms and smiled evilly.
"I know that look. What are you thinking, Ash?" Tracey laughed.
"Watch and learn, Trace. Watch and learn." Ash smirked as he took a pillow off of the floor and proceeded to bash Brock upside the head with it. This woke him instantly.
"What the? ASH! That's not funny!" Brock snapped.
"We… think… it… is….!" Ash managed to choke out as Tracey began laughing so hard that he fell out of his seat and onto the floor, sending Marill leaping for cover.
"Why did you do that?"
"Well, breakfast is going to be served soon and we needed to wake you somehow." Ash said as he regained his composure.
"But why did you smash my head with your pillow?"
Instead of answering Brock's question, Ash busted out laughing again. This time his and Tracey's caterwauling was loud enough to wake Misty.
"Good morning. What on Earth is so funny, Ash?" Misty was confused because she didn't know what had just happened. All she saw was Ash hunkered over and Tracey sitting on the floor, both of them laughing at Brock who was holding his head and looking both irritated and mildly amused at the same time.
"Well, Misty. These two clowns here decided to give me a painful wake up call for breakfast so Ash beat me in the head with a pillow." Brock explained as he tried not to laugh at Ash's monkey business.
"Sorry if I hurt you, Brocko. I didn't mean to. I was just trying to be funny." Ash quickly tried to explain himself.
"No harm done. It was kinda funny."
"Okay. Now if you guys are finished playing games, can we get some breakfast." Misty said as she noticed the flight attendant come up behind Tracey. The guys were too busy acting like a bunch of head cases that they hadn't even noticed it. It was Misty's turn to laugh as she watched Ash and Brock hurriedly help Tracey up off of the floor and back into his seat.
After they had breakfast, the four friends began to plan out what they wanted to do once they boarded the S.S. Anne the next day and their vacation officially began.
"I want to try and get a beautiful tan." Misty smiled.
"I'm going to try to find out what kind of things there are to do onboard the ship. I heard there's lots." Ash said enthusiastically.
"And I'm planning on trying to make some really good sketches of the ship and how it's been improved." Tracey added.
"Well, I think I'll play it by ear and just take time to relax. That's why we decided to come all this way in the first place. It feels really good to get away from it all for a while." Brock said, trying to be sensible.
"Yeah, that'll last until you see some beautiful girl. I've heard that's quite a sight to see." Tracey quipped, causing the other two to begin laughing for they knew this all too well. Brock just sweatdropped and fell silent.
"I'll get you guys back for your little games. You'll see." Brock smirked at them, making Ash squirm. Ash knew all too well what Brock was capable of when he had his mind set on revenge.
The time seemed to fly by and before any of them knew it, it was 7:00 that evening and they were getting ready to watch another in flight movie. As the movie started, Ash leaned against Misty and made himself comfortable with Pikachu sitting on his lap.
"Misty sure does make a comfortable pillow." Ash thought as he watched the film snuggled in her lap. Due to having such a hard night the night before, it soon became hard for Ash to stay awake. The restless night began weighing heavy on him and sleep carried him away without him even knowing it.
Misty smiled when she looked down and noticed that Ash had fallen asleep in her arms during the movie. When the movie ended at 10:30, Misty noticed that she was the only one awake. So she just settled down and soon joined her three friends in a restful sleep.