Chapter 19: Past Terrors and Late Night Talks
Now, it was Tracey's turn to dream. His was the same scene back in the Orange Islands but, as many times in the past, it was slightly different. This dream was based on Tracey's deepest hidden fears.
He was standing with Misty and their new friend Melody watching Ash and Pikachu soar through the air on Lugia on their way back to the island from the Ice Island with the three legendary Pokemon flying around them launching violent attacks at Lugia. Tracey held his breath as he watched this terrifying scene, knowing all too well what could happen if Lugia was hit. Then his worst fears were realized.
Lugia took a direct hit and went plummeting into the freezing water taking Ash and Pikachu with him. Tracey closed his eyes as soon as Lugia broke through the ice. Misty and Melody both screamed as they too witnessed the terrifying scene unfold. As soon as the initial shock worn off Misty and Melody, after a slight argument, decided that Misty would be the one to go and look for Ash and Pikachu while Tracey stayed behind with Melody waiting to pull them in once Misty found Ash. As Misty dove into the freezing ocean Tracey was completely frozen with fear.
Once Misty located Ash and Pikachu, Tracey felt a violent tug on the rope he was holding that almost pulled it out of his hands he pulled with all of his strength to bring them back to shore. When they were successfully back to the shore, Tracey helped Misty get Ash onto the land while Pikachu ran up after him. It terrified them when they realized that Ash wasn't breathing.
On the island, Misty was trying to get Ash to start breathing on his own. Tracey was checking Ash's pulse with trembling hands and was relieved to find one. After a few minutes Ash opened his eyes and tried to stand up. He insisted on being able to stumble up to the platform where he had to place the sphere. With a considerable amount of help he made it and placed the sphere into its socket. Ash then immediately collapsed from the effort. Melody screamed as Misty and Tracey instantly rushed to check on Ash's condition. Tracey was horrified to discover that Ash's pulse was incredibly weak and fading rapidly. He and Misty tried everything that they could think of but sadly nothing worked. Ash's pulse continued to weaken until it eventually stopped and he was gone. Misty burst into tears as Tracey pulled her close to him and held her. As he looked down at the motionless body of his friend, Tracey began shedding his own tears as he let out an agonized scream that echoed in his ears.
* * * * *
"No!" Tracey's cry was loud enough to wake Carla and she looked at him confused.
"Tracey? Hon, what is it? Are you all right?" Carla whispered.
"Huh? Oh. It was just a dream. Where's Ash?" Tracey managed to say.
"What kind of question is that? Ash is right over there, asleep. What happened, Tracey? What in the world has you so freaked out?" Carla pulled Tracey into her arms and held him close.
"Oh. I just had a terrifying nightmare." Tracey whispered shakily.
"I figured that when you cried out. Do you think you can tell me about it? I'd like to try to help."
"I dreamed about the time that Misty told you about earlier today. The only thing was that in my dream things didn't turn out the same way they did back then. In my dream Ash didn't survive and I lost one of my best friends. It was the most terrible nightmare I have had in a while. I'm still shaking. I'll probably need to get a little help from one of my Pokemon to get back to sleep. I hate having to wake my Pokemon at this time of night." Tracey sighed a little reluctantly.
"It was just a dream and its over now. You may not have to wake your Pokemon. If you'll let me, there's something I'd like to try first. Is that okay?" Carla asked as Tracey nodded. "All right. Just lie back down."
"Sure." Tracey said.
Carla then began to lightly massage Tracey's temples in an attempt to help him relax. Tracey closed his eyes as his trembling stopped. A few minutes later his breathing slowed as he slipped off to sleep. Carla sat there with him for a few moments and then she leaned back against the seat and went back to sleep as well.
* * * * *
Thirty minutes later, Angelica woke up sweating. She was very frightened but she tried to keep her fear in check so that she wouldn't disturb Brock who was sleeping in her arms. Angelica just sat there for a moment and pondered on what it was that had awakened her. Soon a quiet voice brought her out of her thoughts and Angelica was afraid that she had awakened Brock. But this voice wasn't Brock's.
"Are you okay, Angelica? You seem like you have a lot on your mind. Would you like to talk about it?" Misty asked in a soft voice.
"Huh? Oh, Misty. Well you were right that I do have some things on my mind. But it's something from the past that has taken me a long time to bury. I really don't think I should talk about it and drudge up old pain." Angelica whispered, frightened.
"I know what it's like to have things inside that you want to keep hidden because I had one of such things a few months ago before we came on this trip. I let it keep eating away at me until the point where it almost destroyed me. If I can do anything to help you with whatever burden you're bearing, please tell me. I don't want to see the same thing happen to you that almost happened to me." Misty placed a hand on Angelica's arm.
"I think you're right. But before I tell you anything, Misty, I need you to promise me that whatever I might say will remain just between the two of us." Angelica said seriously.
"I will never speak a word of what you tell me to any other person. You have my solemn word on it. I am a woman of my word and when I give someone my word I keep it."
"Thanks Misty. I believe you and I know I can trust you. I'll try to tell you what it was that I was thinking earlier." Angelica smiled a little.
"Go on." Misty urged lightly.
"Well earlier Brock and I were talking and I told him that it was a long time since I've felt so safe around a man as I do when I'm around him. I honestly get the feeling that he isn't going to harm me in any way. Unfortunately I haven't always been so safe around men." Angelica paused as her breath caught in her throat.
"Why did you feel unsafe or threatened around men. Did something happen before you met Brock?" Misty coaxed her.
Angelica sighed heavily. "That's the hard part. I had a boyfriend a few years back that treated me terribly. No matter what I did there was absolutely no pleasing him. He expected me to be more or less his slave and he never let me go out or have any friends. The worst was the physical abuse. He beat me everyday. What ended the relationship was when he caused me to have a miscarriage with the violent abuse."
"What!" Misty gasped.
"Well about two and a half years into the relationship I found out I was pregnant with his child. I was really thrilled because I was really hoping that a baby would really change his violent behavior. But I was really wrong about that. One day he came home and was very upset because I was tired and lying down upstairs and didn't have his dinner on the table when he got there. He knew I was three months pregnant but that didn't matter to him. He grabbed me by my hair and threw me down a flight of stairs. The only reason I lived was because my neighbors heard the fighting and called the police. I was taken to the hospital and even though the doctor saved my life it was too late to save my unborn child and I miscarried. Then I moved to a new apartment that was right down the street from my sister's house and tried to get on with my life. The guy who did that to me was arrested that night and sent to prison and will be there for the rest of his life. He can never get out. It has taken me over a year to try to block out that memory and I wasn't able to get close to a man in any way for fear of being hurt again. I actually came on the S.S. Anne as part of the healing process for myself and I was very surprised when I found Brock. Like I said before I feel totally safe with him and I know in my heart that he would never do anything to harm me. I also feel comfortable being friends with Ash and Tracey for the same reason. Now, with talking to you about what happened back then, I think that the healing that I've been looking for is finally complete." Angelica whispered with tears in her eyes.
"No wonder it was so hard for you to trust again. I don't think I would have had the strength to get through something like that. I really envy you. You were right about the fact that none of these guys would ever do anything to cause you any sort of harm whatsoever. I want to let you know again that nothing you have told me will ever go anywhere else. It stays strictly between us." Misty smiled as she gave Angelica a small hug.
"Hmm. Do you realize that it's 6:00? We've been talking for over two hours. Sometimes I wonder where the time goes so fast. It seems like you start doing something and you think it only took you a few minutes but when you look at your watch you notice that an hour or more has passed." Angelica laughed lightly.
"Yeah, I know. I can't believe we've been talking that long. It sure doesn't seem like it. I guess time really does fly." Misty said with a giggle.
Just then a yawn coming from Misty's lap caught the girls' attention as Ash awoke, opening his eyes and looking up at them. As he looked at his girlfriend and one of their new friends, he had a slight hint of amusement on his face.
"Morning ladies. What's up?" Ash yawned giving Misty a kiss.
"Good morning, Ash. Angelica and I weren't doing anything that you would have been interested in. Just a lot of girl talk. Right."
"Yeah. Probably would have bored you." Angelica smiled as she gave Misty an appreciative look.
"Hey, did you sleep well last night? You seemed comfortable." Misty hugged her fiancé to her.
"Yeah. I was very tired and it felt good to get some sleep. You make the best pillow." Ash grinned as Misty wrapped her arms around Ash again and gave her a very long, deep kiss.
* * * * *
Just then Angelica turned her attention from her two lip locked friends as she heard Brock begin to awaken from his sleep. She smiled at him as he sat up and hugged her.
"Good morning, babe. I'm really glad that you're going to be staying with me at the gym. I won't be tired anymore."
"Why's that?" Angelica laughed.
"Well last night when we were watching the movie together it was very relaxing just to be near you and this morning I feel very rested and full of energy. I don't know when I slept so soundly." Brock smiled at her.
"I didn't know I had that kind of effect on you. I guess I'll have to hold you in my arms like that every night."
As Brock hugged Angelica he caught sight of Ash and Misty caught up in a kiss and laughed. "Are those two at it again?"
"Afraid so. They've been like that for about five minutes. I can't believe they haven't run out of breath." Angelica giggled as Ash and Misty looked at them.
"Morning, Brock. What are you guys staring at?" Ash asked when he noticed their friends gawking at them.
"Morning Ash. We were wondering if you guys were ever going to break for air." Brock confessed.
"I guess we really do like to go at it sometimes." Misty laughed as she began blushing.
"Does anyone know when we're changing to the last flight this afternoon." Ash asked, changing the subject.
"If I remember correctly we switch planes at about 2:00 this afternoon. Then we fly all night tonight and most of the day tomorrow and we land back in Pewter City about 7:30 tomorrow evening." Brock told them.
"Good morning. What are you guys talking about?" Carla asked sleepily. She had just awakened and had heard the last part of the conversation.
"Morning, Carla. We were just talking about when we're set to change to our last flight. Landing is at around 2:00 and we'll be back in Pewter City about 7:30 tomorrow evening and it won't take us that long to get back to Pallet from there." Misty smiled.
"Great! I'm really looking forward to seeing Pallet Town. I've heard that it's really nice there."
"Hey, Carla. Is Tracey okay? He's completely zoned out." Ash asked curiously.
"Yeah. He's fine. Last night he woke up and cried out because of a nightmare that he had. I did manage to help him relax to the point where he drifted off again. He was pretty restless for quite a while because I felt him tossing in my lap and I think he eventually wore himself out. I don't think I should disturb him for a while because he really needs to sleep right now." Carla smiled down at Tracey sleeping in her lap and pulled the blanket up closer to his head.
"Maybe that is a good idea. If he gets some sleep now then maybe he won't be wiped out later. We should really try to be quiet so that we don't disturb him." Brock said as the others nodded their agreement.
"I'm really looking forward to getting home again. It'll feel good to be in my own house and sleep in my own bed again. It's going to be slightly different now though as I wasn't engaged to be married when I left two weeks ago." Ash whispered as Misty leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I certainly know that feeling. My brothers and sisters probably miss me very much. I hope they haven't totally destroyed the gym. Between them they've probably driven Onix and Geodude crazy. As soon as I get back I'll need to restore some order to things. Shouldn't take too long though because I'm going to have beautiful lady by my side to help me out." Brock smiled at Angelica and gave her a little kiss.
"I'm really looking forward to it. It'll be nice to meet your family. The only thing that I'll need to worry about is taking care of the lease on my apartment." Angelica smiled back.
"You and I are in the same boat as far as breaking apartment leases. There's bound to be some kind of penalty fees and things like that but in my opinion it's all more than worth it for all we've gained during the course of these last couple of weeks." Carla whispered.
"I couldn't have said it better myself. I would definitely not trade any of what I have now for anything in the world." Angelica quietly agreed as she was pulled into Brock's arms for a big hug.
* * * * *
An hour or so later the announcement came over the intercom that breakfast was going to be served in fifteen minutes. The noise from the speaker was loud enough to wake Tracey. He opened his eyes and blinked sleepily at his friends.
"What's going on?" Tracey yawned.
"Well what woke you was the announcement that breakfast is going to be in fifteen minutes." Ash smiled.
"Yeah. Are you feeling better this morning? After you fell asleep again last night you were tossing restlessly. I didn't wake you before because I figured it would be best for you if I just let you sleep." Carla whispered.
"Thanks. I really did need to sleep. I was restless for a while but then I was able to relax and after that I was pretty comfortable. Thanks for helping me get back to sleep last night. But I'm pretty hungry now." Tracey smiled.
"Well, Trace, you and I are going to have to eat a lot for breakfast so we won't be hungry." Ash pointed out.
"Why do we have to eat a lot? I don't get it. Fill me in here." Tracey asked in confusion.
"Oh, sorry. I forgot that you were still asleep when we were discussing this. We change planes at about 2:00 so if we don't get a lot of food now we'll end up being starving. The reason is because we'll probably still be out when the others get lunch so we're going to have to wait until dinner." Ash explained.
"Oh, right. Good point." Tracey scratched his head in thought.
The six friends sat talking for hours and in what seemed like no time they felt the plane make its final decent into the airport in Saffron City.
A/N: The reason I gave Angelica the tragic past in this story is because though this has never happened to me I have seen it on TV so much that I wanted to raise awareness and so many people read things of FFN that I hope it might help someone. Just wanted to put a little clarification.
Now, it was Tracey's turn to dream. His was the same scene back in the Orange Islands but, as many times in the past, it was slightly different. This dream was based on Tracey's deepest hidden fears.
He was standing with Misty and their new friend Melody watching Ash and Pikachu soar through the air on Lugia on their way back to the island from the Ice Island with the three legendary Pokemon flying around them launching violent attacks at Lugia. Tracey held his breath as he watched this terrifying scene, knowing all too well what could happen if Lugia was hit. Then his worst fears were realized.
Lugia took a direct hit and went plummeting into the freezing water taking Ash and Pikachu with him. Tracey closed his eyes as soon as Lugia broke through the ice. Misty and Melody both screamed as they too witnessed the terrifying scene unfold. As soon as the initial shock worn off Misty and Melody, after a slight argument, decided that Misty would be the one to go and look for Ash and Pikachu while Tracey stayed behind with Melody waiting to pull them in once Misty found Ash. As Misty dove into the freezing ocean Tracey was completely frozen with fear.
Once Misty located Ash and Pikachu, Tracey felt a violent tug on the rope he was holding that almost pulled it out of his hands he pulled with all of his strength to bring them back to shore. When they were successfully back to the shore, Tracey helped Misty get Ash onto the land while Pikachu ran up after him. It terrified them when they realized that Ash wasn't breathing.
On the island, Misty was trying to get Ash to start breathing on his own. Tracey was checking Ash's pulse with trembling hands and was relieved to find one. After a few minutes Ash opened his eyes and tried to stand up. He insisted on being able to stumble up to the platform where he had to place the sphere. With a considerable amount of help he made it and placed the sphere into its socket. Ash then immediately collapsed from the effort. Melody screamed as Misty and Tracey instantly rushed to check on Ash's condition. Tracey was horrified to discover that Ash's pulse was incredibly weak and fading rapidly. He and Misty tried everything that they could think of but sadly nothing worked. Ash's pulse continued to weaken until it eventually stopped and he was gone. Misty burst into tears as Tracey pulled her close to him and held her. As he looked down at the motionless body of his friend, Tracey began shedding his own tears as he let out an agonized scream that echoed in his ears.
* * * * *
"No!" Tracey's cry was loud enough to wake Carla and she looked at him confused.
"Tracey? Hon, what is it? Are you all right?" Carla whispered.
"Huh? Oh. It was just a dream. Where's Ash?" Tracey managed to say.
"What kind of question is that? Ash is right over there, asleep. What happened, Tracey? What in the world has you so freaked out?" Carla pulled Tracey into her arms and held him close.
"Oh. I just had a terrifying nightmare." Tracey whispered shakily.
"I figured that when you cried out. Do you think you can tell me about it? I'd like to try to help."
"I dreamed about the time that Misty told you about earlier today. The only thing was that in my dream things didn't turn out the same way they did back then. In my dream Ash didn't survive and I lost one of my best friends. It was the most terrible nightmare I have had in a while. I'm still shaking. I'll probably need to get a little help from one of my Pokemon to get back to sleep. I hate having to wake my Pokemon at this time of night." Tracey sighed a little reluctantly.
"It was just a dream and its over now. You may not have to wake your Pokemon. If you'll let me, there's something I'd like to try first. Is that okay?" Carla asked as Tracey nodded. "All right. Just lie back down."
"Sure." Tracey said.
Carla then began to lightly massage Tracey's temples in an attempt to help him relax. Tracey closed his eyes as his trembling stopped. A few minutes later his breathing slowed as he slipped off to sleep. Carla sat there with him for a few moments and then she leaned back against the seat and went back to sleep as well.
* * * * *
Thirty minutes later, Angelica woke up sweating. She was very frightened but she tried to keep her fear in check so that she wouldn't disturb Brock who was sleeping in her arms. Angelica just sat there for a moment and pondered on what it was that had awakened her. Soon a quiet voice brought her out of her thoughts and Angelica was afraid that she had awakened Brock. But this voice wasn't Brock's.
"Are you okay, Angelica? You seem like you have a lot on your mind. Would you like to talk about it?" Misty asked in a soft voice.
"Huh? Oh, Misty. Well you were right that I do have some things on my mind. But it's something from the past that has taken me a long time to bury. I really don't think I should talk about it and drudge up old pain." Angelica whispered, frightened.
"I know what it's like to have things inside that you want to keep hidden because I had one of such things a few months ago before we came on this trip. I let it keep eating away at me until the point where it almost destroyed me. If I can do anything to help you with whatever burden you're bearing, please tell me. I don't want to see the same thing happen to you that almost happened to me." Misty placed a hand on Angelica's arm.
"I think you're right. But before I tell you anything, Misty, I need you to promise me that whatever I might say will remain just between the two of us." Angelica said seriously.
"I will never speak a word of what you tell me to any other person. You have my solemn word on it. I am a woman of my word and when I give someone my word I keep it."
"Thanks Misty. I believe you and I know I can trust you. I'll try to tell you what it was that I was thinking earlier." Angelica smiled a little.
"Go on." Misty urged lightly.
"Well earlier Brock and I were talking and I told him that it was a long time since I've felt so safe around a man as I do when I'm around him. I honestly get the feeling that he isn't going to harm me in any way. Unfortunately I haven't always been so safe around men." Angelica paused as her breath caught in her throat.
"Why did you feel unsafe or threatened around men. Did something happen before you met Brock?" Misty coaxed her.
Angelica sighed heavily. "That's the hard part. I had a boyfriend a few years back that treated me terribly. No matter what I did there was absolutely no pleasing him. He expected me to be more or less his slave and he never let me go out or have any friends. The worst was the physical abuse. He beat me everyday. What ended the relationship was when he caused me to have a miscarriage with the violent abuse."
"What!" Misty gasped.
"Well about two and a half years into the relationship I found out I was pregnant with his child. I was really thrilled because I was really hoping that a baby would really change his violent behavior. But I was really wrong about that. One day he came home and was very upset because I was tired and lying down upstairs and didn't have his dinner on the table when he got there. He knew I was three months pregnant but that didn't matter to him. He grabbed me by my hair and threw me down a flight of stairs. The only reason I lived was because my neighbors heard the fighting and called the police. I was taken to the hospital and even though the doctor saved my life it was too late to save my unborn child and I miscarried. Then I moved to a new apartment that was right down the street from my sister's house and tried to get on with my life. The guy who did that to me was arrested that night and sent to prison and will be there for the rest of his life. He can never get out. It has taken me over a year to try to block out that memory and I wasn't able to get close to a man in any way for fear of being hurt again. I actually came on the S.S. Anne as part of the healing process for myself and I was very surprised when I found Brock. Like I said before I feel totally safe with him and I know in my heart that he would never do anything to harm me. I also feel comfortable being friends with Ash and Tracey for the same reason. Now, with talking to you about what happened back then, I think that the healing that I've been looking for is finally complete." Angelica whispered with tears in her eyes.
"No wonder it was so hard for you to trust again. I don't think I would have had the strength to get through something like that. I really envy you. You were right about the fact that none of these guys would ever do anything to cause you any sort of harm whatsoever. I want to let you know again that nothing you have told me will ever go anywhere else. It stays strictly between us." Misty smiled as she gave Angelica a small hug.
"Hmm. Do you realize that it's 6:00? We've been talking for over two hours. Sometimes I wonder where the time goes so fast. It seems like you start doing something and you think it only took you a few minutes but when you look at your watch you notice that an hour or more has passed." Angelica laughed lightly.
"Yeah, I know. I can't believe we've been talking that long. It sure doesn't seem like it. I guess time really does fly." Misty said with a giggle.
Just then a yawn coming from Misty's lap caught the girls' attention as Ash awoke, opening his eyes and looking up at them. As he looked at his girlfriend and one of their new friends, he had a slight hint of amusement on his face.
"Morning ladies. What's up?" Ash yawned giving Misty a kiss.
"Good morning, Ash. Angelica and I weren't doing anything that you would have been interested in. Just a lot of girl talk. Right."
"Yeah. Probably would have bored you." Angelica smiled as she gave Misty an appreciative look.
"Hey, did you sleep well last night? You seemed comfortable." Misty hugged her fiancé to her.
"Yeah. I was very tired and it felt good to get some sleep. You make the best pillow." Ash grinned as Misty wrapped her arms around Ash again and gave her a very long, deep kiss.
* * * * *
Just then Angelica turned her attention from her two lip locked friends as she heard Brock begin to awaken from his sleep. She smiled at him as he sat up and hugged her.
"Good morning, babe. I'm really glad that you're going to be staying with me at the gym. I won't be tired anymore."
"Why's that?" Angelica laughed.
"Well last night when we were watching the movie together it was very relaxing just to be near you and this morning I feel very rested and full of energy. I don't know when I slept so soundly." Brock smiled at her.
"I didn't know I had that kind of effect on you. I guess I'll have to hold you in my arms like that every night."
As Brock hugged Angelica he caught sight of Ash and Misty caught up in a kiss and laughed. "Are those two at it again?"
"Afraid so. They've been like that for about five minutes. I can't believe they haven't run out of breath." Angelica giggled as Ash and Misty looked at them.
"Morning, Brock. What are you guys staring at?" Ash asked when he noticed their friends gawking at them.
"Morning Ash. We were wondering if you guys were ever going to break for air." Brock confessed.
"I guess we really do like to go at it sometimes." Misty laughed as she began blushing.
"Does anyone know when we're changing to the last flight this afternoon." Ash asked, changing the subject.
"If I remember correctly we switch planes at about 2:00 this afternoon. Then we fly all night tonight and most of the day tomorrow and we land back in Pewter City about 7:30 tomorrow evening." Brock told them.
"Good morning. What are you guys talking about?" Carla asked sleepily. She had just awakened and had heard the last part of the conversation.
"Morning, Carla. We were just talking about when we're set to change to our last flight. Landing is at around 2:00 and we'll be back in Pewter City about 7:30 tomorrow evening and it won't take us that long to get back to Pallet from there." Misty smiled.
"Great! I'm really looking forward to seeing Pallet Town. I've heard that it's really nice there."
"Hey, Carla. Is Tracey okay? He's completely zoned out." Ash asked curiously.
"Yeah. He's fine. Last night he woke up and cried out because of a nightmare that he had. I did manage to help him relax to the point where he drifted off again. He was pretty restless for quite a while because I felt him tossing in my lap and I think he eventually wore himself out. I don't think I should disturb him for a while because he really needs to sleep right now." Carla smiled down at Tracey sleeping in her lap and pulled the blanket up closer to his head.
"Maybe that is a good idea. If he gets some sleep now then maybe he won't be wiped out later. We should really try to be quiet so that we don't disturb him." Brock said as the others nodded their agreement.
"I'm really looking forward to getting home again. It'll feel good to be in my own house and sleep in my own bed again. It's going to be slightly different now though as I wasn't engaged to be married when I left two weeks ago." Ash whispered as Misty leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I certainly know that feeling. My brothers and sisters probably miss me very much. I hope they haven't totally destroyed the gym. Between them they've probably driven Onix and Geodude crazy. As soon as I get back I'll need to restore some order to things. Shouldn't take too long though because I'm going to have beautiful lady by my side to help me out." Brock smiled at Angelica and gave her a little kiss.
"I'm really looking forward to it. It'll be nice to meet your family. The only thing that I'll need to worry about is taking care of the lease on my apartment." Angelica smiled back.
"You and I are in the same boat as far as breaking apartment leases. There's bound to be some kind of penalty fees and things like that but in my opinion it's all more than worth it for all we've gained during the course of these last couple of weeks." Carla whispered.
"I couldn't have said it better myself. I would definitely not trade any of what I have now for anything in the world." Angelica quietly agreed as she was pulled into Brock's arms for a big hug.
* * * * *
An hour or so later the announcement came over the intercom that breakfast was going to be served in fifteen minutes. The noise from the speaker was loud enough to wake Tracey. He opened his eyes and blinked sleepily at his friends.
"What's going on?" Tracey yawned.
"Well what woke you was the announcement that breakfast is going to be in fifteen minutes." Ash smiled.
"Yeah. Are you feeling better this morning? After you fell asleep again last night you were tossing restlessly. I didn't wake you before because I figured it would be best for you if I just let you sleep." Carla whispered.
"Thanks. I really did need to sleep. I was restless for a while but then I was able to relax and after that I was pretty comfortable. Thanks for helping me get back to sleep last night. But I'm pretty hungry now." Tracey smiled.
"Well, Trace, you and I are going to have to eat a lot for breakfast so we won't be hungry." Ash pointed out.
"Why do we have to eat a lot? I don't get it. Fill me in here." Tracey asked in confusion.
"Oh, sorry. I forgot that you were still asleep when we were discussing this. We change planes at about 2:00 so if we don't get a lot of food now we'll end up being starving. The reason is because we'll probably still be out when the others get lunch so we're going to have to wait until dinner." Ash explained.
"Oh, right. Good point." Tracey scratched his head in thought.
The six friends sat talking for hours and in what seemed like no time they felt the plane make its final decent into the airport in Saffron City.
A/N: The reason I gave Angelica the tragic past in this story is because though this has never happened to me I have seen it on TV so much that I wanted to raise awareness and so many people read things of FFN that I hope it might help someone. Just wanted to put a little clarification.