Ages: 20-Ash, 20-May, 19-Grace
- 4 -
"How much farther?" Ash asked. Night and Arctic were starting to get tired.
"Just a little," May replied. They went one hour more before they saw Pallet Town.
"What has happened here?" Ash looked around the barren streets.
"Told you," May said. He hopped down, the Thud! echoing in the street.
"IS ANYONE HERE?" Ash yelled. People peeked out their windows. They came out and crowded around.
Two people he recognized instantly: Mr. and Mrs. Ketchum. Ash looked at all the pale faces. "Everyone, 5 years ago a 15-year-old boy left here- vanished- right?"
"A-and a girl," an old man said. Ash smiled at all of them.
"Be prepared to be amazed, because you are looking at Ms. May Oak and Mr. Ash Ketchum, the two who went missing!" They all gasped.
"LIAR!" A man strode through the crowd. "He was never as tall as you!"
"Gary!" May said, coming forward and smiling because of his stupidity, "It's been 5 years! He grew up a bit!'
"May?" he looked at her. He smiled. "May!"
"A-Ash, my little boy!" Mrs. Ketchum hugged him, tears stinging her eyes. Ash laughed.
"I'm not 'little' anymore, Mom!" he said.
"Don't do that again! Disappearing for 5 years!" she said.
"But look what happened to me for it!" he said. She gasped.
A woman walked up to him. "Um, Ash, uh, sorry for the stuff I said years ago." she said.
"No problem," he said, dismissing it.
"Ash, will you help us build this town back up?" Mr. Ketchum asked.
*****Two months, and one week later***** "Ash, you did it!" May said happily. Pallet Town recovered and was back to normal, but.
"I fell uneasy for some reason." Ash said. May frowned. He shook his head. "Maybe a dip in the ocean will help."
Ash retreated into the house. He went to his room and got his swimsuit on. He grabbed a towel and ran down the stairs.
He got on Night. They got to the ocean in no time. Gabrielle, the woman who apologized to Ash, stood nearby with two of her friends.
"I'll catch up with you two later," she said. They shrugged and left. Gabrielle walked over and sat down on the shore. She watched him interestedly.
"What are ya doing, Ash?" she asked. He looked at her.
"What does it look like?" he snapped.
"Geez, sorry! I just asked a question and you go and try to bite my head off!" Gabrielle said, "What is your problem?"
"." Ash frowned slightly. "Sorry Gab. I don't know why I'm in such a bad mood today. I thought it would help to go swimming, but I guess it isn't."
"Yeah, it isn't," Gabrielle said. She jumped in surprise. Ash had totally disappeared!
"I'm right here." She looked to the right. He was still in the water, but by her now. "Why is it so-different-around here?"
"Different? I really don't know." she said, frowning.
"Gab, you have lived here the whole time! You MUST have noticed some difference!" Ash said.
"Well, the police force has dropped considerably, and when I say that, I mean their will to keep the crime rate down, and many pokemon has been taken from the lab. There haven't been as many children becoming pokemon trainers, too."
"Dang, I am going to hate myself for making that happen. Even though it has been a few months with me here, it still hasn't fully became normal, and I don't know why," Ash said, musing over the reasons why it would be like that.
"Well, I got to go. I told a few of my friends that I would catch up in a few," she said, getting up. Ash got out of the water. He winced when water dripped into his eyes.
"Whatever," he said. Gabrielle looked at him. He took Night Breeze's reins and pulled. Night obediently followed him.
"Ash, I don't mean to go into anything I shouldn't, but why did you leave?" Gabe asked.
"I had to."
"You had to?"
"Yes."
They walked towards the end of the block. "You know, it's a rarity to see you by yourself, because you're usually with May," Gabe commented.
Ash shrugged. "So?"
"Is she your girlfriend or something?" Gabe asked. He looked at her.
"You could say that.why you asking?" he asked. Gabrielle shrugged
"No real reason." She said. They were in front of the concert hall. Gabrielle looked at him. "I know this is improper to say, because of you dating May and stuff, but you don't look too bad," she said.
Ash shook his head. "You never change," he said.
"What's that mean?" she asked.
"You always think about what people look like, before you think about who they are inside. And you judge people too quickly."
"I do?"
"Yes, you did years ago, I'm not sure about now, but you probably still do."
Gabe walked into the concert hall, thinking about what he said. Ash climbed onto Night and went home.
He went into the house and trotted up the stairs. "May?" he said.
No response came. Ash knocked on the door to her bedroom. Still no response. He frowned. "Where is that woman?" he muttered.
The door opened and shut downstairs. He looked down the stairs to see who was there. "May, where were you?" he asked.
"Outside," she said, looking at him, "in the garden that your mom has."
"Where is everyone?"
"Beats me," May said, going upstairs. She gave him a small hug, getting wet in the process.
"May, why don't we go out for dinner tonight?" he suggested. She looked at him.
"Ok, but I hope you will wear something different," May giggled. Ash gave her an extremely annoyed look.
"DUH!" he said. He walked into his room and slammed the door shut.
"Mrs. Ketchum, why is it that I say one thing, then Ash gets irritated and yells at me for it?" May asked. Mrs. Ketchum looked at her. They were in the living room.
"Well, he's like his father. Usually quite cheerful, but when he's nervous." Mrs. Ketchum trailed off.
"Why would Ash be nervous?" May thought. Nothing that was real nerve wrecking was happening, as far as she knew.
"Let's go get you prettied up!" Mrs. Ketchum said, changing the subject. May looked at her.
"Prettied up?" she said.
"Yep, prettied up." May stood up and followed Mrs. Ketchum upstairs. They went into Mrs. and Mr. Ketchum's bedroom.
"What are we going to do?" May asked uncertainly.
"Let's start with blush." Mrs. Ketchum took out a small brush and a round container. She opened it and pressed the brush against the reddish colored powder.
After 30 minutes of make-up, Delia hurried May into the bathroom. "How do you want your hair done?" Delia asked.
"Slightly wavy, I guess," May said. She watched Delia take things out. "How long will this take?"
"Just a couple of minutes," Delia stated. She started fiddling with everything.
"You said a couple of minutes!" May said. After an hour of sitting there, doing nothing, while Delia did her hair, she started getting irritated.
"Let's pick your dress," Delia said, ignoring her. She walked out, May walking behind her.
"Which one should I wear?" she asked. They were back in the bedroom. Delia took out a black dress. It looked like it would go to her ankles, and it was a spaghetti-strap dress.
"Er," May said. All her life, she had been picky on what she wore. Delia frowned at her.
"Come on, you have to make up your mind. This one? Yes? No?" she asked.
"Well, I guess." May thought about it.
"Oh, by the way, it does have a jacket that goes with it." Delia took that out and held it up also. It was black also, and had buttons up the front.
"Alright," May said. She took the dress and jacket. Delia left her to change.
"Where are you two going for dinner?" Mr. Ketchum asked. Ash looked at him.
"Oh, this restaurant that is very expensive. It's an Italian one. I'm gonna go broke if I go on like this!" Ash laughed.
"Just think about having a good time, and don't mess up when the time comes for you-know-what!" Mr. Ketchum said. Ash grinned at him.
"I won't!" he said. Ash looked around. He smiled. "Oh! May!"
He got up from a chair. May hugged him. All of a sudden, a thought hit Ash. "Oh no!" he breathed.
"What's the matter?" Mr. Ketchum mouthed.
"I don't have a car!" Ash said silently. Mr. Ketchum took keys out of his pocket and gave them to Ash, while trying to keep them hidden. "Thanks!"
"I saw that!" Delia scolded Mr. Ketchum, who cringed, then laughed. May seemed to not of noticed.
"Er, May, we have to go. If you must have me in the death grip, then do it in the car!" Ash said, wincing at her tight hug.
"Sorry Ash!" she said. She let go and stood there sheepishly.
"Let's go," he said, grinning at her. Mr. and Mrs. Ketchum looked at each other.
May took his hand and followed him out.
*********1 hour later*********** "Ash, what are you looking for?" May asked. He was looking through all his pockets, finding nothing in all of them.
"Blast, where is it.! Aha! I found it!" Ash took something out of his jacket pocket.
"What's that?" she asked. Ash looked at her. He opened the small thing, then shut it and put it back. "Why did you put it back?"
"You'll see later," was the response she got. Frowning, she looked at him.
"Why?" she asked. Ash looked at her, then shook his head.
"You'll see later," he repeated.
"You can be one mysterious man when you want to be, Ash," May said, smiling slightly, "But you were that way when we were small!" Ash looked at her.
"That's a first," he said, grinning at her. The waiter came over to them.
"Are you ready for the check?" he asked. Ash glanced at him.
"Oh, yes." He took the check from the waiter. May looked at him. She took it from him and looked at it.
"2,000?" she said in disbelief.
"Yeah," Ash said, "I knew I would go broke here!"
He laughed slightly, shook his head, and took a checkbook out. "Give me that back a minute."
May handed it back to him. He looked at it and wrote down the amount. "I need to see your ID," the waiter said distastefully.
"Uh," Ash said. He looked at May. She frowned at him.
"Don't you have one?" she asked. Ash shrugged.
"I don't think s-what a minute!" Ash took something red out of his pocket-his poke dex. "I've always been using this as my ID or license!"
He flipped it open and pushed a few buttons. The screen showed the info, and other things. "That's your poke dex? It looks different," May said.
"They made a new one."
"I didn't know that. This doesn't fit. We're in a fancy restaurant, and you are showing the waiter your poke dex!"
The waiter looked at the poke dex, then took the check and walked away. Ash put it away, then stood up. He helped May up.
"What's that?" May asked. Ash pulled something out from his pocket. They were in the 'Cove'. He trees were so tightly together, that privacy was never the problem in the area.
"Something," he said. He revealed the item of mystery-a ring. An engagement ring.
"What.?" May looked at him.
"Will you marry me?" he asked.
"Yes," she said.
The wedding was a few months later. They made the decision to leave Pallet Town forever.
- 4 -
"How much farther?" Ash asked. Night and Arctic were starting to get tired.
"Just a little," May replied. They went one hour more before they saw Pallet Town.
"What has happened here?" Ash looked around the barren streets.
"Told you," May said. He hopped down, the Thud! echoing in the street.
"IS ANYONE HERE?" Ash yelled. People peeked out their windows. They came out and crowded around.
Two people he recognized instantly: Mr. and Mrs. Ketchum. Ash looked at all the pale faces. "Everyone, 5 years ago a 15-year-old boy left here- vanished- right?"
"A-and a girl," an old man said. Ash smiled at all of them.
"Be prepared to be amazed, because you are looking at Ms. May Oak and Mr. Ash Ketchum, the two who went missing!" They all gasped.
"LIAR!" A man strode through the crowd. "He was never as tall as you!"
"Gary!" May said, coming forward and smiling because of his stupidity, "It's been 5 years! He grew up a bit!'
"May?" he looked at her. He smiled. "May!"
"A-Ash, my little boy!" Mrs. Ketchum hugged him, tears stinging her eyes. Ash laughed.
"I'm not 'little' anymore, Mom!" he said.
"Don't do that again! Disappearing for 5 years!" she said.
"But look what happened to me for it!" he said. She gasped.
A woman walked up to him. "Um, Ash, uh, sorry for the stuff I said years ago." she said.
"No problem," he said, dismissing it.
"Ash, will you help us build this town back up?" Mr. Ketchum asked.
*****Two months, and one week later***** "Ash, you did it!" May said happily. Pallet Town recovered and was back to normal, but.
"I fell uneasy for some reason." Ash said. May frowned. He shook his head. "Maybe a dip in the ocean will help."
Ash retreated into the house. He went to his room and got his swimsuit on. He grabbed a towel and ran down the stairs.
He got on Night. They got to the ocean in no time. Gabrielle, the woman who apologized to Ash, stood nearby with two of her friends.
"I'll catch up with you two later," she said. They shrugged and left. Gabrielle walked over and sat down on the shore. She watched him interestedly.
"What are ya doing, Ash?" she asked. He looked at her.
"What does it look like?" he snapped.
"Geez, sorry! I just asked a question and you go and try to bite my head off!" Gabrielle said, "What is your problem?"
"." Ash frowned slightly. "Sorry Gab. I don't know why I'm in such a bad mood today. I thought it would help to go swimming, but I guess it isn't."
"Yeah, it isn't," Gabrielle said. She jumped in surprise. Ash had totally disappeared!
"I'm right here." She looked to the right. He was still in the water, but by her now. "Why is it so-different-around here?"
"Different? I really don't know." she said, frowning.
"Gab, you have lived here the whole time! You MUST have noticed some difference!" Ash said.
"Well, the police force has dropped considerably, and when I say that, I mean their will to keep the crime rate down, and many pokemon has been taken from the lab. There haven't been as many children becoming pokemon trainers, too."
"Dang, I am going to hate myself for making that happen. Even though it has been a few months with me here, it still hasn't fully became normal, and I don't know why," Ash said, musing over the reasons why it would be like that.
"Well, I got to go. I told a few of my friends that I would catch up in a few," she said, getting up. Ash got out of the water. He winced when water dripped into his eyes.
"Whatever," he said. Gabrielle looked at him. He took Night Breeze's reins and pulled. Night obediently followed him.
"Ash, I don't mean to go into anything I shouldn't, but why did you leave?" Gabe asked.
"I had to."
"You had to?"
"Yes."
They walked towards the end of the block. "You know, it's a rarity to see you by yourself, because you're usually with May," Gabe commented.
Ash shrugged. "So?"
"Is she your girlfriend or something?" Gabe asked. He looked at her.
"You could say that.why you asking?" he asked. Gabrielle shrugged
"No real reason." She said. They were in front of the concert hall. Gabrielle looked at him. "I know this is improper to say, because of you dating May and stuff, but you don't look too bad," she said.
Ash shook his head. "You never change," he said.
"What's that mean?" she asked.
"You always think about what people look like, before you think about who they are inside. And you judge people too quickly."
"I do?"
"Yes, you did years ago, I'm not sure about now, but you probably still do."
Gabe walked into the concert hall, thinking about what he said. Ash climbed onto Night and went home.
He went into the house and trotted up the stairs. "May?" he said.
No response came. Ash knocked on the door to her bedroom. Still no response. He frowned. "Where is that woman?" he muttered.
The door opened and shut downstairs. He looked down the stairs to see who was there. "May, where were you?" he asked.
"Outside," she said, looking at him, "in the garden that your mom has."
"Where is everyone?"
"Beats me," May said, going upstairs. She gave him a small hug, getting wet in the process.
"May, why don't we go out for dinner tonight?" he suggested. She looked at him.
"Ok, but I hope you will wear something different," May giggled. Ash gave her an extremely annoyed look.
"DUH!" he said. He walked into his room and slammed the door shut.
"Mrs. Ketchum, why is it that I say one thing, then Ash gets irritated and yells at me for it?" May asked. Mrs. Ketchum looked at her. They were in the living room.
"Well, he's like his father. Usually quite cheerful, but when he's nervous." Mrs. Ketchum trailed off.
"Why would Ash be nervous?" May thought. Nothing that was real nerve wrecking was happening, as far as she knew.
"Let's go get you prettied up!" Mrs. Ketchum said, changing the subject. May looked at her.
"Prettied up?" she said.
"Yep, prettied up." May stood up and followed Mrs. Ketchum upstairs. They went into Mrs. and Mr. Ketchum's bedroom.
"What are we going to do?" May asked uncertainly.
"Let's start with blush." Mrs. Ketchum took out a small brush and a round container. She opened it and pressed the brush against the reddish colored powder.
After 30 minutes of make-up, Delia hurried May into the bathroom. "How do you want your hair done?" Delia asked.
"Slightly wavy, I guess," May said. She watched Delia take things out. "How long will this take?"
"Just a couple of minutes," Delia stated. She started fiddling with everything.
"You said a couple of minutes!" May said. After an hour of sitting there, doing nothing, while Delia did her hair, she started getting irritated.
"Let's pick your dress," Delia said, ignoring her. She walked out, May walking behind her.
"Which one should I wear?" she asked. They were back in the bedroom. Delia took out a black dress. It looked like it would go to her ankles, and it was a spaghetti-strap dress.
"Er," May said. All her life, she had been picky on what she wore. Delia frowned at her.
"Come on, you have to make up your mind. This one? Yes? No?" she asked.
"Well, I guess." May thought about it.
"Oh, by the way, it does have a jacket that goes with it." Delia took that out and held it up also. It was black also, and had buttons up the front.
"Alright," May said. She took the dress and jacket. Delia left her to change.
"Where are you two going for dinner?" Mr. Ketchum asked. Ash looked at him.
"Oh, this restaurant that is very expensive. It's an Italian one. I'm gonna go broke if I go on like this!" Ash laughed.
"Just think about having a good time, and don't mess up when the time comes for you-know-what!" Mr. Ketchum said. Ash grinned at him.
"I won't!" he said. Ash looked around. He smiled. "Oh! May!"
He got up from a chair. May hugged him. All of a sudden, a thought hit Ash. "Oh no!" he breathed.
"What's the matter?" Mr. Ketchum mouthed.
"I don't have a car!" Ash said silently. Mr. Ketchum took keys out of his pocket and gave them to Ash, while trying to keep them hidden. "Thanks!"
"I saw that!" Delia scolded Mr. Ketchum, who cringed, then laughed. May seemed to not of noticed.
"Er, May, we have to go. If you must have me in the death grip, then do it in the car!" Ash said, wincing at her tight hug.
"Sorry Ash!" she said. She let go and stood there sheepishly.
"Let's go," he said, grinning at her. Mr. and Mrs. Ketchum looked at each other.
May took his hand and followed him out.
*********1 hour later*********** "Ash, what are you looking for?" May asked. He was looking through all his pockets, finding nothing in all of them.
"Blast, where is it.! Aha! I found it!" Ash took something out of his jacket pocket.
"What's that?" she asked. Ash looked at her. He opened the small thing, then shut it and put it back. "Why did you put it back?"
"You'll see later," was the response she got. Frowning, she looked at him.
"Why?" she asked. Ash looked at her, then shook his head.
"You'll see later," he repeated.
"You can be one mysterious man when you want to be, Ash," May said, smiling slightly, "But you were that way when we were small!" Ash looked at her.
"That's a first," he said, grinning at her. The waiter came over to them.
"Are you ready for the check?" he asked. Ash glanced at him.
"Oh, yes." He took the check from the waiter. May looked at him. She took it from him and looked at it.
"2,000?" she said in disbelief.
"Yeah," Ash said, "I knew I would go broke here!"
He laughed slightly, shook his head, and took a checkbook out. "Give me that back a minute."
May handed it back to him. He looked at it and wrote down the amount. "I need to see your ID," the waiter said distastefully.
"Uh," Ash said. He looked at May. She frowned at him.
"Don't you have one?" she asked. Ash shrugged.
"I don't think s-what a minute!" Ash took something red out of his pocket-his poke dex. "I've always been using this as my ID or license!"
He flipped it open and pushed a few buttons. The screen showed the info, and other things. "That's your poke dex? It looks different," May said.
"They made a new one."
"I didn't know that. This doesn't fit. We're in a fancy restaurant, and you are showing the waiter your poke dex!"
The waiter looked at the poke dex, then took the check and walked away. Ash put it away, then stood up. He helped May up.
"What's that?" May asked. Ash pulled something out from his pocket. They were in the 'Cove'. He trees were so tightly together, that privacy was never the problem in the area.
"Something," he said. He revealed the item of mystery-a ring. An engagement ring.
"What.?" May looked at him.
"Will you marry me?" he asked.
"Yes," she said.
The wedding was a few months later. They made the decision to leave Pallet Town forever.