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Pokemon does not belong to me. It belongs to $ato$hi
Tajiri, 4kid$ production$, and some other
rich a$$ people.
I've had a lot of problems lately, but I'm still writing chapters.
I might get grounded without computer for 2 weeks, so I'm going
to try to write the next 3 chapters. When I uploaded chapter 1,
I had all seven chapters already written, but I rewrote them because
I changed the storyline. Please R&R and enjoy.
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" What should I do?" Misty asked desperately.
" Nothing. You are 'still friends' right? You said so yourself about a month ago. You said you wouldn't hold anything against him. That it was all in the past."
" I didn't mean that if I was forced to work with him, that I would."
" Look Misty. You've lied to yourself all these years about being over him. What you need to do is to face him. You need closure. Misty, have you ever considered that maybe my son was right. Maybe it WAS friendship. You were only 15, and...."
" Delia, I know it was friendship. We didn't really love each other, but he said it so...so..."
" Coldly?"
" Yes. It was friendship then, but I always think that it could have grown to... something more."
" Maybe. If it really bothers you that much, talk to Samuel. He can arrange for Ash to get a new partner. I understand you not wanting to work with him."
" Thanks, Delia"
" You're welcome. Oh, Duplica told me to ask about Ditto."
" Oh! I forgot. Here," she said, taking out Pokeball. Instead of ditto coming out of the Pokeball, the Pokeball morphed into a ditto. " Tell her that the mission went well. And thank her for me. Without Ditto, the immortals might have taken over the settlement."
" I'll tell her. Misty, think about it before you make your decision."
" I will. See ya!"
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Misty stood outside the door to Ash's quarters. This was going to be really hard. She took a deep breath and knocked on the door softly. Just as she was about to turn and run off, the door opened.
" Misty." he acknowledged calmly. " Or should I say Kasumi?" he added nervously/jokingly.
" I'm here to discuss our..." she hesitated, " partnership.
" What about it?" Ash asked, slightly afraid that she might refuse to work with him.
" Ash, I want to make sure that we both understand our situation.
" What is there to clear up? That you lied to me? That you pretended you were dead? Do you know how I felt when I saw your apartment? When they said they found the body? How dare you do that to me?"
" Look, I didn't fake my own death. You know Giselle tried to kill me. If it weren't for your little partnership with Giselle, I would not have to live like this. I joined A*D*O because there was nothing else for me to do. How dare YOU come in like nothing happened, and expect me to work with you? How dare you tell me it is my fault? You teamed up with Giselle because you wanted to become the Pokemon Master no matter what kind of a business she was running."
" I teamed up with Giselle because I didn't know what she was doing. I thought she could help me. I didn't know about all the stuff that she was doing."
" But when you found out, you did nothing! You followed along with her plan. That was until you found out you would be her little puppet. You didn't oppose her until you found out what happened to the Pokemon Master that was currently in office. Until you realized that she could kill you just like she killed him. Even when she told you that you had to end our relationship even before it started, you obeyed." Misty broke into tears after the last sentence.
Ash felt like he had been stabbed a million times over and over. Everything hurt. His mind was filled with remorse. After 5 years, all the pain had broken out. He took a deep breath, feeling like he would faint. He closed his eyes and shook his head. Maybe he could make it easier somehow.
" Misty, Giselle asked me to propose to you. She thought we'd make a good couple. I didn't want to spoil our friendship, that's why I pushed you away. Not for Giselle." A lie. He felt worse.
" Nice try, but then why would she send someone to kill me? Or was that you too? I know you're lying. You never were very good at it. If it was up to me, I would want to see you again."
" FINE!" he yelled, his anger coming out. " If you don't want to work with me, tell them! Maybe they'll let you go out on your own again, and get you killed. And you know what, I won't care. I told you, we are still friends. But if want to hold something against me, something that happened 5 years ago, then fine. I don't give a damn anyways." he walked out of his own room.
Misty stood dumbfounded. The next morning, she reported to his quarters for duty at 7:00 am exactly.
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Misty and Ash walked through the forest in awkward silence. Neither knowing quite what to say. Ash had been taken aback when she had agreed to work with him. Even more when she acted... normal. As if nothing had ever happened between them. 2 strangers.
" Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed, hearing something.
" What is it Pikachu?" Misty asked, alarmed.
Then they heard it. A scream.
" Let's go!" Misty yelled at Ash. They dashed off in the direction it was coming from. Ash looked around. There were about 3 creatures. half-man, half-Pokemon. 15 or so men fought each of the monsters. The men were, however, falling fairly quickly. Ash looked at a spear embedded on the floor. He grabbed it, and held it firmly in his hand. When he saw an opportunity, he threw it, aiming at one of the creature's heart. The spear hit, and the area around it started turning black. The monster looked at Ash curiously before giving a mighty roar. It pulled the spear from its heart, and flew away along with the others.
" What happened? Ash asked, bewildered. One of the young girls hiding, she was about 17 years of age, went up to him. Ash looked at her, confused. She gave him a look of pure hatred. When he raised his eyebrows, she scowled, and spit at his feet. Ash was even more confused.
" What did you do that for?" he asked the girl sharply.
" Only the Son of Magnus can control the immortals. How dare you? How DARE you come to this place!"
" I... think you have me confused with someone else." Ash said, swallowing.
The girl looked at him angrily. The infamous Ash Ketchum. Son of Magnus. Heir to the throne. Misty saw the look on everybody's face. Pure hatred. They all looked as if they would kill Ash.
' I wouldn't mind' a small voice said inside her head. She reprimanded herself. She was brought back to reality when Ash spoke.
" I'm sorry. My father" he was interrupted.
" Then how do you explain this?" The girl asked, signaling to the scar on Ash's wrist.
Ash quickly put his hand over it.
" Amita, get away from him. He might harm you. We can't risk your safety." One of the women said warily.
" I would never hurt a defenseless child"
" We do not want any trouble. We have remained neutral in the battle for power. We do not support the immortals, nor the rebels. So please, lord, son of Magnus, let us live in peace, and we will not oppose you. We beg of you. Please forgive the child; she does not have the common sense to be quiet. Please do not punish her insolence.
" I wouldn't." Ash said, hesitantly. Now he understood.
PAST:
A cute toddler of about 5 years stood in the doorway.
" Where is daddy going? Where are you going this time, Daddy?" he asked.
" Don't worry, Ash. I'll be back in a couple of days. I'll bring you something back, okay?"
" Okay, Daddy!" the child smiled.
As his father walks away, Ash turns to his mother."
" Mommy, daddy didn't tell me where he was going."
" He's going to save the world. Now let's go have dinner."
" Does he have rare Pokemon to help him?"
" Of course." Ash couldn't help but notice his mother was slightly upset.
" He IS coming back, right mommy?" Delia looked at him tenderly.
" Of course."
" Now are you going to show me?" 4-year-old Ash asked.
" Okay, but you can't tell anybody."
" Not even Mommy?" he asked curiously.
" Mommy already knows, but she won't like me to show you. So you won't tell, right?"
" I promise!"
Ash father smiled. He led his son to a clearing in the forest. In the middle there was a sort of portal. Young Ash's face lit up in delight. Without a though, he ran into it.
" Ash, No!" his farther yelled, diving in after him.
As they both landed on Denk, Ash looked around.
" Wow daddy! Look!" Ash said, pointing to one of the immortals. A cute half-girl, half vulpix approached him. Ash raised his hand to pet it, without giving it much thought. His father looked in amazement as all the immortals looked at Ash adoringly.
" Son, you can communicate with them too?"
" Look Daddy! They're so cute."
His father signaled to what seemed to be the leader. The leader gave out a mighty roar, and all the immortals left Ash. In an almost human voice, one of the immortals began to speak.
" You, Magnus, have been the leader of our cause for some time. But we had the question of what would happen after you could no longer fulfill your duties. But now we know. The child is destined to help us reclaim Denk as our home."
" I understand. But he is too young, and"
" He was promised to Rebels to show that you were on their side so they wouldn't suspect you were fighting for our side. We know." The tallest one finished his sentence. " But the revels have been misguided. They don't understand that Denk belongs to us, and that the people are intruders in our world. You want your son the do what's right, don't you, Magnus?"
" Of course I do."
" Daddy, what are you talking about?"
" Your Destiny, Son."
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This was originally 8 pages, but I edited it because some of the parts were lame, and not up to date. Anyway, I hope you liked this. I'm going to try to get an e-mail address so you guys can e-mail me if you want. Review, and let me know if you notice any mistakes.