Different Worlds
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Disclaimer: Pokemon does not belong to me. Neither does CCS, Sailor Moon, Digimon, Fruits Basket, or anything else of value.
Author's Notes: I don't know why I'm still writing this, honestly. Nobody really seems to be reading. Eh. Here's Chapter 11 anyway.
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Ash wasn't quite sure where he was. His head throbbed, his muscles ached, and he had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. The type he got whenever he did something wrong. Maybe he just had diarrhea. He opened his eyes and tried to get up, but a hand gently pushed him back. Not quite sure who it was, only remembering the battle from the night before, he quickly grabbed hold of the hand, and twisted it behind the person's back, and pinned them against the wall. His head cleared and suddenly he recognized the back of Misty's head. Before he could say anything, she managed to twist herself free, and deliver a very hard kick to his jaw. He stumbled back and fell into a sitting position on the bed.
" What the HELL is wrong with you?" Misty yelled angrily.
He muttered some kind of excuse under his breath, and looked around for his shirt.
" It's at the laundry. It was soaked with blood. I doubt you would want to wear it like that. But I found something confusing. You only had minor injuries, and the blood on your shirt was too much to be yours. We also found quite a good sum of money on you. Where the hell were you?"
He looked at her, a little bewildered. He shook his head slowly. " It's not my blood." He rubbed his eyes and ran his hand through his hair. " I have to find Amita. She can help me…" he trailed off, and walked out of the room in a hurry.
Misty just stood there. The concern in her expression was obvious. A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. She turned around and saw Mateo and Sabrina standing in the doorway. She shook off the confusion she was feeling.
" Yes?" she managed to choke out.
" Misty, I knew you'd be concerned about Ash. I, uh, checked around. He battled at ZUEL yesterday. Made quite a killing. He made more than 10 thousand dollars. He must have run into some trouble on the way here. When we found him, his Pichu was protecting him. Most of his money was still there. It seems whoever attacked him only took a small amount. From the upset trashcans and garbage, I'd say there was a great struggle. Maybe 5 or 6 people involved. Somebody saw a young woman leave that alley and go towards Main Street."
" Ash battled at ZUEL yesterday? I thought he was also taken for dead when he joined…"
" He was." Sabrina answered, "But we know we can't keep Ash reined in. He is a loose cannon, but he is too valuable to us. We can't put too many restrictions, if we tried to control him…"
Mateo, feeling the tension between the two women, broke in at exactly the right moment.
" We think this girl might have something to do with it. We are checking both hotels in that street to see if she is registered at one. The money she took could have been to check into the hotel. If she is visiting, she might not have any money."
" Alright, we'll start by looking…" Misty began quickly. She stopped when she saw Sabrina shake her head.
" The superiors have noticed that the…recent events… have had a somewhat negative effect on you. They have ordered that you take a week's vacation. We are forbidden to let you participate in any official business."
Misty looked like she was about to explode, but then realized someone was listening by the door. Ash. She bit her tongue, and nodded. She would keep pressing them for info. Whatever Ash needed must be important. She might as well help him.
" Fine. I'll take the vacation. What else do you know? Do you have any other info?"
" Another person said he saw a young man walk into the alley earlier. That must have been Ash. He also said he saw several flashes of light and some noise. We suspect she checked into the Main Street Hotel." Misty saw Ash's shadow move away.
" Look for her under the name Amita."
" Amita?" Sabrina asked, " Isn't that the name of the girl in Denk? The reported leader of the tribe?"
Misty's memory went blank for a moment. Then she remembered. But Amita had been a young girl. Whoever the mystery woman was, she had to be older and stronger to beat Ash.
" I…don't know." She said finally. She sighed and walked out of the room quickly. Maybe a vacation wasn't such a bad idea.
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Misty lay in bed quietly. Ash was chasing off after something she wasn't quite sure was real. She had been forced to take a vacation, she hadn't heard from any of her sisters, and no one knew where they were. It was all utterly unfair. Then she realized that thinking about the unfairness of it all would only make her angrier. She looked at the picture of her parents on her bedside, and a sudden wave of sorrow hit her. Her sisters had found the picture somewhere. They had given it to her because she was the one that remembered her parents the least. She got up and took a video from her drawer. She popped it into the VCR.
She smiled as the faces of her parents appeared on the screen.
" Misty's first Pokemon Battle!" her father said to the camera.
" Let's watch." Her mother said quietly shushing her husband and telling whoever was taping to turn to Misty.
The battle was extremely dull. Daisy had never been good at battling, and Misty herself had been very inexperienced. Misty sighed and fast-forwarded to the end of the battle.
" I won, Mommy! Look, I won!" Misty smiled at herself as a toddler. Her red hair was bouncing as she jumped up and down.
" I know, Misty. I'm so proud of you!" her mom's cheery face filled the screen.
Her dad sighed in mock sorrow. "Pretty soon she'll be running the gym!"
A young Daisy came running into sight.
" Like, Misty! You and my new Starmie did great! Like, you guys should totally be partners. Say, Misty, why don't you keep it?"
Young Misty's eyes widened. " You mean it?" she asked breathlessly.
" Totally. I just got it less than a week ago, and I really haven't had time for it yet. You can train it yourself!"
" REALLY?"
" Yeah. Let's go celebrate!"
" Good idea, Daisy. We'll have Pizza. Is that okay with you, Misty?"
Misty sighed at the voices in the TV as a sudden wave of nostalgia washed over her. She considered turning off the TV, but something was telling her not to do it. She fast-forwarded through the rest of the tape. It was mostly little clips of her playing with Starmie. She sighed as the screen went blank. She was about to stop the tape, but something was urging her not to do it. A strong feeling. After a couple of minutes, she gave up, and right before she pressed the stop button, she appeared on the screen. She walked out of the room, and her parents came in. She quickly pressed play. She rewound the tape a couple of seconds to hear everything that was being said.
" Oh, I forgot my Starmie, Camera. Let me go get it." She walked out and her parents came in a couple of seconds later.
" Is everything ready?" Her father's voice asked quietly.
" Yes. I packed all I could."
"We have to get out before 7:00. Jason made all the arrangements. The 2 bodies are ready. We'll leave, and put the bodies in at Jason's house. Then we'll throw the care off the cliff. Tomorrow, they'll find the bodies, and we'll be safe."
Suddenly, Misty's mother burst into tears. Her father quickly went to comfort her.
" Is something wrong?"
" Is there any way we could take the girls? Maybe later…"
" No. I'm sorry, if we all just disappear… they'll know it wasn't accidental. They'll track us down. We can't endanger the girls."
" They're old enough to know. All of them, except Misty. She won't even remember us. She's so young…"
" She might not remember our faces, but she'll remember the love we both gave her. I'd take her with us, but that would be unfair to the others."
" We should tell them why we are doing this. That way they won't loose hope. If we ever see them again…"
" We'll tell them. Except for Misty. We'll still be able to see them and maybe even talk to them once this thing blows over. Magnus can only reach so far. We'll be okay. When they are older, and Magnus no longer poses a threat, we'll come back. We can be a family again. Don't worry. I packed a trunk in the basement with some things from when Misty was younger. Mostly Pictures and things we gave her when she was younger. We'll tell Daisy to give them to her when she is old enough. I just hope that it all works out."
Suddenly Misty's mom burst into tears.
" How were we supposed to know Magnus would betray us? We knew him so long… We never had a clue that he was on their side! Do you really think he'll get enough trainers and gym leaders to begin the rebellion at Denk?"
" I don't know. He's trying to blackmail us into joining. I saw his intentions as soon as I saw the look on his face that day. He'll bring it up soon, but we won't be here. Don't worry. Everything will be fine."
" Oh, god. I hope so."
Misty stared at the screen. Suddenly, her father looked in the direction of the camera, and she felt like a 4 year old getting caught eavesdropping. Then she realized he was staring at the phone. If she remembered right, the phone and camera sat on a shelf, along with some stuffed animals and trophies. Her father sighed, and turned to his wife.
"Come on, let's go talk to the girls." As her parents walked out, Misty felt herself sigh in relief. A minute later, her younger self came in with Starmie and began playing. Misty fast-forwarded the tape all the way to see if she saw anything else with her parents, but the screen was blank. She shut the thing off, and looked for the trunk her parents had talked about. Her sisters had given it to her when she turned 17. That was where she had found the picture of a 4 year-old her and Ash chasing each other while a slightly older Brock stared dreamily at Ash's female neighbor. That's when they realized their parents had been friends. Along with that, she had found several other pictures of her with Ash or Brock, or their parents together. That was the first time Ash had seen a picture of his father. The resemblance was disturbing, to say in the least. Her mind began gluing all the pieces. Magnus. The immortals. Her parents' so called 'death'. Ash's sister. As her mind put all the painful pieces together, she began to cry.
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AN: I know this chapter told you all very little about everything. And I just made the plot a little too deep, but it was the right thing to do. Anyway, feedback would be appreciated.