Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon or anything related to pokemon. Pokemon and its associated characters are copyrighted by Nintendo/Game Freak. But I wish I did. Sigh……….

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DESCENDANTS OF THE DRAGONS

by Crimson Flame

Chapter 1

1st of Spring, 522 PY.

I love you Ash……..

I don't……

Misty bolted up in her bed gasping for air. Tiny drops of sweat trickled down the side of her face.

The dream that had plagued her mind for days.

The nightmare.

The reality.

With a heavy heart, Misty cried herself back to sleep.

"Why Ash? Why?…"

*****

"Misty? Misty! Like snap out of it! It's like we're drowning in milk here you know."

"Huh? Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. " A 22-year old Misty awakened from her deep thoughts at the sound of her sister's voice. The milk in her mug had spilled over from the constant flow from the carton.

"Great, just great….A few more drops and we'll have a whole new pool here in the kitchen."

"Sorry……." Misty said without any effort to defend herself.

Daisy sensed her sister's gloominess and immediately regretted teasing her. "It's those dreams again, isn't it? You should forget about him you know. It's been almost 10 years." she told her softly.

"I thought I've forgotten bout him a long time ago, but I guess these dreams just prove that I'm wrong."

There was a sudden silence as the three sensational sisters could not come up with anything sensational to say.

"Well then, I'll go to the mart and get us more milk." Misty said in lighter, more cheerful tone.

"Are you sure you're alright Misty?"

"Sure sis. Never better."

"Well, ok. And Misty…."

"Yeah?…"

"…Buy the 'MOOMOO' brand. It's much more delicious."

"………….."

*****

The Cerulean City Mart was almost deserted that day. A few people dotted here and there. Officer Jenny was there as well as a couple of the local trainers.

"Ack……H…i…..ack…Mis……ty"

The shopkeeper, Sharon said hi to Misty as she entered the small building. Misty smiled back.

"Hi Sharon. Haven't lost that sore throat yet?"

Sharon gave a big sulk and shook her head.

"Get well soon then." Misty said as she headed towards the dairy section. All kinds of milk were displayed in that section. As she browsed through the selection, she suddenly realized that it had grown deadly silent. The familiar buzz of people. Sound itself seemed to disappear. Appalled by the strange phenomena, Misty headed towards the counter to find out what was the matter.

"I'm really sorry bout this……."

Misty heard a mysterious voice and later realized that a robbery was taking place. As she looked on from behind a shelf of snack food, she saw a young man in his early 20's pointing a dangerous looking knife towards Sharon. He was wearing a gray shirt and black jeans, hugging on to his athletic form. Upon his forehead, he wore a red headband and on his right shoulder stood a pikachu.

"Stop! You're under arrest! Drop the knife and put your hands up where I can see them!"

The man turned around to face the young Officer Jenny. With a nervous smile he managed to stammer out,

"Wait!Y…you got this all wrong."

Officer Jenny stood in the narrow doorway of the mart with a gun hoisted towards the handsome thief.

"I repeat. Drop the knife and put your hands up where I can see them!"

Officer Jenny's hands shook a bit. She had recently graduated from the academy. This was the first time she ever faced a threat alone besides training that is. She'd have to admit she was quite nervous and a bit scared. The shopkeeper behind the counter was waving her hands at her and trying to speak out loud but to no avail.

(Probably from shock I suppose.) Officer Jenny thought as she steadied her gun.

"I guess you leave me no choice." The man said.

Then he narrowed his eyes towards the policewoman. With amazing speed he threw the knife towards her. The blade knocked the gun off her hands and struck the wooden beam of the doorway behind her. Officer Jenny, stunned by the sudden speed, came to her senses and immediately called on her pokemon growlithe.

The pikachu dropped down to the marble floor and went into a crouching stance, sparks emitting from its cheeks, ready for battle. The two pokemon faced each other awaiting orders from their trainers.

"No pikachu. Return."

The pikachu looked back at its trainer with a confused face but obeyed the order nevertheless, resuming its position on the man's shoulder.

"I do not wish to hurt you or your pokemon. Pikachu, Radial Wave now!"

Waves of pure electricity washed over them.

Misty felt paralyzed after being hit by the wave. It seems that everyone in the mart was affected by the attack.

"Radial Wave is just a more powerful version of Thunder Wave, the range of attack expanded into a larger area. You'll all be fine in a couple of hours." The thief smiled and added "I'm really sorry about this, we'll be on our way. Come on pikachu."

"Huh? Hey pikachu! Enough with the ketchup already! Let's go pal." He called for his pokemon which seemed to have gone off in the middle of his speech.

"Pi, Pika"

Misty then realized that the pikachu was on the shelf staring right at her. Its eyes seem to focus on hers for a while and then it smiled.

"Pika! Pikachu pika pikapi!"

As the man walked towards her, Misty was so terrified. Being unable to move wasn't helping either.

"What's the matter pikachu?"

The man asked his pokemon which responded by pointing at her.

"What are you talking ab……"

His sentence trailed off when his eyes met hers.

They stared at each other for a while though it seemed like eternity. Misty studied the face in front of her. He was good looking, a cute nose and a mouth that would hide a sweet smile or a cunning smirk. He had wild jet-black hair, his long fringe falling across his eyes. His eyes. Misty felt like drowning in those soulful golden brown eyes. They seem so innocent yet wise, sweet yet sad. Eyes that seem familiar somehow……

I love you Ash……………………

Something in Misty's brain snapped in recognition. Ash..…..…..

Misty struggled to speak but couldn't because of the paralysis. The irony. After all these years, here he was in front of her and she couldn't even speak a single word to him. All those years. All those memories…...

Misty couldn't stand it any longer. Tears began to flow.

Ash was shocked to see the girl in front of him beginning to cry. Could he be that scary? That was when he began to realize something. The girl's features. The long fiery red hair, that cascaded down her back. The familiar ocean-blue eyes that shimmered in a beautiful light now flooded with wetness. Misty…..

His eyes softened and with trembling hands he reached up to wipe off her tears. Both his hands came up to cup her face and he stared into her eyes. Misty was surprised at what he did next. Slowly bending forward, he gave her a soft kiss on her forehead. Then he whispered softly into her ear while hugging her gently.

"Please don't cry anymore Misty, I'm not worth your tears. It's good to see you again."

With that, he started to leave. Pikachu leaped onto Ash's shoulder after saying a sad goodbye to Misty. As he reached the exit he turned around to look at Misty for one last time.

"Forgive me…."

Then he was nowhere in sight.

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