Disclaimer: Pokemon? Iye. Watashi no de wa arimasen.

Quick note: This scene is right after where Misty ran away.

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DESCENDANTS OF THE DRAGONS

by Crimson Flame

Chapter 6

18th of Summer, 510 PY.

"Forgive me, Misty. Forgive me……."

Ash collapsed onto the soft grass beneath his feet. A single tear trickling down the side of his face as the full moon continues to shine down upon him.

"You had to you know. It is the only way to keep her safe."

Those words broke the midnight silence abruptly. Ash looked up when he heard the voice of his brother. Gary looked back sympathetically at him, putting his hand on his shoulder.

"I know." Ash said brushing away the tear. "I'd never risk putting her in danger. I…..I love her too much."

"And the other guy? What of him?"

"Brock? I care bout him as well. I had told them that I would not be continuing my journey yesterday. Brock had understood. He hadn't asked me why. I guess that's just the kind of guy he is. But Misty just wouldn't listen. She thought it was a joke. If only she had."

Seeing Ash's downcast face, Gary decided to let it drop. Friends are a hard thing to lose.

"Come on Ash. Let's head back. We've got a lot of training to do in the morning. It'll help put your mind off her."

Ash stood up to his feet. He looked to the endless darkness where Misty had disappeared into.

"Goodbye Misty. I'll never forget you."

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(The next morning)

"Pikachu! Shock Shield now!"

"Pika!" Pikachu's body became enveloped in yellow sparks as though it's glowing.

"Arcanine! Fire Blast it!"

Arcanine took a deep breath and released a great blast of flame hurtling towards Pikachu.

Pikachu stood its ground. It was thrown back a bit when the fire blast hit but it did not receive any damage from the attack.

"What?! Impossible!" Gary shouted.

"Yeah! Nothing's impossible bro. Pikachu's Shock Shield protects it fully from any elemental attack."

"Oh yeah! Take Down attack Arcanine!"

Arcanine ran towards Pikachu and leaped up high into the air. Pikachu merely stared back at the huge red blur in the sky, not even budging an inch. It just crouched down in its position and its unblinking eyes followed the pokemon's every movement.

Then seconds before the initial impact, Pikachu leaped out of the way with lightning speed. Arcanine hit the ground where Pikachu had been standing mere seconds ago. Recovering itself from the failed attack, Arcanine stood up unsteadily and gave a frustrated growl.

"Alright Pikachu! Great dodge! Now try Thunder Wave."

Pikachu focused its powers and sent a wave of golden-yellow electricity flowing towards Arcanine. The pokemon was hit by the powerful wave and was immediately paralyzed. It struggled to move but to no avail.

"No Arcanine. Do not struggle. Focus on your powers instead. Break its hold on you!"

Arcanine stopped struggling and stayed still. It began focusing its powers. A crimson-like glow radiated from within it and it was released from paralysis.

"Great job Arcanine!"

"Wow Gary I'm impressed."

"Then trust me Ash, you're going to be totally blown off by this one. Arcanine, Meteor Shower now!"

Renewed with the ability to move again, Arcanine gave a piercing howl. Its eyes began glowing ruby red as power is being gathered within it. Soon its whole body began to glow along with its eyes.

In an instant Arcanine dashed towards Pikachu at top speed. So fast it now resembled a meteor, a giant fireball hurtling towards the stunned electric mouse. It collided into Pikachu with great force, breaking away its Shock Shield. Unprotected, Pikachu was barraged with multiple red-hot collisions. Though it managed to dodge some of it, Arcanine kept attacking at lightning speed. Now it really looked as if a meteor shower was taking place.

After a couple more attacks, Pikachu managed to break free from the line of fire. It appeared to be slightly burned and bruised.

"Are you OK Pikachu?"

Pikachu gave Ash a thumbs-up and went into its battle stance again. It crouched down, sparks emitting from its cheeks, awaiting orders from Ash.

"Then let's show them what we're made of! Pikachu! Raging Thunder Crash!"

Pikachu began to glow too as it summoned all its power to perform its attack. Dark thunderclouds began to gather in the sky above them, blocking out the bright sun. Winds howl and wild pokemon scatter trying to get as far away as possible from the battlefield.

All of the sudden, a bolt of lightning streaked down from the sky and hit Pikachu straight on. But instead of crying in agony, Pikachu began harnessing the energy from it. Slowly it began building up its energy. Its eyes widened as it stared up into the sky.

As Gary looked on with wonder, he saw Pikachu's eyes turn bright silver. At that moment, Gary realized what was happening.

"No Ash! Stop it!" Gary quickly recalled Arcanine back into its pokeball whilst running as fast as he could towards him.

Ash was in a trance-like state. His arms were lifted up in the air. His eyes, like Pikachu's were glowing silver.

"Pika…chu!" Pikachu shouted as it released all of its pent-up energy back up into the sky. All seemed still for a moment. And then thousands of powerful lightning bolts came raining down from the heavens. It started with Pikachu as its center point, then spreading out in a circle of disaster, electrocuting everything in its path.

Gary managed to reach where Ash was and knocked him down with the momentum of his body. All of the lightning bolts ceased firing instantly. Ash recovered from his trance, all dazed and confused.

The whole area was in ruins. Trees were burned to cinder and the ground was literally scorched black by the lightning. As Ash surveyed the destruction, he came to realize what had happened. He ran towards his fainted pokemon and cradled it in his arms.

"What have I done……."

"It was an accident."

Ash wanted to believe Gary's words very much but he knew it was only half the truth.

"No. It was my fault. My inexperience caused this destruction. That was why I had to break away from Misty and Brock. They could get hurt. But I swear I'll do everything I can to keep this power under control. And thus I swear on the memory of our mother and of our father that I will perfect this gift and help protect others with it."

"So do I, Ash. So do I."

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Note:::

(1) This is a sort of continuance from where Misty left off. Misty had already run away before Gary had shown up. So that means this is a part that Misty doesn't know. It is NOT a part of Misty's narration. But it's still in the past.

(2) 'Raging Thunder Crash'…I borrowed it from an anime called Fushigi Yuugi. To those who know it, it's one of Soi's powers. It's effects are also inspired from Pokemon Master's Dark/White Lightning Apocalypse though its nowhere near as destructive as it is.

(3) From the battle scene, I just wanted to justify Ash's actions for leaving his friends behind. Show that he's dangerous when he can't keep his powers under control.

Reviewers' response: (insert dramatic music)

One winged Kuja::: Thanx! And I don't think I'll be using Ruby/Sapphire…I'm not very familiar with it. I might screw things up @___@;; and get killed by fans.

thunder mouse pikachu::: Woah. Hold on to your ponytas…um I mean horses. ^__^ I do think you're crazy! ****just kidding**** hehehe. Anyway, Delia happened b4 Lover's circle. I told u to pay attention to the dates, tut tut tut. ^___^ Their son is five as I said in the prologue. And your assessments are half correct only. And the answer to your questions………lie in future chapters!!! Dun dun dun dun chiang! Hehehe. Sorry I had to do that. ^___^ Anyway thanx 4 ur wonderful review! It even inspired a future scene.

Alex Warlorn::: Diz iz wert happenz next! Hehehe. Hope u enjoyed it!!

Nova S. ::: Oh no!!! You won't do that would you?? ***puts on great big watery eevee eyes.*** ^___^ And since you're the only one who provided feedback on the timeline thing, **glares at the others ^__^;;;** I've decided to continue on as usual.

Aisha ClanClan::: Hopefully this chapter answered your questions. ^___^ And keep reading!!

Akiko ::: Ooh love you! Thanx 4 d compliments about the dragons!! **author is skipping with joy.** And I actually inspired U? **skips around somemore until Skiplooms become jealous.**

Ok ok. So how was the battle scene? ^__^

That's all 4 now.

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Just do the R thing. ^__^

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