Ch. 5 Destiny Awakens
Ash got up the next morning and treated it like any other day. He went outside to get the Sunday paper and look over Pallet to make sure everything was all right. "Hmm, there's a new coach for UCLA?." Ash read the cover. "What are they waiting for, Shaq to become a cop? Ah, the Lakers. Good times, good times." Ash looked at the cover picture with an amused smirk as George snuck up from behind to watch him. He growled and got ready to strike when something blocked his view.
"Morning." It was Ashley. "Well come on." George looked back but Ash was gone. He growled at himself and went with Ashley. He told her to sneak up on him and pounce as if she were really training. "Ouch." Ashley groaned and made other noises as she stalked through the rocks and grass. George rolled his eyes as he sat around.
"3, 2, 1." He said to himself, knowing when she would pounce because of her noise. He ducked a second before she lunged out.
"Gotcha!" Ashley laughed but stopped when she flew over George and landed on her back. "You could hear me, haw?"
"Only a lot." George sighed and helped her up. "You have to be quite and observe all the things around you and become one with the environment as if you were a hunter after its prey." George stopped, hearing something. "Now, watch a pro and learn." Ashley followed George as he snuck quietly through the grass, not making a sound and paying attention to his surroundings. He crouched down and made a run and a leap at something.
"Ah, don't hurt me please. I'm innocent!" It was Tracey, George looked at him in a confused way. "I never met your mob boss. I mean Giovanni, he's a heck of a guy."
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Ashley demanded as she ran over.
"Ashley thank goodness." Tracey sighed in relief. "For once we aren't following you. This just happens to be the best picture site in Pallet. Perfect for drawings and snapshots. But you need to come at a certain time I guess, get out of here Spearows!" Tracey waved one away and it pecked his head. "Ow, why you!" He waved a fist.
"Hey, maybe he could help?" Todd came over to George.
"No, wait, maybe he could help." Tracey agreed. Todd nodded sarcastically. "Come on, you're a big scary outsider. Get rid of those birdbrains. Work with me!"
"Hu?" George was confused.
"Watch me." Ashley grinned and jumped, yelling at the Spearows. They flew into the air. George understood now. They all ran around after the birds to make them scatter.
"Why are we doing this, what's the point of this training?" George called. He had never experienced this before since all he ever did was work hard and train.
"Training? This is for fun." Ashley laughed.
"Fun?" George asked confused, as if he didn't know the definition.
"Yea, you know, fun." Tracey grinned as they all laughed and ran around chasing and teasing as many Spearows as they please.
"Yea!" George cheered, understanding now and having fun for the first time.
"Yea!" Ashley cheered back. They all followed the Spearows into a canyon and into a bunch of angry Donphans. "Uh oh." Ashley gulped as they skidded to a halt. They all screamed and ran off the other way as the Spearows laughed and the Donphans chased them. They hid in a small cave and laughed as the Donphans ran past.
"It's a Kodak moment." George joked.
"Oh!" Todd gasped as he looked at his camera that was out of film and banged up from the joy ride. "Sorry." He blushed and everyone laughed.
"You're ok kid." Tracey nudged George and he grinned. "Well, come on." They all went to have more fun. That night, Ashley and George sat under the stars.
"Look, my Eevee!" Ashley pointed at a group of stars. "See its big tail?"
"Yea." George looked around. "Hey, that one looks like my Pokemon in a battle royal. Heh, this is pretty cool, I never done it before."
"Really, my dad and I do it all the time." Ashley grinned. "He said the great Pokemon Masters of the past are up there to watch over and guide us."
"Do you think Giovanni will be up there?" George asked, not thinking. They looked at each other but George turned away. "He's almost like a dad to me and he's a very important leader figure to my family and friends."
"My dad said that Giovanni had a darkness he couldn't escape." Ashley said.
"Do you think it went into me?" George was beginning to feel a totally different feeling about Giovanni. Ashley just put her hand on George's shoulder and gave him a grin as if to say she knew it wasn't there and it never would be. George put his hand on Ashley and they sat close as they watched the stars. Ash was watching as well.
"Dad, I'm very confused. George is one of the outsiders, a Rocket, how can I trust him?" Ash asked as he saw Ashley and George.
"Ash?" Misty asked and she came to his side instead of other guidance.
"I was getting help from the masters." Ash looked up.
"Don't worry about them." Misty smiled when she saw Ashley and George. "Get to know him, talk to him to find out who he really is. Only then will you see." Ash looked at Misty and they grinned and hugged. Ash nodded to himself, she was right.
"Uh." George started, realizing what he was doing. He was turning his back on the outsiders. He stepped away from Ashley.
"What is it?" Ashley asked.
"Nothing." George turned away.
"Really George, you can tell me." Ashley replied.
"It's just that, my whole life I've been trying to," George stopped himself, he couldn't tell her after all. "Never mind. I gotta go." He began to go.
"George wait." Ashley sighed and George looked back. He sighed and began to leave again when something jumped in his way.
"And where do you think you're going?" It was Prof. Oak.
"Uh, nowhere?" George answered, confused.
"That's what you think." Prof. Oak laughed.
"Who was that?" George gasped.
"A friend of the family." Ashley ran over.
"Come on, follow me." Prof. Oak ran off.
"To where?" George called.
"Come on, let's just go anyway." Ashley shrugged and they followed him to a part of Pallet they never saw before. It looked almost like inside the old greenhouse. But it was really not a part of Pallet after all; it was beyond the row of trees by the ocean.
"Where are we?" George asked, Ashley was confused by this paradise looking place as well.
"It's a special place inside your heart the French call a certain, I don't know what. Oh yea, it's called amore." Prof. Oak said and pushed Ashley and George together. Prof. Oak laughed as they grinned. He knew what would really make this forest garden have its love magic take effect, a song.
Prof Oak: There's a place where Jigglypuff's full moon, makes rivals friends and closer soon. With the flower Pokemon in bloom, the sent will carry you away. Your feelings will swing in the trees on vines, while your heart dances in a conga line. Now with fun and happy times, for Star -u and -me (ha ha, get it?). In Amore. Where all the fruit is sweet, and it tastes so fine, that you'll loose your mind, with a taste that's so unique. In Amore. Without a worry or a care, it just takes two, to make it through, your heart will take you there.
George: Where is it?
Prof. Oak: No place you don't take with you. You'd better watch the steps, the trail is steep. There's a hole in your pipes, there's a water leak. It's a long way over the bridge, but the journey is half the fun. In Amore. Where all the fruit is sweet, and it tastes so fine, you will loose your mind, as its taste is so unique. In Amore. Without a worry or a care, it just takes two, to make it through, you're heart will lead you there. You can play around like there's no tomorrow, from city to town with not an ounce of sorrow. But you'll find amore wherever you are underneath the sun.
Ashley: Amore is French for love right?
Prof. Oak: This is amore. In Amore. Where all the fruit grows sweet, and it tastes so fine, that you will loose your mind, as its tastes so unique. In Amore. Without a worry or a care, it just takes two, to make it through, your heart will get you there.
"In amore." Ashley and George laughed and sang as they walked back to Ash's house. They hugged as they stood on the lawn, now they'd realized their love.
"Good night." Ashley said and sighed as George sat on his sleeping bag in the tent. She grinned to herself as she went inside and closed the door. As if a cat hunting a mouse from the darkness, Ash leaped out from the shadows and gave a slight grin at George. George gasped and looked up as Ash came over.
"It's kinda cold out tonight, come on in." Ash said. George grinned. He helped George clean up and Ash lead them inside. From far off, Gary was watching his son.
"Yea, that's it!" Gary cheered. But his smile turned to a frown when George did nothing but walk behind Ash. "What are you waiting for boy, get him." Gary gulped as his heart skipped a nervous beat. But George didn't harm Ash in any way. Gary ran off after they walked inside and growled at himself the whole way. How could his own son do that? He had to tell his wife.
"What?" Meowth was shocked.
"Are you sure?" Jessy asked upon hearing the outrageous news.
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes." Gary nodded.
"George cannot betray us." Jessy growled.
"Why I aught to," Meowth started.
"Wait," James called and everyone looked over. He grinned. "I have a plan."
"You do?" Jessy grinned, pleased with that
"Yea." James nodded, Gary scowled at him as he grinned slyly back at him.
"Way to go Jimbo!" Meowth cheered.
"Alright, quiet." Jessy covered his mouth. They all huddled up.
"Now listen up." James whispered and began to tell his plot.
Ash got up the next morning and treated it like any other day. He went outside to get the Sunday paper and look over Pallet to make sure everything was all right. "Hmm, there's a new coach for UCLA?." Ash read the cover. "What are they waiting for, Shaq to become a cop? Ah, the Lakers. Good times, good times." Ash looked at the cover picture with an amused smirk as George snuck up from behind to watch him. He growled and got ready to strike when something blocked his view.
"Morning." It was Ashley. "Well come on." George looked back but Ash was gone. He growled at himself and went with Ashley. He told her to sneak up on him and pounce as if she were really training. "Ouch." Ashley groaned and made other noises as she stalked through the rocks and grass. George rolled his eyes as he sat around.
"3, 2, 1." He said to himself, knowing when she would pounce because of her noise. He ducked a second before she lunged out.
"Gotcha!" Ashley laughed but stopped when she flew over George and landed on her back. "You could hear me, haw?"
"Only a lot." George sighed and helped her up. "You have to be quite and observe all the things around you and become one with the environment as if you were a hunter after its prey." George stopped, hearing something. "Now, watch a pro and learn." Ashley followed George as he snuck quietly through the grass, not making a sound and paying attention to his surroundings. He crouched down and made a run and a leap at something.
"Ah, don't hurt me please. I'm innocent!" It was Tracey, George looked at him in a confused way. "I never met your mob boss. I mean Giovanni, he's a heck of a guy."
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Ashley demanded as she ran over.
"Ashley thank goodness." Tracey sighed in relief. "For once we aren't following you. This just happens to be the best picture site in Pallet. Perfect for drawings and snapshots. But you need to come at a certain time I guess, get out of here Spearows!" Tracey waved one away and it pecked his head. "Ow, why you!" He waved a fist.
"Hey, maybe he could help?" Todd came over to George.
"No, wait, maybe he could help." Tracey agreed. Todd nodded sarcastically. "Come on, you're a big scary outsider. Get rid of those birdbrains. Work with me!"
"Hu?" George was confused.
"Watch me." Ashley grinned and jumped, yelling at the Spearows. They flew into the air. George understood now. They all ran around after the birds to make them scatter.
"Why are we doing this, what's the point of this training?" George called. He had never experienced this before since all he ever did was work hard and train.
"Training? This is for fun." Ashley laughed.
"Fun?" George asked confused, as if he didn't know the definition.
"Yea, you know, fun." Tracey grinned as they all laughed and ran around chasing and teasing as many Spearows as they please.
"Yea!" George cheered, understanding now and having fun for the first time.
"Yea!" Ashley cheered back. They all followed the Spearows into a canyon and into a bunch of angry Donphans. "Uh oh." Ashley gulped as they skidded to a halt. They all screamed and ran off the other way as the Spearows laughed and the Donphans chased them. They hid in a small cave and laughed as the Donphans ran past.
"It's a Kodak moment." George joked.
"Oh!" Todd gasped as he looked at his camera that was out of film and banged up from the joy ride. "Sorry." He blushed and everyone laughed.
"You're ok kid." Tracey nudged George and he grinned. "Well, come on." They all went to have more fun. That night, Ashley and George sat under the stars.
"Look, my Eevee!" Ashley pointed at a group of stars. "See its big tail?"
"Yea." George looked around. "Hey, that one looks like my Pokemon in a battle royal. Heh, this is pretty cool, I never done it before."
"Really, my dad and I do it all the time." Ashley grinned. "He said the great Pokemon Masters of the past are up there to watch over and guide us."
"Do you think Giovanni will be up there?" George asked, not thinking. They looked at each other but George turned away. "He's almost like a dad to me and he's a very important leader figure to my family and friends."
"My dad said that Giovanni had a darkness he couldn't escape." Ashley said.
"Do you think it went into me?" George was beginning to feel a totally different feeling about Giovanni. Ashley just put her hand on George's shoulder and gave him a grin as if to say she knew it wasn't there and it never would be. George put his hand on Ashley and they sat close as they watched the stars. Ash was watching as well.
"Dad, I'm very confused. George is one of the outsiders, a Rocket, how can I trust him?" Ash asked as he saw Ashley and George.
"Ash?" Misty asked and she came to his side instead of other guidance.
"I was getting help from the masters." Ash looked up.
"Don't worry about them." Misty smiled when she saw Ashley and George. "Get to know him, talk to him to find out who he really is. Only then will you see." Ash looked at Misty and they grinned and hugged. Ash nodded to himself, she was right.
"Uh." George started, realizing what he was doing. He was turning his back on the outsiders. He stepped away from Ashley.
"What is it?" Ashley asked.
"Nothing." George turned away.
"Really George, you can tell me." Ashley replied.
"It's just that, my whole life I've been trying to," George stopped himself, he couldn't tell her after all. "Never mind. I gotta go." He began to go.
"George wait." Ashley sighed and George looked back. He sighed and began to leave again when something jumped in his way.
"And where do you think you're going?" It was Prof. Oak.
"Uh, nowhere?" George answered, confused.
"That's what you think." Prof. Oak laughed.
"Who was that?" George gasped.
"A friend of the family." Ashley ran over.
"Come on, follow me." Prof. Oak ran off.
"To where?" George called.
"Come on, let's just go anyway." Ashley shrugged and they followed him to a part of Pallet they never saw before. It looked almost like inside the old greenhouse. But it was really not a part of Pallet after all; it was beyond the row of trees by the ocean.
"Where are we?" George asked, Ashley was confused by this paradise looking place as well.
"It's a special place inside your heart the French call a certain, I don't know what. Oh yea, it's called amore." Prof. Oak said and pushed Ashley and George together. Prof. Oak laughed as they grinned. He knew what would really make this forest garden have its love magic take effect, a song.
Prof Oak: There's a place where Jigglypuff's full moon, makes rivals friends and closer soon. With the flower Pokemon in bloom, the sent will carry you away. Your feelings will swing in the trees on vines, while your heart dances in a conga line. Now with fun and happy times, for Star -u and -me (ha ha, get it?). In Amore. Where all the fruit is sweet, and it tastes so fine, that you'll loose your mind, with a taste that's so unique. In Amore. Without a worry or a care, it just takes two, to make it through, your heart will take you there.
George: Where is it?
Prof. Oak: No place you don't take with you. You'd better watch the steps, the trail is steep. There's a hole in your pipes, there's a water leak. It's a long way over the bridge, but the journey is half the fun. In Amore. Where all the fruit is sweet, and it tastes so fine, you will loose your mind, as its taste is so unique. In Amore. Without a worry or a care, it just takes two, to make it through, you're heart will lead you there. You can play around like there's no tomorrow, from city to town with not an ounce of sorrow. But you'll find amore wherever you are underneath the sun.
Ashley: Amore is French for love right?
Prof. Oak: This is amore. In Amore. Where all the fruit grows sweet, and it tastes so fine, that you will loose your mind, as its tastes so unique. In Amore. Without a worry or a care, it just takes two, to make it through, your heart will get you there.
"In amore." Ashley and George laughed and sang as they walked back to Ash's house. They hugged as they stood on the lawn, now they'd realized their love.
"Good night." Ashley said and sighed as George sat on his sleeping bag in the tent. She grinned to herself as she went inside and closed the door. As if a cat hunting a mouse from the darkness, Ash leaped out from the shadows and gave a slight grin at George. George gasped and looked up as Ash came over.
"It's kinda cold out tonight, come on in." Ash said. George grinned. He helped George clean up and Ash lead them inside. From far off, Gary was watching his son.
"Yea, that's it!" Gary cheered. But his smile turned to a frown when George did nothing but walk behind Ash. "What are you waiting for boy, get him." Gary gulped as his heart skipped a nervous beat. But George didn't harm Ash in any way. Gary ran off after they walked inside and growled at himself the whole way. How could his own son do that? He had to tell his wife.
"What?" Meowth was shocked.
"Are you sure?" Jessy asked upon hearing the outrageous news.
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes." Gary nodded.
"George cannot betray us." Jessy growled.
"Why I aught to," Meowth started.
"Wait," James called and everyone looked over. He grinned. "I have a plan."
"You do?" Jessy grinned, pleased with that
"Yea." James nodded, Gary scowled at him as he grinned slyly back at him.
"Way to go Jimbo!" Meowth cheered.
"Alright, quiet." Jessy covered his mouth. They all huddled up.
"Now listen up." James whispered and began to tell his plot.