Well… It's late.. but I figured, it's better late then early next year… right?
Ages ~
Ash ~ 17
Misty ~ 17
A Christmas Wish~ Part 8; Snowballs and waterfalls ~
Grandma Got Run over by a reindeer
Grandma got run over by a reindeer!
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and grandpa,
We believe
She'd been drinking too much eggnog
And we begged her not to go
But she forgot her medication,
As she staggered out the door into the snow
When we found her Christmas morning
At he scene of the attack
She had hoof prints on her forehead!
And incriminating clause marks on her back
Grandma got run over by a reindeer!
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and grandpa,
We believe
Now we're all so proud of Grandpa
He's been taking this so well
Sitting there watching football
Drinking beer, and playing cards with cousin Mel
It's not Christmas without Grandma
All the family's dressed in black
And we just can't help but wonder
Should we open grandma's gifts or send them back?
(SEND THEM BACK!)
Oh!
Grandma got run over by a reindeer!
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and grandpa,
We believe
Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of fig
And the blue and silver candles
That would just have matched the hair in grandma's wig
Now I've warned my friends and neighbors
Better watch out for yourselves!
They should never give a license
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves
Grandma got run over by a reindeer!
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and grandpa,
We believe
Sorry… I like the song…
ANYHOO!
Dec. 23 &24 – Viridian City/Mt. Moon
Ash sighed deeply. Of all the stupid rotten luck… it was all with him. There didn't seem to be a shread of good luck with him the past few days. Annoyed and huffing slightly, Ash stalked into Pewter with his head held high. He did his best to ignore the stares, murmers and pointed fingers directed towards him. He was the pokemon master carrying his beat up Pikachu, and he himself was soaked to the bone, still sneezing all the way, and his clothes were torn in many places.
Finally, Ash made it to the pokemon center. All eyes and heads turned to him, as a wave of silence took over the whole pokemon center.
Ash sighed, but smirked. He had single handedly made the parting of the red sea come true once again. There had been a crowd waiting for their pokemon to be healed, but suddenly there was a large open space for Ash to go through. Ash silently made his way through the crowd and stopped after someone at the front talking to nurse joy, totally unaware of what was going on behind him.
Nurse Joy on the other hand noticed him. She looked up from her paper work and smiled. "Hello!"
Ash smiled weakly and nodded in response. "Would you please heal my Pikachu?" He asked, handing the beat up Pikachu to her.
Nurse Joy's smile never left her face as she took the Pikachu away from Ash and carried him to the back room.
The boy who was talking to her before whined a bit and made a sobbing sound, then turned abruptly to Ash. "Can't you see I was having a conversation with the beautiful lady there? What happened to no cuts?! Who – ASH?!"
A grin spread over Ash's face and he laughed harder than he had in days. "Good 'ol Brock!" He managed out. "I should've known you were the one causing this traffic jam!"
Brock sheepishly turned his head to look at the angry mob behind him, then laughed nervously. "Eh, why don't you come to my place, we can talk there." He grabbed Ash and dragged him out the door. Before he took him totally out, Ash managed to yell, "I'll be back for Pikachu later, Nurse Joy!"
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Ash yawned and stretched before leaning back on the couch in Brock's living room. He glanced around the area a bit before saying, "This place hasn't changed much at all since the last time I was here."
Brock shrugged and nodded, plopping himself on the seat next to him. "I know. There's not much else you can do and still keep in child proofed."
Ash grinned and nodded. "So where are your brothers and sisters?"
Brock rolled his eyes and groaned. "VERY fortunately, they're old enough to go to school." He looked at his watch. "They shouldn't be home for another… few minutes." He looked at Ash. "So why are you here?"
Ash smiled sheepishly. "See, you know how Misty left?"
Brock groaned again and nodded. "Oh yeah. She came over here after you left ranting and raving," He smiled and glanced over at Ash, "Then after that horror, she kinda broke down."
Ash looked down shamefully. "I know. She sent me a letter." He grabbed his bag and looked through it. He finally pulled the letter out and handed it to Brock to read.
Brock wasn't too surprised, he just grinned and handed it back to Ash when he had finished reading it. "It's about time! You do know it's the 23, right?"
Ash gave him an annoyed look. " I know that! I've tried! But it's like someone up there doesn't want me to go! First, I run out of gas in my car, then I lock my keys in the car and my bike in the trunk. THEN I hike for a while until this bus comes, but it turns out this bus had to be an 'Ash Ketchum fan club' with some gay guys on there. IT'S NOT FUNNY! Not only that, I had to climb up this horrible hill and we got lost in the Viridian Forest after some beedrill chased us, THEN it starts to rain and after it finally desides to stop, there's an ursaring waiting for us that beats up Pikachu! WEILL YOU STOP LAUGHING ALREADY?!"
Brock covered his mouth and held his breathe, but eventually, he thought about it again and he snorted and started rolling on the ground again.
Ash grumbled something under his breathe, then sneezed again. *ACHOOO!*
Brock managed to pull himself off the floor and patted Ash on he back. "Maybe you should get some rest bud, you go sleep in the guest room and I'll get you some Aspirin."
Ash numbly nodded and dragged himself over to the guest room, suddenly aware of the weights on his feet and eyes. He climbed into bed and immediately fell into deep sleep, with a wonderful dream.
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(Dream land ^_~)
Ash felt something poke him. Annoyed, he groaned and rolled over in his bed taking the sheets with him. The tapping still continued. Finally, Ash gave up and sat up in his bed glaring at the figure who was tapping him a few seconds before and grinning like an idiot. "What?" He snapped.
The figure just grinned at him and pulled the sheets of off him. "Out of bed sleepy head! There's a surprise for you!"
"HEY!" Ash yelled. A sudden blast of cold air came at him now that the warmth of his bed spread and sheets were gone. "Stop it and let me sleep Misty!"
Misty's grin remained on her face and she shook her head. "Nope! You're getting out of bed mr. Pokemon master!"
Ash glared up at her. "No. And you can't make me."
Misty's grin was slowly fading into an annoyed stare. "Wanna bet?"
Ash sighed. "Fine. This had better be good."
Misty nodded with satisfaction and walked out of the room.
Ash got out of bed in his flannel Pikachu pajamas and walked to his book bag to get dressed.
A few minutes later, Ash stepped into the kitchen of the small cabin and crossed his arms, leaning on the doorpost. "So what possessed you to wake me up this early on our vacation?"
Brock turned and smiled at Ash before turning back to making lunch. "Misty's outside with Pikachu."
Ash rolled his eyes and walked over to the front door. He pulled it open and was hit with a nice big snowball. "It snowed last night, Ash!" Misty cried out happily.
A grin spread across his face despite the snow stinging his face. "Alright!"
"Go get your stuff on and we can play!"
Ash nodded and raced in to his room of the cabin they had rented to take a vacation for the holidays.
Not long after Ash ran out and tackled Misty in the snow. "Don't throw another snow ball at me." He warned.
Misty stared at Ash with a twinkle in her eye. "Is that a threat?"
Ash grinned. "You can take it as one if you like."
"Why Ash Ketchum," Misty pushed him off and stood up. "I challenge you to a snowball fight!"
Ash stood up as well and smirked. "I accept your challenge! No rules?"
Misty shook her head. "Just no using pokemon." She glanced over at Pikachu. "Got it buddy?"
Pikachu agreed and walked over to sit on the steps to watch the duel.
Both teens walked to opposite sides of the large yard and began to make snowballs to arm themselves. "Prepare to be wet!" Ash yelled.
"Prepare to be soaked!" Misty stuck her tongue out.
"Why don't you go stick that to a metal pole."
"Because I like my tongue just the way it is thank-you. Are you ready?"
"Do you even need to ask?"
Misty grinned and shook her head. "I just felt like it. Let's begin!"
Ash threw the first snowball which Misty dodged, but hers was also dodged by Ash's. Both flew snowballs at each other for all they were worth, but both laughing their heads off in the process. After a while, it was apparent Ash was winning because of his throwing practice with poke'balls. Misty's eyes glowed with determination. She wasn't going to loose this one.
Ash threw one particular snowball hard, aimed right at her face. He expected her to duck down, but instead, he saw she wasn't paying any attention to it. Almost in slow motion, the snowbll flewin full force straight at her head and hit her hard right in the middle of her face.
Ash's mouth flew open as Misty fell to the ground holding her face. Ash ran to her, all the way mumbling apologies and desperately hoping and praying he didn't injure her or anything.
When Ash reached her he gently knelt down beside her and pulled her hand away form her face to make sure she was okay. When he saw she was grinning, it was too late. She lifted her free hand, put it in Ash's shirt, and dropped a load of snow. He shrieked and bolted up, shaking his coat and shirt trying not get all the snow out before it made him even colder than he was.
Misty collapsed to the ground in a fit of laughter. Ash turned angrily to her and jumped on her. Soon both where tumbling in the snow, both getting snow down their shirts and all through their hair and everything. Neither noticed it, they were having too much fun.
Soon the scene faded away and Ash felt another annoying tap.
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Ash moaned and turned over in the bed.
"Misty, go away and leave me alone! I want to sleeeeep!"
"Pikachupi? Pikachu."
Ash's eyes blinked open. He was no longer in the cabin he'd dreamed about. He was back in Brock's house with Pikachu on top of him pointing outside. "Pikachu pika."
"Are you saying we should go soon?"
"Pi." Pikachu nodded.
Ash sighed and slowly climbed off the bed. He sat up and stretched then followed Pikachu to the kitchen.
He looked around, totally confused. "Where's Brock?"
"Chu." Pikachu pointed to a small note pinned on the refrigerator surrounded by pictures of birds, planes, flowers, dinosaurs, anything you can think of in a 3 – 7 year olds' mind.
The note read:
Hey Ash! It was nice to see you again! I would love to say good-bye to you, but I'm sure you need your sleep, so I'm going to take my brothers and sister out somewhere – goodness knows where. Anyway, I'll see you later okay, man? Tell me how it turns out! ^_~
~Brocko
Ash smiled and nodded to Pikachu. "Guess we'd better head out then, right Pikachu?"
"Pika!" Pikachu cheered and jumped on Ash's shoulder. Off they were, only 6 miles away from Cerulean City – that's IF they don't get lost.
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"PIKA-PI!!!!!!"
"I'M SORRY!"
Pikachu smacked his trainer on the head with his tail. "PIKACHU!"
Ash sighed and rubbed his head. He looked down at the paper in his hands and said, "It's not my fault! The map said to turn right!"
"PIKA!" Pikachu angrily grabbed the map out of Ash's hands and turned it up side down, or, rather right side up. "CHU!"
"Hee hee…." Ash rubbed the back of his neck again. "Sorry 'bout that…"
"PIKA!" Pikachu angrily shocked him. "CHU!"
"WAAAAAAAAAH!" Ash groaned and dusted himself off. "Gee, thanks. Pikachu."
"Chu."
Ash sighed. How were they going to get to cerulean now? Ash's face lit up with an idea. "Do you think you could smell your way out of here? Maybe smell air or something?"
"Pikachu." Pikachu replied annoyed.
Ash rolled his eyes and looked down at him with pleading, brown, puppy dog eyes. "I know your not a Growliethe, you're the bestest friend I ever had, and it would be wonderful if you could smell our way out of here."
Pikachu glared at Ash, while he kept the puppy dog look up, each one waiting for the other to crack. Finally pikachu three up his small arms and cried, "PIKA! Chu, Pika Pikachupi!"
Ash cheered happily and grinned. "Thanks a bunch Pikachu!"
"Chu."
Pikachu sniffed the ground carefully and placed an ear to the ground. Ash stood by silently waiting, when suddenly pIkachu's head snapped up and he pointed to the left. "PIKA!" He raced to the left, with Ash trailing behind him.
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"Uh… Pikachu… this isn't the only way out is it?"
"Pika?"
Ash peered over the edge of the cliff to look closer at the waterfall. "I'm not too fond of waterfalls."
"Chu." Pikachu shrugged.
Ash sighed, then stopped. "Did you hear something?"
Pikachu's ears perked and he nodded. "Pi!"
"It sounded like…."
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAR!"
"AN ONIX!"
"PIKA!"
The Onix roared and rasied it's large head, waving it's tail around.
"CHU PIKACHU PIKA!"
"Well I don't want to be around to see it's rock throw." He gulped and looked back at the waterfall. "Well Pikachu, looks like were going to have to go down after all."
"Chu…."
"Ready?"
"Pika!"
"On the count of five…"
"One…" Ash looked down at the waterfall nervously.
"Pika…" Pikachu glanced back at the angry Onix.
"Three…" Ash turned to look at Pikachu.
"Chu…" Pikachu looked at Ash.
"Four in a half…" Ash looked back at the waterfall.
"PIKA!" Pikachu pushed Ash off the cliff and jumped off behind him, rocks quickly falling behind them.
Hee hee. Well… it's kinda like two in a row…. Kinda… just wanted to get this thing done. One more chapter to go!
~Smile Jesus loves you!