- 10 -
After a few days, every one had warmed to Pichu. One of the bad things was that it tried to stay as close to May or Ash as possible. Once or twice Ash had said, "Pichu is a little electrical shadow."
They never were alone and they were really getting annoyed. One afternoon they were going to go on a walk in the national park, and of course it wanted to go.
"No," Ash said.
"Pichu!?\Please!?"
"I said no, and I mean no" It knew to give up by then, because it knew how far is too far with both May and Ash.
"May, come on!" he yelled. She walked over and looked at Pichu, who was now sitting on the desk.
"Penny and Pikachu are going to watch you while we're gone." she said. Pikachu jumped up onto the desk, and nodded. "We'll be back in a while." She petted it on the head. Pichu whimpered slightly. "We'll be back."
With a wave they left. Down stairs they saw Rose. She said, "Hi dare, how ya doin'? Whare ya headin' ta?"
"To the national park for a little walk and to get away from that Pichu of mine."
"Whale, I don' want ta hold ya up. Have fun."
They nodded and hurried out of the hotel. At the national park, they noticed, there were alot of pokemon trainers. "I wonder what's going on." May said.
"Bug catching contest I think...is it Tuesday?"
"Yes."
"Well, I know a path in here that nobody knows about...at least when I found it no one knew about it..."
"Oh, where's that?"
"This way." He lead May over to a break in the fence. "Through here."
They climbed through the break onto another path. One side was nothing but trees and the other was the fence. May looked around.
"Let's keep going," Ash said. Holding hands, they walked on. May was surprised because of it being so quiet. Soon trees surrounded them.
After a while the path came to an end. "This path is longer then before..."
"Let's rest for a bit before we head back the other way to get back." May suggested. He shrugged. May sat down at the bottom of one of the trees. Ash sat down next to her.
"It doesn't make sense...I was sure I had seen this whole path..." he said.
"Why does it matter?" May asked.
"I don't know, it just bugging me that this path longer then it was before for some reason." May hugged him.
"By be some of the trees fell down or some thing, and that's why it's longer." Ash shook his head.
"Not likely." May was frowning slightly at this, but made a small smile.
"Well, at least we don't have that little electrical shadow following us right now." He smiled a little.
"Yeah, no Pichu..." For the first time since Pichu had hatched, they were alone, and they just realized that. At that moment, they went into a kiss.
Ash broke away after a few minutes because of hearing some thing in the depths of the trees. "What's the matter?" May asked.
"I heard some thing..in the trees..."
"It could be a pokemon." Ash shook his head.
"Human."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Some one is in the trees." A man emerged from the trees, knowing that he was caught. He was very tall, at least almost 6 foot
"Hello, Ash." the stranger said.
"Oh, who are you?" Ash asked, standing up.
"My name is Mark...Mark Ketchum." he said. Ash and May looked at him, shocked.
"M-Mark Ketchum?" May gasped, also standing up.
"Yes, May?" he asked.
"Ok, how did you know my name, because I don't know you..."May asked.
"Simple, Ash is always talking about you."
"HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?!" Ash yelled, "NO ONE IS SUPPOSE TO KNOW THAT BUT PIKACHU!"
"I've been following you around, Ash. Ok, guess who I am before we talk on."
"Um, who you are, who you are..." Ash said softly to himself. May looked at him closely. Soon a thought came to her mind.
"I know who you are now. if you think about it...your Ash's dad!" May said.
"Yes, May." he said. Ash was gaping at him.
"Ok let's get this straight...my dad has been following me around for what reason?"
"Just to see you." Mr. Ketchum said.
"Have you ever thought of saying 'hi?'" Ash asked.
"No, never thought of that... any way, before I forget, didn't you say to your Pikachu some time ago that you had some thing you wanted to give to May?" Mr. Ketchum asked. Ash sighed.
"WHY do you have to keep telling her what I say?" Ash asked.
"I don't know," Mr. Ketchum shrugged.
"Well stop it, please" Ash said. Mr. Ketchum nodded.
"Well, I guess I ought to give it to you," Ash said. May shrugged. He reached into his pockets, looking for some thing. After a minute, he found it and brought it out-a poke ball. "It's one of the pokemon you said you wanted."
She took it and looked at it. Then she let it out of the poke ball-a Moltres came out. "How did you get this?" she asked. He shrugged.
"Some one just gave it to me for no reason at all. I thought you might like it," Ash shrugged again.
"Thank you, Ash!" she yelled. She hugged him.
"Well, I'm off," Mr. Ketchum said.
"Were to?" May asked. He shrugged.
"I really don't now...going to go catch more pokemon I guess..." he said.
"Bye, good luck." they said.
"Bye back to you." he said, walking away, down the path. Moltres squawked.
"Oh yeah, Moltres return!" May ordered. It returned to it's poke ball. "This turned out to be a pretty interesting walk." she commented. Ash nodded in agreement.
"It sure has." he said.
"Let's head back." May said.
Ash took hold of her hand and they headed back.
After a few days, every one had warmed to Pichu. One of the bad things was that it tried to stay as close to May or Ash as possible. Once or twice Ash had said, "Pichu is a little electrical shadow."
They never were alone and they were really getting annoyed. One afternoon they were going to go on a walk in the national park, and of course it wanted to go.
"No," Ash said.
"Pichu!?\Please!?"
"I said no, and I mean no" It knew to give up by then, because it knew how far is too far with both May and Ash.
"May, come on!" he yelled. She walked over and looked at Pichu, who was now sitting on the desk.
"Penny and Pikachu are going to watch you while we're gone." she said. Pikachu jumped up onto the desk, and nodded. "We'll be back in a while." She petted it on the head. Pichu whimpered slightly. "We'll be back."
With a wave they left. Down stairs they saw Rose. She said, "Hi dare, how ya doin'? Whare ya headin' ta?"
"To the national park for a little walk and to get away from that Pichu of mine."
"Whale, I don' want ta hold ya up. Have fun."
They nodded and hurried out of the hotel. At the national park, they noticed, there were alot of pokemon trainers. "I wonder what's going on." May said.
"Bug catching contest I think...is it Tuesday?"
"Yes."
"Well, I know a path in here that nobody knows about...at least when I found it no one knew about it..."
"Oh, where's that?"
"This way." He lead May over to a break in the fence. "Through here."
They climbed through the break onto another path. One side was nothing but trees and the other was the fence. May looked around.
"Let's keep going," Ash said. Holding hands, they walked on. May was surprised because of it being so quiet. Soon trees surrounded them.
After a while the path came to an end. "This path is longer then before..."
"Let's rest for a bit before we head back the other way to get back." May suggested. He shrugged. May sat down at the bottom of one of the trees. Ash sat down next to her.
"It doesn't make sense...I was sure I had seen this whole path..." he said.
"Why does it matter?" May asked.
"I don't know, it just bugging me that this path longer then it was before for some reason." May hugged him.
"By be some of the trees fell down or some thing, and that's why it's longer." Ash shook his head.
"Not likely." May was frowning slightly at this, but made a small smile.
"Well, at least we don't have that little electrical shadow following us right now." He smiled a little.
"Yeah, no Pichu..." For the first time since Pichu had hatched, they were alone, and they just realized that. At that moment, they went into a kiss.
Ash broke away after a few minutes because of hearing some thing in the depths of the trees. "What's the matter?" May asked.
"I heard some thing..in the trees..."
"It could be a pokemon." Ash shook his head.
"Human."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Some one is in the trees." A man emerged from the trees, knowing that he was caught. He was very tall, at least almost 6 foot
"Hello, Ash." the stranger said.
"Oh, who are you?" Ash asked, standing up.
"My name is Mark...Mark Ketchum." he said. Ash and May looked at him, shocked.
"M-Mark Ketchum?" May gasped, also standing up.
"Yes, May?" he asked.
"Ok, how did you know my name, because I don't know you..."May asked.
"Simple, Ash is always talking about you."
"HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?!" Ash yelled, "NO ONE IS SUPPOSE TO KNOW THAT BUT PIKACHU!"
"I've been following you around, Ash. Ok, guess who I am before we talk on."
"Um, who you are, who you are..." Ash said softly to himself. May looked at him closely. Soon a thought came to her mind.
"I know who you are now. if you think about it...your Ash's dad!" May said.
"Yes, May." he said. Ash was gaping at him.
"Ok let's get this straight...my dad has been following me around for what reason?"
"Just to see you." Mr. Ketchum said.
"Have you ever thought of saying 'hi?'" Ash asked.
"No, never thought of that... any way, before I forget, didn't you say to your Pikachu some time ago that you had some thing you wanted to give to May?" Mr. Ketchum asked. Ash sighed.
"WHY do you have to keep telling her what I say?" Ash asked.
"I don't know," Mr. Ketchum shrugged.
"Well stop it, please" Ash said. Mr. Ketchum nodded.
"Well, I guess I ought to give it to you," Ash said. May shrugged. He reached into his pockets, looking for some thing. After a minute, he found it and brought it out-a poke ball. "It's one of the pokemon you said you wanted."
She took it and looked at it. Then she let it out of the poke ball-a Moltres came out. "How did you get this?" she asked. He shrugged.
"Some one just gave it to me for no reason at all. I thought you might like it," Ash shrugged again.
"Thank you, Ash!" she yelled. She hugged him.
"Well, I'm off," Mr. Ketchum said.
"Were to?" May asked. He shrugged.
"I really don't now...going to go catch more pokemon I guess..." he said.
"Bye, good luck." they said.
"Bye back to you." he said, walking away, down the path. Moltres squawked.
"Oh yeah, Moltres return!" May ordered. It returned to it's poke ball. "This turned out to be a pretty interesting walk." she commented. Ash nodded in agreement.
"It sure has." he said.
"Let's head back." May said.
Ash took hold of her hand and they headed back.