Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon, or any of its characters.
Authors note: I'm not sure but in Japan I think Ash is like 14, Misty is 15, and Brock is like 19. Even if that's not true, that's their age's now. Plus Ash, Misty and Brock can understand pikachu.
'Something like this' = some ones thought
'Something like this' = pikachu talking
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Stopping any form of fear is hard. Even though the still slumbering Misty was getting carted off to very routine surgery, he couldn't help but be a little unsure of her safety. Leaning against the door way to her room he took a deep breath to help relieve him self of worry.
'Hey lover boy.' Pikachu said with a hint of tease in its tone. Ash smiled and turned around to gather his life long friend in his arms.
"I'm sorry about before pal. If it wasn't as cold as it was I would have wanted you to come." Pikachu tapped Ash on the side of his face with its paw.
'I think I'll recover, I know how dedicated you are.' Ash chuckled. The chuckle had time to fade when he remembered what he saw pikachu doing last.
"Hey how long where you standing there when I was with Misty back at the house?" Pikachu hopped to Ash's head and smirked.
'Certainly long enough.' Pikachu laughed as it jumped off of his hat and away from his masters attempt to stop the teasing.
"Are Brock and Togepi still filling in?" Ash questioned as he watched pikachu examine the small breakfast near Misty's bed.
'No actually, Jill and Martin came back early. Brock and Togepi should be around here some where.' Ash rolled his eyes. 'Brock set loose in a hospital with a cute baby pokemon, god help us all.'
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"Brock would you give it a rest?" Ash was watching the sad display of
Brock on his knees in front of a random nurse asking for her number. After reclaiming the confused Togepi, Ash dragged Brock away. Letting go of Brocks collar a few feet from Misty's room, Ash thought it was safe. But the sound of a harsh slap could attest to that. Brock entered Misty's room with a red mark on his face. Still blushing as ever as far as Ash could tell.
"If the nurses keep hurting me like this then I'll have to stay here. That must be what they want." Brock held his head in his hands as he daydreamed in a chair by the doorway. Ash was busy comforting Togepi with the help of pikachu.
'It's wondering where mommy has been for so long.' pikachu translated.
"Don't worry, mommy will be back real soon. You'll be right here until she is." Ash said softly. Once Togepi calmed down; it rested near pikachu on Misty's bed.
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Things flashed in and out of focus, Gayrados crashing, Vulpixs' fainting, explosions, yelling, and thunder. Misty felt her heart racing until a scene of Ash came into her mind. She felt pulsing stop and her mind freeze as she heard herself speak.
"Please no." Misty stares with disbelief at the scene before her.
Everything quickly faded to black as she felt a touch on her cheek. She tried to see what happened to Ash but it was to late. She was awake. She opened her eyes with a jolt to see Ash glancing at her with deep concern. She also felt extremely tired.
"Ash are you ok?" She asked still unsure of where she was. He looked back at her with confusion and laughed a bit.
"I'm fine if you are." Misty relaxed and stopped her racing mind. 'It was just a dream.' she leaned up to kiss Ash tenderly on his lips. 'Thank god'
Ash rested next to her still staring into her eyes.
"Someone has been missin you." Ash looked over to Togepi. Misty could only manage to let Togepi hug her neck while pikachu brought it over.
"Hey my little Togepi. I'm sorry for leaving you." Togepi was happy as ever getting as close to Misty as it could.
'Its not like I wasn't worried.' Pikachu hugged Misty opposite Togepi. The recovering girl welcomed the small hugs.
As he watched at the foot of her bed, Brock saw the pins sticking out from Misty's left leg and the cast on her right foot. That was a lot of damage that the branch caused. But how did she get under it, and what happened? He decided to ask Ash later. Just plain glad she was going to be ok, Brock went over to his fellow gym leader and took her slightly limp hand. Petting the top of her hand, Brock didn't have to think of what to say.
"Sinder is clean for ya." Misty laughed good old Brock.
"And Shiva's medication?" She went along with him.
"Yeah that's over and done with; I had to wash my hands until the skin came off."
"Thanks Brock." Laughing quietly, he set Misty's hand down gently.
"I fell so tired;" Misty looked down at the chunks metal sticking from her leg and almost gasped. "Oh man."
The pieces of metal drilled through her leg looked so painful. Yet none was felt, even when she timidly experimented by moving her feet slightly.
'I wonder how many painkillers they got me on.'
"Does it hurt?" Ash asked watching her foot move beneath the covers.
"No, but it looks real bad doesn't it?"
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"So, Ash." Brock Ash and Pikachu where getting a late lunch in the hospital cafeteria. As they settled down to a table Brock observed Ash sit next to pikachu with the worlds biggest smile on his face. Since the second he saw Ash back at the hospital it seemed nothing could make him unhappy again. Holding his chin in thought his mind itched to ask.
"So Ash, how did this come about?"
Ash glanced at Brock with a spoon of fried rice half in his mouth and eyes widening. He stopped his bite short and swallow the rice whole, coughing a little he replied.
"What?"
"Well, Misty has strips of metal in her leg, a cast on her ankle. Oh and you just happen to kiss each other now, I just occur to miss all this. You want to up date me on how you two finally found your feelings for each other?" Ash thought for a minute and decided to shock Brock back and go through every wonderful detail he wanted to share. He held his head in his hand and kinda blushed as he began.
"It all started when misty and I got in a fight." Ash went through it all from Misty running out the door to him hearing about her leg condition.
"So it could take anywhere from 4 months to a year for Misty to walk again." Leaning back in his chair with a semi-sorrowful look on his face. "5 weeks rehab."
Pikachu was handing Brock one of his mysteriously appearing tissues as they tear together.
'I told you man, it was so,' pikachu couldn't finish as it cried into Brocks shoulder.
"I never thought it would finally happen like that."
Ash rolled his eyes and went over to drop his try off at the door.
"Let's go guys."
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As the three headed back to Misty's room they bumped into a nurse and a doctor right out side her room.
"Listen Jesse James I am not in the mood to blast off your behind. So please, just go." Ash pushed them out of the doorway and closed the door in front of them.
The doctor spoke, "This is so disrespectful of them, but James I think you should be the one that's male next time."
As the nurse removed his fake DD breasts and lipstick he replied. "You think that's what tipping them off?"
Jesse shrugged as she took Meowth out from her lab coat.
"Yeah we are gettin real original."
James glared at Meowth with Jesse; "Concussions can usually heal smart Alec's in about 3 to 4 attempts. Shall we doctor?"
"Oh let's."
Chapter 4 is comin up ;)
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Authors deal with team rocket: ok I'm not a fan of team rocket. They are annoying and annoying and dumb. Yeah I know they are funny and all. But it's not worth it to have them in every single episode. They don't help the plot and ruin lots of good developments. I'm not saying get rid of them, they can be slightly helpful sometimes. The lame disguises gotta stop, and meowth has got to go! Sorry but I'm very anti meowth. Giovanni is good though.
