Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this fic, except Danny and Amber, Yeah, yeah, nothing you haven't heard before.

Sorry I have not been updating. I've been thinking about how to string this along. Tehe. Anyways.... I want to try to get to 50 reviews. I gained some reviewers!!!! Yay!

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Misty whipped Starlight around and took off after Ash.

"ASH!!" She shouted after him. Misty was really glad Danny had taught her how to gallop.

Suddenly Starlight halted to a stop. She didn't know how to jump, let alone this obstacle in front of her. Starlight snorted and pawed the ground. Ash was no where in sight. Misty sighed.

"Misty!" Danny called.

Misty turned Starlight around, with a solemn expression on her face.

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Misty sat bolt upright, drenched in sweat. She glanced at her alarm clock. It was 4 in the morning, and it had been a week since she saw Ash on a horse. She swung her legs over the side of her bed and began to get dressed. She just had a terrible nightmare, and she didn't really remember what it was about. Misty padded down the stairs. She brought in the morning paper. She glanced at the front page. She just about spit out her orange juice she was drinking.

The Cerulean News

Front Page News

14 year old and world famous Pokemon trainer Ash Ketchum has disappeared. His mother, Delia Ketchum, is in hysterics. She claims she knows nothing on what happened.

"He came home one night, depressed. He was just getting over the loss of one of his best friends, Misty Waterflower. She left after an argument, I think." Delia recalls.

But what happened to Ketchum? Detectives say it has to do with the sudden loss of Waterflower, whom detectives cannot get a hold of. Others say he was kidnapped. And still many more say he committed suicide.

Misty would have laughed out loud if this weren't so serious. Suicide? Kidnapped? What the heck did they know? The article went on, but she didn't want to read anymore. She stuffed the article in her pocket.

Misty went outside and tacked up Starlight. She took the trails to Danny's house. She was there at about 4:30 AM.

"Yo, Misty! What's up?" Danny called out to her.

Misty waved.

"Why don't you let Starlight into the paddock for awhile? I want to show you something." Misty nodded and took off Starlight's tack.

Danny led Misty into the barn. "Right in this stall here."

Misty looked into the stall. "Oh, he's beautiful! What's his name?"

"Well, HER name is Clover."

"Ohhhhhhhh. I love her. She's so beautiful. Can you ride her?"

"Of course you can. You're going to have to bond with her, because she's your horse."

Misty stopped rubbing Clover. "W-what? I thought you just said..."

"I did."

"Oh, oh my gosh. Thank you so much!" She hugged Danny.

"You're welcome. I just hope you enjoy her. Starlight too. You know horses pine if they are alone too much."

"Yeah." Misty knew pining was a serious matter. Horses stopped eating and pretty much died of starvation. They would be sad and lonely.

"Come on. Let me give you a tour of Pine Tree. That's our stable name."

"OK." Misty could tear herself away from Clover long enough for a tour.

"This here is Pixie. She's our retired racehorse. She really sweet and gentle, and gives us great offspring each year. Over here is Prancer. She's going to be entered into a race this weekend. We hope she does well so she can get a purse for Pine Tree. A purse is the money you win if the your horse wins. This is Wish."

Misty stopped. Wish was so beautiful. "Oh, I WISH I had a horse like this." Misty said jokingly.

"Be careful what you WISH for, you may get it. Wish is a handful, though."

"Oh, I know. It was just WISHful thinking." Misty and Danny glanced at each other and burst out laughing. Wish jump backward at the sudden noise.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Wish. I didn't mean to scare you." Danny said. He led Misty to another horse. "This is Storm. He's a colt." A colt was a horse that's a boy under 5 years old. A filly is a girl under 5. A mare is a female horse over 5.

"We have many more horses, and you'll meet them soon enough. In the springtime, when the horses foal, maybe you can have a foal or two." Danny said. Misty smiled.

"Danny? I came over here early because of this article I saw in the paper. It's about Ash." Misty pulled the article out of her pocket. She handed it to Danny and he read it. There was no picture, but he had a good idea of what her looked like from a description.

"Hmmm..." Danny said. "I wonder if he'll turn up." They were quiet for a moment.

"Oh, well. I'm sure he will." Misty concluded.

"Misty, I wanted to talk to you about something. I give lessons 3 times a week. They are starting tomorrow, and I wanted to know if you wanted to join."

"Sure." Suddenly, and beautiful black horse caught Misty's eye. He was running in the paddock as fast as the wind. "Wow... Who is that?"

"Oh, that's Storm. We haven't been able to train him. Anytime we try to get near him, he bucks or kicks either me or one of the grooms. The only time we can get near him is in the morning or at night to let him in and out of his stall. I'm really hoping he will get over his fear of people. He has potential to be a great racehorse. He was abused in his last home, but we haven't been able to help." Danny explained.

Misty gazed at him. Storm looked so free, so beautiful. She wondered if he would ever be a racer.

Danny glanced at her. "Want to come help me clean out stalls?"

Misty winced, but agreed reluctantly.

Soon, it was lunch time. Misty had met many more horses: Skye (KATIE!), Pepper, Blue Ribbon, Shining Star, Cyclopse, Kip and Skip, Joy, Wonder, Rainbow, Blue Mist, Run for It, Streak of Grey, Flashing Camera, Ace, Dingo, Patch, Jewel, and Cassidy. Kip and Skip were two orphaned foals.

Misty and Danny went inside a little cottage, which was Danny's house.

"Everything took longer today. I gave the grooms a day off."

"What are the groom's names?" Misty asked.

"Charlie, Lisa, Matt, Max, Ali, Amy, and Brita."

They finished up their lunch.

Danny glanced out at the sky. "It's going to be a big storm. We'd better get all the horses inside from the paddock.

The rain started as soon as they got outside. Danny whistled, and all the horses obediently followed him into the barn. All except Storm.

"Danny, I'm going out for Storm." Misty shouted. She couldn't let Storm stay out in this weather. Soon the wind started up.

"Misty, no don't! He'll hurt you!" Danny tried to shout back, but the rain and wind drowned out his voice. He couldn't go after her. He had to get the other horses into the barn before they got any crazier.

Storm saw Misty approaching and nickered. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck a tree nearby. It was all too much for Storm. He bolted---right toward Misty.

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"There." Danny said to Skye as he latched the chain and lock on his stall door. Then Danny walked to the barn door. The rain had turned into sleet, and he couldn't see two feet in front of him. Where was Misty? She had been gone for about 10 minutes!

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Misty couldn't move. She stood frozen on the ground, the sleet hitting her like a barricade of rocks. Suddenly someone tackled Misty, knocking her out of Storms path. Storm slowed to a trot, and Misty had to get Storm.

She couldn't see the person that had tackled her, but she would be right back. She jumped on Storm bareback, even though he had never been ridden before.

As soon as she raced Storm to the barn, she jumped off and explained everything to Danny in about 2 seconds flat. Then she raced back to Ash, calling over her shoulder, "Call an ambulance!"

When Misty got to the figure, she examined him closely. His wrist was at a funny angle. It was probably broken. His head has a nasty gash in it, bleeding a lot.

Misty pulled back the hood and gasped.

"Ash..."

Ash's eyes fluttered and he moaned.

"Misty. What's happening?" Ash tried to say, but no words would come out.

"Yeah I'm here. Don't try to talk. An ambulance is on its way. Storm, the horse that was going to knock me over, knocked you over instead when you pushed me out of the way." Misty suddenly had a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. If Ash hadn't pushed her out of the way, Misty would probably be the one in Ash's place. Misty shook her head vigorously, pushing the thought aside. Storm wouldn't have hurt her. It was nice to know that he cared though. Soon an ambulance arrived and Ash was rushed to the hospital. Misty held his hand the whole way.

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2 hours later....

"He's been drifting in and out of consciousness. He'll probably do that for about 3 days." Dr. Jones told Misty.

Misty nodded her head meekly. "Can I go see him?" Misty asked hoarsely. Dr. Jones nodded.

When Ash saw Misty enter the room, he smiled faintly. They didn't speak for a long time, and Ash finally drifted out of consciousness.

(This song takes place in Ash's point of view)

Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find


I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind


Whatever happened to our love?


I wish I understood


It used to be so nice, it used to be so good

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me


S. O. S.


The love you gave me, nothing else can save me


S. O. S.


When you're gone


How can I even try to go on?


When you're gone


Though I try how can I carry on?

You seem so far away though you are standing near


You made me feel alive, but something died I fear


I really tried to make it out


I wish I understood


What happened to our love, it used to be so good

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me


S. O. S.


The love you gave me, nothing else can save me


S. O. S.


When you're gone


How can I even try to go on?


When you're gone


Though I try how can I carry on?

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me


S. O. S.


And the love you gave me, nothing else can save me


S. O. S.


When you're gone


How can I even try to go on?


When you're gone


Though I try how can I carry on?


When you're gone


How can I even try to go on?


When you're gone


Though I try how can I carry on?

The sound of the heart monitor stopping jerked Misty away from a daydream.

Some doctors rushed in and rushed Ash to the ER.

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So, how did you like it? Since I'm moving on Halloween, I may not get another chapter up, but I might. That's the reason I have not been able to post, too, because we have been packing. Anyway, I would like to get 50 reviews to continue. Tootles! I love that word! Tootles! Tootles! Tootles!

~StarPikachu