Author's Note: I'm certain that some don't like how my fanfic has been going, but don't worry, it gets better. Also, the question isn't who will Ash stay with but who will he choose if and WHEN he remembers both his first wife Misty and his second wife Marin. Who should he choose? The one he loves with all his heart or the one he loves and has already had children with?

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Gary had been searching for Ash along the river that he couldn't pull him out of it for three days. He hasn't even found anything and has continued to search, he even his psychic pokemon to try to see if they could find anything, but to no avail. Gary would have given up on searching the river a while ago if he hadn't seen Ash fall in. He knew that he would need to call soon to let Misty and his grandfather know that he had found his just in time to see him swept under a river again. The irony of the situation made Gary upset whenever he thought about it and had to hit something which usually was a rock that made his hand throb for a few minuets.

By afternoon, Gary had reached the ocean. By this time he was so upset with not even finding anything, he began beating up a nearby rock and by the time he was done, the rock was still undamaged, but his hands were bruised and slightly cut. Gary sat down and thought through what he would need to do. First he would need to call then he would need to begin using water pokemon to search the ocean as much as he could. He figured that he was closer to New Bark town than he was to Cherrygrove City.

When Gary arrived, that evening, he didn't pay much attention to what was going around him because he was preoccupied by thoughts of how to tell his grandfather about losing Ash right after he had found him. If he wasn't so preoccupied, he would have noticed that there was an unusual excitement going through the town. He also would have noticed that the news was on at a time that it usually wasn't on at announcing the finding of the old Pokemon Master that was thought dead. Gary finally picks up the video phone receiver and dials his grandfather's lab.

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That morning Officer Jenny (of Pallet town) was walking on the beach and was letting Growlithe run along the beach, as he hadn't been able to get much exercise for a while. While he was running ahead, he suddenly stopped and seem to be inspecting something. Officer Jenny didn't think much of it until she got closer and saw that it was someone who had washed ashore. Officer Jenny then ran over to the person. Growlithe pulled back when she got there and she could see the person clearly. She didn't recognize him, but he seemed quite familiar. She couldn't place it but it felt like she should know who this was.

Officer Jenny decided to think about it later as the person began to stir and moaned. Jenny also noticed that he had a gash directly over his right eye. The person's black hair at least wasn't long enough to be getting into the gash, Jenny thought to herself. She pulls out her water bottle, takes the cap off and pours water over the gash to clean it out the best she can right away. Then she pulls out some clean bandages she had brought without thinking of why she would need them. She covers up his right eye so that she would be able to get the entire gash completely.

His left eye opens and he puts his hand to where his gash is. "Are you okay?" Jenny asks him, as he looks at her.

"What? Where am I?" he asks trying to sit up. Jenny helps him sit up, telling him to take it slowly.

"Pallet town. Were you in a shipwreck or something?" Jenny asks.

"Huh? Oh, uh, I don't, uh, seem to remember?" he replies.

"Well, since you're sitting, would you like to try to stand?" Jenny asks, deciding to ask him about himself later.

"Sure," he says, seeming a little bit confused.

Jenny helps him up to a standing position. Jenny helps him stay standing as he stumbles forward, obviously off balance like he was just starting to stand for the first time in his life. He must really be tired, Jenny thought to herself. Soon they were walking into Pallet. Jenny figured that Professor Oak would be able to help him out most as she had to go on duty very soon. She could easily explain this if she was late, but not if she was absent for a full day's work.

They walk to Professor Oak's laboratory in silence. When they get there Jenny begins to tell the person, "Professor Oak is in there. Tell him that Officer Jenny wanted him to look after you until I can return to figure things out." The person nodded his understanding and begins to walk in on his own.

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Professor Oak was trying to think about the newest data that had been collected on where pokemon were and where ones that they hadn't found were. All of his aides had been sent out and the laboratory seemed to be very empty with just him there. Suddenly the doors opened and a young man entered. He had a bandage over his right eye that seemed to be covering a gash that was showing through as a red mark on the clean bandage.

"May I help you?" Prof. Oak asked.

"Um, Officer Jenny told me that you would, uh, help me," the young man said, betraying confusion.

"Well, then why don't you sit down, um, mister." Prof. Oak trails off.

"I don't remember," the young man said, obviously trying to at least remember something.

"Okay, well." Prof. Oak started, until he suddenly recognized who it was in from of him. "Ash." Prof. Oak breathed.

"What?" Ash asked, still a little confused.

Prof. Oak realized that Ash had amnesia and had no clue who or really where he was. Prof. Oak was certain that Jenny would at least have told him where he was, but Prof. Oak doubted that Ash would know where that was. This will be very tough, Oak told himself as he thought about how Misty had been trying to kill herself out of her grief for the past year, as she seemed to be doubting if Ash was still alive. Now he could call her and have her come over to see her husband still alive.

"Just a moment," Oak replied, quickly regaining his composure. He left and went to the videophone and dialed up Misty's house. She picked it up and said, "Hello?"

"Misty, it's Professor Oak! Ash is back! He just walked in," Prof. Oak began.

"What!? Oh this great!" Misty began crying out in relief.

"Wait Misty!" Oak tried to say, but Misty had already hung up. Oak sighed. He knew that Misty would be coming over right away as she didn't have any reason to doubt him and if she didn't find out that Ash had amnesia, then things could get really complex and difficult. Oak went back out to Ash thinking that he probably had about ten minutes before Misty ran in, considering how far it was and how well Misty was at running now days when she wasn't looking.

"Well, I need to look under that bandage," Oak said, when he came back.. Ash nodded and Oak took the bandage off and pulled out a first aid kit. Oak looked over the gash and noted that Jenny had at least tried to clean it out, but Oak didn't blame her for doing such a poor job as he figured that she wasn't prepared for something like this. Oak took out some cleaning ointment and began cleaning out the wound. The wound wasn't that dirty, but the sand that had been in there looked bad. While Oak was cleaning the wound, he began to talk with Ash about his memory and anything that Oak could think of that Ash might actually remember only to find out that his amnesia was complete. He did not remember anything. When Oak was done, he put a fresh bandage over the gash, but still had to cover up Ash's right eye again. As Oak was putting the first aid kit away, he was surprised to see Misty burst in only six minuets after he had called. He wasn't surprised to see her face and hands covered with scratches and scrapes as she had to have tripped over many things to get there.

"Where is he!?" Misty called out in desperation, her eyes also didn't seem to be focusing very well.

"Sit down and I'll tell you, Oak said, directing her to a chair across from Ash, but making certain that there was a table between them so Misty wouldn't rush over to Ash before Oak could stop her and finish what he had to tell her. Misty reluctantly sat down where Oak directed her.

"Now," Prof. Oak began, "this young man is Ash, and he has amnesia."

"You mean you know who I am?" Ash breathed, obviously excited.

"What?!" Misty cried in horror.

"Yes, I do," Oak said to Ash. Then to Misty, "Yes, I'm afraid that is what has happened. Thought, I don't know how it happened, I do know that he does not remember anything. I even asked him about the past nine years that he was gone and he could not remember one moment of it. Either way, we now can announce that he is alive. Though, if he still wants to be the Pokemon Master, then he would need to decide that for himself. But for now, he is back."

Misty had tears running down her cheeks. Oak could tell that this was very hard for her. She also seemed to be trying to say something, but seemed unable to say anything. Ash also seemed to be caught up in emotion, as he also didn't seem to be able to say anything. "Well, Misty, why don't you take Ash over to his mother's house. I would think that he should go back with you, but I don't think that this would be good for now. If we can, I would like to keep the media from knowing where he is, so when you get him there, I want you to call me so that I know that if I tell anyone that he won't be overwhelmed with the coverage of his return," Professor Oak continued.

Misty nodded. Oak then turned to Ash, "Now when Misty gets you to your mother's house, I do not want you to leave until I tell you that you can. This way you won't get stressed more than you need to as we work to help you get your memory back again. We must take this slowly. If anything is rushed, then we might not be as successful as we could otherwise be."

Ash nodded in response, and Misty then took Ash's hand to lead him to his home. Oak then waited for Misty to call him and when she did, Oak went to the police station to inform them that Ash had been found. When that was discovered, the media of several cities were over in Pallet town trying to get what information they could from Professor Oak. All that Professor Oak would tell them that Ash had complete amnesia and that he was in a safe location where he couldn't disappear again. Yet, this was not enough to satisfy the media, but Oak was able to avoid the media as he went to visit Ash to make certain that Ash was comfortable and alright. When Oak returned to his lab, he was just in time for Gary's call.

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Marin could not help but shed continual tears as there was no result from the searches for Yellow. Misty seemed to be calm as the search went on for her father. Marin hoped desperately that he would be found alive and well. All that the search had come up with was that someone attacked Yellow. Yellow then fell into the river and someone had tried to pull him out, but all that had come out was Yellow's wedding ring. Marin was very heartbroken about that. All Marin wanted was at least a chance to say goodbye to Yellow if he was dead, but she knew that if Yellow was dead, then she couldn't say that to him.

Tarin didn't seem to be able to grasp the gravity of the situation, but knew that something was troubling his mother and he did what he could to try and comfort her. Marin knew that he had good intentions, but whenever he tried to speak to her, she kept on hearing Yellow's voice instead of Tarin's. It was too much for Marin and soon Misty had brought in a Jigglypuff to sing Marin to sleep. Marin finally found peace in the deep slumber of Jigglypuff's song and when Marin woke in the morning, she found that she could survive Yellow being dead if only to continue raise their children.

I will raise them to be the best at whatever they will do, Marin promised Yellow, looking into the rising sun, seeing a new day in her own life rising as well. Just as it set when Yellow disappeared. Marin knew that she would do what she could to make Yellow happy with Misty.

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Author's note: I know that this isn't what all of those who have reviewed my fanfic already wanted, but I had planned on this basic plan when I had started this. I'm not concerned about that. However, I do need feedback so I can determine who Ash should choose WHEN his memory comes back completely. He will need to choose between Misty and Marin. Either way you look at this, it is an AAM fanfic as the M can stand for Misty just as easily it can for Marin. Also, I need to know what everyone wants. I got the idea for this from a movie that I saw a while ago. All that needs to happen is for it to come full circle and join with the beginning again. Please let me know who you want Ash to go with. I will give a few days when I announce that he will be choosing between the two in a somewhat later chapter. 'Till then, look forward to the next chapter please.