Chapter 5- "Bump in the Night"
Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...
Ash woke up, it was that infernal thumping again.
Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...
He looked at the clock, it was midnight.
Thump...Thump...Thump...
Ash looked around the room. For the third night in a row, a loud thumping noise woke him up in the middle of the night, but he didn't know what caused it.
Thump...Thump...
Ash's eyes laid on Misty, who was snuggled up beside him. After what happened a few days ago, Misty became a bit more worried of Ash, if Duplica came back, she would protect Ash, so she was with him almost all the time.
Thump..
At the foot of the bed was Togetic and Pikachu sound asleep.
...
It was dead quiet again, Ash then glanced at the clock again. 1:14. Dead tired, he fell asleep quickly. "Ash! Wake up!" He didn't want to. Misty kissed him on the cheek.
"That makes me want to stay in bed..." "Oh really?" Misty raised her hand and lightly slapped Ash, making him sit up. "Ok. Ok! I'm up!" "I'm going to that more often." "I wish you didn't." he said in a annoyed voice. "Can we go to the park today?" "Ok."
Ash had the day off, so he agreed happily. They took all their Pokemon to a beautiful park. Ash and Misty let out all their Pokemon. Pikachu started to chase Togetic. Staru and Goldeen swam in a pond, while Bulbasaur, Poliwhirl, Chickorita, and Charizard relaxed in the shade. Heracross ate some sap from a tree, while Noctowl perched upon it. Ash and Misty sat on a park bench. Misty propped her body up against Ash. But Ash was serious, and kept his voice low.
"That thumping noise happened again last night."
Misty snapped out of her happiness, "That's the third day in a row..." "I know, what could be the cause of it?" "Well it isn't you or me, and it isn't your Pokemon, so that means only one more person." "My...mom?" "Yes." "But what could she do that would make that thumping noise?" Misty looked at Ash with a serious face and raised her eyebrows, then propped herself back on Ash. "You mean...my mom is having-" "It's possible." "With who?" "I don't know...but I have an idea." "Yes?" "Well if that thumping noise happens again, we can sneak downstairs and wait for the person to leave." "Ok, it sounds like a good idea, we'll try it tonight." "One more thing..." "Yes?" Misty got up. "Try and catch me!" And she ran off, Ash laughed as he dashed to catch Misty. After a full day of relaxation and goofing off, it got late. Ash and Misty returned home and fell asleep quickly.
Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...
Ash groggly opened his eyes. He grunted as close them again, not wanting to wake up.
Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...
His eyes snapped open. The plan! He got up and shook Misty. "Misty! Wake up! The plan! Misty rolled over. "Five more minutes." "Sorry Misty." He yanked the covers off of Misty, instantly waking her up. "What's up Ash?" She groaned, "Ash! It's midnight, why did you wake me up?"
Thump...Thump...Thump...
"That, let's get downstairs!"
They got out of bed, still in their nightclothes, and tiptoed to the living room. "Misty, why don't we just open the door to see the person?" "Because, do you want to see your Mom and a person...:" "No. Good point." They arrived downstairs, and looked around for a spot, they had to grope around to know where they were. "Behind this chair, we can see the room, but they can't see us." "Good." It seemed to be forever, the thumping wasn't audible, and all was still and silent, their eyes became to heavy...and they fell asleep.
"Pika! Pikachu!" Ash opened his eyes, "Oh no! Misty wake up! We fell asleep!" Misty also opened her eyes, "No!" "Pikachu!" "What is it Pikachu?"
"Pika!" It ran off then quickly returned with something in it's mouth, "Pikami." It said spitting the object in Ash's lap. Ash held it up. "It's Professor's Oak's Lab coat!" Misty said in shock. "Pikachu where did you find this?" Pikachu lead them outside and right below Ms. Ketchum window from her room, Pikachu pointed to a splinter of wood halfway below the window and the ground.
"Professor Oak...is...with...my....mom?" "Ash...I'm sorry..." Ash didn't listen, he walked inside, up the stairs, and into his mother's room. Misty and Pikachu followed from a distance.
"Mom, Dad never did run off, did he?" "Ash...I was-" "No...no need to talk, I know it all, and I can't trust you..." "Ash..." Ash walked out of the room and walked to his own room. He sat on his bed and stared blankly. "Ash?" Misty said worried, "Are you going to be ok?" "Yeah.." Ash shoo his head "I feel like I can't trust her anymore." "Nonsense! She just didn't want to tell you, because you might have taken it bad..." "..."
"She still loves you as much as she did before..." Ash looked at Misty, she was right. "You are right Misty," making him smile "and I hate it when I am wrong!" And he tackled Misty playfully.
"Did Ash take it ok?" Professor Oak said over the visophone. "Yeah, Misty cheered him up." Ms. Ketchum replied. "So will we still...?" "Yes, but can we take it down a notch?" "Sure."
Before Professor Oak started off to Ash's house, he glanced at the clock. 11:50 pm...
Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...
Ash woke up, it was that infernal thumping again.
Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...
He looked at the clock, it was midnight.
Thump...Thump...Thump...
Ash looked around the room. For the third night in a row, a loud thumping noise woke him up in the middle of the night, but he didn't know what caused it.
Thump...Thump...
Ash's eyes laid on Misty, who was snuggled up beside him. After what happened a few days ago, Misty became a bit more worried of Ash, if Duplica came back, she would protect Ash, so she was with him almost all the time.
Thump..
At the foot of the bed was Togetic and Pikachu sound asleep.
...
It was dead quiet again, Ash then glanced at the clock again. 1:14. Dead tired, he fell asleep quickly. "Ash! Wake up!" He didn't want to. Misty kissed him on the cheek.
"That makes me want to stay in bed..." "Oh really?" Misty raised her hand and lightly slapped Ash, making him sit up. "Ok. Ok! I'm up!" "I'm going to that more often." "I wish you didn't." he said in a annoyed voice. "Can we go to the park today?" "Ok."
Ash had the day off, so he agreed happily. They took all their Pokemon to a beautiful park. Ash and Misty let out all their Pokemon. Pikachu started to chase Togetic. Staru and Goldeen swam in a pond, while Bulbasaur, Poliwhirl, Chickorita, and Charizard relaxed in the shade. Heracross ate some sap from a tree, while Noctowl perched upon it. Ash and Misty sat on a park bench. Misty propped her body up against Ash. But Ash was serious, and kept his voice low.
"That thumping noise happened again last night."
Misty snapped out of her happiness, "That's the third day in a row..." "I know, what could be the cause of it?" "Well it isn't you or me, and it isn't your Pokemon, so that means only one more person." "My...mom?" "Yes." "But what could she do that would make that thumping noise?" Misty looked at Ash with a serious face and raised her eyebrows, then propped herself back on Ash. "You mean...my mom is having-" "It's possible." "With who?" "I don't know...but I have an idea." "Yes?" "Well if that thumping noise happens again, we can sneak downstairs and wait for the person to leave." "Ok, it sounds like a good idea, we'll try it tonight." "One more thing..." "Yes?" Misty got up. "Try and catch me!" And she ran off, Ash laughed as he dashed to catch Misty. After a full day of relaxation and goofing off, it got late. Ash and Misty returned home and fell asleep quickly.
Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...
Ash groggly opened his eyes. He grunted as close them again, not wanting to wake up.
Thump...Thump...Thump...Thump...
His eyes snapped open. The plan! He got up and shook Misty. "Misty! Wake up! The plan! Misty rolled over. "Five more minutes." "Sorry Misty." He yanked the covers off of Misty, instantly waking her up. "What's up Ash?" She groaned, "Ash! It's midnight, why did you wake me up?"
Thump...Thump...Thump...
"That, let's get downstairs!"
They got out of bed, still in their nightclothes, and tiptoed to the living room. "Misty, why don't we just open the door to see the person?" "Because, do you want to see your Mom and a person...:" "No. Good point." They arrived downstairs, and looked around for a spot, they had to grope around to know where they were. "Behind this chair, we can see the room, but they can't see us." "Good." It seemed to be forever, the thumping wasn't audible, and all was still and silent, their eyes became to heavy...and they fell asleep.
"Pika! Pikachu!" Ash opened his eyes, "Oh no! Misty wake up! We fell asleep!" Misty also opened her eyes, "No!" "Pikachu!" "What is it Pikachu?"
"Pika!" It ran off then quickly returned with something in it's mouth, "Pikami." It said spitting the object in Ash's lap. Ash held it up. "It's Professor's Oak's Lab coat!" Misty said in shock. "Pikachu where did you find this?" Pikachu lead them outside and right below Ms. Ketchum window from her room, Pikachu pointed to a splinter of wood halfway below the window and the ground.
"Professor Oak...is...with...my....mom?" "Ash...I'm sorry..." Ash didn't listen, he walked inside, up the stairs, and into his mother's room. Misty and Pikachu followed from a distance.
"Mom, Dad never did run off, did he?" "Ash...I was-" "No...no need to talk, I know it all, and I can't trust you..." "Ash..." Ash walked out of the room and walked to his own room. He sat on his bed and stared blankly. "Ash?" Misty said worried, "Are you going to be ok?" "Yeah.." Ash shoo his head "I feel like I can't trust her anymore." "Nonsense! She just didn't want to tell you, because you might have taken it bad..." "..."
"She still loves you as much as she did before..." Ash looked at Misty, she was right. "You are right Misty," making him smile "and I hate it when I am wrong!" And he tackled Misty playfully.
"Did Ash take it ok?" Professor Oak said over the visophone. "Yeah, Misty cheered him up." Ms. Ketchum replied. "So will we still...?" "Yes, but can we take it down a notch?" "Sure."
Before Professor Oak started off to Ash's house, he glanced at the clock. 11:50 pm...
