Heh, I would have finished these next two chapters sooner, but I had to
read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Good book by the way! ^^
By the way, thanks to all who have reviewed and emailed me! Your support
is wonderful! ^^
Ties to Family
Ch. 2- Some Sympathy From Friends
It was night out, and Giovanni led Jessie and James, along with Meowth, to a large Helicopter pad.
"You're really serious about this?" asked Jessie, looking up at the beating helicopter propellers.
Meowth shook his head, looking at the ground. 'This is really weird,' he thought to himself, 'Why would the Boss even want to bother with acting like the twerp's father? Couldn't he get someone else to play the part? Why do it himself? What exactly was the payoff?'
He looked over to the back of Giovanni's head. He had seemed almost pleased when he took up the job.
'Maybe there's another reason he wants to do this...' Meowth thought, 'Maybe a... personal reason.'
Meowth sighed, he knew nothing about the Boss, or his past, besides the fact that he absolutely hated the three of them. At least they got to be a part of this, luckily, they knew always exactly where the twerps were.
'You think too much,' he told himself.
Which was true, because Meowth was usually the brains when it came to his friends. He ignored his feeling of curiosity, and hopped on the helicopter along with Jessie and James.
Once they got on board, Giovanni smiled darkly. "It's almost magic time..." he said with a sneer.
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Ash had a bad night of sleep. He tossed, unable to sleep, and frustrated about feelings he couldn't let out.
Pikachu looked at him with a concerned expression. He didn't fully understand what Ash was so upset about, but he knew that somehow he should try to help Ash out.
"Pikapi..." he said, realizing that he still hadn't gotten to sleep.
"I'm fine Pikachu," Ash lied. He didn't want Pikachu worrying about him.
"Pika pika!" said Pikachu, refusing to believe Ash's answer.
"No, really, I'm fi--"
"Pika!!" Pikachu said louder, getting angry.
"Shh!" whispered Ash, "You'll wake up Brock and Misty... And I don't want them on my case too!"
Misty's snores had subsided a bit...
Pikachu folded his arms, waiting for Ash to answer him properly on what he was so upset about.
Ash hesitated, then sat up. "Okay, but not here, let's go outside so I can talk to you," he whispered, making a quick glance at Misty to make sure she was still asleep.
They went outside the Pokemon Center, and Ash sat on a small bench, looking up at the vast amount of stars out that night.
"Pika?" said Pikachu impatiently, waiting for Ash to get along with it.
"Well," started Ash, feeling a little more at ease, he always felt as if he could tell Pikachu anything, "You see, the last time I saw my dad was when I was about two... My mom says that he left us to go become a greater pokemon trainer or something stupid like that... I don't even remember what he sounded like when he talked, or how he walked, or what his favorite food was... The only reason I remember what he looks like is because of a picture I have of him."
Pikachu looked sad for him.
"I usually don't mind the fact that my dad is some kind of flake like Brock's dad, but, hearing that boy talk about his dad, just reminded me of it. I don't why I got so upset... we always meet up with boys and their dads... but, I guess, maybe because I'm getting a bit older now, and I'm doing so good with my pokemon training... I just wish I had someone to talk to about it besides mom..."
Ash ignored the fact that tears were now forming in his eyes.
Pikachu's ears perked up.
"What is it Pikachu?" asked Ash, "Sense something?"
Pikachu looked over to the Pokemon Center's door. Ash looked up.
"Uh, hi... what's wrong Ash?" said Misty, her expression worried.
"Nothing is wrong with me! Can't I just get a moment alone?!" yelled Ash, taking his frustration out on Misty.
"But I just wanted to..." said Misty, sounding very sorry.
"Well, you shouldn't have!" said Ash angrily.
Misty looked at the ground. Ash's expression softened.
"I'm sorry... it's just, I kinda wanted just Pikachu to know... but, I guess, since you're here..."
Ash told her about what he and Pikachu talked about.
Misty nodded, "I know just how you feel Ash."
"What?" snapped Ash, "You don't know how I feel!"
Misty ignored him, "Haven't you ever wondered why you only see my sisters when we visit Cerulean?"
Ash fell silent. Maybe she did know how he felt.
"You mean, you don't get to see both of your parents?" he said quietly.
"That's right," she said, not seeming sad at all.
"Why?" asked Ash timidly.
"My parents left as soon as I was born," she said, now looking up to the starry sky, "They had some odd idea about a legendary water pokemon... I don't know, something like that. They absolutely loved water pokemon, or so my sisters told me, and I guess they must have loved them more than me; because they left."
Ash sighed, "That's too bad, I'm sorry..."
"That's okay," Misty said, smiling at Ash, "I've learned to live without them. I just accept the fact that they couldn't handle four children. It's a mistake that I can learn from someday when I have my own kids..."
"Well," said Ash sternly, "I'd never leave my kids! I would never want anyone else to go through what I've, I mean we've, had to go through!"
Misty nodded, "That's good to know."
Ash began to stare off, "But I just wish that I could see him once in a while..."
Pikachu stroked Ash's hair, "Pikapi..."
A sound like a breaking twig made Ash and Misty jump.
They looked over to where they heard it, and saw a very dazed-looking Brock shuffling toward them. His hair was all messed up, and his shirt was a bit askew.
"Uh, what're... you... guys doing out here?" he asked between two large yawns.
Ash, Pikachu, and Misty all laughed.
"What?" asked Brock, feeling slightly offended. "Well... if you're just gonna.... be... that way, I'll go back to... sleep!" he said, attempting to sound angry, but since he kept yawning, it came off more as amusing than intimidating.
Ash, Pikachu and Misty continued to laugh.
"No!" Ash choked out between chuckles, "Don't go!"
Brock agreed to stay, and the three of them, along with Pikachu, spent the rest of the night discussing their favorite pokemon; while Togepi slept soundly in Misty's bed.
Ties to Family
Ch. 2- Some Sympathy From Friends
It was night out, and Giovanni led Jessie and James, along with Meowth, to a large Helicopter pad.
"You're really serious about this?" asked Jessie, looking up at the beating helicopter propellers.
Meowth shook his head, looking at the ground. 'This is really weird,' he thought to himself, 'Why would the Boss even want to bother with acting like the twerp's father? Couldn't he get someone else to play the part? Why do it himself? What exactly was the payoff?'
He looked over to the back of Giovanni's head. He had seemed almost pleased when he took up the job.
'Maybe there's another reason he wants to do this...' Meowth thought, 'Maybe a... personal reason.'
Meowth sighed, he knew nothing about the Boss, or his past, besides the fact that he absolutely hated the three of them. At least they got to be a part of this, luckily, they knew always exactly where the twerps were.
'You think too much,' he told himself.
Which was true, because Meowth was usually the brains when it came to his friends. He ignored his feeling of curiosity, and hopped on the helicopter along with Jessie and James.
Once they got on board, Giovanni smiled darkly. "It's almost magic time..." he said with a sneer.
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Ash had a bad night of sleep. He tossed, unable to sleep, and frustrated about feelings he couldn't let out.
Pikachu looked at him with a concerned expression. He didn't fully understand what Ash was so upset about, but he knew that somehow he should try to help Ash out.
"Pikapi..." he said, realizing that he still hadn't gotten to sleep.
"I'm fine Pikachu," Ash lied. He didn't want Pikachu worrying about him.
"Pika pika!" said Pikachu, refusing to believe Ash's answer.
"No, really, I'm fi--"
"Pika!!" Pikachu said louder, getting angry.
"Shh!" whispered Ash, "You'll wake up Brock and Misty... And I don't want them on my case too!"
Misty's snores had subsided a bit...
Pikachu folded his arms, waiting for Ash to answer him properly on what he was so upset about.
Ash hesitated, then sat up. "Okay, but not here, let's go outside so I can talk to you," he whispered, making a quick glance at Misty to make sure she was still asleep.
They went outside the Pokemon Center, and Ash sat on a small bench, looking up at the vast amount of stars out that night.
"Pika?" said Pikachu impatiently, waiting for Ash to get along with it.
"Well," started Ash, feeling a little more at ease, he always felt as if he could tell Pikachu anything, "You see, the last time I saw my dad was when I was about two... My mom says that he left us to go become a greater pokemon trainer or something stupid like that... I don't even remember what he sounded like when he talked, or how he walked, or what his favorite food was... The only reason I remember what he looks like is because of a picture I have of him."
Pikachu looked sad for him.
"I usually don't mind the fact that my dad is some kind of flake like Brock's dad, but, hearing that boy talk about his dad, just reminded me of it. I don't why I got so upset... we always meet up with boys and their dads... but, I guess, maybe because I'm getting a bit older now, and I'm doing so good with my pokemon training... I just wish I had someone to talk to about it besides mom..."
Ash ignored the fact that tears were now forming in his eyes.
Pikachu's ears perked up.
"What is it Pikachu?" asked Ash, "Sense something?"
Pikachu looked over to the Pokemon Center's door. Ash looked up.
"Uh, hi... what's wrong Ash?" said Misty, her expression worried.
"Nothing is wrong with me! Can't I just get a moment alone?!" yelled Ash, taking his frustration out on Misty.
"But I just wanted to..." said Misty, sounding very sorry.
"Well, you shouldn't have!" said Ash angrily.
Misty looked at the ground. Ash's expression softened.
"I'm sorry... it's just, I kinda wanted just Pikachu to know... but, I guess, since you're here..."
Ash told her about what he and Pikachu talked about.
Misty nodded, "I know just how you feel Ash."
"What?" snapped Ash, "You don't know how I feel!"
Misty ignored him, "Haven't you ever wondered why you only see my sisters when we visit Cerulean?"
Ash fell silent. Maybe she did know how he felt.
"You mean, you don't get to see both of your parents?" he said quietly.
"That's right," she said, not seeming sad at all.
"Why?" asked Ash timidly.
"My parents left as soon as I was born," she said, now looking up to the starry sky, "They had some odd idea about a legendary water pokemon... I don't know, something like that. They absolutely loved water pokemon, or so my sisters told me, and I guess they must have loved them more than me; because they left."
Ash sighed, "That's too bad, I'm sorry..."
"That's okay," Misty said, smiling at Ash, "I've learned to live without them. I just accept the fact that they couldn't handle four children. It's a mistake that I can learn from someday when I have my own kids..."
"Well," said Ash sternly, "I'd never leave my kids! I would never want anyone else to go through what I've, I mean we've, had to go through!"
Misty nodded, "That's good to know."
Ash began to stare off, "But I just wish that I could see him once in a while..."
Pikachu stroked Ash's hair, "Pikapi..."
A sound like a breaking twig made Ash and Misty jump.
They looked over to where they heard it, and saw a very dazed-looking Brock shuffling toward them. His hair was all messed up, and his shirt was a bit askew.
"Uh, what're... you... guys doing out here?" he asked between two large yawns.
Ash, Pikachu, and Misty all laughed.
"What?" asked Brock, feeling slightly offended. "Well... if you're just gonna.... be... that way, I'll go back to... sleep!" he said, attempting to sound angry, but since he kept yawning, it came off more as amusing than intimidating.
Ash, Pikachu and Misty continued to laugh.
"No!" Ash choked out between chuckles, "Don't go!"
Brock agreed to stay, and the three of them, along with Pikachu, spent the rest of the night discussing their favorite pokemon; while Togepi slept soundly in Misty's bed.
