Author notes: Sorry that it took me so long to update. It's just that I
don't update any of my fics unless I get reviews for them and even then it
depends on if I'm suffering from writer's block from that particular fic or
not. Anyway, this fic should be finished soon. No matter how many extra
chapters I write because of so much detail. Also, those who have seen the
movie Ladyhawke will be surprised at how I end this. Also, I wish that I
had known more about the Pokemon from the Ruby/Sapphire games because I
think a Swellow looks much better than a Spearow. I really don't like how
it all goes together at the end of the movie and so, I'll change it a
little so that I like it. Please look forward to it! ^_^
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Earlier in the night, Senzei was talking personally with the hunter.
"So, you have a hunt for me, my lord?" the hunter asks.
"Yes. This Arcanine is a very special one. It only appears at night and always with a woman. The Arcanine loves this woman. The woman also appears only at night," Senzei tells the hunter. Senzei quickly adds when he notices the confused look the hunter was giving him, "The moon is her sun. Her name is Misty. You are not to harm her, but to kill the Arcanine."
The hunter bows to Senzei and says, "I will bring you the pelt of this Arcanine."
Senzei smiles as the hunter walks off and heading north to begin the hunt.
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The sun rises and Ash becomes aware of where he is. He quickly pulls a pair of pants on and a shirt that was in the pack that he had brought with him. He knows that there is trouble nearby because he heard the echoes of Misty screaming as he was becoming aware of his surroundings. Ash never liked having to adjust to where he was at dawn when he never could remember what he did during the night when he was an Arcanine. He wouldn't even have known that he was an Arcanine at night unless Gary hadn't been there one time when he became the Arcanine and was still there in the morning when he turned back into Ash. Ash just wished that he was able to remember what happened during the night while he's an Arcanine. Ash looks around and notices the castle where Jessie, James, and Meowth live in. Ash quickly grabs his rifle and begins to look through the scope to see if there's anything that he needs to do.
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Jared watches in horror then in relief as Misty falls and turns into a Spearow. As soon as Jared knows Misty is safe, the pounding on the trapdoor brings him back to his own predicament. Jared quickly looks for a place to hide in hopes that the soldiers would just leave him without realizing he was still there. Jared figured that that was a slim hope, but he knew that he should at least try. Jared then sits on an outcropping from the tower, waiting for the guards to either find him or leave. Jared hears the trapdoor break open and a soldier moving around. Suddenly the soldier's face is directly above his.
"Where's the woman?" the soldier demanded.
"She flew away," Jared replied.
"Where is she?!" the soldier snapped.
"I'm telling the truth! She flew away!" Jared cried.
"Don't play with-" the soldier started, but was cut off by an earsplitting sound of a gun being discharged. The soldier then falls over the side of the tower and Jared watches as the soldier plummets to the rocky ground below. Jared then looks towards where the sun was rising and saw Ash making his way towards the castle. Jared could see that he was carrying his rifle with him. Jared silently thanks Ash as he makes his way down the stairwell of the tower.
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After all the soldiers were taken care of Ash was ready to ride out. As he moved his Rapidash over in front of Jessie and James, who had already changed their clothes, he said, "I thought that the soldiers might have killed you already. There have even been times when I've wanted to kill you three these past years. But I'm very grateful for this." Ash lifts up his hand which has the Spearow on it.
"Yes, well, we were glad to help, but we're even more pleased to tell you that we've learned how the curse can be broken!" James exclaimed.
Ash shot James a dangerous look. "Don't toy with me. You know as well as I do that it's impossible for the curse to be broken. If there was a way, then I'd have learned about it long ago. But I haven't been able to even think of anything."
"Sabrina came to us yesterday and told us that she had seen how it can be done!" Jessie cried out. Ash paused and Jessie continued, "In three days there will be a time in Saffron fortress that will allow you and Misty to confront Senzei when he's out at the public executions. During that time if you and Misty both confront them as man and woman you'll both be free of the curse."
"Impossible," Ash breathed.
"As long as day and night exist, it is, but Sabrina told us that it would be possible then," Meowth pleaded.
"I warn you. If you're up to some elaborate plot again for whatever purpose. . ." Ash trailed off, not really wanting to say what he would have, if they hadn't saved Misty the night before.
Jared quickly runs up to Ash as Ash turns to leave the castle. "Sir!" Jared calls, but Ash continues riding on. "Sir!" Still no response. "Sir!" Finally Ash stops and turns to Jared.
"You may go wherever you want. I no longer hold you to the debt that I put you in by saving you from the soldiers. In fact, I'm in your debt," Ash says before Jared can say anything.
"What?" Jared asked, a little surprised. "No sir," Jared quickly continues before Ash can say anything. "I'm glad that I could be of some help for this." Jared pauses before continuing, "So will you and Ladymon be continuing on to Saffron Fortress?"
"Ladymon?" Ash asks, a little surprised. "Yes we will."
"Well, it just happens that I'm heading in that general area myself," Jared replies. Ash smiles, a little surprised.
"Then you'd better get your things. I'm leaving now," Ash tells Jared. Jared quickly runs back to where he left his things. "Ladymon," Ash breathes. Ash actually liked how it sounded. Ash then begins to make his way out of the castle while still riding his Rapidash.
What Ash didn't realize is that Jared was also telling Jessie, James, and Meowth to follow them to Saffron Fortress.
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Jared and Ash are moving down the road. It's about noon and they've left the castle well behind them. "But what if they're telling the truth?" Jared asks, hoping that Ash would be a little more open to the idea. "What if you can be together with Misty again?"
"You will not mention that again to me," Ash snapped. "And especially not to her!" Then in a very dangerous tone Ash added, "Understood?"
Jared decided to not bring the subject up again until he had some time to work things through a bit more. So that he could know how he could get Ash to break the curse rather than throw his one and only chance to get it broken. "Yes," Jared replied. Jared then waits for a minute and asks, "Is that the sword you're going to use to kill Senzei?"
"Yeah. My father asked me to use it to avenge him and I'll use it for more than just that. I'll use it to take his worthless hide," Ash answered darkly.
Jared then realized if anything, he could arrange for Ash's sword to 'disappear' conveniently if he had to.
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Jessie, James, and Meowth were all struggling with keeping their old Meowth hot air balloon in the air. It had been years since they had used it and most of the equipment was rusty and hadn't been maintained. The only reason they still had fuel for it was because they had some fuel also around, but stored in a different area than the rest of the equipment. Which meant that the fuel container was still in very workable condition. They just had to make certain the balloon stayed in one piece and kept attached to the basket.
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Ash had told Jared to look after Misty during the night. Ash hadn't told Jared to stay away from a place where he would be more comfortable than out in the windy night with storm clouds overhead. So, Jared went to a nearby town and checked in at the pokecenter. He figured that he'd be allowed in while he had Rapidash, Pikachu, and Misty with him. At least with Misty being a Spearow. He even had seen a place where they could go eat if they felt like it. Jared quickly got some clothes for Misty and left her in the room. He definitely didn't want to be there when she was no longer a Spearow. Especially because he couldn't see the sun set and wouldn't know when to turn around. He really didn't want Ash to hear about him in that situation; especially when Ash couldn't be there in his place. That and Jared didn't know what Ash would do if Jared DID get in that situation.
Jared decided to wait out in the hall and waited until he was certain that it was after sunset. He knocked and called out, "Misty? Are you there?"
Jared didn't hear a reply, but he didn't really expect one; though it made him a little nervous. "I'm coming in!" Jared announced, opening the door to find Misty fully clothed and cuddling Pikachu. Misty looked up sharply when Jared came in. But quickly relaxed when she saw that it was just Jared. For a minute they didn't say anything and Jared was the one to first break the silence.
"Do those fit you okay?" Jared asked.
Misty nodded. "Yeah. They fit fine. So, how is Ash?" Misty asked.
"He's fine. He asked me to take care of you tonight," Jared replied.
At that moment Pikachu walked in and saw Misty. "Pika!" Pikachu cried and ran over to her.
Misty picked up Pikachu and hugged the mouse tightly for a moment before Pikachu climbed on her shoulder. Jared decided to wait for them to finish their reunion, as he figured that Pikachu was worried about Misty on how she had been wounded and was just happy to see that she was still well. When Misty was done greeting Pikachu Jared asked, "Would you like to go get something to eat?"
Misty happily agreed and they started to walk out of the Pokecenter. Neither of them knew that it had started to rain. Jared quickly ran back to the room and grabbed a blanket. When Jared was leaving the room again he realized he forgot to bring ash's sword. Jared di not want to lose that sword at the cost of ANYTHING. Jared quickly got back to the entrance of the Pokecenter and as they put the blanket over their heads, Misty asked, "So you intend to be my protector?"
"No," Jared replied honestly. "The reason I'm bringing the sword with us is that Ash would kill me if I lost it."
As they continued to go to the small fast food place, they bumped into a Tauros. They looked out from beneath the blanket and Misty screamed as she saw that there were Arcanine pelts on the back of the Tauros. Jared figured that they should better get back to the Pokecenter so he began ordering Misty, "Get back to the Pokecenter!" Jared had to repeat himself a few times before she responded. Though, while Jared was waiting for Misty to hear him, the man who was riding a Ponyta ahead of the Tauros said, "Misty?" Then a moment it seemed something occurred to him. "Misty!" he called out almost as if he knew her.
Jared didn't know who the man was, but he was determined to keep him from doing whatever it was that he intended to do. "You will stay away from her!" Jared told the man, trying to sound braver than he felt, while holding up the sword.
"Stop it boy," the man sneered. "You're frightening me."
Jared would have said more, but the man continued riding his Ponyta away, taking his Tauros with him. Jared never considered himself an expert on pokemon-human relationships, but he could tell that the Tauros and Ponyta did not like their master. Jared started to go back to the Pokecenter, but as he got close, he saw Misty run out of the Pokecenter riding as fast as she could out to the nearby forest. "Oh no!" Jared cried to himself. "He'll kill me!" Jared paused to take a breath, still recovering from the fright of facing that man. "He'll kill me!"
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Misty was wanting to find Ash FAST. She recognized the man as Nila, the most feared Arcanine and Growlithe hunter. She knew that the pokemon that he often killed were not killed pleasantly nor swiftly. The hunter seemed to take enjoyment out of each of his kills. She did not want Ash to have that happen to him. She wanted to do everything she could to keep him alive. No matter what. When Misty saw the man's Ponyta and Tauros she quickly dismounted and began running around trying to find where the hunter was. If she had been looking where she was walking she would have realized she barely missed stepping in an Ursaring trap by just a few centimeters. As she was walking, she was startled a sudden rustling in the bushes and then she screamed for the second time this night when she heard Ursaring traps being set off. She was becoming more and more desperate. She really wanted to find Ash but everything seemed to be coming in at her. Her perception snapped into focus when she heard a loud yelp of pain. She had been around Ash as an Arcanine enough to know the sound of an Arcanine. Misty was filled with dread. He's got him. Misty ran over to where she heard the yelp come from and saw the hunter kneeling over a body of an large Arcanine. Misty quickly picked up the nearest stick that she could find that felt like it would work. Misty then ran over to the hunter who had reset the Ursaring trap that had crushed the skull of the Arcanine. Misty was about to strike when she heard loud growling. She turned in surprise and saw that it was Ash. Still alive. Misty was very relieved. The hunter seemed to have seen Ash as well. Misty then pushed the hunter over before he could do anything and he fell right on his own trap. He was dead in seconds with the trap having frushed his skull and windpipe.
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Author notes: So, how was this chapter. I admit that last scene was a little gruesome, but I couldn't think of doing it any other way. I thought that it would be best to work it that way. Anyway, you know the drill. R+R. (please) ^_^
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Earlier in the night, Senzei was talking personally with the hunter.
"So, you have a hunt for me, my lord?" the hunter asks.
"Yes. This Arcanine is a very special one. It only appears at night and always with a woman. The Arcanine loves this woman. The woman also appears only at night," Senzei tells the hunter. Senzei quickly adds when he notices the confused look the hunter was giving him, "The moon is her sun. Her name is Misty. You are not to harm her, but to kill the Arcanine."
The hunter bows to Senzei and says, "I will bring you the pelt of this Arcanine."
Senzei smiles as the hunter walks off and heading north to begin the hunt.
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The sun rises and Ash becomes aware of where he is. He quickly pulls a pair of pants on and a shirt that was in the pack that he had brought with him. He knows that there is trouble nearby because he heard the echoes of Misty screaming as he was becoming aware of his surroundings. Ash never liked having to adjust to where he was at dawn when he never could remember what he did during the night when he was an Arcanine. He wouldn't even have known that he was an Arcanine at night unless Gary hadn't been there one time when he became the Arcanine and was still there in the morning when he turned back into Ash. Ash just wished that he was able to remember what happened during the night while he's an Arcanine. Ash looks around and notices the castle where Jessie, James, and Meowth live in. Ash quickly grabs his rifle and begins to look through the scope to see if there's anything that he needs to do.
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Jared watches in horror then in relief as Misty falls and turns into a Spearow. As soon as Jared knows Misty is safe, the pounding on the trapdoor brings him back to his own predicament. Jared quickly looks for a place to hide in hopes that the soldiers would just leave him without realizing he was still there. Jared figured that that was a slim hope, but he knew that he should at least try. Jared then sits on an outcropping from the tower, waiting for the guards to either find him or leave. Jared hears the trapdoor break open and a soldier moving around. Suddenly the soldier's face is directly above his.
"Where's the woman?" the soldier demanded.
"She flew away," Jared replied.
"Where is she?!" the soldier snapped.
"I'm telling the truth! She flew away!" Jared cried.
"Don't play with-" the soldier started, but was cut off by an earsplitting sound of a gun being discharged. The soldier then falls over the side of the tower and Jared watches as the soldier plummets to the rocky ground below. Jared then looks towards where the sun was rising and saw Ash making his way towards the castle. Jared could see that he was carrying his rifle with him. Jared silently thanks Ash as he makes his way down the stairwell of the tower.
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After all the soldiers were taken care of Ash was ready to ride out. As he moved his Rapidash over in front of Jessie and James, who had already changed their clothes, he said, "I thought that the soldiers might have killed you already. There have even been times when I've wanted to kill you three these past years. But I'm very grateful for this." Ash lifts up his hand which has the Spearow on it.
"Yes, well, we were glad to help, but we're even more pleased to tell you that we've learned how the curse can be broken!" James exclaimed.
Ash shot James a dangerous look. "Don't toy with me. You know as well as I do that it's impossible for the curse to be broken. If there was a way, then I'd have learned about it long ago. But I haven't been able to even think of anything."
"Sabrina came to us yesterday and told us that she had seen how it can be done!" Jessie cried out. Ash paused and Jessie continued, "In three days there will be a time in Saffron fortress that will allow you and Misty to confront Senzei when he's out at the public executions. During that time if you and Misty both confront them as man and woman you'll both be free of the curse."
"Impossible," Ash breathed.
"As long as day and night exist, it is, but Sabrina told us that it would be possible then," Meowth pleaded.
"I warn you. If you're up to some elaborate plot again for whatever purpose. . ." Ash trailed off, not really wanting to say what he would have, if they hadn't saved Misty the night before.
Jared quickly runs up to Ash as Ash turns to leave the castle. "Sir!" Jared calls, but Ash continues riding on. "Sir!" Still no response. "Sir!" Finally Ash stops and turns to Jared.
"You may go wherever you want. I no longer hold you to the debt that I put you in by saving you from the soldiers. In fact, I'm in your debt," Ash says before Jared can say anything.
"What?" Jared asked, a little surprised. "No sir," Jared quickly continues before Ash can say anything. "I'm glad that I could be of some help for this." Jared pauses before continuing, "So will you and Ladymon be continuing on to Saffron Fortress?"
"Ladymon?" Ash asks, a little surprised. "Yes we will."
"Well, it just happens that I'm heading in that general area myself," Jared replies. Ash smiles, a little surprised.
"Then you'd better get your things. I'm leaving now," Ash tells Jared. Jared quickly runs back to where he left his things. "Ladymon," Ash breathes. Ash actually liked how it sounded. Ash then begins to make his way out of the castle while still riding his Rapidash.
What Ash didn't realize is that Jared was also telling Jessie, James, and Meowth to follow them to Saffron Fortress.
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Jared and Ash are moving down the road. It's about noon and they've left the castle well behind them. "But what if they're telling the truth?" Jared asks, hoping that Ash would be a little more open to the idea. "What if you can be together with Misty again?"
"You will not mention that again to me," Ash snapped. "And especially not to her!" Then in a very dangerous tone Ash added, "Understood?"
Jared decided to not bring the subject up again until he had some time to work things through a bit more. So that he could know how he could get Ash to break the curse rather than throw his one and only chance to get it broken. "Yes," Jared replied. Jared then waits for a minute and asks, "Is that the sword you're going to use to kill Senzei?"
"Yeah. My father asked me to use it to avenge him and I'll use it for more than just that. I'll use it to take his worthless hide," Ash answered darkly.
Jared then realized if anything, he could arrange for Ash's sword to 'disappear' conveniently if he had to.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Jessie, James, and Meowth were all struggling with keeping their old Meowth hot air balloon in the air. It had been years since they had used it and most of the equipment was rusty and hadn't been maintained. The only reason they still had fuel for it was because they had some fuel also around, but stored in a different area than the rest of the equipment. Which meant that the fuel container was still in very workable condition. They just had to make certain the balloon stayed in one piece and kept attached to the basket.
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Ash had told Jared to look after Misty during the night. Ash hadn't told Jared to stay away from a place where he would be more comfortable than out in the windy night with storm clouds overhead. So, Jared went to a nearby town and checked in at the pokecenter. He figured that he'd be allowed in while he had Rapidash, Pikachu, and Misty with him. At least with Misty being a Spearow. He even had seen a place where they could go eat if they felt like it. Jared quickly got some clothes for Misty and left her in the room. He definitely didn't want to be there when she was no longer a Spearow. Especially because he couldn't see the sun set and wouldn't know when to turn around. He really didn't want Ash to hear about him in that situation; especially when Ash couldn't be there in his place. That and Jared didn't know what Ash would do if Jared DID get in that situation.
Jared decided to wait out in the hall and waited until he was certain that it was after sunset. He knocked and called out, "Misty? Are you there?"
Jared didn't hear a reply, but he didn't really expect one; though it made him a little nervous. "I'm coming in!" Jared announced, opening the door to find Misty fully clothed and cuddling Pikachu. Misty looked up sharply when Jared came in. But quickly relaxed when she saw that it was just Jared. For a minute they didn't say anything and Jared was the one to first break the silence.
"Do those fit you okay?" Jared asked.
Misty nodded. "Yeah. They fit fine. So, how is Ash?" Misty asked.
"He's fine. He asked me to take care of you tonight," Jared replied.
At that moment Pikachu walked in and saw Misty. "Pika!" Pikachu cried and ran over to her.
Misty picked up Pikachu and hugged the mouse tightly for a moment before Pikachu climbed on her shoulder. Jared decided to wait for them to finish their reunion, as he figured that Pikachu was worried about Misty on how she had been wounded and was just happy to see that she was still well. When Misty was done greeting Pikachu Jared asked, "Would you like to go get something to eat?"
Misty happily agreed and they started to walk out of the Pokecenter. Neither of them knew that it had started to rain. Jared quickly ran back to the room and grabbed a blanket. When Jared was leaving the room again he realized he forgot to bring ash's sword. Jared di not want to lose that sword at the cost of ANYTHING. Jared quickly got back to the entrance of the Pokecenter and as they put the blanket over their heads, Misty asked, "So you intend to be my protector?"
"No," Jared replied honestly. "The reason I'm bringing the sword with us is that Ash would kill me if I lost it."
As they continued to go to the small fast food place, they bumped into a Tauros. They looked out from beneath the blanket and Misty screamed as she saw that there were Arcanine pelts on the back of the Tauros. Jared figured that they should better get back to the Pokecenter so he began ordering Misty, "Get back to the Pokecenter!" Jared had to repeat himself a few times before she responded. Though, while Jared was waiting for Misty to hear him, the man who was riding a Ponyta ahead of the Tauros said, "Misty?" Then a moment it seemed something occurred to him. "Misty!" he called out almost as if he knew her.
Jared didn't know who the man was, but he was determined to keep him from doing whatever it was that he intended to do. "You will stay away from her!" Jared told the man, trying to sound braver than he felt, while holding up the sword.
"Stop it boy," the man sneered. "You're frightening me."
Jared would have said more, but the man continued riding his Ponyta away, taking his Tauros with him. Jared never considered himself an expert on pokemon-human relationships, but he could tell that the Tauros and Ponyta did not like their master. Jared started to go back to the Pokecenter, but as he got close, he saw Misty run out of the Pokecenter riding as fast as she could out to the nearby forest. "Oh no!" Jared cried to himself. "He'll kill me!" Jared paused to take a breath, still recovering from the fright of facing that man. "He'll kill me!"
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Misty was wanting to find Ash FAST. She recognized the man as Nila, the most feared Arcanine and Growlithe hunter. She knew that the pokemon that he often killed were not killed pleasantly nor swiftly. The hunter seemed to take enjoyment out of each of his kills. She did not want Ash to have that happen to him. She wanted to do everything she could to keep him alive. No matter what. When Misty saw the man's Ponyta and Tauros she quickly dismounted and began running around trying to find where the hunter was. If she had been looking where she was walking she would have realized she barely missed stepping in an Ursaring trap by just a few centimeters. As she was walking, she was startled a sudden rustling in the bushes and then she screamed for the second time this night when she heard Ursaring traps being set off. She was becoming more and more desperate. She really wanted to find Ash but everything seemed to be coming in at her. Her perception snapped into focus when she heard a loud yelp of pain. She had been around Ash as an Arcanine enough to know the sound of an Arcanine. Misty was filled with dread. He's got him. Misty ran over to where she heard the yelp come from and saw the hunter kneeling over a body of an large Arcanine. Misty quickly picked up the nearest stick that she could find that felt like it would work. Misty then ran over to the hunter who had reset the Ursaring trap that had crushed the skull of the Arcanine. Misty was about to strike when she heard loud growling. She turned in surprise and saw that it was Ash. Still alive. Misty was very relieved. The hunter seemed to have seen Ash as well. Misty then pushed the hunter over before he could do anything and he fell right on his own trap. He was dead in seconds with the trap having frushed his skull and windpipe.
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Author notes: So, how was this chapter. I admit that last scene was a little gruesome, but I couldn't think of doing it any other way. I thought that it would be best to work it that way. Anyway, you know the drill. R+R. (please) ^_^