Disclaimer: Ash, Spike, Mayfa, Vicious, Faye, Jet, Ed, Annie, Misty . . .
ah, what the hell?!? I don't own any of them. Instead of telling you what I
don't own, I'll tell you what I do own: Shita and a stuffed bunny.
Author's Note: I keep coming up with ideas for what's going to happen next. Of course, I'm going to avoid making new Characters, so that the story comes out veeeery interesting. So if I end up having Six Billion Chapters done before I finish, don't look at me! It's my brain's fault! *Points at head*
Chapter Nine: Easier To Run
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Spike looked around as people ran around in the ship, screaming their heads off. He blinked.
When he blinked, he woke up, sitting in the chair, Ash snoozing in front of him.
Spike snorted. "Just a dream . . . meteors getting thru the hyperspace gate . . . yeah right." He leaned back and closed his eyes again. He wondered why in his dream Ash had that picture. He guessed that maybe he wanted a reason to feel sorry for him . . .
Well, that didn't make sense, but there was no other explanation for it.
But if Spike had took the time to get another glimpse of what Ash was doing, He would have found him sleeping with his head drooped to his shoulder, hugging Pikachu with one hand, and clutching his picture in the other.
~*~*~*
Ash was running up a long, dark staircase, panting as he went. He needed to reach the top and quickly. He couldn't remember why.
That's when he saw him- Pikachu was standing at the top, looking down at him. "PIKA!" He called down to Ash.
"I'm coming Pikachu!" Ash yelled. He was almost there. . .
The step under Pikachu suddenly crumbled, and Pikachu fell, down into the depths of who knows what. Ash began to call out his name, when he suddenly realized that he'd forgotten.
"Pikor . . . Pik . . . Pi . . ." He tried to remember, but he just couldn't. He stopped running, trying so hard to remember. He tried taking out his Pokedex, but he couldn't remember which pocket he'd placed it in.
"Tell me, who are you?" Asked a man in the shadows. He stepped out, revealing he was Vicious.
"I am. . . I'm . . . My name is . . ." Ash gasped. He couldn't remember. He couldn't remember anything.
"What's happening to me?!?" Ash yelled, suddenly frightened.
Vicious laughed. He laughed and laughed and as he did, he turned into Spike, laughing evilly at Ash in his peril.
The step under Ash started to crumble. He wanted to move, but his feet seemed rooted to the spot, as if he'd gone so low to forget how to run. He fell, screaming all the way, Spike and Vicious's laughter ringing in his head . . .
~*~*~*
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
People turned in their seats to look at Ash, who was drenched in sweat. Spike was jolted awake. "Dammit. . ." He mumbled, leaning up to see what had woken him.
"Ash, are you alright?" Asked Mayfa, looking at him. Ash shivered, and then slowly nodded. "Yeah, sorry . . . just a bad dream. . ."
Spike leaned back in his seat. He would have to thank Ash someday. The dream he had wasn't too pleasant either.
He had been dreaming of the time he had battled Vicious at the church. If it hadn't been for Faye. . .
i Don't think about that! /i He told himself. He looked out the window. They were landing on Earth now. . .
~*~*~*
Ash grabbed his backpack, and started out of the ship. Mayfa had already left. Almost all of the passengers had. Ash had stayed behind so no one would ask about Pikachu.
That's when a loud i click /i went off behind him and someone placed a gun on the back of his head.
"Reach for the sky, Ash Ketchum." Spike snapped.
Ash let out a gasp. "Who-what?!?"
"You heard me." Spike said sternly.
Ash bit his lip, and then raised one arm in the air. "I-I need to hold Pikachu, if that's okay. . ."
Spike shrugged, positive that Ash wasn't about to pull a fast one on him. He grabbed Ash tightly by the shoulder and put the gun away.
"I'm not going to risk accidentally killing you, though Faye might have liked that. . ." Spike mumbled.
"You're a bounty hunter, aren't you?" Ash asked.
"As a matter of fact, I am."
"Is your name Spike Spiegel?"
"..."
"Well?"
"..How the hell did you know?"
"A friend of mine told me to look out for you."
"And this friend is . . .?"
"If I tell you, will you let me go?"
"Nice try Ash, but you're not slipping out on me."
"Drat."
Spikes lead him out of the Ship. He kept a strong hold on his shoulder, not letting him go anywhere. Finally, they walked up to the Police Station.
"You're really going to take me to the police?"
"They're the only one's who'll pay for your bounty."
"But. . ." Ash tried to think of a good excuse to stay out of jail. "Erm, my uncle is rich; he'll double what they've got if you let me go."
"That's bull shit. I'm not stupid, kid."
"I have an idea. I can help you catch OTHER bounty heads if you don't take me in there."
Spike was getting annoyed. "I have an idea. Why don't you SHUTUP?!?"
". . . Okay." Ash said feebly. You can't blame him for trying.
Once they got inside, the police officer sitting at the desk jumped up. "Well well well. . . You actually caught him, huh? We thought no one would be able to. . . Heh, look's like I lost the bet!"
Spike smiled. "Yeah, that's right. . ." Ash bit his lip. He wished Spike would let go of his shoulder; he was gripping so tight he couldn't feel his arm anymore.
The police man tried to handcuff him, but considering Ash's small wrist size, they just slipped off.
"It wasn't me!" Ash yelled, holding up his hands.
"Figures. . ." Spike mumbled. The police officer searched for some i smaller /i handcuffs.
Spike's grip loosened. Pikachu was wide awake, electricity starting to fly out of his cheeks.
Spike and the police officer turned to stare, Spike silently praying that it would miss; he didn't want to get fried for a third time.
Pikachu suddenly wobbled, then fell back in Ash's arms. It was still too weak from the battle with vicious to attack.
Ash gulped. Spike wasn't holding him anymore. It was now or never.
Ash turned and dashed out the doorway. "HEY!" Spike yelled as he dashed down the stone steps and ran off as fast as he could.
Spike ran after him. Ash got scared. He had to do something, and fast. . .
Ash turned to face Spike. He couldn't get away, so he had to stay and fight.
"Pidgeotto, go!" Ash yelled, tossing the pokeball into the air. Spike watched, stunned, as Ash's pokemon appeared thru a blaze of red light.
*~*~*~Will ash manage to get away from Spike, or can he match himself against Ash's pokemon?!? NOT TELLIN! :CP
Author's Note: I keep coming up with ideas for what's going to happen next. Of course, I'm going to avoid making new Characters, so that the story comes out veeeery interesting. So if I end up having Six Billion Chapters done before I finish, don't look at me! It's my brain's fault! *Points at head*
Chapter Nine: Easier To Run
'
Spike looked around as people ran around in the ship, screaming their heads off. He blinked.
When he blinked, he woke up, sitting in the chair, Ash snoozing in front of him.
Spike snorted. "Just a dream . . . meteors getting thru the hyperspace gate . . . yeah right." He leaned back and closed his eyes again. He wondered why in his dream Ash had that picture. He guessed that maybe he wanted a reason to feel sorry for him . . .
Well, that didn't make sense, but there was no other explanation for it.
But if Spike had took the time to get another glimpse of what Ash was doing, He would have found him sleeping with his head drooped to his shoulder, hugging Pikachu with one hand, and clutching his picture in the other.
~*~*~*
Ash was running up a long, dark staircase, panting as he went. He needed to reach the top and quickly. He couldn't remember why.
That's when he saw him- Pikachu was standing at the top, looking down at him. "PIKA!" He called down to Ash.
"I'm coming Pikachu!" Ash yelled. He was almost there. . .
The step under Pikachu suddenly crumbled, and Pikachu fell, down into the depths of who knows what. Ash began to call out his name, when he suddenly realized that he'd forgotten.
"Pikor . . . Pik . . . Pi . . ." He tried to remember, but he just couldn't. He stopped running, trying so hard to remember. He tried taking out his Pokedex, but he couldn't remember which pocket he'd placed it in.
"Tell me, who are you?" Asked a man in the shadows. He stepped out, revealing he was Vicious.
"I am. . . I'm . . . My name is . . ." Ash gasped. He couldn't remember. He couldn't remember anything.
"What's happening to me?!?" Ash yelled, suddenly frightened.
Vicious laughed. He laughed and laughed and as he did, he turned into Spike, laughing evilly at Ash in his peril.
The step under Ash started to crumble. He wanted to move, but his feet seemed rooted to the spot, as if he'd gone so low to forget how to run. He fell, screaming all the way, Spike and Vicious's laughter ringing in his head . . .
~*~*~*
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
People turned in their seats to look at Ash, who was drenched in sweat. Spike was jolted awake. "Dammit. . ." He mumbled, leaning up to see what had woken him.
"Ash, are you alright?" Asked Mayfa, looking at him. Ash shivered, and then slowly nodded. "Yeah, sorry . . . just a bad dream. . ."
Spike leaned back in his seat. He would have to thank Ash someday. The dream he had wasn't too pleasant either.
He had been dreaming of the time he had battled Vicious at the church. If it hadn't been for Faye. . .
i Don't think about that! /i He told himself. He looked out the window. They were landing on Earth now. . .
~*~*~*
Ash grabbed his backpack, and started out of the ship. Mayfa had already left. Almost all of the passengers had. Ash had stayed behind so no one would ask about Pikachu.
That's when a loud i click /i went off behind him and someone placed a gun on the back of his head.
"Reach for the sky, Ash Ketchum." Spike snapped.
Ash let out a gasp. "Who-what?!?"
"You heard me." Spike said sternly.
Ash bit his lip, and then raised one arm in the air. "I-I need to hold Pikachu, if that's okay. . ."
Spike shrugged, positive that Ash wasn't about to pull a fast one on him. He grabbed Ash tightly by the shoulder and put the gun away.
"I'm not going to risk accidentally killing you, though Faye might have liked that. . ." Spike mumbled.
"You're a bounty hunter, aren't you?" Ash asked.
"As a matter of fact, I am."
"Is your name Spike Spiegel?"
"..."
"Well?"
"..How the hell did you know?"
"A friend of mine told me to look out for you."
"And this friend is . . .?"
"If I tell you, will you let me go?"
"Nice try Ash, but you're not slipping out on me."
"Drat."
Spikes lead him out of the Ship. He kept a strong hold on his shoulder, not letting him go anywhere. Finally, they walked up to the Police Station.
"You're really going to take me to the police?"
"They're the only one's who'll pay for your bounty."
"But. . ." Ash tried to think of a good excuse to stay out of jail. "Erm, my uncle is rich; he'll double what they've got if you let me go."
"That's bull shit. I'm not stupid, kid."
"I have an idea. I can help you catch OTHER bounty heads if you don't take me in there."
Spike was getting annoyed. "I have an idea. Why don't you SHUTUP?!?"
". . . Okay." Ash said feebly. You can't blame him for trying.
Once they got inside, the police officer sitting at the desk jumped up. "Well well well. . . You actually caught him, huh? We thought no one would be able to. . . Heh, look's like I lost the bet!"
Spike smiled. "Yeah, that's right. . ." Ash bit his lip. He wished Spike would let go of his shoulder; he was gripping so tight he couldn't feel his arm anymore.
The police man tried to handcuff him, but considering Ash's small wrist size, they just slipped off.
"It wasn't me!" Ash yelled, holding up his hands.
"Figures. . ." Spike mumbled. The police officer searched for some i smaller /i handcuffs.
Spike's grip loosened. Pikachu was wide awake, electricity starting to fly out of his cheeks.
Spike and the police officer turned to stare, Spike silently praying that it would miss; he didn't want to get fried for a third time.
Pikachu suddenly wobbled, then fell back in Ash's arms. It was still too weak from the battle with vicious to attack.
Ash gulped. Spike wasn't holding him anymore. It was now or never.
Ash turned and dashed out the doorway. "HEY!" Spike yelled as he dashed down the stone steps and ran off as fast as he could.
Spike ran after him. Ash got scared. He had to do something, and fast. . .
Ash turned to face Spike. He couldn't get away, so he had to stay and fight.
"Pidgeotto, go!" Ash yelled, tossing the pokeball into the air. Spike watched, stunned, as Ash's pokemon appeared thru a blaze of red light.
*~*~*~Will ash manage to get away from Spike, or can he match himself against Ash's pokemon?!? NOT TELLIN! :CP