Chapter 5- I Can See Clearly Now
By: SorrowRain
Editor: Thorned Rose, ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, 'cept the story idea and stuff like that. Not
Pokémon or any related characters.
One little cuss word in this chapter, that's all...Frufoo
~Present, 10 months after the incident~
It was sometime during the summer, and the trio of young Pokémon trainers were on their way to some gym in some place. It has been about 10 months or so since they helped Team Rocket from the water creature, and they were back to the same place where she appeared last time. Why? How can someone be so arrogant? You'd think that they'd learn their lesson after awhile: to avoid places in which mysterious forces are at work. But alas, 'tis the cycle of the twerps.
"Hey Ash, this place looks familiar..." Misty started of as she looked into her surroundings.
"Of course it does, it's just like any forest we've been to Misty." Ash commented, but Pikachu could feel something. When a Pokémon experiences something that can control water (that wasn't a fellow Pokémon), well they can't seem to forget. It is, in a way, like an instinct all Pokémon have, you know?
They can sense everything and anything that is abnormal. 'Sides Pikachu had an extra reason to sense the danger, but we'll get into that later.
"No Ash, I think Misty is right. Remember how in this forest we hardly saw any Pokémon?" Brock said holding the obsolete map in his hand.
"Aw, you guys. So what if we've been here? We're on our way back home, remember? So it's possible that we've been here, stop acting like we're gonna die. I mean we are eventually but---"
"Oh shut up Ash, sorry I brought it up." Misty snapped, holding Togepi with one arm as she fumbled with her backpack to get ready for camp. "It's getting dark, let's just camp here for tonight. We'll go back on our way tomorrow ok? I'm sure your mom can wait."
"Cool! I can't wait to show her my new badges, so when do you think we'll be home?" Ash asked Brock, and as Ash asked Brock scanned the map.
"Let's see, we're near SunnyTown, we could take a ferry in Karp Port, which is about 20 miles from SunnyTown...so I'd say about a week, two tops." Brock concluded.
"Two weeks? Ah oh well, I guess I can capture new Pokémon meanwhile, eh Pikachu?" Ash sought an affirmative remark from Pikachu, but when he didn't get one he turned to face him. "Right Pikachu?" he tried again. Pikachu was just staring of into one direction of the forest; it was dark and gloomy...like hidden evil was just biding its time. "Pikachu?" Ash tried a third time; finally Pikachu nodded and shot a smile towards his owner.
"Pika-Pi!"
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"Jessie, I'm tired and hungry, can we stop now?" James complained as usual.
"Shut up! All you think about is food...now come on...I think the twerps are settling for the night. Meowth, land the balloon." Jessie shouted as she was watching the twerps through her binoculars.
"Aye, aye cap'n" Meowth saluted and lowered the balloon towards and empty patch of grass, right next to the lake.
"JESSIE!" James cried as he grasped the edge of the hot-air balloon's basket. Jessie jumped at the sudden intensity of his voice, and dropped her binoculars down into the lake. Jessie cursed and angrily turned to face James.
"WHAT?" She hollered. James cringed and pitifully looked away.
"Nothing Jess, except I think this place…seems familiar." James mumbled and turned to look at the view, he could see his house and the giant lake before it. James sighed as memories flooded him, he just sat there daydreaming staring of into the lake below him. All the while Jessie was watching him, she thought on how close they had gotten over the past months. 'Still', she thought, 'He still hasn't told me what happened at that lake. He nearly died that day and he won't tell me what happened.'
"What happened?" Jessie said out loud towards James, putting on a pouted face, like a child who wanted to know what her parents did when she went to sleep.
"Wha--" James started to question, and then stopped as he remembered how many times Jessie would ask this question. "Oh Jess, I told you I have no idea, the water sort of just attacked me. I can't explain it." Jessie peered at James, trying to decide if he was telling the truth.
"Fine James, have it your way." She said and stumbled as the balloon finally landed. "Meowth! Give us a little warning, first!"
"It's to late for that Jessie. I'll do itz next time fer ya dough." Meowth replied with a smile on his face.
"Sure you will." she growled as she hopped out of the basket and she turned to look at the sky, then she looked at James. Who was staring at the lake with a look of horror. "What is it James?" Jessie asked concerned for her best friend.
"Jessie, look." James whispered and pointed towards the lake. Jessie followed his gaze and saw the lake.
"Oh Karp." Jessie said as she finally saw what made James so nervous before. She turned back towards James and noticed him shivering slightly. "Hey now," she said with a smile, "You can't start shivering without me!" she pulled him into a hug and she could feel James relax slightly. She smiled and whispered to him once more "It'll be Ok, Victreebel will take care of you as we set up camp. " James nodded, still in Jessie's hold.
"Thanks Jess, for everything."
The moon was red tonight, and it was thoroughly beautiful. It changed of course to a deep shade of orange as it rose, but oh, you should of seen the intensity of that shade of red. Could it have been a sign? Naw, of course not...
Two camps in the same forest, and yet the forest still wept in loneliness. They hated what that man did to them, but they knew it wasn't his fault; it was necessary to lock up the evil in their forest. Still, at least he could've asked them first. The forest took in their surroundings...there was a boy! THE boy! He slept passively next to a Pokémon (a Meowth it seemed) and a girl, wait was it that girl? No, she lived on the other side of the forest...plus this girl seemed different, even if she looked the same. The trees rustled in excitement—he was here! But oh, no! The trees stopped, the Witch…she'll find out, so maybe it's all for the best? The trees finally stopped their pondering and silently went back to providing life for humans.
James eyelids fluttered open: he thought he heard something. He sat up from his sleeping bag and looked around he heard the water; it seemed like it was going crazy. He silently took Victreebel out of its pokéball and whispered for it to follow him. Victreebel cast a 'Are you crazy?' glance to his master, but followed him in spite of his master's insanity. James walked up to the lake and started to doubt himself, why was he going towards it? Hadn't he learned anything?
"I guess not." The waves seemed to whisper as they hit the bank.
"What?" James asked aloud; he looked at Victreebel behind him.
"Did you hear that?" James asked. Victreebel looked around and swung one of his vines in a circular motion next to his head. "Hah Ha...very funny." James commented.
"Oh my Love! You are here! I was hoping my followers could somehow lead you here!" James turned suddenly at the new voice.
"You! Victreebel razor leaf!" James cried pointing to the water nymph. Victreebel screeched and prepared to launch a full attack, but was stopped as the nymph unleashed a giant wave towards him. Ohhhh, poor Victreebel was swept away from the master he tried so hard to protect. He would miss him. He was delicious. James watched as his grass Pokémon rode the wave towards the other side of the forest and turned to the water creature.
"Please, leave me alone. What do you want with me? Who are you?"
"Why don't you recognize me, James dearest?" She crept up closer to James and looked into his deep green eyes. James started back and gasped as he noticed the familiar look in her eyes.
"Jezebelle?" He asked in shock.
"Well, in a way yes." The water creature draped an arm around the boy, who in turn shivered at her touch. It was just like he remembered it.
"W-W-What do you mean?" James was afraid, but still wanted answers.
"Well remember that day that your whole life changed Jimmy-boy? After Jezebelle fell into the lake...is any of this coming together for you darling?" The dark nymph looked at James expectantly, waiting for a response. James looked down at his feet trembling and mumbled under his breath. "James, dear?" the nymph tried again.
"Huh, um well not really..." James kept staring at his feet in embarrassment.
"That's alright darling, I forgive you. Would you like me to explain?" The nymph asked in her sweetest voice, hoping to get James to relax. And let me tell you, her sweetest voice makes woodpecker's pecks seem like the most relaxing sound you've ever heard.
"Well if it's not to much trouble...I-I-I guess so." James cringed, expecting her to explode in annoyance. Surprisingly, she didn't, and she nodded slowly and started to explain. She hugged James closer to her and traced her wet finger down his face. James didn't bother to resist...he knew what happened last time and didn't want for history to repeat itself.
"Well your father and his damn Pikachu secured me in the area in which I originated in. That Pikachu, ohhhh how I hate it, but it's getting old and soon I shall rain my wrath down upon this wretched planet!" The dark nymph cried.
"My father? His Pikachu? What are you talking about?" The lavender-headed boy asked in confusion. The nymph cringed and gave James a look...one of those 'if looks could kill' look.
"Must I explain everything?! My Mew you are so DENSE!" the nymph panted, her feet splashing in anger, she slowly stopped her splashing and breathed in deep breaths. "Ok, your father...I loved him. Alas he loved the water that was pure, unfortunately I am all that is well...dirty. I am the darkness of water—I can wipe out the whole world! I even killed your mother, and your father! He thought he could get back at me by telling his Pikachu to keep within this lake, and for a while it worked. Then hope! A Magikarp egg was at the bottom of my lake, and I trained it after it hatched. Now your father, he didn't know where I originated from. Can you imagine if he knew that my lake was right next to his son's home? Briefly, my lake wasn't even connected to yours but my little pet changed that! Then as soon as I reached 'your' estate I spread myself within your parents and Jezebelle and---" the insane babble of the water creature was broke off by James.
"Wait, you took control over my parents and Jezebelle? B-but how?" James hated this; he wanted to get back to Jessie and Meowth.
"Well humans are 75% water, are they not?"
"Umm...yes?"
"So after I took control of your family, I started treating you horribly, revenge on your father. Then I remembered that you had his genes! So I could still have my heir with you! Then with her I can spread my power once again! It was too good to be true! I had a second chance!" The nymph started laughing insanely and the waves flowed along with her. She stopped laughing suddenly "But you-you had to escape and I couldn't leave the estate since that's where my lake reached its limit. I looked for you for years, not me but your dear butler
Hopkins. Then I saw you come back, all grown up, may I add. Hope once again filled me, but you managed to elude me once again! So I got out of your family's bodies and returned deep within my lake, and commanded all of the water Pokémon in there to bring you back, and well you know the rest."
James blinked, this was too much to take in...Parents controlled? Water killing everyone??? So he did the one thing anyone would do in his situation, he laughed. The nymph looked at him in confusion then it turned into anger and she used her power to launch a wave on James. When the water from the wave left James, he just blinked and again he started laughing.
"Why do I always have to get the crazy ones?" the nymph sighed and clapped her hands 'This'll shut him up.' A Vaporeon came up from the lake with a small bundle in her mouth, a young Vaporeon was following behind her mother. "James?"
The creature asked.
James cocked his head and continued with his laughter.
"James," the nymph picked up the bundle and mimed for James to come closer and James (still laughing) strode over. "James, this is our daughter."
The laughter suddenly stopped as he registered what the nymph said, his first thought wasn't one of surprise, it was 'Oh shit...Jessie's gonna kill me' and with that, he started his laughter once more. The trees rustled in annoyance as they whispered to one another 'Definitely the boy, still crazy as ever'.
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Thank you for all of your reviews guys ^_^ Oooo PLEAse read my new fic C'est la Vie, it only take 5 min. of your time. Guess what guys!? Angry Beavers is showing on Nick aGain, I hate nick....It cancels all of 'em good shows. Anyways Chapter 6 on it's way!
Nova-Chan: Thank you fer your reviews, and I hope you come back alive to review for this chapter. Although I'm glad you did die happily ^_-
The dude: Woo! I wondered where you went, I'm glad yer back and glad that you are enjoying my stories.
Thorned Rose: Thank you for all of your help and keep goin with your fic!
Latvian Ice: This fic is probably headin towards Rocketshippy, but I hope that doesn't stop you from readin, and thank you for the compliment!
Windra: Well now you know...(every whatched That show Did you know?)
By: SorrowRain
Editor: Thorned Rose, ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, 'cept the story idea and stuff like that. Not
Pokémon or any related characters.
One little cuss word in this chapter, that's all...Frufoo
~Present, 10 months after the incident~
It was sometime during the summer, and the trio of young Pokémon trainers were on their way to some gym in some place. It has been about 10 months or so since they helped Team Rocket from the water creature, and they were back to the same place where she appeared last time. Why? How can someone be so arrogant? You'd think that they'd learn their lesson after awhile: to avoid places in which mysterious forces are at work. But alas, 'tis the cycle of the twerps.
"Hey Ash, this place looks familiar..." Misty started of as she looked into her surroundings.
"Of course it does, it's just like any forest we've been to Misty." Ash commented, but Pikachu could feel something. When a Pokémon experiences something that can control water (that wasn't a fellow Pokémon), well they can't seem to forget. It is, in a way, like an instinct all Pokémon have, you know?
They can sense everything and anything that is abnormal. 'Sides Pikachu had an extra reason to sense the danger, but we'll get into that later.
"No Ash, I think Misty is right. Remember how in this forest we hardly saw any Pokémon?" Brock said holding the obsolete map in his hand.
"Aw, you guys. So what if we've been here? We're on our way back home, remember? So it's possible that we've been here, stop acting like we're gonna die. I mean we are eventually but---"
"Oh shut up Ash, sorry I brought it up." Misty snapped, holding Togepi with one arm as she fumbled with her backpack to get ready for camp. "It's getting dark, let's just camp here for tonight. We'll go back on our way tomorrow ok? I'm sure your mom can wait."
"Cool! I can't wait to show her my new badges, so when do you think we'll be home?" Ash asked Brock, and as Ash asked Brock scanned the map.
"Let's see, we're near SunnyTown, we could take a ferry in Karp Port, which is about 20 miles from SunnyTown...so I'd say about a week, two tops." Brock concluded.
"Two weeks? Ah oh well, I guess I can capture new Pokémon meanwhile, eh Pikachu?" Ash sought an affirmative remark from Pikachu, but when he didn't get one he turned to face him. "Right Pikachu?" he tried again. Pikachu was just staring of into one direction of the forest; it was dark and gloomy...like hidden evil was just biding its time. "Pikachu?" Ash tried a third time; finally Pikachu nodded and shot a smile towards his owner.
"Pika-Pi!"
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"Jessie, I'm tired and hungry, can we stop now?" James complained as usual.
"Shut up! All you think about is food...now come on...I think the twerps are settling for the night. Meowth, land the balloon." Jessie shouted as she was watching the twerps through her binoculars.
"Aye, aye cap'n" Meowth saluted and lowered the balloon towards and empty patch of grass, right next to the lake.
"JESSIE!" James cried as he grasped the edge of the hot-air balloon's basket. Jessie jumped at the sudden intensity of his voice, and dropped her binoculars down into the lake. Jessie cursed and angrily turned to face James.
"WHAT?" She hollered. James cringed and pitifully looked away.
"Nothing Jess, except I think this place…seems familiar." James mumbled and turned to look at the view, he could see his house and the giant lake before it. James sighed as memories flooded him, he just sat there daydreaming staring of into the lake below him. All the while Jessie was watching him, she thought on how close they had gotten over the past months. 'Still', she thought, 'He still hasn't told me what happened at that lake. He nearly died that day and he won't tell me what happened.'
"What happened?" Jessie said out loud towards James, putting on a pouted face, like a child who wanted to know what her parents did when she went to sleep.
"Wha--" James started to question, and then stopped as he remembered how many times Jessie would ask this question. "Oh Jess, I told you I have no idea, the water sort of just attacked me. I can't explain it." Jessie peered at James, trying to decide if he was telling the truth.
"Fine James, have it your way." She said and stumbled as the balloon finally landed. "Meowth! Give us a little warning, first!"
"It's to late for that Jessie. I'll do itz next time fer ya dough." Meowth replied with a smile on his face.
"Sure you will." she growled as she hopped out of the basket and she turned to look at the sky, then she looked at James. Who was staring at the lake with a look of horror. "What is it James?" Jessie asked concerned for her best friend.
"Jessie, look." James whispered and pointed towards the lake. Jessie followed his gaze and saw the lake.
"Oh Karp." Jessie said as she finally saw what made James so nervous before. She turned back towards James and noticed him shivering slightly. "Hey now," she said with a smile, "You can't start shivering without me!" she pulled him into a hug and she could feel James relax slightly. She smiled and whispered to him once more "It'll be Ok, Victreebel will take care of you as we set up camp. " James nodded, still in Jessie's hold.
"Thanks Jess, for everything."
The moon was red tonight, and it was thoroughly beautiful. It changed of course to a deep shade of orange as it rose, but oh, you should of seen the intensity of that shade of red. Could it have been a sign? Naw, of course not...
Two camps in the same forest, and yet the forest still wept in loneliness. They hated what that man did to them, but they knew it wasn't his fault; it was necessary to lock up the evil in their forest. Still, at least he could've asked them first. The forest took in their surroundings...there was a boy! THE boy! He slept passively next to a Pokémon (a Meowth it seemed) and a girl, wait was it that girl? No, she lived on the other side of the forest...plus this girl seemed different, even if she looked the same. The trees rustled in excitement—he was here! But oh, no! The trees stopped, the Witch…she'll find out, so maybe it's all for the best? The trees finally stopped their pondering and silently went back to providing life for humans.
James eyelids fluttered open: he thought he heard something. He sat up from his sleeping bag and looked around he heard the water; it seemed like it was going crazy. He silently took Victreebel out of its pokéball and whispered for it to follow him. Victreebel cast a 'Are you crazy?' glance to his master, but followed him in spite of his master's insanity. James walked up to the lake and started to doubt himself, why was he going towards it? Hadn't he learned anything?
"I guess not." The waves seemed to whisper as they hit the bank.
"What?" James asked aloud; he looked at Victreebel behind him.
"Did you hear that?" James asked. Victreebel looked around and swung one of his vines in a circular motion next to his head. "Hah Ha...very funny." James commented.
"Oh my Love! You are here! I was hoping my followers could somehow lead you here!" James turned suddenly at the new voice.
"You! Victreebel razor leaf!" James cried pointing to the water nymph. Victreebel screeched and prepared to launch a full attack, but was stopped as the nymph unleashed a giant wave towards him. Ohhhh, poor Victreebel was swept away from the master he tried so hard to protect. He would miss him. He was delicious. James watched as his grass Pokémon rode the wave towards the other side of the forest and turned to the water creature.
"Please, leave me alone. What do you want with me? Who are you?"
"Why don't you recognize me, James dearest?" She crept up closer to James and looked into his deep green eyes. James started back and gasped as he noticed the familiar look in her eyes.
"Jezebelle?" He asked in shock.
"Well, in a way yes." The water creature draped an arm around the boy, who in turn shivered at her touch. It was just like he remembered it.
"W-W-What do you mean?" James was afraid, but still wanted answers.
"Well remember that day that your whole life changed Jimmy-boy? After Jezebelle fell into the lake...is any of this coming together for you darling?" The dark nymph looked at James expectantly, waiting for a response. James looked down at his feet trembling and mumbled under his breath. "James, dear?" the nymph tried again.
"Huh, um well not really..." James kept staring at his feet in embarrassment.
"That's alright darling, I forgive you. Would you like me to explain?" The nymph asked in her sweetest voice, hoping to get James to relax. And let me tell you, her sweetest voice makes woodpecker's pecks seem like the most relaxing sound you've ever heard.
"Well if it's not to much trouble...I-I-I guess so." James cringed, expecting her to explode in annoyance. Surprisingly, she didn't, and she nodded slowly and started to explain. She hugged James closer to her and traced her wet finger down his face. James didn't bother to resist...he knew what happened last time and didn't want for history to repeat itself.
"Well your father and his damn Pikachu secured me in the area in which I originated in. That Pikachu, ohhhh how I hate it, but it's getting old and soon I shall rain my wrath down upon this wretched planet!" The dark nymph cried.
"My father? His Pikachu? What are you talking about?" The lavender-headed boy asked in confusion. The nymph cringed and gave James a look...one of those 'if looks could kill' look.
"Must I explain everything?! My Mew you are so DENSE!" the nymph panted, her feet splashing in anger, she slowly stopped her splashing and breathed in deep breaths. "Ok, your father...I loved him. Alas he loved the water that was pure, unfortunately I am all that is well...dirty. I am the darkness of water—I can wipe out the whole world! I even killed your mother, and your father! He thought he could get back at me by telling his Pikachu to keep within this lake, and for a while it worked. Then hope! A Magikarp egg was at the bottom of my lake, and I trained it after it hatched. Now your father, he didn't know where I originated from. Can you imagine if he knew that my lake was right next to his son's home? Briefly, my lake wasn't even connected to yours but my little pet changed that! Then as soon as I reached 'your' estate I spread myself within your parents and Jezebelle and---" the insane babble of the water creature was broke off by James.
"Wait, you took control over my parents and Jezebelle? B-but how?" James hated this; he wanted to get back to Jessie and Meowth.
"Well humans are 75% water, are they not?"
"Umm...yes?"
"So after I took control of your family, I started treating you horribly, revenge on your father. Then I remembered that you had his genes! So I could still have my heir with you! Then with her I can spread my power once again! It was too good to be true! I had a second chance!" The nymph started laughing insanely and the waves flowed along with her. She stopped laughing suddenly "But you-you had to escape and I couldn't leave the estate since that's where my lake reached its limit. I looked for you for years, not me but your dear butler
Hopkins. Then I saw you come back, all grown up, may I add. Hope once again filled me, but you managed to elude me once again! So I got out of your family's bodies and returned deep within my lake, and commanded all of the water Pokémon in there to bring you back, and well you know the rest."
James blinked, this was too much to take in...Parents controlled? Water killing everyone??? So he did the one thing anyone would do in his situation, he laughed. The nymph looked at him in confusion then it turned into anger and she used her power to launch a wave on James. When the water from the wave left James, he just blinked and again he started laughing.
"Why do I always have to get the crazy ones?" the nymph sighed and clapped her hands 'This'll shut him up.' A Vaporeon came up from the lake with a small bundle in her mouth, a young Vaporeon was following behind her mother. "James?"
The creature asked.
James cocked his head and continued with his laughter.
"James," the nymph picked up the bundle and mimed for James to come closer and James (still laughing) strode over. "James, this is our daughter."
The laughter suddenly stopped as he registered what the nymph said, his first thought wasn't one of surprise, it was 'Oh shit...Jessie's gonna kill me' and with that, he started his laughter once more. The trees rustled in annoyance as they whispered to one another 'Definitely the boy, still crazy as ever'.
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Thank you for all of your reviews guys ^_^ Oooo PLEAse read my new fic C'est la Vie, it only take 5 min. of your time. Guess what guys!? Angry Beavers is showing on Nick aGain, I hate nick....It cancels all of 'em good shows. Anyways Chapter 6 on it's way!
Nova-Chan: Thank you fer your reviews, and I hope you come back alive to review for this chapter. Although I'm glad you did die happily ^_-
The dude: Woo! I wondered where you went, I'm glad yer back and glad that you are enjoying my stories.
Thorned Rose: Thank you for all of your help and keep goin with your fic!
Latvian Ice: This fic is probably headin towards Rocketshippy, but I hope that doesn't stop you from readin, and thank you for the compliment!
Windra: Well now you know...(every whatched That show Did you know?)