Hmm... I really have to stop doing endings like that, people get annoyed because
I keep stopping at the good parts (laughs evilly then clears throat). Anyway
Lets just get on with the fic, after all at the moment this is my most popular
pokemon fic.
Eyes of a Child
By firehedgehog
Chapter Fourteen
Ash walked through the halls of the hospital, the sound of his staff
tapping kept him from running into things (mostly) and bumping into people
(forth doctor he runs into glares and walks off swearing).
Pikachu was constant companion sat in his shoulder making various
comments of the places they walked. He was giving his trainer descriptions,
after all Ash couldn't see them.
"Hmmm... I think were going in circles pikachu," he said, Pikachu blinked
and sweatdropped... Ash was right.
"Pi," he said in annoyance, both sighed.
Tapping his staff around Ash felt for a new hallway, he smiled as he
finally found one.
"Here's a new place to pikachu, lets go," Ash smiled, Pikachu gave a
soft chu of approval.
Silently the two walked down the hallway the tap of his staff there only
the constant sound, it was then that something happened.
The staff stuck to the floor for some reason causing Ash and pikachu to
trip forward, both gave a yelp of surprise as they fell forward... right into
the laundry shoot.
"Ahhh, this isn't my day," Ash shouted as they slid down the metal
shoot, somewhere in there he lost his staff.
"PIKA!" Pikachu shouted in panic, together they fell to the laundry room
far below.
***
Professor Oak sighed as he stared into a cup of tea, he just couldn't
believe that Gary had found out... how he didn't know.
"How did you find out?" he asked, Gary sighed and put down his glass of
coke.
After confronting his grandfather at the door with information about
Satoshi they had gone inside to talk, as it was they didn't want the whole
world to know about this.
"It was at the hospital, the doctor let Ash take off his bandages and I
helped. I saw his eyes when he opened it and the only person I knew with Amber
eyes was Satoshi, everything just fell into place after that," Gary said
truthfully, Professor Oak sighed and knew that had probably not been the best
way for Gar to find his brother.
"Now answer my question, why didn't you tell me Ash was Satoshi?" Gary
demanded, Oak sighed and put his teacup down.
"You might not remember but your father hated Satoshi and killed your
mother, he hated your brother with an unholy passion (nice description for a
madman). He promised to track down Satoshi and kill him painfully, when I
found that Delilah had adopted Satoshi I got her to agree to hide who he had
been," Oak said, he took a deep breath before continuing.
"Continue," Gary said with a glare, Oak sighed.
"The first thing we did was change Satoshi's name to Ash, second we got
him to wear brown contact lenses all the time... his amber eyes were a dead give
away to his true identity. Last we encouraged Ash to forget his past and it
was easy since he was so young, all this was to protect him from the painful
death your father had planned," Oak said, Gary stayed silent for a few
moments.
"Okay that explains some, but why was May or myself never told?" he
asked, Oak knew this was the real question.
"Because if either of you slipped something out Ash was as good as dead,
and there was a very good chance that your father would of killed you also for
knowing," Oak explained, Gary's face paled greatly.
"Killed... I never realized, but the guy that pikachu killed to save Ash
was dad... wasn't it," Gary said, Oak nodded for it was the truth.
"Yes it was," he said, Gary asked another question.
"What about now, why didn't you tell us now that's its safe," he asked
angrily, Oak looked down so he wouldn't have to look his eldest grandchild in
his eyes.
"Because I didn't want my three grandchildren to hate me, hate me for
hiding their family from each of them," he whispered, across from him Gary got
up.
"Where are you going?" he asked, Gary was getting ready to leave the
house.
"To the hospital to find Ash, he deserves the truth," Gary said in a
slightly angry voice, Oak sighed tiredly.
"Will you ever forgive me Gary?" he asked, his grandson looked at him
hurt showing in his eyes.
"One day, maybe one day," Gary whispered, then he was gone leaving Oak
alone.
Silent tears of guilt slipped down the old mans face, he greatly
regretted what he had done to protect his family... and there was no way for him
to make it all up.
"Forgive me," he whispered, yet there was no one to hear him.
***
Pikachu and Ash gave a startled yell as they landed in a soft pile of
laundry, they quickly found there way out of it not enjoying the smell of them
(think about it... ewww).
"Um... okay, that was a bit different," Ash said a bit confused, he then
shivered for wherever they were in the building it was quite colder.
Through his shoes he could feel a cement floor, he sighed realizing what
that meant... he was in the basement of the hospital.
"Are you alright pikachu?" he asked, his pokemon had been silent since
they had crawled out of the clothing at the bottom of the shoot.
"Pi Pika," pikachu said, Ash blinked his sightless eyes as he heard
pikachu excitedly dragging something towards him.
"What is it?" he asked and he leaned down, soon he felt something
sticklike and familiar pushed into his hands by pikachu.
"Thanks pikachu," he said smiling, it seemed pikachu had found his
staff.
"Pi," Pikachu said proudly, then Ash went silent wondering how they
would get out of there.
"Anyone there!" he called, silence met his call.
"No one, looks like its up to us to get out of here," Ash said, it was
then that pikachu signaled that he saw something. Following pikachus
directions the best as he could he walked across the room, tapping his staff
all the way.
Finally to there relief they made it to the door, or more to his
happiness the elevator.
After what seemed like hours the elevator doors slid opened, happily the
two entered and Ash was soon feeling the walls for the buttons.
"Here they are," he said finding them, with help from pikachu he pressed
the right button that led to his floor.
"Let's just keep this little adventure to ourselves," Ash whispered,
pikachu agreed because it was kind of embarrassing to say the least.
"Pi," pikachu said in agreement, finally the door opened with a ding.
Unknown to them, the door opened to the wrong floor because of a glitch
in the system... their hospital adventure was not yet over.
***
Ash was confused, as it was while exploring his floor earlier today he
had memorized it.
If he had memorized it right he should be at his door, but all his hand
found was a smooth wall... and no sign of a door.
"Okay... " Ash said slowly, he sweatdropped and scratched his head in
confusion.
"Pikachu, do you have any idea of where we are?" he asked, Piakchu was
silent for a few moments.
"Pi," Pikachu said softly, pikachu had no idea either.
"We're lost," Ash said with a depressed sigh, he listened for the sound
of anyone but could hear no one... looked like this floor was empty.
"Where on earth are we now," Ash grumped (Sorry just had to put that in,
if you don't recognize the line its from the anime Ranma 1/2, lol).
"Where Misty, usually when I get lost she's right beside to complain,"
he mused, in his pokemon journey the red head had always complained about his
ability to get lost.
'Wonder what she's doing at the moment' he thought, with a sigh he tried
to find the blasted elevator again... hopefully this time it would take him to
the right floor.
***
In her families water gym Misty Waterflower sneezed, startled she
blinked.
'Where did that come from' she thought, she shrugged and continued to go
through the gyms paperwork... since her sisters were bad at it every time she
came back to the gym she had incredible piles of paperwork to do. That was why
she hadn't been able to visit ash in the hospital yet.
'Hmmm... Ash, I wonder how he is' she thought, she smiled slightly at the
thought of that certain pokemon master... who had a terrible sense of direction.
***
Gary took a deep breath as he entered the hospital, it was time... today
he would tell Ash the truth. But how he would approach this he didn't know.
What happened if Ash rejected him as a brother, the possibilities were
endless.
'Take it easy Oak, this is Ash were talking about... a nice easy guy who's
middle name should be bestfriend' Gary thought, with that in mind the spiky
haired oldest Oak grandchild headed to the elevator.
Unknown to him, he might have to wait awhile to talk to Ash (author
grins evilly, now onto the hospital adventures).
***
An exausted Ash sighed, he had been searching with pikachu for what
seemed like forever. They were on an unfamiliar floor and lost, and they could
not find the elevator again.
'This is stupid, I should of found it by now... is this hospital cursed or
something?' he thought angrily, it was then that pikachu alerted him with a
'chu' that he had found something.
"What did you find Pikachu?' he asked, pikachu quickly answered.
"Pika pichu pi," pikachu said, Ash blinked sightless eyes at the answer.
"Stairs... at least its something, this might take awhile," Ash said with
a smile, together pikachu and himself started up the stairs.
Because of his blindness this was very dangerous so there progress was
slow, also the fact that the floor they wanted to get at was six floors up.
Unknown to him a certain life changing meeting was coming, one that
would probably change his whole outlook on life... one he would find that he had
a brother.
TBC
Next time: Gary confronts Ash with the truth of his past, also the big
operation begins while friends and family wait to see if Ash/Satoshi comes out
right.
Well the hospital adventures are mostly over and I hope you had a few laughs
at poor Ash's expense. As you notice this is one of my more serious stories,
also the series will probably be coming to an end soon.
Ja Ne