Disaster in Pallet Town
Everyone in Pallet Town was living as peacefully as usual, but what they didn't know is that their peaceful town would soon be ruined. Ash and the others were down at the lake not far outside of town. They were all splashing around, expect for Pikachu he stayed on the shore. There was a rope for people to jump off; they brought a few floats and a few other little things. Misty and Sam were in some inflatable rings, while Brock was trying to get Kris to swing off the rope. The other guy were jumping of a raised bit land, see who could make the biggest splash.
"Ok your turn Ash."
"Watch this."
Ash jumps off and lands directly next to Misty and sent her ring flipping over. Both come up and Misty just looks at him. She starts trying to hit him but all that she could go was splash he. The two go into a splashing war, soon Sam, Nate, and Jake all join in. Brock got fed up with Kris picked her up and walked up to the little cliff and tossed her off then jumped in after she came up. They enter the fight. Jake pulls out a huge water gun and starts shooting everyone. They were having so much fun they didn't notice the storm steadily coming over the horizon. It was a little later and they finished eating lunch, a few of them were tired, Kris fell asleep leaned up against Brock who was also asleep against one of the trees. Jake fell asleep in one of the smaller trees. Everyone else was awake. Ash and Misty were having a conversation when things went dark.
"Ash was it suppose to rain today?"
"No Brock checked the news for the weather and thy said perfectly sunny all day long."
Then it started, snow was falling," Snow?"
A cold wind comes over them; Brock wakes up and wakes Kris up. She moved a little closer to him for some warmth. Everyone was in bathing suits so they were cold. They cleaned up everything also got Jake from the tree and jump in a car they borrowed from a friend of Mrs.Ketchum. On the way Kris notices a swirl in the clouds, she had taken meteorology for the fun of it in collage and knew what this meant.
"Ash drive faster!
"Why?"
"See that swirl in the clouds?"
"Yeah."
"In awhile that'll turn into a tornado and we don't want to be on the road when it hits!"
Ash steps on the gas and they got back in a few minutes. They hurry into the house," Well I think Professor Oak has a storm cellar."
Ash picks up the phone while Kris turns on the TV for the weather," There is a tornado watch for Pallet Town, everyone you have only about 10 minutes to get to safety!"
"Yes Ash I do, hurry over here and you all can go in there with me."
"Ok, alright everyone let's head to Oak's."
They all jump back in the car and make it Professor Oak's in no time at all. Oak guides them to the cellar and they got in just in time. Within seconds that Ash and Brock shut the door miles away the tornado touches down. They could see the wind rushing around above the door. Ash hurries over to the group with Brock, Ash finds he grabbing onto Misty to make sure she was safe. Just as Brock was holding onto Kris, while Nate was holding Sam, Jake also took hold onto Kris.
What seemed like only a few minutes the winds stop the door rest from the fight against the wind. The guys stand up and Ash walks towards the door, but she stopped in mid step.
"NO! No, didn't open the door!"
"Why Kris it's over."
"No she's right don't open the door. Look out there, you can tell that were stuck in the eye of it."
"What did you take meteorology too?"
Jake replies," nope I learned it from helping her study."
Misty walks over to Ash, she looks at him in the eyes," What now?"
"I don't know Misty," he was looking at her but really looked into her eyes," What's the matter you look scared."
"Yeah I am."
Ash puts a comforting arm around her and whispers," I won't let anything happen to you, I promise."
The winds kick up again; everyone gets back in the furthest corner. Ash was holding Misty again. What seems like hours, the winds stop and Kris gave the ok for them to leave. They get out and look around; it was an odd sight.
"This can't be."
Nothing was ruined, the ground was perfect, the house, everything was in place and the same; all most like the tornado was never there.
"This couldn't be real. Tornado's rip and tear everything it comes across there's no way."
You could see all of Pallet from the place they were standing; not just Oak's wasn't touched, all of Pallet was the same and perfect. Everyone was totally shocked; it was almost like no tornado came through. They go into the house, Oak turns on the TV and the newscaster was reporting no damage from the storm.
"But radar's say that wasn't all of what's about to come. We'll be expecting snow, every odd for this time of year."
"This is quite odd."
"I agree Professor."
Ash looks at Misty who was out on the balcony, he walks out next to her," You doing ok Mist?"
She didn't answer, she just keep her eyes on something in the distance.
"Misty, what's wrong."
She kept her eyes on whatever she was looking at but replied," I'm still shocked from the tornado, Ash."
"You ok though?"
"I'll do fine, what the news say?"
"That was only the first of what's coming."
Misty starts shaking from the cold breeze, and looked like a break down was coming. Ash tries comforting her with words," We'll be ok Mist, you'll be alright I'll make sure of that."
"Why are you being so protective of me suddenly? It's actually a very unusual thing for you to be sweet like that."
"Well bad times call for it," Ash had a coat on and takes it off to put around her shoulders," Come inside with the other for now Misty."
He grabs her hand and leads her into the house. He gets her to sit next to Kris on the couch.
"You ok Mist?"
"Yeah," she fakes a smile.
Nothing else came for the rest of the day; Ash and the others went back to the Ketchum house they kept the news on for updates about the weather. Kris and Brock cooked some burritos with chili on top. Everyone ate their fill; the girls went upstairs to look at magazines and talk about who knows what. Ash and the other guys went into the basement that was more of a game room than a basement. Ash, Nate, and Pikachu whipped out the N64 and started playing a few rounds of Smash Bros. Ash couldn't set his mind to the game and walked over to Brock, he was reading a book that Kris wanted him to read. Brock looks up," What's bugging you Ash?"
"You know how Misty don't get scared easily right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Well we've been through things worse than this and she's scared pretty bad. It just worries me."
"Well Misty's hard to figure out, maybe something happened to her in the past and she's scared of tornadoes."
"Yeah maybe, I could ask her but not at the moment I won't," he quickly changes the subject so Brock wouldn't get any ideas," What's that your reading?"
"Some book that Kris loves and she wants me to read it, it's pretty good actually."
"What is it?"
"Tale of the Heart, it's written by some dude who died like almost centuries ago. It's really good for an old book that is. It's about a guy who was abandoned during a war the only friend he had left was a horse. He was hiking through this forest and found a girl being chased by the enemy troops, of course he saves her and they're trying to make to her tribe's lands were they'd be safe. Of course on the way there's plenty of danger and the two start falling in love and everything. It's pretty good there's more action that you'd think."
"Wow, not something I'd read but it sounds ok."
"Yeah and the best part is the girl in here is exactly like Kris. It's kind of scary in a way."
The two laughs but then the house shakes a bit but then it stops. Ash and Brock run upstairs to check on the girls and Mrs. Ketchum. Misty meets Ash half way on the stairs," Are you ok Misty?"
"Yeah I'm fine Ash put Sam's not."
Nate looks at her," What happened?"
"Something feel off the shelf and it landed on her leg, we think it's broken or something."
Nate runs up the stairs, Ash quickly follows. Sam was laying on the floor while Kris was rolling up Sam's pant leg.
"It's ok Sam."
"Kris don't touch it!"
"Sam! I was going to look at it ok? Misty call the ambulance."
Nate walks over and sits to help support Sam's head. Hours later they were all in the hospital waiting while the doctor was putting Sam's cast on. She walks out and Nate walks over to help her to the car. Ash goes out to start the car, he gets it warmed up and everyone gets in and they head back to the house. Sam lies down on the couch and everyone sits down around the living room. Ash sits next to Misty and she was looking scared again.
"It's ok Misty."
She whispers," No it's not. This isn't going to end good."
"What do you mean?"
Suddenly the phone rings and it was for Ash, it was someone who worked for the town and was asking him to bring his friend to help set up a barrier to keep the river from flooding.
"Yeah we will, ok. All right all the guys need to go down to the river and help. Girls stay here."
"I agree."
"Brock let me go in Nate's place so he can stay here with Sam."
Brock and Jake immediately answer in unison," NO!"
"Why can't Kris and I go?"
"Misty because you two could get hurt."
"SO COULD YOU! Brock I want to help, I want to be there incase you get hurt."
"Yeah I want to help too!"
Ash looks at Brock, and nods," They could go."
"NO! I'm not letting you go down there Kris!"
"Brock let me, please! If you think letting me down there will be a mistake then let me make it!"
Brock didn't have time to stop her, Kris and Misty grabs their coats and walk out to go with the guys. Jake and Ash follow them right behind Brock that is; he ran out the door to get Kris back in the house.
"Kris please, I don't want to you hurt! I've seen you get hurt so many times, and for once I'm not letting you get hurt."
Misty interjects," Brock believe me leaving her here would be worse than taking her."
Brock wasn't listening, Ash just stood there watching the two fight," Kris baby I don't want to see you get hurt!"
He puts his arms around her holds her tight," Brock, please trust me on this; let me go with you."
"Fine let's go."
The river was only a few miles away so they walked there. A lot of the men in town were there helping. After hours they get the block up and they were done. Just then everything got bad. The wind starts blowing, rain starts pouring, and lighting starts clashing. Ash finds Misty," Misty are you ok?"
She looked like she going to break down," NO!"
"Come here!" Ash grabs her hand and pulls her close; he puts his arms around her like Brock did Kris earlier," Come on let's find Brock, Kris, and Jake then get out of here!"
Brock walks over and yells over the wind," Have you seen Kris?"
"No we though she'd be with you."
"She's not," Brock hurries off and starts yelling," Kris!"
She comes running over to him, and was crying hard," What's wrong Krissy?"
"Jake! A huge branch fell on him!"
"He's still."
"No, it killed him instantly!"
Brock holds Kris and she cries about her brother. Ash comes running over," What's wrong?"
"Jake's dead."
Misty heard this," How?"
"A branch fell on him, it killed him instantly."
"I suggest we get out of here before anything happen to any of us. Also I don't want her out here breaking down like this."
The group tries going back to the house but something was making them believe that they weren't going to find it so easily. They had been walking for nearly half an hour.
"Ash where are we? We should have been home by now!"
"I don't know Misty!"
He looks at her and notices she was cold and scared, he gets her by the hand and pulls her over to him," I'll help keep you warm, ok?"
Misty didn't say anything, they keep walking but things were going to get a lot worse than it was. Lighting starts striking all over the place. One suddenly hits a tree near them and they run out of the way.
"That was close," Brock says, just then there was a weird rumble, not like the earthquake but something different.
"What's that?"
"I don't know."
Kris nudges Brock," We need to run!"
Everyone looks; there was a mudslide. Not just mud, but rocks, boulders of every size.
"There's no way to out run it!"
"Find some raised land!"
They see a hill in the distance close enough to make it. They all dash towards it, Ash was holding Misty's hand to help her get there in time. Brock also was helping Kris, but his effort wasn't enough. Suddenly she trips, Brock got down to help her but something avoided that. A boulder came rolling down ahead of the slide. Kris screams to let it be known that it was there. Brock managed to get her out the way; he gets to his feet and picks her up. The two get to the raised ground just in time. Suddenly everything was surrounded by the slide.
It seemed like hours that pass, the mud just kept coming flowing all over the place. Ash had Misty wrapped in his arms. Brock had Kris as well. Misty looks up at Ash," I got you Misty."
"ASH WATCH OUT!" Brock yells next to them.
A huge stone lands where they were standing," I got to get out of here!"
"How?"
"Teleporting! Lunareon can teleport us anywhere!"
Just then the mud finally stops the rain end and it was over. The clouds roll back and the sky was clear. They four look around and somehow the mud magical disappeared and thing were normal, or so they though. They get back to the house, only thing was, it wasn't there. They run around screaming the names of the few in the house.
"MOM!"
"SAM! NATE!"
A scream breaks through the air; Ash and Misty run towards it. They find Kris holding her head crying again. Brock runs over and sees the sight he takes hold of Kris and pulls her away from the sight.
"Shh, it's alright Kris."
"NO! No it's not Brock!"
Ash walks over to the body of his mother and friends body near it. He feels his mothers pulse but there was none.
"No, not you too mom."
Misty walks over and puts a comforting hand on his back," Oh Ash, I'm sorry."
Ash falls on his knees and starts crying.
"Ash we still have to find Pikachu. He's still alive I just know it."
Ash stands up," Ok."
He walks over to Kris," Where's Brock? You ok girl?"
"I guess not, he heard something and went to see what it was."
"HEY ASH!"
Brock comes walking over with something sitting on his shoulder," PIKAPI!"
"PIKACHU!" Ash runs over and hugs Pikachu," You ok buddy?"
"Pika!"
The two were together again," We might as well try finding others who lived."
The group walks off to find other people who are alive. They couldn't find a person, not one.
"This has got to be a horrible nightmare!" Kris suddenly outburst.
"It's alright baby," Brock tries comforting Kris but it was no use.
Ash looks at Misty," You alright Misty?"
"How can I. I'm with Kris on this, this has to be a bad dream."
Misty starts crying and Ash was actually getting somewhere with the comforting of her. She stopped crying after a short while. As for Kris she still was crying. Brock was tying everything he could think of to comfort her, though nothing works. Kris was still breaking down. Brock couldn't think of anything else to do.
"KRIS! Krissy, stop this! Stop now Kris I know that a lot has happened to you, but your ok and I'm ok. Ash and Misty are ok too. Nothing else is going to happen. I won't let anything else happen to you."
Kris takes one last sniffle and nods her head on agreement to stop crying," Sorry I just kind of lost it. What do we do now?"
"I don't know, baby."
"How about," but that was all Ash could say.
The bad luck wasn't over, expect this time paranormal things were happening. It started snowing without clouds, the waves turned violent without wind. Ash looks around in the sky but still no clouds, and also no wind.
"This is weird," Ash says in his normal tone of voice," Wait what's that it looks familiar?"
Everyone looks up and a bird was flying over them," IT'S STORM!"
"Storm, but Sam had it."
"No she didn't. I stole it from her at the hospital."
Ash recognized the voice and snaps around to find his rival," GARY! What are you doing?"
"I hate this place, that's what. I'm destroying in it to wipe it off the map."
"Why Gary?"
"Because after you won the Orange Island League, Johto League, and all that other wonderful things you've done. They all have forgotten about Gary Oak. The one that the whole town use to love and depend on to make the town famous. BUT NO! You had to go and be Mr. Great! Ash they are even named the library after you! Ketchum Library, how stupid."
"Look Gary, it not my fault I was just following my dreams. So what if they took my victories more seriously than they did some of yours. Maybe they did all this for me because I didn't ruin my life!"
"SHUT UP KETCHUM!"
"Sexually harassing your cheerleader group, drugs, drinking till you were stumbling! And getting arrested so many times. Gary it's not my fault that you turned your life into nothing, then what was there to respect and love like the old Gary."
Gary says nothing, but he finally came up with something," ALKAZAM!"
Misty suddenly disappears, and reappears in Gary's arms," ASH HELP!"
"MISTY! GIVE HER BACK GARY! I SWEAR IF YOU HURT HER OR DO ANYTHING TO HER THAN I WILL HURT YOU!"
"What are you going to do about it Ash?"
"GARY LET HER GO NOW!" Ash notices something," Actually you know what it doesn't matter."
"What?"
"WHAT! I DON'T MATTER ANYMORE?"
Ash just smiles and shrugs his shoulders. Gary was suddenly forced to let go of Misty. Brock had gotten him from behind. Gary started putting up a fight. Brock and Gary were both on the ground wrestling. Ash jumps in but somehow Gary was able to keep them both fighting. The fighting stops when there was a sickening sound of flesh ripping.
Brock rolls over on his left side and was holding his other. Kris hurries over and falls to his side," Brock! Are you ok?"
"That, whatever you want to call him, stabbed me!"
"Move your hand and let me see."
Brock moves his hands; she looks at the stab marks. She gasp at the sight," It's deep." She grabs her skirt and rips some of the bottom off of it and places it on the cut," But I'll take care of it." She takes out a Pokeball and Lunareon pops out of the ball, but before she had the chance to do anything.
"STORM GET THIS POKEMON!"
The bird flies down and tackles Lunareon, she was tossed through the air at least 6 feet.
"NOW THE GIRL!"
Storm takes another dive and takes Kris up in his talons. Kris screams and kicks but her struggle was useless.
"THAT'S IT GARY!" Ash runs over and punches him, then throws a Pokeball, Charizard comes out," SEISMIC TOSS THIS FREAK!"
Charizard does as Ash says. He takes Gary, fly high, then Gary lands on the ground with a thud against the mud. Ash notices that Brock was trying to sit up.
"Brock lay down, you're not in the right condition to be getting up."
"But Kris! I have find her, she could be hurt Ash!"
"I'll look for her! I'll find her and bring her back here. I saw where Storm landed and I can get there quickly. Misty stay with him. I'll be back as soon as I can, and I'll bring her back with me, no matter what."
"Ash let me go with you!"
"No! You have to stay here with Brock to keep pressure down on that wound."
Misty just nods, Ash runs off with Pikachu by his side. A long hour later, Ash slowly comes walking back to the group. He was carrying Kris' fragile broken body. Brock was sitting up now; he looks at Ash with terror of the worse in his eyes. Ash carefully lays Kris on the ground next to Brock.
"Storm had carried her off deep into the forest and I found her in a tree. Luckily she's still alive. I think her wrist is broken and a rib or two as well."
"Thanks Ash," Brock leans over the girl who was out.
Misty walks over to Ash," What happened to you?"
"Oh, I scraped it getting up the tree to Kris, I'm ok though. Only thing I'm worried about is Kris. I might not be a doctor," he says this part every low, in a whisper," There's no way she could survive that fall. Storm didn't gently place in that tree, he dropped her from a pretty good height."
"So you think that," Ash cuts Misty off.
"Yeah," he looked like it hurt him to say it.
Later that night Lunareon had recovered and was healing Brock slowly. She tried healing Kris but it always seemed to make things worse than they were. They made a camp right outside the forest. Ash and Misty were near the fire, Brock was leaned against a tree with Kris in his arms, and she had woken up only a few hours ago. She was in a lot of pain and from an odd mark signaled that there was a bit of internal bleeding that they couldn't stop.
"I just can imagine just how Brock will be if she does," Misty hesitates," if she does die."
"Yeah I know how it would feel."
"Huh?"
"Yeah I don't know what'd I do if something like that happened you Misty."
"Really?"
"Would I lie to you."
"No," Misty smiles.
"Brock what's going to happen?"
"I don't know Krissy," Brock says sincerely as he runs his fingers through her hair.
"I think I know one thing."
"Uh, what's that?"
"You and I both know what," she stops as she wenches in pain," what are they chances of me surviving this?"
"No! You're going to make through this Kris. I love you too much to let go of you like this. Never ever let you go."
Kris tries saying something but there was too pain inside to have the strength to say a thing. Ash and Misty walks over to check on the two. They all sit there and think of what to do. Not too later that night Brock and Kris had been holding hands, when her grip went lose, and whole body goes limp. At that moment Brock didn't want to believe any of what was happening. Ash and Misty were finally able to get him to calm down enough.
"I could have protected her. She'd still be alive if I had."
"Brock you had no way to, you were injured and couldn't. It's not your fault."
Brock knew, as well as Ash and Misty, he was never going to be able to accept that it wasn't his fault for Kris' death.
"This has to be a bad dream Misty. There's no way that this could have happened."
"I agree Ash but if I was wouldn't you've woken up by now?"
"Yeah I guess," Ash suddenly knew he couldn't accept this," NO! This has to be a dream, a nightmare!"
"Ash, you would have woken by now. NO one could possibly sleep with this kind of dream."
"NO! I know this isn't real."
"Ash you know that I love you but I think you're going a bit nuts."
"You do?"
"Yeah," Misty smiles.
The earth starts shaking again, Ash falls over and everything goes black.
"ASH! ASH! WAKE UP YOU IDIOT!"
Ash snaps awake to see everyone standing around him even Jake, Sam, Nate, his mom and Kris. Everyone was there.
"What?" Ash screams and everyone looks at him like he was nuts.
"Ash you were having this nightmare and you were starting scare us."
"Yeah," Brock adds," You were moaning, and yelling, you even yelled Gary Oak's name once or twice. Then you started saying Misty, me, and Kris' names like something was happening to us."
"You see in that dream, all of you died expect for Misty, you, and me."
"Ash it was a dream, all of us are here and ok."
Ash sits up holding his head," That was a horrible dream. Oh gosh I hope nothing like that really happens."
"Ash what was so bad?"
Ash tells them the whole dream, when he got to Jake's death. Jake gave him and odd look," A branch couldn't stop me."
"Sure, Jake." Kris plays with him.
Ash continues and finishes after awhile. Everyone shrugs it off and thinks nothing of it. Later that day everyone was down at the beach. Everyone was playing around in the water kicking around water and splashing each other. Suddenly Kris jumps out of the water and screams.
"What's wrong?"
"Something rubbed up against me!"
A Totodile pops out of the water. A guy comes running over," Oh sorry about that Miss. I'm watching this lil guy for a friend. And he ran off from me."
"Oh it's ok I'm just jumpy."
"You from around here?" Ash asked.
"Nah, I'm actually from Crimson Town. And of course you probably haven't heard of it. It's a little town near Violet City, no one really never goes there."
"Oh, from Johto then, that's cool people from Johto are normally and little stranger and kinder there." Kris says warmly.
"Thanks but not Crimson Town, full of rotten people. That's why I left. Oh sorry, names Jack Black. Yeah some name isn't it?"
Everyone smiles at the name," I'm Ash, from, well here."
"I'm Misty."
"I'm Brock and this Kristina."
"But you can call me Kris. This is Sam, and the guy over there is Nate."
"Wow all travel together?"
"Yup, well it was just Misty, Brock, and I but theses others just tagged along." Ash says jokingly.
"You watch yourself Ash Ketchum, you might be Brock's best bud but I'd still take you!" Kris replies jokingly as well," We were fixing to go have a picnic want to join? That is everyone else is ok with it."
"Sure why not!"
Everyone agreed," Sure why not."
An hour later everyone was laughing and having a great time sitting in the shade of a few umbrellas. They all ate their fill and were just having fun. Jack was fitting in with the group perfectly; it seemed like they had made a new friend. Ash, Jake, and Jack were fighting over which Final Fantasy is the best. Misty and Sam were having a peaceful conversation, while Brock and Kris were having a chat together. Soon Kris folded a towel to make a pillow and lays down to rest a bit, not too long after Brock lay down next to her. Ash and Jack were talking about which types have advantages over others.
"Come one you two, we came here to have fun not fighting," Misty quietly says," Plus people are resting and you are getting loud."
Ash looks at her," Huh?"
She points at Brock and Kris and Ash nods his head, then came a voice that he hated," Well if it isn't Ketchum."
Ash gets to his feet in a hurry and sees Gary in his face," Gary what do you want!"
"Nothing Ash, I just thought I'd walk over a bug you."
Jack was to his feet along with Misty," Gary leave us alone."
Gary studies Misty," Well you've turned out to a beautiful young lady, not that little thing like you use to be."
"What does it matter to you!" Jack suddenly says.
"Gee two freaks in one day! What a special surprise, NOT!"
The yelling caught attention of a few other people on the beach, and as well as woke Brock and Kris up. Brock stands up," Gary what are you going coming over here and bugging Ash like this?"
"Because I can, what was your name again? What does it matter, you've always just been one of those tag-alongs of Ash's."
Brock stepped up to Gary and Gary started taking a few steps back because Brock was overtowering Gary by far. Gary came out with something to really bug Brock.
"Surprised you aren't asking were all the girls are? Or running around after each one on the beach."
Brock was fixing to grab Gary by the neck but was stopped by Kris stepping in front of the two," Why would he be?"
"I was wrong THREE freaks in one day. Over it yet?"
"GARY OAK YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH THIS MOMENT!"
"Why should I listen to you, you aren't my mom or my girlfriend. At least not anymore!"
Kris jumps towards Gary but Brock grabs her and pulls her back," Why would she want to go out with a person like you?"
"I don't know ask her that!"
Kris suddenly yells out," WHY AREN'T YOU IN JAIL LIKE YOUR SUPPOSE TO BE?!"
"My sentence is over, I served my time."
"Whatever you were to serve three years of jail then 2 years in intensive rehab to get that hasty habit of yours out! It's only been 4!"
"They said I'm cured! So I was let go! Surprised you were keeping count."
Jack and Ash jump in and were fixing to burst into a fight but the beach security jumped in a stopped it before it could begin. Ash, Jack, and Brock were told to leave, as well as Gary. The group packed up and left. Back at the Ketchum house Jack and Kris had some confessing to do on how they were involved with Gary.
"Well, it was in Johto, we meet in Crimson Town and we fought there. I won and he got ticked off, and since then we've bumped into each other and became enemies. That's my tale." Jack told his story short and to the point. It was Kris' turn.
"Well, he was in the town that the collage that I went to was. We meet at a party, he asked me out, and he was nice then so I said why not. Months later we, well he wanted to start getting involved in ways I didn't, so finally he got tired of me saying no and took charge. Two months later in court four other girls and I testified against him for rape and he was sentenced three years of jail then two of rehab." By then Kris looked almost in pain from the story," He left a few psychical scars and some mental ones too."
"He's the guy who did that to you?"
"Yeah," Kris answered Jake's question.
"You didn't know?"
"No I didn't, I just knew some guy raped her! I was out of the collage by then. Kris ever wanted to talk about it so I just never knew!"
"Ok! Let's get off this, you ok Kris?"
"And what was he saying about you going after all the girls on the beach?"
Brock looks at her like I thought I told you. She just looked back with a serious NO," Well I was a girl crazy guy. So?"
"I was just wondering."
Everyone was silent for a few minutes when Mrs. Ketchum comes into the living room and breaks the silence," Only one want ice cream or cake? Oh sorry did I interrupt something?"
"No Mom it's ok, sure I'd like some, anyone else?"
"No thank you Mrs. Ketchum," Kris quickly answers.
"Yeah why not!"
Mrs. Ketchum smiles," Ok come on everyone."
Everyone besides Kris and Brock walk into the kitchen for snacks. Brock looks over at Kris, "You never told me anything about Gary."
"I don't like to talk about it, that's all."
"But you couldn't talk to me about it?"
"Brock I'm sorry, it's just something hard for me to talk about. Your dad knows more about me then anyone and he doesn't even know what happened, besides the facts everyone else knows."
"So my dad knows more about you than me?"
"Not really, there are something he knows that you don't and then you know something that he doesn't. Brock, don't take it wrong or anything."
Everyone else was in the kitchen laughing and having fun. But it was soon broken when Kris came hurrying out of the living room and strait out the back door. Ash looks at Misty and she shrugs her shoulders. Ash walks into the living room and saw Brock near the front door.
"What happened?"
"I'll tell you later Ash, I got to go find Kris," Brock grabs a coat and hurries out the front door to find Kris. About an hour later Brock comes into the house without Kris. Brock walks upstairs not saying anything to anyone. Ash runs up after him.
"Brock what happened? Where's Kris?"
"The lake, she went out there to be alone."
"What happened?"
"We got into a fight, that's the only way to put it. We had an argument in the living room, I ran out after her, found her, then that made things worse."
"You alright?"
"No not really."
"Brock there's no way a fight will break you two."
"I don't know, the way she was looking at me, and the way she was acting. I'm not sure Ash, she is really ticked off."
"Just give her time, that's what I did with Misty, now we hardly ever fight. But I guess that's different you two are a couple."
"Plus Kris isn't like Misty Ash. I guess I'll just let her come back and chill. Hopefully she will."
Ash decides to leave Brock alone and walks down to the others. He takes a seat and tells everyone just the fact they had a fight and that they should leave Brock alone for awhile. The doorknob on the front door twist open and Kris slowly enters the house. She shuts the door slowly behind her and looked like she was upset and depressed.
Misty and Sam get up and walk over to her. All three girls walk upstairs and into the bedroom. Kris sat on one of the beds and falls back wards on the bed. Misty sits next to her," You ok Kris?"
"No."
"What's wrong Kris? Brock came back looking sad and depressed."
"I bet so," Kris sniffles," I know I hurt him."
"Then go make it up with him and you two go back to the love bird life you always live!"
"Sam it might not be that easy."
"You ever know till you try Kris."
Kris nods and walks out of the room and finds Brock. Misty went back downstairs but sees Ash out on the back porch. She walks out," What's the matter Ash you look stressed about something."
"Well one of the weirdest things about that dream, you always seemed to be one step ahead of everyone. You seemed to know everything ahead of time. You just seemed to know what was going to happen and when. It was strange, and another weird thing was," Ash pauses," You know how close Brock and Kris are right?"
"Yeah, they're very close."
"During that dream, they seemed to be so, distant from each other. Like Kris would break down crying and Brock would try comforting her but nothing worked."
"Weird."
"I know," Ash didn't want to tell her about the things that happened between him and her during the dream," But it was only a dream, nothing to worry about."
"Sure," she smiles at Ash and he smiles back," Any ways, when do you think something like what Brock has will happen to either one of us?"
Ash sits down on one of the steps leading to the yard and sighs," I dunno, I guess we just have find someone first."
"What're two talking about?" Jack walks outside.
"Just stuff."
"Oh, mind if I join in?"
"Nah, go ahead," Ash moves over to make room for Jack to sit.
For awhile Ash and the other two talk for awhile, but Kris shortly interrupts," Misty can I talk to you a moment?"
Misty nods and stands to talk to Kris. They go into the house and Kris whispers something to Misty. She nods in reply," Wait you haven't said anything to him yet?" Kris slowly nods a no," You need to Kris."
"I know! But I don't know what to say!"
"Don't worry about it Kris, if you listen to your heart you'll know exactly what to say. Now go make things up with him."
Kris nods and goes back up the stairs. She slowly walks up towards the bedroom door and softly knocks on the door and looks in. Brock doesn't look up from the floor, Kris walks in towards him," Brock, you ok?" She sits next to him.
Brock didn't say anything for a minute or two then he roughly replies," What does it matter."
Kris didn't take any time to reply," It matters! Brock, I... if I knew this was going to turn out like this then I," Brock cuts her off.
"Then what Kris? Maybe it is for the best that it did, because how I know that everything you've told me wasn't because you want me, at least not for me! Just because I'm almost like my dad," Brock said all of this very harshly. He looks down at her, she was looking down at the ground and she seemed that she was shaking as well.
"No. Brock I love you because you're you! And another thing your more like your mother than your father Brock. But," she pauses to breath and wipe some tears from her eyes," if you want to think that then you can!" Her face suddenly falls into her hands and her whole body shakes.
Brock suddenly couldn't stand himself, a sharp pain shot through his chest. He puts his hand on her arm and she looks up at him," Sorry Krissy, I didn't mean any of that."
"You better of not! Because I don't like being mad at you."
Brock and Kris both smile and Brock playfully picks Kris up and spins around," And I don't like to be mad at you, or say anything like that to you. I never will say anything like that to you again."
Brock was still holding Kris up in the air and she looked down at him and smiled," Ok, I won't either."
Just then, ruining a perfect moment, Ash knocks on the door," Sorry but other people sleep in this room too."
"Sorry Ash," Brock lowers Kris back to her feet," Night Brock," She jumps up to kiss him on the cheek then walks out.
"I'm guessing that means you two made up?"
"Yup," Brock looks at Ash," I'm tired and going to sleep, night Ash." Brock changes into a pair of simple gray PJ Pants and an orange tank top, just as Misty pops in," Good night you two!"
"Night Mist," Ash and Brock quickly say in unison, expect Brock's part of it sounded extremely tired.
Next morning Ash, Misty, Kris and Jake all slept in till around 9, but not to long after Kris woke up she went to check on Brock. He quietly woke up and looked over at her," Come here."
Kris sleepily walks over towards him," What?"
Brock sat up and pulled Kris down in to the bed with him. Ash walks in not long after and the both were quietly sleeping snuggled up close to each other. Ash laughs and walks out. That afternoon the gang was at Prof. Oak's private swimming pool and Jack had joined them. Someone comes walking up towards the poolside with Oak.
"Everyone this is Professor Willow and she as a favor to ask of you all. She is from Johto."
"Not Crimson Town luckily!"
"No, actually I'm from Midnight Town. We're famous for the tons of Dark Pokemon that live in the area. Actually that is the favor I ask of you all. The Dark Pokemon, well why don't I show you something."
They get out of the pool and dry off, inside she pops a tape into the VCR," Incase you needed to see how bad things are there I brought this tape."
The tape showed hundreds of Dark Pokemon and some usual peaceful Pokemon attacking the town and the town's people. She shuts the tape off," As you can see we have a problem and cannot fix it ourselves. We think that someone is leading these Pokemon to doing this and that they themselves have no choice either they do it or not. As you could see the normally peaceful Bellossom's, Mareep's, and other real peaceful Pokemon were attacking people, so that is what causes us to think that someone is making these Pokemon do this."
"Well it can't be Team Rocket. Who else could do this?"
"I don't know and was hoping you all would find out for us. Also bring a stop to this destruction of our city. Pokemon are also getting hurt in the process, this is horrible and you must help us!"
Will the group accept the challenge? Who is causing such destruction to this town, these people, and those Pokemon?
Find out in the next story.....
Battle for the Worlds
Everyone in Pallet Town was living as peacefully as usual, but what they didn't know is that their peaceful town would soon be ruined. Ash and the others were down at the lake not far outside of town. They were all splashing around, expect for Pikachu he stayed on the shore. There was a rope for people to jump off; they brought a few floats and a few other little things. Misty and Sam were in some inflatable rings, while Brock was trying to get Kris to swing off the rope. The other guy were jumping of a raised bit land, see who could make the biggest splash.
"Ok your turn Ash."
"Watch this."
Ash jumps off and lands directly next to Misty and sent her ring flipping over. Both come up and Misty just looks at him. She starts trying to hit him but all that she could go was splash he. The two go into a splashing war, soon Sam, Nate, and Jake all join in. Brock got fed up with Kris picked her up and walked up to the little cliff and tossed her off then jumped in after she came up. They enter the fight. Jake pulls out a huge water gun and starts shooting everyone. They were having so much fun they didn't notice the storm steadily coming over the horizon. It was a little later and they finished eating lunch, a few of them were tired, Kris fell asleep leaned up against Brock who was also asleep against one of the trees. Jake fell asleep in one of the smaller trees. Everyone else was awake. Ash and Misty were having a conversation when things went dark.
"Ash was it suppose to rain today?"
"No Brock checked the news for the weather and thy said perfectly sunny all day long."
Then it started, snow was falling," Snow?"
A cold wind comes over them; Brock wakes up and wakes Kris up. She moved a little closer to him for some warmth. Everyone was in bathing suits so they were cold. They cleaned up everything also got Jake from the tree and jump in a car they borrowed from a friend of Mrs.Ketchum. On the way Kris notices a swirl in the clouds, she had taken meteorology for the fun of it in collage and knew what this meant.
"Ash drive faster!
"Why?"
"See that swirl in the clouds?"
"Yeah."
"In awhile that'll turn into a tornado and we don't want to be on the road when it hits!"
Ash steps on the gas and they got back in a few minutes. They hurry into the house," Well I think Professor Oak has a storm cellar."
Ash picks up the phone while Kris turns on the TV for the weather," There is a tornado watch for Pallet Town, everyone you have only about 10 minutes to get to safety!"
"Yes Ash I do, hurry over here and you all can go in there with me."
"Ok, alright everyone let's head to Oak's."
They all jump back in the car and make it Professor Oak's in no time at all. Oak guides them to the cellar and they got in just in time. Within seconds that Ash and Brock shut the door miles away the tornado touches down. They could see the wind rushing around above the door. Ash hurries over to the group with Brock, Ash finds he grabbing onto Misty to make sure she was safe. Just as Brock was holding onto Kris, while Nate was holding Sam, Jake also took hold onto Kris.
What seemed like only a few minutes the winds stop the door rest from the fight against the wind. The guys stand up and Ash walks towards the door, but she stopped in mid step.
"NO! No, didn't open the door!"
"Why Kris it's over."
"No she's right don't open the door. Look out there, you can tell that were stuck in the eye of it."
"What did you take meteorology too?"
Jake replies," nope I learned it from helping her study."
Misty walks over to Ash, she looks at him in the eyes," What now?"
"I don't know Misty," he was looking at her but really looked into her eyes," What's the matter you look scared."
"Yeah I am."
Ash puts a comforting arm around her and whispers," I won't let anything happen to you, I promise."
The winds kick up again; everyone gets back in the furthest corner. Ash was holding Misty again. What seems like hours, the winds stop and Kris gave the ok for them to leave. They get out and look around; it was an odd sight.
"This can't be."
Nothing was ruined, the ground was perfect, the house, everything was in place and the same; all most like the tornado was never there.
"This couldn't be real. Tornado's rip and tear everything it comes across there's no way."
You could see all of Pallet from the place they were standing; not just Oak's wasn't touched, all of Pallet was the same and perfect. Everyone was totally shocked; it was almost like no tornado came through. They go into the house, Oak turns on the TV and the newscaster was reporting no damage from the storm.
"But radar's say that wasn't all of what's about to come. We'll be expecting snow, every odd for this time of year."
"This is quite odd."
"I agree Professor."
Ash looks at Misty who was out on the balcony, he walks out next to her," You doing ok Mist?"
She didn't answer, she just keep her eyes on something in the distance.
"Misty, what's wrong."
She kept her eyes on whatever she was looking at but replied," I'm still shocked from the tornado, Ash."
"You ok though?"
"I'll do fine, what the news say?"
"That was only the first of what's coming."
Misty starts shaking from the cold breeze, and looked like a break down was coming. Ash tries comforting her with words," We'll be ok Mist, you'll be alright I'll make sure of that."
"Why are you being so protective of me suddenly? It's actually a very unusual thing for you to be sweet like that."
"Well bad times call for it," Ash had a coat on and takes it off to put around her shoulders," Come inside with the other for now Misty."
He grabs her hand and leads her into the house. He gets her to sit next to Kris on the couch.
"You ok Mist?"
"Yeah," she fakes a smile.
Nothing else came for the rest of the day; Ash and the others went back to the Ketchum house they kept the news on for updates about the weather. Kris and Brock cooked some burritos with chili on top. Everyone ate their fill; the girls went upstairs to look at magazines and talk about who knows what. Ash and the other guys went into the basement that was more of a game room than a basement. Ash, Nate, and Pikachu whipped out the N64 and started playing a few rounds of Smash Bros. Ash couldn't set his mind to the game and walked over to Brock, he was reading a book that Kris wanted him to read. Brock looks up," What's bugging you Ash?"
"You know how Misty don't get scared easily right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Well we've been through things worse than this and she's scared pretty bad. It just worries me."
"Well Misty's hard to figure out, maybe something happened to her in the past and she's scared of tornadoes."
"Yeah maybe, I could ask her but not at the moment I won't," he quickly changes the subject so Brock wouldn't get any ideas," What's that your reading?"
"Some book that Kris loves and she wants me to read it, it's pretty good actually."
"What is it?"
"Tale of the Heart, it's written by some dude who died like almost centuries ago. It's really good for an old book that is. It's about a guy who was abandoned during a war the only friend he had left was a horse. He was hiking through this forest and found a girl being chased by the enemy troops, of course he saves her and they're trying to make to her tribe's lands were they'd be safe. Of course on the way there's plenty of danger and the two start falling in love and everything. It's pretty good there's more action that you'd think."
"Wow, not something I'd read but it sounds ok."
"Yeah and the best part is the girl in here is exactly like Kris. It's kind of scary in a way."
The two laughs but then the house shakes a bit but then it stops. Ash and Brock run upstairs to check on the girls and Mrs. Ketchum. Misty meets Ash half way on the stairs," Are you ok Misty?"
"Yeah I'm fine Ash put Sam's not."
Nate looks at her," What happened?"
"Something feel off the shelf and it landed on her leg, we think it's broken or something."
Nate runs up the stairs, Ash quickly follows. Sam was laying on the floor while Kris was rolling up Sam's pant leg.
"It's ok Sam."
"Kris don't touch it!"
"Sam! I was going to look at it ok? Misty call the ambulance."
Nate walks over and sits to help support Sam's head. Hours later they were all in the hospital waiting while the doctor was putting Sam's cast on. She walks out and Nate walks over to help her to the car. Ash goes out to start the car, he gets it warmed up and everyone gets in and they head back to the house. Sam lies down on the couch and everyone sits down around the living room. Ash sits next to Misty and she was looking scared again.
"It's ok Misty."
She whispers," No it's not. This isn't going to end good."
"What do you mean?"
Suddenly the phone rings and it was for Ash, it was someone who worked for the town and was asking him to bring his friend to help set up a barrier to keep the river from flooding.
"Yeah we will, ok. All right all the guys need to go down to the river and help. Girls stay here."
"I agree."
"Brock let me go in Nate's place so he can stay here with Sam."
Brock and Jake immediately answer in unison," NO!"
"Why can't Kris and I go?"
"Misty because you two could get hurt."
"SO COULD YOU! Brock I want to help, I want to be there incase you get hurt."
"Yeah I want to help too!"
Ash looks at Brock, and nods," They could go."
"NO! I'm not letting you go down there Kris!"
"Brock let me, please! If you think letting me down there will be a mistake then let me make it!"
Brock didn't have time to stop her, Kris and Misty grabs their coats and walk out to go with the guys. Jake and Ash follow them right behind Brock that is; he ran out the door to get Kris back in the house.
"Kris please, I don't want to you hurt! I've seen you get hurt so many times, and for once I'm not letting you get hurt."
Misty interjects," Brock believe me leaving her here would be worse than taking her."
Brock wasn't listening, Ash just stood there watching the two fight," Kris baby I don't want to see you get hurt!"
He puts his arms around her holds her tight," Brock, please trust me on this; let me go with you."
"Fine let's go."
The river was only a few miles away so they walked there. A lot of the men in town were there helping. After hours they get the block up and they were done. Just then everything got bad. The wind starts blowing, rain starts pouring, and lighting starts clashing. Ash finds Misty," Misty are you ok?"
She looked like she going to break down," NO!"
"Come here!" Ash grabs her hand and pulls her close; he puts his arms around her like Brock did Kris earlier," Come on let's find Brock, Kris, and Jake then get out of here!"
Brock walks over and yells over the wind," Have you seen Kris?"
"No we though she'd be with you."
"She's not," Brock hurries off and starts yelling," Kris!"
She comes running over to him, and was crying hard," What's wrong Krissy?"
"Jake! A huge branch fell on him!"
"He's still."
"No, it killed him instantly!"
Brock holds Kris and she cries about her brother. Ash comes running over," What's wrong?"
"Jake's dead."
Misty heard this," How?"
"A branch fell on him, it killed him instantly."
"I suggest we get out of here before anything happen to any of us. Also I don't want her out here breaking down like this."
The group tries going back to the house but something was making them believe that they weren't going to find it so easily. They had been walking for nearly half an hour.
"Ash where are we? We should have been home by now!"
"I don't know Misty!"
He looks at her and notices she was cold and scared, he gets her by the hand and pulls her over to him," I'll help keep you warm, ok?"
Misty didn't say anything, they keep walking but things were going to get a lot worse than it was. Lighting starts striking all over the place. One suddenly hits a tree near them and they run out of the way.
"That was close," Brock says, just then there was a weird rumble, not like the earthquake but something different.
"What's that?"
"I don't know."
Kris nudges Brock," We need to run!"
Everyone looks; there was a mudslide. Not just mud, but rocks, boulders of every size.
"There's no way to out run it!"
"Find some raised land!"
They see a hill in the distance close enough to make it. They all dash towards it, Ash was holding Misty's hand to help her get there in time. Brock also was helping Kris, but his effort wasn't enough. Suddenly she trips, Brock got down to help her but something avoided that. A boulder came rolling down ahead of the slide. Kris screams to let it be known that it was there. Brock managed to get her out the way; he gets to his feet and picks her up. The two get to the raised ground just in time. Suddenly everything was surrounded by the slide.
It seemed like hours that pass, the mud just kept coming flowing all over the place. Ash had Misty wrapped in his arms. Brock had Kris as well. Misty looks up at Ash," I got you Misty."
"ASH WATCH OUT!" Brock yells next to them.
A huge stone lands where they were standing," I got to get out of here!"
"How?"
"Teleporting! Lunareon can teleport us anywhere!"
Just then the mud finally stops the rain end and it was over. The clouds roll back and the sky was clear. They four look around and somehow the mud magical disappeared and thing were normal, or so they though. They get back to the house, only thing was, it wasn't there. They run around screaming the names of the few in the house.
"MOM!"
"SAM! NATE!"
A scream breaks through the air; Ash and Misty run towards it. They find Kris holding her head crying again. Brock runs over and sees the sight he takes hold of Kris and pulls her away from the sight.
"Shh, it's alright Kris."
"NO! No it's not Brock!"
Ash walks over to the body of his mother and friends body near it. He feels his mothers pulse but there was none.
"No, not you too mom."
Misty walks over and puts a comforting hand on his back," Oh Ash, I'm sorry."
Ash falls on his knees and starts crying.
"Ash we still have to find Pikachu. He's still alive I just know it."
Ash stands up," Ok."
He walks over to Kris," Where's Brock? You ok girl?"
"I guess not, he heard something and went to see what it was."
"HEY ASH!"
Brock comes walking over with something sitting on his shoulder," PIKAPI!"
"PIKACHU!" Ash runs over and hugs Pikachu," You ok buddy?"
"Pika!"
The two were together again," We might as well try finding others who lived."
The group walks off to find other people who are alive. They couldn't find a person, not one.
"This has got to be a horrible nightmare!" Kris suddenly outburst.
"It's alright baby," Brock tries comforting Kris but it was no use.
Ash looks at Misty," You alright Misty?"
"How can I. I'm with Kris on this, this has to be a bad dream."
Misty starts crying and Ash was actually getting somewhere with the comforting of her. She stopped crying after a short while. As for Kris she still was crying. Brock was tying everything he could think of to comfort her, though nothing works. Kris was still breaking down. Brock couldn't think of anything else to do.
"KRIS! Krissy, stop this! Stop now Kris I know that a lot has happened to you, but your ok and I'm ok. Ash and Misty are ok too. Nothing else is going to happen. I won't let anything else happen to you."
Kris takes one last sniffle and nods her head on agreement to stop crying," Sorry I just kind of lost it. What do we do now?"
"I don't know, baby."
"How about," but that was all Ash could say.
The bad luck wasn't over, expect this time paranormal things were happening. It started snowing without clouds, the waves turned violent without wind. Ash looks around in the sky but still no clouds, and also no wind.
"This is weird," Ash says in his normal tone of voice," Wait what's that it looks familiar?"
Everyone looks up and a bird was flying over them," IT'S STORM!"
"Storm, but Sam had it."
"No she didn't. I stole it from her at the hospital."
Ash recognized the voice and snaps around to find his rival," GARY! What are you doing?"
"I hate this place, that's what. I'm destroying in it to wipe it off the map."
"Why Gary?"
"Because after you won the Orange Island League, Johto League, and all that other wonderful things you've done. They all have forgotten about Gary Oak. The one that the whole town use to love and depend on to make the town famous. BUT NO! You had to go and be Mr. Great! Ash they are even named the library after you! Ketchum Library, how stupid."
"Look Gary, it not my fault I was just following my dreams. So what if they took my victories more seriously than they did some of yours. Maybe they did all this for me because I didn't ruin my life!"
"SHUT UP KETCHUM!"
"Sexually harassing your cheerleader group, drugs, drinking till you were stumbling! And getting arrested so many times. Gary it's not my fault that you turned your life into nothing, then what was there to respect and love like the old Gary."
Gary says nothing, but he finally came up with something," ALKAZAM!"
Misty suddenly disappears, and reappears in Gary's arms," ASH HELP!"
"MISTY! GIVE HER BACK GARY! I SWEAR IF YOU HURT HER OR DO ANYTHING TO HER THAN I WILL HURT YOU!"
"What are you going to do about it Ash?"
"GARY LET HER GO NOW!" Ash notices something," Actually you know what it doesn't matter."
"What?"
"WHAT! I DON'T MATTER ANYMORE?"
Ash just smiles and shrugs his shoulders. Gary was suddenly forced to let go of Misty. Brock had gotten him from behind. Gary started putting up a fight. Brock and Gary were both on the ground wrestling. Ash jumps in but somehow Gary was able to keep them both fighting. The fighting stops when there was a sickening sound of flesh ripping.
Brock rolls over on his left side and was holding his other. Kris hurries over and falls to his side," Brock! Are you ok?"
"That, whatever you want to call him, stabbed me!"
"Move your hand and let me see."
Brock moves his hands; she looks at the stab marks. She gasp at the sight," It's deep." She grabs her skirt and rips some of the bottom off of it and places it on the cut," But I'll take care of it." She takes out a Pokeball and Lunareon pops out of the ball, but before she had the chance to do anything.
"STORM GET THIS POKEMON!"
The bird flies down and tackles Lunareon, she was tossed through the air at least 6 feet.
"NOW THE GIRL!"
Storm takes another dive and takes Kris up in his talons. Kris screams and kicks but her struggle was useless.
"THAT'S IT GARY!" Ash runs over and punches him, then throws a Pokeball, Charizard comes out," SEISMIC TOSS THIS FREAK!"
Charizard does as Ash says. He takes Gary, fly high, then Gary lands on the ground with a thud against the mud. Ash notices that Brock was trying to sit up.
"Brock lay down, you're not in the right condition to be getting up."
"But Kris! I have find her, she could be hurt Ash!"
"I'll look for her! I'll find her and bring her back here. I saw where Storm landed and I can get there quickly. Misty stay with him. I'll be back as soon as I can, and I'll bring her back with me, no matter what."
"Ash let me go with you!"
"No! You have to stay here with Brock to keep pressure down on that wound."
Misty just nods, Ash runs off with Pikachu by his side. A long hour later, Ash slowly comes walking back to the group. He was carrying Kris' fragile broken body. Brock was sitting up now; he looks at Ash with terror of the worse in his eyes. Ash carefully lays Kris on the ground next to Brock.
"Storm had carried her off deep into the forest and I found her in a tree. Luckily she's still alive. I think her wrist is broken and a rib or two as well."
"Thanks Ash," Brock leans over the girl who was out.
Misty walks over to Ash," What happened to you?"
"Oh, I scraped it getting up the tree to Kris, I'm ok though. Only thing I'm worried about is Kris. I might not be a doctor," he says this part every low, in a whisper," There's no way she could survive that fall. Storm didn't gently place in that tree, he dropped her from a pretty good height."
"So you think that," Ash cuts Misty off.
"Yeah," he looked like it hurt him to say it.
Later that night Lunareon had recovered and was healing Brock slowly. She tried healing Kris but it always seemed to make things worse than they were. They made a camp right outside the forest. Ash and Misty were near the fire, Brock was leaned against a tree with Kris in his arms, and she had woken up only a few hours ago. She was in a lot of pain and from an odd mark signaled that there was a bit of internal bleeding that they couldn't stop.
"I just can imagine just how Brock will be if she does," Misty hesitates," if she does die."
"Yeah I know how it would feel."
"Huh?"
"Yeah I don't know what'd I do if something like that happened you Misty."
"Really?"
"Would I lie to you."
"No," Misty smiles.
"Brock what's going to happen?"
"I don't know Krissy," Brock says sincerely as he runs his fingers through her hair.
"I think I know one thing."
"Uh, what's that?"
"You and I both know what," she stops as she wenches in pain," what are they chances of me surviving this?"
"No! You're going to make through this Kris. I love you too much to let go of you like this. Never ever let you go."
Kris tries saying something but there was too pain inside to have the strength to say a thing. Ash and Misty walks over to check on the two. They all sit there and think of what to do. Not too later that night Brock and Kris had been holding hands, when her grip went lose, and whole body goes limp. At that moment Brock didn't want to believe any of what was happening. Ash and Misty were finally able to get him to calm down enough.
"I could have protected her. She'd still be alive if I had."
"Brock you had no way to, you were injured and couldn't. It's not your fault."
Brock knew, as well as Ash and Misty, he was never going to be able to accept that it wasn't his fault for Kris' death.
"This has to be a bad dream Misty. There's no way that this could have happened."
"I agree Ash but if I was wouldn't you've woken up by now?"
"Yeah I guess," Ash suddenly knew he couldn't accept this," NO! This has to be a dream, a nightmare!"
"Ash, you would have woken by now. NO one could possibly sleep with this kind of dream."
"NO! I know this isn't real."
"Ash you know that I love you but I think you're going a bit nuts."
"You do?"
"Yeah," Misty smiles.
The earth starts shaking again, Ash falls over and everything goes black.
"ASH! ASH! WAKE UP YOU IDIOT!"
Ash snaps awake to see everyone standing around him even Jake, Sam, Nate, his mom and Kris. Everyone was there.
"What?" Ash screams and everyone looks at him like he was nuts.
"Ash you were having this nightmare and you were starting scare us."
"Yeah," Brock adds," You were moaning, and yelling, you even yelled Gary Oak's name once or twice. Then you started saying Misty, me, and Kris' names like something was happening to us."
"You see in that dream, all of you died expect for Misty, you, and me."
"Ash it was a dream, all of us are here and ok."
Ash sits up holding his head," That was a horrible dream. Oh gosh I hope nothing like that really happens."
"Ash what was so bad?"
Ash tells them the whole dream, when he got to Jake's death. Jake gave him and odd look," A branch couldn't stop me."
"Sure, Jake." Kris plays with him.
Ash continues and finishes after awhile. Everyone shrugs it off and thinks nothing of it. Later that day everyone was down at the beach. Everyone was playing around in the water kicking around water and splashing each other. Suddenly Kris jumps out of the water and screams.
"What's wrong?"
"Something rubbed up against me!"
A Totodile pops out of the water. A guy comes running over," Oh sorry about that Miss. I'm watching this lil guy for a friend. And he ran off from me."
"Oh it's ok I'm just jumpy."
"You from around here?" Ash asked.
"Nah, I'm actually from Crimson Town. And of course you probably haven't heard of it. It's a little town near Violet City, no one really never goes there."
"Oh, from Johto then, that's cool people from Johto are normally and little stranger and kinder there." Kris says warmly.
"Thanks but not Crimson Town, full of rotten people. That's why I left. Oh sorry, names Jack Black. Yeah some name isn't it?"
Everyone smiles at the name," I'm Ash, from, well here."
"I'm Misty."
"I'm Brock and this Kristina."
"But you can call me Kris. This is Sam, and the guy over there is Nate."
"Wow all travel together?"
"Yup, well it was just Misty, Brock, and I but theses others just tagged along." Ash says jokingly.
"You watch yourself Ash Ketchum, you might be Brock's best bud but I'd still take you!" Kris replies jokingly as well," We were fixing to go have a picnic want to join? That is everyone else is ok with it."
"Sure why not!"
Everyone agreed," Sure why not."
An hour later everyone was laughing and having a great time sitting in the shade of a few umbrellas. They all ate their fill and were just having fun. Jack was fitting in with the group perfectly; it seemed like they had made a new friend. Ash, Jake, and Jack were fighting over which Final Fantasy is the best. Misty and Sam were having a peaceful conversation, while Brock and Kris were having a chat together. Soon Kris folded a towel to make a pillow and lays down to rest a bit, not too long after Brock lay down next to her. Ash and Jack were talking about which types have advantages over others.
"Come one you two, we came here to have fun not fighting," Misty quietly says," Plus people are resting and you are getting loud."
Ash looks at her," Huh?"
She points at Brock and Kris and Ash nods his head, then came a voice that he hated," Well if it isn't Ketchum."
Ash gets to his feet in a hurry and sees Gary in his face," Gary what do you want!"
"Nothing Ash, I just thought I'd walk over a bug you."
Jack was to his feet along with Misty," Gary leave us alone."
Gary studies Misty," Well you've turned out to a beautiful young lady, not that little thing like you use to be."
"What does it matter to you!" Jack suddenly says.
"Gee two freaks in one day! What a special surprise, NOT!"
The yelling caught attention of a few other people on the beach, and as well as woke Brock and Kris up. Brock stands up," Gary what are you going coming over here and bugging Ash like this?"
"Because I can, what was your name again? What does it matter, you've always just been one of those tag-alongs of Ash's."
Brock stepped up to Gary and Gary started taking a few steps back because Brock was overtowering Gary by far. Gary came out with something to really bug Brock.
"Surprised you aren't asking were all the girls are? Or running around after each one on the beach."
Brock was fixing to grab Gary by the neck but was stopped by Kris stepping in front of the two," Why would he be?"
"I was wrong THREE freaks in one day. Over it yet?"
"GARY OAK YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH THIS MOMENT!"
"Why should I listen to you, you aren't my mom or my girlfriend. At least not anymore!"
Kris jumps towards Gary but Brock grabs her and pulls her back," Why would she want to go out with a person like you?"
"I don't know ask her that!"
Kris suddenly yells out," WHY AREN'T YOU IN JAIL LIKE YOUR SUPPOSE TO BE?!"
"My sentence is over, I served my time."
"Whatever you were to serve three years of jail then 2 years in intensive rehab to get that hasty habit of yours out! It's only been 4!"
"They said I'm cured! So I was let go! Surprised you were keeping count."
Jack and Ash jump in and were fixing to burst into a fight but the beach security jumped in a stopped it before it could begin. Ash, Jack, and Brock were told to leave, as well as Gary. The group packed up and left. Back at the Ketchum house Jack and Kris had some confessing to do on how they were involved with Gary.
"Well, it was in Johto, we meet in Crimson Town and we fought there. I won and he got ticked off, and since then we've bumped into each other and became enemies. That's my tale." Jack told his story short and to the point. It was Kris' turn.
"Well, he was in the town that the collage that I went to was. We meet at a party, he asked me out, and he was nice then so I said why not. Months later we, well he wanted to start getting involved in ways I didn't, so finally he got tired of me saying no and took charge. Two months later in court four other girls and I testified against him for rape and he was sentenced three years of jail then two of rehab." By then Kris looked almost in pain from the story," He left a few psychical scars and some mental ones too."
"He's the guy who did that to you?"
"Yeah," Kris answered Jake's question.
"You didn't know?"
"No I didn't, I just knew some guy raped her! I was out of the collage by then. Kris ever wanted to talk about it so I just never knew!"
"Ok! Let's get off this, you ok Kris?"
"And what was he saying about you going after all the girls on the beach?"
Brock looks at her like I thought I told you. She just looked back with a serious NO," Well I was a girl crazy guy. So?"
"I was just wondering."
Everyone was silent for a few minutes when Mrs. Ketchum comes into the living room and breaks the silence," Only one want ice cream or cake? Oh sorry did I interrupt something?"
"No Mom it's ok, sure I'd like some, anyone else?"
"No thank you Mrs. Ketchum," Kris quickly answers.
"Yeah why not!"
Mrs. Ketchum smiles," Ok come on everyone."
Everyone besides Kris and Brock walk into the kitchen for snacks. Brock looks over at Kris, "You never told me anything about Gary."
"I don't like to talk about it, that's all."
"But you couldn't talk to me about it?"
"Brock I'm sorry, it's just something hard for me to talk about. Your dad knows more about me then anyone and he doesn't even know what happened, besides the facts everyone else knows."
"So my dad knows more about you than me?"
"Not really, there are something he knows that you don't and then you know something that he doesn't. Brock, don't take it wrong or anything."
Everyone else was in the kitchen laughing and having fun. But it was soon broken when Kris came hurrying out of the living room and strait out the back door. Ash looks at Misty and she shrugs her shoulders. Ash walks into the living room and saw Brock near the front door.
"What happened?"
"I'll tell you later Ash, I got to go find Kris," Brock grabs a coat and hurries out the front door to find Kris. About an hour later Brock comes into the house without Kris. Brock walks upstairs not saying anything to anyone. Ash runs up after him.
"Brock what happened? Where's Kris?"
"The lake, she went out there to be alone."
"What happened?"
"We got into a fight, that's the only way to put it. We had an argument in the living room, I ran out after her, found her, then that made things worse."
"You alright?"
"No not really."
"Brock there's no way a fight will break you two."
"I don't know, the way she was looking at me, and the way she was acting. I'm not sure Ash, she is really ticked off."
"Just give her time, that's what I did with Misty, now we hardly ever fight. But I guess that's different you two are a couple."
"Plus Kris isn't like Misty Ash. I guess I'll just let her come back and chill. Hopefully she will."
Ash decides to leave Brock alone and walks down to the others. He takes a seat and tells everyone just the fact they had a fight and that they should leave Brock alone for awhile. The doorknob on the front door twist open and Kris slowly enters the house. She shuts the door slowly behind her and looked like she was upset and depressed.
Misty and Sam get up and walk over to her. All three girls walk upstairs and into the bedroom. Kris sat on one of the beds and falls back wards on the bed. Misty sits next to her," You ok Kris?"
"No."
"What's wrong Kris? Brock came back looking sad and depressed."
"I bet so," Kris sniffles," I know I hurt him."
"Then go make it up with him and you two go back to the love bird life you always live!"
"Sam it might not be that easy."
"You ever know till you try Kris."
Kris nods and walks out of the room and finds Brock. Misty went back downstairs but sees Ash out on the back porch. She walks out," What's the matter Ash you look stressed about something."
"Well one of the weirdest things about that dream, you always seemed to be one step ahead of everyone. You seemed to know everything ahead of time. You just seemed to know what was going to happen and when. It was strange, and another weird thing was," Ash pauses," You know how close Brock and Kris are right?"
"Yeah, they're very close."
"During that dream, they seemed to be so, distant from each other. Like Kris would break down crying and Brock would try comforting her but nothing worked."
"Weird."
"I know," Ash didn't want to tell her about the things that happened between him and her during the dream," But it was only a dream, nothing to worry about."
"Sure," she smiles at Ash and he smiles back," Any ways, when do you think something like what Brock has will happen to either one of us?"
Ash sits down on one of the steps leading to the yard and sighs," I dunno, I guess we just have find someone first."
"What're two talking about?" Jack walks outside.
"Just stuff."
"Oh, mind if I join in?"
"Nah, go ahead," Ash moves over to make room for Jack to sit.
For awhile Ash and the other two talk for awhile, but Kris shortly interrupts," Misty can I talk to you a moment?"
Misty nods and stands to talk to Kris. They go into the house and Kris whispers something to Misty. She nods in reply," Wait you haven't said anything to him yet?" Kris slowly nods a no," You need to Kris."
"I know! But I don't know what to say!"
"Don't worry about it Kris, if you listen to your heart you'll know exactly what to say. Now go make things up with him."
Kris nods and goes back up the stairs. She slowly walks up towards the bedroom door and softly knocks on the door and looks in. Brock doesn't look up from the floor, Kris walks in towards him," Brock, you ok?" She sits next to him.
Brock didn't say anything for a minute or two then he roughly replies," What does it matter."
Kris didn't take any time to reply," It matters! Brock, I... if I knew this was going to turn out like this then I," Brock cuts her off.
"Then what Kris? Maybe it is for the best that it did, because how I know that everything you've told me wasn't because you want me, at least not for me! Just because I'm almost like my dad," Brock said all of this very harshly. He looks down at her, she was looking down at the ground and she seemed that she was shaking as well.
"No. Brock I love you because you're you! And another thing your more like your mother than your father Brock. But," she pauses to breath and wipe some tears from her eyes," if you want to think that then you can!" Her face suddenly falls into her hands and her whole body shakes.
Brock suddenly couldn't stand himself, a sharp pain shot through his chest. He puts his hand on her arm and she looks up at him," Sorry Krissy, I didn't mean any of that."
"You better of not! Because I don't like being mad at you."
Brock and Kris both smile and Brock playfully picks Kris up and spins around," And I don't like to be mad at you, or say anything like that to you. I never will say anything like that to you again."
Brock was still holding Kris up in the air and she looked down at him and smiled," Ok, I won't either."
Just then, ruining a perfect moment, Ash knocks on the door," Sorry but other people sleep in this room too."
"Sorry Ash," Brock lowers Kris back to her feet," Night Brock," She jumps up to kiss him on the cheek then walks out.
"I'm guessing that means you two made up?"
"Yup," Brock looks at Ash," I'm tired and going to sleep, night Ash." Brock changes into a pair of simple gray PJ Pants and an orange tank top, just as Misty pops in," Good night you two!"
"Night Mist," Ash and Brock quickly say in unison, expect Brock's part of it sounded extremely tired.
Next morning Ash, Misty, Kris and Jake all slept in till around 9, but not to long after Kris woke up she went to check on Brock. He quietly woke up and looked over at her," Come here."
Kris sleepily walks over towards him," What?"
Brock sat up and pulled Kris down in to the bed with him. Ash walks in not long after and the both were quietly sleeping snuggled up close to each other. Ash laughs and walks out. That afternoon the gang was at Prof. Oak's private swimming pool and Jack had joined them. Someone comes walking up towards the poolside with Oak.
"Everyone this is Professor Willow and she as a favor to ask of you all. She is from Johto."
"Not Crimson Town luckily!"
"No, actually I'm from Midnight Town. We're famous for the tons of Dark Pokemon that live in the area. Actually that is the favor I ask of you all. The Dark Pokemon, well why don't I show you something."
They get out of the pool and dry off, inside she pops a tape into the VCR," Incase you needed to see how bad things are there I brought this tape."
The tape showed hundreds of Dark Pokemon and some usual peaceful Pokemon attacking the town and the town's people. She shuts the tape off," As you can see we have a problem and cannot fix it ourselves. We think that someone is leading these Pokemon to doing this and that they themselves have no choice either they do it or not. As you could see the normally peaceful Bellossom's, Mareep's, and other real peaceful Pokemon were attacking people, so that is what causes us to think that someone is making these Pokemon do this."
"Well it can't be Team Rocket. Who else could do this?"
"I don't know and was hoping you all would find out for us. Also bring a stop to this destruction of our city. Pokemon are also getting hurt in the process, this is horrible and you must help us!"
Will the group accept the challenge? Who is causing such destruction to this town, these people, and those Pokemon?
Find out in the next story.....
Battle for the Worlds