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Ash sat in the underbrush, the bush's prickles poking him whenever he moved. Frowning, Ash rolled onto his knees and peeked over at the building. He shivered.
Pikachu scowled, picking thorns out of his fur. Ash crawled along the ground, when he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. It was his turn to scowl: Ash's hair had gotten caught in the thorns.
Yanking away from the bushes, Ash fell forward, flat on his face. Mumbling, he sat against a tree. He pulled the hair band out, letting his hair hang about his shoulders. "These are the times I wonder why I bother keeping it long," he said, combing the thorns and tangles out with his fingers, wincing slightly.
"Chuuu?" Pikachu sat on his hunches, ears twitching. "Pika?"
Ash twisted the hair band around his wrist, before trying to get his slightly messed up black hair back into a ponytail. He frowned slightly, as he finally got it the way he liked it- slightly tightened right at the base of his neck. "Shut it," he said, pushing himself up to his feet.
Pikachu giggled and jumped up onto his head. Ash pushed the tree branches aside that were in his way, using one hand to pick the prickles from his clothes and gloves. He winced, the ones that were in his skin stinging painfully.
Sighing, Ash let his aura flare up, the air around him turning dark. The fine needles dissolved and disappeared, the stinging ending with it. Ash, rubbing the back of his hand against his forehead, let the aura drop.
He stared at the headquarters with morbid anticipation. Ash looked around, frowning. The breeze that had been blowing had dead stopped, the air still. 'It's just my mind playing tricks on me,' he thought, going deeper into the forest, 'This is no time to be barging in like a raving lunatic. As long as they know I'm coming, they won't hurt May.....'
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The silence was tense in the dining room. Ariel sat next to Kiall, sipping quietly at her wine, watching both Masters over the glass. May refused to make eye contact with either of them, picking at her dinner with grave dread.
It was starting to seriously worry her. It had been somewhere around two weeks since the League had kidnapped her and Ash had yet to make an appearance. 'Is he even looking?' she thought, staring at her glass with enough force to shatter it, 'Ash.....Ashura.....please, just come get me. Run in like an idiot to do it, just come save me.....'
A single thought forced itself into her mind, May's entire heart and mind turning icy: did he even care enough to look? Was it possible that Ash didn't even want to try?
"Child, you are being doubtful," Kiall suddenly stated. May looked at him, hiding her shock. The shock quickly turned to anger: he had read her thoughts! "As we speak he is just outside the doors."
May gave him a distrustful look, before feeling it. Ash's aura. It was so distinct, the powerful Shadow energy almost overbearing. She choked, drinking down the water she had left in her glass. "If he is near," she said, her voice shaking, "why doesn't he come in? You could just be saying that so I'll let my guard down."
"For once, Ashura is using his head," Ariel said sweetly, "Running in here without resting would be like letting a wounded Squirtle go against a Venasaur. It would not work."
Kiall frowned at Ariel, then at May. "This is one of the reasons I wanted you to be here with us. Plus, I have not been that gracious a host for you."
May rolled her eyes. "When you kidnap someone, being a 'gracious host' isn't part of the picture any longer."
"True, so true." Ariel chided, "I predict that he will stay put for a few days, then come after us."
"Why is that?" May asked, even thought she knew the answer. Ash was giving himself and Pikachu some time to recover first, and then would strike. Just as she guessed, that was exactly what Ariel said.
"I have no doubt that Ash is going to come in here and kill you both," May said quietly, before standing up. "If you don't mind, I'm going back to my prison room!"
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Misty crept along the trees, before catching sight of a small fire nearby. Lance, Paran, and Fox were behind her, watching with apprehension. They all looked around the trees, to see the lone figure sitting on the ground, cloak wrapped close to his body.
Paran leaned over, looking through the bush. She yelped, when she fell forward. Fox grabbed her sides, pulling her back. Lance held his breath, staring at the thin form. "Let's go," he said, creeping forward.
Misty followed close behind, along with Paran and Fox. Her heart twisted. Ash had turned in their direction, his eyes narrowed. Within seconds he has jumped up, anger in his every movement.
"What are you doing here?!" he asked, glaring at them. Misty stood up to her full height, which didn't make much of an impact on Ash, since he was several inches taller then her. "I gave you a direct order to not come!"
Lance walked up to him, looking Ash in the eyes. He was exactly as tall as the younger Master, and did not flinch and wince at his every word. "Ashura, listen to me." he said, "Just saying that we are not to follow is not going to lay lightly with us! We all care about you, along with May, and we want to see her safe just as much as you do!"
Ash glared at him, his eyes flashing red then gold. "Lance, Mistaria, Paran, Fox. I am no longer going to be nice. You all are to go BACK TO INDIGO, OR I WILL PERSONALLY KILL ALL OF YOU!"
Finally snapped, Paran walked up to Ash and slapped him. He stumbled back, staring at her. Pikachu's ears bent back, as the Shadow Pokemon made a rueful sound. "Will you stop thinking we are two year olds!" she said.
With a snap of his Master's fingers, Pikachu turned into the Shadow Blade. Ash took hold of the hilt, and pointed the tip of the blade at them. "Never," he growled, "ever, get in my way."
With a crack, a beam of Shadow energy shot out of the sword at the group. It sent them flying, the force of it just enough to send them off without doing much harm. Ash, glaring, let Pikachu turn into pokemon form again before sighing.
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May sat in bed, holding the thick book on her lap, flipping through the pages. She stopped in the section about Shadow and Light, and skimmed through it. "'When Shadow and Light shall come together again in the Bonding, they would not long afterward save the world from the evils of the previous Shadow Master, who should of either died or gone to the never seen Shadow Realm. When that one is gone, the present one would be asked by the Guardians whether he would rather stay on Earth as a mortal Master or go to the Realm and become the immortal version of his element. His refusal would put a chain of events into affect that would not end for many years.'"
"'Not even a year after the same Shadow Master would get the Light Mistress with child, this child being the one who would prove just as powerful as her father and mother. Unlike the other times the elements arose, there would be Masters in the world for hundreds of years nonstop, alas the Shadow and Light Masters both would die a normal death, those two elements would not rise again until one hundred years afterwards.'"
She stared at the page, the words seeming to blur. The old prophesies always seemed foolish, until it really happened. Lucia stared at her, eyes slightly watery. "I think," May said, looking at her pokemon, "this would explain a bit."
"Chuu."
"Too bad the guy who foresaw all this didn't foresee THIS," she sighed. Her hand went straight to the pendent, who's center was growing even more blood red....
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What do you know? Ash attacked them XD and in his own right mind (or mostly so) too! Will Misty and the others ever get to the HQ, or will they just give it up? Perhaps we'll find out in the next chapter XD
Reviews:
DJ- I read that fic...it was a cute one ^__^ Made me feel sad for Latias.
HorseLady- Hi there! It's quite alright ^_- I'm glad you enjoy the fic so far.
Shadow Fox- ^__^
Ash sat in the underbrush, the bush's prickles poking him whenever he moved. Frowning, Ash rolled onto his knees and peeked over at the building. He shivered.
Pikachu scowled, picking thorns out of his fur. Ash crawled along the ground, when he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. It was his turn to scowl: Ash's hair had gotten caught in the thorns.
Yanking away from the bushes, Ash fell forward, flat on his face. Mumbling, he sat against a tree. He pulled the hair band out, letting his hair hang about his shoulders. "These are the times I wonder why I bother keeping it long," he said, combing the thorns and tangles out with his fingers, wincing slightly.
"Chuuu?" Pikachu sat on his hunches, ears twitching. "Pika?"
Ash twisted the hair band around his wrist, before trying to get his slightly messed up black hair back into a ponytail. He frowned slightly, as he finally got it the way he liked it- slightly tightened right at the base of his neck. "Shut it," he said, pushing himself up to his feet.
Pikachu giggled and jumped up onto his head. Ash pushed the tree branches aside that were in his way, using one hand to pick the prickles from his clothes and gloves. He winced, the ones that were in his skin stinging painfully.
Sighing, Ash let his aura flare up, the air around him turning dark. The fine needles dissolved and disappeared, the stinging ending with it. Ash, rubbing the back of his hand against his forehead, let the aura drop.
He stared at the headquarters with morbid anticipation. Ash looked around, frowning. The breeze that had been blowing had dead stopped, the air still. 'It's just my mind playing tricks on me,' he thought, going deeper into the forest, 'This is no time to be barging in like a raving lunatic. As long as they know I'm coming, they won't hurt May.....'
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The silence was tense in the dining room. Ariel sat next to Kiall, sipping quietly at her wine, watching both Masters over the glass. May refused to make eye contact with either of them, picking at her dinner with grave dread.
It was starting to seriously worry her. It had been somewhere around two weeks since the League had kidnapped her and Ash had yet to make an appearance. 'Is he even looking?' she thought, staring at her glass with enough force to shatter it, 'Ash.....Ashura.....please, just come get me. Run in like an idiot to do it, just come save me.....'
A single thought forced itself into her mind, May's entire heart and mind turning icy: did he even care enough to look? Was it possible that Ash didn't even want to try?
"Child, you are being doubtful," Kiall suddenly stated. May looked at him, hiding her shock. The shock quickly turned to anger: he had read her thoughts! "As we speak he is just outside the doors."
May gave him a distrustful look, before feeling it. Ash's aura. It was so distinct, the powerful Shadow energy almost overbearing. She choked, drinking down the water she had left in her glass. "If he is near," she said, her voice shaking, "why doesn't he come in? You could just be saying that so I'll let my guard down."
"For once, Ashura is using his head," Ariel said sweetly, "Running in here without resting would be like letting a wounded Squirtle go against a Venasaur. It would not work."
Kiall frowned at Ariel, then at May. "This is one of the reasons I wanted you to be here with us. Plus, I have not been that gracious a host for you."
May rolled her eyes. "When you kidnap someone, being a 'gracious host' isn't part of the picture any longer."
"True, so true." Ariel chided, "I predict that he will stay put for a few days, then come after us."
"Why is that?" May asked, even thought she knew the answer. Ash was giving himself and Pikachu some time to recover first, and then would strike. Just as she guessed, that was exactly what Ariel said.
"I have no doubt that Ash is going to come in here and kill you both," May said quietly, before standing up. "If you don't mind, I'm going back to my prison room!"
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Misty crept along the trees, before catching sight of a small fire nearby. Lance, Paran, and Fox were behind her, watching with apprehension. They all looked around the trees, to see the lone figure sitting on the ground, cloak wrapped close to his body.
Paran leaned over, looking through the bush. She yelped, when she fell forward. Fox grabbed her sides, pulling her back. Lance held his breath, staring at the thin form. "Let's go," he said, creeping forward.
Misty followed close behind, along with Paran and Fox. Her heart twisted. Ash had turned in their direction, his eyes narrowed. Within seconds he has jumped up, anger in his every movement.
"What are you doing here?!" he asked, glaring at them. Misty stood up to her full height, which didn't make much of an impact on Ash, since he was several inches taller then her. "I gave you a direct order to not come!"
Lance walked up to him, looking Ash in the eyes. He was exactly as tall as the younger Master, and did not flinch and wince at his every word. "Ashura, listen to me." he said, "Just saying that we are not to follow is not going to lay lightly with us! We all care about you, along with May, and we want to see her safe just as much as you do!"
Ash glared at him, his eyes flashing red then gold. "Lance, Mistaria, Paran, Fox. I am no longer going to be nice. You all are to go BACK TO INDIGO, OR I WILL PERSONALLY KILL ALL OF YOU!"
Finally snapped, Paran walked up to Ash and slapped him. He stumbled back, staring at her. Pikachu's ears bent back, as the Shadow Pokemon made a rueful sound. "Will you stop thinking we are two year olds!" she said.
With a snap of his Master's fingers, Pikachu turned into the Shadow Blade. Ash took hold of the hilt, and pointed the tip of the blade at them. "Never," he growled, "ever, get in my way."
With a crack, a beam of Shadow energy shot out of the sword at the group. It sent them flying, the force of it just enough to send them off without doing much harm. Ash, glaring, let Pikachu turn into pokemon form again before sighing.
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May sat in bed, holding the thick book on her lap, flipping through the pages. She stopped in the section about Shadow and Light, and skimmed through it. "'When Shadow and Light shall come together again in the Bonding, they would not long afterward save the world from the evils of the previous Shadow Master, who should of either died or gone to the never seen Shadow Realm. When that one is gone, the present one would be asked by the Guardians whether he would rather stay on Earth as a mortal Master or go to the Realm and become the immortal version of his element. His refusal would put a chain of events into affect that would not end for many years.'"
"'Not even a year after the same Shadow Master would get the Light Mistress with child, this child being the one who would prove just as powerful as her father and mother. Unlike the other times the elements arose, there would be Masters in the world for hundreds of years nonstop, alas the Shadow and Light Masters both would die a normal death, those two elements would not rise again until one hundred years afterwards.'"
She stared at the page, the words seeming to blur. The old prophesies always seemed foolish, until it really happened. Lucia stared at her, eyes slightly watery. "I think," May said, looking at her pokemon, "this would explain a bit."
"Chuu."
"Too bad the guy who foresaw all this didn't foresee THIS," she sighed. Her hand went straight to the pendent, who's center was growing even more blood red....
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What do you know? Ash attacked them XD and in his own right mind (or mostly so) too! Will Misty and the others ever get to the HQ, or will they just give it up? Perhaps we'll find out in the next chapter XD
Reviews:
DJ- I read that fic...it was a cute one ^__^ Made me feel sad for Latias.
HorseLady- Hi there! It's quite alright ^_- I'm glad you enjoy the fic so far.
Shadow Fox- ^__^