[Gary's POV]
I ended up sitting by Pallet lake with Pikachu sitting next to me, both of us staring across the water. My eyes stung with unshed tears, I was still unwilling to let Ash go.
I sat there for a bit just remembering him when I saw a shadow above me, I didn't look up to see who it was because all I wanted right now was to be by myself.
The shadow didn't go away and saw a glimpse of purple and blue in the corner of my eye as something crouched down next to me. At this point I was curious enough to look over and see who or what it was.
It was the most beautiful dragon pokémon I heave ever seen and it was staring at me with sorrowful eyes that I just couldn't stop looking into.
[Lance's POV]
My ass is cold. I sighed, well that's what you get for sitting in a chair for a few hours without moving.
I sighed again and looked around, everyone else had long sense left leaving dragonite and myself alone. My mind drifted back to why I was here at all, Ash. Ash was dead and it was all my fault. I just had to stay obsessed with him, his voice, his smile, his laugh... I shook my head to dispel the thoughts, Ash had loved Gary and Gary had loved Ash. But still I had allowed my obsession to fester, talking to and seeing him as frequently as possible without him suspecting anything. And now, it was truly all my fault that he had died.
Dragonite butted his head violently against my shoulder forcing me to turn and see his look of sympathy, dragonite made a sound of concern and questioning and waited for me to respond.
I patted him lightly on the nose, "you're right, we should leave." I stood and dragonite presented his back to me, I jumped on and clung to his back as we flew off.
[Gary's POV]
I knew only one thing at that moment, capture that dragon. I tossed out Umbreon and directed him to attack the dragon whom had reared his head back and hissed at me. I ignored it and directed her to use bite on the odd pokémon.
[Ash's POV]
I half reared back in surprise as Umbreon appeared, what did Gary think he was doing? I knew the answer when I heard him command the dark pokémon to attack.
Gary wanted to capture me! The nerve of that jerk! Now now Satoshi, I doubt Gary knows who you really are besides a powerful pokémon.
Umbreon jumped forwards and tried to grab my tail with her teeth, I whacked her with it instead, That's not the point Mewtwo! And you know it! Umbreon backed away from me as I started glowing a bit in my anger.
Satoshi! Gary doesn't know who you are but he still wants you and is trying in the only way he knows to keep you. I felt Mewtwo leave my mind to ponder on that without his interference.
Umbreon seemed to be preparing to attack again so I tried a different tactic, -Umbreon! You know who I am! Do you really want to hurt me?-
The dark dog paused, -We may have been comrades but master tells me to attack you so I must.-
I considered the possibilities momentarily and replied, -Then I'm sorry about this.- With that I sent my power surging forth and gripping Umbreon and stopping her movement.
She spoke quietly but I heard what she said, -I wouldn't have it any other way.-
[Gary's POV]
"Umbreon!" I cried and ran forward to seize my friend, if I had hurt her or worse for just a pokémon then I would kill myself.
After checking her over I realized she had only been paralyzed so I returned her to her pokéball and looked up to see the pokémon's odd yellow eyes stare back. I had thought that the dragon had left already and realized that it might not be all that friendly.
I started slowly backing away to my car and to Pikachu but for every step I took the dragon took two until its face was only about a foot away. I noticed that its eyes had changed to a deep soothing purple. I thought to myself what is that dragon going to do now?
The dragon pulled back seemingly affronted by something, maybe it was a psychic and had read my mind? I turned around to run to my car only to have the dragon block my retreat. I started backing away towards the lake but the dragon still followed me. I stopped and the dragon stopped, what to do? The dragon didn't seem to want to attack anything but was that just a façade? I shook my head and decided to stop backing away.
I looked up at the dragon again and then turned away, ignoring it. I walked to my previous spot by the lake and sat down ignoring the pokémon. I heard the dragon move and waited for the feel of claws on my back but it never came. Instead the dragon moved to sprawl down on the ground next to me. I couldn't take the suspense anymore so I looked at the dragon to see it staring at me again.
The creature moved itself to its feet and walked over to where I was sitting, it the curled itself around my body but with its head still staring at me.
Well, I thought to myself maybe I just won't catch this one.
[Lance's POV]
I got off Dragonite's back when we reached the beach, I sent Dragonite back into his pokéball and looked around. I seemed to be the only one here, most likely, I thought to myself wirily, because it's nighttime.
I stripped of my clothing except for my underwear [BA: sorry but he isn't going skinny dipping.] and dove into the ocean to feel the shock of cold water hit my body. I allowed for my mind to blank and just drifted around.
[Ash's POV]
I sat there with Gary staring out across the water when Pikachu decided to appear. She took one look at me and jumped up onto my head, -I just knew you would come back and you did! It's so good to see you again Pikapi!-
It's good to hear you again Pikachu, but it would be better to see you again.
Pikachu scampered down my neck and out onto my arm in front of me and tilted her head to the side, -You look different,- She volunteered when neither of us spoke.
I threw my head back and roared my laughter startling both Pikachu and Gary. -Maybe just a little from before,- my teasing made Pikachu giggle at the irony of both our statements.
[Lance's POV]
I realized suddenly that I had fallen into a sort of sleep from the tranquil sounds of water and looked around quickly to find that I had drifted past the sight of the beach. It was light enough that I could see but there was only endless blue.
I began to panic, where am I? How can I get out to shore? And what was that noise? I soon saw to my horror that I was drifting towards an enormous whirlpool. I began to struggle against the current but it did no good, I couldn't get out of the current! As I was sucked into the maelstrom of water the last sight I saw was a Gyarados.
[Gary's POV]
I pulled my car into the driveway to my grandfather's home and got out. The dragon had been weird to see, he acted almost as if he could think like humans but had the natural grace that only a pokémon could have. Pikachu jumped up onto my shoulder and exclaimed, "pi pika pikachu!" That was another thing that bothered me, Pikachu had been completely depressed after Ash's death but now seemed to have forgotten him completely for how happy she was.
When I was walking up the stairs I heard a soft whooshing noise and realized that the dragon pokémon had followed me back home. I laughed to myself at the thought of grandpa's face when he saw the creature. "I doubt you can fit in the door," I addressed the pokémon solemnly but with a slight smile on my face, "you can however go and nest in grandpa's backyard, though it is already populated by a lot of other pokémon."
I then opened the door and went inside, not looking to see if the creature stayed or not.
[Lance's POV]
I heard voices, they were talking about something but I couldn't hear what they were saying, when I strained to hear I could hear snatches of conversation. "You... too late...hypothermia...drowning...won't live much longer."
I ignored them when I suddenly found the darkness to be fascinating. I started walking around and suddenly could see everything again, only it was a bit muzzy.
I stared down at a face...Mine? It was sickly white and seemed to be drawn into itself. I shuttered and backed away from it. I wanted nothing to do with that disgusting thing. There was a long buzz coming from some machine and a lot of people rushed into the room. I started to panic, that was me! I'm dead! It's not supposed to happen like that!
I then began to worry, what if I became a ghost? The thought scared me, but why hadn't I seen that light at the end of the tunnel like all those people with near death experiences said there was?
I suddenly thought of my dragons, they had it lucky, they were free from all bonds and were able to go wherever they wanted, why couldn't I have a life like that?
I felt myself being pulled off to someplace and didn't know anything after that.
[Lance's POV]
My eyes slowly opened, I registered that I was in what appeared to be a pokécenter before closing them again.
[Satoshi POV]
Something was in my head, I pushed at it, Go away, I'm trying to sleep. Surprisingly the presence went away.
Unfortunately it wasn't for long, suddenly I was hit with a large amount of water, most likely a water gun attack, I cracked open a water-dripping eye only to see Totodile doing his little dance and singing some unintelligible song. Totodile I wined, why did you do that?
Totodile blinked at me and scampered off without making a reply, He did it because I told him to. I groaned to myself mentally and turned my head around to stare at the annoying psychic cat.
Mewtwo. Why are you here? I slowly got to my feet and peered at him through my iridescent eyes that were most likely a muddy green showing my laziness to all the world.
Why my apprentice! You seem suspicious for some reason. The purple pokémon looked at me then rolled his eyes, really! All I'm here to do is check up on you. I just snorted mockingly at the odd trickster not believing a word of it. Alright, alright, I was planning on having a bit of fun with these ignorant savages, that's nothing to worry about though.
I pulled my lips back to form a smirk, or what a dragon considers a smirk, not a human. Right, I so can trust you to 'only' have a little fun. I managed to lace my voice heavily with sarcasm as I spoke the annoying cat just smirked back at me.
[Gary's POV]
I yawned again forcing my jaw to pop, I had had a horrible night, I'd been dreaming of Ash. In the dream he had been blaming me for his death, saying that if I had actually cared for him I would have stopped Arboc from killing him. All in all it had been pretty bad.
"So Gary, what did you want to show me?" Grandpa sounded more than a little curious. "Gary I need to prepare the lab because I'm being sent a dragonair from the Viridian city pokémon center." I shrugged and smirked mentally to myself the professor was going to get a big shock if that dragon was still in the backyard. He wouldn't care about a dragonair if it meant he got to study a new pokémon.
I opened the door and let grandpa through first, he didn't get far before he stopped dead in his tracks. He and the dragon were staring at each other. I smirked, grandpa was having a rather interesting reaction, he was slowly placing one foot in front of the other, pacing towards the blackish dragon, it on the other hand was copying gramps move for move with his eyes sparkling green with amusement.
"Gary?" I could hardly hear the pokémon researcher speak, "what is that?"
I grinned more widely, "sorry gramps, but I don't know either." And pet the Persian sitting by me feet.