SulliMike23: Close, but not really there. Though, what could POSSIBLY make you think that ASH will defeat LANACAN? :) Anyway, thanks for the review.
Moo: From what I know, crossovers don't really need the characters for it to be a crossover with something else. Though, that's also just my opinion. Yeah, I know what you mean. I want to have children myself. Anyway, thanks for the review.
rainastar: Well, wouldn't you regret being immortal if you knew that everyone around you that you truly care about would eventually grow old and die while you remained young and full of life? I know I certainly would. Though, I doubt that Ash would really have thought that far ahead. :) Though thanks for the reviews.
Author's Notes: I'm sorry that it's been so long. I just had a lot going on that kept me from actually doing anything. But, I figure that as long as it's done, then it's all good. Though, does anyone have a guess at what Lanacan's one main weakness is? If you do please let me know your thought. Anyway, here's chapter 10!
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When Ash woke up, he could tell something had changed. Although the ship still swayed on the water, Ash could tell that it was no longer moving. Ash got up, got dressed and left his cabin. Ash went up to the deck and saw that they had arrived at the Orange Islands. Ash smiled to himself. He knew that he was at least just a little closer to be reunited with Misty. As soon as he was done here, he would then find Lanacan no matter what it took, and he would take Lanacan's head, even if it meant that Ash lost his head to someone else. Ash shook his head to clear it of such thoughts. He would survive. He would kill Lanacan. Then he would be with Misty for as long as they could have together. Ash saw Lachlan and walked over to him. Although he knew that it wouldn't be really possible to surprise him, since he'd know that Ash would be nearby before he got to him, he figured that there were other things that he could do to have a little fun with him.
Lachlan seemed to be entranced at the scenery, while Ash pulled out a feather from his bag. Ash didn't really have to be unnoticed by Lachlan for this to work. Ash knew that Lachlan knew that Ash was near, but Lachlan didn't know that Ash had a feather in his hand, until Lachlan felt the feather brushing against the place where his hair withered to just skin on his neck. But Lachlan didn't seem to think anything about it, he just rubbed the irritated spot and when his hand moved away, the feather returned. The process went on for a while until Lachlan realized that a feather was responsible for the annoyance. When he realized that, Ash didn't even have time to react as Lachlan swung and caught Ash straight in the face. Ash was surprised at have that reaction, especially with Ash wondering how badly his nose was broken now. "Hey it was just a joke!" Ash protested, with a hand to his broken nose.
"Maybe you should learn with this," Lachlan growled, glaring at Ash.
I guess he didn't find it funny, Ash thought to himself, hoping that his nose wouldn't hurt this much, much longer. Ash had to admit that Lachlan had a pretty strong swing. "Well, we should get off the ship and see if anyone knows where Brian is," Ash said, with a little difficulty due to his nose in it's current condition.
"You're right, and you really shouldn't try to talk right now. You should just snap you nose back into place and let it stay that way for at least a couple of days," Lachlan replied, with a grin.
Ash glared at Lachlan as they started to move to leave the ship. Lachlan seemed to be enjoying the fact that Ash's nose was broken. But, Ash figured that it would at least be worth trying. Ash took the cartilage part of his nose and tried to move it back where it was. It hurt so bad that Ash felt tears come to his eyes. It took Ash a few times to get it back and afterwards, Ash could feel a little less pain in his nose, but it still hurt a lot. Ash then started to follow Lachlan as they left the ship and then when they went to the local pokecenter. Ash had to go in ahead of Lachlan, because Lachlan absolutely refused to enter the pokecenter while there were so many different pokemon in plain sight of the entrance. Ash couldn't help but feel sorry for Lachlan. He still really was petrified of various pokemon, but Ash knew that there wasn't really anything that he could do about it.
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Brock sighed. He knew that he said that he'd say something to Misty if her worrying kept up much longer, but he just couldn't think of anything to say. Although he had put off that he was a girl's man, he didn't know much of actually talking with them on a regular conversational level. He was quite miserable at knowing that fact. Maybe I should have worked harder on that, Brock thought to himself. It had already been two days since they reached the town at the foot of Mount Silver and Misty was still brooding over Ash. Brock just hoped that something would change soon.
Brock then left his room in the hotel that he had. Isuelt and Misty were sharing a room, which allowed Brock more time to think. Even though Brock was Ash's watcher, Brock wasn't too upset about not having Ash around. For Brock, it was a battle between survival instincts and his duty to the watchers. The only reason why Brock was in a hurry to catch up with Ash was because he was concerned about Misty. He'd always felt like a big brother to her and he couldn't bear to see her like this. Maybe that's why I can't bring myself to talk with her about it, Brock thought. Brock entered the restaurant part of the hotel and he looked over the menu while waiting for a waiter or waitress came by. When Brock noticed someone standing next to his table out of the corner of his eye, he thought that someone was waiting to take his order.
"Just a moment, I need a bit more time to decide," Brock said, not looking up from the menu.
"Take your time, I'm not interested in what you're planning on eating," the person replied.
Brock gave a start, realizing his mistake. Brock turned his head and saw that it was Megan. "So, what bounty's brought you here?"
"I came as a favor to a friend," Megan replied.
Brock motioned for her to have a seat and she sat down. "So, what's this favor?"
"Ash asked me to tell Misty that he'll meet her in Pallet town," Megan replied.
"And how am I supposed to believe you?" Brock asked.
"It doesn't matter whether you believe me or not," Megan answered. "It only matters that Lanacan doesn't know where she's gone off to."
"So, Lanacan is after Misty?" Brock asked.
Megan nodded. "Since he knows that Misty is close to Ash, if he gets his hands on her, Ash will be at his mercy, if he doesn't want Misty to be hurt."
Brock thought this over. It made sense, but Brock still felt no reason to trust her. "And how do I know that you're not working with Lanacan?"
Megan laughed. "If anyone works with that pig, they live to regret it. Besides, right now he's in jail and if Misty moves in a direction that he isn't expecting, then he won't be able to find her."
Brock had to admit that it all made sense. He also remembered reading a small note on Lanacan's dossier. He has been put in jail numerous times. Each time he waited for a while before escaping. He seems to like showing that he can escape jail without any trouble and if there is any trouble, he eliminates the trouble. "I think that would be a good idea," Brock agreed. "I'll just need some time to talk with Misty about that." Brock started to walk away, but then stopped as he asked Megan, "Are you planning on coming with us?"
"Of course. If anything, I can be a distraction for Lanacan when he come here," Megan answered.
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Author's notes: I'm sorry for such a short chapter. Just I've been working on this for a while and I had some difficulty coming up with stuff. Which also is why its taken so long for me to post. I also need a break because I learned yesterday that my oldest brother Henry was killed. Of course he was in the army and in Iraq, but it doesn't change anything else. So, it'll be a while before I post another chapter for this. I'll finish the chapter for my other fic that I'm also currently working on, but then I won't update for a while. Please try to understand why. Thanks. And review if you can, please.