I don't own Pokemon. ( a/n --- well last chapter I wrote last night. I wanted more people to read it and I thought what a better way then to put a Pokemon Battle in there. You might have noticed some arrogance that Ash has but don't worry. It isn't like he is acting that way all the time.
I ended the chapter with both of them confused as to why Pierre was all sweaty. So I'll start off there.
In the Limo......
"Pierre, how long is it going to take us to get there?" Ash politely asked Pierre who seemed to be in deep thought and still sweating a great deal.
"Mister Ketchum, we err.... I mean you ...should be there in about 10 minutes or less, depending on traffic of course." Pierre corrected him self again. Ash looked at him and then stared as he saw Pierre squint his face together. It almost looked as if someone was yelling at him. He then put up the shaded window to separate himself from Ash and Pikachu.
'No wonder Misty probably got off. This guy is nuts! He keeps on doing weird things. He must be on drugs or something. Poor guy......he probably got dumped too. With an addiction like that, how can anyone be near him? Oh crap, I'm doing it again. I should stop judging people. I should be nice like Misty is. Hem......I'll ask him what is wrong. And I'll try to be concerned about it.' Ash thought to himself. Pikachu was running up and down the limo examining all the goodies inside of it. 'Silly Pikachu, what is he doing? Please settle down! Jeez! Can't anyone in this limo act calm! By the time we get there he'll be a sweaty mess and his little tux will be ruined.' Ash waited for the right moment and grabbed Pikachu.
"Pikachu! Calm down, it's just a limo! You'll see again later so please don't run around anymore and get all messed up." Ash quietly whispered to Pikachu. He gave him one of his serious stares. Pikachu cocked its head and looked at Ash then smiled.
"Pika! Pika pi pi pica pi! Chaaaa" Pikachu pointed and laughed at Ash's face. He fell on the floor and rolled back and forth still pointing at Ash.
"What is so damn funny?! Stop it! I wasn't the one running up and down the limo sniffing and examining all the cabinets of soft drinks and fruits! And I'm defiantly not the one who looks like they just got out of bed!" Ash semi-yelled at Pikachu who was still laughing on the floor. Pikachu looked up, breathed in slowly, got up, jumped on Ash's lap, and nudged his arm affectionately.
"Pika pi, pika chaaa...." Pikachu then sat down in his lap and closed its eyes.
"Oh, I see now. Well in that case, I guess you are right. You smell her Vaporeon. She must've taken it with her. I smell her perfume instead...she smells like honey suckles....and roses.....the smell is so.....intoxicating....I can't wait to see her." Ash got a little lighted headed from the smell. All he could think about was Misty. He likes her so much that he loves her. He only could hope that she loves him back.
Ash pet Pikachu lightly. Pikachu seemed a little tired from the battle. That man, Mitchell, needs to learn a lesson or two. If there is anybody who needs to learn how to act and be mature it is definitely him. Ash sighed and saw that Pikachu was asleep. He carefully picked him and put him on the seat next to him. Then he quietly crept to the front to talk to Pierre.
Tap. Tap. Tap. Ash continued to tap on the window. It came down slowly and he looked at Pierre whose face was drained of color. He looked like he was about to faint.
"Pierre!? Dude, you look like shit! Are you ok man? What is wrong?" Ash busted out asking him. 'Forget the politeness! This dude looks like death is coming for him!' He thought to himself.
Pierre kept looking straight ahead and drove down a street opposite of the Le Rose. Ash noticed this and began yelling at him.
"Look dude! You made a wrong turn! Turn around or else we'll be late. And you better to a hospital after you drop me off. You look like you are poisoned or something." Ash watched as Pierre got worse. He began sweating like no other, his arms began to shake, his body shivered, and his once peach toned face was now white as snow. As if all the blood in disappeared from it.
Pierre then turned down another street. Suddenly he stopped and wrote something down on a piece of paper. He then handed it to Ash. It read:
Mr. Ketchum, You and Misty need to leave the restaurant before 9 o'clock this evening. If you don't leave not...you'll be stabbed. They are coming for ...you and...Misty. I'm sorry for this......I'm being heard over a microphone. Be careful. ...... I'm really...sorry for all of this.......get out.........now..................
Ash looked up at Pierre then looked down. He saw Pierre holding his side and saw a blood stain on his shirt. Blood was rushing out of the wound and small puddle was collecting on the seat. Ash saw this and looked at Pierre's face. He weakly smiled at Ash. Pierre closed his eyes and slouched back in his driver's seat.
Ash wanted to scream his name, but remembered the letter. He went to the back of the limo, picked up Pikachu, and then got out of the limo. He ran to the nearest pay phone and called the hospital emergency line.
A woman picked up the phone and asked, "Hello my name is Holly, what is your emergency?"
"There is a guy whose been stabbed! Hurry! I don't think he'll live much longer! His name is Pierre and he is a limo driver! Hurry!" Ash screamed into the phone. People walking down the street looked at Ash. And they busied themselves again with petty things.
"Sir, please calm down. What is your name and your location right now?" Holly asked. This time she was a little bit faster and she sounded very serious.
"My name is Ash Ketchum and the limo is on Brookshire Street. Hurry I don't think the driver will have much time!" Ash still yelled into the pay phone.
"Mr. Ketchum. Please stay right there. I just dispensed the emergency ambulance to your location. They will be there in three minutes. You need to be prepared to give out your information and what happened. Officer Jenny will be there too." Holly told him.
"Can I go now?" Ash asked her. Everything was happening so fast. Someone was dying and he couldn't help him.
Ash ran back towards the limo and heard sirens coming. A minute later they were there. They picked up Pierre, put him on a stretcher, and rolled him into the ambulance. Paramedics were all over him. They cleaned up the wound and put a bandage on it. They closed the back doors and drove off with the sirens going off.
Officer Jenny came out of her cop car and Ash ran up to her.
"What in the world happened here?" She looked in the front seat of the limo and saw the puddle of blood. Already some of the cops, who worked for the lab, were taking pictures and collecting samples.
"My name is Ash Ketchum, Officer Jenny. Here is my ID." Ash got out his Poke Dex and it showed his Pokemon Trainer ID and all of his information.
"I know you! You are Misty's friend. Aren't you?" Jenny asked him. His face was familiar to her. Ash nodded a yes and was about to speak when Jenny interrupted him. "Are you the boy who is supposed to be on the date with her? You are going to be late."
"Umm....Officer Jenny.....don't you need to know what happened?" Ash confused by her reaction.
"Oh, of course. I almost forgot for a second there!" Ash then explained what happened to her in a brief statement. All of the sudden her walkie-talkie went off. "Excuse me Ash. It is from the hospital."
Officer Jenny went into the cop car and talked for a bit. She came out and said to Ash, "Look, you are definitely off the hook. That stab wound was in the shape of an E. You know what that means, right? This was all Team Exile's doing. The nurse there said he'll be fine. They got him a transfusion and he is in stable condition." Ash gave a sigh of relief. He looked at his watch and it said 7:45.
"Oh SHI......" Ash remembered that there was an adult around and covered up by saying, "Oh, Shippo! I'm fifteen minutes late to my date! Misty is going to kill me with her mallet!!!" Ash quickly took off only to be stopped by Officer Jenny, who was in the police car.
"Ash, get in my car! I'll take you to Le Rose in five minutes." Ash jumped in the car and she took off.
"Don't you need to stay back there? I mean, you are head of the department right?" Ash asked Officer Jenny as she drove onward.
"Nah, the other officers got it under control. No need to worry. But anyway, is that all you have to say about that poor limo driver? If there are any more clues you can give us. Please do so." With that being said, Ash took out the letter Pierre had given him and handed it to Officer Jenny.
"What is this? A letter, hmm........let me read it." There was a red light and she read it during the long stop. Ash watched her read it. Her eyes were expressing various amounts of emotions. She looked up and said, "Did Pierre write you this before he passed out?" Ash nodded. Officer Jenny picked up the walkie-talkie and told an officer there to search the car for a microphone. As she put it down, the light turned green and she drove off.
Ash looked outside the car. His mind in the clouds, he thought, 'Why did this happen? What is going on around here? First it was Espeon getting all Physic on me, then it was Pikachu hissing at something, and now it is Pierre who is in the hospital. Nothing makes sense. I better hope that nothing else happens tonight. Misty is already going to kill me. I shouldn't bring this up at dinner. I'll say I'm late because there was a lot of traffic. I don' want to upset Misty.'
Driving along, Pikachu finally woke up for his nap. He looked around and cocked his head once again. He was lying in Ash's lap and Ash was looking aimlessly outside the car. Pikachu got up and stretched. Ash didn't even move when he did so.
With his ears hanging low, Pikachu yawned and then crawled up his Master's shoulders. He looked at Ash and began speaking, "Pika pi? Pika chuuu Pika? Chaa?"
Ash his gaze and looked at his buddy. Pikachu licked Ash's cheek and hugged his neck. Ash brought Pikachu down to his lap and told him, "Everything is fine. Don't worry. We just got caught up with some bad things. But everything is going to be better. I promise."
Ash looked at the Le Rose. People were bustling in and out and there was a long waiting line. Ash spoke to Pikachu, "Well buddy, here we are." He took a huge breath in and exhaled it slowly. "Why did I have to lose to her in Street Fighter? This restaurant looks so expensive and proper. I probably look like a mess right now don't I, Pikachu?"
"Cha....." Pikachu looked at the outside tables and saw a Fancy bottle of ketchup sitting on the table. His eyes got all watery and he sighed.
Together they both walked inside Le Rose. Admiring the beautiful scenery around them, both surprised by how many people were inside there.
To BE continued...
Ok! So a lot happened..... In the next chapter....it'll be going back in time for a bit. To show you what Misty was doing while she waited for Ash. The one after that is the actual date.... (I hope) Until then Read and Review Please MoonTearGirl
