Chu For a Day
Chapter 2
"(THUNDERBOLT!)" Ash yelled at the top of his lungs. The Pidgey just tilted its head and stared at him in confusion. Nothing had happened.
"Guess there's more to it than just yelling out 'Thunderbolt'..." Ash thought to himself. "Alright then...lets give Iron Tail a shot!" Ash leapt into the air above the Pidgey, doing a flip in the air and brought his tail down on the Pidgey. Just before he hit, though, the Pidgey clamped its beak down on Ash's tail.
"(YEOWCH!)" Ash started running around in circles with the Pidgey still latched onto his tail.
"(Letgoletgoletgoletgo!)" The Pidgey was quite intent on hanging on to his tail and ignored Ash's plea. It flew off, though, as May's Skitty bounded toward it. Ash fell to the ground exhausted as May's Skitty continued to chase the Pidgey, even trying to climb up a tree after it. Nearby, Pikachu had seen the whole thing and was laughing.
"You have to watch those Pidgeys, Ash! They're vicious!" Ash quickly jumped back to his feet and glared at him.
"(Can it!)"
"Someone's in a bad mood...come on, pal, lighten up a bit."
"(Lighten up! Your using my body to date May, and now she's gone completely gaga over me! No one but you understands me, but you don't even listen to me! I'm stuck like this until tomorrow, and I can't even figure out how to use your attacks! Not to mention I was losing to a Pidgey!)"
"Wow...rough day...but by tomorrow your life will be next to perfect thanks to me!"
"(Perfect! I'll be a living...") Ash stopped what he was saying when he suddenly felt something hitting against his tail. He looked behind him and May's Skitty was back and was playfully batting at his tail with its paws. Ash sweatdropped.
"(Do you mind...?)" Skitty ignored him and continued to paw at his tail. Pikachu grabbed a pokeball from his belt and rolled it past Skitty, who chased after it and then started playing with it like a kitten would a ball of yarn.
"Your way too uptight about all this, Ash. May's happy, I'm happy, and soon enough you'll be happy too. Whenever you finally realize you like May anyway..."
"(I do not like her! Not like that anyway!)"
"Who are you trying to convince, Ash? Me? Or you?" Ash seemed to be taken back by this and seemed to think for a minute.
"(You of course! I already know I don't like her like that!)"
"Uh huh...you had to think about that one. Anyway, I'm going to try to find some flowers to give to May. Good luck figuring my attacks out."
"(You could help you know!)" Pikachu shrugged.
"I can't really tell you how I do them, I've been using electric attacks since I was a little Pichu. To me it just comes naturally, I never really had to learn."
"(Great...and I don't suppose there's any chance at all you'll forget about your date with May or tell her it was a joke or something?)"
"Tell her it was a joke? If I didn't know you were dense I'd call you insensitive. If I told her I was joking she'd probably be hurt so much she'd go back home, and no even Ho-Oh himself couldn't stop me from dating her now."
"(Great...I can't do anything without her being hurt now, and I really don't want her to go home... When this is over remind me never to buy you any ketchup ever again.)" Pikachu smirked slightly.
"I'll make sure not to remind you. Anyway, I'll leave you to your...practice. You might want to keep Skitty around to chase off those vicious Pidgeys, though. Or maybe one of the other pokemon. Of course, then again, Skitty is probably the only pokemon naive enough to not notice how badly your screwing up anyway. Or Munchlax."
"(Gee. Thanks for the support. If nothing else I'd like to try my hand at zapping Team Rocket once before this is over and at least get something out of this. They're way overdue to try to steal you. ...Or me I guess.)"
"Trust me, Ash, your getting plenty out of this, you just don't realize it yet..." Pikachu then turned and walked away, presumably to continue searching for some flowers for May.
Shortly after Pikachu left, Ash could hear a commotion behind him. Apparently the Pidgey that Skitty had chased away before had called for reinforcements, and now five Pidgeys were chasing Skitty.
"(Gah! Skitty why don't you just use Blizzard!)" Skitty didn't seem to pay any attention to him, and instead ran towards him.
"You couldn't at least run the other way could you...well I can think of at least one attack I know how to do!" Ash launched himself towards one of the Pidgeys, hitting it and knocking it to the ground. The pokemon hardly seemed fazed, though, and called out for more reinforcements. Soon there was an entire army of Pidgeys chasing Ash and Skitty.
"(Ok so maybe that was a bad idea...in fact this is a horrible reminder of my first day as a trainer...)" Ash briefly remembered his first day as a trainer when he threw a rock at a Spearow, and was then chased by an entire flock of Spearow. Pidgey were supposed to be more timid, though, and here he was in the same situation again. This time Pikachu wasn't going to be frying them all either.
Nearby, Swellow was perched on a tree branch and watching Ash and Skitty being chased by the Pidgeys.
"What are those two doing...?" It thought to itself. "They're just Pidgey...either of them could easily take that entire flock down with one attack."
Combusken was watching them as well. It watched as Skitty and Pikachu ran by it, followed by a flock of Pidgeys. It scratched its head in confusion.
"I can understand Skitty not attacking without May ordering it to..." Combusken thought to itself. "But why hasn't Pikachu just used Thunderbolt already? Guess I should go help them..."
Combusken sprinted forward and soon caught up with the flock of Pidgeys. It fired a blast of flames towards them, scorching about half of them. The rest of the flock soon turned its attention to Combusken, who fired another blast of flames at them. The Pidgeys soon took the hint and fled.
Ash noticed the Pidgeys didn't seem to be chasing him anymore, and when he looked behind him he saw them fleeing, many of them looked like they were burnt. He also noticed Combusken nearby, and figured Combusken must have used Flamethrower. Skitty didn't take notice of any of this though and kept running towards the lighthouse.
"(Thanks, Combusken!)" Combusken turned towards Ash and crossed its arms.
"(Why didn't you just use Thunderbolt?)"
"(Uhh...sorry I don't know what your saying...anyway see ya!)" Ash took off back towards the lighthouse. After the incident with the Pidgeys he decided he'd forget about trying to learn Pikachu's attacks, and the sun was starting to go down anyway. Combusken stared in shock as Pikachu ran off.
"Did he say...he couldn't understand me? Something strange is going on here...Pikachu and Ash were unconcious for two days, then when they finally come to Ash asks May out on a date and Pikachu doesn't seem to be himself either... No point dwelling on it for now, I guess." Combusken shrugged to itself, and went back to exercising in the shade of a tree.
Ash didn't see anyone when he got inside the lighthouse, not even Bill working on the machine. Ash decided to inspect the machine to see how Bill was coming along. It really wasn't looking any better than it was when he saw it earlier, and was wondering how Bill planned to have it working by tomorrow.
"Maybe its not as bad as it looks?" He thought to himself. "Wonder where everyone is anyway? Pikachu's probably still outside..."
"Guess Bill's taking a break..." Pikachu had apparently just walked into the lighthouse while Ash was inspecting the machine.
"Or not..."
May soon came in behind him, clipping a pokeball to her waist as she did. She blushed slightly when she noticed Pikachu. She quietly snuck up on him and hugged him tightly from behind. Pikachu looked back and smiled when he saw her.
"Hey, May." She looked up at him and smiled.
"Hi Ash...we're still on for tonight right?"
"Of course. Even Ho-Oh couldn't get in our way now." Ash rolled his eyes.
"(Oh brother...)"
May giggled slightly, "I had no idea you could be so sweet Ash...even after travelling with you for so long..."
"May, Ash, and I are all in the same room now..." Pikachu thought to himself, "This is as good an opportunity as any..."
"May...you like me, right?" He asked her.
"Thats one way of putting it...of course I do! Why?"
"No reason..." There was a brief silence. "Why do you like me?"
May looked at him curiously, wondering why he was asking. "Your just...always there for me...you always supported me in contests...you helped me get to where I am now and whenever I'm in trouble your always there to save me..."
"I don't want to see you hurt, emotionally or physically..." Ash thought to himself. "I will always be there for you, May. I..." He then looked at Pikachu, "Maybe he's right...maybe I do like her...thats why you asked her that, isn't it Pikachu?"
"I always will be, too. I will never let anything bad happen to you. I will be your..." Pikachu was suddenly interrupted by a loud grumbling coming from his stomach. Ash's stomach soon followed suit. Everyone sweatdropped.
"Some things never change I guess..." May muttered, finally letting Pikachu go.
"Uh...heh...sorry...haven't had anything to eat in hours..." Pikachu muttered, rubbing the back of his head in embarassment.
"(Somehow I managed to completely forget to eat anything today...)" Ash said, although only Pikachu understood him.
"Well Brock's making homemade pizza today, which should be ready soon if it isn't already, so..." Before May could even finish talking, both Pikachu and Ash were running to the kitchen.
"Hey! Wait for me!" May said as she took off after them. They arrived just as Brock finished the pizza. Max and Bill were already there as well. Pikachu, Ash, and May sat down at the table, with May and Pikachu across from each other. The smell of the freshly cooked pizza was heavy in the air.
Brock set the pizza down at the table, and everyone grabbed a slice except for Ash. Pikachu had to get him one since he couldn't reach. Everyone was talking about their day while they ate, and they talked quite a bit about Bill's machine. Bill figured he could have the machine fixed by tomorrow morning.
After a few bites of his pizza, Pikachu decided that there was something missing...or at least, to him there was. He reached into Ash's backpack and pulled out a small bottle of ketchup. Ash saw this out of the corner of his eye and quickly realized what Pikachu was going to do. He jumped out of his chair and snatched the bottle from Pikachu.
"(Pikachu! If your going to be being me you can't be putting ketchup on everything or eating pokemon food!)" Pikachu wasn't really thinking much about his eating habits, since he almost always eats the same things. No one else at the table really suspected anything since Ash intervened this time. They figured Ash was just being overprotective of his ketchup or something. Pikachu was surprised Ash stopped him, though, since he had been against all this from the beginning.
Ash had decided it was best if May didn't know about him and Pikachu switching bodies at this point, since he really didn't want to hurt her feelings. Ash popped the cap on the small ketchup bottle and started licking at it. Except for Bill, everyone was used to seeing Pikachu do that. Ash was using his head for a change, which was something he usually only did in a pokemon battle. Pikachu was trying his best to hide his jealousy too as he continued to eat his pizza.
After they ate, May and Pikachu volunteered to do the dishes, Bill went back to working on his machine, and Max and Ash went to help Brock feed everyone elses pokemon. May and Pikachu had both kept quiet about their date that night, so the only one that knew besides them was Ash.
When everyone finished their respective chores they met up at Bill's machine and everyone was helping out with it, including a few of their pokemon. By the time they were done, the machine looked almost brand new. With the work on the machine done, everyone went to their rooms to go to bed for the night.
Once everyone was asleep, May quietly snuck out of her room and went to the lighthouse balcony. Pikachu waited a few minutes after he heard May leave her room before going to meet her, taking with him the flowers he picked for her earlier. Ash followed behind Pikachu. Pikachu told him he should keep out of sight and take notes.
When they made it to the balcony, May was standing near the railing and looking up into the night sky. Pikachu quietly walked up behind her while Ash kept out of sight behind the door. Pikachu put one arm around May, while holding the flowers in front of her with the other arm. May blushed slightly as she was handed the flowers.
"They're pretty...thanks, Ash. I was worried you weren't going to come..."
"Now why would I miss going on a date with a beautiful girl like you, May?" May blushed even more.
"I don't know...this is all just so sudden...I mean...just a few days ago I thought maybe you just thought of me as a friend, but then today after being unconcious for two days you tell me you love me... What made you fall in love with me anyway?"
This question completely caught Pikachu off guard. He knew Ash liked May, but he didn't know why, short of maybe his hormones starting to kick in and finally noticing a beautiful girl. Fortunately he didn't have trouble making something up.
"I became captivated by your beauty, May, both inside and out. Your a very sweet and caring girl, May, and we have a lot in common..."
May smiled and looked back up at the sky. "Thanks, Ash..."
"Pikachu's partially right...I guess..." Ash thought to himself as he watched them from behind the door. "I never pictured Pikachu being such a ladies man...errr...mouse though."
"You know, Ash...this kind of reminds me of that week we spent at the carnival...only without the wishing star in the sky..." May said as she continued to stare into the sky.
"What did you wish for anyway? ...Or try to wish for I guess."
"World peace." Pikachu gave her a look that said he didn't believe her. She chuckled.
"Alright, alright. I wished to be the top co-ordinator someday."
"You don't need to wish for that...if you just try your best and keep at it then someday you will." Pikachu replied.
"Thanks...I thought you might say something like that...I can always count on you to support me." She leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, then rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. "I wish this night would never end..."
"Me too, May..." Pikachu said quietly. The two of them stood in silence for a while, before Pikachu noticed that May seemed a bit heavier on his shoulder.
"May?" She didn't respond. She was sound asleep on Pikachu's shoulder.
"Wow...either she was really tired...really comfortable...or both..." Pikachu thought. "I could wake her...but I think I'll just let her sleep. Besides, I already got two kisses on the cheek and a short but sweet date. I'll be satisfied with that."
He carefully picked her up, trying not to wake her, and carried her back into the lighthouse. Ash was still behind the door when he got there.
"(Well that was short.)" Ash said with a smirk on his face. "(All your romantic talk must have put her to sleep.)"
"I'd like to see you trying to talk romantic..." Pikachu replied in a whisper. "When I get my body back I'm so showing you how my Thunderbolt attack works..."
"(We should probably switch while everyone's still asleep...)" Pikachu nodded.
"Yeah...Bill finished the machine earlier than he thought he would with our help, so we might as well get it over with while everyone's asleep...I'm taking May to her room first though."
Pikachu carried May to her room in the lighthouse, with Ash following behind. Luckily, May had apparently left her door open, so Pikachu just carried her in and laid her down on the bed.
"(She looks like an angel when she's asleep like that...)" Ash whispered. Pikachu looked at him with a surprised expression on his face.
"I never thought I'd hear something like that from you..." Ash blushed slightly as he realized what he just said.
"(Can we just go switch bodies already?)
"Fine, fine." The two of them quietly left May's room and made their way to Bill's machine. Pikachu got in the pod Ash was in before, and Ash got in the pod Pikachu was in.
Pikachu flipped the switch labelled on, and the machine could be heard starting up as air was sucked into it. They both waited for the machine to switch them back, and waited...and waited...and waited...
"(Pikachu...?)"
"Yeah?"
"(Why isn't it working...?)"