Last time on Pokeball Z
Ash recollects some memories he had of his journey, and encounters a persistent one, Team Rocket, but was foiled again by Pikachu. Ash will get a big surprise today.
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Chapter 4
"They're coming!" Delia announced to everyone. Scott then placed the guests into hiding places for the surprise coronation party. Everyone waited for two hours for the guest of honor to arrive and was quite sore from setting up the party.
"Hello?" Ash questioned and opened the door, followed by Pikachu, Misty, and May. The room was pitch black and appeared that no one was around. Ash commanded Pikachu to use Flash.
"Surprise!" Everyone jumped out and startled them as the room illuminated. The party was set up. The tables and chairs in place, waiters ready to serve, lighting set with chandeliers, decorations everywhere, and everybody were dressed in party dresses and suits.
"What's going on?" Ash asked his mom coming towards him. "What's the occasion?"
"You're the occasion honey! This is your pre-coronation party!" His mother explained, but gave Ash a sniff. "You need a shower! What have you been doing? Running all day?"
"Well yeah." He answered. "The media gets the inside scoops pretty quickly."
"Never mind that. Just go into the back and clean yourself there. There are showers and nice clothing for you back there." Delia pointed out and Ash followed her orders with Pikachu. Misty and May also went to the girl's showers to groom themselves.
A few moments later, Ash came out wearing a tux he regretted to wear, took a few pictures with his Battle Frontier pokemon, Charizard, Snorlax, Glalie, Crawdaunt, Sceptile, and of course Pikachu, and some with the guests and his mom. After that, dropped off his pokemon in the daycare center and took his seat at the table.
"Hi Ash that took you long enough." Brock commented and moved out of his seat for him.
"Sorry, I just hate wearing tuxes. They take so long to put on." Ash tried to loosen his neck tie.
"You look nice to me." Delia told him.
"You're my mom; you're supposed to be nice to me."
"No she doesn't, besides you do look handsome in that." Someone commented from behind him.
"Um…" Ash turned around and saw a pretty gorgeous May in a red dress. "Thank you. You'll look nice yourself." Ash told her and she blushed a little. May took her seat next to Ash.
"Where's Misty?" Ash asked Max across the table and he pointed to the staircase. Walking down the stairs was a sight that made Ash stand out of his chair to get a better view of Misty in her aqua-blue dress and hair down, but Ash's reaction made May envious of her.
"Hi Ash. Well, you look handsome tonight." Misty took her seat next to Ash, making May steam up a lot more.
"…You…too…" He muttered and sat down.
Appetizers of Ash's favorite, French fries, were served. Next, another of Ash's favorite, Brock's famous stew, which Brock cooked up himself, was served. Everyone preferred this over the French fries. The main course was steak, but after all the food, only Ash with his bottomless pit of a stomach finished the desert of ice cream.
"I would like to make a toast." Lance stood up with a glass of wine.
"To Ash Ketchum. The new pokemon master of the world, may he always do his best. To Ash!" Lance held up his glass.
"To Ash." Everyone replied and toasted.
"Now I believe the ceremony shall now begin." Steven announced. "Would Ash please come onto stage?"
Ash walked from his table to the podium on stage in front of the hall.
"I present to you the honorary badge of the Pokemon League Federation." Steven pinned the diamond-bedded badge onto Ash. "And I would like to give you this check of initiation check of 1,000 dollars, and this card for your bank account now filled with ten million dollars as your first paycheck." Ash stood astounded by the amount of money presented to him.
"Well," Ash took his spot on the podium for his speech. "I don't know what to say. This is all overwhelming. However, I wouldn't be up here if it weren't for my pokemon, all of them. And for my mom, for getting me into this world. Brock, for guiding me along the way, and for keeping me fed. Max, I would like to thank for being there, and May, for showing the true beauty of battling. And of Misty, the very first friend I met. I wouldn't even be alive if she didn't fish me out of that river. I thank you all."
Everyone gave a standing ovation.
"Now, could everyone please stand up?" Scott requested over the microphone in a hidden room. When everyone was standing he pushed another secret panel in the wall. The tables and chairs suddenly elevated down and the dance floor came up. The chandeliers were drawn up and multi-colored lights and large speakers started to play with party music.
I want to be the very best
Like no one ever was
To catch them is my real test
To train them is my cause
I'll travel across the land
Searching far and wide
Pokemon is to understand
The power that's inside
Pokemon
It's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokemon
Oh you're my best friend
You're a world we must defend
Pokemon
Our hearts so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me and I teach you
Pokemon
Gotta catch them
Gotta catch them all
"Ash I didn't know you knew how to dance!" Nurse Joy was surprised that Ash knew the moves. She was observing doing some impressive dancing.
"Well, Brock taught me."
"You mean that sexual harasser! I got to ask him how to do it." Nurse Joy went to find Brock and Ash shrugged it off.
The party went on for hours into the night. Everyone having a great time dancing, especially Brock. Ash being tossed back and forth oblivious to what was truly going on with Misty and May. Misty and May took turns dancing with Ash. Max was just having a good time with the girls, being with Brock too long really affected his young mind. The party continued on until one last slow dance song. Ash was exhausted and took a seat on the floor.
"Would you care to dance?" May offered her hand for a last dance.
"Sure." Ash took her hand and led to the dance floor.
"They sure do look like a cute couple." Delia looked at Ash and May dancing to the slow song.
"Yeah right…" Misty angrily glared at the dancing couple in the middle of the room with the spotlight on them.
"Ash? Can I ask you something?" May questioned while dancing.
"Yeah, but first can I ask you something?" Ash asked with a hopeful smile on May's face.
"Can you help me with this romance thing? You know how a dense jerk I can be."
"Yes." May agreed with even more hope.
"Can you help me with my problem with Misty?" May was struck with anger and rage.
"I always get into fights with her and I never get to tell her how I feel." He added.
"Is that how you truly feel about her?" May started to cry.
"Why are you crying?"
"Just go away Ash Satoshi Ketchum! You'll never understand how I feel about you!" May shouted at him and ran off.
"May wait!" Ash ran after her outside.
"Didn't you hear me! Just go away! I never want to see you again!" May shouted back at him.
"What's wrong? How do you feeling about me?" Ash questioned the grieving girl by the door.
"You're wrong! You're the most ignorant dense bastard I ever met!" May gave a powerful blow to his stomach making him wince over.
"And I thought I liked you!" May ran off crying some more.
Ash was knocked out for a while. After he regained consciousness, he realized that May was gone and gave him a pretty strong blow. He went to Brock for advice on girl troubles.
"Ash go away!" Nurse Joy shouted at him.
"Please I really need to talk to him." Ash begged her.
"I need him more than you! Tell him Brock!" Nurse Joy turned the girl-tranced Brock around. His face was tranced with pick expression on his face.
"Tell him to go away honey!" Nurse Joy commanded him with a kiss on the cheek.
"Ash go away or else you'll find yourself one friend short!" Brock listened and yelled at him.
"Fine! I'm two friends short then!" Ash raged and stormed off.
Ash went to look for a place of refuge, but could find none. He decided to confront Misty with his feelings, but got the shock of his life.
"Ash go away." Misty said sitting on the balcony rail looking at the night sky.
"Misty I really need to talk to you." Ash stumbled upon her as he climbed up the staircase.
"I thought you liked me."
"I do Misty!"
"Lies. You've been lying to me this whole time!" Misty ran up to him and pushed Ash down the stairs.
Ash finally fell upon his head on the bottom of the long staircase. Ash's heart was torn to pieces, losing the person he truly loved. He stumbled away from the balcony to pick up his pokemon.
"Pika?" Pikachu woke up hearing someone coming.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu ran up to Ash who was limbing the entire way.
"Pikachu." Ash hugged his pokemon with streams of tears landing on him.
"I don't belong here…" Ash muttered and recalled his five other sleeping pokemon.
"Pika? Pikapi? Chu?" Pikachu questioned his depressed trainer.
"Don't ask just come with me!" Ash commanded Pikachu.
Pikachu complied and they walked off into the night.
Next time on Pokeball Z
Ash goes missing. Misty receives the shock of her life, and Ash receives an even bigger one. Will he be able to command his powers?
Find out next time
Chapter four is complete. I hope this one was depressing. Ash will get even more sadness later. He'll need it.