That One Fateful Night
Friend or Foe?
Brock was faced with a terrible decision.
As he lay awake in his cell, he pondered on what course of action he should take.
"Ash….or my brothers and sisters. One of them has to die….I can't live without either. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO!"
He punched the stone cell wall and his knuckles began to bleed, but he did not care.
What Brock was going through no one ever should have to endure. But he knew, that he would have to make a decision, no matter who he lost.
Suddenly a knock was heard and his door was flung open.
"Rise and shine Brocky. Today's the day. Hopefully you got some sleep, because I've heard after the death of a close friend, its hard to sleep at night." Anna gave him an evil sneer.
"You lousy little…."
"Uh uh. Hold your tongue mister," she said as she pulled a remote out of her jacket pocket, "One slip and you can saygoodbye to ALL your little brothers and sisters."
"Fine fine."
"Well off you go." She shoved him out of his cell, as she placed some blinking device into his hand.
"There's a tracker in that, so you can find him. Just follow the blinking dot."
"Yeah I kind of suspected that. Now let me get to work." Brock walked out, not looking back.
"Master Giovanni, do you really think he's going to kill Ash?"
"No Anna, I do not think so. But I have come up with a plan which we can use if Ash is not dead. If that works, then killing him will no longer be necessary.
"But Master….."
"Trust me Anna, my plans always work."
"If you say so sir."
Brock slowly walked down the streets of Pallet, getting ever closer to Ash's house.
People kept running into him, because he was not paying attention to where he was going.
All that was on his mind was what he was going to do: Kill Ash and lose his best friend in the world, or don't kill Ash and lose his loved ones.
"But what if I……just injure him? Will that be enough for Giovanni?"
The thought of having to injure Ash shocked him, but he knew he had to do something. Giovanni might actually buy it. Brock then realized that the safety of his siblings meant more to him then Ash's, and he was deeply sad at the realization.
"It's ten lives to one. I won't kill Ash, he'll live. I hope"
Ash slowly got up, and when he realized there was no warmth next to him, he knew he had slept in late.
Tired and groggy, he walked down the stairs, greeted by a hug and kiss from a very cheerful Misty.
"Good morning Ash!"
"…..Hey….."
"Happy Valentine's Day!" she said as she thrust a small velvet box into his hand.
He opened it, and inside was an onyx watch that he had admired in the store window everytime he passed by.
"Wow Misty...thanks." Then it sunk in.
"Happy Valentine's Day" The words all men fear, at least when they forgot to get their girl something.
"Happy…..!" A look of severe shock sprang on his face.
"Oh Ash I knew you would forget. You can just take me jewelry shopping and I can pick something out!"
"Yeah…sure Misty."
"Don't worry, I called in your credit card account, you have PLENTY of money."
"Good good…..WAIT YOU WHAT!"
"Come on let's go! The store opens in 5 minutes!" She took his hand and dragged him out of the house.
"Bye mom!"
"Don't kill my son Misty!" she yelled out the window.
So Misty and Ash walked down the streets of Pallet to the local jewelry store.
Brock was walking on the opposite side of the street, when he noticed his two best friends stroll into a local jewelry store.
It was obvious to him that Ash had forgotten it was Valentine's Day, so Misty had dragged him to the jewelry store to buy something for her. Typical Ash. He casually walked into the store, so as not to be noticed.
"Ash how about this one?" Misty said as she pointed out a diamond-encrusted tennis bracelet.
"How much is it?" said Ash without any interest.
"Only twenty-two thousand!" she said excitedly.
"Fine fine, sure. Here's my card."
"Thanks Ash I love you soo much!" She gave him a quick hug and kiss, and handed the card to the cashier.
"Wait for it….." thought Brock.
"Yeah…..twenty-two thousand dollars? Misty NO!"
But it was too late, because the cashier was handing Misty her receipt as another was polishing Misty's new Valentine's Day present.
"I love you Ash!" She squeezed him in a tight hug.
"I love you too…." he angrily mumbled.
The two turned, and saw their best friend and traveling buddy staring at them.
"BROCK!" they both screamed in unison.
"Now Brock, you have to do it now." he thought to himself.
"It's great to see you Brock." said Ash as he casually walked over to him.
But he leaped back when Brock pulled a gun from his jacket.
"Brock…..hey man…we're friends right?"
"Brock what's wrong with you!" screamed Misty.
Brock said nothing, as a single silent tear rolled down his cheek, and he pulled the trigger.
"ASH!"
Alright now wasn't that a…..nah I'm jk. I wouldn't have you all waiting so long for it to just end like that. Now on with the story!
And yet again, for the second time in two weeks, Ash awoke in the bed of the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital.
He slowly opened his eyes, and was met with the gaze of the bright blue eyes of his love.
"Ash!" she embraced him tightly. "Thank God your ok."
"Yeah. I'm glad you're safe."
But something more important was on his mind. Did Brock really mean to shoot him? Lucky for Ash he was only hit in the leg, but a major artery was severed. Was he really trying to kill me? No…if he was then he would have shot me in the head. But why…..
"I can't believe Brock shot you! What on earth was wrong with him?"
"Misty….I don't think Brock wanted to hurt me."
"Huh? What do you mean? He pulled out a gun and shot you in the leg!"
"I know that. But there's something wrong with this whole situation.
"You really think he'd do that?"
"You and I both know that's what Giovanni would do. To turn all my friends against me through blackmail."
"Poor Brock….." Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks.
"We have to do something about this! Damn that Giovanni….."
"Ash calm down. You need to rest. All this activity with Giovanni is really taking a toll on you. Look, I'm going to head home, your mom needs help around the house. You get your rest, you hear me? I don't want to have you constantly falling asleep on my shoulder."
"Alright." he said with a smile.
"I love you Ash. Take care."
"I love you too Mist."
He wrapped her up in his arms, and they shared a long and passionate kiss.
"Bye Ash!" she said as she headed out the door."
"Bye…Misty."
Ash, growing tired, rested his head on his pillow, and drifted off to sleep, unaware of Giovanni's next devious plan.
In Giovanni's Lair:
"Sir. It seems that Brock did not kill Ash Ketchum, only wound him. Ash is currently in the ICU at Pallet Town Hospital."
"Oh well. I never expected Brock to kill him. I trust Mr. Stone is back in his cell?"
"Yes, all taken care of. He was taken from the site of the shooting as soon as the deed was done."
"Good. Good. Now is the girl with Ash?"
"No sir. She left about half an hour ago. She is cleaning the house from what I can assume from the conversation."
"Excellent. Now it takes about forty-five minutes to get from the Ketchum residence to the ICU, so…..Anna!"
"Yes sir?"
"Come with me, you need to brush up on your acting, I have a plan."
"Sir…I don't like that look in your eye……"
"Trust me, this plan will work even better then killing Ash."
Back at the hospital one week later (Yeah his leg is that bad):
Ash lay in his bed, when a nurse came in and changed his IV fluid.
Little did he know of the trap Giovanni had set.
Ash's vision began to get a little hazy, and he soon passed out.
He woke up and saw Misty's shining face before him.
"Hey Mist."
"Hey Ash. You've asleep quite awhile."
"Yeah I can imagine."
Misty slowly closed the door, with an evil smile on her face.
"Ash….I really need you right now…" she said in a lustful voice.
"Misty….?" His brain had completely shut down. "Alright, but we better not get caught." he said as if in a drunken stupor.
"Hehe alright." Misty said as she began to undress.
Ketchum Residence forty minutes earlier:
"Alright Mrs. Ketchum I'm going to go see Ash now!"
"Ok have fun!"
Misty burst out the door and jammed her keys into the monstrous Hummer she loved to drive. (Ugly piece of scrap metal)
Misty strolled into the hospital, and punched the floor number of Ash's room in the elevator.
She had brought him lunch (hot chicken noodle soup) and was being careful so as not to spill it.
Misty walked up to the door with the little nameplate saying 'A. Ketchum' on it when she suddenly stopped. She could have sworn she had just heard moaning and giggling coming from Ash's room.
"Ash…"
She opened the door, and was audience to some women straddling her Ash.
"ASH WHAT THE HELL!"
The women turned her head, and she looked no older then 23. Ash clearly seemed to be enjoying himself.
"Oh hello. You must be that bitch Ash was talking about."
"BITCH? ASH IS THAT TRUE!"
Giovanni's Lair:
"Haha. The drug will stop at the sound of her voice, this should get good. Who would have thought hallucinatory drugs would work so well!"
Back at the hospital:
Ash looked up, and what use to be the face of Misty was replaced by his assistant Anna.
"ANNA! WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?" He then noticed how the two of them were positioned, and he screamed. "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!"
"I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE SAME!" shouted Misty in the corner.
Anna licked her lips and got dressed.
"Thanks for the great time Ashy. Not as good like at work, but not bad." And with those parting words she left.
"Misty I…."
"You….HOW DARE YOU!" She threw the hot soup all over him, instantly scalding him.
"HOLY SHIT!" he screamed.
She advanced on him and wrapped her hands around his neck. She began to shake his throat,making him gag.
But he did notstruggle. He gagged and struggled to breathe, but he did not fight her off.
She looked into his eyes, and she saw sincere apology.
Mistythen slowlyloosened her grip around Ash's neck.
She then calmly whispered "Ash….how could you?"
"Misty I...I honestly thought it was you!"
"Ash...you can come up with a much better exuse. I know you better than you think." Her voice was still quiet and calm.
"But I'm telling you the truth!"
Misty then took off the ring he had given her and slipped it into his hand.
"Misty no...no! I'm telling you the truth! Please believe me!"
"Ash...how can I believe you after what I saw with my own two eyes?"
"Because you love me! And I love you..."
"Ash...don't make this any harder then this already is."
Surprisingly, she gave him one last kiss, then headed out the door.
Ash sat in his bed, clutching the ring tightly as tears freely streamed down his cheeks.
Well how about that guys? Sorry for the LONG wait, but I've been caught up in school and football lately. Can you believe training has been going on since December? Well like always, please review. I don't begin writing next chap until I've gotten a good # of reviews. (like 7-10) Go on review, it's that little button the left.
