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Depression

Ash had a feeling of deja vu, a feeling of repeating things in the past. This was the second time this day he had to catch something falling out of the sky. First it was Noivern's pokeball and then Noivern himself. Both times had, Ash had similar emotions. Emotions of fear of letting down Noivern, literally, and anxiety over his failure to catch Noivern, guilt over not being there for Noivern when he was captured and doubt of his own abilities to catch his fallen friend. To Ash, as his heart beated faster time began to slow down and when seconds past it seemed like hours to him.

Right now the sun was setting and as time progressed the darkness of the night was covering the area.

Recently Team Rocket had let go of its cargo mid flight to gain more speed so they let go off Noivern still inside the actual cage. The cage was made of metal called iron. It was very durable, so durable that Charizard might not have broke it apart.

Charizard, who had Ash on its back, Hawlucha and Talonflame had quickly tried to get to the caged pokemon before its fall. They went to their fatest speed.

When they were close enough. Ash got out his pokeball and tried to make him return back to it, but like the other means of containment for Team Rocket's stolen pokemon, this cage jammed the frequency of the pokeball failing to save it.

Would they be able to save Noivern? Ash wondered. Geological ages seemed to past as they descended.

The trio of Pokemon tried to catch the cage. They were close. Each of them was just a few millimeters to reaching one of the handle bars, but it was too late. The cage descended past the trees and broke branches. It blocked Ash and the pokemon sight towards trees block their way and the caged pokemon plummeted to the ground. The trees did some to slow down the fall.

The fall cracked some handle bars and injured Noivern.

Ash shouted "Noivern!" He and the rest of his Pokemon was shocked. They descended and hurried to the aid of Noivern.

Water dripped from the sky.

They tried breaking off the handle bar, prying it with brute force, but with no avail. Ash and his Pokemon also tried a continuous set of attacks, but that too ended with failure. They couldn't break the cage.

All seemed bleak. Ash kept slamming his fist on the handle bars, realizing his frustration. What were they going to do?

While Ash was trying to find a way Charizard had a grievous flashback of the past. It was like this rainy day. He was only a Charmander at that time and was severely weak. Ash came to rescue him. Charizard, out of all the other pokemon, had the most faith in Ash to save Noivern.

Hope reamerged in a form of a crack about a size of a thumb.

Ash decided to put force into that small spot, but which pokemon had that great of aim and precision. He decided on the pokemon that was fit for the task.

"Greninga come out," Ash said when releasing his Greninga out of the pokeball.

"Now use Water Shuriken," Ash ordered him as he pointed at the crack and Greninga did so with great precision. This cause the crack to become larger.

"Now Charizard use a lot of force to blast the cage. Charizard let out a powerful blast that damge the handle bars even further. From there Ash's pokemon let out a series of consecutive attack that obliterated one side of the cage.

Ash returned Noivern final to its Pokeball muttering the word "sorry." Ash had a clear liquid fall from his face. It could either have been the rain water or tears.

They swiftly hurried to the pokemon center.

It was a rainy night now. The rain did little to hide the tears of Ash and his Pokemon. Flying over the sky was Ash on his Charizard and Ash's other flying type pokemon. His Greninja travelled by foot, tree to tree and in the city, and after entering the city, on the side walk.

Ash and his pokemon arrived at the Pokemon center roughly at the same time. His friends were also there in the lobby.

Ash came in dashing, with Noivern's pokeball at hand, with his pokemon all wet. He shivered in his wet clothes as they were running to the front desk.

Serena stood up to greet her boyfriend, but he did not notice her and went straight past her. She did, however, saw a glimpse of His facial expression, just before he went past her. They say the eyes are windows to the soul and just from the glimpse of his eyes Serena saw grief, regret and tears.

Ash went straight to Nurse Joy, who was behind the front desk. He ran and talked to her.

"Nurse Joy!" Ash said. He had this worried expression.

Nurse Joy greeted him, "What seems to be the problem?"

"Please take care of my pokemon." Ash handed her his pokeball. "My pokemon is hurt."

"I will take care of it immediately." Nurse joy said as she grabbed his pokeball from his hand and rushed the pokemon to the infirmary.

His group approached him. Serena was the first to speak. "Ash, what happened?" She then layed right hand on his right shoulder.

Ash had looked towards her and told everybody what took place a few hours before the present to what is now happening. People said that tragic events are best remembered in ones memory, and Ash remembered every detail that transpired to the point that he could greatly explain in great detail how he believed he failed Noivern by not catching him and even down to how many branches Noivern's cage broke while falling.

The group tried to comfort him in this predicament. Didn't work. A few moments past and the group left him to give him some space.

The waiting room was seemed dark and gloomy. It was nightime and the lights were all turned off. The window did little to give of any lunar light. There were rows of chairs and a solid black TV in one of the side walls. Two doors were there at the room. One leading to the pokemon center lobby and one leading to a hallway that contained rooms for the injured pokemon.

There waited Ash in the middle of the waiting room, alone waiting for his Noivern to get better. He was the only one in the room. It was the middle of the night and no one else was awake in the pokemon center except for another.

Serena couldn't leave Ash alone to grieve. She wanted him to lean on her in times like these. She went in the waiting room hoping to be of some use. She went next to Ash, who did not notice her whatsoever and didn't see her coming. Ash was sitting down, elbows on his legs, and hat tilted which blocked the upper part of his face from sight.

Serena saw his expression didn't waver from the time she saw him when he entered the pokemon center. She touched his shoulder and in response Ash looked at her, noticing now that she was there.

"Hey Serena," Ash greeted her, with such a gloomy expression and with an obvious fake smile that Serena could see through.

She immediately asked a question, "Are you okay?"

From Serena's question, Ash didn't waver from his state and from that Serena got worried. This was the first time she even saw him so downcasted.

Serena tried talking about some stuff to take his mind of the subject. "You know that Leaf got a mega stone from Korrina. She had Venasuar mega evolved."

Serena looked towards Ash. Everything about him was the same from the beginning since she approached him. Nothing changed. From the position of his body to his monotone voice. She couldn't do anything.

"Ash," Serena said quietly. "Everything will be alright."

She got Ash look at her, tears running down his eyes, but not the way she wanted. The lunar light from the window enveloped on his face as Ash lashed out at her. "Alright, alright!? It's not gonna be alright. Noivern got hurt and it is all my fault." He stood up and threw his hat down her feet.

Serena backed away out of fright. Ash wasn't acting like himself and She just looked at Ash unable to know of a way to help as he kept rambling on.

"Maybe I could have prevented this," Ash told her. "If I could have just went faster or maybe I could have just went to you guys and decided to hang out with you guys. Only if if I'm a better trainer, I'm not cut out to be a trainer," He went on his knees and slammed his fist on the hard wooden floor. His fist became red, but he didn't react to the pain.

Shocked at what he said, in a sudden movement, She went by his side and put her hands around him, trying to comfort him. This surprised even Ash. She looked up to Ash.

She started tearing up, "Don't say things like that. You help pokemon, you even risked your life sometimes for them. If anyone is more deserving to be a pokemon trainer it would be you. S-so just drop it." She didn't want to have Ash doubting himself.

They remained in that position for some time until Nurse Joy came in the waiting room to see them to break the news. Ash and Serena got up as soon as they saw her.

Ash spoke first. "I-Is N-noivern okay." He wiped away his tears.

Nurse Joy responded with a smile and nod. "He's alright, just give Noivern a couple of days rest. The injuries weren't that severe."

"Thanks nurse Joy." Ash said.

The two kids went to see Noivern in a room. Some parts of Noivern were heavily bandaged like its wings and parts of his head. The pokemon was sleeping comfortably in an infirmary bed.

"Looks like Noivern is all well," Serena commented and smiled at him. "Shall we take our leave too."

Ash expression didn't change, but still he responded, "No I won't leave him. I wanna stay by his side."

"Well then," Serena responded as she grabbed his hand. "I'll stay by yours."

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