Royalty in Exile

Chapter 5: Big Brother Is Watching

Author's notes: Chapter 5! Ash comes back in this chapter as a big brother figure to Andrew James. The Ash/Misty part won't happen until about Chapter 9 or 10, so Falcona, be patient!

Disclaimer: I only own a Nintendo 64, a Nintendo Gamecube, and an Xbox. Shut up annoying lawyer suit types!

I was going to enjoy this fight. The only problem was that Gary had that knife, and mine had been confiscated when I was caught with it at school. Fortunately, Pat handed me a piece of tarp. Gary tried swinging his knife at me, but with my high adrenaline level, I was able to dodge him. I tried to kick the knife out of his hands, but to no avail. The primary objective for me in this fight was to get that knife away from him. I then caught the knife with the tarp I had, but it didn't work. Me and Gary then grappled for a while, and then I slammed his face, causing him to drop the knife. I then kicked the knife away so that he couldn't use it. He then chased me to a group of overhanging water pipes. I climbed the mesh near them, and swung onto one of the pipes, causing it to break and spray water in Gary's face. It didn't help him much when I kicked him in the face, and then punched him to cause more pain.

I was winning, I was sure of that. I ran, and Brandon tossed a chain vine to me. I swung on it, screaming like Tarzan, hoping to get Gary in the face again. I missed, but was able to knock over a hobo fire and get a two by four with burning embers on it. I then hit Gary with it a couple of times, threw it away, and kicked him. I kicked him again while he was dazed and confused. I grabbed him and shouted, "You really wanted to die, huh Gary!" I then tossed him into a window, breaking it. Gary picked up one of the broken glass pieces, and tried to cut me with it. I dodged his attempts, and threw him onto a platform and started to kick the crap out of him. I heard a roar, but ignored it, although it did sound very familiar. "Scumbag," I said when I thought he had enough. Another familiar voice said, "What's this, another glorious battle for the kingdom?" I turned to look, and almost did a double take. Ash was back!

I looked at Ash. He looked just as good as ever. "Hey, man," I said. "I thought you were gone for good!" Ash looked at me, and then said, "I thought we had a treaty with Gary."

"Look out Andrew James!" someone yelled. I looked, and Gary cut me down the side with his knife. I don't know when he got it back, but he cut me good and I slid down to my knees in pain. "You're a dead man, Andrew James," Gary yelled. Unfortunately for him, Ash had got to him and broke his wrist.

Ash and Max came up to me. "Hold still," Ash said. I looked at him, and said, "You're pissed off at me, man?" Ash smirked, and said, "No, I'm not pissed off at you." Max started to help Ash carry me, with Ash promising me that he would take care of me. We started to walk back to our apartment, when Officer Jenny stopped us. This Officer Jenny had a beef with me and Ash. She looked at Max, and said, "It's a little late for you, isn't it Max? You better get on home, boy." Max responded with a "yes ma'am" and Officer Jenny tapped him with her flashlight. She then looked at Ash. "You know, I thought he was really gone for good." I spoke up, saying, "Yeah, well maybe he missed you to much, maybe he had to come back just to see you!" We started to leave again, but Officer Jenny said, "You know, we all would have been better off if he stayed gone." I shot her a dirty look, and we began the walk home.

Author's notes: Well I'm glad I got this done right now, One Tree Hill is on!