Well, here it is for those of ya'll that have been waiting. It was as good as I could get it. I hope you enjoy it. But, before that, I wish to tell you a story of a pokemon convo I had the other day.

In case you are wondering, I made the time line up in this. I made it where he was about 17 when he went to the Sinnoh.

Me and this kid (He's actually older but, Imma call him a kid anywho) were talking about 90s television shows that we loved. Pokemon, Thunder Cats, Captain Planet. Ect ect.

Me: Oh! Pokemon!
Him: Yeah! But, only the original.
Me: For sure! The original group was the best.
Him: Yeah, Misty, Brock, and Ash. I never liked Pikachu much. He could beat anything. Come on, electric can't beat rock!
Me: -shrug- I liked Pikachu.
Him: And meowth. Pokemon shouldn't talk.
Me: No way! And, in the newer ones, it shows him at the lab with his old pokemon and he's only got like 6. What happened to all the others it showed him catching?
Him: Yeah, and they added all those new ones. There was like 140 and now there like 500. How the heck is he suppose to 'Catch them All' now?
Me: -Cracks up- Seriously.

Just thought you'd like to know our thoughts. Hmm, I wonder how many people agree? Anyways on to what you are really here for. (Which, I do not own by the way. At all. I only have a good collection of Pokemon cards… Which I seem to misplaced)


They had mad it just to the other side of Mount Moon. And, decided to call it a night, not staying at Brock's gym but instead out in sleeping bags like normal. They were all set up and Brock was cooking as Ash and Misty sat on a log silently next to each other. Until…

"OH MY GOD! GET THAT BUG AWAY FROM ME!!" Misty screamed quite loudly form where she sat.

Ash rolled his eyes, "Geez, Misty, it's just a Caterpie… Again. Aren't you ever going to out grow that?"

"Me? Out grow something? Look who's talking! …" Misty responded and thus, the first fight took off.

Brock looked down at Pikachu and sighed, "Some things never changed."

"Pikachu…" Pikachu shook his head sadly and watched as Misty and Ash screamed their heads off at each other.


By the end of the next day, they were in the midst of the Viridian forest, yesterday's fight forgotten, par usual. They were walking and catching up on old times and telling Brock of Ash and Misty's first adventures together in the Viridian forest.

Brock laughed and looked around as the entered a clearing, "Okay, this seems like a good spot for tonight."

"Yeah, sure. I'm starving," Ash said with a large smile.

Misty rolled her eyes playfully, "Of course you are. You wouldn't be Ash if you weren't hungry. But, that's why I loved ya."

"LoveD?" Ash questioned, putting emphasis on the 'd' at the end.

"Oh, looks like we need some firewood. I better go get that!" Brock said quickly before running out of the clearing.

"Pika!" Pikachu agreed, chasing after him.

Misty watched them run off before sighing and turned to Ash, "I didn't mean it like that, Ash…"

"Then how did you mean it? I guess it should be pretty obvious, though, since you ran off!" he said angrily.

"I didn't run off from you, Ash. Quit saying it like that. I did what was in the best interest for both of us," she told him sadly.

"Jesus, Misty, you broke my heart. I was in love with you," he admitted, sitting down in the soft grass and not looking at her for all he was worth.

She took this chance to look him over. He had grown into a man. His hair was slightly longer and his outfit had changed to blue jeans, a black shirt, and black tennis shoes, and he no longer wore a hat. His face had matured and she knew that he himself had matured as well. She sat down beside him and grabbed his hand gently, holding it in her much smaller hand and he turned and looked at her as she spoke, "I was in love with you, too. And, Ash, that feeling doesn't go away. You just have to believe what I tell you. It was best that I did what I did."

"You broke my heart," he repeated again, once again, turning his view away from her. His voice sounded soft and broken as he continued, "I gave you… everything. Misty, I gave you me. And, you broke my heart and just… left. And, I still loved you. Still love you."

"Ash, I gave you me, as well. Leaving broke my heart. I loved you. Hell, I love you even after five years. And, seeing you hurts. If it hurts for me, I can only imagine how you feel," she told him gently, gripping his hand tighter in hers. Her hand was wrapped around the back of his, her fingers just barely reaching his palm and she felt his hand tighten around her fingers.

"I was prepared. I had to know. I had to know why you left. I need to know why you left. For the past five years, I've been guessing. I have to know," Ash pleaded, finally looking her square in the eye.

Tears filled her eyes and she answered simply, "I got sick."

"Sick? But…" he started confused before realization sparked in his eyes. "Serenity."

She looked away and said nothing but she felt him rip his hand out of her grasp, "Ash..."

"Don't!" he demanded harshly. "Don't even. You didn't tell me. You left without a word and you didn't even tell me why. A child. My child."

"You were fifteen," she said sharply.

"And, you were barely older!" he yelled, standing up and glaring.

"You still had big dreams, Ash Ketchum! I wasn't about to take that away from you. I wouldn't be able to live with myself. You weren't ready to give it up yet," Misty yelled back, standing up in front of him and glaring right back.

"What about you? You had dreams. Greatest water pokemon trainer," he told her, knowing very well what her response would be.

"We've been over this. My dreams changed," she crossed her arms.

"And, mine could have too. I would have stayed and helped you take care of her," Ash was still seething.

"And, that is the problem. The exact problem. I didn't want you to have to give it up. You should have at least been able to live up to your dreams, even if I didn't get to," she said softly before turning and walking to the other side of the clearing.

Ash growled and turned and walked towards the opposite side before sitting down and staring out at the forest. He yelled over his shoulders, "I would have happily let them change."

Brock and Pikachu looked at each other where they had been standing on the edge of the clearing since Ash figured out about Serenity, Brock with and arm full of larger logs and Pikachu with small twigs, and sighed. Brock went over to start the fire and Pikachu dropped his twigs before running over to where Ash sat.

"Pika?" Pikachu asked cautiously.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Ash sighed and Pikachu sat down beside him. "You could tell, couldn't you?"

"Chu," Pikachu nodded glumly.

"Thanks for the heads up buddy," Ash told him sarcastically.

"Pi," Pikachu sighed before reaching over and patting Ash's back.

"I forgive you," Ash sighed and lay back, staring up at the stars. "Not like it's your fault or anything like that."

Brock delivered the their dinners on the opposite sides of the clearing and that's where the slept, Brock in the center closer to the fire. He sighed for about the hundredth time that day as he turned his head from side to side looking at his two friends, he had seen this coming. He had just hoped they'd prove him wrong and be able to get through this without a huge fight.


Yeah, yeah. Still not as great as I wanted it. Only a chapter or 2… maybe 3 left. I'm thinking 3. One of them still in the woods and reaching Viridian then Pallet. And, one of his party. And, then an epilogue maybe. But, I was trying to perfect this chapter. It's not as good as I wanted, but I guess its good enough.

Note el dos: I am thinking of doing a 'sequel' called 'Pokemon Serenity' starring… You guessed it, Serenity. Tell me if you think so. And, if I should have a 3 or 4 person group. I'm up to three. But, I'd feel back leaving the boy I got with the 2 girls I got. I would drop the other girl, but she's just too much of a character for me to do so. I have the first 2 chapter written if you want me to go ahead and start it. If you want it at all.

Anyways, review please.