My at last, after, how many years? Oh, only one.. man it feels like soo long. Well, seeing as my life is pretty much stuffed up at the moment, I am reduced to staying on my computer instead of going out Friday and Saturday nights like I used too, I will be updating regularly. But enough of my life, here's Ash's life (great segue). Forgive me for my lateness by reviewing! XD Ohh, and I also found it heaps interesting reading the old chapters.. My writing has changed a lot since then.. More descriptive, but I don't think saying it has improved is correct, whoops, I'll stop ranting, ENJOY :]
Chapter Nine
Ash closed his eyes. He felt the air rush past him. So many thoughts went through his mind. Was this what people meant when they said they saw their life flash before their eyes? He heard Misty screaming next to him and felt Pikachu shaking in his arms. Just before Ash could open his mouth and scream he felt himself stop. He was too afraid to open his eyes to see what lay before him. This was the questions everyone asks, what is after life and it would take Ash only one movement to discover the answer. He felt something brushed against his arms and remembered Pikachu. Ash quickly opened his eyes to see his pokemon friend in his arms still shaken up but alive. That's all that Ash cared about. He looked across to see Misty and Brock hovering in the air. Both were shaken up and had their eyes closed. Ash found the sight hilarious and burst out laughing. Misty and Brock immediately opened their eyes.
"We're alive!" yelled Misty.
"Of course we are, I told you to trust me!" said Brock trying to hide his relief.
"But I don't get it," said Ash," What happened? How come we didn't hit the ground?"
Ash quickly checked his belt to make sure he had all his pokemon still with him. Good. Totadile, Charizard, Kingler, Bayleef and Pidgeot. (For the sake of the story, I know he released him in Season 1)
He tried to walk toward Misty and Brock but ending up doing a somersault in the air. Brock and Misty burst out laughing. Ash gritted his teeth. He let go of Pikachu gently to see if Pikachu would float in the air, then using the breath style stroke moved towards them. That made them laugh even more.
"What?" asked Ash," What's so funny?"
Before they could answer they felt a sudden pull towards the ground. Ash tried to "swim" upwards against the pull but it was too strong. They gently floated down above the ground before the gravitational pull stopped and they fell to the floor. Onix was on the ground already waiting for them, unhurt.
"What is happening?" asked Misty.
"Brock, explain now how you knew we would do that!" demanded Ash.
"Well..." said Brock looking around the cave they were now in," I didn't exactly know, but, I don't know I can't really explain it. I heard a ..voice in my mind telling me too... Onix we owe you our lives now return"
He held out a pokeball and Onix disappeared inside.
"A voice?" questioned Ash.
"Guys, the voice didn't belong to me.. It sounded so familiar though."
Before they could continue the conversation they heard a male scream from the room next door. Without speaking a word to each other they ran after it.
They entered another cave, although this one was much larger than the previous one. The thing that stuck out the most about this cave however was the ceiling. It was covered in sapphires in different shapes and sizes. There was a small hole in the centre of the ceiling where sunlight shone through. The lucky sapphires that were touched by this light glowed a mystic blue colour. The floor of the cave was completely flat without any rocks. The walls were made out of rock, but were sculptured to create imprints of pokemon. All the pokemon wore jewellery that looked quite ancient. The biggest imprint was of a large bird. It's beak was open wide expressing as though the bird was expressing a battle cry, it's wings and claws were wide open, giving this bird a fierce look.
"Ho-Oh," murmured Ash.
"So pretty," said Misty awing at the sapphire ceiling.
"Guys I hate to interrupt but I think we need to find where that voice came from," said Brock.
Pikachu jumped of Ash's shoulders and pointed at the ground.
They all looked down to see footprints, next to another print in the ground.
"It looks as though someone has been dragged," said Brock.
They followed the footprints which led them to another cave. The footprints stopped at the entrance and this cave led to three paths.
"Great," said Ash sitting down angrily," We're stuck."
Suddenly Ash didn't feel the earth underneath. He looked down to see himself floating in the air like before.
"Don't give up now!"
Ash looked around startled," Where did that voice come from?"
There was a bright flash of light, then before them appeared Mewtwo.
Mewtwo smiled and Ash fell back down to the floor, still in his cross legged position.
"Mewtwo!"
"Ash, we need your help," said Mewtwo.
"Who is we?" asked Ash.
Appearing quickly next to Mewtwo was Suicune.
"But I still don't understand what I have to do with anything," said Ash.
Mewtwo looked at Misty and Brock," We will also need your help."
Misty and Brock nodded.
"Good," said Mewtwo," Now please listen very carefully, for we haven't the time to explain everything twice. Ash, Misty, Brock, are any of you aware of The Legend of Sacred Fire and Mystic Water?"
The trio shook their heads.
"Okay, I will explain."
:]
XOXO
