Pokemon: The Story's Unfolding

A/N: Woot! Everyone liked the first chapter! *Smiles feeling accomplished* Anyway, here's the next chapter~ But first...guest responses!

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Onto the chapter!

Chapter 2: The Boy

The first thing that pops into my brain is that I wish I'd eaten a bigger breakfast. That, and I never should've helped this boy get to the Pokemon center; it just ended up being a painful experience for me. My eyes crack open and I blink in the dim light. That's when I almost yell and flail about. There's a face about five inches from my own, that is staring at me.

"What. The. Hell," I growl, and stop, my eyebrows knitting together in a line as I realize where I am. I'm underneath rubble in the Pokemon Center! After it..exploded. So that means that the face belongs too... The raven haired boy keeps looking at me with a hard expression on his face, and I almost yell again in shock when I notice he's holding up some of the rubble with his back so that we won't get crushed.

It looks painful...

I take it back! I'm glad I took him here! He's not a bad person after all! I admit in my head. Well, if he's protecting me he should be a good person. I couldn't see how a bad person would protect anyone at all...and also, how the heck did he get from inside that room to out where I was so quickly? The explosion took only a mere second to occur! And what the heck happened to that bizarre Pikachu that actually caused the explosion.

I deadpan underneath the boy. Unless this kid told the Pikachu to make the Center blow up...then that would mean he's a bad guy too! Or perhaps even a criminal! Then again...that group showed up and were seemingly after him...which could mean..

I glance over curiously at the boy as he tenses underneath the strain of holding up the chunks of rubble. I wonder if he's on the STBD List...like my parents were. At least, that would be my guess.

"Excuse me," I say, breaking the dull silence that had been hanging over us like a veil, "do you need help getting out?"

He finally looks me in the eyes and doesn't say a word for a bit. "No."

I roll my eyes. "Oh brother," I grumble, and squirm about as I attempt to reach into my pocket while underneath a boy, which proves to be quite difficult. I frown, and somehow retrieve Staryu and hold it up to a thin crack of light.

"Go!" I call, and its voice echoes in to where we are from outside.

"I wouldn't-" the boy starts, but I interrupt him.

"HYDRO PUMP!" I yell, and the rubble from around us is shot off in a powerful blast. The raven haired kid suddenly drops down on top of me because of the lack of rubble for him to hold up, and I grunt as his forehead collides with mine.

"OUCH!" I shout, and shove him off. "Watch it buddy!"

He scratches the side of his head, causing his messy hair to get even messier. "Sorry...?" he says, his eyes blinking several times.

"Pikaaa!" I hear, and the two of us glance over to see the Pikachu from before running over to us with a red hat in its mouth. The boy takes it and places the cap firmly on his head, making his hair stick out in a funny way.

I feel a laugh bubbling up, and I put a hand to my mouth to stop it, but end up snorting.

Both the Pikachu and the kid look at me. "What?"

I wave a hand at them. "N-nothing!" I say, and pick up my Pokeball before returning Staryu. "Come on back."

Standing, I hold out a hand to help the kid up. He takes it, and I drag him to his feet. My eyes blink at his which are directly across from me, and I glance down to see our hands are still intertwined.

I'm about to let go, when the kid tightens his grip and starts running, dragging me behind him. "W-what? Hang on a second!" I gripe, trying to get him to let me go as my bag starts sliding off my shoulder. Shrugging it back up, the kid pulls me down an alleyway, and crouches down. "What's your problem?" I demand, and he puts a finger to his lips before pointing at the remains of the Pokemon Center.

I almost gasp aloud when I see black clad figures with scarlet letters imprinted on their chests searching through the mess this kid and his Pikachu had made. He tugs on my hand, and I look down to see him trying to pull me out of town. I follow him dumbly, and glance over my shoulder to stare at the group who are standing right where we had been minutes before, with some strange looking devices in their hands that are sending out electrical currents.

I shiver at the prospect of being shocked by one, as the boy and I enter the forest in the direction of Pewter City.

"Hey, what is your name anyway?" I inquire, continuously tugging my hand in an attempt to get it released from his grip.

"My name?" he says, looking over his shoulder.

I glare at him. "Yeah, dumb dumb."

He puts a finger to his chin and stares up at the trees above us. "It's Ash."

"Ash what?" I prod.

"Ketchum. K,E,T,C,H,U,M." He spells out.

"Ketchum?" I say, giving him a look. "It sounds ridiculous! It's as if it's...like...a different way to spell 'Catch em'."

Ash grins at me. "Yup!"

I glower at his happiness until he in turn asks me a question. "Well, what's your name Miss Orange?"

"Misty," I say, shoving my other hand into my pocket.

"Misty what?" he smiles as the Pikachu hops on his shoulder and he scratches it underneath the chin with one finger.

"Waterflower."

Ash stops walking, and I run into his back. "Oof!" I grunt, and back up a step. "What?"

He looks at me as if he's seen a ghost, but quickly recovers and smiles. "Neat!" He then finally lets go of my hand and bends down before slinging his backpack onto the ground and going through it.

"What are you doing?" I ask him with a slight frown.

He gives me a seriously look. "Something very important." With that, he pulls out a large sandwich and proceeds to eat it.

I deadpan. "YOU IDIOT!" I shout. "That's not very important!" I snatch the sandwich from his hand and attempt to toss it into the bushes but Ash snags my wrist before I can. "Don't do that!" he says, and takes it from me before splitting it in half and giving me the one from his right hand. "Here!"

I hold it in my hands as he sits down again and begins to eat. I give him a hard and scrutinizing look as I think quickly. If this boy..who seems a little stupid is being chased by them...then why the heck would they want someone like this? I mean...my parents were very important...but...this kid? Seriously?

I sigh, and realize my feet are hurting for some reason... Why are my feet hurting..?

Ash hops to his feet and looks at me. "What are you doing?" he asks. "You need to hurry so we can get to Pewter before it gets too dark so you can stay there the night. I need to get going."

I stare at him with a glint in my eye. "This is all your fault!" I snap, and he takes a step back.

"What...?"

"MY BIKE!" I exclaim, grabbing him by the scruff of his neck. "It was destroyed in the explosion! BOOM! Gone." I growl as my feet continue to throb. "You're going to pay me back for my bike. Buy me a new one!"

Ash holds up his hands and tries to back away. "Uhh..."

I shake him hard. "DO IT!"

He bites his lip. "I can't!" he says, his head rocking back and forth as I clench my fists.

"Fine! Then I'm following you around until you get it back for me!"

He frowns. "You...can't."

"As sure as hell I CAN!" I snap, and grab his ear before dragging him towards Pewter City.

Meh...the cliffhanger from the last chapter was pretty anti-climactic...but that was the point. ;D Anyway, Misty and Ash have now officially met! And on top of that, they are going on a journey together~ But why does Ash not want her to go with him...? ;) Hehehe! That's for ME to know, and YOU to find out eventually. ^w^

Tell me what you thought! R&R

~Misty/Ms. Ketchum