chapter 2: The black bus
Ash and Max enterred Ash's private training house. It was a hugh with house just outside Pallet town. It has all kind of training rooms like swimmingpool, fitness room, battlefield, garden and a lot more.
`Whoa... So you train here.` Max said.
`Yea, wanna see my pokemons?` Ash asked.
`Yea sure.` Max replied.
Ash and Max went to the garden. It was very hugh, in the middle there was a lake. Floazel, Gyardos, Luvdisc, Lumineon, Feebass and a lot more were relaxing in the lake. Also their was a rocky area. Where all the rocktype pokemons can relax. Ash managed the catch a Golem, Steelix, Frobopass, Bastiodon, Rhyperior and Donphan. The garden amazed Max, all you can see was a hugh plan ground with different areas. it was able to spot more than 100 different pokemons here.
`Guys, we have visit.`Ash shouted.
All the pokemons came to Ash. Max watched them one by one. The one bigger and toucher than the other. With a full amazed Max beside Ash Ash throw a pokeball in the air.
Max waited for the flah went down and saw a Lucario. The smae who defeated Max.
`Ash how did you get all these pokemons?` Max asked.
`A lot of travveling. Since I became a frontier brain I have got a lot of spare time.` Ash replied.
`You want to see mine?`
`Yes sure.`
`OK come out guys.` Max said.
Max trew 6 pokeballs in the air. Vigoroth, Breloom, Raichu, Surskit, Shelgon and Sceptile appeared. All Max's pokemon watched the 100's of differents pokemon Ash had.
`So Max, wanna battle?` Ash asked.
`Ash... We already did that.`
`Oh... Oh yea you are right. anyway, do you want to train together?`
`Off cource I want.`
`OK let's go to the fitness room.`
`But I thought we are training our pokemon, not our boddies.`
`Yes, but it is also important that the trainer is in good condition.` Ash explained to Max who is very interrested in the Pokemon champions' story.
after the training
`Max are you hungry?` Ash asked.
`No.`
Then Max's stomach made a familiar sound. Ash already knew it, it was the same sound Ash always makes if he is hungry. How a stomach can reveal man's wish.
`Maybe a bit.` Max admitted.
`Let's have dinner at my house than.`
`You are not the one who cooks, are you?`
`No... why?`
`Nothing, let's go.`
Ash and Max went to Ash's house. House... It was more like a villa. It was very hugh and white. It has at least 50 rooms and the frontdoor garden was as big as Ash's training house.
Ash opened the fence and enterred his villa. Max was amazed what he saw. Two big fontains were next to the frontdoor. It has a Milotic shape. Ash opened the frontdoor and saw the TV was on. Ash walked toward the TV to switch it off. Then he saw a familiar face on the TV.
`The number one coordinator Dawn Berlitz won her 4th ribbon today. Dawn defeated Kenny in the Pewter contest. Dawn is now probably going to the Pallet contest, which is held in 2 days.` The reporter said and she went on to the next topic.
Ash was still loking at Dawn's picture. When the memory appeared.
flashback
Dawn won the hoenn Grand festival and Ash defeated all frontier brains of Hoenn. Ash, Brock and Dawn were traveling around back to Litterroot town. Then Brock suddenly asked.
`So where do you go next?`Brock asked.
`To the Johto grand festival.` Dawn said.
`To Kanto, to beaome a frontier brain.` Ash said at the same time.
`I'll leave you alone for now.` Brock said, knowing Ash and Dawn's path will be seperated.
Ash looked in Dawns blue eyes and could see she was hurt. Hurt by not traveling with Ash anymore. Ash wasn't able to say something. just like Dawn. A painfull silence came.
`` Dawn, I'll miss you... Dawn I love you.`` Ash thought.
`` Ash, I'll miss you... Ash I love you. `` Dawn thought.
`` Every time, you are the mean topic in my head. I wasn't able to tell you this. Scared you only see me as a friend. I know I will always love you, no mather what. `` Dawn and Ash thought.
`This is it. Our path separate here.` Dawn said
Ash was shocked. So easily said. `` Am i losing you.`` Ash thought.
Ash went closer to Dawn. Putting his hand on her waist. Dawn put her hand on Ash's schoulder. Pikachu and piplup says goodbye to each other, in their language. Before anybody knows. Ash and Dawn were hugging each other.
end of flashback
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Dawn found hereself a hotel in Viridean city. it was a hugh 4 star hotel. It was famous under the name Rocket hotel. Dawn enterred the hotel with Piplup on her head.
`One room please.` Dawn asked politely.
`here you go.` The man said.
Dawn moved toward her room on the third floor. Then she unlocked the door and saw a beautifull 4 star worthy room. Dawn ran into the room as fast as she could and locked the door.
`Piplup, isn't this room amazing.` Dawn said to Piplup.
`Pip piplup.` The small blue penguin said.
`Piplup I think I am going to take a bath. the hot weather makes me sweaty.
`Pip lup.`
Dawn moved off the bed and enterred the bathroom. It was a hugh white tiled bathroom with a big bath-tup in it. Dawn wnt to the bath and watched it. The hotel offers some towels and a lot of shampoo and other bath stuff. Imidiately Dawn began to strip out her normal clothes. Then a golden necklace fell out her pocket and hit the ground. Dawn watched it and rememberred the necklace.
flashback
`Ash, what is this?` Dawn asked when handed over a small box.
`Just open it and see for yourself.` Ash replied.
Ash and Dawn were at the hotelroom somewhere in Hoenn. They were alone. Brock took Pikachu and piplup for a walk. that is what Brock said. Actually he and a few other friends were preparing a suprise party for Dawn's 16th birthday. It was also the last birthday Dawn saw Ash.
`Ash this isn't a proposal, is it.` Dawn joked bringing a blush on Ash's face.
Then Dawn opened the box and saw a golden necklace with a blue sapphire stone on was almost speechless of Ash's gift. Dawn never thought Ash will give her something like this. She expected more like a almost dead brown rose, just like kenny gave her 3 years ago.
`Ash... it's beautifull.` Dawn said.
Then Dawn came closer to Ash and gave him a smell kiss on his red cheek.
end of flashback
Tears appeard on Dawn's face. Dawn haven't seen Ash for 2 and a half year now. Dawn couldn't stop herself from crying. A perfect carreer as coordinatot. But still, something is missing. Then piplup enterred the bathroom seeing Dawn was in her underwear crying.
`pip pip.` piplup said trying to cheer Dawn up. Piplup moved his wing to caress Dawn´s back.
Suddenly Dawn stopped crying and looked at Piplup, who still tries to cheer Dawn up.
`Thanks Piplup.`Dawn said.
Piplup put his wings on his own waist and lifted his head. Acting like he saved the world.
`Piplup, can I tell you a secret.`
`Pip.` And piplup nodded.
`I think I love Ash.` Dawn said.
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The next day
Ash went to the kithcen and grabbed a pancake. He almost ate it, then suddenly he reconised something strange.
` Mum where is Max?` Ash asked
`Max... He already left.` Delia said. He said he want to be as good as you.
`So Max went out for some training?
`I think he said something like going back to Petalburg.`
`So he went home.`
Delia nodded and saw how Ash ate his pancake in one bite. Then Ash ran up ans get his car keys.
`Ash where are you goning?` Delia asked.
`I go to prof Oak.`
`OK don't forget ...` Delia couldn't finish her sentence, because Ash was already gone. Ash ran toward his garage and saw his new sapphire blue BMW. Pikachu came and junped on Ash's schoulder.
`So buddy, let's go to prof Oak.` Ash said.
`Pika pi.`
Ash enterred his car, Pikachu sat on a special Pikachu chair, which Brock made for him. Ash started the engine and drove away. As soon as he left a black bus followed him. After a few minutes Ash saw the black bus. Ash tried to shake the bus off. Driving through a few small unfamous streets. But the bus didn't dissapear. Then a man in the bus trew a pokeball toward Ash. After the flash a Houndoom appeared and roar his name.
`Houndoom overheat.` The man in the bus said.
Houndoom uses overheat and hit the car's tire. Ash's car became uncontrollable and hit a tree. When the bus passed by Ash could see a hugh red R on the side of the bus.