Hm. New update? For this fic? Honestly, I should get working on my homework but I wanted to update. Sigh… Well, here goes nothing.
Warning: Hints of Pearlshipping.
Couples: Pearlshipping, if this is not in, I guess miracles do happen. Wishfulshipping, success rate: Same as losing a slot machine, divide by 5.
I don't own pokemon. If I did, all DP opening and ending themes would be a duet between Ash and Dawn.
5 weeks… It has been 5 weeks. They were almost there. The planet, Aether (God of upper air and light in Greek mythology. Figured it fits as Earth's atmosphere is made of air, high above the sky) was only about 1 week away. During the 5 weeks, the first concern was: Oxygen. Luckily, Ash remembered that plants photosynthesize to make food, producing oxygen in the process. So Leavanny, Snivy and Pansage ran(or swam in 0 gravity occasionally) about the rocket, out of their pokeballs.
Our heroes found various ways to amuse themselves. One of the ways was: Truth or Dare. (A staple in fanfics for romancem, but this time it is for other purposes)
"So… Dawn, truth or dare?" Iris asked, attempting to make herself comfortable. She, actually, was dying as she desperately wanted to sprint around, but fearing of destroying any equipment, decided not to.
"Hmm… Truth," Dawn replied.
"Is there any free space in the planet Aether? I want to go for a run!" Iris asked.
Ash and Cilan rolled their eyes at the typical Iris-ness. Dawn just looked amused.
"Yes, there is. It is like Earth in every way, just half the size. The space center sent me here so I can see if it is a good escape planet," Dawn replied.
"Escape planet?" The trio asked.
"It means a planet we humans and pokemon can migrate to if Earth was uninhabitable anymore for some reason," Dawn explained. Iris and Cilan nodded, while Ash still looked confused.
"Jeez, he can't understand such simple explanations, what a kid! If he wanted to even have a chance with Dawn, he must be at LEAST able to understand simple stuff like that!" Iris asked, earning a death glare from a blushing Dawn. Ash looked confused.
"IRIS!" Dawn yelled. Cilan grabbed popcorn and sat at the sidelines, along with the plant pokemon waiting for the show to start, literally (don't ask me how he got popcorn and managed to keep the popcorn crunchy, either).
"SHUT UP IRIS!" Dawn yelled. Iris began to quiver in fear.
"Okay, I'll stop…" Iris apologized.
"Aww… we were getting to the best spice in the meal!" Cilan complained. His reward? A knock on the head from Dawn, a confused Ash and a death glare from Iris.
"CILAN! YOU… YOU JERK!" Iris yelled.
…And that is how the game Truth or Dare most of the time ends.
One wonders how they manage to stay alive on the rocket.
Another thing they do is pranking each other. In the end, they started a 'prank war'. Rules are: No pokemon aid except the 3 plant pokemon. When discovered, one must abort prank. No pranks that can be fatal can be used.
Here is one from Ash:
Ash always kept a bottle of superglue in his bag just in case. Now, he can use it. He applied superglue on: the silverware, Dawn's hairbrush, Iris' hairbands and the sides of Cilan's bowtie.
He waited eagerly for everyone to wake up the next day. First to respond was Dawn.
"OW! MY… MY HAIR!" Dawn yelled in pain. Ash and co entered the bathroom…
To see Dawn struggling to take her hairbrush out of her hair. Ash and Iris burst into laughter. Cilan immediately leapt into action.
"All right! It's… AHHH!" He begun, but stopped when his fingers were stuck on his bowtie.
Ash and Iris just laughed harder.
"All right, WHO DID THIS!" Dawn and Cilan yelled. Ash and Iris froze. Ash, looking at Dawn's face, felt doing her hairbrush was NOT a good idea. He then yelled,
"Dawn! Bedhead!" "AHHH!" Dawn immediately reacted, trying to straighten her hair, but not having her hairbrush or Piplup's help, this was rather difficult.
Ash gave himself a pat on the back.
Later that night, Iris had her hands superglued on her hands. Ash bawled. Dawn. Cilan and Iris then knew who was the culprit.
"ASH KETCHUM!" The trio yelled. Ash paled.
Let's say they were not pleased.
Anyway, that was Ash's idea of a prank. Cilan?
Cilan grinned to himself. Although this WAS out of his character, he could not resist.
He could not wait for the results.
That dinner, Cilan passed his food to Ash. Everyone wondered why he passed on dinner, until…
"GAHHH! HOT! HOT!" Ash, Iris and Dawn simultaneously yelled. Cilan just sat at the sidelines to watch the trio dance in pain. Cilan added chilli seeds all over the food.
Though Iris and Dawn were angry, let's say Ash's reaction was NOT pleasant.
Iris? What did she do? Well…
Let's say Iris was going to have a good time, and so will Ash and Cilan. This prank was targeted at Dawn.
"Snivy, are you ready?" Iris asked the grass snake.
"Sni!" It nodded
While Dawn was clearing up her bedhead, Snivy burst in.
"Sni!" It yelled, launching a Leaf Storm, before escaping the bluette coordinator's wrath.'
"SNIVY!" Dawn yelled. Soon, she wished she did not yell, as Ash and Cilan came down, with Iris and when the three saw Dawn, with her bedhead-forest combo, clutched their stomachs as they curled into balls on the floor. They laughed so hard, hell, they could die any second.
Dawn just blushed and ran into the bathroom, attempting to fix her hair.
And now that Dawn has suffered so much, she decide to return their pranks in one go.
They were NOT going to be happy, at least she thought so. The next morning, she woke up EXTRA early. "ASH! IRIS! CILAN! WAKE UP! I'LL BE WAITING AT THE CORRIDOR!" She yelled.
Groans could be heard. Then… then… "AHHHHH!" Ash, Iris and Cilan screamed. Why?
Their clothing. Iris had Ash's clothes, Cilan had Iris's Ash had Dawn's spare clothes and they were the only article of clothing they could find within the room. They could not go out, in fear of Dawn seeing them, in their naked forms.
They had no choice. They put them on. Dawn was the only one with her own clothing.
It was a day Iris, Ash and Cilan hoped never to re-live
Soon, the 5 weeks passed, and our protagonists are almost there. Soon.
Filler. Figures, huh? I had to update. Also, it is not 100% filler as the purpose for this expedition is revealed. What adventure await our heroes? Find out next time on: A Spacial Situation!