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This is happening right after Ash, Misty, and Brock's adventures in Kanto.


Quick relapse of everything in previous chapter: Ash, Brock, and Misty were camping out when Pikachu saw zombies approaching. The group fled to Pallet Town, only to find that everyone had already left. The only one who stayed behind was Ash's mom. They split up within the Ketchum house to try to find a safe way out. Misty was found stuck to the ceiling with a stringy goo, but she wouldn't tell them what happened. The group now needs a plan to escape the zombies, and it seems that Ash has one... Enjoy!


"Okay, look. We can sit around here and worry about the zombies getting in, or we can try to get out of here, and try to figure out what is going on and see if we can do anything to stop it." Brock said, standing up.

Ash chuckled. "Don't worry. I've got a plan..."

Misty took her head out of her hands. "What do you mean, Ash?! You mean you've had a plan this whole time but you didn't tell us? You mean I went up into that attic and was..." she shuddered. "I don't even want to think about it, and you had a plan all along?! NEXT TIME TELL US WHEN YOU KNOW SOMETHING!"

Ash cringed at the sound of Misty yelling at him. "I only just thought of this plan, and if I had thought of it earlier, I wouldn't have wasted my time searching either! All you ever think about is yourself and what you have to do, but you'd see there's more than that if you look beyond the tip of your nose!" He stormed out of the room, and Misty heard a door slam upstairs. God, what have I done? Ash was the only one who thought he could get us out of here, and I just made him mad. I guess the stress is getting to my head. I should probably go apologize.

Delia finally spoke, "Brock's right, we can't just sit around here sulking about our situation, and if that's what Ash is going to do, then he's going to have to manage on his own." Her face was set, but it was clear that one argument would send her to tears.

They were all quite, then Misty broke the silence. "All right, but we should at least leave him a note. You know, telling him that we've left. But how are we going to get past... you know, them?"

"Maybe you could use your Pokemon to battle the zombies?" Delia now sounded less sure of herself and her plan. She had hoped that they wouldn't ask that question, and they would figure it out themselves, instead of asking her.

"Maybe... first let's write that note to Ash, then we can figure a way out of here. That way we can think about it without worrying about Ash." Brock suggested, pulling a pen out of his vest. "Anyone got a piece of paper we can write on?"

Misty and Delia checked their pockets, Delia in her purse and Misty in her backpack, but neither of them did. Delia went and looked on a desk and came back with a pad of paper. " Here you go. Hope this works." She said, handing it to Brock.

Brock took it and put it on the table. "This is perfect! Thanks! Now then, what should we say?"

They all stood around the table, knowing that this is when they would have to say goodbye to Ash, but none of them wanted to. "How about we wait to write the note until we decide where we're going, so then we can tell him where we've gone, and if he can grow up then he can come find us." Misty suggested, noting the look of sorrow and loss on Delia's face.

"Good idea Misty, that means that we wouldn't have to leave him behind without giving him the chance to come find us. So, where do we want to go?" Brock said, putting the pen down.

Delia thought for a second. "We could head south to Cinnabar Island. The zombies might not have made it that far yet, and even if they did we'd have the safety of the water."

"Or we could go east to Vermillion City, and take a boat from there, since we don't have any rideable water pokemon." Misty suggested.

"Or we could go north to Mt. Moon, all the rock pokemon there could help us defend against the zombies." Brock said thoughtfully.

"Or we could go north-west to the Indigo Plateau, after all that's were the toughest trainers go, and they could help us too." Delia added to the list.

"Let's put it to a vote. Choose your favorite idea, and write it down on this piece of paper. Then we'll see which one has the most votes."

So they all wrote down their favorite plans, and then folded it and put it in the center of the table. When they opened them all up, these were the results: 2 votes for Cinnabar Island and 1 for Vermillion City. "All right," Brock said, standing up. "Looks like we're going to Cinnabar Island. How do you want to get there?"

"I know!" Misty exclaimed. "Let's build a raft. Then we can have my water pokemon pull it to the island. That way we can get there fast, but not have to find rideable water pokemon."

Delia smiled. "Great idea Misty. Let's do that. Only problem is, the closest source of wood logs is the Viridian Forest. That means we'd have to go through Viridian City, and who knows how many zombies there are there. There might be thousands!" Delia sounded worried now. What if we never make it out?

The group then left the house, leaving behind only a piece of paper on the table. It read as such:
Ash, If you're reading this, that means that we have all left to try to find a place to escape the zombies. We hope that you can realize that everyone's under a lot of stress, and people might snap at you once in a while. If you can realize that, come find us either at the Viridian Forest or on Cinnabar Island. If we're not at either of those locations, it means either we have been killed by the zombies, or we had to find somewhere else to hide. It's either kill or be killed. Good luck.
- Misty, Brock, Mom


Hope you all enjoyed! From now on, the chapters will be switching from 2 perspectives, so look for that in the title! Post any suggestions or thoughts in the review section below! Stay posted for updates! Next chapter coming soon! :3