Instead of making two shortish chapters, I'm just going to make this the last chapter.
Torterra: WHAT? But…it's too soon.
scarcrow151: I know, but I think it's time to end this story. James is defeated, Piplup is dead, Asher and Pikachu are friends, and Pika and Bun have confessed their feelings.
Gliscor: Yeah, this is probably a good place to end.
Buizel: You could write the sequel.
scarcrow151: Hmmmm, maybe. Anyway, thank you every one for the awesome reviews, my apologies for not responding, I would love too, but I'm awfully busy between school, football, and work. Disclaimer Sceptile
Sceptile: scarcrow151 does not own pokemon.
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The three pokemon turned to leave once the sun was just broken through the water. Their trainers would be waking up soon. Morning wind brushed through their fur as they walked from the lake. They stopped though when they heard Seviper groaning painfully. All three ran up to him.
"(Are you okay?)" Pikachu asked. Though they've been enemies for the longest time, he still couldn't leave anybody in this shape. Seviper slowly got up. The bullet hole hit him low in his chest. Buneary's eyes widened.
"(Did you get hit in the heart?)" Seviper looked at her in surprise.
"(No, we sssssnake pokemon'ssssss heartsssss are located differently. Mine issssss within my ribcage)" He replied, pointing about 7 inches below the wound.
"(So…..what are you going to do now?)" Pikachu asked. Seviper did the equilivent of a shrug.
"(I don't know. My pokeball isssss ssssstill intact, ssssso im sssssstill technically a caught pokemon.)" Seviper pointed to his discarded pokeball a few feet over by the lake. Pikachu looked at Buneary, who gave him a nod.
"(Why don't you come with us? I'm sure Ash would love to have you on his team. Or maybe even Dawn or Amber?)" Seviper stared at him in surprise.
"(Are you sssssure? After all of the trouble I put you guysssss through.)" Pikachu nodded, a smile on his face.
"(Of course, we'd be happy to have you on the team.)" Seviper looked at him, before bowing his head, tears in his eyes...
"(Thank you Pikachu, I'll never forget thisssss)" Satisfied, Asher and Seviper turned to left, Seviper carrying his ball in his mouth. Pikachu was going to leave when he saw Buneary staring off.
"(What're you thinking about?)" Pikachu asked, worried. She looked at him with fresh tears coming to her eyes.
"(Why'd Piplup betray us? Was it because we ignored him? Why? It's just, what an awful way to go.)" Buneary couldn't even think straight. She cried into Pikachu's shoulder. Asher's sounded from behind them.
"(Piplup had a lot of issues. Jealousy, rage, and from I learned from watching him, a touch of schizophrenia. He knew what he was doing though, and in the end he paid the price for it.)" Pikachu and Buneary looked at him. They knew what he said was true, it was just hard to accept.
"(Still, I wouldn't wish that death upon anybody.)" Buneary said, still sad. Pikachu looked down in sadness. The couple new Piplup the most, being both of their closest friend. Pikachu saw the wisdom in Asher's words, though and put a hand on her shoulder.
"(Come on, let's go back to our trainers.)" She nodded at him, and they left the garden, too much destruction and death happening here. Emptiness filled the lakefront when they left. It was as though even the pokemon knew something big happened. The bright low sun beat down on the lake, signaling a new day. A moment of silence and bliss filled the font. This was broken however, when a black gloved hand immerged through the water and onto the shore…..
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When the four pokemon got back, it was still 7 in the morning, and their trainers still lay asleep. Pikachu turned to face them when they did.
"(Guys, wait a minute.)" They stared at him in confusion. "(We got a bunch of explaining to do to our trainers; Seviper, Piplup, and me and Asher's wounds.)" The others eyes widened when they realized what Pikachu meant. They definitely had a lot of explaining to do.
"(Well, we have got all morning. Let'sssss put our headsssss together and work sssssomething out.)" Seviper thoughtfully hissed. They spent the next couple hours considering what would be said and what wouldn't. It was 9:30 when the trainers woke up. Ash walked sleepily over to the nervous pokemon, and his eyes widened at the sight of Seviper.
"Hey, isn't that Team Rocket's Seviper. What is it doing over here? Pikachu Thunderbolt!" Ash called. Seviper looked uninterested at the human.
"(Issssss he alwaysssss like thissssss?)" Seviper asked, half amused, half annoyed. Pikachu sweat dropped, before Ash picked him up.
"PIKACHU, are you alright, Seviper better not have done anything to you or he's going to pay!" Seviper sweat dropped at Ash's behavior before turning to Asher.
"(Do you think your trainer will take me?)" He asked. Asher smirked, amused by this morning so far. He was surprised though when his trainer came from behind and picked him up.
"Sneasel, are you ok?" She asked worriedly. Ash and Amber took their pokemon to Brock who looked over them. After a minute of looking at them, and Ash glaring at a Seviper, Brock stood up.
"The good news is that they haven't been hit with a Poison Tail. In fact it seems that they've been hit with Ice type and Electric type attacks." Amber gasped.
"Ash, do you what that means?" She asked, shocked. Ash nodded.
"You're damn straight I do. Seviper obviously learned some new moves!" Everyone face vaulted at his stupidity. Once they recovered, Amber tried explaining to the dense boy.
"No, it means they obviously got into a fight with each other!" This caught Ash's attention. Taking his glare off Seviper, he looked down at his best friend.
"Did you and Asher fight each other?" Pikachu looked at Asher and Buneary, all three nodding, before Pikachu turned back to Ash.
"(Ash, we got something we need to tell you all.)" Ash looked at him in confusion. Nodding, he took Pikachu over to table.
"Ok, what is it?" Pikachu took a deep breath, before beginning the explanation the four decided upon.
"(Right, so Asher and I were having a battle to train for our gym battle when team rocket appeared and attacked us. Asher and I were already tired from the battle, but luckily Buneary heard us with her ultra-sensitive ears, and helped us out. During the battle, Seviper ended up arguing with James and turned to our side. Together, the four of us sent him blasting off.)" Ash nodded and told the rest of the group the story. They seemed to believe it, except for Brock who was always the first to pick up things.
"Wait, Seviper, I thought Jessie was your trainer?" Seviper seemed to flinch at those words. This caught them off-guard. Leave it to Brocko to ask a question they weren't prepared for. Pikachu looked at Seviper, who nodded at him to tell them the truth.
"(She's dead)" Pikachu replied weakly. The solemnness on their faces made Pikachu feel even worse. I didn't mean to kill her… Seviper slithered in front of him.
"(Yessssss sshe'ssssss dead, but I can't ssssspend my whole life in mourning. That'sssss why Ash I would like to join you)" Seviper stared back at Ash. Ash looked at him before nodding.
"I would love to have you on my team." Seviper thanked him, and put his pokeball into his hand. Ash returned him. Getting up stretching, Ash got ready to start the day. They all let out their pokemon. A second later, there stood in front of Pikachu and Buneary, Infernape, Buizel, Pachirisu, Croagunk and…..PIPLUP!? Pikachu, Buneary, and Asher stared in shock at the penguin pokemon who just stared back at them with a confused stare on his face.
"(What…Do I have something in my beak?)" Piplup asked jokingly. Pikachu and Buneary looked at each other while Asher spoke.
"(Weren't you with us last night?)" Piplup turned his head in confusion.
"(Naaah, I was sound asleep, why do you ask.)" Pikachu stared questionably.
"(Because we defiantly saw you last night, you were-)" He was muffled by Asher putting a paw over his mouth. Piplup just shrugged, and walked happily away. The three confused pokemon got into a huddle.
"(Okay, what the fuck is going on, that was Piplup we saw last night, I am certain.)" Buneary said, confused. Asher and Pikachu nodded in agreement.
"(Yes…but from the way Piplup is behaving, I actually believe it wasn't him there last night.)" Pikachu said.
"(Who knows what Team Rocket has for technology, it's possible they could have cloned him…or something.)" Pikachu thought for a moment at Buneary's remark.
"(I vaguely remember something about them cloning pokemon, as far as I heard though, it was a failure.)" Asher, Buneary, and Pikachu thought for a moment before shaking it off.
"(I think we all had a rough night. I think maybe we could do with some sleep.)" The other two nodded, before following Asher to a spot under a tree where they napped for a few hours.
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Pikachu woke up to see Asher gone, Buneary cuddling on him, and the rest of the pokemon gawking at him.
"(GAH)" He yelped in surprise at their faces. This caused Buneary to jump up in surprise as well. They sniggered as the two blushed at being caught.
"(Well, well, it looks like Pikachu's finally confessed.)" Buizel sniggered.
"(…..Yeah)" Pikachu said, waiting for their reactions. They didn't seem to notice though.
"(Better watch out Buizel, we might have two new baby pokemon" Torterra rumbled.
"(….But we're actually together now.)" Buneary said quietly. Again, they were ignored.
"(Awwww when's the wedding)" Pachirisu squealed.
"(GUYS, WE'RE ACTUALLY DATING NOW)" Pikachu and Buneary yelled in unison, causing the pokemon to become silent. Then laughter burst out.
"(Hahaaha, good one,)" Piplup laughed, hitting his knee.
"(Yeah, we're not stupid enough to fall for that)" Sudowoodu said with a salute. Pikachu looked at Buneary, and with a smirk, kissed her smack on the lips. Dead silence filled the air.
"(Well, well…they weren't lying…)" Croagunk said quietly. Murmurs rose.
"(Congrats,)" Infernape said with a smile. The rest joined in. Pikachu felt a smile come to his face. Soon enough, the others let them be in privacy.
Pikachu sat down, with Buneary lying next to him, her head on his lap.
"(Well, well, Bun, I guess we're a couple now.)" Pikachu said. Buneary let out a happy sigh. Then it hit her.
"(WE'RE A COUPLE!)" She squealed, making him fall back in fright. She didn't seem to notice, as she still cuddled up against him. Pikachu laughed as they settled down. Looking up at the sky, they drifted off into the others arms, looking forward to whatever the future brings.
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A boat's horn sounded in the distance. Pikachu and Ash were heading back to Kanto. They participated in the Sinnoh league, and managed to beat Paul with the combined efforts of Pikachu, Infernape, and Seviper. Seviper actually proved to be useful in battles once he was under the training of Ash. He even managed to defeat Paul's Ursaring by himself. On any note, they never actually battled Amber, she lost in the first round to Tobias. Tobias ended up defeating Ash in the Semifinals. Now, Ash was getting ready to leave Dawn. Amber had already left for a different region, though she didn't specify where. Pikachu waved goodbye to Asher, himself waving back while holding Monferno's hand with the other. Turns out she never really had a crush on Infernape, but was in fact just a really affectionate pokemon. On any note, everyone was saying their goodbyes right now. Pikachu said goodbye to all but one of Dawn's pokemon, and the angel herself was slowly walking up to him, tears in her eyes.
"(well..)"
"(yep…)" They both embraced each other and shared a long kiss. Words needn't be said. They knew this day would come. They knew it all along. They just can't believe it came so fast. Breaking apart, they stared into each other's brown eyes.
"(Until we meet again, my love)" Pikachu whispered. Buneary nodded, not wanting to say anything to avoid bursting into tears. Pikachu hopped onto Ash's shoulder, the rest of the pokemon, except Buneary, returned. Ash and he boarded the boat, setting sail only a few minutes later. He heard the cries of Buneary and Dawn, saying goodbye to them. They responded with their own goodbyes, right up until they became specks of dust in the horizon. As soon as they were out of sight, Pikachu slumped in sadness. Ash petted him behind the ear.
"Don't be so glum we'll meet them again." This didn't cheer him up at all. Ash couldn't help but chuckling. "Dawn and I discussed the situation with you and Buneary, and we both decided to meet up again soon." Pikachu perked at this. Sudden anticipation filled him up. It was true that he was leaving his true love, but now he had another reason to look forward to the future. If that day came sooner like Ash said, then maybe Pikachu could wait a bit. Running to the front of the boat, Pikachu let the wind run through his fur, enjoying the breeze. Looking ahead, he began thinking about where Ash and his journeys would go next. He knew that no matter what though, he would carry Buneary in his heart through all of it.
"(No need to worry, Buneary…..I will always wait for you)"
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Well….there it is….the last chapter. I didn't think it was half bad for a first story. Sorry if the ending was cheesy and/or sappy. I tried. If you want updates on the sequel, it will be posted on my profile. Along with other stories I may or may not write. Review, let me know what you thought, and until then scarcrow151 is out!