Chapter 1: Once Again Another Adventure

"Well, I definitely think we're lost," I said, while walking through a rather dense forest.

"We're not lost," Pikette said, "As long as we go along this path, we'll get out of this forest eventually." She rested on top of my shoulder.

"Pika pika," Pikachu agreed, resting on my other shoulder.

I then heard what sounded like water. "Sounds like the river," I said excitedly. We then ran over to the source of the sound. What we then saw was astounding. The river was huge, the water a clear blue. It was quite a sight. "Well, I guess if we just follow the direction the river is flowing we should find our way out," I said.

Pikette looked around and saw a tree that had fallen over, connecting both parts of the woods. "Pikachu, look," she said, "We can cross over to the other side."

"I don't know," I said. "That tree doesn't look too stable."

"Oh, Chris, you worry too much," Pikette said, as she and Pikachu started to cross the "bridge." "See there's nothing-" she stopped as part of the tree broke off, going into the water. Pikachu and Pikette then got on top of the log as it floated downstream.

"That's what I was afraid of," I thought to myself. I started running trying to catch up. "Just hold on!" I yelled. "I'll meet you guys at the bottom of the river!"

(A/N: Okay, here comes another song. Now I have all these songs on my iTunes, but I think you should be able to find it. The song is called Going Down the Rapids by Koji Kondo. Pretty much its a LOZ song, but it fits.)

Pikachu and Pikette got ready for the ride they were about to endure. However, the rapids weren't as rough as they thought. They stared in awe, looking at all the Pokemon around them. Occasionally the water would get rough, causing the two to fly off the log and land back on it, causing them to laugh.

"Oh Pikachu!" Pikette said, "You're world is more beautiful than I could ever imagine!" Pikachu only smiled.

As they kept going on, Pikachu noticed the rapids getting faster, meaning only one thing. Pikachu smiled, thinking of it as a water ride. Pikette soon knew what was coming and started to panic. "Oh no, a waterfall!" she said, seeing it only about thirty yards ahead of them. She held on to Pikachu as tightly as she could and they both plunged down the waterfall.

Once they got to the bottom, they went underwater and quickly resurfaced. Losing the log, they swam over to the side of the river and got out. Pikette looked rather traumatized. "Let's not ever do that again," she said, shaking the water out of her fur. Pikachu grinned, shaking the water out of his own fur.

I then finally caught up to them. Once I reached them, I stopped, completely out of breath. "You know," I said, between breaths, "You could've taken the shorter route."

"Pika pika," Pikachu said, embarrassed with his usual paw behind his head.

"I think maybe that would've been a better idea," Pikette said, collapsing on the ground.

I looked around and saw that the river was slowing down, meaning that we were close to getting out of this place. We rested for about ten minutes, mostly because I was exhausted, and also because Pikette was still a bit traumatized. While we were resting, I got out my phone, which somehow survived the trip here, and undamaged as well. Guess the Apple people knew how to make a good phone. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a signal and couldn't connect to the Internet either, which put us at a disadvantage.

"Pikachu?" Pikachu said, looking at my phone.

I sighed. "Yeah I know, but maybe I can at least get something out of this. Trust me, I've seen the impossible happen."

All of a sudden, there was a rustling in the bushes. I got up quickly and Pikachu got into his defensive stance. Out of the bushes came a Raichu. He looked over and saw Pikachu, then instantly got into his own.

I groaned. "Is there seriously going to be a day where I won't run into anymore electric Pokemon?"

The Raichu stared at Pikachu and then looked to where Pikette was. All of a sudden, he stared at her, hearts in his eyes. He then ran over to her and kissed her paw, making Pikette feel rather awkward. "Um, thank you, I'm flattered but-" she stopped when Pikachu got in front of her, who looked rather angry.

"Pika pika pi!" he said, telling the Raichu to back off. The Raichu smirked, seeing what was going on. He then whacked Pikachu aside with his tail. Pikachu fell to the ground. He then got up shaking, with fire in his eyes and his cheeks bursting with electricity. This was not going to end well.

He fired a thunderbolt at the Raichu, which caught him off guard and threw him back a couple feet, but he threw it off. He suddenly had sparks coming out of his cheeks and the two prepared for battle, while Pikette and I got out of the way.

Raichu charged and hit Pikachu with a quick attack. Pikachu fell to the ground but quickly got up. Raichu then went after him again with an iron tail attack, which Pikachu countered with an iron tail f his own. The two connected, but somehow Pikachu's seemed to be stronger, knocking Raichu back. Raichu got back up, but much slower this time. Finally, Pikachu finished it off with a volt tackle, hitting Raichu right in the chest. Raichu fell tot he ground, and this time he did not get up.

Pikachu, breathing heavily, went over to him. "Pika... pi pika pika!" he said. Raichu got up, and with an annoyed look, ran off into the woods.

After it was over, Pikette and I walked back over to him. "Wow Pikachu," I said, "I guess you still have it in you."

Pikachu smiled, crossing his arms, telling me that he had taken two Raichu before. Pikette, on the other hand, was blushing. "That was so sweet of you, Pikachu," she said, kissing him on the cheek. "Thank you."

"Well, we had better keep moving before it gets dark," I said. "Hopefully, we can make camp outside of the forest."

We then continued to walk on, thankfully not encountering anymore competition for Pikachu. We finally got out of the forest, with a wide valley ahead of us. We decided to stop here since the sun was going down. I then got wood and got a fire started. After that, we had dinner, which consisted of rations we had. It wasn't much, but it was the best we had. Truth was, we had been on the road for almost a day, and we found nothing, no towns, no one in general.

Afterwards, we laid in the cool grass, looking up at the stars. "The constellations here are sure different from the ones I'm used to seeing," I said, finding rather interesting shaped patterns. It was silent for a bit. Then I looked to Pikachu. "You think we might run into Ash, Dawn, and Brock?"

Pikachu looked at me with a confident smile. If there was one thing he knew, when he and Ash get separated, they always seem to find each other.

I smiled. "That's good to hear. It would be interesting to actually meet them, that's for sure," I said. I then yawned, realizing how tired I was. I kept staring at the stars, but quickly found myself fast asleep.

Pikachu suddenly found himself in a dark space, not having a clue where he was. All of a sudden, the lights turned on. He was in a giant stadium, and yet there was no one there. Then he noticed himself, standing there right in front of him. It wasn't long before another Pikachu appeared, and he recognized him as his clone, his brother. The scene was finally coming back to him, when they had first met. His brother urging him to fight, and Pikachu refusing. He then saw himself being knocked down, being beaten almost to death.

"It's sad isn't it?" Pikachu looked over and saw his own brother standing there, with his eyes closed and arms crossed. "To think all those years ago, we were bitter rivals."

"I did not want to fight you," Pikachu said, "So that doesn't make us rivals."

"Maybe so, but it was fate that brought us together. Our fates were intertwined, always bringing us back together. You knew this, Pikachu," his brother said. He then opened his eyes. "That's why you had to finish me off, why you had to kill me."

"No!" Pikachu said. "I did not kill you. What they did to you, those horrible tests, that's what caused your death."

"Lies!" his brother yelled, his personality changed. He looked the same the day Pikachu had first encountered him. "You could've prevented it. We could have stopped this. We would have finally be reunited as brothers!"

"No," Pikachu said venomously, "You're not my brother, not the one I know. You mean nothing to me."

His brother smiled. "I sense that anger in you. You are afraid of that anger, that rage that almost consumed you. It's that anger that makes you stronger. How else could you have done what you did in that facility?"

Pikachu then grabbed his ears, blocking out everything. "No, you're not real. You're just a figment of my imagination."

He was then punched in the face and knocked down, blood running out of his nose. "Oh but I am real," his brother said. "And one day you will realize what you have done and you will pay for it." He then went for another punch.

Pikachu woke up, gasping for air and looking around him. He was back near the forest. It was all a dream, and yet it didn't feel like one. He then got up and walked over to where the trees were. He then pounded his fist against the tree, tears coming down his face. He had thought he had come over this, but it was still in him. It wasn't his fault, so why was he blaming himself? He did not know, it was possibly still guilt. Maybe he could've stopped it, maybe they could've still been together. Pikachu sighed, laying his head against the tree.

(A/N: Okay, here comes another one. I think you all the song "Requiem of Spirit" from LOZ. Well, you're going to need the TP version for this to work. I'll let you know where to start with a *.)

I woke up, hearing a noise. I looked around and saw that Pikachu was gone. I then got up, not waking Pikette. I looked around and saw him near one of the trees. I sighed, having a feeling what was going through his mind.

I walked over to him. He didn't acknowledge me. "You're thinking about him, aren't you?" Pikachu looked to me, nodding with tears in his eyes.

"You know, you can't keep blaming yourself for what happened," I then said. "Do you think your brother would want that from you?"

Flashback

"Pikachu, the world can be cruel, and evil. But always look to your friends. If there were more people like them, the world would be so much better. Never forget about your friends."

"I won't," Pikachu said, tears now streaming down his face.

He was right. It wasn't right for him to keep thinking of the past. What's done is done. Besides, he knew that his brother would always be with him.

"You know, I never told you this, but when I was younger, I had lost a family member as well," I said. "It's a rather strange story, but when I had lost my grandmother, I was rather upset. Then one night, while I was outside, staring at the moon, I heard something. It was a wolf, howling a rather beautiful melody. Now whenever I lose someone, I hear that same wolf, and that same song."

*It was then I heard the song. The beautiful melody that always made me feel better inside. Pikachu was shocked by the sudden activity, but I only closed my eyes in appreciation. Once the song was over, I opened my eyes again. "You see Pikachu, we can't always keep thinking how we could've changed the past, because we can't. We can only look to the future."

Pikachu looked at him, smiling. He was right, of course. He got on my shoulder and we both headed back to bed.

(A/N: Alright, beginning chapter. I hope it won't be difficult to find those songs. Youtube usually works, although I wish there was a way I could just send you the AAC. Hmm... Oh well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and don't worry, we'll get to the other characters soon enough, trust me.)

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