Chapter 2

I'm late! Sorry this chapter late, school work and stuff. Thanks for your reviews!

I DO NOT own Pokemon

Ash found himself wondering aimlessly into the dark forest before him, staggering occasionally. He even stumbled face first into a tree trying to figure out where that sound was coming from. Ash decided to stop and rest and leaned against a tree. "A-ahchoo!" The forest seemed to sway in front of him, making him dizzy once again. "Ugh,.." he groaned, pulling his hat down over his eyes and hoping that everything would stop moving around him. "Now I guess I know how Spinda feel..."


Back at camp, Dawn, Brock, and all the other Pokemon had finished setting up and Brock had finished dinner not too long after. He decided to make soup, since Ash wasn't feeling well he probably wouldn't want anything too heavy.

"Can one of you go and get Ash? He should have something to eat."

"Pikapika Pika Pi!" Pikachu offered, then scurried off to get him. He found Ash's backpack leaning against a tree, "Pika Pi!" He called out and happily ran over to it expecting to find Ash. But, upon his arrival, there was no one there. "Chu...? ...Pika Pi..., PIIIKKKAAA PIIIII!" Pikachu called out. No answer. He held up his ears high in the air and looked around, but no sign of Ash. He only picked up a faint sound. The cry of a pokemon perhaps? Pikachu ran back to Brock and tried his best to communicate with him. "Pika pikachu, pi pika Pika Pi!" Pikachu shouted in frantic sort of way.

All the other Pokemon look worried and shocked to hear the news.

"What's the matter, Pikachu?" Brock asked as he knelt down next to little yellow mouse pokemon.

"Pika Pi pikachu pika!" Pikachu ran in circles thinking of a way to help Brock understand. The other pokemon began to jump and shout around Brock. Pikachu then pulled his ears and began to make a face that looked similar to Ash.

"What's going on over here?" Dawn asked, running over to meet the group. "Did something happen? Where's Ash?"

"Ash,... Wait a minute,...where is Ash?" Brock turned to Pikachu, "Are you saying that something is wrong with him?"

Pikachu nodded along with all the other pokemon. "Pika pika!" He pointed to the tree and signaled for Brock and Dawn to follow.

They arrived at the berry tree where Ash's Backpack sat.

"There's no one here... Where did Ash go?" Dawn said looking out into the forest. It was very late, and she couldn't hardly see the trees ten feet in front of her; she shivered at the sight. "Y-you don't think he got lost, do you?"

Brock didn't know what to say "Probably, but I don't know... We should try to find him." Brock ran to his backpack to get a flashlight and turned in on. "Let's hurry!"


Ash was now moving again. His dizzy spells would come and go every few minutes, but he never stopped walking. Ash didn't want to lose the sound he was following. He had gotten a lot closer to it after walking quite a distance. Then something shone, he saw something in the corner of his eye, glimmering in the moonlight. It was hidden amongst the bushes, and against Ash's better judgment, he walked towards it.

Ash thought his mind was playing a few tricks on him, but what he saw was no joke. There were pokemon traps everywhere beyond the bushes, as far as the eye can see. He shook his head in disbelief, 'who would do something like this?' Ash couldn't really think, let alone focus. His head was throbbing, making the action nearly impossible.

'Shink shink'

"Huh!? Hachoo..!" Ash snapped back to focus, he had gotten lost in thought. "That sound again..." He muttered to himself, then walk slowly and cautiously through the traps.

'Shink shink'

"Argh...! Enough Weavile, you're not making it any better!"

Ash ducked behind tree, his fast action made his throbbing headache worst and almost knocked him unconscious. Ash winced from the pain, "Gh...!" He drew a shaky breath, still shivering. He put his back against the tree and looked back. There was someone sitting on the ground on the other side of the path, but Ash couldn't see their face. It was too dark.

'Shink Shink'

"That's the sound...!" Ash whispers to himself, "...almost sounds like metal." 'Metal...' His mind echoed, 'the traps that I saw earlier...?'

'Shink Shink'

"Err! Weavile! I said enough!"

The trainer pushed his Weavile away, sending it beside the tree that Ash was leaning on. A cloud of dust formed where it landed. Ash tried to stay as still as he could, but a gentle breeze blew the dust cloud towards him. "ACHOO!"

Weavile turned immediately and attacked without hesitation. "Vile!"

"No, wait! Stop!" Ash said, flailing his arms. He was knocked to the ground by the pokemon. Ash grabbed the Weavile's wrists in order to stop its attacks. His grip wasn't very strong.

"Weavile return..." The trainer said as a red beam appeared out of nowhere.

"Wait, that voice..." Ash turned his head from his ground position. "Paul!?''

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