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Chapter 10!
I'm very sorry for the long delay, it looks like I'm gonna update once a week..
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This chapter is a bit shorter than the last one, sorry.. It was going to like 30 pages long, but I decided to just cut it here.
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Chapter 10: A Short Battle and A Kiss.. Again
"Beautifly, String Shot!"
"Pikachu, Thunder!"
"Wait, you're gonna use Pikachu?"
Ash, May, Dawn, Brock, Drew and Amelia had gone to the forest just outside of city to train for the upcoming pokémon contest. It was about to start in a few hours, but even then, the raven haired boy hadn't decided which pokémon to use.
"I don't know!" the boy whined and called back Pikachu. "I can't decide!"
"Maybe you should call Professor Oak and get one of your other pokémons, Ash." Brock suggested.
"What do you have to choose from, Ketchum?" Drew asked, smirking.
"Well." Ash said and grinned. "Come on out, guys!"
Ash grabbed all of his pokéballs and threw them high into the air, releasing 5 pokémon.
"That's a nice collection you have there."
Everybody turned around to see a man who was familiar for a few of the teens.
"John!" May and Dawn said happily and went to go greet the man. "Where've you been?"
"Oh, I was just doing some errands for my uncle." John said and chuckled. "So who are these guys?"
"Well, you know Drew!" May said and nodded towards the green haired boy. "The cute boy with that Pikachu over there is Ash, and Brock is over there; he's going to be the best pokémon breeder someday!"
"Cute boy..?" John asked and grinned.
"W-What?" May asked, suddenly realizing what she had just said. "I never said that about Ash!"
"He never said anything about Ash, May." Brock added, also grinning with John.
"N-No!" May said and got red. "That's insane! Ash isn't cute! He's.. He's.."
May sighed and gave up, the two of them would never believe anything else. She looked over at Ash who was still trying to figure out which pokémon he was going to choose, not even noticing when John came. May was surprised that Amelia, Dawn and Drew hadn't heard anything she said about Ash and was walking towards her now.
"John." Drew said and nodded.
"Hey there, Drew." John said and smiled. "Did you get any savior prize? If you get what I mean."
"Uh, no." the green haired boy said and turned around, walking towards Ash and his pokémon. "I'm gonna help Ash with his picking."
"What the hell are you talking about, John..?" Dawn asked the newcomer.
"Oh, he hasn't told you?" John asked surprised. "I thought that atleast May had done it."
"Eheh, there has been.. Stuff, coming up actually, so I haven't had time for that." the girl replied and chuckled embarrassed. "Why don't you tell Brock and Dawn about what happened? C'mon Amelia, let's train, it's just a few hours left!"
With that said, May and Amelia ran to Ash and Drew who were having an argument about which pokémon Ash would choose.
"So what happened the other night?" Brock asked, curiously. "It sounds pretty serious actually."
"Yeah, tell us! May only gave me the short version!"
"Well, that's because she slept through half of the night." John said and explained the whole night.
"Miss, do you wish to stay here for longer or should I check you out?"
"A few more days, if it works out for you, that is."
A hotel receptionist smiled at a young, pink haired lady who she had seen on pokémon contests tv channels before.
"All done, you're checked in again." the lady behind the counter said.
The pink haired girl nodded and was about to head towards the festival but was stopped by the lady.
"Miss, could I have your autograph?"
"Ash, I still can't believe you haven't decided yet." May said and sighed. "It shouldn't be too hard."
"It's super hard!" the boy defended himself, looking at his six pokémon. "I mean, look at them!"
Ash, Drew, Amelia and May watched all of his pokémon;
A Staraptor, a majestic black and white hawk, also having a red tipped crest on its head. It had awesome speed and power.
An Infernape, a red/orange/brown monkey like creature that also had white fur on its legs, chest and head, being the type of fire and fighting. One thing that was awesome was that it had a flame on its head that never goes out.
A Torterra, a green turtle looking pokémon with a huge shell on its back that had a tree growing out of it, and three stony, shiny things sticking out that resembled mountain peaks. Also under the tree there was a little bit of brown, probably resembling soil. In other words, the Torterra was a Continent Pokémon for sure; it looked like it had a little forest on its back. Its type was grass and ground.
A Buizel, a pokémon that looked like many, mixed creatures together; being a water type pokémon, it has fins on its arms and its tail, or tails, works as a propeller in water. It is mainly brown, but it had a tanned midsection. Around its neck it has some kind of yellow ring that is used as a flotation device.
A Gible, a very small dragon pokémon, being under 1m tall, but has a large mouth with sharp teeth. It is mostly blue, and it has two horns that has light blue stripes on them. It also has a light blue stripe on its back, and its stomach or underbelly is red. It has a fin on its head that is very powerful, and can very well carry a person.
And last, but not least, his Pikachu. The first ever pokémon he acquired, now his best friend and probably most powerful or experienced pokémon he has.
"Ash, you should send one of your other pokémon here, I think they'll have a better chance of winning this." Drew said, getting bored. "Pink-elia, I'm gonna see John and the others, they've been talking for too long. You coming?"
The pink haired girl shrugged before going with Drew to the others, leaving Ash and May alone with their pokémon.
"Help me, May." the boy said and sighed.
"No way, that buffét is mine." the girl said and winked, making the boy fall to the ground, crying.
"After that, Officer Jenny's backup had arrived, but Drew, he noticed that-"
"I noticed that I was too awesome." Drew interrupted John's telling. "And I still am."
John gave Drew a questioning look, but then understood and nodded.
"Right." John said and smirked. "That is all."
"Really?" Dawn asked dumbfounded. "The story ends with Drew figuring that out?"
"That's pretty much it." John replied.
"That was an actionpacked night." Brock added and chuckled. "Are you sure that everyone's alright? And what about the police work?"
"Everything's fine. I filed the report for you guys."
"Oh, I forgot that!" Amelia screamed. "I was thinking about.. Um.. Ehehe, I just forgot, that's all. Thank you John."
"We owe you one." Drew agreed.
"No problem. Now, what are you guys doing out here?"
"Well, me, May and Ash are going to enter the pokémon contest starting soon!"
"Sounds cool. But aren't you gonna enter it?" John asked, nodding towards Brock and Dawn.
"Nah, I'm a breeder so I ain't so good at it. And Dawn wants to see her friends in action." Brock replied.
"I see." John said and smiled. "What about Drew?"
"I'm not in the mood." Drew replied, watching Ash train with all of his pokémon.
"Oh, Drew! You're never in the mood for anything!" Amelia complained, stepping in front of the boy. "Well, except for-"
"Fine." Drew interrupted her, putting his hand in front of her mouth. "I'll enter the stupid contest, just promise me you'll shut up."
"Thaaaaaaaaank you Drew!" Amelia said and winked.
"I'm entering so you can shut up." the boy said and left.
"Oh." Amelia said, watching the boy walk away. "I didn't expect that anyway, stupid!"
She didn't get any answer as Drew had already gone to Ash and May, out of hearing range.
"Pff, I hate him!" Amelia bursted out, enraged. "He's such a jerk!"
"Don't worry, he's probably just not in the mood for anything at all right now." Dawn reassured the girl. "He's entering the contest for you!"
"I doubt that.." Amelia whispered and frowned.
"Heh, well, I have to go now, but I'll se sure to come to the contest and see you guys!" John said and smiled.
He turned around and started walking away but stopped as he saw and heard a very powerful electric beam shot through the air.
"Nice work Pikachu!" a boy screamed from a distance.
"I believe that is Ash?" John asked, watching the boy as he hugged his Pikachu.
"Indeed." Brock replied and grinned. "He's very good at battling."
John nodded and motioned for Brock and the others to follow him to Ash.
"Cool pokémon you got there, Ash." John said, watching all of his pokémon.
"Um, thanks!" Ash replied and laughed. "But who are you?"
"I'm John." he replied, shaking hands with Ash. "I met your girlfriend a few days ago. I also met Drew and Amelia last night or so."
"My girlfriend..? I don't have a girlfriend?"
"You don't?" John asked surprised, looking at May who was standing next to Ash. "But I thought-"
"Ash doesn't have a girlfriend!" May said, interrupting John by putting her hand on his mouth. "At least not yet!"
She whispered those last words, making John nod in understanding.
"Ah, my bad, sorry, Ash." John started. "Anyways, it's a pleasure to finally see you. May has talked about you alot."
"It's nice to see you too, John!" Ash said happily and then turned to face May. "Oh, has she?"
"Yes, she said that.." he paused, getting a glare from May. "She said that you're not cute, you smell like a Muk, and you're stupid as her brother."
"Hey, May!" the boy screamed, crossing his arms. "I'm not stupid!"
"Of course you are!" the girl shouted back. "The only thing you can think of is pokémon and food!"
"No I'm not! I think about other things and friends, too!"
"Oh yeah? What about me? Hm? How you forgot me and just happened to walk into the bathroom when I was showering, TWICE!"
Everybody went quiet after that.. Confession, some more surprised than others.
"Naked in the shower..?" John asked stunned.
"Twice..?" Drew and Brock asked, shaking their heads.
"You pervert!" Amelia and Dawn screamed.
Ash backed away, shaking his head and hands.
"B-But, it was an accident!" the boy tried, looking at his pokémon. "Right?"
All of his pokémon, except for Pikachu, shook their heads, knowing that it wasn't an accident.. Atleast not the second time. Ash looked at Pikachu, seeking backup but only got a grin from the mouse.
"It really was an accident!" the boy continued, embarrassed. "Me and Pikachu thought you were a thief using our shower!"
Everybody raised an eyebrow, believing that the boy was real bad at lying.
"A thief?" May said and tried not to grin; she really enjoyed making fun of Ash somehow, he looked so cute when he was nervous. "Now why would a thief brake into a hotel just to take a shower?"
"I.. It was a quick shower before taking our stuff..?" Ash tried again, rubbing the back of his head.
"Now that is the most stupid-"
Ash suddenly got an awesome idea of getting out of this.
"John!" the boy screamed, interrupting the brunette. "I challenge you to a pokémon battle!"
Drew laughed strangely over Ash's lame attempt of changing subject, while the others turned to face John, wating for his response. May grunted and promised herself to make fun of Ash.. Later.
"I.. I don't think that's a good idea, Ash." John replied. "The contest is starting in an hour or so."
"Aw, c'mon John!" the boy whined. "Be cool for once!"
"Be cool..? I just met you." John replied and chuckled. "Very well, one, quick battle."
"Yes!" Ash said, clenching his fist. "I want you to use your strongest pokémon against me!"
"Um.." John started and raised an eyebrow. "I admire your courage and self-confidence, but that is a really bad idea."
"Come on, John! Be cool!" Ash whined again, but then turned around and smirked. "Or are you too scared..?"
"Ha-ha!" John said sarcastically and chuckled. "Let's do this."
"Yes! I choose you, Pikachu!"
"Pika pika!" the mouse said, jumping in front of Ash with a smile.
"Let's go." Drew said, pulling Amelia's arm.
"Hey!" Amelia screamed, trying to shake herself free. "Let me go!"
"Fine." Drew said flatly, letting go of her. "Hope you like getting shocked."
Drew then walked away, standing next to May and Dawn.
"What is he talking about..?" the girl wondered.
"Amelia!" Brock screamed. "Get off the battlefield!"
"What..?" Amelia asked, looking around.
She saw that Ash and John were staring strangely at her, motioning for her to back away.
"Oh!" the girl said and blushed. "S-Sorry!"
Amelia sprinted off the battlefield and went to Drew, Dawn and May.
"You could've atleast told me I was standing in the line of fire, Drew." Amelia said, watching Brock as he got ready to judge the match.
"Nah, it would be more fun to embarrass you." Drew said, leaning against a tree behind them. "I was right."
"You're a jerk, you know that?" Amelia said, staring at the boy.
"Looks like someone.." Dawn said, leaning closer to the girl.
"Is in love.." May teased, doing as Dawn.
"Then that means I won the bet." Drew said and winked.
Amelia suddenly turned around and pressed her nose against Drew's, almost making him jump in surprise by her sudden action.
"I will never, EVER, get together with you, do you UNDERSTAND?" she screamed, making Drew able to taste her cherry breath.
"I would rather be with Ash than you, you.. You.."
She didn't finish that sentence, instead, she quickly walked to the other side of the field and sat down on a rock, making Brock, John and Ash stare in surprise.
"Um.." Brock started and chuckled abit. "This will be a one on one battle between Ash and John. There will be no time limit and no substitutions. Ash will be using Pikachu, and John..?"
John picked a pokéball from somewhere and was about to throw it into the air, but was stopped by Ash.
"No, John! I want you to use your strongest pokémon!" the boy screamed from the other side of the open field.
John frowned, but then nodded.
"Very well." he started and picked another pokéball. "Go."
John threw the pokéball, that was pink and purple for some reason, high into the air, soon releasing a very beautiful creature.
"Gardevoir!" the pokémon said and bowed.
"Meet my first pokémon." John said and smiled towards the psychic-type.
"Cool!" Ash said, watching the awesome pokémon in front of him.
May, Dawn and Amelia gasped with smiles as they watched the Gardevoir, it looked so gorgeous floating around like that just over the ground. It was a very human like pokémon, being almost the same size and body shape. The "skirt" from when the pokémon was first a Kirlia, had now extended and was looking beautiful, with similar green under it. It had green, curly hair down its sides. Its thin, green arms seemed to stop when the fingers started. It also has very thin and slender legs, although its "skirt" cover them for the most of the time.
Ash took up his pokédex, wanting to know more about that awesome Gardevoir.
"Gardevoir." the pokédex started after a few seconds. "The Embrace Pokémon. Gardevoir has the psychokinetic power to distort the dimensions and create a small black hole. This Pokémon will try to protect its Trainer even at the risk of its own life."
"Cool.." Ash whispered, flipping down his pokédex.
"Ash, I'll give you one last chance to retreat." John said, no longer smiling as usual.
"Me and Pikachu never back down!" the boy said, clenching his fist once more.
"Pika!" the mouse screamed, sparks coming out of its cheeks.
"Alright." John said and nodded towards Brock.
"Are you ready, Ash?" Brock asked him.
"We've always been!" the boy answered.
"Begin the match!" Brock screamed, pulling down both of his arms.
Ash and John stared at each other, none of them moving. The spectators, and even Brock, wondered what was going on.
"Thunder!" Ash screamed.
Pikachu immediately responded to the command and launched a very, very powerful electric charge that flew high into the air, before making its way towards Gardevoir. Still, John hadn't moved an inch, but he had his eyes closed unlike the others and his Gardevoir. Ash was getting worried, and Pikachu's Thunder attack was now heading straight towards Gardevoir, who was still standing still, smiling at Ash. The Thunder attack had now reached its target, lighting up Gardevoir's whole body, as it still didn't move, however, it had its eyes closed. The Thunder attack, that hit Gardevoir directly, seemed to do nothing as it was still standing on the exactly same spot as before, now smiling towards Pikachu. There was a very, very akward silence, nothing could be heard except for Ash's and Pikachu's gasp, and the warm summer breeze gently lifting their hair. Pikachu shook its head in disbelief, believing that his foe must have used some special trick to absorb the electricity.
"Agility!" Ash called out, trying to come up with a way to bring that Gardevoir down. "Follow up with Iron Tail!"
Pikachu started to sprint in zig-zags with an incredible speed, even creating an illusion that there was more than two Pikachus. Gardevoir, who was a very experienced pokémon, also got surprised by the speed of that Pikachu, but it still stood on its ground, watching Pikachu getting closer. Gardevoir closed its eyes, trying to hear and sense its master's command. After not hearing anything at all other than a deep sigh from John, Gardevoir also sighed, knowing what to do. The spectators, Ash and of course Pikachu wondered why the two of them did nothing than just standing there, and they knew it wouldn't work out too well. Pikachu was still running in zig-zags, just in case Gardevoir would launch an attack if he didn't. Pikachu was now not too far away from the Gardevoir, and was now running straight towards it, its tail glowing bright white. Suddenly, both John and Gardevoir opened their eyes, staring directly at the incoming Pikachu. Gardevoir, and John, raised their arm, pointing it at the Pikachu that was a few inches from them. Gardevoir's arm, and for some strange reason John's whole body, was now surrounded by some strange pink and purple aura, making it look like he was on fire. Gardevoir's arm and body was now glowing like crazy, and Ash gasped, he knew what was coming.
"JUMP!" Ash screamed at the top of his lungs.
Pikachu immediately stopped its attack and jumped high into the air, even jumping over his foe. Gardevoir tried to stop its very powerful, charged up attack, but couldn't; it was too much to handle. Gardevoir made a last attempt to stop the attack, but couldn't. The powerful pink and purple, psychic ball hovering around Gardevoir's hand was now launched, making her, and her trainer, to fall to the ground, exhausted. The pink aura like ball flew across the field almost instantly, hitting the poor 14 year old boy so that he flew over 10 yards backwards. Everybody stared at the boy, who was lying on the ground, not moving.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu screamed, running towards its master.
Gardevoir, who finally had recovered from that very powerful attack, realized what had happened and used Teleport to quickly get to the unconscious boy. John and the others had now also gotten out of their zombie trance and was now running towards Ash.
"ASH!" the girls screamed.
"Ash, speak to me!" Brock said, leaning down with the others.
Gardevoir pushed Brock and the others away from Ash gently, so that she could check him up.
"Is he alright..?" May asked, feeling like breaking down. "He.. He's not breathing! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?"
"May, calm down." John whispered, staring at his first pokémon. "Gardevoir can fix this."
"HOW?" May bursted out, kneeling down to her crush. "Ash, please, say something! Ash!"
May started to shake Ash's still body, making everyone more worried.
"What's happening..?" Dawn asked, her voice cracking up. "Can you heal him?
John looked at his Gardevoir and then nodded.
"How can you know that?" Amelia asked, glancing at Drew every now and then.
"She told me." John replied.
"But.. She didn't say anything..?" Amelia asked further.
"Telepathy." Drew explained, not believing that he actually was starting to get worried for the Ketchum boy.
"Spot on." John said and nodded. "Gardevoir, I think we should try now, he won't be able to take this much longer."
"Take what..?" May asked, a few tears now running down her cheeks.
Gardevoir closed her eyes and put her hand on Ash's, soon starting to glow bright pink. May let go of Ash and stood up, watching the boy as he also began to shine.
John took a deep breath before explaining.
"That attack.. Gardevoir used, it isn't normal."
Nobody said anything, they just waited for John to keep on talking.
"The power on that psychic attack is based on how much emotion is running through Gardevoir.. But this time, she took the emotions from me."
"So.. Depending on how much you are "feeling", the more powerful the attack gets?" Drew asked.
"Yup." John replied and sighed. "How's it going, Gardevoir?"
The Embrace Pokémon wasn't glowing brightly anymore, and then turned around, smiling at John.
"He's gonna be fine..?" May and Dawn asked, smiling abit.
John nodded and sighed in relief, he was lucky nothing worse happened.
"So, is this even.. Fair? Doing that..?" Brock asked, crossing his arms. "It isn't stated in the rules that you can use that.. Attack."
"That's the problem." John said and recalled his pokémon. "We've never battled by the rules."
Everybody stared at John for a few seconds before gazing at the unconscious boy once more.
"Why is he still not moving?" May asked, kneeling down to the boy again. "Atleast he's breathing again.."
"A nice, long rest should do the trick." John said and chuckled. "I'm really sorry for everything, but I have to go now. Can you take care of yourselves and Ash?"
"Stupid question." Drew replied and grinned. "The question is, who's gonna carry Ash to the center."
John chuckled before waving them goodbye, and then went out of sight. The teens plus Brock stared at each other for a moment, then at Ash, wondering who was going to carry the somewhat heavy boy.
"Heh, I'll do it then." Brock finally said and sighed with a smile. "We should get going, the contest starts soon, I don't think Ash would get any better out here."
Everybody else sighed in relief and started walking back towards the center, still looking back at Ash sometimes who was hanging on Brock's shoulder. Pikachu was sitting on the other side of Brock's shoulder, frowning at his master. While the girls watched the boy as he snored on Brock's back, Drew thought of what happened earlier. As time went by, Drew got more and more irritated.
"What is it, Drew?" Brock wondered, noticing that the green haired coordinator was bugged by something.
"Oh, nothing." the boy started. "It's just that out of nowhere, John pops up, and Ash challenges him to a battle, right?"
Brock and the girls nodded, raising eyebrows.
"So." Drew continued. "Ash wants John to use his most powerful pokémon, and he does just that, using his Gardevoir. Not only does Gardevoir and John have the ability to speak to each other using telepathy, but Gardevoir's attack power is based on how much feelings is radiating from John. And, the attack isn't even named or seen somewhere else before, I believe."
"Heh, I know it sounds weird, but I've met a few people who can use telepathy with their pokémon, Drew." Brock said and chuckled.
"Well.. As John said, depending on how much feelings he had, the more powerful the attack gets. Look at Ash." Drew said and nodded towards him. "Does it look like he got hit softly?"
Brock and the girls stared abit at Ash, except for Brock who had a hard time doing that as he was carrying him.
"Now to my point; Ash got thrown away like several feet or so because of that stupidly powerful attack, meaning.. That John must've had a lot of feelings or whatever."
Brock and the girls once again stared at the boy, but now with worry, they never thought of it that way.
"John also mentioned that Ash wouldn't be able to take it much longer.. What did he meant with that? And what did Gardevoir do to him? Or to be more correct, take from him."
Nobody spoke, everybody wanted Drew to continue.
"What I think.." he started again. "Is that that attack, contained these retarded feelings or thoughts is supposed to completely go through the victim.. And, I don't think that the victims have ever been a human. I think Ash went through a lot after that hit, he probably got Gardevoir's feelings and thoughts in him or something."
"B-But what's happening to him right now?" May asked scared.
"I think Gardevoir drained those feelings and thoughts back, so there shouldn't be a problem now." Drew said and gave a short laugh. "Although he might have a huge headache or so when he wakes up."
"Drew, you're scaring me.." May whispered and went closer to Ash. "He's gonna be okay, right?"
"Yeah, Drew, shut up!" Amelia "whispered".
"He's gonna be alright.." Drew said and sighed. "I think."
Drew glanced once to the pink haired girl next to him. After what happened between the two of them before Ash's battle, he assumed that Amelia didn't want anything to do with him. And he would do as she wanted.
"I think so too." Brock added and sighed. "But we can't know for sure until Nurse Joy has checked him, we're almost there."
"Can't we go faster?" May whined and jumped a bit.
"Heh, I'm sorry, May. But he's really heavy, why don't you give it a try?"
"Hmpf, fine!" May said, grabbing Ash's limp body. "Atleast I care for his health!"
After that, she started walking with the heavy Ash hanging on her shoulder.
"Are you coming or what?" the girl screamed, not caring to turn around.
"What just happened..?" Amelia asked, glancing at Brock and Dawn.
"Heh, I don't know." Brock said and chuckled. "Let's get going, I think she'll drop Ash anytime soon."
The teens and Brock sighed before following the brunette holding Ash. May smiled as she could hear Ash snore, he would probably draw a lot of attention once they reached the city. May could see a few buildings from the city not too faraway, so she started sprinting with a wide smile.
'I wonder what Ash is dreaming about..?' she thought as she could hear the boy yawn loudly. 'Man, he's really heavy..'
The raven haired boy sighed before falling down to the ground, feeling tired for some reason.
"What's happening to me?" the boy asked no one in particular.
"Looks like you got a lot of feelings." the girl said, giggling more than usual.
"What's that supposed to mean?" the boy answered, standing up. "Ow, my head.."
"Do you remember anything from before?" the girl asked, staring at the sunset while sitting on a little rock.
"No.." Ash replied, rubbing his head. "And I don't think that rock you're sitting on was there before.."
"It wasn't." the girl answered and giggled. "Now, if I say John, a battle, and his Gardevoir, does that make any sense?"
"Uhm, well.." Ash said, getting closer to the girl. "I remember something about having a battle with him.. Then Pikachu used Thunder, it didn't work."
"Go on." the girl said and giggled again.
"Then.. It didn't work, his Gardevoir didn't even move. And then she used some kind of attack that.. That.."
"That made you come here." the girl finished for him.
"I guess you could say that." Ash said and chuckled. "So, you mind telling me what happened to me?"
"You know what attack Gardevoir used?"
"No."
"To keep it short; it's power depends on how much feelings and emotions are running through Gardevoir."
"Ookaaayy..?" Ash said and raised an eyebrow. "That doesn't explain how I suddenly fell to the ground and passed out since I'm standing here talking to you."
"You did more than pass out." the girl said and giggled. "You flew back a few yards."
"What..? Y-You mean I'm dead..?" the boy stuttered. "But I haven't become a pokémon master yet!"
"So after you've become a pokémon master, it's okay to die..?"
"Um.. That's not important, so I'm dead..?"
"Of course it's important.." the girl said and sighed. "No, you're alive."
"Phew, for a moment there I thought-"
"Maybe not for long." the girl interrupted him and giggled.
"W-What? So I'm dying?"
"Maybe.. You just have to get an emotional breakdown."
"An emotional what? What's that?"
"You have to let out your feelings, if you don't in the next two days, there's a chance you'll die."
"O-Okay, you mean confess my feelings? Is that it? I can tell Pikachu that I really love him, but I think he already knows that-"
"No, not like that." the girl interrupted him again. "Feelings from John and Gardevoir that are still stuck in your mind and body. You have to let them out, your body can't take them for much longer."
"Alright, this is some creepy stuff, how do I do that?"
"You don't have to do anything. It'll happen by itself."
"Then what was the point of telling me this?"
"Because.." the girl started and tilted her head backwards. "I thought it would be a good idea to warn you."
"Is he going to be okay..?"
"Yes, he is."
May, Dawn, Amelia, Brock and Drew were standing around a small patient bed together with Nurse Joy, watching the unconscious boy as he slept, and snored, peacefully.
"Pika pika.." the rodent said and sighed.
Ash had been out cold for the past 30 minutes, and right now, Nurse Joy had finished her inspection on the boy.
"He seems okay.." the nurse started and checked her paper with Ash's diagnosis. "But I don't think he's going to wake up today."
"You.. You mean, like he's in a coma or something?" Dawn asked and frowned.
"Yes, sort of." the nurse replied and sighed.
"YOU MEAN HE'S NEVER GOING TO WAKE UP?" May screamed, leaping towards Ash. "ASH! WAKE UP! IT'S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE YOU JERK!"
Everyone in the room could only watch with sad face expressions as the brunette was desperately trying to wake the boy up. It took a few seconds before the nurse stopped her.
"May, that's enough." she said, gently pulling the weeping girl away. "If any, you're making it worse by doing that."
May nodded before going to Dawn and Amelia who happily reassured the girl.
"Another thing that's strange is Ash's brain waves." the nurse started, looking at the boy. "Do you have any idea regarding this?"
Everybody nodded, except for May, who was still staring at Ash who was smiling while he slept.
"Brock, I want you to take May out to the lobby and stay with her. Drew, Dawn and Amelia, you'll have to explain what happened to Ash before I decide what to do with him.. If things gets worse, I'll have to call a real doctor over here."
Brock nodded and took May out of the room as Drew and the two other girls started to tell about what happened earlier.
"He'll be alright, May." Brock assured the girl as she sat down on one of the lobby chairs.
"H.. How can you know that?" May stuttered, turning on the tv. "Nurse Joy said she didn't know."
"You know Ash, he's a fighter. It's probably just a hangover or something like that."
May nodded slowly, and watched as Brock sat down next to her.
"So." Brock started and grinned. "It looks like you have a crush on Ash."
May immediately snapped her eyes up and glared at Brock.
"ARE YOU NUTS?" she whispered, not wanting to draw attention from Nurse Joy and the others. "I am not in love with that jerk!"
"Your actions says the opposite." Brock said and grinned. "You can't hide it from me, considering everything that has happened, it's obvious. Now, tell me how's it going with him."
May sighed, she knew it was impossible to hide things like this from Brock, he was like her mother, just better.
"Well, first, we haven't seen each other in 3 years, and he doesn't even recognize me when we finally meet!" May started and crossed her arms.
"Go on." Brock said and nodded.
"And then.. He walked into the bathroom when I was showering, twice! And then Dawn kissed him, and then that.. That.. That Aurora! WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?"
Awkward silence.
"And then.. He hugs Dawn and other girls like it's nothing. And now it's been a few days since we met, and the only thing he cares about is those stupid pokémon battles!"
"You're right, he's dense. I don't think there's anyone else that can beat him with that."
"But last night, he kissed me in the forehead and told me that he was sorry.. But I faked that I was sleeping, he was so sweet.."
"Really? Looks like Ash is growing up, and you're the reason, May."
"I don't know.. The only thing on his mind right now is pokémon battles and that contest.."
"I think that Ash could be a very good boyfriend, you just have to make him find that side of him."
"And that, Brock, is mission impossible."
The two friends stared at each other for a few seconds before bursting out with laughter.
"So, how are you gonna make him realize you?" Brock asked after a little while.
"I have no idea.."
"You'll figure out something." Brock said and stood up. "Let's head back to the others, I think you've calmed down now."
May nodded and went together with Brock back to the room where Ash was.
"How's it going?" Brock asked as they entered.
"Drew told me about what happened earlier.. It explains why his brain waves are so high." the nurse said and gave a weak smile. "Ash should wake up anytime now, but it should take a maximum of 2 days."
"2 days..?" May said and went closer to the boy.
"Well, atleast we know he's gonna be alright." Dawn said and smiled.
"The contest is starting soon, I'm leaving in about 10 minutes." the nurse said and sighed. "Pikachu, can you look for Ash while we're gone?"
The Pikachu nodded with a smile.
"Are you sure we can leave Ash like this?" Amelia asked and watched the raven haired boy. "What if something happens, what can Pikachu do?"
"I'll stay with him." May said, grabbing a chair and putting it next to Ash. "Somebody other than Pikachu has to stay with him."
"Are you sure?" the nurse asked. "I thought you wanted to win that buffét card."
May gasped, she had totally forgot about that.
"No.. No.." she whimpered, hiding her face with her hands.
"You guys can leave, I'll stay with him." Brock said and sat down next to May.
"That's a great idea." the nurse said and smiled. "Now, do you have cellphones to contact each other in case?"
Everybody nodded, and the nurse motioned for them to leave for the contest.
"We'll be outside waiting, we'll head to the contest in about 5 minutes, 'kay?" the nurse said and smiled.
She left the room with Drew, Dawn and Amelia, leaving Brock and May alone with the sleeping, smiling Ash.
"I'm gonna go get something to drink, you want something?" Brock asked and stood up.
May shook her head and Brock left the room to get a coke or something. The brunette stared at her crush, who was still smiling. She giggled, finding it very, very amusing. She scooted closer with her chair and stared at his handsome face.
"Are you gonna stay here with him, Pikachu?" May asked the rodent.
Pikachu nodded and jumped on Ash's cap-free and messy hair. He cooed with a smile, his head was much more soft and coasy without that stupid cap. May leaned even closer to the boy, smiling even more when she heard the boy snore. She gave Pikachu a quick look, and the yellow mouse understood. Pikachu left the room to find Brock, and to "entertain" him.
"Hi Ash." May whispered and sighed. "Can people hear you when you're in a coma?"
No reply, as expected.
"I, I hope you have sweet dreams, and that you'll be fine." she whispered again. "I.. I forgive you, for everything, I just want you to be okay right now."
Just like a bad comedy movie, Ash snored even louder, making the girl giggle.
"I have to go now, Ash. I promise it'll be the last time I ever leave you.."
She stood up and was about to head to Nurse Joy and the others but stopped as she saw that Ash opened his mouth.
"Do.. Don't.. Don't leave.." the boy barely got out, still snoring.
May quickly took a seat next to the boy, asking if he could hear her. Like before, she got a snore for an answer.
"But Ash.." the girl whispered close to his ear. "I'm doing this for you.."
She hesitated once, but then did it; she leaned closer and kissed the boy on the lips, tightly squeezing them. Not being able to resist anymore, she used her tongue and slid her hands around Ash's neck. After a few seconds of hot, intense kissing the sleeping boy, she noticed something..
Ash responded to the kiss.
May jumped back with a short scream, seeing that Ash had his eyes open.
"ASH?" May screamed, feeling like fainting. "YO-YOU'RE AWAKE!"
The boy opened his mouth to speak, but only one single word came out before he went back to deep sleep.
"Yu.. Yummy.."