I don't own Pokemon, but I do own Eve, Daughter, and Ashley.
Chapter 15: First Battle Since Death!
As a month has passed by, Ash was looking at Pikachu and talking with it while Eve slept for the night.
"Pikachu, I don't know what to do. Should I try and be a trainer again or should I just settle down and forget about everything so that I can raise Eve?" said Ash, thinking about his tough decision.
Pikachu tried to talk him into doing both, but he couldn't decide if he truly wanted that or not.
"I'll sleep on it, Pikachu. I'll see how I feel about tomorrow because I'm not thinking very straight tonight. See you in the morning, buddy." said Ash, heading to bed.
Pikachu shook its head and looked sad before it got an idea and went to the phone before calling a couple of people before heading to bed with Ash.
(The Next Morning)
The raven-haired man woke up and heard the doorbell ring as soon as he got up.
"Who could that be?" whispered Ash to himself as he walked to the front door.
He opened it to find his friends standing outside his door.
"What are you guys doing here so early in the morning?" asked Ash, wiping his eyes of sleep.
"We thought about coming to check on you." replied Ashley before having a yellow mouse jump into her arms and cuddle against her.
He finally realized what happened when he saw how cuddly Pikachu was to the others.
"Pikachu, did you do this?" said Ash, somewhat seriously and it just nodded in reply while looking at its trainer.
He just sighed before inviting them in and telling them to give him just a few minutes to get ready.
He got dressed quickly and picked Eve up gently before heading back to the kitchen where everyone was waiting for him.
"I guess you already know why you're here, but why did Pikachu want you here anyway? It never told me that it called you guys." asked Ash, looking at his friends.
"Pikachu wanted us to have a battle with you to help you decide on what you want to do." replied Brock, looking at his friend and seeing the distant and surprised look on his face.
"W-why, Pikachu? I-I don't know if I can handle a battle just yet." asked Ash, stuttering as he thought about how Dawn and him battled together.
"Because it knows that you need to get better and that the only way that you can get better is to have a pokemon battle." replied Daughter.
He shook his head before regaining his confidence.
"Alright. I'll do it, but it's one-on-one." said Ash, agreeing to battle, but he didn't say who.
"Can I battle you, Ash? I haven't battled with you in forever." asked May, causing Drew to look at her like she was crazy.
Ash agreed before they all headed out to the backyard with Eve in Daughter's arms.
(On The Battlefield)
Ash and May took their positions on either side of the battlefield with Brock in the middle as he was the referee.
"This battle between Ash and May is about to begin! Trainers ready?" asked Brock, looking between the two.
"Yeah." said Ash and May in unison.
"Then let the battle begin!"
"Go Glaceon!"
"Go Pikachu!"
"Glaceon, Ice Beam followed by Iron Tail!"
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt followed by Iron Tail as well!"
The Ice Beam and Thunderbolt cancelled each other out before the Iron Tails clashed, but Pikachu pushed and tossed Glaceon down.
"Glaceon, Mirror Coat followed by Shadow Ball!"
"Pikachu, Quick Attack followed by Volt Tackle!"
Pikachu dodged both attacks with Quick Attack before hitting Glaceon hard enough to knock it out with Volt Tackle.
"Glaceon's unable to battle. Pikachu's the winner and the battle goes to Ash!"
Pikachu jumped into Ash's arms and they hugged each other on a job well done.
"Great job, Glaceon. Take a good rest. Great battle, Ash. So have you come to a decision?" asked May.
"I have. I have decided on raising Eve for a little while longer before starting back on my journey." replied Ash, taking Eve back from Daughter and holding her in his arms and cuddling with her.
"That's a great idea, Ash. I think Dawn would be very proud of you." said Ashley as they smiled at the raven-haired man and his daughter.
Ash nodded before smiling as well and held his daughter close with Pikachu on his left shoulder.
Hope you enjoyed Chapter 15! I'm hoping to finish this tomorrow. I would finish it today, but I have work in the morning. Oh well. Happy Memorial Day! See ya later!
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