Me: I feel like going for a chapter three starting 7/14/13 to (Insert ending date here). I know I won't finish on the former but the latter yes. Let's start!
Ash still stood in the room shocked at what happened, the pain in his cheek evident but forgotten.
He eventually shook out of his stupor, pinching his nose, "Damnit. What the hell is going on?" Ash asked himself. Too many questions were swimming through his head at the moment and it was getting really annoying that he couldn't answer any. Ash just chose to forget everything and just meditate it off, so he could calm down. Ash re-sat on his bed, crossing his legs and closing his eyes, taking in a deep breath. All thoughts were erased and all Ash could see was a white screen in his mind.
An Ash materialized in his mind along with a large touch screen computer. The 'Mind Ash' walked to the touch screen computer a lightly tapped a finger on a folder, and tons of files and pictures appeared and shuffled across the screen, passing by Mind Ash in a flash. The Ash quickly touched a passing picture and it and stopped and grew, multiple different files surrounded it.
Mind Ash raised an eyebrow at the picture; it was him with his arms around a female, and below the two it was a little girl that held similarities to Ash and the larger female. Looking around the pictures he saw multiple letters, one in particular had a blood splatter on it, but one sentence stood out of the splatter, and stuck to Ash.
"You're too sacred for me to lose. I-"
"PIKACHU!" Ash heard in the over world. Suddenly a large bolt of electricity surrounded the frame of his body. Ash roared in pain, falling off his bed onto the floor, unable to move because of the paralysis.
"I hate you Pikachu…" Ash murmured in defeat. Pikachu realized Ash wasn't asleep by the sound of his voice and scratched, or pawed, the back of his head, giggling in embarrassment.
The other male who entered behind Pikachu sighed, "Sorry about that Ash. Pikachu thought you were asleep." Brock said, helping his friend onto the bed.
Ash nodded as best as he could, "Thanks Brock." He said. Brock nodded before grabbing a chair, (I forgot to mention those :P) sitting next to Ash.
The latter knew something was up, "What's wrong Brock?" Ash asked, already knowing this probably wouldn't end well.
Brock cracked his knuckles, trying to find a place to start, "Since this morning, you've been acting differently, and I could tell it revolves around that girl, Kaori." Ash choked at how quickly Brock deduced that.
Ash sighed, "How so?" He asked. Finding that he could move again Ash slowly lifted himself up so he was sitting pretty straight.
Brock tapped his chin, "Well earlier when we saw her in the Pokemon Center you sounded as if you didn't want to touch a certain subject, when we met her again in on the ship when you and her saw each other I felt an…'air' I guess. Also your guys' hand shake wasn't normal, and on our walk to the coffee shop you sounded venomous on why she was bunked with us. I'll ask you again: are you sure you don't know her? You act as if you do." Ash could tell that Brock genuinely wanted to know. Ash sighed, he knew this would happen, but this soon?
"Ok. Yes, I do know her. I met her during Hoenn." Ash revealed to Brock. Brock looked shocked, how had he not known this?
"What? When?" Ash laughed how Brock sounded but he still answered.
"You remember when I lost to Brawly, and when we set up a camp on top of that mountain?"
Brock nodded, "And you got lost?" Ash nodded with Brock's continuation.
Ash continued, "Yes. Well after I got separated I found her training with her Absol and…" Ash trailed off, a blush forming on his face.
Brock raised an eyebrow, "Yes…" Brock was now acting like a little kid on Christmas Eve.
"She flirted with me." Ash said. Brock was confused, how was this shocking? He then noticed the look on Ash's face; a mystified look with a blush.
Brock put two and two together, "It affected our dense little boy here?" Brock teased and pushed Ash along the shoulder. Ash turned and glared at his friend.
"Hey! I'm not that dumb!" Ash complained with a pout. Brock however just laughed while Pikachu rolled his eyes, knowing the confrontation of the two back in Hoenn.
"Ok Ash." Brock laughed, "Anyway, have you seen Kaori as of late?" He asked, now noticing the female absent from the room. Ash looked away, sighing. Brock noticed the look on Ash's face and immediately drilled him.
"Ash… What happened?" Brock asked carefully. Ash flinched at the voice Brock had and sighed again, before laying back on the bed.
"Last night Kaori met up with me after I returned from a quick trip to the store, and I made her mad. After trying to patch it up just a few minutes ago she slapped me across the face and left." Ash said putting his head in one of his hands.
This next sentence made Ash snap up; "And whose fault is that?" Brock calculated. Ash had a deeply confused look over his face at that but the more he thought the more realization came to his face.
Ash sighed, holding his head down, "It's mine." Brock nodded in confirmation and stood up, shrugging.
"Good. Now when the paralysis fully wears off try and find her-"
"But she doesn't want to talk to me! You expect her to listen when she won't even acknowledge me?" Ash sat sharply, almost falling off if it were not for the nightstand and Brock.
Brock sat Ash up again and sighed, "That's your problem Ash. You're the one who made her like this in the first place, and you should be the one to fix it. And you'd better patch it up before 6:00 because Dawn set up a dinner at the hall up above."
Ash had a look of terror on his face, "You mean one of the 'fancy dinners'?" Brock nodded. Ash groaned in aggravation, he never liked monkey suits. He didn't mind dressing in a suit and fedora during the Wallace Cup. It wasn't bad but he moved during the tournament, for a dinner he wouldn't.
He then paled, "Isn't it 4:30 about now?" Brock nodded with a hidden grin.
"Good luck." Brock said before heading out. Ash groaned before landing back against his pillow, intent on getting revenge against Dawn. Pikachu hopped onto the bed next and crawled up Ash's arm, now on his shoulder.
The faithful Pokemon patted his master's shoulder, "Pi Pika Pikpi." The mouse said with a small smile. Ash popped a small grin before realizing something, what was that vision about? Ash now had so many questions unanswered that even Alakazam would get a headache. The raven haired trainer knew he wouldn't be able to move until almost an hour later, so he had a little bit of time to think of a plan to get Kaori to forgive him, get revenge against Dawn, and a reason behind that text and picture he saw while meditating.
It was 5:30 now and Ash could tell that his legs were now functional. To test this he stood up slowly and immediately fell to his knees, his legs groaning in pain.
"I should've known that was coming." Ash groaned out before standing up somewhat straight, trying to get the blood flowing to his legs again. After a minute of swinging his legs around Ash made his way into the hallway, a keycard in his pocket. He walked around the ship, looking for where to find the black haired female. He soon ended up on the top floor where the coffee shop was. He walked inside, seeing he was thirsty after the water was shocked out of his internal system. He sat down and contemplated ideas of what was mentioned in the former, and soon his eyes lain on someone familiar; Kaori was sitting in the coffee shop as well, only two tables away from him. She had a guilty but pissed look on her face, and it hurt Ash to see her like this. Before he could move Dawn came in and Ash knew he wasn't going to be able to talk with the black haired girl now.
He leant down to Pikachu, who was sitting on the table, "Pikachu, follow Kaori and report back when she's still. And if not, before 6:00, alright?" Ash whispered. Pikachu nodded with a thumbs up before he quickly scurried off and went ninja. Dawn sat down next to Ash with a small grin, as if she was hiding something. Ash gave a sigh of defeat as he watched Kaori leave, but not before a hurting glance was tossed in the direction of Ash. The boy flinched at the cold vibe being sent in his direction, but shrugged it off, not wanting to make Dawn suspicious.
"Hey Ash! I got a surprise~" She said in a sing-song voice.
Ash grunted, "Let me guess; you set up a fancy dinner for us and didn't plan on telling us until ten minutes before it starts to freak us out correct?" Dawn's face was downright laughable by this point and Ash had a hard time keeping a straight face.
"Wha-bu-how-nani?" Dawn stuttered, pointing in all different kinds of directions before she let her arms fall limp.
Ash shrugged, his head on his chin, "Brock told me about an hour ago. I still need to get ready but other than that I'm set. I'm just scouting out the boat, since we're going to be here for about 3-7 days from what the captain said. Might as well get used to the area before then. So, any other things that I should know or are we good?" Ash asked nonchalantly. Dawn shook herself out of her stupor and shook her head and shrugged, not finding anything to say.
When she realized something Ash was already gone, "Yes, there's something you're not telling me. What is it Ash?" Dawn mumbled to herself before she sighed and went back to get ready, seeing as there was less than 15 minutes left till the dinner started seating.
Meanwhile Ash went to the deck, and saw the beauty of the sunset, the glittering light shading itself over the horizon of the crescent like mountain side, the light shimmering in all of its fantastic glow over the ocean blue, concocting a bright but eye watering shine that made the others on deck stare down in wonder how something could be made like that. As smiled as well, his train of thought broken by the sound of his faithful mouse. Ash unknowingly kneeled down and extended his left arm, letting the mouse scamper up. After years of life risking adventures Ash always let his arm down and kneel whenever he heard his mouse.
"Find her?" Ash whispered, letting the breathtaking view settle in.
Before Pikachu could speak up, a voice beat him to the punch;
"Behind you." Ash turned his head to meet the stare of Kaori. She wore a dark blue knee length strapless dress, sparkles on the skirt. Her hair was tied into a low pony tail and held together by a black scrunchie. Ash found himself involuntarily blushing as the pink and orange sunset shone off of the glittering sparkles and the darkness of the dress. Her eyes shone brightly even through the pained violet eyes, which Ash could see.
"You here to slap me again? I have a good cheek that isn't hurt." Ash tried to make light, tapping his uninjured cheek. While his other one wasn't hurt anymore he could still feel a small sting every time he popped a smile or grin that moved the face. Kaori smiled a little but shook her head and joined Ash in staring out into the clear dark ocean, Goldeen, Magikarp, Chinchou, and Lanturn hopping out of the water every now and then.
"I never planned on it." Kaori mumbled. Ash turned to glance at her, shaking his head with a sigh.
"You know I never meant to hurt you right?" Ash asked, shifting his shoulders to get Pikachu on his right shoulder.
Kaori ran a hand through her hair, "I know that. What did hurt however was the fact that you don't care about the real me. You're scared to know the real me. And that's what stings."
Ash sighed, "At least you're honest. And the reason why I'm scared of you is because you do so many unexpected things, you take people by surprise and give them little to no time to react, and with your," Ash fought off the pink rising, "Flirtatious attitude, you give people a sense of warning, and make sure they watch you with contempt, afraid of your next movement that would scare them away." Ash explained, a small frown glittering his features.
Kaori never thought about it, but shot back none the less, "Don't forget Ketchum you do the same thing, and look how many enemies you've made, and how little friends you've made as well." Kaori snapped with venom, causing Ash to flinch and bring a tear to his eye.
His head held down, "That may be true, but would you ever sacrifice yourself to defend your friends, even if it means you die?" Ash said in a monotone voice, but he knew it struck home as Kaori backed away, deep hurt penetrating through her heart.
"Before you cause physical harm against me for that comment, know that if someone gave me a gun, and I had to choose to shoot myself or you, I would pull the trigger, the barrel locked onto my temple." Ash said in a broken voice, memories shouting themselves to the front of his brain, causing his head to pulse in pain. He clutched his head in pain, kneeling down. Kaori's and Pikachu's face immediately held worry as the kneeled down, Pikachu hopping off of his master's shoulder.
"Ash?" Kaori asked in worry. Ash just moaned in pain as a vision snapped through his head;
Destruction and fire ravaged the water city, nothing able to stop it. Buildings crumbled under the loss of support, the metal beams up to stop anyone from escaping the searing waves of fire. People were crushed and left to die by the ones they thought loved them, and in the center of all the chaos, stood a tall, prideful man, clutching a poke ball. On the opposite, a young man was kneeled, scratches outlining his body, his broken but still moveable limbs clutching a thinning breathing female, her eyes crying tears of blood instead of the liquid that was exiting her body through the breathing, and she was having her last.
The tall man marched towards the broken teen, grabbing his hair to pull his head up. The broken man; his ebony hair charred and falling, his brown eyes full of red, shining with irreversible agony, his face scarred and bloodied, the 'z' marks no longer visible through the dust and mud. His mouth was hung open like a fish out of water, some teeth busted and missing.
The man grinned in victory, shoving the teen to the ground, his grip never lost against the female. They both fell to the ground finally, the boy, even though his arms groaned and whined to be free, never lost their grip on the losing girl, her skin getting ever paler.
The brown, clean haired man tossed the poke ball into the air, revealing the large cat with a ruby engraved in its head.
The man turned away and walked towards the only available exit, only stopping to utter his final command.
"Finish them Persian." He said before sauntering away, showing any running civilians roughly into the ground, their bodies to eventually be trampled by the oncoming traffic.
The cat grinned and meowed in victory and slowly pawed his way over to the almost gone couple, their last moments not to their finest dreams.
The boy craned his neck slowly to get one last look at his will to live, knowing she was already at the will of God, ready to be treated with respect and care, like she deserved.
He cracked one last smile before he pressed his lips to her pale, cold forehead before uttering, his last life;
"I had failed… I failed my friends… My mother… My girlfriend… My future kid…" The claws struck down.
Ash snapped his head up, his eyes widened in terror. He stood quickly and stumbled backwards, snapping from Kaori's grip.
"Ash!?" Kaori was now utterly confused on what the teen was doing. Ash turned sharply and sprinted to the middle deck, where their room was located. Kaori fought the will to not follow him, and dashed quickly after him, Pikachu sprinting on his four paws in worry. Ash reached the room and shoved himself against the door, trying to fumble with the key card. He kept dropping and after the fifth drop Ash just fell to his knees, his stomach churning and his head in agonizing pain. Ash had his head against the door, his arms encircling lower stomach, trying to not let his food leave him. After the images he just witnessed he was sick to the core at what he just saw. Premonition or not, he couldn't handle the grueling images and every time his mind went back to them he had to keep swallowing with much difficulty as to not spit up.
Kaori soon reached the fallen boy, her face twisting in horror at what she was witnessing; Ash's face was pure terror and it looked like he was trying to not throw up. Kaori swiftly grabbed the fallen key card and quickly opened the door, Ash taking his chance to run into the bathroom and slam the door shut. Kaori looked on in worry, wondering what was happening to the poor boy. She thought that she should call Dawn and tell her Ash wasn't feeling well and they wouldn't be able to attend the dinner tonight.
She whipped out her phone and dialed Dawn's number. She didn't have to wait long as Dawn's worried voice pierced her ear drums.
"What happened to you and Ash Kaori?" Was the last thing she said in her worried rant.
Kaori had to think of a story fast, "Well Ash got himself a snack earlier to keep him set until the dinner and it didn't settle right with his stomach. We won't be able to make it today." Dawn knew why Kaori couldn't make it: she needed to stay and make sure Ash would be okay.
"I understand. If you two feel good enough to join though please do. It's awkward when people call me and Brock a couple." Kaori giggled silently at Dawn's comment but understood. Kaori gave the ok and shut off the phone, switching on the T.V. A few minutes later Ash came out wearing a blue t-shirt and black shorts, his hat noticeably missing.
The boy had a confused look on his face, "Why aren't you at the dinner? I'm sure it would be better than staying with someone who's afraid of you and doesn't want to talk with you?" Ash said as he sat on his bed, inching closer to where his backpack was located.
Kaori however shook her head, removing her scrunchie, "I was hoping we could patch up. Sure we didn't really talk that much all throughout your journey." Ash nodded to that, they really only met up when Ash got himself separated from the group somehow. They chatted for a little bit before Ash heard his friends called him, they split up and it would just be the same thing when they met up again.
"How do you plan on doing that? You know that I would just ignore you and it would turn to shit once again." Ash sneered, sitting cross legged. Seeing the pained look on the violet eyes girls face, he flinched and thought of something.
He sighed, "If you go to the dinner tonight we'll talk the next day. Also, say high to Misty for me. She never got to meet you, and I'm pretty sure Dawn invited Misty to the dinner." He looked up and saw Kaori glance at him, "I promise ok?" Kaori sighed but nodded nonetheless and, grabbing her scrunchie and a keycard, left the room. Ash sighed, he never went back on a promise and Kaori wasn't that bad as a friend, just the flirting part. But she said it was part of her character so Ash couldn't complain.
As he was pulling out the files a thought popped into his head, "What were those two images anyway? They looked to be as if they were premonitions if anything." He mumbled. Suddenly a voice entered through his ears and he jumped off his bed and landed on Kaori's.
"I can answer that for you." A feline spoke. Ash, after landing on the girl's bed, stared up at the genetically cloned Pokemon: Mewtwo.
Ash shook out of his stupor and asked, "If you know; what are these…images!?" There were so many words encircling Ash's head, too many thoughts smashing into his memory receptors, brain and other parts of his head. He didn't mind the first one, the picture was sweet, but the second one was so grotesque, seeing all the blood and pleading, dying family members, begging for the betraying husbands or wives to come back and hopefully save them from the supports that were entering their limbs, and the buildings of concrete and wood to turn their bones into dust.
Ash shook his head forcefully, trying to rid his head of the images in his mind.
Mewtwo took the liberty of talking again, freeing Ash from the gruesome image, "Those thoughts, reflections, that you saw, were two different timelines. Two dimensions, from your choices through this Operation you will be taking place in, will affect which outcome shall rise above the other. There is however a middle ground in this, and it has hidden itself even before Arceus himself, and he cannot find it. Only you can discover this, but it being good or bad is unknown." As Mewtwo said this, Ash got himself caught up in the visions again and, with what Mewtwo said, realized that these did seem different in their own aspects, but was confused on one thing.
"I know that I was in there, but who was the older girl in the first picture, and the teenage girl I was with in the second one?" Ash was desperate to know who that girl was, and why in the second one they were boyfriend and girlfriend!?
Mewtwo wouldn't budge, "If I were to tell you than that may change the flow of time. All I can say is be careful with your decisions, because all will have consequences in the end."
Ash shook his head, "Why are you telling me this?"
Mewtwo popped a grin, "Well you helped me see the light in how humans really are, then you saved me from being captured by Giovanni. I owe you more than I can repay in a life time."
Ash nodded, "And I know how you know about the OP, reading my mind," Ash said tapping his head, to which Mewtwo nodded, "How will you be able to help me?"
Mewtwo thought about it, "I could sabotage, get inside and screw up their planning. If it comes to that anyway."
Ash nodded, rubbing his chin, "Alright then. All I have to do is finish reading over the material and get in contact with that Warrior. I appreciate the assistance Mewtwo."
"Anytime." He said as he disappeared. Ash pulled out the folders but;
"Maybe I should head to the dinner."
Me: Now, while the comment Ash made about the gun, while that may seem out of place; you gotta think that Ash WOULD do something like that. Right?