This story is for a reviewer request from my friend Geniusinmath, who asked for a Pikachu-centric fic. I hope you enjoy and that it's not too sad.

For those of you who want to submit a request for a oneshot you want to see me write, here are the rules.

1.) This is a T rated story, so don't ask me to write smut for it.

2.) I will take requests for both game and anime oneshots, but I actually stopped watching the anime itself halfway through Diamond and Pearl, and while I do know some things about Serena and Iris, and have filled in the blanks with Bulbapedia and with other fanfictions, I may not know enough about either of these girls to write Amourshipping or Ash/Iris. So depending on the request, I may or may not be able to write it.

Summary: Even blocked memories can haunt your dreams. Pikachu has a horrible night terror, but thankfully, Ash is there for him.

Rating: T for dark imagery from the first movie.

Genre: Angst/hurt/comfort/friendship

Universe: Anime, set sometime after the first movie.

Warnings: Again, dark imagery from the first movie and a nightmare of temporary character death.

Pikachu's Worst Nightmare

There was pain, there was fighting all around him, but he refused to join in, letting himself be hit by someone he couldn't recognize again and again, not fighting back, not adding to this war, just wanting someone to stop this…

"Stop!" Ash yelled and Pikachu watched in horror as his trainer leapt to stop the fighting, jumping between two creatures Pikachu couldn't name or see fully just as they let out powerful bursts of blue and pink light at each other but hit Ash instead in a terrifying explosion…

"Pikapi!" Pikachu screamed as he rushed to Ash's side as his trainer fell with a pained cry. As the light that hit Ash dissipated, cold gray stone slowly covered his soft human flesh, leaving Ash a motionless, unresponsive statue…

No, no, no…his trainer couldn't be dead, couldn't be gone….Pikachu shook him, trying to wake him, but only felt cold hard stone. No! He wasn't going to lose him! He would bring him back! Pikachu shocked Ash hard. This had never failed to wake Ash up before and he would get up and and everything would be okay; it had to be! But the stone stature that had once housed his trainer's bright spirit remained unresponsive and Pikachu shocked him again and again and again.

But there was nothing. He wouldn't wake up, wouldn't open his eyes and hold Pikachu again…He…He was…He was gone. His Pikapi was gone. And all Pikachu could do was cry… But then he heard a voice. His trainer's voice…

"Pikachu?"

…..

"Pikachu? Pikachu, wake up, buddy! You're having a bad dream!" Pikachu heard Ash call and felt himself be gently shaken. The electric mouse jolted up with a gasp and quickly turned around to see himself back in the camp with Brock and Misty sitting up groggily and Ash right beside him.

"Pikapi!" Pikachu cried out and jumped into Ash's arms, sobbing.

"Hey, buddy. It's okay. Everything's okay. I'm right here." Ash told him while softly cuddling his starter to him. "That must have been a doozy of a nightmare but you're all right now." He tenderly rubbed Pikachu's back to soothe the frightened, crying electric type.

"Everything okay?" Misty asked sleepily.

"Yeah, Pikachu had a really bad nightmare, but I got this. You guys go back to sleep." Ash told his friends as he cuddled his starter.

The dream was quickly dissipating from Pikachu's memory as he cuddled into Ash and he couldn't recall anything from the nightmare now except for the fact that he had lost Ash in it. But his Pikapi was safe, alive, and with him and Pikachu slowly calmed as he snuggled against Ash's chest and listened to his trainer's heartbeat, which was strong and steady.

Ash lay down again, still with Pikachu in his arms, holding him close, making him feel safe and comforted. "You okay now, Pikachu?" he asked, still worried about his best friend.

Pikachu nodded as he snuggled into his trainer. His Pikapi was here with him and everything was all right now. The nightmare had been only that, a nightmare. Ash was safe and Pikachu was going to keep him safe.

Slowly, both Pikachu and Ash fell asleep snuggled up next to each other, knowing that as long as they had each other, they had everything and that nothing could keep them apart.

Hope you guys liked it and it wasn't too dark or too sappy. If it was, I can do a new Pikachu oneshot that's happier. Please, please review as I can't know if you guys like it or not if you don't review!

And for those who say Pikachu's memory was blocked, so he shouldn't be having those dreams, his memory was indeed blocked, but the subconscious remembers everything, and what's in your subconscious can affect your dreams. But most of the time, you can't remember your dreams, and as Pikachu's memory was blocked, he no longer remembered what the dream was about when he woke, only the terror he felt and that he lost Ash in it.

RECOMMENDED READS: If you enjoy Pokemon action/crime stories, I would highly recommend Phantoms Lurking by Boss Salamence and Champion Of Nightmares and Shadows Of War by Rebelrabbit. All three are incredibly action packed and have great plotlines and OCs. Unfortunately, none of these stories have got the amount of reviews or notice they deserve for how great the quality of their stories are, so if you like action/crime stories and you have the chance, please check them out and leave these guys a review!