Hey friends of fanfiction I'm back with chapter 4 of LOVE POKEMON AND OTHER DELUSIONS! I know I've kinda neglected this story but I have been working hard of BFTH so if you want another story by me please check that out.
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R&R
"Is something wrong man?" Brock asked grabbing bowls from the cupboard.
He stood quite before he spoke up and asked "Brock can we talk?"
"About what?" He questioned placing the bowls down on the counter.
"It's about Ash."
"Oh yeah?" He poured some soup into the bowls "What about him?"
"I think somethings up with his behavior." Gary began grabbing a spoon to help Brock fill up the bowls since there's a lot "When Ash battles he turns into a more cold and ruthless but right when it ends he's back to normal."
The other male took in the information as he placed the now full bowls on the long wooden table.
Gary followed suit and place the bowls he filled on the table. "He's also been getting lost in thought more than usual. That's why I went with him to study him."
"I see..." Brock nodded "Well he has grown up."
"What?"
"Peoples personally can change as they age, so that could be it." He explained sitting down at the table.
Gary didn't reply and he sat down as Brock called everyone to the table.
Was he over thing it?
Has Ash just changed?
NO! Something has to be on his mind!
Gary wasn't giving up yet.
"WOW STEW!" One of Brock's brothers exclaimed sitting next to Gary.
"What's the occasion bro?" Forest asked looking at the big pot full of soup.
"Well I'll tell you when everyone sits down."
The rest of Brock's siblings sat down In a haste wanting to hear what he's going to say.
Ash sat down next to Gary and a sister "What do you think he's going say?" He whispered.
"We already know dumbass!"
"Oh! Right."
The pokemon professor sighed "No he hasn't grown up at all." He thought.
"So what's up Big bro?" Asked one of the younger boys.
"Well as you can see Ash and his friend Gary are here."
"Friend might be a bit much." The two in question thought at the same time.
"You see they're going to the Hoenn region and-"
He was cut off by one of his sisters "Are you leaving again?"
Brock took a deep breath in and out with a nod of his head he confirmed "Yes I'll be leaving tomorrow, Forest you'll be in charge of the gym and Yolanda you remember all the meals I taught you. Right?"
She nodded and Brock switched his gaze to the eldest little brother "Yeah I can handle the gym." Forest said when he saw his brothers eyes.
"Good. I'll send a message to mom and dad so maybe they'll come back, because I don't when I'll be back."
All of his siblings nodded and started eating.
No more words were said at that table they all sat in silence which made our two heroes quite nervous since they're kinda the reason their brother/care taker is leaving.
Dinner was long even if it was just 40 minutes.
Brock was now doing the dishes with the help of our main boys.
"Do you have a place to say for the night?"
"Well no, but we'll figure it out." Gary answered washing the big pot.
"How bout you stay here."
"No."
The two turn to see Ash was the one who said that.
"We'll stay at the center, you can spend the rest of the night with your family."
"O-ok" Brock couldn't protest he was surprised by Ash's change in behavior. One minute happy, dense "Normal" Ash Ketchum. Next minute Distant, forceful Ash.
"Maybe Gar's right..." Was what crossed his mind.
Now the dish washing was trapped in the silence of tonight.
"Well that was the last one." Brock Announced placing the last bowl in cupboard.
"Alright!" Ash exclaimed "I'm going over to the poke center, SEE YEA TOMORROW BROCK!" He ran off.
The two watch him dash away "See what I mean." Gary spoke up looking at Brock in the eyes.
"You might be on to something."
That night with Ash and Gary in a room at the pokemon center
The two were lying down on a single bed each.
It was silent and dark but Gary was still up and unknown to him so was Ash.
"Yo." He whispered "Ashy boy, You up?"
"...Yeah."
"Alright, this is the perfect time to question him!" Gary celebrated in his mind.
"What was that all about?" He started his questioning with a vague one.
"All about what?" he peaked his head from his pillow.
"Brock." He replied bluntly wanting Ash to do the talking.
"Oh!" He looked back down "I-I just wanted him to be with his family."
"I see..." He nodded his head "That's all I wanted to know." Gary stopped his questioning so he doesn't freak em out.
"Oh A-Alright..." Ash went back to his sleeping position and well almost instantly to sleep.
"How can he do that?!"
The spiky hair boy just sighed and tried to fall asleep himself.
"He want him to be with his family?"
"So Family Huh."
In the morning with our heroes at the airport
There they were waiting for their friend Brock.
The Pewter city airport was actually very new. It only goes to Hoenn and Johto though. BUT It will be quite helpful for the trio.
"Agh Where is that bumbling idiot?!" Gary asked to no one really.
"He'll be here shortly." Ash reassured with a smile "Hopefully..." He said through his teeth.
Another 20 minutes pass and Gary almost left without him but just as Ash was thinking it was a good idea they heard...
"I'M SORRRRRRRY!" Brock ran up to the duo with a big pack on his back.
"WHERE WERE YOU!?" Gary Yelled.
"It doesn't matter. Right? You're here now." Ash tried to calm him down.
"Whatever lets just our tickets." The raging boy pouted.
The three walked up to a long table like desk with four people behind it.
They walked up to a man with yellow hair that reached his midback.
"Yo we'd like three tickets to Hoenn." Gary requesting kinda rudely.
"Let me check is we have any seats left." He smiled and started typing on his computer.
"Oooooo I'm sorry but it seems were out of tickets for Hoenn."
"What!?"
"No way!"
"The hell?"
Was what Ash, Brock and Gary said in that order.
"You got to check again man!" Our hero demanded.
"I'm sorry but even If I check again it won't change."
"Don't be to hard on yourself." Brock smiled at the man and pulled others away.
The trio was now sitting on a bench looking down.
"What do we do?" Gary spoke up.
Ash looked around aimlessly until something caught his eye. "THOSE THREE HAVE TICKETS!"
Brock and Gary looked where Ash was looking to see two girls and one guy with a ticket in each of their hands.
"So?" The pokemon doctor asked.
"No! I know what he means!" The younger boy sprung up from his seat "We could get those tickets off of them!"
"YEAH!" The other also leaped up.
The eldest just sighed at the pair but didn't see any other choice.
The trio walked up to them and asked them straight out.
"Can we have your ticket?" Ash asked bluntly.
"DUDE DON'T PUT IT THAT WAY THEY'RE GOING THINK WERE ROBBING THEM!" Gary scolded him in a panic.
"What's going on?" Asked the girl with short blue hair.
"Are you robbing us?" The dark haired boy questioned starting to take off his glasses for some reason.
"No NO!" Gary waved his hand franticly.
"Then what do you want?" The blood haired girl said with a piercing gaze.
"You see they were out of tickets, so we wanted to know if we could get yours. Please." Brock explained.
"I see." The boy muttered.
"Please, we really need them." Ash pleaded.
"Wait are you Ash Ketchum?"
"Huh? Y-yeah."
"I'll give you these tickets if you beat me in a pokemon battle!"
"Oh you're on!"
"Where did this come from?" Gary questioned with a shrug and a sigh.
The six people made there way to an arena.
"Alright Ash one on one. AND I CALL OUT METAGROSS!"
The steel/psychic-type popped out of the ball and onto the ground with a thud.
"Ok I'll sent out, Infernape!"
The fire monkey flipped out of his ball and landed on his feet.
"YOU CAN DO THIS SHIKI!" The two girls cheered and then glared at each other.
Gary sighed "What are poor guy..."
"I'll let you go first." Ash smirked.
"Gladly, Metagross EARTHQWAKE!"
"Infernape jump up and use FIRE PUNCH!" Ash punched the air when calling out the move.
It was a dead on hit knocking Metagross back.
"Again Infernape! AGAIN AND AGAIN!"
The fire type punch and punched until Shiki call the match "Alright! I yield." he returned his pokemon.
Ash did the same and walked up to his challenger and stuck out his hand "Good match."
"You beat my ass man." he shook his hand.
"Yeah I do that." A cocky grin was now on Ash's face.
"Girls give his friends the ticket."
"OK!" They both said once again getting mad at each other.
"We got to get going now!" Brock yelled after grabbing the tickets from the two.
"YOU'RE RIGHT! See you around Shiki."
The trio ran off.
"I'll beat you one day Ash Ketchum."
The three barely made it on the plane and dashed to their seats.
"Whoooo Made it." Gary said out of breath.
He was in the middle and Ash was at the window and Brock had the lane seat.
"Hello this is your pilot speaking and I hope you have a wonderful flight to Johto."
The mic cut off and out heroes looked deadpan at the back of the seats in front of them.
"Did anyone. Look at the tickets?" Gary asked already knowing the answer.
"No." Brock whimpered.
"DAMNNIT!"
Well that's chapter four of Love pokemon and other delusions. I hope you enjoyed and I'll see yea next time friends of fanfiction!