Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ Everything To Me ❯ One-Shot

Everything To Me

- Created by: MasterDragoon666

- Type: Action/Romance

- 3/16/03

Ash: 14

Misty:14

Brock: 16

Delia: ?

Duplica: 14

Gary: 15

Daisy: 17

Violet: 17

Lily: 17

Jesse: 18

James: 18

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Description:

Ash excludes himself from the group and runs away after a hurtful insult from Misty. So, after making a startling discovery about Ash's childhood, Misty asks for the help of Duplica, her sisters, and even Gary. But being alone, Ash is completely vulnerable to an attack by Team Rocket! Will Misty be able to rescue Ash in time? Will Ash ever forgive Misty? Read & find out!

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Narrator: Today, we find our heroes Ash, Misty, Brock, & Pikachu in the heart of a vast forest…lost…again!!

Ash: WE ARE NOT LOST!! I know exactly where we are!

Misty: Humor us, then, Ash! Where are we!?

Ash: Uh…um…hmmm…

Misty: I should've known! You never know where we are! You are so dense sometimes!

Ash: I am not!

Misty: You are too!

Ash: AM NOT!!

Misty: ARE TOO!!

Ash: AM NOT!!

Misty: ARE TOO!!!!!!

Brock: Aw, isn't that sweet? Another lovers' quarrel!

Both Ash & Misty blushed and looked at Brock.

Ash/Misty: SHUT UP!!!

Brock: Oh well…

Pikachu: Pika…(sigh)

Togepi: Toge… (Ohhh…)

Ash: AM NOT!!

Misty: ARE TOO!!

Ash: AM NOT!!

Misty: ARE TOO!!

Ash: AM NOT!!

Misty: ARE TOO…

500 comebacks later…

Brock: Let's see…According to this map, we should be… here!

Misty: And where's…here!?

Brock: Hmm…I have no idea.

Ash & Misty "anime-fall" to the ground.

Brock: Don't worry, guys! Hmm…If my calculations are correct, if we keep going in that direction for another 4 hours, we should reach a place called…Redwood Town!

It's about halfway between here and Blackthorn City!

Ash: Thank goodness!

Misty: Finally!

4 hours later…

Ash: Brock! Where is it?

Brock: I could've sworn we'd be there by now!

Misty: Well, we would've, except Ash told us to take that shortcut!

Ash: Me!? You said we should go this way!

Misty: I said no such thing! It was you who told us to take that shortcut!

Misty turns away from Ash.

Misty: Sometimes, I can't believe you, Ash Ketchum!

Ash: Huh?

Ash turns to a hill, where he sees lights. He starts to walk towards them.

Brock: Uh, Misty…maybe we should follow Ash.

Misty: HA! Yeah, right, and get stuck in this forest for the rest of my life!? No, thanks!!

Ash: Hey, guys! Come look at this!

Misty: Huh?

Misty, Brock, and Pikachu look over the hill to see…

All: Redwood Town!

Misty: Well, well…Ash finally did something right!

Ash: What was that!?

Misty: You heard me!

Ash/Misty: Grrrr…

The two started to strangle each other down the hill.

Brock: Ohhh…

Pikachu: Pika…Chu… (That's life…I guess…)

Togepi: Prrrriiiiiiii…(Yeah…)

By the time, they reached the hotel, Misty raced to her room, and Ash raced to his. In Misty's room, Misty started to pound on her pillow. When she stopped, she sat up, with tears pouring out of her eyes. Togepi walked into the room.

Togepi: Toge-toge-toge-prriiiiii? (Mommy, why are you crying?)

Misty: (sniffle) It's…nothing, Togepi…

Togepi: Toge-toge! (I think I know.)

Misty: What?

Togepi: Toge-toge! (You like Ash.)

Misty blushed and wiped away her tears. Then she nodded.

Togepi: Toge-toge-prriiiiii-toge-toge? (Why don't you tell him?)

Brock: Togepi's right, Misty.

Brock walked into the room and sat next to Misty.

Brock: If you like Ash, just tell him.

Misty stood up.

Misty: I…can't. Whenever I try to, I either chicken out or end up hurting him. And…I think I hurt him too much now.

Pikachu heard it all. He raced to Ash's room.

Ash: (sigh)

Pikachu: Pika-Pi-Chu? (Something wrong?)

Ash: No, it's nothing.

Pikachu: Pi-Chu? (Really…?)

Ash: Really!

Ash looks at a picture. It was taken at the Maiden's Peak festival. It was the first time Ash saw Misty with her hair down instead of in a ponytail, the first time Ash & Misty danced together, and the first time they didn't fight over something stupid.

Ash: (sigh)

Pikachu: Pika? (Ash?)

Ash: Yeah?

Pikachu: Kachu-Pika-Pi? (Do you like Misty?)

Ash blushed and turned away.

Pikachu: Pika-Pi-Chu. (I thought so.)

Ash: What should I do, Pikachu? I mean, what if she laughs? What if she rejects me? What if she'll hate me? I can't tell her now! Didn't you see us back on that hill? She probably hates my guts!

Pikachu: (quietly) Pika-Pika… (You'd be surprised…)

Ash: What was that?

Pikachu: Pika! Pika! (Nothing! Nothing!)

Ash: Hmmm…(Oh, Misty…)

An idea came to Ash. Later that day…The gang was on their way to Blackthorn City.

Ash: Hmm…Hey, Misty.

Misty didn't turn around.

Ash: Listen…I wanted to say…

Misty stopped dead in her tracks.

Misty: Ash…Let's just lay off the subject until you cool off, ok…?

Ash: Huh?

Misty continued walking.

Ash: Ohhh…

Soon, the gang came to a fork in the road.

Brock: Well, which way should we go?

Ash/Misty: That way!

Ash pointed to the left. Misty pointed to the right.

Brock: Oh no!

Ash: Misty, I say we go this way!

Misty: Well, I say we should go this way!

Ash: My way!

Misty: My way!

Ash: MY WAY!!

Misty: MY WAY!!

Ash: MY WAY!!

Misty: MY WAY!!

Ash: YOUR WAY!!

Misty: YOUR WAY!!

Ash: Fine.

Misty: Huh? Grrrr…I always hated that trick!

3 hours later…

Ash: Uh…um…

Misty: Well, well, well! Ash "The Stupid Navigator" Ketchum's done it again! We're lost! And it's all your fault!

Ash: My fault?

Misty: `I say we go this way!' I believe those were your words, Ash!

Ash had another idea. He hung his head down.

Ash: You're right, Misty…It is my fault…

Misty: Of course I am!

Ash: Huh!?

Misty: I'm always right! Unlike you, Ash! You're just a big loser! Oh, but you're not just an ordinary loser, are you, Ash? No! You're the king! Just like all your loser Pokémon! Hmph! Some Pokémon Master!!

Ash's heart felt like it was struck by a lightning bolt. Heartbroken, Ash dropped his backpack. Misty just had to go there. She knows how much he feels about Pokémon. Ash dropped to his knees and looks at the ground. Silence. Then Ash finally spoke.

Ash: You don't really mean that…do you, Misty?

Misty: Read my lips, Ash! You and your Pokémon are… LOSERS!!!!

Ash felt his weak heart break even more. Finally, Ash stood up.

Ash: Hmph!!

Ash picked up his backpack, and looked at Misty.

Ash: I don't know what I saw in you as a friend, Misty, but you sure aren't acting like one…so, if that's how you really feel, maybe I need to find my own place in the world.

Pikachu: Pika? (Huh?)

Ash knelt down to Pikachu.

Ash: Pikachu…you stay with Misty. I know she doesn't think you're a loser. You stay here…

Ash stood up and walked away.

Brock: Ash… y-you can't be serious…

Ash: Goodbye, Brock… Pikachu… Misty…

Misty stared off in the direction Ash was walking until he couldn't be seen.

Brock: Well… I hope you're happy… You've really hurt him this time, Misty… And to think you like him that much!

Brock runs after Ash. Pikachu follows Brock. Misty dropped to her knees.

Misty: No… I didn't just hurt him… I destroyed him…

Ash approached a river. With both an angry & sad expression, he let out all of his anger by throwing rocks into the river.

Ash: She hates me… After all this time, she really hates me… I can't show my face around her again…

All of a sudden, a giant cage captured Ash.

Ash: Hey! What's going on?

Jesse: Prepare for trouble!!

James: And make it double!!

Jesse: To protect the world from devastation!!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!!

Jesse: To denounce the evils of truth and love!!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!!

Jesse: Jesse!

James: And James!

Jesse: Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!

Meowth: Meeeeeeowth!!! That's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!!

Ash: Just when I thought this day couldn't get any worse…

Jesse: Well, well, well… We finally caught you, twerp! After all this time, we finally got you!

Jesse broke into a dance, while James examined the cage.

James: Uh, Jesse… what's wrong with this picture?

Jesse: Huh?

Jesse examined the cage too.

Jesse: Hmm… No rock-trainer… No water-trainer… No Pikachu… Hmm… No Pikachu?!? Alright, twerp, if you're trying to hide your little friend, forget it! Hand him over!

Ash: One: My name isn't `twerp!' It's Ash! Two: Pikachu's not with me!

Jesse and James turned away.

James: You think he's telling the truth?

Meowth: I don't trust `im!

Jesse: Maybe…

Jesse turns to Ash.

Jesse: Okay, twerp--

Ash: Ash!

Jesse: --Ash…where are your friends?

Ash looked down.

Ash: I don't have any friends…

Jesse and James turned away again and whispered. Jesse talked again.

Jesse: Okay, then…Where is Pikachu?

Ash: I…don't know…

Jesse: Hmmm…

James: Maybe he's with the rock-trainer and the water-trainer…

Meowth: Dat seems logical.

Jesse: We'll be right back, twe-- I mean, Ash, so don't go away!

Jesse, James, and Meowth ran off.

Ash: Don't go away, she says! Heh! (Oh, who am I kidding? I've gotta get out of this so I can warn the others!)

Ash grabbed a skeleton key out of his pocket.

Ash: (And Misty says I'm not resourceful!)

Meanwhile…

Misty: (Man, I really blew it this time! Not only did I hurt Ash, I hurt myself, too!)

Pikachu: Pika-Chu-Pika? (Thinking about Ash?)

Misty didn't answer.

Pikachu: Pika-Pika-Chu-Pi! Ka-Pi-Pikachu-Pika-Pi-Chu… (Get over it, Misty! I don't think he's ever coming back…)

Misty still didn't answer. But Pikachu was right. Ash wasn't coming back, and she had to accept it. Soon, the three were trapped in a gigantic cage, just when Ash saw them.

Ash: (Oh no! I'm too late! Think, Ash, think…I know! If I can't face Misty, I'll free her and the others without her facing me!)

Soon…

Jesse: Another job well done, team! Huh?

James: What is it, Jesse?

A cloaked stranger appeared in front of the cage. He held out a Pokéball. It opened to reveal…

All: A Bayleef!!

The cloaked stranger simply snapped his fingers, and the Bayleef unleashed a Razor Leaf attack to free the others.

Jesse: Hey!!

The C.S. called back the Bayleef and opened another Pokéball to reveal…

All: A Cyndaquil!

The C.S. snapped his fingers twice, and the Cyndaquil fired a Flamethrower at the balloon.

BOOM!!

Team Rocket: It looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!…

Misty stepped forward.

Misty: A-Ash? Is that y-you?

The C.S. called back Cyndaquil and ran off.

Misty: Wait!

Misty noticed that the C.S. dropped something. Misty picked it up.

Misty: A hat…

Brock: You don't think--

Misty: I do! We have to look for him!

Soon…

The cloaked stranger stopped running in front of a river and pulled away his hood.

Ash: That went okay, I guess…But…I can't help but feel like what I just did was wrong. Should I have faced Misty instead of hiding behind some cloak? Oh, my head…

Meanwhile, Misty was talking to Ash's mother on a videophone at the Pokémon Center in Blackthorn City.

Misty: Mrs. Ketchum, has Ash returned home?

Delia: No, Misty.

Misty: (That's what I was afraid of…)

Delia: Is something wrong? Where is Ash?

Misty: Well…

Later…

Delia: Keep searching! He couldn't have gotten far!

Duplica: Ash! Ash, where are you?

Violet: This is crazy! I think I'm beginning to sweat! How's my hair?

Daisy: If Misty had just kept her big mouth shut, her boyfriend wouldn't have run away!

Misty: I'm sorry, Mrs. Ketchum. This is all my fault. I know Ash was just trying to apologize to me. I don't know why I said those things to him.

Delia: …

Misty: I really am sorry…

Delia: Misty…Let me show you something…

In Ash's house…

Delia: Take a look at these.

Misty looked at several school tests and report cards - all A's and A-Plus's. Then she looked at the name on all of the papers.

Misty: A. Ketchum…What was Ash's dad's name?

Delia: Satoshi.

Misty: A. Ketchum…Ash Ketchum! But why did you want to show these to me?

Delia: When Ash was 7, he attended a school in Viridian City. He was a regular genius. Everyone looked up to him as a role model. All of his teachers loved him as a student. They'd always say that he may very well be the next Professor Oak!

Misty: Wow…

Delia: Then, one day, it happened. It was the annual Viridian School Festival. I attended, of course. It was in the middle of the street when it happened…

Misty: What happened?

Delia: …

Misty: Mrs. Ketchum?

Delia: A car drove by at a blinding speed. It was headed straight for me. Ash called out to me. I heard him, but it was just after I turned around, Ash pushed me out of the way. The car had struck him! I couldn't believe my eyes! His classmates were devastated! By the time I had picked him, someone had called for an ambulance.

Misty couldn't believe what she was hearing.

Misty: W-What happened to him?

Delia: Well…he had lost a lot of blood, but he pulled through. You wouldn't believe how scared I was, Misty… After he recovered, something was wrong. The trauma Ash had suffered from was troubling his schoolwork. Ash had tried as hard as he could to make it through the school year, and he did, but his friends had, for some reason… abandoned him.

Misty: …

Delia: He was no longer looked up to. Ash was fine before the incident, but afterwards, none of the students would go anywhere near him. So, you see, Misty, Ash needs friends like you, because if he doesn't, he may never have faith or hope ever again. You understand, don't you?

Misty: I think I do, Mrs. Ketchum. I have to find Ash.

Misty had tried to look for Ash for 3 days, but still, there was no sign of him. Finally, Misty rested with her back against a tree in a small forest.

Misty: Maybe it's hopeless… Maybe I'll never find him…

Misty started to cry.

Misty: Oh, Ash…If only you knew how sorry I am… I wish I had never said those horrible things to you…

Ash was hiding in the bushes near her. Soon, he gulped and came out of hiding.

Ash: Misty?

Misty picked up her head.

Misty: Ash?

Misty slowly stood up. Then Ash held out his arms.

Ash: I forgive you…

Misty: Oh, Ash…

Misty ran over and jumped into Ash's arms.

Misty: Ash, I'm sorry…

Ash: It's okay, Misty…

Misty released herself from Ash.

Misty: No, it isn't! You deserved better, Ash! I really am sorry!

Ash: I know, Misty. Really - it's okay.

Misty: I don't deserve your forgiveness.

Ash heard rustling in the bushes.

Ash: Who's there?

Gary came out with a gun in hand.

Ash: Gary!?

Gary: There you are! Now I can end this!

Ash: End what?

Gary pointed the gun at Ash.

Ash: What're you doing?

Gary: You may not realize it, Ash, but you've taken everything from me! My life, the Pokémon League, Misty… Well, all that ends now! Once I kill you, I'll be the supreme Pokémon Master, and no one will get in my way of achieving perfection!! Prepare to die!

Gay pulled the trigger.

Misty: Ash, look out!

From afar, a gun shot was heard.

Brock: ASH!!

Later that day, Ash, Brock, Delia, Misty's sisters, was waiting in the hospital waiting area.

Ash: (I can't believe this is happening to me.)

**Flashback**

Misty: Ash, look out!

Misty pushed Ash out of the way, and the bullet struck Misty's heart.

Ash: MISTY!!

Gary: (gasp)

Ash: You monster!!

Ash ran up to Gary and punched him extremely hard in the face. Gary fell.

Ash: (panting) Misty!

Ash carried Misty to the hospital. Everyone saw him and followed.

Ash: (Don't worry, Misty! I'll make sure you're alright!)

**End Flashback**

No one in the waiting area bothered to talk to Ash, because they all knew he was going through much suffering. But Brock took a crack at him.

Brock: Hey, Ash, you okay?

Ash didn't answer.

Brock: (sigh)

Delia: I don't understand. Why would Gary try to kill my Ash?

Ash put his head in his cupped hands and started crying. Duplica put her hand on Ash's shoulder. A doctor walks in. Ash runs over to him.

Ash: How's Misty?

Doctor: Well, she's been dealt a mighty blow, but she should be okay if you leave her here for a few days.

Ash couldn't be more relieved.

Ash: May I see her?

Doctor: Sure. She's in Room 156.

Ash entered a room to see Misty lying in bed. He sat next to her and held her hand.

Ash: Misty…if you can hear me…I'm sorry. I wish this had never happened. Why didn't you let me take that bullet? You didn't need to do what you did, Misty…

Misty moaned and opened her eyes.

Misty: Ash?

Ash: Misty! I'm so glad you're okay. Why did you do that?

Misty: I…didn't want to lose you…

Ash: You'll never lose me, Misty…You mean everything to me…

THE END