Ages ~

(In the story)

Ash ~ 14

Misty ~

Brock ~ 17

Rudy ~ 18

Mari ~ 10

Well! Are we ready? Let’s hope so because here we go!



1 Then and Now

~ Part 5; Why? ~

Ash raced back to his computer after taking care of his ‘problem’. He quickly glanced at where he had left off and began to type.

‘Ash, Rudy asked me to stay here with him on the island.’

Those words hit me faster than any bullet, any Pikachu attack, ANYTHING could hit me.

“HE WHAT?!”

“Calm down Ash! Now let me explain!”

“HOW COULD YOU?!”

“How could I what?”

“After all we’ve done together, you’re just going to throw it away like that and leave your best friends for this, this, jerk?”

“Excuse me? Who – wait a second! You’re jealous!”

“What?! No I’m not!!”

“Yes you are! That’s why you’re going on about this!”

“What? No! I bet Brock and Pikachu will give you this same lecture. Abandoning your best friends for some jerky guy.”

Misty glared hard at me. “Well at least he’s better than you!”

“Hardly.” I remarked sarcastically.

Misty narrowed her eyes in anger.

We glared at each other for a while then she threw up her hands and marched off.

I stood there for a moment thinking about what had just happened. My head was spinning with many emotions. Anger, fear, betrayal, hurt, and, what was that other emotion that I couldn’t quite tell?

I blindly walked back to the pokemon center where Brock and Pikachu were waiting for me.

“Pika-pi! Pikachu pika? ((Pika-Pi! Where’ve you been?))”

“I was talking to Misty.” I answered miserably. I just couldn’t understand it. After all we’ve been through she was just going to leave us for a guy – Rudy of all people!

“So…” Brock asked coming up behind me. “What did she say? Is she coming back soon? We have to leave in fifteen minutes.”

“She’s not coming.” I said numbly.

“WHAT?! /PIKA?!”

“She said she staying here with Rudy.”

Brock and Pikachu just stood there staring.

“Ash! That’s not funny!” Brock started.

“I wish.” I grumbled. “I’m going to go rest before we leave.”

I walked straight to my room, unlocked the door, and threw myself on the bed. Wishing that funny feeling in my eyes would go away.

“Pikachupi pikachu pika? ((Pikachupi isn’t really staying, is she?))”

I didn’t answer but buried my head in my pillow.

Pikachu patted his tiny paw on my head.

“Pika? ((Why?))”

Why? That was the very question I’d been asking myself since Misty had told me the news. What do I not have that Rudy does?!

“I don’t know pikachu! And I don’t care! If she wants to go stay with idiot Rudy, that’s her problem!” I cried into the pillow, tears now freely coming down my cheeks. “After all that we’ve been through Pikachu! She’s leaving us! How could she? I thought we were going to be champions together! I thought we were going to live side by side in houses together. I would live in my house, and she would live right down the street! And she’s just going to leave me! Why Pikachu? What does stupid Rudy have that I don’t! What does Misty see in him! WHAT ABOU ME?!”

Pikachu only smirked. “Pikachu pika pi! ((Sounds like someone’s jealous!))”

I gasped. “You’re nuts! Why would I be jealous of Rudy? I’m a better pokemon trainer then he’ll ever be!”

“Pika, Pi Pikachu Pikachupi. ((Maybe, but he has Pikachupi.))”

I was about to retort when Brock came in and knocked on my door.

“Come on Ash, time to go!”

I slowly crawled off my bed and got my things together.

“Come on Pikachu.”



”Pika, Pikachu pika Pikachupi? ((But, aren’t we saying good-bye to Pikachupi?))”

“No.” I said coldly.

We walked to the beach and I called out my Squirtle and Totodile.

“Ok guys, let go.”

“HEY!” I turned around to see Misty, Rudy, and Mari coming up behind me.

I turned to go, but Brock stopped me.

“Wait Ash!”

I looked into Misty’s face and remembered all the times we’d shared together. I felt tears come to my eyes again.

“Where do you think your going Ash Ketchum?” Misty shouted.

“Where do you think?” I shouted back. “Why’d you come? To watch your friends go? After all this?”

Misty looked confused for a moment then smirked.

“Ohhhh, I see what this is about!”

“Huh?” I was confused now.

Misty called out her Golduck.

“GO!”

“Golduck! ((Whoo!))”

Misty jumped on Golduck and got in the water and turned to smirk at all of us.

“Well come on Ash! Pick up your jaw and let’s go! Bye Rudy! Thanks for asking!”

Rudy smiled and waved. He smirked and took great joy in pushing me over into the water. “Come on Ash! Get going or your going to make Misty late!”

“W-Wha?!”

Brock smirked and got on Totodile. Pikachu hoped on Misty’s shoulder to chat while I stared at Misty.

Misty winked and raced off to the indigo.

On our way there I had Squirtle swim up to Misty.

“So Misty, you said you were going to stay with Rudy.”

“No, I didn’t. I said he asked me to stay. You assumed that I said yes.”

My mouth fell open and gaped.

“Why? Was Ash Ketchum actually jealous? Does he want me all to himself?” Misty teased. I of course was too shocked.

I made all that fuss over nothing!

I thought about what Pikachu and misty had said.

Why was I so worked up about Misty staying? – Really?



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Ash smiled at his work. Ah, the memories. It all came back to him now. How embarrassed he had been! Who wouldn’t’ be? And tomorrow, the water wars begin. And some- other things.








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