Wanting To Rule
Part 1
Pikachu

Original Date-Thursday September 11, 2003

Friday August 20, 2004

I wonder how many parts I can revise today. I still have another 2 hours so 
I might get to Part 5 or 6 if I don’t get hungry and go home. :P

	Ash whirled through space as he was pulled forward by the Portkey. He could 
feel Pikachu clinging on to him so he wouldn’t fall off. Suddenly, as if he 
hadn’t been traveling at all, the Portkey stopped and his feet slammed hard 
onto the ground. He stumbled and nearly fell onto the cold stone but caught 
himself in time. Pikachu jumped off his shoulder and began to roam around. 
Ash cursed as his right knee was throbbing from how he had landed. Ash heard 
voices behind him and turned around. His 4th year friends Jenn and Rachel 
were walking toward him. He waved and they came over.

	“Ash! What’s up?” Jenn asked. Ash shrugged.

	“The ceiling I guess.” He replied sarcastically. Jenn rolled her eyes.

	“Ha ha. So funny. Not!” Rachel exclaimed. They giggled.

	“So how are you guys?” Ash asked.

	“We’re good.” Jenn said with a smile.

	“So did you have a good summer?” Rachel asked.

	“It wasn’t too bad although I did have to spend the first 2 weeks of my 
vacation in a cast.” He said. There was a moment of silence at his last 
words. Everyone at Hogwarts except for the 1st years that were new(they 
probably even knew) knew how last year Ash and Pikachu had got transported 
into one of the dungeons. They knew how Voldemort had faced him again and 
how he had knocked Ash unconscious and had nearly killed him. They knew that 
if Dumbledore, Harry, Ron, and Hermione hadn’t found him at that time that 
he probably would’ve been dead. They knew that Voldemort had been kept at 
bay by Pikachu. But this wasn’t exactly the first time that something bad 
had happened to Ash while at Hogwarts. In his 1st year (well, it was 
actually his second) he had come face-to-face with Voldemort who was 
stealing souls to try and regain his body. In his 3rd year, a gaping hole 
had swallowed up everyone except Ash, Harry, Ron, and Hermione and they had 
somehow stopped it. It hadn’t just been fun and games for Ash.

	“Well, let’s go into the Great Hall. I do believe that the sorting will be 
starting shortly.” Rachel said.

	“Yeah. We might be able to get an open seat.” Jenn said with a smile. Ash 
grinned. They opened the doors to find that it was more chatty than usual at 
the House tables. The decorations were the same though. Hundreds of candles 
hung in the air by themselves. The House flags hung over every table and the 
ceiling, as always, resembled the night sky. Tonight it had a full moon 
glowing with a few clouds whisking across it.

	“Well, see you around Ash! Jenn and I are going to sit with our friends.” 
Rachel told him.

	“Okay. See you around!” He called after them. He wiggled his way through 
the crowd to the Gryffindor table and found Hermione sitting with Harry and 
Ron already. Ash smiled. It was nice to see his friends again.

	“Hey guys!” He said. They turned around.

	“Hey!” Harry said.

	“How are you mate?” Ron asked. Ash shrugged.

	“Okay I guess.” Ash said.

	“It’s nice to see you Ash. Now hurry up and sit down. The Sorting’s about 
to start.” Hermione said.

To be continued…

Yep. This part was better than the original to. I guess I have improved on 
my writing skills. ^_^ Well, review! ^_^