Title: WTF?
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Ikarishipping (Paul x Dawn)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #77, Experiment
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Warnings: Paul-bashing, OOCness

It was a sunny day in a small, nameless town in Shinou, when it happened. Ash and Co. had run into Paul again. Only this time, instead of insulting Ash as soon as he saw him, the purple-haired boy had done something else. Something… strange…

“Dawn, I really, really like you.” Paul said, advancing on the girl. She had wide eyes and looked at him like he was a monster from outer space.

“W-What are you talking about, Paul?”

Ash nodded. He stepped in front of his friend protectively. “Hey, are you feeling all right, Paul?”

“Get out of my way, worthless trainer.” Paul snapped. “You’re interrupting my pursuit of love! Dawn-chan, let’s go get ice cream and cuddle underneath a blooming sakura tree in the park!”

The blue-haired girl gave a squeak and hid her face in her hands. “I didn’t do anything, Ash! I don’t know why he’s being so strange!”

“Neither do I.” Ash said. “Paul, let’s battle!”

“No! Come back to me, Dawn my love!”

“You didn’t even recognize me the last time we met! And you’ve always been a mean, spoiled brat! If this is some trick, I’ll-!” Dawn pulled out her hair dryer, turned it on, and held it in front of her protectively. “S-Stay away!”

Brock rubbed his chin thoughtfully. Paul was being odd.

Was he drunk? Or somehow drugged?

Brock and Ash blinked in unison. Paul had turned down a chance to battle and was now… chasing Dawn romantically?

There was something very wrong here…

“Well, I never thought Paul was like that.” Ash turned to Pikachu. The electric rat shrugged.

“Didn’t he call her a troublesome girl?”

“Yeah, that was really mean of him… Dawn was depressed for a few days afterwards.”

“Well, insulting a girl isn’t a good way to make a first impression!” Brock declared.

Ash ignored him as Brock began to elaborate on how a romance should play out. His friend could be weird sometimes…

Paul’s change of heart was creepy though!

Dawn finally had enough of it after half an hour, and hit Paul over the head with her hair dryer as hard as she could.

Then she ran off to hide while the boy was stunned.

He spent the rest of the day trying to find her, but she had convinced Brock and Ash that leaving the town was a very good idea, so Paul had no luck.

A few weeks later, Paul saw her again. This time, he just shrugged irritably and continued on his way.

Stupid blue-haired girl…

He had no way of knowing that calling a Hex Maniac and her Duskull worthless after a battle the day before had been a bad idea…

Leslie and her Duskull cackled as they watched through their crystal ball. “That serves him right! Next time, let’s make him fall in love with Brock!”

Duskull nodded.

End Fic

Completed 6/12/07

Or how WTF this ship is that it makes me ill to write! I mean, how could Dawn and Paul get together? Paul’s such a bastard! And Dawn is a total girly-girl… Paul doesn’t even remember who she is! I cannot see the ‘Contestshipping connection’ others claim either.