Episode 56! Wow, I’m writing fast…

 

Disclaimer: Shadow does not own pokemon. It belongs to Nintendo, Shogakukan comics, Game FREAK, 4Kids, etc. I own Destiny, Charlotte, Pika-chan, etc. though. If you want to borrow anything, drop me a review, and as long as you give me credit, I’ll let you use the character.

 

Notes: <> indicates when minds are speaking to each other a.k.a. telepathy, ** indicates thoughts, italics indicates poke speech.

 

Ranma – I named the user Bob for a very important reason. However, I can’t say it here because I’m afraid I’ll get flamed. Um… Charlotte won’t hurt Ash too bad.

Inami – no, haven’t seen 4th move yet. Oh well, Arigatou for reviewing! Does Love = good?

Nikki Wind and Crystal Wind – thank you! *Smile*

Tmp – hmm… not sure what Ash is afraid of yet, but I’m sure it will be shown sometime. Um, I think Ash was too freaked out to catch the dittos.

Severus’ Potion mistress – Kay!

Eevee99 and star – Hehehehe, *Smiles* Thanx!

SnowTiger – yep… poor lil’ Ash…. ^_^

Pikacar/Marle – thank you! *Guardians are eating happily*

Fire Eevee – and what in the world of fanfiction is coincidence? Check out the pokemon RPG at ezboard to see what I mean by RPG logs.

 

Episode 56: In which important information is revealed

           

            “I’m sorry!” Ash apologized for the hundredth time. Charlotte had only set him on fire because she was too tired.

            “It’s okay, I forgive you.” Charlotte said as she finished drying her hair using a fire spell. “Next time, give me some fair warning.”

            Pika-chan went to Vulpix-chan with a peace offering of eight marshmallow cookies and a mug of hot chocolate. “Friends?”
            “Friends!” Vulpix-chan said eagerly as she wolfed down all the food. * This food is really good! Sure, it’s okay, I understand. *

            Teresa smiled as she finished hemming Ash’s newest costume. “This is going to be so pretty…”

 

            “So what were those glowing green blobs?” Ash asked.

            Charlotte looked thoughtful. “Well, it is rumored that Team Rocket dumps some of their experimental pokemon here… that might be it.”

            “That’s part of the reason why nobody wants to come.” Vulpix-chan said impishly, wagging her tails.

            “But there might be Team Rocket agents here, right?” Ash asked.

            “Perhaps. We’ll have to be careful.”

 

            Elsewhere… back in the normal pokéverse…

 

            “Dragonair! Ice Beam!”
            The dragon pokemon fired out its attack, successfully freezing its opponent- a Sandslash – solid.

            “And the red trainer is out of usable pokemon! This victory goes to Lance the Dragon Trainer!”

            Lance recalled his Dragonair with a smile. “Good try.” He told the other trainer, who scowled and stomped off.

            Lance returned to his room.

            < So, how did it go? >

            “Do you even need to ask, Aerodactyl? I creamed him.”

            < Figures. After all, you have magic on your side, as well as dragon mastery. >

            “So I do.” Lance said. He reached under his shirt and extracted a key with a sun on top, flanked by a moon and a star.

            “Key that hides the power of the darkness, show thy true form before me! Your master under the seal of contract Lance commandeth you, Release!”

            The key glowed and turned into a staff that looked like a bigger version of the key. The only difference was that at the end, instead of a smooth knob, there was a sharp blade, glinting silvery bright.

            Lance smiled. “So, Ash. You’ve decided to escape to another universe. But it will simply be more work when you return. And I think some training would help… Loop!”

            A card formed in his hands. “All right, I want you to enter the other dimension and attack him. You know what to do.”

            The card nodded and flew off.

 

            Back to the CP universe…

 

            Ash fidgeted in his sleep.

***************Dreamscape***********************************************

            Ash sighed as he noticed that he was once again standing atop the pokemon tower in Lavender Town. * Not again. * He sighed in exasperation. * At least I haven’t had this dream for a while *

            In front of him, the cards fell, drifting away on the wind. But there were less of them this time. And out of the corner of his eye, he could faintly discern Sabrina’s shadowy outline. Pika-chan still floated next to him, bobbing up and down, as if held there on a string by some invisible entity.

            His lips formed to activate the spell, but once again, he was unable to move.

            His opponent, still shadowed, held out their staff. Power began to gather in it… a ball of dark blue energy formed and streaked towards him…

            A few cards sprang up in front of him, trying vainly to form a shield of protection, but there were so few of them…

            The white cards, his ‘Ash cards’…

            And then the world erupted in a wave of blue.

 

**************End Dream***********************************************

           

            *Splash*

            Ash jerked awake, seeing Pika-chan hovering over his bed with a bucket of water.

            “Hi! Did you sleep well?”

            “Pretty well.” Ash said as he coated himself with fire for a second to dry off all the water.

            “I’ve got breakfast ready.” Charlotte said, holding up a stack of pancakes, still steaming. “I already had some.”

            Ash’s eyes lit up and he glomped the pancakes, before putting them ceremoniously on a plate and drenching them in syrup and whipped cream. (Yum! I love having this for breakfast w/berries!)

            “So, did you have any bad dreams?”

            “I had that dream again.” Ash said. “I know I had a dream, but I can’t remember it!”

            “Well, if it keeps repeating, it must be a prophetic dream.” Pika-chan said. * But what is it foretelling? *

           

            “How much do you remember?” Vulpix-chan asked as she flew over, balancing a cherry on her nose.

            “Almost nothing.” Ash admitted. (A/N: He won’t remember his dreams until later. Okay? It’s that way in the CCS storyline too…)

            “Cheer up, Ash. At least we haven’t run into Bob, right?” Pika-chan asked optimistically as she snatched a pancake off his plate.

            “Right!” Ash said his former happy mood restored.

            “Besides, you did create the Destiny card.” Charlotte said as she tossed him a package of juice.

            Ash’s jaw dropped. “I did what?!”
            “You didn’t know?” Charlotte looked surprised. “Oh yeah, I forgot, you were in a trance when you did it.”

            “I thought that was from energy loss since I changed some pokemon cards.” Ash confessed.

            “Guess you learn something new every day.” Vulpix-chan piped up.

 

 

End Episode 56! Send in your reviews or all my plotbunnies will die! Flames will be used to forge Windy, so she can blow Nelvana’s buildings off a cliff and into the ocean below! That way, they can’t dub anymore. Yay!

 

Next chapter will be longer, if I get enough reviews.