Whee!

Disclaimer: If I owned pokemon, Misty would have suffered!

Notes: <> for telepathy

Pairing: Mirageshipping (Ash x Sabrina)

Chapter 4

 

            He was ready….. it had been almost twenty days, and now he was up to thirty-three minutes… almost enough for a longish pokemon battle. He was doing better…

            Sabrina had been lucky, she’d been seeing  only events from his pokemon journey recently. Either that, or Ash had figured out how to hide his fantasies.

            In any case, she was grateful….

            Ash was setting out on his journey again. He was heading off to fight Blaine…. Yes, he still needed that badge.

            Blaine and Giovanni….

 

            It would be easy.

            Kadabra took down Blaine’s pokemon in seconds. That was to be expected, after all… but what of Giovanni? That would be difficult.

            The earth badge was rare….

            But he would gain it! That was no contest. He would get the earth badge! And Sabrina would be proud of him…

 

            First though, perhaps he needed more than three pokemon….

            “Blast Burn!”

            The poor Victreebel really didn’t stand much of a chance. Ash tossed a poke ball, and then turned onto his next target. By the end of the day, he had also netted a Parasect, a Magneton, a Quagsire, and a Mysdreavus…

            That was enough for a team. Parasect went into the box. It was better for catching pokemon, knowing Spore and False Swipe.

            He hadn’t called Oak in a while, but he didn’t care anymore.

            The pokedex was not the most important thing in the world. Sabrina was… her and his pokemon.

            His teacher… his friend… his… was Sabrina his love?

            Maybe.

            He liked her, and he did have… impure thoughts about her, but… he wasn’t sure he was in love yet.

            She said she could wait though.

            Maybe it just took time….

 

            His eyes glittered as he studied the gym. No, he could feel darkness roiling off it, and a sense of familiarity….

            Team rocket had its HQ here….

            Very interesting. He called Officer Jenny to tell her the news, and then waited. Proof? Well, once the flooring of the gym was removed with a Blast Burn, the rockets below were clearly revealed.

            Smart of Giovanni though….

            He pretended no knowledge, but they didn’t believe him, luckily… Giovanni was taken off the jail, in a pokemon-proof vehicle and stun cuffs, and now they had to decide a new gym leader for Viridian.

 

            It was none of his concern any longer. Ash teleported back to Saffron, to see how Sabrina was doing.

            To his surprise and horror, he found the gym deserted…

            What was wrong?

            The vibrations indicated sings of a struggle…. Had something happened to her? Oh no! Maybe she’d been kidnapped!

            He had to do something!

            Ash closed his eyes, focusing… scanning for Sabrina’s aura. After their lessons he knew hers almost as well as his own.

            There it was…. Faint and still existent. She wasn’t too far away, in fact, she seemed to be in Silph Cooperation….

            But why? He knew Team Rocket had taken over perhaps four or five years ago, but now…. It was supposed to be clean!
            Something fishy was going on…

 

            Sighing, Ash decided to investigate. He swapped for Parasect, and then went in the front door. After the receptionist refused to allow him upstairs, he knew something dodgy was afoot.

            Parasect put her to sleep, and then he found a card key in her pocket that gave him access the elevator. Once there, he followed her aura to the sixth floor.

            What he saw made him see red.

            Four rocket grunts were holding Sabrina down, with psychic dampeners, her could tell from the odd black helmets they were all wearing, and the last one-!
            Dragon Rage blasted out of his hands as he screamed. < GET AWAY FROM HER, YOU BASTARDS! >

            Well, perhaps that was a bit overmuch, but…

            Hey, he’d learned a new attack!

            The rockets didn’t quite know what hit them. Ash ran to Sabrina’s side and initiated teleport, fast.

            < Sabrina! Are you all right? >

            < Yes… > Her voice was shaky. < They didn’t manage to do anything yet. >

            < I was so worried-! > His voice broke as he hugged her tightly. < I shouldn’t have left Saffron! It’s not safe for you to be here alone! >

            < I can take care of myself, Ash. >

            < But Sabrina… >

            < No buts, Ash. I know the dangers…. And I can take care of myself. >

            < What if something had happened, though? > Tears were starting to form in his eyes. < I can’t just leave you! >

            that got her attention…..

 

            < Ash? >

            < I admit it, okay? I think I do love you! I don’t want to live without you, Sabrina…. >

            Her cheeks turned pink as she looked into his eyes. < Then…. >

            < I’ll give up my dream for you. All I really want… is for us to be together. Pokemon Master is just a title, and…! >

            < And you love me more. >

            < Yes. > He managed to get out, before Sabrina kissed him, and this time, it was a  proper kiss, with tongue and all.

            < Then … shall we? > She asked seductively as Ash blushed even brighter. For all his age, he was still a child in mind and appearances after all…

            < H-hai! >

            And as the two consummated their relationship, all was well with the world, for now….

 

 

END FIC

Completed 4/14/05

Phantomness: Done! I do like Ash x Sabrina, but in small doses…