Here in the Moonlight

*Misty*

Ash crumples before my eyes, his eyes are pleading with me to go. How can I just leave him there? Then, I know what I must do. I carry Ash into a corner, and crawl up into the vent outside my cell. I had seen the floor plan in the torture chamber. Arriving at my destination, I lower myself slowly out, and drop silently to the floor. Ash’s and My pokémon should be right… here. I start back towards the ventilation system, but a voice stops me.

“Freeze, we have you surrounded.”

I must get to Ash, so we can leave. I release Charizard, and immediately start explaining the situation to him. A gunshot sounds, I know not where from, but I brace for the impact. Amazingly I don’t feel it. Then, volleys of gunshots are fired, and I can tell by the sound, where they are originating from. I turn to face that direction, and a horrible sight meets my eyes. There is Ash, standing quite still in the corridor, between me and the shooters. He’s breaking my heart, enduring all this pain. Charizard has already seen, and scorches team rocket. As Ash falls to the floor, Charizard swoops low, and I pull Ash onto its back. I follow, holding Ash tightly.

Luck is with us, We are not seen on the way out, and I direct Charizard to head to the hospital in Pewter. As soon as we arrive, I return Charizard, and run inside screaming for help. It soon comes, and Ash is carted upstairs.

“Miss?” a doctor comes down and says.

“Yes?” I barely manage between the hot tears.

“I’m afraid I have bad news.” She says.

“He’s not dead, I refuse to believe it!” I yell in her face.

“You’re right, he isn’t, not yet, but he probably will die.” She answers. Then, she departs.

“Misty? You’re safe? But how?” I hear Brock sit down next to me. I bury my tear-stained face into my hands.

“It’s all my fault he’s going to die. And it’s all my fault.” I wail. He hushes me and tells me to quiet down, and we wait for the doctor’s report.