Nightmare Syndrome

By: Chibi-Suiko

A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews! I think it's great that I have some fans who really like my stories ( I always contradict myself because I feel I'm not good enough **sweatdrop**). This chapter is going to be dedicated to ALL of my reviewers including: Virgo Writer, Nova S., AngelicFairy, Reader, Joy-girl, midnight dreams, and especially Enja, who was my very first reviewer!!!

Now, let's continue!!!

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Summary: Ash and Brock got Misty to the hospital, talked a bit about love (Heh, heh), and now are called into the hospital room where Misty is staying. What news will they receive?

Now they were going to find out...

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Ash (Who had Pikachu one his shoulder) and Brock were led to a small, one patient hospital room.

Misty lay behind them, though the doctor asked them to sit in two chairs across from her.

Doctor: Well, first of all, what are your names?

Ash: I'm Ash, that's Brock, and this is Pikachu. How about Misty? Is she going to be okay?

Pikachu: Pi! ( Yeah!)

Doctor: We're not absolutely sure. The young woman was thankfully rescued in time, so the Nightmare attack couldn't take full effect.

Pikachu: Pi chu ka pika pi chu ka. ( You can thank Ash for that.)

Ash turned a bright shade of pink.

Doctor: Though, as this young man should know ( Points to Ash), we inserted a stimulant for brain wave transfer. The results of this movement were very interesting...

Ash/Brock: What is it?

Doctor: ( Leafing through paperwork) Well, some mental battles may be forcing her into a more urgent state. A human body can only take so much pressure. We figure major doubts/uncontrollable emotions are holding her back.

Brock: ( Takes a side-glance at Ash) You mean emotions such as love? ( A/N: ^_^)

Doctor: It's possible... In any case, the girl is going to have to find some way out of this on her--

Ash: Don't even say " On her own"! She won't ever have to worry about that 'cause she'll never be alone! I'm her friend and I'll always be there for her!

Pikachu: Piii! (Awww!)

Brock: I knew it!

The doctor moved to the door.

Doctor: I'll leave you with her. If the conditions change in any visible way, press the intercom beeper. Tell the nurse to contact Dr. Yomaki--That's me--and I'll come back as fast as possible. I'm being paged now so I have to go.

He rushed out the door.

Brock, Pikachu and Ash stared at each other for at least ten minutes before Brock and Pikachu headed out also.

Ash: Hey! Where are you two going?!

Brock: Oh, we just thought that we'd leave you here with Misty like the doctor suggested.

Ash: (Glaring at them) I think he meant all of us...

Brock: ( Sweatdrop) Oh, did he..?

They ran out the door anyway.

Ash: (Shouting) This just proves how cheap our friendship really is Brock! And Pikachu, I'll never trust you again!

Then he collapsed onto a chair next to Misty's bed. His eyes couldn't help being drawn to her pale form.

Ash: (Thinking) I don't like her, do I?

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Brock and Pikachu sat in the cafe, hours later. ( Ash had conveniently fallen asleep next to Misty, his fingers laced with hers).

Pikachu was holding a jumbo ketchup bottle (There were about nine empty ones next to him...) and Brock was holding some fries and a soda.

Brock: You think he likes her?

Pikachu: Pi. Chu ka pi pi chu. ( No. I think he loves her.)

Brock spewed soda on the table in front of him.

Brock: You're going to take it that far?

Pikachu: Chu. Pi kachu. ( Yeah. no doubt.)

Brock: But, how can you love someone and not know it?

Pikachu: Pi chu ka chu pi kachu. Pi chu, ka pi ka pi chu pi kachu. (Ask yourself that the next time you see Nurse Joy. And anyway, does anyone ever choose to notice it?)

Brock: (looking at him skeptically) I guess you're right...

Pikachu: Pikachu pi pi! (Of course, I am!)

Brock sighed, finished his food, and walked with Pikachu back to the hospital room.

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Ash sat by Misty's bed watching her breathing. He was thinking of when he had been carrying her from the tower.

Had she really called out his name, or had he just been so nervous and frantic that he had imagined it?

After all, she had involuntarily pulled closer to him, hadn't she?

But why should that make him nervous? It's not like he liked her. Or at least like that anyway...

Either way he looked at it, something had kept him close to Misty all this time...

Oh, God. That couldn't be it!

Ash leaped out of his chair and back into the wall, away from Misty.

How could he? With her of all people?!

Ash: (Thinking) I gotta talk to Brock!

Then he raced into the hall to search for him.

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Brock and Pikachu returned to the room-from the other side, so of course Ash didn't see them-and stood by the door.

They were reading 'Teen Trainer Magazine' when something completely out of place happened.

Voice: ... Ash... don't... g-go...

Brock: Pikachu? When did you learn English?

Pikachu: Ka chu pi! (That wasn't me!)

Brock: Well, it certainly wasn't me. Then it must be...

They both turned their heads to Misty just in time to hear here speak again.

Misty: (Tossing and turning) ... Don't leave... me... I... I don't... want... to be... alone any... more...

Brock and Pikachu were so shocked that they both rushed toward the intercom beeper at the same time and tripped over each other. The beeper fell to the ground and as Brock put out a hand to stop his fall, he pressed it.

Brock then slipped, fell on top of Pikachu-who let out a Thunderbolt-destroying the beeper and frying Brock, who yelled so loud that patients from the floor below him could hear.

Two nurses and Dr. Yomaki ran into the room to see a charred Brock and a flattened Pikachu on the floor.

Dr. Yomaki: What the Hell happened?!

Brock: A shocking discovery... Ow...

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Ash had had no luck what-so-ever in locating Brock or Pikachu, so he headed back to Misty's room. He almost yelled as loud as Brock when he saw and heard a horde of doctors from behind the door.

And speaking of Brock, he came running up to Ash at that very moment-almost knocking him down in his haste.

Brock: Ash! Damn, have I got some news for you?!

Ash: What? Has something happened to Misty?! Not that I'm worried exactly...

Ash took a moment to look Brock over and noticed some scratches (From the Thunderbolt attack, if you didn't know) that were defenantly not there before.

Ash: Pikachu, huh?

Brock: (Sighs) Yeah... But stay on track. You may want to sit down for this in case you collapse.

Ash: ( Laughs it off) Come on. Whatever you have to say, I'm sure it wouldn't make me collapse Brock.

Pikachu, unknowingly to Ash, placed a computer chair (You know, the ones with wheels?) behind him, just in case as Brock began to tell him what happened.

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Brock: Ash! Wake up!

Someone was slapping his face. All of a sudden, his eyes snapped open as Pikachu used his Thunder attack.

Pikachu: PII KAA CHUU! (ASH, WAKE UP!)

Ash: WAAH! Pikachu! Brock! What happened?!

Brock: Simple. You collapsed.

Ash racked his brain and suddenly jumped up. He remembered!

Misty murmuring his name, Brock and Pikachu calling for assistance (After they're little escapade, of course *Sweatdrop*). He was what she had been dreaming about...

Ash: (On the defensive) Well, I had a right to collapse!

Brock: Right... Anyway, Dr. Yomaki wants to talk to you. Only you.

Ash: Is it that important?

Brock: Well, it depends on what you think of as important. Just go.

Ash: (Looks around) Fine, fine. Where is he?

Brock: He should still be in Misty's room. Look there first.

Ash: Right. Bye.

Ash walked around the corner, pretending that it didn't matter to him. Then, when Brock and Pikachu couldn't see him, he raced into her room.

Dr. Yomaki: Ash? Mr. Ketchem?

Ash: Yeah? What's the matter?

Dr. Yomaki: Maybe you should know a little more about Ms. Waterflowers condition. I felt that you should be the first to find out.

Ash sat down, anticapating himself for whatever came next...

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A/N: Ha! Another cliffy! Just because I put one though, don't stop reading!!! I'll try and get the next chapter up soon.

Well, actually, I'm kinda lost at the moment for what could come next.

*Sweatdrop* I've stopped so low that *Sob* I'm starting to improvise! WAAAHHHH!