Chapter 31
Hey Guys! I'm sorry for not updating as regularly as I once did, but since school started up again it has become harder and harder to update this book as it doesn't take me some time and effort to write chapters for you guys.
But! I haven't abandoned this book for those who may have been loosing hope!
I still plan to update at least once a week at worst.
Anyway I hope you all understand and without any further hesitation... lets get right into the review... I mean chapter!
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Ash's POV
Silence. Nothing but silence filled the empty street where I had lost it all, my best buddy and the one I hold closest to me... the once who I can proudly call my other half without split second of hesitation or doubt. But now they are gone. Gone because I was too slow to react, gone because I let my guard down, gone because... because I wasn't strong enough to save them.
Many emotions could be felt at this moment. Sadness, regret, anger, guilt, devastation and of course heartbroken. I felt them all, they formed the spear that stuck my heart, piercing my skin as if it were nothing more than glass hitting the ground, venerable to the hard surface that it hit.
And my heart was like a gift, ribbed apart to get to the items inside. The valuable item inside my heart is Serena. Calem ripped open my heart to get to her, and now... my heart is nothing more than the wrapped box that once held her with such care and safety. But now the gift is gone the box, well the box is useless now. Without the gift apart of it is no longer a present that brings smiles upon those who see it. No, now the box is nothing more than a colourful box that has been torn open and soon to be thrown away as it has no purpose anymore.
My head was bowed in defeat, guilt controlled me, I couldn't save her... maybe if I had just been stronger I could have stopped them. But I was weak, I hesitated and now Serena will pay the price for my actions while I have noting but regret and guilt.
'No, no I can't give up! Serena needs me now more than ever!' I tell myself, if there was ever a time to follow my own words it's now! 'Don't Give Up Till The Very End!' I can't give up, not as long as there is still a beat left in my heart.
"TalonFlame! I choose you!" I say while releasing the fiery bird Pokémon from its pokeball with a new found determination.
"Talon!" The fiery bird says while spreading its red wings to hover gracefully in the air while awaiting commands from me, I could tell by the look in TalonFlame's eye the he knew that something must have been wrong.
"Flame?" TalonFlame speaks with a concerned tone and a worried face.
"I'm alright, but Pikachu and Serena aren't. They have been kidnapped and I need your help to find the black van that took them." I explain to the fiery bird while trying to hide my devastated emotions that filled my shattered soul.
TalonFlame nods his head before flying off down the street where I had pointed because that is where I heard the van drive off.
I watch as TalonFlame's body becomes smaller as the distance between us lengthens. I begin to walk on the road in search of any signs of tire marks that make have been caused from the vans rapid exhalation for its get away.
Something catches my eye, a half eaten apple lying in the middle of the road. I pick the apple up off the road and examine it like a detective would to try and solve a mystery.
'Pikachu.' The name pops into my head upon realisation that this was the same apple that Pikachu was eating before Calem showed up. But something puzzled me, the location of the apple is too far away from the attack location which means that either Pikachu threw it at the van to try and stop them or he gave chase to the van and dropped the apple my accident.
My investigative mind quickly flashes back to the last thing I heard from Pikachu, a Quick Attack. I knew the sound all too well, Pikachu's last move was a swift and desperate Quick attack so that means that he must have chased after the van himself!
'Oh Pikachu...' I think, I knew he wouldn't have done that if I didn't make him promise to protect her. And now he could be in serious danger, he could be hit by a car or even worse!
The thought of loosing my best buddy only deepened the open wound, releasing more guilt and regret into my mind. 'This really is all my fault.'
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I feel my phone fibrate in my back pocket, normally I would ignore it at a time like this but I need something... anything that could brighten my mood even if it was just one of Gary's stupid pranks or trolls.
Gary: DUDE CHECK THIS OUT!
My eyes scrolled down, quickly reading his text before landing on the video that he must be referring to.
'Pikachu vs Van: Epic highway chase!' The title read. My eyes widen as I clicked the video faster than I have ever clicked on anything. The video began to load, every second that passes is another second where my heart doesn't beat. I was so focused on the loading circle to take my eyes off it, this was it! This is the one bit of evidence I need if it pans out.
The video eventually loaded and began to play. The prospective of the camera appeared to be from within a moving car most likely in the back seat. The video played and I watched a Pikachu, which I had no doubt was my Pikachu, sprint pass the car in which the camera was recording in.
I listened to a high pitched male voice comment on how fast Pikachu was while he filmed Pikachu up ahead. Although the camera was mainly fixed on Pikachu I was able to catch a glimpse of the black van, proving my theory that Pikachu was chasing the van.
"Oh no... the Pikachu is slowing down." I hear the recorders voice which made me immediately draw my attention out of my thoughts and back to the video.
"Looks like the little guy has run out of steam." I hear a female voice which I presumed was his mother say while I watched as the camera drive past Pikachu as he collapsed on the road, his body looked defeated and completely drained of energy.
'Come on Pikachu don't give up.' I found myself saying in my head as my grip tightened on my phone as Pikachu's body got further and further away from the camera which was now looking out the back of the car.
"I guess the winner of this race is the car!" I hear the camera holder conclude but my hope was still in Pikachu, though I couldn't help but feel worried because what if Pikachu didn't get up? He would still be there, in the middle of the highway! Unconscious! Exposed to the risk of becoming nothing more than road kill!
"PIKA!" I hear Pikachu's voice scream in the video which caused the camera to turn back to face where they had passed Pikachu while they continued to drive.
"Sounds like the case is back on!" The camera holder comments which raised my hopes as I knew Pikachu wouldn't give up that easy!
A few seconds pasted and Pikachu was now within sight of the camera, his weak and energy deprived body slowly began to pick up its speed. Pretty soon a flash of white light trailed Pikachu's body while his speed increased while passing the car in which the camera was in.
"GO PIKACHU!" I hear the male voice cheer while happiness and a sense of proudness filled me.
I watched as Pikachu sprinted further and further away from the camera, his speed unmatched and even greater than ever, a new found power he had unlocked and he was using it all! All his determination, all his energy and all his power... all put into one final attempt to catch up.
"Whoever that Pikachu belongs to he would be a very proud Trainer." The mother comments making my hear feel warm. I was already proud of Pikachu, but this is feeling was way stronger! Pikachu didn't give up, just like I had taught him.
I continued to watch as Pikachu powered away before jumping on top of the van and opening what looked like the sunroof and entered the van!
"And the winner is Pikachu! Wow that is one fast Pokémon!" The camera person says. I felt relived, not because now I know generally where they are heading but because Pikachu is alright, and maybe just maybe Serena will be too!
"Flame!" I hear TalonFlame call, causing me to look up into the sky to see the fiery birds body get bigger as he approaches, hopefully this will be good news!
"TalonFlame! Did you find them?" I ask with much hope in my voice, I may know which direction they are heading but their location is still a mystery.
"TalonFlame!" The fire Pokémon says while nodding his head and gesturing me to follow.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, h-he found them! "Great work TalonFlame!" I say while starting to run after TalonFlame while he leaded the way. 'Don't worry Serena I'm coming!'
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Serena's POV
Pikachu was still unconscious and the bumpy ride didn't help Pikachu's recovery either. I held the small, yellow Pokémon in my arms like a mother would for her baby. I patted him gently, my hands still shaking from what has occurred and I would be lying if I said I wasn't petrified.
I want my Ash back, I want him with me, I want his warmth, I want his safety... I want his love. Ash has done so much for me, he has dug me up out of a hole, dug by my depression and filled with my darkness. But Ash pulled me out of that hole, I was so close to being free but not anymore.
Maybe I belong in that dark, lonely hole. All I do is cause problems for everyone I encounter. If Ash didn't meet me then his life would be normal, he wouldn't have to spend so much time away from his real friends because I was too afraid of conversations and being accepted, although that is what I wanted but I feared being accepted only to be pushed away again and maybe that is the reason why I could not accept Ash's friends.
I should return to my pitiful hole, a hole that suits me, a hole that I can deepen so no one will ever attempt to get me out again! Though Ash was the only one who ever tried to free me from the hole and I doubt that anyone will try to help me again once I return... and maybe that's a good thing.
I won't cause problems for people if I don't exist. Memories flash of when I attempted once to end myself from my pain and suffering but stopped by my mother who said she cared and loved me. The only one who probably did before... Ash.
Ash... the name only brings happiness and joy to my heart, the emotions that because him was able to be unlocked from their cage of negative emotions which made the bars almost impenetrable but Ash... Ash broke those bars.
Ash showed me it all, he showed me happiness once again, he showed me the light side while bringing me out of the dark side, he showed me love. The memories of that special night played in my mind.
I had always been accused of being a whore and a slut but around him those insults seem meaningless, they seem like normal words... words that have no power over me, words that once pulled me down are now just a bunch of letters mashed together and the only words that matter when I am around him are those 3 magical words 'I love you'.
But without him here... without him by my side I feel venerable. I feel incomplete and maybe that is why I never want to separate from him because I am a star and he is the dark night, without him I am invisible to all.
"Ash..." I mumble before I feel the van come to stop which was followed by the sound of the doors beginning to open. 'This is it... back to my hell.'
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CLIFF HANGER!!!! 😱
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