Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ Consequences ❯ Some Things will Never Change ( Chapter 4 )

Consequences

Sam: Last chapter woo hoo go me… ^____________^

Disclaimer: Did someone say I owned Pokémon? Did they? No? Well then it's probably because I don't. Cos if I did own Pokémon I'd be "jamming 20 clichés" into each episode like the nice anonymous flamer had so kindly put it in my account at ff.net *cheesy smile*

Part 4: Some things will Never Change

Misty dragged herself wearily towards the sofa of her apartment and curled into a ball, her legs meeting her chest followed by Pikachu who just looked more distant than ever before. Glancing towards the photo of them when they were still just a bunch of kids gallivanting off across the world seeing new things, having childish arguments that always eventually ended with an apology and a hot cup of cocoa. She would have given anything to have that back, to go back to that life of adventure, to have the Ash she once knew. To be able to make that one single change in her past that could mean that none of this had had to happen and with all that wishful thinking came with the sorrowful tears as she sobbed silently whilst clutching the photo of what remains of that life. She sniffed and wiped at her face of the tears before answering the phone.

"Hello?"

"Rudy's meeting me tonight at the Alcove Restaurant" came the silky reply on the other line. Misty sat up at the news.

"When?"

"Seven o'clock, better have you're colleagues ready…" and with that the he hung up. Misty sighed before replacing the receiver back in its cradle. The time passed ever so slowly as Misty and the other officers prepared themselves for the ambush at the Alcove Restaurant.

"Misty are you sure you're up for this?" Jenny asked as Misty slipped her nine-millimetre at her ankle, which was conveniently hidden under luxurious dress that Ash had bought her.

"I want to be the one to cuff them…" Misty whispered harshly before she and her colleagues set off and began positioning themselves at the different posts of the restaurants, some coming to eat whilst others pretended to be staff. When all was ready Jenny's voice cracked in their earpieces.

"Don't make a move until the package is in his hands guys…" Just as planned by Ash Misty saw from the corner of her eye that Rudy had come in with a huge bulging sports bag by his side whilst his men followed. Misty glanced at her watch. It was six forty-five as she shifted in her seat whilst James and Jesse looked pale for a possible shoot out between the cops and Rudy's men. Nothing much had happened in the restaurant except for couples having a romantic dinner night out as Misty and her colleagues mentally prepared themselves, as time seemed to tick agonisingly slowly over the fifteen minute wait. Just as the clock struck for seven o'clock a figure strode in through the doors carrying a briefcase. Misty was confused, she thought Ash was to meet Rudy but then again thinking about how much he had changed, she wasn't sure if he had turned into one of those `cowards who make other people do the dirty work' kind of guy. He was heading towards Rudy before turning and grasping Misty by the arm dragging her along with him. Misty was too shocked to be able to react until it was too late. Rudy stood looking surprised then delighted by the sight of the red head.

"Now what's all this about?" he smiled showing the whites of his teeth whilst staring at Misty undressing her with his eyes. The stranger however remained stoic.

"Show me the money first…" Rudy glared at the man before clicking his tongue. With a nod the man on his right lifted the huge sports bag and slid it towards the stranger. The man unzipped it and glanced at the wads of paper. Satisfied that they were genuine he zipped up the bag again and grinned.

"So you know Miss Waterflower then?" There was a flash in Rudy's eyes before he glanced at the man who passed his briefcase towards him.

"Yes I do…" Rudy answered whilst drawing Misty towards him and flipping open the briefcase with flick of his wrist. Misty's eyes widened at the profound beauty of the necklace, a huge blue sapphire wrapped delicately by threads of silver chain that splayed out like a Spinarak's web. Misty still held a chronic fear for bugs and anything associated with them but the necklace in the briefcase was indeed a wonderful work of craftsmanship. "How do I know it's real?" Rudy questioned arrogantly whilst at the same time his mouth brushed against Misty's neck. Misty withheld the urge to cringe from the odd sensation but shivered nonetheless. The man smirked and was going to place his argument when a familiar voice interrupted.

"It's fake," the silky voice said approaching Rudy and the gang, his own men backing up behind him. Rudy glared at Ash who merely stood calmly before him holding a bag of his own. "The real necklace is in here"

"Bullshit" the man shouted at Ash. "Peter specifically gave me responsibility for the exchange…"

"Yeah but you're girl over there thought otherwise when she swapped them…" Ash said glancing over at Misty. The man glared at Misty. "She's a cop you idiot…" The man's eyes widened before he shot a menacing glare at Misty.

"You bitch…" he whispered pulling out his gun. There was a loud bang heard and the man dropped down to the floor whilst Rudy held his smoking 9mm aimed at where he was. Screams quickly followed as the other customers ran out of the restaurant or lay down on the floor to avoid being shot in the coming crossfire of bullets. Misty punched Rudy in the face and backed away as a gunfight ensued. Misty ducked down as the two gangs broke out into sides, Ash's men near the back doorway whilst Rudy was backed up against a wall. The smell of smoking barrels and loud explosions filled the air of the restaurant as Ash silently ordered his men to back away. From the confusion Rudy had snatched Ash's bag and Jenny and the others moved drawing out their own guns. Rudy growled, as he looked inside removing something red and white was inside the bag. He glared at Ash.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME WITH A POKE BALL!?!?!?" he bellowed throwing it down on the floor. It had smashed open where bits of crystalline pieces glittered across the floor alongside the white and red plastic. He stared down in shock at the stolen diamond pieces as Jenny and the officers had cornered him and his men. They had tried to catch Ash's men too had they not have escaped amidst the chaos. Misty then noticed that the body of the man who was shot was missing and the briefcase with the fake necklace empty. Rudy and his men were cuffed as Misty slipped out after Ash.

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The cool air of the night was welcoming as Ash started coughing into a napkin and tossing it away, the napkin flapped a bit in the night breeze revealing the red splodge in the middle. He leaned against his convertible as he listened to the whooping and cheering of his men and faithful friends who had gone a separate way to avoid capture.

"You did good, the 30 million dollars is for you lot to share" he replied to his cell phone. There was a silent pause from the other side of the line. Ash coughed before he continued. "Something wrong Tone? You weren't shot were you?"

"No sir… I'm fine" came the reply. "It's just… on behalf of the gang it's been an honour working for you and Mr Karmara (God bless his soul)" Ash smiled rolling his eyes and shaking his head.

"It'll be alright Tony… just make sure you and your boys get out of the country as soon as possible… get back with your families. I heard you're wife just had a baby…" he said.

"Yeah… my little baby girl…"

"Take care of them" Ash said.

"I will sir… I will… Goodbye…" Tony whispered before the monotonous tone of the phone going dead was heard. Ash sighed then glanced at his watch. 14 hours to go. He moved to look at the seemingly empty streets where the neon lights were fully lit up casting their shadows down upon the dark alleyways and ditches. His hair neat waved a bit in the breeze and he sighed once more before going back to his car. There standing by his car with her fiery yet elegant hair all twisted up high above her head with pearls dotted around and the beautiful dress enrapturing her perfect hourglass body. Her cerulean eyes glared at him more defined than usual due to the subtle appliance of eye shadow whilst her lips enriched with lipstick made her all the more alluring. Ash smirked cocking his head to one side to admire her beauty. He watched the lips move but found the words coming from it meaningless.

"What's that?" he asked politely.

"Ash Ketchum you're under arrest for grand theft…" Ash rolled his eyes.

"Oh please…"

"-you have the right to remain silent, but if you choose to give up that right, anything you say can-"

"Is this a come on?" Ash chuckled at her as she continued on with stating his rights.

"-and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you are unable to afford an attorney, one will be provided for you… Do you understand the terms?" Ash stared at the red head for a moment. "Do you understand the terms?" Misty repeated. Ash just leaned on his car and sat in silence for a moment.

"Do you want a cup of coffee at my place?" Misty narrowed her eyes as Ash stared up at the clear night sky. "13 hours and 45 minutes to go… 20 minutes from here to the mansion, 15 minutes for the coffee and 5 minutes to the police station… you've got plenty of time before the games over"

"This isn't a game…"

"It is to me" Misty glared at him again trying to see if the Ash she knew back then was truly gone and replaced by a Rudy wannabe.

"8 years… and was revenge was all you could think about? 8 years… you could have started over, get yourself reinstated by the Pokémon League so you could continue on to your dream and you wasted it away on getting back at Rudy…"

"I guess your research on me isn't deep enough…" Ash whispered whilst drifting off to his own world again. He snapped out of it again and glanced over at her. "Just one coffee? For old times sake?" There was silence.

"I'm driving…" was all she said as she slipped into the convertible. Ash smirked and put his hands up defensively.

"Yes ma'am…" he replied before leaping into the passenger seat. The two were silent as the wind picked up from the speed of the open top convertible whilst the neon lights were nothing but a blur of white.

"So what have you done with the money and the necklace?" she asked whilst looking at the road. There was no traffic, no people; Ash wouldn't be able to shoot anybody. He smirked glancing over at her before he closed his eyes and swallowed hard as if trying to will away the pain in his chest. Misty glanced over at him as he clutched at his chest a bit when suddenly a spray of red shot out from his mouth and splattered across the inside of the windscreen. Misty widened her eyes at the sight of the blood whilst Ash silently wiped away the rest of the blood from his lips.

"Shit…" he said glancing casually at the windscreen. "I just got that cleaned today…" Misty took in deep breaths whilst trying to keep her concentration on the road.

"I'm taking you to hospital"

"Pssh… don't bother…" Ash said waving his hand whilst silently gazing out at the road.

"But-"

"Just keep driving," he hissed to her.

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Two steaming hot mugs of coffee sat on the glass table in front of the only two inhabitants in the huge mansion whilst a blazing fire crackled with cosy glow upon their faces. Ash was laying down on a rich warm couch staring blankly at the fire whilst Misty sat staring at him from her armchair. She glanced at a bottle of pills similar to the one that was in Ash's jacket the first time they met and she had put together the entire story.

"How long?"

"A day… maybe two…" then there was silence between them again.

"But still… you could have carried on your dream as a Pokémon Master. I called the Pokémon League and they gave me your Pokédex right away. Normally they would erase a trainer's data from registration but you were an exception. The president had made sure of that despite his passing. You remember him right?"

"The old man we met on the way to the Indigo Plateau, he let me carry the flame of Moltres. It had been an honour and I'm not surprised that the president would give such an opportunity" Misty smirked upon that happy memory but slowly like every other happy memory it dissolved away to their present.

"So… why didn't you take that opportunity?" she asked looking up at her old friend. His face was shadowed to where the warm glow from the fire could not reach and despite the cosiness of the room she swore she could feel a frightening chill run down upon her spine. 8 years past had piled on plenty of experience of noticing subtle changes in tone of voice and body language, all those skills needed to form the basis of her area in law enforcement training. From the looks of things it was testy subject to talk about.

"I tried to, but I soon found out that the dream had died…" Ash replied simply. Misty narrowed her eyes.

"Dreams don't die"

"Yes they do" Ash whispered. "They do cos when that happens the person becomes lifeless and devoid of emotion"

*****FLASHBACK*****

16-year-old Ash held the small computer in his fist staring as if analysing the shade of the faded and chipped red upon the scratched surface. Brock was by his side at the time readying a meal for him and Brock's brothers and sisters.

"Hey that's a Pokédex. You must be a trainer" some boy had appeared in Pewter City ready to win another badge towards the upcoming major Pokémon tournament. "Let's have a battle" he shouted throwing out a Pokéball revealing a Typhlosion" Ash was ready to bring out Totodile when Pikachu had jumped into intervene. Ash gritted his teeth. Typhlosion was huge, stronger and his element of fire had an advantage over Pikachu's electric attacks. Obviously the kid thought so too laughing at him for being and idiot. Pikachu growled menacingly.

"Pikachu you can't fight Typhlosion… It's too powerful AND it has an element advantage" Ash pleaded to the yellow Pokémon that was crouched and ready to receive orders.

"PIKA, PIKAPIKA!!!!" Pikachu shouted defiantly back at his trainer.

"Go for it Pikachu!!!" Ash turned to see Brock cheering. "Make Ash proud of you as a Pokémon AND himself as a Pokémon trainer!!!" The other trainer looked oddly at this spectacle but decided to start off the battle with a Fire Blast from Typhlosion.

"Dodge!!!" Ash yelled and Pikachu did so. "Use Light screen and then Agility to circle around it"

"PIKA!!!!" Pikachu growled as it powered up with its electricity of the transparent barrier field before speeding blindly around Typhlosion in circles"

"Typhlosion!!! Knock it out with another Fire Blast!!!" but Typhlosion being too slow had missed by a long way and was looking confused. In the process he was loosing a lot of energy attacking that the barrier of heat had started to cool down. Ash and Pikachu took this opportunity to break past it with a Thunder attack and the mighty fire Pokémon was out like a light. "ARGH!!! TYPHLOSION!!!"

"YEAH!!!!" Brock's brothers and sisters cheered for Ash.

"PIKA PIKACHU!!!!" Pikachu shouted waving his little paws at the brilliant strategy its trainer had used to bring down the Pokémon and was prepared to leap into victorious arms when something snapped. "Pi?" Pikachu stared, as the young trainer remained still, his arms by his side whilst the cap upon his head shadowed his eyes. "Pikapi…"

"Hey Ash that was a brilliant strategy to use Pikachu's Light Screen as a shield from the heat" Brock complimented but Ash merely stared at the floor. The yellow electric Pokémon's ears were low again.

"You did a good job Pikachu standing up to Typhlosion…" Ash said trying to smile but the sense of victory and pride never seemed to spark in his eyes like they use to. It was still dead, lifeless…

***FLASHBACK ENDS*****

"The Pokémon battles that brought out fire and passion in a trainer doesn't seem to spark in me anymore. When I lost I didn't care, when I won I cared even less" Ash explained. "I went on a couple months of travelling to see if time would heal that sense of loss and my Pokémon tried extra hard to help me gain that pride. The pride to be Pokémon trainer and the will to go on to become a Pokémon Master." Misty glared at him.

"This is just pathetic," she rasped. "You're being pathetic. This is all because your mom died isn't it!?!? Well listen to me buster… you're not the only one who lost family. Brock and I did too but we get on in our lives instead of wallowing in self-pity" Ash glanced at her still emotionless as ever, not a twitch, not one hair out of place. He wasn't even angry at the attack. In fact he smiled with that unnerving serenity.

"Self-pity… that was `your' answer to this twisted riddle that is my life. Well… you're half right. I do pity, though for myself but for you…"

"Don't you dare turn this around on me…" Misty seethed. Ash chuckled before it bloomed to a fruity laugh at the red head. He then got up to circle around her like taunting vulture upon a dying animal in the savannah.

"What is there to turn around to? I'm merely stating a fact… Believe it or not Waterflower we're both in the same situation"

"I am not like you… Unlike you I still carried on with my life despite the past"

"Really? Here I thought you were Misty Waterflower, the girl who declared to me that she was going to be the greatest Water Pokémon Trainer in the world" Ash retorted testily. "12 years on, what is she doing? Stuck in a dead end job cuffing the same old bank-robbing scumbags and reading them their rights day in day out" Misty was now speechless. It came as a slap of cold hard reality, all this time she had thought that her dream of training Water Pokémon was merely beyond her reach because of her guilt, she had not realised that she turned to this job because she didn't want to be Water Pokémon trainer anymore. Her passion to achieve the goal she had longed for all her life had died out. Ash was right. "This is why I pity you" Ash continued. "We're are both in the same situation, your dream died as well as mine the only difference is… you wouldn't have known about it had I not told you… Being a police negotiator wasn't forced upon you because of guilt, you chose to do it because you lost the desire to be a Water Pokémon trainer" Ash then started violently coughing before slumping down on the couch whilst Misty sat on her armchair, her eyes were glazed over until a particularly blood curdling wretch had snapped out of it. Blood splatter was all over the coffee table as she slowly turned towards the source of the blood splatter. A thin trail of red was running from the corner of Ash's lips down his chin. His breathing was now laboured as his dark eyes were heavy with exhaustion and his brow was lined with sweat.

"Oh my God…" Misty whispered before she went to his aid wiping away the blood from his face and propping him up with an arm. Ash screwed his eyes shut from the pain in his chest as he tried not to cough anymore. Misty cupped his face and made him look at her. He was deathly pale as Misty tried to blink away the overflowing tears from her eyes. "You're right… I lost my way…" she finally said. "And I wish everyday that I could go back and change what happened… to have turned Rudy in when I had the chance"

"But you can't change it… the only thing you can do is face the consequences…" Ash said. Misty nodded closing her eyes as two more tears escaped down her porcelain face.

"I know…" She opened them again to stare at the dark brown ones that shone against the fire. Ash looked confused as she leaned in then backed away when he realised what she was about to do.

"Don't," he warned. Misty sniffed.

"I want to find my way again… I never told you this but… I have dream asides from being a Water Pokémon Master and unlike my other dream, this one didn't die I just denied it." Ash could see the droplets of tears upon the long eyelashes and he could nothing but stare when something silky to the touch graced his lips. His eyes widened as the kiss deepened before finally he was released. "I want to see the Ash Ketchum I know," she whispered. His mind was frantic trying to contain the sudden burst of emotions that he had denied himself from having so close to his death. Emotional pain, the worse of it's kind as he trembled under the lips that had sealed against his once more. Despite his mind screaming in agony for him to push the red head away a hand drew up under her arms and pressed against her back between the shoulder blades deepening the kiss even further. Misty wrapped her arms around his neck as they both got up and stumbled towards the bedroom (Sam: >:) Oh yeah… sex before death the classic CLICHÉ!!!! XD MUWAHAHAHAHAHA) and slowly stripping each other of their clothes.

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Morning had come and Ash had barely slept a wink as Misty lay in the silk bed beside him. Noticing that she was asleep he slipped out of the bed and dropped to his knees trembling with anger and despair. Why did she have to release his emotions? Why couldn't she have left him at that? To die painlessly rather than that horrible aching he had had to endure years ago. Why? Why? Ash knew she didn't mean to but it was a fact. Misty had hurt him again. He now wanted to do so much in his life. With her. He was no longer prepared to die and yet death was closer than ever now. Why? Why couldn't they have left it as it was? Why couldn't they have resolved this earlier? Why? The questions rolled in his mind as tears of agony and suffering ran down his face. Then the dreaded foreboding sound of the ticking clock by his bedside became louder than ever before. Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick… Screwed in fear he grabbed his clothes and ran out of the mansion but still the ticking of clock still sounded torturously in his mind. Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick… He had to find salvation. He realised there was only one place he could turn to where time could not be heard.

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Misty awoke slowly and sighed into the soft sheets before remembering last night's intercourse. She sat up in alarm of what she had done noticing that Ash wasn't there.

"Oh, God" she whispered. "ASH!!!!" she dressed quickly and hurried to her car. Driving aimlessly around she wracked her brains of where he could be. That was when she had a thought and turned towards her way to the police station. She glanced at her watch noticing just in time the sound of cuffs fastening around someone's wrists.

"Wait this isn't fair!!! Ash helped you guys put Rudy away!!!" Brock shouted even at Officer Jenny.

"I'm sorry Brock but it's police procedure"

"PIKACHU!!!!" Pikachu cried as its trainer was to be taken to the Pewter City Prison Institute.

"Jen-"

"ENOUGH!!!" Ash yelled above them before turning to glare at Misty and for the first time ever since their reunion after 8 years Misty saw the pain he was in. "You've won…"

"Ash… I-"

"Please… the damage is done Waterflower… just leave me alone now…"

"Why?" Misty croaked as the tears clogged her throat.

"It's quiet…" Ash stared at her one last time. "Give me that at least," he said before he followed the police towards the police car where he would be driven to the Institute. Misty watched helplessly before trying to give chase for the vehicle. She tripped upon a deserted road and Ash was gone.

"ASH I'M SORRY!!!" Misty screamed out to him and wrapped herself in her arms sobbing.

All was silent except for the sobbing from Misty. That was when the blue eyes had reappeared after so long a years. The two Pokémon floated before as she cried.

"Mew…" the smaller of the two said before turning to glare at her more serious counterpart. "Mew, mew, mew!!!! Mew, MEW!!!" Misty gasped looking up at the two.

"What the? Who are you!?!? What are you!?!?" The larger of the two beings sighed closing his eyes

"I'm apologise for what has transpired here but it is time that I inform you of the circumstances. We have met before but I had made you forget for your sake of mind so I'll simply reintroduce myself. I am Mewtwo… (Sam: Duh…) and this is my newly found friend Mew. I am an enhanced clone from her created from a human lab experiment but it is not important. What is important is your understanding of what you have seen now. We have met briefly once more about eight years ago"

"I remember… I thought dream but…" Misty whispered before shaking her head then glaring angrily at the Pokémon. "What the hell is going on… Why are you here!?!?!?"

"To inform you that what you have experienced this whole time since you woke up is merely a vision of a future. Right now in reality you and your friends' love ones are still alive" Misty looked incredulous as the tears were still in her eyes before she started laughing in stress and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

"Funny… that's a funny trick… You had me there that all this isn't really happening, that this is some kind of `crazy' dream. It's so funny… Who's your trainer? I would love to meet the son of a bitch and let HIM SEE HOW FUNNY IT REALLY IS!!!!" she screamed at Mewtwo. Mewtwo remained stoic though he silently winced from the red head's outburst. Mew on the other hand totally freaked out and disappeared in a `pop'.

"This is not a trick… I do not have trainer… what I had done was merely a speculation, an experiment you might say. I had not however encountered of this affect on such extreme outcomes"

"I don't understand"

"Mew and I are both Psychic Pokémon, you know that right…"

"Well it's kind of hard not to know… you're literally floating in the air before me" Misty replied sardonically before she picked herself up from the floor.

"Then perhaps you'll also know of the special attack of Psychic Pokémon. Future Sight?"

"An attack from the future…" Misty whispered before her eyes went dark. "You used Future Sight on me!?!?!?" Mewtwo sighed.

"Correct. I understand your anger. My friend Mew objected to this also but… I was curious"

"I hear that kills a lot of cats buster. Care to add another to the death count?" Misty growled but Mewtwo ignored her threats.

"I found it strange when I learnt this technique that it had different effects to other psychic Pokémon. I was not only able to predict an attack but I could actually see into the future of another's life. I also wished to learn more of human emotions and hence the reason why I used this on you"

"And what `exactly' did you learn from being able to see my future?" Misty hissed at the Pokémon. Her fury and anger at letting this being torture her like this.

"That human behaviour is a lot more complex than I could have ever imagined. I couldn't find a specific path. That's when I realise what makes a future is the decisions an individual must make in his or her life therefore saying that what you've experienced now may not be the future that you really have" Misty's heart leapt to her throat as she heard the news. The road around here from where she had been running had darkened and at the moment it was nothing but pitch black with only Mewtwo, Mew and herself.

"So you're saying that I could still change this? That Daisy, Slate, Mrs Ketchum and… Ash won't need to die?"

"I'm not sure… as far as anybody should be concerned, your future has not been determined yet… but as advice to you I would suggest this… every decision you make in your life whether big or small has consequences… choose wisely for not everyone has an opportunity to see into a possible future. Furthermore… I apologise of letting you suffer such pain… but now I think it is time I should leave" he said before starting to fade away.

"Just one more question… why me?" Mewtwo chuckled.

"When I first met you and your friends, your mind was what intrigued me the most about human emotions. Particularly when involved with the one called Ash. Farewell and may your future be a bright one" With that everything went black as Misty woke up. The dim streetlights of had glimmered through the window of a familiar room. `Where am I?' (Sam: ANOTHER CLICHÉ!!!! THE WONDERFUL `IT'S ALL A DREAM CLICHÉ' MUWHAHAHA!!!! Mewtwo: It wasn't a dream it was a vision. Sam: ¬___¬ Whatever) she thought as she looked around when her memory had brought her back. She was sleeping in a room of the Pokémon Centre. By her side was the lightly snoring Togepi being as sweet as ever. Getting accustomed to the dark she searched for her friends. Once more she experienced déjà vu from the murmurs of Brock and his dream girl. Pikachu was once again snoring quietly whilst she remembered Ash was peaceful and calm like death. Misty felt the familiar panic of death and felt him breathing softly on her hand and once again he had turned away from her, his face as handsome as the first time. Misty bit her lip before she proceeded to nudging him to wake. There was groan before Ash turned back around to face her rubbing at his eyes.

"Misty?"

"Hey…" Ash coughed from a dry throat before peaking at his clock. He groaned again before pulling the covers over his head.

"Misty…" he complained softly. "It's two o'clock in the morning. I know you're excited about going with Rudy but come on… some of us need to sleep here…"

"It's not about Rudy… I just want to talk" Ash sighed before looking at her. The handsome brown eyes were full of irritation but none of the malice of his future self that she had encountered and she hope would never ever encounter again. Ash placed a fist on his face as he stared at her in the darkness. "I'm sorry I yelled at you. You were right, it was my decision and you were just being happy for me" She paused and squinted to see his reaction. Ash smiled that sweet smile that she loved to see.

"Well glad we got that cleared then…" he whispered. Misty blushed and Ash was about to shift back to a comfortable position to go back to sleep.

"Oh and about the bike" she joked.

"Don't worry… I'll buy you new a one… eventually" Ash replied chuckling.

"Actually… I was never really too bothered about you ruining my bike…" Ash turned around in surprise. "I just needed a reason to hang out of with someone on exploring the world"

"Uh-huh… and normal people just simply ask if they could be friends and go exploring the world with each other…" Ash retorted sarcastically. Misty blushed once more and was glad it was dark.

"Well… um… that's my confession… Good night" she said all too cheerfully before diving back into her bed.

"Goodnight…" Ash said again before once again turning to go to sleep. Misty sighed as she stared at the boy on the bed opposite. Misty bit her lip again before she got back out of bed and prodded Ash once more. "Hmm?"

"Um… do you mind if I?" Misty asked lifted up the covers and crawled in. Ash looked confused before he blushed too.

"Sure…" he replied before prodding at Pikachu.

"Piika?" Pikachu said blearily.

"Be a pal and move to other bed huh?" Ash asked. Pikachu's ears perked up looking at his trainer to Misty then back. Realising what he meant the yellow electric mouse grinned evilly before bouncing it's way to a sleeping Togepi and curling up to sleep keeping one eye open as the two humans snuggled into the same bed together. "Goodnight"

"Goodnight Ash"

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The next day seemed to be repeated as Misty once again stepped onto the boat with Rudy and staring at her friends. As they sailed away Rudy smiled at her as the red head felt the whole scene seem to replay in her mind and yet here she was just staring and letting it happen all over again. She noticed though however of the brown eyes. They were not sad as they were the first time. In fact they looked hopeful. Soon the faces once again disappeared.

"It's a great day isn't it?" Rudy asked cheerfully. Misty didn't answer. She looked down at the water as the wind whipped at her hair, the bangle that held her hair up had suddenly snapped and her that had once been restrained blew wildly in the sea wind. Without warning Misty grabbed a Pokéball and threw it out to sea. The ball released Staryu who swam by to keep up.

"Rudy… I'm sorry…" she whispered. Rudy looked at her strangely.

"What?"

"I can't go with you…" Rudy's eyes darkened as Misty expected. Rudy hid it though before he spoke in his normally good-natured way.

"We're already out to sea Misty"

"I'll swim back…" Misty said before she leapt off to join Staryu.

"MISTY!!! MISTY COME BACK!!!" Rudy yelled before punching the rail in frustration as Misty kicked holding onto Staryu as she went. Soon enough the dock had appeared back into her view and they swam hoping that Ash and Brock hadn't left.

"Well buddy… Why don't I fix us up a nice beef stew before I go to the train station?" Ash looked at him before he smiled.

"Pika, pika!!!" Pikachu cried happily.

"Ok…" he said and they were about to turn to leave when they saw the figure in the distance. "What the?" he whispered before his eyes widened. Grabbing his Pokéball he threw out Squirtle and leapt into water.

"Hey Ash what are you doing?" Ash swam after Squirtle and then the two trainers soon met halfway.

"What the hell? Misty what happened?"

"I came back… I didn't want to go anymore" Misty shouted between breaths. Ash looked confused. "Besides what's better? Stuck in a lab staring at them behind glass or right here swimming in the water with them?" she added before looking down at the little ethereal lights that seemed to emanate from a shoal of Chin Chou below. It was a beautiful display of lamplights that flashed and darted in the water. The two trainers dove to have a look and saw such an amazing sight as the Pokémon danced and sing together. They only had to reluctantly come up for air but upon doing so Misty felt the enormous weight lift from her chest. Misty stared at the handsome brown eyes as Ash stared at her cerulean blue. They embraced their heads connected with each other before they both watched the sunrise for the start of a beautiful morning. What made the future are the consequences of the decisions I make in my life. That was what Mewtwo had told me… At the time I thought that this one decision would change the course of the future… but I soon found out I had to do a lot more…

FLASH

4 years had passed of the time when Misty had decided to not leave Brock and Ash as she had intended but nevertheless their journeys had brought them back home. The incident of Daisy's murder had only turned to attempted murder when Misty had got to scene of the crime on time. Daisy was recovering in hospital and was able to tell the police of her assailants. Misty had exposed Rudy as the new leader of Team Rocket and had immediately turned him in. I found that some decisions I made turned out to be worse than the consequences I expected…

FLASH

Upon capturing Rudy however resulted in a huge explosion killing hundreds of police officers on duty at the police station. Some decisions didn't make much of a difference to the consequences...

FLASH

Rudy had escaped and though Misty had tried to stop the murder of Mrs Ketchum by making her stay in and Brock and family to go out. A fire had started in the Ketchum's house and killed all that was inside and upon hearing this disaster everyone had rushed to help her in the process Slate was run down by a car. Misty stared helplessly as the sound of the heart monitor flat lined and Brock and his family mourned. Outside Ash's face was in his hands as she went to comfort him of his loss as well. The two embraced as silent tears slid down Ashes face. And some consequences were just meant to be no matter what decision I took…

FLASH

5 years had passed as Misty stared at the grave. She stroked the picture upon the fairly new tombstone of a sweet smiling face with the handsome and loving brown eyes staring back at her before she moved her hand against the italic letters of the A, S and H. Despite herself she smiled in the cool breeze as an early spring caressed her porcelain face. But having said all that… most of the decisions I made resulted in a consequence that is better than I have ever imagined…

"MAMA!!!! MAMA!!!!" Misty whipped round to see a little three-year-old girl bound towards her in a blue petticoat. Two Pikachus and a whole litter of Pichus ran alongside her.

"Pikachupi!!!!!" One of the Pikachu's that was obviously Ash's cried.

"Pika!!!" the female next to him squeaked.

"Pichupichupichu!!!"

"Oh Ebony…" Misty said hugging embracing the little one and picking her up. "How did you get here?"

"Uncie Brock brought me in `is car!!!" Misty smiled at her. Ebony had her mother's blue eyes though they were more of a baby blue rather than cerulean. Her hair was a dark silky black that lived up to the name she was christened with but what Misty was most happy about was that Ebony had her father's sweet smile. "You's talkin' to daddy again?" the little chibi asked staring at the grave.

"Yes I was talking to daddy again" Misty replied nuzzling her face to the beautiful rosy cheek of her daughter before she went back down to arrange the bouquet of flowers on the grave.

"Pikachu…" Ash's Pikachu said cuddling next to his missus whilst his litter gathered around them.

"What do you say to him?"

"Oh nothing much… just saying how beautiful his little baby girl is growing up to be" Misty cuddled her once more before she gathered the chibi into her arms. "Well… I better get back to the gym… A Water Pokémon Master like myself has a responsibility you know?"

"Uncie Brock said there's going a BIG, BIG party cos he finally got his new Pokémon Breeding Centre up today!!! Will you be coming too Mama? Oh please say you will" Misty smirked.

"I'll think about it" she replied putting her daughter down.

"YAY!!!! YAY!!!" Ebony cheered running ahead to where Brock was waiting in his car. Misty chuckled at the hyperactive chibi before glancing back at the grave.

***FLASHBACK****

"Have you got them closed?"

"Yeah… what's up with you? You're never so secretive" Misty mocked. Ash frowned before she took away his hands.

"TADA!!!" he cried as Misty was revealed with a beautiful red motorcycle. She widened her eyes.

"That's a…"

"Like it? I told you I'd repay you for the bike eventually…"

"You could just bought me an actual bike"

"But where's the fun in that? Come on a motorcycles are way more fun" Ash replied cheerfully

"Yeah normally it would except for the fact that I need a license for it you dumb doofus!!!" she yelled at him.

"Well `I' have a license" Ash pouted. Misty narrowed her eyes.

"Yeah and I suppose you're going to be driving me everywhere I want to go huh?" she asked sarcastically crossing her arms and turning her back to him.

"Hmm…" was the reply. "There are conditions you know?"

"Like what?" Misty scoffed.

"Like…" Ash said wrapping his arms around her waist and revealing a box in his hands. Misty's eyes widened as a huge blue diamond ring encrusted on a platinum gold band twinkled at her suggestively.

"Oh my…" Misty whispered taking the ring.

"Um… so will you…?"

"YES!!! OH YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!" Misty cried wrapping her arms around her new fiancé.

***END FLASHBACK****

Misty smiled at the memory stroking the blue diamond wedding ring on her finger. She knelt down to face the grave once more.

"You died from the tumour, it wasn't painful as I had foresaw but I nonetheless I couldn't change it no matter what I did… that's when I realised that the changes to decisions weren't for your sake… but for mine. I'm glad Mewtwo showed me that future because I know I can feel glad I'm living in this one… I know I'm never going to be alone… I know I'm never going live my life in regret… but most of all… I know that I've never really lost you…"

With that said Misty smiled and kissed her fingers before placing them on the picture of her husband. The dreaded sounds of the ticking clocks had long ago ceased and was replaced by the heavenly sounds of bird song. Misty left the cemetery as the picture of Ash and his ever sweet and warm smile lay fixed forever on stone.

OWARI

Sam: T____T *sniff, sniff* I can't believe it…

All bishies in her stories: We can't believe it either

Sam: I'VE FINISHED IT!!!! I'VE FINALLY FINISHED IT!!! *Starts bawling like Niagara Falls*

Ash: I still died?

Sam: Yep… ^___^

Ash: No fair…

Sam: Well I'm just like that… Muwhahahahaha!!!

Bakura: I thought you hated death fics…

Sam: Well technically I do… but when I was writing this… it didn't feel as bad as the average character death thing… Why because most character deaths I've read resulted them in committing suicide, dying abruptly, dying horribly or all three. Anyway now that this is finally done and dusted I can get back to writing my Yu-gi-oh fics… Grave apologies to those who are probably pissed off of me for not finishing this story but I was doing four stories at once and therefore it resulted in me putting this story in the backburner… GOMEN T____T I hope you enjoyed this though people. R&R