Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ My Mysterious Girl ❯ Trapped! ( Chapter 2 )

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Chapter 2

Brock took off his top suit and put it on the bed. He remembered the paper that Dawn had given him and he took it out of the tux. He opened it up to see a picture of her, wearing a rose in her hair and wearing a powder blue dress. Dawn was also holding a rose in her hand, a blue one. You don't see very many blue roses around...that's very rare, He thought. Brock looked at it and smiled.

She is so incredibly beautiful, He thought. But, why would she want to dance with me? Out of all the men that were there, she thought I was the cutest. She even gave me her phone number! That has never happened to me! This just seems too good to be true, He thought as he rubbed his forehead. It must be a dream. Ash came in, with his tie undone and he went over to his bed and plopped onto it.

"Man, am I beat!" He said. He looked over at Brock who was looking outside from the side of his bed.

"So did you ask that girl out yet, Brock?" Ash asked. Brock said nothing. He lay back in his bed. "C'mon, Brock. You can tell me. Is she really cute up close?"

"Of course she is." Brock said. Ash looked over to see the picture on his bed. He got off his and took the picture away, when Brock tried to get it from him.

"Man, she's really pretty!" Ash said. "Do you think I can have this phone number?"

"Stop it, Ash!" Brock said, taking the picture away from him. "She doesn't know you! She gave this to me and only me."

"Someone is a little bit touchy, aren't we?"

"Ash...! (sighs) Just forget about it, Ash, okay? Look, she and I just danced, nothing more."

"Uh huh, sure...I bet you guys are gonna get together and kiss all night if you wanted."

"Cut it out! You don't know the first thing about love." Brock said, taking the picture away from him. He laid back in his bed and stared at the ceiling. He remembered where Dawn worked and thought about it. After Ash had went to sleep, Brock got up from his bed and put on some baggy pants and his orange shirt. He walked out of the hotel and went to Jigglypuff's Jukebox. When he got there, he looked at it, seeing that it had a lot of lights and it looked very interesting. He went inside and paid his ticket to get in. He was put at a front seat, amazingly and was given a drink (not beer or wine). He was waiting around and suddenly, the curtains rose and there was Dawn. She was wearing a pair of overalls and a three-quarter shirt that was a belly-button shirt. She looked like she just was ready to have fun. Everyone stood up and began to scream and cheer.

"I can read your mind and I know your story, I see what you're going through, yea-ah. It's an uphill climb and I'm feeling sorry, but I know it will come to you yeah. So don't surrender, 'cause you can win, in this thing called love..." She sang beautifully. "When you want it the most, there's no easy way out. When you're ready to go, and you're left in doubt, don't give up on your faith. Love comes to those who believe it, and that's the way it is..." Brock was completely captivated by her music. It was incredible and it had a certain that everyone could listen to. Having a remarkable voice like that, she can definitely make an album, Brock thought. After the little concert was over, Brock got up from his seat and saw a door that said "BACKSTAGE" He snuck inside and saw Dawn arguing with some guy in a suit.

"What are you talking about, Riley??" She asked, angrily.

"The company doesn't like the music you're providing, Miss Grayson." He said. "It's great that you're writing your own songs and everything, but your songs are all about having good hope and love and being together. Like everything is perfect. Let me tell you something, Dawn. Life isn't perfect. It will never be."

"People don't need to hear negative and depressing things. They don't need to hear about tragedy and heartbreak. I write about love and hope to make people feel good, not to put them down. That's what I'm all about and it just isn't me to write about things that put people down."

"You better change your act, Dawn. This will not sell if you keep this up."

"People love it here. I see a ton of familiar faces every night I've performed."

"I'm sure of it, Dawn. Affron may have a huge liking to it, but that's just their opinions. What if other people hear it and they don't like it? You will fall fast and hard."

"That won't happen!"

"It will. You're already on strike two, Dawn. I'm giving you one more week to make another song that is interesting. You want the money for the album that we make, you better do it right this time." Mr. Riley said

"A week? Are you out of your min....!!!"

"ONE week. No more." He said and walked away. What a jerk, Brock thought. Dawn slumped down into her seat. Tammy walked up to her and put her hand on her shoulder in comfort.

"I'm sorry." She said. Dawn turned to her and smiled, a somewhat weak smile.

"It's not your fault, Tammy." She replied.

"You've got to stop, Dawn. I'm worried about you and this is going to kill you. They're making you go way past the extremes."

"It's just that my best isn't enough. I have to keep doing this until Dick gets a job."

"Why don't you go to another company? Someone who's easier on you?"

"This is the most high-selling company in the world. I need the money, Tammy. I know others would accept me, but I want this one." Dawn said. Brock shook his head. Poor Dawn, he thought. Suddenly, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see a security guard.

"You're not supposed to be here!" He said. He went to grab Brock, but he moved out of the way. He stared running from him as fast as he could. Dawn and Tammy began hearing crashes and thumps, and then saw Brock running in. The security guard came in and took a hold of him and went to go throw him out.

"Tony!!" Dawn said. He looked over at her.

"Miss Grayson, I found this punk snooping without a backstage pass." He said.

"He's not a punk, Tony. He's a friend. Put him down right now." She said sternly. He looked at Brock and set him down hard, making him fall on his butt. Dawn looked at him with a sweet, concerned look. "Are you okay Brock?"

"I'm okay...I guess." He grunted out.

"What are you doing here, Brock?" Tammy asked.

"I couldn't sleep so I thought I'd come down and listen to some music." He lied. He looked over at Dawn. "Dawn, don't listen to that guy. You're music is absolutely amazing. I loved every minute."

"Oh, thank you, Brock. I'm glad you liked it. But I need something new and fresh for them. They just don't like my way of doing things."

"Umm...Dawn?" Tammy asked. "I'm going home. I'll meetcha there."

"All right." Dawn said. Brock and Dawn waved to her and waved goodbye. Dawn took in a big yawn. Brock looked over at her. "You must be very tired from performing so much."

"I'm used to it...by now." She said.

"You look really tired." Brock said, concerned.

"I'll get some sleep and then the moment I get up, I gotta work on my new song." Dawn said with a small smile.

"Do you want me to walk you home?" He asked.

"I'd like that...very much." She replied. Brock lent out his arm to her and she put hers under his. They walked out of the building and began walking out in the gorgeous night of bright stars. Brock felt really confident, but nervous that he actually had a girl with him...but she seemed a heck of a lot different from the other girls he has met. "So Brock," Dawn asked. "Do you live in Affron City?"

"No, but I would actually like to, seeing all these great things."

"Then where do you live?"

"Pewter City. I am the Gym Leader there."

"Oh, really? That's something that we definitely have in common. I love my pokémon very much."

"I plan to be a breeder someday. I travel with some friends since one of them is trying to get into the Pokémon League. I try to be as helpful as I can."

"I'm sure you are helpful with Ash and Misty." She said. Brock gave her a confused look.

"How did you know their names? Did I say something about them without even knowing it?" He asked.

"No." Dawn giggled. Brock looked at her and then it clicked. "Y, you're telepathic, aren't you?" He asked.

"You got it."

"So, you can read my mind?"

"Well, if I don't know what someone was talking about, I only go through their mind to see what exactly they are saying. I only use it for that, or my spells that I like to study. I'm a little bit out of practice since this has happened, but once it's over, I'll go back to it."

"Interesting." Brock smiled. "I bet you're really good with magic."

"I was." Dawn said as she lowered her head. "I used to be able to perform very high levels of magic; whether it were simple tricks, healing, or even summons, I was able to do it so easily."

"How come you can't now?"

"I lost my magic...When I was a baby...."

"What....?" Brock asked sounding very confused. "B-but that doesn't make any sense at all...How can that be?" Dawn then realized what she said and then changed the subject immediately.

"Oh, look! There's my house over there!" She pointed out. They finally got to the front porch of her house and they looked at each other in silence.

"Thanks for walking me home, Brock. That was very sweet of you." Dawn said. "Oh, and tell Ash the gym will be open tomorrow."

"But isn't it supposed to be closed for two more days?" Brock asked.

"I am going to reopen it for one match. Tell him to be there by ten if he wants to earn that badge."

"Okay."

"Again, Brock, I say thanks."

"No problem, Dawn. It's not everyday you get walk home with a future music star." Brock said. Dawn blushed a slight, flattered at the comment.

"Goodnight Brock." She said and kissed him softly on the cheek. She walked inside, leaving him speechless again. WHOA! He thought to himself. A girl kissed me! How rare is that!!! He went back to the hotel, feeling very like he was on Cloud 9. But what she said a little while ago still drifted in his mind. It made absolutely no sense at all. Maybe, since she was so powerful, she reincarnated herself into a new body, or something like that...but there seems to be more to it than that. Most likely it's a lot more complex than it seems.

Dawn closed the door after Brock had left, and took a sigh. Brock is really nice…She thought and smiled. Very sweet…almost like HIM…I know no one is going to be like him, but Brock…He's the first guy I've really ever liked in a long time…if only…

Brock quietly slipped into his room and got undressed into some t-shirt and boxers. Just as he was about to go to sleep, he heard Ash.

"So Brock, I got one question: where did you go?" He asked. Brock let out an annoyed sigh.

"Out." He replied.

"Where out?"

"Outside. Now that's two questions. Go to sleep please." Brock said and laid down. Ash shook his head and laid down as well, going to sleep. Brock just stayed awake, thinking about Dawn nonstop. What a day, he thought. I have just met the girl of my dreams. She's very mysterious, but she's just gorgeous, and sweet....

~*~*~The Next Morning~*~*~

"Are you sure that the Gym Leader is going to be there?" Ash asked.

"I'm positive...She even told me." Brock replied.

"SHE? So that's where you went last night." Ash said slyly.

"Shut up." They walked inside and looked around, awing at all the designs there was on the walls.

"If you beat the Gym Leader here, she will give you a Rose badge." Misty explained.

"All right! I'm gonna win my ninth badge!" Ash said excitedly. They walked in and went up to the front desk. "Excuse me, I'm here to challenge the the Gym Leader."

"Please follow me," The secretary said. They walked down the halls and stopped at a huge door. "You may enter the battle arena." Ash went in first, feeling as confident as ever. The room was dark, and they couldn't see a thing.

"Hello? Is there anyone there?" Ash called out. Lights were turned on, and there was a Dawn sitting on a chair.

"Who goes there?" She asked.

"I am Ash Ketchum from Pallet! I come for a pokemon match!"

"Pallet, eh? You must be the...4 person here." She thought out loud. Ash fell over. "But enough about that. Let's start the match. We'll begin with three pokémon each with no time limit. You can win if you win two outta three."

"Fine by me!" Ash said.

"All right." Dawn said. She took out her pokéball and threw it onto the floor. "Raichu! Go!" out popped an electric mouse.

"This should be easy. Go Pikachu." Ash said to Pikachu.

"Chu!" It replied as it ran onto the floor. "Pikachu, thundershock!"

"Raichu, agility!" Dawn instructed. Pikachu used it's big thundershock, but missed, for that Raichu was too quick.

"Good Raichu, now use your mega punch!"

"Rai--chu!" It said and punched Pikachu back into the wall.

"It looks like a one hit K.O." Dawn said with her hands on her hips. Ash ran over to Pikachu.

"Pikachu! Are you okay??" He asked.

"Pi.." It managed to say. Misty turned to Brock.

"Dawn doesn't seem as sweet as she looks." She said.

"She's good..." Brock said.

"You rest..." Ash said to Pikachu. Dawn brought back Raichu, feeling bad that she hurt Pikachu like that. It was a mismatch.

"Okay, I'm going to use...Charizard! Go!" Ash said. Brock and Misty gasped in surprise.

"Oh no...he wouldn't!!" Misty said.

"He would..." Brock mumbled.

"Then I choose Vaporeon!" Dawn said and threw out another pokéball.

"Go Charizard! Burn Vaporeon with your flame-thrower!" Ash said. Charizard just laid down and went to sleep. "Charizard! Get up! Aren't you ever going to listen to me?? I said use your flame-thrower!" Charizard looked over at him and used his flame-thrower...at Ash.

"You're Charizard needs a bit of training, I see, Ash." Dawn said.

"Anyone can see that.." Misty said

"Vaporeon! Use your water gun!" Dawn said. Vaporeon let out a huge blast of water and sprayed Charizard. It was really mad and it went over to Vaporeon, using a fire-blast attack. Vaporeon was burnt to a crisp.

"Return, Vaporeon!" Dawn said. "Go, Pokéball!" out came a rock snake.

"Wow! She's got an Onix, just like me!" Brock said. "I knew that we were destined to be together!" Misty pulled him away by the ear.

"Down Brock." She mumbled.

"Onix! Tackle attack!" Dawn dictated. Onix rammed Charizard into the wall really hard. Charizard fell over on the ground, all tired out.

"Charizard, return!" Ash said. "Squirtle, I choose you!"

"Onix! Use your body slam!" Dawn said.

"Squirtle! Water gun attack!" Ash said. Squirtle let out a blast of water, but missed. Onix just dove on top of Squirtle, crushing it to the ground. Onix was on it for a long time so it wouldn't get up. Ash was surprised.

"Onix..come on back." Dawn said in a low tone. Onix looked confused, but did what it was told. Ash looked over at her when Squirtle got up.

"What are you doing? This match isn't over yet!" He scolded angrily.

"It IS over, Ash...I'm not going to go all the way. Go home." Dawn said and stepped down, walking out of the gym room. Ash dropped to his knees, feeling terrible.

~*~*~*Later on at the Pokémon Center~*~*~*

"You gotta admit, Ash, Dawn is a good trainer." Misty said as she took a bite of her taco.

"Well, if you ask me, she's TOO good of a trainer. But we're gonna try better next time, right Pikachu?"

"Piii!!!" It said in a scared tone. "Pikachu! Pikachu!"

"What? Are you saying that you're afraid to face Dawn again??"

"Pii...chu!" It replied.

"Cut it out Ash." Brock said. "Pikachu was trying as hard as it could. Leave it alone. You just have to try a different strategy."

"Yeah, Ash." Misty added.

"Hmmmm..." Ash groaned.

"Maybe it had something to do with the powers she possesses..." Brock said in a low tone. The other two looked up at him.

"Powers? When were you going to tell us about that?! She may have cheated for all we know!" Ash said.

"Either that, or you still can't accept defeat." Misty said. "But still....if she had some kind of powers, then..."

"Dawn wouldn't cheat." Brock said. "If you're a gym leader, you are sworn to follow rules that are set under the pokémon league, right? So then, if she did ever cheat, the league would know because word catches around fast, and then she would be taken off from the league."

"Brock does have a point." Ash said.

"But then again, she could be using her powers to manipulate them, couldn't she?"

"I seriously doubt that." Brock said as he rested his head on his hand. Suddenly, Dawn walked in and went to the front desk.

"Excuse me, Nurse Joy?" Dawn asked. The cheerful nurse walked up to her.

"Yes, Dawn?" She asked.

"Could you please revitalize my Pokémon?"

"Sure thing.."

"Oh, and can you tell me when their ready? I'll be coming back to pick them in a while. You can call me on this cell phone because I'm going to run some errands."

"I'll be sure to call you, Dawn."

"Thank you, Nurse Joy." She said cheerfully and walked out, just as she was about to leave she saw Brock and he saw her. She smiled at him and waved. He waved back with a big smile on his face. Ash and Misty looked at him with a weird look and turned around in their seats to see Dawn leaving the Pokémon Center.

"Brock, you gotta get over her." Ash said, shaking his head.

"Yeah. It's not like you're gonna go out with her. You don't stand a chance." Misty said. Brock stood up, in anger.

"You just can't accept the fact that Dawn actually likes me and I haven't been rejected by her." He walked out of the Center and when he did, he found a picture on the ground. It was another picture of Dawn. He turned it over and saw her handwriting on it.

Brock:
Come by the waterfall that's outside of the city. I want to show you something fascinating.
Dawn

Brock was excited. He ran through the directions and quickly went over as fast as he could. When he did he looked for Dawn, who was nowhere near in sight. He looked by the waterfall and saw her in her bikini. He began to blush a very deep red. SHE'S WEARING A BIKINI!! I KNOW I'M IN HEAVEN! Brock thought happily. Suddenly, Dawn jumped off of the mini-waterfall, diving in. Brock ran over by the top. She came up from the water to get a breather and saw Brock.

"What are you doing diving off a waterfall??" He asked her, smiling.

"I do it all the time." She grinned. "It's part of the fun. I always swim here for a good workout."

"Ahh...I see. So why are you here instead of working on your song?"

"I thought I'd come here for some inspiration. I always do when I'm at a writer's block. It helps me clear my head."

"Oh, okay."

"Why don't you jump in?" She asked.

"In my clothes?" Brock asked, a little hesitant. He then shook his head. I can't miss this opportunity, Brock thought. But it's kinda embarrassing. He took off his vest and shirt and dove right in. When he came back up, he saw that Dawn was swimming right over to him.

"Do you want to see what I wanted to show you?" Brock nodded in reply slowly, feeling his heart race. "Follow me." She swam out of the area and went to the side of the waterfall. There, right under the waterfall was a secret entrance. Brock looked at it in amazement. She led him through the secret door and stopped. Brock looked around and awed. The place was filled with beautiful crystals and they filled the area with a certain sparkle.

"Wh, what is this place?" He asked.

"A place that no one knows about. This is a place I found when I was a little girl. I come up here every so often just to be by myself."

"Well, if know one knows' anything about it, why show me?"

"I just thought you would like to come see it. After all, I owe you for going onto the dance floor last night and taking me home. That was very kind of you."

"Oh, no, Dawn. The pleasure was all mine. It's just that if I woulda known how to dance better, I woulda said yes in a heartbeat." Brock said in a sweet tone. Dawn looked at him and then looked at the room.

"When I'm here, I feel so...different. It's like I'm in my own little world and I can do anything I want. This place is filled with all sorts of things that can make your whole imagination run wild...doing all the craziest things. Illusions can appear of what you want to appear. Like, it can show what your heart has on its mind . I love it here so much, I hate to leave sometimes because I hate to go back outside...to reality."

"It really is incredible." Brock said. Just then, he noticed that an image had appeared before the both of them. It was picture of an old teenager with black hair. He wore a black shirt and a brown jacket. His pants were gray and had long, white pockets on them. They were very odd to Brock, only because he had never seen an outfit like that before. He looked over at Dawn to see that she never took her eyes off the image. Her expression on her face was sad, her eyes practically watering up.

"Dawn…?" He asked, but she didn't respond.. Just then, the ground began to rumble, and it knocked both Brock and Dawn over. That was when the image of the teenager had disappeared

"Wh, What's going on?!" Dawn asked. What they didn't know was that Team Rocket was at the top of the waterfall and they were up to their no good plans again (...no surprise). During that time, a storm was setting in and it became really windy.

"To protect the world from devastation." Jesse said.

"To unite all peoples' within our nation." James said.

"To denounce the evils' of truth and love."

"To extend our reach to the stars above."

"Jesse!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Me-owth! Dat's right!" Meowth said.

"Finally! We said our lines!!" Jesse said, relieved.

"It was about time that this dumb writer put in our motto! It's the most important part of the whole thing!" James said. (Yea right James)

"Will you two concentrate on da plan?? Dat girl led us to da secret crystals and now we're gonna swipe em'! Da boss will be happy wit sumthin' this rare!" Meowth said.

"Right!" Jesse and James said together. "Let's block off all the water so we can get in easier." James pressed a button, and with that, a bunch of rocks came pouring down into the river.

"Let's go!" Jesse said. They jumped down and went inside and gasped in surprise. "Oh no, it's one of the twerps!"

"What do you guys doing here?? How did you find this place?!" Brock asked stepping in front of Dawn to defend her.

"Everyone knows about the crystal caves! They're all around here! We came for the crystals, and after we take them, we'll be going after Pikachu!" James laughed.

"You're not taking anything!" Dawn said.

"Oh really?? Whose' gonna stop us? You?" Meowth asked.

"As a matter of fact I am!"

"Dawn, don't!" Brock said.

"Well, then let's go little girl!" Jesse said. "Go Arbok!"

"Go Weezing!" James said. The pokéballs' revealed the two pokémon.

"What can you do, Dawn?" Brock asked. "Neither of us have any pokémon!"

"I wouldn't waste any of my pokemons' energy on them…" Dawn said. "Get out of here or you'll be sorry!"

"And what da ya plan to do if we don't?" Meowth asked, laughing.

"I'm gonna tell you you're gonna wish you were never born, Team Rocket!" Dawn said.

"Who does she think she's talking to?! Arbok, poison attack!" Jesse said. The snake pokémon dove at her. Dawn tried to get out of the way, but Arbok just managed to bite her in the hip, sinking its sharp teeth into her. Team rocket laughed evilly.

"Good work, Arbok." Jesse said. Brock tried to help Dawn up, but she refused the help. She got up slowly into a fighting stance. Everyone looked at her strangely. She began to make a small fireball made out of electricity.

"Get back Brock!" She said. Brock went behind some of the crystals and just then; Dawn released the fireball, hitting Arbok, Weezing and Team Rocket.

"Looks like Team Rockets' blastin' off again.....!" They said as they flew out. The storm got worse. The lightning struck the boulders suddenly and they fell down onto the entrance, blocking their way out. Dawn fell to the ground, feeling like she had no more strength in her body. Brock ran over to her and just caught her just in time.

"Dawn..! Are you okay?" He asked, very scared to see what had happen to her. She opened up her eyes slightly.

"...I...I'm fine. Looks like I should practice a little bit more on my magic." She said as she tried to get up, but fell over, from being weak. She looked at the entrance. "We're trapped in here..." Dawn said. "I'm going to try to blast our way out."

"No, you can't. You're very weak..." Brock replied. "We're gonna have to wait here overnight and try to break it down in the morning. Until then, you have to rest." She looked very cold, and Brock didn't have anything to cover her with, because the rest of his clothes were still outside.

"We're gonna freeze if we stay like this....it's best to stay close together to keep the body warmth in." Brock told her. Dawn nodded in agreement and they both went up against a corner. Brock sat down and Dawn got close to him, laying her on top of his bare, muscular chest with her hand on his it too. He was worried about the two freezing if they didn't get out, but then it felt like a perfect dream to him. Dawn was right in his arms and he was loving it....every second. It was like a perfect dream. Being trapped inside a place with a beautiful girl.