Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ My Mysterious Girl ❯ Problems.... ( Chapter 3 )

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Chapter 3

"I'm worried about Brock," Misty said. "Do you think we were just a little bit too mean to him?"

"Yeah, we should apologize to him." Ash said. Just then Nurse Joy walked up to them with a concerned look.

"Excuse me Ash," She said politely. "Have you see Dawn, the Afforn Gym Leader? I've tried calling her, but she just isn't there and I'm a little bit worried."

"You mean Dawn is missing too??" Misty asked.

"I'm afraid so. She says she was going out...but that could be anywhere. And out in this storm, well, who knows what has happened to her."

"Nurse Joy, Brock is gone too and we don't know where he is either."

"Oh no! What are we going to do?"

"We'll have to go look for them."

"But Ash? Where do we start? We don't know the first place to look." Misty said. Ash put his head down, knowing she was right. Then, a piece of paper caught his eye. He kneeled down and picked it up. It was the picture of Dawn and it had the writing on it. He read the writing portion of it and then looked at Nurse Joy.

"Excuse me, Nurse Joy, do you happen to know where a waterfall is outside of the city?" Ash asked.

"Yes, there is one a little bit north from here. But are you actually going to go through it?" She replied.

"We have to...Brock and Dawn might be out there."

"And what if they aren't?" Misty asked.

"We HAVE to try."

"All right…Let's go."

~*~*~Meanwhile~*~*~

"Brock, what do you think is going to happen to us?" Dawn asked.

"I dunno. I don't think we can do anything until morning....How are you feeling?" Brock replied, looking down at her.

"I feel...a little bit better, but still...I'm kinda cold." She told him. Brock wrapped his arms around her a little bit tighter, and began rubbing against her arms, to cause her to warm up from the friction.

"How's' that?" He asked her.

"Much better...Thank you Brock."

"No problem, Dawn." He said with his sweet smile. His face expression then turned serious, and asked, "Dawn…. Who was that guy that was being imaged by the crystals?"

"Guy?" Dawn asked.

"Yeah. You looked so sad when you were looking at him."

"It's nothing…" Dawn said quickly. Brock looked at her, a bit surprised. "Don't worry about it, Brock. It was absolutely nothing…" It seems like she doesn't want to talk about it, Brock pondered. What could she be hiding?

"But thanks for caring, Brock…" She said and then gave him a soft, sweet kiss on the cheek, and once again, he became super red in the face. Her lips were warm, and they felt really nice on his cheek. Dawn cuddled closer to him, feeling safe right near him and the two eventually fell asleep in each other's arms...

~*~*~*In the morning~*~*~*

The storm had cleared up in the morning and everything seemed bright and beautiful. Ash and Misty wandered around the whole time and were tired and hungry, but that still kept searching.

"Bro-ock! Da-awn!!" Ash shouted.

"Brock! Dawn! Where are you?" Misty yelled.

"C'mon guys! This isn't funny!"

"Pi, pi, pi!" Pikachu shouted at the top of its' lungs. Suddenly, they stopped at a dried waterfall.

"Is this the waterfall?" Misty asked. "It's all dried up."

"Yeah, it is...it's the only one we've come across. Look at that!" Ash said, pointing to the boulder.

"Do you think it's covering something?" Misty asked.

"It could! Brock and Dawn might be in there! C'mon!" They ran over to it and tried pushing it. "Oh, this is no use! It must weigh a ton...Let's use our pokémon to help us out! Squirtle, I choose you!"

"I choose Stary..." Misty began and out popped Psyduck. She whacked it upside the head in anger. "Urggg! You're not Staryu! Just stay in your pokéball!! Let me try this again. Staryu, go!" Out popped the starfish.

"Squirtle, use the most powerful water gun you've got and take that boulder out." Ash said.

"You too, Staryu!" Both pokémon squirted out water furiously. As hard as they could, they sprayed the boulder out of the way. Ash and Misty ran in and found the both sleeping in the corner, with Dawn's head laying on Brock's chest, and with Brock holding her closely.

"Aww...this seems so romantic." Misty said. They walked over to the two and shook them. "Dawn...Brock...wake up." Dawn woke up half awake and looked at Ash and Misty. Brock then woke up, holding his head in pain from where it was leaning.

"Are you guys okay? We were looking all over for you." Ash said.

"A little bit cold and hungry..." Brock replied.

"But okay, other than that." Dawn added.

"What happened? How did this happen?" Misty asked. "We were swimming around and went in here and suddenly Team Rocket came in and Dawn took care of them and we were sealed off by boulders falling off the top. The only way to keep each other warm was to stay to together." Brock explained. Dawn nodded, holding her hip.

"Yeah...but since you two helped us out..." Dawn began.

"You're gonna give me the Rose badge???" Ash asked, excited. A big sweat drop was on Dawn's head.

"Well, not exactly, Ash." She hesitated. "I was going to give you another chance at the badge."

"Really?? That's great!" Ash shouted.

"Wait a minute, Dawn. Are you going to be okay? I think you should get that bite checked out first." Brock said, concerned.

"I'll be fine, Brock...don't worry." Dawn assured him and then turned to Ash. "We'll battle outside of the cave, one pokémon each. No time limit. Let it be a battle 'til the death." Dawn said.

"Fine!"

"Oh...wait, I forgot my pokéballs at the Pokémon Center." Dawn said. Everyone fell over. They went back to the Pokémon center and got both Brock's and Dawn's pokémon. They came back and Dawn pulled out one pokéball, as did Ash.

"All right! Let's go, Pikachu!" Ash said.

"Do it, Vulpix!" Dawn said. Brock looked at her in amazement.

"She even has a VULPIX! Aww, man....we are so compatible." He said. Misty then whacked him with a fan whacker.

"Cool it, Brock." She said.

"Vulpix, use your fire spin attack at Pikachu!" Dawn said.

"Pikachu, agility!" Ash told it. The fox pokémon let out a burst of flames, and yet, the mouse pokémon was too quick. "Pikachu, Thunder shock!" Pikachu let electricity go everywhere, but missed.

"Vulpix, ember attack!"

"Pikachu, quick attack!" Vulpix let the fire out, but Pikachu moved in fast, and eventually tackling it. "Now, finish it, Pikachu, Thunderbolt!" Pikachu let the huge bolt of lightning, taking out the small pokémon, and Vulpix had fainted. Dawn went over to it and picked it up.

"Oh, Vulpix, are you okay?" She asked it. It barely moved. "You did a good job, Vulpix, now you deserve a rest. Return." And Dawn put it back inside its pokéball. Ash jumped up and down in excitement!

"WE DID IT!! WOO HOO!!!" Ash said. Dawn walked over to him.

"Ash, you did a great job...and since you beat me, I present to you, the Rose Badge." She said.

"Thank you Dawn...Yes! I earned a Rose Badge!" Ash said, doing his pose. Dawn smiled, happily, but then knelt down on one knee, feeling all the pain inside from her wound previously. She held it in pain, and tried to resist it.

"...Dawn? What's wrong with her?" Misty asked.

"The poison from Arbok's bite must be really setting in...we have to take her to the hospital immediately." Brock explained.

"No...I'm fine...really..." Dawn grunted. "Just a minor...wound. I can take care of it."

"No, you're condition...it's worsening. We shoulda taken you to the hospital before anything else happened." Brock said. He scooped her up into his arms and he carried her to a nearby hospital with Ash and Misty following. She was just too weak to even struggle in Brock's arms. When they got there, they saw a doctor just sitting there.

"Doctor, this girl needs your help!" Brock said.

"...I was just getting off duty too..." He muttered to himself.

"Please, it's an emergency." Ash said.

"What happened?"

"An Arbok bit her in the hip and the poison is going through her whole body...please, you've got to save her." Brock pleaded.

"All right. I'll do my best. Here, put her over there, and I'll have some doctors take a look at her." He said. They put her on a bed and the doctor told them to wait outside. Brock stood by the door, waiting for what the doctor had to say. Please, Dawn, you have to be all right, he thought. These few days have been great for me, and I don't want to end them like this. You've been so good to me, I'd hate for anything to happen to you.

~*~*~Several hours later~*~*~

"Please be all right, Dawn," Brock said to himself softly while Ash and Misty had fallen asleep from waiting so long. Suddenly, the doctor came out with a somewhat tired expression. Brock looked over at him. "How is she?"

"It's a good thing you got her here just on time...That poison could have killed her if you brought her in any later."

"Is she resting?"

"Yes, her body is recuperating...She'll be fine probably by tomorrow."

"Can I see her?"

"If you want...but the visiting hours are almost up."

"Well, you can send Ash and Misty back to the hotel...I'm going to stay here overnight with Dawn."

"I don't think....Oh, what the heck? You might as well." He said and walked out. Brock slowly went in, seeing that Dawn was sleeping. He pulled up a chair and put it right next to the bed. Brock sat in it, and took hold of one of Dawn's hands. He kissed it, gently pressing his lips against the top portion of her hand. Thank God you're all right, Brock thought. Now I'm okay knowing you are okay...

~*~*~In the morning~*~*~

Dawn woke up early in the morning and found herself in a hospital room. She somewhat panicked, but then she vaguely remembered what had recently happened to her. She looked around and finally saw Brock sleeping on a chair. Dawn sat up, and began to feel her forehead. The throbbing of it just felt completely horrible. Just then, Brock woke up and began stretching his arms. He then saw Dawn. She turned to him and smiled.

"How are you feeling?" He asked her.

"A whole lot better." She replied.

"I'm glad." Brock grinned. Dawn looked around and noticed something was missing. "Where's Ash and Misty?" She asked.

"Back to the hotel. I told the doctor to tell them to go home after visiting hours and I stayed here with you pulling an all-nighter. Too bad it wasn't a full all-nighter."

"You mean you stayed here with me the whole night?" She asked.

"Yeah...I wanted to. It was the least I could do from you beating Team Rocket."

"Oh...Brock. I don't know what to say..." Dawn said. Suddenly, Ash and Misty came in along with Dawn's parents.

"Sweetie? Are you all right?" Her mom asked.

"I'm fine, Mom." She replied.

"We were so worried about you." Her dad said.

"Brock stayed here the whole night with Dawn to see that she'd be all right. And he tried to keep her warm while they were stuck in the place during the storm." Ash mentioned. Dawn's dad turned to Brock. "Is this true?" He asked. Brock's face flushed in embarrassment.

"Yes, it is, Dick." Dawn said.

"I can't thank you enough, Brock...name your price...money? A house? Dawn's hand in marriage?" Dawn began to flush a very bright red.

"Di-ick!" She said. Brock would of loved to do so, but he knew he wasn't ready for the kind of commitment.

"I don't want anything, sir, just to know that your daughter is okay."

"Dick, have you found a job yet?" Dawn asked her father.

"Actually I wanted to tell you I was set up for an interview this weekend. It's supposed to be a well-paid job. But since you've been working really hard, you can quit. No more pressure."

"That's a relief..." Dawn said, laying back.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Mr. Riley called. He said he wants it by the end of this week, whatever that means. He told me you would know what it meant." Her mom said. Dawn's eyes widened.

"What?? I don't believe this...How am I going to do it in three days?? I gotta write it, produce it, find dancers, choreograph it...."

"Dawn, you can quit." Brock said in a low tone.

"I can't quit yet, Brock. I have to keep doing this. This...is my passion. Like it's your passion to be a pokémon breeder. I have to do this even if it means going this far for this guy."

"Then, we'll help...won't we guys?"

"Yeah." Ash and Misty said.

"No...You can't. This has to be done on my own. But what would help me is that you guys come to see it. It would mean a great deal to me." Dawn said.

"Uhhh...I don't..." Ash began hesitantly.

"Sure! We would love to!" Brock said, cutting Ash off.

"Yeah. It'll be fun." Misty said.

"Great. I'll be sure to give you backstage passes." Dawn said.

~*~*~3 Days Later~*~*~

Dawn had worked really hard for the last few days, and she felt like she was going to collapse. She hired dancers and choreographed everything, plus making the music. Before the show started, Brock went backstage and saw that she was looking really tired. He felt so bad for her, seeing that she looked bad.

"Hey, Dawn." He said.

"Oh, hi, Brock." She said as she yawned.

"You ready to put on another great show?" He asked, trying to help her to be a little bit happier.

"Oh...yeah." She said. Just then, Mr. Riley came in. Dawn gave him an angry look.

"Hello, Miss Grayson." He said.

"Whatever..." She said.

"This performance better be what I expect it to be, just you remember that."

"Look," Dawn snapped. "You gave me only three days to do it...That was nothing. I worked day and night on this and IF you don't like it, that's just too bad because I did my best. I AM TIRED AS SIN and I have just had it with your attitude. You can just take your business elsewhere if you have a problem with it." Mr. Riley was speechless. Dawn knew that she overdid it, but he deserved it and she was had no idea what she was saying, from being so tired, she didn't know any better.

"Fine, Miss Grayson." All Mr. Riley said and walked off.

"Dawn, you really look tired. Why don't you cancel this?" Brock asked.

"I can't. I have to perform. People came here to see me perform and I am not going to disappoint them. Of course, they might be disappointed by this piece I have tonight. I am not proud of it, Brock. I do not like this song and after this if no one likes it, I'm never going to play it ever again."

"Oh, c'mon Dawn. It can't be that bad."

"It is." Dawn said. Suddenly a guy came up to them.

"Five minutes, Dawn." He said.

"Thanks." She said and then turned back to Brock. "You better take your seat. The shows' about to start." Brock nodded and left, going to sit back at his seat. Misty looked over at him.

"How is Dawn?" She asked.

"Not proud of her music and tired." Brock replied

"What?"

"She never wants to play this song after tonight. She doesn't like it. If she doesn't get it right with the company, it will be her last chance to ever record an album." Brock said. The lights dimmed and the crowd was going wild. It was dark on stage and the music began. The light flickered with the music, and you could see Dawn and the dancers standing ever still. She was wearing all black and she looked different to Brock. The song was completely different to what he heard earlier. It seemed dark and unemotional. It still had a good beat to it, but the lyrics didn't seem like it was her. Dawn saw that the audience loved it, but it wasn't making her happy. It wasn't the type of clapping and cheering that she would usually get, they were louder and more enthusiastic. At the end of the concert, Dawn walked off and sat down in her usual chair and laid her head down on the dresser. Just as she was about to fall asleep, Mr. Riley came in with a smile.

"Miss Grayson!! That was absolutely incredible! I want you to come down to the studios and we'll record that NUMBER 1 song!" Dawn lifted her head and looked at him. Brock, Tammy, Ash and Misty just then came in.

"Glad you approve..." She said.

"We'll make millions! This will be the best single out and will top the charts all over the world! We'll sign you to the best there is, right?" He asked, excited. Dawn thought for a moment. She thought about it, thinking if she ever went on tour, and did become famous, thinking how lonely she'd be. She be doing something she has always loved, but not her way that she has always done it. She then looked at Mr. Riley and shook her head.

"No..." She finally said, breaking the silence. Everyone was surprised with her decision.

"No?? What do you mean 'no'?!" Mr. Riley asked.

"I mean I can't do this. I don't think I'm ready for this type of living yet."

"You are! You are going to make that single whether you like it or not. You want your album, now you're going to get it. Feel the hard hours pressing against you. You thought this three-day deadline was hard, think again! It's gonna be much more harder!"

"I'm not going to do it. You can't tell me what to do. Why don't you go find someone else whose ready to take on the challenge?"

"YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT!!" He said angrily and as just as he was about to slap her in the face, Brock held his hand back.

"Don't you dare touch her!" He said in anger, making his grip stronger to. Mr. Riley looked over at him, giving a disgusted look. Brock was tightening his grip to an extent where he couldn't tighten it anymore. "If I see do as much as touch her for something you are trying to force her to do, just be sure to remember that I'll be around and it won't be pretty....I will not let you hurt her. You've made her work like a slave and this is the point where you stop. So I suggest you right now to get your butt-ugly face out of here and never come back...ever." He let go of Mr. Riley's grip and he walked off. Dawn stood up and looked up at Brock.

"Brock...I..." She began stuttering and then smiled. "...thanks. That was very brave of you."

"That was awesome, Brock! You really showed that guy!" Ash said. "You shoulda took him down or sumthin'! That would of really been cool!"

"Very heroic..." Misty said then mumbling. "Just trying to save his PRINCESS." Brock heard it and then turned bright red.

"Well, I'm going home..." Tammy said, stretching her arms out and walked out.

"C'mon Misty. Let's go back to the hotel and get some sleep." Ash said pulling her out of the building. Brock looked at Dawn in silence.

"I better go catch up with Tammy." Dawn said and as she was about to walk out, Brock called to her. "Hey, Dawn...?"

"Hmm?" She answered.

"How about I walk you home again? Just for the heck of it?" He asked. Dawn gave him a small grin and nodded her head. "Sure Brock...." They walked back to her house in silence, but Brock wanted to tell her a million things, starting off with 'I can't live another day without you' and 'I love you so much, it hurts', but he just couldn't. He was just nervous. Dawn was just completely amazing to him.

As they walked the streets of Affron City, Brock felt something was wrong...very wrong. He heard a car screeching from the tires in a far distance. It kept getting louder and closer. Brock then turned around to see that Mr. Riley was driving like a madman, a drunken one at that.

"Dawn, get out of the way!!" Brock said and pushed her into a safer area. She fell unexpectedly onto her side, hitting her ribs. He just managed to jump onto the front to slide himself onto the other side to make it to the ground. He fell on his ankle first, and the pain just shot up his whole leg. Brock held it in the deepest pain. Dawn went over to him and came to his aid.

"Brock! Are you okay??" She asked.

"My ankle!! I must've sprained it!" He said. The car turned around and came back at them once more furiously. Brock didn't know what to do...He wasn't able to protect her. Dawn knew it was her turn to help out. She stood up slowly and was silent. Brock was afraid for her safety. He knew she was going to do something drastic. A blue flare surrounded her and Brock and once the car got to it, it smashed right into it, breaking the front end. Mr. Riley fell out of the car and Dawn, using her mental abilities, crushed the car together like a can and threw it out of range. Now, Mr. Riley was at a point where he was ticked. He tried to throw a knife at Brock, but it was useless, knowing that the fire was a shield. He came at Dawn in an angry rage and tried to fight her, but was no match. He threw a punch at her, and she caught it with her hand, firmly holding it.

"You didn't hear Brock the first time, did you?" Dawn asked. "Afforn City is OFF limits, got it?? That includes everything in it." she said as she made her grip tighter and tighter.

"You are not going to get away with this! You will do whatever I say! It's in the contract, meaning I can do anything I want with you!!" Dawn, as she held his fist used her magic and suddenly appeared a couple sheets of paper. Brock was awing at this and was surprised at how powerful her magic was.

"Do you see this?" Dawn asked. "This is the contract....And now it's a contract that has been torn to pieces." Dawn said and by using her telepathic powers, she ripped it up into shreds. "So this means now, I have nothing to do with you and your company, and now we're gonna make a new contract..." She said as she went to the crossing bridge, still holding Mr. Riley. She then picked him up by the suit and leaned him over the ledge. The man shrieked in fear.

"This is what the new contract is.." Dawn said with an angry look on her face. "Leave this town, never come back. Don't ever lay a finger on anyone...Never come back into my face otherwise I will make YOUR life miserable just as you made mine by hunting you down like the dog you are. If you think this is a threat, think again, Mr. Riley. This is real...So what is your answer?" The man was frightened out of his wits but he was not going to say a thing. She's just a kid, He thought. She can't do anything to me. Dawn though read his mind and telepathically talked to him. I can be considered your deepest, darkest fear for just being a kid, Mr. Riley. I should just tell you right now to be very afraid of me because I can do the worst things beyond your wildest imaginations and that would just be the beginning, She read to him mentally. Dawn pushed him further over the ledge and he became scared to death.

"Well, what's your answer? Are you going to say yes and never bother me, or are you going to say no, and I can just push you off the ledge and you can plunge 40 feet to your death, just so I can sleep better knowing I can sleep better. Just remember after this if you live, be prepared to come all the way with your fighting, because I AM going to go ALL the way.... " He refused to say a word and Dawn just shrugged her shoulders and dropped him off. Brock stared in amazement, completely surprised at Dawn's actions. But she didn't kill him. She used her mental powers to bring him back up.

"You were lucky, Riley. What's your answer now? It might be a wise choice to change it now." Dawn asked.

"Yes!! All right!! Just put me down!!!!" He shouted. Dawn used her abilities and threw him against the wall, knocking him unconscious. Brock got up slowly and limped his way over to her. Dawn turned to him. Her eyes looked different. They took on a cold, dark affect.

"Why did you hurt him? You didn't have to go that rough on him." Brock said.

"Leave me, puny mortal!" She said as she used her telepathic powers and pushed him away. He flew backwards into a wall, and Dawn still remained standing where she was. He looked at her, confused at what she was doing. She…she must be under some kind of…trance?

"Dawn, it's me! Can you hear me?" Brock asked. She walked over to him, using her magic to create a knife out of thin air. She was out of it.

"DAWN! STOP! WAKE U---P!!" Dawn's eyes then began to falter back to the original blue eyes that she had. She shook her head and looked at him.

"...What?" She asked. "What happened Brock?"

"You almost killed Riley...And attacked me…Don't you remember anything that just happened?" Brock asked.

"….?" Dawn said, trying to take in the information that she had just received and tried to sit down slowly. "No…I…I didn't! Please tell me you're just kidding!" She said, while her eyes began to water.

"Dawn, I'm not kidding. You were under some kind of trance, and you sounded completely different…almost evil. What's wrong with you, Dawn? Why did you do that?" Brock asked, concerned.

"I…don't even know anymore! I just wanted to protect you and me…! Why did this happen??"

"You mean, you don't even know what you used in order to become like that?"

"No…I'm a threat to everyone!" She said as she dropped to her knees, weeping.

"You're not, Dawn. You're a very kind person. It was just odd to see you act so strange."

"I don't want to hurt anyone…I don't want to see anymore pain and suffering of others…!" Dawn said.

"I know..."

"I guess you don't want to be near me anymore. If you don't I understand." Dawn said, lowering her head. Brock lifted her chin. "You know that's not true. I would stay with you no matter what the problem is and we'll get through it together. C'mon, let's go..." Brock said. Dawn stood up, taking hold of Brock to hold him up so he can try to walk a little. They finally got to Dawn's house and she set him down on her bed in her room. The two looked at each other as Brock looked into her sparkling eyes.

"I better get something for that ankle. I'll be right back." Dawn said and left the room. She cam back with a book and she opened it up. She lightly touched it and looked up at Brock. "Don't worry. This won't hurt a bit." She chanted a couple words and with an instant, Brock was able to rotate his ankle around.

"Wow, you really are good." Brock said. Dawn blushed and said thank you to the compliment. They were very silent.

"Well, this is it..." Brock said, breaking the silence and feeling a bit of disappointment appear. "I'm leaving tomorrow for the next city with Ash and Misty."

"Oh really?" Dawn asked, looking like her expression turned from happy to serious. "Well...I hope you have a very safe journey."

"I've had a great time, Dawn. These past few days have been outstanding...I'm going to miss you."

"Me too...Good luck, Brock." She said and held out her hand. Brock looked down at it and then looked at her. He took her by the hand and shook it.

"You too, Dawn." He said. Just as he was about to leave, she stopped him.

"Brock..." Dawn began. Brock turned to her.

"Yeah, Dawn?" He answered.

"Can....can I talk to you? It's kind of important...." Dawn said, looking down. He looked at her, noticing that her face expression was rather serious.

"Sure thing." He replied. She took him by the hand and led him into her room.

"You might want to sit down for this...." She said. Brock sat down slowly, wondering what the heck was going on with Dawn and why she has been acting the way she was.

"Dawn, what's wrong?" Brock asked.

"I know you've been wanting to know what has been wrong with me since you came to Afforn City. Why all the weird things that have been going on. Like the image you saw in the cave, and then me talking about my powers and such…"

"Well..I've been kinda wanting to know what was up with that. Some of the things that you were you have been saying are making me thing about them."

"Right… And I know we haven't known each other for that long, but…Brock, you and I are close, right?" Dawn asked.

"Well, yeah. Of course."

"And would you be mad if I had told you a deep, dark secret that I have withheld from everyone?"

"I....don't think so....why?"

"Because there's something you have to know about me..." Dawn said. "I was born on December 22, 2013...."

"Um, so? What's wrong with that---?" Brock asked, finally realizing what she was talking about. "2013?? That's impossible."

"It isn't....That was my original birth." Dawn said as she sat down next to him.