Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ The Gathering ❯ Fading Life ( Chapter 3 )
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By: james_draco_daravon 
Ash's life hangs in the balance as Nurse Joy tries to save his life after his severe beating. Pikachu and Charizard set out to bring his mother to his side, expecting the worst to come of the situation, but not willing to accept it.
Anime/Manga: Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.12.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 223 | Status: Completed
Ash's life hangs in the balance as Nurse Joy tries to save his life after his severe beating. Pikachu and Charizard set out to bring his mother to his side, expecting the worst to come of the situation, but not willing to accept it.
Anime/Manga: Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.12.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 223 | Status: Completed
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" I ' m s o r r y . . . I t ' s n o t l i k e l y h e ' l l s u r v i v e . . . H i s b l e e d i n g i s n ' t s t o p p i n g , a n d t h e r e ' s s e r i o u s v i t a l o r g a n d a m a g e . . . S o m e o n e n e e d s t o g e t a n y f a m i l y h e h a s h e r e , h e ' s n o t g o n n a l a s t l o n g . " S h e w a l k e d o f f s o l e m n l y , a n d P i k a c h u b r o k e i n t o t e a r s . A f t e r a l l o f t h i s t h e y h a d b e e n t h r o u g h , h e w a s g o i n g t o d i e a n d i t , i n h e r m i n d , w a s a l l e r f a u l t . I f s h e h a d s t o o d u p a g a i n s t h i m i t w o u l d h a v e n e v e r h a p p e n e d . S h e b a n g e d h e r f i s t h a r d o n t h e g r o u n d a f e w t i m e s b e f o r e C h a r i z a r d p l a c e d h i s h a n d b e t w e e n h e r s a n d t h e g r o u n d . S h e l o o k e d u p a t h i m w i t h h e r t e a r f i l l e d e y e s , a n d d o v e i n t o h i s a r m s . C h a r i z a r d h e l d h e r c l o s e , h o l d i n g b a c k h i s t e a r s t o b e s t r o n g f o r h e r .
" P i k a , w e ' v e g o t t o g e t A s h ' s m o m . . . S h e n e e d s t o b e h e r e . . . " C h a r i z a r d b a r e l y g o t i t o u t b e f o r e h i s t e a r s b e g a n t o f a l l . H e s t o o d a n d f l e w o f f w i t h P i k a i n h i s a r m s . " I ' m n o t g o i n g t o g i v e u p o n h i m , a n d n e i t h e r s h o u l d y o u . . . H - H e ' l l l i v e , l i t t l e a n g e l . . . H e ' l l l i v e . . . " C h a r i z a r d b e a t h i s w i n g s f a s t e r , f l y i n g q u i c k l y t o w a r d s P a l l e t T o w n .
B a c k i n P a l l e t T o w n , D e l i a w a s c l e a n i n g u p h e r h a n d s a f t e r w o r k i n g i n h e r g a r d e n . S h e l o o k e d o u t t h e w i n d o w a n d s a w C h a r i z a r d f l y i n g t o w a r d s t h e h o u s e , b u t w i t h n o A s h . " O h n o . . . " S h e r a n t o t h e p h o n e a n d d i a l e d u p P r o f e s s o r O a k .
" H e l l o ? O h , h i D e l i a . I s s o m e t h i n g w r o n g ? " P r o f e s s o r O a k s e e m e d w o r r i e d b y t h e l o o k o n h e r f a c e .
" P r o f e s s o r , y o u m i g h t w a n t t o g e t o v e r h e r e q u i c k . . . I t h i n k s o m e t h i n g ' s h a p p e n e d t o A s h . . . " D e l i a s p o k e q u i e t l y a n d P r o f e s s o r O a k n o d d e d , h a n g i n g u p . H e g o t o n h i s b i k e a n d r o d e q u i c k l y t o D e l i a ' s h o u s e . . .