Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ The Image of Truth ❯ The Mysterious Dream ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter 1

The Mysterious Dream

 

Ash awoke from a nightmare. Not your average nightmare, but true terror from the very bowels of Hell. Cold sweat ran down his face, and his hands were shaking furiously. He was breathing heavily. “What a nightmare!” he said to himself. His voice was shallow and shaky. Something didn't feel right.

That's when he heard a voice from outside. Misty's voice. “Misty?” he call softly, loud enough for someone to hear, but not overly loud so as to not wake anyone else. No answer. He called her name again. Still no answer. “How odd,” he muttered. He left his tent and saw…no one. Nothing. She was still in her tent.

He heard her voice again. He crept to her tent and peaked inside. She was curled up on the floor, fast asleep. She had been talking in her sleep. He entered her tent. That's when he noticed a faint, blue glow surrounding her. “What the?!” He crept closer. He lied down beside her. He suddenly felt a tingling warmth inside his chest. He closed his eyes.

What he saw startled him. He was suddenly in a dimly lit room with a queen-sized bed in the middle of it. It was just light enough to see, but too dark to notice much other than the bed. He then noticed himself next to him. He realized that he was seeing through Misty's eyes. A dream.

Suddenly, she spoke. “Ash?” she began.

“Yeah, Mist?” he asked. Or, well, himself in the dream.

“You're my best friend,” she said.

“This is true,” he replied. “Your point?”

“I feel I can tell you things I can't tell anyone else,”

“You can tell me anything, Misty! You know that!”

“Alright then. Well, I haven't been entirely truthful with you,” Misty paused to breathe, then continued. “My parents didn't really die in a plane crash like I've said before,”

“Then what really happened?” asked Ash.

“Well…”

 

Flashback

 

It was sunny. Clear blue skies with not even a single cloud in them. Like the ocean it was. And the grass was perfect. A vibrant green, and soft to the touch. There she sat. She was crouched down on the soft ground clutching her newly aquired Pokeball. It contained a Staryu, one of her absolute favorites. She had wanted one ever since she could remember.

She was wearing a floral dress. Lavender with deep red roses upon it, and no sleeves. It went down just a bit passed her knees. She was only seven years old at the time. Her fiery red hair was short, cut in an almost perfect bob cut.

“Misty,” called her dad from the lawn where the grill was.

Her bright blue eyes sparkled beautifully in the sunlight as she got to her feet. She ran to him. “Yes, Daddy?” she asked.

Her dad was a tall, well fit man with short, brown hair in a buzz cut. He wore a gray T-shirt and jeans. He bent down so that his violet eyes were level with Misty's. “Lunch is ready, Honey,” he said with a warm smile.

“Ok,” Misty replied. That was when Misty's mother came out of the house with graceful steps like that of an angel's.

Her mom was a little shorter than her dad, with long, flowing, red hair that matched Misty's. Her eyes were blue - just a shade darker than Misty's. She wore a floral dress the same as Misty's, except it was baby blue instead of lavender.

Suddenly, a shadow flashed passed Misty's mom like a bullet. A split second later, blood gushed a crimson geyser from her neck. Her eyes widened as the light faded from them. She was falling. “Mommy~~~!!!” Misty cried, tears flowing rivers down her cheeks.

“Tiffany!!!” cried her dad. He ran to her and caught her before she hit the ground. However, it was too late. She was already dead.

Suddenly, a figure appeared before them. He was dressed entirely in black. He even wore a ninja hood, leaving only his eyes visible. His eyes were yellow with an eerie glow emanating from them. He was about as tall as Misty's dad. “I warned you, Justin! You would be sorry,” he said with a sinister cackle. “However, you didn't listen! Now, where is the jewel shard?!”

“Viku, you bastard! I told you! It's not in my possession!!” argued Justin.

“I don't care! I didn't tell you to give me the damn thing! I told you to tell me where it is!!” shouted Viku. Justin remained silent. “Not gonna tell me, eh? Then you can die too!!!” Viku disappeared again. Suddenly, Justin collapsed to the ground with blood pooling around him.

“Daddy~~~~~!!!” Misty screamed. More tears followed. Suddenly, she turned serious, and she began to glow bright blue. The same color as her eyes. “You will pay!!!” she cried. Droplets of water began to form and gather around her until a water sphere surrounded her. A barrier.

She lifted into the air, her eyes glowing blue. She screamed, and the watter barrier that surrounded her, stretched out, forming rope-like tendrils, which shot at Viku. Before he could even react, the water tendrils swept him off his feet and slammed him into her house. He grinned and disappeared. She thought he would return, but alas, he did not. She lowered to the ground. The water collapsed to the ground around her.

 

End Flashback

 

“…And the last thing I saw was my sisters running up to me!” she fisnished. Her face was now tearstained.

“Oh Misty, that's awful!” Ash said, pulling Misty into a tight hug. She suddenly pressed her lips against Ash's. His eyes went wide at first. Then, they closed. They pulled away a few seconds later. Both were blushing.

Everything went black. Ash opened his eyes. “Wow,” he muttered. That's when he noticed that Misty's arms were wrapped around him. He blushed crimson. He unconsciously moved closer to her. He soon fell asleep.

 

The following morning, Ash awoke. However, he felt that something was different. He opened his eyes and gasped. Neither him nor Misty had a shirt on. He blushed, feeling Misty's warm flesh against his chest. `What the hell happened last night?!” He thought, racking his brain. Yet, he came up with not a single explanation for what he woke up to find.

Suddenly, he froze. Her eyes flashed open. He stared into them for a few moments. Then, she screamed, “Ash Ketchum, you pervert!” She pushed him away from her and covered herself. Ash blushed and turned away. That's when a frying pan slammed hard into his temple. He flew out of her tent. Various blunt objects - pans, pots, hammers, clubs, etc. - bagan flying out of her tent after him. Ash covered his head and made a run for it.

That's when he saw Brock laughing hysterically. Ash grabbed him by the collar of his vest and pulled him down behind his tent. “What the hell are you laughing about?!” asked Ash, rubbing the bump on his forehead.

Brock, still giggling, turned to Ash. “'Cause it's so damn funny that you had the nerve to do something so vile and perverted,” he said.

“What?! But I didn't -” Ash paused for a moment, then said, “Wait a minute. You did this! You took our shirts off! I don't know how you managed to pull it off, but you did it!!” He reared back, still gripping Brock's collar, and punched him square in the mouth. Brock grunted as he was hit. “Now you are gonna tell her the truth, you got it?!”

“What makes you think I'm gonna -” Brock got punched again, this time a hard one to the gut. He winced. “F-fine, I'll t-t-tell her,” he breathed.

Ash stood up, dragging Brock to his feet. “Come on then. Let's go!” he growled, pushing Brock in front of him. He ushered Brock forward, following close behind.

As they stepped out into the open, Misty's eyes instantly locked onto the both of them. Her eyes burned with anger. “Ash!”

“Now wait just a minute, Misty,” Ash said. “Brock would like to say something,”

“What?!” she snapped, turning to Brock.

“It…it was me. I set you and Ash up,” he confessed. “I thought it would be funny to see Ash get pulverized,”

“So it was you?!”

“Y-yes,” said Brock, staring at his feet.

Misty walked up to Ash, suddenly smiling. She kissed him on the cheek, blushing slightly. “I am so sorry, Ash,” She then turned to Brock, every ounce of her anger bubbling to the surface again. “As for you,” she began, pulling out her hammer, “you're dead!” Before Brock could even turn to run, she clobbered him several times rapidfire over the head.

Ash was snickering as Brock struggled to his feet, rubbing his throbbing head. “I guess I deserved that,” he said.

“Yes, you did!” said Ash and Misty in unison, giggling.

Ash suddenly noticed a beautiful city on the horizon. “Look!” he said, pointing towards it. Brock and Misty gasped, their eyes widening and their jaws dropping.

“It's amazing!” said Misty, grinning.

“Yeah,” agreed Brock.

Ash suddenly took off running toward the city, laughing and smiling. “Hey, wait up!” shouted Brock and Misty, running after him.

When they reached the city, there was a sign in front of it that read, “Welcome to Celeo City.” “So this is the legendary Celeo,” Ash muttered. He then turned to Brock and Misty. “Let's explore the city. We'll meet back here in…two hours!”

“Right!” they replied. They then headed off in different directions to explore the city.

 

To be continued…