Mistakes - A Kalos/XY AU

Time to Wake Up

Greninja sat in his hospital bed, confused.

The last thing he remembered was being in the Kalos League Finals, locked in combat with Alain's Charizard. His greatest rival. Next, he heard Alain yell for Charizard to use Thunder Punch. He knew he was hit by it, and judging from the bandaging on his chest and torso, he was punched HARD.

After that, it was blank. After getting punched, Greninja couldn't remember much else, except a dull throbbing pain in his torso after he was punched.

Now here he was, sat in a dull white room hooked up to machines that helped to keep him alive. Not exactly the place he wanted to be in right now.

"...I need to get outta here."

The frog removed the sheets of his bed before beginning to climb out, only to be greeted with a sharp sensation in his right leg as it immediately buckled.

Greninja quickly yelped in surprise as he attempted to grab the side of his bed. Luckily there were handles on either side of the bed frame, allowing him to grab it and maintain his balance.

"Shit..." the frog grumbled to himself.

He looked around the room, trying to find anything he could use as a crutch. No luck.

"Come on," he said. "There's gotta be something I can use."

After looking over the room one last time, Greninja gave up. He sighed deeply. 'Guess
I'm doing this the hard way.." he thought.

After finally standing upright, Greninja eases up on the pressure he puts on his right leg. As he tries to hobble over to the door, he can feel his left leg begin to wobble. Grunting, he tries to hurry over to the door to little avail. He yells out once more, before falling to the ground with a painful thud.

Greninja groaned softly in pain as he lie on his side. This was pitiful. He'd gone through an entire region pushing himself to his limits, only to be losing to his own body.

Slowly moving to lie on his back, Greninja stares at the ceiling with a deadpan expression. He then looks to the digital clock next to his bed.

6:51 PM, July 27

10 days. Mother of Arceus, he's been under for 10 days. Not good.

The Water-Type's mind began to wander, thinking of the group he traveled with. Ash must have went under alongside him, due to Ash-Greninja.

Pikachu was probably just as worried about him as Ash is. The two were close as teammates, and even closer as friends.

Braixen.

Greninja felt his stomach lurch. How was she handling all of this? She probably watched as he was wounded, and had to sit with the fact he was in critical condition this whole time. He swore to himself he'd make up for lost time one way or another.

He began to roll over onto his front, as he prepared to lift himself off the floor. "Ugh.. you go through... 8 gyms.."

He slowly pushed himself away from the floor beneath him, grunting uncomfortably. "...multiple tough battles..."

He got to his knees, as he slowly began to crawl to the door. "..make it to the damn... Kalos League, for Arceus sake..."

"...and I'm losing to my own two feet?"

Greninja finally reached the door handle, using it to help himself off the floor. "Hell no."

The frog breathed a sigh of relief. He'd finally be able to leave this Arceus forsaken room. He'd be able to see his friends again. His family.