The Indigo League Dragon Tamer's Wild child

Chapter 18

                                                                                  Ash's POV

I wasn't in control it felt like I was watching myself from my own eyes but someone else was in control. I was running forward toward the battle between Mew and Mewtwo just like I did before I went home... "STOP!" I screamed and then the attacks caught me in the middle and the whole world went dark for a moment... I was behind my friends who were dressed fancy and Gary was even there and Professor Oak and they were...Crying???

I didn't feel my feet touch the ground it felt like I was floating but I moved forward and what I saw I wanted to throw up...It was me turned to stone in a casket with Pikachu sobbing right next to it... No, no, no this isn't what happened I was brought back as crazy as it sounds... I thought frantically  "You were brought back because Acreus rolled the dice"  I heard a sister-sounding voice from somewhere... "No!" I shouted back as the area around me started moving and more noise started sounding off all around. "This was what was supposed to happen you are supposed to be dead and buried and you know it"  The voice hissed back as I heard someone wail. "No, No, No-" I rambled trying to block out the noises.  "THIS ISN'T REAL!!! IT'S A NIGHTMARE!!" I heard someone scream far away and the noises stopped and I opened my eyes I looked around the blurred landscape looking for the familiar voice...I saw a wall of smoke from the dreams of the grey-haired man and Silver...Silver it's Silver!!! How am I hearing him? 

"No don't listen to him you're DEAD!!" The Voice screamed at me as the landscape started to swirl again and the noises started up again. "DON'T LISTEN TO IT YOU'RE ALIVE AND YOU'RE SOMEWHERE SAFE!!" I heard Silver scream again and the noises stopped and the nauseating swirling halted again. "I MAY NOT KNOW YOU BUT I KNOW YOU'RE STRONG FIGHT AGAINST THIS NIGHTMARE!!" I heard Silver scream again and it sounded a bit closer than before. The smoke seemed to dissipate just a little when I looked at it I could make out the familiar outline of Silver and I felt terror seize me...

I bolted straight up in bed in a cold sweat trying to catch my breath. I looked around the room, my room... wow that feels weird to even think after living in the woods for so long and then staying in the hospital. Pikachu was sleeping away so I softly got out of bed and grabbed a flashlight that Dad had left on my nightstand. I slipped outside my door which Dad left cracked open and then I clicked on my flashlight.  

I walked down the hall as quietly as I could and I looked at Dad's door I considered going inside, but I didn't want to wake him up because Dad's been staying at the hospital with me for so long and I knew those chairs were uncomfortable. My point is he needs his sleep and doesn't need to be bothered by my nightmares and besides it'll probably freak him out. How do you tell someone you died... and came back by some strangeness that me, Brock, and Misty can't even explain and we were there?  That might really freak him out and he might just give me to an orphanage because how do you help someone through that besides he didn't sign up for ALL of my baggage especially not the whole me dying part of it. 

After a little pause, I walked down the stairs and to the kitchen as quietly as possible.  When I arrived at the entrance to the kitchen I took a moment to remember where Dad said the cups were..   He said they were in the upper cabinet...I'll grab a plastic one because my hands are a bit shaky and I might drop the cup and I really don't want to break a glass on the first night of my new home.  I thought to myself as I reached into the cabinet and grabbed a plastic cup with little Dreepys doing various cute things on it and I smiled.

I filled it up with water and ice from the ice dispenser before I grabbed my flashlight again. I walked toward the sunroom and opening the door I sat at the table and looked out toward the surrounding areas. Everything as far as my eye could see was bathed in moonlight and I sipped on my water as I gazed out.

Not long before Delia abandoned me I was with Misty and Brock hanging out in the Orange islands when Metwo showed up... It's a little fuzzy how we got to New Island but when we did oh boy was it an everloving disaster Mewtwo cloned all types of Pokemon from Kanto and the original Pokemon fought their clones except for Team Rocket's Mewoth who decided to talk it out with his clone and Pikachu who flat out refused.  Mew and Mewtwo engaged in a physic battle and I jumped in between it....I tried to punch Mewtwo and in response Mewtwo threw me out of the way and Mew caught me.  I didn't learn my lesson and I threw myself into the line of fire and I got turned to stone...Somehow when the Pokemon including their clones started crying it relieved me...Yeah, I don't know how that worked but it did. 

I've had a couple of nightmares about it but I've been running myself into the ground since Delia abandoned me I guess that the terror got pushed to the back of my mind and now that I am starting to feel safe it's coming back.   

Then I heard Silver like he was really there and he could see me... Maybe the Grey-Haired is right maybe these dreams are real and maybe both of them are real people and my brain didn't just invent them.. But how? That would mean one of us is probably psychic and Silver said he was too old to start showing signs of being a  psychic but that would mean it's me. I don't want to be a psychic, especially after meeting Sabrina and after all the stuff she did I still have the occasional nightmare about that.  I haven't shown any signs of being psychic like I haven't bent any spoons or anything because I've been emotional but if I'm not how am I seeing Silver and the Grey-haired man?? 

I was sipping on my water and not really paying attention too lost in my own thoughts when I heard "Ash What are you doing up so late?" I turned quickly to see Dad in his pajamas in the doorway. "Sorry I wanted to get some water and I wanted to see what the Sunroom looked like at night," I said and Dad sat down next to me. "You don't have anything to be sorry for I just wanted to make sure you were all right," Dad said as he tucked me into his side and I melted into it. Dad may not know this but I needed this hug and affirmation after that nightmare and small crisis about me possibly being a psychic.

"I was also thinking...can I meet your Pokemon tomorrow?" I asked in a whisper afraid to break the peace. "Yeah no problem kiddo but you should probably get some sleep so you can probably be prepared to meet them they're all high energy and Hydreigon is kinda a grouch," Dad said and I nodded further melting into his side.

I think I fell asleep because I remember the feeling of being held and walked upstairs. "You really were tired weren't you?" I heard Dad whisper and I heard a door creek open I didn't open my eyes because it felt like too much effort. "Pika" I heard Pikschu say. "Sorry, Pikachu go back to sleep I'm just returning your trainer." I heard Dad whisper and I felt myself be placed down and the covers tucked underneath my chin before I fully fell back asleep.

Wahoo Chapter 18 is done!! I really liked writing this one out and I hope you all enjoyed it. I don't know if I got the timing of the first movie correct but I like to think of it as one of the last things that happened in the Orange Islands and that Brock met up with them and then this happened. Sorry if I got it wrong but I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless. I hope you look forward to next week's chapter because I certainly do. After all, we get to meet Lance's Pokemon!! Wahoo!!

What do you guys think allowed Ash to see Silver and the Gray-Haired Man leave your thoughts and theories in the comments below because your comments make me happy to read especially if I've had a bad day.  I don't have much else to say I hope you have a good day and a good rest of your week and see you next week.-K