"Nnh. Get off."
I muttered. "Get off."
I heard somebody snore on top of me.
"Nicole?" I murmured, opening my eyes.
She shifted, stretching.
Did we..
"Oh, hello, Ash." Nicole said.
"What are you doing in my bed?!" I yelled.
Nicole screamed in embarrassment. "Oh, God! I'm so, so sorry!"
I sat up. "Nicole.."
"Ash.. I love you.."
I was caught up in her gaze.
She murmured. "Lucky for us, we're wearing clothes."
I barely felt her two hands on my chest.
She kissed me. "Get up when you want."
I lay there like a stuffed animal, her touch still feeling as if it was on me.
Clemont growled and stood up. "You two were having intercourse for three hours."
"Whaat?" I suddenly found my balance and jumped to my feet. "I did what?!?"
"Ssh! You two got so drunk you don't remember anything! Forget I said that!"
"Ok."
Nicole's Froakie sighed. "Ash, you need to tell her that you don't love her."
"And run away."
"But how?"
"Like this." Froakie copied my messy handwriting on a sticky note.
"Get your things together and run away." Clemont said.
"Ok."
Froakie put the pencil in its mouth. "How about thish?"
I read it. "Perfect."
Pulling out a chunk of hair, I set it beside the note. "Just for a reminder."
"You won't come back?"
I slung my backpack over my shoulder. "No."
"Bye, Ash! Don't die!"
"Bye, Froakie. Bye, Clemont. Come on, Pikachu!"
Pikachu screamed as I jumped off the balcony.
Clemont waved.
I didn't see him. I started running off.
~Three hours later
"Uh, oh."
I dug through my backpack. "We have no food."
"Pika.."
"Why us?!" I yelled. Lost, cold, hungry, and lonely, I curled into a ball. "Pikachu, if I die, die along with me."
"Chu." Pikachu curled up beside me. "Chuuu! Chuuuu!"
"Why are you sending thunderbolts into the sky?! Idiot! She'll find us!" I got zapped myself.
"Lucha."
Hawlucha stood behind me. "Haw, Lucha-Lu?"
"You want to feed me?" I asked.
Hawlucha nodded. "Lu?"
"Why not?" I asked. "Come on out, everyone!"
Everyone landed on the ground beside Hawlucha.
"Go find some food! Anywhere, trash cans, trees, underground, just go!"
"Talonflame-Flame!" Talonflame zipped into the sky.
Noivern flew off, scanning the area. Goodra walked off, bushes rustling after it.
Hawlucha leaped from tree to tree, looking around.
Pikachu stayed where it was. Greninja stayed, too.
"Go, Greninja."
"Ninja." It shook its head.
"Why?"
"Gre, Ninja!" Greninja called Noivern down. "Ninja-Gre!"
"Vern." It let me climb onto its back.
Pikachu leaped onto Noivern after me. It flew off.
Greninja guarded my stuff.
Hawlucha suddenly glided through the air to us. "Lucha!"
"You found something?"
"Dra-Goo!" Goodra waved a slimy arm.
Talonflame circled the spot.
"Noivern, bring us down."
Noivern landed. Hawlucha used Karate Chop to cut off berries from branches.
"This'll do." I said. "Damn it, I forgot my backpack!"
Greninja tapped my shoulder. "Ninja."
"Thanks." I dumped them inside my backpack and slung it over my shoulder. "Who'll carry this? Its too heavy for me."
Goodra unslung it and handed it to Hawlucha.
Hawlucha flew upwards, carrying my backpack with its feet.
I returned everyone except Greninja, Hawlucha, and Noivern.
"Greninja, go find a Pokemon Center." I ordered.
Greninja nodded and zipped off.
Hawlucha glided up, alongside Noivern.
"Pidgeot-Pidg!"
An Air Slash hit Pikachu. Pikachu growled and turned around to see a Mega Pidgeot.
"Why are we being attacked?" I snarled. "Noivern, Sonic Boom! Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
Pidgeot took no damage as it dodged the attacks.
That Pidgeot looks oddly familiar.
Could that be Pidgeotto? Can't be.
Pidgeot cawed again, devolving and flying beside us. "Pid!"
"Pidgeotto?" I asked quietly.
It nodded.
You came back?! "What are you doing here?!"
Pidgeot landed on my other shoulder. "Pid."
"Greninja jumped and landed on Noivern's back. "Ninja."
"Thanks. So are you going to stay, Pidgeot?"
It shook its head.
"Why not?"
"Pidgeot, ot." It flew up and pointed its beak back to Kalos.
"You have a new trainer now?" I asked.
It nodded.
"Well, I bid you good luck. Noivern, onward!"
Noivern flew off, leaving Pidgeot alone.
I know what I did was cruel, but I'm not going to let the memories come back. I shook my head. No.
Noivern landed. "Vern."
"Thanks, Noivern. Return." I returned it.
Hawlucha landed with my backpack in its mouth.
"Come on." I beckoned them.
Greninja walked alongside me as if it sensed sadness. "Ninja?"
"I'm fine." I said. "What are you worrying about?"
It shook its head.
Pikachu took my cap off and put it on Greninja's head.
I chuckled.
Greninja chuckled a little and put it back on my head.
"You're beaten up!" The Aura City Nurse Joy yelled. "Are you okay?"
"Yes."
She unzipped my jacket and pulled it off. "Your clothes are ripped. Go find some new clothes."
"Ok.." I murmured, taking my jacket back.
~Later
I stared at the ceiling, still trying to adjust to my new style.
"Pika."
Pikachu climbed onto my chest, holding a berry.
"Don't eat them all tonight, ok?"
"Chu."
Greninja paced around, worriedly looking up.
"Everything okay, Greninja?" I asked.
"Ninja." It nodded.
"I know. Your worried about Nicole's Froakie."
Greninja nodded.
"Its okay."
Greninja picked me up. "Greninja?"
"You want me to jump down?"
"Greninja." It squeezed my thigh. "Ninja?"
"Sure, why not." I crouched on the windowsill, looking down from three stories high. "I'm not scared."
Greninja shot a sneaky look at Pikachu.
I jumped, unzipping my jacket and using it as a parachute.
Hawlucha jumped after me. "Lucha?!"
"I'm not crazy."
"Lucha-Lu!"
I looked down. "Time to go from slow to to the speed of light."
I turned my hat backwards and let go of my jacket. Hawlucha used Flying Press, falling downwards with me.
I kept falling.
Pikachu snickered.
Greninja jumped, as well. It landed on my back.
"Get off! You're heavy!" I shook Greninja off. "Let's have an air battle, shall we?"
