Book 1: Samantha Journey: Throughout the Johto Region (Rewriting Series)

Ch.7 Jessie Past

Third person's POV

The gang was walking through the forest. Samantha was further behind she was still thinking about her older Jessica.

'Why she just walk away after seeing me after so many years?' She thought looking up the sky.

"Cynda, Cyndaquil," Cyndaquil said from her left shoulder looking at her worried. She shook her head saying she was okay.

Then looked up ahead at her new campions and saw them looking back at her with concern. She gave a close eye smile letting them know she was okay, but she could tell that they didn't believe that.

'She has been really quiet since we started walking.  Something must be bothering her since she seems so space out even her Cyndaquil noticed it.' Brock said looking back at Sam as she gave them a close eye smile which is clearly a fake smile.

"Why don't we stop here and eat lunch," Brock said.

"Sounds good we have been walking for a while now," Misty said.

"That sounds great to me!" Ash exclaimed happy to eat lunch.

"Pika, Pikachu!" Pikachu said agreeing with Ash.

Everyone turned to look at Sam realizing she hadn't said anything. When they turned to look at her they saw her hold something and staring at something, while still walking a little bit behind them. They raised their eyebrows confused about what she was looking at, and while she was further behind them.

"Sam! Why are you all the way back there?" Misty asked shouting?

Samantha jumped and looked up and ran over to them realizing she was behind.

"Sorry guess I spaced out, " she said panting after running over to them.

"Are you okay?" Ash asked.

"Yeah you seem to keep spacing out, " Misty said.

"Yeah, I'm fine I was just thinking. It's nothing important, " she said put the thing she was looking at around her neck, and they realize that it was a golden locket.

"You sure you seem like something was bothering you, " Ash said.

"It nothing really, " She said once again. "Anyway, why did we stop?"

"Brock going to start making lunch, " Misty explained.

"I see. Well, then I'm going to sit down, " She said going to sit down by a tree. While Brock started cooking.

She looked at her locket again, and let out a quiet sigh. Causing everyone to look at her.

"You don't sound okay. Plus you look completely depressed especially when looking at that locket, " Brock said.

"Is what bothering you anything to do with that locket or is it something else?" Misty and Ash both asked.

Pikachu and Cyndaquil both looked at Samantha also worried.

'Maybe I should tell them the truth. After all, they are my new friends.' Samantha thought.

"Fine, I tell you, " Samantha started. "The locket was a birthday gift from my big sister. It a picture of her and me inside of it. I was just thinking about how I had finally  seen her after so many years, but once again she is gone." Samantha finished with a sigh.

 
"I see so that why your upset. She probably had a reason for why she left again after seeing you again, " Brock said pausing his cooking to look at Samantha.

"Yeah, maybe it has to do with why she first left. Did she tell why she was leaving in the first place?" Ash asked.

"To be honest she left to continue her Pokemon journey. Then she came back one day and left her Pokemon behind. Except for number Pokemon partner, all she said was she be back. She didn't say why she needed to leave but she did seem kind of upset. After that day we met Professor Oak and he would come to check on us every day ever since he found me sitting in the rain, hoping my sister would be back, " Samantha explained.