What Am I?

Earlier and Earlier

Earlier

        Ash had just left Viridian Forest when his phone began to ring. He pulled it out of his back pocket and checked the caller ID. A smile quickly splayed across his face.

        “Pika?” Pikachu asked, cocking his head to the side.

        “It’s Misty.” Ash responded as he answered his phone. “Long time, Misty. What’s up?”

        “Ash, where are you? Oak came by a couple minutes ago, and wanted me to find you. He wanted me to help you find your cousin, Jen. Her mother was dragging Oak around Cerulean looking for her.”

        Ash chuckled. “You met Lucy, huh? Lovely isn’t she?”

        “She scares the crap out of me. I don’t blame Jen for leaving her mom.”

        “How long ago did she leave Cerulean City? I’m trying to catch up to her.”

        Ash couldn’t tell, but Misty was biting her lower lip. “I don’t know.” She then proceeded to tell Ash about Team Rocket’s attack, and how they had kidnapped her and trapped Jen under a thick sheet of ice.

        “Is Jen alright? Are you alright? I hope those bastards are hurting. Once I get my hands on them--” Ash interrupted angrily.

        “Ash, I already told you, she’s not here anymore. She left awhile ago.” Misty explained. “I led her Pokemon back to the gym, and we found the pool to be empty. Jen is still alive.”

        “You never said if you were alright.”

        Misty blushed brightly at the statement. “I-I’m fine. You know that I have been through so much worse.”

        There was silence on Ash’s end for a moment.

        “Ash, are you still there?” Misty asked.

        “Are you still in Cerulean City?” He asked after awhile.

        “Yeah, why?”

        She could hear his smirk through the phone. “How would you like to have another adventure with me like we used to have?”

        “Another adventure…with Ash?” Misty thought dreamily, but she made sure her tone remained her normal. “Eh, yeah. I’d love to. Where are we meeting?”

        “I can come and get you at your gym in a few minutes. I had to stop in Viridian Forest to pick up an old friend.”

        Misty smiled. “I’ll be waiting.” She said as she hung up.

        Ash took out one of his Pokeballs and threw it. “Come on out, Pidgeot!”

        “Pidgeot!” It cawed, fanning its large wings.

        “We need to head over to Cerulean City to get Misty, alright? And then we need to find Jen. Got it?” He asked his old Pidgeot.

        The Pokemon nodded. “Pidgeot.”

        “You ready, Pikachu?”

        “Pika!”

        “Then lets go!” Ash cried as he and Pikachu hopped onto Pidgeot’s back. The swift Pokemon spread its wings and shot into the air for Cerulean City.

            A Little Earlier

            Lucy and Oak were walking towards Saffron City with a bit of haste in their walk.