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Pokémon/CCS: Camping: Fun for the Whole Family
Normally I'd be consistant about the Japanese names, using "Satoshi" and "Kasumi" instead of "Ash" and "Misty", but I just went with it. Sorry, I'll do better next time. Alright! That being said, on with the story!!
Ash woke suddenly, the sounds he'd thought to be his dreams following him into reality, only louder. It wasn't even fully daylight yet, but he was definitely not going to be able to sleep with that noise: it sounded like something was literally "crashing" through the trees. He slipped silently from his wife's side and lifted the tent flap just in time to see a giggling toddler bounce into the clearing, over the extinguished campfire, above and over the tent, and away into the forest, long brown hair trailing behind her like a comet's tail. He didn't think about the fact that the tent pole was six feet high. Ducking back into the tent, he began to throw on a pair of pants. *Little girl... alone... forest like this... wild Pokémon everywhere... like to get a hold of her parents and... Ohmygod no...* A giant roar drew Ash's attention back to the tent flap and he looked out again. And blinked. A giant cat. A giant flying cat. Or was that a flying giant cat? Ash blinked again, staring as the cat disappeared after the little girl. *Right. Whatever. I've definitely seen stranger Pokémon...* His thoughts were interrupted by a pinkish blur rushing towards and over him. "Sorry, coming through! MEIKO LI! You come back here RIGHT NOW! Kero-chan! You had better catch her or I swear you will..." Ash stared, rubbed his eyes, and wondered if he'd truly woken up. Surely he hadn't just seen a woman FLY over his tent? He stepped from the tent and stared at it, as if daring it to say it was all his crazy imagination. And he had just about convinced himself it was, when a young man ran into the clearing. "Excuse me?" The stranger said questioningly, and Ash wondered what was next. "Have you seen a bouncing 3 year old girl, a giant cat beast, or my wi... uh... a very angry pregnant lady with wings go by this way?" Ash looked sideways at the stranger for a moment, then pointed at the forest beyond his tent. The man thanked him and took off in the direction of the others. He began running again as soon as he was out of the clearing. "Sakura! Don't hurt one hair on that fool of a Guardian Beast's head. I want the pleasure of doing it myself for letting her play with those damned cards..." The man's voice faded into the distance just as the woman's had. Ash shook his head and crawled back into the tent. Misty stirred as he removed his clothes and got back into their sleeping bag. "Mmm. What?" He kissed he forehead and held her close. "Nothing, dear. Go back to sleep." |