When Things Fall They Crash
(That night in the Temple)
Serena: Ash are you ready for that battle tomorrow?
Ash: To be honest, no. I don't feel like battling this trainer.
Serena: Is that this person is a female?
Ash: No, it is that I knew her before.
Serena: You what? How do you know her?
Ash: It isn't the time. I am tired. Night. (Ash falls asleep.)
Serena: (Thinking) What is he hiding? (Serena walks out of the room and enters Ash's office. Still thinking.) There must be a clue around here. (After searching for hours she find nothing until she sees a book under his desk propping it up for it to be even. She takes it and opens it. She found a photo of Ash as a kid and notices part of it was ripped off. She continued looking and found more of them being ripped torn or the ink is smudges. Still thinking.) What happened here?
?: Enjoying the read? (Serena is scared out of her mind.)
Serena: AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! Ash! You scared the life out of me!
Ash: Sorry but why are you snooping in here and where did you get that book?
Serena: I found it in here as a prop and, I was in here because you never told me who that girl was and why you know her.
Ash: Is that all or are you more concerned about something else?
Serena: Now I am scared that half of these photos are ruined and…and…and
Ash: and what? Fix them, no thanks, they are useless to me. (Walks out.)
Serena: Ash what is going on?
Ash: (Sigh) Something I hope you just forget and leave it at that. (Walks away and sleeps in the Gym.)
Serena: Who is she?
Ash: Someone from the past. (Falls asleep. Serena goes to bed thinking…)
Serena: (Thinking in bed) I can get the information tomorrow and boy do I feel tired. (Goes to sleep. Next morning.) Ash please tell me this. Was she a past ex?
Ash: No, she, (Sigh) No, I didn't have my way with her and no, I am not doing it now. Leave it at that.
Serena: Ok, but can you tell me if she…
Ash: Serena, listen. She is not my lover. I don't love her. I love you, why do you think that I married you.
?: Very touching Ash. Would you mind young lady, we have a battle to get underway.
Serena: And what is your name young child?
?: My name is…Ash could you tell her?
Ash: This is Sakura, my childhood friend.
Brandon: So, this 2v2 battle for the love badge is under way.
Sakura: Lets make a wager first. Ash if you and this loudmouth lose, then you come with me.
Serena: And if I or Ash wins?
Sakura: If Ash wins, I'll be on my way leaving a number to call. But if you, Serena, If you are the one that beats me, then I will just leave. (Serena realizes that Sakura is wants Ash for something so, I have to win.)
Ash: I accept! (Serena gains some concern.)
Serena: Ok.
Brandon: Challenger send in your two Pokémon.
Sakura: Go Espeon and Beautifly!
Brandon: And you Leaders.
Serena: Go Absol! (Ash is confused by not knowing Serena had this Pokémon.)
Ash: Serena were did you get one?
Serena: I always had one.
Ash: Ok? Go Unfezant.
Brandon: Begin!
Sakura: Use Bug Buzz on Absol!
Ash: Deflect it with Gust, then use Air Slash on Beautyfly. (They both make contact with Beautifly KO'ing it.)
Brandon: Beautyfly is unable to battle. It is Espeon vs Absol and Unfelzant! Begin!
Saukura: Use Psybeam on Unfezant!
Serena: Use Night Slash on Espeon. (Espeon KO's Unfezant while taking the hit from Absol and barley stays alive.
Brandon: Unfezant is unable to battle. It is Espeon vs Absol! Begin!
Sakura: (Thinks): No, it is either the me giving Ash a number or me leaving him alone. (Out loud) Use Quick attack!
Serena: Use Swagger! (It connects and Espeon is confused.)
Sakura: Use Swift! (It just plays with its tail.) Eh what are you doing?
Serena: It is called Swagger. It raises your attack but it also confuses them.
Sakura: No!
Serena: Oh yah! Time to end this. Use Bite! (It charges and hits Espeon causing it to faint.)
Brandon: Espeon is unable to battle, the winner is Absol. Which means that The Brains Ash and Serena wins.
Saukura: Please give me a rematch! Please!
Ash: Sorry, come again tomorrow and we might consider it.
Sakura: Really?
Ash: No! (They walk away, leaving Sakura in tears.)
Serena: Do you think that we were hard on her?
Ash: Yes! But now she is out of our hairs. (Sits down.)
Serena: Are you going to do anything?
Ash: Not my problem. (Turns on the TV.)
Serena: I know that you won't accept it but she didn't ask me?
Ash: Serena, if you accept the offer, tell her it is just you and nothing to do with me.
Serena: Ok! Fine, be that way scardy pants.
Ash: I am not scared. I just don't be around her. (Serena walks out and sees Sakura about to leave.)
Serena: Wait! I know that Ash is being irritable but I accept your rematch.
Sakura: So, he did accept!
Serena: No, but I am half the power that Ash has so I will battle you tomorrow as 1v1 my best vs your best.
Sakura: I can't accept that.
Serena: Is it me? Is that you don't believe me?
Sakura: No, it is just that I wanted to battle Ash. I want payback for what he did to me.
Serena: What did he do?
Sakura: It is so bad that I can't speak of it.
Serena: (Thinks) That monster. (She madly walks to Ash.) Ash! What did you do to that girl?
Ash: I don't know what you're talking about.
Serena: She came all this way for payback at what you did.
Ash: Oh, about that. I didn't do anything to her but…
Serena: What?
Ash: I do something to her family. But that is irrelevant and that why I chose you. (Kisses her and walks away.)
Serena: What happened?
Ash: That is something that you will learn later. (Hours later. Serena is out getting groceries when the phone rings.)
Ash: Hello?
Grace: Hey Serena!
Ash: It isn't Serena. It's Ash.
Grace: Oh, hey Ash! Congrats on the great news.
Ash: Thanks, it no biggie.
Grace: No biggie? It huge, you're going to be a father. (Ash spits out his water.)
Ash: What are you talking about?
Grace: You didn't know? Sorry to be the one that tells you but Serena is pregnant.
Ash: How do you know that information, and why did she not tell me?
Grace: Well, she told me that information for help, and for you I don't know why because it's been a week since we talked.
Ash: Thanks Grace. I'll talk to you soon. (Hangs up). Why didn't she tell me? (Later that night. Serena returns and notices all the lights are out and sees Ash in bed asleep.)
Serena: Awww! I love it when he sleeps. (She puts the groceries away and gets ready for bed when…)
Ash: Enjoy the shopping?
Serena: Why Ash why are you up? I thought that you were asleep.
Ash: A few hours ago, I got off the phone with someone. Can you guess who it is?
Serena: Um, was it your mom? Was she checking on us?
Ash: That was close, it wasn't my mom but it was your mom who called.
Serena: What a coincidence? I just got off the phone with her. (Man! He knows.)
Ash: She told me something interesting that happened. You care to enlighten me?
Serena: I bet that she was just congratulating us on the wedding.
Ash: She did do that but she told me something else. Something that happened to you. You have any ideas?
Serena: I have no idea. Oh look at the time. I have to put this food in the Poke Farm.
Ash: Serena, she told me that I am going to be a father and you know who the mother is?
Serena: Is it that girl Anabel or is my sister?
Ash: No! She told me that you are pregnant and I am the dad.
Serena: I am sorry, I wanted to tell you but,…
Ash: Doesn't matter. I trusted you and you told me nothing was wrong. Also when did this happen? I asked you everyday if you are ok and you hid this from me. How could you?
Serena: I wanted to tell you, and you were hiding secrets from me.
Ash: I admit I hid them but I told them to you. The secrets I hid from you were Red, the change to the Temple, and Sakura. I told you about Red, I gave the second one as a gift and about Sakura…her story is not that easy to describe.
Serena: Yes, I liked you doing that but, when you told me about the fact that you knew her, you made me thought that she was someone you dating or having relations with.
Ash: Please it's not her, I don't love her. I love you. I told you every secret I have, those secrets I had were not as big but you hid the biggest secrets from me. What would have happen if you didn't tell me that you were pregnant? Also, you hid a Pokémon from me. (Ash grabs a pillow and walks out the door and sleeps in the gym.)
Serena: You hid Mewtwo from me.
Ash: I don't own him. You own an Absol and you didn't tell me. (Serena slams the door in Ash's face. Next morning.)
May: Drew how long have Ash and Serena been arguing for.
Drew: In a second from now about 2 hours.
Dawn: and all of this happened because Serena hid that she is pregnant and that she hid an Absol
Misty: and Ash didn't tell her about Sakura. (About 15 minutes later.)
Ash: Were did you get one? I am not mad that you have one, but why keep it a secret?
Serena: Why are you hiding information about Sakura? (After 10 more minutes of arguing.)
Ash: May you're with me.
Serena: Drew you on my team.
May: What's happening?
Ash: A couples battle aka War.
Drew and May: Couples battle?
Dawn: Against each other this has gone to far.
Ash: The thing that went far is that Serena didn't tell me or even hinted that I am a dad.
Serena: No, it that you don't tell me who Sakura is.
Ash: Call the battle Gary!
Gary: I don't think this is right…
Ash: Call it or your fired.
Gary: This Love couple battle is underway. In the Red…
Serena: Pink!
Gary: Sorry, pink corner Serena and Drew. In the Blue corner, Ash and May! Serena and Drew call out your Pokémon.
Serena: Go Panchum!
Drew: (Unintresed) Go Flygon.
Gary: May and Ash.
Ash: Go Noivern!
May: (unhappy) Go Skitty.
Gary: (Scared) Begin.
Ash: Use Acrobatics! (It KO's Panchum.)
Serena: Look at what you done, you love crazed man.
Ash: Ha! That is payback for not telling me!
Serena: Drew? Do something!
Ash: May counter him!
Gary: Panchum is…
Serena: I got it! Call their action dummy! Go Braixen!
May: Fine Ash, be that way. Skitty use Blizzard.
Drew: Flamethrower. (Flygon is KO'ed!)
Gary: Do you want me to say it?
Ash and Serena: No!
May: This is ridiculous!
Drew: Yah! I don't want to fight, I quit!
Gary: Both May and Drew have forfeited that means that it is Ash VS Serena. 3v…
Serena: I got it! Call only when a winner happens not a Knock out!
Gary: (Scared) Ok.
Serena: Use Fire Blast! (Sakura walks in.)
Dawn: You shouldn't be here.
Sakura: I came to apologize to them. And what with the battle?
Dawn: You happened.
Sakura: I caused this?
May: And you caused a potential divorce.
Ash: Use Dark Pulse! (It hits Braixen) Use X-Scissor!
Sakura: Stop this! (Runs out and takes the hit from Noivern.)
May: Are you ok?
Dawn: Look at what your fight caused!
Serena: Use Flamethrower!
Ash: return! Sakura! Are you ok?
Sakura: Yah! I'm fine. I've token worse.
Ash: Thank Arceus your ok.
Serena: Hello, were ready to battle here.
Ash: I forfeit. I realized that this bickering is unproductive. I am happy that I know that I am going to be a father. I was just mad at the fact that you hid it from me. I can accept it, would you forgive me?
Serena: No! I accept the kind gesture, but you haven't told me who she is.
Ash: For the Millionth and one time she is a close…
Sakura: It's ok tell her.
Ash: Are you sure?
Sakura: She means a lot to you tell her.
Ash: Ok! Serena, your right I haven't told you who she is because it was a promise I made to her.
Serena: Well, if you promised then I guess I can live without knowing.
Ash: Oh no you don't we fought and had a battle because you wouldn't let it go and also because I was mad for not be told from you. I am telling you who she is. (Sigh) She would have been my sister in law if it went anywhere.
Serena: What? What do you mean by that?
Ash: Well, if I went steady. I was dating her sister Tamao when…
May: When what?
Ash: When Flannery came. It was about the time before I met any of you. Including Misty. I was in Jhoto with my brother when we went to a local Japanese Tea ceremony place where we can get Tea. We went to strategize for our battle against Jasmine. When there we met the family, we became more then a normal customer. When during the meeting one of her sisters fell in love with me, when I was just talking about normal things, not love related. It wasn't until my return when I saw that she was interested in me by baking me a cake for collecting all 8 badges. I took it as a nice gesture but she wanted more. Before I left she came to me and told me her feelings and I told her I wasn't interested in love. So, randomly I would receive packages of cookies and a card from her, and it was delivered by Sakura.
Sakura: That is the only time when I saw him.
Ash: When I arrived in Hoenn. I was walking the streets by myself when I saw her waiting for me. That is when we started to date. At first, it was nice until she showed up.
Drew: Flannary?
Ash: No, Sakura. She found us somewhere in Hoenn, and it was the three of us till the end of Kalos. We dated for 5 years and we were about to move on to the next step when Flannary arrived. I was going to ask her when Flannary told me that I can't date her anymore. I fought for months when I received a letter from her saying that her only wish was for me to be happy. Were talked over the phone until 3 years later, which is when she told me to move on.
Dawn: So, if you were broken up with her, the why is Sakura here?
Ash: That is because…
Skaura: I'll tell them this information. So, why I came here not to be a Brain, but to tell Ash some news about my sister. Ash this message is so important that she's came here to tell you the message. (Tamao and Umbreon walks in.)
Ash: Hi, Tamao. I'm sorry that this happened, I just thought that….(Tamao just hugs Ash.) Thanks! Um, I was saying that I liked being with you but…
Tamao: I know. I sent Sakura find you so I could give this message to you. (Walks over to Serena.) Take care of Ash he's a keeper.
Serena: (Blushes) Thanks. I will.
Ash: What is your message?
Tamao: Ash's thanks for giving me the courage to live on as this person and I would like to tell you that in a few months from now. I am getting married
Ash: Thanks!
Serena: Marrage?
Drew: With who?
Ash: Who is it Tamao?
Tamao: I am marring to Brock.
Ash: Well congrats.
Serena: So, why are you telling Ash this if you are broken up about a decade ago?
Tamao: Well, I would like to invite you and it seems weird to do but Ash would you be my dad and walk me down the isles?
Ash: Uh…you think of me like that?
Tamao: Well, since I don't have a dad to take me down that isle, so who else treats me special? That is when I thought of you.
Serena: Ash, would be delighted to do that for you.
Tamao: Thanks! (Both Sakura and Tamao walk out leaving a gift in the corner.)
Dawn: What's that? (Ash walks over to find that it's an egg.)
Ash: Something for me from her. (A few months later, at the wedding.)
Tamao: Thanks, for doing this for me!
Ash: No problem at all. (Ash walks Tamao up the isle and hands her over to Brock. Ash sits in the front of the row next to the sisters. 6-7 month later.)
Serena: Ash gets this thing out of me!
Ash: We are trying. Just breath. Calm down.
Serena: Try squeezing a 9-pound thing out of a tiny whole.
Ash: Remember, breath. In, out, in, out.
Doctor: On three, push.
Serena: Ok!
Doctor: Ok! One, two, three, push! (After the push.) Congrats, it a girl. (Ash cuts the cord. The doctor hands the child to Serena.) Hi there. I am your mom and this is your dad.
Unnamed child: Ga. (Cries. Ash grabs the child and rocks it to sleep, and to let Serena sleep. He sits down and calmly rocks her.)
Serena: So, Ash do you have a name?
Ash: I think we should call her Jamie after your Grandma! Do you agree?
Serena: I like it but I think Lara is good.
Ash: I like it. Do you like the name Lara?
Unnamed Child: Gaaaaaaa! (Falls asleep.)
Ash: I think she likes it. (One by one the gang comes in starting with Drew, May, Delia, Volkner, Red, and Flannary. Then Ash carts Serena out holding the child to the rest of the gang. About 17 years later)
Serena: Lara Get Up! Or will be late for your first day of school. Your friend is here.
Lara: Mom, I'm here. And do you where dad is?
Serena: I wish I knew. (To Ash)
Ash: I am coming Lara, I am coming to see you. (Walks towards, Pallet Town.)
This is the end of the story or is it?