A bump to the head

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Ash was climbing the mountain and was trying to catch up with Daniel.

"I'll show him… who does think he is? Hitting on Misty?... Misty's my friend. She's MY girl!..." muttered Ash as he reached for another rock but the rock broke off

"Whoa!" yelled Ash as he fell to the ground screaming in horror. While on the way down he fell on a few ledges and boulders until he hit the ground. When he hit the ground he hit it with a thud and became still.

"ASH!" yelled Misty. She had to get to him fast. She decided to jump out of the cable car and skid down the mountain. Within minutes she was at the foot of the mountain soon to be joined by Tracey, Pikachu and Daniel. She ran to Ash's side to find him lying motionless on the ground. She could see that one of arms was broken and there was blood dripping from the side of his head. She flipped him on his back and tried to wake him up.

"Ash? Ash can you hear me?" she asked him gently trying to shake him awake. Slowly his eyes opened up and Misty sighed with relief.

"Thank goodness. Are you okay Ash?"

Ash groaned in pain and shook his head, while placing his hand on his temple

"Who's Ash?..." he asked weakly. Misty and Tracey exchanged horrified looks.

"You're Ash…" said Misty

"Do you remember me?" Misty asked in a pleading voice, hoping her best friend will remember her

"Sure Lizzie. I still have those socks you gave me for Christmas…"

Misty put her hands to her mouth realizing the seriousness of the situation

"This is not good. We need to get him to a hospital" said Tracey seriously

"I can take you there" said Daniel from behind them

"I have a Garydose. It can take us to the nearest island with a hospital on it"

"Then let's go!" Misty said as she lifted Ash and helped him walk to the shore

"You're really cute today you know that?..." Ash said dreamily to Misty. All Misty could do was blush as he placed her hurt friend and the Pokémon's back as everyone got on.

"To green island Garydose! Hurry!" yelled Daniel. As they sped across the water Misty tried to keep Ash awake. She gave him little slaps to the cheek as she spoke

"How many fingers am I holding up Ash?" she held two fingers in front of him. Ash was still out of it from the fall and his vision was blurry

"Uh… eight?" he guessed. Misty looked at her fingers with horror and then at Tracey

"He has a bad concussion. We have to get him to hospital fast. As soon we reach land I'll call an ambulance for you" said Daniel as he urged Garydose to swim faster.

Ash's eyes were beginning to close

"Common, Ash. Stay with me… stay with me…" said Misty as shook him around trying to keep him awake. When they reached dry land Daniel called 911 using his cellphone and shortly afterwards an ambulance pulled up and Misty and Tracey climbed in

"Thank for your help Daniel" Misty said from the back ambulance as one of the paramedics closed one of the doors

Daniel simply smiled and said

"It was my pleasure Misty. Let me know how's he doing" Misty nodded as the paramedic climbed in and they closed the other door behind them and the ambulance sped off towards the hospital.

"He's suffered a serious concussion…" said the paramedic as he tended to Ash's injuries

"How did this happen?" he questioned the two kids

"Mountain climbing accident" said Misty, slightly ashamed of herself

"Well you don't go climbing big mountains without protective equipment. You should know that" scolded the man

"We know but this was a gym challenge. He couldn't have protective equipment…"

"Oh gyms… why can't they do things normally like in Kanto?" the man wondered aloud

"We were wondering the same thing believe me…" said Misty as the ambulance came to a screeching halt and the doctors took Ash out and into the hospital room. When they reached the ER Misty and Tracey had to wait outside and so did. It seemed like forever since Ash was been taken to the ER while in reality he's only been there for just half an hour. Misty was so nervous she pacing back and forth and time drew out like a blade. After a while Misty sat down tensely and buried her face in her hands as she started to cry. Tracey put his hand on Misty's shoulder in an attempt to comfort her

"He's gonna be fine Misty. He's a strong kid…"

"But he didn't even recognize me…" sobbed Misty

"Me. His best friend… what am I gonna go if doesn't remember me?... I love him…"

Tracey brought her into a hug as she cried onto his shoulder. She was interrupted when she heard the doors open. The doctor has just come out of the ER and was about to break them the news.

"How is he?" asked Misty, getting up from her seat to face the doctor

"He suffered a pretty bad concussion and his left arm is broken. Although the damage is not permanent he will be forgetful of certain things or people for the first few days until the concussion dies down" said the doctor as the two kids sighed in relief. Especially Misty. They both shook the doctor's hand and thanked him

"Can we see him?" asked Misty

"Yes but please keep it down because he's still unconscious"

"No problem" said the kids

"Common Pikachu" said Misty and the little mouse jumped on her shoulder as they entered the dark room full of sleeping patients until they reached the bed where the young ten year old boy slept. The boy who stole Misty's heart and was Tracey's good friend: Ash Ketchum… he lay there, sleeping peacefully without a care in the world. He had an oxygen mask on his face and he was connected to an EKG machine… all the two friends could do was hope their friend makes it out of it okay…

To be continued…

How bad is Ash's concussion? Will he remember his friends when he wakes up? Will he wake up at all? All that and more will be revealed in the next chapter.

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