THE CAPTAIN

Disclaimer: I don’t own Pokémon, or the song ‘The Captain’ by Kasey Chambers.

Summary: Misty sings a little song absentmindedly.

Speech. Thoughts. Lyrics.

Misty sighed as she relaxed into the deck chair. Now this was more like it... no travelling, no arguments, and definitely no getting lost. “Lemonade, anyone?” Delia came out with a tray of glasses. “Yes, please.” Yep, it was just her, her best friends in the whole wide world, and a bottle of lotion, hanging out in Ash’s backyard. ‘At least I have somewhere to escape from the sister’s for a while.’ She sighed again, and closed her eyes.

“Okay, does anyone have a Charizard?” Ash looked around hopefully. “Nope.” came the dull chorus from his friends as they sorted through their card collections and came up empty. He was about to make another request when a strange noise drifted to him through the air. It sounded like... humming.

“Well I don’t have as many friends because,

I’m not as pretty as I was...” The boys looked at each other, and over at Misty.

“I’ve kicked myself at times because I lied.” Her voice was wavering slightly, unsure of itself, but suddenly got stronger.

“So I will have to learn to stand my ground,

I’ll tell ‘em I won’t be around,

I’ll move on over to your town and hide.” Misty’s voice got stronger, and more confident.

“And you be the captain

And I’ll be no-one

And you can carry me away if you want to.” Delia came outside as Misty’s voice started to carry further.

“And you can lay low

Just like your father, and if

I tread upon your feet, you just say so

‘Cos you’re the captain, I am no-one

I tend to feel as though I owe one to you. To you.” By now, everyone was captivated by the slightly harsh lilt that was suddenly in Misty’s voice. They’d never heard her like this before...

“Well, I have handed all my efforts in

I searched here for my second wind

Is there somewhere here to let me in, I asked.” Her voice suddenly got a touch of bitterness.

“So I slammed the doors they slammed at me

I found the place I’m meant to be

I figured out my destiny, at last.” Her voice went sweet again as she started on what they figured to be the chorus. Pikachu’s ears slowly twitched to the beat that Misty’s voice seemed to create.

“And you be the captain

And I’ll be no-one

And you can carry me away, if you want to

And you can lay low

Just like your father, and if

I tread upon your feet, you just say so

‘Cos you’re the captain, I am no-one

I tend to feel as though I owe one to you. To you.” Misty sat up slightly as the beat changed, and sadness could be seen across her face as she removed her sunglasses.

“Did I forget to thank you, for the ride

I hadn’t tried, I tend to run away, and hide.” She settled back down and smiled to herself.

“And you be the captain

And I’ll be no-one

And you can carry me away, if you want to

And you can lay low

Just like your father, and if

I tread upon your feet, you just say so

‘Cos you’re the captain, I am no-one

I tend to feel as though I owe one to you.” Her voice suddenly got harsh.

“‘Cos you’re the captain, I am no-one

I tend to feel as though I owe one to you.” Misty’s voice slowed down and got much softer and wistful.

“‘Cos you’re the captain, and I am no-one

And I owe one, to you.”

Misty sighed deeply before looking around to see where the clapping was coming from. “Er, why are you guys clapping?” she asked nervously, raising an eyebrow. “That was beautiful.” Delia exclaimed, wiping her eyes on her apron. “Yeah, I didn’t know you could sing like that, Myst.” Ash looked at her in awe. Misty sweat-dropped. “Er, ‘sing’? I was, singing?” She blushed deeply as everyone nodded. “Oh, um, sorry, I guess I kinda, tuned out for a moment there.” “You should do that more often, then.” Brock whistled. “Yeah, your voice is amazing. You should consider singing professionally.” Tracey breathed, awestruck. Ash nodded enthusiastically. “Yeah, with a voice like that, you could be a famous singer, or something, hey Pikachu?” “Pika!” Misty blushed even deeper. “Um, thanks guys, but, I’d rather not. You see, I can only really sing, when I don’t even know I’m doing it, like just then. I think it’s just, shyness, or something, but, still...” Delia nodded. “That’s a shame, because you have a beautiful voice, dear.” Misty blushed again as her friends all nodded in agreement. “Um, thanks.”

THE END

That was a little on the short side, and kinda rough. The idea popped into my head when I was listening to Kasey’s, ‘The Captain’ album. I annoyed my family by putting the song on repeat for inspiration. I’ll leave it up to you to decide who exactly she had in mind when singing this song... Please insert favourite ship here. This isn’t my first song-fic idea, but it is the first I’ve written, so be gentle...

AUSSIE WOLF.

2-Apr-09 (fixed)