Setting:
Crystal City Pokémon Center
Ash, his Pikachu, May, Max, and Brock run into the Pokémon Center carrying the Pikachu that they found.
<Ash:
Nurse Joy, this Pikachu is hurt. >
Max hands the Pikachu over to Nurse Joy.
<Nurse
Joy: Oh, my. What happened? >
<Brock:
Team Rocket attacked us and this Pikachu leaped in to help. >
<May:
We think it may have lost its trainer. >
<Max:
You can help it, can’t you? >
<Nurse
Joy: Why, of course! >
Nurse Joy hands the Pikachu over to a Chaunsey. It takes the hurt Pokémon into a back room. Ash and Co. go to a nearby set of benches and sit down.
<Max:
Hey, Ash. I just realized something. >
<Ash:
What, Max? >
<Max:
The coloring of that Pikachu’s ears had a zigzag at the bottom. Normally it’s a
straight line, like your Pikachu’s. >
<Brock:
Hey, you’re right, Max. >
<May:
I wonder where it’s from. >
**
** ** ** ** ** ** **Later that evening** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Setting:
Crystal City Pokémon Center’s Guest Room
Ash and Co. are unpacking some of their stuff when Nurse Joy comes in with the Pikachu they found.
<Nurse
Joy: This Pikachu is back to normal. I called around to some other nearby
Centers, but no one is missing a Pikachu. Therefore, I think that it would be
okay to let it sleep in here tonight. >
The Pikachu leaps out of Nurse Joy’s arms and runs over to Ash’s Pikachu, where the pair starts talking rapidly.
<Max:
All right! >
**
** ** ** ** ** ** **Late that night** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Setting:
Crystal City Pokémon Center’s Guest Room
Ash and Co. are sleeping in their beds. Ash’s Pikachu and the wild one are still talking to each other. The wild Pikachu finishes talking and Ash’s Pikachu jumps up onto Ash’s sleeping body to wake him up. It finally succeeds after hitting Ash with a thunderbolt.
<Ash: Huh. Pikachu! Why did
you do that? >
<May: What’s that racket? >
Ash’s companions have also awoken. Pikachu starts talking at high speed and pointing at the other Pikachu.
<Ash: Pikachu, slow down! I
can’t understand you. >
Ash’s Pikachu leaps down and starts pointing to a small, thin collar around the other Pikachu’s neck. The collar is the same
<Ash: Huh, I didn’t notice
that before… >
Ash kneels down next to the Pikachu and looks at the collar. On the collar is a small, round tag bearing a picture of a Mew with a small 2 next to it.
<Ash: Brock, you’d better take
a look at this. >
Brock comes over and examines the tag. He gasps and looks at Ash.
<Brock: You don’t think…>
<Ash: What else could it mean?
>
<Brock: (to new Pikachu) Are you
really…?
The Pikachu nods its head.
<Ash: But I thought he had
gone to traveling. >
At this point, May and Max are highly confused. As Ash and Brock continue to jabber away, May finally gets fed up.
<May: Could someone please
tell me what’s going on here? >
Ash and Brock look at each other, and then at May and Max.
<Brock:
This might take a while. >
Sorry it took so long! Part 5 will be quicker in coming.