Sonicspeed: YAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!

Ash: Stop screaming like that!

Sonic: Yeah! You're not supposed to be an idiot! You are an author!

Sonicspeed: WOO HOO!! PARTY TIME!!

Sonic: I'll get the tea.

Ash: You do that. Sonicspeed does not own Pokemon. If he did, things would be really different. Trust me.

Sonic: He does not own Sonic the Hedgehog as well. Sheesh! Stop crashing you stupid author!

Lost Memories

Chapter One: Secrets and Tragedy

It seemed only like a memory… a lost memory. You know… the time Dawn forgot who she was and Ash had to… oh right! You don't remember at all! Heh, just kidding! Here's how things started off…

The young trainer sat there, with a thought in his head. No, not about Pokemon battles. No, not about his up coming gym battle. No, not about new battle techniques. No, not about his rival, Paul (why would he bother thinking about him?). NO! Not his stomach! And no, not even his Pikachu.

The only thing (person actually) on his mind is… don't laugh… Dawn. Yeah, he's thinking about his new female friend, Dawn. (If you ask me, I thought he'd be thinking of Misty or May (not that I care) considering that they're with him longer.)

Lying there underneath the stars, Ash began thinking:

Gee, meeting Dawn was one of the best moments in my life. I mean, if it weren't for her, Pikachu wouldn't even be here.

Beside him, Pikachu ran up to cuddle beside him. With that, another thought popped up in his head.

I never saw Dawn so scared when I climbed up Team Rocket's robot. Usually, Misty would scold at me, and May would probably think I'm reckless.

Dawn's blue eyes popped up in his head. The way she looks into his eyes, whether she was angry or glad, always made Ash feel warm from the inside.

If there's one thing she's good at, is making me feel better. I wonder if she knows that too.

It came through sudden memory about the times they fought.

Even May was easier to handle. If there's one person who is more stubborn than me, it's Dawn.

Staring at the star-lit sky, he realized that they had more in common than either knew. Looking down at Pikachu, he thought about the first time they met. Only one word to describe it: shocking.

Similar to when Dawn first received Piplup. She told me they didn't came to good terms at first, until Piplup protected Dawn from a bunch of Ariados-

He had mental pause.

-like when Pikachu protected us both from those Spearow.

He then realized it was also the time she encountered a legendary Pokemon in Lake Verity.

Exactly like when I saw the legendary Ho-oh.

While he was lying there, wondering about Dawn, our blue-hair Pokemon coordinator brushes her hair within her tent. In her head, Dawn was having similar thoughts.

Man, bumping into Ash and Brock was the best thing that happened on my journey.

With Buneary bouncing beside her, and Pachirisu and Ambipom playing a game of tag, and Piplup looking for food, Ash popped up within her head.

Every time I look, he reminds me of… me! Though I wish he would fix that hair…

The incident at Oracion clouded her thoughts suddenly.

Ash is very heroic. He saved me twice! On that hot-air balloon, and when we were near-falling. Good thing he's always around.

As she was near-finished, a final conclusion came to her.

Am I falling for him? I mean, he is cute. Who knows, maybe I am.

Putting down her hair brush, Buneary stared at her with suspicion.

(If she is falling in love with Ash, then she must know how I feel), thought the fluffy bunny Pokemon.

Speaking of which, the dark-hearted rival of Ash, Paul, makes his way through a nearby forest. Using his senses, he realizes that Ash and his friends are camping on his left. To his right: a large trench with a flowing river at the bottom.

Maybe that pathetic loser will fall down that trench, he thinks to himself. This will be fun. He hides from behind a bush, and stares out into the open.

Ash got up off of the ground. Better call Dawn, he thought to himself, Brock's got dinner ready. Walking to the tent, a sudden thought came up in his mind. Better keep my distance. 'Wouldn't want fall on Dawn like before (DP009). The thought of that made him feel woozy.

By the time he reached the tent, Pikachu jumped on the dinner table. (If I know Ash, and I DO know Ash, he's probably thinking of Dawn.) Pikachu said to himself. (Good thing it wasn't Misty or May. They got their boys already.)

Back with Ash, he's already in front of Dawn's tent.

"Dawn!" he called out to her. "Dinner's on the table!"

"Coming!" Dawn called back. Putting on her toque and her beautiful pink scarf, she stepped out…

"Finally!" she cried, "I'm starvin-"

…only to have her lips meet Ash's!

Huh?!, he exclaimed in his head.

Pikachu stared in shock. He shook Brock's hand as he was stirring the soup.

"What's wrong, Pikachu?" he asked. He looked at what the electric mouse Pokemon was staring at.

Brock dropped his spoon. "Ash?!" he blurted out in shock, "…and…Dawn?!"

Within an instant, the two broke free from each other, both faces going red-hot.

Ash was the first to speak…"D-D-Dawn?!" …or more like babble.

"You-what-eh-I-yu-wak-tent-an-kiss-uh-I…"

"I-I-I-I wasn't looking, o-okay?!" she stuttered nervously, trying to stop blushing.

"I d-d-didn't did t-that on purpose!!"

Hmmm, Brock thought to himself, he's never done that with Misty or May before. I wonder, maybe…

All of Dawn's Pokemon stared in shock, even the all playful Pachirisu and Ambipom stopped. Pikachu ran up beside Buneary.

"(Well, this is kinda, 'all of a sudden',)", Pikachu whispered to her. "(What do you think, Buneary?)"

Buneary didn't answer. She just stood there in her "dreamy" state. "(Ash and Dawn,)" she said the herself.

"(Buneary?)"

"(Pikachu and Buneary!)" Buneary cheered, still dreaming.

"(Uh, Buneary?)"

"(I could picture it now! Trainers in love! And their Pokemon, Pika and Bun-)"

"(HEY! Buneary!)" Pikachu screamed, waving his tail in front of her face. Buneary quickly snapped out of it.

"(Huh?)", said the now confused Buneary.

"(Pika?)"

"(Oh!)", she cried in surprise, now blushing. "(I-I was just dreaming!)"

Pikachu shook his current thought from his head. "(Yeah… now, about that answer?)"

"(Right! I guess it seemed very sudden indeed!)"

Pikachu sighed. (What a girl), he thought.

Anyways, both Ash and Dawn stood there, still shocked by what just happened.

I can't believe it, Ash slowly thought, she actually… kissed me?!

Dawn on the other hand, was having different thoughts.

Why did I do that? Why?! She began panicking. Oh, what will he think of me now?! Within a split-second, she took of into the forest.

"DAWN!! WAIT!!" Ash screamed after her. He began running after her, with all the Pokemon and Brock behind.

Meanwhile, Paul was still staring out into the open. He heard footsteps, suddenly.

Ah, he thought grimly, he's coming. Unfortunately, it wasn't Ash that passed him, but Dawn.

Wha? It's that blue-haired girl. And…

He thought a second too late.

…and she's headed for that trench!!

"Stop!!" he cried out. "You're headed to certain doom!!"

"What?!" yelled a voice from behind him. Paul spun around, looking face-to-face with his rival.

Dawn ran past the trees, pain swelling up in her.

I never been so embarrassed, she sobbed. What is he going to think of me now?

Still weeping, she didn't notice the trench ahead. Behind her, she heard the screams of Ash and Brock and all the Pokemon.

"DAWN!" Ash cried.

"GO AWAY!!" Dawn didn't stop, until it was too late.

Ash could now she her; up ahead, near certain doom. "WAIT!! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!!" The only reply that came back was a scream.

"DAWN!!!!!!!"

The gang and Paul at last reached the edge of the trench, where they saw Dawn tumbling into the raging waters. Ash was horrified as the waves swallowed her…

…and was nowhere to be seen.

Chapter Two: A Forgotten Love