Luka's corner

You are Hope

Or should I move him over to a window for more sunlight to photosynthesize? I've been told by reliable bear sources that it's necessary.

"I'm the spirit of the Great Alder Tree; I'm not a tree myself. Let's get that straight."

"You definitely could use more sunlight, though. And baths! You spend so much time cooped up in the lab that you're not getting as much of either as you need."

"You may not be an actual tree to be able to photosynthesize, but hasn't Volos said that sunlight helps produce vitamins? And you need regular baths to get all the dead skin and dirt out of your fur!"

"I hate that I can't argue with you."

"Hehe."

"They're not fighting?!"

After Ash leaves (only planning to be gone for a few hours), Jessie does a really good job taking care of Pikachu! She puts all her nursing skills to practice and Pikachu starts feeling much better pretty quickly.

However, because Pikachu started feeling better, as soon as Jessie let him out of her sight, he made a break for it to go find Ash.

Once Jessie realizes Pikachu's gone she FREAKS out, not wanting to lose Ash's trust. She has to get Pikachu back without Ash knowing she let him get away.

Initially, Jessie's confident she'll get Pikachu back because of her prior experience of being able to find Pikachu. But she quickly realizes while she was always able to find Pikachu, she was never able to catch him.

She enlists James and Meowth's help, both of which are on their respective lunch breaks. She gets James without alerting Delia (she want's Delia to be proud of her for gaining Ash's trust too).

Just like the old days they trail Pikachu, using less aggressive and scary contraptions to try catch him. Every attempt, also much like the old days, results in a blast off. Luckily, they don't blast off too far since Pikachu's not at full health.

James and Meowth's lunch breaks come to an end, so they have to leave Jessie to her own devices. She makes one last valiant attempt to get Pikachu back but fails once more.

Pikachu finds Ash in a clearing, but before he can go to him, he notices Jessie behind him, distraught and defeated. He's never seen her give up like this before. He approaches her and notices she has tears welling up in her eyes.

She gets a bit bitey, telling him to just go on and go to Ash. She'll just have to wait for another chance to regain Ash's trust. Pikachu realizes how much this means to her. He hops into her lap to make her feel better, then toddles over in the direction of the house, beckoning Jessie to follow him.

Bonus under cut

Daichi have 30+ boyfriends and 10+ guys in his sub-harem

I guess the apple does not fall far from the tree.

Daichi: : "Yeah."

Ryota: "They always warned me the devil would be attractive."