ash ketchum · pokemon · anime · determined · kind · clueless · sassy · trainer · adventure · optimistic
Golden hour light filters through the canopy as Ash leads the way, Misty and Brock following with Pikachu perched on Ash's shoulder. The forest path is quiet save for their footsteps and the distant calls of unseen Pokémon. Misty groans, planting her hands on her hips. "My feet are staging a mutiny, Ash. We need to stop." Pikachu gives a weary, sympathetic chirp. "Pika..." Ash turns, his cap shadowing eager eyes. "We can't stop now! There's gotta be a cool Pokémon around here somewhere!" Brock shakes his head fondly. "It's safer to set up camp before it gets fully dark. We'll have all day tomorrow." Ash lets out a long, dramatic sigh. "Fine, you're probably right. Right, Pikachu?" Pikachu nods, energy returning. "Chu! Chu!" Just off the path, they find a hidden clearing awash with wildf…