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THE LAST ONE STANDING
    Ash walked through the dark long hallway, it was very silent and The lights were as dim. There was no purpose for them to be on.       The raven haired boy steps grew heavier the further he walked.

     He didn't need to carefully observe his surroundings. Every eight steps was a steel door, one on the right, then the left, and back again. Ash knew what was behind those doors. Maybe not who was behind them, but the scenery was more or less the same no matter which door you stepped into.

Why did it have to come to this?

     People were catching the disease at a much faster rate, and it seemed that about half of the population of the Pokémon world was about to be wiped out if scientists couldn't find a cure for it.

   The disease which had recently been given the name of Johto Plague due to where it originated before spreading to other regions no one could figure out how it started or where it came from. A little girl was the first victim, the disease entering her bloodstream and killing her within the week. Next was her mother, then her mother's friend Within a month, the disease spread throughout half of the Pokémon world, even hitting as far as the Unava region.

   In order to try to contain the disease as much as possible, anyone affected had to be immediately sent to a facility where they had to sit in a closed off room surrounded by thick steel walls and a large glass wall. The Glass wall was for family members and friends of the victim could visit them before the disease took their life. Once the disease was caught, the person had between three to seven days before they died. There was no hope once the disease hit you.

     That was the sad fate of many of Ash's friends.

     May was first. She had been in Johto for a  contest and was one of the first victims of the disease. Ash didn't even have time to say goodbye to her, as she died within three days.

    People Ash had become close with over his journey in the Johto region were gone before he knew it.

    His next closest friend was Iris. Ash had traveled back to Kanto when he heard the news of May's death, bringing Iris and Cilan with him(cause he bumped into them). He couldn't go into the Johto region for the borders had been closed off so he went to the next closest place, his home region.

    Before anyone could see it coming, Iris's blood began to boil and she contracted flu like symptoms after the first day of being in Kanto. Those were the signs of catching the Johto Plague. Ash and Cilan visited her everyday, until the sixth day when she passed away.

     Everyday, Ash heard of another one of his friends catching the disease. Misty, Paul, Bianca, Max, Ritchie, Tory, Angie, Tracey People were dying here and there. After awhile, Ash had cried so much over the loss of his friends that he just couldn't cry anymore. He couldn't even really feel any other emotion.

    The rest of Ash's best friends Brock, Gary, Drew, Dawn, Barry,Clement, Bonnie, Serena, Lyra and Cilan had all grouped together in Kanto. They had all promised that if there were to be no cure then they would all stay together until the end.

    Ash couldn't smile anymore, but he was glad to have all of his friends with him. It was hard imagining that within time all of them would be dead, but Ash tried to make the best of it.

     But out of all of his friends, there was one of them that stood out among the others as having a closer relationship with Ash. He wasn't sure how to explain it, but he was just more drawn to this friend than the rest.

     Once he discovered this particular friend was next to catch the disease.

    Ash finally reached the end of the long hallway to the very last door. He took a deep breath, trying to hold back emotions that he hadn't been able to feel for several weeks.

   Today was the seventh day, meaning that, this was the last day Ash could see them. He had woken up very early today to make sure that he could spend the entire day with them. If that person happened to die in front of him, he wanted to be there to hear their last words.

    He pressed his hand onto a large fading brown button next to the door, allowing the steel door to creak open slowly. Once he stepped in, the door closed shut behind him.

Ash was now in a cramped little room the door he walked in was to his right, more steel was behind him and above, and a large glass wall in front of him.Behind the glass was another larger room that looked like a normal bedroom, besides the oddly placed steel walls and the toilet and sink in the corner. There was a dresser, a bed, a bookshelf with books and a computer. There was also the single occupant sitting cross-legged on the floor with his back to the glass, her head full of Honey blond hair layers bob and wears a reddish-pink fedora, a bright pink dress with a white collar her gray top underneath, and a red waistcoat with a blue ribbon on her chest. Ash Assumed she was looking at her princess keys that she won in her contest.

Ash turned to the red button with a speaker on it next to the glass. It was connected to the other room so that he could talk to the person. He pressed the button and opened his mouth to speak.

"Serena."

He watched Serena nearly jump out of her skin when she heard Ash's voice. She spun around and stood up, the shock on her face evident. Ash noticed her put down her princess keys in the floor.

"Ash!" Serena shouted, Ash still surprised to find out that She sounded as healthy as ever. He guessed even a killer disease couldn't tear Serena's confidence. His Honey blond friend rushed over to the glass. "What are you doing here so early?"

     I..." Ash didn't want to point out the fact that it was supposedly Serena's last day alive. He decided to avoid the question. "I'm just surprised that you're up this early."

   "Sorry I guess I got caught with the memories I made of when I won the princess keys.Serena said with a smile on her face.

     Ash wasn't sure how to feel about Serenas behavior. He was glad that Serena was still her usual self instead of letting the sickness get to her. But Ash guessed that was better than continuing to be depressed about it. It would just be even that much harder when Serena finally-

    Ash shook his head. He needed to focus on giving Serena all of his attention. "I'm sorry," Ash said. He still couldn't smile.

   "It's okay,Ash" Serena was smiling from ear to ear. It was making Ash feel bad that he couldn't return it. "So,how's everyone else?"

      "They're fine," Ash said. Yesterday, the rest of Ash's friends came to visit Serena. But because of Serena's happy attitude, everyone had a good time instead of feeling it necessary to sulk and be upset.

     "Awesome!" Serena said. His smile suddenly faulted. "H-how's the outside world? I kinda miss it. This room isn't big enough to run around in."

      "As dark and gloomy as ever," Ash didn't want to be so negative about it, but he didn't want to lie to Serena,either.

     Serena just blinked and looked down at the ground. "Oh. Well, nice to know then."

     There was an awkward silence for a moment, but Ash wasn't sure what to say. He wanted his last day with Serena to be memorable, but he had something very important to say to her and he wasn't sure how he was going to say it.

If he didn't say something now, something could happen

"Serena," Ash placed his hands on the Glass, waiting for Serena to look at him.

"Huh?" Serena raised her head, her blue ocean  eyes staring directly into Ash's brown ones. She noticed Ash's palms on the glass and scratched her head.

"I have something I want to tell you."

"Sure, anything!" Serena said with a smile. Ash's hands twitched and he bit his lip. For the first time in a few weeks, he actually felt tears welling up. "Ash, what's wrong?" Serena  frowned.

"Serena, you are a very close friend of mine. but a very close friend"

"Of course!" Serena smiled . "I'm glad you're my friend! And, honestly..." she  paused and blushed nervously. "I-I was actually hoping that you could be the last person I see before I y'know"

Ash gasped. This was the first time that Serena had mentioned death at all since she had been put in here. And then Ash took in all of what he said.

"Y-you want me to be-?" he couldn't finish the sentence. Serena nodded.

"Yes, Ash. You're a very close friend of mine as well," Ash could barely breathe when Serena put her hands up to the glass opposite of Ash's own hands. Serena chuckled and blushed.

"S-Serena-" Ash spoke softly.

   "Was that all you had to say?" Serena asked. "You look so sad. Will you miss me that much?"

     Ash couldn't help it as his tears finally spilled over. "Of course I will, Serena! You mean more to me than all of my friends!"

Serena's eyes widened. "Really!"

       "Serena, I—!" Ash stopped and clenched his fists against the glass. "I really like you, Serena I-I can't really explain how I feel, but I've always noticed it was different from how I felt about Misty or May or Dawn or anyone else!"

     Serena smiled,then closed her eyes and placed her forehead on the glass. Ash did the same, cursing the glass for being in the way of them.

     "Ash" Serena  slowly opened her eyes. "I like you, too I've always had."

       They didn't speak for a few minutes, the only sounds being Ash's sobs. It was terrible enough to have to watch all of his friends die, and now Serena.Ash almost wished the disease would just hit him already. He couldn't stand to have to lose any more friends.

      The thought of losing Serena crushed him. He just wanted to hug her and squeeze her and never let her go.Even if it meant catching the disease, it didn't matter. No one had a cure for it anyway and it was spreading like wildfire. It wouldn't be long until he would eventually catch it anyway.

       Ash's eyes widened. He glanced over at the door to his left, the one with the handle. It was the only way into the room, opened only when the staff dressed in their suits, so that they don't catch the disease, enter in order to give the food. Remembering what Misty had told him awhile back, there's no handle or anything to open the door from the other side. But from Ash's side.

      "Serena," Ash dropped his hands from the glass and was now staring at the door into Serena's room. Serena glanced over at Ash.

"Ash, what is it?"

"I want to hold you"

Serena shook her head. "But you can't"

       "Nothing is impossible, Serena," Ash began walking over to the door. Serena suddenly caught on.

       "Ash, no! Don't open it!" Serena rushed over to the door and threw her body against it.

      "Serena, I'm going to get the disease eventually anyway! Why not get it now?"

    "Ash, you could get lucky and live so much longer than me! They could find a cure before you get it! Would you really give that up?"

"For you, yes!"

     Serena paused. She wasn't sure what else to say. Now she felt tears begin to well up in her eyes. "A-Ash"

"Let me open the door, Serena. Please."

    Serena wiped the tears from her eyes. As much as she didn't want Ash to catch the disease, he did have a point. It was hopeless. People were dying fast at this rate. Even if they found a cure soon, it would take a very long time before they could even get enough to save everyone.

     She wanted more than just for Ash to be the last person she saw. She wanted to hug him and cry in his arms, to finally tell him how scared she actually was about dying.

     She sniffled, then finally stepped back from the door. "I-I love you, Ash"

    "I love you, too, Serena" Ash grabbed the handle.

The door slowly creaked open.

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