History FanFic / APikachuInLove

[[http://www.thepokemontower.com/authors/golemgojira/inlove1.html A Pikachu]] [[http://www.thepokemontower.com/authors/golemgojira/inlove2.html in]] [[http://www.thepokemontower.com/authors/golemgojira/inlove3.html Love]][[note]]Links to each chapter are handled this way thanks to the site it's hosted on[[/note]] is a fanfiction made by Golem-Gojira, set during the Johto arc of the [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pokemon Anime.]]

* IdiotBall: The ''only'' reason for [[spoiler: the BittersweetEnding]] happening is because of the fact that it never accrued to either Pikachu or Pichi [[spoiler: or ''even Misty'' when she finds out about them]] to just ''tell'' their trainers about each other [[spoiler: instead of being forced to go their separate ways at the end]] is a bit hard swallow. Given Ash's past track record, he would have been more than accepting of it [[spoiler: and likely would have been willing to have a few more traveling companions if it meant Pikachu would be happy,]] and from what we hear of Faith from Pichi she sounds nice enough and would probably understand as well. Sure, [[spoiler: it would of probably bought them the rest of the region together at ''most'']] but at least it's better than [[spoiler: being forced to split up after only three days of only just getting to really know each other, and likely never seeing each other again]]. Doesn't help that the only justification InUniverse give is because Pikachu [[NaughtyByNight is worried he'll be seen as prev should his trainer catch him]], a fact that in itself falls apart when [[spoiler: again, Misty finds out about it]].

* InternalDeconstruction: While the fic does pick apart certain character types, the bulk of the story is picking at the FridgeHorror that's inherent to trainer/Pokemon bonds. Despite [[ComicBookTime what the anime may tell you]], Ash ''won't'' be a child for his entire life, and while Ash and Pikachu have a strong bond, there's an inherent language barrier that prevents them from truly becoming friends like how Ash is with Misty and Brock. When Pikachu finally gets a chance for a deep connection with another Pikachu, it's this exact bond that causes nothing but problems and strife for much of the fic. [[spoiler: Even in the end, where Pikachu ultimately chooses to stick with Ash, there's an air of bittersweetness to it since he had to give up someone he loved to do so.]]

* DeconstructedTrope: Of ManicPixieDreamGirl. Pichi is incredibly carefree and playful, often dragging Pikachu along to whatever catches her interest. However, this exact nature ends up putting them both in incredible danger later on, [[spoiler: to the point of almost getting Pikachu ''killed''.]] Ultimately [[spoiler: she and Pikachu ''don't'' get together, as while Pikachu may love her, his bond with Ash is too strong for him to just up and leave him.]]

--> [[spoiler: ''Pichi continued to weep, and she whispered into Pikachu’s ear, knowing he could not hear her, "<Please be all right. Please…you have to be okay! I…I want us to be friends forever…I want Faith to meet you…I…I’m in love with you…>"'']]

* PleaseDontLeaveMe: [[spoiler: Pichi says this to an unconscious (and possibly dying) Pikachu after he risked his life saving her from an Ursaring.]]

* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: In the end, though Pikachu decided to stay with Ash, it's clear that he was deeply scarred by being forced to leave Pichi. Misty is quick to comfort him though, saying that though he is a Pokemon; she, Ash, and Brock still love him like family and that if he's ever down, she wants him to remember just how much they all love him. There's also an implied chance that he might meet Pichi again someday.]]

* ABoyAndHisX: A greater part of this fic is examining the bond Ash and Pikachu have [[PerspectiveFlip from Pikachus perspective]], especially when a monkey wrench gets thrown into the works when Pikachu starts to develop deeper feelings for another Pikachu. [[spoiler:Despite everything, Pikachu ultimately decides his bond with Ash is too important to run off with another Pikachu.]]

* ABoyAndHisX: A greater part of this fic is examining the bond Ash and Pikachu have, especially when a monkey wrench gets thrown into the works when Pikachu starts to develop deeper feelings for another Pikachu. [[spoiler:Despite everything, Pikachu ultimately decides his bond with Ash is too important to run off with another Pikachu.]]

* JerkassRealization: Pikachu has several of these in regards to how coldly he's been acting to Ash, but what really hits home is when [[spoiler: Misty is carrying him back to the campsite after he had been attacked by the Ursaring, and she starts to talk about how much they all love him and how devastated if something had happened to them, ''especially'' Ash. It's at this point Pikachu realizes just how loved he is, and that Ash would ''never'' forget about him or leave him behind. This is what makes him decide, though with a heavy heart, that despite his feelings for her tonight was going to be the last night he would spend with Pichi...]]