This is the preview/prlogue to Stranded! Review if this is a good idea and you want me to continue! Thanks!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, or its characters.
"No," Paul replied flatly. Reggie sighed. "C'mon, Paul. It'll be good for you. A cruise ship ride as a nice break from training. What could be better?"
"Anything. Especially training," he snapped back. "I have important things to do."
"Sorry, Paul, but you're going on this trip. There are no Pokémon allowed , and so I'm keeping them for the week. And you aren't getting them back until you come back from your trip. It isn't physically healthy for them - or you - to train nonstop. They'll be stronger, refreshed, after a good rest. I promise I'll actually have them train, not just lax around." Paul was about to say no, when he saw the determination in his older brother's eye. As stubborn and annoying as Reggie was, he had a point. Running his Pokémon down until they died of exhaustion wasn't exactly going to be helpful. Well, he supposed he was going on an unwanted cruise ship.
"Hey, Dawn! Hi, Ash!" an echoey voice said over the video phone. The bluenette girl and black-haired boy waved back.
"Hi Drew, hi May!" the girl chirped at the two on the other phone, presumably May and Drew.
"We won four boat ride tickets, they're for tomorrow afternoon til next week! Are you free?" May asked. Dawn and Ash looked at each other. Their friend and traveling partner Brock had gone to meet with his family for the week and make sure his parents and brother were running his gym correctly.
"Yeah, we're free. Should be fun!" Ash said happily.
"Awesome! But the cruise rules say that Pokémon aren't allowed, due to some past mistake," Drew added.
"No need to worry! Why in the world would we ever need Pokémon on a cruise ship?"
"Hey, Misty! There's, like, some mail for you!" Misty grumbled. Why did her sisters ALWAYS find a way to interrupt her free time?! "Hand it over," she called, drying her hands on a towel next to the pool. Lilly quickly entered the gym, dropped the letter in Misty's outstretched-hand, and dashed off. Misty opened the letter. It was from the Pokémon League, and filled with boring information. "Hi, great job as a gym leader, blah, blah, blah, cruise ship ride...free of payment?" Misty read. "Oh well, a cruise ride is a cruise ride. Looks like my challengers are going to have to wait!"
"Hey, we'll be right back, okay, Ash?" May and Dawn were planning to explore the ship, while Drew wanted to talk to the captain about the ship. Heaven only knew why. Ash, being Ash, knew nothing about the interior or exterior of the ship, and he didn't feel the need to find out. So, he was headed to the upper deck, one of the only few places he DID know where to find. After climbing the stairs, he was rewarded with the beautiful sight of the shining sea, and the vast openness of the blue sky.
"Wow, this place is so nice!" an EXTREMELY familiar voice coed. Ash whipped his head to the right, were he found a girl with fiery orange hair in a side ponytail, wearing denim shorts and a yellow shirt..."No way...Misty?" he asked hesitantly. The girl froze, then slowly turned around."Ash?!"
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