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'Gary.'
'Ash.' Gary said, sitting down opposite him and taking a swig of his beer. 'It's been a long time...'
'Yeah...what's it been? Five years?'
'...six.' Gary reached inside his jacket and pulled out a photograph and passing it over to Ash. 'Here, take a look at this...'
'Hnh.' Ash said. 'Would you look at that? The Indigo League...We're we ever that young?'
'Or that naive? We really thought we'd become Pokemon Masters in our first League Tournament...'
'Hard to believe, isn't it?' Gary said. 'Things didn't work out like we thought...'
'No, it didn't...' Ash said and Gary hesitated before asking
'Have you...heard from Misty?'
'...not lately.' Ash said, finishing his beer and standing up. 'I'm gonna get some air. I'll see you tomorrow at the Registration...'
'...yeah. Alright...' Gary said, watching him go before turning to Umbreon.
'Come on. We've got an early start tomorrow...'
Who knows? Maybe, this time...
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