Misty's POV:

"Are we lost?" I asked to Ash with one of my hands on my waist and other holding Togepi. "We are roaming in this jungle for two hours now, Ash."

"Oh don't worry, Misty" Ash began to say. "We surely aren't lost." He continued to examine the map in his hands.

"Pika, Pikachu." Pikachu said before climbing on Ash's head. "Pi, Pikachu." Pikachu looked at the map. "Pi…" It seemed like Pikachu found something. He took the map from Ash's hand and turned it upside-down and handed the map back to Ash.

"Oh right, wonderful! You were holding the map upside-down, Mr. Ketchum!" I shouted angrily.

"Was I?" Ash looked at me before getting his eyes back to the map. "Oh yes, I was! Thanks, Pikachu."

My head dropped. "Ash, the pokemon knows more than you." I said with my hand on Togepi's head.

"It's getting dark. We should camp here tonight." Brock took off his backpack and put it on the ground.

I almost forgot that Brock was here too. It's not my fault, Brock was totally silent.

"Okay…" I responded before taking off my backpack and sitting on the ground. "Are you hungry, Togepi?" I ask as I pat Togepi's head. "Togepi….." The little egg pokemon replied with a nod.

I began searching for pokemon food in my backpack. It took a few minutes to find it but then I finally found it. "Here, Togepi, open up." I opened the packet of pokemon food and took some in my hand. Togepi, showing its cute smile opened its mouth while I feed the hungry little Togepi.

"Pikachu, do you want?" I asked Pikachu who was sitting beside me. "Pi, Pikachu!" Pikachu smiled and took a piece of food from my hand and put the whole piece inside its small mouth. That made it cough. "Easy, Pikachu." I said while patting Pikachu's back.

"Guys, did you see that?" I heard Ash as he stood up from his place beside Pikachu.

"See what?" Brock inquired.

"Something is there." Ash pointed towards the green bushes which were a bit away from us.

"Is it a b-bug pokemon, Ash?" I asked with my hands shivering. I hate those bugs! They are so disgusting!

"We are in a jungle so it might be a bug, Misty." Brock stood up from his place and walked towards the bushes with Ash and Pikachu.

"Oh no!" I said while putting the packet of food back in my backpack. "Toge…?" Togepi who was sitting on my lap asked me. Ofcourse, it didn't understand the situation. "Don't worry, Togepi." I stood up taking Togepi in my arms. I slowly took steps following Brock and Ash.

"If it's a bug pokemon, I swear I'll kill it." I whispered to myself.

"Did you see anything, Brock?" Ash asked.

"No." Brock replied. Ash and Brock went in different directions to look for the pokemon hiding in the bushes.

I got confused where to go. I surely won't stay alone in a jungle filled with horrible bugs! Then, I decided to follow Ash. "Hey, Ash. If you don't see anything, why don't we head back?" I said to Ash while walking right behind him with my eyes looking to the trees and bushes.

"Are you joking?" Ash faced me. "I want a new pokemon, Misty." He turned around and continued walking without making a noise of his footsteps.

"You'll have plenty of pokemon to catch when we reach a city, Ash. Why in here?" I continued walking behind Ash.

"Oh right. What do you think the pokemons would do in a city? Go to jobs?"

"No but…"

"Just because you fear bug pokemons, I won't lose this chance to increase the number of my pokemons, Misty."

"Okay then. But if the evil bug comes before me, I'll kill it."

"Haha. Like you'll have the courage to even stand in front of a bug pokemon, eh Misty?" Ash laughed and continued walking.

I was walking right behind him with my hands holing Togepi tight. Suddenly I heard some bushes moving.

"Did you hear that?" Ash said with his hand ready to take one of his pokeballs.

"Oh no, no, no, it's not good!" I took a step closer to Ash.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu's cheeks lighted with electricity.

"Ash, please, can we leave?" I asked but Ash didn't bother to respond.

"Come on, Pikachu." Ash and Pikachu began to walk closer to the bushes. I was scared but I had no choice, I walked behind Ash.

"Hey Ash! Misty! Where are you!" I heard Brock calling for us and some moments later he showed up. "Did you see anything?" He asked.

"I am sure there is something there." Ash walked to Brock pointing to the bush.

"Yes, something ugly." I commented.

"Let's go." Ash said before walking closer to that bush. Brock and I followed him. Not like I wanted to follow him.

Ash was walking few steps ahead of us with Pikachu running on his four legs. "Oh no!" Ash saw something and ran towards it. I got a shiver up my spine when I guessed that it could be one of those bugs.

"Is there a problem, Ash?" Brock ran to Ash who was sitting on his knees. I was still a bit far from them so I couldn't see what it was.

"Wait for me, guys." I followed Brock.

When Brock and I reached Ash, I saw not a horrible evil ugly bug but a cute lovely beautiful Marill. "Awwe… it's cute."

"Are you blind, Misty? It's hurt." Ash looked at me before getting his eyes back on that lovely water pokemon.

"What? Where?" I ask as I sit beside Ash. "Oh my!" I saw the hurt leg of the marill.

"The wound is deep. We should apply the medicine." Brock advised after examining the wound of the marill.

"It's still breathing. We can save it, come on let's hurry." Ash carried the hurt pokemon in his arms and we ran to our camp side.

"There. Now it'll be fine." Brock said before putting the medicine back in his backpack.

"Good." I said as I pat the marill's head. "When will it be awake?"

"Soon enough." Brock said. He then took the pokemon food out of his backpack and handed it to Ash. Ash asked for it a few minutes ago.

"Let's eat." Brock took out the cup noodles and then the match-sticks. He prepared a fire and then, we all filled our empty stomachs.

"Pika!" Pikachu ran to Ash who was polishing his pokeballs.

"What happened, Pikachu?" Ash asked.

"Pi-Pikachu." Pikachu pointed to where the marill was lying (beside the fireplace and the backpacks.)

I stood up from my place beside Brock and walked to marill. "Ash, Brock, come here." I said while taking the marill in my hands.

"What is it?" Ash walked to me.

"It's moving." I replied. The marill was moving. He was going to be awake.

"Told you it'll be soon." Brock came to me and sat beside me. And so did Ash.

"Wakey, wakey, Marill." I rubbed my hand on marrel's cheek. Slowly, the little pokemon opened its eyes. "Ma-" It said. When it saw me, he jumped out of my hands and landed on the ground.

"Marill!" The little pokemon said before falling back to the ground.

"Marill, your foot's hurt. You might want to avoid walking for sometime." Ash took the marill in his arms. "Pikachu." Pikachu nodded showing that he agreed with Ash.

"Ma-?" Marill said in a low voice before showing its cutest smile. It climbed on Ash's shoulder walking on its one leg and hugged him.

"Oh Marill." Ash smiled and hugged it back.

"Friends, it's getting late, we should sleep now." Brock got up from his place and walked to where the backpacks were. He took out his sleeping bag out and unfolded it. "Good night Misty. Good night Ash and Pikachu. Good night, Marill." Brock got into his sleeping bag after taking off his shoes.

After sometime, Ash was asleep too with Pikachu hugging him and Marill sleeping on his head.

"Why did Marill jump off from my arms?" I asked to myself annoyingly. Then, I crawled inside my sleeping beside the fireplace and after some moments, I was asleep too.