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"Come on, Misty!" Ash said as he walked along the still dirt path. He sighed. 'Three days.' He made a mental note. It had been three days since he had gotten on this path to the middle of nowhere. And now Misty was lagging behind!

"Come on, Misty!" Tracy was next to him, soaked with sweat.

"Okay! I'll go!" She zoomed ahead, Togepi in her arms. Farther, farther, farther, until she was out of sight.

"Hmph, 'bout time she sped up." As the words left his mouth, the boys heard a hiss and a scream, in that order. Ash perked up. "MISTY!" He ran in the direction Misty had.

"Ash…" When he got over a small hill, he could see a crippled Misty near some weeds. He ran to her side. "Misty!" He saw a flash of purple go into the thicket surrounding them. "Tracy! Check our backpacks for antidote!"

"We don't have any!" Tracy yelled back. "And the next hospital is a mile away!"

"Don't worry, Misty! I'll carry you to the hospital!" Ash was scared. He knew that an Ekans bite only took 10 minutes to kill. And it had already been four minutes!

"Ash… no." Misty's eyes were half closed. "Don't worry about me. I'll be… okay. Watch after Togepi for me, okay?"

"Okay." He knew it would already be too late anyway. "Misty?"

"Yes, Ash?"

"I love you."

"I love you, too." She took a last breath. "Goodbye." She lay lifeless in Ash's arms.

He couldn't believe it. The love of his life was gone. Just like that.

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*One year later*

"Ash, come on. We're going to be late." Tracy knew this was hard for him, going back to her grave.

"I'll catch up."

"Okay." He left.

Ash took a long look at the words on the stones.

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Misty Waterflower

Born 1980 Died 1992

Died instantly of poison

Loves her sisters, her pokémon, Ash Ketchum, Brock Stone, and Tracy Sketchit.

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Togepi

Born 1990 Died 1992

Died of a broken heart

Loves her trainer, Misty Waterflower, and her companions, Ash Ketchum, Brock Stone, and Tracy Sketchit.

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Ash sighed. His heart had been broken too. "I love you, Misty." He left.

"I love you too." Misty looked down and sighed. "Come on Togepi. Let's go."

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The End