It's a beautiful day in Porta Vista, Kanto. A ship is currently waiting for exactly 11:30am before leaving for Pastoria City, Sinnoh. On board are four sisters, one of which is watching the people at the beach nearby.
Her green eyes sparkled with excitement for the first time in months. Being stuck in a gym, battling trainers on a daily basis was not her definition of fun. Sure, she gained experience and got to see some Pokémon not found in Kanto, but just watching each trainer leave the gym to continue their journey was like a dagger every time. She missed travelling. Her dream of becoming a Water Pokémon Master is still burning bright, and she knew she isn't going to make her dream into a reality if she stays in the gym all the time.
"Misty dear, please tell me you aren't going to like spend the whole trip just looking over the railing." The pink-haired sister groaned.
"I'm just bored okay Lily?" Misty rolled her eyes.
"You're bored? This is like your first vacation in months, you finally got out of the gym."
"Well if you recall, it wasn't exactly MY idea to go back to gym now was it?" she growled.
A sweatdrop appeared on Lily's head. "Oh…right, hehe."
"Chill out you two. We've like apologized about this before little sister." The blonde sister stepped in. "We're like doing you a favor by going to Sinnoh."
"And like doing ourselves a favor by extending our shows." The blue-haired sister giggled.
Daisy, the blonde one was the oldest. She gained fame in Kanto after winning third place in a beauty competition a year ago. With that, the sensational sisters' fame grew. There was a show held almost every week, and the sisters couldn't be happier.
Violet, the blue-haired one was the second oldest. She happens to be the most passionate one about their work. She was responsible for all the connections the sisters have, and she can pretty much schmooze her way into any deal to make it go her way. Lily, the pink-haired one was the second youngest. She never really cared much for work, but she did love starring in their underwater ballets.
Misty, the redhead was the youngest one, who also happens to be the only one who is a skilled Pokémon trainer. Unlike her sisters, she wasn't into the whole aqua shows and underwater ballet life. She just wanted to travel, catch new Pokémon, and fulfill her dream. Previously dubbed by her sisters as "the runt", she earned the title as the official gym leader of the Cerulean gym, and just recently her sisters finally admitted that she is indeed a sensational sister. It has been a year since she came home, since she left her friends and put her dream on hold. Despite being forced by her sisters to participate as the lead in their new underwater ballet, she was incredibly thankful to be given the opportunity to travel again.
"Didn't you like take a break here with Ash and Brock before?" Violet asked her baby sister.
"I wouldn't really call it a break. We kind of messed up someone's boat, so we had to work at his restaurant." Misty's eyes wandered to Moe's place. There were customers lined up outside, eagerly waiting for a seat.
"Well it looks like business is booming."
"Good for him."
A flashback occurred in Misty's mind. Ash, Brock and Pikachu just made their way to the water.
"Hey! I thought you guys were gonna wait for me by the snack bar? How's the water?" she called out.
"Ummmm…" the boys got out of the water, unable to mutter a word.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" she raised a brow.
"It's just weird to see you looking like a girl." Ash said.
That got her blood boiling. "WELL SEE HOW WEIRD THIS LOOKS!" she threw the beach ball hard at his face, which sent him flying back to the water.
"I miss those guys." She mumbled out loud.
"Oh like that isn't obvious." She giggled.
A slight blush creeped on Misty's cheeks. "Don't even start on that subject Violet."
"Okay fine, I wouldn't want to spend the trip nursing my head injury if I expand on that." She shrugged as she headed to join Daisy in checking out the pool.
"Don't worry little sister." Lily popped up. "Your secret is like safe with us." She winked.
"THERE IS NO SECRET!" Misty yelled.
Lily raised a brow. "Oh okay then, tell me why are you sporting a new outfit?"
"You can't really expect me to show up in the same outfit they last saw me in."
"The moment we mentioned that we're going to do a show in the same city where Ash is headed, you suddenly wanted to like go shopping with us."
"I haven't seen them since Ash joined the Battle Frontier, and I'd like to meet their new companion."
"To tell her to back off?" Lily said with a sly smile.
"Okay first of all, she's waaaaay too young for Ash. Second, it wouldn't hurt to meet new people you know."
"Why did you like suddenly jump to the conclusion that I was referring to Ash? She's too young for Brock too."
The blush on Misty's face took over her whole face, if Lily didn't know any better, she could have been mistaken for a tomato.
"Well… umm… oh shut up Lily."
"Oh yeah you got real argument there." She giggled at her baby sister's speechlessness.
"WOULD YOU QUIT IT!"
"Okay fine. I'll stop. But like I said, you're secret is like safe with us." She winked.
Lily wasn't wrong about the new wardrobe she was sporting. She had a yellow shirt hoodie on, dark blue shorts, and red sneakers. Not much changed in Misty's appearance, except for the fact that she grew a little taller, and no longer has her signature ponytail.
Just a few days ago, Misty visited Professor Oak in Pallet Town to ask for help on teaching her Psyduck how to swim. He actually mentioned about Ash's intent to battle for a Fen badge in Pastoria City, which coincidentally happens to be the same city the sisters were called to perform in. He could see the excitement in her eyes after mentioning this, and promised to keep Ash in the city until they arrived to surprise him.
It was finally 11:30am, and at that exact moment, the ship started to set sail for Sinnoh. The sensational sisters have gone to their cabin, except for Misty. She took one last look at Kanto with a smile on her face. At last, she was on her way to a new region to see new Pokémon, perform a spectacular show to new faces, and she can finally be reunited with her best friends.