Hey Everyone! Thanks for all your reviews! I left off around the part where Ash heard 'somebody crying'. Hmm . . . wonder why. So yeah, I'll start writing now . . .


"Excuse me. Why are you crying?" Ash asks a girl around his age.

"Daddy. Mommy." Misty is still crying.

"What's your name?"

Misty continues to cry. Ash is beginning to grow impatient.

"I found you Misty. You can't hide from me!"

"Daddy stop it!" Violet yells.

"Hush girl!"

Violet immediately shuts up.

"That's their dad? If this is what it's like to have a dad I'm glad mine left when I was a baby." Ash mutters to himself.

"And who are you little boy?" Mr. Waterflower asks Ash.

"Huh?"

"Answer me boy!"

"Uh, I'm Ash. Who are you?"

"Don't give me none of that!" Mr. Waterflower pushes Ash hard enough that he falls down.

"Ouch! Mister, why'd you do that?"

"You have no business walking in here and opening that big mouth of yours like that to me! Now, I suggest you shut it before I take your life into my own hands." Mr. Waterflower threatens with his handgun.

"My mommy wouldn't like it if you hurt me."

"You damn right I wouldn't like it." Delia stands in the doorway.

"Mommy!" Ash yells but stays put still being threatened by the gun.

"What? Who are you?"

"His mother. Put the gun down." Delia says firmly.

Delia isn't used to standing up for people, in fact at this point she was terrified. But, when it came to her son, nothing stood in her way, even a very large man with a gun.

"Why would you expect me to do that when I could just shoot you too?"

"Uh."

Now his gun is pointed at Delia and is about to pull the trigger when . . .

"Put the gun down Mr. Waterflower. You're under arrest!"

"Officer Jenny!" Delia breathes a sigh of relief.

"Jenny?" Ash wonders how his mom knows her.

"For what?" Mr. Waterflower asks to stall.

"Don't think you can throw me off track John. For murder and attempted murder. Your coming with me." Officer Jenny leaves with him.

"What's gonna happen to us Ms. Delia?" Lily asks.

"I'm sure the law will come to aid you all." Delia answers.

"Well, I don't know about the rest of you three girls but I'm gonna go to Cerulean where dad works and tell them he was arrested so he can't continue as gym leader." Daisy says.

"I'll go with you" says Violet.

"Me too, what about Misty?" says Lily.

"So that's her name." Ash says

"Uh . . ." Misty is unsure of what to say, she's lived in Pallet these four years in her life.

"Yeah Mist, are you going?" Ash asks her.

"Mist?" Misty inquires.

"Yeah, it's a new nickname I thought of for you." Ash says. "Like it?"

"I never had a nickname before so, yeah!" Misty says happily "Wait, what's your name?"

" My name's A –"

"Everybody needs to move out! This is officially the scene of a crime! Everyone needs to keep moving!" Officer Jenny yells through a megaphone.

"Oh." Misty says. "Bye!"

"Mom, can I go too?"

"No you are way too young Ash. Wait a few years." Delia says. "I promise one day soon you'll go."

"Kay!"

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"I've always wondered who he was." Daisy thought.

"He like never told us his name." Added Violet.

"Ya." Said Lily. "I guess we better call Misty."

"Yeah, I vote Daisy!"

"Ugh, fine!"

Ash's P.O.V.

"Oh man, I can't believe we're already back in Viridian!" Ash says.

"Yeah, I know what you mean. This is where we met." Misty replies.

"Brings you two back to the old days doesn't it?" Brock begins. "Before you guys met me I mean."

"Yeah." Ash replies. "This is where it all started."

"I came here because of the bike you burnt. Which, may I mention, you have yet to return to me." Misty says with a smile on her face.

"Hey, at least your not still mad about it."

"I wouldn't want to ruin the trip down memory lane."

"Hey guys! Look we're here!" Brock says out of nowhere. "I wonder if the Nurse Joy still remembers you guys. Maybe you guys could help me to hitch a date with her." Brocks says with big hearts in his eyes.

Ash and Misty sweatdrop.

"How could she forget the people who blew up the Pokemon Center." Misty says bluntly.

"Yeah, makes sense. After all, you never forgot who deep fried your bike."

"True." Misty replies to Ash's comment.

"Well gang, let's go inside." Brock says.

"Okay." Ash and Misty say in unison.

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Inside the Pokemon Center

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"Hey Nurse Joy!" Ash exclaims upon entering.

"Hello Children! Would you like me to check your pokemon for you?"

"Yes ma'am." Ash replies.

"Okay then, may I see your pokedex?"

"Sure."

"This pokedex belongs to Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town and was given by Professor Oak." The computer says while scanning the pokedex.

"Alright then." Nurse Joy says while giving the pokedex back to Ash. "I'll go check your pokemon."

"Wait Nurse Joy!" Ash calls before Nurse Joy left the room.

"Yes?"

"You don't remember us?" he says indicating him and Misty.

"When was the last time you stopped by?"

"A couple of years ago I guess." Misty replies. "Right Ash?"

"Uh huh. When I first started my journey. You don't remember us?"

"I'm sorry." Nurse Joy began. "I just started here last week."

"Oh." Ash and Misty said.

"Wow. Just a week late." Brock says.

"But." Nurse Joy begins. "She did mention a boy and a girl who came in and helped save the pokemon center. She said the boy had a Pikachu. Any chance you were the boy?"

"Oh yeah, so she did remember us." Ash said with both arms behind his head.

"Any chance that you're Misty Waterflower?" Nurse Joy asks Misty.

"Actually, I am." Misty replies.

"Well, first thing is, I have a phone call waiting for you from the Cerulean Gym." Nurse Joy says.

"Hey, maybe it's from one of your sisters." Brock says. "Maybe important if they called you while on your journey."

"Yeah maybe, or maybe not. Ash, Brock, can you guys watch my pokeballs while I go talk to them?"

"No problem." Ash says.

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When Misty is On the Phone

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"Hello?" Misty calls in.

"OMG! Misty you won't believe what happened!" Daisy says into the receiver.

"Uh, what happened?"

"Dad's coming home!"

"No way! He's in jail!"

"Not anymore. He's on way home as we speak."

"He didn't break out didn't he?"

"Break out of where?" Ash asks Misty. He couldn't help but eavesdrop on the conversation.

"Ash, were you eavesdropping?!" Misty angrily asks him.

"No?" Ash says hopefully.

Before Misty can pounce on Ash Daisy comments "You should just tell him. It's not gonna hurt anybody is it?"

"I guess not." Misty gives in. "Okay Ash listen up, 8 years ago my dad killed my mom and tried to kill the rest of us –"

"Who's us?" Ash interrupts.

"My sisters and I"

"Oh."

"As I was saying, before he could a little boy came in and he didn't know it but helped stall until the police came. My dad recently managed to pay off the debt and he's coming home!"

Why does that sound so familiar. Was it a dream? No way.

Misty drops a tear . . . or two . . . . or three . . . . or four . . . . Misty begins to cry, shedding tears like there was no tomorrow.

"Aw, come on Mist. It's gonna be alright. Maybe he changed."

"Or maybe he's the same."

"He was in jail! They teach you lessons there. It turns you into tough guys like me!" Ash flashes Misty one of his 'I'm A Big Boy Now' grins.

"Oh god Ash, you're starting to remind me of someone." Misty giggles. "A little boy who helped me in a big way."

Ash stops his pose and his grinning to look at Misty in a confused way.

"How was that?"

"Nothing. Forget it."

"Come on. Tell me."

"Everything?" Misty asks.

"Everything." Ash says.

"Okay. Well, he was never there for me. You know what I mean?"

"Yeah. I didn't have a dad growing up either."

"Aw, I'm sorry. I'm making a big deal of mine you don't have one."

"Hello?" Daisy calls through the phone.

"It's okay. When I was a kid, a helped a little girl out with her dad and I grew up thinking that all dads were as mean as that. Of course now I know I was wrong."

"GUYS! LIKE I'VE BEEN HERE FOREVER!!! ARE YOU DONE YET?!" Daisy screams.

"Heh Heh. Yeah, I guess, right Mist?" Ash never saw Daisy like that and was pretty scared.

"Sure. Bye Daisy"

"Bye."

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Fast forward to where Ash, Misty, and Brock split up.

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"Bye guys! Gotta take care of some stuff in Pewter!" Brock yells as he looks behind him at Ash and Misty.

"Bye!" They yell in unison.

"Well, I guess I better be going to. Can't keep my dad waiting." Misty says with a slight hint of sadness.

"You don't have to go back just yet. Come to Pallet with me." Ash offers.

"I'm not sure. What if my dad comes back?"

"Tell you what, let's worry about tomorrow when it comes."

"You're careless." Misty remarks.

"And you're a worry – wart." Ash replies.

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah!"

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TO BE CONTINUED . . .

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Will he come home? What will he say when Misty's not home?

I finally got this chapter done. It took me 2 days but my Talk Show is taking me weeks to do.

Oh well! I might not update so often 'cuz my cousin just had a baby. Remember I'm in middle school, me and my cousin have a HUGE age difference. Well, maybe not that big but ANYWAYS, I might, MIGHT have to visit her for a while and help with the young child who lives all the way in Washington D.C. while I live in Boston, MA. How convenient, -.-

Lol Until Next Time! (.)