Hello once again everyone! So far so good, it seems like everyone is loving the sequel, that's good! Hopefully I can get this over with by Christmas time. Then I'll take a nice deserved break from writing, for maybe a week, a few days in the least. I have been trying hard to make up for lost time, 3 new stories up within a couple months! Well until then, I shall stay here and continue to work hard on this one. Hopefully this will get you all into the Christmas spirit, I know it does for me!
-EVAN AAML
The aroma of fresh baked cookies filled the house. Mrs. Ketchum had just opened the oven and pulled out a tray full of them, being careful with the oven mitts. She slowly placed them on top of the oven and then closed the oven door. After doing so, she grabbed a spatula and scooped the cookies off of the baking tray and onto a plate. She then placed the plate onto the Kitchen table, where a few more plates filled with cookies were located.
"Be sure to eat up now!", Mrs. Ketchum said cheerfully. Holly grabbed one of the fresh cookies and nibbled on it, hers was a candy cane.
"Thank you so much for the cookies Delia, as you can imagine I'm used to eating them", Holly said. Mrs. Ketchum smiled.
"Don't mention it deary, but if you do wish to try something different, just be sure to let me know, I'll be glad to make something else", Mrs. Ketchum replied. Holly smiled.
"Thank you, I will!", Holly responded.
"Ok, I'm gonna go take care of some laundry upstairs, you all enjoy!", Mrs. Ketchum stated to the house guests. She then walked out of the Kitchen and up the stairs, Mr. Mime quickly followed. Holly, Misty, the Pokemon, and Brock sat at the table while Ash leaned against a counter near the back door that lead to the garden. Evan leaned by the Kitchen door. All of them were eating cookies. Misty looked up at Evan.
"So Evan, just out of curiosity, why did you come visit again? I thought you had a mission to spread Christmas cheer; you already did for us, so why return?", Misty asked. Evan finished off his stocking cookie.
"You're right, I do have a job to do that, and technically I should be somewhere else. But since this is Holly's first Christmas in the normal world, I figured she might want to be with people she would like to celebrate it with. Most of the people I have visited are either too old or young to fit her personality, so I thought that here would be the best choice", Evan explained. Holly nodded.
"And he picked a good place! I'm glad I came. Although I'm really old, as to be expected, those who liver shorter lives tend to mature much quicker. So although I am currently one of the two oldest people in Kanto, I am still the maturity of a typical teenager. So I needed to celebrate with people who share my maturity", Holly also explained. Brock nodded.
"That makes sense, you need to both blend in with the people around you and be able to enjoy it in the process", Brock said. Both Evan and Holly nodded.
"So Evan, did you miss us? Or did you forget about us because of all the people you help?", Ash asked. Evan laughed.
"I never forget the people I help. I remember visiting families centuries ago, and I miss everyone. To be honest though, it is a very rare occurrence when I actually see people for a second time. You all are one of the few", Evan said.
"I guess then we should feel honored", Ash joked. Evan shook his head.
"No, not in the least, I am not someone to be honored or worshipped, although some people have tried over the years. I am merely a messenger of sorts", Evan said. Holly looked at Evan.
"Well I think you need to relax for a change! It's the best time of the year and you're always working! And I barely get to see you throughout the rest of the year! I think you need to lighten up, and eat a cookie!", Holly said as she threw a Christmas tree cookie towards Evan. He caught it quickly. Misty giggled.
"It looks like you two have been friends for awhile!", Misty said. Holly smiled.
"Yeah, me and Evan have known each other for awhile!", Holly said. "With my abilities, I wasn't able to hang out with any ordinary people. Elves behave differently than people and age differently. So I needed to be around someone who aged the same as I did". Evan nodded.
"Unlike Holly though, I wasn't born with these abilities, I was sort of...given them", Evan explained. Everyone seemed confused.
"What do you mean?", Ash asked. Brock nodded.
"I think I understand", Brock said. Ash and Misty looked at Brock.
"How so?", Misty asked. Brock looked up at Evan.
"Evan's a angel, which means that technically he isn't even alive in our world", Brock explained. Evan nodded.
"I was born as a normal human about a thousand years ago, I lived my life up till about your age now. Then I passed on and became an angel. But because I believed so strongly in the true meaning of Christmas, and because I happen to die on the same day, Santa sort of, how should I say...gave me a job", Evan told. "He asked me to go to Earth and spread the true meaning of Christmas, something I was more than willing to accept. So from that day on, I became the spirit of Christmas. I had died around the time Holly was a teenager, so we got to "grow up" together".
"Wow, that's alot to take in...but wait, if that's the case, doesn't that mean?", Misty asked. Holly nodded, understanding her question.
"Even though it will take me a long time, I will eventually age whereas he will remain the same forever", Holly said, sort of sadly.
"Oh, that's so sad!", Misty said sympathetically.
"It will be hard seeing myself grow old while my best friend stays the same, but I have to enjoy the time we've got together now! Right Evan!", Holly asked. Evan nodded with a smile.
"Right!", Evan replied. Misty suddenly stood up.
"And I'm gonna help you do it!", Misty said. Everyone looked at Misty oddly.
"Mist, what do you mean?", Ash asked. Misty looked at him.
"We're gonna use these few days to make sure they have a great time together!", Misty decided, determined. Brock and Ash nervously chuckled at her sudden enthusiasm, but Holly smiled.
"Well thank you Misty!", Holly said. Misty nodded.
"It's not fair what you have to go through, and while we can't do anything about it, we'll make sure that you have fun while you can!", Misty exclaimed. Having finished her rant, Misty sat down and looked at the plate of cookies. She took one for herself, and then handed another to Holly. She was about to take it, but then noticed it and stopped. Misty looked at her puzzled. "It's not you, I just...have a thing about eating my dad's face", Holly said. Misty looked onto the plate and saw that the cookie was one of Santa. Misty sweatdropped.
"Oh, right, here then", Misty said, handing Holly a star cookie. She nibbled on it quietly. After the cookies were eaten, Ash and the others went back into the living room and helped with more decorations. Ash, Brock, and Misty were stunned at Holly's cheerful nature towards the decorating. They would of thought that living with Santa all her life, she would grow tired of such things she did every day. But she hung things up and fancied the place with as much joy as someone who only did it once a year. In fact, she made Ash's house look better than normal.
"Wow, you are great at decorating Holly!", Ash said. Holly looked at Ash while she hung garland around the fireplace.
"Well thank you Ash. My parents said I had a good taste of decorating. I enjoy doing it", Holly explained. She then backed away from the garland and looked at it carefully. She thought over something. "Hmm...it's missing something...AHA! I know!". Holly then waved her hand along the length of the garland. As she did, white Christmas lights were magically placed through the garland. When she was done, the fireplace sparkled with a white glow from the lights. Holly then pulled a red ribbon out of now where, (like a magician). "And for the finishing touches". Holly tied the ribbon into a bow at the center of the garland, over the mouth of the fireplace. She stood back and smiled.
"Wow, that's so pretty Holly!", Misty said. Holly smiled. Over on the other side of the room, Evan was on the floor helping Pikachu play with Togepi. As he did so, he looked over and saw Misty and Holly. He smiled when he caught a glimpse of Holly giggling, her innocent face sparkling from the lights of the room. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Misty ran over to answer it. "I got it!", Misty stated. No sooner than she answered it than did she fall backwards onto the floor, a young girl on top of her. She smiled brightly, her green bandanna dangling over Misty's face.
"MISTY! I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH!", the girl yelled. Misty looked up to see who it was.
"MAY!", Misty yelled back. Suddenly, a head poked out from the wide open front door. This head had a big pair of glasses on.
"And Max too!", Max said smiling cheekily. Evan stood up and looked over to May and Max as the others approached.
"Hey guys, thought you'd be here sooner or later", Ash stated. Max walked in completely. May looked over to Ash.
"Yeah, we ran over as soon as we got some free time", May explained. Misty looked up at her.
"Well, if you don't mind, could you get off, there's someone who you might like to see", Misty said, stretching her arm out to the back. May looked towards where she was pointing, not yet getting off of Misty. There, she saw Evan standing there. Evan gave a small wave.
"Long time no see!", Evan said. May's eyes widened and her mouth slightly ajar.
"No way", May whispered softly in dis-belief. She then stood up and ran to Evan. "NO WAY! EVAN!". May ran into Evan, giving him a big hug. "It's so great to see you again!". Now Max ran up and ran into Evan.
"EVAN!", Max yelled. Evan hugged the both of them back as well as he could.
"It's great to see both of you again", Evan said. Evan tried to escape the hug, but May and Max held on tighter and tighter. Soon, Evan was having difficulty breathing. He sighed and suddenly, he disappeared in a flurry of snow and instantly reappeared next to Holly by the fireplace. May and Max stood there, looking from where Evan was to where Evan is now.
"Wow, that never gets old!", Max said. As Holly giggled at Evan's escape, Evan directed their attention towards her.
"I would like to introduce you to Holly, a good friend of mine", Evan said. Holly stepped forward and held her hand out.
"Nice to see you face to face May, Max", Holly said. Before she had time to react, May ran straight to her and gawked at her.
"Wow! You have a beautiful outfit!", May said. Holly sweatdropped and giggled.
"Hehe, well thank you. It's the latest fashion from the north pole", Holly said showing off her outfit. Max stepped forward.
"Wait, did you say north pole?", Max asked. Holly smiled.
"Yep", Holly replied. May stood up with a puzzled face.
"I don't get it, no one lives up there but", before May could finish, Holly interrupted.
"Me and my family, I'm Holly Claus", Holly said. May and Max gasped.
"HOLLY CLAUS! YOU'RE SANTA'S DAUGHTER!", May and Max yelled. Holly giggled.
"Yep, May, for Christmas four years ago Santa got you a Dratini, and Evan delivered it to you. And Max, you got a Natu. Of course, both of your Pokemon evolved by now", Holly said. May and Max gasped again.
"Wow! Yeah, Dratini evolved into a Dragonair, she's at the gym with the rest of the Pokemon", May said. Max nodded.
"Yeah, and Natu evolved into Xatu!", Max commented.
"Such is the "talent" of the young Miss Claus", Evan said with sarcasm hinted at the word talent. Holly stuck her tongue out at Evan.
"So Holly, why are you and Evan here?", May asked. Ash stepped in.
"We'll explain everything later, there's alot to it", Ash decided. Max looked at Ash.
"Well we've got time", Max replied. May looked down at Max and smacked him upside the head. Everyone sweatdropped.
"NO WE DON'T! WE HAVE TO GO SHOPPING REMEMBER!", May yelled. Max cowered and held his head.
"SORRY! I FORGOT!", Max yelled back.
"You guys need to go shopping?", Brock asked. May looked to him.
"Yeah, that's why we came over. We wanted to know if you all wanted to come as well", May explained.
"Well, I do still need to get some stuff for people", Ash realized.
"Alright it's settled then! You can all come with us!", May yelled.
"Ok then, let me tell my mom what's going on", Ash said. He the walked upstairs.
"Oh wait, we still have to say hi to your mom!", May realized. Her and Max then followed. Afterwards everyone was prepared to leave. Brock had taken the Pewter Gym's work car to Ash's house, so everyone rode in that. It was a dark colored SUV that just held seven people. Pikachu sat on Ash's lap while Togepi sat on Misty's lap. Because Pallet Town was so small, it did not have any good shopping places. The closest city with a mall in fact was Cerulean. Although walking there would take a long time, driving there would only take about a half an hour. Ash had not realized it, but they built a road around Mt. Moon since he had last gone through it, making travel much quicker. As they arrived to Cerulean, they were looking for the mall.
"It's at the center of the city, not too far away from the gym in fact", Misty told Brock. He nodded and followed her directions. "Actually, if it's ok with you, could we stop by the gym first, I haven't seen my sisters in awhile".
"Sure, no problem. I have to go that way anyway", Brock said. Misty smiled.
"Great!", Misty said. She then leaned over, resting her head on Ash's shoulder. "They'll be happy to see you too". Ash smiled.
"I'm sure they will be", Ash said. He then kissed Misty on the head. Evan looked back from his seat and smiled. He could tell that his work from last time had still come through for them. After a few minutes, they had arrived at the Cerulean Gym. The familiar Dewgong over the top blended in with the snow around them. The whole area seemed to be empty, no trainers looking for a badge or people coming to see a show. When they pulled up to the front door, Misty seemed to grow nervous.
"I hope they're excited to see me, we all haven't always been exactly close as siblings", Misty explained. Holly looked back at Misty and smiled.
"Don't worry, they will be", Holly said. Misty seemed confused.
"How do you know?", Misty asked.
"Do you know what they asked for for Christmas this year? The same thing they did the last few years. They all asked that you would visit them and that you could all celebrate the holidays as a family", Holly explained. Misty gasped slightly. Although she knew that her sisters loved her, she did not realize that they asked to be together as a family for Christmas. She aways presumed that things like clothes and makeup were more important than family. This however made her smile.
"Thanks Holly", Misty replied. Holly merely nodded back. Brock then unbuckled his seat belt.
"Well, shall we go in then?", Brock asked. The others nodded. They exited the car and walked towards the front door. But before they reached the glass doors, Ash stopped; causing everyone else to do the same.
"What's the matter?", Misty asked. Ash turned to face the others.
"I just realized, your sisters weren't with us for Christmas four years ago, they don't know who Evan is or what he's capable of, let alone Holly", Ash realized. The others saw his point.
"Hmm, that could be a problem", Brock said thinking out loud.
"Well maybe they won't be too shocked. I mean, we all managed to stay mentally sane after finding out", May said, almost jokingly.
"I'm sure they will take the news just fine", Evan said. Ash shrugged and opened the glass doors. The warm air of the gym blew into his face, warming him instantly. He stepped aside and allowed everyone else to walk in before closing the door behind him. Everyone stood there for a moment, warming up from the outside. When they had finished, Misty stepped forward.
"HELLOOOOO!", Misty yelled out. There was no immediate answer. Misty looked back to the others.
"Maybe they're not home?", May asked. Suddenly, there was a response.
"We're like, not open!", someone called out. Misty smiled.
"Does that mean that your favorite sibling has to leave!", Misty yelled back. Some noise could be heard, although no one was quite sure of what it was. Just then, a tall, blond, and beautiful looking girl ran out from the side of the gym and into the main lobby. Immediately, she spotted her younger sister and gasped in joy. She screamed and ran to Misty. Just before Daisy reached her, Misty handed Togepi over to Ash. The blond girl then quickly embraced her.
"LIKE, BABY SISTER!", the blonde girl yelled out. Misty hugged back.
"DAISY!", Misty responded. Daisy loosened her grip on Misty but remained in the hug. She looked down at her and smiled.
"Like, it's so good to see you! We're were all like, hoping you would come home", Daisy said. She then looked over to Ash, who was still holding Togepi. Pikachu stood on his shoulder. Ash smiled and waved. "And if it isn't our little Pokemon Master to be! Like, how are you?", Daisy said. Ash smiled.
"I am doing well thank you", Ash replied. Daisy walked over and picked up Togepi.
"Well that's good to hear, are you taking good care of my little sister?", Daisy said suspiciously. Misty blushed.
"Daisy!", Misty yelled Daisy giggled. She then lifted Togepi in the air.
"And how's my favorite little baby doing!", Daisy asked in a baby tone. Togepi chirped happily. Daisy then looked over to Pikachu and smiled. "And hello to you too cutie!". She gave Pikachu a little rub under the chin and Pikachu purred to the feel. Daisy turned around and noticed Brock. "And like, hello to you too Brock". Suddenly, Brock dove to Daisy's side.
"And hello to you too Daisy, my beautiful flower!", Brock responded. Misty immediatly grabbed onto Brock's ear and pulled him away.
"Not to my sister you don't!", Misty yelled. Daisy looked confused as everyone else sweatdropped. When Brock was taken away, Daisy looked over and noticed May, Max, Evan, and Holly.
"Hmm, I like, don't recognize you four", Daisy said. Ash pointed to May and Max.
"Well, this is May and Max, they're siblings. We traveled together in the Hoenn region, and then again around Kanto for my Battle Frontier challenge", Ash explained.
"Oh, I know you now! Misty's told me alot about you. If I recall, you're a Pokemon Coordinator, and you're like, a little genius", Daisy said. May and Max smiled.
"Yep, that's us", May said.
"Got us down down to a "T"", Max replied. Daisy then looked to Evan and Holly.
"And you two?", Daisy asked. This time Misty did the introductions.
"This is...Evan and Holly, they're friends of ours not from the area", Misty explained. Evan smiled and waved. Holly removed her pure white mittens and walked over to shake Daisy's hand.
"Pleasure to finally see you face to face Daisy", Holly said. Daisy smiled and shook her hand.
"I love you're outfit, it's gorgeous! But like, what do you mean by finally meet face to face?", Daisy asked. Holly smiled.
"Oh, I've just been a big fan of your shows. I watch them on t.v.", Holly explained. Daisy nodded.
"I see, so, where do you both live?", Daisy asked.
"Haha, I guess you could say we live a bit north of here", Evan said with a chuckle. Daisy didn't quite get what was so funny about it, but shrugged it off. She then walked over to Misty and handed Togepi back to her.
"Well like, let's not just stand here, come on, Lily and Violet will flip when they see you", Daisy said to Misty. She then directed everyone inside. They walked out of the main lobby and through a hall to the open pool. May and Max looked around in awe at the way the whole room was decorated Christmas style. However they did not get to stay very long, as Daisy kept moving them along. They walked past the pool and through a set of doors to their left. Once they did they walked down a short hall and took a right where they found themselves in a big Kitchen. Inside, a pink haired girl was shaping what appeared to be candy canes over a large counter. Another girl, this one violet haired, was bending over a stove, where she was melting something in a pot.
"Girls, like, look who came to visit!", Daisy said. Both girls turned to see Misty and the others. They gasped and ran to Misty.
"Like, Misty!", the violet haired girl yelled out.
"It's like, so good to see you!", the pink haired girl yelled. Misty hugged them back in a smile.
"It's great to see you all again!", Misty said happily. Everyone watched as the Waterflower sisters enjoyed their reunion together. Misty released her sisters and stood back. She then looked at everything going on in the Kitchen. "So you're all making the candy canes?". Lily and Violet stepped back and showed off their work.
"Yeah, like we always do", Lily said.
"It's like, a tradition for the us to make homemade candy canes for the Christmas shows", Violet said.
"Wow! That's so cool!", Max said amazed. Daisy smiled and handed Max one of the completed candy canes. Max put the end of the candy cane in his mouth and smiled, his eyes wide. "This is amazing! This tastes better than the one you buy at the store!".
"Well of course!", Daisy said with a smile.
"Like, everything tastes better when it's homemade!", Lily said.
"Especially when it's like, something sweet!", Violet answered. Holly smiled and looked at the work that the Waterflowers made.
"This is great, you don't see people making things like candy canes homemade anymore, I'm one of the few families that I know who does it the old fashioned way, it sort of makes my dad sad this time of year", Holly said. The Waterflowers looked at Holly confused.
"I'm sorry, I don't think we've been introduced", Violet said.
"Are these all friends of yours Misty?", Lily asked. Misty smiled.
"Yep, this is Holly, Evan, May, and Max", Misty said introducing the unfamiliar friends.
"Oh yeah, I remember May and Max, you guys traveled together in Hoenn right?", Lily asked. May and Max nodded.
"So then are you new friends?", Vioelt asked Holly and Evan. Evan stepped forward.
"I'm not, I met them before, a few years ago, Holly is a friend of mine that I brought up to meet them this year", Evan explained. The girls nodded in understanding.
"Hmm, well what exactly did you mean by your dad being sad this year? Does your dad work as a Santa at a mall or something?", Daisy asked. Holly thought for a moment. She knew that these girls wouldn't take the news as lightly as everyone else, especially since they didn't know Evan.
"Well, I guess you can say that", Holly said. Evan walked up to Holly.
"Holly, I think we should tell them", Evan said. Holly turned her head to see Evan. They shared eye contact for a moment before Holly nodded.
"Alright...could you girls follow us, we have something to show you", Holly said, bringing her attention back to the Waterflowers. They all seemed confused and looked to Misty. Misty nodded, telling them that it was ok. The girls turned to face Holly and nodded in agreement. They turned off the stove and then Holly and Evan lead the entire gang out towards the gym pool. Because of the money the gym earned from their challenges and shows, they made the stadium custom to their needs. This included being able to hide the seats to the stadium. All of the seats would hide inside the walls or floor and then pop up when needed. Although all of them could be hidden, the Waterflowers always left a row out for those who watched their friends challenge the gym leaders. Everyone sat down on this lone bleacher seat while Evan stood in front of the gang, mostly in front of the Waterflower sisters. They looked at him, not sure as to what they were planning. Evan looked towards them.
"Now, I should warn you, this will probably be a little bit shocking", Evan said. The girls nodded, prepared for the worst. Evan then looked at Holly. She nodded, which caused Evan to nod back to her. He then cupped his hands together. The girls watched as he looked intently at his hands, wondering what he was up to. Suddenly, a white light shined through the cracks in Evan's fingers. The Waterflowers looked on in complete shock as Evan smiled. He opened his hands and a bright white light was floating in them. After a few seconds, the light began to take shape, turning and spinning until it formed into a beautiful star. Evan thought for a moment as to what to do with this newly created star. He turned around and noticed the open pool behind him. With one turn and might swing, Evan threw his star into the water. Surprisingly, the star did not splash when it hit the water, but simply went under water. All of the water Pokemon in the pool circled and swam around the star, wondering what it was and how it got there. The star stopped sinking in the middle of the pool and started to spin slowly. The Pokemon watched as the spinning increased and the star grew brighter. Because of the luminescent glow, the water made the ceiling glow and move, as if it was alive. The girls watched in complete shock as everyone else looked on in amazement. Evan smiled and turned around to face the others. "So...what do you think?", Evan asked. Holly stood up and waked over to the girls, who's mouths were wide open and their eyes bugging out of their heads.
"You see...Evan isn't exactly human. Evan's...an angel...uhm, I mean, he's not an angel, like in personality, well, he is, but...uhm...", Holly said. She suddenly began to blush and nervously look down to the ground. Holly had never had a problem discussing about Evan until now, and she was not sure why she was acting this way. Misty stood up and helped Holly.
"You see, Evan's literally an angel, he's the spirit of Christmas, we met him four years ago and he came back to visit this year", Misty explained. The girls nodded, although Misty didn't think they quite got over it all. Suddenly, they shook their heads, as if getting their senses back.
"WAIT! HE'S THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS!", Daisy yelled.
"HOW CAN THAT BE POSSIBLE!", Lily yelled afterwards.
"THEN WHO ARE YOU!", Violet yelled at Holly. Holly snapped out of her embarrassment and looked at the girls.
"Oh, uh, well...I'm sort of, uh...I'm Holly Claus...Santa's daughter", Holly explained trying to be suttle. The girls went back to their shocked states.
"WHAT!", the Waterflowers yellled out in unison. Holly sweatdropped.
"Uh, well, I guess some proof is needed", Holly said. She then thought for a moment. "Uhm...oh, I know!". Holly then walked over to where she was previously sitting. On the side of the bleachers was her purse. She picked it up and walked back over to the girls. May and Max watched in anticipation. They had believed Holly when she told them who she was; but they had not actually seen any proof of it. Holly pulled on the golden zipper and opened her purse. She opened it wider and looked into it, as if looking for something in paticular. Suddenly, to the amazement of May, Max, and the Waterflowers, Holly stuck her entire arm into the purse. The purse did not expand or even show signs of force pushing against it. Holly huffed in annoyance and put the purse on the ground. She then began to crawl into the purse. All those who had anlready seen the abilities of the purse sweatdropped as the sight of two black stocking covered legs dangling in the air; the rest of Holly inside of her purse. Evan walked over towards Holly, and as he did, the star underwater disappeared, thereby making the light show stop. Just as Evan reached Holly, she stopped dangling her legs and pulled herself out of her handbag. She smiled and blew the hair out of her face. She stood up and walked over to the Waterflowers, carrying in her hands a glass object. She handed the object to Misty. Misty looked at it in amazement. The object was a snow globe, it had a green and red base that was beautifully crafted and a large glass orb filled with snow.
"It's a snow globe?", Misty said, not trying to state the obvious, but failing to see the amazement of the item. Holly smiled and pointed to the snow globe.
"I know it sounds cliche, something like that must be in alot of Christmas movies and stories, but we actually do have one. That is no ordinary snow globe Misty. That snow globe has the ability to show the past of whoever is holding it, so long as it's on Christmas time", Holly explained. Misty looked at the snow globe in amazement.
"Really?", Misty said with a smile. The Waterflower sisters all looked in closely as Holly leaned in and blew air onto the snow globe. The snow inside of the globe moved, as if hit by the air. It then began to spin around and around, covering the entire globe in snow. Suddenly, it seemed like time stopped. The snow moved very slowly, and a light appeared in the center of the orb. The girls looked as the light took form and it showed a image. The girls gasped. "This...this is us years ago, it was one of our best Christmases!", Misty said. In the image, 4 young girls were sitting around each other holding onto Pokeballs. The older Waterflowers seemed happy, but it was evident that they cared more about the clothes and makeup they got. The youngest girl in the image though, a small red headed girl, smiled greatly, her eyes sparkling in excitement. She opened her Pokeball and a large purple Starmie popped out. Misty screamed in excitement and hugged the Starmie happily. The present Misty smiled, not believing what she was seeing. Soon, the image disappeared and the snow began to move again in normal speed. Soon, it fell down and stayed on the bottom on the orb. Misty handed it back to Holly with a smile. "Thank you Holly, you have no idea what that meant to me", Misty said. Holly smiled back.
"No problem, anytime", Holly replied. She faced the Waterflower sisters. "Well, what do you think?". All three girls looked at Holly with shock. They were shaking nervously.
"It was like...cool", Daisy said.
"Yeah, we can handle all of this", Lily replied.
"We just need to like, lay down for a bit", Violet finished. All three girls then stood up and began to walk away. They didn't even get off the bleachers before all three of them collapsed into a pile on the floor, apparently fainted. Everyone sweatdropped.
"Yeah, they can handle it alright", Misty said sarcastically. Everyone else laughed. May stood up from her seat on the bleachers.
"Well not to rush you all or anything, but the more time we spend here, the less time we get to shop, and I still need to get stuff for my family", May explained. Everyone else nodded.
"Alright, can you and Holly help me bring my sisters somewhere more...uh, comfortable?", Misty asked. The girls nodded and all three of them walked over and began to drag the unconscious girls into the other room. "Of course, we'll have to wait for them to wake up before we leave, I don't want to leave them here like this", Misty said while dragging.
"Don't worry about it, I'll stay here until they wake up, you all go. I don't buy my gifts anyway", Evan said.
"Well thank you Evan!", Misty said. Evan nodded.
"No problem, I'll join you once they're awake and ok", Evan explained. By this time, Misty, May, and Holly had managed to drag the unconscious gym leaders out of the pool area. Misty smiled.
"Well Holly, you were right", Misty said. Holly looked at her, unsure of what she was talking about. Misty looked back, still smiling.
"Evan is an angel", Misty said. Holly smiled and looked away, but hiding on her face was a small blush.
Alright, that's the end of chapter two! I am sooo sorry that this took so long! It's already ten days till Christmas and I'm only on the second chapter! I would of been done with this days ago, but while I was working on it, decided to log me off. So when I went to save, it made me log back on, and all of my work was deleted. I HATE it when that happens! Anyway, I hope to be able to update soon. But obviously I have alot of things going on before the holidays, so I don't know if I will be able to get this finished on Christmas like I intended to, sorry all! Anyway, hope you all liked it, and keep an eye out for chapter 3! Bye!
sincerely,
evan, a fan of aaml -EVAN AAML