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Note #1: I don't really know how I came up with this idea so at first it may not make any sense. I think it came when I was watching Pokémon with my cousins & saw one of the newer episodes. I left the entire Advanced Generation out because I didn't watch those episodes. I do know that Misty did come back a few times but for this I'm going to pretend that she didn't.
Note #2: After reading other fics on this site, I decided to write my own (my very first actually). I don't know if it's any good, but please rate and comment back what you think and I'll fix any necessary changes that you would like. I also decide whether or not to continue this based on reviews.
Note #3: For clarification in the middle, I wrote M for Misty, DA for Daisy, V for Violet, or L for Lily in () to show who said what. Just for clarification purposes. It may change as story carries on.
Note #4: Inspiration came from the following:
Pokémon Episode: Gotta Catch ya Later
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Many other fics
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Now on with the show!
Ch. 1 Recap: So Chapter 1 ended with Brock and Dawn loosing all faith in Ash. Will they ever be able to return to their original time? What will happen to Ash & Misty? Will they be able to reveal their feelings to each other before sunset?
Chapter 2 – Return to the Past Now!
When we last left our heroes, they had traveled ten years into the past. But as they were doing this, another life feels the same anxiety about the same day.
"I can't believe you are dragging me here. Why couldn't I have stayed at home?" The redhead questioned as three figures dragged her towards the place where she hated being the most: THE MALL! But this was no ordinary mall, it was the new one that had everything in it and was considered to be "The Mall of Kanto". (Designed to be pretty much like the Mall of America) Located in scenic Viridian City.
"Like…come on Misty. There are multiple sales going on right now and besides, we know that you like it here, somewhere deep down." The blue haired Violet said as she pulled Misty towards the entrance. Misty did like to shop and she did like the mall, but she didn't like going with her sisters. They would constantly pull her into stores where they would buy very expensive things, leave Misty to pay for it, and then wear it only once before it went 'out of style'.
"I hate it when you guys do this. Every time we come here, you spend all your money and then use all of mine." Misty was trying to resist, but her sisters were persistent as they continued to drag and push her along.
"Not this time, little sister. We are like not buying anything for ourselves." Lily said as Misty looked dumbfounded. Did she really just hear her sisters say that? Of course she didn't believe that for a second.
"I'll believe that when I see it." Misty never really had faith in her sisters. Not only had they neglected their duties as gym leaders, but when it came to shopping, there was really no telling how much they would spend. She hoped it would not end like last time where they spent $8,000 and leave Misty to pay for it all.
Eventually they got Misty through the door where she stopped struggling. As soon as they got her to stop struggling, Daisy said, "Okay little sis, you get to like…choose where we go first."
Of course Misty pondered at the question but eventually came up with something that she thought would give her a good laugh. "Okay I choose to go HOME! So let's go!"
Of course, Lily and Violet blocked her from the doors. They weren't going to let all the work they did to get her to the mall go to waste. "Like where do you think you're going? You're certainly not going home. We have been planning this for a while now and refuse to let you leave."
"Can't you see that I don't want to be here? I'm not a big shopper like any of you." Misty looked kind of sad as she finished this statement so Daisy, who seemed the most concerned for Misty's well being, thought of a way to make her happy again.
"Okay, how about this. We'll take you to a few stores where you pick whatever you like and we'll pay for it no questions asked, and then well head home. Sound like a plan?" Misty was shocked at Daisy's plan. She would pick whatever she wanted and then they would pay for it? She thought it was too good to be true.
"No. I want to go home now." After hearing this, Daisy sweat dropped as she thought that Misty would have surely said yes to her idea.
"Misty can I talk to you in private please" Daisy asked. She thought that if she got her away from her sisters, she could find out what was bothering her.
"Uh…Okay" Misty followed Daisy as she walked a little ways away from their sisters though they were still in sight.
"Okay, what's wrong? You haven't been yourself today." (DA)
"Well it's just today. It hasn't been a very good day for me. Can't we just go home?" (M)
"I thought the fourth sensational sister would've loved to come here anytime. Why not today?" (DA)
"I do like it here and I like your plan too, but it's the timing. It just seems off. I don't know. This day has just been terrible ever since…" Misty trailed off the end of her statement. She also looked at the ground in order to inconspicuously prevent Daisy from noticing a single tear that slid down her cheek.
"Uh…Misty you kind of trailed off there. What were you about to say?" (DA)
"Huh… What?" (M)
"Your statement, you trailed off at the ending and I wanted to know what you were just about to say. You said something about this day being terrible ever since… and then you stopped" (DA)
"It's doesn't matter anymore. That was the past. I need to forget about it." (M)
"What are you talking about Misty?" (DA)
"If you really must know, then follow me. I want to find another place to talk this over." (M)
Daisy signaled Violet and Lily to go do whatever they wanted in the meantime. They understood and walked in the opposite direction. Daisy was now with Misty trying to make their way towards the center of the mall. There they would find a beautiful large fountain with mini palm trees and lots of tropical flora surrounding it.
"They really know how to give this place a tropical feel" Daisy said as she looked around to take in the scenery.
"I know. That's why I wanted to come here." Misty found a nearby table and signaled Daisy to sit.
"Okay so now will you tell me what's got you down?" (DA)
"Only, if you swear not to tell Violet or Lily!" (M)
"I swear I will not tell a single soul. Sister's honor" (DA)
"Okay, well, this day was never good to me" (M)
"I thought that everyone loved the coming of spring. It brightens up the world after the cold winter. How can this day not be good?" (DA)
"Well if you must know, I had to leave someone that was very special to me." (M)
"What do you mean?" (DA)
"This very day, marks the tenth anniversary of the separation of me and my best friends Ash and Brock, also known as the worst day in my life." Misty was trying her hardest to hold back her tears but it was too much for her to bear. Only after did Daisy realize how much her sister was upset.
"Misty I can tell that you like have a bunch of emotions built up inside so what I want you to do is vent them out slowly and carefully. I don't think it is very healthy for you to keep your emotions bottled up like this all the time." Daisy was right in saying this. Misty in this state was pretty much a walking time bomb of emotions (and you all know what Misty is like when she gets a temper)
"I can't make any promises. Anyway, ten years ago, I was with my friends Ash and Brock heading towards Pallet Town for a celebration. The Silver Conference had just ended and we decided to rest up in the Viridian City Pokémon Center. Then Nurse Joy told me that you guys called so I called you back and told me to report back to Cerulean for gym duty." (M)
"Well we didn't expect it to be permanent. We just needed someone we could trust to fill in for us until we got back. As soon as we would get back, we would have thought that you would go back to travelling" (DA)
"Well I was getting to that. My original plan was to take over until you guys got back and then I would resume traveling with Ash. But after you guys hung up on the phone, Nurse Joy gave me back my bike, the one that was destroyed by Ash. For a long time I had used it as an excuse to travel with Ash" (M)
"What did he say and what do you mean an excuse?" (DA)
"Well, his exact words were "Wow that's great you finally got your bike back". Then I said 'Great' but in an irritated sarcastic voice. Ash caught on to this and asked "Why am I so grouchy", and then I ran out the door. It never occurred to him that I wasn't following him for my bike. I wanted to remain with my friends. That was the real reason." (M)
"Now when you guys actually separated, what did he say?" (DA)
"Well, he said that he would be fine alone, but from his gestures and facial expressions, I couldn't tell what he was thinking. It looked like he wanted to say something but I'm not sure." (M)
"And what did you say to him" (DA)
"Just what people usually say when they leave, I told him good luck with his battles, take care, but left some things unsaid" (M)
"Like what kind of things" Daisy was staring at Misty with an interrogating look. Daisy looked determined to get a single straight up answer out of Misty.
"Like he was my best friend, and that I really cared for him". After Misty finished her statement, she was able to look up at Daisy and give a small smile.
"Uh huh…Sure…Misty, for some reason, I don't think your being entirely truthful with me" (DA)
"What are you talking about? I'm speaking straight from my heart here." (M)
"Well I mean like I know you were great friends with him but there were times when I thought that you guys might have had a little thing going on. And it wasn't just me who thought that." (DA)
"What?!?! You must be CRAZY!" Misty was blushing profusely at Daisy's remark but still tried to deny her true feelings for Ash.
"Aww…Denial. More than likely the fourth stage of love" (DA)
"What do you mean stages of love?" (M)
"There are five stages little sis. Stage 1: Crush – where you start to develop your feelings for someone, Stage 2: Denial – where you deny all those feelings what-so-ever, Stage 3: Young Love – Where you start meaning more to each other and develop stronger feelings, Stage 4: More denial – where you continue to deny all feelings you have developed for this person, and finally Stage 5: True Love – where you accept having a deep affection for a person and share that affection with the one you love. In your case, I have no idea where you stand in this list. You seem to go from one to another in an instant."
Misty gave a death glare to Daisy, but she couldn't deny it any longer. She had a small crush on Ash early on in their travels but covered it up with her denial. Then she started to develop a case of young love for him when they were in the Orange Islands, but continued to cover that up with more denial.
"Now Misty what were you going to say to Ash before you left?" (DA)
Misty couldn't take the pressure anymore. All the emotions that she had kept hidden had leaked out in one blast. "Okay! I love Ash! I wanted to tell him what I was feeling but I didn't know how to say it! I wanted to tell him but I was afraid that he might not feel the same way!" After about a minute, Misty seemed to calm down a little.
"Misty, do you feel any better?" (DA)
"A little, but still, how do I know if he feels the same way?" (M)
"You'll never know if you don't try" Daisy said trying to lift her sister's spirits
"Easier said than done." Both Misty and Daisy looked around to find out who had said that. Misty was about to say the exact same thing but she didn't. Eventually they found the person. It was an older lady who looked to be in her late 60's standing right by their table.
"Um…Excuse Me?" (M)
"Easier said than done. It's an old expression that gives me memories." The older women came closer to them. "Sorry to intrude on your conversation, I couldn't help but overhear."
"How much have you heard" (M)
"I have heard enough my dear child and might I say, you have a lot of feelings for this young man you speak of."
"Well I meant for that story to be private." (M)
"I know and I am truly sorry. I know it's not any of my business, but I would like for you to have this." The old woman took out her purse and pulled out a little heart locket with an aquamarine in the center.
"It's beautiful, but I can't accept this." (M)
"Sure you can. Also, it's not just a locket as it is also a watch if you open it. I've had this since I was about your age. A woman came and gave it to me one day. She also said that this watch is supposed to have a secret power to it.
"Power? What are you talking about?" (DA)
"Well, before that woman left, she said that this locket is supposed to contain the power of Celebi, the Pokémon who can travel through time."
"I still don't understand; why are you giving it to me?" (M)
"I've heard an old saying that "Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be an eternity, and an eternity can be the tick of a clock." (Mary Parrish)" From hearing this, Misty thought of what could be the meaning. She was always good at riddles and thought of her interpretation of the quote.
"I'm guessing that means that if my love for Ash is true, it will take me back in time to fix the past?" (M)
"That's a pretty good interpretation, but yes. If your love for Mr. Ketchum is true, then you will be able to head back in time to fix whatever mistakes you have made on that day. But let me warn you. You have until sunset to complete your task or else you'll never be able to time travel again and all hope will be lost. I wish you luck Ms. Waterflower."
Misty was excited about this, and even forgot that the woman knew she loved Ash. She would be able to change the mistake that she made ten years ago of not telling Ash she loved him. Misty had turned to show her appreciation. "Thank you ma'am...huh?" The old lady had disappeared but left her locket in the hands of Misty. Immediately Misty called security to see where she could have gone off to.
"Excuse me officer, but where did that older woman that was standing right there go to?" (M)
The officer looked at Misty with a dumbfounded look on his face. "I'm sorry ma'am, but I've been on patrol here for the past hour and have only seen you and your friend there. An older woman you say? Do you need me to file a missing person report?"
"Oh… No thank you. That won't be necessary. She wasn't with us; she was more of a passerby person" (M)
"All right then. But if I see her, I'll give you the heads up." The officer turned around to continue his patrol of the area.
"Thank you sir" Misty then headed back to the table to give Daisy the news.
"That's really weird but…Wait! How did she know Ash's last name? We never mentioned it." (DA)
"Yeah and come to think about it, I didn't give her my last name either" (M)
"It seemed that she knew who you and Ash were. Did you guys meet her before on your journeys?" (DA)
"Well remember. I'm a gym leader so she probably has heard about my reputation as a gym leader. As for Ash, she must have heard his name from the competitions he entered" (M)
"That's not what I meant by having met her. I meant face to face." (DA)
"Well as far as I can remember, no I hadn't met her before. But how weird was the story of the locket. She said some random woman gave it to her when she was my age. Déjà vu much?" (M)
"Something doesn't seem right, but we'll worry about that later. Now how did she say to get this, whatever it is, to work?" (DA)
"It's called a locket and no but I got the riddle part right so this part should be relatively easy." (M)
"Okay well I'll let you have at it" (DA)
Misty was thought to herself 'She said that the locket is a watch, and the quote said "to lovers, a moment can be an eternity, an eternity can be the tick of a clock.' After about a minute she came up and said, "I got it."
"Wow that was fast, so how does it work?" (DA)
"I just need to think about that moment" (M)
Daisy turned her head in confusion. "Uh…Will that even work?"
"Do you have any ideas?" Misty interrogated
"Well, no"
"Then let me do the thinking here. After all, it's my memory"
Daisy thought it'd be best to let Misty handle this. She didn't want to get into an argument with her, so she let Misty do her own thing. Misty set the locket down on the table then closed her eyes to think of the moment that they were walking into Viridian City, the day she would have to say goodbye to her best friend. A couple minutes passed and nothing happened.
Daisy looked around and said, "Uh…Misty nothing happened."
"I don't understand. I never have misunderstood a riddle." Misty looked down disappointedly
"There's always a first for everything whether you like it or not" (DA)
Misty leaned back in her chair to think where she could've gone wrong. About ten seconds later, the ticks from the locket started getting faster.
"Daisy do you hear that" Misty whispered. The ticking starting to get a little louder and faster
"If you're talking about the ticking noise, then yeah I hear it. But what about it?" (DA)
"I mean can't you hear it getting faster?" (M)
Daisy leaned in closer to hear it. "Yeah I do"
It got faster and faster until it opened and the ticking stopped. Misty and Daisy got closer see what was happening. For a few seconds everything seemed normal but then the hands started slowly turning backwards but then rapidly got faster as a bright blue aura surrounded them. Just then all the events that had happened in the past ten years at the mall flashed before their eyes (like those movie scenes where something happens then time reverses itself to a few moments before the event started).
Then after about 30 seconds of reverse scene, the locket closed shut to its normal state, the aura disappeared as Misty and Daisy had formed expressions of a 'wtf just happened' moment.
"Hey Misty what just happened"
"I think we just time traveled back into the past. Hey Daisy where's our stuff?"
"It was sitting on the table in the mall." Daisy looked around and found that there was no roof over them. "Uh… Where are we?" Misty looked around and found that they were sitting by a sign that said "Land for Sale"
"There's your answer." She pointed at the sign. "Remember, the mall was built three years ago which would mean it wouldn't be built for another seven years. I think we are in the location where the mall is supposed to go."
"So what year do you think we're in?"
"Well, I actually don't know, but if we look around town, someone should be able to tell us." Just as they were about to head off in search of answers, Daisy noticed something out of the corner of her eye.
"Uh…Misty, is that you? I mean your younger self that is." (DA)
"What are you talking about?" (M)
"Look over there!" Daisy put her hand on Misty's head and pointed her into the direction of a redheaded girl walking around town with two guys with her.
"Well, now I know we have traveled ten years into the past." In Misty's mind, she went into a Trans thinking 'did I really look like that back in the day? So much has changed!'
"Hey Misty? Snap out of it!" (DA)
"What?" (M)
"You kind of zoned out." (DA)
"Sorry. Its just so many memories came flying back. I think that this is when we are walking towards the Pokémon Center." (M)
"Shouldn't we follow you guys? I mean that's like the whole reason we came to the past right?" (DA)
"Well it kind of depends. I've seen this sort of thing in the movies that Ash showed me before." (M)
"But movies aren't usually real unless they are based on a true story and even that can be a stretch sometimes. Those producers put whatever they want to make it more interesting for the viewing audience." (DA)
"Well, there are actually two movies that Ash showed me that had two different themes but they kind of are based on the same topic. One where time was unchangeable at all and the other said that time can be changed by one person but can lead to dire consequences to the person or the world." (M)
Of course Misty went into greater detail afterwards. She wanted to make sure that she didn't forget any key points that could be helpful to her quest. After about five minutes of talking, Daisy finally spoke up.
"Misty, you aren't really going to believe that stuff, are you?"
"Well what other choice do I have? You have a better plan?" Misty put Daisy back on the spot.
"Well, no but…" Daisy stopped as she saw Misty's younger self walk in the opposite direction from the Pokémon Center. "Wait why are you walking the other way?"
"You really don't pay attention do you," Misty was starting to get annoyed with her sister "I said that we had an argument in the center and I ran off."
"Now shouldn't we follow your younger self?" (DA)
"Again I already told you. We can't contact my younger self or the guys for that can leave dire consequences on the future. Knowing our luck today, it probably won't be good." (M)
"Well what do you want to do?" (DA)
"I've got a plan already started: We stay here until my younger self and the guys fight off Team Rocket and the three stooges, then we head to where we separated, then… truth be told, I'm out of ideas right now." (M)
"Misty hadn't you thought this through at all?" (DA)
Misty was thinking, 'Okay sure, I'll remember that next time I time travel.' Her sisters weren't the brightest stars in the galaxy but they each had their moments but of course this wasn't one of them.
While she was thinking this, she was saying to Daisy, "Of course I haven't thought this through! All I wanted was stay at home and get this day over with. I didn't plan on going to the mall, meeting someone I've never seen before, or traveling back ten years into the past."
Daisy let out a huge sigh. She had lost her faith in her sister to get them back to the present. She then found the courage to speak up again. "Ok whatever, let's look at the facts: we have no money, no Pokémon, we don't have a working plan, and to top it all off, we're stuck here until young Misty tells Ash she loves him, but she's too stubborn so that won't happen. Sounds to me like WE'RE LIKE, TOTALLY SCREWED!" (DA)
"I couldn't have said it better myself." Misty said this in a quick, fate-accepting and sarcastic way as she knew that they were screwed from the start. She remembered that there were supposedly "Laws to time traveling" that had to be followed as well as the time limit that was put on her. She had to finish her quest before sunset on that day or else her chances to be with Ash would disappear completely.
"Well, one things for sure; we'll never get home now!" (DA)
~End Chapter 2~
Ch. 2 Recap: So Chapter 2 ends with Daisy going back in time w/ Misty and loosing all faith he had in her. Will the two ever be able to return to their original time? What will happen to Ash & Misty? Will they be able to reveal their feelings to each other before sunset? Find out more in Chapter 3 (to be posted soon).
NOTE: When Daisy's talking about the 5 stages of love, it is just something I came up with off the top of my head AND IN NO WAY SHOULD ANYONE EVER BELIEVE THEY ARE TRUE FOR I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY ARE TRUE! I CAME UP WITH IT TO ADD TO MISTY'S SITUATION!
Ok. So this is what I have now. It still may seem cheesy at times but this is my first fic and I still don't really know what I'm doing. But if you are reading this, please rate and comment. Also don't hesitate to say what I could change or what I could add in this or future chapters. I'll answer any questions you guys have in the next chapter overview.
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