Now, Ash and Misty will meet up... oh, and Brock too. Hopefully the characters will be less ooc this chapter, and it will definitely be a longer chapter than last time.

I'm sorry that the page breaks I put in didn't show up. I'm just going to put 13 X's as my page break from now on.

Disclaimer: (forgot this last chapter) I do not own Pokemon, but I wish I did.

Chapter 2: Long Time No See

Misty sat on a dock in Gateon Port, her long slender legs hanging over the side. She admired the view of the ocean, taking in it's wonderful salty scent that she loved so much.

All she'd been smelling at the gym was the scent of chlorine in the pool. She liked that smell too, but it wasn't the same as the ocean.

Misty thought about her call to Ash. It was strange how he never seemed to age. Maybe because he was the chosen one, he had an extended life span? Oh well, whatever. Maybe in a few days he'd hit puberty or something.

A hand grabbed her shoulder, taking her by surprise. Misty screamed and fell forwards into the water. She resurfaced and glared up at whoever had scared her.

Of course it was Ash.

"Why the hell did you do that, Ash?!" Misty yelled.

"I didn't want to scare you by yelling your name," he said.

Misty face-palmed and climbed back onto the dock.

"You always were dumber than Psyduck," she muttered.

"Psyduck is cool," said Ash. "Every Pokemon is cool."

"Ugh," sighed Misty. She'd forgotten just how dense Ash was. He certainly didn't waste any time reminding her.

"I thought all of Ore was a dump, but this place is pretty nice!" Ash said. "Look, a restaurant! And it's shaped like a Krabby! That's another cool Pokemon! Let's go!" he yelled, dashing off with Pikachu hanging on for dear life.

Misty sighed and followed him. "Guess there are more things about you that I forgot."

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While Ash was stuffing his face, Pikachu sat on the table, clutching a bottle of ketchup.

Pikachu had always loved ketchup in general, but that one special bottle... his one true love from so long ago. She had broken, and his heart broke with her.

He'd never quite gotten over that tragic break up. The end of a relationship that had been so promising. That's why he couldn't love Dawn's Bunneary.

Pikachu had never told anyone, but that ketchup and he... they had been engaged to be married. He had proposed just before she was smashed to a painful death.

Fifteen empty plates were stacked next to Ash, who was patting his stomach. Misty sat next to him sipping a lemonade through a straw.

"Can we leave now?" she asked. "Brock might be looking for us."

"Okay!" said Ash in his never ending tone of happiness.

Pikachu looked at the bottle of ketchup he was holding. He calmly explained to her that they could never be. He was still in love with his dead fiancé. And he left her to deal with the heartache herself.

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"Hey Ash, Misty!" yelled Brock. "I've been looking for you guys! Should've known you'd be in a restaurant," he chuckled.

"How's the breeding going, Brock?" Ash asked.

"I finally got Vulpix to lay an egg!" Brock said excitedly, pulling a red egg out of his backpack.

"So, did you see the egg laying process?" Misty asked.

"Nope. I missed it just like every other breeder. Guess we'll never know how Pokemon lay eggs," Brock said.

"What do you mean?" asked Ash in confusion. "The Pellipper delivers eggs to Pokemon, and babies to humans. Doesn't everyone know that?"

Misty and Brock stared at Ash incredulously. After a few awkward moments, Brock spoke up again.

"So, it's nice to see you again, Misty."

"You too Brock," Misty replied. "Do you still flirt with every Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny you see?"

"Nope, I go after other types of women now," Brock said proudly.

"Really!?" said both Ash and Misty.

"What happened to make you stop liking them?" Misty asked.

"Well... I got them to actually like me back," said Brock lowly.

"I didn't think that was possible," said Misty dryly. "But why would that turn you off of them?"

"Well... I enjoyed the chase," shrugged Brock.

Misty face-palmed.

Ash was confused. "I don't remember you ever chasing them," he said. "You just got down on one knee and proclaimed your undying devotion to them. You always stood still."

Now it was Brock's turn to face palm.

"Let's go back to talking about the egg," Misty suggested.

"Yeah, when will it hatch?" asked Ash.

"Not for a while. Vulpix had it recently," Brock said. "So until then, it is my job to nurture and mother this egg with all of the love I have within me!" Brock said with sparkling eyes.

"But Vulpix is the mother," said Ash, confused again.

"Ash... how old are you now?" said Brock curiously.

"Seventeen!" said Ash, pumping a fist in the air.

"That makes Misty eighteen... so you guys can't legally..."

Brock was cut off by a blow to the head by Misty's mallet.

"Pervert!" Misty seethed.

"What did Brock say that made you mad, Misty!?" Ash asked with concern for his friend.

"Nothing," said Misty, deciding to protect Ash's innocence.

"Let's head to Pyrite Town. The others are waiting for us there."

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So, how was it? Was it better than last chapter? I think it was. I wanted it to be a bit longer than this, but I ran out of muse. Oh well. Next chapter, everyone will meet up.

Please review, I want opinions! I take suggestions as well!