Shining Surprises
First things first, I'm really sorry for not posting chapters earlier. Some crisis came up and I had to solve some things first. This is just a filler chapter. Things start going interesting from the next one. That doesn't mean that this is not worth reading. Sit back, and enjoy…..
VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT: There is a mistake. Misty is taking GOLDUCK, NOT Pelipper. So, please, I don't want any flames or pointing out for the mistake.
Disclaimer- I don't own Pokémon. Fine?
TWO HEARTS FOR EACH OTHER
"Sinnoh? But why?" Daisy asked, utterly confused.
"Cause I have to go there" Misty simply replied.
"Misty! Like, stop with the vague answers!" the blonde whined. "Just get to the point"
"Geez, okay! Well, you see I was just about to eat my cereal and….."
For the next ten minutes, the redhead explained the talk with the renowned professor to her eldest sister detail by detail. Meanwhile, the latter was listening intently, her expression growing more solemn and serious with each word.
When the clarification was finally over, a weird silence filled the air, which was broken by the younger sister's voice. "Daisy, will you manage the gym while I'm gone? Will you do it for me?"
The blonde appeared to tense up at the question, but with a smile, she put her hand on Misty's shoulder reassuringly. "That's all right Misty. I will take care of the gym. I don't know if I will be as good as you, but I will surely try my best."
"Thank you, Daisy. I owe you one" the redhead replied, cupping Daisy's hand with both of hers.
"You don't own me anything, Misty. It's about time we do something for you when you've been doing so much for us for the past years" the elder sister said, caressing her little sister's cheek with her free hand affectionately. "Plus, I THINK Ash is in Sinnoh too. Go and meet him, kay?"
"Thanks Daisy, you're the best" the redhead spoke after a pause.
"Oh, believe me, I know" the older girl winked. "But what about your breakfast?"
Misty looked at the slogged dish and immediately turned away. "Ugh! That has turned non-edible. I can't eat it!" she moaned, "I think maybe I could-"
Her sentence was cut short by a loud beep.
'BEEP, A challenger is waiting at the gym, BEEP'
"Oh, about the gym!" she exclaimed, getting up. "I'll be back in the evening Daisy"
"Kay, little sis" the blonde smiled. "Now go kick some challenger butt"
"Sure, um…Daisy?" Misty asked hesitantly.
"Yeah?"
"Can you prepare the Pokémon I'm taking? Just make sure they are all right and in full health."
"Fine. Now, go. Otherwise the challenger will throw a huge tantrum. I don't even want to remember the past incidences."
"Okay, okay, I'm going" Misty yelled exasperated, biting into an apple while going to the battle arena.
As she entered the stadium she saw a boy, tapping his foot on the marble tiled floor impatiently. He had blonde hair, with a strip of red in the left. He had on blue jeans with a baggy tee shirt. His eyes were a strange mixture of blue and gray, giving off a condensing aura. As he looked at the redhead in front of him, his gaze went even colder.
"Finally, the Gym leader has arrived," the boy said coldly. "They never should make girls as Leaders. They take forever to come and are not half as good"
"Typical male ego mindset. I will show you what girls can do!" The redhead replied gritting her teeth. "You are not even able enough to win the Cascade badge"
"You'll regret this" he yelled from the opposite platform. "No one insults Nell and gets away with it! Go Venusaur"
"We'll just see about that! Go Blastoise" Misty replied, throwing a pokeball in the air.
As the fully evolved forms of the starter Pokémon of Kanto took their places on the floating platforms, both the trainers were glaring, shooting draggers at each other.
"Let's get going, Venusaur vine whip!" Nell shouted. As the whips were about to make contact with the shellfish Pokémon, he dived into the water.
"Blastoise, water gun attack!" As soon as the words left her mouth, a large surge of water were shot from the cannon extensions on the Pokémon's back, hitting the grass type in the face. He grunted, but the attack was not enough to bring him down.
"Venusaur, use razor leaf!" Several powered leaves started shooting out from the grown flower at the back of the dual Pokémon.
"Blastoise, withdraw!" the Gym Leader yelled, knowing full well that this attack would cause major damage.
The water type retreated to his shell, dodging the super effective move in the process. Meanwhile, Nell was getting more and more frustrated by the second. You could tell by witnessing the twitch of his brows.
"End this now! Solar beam!" the blonde smirked, but seeing the calm expression on the opponent's face, he couldn't hide his nervousness.
"Use Hydro cannon!" Misty said, smiling as several beams of water shot out of the various holes in the shell of the shellfish Pokémon. The beams began swirling around as the shell started spinning rapidly, making its way to Venusaur, who was gathering energy for the Solar beam, left defenseless against any attack.
As the water attack made contact, the dual grass and poison type was thrown backwards, facing his back against the wall. 'That's what I wanted' the redhead thought while the other trainer looked on as his Pokémon took the beating.
"Now, use Ice beam" A blue and white sparking ball of energy formed in the water type's mouth, hitting directly at the forehead of the grass type who, at the same time, unleashed the Solar beam, but at the wall.
A small, white mist had formed on surface on the surface of the pool, hiding the verdict of the battle. As the smoke cleared, Blastoise jumped and landed on the platform in Misty's side. He looked tired, having scratches here and there, but showing no signs of defeat. Meanwhile, the opponent wasn't looking so good. Venusaur had suffered a lot of damage. His solar beam had gone wasted, he had lost most of his health and a few large chunks of ice were still clinging onto him. After a few moments, the grass type fell down on his front, handing over the victory to the water type.
"Venusaur is unable to battle. The winner of the match is Blastoise. The victory goes to Misty of Cerulean Gym!" the referee announced, raising the flag in the redhead's direction.
"Woah! Blastoise, excellent job!" Misty exclaimed holding up a pokeball. "You deserve a nice rest."
She turned to the challenger, smirking. His cool dude attitude was crumbling, embarrassment seeping into his face. He looked down, not wanting to meet the winner's gaze.
"Maybe now you have understood how a girl can beat you even with the type disadvantage," she said, gesturing to the exit doors. "Anyways the exit is from the left. Goodbye"
And with that, she left.
As she was leaving, her mind drifted back to the person of her fascination- Ash Ketchum. How he was so different from other people. So sweet and caring, unlike the boy she had just swept the floor off of. 'Maybe I will meet you, Ash. And when I will, I will tell you what I've wanted to tell for so long.'
Meanwhile, in the Sinnoh region…
"Oh, I'm tired. How much more till the next city, Brock?" asked Dawn, exasperated from walking all day. She was practically grumbling now, and she was the most cheerful person Ash and Brock had met, alongside May.
"If we go by the map, we will reach Pastoria city day after tomorrow" the spiky haired boy replied, eyeing the sky. "Maybe we should stop now. We will hit the road tomorrow."
"Yay!" the bluenette exclaimed, jumping alongside Piplup. "Finally, we can have some rest."
Ash smiled at the young coordinator. It was always good to know that someone was happy. He wasn't sad himself but for some unknown reason his usual adventure spirit was damp today.
"Hey Ash, could you gather some firewood so that I can prepare dinner?" the breeder asked, noticing the forlorn expression on his friend's face but not saying anything.
"Sure thing, Brock. Be right back" he replied, and went off towards the thick woods. "Let's go Pikachu"
"Pika!" the little mouse exclaimed while running to his trainer, jumping in his shoulder.
After fifteen minutes, Ash and Pikachu returned, hands full of twigs and thin branches. The breeder relieved them of their load and started to cook his infamous 'Brock stew'.
Dawn was playing with Piplup and Pikachu while Ash was lost in his thoughts about a certain redhead. Her eyes, her hair, her lips, her persona, her temper, her nature, her arguments, her sarcasm, her mallet, everything. When Ash thought about her, he felt himself lost in a world where only he and she would be there and he will finally confess to her what he wanted to say for a long time.
But his train of thoughts was interrupted by his friend's voice. "Dinner is ready everyone!"
As usual, the raven haired trainer was the first to take his food, double than anyone else. Food was the only thing that could take his mind off Misty. Plus, he was hungry from all the walking, so naturally he stuffed his face in the most humanly inhuman way possible.
"Brock, this stew is amazing!" praised Dawn, as she ate her share in a more nice way.
"Yah! Bwock, you mawwke daliciuss fud" chimed in Ash, his mouth full of the stew.
"Thanks guys" the breeder replied, sweatdropping at the younger trainer's eating habits.
After the dinner was over, the trio retreated to their sleeping bags. But one was not able to sleep, no matter what. His mind was filled with strange thoughts, like something was about to happen but he didn't know what. It was something good, he was sure of it, but the thought of not knowing was driving him crazy.
After tossing and turning for about an hour, he got out of his sleeping bag and went further, from the place they were staying for the night, into the woods. Soon, he came across a lake and sat by the shore of the water body. The water seemed pure, and the air was rustling the leaves of the trees and shrubs, giving the place a peaceful vibe.
"Hey, Ash" greeted the breeder, sitting beside the trainer.
"Brock? Whatcha doing here?" asked the raven haired trainer, surprised by his best friend's presence.
"I could ask the same thing"
"Point taken"
A silence filled the air, which was broken by Brock's voice.
"So Ash, what's up"
"Nothing"
"Oh, come on, you know you can't fool me. I noticed your expressions earlier. Something's wrong"
"Nothing's wrong. It's just that I'm getting these strange feelings…"
"Like how?"
"Like I feel that something's about to happen."
"Is it something bad?"
"No. it, kind of, feels good….."
"It's something about Misty?"
"….."
"Ash?
"I'm not sure exactly, but it seems like it"
"What do these feeling feel like?"
"Like they are telling me something good is about to happen. Like I'm going to meet someone special"
"The someone special could be Misty"
"But Brock that's not possible. She is all the way in cerulean, running the gym. Why would she come here?"
"I know it seems unlikely, but it could happen"
"I sure hope so Brock"
"Anything else troubling you?"
"Nope, thanks for talking to me Brock"
"Anytime, Ash"
And so saying, the two companions returned to the camp, unaware that their third friend was listening to their conversation. Dawn was awed by Ash's words, she never knew he had such a side to him. 'He must really love this Misty girl' she thought as she followed after the two boys, maintaining a safe distance between her and them. 'If he loves her, she must be sweet. I would really like to meet her.'
Little did she know, her wish was about to come true very soon…..
END OF THE CHAPTER
A/N: So, that's it guys. This was a filler chapter. Next chapter will be more interesting.
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