"So you're next stop is Kalos," Ranee asked, as she drank tea with Misty and Paul.

Reggie had offered to escort Maylene and Lucario back to the gym.

"Yes and I'm really excited," Misty answered, knowing that in Kalos was Ash himself.

"I've always wanted to go to Kalos," Ranee gushed, jealous.

"Well, you can come with me, Ranee," Misty offered, smiling.

"Really," Ranee asked, now giddy.

Misty smiled a bit more as she answered, "Really!"

Ranee looked up and stated, "Wait, are you serious? You barely know me!"

Misty giggled as she replied, "I know enough. So what do you say?"

Ranee responded, "What can I say but yes! This is a dream come true!"

Paul rolled his eyes as he commented, "Girls..."

Ranee was the one to roll her eyes now as she playfully responded, "Boys."

Paul said nothing but the way Misty was trying her hardest not to giggle, she was getting really excited. She had a new friend in Ranee and she was going to Kalos soon! This was a dream come true for her.

Misty took Ranee's arm and stated, "Ignore him, Ranee, and let's go shopping for our new adventure!"

Ranee smiled wide as she replied, "You had me at ignore him!"

With that, the two girls gleefully headed out, leaving annoyed Paul behind. (But then again, when is he NEVER annoyed?)


Back in Unova, Trina and Dustin said their goodbyes to Iris and Cilan, also heading to Kalos.

Trina commented, "I can't believe we're going to Kalos! It's the most romantic region in the world."

Dustin rolled his eyes as he stated, "What is with girls loving the Kalos region? I mean, who cares about that? I know I don't."

Trina was the one to roll her eyes now and replied, "Cause boys don't care about romance til they mature a bit."

Dustin asked, "Are you saying I'm not mature?"

Trina answered, "Hey, you were the one that put the food coloring into the water tanks and got the Pokemon sick!"

Dustin stated, protesting, "In my defense, I was just a kid!"

Trina groaned as she replied, "You are worse than dad!"

Just saying that, the two siblings looked sad - missing their father. They remained silent as they got to the docks. Oh how they wanted to make sure that their father would be alive for a very long time...and their mother too. Even though they were grossly in love until the end, Trina and Dustin wanted to see them alive again. With that, they got on the boat that was headed for Kalos.


Back in Sinnoh...

Misty was now wearing a one piece blue swimsuit, dark blue shorts, light blue sandals, and a sky blue backpack. She had her long red hair in a high ponytail as a voice captured her attention.

"Misty?"

The Cerulean City gym leader spun around and saw the Veilstone City girl behind her. She was wearing a beautiful purple long sleeved blouse, a long white skirt, a dark purple backpack, and white sneakers. Her locket shined, as if it had been polished recently.

"Wow Ranee," Misty stated, awed. "You look beautiful."

Ranee blushed out of sincerity and replied, "T-thanks you do too."

Misty smiled as she knew the right choice in her traveling partner. The two girls payed for their new clothes as they headed to Ranee's house. To their surprise, Reggie and Maylene were already there.

Ranee asked, "What is Reggie and Maylene doing here?"

Elizabeth (Ranee's mom) hugged her and answered, "That doesn't matter. What does is that Paul told us, sweetie. We just wanted to see you off."

Ranee smiled, though a bit surprised that Paul actually cared to tell her parents as she returned the hug from her mom.

Misty perked up at this and asked, "Where is Paul, anyhow?"

Reggie shrugged as he answered, "Wish I knew. I could never figure out that younger brother of mine."

Ranee hugged her father next as Roy stated, "Well, we know that our daughter is in good hands with you, Miss Waterflower."

Misty smiled at that and replied, "Thank you, Mr. Katina. And please, call me Misty."

Roy smiled as they headed out to the pier. Ranee couldn't believe her luck. She was going on an all new adventure. She couldn't wait to see the all new Pokemon that awaited her and Misty. The two girls got on the boat as the boat eventually left. Both of the girls waved until they could no longer see shore.


Meanwhile, in Kalos...

"What?!" Ash said, on the video phone.

"Pi ka," Pikachu added, surprised.

"It's, like, true," Daisy stated.

Ash had called the Cerulean City gym, to hopefully talk to Misty. But what he got instead was Daisy.

"She got to travel the world," Ash questioned, his heart beating rather fast.

"Pika chu pi," Pikachu said, also surprised.

"Like, yeah," Daisy answered, "Last we, like, heard - she was in Veilstone City for the day and was headed to, like, Kalos."

Ash couldn't believe his ears. Misty...his Misty...was coming here? Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena all heard this too. While Bonnie was excited, Serena saw her chance. Clemont sighed, knowing that the drama was coming soon. While he was looking forward to meeting one of the Waterflower sisters, he just wished that there would be no drama. Sadly, he knew that wasn't going to happen.


That afternoon, Ash and his friends were at the port. They saw the boat coming.

Ash stated, happily, "She's here!"

"Pika chu pi," Pikachu said, smiling.

Bonnie giggled as Clemont whispered, "Now Bonnie, please, don't embarrass Ash, okay?"

Bonnie whispered, "Relax, big bro. I don't need to find a wife for Ash. He found her on his own!"

Clemont blushed at this as he knew from this that Ash was interested in Misty rather than Serena. On the one hand, he was relieved. And on the other..

"Ash!" A voice yelled, breaking Clemont out of his thoughts.

Clemont looked as he saw a red haired beauty running towards the raven haired trainer - with a brown haired girl behind her. As Ash and Misty caught up, Misty introduced them to Ranee. Ranee waved as Serena went over to Misty, now knowing what she had to do.

Serena asked, "So, you are Misty?"

Misty answered, looking at her, "Yes?"

Serena stated, "I would like to have a battle with you to determine who Ash's girlfriend will be!"

Ash perked up at this and blurted out, "Wait, what?!"

Ranee sweat dropped as she stated, "Well, this Kalos journey just got interesting..."

Bonnie whispered to Clemont, "And you were worried about ME embarrassing Ash?"

Clemont, sighed, annoyed. This was going to be a rather interesting battle...


AK1028: Rather interesting indeed! Please read and review! And always think outside of the box!