The next morning, Ash and Misty woke up in their two-person bed in the Cherrygrove City Pokemon Center. After having breakfast at the Pokemon Center, they left Cherrygrove and went on their way to Violet City.
"Bye, Nurse Joy! Thank you for the good stay here, and for the breakfast!" Ash and Misty said simultaneously. "No problem! Take care!" she replied.
After walking for a long time, they were close to Violet Ciry. It was still very warm, just like yesterday. Misty suggested "Hey, I know! Let's go to the beach, it's on the route to Violet City," Ash agreed.
At the beach, they undressed and put on their swimwear. They put their towels down and lied on those. They were relaxing, together with Pikachu and Togetic. Then, a girl with long, blue hair wearing a pink bikini said "Hello Misty! Great to see you again!"
"Hey, Marina! It's great to see you again!" the former Cerulean Gym Leader replied. "How are you doing?"
Marina told Misty she was doing fine, and that she's been travelling around for the past years. She was in Johto to take part in the Whirl Cup, in which Misty wanted to take part as well. Marina and Misty met on the Orange Islands. Marina and Misty had a good battle there, which Misty won, using a wild Golduck.
"Shall we battle again?" Marina asked. "It would be a good start to my training for the Whirl Cup!"
"I agree! Sure we'll battle! Shall we both use two Pokemon?" Misty asked. Her rival agreed. Ash would be the referee.
Misty took a Poke Ball out of her bag. She sent out Dewgong. The white Pokemon looked strong and determined to win. Marina sent out her Octillery.
"Dewgong, Horn Drill!" commanded Misty. Octillery was defeated in just one hit! "Oh no, Octillery!" Marina cried. She sent out her Magikarp. "I am very proud of this Magikarp. I bought it from a salesman yesterday, and it's quite strong! I didn't expect that!"
"Magikarp, Tackle!" The red fish tackled Dewgong. The Pokemon with the horn was hurt, but not defeated yet. Misty commanded her Pokemon to do a Aurora Beam attack. Unfortunately for her, Magikarp didn't get hurt at all.
Marina told Magikarp to finish the battle with Flail, and it did! After hitting Dewgong very hard, he was defeated.
"Dewgong, take your rest now. You did a very nice job!" Misty said. She sent out Togetic to battle. As a Togepi, she rarely battled, but now she's a Togetic, she became much stronger. Pikachu, who was standing next to Ash wished Togetic good luck. "Pikachu Pi!" Togetic blushed and told Pikachu she'd win this battle for him. "Toge... Togetic!"
"Aww, how cute! Your Togetic and his Pikachu are in love! Just like you two!" Marina said. Misty agreed on that, and told Togetic to do a Headbutt attack. The red fish was hit, but not defeated.
"Magikarp, Tackle!" Magikarp came at Togetic and hit her. She was badly hurt, Magikarp's tackle was a very strong attack. Then, Magikarp started glowing. From a weak fish, he changed in a blue, angry-looking Pokemon. He evolved into Gyarados. "Awesome! You evolved! Gyarados, we can celebrate that with a win! Use your Thunderbolt!"
Togetic was badly hurt and looked defeated. "Togetic, no! Can you still go on?" asked Misty. "It's just a friendly battle, losing won't have any consequences."
Despite what her trainer told her, Togetic stood up and was still able to battle. Togetic was determined to win. "Togetic, do your Metronome!" her trainer said. The Metronome ended up to be Zap Cannon. Gyarados was hit with a strong electric attack and was defeated. "No! Gyarados!" Marina screamed. "Gyarados is unable to battle. Victory goes to Misty and Togetic!" Ash said.
"Wow, Misty! You are a really good trainer! You defeated Sakura back in Kanto, and now you won this battle. Your Togetic also impressed me!" he said. Misty thanked him with a kiss on his cheek. He was blushing, just like Pikachu. Pikachu just received a kiss on the cheek from Togetic.
"Thank you for a great battle. Your Togetic did an awesome job! Your Dewgong is also very impressive." Marina said. "I still have a lot to learn. I must go now. Bye!"
"Thank you for the compliments! The Pokemon deserve them, not me! Your Gyarados was also very strong. Congratulations with the evolution of your Magikarp, you are also a winner today. Bye, Marina!" Misty said. She and Marina waved at each other.
"Misty, I think you have a rival from now on!" Ash said. She agreed. They were relaxing on their towels again, lying very close to each other and giving each other a lovely hug. Pikachu and Togetic did the same. They got Pokemon food from Ash, who put ketchup on Pikachu's food.
Then, Psyduck popped out of his Poke Ball. The yellow Duck Pokemon ate Pikachu's and Togetic's food. Misty was very angry, and beat up Psyduck, who didn't understand what he did wrong. She let him return to his Poke Ball, and Ash gave Pikachu and Togetic a new supply of food.
After lunch, a big limousine arrived. Gary stepped out, with his cheerleaders, and his new girlfriend Jasmine. Gary was Ash's rival. After he lost to Ash in the Johto League, he decided to be a Pokemon researcher. However, after missing the life of a trainer, he decided to combine training and researching. Jasmine was the Gym Leader of Olivine City in Johto.
"Hey Ashyboy! Look how hot my new girlfriend is!" the troll said. "She's hotter than Misty!"
Ash and Misty both looked very angry. Ash said "Misty is more beautiful, hotter and nicer than Jasmine!" Misty wanted to beat Gary up, but she kept her self-control, with a lot of trouble.
"No, she isn't! She looks ugly, and Jasmine is hot!" Gary replied.
"Gary, I challenge you to a Pokemon battle to defend Misty's honour!" Ash screamed in an angry voice. Gary accepted the challenge. "I'm a better trainer than you, Ashyboy! You're going down!"
Then, a man with blue hair came along. "Nice to see you again, Ash and Misty! Ash, I heard you and Gary will battle now. I'll be the referee," It was Falkner, the Violet City Gym Leader.
"That's nice, Falkner!" Misty said. "GO ASH!" she screamed. "I'll be your cheerleader, together with Togetic and Pikachu!"
Ash sent out his Bayleef, while Gary sent out his Scizor.
"Oh no! Ash is at a big type disadvantage!" Misty thought.
"Go Bayleef, Razor Leaf!" Ash commanded. The yellow Grass Pokemon shook her head, hurling sharp leaves at Scizor. Scizor fell down on the sand. He was defeated in one hit! Falkner declared Ash and Bayleef as the winners.
"Amazing, Ash!" Misty said, with a happy voice! "Beating such a strong Scizor in just one hit!"
"You should congratulate Bayleef, she won. not me!" Ash replied.
"That was a good battle from your side, Ash," Falkner said. "You won't be a pushover for me."
"Thank you, Falkner!" Ash said.
Then, Ash looked at Gary, who was looking sad. He was humiliated by his rival. "So, Gary! Who was going to be defeated?"
While running to the limousine, Gary and Jasmine started cursing. Then, they left the beach.
"Ash, Misty, I will be going back to the Gym now. Ash, shall we have a battle tomorrow?" Falkner asked.
"Of course! Misty and I will stay on the beach for a while, and we'll come to Violet as soon as possible. Tomorrow, we can definitely battle," Ash replied.
"That's fine, I'll see you tomorrow, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon," the Violet City Gym Leader answered. "Bye, Falkner. We'll see you tomorrow," his opponent for tomorrow said.
After Ash, Misty, Togetic and Pikachu had dinner, many people left the beach. Ash and Misty didn't. They were relaxing together, and they were the only people left at the beach at 8 o'clock in the evening. "Misty, it's so relaxing, just laying on our towels, next to each other. And now all other people at the beach are gone, and with this beautiful sunset, it's so romantic here! I love you!" Ash said.
"Thank you so much, Ash! I also love you!" Misty replied. They gave each other a hug, and kept cuddling and hugging. Pikachu and Togetic were looking, and also started hugging and cuddling. They liked the fact that their trainers had a very romantic and special evening at the beach.
Two hours later, they left the beach and went to Violet City. They decided to stay in the Pokemon Center, where they could sleep in a two-person bed. Pikachu and Togetic were very tired and fell asleep quickly.
"Good night, Ash!" Misty said. "Good night, Misty!" Ash replied. And they kissed each other.