One day, when walking on the road to Azalea Town, Ash and Misty were walking through the grasslands. Ash looked at Misty. Her marvelous, long hair swept up and down in the light wind. She smiled at him.
"Misty, you are so beautiful! Both on the inside and on the outside!" he said to his girlfriend.
"Thank you, Ash! You are looking good and cute as well!" she answered. They smiled at each other again, and kissed.
"It's warm here and I'm tired," Ash complained. "Shall we have lunch here and relax here for some hours?"
"Of course, Ash!" Misty agreed. She took off her clothes and put on her bikini, in order to sunbathe. Ash also undressed and put on his swimming trunks. Then, Ash made sandwiches and gave Pikachu and Togetic some food.
Then, Misty gave Togetic a hug. "Togetic, I love you! And do you like the journey so far?" Togetic nodded "yes". "Do you like being with Pikachu?" Misty asked, in a teasing voice. Togetic nodded "yes" again, and felt a little bit embarrassed, causing the Pokemon to get a red blush on her head.
"That's true, Misty. And it's also the other way around! Pikachu loves being with Togetic again as well," Ash replied.
Pikachu blushed and shook his head, in an attempt to deny what Ash just said. Ash and Misty laughed about that, which made Pikachu feel annoyed and embarrassed. But when he and Togetic both got some extra Pokemon food, Pikachu quickly forget his annoyance.
After Togetic got a hug from Misty, Pikachu walked at her and gave her a hug as well. Ash and Misty started hugging as well. Then, they heard an annoying, high-pitched voice.
"Hey, Misty! You look ugly in that bikini! You should wear a red swimsuit, red is the colour of fire. That blue bikini represents Water Pokemon, and these suck! You shouldn't wear that blue one in public!" It was Egan, a boy Ash and Misty met on the road between Mahogany Town and Blackthorn City six years ago. Back then, he acted mean and annoying towards Misty, bashing Water Pokemon.
"Shut up, Egan!" Misty said angrily. "I have the right to wear whatever I want!"
"I can't take this! You have no right to insult her like that. Misty is beautiful and that bikini looks cute on her, and fits her well!" Ash defended his girlfriend. "Let's battle, I'll show you your Fire Pokemon can go down with water!"
Egan accepted the challenge. "Go Ash!" Misty replied. "Togetic and I will be cheering for you!"
"Ash, I'm gonna kick your ass!" Egan said. "Go, Cyndaquil!"
"Squirtle, I choose you!" Ash replied. "Use your Hydro Pump!" Squirtle wirthdrew in his shield, started spinning and water flew at Cyndaquil.
"Cyndaquil, evade and use Tackle!" The Fire Pokemon jumped to evade and hit Squirtle with his snout. Squirtle was lying on the ground on his back and couldn't get up.
"Cyndaquil, Flamethrower! And keep spitting fire until Squirtle faints!" Egan commanded. The fire kept hitting Squirtle, who eventually collapsed. "Haha, you lost!" Egan said in a teasing voice. "Fire Pokemon are better than Water Pokemon!"
"That's bullcrap!" Misty asked angrily. "Just because you win one fluke battle, you aren't immediately a better trainer and it doesn't change anything about Fire and Water Pokemon at all!"
"What are you going to do about it?" Egan asked. "Do you want to lose as well? Cyndaquil was caught yesterday, I'll use my strongest Pokemon, Flareon."
"Fine, I am going to prove you Fire types are not as superior to all other types as you think!" Misty answered. "And I don't even need Water Pokemon for that!" She sent out Hoppip.
"A Hoppip? OMG, you're so stupid!" Egan said.
"Hoppip was acquired yesterday, but even an untrained Grass Pokemon can defeat you! And Hoppip will get even stronger in the future!" Misty said. "Hoppip, let's start with your Leech Seed!" Hoppip shot a seed at Flareon, who got weakened. The longer the battle would progress, the better it would be for Misty!
"Flareon, Flamethrower, go on until you defeated Hoppip!" However, the Grass Pokemon avoided the attack with ease. "Misty, your Hoppip is so defensive because you are afraid to lose severely now!"
"No, Egan! I'm just making use of Leech Seed to the fullest," Misty replied. "And we can also handle this faster if you want to. Hoppip, Solarbeam!" The sun was shining, so there was no recharging time needed. A strong beam hit Flareon, who collapsed.
Misty stuck her tongue out to Egan. "I humiliated you! And now, Ash and me want our privacy! Just f*ck off!"
Egan, who felt humiliated, quickly called back Flareon into his Poke Ball and ran away, with tears in his eyes about losing to a Grass type.
"Misty! That was amazing!" Ash said. "I've never seen such a strong Hoppip before!"
"Thank you, Ash!" Misty answered. She also asked how Ash got Squirtle back.
"He and the other Squirtle Squad members got fire, when they were unable to save a child in a burning house," Ash replied.
"What happened to the child?" Misty asked. "Is she dead now?"
"I'm happy she's still alive. Team Wartortle and some firemen saved her," Ash answered. "And on to Squirtle: he was sent to Professor Oak, who took care of him. And when I got home just before we got reunited, I decided to take Squirtle with me." he explained. "That's why I was sad he lost to that Cyndaquil, it might make him afraid of fire now, while he's a Water Pokemon. He certainly looked afraid of Cyndaquil in that battle against Egan..."
"I understand. He must win against a Fire Type and quickly, no matter what. He needs to know he can still deal with fire. He's a Water Pokemon!" Misty said.
"I agree!" Ash said. "I'll use him more often in battles against Fire Pokemon. That might help him to get over this," Misty agreed.
They lied next to each other in the grass and put an arm around each other. Pikachu and Togetic went playing, and weren't listening to Ash and Misty talking.
"Ash, I've been thinking. Maybe we teased Pikachu and Togetic a little bit too much," Misty said to Ash.
"What are you talking about?" he asked,
"When we were younger, we were so annoyed when people said we are a couple," Misty answered. "Sure, we the feelings were there, but we weren't ready for a confession yet. Pikachu and Togetic are in the same phase now, and we should respect that."
"I understand, you are right!" Ash replied. "I feel so bad now, Pikachu must be really angry with me. We'll apologize to them, and not bother them with this again," Misty agreed with that.
And so, they apologized to Pikachu and Togetic about the teasing comments about them being in love. They told their Pokemon they wouldn't make teasy comments anymore, and let them discover themselves whether they are in love with each other or not. Pikachu and Togetic looked happy and relieved, and hugged their trainers.
They continued the road to Azelea Town. They didn't put on their clothes again, and kept wearing their swimwear, because of the very warm weather. Then, while walking they saw Gary and Jasmine sunbathing on the grass next to them. "Hey, Ashyboy!" Gary asked. "I see you are still with that ugly Misty!" Then, Misty couldn't take this a second time, after what happened earlier at the beach. She raised her fist, and hit Gary on his head.
"That is unacceptable, Misty! Why did you do that?" Gary snapped.
"You don't have the right to insult me like that!" she replied.
"You don't have the right to hit my boyfriend!" Jasmine said angrily.
"And you don't have the right to snap at my girlfriend!" Ash replied. A big fight was unavoidable, and they tried beating up each other. Ash and Misty won, thanks to Misty's 'iron' right fist.
Gary and Jasmine stood up and said simultaneously "You two can be good at violence, but we beat you in a Pokemon tag battle! We'll all use one Pokemon."
"Sure we can!" Misty replied. "Let's do it, Ash!"
Ash and Misty sent out their Pokemon. Misty used her Corsola, while Ash sent out his Bulbasaur. Jasmine sent out her Steelix, while Gary used his Scizor.
"Steelix, Iron Tail on Bulbasaur!" Jasmine commanded. "Scizor, use Metal Claw! And you'll hit Bulbasaur as well!" Gary said. The strong Steel Pokemon came at Bulbasaur.
"Bulbasaur, evade!" Ash said. But Bulbasaur was too late and got hit badly. The Grass Pokemon was close to being defeated.
"Scizor, finish it with Swift!" Gary commanded. Star-shaped rays hit Bulbasaur, who was defeated.
"Oh no, Bulbasaur!" Ash screamed. "Come back, you deserve some rest." He told Misty she could do it.
Misty said "Corsola, Bubblebeam on Scizor!" It was a critical hit, Scizor was badly hurt.
"Steelix, stop Corsola with your Wrap!" Jasmine commanded. The metal snake wrapped Corsola, who couldn't escape.
"Scizor, jump and use Metal Claw from the sky!" Gary commanded.
"We've got him!" Misty said. Gary looked scared. "Corsola, use your Bubblebeam against Scizor!" Scizor got hit by the bubbles and got defeated.
"Good luck, Jasmine!" Gary said. "Scizor, come back and have some rest."
"Steelix, Dig!" Jasmine commanded. Steelix went underground and came back where Corsola stood. The Coral Pokemon was hit and defeated. "No, Corsola!" Misty said. She called her back to her Poke Ball and congratulated Gary and Jasmine with their win.
"Now this is the revenge you get after you hit me!" Gary replied to Misty. "You are mean, annoying and violent, and you are a terrible Pokemon trainer, you're even worse than your immature boyfriend!"
Misty started losing her temper again, but didn't hit Gary this time. "Gary, I challenge you to another battle, we'll both use one Pokemon. And this time I'll win!"
"If you want to be defeated again, be my guest," Gary answered. "Challenge accepted!"
"Togetic, I choose you!" Misty said.
"That's cool, then I can choose Electivire for a type advantage," Gary answered.
Gary opened the battle by commanding his Electivire to use Thunder Wave.
"Togetic, Safeguard!" responded Misty. The Thunder Wave didn't work.
"Now use Water Pulse, now he's still having electric sparks around him from using Thunder Wave!" Togetic hit Electrivire from a long distance, and caused an explosion. Gary looked worried.
"Togetic, add a Fire Blast to the smoke!" After the smoke disappeared, Electrivire was lying on the ground. The Fire Blast was the final hit he took before collapsing. Misty won!
"Have some rest, Electivire. You did your best," Gary said calmly. "Misty, that was just a fluke!" he said, this time in an angrier voice.
"No, Gary! Togetic and I took advantage of the move you used," Misty said, in a teasy tone. Togetic was laughing and pointed at Gary, who looked humiliated. Gary and Jasmine ran to their limousine and drove away quickly.
"That was awesome, Misty!" Ash said.
"Thank you!" Misty replied. "Thank you for learning me to act like this! Instead of a well-thought strategy, I improvised and won. I learned that from you!"
Ash thanked Misty for the compliment and blushed. Then, he kissed Misty on the check. Misty kissed him on the cheek as well. Then, they were relaxing on the grass again and had a relaxing day.
Late in the evening, Ash and Misty put their two-person sleeping bag on the ground, took off their swimwear, which they wore all day long, because of the warm weather, and started hugging. They fell asleep later that night. Pikachu and Togetic were already asleep.
The next morning, Ash and Misty woke up and wished each other, Pikachu and Togetic good morning. "Misty, I've had an awesome night! I had two wonderful dreams in one night!" Ash said to his girlfriend.
"That's nice! What were they about?" Misty asked.
"About Gary's face when you beat him yesterday, and a romantic one shortly after that, with us in a very comfortable two-person bed only rich people can afford," Ash answered.
"I had such a dream as well. And it was awesome! Beating Gary was awesome, and yesterday was just a fun day for me. We relaxed, I won two battles and we had an awesome night as well," Misty said. "Since the day I left my sisters, my life turned from horrible to perfect! I got rid of the Gym Leader job, and most importantly, I have you again. I love you!"
"My life also became much better when I got reunited with you. I love you too, Misty!" Ash said. They hugged. Then, they had breakfast. Pikachu got ketchup on his food, as always.
Then, they went on, continuing their journey to Azalea Town.
