Early on a cold winter afternoon, Ash and Misty went on the cruise ship. After checking in, they arrived at the main deck.
"Hey, this is just like the SS. Anne, the cruise ship we were on six years ago!" Ash said.
"That's true," Misty replied. "We almost died there..."
"Yeah, this boat is modelled after the sunken SS. Anne," a sailor who stood just behind Ash and Misty said.
"That's easy to see," Ash replied.
Then, Ash and Misty walked on. They saw a big, red area with a lot of people. Most of them were probably Pokemon Trainers.
"Misty, how's the weather on Red Rock Isle?" Ash asked.
"Don't you remember?" Misty asked. "There's a tropical climate there!"
"Hey, I see you two are going to Red Rock Isle!" a salesman wearing a white shirt noted. "Are you two participating in the Whirl Cup?" he asked.
"Yes, I am," Misty answered.
"Then I have an offer you can't refuse!" the salesman stated, with a big smile on his face.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Well, when you participate in the Whirl Cup, you'll need strong Water Pokemon! So, you can buy a Magikarp from me! Then, you can breed it and sell Magikarp, while keeping one for yourselves to train. Then, you have an infinite source of money and a strong Magikarp!" he proposed.
"I'm not falling for that. I know you, you're the swindler we know!" Misty shouted.
"Please, be quiet. Otherwise everyone can hear you, then I won't get any customers..." he whispered.
"That's what you deserve!" Misty snapped.
Then, she and Ash left the salesman. She saw something that shocked her: a blonde-haired girl wearing a pink coat. She knew that girl: it was her sister Daisy! What was she doing here? Did she come to look for Misty to force her to go back to the Cerulean Gym?
"Ash..." Misty said, looking terrified.
"Yes, what is it?" he asked.
"I see Daisy... she replied.
"Where?" he asked.
"Over there!" she responded.
"What is she doing here?" he asked.
"I don't know, but I don't want her to see us..." Misty said.
However, she was too late. Ash saw a black-haired man wearing a green shirt, who was standing next to Daisy. It was his old friend Tracey, and Ash wanted to talk to him. Now Daisy was going to know Misty was there! And to make matters worse, Ash ran at Tracey and Daisy while still holding hands with Misty, pulling her with him!
"Hey, Tracey, long time no see!" Ash said to his old friend.
"Hello Ash, it's so nice to see you!" Tracey responded.
"Hey Ash!" Daisy said.
"Hi Daisy!" Ash replied.
"Ash, your girlfriend isn't as beautiful as Tracey's!" Daisy joked.
"Misty is way more beautiful than you!" Ash snapped at Daisy, in defense of his girlfriend.
"Misty, there's something I need to do now," Daisy said. Misty looked terrified, a tear was visible in one of her eyes.
"I know, you're here to take me back to the Gym, because you, Lily and Violet are too f*cking lazy to look for a replacement for me!" Misty shouted. Tears were flowing from her eyes.
"That's not it at all," Daisy replied. "I'm not going to force you to go back."
"You're not?" Misty asked.
"No!" Daisy said. "Tracey and I are here because Ash called us, so we could support you during the Whirl Cup!"
"Surprise!" Ash shouted. "And they're paying for our hotel costs during our stay on Red Rock Isle as well, because Daisy is super rich from her work as an actress in some dumb movie."
"Really? And what will happen to the Gym now?" Misty asked.
"Well, when you escaped, I felt sorry about forcing you to be a Gym Leader for six years, against your will. So instead of going after you to force you to come back, we finally made the effort to find a permanent replacement. We knew you want to travel, and Lily, Violet and I are too lazy to become Gym Leaders," Daisy answered.
"Thank you!" Misty replied. "I've been worrying about the Gym getting closed and you giving away Cascade Badges for free, this is a huge relief! It takes away my feeling of guilt. Who is the replacement?" she asked.
"Dorian," Daisy replied.
"He seems like a good choice, he has strong Water Pokemon, and he's an experienced battler. He also dreamt of having an official Gym someday, so I'm sure he's motivated!" Misty answered.
"Misty, I think I need to apologise for what Lily, Violet and I have done to you in the past six years. We promised you that you could stop being a Gym Leader again when we came back from our holiday, but because of our laziness, we basically forced you to stay with our irresponsible behaviour. Can you forgive us?" Daisy asked.
"Sorry, but forgiving you for this is very hard. For six years, I wasn't able to work on my dreams. I couldn't learn much more at the Gym. The Pokemon there were already mine, except for a few. And battling is something I can also do on a journey, but then even more often," Misty replied.
Then, her tone got more aggressive. "And I've missed Ash for six years, so you f*cked up my love life for six years! The few times when he was in Pallet Town, Professor Oak called me and asked me to come. But all these times, when I asked you if I could visit Ash, you said I had to clean the Gym! And then you ask me to forgive you for all of that? Well, I won't!" she snapped. "You ruined my dreams and my love life for six years!" She started crying again, while her face was red from anger.
"I understand," Daisy replied. "It's just... You're my sister, and I love you, despite our arguments. That's why I hoped we could put those aside..."
"Well, this is not just an argument! You've ruined a part of my life!" Misty snapped. Tear
"Misty, do you hate me now?" Daisy asked.
"Um... Well... I don't know..." Misty replied. "Of course you, Lily and Violet are who you are, I can't change that and you three can't help it. But that can't take away all the pain I've been through because of you!" she snapped.
"Misty, shall we go to the battlefield?" Tracey asked.
"For what?" Misty asked.
"Maybe you can blow some steam off, in a battle against me!" he suggested.
"Well, I'd much rather beat the crap out of Daisy right now, but okay then," she said. Then, they walked to the battlefield, together with Ash and Daisy. They saw a small field, with a small body of water, so Trainers could also use Water Pokemon.
"Venomoth, I choose you!" Tracey shouted. He hurled a Poke Ball from his right hand, releasing a purple moth-like Pokemon from it.
"Horsea, I choose you!" Misty shouted. The blue Pokemon came out of his Poke Ball. Misty hasn't used him for a long time, she caught him back in Kanto, six years ago.
"Venomoth, let's start with a Psybeam!" Tracey commanded. A colourful beam was shot at the Water Pokemon.
"Horsea, dive underwater and use your Water Gun!" Misty commanded. The cute Pokemon went underwater, avoiding the multi-coloured ray, and then, water came out of his mouth, hitting Venomoth.
"Venomoth, use your Solarbeam!" Tracey commanded. The moth started charging.
"Horsea, use your Smokescreen!" Misty commanded. Venomoth was surrounded by smoke.
"Venomoth, use your Whirlwind to blow away the smoke while still charging!" Tracey shouted. The purple Pokemon did that, making the smoke disappear.
"Horsea, Bubble!" Misty commanded. The bubbles hit Venomoth, but barely did anything.
"Venomoth, now!" Tracey said. Venomoth released a strong beam of energy from his mouth, severely hitting Horsea. The Water Pokemon lay in the water, and was done for. Misty looked worried, while Daisy was proud of her boyfriend.
Then, Horsea started glowing. His body was shrouded in white light. He grew, and the white light stopped. Now, the Pokemon had sharp points on his body. "That's awesome!" Ash said. "Your Horsea evolved into a Seadra!"
"Yay, Seadra!" Misty cheered.
"Evolved or not, Venomoth and I will win!" Tracey said.
"I don't think so!" Misty replied. "Using Solarbeam takes quite some energy, and I can see that your Venomoth is very tired now."
"Dra!" Seadra shouted.
"Venomoth, use your Silver Wind!" Tracey shouted. A beautiful attack hit Seadra, who sustained.
"Seadra, let's finish this now. Bubblebeam!" Misty commanded. A strong ray of bubbles hit Venomoth, who fell down on the battlefield. He was defeated.
"Well done, Misty!" Ash said.
"Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu added to that.
"Toge Togetic!" Togetic cheered, complimenting Misty.
"Don't compliment me, compliment Seadra!" Misty replied.
"Misty, Horsea evolved into Seadra because you raised it well," Tracey responded. "It's your hard work too."
"Um... Thanks," Misty said. She and Tracey returned their battlers to their Poke Ball.
Then, Ash saw his rival on the ship. "Hey, Gary, where are you traveling to?" he asked to the boy who was surrounded by cheerleaders.
"I'm going to Cianwood City to win a Storm Badge," Gary answered. "And you, Ashyboy?"
"I'm going to Red Rock Isle, Misty is going to participate in the Whirl Cup," Ash responded.
"How about a quick one vs. one battle?" Gary asked.
"That's okay," Ash replied. He just couldn't deny a challenge.
"Arcanine, I choose you!" Gary said, while sending out the Fire Pokemon.
"Heracross, I'm gonna go with you!" Ash shouted, while hurling the Poke Ball of his Bug Pokemon.
"Ash, that's not a smart choice. You know Bug Pokemon are at a type disadvantage against Fire Pokemon!" Misty said.
"It's fine! Heracross defeated Gary's Magmar six years ago during the Johto League," Ash defended his choice. "And Heracross hasn't battled in quite some time, so it would be good if he gets in the battling rhythm again."
"Ash, don't do this! You'll just end up losing," Misty tried, but Ash didn't listen. "Why is that guy so stubborn?" she thought.
"Arcanine, let's start with a Flamethrower!" Gary commanded. Flames came out of the dog's mouth, but Heracross quickly jumped away.
"Heracross, use your Megahorn!" Ash commanded. Heracross ran at Arcanine.
"We got him," Gary thought. "Arcanine, bite Heracross in his horn so he can't move!" Gary commanded. When Heracross reached Arcanine, the dog held Heracross's horn with his mouth.
"Good, Arcanine! And now, smack him up and down!" Gary commanded. Arcanine moved his head up and down, smacking Heracross on the ground multiple times. Then, the dog stopped holding Heracross. The Bug Pokemon still lay on the ground, trying to get up.
"And now finish it with a Fire Blast from very close by!" Gary commanded. Arcanine shot fire at Heracross, who just stood up and who was very close to Arcanine. The Bug Pokemon was unable to take this attack.
"Oh no, Heracross!" Ash shouted. He returned his Pokemon to his Poke Ball. "Have some rest," he said.
"Arcanine, that was great! Come back and have some rest," Gary said to his Pokemon.
"Gary, Gary, he's our man, if he can't do it, no one can!" the cheerleaders sang.
"That was nice, Ashyboy. Bye!" Gary said. Then, he and his cheerleaders walked away.
"Ash, you should've listened to me..." Misty complained.
"You're probably right..." Ash moaned.
Then, they saw two people in white outfits with a big, red R and their Meowth.
"Oh no, Team Rocket..." Tracey said. The villains walked forward, and started their motto.
"Prepare for trouble!" Jessie said.
"And make it double!" James added to that.
"To protect the world from devastation!" Jessie shouted.
"To unite the people within our nation!" James sang.
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!" Jessie screamed.
"To extend our reach to the stars above!" James said.
"Jessie!" Jessie said her name.
"James!" James did the same.
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!" Jessie said.
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!" James shouted.
"Meowth, that's right!" Meowth shouted.
"Give us that Pikachu!" James said.
"Never!" Ash shouted.
Then, a blue-haired woman came at them. "What's all the noise here?" she asked. It was Officer Jenny.
"I'll handle this," Misty said. "Togetic, use your Sweet Kiss!" she commanded. Togetic confused Team Rocket with the kiss, so Officer Jenny could easily arrest them.
"Thank you!" the officer said to Misty. "I'll call a colleague to come and pick them up with a speedboat."
"You're welcome!" Misty responded.
Twenty minutes later, a policeman from a small island close to the place where the ship was arrived. Team Rocket got arrested!
"Have fun in jail!" Ash shouted.
"Don't forget to send us a card from the tropical jail!" Misty said.
"And send us a nice photo of your tropical holiday too!" Tracey joked.
After having dinner at the ship, Ash, Misty, Daisy and Tracey heard an announcement. In fifteen minutes, the boat would finally arrive at Red Rock Island. Ash, Misty, Tracey and Daisy decided to go to the bathroom to take off their clothes and put on their swimwear, to go straight to the beach when they arrived. Three minutes later, Ash came out, wearing flipflops and his red swimming trunks. Then, much to his pleasure, he saw that Misty put on her sexy black bikini, with a strapless top. Tracey wore white swimming trunks, and Daisy wore a yellow one-piece swimsuit.
"Misty, if you and Daisy would participate in a swimsuit contest, you'd certainly beat her with ease!" Ash said. Misty smiled, while Tracey and Daisy looked a bit annoyed.
Then, they heard an announcement. "Ladies and gentlemen, it is six o'clock in the evening. We arrived at Red Rock Island. Please leave this ship, and don't forget your luggage."
"This is awesome!" Misty said. "It's winter in almost all of Johto, and we get to go to the beach with tropical temperatures!"
"I know, this is cool!" Daisy replied.
Our heroes walked off the ship, and went to the beach. The first thing Misty did there was sending Seadra out of his Poke Ball. Then, she ran into the water and gave her Pokemon a big hug, which Seadra appreciated.
"Seadra, I haven't seen you for so long until that battle! Did Professor Oak treat you well?" she asked.
"Sea!" Seadra responded, while nodding, to imply "yes."
"Seadra, I know your species are very fast. Could you show me your speed?" Misty asked. Seadra quickly swam a circle around Misty.
"Wow, you are indeed very fast!" she said.
Then, Seadra playfully splashed some water at Misty, using his fins. They started playing and splashing water at each other.
"Oh, look, Daisy! That's so cute!" Tracey said.
"That's true. Aside from the moment when she didn't forgive me for all bad things I did, she seems so happy now she's on a journey with Ash," Daisy replied.
"Well, that's because she's free now. Free to travel and free to be with the guy of her dreams," Tracey responded.
"I guess you're right..." Daisy said.
"Daisy, why did you, Violet and Lily treat Misty like crap all the time?" Ash asked.
"Well, we're her big sisters, we had to show her that we're in charge. And come on, us three are way more beautiful than her..." Daisy answered.
"You three are not more beautiful than her!" Ash snapped, while he looked at his girlfriend. He saw her beautiful legs. He thought her belly and back were gorgeous. He saw how beautifully her black bikini top accentuated her chest, showing that Misty's body looks just as mature and beautiful as her personality. He saw how cute she was smiling to Seadra. Then, he ran at Misty to give her a surprise kiss on the cheek. He saw her cute eyes, and he saw her beautiful, long hair moving while she splashed water at Seadra. Then, he put her lips on her cheek and kissed her.
"Thank you, Ash!" Misty said.
"You're welcome!" Ash replied. "Daisy was saying that she, Violet and Lily are more beautiful than you again, but deep down in her heart, she knows that she's wrong."
"Thank you!" Misty responded. "Also, Daisy, Violet and Lily lack the most important beauty," she said.
"What do you mean?" Ash asked.
"The beauty that's skin deep!" Misty said. "A kind personality!"
"You certainly have that beauty," Ash said.
Then, Ash ran back to Daisy. "Daisy, you, Violet and Lily lack something."
"What are you talking about?" Daisy asked.
"True beauty," Ash answered.
"What do you mean?" she asked, while Tracey was rubbing her shoulders with sunscreen.
"The beauty on the inside, a nice personality," Ash answered. "Misty is beautiful on both the outside and the inside. You, Violet and Lily only care about how you look."
"He's right..." Daisy thought. "I didn't expect him to come up with that..."
"Good point," Tracey said. Daisy looked angry.
"But despite that, I love you!" he added quickly. Daisy's mad face was quickly replaced by a smile. "Thank you, sweetie!" she said.
Then, Togetic flew at Misty and Seadra, and started splashing water at the two as well. She gave her trainer a big hug, and talked to Seadra, who she hasn't seen in a long time. Then, Misty gave a hug to both Togetic and Seadra.