"You're not eloping with Misty!" Delia Ketchum proclaimed after she found out about her son's plans and made sure they didn't try to leave town together without her knowing about it.

Underage marriages might be a common occurrence inside the Pokemopolitin Empire, but so were runaway teenagers and her son wasn't becoming another statistic if Delia Ketchum had anything to say about it.

The Cerulean City's Poke'mon Gym was next door to Delia Ketchum's apartment building as Ash and Misty stormed into the living room together. They were both tired and unable to sneak past Delia who thought she knew what was best for them.

The Witness Protection Program might have moved them into Cerulean City for safety, but they didn't count on the Ketchum family moving beside the news coverage of Misty's older sisters doing their swimming relay races next door to them.

Ash and Misty watched the swimming contest on the news. Violet and Daisy were fighting for the lead while Lily was swimming in the middle of a horde following them. Misty was cheering her family on while watching the race on the television.

Mew frowned thinking how she had lost her cool after being told that Team Rocket had killed her in the last timeline and the Celebi Defense Council wouldn't allow her to leave until she calmed herself down. Learning that she was burned to death didn't help Mew relax, although it ensured she had nightmares about it later on and demands to know the real reason they dragged her into meeting millions of Celebi Councilors squabbling over what to do if Team Rocket finds them.

Some wanted to scatter across time while others wanted to defend their homes when Team Rocket showed up.

Mew watched the Fight or Flight reactions to just Team Rocket's name play across the Council's faces while wondering why she was there in the first place.