Eight years after traveling through Kanto and Jotho together, Ash, Misty and Brock decided to have a reunion in Blackthorn City. Misty was there to catch a Dratini in Dragon's Den and invited her two best friends to visit her there. And so, Ash and Brock were taking the SS Aqua to Johto.

'Wow Ash, you sure seem eager to see Misty again,' Brock said to his friend, while taking a seat in their cabin on the ship. 'You even skipped breakfast and lunch to get an earlier boat to Johto than we planned!'

'Eager to see Misty? What do you mean?' Ash asked.

'Well, a little more eager than most people would be to see someone who's just a friend,' Brock pointed out with a teasing tone.

'What do you mean? I don't get it,' Ash said. 'Being eager to see my best friend is normal!'

'Best friend? More like your crush!' Brock said.

'What? No way! I don't have a crush on Misty!' Ash protested, his face turning red while Pikachu laughed at his trainer's obvious lie.

'Ash, you know that I always read Playboy, right?' Brock asked. 'The way you feel about Misty is similar to the way I feel about Contest Idol Lisia, my favourite Playboy model. Thinking about Misty and looking at pictures of her gives you a boner. You want to shag her.'

'How you feel about Lisia? What do you mean?' Ash asked.

'She is the ultimate sex goddess. She's a Contest Idol from Sootopolis City in Hoenn. She is the hottest woman ever. She has huge boobs and a gorgeous curvy body. She often poses for Playboy, my favourite magazine. Too bad that she already has a boyfriend, that Simon guy from Kanto Pop Idol. He's a lucky guy...'

'Okay, but what does that have to do with Misty?' Ash asked. 'I know that Lisia has a strong Altaria and is amazing at contests, but aside from that, I don't see why you would be so obsessed with her.'

'Because she's hot! You think Misty is sexy, just like how I think Lisia is sexy. If Misty posed for Playboy, I bet you'd buy it right away!'

'PIKAPIKAPIKA!' Pikachu giggled while sitting on Ash's shoulder.

'SHUT UP, PIKACHU! I don't get what's so funny about this!' the mouse's trainer screamed, making the yellow Pokemon laugh even harder.

'Ash, you're so fucking dense. Even Pikachu understands your feelings better than you do yourself!' Brock teased.

'I don't have any feelings for Misty! If she was in Playboy, I'd find it gross and weird and definitely never buy it!'

'Ash, you're lying. While you said that, I saw that something between your legs started to grow,' Brock teased. 'Don't worry, it's normal to have those feelings when you're eighteen. And earlier as well. I mean, you've been feeling like this since you were ten.'

'There's nothing in my pants! I mean, those are just my Poké Balls!' Ash insisted, trying to hide the bulge between his legs with his hands.

'Yeah Ash, two blue Poké Balls. Blue because you want to shag Misty, but haven't done so after wanting to do her for eight years,' Brock said.

'Blue balls? You mean Great Balls?' Ash asked. 'Or Lure Balls?'

'No, Ash…The other kind of balls. The ones that don't have Pokémon inside them.'

'You mean the empty Poké Balls I carry with me? The ones that I carry with me to catch wild Pokémon?' Ash asked.

'Argh!' Brock moaned. The former Pewter City Gym Leader facepalmed. 'You're so dense! Just wait until we get to Blackthorn City and see Misty. Then you'll understand what I mean.'

Meanwhile, a brown-haired young man overheard the conversation between the two Kantonian friends. 'Ash is so stupid! He had eight fucking years and still hasn't confessed to Misty! Well, he had his chance. Now it's my turn,' he said to himself.