"Uh...miss Waterflower?" he finally asked.
"Yeah that's me." She answered dusting herself off and pulling a bunch of spider webs out of her hair.
"I have a package for you." he handed her something wrapped into brown packing paper. "And you have to sign here." He handed her the delivery paper.
"Sure." She signed the paper, said goodbye to the mailman and shut the door.
"I wonder if the badges are finally here...." she mumbled to herself as she tore off the packing paper. It was a box with the official Pokemon League
symbol on it. Her eyes glowing with interest she opened the box. A white envelope fell out. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a letter. It said:
Congratulations Misty Waterflower!
Your gym was officially recognized and licensed by the Pokemon League. You are now a proud Gym Leader of the Aqua City Gym. One of your badges is now one of
the acceptable badges to enter the Pokemon League.
"Yes!!!" Misty jumped up and cheered. "My very own official gym! I can't believe I actually made it!!!"
Then realizing something she stopped jumping, ran to the box and looked inside. The box was filled with the badges for her gym. Misty carefully reached in
and pulled out one of the badges and held it up to the light. The badge itself was a water drop made from clear crystal with a tiny pokeball suspended inside. Misty's
eyes shimmered with tears of pride.
'My very own gym!' She finally realized how much those words meant.
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"I don't care what you say Brock, but it's my fault she's gone." Ash said sadly. He and Brock were standing on the edge of the canyon both holding a bouquet of blue roses
in their hands. Pikachu was standing next to Ash's foot holding a small blue rose in its arms.
"It's been a year Ash, you have to stop blaming yourself. It wasn't your fault."
"But it was. If I wasn't in such a hurry to get to the next gym this would never have happened." Ash insisted "And I let her fall in Brock. I could've saved her. I could've...." he
couldn't finish. The tears were choking him.
"Whatever you think was your fault Ash, wasn't. You tried your best." Brock said soothingly. "That's what we're here for. To honor Misty's memory and let go."
Ash nodded lowering his head. He took a step forward and let the flowers drop in the water. Brock followed and after him Pikachu threw the rose into the water, sobbing.
"Chaa...." it said sadly.
It was flashing through Ash's memory all over again. Him sliding down to save Misty. Her fingers slipping out of his hand. Her screams. Misty falling down into the water. And then the
current turning bloody red. Blood. Misty's blood.
He felt really dizzy all of a sudden and nearly fell down himself.
"Whoa! Ash!" Brock shouted grabbing his shoulder. "Take it easy" he said pulling him away from the edge and seating him down on the grass.
"Pika, pika!" Pikachu cried.
Ash breathed heavily.
"Thanks Brock. I would've fallen in if it wasn't for you." he finally chocked out.
"Hey no problem" Brock smiled.
"Ka chu." Pikachu patted Ash on the arm. Ash smiled at Pikachu.
"Sorry to worry ya guys. I just felt all dizzy all of a sudden."
"Must be all the memories." Brock decided. "Come on. Lets head to the next town."
"What's the next town?"
"Aqua City."
"Yeah that's me." She answered dusting herself off and pulling a bunch of spider webs out of her hair.
"I have a package for you." he handed her something wrapped into brown packing paper. "And you have to sign here." He handed her the delivery paper.
"Sure." She signed the paper, said goodbye to the mailman and shut the door.
"I wonder if the badges are finally here...." she mumbled to herself as she tore off the packing paper. It was a box with the official Pokemon League
symbol on it. Her eyes glowing with interest she opened the box. A white envelope fell out. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a letter. It said:
Congratulations Misty Waterflower!
Your gym was officially recognized and licensed by the Pokemon League. You are now a proud Gym Leader of the Aqua City Gym. One of your badges is now one of
the acceptable badges to enter the Pokemon League.
"Yes!!!" Misty jumped up and cheered. "My very own official gym! I can't believe I actually made it!!!"
Then realizing something she stopped jumping, ran to the box and looked inside. The box was filled with the badges for her gym. Misty carefully reached in
and pulled out one of the badges and held it up to the light. The badge itself was a water drop made from clear crystal with a tiny pokeball suspended inside. Misty's
eyes shimmered with tears of pride.
'My very own gym!' She finally realized how much those words meant.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
"I don't care what you say Brock, but it's my fault she's gone." Ash said sadly. He and Brock were standing on the edge of the canyon both holding a bouquet of blue roses
in their hands. Pikachu was standing next to Ash's foot holding a small blue rose in its arms.
"It's been a year Ash, you have to stop blaming yourself. It wasn't your fault."
"But it was. If I wasn't in such a hurry to get to the next gym this would never have happened." Ash insisted "And I let her fall in Brock. I could've saved her. I could've...." he
couldn't finish. The tears were choking him.
"Whatever you think was your fault Ash, wasn't. You tried your best." Brock said soothingly. "That's what we're here for. To honor Misty's memory and let go."
Ash nodded lowering his head. He took a step forward and let the flowers drop in the water. Brock followed and after him Pikachu threw the rose into the water, sobbing.
"Chaa...." it said sadly.
It was flashing through Ash's memory all over again. Him sliding down to save Misty. Her fingers slipping out of his hand. Her screams. Misty falling down into the water. And then the
current turning bloody red. Blood. Misty's blood.
He felt really dizzy all of a sudden and nearly fell down himself.
"Whoa! Ash!" Brock shouted grabbing his shoulder. "Take it easy" he said pulling him away from the edge and seating him down on the grass.
"Pika, pika!" Pikachu cried.
Ash breathed heavily.
"Thanks Brock. I would've fallen in if it wasn't for you." he finally chocked out.
"Hey no problem" Brock smiled.
"Ka chu." Pikachu patted Ash on the arm. Ash smiled at Pikachu.
"Sorry to worry ya guys. I just felt all dizzy all of a sudden."
"Must be all the memories." Brock decided. "Come on. Lets head to the next town."
"What's the next town?"
"Aqua City."