All day since she got the badges Misty spent the time cleaning and dusting the gym. Making sure it was in the best shape for any challengers who decided to swing by and challenge her to a battle.
"I still can't believe it." Misty thought happily as she cleaned the dust of the lamps all the way on the sealing. Suddenly the phone rang in the next room. Misty was so startled she nearly fell off
the ladder. The phone kept ringing as she finally climbed off and ran into the next room.
"Hello, Aqua City Gym" she answered.
"Aqua City Gym? What's that all about?" asked a girlish voice on another end of the line.
"Oh, hi Brittney." Brittney was Misty's best friend ever since she came to Aqua City. Misty switched the widlink on. An image of a girl with blond hair that went up to her shoulders and dark green eyes
appeared on the screen.
"Hi Misty. What was that all about?"
"Brittney, you won't believe it!" Misty shouted nearly making Brittney deaf. "I got a letter from the Pokemon League, and guess what???"
"What?"
"I got accepted. I'm an official gym leader!!!"
"You're kidding! That's awesome!!!" Brittney was as excited as Misty.
"And you know what else?" Misty held up one of the badges so that Brittney could see it. "It came with these!"
"Wow! Those are neat!" Brittney admired the badge. "You know what? We should have a party to celebrate."
Misty nodded.
"OK. How about in the evening?"
"Sure. I'll call you."
"All right, bye Brittney."
"Bye Misty."
Misty smiled at Brittney and hung up.
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"Hey Ash, this should really cheer you up!"
They were at the entrance to Aqua City. Ash and Pikachu were resting on the bench while Brock read a poster on the wall.
"What?" Ash was still pretty sad. Ever since the visit to the canyon.
"It says right here that Aqua City has just opened a pokemon gym. And it's licensed by the Pokemon League!"
Ash's sadness disappeared as if being blown away by the wind.
"All right!!!" he shouted jumping up from the bench and scaring Pikachu to death. Brock smiled. He knew that would cheer Ash up.
"Oh yeah. Brock, who's the gym leader?"
"Hmmm.......it doesn't say. I guess we'll find out when we get there."
"Lets go!" Ash grabbed his backpack and started down the road followed by Brock and Pikachu.
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"Staryu, finish it off with water gun!!"
A hard spray of water knocked out the other trainer's Oddish.
"No, Oddish!" the boy cried running up to his pokemon. "But I don't understand....grass pokemon are strong against water pokemon" he mumbled.
"True, but Staryu's level is much higher then Oddish's. It has more experience." Misty replied from her spot. "Oddish could use a little more training."
The boy nodded, returned his pokemon and walked off.
"Well, that's another one. I'm getting pretty good at this." Misty thought.
So far, she was challenged by three pokemon trainers. Two boys and a girl. Neither of them won.
Misty turned off the lights and waited for her next challenger in the darkness. She didn't have to wait long. The door opened slowly. She could see three shadows at the door. Two people and a pokemon.
"Are you my next challenger?" she called across the room.
"Yes." one of the figures stepped forward.
The doors shot behind them loudly.
"Very well." She clapped her hands and bright lights came on lighting up the gym.
Misty blinked once, twice. She couldn't believe her eyes. On another side of the gym were standing Ash, Brock and Pikachu, covering their eyes from the bright light.
"NO" she shook her head. "It can't be them. Just some people who look like them." Misty was telling herself.
She looked up again. They slowly took their hands of their faces and looked up at her. It was them. They blinked once, twice.
"Misty? No it can't be you" Ash mumbled.
"Ash? Brock?" Misty asked quietly. "It is them!" She shouted inside her head. She finally realized it wasn't a vision. She ran across the gym toward them. Back on another side Ash was the first one to realize
that she was real and he ran toward her.
They met in the middle of the gym and embraced in a hug. They were both laughing and crying at the same time. Finally Brock and Pikachu realized that it was Misty and ran over to where she and Ash were.
Brock ran up there and hugged Misty so hard that she could barely breath.
"Uh Brock, I'm happy to see you too, but if you won't let go this will be the last time you see me" she choked out. Brock let her go smiling and Pikachu jumped up into her arms and hugged her.
"Pikachu!" it said happily. Misty hugged Pikachu and Ash and Brock, still crying.
"I can't believe it's you guys," she cried as she hugged them.
"We thought you were dead," Ash cried hugging Misty tighter.
"Pika...chaaa...." Pikachu agreed.
Finally they released the hug and just stared at each other for a moment.
"How did you survive?" Ash asked. It wasn't something he really wanted to talk about but he just had to know.
"I still can't believe it." Misty thought happily as she cleaned the dust of the lamps all the way on the sealing. Suddenly the phone rang in the next room. Misty was so startled she nearly fell off
the ladder. The phone kept ringing as she finally climbed off and ran into the next room.
"Hello, Aqua City Gym" she answered.
"Aqua City Gym? What's that all about?" asked a girlish voice on another end of the line.
"Oh, hi Brittney." Brittney was Misty's best friend ever since she came to Aqua City. Misty switched the widlink on. An image of a girl with blond hair that went up to her shoulders and dark green eyes
appeared on the screen.
"Hi Misty. What was that all about?"
"Brittney, you won't believe it!" Misty shouted nearly making Brittney deaf. "I got a letter from the Pokemon League, and guess what???"
"What?"
"I got accepted. I'm an official gym leader!!!"
"You're kidding! That's awesome!!!" Brittney was as excited as Misty.
"And you know what else?" Misty held up one of the badges so that Brittney could see it. "It came with these!"
"Wow! Those are neat!" Brittney admired the badge. "You know what? We should have a party to celebrate."
Misty nodded.
"OK. How about in the evening?"
"Sure. I'll call you."
"All right, bye Brittney."
"Bye Misty."
Misty smiled at Brittney and hung up.
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"Hey Ash, this should really cheer you up!"
They were at the entrance to Aqua City. Ash and Pikachu were resting on the bench while Brock read a poster on the wall.
"What?" Ash was still pretty sad. Ever since the visit to the canyon.
"It says right here that Aqua City has just opened a pokemon gym. And it's licensed by the Pokemon League!"
Ash's sadness disappeared as if being blown away by the wind.
"All right!!!" he shouted jumping up from the bench and scaring Pikachu to death. Brock smiled. He knew that would cheer Ash up.
"Oh yeah. Brock, who's the gym leader?"
"Hmmm.......it doesn't say. I guess we'll find out when we get there."
"Lets go!" Ash grabbed his backpack and started down the road followed by Brock and Pikachu.
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"Staryu, finish it off with water gun!!"
A hard spray of water knocked out the other trainer's Oddish.
"No, Oddish!" the boy cried running up to his pokemon. "But I don't understand....grass pokemon are strong against water pokemon" he mumbled.
"True, but Staryu's level is much higher then Oddish's. It has more experience." Misty replied from her spot. "Oddish could use a little more training."
The boy nodded, returned his pokemon and walked off.
"Well, that's another one. I'm getting pretty good at this." Misty thought.
So far, she was challenged by three pokemon trainers. Two boys and a girl. Neither of them won.
Misty turned off the lights and waited for her next challenger in the darkness. She didn't have to wait long. The door opened slowly. She could see three shadows at the door. Two people and a pokemon.
"Are you my next challenger?" she called across the room.
"Yes." one of the figures stepped forward.
The doors shot behind them loudly.
"Very well." She clapped her hands and bright lights came on lighting up the gym.
Misty blinked once, twice. She couldn't believe her eyes. On another side of the gym were standing Ash, Brock and Pikachu, covering their eyes from the bright light.
"NO" she shook her head. "It can't be them. Just some people who look like them." Misty was telling herself.
She looked up again. They slowly took their hands of their faces and looked up at her. It was them. They blinked once, twice.
"Misty? No it can't be you" Ash mumbled.
"Ash? Brock?" Misty asked quietly. "It is them!" She shouted inside her head. She finally realized it wasn't a vision. She ran across the gym toward them. Back on another side Ash was the first one to realize
that she was real and he ran toward her.
They met in the middle of the gym and embraced in a hug. They were both laughing and crying at the same time. Finally Brock and Pikachu realized that it was Misty and ran over to where she and Ash were.
Brock ran up there and hugged Misty so hard that she could barely breath.
"Uh Brock, I'm happy to see you too, but if you won't let go this will be the last time you see me" she choked out. Brock let her go smiling and Pikachu jumped up into her arms and hugged her.
"Pikachu!" it said happily. Misty hugged Pikachu and Ash and Brock, still crying.
"I can't believe it's you guys," she cried as she hugged them.
"We thought you were dead," Ash cried hugging Misty tighter.
"Pika...chaaa...." Pikachu agreed.
Finally they released the hug and just stared at each other for a moment.
"How did you survive?" Ash asked. It wasn't something he really wanted to talk about but he just had to know.