Take Away
Note: This is continued from two previous stories, you will not understand what is happening and many references that are made if you do not read the other two before hand. I also want to let you know that it is the most loosely based on the series story of the three up to this point, so don't think I'm stupid enough to believe this is what really happened:). And one last thing . . . This story takes place three years after the last one, therefore . . . Ash is 14, as is Misty, and Brock is 16. Okay I forgot one other thing! I promise this is the last. After they went back to the regular happenings in the last story, they forgot a lot of things that happened, and only remembered the gist of things. However, Misty did remember the Ruby, as did Ash. That's all . . . OH I DON'T OWN POKEMON!!!! SORRY!!!!!!!
Chapter 1
Misty got out of bed as she did every morning. And, like every morning, she walked to her dresser and stood facing the mirror. On the right hand side there was a red ruby, which never moved.
Misty: This is silly, It's been three years to the day and I still check it everyday.
She opened her top drawer and put the ruby all the way in the very back.
Misty: That's enough of that.
She went in the bathroom and began her daily routine.
****FORCE****
So she's done watching me eh? Well maybe it's time my plan goes into action. Revenge, sweet revenge. I'll get that boy back for trapping me these three years, but how? The girl she was not strong enough to keep me locked up for more then a day. But him, three long years I've waited to destroy him. I've finally come up with the perfect plan, how to destroy him long and painfully, I'll take the one he loves, then we'll see how long he lasts.
I can take human form but not for long before it completely wears off. The only way I can be eternal is if I take the energy of a living mortal three times, and the third time I will restore my full self and become invincible. And I know just whose energy to take . . . Misty's, that will in turn destroy Ash's heart. That will be my revenge!
****END FORCE*****
Meanwhile Ash was walking up in his own bed. He sat up and looked at the calendar, only three days left until the next pokémon league. Unfortunately he would not be participating this year, but he had friends who would be so that would be exciting. He noticed that today was the three-year anniversary date that he and Misty had abolished the evil force. On the calendar he had written Gary's birthday, mainly so that if his mom were in the room she wouldn't ask "What anniversary?" However, it was really was Gary's birthday, but since Gary had moved away, and he had such an attitude problem Ash didn't recognize that day any more.
Ash got out of bed and headed down for breakfast. Brock was already up cooking eggs and scrapple. Brock had left the group for about a year, while Ash was competing in the orange league. But then he returned with their travels for about another year while Ash competed in the Jolt league. He had been staying in the "new" Ketchum Residence for the past year. Mrs. Ketchum had moved a few months after everyone came to stay with her, to a larger house on Professor Oak's property and she worked with the pokémon and the landscape of the lab. Brock loved the new house because just a walk out of the front door and you were on a pokémon reservation. Anyway, a few moments later Ash came down and sat at the table.
Ash: Good morning Brock.
Brock: And a very good morning to you.
Brock sat a plate of food in front of Ash who finished all his food in about five minutes.
Brock: Wow that was fast! Are you still hungry?
Ash: Not really but thanks for the offer.
Just then Misty came walking down the steps.
Brock: Good morning Misty.
Misty: Morning
Just then the phone rang.
Mrs. Ketchum (from living room): I got it!
Misty sat down at the table.
Brock: So what is our plan for today?
Ash: Nothing much.
Mrs. Ketchum: Misty, Telephone!
Misty picked up the phone in the kitchen.
Misty: I got it!
And Mrs. Ketchum hung up the phone.
Misty: Hello?
Voice: Hi Misty, its Daisy.
Misty: Hi, what's up?
Daisy: Well I got some news for you. Violet has decided to take a leave from the gym.
Misty: Really? How long?
Daisy: About a week, we were wondering if you wanted to take her place.
Misty: Um, I don't know.
Daisy: Oh, please Misty, we really need you.
Misty: Can't you run the gym with two people.
Daisy: Yea, but we don't want to, it's just a week!
Misty: Fine I'll do it.
Daisy: Okay Great! Well I have to go. We're helping Violet pack, bye!
Misty: Bye!
And she hung up the phone and sat back down again.
Ash: Who was that?
Misty: Daisy.
Ash: What did she want?
Misty: I have to go help out at the Cerulean Gym for a week.
Ash: A whole week?
Misty: Yea, I'll be back though.
Brock: That means extra chores for us.
Brock and Ash groaned.
Misty: Well I'll do mine for today then head over there.
Ash: Okay.
They went outside and fed the pokémon as usual, then cleaned out the stalls.
Misty: Oh darn, I'll have to say good bye to cleaning pokémon poop up.
Ash: I think I'm going to cry.
Brock: You two are weird.
He went over to the Ponyta stall and let them all out. He followed them to the field where they could run about.
Misty: Do you know what today is?
Ash: Sure do, Gary's birthday!
Misty: It is? Well I don't mean that.
Ash: I know, it's beast day.
Misty: Yep and we get to clean poop up on the day we saved the world.
Ash: Oh well, nobody would believe us if we protested any way.
Misty: I guess you're right.
After they finished their daily chores Misty went in and packed a small bag and told Mrs. Ketchum she'd be back in about a week.
Misty: Bye Brock.
Brock: Have fun, see you next week.
Misty: Yea, see you next week.
Ash: Bye Misty.
Misty gave Ash a hug and whispered in his ear "Sorry we didn't get to celebrate".
Ash: It's okay, we can when you get back.
She let go and headed the other way.
After she was out of site Brock and Ash went back in the house. Ash slumped down on the couch.
Brock: Jeez Ash, you'd think she's going away for a year the way you're acting.
Ash: Not true.
Brock: Whatever.
He went in the kitchen and started on dinner. Ash turned on the TV and watched the preparations for the pokémon league, taking place.
Misty kept walking; she should be there in about an hour. Why had she gone out so late? It would be dark by the time she got to Cerulean. She walked a little quicker because she wanted to get there sooner. Then she remembered she had forgotten the ruby. "Oh well" she thought to herself "it'll be fine" She came to a fork in the road.
Misty: Darn I don't know which way to go.
She went left, and kept walking. It was getting darker and darker every moment, until it was pitch black. She wished she had a watch with her, it seemed as if it had been way more then an hour of walking.
Meanwhile at the Ketchum Residence, They had finished dinner and the three of them were sitting and watching prime time television. It was a commercial break.
Ash: Misty should be there by now.
Brock: So?
Ash: Don't you think she would have called?
Brock: Probably not.
Ash: Oh, okay.
Misty kept walking on her path through the woods, it seemed to be getting narrower and narrower, there was another fork in the road. She never remembered they're being this many turn-offs the last time she had been to Cerulean. She figured the first fork she should have gone to the right so she headed back. An hour passed and she had not found the last fork in the road. She was scared to death that she would be lost forever. Then up on a hill she recognized the Xanadu Nursery. She could probably find her way home from here. She just had to sit and think.
Ash: Good night mom.
Brock: Night Mrs. Ketchum.
Mrs. Ketchum: See you guys in the morning.
As Misty sat she heard footsteps and rustling leaves. She stood up and looked around.
Misty: Who's there?
There was no answer. All of a sudden Misty felt a cold hand on her shoulder, in turned her around and she was face to face with a man she had never met before. (He was very handsome, but had a sinister look in his eye)
Man: Hello Misty, do you remember me?
Misty: Who are you?
Man: Come on brat, you know who I am.
Misty began to tremble with fear.
Misty: I'm sorry, I don't know.
The man whispered into her ear.
Man: I'm the evil force.
Misty tried to get away but his grip was too tight.
Misty: No you're not, the force is at home in my Ruby.
Man: True, I am there too, but I have taught myself to escape and take human forms.
Misty: What?
The man clasped a hand over her mouth.
Man: You're coming with me.
Misty struggled to get out but the man was too strong.
Ash woke up soaked in sweat.
Ash: Something is wrong.
He got up and ran downstairs. Mrs. Ketchum heard him and wondered what was wrong. She pulled herself out of bed and followed. When she found him he was furiously thumbing through his mothers address book.
Mrs. Ketchum: Honey, what are you doing? It's too late to use the phone.
Ash: Mom, I know something is wrong, I'm really worried about Misty.
Mrs. Ketchum: There's nothing wrong. She got there. Okay Ash, it's sweet that you're worried but it's too late to call.
Ash: I have to Mom.
Mrs. Ketchum couldn't stay awake any longer so she went back upstairs. Ash picked up the phone and dialed. The answering machine picked up.
Ash: Hi, I know I'm calling late, but I really need to talk to Misty, when you guys get . . .
Daisy was up watching TV and ran to the phone just in time.
Daisy: Hello?
Ash: Hi, Daisy?
Daisy: Yea? What's up?
Ash: Can I talk to Misty?
Daisy: She's at you're house isn't she?
Ash: No, she's supposed to be there!
Daisy: Why?
Ash: You called today and asked her to come down.
Daisy: I did?
Ash: What do you mean "I did?"
Daisy: I never called, was it me, or was it one of my sisters?
Ash: You, you said Violet was going out of town.
Daisy: Violet's not going out of town.
Ash began to panic, he felt sick to his stomach. He took deep breaths and sat down. Where could she be?
Daisy: Ash, Hello? Are you still there?
Ash: Yea, well Misty left for you're house before dark, do you mean to tell me she's not there?
Daisy: No Ash, she's not, she never came, unless there's something I'm missing. And I've been in the living room all night and nobody has come in the door.
Ash didn't know what to do. He sat the phone down and went into the living room.
Daisy: Ash, Hello? I'm going to hang up now. : Click:
Ash closed his eyes. Where could she be? If Daisy didn't call then who did? He was so confused, frustrated, and tired that he drifted off to sleep in a minute.
Chapter 2
The next morning when Ash awoke he stretched out and looked around. Then he remembered Misty was gone. He got up and grabbed his backpack.
Ash: Brock!
Brock: I'm in the Kitchen.
Ash: I'm going out for a bit, be back by lunch.
Brock heard the front door click shut.
Brock: That's weird. Ash not eating breakfast, who would have ever thought.
Ash didn't know where he was going but he felt he should go a certain way and followed his gut. He walked and walked until he came to a fork in the road. Which way would I go, if I were Misty? He remembered once when they were hiking in the mountains and they had a choice of where to go, Misty wanted to go left, but Ash wanted to go right. They ended up going right and running into a blizzard. Misty bugged him about that for days! He decided to go left this time.
He kept walking until he came to another fork in the road. He knew where he was, good old Xanadu, why would Misty have come here, he knew this gut feeling stuff was stupid so he turned around to go back to that fork and go right. Then he saw it on the ground, Misty's red sack. He picked it up. She had been here. He looked around and saw a cave. His gut feeling told him to go there and since his gut feeling had led him to Misty's bag, maybe it wasn't that stupid after all. He went into the cave and saw Misty tied up against a wall.
Misty: Ash!
Ash: What happened?
Misty started to cry.
Misty: The evil force and I got lost and I lost my bag and that guy.
Ash: Calm down.
He gave her the bag and untied her.
Ash: Okay, start again.
Misty couldn't talk because she was too upset; instead she put her head in her lap and cried more. Ash put a hand on her shoulder.
Ash: Calm down, everything is okay.
Misty: We have to get out of here now.
They got up and walked out of the cave and ran up to the Xanadu Nursery. They entered the lobby and sat down.
Ash: Okay, tell me again.
Misty: I'm so glad to see you!
Ash: That's great, but tell me about the evil force.
Misty: It got out!
Ash: After three years?
Misty nodded.
Ash: I can't believe this.
Misty: It's more powerful, it can possess humans now.
Ash: Okay.
He took a deep breath and sat back.
Ash: You scared me half to death.
Misty: How'd you know?
Ash: I called you're sisters.
Misty: Yea, the force pretended to be Daisy and tricked me into coming. It was just going to leave me in that cave forever so I couldn't fight it.
Ash: Well we better go back to the house.
They got up and headed back to the house. After about a half an hour of walking they were back at the house.
Ash: Look who I found.
Brock: What are you doing home so early Misty?
Misty looked at Ash.
Ash: It turns out Violet doesn't have a vacation after all.
Misty: Yea, it got canceled at the last minute.
Ash: I just happened to run into Misty on my way to take my pokémon to the pokémon center.
Brock: For three hours?
Ash: Yea, Nurse joy was really booked up today.
Brock: Oh I see, well you hurried out of here so fast this morning you didn't get a chance to eat breakfast. So, we're having omelets for lunch.
Ash: Hmm omelets, my favorite!
Misty: Everything is your favorite food.
Ash: Yea, food in general is great.
Brock: Okay . . .
Misty: I know, why don't we get our pokémon and go up to the good old picnic spot. We haven't been there in ages.
Brock: That sounds good, I'll make sandwiches.
Ash: I love sandwiches, but I thought we were having omelets.
Brock: You can't take omelets on a picnic, We can have them for dinner.
Misty went out back and gathered up all of her pokémon, Ash did the same, Pikachu ran and jumped on his head.
Ash: Sorry, I left so fast this morning.
Pikachu: Pika pi (That's okay)
Everyone met in the front of the house and headed up to the picnic spot, it was a lot of fun because there was a lake where the water pokémon could swim, fields to play in, and trees where they could sit in the shade. After about twenty minutes of walking they reached the beautiful "picnic spot" When they got there, they decided it was too early for lunch. Misty let all of her pokémon out in the lake, and Ash and Brock let theirs out in the field, except for Squirtle who also went in the water. It was a hot day, so the trio decided to go swimming too. Brock and Ash were talking while Misty, Togepi and Pikachu were all playing. Misty got an idea, she told Pikachu and Togepi and it went into action. She sneaked up behind ash and dunked his head under water. When Ash surfaces Pikachu jumped up on his head and Togepi ran for the forest.
Ash: I'm gonna get you for that.
But Misty ran out of the water and chased Togepi into the woods. On her way to chase Togepi, she picked up a towel and dried off. She entered the woods and the same man from the night before was standing there. Misty froze in fear. Then she turned around and began to run, she looked back and he was gone. She kept running till she got back in the water and ran over to Ash. She grabbed him around the neck.
Ash: Oh no you don't!
He spun around dunking her under the water; she came up gasping for breath.
Misty: Stupid!
Ash: You started it!
Misty: It's back we have to go home.
Ash: What's back?
Misty: I saw the force in the woods.
Ash grabbed Misty's arm and pulled her out of the water.
Ash: Come on Brock, we have to go home.
Brock: Already?
Ash: Misty's not feeling well and we need to get her home.
Brock groaned and pulled himself out of the water. They hurried home and were back in about fifteen minutes.
Misty walked over to the telephone. She looked down and saw a piece of notepaper sitting on the address book. It read "Cassy called for Misty Friday night".
Misty: Who took this message?
Brock: From Cassy?
Misty nodded.
Brock: I did she left her number and said to have you call her as soon as possible, sorry I forgot about it.
Misty picked up the phone and dialed.
Cassy: Hello?
Misty: Hi, you called?
Cassy: Misty? You sound so different.
Misty: Well it has been three years.
Cassy: True, What took so long to return my call?
Misty: Someone didn't give me the message.
Cassy: It's out.
Misty: I figured that out already, and it can take human form now.
Cassy: Yea, are you and Ash up for it again?
Misty: Hey, Ash, Cassy wants to know if we're up for it again?
Ash: Really?
Misty: Quick, I need an answer.
Ash: Sure.
Brock: Up for what?
Ash: Nothing.
Brock: okay . . .
Cassy: Hang out tonight and then come to my lab in saffron as soon as possible.
Misty: Okay, what about the one in pallet?
Cassy: It is not there anymore.
Misty: Okay, see you soon, it may take us a while to get there though.
Cassy: That's okay, we're still trying to figure out what is going on. And we're not gonna need you for a while until we figure out how do destroy it for good. Bye.
Misty: Bye.
They hung up.
Misty: Ash, I need to talk to you alone.
Brock: Ooh, what are you gonna do?
Misty: None of you're business.
Ash: Not what you're thinking I can tell you that.
Brock left.
Misty: Okay, you up for this again?
Ash: Not really.
Misty: I'm sorry.
Ash: It's not your fault.
Misty: Yes it is, but I guess it doesn't matter.
Ash: So what do we do?
Misty: Tonight is our last free night till we go again, this time lets make an alibi and
Just then Brock came rushing in the room.
Brock: You're never going to guess who I just talked too!
Ash: Professor Ivy?
Brock: How'd you know?
Ash: You always say that when she calls.
Brock: Oh, anyway, she's opening a branch here in Pallet, and she wants me to go down there to learn what to do and then be the head of the one here!
Ash: That's great!
Brock: I leave tomorrow morning though.
Misty: We're gonna miss you.
Brock: It's only for a month.
Then Brock ran upstairs to pack.
Misty: Well we have Brock taken care of, now to take care of you're mom.
Ash went into the kitchen where she was sitting.
Mrs. Ketchum: How are you feeling Misty? Brock said you were sick.
Misty: A whole lot better thank you, I think I just needed to get dried off and lay down a bit.
Mrs. Ketchum: Yea, that helps sometimes, so what have you two been up to?
Ash: Well, we were thinking of going on a journey again.
Mrs. Ketchum: Really? That sounds nice, will it be just you two then?
Ash: And Pikachu and the other pokémon of coarse.
Mrs. Ketchum: Sounds fun, when are you leaving?
Misty: Tomorrow morning when Brock does.
They continued to talk for a while and then Mrs. Ketchum started to cook dinner. Ash and Misty went to watch TV and flipped on the news. They sat on the couch; both exhausted from the day's events.
Misty: Can you believe today is the same day I was in that cave?
Ash: Not at all.
Misty's eye lids were shutting on her she was so tired, and she eventually dozed off. She lay on Ash's shoulder, which was a nuisance for him because now he couldn't get up. He watched the news; it was all boring stuff, Pokémon league preparations, it was now only two days away. He eventually fell asleep too. About ten minutes later Brock came downstairs and put his suitcase in front of the door and went into the kitchen. Mrs. Ketchum was just finishing up some rice and asked Brock if he would cook the shrimp. First Brock went into the living room to get the cookbook, which explained fun ways to cook them. He spotted Ash and Misty on the couch. He motioned for Mrs. Ketchum to come and she looked.
Mrs. Ketchum: Now isn't that sweet.
Chapter 3
Ash woke up; he looked at the clock, which said 1:40. He tried to go back to sleep. But then Misty began to stir. He decided to act as if he were asleep.
Misty woke up and all she could see was the glowing red numbers from the clock, which said 1:45 and the light coming from the kitchen door which was closed. She wondered where she was for a second and then realized she was in the living room lying on Ash? She must have fallen asleep watching TV. She sat up then thought, oh no! When she woke up she would have to leave. She didn't want to think about it. She got up and went into the kitchen, leaving the door open. Mrs. Ketchum was up having a cup of tea.
Misty: What are you doing up?
Mrs. Ketchum: I always have my tea at one.
Misty: Really?
She sat down ready to talk; she wouldn't have a girl to talk to for a while so now was a good time to get everything out of her system.
Misty: I really loved staying here with you guys, thanks.
Mrs. Ketchum: Well you'll be back soon right?
Misty: Yes, but you never know what could happen.
Mrs. Ketchum: I guess you're right.
Mrs. Ketchum put her tea in the sink and headed up to bed.
Misty came back in and sat the other direction on the couch with her head on the armrest. A few moments later she felt a little being jump up on her, it was Pikachu! She wished Pikachu could come along, all the times that she fought with Ash, it would be nice to have someone to talk to about it. She decided to Ask Ash in the morning.
The next morning she woke up and it was 8:30, Ash was still asleep and Pikachu was still sleeping on her. She wanted to get up, but she'd wake up the both of them, so she reached behind her for the remote and flipped the TV on. On the screen an announcer was speaking.
Announcer: And now to Serena Bach with the rest of the story.
Serena: Hi, I'm Serena, and I'm here with live coverage of the Cerulean City Gym fire.
Misty: Fire?
She sat up and looked at the television set, Pikachu fell off and landed on the back of the couch resuming its sleeping position. On the TV there was footage of her gym in flames.
Misty: Daisy, Lilly and Violet!
She said, Ash sat up.
Ash: Would you mind quieting down?
Misty burst into tears.
Ash: Jeez, I didn't mean to upset you.
Misty nodded her head and pointed at the TV.
Ash sat up and watched, why was she so upset? Then he realized it was her sisters' gym, her old home.
Ash: Oh Misty, I'm so sorry.
He put an arm around her.
Ash: Let's go now.
Ash went upstairs and explained the situation to Brock and his mother. Brock decided he would walk as far as cerulean with them and then go off on his own again. Mrs. Ketchum went downstairs and talked with Misty who had dried her tears and was back to the "no crying" Misty. By now Misty had realized that is was the force that had done this. Although there was nothing she could do but give her sisters support, she could go there and try to help them re-build their lives for the time being. She had to talk with Daisy!
Chapter 4
They all headed out of the door a few hours later. Misty was quiet the whole way there. Brock and Ash talked about the good old times they had and how they were going to miss him even if it was only for a month. Misty was misty (sorry bout the pun) the whole way. She looked down at Pikachu, it was as happy as ever, walking beside it's trainer and every few steps looking back to make sure she was still there, Ash did the same, it really must be true about how the pokémon take after their trainers. Once they arrived in Cerulean City they had to walk to the gym. Misty looked down at the ground because when they got there she didn't want to see the burnt gym.
Brock: We're here.
Ash: It's not that bad Misty.
But in his heart he knew it really was bad. The fire was out by now, but there was not much left but the foundation. Misty looked up slowly and when she saw what was left she just stared.
Ash: Are you okay?
Misty didn't answer.
Brock put his hand on her shoulder.
Brock: It's okay Misty, I know how it can be, we'll get everything worked out and everything will be fine.
Misty still didn't move.
Ash whispered to Brock.
Ash: Where are her sisters?
Misty: Do you think they got out?
Ash: What?
Ash knew she was talking about her sisters.
Misty: The pokémon and . . .
She couldn't finish.
Brock: Oh I'm sure.
Misty looked around, there was still one news crew left. Brock went over to the reporter who he believed was extremely beautiful, but figured now was not a good time for that.
Brock: Excuse me, do you know where the victims of the fire are?
She explained to him that they were staying at the pokémon center temporarily and if he wanted to see them to go there. Brock reported back to the group and they headed there slowly. Brock walked a little bit ahead of the group anxious to see Nurse Joy. Misty continued her staring thing.
Ash: Misty?
Misty looked at her friend.
Ash: Everything is going to be okay.
Misty nodded.
Ash put an arm around her as they walked. Misty tried hard to hold back her tears but they still came.
Misty: How could it be so heartless? This is not fair; my sisters didn't do anything.
Ash didn't know how to respond they walked in silence until they got to the pokémon center. When they entered, Daisy, Violet and Lilly were sitting in the lobby discussing what to do. When she saw their little sister enter, Daisy rushed over to her.
Misty: I'm so sorry Daisy! All of this is my fault.
Ash let go of her as she sat down on the couch.
Ash: It isn't your fault.
Daisy: Like, Why would you think that honey?
Misty: It's the force, it's after me.
Brock: What are you talking about?
Ash: Nothing I think she's loosing it.
Brock: I'll let you three alone.
He went over and began to talk with Lilly and Violet.
Daisy: What do you mean?
Ash: The force is out and it's taking revenge on Misty. It shouldn't go after her; it should go after me, I'm the one that kept it locked up for three years.
Daisy: Well it hasn't got to us yet, the gym can easily be rebuilt, and we just have to find something to do between now and then.
Misty: You could come with us.
Daisy: All of us?
Ash: Well Lilly and Violet no longer know do they?
Daisy: No.
Misty: Then they couldn't come.
Ash: Well we could always call Cassy and ask.
They did just that. Cassy said it was all right and she would give them back their memory once they arrived in Saffron.
Everyone got ready for bed in the center.
Misty: I really miss the communicators.
Ash: Yea, now we have to use the phone to talk to her.
Daisy: At least you can talk to her.
Just then Brock, Lilly, and Violet entered the room. Everyone got into bed and went to sleep.
The next morning, Brock said farewell to everybody, and was on his way to Valencia. Daisy had explained to her sisters about traveling to Saffron, but not exactly why. They left all of the gym's pokémon with Nurse Joy and were on their way.
Daisy: Like Misty, you look so different since I saw you last.
Lilly: Like yea and Ash too!
Misty: Yea, you guys look really different too.
Ash: Goodie, I get to travel with a bunch of girls who will never stop talking.
Misty: Hey we haven't seen each other in a while and have some catching up to do Ash Ketchum.
Daisy: Ooh I see we're using big names Misty Kasumi Waterflower!
Misty: Don't ever call me that!
Ash: What, Misty Kasumi Waterflower? Ha! I never knew that was you're full name!
Misty: Fine you know it, I hate it! Never call me it Okays?
Ash: Okay Misty Kasumi Waterflower.
Misty: Daisy I'm going to get you for this!
After a little while later, they got to talk about other things.
Daisy: So what have you guys been up to all this time?
Misty: We're living at oak's labs and do his dirty work everyday.
Ash: Poop-duty!
Daisy: Ewe, so . . .
Misty: So what?
Daisy: I've been dying to ask you this, have you two ever gotten together?
Misty: Us! Never!
Ash: You must be crazy!
Lilly: If you two ask me, you're the crazy ones.
Daisy: Okay. Drop it, I was just being curious.
Misty: Look we're almost in Vermilion, then we just have one more city to go.
Lilly: We should like stay here, but where?
Misty: Why not the pokémon center?
Lilly: That grimy place?
Ash: What's wrong with it? That's the only place we ever stay!
Daisy: Why not a hotel?
Ash: We don't have money.
Violet: Oh no! I forgot what it's like to be poor!
Misty: Spoiled Brats.
Daisy: Okay, I guess we can live staying in a pokémon center, but can we please, please take a bus tomorrow?
Ash: Sure.
Misty: Ash! Do we have enough money?
Ash: Don't need to worry about it, there's a free bus from here to Saffron we can take.
They all went into the pokémon center and checked in with Nurse Joy. This place was even worse then the last pokémon center; it was so crowded they had to sleep on the floor in the waiting room. Everyone got settled in his or her places. After about ten minutes the infamous snoring of Ash Ketchum could be heard. Misty would have hit him in the face with the pillow if Daisy hadn't begun to talk to her.
Daisy: Misty?
Misty: What?
Daisy: I miss having you around.
Misty: It's been three years for god-sake, you'd think you'd get over it by now.
Daisy: Well I miss talking to you.
Misty: We can talk now.
There was silence for about five minutes then Daisy spoke.
Daisy: Do you still like him?
Misty: Are you kidding?
Daisy: Was that a yes or a no?
Misty: What do you think.
Daisy: You know what I think but it true?
There was silence for about five minutes.
Daisy: Misty?
Misty: Yea
Daisy: Is it?
Misty: Yea.
Daisy: Really? Ha! So you finally admit it!
Misty: What haven't I admitting it all along?
Daisy: Yea, if you say so.
Misty: Shut up, I'm going to sleep.
She rolled over and got Lilly's snoring in her face. She decided to just look up at the ceiling. She soon fell asleep. In the middle of the night, Ash woke up; he had a strange feeling. He reached next to him to wake up Misty but she was gone! He stood up, there were people surrounding him. He left everything and went out of the pokémon center. He found a note on the door to the exit of the pokémon center. It said "Ash Ketchum! If you ever want to see your friend again come to the Vermilion City gym at 2:15 if you're late, then I will just dispose of her."
Ash: This has got to be a joke. (Looking @ watch) 2:10!
He ran out of the pokémon center as fast as possible. Luckily the gym was only a few blocks down the road.
Masked man: So Misty, I guess you're little friend isn't coming!
Misty: I told you! He won't wake up, and even if he does, he would never come!
Ash was out of breath when he entered the gym. There was a Masked Man with a cape who had Misty tied to a chair.
Ash: I wouldn't would I?
Misty: Ash!
He was gasping for breath.
Ash: Let her go right now.
Masked Man: Never!
It sent a psychic blast to Ash knocking him on the ground. Ash was unconscious.
Misty: No!
Masked man: Do you remember me now?
Misty: Yes I do!
Masked Man: I've changed since the last time you saw me!
He pulled part of the mask off revealing his face. It was the same man she saw in the woods before, but rather then being handsome, his face now looked burnt and decayed.
Masked Man: I am the force!
Misty: Why are you so hideous?
Masked Man: That is for me to know and for you to find out!
Ash sat up.
Ash: I said let her go!
Masked Man: Not yet!
He sent another psychic blast toward Ash this time harder and ash flew into the wall of the gym landing on the ground with a thud.
Misty: Stop, don't hurt him!
Masked Man: I would never hurt him, physically that is.
Misty: What do you mean?
Masked Man: You'll find out soon enough!
He pulled his cape around his face and vanished into thin air. Misty tried to struggle free of the ropes but there was no use. Ash sat up. He rushed over to his friend and untied her.
Ash: Are you okay?
Misty: Yea, we have to figure out what is up with him.
Ash: We have to get to Cassy.
They went back to the center and woke up Misty's sisters.
Misty: We have to head out now.
Daisy: Why?
Misty: We had a run in with you know whom and we need to get to Cassy.
Everyone got up and went to the bus station. The first bus left at 4:00. They waited about fifteen minutes and when it arrived they boarded. The bus ride was long. Misty fell asleep on Ash's lap, which made him very uncomfortable because he also had Daisy on hi other shoulder and Pikachu on his head. They were in Saffron in about two hours. By now it was almost 6:00 am and everyone was still exhausted. They hiked up to Cassy's headquarters where a Mr. Mime greeted them. Pikachu was still asleep and stayed in Ash's backpack, as did Togepi in Misty's backpack.
Cassy took Lilly and Violet into another room to talk while Ash, Misty, and Daisy went into the living room and all fell asleep. Cassy had to come up with the best way to tell Lilly and Violet what had happened over the long time. She decided to make a video since everything is possible when it comes to Cassy . . . She gave them each a "remembering" pill before they watched the movie so they would recall stuff other then presented to them in the video, but the video would spark their remembrance.
****VIDEO START****
Misty, Daisy, Lilly, and Violet are all in a peaceful world. All of a sudden there is a horrible thing walking around, it is destroying all that is in site. All of a sudden the town puts them in a capsule and they disappear and reappear in front of the cerulean gym. On video Cassy tells them about the evil force and how they are meant to protect it. Then Misty is saying farewell to her sisters, she meets Ash and they meet up with Brock. Then Misty tells Ash about the force, They arrive back at the Cerulean gym where they see a beast in the woods Misty goes out to it and Ash is thrown in the woods. Everyone runs to him in the woods where a little fairy comes and tells them they can go back to there past. Misty decides not to, and they go back to the Cerulean Gym, forgetting everything.
****VIDEO END****
Cassy: This was three years ago, do you remember it now?
Lilly and Violet shook their heads.
Cassy: Well we need you again, the force can possess humans and we have no way of stopping him other then destroying him. We are sending you two along with Daisy, Misty and Ash on the case to hunt him down and destroy him.
The three of them went into the other room and talked to the other trio. First they had to find the force which didn't seem to be too hard because it kept finding them instead. Daisy gave them each the latest communicator, which was small and could be worn as a watch.
Ash: You guys are constantly coming out with new gadgets.
Cassy: Exactly!
Cassy gave them a bunch of other things including a "free" hotel pass that would allow them into any vacant hotel on Daisy's request. Then they were on their way.
Chapter 5
After a few days of traveling, they sat in a clearing to a forest, it was beginning to get dark and they all sat around a campfire. Pikachu was playing with Togepi, while the "adults" talked.
(To each other, in there own little language)
Togepi: What's going on Pikachu?
Pikachu: I thought we already discussed this Togepi, I really don't know.
Togepi: Well do you think that we get to go home soon?
Pikachu: You ask way too many questions.
Togepi: I'm telling!
Pikachu: What did I do?
Togepi: You, you were mean to me!
Togepi began to cry.
Pikachu: Oh don't cry, I'm sorry for whatever I did!
Misty came over to Togepi, picked it up, went back to her seat, and rocked it to sleep. Pikachu ran over and jumped up onto Ash's Lap. Just then Misty heard a rustle in the woods.
Misty: What's that?
Ash: I don't know, maybe it's a pokémon!
Misty: Here you take Togepi, and I'll go see what it is.
She laid Togepi on Ash's lap next to Pikachu and went out into the woods. What she saw was not to her liking. There was a man standing there in a cape with cloth rapped around his face.
Man: Hello Misty.
Misty turned to run but before she could he grabbed her and pulled her to him. Meanwhile Ash and her sisters were sitting wondering what was taking so long. Pikachu had jumped off Ash's lap and Daisy had quickly snatched up Togepi. Ash decided to go and see what was wrong. He approached the woods and called her name but there was no answer. He looked around and saw he lying motionless on the ground.
Ash: Misty!
****FORCE****
Ha, ha! I have sucked away her energy! I just need to take it twice more and she will be mine for the taking and I shall live forever!
: Then it flew away:
****END FORCE****
Ash: Misty! Wake up.
But she wouldn't budge. He picked her up and put her on his back and went back to the campsite. When he arrived everyone rushed over to find out what happened. Ash simply told them he didn't know. They laid her on a sleeping bag and sat around her. She didn't move. Daisy checked, and she was still breathing. Hours passed and Lilly fell asleep, soon followed by Violet. Daisy tried to keep awake and help her little sister but she soon fell asleep. Ash sat there looking at the stars. He thought, what would he do if something ever happened to her? He tried to tell her his feelings once, but she seemed to have forgotten.
Misty: Ash?
Ash turned around Misty was awake.
Ash: Are you okay?
Misty nodded.
Ash: What happened?
Misty: The force, it ran into me. Ash something is weird with him every time I see it, it becomes more gruesome and deteriorated.
Ash: What did it do?
Misty: I don't remember.
Ash: Okay, why don't you go back to sleep and when you're feeling better in the morning we can try to figure out what happened.
Misty agreed. Ash gave her a little kiss on the forehead. At the site of this Pikachu began to giggle but as soon as his master turned around, he ducked into his sleeping bag as if he never saw a thing. Ash went over to his sleeping bag and Pikachu.
Ash: I know you're awake Pikachu, don't deny it.
From under the sleeping bag a "pika pi pika Chu zzzzzzz" could be heard, in English this meant, "I don't know what you're talking about zzzzzz"
The next morning Misty woke up and everyone else was awake, "what happened? She thought to herself" She couldn't remember anything.
Ash: So you've finally decided to wake up?
Misty sat up.
Misty: What time is it?
Ash: Almost lunchtime.
Misty: Why didn't you wake me up?
Daisy: Don't you remember? You were out like a light when we found you.
Misty: Found me? What happened?
Ash: You told me you ran into the force.
Misty: What are you talking about? I never ran into the force. When did I tell you that?
Ash: When I talked to you last night.
Misty: I didn't talk to you.
Ash: Okay . . . then what happened?
Misty: I have no idea.
Daisy: Oh well, the thing that really matters is that you are all better, so we won't worry about it.
Misty: Okay.
Misty had lunch, or should I call it breakfast, any how, she ate a meal while everyone packed up and then they were on their way, hoping that they would find the force somewhere, the thing was they didn't know where. They had absolutely no idea what they were doing and absolutely no idea what they were dealing with.
Ash: So where should we head?
Lilly: Like why not go to some place I can get washed, it was like so nasty sleeping outside.
Misty: Jeez Lilly, never camp out before?
Lilly: For your information no little sister.
Misty just rolled her eyes.
Ash: Okay, according to the map, we should be coming up on the dock where the St. Anne is docked.
Lilly: You mean used to be docked, in case you didn't know the ship was in a wreck.
Ash: Duh, we were on it when it sunk, literally, on the bottom of the ocean with it, but this map says that it's there.
Lilly: Well it's gone!
Daisy: What do you mean? It's right there, look!
They all look up and see the huge ocean liner towering before them.
Misty: I guess they fixed it.
Ash: How?
Daisy: They probably built a new one.
Violet: Ooh let's go it!
Misty and Ash: No!
Lilly: You weren't seriously like on it when it sunk, were you?
Misty: Yea we were!
Daisy: Gee, maybe we should skip it.
Just then two girls came up to them.
Girl 1: Like, do you guys want four tickets to the Saint Anne?
Girl 2(in a guy's voice): Hey isn't you those two twerps we used to follow around for that Pikachu?
Ash: James?
Girl 1 hit Girl 2 over the head with a mallet.
Misty: Jessie?
Jessie: Okay you got us.
Ash: Wow! This is a coincidence. So what are you up to?
James: stupid plan for Giovonni, another one of his raids of the saint Anne and steal everyone's pokémon.
Ash: Doesn't that get old?
Meowth: You bet we want out but we have nothing better to do.
Misty: Well you could always come along with us.
Jessie: Really? You mean we could give up team rocket?
Ash: Misty? Are you sure?
Jessie: We'd love to!
Ash: Okay then, come along. Misty I need to talk to you.
He pulled her over to the side.
Ash: What are we going to do about the force.
Misty: Ash, think about it, we could just get Cassy's permission and tell them, then we'd have more help.
Ash: You trust them?
Misty: I know this is weird, but it just seems like we're supposed to.
They keep talking, meanwhile with the ex-team rocket and the sisters. Meowth had wandered off somewhere not knowing where his friends had gone.
Jessie: So how are you guys doing?
Daisy: Good, and you?
Jessie: Fine, so how old are y'all now exactly?
Daisy: I'm 22, Lilly is 19, Violet is 17, Ash and Misty are, I dunno, 14 maybe?
Jessie: That sounds about right. We'll were 22 and good old Meowth here is almost 7.
James: Okay that was a quaint little conversation there, but what are those to up to?
Daisy: Oh they're planning there wedding.
Lilly and violet couldn't help laughing.
Jessie: What?
James: Are you serious?
This made the sisters' laugh even harder.
Jessie: I frankly don't see what is so funny here.
James: They're making it up.
Jessie: Oh!
Ash and Misty came back.
Misty: Okay we've talked to Cassy and it's time the two of you knew.
James: Cassy?
Ash and Misty explained the whole thing to team rocket. Then they were all on their way.
Giovonni: Where are Jessie and James?
Meowth: I don't know, they just left me.
Meowth hopped up in Giovonni's lap; it stroked him like he did his Persian.
Giovonni: I'm glad to have you back Meowth.
Meanwhile back with the group.
Daisy: There's the hotel!
Misty: Cool!
Ash: And look there's even a pool!
Misty: Wow!
Violet: Let's go check in, let's see we have 123456 plus me, makes seven people.
They all went into the hotel that was nice and cool due to the air conditioner. They got their key and went upstairs to their suite.
Misty: look! Cable!
Ash: ooh! I wanna watch the pokémon league competitions!
Misty: Boring . . .
Daisy came out from a hall that was in their room.
Daisy: Misty, there are three rooms here that have cable in them too!
Misty: Really?
Misty ran in and dropped off her stuff on the bed closest to the door. Then she took herself for a little tour. There were three rooms each with two beds and then the couch turned into a bed. This place was too good to be true. Then she opened up a closet. Who was standing there? The force, more horrid then ever! He drained Misty's energy and tossed her on the ground disappearing into thin air. This all took place in a matter of seconds.
: FORCE: Two down just one more time to go and I will be human again! : END:
Ash: Hey Misty, come here, we have the movie channel and it's got the movie with your Psyduck in it!
There was no answer.
Ash: Misty?
Daisy: Maybe she's in the bathroom.
Ash: What bathroom?
Lilly: Yea, there is no bathroom in here.
Ash stood up and walked into the hallway finding his friend unconscious yet again.
Ash: Misty! You guys she did it again!
Chapter 6
Misty slowly opened her eyes, she looked around and the room was dark. All she could hear was a breathing sound. She sat up in horror, where was she? She felt like someone was watching her.
Misty: Who's there?
Then she heard a groaning.
Ash: Just five more minutes' mom.
Misty: Ash is that you?
Ash sat up.
He got out of bed and came over to Misty's and on his way flipped on the light.
He sat on the foot of the bed.
Ash: What happened this time?
Misty: I can't really remember, I opened the closet and it was standing there.
Ash: What?
Misty: The force. Then it did something and the next thing I knew I was here.
Ash: Okay, this has got to stop happening.
Misty: I know.
Just then there was a knock on the door.
Ash: Come in.
Daisy walked in.
Daisy: I saw the light come on, are you okay Misty?
Misty: Yea.
Ash: Okay, well you need to sleep so you can be all better in the morning okay.
Misty nodded and laid down pulling the covers over her head. Daisy and Ash walked out of the room and into the kitchen portion of the suite. They both sat down on stools on either side of the counter.
Ash: She really worries me sometimes.
Daisy: so you do care.
Ash: Why wouldn't I?
Daisy: Well Misty is always saying how you could care less if she dropped dead.
Ash: how does that come into conversation?
Daisy: I don't know if I should tell you.
Ash: Fine then don't I don't care.
Daisy: Oh but I have to.
Ash: Then tell, I could care less, Daisy!
Daisy: Fine I won't tell you.
Ash: Good. I'm going to bed.
Daisy: She likes you.
Ash: Yea and Pigs can fly. I thought you weren't going to tell me.
Daisy: Ha, ha, believe what you want but it's true.
Daisy sat staring off into space. She would get them together if it were the last thing she ever did. Ash shook his head. He had to change the subject.
Ash: So . . . what about your gym?
Daisy: I don't really know, it doesn't really matter to me that much.
Ash: What are you saying?
Daisy: I mean everything important got out, and it's nice to have a break from it.
Ash: Are you serious?
Daisy: As you would say yea, and Pigs can fly. Really, I do miss it, but I missed Misty more, and I like being around her for a bit.
Ash: Yea, I thought I was going to have to last a week without her, but three years?
Daisy: So you admit you couldn't last a week without her.
Ash: Sure, why not? She's my best friend; I love her more then anything.
Daisy: Does she know that?
Ash: How am I supposed to know? Can we please drop the topic? You're her sister! I really shouldn't have this conversation with you.
Daisy: Sure . . . but don't be surprised if . . .
Ash: If what?
Daisy: Oh nothing.
Then she got up and went into the room she was staying in.
Ash thought: Jeez, she's almost annoying as Misty can be sometimes! I guess it runs in the family.
Chapter 7
The next morning, Misty woke up, little did she know but she was being watched . . . by the force. She sat up and went into the kitchen to have breakfast. Her sisters had gotten room service, which they had ordered the night before. Daisy had ordered her a bagel and an orange juice, the perfect breakfast.
She sat down watching the fifth round of the pokémon league, their old friend Richie was in the competition. Ash had lost to him a few years before in the pokémon league. He was glued to the television set. Misty and Daisy sat and talked about what had happened. Misty could now recall that the evil force had appeared in the closet and sucked away all of her energy. They figured that was what happened before. It didn't seem to have much of a long-term effect, but they were going to have to try and make sure it happened no more.
Daisy had talked to Cassy and the force was in the same town as them, however it's exact location could not be determined. They decided to stay in the hotel a few more days and so Misty went out shopping along with Jessie to get food for their room.
Once they arrived, they split up in order to make the list of stuff needed disappear more quickly. Misty was walking down an isle and at the end was a robed man. She could not see his face, but he seemed familiar. It was probably just her imagination so she kept walking. There was a place outside where the fruit and vegetables were kept, she walked into the greenhouse type room and realized the cloaked man was following her.
Misty: Hello? Can I help you?
Man: Yes! I'll take your energy!
He grabbed her shoulders and she grabbed his arm flipping him over.
Misty: Wow! Never knew I could do that.
It was because he was weak. He shakily stood up. Misty kicked him and he fell over, he began to have smoke come out of him. He pulled himself up and his hood fell off, there was nothing there but a skeleton face, which was slowly melting out of sight. Misty pushed him as hard as she could, and he fell to the ground. He stood up and began to shrink; his legs were melting out of sight. Then as he backed up he burst into flames and then exploded. He hadn't made it in time! The end of the beast was his own fault. The explosion sent Misty flying landing with a thud and she became unconscious.
At the station, Cassy and her fellow co-workers had a report on the system that the force had disappeared, could this be true? The only way to know for sure was to find the trapping crystal and break it.
Meanwhile Ash was in the hotel looking at the crystal, Richie had won his match in a close move. His Charizard was battling a Blastoise, and the Blastoise used up too much energy in a hydro pump, which his Charizard missed, and there was a moment that Charizard could use fire spin, knocking out the Blastoise. He looked deep into the crystal, which was becoming darker and darker in color, until it turned black. Just then there was a phone call from Cassy on his watch.
Ash: Yes?
Cassy: Do you have the crystal?
Ash: Yea, it just turned black.
Cassy: Really?
Ash: Yes.
There was screaming heard from a crowd of people behind Cassy.
Cassy: This is great, the beast has been defeated and can not return!
Ash began to jump for joy. Everyone rushed into the room except for Jessie and Misty, and Ash explained. He threw the crystal down to the ground and in smashed into a ton of little pieces and then each one turned to a puff of smoke disappearing into the air.
Misty sat up and looked around, what had happened? Then she remembered she had to get back to the hotel. Just then Jessie came walking into the greenhouse, baffled at what had happened.
Jessie: Are you okay Misty?
Misty nodded, and they headed back to the hotel. Upon entering the room they were greeted with shouts of joy and bombarded with hugs. Daisy grabbed her little sister.
Daisy: Congratulations Misty! You did it!
Then was Lilly.
Lilly: We're so proud of you.
Then Violet,
Violet: I knew we'd win!
Then Ash, he had to think of what to say.
Ash: We're done, for real this time.
Misty: Did I really get rid of it?
Everyone nodded.
Ash: There's going to be a banquet at headquarters tonight.
Misty: For all of us?
Ash: Yea, and Brock and my mom and Tracy, everyone we're really close to.
Daisy: Wow! This will be fun!
Ash: We have to check out, and head over there now.
Everyone ran into his or her rooms to get packed up.
Ash: Good job.
Misty: you too.
Ash: I didn't do anything.
Misty: Sure you did, you were here.
Ash: Well you actually killed it!
Misty told Ash the whole story of what happened and then they got packed up to go home.
About three hours later they arrived at Ash's home in Pallet town. They told Tracy, Brock, Mrs. Ketchum, and Professor Oak to get dressed up nicely and get ready to go to the banquet. They didn't know exactly what they were getting ready for but they were pleased.
Chapter 8
Misty had to come up with the nicest thing she could wear. She looked through her closet, nothing. There was a knock on the door. Daisy looked in.
Daisy: Misty, want to go shopping with the girls and me to get something nice for tonight?
She was thrilled, and accepted, they all went to the department store in pallet and began looking all over. Misty looked at the dresses, either too casual or too dressy. Then she saw it. Light blue and lavender spaghetti strap dress. She looked at the price tag.
Misty: Woah, next dress.
And she continued looking on. She didn't know what to get that was in her price range.
Daisy: Found anything yet Misty?
Misty: Nope.
Daisy: Well I just found this for you, it looks beautiful.
She held up the dress Misty had been looking at just moments before.
Misty: Too expensive.
Daisy: What are you talking about? I'll pay for it.
Misty: Really?
Misty, yet again, was thrilled. They bought the dress and headed out. Once they got back to the house, Misty immediately went upstairs and got dressed.
Meanwhile Ash and Brock were getting ready.
Brock: What is this for?
Ash: Nothing much, just a dinner we were invited to.
Ash went into his closet where he had his tux. He hated that thing more then anything; it was hot, and itchy. He put it on ad realized it was too small. The pants look like high waters and the sleeves were hiking up. He went down to show his mother her burst out laughing.
Ash: It's not funny mom!
Mrs. Ketchum: You're right, I'm sorry.
But she couldn't help from giggling still. She tore the stitching out of the bottom Ash's pants, which made them a little bit more manageable. There was no hope for the coat. Brock lent him one of his dress shirts.
Ash: Great, now I have a hiked up jacket with white popping out of the bottom.
He threw himself down on the couch.
Ash: It doesn't matter anyway.
Brock: Well it goes to show you how often you get dressed up.
Just then Misty came running across the living room.
Brock: are you all almost ready, we're all waiting on you.
Misty: We'll be ready in five minutes okay. She grabbed a box that had her make-up in it and then turned around and ran upstairs.
Ash: Woah!
Brock: What?
Ash: Was that Misty?
Brock: What do you think?
Ash: Woah!
Brock laughed to himself.
There was a knock on the door and Tracy came in and sat on the couch with the other guys. He was wearing a tux, not much to his liking.
Tracy: Very Professional looking shirt Ash.
Ash: It's as best as I could do with a few hours notice.
Sure enough five minute later.
Misty: Ash! Brock! Tracy! Hurry up! We're waiting for you!
How was Ash supposed to remember he couldn't wear his sneakers? He came running down with a pair of Brock's old dress shoes. Then locked they door behind them. They looked rather silly heading out to the Pallet Pavilion all dressed up, one BIG group. Upon arrival, Cassy greeted them and showed them to their seats. There were SO many people there.
Misty: (Whispering to Ash) Since when were there so many people working on the force?
Ash: How should I know?
They walked through the big crowd of people and eventually sat down. It was a real nice place. There was a band on stage, and there was a big dance floor. There was a buffet and waiters and waitresses walking around taking drink orders.
After dinner Cassy went up on stage to make her announcement.
Cassy: I would like to welcome all of you to our wonderful banquet tonight. First I'd like to thank all of the people who could help this night happen. Some of you don't know why you are here, but you will soon know!
She showed a video explaining the force and how Misty and Ash got rid of it. After the video Mrs. Ketchum looked to Ash.
Mrs. Ketchum: Is this true?
Ash just nodded. She gave her son a great big hug.
Mrs. Ketchum: Never, do any of that EVER again!
Ash nodded.
Cassy: I'd like to thank our guests of honor.
A spotlight landed on their table.
Cassy: Misty, Daisy, Lilly, and Violet Waterflower and Ash Ketchum.
Everyone began to clap.
After the awards Misty decided to get some fresh air. She went out back and sat down on a bench, looking up at the stars. She couldn't believe it was all over with. Just then there was a shooting star.
Misty: I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight.
Then she made her wish.
Just then Ash walked out. He sat on the bench and looked up at the sky.
Ash: Beautiful sky huh?
Misty: Yea.
Ash took her hands in his. She looked at his hands, which had an uneven tuxedo and shirt. Ash looked down.
Misty: What is it?
Ash: Okay, (He took a deep breath) When I say this don't interrupt me okay?
Misty: Okay.
Ash: How do I start? Okay, I've known you for what, five years? Some times I think what if you hadn't fished me out of the lake that day, where would I be now? I wonder what if there was no evil force and we were just regular people. I wonder why I still haven't paid you back for that bike.
Misty: Is this about the bike? I said you don't . . .
He put his finger over her mouth.
Ash: I said don't interrupt. I guess what I'm trying to say is . . . ever since the day I met you there has been something about you I couldn't quite put my finger on, Misty, I, you're my best friend.
Misty: Ash, what are you talking about?
Ash: You look really nice tonight.
Misty: Thank you. Is that all?
Ash: No
Misty: Well then out with it.
Ash: Misty, I love you.
Misty's eye's widened.
Misty: Really?
Ash: How couldn't I?
Misty: Me too.
Ash: Wow! That's a load off my chest.
He took his jacket off and threw it down.
Ash: And so is that, I hate tuxedos! There all itchy and hot, and too small!
Misty started laughing.
Ash: Well lets go back in there and have some fun.
They walked back in and saw everyone up and dancing.
Tracy was sitting at the table with Brock.
Brock: (teasingly) Hey Ash, are you gonna go dance with your girl friend?
Ash: I think I will.
Brock gave a look at Tracy and they both laughed.
Misty and Ash walked out onto the dance floor. A slow song was just beginning. They began to dance.
Ash: This reminds me of that night at Haley's house three years ago.
Misty: And Maidens peak, the only two dances we've ever been to.
They danced for a long while. Soon there was nobody left except for friends and family. However, neither of the two of them realized they were the only ones left dancing. Misty looked into her best friend's eyes, and the moment they had both been waiting for as long as they could remember came true, they kissed. Brock noticed them out of the corner of his eye, and didn't quite get what was going on. When he did his eyes nearly fell out. He tapped Tracy and pointed. Daisy, Violet and Lilly saw from the other side where they were standing, standing talking to Cassy. Brock began to clap Tracy soon caught on and when Daisy, Violet, Lilly and Cassy caught on they began to too. Misty and Ash broke the moment and looked up. Both of them turned insanely red, and said "What are you staring at?" Then everyone began to laugh.
THE END
This time for real . . . I promise!
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!!!! THANKS!
Note: This is continued from two previous stories, you will not understand what is happening and many references that are made if you do not read the other two before hand. I also want to let you know that it is the most loosely based on the series story of the three up to this point, so don't think I'm stupid enough to believe this is what really happened:). And one last thing . . . This story takes place three years after the last one, therefore . . . Ash is 14, as is Misty, and Brock is 16. Okay I forgot one other thing! I promise this is the last. After they went back to the regular happenings in the last story, they forgot a lot of things that happened, and only remembered the gist of things. However, Misty did remember the Ruby, as did Ash. That's all . . . OH I DON'T OWN POKEMON!!!! SORRY!!!!!!!
Chapter 1
Misty got out of bed as she did every morning. And, like every morning, she walked to her dresser and stood facing the mirror. On the right hand side there was a red ruby, which never moved.
Misty: This is silly, It's been three years to the day and I still check it everyday.
She opened her top drawer and put the ruby all the way in the very back.
Misty: That's enough of that.
She went in the bathroom and began her daily routine.
****FORCE****
So she's done watching me eh? Well maybe it's time my plan goes into action. Revenge, sweet revenge. I'll get that boy back for trapping me these three years, but how? The girl she was not strong enough to keep me locked up for more then a day. But him, three long years I've waited to destroy him. I've finally come up with the perfect plan, how to destroy him long and painfully, I'll take the one he loves, then we'll see how long he lasts.
I can take human form but not for long before it completely wears off. The only way I can be eternal is if I take the energy of a living mortal three times, and the third time I will restore my full self and become invincible. And I know just whose energy to take . . . Misty's, that will in turn destroy Ash's heart. That will be my revenge!
****END FORCE*****
Meanwhile Ash was walking up in his own bed. He sat up and looked at the calendar, only three days left until the next pokémon league. Unfortunately he would not be participating this year, but he had friends who would be so that would be exciting. He noticed that today was the three-year anniversary date that he and Misty had abolished the evil force. On the calendar he had written Gary's birthday, mainly so that if his mom were in the room she wouldn't ask "What anniversary?" However, it was really was Gary's birthday, but since Gary had moved away, and he had such an attitude problem Ash didn't recognize that day any more.
Ash got out of bed and headed down for breakfast. Brock was already up cooking eggs and scrapple. Brock had left the group for about a year, while Ash was competing in the orange league. But then he returned with their travels for about another year while Ash competed in the Jolt league. He had been staying in the "new" Ketchum Residence for the past year. Mrs. Ketchum had moved a few months after everyone came to stay with her, to a larger house on Professor Oak's property and she worked with the pokémon and the landscape of the lab. Brock loved the new house because just a walk out of the front door and you were on a pokémon reservation. Anyway, a few moments later Ash came down and sat at the table.
Ash: Good morning Brock.
Brock: And a very good morning to you.
Brock sat a plate of food in front of Ash who finished all his food in about five minutes.
Brock: Wow that was fast! Are you still hungry?
Ash: Not really but thanks for the offer.
Just then Misty came walking down the steps.
Brock: Good morning Misty.
Misty: Morning
Just then the phone rang.
Mrs. Ketchum (from living room): I got it!
Misty sat down at the table.
Brock: So what is our plan for today?
Ash: Nothing much.
Mrs. Ketchum: Misty, Telephone!
Misty picked up the phone in the kitchen.
Misty: I got it!
And Mrs. Ketchum hung up the phone.
Misty: Hello?
Voice: Hi Misty, its Daisy.
Misty: Hi, what's up?
Daisy: Well I got some news for you. Violet has decided to take a leave from the gym.
Misty: Really? How long?
Daisy: About a week, we were wondering if you wanted to take her place.
Misty: Um, I don't know.
Daisy: Oh, please Misty, we really need you.
Misty: Can't you run the gym with two people.
Daisy: Yea, but we don't want to, it's just a week!
Misty: Fine I'll do it.
Daisy: Okay Great! Well I have to go. We're helping Violet pack, bye!
Misty: Bye!
And she hung up the phone and sat back down again.
Ash: Who was that?
Misty: Daisy.
Ash: What did she want?
Misty: I have to go help out at the Cerulean Gym for a week.
Ash: A whole week?
Misty: Yea, I'll be back though.
Brock: That means extra chores for us.
Brock and Ash groaned.
Misty: Well I'll do mine for today then head over there.
Ash: Okay.
They went outside and fed the pokémon as usual, then cleaned out the stalls.
Misty: Oh darn, I'll have to say good bye to cleaning pokémon poop up.
Ash: I think I'm going to cry.
Brock: You two are weird.
He went over to the Ponyta stall and let them all out. He followed them to the field where they could run about.
Misty: Do you know what today is?
Ash: Sure do, Gary's birthday!
Misty: It is? Well I don't mean that.
Ash: I know, it's beast day.
Misty: Yep and we get to clean poop up on the day we saved the world.
Ash: Oh well, nobody would believe us if we protested any way.
Misty: I guess you're right.
After they finished their daily chores Misty went in and packed a small bag and told Mrs. Ketchum she'd be back in about a week.
Misty: Bye Brock.
Brock: Have fun, see you next week.
Misty: Yea, see you next week.
Ash: Bye Misty.
Misty gave Ash a hug and whispered in his ear "Sorry we didn't get to celebrate".
Ash: It's okay, we can when you get back.
She let go and headed the other way.
After she was out of site Brock and Ash went back in the house. Ash slumped down on the couch.
Brock: Jeez Ash, you'd think she's going away for a year the way you're acting.
Ash: Not true.
Brock: Whatever.
He went in the kitchen and started on dinner. Ash turned on the TV and watched the preparations for the pokémon league, taking place.
Misty kept walking; she should be there in about an hour. Why had she gone out so late? It would be dark by the time she got to Cerulean. She walked a little quicker because she wanted to get there sooner. Then she remembered she had forgotten the ruby. "Oh well" she thought to herself "it'll be fine" She came to a fork in the road.
Misty: Darn I don't know which way to go.
She went left, and kept walking. It was getting darker and darker every moment, until it was pitch black. She wished she had a watch with her, it seemed as if it had been way more then an hour of walking.
Meanwhile at the Ketchum Residence, They had finished dinner and the three of them were sitting and watching prime time television. It was a commercial break.
Ash: Misty should be there by now.
Brock: So?
Ash: Don't you think she would have called?
Brock: Probably not.
Ash: Oh, okay.
Misty kept walking on her path through the woods, it seemed to be getting narrower and narrower, there was another fork in the road. She never remembered they're being this many turn-offs the last time she had been to Cerulean. She figured the first fork she should have gone to the right so she headed back. An hour passed and she had not found the last fork in the road. She was scared to death that she would be lost forever. Then up on a hill she recognized the Xanadu Nursery. She could probably find her way home from here. She just had to sit and think.
Ash: Good night mom.
Brock: Night Mrs. Ketchum.
Mrs. Ketchum: See you guys in the morning.
As Misty sat she heard footsteps and rustling leaves. She stood up and looked around.
Misty: Who's there?
There was no answer. All of a sudden Misty felt a cold hand on her shoulder, in turned her around and she was face to face with a man she had never met before. (He was very handsome, but had a sinister look in his eye)
Man: Hello Misty, do you remember me?
Misty: Who are you?
Man: Come on brat, you know who I am.
Misty began to tremble with fear.
Misty: I'm sorry, I don't know.
The man whispered into her ear.
Man: I'm the evil force.
Misty tried to get away but his grip was too tight.
Misty: No you're not, the force is at home in my Ruby.
Man: True, I am there too, but I have taught myself to escape and take human forms.
Misty: What?
The man clasped a hand over her mouth.
Man: You're coming with me.
Misty struggled to get out but the man was too strong.
Ash woke up soaked in sweat.
Ash: Something is wrong.
He got up and ran downstairs. Mrs. Ketchum heard him and wondered what was wrong. She pulled herself out of bed and followed. When she found him he was furiously thumbing through his mothers address book.
Mrs. Ketchum: Honey, what are you doing? It's too late to use the phone.
Ash: Mom, I know something is wrong, I'm really worried about Misty.
Mrs. Ketchum: There's nothing wrong. She got there. Okay Ash, it's sweet that you're worried but it's too late to call.
Ash: I have to Mom.
Mrs. Ketchum couldn't stay awake any longer so she went back upstairs. Ash picked up the phone and dialed. The answering machine picked up.
Ash: Hi, I know I'm calling late, but I really need to talk to Misty, when you guys get . . .
Daisy was up watching TV and ran to the phone just in time.
Daisy: Hello?
Ash: Hi, Daisy?
Daisy: Yea? What's up?
Ash: Can I talk to Misty?
Daisy: She's at you're house isn't she?
Ash: No, she's supposed to be there!
Daisy: Why?
Ash: You called today and asked her to come down.
Daisy: I did?
Ash: What do you mean "I did?"
Daisy: I never called, was it me, or was it one of my sisters?
Ash: You, you said Violet was going out of town.
Daisy: Violet's not going out of town.
Ash began to panic, he felt sick to his stomach. He took deep breaths and sat down. Where could she be?
Daisy: Ash, Hello? Are you still there?
Ash: Yea, well Misty left for you're house before dark, do you mean to tell me she's not there?
Daisy: No Ash, she's not, she never came, unless there's something I'm missing. And I've been in the living room all night and nobody has come in the door.
Ash didn't know what to do. He sat the phone down and went into the living room.
Daisy: Ash, Hello? I'm going to hang up now. : Click:
Ash closed his eyes. Where could she be? If Daisy didn't call then who did? He was so confused, frustrated, and tired that he drifted off to sleep in a minute.
Chapter 2
The next morning when Ash awoke he stretched out and looked around. Then he remembered Misty was gone. He got up and grabbed his backpack.
Ash: Brock!
Brock: I'm in the Kitchen.
Ash: I'm going out for a bit, be back by lunch.
Brock heard the front door click shut.
Brock: That's weird. Ash not eating breakfast, who would have ever thought.
Ash didn't know where he was going but he felt he should go a certain way and followed his gut. He walked and walked until he came to a fork in the road. Which way would I go, if I were Misty? He remembered once when they were hiking in the mountains and they had a choice of where to go, Misty wanted to go left, but Ash wanted to go right. They ended up going right and running into a blizzard. Misty bugged him about that for days! He decided to go left this time.
He kept walking until he came to another fork in the road. He knew where he was, good old Xanadu, why would Misty have come here, he knew this gut feeling stuff was stupid so he turned around to go back to that fork and go right. Then he saw it on the ground, Misty's red sack. He picked it up. She had been here. He looked around and saw a cave. His gut feeling told him to go there and since his gut feeling had led him to Misty's bag, maybe it wasn't that stupid after all. He went into the cave and saw Misty tied up against a wall.
Misty: Ash!
Ash: What happened?
Misty started to cry.
Misty: The evil force and I got lost and I lost my bag and that guy.
Ash: Calm down.
He gave her the bag and untied her.
Ash: Okay, start again.
Misty couldn't talk because she was too upset; instead she put her head in her lap and cried more. Ash put a hand on her shoulder.
Ash: Calm down, everything is okay.
Misty: We have to get out of here now.
They got up and walked out of the cave and ran up to the Xanadu Nursery. They entered the lobby and sat down.
Ash: Okay, tell me again.
Misty: I'm so glad to see you!
Ash: That's great, but tell me about the evil force.
Misty: It got out!
Ash: After three years?
Misty nodded.
Ash: I can't believe this.
Misty: It's more powerful, it can possess humans now.
Ash: Okay.
He took a deep breath and sat back.
Ash: You scared me half to death.
Misty: How'd you know?
Ash: I called you're sisters.
Misty: Yea, the force pretended to be Daisy and tricked me into coming. It was just going to leave me in that cave forever so I couldn't fight it.
Ash: Well we better go back to the house.
They got up and headed back to the house. After about a half an hour of walking they were back at the house.
Ash: Look who I found.
Brock: What are you doing home so early Misty?
Misty looked at Ash.
Ash: It turns out Violet doesn't have a vacation after all.
Misty: Yea, it got canceled at the last minute.
Ash: I just happened to run into Misty on my way to take my pokémon to the pokémon center.
Brock: For three hours?
Ash: Yea, Nurse joy was really booked up today.
Brock: Oh I see, well you hurried out of here so fast this morning you didn't get a chance to eat breakfast. So, we're having omelets for lunch.
Ash: Hmm omelets, my favorite!
Misty: Everything is your favorite food.
Ash: Yea, food in general is great.
Brock: Okay . . .
Misty: I know, why don't we get our pokémon and go up to the good old picnic spot. We haven't been there in ages.
Brock: That sounds good, I'll make sandwiches.
Ash: I love sandwiches, but I thought we were having omelets.
Brock: You can't take omelets on a picnic, We can have them for dinner.
Misty went out back and gathered up all of her pokémon, Ash did the same, Pikachu ran and jumped on his head.
Ash: Sorry, I left so fast this morning.
Pikachu: Pika pi (That's okay)
Everyone met in the front of the house and headed up to the picnic spot, it was a lot of fun because there was a lake where the water pokémon could swim, fields to play in, and trees where they could sit in the shade. After about twenty minutes of walking they reached the beautiful "picnic spot" When they got there, they decided it was too early for lunch. Misty let all of her pokémon out in the lake, and Ash and Brock let theirs out in the field, except for Squirtle who also went in the water. It was a hot day, so the trio decided to go swimming too. Brock and Ash were talking while Misty, Togepi and Pikachu were all playing. Misty got an idea, she told Pikachu and Togepi and it went into action. She sneaked up behind ash and dunked his head under water. When Ash surfaces Pikachu jumped up on his head and Togepi ran for the forest.
Ash: I'm gonna get you for that.
But Misty ran out of the water and chased Togepi into the woods. On her way to chase Togepi, she picked up a towel and dried off. She entered the woods and the same man from the night before was standing there. Misty froze in fear. Then she turned around and began to run, she looked back and he was gone. She kept running till she got back in the water and ran over to Ash. She grabbed him around the neck.
Ash: Oh no you don't!
He spun around dunking her under the water; she came up gasping for breath.
Misty: Stupid!
Ash: You started it!
Misty: It's back we have to go home.
Ash: What's back?
Misty: I saw the force in the woods.
Ash grabbed Misty's arm and pulled her out of the water.
Ash: Come on Brock, we have to go home.
Brock: Already?
Ash: Misty's not feeling well and we need to get her home.
Brock groaned and pulled himself out of the water. They hurried home and were back in about fifteen minutes.
Misty walked over to the telephone. She looked down and saw a piece of notepaper sitting on the address book. It read "Cassy called for Misty Friday night".
Misty: Who took this message?
Brock: From Cassy?
Misty nodded.
Brock: I did she left her number and said to have you call her as soon as possible, sorry I forgot about it.
Misty picked up the phone and dialed.
Cassy: Hello?
Misty: Hi, you called?
Cassy: Misty? You sound so different.
Misty: Well it has been three years.
Cassy: True, What took so long to return my call?
Misty: Someone didn't give me the message.
Cassy: It's out.
Misty: I figured that out already, and it can take human form now.
Cassy: Yea, are you and Ash up for it again?
Misty: Hey, Ash, Cassy wants to know if we're up for it again?
Ash: Really?
Misty: Quick, I need an answer.
Ash: Sure.
Brock: Up for what?
Ash: Nothing.
Brock: okay . . .
Cassy: Hang out tonight and then come to my lab in saffron as soon as possible.
Misty: Okay, what about the one in pallet?
Cassy: It is not there anymore.
Misty: Okay, see you soon, it may take us a while to get there though.
Cassy: That's okay, we're still trying to figure out what is going on. And we're not gonna need you for a while until we figure out how do destroy it for good. Bye.
Misty: Bye.
They hung up.
Misty: Ash, I need to talk to you alone.
Brock: Ooh, what are you gonna do?
Misty: None of you're business.
Ash: Not what you're thinking I can tell you that.
Brock left.
Misty: Okay, you up for this again?
Ash: Not really.
Misty: I'm sorry.
Ash: It's not your fault.
Misty: Yes it is, but I guess it doesn't matter.
Ash: So what do we do?
Misty: Tonight is our last free night till we go again, this time lets make an alibi and
Just then Brock came rushing in the room.
Brock: You're never going to guess who I just talked too!
Ash: Professor Ivy?
Brock: How'd you know?
Ash: You always say that when she calls.
Brock: Oh, anyway, she's opening a branch here in Pallet, and she wants me to go down there to learn what to do and then be the head of the one here!
Ash: That's great!
Brock: I leave tomorrow morning though.
Misty: We're gonna miss you.
Brock: It's only for a month.
Then Brock ran upstairs to pack.
Misty: Well we have Brock taken care of, now to take care of you're mom.
Ash went into the kitchen where she was sitting.
Mrs. Ketchum: How are you feeling Misty? Brock said you were sick.
Misty: A whole lot better thank you, I think I just needed to get dried off and lay down a bit.
Mrs. Ketchum: Yea, that helps sometimes, so what have you two been up to?
Ash: Well, we were thinking of going on a journey again.
Mrs. Ketchum: Really? That sounds nice, will it be just you two then?
Ash: And Pikachu and the other pokémon of coarse.
Mrs. Ketchum: Sounds fun, when are you leaving?
Misty: Tomorrow morning when Brock does.
They continued to talk for a while and then Mrs. Ketchum started to cook dinner. Ash and Misty went to watch TV and flipped on the news. They sat on the couch; both exhausted from the day's events.
Misty: Can you believe today is the same day I was in that cave?
Ash: Not at all.
Misty's eye lids were shutting on her she was so tired, and she eventually dozed off. She lay on Ash's shoulder, which was a nuisance for him because now he couldn't get up. He watched the news; it was all boring stuff, Pokémon league preparations, it was now only two days away. He eventually fell asleep too. About ten minutes later Brock came downstairs and put his suitcase in front of the door and went into the kitchen. Mrs. Ketchum was just finishing up some rice and asked Brock if he would cook the shrimp. First Brock went into the living room to get the cookbook, which explained fun ways to cook them. He spotted Ash and Misty on the couch. He motioned for Mrs. Ketchum to come and she looked.
Mrs. Ketchum: Now isn't that sweet.
Chapter 3
Ash woke up; he looked at the clock, which said 1:40. He tried to go back to sleep. But then Misty began to stir. He decided to act as if he were asleep.
Misty woke up and all she could see was the glowing red numbers from the clock, which said 1:45 and the light coming from the kitchen door which was closed. She wondered where she was for a second and then realized she was in the living room lying on Ash? She must have fallen asleep watching TV. She sat up then thought, oh no! When she woke up she would have to leave. She didn't want to think about it. She got up and went into the kitchen, leaving the door open. Mrs. Ketchum was up having a cup of tea.
Misty: What are you doing up?
Mrs. Ketchum: I always have my tea at one.
Misty: Really?
She sat down ready to talk; she wouldn't have a girl to talk to for a while so now was a good time to get everything out of her system.
Misty: I really loved staying here with you guys, thanks.
Mrs. Ketchum: Well you'll be back soon right?
Misty: Yes, but you never know what could happen.
Mrs. Ketchum: I guess you're right.
Mrs. Ketchum put her tea in the sink and headed up to bed.
Misty came back in and sat the other direction on the couch with her head on the armrest. A few moments later she felt a little being jump up on her, it was Pikachu! She wished Pikachu could come along, all the times that she fought with Ash, it would be nice to have someone to talk to about it. She decided to Ask Ash in the morning.
The next morning she woke up and it was 8:30, Ash was still asleep and Pikachu was still sleeping on her. She wanted to get up, but she'd wake up the both of them, so she reached behind her for the remote and flipped the TV on. On the screen an announcer was speaking.
Announcer: And now to Serena Bach with the rest of the story.
Serena: Hi, I'm Serena, and I'm here with live coverage of the Cerulean City Gym fire.
Misty: Fire?
She sat up and looked at the television set, Pikachu fell off and landed on the back of the couch resuming its sleeping position. On the TV there was footage of her gym in flames.
Misty: Daisy, Lilly and Violet!
She said, Ash sat up.
Ash: Would you mind quieting down?
Misty burst into tears.
Ash: Jeez, I didn't mean to upset you.
Misty nodded her head and pointed at the TV.
Ash sat up and watched, why was she so upset? Then he realized it was her sisters' gym, her old home.
Ash: Oh Misty, I'm so sorry.
He put an arm around her.
Ash: Let's go now.
Ash went upstairs and explained the situation to Brock and his mother. Brock decided he would walk as far as cerulean with them and then go off on his own again. Mrs. Ketchum went downstairs and talked with Misty who had dried her tears and was back to the "no crying" Misty. By now Misty had realized that is was the force that had done this. Although there was nothing she could do but give her sisters support, she could go there and try to help them re-build their lives for the time being. She had to talk with Daisy!
Chapter 4
They all headed out of the door a few hours later. Misty was quiet the whole way there. Brock and Ash talked about the good old times they had and how they were going to miss him even if it was only for a month. Misty was misty (sorry bout the pun) the whole way. She looked down at Pikachu, it was as happy as ever, walking beside it's trainer and every few steps looking back to make sure she was still there, Ash did the same, it really must be true about how the pokémon take after their trainers. Once they arrived in Cerulean City they had to walk to the gym. Misty looked down at the ground because when they got there she didn't want to see the burnt gym.
Brock: We're here.
Ash: It's not that bad Misty.
But in his heart he knew it really was bad. The fire was out by now, but there was not much left but the foundation. Misty looked up slowly and when she saw what was left she just stared.
Ash: Are you okay?
Misty didn't answer.
Brock put his hand on her shoulder.
Brock: It's okay Misty, I know how it can be, we'll get everything worked out and everything will be fine.
Misty still didn't move.
Ash whispered to Brock.
Ash: Where are her sisters?
Misty: Do you think they got out?
Ash: What?
Ash knew she was talking about her sisters.
Misty: The pokémon and . . .
She couldn't finish.
Brock: Oh I'm sure.
Misty looked around, there was still one news crew left. Brock went over to the reporter who he believed was extremely beautiful, but figured now was not a good time for that.
Brock: Excuse me, do you know where the victims of the fire are?
She explained to him that they were staying at the pokémon center temporarily and if he wanted to see them to go there. Brock reported back to the group and they headed there slowly. Brock walked a little bit ahead of the group anxious to see Nurse Joy. Misty continued her staring thing.
Ash: Misty?
Misty looked at her friend.
Ash: Everything is going to be okay.
Misty nodded.
Ash put an arm around her as they walked. Misty tried hard to hold back her tears but they still came.
Misty: How could it be so heartless? This is not fair; my sisters didn't do anything.
Ash didn't know how to respond they walked in silence until they got to the pokémon center. When they entered, Daisy, Violet and Lilly were sitting in the lobby discussing what to do. When she saw their little sister enter, Daisy rushed over to her.
Misty: I'm so sorry Daisy! All of this is my fault.
Ash let go of her as she sat down on the couch.
Ash: It isn't your fault.
Daisy: Like, Why would you think that honey?
Misty: It's the force, it's after me.
Brock: What are you talking about?
Ash: Nothing I think she's loosing it.
Brock: I'll let you three alone.
He went over and began to talk with Lilly and Violet.
Daisy: What do you mean?
Ash: The force is out and it's taking revenge on Misty. It shouldn't go after her; it should go after me, I'm the one that kept it locked up for three years.
Daisy: Well it hasn't got to us yet, the gym can easily be rebuilt, and we just have to find something to do between now and then.
Misty: You could come with us.
Daisy: All of us?
Ash: Well Lilly and Violet no longer know do they?
Daisy: No.
Misty: Then they couldn't come.
Ash: Well we could always call Cassy and ask.
They did just that. Cassy said it was all right and she would give them back their memory once they arrived in Saffron.
Everyone got ready for bed in the center.
Misty: I really miss the communicators.
Ash: Yea, now we have to use the phone to talk to her.
Daisy: At least you can talk to her.
Just then Brock, Lilly, and Violet entered the room. Everyone got into bed and went to sleep.
The next morning, Brock said farewell to everybody, and was on his way to Valencia. Daisy had explained to her sisters about traveling to Saffron, but not exactly why. They left all of the gym's pokémon with Nurse Joy and were on their way.
Daisy: Like Misty, you look so different since I saw you last.
Lilly: Like yea and Ash too!
Misty: Yea, you guys look really different too.
Ash: Goodie, I get to travel with a bunch of girls who will never stop talking.
Misty: Hey we haven't seen each other in a while and have some catching up to do Ash Ketchum.
Daisy: Ooh I see we're using big names Misty Kasumi Waterflower!
Misty: Don't ever call me that!
Ash: What, Misty Kasumi Waterflower? Ha! I never knew that was you're full name!
Misty: Fine you know it, I hate it! Never call me it Okays?
Ash: Okay Misty Kasumi Waterflower.
Misty: Daisy I'm going to get you for this!
After a little while later, they got to talk about other things.
Daisy: So what have you guys been up to all this time?
Misty: We're living at oak's labs and do his dirty work everyday.
Ash: Poop-duty!
Daisy: Ewe, so . . .
Misty: So what?
Daisy: I've been dying to ask you this, have you two ever gotten together?
Misty: Us! Never!
Ash: You must be crazy!
Lilly: If you two ask me, you're the crazy ones.
Daisy: Okay. Drop it, I was just being curious.
Misty: Look we're almost in Vermilion, then we just have one more city to go.
Lilly: We should like stay here, but where?
Misty: Why not the pokémon center?
Lilly: That grimy place?
Ash: What's wrong with it? That's the only place we ever stay!
Daisy: Why not a hotel?
Ash: We don't have money.
Violet: Oh no! I forgot what it's like to be poor!
Misty: Spoiled Brats.
Daisy: Okay, I guess we can live staying in a pokémon center, but can we please, please take a bus tomorrow?
Ash: Sure.
Misty: Ash! Do we have enough money?
Ash: Don't need to worry about it, there's a free bus from here to Saffron we can take.
They all went into the pokémon center and checked in with Nurse Joy. This place was even worse then the last pokémon center; it was so crowded they had to sleep on the floor in the waiting room. Everyone got settled in his or her places. After about ten minutes the infamous snoring of Ash Ketchum could be heard. Misty would have hit him in the face with the pillow if Daisy hadn't begun to talk to her.
Daisy: Misty?
Misty: What?
Daisy: I miss having you around.
Misty: It's been three years for god-sake, you'd think you'd get over it by now.
Daisy: Well I miss talking to you.
Misty: We can talk now.
There was silence for about five minutes then Daisy spoke.
Daisy: Do you still like him?
Misty: Are you kidding?
Daisy: Was that a yes or a no?
Misty: What do you think.
Daisy: You know what I think but it true?
There was silence for about five minutes.
Daisy: Misty?
Misty: Yea
Daisy: Is it?
Misty: Yea.
Daisy: Really? Ha! So you finally admit it!
Misty: What haven't I admitting it all along?
Daisy: Yea, if you say so.
Misty: Shut up, I'm going to sleep.
She rolled over and got Lilly's snoring in her face. She decided to just look up at the ceiling. She soon fell asleep. In the middle of the night, Ash woke up; he had a strange feeling. He reached next to him to wake up Misty but she was gone! He stood up, there were people surrounding him. He left everything and went out of the pokémon center. He found a note on the door to the exit of the pokémon center. It said "Ash Ketchum! If you ever want to see your friend again come to the Vermilion City gym at 2:15 if you're late, then I will just dispose of her."
Ash: This has got to be a joke. (Looking @ watch) 2:10!
He ran out of the pokémon center as fast as possible. Luckily the gym was only a few blocks down the road.
Masked man: So Misty, I guess you're little friend isn't coming!
Misty: I told you! He won't wake up, and even if he does, he would never come!
Ash was out of breath when he entered the gym. There was a Masked Man with a cape who had Misty tied to a chair.
Ash: I wouldn't would I?
Misty: Ash!
He was gasping for breath.
Ash: Let her go right now.
Masked Man: Never!
It sent a psychic blast to Ash knocking him on the ground. Ash was unconscious.
Misty: No!
Masked man: Do you remember me now?
Misty: Yes I do!
Masked Man: I've changed since the last time you saw me!
He pulled part of the mask off revealing his face. It was the same man she saw in the woods before, but rather then being handsome, his face now looked burnt and decayed.
Masked Man: I am the force!
Misty: Why are you so hideous?
Masked Man: That is for me to know and for you to find out!
Ash sat up.
Ash: I said let her go!
Masked Man: Not yet!
He sent another psychic blast toward Ash this time harder and ash flew into the wall of the gym landing on the ground with a thud.
Misty: Stop, don't hurt him!
Masked Man: I would never hurt him, physically that is.
Misty: What do you mean?
Masked Man: You'll find out soon enough!
He pulled his cape around his face and vanished into thin air. Misty tried to struggle free of the ropes but there was no use. Ash sat up. He rushed over to his friend and untied her.
Ash: Are you okay?
Misty: Yea, we have to figure out what is up with him.
Ash: We have to get to Cassy.
They went back to the center and woke up Misty's sisters.
Misty: We have to head out now.
Daisy: Why?
Misty: We had a run in with you know whom and we need to get to Cassy.
Everyone got up and went to the bus station. The first bus left at 4:00. They waited about fifteen minutes and when it arrived they boarded. The bus ride was long. Misty fell asleep on Ash's lap, which made him very uncomfortable because he also had Daisy on hi other shoulder and Pikachu on his head. They were in Saffron in about two hours. By now it was almost 6:00 am and everyone was still exhausted. They hiked up to Cassy's headquarters where a Mr. Mime greeted them. Pikachu was still asleep and stayed in Ash's backpack, as did Togepi in Misty's backpack.
Cassy took Lilly and Violet into another room to talk while Ash, Misty, and Daisy went into the living room and all fell asleep. Cassy had to come up with the best way to tell Lilly and Violet what had happened over the long time. She decided to make a video since everything is possible when it comes to Cassy . . . She gave them each a "remembering" pill before they watched the movie so they would recall stuff other then presented to them in the video, but the video would spark their remembrance.
****VIDEO START****
Misty, Daisy, Lilly, and Violet are all in a peaceful world. All of a sudden there is a horrible thing walking around, it is destroying all that is in site. All of a sudden the town puts them in a capsule and they disappear and reappear in front of the cerulean gym. On video Cassy tells them about the evil force and how they are meant to protect it. Then Misty is saying farewell to her sisters, she meets Ash and they meet up with Brock. Then Misty tells Ash about the force, They arrive back at the Cerulean gym where they see a beast in the woods Misty goes out to it and Ash is thrown in the woods. Everyone runs to him in the woods where a little fairy comes and tells them they can go back to there past. Misty decides not to, and they go back to the Cerulean Gym, forgetting everything.
****VIDEO END****
Cassy: This was three years ago, do you remember it now?
Lilly and Violet shook their heads.
Cassy: Well we need you again, the force can possess humans and we have no way of stopping him other then destroying him. We are sending you two along with Daisy, Misty and Ash on the case to hunt him down and destroy him.
The three of them went into the other room and talked to the other trio. First they had to find the force which didn't seem to be too hard because it kept finding them instead. Daisy gave them each the latest communicator, which was small and could be worn as a watch.
Ash: You guys are constantly coming out with new gadgets.
Cassy: Exactly!
Cassy gave them a bunch of other things including a "free" hotel pass that would allow them into any vacant hotel on Daisy's request. Then they were on their way.
Chapter 5
After a few days of traveling, they sat in a clearing to a forest, it was beginning to get dark and they all sat around a campfire. Pikachu was playing with Togepi, while the "adults" talked.
(To each other, in there own little language)
Togepi: What's going on Pikachu?
Pikachu: I thought we already discussed this Togepi, I really don't know.
Togepi: Well do you think that we get to go home soon?
Pikachu: You ask way too many questions.
Togepi: I'm telling!
Pikachu: What did I do?
Togepi: You, you were mean to me!
Togepi began to cry.
Pikachu: Oh don't cry, I'm sorry for whatever I did!
Misty came over to Togepi, picked it up, went back to her seat, and rocked it to sleep. Pikachu ran over and jumped up onto Ash's Lap. Just then Misty heard a rustle in the woods.
Misty: What's that?
Ash: I don't know, maybe it's a pokémon!
Misty: Here you take Togepi, and I'll go see what it is.
She laid Togepi on Ash's lap next to Pikachu and went out into the woods. What she saw was not to her liking. There was a man standing there in a cape with cloth rapped around his face.
Man: Hello Misty.
Misty turned to run but before she could he grabbed her and pulled her to him. Meanwhile Ash and her sisters were sitting wondering what was taking so long. Pikachu had jumped off Ash's lap and Daisy had quickly snatched up Togepi. Ash decided to go and see what was wrong. He approached the woods and called her name but there was no answer. He looked around and saw he lying motionless on the ground.
Ash: Misty!
****FORCE****
Ha, ha! I have sucked away her energy! I just need to take it twice more and she will be mine for the taking and I shall live forever!
: Then it flew away:
****END FORCE****
Ash: Misty! Wake up.
But she wouldn't budge. He picked her up and put her on his back and went back to the campsite. When he arrived everyone rushed over to find out what happened. Ash simply told them he didn't know. They laid her on a sleeping bag and sat around her. She didn't move. Daisy checked, and she was still breathing. Hours passed and Lilly fell asleep, soon followed by Violet. Daisy tried to keep awake and help her little sister but she soon fell asleep. Ash sat there looking at the stars. He thought, what would he do if something ever happened to her? He tried to tell her his feelings once, but she seemed to have forgotten.
Misty: Ash?
Ash turned around Misty was awake.
Ash: Are you okay?
Misty nodded.
Ash: What happened?
Misty: The force, it ran into me. Ash something is weird with him every time I see it, it becomes more gruesome and deteriorated.
Ash: What did it do?
Misty: I don't remember.
Ash: Okay, why don't you go back to sleep and when you're feeling better in the morning we can try to figure out what happened.
Misty agreed. Ash gave her a little kiss on the forehead. At the site of this Pikachu began to giggle but as soon as his master turned around, he ducked into his sleeping bag as if he never saw a thing. Ash went over to his sleeping bag and Pikachu.
Ash: I know you're awake Pikachu, don't deny it.
From under the sleeping bag a "pika pi pika Chu zzzzzzz" could be heard, in English this meant, "I don't know what you're talking about zzzzzz"
The next morning Misty woke up and everyone else was awake, "what happened? She thought to herself" She couldn't remember anything.
Ash: So you've finally decided to wake up?
Misty sat up.
Misty: What time is it?
Ash: Almost lunchtime.
Misty: Why didn't you wake me up?
Daisy: Don't you remember? You were out like a light when we found you.
Misty: Found me? What happened?
Ash: You told me you ran into the force.
Misty: What are you talking about? I never ran into the force. When did I tell you that?
Ash: When I talked to you last night.
Misty: I didn't talk to you.
Ash: Okay . . . then what happened?
Misty: I have no idea.
Daisy: Oh well, the thing that really matters is that you are all better, so we won't worry about it.
Misty: Okay.
Misty had lunch, or should I call it breakfast, any how, she ate a meal while everyone packed up and then they were on their way, hoping that they would find the force somewhere, the thing was they didn't know where. They had absolutely no idea what they were doing and absolutely no idea what they were dealing with.
Ash: So where should we head?
Lilly: Like why not go to some place I can get washed, it was like so nasty sleeping outside.
Misty: Jeez Lilly, never camp out before?
Lilly: For your information no little sister.
Misty just rolled her eyes.
Ash: Okay, according to the map, we should be coming up on the dock where the St. Anne is docked.
Lilly: You mean used to be docked, in case you didn't know the ship was in a wreck.
Ash: Duh, we were on it when it sunk, literally, on the bottom of the ocean with it, but this map says that it's there.
Lilly: Well it's gone!
Daisy: What do you mean? It's right there, look!
They all look up and see the huge ocean liner towering before them.
Misty: I guess they fixed it.
Ash: How?
Daisy: They probably built a new one.
Violet: Ooh let's go it!
Misty and Ash: No!
Lilly: You weren't seriously like on it when it sunk, were you?
Misty: Yea we were!
Daisy: Gee, maybe we should skip it.
Just then two girls came up to them.
Girl 1: Like, do you guys want four tickets to the Saint Anne?
Girl 2(in a guy's voice): Hey isn't you those two twerps we used to follow around for that Pikachu?
Ash: James?
Girl 1 hit Girl 2 over the head with a mallet.
Misty: Jessie?
Jessie: Okay you got us.
Ash: Wow! This is a coincidence. So what are you up to?
James: stupid plan for Giovonni, another one of his raids of the saint Anne and steal everyone's pokémon.
Ash: Doesn't that get old?
Meowth: You bet we want out but we have nothing better to do.
Misty: Well you could always come along with us.
Jessie: Really? You mean we could give up team rocket?
Ash: Misty? Are you sure?
Jessie: We'd love to!
Ash: Okay then, come along. Misty I need to talk to you.
He pulled her over to the side.
Ash: What are we going to do about the force.
Misty: Ash, think about it, we could just get Cassy's permission and tell them, then we'd have more help.
Ash: You trust them?
Misty: I know this is weird, but it just seems like we're supposed to.
They keep talking, meanwhile with the ex-team rocket and the sisters. Meowth had wandered off somewhere not knowing where his friends had gone.
Jessie: So how are you guys doing?
Daisy: Good, and you?
Jessie: Fine, so how old are y'all now exactly?
Daisy: I'm 22, Lilly is 19, Violet is 17, Ash and Misty are, I dunno, 14 maybe?
Jessie: That sounds about right. We'll were 22 and good old Meowth here is almost 7.
James: Okay that was a quaint little conversation there, but what are those to up to?
Daisy: Oh they're planning there wedding.
Lilly and violet couldn't help laughing.
Jessie: What?
James: Are you serious?
This made the sisters' laugh even harder.
Jessie: I frankly don't see what is so funny here.
James: They're making it up.
Jessie: Oh!
Ash and Misty came back.
Misty: Okay we've talked to Cassy and it's time the two of you knew.
James: Cassy?
Ash and Misty explained the whole thing to team rocket. Then they were all on their way.
Giovonni: Where are Jessie and James?
Meowth: I don't know, they just left me.
Meowth hopped up in Giovonni's lap; it stroked him like he did his Persian.
Giovonni: I'm glad to have you back Meowth.
Meanwhile back with the group.
Daisy: There's the hotel!
Misty: Cool!
Ash: And look there's even a pool!
Misty: Wow!
Violet: Let's go check in, let's see we have 123456 plus me, makes seven people.
They all went into the hotel that was nice and cool due to the air conditioner. They got their key and went upstairs to their suite.
Misty: look! Cable!
Ash: ooh! I wanna watch the pokémon league competitions!
Misty: Boring . . .
Daisy came out from a hall that was in their room.
Daisy: Misty, there are three rooms here that have cable in them too!
Misty: Really?
Misty ran in and dropped off her stuff on the bed closest to the door. Then she took herself for a little tour. There were three rooms each with two beds and then the couch turned into a bed. This place was too good to be true. Then she opened up a closet. Who was standing there? The force, more horrid then ever! He drained Misty's energy and tossed her on the ground disappearing into thin air. This all took place in a matter of seconds.
: FORCE: Two down just one more time to go and I will be human again! : END:
Ash: Hey Misty, come here, we have the movie channel and it's got the movie with your Psyduck in it!
There was no answer.
Ash: Misty?
Daisy: Maybe she's in the bathroom.
Ash: What bathroom?
Lilly: Yea, there is no bathroom in here.
Ash stood up and walked into the hallway finding his friend unconscious yet again.
Ash: Misty! You guys she did it again!
Chapter 6
Misty slowly opened her eyes, she looked around and the room was dark. All she could hear was a breathing sound. She sat up in horror, where was she? She felt like someone was watching her.
Misty: Who's there?
Then she heard a groaning.
Ash: Just five more minutes' mom.
Misty: Ash is that you?
Ash sat up.
He got out of bed and came over to Misty's and on his way flipped on the light.
He sat on the foot of the bed.
Ash: What happened this time?
Misty: I can't really remember, I opened the closet and it was standing there.
Ash: What?
Misty: The force. Then it did something and the next thing I knew I was here.
Ash: Okay, this has got to stop happening.
Misty: I know.
Just then there was a knock on the door.
Ash: Come in.
Daisy walked in.
Daisy: I saw the light come on, are you okay Misty?
Misty: Yea.
Ash: Okay, well you need to sleep so you can be all better in the morning okay.
Misty nodded and laid down pulling the covers over her head. Daisy and Ash walked out of the room and into the kitchen portion of the suite. They both sat down on stools on either side of the counter.
Ash: She really worries me sometimes.
Daisy: so you do care.
Ash: Why wouldn't I?
Daisy: Well Misty is always saying how you could care less if she dropped dead.
Ash: how does that come into conversation?
Daisy: I don't know if I should tell you.
Ash: Fine then don't I don't care.
Daisy: Oh but I have to.
Ash: Then tell, I could care less, Daisy!
Daisy: Fine I won't tell you.
Ash: Good. I'm going to bed.
Daisy: She likes you.
Ash: Yea and Pigs can fly. I thought you weren't going to tell me.
Daisy: Ha, ha, believe what you want but it's true.
Daisy sat staring off into space. She would get them together if it were the last thing she ever did. Ash shook his head. He had to change the subject.
Ash: So . . . what about your gym?
Daisy: I don't really know, it doesn't really matter to me that much.
Ash: What are you saying?
Daisy: I mean everything important got out, and it's nice to have a break from it.
Ash: Are you serious?
Daisy: As you would say yea, and Pigs can fly. Really, I do miss it, but I missed Misty more, and I like being around her for a bit.
Ash: Yea, I thought I was going to have to last a week without her, but three years?
Daisy: So you admit you couldn't last a week without her.
Ash: Sure, why not? She's my best friend; I love her more then anything.
Daisy: Does she know that?
Ash: How am I supposed to know? Can we please drop the topic? You're her sister! I really shouldn't have this conversation with you.
Daisy: Sure . . . but don't be surprised if . . .
Ash: If what?
Daisy: Oh nothing.
Then she got up and went into the room she was staying in.
Ash thought: Jeez, she's almost annoying as Misty can be sometimes! I guess it runs in the family.
Chapter 7
The next morning, Misty woke up, little did she know but she was being watched . . . by the force. She sat up and went into the kitchen to have breakfast. Her sisters had gotten room service, which they had ordered the night before. Daisy had ordered her a bagel and an orange juice, the perfect breakfast.
She sat down watching the fifth round of the pokémon league, their old friend Richie was in the competition. Ash had lost to him a few years before in the pokémon league. He was glued to the television set. Misty and Daisy sat and talked about what had happened. Misty could now recall that the evil force had appeared in the closet and sucked away all of her energy. They figured that was what happened before. It didn't seem to have much of a long-term effect, but they were going to have to try and make sure it happened no more.
Daisy had talked to Cassy and the force was in the same town as them, however it's exact location could not be determined. They decided to stay in the hotel a few more days and so Misty went out shopping along with Jessie to get food for their room.
Once they arrived, they split up in order to make the list of stuff needed disappear more quickly. Misty was walking down an isle and at the end was a robed man. She could not see his face, but he seemed familiar. It was probably just her imagination so she kept walking. There was a place outside where the fruit and vegetables were kept, she walked into the greenhouse type room and realized the cloaked man was following her.
Misty: Hello? Can I help you?
Man: Yes! I'll take your energy!
He grabbed her shoulders and she grabbed his arm flipping him over.
Misty: Wow! Never knew I could do that.
It was because he was weak. He shakily stood up. Misty kicked him and he fell over, he began to have smoke come out of him. He pulled himself up and his hood fell off, there was nothing there but a skeleton face, which was slowly melting out of sight. Misty pushed him as hard as she could, and he fell to the ground. He stood up and began to shrink; his legs were melting out of sight. Then as he backed up he burst into flames and then exploded. He hadn't made it in time! The end of the beast was his own fault. The explosion sent Misty flying landing with a thud and she became unconscious.
At the station, Cassy and her fellow co-workers had a report on the system that the force had disappeared, could this be true? The only way to know for sure was to find the trapping crystal and break it.
Meanwhile Ash was in the hotel looking at the crystal, Richie had won his match in a close move. His Charizard was battling a Blastoise, and the Blastoise used up too much energy in a hydro pump, which his Charizard missed, and there was a moment that Charizard could use fire spin, knocking out the Blastoise. He looked deep into the crystal, which was becoming darker and darker in color, until it turned black. Just then there was a phone call from Cassy on his watch.
Ash: Yes?
Cassy: Do you have the crystal?
Ash: Yea, it just turned black.
Cassy: Really?
Ash: Yes.
There was screaming heard from a crowd of people behind Cassy.
Cassy: This is great, the beast has been defeated and can not return!
Ash began to jump for joy. Everyone rushed into the room except for Jessie and Misty, and Ash explained. He threw the crystal down to the ground and in smashed into a ton of little pieces and then each one turned to a puff of smoke disappearing into the air.
Misty sat up and looked around, what had happened? Then she remembered she had to get back to the hotel. Just then Jessie came walking into the greenhouse, baffled at what had happened.
Jessie: Are you okay Misty?
Misty nodded, and they headed back to the hotel. Upon entering the room they were greeted with shouts of joy and bombarded with hugs. Daisy grabbed her little sister.
Daisy: Congratulations Misty! You did it!
Then was Lilly.
Lilly: We're so proud of you.
Then Violet,
Violet: I knew we'd win!
Then Ash, he had to think of what to say.
Ash: We're done, for real this time.
Misty: Did I really get rid of it?
Everyone nodded.
Ash: There's going to be a banquet at headquarters tonight.
Misty: For all of us?
Ash: Yea, and Brock and my mom and Tracy, everyone we're really close to.
Daisy: Wow! This will be fun!
Ash: We have to check out, and head over there now.
Everyone ran into his or her rooms to get packed up.
Ash: Good job.
Misty: you too.
Ash: I didn't do anything.
Misty: Sure you did, you were here.
Ash: Well you actually killed it!
Misty told Ash the whole story of what happened and then they got packed up to go home.
About three hours later they arrived at Ash's home in Pallet town. They told Tracy, Brock, Mrs. Ketchum, and Professor Oak to get dressed up nicely and get ready to go to the banquet. They didn't know exactly what they were getting ready for but they were pleased.
Chapter 8
Misty had to come up with the nicest thing she could wear. She looked through her closet, nothing. There was a knock on the door. Daisy looked in.
Daisy: Misty, want to go shopping with the girls and me to get something nice for tonight?
She was thrilled, and accepted, they all went to the department store in pallet and began looking all over. Misty looked at the dresses, either too casual or too dressy. Then she saw it. Light blue and lavender spaghetti strap dress. She looked at the price tag.
Misty: Woah, next dress.
And she continued looking on. She didn't know what to get that was in her price range.
Daisy: Found anything yet Misty?
Misty: Nope.
Daisy: Well I just found this for you, it looks beautiful.
She held up the dress Misty had been looking at just moments before.
Misty: Too expensive.
Daisy: What are you talking about? I'll pay for it.
Misty: Really?
Misty, yet again, was thrilled. They bought the dress and headed out. Once they got back to the house, Misty immediately went upstairs and got dressed.
Meanwhile Ash and Brock were getting ready.
Brock: What is this for?
Ash: Nothing much, just a dinner we were invited to.
Ash went into his closet where he had his tux. He hated that thing more then anything; it was hot, and itchy. He put it on ad realized it was too small. The pants look like high waters and the sleeves were hiking up. He went down to show his mother her burst out laughing.
Ash: It's not funny mom!
Mrs. Ketchum: You're right, I'm sorry.
But she couldn't help from giggling still. She tore the stitching out of the bottom Ash's pants, which made them a little bit more manageable. There was no hope for the coat. Brock lent him one of his dress shirts.
Ash: Great, now I have a hiked up jacket with white popping out of the bottom.
He threw himself down on the couch.
Ash: It doesn't matter anyway.
Brock: Well it goes to show you how often you get dressed up.
Just then Misty came running across the living room.
Brock: are you all almost ready, we're all waiting on you.
Misty: We'll be ready in five minutes okay. She grabbed a box that had her make-up in it and then turned around and ran upstairs.
Ash: Woah!
Brock: What?
Ash: Was that Misty?
Brock: What do you think?
Ash: Woah!
Brock laughed to himself.
There was a knock on the door and Tracy came in and sat on the couch with the other guys. He was wearing a tux, not much to his liking.
Tracy: Very Professional looking shirt Ash.
Ash: It's as best as I could do with a few hours notice.
Sure enough five minute later.
Misty: Ash! Brock! Tracy! Hurry up! We're waiting for you!
How was Ash supposed to remember he couldn't wear his sneakers? He came running down with a pair of Brock's old dress shoes. Then locked they door behind them. They looked rather silly heading out to the Pallet Pavilion all dressed up, one BIG group. Upon arrival, Cassy greeted them and showed them to their seats. There were SO many people there.
Misty: (Whispering to Ash) Since when were there so many people working on the force?
Ash: How should I know?
They walked through the big crowd of people and eventually sat down. It was a real nice place. There was a band on stage, and there was a big dance floor. There was a buffet and waiters and waitresses walking around taking drink orders.
After dinner Cassy went up on stage to make her announcement.
Cassy: I would like to welcome all of you to our wonderful banquet tonight. First I'd like to thank all of the people who could help this night happen. Some of you don't know why you are here, but you will soon know!
She showed a video explaining the force and how Misty and Ash got rid of it. After the video Mrs. Ketchum looked to Ash.
Mrs. Ketchum: Is this true?
Ash just nodded. She gave her son a great big hug.
Mrs. Ketchum: Never, do any of that EVER again!
Ash nodded.
Cassy: I'd like to thank our guests of honor.
A spotlight landed on their table.
Cassy: Misty, Daisy, Lilly, and Violet Waterflower and Ash Ketchum.
Everyone began to clap.
After the awards Misty decided to get some fresh air. She went out back and sat down on a bench, looking up at the stars. She couldn't believe it was all over with. Just then there was a shooting star.
Misty: I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight.
Then she made her wish.
Just then Ash walked out. He sat on the bench and looked up at the sky.
Ash: Beautiful sky huh?
Misty: Yea.
Ash took her hands in his. She looked at his hands, which had an uneven tuxedo and shirt. Ash looked down.
Misty: What is it?
Ash: Okay, (He took a deep breath) When I say this don't interrupt me okay?
Misty: Okay.
Ash: How do I start? Okay, I've known you for what, five years? Some times I think what if you hadn't fished me out of the lake that day, where would I be now? I wonder what if there was no evil force and we were just regular people. I wonder why I still haven't paid you back for that bike.
Misty: Is this about the bike? I said you don't . . .
He put his finger over her mouth.
Ash: I said don't interrupt. I guess what I'm trying to say is . . . ever since the day I met you there has been something about you I couldn't quite put my finger on, Misty, I, you're my best friend.
Misty: Ash, what are you talking about?
Ash: You look really nice tonight.
Misty: Thank you. Is that all?
Ash: No
Misty: Well then out with it.
Ash: Misty, I love you.
Misty's eye's widened.
Misty: Really?
Ash: How couldn't I?
Misty: Me too.
Ash: Wow! That's a load off my chest.
He took his jacket off and threw it down.
Ash: And so is that, I hate tuxedos! There all itchy and hot, and too small!
Misty started laughing.
Ash: Well lets go back in there and have some fun.
They walked back in and saw everyone up and dancing.
Tracy was sitting at the table with Brock.
Brock: (teasingly) Hey Ash, are you gonna go dance with your girl friend?
Ash: I think I will.
Brock gave a look at Tracy and they both laughed.
Misty and Ash walked out onto the dance floor. A slow song was just beginning. They began to dance.
Ash: This reminds me of that night at Haley's house three years ago.
Misty: And Maidens peak, the only two dances we've ever been to.
They danced for a long while. Soon there was nobody left except for friends and family. However, neither of the two of them realized they were the only ones left dancing. Misty looked into her best friend's eyes, and the moment they had both been waiting for as long as they could remember came true, they kissed. Brock noticed them out of the corner of his eye, and didn't quite get what was going on. When he did his eyes nearly fell out. He tapped Tracy and pointed. Daisy, Violet and Lilly saw from the other side where they were standing, standing talking to Cassy. Brock began to clap Tracy soon caught on and when Daisy, Violet, Lilly and Cassy caught on they began to too. Misty and Ash broke the moment and looked up. Both of them turned insanely red, and said "What are you staring at?" Then everyone began to laugh.
THE END
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