E-Camp: Pokemon Romance Novels

by CHROMUS

A fic done over 2 years ago, but I think could still hold the test of time. 5 different couples including AAM and JAJ, and who else? Read on...

5. Chapter 5: Ash and Misty

This is the final E-Camp chapter! Like the others, it's long, so be

prepared.

The E-Camp Pokemon Romance Novels:

E-Camp stands for

Eager: (Brock Romance)

Certain (Jessie and James Romance)

Annoying (Gary Romance)

Minor (A.J and Duplica Romance)

Popular (Ash and Misty Romance)

P: Popular: An Ash and Misty Romance

O.K, whats done is done, and finally, the one everyone wants is underway.

This is also a run down of the whole series, as all the E-Camp couples are

involved in one way or another here.

This fic is the latest in the whole series, takes place after Ash wins the

Orange League, and includes many of the characters of the series;

In this chapter;

Ash

Misty

Professor Oak

Jolt (Jolteon trainer of the Eevee brothers, don't know if that's real name)

Reyner

Pyro

Mikey

Lily

Violet (NOTE: In the Cerulean episode, some people shout out names, that

sound like 'Lily' and 'Violet' which is why I've gone for these names)

Daisy

Erika

Sabrina

Lt. Surge

Koga/Aya/Cassandra

Lara/Dario

Rebecca/Antony

(And all the couples so far from the E-Camp)

Remember, I did a couple of years ago, so obviously, the ending has changed

since then but hey, this could be seen as an alternative ending. Enjoy!

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Losing is easy. Winning isn't.

The term 'winner' is for someone who is the best for something they have done

at a particular time.

It could be anything, heads or tails, tic-tac-toe, rock, paper, scissors, as

the basic.

But when the term 'winner' is used as in 'Winner of the Pokemon Orange

League', you know that you are something special.

And that was who and what Ash was.

He was the winner of the Orange League, and was heading home for a

celebration with family and friends.

He had been partying for a while, and was exhausted but from his train to

Cinnabar, he decided not to take first class, which he was entitled to.

Instead, he took the scenic route....

.....on his Lapras, with his pokemon snoozing about.

He smiled. Pikachu, his best buddy, snuggling by Ash, whispering 'Cha'

multiple times in its sleep, Squirtle snoring loudly, Bulbasaur probably

would have shoved it off Lapras if it wasn't sleeping soundly as well.

Snorlax was getting its lazy ass in movement as it was surfing alongside

Lapras, and Charizard took the better way, by air. It didn't like water much,

especially god know how many depths the ocean was. He hoped lightning

wouldn't strike.

It was alright though, not a cloud in the sky in the early morning and

Pikachu was fast asleep. It breathed a sigh of relief.

But there was another reason why Ash felt very peaceful.

And for that matter, blushing like mad.

He was holding the waist of Misty Waterflower, who was trying to sleep on the

powerful neck of Lapras, and Ash was making sure she didn't fall. Although it

would have been hilarious if she did, Ash was in one of his more gentler

moods in the early hours.

He had been thinking about everything which had happened in nearly 2 years.

He had started his pokemon journey in doubt, after the Spearows attacking

him. It was during that day that Ash and his first pokemon, Pikachu, had

become quick enemies to fast friends. That friendship increased throughout

the weeks and months that they knew each other. The forest incident was the

one which kept replaying in Ash's dense mind.

It was during that day that he first met Misty. Although he would never have

said it, he felt like there was going to be some chemistry if he ever saw her

again. Unfortunately, he saw her all too soon, with her moaning about her

bike.

However, since that time, they became good friends, worrying about each other

more often than they care to admit, enjoying their relationships with their

pokemon (with Psyduck being the obvious exception).....Ash smiled as a

snoozing Togepi was all cosy in Misty's bag.

He had met Brock during this time, the great young breeder from Pewter City.

He had heard recently that he and his long time idol, Suzie, had recently

been working together, and living together. He smiled. Brock's long pursuit

of romance seemed finally over. He thought that Suzie and Brock would

probably be the best combination in Brock's long list of crushes, but he

wouldn't say that to his face.

He had met many people and had heard many things. Team Rocket had been

discarded, and many of his old friends had made new acquaintances. He was

surprised about some of the 'rumours' he heard, but decided not to pursue

them.

But now he had his own romantic dilemma.

Yes, he admitted it. He was in love with Misty.

And no-one would know....

"Pika?" a sleepy cute voice emerged from its slumber.

It was only Pikachu as it scampered onto its trainers lap.

"Hey, Pikachu." he said, not realising he was staring at Misty. He began to

rub Pikachu's cheeks like Suzie taught him to. Again, he was reminded about

Brock and hoped that whatever he was doing now, he was happy.

Pikachu murmered in content as Ash absent-mindedly stroked Pikachu's fur, his

absent-mindedness because of what he was looking at.

Or rather who.

Of course, a now fully awake pokemon could notice. (Not like Charizard hadn't

noticed and was snickering away, unoticed to Ash)

The rodent soon picked up on its trainers less than full attention.

"(Whats up Ash?)" he said in its own tongue.

"Nothing." he said, still staring at the person who was sleeping practically

on his chest, filling him with warmth and euphoria.

Pikachu wasn't stupid. He saw him gawking at Misty and decided to voice its

less than inept opinion.

"(Then why are you gawking over Misty?)" it inquired.

Ash tried to guffaw but it came out badly.

"Me, go ga-ga over Misty? Why Pikachu, that's rid...." he started.

Pikachu was giving him the 'Hypno eye' as Ash liked to call it. The one which

meant that Pikachu didn't believe him for one second, and was trying to

hypnotise the truth out of him.

Of course, it didn't work, but hells a fire when a Pikachu's trying to find

the truth.

After a brief staring contest, Ash gave up. "O.K, O.K, you win, I like her,

satisfied?"

Pikachu gave a nod and a "Chu." His eyes were hypnotising like an Exeggutes,

but they worked well on Ash.

"I guess I never had time to think about it before." he said. "But after two

years of travelling, I guess I've fallen for her." he said.

'Fallen' mused Pikachu. He gown down a bottomless pit of affection for the

one time Cerulean gym leader.

He wondered how her sisters were doing briefly, but forget it instantly,

because the lady in question was starting to stir in Ash's arms.

Ash quickly let go and made a 'Don't you dare speak' kinda look to Pikachu,

who gave an innocent look.

Then he got a horrid feeling.

Lapras heard the conversation too and had a smile on its face. And Misty

understood Lapras, so Ash gave the evil eye to the water pokemon, whose smile

just remained plastered on its face.

Misty yawned, stretched (almost knocking Ash into the water) and looked

around.

Miles of ocean, on their way to Pallet, where Misty would meet Ash's mom and

the great Professor Oak for the first time.

Secretly, she had a crush on the youngest member of the Ketchum family, but

never revealed it to anyone but herself, and her Togepi, her favourite

pokemon, and best friend.

She had plenty of memories in the last couple of years also, from the day she

met Ash, to when she battled him, their many encounters with Team Rocket,

when they relaxed on the St Anne (before it sunk of course), when they danced

at Maiden's Peak, when he recovered back to life in Lavender Town, to when

they battled for Togepi, to this very moment.

And of course, it all happened with Ash Ketchum.

Yawning again, she turned to the young man.

"Hi, Ash. How come you are awake?" she said.

"I had to keep look out, just in case you fell in." he smirked.

Misty pouted and looked ready to throw HIM in.

Pikachu groaned as did Charizard, Lapras and Snorlax. Another argument.

Pikachu put ear plugs in its ears, as well as the still sleeping Togepi,

Squirtle and Bulbasaur, whilst Charizard had its own supply, and Snorlax

could drown the sound. Poor Lapras had to suffer.

"Yes, whatever Mr Ketchum, now I hoped you behaved yourself back there..."

she said.

"AND WHATS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?" Ash said, raising his voice a notch.

"It means genius, that whatever mean stunt you were going to do, save it

because you still owe me a bike!" she said.

"You followed me 2 years for a bike? Yeah right, Mist. Whatever." Ash

countered.

She didn't want to, but Misty found herself blushing. Ash was about to ask

whu but she quickly countered.

"O.K, maybe it's a bit long, but you still owe me! Besides, you know without

me you wouldn't have survived all these journeys and matches and wins...."

She remembered hugging Ash after the victory in the Orange League. Ash seemed

to remember the same thing and they both blushed.

"....and besides, you are probably too tired after all that excitement." she

said in a baby like tone.

"So, who fell asleep?" Ash said.

"GRRR.....WHY YOU LITTLE...."

"PIKACHU!"

A very mad Pikachu unleashed a small thundershock on the feuding couple. Why

did love have to be so hard.....and painful?

The couple almost slid off Lapras if Snorlax hadn't caught them first.

Squirtle and Bulbasaur had unfortunately woke up, and Squirtle washed away

the charred bits of both humans.

"(Poor humans)" said Squirtle.

"(I guess they never learn)" Bulbasaur added.

Oh well, Pallet Town wasn't far away at least.......

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The great Professor Oak had just gotten word that Ash Ketchum was coming and

had a huge surprise for him.

Oak's huge extensive lab and observatory, extended several times in the last

year, was large enough to be filled with many people that Ash knew.

In fact, he didn't know them, but they telephoned him after Ash won the

Orange League trying to speak to him. Oak chuckled. He was the most authority

on Pokemon, and people were phoning more on his younger compardre.

He feared that poor Diane Ketchum's phone had been doubly busy.

He had invited all of them done for a huge surprise party. The young breeder

couple, Suzzane Rogers and Brock Flint, had been the ones who had come for

the helping and preperation of it. He smiled at them, they were obviously in

love, but dedicated to their work like he was.

Many of them had come in the last couple of days. Two other couples came. A

young couple named Adrian Johnson and Duplica Ottid had also come, happy to

help. He had hired Duplica as part of the entertainment for Ash, but it was

even better hearing she was a friend of Ash'.

The surprise was Jessie Halberd and James Tailor. They were former members of

Team Rocket and Ash had been their biggest thorns in their sides. But if it

wasn't because of him, they wouldn't have as much excitement as they had

throughout the years. They had gone straight, and had recently engaged.

Jessie was also pregnant.

On the today Ash had come back, there were lots of people.

The four eevee brothers, Jolt, Reyner, Pyro and Mikey had come, saying that

Ash was a friend which made them see that evolution hadn't been everything.

Also there were Misty's sisters. Misty had been Ash' best friend in his

journey according to Brock, and secret girlfriend according to everyone else.

Oak smirked.

Misty's sisters were as conceited as ever, but seemed genuinelly happy to see

Misty again hopefully.

Many gym leaders had come as well. Lt. Surge with his Raichu, Koga, Aya and

their friend Cassandra (who had come with Jessie and James), Sabrina, the

weird psychic leader, but had gone a more pleasant attitude around her pretty

face. Erika, the grass leader, was also there, with a lot of her friends. It

took Brock a lot of restraint to keep himself returned to his girl-crazy

mode, but with Suzie there, it worked. All of them have left some of their

deputies in charge for this day. They were gonna have some fun.

The most surprising people that came included Dario and Lara from the Laramie

Clan, as well as the newly reinstated fighting gym of Saffron City leaders,

Rebecca and Antony and even more amazingly;

"Grandson?" he said.

Gary nodded as he was holding the hand of a very pretty young lady, who Oak

presumed was Gizelle from the phone calls.

"Hi grandpa. I.....I wanna be here." he said. A dignified silence passed.

"I wanna congratulate him." he said.

Oak looked in his grandson's eyes and saw it.

The humanity.

He believed him.

Oak smiled.

"Get in there." he smiled. Gary breathed a sigh of relief as he and the girl

walked over to the punch bowl, ready to surprise Ash.

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Lapras literary threw the young couple of its back, complaining of a backache

as Ash quickly returned it. Ash and Misty calmed down as he returned all his

pokemon except Pikachu of course.

Misty smiled. The last part of the trip she had released her pokemon. Poor

Psyduck. Trying to swim, it struggled hard and literally was shoved by the

sharp point of Staryu as Horsea and Starmie tried to out maneovre each other.

Oh well, at least Psyduck got the point that time.

(NOTE: BOO!: O.K, bad joke. Very bad joke.)

It got the point by returning to its pokeball with a very sore read end.

Ash saw his house. His mom. He hadn't seen her since they celebrated the

Pokemon League last time. He had missed her so much.

Calmly, he walked up to the house, Misty just behind, watching what would

happen.

Ash knocked on the door, Pikachu hopped on his shoulder.

After a few moments, a middle-age woman, although still fairly young looking,

emerged, wiping her hair, looking at the person.

"Hello, can I....." her mouth became an 'O'. Although she knew her son was

coming home, she didn't expect it to be this early.

But it didn't matter.

"ASH!" she said and wrapped her son in an enormous hug. "OH, MY BABY! YOUR

HOME, YOUR ALLRIGHT, OH ASHY, I'M SO PROUD AND HAPPY FOR YOU....."

"Mommmmm....." Ash moaned, the blush coming into his cheek, catching Misty in

the corner of his eye, snickering. Even Pikachu on his shoulder was trying

hard not to laugh.

"Oh, I'm sorry Ash. Let me look at you!" Mrs Ketchum looked at her son, now

nearly 12 years old, grown into a handsome young strong boy. He had grown a

lot since he left Pallet. He was the same height as Misty now.

"My, you have grown into a handsome young man!" she said and then noticed the

beautiful young girl in the background.

"Oh, sorry Ash, I didn't know you had company!" she said. Ash smiled.

"Mom, this is Misty. We've been travelling buddies for almost all of my

journey." he said. Misty shook hands with the woman.

"Hi, Miss Ketchum. It's nice to meet the lady who had the misfortune to raise

this boy for most of his life!" she said jokingly as Ash sweatdropped. Diane

Ketchum had to smile. She had attitude, like her son.

"Well, Misty, nice to meet you as well." she looked at her. "You are very

pretty." she asked. Misty blushed.

"Thank you madam." she said.

"Oh please, you can call me Diane...or mom, if you want." she said.

"O.K, Mom..." she said sheepishely, and this time it was Ash' turn to laugh.

"Ash, it seems you've met a kind and beautiful young lady in your time as a

trainer. Are you and her...."

"WHAT? US? NO!" they said quickly together, and blushed at the same time.

Diane knew just by their faces (HOW DO MOTHERS ALWAYS KNOW?) that they were

lying and that they liked each other, but she decided not to pry into the

business.

"Well, Ash and Misty, do you want to come in? Professor Oak said he wants to

see you when you came in, do you want to eat, or sleep? It is still rather

early."

"We'll stay for a bit, mom, and thank you." Ash said, as he and a sheepish

Misty entered the house.

Diane Ketchum just chuckled.

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When someone has an adrenelin rush, many surprises can occur. But none

compared to what Ash Ketchum was going to get.

He knocked on the observatory at about noon, as he and Misty had rested, Ash

had talked to his mom for a while, and Misty got involved with the

conversations, talking about anything and everything. After a few goodbye

hugs (even to Misty) they walked to the huge lab on the hillside.

In this lab, Ash had his stored pokemon. Although he didn't have many, his

team were super strong. His reserves were good as well, Tauros substitutes

lazy Snorlax in the final battle, and it fought well. He had Kingler,

Nidoking and Muk as well. He consciously wondered how Butterfree and Primeape

were doing as well.

He knocked on the door as Misty looked anxious at the great Professor Oak's

huge area.

An elderly man in his 60s came out, but despite that, still looked rather

healthy and strong.

Misty on a hunch, guessed that this was the Professor.

"Ash! Great! You made it, are you all right? How your pokemon? Whose this

pretty young lady with you?" he said in quick succession.

As Oak blabbered a few questions and Ash answered them as well as he could,

Misty really started to have feelings for the young man. He seemed...more

energetic, caring , knowledgable since she first met him. Although he could

be dense at times, Ash could say the right things, and he certainly wasn't

totally dumb.

Misty could say that she was falling in love with him.

And a certain egg pokemon noticed that as well.

"(Mommy, why are you staring at Ash like that?)" the little egg asked.

Misty forgot about Togepi, obviously waking up from her backpack.

Blushing, Misty picked up the cute egg and held it in her hands.

"Mommy had a problem with that boy there. Mommy is in love with that boy

there." Misty said, rather bluntly, and perhaps less knowingly, Togepi was a

smart kid, it probably knew quicker than Misty realised.

Togepi smiled. "(I knew it. Mommy wants a Daddy! I get a Daddy!)" it

squeaked. Misty blushed.

"Shh....you know Pikachu can understand you, and I don't how good its cute

mousey ears are, but one more word out of you, and its back to bed for you."

she said in her best motherly tone.

"(Aww......mom.....)" Togepi moaned.

"No buts little mister." Misty acknowledged the egg with a finger, and kissed

it on its tiny head, wishing she could do that to Ash, but kept her thoughts

to herself.

Of course, Pikachu could hear every word, but decided not to say anything...

....yet.

Meanwhile.....

"Well, Ash, come in, the party isn't ready yet, but make yourself at home."

Oak said mischieviosly.

"Thanks Professor. Come on Misty." he said.

Misty walked by, smiling to the Professor as Togepi waved at him. The

Professor noticed the rare pokemon and smiled.

"A Togepi. Never seen one in real before. Can I test it?!" he said with a

smile. Misty looked thunderous.

"NO WAY! YOU ARE NOT TESTING MY POOR BABY POKEMON?" Misty seemed to forget

(or not know) that Togepi had saved her and Ash a few times.

"Just testing you." he smiled, and added to himself.

'She and Ash.....perfect."

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As Ash and Misty walked into the lab, he found it very dark. He couldn't see

a thing. Neither could Misty.

"Professor, the lighting seems to be off!" Ash moaned.

"Oh sorry Ash!" Oak said in the hallway. "There's a working light to the

right, just put your hand down!" he said.

Ash thought that was odd, a switch on the floor, but obeyed.

He felt something fuzzy. Warm. On instinct, he squeezed.

And on its instinct, a fire emerged.

"A fire?" Ash said. In that brief light, he saw a few things.

One, that light came from a Vulpix.

Two, he saw shapes around. Humans shapes.

Three, he was beginning to get nervous and excited.

"Pikachu, flash!" he said.

"PIKA!" it said, and the room was lit for a brief second.

Ash smiled in the dark. He recognised a few faces there this time. One was

definetly A.J, another was Koga....

"Oh, sorry Ash, here's the light!" Oak said and finally the darkness was

removed.

"CONGRATULATIONS ASH!!"

Ash smiled. He should have known.

"Professor...." he said mock heartingly.

In the crowd, cheering the kid, was Brock and Suzie, with Vulpix and Flareon

yapping the applause, a smiling Jessie and James, Ash was surprised, but it

was obvious that they weren't a threat, they weren't wearing their uniforms

and they were clapping the young champ.

Also there was....Gary? Clapping. Then he saw Gizelle. That was probably the

reason, although Gizelle wasn't exactly overally friendly either.

On the other hand; a smiling Cassandra with her Parasect, hand in hand with

Koga, and Aya was there as well, the huge Surge only just managed to fit in

as Pikachu blushed seeing the pally Raichu there.

Ash smile increased seeing A.J and Duplica by each other clapping. Perhaps

two people who had given him a rain check in battle. He was amazed to see

Lara AND Dario there as well, but waved it aside, it had been nearly a year

and a half since he saw them.

Misty gasped seeing her sisters, and smiled even more as Mikey was there with

his three older brothers smiling and clapping as well, Eevee and Pikachu

noticed each other as well and squeaked with delight.

Also there were Antony and Rebecca, with Primeape there as well! Ash smiled,

and Primeape looked like it wanted to bear hug the young trainer but managed

to hold itself back. And also Erika and Sabrina, two people who were grateful

to Ash for different reasons in their crisis.

Ash blushed. He didn't know so many people cared.

"Thank...thank you...." he said nervously, but Misty grabbed his hand.

"Ash this is a party, enjoy yourself!" she said and everyone laughed as they

all started to enjoy themselves, wishing to talk to the champ as Misty

dragged him across.

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"Wow, Misty, you've like, really grown up since you left us!" Daisy said, in

her annoying voice. (Sorry KoalaKiller, I know you like them, but they piss

me off)

"Yeah, you've gone from a runt into a little cutey. Perhaps we underestimated

you." Violet said.

"Yeah, I guess hanging around a cute young boy like that Ash helps." Lily

said with a wink to Misty who blushed.

"Sisters...please..." she said bashfully.

"MISTY'S GOT A BOYFRIEND! MISTY'S GOT A BOYFRIEND!" they said quietly and

mockingly as they laughed at their younger sisters expense.

"Seriously, you like him don't ya?" Lily asked, noticing the blush on her

sisters face.

"Well...." she said bashfully.

"That means yes." Daisy said in an all knowing motherly tone.

"Sis...." Misty said, hoping Ash wasn't watching her, but he was talking to

Brock, Suzie, Rebecca and Antony in a corner, enjoy the hospitality of the

Oak family. Well, the eldest relative anyway....

"You haven't asked her out yet?" Brock said, as Ash was finally recovering

from Primeape's predicted bear hugs. Primeape was sitting down, enjoying some

punch with Antony's Hitmonchan and Rebecca's Hitmonlee.

"Well, I like her, but does she like me?" Ash said nervously. Before he even

spoke to them, Brock and Antony seemed to know what Ash was thinking about,

and Suzie and Rebecca were enjoying the poor boys discomfort.

"Recap Ash. She has been travelling for you for 2 years. She claims because

you wrecked a bike, but you could afford a bike easily now you won the Orange

League. Now, has she reminds you of this fact?"

Ash thought. She joked about the bike on the way back, but never once

mentioned all the money he won, thus, leading to the bike again. Perhaps...

"No Brock, not really. I guess I never thought about that." he said.

'Nothing new.' Brock said under his breath, which ended him getting an elbow

in the chest from Suzie.

Primeape was now enjoying a banana as the two Hitmo's took a few health bars

and devoured them. Primeape was busy trying to squash Squirtle and failing.

Pikachu had been playfully tackling Mikey's Eevee and Surges Raichu for a

while now, and had been licked to death by Eevee as well, the playful

creature reminded Pikachu of his time with Ash. It knew Eevee had a kind

trainer as well, and hoped the best.

Speaking of Mikey, he and the Eevee brothers were now talking to Misty.

Mikey had been hugged by the young lady to death. Misty had a special kinship

with the young boy, the best friends forever handshake was meant.

"It seems Eevee and Pikachu seem to be best friends as well." Mikey said.

"Well, two pokemon as cute as that..." Misty sighed. She wondered where

Jigglypuff was. Her Togepi was adorable, but Jigglypuff......

"Are you O.K Miss Misty?" Mikey said cutely.

"I'm fine Mikey. So how have you been?" she asked kindly.

Mikey smiled. "My Eevee entered a few junior trainer tournaments. All these

kids like me in one on one battles." He smiled proudly. "I got to the final

and won!"

Misty gasped. "Thats brilliant! With an Eevee?"

Mikey nodded. "My Eevee is the strongest of its kind my brothers say. It's

best attacks are Take Down, Body Slam, Rage Tackle and Quick Attack. It's

speed is unlike any other pokemon. It avoids all attacks. Even my final

opponents Pikachu couldn't beat it!"

"I must say Mikey, I'm impressed! You are already becoming a great Eevee

trainer!" she said, and truly meant it.

"Thanks!" he looked to his brothers. "You know, Reyner likes you." he smiled.

"Huh?" Misty was surprised.

"My brother. He likes you." he said loud enough for Ash and Reyner to hear.

Reyner commented with a blush and a 'squealer' look, but Ash felt his heart

pounding as he was going to speak with A.J and Duplica.

Mikey had said it loud enough, how come no-one else found it destroying?

Mikey secretly winked at both Reyner, Daisy and the Professor.

Does the phrase 'set-up?' mean anything?

Well, not yet anyway.

Reyner smiled and came over and sat down by Misty. Reyner was 5 years older

than Misty, but Misty was too nervous about her feelings about Ash and this

exclamation Mikey came out.

What neither Ash or Misty knew was that Daisy, Lily and Violet had been going

out with Jolt (Daisy), Reyner (Lily) and Pyro (Violet) for a while. They met

at the recent get-together at the Aquarium where specified trainers competed

in human/pokemon relationships. Reyner was the example the Eevee brothers

used, being master of evolved water pokemon. His choice of pokemon,

Poliwrath, Starmie and Vaporeon destroyed most of the pack as the three

sisters looked impressed.

Later, Lily got the guts to ask the handsome Eevee brother out. He agreed, as

long as his brothers could triple date with them. At first, Daisy and Violet

look disgusted, but when they saw them, they gave up. They were too handsome.

Soon, these feelings increased and the Eevee brothers visited more often than

she should. In fact, they were here because they had stayed the weekend with

their girlfriends. Not like they minded of course.

But of course, Ash and Misty didn't know this. And would question the

authority of an innocent 7 year old boy?

Either way, Lily didn't know whether to burst out laughing or cursing with

jealously. Of course, it would be mock, but she couldn't let that on to Misty.

As Reyner tried to question her, Ash ignored it momentarilly to talk to A.J

and Duplica.

He had found out that A.J had in fact quit being a pokemon trainer to live

with Duplica at the Imate House. Ash was shocked, since A.j had so much

potential, more than himself perhaps.

But the cute face of Duplica could melt a heart to stone, especially after

the story the young couple had told him. Ash had a crush on her at first as

well, but as they left, he realised that he loved Misty. It was perhaps then

he realised it.

He also found out that A.J had reconstructed his gym WITH permission this

time of the Pokemon League, and he used almost any type. A.J had gotten a

badge with 'Preliminary Master' and could challenge the Pokemon League any

time he wished. But for the last year, he had been training his skills and

enjoyed his time at the now Theatre of Imitation, the winnings the couple

made had financed their young lives easily.

However, despite talking to his friends, he couldn't help but hearing the

conversation with Reyner and Misty.

"......Misty, but why? You're so beautiful!" Reyner moaned as Daisy and

Violet cuffed their laughter.

Jolt and Pyro muttered 'pathetic' as Mikey pretended to gag.

"..Reyner, we've only just met! Besides, I l...."

"I know. You love Ash, everyone knows it...."

(AT THIS POINT, ASH INEXCUSABLY TURNED OFF...TYPICAL...WELL THE FANFIC CAN'T

END HERE!)

"Huh?"

Reyner smiled. He stood up and kissed Lily passionately. Misty's eyes bulged

out.

She then saw Jolt and Pyro link hands with Daisy and Violet respectively.

"Misty, it was just a trick, or maybe not depending on how you look upon it."

Violet said.

"Look, we know you like Ash, and we want to help." Daisy said.

"And yes, we are genuinelly going out with these guys, it's not part of the

trick." Lily finished.

Misty's eyes were still in shock.

And what were they up to?

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"Well, pest, er...." Jessie sitting down.

".....I guess we're kinda sorry for what we did in Team Rocket. We were part

of its downfall....as they were...."

James motioned to Koga, looking much happier and less serious. Cassandra

perched on his lap as they hugged. Aya was meanwhile trying to chat up Surge

and doing quite a good job, as Surge was blushing hard at the young lady.

Ash nodded and noticed someone was missing.

"Where's Meowth?"

Once again, James pointed behind.

Meowth was purring beside Cassandra, and his star pupil, Parasect.

"Oh." Ash said.

They all started to laugh.

Jessie felt a bit wheezy.

"How long has she...." Ash said.

"Nearly 5 months." James said.

"And you are risking her here?" Ash said.

"Look around you Ash. There is no smoke, no alcohol, and there are 10

different types of weird food around." James said.

Ash sweatdropped. James was getting more intelligence. And the world is

coming to an end.

"So, when are you going to admit you like Misty?" Jessie said, hoping to get

the spotlight off her and onto the champion.

"Ack!" Ash said.

"Ah, young love." James said with starstruck eyes, hoping that Jessie

wouldn't him again. They may be lovers and engaged, but that doesn't mean

that Jessie would use a 50 pound mallet in her condition.

Ash could seriously turn into a beetroot with the amount of blushing he was

doing, but managed to cool off long enough to see Aya pecking Surge on the

cheek. Surge blushed and began talking to her in a slower tone. Although Ash

was no lip-reader, he felt that this could be the start of something.

"Anyway, James....enough of me, what about you?" Ash said.

"Well, after Giovanni was exposed, and we managed to kick our parents out as

the inconsiderate SOBs they are, we were offered positions as the new

Viridian Gym leaders. I decided to accept, but not until Jessie has given

birth. Family first, as they say?" he said.

"So, whats it like to become a married man and a father in a few months?" Ash

inquired.

"You want the truth?" James said. Ash nodded.

"It's the best thing which has happened to me." James said with sincerity,

and went over and surprised the heck out of Jessie by kissing her fairly

passionately on the lips.

Not that she minded though.

Ash smiled, and was then given a rare insight of thought, that in a way,

Jessie and James were similar to himself and Misty. They always bickered, the

male always felt a mallet every now and them, but in reality, they were crazy

about each other.

And Ash realised he was crazy about Misty.

He decided to make a silent promise to himself that night.

He would watch and look after Misty for as long as he could, and he would

tell her.....

...when the time is right.

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Misty breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the Eevee brothers propostion

with Misty's sisters. (AUTHORS NOTE: I think they are perfect, because they

are all as scary as each other..... ^ - ^)

They would set up Ash, by using the four brothers as kind of 'bait' towards

jealously for Ash, leading him up with Misty.

Misty thought the plan was perfect.....

....except on the otherside....

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A now blushing Ash couldn't believe the ideas that were coming out of four

female mouths.

"Come on Ash, we all know you like her...." Duplica said.

"......so what are you waiting for?" Gizelle asked, with Gary in tow.

"Well...." Ash said worriedly.

"Come on Ash, you only live once....and the way you two have been hanging

about, you only LOVE once as well....." Gary said, in a knowing tone.

Ash smiled and nodded. It seemed that Gary had changed since 8 months ago in

the Pokemon League, and that was only for the better.

"Come on, we'll help you set her up. Jessie had the plan, but she can't

operate because of her condition." Sabrina on a different side said from a

distance.

"We owe you for helping us." Erika said in a cute voice.

"Well...." Ash was still apprehensive about Misty's feelings.

"Come on. A.J and Gary have already got in the act as well, just work with

us....." Gizelle said in a flirtious tone.

If Ash had been Brock, his face would have been 6 feet under. But

fortunately, he wasn't, and Brock was kissing Suzie at the time anyway, so it

wouldn't have mattered.

Apparently, Brock knew about the feelings the young couple had had for each

other for a while, and he, Suzie, Jessie and James had made a plan for them

to get together. However, they themselves couldn't be implimented, so they

asked the services of the 4 pretty young girls.

They didn't know that Duplica and Gizelle had already got boyfriends, but no

matter. Both girls were very good actresses anyway.

"Please ashy-boy....." Duplica said.

Ash didn't like this sort of idea. It was the type of idea that was already

prone to backfire.

But what the hey....

"O.K, but don't blame me if it fails....." he said.

"And if it doesn't....." Erika asked.

"Then don't blame me if Misty knocks out a few of you teeth." Ash smirked.

All four girls sweatdropped.

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The party was enjoyable, and everyone there enjoyed it. But as we know,

almost everyone there had an ulterior motive for being there.

And it started then.

As Misty looked worried, Mikey tugged on her arm.

"Thanks Miss Misty. It was great!" Mikey said as Eevee squeaked as well. It

had been giving Togepi a few rides, much to the delight of the egg pokemon.

Pikachu and Togepi were also on the plan as well as many of the pokemon,

including Eevee.

"(Are they ready?) squeaked Eevee.

"(Yep. Will this end in bruises or blushes?)" Pikachu wondered.

"(Don't worry. In all my stories, the boy always gets the girl. And Mommy is

the girl and Daddy is the boy.) Togepi inquired.

Eevee and Pikachu looked at each other and sweatdropped.

Misty smiled at the younger boy as she reached down and pecked him on the

cheek. Mikey blushed and smiled as Reyner took his place.

"Hey, what about my kiss?" he moaned, loud enough for Ash to hear.

"Shh...not tonight..." Misty said, as they winked at each other. They hugged

each other, much to Ash, who had payed attention now.

He needed this plan to work.

So, he went outside.

Misty wondered where he was going, and broke up with Reyner to see what was

going on.

As Misty looked outside, a horrid sight (for her) was there.

It was Gizelle hugging Ash.

And Ash seemed to enjoy it.

Misty felt heartbroken. Although Ash wasn't hers, it still felt bad.

Suddenly, Gary came out of the trees.

"Hey, what ya doing?" Gary said, in a (forced) angered tone.

Ash and Gizelle hurriedly broke up.

"Er....well......" Gizelle stammered.

"You're going with this LOSER......for me?" he angered.

"Gary, it's not what it looks like...." Gizelle stammered (a close eye would

have noticed a wink between the two of them though)

"It sure does from where I'm sitting...." Gary said, but Ash stepped in.

"Hey, stop this. It doesn't matter, I've got to go anyway." he said and

walked away.

Misty wanted to follow him and ask him what was going on, but she had her own

problems now.

It was time to try out the next stage of the plan, and she needed it badly if

Ash did have feelings for Gizelle.

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Ash stopped by a tree, he had spotted Misty watching them with a pain of

jealously and smiled. Maybe she did care for him.

The next leg of the 'race' was waiting there.

"Did she see everything?" Sabrina said.

"Yeah. She looked like she wanted to tear Gizelle into Diglet chunks though."

Ash said, smirking.

Sabrina smirked as well. "She can't do that to me, I'll just slam her into a

tree with my psychic power."

"If you dare...." Ash said.

Sabrina raised her hands. "Joking! Joking!"

Ash moaned. "I don't know which is worse. Your old self or your new self....."

Sabrinas eyes glowed as Ash started to feel small.

"O.K, YOU WIN...." he said in a panic before he could be turned into a doll.

Sabrina smiled. She was very pretty when she did that....like Misty was. Ash

realised that he had Misty on the brain.

Nothing wrong with that when she was the girl you loved.

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"Oh great, do I have to do this?" Misty moaned.

"Why not?" the other man said.

"Well, lets see. I'm about a sixth of your body weight, half your height, and

you'll crush me when you hug me...." Misty moaned.

"Come on, I said you was cute, I never said I'd wanna marry you." Surge

moaned. "Besides, I like Aya anyway."

"Oh." Misty soon shut up.

"Besides, the plan is to make Ash jealous as hell so that he'll come to you

and admit his feelings....that's if he is jealous in the first place." Surge

said.

"He'd better be in love with me." Misty said with a smile and an evil glare

in her eyes.

"Oh, any boy his age probably would." Surge said with honesty.

Misty blushed. "You think so?"

Surge nodded. "You are a very pretty young lady."

Raichu nodded with a "RAI!" for agreement.

"Thank you." she said. Only two people had called her pretty, and Ash was the

other. But she was starting to believe it.

"I suppose being in love can be worth it." she said.

Surge nodded.

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"You think Misty will get jealous if this works?" Ash worried.

"Come on, who wouldn't fall for me?" Sabrina said in modesty.

"Well..." Ash said, but fell to the ground via a psychic outburst from the

young psychic.

"Come on Ashy." she said in a seductive and LOUD voice.

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Sabrina sat by a tree as Ash came beside her. He had spotted Misty not far

away talking with Surge.

Misty saw Ash sitting with Sabrina and grabbed Surges hand. She thought 'Not

again. This can't be happening to me!'

Meanwhile Ash thought; 'No way....NO WAY......"

Sabrina quickly read through their minds. Misty and Ash' actions spoke for

themselves, but learning from Surge's small mind, she realised something.

It seems that a clan had the same idea with Misty as well. Sabrina smiled.

She wouldn't tell Ash. Sabrina had always been one of an evil sense of

humour, and she decided to play along with the game for a bit. This was

interesting.

Surge noticed Misty's look at Sabrina and Ash, and for a minute, he wondered

how Misty's mind, wondering what she was thinking, but then he noticed his

fellow gym leader wink at him.

Surge breathed a sigh of relief, this was a game.

Whose will would break?

Which one was more stubborn?

I think thats a question which has plagued Scientists and internet users for

many months......

Meanwhile, Ash and Misty were trying their best to make the other more

jealous (without each other realising it of course). Misty was leaning into

the frame of Surge, squeezing his large hand, whilst Ash snuggled up to

Sabrina a bit more. Of course, it was an act, but it still surprised the two

gym leaders.

As they were trying to bring jealously upon one another, a couple of face

looked on.

"I guess it's working." said the first voice, an old males.

"Yeah, I didn't think young love was this complicated!" the other, a younger

female, although with a mature voice.

It was Professor Oak, and Diane Ketchum.

"Come on, we were both young once. Although it's been a few years in my

case..." Oak mumbled.

"True." Diane said. Oak grimaced as Diane laughed.

"Yes, I was young and in love once. I guess things have changed since our

generations." Diane said.

"Nothing wrong with that. You know Brock brought this plan along anyway, it

seems to be working." Oak said.

"I thought it was Misty's sisters who came up with the plan..." Diane mused.

They looked at each other.

"Uh oh." they said, and began to laugh.

It was becoming good.

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It was in fact Misty who walked away first, trying hard not to cry. First

Gizelle, now Sabrina, w....

Misty, being less dense than Ash, worked it out.

Was he doing the same thing she was?

Was he trying to make her jealous?

Curiosity came upon the young lady and decided to carry on with her plan, but

first she would watch what Ash was doing now.

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Ash had first spotted Misty with Mikey and Reyner, and now with Surge. This

was getting ridi....

Ash wondered briefly what she was doing. Was it the same as he was doing?

He had to meet Duplica in a minute to continue this plan. Brock and Suzie

were already making a romantic lunch for them, not just Ash and Misty, but

for themselves, Jessie and James, Gary and Gizelle, and A.J and Duplica.

Ash had to carry on. But still, what was she up to?

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Brock and Suzie smirked as Gary, A.J and James helped with the ingredients to

the banquet onto a banquet. The party had silly food, not came the real stuff.

A lot of them had been surprised when Gary had come, and even more surprised

when he offered to help get Ash and Misty together, but it seemed that

despite Gizelle's conceited nature, she had help Gary's snobby attitude

better than even he probably expected.

The sirolin steak was mixed with seasoning as Suzie sniffed at what Brock was

making.

"Smells good." she said.

"Like you." Brock smiled as Suzie blushed.

A.J and Gary both had cooking skills as well, perhaps admittingly more

pokemon based, but they helped as well they could. James could cook as well

as Jessie could, and since she was tired and heavy with child.

So it seemed that Oak and Mrs Ketchum had an alterior motive to this party,

thanks to their friends, and their failure to recognise Misty was all an act.

But they hoped it would be for the best.

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"How is it going?" Duplica said to Ash as he came here.

"All right. I think Misty is following me. But the weird thing is......" he

said.

"What?"

"Well, I've seen her with a couple of the Eevee brothers and Lt. Surge in the

hour. It's....unerving to say the least." he said.

"And I suppose meeting up with two girls like Gizelle and Sabrina isn't

unnerving?" Duplica inquired innocently.

Ash thought about that for the moment. "Good point."

Duplica giggled.

"I'd never thought I'd see you and A.J together anyway!" Ash smirked.

"Shut up quickly!" Duplica said as she started to blush. Ash smiled. Duplica

was an easier target than Sabrina.

No psychic powers.

Her Ditto might back a punch though if he didn't shut up quickly.

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What Ash didn't know was that Misty was listening in. Ash was having a

conversation with Duplica, and seemed to be friendly.

What made her heart pound was that they were discussing her with Surge, and

then joked about Sabrina and Gizelle.

How did Duplica know?

Two words sprang to mind.

Set up.

Misty blushed. That could only mean one thing.

That was confirmed....

"Are you sure Misty likes me?" Ash said.

"Ashy, if she didn't, why would she be following you and act jealous?"

Duplica asked.

Ash sighed. "Once again, good point." They giggled.

Duplica looked at him. "You really love her...."

Ash nodded. "With all my heart..."

Misty gasped, but hid back in the undergrowth.

Ash and Duplica looked around, and they hadn't seen Misty around.

"Where is she?" Duplica asked.

"I don't know." Ash said. He got up.

"I'll look for her. See if she's coming. It'll be more distracting, if she

sees me rushing to his beloved Duplica." he said, smirking.

Duplica blew a kiss at him. "I'll be waiting big boy!"

Ash moaned, and laughed, before he ran back to the house.

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Misty didn't know whether she wanted to laugh and cry. Ash liked her, no, Ash

loved her, and she loved him.

That information could be extremely useful.

A certain egg pokemon emerged with a smile on its cute face.

"(Mommy, what you doing?)" it asked politely.

"Mommy is feeling a bit light headed honey." she said tenderly. "Mommy knows

that....Daddy loves Mommy." she said.

Togepi gasped.

"And now, this plan may come to full provision now." she said smirking as she

headed to another area, ready to talk to Pyro.

Togepi smiled. This was turning into a really good day all round.

Misty was in a 'heaven over clouds' situation. She couldn't think straight.

Even the plan of jealously was only 50/50 in her mind at the moment, and that

was a benefitial idea now she knew the truth.

She should have know. Really, Ash and Misty had a lot in common, so their

ideas were very similar. Brock always said they acted like a married couple,

which ended him in a few bumps and bruises to say the least.

But reality is reality, and that everything could be true. Her crush on Ash

had indeed developed into love, but she would have never admitted that to Ash

or Brock.

Unfortunately, Brock had already grasped it. It seems Suzie's influence had

controlled his mind and influence in more than one way.

Now, she was one night away from romance with the guy of her dreams.

Many nights, she had sang her song which was meant for Ash, whilst they were

sleeping, she called it Misty's song, as it was her song, meant for her young

love.

And it hoped it always will be........

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"What took you so long?" Pyro asked as Misty came in a daze. Also with her

was Violet, his girlfriend, and Misty's sister.

"Nothing...just a mid-love crisis." Misty said, still in a daze.

Pyro and Violet looked confused. "Huh?"

"I heard him talking to Duplica....he said.....he....he loved me...." she

said, a smile on her face and small tears of happiness.

Pyro and Violet gasped, but also smiled.

"I guess congratulations are in order." Pyro said.

"Yeah, congrats runt." Violet said in a mocking tone. Misty sweatdropped.

"Runt off.." she said, pouting. "I'm in love here, don't need to rub it in."

she said. Pyro and Violet laughed.

"Poor little sister...." Violet said.

"Poor big sister after this!" Pyro said taking the mickey. Violet slapped him

on the arm, only to be kissed by the Eevee brother. They both blushed as

Misty wondered what to do.

"I thought younger ones were supposed to be more incompetent. CAN WE FOCUS ON

THE TASK IN HAND?" Misty said.

"Tsk. Tsk. Anyone realise you need to control your temper?" Violet said, but

seeing Misty's cold glare made her think twice and nodded her head. Pyro also

nodded, after letting go of his loves hand.

"Now, Violet, go and hide somewhere...as you normally do..." Pyro said with a

smirk and had to dodge another well aimed fist from the red haired girl.

"....and watch a master at work." he finished, and put a tentative arm around

Misty.

"Yeah, master at what?" Misty chipped in.

"Shut it." Pyro said in worrying tone, but all three had to laugh.

But someone who wasn't laughing was nearby......

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Ash had followed Misty to see where she had been, and noticed her running to

a heathland. He followed.....

And couldn't believe his ears.

He had only heard about halfway of the conversation, but heard these words.

"I'm in love here, don't need to rub it in."

Love? Hearing the conversation, it was directed at him, Ash Ketchum.

She liked him? As much as he liked her?

Ash's heart nearly stopped and had to be revived thanks to a thundershock

from Pikachu.

She was in love, with him, Ash Ketchum?

Now he realised the plan. She had the same idea as he did.

Interested. Now the ball was in his court, and he was going to enjoy it. He

and Erika were the last pair of the 'relay' and he hoped to try and ignore

what was going on, with Pyro and Misty trying to make him jealous (Did they

see him?) but they were failing.

Ash Ketchum and Misty Waterflower.

Has a nice ring to it.

"(Ash, are you alright?)" Pikachu said in its own language.

"Why shouldn't I be Pikachu? I'm in love here, and she is in love with

me....Maybe I should just tell her now?" he asked.

"(No remember the plan. Brock had prepared the meal for the top of the

hillside, we are supposed to meet Erika just below, and god knows if Misty

had a similar idea)"

"I guess." he said. "I'd better go now and explain everything to Erika before

it gets too weird." Ash said, and moved, not unoticed by Misty, ready to go.

"(Poor fool)" Pikachu sighed and scampered after its trainer.

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Misty noticed Ash leave and told Pyro to go now, it seemed to be working. She

now had to see Mikey and Gary in the last leg of this task. She didn't like

it, but she hoped that Ash' feelings would explode upon her.

She thought about telling him that she loved him, to put him and her out of

their misery, but Suzie had promised her something special on top of the

hillside, as long as they did their jobs.

As long as it was romantic, she didn't mind.

Misty walked along, where Gary and Mikey would be waiting. Gizelle didn't

mind apparently, although she found it a little distressing that Gary would

be helping them.

At least Mikey was there, so that some real company could be there.

Still, if it meant her and Ash getting together, she'd be willing to take the

sacrifice.

Oh well, life goes on...

...and so does love.....

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"I guess this idea of jealousy is getting to me." Ash said, now realising he

didn't have the heart to continue this, knowing that Misty loved him. Unlike

Misty, his heart was much more mellow, and he didn't want to see her suffer.

Erika smiled, as consolled as she could be to the young boy.

"There is no advice to you, no advice necessary when love is involved. Just

follow your heart." Erika said.

"I guess your right, but even when your heart is pounding up and down your

body at a 100 miles per hour?" Ash inquired innocently.

Erika snickered. "Good point."

Ash looked up ahead, seeing the hill, the location where everything would be

ready. Or hoped.

Erika looked across and spotted Misty, with the young Eevee brother and that

Gary. Erika wondered what was going on there as well......

"Ash....." Erika whispered. "Look over there....."

Ash turned to see Misty talking to Gary and Mikey. Normally, Ash would have

been suspicious of Misty going to Gary, but apparently Gary had changed since

he had met Gizelle. And Mikey was there as well, so Misty would at least stay

sane after this excursion.

"Ash, I guess you'd better get ready, I don't think its necessary." Erika

said.

Ash nodded. "I guess you're right." he bowed to the plant master and began to

nervously move up the hill.

Erika smiled. The plan had worked.

Gizelle, Sabrina and Duplica emerged from the tree nearby.

"Perfect." the ladies all said together.

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"I guess it's working." James said, the steaming food was practically ready.

Jessie nodded, thoroughly exhausted.

"I guess we had to give those kids a bash to the brain...but this wasn't the

way I expected." Jessie smirked.

Brock tutted, stirring a bit of food. "I guess being good isn't so bad is it?"

Jessie and James smirked. "Oh, I don't know about that." Brock sweatdropped.

Vulpix barked noisely to the two ex-criminals and they backed away nervously.

Vulpix smiled, lefted its tails and scampered back to Suzie, hoping to pinch

a couple of the morsels she was making.

A.J was left on his lonesome, as Gary was designated as the last leg of the

'idea', and all the girls had been checking upon them. Bored, as he had

nothing to do, he sat down and began a staring contest with Sandslash.

Suddenly, he saw something out of the corner of his eye. He looked up and saw

a flash.

A glistened flash.

Gizelle's glasses.

That was the signal, saying that a) it was working and b) get ready.

A.J stood up. "Guys, Gizelle has given us the signal. Get ready!" he said.

"Aww, damn, we ain't ready yet!" James moaned (so what's new?).

"Tough. We'd better clean up and hurry outta here." Brock said, not looking

forwards to putting the penguin suits as butlers, but under threat of death

thanks to Suzie, he would. It would be himself, Jolt, James and A.J who got

this 'honour'.

Oh well....for Ash and Misty's sake, he would do it.

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"Come on babe, it isn't that bad, I mean, Ash Ketchum of all people?" Gary

said.

Misty gave him a look which....well, you could probably guess what Gary would

have done.

"Number one, it's none of your business, and number two, do you think Gizelle

should know what you just called me?" Misty asked innocently.

Gary sweatdropped as Mikey laughed, not really interested in this type of

conversation, but liked arguments.

"It's O.K Misty. I think he was kidding, besides, if you like that boy Ash,

why don't you just tell him......" Mikey asked even more innocently.

"It's not as easy as that Mikey." she sighed. "You'll learn that one day."

she said.

Mikey moaned. Considering that he was only 3 years younger than Misty, it

made her sound like a senior citizen.

Gary recovered from Misty's variation of a glare attack, and began to speak,

when he also saw the mirroring of Gizelle's glasses above him.

"Well, I hate to consider interrupting your romance, but I'd guess you'd

better go.." he said.

"Eh?" Misty asked.

"Well, we've got to be somewhere, and so do you..." Gary said and with that,

he grabbed Misty's left hand.

As Misty tried to protest, Mikey grabbed her other hand, and began to drag

her up the hill.

"Hey....what...." she started.

"Don't worry Misty, it's a surprise." Mikey said.

"A nice one....depending on which way you look at it." Gary added.

Misty mentally sweatdropped.

But soon she would be watering from the eyes.....

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Two sides of the woods, two people ready to interact with each other in fate,

were being giving (Literary) the dressing down between people. For Ash, being

forced intoa tuxedo was hurried and horrid as Brock and James tried their

best for him not to scream so a horde of spearows could take their pick. On

the other side, Misty was amazed at the simple beauty of a purple silk dress

that Suzie and Jessie had kindly taken out for her.

On one side of the woods....

"Remind me why I'm doing this?" Ash said.

"Umm....it'll impress Misty." Brock helply added.

"Sure." Ash sighed and looked at James. "I'd thought you'd be better at

making the woman's clothes James.....owww!"

"Shut up twerp! Just because I quit Team Rocket doesn't mean I haven't got my

evil side in me." With an evil smile, he raised the needle again.

"No, wait, don't do that!" Ash closed his eyes, but opened them again, as

James simply plunged the needle to remove a loose piece of thread, so he

could sow it back on.

(Phew)

"Oh come on James, don't tease the poor lad. This is the most nervous and

apprehensive, perhaps even best moment in his life!" Brock said and then

added; "Even more than the Orange League."

James looked at Ash, surprised.

Ash nodded.

Truth, he had cared for Misty for so long, and he would have given up

anything, even his Orange League Title, just to look at her pretty face for

an hour, to hold her in his arms, to kiss her and tell her 'I love you'

without fear of mallet.

And now, it seemed to happen.

Ash nodded again.

"I care about her more than life itself." Ash whispered silently, and then

moaned as he tried to get out of the worst prediciment a man could be in.

Getting out of a straightj...er, I mean a tuxedo. (Can you tell I'm not a fan

of them?)

James and Brock sighed. They knew what Ash was feeling, before they had

confessed their feelings to Jessie and Suzie respectivelly, the nervousness,

apprehensition and anticipation.

Now these feelings were going for one person, the currently number one

trainer of Pokemon.

Ash Ketchum.

Pikachu looked from its spot on a tree and sighed.

"(Young love....)"

Meanwhile..........

Misty looked at the beautiful dress that was she was being helped into (Away

from prying eyes of course, A.J and Gary were still around. Mikey probably

wouldn't have understood what was going on) by Suzie and a pregnant Jessie.

Although pregnant, she could help with the poor young girls mid-love crisis.

"Hold still. It's not like your funeral!" Jessie moaned as Misty related a

few choice words for them.

"He loves me..." she whispered.

Jessie smiled. "Well, wasn't that the plan? Make him jealous......"

"No, I heard him talking. He really loves me." she said.

Jessie smiled again. "Well, we should have known."

Misty scowled. "What that supposed to mean?"

"Well, lets see, you've had a crush on him since....oh, since god knows

when." Jessie got a large piece of paper. "Do you want to read all the

instance in the show when you've shown that?"

"No, no, please no!" Misty blushed, whilst Suzie was trying hard not to

snicker, and failing.

"You may have though that, but we weren't complete idiots!" Jessie said.

"Total idiots maybe...." Suzie smirked, and luckily Jessie didn't swing as

she was sitting down, a bit tired.

"If we were total idiots, how come Butch and Cassidy were the ones who got

caught, not us, and when we ever get caught, we escape..." Jessie smirked.

"Good point. Minor idiots then." Suzie said. Jessie looked forlorn, but

smiled.

"That's better." Jessie said, and then they all laughed.

After helping her out with her dress, they took Misty to the lake. Misty

gasped.

The girl looking back at her was a beautiful piece of art. The simple purple

dress fitted beautifully around her supple figure, her face, as peachy as

milk, and looked so soft, that any young man would have been gagging just to

touch her beautiful features. Misty couldn't believe it.

"This.....isn't...me...." she whispered.

"Your sisters would be jealous." Suzie said. Even Jessie nodded, she had to

admit, once she got a bit of fashion, Misty was a very pretty young woman.

"Come on, girl, guess it's time." Misty said to herself.

With Jessie and Suzie leading, Suzie lead herself to the meeting place, where

she and Ash Ketchum, would start their first moments towards romance.

Togepi smiled from its position from the lake.

"(At last.)" it squeaked.

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Ash had finally been forced into his tux, and was waiting patiently for

Misty. Ash was getting more nervous than ever, and almost ran off at one

point, until A.J had dragged him back. Yes, he still had a part, the

enforcer. Darn.

Ash moaned, wondering if Misty would show up. Maybe when she talked, she

wasn't referring to him. That started to make him worry even more......

"Hello Ash."

A beautiful, soft, whispering voice came behind him, distant, but loud enough

for Ash's keen ears to hear, as well as Pikachu, and a now scampering Togepi,

joining the electric mouse to enjoy this scene.

Ash turned and gasped.

Misty was to put it simply......beautiful. Her face had an angelic quality

that would have made any girl twice her age jealous. Her simple yet beautiful

dress whished around her figure, making her look bigger than normal. Of

course, Ash knew that was false, but she was beautiful, no matter what.

"Misty..." Ash managed to stammer. Misty smiled, and noticed his nervousness.

Misty herself was as nervous as heck, but she kept it better hidden than Ash

did.

"You look great. No beautiful. No....." he tried to think of more words to

describe Misty's facade but his voice failed to comprehend.

Misty smiled again and took his hand. "Come on Ash, lets just enjoy this

night. You deserve it."

It was still Ash' party, but Ash was glad to have some to share it with.

"Misty, you deserve this more than I could ever." he said silently, and led

Misty to the table.

As they sat down, Brock (with a tux of his own) came in, and supporting a

french accent, spoke.

"Vould ze sir and ze madam enjoy ze soup de jours, sil' vous plait?" (Excuse

my French. I did do it for 5 years, but I've forgotten most of it now) Brock

said.

Ash thought he'd gone nuts, but two bowls of soup came in front of them, hot

and steaming, along with some baguettes and grated fromage.

"Enjoy youze loving birds!" Brock managed to say without laughing before

leaving.

Ash almost scowled at Brock, but didn't want to break the mood, so went to

eating, and had a nice conversation with his best friend, and hope to be,

girlfriend.

"You mean, you were trying a jealously trick as well?" Ash moaned.

Misty giggled. "Yeh....I guess we didn't need it." she smiled. Ash blushed.

"Misty, you know I would never do that to do. Despite all our arguments, you

have been my best friend, the one I've cared for for so long, I couldn't

never replace you." he said.

Misty stopped to take a sip from the soup. "Good, because you still owe me a

bike."

Ash hit himself. "Not again!" Misty giggled.

"Well, you still wrecked it! No matter how much I like you..." she smirked.

"Oh great....I'm under a sentence of 'You can hold me as long as you pay for

the bike'." he smirked. Misty knew he could pay for the bike after winning

the Orange League.

Meanwhile.....

James stepped up to take his place. Everyone was watching, ready in postion,

with a pokemon by their side, ready to cap this moment at the end.

Brock had Vulpix, Suzie had Flareon, Jessie had Hitmonchan, James had

Dratini, A.J had Butterfree, Duplica had Ditto, and Pikachu and Togepi were

there as well. Gary refused to help there, as he was being forced into just

being a 'waiter' under pain of death from Professor Oak and Gizelle, who was

smirking in the background with the other girls. The three Eevee brothers had

their evolved Eevees ready as well, as Mikey smiled in the background.

"O.K, James, go!" said Jessie. James nodded.

"This is getting good." Duplica smirked.

"You ain't wrong there." Brock said, smiling his two best friends were

getting along.

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James in an even more appalling tux, and appalling accent to go with it, came

up with the starters, slices of melon and avacado pear. To say it wasn't a

new experience would have been a lie, but they both managed to stomach it.

But he was enjoying it, as he was talking to Misty about anything and

everything.

"I remember when we danced at Maiden's Peak." Misty said with a sigh.

"Yeah...." Ash also remembered. "You looked so cute in that kimino." he

smiled, blushing.

Misty playfully punched him in the shoulder. "Glad you remembered."

Ash blushed again (it was better than sweatdropping) and they recapped many

more instances in their journeys which they enjoyed. Like when Misty had to

struggle from hugging him when he awoke in Lavander Town, that would have

given the game away. How they remembered when Pikachu returned from the

forest, that was one of the happy moments that Ash will always treasure, and

seeing Ash' tearful face was one of Misty's.

They remembered the Larame race, the incident with the Tentacool and

Tentacruel, the Mt Moon expedition, and of course, their battle at Cerulean.

"Was it a win, or a draw? Either way, I got the badge." Ash smirked, as their

conversation was on the edge of arguing.

"Team Rocket interrupted us, remember?" Misty said.

"You said yourself that Starmie's energy was just about to run out. You

shouldn't have returned Staryu." he added.

"Staryu was tired. The battle with Butterfree was a long one, and it was

tired, and Pidgeotto was about one hit away from losing, Starmie's tackles

were hurting it, don't deny it."

"Yeah...." Ash saddened, remembering that his first two pokemon, Pidgeotto

(now Pidgeot) and Butterfree had left for their own reasons. He hoped they

were all right.

"Ash, are you alright?" Misty said, now concerned.

"Yeah, just wondering how Butterfree and Pidgeot are doing." Ash said,

slightly sadly.

Misty looked at the kind, handsome young face of Ash Ketchum. Always caring,

about people and pokemon. He had let go both Butterfree and Pidgeot for their

own reasons, understanding them, and he cared for all his pokemon, even ones

which wouldn't be deemed as lovable, like Muk and Charizard. He even wanted

his best non-human friend, Pikachu, to stay in a forest with its fellow

Pikachu, even though he would have been extremely saddened.

Ash may be dense, but he had some much heart......

Misty instinctivelly reached out for his hand.

"You...always thinking about others, that's what I love about you Ash...."

she said in a whisper.

Misty's grip on Ash' hand made him feel euphoric. The soft feel of her

feelings, the tightness of his grip, he didn't want to let go.

He leaned over at the same time as Misty. They were about to kiss when....

"SLAM!"

"O.K, I've been forced into this, so here's your main course monsieur and

mistress." a snobby voice came.

Ash and Misty sighed and sweatdropped.

Gary.

Typical.

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After Gary had rudely interrupted their first attempt at a romantic moment,

they decided to hold off, just in case.....

Saying that, the main course was lovely, tender lamb, honey roasted, seasoned

with salad accompanying it, with fresh vegetables. Delicious.

After that, the last course came. A.J smiled as he came out with a huge bowl

of something.

"Enjoy you two." was all he said.

That was all which was needed.

Ash opened the bowl, put a spoon in, and put it in Misty's mouth. Misty

licked it expremientally.

Her favourite desert. Strawberry ice-cream.

It was lovely.

Ash fed it to her in small spoons, every so often taking a bit himself and

wiping Misty's chin tenderly. Misty felt his touch and sighed.

It was perfect.

As they finished off the final course, Brock and co came from the back as

Pikachu and Togepi joined them.

"Are you ready guys?" Brock said. Pikachu and Togepi nodded.

"O.K, lets wait."

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"I guess we'd better thank the chefs." Misty said, smiling as Ash put his

hand on hers.

"Not until I thank you." he said. Misty blushed.

"Thank me, what for?" she said.

"For you being you. For being by my side for whatever reason, even if you

were arguing..." he smirked. Misty slapped him on the shoulder, but let him

continue.

"For helping me become a better person and trainer. For cheering me on (at

times) in Gym Battles." He smirked.

"For being the kindest, prettiest soul I've ever had the pleasure to meet.

Ever." he said and caressed her chin.

Misty blushed and held his hand tighter.

"Oh Ash...." she said and tears started to come.

Ash gasped. He didn't want to hurt her.

"Oh Misty, I'm so sorry...." he said, his nervous wreck status returning.

"It's...O.K...Ash, that was beautiful..." she said.

"It's just.....I love you.....I love you so much, I never wanted to hurt

you..." Ash said, tears starting to flow from his own eyes.

Misty reached up and tenderly wiped them away as Ash did the same to her.

"Ash....you never hurt me...." she said, and they hugged, Ash wrapped his

arms around her delicate waist whilst Misty wrapped her arm around his neck.

Back in the danger studio.....

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"O.K, go!" Brock said.

"Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, delta blast!" Reyner, Jolt and Pyro said

together as they blasted a combined thundershock, water gun and flamethrower

into the air.

"Hitmonchan, mega punch!"

Hitmonchan smashed the delta sphere into smthereens.

The parts of lightning, water and fire shone across the young couple,

emitting them in a pretty light, as Duplica (using Ditto as a CD player)

began playing two of their favourite romantic songs, Celine Dion's 'My Heart

Will Go On' and Leanne Rimes 'Looking Through Your Eyes'.

Misty and Ash felt the elements falling upon them and rocked to the beautiful

music. They were starting to lose themselves in their young love.

"Butterfree, use a mild whirlwind around the leaves please." A.J whispered.

Butterfree's ability of wind flew throughout the area, a cool breeze amitting

through their hair, as leaves parodyed the colurs of light around them. The

feeling of romance increased tenfold.

"Flareon, Vulpix..." Suzie said.

Both pokemon nodded.

A double blast of flamethrower, in view of Ash and Misty, began to form into

a heart shape, and they smiled, their feelings were increasing.

Ash and Misty's pokemon (bar Pikachu and Togepi) looked on in wonder, finally

glad that Ash and Misty finally got together.

"Dratini, use your new move." James said, enjoying this scene.

Dratini blasted a version of water gun at the couple, but instead of

straight, it circled round them, in small spurts, giving the image that the

couple were in a fountain.

Ash and Misty couldn't contain themselves. Holding each other, in the

atmosphere of romance, they couldn't stop themselves.

"Ash, kiss me." Misty said in a whisper.

Ash gasped. This was a dream come true. He bent his head lower, hoping this

time Gary wouldn't interrupt.

"O.K, Pikachu, finalise it!" Brock smiled.

Pikachu was about to use Flash, to send the lights around them into

impossible numbers, but Togepi stopped him.

"(What Togepi?)" Pikachu asked confused.

"(Watch.)" Togepi smiled.

Togepi walked up and then shone in a white light of its own. Everyone behind

them gasped. They hadn't seen the powers of a Togepi before.

Togepi's flash of light was white and spiral and Togepi directed it towards

the young couple. It was the most breathtaking sight anyone had scene.

Misty and Ash were literally being shone in Moonlight, the splendour was

incredible.

Pikachu added with Flash, just in time.

Ash bent over, holding Misty tight and kissed her, passionately, like she was

going to faint in his arms.

The power of Togepi and Pikachu's 'magic' together amazed everyone, human and

pokemon alike, but the real magic was the couple in the middle of this

splendour.

Their kiss was amazing, like it was something out of a fairytale. They hadn't

let go in over a minute and still going. It seemed that Misty was on the

verge of fainting, as they were holding each other as tightly as their lips

were.

It seemed at that point, everyone's romantic insense came into mind.

Suzie and Brock, Jessie and James, Gary and Gizelle, Duplica and A.J, Pyro

and Violet, Lily and Reyner, Jolt and Daisy, Koga and Cassandra, Dario and

Lara and even Surge and Aya each managed to get a kiss from each other then,

with Erika and Sabrina a bit jealous, and Mikey not understanding what was

going on.

Despite this, there was only one couple on the mind this moment.

Ash Ketchum and Misty Waterflower.

Finally, they let go.

Both gasped for breath.

"Whoa! I guess we should have done that a long time ago!" Ash said, still

gasping but Misty grabbed his face again.

"Ash, shut up." she smiled and this time, she kissed him, just as passionate.

Ash returned the kiss tenfold, and this one lasted even longer. Everyone was

jealous of Ash thinking 'How does he do it?'

'And after we helped them?'

But they didn't care. And neither did Ash and Misty.

They were finally in love.

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"So, what ya going to do now Ashy?" Duplica asked as she began to pack, ready

to go back to the house of Imate.

"I'm gonna live, girl. Live like there is no tomorrow. In a years time, I'll

be expected to defend my title, but....."

"But?"

"In a years time, will I want to?" he smiled as Misty beside him blushed.

"Oh. Go get 'em tiger." she smirked. Misty pushed Duplica away as A.J came up.

"Oh, she's not torturing you already?" A.J groaned. Duplica bobbed her tongue

at him as they ran to each other.

"I guess we'll be seeing ya Ketchum." A.J said.

"I guess. I want to see you in the Orange League, pal. I only wanna face

expert trainers!" Ash said, mimicing the exact same words that A.J had said

when he faced him.

"Whatever Ketchum! I'll beat ya punk ass in!" he said. Duplica scolded him on

his language but they just smiled.

Next was Brock and Suzie. Gary and Gizelle had already left, as had Misty's

sisters and Mikey and his brothers. It was a surprisingly tearful goodbye

from both sets, especially Mikey.

"I guess your breeding centre awaits you." Misty said as she and Suzie hugged.

"Just take good care of him. We'll phone you as often as we can." Suzie said.

"No problem." Misty said as Ash and Brock shook hands to say goodbye, again.

"You'll be alright Ash. I've seen you in action." Brock said, meaning that in

both pokemon and human terms.

Pikachu and Togepi had watched all this from their hiding place by the tree.

"(I guess you got your wish Togepi. Mommy and Daddy are together!)" Pikachu

said.

"(Yeah, its great!)" Togepi squeaked.

As Brock and Suzie said a tearful goodbye, Professor Oak and Diane Ketchum

came up to them.

"Ash, we'd like to ask you a question." Diane said.

"Yeah mom?"

"Well, with Gary gone to live in Vermillion with Gizelle and her parents,

we'd....well...." Oak looked a tad worried.

"Yes?"

"Well, Oak wants to adopt you....as his grandson..." Diane said. "....and I'd

like to adopt Misty as my daughter."

"WHAT?" Both Ash and Misty gasped, but secretly, they were ecstatic.

"Well, we've seen how good you two together really are, and it would be

heartbreaking for you to leave..." Diane said.

"I'd never leave Ash now." Misty said hugging her new boyfriend.

Diane chuckled. "I should have known. Young love." They blushed.

"....the truth is Ash, that I think that as much as love Gary, I guess that

you seemed to be a better grandson than he was in terms of attitude towards

the things you and I love, pokemon. No-one has shown as much care and

compassion to them than you, and it would be an honour to pass the reins to

you rather than Gary." Oak ended.

Ash was speechless. Misty was ecstatic.

"I'm not getting any younger, and when you come of age, this place is yours.

Till then, you can stay here with me and Diane, Misty can stay as well. We

are both going to legalise and finalise the adoption of you two, considering

that Misty has no family, and that apart from Gary, Oak has no living

relatives."

Ash fumbled for a card. Pikachu handed him a pen and Ash wrote something on

it. He turned it to the two adults, and they burst out laughing.

Misty looked at the card and smiled and laughed as well, as did Pikachu and

Togepi as they saw it.

The card said 'SPEECHLESS.'

"I'd be honoured. It is a true honour Professor Oak...er, I mean Grandpa..."

he said bashfully. Oak laughed.

"You know, that cuter when you say it than when Gary did..." Oak smirked.

Misty hugged her new mother.

"Thank you...mom..." she said.

"It's O.K, I'd never imagine having a more beautiful and caring daughter than

you. Take care of my son." she whispered.

"I will....thank you, thank you, thank you....." she said, crying again.

Misty and Ash held each other as they went into the lab, to clean everything

up. But not before kissing each other deeply again.

Life was perfect.

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Epilogue of the E-Camp series:

After Ash and Misty were adopted, their young relationship developed into

true love. During that time, Jessie gave birth to a baby girl, Belle.

In 3 years time, the three Eevee brothers and Sensational Sisters got engaged

and were to be wed, with Misty being ecstatic. Mikey was a frequent vistor

now more grown up and mature to understand these things.

Gary and Gizelle personalities, whilst similar, led them onto different

paths. Gizelle began a trainee in teaching whilst Gary began persuing the

Orange League. In that year, Ash had retired the gold and Gary looked sure to

win...and didn't.

A.J became the Orange League champion and has held it since. Gary decided to

return to Vermillion and apologise to Gizelle and live a life. He began

taking a teaching course in pokemon and hoped they would work together in the

future.

The Imate Paledioum was the biggest entertainment capital of the country.

Duplica and A.J had never parted, even when A.J had to defend his title,

Duplica took he 'show on the road'. It was heaven for both of them.

Brock and Suzie's breeding centre overtook the Larame Ranch as where pokemon

were wanted most, even though Lara and Dario were now joint owners. Brock and

Suzie had married 3 years after seeing Ash and Misty get together, and Suzie

had a 2 year old boy name Simon and another expecting.

Koga and Cassandra unfortunately split up, their differences too much, but

they were still great friends. Surge was thinking of proposing to Aya though.

And finally.....

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(8 years after this chapter)

"I do."

Misty had waited 8 years for this moment. All her friends were there, Suzie

and Brock with their 3 year old boy Simon, and their new born baby girl,

Natalie. Jessie and James with their 8 years old girl Belle and their 5 year

old boy John.

Duplica and A.J were going to announce their engagement at the party later

tonight. Gary and Gizelle still had no plans to marry yet, and almost all

their friends they had met had time off their busy schedule to come here.

Daisy, Lily and Violet along with Jolt, Reyner and Pyro, each with a young

kid with them, all 3 years of age, named Donavan, Kyle and Lindsay.

Mikey was there now all grown up. Cassandra and Melanie were there, as was

Seymour. Sabrina, Surge, Koga, Aya, Erika, all there from their gyms, plus

countless others, but that wasn't going through her mind.

What was was that she was going to marry her sweetie, Ash Ketchum, after 8

long years. He had finally proposed to her six months ago, and after that,

her heart hadn't stopped pounding.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Ash unveiled his wifes pretty face, her hair, now long, her face, as angelic

as ever. Ash, now taller than her, but still with a handsome yet mischevious

face, smiled.

Who would have thought after the first day they met they would be married now?

Then, Ash and Misty kissed, in rememberence of their first kiss in Pallet. A

crying Pikachu and Togepi blew their noses in the pokemon front row, with

Squirtle, Bulbasaur, a Charizard from outside the church, as well as a

Lapras, along with inside a Golduck, Starmie, Staryu, Seadra and Dewgong, all

clapping and cheering in their own way.

After Ash and Misty finally released, Ash lifted her up in his arms as he

took his beautiful new bride to the car, as they would let the party begin.

And after the honeymoon, who know what adventures they would have?

Only they would know where their relationship would lead. But there is always

one thing knowing these two.

It won't be boring.

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That's it. Finito!

I hope that the new audiences of FF.net enjoyed this as much as I did

writing this two years ago and hope it stood the test of time.

O.K, see ya!