March of Queen Delia
(It's decided that A Pokemon Fairy Tale will be continued, but
under a different name. The story is now divided into 2 parts. The
first part is how Ash and Misty fall in love with each other- "A
Pokemon Fairy Tale." The second part, "March of Queen Delia" is
all about the queen's reaction towards Ash and Misty's love. Hope
you enjoy this story!)
Ch.1
Queen Delia sat down on her throne, breathing angrily. It was
reported that Prince Ketchum and Princess Erika were both
missing from the palace. The hall was dark and gloomy. None of
the candles were lit, and the only source of light in the room was
from the beautiful night sky. However, Queen Delia was in no
mood to enjoy the scenery. This had never happen before. Her
beloved son was missing? And Pallet Kingdom's visitor was
missing with the prince? Ridiculous! How could this happen? If
this event leaked outside to the citizens and to the other kingdoms,
Pallet Kingdom would lose face. The citizens won't be as
confident if this leaks outside.
Captain Brock stepped up and kneed down before Queen
Delia.
"Ma'am, there is still no sign of the prince or the princess
from Celadon in the city," reported Brock. Queen Delia's eyes
flared up to an angry red, and smashed on a nearby table hard. Her
Pokemon, a Mr.Mime called Mimie, hid behind a wall. He planned
to let his master had a cup of tea to calm down, but seemed like
now it was not the time to step out.
"I don't care what you do just find them both!" scolded
Queen Delia in an unusual tone. The nice and gentle Queen Delia
was now in rage, a very unusual behavior for the queen. Brock
quickly stepped aside, and headed off to send out more troops. The
queen ordered him to find them before the next morning, which
was an impossible task. Pallet kingdom was too big just to find 2
people. They could be anywhere, or maybe even out of town.
Gisele was still locked up with Joe in the palace's hospital.
She dozed off about 6 and now woke up. She was woken up by the
busy footsteps of moving guards. Joe was still asleep, which was a
good thing. Gisele flicked her long brown hair behind her shoulder
and tried to open the door. It was open. The halls inside the
hospital were dark, only lit up by one small candle per hall. Gisele
saw no sign of Nurse Joy or any of those guards who guarded the
hospital area. All of them were gone. She heard more sound of
running soldiers, and so she listened.
"Where could the prince be? He's missing for the whole
night!"
"Yeah! And same as Princess Erika! Queen Delia was
certainly upset…"
Gisele gasped at the news. Princess Erika and Prince
Ketchum were missing? She decided to warn Misty that. She
sneaked outside the hospital, and carefully making her footstep
sound as faint as possible, fearing that she might be caught. She
finally reached Misty's room. She budged it open, and the room
was empty. Misty was gone…
A young trainer was sitting in the shadow, drinking a cup of
coffee cold. His Pokemon Eevee was sitting on the table, waiting
for orders. He was ashamed of himself at first. He was the first
member of the Oak's family being defeated by another trainer in
Pallet. The Oak's family was always famous for having unbeatable
Pokemon trainer, and he was the first exception of the family. He
bit his lip as he still remembered that day, in the stadium, that
stupid looking electric rat beat his Eevee! He clutched his fist, and
he waited for all this time to revenge. But now he had finally
trained his Alakazam and Eevee to the limit! Now it had arrived, it
was the perfect time to strike…
Queen Delia headed for the bookshelf in her room. She
removed several books, and then there was a small bronze
Dragonite statue. She turned it around until the Dragonite was
facing the wall, and then beside the bookshelf, a secret passage
appeared. Her Pokemon Mimie stood still; taking peeks at the door
to make sure nobody would come in and know about the secret
passage. The passage was so secret that even her beloved son
didn't know. Only Mimie and 4 other people knew it, including
herself. Queen Delia entered the dark passage, and then Mimie
closed the secret door behind, and followed Queen Delia. The
passage was made of stonewalls unlike the other part of the palace.
Only a few candles were lit, keeping the passageway dark. Then
she reached the chamber. Inside was some sort of magic circle, and
2 candle stands beside. She kneed down in the center of the circle,
and in front of her was a bronze statue of a Dragonite. A woman of
superstitious, she believed many kinds of religion and things.
When her husband, the king of Pallet, died, she was at first totally
helpless, afraid. Until one psychic Pokemon trainer told her of the
Pokegod Dragonite. She at first thought like all the other people,
which believing in Pokegods were evil. Before many events of
organizations worshipping the Pokegods had suddenly
disappeared. Since then no one believed in the Pokemon as gods
anymore, and they were considered to be evil. There were
underground activities of worshipping Pokegods in other place.
She tried it once, and followed the advice of the Pokegods, and
things worked out. Since then she build this secret place for her
worship. Every time that there was trouble, she would come, pray
and listen to the words of the Pokemon god. Dragonite was one of
the gods, beside Mew, Lugia, Suicune, Raikou, Entei, Ho-oh,
Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. Many people worshiped these 10
what-so-believed-Pokegods.
Then someone entered the passage, and Queen Delia quickly
looked back.
"Worshipping Pokegods, Queen Delia. You know that it's
against the law in Pallet Kingdom. Can't believe this, the queen
broke her own country's law…" The young man evilly laughed.
Queen Delia wasn't a bit afraid, and she stared right at the cloaked
man. The man, wearing a lucky charm with the symbol of Ho-oh,
walked closer. His cloak was of a gray color, covering his blue
shirt beneath.
"You are one of those people worshipping the Pokegod Ho-
oh… talk about committing crime, you are breaking the law
yourself," replied Queen Delia coldly. Mimie was by her side,
ready to strike if things went wrong. "How did you get in?"
"Simple…" He threw his cloak away, showing himself. Gary
Oak stood in front of Queen Delia, and his Alakazam appeared
from his right. Through teleportation, they had entered the palace.
"Heard that your little son, with Princess Erika were lost,"
said Gary. Queen Delia was no fool, and knew that his Alakazam
told him that. But only a powerful psychic Pokemon could tell the
news of what's happening. Not even her own Mr.Mime was
powerful enough to do that.
"Maybe my Alakazam can give you some help…" said Gary,
as Queen Delia listened carefully every word Gary said.
A woman dressed in dirty green clothing ran along the street.
She also wore a hood with the same matching green color with her
clothes to hide her identity. A straw basket was in her hand, and a
there was a blanket covering what was hidden inside the basket. It
was a part of the slums of Pallet. The small streets were always
covered with puddles of muddy water, and the living condition of
this part of Pallet was always low. Every time she ran and stepped
into the puddle, it would make a big splash. The splashes would
reveal her hiding location, but she had no time to lose.
Then 3 soldiers, 2 on foot and the other was riding a Dodrio,
suddenly appeared. The woman gasped, and the thing hiding in the
basket seemed to be on alert. She tried to calm down and slowly
turned away and walked in another direction.
'Hey you!" said the commander of the soldiers who was
riding on the Dodrio. The 3 headed bird Pokemon screeched, and
the woman in dark green stopped. She breathed quickly, catching
up her breath, panicking at the same time. The soldiers then
walked towards her, and urged her to walk to the commander. She
was glad that her hood provided some small shadow on her face so
that the soldiers won't notice her. The commander rode towards
her, and she looked down, hoping that the soldiers with the
commander would just leave.
"You! Look up at me!" the commander commanded fiercely.
The woman hesitated, and then she thought of a way to pull it off.
She pretended to walk closer, and purposely tripped and her face
fell into a puddle, making her face dirty. Then she looked back up
with the commander.
"There's no way this stupid woman is Princess Erika. She's
all dirty and stuff!" then the soldiers with the commander rode off
and continued their search.
Erika quickly wiped her face and spited out some of the
puddle water in her mouth. She did hated dirtiness but now it was
not the time to be picky. Actually the dirtiness sort of helped her
because she would be harder to recognize.
The thing in the basket signed. Erika tapped its head to give it
a signal that it could come out now because it's safe. Prince
Ketchum's Pikachu came out. It hated to hide in the basket but the
soldiers would recognize it immediately. Erika looked around, and
couldn't hear any footsteps of any soldiers. She took her hood off
to let her short dark hair out. She then slowly walked instead of
running to catch up with her breath. Pikachu hid back into the
basket, but poked its head out from the blanket and looked around
for its master and Misty. Erika looked up at the beautiful night sky,
with the silvery moon high up and the stars shining brighter than
ever. Now if Ash found Misty, and everything worked out for
them, they must be at a romantic spot, watching the lovely night
sky in peace. If things didn't work out between them, Misty would
be at her Pallet home and Ash would still try to find her. But she
didn't know where Misty lived! She didn't know where to look,
but then she knew that she just had to. Although she didn't know
Misty long, Misty was one of her friends. If she could use her
Jumpluff right now, it could be a little easiler. Her Jumpluff could
fly and see from a distance, but then the soldier would notice the
Pokemon.
Footsteps were heard again, and Erika quickly hid behind
some empty barrels at the side. Seemed like that there was only
one soldier this time, not riding on any Pokemon. Maybe she could
knock out the soldier instead. Pikachu got back into the basket to
hide, as Erika hid behind a building, waiting for the soldier to get
closer and then strike.
Erika then secretly sent out her Gloom, and waited. When the
footsteps were close, Gloom fired Acid right at the person.
The person screamed as he or she was glued to the floor
because of the sticky acids. Erika made sure that the person was
stuck dead in the trap, she planned to quickly knock the soldier
unconscious and then run. But then she noticed. The person wasn't
a soldier, and was only a young woman passing by at the wrong
time. Erika gasped, and then got the woman out of the acids.
"Sorry for what I've done," Erika apologized, and the woman
recognized her.
"Princess Erika!" said the woman as Erika put her hand on
the woman's mouth, muffling her words. The woman struggled to
free, but Erika didn't allow her to.
"Calm down! And then I may let you free," said Erika as the
woman stopped struggling, nodded. Erika slowly put her hands
away, and the woman did as promised. Now Erika noticed
something. The woman's blue eyes were a lot like Misty's, but
now it was not time for analyzing.
"Never tell anyone you saw me, understand?" Erika faked to
be forceful, and the woman nodded in response.
"Pikachu, let's continue searching for Misty. If we find
Misty, then we're sure to eventually find Ash," said Erika as
Pikachu did a victory pose, agreeing to the idea. The woman
seemed to be puzzled.
"Did you say 'Misty'?" asked the woman, first time talking
to Erika. Erika nodded, and then she put on her hood as Pikachu
hid under the blanket in the basket, and slowly walked away.
"Wait! What's wrong with Misty?" asked the woman,
seemed to be greatly interested in Misty.
"She's missing, you know her?" asked Erika.
"Yes! She's my youngest sister! And I'm Daisy, one of
Misty's older sister," Daisy answered, as she just lightly bowed to
Princess Erika.
"Really? You know where she is?" asked Erika delightfully,
as Pikachu took a peek look at Misty's sister. Misty and Daisy
seemed a little alike, only a little. The eyes were almost exactly
alike, and the hair too beside the color.
Footsteps of a group of soldiers were heard nearby, and Erika
quickly requested for somewhere to hide. She followed Daisy to
somewhere Daisy was heading to. They turned into a narrow street
where Erika must walk sideways to have enough room to past.
Then Erika followed Daisy into Misty's house. Only one candle
was lit on a wooden table, and Misty's father was already asleep in
one of the bunk beds. The house was only the size of Erika's walk-
in closets back in Celadon, and the condition of the house was
poor. There were no carpet on the floor, and the wall wasn't
painted. Seemed like in some spots that water might leak through
in a rainy day.
"Sorry for the condition here," apologized Daisy, and it
would be rude for Erika not to accept her apology. Misty's other 2
sisters, Lily and Violet, were also at home. Pikachu climbed out of
the basket and stood on the table, looking around the house.
Pikachu looked at the beds, and realized that its Pika bed in the
palace was much bigger, and much more comfortable than the
bunk beds. Misty's father was sleeping in the bunk beds, and his
clothes were just rags.
Daisy explained to her other 2 sisters about Misty missing.
They all seemed to be worried for Misty, and Erika refused to
answer why Misty disappeared, or how. But she was quite
impressed by their close relationships. She had never seen how
much Misty's sister cared for their little sister. Usually older
brothers or sisters hated the younger siblings because they were
annoying or in their way. Then they decided that they would all
search for Misty and would meet back here an hour later.
Erika got back her hood on when they went outside again to
search for Misty. Pikachu also hid in Erika's basket again. She
never mentioned a thing about Ash to Misty's sisters because it
would be a total bust if Ash and Misty didn't work out.
"Have you checked the beach?" asked Lily, who was with
Erika for the search.
"The beach? Why?" asked Erika. They ran through the
streets in the slums and arrived at the main street. They slowed
their speed, and Erika was on alert again. The main street had
guards crossing by every 5 minutes, and they would need to be
extra careful. Erika tied her hood tighter, and always looked down
to make a shadow on her face. Lily had nothing to fear about, and
didn't do anything special. Lily brought Erika to the beach where
Misty liked. Then Erika knew what Lily meant. The beach was
quiet and empty, and the sky seemed to be clearer in this spot. The
ocean surf gently landed on the beach, as the palace was bathed in
moonlight, making a beautiful background for the beach.
Misty had her head resting on Ash's shoulder as she was in
Ash's close embrace. This was the best. In the beach, stars
shimmering brightly, the silvery moon high above, near the ocean
in your lover's embrace. She already loved it before, picturing
what it would be like. But she didn't have to picture it now. This
was real.
"Ash? Do you think that the sky is so beautiful just for us?"
asked Misty, feeling relieved. She never knew how much hiding
feelings could be so difficult, and now finally everything's out, and
she felt so relieved. She believed that Ash was feeling the same
thing. She was so close to him that she could "feel" him.
"Maybe," Ash once again looked at the night sky. Stars were
shining in different colors, mostly yellow or white, and some red
and blue. Such a lovely sight, nothing like he had ever seen before.
Then he could feel Misty shivering lightly in his hands. Ash took
his cape off and put it around Misty for warmth. She closed her
eyes, and delightfully smiled.
Erika and Lily were watching behind a small tree nearby.
Although Erika didn't tell Lily anything about Prince Ketchum, but
only by looking at the couple, she could imagine it out. They didn't
want to disturb them in their sweet talk, and decided to watch
along.
"Misty?" asked Ash. A simple yes from Misty would be fine,
but he could feel Misty that she was listening.
"Do you ever believe in life after life?" Misty seemed to be
slightly confused by the question. What is life after life? Ash
looked at Misty's confused expression.
"Like, um… after you die, you will start a new life as another
person?" asked Ash again, trying to be as clear as possible.
"Gee… I don't know," said Misty. This question seemed like
some religious questions more.
Erika and Lily then ran towards them. Ash and Misty looked
around, quickly separating some each other.
"Sorry disturbing your little date," said Lily, as she winked at
Misty. Misty knew from the wink that they already knew
everything, and so held Ash's hands again.
"Soldiers are heading this way, let's go back to Misty's
house," said Erika. Ash and Misty had no clue about what soldiers
on the street or what. Ash didn't order any of Pallet's soldiers
around today, and Misty was trying to figure out why Queen Delia
was sending out soldiers to the city.
They ran for Misty's house, across the main street. It would
be safer after they crossed the main street, since the slum areas had
lots of perfect places to hide. However, Ash was dressing in rich
clothing, and the soldiers would recognize him the minute he
appeared.
"Hey!"
"Is that Prince Ketchum?"
3 soldiers were heading for them. Erika and Lily gasped, but
Ash and Misty just stood still. Pikachu wanted to jump up into its
master's hands, but this isn't the time for it. The soldiers then were
sure that it's Prince Ketchum.
"Weepinbel, go!" said Erika as she threw out Weepinbel's
Pokeball. Lily also used Marill.
"Rebellion! These people are capturing the prince!"
exclaimed the soldiers. They didn't recognize Erika under cover.
Ash was still confused, but Misty had a small clue.
"Marill, Water gun," Lily commanded as the aqua mouse
sprayed water at the soldiers. Weepinbel jumped up and released
Stun Spore and paralyzed the soldiers. The soldiers tried to shout
for help but couldn't.
"What are you guys doing!?" demanded Ash, not
understanding why Erika and Lily wanted to attack the soldiers.
"Just go to Misty's house first, and I will explain
everything," said Erika, and off they go towards Misty's house.
Author: okay, this chapter wasn't mushy and cute like the last
one, but the story can't fit romances in every chapter. I needed to
take a small rest of writing sweet stuff! Well hope you will forgive
me! **sniff…sniff…** In the review, try to have a little guess at
what the next chapter will be about, and I may take ideas from the
guesses and put it into the next chapter. Thank You!
(It's decided that A Pokemon Fairy Tale will be continued, but
under a different name. The story is now divided into 2 parts. The
first part is how Ash and Misty fall in love with each other- "A
Pokemon Fairy Tale." The second part, "March of Queen Delia" is
all about the queen's reaction towards Ash and Misty's love. Hope
you enjoy this story!)
Ch.1
Queen Delia sat down on her throne, breathing angrily. It was
reported that Prince Ketchum and Princess Erika were both
missing from the palace. The hall was dark and gloomy. None of
the candles were lit, and the only source of light in the room was
from the beautiful night sky. However, Queen Delia was in no
mood to enjoy the scenery. This had never happen before. Her
beloved son was missing? And Pallet Kingdom's visitor was
missing with the prince? Ridiculous! How could this happen? If
this event leaked outside to the citizens and to the other kingdoms,
Pallet Kingdom would lose face. The citizens won't be as
confident if this leaks outside.
Captain Brock stepped up and kneed down before Queen
Delia.
"Ma'am, there is still no sign of the prince or the princess
from Celadon in the city," reported Brock. Queen Delia's eyes
flared up to an angry red, and smashed on a nearby table hard. Her
Pokemon, a Mr.Mime called Mimie, hid behind a wall. He planned
to let his master had a cup of tea to calm down, but seemed like
now it was not the time to step out.
"I don't care what you do just find them both!" scolded
Queen Delia in an unusual tone. The nice and gentle Queen Delia
was now in rage, a very unusual behavior for the queen. Brock
quickly stepped aside, and headed off to send out more troops. The
queen ordered him to find them before the next morning, which
was an impossible task. Pallet kingdom was too big just to find 2
people. They could be anywhere, or maybe even out of town.
Gisele was still locked up with Joe in the palace's hospital.
She dozed off about 6 and now woke up. She was woken up by the
busy footsteps of moving guards. Joe was still asleep, which was a
good thing. Gisele flicked her long brown hair behind her shoulder
and tried to open the door. It was open. The halls inside the
hospital were dark, only lit up by one small candle per hall. Gisele
saw no sign of Nurse Joy or any of those guards who guarded the
hospital area. All of them were gone. She heard more sound of
running soldiers, and so she listened.
"Where could the prince be? He's missing for the whole
night!"
"Yeah! And same as Princess Erika! Queen Delia was
certainly upset…"
Gisele gasped at the news. Princess Erika and Prince
Ketchum were missing? She decided to warn Misty that. She
sneaked outside the hospital, and carefully making her footstep
sound as faint as possible, fearing that she might be caught. She
finally reached Misty's room. She budged it open, and the room
was empty. Misty was gone…
A young trainer was sitting in the shadow, drinking a cup of
coffee cold. His Pokemon Eevee was sitting on the table, waiting
for orders. He was ashamed of himself at first. He was the first
member of the Oak's family being defeated by another trainer in
Pallet. The Oak's family was always famous for having unbeatable
Pokemon trainer, and he was the first exception of the family. He
bit his lip as he still remembered that day, in the stadium, that
stupid looking electric rat beat his Eevee! He clutched his fist, and
he waited for all this time to revenge. But now he had finally
trained his Alakazam and Eevee to the limit! Now it had arrived, it
was the perfect time to strike…
Queen Delia headed for the bookshelf in her room. She
removed several books, and then there was a small bronze
Dragonite statue. She turned it around until the Dragonite was
facing the wall, and then beside the bookshelf, a secret passage
appeared. Her Pokemon Mimie stood still; taking peeks at the door
to make sure nobody would come in and know about the secret
passage. The passage was so secret that even her beloved son
didn't know. Only Mimie and 4 other people knew it, including
herself. Queen Delia entered the dark passage, and then Mimie
closed the secret door behind, and followed Queen Delia. The
passage was made of stonewalls unlike the other part of the palace.
Only a few candles were lit, keeping the passageway dark. Then
she reached the chamber. Inside was some sort of magic circle, and
2 candle stands beside. She kneed down in the center of the circle,
and in front of her was a bronze statue of a Dragonite. A woman of
superstitious, she believed many kinds of religion and things.
When her husband, the king of Pallet, died, she was at first totally
helpless, afraid. Until one psychic Pokemon trainer told her of the
Pokegod Dragonite. She at first thought like all the other people,
which believing in Pokegods were evil. Before many events of
organizations worshipping the Pokegods had suddenly
disappeared. Since then no one believed in the Pokemon as gods
anymore, and they were considered to be evil. There were
underground activities of worshipping Pokegods in other place.
She tried it once, and followed the advice of the Pokegods, and
things worked out. Since then she build this secret place for her
worship. Every time that there was trouble, she would come, pray
and listen to the words of the Pokemon god. Dragonite was one of
the gods, beside Mew, Lugia, Suicune, Raikou, Entei, Ho-oh,
Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. Many people worshiped these 10
what-so-believed-Pokegods.
Then someone entered the passage, and Queen Delia quickly
looked back.
"Worshipping Pokegods, Queen Delia. You know that it's
against the law in Pallet Kingdom. Can't believe this, the queen
broke her own country's law…" The young man evilly laughed.
Queen Delia wasn't a bit afraid, and she stared right at the cloaked
man. The man, wearing a lucky charm with the symbol of Ho-oh,
walked closer. His cloak was of a gray color, covering his blue
shirt beneath.
"You are one of those people worshipping the Pokegod Ho-
oh… talk about committing crime, you are breaking the law
yourself," replied Queen Delia coldly. Mimie was by her side,
ready to strike if things went wrong. "How did you get in?"
"Simple…" He threw his cloak away, showing himself. Gary
Oak stood in front of Queen Delia, and his Alakazam appeared
from his right. Through teleportation, they had entered the palace.
"Heard that your little son, with Princess Erika were lost,"
said Gary. Queen Delia was no fool, and knew that his Alakazam
told him that. But only a powerful psychic Pokemon could tell the
news of what's happening. Not even her own Mr.Mime was
powerful enough to do that.
"Maybe my Alakazam can give you some help…" said Gary,
as Queen Delia listened carefully every word Gary said.
A woman dressed in dirty green clothing ran along the street.
She also wore a hood with the same matching green color with her
clothes to hide her identity. A straw basket was in her hand, and a
there was a blanket covering what was hidden inside the basket. It
was a part of the slums of Pallet. The small streets were always
covered with puddles of muddy water, and the living condition of
this part of Pallet was always low. Every time she ran and stepped
into the puddle, it would make a big splash. The splashes would
reveal her hiding location, but she had no time to lose.
Then 3 soldiers, 2 on foot and the other was riding a Dodrio,
suddenly appeared. The woman gasped, and the thing hiding in the
basket seemed to be on alert. She tried to calm down and slowly
turned away and walked in another direction.
'Hey you!" said the commander of the soldiers who was
riding on the Dodrio. The 3 headed bird Pokemon screeched, and
the woman in dark green stopped. She breathed quickly, catching
up her breath, panicking at the same time. The soldiers then
walked towards her, and urged her to walk to the commander. She
was glad that her hood provided some small shadow on her face so
that the soldiers won't notice her. The commander rode towards
her, and she looked down, hoping that the soldiers with the
commander would just leave.
"You! Look up at me!" the commander commanded fiercely.
The woman hesitated, and then she thought of a way to pull it off.
She pretended to walk closer, and purposely tripped and her face
fell into a puddle, making her face dirty. Then she looked back up
with the commander.
"There's no way this stupid woman is Princess Erika. She's
all dirty and stuff!" then the soldiers with the commander rode off
and continued their search.
Erika quickly wiped her face and spited out some of the
puddle water in her mouth. She did hated dirtiness but now it was
not the time to be picky. Actually the dirtiness sort of helped her
because she would be harder to recognize.
The thing in the basket signed. Erika tapped its head to give it
a signal that it could come out now because it's safe. Prince
Ketchum's Pikachu came out. It hated to hide in the basket but the
soldiers would recognize it immediately. Erika looked around, and
couldn't hear any footsteps of any soldiers. She took her hood off
to let her short dark hair out. She then slowly walked instead of
running to catch up with her breath. Pikachu hid back into the
basket, but poked its head out from the blanket and looked around
for its master and Misty. Erika looked up at the beautiful night sky,
with the silvery moon high up and the stars shining brighter than
ever. Now if Ash found Misty, and everything worked out for
them, they must be at a romantic spot, watching the lovely night
sky in peace. If things didn't work out between them, Misty would
be at her Pallet home and Ash would still try to find her. But she
didn't know where Misty lived! She didn't know where to look,
but then she knew that she just had to. Although she didn't know
Misty long, Misty was one of her friends. If she could use her
Jumpluff right now, it could be a little easiler. Her Jumpluff could
fly and see from a distance, but then the soldier would notice the
Pokemon.
Footsteps were heard again, and Erika quickly hid behind
some empty barrels at the side. Seemed like that there was only
one soldier this time, not riding on any Pokemon. Maybe she could
knock out the soldier instead. Pikachu got back into the basket to
hide, as Erika hid behind a building, waiting for the soldier to get
closer and then strike.
Erika then secretly sent out her Gloom, and waited. When the
footsteps were close, Gloom fired Acid right at the person.
The person screamed as he or she was glued to the floor
because of the sticky acids. Erika made sure that the person was
stuck dead in the trap, she planned to quickly knock the soldier
unconscious and then run. But then she noticed. The person wasn't
a soldier, and was only a young woman passing by at the wrong
time. Erika gasped, and then got the woman out of the acids.
"Sorry for what I've done," Erika apologized, and the woman
recognized her.
"Princess Erika!" said the woman as Erika put her hand on
the woman's mouth, muffling her words. The woman struggled to
free, but Erika didn't allow her to.
"Calm down! And then I may let you free," said Erika as the
woman stopped struggling, nodded. Erika slowly put her hands
away, and the woman did as promised. Now Erika noticed
something. The woman's blue eyes were a lot like Misty's, but
now it was not time for analyzing.
"Never tell anyone you saw me, understand?" Erika faked to
be forceful, and the woman nodded in response.
"Pikachu, let's continue searching for Misty. If we find
Misty, then we're sure to eventually find Ash," said Erika as
Pikachu did a victory pose, agreeing to the idea. The woman
seemed to be puzzled.
"Did you say 'Misty'?" asked the woman, first time talking
to Erika. Erika nodded, and then she put on her hood as Pikachu
hid under the blanket in the basket, and slowly walked away.
"Wait! What's wrong with Misty?" asked the woman,
seemed to be greatly interested in Misty.
"She's missing, you know her?" asked Erika.
"Yes! She's my youngest sister! And I'm Daisy, one of
Misty's older sister," Daisy answered, as she just lightly bowed to
Princess Erika.
"Really? You know where she is?" asked Erika delightfully,
as Pikachu took a peek look at Misty's sister. Misty and Daisy
seemed a little alike, only a little. The eyes were almost exactly
alike, and the hair too beside the color.
Footsteps of a group of soldiers were heard nearby, and Erika
quickly requested for somewhere to hide. She followed Daisy to
somewhere Daisy was heading to. They turned into a narrow street
where Erika must walk sideways to have enough room to past.
Then Erika followed Daisy into Misty's house. Only one candle
was lit on a wooden table, and Misty's father was already asleep in
one of the bunk beds. The house was only the size of Erika's walk-
in closets back in Celadon, and the condition of the house was
poor. There were no carpet on the floor, and the wall wasn't
painted. Seemed like in some spots that water might leak through
in a rainy day.
"Sorry for the condition here," apologized Daisy, and it
would be rude for Erika not to accept her apology. Misty's other 2
sisters, Lily and Violet, were also at home. Pikachu climbed out of
the basket and stood on the table, looking around the house.
Pikachu looked at the beds, and realized that its Pika bed in the
palace was much bigger, and much more comfortable than the
bunk beds. Misty's father was sleeping in the bunk beds, and his
clothes were just rags.
Daisy explained to her other 2 sisters about Misty missing.
They all seemed to be worried for Misty, and Erika refused to
answer why Misty disappeared, or how. But she was quite
impressed by their close relationships. She had never seen how
much Misty's sister cared for their little sister. Usually older
brothers or sisters hated the younger siblings because they were
annoying or in their way. Then they decided that they would all
search for Misty and would meet back here an hour later.
Erika got back her hood on when they went outside again to
search for Misty. Pikachu also hid in Erika's basket again. She
never mentioned a thing about Ash to Misty's sisters because it
would be a total bust if Ash and Misty didn't work out.
"Have you checked the beach?" asked Lily, who was with
Erika for the search.
"The beach? Why?" asked Erika. They ran through the
streets in the slums and arrived at the main street. They slowed
their speed, and Erika was on alert again. The main street had
guards crossing by every 5 minutes, and they would need to be
extra careful. Erika tied her hood tighter, and always looked down
to make a shadow on her face. Lily had nothing to fear about, and
didn't do anything special. Lily brought Erika to the beach where
Misty liked. Then Erika knew what Lily meant. The beach was
quiet and empty, and the sky seemed to be clearer in this spot. The
ocean surf gently landed on the beach, as the palace was bathed in
moonlight, making a beautiful background for the beach.
Misty had her head resting on Ash's shoulder as she was in
Ash's close embrace. This was the best. In the beach, stars
shimmering brightly, the silvery moon high above, near the ocean
in your lover's embrace. She already loved it before, picturing
what it would be like. But she didn't have to picture it now. This
was real.
"Ash? Do you think that the sky is so beautiful just for us?"
asked Misty, feeling relieved. She never knew how much hiding
feelings could be so difficult, and now finally everything's out, and
she felt so relieved. She believed that Ash was feeling the same
thing. She was so close to him that she could "feel" him.
"Maybe," Ash once again looked at the night sky. Stars were
shining in different colors, mostly yellow or white, and some red
and blue. Such a lovely sight, nothing like he had ever seen before.
Then he could feel Misty shivering lightly in his hands. Ash took
his cape off and put it around Misty for warmth. She closed her
eyes, and delightfully smiled.
Erika and Lily were watching behind a small tree nearby.
Although Erika didn't tell Lily anything about Prince Ketchum, but
only by looking at the couple, she could imagine it out. They didn't
want to disturb them in their sweet talk, and decided to watch
along.
"Misty?" asked Ash. A simple yes from Misty would be fine,
but he could feel Misty that she was listening.
"Do you ever believe in life after life?" Misty seemed to be
slightly confused by the question. What is life after life? Ash
looked at Misty's confused expression.
"Like, um… after you die, you will start a new life as another
person?" asked Ash again, trying to be as clear as possible.
"Gee… I don't know," said Misty. This question seemed like
some religious questions more.
Erika and Lily then ran towards them. Ash and Misty looked
around, quickly separating some each other.
"Sorry disturbing your little date," said Lily, as she winked at
Misty. Misty knew from the wink that they already knew
everything, and so held Ash's hands again.
"Soldiers are heading this way, let's go back to Misty's
house," said Erika. Ash and Misty had no clue about what soldiers
on the street or what. Ash didn't order any of Pallet's soldiers
around today, and Misty was trying to figure out why Queen Delia
was sending out soldiers to the city.
They ran for Misty's house, across the main street. It would
be safer after they crossed the main street, since the slum areas had
lots of perfect places to hide. However, Ash was dressing in rich
clothing, and the soldiers would recognize him the minute he
appeared.
"Hey!"
"Is that Prince Ketchum?"
3 soldiers were heading for them. Erika and Lily gasped, but
Ash and Misty just stood still. Pikachu wanted to jump up into its
master's hands, but this isn't the time for it. The soldiers then were
sure that it's Prince Ketchum.
"Weepinbel, go!" said Erika as she threw out Weepinbel's
Pokeball. Lily also used Marill.
"Rebellion! These people are capturing the prince!"
exclaimed the soldiers. They didn't recognize Erika under cover.
Ash was still confused, but Misty had a small clue.
"Marill, Water gun," Lily commanded as the aqua mouse
sprayed water at the soldiers. Weepinbel jumped up and released
Stun Spore and paralyzed the soldiers. The soldiers tried to shout
for help but couldn't.
"What are you guys doing!?" demanded Ash, not
understanding why Erika and Lily wanted to attack the soldiers.
"Just go to Misty's house first, and I will explain
everything," said Erika, and off they go towards Misty's house.
Author: okay, this chapter wasn't mushy and cute like the last
one, but the story can't fit romances in every chapter. I needed to
take a small rest of writing sweet stuff! Well hope you will forgive
me! **sniff…sniff…** In the review, try to have a little guess at
what the next chapter will be about, and I may take ideas from the
guesses and put it into the next chapter. Thank You!
