Disclaimer: Do you really think that I would own Pokemon? If I did, then a lot of the fanfics in this section would be turned into episodes (with the permission of the writer.)

A/N: Okay, I would just like to say something to one of the people that reviewed (I'm not naming names.) Now, why can't you just relax and read the story calmly for once, instead of having to think of every little point? I'm not criticizing you, but you have to remember that this fic was written with the purpose of entertainment. I just wrote it for fun, and so that other people can have fun reading it. Oh, and as to the point of the Gary/Articuno and Tracey/Moltres things, I just decided to put those in there for fun. I think that those are very original pairings. Now, remember, this fic was written for fun, and so that the people reading it can have fun.

Same stuff as the other chapters…

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I grinned happily as my paws hit the ground rhythmically. Running was one of my favorite things in the world, and I didn't care that I was running while carrying someone. I just liked to run. In fact, I decided to have a little fun with my rider.

I swerved so that I was running straight at a large fallen log. I didn't feel my rider hesitate, instead, he buried his hands into my fur to get a better grip, and sat tight to my back. I leapt over the log easily, laughing as I did so. Another laugh mixed with mine, that of my rider.

"That was great, Kasumi!" Ash said happily as I swerved over to join Entei and Raikou again. They looked at me slightly disapprovingly.

*You really shouldn't be doing that, little sister. * Entei said as I matched my pace to his.

*Why not? * I replied. *It's fun! And no one saw me! *

Raikou sighed as best as he could while running. *You should save your strength for the run. Pallet town is still thirty miles away. *

I snorted. *That's it? *

All of my siblings looked at me funny.

*What? * I asked uneasily.

*We've already done one hundred ten miles today, we have thirty to go, and you think it's nothing? * Moltres asked me.

*It is nothing, to me. * I replied. *Don't tell me that you can't do one hundred forty miles easily! *

My brothers and sisters all looked at each other uneasily. It was Mew who broke the silence.

*I'm beginning to see why the prophecy says that Kasumi is the strongest of us. * She said nervously.

The others nodded in agreement, while all of the humans except for Ash looked clueless.

"Does anyone know what they were talking about?" Tracey asked.

"I do." Ash said, and then proceeded to translate what we had said.

When he finished, Gary asked, "How come you know what they all said?"

It is because he has spent so much time with our sister. Mewtwo replied as he flew (or floated. Whatever you want to call it…) alongside us.

I looked at my brothers and sisters, and suddenly thought about my dream again. This was a lot like it. Only, different. In my dream, it was nighttime, while it was about noon right now. Also, there was none of the extreme urgency now that there had been in my dream. And, in my dream, we had be going towards a light, while we weren't now.

I shook my head and continued running. I didn't really need to be thinking about my dream right now. So, I set my mind to thinking about my running. I didn't want to trip over something or step into a hole and get a broken leg. That would hurt…

It didn't take us too long to make it to Pallet town. We had been traveling pretty fast.

I was in the lead as we ran to Professor Oak's lab. According to Brock, the reunion party would be starting in five minutes.

When we reached the front door to the lab, it was locked, and there was a sign on it that said "Closed for reunion party. ~ Professor Oak."

I growled softly and asked Tracey, *Is there another way in? *

Tracey looked confused until Ash translated for me, then nodded. "There's a gate a few hundred yards from here. We could probably use that."

We trotted (or flew) over to the gate, my flying brothers and sisters keeping low to the ground. We had decided that it wasn't a good idea to just go over the wooden fence, as a lot of people would probably freak. Make that, they would definitely freak.

We quickly reached the gate, and, to our surprise, it wasn't locked. Ash slid off of my back, and went to open the gate. He stood in the entryway to it, and shouted a "Hi!" to everyone inside. I could easily hear a chorus of "Hi!" come back from the guests inside, mixed in with a "Oh! My little boy is home!" (Guess who said that!)

I could hear footsteps approaching, and all of us pressed against the fence, except for Moltres, for obvious reasons. I heard Professor Oak talking with Ash, but I wasn't listening to what they said. After a few minutes, Ash said to us, "Okay, you can come inside. It's safe."

Everyone looked around nervously, and I realized that it would be hard for them to do this, as they had always as a rule avoided humans. I sighed and said, *I'll go first. *

I walked up to the gate, where Ash and Professor Oak were standing, and heard the Professor gasp in surprise while Ash chuckled softly at his mentor's reaction. I smiled up at the Professor and wagged my tail briefly before walking inside.

Inside, a real party was in swing. All of the gym leaders from Johto, Kanto, and the Orange Islands (the ones that Ash had battled, anyway.) were there, (except for the Viridian city Gym leader, because Gary had taken over and become the leader of that gym.) including my sisters. Adoptive sisters I corrected myself. I had sometimes wondered why we were so different, and now I knew the answer. We weren't even related.

I heard a gasp as Erica turned around and caught sight of me. One by one, the other gym leaders turned and saw me. I shifted uncomfortably when they were all staring at me.

"What is that?" Bugsy asked.

"I dunno." Daisy answered.

I heard footsteps behind me, and Ash walked up next to me. He grinned and said, "I'd like everyone to meet Kasumi." We had already discussed it, and we had all agreed that it would be best if everyone there knew about this. Provided that they promised not to tell. Mewtwo would erase their memories if they didn't promise truthfully.

We got the expected reaction, as everyone froze (not because of an ice attack.) and just stared at us. I grinned.

*Why don't we give them a real reason to stare? * I asked Ash.

He grinned, and turned to everyone. *I would like to make a request. We have some very special guests here, but they won't come in unless everyone agrees to not tell about them."

Everyone exchanged glances, puzzled, and then voiced or nodded in agreement.

I turned around and said, *Okay, everyone. All clear. * For a few seconds, there was nothing, and then, slowly, Mew floated in through the gate, and everyone gasped. She was closely followed, one by one, by the others. I noticed that Gary and Tracey were still riding on Moltres and Articuno's back. I giggled as I thought of the fun that I could have, teasing my sisters about that later.

Ash stepped back, and my brothers and sisters lined up in a line, on both sides of me. Now was the moment that had made us all uneasy.

"Everyone, since most of our guests are either too large or too small to really join the party, they will assume other forms for the occasion." At this news, everyone started murmuring among themselves, until, one by one, they nodded.

At this, we started the change. We had agreed to go one at a time, and Lugia had volunteered to go first. After the glow faded, revealing him in his human form, everyone gasped.

Lugia smiled, and said, "Hi!" in a friendly voice. That reassured the people there a bit, and he went off to talk to Sabrina. I had noticed him looking at her ever since he came in, so I wasn't surprised. I grinned at the thought that I would be able to spy on them, too. I chuckled softly. Even if he was the Guardian of the Sea, Lugia was still a teenager, with teenage hormones.

By the time I had finished thinking about this, Mew and Mewtwo had already changed, and gone off to mingle. Well, Mewtwo had, anyways. Mew was trying to fend off Brock, who had immediately gone into pretty girl mode when the glow of her change faded.

I laughed, as Entei made his change, and then Raikou, and after him, Celebi. Ho-oh followed her, and she and Celebi went to go talk with Erica, after doing a great impression of two lion tamers backing off a loin with Brock. I thought the whip and chair made a nice touch. Zapdos made his change, and went off to talk to Lt. Surge about controlling electric attacks.

Finally, it was Articuno's turn. She closed her eyes and made the change, and I was trying to control my laughter when she opened her eyes after finishing. I had a good reason to laugh.

Gary was standing there, gaping, at my sister. I wasn't surprised. She was beautiful, in her human form. She had long, ice blue hair and warm, gentle blue eyes. She wore blue pants and a blue shirt that had a white front on it. She giggled self consciously, and walked off to go talk with everyone, with Gary trailing behind her, doing a very good imitation of Brock.

Tracy did much the same thing, after Moltres changed. She was just as beautiful as Articuno, but in a different way. She had flame red hair, with sparkling, mischievous brown eyes. She wore yellow pants, and a yellow shirt that had red on the bottom parts of the sleeves. Moltres laughed, and made a beeline to the dance floor, with Tracey trailing behind her.

Now, it was my turn. Slowly, everyone stopped talking, and turned to look at me.

I gulped, and told myself mentally to calm down. I took a few deep breaths and closed my eyes.

After a few seconds, I felt the warmth surround me again. The change didn't take long, as always, and I opened my eyes as I felt the warmth fade.

Everyone was still staring at me, and they all said the same word at the same time.

"Misty!?"

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A/N: Okay, another chapter finished, with a nice cliffhanger, and in a lot shorter time. Everyone seemed to like the Gary/Articuno and Tracey/Moltres pairings, so I included more about that, and added a little of Lugia/Sabrina pairing. I just thought that that pairing was kinda cute. And, after all, Sabrina trains psychic types, and Lugia is a psychic type. So, it makes sense. Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter. I need ideas for the next chapter, badly! Tell me in your reviews how you liked this chapter, and any ideas for another chapter. Please, as always, read and review. Arigato!