Somewhere else in the area of Johto, neighbor of the Kanto region, Ash Ketchum, a trainer from the small quiet town of Pallet, and his two friends Brock, ex-leader of the Pewter City gym and Misty, the "tomboyish" trainer of Cerulean City are wandering the pitch-black Mount Mortar with the aid of only a flash light in search of the way out. "Ash!" whines Misty, displaying an annoyed expression on her face, "We've been wandering through this dark cave for hours! When do you plan on leaving!?" "As soon as I find the exit." says Ash, trying to hold back from yelling at Misty for complaining for the two hours they've been wandering around.

"You've been looking for pokémon, you little creep!"

"What is your problem today?"

"I've been in this smelly dark cave for too long! My skin is starting to get irritated, my hair is--"

"SHADDUP!!! I've had it up to here with your constant bickering! For once would you just shut up?!"

"Don't you tell me to shut up, you shrimp!" "That's enough you guys!" Brock interuppts them both from sparking this verbal war into a veritable fist-fight with a strict, harsh voice, "You guys don't wan't to stand here and do this again for the twentyith time already!"

"Yes we do!" say the two quarreling friends, "You keep out of this!" "Pika!!!" Pikachu screams at Ash and Misty to stop. Misty punts Pikachu towards a wall, it hits its back on the hard stone wall and topples face down onto the ground, "Pi....". "You BITCH!!!" Ash yells at the top of his lungs, leaving Misty even more infuriated at him than ever. "What did you just call me?!" she says sternly.

"I called you a bitch!"

"You little BASTARD! Don't you ever call me that!!!"

"Oh yeah? Make me!"

"Why you..."

"Bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch!!!" he laughs mockingly in her face.

Misty reaches into the pond beside her, pulls out a Slowpoke, and hides it behind her back, "Ah! Perfect!" she grins devilishly at him, "Oh Ash... I've got something for you!"

"What?"

"THIS!!!" She takes the Slowpoke out from behind her back and lunges at him

Ash screams and runs in the opposite direction. She pursues him, "Ash! Come back!" she yells while chasing after him, "I just wanna talk to you!". She performs a diving tackle and catches his legs during her descent, causing him to fall flat on his face onto the hard stone ground, scraping his face on the dirt. "AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" he screams in pain.

"Scream creep, scream!" she raises the dopey pokémon above her head and starts to pummel him with it, laughing maniacly at the same time. "Misty!" Brock yells at her, "Stop this!"

"But he..."

"Do it."

"He called me a bitch, Brock. He knows how much that makes me mad!"

"Even so, put down the pokémon."

"But it's just a stupid Slowpoke! It can't feel a thing." she starts to slam it against the wall. As expected, the Slowpoke gives no response, "See? It's so stupid.... even a Psyduck seems smarter!"

"Uh, Misty..."

She doesn't notice that behind her, a whole group of Slowpoke, Slowbro, and a single Slowking float in the water behind her with a hardened expression on their usually doped out, mellow faces. "What?!"

"Look out.... behind you!"

She glances behind her. Apon seeing the group, she instantly goes as pale as a Dewgong and looks down at her hand, going even more pale at that, and tosses the Slowpoke aside. "Eh... heh, heh...." she laughs, terrified at what the pokémon might do to her, "S-sorry...". She steadedly makes her way behind Brock, attempting to hide behind him.

"Uh, Misty."

"Hide me, Brock."

"Eh..."

"Please!". "Misty..." says Ash painfully looking up from the ground, his face is scarred from the cave floor's rocky texture, "If you know the way out, then lead the way."

"You keep out of this, Ash! I can handle these dopes by myself!" She turns towards a faint light, probobly the exit, and starts to run away faster than she ever has before, screaming the whole way. "Misty!" Brock yells, he slings Ash over his shoulder and picks up Pikachu by the tail, "Wait up!" he runs after her, exiting the cave.