But instead she just looked at Misty and said, "mew!"

Tracey breathed a sigh of relief.

"So how's Ash?" Brock asked, breaking the silence.

"He'll live," Misty said. "He's a bit funny about it all right now though."

The doorbell rang and they all looked at each other. "That might be him now," Misty suggested. She went to answer the door.

The door was unlocked and whoever it was had almost opened it already when Misty got there.

"Hello, I'm from The Daily Moon," he said, naming a famous Kanto-Johto newspaper. "I heard you've got a rare Pokémon in here..."

"Uhh..." Misty wasn't sure what to do, especially when the reporter and a photographer barged their way into the lab. She just hoped Brock and Tracey would know how to deal with them.

"And there it is!" the reporter said cheerfully. "Did you see it hatch?"

The photographer shoved past Misty and stuck a camera in Little Misty's face. The flash startled her, and she let out a loud cry.

The photographer stepped back. "Is it going to explode?"

And then the front door flew open again and Professor Oak, Mrs Ketchum and Ash, looking even more like a family than ever, ran in.

"Um, hello," Oak said, looking confusedly at the reporter.

"I'm from The Daily Moon and--"

Oak got his voice suddenly. "Can you please LEAVE?"

Prof. Oak is scary when he's mad, Misty thought.

The reporter mumbled an excuse and then ran out the door.

"We didn't mean to let them in," Tracey said quickly.

"They invited themselves in," Misty explained.

"Hmm," Oak said, weighing up the situation.

"Is someone gonna make that thing shut UP?" Ash asked loudly.

"Shh, Little Misty," Tracey said, rocking her.

"Do you want me to try?" Misty asked. Tracey wasn't sure it was a good idea, but couldn't help passing her over anyway.

Misty sang softly and rocked her, while everyone watched her, Little Misty growing quieter with every note, until she mumbled a little, gave a squeak, and fell silent.