"I guess I can explain that." Will told her."Even though Ponyta is my weakest Pokémon,he's still at least level thirty or so.I just don't know how your Charmander defeated him so easily."

"Neither do we." the three girls said.

Lunluery jumped up on Misty's shoulders.(Just like Pikachu on Ash)"What do you think,Lun?" Misty asked her Pokémon.

"Char char,charmander!Charmander!" she cried.{I say,I rock!Oh,Yeah!}Misty laughed.

"Well,I guess Lunluery is already starting to act like her trainer." Sabrina commented.

"Yeah." Melody agreed.

"Is that a good or bad thing?" Misty asked her two friends.

"Uh...good I guess." Melody said."Now can we please keep moving?I wanna see if there's any more good Pokémon in this forest."

"Uh...Will?Where'd you get your Ponyta?" Misty asked.

"Well,I captured him over in a ranch around Cherrygrove City.He was a rancher's,but he let me keep him because he was going to sell alot of them.There were alot of black ponies there,too.I don't know whether or not they're Ponyta's." Will replied.

"Kool.Black Ponyta's." Misty said,awed.

"Well,I better be on my way.I hope to see you three in the Johto League!!" Will cried as he released a Pidgeot and took flight.

"Let's get going." Sabrina suggested,letting out Mandah.

"Kay.Come on out,Princess." Melody said.Princess jumped on her shoulder as she walked off.

Misty picked up Lunluery and Togepi,and caught up to her friends.
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The friends finally reached Cherrygrove City,and healed their Pokémon at the Pokémon Center.

"Thanks Nurse Joy." Melody said.

"Your welcome Melody.Good Luck you three." Nurse Joy told them.The three girls left the Pokémon center and started roaming the streets of Cherrygrove.

"If Lunluery beat that Ponyta,and it was at a level aroung thirty,the Lun must be..." Sabrina thought,"She must be level 15."

"That sounds about right." Melody agreed.They sat down on a bench in the local park.

"I almost got the level-checker thingy on my PokéDex up." Misty declared."Got it!Ready Lun?"

"Char!Charmander!" Lunluery told her.{Yep!All ready!}

"Okay." Misty pointed her PokéDex at her Charmander."Level 14.Almost 15."

"One level off.Dang!" Sabrina whined."Can you check Mandah?"

"Yep......level 9,half way to 10." Misty told her."Melody,do you want me to check Princess's level?"

"Yeah." Melody said.

"Um...9 with a little more experience." Misty said.

"I have two to train already." Sabrina said.

"So do I." Misty told her."Togepi."

"You train Togepi?" Melody aked,surprisedly.

"Yeah.Why woudn't I?He knows Metronome and Charm.Plus,I betcha if I gain him one level,he'll evolve." Misty commented.

"Okay.Try it.See what level he is,and do it then." Melody dared her.Misty scanned Togepi.He was level 12 with 4/5 experience.

"One Sentret battle and he could evolve." Misty said."Togepi,do you want to evolve?"

"Toge Priiiii!!!!" Togepi cried happily.{Sure Mommy!!!!}

"Okay,Togepi.You'll be able to fly after you evolve." Misty told him.

"Priii!!" Togepi said.{Cool!!}

"How do you know that,Misty?" Melody asked.

"Easy.Togepi evolves into Togetic.Togetic is a Normal/Flying Pokémon,and a Togepi evolves when it's super-happy with its trainer and it gains a level." Misty explained.

"How do you know all that?" Melody asked,awed.

"I play games and read books." Misty replied simply.

"Well,let's get on the road again and find a wild Pokémon to battle." Sabrina suggested.The three friends stood up,and started walked down the road.
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"Pikachu,wake up.We're going out to train." Ash whispered to his little mouse Pokémon.

'Come on!We've been travelling forever.Can't your favorite little Pikachu have a rest?' Pikachu asked him.

"Okay,I guess I could use a rest,too." Ash gave in.

'Good.' Pikachu said.'By the way,I've figured out why Misty did that,I think.'

"Why?" Ash aksed,now sitting up on his bed.

'Well,you're friends,for one.She hugged you because she'll miss you alot,and she kissed you...I think it's just a girl thing.'

"Oh,well,Pikachu?Let's go down for lunch.I'm hungry." Ash told him.

'You better have Ketchup.Or else." Pikachu teased,his cheeks sparking.

"Don't worry.I do." Ash told him.

'Good.' Pikachu said.
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'I wonder what Ash is doing right now?' Misty thought as she,Sabrina,and Melody walked off the road to Route 30.

"Whatcha thinkin' 'bout,Misty?" Melody asked her friend.

"Nothing,really." Misty replied.

"Want me to brainwash you?Bwahahahaaaa!" Sabrina teased.(*Sorry.I've developed an abseesaty(is that a word) to the evil laugh.*)

"Come on,Sab.I know you just use your abilities for training now." Misty said.

"Yeah,I guess I can't trick you anymore." She moaned."But now you spilled the beans and I can't trick Melody."

Misty and Melody laughed.Sabrina couldn't trick them anymore with that,but she could still think of SOMETHING to get them with.

"Toge toge Priiii!!!" Togepi cried from its perch on Lunluery's back.{Mommy,there's a Pokémon right there!}

"Huh?Oh,right.Togepi,go ahead.Use Metronome!" Misty called.

'Okay Mommy!' he chirped,waving his arms back and forth.

The metronome came out as a Razor Leaf attack.Against the wild Pidgey,it did barely anything.

"Uh...try Charm once then use Metronome again." Misty told him.

'Okay Mommy!' Togepi chirped,yet again.This time the little Pokémon ran joyfully up to the confused Pidgey,and gave it a huge hug.The Pidgey got an enormous sweatdrop and backed away from Togepi.

This time,the Metronome,Luckily,came out as a very small Thundershock.The poor Pidgey was weakened,but had not fainted.

"Wait!Can I capture it?It looks so little and cute." Melody asked.

"Sure.Togepi should still get the experience he needs to evolve." Misty told her.(*In the game,you don't get experience unless the Pokémon faints.But,Pokémon should get the experience from just battling.And besides,this is MY fic.^-^*)

Melody gladly took out an empty Pokéball,and threw it at the weakend bird.In a flash of red light,the Pidgey was safely inside the ball.

At the same time,Togepi had started dancing merrily like a Totodile.Then he started to dissapear into a circle of brilliantly-colored blue and purple flashes of light.When it cleared,a Pokémon a foot taller than Togepi,and has wings.

"Togetic!!Yay!" Misty sqealed as she hugged him.(*Squealed is a funky word cuz it sounds like you're a pig.OinkOink!!!hehe*)

Melody and Sabrina opened their PokéDexes."Togetic.Fairy Pokémon.Is a form of good luck to people who treat it right." chimed the mechanical voice.

"Well,Togetic.Looks like you'll be doing quite alot more battling." Misty informed her newly-evolved Pokémon.

'Yay I love battling!' he cried happily as he heard the news.

"Okay,now let's go find that ranch Will was talking about." Sabrina suggested.Both of her friends nodded,and they started walking down the pathway once again.Togetic was flying with his new wings flapping silently every once in a while.

Suddenly,just as they walked over the hill,they heard three loud voices screaming."HEEEELLLLLLPP!!!!!"


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I don't think it's much of a cliffhanger,but it will do.I'm experiencing a sorta minor writer's block right now but I'm still writin'!!^-^

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~Shadow-I LUV Ash Ketchum