Dreamy Finale
After the afternoon with the Pokémon, the trainers returned to camp exhausted, except for Misty who was starting to look slightly excited for some reason. She ate her dinner quickly and announced that she was going to bed early. Ash shook his head after she had left. "This is strange." He began. "It's like she can't wait to go to sleep, not like Misty at all." Tracey and Brock gave each other a look that plainly said I know what that sounds like, but we'd better not say anything.' "Why do you think that?" Brock asked instead. Tracey nodded. "Yeah, normally you'd be happy she wasn't angry with you today." Ash frowned. "That's one of the strangest things. She barely said anything all afternoon." He shrugged and returned to his dinner while the other two shared another look.
Misty was back on the beach once more, this time the stranger was already next to her, quite close although she still couldn't see him. Misty smiled. "I'm glad I'm back." She could somehow feel the stranger smile and look back at her. "You wanted to come back, so here you are. That's how dreams work." He shifted slightly closer to her and put his arm around her shoulder. Misty felt that the stranger was fairly strong and slim, though not too thin. "Shall we continue where we left off?" She asked. Her question was answered with a smile and a kiss. A few minutes later they pulled away from each other, but only long enough for a breath.
It was quite a while before the stranger pulled away completely. Misty sensed that something was amiss. She frowned. "What's wrong?" She asked. The stranger sighed. "II have to tell you who I am." Misty waited for a moment before answering. "Yes, I do want to know the answer." A few seconds later the sky began to slowly grow brighter and Misty began to see the outline of her secret companion. To begin with, what she already knew-he was very close to her height, and had longish hair for a boy. Then the detail started to become clearer. Misty's expression changed from curiosity, to suspicion, to sheer horror. She barely managed to utter one word before the dream ended. "A-Ash!!?!"