Ash and Pikachu wandered around almost aimlessly, but seemed to head in one particular direction. "Misty?" Ash called half heartedly, more like just saying the name. He sighed and looked down at the Pokémon at his feet. "What am I supposed to do when we find her, Pikachu?" He asked. Pikachu smiled with a glint in its eye but didn't so much as look up. "Well you're a great help." Ash said as he walked through the last of the trees.
Misty heard someone coming through the trees down the beach and turned her head from the sea. Togepi stood up beside her and looked toward the sound. Misty watched as Ash and Pikachu emerged from the foliage. "Ahh!" She cried out and stood up to run away. "Come on, Togepi!" She called, but for once Togepi didn't listen and instead continued walking toward Ash who was losing his nerve and backing up. "Let's go, Pikachu." He said as he backed away, but Pikachu didn't want to leave just yet. Instead, it began to walk toward Misty. This was clever on the two Pokémon's behalf, as they knew that neither trainer would leave the beach without them. "Togepi!" Misty said under her breath as she walked slowly closer to Ash. "Pikachu!" Said Ash as he did the same. When the two of them were about four feet away from each other they stopped and stood in silence. After a few minutes of this the two Pokémon walked toward each other and began talking earnestly. Finally they both nodded and stepped to the side. Confused expressions crossed Ash and Misty's faces as Togepi began waving its arms. "Togepi?" Misty asked as she faced the young Pokémon. "To-ge To-ge To-ge" a blue light shone from Togepi's arms and lit up the sky for a moment, then the blue vanished taking the last of the sunlight with it. "Togepi, you do know attacks!" Misty exclaimed, then glanced around at the now night sky. Her smile soon became a frown though as she recognised the scene. "Togepi, what did you do that for?" She said to herself. "Toge-pi" Togepi said as it looked around at the now dimly lit beach. "Pika." Pikachu replied and focused its energy. "Pika-CHU!" It said as an electric attack came from its cheeks. The beam of electricity hit the ground at Misty's feet, knocking her over. "Misty!" Ash cried out as he ran forward and caught her. "Are you ok?" He asked. Misty jumped away from him. "You keep away from me!" She said angrily. Ash frowned. "Me keep away?" He asked with a frustrated expression. Even in the dark he saw Misty blush a little. "What's with you?" He asked. "First you're friendly-too friendly if you ask me- then you're angry at me for stopping you from falling!" Misty kneeled down by the sea and looked out over the dark ocean. "I'm sorry Ash" She began. "I wish I'd never had those stupid dreams now." She said quietly. Ash looked at her quizzically. "Dreams?" He asked. Misty sighed as she told her story. "And then the sky lit up and he washe wasYou." Ash jumped at the finale. "What do you mean-me?" He asked.
Misty shrugged. "Just what I said. The guy in my dreams was you." She smiled to herself. "Although he definitely didn't act like you." She said a little quieter. Ash looked up at the now starry sky.
"Yeah, he wasn't so shy." Misty took a while to realise what he meant. "You mean, you're more like him than I thought?" She looked at him with a question in her eyes. Ash blushed a little. "II really like you, Misty. I guess I just never realised it before" The two's gaze linked, and at that moment they understood each other, and what they had hidden so deep inside themselves and for so long, that they had forgotten.
"It sure got dark fast." Brock commented as he finished cooking dinner for the trainers. Tracey nodded. "Yeah, I hope Ash and Misty get back soon." He said worriedly. The two trainers were silent until a rustling sound came from the direction Ash had gone in. "I wonder what that was." Brock said. Tracey picked up his binoculars and looked in the direction the sound had come from. "I'll tell you in a second." He replied. Through the binoculars, Tracey saw the two figures coming through the dark. A few seconds later he saw the silhouettes of Ash and Misty. "It's Ash and Misty." Tracey reported. "I guess he found" Brock looked up from the soup at Tracey's silence. "What is it?" Brock asked as Tracey pressed the button he used to zoom in. His expression changed from confusion to surprise. "I guess they did have a talk." He said as he slowly lowered the binoculars. "They're holding hands!" He exclaimed. "Give me those." Brock said and took the binoculars. "I guess we were right!" He said gave them back to Tracey. "I wonder if things will be a little more peaceful between those two from now on." He added as they came into view. Togepi was in Misty's backpack and Pikachu was riding on Ash's shoulder. "I hope so." Tracey responded as he and Brock walked to meet them.