The days seemed to pass by quickly, and Ash was out of the hospital. Fully recovered, he went to the Pokemon Center, where his friends were waiting for him. Upon arriving, he was greeted happily by his companions. Vanessa and Misty embraced him, very glad to see him. Ash returned the favor, and told everyone he was ready to go out again. Leaving the Pokemon Center, the entire group went out on the road again. "Hey, why is Vanessa coming along?!", Misty asked Ash. Her tone was that of suspicion rather then of concern. Ash answered that Vanessa was part of the group now, one that could be trusted. Brock seemed to be in Ash's favor, but Misty still had her doubts. Just then, when they reached the edge of the city exit, something awful happened. Togepi, Misty's Pokemon, jumped out from her arms and ran into the woods. "Hey, come back Togepi!", Misty called out as she chased it. The others followed suit. The baby Pokemon ran deep into the woods, into unknown territory. After fifteen minutes, the baby Pokemon stopped to rest. That's when Misty grabbed it from behind. "You shouldn't run off like that, Togepi.", Misty scolded. Suddenly, the ground beneath them started to give way. "AHHHH!!!", the group screamed out as they plummeted down below.
It seemed like an eternity when they hit the bottom. "Is everyone all right?", Brock asked everyone as he slowly got up. He was rubbing his back because of the fall. Ash said that he was okay, and helped the others up. He first picked up Vanessa, who was very grateful. He picked Misty up second, who was also grateful. "Where are we?", Misty asked. Brock and Ash tried to see through the darkness, and Brock saw something. He walked towards it and saw that it was a stone, on it was ancient writing. The others followed him. "What does it say?", Ash asked him. "I don't know. I never seen writing like this.", Brock answered. Vanessa took a glance and recognized the writing. "It's from the ancient Skye people, a tribe from 16,000 B.C.", she told the others. They made room for her, as she made her way to the stone. "It says, 'All Who Enter This Room, Will Pass Through Time'.", Vanessa translated. Suddenly, the ground started to shake again! The kids tried to hang on to something. Misty clung to Ash, and she secretly enjoyed it. Vanessa saw this, and quickly clung to Ash as well. Brock clung on to Pikachu for support, and vice-versa. After a few moments, a bright blue light shot out from the darkness! "What is that?!", Vanessa shouted out. The light slowly grew, until it engulfed the group! The rumblings stopped, but the light disappeared. Along with the others!
The group was now falling down a blue-white tunnel, a vortex of incredible energy! The two girls clung to Ash, while Pikachu, Togepi, and Brock clung to each other. "HANG ON!! DON'T LET GO!!!", Ash called out. No one was even thinking of letting go. After a few minutes, the five suddenly landed with a loud thud. "Ouch! That hurt.", Vanessa said as she opened her eyes. She saw that they were in a dark cave, seeing light at the end of the entrance. "Hey, you guys! Wake up!", she yelled out at them. Soon, the whole company started to awaken. "Everyone okay?", Brock asked. Ash said that he was fine, but when he started to get up, he noticed that Misty was still clinging to his chest. "You okay, Misty?", he whispered to her as he shook her gently. She started to wake up, seeing Ash's concerned eyes. "Yes. I'm okay.", she answered weakly. As they started to rise up, Vanessa told them that there was a way out. "Well, we better see on what happened to us.", Ash said as he walked towards the light. The others followed as well. Misty was very close to Ash, which really irritated Vanessa. "What's up with her?! Why is she so clingy on Ash?!", she thought to herself. As the group exited the cave, the light temporarily blinded them. When they regained their sense of sight, they were all amazed on what appeared before them.
"Where… are… we?", Brock asked nervously. He was shocked to a stupor. The group was now surrounded by jungle, miles and miles of jungle! A volcano in front of them erupted, spewing out lava and chunks of magma! They were in another world! "So, that was what the writing meant!", Vanessa finally said as she recovered from her shock. "What do you mean?", Misty asked her. Vanessa answered, "The Skye tribe must have used some kind of magic to create a time portal. It must have been used to send their enemies here. Misty, we are in the distant past!". Everyone was amazed at this. "Exactly, how far back did we go?", Ash asked. He got his answer when a huge creature swooped down from above! Ash barley dodged its snapping beak and the rest scattered. The creature flew up high and was about to come back down for another try. This time, the target was Misty. The great beast skyrocketed down, its beak open and ready to devour the young victim. Misty was too paralyzed to move. She closed her eyes and screamed as the monster came near. She would have been eaten if not for Ash. He quickly dived down and held Misty down as the beak missed its target! The creature was now tired, seeing its prey too slippery. It flew off, leaving the group stunned. After awhile, Misty opened her eyes and saw that she was still alive. She saw Ash on her, wondering on what happened. "He dove down and saved you from being eaten.", Brock told her. Misty was now very happy for what Ash did. Ash slowly started to wake up, slowly lifting himself off of Misty. "You… okay?", he asked her weakly. She smiled, her eyes filled with tears of happiness. She embraced him and whispered, "I'm okay. Thank you, Ash.".
Then, she felt something sticky on her arms. Breaking the embrace, she saw that both arms and hands were covered in blood! Spinning Ash around quickly, she showed everyone that his back had a large, diagonal slash! "That Pteranodon must have barley missed his back.", Vanessa said as she went to Ash's side. "A WHAT?!", Brock yelled out. Vanessa said that the creature was a Pteranodon, a dinosaur from the prehistoric past. "Well, now we know how far we went.", Ash said softly. He tried to move, but he then felt a sharp pain on his back. He groaned and slowly fell back down. Vanessa took off Ash's jacket and wrapped it around the middle of his wound. She knew that the ends would heal themselves while the jacket would heal the middle part much more quickly. "Thank you, Vanessa.", Ash said gratefully. She blushed and said that it was her pleasure. Misty wrapped her arms around Ash again and thanked him for saving her. "You need some help?", Misty asked him as she let go of her embrace. Ash said nothing, but tried to stand up. He did, but when he took one step forward, he went down in pain. Vanessa and Misty went to his side quickly. "Guess I need help after all.", Ash said. Vanessa wanted to help, but Misty shoved her aside. "I can take care of Ash, thank you very much.", Misty told Vanessa coldly. She put Ash's left arm around her shoulder and helped him up. He was going to walk, but only with Misty's help. Then, they all saw that they were in a nesting ground. Hundreds of nests filled with eggs were everywhere. "Its too dangerous here. Let's go into the jungle. At least no flying dino can get us there.", Brock suggested. They all agreed. Heading towards the jungle, Vanessa was looking coldly at Misty. Even though she was walking behind Ash and Misty, Vanessa was very angry. "I don't know why, but I feel something. Something I never felt before.", she said to herself as she continued walking. She felt love and jealousy, for the first time.
Going deep into the jungle, the group was ever on their guard. Since they were in the prehistoric past, they didn't know what to expect. Soon, night fell and the jungle suddenly came alive. "We've been walking for hours now. We probably walked about 10 miles.", Brock said to them. They all agreed on that. Tired and sore, the group settled down. They rested in the middle of a ring of gigantic trees! Their vines and branches stretched as far as football fields! "I'll go gather some firewood.", Ash told the others. Before he could even move a muscle, two powerful arms gripped him down. He saw that it was Vanessa and Misty. "No way, Ash!", Vanessa said firmly. Misty added, "You're still too weak from that attack. We'll go get the firewood.". Releasing Ash, the two went into the forbidding jungle. "Ash you got to tell me your secret!", Brock asked Ash when the girls were out of sight. "What are you talking about?", Ash inquired. Brock exclaimed, "You got to tell me on how you got those two girls!". Ash answered that he didn't know on what he was talking about. Brock was about to say something else, but he then changed his mind and kept it to himself. Togepi stood next to Brock, as did Pikachu. "You will find out soon Ash. And it looks you'll find out soon.", Brock whispered as he stared off into the sky. The two Pokemon agreed with him.
Meanwhile, the girls went quite far into the jungle. When they were far away from the others, Misty started to talk to Vanessa. "So Vanessa, what did you tell Ash at the hospital?", she asked her. Vanessa answered that it was none of Misty's business. Misty turned to her and said, "You better lay off of Ash. I don't want you to hurt him!". Vanessa was taken aback by this statement. "Don't worry, scrawny. I will not hurt Ash.", she said to Misty in a firm voice. She then started to gather firewood, which was somewhat difficult. The wood itself was the branches that had fallen from the top of the trees. Each piece was very thick and huge. Misty also gathered some firewood too, but she kept an eye on Vanessa. After gathering some adequate amounts of wood, they started to head back. "Say, what is the relationship between you and Ash?", Vanessa asked her. Misty was very surprised by this statement. She started to say, "Well, we're friends. That's all.". But, her words were somewhat betraying. She wished that she could say that Ash was her boyfriend, but it wasn't true. "You mean, you guys are just friends?", Vanessa inquired more. Misty said that they were friends, nothing more. Vanessa then smiled, and started to quicken her pace. "Perfect! That means Ash is fair game!", she said to herself. Misty then tried to catch up with her. "What is this girl up to?!", she said to herself. Suddenly, the group heard a high-pitched scream! It echoed throughout the jungle. "I know that scream! Its Brock!", Misty exclaimed. The two then rushed faster towards the camp.