"So this is Pewter City, huh, Pikachu!" Ash exclaims as they reach the
city's sign.
"Chu!" Pikachu says happily.
"Maybe we'll be able to find Katherine here. I mean Misty." Ash corrects himself. "All we have to do is start looking, right? It's that simple. At least I know what she looks like."
"Pikachu."
"You're right, we'll start at the restaurants. It is about lunch time anyways. I'm hungry myself." Ash and Pikachu then start down the road and into Pewter City.
They continue to walk through the quiet suburban streets with subtle smiles on their faces. They pass café after café, and bar after bar. All of them looked to scanky or fancy to suit any of their needs or wallets. All they wanted was a burger and some fries. They finally make their way a little more down-town and find a quaint little bistro with a peach hangover. They decide to go in and look for a booth.
"Let's see…which one is open." Ash says to himself as he walks down the tiled pathways between tables.
"Hey Ash!" Came a shout.
"Huh?" Ash turned around to see a boy sitting at a booth by the window. Memory check … "Hey Brock!"
"Come over here and have a seat, why don't ya?" Brock smiles and pats his hand on the table.
"Thanks." Ash replies and takes the seat across from him. Pikachu hopes in afterwards.
"So, what are you doing here?" Brock asks.
"Oh, I'm looking for someone." Said Ash.
"You too?"
"What do you mean, you too?" Ash leaned forward in concern and slight excitement.
"Oh, nothing, really." Brock waves off.
"Okay…" Ash falls back into his seat.
"Pika!" Pikachu cheers.
"Yes, Hi Pikachu." Brock says back with a smile, like always.
"Really … I want to know." Ash butts in. "What did you mean by, you too?"
"Nothing! It's just another one of my friends came in about ten minutes ago looking for someone." Brock answered. "I thought it was kind of convenient."
"Weird." Ash sighs.
"Yes."
The waitress comes again and takes Ash's order and it comes out shortly. Brock and Ash talk a little more as he eats happily. Mouthful after mouthful. Never the talk of this other friend came up. When Ash was done with his meal, he left some money to pay for it as well as a tip. He got up to leave but Brock told him that he could stay at his gym for the night. Maybe that person he was looking for would show up. So, Ash agreed and he left with Brock from the little café and down the street to the Pewter City Gym.
"It sure is nice of you to let me use your guest room, Brock." Ash comments.
"Oh, no problem at all, Ash! It just so happens that I'm having another guest as well." Brock says as he searches his pocket for the key.
"Oh really?" Ash questioned.
"I hope you don't mind." Said Brock.
"Oh, no!" Ash tittered. "It's your gym, you can have as many people as you want to stay."
"Chu!" Pikachu agrees.
Brock finally finds his key and opens the door. "You can bring you stuff up to the room if you'd like. I'm having some afternoon tea in about an hour. Care to join?"
"Sure, why not!" Ash replied. "By the way, which one is my room?"
"Farthest one on the left." Brock said with a point.
"Thank you." Ash says and heads up the stairs to the extra bedrooms.
He walks past three doors and opens the fourth. All of the other three were closed, except for the one next to his. A light shone from underneath the door frame and you could hear a bit of shuffling from inside. Ash wondered who it was in there before going into his own room. He sets down his backpack and takes some of his clothes out to put in the small chest of drawers under the mirror. Pikachu has a seat on the bed's pillow and 'cha's' gleefully.
"Are you glad we stopped here, Pikachu?" asked Ash.
"Pika." Pikachu nods.
"Good."
After about a half an hour passed, Ash could hear footsteps coming down the hall of the guest rooms. There was a knock on the door next to him and some muffled voices. Then the footsteps doubled and headed back to the other quarters of the gym. Ash mostly just rested on his bed, excited over nothing. His heart was racing but he had no idea why. Maybe it was that he thought he was getting closer to finding his love. He didn't know.
"Ash! Will you come down here please? Tea is ready." Brock calls from the floor below.
"Coming!" Ash replies and slides off his bed and out the door with Pikachu trailing behind.
Ash goes down the steps and through the battle area. The door beyond lead to the small living room and dinning room and another link lead to the kitchen. Brock was sitting down at the table between the two couches, situating a plate of cookies and stones cakes. He looks up to see that Ash has entered and he smiles.
"Hello, Ash. Thanks for joining me."
"No problem at all, Brock." Ash grins.
"My other guest will be joining us as well. She's in the kitchen getting the tea." Brock informs.
"She?" Ash ponders as he takes a seat.
"Yes, a she." Brock replies with a small wink. What was he trying to get at? "Ring a bell?"
"Why should it? I know a lot of girls." Ash said.
"Of course." Brock coughs into his fist.
The door to the kitchen swings open to reveal a girl of about 15 holding a tray with a pot of tea and a few cups. "Hope you like it hot." She says cheerfully.
Ash stands up immediately with his eyes widened to full extent. "Misty." He says hoarsely to mostly himself.
Misty's eyes widen as well. Her memory was all coming back. This boy … was him! Not Kyle, heck no! But he was the one who left her in the first place. "You." She whispers with a hint of hate. The tray slips from her hands and the pot and cups to crashing to the floor.
"Aiya!" Brock screams and clamps his hands to his head.
"Misty!" Ash almost cries with joy. He starts to walk over to the red- headed girl.
"You get away from me!" Misty says, pointing a finger at him.
"What?" Ash said with confusion.
"You heard me, Ash!" Misty replies.
"I'm … happy to see you." Ash murmurs out of nowhere. He still walks closer.
"Why are you so interested in my all of a sudden?" Misty questions. "Don't get in my way."
"You're way?"
"Yes, my way! I'm not going to let you interfere with what I have to do. What I want to do!" Misty bellows.
"I'm looking for someone." Ash and Misty say together.
They both drop their arms for either defense or glee. They just stare at each other. Ash's eyes were full of happiness, but it was obvious that Misty's were full of abhorrence. Pikachu tries to calm things down but its little squeaks did nothing what so ever. Misty finally bends down and picks up the broken pottery and puts her nose in the air. Ash crosses his arms over his chest and does the same with his nose. Misty takes off for the kitchen, and Ash heads back to his room.
"Now I believe in the phrase, History repeats itself." Brock whispers to himself as he reaches for a cookie.
"Chu!" Pikachu says happily.
"Maybe we'll be able to find Katherine here. I mean Misty." Ash corrects himself. "All we have to do is start looking, right? It's that simple. At least I know what she looks like."
"Pikachu."
"You're right, we'll start at the restaurants. It is about lunch time anyways. I'm hungry myself." Ash and Pikachu then start down the road and into Pewter City.
They continue to walk through the quiet suburban streets with subtle smiles on their faces. They pass café after café, and bar after bar. All of them looked to scanky or fancy to suit any of their needs or wallets. All they wanted was a burger and some fries. They finally make their way a little more down-town and find a quaint little bistro with a peach hangover. They decide to go in and look for a booth.
"Let's see…which one is open." Ash says to himself as he walks down the tiled pathways between tables.
"Hey Ash!" Came a shout.
"Huh?" Ash turned around to see a boy sitting at a booth by the window. Memory check … "Hey Brock!"
"Come over here and have a seat, why don't ya?" Brock smiles and pats his hand on the table.
"Thanks." Ash replies and takes the seat across from him. Pikachu hopes in afterwards.
"So, what are you doing here?" Brock asks.
"Oh, I'm looking for someone." Said Ash.
"You too?"
"What do you mean, you too?" Ash leaned forward in concern and slight excitement.
"Oh, nothing, really." Brock waves off.
"Okay…" Ash falls back into his seat.
"Pika!" Pikachu cheers.
"Yes, Hi Pikachu." Brock says back with a smile, like always.
"Really … I want to know." Ash butts in. "What did you mean by, you too?"
"Nothing! It's just another one of my friends came in about ten minutes ago looking for someone." Brock answered. "I thought it was kind of convenient."
"Weird." Ash sighs.
"Yes."
The waitress comes again and takes Ash's order and it comes out shortly. Brock and Ash talk a little more as he eats happily. Mouthful after mouthful. Never the talk of this other friend came up. When Ash was done with his meal, he left some money to pay for it as well as a tip. He got up to leave but Brock told him that he could stay at his gym for the night. Maybe that person he was looking for would show up. So, Ash agreed and he left with Brock from the little café and down the street to the Pewter City Gym.
"It sure is nice of you to let me use your guest room, Brock." Ash comments.
"Oh, no problem at all, Ash! It just so happens that I'm having another guest as well." Brock says as he searches his pocket for the key.
"Oh really?" Ash questioned.
"I hope you don't mind." Said Brock.
"Oh, no!" Ash tittered. "It's your gym, you can have as many people as you want to stay."
"Chu!" Pikachu agrees.
Brock finally finds his key and opens the door. "You can bring you stuff up to the room if you'd like. I'm having some afternoon tea in about an hour. Care to join?"
"Sure, why not!" Ash replied. "By the way, which one is my room?"
"Farthest one on the left." Brock said with a point.
"Thank you." Ash says and heads up the stairs to the extra bedrooms.
He walks past three doors and opens the fourth. All of the other three were closed, except for the one next to his. A light shone from underneath the door frame and you could hear a bit of shuffling from inside. Ash wondered who it was in there before going into his own room. He sets down his backpack and takes some of his clothes out to put in the small chest of drawers under the mirror. Pikachu has a seat on the bed's pillow and 'cha's' gleefully.
"Are you glad we stopped here, Pikachu?" asked Ash.
"Pika." Pikachu nods.
"Good."
After about a half an hour passed, Ash could hear footsteps coming down the hall of the guest rooms. There was a knock on the door next to him and some muffled voices. Then the footsteps doubled and headed back to the other quarters of the gym. Ash mostly just rested on his bed, excited over nothing. His heart was racing but he had no idea why. Maybe it was that he thought he was getting closer to finding his love. He didn't know.
"Ash! Will you come down here please? Tea is ready." Brock calls from the floor below.
"Coming!" Ash replies and slides off his bed and out the door with Pikachu trailing behind.
Ash goes down the steps and through the battle area. The door beyond lead to the small living room and dinning room and another link lead to the kitchen. Brock was sitting down at the table between the two couches, situating a plate of cookies and stones cakes. He looks up to see that Ash has entered and he smiles.
"Hello, Ash. Thanks for joining me."
"No problem at all, Brock." Ash grins.
"My other guest will be joining us as well. She's in the kitchen getting the tea." Brock informs.
"She?" Ash ponders as he takes a seat.
"Yes, a she." Brock replies with a small wink. What was he trying to get at? "Ring a bell?"
"Why should it? I know a lot of girls." Ash said.
"Of course." Brock coughs into his fist.
The door to the kitchen swings open to reveal a girl of about 15 holding a tray with a pot of tea and a few cups. "Hope you like it hot." She says cheerfully.
Ash stands up immediately with his eyes widened to full extent. "Misty." He says hoarsely to mostly himself.
Misty's eyes widen as well. Her memory was all coming back. This boy … was him! Not Kyle, heck no! But he was the one who left her in the first place. "You." She whispers with a hint of hate. The tray slips from her hands and the pot and cups to crashing to the floor.
"Aiya!" Brock screams and clamps his hands to his head.
"Misty!" Ash almost cries with joy. He starts to walk over to the red- headed girl.
"You get away from me!" Misty says, pointing a finger at him.
"What?" Ash said with confusion.
"You heard me, Ash!" Misty replies.
"I'm … happy to see you." Ash murmurs out of nowhere. He still walks closer.
"Why are you so interested in my all of a sudden?" Misty questions. "Don't get in my way."
"You're way?"
"Yes, my way! I'm not going to let you interfere with what I have to do. What I want to do!" Misty bellows.
"I'm looking for someone." Ash and Misty say together.
They both drop their arms for either defense or glee. They just stare at each other. Ash's eyes were full of happiness, but it was obvious that Misty's were full of abhorrence. Pikachu tries to calm things down but its little squeaks did nothing what so ever. Misty finally bends down and picks up the broken pottery and puts her nose in the air. Ash crosses his arms over his chest and does the same with his nose. Misty takes off for the kitchen, and Ash heads back to his room.
"Now I believe in the phrase, History repeats itself." Brock whispers to himself as he reaches for a cookie.