Author Notes: Well, first off, I finally got a trivia question answered.
I'll leave the announcement for next chapter as to what that answer was
because it was for last chapter's trivia, but I don't recall either seeing
Zapdos or hearing that Zapdos appeared before the first Pokemon movie which
I'm certain that has Mew and Mewtwo in it. But, please remember that I
accept all reviews even if they've been e-mailed to me instead of being
submitted. Though, I'll also wait for the next chapter to announce how many
got it correct. Anyway, the answer for the trivia about the non-freezing
liquid is Hot Water. Of course it will freeze, but then by then it's no
longer hot water. It's COLD water! ^_^ Anyway, I'm working on having about
two more chapters before I work on the ending for this fic. Maybe even just
one. I hope that I'll be able to get it there. Though I plan on several
time jumps because I'm getting bored writing this fic and if I didn't have
so many reviewers, I'd have stopped this long ago. Anyway, here's chapter
23!
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Ash was quite annoyed by Misty on the return to Pallet. It wasn't just enough for her to have beaten Ash again in that tournament, but she kept on talking to everyone who would listen about how she had beaten Ash. Usually when Misty mentioned Ash, she pointed straight at him. Ash was tired of this and would rather just work all the time at Prof. Oak's lab than go through this. If he thought that it would do any good, he would give up the title of Pokemon Master just to get a rest from Misty being so excited about beating him again.
Ash looked out the window of the train. At least we're almost back to Pallet, Ash thought, tiredly. The sun was barely starting to set, but Ash wondered if it was setting slower than usual. At least Misty hasn't seen anyone that she hasn't talked to about winning the Whirl cup for a while, Ash thought, hoping that it would stay that way, at least until they got back to Pallet, where Misty would tell Prof. Oak, Tracy, and whoever else was there.
Ash wanted to put up the Mystic water pendant that Misty received as a prize for winning the Whirl cup around his awards. But he felt that it would be taking away from what Misty had achieved and so, he was trying to think about where they could put it, that wouldn't make it seem like Ash was trying to show how much better than Misty he was. Ash just knew that Misty was better than him at Water pokemon, but Ash was better when confronted with another trainer with various types and not just one specific type that everyone was limited to like in the Whirl cup competition.
Ash felt Misty lay her head on his shoulder as she began to drift off to sleep. I don't think that you'll get much rest, Ash thought wryly. We'll be back in Pallet before you know it. Ash sighed. Did he really want to go back to Pallet?
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Misty was content. They had spent the past couple of months journeying and now they were almost to Mahogany town. Misty wasn't sure why, but she hadn't had any trouble with any of the gym leaders in Cianwood city or Olivine city. Although Misty wasn't really surprised with how well she did in Olivine city as She did mostly use fire-types. Misty hoped that she would do just as well in Mahogany town because of how most Ice-types were weak against fire. Mark seemed to be really good company. Misty didn't like it however, how Gary seemed to be watchful over everything that they did. Misty preferred Gary being persistent on her training other than how he was treating her now. It almost seemed as if he was worried or scared about something. Misty recalled the time she left the whirl islands after the competition. She met with Ash there and she didn't know why, but she felt that she should have recognized him from somewhere other than the time he stopped by the orphanage that time.
Since they left the whirl islands, they've traveled quite a bit, although they would occasionally go and catch as many as they could. Mark and Misty seemed to make a competition out of it. Though Gary was left out of the competition to see who could catch the most pokemon, he still was 'part' of it. Misty didn't know why she felt different around Mark than she did Gary, but she figured that it was because Gary felt more like a parent or a guardian than a friend. Misty wondered how she would do in a pokemon battle against Mark, but she wanted to first get to know him a little more.
When they stopped later that afternoon, they all had their pokemon out and Misty's Blazeon was really becoming fast friends with Mark's Eevee, just like their masters. Out of all Mark's Eevee's, Eevee seemed to like Blazeon most. Gary had gone off to gather some firewood, as it was his turn to do that, while it was Mark's turn to cook. So, they were both watching over their pokemon while they also watched the sun set together.
"So, Misty, when did your Blazeon evolve?" Mark asked, suddenly.
"Oh? Um, well, he evolved right at sunset," Misty replied, caught a little off guard by the suddenness of the question.
"So, then it was a chance evolution, huh?" Mark asked.
Misty thought about it for a moment then replied, "No, I don't think so. I think that he knew exactly what would happen."
"Well, at least my Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon were chance evolutions," Mark commented.
"Huh?" Misty wasn't certain what he was getting at.
"Well, they evolved without me having a stone and there doesn't seem to be anything else that they could have used to evolve. So, I think that they just came upon the stones while they hadn't been dug out, which would make them chance evolutions," Mark replied. Misty thought about this and had to admit that there were ways that chance evolutions could happen, but she just didn't think that they could really happen with pokemon that didn't need stones to evolve. They would just evolve when they chose to.
Misty voiced these thoughts to Mark and his reply was, "Even so, do you really think that he knew what he would evolve into?"
Misty nodded. "Yes. He would have to know what he was evolving into."
Mark sighed. Misty was content that she had won this argument. Although, it really wasn't a full out argument, but more like a discussion. Soon afterwards Gary returned and they ate dinner and then shortly after that, they went to sleep.
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Marin was exhausted. She'd been working for the past couple of weeks to get everything ready in the orphanage for her to travel around and find a place for another pokemon orphanage. Marin was content that Tarin knew how to run it and Talon would be able to help him out. Marin was just worried that something might go wrong while she was gone. Which was why all of the preparations were necessary, even though Marin hated to work through them. Marin was thinking that she might first try to open another in Kanto, but was also wondering if she should try someplace else like the Orange Islands, Hoenn, or even Altomare. Marin was planning on traveling by boat around, using the same motor boat that she and her father found Ash in. Marin was excited.
It even turned out that the Zapdos Tarin had found had been orphaned and had adopted Tarin as its parent. Marin just hoped that Tarin quickly became immune to Zapdos' electricity. Tarin had been victim to thundershock a lot, especially when Zapdos became hungry and Tarin hadn't gotten any food ready for her. Tarin's Zapdos also seemed a little temperamental. Marin just hoped that Tarin would be able to handle it, as her father seemed to have a very large fear of any bird pokemon, though Marin had no real reason why. Marin thought of the best places to go on her journey to find another location. She planned on going by Fuchsia city then traveling to Vermilion city. If Marin wasn't satisfied with any of those locations, then she'd take a look at Pallet town, then Cinnabar Island. After that, if Marin wasn't satisfied with a location, then she'd look at other places that were elsewhere that she could easily travel by boat.
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Author notes: I know that this was much shorter than I usually make them, but I just felt dried up on ideas. It feels like I don't know what to put, although I really know that I need to put down something. Otherwise, I won't be keeping with what I put that I would, and I intend to keep what I said. I find that if someone can't do what they say, they really don't have much place anywhere. Of course, that's just my opinion. Has anyone seen Pokemon Heroes? I did and I thought that it was really good! ^_^ I've now decided that my new favorite pokemon are Latios and Latias. I'm also working on finding a way to incorporate a little of the movie into this fic. That way, I can have a little more fun. Also, I'm planning on putting up another fic using characters from the movie after this and I'll that I'll say about it is AAML fans beware. Anyway, the votes are now 12 ½ to 1 ½. Of course, I'm not really bothering to check because I've only seen one vote basically for the Ash and Marin ending. Anyway, no matter how you look at it, It's an AAML fic because of how Marin's and Misty's name both start with the same letter. Also, if you think that it would be different with their Japanese names, I can easily create a Japanese name for Marin. ^_^ I could even have it begin with the letter K because I know at least one other name than Misty's Japanese name. Anyway, the trivia for this chapter is one I got off of Family Feud. Of course, there's multiple answers, but the closer to the # 1 answer you get, the more votes are added. The basic question is what is something that falls from the bed in the middle of the night while you're asleep. There are five possible answers. Also, if you get the # 3 answer, I'll add in a bonus, because I find it quite funny and if you get it right, I'll give the bonus to whoever gets that part. Anyway, with this question, I will only allow one answer to be given per person. So, if you don't get a correct answer the first time, tough luck. Anyway, please look forward to chapter 24! ^_^
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Ash was quite annoyed by Misty on the return to Pallet. It wasn't just enough for her to have beaten Ash again in that tournament, but she kept on talking to everyone who would listen about how she had beaten Ash. Usually when Misty mentioned Ash, she pointed straight at him. Ash was tired of this and would rather just work all the time at Prof. Oak's lab than go through this. If he thought that it would do any good, he would give up the title of Pokemon Master just to get a rest from Misty being so excited about beating him again.
Ash looked out the window of the train. At least we're almost back to Pallet, Ash thought, tiredly. The sun was barely starting to set, but Ash wondered if it was setting slower than usual. At least Misty hasn't seen anyone that she hasn't talked to about winning the Whirl cup for a while, Ash thought, hoping that it would stay that way, at least until they got back to Pallet, where Misty would tell Prof. Oak, Tracy, and whoever else was there.
Ash wanted to put up the Mystic water pendant that Misty received as a prize for winning the Whirl cup around his awards. But he felt that it would be taking away from what Misty had achieved and so, he was trying to think about where they could put it, that wouldn't make it seem like Ash was trying to show how much better than Misty he was. Ash just knew that Misty was better than him at Water pokemon, but Ash was better when confronted with another trainer with various types and not just one specific type that everyone was limited to like in the Whirl cup competition.
Ash felt Misty lay her head on his shoulder as she began to drift off to sleep. I don't think that you'll get much rest, Ash thought wryly. We'll be back in Pallet before you know it. Ash sighed. Did he really want to go back to Pallet?
* * * * * * * * * * *
Misty was content. They had spent the past couple of months journeying and now they were almost to Mahogany town. Misty wasn't sure why, but she hadn't had any trouble with any of the gym leaders in Cianwood city or Olivine city. Although Misty wasn't really surprised with how well she did in Olivine city as She did mostly use fire-types. Misty hoped that she would do just as well in Mahogany town because of how most Ice-types were weak against fire. Mark seemed to be really good company. Misty didn't like it however, how Gary seemed to be watchful over everything that they did. Misty preferred Gary being persistent on her training other than how he was treating her now. It almost seemed as if he was worried or scared about something. Misty recalled the time she left the whirl islands after the competition. She met with Ash there and she didn't know why, but she felt that she should have recognized him from somewhere other than the time he stopped by the orphanage that time.
Since they left the whirl islands, they've traveled quite a bit, although they would occasionally go and catch as many as they could. Mark and Misty seemed to make a competition out of it. Though Gary was left out of the competition to see who could catch the most pokemon, he still was 'part' of it. Misty didn't know why she felt different around Mark than she did Gary, but she figured that it was because Gary felt more like a parent or a guardian than a friend. Misty wondered how she would do in a pokemon battle against Mark, but she wanted to first get to know him a little more.
When they stopped later that afternoon, they all had their pokemon out and Misty's Blazeon was really becoming fast friends with Mark's Eevee, just like their masters. Out of all Mark's Eevee's, Eevee seemed to like Blazeon most. Gary had gone off to gather some firewood, as it was his turn to do that, while it was Mark's turn to cook. So, they were both watching over their pokemon while they also watched the sun set together.
"So, Misty, when did your Blazeon evolve?" Mark asked, suddenly.
"Oh? Um, well, he evolved right at sunset," Misty replied, caught a little off guard by the suddenness of the question.
"So, then it was a chance evolution, huh?" Mark asked.
Misty thought about it for a moment then replied, "No, I don't think so. I think that he knew exactly what would happen."
"Well, at least my Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon were chance evolutions," Mark commented.
"Huh?" Misty wasn't certain what he was getting at.
"Well, they evolved without me having a stone and there doesn't seem to be anything else that they could have used to evolve. So, I think that they just came upon the stones while they hadn't been dug out, which would make them chance evolutions," Mark replied. Misty thought about this and had to admit that there were ways that chance evolutions could happen, but she just didn't think that they could really happen with pokemon that didn't need stones to evolve. They would just evolve when they chose to.
Misty voiced these thoughts to Mark and his reply was, "Even so, do you really think that he knew what he would evolve into?"
Misty nodded. "Yes. He would have to know what he was evolving into."
Mark sighed. Misty was content that she had won this argument. Although, it really wasn't a full out argument, but more like a discussion. Soon afterwards Gary returned and they ate dinner and then shortly after that, they went to sleep.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Marin was exhausted. She'd been working for the past couple of weeks to get everything ready in the orphanage for her to travel around and find a place for another pokemon orphanage. Marin was content that Tarin knew how to run it and Talon would be able to help him out. Marin was just worried that something might go wrong while she was gone. Which was why all of the preparations were necessary, even though Marin hated to work through them. Marin was thinking that she might first try to open another in Kanto, but was also wondering if she should try someplace else like the Orange Islands, Hoenn, or even Altomare. Marin was planning on traveling by boat around, using the same motor boat that she and her father found Ash in. Marin was excited.
It even turned out that the Zapdos Tarin had found had been orphaned and had adopted Tarin as its parent. Marin just hoped that Tarin quickly became immune to Zapdos' electricity. Tarin had been victim to thundershock a lot, especially when Zapdos became hungry and Tarin hadn't gotten any food ready for her. Tarin's Zapdos also seemed a little temperamental. Marin just hoped that Tarin would be able to handle it, as her father seemed to have a very large fear of any bird pokemon, though Marin had no real reason why. Marin thought of the best places to go on her journey to find another location. She planned on going by Fuchsia city then traveling to Vermilion city. If Marin wasn't satisfied with any of those locations, then she'd take a look at Pallet town, then Cinnabar Island. After that, if Marin wasn't satisfied with a location, then she'd look at other places that were elsewhere that she could easily travel by boat.
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Author notes: I know that this was much shorter than I usually make them, but I just felt dried up on ideas. It feels like I don't know what to put, although I really know that I need to put down something. Otherwise, I won't be keeping with what I put that I would, and I intend to keep what I said. I find that if someone can't do what they say, they really don't have much place anywhere. Of course, that's just my opinion. Has anyone seen Pokemon Heroes? I did and I thought that it was really good! ^_^ I've now decided that my new favorite pokemon are Latios and Latias. I'm also working on finding a way to incorporate a little of the movie into this fic. That way, I can have a little more fun. Also, I'm planning on putting up another fic using characters from the movie after this and I'll that I'll say about it is AAML fans beware. Anyway, the votes are now 12 ½ to 1 ½. Of course, I'm not really bothering to check because I've only seen one vote basically for the Ash and Marin ending. Anyway, no matter how you look at it, It's an AAML fic because of how Marin's and Misty's name both start with the same letter. Also, if you think that it would be different with their Japanese names, I can easily create a Japanese name for Marin. ^_^ I could even have it begin with the letter K because I know at least one other name than Misty's Japanese name. Anyway, the trivia for this chapter is one I got off of Family Feud. Of course, there's multiple answers, but the closer to the # 1 answer you get, the more votes are added. The basic question is what is something that falls from the bed in the middle of the night while you're asleep. There are five possible answers. Also, if you get the # 3 answer, I'll add in a bonus, because I find it quite funny and if you get it right, I'll give the bonus to whoever gets that part. Anyway, with this question, I will only allow one answer to be given per person. So, if you don't get a correct answer the first time, tough luck. Anyway, please look forward to chapter 24! ^_^
