Chapter Seven
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Pokemon, except the ones I made up (you'll know which ones they are). So, read and enjoy! Don't forget to review!!!
"Good afternoon, sir. Do you work on this ship?" Ash asked a sailor who was standing by the gate of the cruise ship that was to be Ash, Misty, Brock and Yuri's transportation.
"Yeah, what about it?" the sailor replied sternly.
"Well, Professor Oak said that this is our ride to Banto. I'm Ash Ketchum, and these are my friends Misty, Brock and Yuri." Ash explained.
"Oh, well in that case, you can go onboard. Professor Oak said to let some kids on the ship for some important reason." the sailor said as he moved out of the way to let Ash, Misty, Brock and Yuri on. When everybody was onboard, he looked up at a tower, and began to flail his arms in the air, as some sort of signal to set sail.
"Wow, this ship is beautiful!" Misty said as her eyes began to glimmer.
"No kidding! Let's go find a pool, Misty!" Yuri said as she broke Misty out of her trance and began to look for a pool area.
"I'm so hungry… Can we go find some food?" Ash asked Brock.
"Dinner is being served as we speak, sir. Would you care to follow me to the dining area?" a man in a suit asked as he began to walk forward toward a big room with a large table and many, many smaller tables. On the long table were trays and platters full of food, and goblets full of drinks. Ash and Brock stared at the table with open mouths.
"So... much... food!!!" Ash drooled as he ran to the table and began stuffing his face.
"That's where you guys have been! We've been looking all over for you!" Misty said as she and Yuri walked into the dining room.
"What's the rush?" Brock asked with his mouth full of food.
"They have everything on this ship! It's so cool! I don't think I could ever thank the Professor enough for this." Yuri said as she sat down at a table with Misty. They both had some salad, mini loafs of French bread and champagne for dinner.
"Hey, Ash? After dinner, do you guys want to go for a swim?" Misty asked as she finished chewing a piece of lettuce with some low-fat ranch dressing on it. She put her fork on her napkin and took a sip from the goblet of champagne. Ash and Brock both walked to the table with plates and goblets of water.
"Sure, why not." Ash said as he began to eat his dinner. He looked over at Brock, who nodded in agreement.
"Hopefully you guys brought your bathing suits?" Yuri asked as she took a bite out of her French bread. Ash looked at Brock again, who just swallowed his food. Misty and Yuri both knew what that meant.
"Let me call the Professor. I'll see if he can send them over." Yuri said as she took out her PokeGear. She called the Professor, who answered the phone.
"Hello, this is the Pokemon Lab in Pallet Town, Professor Oak speaking." Professor Oak's voice greeted.
"Hey, Professor! This is Yuri." Yuri greeted in a cheerful voice.
"Yuri? Are you guys already in Banto?" Professor Oak asked.
"No, not yet. We have a favor to ask you. Do you think there's anyway to send Ash and Brock's swim trunks to the ship?" Yuri asked with curiosity.
"Well, the only way I can think of is to trade 2 Pokemon, and make my Pokemon wear the trunks. Will that be okay?" Professor Oak suggested. Yuri looked over at Ash and Brock, who had food hanging out of their mouths. They just stared at her with no expression on their face.
"Uh... yeah, that'll be fine, Professor. Misty and I will get our Pokemon ready." Yuri said as she began to walk away from the table.
"Okay! Let me call Mrs. Ketchum and tell her. I think Brock left his trunks at their house, I'm not sure. Be ready to transport your Pokemon at about 9:00, okay?" Professor Oak said as he hung up without waiting for a reply or a good-bye.
"Well, okay... bye, Professor..." Yuri said to a busy signal before she hung up. "Okay, you heard what the Professor said. Misty, choose a Pokemon to trade."
"Right. I already have one... my Psyduck!" Misty said as she got his PokeBall out of her red bag.
"And I'll trade my..." Yuri thought aloud. "I guess my Flareon."
"Bye, guys! We'll be right back!" Misty said as she and Yuri walked out of the room toward their cabin to transport Psyduck and Flareon.
~Later that evening~
"Come on, Misty! Ash and Brock are probably already ready!" Yuri said as she waited impatiently outside the bathroom of their cabin. She had changed into her bikini before Misty, and was wrapping a towel around her black bikini with red flames on it.
"Hold on, Yuri! If I know Ash, he's not even half-way done yet." Misty reassured through the other side of the door as she put both straps on top her shoulders. She was wearing a light blue bikini with darker blue bubbles all over. She walked out of the bathroom and grabbed her towel with a giant Vaporeon on it. She looked at Yuri's towel, which had a big Flareon on it, and smiled.
"Let's go already!" Yuri rushed.
Over in the boy's room, Brock was in the bathroom, putting on his swim trunks, which were a dark green like his vest.
"Are you almost done in there, Brock?" Ash asked, waiting to change into his black trunks.
"Almost, Ash. I bet you're just rushing to see Yuri in her bikini, aren't ya?" Brock joked.
"No, I just want to go swimming! I haven't been swimming in a while!" Ash said. There was a knock on their door, and since Ash was closest, he answered.
"See, Yuri, I told you he wouldn't be ready yet." Misty said as if she and Yuri had made a bet. Ash looked at Misty, and saw her Vaporeon towel over her. He then looked over at Yuri, and saw her Flareon towel.
"Cool towels, you guys." Ash complimented as Brock opened the bathroom door. "Finally!"
"So, are you ready, Brock?" Yuri asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be!" Brock answered. Ash quickly came out of the bathroom, grabbed his towel, and began to run down the hall to the pool.
"Hey, Ash! Wait up!" Misty's voice called from behind him as he continued running. She began laughing, which made everybody else start to laugh.
"Hey, Brock! How about a little race!" Ash called back behind him to Brock, who was 3rd in the line.
"Sure! I'm gonna win, though, so don't start crying!" Brock said as he ran up and passed Ash.
"I don't think so!" Ash said as he caught up with Brock.
"Boys..." Misty and Yuri sighed with sweatdrops at the same time.
~Deck area~
"There's the pool. Let's go!" Ash said as he pointed forward toward the pool, located on the northern part of the ship.
"Not if I get there first, Ash!" Brock called from behind Ash as he raced ahead and jumped into the pool.
"Way to go, Brock! You won!" Yuri called as she and Misty reached the pool last. They both put their towels on the ground, and jumped in after Brock and Ash. Yuri jumped in before Misty, who had to take her side pony- tail down.
Ash got out of the pool silently while Misty was fixing her hair, and walked around behind her. He put his arms around her stomach again, and ran toward the pool, while Misty began screaming. They both splashed Yuri and Brock, and started to swim back to the surface.
"Ash, what was that for?!" Misty shouted, almost angry. 'Why am I yelling at him? I know he was doing it just for fun. I mean, it's almost impossible to stay completely mad at the guy!'
"Aw, geez, calm down, Misty! You really don't know the definition of fun, do you?" Ash asked as he brushed his hair away from his face so it wouldn't stick.
"Sorry, Ash. In that case..." Mist began as she took Ash's head and held it under water. Ash escaped her grasp and swam under her. He came back up to the surface with Misty sitting on his shoulders. All Misty, Ash, Yuri and Brock could do was laugh.
~Later that night~
Misty had finished putting on her pajamas, which was a light blue short tank top and dark blue short shorts, and let Yuri have the bathroom so she could shower and get ready for bed.
"Hey, Yuri, I'm gonna go outside for a while! Bye!" Misty said as she opened the door to leave.
"Okay, bye! I'll be waiting here." Yuri said as she turned on the shower.
Walking down the hall, Misty began to think about how long she had known Ash.
'It's been, what, 6 years already? I had no idea that traveling with Ash would be so great! I mean, I only meant to follow him until he paid me back for my bike; in fact, half the time I forget all about it! After all, it IS just a stupid bike. I could always buy another one... if I had any money...'
Misty had no idea that she had reached the deck of the ship. She had been thinking so much that her body kept moving forward, even though it felt like she was just standing in one place the whole time. She began to walk in the direction of the pool, when she heard a voice.
"...I mean, we've been friends for 6 years... why shouldn't I feel this way by now? It's only human..."
Misty quickly recognized the voice as Ash's. But, could he have been talking about... her? She strained her ears while hiding in the shadows to hear more.
"But, Ash, do you even know if she likes you in the same way? Are your feelings for her mutual?" Brock's voice asked.
"I have no idea. I've been wanting to ask her for so long, but I'm just too nervous." Ash's voice replied.
"You are in quite a fix, my friend..." Brock tried to comfort. "Well, I'm going back inside. G'night, Ash." Brock said as he began to walk toward his cabin. Misty took a step out of the shadow from which she was hiding, and quickly realized that maybe he didn't want to see her then. She sighed, turned around, and began to walk back to her cabin.
~~Next chapter: Ash, Misty, Brock and Yuri finally reach Banto! Will they find any information about the disappearing Professors from Kanto and Johto, and who will be next to be kidnapped? To find out, read more!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Pokemon, except the ones I made up (you'll know which ones they are). So, read and enjoy! Don't forget to review!!!
"Good afternoon, sir. Do you work on this ship?" Ash asked a sailor who was standing by the gate of the cruise ship that was to be Ash, Misty, Brock and Yuri's transportation.
"Yeah, what about it?" the sailor replied sternly.
"Well, Professor Oak said that this is our ride to Banto. I'm Ash Ketchum, and these are my friends Misty, Brock and Yuri." Ash explained.
"Oh, well in that case, you can go onboard. Professor Oak said to let some kids on the ship for some important reason." the sailor said as he moved out of the way to let Ash, Misty, Brock and Yuri on. When everybody was onboard, he looked up at a tower, and began to flail his arms in the air, as some sort of signal to set sail.
"Wow, this ship is beautiful!" Misty said as her eyes began to glimmer.
"No kidding! Let's go find a pool, Misty!" Yuri said as she broke Misty out of her trance and began to look for a pool area.
"I'm so hungry… Can we go find some food?" Ash asked Brock.
"Dinner is being served as we speak, sir. Would you care to follow me to the dining area?" a man in a suit asked as he began to walk forward toward a big room with a large table and many, many smaller tables. On the long table were trays and platters full of food, and goblets full of drinks. Ash and Brock stared at the table with open mouths.
"So... much... food!!!" Ash drooled as he ran to the table and began stuffing his face.
"That's where you guys have been! We've been looking all over for you!" Misty said as she and Yuri walked into the dining room.
"What's the rush?" Brock asked with his mouth full of food.
"They have everything on this ship! It's so cool! I don't think I could ever thank the Professor enough for this." Yuri said as she sat down at a table with Misty. They both had some salad, mini loafs of French bread and champagne for dinner.
"Hey, Ash? After dinner, do you guys want to go for a swim?" Misty asked as she finished chewing a piece of lettuce with some low-fat ranch dressing on it. She put her fork on her napkin and took a sip from the goblet of champagne. Ash and Brock both walked to the table with plates and goblets of water.
"Sure, why not." Ash said as he began to eat his dinner. He looked over at Brock, who nodded in agreement.
"Hopefully you guys brought your bathing suits?" Yuri asked as she took a bite out of her French bread. Ash looked at Brock again, who just swallowed his food. Misty and Yuri both knew what that meant.
"Let me call the Professor. I'll see if he can send them over." Yuri said as she took out her PokeGear. She called the Professor, who answered the phone.
"Hello, this is the Pokemon Lab in Pallet Town, Professor Oak speaking." Professor Oak's voice greeted.
"Hey, Professor! This is Yuri." Yuri greeted in a cheerful voice.
"Yuri? Are you guys already in Banto?" Professor Oak asked.
"No, not yet. We have a favor to ask you. Do you think there's anyway to send Ash and Brock's swim trunks to the ship?" Yuri asked with curiosity.
"Well, the only way I can think of is to trade 2 Pokemon, and make my Pokemon wear the trunks. Will that be okay?" Professor Oak suggested. Yuri looked over at Ash and Brock, who had food hanging out of their mouths. They just stared at her with no expression on their face.
"Uh... yeah, that'll be fine, Professor. Misty and I will get our Pokemon ready." Yuri said as she began to walk away from the table.
"Okay! Let me call Mrs. Ketchum and tell her. I think Brock left his trunks at their house, I'm not sure. Be ready to transport your Pokemon at about 9:00, okay?" Professor Oak said as he hung up without waiting for a reply or a good-bye.
"Well, okay... bye, Professor..." Yuri said to a busy signal before she hung up. "Okay, you heard what the Professor said. Misty, choose a Pokemon to trade."
"Right. I already have one... my Psyduck!" Misty said as she got his PokeBall out of her red bag.
"And I'll trade my..." Yuri thought aloud. "I guess my Flareon."
"Bye, guys! We'll be right back!" Misty said as she and Yuri walked out of the room toward their cabin to transport Psyduck and Flareon.
~Later that evening~
"Come on, Misty! Ash and Brock are probably already ready!" Yuri said as she waited impatiently outside the bathroom of their cabin. She had changed into her bikini before Misty, and was wrapping a towel around her black bikini with red flames on it.
"Hold on, Yuri! If I know Ash, he's not even half-way done yet." Misty reassured through the other side of the door as she put both straps on top her shoulders. She was wearing a light blue bikini with darker blue bubbles all over. She walked out of the bathroom and grabbed her towel with a giant Vaporeon on it. She looked at Yuri's towel, which had a big Flareon on it, and smiled.
"Let's go already!" Yuri rushed.
Over in the boy's room, Brock was in the bathroom, putting on his swim trunks, which were a dark green like his vest.
"Are you almost done in there, Brock?" Ash asked, waiting to change into his black trunks.
"Almost, Ash. I bet you're just rushing to see Yuri in her bikini, aren't ya?" Brock joked.
"No, I just want to go swimming! I haven't been swimming in a while!" Ash said. There was a knock on their door, and since Ash was closest, he answered.
"See, Yuri, I told you he wouldn't be ready yet." Misty said as if she and Yuri had made a bet. Ash looked at Misty, and saw her Vaporeon towel over her. He then looked over at Yuri, and saw her Flareon towel.
"Cool towels, you guys." Ash complimented as Brock opened the bathroom door. "Finally!"
"So, are you ready, Brock?" Yuri asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be!" Brock answered. Ash quickly came out of the bathroom, grabbed his towel, and began to run down the hall to the pool.
"Hey, Ash! Wait up!" Misty's voice called from behind him as he continued running. She began laughing, which made everybody else start to laugh.
"Hey, Brock! How about a little race!" Ash called back behind him to Brock, who was 3rd in the line.
"Sure! I'm gonna win, though, so don't start crying!" Brock said as he ran up and passed Ash.
"I don't think so!" Ash said as he caught up with Brock.
"Boys..." Misty and Yuri sighed with sweatdrops at the same time.
~Deck area~
"There's the pool. Let's go!" Ash said as he pointed forward toward the pool, located on the northern part of the ship.
"Not if I get there first, Ash!" Brock called from behind Ash as he raced ahead and jumped into the pool.
"Way to go, Brock! You won!" Yuri called as she and Misty reached the pool last. They both put their towels on the ground, and jumped in after Brock and Ash. Yuri jumped in before Misty, who had to take her side pony- tail down.
Ash got out of the pool silently while Misty was fixing her hair, and walked around behind her. He put his arms around her stomach again, and ran toward the pool, while Misty began screaming. They both splashed Yuri and Brock, and started to swim back to the surface.
"Ash, what was that for?!" Misty shouted, almost angry. 'Why am I yelling at him? I know he was doing it just for fun. I mean, it's almost impossible to stay completely mad at the guy!'
"Aw, geez, calm down, Misty! You really don't know the definition of fun, do you?" Ash asked as he brushed his hair away from his face so it wouldn't stick.
"Sorry, Ash. In that case..." Mist began as she took Ash's head and held it under water. Ash escaped her grasp and swam under her. He came back up to the surface with Misty sitting on his shoulders. All Misty, Ash, Yuri and Brock could do was laugh.
~Later that night~
Misty had finished putting on her pajamas, which was a light blue short tank top and dark blue short shorts, and let Yuri have the bathroom so she could shower and get ready for bed.
"Hey, Yuri, I'm gonna go outside for a while! Bye!" Misty said as she opened the door to leave.
"Okay, bye! I'll be waiting here." Yuri said as she turned on the shower.
Walking down the hall, Misty began to think about how long she had known Ash.
'It's been, what, 6 years already? I had no idea that traveling with Ash would be so great! I mean, I only meant to follow him until he paid me back for my bike; in fact, half the time I forget all about it! After all, it IS just a stupid bike. I could always buy another one... if I had any money...'
Misty had no idea that she had reached the deck of the ship. She had been thinking so much that her body kept moving forward, even though it felt like she was just standing in one place the whole time. She began to walk in the direction of the pool, when she heard a voice.
"...I mean, we've been friends for 6 years... why shouldn't I feel this way by now? It's only human..."
Misty quickly recognized the voice as Ash's. But, could he have been talking about... her? She strained her ears while hiding in the shadows to hear more.
"But, Ash, do you even know if she likes you in the same way? Are your feelings for her mutual?" Brock's voice asked.
"I have no idea. I've been wanting to ask her for so long, but I'm just too nervous." Ash's voice replied.
"You are in quite a fix, my friend..." Brock tried to comfort. "Well, I'm going back inside. G'night, Ash." Brock said as he began to walk toward his cabin. Misty took a step out of the shadow from which she was hiding, and quickly realized that maybe he didn't want to see her then. She sighed, turned around, and began to walk back to her cabin.
~~Next chapter: Ash, Misty, Brock and Yuri finally reach Banto! Will they find any information about the disappearing Professors from Kanto and Johto, and who will be next to be kidnapped? To find out, read more!