Okay, remember that it's been a while since they showed the Orange Island
eps... Trovita's the only island I know. I don't own anyone except Laura,
Ashley, Tobin (but who'd want to own Tobin?), Lena, Rina, Helga, and
Arnold. But Helga and Arnold are based off characters in G/S/C, so I don't
technically own them. And I don't technically own Laura, Lena, Rina, and
Tobin either, kind of. I do own Ashley though! YAY! Oh, sorry, I didn't
know that another person reviewed because my computer didn't email me and I
have msn. Which makes no sense. And yeah.
This chapter's kinda long. And it has Misty and Ash. And so does the next chapter. They kiss in the next chapter. Remember this if you want me to update, and review. Oh, Misty and Ash are 17 now, if it helps.
Later on. In Goldenrod.
Misty shifted in her chair, smoothed her skirt, and wondered why Laura had called her here. Laura reentered the office, beaming and tossing her green hair.
"Hello, Lola. I have something important to tell you," Laura said seriously.
Misty swallowed. Why did she have the feeling that this was not going to turn out in her favor?
"Okay, Lola, we've decided to expand our chain. Most of the Orange Islands don't have Pokémarts and they have to battle Gym Leaders and Pokémon Centers are often very far away. I was wondering if you'd like to go help set them up over there. The large islands mostly have them. But the Trovita Gym and those other islands I can't remember don't have them. You'll start out at Trovita," Laura explained.
Misty's eyes widened and she furiously shook her head.
"No way. I'm not going," Misty stated.
Laura aimed a look at her.
"Why, Lola, do you have problems with Trovita? Because if you do, you won't have to go," Laura offered.
Misty sighed.
"No, I'm fine with it. Can I have a guy come with me though?" Misty lied nervously.
Laura smirked.
"Sure, but do you really want Tobin to come with you?" Laura joked.
Misty shivered, thinking of the man who was practically obsessed with her.
"Oh, that won't be necessary, believe me. I'll go. Now, if you excuse me, I have to go to Mom's. See you tomorrow," Misty stated quickly.
Misty turned and briskly walked from the office and jumped in the elevator. Laura smiled behind her desk. Misty walked out of the elevator and over to the nursery.
"Hey! Lena, Rina, nice to see you guys again! Can you give me my little angel back?" Misty asked playfully.
The dark-haired twins smiled and simultaneously tucked a strand of hair behind each ear. Misty laughed and the twins looked at each other. Lena and Rina picked up a four-year-old and her bag and handed them to Misty.
"Lola! Ashley is such a sweetie! Here, and remember, she can come back whenever. Oh, Happy Birthday, Ashley!" Lena and Rina chorused.
Misty and Ashley smiled and they waved at the twins, walking out of the department store. Ashley looked like a mini version of her mother, complete with bright orange hair and deep blue eyes. She was wearing a cute blue sundress with her short hair in little pigtails and watching flip-flops. Misty smiled at her daughter.
"So, Birthday Girl, what do you want for your birthday?" Misty asked playfully.
Ashley smiled up at her mother.
"I want a Pokémon, Mommy!" Ashley said cheerfully.
Misty smiled and frowned.
"Well, Sweetie, I can't exactly get you one of those. But I can give you this," Misty said calmly.
She handed her daughter a Lure Ball and Ashley looked up at her in confusion.
"That's a Lure Ball, Sweetie. You use it to capture pokémon that you fish. Basically water pokémon. But I don't expect you to capture one so quickly," Misty explained quietly.
Ashley smiled at her mother and hugged her tightly. Misty smiled and shook off the flashbacks of her younger years that threatened to overwhelm her. Ashley broke the hug and pointed to something behind her mother. Misty turned around and screamed.
Behind her was a Surskit. No one did a thing and the Surskit advanced. Misty looked around and spotted a guy leaning against a wall nearby. She motioned for Ashley to stay where she was and ran over to the guy leaning against the wall.
"Hey! You! Mr. Pokémon Master! Do you not see the Surskit that's about to attack an innocent little girl? Can you DO something about my problem instead of just sitting there? Stupid dense trainers who think they're all that." Misty yelled.
The man turned and Misty willed herself to show no emotion. She never thought she'd see Ash again. She hoped he wouldn't recognize her. Ash shrugged and turned to where the Surskit was.
"GO! Typhlosion!" Ash hollered.
Misty rolled her eyes and ran and pulled Ashley towards her. Ash's Typhlosion aimed a Fire Spin at the half-Bug pokémon and it fainted. Ash was about to throw a pokéball at it and capture it. However, Ashley beat him to the punch.
She grabbed her Lure Ball and chucked it at the Surskit like she had been doing it all of her life. It saddened Misty to see this, but she pushed this aside. The light on the pokéball flickered on and off for a few minutes before the pokéball stopped shaking. Ashley's face lit up and she ran and retrieved her pokémon.
Misty sighed and wondered why she had to give her daughter that Lure Ball. Ash smirked and Misty hugged her happy little daughter. Ash turned at her and stared for several seconds. Finally, a spark of recognition crossed his face.
"Mist?" Ash whispered in awe.
Misty shook her head furiously no.
"I have no clue who you're talking about. I've got to go now. Bye!" Misty said quickly and harshly, before grabbing Ashley's hand and running away from the city.
"Mommy, where are we going?" Ashley asked confusedly.
Misty smiled awkwardly.
"We're going to Grandma and Grandpa's. We'll show them your new pokémon. And how do you feel about going to the Orange Islands?" Misty replied quickly.
Ashley shrugged and Misty beamed, running to what Ashley knew as her grandparents home. Ashley's grandparents were quite obviously not Misty's real parents. Her mother had died during her birth and her father had run out on them months before her birth. But when Misty had arrived at the house, hungry, wet, cold, alone, and having contractions, the old man and woman couldn't turn her away.
They had a daughter of their own, but she had died years ago overseas. And seeing poor, down-on-her-luck Misty, had reminded them of their youth. Misty shivered, remembering those days. Everything had been a struggle. She had worked very hard to get where she was. She was the Head Manager of the Goldenrod Department Store. And to think, she had started out as a maid only three years ago. But then Misty remembered. Today was the fourth anniversary. She sighed and opened the door to the humble cottage that her surrogate parents lived in.
They saw her and hugged her tightly. Then they leaned down and hugged Ashley. Misty smiled and stepped out to visit her pokémon. You see, her surrogate parents ran a pokémon day care. She hugged and talked to her precious pokémon for a while and then heard the familiar cries of a Pikachu and a Togepi. Misty panicked and ran inside.
"Lola, dear, you remember the Goldenrod festival, do you not?" Helga asked.
Misty nodded.
"Doesn't everyone know about it?" Misty asked quietly.
Helga shook her head.
"You need your dresses if you want to win this year. I heard that The Pokémon Master himself is here. You do want to look your best for him, do you not?" Helga replied, pointing to some dresses in bags in the corner.
Misty scowled and Arnold led little Ashley outside.
"Helga! I know the Pokémon Master's here. He's the reason my daughter got her first pokémon today," Misty sulked.
Helga blinked at Misty confusedly.
"Why is that so bad? The first pokémon must be celebrated! And the Pokémon Master himself helped her capture it! Why do you hate the Pokémon Master so much?" Helga bombarded.
Misty sighed and blinked back tears. She picked up the dresses and went into the room she used to sleep in. She dug around for some fabric and scissors. She cut down her clear blue dress a bit and started sewing on some blue tulle, which would make her dress look like water. She grabbed some yellow tulle after she finished her own and sewed it unto Ashley's sunny yellow dress, making sure it was extra bouncy.
"Lola, tell me why you despise him!" Helga badgered.
Misty sighed, looking at the finished dresses.
"I don't hate him," Misty whispered.
Helga raised an eyebrow.
"Oh really? Why do you always speak of him so critically?" Helga stated bluntly.
Misty sighed.
"I knew him. Before he was a Pokémon Master, okay?" Misty mumbled.
Helga raised her eyebrows.
"What do you mean?" Helga gaped.
Misty willed herself not to cry.
"I used to travel with him, okay? He was my best friend. And then, one day, I just left. I don't hate him, I could never hate him. I'm just accustomed to mocking him as a trainer and yelling at him for being such an idiot," Misty breathed.
Helga was shocked, but soon recovered.
"Oh, is he? Ashley's father?" Helga asked confusedly.
Misty blinked back tears.
"No. He-he would never.You know, he has a name, besides Pokémon Master. It's Ash. Ash Ketchum," Misty stuttered.
Helga cocked an eyebrow.
"But why?" Helga asked, shell-shocked.
Misty smiled wryly and wiped away the tears.
"I fell in love with him years ago. Before my daughter was born. It's a very long story and I'll tell you later. But I have to go back to town and prepare for the festival," Misty said calmly.
Helga nodded confusedly and Misty grabbed the dresses, finding her daughter and pulling her with her. They walked back into the city and to their apartment, Misty suspiciously avoiding the main road.
Misty changed into her dress and her daughter changed into hers. Misty combed through her short hair and her daughter's, smiling. She did her make- up, with Ashley aiming a few curious looks at her. Then, Misty dug around in her closet, digging out some shiny blue semi-transparent pointy high heels. She handed Ashley a pair of yellow sandals with suns on them and she put them on. Finally, to finish off the look, Misty dug around in a jewelry box. She pulled out a choker made completely of white diamonds. A large blue diamond dangled down from the bottom of the necklace in the front and the necklace was very shiny.
Misty grabbed a purse and a wrap that matched her dress along with her daughter's hand and left. She just hoped that she wouldn't run into Ash again.
- Loren ;*
REVIEW! (Unless, of course, you don't want the kissy chapter.)
This chapter's kinda long. And it has Misty and Ash. And so does the next chapter. They kiss in the next chapter. Remember this if you want me to update, and review. Oh, Misty and Ash are 17 now, if it helps.
Later on. In Goldenrod.
Misty shifted in her chair, smoothed her skirt, and wondered why Laura had called her here. Laura reentered the office, beaming and tossing her green hair.
"Hello, Lola. I have something important to tell you," Laura said seriously.
Misty swallowed. Why did she have the feeling that this was not going to turn out in her favor?
"Okay, Lola, we've decided to expand our chain. Most of the Orange Islands don't have Pokémarts and they have to battle Gym Leaders and Pokémon Centers are often very far away. I was wondering if you'd like to go help set them up over there. The large islands mostly have them. But the Trovita Gym and those other islands I can't remember don't have them. You'll start out at Trovita," Laura explained.
Misty's eyes widened and she furiously shook her head.
"No way. I'm not going," Misty stated.
Laura aimed a look at her.
"Why, Lola, do you have problems with Trovita? Because if you do, you won't have to go," Laura offered.
Misty sighed.
"No, I'm fine with it. Can I have a guy come with me though?" Misty lied nervously.
Laura smirked.
"Sure, but do you really want Tobin to come with you?" Laura joked.
Misty shivered, thinking of the man who was practically obsessed with her.
"Oh, that won't be necessary, believe me. I'll go. Now, if you excuse me, I have to go to Mom's. See you tomorrow," Misty stated quickly.
Misty turned and briskly walked from the office and jumped in the elevator. Laura smiled behind her desk. Misty walked out of the elevator and over to the nursery.
"Hey! Lena, Rina, nice to see you guys again! Can you give me my little angel back?" Misty asked playfully.
The dark-haired twins smiled and simultaneously tucked a strand of hair behind each ear. Misty laughed and the twins looked at each other. Lena and Rina picked up a four-year-old and her bag and handed them to Misty.
"Lola! Ashley is such a sweetie! Here, and remember, she can come back whenever. Oh, Happy Birthday, Ashley!" Lena and Rina chorused.
Misty and Ashley smiled and they waved at the twins, walking out of the department store. Ashley looked like a mini version of her mother, complete with bright orange hair and deep blue eyes. She was wearing a cute blue sundress with her short hair in little pigtails and watching flip-flops. Misty smiled at her daughter.
"So, Birthday Girl, what do you want for your birthday?" Misty asked playfully.
Ashley smiled up at her mother.
"I want a Pokémon, Mommy!" Ashley said cheerfully.
Misty smiled and frowned.
"Well, Sweetie, I can't exactly get you one of those. But I can give you this," Misty said calmly.
She handed her daughter a Lure Ball and Ashley looked up at her in confusion.
"That's a Lure Ball, Sweetie. You use it to capture pokémon that you fish. Basically water pokémon. But I don't expect you to capture one so quickly," Misty explained quietly.
Ashley smiled at her mother and hugged her tightly. Misty smiled and shook off the flashbacks of her younger years that threatened to overwhelm her. Ashley broke the hug and pointed to something behind her mother. Misty turned around and screamed.
Behind her was a Surskit. No one did a thing and the Surskit advanced. Misty looked around and spotted a guy leaning against a wall nearby. She motioned for Ashley to stay where she was and ran over to the guy leaning against the wall.
"Hey! You! Mr. Pokémon Master! Do you not see the Surskit that's about to attack an innocent little girl? Can you DO something about my problem instead of just sitting there? Stupid dense trainers who think they're all that." Misty yelled.
The man turned and Misty willed herself to show no emotion. She never thought she'd see Ash again. She hoped he wouldn't recognize her. Ash shrugged and turned to where the Surskit was.
"GO! Typhlosion!" Ash hollered.
Misty rolled her eyes and ran and pulled Ashley towards her. Ash's Typhlosion aimed a Fire Spin at the half-Bug pokémon and it fainted. Ash was about to throw a pokéball at it and capture it. However, Ashley beat him to the punch.
She grabbed her Lure Ball and chucked it at the Surskit like she had been doing it all of her life. It saddened Misty to see this, but she pushed this aside. The light on the pokéball flickered on and off for a few minutes before the pokéball stopped shaking. Ashley's face lit up and she ran and retrieved her pokémon.
Misty sighed and wondered why she had to give her daughter that Lure Ball. Ash smirked and Misty hugged her happy little daughter. Ash turned at her and stared for several seconds. Finally, a spark of recognition crossed his face.
"Mist?" Ash whispered in awe.
Misty shook her head furiously no.
"I have no clue who you're talking about. I've got to go now. Bye!" Misty said quickly and harshly, before grabbing Ashley's hand and running away from the city.
"Mommy, where are we going?" Ashley asked confusedly.
Misty smiled awkwardly.
"We're going to Grandma and Grandpa's. We'll show them your new pokémon. And how do you feel about going to the Orange Islands?" Misty replied quickly.
Ashley shrugged and Misty beamed, running to what Ashley knew as her grandparents home. Ashley's grandparents were quite obviously not Misty's real parents. Her mother had died during her birth and her father had run out on them months before her birth. But when Misty had arrived at the house, hungry, wet, cold, alone, and having contractions, the old man and woman couldn't turn her away.
They had a daughter of their own, but she had died years ago overseas. And seeing poor, down-on-her-luck Misty, had reminded them of their youth. Misty shivered, remembering those days. Everything had been a struggle. She had worked very hard to get where she was. She was the Head Manager of the Goldenrod Department Store. And to think, she had started out as a maid only three years ago. But then Misty remembered. Today was the fourth anniversary. She sighed and opened the door to the humble cottage that her surrogate parents lived in.
They saw her and hugged her tightly. Then they leaned down and hugged Ashley. Misty smiled and stepped out to visit her pokémon. You see, her surrogate parents ran a pokémon day care. She hugged and talked to her precious pokémon for a while and then heard the familiar cries of a Pikachu and a Togepi. Misty panicked and ran inside.
"Lola, dear, you remember the Goldenrod festival, do you not?" Helga asked.
Misty nodded.
"Doesn't everyone know about it?" Misty asked quietly.
Helga shook her head.
"You need your dresses if you want to win this year. I heard that The Pokémon Master himself is here. You do want to look your best for him, do you not?" Helga replied, pointing to some dresses in bags in the corner.
Misty scowled and Arnold led little Ashley outside.
"Helga! I know the Pokémon Master's here. He's the reason my daughter got her first pokémon today," Misty sulked.
Helga blinked at Misty confusedly.
"Why is that so bad? The first pokémon must be celebrated! And the Pokémon Master himself helped her capture it! Why do you hate the Pokémon Master so much?" Helga bombarded.
Misty sighed and blinked back tears. She picked up the dresses and went into the room she used to sleep in. She dug around for some fabric and scissors. She cut down her clear blue dress a bit and started sewing on some blue tulle, which would make her dress look like water. She grabbed some yellow tulle after she finished her own and sewed it unto Ashley's sunny yellow dress, making sure it was extra bouncy.
"Lola, tell me why you despise him!" Helga badgered.
Misty sighed, looking at the finished dresses.
"I don't hate him," Misty whispered.
Helga raised an eyebrow.
"Oh really? Why do you always speak of him so critically?" Helga stated bluntly.
Misty sighed.
"I knew him. Before he was a Pokémon Master, okay?" Misty mumbled.
Helga raised her eyebrows.
"What do you mean?" Helga gaped.
Misty willed herself not to cry.
"I used to travel with him, okay? He was my best friend. And then, one day, I just left. I don't hate him, I could never hate him. I'm just accustomed to mocking him as a trainer and yelling at him for being such an idiot," Misty breathed.
Helga was shocked, but soon recovered.
"Oh, is he? Ashley's father?" Helga asked confusedly.
Misty blinked back tears.
"No. He-he would never.You know, he has a name, besides Pokémon Master. It's Ash. Ash Ketchum," Misty stuttered.
Helga cocked an eyebrow.
"But why?" Helga asked, shell-shocked.
Misty smiled wryly and wiped away the tears.
"I fell in love with him years ago. Before my daughter was born. It's a very long story and I'll tell you later. But I have to go back to town and prepare for the festival," Misty said calmly.
Helga nodded confusedly and Misty grabbed the dresses, finding her daughter and pulling her with her. They walked back into the city and to their apartment, Misty suspiciously avoiding the main road.
Misty changed into her dress and her daughter changed into hers. Misty combed through her short hair and her daughter's, smiling. She did her make- up, with Ashley aiming a few curious looks at her. Then, Misty dug around in her closet, digging out some shiny blue semi-transparent pointy high heels. She handed Ashley a pair of yellow sandals with suns on them and she put them on. Finally, to finish off the look, Misty dug around in a jewelry box. She pulled out a choker made completely of white diamonds. A large blue diamond dangled down from the bottom of the necklace in the front and the necklace was very shiny.
Misty grabbed a purse and a wrap that matched her dress along with her daughter's hand and left. She just hoped that she wouldn't run into Ash again.
- Loren ;*
REVIEW! (Unless, of course, you don't want the kissy chapter.)