"Misty!" Ash called behind her. "Pikachu, stay and watch Togepi." He sprinted after her, but when he got outside, she was nowhere to be seen. "MISTY!!"

Misty ran like hell away from the Pokemon Center. *Ash is wrong* she thought. *And I'll prove it*

She ran blindly through the woods surrounding the city until she came to a clearing. Slowing, she saw the stranger she and Ash encountered when entering Angel City.

"I was hoping you'd come," he said, walking close to her.

"Who are you?" Misty asked, getting lost in his deep green eyes.

"My name is Seth" he replied, smiling. "What name did the angels grant such a beautiful face?"

"Misty" she said softly, a light blush creeping up her neck. Seth took her hand and kissed it.

"The pleasure," he said. "is most definitely all mine."

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Meanwhile, Ash ran through the streets of Angel City, calling Misty's name franticly.

"Misty, where are you?!" he shouted, stopping to catch his breath. He leaned against a building. "I'm sorry" he whispered.

Suddenly, he felt himself being lifted off the ground. Craning
his neck to see where he got the ability to fly, he let loose a cry of
joy.

"Charizard!" he yelled.

The fire/flying type Pokemon growled. The last time Ash had seen Charizard was when it helped him against Clair for the Rising Badge. It was with Charizard's help that Ash won.

"Help me find Misty!" Ash shouted over the winds. Charizard growled again and sped off towards the woods. They saw the clearing from above, and Ash noticed Misty, as well as some other guy he didn't recognize. "There she is!" he yelled, ignoring the twinge of jealousy in his stomach.

They landed with a loud crash that shook the ground just a few feet away from Misty and Seth. Charizard, after Ash jumped off, immediately flew up into some trees, not giving Misty a chance to see him.

"Misty!" Ash cried, hugging her. "Are you alright?" Misty pulled away.

"Why wouldn't I be?" she asked, looking in his eyes. *He's really worried about me* she realized.

"When you took off like that... I thought you were mad at me."

"I was, Ash." Misty said. "But as it turns out, I was right."

"Huh?" Ash asked. "Whaddya mean?"

"The city in the clouds" Seth spoke up. "Leriola."

Ash's eyes narrowed. "Who are you?"

"This is Seth" Misty answered. "He was just telling me about the city." A blush crept up her neck as Seth looped an arm around her waist. If Ash was shocked, he did a good job of hiding it. Instead, he shot Seth a death glare.

"The city," Seth began, ignoring Ash's stare. "sits on the clouds. It moves with them, so it's never in one place for too long. But I've been charting its path, and it will be just above this clearing in a matter of hours. I want to get up there."

"Is the city made from the clouds?" Misty asked dreamily.

"Cloud dust." Seth said. "The buildings are such a light blue, they look almost white, and they're dome-shaped."

"What kind of Pokemon do they have up there?" Ash asked.

"They don't know much about Pokemon." Seth answered, pulling Misty closer. "The only two they really know of are Dracano and Diota. And nobody but the gym leader has truly seen a Diota."

"If they don't know about Pokemon, why do they have a gym up there?" Ash asked, still skeptical of the city's existence.

"That I'm not sure about Ash." Seth said. "That's one of the reasons I want to get up there. That, and to study Dracano and hopefully Diota." Seth then noticed Ash's Charizard fly down and land behind Ash. It growled at Seth.

"Your Charizard doesn't seem to like me" Seth observed.

*That's okay, I don't either.* Ash thought, but said nothing.

"When did Charizard come back?" Misty asked, pulling away from Seth.

"He surprised me in Angel City while I was looking for you."

"Where's Togepi?"

"At the Pokemon Center with Nurse Joy and Pikachu."

"You left a baby Pokemon alone?" Seth asked. "What kind of trainer are you?"

"Togepi's not alone" Ash said through clenched teeth. "Its perfectly safe with Pikachu."

"Either way, Ash" Misty said. "We should go back." She walked over to Charizard. "Would you give us a ride?" Charizard looked from Misty to Seth to Ash then back to Misty and shook his head no.

"Charizard can only carry two people at a time" Ash said. He smirked at Seth. "Looks like you're walking."

"On the contrary, Ash." Seth replied. "Misty and I can remain here while you zip back to the Pokemon Center."

"No" Ash said flatly. "Misty comes with me." Charizard growled in agreement.

Misty sighed. "Why can't I stay here?" she asked.

"Because Togepi's prolly getting worried." Ash said. *Nice save.* he thought.

"You're right" Misty said, defeated. She turned to Seth.

"I'll wait for you," he said with a smile. "I promise."

Ash grabbed Misty's arm and pulled her towards Charizard. "We'll be back!" she called as they flew off.

"I'm counting on it" Seth said darkly when they were out of site.

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Hiya people! I'm SO SO SO sorry for the long delay in updating. I hope the chapter was worth it. Please review!! While I'm at it, Pokemon don't belong to me, but Seth does, and Dracano, Diota and Leriola belong to my brother. No stealing! Thanks for reading!!