A/N: Here's the next chapter. There isn't much of a plot in this chapter. It's just a brunch of flashbacks but still read 'em.

Disclaimer: I still don't own Pokémon.

Reviewer's Comments:

Amber::: Wow I new reviewer. Thanks. Err… yeah Ash returning thing. Trust me you aren't the only one begging me for that to happen. Like I said before… we shall see. Thanks for reviewing.

Crystalstorm21::: Yep! Rudy is in the ER, and I am not sorry that I placed him there. Well here's the next chapter. Thanks for the review.

Labannya::: Okay. Lucky! You have been to so many places. I wish I had too. Yeah. I know. I was shocked too when I wrote that part. It sort of just came to me. Yeah! Guess Misty did… or… uh… maybe not. Oh shot! Screw what I just wrote it isn't important. :rolling eyes: Errr… yeah… Yeah. I know. I feel bad for Misty too. The trainer… yeah… well… he isn't the killer as you will find out in this chapter. Yeah. I guess that's why I got rid of slap idea. Everyone thought of it. Oh don't worry. I like being original… most of the time. School… yeah me too. I got a lot of homework and an U.S. History test tomorrow. That's why I write a lot of these chapters in advance when I have spare time. Thanks for the review.

Joy-girl::: You were? YEAH! I'm happy. You actually feel sorry for Rudy? I wasn't. I was grinning while I wrote that part. Sweetness of revenge. Errr… you know. You're the second person that asked me that. Well… sorry I can't say. Nope. Can't say. It's strictly secret. Thanks for the review.

Ayashi::: Yeah! Another new reviewer. You want to see Ashy too. I'm still thinking about that people. Really I am. Thanks. Yeah. I don't like Rudy either. Thanks for reviewing.

Overlord::: Great that you're feeling better. Really you're the first person I'll meet… err read that likes cliffhangers. Should I go back to doing them? If you insist, I will. I love writing cliffhangers. Mess up? :trembling: I won't mess up… maybe only a little? Thanks for the review.

Avenger10::: You surprised too? Yeah! Well… it came the last second. :grins: Yep. It was Rudy who screamed. I was first going for Misty being the one who screamed, but oh well. Change of plans… big times. Thanks for reviewing.

Nightswift::: Yep! See! I promised I would. See! See! I do keep my promises. Err… yeah… Yep. Rudy ended up in the ER. I never got how he became a gym leader either. Gary was sad? Well. It wasn't supposed to be like that… really. Okay… this I can say. Gary gotten soft hearted over the years. His overly large ego has gotten somewhat… smaller. Errr… yeah… that I can't say. Nope. I won't talk about Ash at all. You don't like Misty? Really? Or is it the pairing? Who's Ray and Mariah? Thanks for the review.

SulliMike23::: Oh don't worry. I'm hurrying or trying to hurry. You're patient. Lucky! I'm anything but patient. I wish I had your trait. Thanks for the review.

Chapter 14

"Why?" asked the trainer. He immediately sweat dropped.

"Because I ain't old enough," muttered Misty. "And I have nothing to trade for it." The trainer bit his lip.

"How about this Misty? I'll let you have this Pokémon without a trade," said the trainer.

Misty looked up strangely. "But why? Why you give me your Pokémon without anything in return?"

The boy grinned silently. "Because I want to help a future water Pokémon Master. Cause when you hit it big, I want to know that I helped you somehow. So how about it?" asked the trainer. Misty nodded. She knew that if she declined. This boy would feel really bad.

"Okay, I take it." The boy nodded as he placed the pokéball into Misty's hands. Misty's eyes twinkled with delight, as there in her hands was her first Pokémon. She had gotten her first Pokémon before any of her sisters and friends. Wait till they see I got a Pokémon. Misty looked up and saw that the boy was gone. Misty frowned. She didn't even have time to say thank you.

"Misty," called a voice.

"Uhmm?" asked Misty looking up. There was Nurse Joy grinning at her. Misty suddenly remembered why she was here. She marched up to the container and handed Seel over to Nurse Joy. The nurse took it leaving Misty with her new Pokémon. She grinned as she hopped over her father. The gym leader looked up from his newspaper and smiled.

"What you so happy about, Sumi?" asked the gym leader. The young girl grinned as she held out the pokéball for her father to see. The gym leader looked confused as he took Misty on his lap. "You didn't give Nurse Joy, Seel?"

Misty shook her head. "Then where you get it from?" asked the gym leader.

"A really nice trainer. He said he wanted me to have it cause he wants to do something to start off my goal to be the best water Pokémon Master," explained Misty.

"Misty," said the gym leader horrified.

"What?" asked Misty. She immediately stopped grinning. She knew her father was serious to be talking to her in that tone.

"You can't take someone else's Pokémon," said the gym leader.

"But he wanted me to have it."

"Misty, it's called stealing," said the man.

"But Daddy, he wanted me to have it," argued Misty.

Mr. Waterflower sighed as he got up. "No buts, Misty. We're going to find the trainer and give it back to him." Misty's face immediately fell as she looked down.

"Okay," mumbled Misty.

"Good," said the man. "I'll tell Nurse Joy where we're going. You wait for me by the door."

"Okay Daddy," said Misty. She nodded before running to the door. Just as she got there one of her shoelaces came undone. The pokéball immediately crashed on the floor as Misty fell. The automatic door of the Pokémon Center opened revealing a… giant. A gigantic shadow stood at the door disabling any sunlight from getting in. The figure walked in, and Misty could easily see that in one hand was a… gun. The young girl gasped as she sat up. She was an inch from the pokéball.

"Nobody move," shouted the figure. He swaps the Pokémon Center with his gun. The center immediately went quiet. From the distance he could clearly hear the sound of panic. A swish of shoes could be heard as the figure turned. There in the corner of his ears, he sees Misty grabbing the pokéball. The figure crinkled his eyebrows. This child was defying him. No body defied him. He immediately grabbed the child. Misty whimpered as she saw that she was no longer on the ground. Thinking it was her dad she looked up. There, all she saw was a metal gun.

"Misty!" Misty recognized her dad's voice and turned around.

"Daddy!" shouted the young girl. The figure immediately sees the bound between them and grins evilly. He forces the gun to Misty's head.

"Anybody more, this girl gets it!" shouted the figure. The center goes quiet as the figure walks forward. He bangs the gun on the container. "NOW WHERE IS MY POKÉMON!" shouts the man. Nurse Joy whimpers before putting on a strong face.

"I don't know."

The man cursed as he slammed the gun down again. "FINE! TWO CAN PLAY AT THIS GAME, TILL MY GYARADOS IS FOUND. THIS CHILD WILL COME WITH ME!" shouted the man. Misty covered her ears with her hands as she watched the man take her outside. Only then did she remove her hands. The figure saw the pokéball in Misty's hands. "What's that Pokémon?"

"Don't know," said Misty defying.

"Show me," shouted the man. Misty shrugs her shoulders. It couldn't see anything wrong with such a simple request. She lets the Pokémon out, and there, to both Misty and the kidnapper's surprise was a… Gyarados. Misty's eyes immediately twinkled.

"Cutie!" shouted the girl. There weren't many people in this world that thought Gyarados were cute, but Misty did. Gyarados, Lugia, and Tentacruel were the three main water Pokémon, who she thought were cute.

"Gyarados," gasps the man. Misty could feel the Pokémon shivering and obviously so did the kidnapper. The sea serpent looked up. Its eyes were full of worry. "YOU STOLE MY GYARADOS you little BITCH!" shouted the man. Misty didn't know what the man was talking about, but she did know he was lying.

"Un uh, this isn't your Gyarados. A boy gave it to me cause he wanted to help me," argued Misty. The man grinned.

"I see Zachary does have the guts after all," thought the man.

"Child! That is my Gyarados, and you're going to give it to me, or else," shouted the man. He pushed back the button on his gun and pointed it at Misty. The young girl backed away. She knew about those things. That was the thing that had killed her grandfather in the war twenty years ago. Misty whimpered, but she too was stubborn. She could feel the Gyarados's soul. She knew that the Pokémon didn't want to go back.

"NOO!" shouted Misty. The man giggled sinisterly.

"Then may god bless your soul," said the man. He aimed the gun and fired…

Misty screamed as she watched her father fall. "Oops," said the man grinning. Misty watched with horror as another shot was fired. Misty screamed as the bullet went through her arm. She felt the pain throughout her whole body. She fell heavy near her father's side. The man groaned as his face filled with worry. He was in pain, and Misty knew it from her own screams. Beads of sweat rolled from his face.

"My water princess," mumbled the man. He raised his hand and lightly enclosed around the near unconscious girl. "Stay strong Sumi. Y…you m…must l…live. Th…there is a…a… l…long d…destiny b…fore you. Be a w…water P…Pokémon master a…and m…make me proud. "

"It… hurt Daddy," screamed Misty. She felt her dad's grasp.

"L…live my sweet," groaned the man. Misty's screams grow louder as she felt people around her. Though the slit of her eyes, she saw people dressed in white. There was stretcher before her. She screamed as she felt her father's grasp loosing around her.

Misty later found out that it wasn't the people lifting her into the stretcher. Her father had died that moment. She never knew it. She never got the chance to him how much she loved him.

Misty sighed. The police had came minutes later. The man was arrested and later sentenced to death. Misty never forgot that incident. She believed that she had murdered her father. He was shot in the heart, and immediately died, or so the hospital people told her.

"Misty," mumbled a voice.

"Uhmm?" asked Misty. She looked up and saw Haruka standing there looking worried.

"Is something wrong?" asked the woman.

"No," muttered Misty. "Do you think, I could see Rudy?" She didn't why she asked that, but it came out so natural then.

"Yeah… sure Misty. Musashi and Kojirou are there now. They have something they want to tell you," said Brock. A long screech was heard as Misty looked up. There was Gary pushing a chair on wheels.

"A wheelchair?" asked Misty horrified.

"Yeah, you're in the hospital. The doctors would kill us if they knew we're letting you walk. They would probably get mad at us for letting you out of this bed," snapped Gary.

"Oh," muttered Misty. She knew what Gary meant. She didn't even have the power to contradict a doctor's diagnose. They had nothing to do with military actions as they had said. Since Lance, Brock, Haruka, Giovanni and Misty knew nothing about medicine, they couldn't control a doctor's ruling. Some people could say in some cases. A doctor had more power than the generals themselves did. Brock and Gary helped Misty into the chair. She was relieved to find that it was electric. Haruka went and got the door. Brock led the way. He knew where Rudy was. He had just came back for Rudy's room. After turning a billion corridors, they finally arrived at Room 2341. Brock immediately knocked on the door to be welcomed by Jessie.

"Yes?"

"Uhmm, Misty would like to speak with Rudy…" Brock turned and saw Misty nodding at him. "Privately." Jessie immediately nodded. Her glaze was at the floor the whole time as she and James filed out of the room. They stood by the wall as Misty rolled in. The others took a seat on the bench.

Misty prepared herself for the worst as she entered the room, but even her worst didn't match what she saw. Rudy was covered in bandages. They covered his face to his legs. Both legs were in casts. One of his arms was in a sling while the other was in a cast. His face was covered with bandages and held by pins. Through all the bandages Misty could barely believe this was the same man that had kissed her a couple hours ago.

Misty was horrified at this image. She had now remembered. It happened once before. It was ironic how it happened to the one person she loved…

A sixteen-year-old screamed as he watched his best friends being snatched from his grasp. "NO!" He screamed. His whole body shook, as above him was a gigantic air ship. "MISTY! BROCK! HARUKA! PIKACHU!" A snicker could be heard as the start of the engine igniting. The boy cursed as he slammed his fist down on a stone. At his side a powerful Meganium stood. A shinny Noctowl flew before him. Two other Pokémon a Totodile and Typhlosion stood before him. The boy held an egg Pokémon in the other hand. He had just received his old Pokémon from the professor temporally. He had sent his Houen team to the professor. The boy was hoping that his old Pokémon could help him win. Now this was happening. Tears of pain and defeat filled his eyes. He had finally lost this time. Team Magmar and Aqua had finally won.

The boy could hear a scream, and his name being called. These weren't his days. He had just lost again to Haruka's father. Now this was happening. He watched as the device floated away. He had failed. "Meg," shouted the Pokémon.

"Uhmm?" asked boy. The Pokémon grinned as it lightly nudged its trainer.

"Meg, Meg, Meganium," shouted the Pokémon. The boy grinned. He got it.

"Okay Meganium, we'll try it." The boy pulled out another pokéball.

"Heracross, go." Before them an overgrown beetle stood. "Heracross. I need you to flip me up into the sky." The Pokémon nodded in agreement. The boy placed Togepi by Totodile. Totodile and Pikachu were his only non-evolved Pokémon with him. The water Pokémon had refused to evolve since it knew when it evolved it couldn't dance anymore. The boy nodded to his Noctowl. The Pokémon immediately understood and clapped its claws around its trainer. Over the years, it had missed doing it a lot. It knew it wouldn't be permanent, but one could wish couldn't they?

The boy gave the signal as Heracross sent its trainer flying. Noctowl was there to keep him from falling. The boy grinned. Team Magmar hadn't gotten very far. "NOC!" shouted the nocturnal Pokémon. A flat sweat drop rolled from its face as did from Ash's face also. They were going to collide with the ENGINE!

The boy screamed as Noctowl tried to fly up. The boy was too heavy. "ASH!" screamed a girl. The boy looked down and saw Misty with her face pressed against the window. Ash gave a proud face and a nod. Above them in the culprit, the pilot cringed. He could feel his death nearing. His hands froze disabling him to stir the plane up or down. Seconds later Ash crashed into the engine. The plane was set afire as it crashed into the near by forest. Ash's Pokémon went running.

Misty never did understand how she survived the crash. No one did. She remembered waking up in the hospital. What the doctors said had been two weeks. It was miracle that she hadn't been critically hurt. Neither were Brock, Haruka, Pikachu, or Team Magmar. They had escaped before the plane went down. As for Ash…

A/N: See another ending like the last one. See, obviously this isn't a cliffhanger. We all know what will happen next right? Yeah, well… oh… err… I guess I was wrong. I know you still didn't find out what happens between Misty and Rudy. Don't worry. I promise… no I swear that you will find out in the next chapter. Which so happens to be four reviews away.