"A Pokemon Gaining Adventure"
by Mistystuffer
Chapter 14
After the short ride, they had reached Mandarin Island. While Maren was busy totally filling up the boat,
the others looked around for a while.
"Is anybody hungry?" asked Ash.
Misty's stomach then gurgled because it was already full.
"Sounds like you're pretty hungry, Misty."
"Yeah... hungry," she replied nervously.
Everyone ate a decent-sized late lunch, and met Maren back at the docks. Out on the water, Misty brought
up a familiar conversation.
"So, do we know where we're going yet?" Misty asked Ash.
"Uh..." he replied, unsure.
"By the way, one of the nearest islands we'll be going by is Shamouti," Maren said.
"That sounds familar..." Ash thought outloud.
Misty slapped her forehead. "Ash! How could you forget that?! Remember? Lugia?"
"Oh yeah."
Misty sweatdropped.
"Well, it wouldn't hurt to stop by Shamouti Island. Maybe we'll run into Melody!" Ash said.
"Oh yeah, how great that would be..." Misty muttered to herself.
Maren set off in the direction of Shamouti Island. They arrvied there sometime in the late afternoon. After
they got off the boat, they noticed how decorative everything on the island looked.
"They must be having some kind of festival," Ash noted.
"Yeah, I think it is," said Maren, "Now, what was it called again?..."
After a moment, Melody appeared. She was wearing her normal clothes, not her festival attire.
"Wow, it's sure been a long time since you guys have stopped by," Melody said, slinking up in front of Ash, "I
guess your welcome kiss is still in order..."
When Melody was only a few feet away from Ash, Misty whisked in between them, quite literally bouncing Melody
back several feet.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Misty. Am I making you too jealous?" Melody asked, also wondering to herself if this was indeed
the same Misty she had met before.
"Jealous? You should be the one who's jealous!!!" Misty yelled back.
"Why? I wasn't trying to steal your boyfriend or anything, I just wanted to give him a kiss."
"Too bad."
"What?" Melody answered, quit surprised, "Aren't you gonna... deny that he's your boyfriend?"
"Why should I deny things that are true?"
Melody looked shocked. She looked over at Ash who was just smiling and lightly nodding.
"Uh, well, ok. You guys wanna come back to my place? Or do you have somewhere to stay?"
"Uh, no, actually we don't," Ash replied.
"Alright. C'mon." Melody had them follow her back to her house.
After they got back in Melody's house, they all sat down to talk.
Tracey was the first to speak. "So, what are all of the decorations up around the village for?"
"Is it a festival like we had heard?" Joy asked.
"Yeah, except this one we only have about every ten years, so it's pretty big," Melody answered.
"What's it all about?" asked Misty.
Melody began explianing. "It's the Festival of the Bountiful Shamouti Goddess. Our old legends say there was once a
beautiful young goddess who ruled over the island. She was a great leader, who spent most of her days eating the
food her people and servants brought her."
"Sounds great," both Misty and Joy replied at the same time.
"The festival lasts a whole week, and starts tomorrow."
"What happens during the festival?" Tracey asked.
"At the beginning, a young girl is chosen to play the role of the goddess. Any girl will do, but it's better to get
someone who really fits the part. And she also needs to have a big appetite."
"Why's that?" Ash was quick to ask.
"Because, she has to eat all week long, and do it happily also."
Misty was starting to beam happily at the prospect of this idea... "So, anyone can play the part?"
"Yeah," Melody confirmed, "Why are you so interested?"
"Because, I'd like to be the one who does."
"Wha?! Really?"
"Sure, it sounds fun."
"Yeah, Misty would be great," Ash added.
"I'm sure they'd accept you," Melody said, "I'll talk with them later about it."
"Great," Misty answered enthusiatically.
"Hey, is anyone hungry?" Joy asked, "I sure am."
"Yeah, me too," said Tracey.
"Let's go get something to eat, Misty," suggested Ash.
"Sure!"
"While you guys are busy doing that, I'll go ask about Misty," Medody said, standing up.
Ash and the others went off to eat dinner while Melody went to discuss about Misty playing the part. Eventually they
all met up back at her place.
"Great news!" Melody told them happily, "They said you got the part! They already had another pretty chunky girl there,
but they took my word for it when I said you'd be great for the part."
"Wow! I can't believe it," Misty said, surprised.
"It's getting late, but we can get you some clothes first thing tomorrow," Melody said to Misty.
"Clothes?"
"You have to look the part," Melody answered, smiling.
"Oh, ok..." Misty agreed, not sure what this really entailed.
"You'd better get some sleep now," Melody suggested, "We'll have to go early so you can be ready in time."
Everyone was allowed to stay at Melody's house for the night. The next morning they were up early, and Melody took Ash
and Misty shopping. They found a store that made custom clothing, because the kind they needed wasn't the average kind
you can find in a regular store. Misty had to be sized up first, which took a while. After some time of waiting, the
outfit was done, and Misty went to try it on. Ash looked shocked when she came out.
"So, how do I look?"
"You... you look great, Misty," Ash replied, mesmerized.
Misty giggled. "Really?"
What Misty was wearing seemed to be a large white robe/dress, which was tight in some areas of her body and loose in
others. Her hair was flowing down to the middle of her back (like in "The Misty Mermaid" episode), and she wore sandals.
"Wow, you really do look like a goddess," Ash commented, making Misty blush.
"Well, we'd better get going," Melody said, "It's supposed to start soon."
They soon found their way to the place near the middle of town where it was held. There was a nice area for Misty to
sit, with a few pillows, etc. All Misty was required to do was sit there and relax, and eat as much as she pleases.
The man who was running most of the festival appeared.
"So, Melody, where's this girl at?" a man asked, the one was running the whole festival.
"Oh, here she is," Melody said, ushering Misty by her. "Her name's Misty."
"Uh, hi," Misty said as she shook his hand, also blushing from being put on the spot.
"Ah. She's great. Everything you said she'd be. You may come out and sit down whenever you like, young lady," the man said.
"Alright."
After a few moments, Misty walked out and waved to the number of people there. She plopped herself down on the sitting
area, but wasn't sure what to do. "Uh..."
"Just eat the food Misty!" Melody whispered loudly.
"Oh!" Right now there was just a selection of fruits and vegetables in a little pile by her. She scooped up a couple pears
and munched on them.
Ash turned to Melody. "Is that all there is? Misty will be done in no time."
"Oh, not at all. See, the way it works is, Misty eats, and the villagers just bring her food randomly every so often so
she never goes hungry. Much like the old legend of the goddess and her people."
"Oh, by the *munch* way, Ash, *chomp* Take care of Togepi for me," Misty said, her speech marred by all the food she was
cramming in her mouth.
"Sure, Misty," Ash said, then turned to Melody. "So, what do we do now?"
"Uh, I dunno. We can visit Misty as often as we want though, if you were thinking we're not allowed to," she told Ash,
the glanced at Misty again. "Looks like she'll be busy for a while. Wanna grab something to eat?
"Uh, sure," Ash answered.
To Be Continued........
by Mistystuffer
Chapter 14
After the short ride, they had reached Mandarin Island. While Maren was busy totally filling up the boat,
the others looked around for a while.
"Is anybody hungry?" asked Ash.
Misty's stomach then gurgled because it was already full.
"Sounds like you're pretty hungry, Misty."
"Yeah... hungry," she replied nervously.
Everyone ate a decent-sized late lunch, and met Maren back at the docks. Out on the water, Misty brought
up a familiar conversation.
"So, do we know where we're going yet?" Misty asked Ash.
"Uh..." he replied, unsure.
"By the way, one of the nearest islands we'll be going by is Shamouti," Maren said.
"That sounds familar..." Ash thought outloud.
Misty slapped her forehead. "Ash! How could you forget that?! Remember? Lugia?"
"Oh yeah."
Misty sweatdropped.
"Well, it wouldn't hurt to stop by Shamouti Island. Maybe we'll run into Melody!" Ash said.
"Oh yeah, how great that would be..." Misty muttered to herself.
Maren set off in the direction of Shamouti Island. They arrvied there sometime in the late afternoon. After
they got off the boat, they noticed how decorative everything on the island looked.
"They must be having some kind of festival," Ash noted.
"Yeah, I think it is," said Maren, "Now, what was it called again?..."
After a moment, Melody appeared. She was wearing her normal clothes, not her festival attire.
"Wow, it's sure been a long time since you guys have stopped by," Melody said, slinking up in front of Ash, "I
guess your welcome kiss is still in order..."
When Melody was only a few feet away from Ash, Misty whisked in between them, quite literally bouncing Melody
back several feet.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Misty. Am I making you too jealous?" Melody asked, also wondering to herself if this was indeed
the same Misty she had met before.
"Jealous? You should be the one who's jealous!!!" Misty yelled back.
"Why? I wasn't trying to steal your boyfriend or anything, I just wanted to give him a kiss."
"Too bad."
"What?" Melody answered, quit surprised, "Aren't you gonna... deny that he's your boyfriend?"
"Why should I deny things that are true?"
Melody looked shocked. She looked over at Ash who was just smiling and lightly nodding.
"Uh, well, ok. You guys wanna come back to my place? Or do you have somewhere to stay?"
"Uh, no, actually we don't," Ash replied.
"Alright. C'mon." Melody had them follow her back to her house.
After they got back in Melody's house, they all sat down to talk.
Tracey was the first to speak. "So, what are all of the decorations up around the village for?"
"Is it a festival like we had heard?" Joy asked.
"Yeah, except this one we only have about every ten years, so it's pretty big," Melody answered.
"What's it all about?" asked Misty.
Melody began explianing. "It's the Festival of the Bountiful Shamouti Goddess. Our old legends say there was once a
beautiful young goddess who ruled over the island. She was a great leader, who spent most of her days eating the
food her people and servants brought her."
"Sounds great," both Misty and Joy replied at the same time.
"The festival lasts a whole week, and starts tomorrow."
"What happens during the festival?" Tracey asked.
"At the beginning, a young girl is chosen to play the role of the goddess. Any girl will do, but it's better to get
someone who really fits the part. And she also needs to have a big appetite."
"Why's that?" Ash was quick to ask.
"Because, she has to eat all week long, and do it happily also."
Misty was starting to beam happily at the prospect of this idea... "So, anyone can play the part?"
"Yeah," Melody confirmed, "Why are you so interested?"
"Because, I'd like to be the one who does."
"Wha?! Really?"
"Sure, it sounds fun."
"Yeah, Misty would be great," Ash added.
"I'm sure they'd accept you," Melody said, "I'll talk with them later about it."
"Great," Misty answered enthusiatically.
"Hey, is anyone hungry?" Joy asked, "I sure am."
"Yeah, me too," said Tracey.
"Let's go get something to eat, Misty," suggested Ash.
"Sure!"
"While you guys are busy doing that, I'll go ask about Misty," Medody said, standing up.
Ash and the others went off to eat dinner while Melody went to discuss about Misty playing the part. Eventually they
all met up back at her place.
"Great news!" Melody told them happily, "They said you got the part! They already had another pretty chunky girl there,
but they took my word for it when I said you'd be great for the part."
"Wow! I can't believe it," Misty said, surprised.
"It's getting late, but we can get you some clothes first thing tomorrow," Melody said to Misty.
"Clothes?"
"You have to look the part," Melody answered, smiling.
"Oh, ok..." Misty agreed, not sure what this really entailed.
"You'd better get some sleep now," Melody suggested, "We'll have to go early so you can be ready in time."
Everyone was allowed to stay at Melody's house for the night. The next morning they were up early, and Melody took Ash
and Misty shopping. They found a store that made custom clothing, because the kind they needed wasn't the average kind
you can find in a regular store. Misty had to be sized up first, which took a while. After some time of waiting, the
outfit was done, and Misty went to try it on. Ash looked shocked when she came out.
"So, how do I look?"
"You... you look great, Misty," Ash replied, mesmerized.
Misty giggled. "Really?"
What Misty was wearing seemed to be a large white robe/dress, which was tight in some areas of her body and loose in
others. Her hair was flowing down to the middle of her back (like in "The Misty Mermaid" episode), and she wore sandals.
"Wow, you really do look like a goddess," Ash commented, making Misty blush.
"Well, we'd better get going," Melody said, "It's supposed to start soon."
They soon found their way to the place near the middle of town where it was held. There was a nice area for Misty to
sit, with a few pillows, etc. All Misty was required to do was sit there and relax, and eat as much as she pleases.
The man who was running most of the festival appeared.
"So, Melody, where's this girl at?" a man asked, the one was running the whole festival.
"Oh, here she is," Melody said, ushering Misty by her. "Her name's Misty."
"Uh, hi," Misty said as she shook his hand, also blushing from being put on the spot.
"Ah. She's great. Everything you said she'd be. You may come out and sit down whenever you like, young lady," the man said.
"Alright."
After a few moments, Misty walked out and waved to the number of people there. She plopped herself down on the sitting
area, but wasn't sure what to do. "Uh..."
"Just eat the food Misty!" Melody whispered loudly.
"Oh!" Right now there was just a selection of fruits and vegetables in a little pile by her. She scooped up a couple pears
and munched on them.
Ash turned to Melody. "Is that all there is? Misty will be done in no time."
"Oh, not at all. See, the way it works is, Misty eats, and the villagers just bring her food randomly every so often so
she never goes hungry. Much like the old legend of the goddess and her people."
"Oh, by the *munch* way, Ash, *chomp* Take care of Togepi for me," Misty said, her speech marred by all the food she was
cramming in her mouth.
"Sure, Misty," Ash said, then turned to Melody. "So, what do we do now?"
"Uh, I dunno. We can visit Misty as often as we want though, if you were thinking we're not allowed to," she told Ash,
the glanced at Misty again. "Looks like she'll be busy for a while. Wanna grab something to eat?
"Uh, sure," Ash answered.
To Be Continued........