The sun shone through the window of the guest room in Professor Oak's house. Ash snored gently and rolled over. A sharp shake woke him up. He yawned. "Wake up, Ash." Brock said. Ash rubbed his eyes and looked around. Mike and Brock stood by the bed side waiting for him. Ash got up and made a quick change in clothes before walking out of the room.
"What time is it?" he asked.
"Around seven." May answered for him. "Ms. Ketchum wants you to wake up and go downstairs to eat."
Mike nodded. "Misty almost ate all of it, she said she loves your mom's cooking."
Ash looked up from tying his shoes and noticed Misty wasn't even there. "Speaking of Misty, where is she?" He asked, pulling on his cap. May looked at Brock and Mike before answering.
"Misty's with Gary when we left." Ash ran downstairs. He dodged Professor Oak and his mother before opening the back door and walking out into the pokemon field. Gary and Misty were by the stream that ran near the town. Ash crept behind a tree so he could hear.
"Close your eyes." Gary said. Misty did as he said and reached out her hand.
"Don't leave me." Misty said. Gary took her hands.
"I won't. I promise. Now, take off everything weighing your mind and relax." Gary ordered. Misty took a deep breath.
"Are you scared?" Gary asked. Misty opened one eye. "Eye's closed!" Misty shut her eye.
"Of what?"
Gary gave a shrug only Ash could see. "Anything, I guess."
Misty opened her eyes again. "I..." She hesitated. "I fear only two things. One, bugs. Two, being trapped forever."
"Trapped?" Ash hid behind another tree to hear even better. He peeked out from behind to see Misty nod.
"Trapped. Anywhere, anytime. It fears me because my dreams and goals will be washed away." Misty said softly. "Just like the waves that wash into the shore."
Gary shook Misty's hands. "That was beautiful."
Misty smiled. "Thank you."
Ash jumped out from the tree and pretended to yawn and stretch, causing the two to look up. "Morning." He said. Misty let go of Gary's hand.
"Nice sleep, Ash?" Gary asked. Ash started to remember why he slept here in the first place and the whole night.
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Ash inched closer to a plate of cookies, until Misty smacked him with a hot iron spoon. Ash yelped. Ms. Ketchum scolded him. "Not until the party." Ash raised en eyebrow so Ms. Ketchum explained some more. "We're going to Professor Oak's for your last night here. He's hosting a party and everyone is invited. This is great, seeing as this is your last night here."
"So is everyone going?" Ash asked, the bet stuck in his head. Ms. Ketchum nodded.
"Now, go up and clean up." She ordered him. She turned to Misty. "You too, Misty. This is a big celebration to you too, so get dressy!" Ms. Ketchum giggled at her words.
"Right." Misty untied the apron covering her clothes and left without a word to Ash. Ash followed her.
"Are you still mad at me?!" He asked. Misty said nothing. "Come on, Misty! You're my friend; I don't want you to get hurt!"
Misty walked up the stairs and turned around. "Why did you care so much?"
Ash stopped walking after her. "What?"
Misty repeated the question. Ash thought for a moment, remembering the bet. "Because." He finally said. "I just do."
"Typical Ash." Misty muttered and sighed. "I forgive you." And with that she left Ash and shut the door to the bathroom.
It took Ash quite a while to change and dress into formal clothes. Ms. Ketchum sent him back to fix minor problems before she was satisfied. Ash watched the other people go back and forth hastily to fix problems. May for a white dress and his mother wore a light pink. Mike tugged on his tie. "It's like something to strangle you with!" He grumbled.
"Misty?" Ms. Ketchum called from downstairs. "Are you ready?"
"Who are you calling?" Misty asked from the doorway. Everyone turned to her. She wore a pale green dress that only had one strap on her right shoulder. The bottom of the gown was patterned with green jewels. Ash was breathless. She was stunning.
"How did you get down the stairs without us noticing?" Ms. Ketchum asked surprised. Misty shrugged.
"I was down here for a while."
"You look great." May commented. Everyone agreed.
"Please," Misty took hold of the platter of cookies. "Everyone ready to go?"
Ash closed the door behind him as they filed out of the house and walked to Professor Oak's. Ash trailed by Misty, finding his courage to speak. "You look great." Was all he could say. Misty smiled. "Thank you. By the way," Misty slipped a cookie in his hand. "You're arrogant."
Biting into the cookie, Ash winked. "You're welcome." Ash helped her up to the porch of Professor Oak's house and Mike rang the doorbell. Ash groaned as Gary opened the door in a tux. He smiled.
"Welcome." He opened the door wide enough for them to come in. "Ash." He said, smiling but his eyes told glares.
"Gary." Ash replied back. Misty set down the platter on a table and looked around
"Are we early?" She asked. Gary took the platter and shoved it at Ash while he took Misty's hand. Misty stared in surprise.
"Not at all, we're having the party in the garden." Gary explained and guided her towards the open back doors. Ms. Ketchum followed them, but May and Brock looked at Ash.
"What's going on?" Brock asked, crossing his arms. Ash gave him the platter.
"Nothing." May stopped him. "What?"
May stared in his eyes for a long time. Ash shifted uncomfortably until she finally spoke. "Nothing."
"Okay then." Ash walked outside to the party. There was a local band playing softly in the background as the town's people danced in there dresses and suits. Three rows of tables stood a distance away from the dance floor with a variety of foods and drinks. Everything had a blue glow from the stream.Pikachu stood next to him, looking at every detail as well. Ash bent down and petted him. "Go and find Togepi so you two can play together. I'm sure he's with Mike." Pikachu nodded and disappeared behind pairs of legs. Ash took another look around. He spotted Misty and Gary by the dance floor. 'Find your courage or Gary will beat you.' May words repeated in his head. Ash nodded to himself. "You can do this, Ash."
Ash walked over to Misty and held out his hand, interrupting her conversation with Gary. "May I have this dance?" He asked, making sure it was polite. Gary looked at Misty. Misty nodded.
"Sure." Misty turned to Gary. "We can finish our conversation later." Misty took Ash's hand and let him lead her to the dance floor. Ash turned around to face her.
"Uh..." Idiot, Ash thought. You don't know how to dance!
Misty raised an eyebrow. "Do you know how to dance?" She asked. Ash shook his head. To his surprise, she laughed. "Alright, I guess I'll show you." Misty took his left hand and placed it on her waist. Ash panicked.
"What are you doing?" He asked. Misty glared at him.
"Oh shut up." She took hold of his other hand and placed her left arm on his shoulder. "Now, follow the beat of the music." Misty swayed side to side, moving round and round. Ash followed her beat. One, two, three. One, two, three. Misty's hair smelled like roses. One, two, three. Misty looked at him and smiled.
"Misty-" Ash was interrupted by the sound of a bell. All eyes turned to Professor Oak.
"Good evening everyone! I hope you've had an enjoyable time since you've came here. Please join me in a feast!" People trudged past Ash and Misty and towards the white tables. Misty turned back to Ash.
"Thank you for the dance." Misty smiled again. She nodded her head towards the tables. "Come on, I'm starving!" Ash followed her steps again and selected what food he wanted and took a seat next to Misty.Dispite his luck, Gary sat down on the opposite side of her. Before long, Brock, Mike, and May seated themselves at the table too. Ash sat there, eating silently as Gary started a deep conversation with Misty. May poked him on the hand.
"Listen!"
Gary set his knife down. "So, what kind of performances do you do?"
"Water shows, anything that has to do with water too. We change the shows if the crowd dies out. This dress is actually a costume I had to make for a performance." Misty said.
"It's a great costume." Gary commented. Misty smiled.
"Thank you." Both of their plates were left to attract flies. Misty stood up. "Excuse me for a moment." Gary smirked at Ash.
"Jealous?"
"Not at all." Ash said coolly. His mind screamed 'Lemme at him! I can take him on!' Gary placed down his fork.
"Sure, Ash, but get ready to lose her. This bet is mine." Gary pointed to himself. "Mine." He repeated. May laid a hand on Ash's arm. Gary looked at her. "Who is that?"
May shook her head. "Ash don't."
"That's where you're wrong, Gary." Ash said, smirking. "You see, in two weeks she will be mine. Tomorrow we set off while you still stay here, giving me all the time I need."
Gary laughed at this, making Ash wipe the smirk off. "Wrong again, Ash."
Ash was confused. Was Gary bluffing? "What do you mea-?"
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Misty apologized, sitting down. Gary looked at Ash.
"No problem."
"Yeah, no problem." Ash repeated. Misty looked at him.
"Are you okay?" Ash nodded.
"Yeah, of course." Misty clapped her hands.
"This reminds me, we doing have enough beds in your house for all of us."
"We have a guest room." Gary offered.
"Ash has his room and he could share it with Brock, Mike and May have the couch...leaving me."
Gary piped up again. "You can always use our guest room."
"No!" Ash blurted out. Everyone turned to him. "How about May and Misty take my room, Brock and Mike could take the couch, and I could take the guest room here. This can give me a chance to talk with Tracy."
"The couch seems more comfortable to me." Brock said.
May hissed in Ash's ear. "Are you crazy!? Misty is going to kill me!"
Misty didn't look to happy either. "Are you sure?" Ash nodded.
Once again, the bell rang and all eyes went to Professor Oak again. Beaming, Professor Oak started to speak. "Thank you for coming to this successful party and I hope the food was to your enjoyment. Let's give a toast to both of our quite successful trainers, Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak!" Eyes turned to Gary and Ash, they both nodded and smiled. "Let's also give this toast to the Cerulean Gym leader who was able to join us today, Misty!" Another clap of applaud. Gary and Ash clapped the hardest. "I hope you've enjoyed your evening here and I wish you a safe and peaceful night." Once again, another applaud. Ms. Ketchum joined the rest of them.
"Someone is going to have to sleep over here for tonight I'm afraid."
"No problem, mom. I'll be sleeping here." Ms. Ketchum smiled.
"Oh, that's wonderful Ash. I've talked to Professor Oak and he has a room for you. I'll come over right away tomorrow." She promised. Ash nodded and gave a good-bye to the rest of them.
"We'll see you two tomorrow." Misty said. Gary nodded and touched her forehead once more.
"Later."
"See you tomorrow Misty." Ash said. Misty walked away and Gary and Ash turned to each other.
"One week and six days left." Was the only thing Gary said before leaving Ash on his own.
"He's not so bad, Ash." Tracy said, walking up to him. "Come on, you're stuck helping us clean up."
Tracy handed him a plastic bag and Ash rolled p his sleeves and got to work, making sure he went twice as fast as Gary. As he picked up trash here and there, he thought of what Gary said. "Wrong again..."
"I'll be wrong if I want to." Ash muttered.
"Liar." Gary said, walking past Ash. Ash quickly finished and was shown to his room. Kicking off his dress shoes, he threw himself on the bed and let sleep take over.
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"Yeah, I slept pretty well." Ash replied. Misty nodded.
"Good, we got a big walk ahead of us." Misty announced. Gary brushed some hair out of his eyes.
"What about you and May?" Ash asked.
"It was alright."
"I think we better get inside, it almost seems like the time for you to go." Gary said. They walked back into the house and into the kitchen, where Ms. Ketchum was sliding pancakes into a plastic container.
"Good Morning Ash." She greeted. "I'm going to put your pancakes in a container so you can eat on the go."
"Thanks." Ash took the container from her and picked up his backpack, which was lying on the floor. Pikachu and Togepi ran around in circles by his feet. "Hey Pikachu, you too Togepi."
"Pikaa." The rest of the group came downstairs, ready to start. Misty slung her bag on her shoulders and placed Togepi on her shoulder.
"Thank you." Ms. Ketchum and Professor Oak both smiled.
"Come back soon, okay?" Ms. Ketchum said. "And Ash you better take care of clothes."
Ash didn't hear a word his mother was saying. He looked around. Gary was no where in sight. Then he heard Brock. "Something wrong, Gary?"
Gary held his own bag in his hand. "I've decided to journey with you this time, Ash." He said. Professor Oak blinked.
"Is that okay with you Ash?" He asked. Ash bit his tongue.
"Yeah, it's okay." He lied. Gary turned to Professor Oak.
"I'll stay in contact. Bye, gramps." Everyone filed out of the house and on to the street. Mike pulled out his navigator.
"So which island first?" He asked.
"What islands are there?" May asked.
"Depends on which out of the twelve we want to go to first." Misty explained. "The closest one from pallet is Water Island, with three gyms in different parts of the island. It would be about a three day trip if we took the ferry, but we can make record time if we went on pokemon."
Mike checked with his navigator. "She's right."
"We go left." Misty said, leading the way. Gary shook his head.
"I would be lost if I went alone." He said. Misty laughed.
"Let's go!"
"What time is it?" he asked.
"Around seven." May answered for him. "Ms. Ketchum wants you to wake up and go downstairs to eat."
Mike nodded. "Misty almost ate all of it, she said she loves your mom's cooking."
Ash looked up from tying his shoes and noticed Misty wasn't even there. "Speaking of Misty, where is she?" He asked, pulling on his cap. May looked at Brock and Mike before answering.
"Misty's with Gary when we left." Ash ran downstairs. He dodged Professor Oak and his mother before opening the back door and walking out into the pokemon field. Gary and Misty were by the stream that ran near the town. Ash crept behind a tree so he could hear.
"Close your eyes." Gary said. Misty did as he said and reached out her hand.
"Don't leave me." Misty said. Gary took her hands.
"I won't. I promise. Now, take off everything weighing your mind and relax." Gary ordered. Misty took a deep breath.
"Are you scared?" Gary asked. Misty opened one eye. "Eye's closed!" Misty shut her eye.
"Of what?"
Gary gave a shrug only Ash could see. "Anything, I guess."
Misty opened her eyes again. "I..." She hesitated. "I fear only two things. One, bugs. Two, being trapped forever."
"Trapped?" Ash hid behind another tree to hear even better. He peeked out from behind to see Misty nod.
"Trapped. Anywhere, anytime. It fears me because my dreams and goals will be washed away." Misty said softly. "Just like the waves that wash into the shore."
Gary shook Misty's hands. "That was beautiful."
Misty smiled. "Thank you."
Ash jumped out from the tree and pretended to yawn and stretch, causing the two to look up. "Morning." He said. Misty let go of Gary's hand.
"Nice sleep, Ash?" Gary asked. Ash started to remember why he slept here in the first place and the whole night.
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Ash inched closer to a plate of cookies, until Misty smacked him with a hot iron spoon. Ash yelped. Ms. Ketchum scolded him. "Not until the party." Ash raised en eyebrow so Ms. Ketchum explained some more. "We're going to Professor Oak's for your last night here. He's hosting a party and everyone is invited. This is great, seeing as this is your last night here."
"So is everyone going?" Ash asked, the bet stuck in his head. Ms. Ketchum nodded.
"Now, go up and clean up." She ordered him. She turned to Misty. "You too, Misty. This is a big celebration to you too, so get dressy!" Ms. Ketchum giggled at her words.
"Right." Misty untied the apron covering her clothes and left without a word to Ash. Ash followed her.
"Are you still mad at me?!" He asked. Misty said nothing. "Come on, Misty! You're my friend; I don't want you to get hurt!"
Misty walked up the stairs and turned around. "Why did you care so much?"
Ash stopped walking after her. "What?"
Misty repeated the question. Ash thought for a moment, remembering the bet. "Because." He finally said. "I just do."
"Typical Ash." Misty muttered and sighed. "I forgive you." And with that she left Ash and shut the door to the bathroom.
It took Ash quite a while to change and dress into formal clothes. Ms. Ketchum sent him back to fix minor problems before she was satisfied. Ash watched the other people go back and forth hastily to fix problems. May for a white dress and his mother wore a light pink. Mike tugged on his tie. "It's like something to strangle you with!" He grumbled.
"Misty?" Ms. Ketchum called from downstairs. "Are you ready?"
"Who are you calling?" Misty asked from the doorway. Everyone turned to her. She wore a pale green dress that only had one strap on her right shoulder. The bottom of the gown was patterned with green jewels. Ash was breathless. She was stunning.
"How did you get down the stairs without us noticing?" Ms. Ketchum asked surprised. Misty shrugged.
"I was down here for a while."
"You look great." May commented. Everyone agreed.
"Please," Misty took hold of the platter of cookies. "Everyone ready to go?"
Ash closed the door behind him as they filed out of the house and walked to Professor Oak's. Ash trailed by Misty, finding his courage to speak. "You look great." Was all he could say. Misty smiled. "Thank you. By the way," Misty slipped a cookie in his hand. "You're arrogant."
Biting into the cookie, Ash winked. "You're welcome." Ash helped her up to the porch of Professor Oak's house and Mike rang the doorbell. Ash groaned as Gary opened the door in a tux. He smiled.
"Welcome." He opened the door wide enough for them to come in. "Ash." He said, smiling but his eyes told glares.
"Gary." Ash replied back. Misty set down the platter on a table and looked around
"Are we early?" She asked. Gary took the platter and shoved it at Ash while he took Misty's hand. Misty stared in surprise.
"Not at all, we're having the party in the garden." Gary explained and guided her towards the open back doors. Ms. Ketchum followed them, but May and Brock looked at Ash.
"What's going on?" Brock asked, crossing his arms. Ash gave him the platter.
"Nothing." May stopped him. "What?"
May stared in his eyes for a long time. Ash shifted uncomfortably until she finally spoke. "Nothing."
"Okay then." Ash walked outside to the party. There was a local band playing softly in the background as the town's people danced in there dresses and suits. Three rows of tables stood a distance away from the dance floor with a variety of foods and drinks. Everything had a blue glow from the stream.Pikachu stood next to him, looking at every detail as well. Ash bent down and petted him. "Go and find Togepi so you two can play together. I'm sure he's with Mike." Pikachu nodded and disappeared behind pairs of legs. Ash took another look around. He spotted Misty and Gary by the dance floor. 'Find your courage or Gary will beat you.' May words repeated in his head. Ash nodded to himself. "You can do this, Ash."
Ash walked over to Misty and held out his hand, interrupting her conversation with Gary. "May I have this dance?" He asked, making sure it was polite. Gary looked at Misty. Misty nodded.
"Sure." Misty turned to Gary. "We can finish our conversation later." Misty took Ash's hand and let him lead her to the dance floor. Ash turned around to face her.
"Uh..." Idiot, Ash thought. You don't know how to dance!
Misty raised an eyebrow. "Do you know how to dance?" She asked. Ash shook his head. To his surprise, she laughed. "Alright, I guess I'll show you." Misty took his left hand and placed it on her waist. Ash panicked.
"What are you doing?" He asked. Misty glared at him.
"Oh shut up." She took hold of his other hand and placed her left arm on his shoulder. "Now, follow the beat of the music." Misty swayed side to side, moving round and round. Ash followed her beat. One, two, three. One, two, three. Misty's hair smelled like roses. One, two, three. Misty looked at him and smiled.
"Misty-" Ash was interrupted by the sound of a bell. All eyes turned to Professor Oak.
"Good evening everyone! I hope you've had an enjoyable time since you've came here. Please join me in a feast!" People trudged past Ash and Misty and towards the white tables. Misty turned back to Ash.
"Thank you for the dance." Misty smiled again. She nodded her head towards the tables. "Come on, I'm starving!" Ash followed her steps again and selected what food he wanted and took a seat next to Misty.Dispite his luck, Gary sat down on the opposite side of her. Before long, Brock, Mike, and May seated themselves at the table too. Ash sat there, eating silently as Gary started a deep conversation with Misty. May poked him on the hand.
"Listen!"
Gary set his knife down. "So, what kind of performances do you do?"
"Water shows, anything that has to do with water too. We change the shows if the crowd dies out. This dress is actually a costume I had to make for a performance." Misty said.
"It's a great costume." Gary commented. Misty smiled.
"Thank you." Both of their plates were left to attract flies. Misty stood up. "Excuse me for a moment." Gary smirked at Ash.
"Jealous?"
"Not at all." Ash said coolly. His mind screamed 'Lemme at him! I can take him on!' Gary placed down his fork.
"Sure, Ash, but get ready to lose her. This bet is mine." Gary pointed to himself. "Mine." He repeated. May laid a hand on Ash's arm. Gary looked at her. "Who is that?"
May shook her head. "Ash don't."
"That's where you're wrong, Gary." Ash said, smirking. "You see, in two weeks she will be mine. Tomorrow we set off while you still stay here, giving me all the time I need."
Gary laughed at this, making Ash wipe the smirk off. "Wrong again, Ash."
Ash was confused. Was Gary bluffing? "What do you mea-?"
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Misty apologized, sitting down. Gary looked at Ash.
"No problem."
"Yeah, no problem." Ash repeated. Misty looked at him.
"Are you okay?" Ash nodded.
"Yeah, of course." Misty clapped her hands.
"This reminds me, we doing have enough beds in your house for all of us."
"We have a guest room." Gary offered.
"Ash has his room and he could share it with Brock, Mike and May have the couch...leaving me."
Gary piped up again. "You can always use our guest room."
"No!" Ash blurted out. Everyone turned to him. "How about May and Misty take my room, Brock and Mike could take the couch, and I could take the guest room here. This can give me a chance to talk with Tracy."
"The couch seems more comfortable to me." Brock said.
May hissed in Ash's ear. "Are you crazy!? Misty is going to kill me!"
Misty didn't look to happy either. "Are you sure?" Ash nodded.
Once again, the bell rang and all eyes went to Professor Oak again. Beaming, Professor Oak started to speak. "Thank you for coming to this successful party and I hope the food was to your enjoyment. Let's give a toast to both of our quite successful trainers, Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak!" Eyes turned to Gary and Ash, they both nodded and smiled. "Let's also give this toast to the Cerulean Gym leader who was able to join us today, Misty!" Another clap of applaud. Gary and Ash clapped the hardest. "I hope you've enjoyed your evening here and I wish you a safe and peaceful night." Once again, another applaud. Ms. Ketchum joined the rest of them.
"Someone is going to have to sleep over here for tonight I'm afraid."
"No problem, mom. I'll be sleeping here." Ms. Ketchum smiled.
"Oh, that's wonderful Ash. I've talked to Professor Oak and he has a room for you. I'll come over right away tomorrow." She promised. Ash nodded and gave a good-bye to the rest of them.
"We'll see you two tomorrow." Misty said. Gary nodded and touched her forehead once more.
"Later."
"See you tomorrow Misty." Ash said. Misty walked away and Gary and Ash turned to each other.
"One week and six days left." Was the only thing Gary said before leaving Ash on his own.
"He's not so bad, Ash." Tracy said, walking up to him. "Come on, you're stuck helping us clean up."
Tracy handed him a plastic bag and Ash rolled p his sleeves and got to work, making sure he went twice as fast as Gary. As he picked up trash here and there, he thought of what Gary said. "Wrong again..."
"I'll be wrong if I want to." Ash muttered.
"Liar." Gary said, walking past Ash. Ash quickly finished and was shown to his room. Kicking off his dress shoes, he threw himself on the bed and let sleep take over.
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"Yeah, I slept pretty well." Ash replied. Misty nodded.
"Good, we got a big walk ahead of us." Misty announced. Gary brushed some hair out of his eyes.
"What about you and May?" Ash asked.
"It was alright."
"I think we better get inside, it almost seems like the time for you to go." Gary said. They walked back into the house and into the kitchen, where Ms. Ketchum was sliding pancakes into a plastic container.
"Good Morning Ash." She greeted. "I'm going to put your pancakes in a container so you can eat on the go."
"Thanks." Ash took the container from her and picked up his backpack, which was lying on the floor. Pikachu and Togepi ran around in circles by his feet. "Hey Pikachu, you too Togepi."
"Pikaa." The rest of the group came downstairs, ready to start. Misty slung her bag on her shoulders and placed Togepi on her shoulder.
"Thank you." Ms. Ketchum and Professor Oak both smiled.
"Come back soon, okay?" Ms. Ketchum said. "And Ash you better take care of clothes."
Ash didn't hear a word his mother was saying. He looked around. Gary was no where in sight. Then he heard Brock. "Something wrong, Gary?"
Gary held his own bag in his hand. "I've decided to journey with you this time, Ash." He said. Professor Oak blinked.
"Is that okay with you Ash?" He asked. Ash bit his tongue.
"Yeah, it's okay." He lied. Gary turned to Professor Oak.
"I'll stay in contact. Bye, gramps." Everyone filed out of the house and on to the street. Mike pulled out his navigator.
"So which island first?" He asked.
"What islands are there?" May asked.
"Depends on which out of the twelve we want to go to first." Misty explained. "The closest one from pallet is Water Island, with three gyms in different parts of the island. It would be about a three day trip if we took the ferry, but we can make record time if we went on pokemon."
Mike checked with his navigator. "She's right."
"We go left." Misty said, leading the way. Gary shook his head.
"I would be lost if I went alone." He said. Misty laughed.
"Let's go!"