"I wonder what's taking Brock so long?" Ash asked finishing off his soda.
"Oh I bet I know!" Misty said getting up and storming off in the direction in which they had left Brock.
"Do you want a drink?" Krystal asked Gary as she went to stand up.
"Don't worry, I can get them," He said standing up slowly, shaking his head slightly.
"Ok," Krystal said watching him go.
"Is Gary always like this?" Krystal asked Ash, the only one of their small group still there.
"No, I think its just you," Ash said laughing slightly.
"Me?" she asked back not fully understanding what Ash was saying.
"Yes you, because usually he would just lie around and tell other people to get him what he needed..." Ash replied though stopped himself from saying anything else; Misty had been right it was cruel. Before Krystal could ask Ash more questions Gary returned with their drinks and Misty returned, with Brock.
"I found him harassing poor Nurse Joy!," Misty said, clearly not pleased, as she took her seat next to Ash and Gary took his next to Krystal handing her a soda.
"Thanks" she said gratefully.
"Well I've stocked up on our food supplies and Nurse Joy says that if we leave now, at a quick pace would should arrive at the waterfalls close to tomorrow afternoon," Brock said standing between the to couches. Gary groaned inwardly, leaning further back into the couch as he drank his soda, watching Krystal with one eye and Ash with the other hoping that neither would agree to leave now.
"Well lets get going and see how far we can make it before dark," Ash said standing up as Pikachu bounded up onto his shoulder.
"I'll meet you outside, Ash, I'm just going to get another soda," Misty said, Ash nodded heading out side with Brock.
"Coming?" Gary heard Krystal ask him, he didn't want to get up, he just wanted to lie down and sleep but instead he got up, "Yeh I'm coming," he said finishing off his soda.
"Good, then lets get moving," She said smiling, then grabbing him by his arm, and dragging him out of the Pokemon Centre.
"You guys ready?" Misty called out as she to joined them outside the Pokemon Centre.
"Yeh, I'm ready, what about you two?" Ash said turning around to face Gary and Krystal.
"All good here," Krystal said; Gary on the other hand just nodded.
"Right, follow me, Nurse Joy said there should be fairly worn down track around the back... ah here it is," Brock said pointing to the track that led into the trees, "It should take us right up these hills and straight to the waterfalls," he added.
"Alright! Well lets get going," Ash said following Brock, Misty walking by his side.
"Go Eevee," Krystal called out, "I think you could do with a walk," She said smiling.
"Preee," Eevee said happily, trotting casually up the track, Krystal and Gary followed her.
The scenery was beautiful, cool and calm mixed with the sounds of bird pokemon located within the trees. However, Misty didn't really have time to stop and admire it, she and Ash were the most eager of the group to get there as soon as possible so they kept a lively pace.
Gary sighed it was only afternoon and his legs already ached, he was also thirsty and all he wanted to do was lie down and sleep, however, he didn't say anything, but kept walking hoping that Ash would get hungry and ask for a lunch break. It was only a few minutes later when his legs gave out from beneath him and he collapsed on the ground, he couldn't even be bothered getting back up. Instead, he just sat there staring longingly after Krystal who was still walking up the hill with her Eevee.
"Ouch!" Misty yelled as she stumbled forward and tripped over an exposed tree root, lucky for her Togepi, who was asleep in her bag on her back, didn't get hurt and wake up.
"Are you alright?" Ash said kneeling down on the track beside her
"I think a broke my ankle!" Misty said wincing
"Hmmm, let me see," Brock, who was suddenly stationed in front of her, said.
"What happened?" Krystal, who had just caught up, asked
"Hmm, Misty has just bruised her ankle" Brock told her, "its defiantly not broken," he said more so to Misty then the other two. Ash looked up from Misty's bruised ankle to see Krystal.
"Where's Gary?" he asked her
"...I don't know," she said looking back down the track, "he must of stoped for a rest, don't know why he couldn't of just said something though," she mumbled more to herself then the others.
"He is very proud!" Misty said slightly louder then she wanted to as Brock was taping her ankle a tad to tight.
"Ok, I'll be back in a moment you guys, I'm just going to see where he is," Krystal called out as she slowly began to head down the track.
"Veee!" Eevee called out racing down past Krystal, clearly enjoying a downhill journey better then that of the up hill.
