-Thanks for all the review guys. If you have any ideas for the story I'd love to hear them. BTW pinkpassionfruit thanks for the whole Gary idea. I'll defiantly think about it. Keep reading and reviewing. Thanks so much!-

Misty ran back to the docks with her ID card in hand. After getting a quick breakfast with Austin. The two parted. Austin shoved a piece of paper with his hotel number and room number into Misty's hand.

"Give me a tingle?" He asked, hopeful.

"EXCUSE ME?" Misty asked shocked.

"It means give me a call. Sorry for all the aussie language," he said.

"Ohhh," Misty said in relief.

"Keep in touch kay?" he said as he let go of Misty's hand slowly. He then turned around and started in the opposite direction.

"Okay," Misty whispered.

Misty ran over the last few hours in her head as she was running towards the docks. For the last few hours she hadn't thought of Ash. Well okay, that was a lie. Misty was always looking around. Hoping that she would spot Ash. She wanted to, but she didn't want to. She would rather she see Ash first before he see her. With Austin, Misty felt so carefree. She laughed and had fun for the first time in a long time.

Misty was lost in her thoughts when she ran into a short old man in a suit.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry sir." Misty said in a hurry. The man was standing by a black limousine. The limo was one out of a line of five limos. Each limo had a flag on it displaying an emblem of a gym. Misty looked for the water droplet of her gym. Misty slipped her ID badge over her head and looked around. The man she had run into tapped her on the shoulder.

"Ahem. You are Misty of the Cerulean City Gym I presume?" The man asked. Misty turned to face the man.

"I am," she answered.

"I am Mr. Jacoby. I am to escort you to your hotel." He pronounced. He gave Misty a business card. "I am also your personal assistant for the duration of the tournament. Should you need anything you are to contact me. The number below mine is the number for your chauffer. He will drive you anywhere at anytime." Mr. Jacoby opened the door of the limousine. "Please step into the limo." Misty was shocked. This was more than she expected. Misty seated herself and Mr. Jacoby closed the door. He went into the passenger seat of the limo next to the driver. The screen between the front seat and where Misty was seated rolled down. "This is Charlie," said Mr. Jacoby pointing to the driver. Mr. Jacoby pulled out a bottle of water and drank half of it. "You will be required to attend a press meeting tomorrow around three with the other gym leaders. There will also be a photo op earlier in the day that you are required to attend."

Misty was weighed down by all of everything that Mr. Jacoby was saying. She just kept her mouth shut and stared out of the tinted window.

"Don't worry about all of this. I will be there to keep you on task." Mr. Jacoby said. He reminded Misty of a grandfather. A loving grandfather who was very…well organized. Misty rolled down her window. The wind rushed in and cooled her down. She suddenly realized that the limo was getting very stuffy. Misty opened the moon roof as well. She wanted to stick her head out but stopped herself.

Ten minutes later they arrived at the Fortune hotel. Mr. Jacoby opened her door and helped her to get out. He took Misty's backpack off her shoulder and carried it as if it were a dirty rag. Misty was in awe. Mr. Jacoby guided Misty into the hotel and the lobby was gorgeous with hanging chandeliers and gorgeous tapestry. Mr. Jacoby headed to the front desk and checked Misty in.

"Your suite is on the 36th floor. Suite 987. All of the gym leaders are on the same floor and you all have suites." Mr. Jacoby handed Misty her room keys. "I have business to attend to. Please call me if you have any questions or if you need anything." Mr. Jacoby handed Misty her backpack, turned on his heel, and proceeded out of the hotel.

"Um…ok." Misty said. She went to the elevator and stepped in. She pressed 36. The elevator rose to 20 and a girl two years older than Misty stepped in. She had long curly yellow blonde hair and was wearing a black skirt and a red t-shirt.

"Hi there!" The girl said. "I'm Gloria. I'm a new gym leader from the Orange Islands. You're…"

"Misty," Misty finished.

"Right! Cerulean City." Gloria said. "I'm glad I've met you. I was afraid there would be no girls in this whole thing! So far I've met two other gym leaders. I mean sure, they're great to look at but you have got to have your gal pals right?" Gloria said. Misty could tell she was an outgoing type. Like Misty used to be.

The two arrived at the 36th floor. "Hey, I'm in suite 982. If you ever want to chat or hang out come on over. Catch you later Misty!"

"Will do." Misty said as she rushed to her own suite. Misty felt suffocated by Gloria's niceness. Misty opened the door and was amazed with the beauty of her suite. Living in here for the next two weeks would be a piece of cake. Misty threw her bag onto a couch in the living room. She locked her door and ventured farther into the suite. The living room was equipped with a huge entertainment center. The kitchen was connected to the living room. Misty opened the fridge and looked inside. It was fully equipped with water, soda, and food. There was a note in the fridge that displayed the number for room service. How convenient. Misty closed the fridge and opened a door to the left of the kitchen. She found a small, empty den with a computer. Misty shrugged and closed the door. She then entered the door to the right of the kitchen. It was her room. The room had a king sized bed with a gold and amber canopy. There was a medium sized television inside of an armoire. Misty opened the side of the armoire and gasped. There were six beautiful dresses for all occasions. A note was stuck to the inside of the armoire:

These dresses are yours to use for the duration of the tournament.

They are on loan from a local designer.

Please take the best of care when wearing them.

Misty was shocked. This was turning out to be an awesome trip. Misty closed the armoire and went into the bathroom. The bathroom consisted of a glass shower, a toilet with a gold plated seat, gold plated sinks, and a hot tub. Everything in the suite was SO overdone. Misty suddenly felt tired. She exited the bathroom and plopped onto her bed, which was so incredibly comfortable. She fell asleep almost instantly.

--

Misty was woke with a start. The phone next to the bed was ringing. Misty rolled to the side where the phone was and picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Miss Misty, this is Mr. Jacoby."

"Hello Mr. Jacoby."

"The opening ceremonies are in an hour and a half. I was wondering if you were ready to have Charlie take you to the stadium."

Misty panicked. She had been sleeping and she knew she looked horrible. "How far is the stadium?"

"About ten minutes from the hotel."

"Have Charlie pick me up in one hour please."

"If that is what you wish. Also, all gym leaders are required to wear their gym wear. Suits or clothing if you will that show what gym they are from."

"Thank you Mr. Jacoby."

"My pleasure."

Misty hung up the phone and stripped herself of the suit she had been wearing all day. She turned on the shower and jumped in. She washed herself and got out. She pulled on one of the hotel's white bathrobes and began to blow-dry her hair. When she was done, it hung in strait layers and shone brightly. She ran into the living room and grabbed her back. Emptying it out onto the bed she chose a red sport jacket with light blue lining. On her left shoulder, once again, was the emblem of the cerulean city gym. She pulled on a black tank top and put on the jacket. She also wore black yoga pants and blue flip-flops. She looked sporty and determined. She looked to the clock.

'Charlie should be outside,' she thought to herself. Misty took a small blue handbag and put her pokeballs, cell phone, and room key into it. She took the elevator down to the lobby and went outside. Charlie was standing by the black limo and opened the door for Misty. Misty sat inside.

--

"Oh my gosh guys look outside!" May exclaimed. Max and Ash rushed to the window. Brock was still in the bathroom getting ready for the opening ceremonies. He was taking so long because he "had to look good for the ladies." Or so he stated. The three crowded around the small window and looked outside. There were five limos lined up at the entrance of the hotel. Each limo had a flag displaying a gym emblem. Gym leaders entered the limos one to each limo. Two limos drove off together. Then another went solo. Then another one left. The last one, obviously a straggler, sat alone waiting for someone. Suddenly. A girl with bright red hair ran to the limo and got in.

"Hey, wasn't that the Cerulean City gym emblem on that last limo?" Asked May.

"I thought it was—" Max started.

"No, it couldn't be. It wasn't. No way." Ash said quickly. 'Was it Misty? Is it her, after all these years. No, It can't be.' Ash fought with himself. He wanted to see Misty. He had missed her. He could never figure out why they stopped talking. But oh, how he missed her.

"Hey guys I'm ready to go." Brock came out of the bathroom in a sport jacket with a gray shirt underneath and black pants.

"Suave Brock! You look great." May said. Brock offered her his arm and May took it. Max and Ash laughed and they all left to go to the stadium.

'Was it Misty?' Ash questioned himself over and over again.

--

Misty's limo arrived and a woman wearing a headset ushered Misty out of the car. She walked quicklyShe spoke quickly. "Misty right? Yeah I'm Crystal. This is the first and last time you'll see me. You're the last leader to arrive and I need you to get to the podium as quickly as possible. We're about to start. Hey nice jacket. It'll look great on the big screen. Okay stage is that way, enter on the right, you're next to the leader from Jhoto. That's the third one so I guess you're in the middle. Smile, don't frown. A lot of people are going to see your face. First there are announcements about the tournament. The torch is lit, yadda-yadda-yadda. Then they'll introduce all of the leaders one by one." Crystal shoved Misty in the direction of the stage. "Good luck in the tournament. I'm rooting for you."

Misty stuck her head out of the curtains. "Oh…my…gosh…" she muttered. The stadium was filling up, and quickly. She pulled herself in and walked onto the podium.

"Yo, I'm Phil. Jhoto league." The boy standing next to Misty said. He shook her hand. "My dad just turned the gym over to me so I haven't really been a gym leader that long."

"That's cool," Misty said with a smile.

"Hey gurlie," Misty heard Gloria say from the front of the line. "After this whole thing I thought we could go have a look about the town, Maybe check out a few of the clubs?" Gloria offered. Misty didn't think it was a bad idea. It might actually be…fun.

"Um sure. Maybe." Misty answered. Gloria smiled.

Gloria turned to Phil. "You want to join us Phil?" she asked with a coy smile.

"Sure why not?" He said smiling back.

"Anyone else want to come along?" Gloria offered.

"I will," said one boy gym leader.

"Awesome Janus. How bout you Zara." Gloria asked the girl at the end.

"I have plans. Sorry." Misty realized that that was the last gym leader that she hadn't met. She looked oddly familiar.

Before Misty could say anything a man in an expensive suit walked up. "If you could all please get in your places, the curtain is about to open and the ceremonies will start. I am Victor Manual. I am the representative from Hoenn board of trusteeship. I hope you are all enjoying your stay and that everything is to your liking." Victor suddenly put his hand to his ear. "Oh my, we're starting. Places please."

Misty heard the announcer announce something and the curtains opened to reveal a truly packed stadium. Misty heard Phil mutter a prayer and she laughed. Then she remembered Crystal telling her to smile so she did. There was applause across the stadium as a Charizard flew from an entrance and shot a fireball towards the Hoenn torch. The torch illuminated and the crowd cheered. After a ten-minute speech, Victor began to announce the gym leaders.

"We are so glad to have our five gym leaders competing in the competition this year." He announced. Misty got nervous as he got closer and closer to her name.

"Phil of the Jhoto region. Specializes in rock pokemon."

When he got to Misty's name, she stepped ahead. "Misty of the Indigo League. Specializes in water pokemon." She stepped back.

The rest was a blur. When the fireworks began and the opening ceremony ended, Gloria announced to everyone to meet in the lobby of the hotel at 8:00 PM. Misty was stepping into her limo when something caught her eye.

"That was pretty cool huh Pikachu?" She heard a voice say. Squinted her eyes and saw a Pikachu on the shoulder of a boy with black hair.

'It's him. He's here.' Misty said to herself. She hurried herself into the limo. She wanted to run to him but she didn't. Her conscience got the better of her. The limo arrived back at hotel and went to her suite.

--

"We have got to have the worst seats ever created by mankind," May proclaimed as the group sat down. They were in the last row of the stadium and could only see the big screen. Barley.

"No kidding," said Brock as he sat down.

"This is what you get for arriving late. Thanks Brock," said May scowling.

"Like I said. I gotta look good for the ladies," Brock said straitening his jacket.

"Woah look at that Charizard. It's huge. Bigger than even yours Ash," said Max in awe.

"Wow," Ash concurred. The ceremony continued and finally the gym leaders were being announced. Ash could finally get a good look at who the leaders were and he felt like he was hit with a hammer. There, on stage, was Misty. She was smiling and she stood in the middle.

"Ash! It's Misty!" Brock said excited. The man on stage announced Misty's name and she stepped forward. "Wow, she looks so different."

"Yeah really," said quietly. Different as in amazing. It was so weird seeing Misty after all these years. He wanted to go talk to her. Right at that moment. But it would be impossible. Where was she staying? He needed to find her. He needed to get to her and he needed to fix things between them.

"We should find her later. It'd be great to catch up on things," Brock said.

"Yeah I totally loved hanging with her at the Togepi festival," said May. Max agreed.

"I bet she's going out tonight. She always loved to see the sights. Let go tour a bit and see if we run into her," said Brock.

"Good idea," said May.

"Actually there's a show on the Pokemon Life Channel that I really want to see. Can I stay at the hotel room?" Max asked.

"Would you rather see some show instead of see the sights?" May asked.

"You can see the sights whenever. This show is on only tonight." Max said.

"Whatever. We'll drop you off."

Ash looked to Misty and couldn't take his eyes off of her. He had missed her so much and he was this close to her. The ceremony ended and the group left. They got out first because they were so far back. Ash couldn't get his mind off of Misty. They left and passed the limos outside. Ash looked around for Misty but couldn't find her.

"That was pretty cool huh Pikacu?" Ash said to Pikacu on his shoulder.

"Pi-ka-chuuu!" Pikachu agreed.

"Forget the sights," May said staring at a billboard.

"What?" Ash and Brock asked in unison.

"We're dropping of Max and Pikachu and we're going to Fuego. We can meet up with Misty tomorrow," she said in an almost trance.

Brock read the billboard May was staring at: "The hottest club for people ages 16-21. It's so much fun, it's on fire…catchy kinda. There will be a LOT of fine girls there." Brock smiled and looked to Ash. "You up for it Ash?" Brock asked.

"Sure why not," Ash said. He was saddened by the thought of not finding Misty.

"This is going to be so much fun," May said excitedly.

--

Misty didn't know what to wear. She hadn't been out in a long time. She decided on a long dark green halter-top and dark jeans. The halter-top was decorated with seashells. Once again she donned upon flip-flops. She tied her hair in a spiky ponytail. 'I forgot about Austin!' She went to the suit she had been wearing earlier that day and pulled out the slip of paper. She dialed his number and asked for his room number. The phone kept ringing and ringing. The concierge came back on.

"I'm sorry Miss. It seems that the occupant of this room is out. Would you like to leave a message?"

"Yes. Please tell him to call the Fortune hotel and to connect to room 987."

"He will get the message as soon as he arrives."

"Thank you," Misty hung up the phone. She grabbed her handbag and headed down to the lobby. In the hall, she bumped into Zara.

"Sorry," Misty said. She was just bumping into everyone.

"It's okay." Zara went into her suite. Misty shrugged it off and took the elevator down. Once she got down Janus and Phil were standing looking very handsome.

"Ow Ow Misty. You look great." Said Phil said. He wasn't coming onto her. It was like he was the boy-next-door. Which technically he was because his suite was next to Misty's. Misty already felt like she had known Phil for a long time.

"Thanks." Misty grinned and tucked a stray hair behind her ear.

"I have arrived," Gloria announced loudly. The guys turned and dropped their jaws. Gloria was wearing a black and white tube top that accentuated her gorgeous shoulders, a white skirt that made her legs look extremely long, and black boots.

Phil walked over to Gloria and offered her his arm: "Milady." He said jokingly.

"Kind sir," she said taking his arm. The four gym leaders left the lobby and got into Gloria's limo. "So I figured we'd pass by a few sights then we'd go to this new club called…Fast? Or it might have been…fire? I can't remember."

"Fuego," Janus said. "It means Fire in Spanish."

"Sweet. Okay so yeah," Gloria continued. She shifted to the screen between the front and the back and spoke to her driver: "Bob? Could you just drive around? We'd like to see a few sights."

"Sure thing Gloria."

Gloria opened the moon roof and all four of them stuck the top half of their bodies out.

"WOOOOO!" Gloria yelled at the top of her lungs. Everyone joined in. Tonight was going to be A LOTof fun.

--

Brock, Ash, and May arrived at Fuego and paid their entrance fee.

"Let's grab a table," Brock offered. The three climbed stairs at the side of the club and sat down at a small table. The table overlooked the crowded dance floor. So many people were there. Ash recognized a few trainers that he had practice battled a few days before. The three ordered drinks. Water for Brock, Coke for Ash and May.

"This place is so cool. We've never really gone to a club have we?" May said.

"Yeah. It's a great place to meet people." Agreed Brock. Ash was looking around hoping to see Misty even though the odds that he would were slim to none.

"Ash what's wrong?" May asked concerned. Ash didn't answer. "Ash?" May asked again.

"Oh, nothing. I guess I'm just kind of out of it." Ash said.

Their drinks came and the three sipped and chatted, enjoying the energy pulsing through the club.

--

Misty loved the sights of the city. Everything was so light up and exciting.

"I think we've seen enough. Let's go to the club yeah?" Said Janus.

"You read my mind," Gloria concurred. She told the driver and the drive turned the next corner and they were in front of Fuego.

"Wow, that was fast." Said Misty. Phil got out first and held the door open for everyone. They got out and entered the club. Gloria, being as amazing as ever, got them all in for free by flirting with the bouncer. Phil was in awe. Misty thought they would make a cute couple. The four went in and checked their bags and coats.

A fairly new techno song came on. "Dance floor. Now!" Gloria ordered. They all got onto the dance floor and started to dance. Phil danced with Misty, to be fair. Eventually the group just ended up dancing as a group. Misty was actually having fun. They danced, they laughed, and once everyone grew tired, they got a table underneath the balcony on the side of the club. Janus and Phil offered to go to the bar (non-alcoholic) to get drinks.

"Water for me, thanks." Said Misty.

"Sprite." Gloria said. The guys left and Misty turned to Gloria. "Got a thing for Phil?" She asked with a smile.

"Maybe. Why? Are you into him?" Gloria asked accusingly.

"No way. There's…someone else I'm interested in." Misty said.

"Janus?" Gloria asked surprised.

"No not Janus. He's a great guy but not my type."

"I see. Well, your…type wouldn't happen to be that cute guy coming up behind you would it?"

"There's a guy coming up behind me?" Misty asked. She closed her eyes 'Ash?' She opened her eyes and turned around.