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Chapter 11: Cascade Reward
Last time; Angelina found out that Brock's dream was similar to hers, but decides to travel by herself without company. She also earns her Cascade Badge from the Sensational Sisters of Cerulean City, runs into Gary Oak, and returns back to Cerulean Gym to watch Ash earn his second badge.
"Hiiiiii-YAH!" Misty jumps through the air and lands to the side of Ash, Angelina, and the sisters, "All right Daisy, if you don't want to battle him, I will!"
Ash's face drops in shock at this declaration. "What do you mean?"
"I'm a Cerulean City Trainer too," Misty announces.
"Ahh!"Ash looks confused.
"Chaa!" Pikachu awes.
"I'm the fourth Sensational Sister," Misty smugly tells Ash.
"There are only three Sensational Sisters," Lily interjects, "And one runt."
"Grrrr," Misty growls.
"So, little sister," Daisy mutters. "It's a surprise to see you back so soon."
"That little girl with the big mouth who said she wouldn't come back until she was a great Pokemon Trainer," Violet giggles, "Wasn't that you?"
"Huh? I guess... I did say something like that when I left," Misty mumbles.
"So that's why Misty was so dead-set against coming here?" Ash asks Pikachu.
"Piii-ka," agrees Pikachu.
"Misty," Lily taunts, "You left here pretending you wanted to become a Pokemon Trainer, because you couldn't compare with us, because we're obviously much more talented and beautiful than you are."
Misty's eyes narrow.
"Uh-oh," Ash says.
"That wasn't the reason!" Misty shouted.
"Well then I guess like, you came back because you couldn't make it as a Pokemon Trainer," Daisy mocks her.
"It wasn't my idea to come back here!" Misty said, then points accusingly at Ash. "The only reason I'm here is because he wanted to come!"
"What are you, in love with him or something?" Angelina teased.
Daisy takes a look at Ash and smirks knowingly, "Well, he's totally not someone I'd choose for a boyfriend…." Ash collapses to the ground, one hand clawing helplessly at the air. ".…but you're no prize yourself."
"My boyfriend?" Misty screamed, red-faced and furious, "If I battle him, it will prove I'm not a quitter and I'm just as good as a trainer as you three!"
"Well, you are the only one of us with Pokemon that can actually battle," Daisy admits uneasily.
"All right, Ash!" Misty roared into his face, "Are you ready to rumble?"
Ash laughs nervously.
Ash and Misty are now standing on platforms at opposite ends of the pool, which will serve as their Battle-Arena. Between them, three floating islands bob on the water.
"I wasn't planning on challenging you 'til you paid me back for my bike, but this is as good a time as any. If you want that Cascade badge, you're going to have to beat me!" Misty yells across the pool.
"It'll be my pleasure!" Ash said eagerly, then turning to his Pokemon. "Pikachu, this one's gonna be a piece of cake."
"Cha…." Pikachu said uneasily.
"So, how many Pokémon?" Ash asked.
"Two against two works for me." Misty said.
"You got it. All right, then. Pikachu, I choose you!" Ash prepares to hurl his Pokemon into the water, but looks up surprisingly. "Huh?"
"Chu…. Chu…." Pikachu clings onto Ash's arm.
"Pikachu, what are you doing?" Ash asked.
Pikachu hops down from Ash's hand, then points at Misty and shakes its head. "Chu, chu…."
"Oh, what – are you saying you don't want to battle with Misty?" Ash asked.
"Ka-chu!" Pikachu nodded.
"Well.… I guess it's OK if you don't want to battle a friend." Ash agrees.
"Pikachu!" Misty laughs, waving. "You're a Pika-Pal!"
"Pikachu!" Pikachu perks up and smiles.
"Thanks a lot, Pikachu," Ash scowls, then bringing out a Pokeball. "Butterfree! I choose you!"
"FREEEE! FREEEE!" Butterfree squeals.
"In that case," Misty says grimly, throwing out a Pokeball. "Misty calls Staryu!"
"H-yaah!" Staryu screeched, the starfish-like Pokemon facing off against Butterfree, the flying and bug Pokemon.
"Hmm," Ash takes out Dexter to get a reading.
"Staryu, the core of this Water Pokemon shines in a rainbow of seven colours. A core that is, valued by some as, a type of jewelry." (Dexter)
"Oh, wow," Ash mutters, staring at the Pokemon, "Leave it to a girl to show off her jewelry."
"Quit stalling and let's get this show on the road!" Misty yelled, waving her arms in the air.
"Do you think Misty could really win?" Violet asked.
"Like, in her dreams, maybe," Lily laughs.
"Seel, Seel," Seel claps its flippers.
"Butterfree!" Ash cries, "You can blow that thing away with one blast, tackle it!"
"REEEEEEEEEEEEE-EEEEEEEEEEEEE," Butterfree squeals horribly, then slams down and smashes over Staryu.
"Staryu, Counter-Attack!" Misty cries, and the Water Pokemon spins up in the air. But Butterfree dodges and Staryu overextends, bouncing along on the island it lands on before being tackled once again by Butterfree.
"Haha!" Ash laughs, "I'm gonna win this!"
"Staryu, Water Gun!" Misty calls.
Staryu dives into the water, blasting a surprised Butterfree with water. It then hops onto the float again and fires several more shots, which Butterfree just manages to dodge.
"In that case, Stun Spore!" Ash orders.
Butterfree flies over Staryu and releases stun-spore. The shimmering gold powder covers Staryu, who starts to twitch.
"Oh no, it looks like it's in real pain!" Misty gasped.
"It doesn't have a face! How can you tell?" Ash asked.
"Because I'm sensitive to other's feelings, that's how!" Misty snaps back.
"Oh yeah, and I'm not?" Ash asked.
"Seel, Seel, Seel!" laughs Seel, clapping it's hands.
"Like, which side are you clapping for?" Violet growls.
"Staryu, wash it off!" Misty orders, and Staryu falls forward into the water and drifts down, then leaps back out and stands on the float, flexing two of its points like arms.
It leaps out of the water and poses bravely, flexing the limbs that approximate it's arms.
"Yay!" Misty shouts, "Too bad you didn't know that Stun Spore doesn't work if you wash it off with water."
"She thinks she knows everything," Ash growls. "Butterfree, Sleep-Powder!"
Butterfree releases sleep-powder; Staryu dives under to avoid it.
"Tackle it from underwater!" Misty calls.
Staryu leaps up and slams into Butterfree. It leaps again and again, hopping from one end of the pool to the other, with Butterfree barely dodging each time.
"If Staryu can get Butterfree underwater, I win! Water-Pokémon always have the edge in the water!" Misty watches with delight. "Nothing beats Water Pokemon in the water!" she laughs, as water splashes up around her dramatically.
"Ka-Chu!" Pikachu smiles happily.
"Pikachu! You're supposed to be on my side." Ash said rifled.
"Ka-Chu," Pikachu apologizes sadly, its ears drooping.
"Misty's totally awesome," Daisy smiles.
"Well we three got the good looks in the family, so I guess she had to get SOME talent," Lily smirks.
Staryu bursts out of the water and connects hard with Butterfree, knocking it into the water and leaving it squealing and screeching for help.
"Buterfree, return!" Ash calls back his Pokemon, then taking out another Pokeball. "Pidgeotto, I choose you!"
"Oh yeah?" Misty asks, she holds out her Pokeball. "Staryu, return!" then takes out another Pokeball. "Misty calls Starmie!"
"Huhhh!" the even more alien looking Pokemon declares, looking like two Staryu fused together and painted purple.
"Pidgeotto, Whirlwind it away!" Ash told the bird, the strong winds were too much for Starmie, so it jumped into the water and tackled Pidgeotto."Strike back with Wing attack!" and the bird hit the water pokemon with a well placed hit. It came back with a vengeance and Ash ordered pidgeotto to attack with at gust. The wind overpowered the purple pokemon and it crashed into the wall. It slides down, slumped, the jewel in its centre flashing on and off
"Starmie!" Misty exclaimed. "Oh no, Starmie's energy is just about to run out!"
"All right! Pidgeotto, let's get that badge!" Ash yells.
Suddenly, a loud rumbling is heard and the room begins to shake. The Sensational Sisters scream. One of the walls crumbles and smashes apart. A giant platform with a large vacuum and hose on it wheels through the hole.
"Check out that hair!" Violet gasped.
"Like who invited the party crashers?" Daisy asked.
"Sorry to burst in on you ladies," Jessie says as she and James rise up on the platform.
"Allow us to introduce ourselves," James adds, before they get into the motto itself.
"Prepare for trouble."
"And make it double."
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all peoples within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James."
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light."
"Surrender now or prepare to fight."
"Meowth, dat's right!" Meowth jumps down in front of Jessie and James.
"The Water Pokemon have the advantage," James stated.
"But if we steal that water away," Jessie started.
"Then the Pokemon are ours for the taking," James finishes.
"And Meowth knows just how to do it!" Meowth cackles, pulling a lever.
"What are they trying to prove?" Daisy asked.
The machine starts up, and the Sisters scream. The hose lowers into the pool, and all of the water begins to be sucked up.
"A giant vacuum and a massive hose," Ash gasps. "Team Rocket were the robbers who broke into that store back there! I should have known it was them!"
"Our swimming pool!" Daisy cried.
They're sucking it dry!" Misty declared.
"That's our water!" Lily cried.
"Right! I should give it back!" Meowth offers, pushing the lever into reverse.
A large tsunami came crashing down on everyone, washing them in all different directions.
At first, Angelina had been standing beside the Sensational Sisters, and then she was tumbling through the water... couldn't breathe…. swallowing water... coughing, sputtering, trying to breathe, but inhaling water instead... her body going limp, giving up to the ocean of water swallowing her whole. Then she was lying down on hard ground, choking, coughing. Angelina opened my eyes, and someone was standing over her. Everything else was daze...
When Angelina opened her eyes, she was in the same place. She sat up and noticed she was soaking wet. She couldn't breathe again; she started to choke. Water came out her mouth and nose. Daisy hands her a towel. Angelina realized she was shivering, so she wrapped the towel tightly around herself. She wanted to get out of her wet clothes. Luckily, her backpack had been left behind and she changed into dry clothes.
Back in the gym, everyone stands by the pool and took in all of the destruction. "Hey, we never got to finish our match." Misty suddenly remembers.
"Yeah, and I was just about to win it, too." Ash said.
"What!" Misty gasped, caught off guard.
"You could say your match had to be postponed like, due to drain," Violet said.
"Wow, that's so funny," Angelina said sarcastically.
"At least nobody lost," Lily adds helpfully.
"I wanted to win," Misty pouted.
"I guess I'm not going to get that Cascade Badge," Ash said sadly.
"Wrong," Daisy smiles, "We're giving this badge to you."
"Huh?" Ash gasped.
"How come he gets the badge?" Misty whines, "He didn't win!"
"Pikachu was the one that like, totally saved us all," Daisy explained, "And if he'd used Pikachu from the start there was no way your Water Pokemon could have won."
"Aw, man!" Misty whines.
"Take the badge, Ash. You deserve it," Daisy says, handing it to him.
"Gee, thanks," Ash said appreciatively, taking the badge, "Ha! I'll take it!"
"Chaa!" Pikachu squeaks.
And so, Ash earns his second Pokemon trainer badge. Now outside the Cerulean Gym, Ash and Misty (and Angelina) say goodbye to Misty's sisters.
"Misty, you just go right on trying to be a Pokemon trainer." Lily tells her. "You might as well be good at something, 'cause you'll never be stars like us!"
"You keep that up and you'll be seeing stars!" Misty growls hotly.
"Chill out!" Violet said.
"Misty, be careful." Daisy calms her down. "You know we love you."
"Yeah." Misty nods.
"Ash, hey man!" Brock cries, rushing up from wherever he's been.
"Yo Brocko!" Ash says.
"How'd it go?" Brock asks.
"See for yourself," Ash holds up his Cascade Badge.
"Cool, let's get going!" Brock says.
"Right," Ash nods and heads off without a look back at Misty.
"You're not leaving without me!" Misty yelled, charging after them.
"Misty, you're not going to be a sore loser are you?" Ash asks cheekily.
"I didn't lose anything, it was a draw," Misty growls.
"Well I'm the one who got the badge," Ash grins.
"What?" Misty gasped angrily, "You know you lost with Butterfree!"
"That was just round one, I made a great comeback!" Ash smiles.
"If Team Rocket hadn't bust in, I would have destroyed you!" Misty replies as they head into the sunset. Brock was beside them and Pikachu bobbing along besides (and Angelina secretly following from behind).
"You're lucky they showed up, you were about to lose!" Ash laughed.
"Lose? I was just getting started!" Misty exclaimed.
"Oh yeah?" Ash asked.
"Oh yeah!" Misty added.
"Oh brother." Brock sighs.
Angelina laughs, also heading toward the same direction that Ash and friends were walking in.
§To Be Continued§
*This is the other half of the episode "The Water Flowers Of Cerulean City!"
*Ash and Angelina learn that Misty is also one of Cerulean City's Gym Leaders and that Daisy, Violet, and Lily are her sisters.
*Ash and Misty battle each other for the first time.
*Misty's Staryu is revealed to know Tackle and Counter, she also has a Starmie.
*Ash gets the Cascade Badge from Misty's sisters for protecting the gym from Team Rocket.
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