The Magical Girl Pretty Misty

Chapter 5:

Misty's Rival in Love

The next day Ash went to the gym. He won his Plain Badge and was now back to his normal happy self. "Man, that was a great battle. Right, Pikachu?" Ash said as he looked at his badge.

"Yeah it sure was," Pikachu replied. " I was worried for a moment in the beginning, but that strategy you came up with at the end was great."

"Hey guys, I'm starving," Ash said. "That battle must have really taken a lot out of me."

"You'd have thought he was the one doing the fighting," Pikachu said sarcastically.

"Hey, coming up with winning strategies takes a lot out of a guy," Ash replied.

"That's right, Pikachu," Misty said with a wink. "You know thinking isn't Ash's strong point. It's a lot of effort for him."

"Yeah, I forgot about that," Pikachu said with a wink.

"Hey, you two, cut that out," Ash said indignantly. "I'm a great thinker and it doesn't take that much effort."

Brock looked up from the book he had in front of him. "Guys, I saw an ice cream stand in the middle of the park. According to the official Jhoto travel guide, it's suppose to be great," he said.

"Yeah, that sounds good Brock," Ash said turning to the right.

"Ahh, Ash, the park is the other way," Brock said pointing to the left.

Ash laughed. "I knew that," he said. "I was just testing you to see if you knew."

"Right," Pikachu said with a wink at Misty as they started walking to the park.

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At the park Ash spotted the bench where he and Minako had sat just a day before. "Minako," Ash said to himself as all the memories of her rushed into his head. "I wonder what she's doing right now." As Ash stood there deep in thought, a Mankey jumped out of the bushes. It hopped on Ash's head and whacked him with the bag that it was holding. The Mankey jumped off Ash's head, dropped the bag and ran off. Before Ash could do anything, someone came out of the bushes and crashed into him. Ash fell to the ground on his back. As he landed, he felt warm lips against his and he started to blush. Ash looked up and saw two blue eyes staring back into his own. He suddenly felt something he hadn't felt since he first met Minako.

"I'm so sorry about that," a female voice said. As the girl got up, Ash finally saw who crashed into him and she was beautiful. She had long black hair that went down her back. She looked to be about 15 to 16 years old. She was wearing a white silk blouse with a short black skirt and knee high boots. "I was chasing after a Mankey who stole my bag and I wasn't paying any attention to where I was going."

"It's fine," Ash mumbled as he stood up and brushed himself off. As he was cleaning himself off, he caught sight of the bag the Mankey had dropped. Ash picked up the bag and showed it to the girl. "Is this it?"

"Yes, that's it!" the girl said happily. "You're such a life saver. I swear I don't know what would have happened if I lost this." She stepped closer and hugged Ash. "I don't know how I can repay you." She crossed her arms and frowned a little as she started to think. Suddenly her face lit up. "I've got it. Since we've already kissed, why don't we go on a date?"

Ash blushed. "A, a, a, … date," he said nervously. He couldn't believe this beautiful girl was asking him out. "I don't know. I mean I don't want you to feel obligated or anything."

The girl looked embarrassed. "Oh, don't worry. I just want to say thank you, but if you don't want to go out with me, that's perfectly fine."

Ash waved his hands back and forth. "No, no, I'd love to go out with you, really I would," he said excitedly.

"Great. Then it's settled," the girl said happily.

"Hey Ash, who's the new girl?" Pikachu said loudly as he came over with Brock and Misty who were holding ice cream.

"I'm his date," the girl replied.

"Date?" Misty said, almost choking on some ice cream. "You're joking right."

"No," the girl replied. "Oh, wait. You're not his girlfriend are you?"

"What?" Misty shouted. "No! I'm not his girlfriend!" She could feel herself blushing.

Ash laughed. "Yeah, I'm the last person she wants to go out with," he said jokingly.

"I don't see why. You seem really nice to me," the girl replied.

"Hmph. You'd be lucky if you were the last person I'd go out with," Misty said angrily.

"Hmmm, you're really upset over someone you say you don't like. If I didn't know better, I'd think you really do like him" the girl replied. Misty turned bright red. "Oh, so you do like him?" the girl said.

"No… not that way at least…" Misty said blushing. "We're friends that's all."

"What a lucky dog," Brock said. "How is it that Ash always gets the girl?"

"Well either he's really lucky," Pikachu said, "or we're just cursed." They both sighed and looked at the ground.

The girl turned back to Ash. "So it looks like you're single," she said.

'That's right," Ash replied looking at Misty.

"Oh I almost forgot. We haven't introduced ourselves," the girl said.

Misty's eyes widened. "What? You're going out with him and you don't even know his name?" she said in amazement. "Don't you think you should have found that out first?"

"Well we didn't get a chance. The first thing we did was kiss and since we'd already kissed…," the girl said.

Misty interrupted. "You k-kissed," she said shocked.

Ash felt his face turning red. He put his head down to hid his face and adjusted his hat. "Well it was more of an accident really," he said. "She was chasing this Mankey who had stolen her bag. She was chasing it and banged into me and when we fell over, well…, we may have kissed. She's taking me out to repay me for getting her bag back."

"Oh, so it's nothing serious," Misty said relieved.

"Well, not yet, but who knows," the girl said smiling playfully. "Oh, but we still haven't introduced outselves. I'm Melissa Mizuki."

"It's nice to meet you Melissa. I'm Ash and she's Misty," he said. "Oh and those two over there scowling at us are my friend, Brock, and my Pokemon, Pikachu. Pikachu speaks human. We're not sure how or why but it's pretty cool."

"Well any friends of Ash's are friends of mine," Melissa said cheerfully.

"Well then," Brock said taking Melissa's hands. "Since we're already friends, how about I take you out for a friendly lunch?" Suddenly Brock felt Pikachu ram into him, sending him flying into a bench.

"No let me!" Pikachu said.

Brock stood up and brushed himself off. "How do you expect to pay for it, Pikachu?" Brock asked angrily.

"Umm Ash can I borrow some cash," Pikachu asked.

"Well all this talk about lunch is making me hungry. Let's get something to eat," Ash said. "We can decide who will take Melissa out later."

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On the outskirts of the city, James was preparing for his revenge against Pretty Misty and her friends as he put the finishing touches on his new weapon. "Hahaha, Pretty Misty prepare to meet your end," he said manically.

Meowth shook his head. "I think he's finally lost it," he said quietly.

"You just noticed?" Jessie replied.

James frowned at his two partners. "Hey, cut the chatter you two and let's get moving," he said.

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After lunch, Brock and Pikachu waited outside of the restaurant as Ash went to tip the waitress. Through the window, they could see he wasn't having much luck. Misty and Melissa were still arguing with the poor girl, claiming she was flirting with Ash.

"Hey Pikachu, doesn't that Melissa girl seem familiar to you?" Brock said.

"Nope," Pikachu replied.

Brock stroked his chin. "I'm sure we've met her before," he said. " I've never forgotten a pretty girl that I've met and I haven't ever been wrong about a pretty face. Still I want to be sure before I say anything."

Pikachu stood on his hind legs and looked in the window. "Well she doesn't look familiar to me, Brock," he said. "Sorry."

"It's okay Pikachu," Brock replied. "I know I've seen here somewhere before. I guess I'll have to figure it out for myself." As Brock stared at Melissa, a memory floated to the surface.

Flashback

It was the previous evening at the Pokemon Center. Ash and Brock were sitting on a bench in the lobby. "Hey Ash, who was that black haired girl you were with at Team Rocket's base?" Brock asked. "She really seemed to have a thing for you."

"Nay," Ash said blushing. "She was just helping me out. Anyway, I believe she called herself Pretty Melissa."

"Did she say why she was there?" Brock said.

"The only thing she told me is that she saw Minako get captured in the park and she followed me when I went to rescue her," Ash replied.

Brock clapped Ash on the shoulder. "Man, I wish I had your luck," he said. "I wonder where that huge Pikachu came from and if Team Rocket has any more hanging around."

"I haven't a clue where that monster came from," Ash replied, "but the next time we meet, I'll make sure I have Pikachu with me. He won't stand a chance."

End of Flashback

Brock stroked his chin. "I wonder. We meet a magical girl named Melissa who shows some romantic interest in Ash and then the next day, we just happen to meet a girl named Melissa who looks a lot like the magical girl and has the same name?" he said to himself. "A concidence? I don't think so."

Thinking about Pretty Melissa turned Brock's thoughts to Team Rocket. What were they planning? It was nothing good knowing Team Rocket. Brock pulled a little CD out of his pocket and looked at it. It contained all the information he got from Team Rocket's headquarters while he was looking for information on how to return Minako to her world. Brock was far from an expert hacker but he had learned a little from one of Professor Ivy's students when he was living with the professor. It seemed that Minako wasn't their only choice for a Magical Girl. There were many different magical girls on many different worlds. There was a young girl named Sakura who could control Magical Cards. There was a girl named Momoko who transformed into a magical bride. There was another girl called the great thief St. Tail, a girl named Pretty Sammy, all of Minako's friends and many, many others. Nothing in the data told him why Team Rocket picked Minako out of all those magical girls. He had also copied a file called "Pokemon X." It was protected so he hadn't been able to open it but he knew that any file that was protected had to contain important information.

"Hey Brock, what do you have there?" a female voice said. Brock turned around. Melissa was coming up behind him and she was smiling sweetly.

"It's nothing," Brock said putting the CD away. "It's just some dating simulator I got."

"Oh wow, I love those!" Melissa said clapping her hands together. "Is it sequel to Love Story 3.0?"

"Yeah and it's the greatest chapter of the story up to now," Brock said.

"Have you managed to get the secret Naru ending yet?" Melissa asked.

"Yeah it wasn't really that hard," Brock said. "You just had to give her the secret stuffed love bunny toy on her birthday, the one you get for Sarah."

"Wow, thanks for the tip," Melissa said excitedly. "I've been trying for weeks and I still couldn't figure it out."

Ash and Misty emerged from the restaurant. "Well it looks like they're really hitting it off," Misty said. "Sorry Ash, but it wouldn't have worked out anyway."

Melissa turned around. "Hey I haven't lost interest in Ash, Misty," she said, "so don't put words in my mouth." She flipped her hair away from her face. "In fact, I'm beginning to think you weren't completely truthful about your feelings for Ash."

"I was to!" Misty shouted.

Melissa crossed her arms and looked at Misty slyly. "Well either you like Ash or you're just jealous of the connection Ash and I have," Melissa said.

"I'm not jealous," Misty shouted as she started over toward Melissa and before anyone knew a thing Misty was chasing Melissa around the City.

"She so likes him." Brock said.

"Yup," Pikachu agreed.

"Likes who?" Ash asked.

"Ash, you're denser then steel!" Brock said clearly frustrated with his friend naïve stupidity.

"I'll show you a connection!" Misty shouted.

"Brock, are all girls like this?" Ash asked.

"Pretty much," Brock replied. "We better stop them before someone gets hurt."

Just then something fell from the top of a tall building, it landed where Melissa and Misty were just standing a moment ago.

"Prepare for super trouble."

"And make it mega double."

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unit all people within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Super Jessie."

"Mega James."

"Super Team Rock blasting off at the speed of light."

"Surrender now or prepare to fight."

"Ultra-powered Meowth, that's right."

"It's Team Rocket!" Ash shouted as the dust around where the thing landed cleared. There was a huge Mankey Robot standing there and Melissa was in it's left hand. "Team Rocket put Melissa down."

"Well, why doesn't Pretty Misty make me?" James said.

"Pretty Misty," Ash said confused.

"Yeah it was her fault that my true love Minako left," James said. "I will not stand for that."

'Crap,' Melissa thought to herself. 'I can't transform now everyone will see me. Man this really sucks.'

"Pikachu, you know what to do." Ash said.

"Right," Pikachu said.

"I don't think you want to do that," James said. "Because if you do your little girlfriend will be caught in the shock and you wouldn't want that."

"Darn he's right." Ash said. "Pikachu hold off for now."

"James we're suppose to be capturing Pikachu not hunting down magical girls!" Jessie snapped at her idiotic partner, he would get them both fired at this rate.

"Hey, this is my plan I'll do what I want," James said.

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Misty then went behind a building and took her wand out. "Melissa may be my rival but I guess I better help her," Misty said. "Ash I'll do this for you. Water, give me the power to transform and help my friends. Pretty Misty Power," Misty shouted. There were some flashing pink lights and Misty was now the Magical Girl Pretty Misty. She was wearing a pink miniskirt, with ruffles flowing along the sides outlining all her feminine curves. She also wore a white tee shirt with puffy sleeves and a pink bow on the front. Her five inch pink heels brought her up to a towering height representing the female warrior within.

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"Hey will you please let me down!" Melissa said. "I'm sure Pretty Misty is coming."

"Sorry for being late," a familiar voice said. "There's a lot of traffic in this City. I'm Pretty Misty and I stand for love and justice. And in the name of all Magical Girls, I will punish you."

"Yah, great take this!" James shouted. "Mankey Rocket Punch." The fist flew at Misty and she flew out of the way.

Pretty Misty took out her water scepter and did a dance. "Blue heart attack!" Little blue hearts flew out of the wand and hit the arm that was holding Melissa. The arm then hit the ground the hand still holding Melissa.

"Pikachu do your thing!" Ash said.

"I don't need to be told twice!" Pikachu said with a grin. "Final Shock!" the bolt of lighting then hit the robot and it sparked up before being blowing it to bits sending Team Rocket flying.

"Super Team Rocket's blasting off again!" Team Rocket shouted as they flew into the distance.

Ash and the others then went to help Melissa out of the hand. Once she was free she jumped up and hugged him. "Oh Ash, it was so brave how you saved me like that."

"Why how dare she?" Pretty Misty said as she left.

"Hey guys, where's Misty?" Melissa asked after no one got on her case for hugging Ash.

"She went in that cloud of smoke and just disappeared," Ash said. "We better look for her."

"Yeah she probably just got lost and is wondering around the city," Brock said

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Misty then came back and saw everyone was looking for her. "Hey guys!" Misty shouted.

"Misty, where were you we were all really worried?" Ash said.

"Umm I just got a little lost in that dust storm," Misty said acting as though it was no big deal.

"That's good," Melissa said. "I was afraid you ran off because you finally saw the connection Ash and I share."

"You do not have a connection," Misty said clenching her fist.

"Man someone sure jealous," Melissa said.

"I told you I'm not jealous!" Misty shouted as the two girls started running around the city like before.

"Hey guys shouldn't we stop them?" Ash asked.

"Something tells me that the end of the world couldn't stop those two," Brock said.

"Popcorn," Pikachu asked passing a bag to Ash. "I think will be here a while."

"Where you get Popcorn?" Ash asked as he put some in his mouth. "But then again maybe I don't want to know?"