Here it is, the second chapter in my latest Hearts Universe side story 'Problems of the Heart' released a little earlier than planned. I've decided that I will be releasing Problems on Sundays or Mondays depending on my workload, if I am ahead it will be Sunday, if not it will be Monday. This is only for the first 7 chapters as they take place prior to Ash and Dawn going to Kalos in Winning, the chapters after that will come out around when they would be out chronologically in Winning. Anyway, Misty II is set sometime during the Islands arc (Parts LIII-LVII) in Dreams and towards the end of the arc but I'm not sure the exact point, it's just around then, so that you have some sense of when in the Hearts timeline this occurs. This is a long and deep chapter, the longest and deepest of all the drafts though there will be serious and deep moments going forward given the subject matter but such is the nature of this story. That is all the administrative stuff, the only question from the reviews was answered in the pre Part note of the last chapter so that is all I have for here, please time to sit back and get ready for the second Problem of the Heart.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.
Misty II
"I'm here to see Misty." Sabrina said as she entered the gym to be greeted by stunning woman with indigo hair and wearing nothing but a form fitting green swimsuit who appeared to be around her age. "Do you know where she is?"
"Oh, she's in the gym battling a challenger at the moment." The woman said in a cheery voice. "Do you want to wait here for her? She should be done soon."
"Actually, if possible, I'd like to watch it." Sabrina said with a little hesitation, she knew that it was a little rude to walk in in the middle of a battle. "I do enjoy a good battle and I'd like to see how good Misty is."
"Oh, are you here to challenger her?" The woman asked surprising Sabrina. "I am sure she can fit another challenger in today, she has enough Pokémon to face two or three in a day so long someone is around to take the injured to the Pokémon Center."
"Um no, I am here to chat with her, and I don't need to challenge her." Sabrina said studying the woman closely, the way she'd just spoken had jogged something in Sabrina's memory. "I'm sorry but who are you? You look familiar."
"I'm Violet, one of Misty's older sisters." Violet said happily. "And you are?"
"Violet, that means that you were once one of the three gym leaders here." Sabrina said not directly answering Violet as she knew where she'd seen the woman before even if her memory of the days that they were gym leaders at the same time were hazy thanks the years of abusing her psychic power. "If so, you may recognize me."
"Yeah, I was once one of the leaders and still help out whenever Misty isn't in town but she's the permanent one these days and does a great job at it, much better than the rest of us." Violet said almost flippantly. "She's really the only one of us suited for this job. As for you, I'm sorry I don't recognize you. Did you challenge me or my sisters a few years back? I never remember faces of all those challengers."
"No and never mind, I think it's more I recognize you from your days as a leader I guess." Sabrina said glad she could be a little inconspicuous while here and not reveal her true identity. "I'm Sabi. I'm a friend of Misty's."
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you Sabi." Violet said with a smile and a small bob of her head. "Please, follow me and I'll show you to the stands but be quiet. No point in distracting Misty as she works."
"Of course not." Sabrina said with a nod as Violet let her deeper in the gym. "I would never distract a leader mid challenge."
Sabrina was glad she'd gone with her civilian outfit rather than her gym one for this visit. Usually when speaking publicly she had to wear the latter as that was her gym leader image, so it lent more weight to what she talked about.
However, this was a private trip, so she had gone with her civilian one minus the black hair dye she used to use. When she was in it and not recognized she went by Sabi, the name she used in Kalos, to avoid detection and enjoy some sense of freedom. Misty would see through it as she was expecting Sabrina but until then Sabrina was going to avoid being recognized.
Violet led her down a corridor and up a flight of stairs to a door. She quietly opened it and held it open for Sabrina to walk through before closing it without a sound and leaving Sabrina in the room. Instantly the smell of a battle in progress mixed with something Sabrina couldn't place hit her and she knew where she was. Turning, Sabrina surveyed the Cerulean Gym's battlefield.
It was exactly as she expected it to be given Misty's type preference. A large pool that was regulation size filled with several anchored floats and a large fake mountain to give Pokémon that couldn't swim or fly a chance while battling. Sabrina was high in the stands, so she wasn't noticed as the battle raged below her. As such she just took a seat and took in everything.
On the side nearer Sabrina was Misty. The redhead cut a striking figure that Sabrina knew at sight despite not properly seeing her in over 6 years other than glimpses at gym leader meetings. The side, short, ponytail, red one-piece swimsuit, and athletic body it showed off was clear for Sabrina to confirm it was Misty.
Of course, she was facing a male trainer, so it wasn't hard to deduce that the female in the battle was Misty. Well, that and Sabrina had looked up Misty's gym leader profile beforehand to see what she'd made of herself over the years and the Pokémon she tended to use.
Misty was currently using a Starmie, a Pokémon that Sabrina knew well as it was the only Kanto psychic type she didn't have, and she was facing a trainer using a Magneton against her. It was a mismatch and Misty knew it.
The guy was clearly enjoying the use of an electric type against a water type and was solely using electric type moves. Sabrina knew the type of trainer. Arrogant, cocky, and reliant on type advantages to win. If Misty were anything like Sabrina, she would have just what she needed to beat the trainer, negate that advantage as much as possible, and humble him in the process. It was a leader's job after all to push a trainer and educate them if necessary, so as to make them better. It was a job Sabrina had once failed spectacularly in.
Misty proved this after her Starmie went down and the ref revealed that Misty was down to her last Pokémon while the challenger still had another one left after Magneton. Sabrina smiled as Misty didn't say anything but threw out a Poke Ball and a large, bulbous, bipedal toad-like Pokémon in different shades of blue with red eyes appeared before her.
The trainer didn't recognize it and his Pokedex clearly wasn't up to date with as it failed to provide data on it, but Sabrina knew what it was. It was a Seismitoad. She'd seen one in the aquarium she'd visited in Kalos once before she left the region and knew that it was a Pokémon native to Unova but that wasn't what made Sabrina smile.
No, that was because she knew that a Seismitoad was a part ground type making it immune to electric type attacks. It also almost certainly knew a ground type attack as well that would be devastating against Magneton which didn't have the Levitate ability despite its floating appearance.
How Misty had acquired it Sabrina wasn't sure. It wasn't native to Kanto or any of the other nearby regions so she would have had to get it in Unova but as far as Sabrina knew Misty hadn't been there. She'd have to ask her about it but for now she just sat back and enjoyed a gym leader doing her job, putting an arrogant trainer in his place, and reminding him that there was more to a Pokémon battle than mere type advantages.
When Sabrina had been reinstated as the Saffron Gym Leader, she'd been strongly recommended to do at least 2 on 2 battles with trainers and preferably 3 on 3 unlike her old 1 on 1 style. She understood and opted for the latter. However, the Pokémon she used was up to her so long as she kept a majority of them were psychic types. Sabrina only used psychic types, Haunter was her only non-psychic type and she never used him in battle except for during her full battle with Ash, so that was an easy requirement to meet.
All trainers still had to face her Kadabra, he was her signature Pokémon, but after that it was always unpredictable. Usually, Sabrina used her Slowbro second as it was an unexpected psychic type and finished it with either Jynx, Hypno, or Mr. Mime depending on how she felt the battle was going. Still, she always made sure that half her team were tough Pokémon just in case she had a really good challenger who earned her Alakazam if he was with her or one who needed a lesson in humility. The latter trainers got one of three depending on how she felt and the type her opponent used.
If she was up against a trainer who felt that a strong bug type was going to carry his or her team to victory, and was arrogant about it, then Sabrina broke out her Delphox. No one expected him in battle and the fire and psychic type from Kalos was a beast in battle even if he preferred to help Sabrina's mom with the chores.
Then there was her Gallade. She saves him for trainers who relied on dark types to beat her and were aggressive about it. As a part fighting type, he was great against most dark types though the few times she'd faced a Sableye she'd had to get creative to defeat that annoying Pokémon that was both a nightmare for psychic specialists and had no type weaknesses. Thankfully, it wasn't as strong as a Spiritomb, but Sabrina didn't know anyone who had one of those, let alone even seen one, but she was sure she never wanted to face one or the trainer who could use a Spiritomb.
The last type she had to deal with annoyance on were ghost types, the other type of the worst type combo when paired with a dark type. Those were the hardest to deal with, but Sabrina had an Inkay from her time in Kalos who came out to deal with ghost types as she knew 3 offensive dark type moves and was not expected in battle so was a real challenge. Still, she rarely used Inkay and only a really annoying trainer could force her to use one of her type advantages.
Misty seemed to be similarly minded as she easily beat Magneton and then comfortably handled the guy's Flaaffy to win the battle with Seismitoad who had shocked the challenger by being unaffected by his electric attacks. It was a quick battle but one that Misty had well in hand. Sabrina was impressed. Misty kept her cool the entire time, but Sabrina knew that Misty's issues had specific triggers, and they would get to them soon.
"Remember, a water type can also be a ground type." Misty was saying to the trainer after the battle ended. "There are at least 9 known Pokémon with that type combo. You can't be reliant on electric types to always beat water types. Plus, I spent years traveling with a powerful electric type, I have to be prepared for them."
"Of course, thank you." The trainer said with a bow of his head and Sabrina could tell that he'd been suitably humbled. "I apologize for my attitude at the start. I forgot that sone type combos can negate certain type advantages."
"Don't forget that when we next face." Misty said as she recalled Seismitoad who was still smiling at its victory. "I look forward to seeing your improvement then."
"Of course, I'll be back for a rematch in a few days." The trainer said before turning and leaving, the ref having already left.
"You can come down now Sabrina." Misty said as she headed over to the side not looking up to the stands the entire time, she'd noticed the other woman the moment she'd arrived but was too focused on putting her opponent in his place to pay attention to her mid battle. "Thanks for being quiet and respectful."
"It was a good battle." Sabrina said as she made her way down the stands and found a small set of stairs at the end that allowed her to get down to the battlefield's level. "I enjoyed watching you do your duty and teach that challenger a lesson in humility without being harsh about it."
Misty just smiled at that as she went to the sidelines to pull on her yellow shorts and vest. It had been a good battle and Sabrina had correctly guessed what she'd done but then again, she was also a gym leader so Sabrina would be able to spot that.
Once Misty was done, she grabbed her bag, made sure she had everything, and then turned to face Sabrina as the woman approached her. She noted that Sabrina was in a different style to what she wore when she gave her talk in Cerulean a few months back and her hair was now gelled, but Misty opted not to comment on it.
"I didn't know you had a Seismitoad." Sabrina continued as she offered her hand to Misty who took it and shook it formally, a slight tension there that Sabrina didn't blame the younger woman for, so she was trying to break the ice by talking about the battle. "Not a common Pokémon in these parts."
"I'm surprised you could identify it." Misty said as she let go of Sabrina's hand. "Not many can identify him when I use him. It's why he's so useful against cocky electric type users."
"I saw one once when I was in Kalos though I know it is originally from Unova." Sabrina said. "I learned that about my Gothitelle recently, so I made sure I knew what was from Unova and what was from Kalos as I haven't been to the former. Plus, I recently faced, and lost to, a strong Krookodile that I didn't realize was a dark type, so I needed to brush up on unexpected Pokémon."
"Well, the thing is, Seismitoad isn't actually mine." Misty said surprising Serena. "He's Ash's. I'm training him for Ash for when he gets to the Indigo Conference and needs to use him."
"That's nice of you." Sabrina said with a smile.
"I want to train all of his water types; he has many I've never seen before and they're all so cute." Misty said with a fond smile that showed her true feelings for Ash. "But Palpitoad was the big one as it is also a ground type. He liked me when we formally met after Ash beat me in our full battle a couple months back. Course Ash was saving him for his battle with Surge given his typing and during that battle Palpitoad evolved. Bit of a shock for me for sure when Seismitoad arrived but I wasn't complaining. He's been a great asset to me."
"I saw." Sabrina said. "I have a few Pokémon that have are dual types with a type that can counter my type's weaknesses that I reserve for trainers who need a little education."
"Well, that is better than your old form of education." Misty said before blanching. "Sorry, I didn't mean, you came all this way for me…"
"No Misty, you're right it is better." Sabrina said putting the other leader at ease and giving the woman a smile to reassure her. "I actually do want to talk about that so don't feel bad about bringing it up. Can we go to your place so we can talk in private. I feel like our talk would be best sitting down over tea and we can let out Pokémon play around us."
"Of course." Misty said with a nod. "Come with me. Did you bring a full team?"
"Yes, I always travel with one." Sabrina confirmed as Misty led them out of the gym's battlefield and through the gym to get to her place. "A few who you may be familiar with in fact."
"What?" Misty asked curiously.
As if on cue the sound of a ball opening on Sabrina's belt was heard and a second later a triangular mass of dark purple with a face appeared before Misty. It smiled widely at her and then licked her entire face without hesitation. He recognized this human and wanted to say hello right away, so he popped out of his ball to do so. It also got a light laugh out of Sabrina which helped her.
"Haunter." Misty said as her entire body shuddered and Haunter floated back and to a chuckling Sabrina and hovered over her shoulder. "This is the one we left with you all those years ago, isn't it?"
"Correct." Sabrina said as she stopped giggling at Misty's reaction. "He's been with me ever since then but wouldn't let me catch him until I was back in enough control to run the Saffron Gym again. He makes it his mission to make sure I always laugh at least once a day so that I am not always serious and focused. It helps keep me centered and he knows that."
"I see I guess that's a good thing." Misty said as they left the gym and began the walk to her home nearby. "Laughing does help lighten the mood at times so I can see how laughing once a day can help. Do you use him in battle? I know the rules allow for at least one Pokémon that isn't your chosen type."
"No, I don't, he doesn't like to battle." Sabrina said shaking her head. "In fact, I've only used him in battle once. He was my final Pokémon against Ash for obvious reasons. Naturally, he lost comfortably to Ash's Krookodile, the same one that I mentioned earlier in fact, but I had to use Haunter against him to show that I still had him by my side."
"That makes sense that you would use him against Ash." Misty said as they reached her home and entered, taking their shoes off as they did. "You can tell me all about that battle later, I love hearing about Ash's battles but only after we've discussed what we have to discuss. Let's head out back where you can let your Pokémon out on the battlefield out back while I make tea."
"Thank you." Sabrina said grateful for Misty's hospitality.
"I should be thanking you for coming here to help me." Misty said as she directed Sabrina to the back door. "But more on that in a moment. First, we need tea. Any preference?"
"I don't have a preference." Sabrina said shaking her head. "Though if possible, on the sweeter side. My time in Kalos and their penchant for sugar gave me a little sweet tooth."
"Alright, it will be ready in a moment." Misty said as she went to the kitchen to make the tea.
Sabrina just nodded and went to the battlefield putting her shoes on again once she was outside. It was a typical earth battlefield but around the side there were deck chairs for sunbathing and a small circular table with some chairs under an umbrella that was where they'd likely talk.
Haunter was already flying out to have fun, so Sabrina took out her other 5 Poke Balls and threw them into the air to reveal her team. As always Kadabra was with her but she also had her Slowbro because of Misty's water preference, Delphox, Jynx and Espurr. The last one was here for a similar reason as Haunter as Espurr wasn't a battle Pokémon of Sabrina's but one she used as a source of comfort.
Sabrina bent down and picked up the small, gray, fluffy, bipedal, cat-like, psychic type from Kalos and walked over to the table to take a seat. She placed Espurr in her lap idly stroked its head as she waited, her Pokémon realizing she was nervous and snuggling with her to show that it was there for her and giving Sabrina the strength for what she had to say to Misty.
"Well, isn't that Pokémon adorable." Misty said with a smile as she exited the house and came over to Sabrina with a tray containing two cups of tea, a teapot, a plate of cookies and a bowl of sugar just in case the tea wasn't naturally sweet enough. "Is it from Kalos?"
"Good guess." Sabrina said as she noticed a particularly confused looking Psyduck waddling behind Misty before it veered off to have a conversation with Slowbro or try to as Sabrina knew that neither were bright Pokémon. "Espurr was given to me as an egg by Lady Olympia shortly before I left. I don't use it in battle but its always around for things like this. It is a psychic type and helps a lot when I need comfort."
"I bet." Misty said setting down the tray before pouring and offering a cup to Sabrina and then sitting herself and looking around. "I recognize the Kadabra, which I presume is the one Ash faced, and the cute Slowbro and Jynx but the last one I don't recognize. What is it?"
"That is the Kadabra from back then." Sabrina confirmed as she took a sip of what turned out to be a good lavender tea though she did add a tablespoon of sugar to sweeten it to her liking. "He's my starter and closest Pokémon so he's always with me. As for the last one, that's a Delphox."
"Delphox." Misty mused as she looked at the tall, bipedal, foxlike Pokémon with a fantastic coat and for some reason a stick that it was twirling in its forepaws. "I've never heard of it."
"It's the final evolved form of Fennekin, the fire type starter from Kalos." Sabrina said surprising Misty and causing her to choke on a sip of tea.
"You have a fire type?" Misty asked. "I didn't expect you to have one given your type preference."
"It's also a psychic type." Sabrina said surprising Misty even more as she'd never heard of a starter to gain that type. "I can see your shock and to answer your loud thought, it is the only starter Pokémon with that type. Delphox gains it when it evolves from Braixen. I caught it as a Fennekin in Kalos, my first there, and didn't realize it added a psychic type at the final stage until Lady Olympia told me. Between my powers and some unquantifiable thing, I have an affinity for the type so that is likely part of why I caught it."
"Interesting." Misty said thinking on what Sabrina had said as she sipped her tea and looking around noticing Psyduck's conversation with Slowbro. "Though I don't think our Pokémon are having an intellectual chat like we are."
"No, I don't think so." Sabrina said looking over at the Pokémon as well. "My Slowbro is strong and a surprise to most as they forget it is also a psychic type but it's not the brightest Pokémon in the world."
"And my Psyduck is a moron." Misty said bluntly. "Love him to bits and wouldn't trade him for the world but he's an idiot pure and simple. Shame as he's probably one of my strongest Pokémon but it takes several blows to the head for him to use his true power."
"I see." Sabrina said. "I know that Psyduck and Golduck aren't dual water/psychic types, but they have a good connection with my type, so I've always had a little soft spot for them."
"That they do." Misty said before taking a breath and looking at her colleague. "But I think that that's enough small talk Sabrina. We have some serious stuff to discuss so where do you want to start. I am not good at this though I have seen a professional who specializes in my issues and am in anger management, so I have already started to make progress. My jealousy is getting better, especially after Dawn and I had a true heart to heart on Hoenn and she forgave me for my actions towards her when we first met. We're finally in a good place to rebuild our relationship."
"Well, that's how an amends should work, and I guess that it's the best place to start seeing as I owe you one." Sabrina said setting her cup down. "Though I am glad you have started therapy, it's a wonderful thing that I use myself."
"It's helped a lot." Misty agreed. "So, we start with the amends you need to make then. I will admit, I am not sure how this works."
"Yes, it is long overdue, and you don't have to do anything, just listen to me." Sabrina said closing her eyes and taking a deep breath before opening them and looking Misty in the eye. "Misty, I am truly sorry for turning you into a doll 7 years ago. Due to my abuse of my powers, I wasn't in the right mind at the time but that doesn't excuse that I used transmutation on you and Brock, as well as my own mother. Words can't describe bad how I feel about it. It was one of the worst things I did, and I have been so ashamed of it that I haven't been able to properly make amends for it with you or Brock."
By this point Sabrina couldn't take it anymore. As she had been talking the tears had begun to fall and now, she fully gave into her own deep regret over what she'd done to Misty. She knew she was here to help Misty, but she was also here for an amends, the hardest since regaining control and patching things up with her mother. It was a mix of guilt for the horrible thing she'd done in the past and the shame for taking so long to finally apologize for it.
"Sabrina." Misty said shocked at the emotions the other woman was showing.
"Sorry." Sabrina said as she hiccupped and tried to stop her sobs, pulling out a pack of tissues she'd brought with her and dabbing at her eyes but unable to stop so she plowed through them. "This, this is really emotional for me. Transmutation is the scariest aspect of my powers because it is the most addictive and corruptive of them."
"Take your time." Misty said reassuringly. "I'm listening, don't rush this."
"Thank you, it is hard, but I can't ignore what I've done." Sabrina said swallowing and wiping her eyes, the tears still coming but in more control now. "When I used it on my mom, I thought I was gone for good because of how serious it was and how I felt no regret for it at the time. Then I used it on you and Brock because Ash lost and I thought it was the right thing to do, a thought that disgusts me to this day. Ash and Haunter saved me, and I corrected everything but that doesn't excuse the fucked-up shit I did to you. To this day, it is the only power I never use because I know if I do, I will relapse."
"I get that, it wasn't pleasant for me either." Misty admitted with a shudder at the memory. "And it is why I've never been able to be near you until now when I needed help and expertise. I didn't know about how you saw your powers, your struggles with them, and your work to promote mental health awareness until I saw your talk. I understand it more now, especially as I have my own issues that changed me at times, so I know you weren't in your right mind then. I mean I guessed back then given how you were talking through a doll."
"I was so far from my right mind back then that I don't recognize that woman." Sabrina said her tone that of a scared girl and not the confident woman Misty had seen showing just how vulnerable Sabrina really was. "I was so young when I first began to abuse my powers in my quest for perfection that I don't think I ever had a right mind. It's why it fractured my mind in two, the serious cold psychic gym leader and the fun girl I never got to be who was expressed through that doll. However, none of that justifies me taking so long to apologize to you for what I did back then."
"Well, I didn't make it easy." Misty said. "I did avoid you because of it but you've done so now and that means a lot to me."
"Yeah, I've made my amends." Sabrina said finally calming down though a few tears still fell as Espurr snuggled up to her more for support. "It's always an emotional process and I want to help you as much as possible as a way to atone for my actions towards you. I owe you and Ash that much for what I did in the past and what he did for me."
"I need that help." Misty said with a smile. "And after making my own amends with Dawn I know how emotionally draining it can be and how important it is to forgive. Regardless of your wish for atonement, I would ask for your help on this and I do forgive you for what you did to me in the past. You weren't in your right mind as you said, and you've done so much to recover from that that I can't hold it against you Sabrina. You've suffered because of your actions, as have I, but you are making things better now."
"Thank you, Misty." Sabrina said with a weak smile at her and fresh tears in her eyes. "That, that means a lot to me that you can forgive me for such a heinous act towards you."
"It's in the past and you know you did wrong." Misty said. "You've shown me how much regret you have. I know that regret and I know how much forgiveness can help. Dawn showed me that in Hoenn when I needed it, how can I not show you it here when you need it."
"Can you tell me about that?" Sabrina asked as she finished drying her eyes while Espurr kept lending her its comfort. "If you're ok with it that is. You've listened to me and forgiven me, let me listen to you now. It would be best if I know everything so I can help you. Sometimes its just the taking that helps."
"And I will tell you everything." Misty said with a nod knowing how much talking helped given her own talk with May at Ash's party and her recent heart to heart with Dawn. "It's about time I told it to someone and finally got everything off my chest. Where do you want me to start?"
"Hmm that is a tricky thing." Sabrina said thoughtfully. "How about we first start from the very beginning with your feelings for Ash, when they started, when the blossomed to love, and how that always made you feel. That is the root of your jealousy I believe so I should understand that first. Then we can move onto your relationship with Dawn and how your jealousy and love for Ash affected that until you made your amends to Dawn."
"Sounds good." Misty said with a sigh and a small smile at the memory of her fall for Ash Ketchum. "I met Ash on his first day as a trainer. He took my bike to escape from a flock of Spearows before Pikachu defended him from them and fried the Spearows, and my bike, destroying it."
"An auspicious start to a relationship." Sabrina said.
"Yeah, not the best and Ash was certainly annoying and bratty back then." Misty said with a chuckle. "And I only followed him until my bike was fixed, at first that is what I told myself, but it quickly became an excuse. Also, it turned out that Pikachu began a tradition with that action. He destroyed May's and Dawn's bikes and fried Iris, so he likes to attack girls or their bikes in new regions."
"That is amusing." Sabrina said with a laugh "Even if it is destructive and painful."
"In hindsight it was the best thing to happen to me." Misty said with a far-off look of love in her eyes. "It meant I was stuck with Ash and I got to see the real him. True I had to deal with his bone headed density and rather rash personality, but it tempered in Vermilion and he became more passionate and driven in his goals but also smarter when it came to dealing with most situations. Basically, anything that doesn't involve romance."
"Ash is pretty dense in that department." Sabrina said. "I picked that up when you all came to Saffron both the first and second times."
"You did?" Misty asked before remembering who she was talking to. "You used your telepathic abilities when we met didn't you."
"Yeah, I used it all the time when I was at my worst, sorry." Sabrina said regret and shame in her voice at her actions. "I had given over control to my powers by then so I couldn't resist, and my abuse has actually caused permanent damage to my telepathy causing it to always be active on a low level though I have the control to suppress it which I am doing right now. I knew the first time you faced me that you had a conflict over your feelings for Ash and didn't understand them yourself and Ash had no idea about it. By the time you returned you'd figured them out. Care to explain what happened?"
"Well, you know how I felt but yeah it was around our time in Saffron that everything coalesced for me and I realized why my heart was a flutter and what I was feeling." Misty said. "Earlier, before Vermilion in fact, Ash had commented on how attractive a girl was."
"Wait what?" Sabrina asked her eyes wide at that. "Ash actually noticed that?"
"It was the only time he ever did that I know of, before Dawn that is." Misty said a stab of pain at the fact that Ash never noticed her in that way but pushing it down. "It was some stuck-up brat at Pokémon Tech. I can't remember her name, but she beat me in a battle before losing to Ash who helped take her down from her high horse and make her a better person in typical Ash fashion. However, Ash had found her pretty and I was instantly jealous and didn't know why. I was still wrestling with why I was jealous that Ash found another girl pretty by the time we got to Saffron."
"That would do it." Sabrina said recalling how conflict Misty's mind had been when they first met before the fear set in when she saw how bad Sabrina's state was at the time. "Often, with dormant feelings, it is that kinda of thing that sparks it, or so I have been told. I am pretty sure I have feelings for a guy, but I need to figure it out on my own."
"You will confirm it one day." Misty said. "A first crush is like that."
"I know I will." Sabrina replied as a brief thought of Alain crossed her mind before she pushed it away as she was focusing on Misty at the moment. "But go on. What changed? What caused you to realize what was going on?"
"Lavender Town changed it." Misty said. "We went there, to the Pokémon Tower, to get a ghost type to face you after your father suggested that it was the best type to face you."
"That kinda worked." Sabrina said. "Not as planned but if it works it works."
"It did but Haunter was never actually caught." Misty said. "Well until you caught him but that's not relevant. What was was that while in the tower, a chandelier fell and crushed Ash and Pikachu. I thought they'd died. I cried so hard when that happened, and it was as I was crying and kneeling by his body that I finally realized everything. I'd developed a crush on Ash."
"A traumatic event like that would cause such a revelation." Sabrina said understanding. "It makes you think of them in a different light and helps you realize your true feelings."
"Yeah, and when Ash came too, I was so happy." Misty said with a smile. "I didn't tell him of course because I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of knowing I was crying over him. Well, that and I thought that it would just be a passing crush."
"But it wasn't." Sabrina said knowing that it was the truth, Misty had already fallen hard for Ash by the time she realized she had a crush.
"Not in the slightest." Misty said shaking her head. "I always denied it when someone brought it up because I was afraid of how it would affect our friendship but as we traveled, and I saw more and more of who Ash Ketchum my crush only grew and deepened. I don't know when it became love, but it did, and it was before we had to go our separate ways because my sisters dumped the gym on me just as we were preparing to go to Hoenn. Also, my bike was finally fixed but by that point I was with Ash because I loved him not because he owed me anything."
"That must have been hard." Sabrina said. "You had been together for years by that point and had fallen in love with him, to be ripped apart like that would break anyone's heart."
"Correct, broke my heart to leave Ash." Misty said sadly as her biggest regret of not telling Ash the truth of her feelings came back. "But he knew we'd meet again and always be friends. That was what kept me going. Even apart I tried to move on, though not at first as I rejected a guy who was into me because of Ash, but every time I tried, I always thought of Ash and I couldn't. He was my love, he still is and always be my love, and I couldn't betray it by being with someone else. I didn't say it out loud until a few months ago but I always knew that I loved him."
"Love is hard to overcome as it never truly leaves your heart and what you two went through it probably can't be." Sabrina said. "I think I get your feelings for Ash now. You are in love with him and I take it whenever another girl showed any interest in him your jealousy came up."
"It always flared up whenever a girl openly showed interest in Ash, still does in fact even if Dawn is his girlfriend but I have some control over it now." Misty said with a nod. "I remember this girl from Johto called Macy. She was openly into Ash and hit on him, even asked him out so Ash knew she was interested as well. I almost throttled her for that, and we ended up arguing about Ash and Pokémon as she's a fire specialist. Thankfully, Ash wasn't into her, so I knew it was fine but yeah it was tough."
"Yes, definitely a problem." Sabrina said. "Violent reactions like that to a rival is a clear indicator of a problem with jealousy."
"Yeah, but I could always keep it from going too far for one reason." Misty said as she began to near the hardest part but knowing she had to talk about it. "Ash's density ensured that I never had to seriously worry about a rival. Other than Macy, who I think scared him with her intensity, he'd never noticed when a girl liked him or that he liked a girl back. That was my saving grace, my hope that in the end he'd see what was right in front of him. It was what I was waiting for until he settled down or I could travel with him again and tell him the truth of my feelings."
"But that wasn't the case." Sabrina said as she began to see the root of Misty's problems. "I know this is hard Misty, but we it will be good to talk about it."
"No, I know we should, and I will." Misty said with a sigh. "I guess it's time to move onto Dawn and her arrival in my story."
"I think it is." Sabrina said with a nod. "I need to understand your relationship with her as well. I think it's pretty complex."
"For only meeting her four times it's really complex." Misty agreed. "You've met Dawn, did she say anything about our first meeting?"
"Only that you two had a gym battle." Sabrina said trying to recall what Dawn had said when she hosted her and Ash in Saffron. "She briefly mentioned it when we had dinner and I told her and Ash of my journeys over the years, but the main topic of that conversation was my journey not hers. She implied that she won but that was it."
"Oh, she won alright, but the battle was the climax of our first meeting." Misty said remembering what was probably the worst day of her life, the day her heart truly broke because she lost Ash. "It started off as just another normal day. The Indigo Conference was on, or at least it was around that time of year, so I didn't have any challengers. I was heading to the shops for some supplies when I ran into Ash and Dawn just outside the gym as they reached it. Literally, I ran into them and ended up on Ash's chest."
"Ah that's not a good start." Sabrina said. "First impression between you and Dawn and you end up on her boyfriend isn't good."
"No but it was nice for me." Misty said with a sad smile. "I always wanted that and seeing him again for the first time in a few years caused all my feelings to return full force. I got up, helped him up, hugged him and held him close like I'd always wanted to without realizing Dawn was there."
"This isn't getting better." Sabrina pointed out.
"And it only gets worse." Misty said. "Dawn let me know she was there as I hugged Ash, so I let go of him to see who he was traveling with. I wasn't expecting someone like Dawn and studied her before he helped her up and I saw the love for him in her eyes when he did. I know that look as I've seen it in the mirror many times before. I was already on high alert with her and immediately jealous because of that look. It didn't help that Dawn is beautiful and really feminine."
"She is an attractive girl, objectively speaking as I'm not into women." Sabrina said. "She knows how to highlight her femininity in a subtle way that shows her natural beauty while keeping her girly charm at the same time. That would be a threat to anyone if she's into Ash as well."
"I am into girls and while Dawn is a little too girly for my tastes, her looks made me even more jealous." Misty said surprising Sabrina with the admission. "At least I know I'm more attractive than Macy but compared to Dawn, well she's easily my equal in looks just with a different style to me."
"I didn't know that you were bi Misty." Sabrina said. "Why do I feel like it will be relevant."
"Because it is." Misty said and Sabrina heard a lot of regret in Misty's tone at that. "I don't advertise it because there is no need to. Yes, I like girls as well as guys, what of it? The only person I've ever had feelings for and want to be with is Ash, but I won't lie, I am bi and have made out with women before, but nothing ever came of it. Again, goes back to my feelings for Ash being too strong to be with anyone else."
"Nothing just an observation." Sabrina said still a little surprised by Misty's sexuality, but it didn't bother her at all just added a new layer to how deep Misty's feelings were for Ash given how large her dating pool was and no one could compare to him in her eyes. "Go on. What happened when you and Dawn were introduced."
"Well after I noticed Dawn, I pushed down my rising anger and jealousy for Ash's sake." Misty said. "He was here, and I focused on him and getting to know who I thought at the time was his latest traveling companion. I was just about to introduce myself to her when her Piplup made his presence known."
"He is a magnificent Pokémon though I have been told to never say that to his face given his ego, according to Dawn that is." Sabrina said. "He's clearly well cared for and powerful despite being a first stage Pokémon."
"Yeah, he really is, even if his ego is massive." Misty said. "And seeing him, well I can't control myself around water types, especially ones I've never seen before. They're all cute to me."
"All?" Sabrina asked her eyebrow raising.
"Yup all water types are cute." Misty said and Sabrina decided not to question the water specialist on this as she had a feeling that Misty would be rather stubborn on the subject. "And I had to fawn over him and pick him up because of how adorable and strong he was. I also assumed that he was Ash's."
"Oh, that's not good." Sabrina said. "First you run into her, then you show you're into her boyfriend, and finally you fawn over her Pokémon while thinking its Ash's. Not a good first impression at all."
"Probably one of my worst ever." Misty said as she swallowed. "That was when Dawn said Piplup was hers, so I congratulated her on raising him so well and tried to be friendly because she was Ash's friend. We shook, I introduced myself and then she introduced herself as Ash's girlfriend. That's a phrase I never expected to hear unless it was me saying it."
"Oh shit." Sabrina said, given all Misty had said about her issues and love for Ash suddenly finding out like that would easily trigger her. "I take it that didn't go over well."
"A Gyarados at full rampage would have calmer than I was in that moment." Misty admitted. "I blew up and saw red when Ash confirmed it. It was recent but, well, my heart broke in that moment as my last bit of hope of being with Ash vanished. It wasn't the moment I expect to admit my feelings to Ash, in fact it was probably the worst moment for it, but I did. Even then he took a while to realize what I said, but he now knows though he's never treated me any different which shows how good he it."
"That is good that he never treated you differently, but we aren't talking about Ash right now, we're talking about Dawn and how you and her interacted." Sabrina said. "So, I take it that is when she challenged you to a battle gym."
"I was laying into Ash for his density when she interrupted me and challenged me, something I respect about her as it's what I would have done in her spot." Misty said. "I immediately accepted, grabbed her and dragged her into the gym for the battle then and there. A few minutes later we were having an official gym battle and what a battle it was. Only my full battle with Ash and my rematch with Dawn in the Wallace Cup can compare to it."
"So, what happened in the battle?" Sabrina Asked. "I do enjoy a good battle story and you and Dawn going at it would be good given what it was really about."
"Well, it was a simple 3 on 3 battle that started with my Staryu against her Pachirisu." Misty said remembering the battle vividly.
"Pachirisu?" Sabrina asked. "I take it that that's a Sinnoh Pokémon."
"Yup, cute squirrel-like Pokémon from Dawn's home region." Misty confirmed. "That I didn't realize was an electric type until it used Discharge on the pool where Staryu was."
"Clever move." Sabrina said impressed by Dawn's strategy.
"Very but when you travel with Ash you learn a thing or two about unorthodox battle strategies." Misty said. "Staryu had no chance in the matchup after that but Dawn had revealed Pachirisu's type so I could counter it with my next Pokémon. Starmie beat it with ease. Then Dawn used Piplup to meet me on my turf."
"Her Piplup verses your Starmie is a pretty balanced matchup." Sabrina said thinking. "I honestly don't know who would win that one."
"Piplup did." Misty said simply. "Dawn used the water to her advantage and fought me as a coordinator would, something I wasn't used to facing. She employed a Contest style to her attacks, that's how she won. Course she got a little cocky and I was dealing with my out-of-control anger and jealousy at the time, add in that this was about Ash and I was going to make Dawn prove herself to me, so I kinda used my best next. Dawn taunted me into it, but I was always going to use him against her."
"Your best?" Sabrina asked a sinking feeling in her stomach given Misty's type specialty. "Do I have to ask which Pokémon that is."
"Not really." Misty said. "Most water masters have a Gyarados and its almost always their best or one of them at least. I'm no exception to it. I used my Gyarados last."
"Against a Piplup?" Sabrina asked her eyes wide. "That's overkill but given the battle I guess it couldn't be avoided. Still, even if you hadn't have already realized it, I would have pointed out that that is a sign of an anger problem."
"Oh, it gets worse." Misty said shame clear in her voice. "I, um, hit Piplup with a Hyper Beam."
Sabrina just blanched at that. Hyper Beam was a powerful attack to begin with and as a normal type attack only ghost types were immune while rock and steel types could mitigate some damage from it. Against a first stage water type and being fired from a Pokémon known to be extremely powerful with Hyper Beam, that was a devastating attack that few fully evolved Pokémon could survive let alone a Piplup.
"Yeah, it was bad." Misty said regretfully. "I went way overboard with that and put Piplup a few feet into a concrete wall. I could have beaten him with a less powerful attack, so I really regret that one, but I made it up to Piplup and we're good now."
"I see, yeah that is a bit much." Sabrina said starting to fully understand how Misty and Dawn's relationship began on a really bad after all that had happened in their first meeting and Sabrina felt that Misty wasn't done yet. "So how did she beat your Gyarados."
"Her Togekiss." Misty said. "It's one of Dawn's best Pokémon and as a flying type it was perfect to face Gyarados in my gym. At first, I thought she was messing with me and that made me even angrier, but I soon realized she had no idea."
"No idea about what?" Sabrina asked confused. "I'm as clueless as Dawn probably was."
"I used to have a Togepi." Misty explained. "It evolved into a Togetic to protect a bunch of other Togepi when I visited Ash in Hoenn, and I released him to protect them. I didn't know that Togetic could evolve until Dawn revealed that she had a Togekiss, so I thought she knew but she didn't, Ash had never told her. That calmed me down enough and we continued our battle."
"That would have been a way to mess with you for sure if she knew." Sabrina said. "But I'm glad that wasn't the case, that would be out of character for Dawn to do. How did the final battle go?"
"Strange." Misty said recalling what had to be the oddest and most memorable matchup she'd ever encountered. "I thought I had it when I landed a clean Dragon Pulse attack on Togekiss right after a successful Crunch attack."
"That would do it." Sabrina said thinking on the combo. "Even if it didn't take Togekiss out, it would wound one enough to make it easy to beat with one more move so long as it wasn't something Togekiss was resistant to."
"You would think except her Togekiss wasn't hurt." Misty said causing Sabrina to choke on the tea she'd just drunk. "The Dragon Pulse had no effect on her."
"What?" Sabrina coughed out patting her chest to try and clear it. "How? Only steel types have a resistance to dragon types and no type is immune to their attacks."
"Trust me we don't know how it happened." Misty said shaking her head. "But Togekiss was unaffected and that turned the tide of the battle. After that Dawn wore down Gyarados by showing off Togekiss's aerial grace and dodging all of Gyarados's attacks. She pushed me to get desperate and use a Hyper Beam but that missed, and she capitalized on her opening. Togekiss hit Gyarados with a powerful Sky Attack and then an Aura Sphere to finish it. The power was enough to first lift Gyarados out of the pool and then slam him into the ceiling with the second attack."
"Is that even possible?" Sabrina asked her eyes wide as she thought back to the spacious battlefield the Cerulean Gym had. "How can a Gyarados be thrown into your ceiling. It is pretty high up and Gyarados isn't a light Pokémon."
"Well, it can be done, and it almost destroyed my ceiling." Misty said remembering her shock at seeing her Gyarados fully plastered to her ceiling for a split second. "I will never forget the sight of my Gyarados hitting the ceiling and then falling 30 feet into the pool, or the tidal wave he caused."
"I bet." Sabrina said. "So that ended the battle?"
"It did." Misty confirmed. "Gyarados was out, Dawn had won, and it sapped my anger but not my jealousy. I, I did something after that I shouldn't have. That is the thing I regret the most about all my interactions with Dawn, especially because it was during our first one."
"What did you do?" Sabrina asked softly unsure what Misty would say.
"Well after Dawn beat me Ash had to go and get dry, so I had a moment with Dawn." Misty said. "She used her Typhlosion to dry her and then I gave her a Cascade Badge to show that she'd beaten me. She keeps it in a locket around her neck that Ash gave her which I take as a high honor because it means it's always on her."
"Oh, I saw that locket." Sabrina said. "She wore it when Ash faced me. He'd just got it for her and it's really cute."
"I figured he got it in Saffron, the quality meant that only Saffron or Celadon would have a place that made it." Misty said. "But after giving her her badge, I spoke with Dawn. I apologized to her, congratulated her, asked about how she got her Togekiss, told her about Togetic, reminisced about how Brock will always strike out with women, and our feelings for Ash. Then, right at the end, I crossed a line I shouldn't have crossed."
"You made a move on her didn't you." Sabrina said realizing what Misty had likely done and why she'd mentioned something earlier. "That was why your sexuality is relevant."
"You could say that." Misty said shame filling her eyes as she spoke. "I told her to never hurt Ash or I'd come after her, something Dawn accepted, and then revealed, subtly, that I'm bisexual and told her that if she ever wanted to treat Ash to something special that I was down. Then I kissed her, on the lips the way she'd kissed Ash earlier in front of me. It was just a chaste kiss, but I shouldn't have done it."
"Ah yes that was a bit far." Sabrina said her eyes wide and unable to really process or visualize it. "And that was your biggest regret?"
"It is and always will be." Misty said with a sigh. "I wasn't thinking at the time and didn't realize the implications of it but now I do. I fear that it could ruin my friendship with Ash if he ever found out what I did. Thankfully, Dawn won't tell, and she's forgiven me for it, but I haven't forgiven myself for my jealousy induced decision."
"Nor should you." Sabrina said bluntly causing Misty to blink at her in confusion. "I don't forgive myself for the pain and suffering I caused my family, you, Brock, and many others back when my powers had control over me, and I never will. I live with the guilt of that to this day. It reminds me of how badly I fucked up and to never let myself relapse to that state again. That is how you should see it."
"I do see it like that." Misty agreed glad to know that her feelings on it were the right ones because even if Sabrina had told her to forgive herself, she wouldn't have for that or anything else she'd done to Dawn which she still had to tell Sabrina. "And then there was the swimsuit debacle. That was the other incident I had to specifically apologize for."
"Swimsuit debacle?" Sabrina asked a little confused. "Ok I'll ask, what was that?"
"It was the third time we met, the second time had some flirty moments that were unacceptable but didn't rise to the kiss or swimsuit and when I lay on top of Dawn that was because of Psyduck." Misty said causing Psyduck to look over to her before resuming his conversation with Slowbro. "I also got to help May deal with her feelings the second time I met Dawn and persuade this asshole who was obsessed with Dawn to leave her alone because she wasn't into him."
"Well, that is all good." Sabrina said. "It shows that at times there was some positivity in your early relationship."
"It was." Misty said. "But the swimsuit debacle was when Ash faced me in a full battle was a regression from the little progress we made at Ash's party. I opted to wear what is technically a bikini but in reality, was 3 triangles covering the important areas and that was it. Hell, more breast than not was on display in that thing and I'm not exactly well endowed in that department which is saying something."
"Oh yeah that's not exactly acceptable attire." Sabrina said. "Especially for a battle."
"I know but I wanted to get in Dawn's head while showing off my great body, and it worked." Misty said. "She took her own cheerleader top off to show off a really sexy, black lacy bra and stayed like that for the whole battle. Unfortunately, during the battle Psyduck, who wasn't supposed to be used but joined because that's just what he does, was sent into my chest and loosened the top enough so that when I hugged Dawn afterwards her bra snagged on it and caused me to have a slight malfunction."
"You flashed Ash?" Sabrina asked.
"Yup full nipple on display for him to see." Misty said with a slight blush. "Admittedly it did excite me to know that he's seen it and even more so that he didn't stare but turned and walked away to be respectful to me."
"That is a noble thing to do, few men would be that respectful." Sabrina said. "Most would just stare."
"Yeah, just another reason why Ash is so good." Misty said with a smile. "But Dawn complained, and I decided to make her correct it, which she did without touching my tits, and then flirted more so she tackled me into the pool."
"You deserved that." Sabrina said bluntly.
"Oh totally." Misty agreed. "I pushed her too far and she reacted appropriately. After that they left, and I had the time to think on my actions and as my mind returned to normal, I began to realize how bad they were."
"That's a good start." Sabrina said. "As time passes and the emotions lesson you gain a clearer head and understanding of what happened and realize how bad your actions were."
"Yeah, it was the start of my realization." Misty said. "Then, a week or so before your talk I went overboard in my first battle with a Johto trainer who knew Ash and Dawn from meeting them in Sinnoh and was actually the person who made Dawn realize she had a crush on Ash. I felt bad for it even if she didn't realize and beat me in the rematch. Then with your talk about how your obsession led you to abusing your powers I realized how my emotions were getting the better of me and made me do things I shouldn't have done."
"No, you shouldn't have done those things." Sabrina agreed. "But you weren't in your right mind because of your issues and realized it which is the first step. Getting help is the second step which you have also taken. Now tell me of your talk with Dawn in Hoenn and the amends you made to her. That is the last thing I think we should talk about for now."
"Oh that, that was pretty straightforward." Misty said with a small smile and for the first time Sabrina saw more than regret and shame in Misty's eyes, she saw a glimmer of hope in them now. "The whole week I kept up my act but not as intense as before, I even orchestrated a game of Never Have I Ever to mess with Dawn and confirmed a few things that I suspected but were painful to learn. I won't disclose those as we swore a secrecy pact to it."
"I won't ask you to violate the sanctity of girl talk." Sabrina said respectfully. "Go on. How did the talk go?"
"Well, I knew I would have it with Dawn and I also knew that Dawn would confront May about her crush on Ash because there was no way that May could hide it all week from Dawn." Misty said. "That also meant that May would have a moment to confess to Ash in private to get her own closure. That came the morning they were going to leave so I took that moment to talk to Dawn. In that talk I apologized to Dawn for everything I'd done to her and explained my problems and desire to get help."
"And what did Dawn say?" Sabrina asked.
"She forgave me." Misty said and the tears final fell though this time it was happiness at how Dawn had forgiven her, and she didn't try to stop them. "She never held anything against me but did point out that I had caused her some bad insecurities that I take responsibility for and regret."
"That is good." Sabrina said with a nod. "You are taking responsibility for what you caused, it shows progress and will help further improve your relationship with Dawn."
"Yeah, it helped a lot and I know that part of Dawn is ok with it because it helped her spot rivals for Ash." Misty said. "But that doesn't excuse that I'm responsible and I will own that. Dawn also made sure I acknowledged where I'd crossed the line, which I did, and she was ok with it. She understood my fear and promised to keep everything a secret because she would never want Ash to hate me or anything because of how important I am to him and he to me. I cried and thanked her. We then agreed to start fresh, shook hands, and hugged it out, our first truly friendly hug."
"Sounds like you made a lot of progress with that." Sabrina said with a smile as Misty finally began to dab her eyes with the tissues that Sabrina had brought. "It's amazing what an amends that is accepted can do. It doesn't absolve anything, but it does allow you to show regret and begin mending the relationship. It's what happened earlier with my amends to you and your amends to Dawn."
"Yeah, more than I thought possible." Misty said smiling back. "We're actually friends now and I'm looking forward to seeing her again and growing our friendship. I will at the Indigo Conference, well before if possible as Dawn should have the Grand Festival then, when I go up to support them in their respective competitions."
"That's great news." Sabrina said. "Real progress right off the bat. It's not normally that easy but I think you realized early enough to make it salvageable and Dawn clearly understands that you weren't rational at the time. She knows of my story and problems, so she has some understanding which helps."
"Yeah, but I know there is still a long way to go." Misty said. "Just because Dawn and me and good doesn't mean that I am over my problems. I still need to fix them, and I will always love Ash, that will never go away. I'll always be jealous of Dawn, but I won't act the way I did in the past towards her again, that I'm done with."
"And I will help you with your problems as best I can." Sabrina said. "So, let's talk about your anger and jealousy. I'll stay the week in Cerulean and we can talk every day about this, Ash, whatever you want really and truly get you on track. After this I will always be around if you need me."
"Thank you, Sabrina, that will be great." Misty said. "But before we continue, I think I need a break from all this heavy stuff so why don't you tell me about your battle with Ash. I want to hear all about it."
"Oh, what a battle, best I've had in years." Sabrina said with a grin. "It began with my Kadabra against his Dratini…"
Misty listened in rapt attention as Sabrina gave a blow-by-blow account of her battle with Ash. It was as epic as Misty expected and she was thrilled that Ash had won despite playing catchup the entire battle until the end. All the time that Sabrina was talking Misty felt a weight lift from her chest. She'd truly confronted her problems for the first time with someone who could understand them on some level. This, coupled with her talk with Dawn, was the beginning of her getting control over her issues.
Misty knew there was still a long road to go but she was on the path and she would make sure she stuck to it. The next time she saw Ash and Dawn she'd be a lot better, she promised that, and it started with making the most of this week. Misty's journey to overcome her problems had begun.
That was a long one but there was a lot to talk about and Misty finally got a chance to talk about how she fell for Ash, how deep her love is, and how her she realized how bad her interactions with Dawn were. It also gave Sabrina a chance to finally apologize to Misty and show how much regret she has for her actions as well. Throughout Problems we will see more about Sabrina's past, her struggles, issues, and progress interspersed with her helping the girls who lost Ash to both show more about Sabrina and give some context. This was long because of all that and will probably be one of the longest to date as only one of the Angie chapters is expected to be as long and that's for a different reason. However, that is all I have for now and given the content all I will do is ask that if you want to read more that you favorite or follow it and let me know what you think of it in your reviews or PMs to me. Until next time.
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