One week after reuniting with each other, Ash and Misty reached the shore of Cinnabar Island. Misty thanked her Gyarados for the ride and returned the Atrocious Pokemon to his Poke Ball.

'Well, we're at the shore now. Where on the island should we look for Mr. Hale?' Misty asked, while looking at the sea.

'I have no idea. Maybe we should go to the Pokemon Center?' Ash suggested.

'Good idea!'

However, just before the two reached the Pokemon Center, they saw a familiar face. An old man wearing a brown wig walked up to the two. 'Hey, Ash and Misty, long time no see! What brings you to Cinnabar Island?'

'I'm looking for Spencer Hale! Do you know where he lives, Blaine?' Ash asked.

'I'll tell you... But only if you beat me in a Pokemon battle!' Blaine suggested. 'One on one.'

'You're on!' Ash answered. He never shied away from a challenge. Especially not if it was the man who he had one of the best battles ever with, back when his Charizard defeated Blaine's Magmar.

'That's the spirit! Go, Rapidash!' Blaine shouted. A white horse emerged from the Cinnabar Gym Leader's Poke Ball. 'Rapi Dash!'

'That's a strong-looking Rapidash!' Ash complimented. 'However, he's no match for my Bayleef!' The yellow sauropod with the leaf on her head came out of her Poke Ball and got on top of Ash.

'Bayleef, I'd love to cuddle, but first, you need to beat the fuck out of that Rapidash!' Ash said.

'Bayleef? Why Bayleef? Ash, Rapidash is a Fire Pokemon! Why Bayleef?' Misty asked her friend. Grass Pokemon were weak against Fire types! Ash should know that by now!

'I Baylieve in Bayleef!' Ash joked, causing both Blaine and Misty to facepalm. However, despite his stupid choice of Pokemon, she decided to keep her mouth shut and decided to be the referee. 'This is a one on one Pokemon battle between Ash from Pallet Town and Blaine from Cinnabar Island. Trainers ready? Go!'

'Ash, you'd better have some Burn Heals!' Blaine teased. Then, he looked at his Pokemon. 'Rapidash, let's end this quickly. Flame Wheel!'

The horse ran at her enemy at high speed. However, Bayleef jumped away just in time to avoid getting struck by the fiery horse. 'Bay!' the Grass Pokemon squealed.

'Don't give up, Rapidash! Try another Flame Wheel!' Blaine commanded.

Ash looked around and realized he was battling near the shore! He knew what to do! 'Bayleef, when Rapidash gets close to you, grab her with your Vine Whip and throw her in the water!'

And so, the Grass Pokemon grabbed the horse with her vines and smacked her into the sea. After getting the Fire type wet, Bayleef used her vines to grab the horse and smack her down on the ground. Then, she finished the battle with a Body Slam.

'Rapidash, no!' Blaine screamed.

'Rapidash is defeated! Bayleef is the winner! Victory goes to Ash!' Misty said.

After returning his Pokemon to his Poke Ball, Blaine walked up to Ash, who was down on the ground, squashed by his Bayleef. 'Ash, that was a very smart idea, using the location to your advantage.'

'Thanks, Blaine!' Ash said, while Bayleef kissed her Trainer on his cheek. 'Can you tell me where Mr. Hale lives?'

'He lives in a cottage on this island, five minutes away from here,' Blaine answered.

'Thank you, Blaine!' Misty said. 'It was nice seeing you again.'

'I've gotta get back to my Gym to feed the Pokemon. Bye!' the Gym Leader said. 'Oh, and you two are a cute couple!'

'We're not a couple!' Misty snapped. However, Blaine was unable to hear her, since he was too far away by now.

'Wow, she's so hot when she's pissed off,' Ash thought. Often, when he and Misty were arguing in the past, he pitched a tent in his jeans. After all, the arguments were their way of building up sexual tension, even though the boy from Pallet Town used to be unaware of his feelings for Misty. Used to be, until Brock told him about the Pidgeot and the Beedrill.

Ash wanted to get up, but his Bayleef still squashed him with her Body Slam, much to Misty's chagrin. 'Bayleef, get off him, he's mine!' she thought. However, she could not say that out loud...

Ten minutes later, Ash knocked on the door of the cottage west from the place he battled Blaine. A man with long, brown hair opened the door. 'Hello, can I help you?' he asked.

'I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, and I need to ask you something, Mr. Hale,' our hero said.

'Ketchum? That name sounds familiar,' Spencer said. 'Come in.'

After introducing themselves, Ash and Misty sat down on the couch. Spencer took place on a seat opposite of the couch, to talk to his visitors. 'What brings you here?' he asked.

'Well, my mother told me something, and I wanted to ask you something about that,' Ash said.

'Your mother? Ketchum? Delia Ketchum?' Spencer asked.

'Yes, she's my mother. And I'm trying to find out who my father is, and you might be able to help me with that,' Ash explained.

'Your father?'

'Yes. A while ago, my mother told me a story. Eleven years ago, during the Baileys Festival, she got drunk and partied with you, she said. She described a man named Spencer Hale, wearing short shorts and kissing her. However, she was drunk that night, so she doesn't remember what happened after that kiss. A few weeks later, she found out that she was pregnant with me. Do you know what happened?' Ash asked.

'Ah, Delia. She is what I'd call... Well, she's a slut,' Spencer said. 'She spent the evening with a lot of different guys that night.'

'Hey! Don't insult my mother!' Ash snapped. 'But Mr. Hale, are you my father? She only told me about spending time with you.'

''No, I can't be your father,' Spencer said.

'Pikapi,' Pikachu sighed, while he petted Togetic, who fell asleep in his arms.

'Why not? Mum said she made out with you at that party.'

'Well, I never slept with her. I was about to ask her if she wanted to come over to my place to... Well, you know... However, at that moment, she saw a muscular man with blonde hair walking around the area where the festival took place. She walked away from me to talk to him. She said she'd come back to me, but she never did.'

'A muscular man? Can you tell me a bit more about that man?' Ash asked.

'Well, he wore a green coat and had spiky, blonde hair. Oh, and he had a Pikachu on his shoulder, and I think I heard him talking to your mother about becoming a Gym Leader in Vermilion City.'

'Do you know that man's name?' Ash asked.

'Sorry, I don't know him and I don't know what his name is,' Spencer answered.

'Okay...' Ash said. 'Thanks anyways.'

He, Misty, Pikachu and Togetic got up, said goodbye to Spencer and left the cottage. Then, they sat down near the shore to rest. Because the weather was hot, Ash decided to take his shirt off.

'Misty, what should we do?' Ash asked. 'If we don't know who that muscular man is, we don't have any clues...'

'Wait, I think I know who Spencer was talking about! He said the man was blonde, had a Pikachu and talked about being a Gym Leader in Vermilion... That must be Lt. Surge!'

'Hey yeah!' Ash said. 'Let's go to Vermilion City and pay him a visit!'

While saying that, he noticed that Misty was staring at his abs. Was Misty checking him out? He always thought girls didn't interest him, until he realized something when Brock gave him sexual education. The girl he had such strong feelings for was drooling over his bare body!

While Ash and Misty were talking about Surge, Togetic decided to plant her lips on Pikachu's cheek, which was even more red than normally. This caused Pikachu's tail to harden. The electric mouse stuck his tongue in the Fairy type's mouth. Then, Togetic rested on the ground, laying on her back. Pikachu decided to give the white Pokemon a belly rub. He gently moved his paws around Togetic's body and stroked up and down, up and down, and more and more down...