Author's Note: To my reviewers:
gilmaxter: Well, here's Chapter 2! Enjoy!
justinkira: Yeah I've always wanted Misty to come back, I hope they do bring her back to the series!
AshK: I will keep it up:p
Sumi chan: here's your update!
dbztgfan2004: totally with you on that! AAML
Scribblez: Continued!
PsYcHoPaThIcJoY: I agree, I hate it when they don't include battles! Well I'm changing that!
Chapter 2 – Just to Bother Ash
"Azurill, go!" the girl watched her Pokemon step on one of the platforms and cry out its name confidently.
"I choose you, Sparky!" the boy grinned and watched the Pokemon step forward.
"Oh yeah, I remember you," the gym leader smirked and folded her arms, "same Pokemon your exact twin would've chosen against me…"
"So you remember Ash too huh?" the challenger pulled his hat backwards and said, "ready?"
"Begin!" the gym leader's sisters announced.
"Sparky, quick attack!" the brown haired boy yelled and the Pikachu was off.
"Dodge it," Azurill moved to the right, but the Pikachu continued following it until Azurill was toppled into the water.
"Wow, you're good," the gym leader smiled brightly, "too bad this isn't an official battle, otherwise I'd go easy on you, Richie!"
"I don't need your badge Misty," Richie replied politely, "I got it a long time ago against all three of your sisters."
"Well they are pretty easy to beat," Misty grinned jokingly as her sisters exclaimed, "Like, hey!"
"Sparky, thundershock!"
"Azurill use ice beam to protect yourself," Misty remembered the attack she rarely used.
As the thundershock was reaching its target, Azurill quickly made a barrier in front of it that the shock quickly broke but left Azurill unharmed.
"I see your Azurill is strong," Richie commented and dropped his gaze to the ground before him, analyzing possible moves, "let's see, this is a water field and Azurill can protect itself instantly if it wants… but not that quickly!"
"Huh?" Misty looked puzzled as Richie ordered his Pikachu to use double team and advance on Azurill.
Misty quickly said to Azurill, "Do exactly what you did before but all around yourself."
Azurill began forming the barrier as 2 dozen "Sparkys" advanced on it from all sides. As Azurill was nearly finished, Richie exclaimed, "Sparky, now, tackle and then you know what to do!"
The Pikachu shot out of the bunch at full speed and got into Azurill's barrier just as the iced wall closed. Sparky knocked the water Pokemon against the wall, nodded to its master, and hit Azurill with its most powerful thundershock.
"Azurill!" Misty exclaimed watching as her Pokemon fainted.
She hopped from one platform to the other and took Azurill into her arms as Sparky scampered back onto Richie's shoulder proudly with a "Pikachu!"
"Good job Sparky," Richie laughed as his Pikachu licked his cheek lovingly.
He hopped toward Misty and helped her back to the land area of the giant arena, "Azurill was really good too, the way you two communicated so quickly!"
"Thanks, but you weren't half bad either," Misty handed her Azurill to her sister Lily and turned to Richie, shaking hands, "obviously, since you beat me!"
"Yeah I guess," Richie blushed and thanked her, "So how's my "twin" doing?"
"You mean Ash?" Misty smiled, "well I haven't spoken to him for a while but Professor Oak tells me it's because they're traveling to more islands than they're supposed to."
"Why's that?" Richie asked.
"Well, first off May is a Coordinator and wants to earn five contest ribbons so she can compete in this big festival contest," Misty answered, "and knowing Ash, he's probably getting lost too much without my help!"
"I'm sure he's fine," Richie said, "hey, I heard they're giving the Hoenn League soon, you think Ash is competing in this one?"
"Actually, I'm not so sure," Misty said, "I'm thinking he's probably gonna do next season's one—I honestly don't think he'd get all of his badges yet! Plus May—"
"Forget May," Richie smiled, "have alittle more confidence in Ash, he's a really good trainer!"
"I know, but since he's carrying so much weight around," she meant people, "I don't think he'd make it this quickly!"
"Hey, I'll tell you what, you've been working way too hard," Richie said, "I'm inviting you to come with me to the Hoenn League tournament, it doesn't matter if Ash is there or not because if he's not—"
"Then we can tell him the kind of competition he may be facing," Misty caught on.
"Plus you'll get a break from all of this training, if you want, you can invite Tracey to come, I'm sure he'd love sketching all the battles!"
"That's a great idea," Misty said, "C'mon, let's go call him."
Misty led him to the Pokephone and as they called up Tracey, there was a voice behind them, "Hey Misty."
Misty turned around and saw a blushing brown haired teenager holding a bouquet of flowers, "Hello, Georgio! What are you doing here?"
Before Georgio could answer, Richie asked, "Who are you?"
"Oh, we met when, well," Misty and Georgio both blushed, "well Georgio wanted to take me out on a date to an Electabuzz game but I said no."
"Oh," Richie looked from Georgio to Misty and back to Georgio, "so what do you want, er, Georgio?"
"Well, umm, well M-Misty," Georgio handed Misty the rose bouquet and continued stuttering, "I er, well I just wanted to ask you if you wanted to, you know, there's this big Hoenn League and I have tickets and you know, um…"
"You want me to go with you?" Misty concluded.
"Well, in a sense, yes," Georgio sighed from all the frustration and stuck out the tickets shyly, "do I have to battle you this time too? Because I really trained my Delcatty and I know you've never been to that tournament and you love Pokemon—"
"It's fine," Misty smiled and glanced at Richie, "I was wondering, do you happen to have an extra ticket too?"
"Yeah, I have a lot, you see," Georgio explained in a breath, "my dad is friends with Professor Oak and Oak is going to be a guest announcer and I was wondering if you wanted to accompany us…"
Misty brightened up, "that would be great, even Professor Oak's coming!"
"Yeah, he invited this kid Tracey to come with us," Georgio smiled, "So you're saying you'll come?"
"Yes! We both are," Misty linked arms with Richie happily, "well, let's get ready!"
"Wait one minute!" Misty's sisters Violet, Lily, and Daisy stood behind Georgio, "Like, Misty, we need you to stay here since you're our "substitute gym leader" and you're totally raising our gym status, you can't leave for that long!"
"But guys," Misty complained, "I've been here for too long and you know I really want to be the best water Pokemon trainer! I want to watch matches live!"
"You can watch them right here," Violet stated.
"Please, I'd really like to go," Misty pleaded, "We got free tickets and besides you said I'm only a 'substitute', you guys can take over now!"
"Well, like, Misty we mean you were substitute because," all three of them posed gracefully, "the three sensational sisters are the only true gym leaders, you're just here to win our battles!"
"Fine," Misty said, "then I'll battle all three of you for permission to go!"
"Misty, are you, like sure?" Daisy asked unsurely, "I mean, we're pretty good together!"
"I'm positive," Misty smiled cunningly, "I'll pick three Pokemon and you all each pick one, when two of our Pokemon are unable to battle, the other one wins."
"Like, fine," the sisters chanted and grabbed three Pokeballs.
Misty did the same and headed to the opposite side of the pool, throwing out Gyarados, Horsea, and as she called out Starmie; Psyduck popped into the water.
"Psyduck!" Misty exclaimed annoyed.
"Psy, Psy!" it cried, trying as hard as it could to sustain itself above the water.
Gyarados came up right in time and swooped the confused Pokemon onto one of the colored platforms.
"Wait, Psyduck can't swim?" Richie and Georgio exclaimed.
All three of the sensational sisters began laughing at Misty, nodding their heads.
"Psyduck re—" Misty was just about to say when her sisters quickly told her she wasn't allowed to recall her Pokemon when it was already on the battle area, "What, but you know Psyduck can never do anything!"
"We know," they chanted calling out Staru, Goldeen, and Seel.
"Ugh!" Misty slapped her forehead then remembered something and thought hey I don't think my sisters know Psyduck can do Confusion and Disable! Well, I know how to win now!
"Goldeen, use horn attack against Horsea!" Lily commanded and Goldeen shot its way at the small seahorse.
"Horsea," Misty smirked, "hide behind Psyduck!"
Horsea looked at her confused but obeyed and just like Misty wanted, Goldeen attacked the panicky Psyduck. Psyduck was knocked down but still good to battle. Then Misty ordered Gyarados to use Hyperbeam on Staru, but just as it started forming, Daisy and Lily ordered Goldeen and Seel to tackle Gyarados from both sides. Gyarados was hurt but shot its Hyperbeam anyway. Unfortunately the angle was wrong and it hit a distressed Psyduck, who wailed and took the hit.
"Oh no, that wasn't supposed to happen," Misty said unsurely, if Psyduck gets hit and not bitten or grabbed at its head then it won't be able to do its special attacks, "Wait, I know! Gyarados wrap yourself around Psyduck's body and squish it really hard!"
Gyarados had just recovered slightly from the hit and wondered what Misty had in plan, but reluctantly did as she said.
"PSY, psy, psy, DUCK!" Psyduck became anxious and squirmed in Gyarados' grasp.
"Like, Misty, are you out of your mind?" her sisters asked nervously, "what are you doing to your Pokemon?"
Even the Pokemon seemed confused, but since the sensational sisters were so puzzled, they chose to watch rather than attack. No one knew what Misty was doing.
"Psyduck!" Misty exclaimed confidently as Psyduck froze and its eyes began to glow white, "Use confusion on Staru, Goldeen, and Seel!"
Suddenly the three Pokemon were levitated off the ground and began squirming around like crazy.
"Hey, Seel/Goldeen/Staru, what are you, like doing?" the girls yelled.
"Yes!" Misty whispered and looked up yelling, "Now, Psyduck, DISABLE!"
Psyduck moved the Pokemon in midair and slammed them, hard, against the platforms.
"All three of Lily, Violet, and Daisy's Pokemon are unable to battle, Misty is the winner!" Richie declared, holding up his left arm indicating Misty.
"Yes! Good job Psyduck!" Misty ran over and hugged the still distressed Pokemon.
"Psy," it had no idea what had happened.
"Wow, that was like pretty good," her sisters had to admit and returned all of their fainted Pokemon.
"So that means I can go right?" Misty smiled and winked, "I am definitely taking Psyduck with me to the tournament—just in case!"
Lily, Daisy, and Violet nodded and walked over to Misty, "Yes you are but whatever! This will just help us practice against other little trainers and when you come back, we'll be ready for a rematch!"
"That would be great," it was good to agree with her sisters for once, "So as soon as Azurill has recovered, we can go."
Georgio blushed and Richie nodded, "we'll go ahead and you can meet up with us at Oak's laboratory and then we'll go, how about that?"
"Sure," Misty nodded and bid her friends farewell, going to her room to pack her new pink bag and wear her new clothes.
I hope Ash won't be there, otherwise he might think, she blushed, that I'm dating Richie or Georgio—Because they are kind of cute.
Maybe I should date them, Misty's frown instantly turned into a smirk,
Just to bother Ash.