Some days after the adventures on Sunburst Island and the deserted island where Misty caught her Vaporeon, our heroes were safely travelling towards Kinnow Island. While the sun was shining brightly, Gyarados let out a roar from happiness. "GYAAAHHH!" The Water-type thought "I'm so glad this hurricane is over, I can finally swim like normally again! And I'm going to Kinnow Island, where Misty might see her old friend Marina again, I hope I get to battle. I think I'm in shape! However, I wish Daisy wouldn't be so annoying. When that Oddish is in her Poke Ball, Daisy still hasn't changed a bit... She's still vain and selfish... Oh, it would be awesome if life would stay this way for me, just swimming, battling and bonding with a happy trainer, instead of being stuck at the Gym's crappy pool and seeing Misty sad all the time... But Daisy isn't going to let that happen..."
"Now I can finally work on my tan!" Daisy said. "Look, I can already see the beach!"
"With that stupid designer swimsuit, I guess?" Misty asked, referring to the white one-piece swimsuit Daisy was wearing. Prepared for a beach battle, she already wore her black bikini.
"It's worth hundred times as much money as your ugly bikini," Daisy said.
"So? Money isn't beauty, you know?" Misty asked.
"Money can buy you beauty," Daisy countered.
"Money can only buy artificial beauty! You can't buy natural beauty or a nice personality!" Misty snapped.
"Beauty is beauty, whether it's real or not," Daisy said calmly, while gushing over Tracey's abs. The Pokemon Watcher was wearing green swimming trunks, allowing his girlfriend to enjoy his upper body.
"You're gushing over Tracey, do you think he spent lots of money on his looks? Probably not," Misty said.
"Ehh..." Daisy muttered, while the group finally reached the shore. "I'm talking about beauty for girls only. You barely spend money on your looks, and everyone can see how ugly you are!"
While returning Gyarados to his Poke Ball, Misty continued the argument. Meanwhile, Tracey didn't know what to say or do. "At least I have some personality!" he heard Misty shout.
"So? I'm a famous fashion model, I'm rich and have an awesome boyfriend!" Daisy screamed.
"And I might become a famous Water Pokemon Master if I get some Arceus damn freedom!" Misty snapped. "Unlike modelling, that actually requires some skill!"
"And be single for your entire life? No guy will see you as attractive," Daisy teased.
"Do you really think that?" Misty asked, while looking at the beautiful, calm beach and finally finding a good tanning spot for Daisy.
"Yeah, of course! Maybe aside from that kid from Pallet Town, no guys ever showed interest in you!" Daisy snapped.
"Last time I was on the Orange Islands, two guys did," Misty. "When we see them again, I can prove it to you!"
"Oh, come on, you must be lying!" Daisy said.
"She's right," Tracey said. "But Daisy, let's just go sunbathe, and then you can let Oddish out of her Poke Ball." The Pokemon Watcher knew how his girlfriend often calmed down once she was playing with her Pokemon.
And so, while Tracey and Daisy laid on their towels, Misty went on a stroll across the beach. While she felt a slight breeze of fresh air on her uncovered legs, back, belly and face, she noticed how beautiful the island's forest was. After all, aside from the shore, the island was mostly filled with lush, green trees.
Then, while Tracey and Daisy were just able to see it from some distance, a female trainer saw the Cerulean City Gym Leader. "Hey, Misty! Remember me? It's Marina!" a blue-haired girl wearing a pink dress asked.
"Of course I remember you, I was hoping to see you here!" Misty said. "Would you like to battle again?"
"Awesome! But first tell me, what brings you here to Kinnow Island again?" Marina asked.
"Tracey went to Valencia Island for research. My sister Daisy is his girlfriend, so they decided to have a little vacation and visit all Orange Islands. Because my Gyarados offers free transport over the water, they brought me along," Misty explained.
"And where's Ash?" Marina asked.
"Unfortunately, after travelling through Johto with him, my sisters forced me to become a Gym Leader against my will, just so they can be lazy... I'm stuck there while Ash explores new regions and sees the most interesting things. I was lucky to go on this journey, but if I wouldn't be the perfect worker for Daisy, I would've never been asked to come along," Misty explained sadly.
"That sucks... Where are Daisy and Tracey now?" Marina asked.
"They're sunbathing over there," Misty said, while pointing at the couple on the towels.
"Wow, that sister of yours sure looks vain," Marina said, while pointing at the blonde-haired girl. "That face is full of cosmetic stuff, I can see that from this distance! And that swimsuit looks silly too."
"That's what I tried to tell her, but her ego is so out of whack... She just can't get it!" Misty moaned. "I feel so sorry for Tracey, that he fell for such a b*tch!"
"Yeah..." Marina said, while holding a Poke Ball. "Are you ready for a beach battle?"
"You bet I am!" Misty replied. "How about two against two?"
"Sure," Marina responded, while hurling a Poke Ball in the air. "Kabutops, I choose you!"
"How did you get a Kabutops?" Misty asked, while looking at the strong, brown extinct Pokemon.
"Months ago, during the Kabuto issues on the deserted islands, I saw a Kabuto who got washed up on the shore. I saved it, and it wanted to stay with me. Now it's my Kabutops," Marina explained.
"I caught this Pokemon on that deserted island some days ago," Misty said, while her Vaporeon emerged from her Poke Ball.
"Wow, a Vaporeon! She's so beautiful!" Marina squealed, while looking at the blue Pokemon's slippery skin. However, then, the Pokemon squirted some water in Marina's face.
"Vaporeon, stop it! She didn't do anything wrong!" Misty snapped. As a result, she also got a squirt of water in her face from the recalcitrant Pokemon.
"Why isn't your Vaporeon listening?" Marina asked.
"I don't know, it's the first time I'm using her," Misty said, while Vaporeon was drifting on the water. "But this reminds me of Ash's Charizard... Oh well, we'll see how it goes in battle."
"Kabutops, start with your Water Gun!" Marina said. And so, her Pokemon spit water at the opponent's tail. However, the lazy Pokemon was unaffected.
"Vaporeon, swim at Kabutops and use your Headbutt!" Misty tried. However, her Pokemon yawned and decided to lay at the same place. "Why would I listen to her? I don't know her, how should I know whether my trainer's intentions are good or not? I like being lazy and I'm going through for now!" she thought.
"If your Pokemon won't listen, this won't be hard," Marina teased. "Kabutops, hit her with your Fury Cutter!" The Pokemon with the scythes swam at the opponent, slashing the Water-type harshly.
"Vaporeon, you've got to do something or that Kabutops will beat you!" Misty shouted. However, the disobedient Pokemon refused to listen. She even sustained multiple hits from Kabutops's Fury Cutter before she finally decided to stop napping. And so, a powerful Hydro Pump was shot at the extinct Pokemon, who was close to defeat.
"Wow, Misty! That Vaporeon is so strong! Even when she doesn't listen, she almost wins! But almost isn't enough!" Marina said. Then, she looked at her Pokemon. "Kabutops, Slash!" The sharp claws of the Rock-type smashed Vaporeon, who made no attempts to avoid the blow.
Misty knew what to do before it was too late. "Vaporeon, come back," she said, while aiming a Poke Ball at the disobedient Pokemon, recalling her. Then, she sent out another Pokemon. "Horsea, go!" she shouted, while a small seahorse ended up in the water.
Meanwhile, while sunbathing, Tracey and Daisy were watching the battle. "Tracey, why isn't Vaporeon listening?" Daisy asked
"Maybe Vaporeon doesn't respect Misty yet," Tracey suggested. "This reminds me of Ash's Charizard..."
"But that Vaporeon sure is strong," Daisy said.
"Yes, and she could do even better if she'd listen to Misty," Tracey stated.
Then, the battle was underway again. "Horsea, Dragonbreath!" they heard Misty shout. Then, they heard the Water-type squealing and heard how Marina's Kabutops was apparently defeated. "Nice huh, Daisy? Misty can battle and we can have fun here!" Tracey said.
"Yeah, the sunlight gives me a nice tan, and I can be lazy here without trouble," Daisy said.
Then, Marina's Tentacruel entered the battlefield and the battle started. "Tentacruel, Sludge Bomb!" Misty's rival shouted, causing Horsea to take a big blow.
"Horsea, try your Smokescreen!" Misty tried. However, Tentacruel avoided the hit and used his stinger to put an end to Horsea's battling time for today with a rough Poison Jab.
"Horsea, you did well. Have some rest!" Misty said. Then, she knew she had to send out her disobedient Pokemon. "Vaporeon, I choose you!"
"This is a certain win for me!" Marina thought. "Tentacruel, Poison Jab!" The jellyfish swam at Vaporeon, who was taking a nap again. However, the Water-type woke up and looked angry. "He disturbed my sleepy time! He's gonna get it now!" the furious Pokemon thought. Then, she fired a colourful beam at Tentacruel.
"Vaporeon, awesome!" Misty complimented. "Now finish it with one more Aurora Beam!" And to everyone's surprise, the Pokemon listened and put an end to the battle, defeating Tentacruel.
"That's because I want my nap, not because Misty wants it," the stubborn Pokemon thought.
Then, Misty ran into the water to hug Vaporeon. However, instead of a cute hug, she got water squirted at her face by her recalcitrant Pokemon. While Marina thanked her Tentacruel for a good battle and returned the Pokemon to its Poke Ball, Misty tried to socialize with her Vaporeon a little more. However, the Water-type didn't enjoy the hugs. She didn't enjoy the compliments. Everything made it obvious that the Pokemon didn't want to be here. And so, Misty had no choice but to just let it be and return the Pokemon to her Poke Ball.
Then, Tracey and Daisy walked up to the Gym Leader and her stubborn Pokemon. "Misty, maybe it's better if you just let Vaporeon go," Tracey suggested.
"Come on, I just caught her some days ago and did only one battle... I want to try bonding with Vaporeon some more before making such decisions," Misty said.
"He's right," Daisy said, agreeing with her boyfriend. "That Vaporeon is out of control!"
"Ash couldn't get his Charizard to listen to him for a very long time, but he still managed to do it," Misty defended her Pokemon. "Vaporeon is awesome, she just has to get used to me!"
"I hope so," Marina said. "That Pokemon is strong, but if you can't control her, keeping her won't be a good idea."
"I'm going to keep Vaporeon and work on it! And if anyone thinks that's a bad idea, f*ck them!" Misty snapped.
"Can we go to the next island now? I wanna see Navel Island!" Daisy nagged.
"Okay," Misty growned, while flipping Daisy off. Luckily enough, the blonde Sensational Sister stood with her back to Misty, causing her to be unable to see the redhead's middle finger.
"Bye, it was nice to see you!" Marina said, while she saw how the group hopped on Gyarados's back.
"Bye!" the group shouted simultaneously, while waving at Misty's blue-haired rival.
Then, a few days and a short stay at an unnamed island further, the group finally reached the shore of Navel Island. "Finally, we're there!" Gyarados thought. "All the swimming for days is exhausting, but now, I can finally have some rest!"
While getting off Gyarados's back, Daisy confronted Misty with something. "A week ago, you said you didn't want to go here. Why is that?"
"Eehhh… Hopefully, you won't need to know," Misty teased.
"Daisy, let's just get some sunlight," Tracey said. As a result of the hot weather, he, Daisy and Misty were already wearing their swimwear instead of their normal clothes.
"Good idea!" Daisy replied, while putting her towel on the sand. Then, while Misty put her Gyarados in his Poke Ball, she sent out her Oddish, who happily squealed her name. "Hi Oddish, would you like to sunbathe with me?" the vain blonde asked.
"Oddish Oddish!" the nodding Pokemon shouted. Then, Tracey made a Pokemon emerge from his Poke Ball as well. "Jumpluff!" the Grass-type said. Quickly, the Pokemon went to his daughter and gave the small Oddish a hug. Afterwards, the two Pokemon decided to lay down on Daisy's towel and catch some sunlight.
Meanwhile, Misty decided to do something else. "Vaporeon, I choose you!" she said, while hurling a Poke Ball. A blue Pokemon emerged from the round object. "Vaporeon!" she shouted, while drifting in the water.
"Vaporeon, I want to play with you in the water today. Then, I hope you can see that I just want us to be friends!" Misty announced. "Would you like that?"
"Vaporeon!" the Pokemon nodded. Then, Misty got hit by another weak squirt of water in her face. "I still don't know if she's really nice, I won't trust random strangers!" the suspicious Water-type thought.
"Okay, you can have your water back," Misty said calmly. Then, she moved her hands through the water, splashing some water at Vaporeon.
Then, just before Vaporeon wanted to squirt her trainer again, a windsurfer appeared! While Misty and Vaporeon stood with their backs towards the man, not being able to see him coming soon enough to avoid getting hit by the man who didn't see the girl and her Pokemon. Suddenly, Misty saw him coming! At the risk of being hit herself, Misty quickly pushed Vaporeon away. Luckily, she was also able to avoid getting a painful blow. Just barely, the windsurfer was extremely close to hitting the girl on her head. "I'm glad you're safe!" Misty said to her Pokemon.
"Vaporeon!" her Pokemon said. Then, Misty offered her Pokemon a hug. This time, her Pokemon accepted! "So she does really care about me! If she wouldn't, she wouldn't be saving me... Maybe I was a bit too suspicious..." the Water-type thought. "And I'm her Pokemon now anyways, so I'll just try to make the best of it."
Then, while the windsurfer reached the shore, Misty saw how Daisy and Tracey ran at her, holding their Grass Pokemon. "Misty, are you alright?" Tracey asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Misty said. "And Vaporeon seems to be friendlier right now!"
"How did you do that?" Daisy asked.
"We started doing some water playing, but that didn't go anywhere. Then, this windsurfer appeared out of nowhere, and I was able to prevent Vaporeon from getting hit. Then, I hugged her and it went well," Misty explained.
"It sounds like that made Vaporeon realize that you don't mean any harm," Tracey said. "That is awesome!"
Then, Daisy got a squirt of water in the face from the Pokemon.
"Hey, what did you do that for?" Daisy snapped, while Misty laughed.
"Vaporeon!" the Pokemon laughed, while squirting Daisy's face again, much to Misty's laughter.
"Oh dear, I don't think Vaporeon likes you!" Misty teased. "She started to trust me now, and Tracey is alright for her too, but she still doesn't like you!"
"Why the f*ck not? I am awesome!" Daisy protested, while the group got to the shore.
"Do you think it might be possible that Vaporeon doesn't like you because she doesn't want a boring life at the Gym when we've finished this journey?" Misty asked a rhetorical question.
"I don't care! Vaporeon can attack me if she wants, but I want my lazy time without obligations and I'm not going to give that up! Misty, you'll stay at the Gym as long as I want you to!" the Sensational Sister snapped.
Then, a brown-haired man walked up to the group. "Hey, Misty, it's so good to see you again! You still look gorgeous!" he flirted. "And that bikini looks very attractive on you!"
"Eehhh... Thanks, I guess?" Misty muttered. This was exactly the reason why she didn't want to go to Navel Island. Even though she enjoyed the flattery and compliments, she was not happy that a thirty year old man seemed to be physically attracted to her.
"Who is this guy?" Daisy asked.
"I am Danny, the Gym Leader of Navel Island, and a member of the Orange Crew," the man introduced himself. "And what's your name?"
"I'm Daisy Waterflower, one of the Sensational Sisters of Cerulean City! I'm a famous fashion model! Don't you think I'm gorgeous?" Misty's sister asked.
"I'm sorry, but I don't like walking make-up kits who snap at the gorgeous Misty," Danny said. "I prefer natural beauty and sexiness. And you're not beautiful and not sexy!"
"And what are you doing here anyways?" Daisy asked.
"Oh no, I don't want to admit that I'm just trying to flirt with Misty..." the creep thought. "Ehh... I just wanted to see my old friends Misty and Tracey again, it's nice to see you two again!" he muttered. "But where is Ash?"
"Travelling in Kalos," Misty sighed.
"Then why are you here? Did you two break up?" Danny asked.
"Ash and I NEVER were boyfriend and girlfriend, you creep!" Misty snapped, while her face got red. "My sisters forced me to be a Gym Leader, Ash kept travelling, and I'm stuck at the Gym against my will and I'm only here because Tracey and Daisy need my Gyarados for transport!"
"What does Tracey have to do with this? Why is he here with Daisy?" Danny asked.
"Tracey went to Valencia Island for research purposes, and then decided to turn this into a vacation trip with Daisy, she's his girlfriend," Misty explained.
"Why didn't your boyfriend rescue you from the Gym? If he loves you, he would've done that," Danny said.
Then, Misty couldn't resist the temptation anymore. She grabbed a big, wooden mallet from her backpack and smashed Danny on his head. "Ash is NOT my boyfriend!"
"That... hurts..." the Gym Leader moaned.
"Misty, maybe you should ask Danny for a battle? Now Vaporeon started respecting you, let's see if she's willing to listen to you during a battle, and Danny would be a perfect opponent!" Tracey suggested.
"Not a bad idea," Danny said. He seemed to be healed after the mallet blow unusually soon. "If I win, will you kiss me?" he tried.
"I don't think so, creep!" Misty snapped. "If you even dare to try anything dirty, I'll use my mallet!"
"Okay then, we'll just battle without a kiss deal," Danny said. "How about here and now on this beach? Let's both use one Pokemon."
"Sure!" Misty said, while hurling a Poke Ball. "Vaporeon, I choose you!" she shouted, while the Water-type stood on the sand.
While Tracey and Daisy went back to their sunbathing spot, Danny threw a Poke Ball as well. "Electrode, I choose you!" he shouted, while a red and white ball-shaped Pokemon appeared in front of its trainer.
"Vaporeon, let's start with your Swift!" Misty said. Her Pokemon gazed at the fast opponent and was lucky enough to strike with her star-shaped rays. The opponent tried to roll away, but the attempt wasn't successful.
The attack clearly damaged Electrode, who was still able to battle. Its trainer realized that this Vaporeon possessed great strength, but he knew he could win the battle. "Electrode, Rollout!" the Navel Island Gym Leader commanded, causing the ball to roll and charge into the Water-type at high speed, not giving her a chance to avoid getting hit.
"Vaporeon, Water Gun!" Misty shouted. However, she wasn't able to hit the Electric-type and got hit by an even stronger attack than last time.
"Good! Every time you use Rollout, it gets stronger!" Danny said. "Again, Rollout!" And so, Vaporeon got the third consecutive blow.
"Vaporeon, you just need avoid once and then Electrode isn't on a roll anymore," Misty said. "Jump when you see Electrode!" And so, just in time, the Water-type caused Electrodes streak of hits to end.
"Let's try something different," Danny suggested. "Electrode, Thunderbolt!" And so, the Water-type got zapped! Would she still be able to go on?
A few seconds later, Vaporeon regained consciousness and heard someone talking to her. "Vaporeon, are you alright?" Misty asked. The Water-type tried to get up. "I don't know why I want to win so badly, but damn it, I wanna win! I've got to pull through!" she thought. "I'm not going to lose to that bastard Electrode! NEVER!" Then, the Pokemon got up and let out a roar. "VAPOREON!"
"Your Vaporeon might be persistent, but willpower isn't going to save you from me!" Danny teased. "Electrode, let's finish this with another Thunderbolt!" Lightning was starting to build in the round Pokemon, who aimed the strong attack at Vaporeon.
"Vaporeon, squirt a little bit of water on Electrode!" Misty shouted quickly. As a result of water conducting electricity, Electrode zapped himself instead of Vaporeon after getting wet! The Electric-type didn't look very good. In fact, it was close to defeat.
"Electrode, let's try a Spark!" Danny commanded. The Electric-type rolled at Vaporeon, ready to give her a shocking defeat.
However, then, Vaporeon countered. Following her trainer's commands, a colourful beam was shot at Electrode, just in time to deal a harsh blow to the ball.
"Oh no!" Danny shouted, as he gazed upon the defeated Electric-type. Then, he accepted his defeat and returned his Pokemon to his Poke Ball. "Electrode, you were awesome. Have some rest!"
Meanwhile, Misty ran at her Vaporeon for another hug. "This was awesome!" she complimented. "Vaporeon!" she squealed. Then, she thought about the battle during her hug. "That was awesome! I've pulled through thanks to willpower, and Misty helped me to win! I think... I think this trainer might not be so bad for me, she really cares about me!" Then, Misty returned the Water-type to her Poke Ball.
Then, Danny walked up to Misty. "Your Vaporeon is awesome! I heard you only just caught her and that she was disobedient, but you two seem to trust each other now."
"Thanks," Misty said. "Your Electrode was awesome too, and your strategy wasn't bad either!" Her compliment caused Danny to blush heavily.
And so, at the end of the day, the group sat on Gyarados's back again, on to the next destination. To the southwest of Navel Island was a place Misty just had to visit. "It would be so awesome to meet Prima on Mandarin Island South!" she said.
"Gya!" Gyarados agreed. He was looking forward to a good battle.
"Well, it's going to take some time," Daisy said. "Tracey said it's going to take two weeks before we're there."
"I know, it sucks... Oh well, breathing fresh air again after all those months inside the Gym is awesome!" Misty said.
"And you've had a pretty amazing battle today," Tracey said.
"What battle?" Daisy asked.
"Misty's battle against Danny today, don't you remember?" Tracey asked. "Misty's Vaporeon finally obeyed her and defeated Danny's Electrode! Vaporeon truly worked hard for Misty, she finally trusts her trainer."
"Sorry, I was just sunbathing and playing with Oddish," Daisy said. Then, she looked at Misty. "Sorry for saying you should let Vaporeon go, I should've trusted you when you said you'd get her under control."
"Yeah, she's right," Tracey said. "Sorry, Misty!"
"It's okay! I'm happy Daisy said this without anyone telling her she should," Misty answered. "Maybe her Oddish is indeed changing her a bit!"
"Your Vaporeon is really strong, and now she listens to you, she can fully use that power," Tracey said.
"True," Misty agreed. "Also, Daisy, do you remember how we argued about looks back on Kinnow Island?"
"Yeah, you mean about looks?" Daisy asked.
"Yes," Misty answered. "You said no guy would see me as attractive. Well, Danny seems to be attracted to me... I don't like that creeper, but it's still something I can tease you with!"
"So? Just one guy isn't enough to prove me wrong. I'd like to see you attract another guy, and trust me, that's not going to happen," Daisy teased.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that..." Misty thought, reminding herself of an uncomfortable moment from the last time she was at the Orange Islands.
While watching the beautiful sunset, the transporting Pokemon started thinking. "Daisy still is vain, but at least she's improving a bit. I'm so glad for Misty that Jumpluff had sex and caused that Vileplume to lay an egg!" Then, the sunlight was replaced by moonlight in a dark sky. He let out a roar from happiness. "GYARADOS!"