Chapter 4

While travelling to Cerulean Town, our friends found Mount Moon's entrance closed because of an investigation that was being carried by a private company. Luckily near the entrance was a flight station.

Two agents sold tickets in a rack, and next to them stood three Pidgeots with wristbands that said "KANTO GOVERNMENT". The guys bought a ticket and climbed into two Pidgeots.

From above they could see all of Kanto; from Lavender Town's Pokémon Tower to the ferries that left Vermilion City towards the Orange Islands.

When they arrived at the city, Ash was surprised by the new houses and shops. The city changed since they last visited.

- Wow, this has indeed changed! – said Ash.

- You couldn't expect Cerulean to be like the last time you visited, could you? – answered Brock with a nostalgic smile in his face.

The trainers wanted to visit an old friend, so they headed directly to the Gym.

- How is Misty going to be? Will she be changed, or will she continue to be the same as ever?

- I haven't seen her in a long time, she now asks Tracy for help because he lives closer. I sometimes chat with her by phone – answered Brock.

When they arrived to the Gym they found it empty, so they decided to wait for someone to appear. A short while after a boy in his swimming trunks, who asked:

- Who are you? Are you here to challenge super-sexy, cute Misty?

- No, we… - uttered Brock while being pushed towards the pool by the unknown guy.

Misty was swimming with his loyal companion Starshe. When she realized that the boys were Ash and Brock, she was shocked. Ash took out his iDex to identify the Pokémon:

"Starshe is the evolution of Starmie and an aquatic Pokémon. When sailors or fishermen wreck, it guides them ashore."

- Misty-Swan, I found you some new challengers! – said the unknown boy enthusiastically.

Misty was puzzled while getting out of the swimming pool. To Ash and Brock's eyes, she shone like a supermodel.

- What are you looking at!? – said Misty angrily, knowing what her friends were thinking.

- Haven't seen you in a long time! – said Ash, hugging her.

He was taller than her this time, and Misty felt butterflies in her stomach.

- I hope you like flying, Ash…

- Why do you say that?

Then Misty punched Ash in his chin, and he was left hanging from the ceiling, with his head stuck.

- Fly, fly very high… - said a dizzy Ash.

- Now you try to touch me again! – said Misty, angry but blushing a little.

- Yeah, don't touch my princess! – said the swimmer.

- Shut up Matt, you are even worse! – said Misty, punching him again just like she did with Ash.

Brock chose to shake her hand, afraid of suffering the same fate as the other two boys, but Misty smiled at him.

At the same moment a Jigglypuff-shaped balloon with four girls on board was getting closer to the city. When it landed, the first girl to get down was a young black-haired woman dressed with a tight bikini and black heels. She was holding the "Kawai Ganga", a powerful grenade launcher. Full of anger, the girl started attacking the city looking for Ash. She was throwing teddy bears that exploded when touching their objectives. Cerulean City inhabitants ran away afraid of the teddy-bombs, and then chaos ensued. The few agents and their Growlithe that were available couldn't make a secure evacuation. The guys, alarmed by the explosions, came out of the Gym to see what was happening, and they saw a black-haired girl attacking the city.

- Where is my little Ash, where are you hiding it? – asked the girl to an old couple.

- We… we don't know anyone with that name – answered the couple, full of fear.

- Don't lie to me! Where are you hiding it? – asked the girl.

Misty got where the girl was and asked:

- Why are you destroying my city? Why are you mistreating this innocent people?

- Shut up! I am the one making questions here. – Said the girl, not noticing Misty. - Where is my love? Ash, come out! I only want you to spend the rest of your life with me, is that so selfish?

- Oh, you only want that? Here, I'm going to bring him here for you – answered Misty.

Then she dragged Ash in front of the girl.

- Here you have him. Now go – said Misty.

- Hey Misty, what's wrong? What does this woman want from me?

- Don't worry honey; I won't do anything you don't want me to do to you. Well, yes I will, but that's not for talking now – said the girl, blinking Ash an eye.

A shiver went through Ash's spine, and he started shouting for freedom.

Misty felt that Ash was having a bad time, and decided to take Starshe out.

- No one attacks my city and escapes with impunity – said the ginger girl.

- Girl, you better run away, because my Kawaii Ganga is going to Kawaii-crush your Pokémon!

- We'll see about that – answered Misty.

The girl started teddy-bombing Starshe.

- Starshe, dodge the attacks! – said Misty

Starshe did so and Hydro pumped the girl.

- How did you dare to soak me?! Do you know how much my makeup costs? What am I saying, how could someone as lousy as you know that! – said while starting to teddy-attack again, this time directly to Misty. Starshe protected his Trainer and received the attack in full.

- Starshe! Why did you do that? – said Misty sadly while hugging her Pokémon.

Misty then decided to directly pursue her rival. The girl started to run as shoot, and Misty dodged the attacks. Since the armed girl didn't know the city well, she ended up in a dead end. Misty mocked her, saying:

- Well, it seems the cute little princess fell on my trap…

- Who are you calling "cute little princess"? Do you think I'm going to surrender and give back Ash so easily? – asked the girl.

- I don't care if you take Ash, what I really care about is about you destroying my city. But if you hand him over it'd be like taking care of two problems at once… - answered Misty.

- Never! – answered the young girl, shooting Misty again.

Then Starshe appeared again, counterattacking the girl with her own attack thanks to the use of Reflect. Ash was attacked too, because he still was in the arms of his captor.

- Hey, I didn't do anything! – grunted Ash.

Pikachu appeared too, and together with Starshe they ended the match with a powerful combined attack of water and electricity. This attack hit Ash too, and he ended with an afro hairstyle and completely soaked. Both the Pokémon and Misty were laughing at Ash at that moment.

- You've wrecked my pretty look! No one ruins my hair straightening and lives for long!

- Hey wait a sec', why don't you tell us your name? – asked Misty.

- I'm Daisy Doggie bitches! – answered the girl while doing the "loser" symbol in her forehead.

Then the Jigglypuff balloon appeared in the sky, and the other three girls picked up their boss. The Pokémon helped Ash climb onto Misty's back.

- You have all the muscle but I am the one that ends up saving you… - said Misty, smiling and blinking an eye.

- True, I don't need to even sweat if I have such a stupid girl like you – replied Ash, also smiling.

The ginger girl kicked Ash onto the wall, angrily. Brock and Matt appeared asking what had happened, and they saw that Misty had rescued Ash but that he was hurt.

- That's my pretty and strong Misty-Swan! – said Matt hugging her. But Misty kicked him just like she kicked Ash.

- Don't you dare say nothing, Brock – warned Misty.

- Um… we should take them to hospital, shouldn't we? – asked a frightened Brock.

- Maybe you're right… - said Misty, looking to Ash and Matt.

They both helped their friends arrive to the Pokémon Center, where they were seen by an attractive nurse Joe:

- I suffered a combined attack of electricity and water – said Ash.

- And what happened to him? – asked Joe, signalling Matt with his finger.

- He is here because of me… - answered Misty.

Brock and Misty were in the waiting room when he asked:

- Hey Misty… do you want to travel with us again? – asked Brock.

- Where are you going to? – inquired Misty.

- We are going to Neoball Island – explained Brock.

- Really!? I wanted to travel there too, but I didn't dare to travel alone. I'm sure I would get bored on my way there…

- Then what about travelling with us? – asked Brock again.

- That's a deal! For the old times! – said Misty.

When he heard the conversation between Brock and Misty, Ash got out of the room in his underwear. He wanted to hug his old friend for deciding to travel with them.

- Cool, Misty! We're travelling together again!

- Ash... Are you hugging me… in your underwear? – asked Misty sternly.

- Whoops….

He didn't have time to say a lot more, because Misty kicked him in the stomach and sent him directly through the wall.

- Get dressed now! – said Misty, blushing lightly.

Matt got out of his room also in his underwear, and said:

- I go wherever my Misty-Swan goes!

- Are we in an underwear catwalk or what!? – said Misty before sending Matt to the wall were Ash laid unconscious, but this time with an Ultra Punch.

- Go get dressed I say! You can't go places like that! Brock, I expect you don't do the same!

- I wouldn't dare to! – said Brock, transpiring with fear. But then Misty calmed down.

Misty got down to the Gym to tell her sisters about the end of their holidays and that she was going travelling for some time.

The city was recovering normality, with the police having secured the zone and some fire fighters with Blastoises were taking care of the last fires.

Misty entered the Gym and told her sisters what she intended to do.

- You can't do that, Lily was going shopping, Daisy has a date with Tracey and I'm going to the spa! – said Violet.

- Well, you'll have to cancel your plans them. For eight years I've been completely dedicated to the Leadership of this Gym. It's time to take a rest. – answered Misty.

- Going off topic for a moment, I saw the boy with whom she travelled then she was ten, and now he is a hottie – said Lily.

- I'm sure she likes him, and that's why she wants to go with him – said Daisy to both her younger sisters.

- That's why she stopped being such a tomboy. He was waiting for him… - said Lily.

Misty listened to all that her sisters said, and she started to look them in a sinister way and to crack his fingers. Frightened, her sisters accepted the Leadership of the Gym and to let Misty go.

At the same time the Jigglypuff balloon was flying over Route 5.

- It was all your fault! You didn't arrive on time, when I had my Ashy in my arms! – said Daisy Doggie.

- I'm sorry ma'am… we won't use makeup for a week – answered her underlings in a chorus.

- You don't need to be so harsh with yourselves… but next time; you can't afford to fail – said Daisy. – Tomorrow you'll have to follow those jerks and my cheesy peasy!

- Yes ma'am! Thanks for you comprehension! – answered the underlings.

That night our heroes slept in the Pokémon Center, to get some good rest and to be prepared for the adventures that awaited them in their trip to Neoball Island.