"Where did he go!?" Misty screamed. "Look, Misty, nobody really knows where they went. They'll be back sooner or later anyways." Brock said cleaning up the mess Misty had made in her rage. "Why did he leave then?! We were kind of in a bind at the moment!" Brock shrugged. "Maybe it's because he spent more time with Latias than we did. It seemed like they had a pretty strong bond." "A strong bond? How is that even possible? We were barely here for a couple of days last time!" Misty exclaimed. "And in those 2 days, Ash discovered Latias and Latios, played with them, and then continued on to help save Alto Mare from Annie and Oakley." Brock replied.
Before Misty could say anything else, a knock was heard. Ash's voice was heard behind the door. "Hey! Are you guys in there?" Misty stomped to the door, flung it open, grabbed Ash by the collar, and threw him inside. Ash sat up with a groan. "Jeez, you don't have to be so violent." He said rubbing his head. Pikachu, who had been sitting on the bed through the whole ordeal jumped down beside him. Ash patted Pikachu's head. "Hey buddy, sorry about ditching you last night." "Pika Pikachu Pi!" Misty stood before him, arms crossed. "I believe you have some explaining to do Ash Ketchum!" Misty stated. Ash looked over at Brock in search of rescue, but Brock shook his head. Ash sighed. "How much do you want to know and where should I begin?" he asked. "Everything and I want you to start from the moment you left."
"Well, the house was getting a little noisy from your slip-up and we both decided to leave and catch up on things. It has been a long time since we had seen each other and she can talk now." Ash explained. "We went to the garden and talked all day. We discussed my adventures in Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova. In turn, she told me about what's been happening here in Alto Mare." "Did you sleep in the garden?" Brock asked curiously. Ash nodded in return. "Yeah, and I'll tell you what. You can have some really weird dreams there." Ash said recalling his memory of the dream world. Misty barely able to keep her rage in check asked quietly. "What about Latias?" "Hmm, oh, we both slept under a tree." Ash replied. Misty snapped and left the room. "Did I say something?" Brock shrugged. "I don't know, but I think you need to go after her." Ash grimaced. "I think you're right." Ash stood up. "Pikachu, can you stay here with Brock? I'm going to see what's bugging Misty." Pikachu nodded and jumped up on top of the bed. "What will you do Brock?" Ash asked before leaving. "I don't know, I heard the breakfast here is pretty good so I might take Pikachu and check that out." He replied. Ash nodded. "Sounds good, I'm not sure how long this will take so don't wait up for us."
"Stupid Ash." Misty muttered to herself. She kicked a pebble that was on the ground into the canal. "I travel with him for 2 years and he doesn't even acknowledge how I feel, but the moment we come back here he's off with Latias." She stomped on the ground. "Why won't he acknowledge me!?" she screamed. She felt a hand on her shoulder and swiped it away. "Leave me alone!" she yelled turning around. She visibly recoiled from surprise. "Ash!"