Hello Fanfiction Readers! How is it going today? Let us skip to the chapter already. What does it contain? A bridge and a Gothitelle. That is all.
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Pokémon Black and White
Chapter Nineteen
Normal Point of View
"There's a rather large bridge up ahead." Cilan said, looking at his Town Map.
"Large, huh?" Ash inquired.
"It is." Cilan answered. "Actually, it's the biggest bridge in the Unova Region."
"Yeah, I remember crossing it when I went to Nacrene City." Misty said. "I believe it was called the Skyarrow Bridge. And what a view it had. It was impressive." And romantic.
"I'll bet the view from the top of it must be incredible." Iris said.
"It is." Misty said.
"And once we cross over it, we're in Castelia City." Cilan said.
"Then let's get across that thing right away!" Ash exclaimed.
"Rather large?" Ash pondered as they neared the bridge. "It's giant!"
"And we know what's on the other side." Cilan said knowingly.
"Castelia City!" Iris commented.
"And the third gym." Misty added.
"Check it out!" Ash said, noticing a building next to the bridge. "I'm gonna run over there and call Professor Juniper."
"I just can't believe how much the area has changed." A woman said next to the building reflectively.
"C'mon, hurry!" Ash shouted, motioning for his friends.
"Oh, sorry about that." Ash apologized sheepishly, scratching the back of his neck when he saw he was about to run into someone.
"Well, after you!" Ash said.
"Why, thank you very much!" The woman said.
"Ash, you are still such a little kid." Iris commented.
"I'd hardly call acting like a gentleman being relatable to that of a behavior of a little kid." Misty said.
"You really should try to calm down." Cilan added to Iris' comment.
"Hey, I'm excited!" Ash said.
"And that isn't ever going to change." Misty said.
"Anyway, I'm calling Professor Juniper." Ash continued.
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"Hey, I just caught a Sewaddle, isn't that cool Professor?" Ash said once they reached the videophones.
"That's great!" Professor Juniper replied. "Okay Ash, I got all the data I need from the Pidove you sent me, so if I sent it back to you could you send me your Sewaddle?"
"Sure!" Ash replied with a nod of his head.
"Thanks a lot, Ash." Professor Juniper said, holding up Pidove's Poké Ball. "Can't wait for your next catch!"
"Pidove, welcome back!" Ash said, picking up the Tiny Pigeon Pokémon's Poké Ball. "'Kay, let's go!"
"Hey, look..." Ash said, noticing the woman he almost ran into.
"What is it Ash?" Misty asked.
"It's the woman I almost ran into." Ash replied.
"Those are from before the bridge was built." Cilan commented as they walked over to stand next to the woman.
"There was a boat back then." Iris added.
"They called it a water taxi." The woman said.
"Sounds nice." Misty said. "To travel on the water."
"It regularly made runs across the river." The woman continued.
"Huh." Ash said with a tone of wonderment.
"Wow, that's amazing." Iris commented. "Do you live around here?"
"Oh, no." The woman replied. "Well, not exactly."
The woman then waved at them. "Goodbye!"
"And I say we go too!" Ash said.
"Of course you do." Misty said.
"Right." Iris said. "Let's go."
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"Hey, what's up with this fog all of a sudden?" Ash wondered as they stepped outside of the building.
"It rolled in quick." Iris added.
"I wonder where it came from." Misty pondered.
"So, the fog's come up once again." Officer Jenny said, coming up from behind them on her motorcycle.
"Officer Jenny, hi!" Ash said.
"Hi!" Officer Jenny replied. "See, this area is well-known for its fog and has been for a long time."
As she said this she got off her motorcycle.
"Now, just a minute..." Officer Jenny said. "All right, Swanna! Leeet's go!"
"It's a Swanna!" Cilan commented as the Swanna appeared.
"A Swanna? I remember seeing a group of those when I came to Professor Juniper's lab." Ash said, preparing his Pokédex.
"Swanna, the White Bird Pokémon and the evolved form of Ducklett. Because of its long, powerful, neck, Swanna can deliver forceful attacks with its beak." The Pokémon uttered.
"Wow, it looks so graceful." Misty commented, looking in awe at the Water-and-Flying-type Pokémon.
"Funny, my mom said the same thing." Ash murmured.
"Now, Swanna!" Officer Jenny shouted. "Defog, let's go!"
Swanna then unleashed powerful gusts of wind from her wings to try and clean the fog.
"Huh?" Officer Jenny wondered with a sweat-drop as the fog didn't clear. "That's strange..."
"No!" Officer Jenny shouted as a dark blue car drove by. "Cars are not supposed to pass through when it's foggy!"
Officer Jenny then ran after the car. "Stop, stop!"
Ash, Misty, Iris, Cilan and their Pokémon laughed as she left.
"So, now what?" Cilan asked.
"We know Castelia City's just on the other side." Ash began. "We can't just stop here and do nothing."
"Guess you're right." Iris said.
"The strange thing though," Misty commented thoughtfully. "is that I don't remember this fog being here when I passed through."
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The teens then made their way to the bridge.
"The fog just keeps getting thicker and thicker." Iris commented as they walked through.
"I can't see anything." Ash said.
"Neither can I." Cilan said.
"I can hardly see your dense head Ash." Misty said.
"Hey!" Ash shouted. "My head is not dense!"
"Oh yeah?" Misty inquired; arms crossed, eyebrow raised.
"Yeah!" Ash said, getting into Misty's face.
"Oh yeah!" Misty retorted, getting into Ash's face.
They were now mere inches from each others' faces.
"Okay, break it up you two." Cilan said with a sweat-drop, raising his hands to placate the quarreling teens.
"She started it." Ash said.
"No, I believe you started it Ash." Misty said.
"Now you stay close to me, okay, Axew?" Iris said, apparently ignoring the teens.
Just then though, on one of the spikes above them, a red light sparkled as a ray of blue, yellow, white, and purple came down, grazing the ground in a swipe in front of the teens.
"Whoa, what was that?" Iris wondered.
"Looked like a Psybeam attack to me." Ash commented.
"Psybeam?" Misty wondered, shuddering as she was reminded of all the way back in Kanto with the Saffron City Gym Leader Sabrina and how she turned her, Brock, and Ash into dolls. I wonder how Sabrina and Haunter are doing anyway. Thank goodness Ash found that Haunter.
"You're right!" Cilan said. "That was Psybeam."
"But where'd it come from?" Ash inquired, looking up.
As the teens looked up, they saw something suspended in mid-air.
"Gothi, Gothitelle!" ("What, exactly do you think you're doing!")
"It's a Gothitelle!" Cilan shouted.
"Gothitelle?" Ash repeated, preparing his Pokédex.
"Gothitelle, the Astral Body Pokémon. Gothitelle's psychic power is so great that it is said to warp space around it and distort reality in the process." The Pokédex uttered.
"But why would Gothitelle attack us?" Ash wondered.
"It sure doesn't look happy." Misty commented. "That's for sure."
"Gothitelle!" ("Away with you!") Gothitelle then lifted her hand up.
"Come on, we just want to cross the bridge!" Ash said.
"Gothi!" ("Nope!")
And with that, Gothitelle shot another Psybeam attack that the teens narrowly dodged.
"Gothitelle." ("Go away.")
"Gothitelle really doesn't want us to cross." Cilan noted.
"You think?" Misty asked sarcastically. "I hadn't noticed."
"Well, then, I'll just have to change Gothitelle's mind!" Ash shouted.
Ash then got up as he readied a Poké Ball. "All right! Snivy, I choose you!"
"Snivy, use Leaf Blade!" Ash ordered after the Grass Snake Pokémon emerged.
Snivy then jumped up, her tail glowing green as she went to attack. Gothitelle however, easily blocked it with a green shield in front of herself.
"That's Protect!" Cilan commented as Snivy was sent back on her feet.
"Telle!" ("Shoo!") Gothitelle then joined her two hands as she fired another Psybeam.
"Snivy, use Leaf Storm!" Ash shouted.
Snivy's Leaf Storm collided with the magenta multicolored beam.
The result was an explosion that encompassed the immediate area around the teens. The teens then felt as if they were falling surrounded by a bright white light as they screamed.
"Snivy, return!" Ash said, returning the Grass Snake Pokémon after recovering slightly from what just happened.
"Anyone know what just happened?" Ash pondered as the teens then stood up.
"The only thing I remember is being surrounded by a really strange light." Iris said.
"Check it out!" Ash exclaimed.
"There's a bridge being built!" Cilan said.
"Hey, guys, where are we anyway?" Ash inquired.
"I don't know." Misty said, looking around. "Looks like are next to the Skyarrow Bridge...but...isn't it already built?"
"I guess the more pressing question would be when are we then." Ash amended. Haven't traveled back in time since Arceus tried to destroy humanity. I wonder how Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, and Arceus are doing anyway.
Before anyone could respond with confusion at what Ash said, mainly Iris and Cilan, they heard a young girl's voice.
"Do you need a ride?" The young girl asked. "We'll get you across on the water taxi."
"Come on, we're leaving real soon!" The young girl continued, waving at them as if to motion them over.
"Water taxi?" Ash pondered.
"Should we go?" Iris wondered.
"Well, I say yes." Cilan said.
"Don't have to ask me twice!" Misty exclaimed.
"Maybe it will give us more of an idea of what's exactly going on." Cilan continued with a sweat-drop, ignoring Misty's outburst.
"Yeah!" Ash said as they walked over.
"There, thank you very much!" The young girl said, handing Ash a ticket.
The young girl then waved behind her.
"Gothitelle!" The young girl said. "We have new customers. Show them around, please."
"Gothitelle!" ("My pleasure!") The Astral Body Pokémon said friendlily.
"Is that the same Gothitelle?" Iris asked, whispering in Cilan's ear.
"Strange..." Cilan replied. "That Gothitelle looks different somehow."
"It sure doesn't look as angry as it was before." Misty added.
"Now what?" Iris asked.
"I say let's get on board." Ash interjected.
"All right, Gothitelle, it's time." The young girl said as the teens got on the boat.
"Gothitelle." ("It sure is.") Gothitelle's eyes then glowed a light blue as she raised her hands. "Goth..." ("Now...")
As Gothitelle did this, the rope tethering the boat unwound itself.
"Hey, that's Psychic." Ash commented. "Wow!"
"Pika!" ("Yep!")
"Captain, preparations complete!" The young girl said, saluting the captain.
"Good." The captain said, turning from his steering wheel to look at the young girl before picking up a speaker device. "Hi, folks! We're sorry to keep you waiting, but we're all set to cast off."
"Just look at that water." Misty said, looking thoughtfully at the water after the water taxi took off.
"Yeah." Ash said, after Iris giggled at the experience of the water taxi. "It sure is something...I guess."
"Would any of you care you for some juice or some snacks?" The young girl asked as she came from behind them.
"Gothi, Gothitelle?" ("So, you interested?")
"Sure!" Ash said after the teens grabbed a brown cookie as the Pokémon at a pink cookie.
"Hmm, tasty!" Ash commented.
"Pikachu!" ("It's really good!")
"Axew, Axew!" ("Yeah, sure is yummy!")
"Did you make these?" Iris inquired.
"I sure did!" The young girl replied, offering snacks to two older women.
"Good for you, they're great!" The purple-haired woman commented.
"Uh, Captain?" The brown-haired woman next to her asked. "I hear that the water taxi is going to close."
"That would be a terrible shame." The purple-haired woman added.
"Well," The Captain said, sighing. "there's not much I can do about it."
"I'm sure of it!" Cilan said, leaning over to whisper in Iris' ear. "That has got to be the Skyarrow Bridge!"
"But this bridge isn't even finished yet." Iris said.
"We've somehow been transported to a world where the Skyarrow Bridge is still under construction!"
"You mean we actually have traveled through time into the past?" Iris asked.
"Perhaps, though there could be other explanations..." Cilan said.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Iris inquired.
Before Cilan or anyone could say anything, the young girl spoke up.
"Here's your snack!" The young girl said, handing something to Gothitelle to eat.
"Yummy, isn't it?" The young girl inquired.
"Goth, Goth!" ("Yes, it is!")
"Great!" The young girl said.
'Thank you for coming!" The young girl said after the boat docked.
"Gothitelle!" ("Thank you!")
"Wait a sec." Ash said, looking around after walking away. "This can't be right!"
"I agree." Misty said before they ran up the hill to look back.
"Hey, I think we're back where we started!" Ash exclaimed.
"But it doesn't make sense." Iris said. "She said we were going to the other side!"
"Perhaps we went around in circles." Misty said jokingly, shrugging.
"What's going on?" Ash pondered.
"I think..." Cilan began. "We're stuck in some kind of loop!"
"What do you mean loop?" Iris asked.
"No matter how many times we ride on that boat," Cilan continued. "we'll always end up right back where we started!"
This caused the other teens and their Pokémon to react with puzzlement.
"Now what?" Iris inquired after they sat down.
"Beats me." Ash said.
"Gothitelle!" The young girl shouted, cupping her hands like a megaphone. "We need to stock up on more juice since we sold all we had!"
"Gothitelle!" ("Don't worry!")
Gothitelle then raised her hands. "Gothitelle..." ("I'll handle it...")
Using her psychic powers, Gothitelle opened up the door to the storage and brought out several boxes.
"Whee!" The young girl exclaimed, running back to the boat with her cart full of boxes with juice in them.
"Gothitelle!" ("Whee!")
"I had a thought." Cilan said.
"Me too." Misty said. "That young girl and that Gothitelle seem really close. In fact." Misty then put a hand to her chin thoughtfully. "The young girl looks vaguely familiar.
"Perhaps we should find out about Gothitelle." Cilan continued.
"Good idea!" Ash said.
"Hi again!" Ash said after they got up and walked back to Gothitelle and the young girl.
"Oh it's the customers from before!" The young girl said after acknowledging their presence.
"Well, my name's Ash Ketchum." Ash said before pointing at the Mouse Pokémon on his shoulder. "This is my partner, Pikachu!"
"Pikachu!" ("Hello!")
"Hello, I'm Iris!"
"Ew, Ax Axew!" ("Hello, nice to meet you!")
"My name is Cilan!"
"And my name is Misty Waterflower." Misty said before looking down at the Aqua Mouse Pokémon in her arms. "And this is my friend Marill."
"Marill!" ("Hello!")
"How cute." The young girl said. "My name's Sally! Of course you know Gothitelle."
"Gothi, Gothiitelle!" ("Hello, good to see you!")
"You help out with the water taxi." Cilan said. "Excellent!"
"That's 'cause my daddy's the water taxi captain, see?" Sally said.
"Of course!" Cilan said. "We heard the water taxi was closing, so we wanted to have a ride on it at lest once more!"
"If Misty had her way we probably would be riding it more than once." Ash said.
"Careful Ketchum." Misty said warningly. "Unless you want a mallet upside the head I suggest you be quiet."
"You don't scare me Waterflower." Ash said dismissively.
"Oh yeah?" Misty inquired.
"Yeah!" Ash shouted.
Before the teens could continue their belligerent arguing, Sally interjected.
"It just so happens lots of customers say the same thing." Sally said before turning to Gothitelle. "Isn't that right, Gothitelle?"
"Gothi, Goth." ("Yep, right.")
"Awesome!" Ash said, having recovering from arguing from Misty. "Is Gothitelle your Pokémon?"
"You see, Gothitelle was living around the area as a wild Pokémon," Sally began before turning to Gothitelle. "but one day Gothitelle just started helping us out..."
"Goth..." ("Yes...") The Astral Body Pokémon said with a nod of her head.
"Gothitelle and I are quite a team, you know." Sally said before hugging Gothitelle which the Pokémon gladly reciprocated. "It's the best!"
"Reminds me of my friendship with Pikachu." Ash said.
"Yeah, and me and my Marill." Misty said.
"Gothitelle, Goth Gothitelle!" ("Yes, quite a team!")
"We've got a lot to do, so we'll see you later!" Sally said. "Bye!"
"Gothitelle!" ("Bye!")
"Everything seems pretty normal to me..." Ash said after Sally left and they returned to the hill they were sitting on.
"Yeah, just a little girl and a Pokémon." Iris said.
"I have to tell you," Iris continued. "that Gothitelle seems really happy!"
"Yeah." Ash said.
"It's possible we're in a world that Gothitelle created!" Cilan interjected.
"Really?" Ash asked before thinking about it for a moment. "The Pokédex did say that Gothitelle could use its psychic powers to warp space and distort reality."
"Right!" Cilan said. "And with the power to warp space, I believe we've gotten lost in the world that's been created as a result!"
"You may find this difficult to believe," Cilan continued. "but I'm thinking Gothitelle was the driving force behind the fog, especially considering that Swanna's Defog wasn't able to eliminate it!"
"I don't know. Stranger things have happened to me and Ash over the years." Misty said.
"That makes sense." Ash said.
"My theory is: after the Skyarrow Bridge was completed, there's a strong possibility Sally and Gothitelle moved away from the area." Cilan said before standing up. "This must be a world of Gothitelle's memories. I'm sure of it!"
"You know, all those happy times Gothitelle had with Sally must be some of the dearest memoires Gothitelle has!" Iris said.
"Much like the time we spend with our Pokémon creates special memories for us..." Cilan said.
Ash then looked at Pikachu who looked back at him. As if a silent conversation was going between them.
Misty looked down at Marill who looked back at her. Almost if a silent conversation was going on. The same could be said for Iris and Axew.
Ash and Misty then looked at each other. Both of them then blushed a light crimson before looking away.
"So, for the Pokémon as well," Cilan continued. "the time they spend with their trainers is just as special to them!"
"So, these are Gothitelle's dearest memories?" Ash inquired. "They don't seem so great to me..."
Ash then felt a throbbing pain in the back of the head.
"Ouch Misty!" Ash shouted. "What was that for?"
"It doesn't matter how they spend time together," Misty said. "what happens is that they're together."
"Well, maybe they're special for Gothitelle." Iris added.
"I guess." Ash said, recovering from the slap he received against the back of his head.
"Now that makes sense." Cilan said. "They must have meaning for Gothitelle we simply don't understand..."
"I think I understand." Ash said thoughtfully, looking at Pikachu. "On my first day of my Pokémon journey, Pikachu wasn't exactly the most friendly Pokémon."
"Pikachu, Pika Pikapi." ("Yeah, sorry Ash.") The Mouse Pokémon said sheepishly with a paw behind his head.
"But when a flock of Spearow were coming at us," Ash continued. "I would defend Pikachu. Pikachu then, upon seeing that, leaped up and unleashed an Electric-type attack on the Spearow that sent them away after being struck by lightning himself."
"And after that, a strong bond developed between the two of you." Misty said. "Never to be broken or severed."
"Aren't those practically the same?" Cilan inquired with a sweat-drop.
"Yeah." Ash agreed wistfully. "While it has been a while since I've seen most of my friends, we've developed resilient bonds and great memories."
The excitable Pokémon Trainer then noticed that Gothitelle was leaving.
"Come on!" Ash exclaimed.
"Right!" Iris said.
"Gothitelle, wait up!" Ash shouted once they followed the Astral Body Pokémon onto the unfinished bridge.
"We wanna talk to you!" Ash added after Gothitelle stopped. "Please! Gothitelle!"
"You created this world from your memories, correct?" Cilan pondered. "Well, we've gotten trapped here by accident!"
"We wanna return to our own world!" Ash said.
"We're not saying it isn't a nice world, 'cause it is!" Iris said. "But we need to get back to ours."
"She's right!" Ash said. "The thing is, we just don't belong in this world."
"Send us back to our own world!" Misty added.
Gothitelle then unleashed a Psybeam attack at the group of teens that they narrowly dodged.
"Can't you understand we're just trying to-" Ash began after getting back up but was quickly interrupted when another Psybeam attack came.
"Hey, Ash!" Cilan said. "Maybe if you have a battle with Gothitelle, we just might learn something that will help us get out of here!"
"Right!" Ash said, getting Snivy's Poké Ball ready. "Snivy, I choose you!"
"I'll help too!" Misty said. "Go and get 'em Marill!"
Snivy and Marill then went to confront Gothitelle.
Gothitelle then fired a Psybeam that Snivy dodged by jumping onto some construction and Marill jumped out of the way.
Gothitell then fired another Psybeam at the construction, causing Snivy to jump.
"Use Vine Whip!"
"Use Water Gun!"
The two attacks proved fruitless as Gothitelle just materialized a shield of light green to deflect the attacks.
"Leaf Blade, let's go!"
"Let's go Marill, use BubbleBeam!"
As Snivy's tail glowed green as she prepared the attack and was about to hit Gothitelle and as Marill fired a bunch of fast-moving bubbles at Gothitelle, the Astral Pokémon vanished and appeared away from the attacks.
This surprised Snivy as she went by but quickly recovered herself. She then found that she was surrounded by Gothitelle. While looking around, Snivy was hit in the back when one of the Gothitelle used Psybeam.
"Snivy, no!" Ash shouted as Snivy leaped over to land in front of the teens. "That's power!"
"Gothitelle will do everything possible to protect its memories!" Cilan said.
"I can see how Gothitelle can feel." Misty said reflectively.
"Can you go on, Snivy?"
"How you feeling Marill?"
"Snivy!" ("Yep!")
"Ma rill marill." ("Just fine.")
"Then use Leaf Storm, now!"
"Quick, use Water Pulse!"
Snivy then encircled herself with leaves as she fired the attack. Marill formed a medium-sized ball of water and fired it.
Gothitelle though, merely blocked the two attacks, sending them back. The leaves were encircled in the water as they flew by the teens. Ash couldn't help but see that it kind of reminded him of a move a coordinator might use. I wonder how May, Drew, Dawn, and Kenny are doing on their adventures. And I suppose Harley and Solidad as well. Another memory then tugged at the back of his mind. And Jessilina.
"All right, Leaf Blade!"
"Use BubbleBeam!"
Gothitelle then fired another Psybeam, meeting the two attacks directly. This causing the BubbleBeam and Psybeam to be ineffective. The Psybeam fired at Snivy then went off in five directions as they collided.
Gothitelle then had had enough as her eyes glowed light blue and prepared to use Psychic to lift up the construction items behind her to attack.
"Gothitelle?" A woman's voice asked. This caused Gothitelle to become distracted.
"Gothitelle?" The woman said again after running up closer and recovering from panting. "It's me, remember?"
"Goth?" ("What?")
"Yes, you must remember me." The woman said. "I'm Sally!"
"Goth, Goth Goth?" ("Sally, could it be?") The Astral Body Pokémon then dropped what she was controlling using Psychic.
"She's Sally?" Ash exclaimed.
"I knew that young girl looked familiar!" Misty shouted.
"Sally from the water taxi?" Cilan inquired.
"So she's the little girl?" Iris pondered.
"Gothi!" ("Is it you!")
"It's really me, Gothitelle," Sally began, walking closer to Gothitelle. "and I've somehow gotten lost here."
"It started when I was walking through the fog on the Skyarrow Bridge." Sally continued, now standing in front of Gothitelle. "It seems to me this world is from your memory, isn't it?"
Sally then recounted for all those present to her about how when the Skyarrow Bridge opened up, the water taxi closed.
"Then we moved to a brand-new city where my uncle owned a factory." Sally continued. "Later, I decided to go to medical school and study to become a doctor, so I moved into a dormitory there. It wasn't until several years later that Dad told me you had mysteriously disappeared."
"Now I know this is where you went!" Sally said. "See, Gothitelle? I studied very hard and now I'm a doctor! I go from hospital to hospital working as a doctor-in-training."
Pikachu then jumped onto Ash's shoulder as Marill jumped into Misty's arms.
"And after being assigned to a hospital near here, I came to have a look." Sally added. "I miss this place like you do. We had so much fun together back then. We lived to ride that water taxi, didn't we? Selling tickets together to wonderful people...and snacks and juice, too! It may not seem like much of a life to some, but for us, those memories were, and always will be, so very special."
"I'm so glad you feel the same way," Sally continued, her eyes glistening with the tears that threatened to appear. "the life we shard before the bridge was built...I thank you."
The tears started to appear when she continued speaking. "Thank you so very, very much..."
"But the truth is, no matter how we wish," Sally said. "we can't turn back the hands of time. I can't, and neither can you!"
"Gothi?" ("Sally?") Gothitelle asked before putting up her hands to under Sally's eyes. "Gothitelle Gothi." ("No need to cry.")
Sally then looked up as Gothitelle dried her tears. "Gothitelle!" (It's okay!")
Sally then grabbed Gothitelle's hands. The two were unaware of a sound nearby.
"Cilan, are you crying over there?" Iris asked.
"Yes." Cilan replied. The Pokémon Connoisseur had become misty-eyed. "The relationship between Sally and Gothitelle is a well-refined dish."
"Oh Cilan." Iris said, wiping away Cilan's tears.
The teens and Sally were then surprised when they saw the fog around them start to move.
The fog encompassed them and disappeared after depositing them next to the Skyarrow Bridge.
"Look, the bridge is finished!" Iris said.
"We're back in our own world!" Ash added.
"But, Gothitelle-" Sally began, noticing her friend atop the bridge.
"Gothitelle." ("Don't worry.")
"Gothitelle, tell me." Sally said. "If I come visit, may I see you again?"
"Gothitelle!" ("Yes you may!")
And with that, fog appeared around Gothitelle. It then disappeared as it took Gothitelle with it.
"Dear Gothitelle..." Sally said.
"Well, what do you know?" Cilan said. "Gothitelle's put its memories to rest. By seeing you all grown up."
"Do you think so?" Sally asked.
"I sure do!" Cilan replied. "Once Gothitelle saw how you cherish your time together, it was time to let go."
"Cilan's right!" Ash said.
"Pikachu!" ("Yep!")
"For sure!" Iris added. "Gothitelle looked really happy, didn't it?"
"Sure looked happy to see you again." Misty said. "And I can relate to that."
"Perhaps..." Sally said, turning her attention back to where Gothitelle was. "Actually, I'm sure, too."
"Looks like the fog has cleared." Officer Jenny said after coming from behind them on the hill. "Isn't that strange?"
"You could say that if you wanted." Ash said.
"But stranger things have happened." Misty said, shrugging.
"On the other hand..." Iris added. "It's not strange at all!"
"Anyway, I'll open the bridge again." Officer Jenny said.
And with that, Officer Jenny drove off.
"Cool, let's cross it, quick!" Ash said.
"Right!" Iris said.
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"To think the water taxi used to pass under here..." Iris said after the walked to the center of the Skyarrow Bridge.
"It is amazing." Sally said. "Thank you all for everything."
"No problem." Ash said.
"Pikachu!" ("Not at all!")
"Although..." Misty said. "You should be the one we are thanking."
"Being able to see what it was like before the bridge was built was really wonderful." Iris interjected. "We'll never forget it!"
"It's like a dream, the memories..." Sally said. "Hidden within the wisps of a passing fog."
"How poetic." Misty commented. "In a way."
"Goodbye, and thank you again!" Sally said after she left, waving goodbye. "Best wishes to all of you!"
"Goodbye, Sally!" Ash said.
"You take good care!" Iris said.
"And lots of luck at your new job!" Cilan said.
"Goodbye!" Misty said.
"So Pokémon love their memories..." Ash said after they stopped waving goodbye.
"We have lots of new memories to make, Axew!" Iris said. "Don't you think?"
"Ew!" ("Sure do!")
"Us too, right, bud?" Ash inquired.
"Pika Pikapi!" ("Right Ash!")
"Castelia City, here we come!" Ash exclaimed.
"Pikachu!" ("Right away!")
"All right!" Ash shouted before running off.
"Wait for me Ash!" Misty shouted.
"Hey, wait for me!" Iris said.
"Me too!" Cilan added.
"I can already see the city!" Ash shouted excitedly. "We're almost there!"
The group of teens would then arrive in Castelia City and the location of Ash's third gym battle.
Author's Notes: So, they're almost at Castelia City. I suppose the only thing to do is to wait and see when the next chapter appears. Until then, see you all later!
As for Cilan becoming misty-eyed, I just couldn't help myself from putting that in. Whenever I see the words "misty-eyed" I think of Misty from Pokémon.