Hello, everyone, and welcome to the first chapter of "A Long Distance Ship" for the 2025th year after something happened. Last time, Ash and friends arrived in Mossdeep City for Ash's seventh gym battle, and met the gym leaders, Tate and Liza. How will the gym battle go? Well, let's find out!
ashketchum497
To: misskwaterflower049
Subject: Vs. Tate and Liza
Hey, Misty. I just finished up my battle with Tate and Liza. Before I tell you about the battle, I want to tell you about this dream I had before the battle. In the battle, Tate and Liza weren't exactly on the same page when the battle started out, giving me an early advantage. But then Team Rocket showed up and interrupted our gym battle, and after we dealt with them, we resumed the battle, with Tate and Liza being more in sync. I still won thanks to a crazy strategy, but I am just going to let you see the battle for yourself to see what it was. I am feeling pretty good after this victory, like I can beat anyone…
Ash
misskwaterflower049
To: ashketchum497
Subject: Vs. Tate and Liza
Hey, Ash. Togetic and I have just finished watching your battle, and I have to say that it was a fun watch. I have to criticize you for your choice to use Pikachu and Swellow for the match, as Swellow has a weakness to both of Tate and Liza's Pokemon. Grovyle, or especially Corphish, would have been much better choices. But I am not knocking Swellow for his performance, and that Thunder Armor move that you pulled off with Pikachu was so over the top. Congratulations on winning your seventh badge. Good luck on your eighth and final gym badge, Ash, and don't get too good about your hot streak!
Misty
And that is it for this chapter of "A Long Distance Ship". Now, to open up 2025, I would like to announce a potential expansion to the "A Long Distance Ship" verse. You may notice that for Ash's story, I am (mostly) sticking to the canon, but I am looking to do small changes when it is just him and his friends, no Misty. Think of it as sort of a "Misty Chronicles", Ash Edition. These stories won't come up often, but when they do, they will follow Ash's adventures and how they diverge from the canon. One of the chapters I have planned is an alternative take for the gym battle against Tate and Liza, one of, if not THE weakest gym battle in the Hoenn saga. Anyways, thanks for getting this story to 16K views! The next chapter is going to be coming out in 2 weeks as always, and I am hoping that the next "Misty Chronicles" story will come out by the end of this month or the beginning of February. No promises, though!
