Pokémon:

Heroic Heart and Super Soul

Episode 13:

A Rivalry Reunion

Tom: As far as we've gone, it's been a ton of fun still.

Sara: We're still just getting started.

Tom: We still have more chapters of Transformers: Battle Core; coming your way.

Sara: Not only that but needing to wrap things up with a lot of early stories.

Tom: As for right now, let's get to it.

Sara: We just got the live feed transmission now. Alright, Tom. We're ready.

Tom: I still love this job. (Hits the touchscreen buttons.)

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A couple of days have passed on by as Ash and Misty have decided to take a breather.

Misty was on the riverbank, her fishing pole out. Watching the water pull on her fishing string, very slightly. She smiled at the relaxation time that she and Ash were having. She was even listening to the calming sound of the water going by. While doing that, she looked over to the teenage boy who was training. He was doing some synchronized moves with them, making sure they were well toned. She giggled at them, loving how Ash was training with his Pokémon.

Each of them was copying his movements, showing how in-sync they were with him. Due to the many years, he has trained with his Pokémon, it's a wonder how far he has come. Misty just saw how much his older Pokémon were with him. As for some of his more recent catches. They were also training. Doing their best to get stronger.

As all of this was happening Misty looked down to the water; and a thought had crossed her mind. She put her fishing pole to the side, took off her socks and shoes and dipped her bare feet into the water. Felling how cool and soothing the water was on her feet. This felt relaxing to her, especially since she loved the water. Yet, she looked at the teenage boy she also loved.

Watching him train his Pokémon. That brought a smile to her face as she remembered the first time, she had met him. He was ten at the time and he still had that love for Pokémon from then. It was from right there someone had approached them. Neither Ash nor Misty heard this person approach.

"Well, well, well now. I thought I saw someone familiar." a voice said. The two of them looked and Ash had a surprised face as he gasped. The two of them saw a redheaded girl with a red long-sleeve shirt, an orange vest, blue jeans, sunglasses on her head, and a necklace with a yellow bead on it. "Been a while, Ash." she told him.

"Zoey!" Ash exclaimed.

(Beat) In a loud whisper: GOTTA CATCH 'EM, GOTTA CATCH EM, GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL! POKEMON! (Regular) I WANT TO BE THE BEST, THAT NO ONE EVER WAS! TO CATCH THEM IS MY REAL TEST. TO TRAIN THEM IS MY CAUSE. FOR EVERY NEW JOURNEY I FACE, OFFERS A NEW CHALLENGE. FROM NEW FRIENDS TO NEW RIVALS! NEW POKEMON WITH NEW ABILITIES. BE A HERO, BE A HEERROOO. IT'S IN YOUR SOUL. BE A HERO. BE A HEERRROOOOO. THE POWER IS IN YOUR SOUL. JUST TAKE IT IN YOUR HAAANNNDD! POKEMON.

Ash and Misty had put their stuff up, got their Pokémon in their Poke balls and were walking with Zoey. They had begun to catch up on their way to where Zoey was camping.

"So, you've been in Kanto all this time?" Misty asked.

"Yep." Zoey replied, giggling. "After the Grand Festival, I decided to go for a small break." Zoey informed them. "Right after all that, I came here, and I had no idea Dawn was even here." she stated.

"Yep. Been here for a while." Ash replied to Zoey.

"With everything that's been going on. I'm not really surprised with find past friends. Especially rivals. Speaking of who…" Zoey replied as they got back to their camp. Ash and Misty looked at the camp and saw a purple haired teenage boy sitting in the camp. Misty didn't know who this was, but Ash knew right off the bat.

"Paul!" Ash exclaimed, very surprised.

Paul looked to them and was surprised to see Ash but didn't know who Misty was. "Ash?" Paul questioned.

With Team Rocket, they were about done on the research on the fossil they had found, including a type of painting of what looked to be a giant metal being with a mini metal being with it. On the painting the being held a sword and what looked to be a key. A key small enough for a human to hold, yet; he had possession of it as it hovered above his hand.

A Team Rocket scientist looked at the key, the sword and everything on the painting. Including the fossil data. Looking back at his notes and drawings, he knew there was something about the painting, but he had a bit more attention on the fossil and the stones that Professor Sycamore had discovered.

A fist slammed on a desk as we now see Giovanni. "What do you mean that's not a Kabuto fossil!" he demanded.

"I'm sorry sir." A female scientist apologized. She stood right in front of his desk as he looked at her angrily. "From the research we've done. It seems as if that fossil has been extinct for hundreds of years. Probably more." She informed him. "It's definitely not a Kabuto. We're attempting to find out what the glyphs that we retrieved can tell us about it. Including what that robot-looking soldier is." She implied.

"I need the information soon. Have Jessie, James and Meowth go to where the glyphs are." Giovanni ordered.

"Sir! You mean?" she asked.

"Yes." He stated with a smirk on his face.

Back with Ash, Misty, Pikachu, Zoey and Paul. They all were talking Misty was chatting with Zoey, as she told her all that she knew about Ash and Paul's rivalry. Even the segments that Paul told her, Misty was very surprised to hear about what all went on.

"Paul was that brutal?" Misty questioned.

"Unfortunately, yes. Paul didn't even show his soft side to Ash or anyone. From what I saw in him was something that he didn't let out. Nothing more than someone without regard for their Pokémon." Zoey told her.

"That's just horrible. How could he even be like that?" Misty questioned.

"I haven't gotten to that part myself. It does seem very odd of how Paul acted the way he did towards his own Pokémon." Zoey stated.

With Ash and Paul, Ash stared at him, intensely. Paul only poked the fire that Zoey made earlier that day. The flame still waving around a tad bit. Paul hardly looked at Ash, but Ash looked at him. He remembered all what Paul did and saw the change in him before Paul departed the Sinnoh league.

"What happened?" Ash asked. Paul didn't respond, but he kept looking at the fire. "What happened? I wanted to confront you after the battle, but I saw you were leaving." Ash mentioned. Paul said nothing. Gazing at the fire. Misty and Zoey looked at them, as Misty could sense something from those two.

"Those two! They've had a rivalry for some time. Especially before I met Paul." Zoey told Misty, not laying her eyes off them. Misty looked to her with a couple or a few mixed emotions of confusion.

"What do you mean? They've been rivals!" Misty wondered and looked at them. She could tell that when Ash saw Paul and mentioned his name like that, there definitely was something. This was completely different from when Ash and Gary were rivals. Yet, with Paul. It seemed as if he was more stuck in limbo while trapped in the past. Completely wrapped in the past.

Later in the day, Ash was helping to cut wood. Striking each piece as tiny particles flew off. Zoey and Misty were feeding the Pokémon. The lot of them looked over to Paul, who was tending to his Pokémon. Ash was very surprised at this, but Misty was still learning about Paul. Zoey didn't look surprised at all.

"I'm surprised, a bit." Ash told Zoey while looking at Paul.

"At what?" Zoey asked.

"How much Paul is tending to his Pokémon." Ash told her. "What all happened with him? After the Sinnoh League." Ash requested.

Zoey was about to answer but the look on Paul's face told her to wait a bit as he looked at her from the corner of his eyes. She nodded at his request. Paul turned to Misty. He questioned, "Are you sure I've never seen you before?"

Misty started to say, "Well my sisters are the gym leaders of Cerulean City…"

Paul perked up. "Oh wait. Now I remember. They were so easy to beat! They weren't even a challenge. That badge was so light weight just like Maylene's; only worse."

Misty made a fist and was about to knock Paul's lights out. She almost did too if it wasn't for Ash and Zoey.

She shouted, "Let me go! I want to battle him!"

Paul pointed out the badge he had acquired from her sisters. "This badge I obtained a while back. Your sisters were in charge. Yet, I think I saw you in their gym." He remarked. "If I was to battle you, you definitely would lose." He mocked

"That's enough, Paul." Zoey told him.

Paul ceased and put the badge away. He returned to tending to his Pokémon. Misty still huffed but had calmed down a bit. Zoey had let go of Misty as Ash held onto her. Making sure that she didn't do anything she'd regret.

"Either way, I don't want to battle you or your weak Pokémon. I rather battle Ash." Paul told her bluntly as he finished and went to sit down next to Zoey.

"You do?!" Ash and Misty asked in unison, but Misty a bit more surprised, her face red with anger. She attempted to give him a wailing, but Ash managed to hold her by her arms to stop her. Even as she talked fast about getting him. Paul only glared

"Paul!" Zoey said, exasperated. "You don't need to battle right now. You still need your rest." Zoey reminded him. He looked to her then to them. It wasn't long until Paul grabbed his side as he grunted. Zoey rushed to him and held onto him. "You see!" she stated. From there, she helped him get to his sleeping bag. After he got in, he closed his eyes to rest.

Later at night, Ash, Misty and Zoey were around the fire. Their Pokémon asleep as well as Paul. Ash looked over at Paul, noticing what happened earlier. Misty did as well. Zoey looked over at him then back to the fire as she had readied some soup.

"What happened with Paul? One minute he's standing, now he's grabbing his side." Ash asked.

Zoey was almost finished with making the soup. "It happened not too long ago." She began to tell them.

Flashback

"It was only a couple weeks after I had arrived in Kanto." Zoey started. "I was walking through a small pass when I heard someone groaning." She told Ash and Misty.

Zoey hearing the groaning walked around the corner, being very cautious. "After I had went around the corner, I saw Paul." She told them. Zoey ran up to Paul, seeing he was in pretty bad shape. Not able to move. "I knew I had to do something, as I couldn't really leave him there." She told them. "After helping him, he was very reluctant in accepting help. I saw his tough guy act, but I had to put my foot down. I definitely let him know that I was going to take care of him." Zoey stated.

Flashback Ends

"After all that, I started traveling with him. Making sure he was still doing okay. Yet, he does seem to have trouble when his sides act up." She told them. "I do wish he would take it easy. Even I can tell he's needing more time off." Zoey stated.

They all looked over to him as he slept, not knowing what all they could do.

It wasn't long after that Ash had also gone to sleep. Zoey and Misty stayed up a bit longer, looking at the night sky. They looked up at the stars.

"I can't believe that you are travelling with a person like that." Misty admitted. Zoey tried her hardest not to blush. Misty saw her face and was surprised. "Wait… do you…?" She started to ask. Zoey nodded, surprising Misty. "W – when…?"

Zoey admitted, "Well, it didn't start right away. When I first met him, he was very cold. It was like there was no feeling inside of him. But after he began to recover, I saw something different in him. It was when he was with his Pokémon. I-I just couldn't believe my eyes." Zoey told her in a surprised tone. "It was while we were at our camping spot, I was coming back with some water when I saw him. He was tending to his Pokémon. He was making sure they were fed, and he treated any injuries they had. I had no idea how much he had changed." Zoey explained.

"Earlier though. When he got on me like that – then you got on him." Misty recalled.

"He still has his old habits. Hence is why I get on him. I think it helps him. But I know he needs help. That's why we're traveling together." Zoey informed Misty.

"You sure it isn't anything else?" Misty asked, teasingly.

"Well…maybe." Zoey retorted, blushing, her eyes closed as she rubbed the back of her head. She opened her eyes and looked at the fire. "I will admit it. I really do like him. I just hope he can return what I feel." She told Misty.

"I know how you feel." Misty replied as she looked over at them, but more to Ash.

Zoey looked at them as well but put together what Misty told her. "Wait! Do you like Ash?" she asked.

"W-what? D-don't be silly." She replied as she only waved her hand with her eyes closed.

"Misty!" Zoey said with a smile, knowing better.

Misty stopped and opened her eyes. "Alright. I admit it, but it's more than like." Misty informed her. Zoey gasped and about said it, but Misty covered her mouth. "Ssshhh!" Misty shushed with a finger over her own lips before she looked over to Ash. She looked back to Zoey and uncovered her mouth and lowered both her hands. "I admit it. I love him. I figured it out a while back that my feelings are deep for him. If he was to ask me to marry him, I would say yes." Misty told Zoey. She looked at the fire as it burned. "Currently, I have been showing him how much I care for him, but it's like he's oblivious. I don't know if he does feel the same way or not. It's like he's avoiding having a relationship." She remarked, not knowing the truth behind everything.

"I'd say that when the time does come. Tell him how you feel. I know you'll want to say yes to him if he popped the question. The main thing is to find out what's going on. Why he's not making that move. I know that in all his travels, he could've begun to date many other girls. Yet, he hasn't." Zoey stated. "I know how smart Ash is. Hence is why when I saw him go up against Tobias, he managed to outmaneuver his attacks. Hence is how he became the Sinnoh League Victor. I know he has feelings for you. I can tell." Zoey told Misty.

"I-I hope you're right." Misty replied, a bit worried.

The following day, everyone was up. Ash was working with his Pokémon to get the dishes done as Misty helped him. Zoey and Paul were getting their Pokémon fed before they packed up. As Ash and Misty cleaned up their dishes, Misty told Ash about what Zoey told her last night.

This caught Ash off guard, as he knew how Paul was.

"Wait! What?" he questioned.

"Sshhh." Misty told him as she placed her finger over her mouth. The both of them looked to Zoey and Paul as Zoey hand her hand on his back. Paul made sure to pick up the empty bowls as he petted his Pokémon.

Ash looked back to her. "I can tell there's some change in him, but he's still the same, good bit." He remarked to her.

"I know; but at least give him a chance. He does seem as if he's going through a lot of changes and is having a hard time accepting them." Misty told Ash.

"Maybe, but I'm not fully for sure." Ash replied and looked over to Paul. Paul was finishing up with feeding the Pokémon and Zoey had begun to pack their things.

It wasn't long after they had finished everything, Ash, Misty, Paul, and Zoey were getting their Pokémon and the remainder of their stuff together.

"I hope to see you both soon. Possibly the Pokemon League. I know that's where we'll be in a while." Misty told them.

"Might be doing the same, with Paul." Zoey told them as she looked at Paul with only her eyes.

"We might see the contests that Dawn and Serena will be in. Will try to get to yours." Misty told Zoey.

Right after they clasped hands, they about departed until Ash looked to Misty, still within earshot of Zoey and Paul. "I still don't know how much he has changed. I remember what he said after the league, but I don't know if he's applied it." Ash remarked as he told her.

Right after Paul heard this, his eyes flinched. As if something in him snapped. He immediately turned to Ash, his arms to his sides. "I know that you have gotten stronger since the Sinnoh League and I want to challenge you this time." Paul told him simply, but incredibly sharp. Ash. Misty and Zoey all looked at Paul, not believing what he had said. "A three – on – three battle." Paul stated.

"Paul!" Zoey protested.

"It's okay, Zoey. I know I haven't fully recovered." Paul said as he closed his eyes then reopened them. "This battle will decide how much we've changed." He told them.

"You know you don't have to do this, Ash." Misty told him.

"I know." Ash replied, but he didn't look at her. "This is something I know Paul wants. I'll battle him." He told her.

Misty nodded. "Just be careful." She requested.

Ash and Paul were now facing each other. Each one now ready to face the other. Paul grabbed his Pokeball and clicked the button to enlarge it. "Honchkrow! Stand by for battle." Paul called out.

The ball burst open and out came a bright light that formed a puffed-up bird Pokemon. "Honchkrow. (Ready.)" the bird called out.

Ash looked to Pikachu. "Go on in, buddy." He told his pal. Pikachu did so as he leaped off Ash and ran into position.

Paul commanded, "Wing Attack!" Honchkrow's wings glowed a bright light as the Dark/Flying type started to head towards Pikachu.

Ash countered, "Dodge then use Quick Attack!" Pikachu ran as fast as possible at Honchkrow, dodging its attack and sped right back and hit the bird with his Quick Attack. "Now use Iron Tail." Ash commanded. Pikachu's tail glowed white and he slammed his tail onto Honchkrow.

"Use Dark Pulse." Paul commanded. Honchkrow did as he commanded as he fired the Dark type move from his chest.

Ash commanded, "Thunderbolt, Pikachu!"

"Pi…ka…chu!" Pikachu shouted, firing his attack from his cheeks.

The electricity crackled in Ash's ears as he saw Honchkrow had been hit hard. Paul growled lowly to himself. Of course, he should've expected Pikachu to be just as powerful. He knew what he had to do, he just needed to do it quick.

Paul commanded, "Sky Attack!"

Honchkrow flew up and started to glow a brilliant bright white light. Ash knew that he had to do something. "Quick! Use Volt Tackle." He told Pikachu.

"Pika! Pika pika pika pika!" Pikachu shouted as he collided with Honchkrow.

Ash looked away due to the smoke. When the smoke cleared, Honchkrow was down and out. Paul called back his Pokemon.

He apologized, "Sorry Honchkrow." He got out another poke ball and said, "Kadabra, stand by for battle!"

As he thew the poke ball, with a flash of light, the Psy Pokemon appeared.

"Kadabra!" It said.

Upon seeing the Psychic type, both Ash and Misty got instant deja vue.

Misty breathed, "Kadabra?"

Ash added, "Haven't seen a Kadabra in years! The last one we saw Sabrina had one." He muttered under his breath, "I wonder how Haunter is doing." He said to himself before turning to Pikachu. "C'mon Pikachu!"

"Pika!" Pikachu said, running towards his trainer.

Ash got out a poke ball and said, "I choose you, Pidgeot!"

As he threw poke ball, with a flash of light, the Normal/Flying type appeared.

"Pidgeot!" The Bird Pokemon cooed.

"Use Confusion!" Paul commanded.

Kadabra's eyes glowed a blue color as a small blue aura surrounded Pidgeot.

Ash stayed cool and countered. "Use Gust." He called out.

Pidgeot did as Ash said and used Gust. It barley did anything to Kadabara as the Psychic Pokemon sent Pidgeot flying backwards and he hit the ground, looking a bit beat up; but not out.

"Use Quick Attack." Ash commanded. Pidgeot flew at a fast speed towards Kadabara

"Use Psybeam." Paul commanded to counter.

Kadabra crossed his spoons and fired a multicolored beam at Pidgeot. Seeing the attack, Pidgeot managed to dodge it and went straight for Kadabra. Unable to react fast enough, Pidgeot hit Kadabara.

"Seems like all the training Ash has done with Pidgeot has worked." Misty said. Zoey heard her and looked at her. "He's been training his Pidgeot's son. To see if he can help him improve in becoming a strong Pokemon," Misty informed Zoey. Zoey looked back at the battle.

"With how strong they each are. Seems like they both have taken a decent beating." Zoey commented.

Paul commented, "Use Psychic!"

Kadabra's eyes glowed a red color as the psychic burst threw Pidgeot down and out.

Ash ran over to Pidgeot and picked him up. "Are you all right?" Ash asked.

Pidgeot weakly looked at him. "Pidg pidgeot. (I am.) he replied. Just as weakly.

Ash brought out his Pokeball. "You did great. Get a good rest." Ash said as he returned Pidgeot.

"Seems to me like your Pidgeot has a lot more to learn. Much like you do." Paul claimed.

"Paul…" – "I know what you mean, Paul." Ash replied to stop Zoey. Knowing how Paul was. "I know I have much to learn, but you have more to learn than I do. Especially when it comes to compassion." Ash told him as he brought out his third and final ball. After enlarging it, he threw it. "ROGGENROLA, I CHOOSE YOU." Ash called out. Out from the Pokeball, a small Rock Pokemon formed from the white light that emerged.

"Rog roggen. (I'm ready.)" the rock type said.

"Then here's one! Electivire. Stand by for battle." Paul called out. The ball burst open and the white light emerged to form a large electric type Pokemon. From this, Ash could tell Paul was being pretty reckless. "Use Thunderbolt." Paul ordered.

Electivire fired a thunderbolt right at Roggenrola, but upon contact, it did nothing. Paul was shocked and Ash knew why.

"I know why you did this and I know that your Electivire is weak against rock types. I know you have changed Paul, but you still have a long way to go." Ash told him. "Now, use Rock Blast." Ash called out.

Roggenrola charged his attack and fired right at Electivire.

"Use Brick Break." Paul commanded. Electivire's arms glowed a white light and put them in front of him for defense. Rock Blast did hit, but it didn't apply that much damage.

"Use Smack Down." Ash called out. Roggenrola threw a large stone at Electivire. No time for a defensive move, Electivire was hit. "Now use Iron Defense." Ash called out. – "Use Thunder…huh?" that's when Paul realized Ash managed to predict his next move.

Roggenrola's body glowed a bit as he hardened his body. Thunder had minimum effect. Paul gritted his teeth a bit and that's when he had a small idea.

He commanded, "Thunder on the ground!"

Electrivire did just that, tearing apart the battlefield. It reminded Ash of their Sinnoh League battle. Just when he was about to counter, the rocks hit Roggenrola.

Ash cried out, "Roggenrola!" Roggenrola was stunned and was unable to move. It looked paralyzed. Ash breathed, "Oh no… you can do it Roggenrola! I believe in you!"

Just then, a bright white light enveloped Roggenrola. Everyone gasped as Roggenrola evolved into Boldore.

Misty breathed, "It evolved!"

Zoey added, "It's a Boldore!"

Ash brought out his Pokedex and scanned Boldore.

Dexter chirped, "Boldore, the Ore Pokemon. When it overflows with power, the orange crystal on its body glows. It looks for underground water in caves. Because its energy was too great to be contained, the energy leaked and formed orange crystals."

Ash couldn't believe it. "You evolved buddy!" He told Boldore

"Bold bold! (Watch this!)" Boldore said. That's when it started to glow an orange light in front of itself and a big power burst came from it.

Ash blinked. He didn't know what attack that was. Luckily, Paul still had his Pokedex opened.

"So that's Power Gem…" He spoke.

Ash was excited, "Power Gem? That was so cool Boldore!"

"Bold! (Thanks!)" Boldore replied, a bit excited..

"Use Brick Break!" Paul told Electivire.

Its arms glowed white again and it started to run towards Boldore.

"Power Gem!" Ash countered.

Boldore fired a powerful ray of light, sparkling like it was made of stones, hitting Electivire head on; right before Electivire could strike. Everyone saw that Electivire was Knocked Out.

"Jeez! That strength and power." Zoey commented.

Paul went over to his Electivier and knelt down to him as he regained conscious. "You did good. Return." Paul told Electivier as he returned him to his Poke-ball.

"I heard that." Ash said as he walked over, Pikachu on his shoulder. "That what I remember. Right after our battle, you complimented Honchcrow. After he was defeated, you didn't berate your Honchcrow, at all." Ash remarked.

Paul stood up and looked at Ash, his eyes locked onto him. "I know. I remember what had happened. I'll admit, you didn't get lucky. Especially when you managed to beat Tobias. He had some very tough Pokemon, yet you came out on top." Paul remarked to Ash.

Zoey and Misty watched them as they heard them talk. "Ever since then, I decided to train harder than ever. There was no way I was going to let you beat me a third time!" Paul told Ash.

"And look where that got you." Zoey yelled at him. Paul was surprised and looked over to her. "You got yourself hurt. After all that, you're lucky I managed to find you." Zoey reminded him. "You need to take a breather. I don't care if you're strong. You don't need to be pushing yourself like that." Zoey told him.

"She's right." Misty told him. "I know how Ash can be. Very hardheaded, training a lot. At least he knows when to take some breaks. I doubt you even know yourself." She stated.

"Misty is right. You need to hang back a good bit and try to focus on healing. I know you're going in for the Pokemon League here. All I want you to do is stop for now and reflect." Zoey told him.

Ash looked to Paul in disbeliefe. "You're going back through Kanto?" Ash questioned. Paul glared at him, as if to say to 'stay out of it'. "You need to do as she says and 'stop for now.'" Ash stated.

Paul looked down to his shaky hands and began to think right before he put his hands down. "Fine!" he told them. "I'll take a breather and I'll wait until the next league begins." From there he looked to Ash. "But I won't stop training. I aim to beat you and I aim to become much stronger." He told Ash.

Ash gave off a small laugh. "I'd say to focus on becoming better. Not just to recover, but to also get stronger for the next league." Ash replied.

Paul only looked away with his eyes closed. "Humph. Whatever." He replied.

"Somethings never change." Zoey recalled with a smile on her face.

"I know that feeling." Misty replied, nodding while smiling.

Not long after, the camp was packed up and the four of them were ready to head off in two directions.

"It's been good seeing you again, Ash. I hope we can see each other during the contests. I won't be competing in them, of course." Zoey informed them.

"You're not?" Ash questioned. Even Pikachu looked confused.

"I'm not. When I found out Dawn came here, I decided to come over to Kanto to cheer her on. I'm sure Kenny is doing the same thing. That or he's in Johto." Zoey said, jokingly.

"I'm sure he'll be here to cheer her on. I also hope that Paul can become stronger." Ash said in a hopeful tone.

"Once he's better, I know he'll be ready." Zoey reassured.

"I hope he will be. After all, I know Ash to not stand down from a battle." Misty recalled in a teasing way.

"Oh ha, ha." Ash retorted.

From there, the two groups went their separate ways. Paul going off to recover and become stronger. With Ash and Misty, they headed out to the next Frontier Gym.

After traveling up the hill, they found an old rope bridge that led right to a small building.

Ash looked to Misty. "Are you ready too?" Ash asked her.

She nodded as she looked at him. "I'm ready." She replied.

"Pi pika pika pi. (Let's do this.)" Pikachu said with anticipation.

From there the three looked at where Ash would receive his next badge symbol. His next challenge. Yet, still, with that same ship underwater, it was still flashing system reboot on its screen. Something was up with that ship, but that would be a different time.

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Tom: Strong apologies. We've been extremely busy.

Sara: Not to mention lazy.

Tom: We're still doing our best; but more stories to come. Ju remember to sit back and relax, while I push the button. Only Toonami.

Me: Till next time everyone.

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