Pokémon:
Heroic Heart and Super Soul
Episode 19:
Onto the First Round
Tom: Gotta love the smell of adventure.
Sara: Along with journeys.
Tom: You got that right.
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The following day the sun was shining down on Silver Town. The wind was blowing very lightly as the trees were swaying ever so slightly. The days of the next contest was at hand and many coordinators were already up and training with their Pokémon. Dawn, Serena, Iris and Misty were up and had gotten ready. Dawn was brushing her hair as was Serena. Piplup was assisting Dawn and Squrtle and Fennekin were helping Serena. Misty had just finished brushing her teeth and saw the other two girls finishing up with their hair.
Iris didn't bother too much with that stuff, but Dawn looked at her and Misty, noticing the two of them didn't really pay all that much attention to brushing their hair. Yet, Dawn knew about there being something between Misty and Ash. She finished, got up and dragged Misty over to where she was sitting at. Misty about protested, but Dawn put her hand up.
"Save it, Misty. Right now, you need to look wonderful. I know there's something going on between you and Ash. Hence is why we're here to help." Dawn told her.
"Pip pip piplup. (Count on us.)" Piplup stated as he hit his chest a few times with one flipper.
"But Dawn. I don't really brush my hair all that much." Misty told her.
"Maybe not, but he needs to be in awe today. You both are probably going out again." Dawn told her.
"Piplup lup pip pip piplup. (Best to be prepared.)" Piplup stated.
"Yet, we had a date yesterday." Misty whispered to Dawn. Then she remembered something. "What about you and Kenny?" Misty asked. "He gave you flowers yesterday and asked for you both to travel together." She reminded her.
"Y-yes I know he did. I will accept his request. I'm ready for him today, but you need to be ready for Ash." Dawn told Misty. Misty only rolled her eyes as Dawn began to brush her hair, even though it was short. It didn't take her long, even as Misty was about to make it into a side ponytail with her blue scrunchy, until Dawn assisted her. Seeing how she liked doing the side ponytail, she did it up for her. She grabbed her makeup kit.
"What's the makeup for?" Misty asked her.
"Just to make you pop a bit more." Dawn told her.
"I already do. If need be, I'll use it for the party. Makeup really isn't me." Misty told Dawn. Dawn agreed and let her be for the time being.
"Pip piplup pip pip! (You still look terrific!)" Piplup complimented.
Misty smiled at the water type and then turned to Dawn. "Thanks Dawn for the help. As soon as there's another date again, I might put on makeup." Misty told her.
"I understand. I do plan doing the same with Kenny for the party and if he does ask me out." Dawn told her.
"I'm glad I didn't go in that direction." Iris commented.
"I might be ten, but I don't mind putting makeup on." Serena told them.
"As for now, let's go and meet up with Ash and Kenny. It's breakfast time." Misty told them.
"Pip lup! (Yay!)" Piplup gushed.
They all headed out and went by their room. Dawn knocked first, not knowing who was up. It didn't take long for someone to answer, and it was Kenny. They looked at him as he was ready, but they didn't see Ash.
"Isn't Ash up?" Iris questioned.
"Axew ew. (Not sure.)" Axew answered.
"He would be. I tried to wake him up, but he's out cold in his bed." He told them. He got out of the doorway and Dawn took his arms with her hands. Misty peeked in and went in. Upon entering, she saw Ash was out cold, sprawled out on the bed with Pikachu still fast asleep as well.
(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 HEERRROOOOO. THE POWER IS IN YOUR SOUL. JUST TAKE IT IN YOUR HAAANNNDD! POKEMON.
She giggled at him and sat down next to him. From there, she began to run her fingers though his hair as she sat next to him. He gradually began to wake up as she calmly said his name. "Ash! Oh Ash. Come on." She told him as his eyes gradually opened. "There you are." Misty said with a giggle and her eyes closed.
"Cha.. (Morning…)" Pikachu greeted tiredly.
"Morning Pikachu." Misty commented.
"Huh? What time is it?" he asked.
"It's breakfast time, sleepy head." She told him as he sat up. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Y-yeah. Just tired is all." He told Misty.
"Pikapi… (Ash…)" Pikachu said.
Ash smiled at his starter Pokemon and rubbed his head. Pikachu squealed happily.
"Might have been from what occurred yesterday." Misty remarked.
Ash put his hand on hers. "At least you and the others are safe." He told her.
She smiled at him, and they both began to lean in. "Is he up yet?" Iris called out.
"Axew Ax ew? (Do we have to help and wake him?)" Axew asked.
They both snapped out of it and looked to each other. "Uuhhh…what all do you need to do to get ready?" Misty asked.
"I already have my shirt and pants on." He told her. Ash grabbed up his vest, put it on and put on his shoes and looked for his hat. Misty had already found it and hid it behind her back. He looked around for it. "Have you seen my hat?" he asked her. She giggled and pulled it out from behind her back.
"Pikachu. (Nope.)" Pikachu teased, seeing that Misty had it.
"I don't think so." Misty also teased. Ash kept looking for it.
"It's gotta be around here somewhere." he said to himself.
Misty giggled and pulled it out from behind her back. "Is this it?" she asked, teasingly.
He looked over at her and saw she had it. Seeing what she was doing, he went over to her. "Can I have it, please." He requested.
"Maybe…" Misty replied as she held it away from him as he reached for it. She kept teasing him until she kissed his cheek and put it on his head.
"Oh boy, ha ha ha." Ash said as he chuckled. She giggled and took his arm with both of her hands. They left out of his and Kenny's room.
"There you both are. We're going to be late for breakfast." Iris told them.
"Axew ew! (Let's go!)" Axew exclaimed.
Ash rolled his eyes as they headed for breakfast. Dawn had Kenny's arm with both of hers as Misty had Ash's arm with both of her hands. They all arrived in the main lounge area and went over to have breakfast. They began to make their breakfast. Ash gave Misty an omelet he managed to make.
"Before you ask, there's no peppers in it." He told her.
"You definitely remember." She commented and saw that he had an omelet as well. From there, they continued on with their breakfast items.
Kenny gave Dawn a stack of pancakes with butter and syrup. "I-I thought you might like some pancakes." He told her. She giggled and kissed his cheek.
"You're very thoughtful." She commented. He blushed as he rubbed the back of his head. He grabbed himself some pancakes as well. Iris had a bowl of fruit as Serena had eggs, bacon and toast.
They had a pretty good breakfast and had some laughs as they chatted away. Even after Misty told everyone something funny about her and Ash's journeys together. He gave her and annoyed face. She giggled and kissed his cheek. Dawn made a funny comment about Kenny, and he playfully elbowed her. She giggled as she playfully stuck out her tongue. Kenny did the same, but Dawn snuck a kiss on his cheek as well. He blushed as she did that and they had a laugh.
Later on, after breakfast, Ash and Pikachu were getting ready for some training. Misty went up to him, a bit concerned. "You sure you want to train, Ash? You remember what the paramedic said." She reminded him.
"I'm sure, Mist. Gotta try and get stronger." He told her before he and Pikachu headed out.
"I swear, he's going to make me worry more and more about his health." Misty stated.
"What do you mean?" Serena asked as she came into the room.
"It wasn't long ago that Ash had gotten sick. His hand is still sprained as well." She told Serena.
"Best keep a close eye on him then. Make sure he doesn't do anything too physical." Serena told her. "For right now. Dawn and I have training to do for the next contest." Serena stated as she headed out.
As for Misty, she headed out to get some lunch for her, Ash and the other Pokémon. Iris looked and saw her heading out and went with her.
"Going to help me get lunch?" Misty asked her.
"I am. Nothing else to do. Dawn and Serena are starting to train. I know Ash is training with his Pokémon as well." Iris told her.
"What about with Kenny?" Misty asked.
"I'm not for sure about him." Iris mentioned.
"I'm heading out to do some training as well. Not only that, but I'm grabbing up something for Dawn." He told them as he departed.
"Well, we got our answer to that. Guess the only thing we do now is get lunch for everyone." Iris told Misty.
The both of them headed out and heard some training coming from the Pokémon Center. "Use Power Gem." A voice called out. They snuck over and saw Ash now training with his Boldore and Pidgeyotto. "Quick Attack." Ash called out. The Pokemon used their attack moves.
Misty and Iris departed before Ash saw them. "I can see someone is training." Iris commented.
'Ah.' Ash said in pain from a distance. "Oh no! He's overdoing it. His hand hasn't fully recovered yet." Misty stated.
"You got that from him saying 'ah'?" Iris asked as she looked to her.
"I know him very well. He does tend to over do it." Misty told Iris. "I swear, sometimes I just want to pin him down and tell him to take some time off." Misty stated.
"You care about him that much, huh?" Iris asked.
Misty nodded as they got up to the store. They grabbed up some ingredients for lunch. Misty grabbed up a few items Ash would really enjoy. From there they headed out to begin making lunch. Upon arriving at the Pokémon Center, Misty made some sandwiches and Iris took care of the Pokémon food. Going back outside, Misty saw Ash punching in synch with his Pokémon. She giggled and went up to him.
They stopped as he looked at her. "When you're done, lunch is ready." She told him as she kissed his cheek. He took her hand and followed her as did the other Pokémon. Before they got to the table, they heard Dawn and Serena.
"Growlithe! Use Ember." Serena called out.
"Kirlia! Use Confusion." Dawn called out.
Both Pokémon used their moves and Kirlia made it to where Growlithes Ember was used to its own advantage. The others came around and saw what had occurred and Serena was in awe, now understanding what Dawn meant.
"I see Serena has improved from last time." Misty complimented. They looked and saw Ash, Misty and Iris as they had sat down. "Do you think you're ready?" Misty asked.
"I believe I am. Been training for at least a week." Serena told her.
"That's great. With everything you've learned. You'll win for sure." Ash told her. Serena blushed as he said that, having developed a slight crush on him.
"I hope you all are ready for lunch." Iris told them.
"I know I am." Ash said. Misty giggled, knowing him incredibly well.
"I hope you're ready for the next contest." A voice told Serena. They looked and saw Miette.
"Miette?" Serena questioned.
"I know I lost last time. Especially to Dawn. I won't allow such a mistake to happen again." Miette stated.
"I hope you take that back." Another voice told her. They looked and saw Kenny, who was a bit banged up.
"Kenny!" Dawn called out as she saw how he looked. She went over to him and looked him over. "What happened?" she asked him.
"Uuhhh…just a small training accident in the woods." He told her.
"Small accident?" Dawn questioned.
"Looks like you got banged up to me." Ash told him.
"Pika pika pikachu pi. (From the Ponyta's mouth.)" Pikachu stated.
"Oh ha ha." Ash retorted.
"He's right you know." Misty told him as she smiled at him.
"You're lucky our friends are around. Otherwise, I'd chase you." He teased at her.
"For right now. You best apologize. From my understanding of what I saw on tv. Dawn beat you fair and square." Kenny told Miette.
"Likely story. I have been training with my Pokémon and I know how to win the next one." Miette told them before she departed.
"Man, who made her the Contest Queen?" Dawn said with some anger. Kenny wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and Dawn leaned into his frame, feeling his warm embrace. She turned around to him and still saw he was a bit banged up. "Before we have lunch. Let's get you cleaned up." She told him as she kissed his cheek. Kenny blushed and she took his hand.
They headed off and the others went off to have some lunch.
"I sure hope Kenny will be okay." Misty commented, as Kenny reminded her of how bad off Ash was a little while ago. "He reminds me of when Ash was banged up when Team Rocket attacked him and Serena." Misty told them.
Ash took her hand and she looked at him. "Yet I came out alright." Ash reminded her. "Because you had managed to show up at the right time." He reminded her. She smiled at him and wrapped her other arm around the arm that was holding her hand. She even nuzzled her head into his neck. He held her close with his other hand and kissed her head. Iris merely rolled her eyes as Dawn smiled at the two lovebirds.
Even though Serena was smiling, this did bother her a bit. It wasn't long until they started to eat and have a good time.
"Tell me this. Do you think you're ready, Serena?" Ash asked.
"I know I am. I would like to take on Miette, but I know we won't start the battle right away." Serena told them.
"Sounds to me, like you're very much ready. I know you'll do fine." Dawn told her. They looked up as they saw Dawn and Kenny come up. It didn't take them long to return as Kenny was now cleaned up and
had a few bandages. They sat down next to each other and joined in.
"From what Ash and I can tell, you can definitely do this." Kenny told her.
"What about you, Kenny? Are you participating?" Dawn asked him.
"I thought I might take a break from contests. Especially after what happened at the Grand Festival back in Sinnoh." He told them. "This way I can recollect myself. So I can understand my flaws better." He told them.
"I know you'll figure it out. I'll even help you." Dawn told him as she kissed his cheek. He smiled at her and held her close.
After lunch they went back to training. Serena decided to train on her own while Dawn and Kenny trained together. Misty kept an eye on Ash, even as he and his Pokémon began to do pushups. She saw he was straining, primarily with his sprained hand and she went over to him. He looked up at her as she came over.
"Yeah, Mist?" he asked her.
"I saw you struggling. Just take a breather until your hand gets better, okay?" She requested from him.
Ash sat Indian style and looked at her. "But I'm fine, Mist. It's not that…" she got down to his eye level at took his hand with both of hers. She removed the brace they put on and felt his bandaged hand. He flinched a bit and she noticed this. "Okay, fine. Ya got me. Can we change the bandages, though?" he asked her.
"Sure." She replied, smiling. She changed out his bandages and put the brace back on. They both got up and she looked right at him. "Just take it easy, okay." She told him.
"I will. I promise." He told her. He returned his Pokémon and Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder. He pet him as Misty took his hand. They left the training field and went back to the hotel.
Later on that evening, Dawn and Kenny were looking over the places of where Contests were being held. Serena was talking with her mom on the video phone about the contest she was going to be in tomorrow and Iris was relaxing in the bedroom. As for Misty, she was heading back to the hotel since she had to head out for a bit. She entered the hotel and saw the workers still repairing the damages from yesterday.
Dawn looked up and saw her, even as Misty had a few bags. "Got something for Ash, huh?" she asked her with a small smile.
Misty looked to her and Kenny. "You know it. Also, I know I wasn't introduced to you properly, Kenny." Misty commented. He looked up to her and stood up.
"Y-yeah. I know." He said as he smiled at her and extended her hand. Misty put down her bags and took his hand. "It is great to meet you, though." Kenny told her as they began to shake hands.
Misty gave a nod. "Likewise, to you. Things have just been a bit busy." She remarked.
"I understand that. With how things have been going, especially with the Contest and party…" "You know of the party too?" Misty asked as they stopped shaking hands when Kenny began to talk.
"Oh, I forgot. I have invited him along with Serena and Iris. They know to keep it quiet." Dawn told her.
"That's good. Speaking of Ash. I need to get his and Pikachu's gifts to the girl's room." She told them. She grabbed up her stuff and faced Kenny. "Still, it's really nice to meet you." Misty said as she gave a bow, closing and reopening her eyes.
"Likewise." Kenny told her as he nodded his head while closing and opening his eyes.
Misty went upstairs and got to the girl's room. Iris was watching some tv as she relaxed. "Hey, Iris. Is Ash still in his room?" Misty asked her.
"I don't keep track of your boyfriend, but I do think he is." She replied to Misty.
"He really isn't…" "You can deny it, but I've seen you two." Iris stated as she flipped to a different channel.
Misty hid away Ash and Pikachu's presents and went to his and Kenny's room. Entering, she looked and saw that he was on the balcony looking over the entire town, Pikachu right next to him. Misty slowly approached him and he took in a deep breath. She smiled at him. "Enjoying the view?" she asked.
He looked back and saw her as she came up. "Pretty much so." He told her as he rubbed his head. Pikachu watched her and she stood right next to him as they both leaned on the railing.
"Anything on your mind?" she asked.
"A few things are, yeah." He told her. "Like with yesterday, how we arrived, and I managed to ask you out on a date." He told her.
"I remember. Still nervous about asking me?" she asked.
"I-I am." He replied.
She kissed his cheek. "Don't be. I'm not seeing anyone." She reminded him.
"I honestly thought you might have been seeing Tracey." He told her.
"Why would you think that. He more sees my sister Daisy. They've been going out for a bit. Despite his busy schedule." She told him.
Ash was surprised at this, as he didn't think Daisy would be interested in him. "I didn't think she would be interested in him." Ash replied.
"After he helped her out a few years ago, Daisy treated him to some lunch. After a bit of time, he still came by to help with anything. Next thing I saw, he was asking her out on some dates." She told Ash. "Why would you think I was seeing him?" she asked.
"B-because of what Prof. Oak told me." He recalled what he said in a brief flashback 'Seems as if fate would have it! Misty asked him to visit the Cerulean Gym'. After hearing Ash tell her that, she realized what Prof. Oak meant earlier.
She merely shook her head with her eyes closed and reopening them. "I know what happened that day. Daisy requested me to ask Tracey to come over." She told Ash. He looked to her with a surprised look.
"Daisy told me that they were scheduled for another date real soon. It wasn't long after I headed out for my journey." She told Ash.
"Where you managed to find me and Pikachu." He recalled. She looked a bit sad until he kissed her cheek. "I'm glad you did." He told her. She smiled and got closer to Ash. "I also recall what happened after our date." He told her as he clenched his fist. She saw this and placed her hand on his fist. He began to calm down and looked at her. She had faced him and he her.
"Don't worry. He's gone right now. I'm safe. What really worried me was…" tears threatened to come out until Ash wiped them away and she looked at him.
"That worried me as well." He told her. "What happened between you two, though?" he asked.
"He…he…he wanted for us to go steady. I didn't want to." She told him as she looked away. "He asked me multiple times, but I told him I wasn't interested. I even told my sisters about what happened." Misty told him. She looked back at him. "Even they told him, and he still didn't listen." She told him as she looked into his eyes and he hers. They began to get lost in each other's eyes. From there they began to lean in. She placed her hands on his chest and his hands on her waist.
"I-I-I thought I…" "Yeah…?" he asked s they both closed their eyes, their lips an inch apart, both about to make contact.
Pikachu watched in anticipation. Seeing this, he knew this would make them confess their feelings to each other.
"When will you ever stop calling me that?" Dawn asked Kenny in sarcasm.
Ash and Misty's eyes shot open and they looked in the room. Pikachu snapped his fingers in annoyance with a 'chu'. Kenny had just entered with Dawn as he was grabbing up a few things.
"I strongly doubt I will, Dee Dee." Kenny told her sarcastically. She giggled and kissed his cheek.
Looking over she saw Ash and Misty and how close they both were. "Uummm…Did we interrupt something?" she asked.
"Oh no, no. You didn't interrupt anything." They both said. Dawn smiled, knowing better.
"Well, anyways. Kenny and I are heading out for a bit. We have a few things to do." She told them.
"We might be back a bit late." Kenny told them as they headed out.
"I wonder about those two." Misty contemplated.
"I know what you mean. I think Kenny wants to ask her out but might have some difficulty." Ash commented.
"Like a certain someone I know." Misty stated as she winked at him. Ash laughed at her, knowing what she meant. He held her from behind and she leaned into his frame, laying her head on his chest and placed her hands on his; wanting to remain close.
"W-would you like to g-go o-out on another d-date?" Ash asked.
Misty looked up at him and smiled. "Yes! I would love that." She replied to him. "When the time comes, just let me know." She told him.
"You got it." He replied and kissed her head. They both smiled at each other and looked at the sunset.
The following day a massive crowd was in the contest hall of Silver Town. Many Coordinators are there as they eagerly wait for the upcoming coordinators. Serena is getting ready for her debut for her first contest. She has her Squirtle out of his Pokeball as he watches her brush her hair. He senses her nervousness and goes over to her. She looks down at him and smiles as she pats his head.
"Don't worry, Squirtle. I'm fine. Just a little nervous is all." She informs her Pokémon.
"Squirtle squirtle squirt. (I can tell.)" he tells her.
"Hey, Serena." Ash calls out. She looks up and sees her friends as they come up. She gets up and faces them.
"We all hope you're ready." Misty said to her.
"We'll all be rooting for you." Dawn told her.
"Thanks guys. I'm just hoping…" Serena began to say until she saw Miette as she was chatting with a couple of others. They looked as well and saw Miette as well.
"One thing is for certain. You best hope you don't face off against her right off the bat." Dawn told her. Serena looked at her, a bit confused. "If you do, you'll only use your anger against her. Which won't be
good." Dawn informed her.
"It's a good thing this isn't a battle performance just yet. Keep your focus on showing off your Pokémon and their abilities." Ash reassured her. Serena blushed at his comment towards her.
"That way you can definitely win." Misty told her.
"Just remember what Dawn and Ash taught you." Kenny told her.
"If it was a battle performance, you'd need some extra training from Ash as well. Yet, from one of his previous battles, very childish." Iris mentioned. "On that thought I would go more with Dawn." Iris stated.
"Ash could also just as easily train her. We all do learn our lessons." Dawn stated.
"Thank you, Dawn. At least someone understands that." Misty remarked, beginning to get a tad bit irritated with Iris.
"Well, right now. We best get our seats. I know they'll be calling for you all to come up on stage." Dawn told her.
"With all of this, of what you all had told me. I know I can do this." Serena stated.
It wasn't long after that Ash, Misty, Dawn, Kenny and Iris had taken their seats. Lilian had come out with a microphone in her hand, and she looked to everyone as the spotlight shined over her. "Hello to everyone and welcome to another amazing Pokémon Contest. We'll be looking for one amazing Coordinator to win this one and to take home the Silver Ribbon." Lilian told everyone as she presented the ribbon. "As for the contestants. I hope they're ready! Because the first round is about to begin." she told everyone.
The contestants were watching the tv monitor. Most of them were really anxious. Each of them eager to show off their skills. Serena, however, was very nervous.
"Looking nervous there." Miette stated as she went up to her.
Serena looked down, her eyes closed and took in a deep breath. "I am nervous." She admitted. She looked back up as she opened her eyes. "But I know I'm ready." She stated.
"I hope Serena isn't too nervous." Misty mentioned.
"No need to worry. She's got this." Dawn reminded them.
"I agree with Dawn. With the training she gave Serena. She has this" Ash stated.
"From what I recall. I know she has this." Iris stated. "Hopefully she won't be as childish when she goes on stage." Iris mentioned, referring to Ash. This also got Misty irritated. She was slowly starting to get annoyed with how Iris was treating Ash.
"I know how well Ash helped to train Dawn, and I know how well Dawn can train Serena. She's got this." Kenny commented.
Today is the day of Serena's first Pokémon contest. Although nervous. She has a bit of a ways to go. Not only for her first ribbon. But also, for her first step to becoming Top Coordinator.
(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 HEERRROOOOO. THE POWER IS IN YOUR SOUL. JUST TAKE IT IN YOUR HAAANNNDD! POKEMON!
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