Pokemon:

Heroic Heart and Super Soul

Episode 23

A Night to Remember

Tom: There's a lot for us to cover, and we hope you all are ready.

Sara: I'd say we all are, Tom.

Tom: Then let's kick it! *he hits the touchscreen buttons as the Absolution receives the live broadcast*

TP1

It was right after the energy waves were discovered. Many scientists were attempting to figure out what happened. In Team Rocket HQ, all Rocket grunts were running around. Even their scientists discovered that energy wave and were trying to find out what that was. Dr. Namba was doing as much research as possible to find out what happened.

Giovanni was looking over the papers that were given to him and was surprised at what had just occurred. These readings weren't like any he had seen before. Jessie came into his office.

"Sir! We have more data from that energy blast that had occurred, and we think we know the location." She informed him.

"Where was the energy blast located?" he requested.

"So far, it's been narrowed down Silver Town." She informed him.

James came in with some papers. "Sir, the grunts are ready to deploy to Silver Town on your command." James informed him.

Giovanni looked at the papers and everything was in order. He nodded his head slightly with a small 'hmm'. "Go ahead and deploy the troops, but remain inconspicuous." He ordered them.

"Sir!" they both exclaimed as they headed out.

As they did, Meowth was waiting and followed them. "I take it that he had given approval for the deployment?" he requested form the two.

"Why of course. Now that we have his permission, we'll deploy the troops and give them proper disguises." He informed Meowth.

"This is something that we didn't' expect to happen, but I'm glad it is." Jessie told them.

"Huh? What do you mean, Jess?" James questioned.

"Easy. Dr. Namba did a little research and found out there's a good chance that the occurrence was from a different universe." She informed them.

"A different univoise? How?" Meowth questioned.

"I'm curious to this as well. Was it a completely different Pokemon universe, or something completely unrelated to our universe?" James asked.

"He didn't get enough data once the readings stopped. So, there's no telling what universe it was from." Jessie informed them.

"Well as soon as we do arrive there, we can try to find out the precise location of where the occurrence was at." James stated.

"Once we do, we'll be on the high road. In the boss's good favor." Meowth said with a very sly smile.

Back with Giovanni, he was now looking at the pictures of the metal giant with that weird looking key again. He was very curious about what was going on. "I'm very curious. After what had occurred. It seems like there's something much larger going on here; and not just on our planet." He said to himself and looked to a copy of Dr. Namba's paper. "But possibly another universe." He added.

Back in Silver Town, with everyone at the party. They were still pretty shaken up from what had just happened. Prof. Oak was on the phone with other Professors along with Spencer Hale. During what had just happened, Angie had just arrived, not knowing went on either and she cautiously walked through the group of people.

She went up to Ash, Dawn and Brock, while their dates were still with them. "Hey guys! It's been a while." She told them, attempting to break the silence in the area.

"Most definitely has. Hope you've been doing well." Brock commented.

"I've been so so." Angie replied waving her hand a bit, her head tilted, and her eyes closed before she straightened herself out. "But what was that?" she asked.

"We're not for sure either." Dawn replied.

"Especially those weird voices. They sounded mechanical." Ash added.

"No kidding. Also, my name's Misty." Misty said as she extended her hand.

Angie accepted it and smiled. "Nice to meet you as well. My name is Angie." She replied as they shook hands.

"The name's Kenny." Kenny said as he introduced himself. The two of them shook hands as well.

"Nice to meet you as well. My name is Lucy." Lucy told her as they also shook hands.

"I am so lucky to have her as my date." Brock said as his face turned incredibly red and he seemed to float in the air.

Lucy giggled as Serena, Calem and the others' sweat dropped, since they didn't know Brock all that much. This caught Angie's attention. "Lucky to have her as a date?" Angie questioned.

"You see, this is Pike Queen Lucy of the Battle Frontier." Ash explained.

"I've managed to get some time off to attend Ash's birthday, along with his, Misty and Pikachu's anniversary." She informed her.

"Anniversary?" Angie questioned.

"You see, it's been six years since I've had Pikachu, along with the time Misty and I met." Ash informed her.

"S-so you two known each other f-for six years?" Angie questioned.

"Yep. We most certainly have." Ash replied.

Angie blushed at him, still having her crush on him. Misty noticed this, but didn't want to say anything because she didn't know Angie all that well.

Ash looked over to Professor Oak since he and Spencer Hale were still talking on the phone. "I wonder what all is going on. Ever since that happened, those two had gotten a phone call!" Ash exclaimed to them.

"Even I'm wondering about that as well." Zoey replied as she walked over, Paul by her side.

"Should we all be concerned?" Serena asked as she and Calem came up.

"Don't worry about too much." Delia reassured her. The teens and two adults looked at Delia. "Whatever is going on, they'll hopefully let us know." Delia told them as both Prof. Oak and Hale hung up and went over to them.

"What's going on, Grandpa? Anything on what just happened?" Gary asked him.

"I'm afraid not much. I just got off the phone with Prof. Birch." Oak informed them.

"And I got off the phone with Rowan," Hale told them.

"Seems as if many scientists around the globe caught wind of that odd energy wave. Which means that we might have to meet up really soon. Probably after the party ends we'll have to depart." He told them.

"When you do, we'll clean up. We know how busy you can get." Norman stated.

"As for right now. Let's continue on with the party." Prof. Oak told them.

"I'd say that we should have some cake" Delia added.

Everyone agreed and went over to the table that had a pretty large cake on it saying 'Happy Birthday and Anniversary Ash, Pikachu and Misty'. Everyone looked to the two trainers as they were a little bit confused as to why they were looking at them.

"Don't be confused. They're waiting for you both to make the first cut." Delia informed them as she handed them a knife.

Ash took the knife and looked to Misty. "Are you ready?" he asked her, and she put her hand over his.

"Ready when you are." She replied with a smile.

"Pika pika chu-pi. (Cut the cake.)" Pikachu told them. They both smiled and had a small laugh with their eyes closed before reopening them to cut the first piece. Everyone applauded and they blushed, feeling like this was like their wedding or something.

"Jeez! This feels like we just got married." They both thought.

It didn't take too long for everyone to get a slice of the cake. They were eating it and having a good time. Yet, Serena went up to May as she was talking with Dawn, Drew, Zoey and a few others.

Once she got up to them May looked at her; a bit bewildered. "Yes?" she asked.

"I'm curious. Aren't you the Princess of Hoenn?" Serena asked.

May blushed at that but closed her eyes. "Well, people have begun to call me that, but I don't like to brag about it all that much." She replied as she waved her hand to wave it off. "I will admit it, though, I did become top coordinator." May told them.

"Wait! You did?" Dawn replied with a shocked expression.

May merely giggled. "Yep, I did. Took me a couple of tries to become top coordinator." May informed them.

"I'm glad you managed to beat me in Johto. I don't mind being top coordinator, but it's great to see someone beat me." Solidad told them.

"It is? How so?" Zoey questioned.

"Well, you see. I have become top coordinator twice, but if I was to obtain it three times, it doesn't feel as much of a challenge. Hence is why I'm glad May beat me." She told them.

"It's also why I'm traveling with Drew in Sinnoh. I'm taking a breather from contests to help him." May told them as she sniffed the rose he gave her, dreamily. That's when she realized the other girls were looking at her. "Uh, yes?" she questioned them.

"Is he your boyfriend?" Lyra asked with a cheeky smile.

"Oh, uhh, no. Not yet. I mean…he really isn't…" they all giggled, knowing there was something between them.

That's when Serena to May and Dawn. "So you are the Princess of Hoenn! What about you, Dawn?" Serena asked her.

"Well, I know we've been traveling for a bit of time now; but I haven't really made a name for myself, yet." She replied. "Even if I did, I would be more like May and not make a big fuss about it." Dawn told them.

"Oh puleese! If that were me, I would be boasting about it a lot." Barry told them as he was overhearing the conversation.

The others sweat dropped. "Same old Barry." Dawn remarked, a bit annoyed. The others gave off a small laugh as Dawn looked over to her mom and Barry's dad. "Hey, Barry! Tell me is I'm wrong, but are our parents dating?" Dawn questioned. Barry merely cringed at the questioned as he let out a small silent groan. Dawn then watched as the two had a small laugh before her mom kissed his cheek. She then put two and two together. "WAIT! THEY AREN'T, ARE THEY?" she asked, completely shocked.

"If you're wondering, yes. They are dating." Barry told her in an annoyed tone.

"Wait! Then that means if they get married." "You guessed right again." Barry stated as he continued on for her.

"Oh my gosh! That's just…ew, ew, ew, ew, ew! No offence, Barry. I-I do you see as a brother type figure, but related? Just ew!" she stated.

"Don't look at me. This isn't my idea. They're the one's in love." Barry told her.

"If they do get married, we'll become." "Stepbrother and stepsister." Barry stated, very annoyed.

Everyone began to have a laugh at their quarrel, but Misty merely giggled. Seeing that those two would become siblings. She began to think of her sisters who were enjoying their time and glanced not only at them, but two other boys: Brock and Tracey. She viewed them as her brother figures and smiled at them. However, the love of her life was standing close by as he was calming down as she looked to her date, Ash. Her heart was filled with all the love and admiration for him. Yet, thinking about her sisters, she made a decision about something.

She walked over to Daisy and she looked at Misty, sensing that she was coming over. "Hey there, little sis. Like, do you need anything?" she asked. Misty brought out a Pokeball and handed it to her as Daisy took it, pretty confused.

"What's this?" Daisy asked.

"That's Remoraid. Ash caught this Pokémon for me a little while ago." She informed her sister.

"Like, why are you giving me your Pokémon?" she asked, being very confused.

"It's because, right now, we're not around any body of water and Remoraid won't get much training done. Since you're in charge of the gym as well, I'm willing to let you give Remoraid the training it needs." Misty told Daisy.

Daisy carefully took the Remoraids Pokeball and smiled at then her sister. "I promis you sis. I'll like, make you proud." She told her.

"I know you will. That's why I trained you." Misty stated. From there they hugged then pulled back.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell ya. That trainer, Trip. It took him four tries to earn the Cascade Badge." Daisy informed Misty.

"What! You're kidding. He lost three times?" Misty questioned.

"Well, technically five since he lost to you first. But yep. He finally managed to win." Daisy told her sister.

"Seems like some trainers still have much to learn." Misty stated.

"I hear that." Daisy replied. From there they high-fived.

With Ash, he noticed how much taller Max had gotten along with Molly. This made him wonder if Max was ready to become a Pokémon trainer.

Ash walked over to Max and he looked over to Ash. "Hey, Max. Been a while since we last saw each other." He stated.

"Yeah no kidding. You've gotten a bit taller the last time we saw each other." Max told him.

"Maybe, but so have you, and your voice changed a tad bit." Ash commented, remembering how Max used to sound when they first traveled.

"Heh, yeah, just a tiny bit. I remember how much yours changed as well." Max recalled.

"It definitely has, but I'm curious. Are you old enough to become a Pokemon trainer?" Ash asked.

"I'm nearly there. Once I am ten, I'll be starting in the Hoenn League." He told Ash.

"That'll be awesome. I can't wait to see you battle in that league." Ash told him encouragingly.

Yet, Max was going to pull something on him. "Also, I wonder. Is Misty your girlfriend yet?" Max asked very teasingly as he squinted his eyes as he gave off a sly smile. Ash blushed at the questioned until May grabbed his ear, hearing him.

"Max! What have I said about teasing others?" she reminded him.

"But I was only kidding." Max attempted to defend himself. Molly giggled at that, thinking their sibling fight was cute.

With Prof. Oak, Tracey went over to him, curious about something and Prof. Oak looked at him. "Say, professor. Didn't you tell Ash why you came back incredibly early?" Tracey asked him.

Prof. Oak grew nervous and looked to see if anyone could hear them, but the others were just talking and having a good time. "No, no I haven't. As a matter of fact, I strongly doubt he even noticed." He informed Tracey. "That's one thing I'm glad he hasn't done, yet." Prof. Ok told his assistant.

"You know you have to. Especially after what you told me." Tracey reminded him.

"I know, I know. As for right now, he doesn't need to know." Prof. Oak stated as he watched him have some fun with his friends. "Also, I'm surprised that you and Daisy danced. I thought you would've danced with Misty." He told Tracey.

"Huh? What do you mean by…" then it clicked in him. "Oh no, no, no. I'm not dating her. Misty is more like my little sister." Tracey informed him.

"Are you dating Daisy?" Prof. Oak asked.

"We're not an item just yet. I think we're getting more used to each other's company before we do. Especially with how busy things have gotten." Tracey told him.

"I know what you mean by that." Prof. Oak replied and looked to the others. "I do suspect that certain events are about to take place. I just hope I'm wrong." He told them.

Delia looked at him. "What do you mean?" she asked a bit worriedly, especially from what she found out some time ago.

"I'm not for sure. I have a strong feeling is about to happen." He told them. "As for right now, I'd say it's time for the presents." Prof. Oak stated.

Everyone gathered around and Ash looked at the presents that were for him, Misty and Pikachu. That's when Misty realized something.

"Uh oh. I forgot something. Be right back." She told them as she ran off.

As she did, Prof. Oak picked up the first present. "This one is to Pikachu." He told them as he handed the electric mouse his present.

Pikachu looked at it and began to tear it open and saw it was little Pikachu treats. "Chaaa! (Nicceee!)" he squealed.

Delia went over to him. "Would you like me to hold them for a bit?" she asked very sweetly. Pikachu handed them to her, knowing she'll take good care of them.

"Up next is Ash." Prof. Oak told them.

He took his present saying 'thanks' in the process.

With Misty she was now in the girls room and she saw the present she got for Ash. "Here we go." She said to herself and immediately went back down.

Ash had just opened his first present and it was a wooden Manaphy from May. "Wow, May. A wooden Manaphy. Takes me back to our journey together." Ash commented, remembering the king of the sea.

"I saw it while in Sinnoh from the Marina Group." May told him.

"Man, the Marina Group. I remember that adventure." Ash recalled. "I remember we had to get Manaphy to the undersea temple." He added.

"I feel like I've heard about that. The undersea temple?" Daisy asked.

"Yeah. You see, we ran into a Marina Group and we joined up with them since we were having to walk through the desert. We even got to perform in one of their water shows." Ash told them.

"I remember that. It was during our travels with them, we didn't know they had a very specific egg on them." Brock recalled.

This was when Misty had shown up with her gift for Ash and Pikachu. "I remember us getting chased by pirates led by Phantom." Max stated. When Misty heard of this, she gasped, remembering that name from somewhere.

Everyone heard her and looked at her. "Hey. You okay, Mist?" Ash asked.

She was in a bit of a thought until she snapped out of it. "Oh, uhh, yeah! I'm fine. Just got back with your present is all, but what's this about Phantom and pirates?" she asked them as she came forward and set Ash's present down.

"Well ya see. When we were traveling with them and May caught an egg the Marina Group had. It hatched into Manaphy." Ash told her.

"When it did, we found out that a Pokemon Ranger who was disguised as a clown performer and it was his mission to get Manaphy to the undersea temple." May told them.

"I'll admit it, I almost lost my life." This broke Misty's heart when she heard this.

"H-how?" Misty asked, a bit teary eyed.

"Because of what Phantom was doing. If he had continued to remove the crystals, I would've drowned." He told them.

"How did he, like, get that far with you guys?" Lily asked.

"He had what was the People of the Waters Mark." Brock explained. This made something in the Cerulean sisters click, as they heard about that from somewhere.

"If it wasn't for Manaphy synching up with May to get me out of my unconscious state. If that didn't happen. We wouldn't have made it back." Ash told them. This made Misty's and Drew's hearts break, learning that the one they loved wouldn't have been alive if it wasn't for Manaphy.

Brock placed a hand on Ash's shoulder. "The most important thing now, is that you're alive, and we're all here to celebrate your birthday along with yours, Pikachu's and Misty's anniversary." Brock reminded him.

"That's right, now let's get on with more presents." Prof. Oak told them.

Misty decided to hand Ash her present while Delia gave her one as well. "Thank you, Mrs. Ketchum." Misty said to her very sweetly.

"No problem sweetie, and call me Delia." She told her. Misty giggled, always seeing Ash's mom as her own mom and Delia always saw Misty as her daughter. She was hoping that one day she would be her daughter-in-law and vice-versa with Misty.

Ash Open Misty's present to him and Misty opened up hers. Misty had gotten a cerulean colored heart locket as Ash saw that Misty had gotten him a Pikachu and Togapi figurines. He smiled at them, remembering how she used to have a Togepi.

"I wanted to get you an Ivey league hate figurine, but they didn't have any." She told him.

"I love them, Mist. These take me back." He recalled. She smiled at him as everyone watched the tender moment between them.

"Don't tell me he has a hot girlfriend too." Barry mumbled quietly to himself, but May and Dawn heard him and elbowed him. "Ow. What gives!" he exclaimed. They both shot daggers at him and he flinched.

"You best watch it and not ruin their moment, or you'll get worse than an elbow." Max warned. Molly heard him and gave off a giggle.

From there they continued to open presents. As they were, Paul took Zoey's hand and she looked to him. He motioned his head to the side; indicating he wanted to get out of ear shot of everyone else. Zoey looked Back at Ash and Misty then to him and went with him. She was very concerned for the boy she was falling for.

"What is it Paul?" she asked.

"Zoe, I know what I want to do while we're her in Kanto and I hope you'll join me." He told her.

She looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Whatever it is I'll join and support you." she told him.

"I-I-I want to take on the Battle Frontier here." He told her. Now this shocked her, especially since he hasn't fully recovered yet.

B-but Paul. You haven't…" "I know." He told her as he took her hands into his own, showing his feelings for her. "I know I haven't fully recovered yet, but I feel like I need to do this. Ever since I took Brandon on in Sinnoh and lost, I felt like there was something I had to do. I didn't feel like my brute strength method wasn't even enough anymore." He told her,

"That's how you got into your accident. I'm glad I was there to get you out and see how much you had changed." She added.

"It's why I'm wanting to do this. To strengthen myself and my Pokémon, and for you to be by my side." He told her. "Not only that, but I feel like it's my destiny much like how Ash feels destined to win the leagues and become a Pokémon Master." He told her.

She looked up and smiled at him. "That's why I'll stay by your side and cheer you on. I think this was meant for you as well." She told him with a proud smile. The two of them embraced in a hug. Paul had a feeling he wanted to do this, but he also began to feel something more for her, especially when he kissed her head. She drew back a bit, still in their embrace and smiled at him. From there, she kissed his cheek and took his arm.

They both walked back to where the others were, as Ash, Misty and Pikachu were done opening their presents.

Ash had gotten a Pokeball charm from Angie, a Buneary plushie from Dawn, a cooking set from Brock, a Chimchar figurine from Paul, a makeshift ribbon from Zoey along with many other presents. As for Misty, she got a Piplup bracelet from Dawn, a Tentacruel figurine from May, a Surskit plushi from Drew and many other presents as well. Pikachu got a good bit of Pokechow and treats along with a plushie pokeball.

"Thanks, guys, for the awesome presents." Ash told them all.

"Yeah. We really appreciate all of this." Misty added.

"It's no problem. Especially since this also kind of like a celebration for Ash winning the Sinnoh League as well." Delia told them.

"Winning the Sinnoh League! That's a laugh." Someone said. They all looked to see who spoke up and they saw Trip.

"*Gasp*It's Trip!" Ash, Misty, Dawn, Serena, Iris said as they gasped.

He had a bit of a smug look on his face as most of everyone didn't know who he was. "I was wondering what was going on back here. I saw the lights and heard a bit of a commotion." He told them. "With Ash winning those leagues, I strongly doubt he's even that strong." He told them.

"How dare you. How dare you come here and crash this party." Delia told him.

"You got some nerve to say that stuff about Ash." Johanna added.

"Don't blame me if his victories were a fluke." He claimed.

"Like how your losses were a fluke." Daisy stated. They looked to her as she stepped forward. "Like, you came back five times after losing four at the Cerulean gym. Ash has worked incredibly hard and has shown far more skill when we watched his matches on tv with our little sister." Daisy stated.

"You were lucky, that's all." Trip told her a bit nervously.

"Lucky!" she exclaimed. "Need I remind you that Misty beat you once and I beat you three more times." She reminded him.

"That's definitely not lucky. He's only proving that he's a really bad trainer." Calem stated.

"I remember this guy." Brock told everyone. "It took you three tries to get the Boulder badge and you only got worse? Ash, his friends and rivals have had better luck than you." Brock stated as a matter of fact.

"I only lost like one time to a gym leader, and you have the gull to tell me I'm weak." Ash scolded him.

"I'm tempted to take this guy myself." Barry added boldly as he readied a pokeball.

"Ditto on that." Calem replied as he agreed.

"You got yourself outnumbered, kid. Best leave now while you have a chance." Gary warned him.

"Fine, I'll go. But, Ash. As soon as we do meet again, I expect a battle with you to prove that I'm stronger." Trip told him. As he did say that, Paul gave him a glare that Trip didn't notice and he was ready to do something to Trip, recalling how strong Ash is compared to him. However, before Trip left, he glanced at Misty, beginning to see how pretty she looked before he walked away.

"I can't believe the nerve of that guy. Claiming that Ash is much weaker." Barry stated.

"I know what you mean. I can tell how strong he is. I remember watching him on tv as he won the other leagues." Calem stated.

This got Ash's attention as he looked at him. "You saw me win the other leagues?" he asked.

"That's right. You definitely shown how strong you truly are with your Pokémon. Especially with how much you bonded with them." Calem stated in a compliment.

When this was starting, Misty remembered one thing that had been on her mind. She quietly got the attention of some of the other girls and motioned them over to her while Ash was distracted. May, Dawn, Serena, Iris and Giselle. "Okay girls. As soon as we can, we need to meet in a room with the rest of the girls. I have something that might strongly interest you." She told them with a sly smile. They didn't know what this was about, but if what Misty was saying was true, they were all for it.

As they were discussing that, Paul looked to the boys as they talked. "Everyone, I need to tell you all something." Paul told them.

The boys looked to him. "What is it, Paul?" Kenny asked.

"From what Zoey and I have discussed, I told her I'm wanting to take on the Battle Frontier here in Kanto." He informed them.

"What! But you…" "I know and Zoey told me the same thing. I haven't fully recovered, but it's something I want to do. I have a feeling to do this." He told them.

"I know and I'll be there right beside you." A voice said and they looked to see Zoey and the others who came up. "I will say this, in between, I'd like you to take some breathers every now and then." She requested from him.

He walked over to her as he looked at her. "I promise to do so." He told her. They both hugged and everyone smiled at their loving embrace.

As they did, Misty smiled at them until she sensed something or someone nearby. She consciously looked around and didn't see anyone until she caught a glance of a figure. Being very suspicious she looked in the same spot and didn't see it there anymore. She was very worried that Zack was spying on them until Ash walked up to her.

"Hey, Mist. You okay?" he asked her. She barely even heard him when he asked her that until she looked to him. "Mist?" he asked her.

She then realized he asked her if she was okay. "Uh, y-yeah Ash" she stammered a bit.

"You sure?" he asked her as he took her hand.

She looked around her a bit before looking back to him, looking into his chocolate brown eyes. "I-I…uuhhh. I…" she stammered still until she returned her Pokemon and ran back to the hotel. Everyone watched, even as Ash watched her,

"Mist." Ash said to himself, worried about the girl he loved.

May walked over to him as she watched Misty run back as well. "What happened?" she asked him.

"I'm not for sure, but I do have an idea." He replied to her. He returned his Pokemon as well and ran after Misty.

Lyra watched them and smiled with her hands on her hips. "Seems like we have a couple. Or do we. I think…" "Don't even try it, Lyra." Dawn warned her in a playful voice.

Lyra looked at her. "What? What is it?" Lyra asked her.

"I remember what happened last time this happened and it's still no." Dawn told her.

Lyra laughed. "Tell me, do you have a boyfriend yet?" she asked.

That's when Dawn pulled her close and whispered in her ear "Not yet, but I know who am probably in love with." Dawn told her as she pointed to Kenny. Lyra looked at him then back to Dawn. "Before you even do or say anything. I'll work on my relationship with him. Speaking of which." She said as she went over to him. "Hey, Ken. I-I'd like to ask you something." She told him as she took his arm and they walked.

As they did, Misty was now up in the girls room, very much worried. She knew she had seen Zack twice that night. She was worried about what Zack was up to. She was also worried about…

"Mist?" a voice said.

Misty turned, seeing Ash right behind her.

"Oh, hey Ash." She replied quietly as she barely turned back around.

"Are you okay? You seem…out of it." Ash asked.

"Y-yeah. I-I am." She replied, not wanting to let him know what she saw.

"I know better. You don't act like this, Mist. What is it?" he asked her as he came in and Pikachu scampered off his shoulder and onto the bed. She didn't reply as she didn't want him to worry. He sensed what this could've been about. He stopped not far behind her and still looked at her. "It was Zack, wasn't it?" he asked her. She gasped and looked to Ash, not knowing how he could've known. He approached her slowly as she looked at him, her Cerulean eyes looking into his chocolate brown eyes, but she looked away, her back now facing him as she felt like she couldn't face him.

It wasn't long until she felt arms wrap around herself from behind and she leaned into Ash's embrace, feeling the warmth and security of his presence. "If it was him, he won't get past them, or me." Ash told her. She lightly gasped and turned around to look at him as he still held her close. "Don't forget, Mist. I won't let him anywhere near you. I know the others won't either." He told her. She placed one hand on his chest as she turned to face him a bit more.

"A-Ash." She said in awe, feeling a more solid connection with him. He tightened his arms around her ever so slightly as she was fully facing him, her hands on his chest.

He smiled at her as he moved a few bangs out of her face then placed his hand on her cheek. She smiled very warmly and put her hand on top of his to keep it there, closing her eyes, rubbing her cheek into his hand affectionately, wanting to feel it more. After that she opened her eyes as they sparkled into his chocolate brown ones. They both embraced into a warm loving hug as she buried her head into his chest, closing her eyes before reopening them as she smiled.

"Please! Don't let me go, Ash. I love you so much." She thought to herself.

"I love you so much, Misty. I don't ever plan of letting you go. You're the girl I fell in love with from years ago." He thought to himself.

She pulled back slightly and looked up at him and he her.

Pikachu watched the wonderful moment between the two teens, knowing how well they were connected. He didn't want this to end.

"Uuhhh, Misty." Someone said. They both looked back as Ash turned slightly and Misty leaned over a bit to look past Ash. They both saw Dawn. "I hate to ruin this moment between you both, but you did say you had something to tell us." Dawn reminded her.

"I-I did? Oh yeah. I almost forgot." Misty said to herself.

Ash looked to her. "What is it?" Ash asked her.

She looked to him smiling as she kissed his cheek. "Don't worry about it. Besides, it's something I have to tell the girls." She told him as she attempted to tease him.

"Seems like there's a lot I have to learn about girl talk, ha ha ha." Ash replied with laughter.

"Well, once you're ready, we'll be waiting in May and Drew's room." Dawn told her before she headed off.

Once she did, Misty about followed suit until she looked back to Ash. He looked at her as well, not knowing what was going on. "What is it, Mi…" that's when she put her lips onto his once again. He was a bit surprised, but managed to return it as her hand was in his chest and he was about to place his hands on her waist until she broke it.

He was a bit puzzled as he looked at her. "Th-that's for managing to stay alive during the Manaphy event." She told him, remembering what he told them out there.

He smiled warmly at her. "As long as we have each other, we stay strong together." He told her. She smiled at him before she pecked his cheek and departed from the room. After she did his mom and Brock came in. This surprised him a bit.

"Hey, guys, what is it?" He asked.

"Well, first, Ash. I have this for you." Brock informed him as he handed him an envelope. Ash took it and it was to him and Misty. "Go ahead and open it." Brock told him. Even Pikachu was very curious about this and watched as Ash began to open it, and after he opened it he saw two cruise tickets.

"Two cruise tickets?" he exclaimed.

"Yes sweetie. With all the traveling you have been doing and now that Misty has joined back up with you, many of us pitched in and we think that you deserve a bit of a vacation." His mom told him.

Ash looked at the tickets and saw that they had the same ship name on them from years ago. Even Pikachu saw the name of the ship and face faulted. "Uh, this is the same ship that…" "We know Ash. But that captain won't be sailing anymore ever since what happened years ago." Brock told him.

"So a new captain, but same ship." Ash said to himself, but Brock and Delia heard him.

"Technically 'The St. Anne II." Brock told him.

This still surprised Ash as he didn't expect to go on a cruise again.

With Misty, after she had left the room, she managed to catch up with Dawn and Dawn looked at her. "So then, tell me. What's this all about?" Dawn requested.

"You'll find out with the other girls." Misty teased with a giggle.

"This might be interesting then." Dawn replied with a smile, very intrigued.

It wasn't long until the two of them had managed to reach May and Drew's room and Misty explained everything to them and they all had a gaping face.

"You're kidding?" Dawn asked being very surprised.

"There's a Princess Day coming up soon?" Zoey questioned.

Misty giggled, as she was trying to hold in her laugh. "Yep. There's a day call Princess Day coming up soon and I know each of you are willing to make the boys do as you say." Misty told them.

"Oh man! This is going to be great." Serena stated.

"The boys have to do as we say for a day! I'm definitely in." Lyra told them very ecstatic.

"Ditto on that." Marina replied.

"Tracey is going to be buried in bags, ha ha ha." Daisy said as she laughed.

"So, Joey will have to do anything I say. This will be a blast." Giselle said as she thought of everything he would be doing.

Each of the girls giggled, but Angie was blushing, hoping that she and Ash would spend some time together on that day. Dawn noticed this from her.

"Hey, Angie? Are you okay?" Dawn asked her.

Angie was out of it a bit until she realized Dawn asked her if she was okay. She looked up at her. "Oh, uh, yeah." She replied.

"Are you able to attend?" May asked her.

"I-I strongly doubt it. My parents have a lot of work to do at their Pokémon nursery." She told them.

"I remember. You guys help to train others Pokémon." Dawn recalled.

"Plus, I know most of you already have a prince charming for Princess Day." She told them.

"If that's what also bothering you, I don't have one either." Iris told her.

"Same here with me." Shauna told her.

"I think I have one." Serena said as she thought about Calem.

"Oh, you mean Calem!" Dawn said in a tease.

"Uh, uh, yeah. Pretty much." She replied with a very light blush.

"Why don't we share each of our prince charming's with the girls who don't have one. That way no one gets left out." Misty offered.

"Hmm. Sharing my Khoury with another girl for the day. Should be interesting." Lyra said to herself very teasingly as she had a sly smile.

"I'd say it's settled then. Once Princess Day comes, we all meet up and have each of our Prince charming's do as we say and share them with the other girls." May stated.

"It might be a bit hard for me to attend, but I think I can make it." Lucy told them. This was true, that it was hard for Lucy to get a break from her duties.

"It's nothing to worry about. We have a bit of time until Princess Day starts. Once it does, we'll have plenty of fun." Misty told her and they all agreed and chatted away about it.

As they did, Misty was on her way back to the girl's room, leaving the other girls to talk for a bit longer. As soon as she walked in, she saw Ash sitting on the bed. She smiled and went over to him and sat next to him and she saw the envelope.

"Huh? What's that, Ash?" she asked him.

"You're not going to believe it." He told her. Pikachu was very excited when Ash handed it to her and she opened it and saw two tickets for a cruise. "It's a cruise, for us." He told her.

"F-f-for us?" she wondered to double check.

"Yep. For us. They thought we both could use a break." He told her.

"Pika chu pi chu. (Isn't that great.)" Pikachu stated.

Misty smiled at the idea and saw what the ship's name was. "If you're wondering about the ship's name. We have nothing to worry about. It's a completely different ship and a much wiser captain." Ash told her.

This is what she wanted. Something relaxing, to help put an ease to everything they've been going through. "This is wonderful. Just what we needed." She shed Ash as she laid her head on his shoulder and nuzzled into his neck and he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer.

"Ash, Misty." Dawn said aghain. They both looked at her and wondered what was going on now. "If…uuhhh…Ash, if you want to, you and Misty can sleep in here. I'll be sleeping in the other room with Kenny. Serena, Calem and Iris will be sleeping in Shauna's room" Dawn informed them.

"You-you sure?" Ash asked.

"Most certainly. Have a good night." Dawn told them as she let them be.

Ash and Misty looked to each other and gave off a smile to one-another. "I'll probably take the spare bed." He told her before she put her hand on his. He looked at her.

"I-I wouldn't mind you sleeping in the same bed with me. After all, we have been sharing the same tent." She reminded him as she had a blush on her face as she glanced away smiling and glancing back at him now and then. He smiled at her, knowing what she meant. "A-also. I…I am worried about what would happen if Zack…" She added on.

"Don't worry, Mist." He reassured her and he brought her into a warm hug. "I've got ya." He told her.

From there she returned it and smiled in his embrace.

Not long after, the two of them managed to get a shower, separately, and brushed their teeth. Ash was surprised that Misty allowed him in, seeing how she was in a weird type of outfit that didn't cover her whole body. He stared at her a bit and she looked at him.

"What is it Ash?" she asked him. "I'm confused at what you're wearing. Never seen you wearing that before." Ash told her.

He had noticed a bit of type of underwear for her pajamas that had Luvdiscs on it, but she knew she had to keep this on the downlow for him. "Oh! This is kind of like my pajamas, but a bit different." She informed him. "I don't know if I should tell him this is my pyjama bra or not. He probably still has an innocent mind, which is still something I want for him to keep intact. I do trust him to see me in these, but not anything less. He doesn't need to know about the real underwear I wear, especially my bra." She thought to herself.

Ash smiled at her. "Okay. I understand." He replied. "Well, at least she's covered. I wouldn't want any other guy to see more of her. She might trust me, but I kind of know what girls do wear." He thought to himself.

It wasn't long after the both of them got into their pajamas and got into the bed. When they did, Misty held onto Ash and he her. She snuggled up to him, wanting to be as close as possible.

"Night Ash." She said quietly.

"Night Mist." He replied quietly.

From there, they both drifted off to sleep, holding each other. Pikachu and Azumarill were asleep at the foot of them bed.

The following day, fairly early in the morning, both Ash and Misty were still asleep along with the others. Misty was holding Ash close with one arm, her head on his chest. Drew and May shared a bed as well since Max slept in his own bed next to his and May's parents. Molly was in her own bed and her parents slept in a separate bed. Dawn turned over and face Kenny's direction. They were in separate beds, but Dawn had a smile on her face. Serena decided to sleep with Calem while Iris had her own bed, even as Tracey and Daisy slept together along with Paul and Zoey.

Many of them were still asleep as some of the adults began to wake up. Gary had left with Prof. Oak and Delia, knowing he and his grandpa had to do research on what occurred the other day. It didn't take long for the adults to wake up.

"Awe man. That was a great party and a really good nights sleep." Norman stated as he stretched and yawned.

"I can't believe it's morning already. I'm not ready to be up." Max said, still very tired.

"Well, you shouldn't have stayed up late with Molly. I told you both to get back before midnight." Caroline reminded him.

"I know I know." Max replied as he went to the bathroom to change.

Daisy and Tracey were up and Tracey was still in his pajamas while Daisy was in her pink and white night gown.

"Man, I'm ready to hit the road." Tracey stated as he stretched and about went into the bathroom until Daisy wrapped her arms around him from behind. He looked and smiled at the young adult he loved.

"Aren't we, like, forgetting something!" she teased him. He looked a bit confused until she maneuvered her way around him. "Like, ladies first." she said, teasingly still as she motioned her index finger to him to come in. He blushed a bit as he followed her in.

May had just woken up along with Drew as they smiled at each other. Before May got up, she snuggled her head into his chest and got up and he followed suit. May went into the bathroom to change while he did some stretches and got his clothes together. Serena and Iris were up and changing in the bathroom while Calem popped a few of his joints.

Dawn managed to get up before Kenny did and she smiled at him as he breathed calmly. She sat on his bed, kissed his cheek and stroked his hair. "I'll get you up in a bit." She said to herself lovingly. She went into the bathroom and started to change and looked at herself as she got her clothes on. "I don't know it myself, but I'm falling for him." She said to herself and she placed her hand over her heart. "He even has my heart. Which I'll gladly give to him." She added to herself. From there she finished and went to go wake him up.

It wasn't long into the morning, but Ash and Misty started to wake. Ash as up first and he saw Misty lying on him as she snuggled closer. He smiled at her and wrapped his arm around her, wanting her close before he closed his eyes to rest for a bit longer. It wasn't long after that Misty stirred and she got up slightly and saw the raven-haired boy, breathing calmly and felt his arm around her. This made her feel safe and secure and she loved sleeping with him. Yet, they had to get up and she got up to him and kissed his cheek.

His eyes barely opened as he looked down at her. "M-morning Mist." He said to her.

"Morning Ash." She replied before kissing his cheek again. From there they both got up and this alerted Pikachu and he got up as well along with Azumarill.

He smiled at her Azumarill. "I still can't believe it. You Azruill is fully evolved." He commented to Misty.

"Yep. I knew I couldn't let Azurill stay a baby forever. I decided to train her with my other Pokemon. From there she went against other trainers in the gym." She told Ash.

"A little training goes a long way." He commented again.

"Not to mention, a little motherly love." She remarked as she remembered Togepi. Ash sensed this and placed his hand on her shoulder. She looked at him and gave him a smile as they both remembered Togepi.

"Zu azumarill marill mar azu mar? (Is everything okay with mom and dad?)" Azumarill asked.

"Pika pika chu. (I'd say so.)" Pikachu told Azumarill.

With Paul and Zoey, She was beginning to stir along with Paul, her head on his chest. Once she woke up she smiled at him and his eyes gradually opened as he felt a kiss on his cheek. He looked down at her as she smiled at him.

"Morning, Paul." She said to him.

"Morning, Zoe." He replied. From there they both got up and got ready.

The both of them got ready as well. Misty and Ash and everyone pretty much met in the hallway.

"Seems like a lot of us were on this floor." Ash commented,

"Not only that, I think many of us stayed in one room a piece." Misty stated.

"We definitely did." Casey commented as she and Georgio held hands.

From there, they all went downstairs and began to check out. May hugged her mom and dad, knowing they would be leaving back for Hoenn.

"You be safe May. Be sure to let us know when you'll get to the next contest hall." Norman requested.

"I will dad. Don't worry. Especially since I'm traveling with Drew." May commented.

"I hope you both are in separate sleeping bags. Ooof." He told her right before Caroline elbowed him.

May blushed out of embarrassment. "Dad!" she exclaimed.

"Don't' worry, May. I trust you. As should your father." Caroline commented as she gave Norman a bit of a glare as she laughed bashfully, he hand behind his head, blushing a bit out of embarrassment.

"Mom! Dad!" Max exclaimed as he and Molly came up to them.

"Yes Max? What is it!" Caroline asked.

"Is it okay if Molly comes with us to Hoenn? She's already asked her parents and they said yes." He told them.

"Sure Max. I don't have a problem." Norman replied.

"I don't either. She can come and stay with us for a bit." Caroline told Max.

"Thanks mom! Thanks dad!" Max exclaimed and he went to tell Molly the great news.

"You know something. Max might have his first crush." Drew said as he walked up to them.

"Much like two other…oofff." Norman about said until Caroline elbowed him, to not say anything.

While everyone was in the lounge area, Angie went up to Ash and he looked to her. "Hey Angie." He said to her.

"High Ash. I can't believe we're having to part ways again. Yet, in just a short time." She said to him.

"I know what you mean." Ash replied.

"Ash! Ash Ketchum?" the receptionist asked.

"Yeah! That's me." He replied.

"Are you and a Misty Waterflower here?" she asked.

"I am." Misty replied.

"A package arrived for you both. It's from one of the Orange Islands." She told them as she handed it to them.

Ash took it and they both looked at it as the sender was from Ralph and Emily. He felt something inside, so he opened it and out come a Nidoking and a Nidoqueen charm.

"A Nidoking and a Nidoqueen charm?" Misty wondered.

Ash took out a letter from them as she said that and opened it up.

Dear Ash and Misty.

We hope this gets to you in time. We're sorry we couldn't attend your party. A while after you both had left, Ralph and I decided to go on a Pokémon journey. Our Nidoran went with us and it wasn't long until we both found out that Ralph is really great battler, along with myself. We both challenged the Orange League Champion and managed to each win. We kept on with our journey, and we each challenged Misty to a match. It was during the Kanto League that we began to go out on dates.

Later on, we became a couple. We still had some fights and about broke up a few times. We did, technically, but we got back together; but we don't count them. Anyways, we hope you guys like the charms we got you as our starters have fully evolved and we're in Hoenn. We both know there's a lot for us to learn about Pokémon, but we don't think we're cut out to be Pokémon trainers to take on the Pokémon League. Especially after seeing Ash win multiple leagues. We both you guys are having fun on your journey and we hope for the best.

Sign.

Ralph and Emily.

"Well it's great to hear from them and I love the charms." Ash said.

"Yeah. They're very cute." Misty complimented as they looked at them.

"Oh yeah. Since Prof. Oak went home last night. I need to exchange some of my Pokémon. Be right back." He told Misty. He went over to the video phone and gave him a quick call.

The screen came on after a few rings. "Hello. Prof. Oak speaking." He answered.

"Hey Prof. Oak. I hope everything is going well now." Ash said.

"Almost I say. Really soon, I have to go and meet up with the other Professors." He told Ash.

"Well, before you go, can you exchange some of my Pokémon real fast?" Ash requested.

"Sure thing Ash. Just let me know which ones." Prof. Oak requested. It took them a few minutes to do the exchange.

May went over to Misty. "he's definitely done a lot of growing, I'd say." May started.

"You know it. I'm still very proud of him." Misty replied.

"Hard to believe how much he's changed as well." Dawn stated.

Angie came on over. "I hate that we still have to part ways. I wish I could've stayed longer." Angie said as she came up.

"Just don't' forget what Misty told us." Giselle reminded everyone.

"Oh yeah. The Princess festival." Serena recalled.

It was after Ash had received his Pokemon he looked at the screen. "Thanks Prof. Oak. Hope to talk to you real soon." He said.

"Before you leave Ash. There's something of great importance I must tell you." Prof. Oak told him.

"Huh?! What's that?" Ash asked him.

It wasn't long until Ash returned to the others.

"Took you a few minutes." Misty told him sarcastically.

"Well he did have to tell me something. I hope everyone is ready." Ash said to them.

"I know we are." A voice said as she came up. They looked and saw it was Cynthia with Lance. Everyone looked and saw they were holding hands.

Brock slumped over until Lucy appeared next to him. Once she did, Brock got back into his pose. "My dear, Pike Queen Lucy. Once again, we must part ways…GAH!" he exclaimed as he got jabbed by Croagunk and Misty and Max helped pull him away.

"The party is over, now move along." Misty told him.

"And there is no after party." Max stated.

Some of them laughed as others shook their heads while Iris, Serena, Calem and Shauna just sweat stopped.

It wasn't long until they were all outside and they each said their own farewell. Drew and May walked side-by-side as Harley and Soledad did the same. Dawn and Kenny to each other's hand and smiled at one another. Many of the adults left and all the decorations from the other day were taken down as well.

Daisy went up to Misty and they smiled at each other.

"I'll sure miss you little sis; but don't worry. We'll catch up real soon." Daisy said as she finished with a wink. Misty understood what she meant and giggled.

From there, she, Violet, Lily and Tracey all hopped in Daisy's car and drove off towards Cerulean City.

It wasn't long until the majority of everyone left that morning, saying goodbyes and to try and keep in contact. Ash went over to Misty and took her hand.

"Are you ready, Mist?" he asked her.

"Ready whenever you are." She replied as she smiled.

Serena and Shauna shook hands as she departed, and Calem came up to her.

"I hope I can join you on your journey. After all, I'm going through the Kanto region as well." He told her from his request.

"Most certainly. I'll be glad to have you as well as Iris." Serena told him.

"So then, what are we waiting for!" Iris exclaimed.

Dawn and Kenny went up to Ash and Misty. "We'll be heading out on our own for a bit. I do know we'll meet up again real soon." Dawn told them.

"You know we will. We'll try to keep in contact." Ash told them.

"You ready, Dee Dee." Kenny asked.

Dawn blushed at him. "Oh, Kenny!" she exclaimed as she reached her other arm over and wrapped her free hand around his arm and she laid her head on his shoulder.

They smiled at them, knowing they would get together someday.

"Ash!" a voice called out. Ash and Misty looked to see Paul and Zoey. "We're heading out as well. I hope we see each other again real soon and have another battle." Paul told Ash.

"You got it. As soon as we meet up, we'll have a great battle and good luck with you on the Battle Frontier." Ash told him.

"Good luck to you on getting back into the Kanto League." Paul told him.

Both Misty and Zoey watched the boys they loved.

"I can't believe how far Paul has come." Zoey commented.

"Not only that, but how much their rivalry has begun to blossom into a friendship." Misty added.

It wasn't long until they parted ways and Ash and Missty traveled alongside Calem, Serena and Iris until they came to a forked path.

"It's been great, and I hope to cross paths again real soon." Ash told them.

"Same here." Calem replied and they shook hands.

"Best of luck to you guys." Serena told Misty.

"Same with you all." Misty replied. They shook hands as well and parted.

Back on the road again, our heroes continue on their journey, Yet, in Cerulean City. The sisters and Tracey had arrived, and Daisy was looking through her stuff for something.

"Like, what are you looking for, sis?" Violet asked.

"It's like, something our mom and dad had." Daisy replied as she went to their moms jewelry box. She opened it and gasped at what she found. Both Lily and Violet were very confused at what she had just found and she pulled out a specific type of beads looking like a braclet.

"Like, what's that?" Lily asked.

"What our parents told us about nd cherished a lot." Daisy told them. "It's the mark of the people of the water. That's why it sounded so familiar." Daisy told them. "The four of us are, like, their descendants." Daisy stated. Lily and Violet both gasped.

"WHAT!" Tracey exclaimed, shocked as he had just come up to her room.

TP1

Tom: Told you all we had a lot to go through. This does get deeper and deeper. Not only that, but TimPrime1 does apologize for the wait time. He's had a lot of work to do. Not only to update his Transformers: Cybertron 2 crossover, but also, summer semester classes have started as well.

Sara: He will be a bit busy. Just not as busy. The class he's taking is Edu-119. An introduction into Early Childhood development.

Tom: He's looking to get certified for a Pre-k/Kindergarten teachers assistant. While he continues his fanfiction work this summer. He'll be getting up early in the morning for a 10 hour shift position. Won't happen for a few more weeks.

Sara: In the meantime, that signal has finally come through.

Tom: Let's patch it through. *he hits the touchscreen buttons*

Primal. "Who are you! And why are you hunting for the Key!" Optimus. "Stand down!" Mirage. "Stanger danger!" Primal. "I'm not the one to fear, Prime." Optimus. "You brought a human here!" Primal. "This is about the fate of all living things. Darkness has found us again. Unicron is coming." Elena Wallace. "You think there is a way for us to save our world?" Mirage"The name's Mirage." Unicron. "I am Unicron." "We must find the matrix. It's the only way to defeat him." Scourge. "In the end. Everything you care for will be consumed." Optimus/Primal. "Maximals/Autobots. Maximize/Rollout!"

Tom: Check out Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Premiering this summer, June 9, 2023.

Sara: Best preorder those tickets.

Tom: In the meantime. Sit back and relax. As I push the button. Also, Power is Primal. Only Toonami.

Me: Till next time.

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