Hello, everyone, and welcome back to "A Long Distance Ship". I hope you all enjoyed reading the last chapter. I don't know how many of you guys read it due to this stupid website not working. And it's a small miracle I even got it up today as the site was down most of Thursday and I have to be on the road for my brother's football game Friday. Anyways, in this part we cover most of the events of episode 50 of the Advanced Series. How will it go? Well, let's get started!

ashketchum497
To: misskwaterflower049
Subject: Battling Drew

Hey Misty! As I promised, we are currently in Fallarbor Town for May's next Pokémon Contest. Of course, she isn't the only one competing in the contest as we met someone who is also competing in the contest upon arriving at the Pokémon Center. She has a Medicham, and after seeing what it is capable of, I am worried for May. What if she ends up facing her? Oh, and Drew is also going to be entering the Fallarbor Contest. Taillow and I even had a little battle against him and his Roselia. We ended up losing the battle, with him saying something like the only reason that I lost is because "I wasn't in sync with my Pokémon, and when the trainer is confused, the Pokémon is as well." What does HE know about Pokémon battles that I don't? I have been on the road for two and a half years and competed in REAL Pokémon battles, which are nothing like the contests he competed in. Anyways, the contest is happening tomorrow, so I will tell you guys about it afterwards!

Ash

PS: Glad to hear that your Luvdisc is getting along well with all of your Pokémon.

misskwaterflower049
To: ashketchum497
Subject: Battling Drew

Hey Ash. Glad to hear that you and the others have made it to Fallarbor Town safely. I wish May luck in the upcoming contest. As for your loss to Drew, even though I might not have been there to see it, he might have a good point as to why you lost to him. Bonds between humans and Pokémon are important, Ash. And since you might not have been in the right headspace during the battle, it might have affected Taillow and made you guys lose to Drew. And don't be so negative about contests, Ash. They are still very much Pokémon battles like the ones you compete in, just with a different focus. Anyways, Daisy called Tracey upon coming back from the Hoenn region, and he is going to be coming over to see the new Luvdisc. I'll remember to tell him you say hi, Ash!

Misty

And that just about does it for this part of A Long Distance Ship, with Ash getting advice from Drew (and getting it hammered in by Misty), and more teases for an upcoming chapter of the Misty Chronicles. We have also hit a major milestone on the 17th as we got our 40th review. And to my surprise, it was NOT from Ian, but rather the user WyldClaw, a user who has been here since 2003 and is known for his stories inspired by the second Pokemon film, Pokemon The Movie 2000/The Power of One. "What a fabulous start," he commented on the first chapter of the story. Thanks, Wyld. And make sure to keep leaving reviews, as they will push me to keep going. Oh, and remember to favorite and follow as well. Thank you so much, and I will see you next time!