Chapters 31-32
By Wessand7
Pokemon is (c) those really nice companies.  Not us.

Chapter 31: Ice Escape

"I knew that." (author giggles at the line, then straightens up at the situation…) Misty continued. "Let’s see…"

"Misty, I know! We use my Squirtle to Skull Bash a hole in the ice, then I throw Bulbasaur to pull us out with Vine Whip."

"Great idea! Do it!". Misty gave herself another green needle. Ash sent out his Squirtle silently & said, "Misty, get your Starmie to read my mind.". Misty heard the sound of Ash turning his communicator off. She tapped her Starmie & it knew to get its gem right next to Ash’s head to start its mind reading. "Starmie," Ash thought, "get Squirtle to use Skull Bash on the ice sheet, and once you’ve done that, come back to me." They both knew that any Pokémon could understand just about any other Pokémon, so Misty nor Ash was worried.

All of them suddenly heard a crack in the ice & they looked. Squirtle had Skull Bashed a hole in the ice. Ash turned his communicator back on & told Misty to just call her Starmie back. While she was doing that, Ash threw his Bulbasaur’s Poké Ball out & it knew to pull them out of the water with Vine Whip. Not that Ash & Misty couldn’t surface (and get a breath) themselves, but not even Misty could pull herself onto the ice. Ash knew he’d have to give his Bulbasaur an Ice Heal afterwards, but he knew it was okay for now. They were finally pulled out. After that, they finally got some shut-eye back at their camp. The ice from the desert had been taken away, so Ash tended to Bulbasaur while Pidgeot flew them back.

Chapter 32: Waking Up

That night, Ash had a dream. It had to do with Misty & some Pokémon he knew existed, but never actually knew what it was. Not once was there a mention of his love for Misty, this was about Pokémon only. He had seen some weird light blue Pokémon, but he didn’t know what it was. He didn’t like that- in fact, he hated it. Misty had nearly been a victim on its Ice Beam, but it had only grazed her. After that, their backs were to a cliff, and he was forced to jump…

He was falling. Fast. He saw Misty was falling below him. Ash knew he had to do something- now. Ash knew he had 2 choices, send out Bulbasaur, or send out Pidgeot. If he chose Bulbasaur, he’d probably be frozen solid. That only left 1 choice. He put his finger on the Poké Ball, enlarged it, and threw it down, toward Misty. It popped out, and he heard Misty land on it. Badly. She was still conscious. Ash knew he was about to fall right past Pidgeot. He reached for Misty. His only chance. She had grabbed him, and woke up from that nightmare. Misty was shaking him. "Ash, you in there, honey?"

He slowly opened his eyes to a slightly worried Misty. She smiled when she saw his eyes open. "Huh? Where am I? What am I doing in a tent?"

"You okay?", Misty asked, "Did you have a nightmare?"

"Yeah.". Ash felt better. Misty was right there in front of him & she was fine, and that was all that mattered to him right now. The temperature was rising on them again. Misty didn’t know why she decided to change into a swimsuit, but she did, to Ash’s surprise. Ash had a pair of short pants on & a short-sleeved shirt. Ash & Misty started to pack up again & get out of this desert, exiting to the mountains. The weather was still searing, mirages were everywhere, and in some places, the heat caused to desert to shake like waves in a pool. Once they finally made it out (with sandals on) they were drenched in their own sweat.

Ash sighed. He didn’t want to do this. They were in a grassy meadow, and Misty decided to start sunbathing. She fell asleep with a pair of sunglasses on. Misty dreamed that she was with Ash, but something was grabbing her- strangling her! She was standing on a sandy beach, and Ash… well, Ash wasn’t there. Once the thing had grabbed her, it pulled her into the water. Misty couldn’t fight it, whatever it was.

Back in reality, Ash was getting his Squirtle to use its Water Gun on him to try & cool off. Once he was drenched, he chuckled, and then whispered something to Squirtle: "Give Misty a Bubble attack.". Squirtle nodded, and Misty woke up to see bubble floating over her & getting on her. "Hey Ash," she smiled to him, "thanks.".