A Trip from Ash to Misty
Written by Wessand7
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Chapter 16: Estate Exploration

Misty walked into the room they would be sleeping in. "Wow! I can't believe how much room is in
here! It's huge!" she exclaimed.
Ash stepped through the door after her. "You're right! Books to read, a television, encyclopedias,
and even a telephone!" was all Ash could say looking at the size of the place. "I can't believe we
got this room by just having a Boulder Badge!". Brock was in the lobby, getting some lunch. Ash took
his backpack off & put it in a corner. "Misty, when does the first bus leave to make a trip through
the volcano?" he asked, wanting to catch some Fire Pokemon.
"Tomorrow. I don't want to go, but I'll come with you anyway. There are some crystal clear mountain
spring lakes here. The water's so clean here, you can just dip your hands into a stream & take a
nice, cold drink." She gazed out the window. There was frost on the ground & a chilly draft was
flowing through the room. Misty normally would be headed for the blankets right now, but she (for
once) liked the cold. It felt clean, and good. She just slumped down in a chair & collected herself.
Ash walked over to the queen-sized bed he was sharing with Misty, and buried himself in the thick
blankets. He wondered, "What if Squirtle can't cut it in the volcano? What'll I do if that happens-
ask Misty? She won't even be there, much less let me borrow one of her Pokemon."
"Maybe I do want to go. I don't want to be like Brock on the Sea Queen. I know. I'll just forget
capturing Pokemon & just watch Ash & Brock. Yeah.". "Hey, Ash. Forget what I said earlier. I'll go
with you to the volcano." She then climbed into the queen-sized bed with Ash to warm up. "Whoa,
Misty. You're freezing!" Ash exclaimed.
"Yeah, you're right." Misty was shivering. Misty huddled up against Ash, who was still cold, but
not nearly as cold as Misty was. Misty hugged Ash, not mainly because of love or of friendship (but
both of these still existed between them) but because of that pure cold. Ash figured he might as
well hug her back. "Ash, you know what we really need?"
"Something hot..." They let go of each other.
"There are springs around here." Brock burst in.
"There are?" Misty & Ash gasped in amazement.
"Yeah. It's a crystal clear mountain lake just on this estate." Brock explained.
"Is it heated? I mean, could you swim in it if you wanted?" Misty prodded.
"Well, it's not what you'd call a 'hot spring', but it is warmed. It averages around 70 degrees."
Brock continued. "If you went out now and came out you'd probably freeze to death." He slumped into
his bed & just watched T.V. Then he turned it off & fell to sleep. Ash & Misty walked out to lunch
without Brock. After they finished, they wandered back to the log cabin on the estate. They let a
pretty eventless hour go by: of watching the 12-o'-clock news & Ash opened his Pokédex for Fire
Pokemon. Then, when that was over, Misty spoke to Ash: "Well, I'm getting bored. Wanna go to that
spring Brock mentioned & swim?"
"Sure, but we don't even know where it is." Ash exclaimed.
"Come on. Follow me. I have a map of the whole place. I'm writing him a note. <scribbles a note,
puts on her bed> Come on, let's go." Misty looked at the map so she had an idea of where she was
going. Misty noticed this spring he had mentioned was in another log cabin. "There it is, Ash!".
Misty began to run toward it. Ash was at her heels because it was really cold out. They walked in,
and it was empty! "I don't get it. This place should be full." Misty exclaimed.
"It's probably because no one's around in the middle of the winter." Ash replied. He walked off
into a changing room, and Misty did the same thing. When they came out, hey immediately got into the
spring, because it was cold. Misty had undone her hair bun, then she took a deep breath & looked
around in the water. It was crystal clear, sparkling blue. The rocks in the pool had a strange rust
brown color on them. Then she noticed Ash to her right & tapped him on the leg. He looked down at
her, then Misty signaled him under. Ash did what she said. Misty pointed at the rocks, and gave Ash
a 'what's going on?' look. Her eyes were getting dry. "But why?" she wondered. Then she saw Ash with
his eyes closed. He surfaced, Misty after him. "Ash, my eyes are dry!" Misty squealed in pain.
Normally, she would never complain about this, but she was now.

Chapter 17: Miserableness

"Don't ask me why, but I think we should get back to the room!" Ash slowly walked back in to
change, and when he & Misty came out, they felt fine. They walked, close to each other, back to
their log cabin. Misty opened the door to see Brock still sleeping in his bed. They tiptoed back to
the bed they were sharing, and put the blankets from their back packs to help keep warm. They
crawled into the blankets, and even with each other were still freezing! They touched each other on
the shoulder, and they knew it: The entire base was into the blackness of a power failure.
Brock woke up to Ash & Misty's small squeaks & chatters from the cold. Seeing them be so close to
each other & still so cold made him wince a little. Then Ash & Misty let go of each other & fell
into a restless sleep. Ash was cold... so cold. He just looked at Misty (who was staring at Ash
blankly) and he could just tell she had never been so cold indoors in her 13-year (?) life. Misty
knew the same thing went for Ash in his 11-year life. Brock, however, didn't mind the cold.
He was just worried about Ash & Misty: "I don't get it. Why does it seem Ash & Misty can fend for
themselves so well, and then here everything falls apart?" he wondered. Ash & Misty kept sleeping
for the rest of the day, then Misty woke up to complete darkness. She felt warmer. Ash was still
sleeping next to her. She heard a small banging on the roof. She realized it was raining or hailing.
Ash woke up. In a whisper: "Misty, do you feel better? And what's that banging?"
"I think it's just rain. I feel fine. At least my eyes aren't as dry as they used to be." she
replied, happy. It was still getting colder... the power was still out... it was starting to snow
out. Misty did feel warmer than she used to, and despite that she still felt a little cold. The wind
was beginning to howl out. Ropes had been strung out from the cabins to the main office of the base.
Ash looked out at the alarm clock at his bedside. It was dark. No light. Ash had had it. He got out
of the bed & got on his knees. He crawled over to their backpacks & grabbed his. He put it on the
bed & did the same to Misty's. "Ash, why'd you bring these?" Misty asked in a whisper.
"To help keep us warm." then he dozed back off to sleep. So did Misty.

Chapter 18: Snow, Ice, Team Rocket?

Misty woke up to Ash's stirring in bed. There was light outside. A white sheet of beautiful snow
covered the ground. "Ash. Hey, Ash- wake up." in a concerned whisper. She gave him a small shove.
"Misty? Oh, it's just you." Ash gazed off to his right to Misty. He got up on an arm. "What do you
want to do today, anyway?" he asked, wondering what they would do on such a cold, freezing day.
"Let's goof off in the snow. The power's back on & all the other utilities." Misty then reached
into her backpack & got out her coat & sweatpants. She walked into the bathroom & put them on. Ash
after her, and Brock after Ash. Misty had some gloves on & she started to dig a tunnel in the snow!
"Careful, Misty. If the roof collapses over you, there's no air!" Brock warned. Misty just dug into
the snow with her gloved hands, then when she got nearly to the grassy ground, started digging into
the wall for some distance. Misty was on her hands & knees for this part of the digging. Ash
followed her. They kept on going for a while. It wasn't tiring, so Misty just kept on digging
through the snow. Over this period, the temperature rose a little. Ash & Brock began to dig their
own tunnels.
Later that day, the temperature fell back a little, sort of 'gluing' the snow to each other so it
hardened. From now on, new tunnels were harder to dig & more prone to collapsing. Misty curled up in
the small chamber at the end of her snow tunnel. Above her head was about 5 feet of snow! It was
that deep! She just wandered around in her head about what it would be like in the volcano. She did
have a vague idea; it was gonna look something like Cinnabar Island Gym, minus the gym, which didn't
leave much but a boiling lava pit with messloads of Magmar. She then heard a loud crunch. She looked
around, and then she realized snow was blocking the exit! "Hmm," a male voice said, "looks like the
twerp isn't around."
"Yeah, but let's make sure. Arbok, go!" Ash & Brock heard all of this & realized it was Team
Rocket! Arbok came out of its Poke Ball and immediately got back in. "Arbok!" Jessie glared, "What
are you doing!"
Ash, Misty & Brock all froze. They didn't know what to do. "Looks like it's time we blasted off!"
James yelped. Team Rocket left quietly. Misty realized she only had a couple of minutes down there,
so she tried to make a hole in the roof. No use! "Ash!" she screamed to get some help on getting out
of there.
"Misty? Is that you?" Ash & Misty barely heard each other. Ash crawled over to where the entrance
of Misty's cave should be, but saw it was just a wall. He tried to dig through it, but it wouldn't
budge. He then called on his Charmander. It was a risky move to burn the block down, but Ash had no
other choice. Brock heard the Flamethrower attack on the collapsed roof. Ash called Charmander back,
and saw Misty. Her face was blue. She felt the draft come in, then exhaled. She looked drearily at
Ash with slightly bloodshot eyes, then closed them. Misty felt like she was going to black out. But
she didn't. Ash saw her face slowly lessen its blue tinge and finally came back to her normal white.
"Misty... do you feel okay?"
"Just a little weak." Misty then crawled out of the cave & walked into the cabin. She took her coat
off. Ash followed her. Brock stayed outside, not having a clue what happened. Misty got back in the
bed. Ash told Brock that Misty was in the cabin & he was going to get dinner. The day passes...

Chapter 19: The Road

Ash & friends walked into the main office of the base. "Greetings. I understand you want to go to
the volcano. Unfortunately, the road that leads there is iced over. When the ice melts, I'll call
your cabin.". A lady was standing behind the desk & was typing into a computer. "Uh oh. Brock. Hello
in there!!!" Misty squeaked when she noticed Brock was blushing.
"Excuse me, miss, but I don't really know my way around here. Maybe we could get together tonight &
you could show me around?" in one of his most gentleman-like voices.
The clerk smiled a nervous smile, and Ash guessed she made up an excuse. "Uh, sorry, I've got a lot
of work to do tonight."
"All right, come on Brock, let's get something to eat. <winks at Ash>". Now Misty was making up
excuses! She dragged Brock off & Ash followed.
At about 1 in the afternoon, the clerk called Ash's cabin. Ash & friends got into some light
clothes & coats for the volcano, and walked into the lobby where the clerk was waiting. "You are the
only group who's going now, so this way please." she pointed. The corridor was pretty much
self-explanatory.
They all just realized it lead a long way & sloped slightly down. When they finally saw daylight at
the end, they also noticed an open air bus with things on the end that looked a lot like the Poké
Ball launchers they used on their diving trip. The driver explained they were similar to that but a
land-based version. On the way to the volcano, the driver blared on the on-bus intercom, "There are
3 lava chambers in the volcano. We will hang around in each one for about 30 minutes. You will exit
the bus to find Pokémon, then run back on board to launch your Pokémon into battle. If successful,
you will put an empty Poké Ball into the launcher to capture Pokémon." Brock asked, "What Pokémon
are usually found here?"
"Very good question. Lots of Vulpix & Growlithe, few Magmar, even less Arcanine, and 1 or 2
Ninetales. One person even claims to have seen a Moltres."
"Moltres? Isn't that the Pokémon that lights the torch for the Pokémon League?"
"Yeah."
"I'm freezing." Misty complained.
"So am I." Ash replied, but that didn't comfort Misty the slightest bit. The driver kept the bus
going along this gravel road. "I should mention there's a stop on the road coming back down the
mountain." he blared over the intercom.
The bus finally drove into the volcano. "So Ash, are you scared yet?" Misty prodded.

Chapter 20: The Beginning of the Volcano Troubles

"No way. I've already know what it's like in a volcano & what Pokémon you find there. Remember
Cinnabar Gym?" Ash replied, sounding bold, but had a few butterflies in his stomach.
"Well, okay." Misty actually showed that she had the butterflies. She felt like Ash when he battled
Blaine for the Volcano Badge. Except, s h e was battling him.
"We have arrived!" the driver blared. Ash & friends were sweltering. They had taken their coats off
long before this, but it got a lot worse. Ash put Squirtle's Poké Ball in the launcher and fired.
"Squirtle, Water Gun on the entire lava field." Ash wasn't feeling his best. Misty sent out her
Starmie. "Starmie, Water Gun on the lava." Misty slumped down on a seat.
Squirtle & Starmie kept on it, and after they covered nearly the whole pit, Ash & Misty tried to
call their Pokémon back. It was no use! There was so much steam, they couldn't see a foot in front
of their faces! They couldn't even see each other in the bus (remember, it's open air...)! Nothing
they did helped! It was a choking steam, almost like swimming in whitewater in Misty's eye. It
burned a little in their throats. The driver said, "There are gas masks in the seat pockets!" Ash &
Misty quickly headed over & almost ran into each other! They put the masks on easily.
Ash, Misty & Brock then got out of the bus to find their Pokémon. Ash & Misty were the only ones
that needed to get out, but Brock tagged along anyway. The steam was as thick as the Viridian
Forest. You just couldn't see through it. Ash thought it was like a hot whiteout in the mountains.
Then the smoke cleared, & a figure stood before the 3 friends. It was a Vulpix. It slowly prodded
among the clearing steam, and performed a Flamethrower attack that nearly baked Brock. Ash didn't
know what to make of it. He pulled out Dexter: "Wild Vulpix can detect if a trainer has a captive
Vulpix. If it realizes that, it becomes enraged and will attack ferociously." "Starmie!" Misty
cried, "Surf!" The wild Vulpix let a Fire Blast go toward Brock! The Surf from Misty's Starmie
neutralized the Fire Blast. "Misty calls Staryu!" she cried, in an effort to stop the wild Vulpix.
"During this situation," Dexter said "Vulpix becomes enraged so much that its defense increases
greatly and becomes almost impossible to beat". "Uh oh. Squirtle, I choose you! Hydro Pump!" Ash
screamed.
"Onix, go! Rock Throw!" Brock couldn't believe it. 2 Pokémon were already unloading some serious
damage on this Vulpix, & it still kept coming! "Maybe," he thought, "3's the charm!", a smile
creeping onto his face. "Staryu! Water Gun!" Misty cried.
"Squirtle! Give it your Water Gun!" Ash cried.
"Onix! Earthquake!" Brock commanded.
This all combined f i n a l l y defeated the Vulpix. "Poké Ball, go!" Misty cried." This one was
a piece of cake. The wild Vulpix was so weak, the Poké Ball didn't shake even once. Misty walked
over & picked the ball up. She felt pretty proud of herself. Then they all piled onto the bus & the
driver took them to the second stop.

Chapter 21: The Second, no... Third Stop

Ash, Misty, & Brock slowly walked back onto the bus. Ash & Misty were roasting in that volcano. Ash
slumped over on his seat as if it were a bed. "I don't get it." he thought to himself, "Why is it so
hot here? Even Cinnabar Island Gym isn't even as bad as this!" They found nothing in the second stop
but heat, so they wearily sat there, not knowing how far it'd be till they could get a much-needed
drink. They hadn't caught anything but a Vulpix for Misty. And even at that, they all had to use 1
Pokémon for each person in a group. Misty was just too hot to do much, Ash thought this could wait,
and Brock, for some odd reason, acted like it wasn't hot at all. "Hey, Brock," Misty said, "aren't
you feeling the heat at all?". Misty was drenched, and Brock acted as if this was nothing.
"Not at all." he replied. "You feeling okay?" he asked, a little worried.
"I feel... just terrible." The bus finally got to the third & final stop in the volcano. There was
one more stop along the road coming back to the mountain base. Ash slowly walked out of the bus.
Brock almost ran out of the bus. Misty, well, she was satisfied, & even if she wasn't, she wouldn't
get out. Ash & Brock started wandering around to find something. 10 minutes of this went by to no
avail. Ash was seperated from Brock, but he didn't care. He did have his Squirtle. Almost anything
Brock sent out stood a chance against the Fire Pokémon that were to be faced here. Ash started
really searching by sending out Squirtle to use Water Gun to see if there was anything in 1 of the
lava pits.
Brock just wandered around to see if anything was out of the lava pits. Ash & Squirtle finally
found something. A Magmar. Ash knew this Pokémon could dish out some serious damage. "Squirtle!
Start this battle with a Tackle attack!" The Magmar aimed a Fire Blast right for Squirtle. It
missed... and was headed straight for the bus! The driver & Misty screamed. It hit in the big, empty
space between Misty & the driver and started a fire! The driver just opened the door & ran out.
Misty checked both sides of the bus. There were lava pits on either side! Misty had an idea.
"Starmie! Use a spinning Tackle to get me out of here!" Meanwhile, the battle between Ash & Magamar
raged on. Brock saw what was going on & helped out with his Poliwhirl & Geodude. "Hey Ash!" Brock
called out, "the bus is burning!"
Ash: "I know that! I think she's got a plan! Squirtle, Water Gun!"
Misty's Starmie twirled around and almost missed tackling her. Her reflexes were good though, and
she hung on. Misty eventually hit the rock floor in a heap next to Ash. "Misty, come on, get up! We
need you in this battle!" Ash helped Misty up to her feet. "Ow!" she yelped. Ash laid her back
down. Then she crawled over to a wall, and leaned up against it on her left leg. "Starmie! Give it
your Surf!" she cried, not wanting to let Ash down completely. The Magmar was finally defeated. Ash
caught it for Professor Oak and transproted it immediately. The he called the base to get another
bus for himself & Brock, and medical attention for Misty, who favored that right ankle of hers
severely. Ash & Brock had to help her onto the second bus that came 20 minutes later. When they got
back to the base, Brock went to Pewter City. Misty had to get to Cerulean City with an ambulance,
leaving Ash right out there in the middle of nowhere!

Chapter 22: Ash's Dad

Ash didn't know what to do. Brock had already left to Pewter because he claimed 'it was too
boring'. He felt like Brock really let him down. Ash didn't know what to do: see his mom in Pallet,
or try to keep up with Misty who was headed to Cerulean. He decided to call Misty. She only told him
to wait for a call to his house & they'd meet in Viridian City. Ash knew what he had to do. Go west
on Route 3 to Pewter, then south on Route 2 & 1 to Pallet, where he could get lots of advice from
Professor Oak. 5 days of travel for Ash pass...
Deep in the Viridian Forest, Ash is getting ready to set up camp. His eyes were half closed in his
tent when he heard & felt some footsteps. "Is this the camp of Ash Ketchum?" a loud voice boomed.
Ash didn't know what to make of it. Should he open his tent, or just say 'no' in a fake voice? He
opened his tent up, and the man spoke. "Ash. It's been a long time."
"Who are you?"
"I am your father. Care to battle?" he challenged.
Ash jumped. "Let's go!" Ash accepted.
"1 on 1. Go, Fearow!"
Ash pulled out his Pokédex. "Fearow, the beak Pokémon. Can fly for hours without getting tired. Has
lots of stamina & is extremely powerful in battle. Fearow has Normal & Flying types." "Go, Pikachu!"
"Fearow! Start this off with a Fury Attack!"
"Pikachu, fight back with a Thunderbolt!" The Fearow crashed into Pikachu while Pikachu was
building up its attack. The Fearow fainted, then the 'dad' called it back & walked off.
"Nice battle, Pikachu!" "Pika!" it chirped. Then Pikachu jumped into Ash's arms for a Potion & some
TLC. First light came out, and Ash kept on going to Pallet. 1 day passes with nothing going on.

Chapter 23: Pokémon & People (need a better name; e-mail me at wessand7@gte.net )

Ash was finally on Route 1. He was excited that he was going to see his mom, and be a little
impaitent to meet back up with Misty.
Halfway through a patch of long grass, he felt something sharp hit his leg. Then the end of it
pressed i n t o his leg. He didn't like that too much. Ash immediately knew a Weedle stung him.
He limped out of the grass & gave himself some Antidote. "Bulbasaur, go! Chop down the grass with
your Razor Leaf!" Ash & Bulbasaur saw the Weedle.
Ash called Bulbsaur back, & sent out his Pidgeotto! "Pidgeotto, Wing Attack!" The Weedle tried to
fight back with Poison Sting, but Pidgeotto was too good. "Poké Ball, go!" Ash cried. It was an easy
catch. Ash transported it to Oak's lab- he had no use for it. He kept moving along Route 1 & finally
made it home.
"Mom! I'm home!" Ash just opened the door. No answer. He then walked into his mom's room. He found
her sleeping there, so he just slowly slunked off into his room. He picked up the handset on the
videophone and called Cerulean. "Hello. Cerulean City Gym."
"Hi, Misty. I'm-"
"Ash!" She smiled. "Oh, Ash, where have you been?"
"Struggling along to get to Pallet. I a m calling you from my house. It's so nice to see you...
how's your ankle?"
"It's fine. I was waiting for your call. I just sprained my ankle really bad. Where's Brock?"
Ash groaned. "He claims it's a little too boring following me around."
"Boring?" Misty didn't believe it.
"Well, at least that's what he said. Where do you want to go to next? I sort of want to go to the
Orange Islands & see if I can find my Butterfree."
"Don't leave Pallet Town." Misty said with urgency. "I'll drop by there & call you every night. See
ya!" Misty hung up, and so did Ash.

Chapter 24: Pallet Town Peril

3 days later, Misty was just seeing the outskirts of Pallet. She had just woke up & started moving.
After a while, Ash's house was just ahead. She walked up to the door & rang the doorbell. Ash
answered. "Misty. Come on in." They walked into Ash's room. Misty took her backpack off & put it in
a corner. "We should start moving now. I really want my Butterfree back!" Ash suggested. Misty then
said, "How do you know you'll find Butterfree in the Orange Islands?"
"Oak told me that one." Misty put her pack on as if to agree. They walked out the door & headed
south toward the coast where they could just ride Misty's Lapras to Cinnabar where they would get
rest, and then sail off to Valencia Island. They were only halfway out of town when Misty's foot got
stuck in the road! A pit had been dug in the road & they fell in! "Owwww." Ash complained. "Who put
this here?"
"Who else but Team Rocket?" Misty replied, not a bit happy about this.
Then, they heard a familiar voice. "Heh, well, if it isn't Ash."
"Gary!" Ash stormed. "What do you want?" as he & Misty slowly climbed out of the pitfall.
"Nothing... but a Pokémon battle... with your friend." Ash couldn't believe it. "Why does Gary want
to battle Misty?" he wondered. "Now, let's she what she's made of! Go, Nidoking!" The powerful
Nidoking burst out of its Poké Ball.
"Misty calls Staryu!"
"Careful, Misty. Gary packs a lot of power in each Pokémon."
"Nidoking, Horn Attack!" Gary's Nidoking alomst hit Staryu, but it was hanging tough.
"Staryu, Light Screen & Water Gun!" One of Misty's wondrous training techniques allowed Staryu to
get 2 attacks off at one time!
"Finish it, Nidoking! Hyper Beam now!" Gary cried in a last-ditch effort.
"Staryu, keep putting up more Light Screens!" Staryu put up Light Screens as fast as Nidoking was
destroying them. Then Nidoking stopped, and collapsed to its knees. It was tired out! "Staryu, Surf!
Finish it off!" "Too much! Too good!" Gary thought. Nidoking fainted. Gary was forced to call it
back. "I surrender!" he cried, not believing he had lost to Misty. He stormed off, not the slightest
bit happy. Ash & Misty kept going on to the coast. (If you're keeping track, it's September at this
point)

Chapter 25: Surfing to Cinnabar

When Ash & Misty finally got to the coast, Misty sent out her Lapras & they got on. "Wow, Misty. I
can't believe how big this Lapras is compared to the Lapras I used to have."
She chuckled. "Ash, you had an underwater view of it. I'm suprised you're suprised!" They laid down
on the Lapras. There was nothing to do, but flip through your Pokédex or just wander around in your
mind. It was a drag- Ash & Misty eventually fell asleep. When they woke up...
... Ash thought, "Have I been dreaming?" Then he realized where he was. In the middle of nowhere. A
full moon was out, and Misty's Lapras' eyelids were drooping. He realized he needed to wake the
sleeping Misty up & ask if he could use an Awakening on it. Ash shoved her a little. She slowly
opened her eyes & saw a straight-looking Ash. Then he spoke. "Misty. Your Lapras needs an
Awakening."
Misty yawned. "Get one from my backpack.", and right after that she fell back to sleep. Then Ash
saw a small island, no bigger than a pyramid of 200 by 200 Poké Balls square, just big enough to set
up a camp. It also had a palm tree with lots of coconuts on it. "Misty! Look over there!" Ash
pointed. "We can set out our tents there!" The Lapras started to change course & swam over to it.
Ash jumped off & immediately started setting up his tent. Once he did that, he jumped in & started
sleeping. Misty just got her some sheets & blankets out and forgot about the tent. It was easy to
fall asleep on Sea Route 21. The tiny waves & slight breeze lulled you to sleep. The next day...
Ash woke up to hear his stomach growling at him. Misty was up before that, but woke up to no
sounds. She wasn't moving, though, just waiting for Ash to wake up. There was no rush. "Butterfree."
Ash thought. "I have to get it back." He slowly got up. "Well, let's get going, Misty."
"Yeah, you're right, it won't do us any good to do nothing and bake out here. Let's forget Lapras &
use some of our other Pokémon. Starmie!"
"Squirtle!" Misty set up her tent & got into her bathing suit. So did Ash. Then they put their
tents into their backpacks, put them on, and finally jumped in the water & hung on for a long ride.
A day passes quietly, and they found another small island to camp on. Then the cooked a large dinner
to make up for not eating all day. Then they fell into a restless sleep, not bothering to set up
their tents. So here they are, out in the middle of the sea, with nothing but the word 'south' to
guide them. The night passes. In about ½ a day, they finally make it to Cinnabar.

Chapter 26: Waterworld

Once Ash & Misty left Cinnabar, they headed west on Misty's Lapras. Another day passed. Nothing big
happened. Lapras needed a rest, so Misty had to call it back & they used other Pokémon. "Misty, when
do you think we can rids Lapras again?" Ash questioned.
"I don't know. I know how you feel."
"Yeah." Ash replied, his voice softening. Day changed to night, and they hadn't seen any land all
day. "Misty calls Lapras!" She had to let go of Staryu & have Ash hold Misty so either of them could
throw. And even at that, the last word was almost said underwater. When the ball opened the duo
expected it to surface. But instead, it had its eyes closed & was sinking fast.
Misty saw this & hurried to get its Poké Ball which was floating, and then dive down & call it
back. So she & Ash surfaced, Misty grabbed the empty ball, & Ash waited for her at the surface. When
Misty looked down, she saw a small silhouette that looked sort of like the Lapras. She aimed for it
with her Poké Ball, and it hit, but it wasn't Lapras. It then straightened out, and Misty realized
it wasn't just herself & Ash out there. "Gyrados!" she thought, "We'll never get out of here!" She
forgot about her Lapras, but instead when she surfaced, Ash was on it. "Ash," she screamed, "there's
a Gyrados in the water!"
"So what can we do?" as he pulled her on her Lapras.
"Our only hope to stay away from a Dragon Rage attack on us: Get underwater & stay there for as
long as you can!"
"Keep it down." Ash said in a harsh whisper, "Shouldn't that be easy? We do have those green
needles."
"Well, yeah. Lapras, return." Misty called it back, putting them back in the water. "Starmie!"
"Squirtle!" and then they dove into the water, each of them giving themselves green needles. Ash &
Misty looked at each other, held their breath, kept a good, firm grip on their Pokémon, and waited.
Their only motion was the slow ocean current. Ash looked up, and tried to remember what Misty told
him in Cerulean Gym about constellations & the North Star. He remembered exactly what Misty told
him, but couldn't make out where the stars were because of the ocean waves.
Misty then got his attention by tapping him on the shoulder & pointing. That Gyrados was after
them! Ash nearly screamed, but he stopped himself. Misty had a pretty god lead on Ash, but she
slowed down a little, allowing him to catch up, and she picked up the pace again. Ash looked over
his shoulder. Gyrados's mouth was shining a bright yellow! He knew what that meant. Hyper Beam!
Misty saw it too, but didn't do what Ash thought she would. She slowed down, and stopped. Misty
grabbed Ash's free arm. She held on.
Ash knew she was trying to tell him something. "Maybe," Ash thought, "she's not doing this to give
ourselves up, but rather keep us going." Ash looked over at her, and gave her a 'what's going on?'
face. She just smiled at him, knowing that Gyrados sense movement, & don't chase things that are
moving. The wild Gyrados aimed the beam at the ocean floor, just barely shaking Ash & Misty up. Now
Misty tapped Ash on the shoulder & signaled for him to follow her, which was the surface. "Misty,
that was awesome! If it wasn't for you, we'd be as flat as pancakes!"
She could only blush a little & smile at him. No words- she didn't need any- for that. Misty did
say this "There's an island! We can set up camp!". She called her Starmie back & backstroked her way
there, and realized she was swimming west. Ash followed her. They set up their tents. Ash couldn't
cook with saltwater, so he took the label off a can, put the can in the fire, then he quickly threw
it in the water. He got his can opener out, opened it, and got a spoon & ate the corn that was in
it. Misty didn't know why, but she wasn't hungry, so she got in her tent & started sleeping while
Ash was eating. A day passes...

Chapter 27: Orange Island Storm

Ash & Misty finally got off at Valencia Island after 3 mind-numbing days at sea. "<sigh> Oh, it's
nice to be able to walk around!" Ash exclaimed after getting off & stretching.
"You're right. I feel smaller from being cramped up from riding on Lapras & camping out on islands.
No offense, Lapras, return!" They walked into the only town on Valencia & had their Pokémon treated
at the Pokémon Center and finally got a good meal from a restaurant.
Ash & Misty got back on Lapras. They didn't go anywhere, Ash just wanted to call Professor Oak so
they wouldn't get lost. He told him that island was in the southwesternest island, and it was barely
a speck of densely forested land. So Misty pointed Lapras that way, and they were off. 2 days of
sailing & swimming & camping out on islands go by without any meaning. Then, on that 3rd day, Misty
has a bad feeling. She knew it wasn't seasickness- water was almost her 2nd natural element. She
just had a feeling something was bound to go wrong going to sleep that 2nd night. She decide to set
her tent up, just in case. Ash always did, rain or shine. The next morning...
Misty just knew something was wrong. She dreamed about being the captain of a ship that was
traveling through a terrible storm, and having to get through it. She tried to keep on course, but
the current was too much & the ship crashed into some rocks! Then with a loud outside sound, woke up
with all her muscles tensed at the same time. Ash was moving his tent toward hers, so they were
face-to-face when they opened them. Misty also realized it was raining out, and it was still in the
before dawn hours. "Misty!" She could barely make out Ash's voice! "Open your tent!" Zziipp! Ash &
Misty opened their tents up at the same time. "I knew this was coming." Misty said, losing
confidence.
"How?"
"Oh, I felt like something bad was going to happen. I had a dream that I was the captain of a ship,
and it crashed into some rocks & sunk, then I woke up. It was raining, and you called me by name."
And as if that wasn't enough, a bolt of thunder underscored it. Ash & Misty jumped into each other's
arms because of it. They were scared & making small noises. Another thunderclap! "Ash, I'm scared!"
Misty squealed.
"Misty, it's only thunder. It's not like it's gonna hit us." as he let go of her. It was dark &
noisy in there. They could barely make out each other's faces. Ash only knew he was talking to Misty
thanks to her ponytail, and Misty recognized Ash's voice. "We need our rest, Misty. Good night. I
love you." and Ash pretended to get some 'sleep' but there was too much noise.
"I love you, too, Ash. Good night... if we come out alive." and Misty couldn't sleep. Too much
noise.

Chapter 28: Storm Surfing

Ash & Misty finally fell into a restless sleep. The next morning, Ash wakes up to a still stormy
(but not nearly as bad) morning. He woke Misty up. "Misty, Misty wake up."
"Hi, Ash."
"We should get going."
"Don't you think it's too rough?"
"I have to get Butterfree. I completely understand if you're not coming with me."
"Doesn't matter- I'm going with you, if you're going."
"Then let's go!" Ash & Misty packed their tents & got a Water Pokémon out. "Squirtle!"
"Starmie! Huh? Not you, Psyduck. Hey, what's going on?"
"It's evolving!"
"Golduck!" Misty hugged it, but called it back & got Starmie out. "Well, let's get this over with
Ash!" She took a deep breath, and Misty & Starmie dove in. Ash & Squirtle were right behind her. Ash
surfaced, and got a compass out. Misty surfaced, not knowing why Ash wasn't leading her. "Hmm. If
that's north, then we need to go that way!"
"Uh, Ash, that's right toward the middle of the storm."
"I know that. Let's go, Squirtle!" The water wasn't choppy enough to make it so that traveling
under the water faster, so they kept moving along the surface. An hour of this goes by and Ash &
Misty aren't even ¼ of the way there yet! Misty had to switch Pokémon, and Ash needed to figure out
a way to give Squirtle a Potion. He had take his pack off, and get a Potion without getting any
water in there! Somehow he managed, and Squirtle was good to go again. Misty had it easy: call
Starmie back & send out her Staryu. Anyway, they kept on going. Ash knew they were heading the right
way. The clouds in this part of the storm were darkening, and the waves were getting worse. There
was also a constant rain, but Ash & Misty were so wet they didn't notice it. "Ash!" Misty had to
yell to be heard over the storm, "Now's when I think we go down underwater & keep it that way. All
this time Ash & Misty were within 10 feet of each other. Now Ash grabbed Misty's hand.
They now didn't have to yell. "You're right. On 3 <Misty joins in the count> 1... 2... 3..." and
they were under courtesy of a big wave. Ash & Misty gave each other green needles & hung on for the
ride. Ash realized he was running out of air. His 5 minutes were almost up. So were Misty's.
Squirtle & Staryu struggled against the rough current to get to the surface. Then Ash saw it. An
island in the shape of a Butterfree. "Misty, there it is!"

Chapter 29: Island Cave

"Yeah, I see it too!" She was forced under by a current before she could finish. Ash kept a firm
hold on Misty's hand. "I won't let Misty go." Ash thought to himself. Ash thought his left arm was
going to fall off. Misty couldn't take it any longer! She had to surface! Then she realized she had
something that could get her up. She put everything she had into getting a breath. "I can't let her
down. Not now. Not after everything we've gone through together. No after the S.S. Anne, or the Sea
Queen. Not after the bridge that lead to Server." Ash thought. He gave it his all to get her up
there.
"I can't let Ash down. He needs me. Brock needed me- although, I've never needed him that much."
Misty thought. She gave it everything she had, and finally got a breath. "Misty!"
"Ash, my Lapras, it's our only hope- grab one of the nothes on its shell, put me between you & the
shell... please trust me on this one... please Ash." Misty said, so weak she felt like she was about
to blackout.
Ash knew he had to call Staryu & Squirtle back. "Which Poké Ball?" he asked, not knowing what to
do.
"This one." Misty reached in & immediately called Staryu back & got Lapras out.
"Squirtle, return!" The winds were howling by now. The clouds were so dark, if you didn't have a
watch you'd think it was late at night, when in reality it was only around 10:30 in the morning.
"Well Misty, I hope this plan you have to get us out of this mess works. Take a deep breath!" Ash
gave her another much needed green needle, and also gave one to himself. Ash knew if he ever let go,
they were a couple of goners, and if he didn't keep Misty pressed into the shell of Lapras, she was
a goner, and he knew he'd be next if that happened.
Misty once told him that deeper you go in the sea, the calmer the water is. He realized now would
be a good time to try that. He pushed Lapras down a little, and it got the message; dive further
down. Now Ash could get a better look at her to see of she had bumped into anything while they both
tried to get Misty to the surface. Ash let her loose, swam around her, and saw nothing unusual.
"She's just tired." he thought. Ash then slowly moved her over to Lapras, and pinned her again. This
time though, he found a big notch & put Misty's hands around it.
Then Lapras rose to about 20 feet, where there was a current strong enough to push them along. Ash
saw a cave, underwater access, where he knew the outside storm would be meaningless. Ash told Lapras
to get over there. When they got there, Misty blacked out. Ash was a little concerned, but he knew
she'd wake up.
Her pulse wasn't out of the ordinary, and she had taken a breath when they entered the underwater
cave. Ash set up his tent & dried himself off with a towel, then got something to eat. "Hmm? Where
am I- this isn't my tent or my room. And where is Ash? How did I get in this weird cave? The last
thing I remember is Ash swimming around me like I was the hole of a doughnut." Nothing made sense to
her. Misty realized she had her backpack & she was soaked. She called back her Lapras, which was
sleeping. There wasn't too much light, but she knew she was lying next to a tent. "Ash? Are you in
there?"
He was already awake from the sound of Misty calling back Lapras. "Yeah, this is me Misty. Your
plan worked!"
Misty then started asking all those questions. "What happened after you swam around me like I was a
hole & you were the doughnut?"
"I did that to see if anything had happened to you when I tried to get you out of the water in that
nasty current. I didn't see any bruises or bleeding, so then I grabbed your hands, put them around a
bigger notch in Lapras's shell, and then I grabbed the same notch. Do you hurt anywhere?" She begun
to dry herself off with a towel.
"No."
"I signaled for Lapras to follow me into this cave, and that's why we're here."
"What island are we in- if this is an island..."
"It's the island with all the Butterfree." Misty started to set up her tent face to face with the
zipper entrances. Ash left the zipper open on his tent. Misty didn't bother with eating that night-
she was too tired. "I love you even more now, Ash."
"I love you, Misty. Good night." They heard Jigglypuff's song coming from the ouside, which got
them sleeping quickly, as if their being tired wasn't enough to put them to sleep.

Chapter 30: Cave Entrance

Ash woke up. He didn't know what time it was, or whether the storm was gone. He didn't know what to
do, either. He checked his watch & it said 8:30 A.M. Ash thought if he could just take a peek & find
out if the storm was gone, he could wake Misty up without having big question hanging over his head.
So he jumped in the water, (and unknown to Ash, woke Misty up) and the current was alomst
nonexistent.
Ash swam outside the cave into the open ocean, and saw the sunshine. He turned around the other
way, getting ready to tell the good news to Misty, when Ash saw her, swimming out to him. She had
Ash's backpack (and her own, of course)! Ash took his backpack from the smiling Misty, and made his
way over to the cave for a breath. Misty swam up to the surface. Ash followed her, then she spoke to
him. "Ash, what were you doing?"
"Checking the weather. Do you see a sandy beach anywhere?"
"No. I've got a strange feeling that the only way on this crazy island in that cave."
"You could be right." Ash dove underwater, and Misty followed him. When they got to the cave, Ash
got out of the water & started walking through the cave. "Ash, I can't see you!" Misty squealed, not
too happy about being in this dark a cave.
Ash could barely make her out, but the light in the water made it possible to see. "I can see you.
Here, hold my hand. If one of us falls into a pitfall, we both fall. No, wait, Charmander, I choose
you." Ash picked up the Fire Pokémon in his arms, tail stretched out in front of Ash. Misty put her
hand on his shoulder. Ash kept walking along, and saw a sign. It read ," Enterance to Butterfree
Island, up this ladder. Watch out for Stun Spore (gold), Sleep Powder (blue), and worst of all,
Poison Powder (brown) from the Butterfree battling each other for nesting space. Keep Rock, Fire, or
Flying Pokémon handy as these are the best to battle wild Butterfree." "I've got a bad feeling
about this..." Ash said as he started to climb the ladder.
"So do I." Misty said, and Ash knew this could be it. Once Ash had climbed up to the top of the
ladder, a familiar voice spoke to him, who even knew his name. "Greetings, Ash!"
Ash: "Jonathan?"
Jonathan: "That's me."
Misty heard this & said: "Why aren't you on the Sea Queen?"
Jonathan: "It sank in that hurricane.
Ash: "How did you get out of the storm?"
Jonathan: "I called on my Dewgong. I assume you're lookng for your Butterfree."
Misty: "He is."
Ash: "She's right."
Jonathan: "The nest for your Butterfree is in the middle of the island. However, it does have a
tracking beacon on it. Use this to find out where it is. <hands Ash an electronic device> The
blinking light is where your Butterfree is." Ash & Misty walked to where the thing said Butterfree
was. Once the signal was strong, Ash tried to call Butterfree back. No use.
Butterfree hadn't been its Poké Ball for months, years, maybe, and the ball didn't recognize
Butterfree. Butterfree didn't recognize Ash either, and tried to use Sleep Powder. Easy to beat
though, "Charmander, Flamethrower!". The flame scorched the powder, and burned the Butterfree. Ash
threw his 6th & only empty Poké Ball. It missed. Ash called back Charmander & sent out Pidgeotto!
"Wing Attack!" Even Butterfree couldn't help but faint from this attack. Ash threw his Poké Ball
again. It hit, and didn't shake once. "Pidgeotto?" Misty gasped in amazement.

Chapter 31: Evolution in Motion

"It's evolving!" Ash felt a surge of happiness come through him. Then it stopped glowing, and Ash &
Misty heard the shrill cry of Pidgeot. "It can fly us to Pallet now!" Ash exclaimed in excitement."
"Come on, Misty." Ash smiled and gave her his hand to get on.
"Okay! <groan from pulling herself on>"
"Just hold on to me. Pidgeot can fly at speeds up to Mach 2, twice the speed of sound. To Pallet
Town, please, Pidgeot. Misty, if you can't hold on to me, just let yourself go if we're over water.
And don't forget to scream if that happens!" Ash & Misty felt the lurch of Pidgeot when they left
the ground. They couldn't do anything but hold on for the ride. "Not much higher that this,
Pidgeot." Ash warned.
"Ash, I can't hold on." Misty warned.
"Pidgeot, can we land anywhere- huh?" Misty's hands weren't holding him. Misty screamed. "Misty!"
Ash cried. "Pidgeot, forget landing, fly near the water level." Pidgeot slowly turned around &
descended lower & lower until Ash could stick his arm out & touch the water. He didn't see her. Ash
rolled off Pidgeot's back & called it back for a rest. He decided to look for her himself.
"Squirtle, I choose you! Squirtle, dive in there & see if you can find Misty." In reality, she was
fine sitting on her Lapras (over the horizon), but Ash didn't know that. Ash could do nothing but
wait. He wanted to go look himself, but he knew if he got lost he had no Water Pokémon.
So he waited, and waited, and finally he heard Misty's voice! "Ash! Ash! Oh, please Ash!" They
still couldn't see each other. "Misty! Misty! Can you hear me?" Ash listened & heard nothing. He
just knew Misty had to be close. "Pidgeot, go! Fly around & see if you can see Misty!" Squirtle
surfaced & told Ash he found nothing. Ash called Squirtle back.
Ash was getting tired. "Pidgggggooooooottt!" Ash heard Pidgeot. "Pidgeot, did you find Misty?" It
nodded yes & told him that she was coming toward him. "Pidgeot, return!"
"Ash!" Misty was torturing herself on what to do. "Ash!"
"Misty!" No response- and he didn't know why! "Misty!"
Misty didn't get it. "Pidgeot did tell me Ash was nearby. Why isn't he giving any respose to my
calls?" "Misty!" Misty jumped. T h a t had to have been Ash. She just knew it! "Ash!"
"Misty!" Now she was certain. "I can see you!" Ash, overjoyed.
"Ash." She smiled. Ash swam over to Misty's Lapras & got on. "Misty, <long pause> I though I'd
never see you again."
"I thought this was the end." Misty replied. She was smiling at him.
"So did I. I love you, Misty." and he collapsed, eyes open, staring at her.
"I do too, Ash. Lapras, let's go to Pallet Town. By that night, Ash & Misty are sleeping in Ash's
house.

The End (finally)

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