Misty Goes To America

By Globie

Fourteen

NAPL HQ...

Misty looked at Ash. He was confident that this time, he will

beat Gary. Last time, she was in the stands. This time, she and Scott

will be right beside him all the way. On top of that, Scott had lent

Ash his Dragonair for the battle with Edward.

But where is Brock? Ever since they split up at the Anchorage

ferry terminal, no one had seen him since. But there was no time to

worry about that, as it was about time for the rematch to start.

But before Ash could go into the challengers' entrance, a large

contingent of Ash supporters appeared out of the station, with "Go Ash

Go" banners. And among them, was Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum, who

had traveled all the way to Alaska.

"Professor Oak! Mom! What are you doing here in Alaska?" Ash

asked.

"We're here to watch you, son, with all your loyal fans and

supporters!" Mrs. Ketchum replied.

"Hey there, old chap!" Sir Julian shouted. "I say, I wish you

all the best of luck with Gary!"

"Yeah, Go Ash!" Janine added.

"You can do it!" Misty chimed in.

"Thanks." Ash mumbled. "I won't let you all down!"

Misty, Ash and Scott went into the challengers' room, where

they waited for their turn to face off against the Elite Four, and

later, Gary. The odds were even, as Gary's fans are on one side of

the arena, and Ash's on the other.

Finally, it was Ash's turn. Gary looked, and huffed. "So,

Ash, I guess you're back!" He shouted.

"Save your breath, Gary!" Misty snapped.

"Oh yeah? Well, I've got a surprise for all you losers!" Gary

replied. "You just wait!"

"What do you mean?" Scott demanded.

"Let's see this surprise of yours right now!" Ash added.

"All right...show them, Jesse and James!" Gary shouted.

A smoke bomb was detonated, and then, three familiar shadows

appeared in the thick cloud of smoke. When it dissipated, the images

of Jesse, James and Cassidy appeared, with Jesse holding onto a remote

control.

(Jesse) "Prepare for trouble..."

(James) "Make it double!"

(Cassidy) "To protect the world from devastation..."

"Yeah, yeah, they know the rest." Gary moaned. "Just open the

door, will ya?"

"But the motto..." Cassidy moaned.

"They know it already, so just do it!" Gary snapped.

"All right...Behold!" Jesse shouted, pressing the button.

A door opened, and there was Brock, tied up, and dangling over

a pot of boiling oil. Everyone's eyes widened, and an angry Professor

Oak, as well as the gym leaders from both the PL and the NAPL stood up.

"How dare you, Gary Oak?" Janine snapped. "Taking a gym leader

prisoner so you can force Ash to lose?"

"This is IT, Gary!" Scott added. "You are going DOWN, right NOW!"

"You don't deserve to sit there, Gary." Mark chimed in. "You

cheated to get my Thunder Badge, along with all the other badges!"

A small murmur of agreement went up among the gym leaders.

"Ash, show this little piece of s*** how Pokemon battling is REALLY

done!" Koga shouted.

"Ash, help me!" Brock shouted. "If you lose, I'll be Kentucky

Fried Brock!"

"Brock, hang in there!" Misty shouted.

"Gary, don't EVER come back home EVER again!" Professor Oak

shouted. "And you are NOT my grandson!"

"Enough!" Siu Ling, one of the PokeElite, shouted. "Let's get

on with the match!"

David stepped into the ring, and Ash defeated him with Pidgeot.

Then, he used Alakazam on Siu Ling, Pikachu on Greg, and finally, Scott's

Dragonair on Edward. The match ended quickly, with a rare perfect KO.

"Well, Ash, I guess you're the first person to perfectly KO all

my Pokemon." Edward commented. "Good luck against Gary."

"Thanks, Edward." Ash mumbled. "Now, let's get down to business,

Gary Oak!"

"It will be my pleasure to mop the floor with you, Ash Ketchum!"

Gary replied. "Go, Pidgeot!"

"I choose you, Pikachu!" Ash shouted.

"Pika! (Yeah!)" Pikachu replied.

Pidgeot popped out of Gary's Poke Ball, and opens the match

with a Whirlwind attack. Pikachu held on, and when the wind stopped,

he called down the Thunder, and quickly fried Pidgeot. One down, five

to go.

"Return, Pidgeot! Go, Alakazam!" Gary shouted.

"Uh oh, what am I gonna do?" Ash mumbled to Misty and Scott,

but they reply with a shrug.

"Well, that's what I'M here for!" A voice shouted.

"What the..." Ash mumbled.

Then, suddenly, A Gastly appeared. "Come on, Ash. Call me out.

I'm here to help!"

"OK, Return, Pikachu! I choose you, Gastly!" Ash shouted.

"Hey, that's not fair! Ash can't use that, Gastly's a wild

Pokemon!" Gary demanded.

"Shut up and fight, you whiner!" Maxine shouted.

"OK, Gastly, Dream Eater!" Ash shouted.

"Alakazam, Psybeam!" Gary replied.

Gastly dodged Alakazam's Psybeam, and send off its Dream Eater

attack. With one attack, Alakazam was knocked out. "Alakazam, return!

Let's go, Rhydon!"

"Gastly, return! I choose you, Blastoise!"

"Come on, old chap! Capture me in your Poke Ball!"

"All right..."

Ash captured Gastly in his Poke Ball, and sent out Blastoise

in his place. Blastoise used its Hydro Pump attack, and immediately,

Rhydon fell to the floor with a giant thump. "Rhydon, return! Let's

go, Exeggutor!"

"Blastoise, give it the Hydro Pump now!"

"Exeggutor, Hypnosis!"

Too late. Blastoise had sent Exeggutor into the wall. Exeggutor

fell, and no matter how much Gary shouted, coaxed, beat and pushed,

Exeggutor would not get up. "So, Gary, give up yet?" Misty shouted.

"Never! Exeggutor, return! Let's go, Charizard!"

"Blastoise, give it the Hydro Pump again!"

Too late again. Gary's Charizard (which evolved from this

Charmander he got from Professor Oak when he was 10.) was all wet.

It's flame was low, and he still had one Poke Ball, and that was

his trump card.

"Charizard, return! Let's go, Gyarados!"

"Good job, Blastoise, return! Pikachu, I choose you!"

"Pika pi pika chu! (Let's dance, Gyarados!)"

"Gyarados, Dragon Rage!"

"Pikachu, Thunder Shock!"

As we all know, Dragon Rage take a little time to warm up before

its launched. So, with that time, Pikachu (for once) disobeyed Ash, and

called down the Thunder again. A thunderbolt fries Gyarados, and it fell.

The arena was silent.

No one spoke a word.

Then, suddenly, the bell was rung, and sirens were heard

outside the arena. The crowds cheered, and the door burst open,

revealing Blaine, Erika, Lt. Surge and Sabrina, as well as the FBI,

the RCMP, and the Indigo Island Police.

"Hands up, Team Rocket!" Erika shouted. "You're all under

arrest! Including you, Gary Oak!"

"Not in THIS lifetime, you old hag!" Jesse shouted.

"Let's get them!" Scott shouted.

All the gym leaders rush toward TR and Gary, and a massive

fistfight ensued. When the dust had settled, Gary, Jesse, James and

Cassidy were all under arrest, and Brock freed from above the pot of

hot oil.

Now, it was time to give Ash what he truly deserves.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Friends, Gym Leaders,

and Pokemon Trainers, it is my pleasure to award the NAPL championship

to Ash Ketchum!" The NAPL president shouted.

Ash stepped up to the throne that Gary once sat, and slowly

descended onto it, flanked by Misty and Scott on both sides. The NAPL

president placed the champ hat on Ash's head, and handed him the gold

champions' scepter.

The president then handed Ash a small box, which contained the

ring that was given to all champs. Ash looked at it, and then, realized

that Scott had one just like it. "So that means..." Ash stuttered,

pointing to Scott's finger.

"I wasn't lying to you." Scott replied.

With that complete, the reporters and cameramen went over, and

bombarded him with questions. Then, it was the gym leaders from both

leagues' turn, with Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum watched with pride.

The group lifted Ash up, and tossed him into the air. "Well,

Ash, I guess I've doubted you too much." Misty shouted.

"It's okay, Misty. I forgive you." Ash replied.

Vancouver International Airport, a few weeks later...

"Air Canada, flight 376, to Celadon City is now boarding at

Gate 32."

Misty looked at Scott, and he looked back at him. Misty was

leaning over the railing that divided the passageway to the restricted

area. "Well, I guess it's goodbye, then." He mumbled, holding onto her

hand.

"I guess so, but don't say "goodbye", Scott. Say "so long,

we'll meet again"." Misty replied.

"Misty, I'll miss ya."

"I'll miss you too, you big lug."

"Thanks."

Misty stepped back, and let Ash talk with Scott. "Well, I

guess it's goodbye for me, too." Ash mumbled.

"Yeah." Scott replied.

"Where's Pikachu?"

"Oh, here he is."

"Wait a sec...He doesn't usually go into Poke Balls."

"Yeah, so?"

"But that's a Poke Ball."

"Well, somehow, he did. And here he is."

"All right...come out, Pikachu!"

But when the Super-Ultra Ball opened, nothing came out.

"What the?"

"Where's my Pikachu?"

Then, suddenly, under Scott's hat, a faint "Pika!" was heard.

Scott lifted up his hat, and there it was. The little yellow mouse.

Ash reached for it, but it just wouldn't let go of Scott's hair. Ash

tried to pull it off, but no luck.

"Come on, Pikachu, we're going back home!" Ash coaxed.

"Pika. (No.)" Pikachu replied.

"Let's go home!"

"Pi pika chu! (I don't wanna!)"

"Pikachu!"

"Pika pi pika chu. (I want to stay.)"

"Well..."

Then, Scott gently yanked Pikachu off his head, and carefully

held onto him. "It's okay, Ash. I'll take good care of Pikachu for you."

He said. "Won't I, Pikachu?"

"Pika. (Yep.)" Pikachu added.

"Good bye, Pikachu. I'll miss you." Ash mumbled.

"Pika. (I'll miss you too.)"

Then, they went into the restricted area, and disappeared.

Once on the plane, Ash stared out the window, and saw Scott and

Pikachu still there, waving. The plane pulled away, and Ash started

to cry.

Misty gently placed her arm around Ash, and tried to calm

him down. The rest of the plane trip home was quiet, as Ash and

Misty were asleep most of the time. Brock sighed in relief. They

were finally going home.

2 years later...

Misty sighed. It had been 2 years since she had seen either

Brock or Ash. Gary was rotting away in a jail somewhere in North

America with the rest of his scum bucket TR friends, and everything

was just fine.

It was summer again all over the land, and an another heat

wave was sweltering the region. There was NO one coming to her gym

(due to the fact they were all indoors), and life was quiet again,

just like 2 years ago.

She sorted through her mail, and then, saw a letter from the

European Pokemon Association. She opened it up, and scanned through

it. She got up, and went over to the phone. She dialed up a number,

and impatiently waited for someone to pick up.

(Conversation Mode ON)

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(Image of woman appears on screen.)

Chrysta: Hello, Chrysta speaking.

Misty: Chrysta, it's Misty.

Chrysta: Hey, Misty, what's up?

Misty: I need you to take my place here at the gym

Chrysta: Why?

Misty: I need to go away for a while.

Chrysta: Stressed?

Misty: Nah, just got something for the European Pokemon Association

that invited me to some event of theirs.

Chrysta: When are you going?

Misty: Tomorrow.

Chrysta: Tomorrow? I can't. I've got a hair appointment in Pewter

City tomorrow.

Misty: Aw, come on, please, Chrysta?

Chrysta: Oh, all right.

Misty: I'll see you later.

Chrysta: Any time.

(Misty hangs up, screen goes blank.)

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(Conversation Mode OFF)

Misty ran home, and grabbed all her stuff. She packed it all

into her backpack, and then, called up the travel agency. She got a

ticket to Paris, rushed to the train station, and caught the 11:30

eastbound to Celadon.

The end, but it's only the beginning...