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Misty Goes To America
Eight: West Coast Story, Part 2
Tsawassen Ferry Terminal...
Misty looked around, and saw a giant crowd of people crushing
onto the ferry to Victoria. The ferry soon departed, and Misty looked
at her watch. It was 4:30 PM, Scott was late, but she did expect that
he would.
Finally, around 5:10 PM, Scott appeared, and the two bought
their tickets. The ferry pulled into the dock, and the crush of people
began to push their way on the ferry. After a lot of pushing and
shoving, Misty and Scott got on the boat.
A bell rings, and the sailors casted off the ropes. The ferry
slowly pulls away from the dock, and out into the wide open ocean. On
board, Misty and Scott were both scrambling for a seat on the crowded
boat.
After stomping on at least 3 dozen feet, and getting stomped on
around 2 dozen times, Scott and Misty found no seats left, so they went
outside, and stood around on the deck instead, but it, too, was crowded.
After a little while, the ship finally arrived at the Victoria
ferry docks. Passengers pushed and shoved to get off, but miraculously,
no one was pushed into the water, or had their eyes gouged out, or any
other unpleasant things.
Misty and Scott finally emerged in the lobby of the ferry terminal,
looked around, and sighed. "Hmm, not too much, I see." She commented. "And
THIS is the provincial capital of British Columbia?"
"Yeah, it's not much." Scott replied. "Hey, what did you expect?
New York?"
"No...so, where should we go first?"
"We should find a place to stay for the night, then, I've got a
function to attend tonight at the Empress Hotel. It was some sort of a
charity Pokemon auction or something."
"Oh, can I come too?"
"Sure. But aren't you hungry or thirsty?"
"Yeah, but we'll do that later."
"OK then, let's go."
The two walked a while, and finally, arrived at a small, modest
hotel in the downtown core. Misty (who was turning 18 this day.) slammed
down a bunch of bills, and the clerk handed them a keycard.
They went up to the room, opened the door, and started to fight
(like a married couple) over who gets which bed. Finally, Scott let her
take the left side (away from the window), and the two began settling in.
Misty dug out her best outfit from her backpack, but it was a
bit too casual. She asked Scott, but he had no ideas. She sighed, and
went into the shower as Scott was glued to the TV set, watching the
baseball game from Toronto.
Later, at the function...
Misty looked around. The president of both the NAPL and the
PL, The premier of BC, and mayor of Victoria and Vancouver, as well
as sports stars from across BC were there. Scott was backstage,
getting ready to host the auction.
She grabbed more punch, and sampled some of the hors d'oevures
from the trays, and grabbed some of more those tasty chicken pieces.
She munched on them, and suddenly, bumped into a Charmander who's lost
its master.
"Hey, little Charmander. Where's your master?" Misty asked.
"You're a cute one...wish I could keep you."
"Char char charmander. (I don't have a master.)" It replied.
"You don't? Well, would you like to come with me?"
"Char char! (Yes, please!)"
"Well, let me see if I still have any more Poke Balls....Ah,
here it is. It's all yours."
Misty activated her Poke Ball, and Charmander disappeared in a
bright orange energy beam into the ball. The light went on, and soon,
off. She replaced it into her pocket, with the feeling that she would
need it later.
The host pounded the gavel, and all the guests took their seats.
A Porygon was placed on the pedestal, and Scott appeared from behind the
curtain to cheers from the audience. "Well, let's begin, shall we?" He
asked.
"First up, we have a rare showpiece, a Porygon from Hawaii.
Let's start the bidding at $2,000, shall we?"
A man shot up their numbered placard. "All right, we have $2100
for the man in the back row."
An another numbered placard shot up. "$2,200 from the lady in
the seventh row."
The bidding continued, and a war began between the mayors of
Victoria and Vancouver. The price soared quickly, with both mayors
trying to outbid each other for the Porygon. 20 minutes had passed,
and the price was now at $9,700.
The mayor of Vancouver raised his placard again, and after
three calls, it was sold for $9,800. The auction continued on with
other intriguing items and rare Pokemon, and at the end, there was
a small banquet in the next room.
But just as the final item, a hard-to-find Dratini, was to
be put on the pedestal, a metallic arm grabbed the cage. The audience
looked around, and saw Jesse, James, Megan, Shawn and Meowth on the
roof, with Dratini.
(Megan) "Prepare for trouble..."
(James) "Make it double!"
(Jesse) "To protect the world from devastation..."
(Shawn) "To unite all peoples within our nation..."
(Megan) "To denounce the evils of truth and love..."
(James) "To extend our reach to the stars above..."
"Jesse..."
"James..."
"Megan..."
"Shawn..."
(Jesse/Megan) "Team Rocket International blasts off at the
speed of light...."
(James/Shawn) "Surrender now, or prepare to FIGHT!"
(Meowth) "Meeeeeeeeowth! That's right!"
"Team Rocket! What are you doing here?" Misty shouted.
"We're here to take all the rare Pokemon, of course!" Jesse
replied. "And also, the Pikachu!"
"We don't have it!" Scott shouted.
"You're lying! Muk, let's go!" Jesse replied.
"OK, let's show those guys who's boss around here!" The premier
shouted. "I choose you, Tangela!"
The rest of the audience tossed their Poke Balls, and Team
Rocket replied with their own. A massive Pokemon battle ensued between
the audience and Team Rocket, and no one has the upper hand (even
though TR was outnumbered badly.)
But, suddenly, a bunch of Pikachu and Charmander teamed up,
and built up a massive Thunder Wave/Fire Spin attack that sent Team
Rocket and their Pokemon flying. "Team Rocket's blasting off again!"
They shouted.
With most the rare Pokemon recovered (TR got away with the
Dratini somehow.) and returned to their purchasers, the audience
moved on to the banquet hall, where a sumptuous 11-course meal was
waiting for them.
Scott found Misty, and took her to the head table. "Oh, wow,
a seat at a head table!" She shouted. "How did you manage to ever get
a seat here for me?"
"Well, I did tell them that you are the visiting Cerulean
City gym leader, and I also found out that it was your birthday
today." Scott replied.
With tears running down her face, Misty hugged Scott. "Oh,
Scott, I love you!"
"I love you too, Misty."
The two settled into their places, and when all the dishes
cleared away, The waiter brought out a small chocolate cake with a
candle on it. Misty made her wish, and blew it out. This was a night
she will never forget in a while...
Later, back at the hotel...
Misty was in her pajamas, playing her Game Boy. Scott was in
front of the TV, catching up on the news and scores. Misty turned off
her Game Boy, and went over to Scott. "Scott, thanks for the wonderful
evening." She said.
"You're welcome." He replied.
Then, in a sudden move, Misty grabbed Scott, embraced, and
kissed. The phone rang, and Scott let go of Misty to pick up the
receiver. Scott waited, and handed it to Misty.
(Conversation Mode ON)
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Misty: Hello, Misty Waterflower speaking.
Ash: (remorseful) Misty, I'm sorry.
Misty: (sarcastically) For what, Ash Ketchum?
Ash: I know what I did wrong, and I'm sorry.
Misty: Why should I believe that you won't go off and ogle an another
girl again?
Ash: She hates me now, and you know I've always loved you, no matter
what.
Misty: (angrily) Oh, so now that you're through with her, you're coming
back to me!
Ash: Misty, I'm truly sorry.
Misty: Well, I don't know. I've got someone else myself...
Ash: (enraged) WHO?
Misty: Oh, I won't tell. Guess you're stuck with that girl. If you ever
come to Vancouver, drop me a line.
Ash: Misty, please listen...
(Misty hangs up)
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(Conversation Mode OFF)
"Who was that?" Scott asked.
"My EX-boyfriend, that's all." Misty replied.
"OK. So, let's hit the sack. I'm tired."
"I'm with you."
Misty climbed into bed, pulled the covers close, and sighed.
Togepi climbed into his mothers' arms, and Misty gently cradled it.
It soon fell asleep, and not long after that, she herself drifted off
to sleep.
The next evening, at a cabin outside Nanaimo...
Scott and Misty went up to the door, and already, you can hear
the music going on a full blast, and people having fun. Scott knocked
on the door, and soon, a man with a bottle of beer in his hand appeared
at the doorway.
"Hey, Scott, long time no see!" The man shouted.
"Oh, hey, Jake. How's life in the office?" Scott replied.
"Who's the hot chick you've got there, Scott?" The man asked,
pointing to Misty.
"Oh, that's Misty. Misty, meet Jake. Jake, meet Misty." Scott
replied.
"Hi." Misty mumbled.
"Well, come on in, and join the fun!" Jake replied.
Jake went back to the party, and Scott and Misty entered. Misty
sat down with some of the girls, while Scott went with the guys out in
the patio. He opened up a beer, and saw old pals from high school all
over the place.
"Hey, Scott, what's up, buddy? Haven't seen you in a while." A
burly man, a bit shorter than Scott, went up to him.
"Hey, Tank, what's up with the wide load? Still haven't been able
to dump it since high school?" Scott replied.
"Ha ha, very funny. Hey, Chris, Scott's here!" Tank shouted to a
tall, skinny man near the barbecue.
"Hey, Scotty, what's up?" Chris shouted.
"You're still that skinny hat rack I know, Chris." Scott commented.
"And you've still got that giant foot that won us the city
football championship back in '96."
"Yeah, I did destroy their star quarterback's foot. Back then,
I only wore 17, don't forget."
"And what do you wear now?"
"20."
"Woah, you've got to stop growing there. You're taller, too."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Hey, have you seen Brett yet?"
"No, why?"
"Didn't you hear about him? He's like all muscle now. Now he's
tossing everyone around."
"Sounds like someone needs to be taught a little lesson..."
"You tell 'em, Scotty!"
Scott walked toward Brett, who was still throwing everyone
around, especially the class geek, Mel. Everyone liked Mel back in
high school, but Brett (who was popular with the ladies, to all the
guys' dismay) was just a plain jerk.
But then, Scott came along, and put him in his place. Although
Brett could have crushed Scott (he weighed in at 250 pounds in grade
12.), Scott had the strength to toss Brett around like a bag of flour.
Scott finished the rest of the can of the beer, grabbed a bite
from the barbecue, and went up to Brett, who was now tossing around his
old wrestling teammate, Jeremy, around. "Hey, Brett, who said you were
the boss around here?" Scott shouted.
Brett turned around, and everyone stared. It was '97 all over
again. That was the year Scott mopped the floor with Brett at a
Vancouver pub. It was now 2003, and time for the rematch between
the two.
Misty heard all the commotion outside, and walks out to the
patio to take a look with Brenda, one of the girls she had met inside.
Misty watched as Scott mopped the floor with Brett (who was approximately
100 pounds heavier).
Scott's knees give out, and he drops Brett onto the lawn. Misty
rushed out, and helped him up while the others help tend to Brett. "Are
you all right, Scott?" Brenda asked. "It's like the good old days again,
eh?"
"Yeah. But it's a bit harder now. He's so much more heavier,
and the old body can't take it too much these days." Scott replied.
"He could have mopped the floor with you, you know. But, you
ARE stronger than him."
"Darn right."
"So, I've met your girlfriend here."
"Misty?"
"Yeah. You've got a nice girl, Scotty. Don't lose her."
"I won't."
Meanwhile, nearby, in the tree, Gary was watching. So, that's
the gym leader, he thought. Awfully strong, I have to say. But, is he
good at Pokemon battling? We'll have to see about that! With that, Gary
jumped out of the tree.
"Gary Oak! What are you doing here?" Misty shouted.
"I was invited by the host (Chris). He was working in the
costumes department when I was shooting the movie All's Fair In
Love And War, didn't you know?" Gary replied.
"That movie was the worst movie I ever saw!" Brenda commented.
"A bomb? How dare you insult my work!" Gary snapped.
"It was." Misty replied.
"Well, loser-girl, I see you've got a new boyfriend." Gary
commented.
"Where's your cheerleaders, Gary?" Misty asked. "Or are they
transformed Dittos?"
Gary's face turned bright red. "I'll show you! I'll have my
revenge, on both your boyfriends, you hear?"
"Blow it out your ear, Gary Oak!"
"Ooh, that does it!"
Gary lunged at Misty, but Scott stopped him. They wrestled
around, until Scott pinned Gary to the lawn. But then, Gary broke
free of his grip, and tossed Scott into the fence. Misty tried to
get at Gary, but Brenda stopped her.
Gary then runs out of the yard followed by his cheerleaders,
and into the street. "This is only the beginning, loser-girl!" He
shouted as his car sped away. "There's still a lot more to come, so
I'll be back!"
Misty rushed back over to Scott, who was unhurt by Gary's
fury. He dusted himself off, and grabbed an another beer. The party
continued long into the night (much to Chris's neighbors' chagrin),
and into the light of day.
To be continued...