Misty Goes To America Five Salon Rocket, Biscayne Boulevard, Miami... Brock, 
Misty, Scott and Ash looked around, and saw a giant bunch of trainers, just 
waiting to go inside. The gym was only three blocks down the street, so Ash 
decided to run off to get the Soul Badge from the local leader. Misty followed 
Ash for a few steps, but then, decided to stay in line for the salon. They 
waited for an hour, and finally, they got inside, only to see yet an another 
line of trainers with their Pokemon, waiting to be served. Brock looked at the 
staff, who looked a lot like Butch, Cassidy, Megan and Shawn. An another hour 
passed, and finally, Misty, Brock and Scott arrived at the counter. Brock pulled 
out Graveler, Misty her Seadra, and Scott his Wartortle. They placed their 
orders, and left their Pokemon with the staff, who placed a tag on them, and 
sent them into the next room on a conveyer belt. The group exited the salon, and 
went around exploring Miami a bit more. They went over to the local Gym, where 
Ash was in the middle of a match with Leanne. Misty, Brock and Scott went up to 
the stands, and saw Leanne's Weezing thoroughly trouncing all of Ash's Pokemon. 
Ash pulls out his Charizard, and suddenly, the whole room exploded, and was 
covered in a cloud of stinking, thick, black smoke. Leanne pulled out a Muk, and 
Ash used Charizard to knock it out with Ember. A few minutes passed, and all of 
Leanne's Pokemon were knocked out. The bell rang, and Misty, Brock and Scott 
rush down the stairs to meet up with Ash in the arena, where Leanne was waiting 
with the Soul Badge. Ash got the badge from Leanne, and Misty gave him a kiss. 
He blushed, and then, noticed Scott giving Misty a kiss. "You!" he screamed. 
"You stole my girlfriend!" "I did not! We were just playing cards, when we 
kissed. So what?" Scott replied. "You kissed her!" "So?" "I challenge you to a 
Pokemon duel for Misty, right here, right now!" Misty was shocked. This was the 
first time any guy ever fought a Pokemon Battle for her. Brock pulled her aside, 
and Leanne nodded to Scott. "All right. I was waiting for Vancouver to do this, 
but you want it, so you'll get it!" Scott replied. "6-on-6 battle, winner gets 
to keep Misty." Ash shouted. "Fine with me. Let's rumble." Scott took Leanne's 
area, and Ash remained in the challenger area. The two stared down each other 
for a while, when suddenly, Pikachu jumped off of Ash's backpack, ran over to 
Scott, and held on to his leg. "Pikachu! Get back here!" Ash ordered. "Guess 
Pikachu wasn't about to battle a friend, Ash. So, should we change it to 
5-on-5?" Scott asked. "All right then, fine. Let's see...Ah, here it is. 
Ivysaur, I choose you!" "Too easy! Let's go, Starmie!" The two Poke Balls landed 
in the ring, and both popped open at the same time, revealing Ivysaur and 
Starmie. "OK, Starmie, Hydro Pump!" Scott shouted. "Hah! You think that's gonna 
do anything? Ivysaur, use your Vine Whip!" Starmie dodges the vines, and 
launches a powerful Hydro Pump attack at Ivysaur, which sends it flying out of 
the ring. Scott's Pokemon may have the power, but I still have better Pokemon 
than him, Ash thought. "Ivysaur, return!" Ash pulled out an another Poke Ball, 
and tossed it into the ring. "Pidgeot, I choose you!" "Starmie, hit it with a 
Tackle attack!" "Pidgeot, Whirlwind attack!" Starmie jumps up into the air, and 
tries to knock down Pidgeot. Pidgeot dodges it all, and sends off the Whirlwind, 
which sends Starmie flying into the wall. "Starmie, return!" Scott pulls out an 
another Super-Ultra Ball, and tosses it into the ring. "Let's go, Charizard!" 
"Pidgeot, hit it with an another Whirlwind!" "Good try, "Champ". Charizard, Fire 
Spin!" Charizard' Fire Spin enveloped Pidgeot, and combined with the power of 
its own Whirlwind (which made the fire more powerful), Pidgeot fell back down to 
the arena. "Pidgeot, return!" Later... After a while, the high-level battle was 
coming down to the wire. Both trainers had one last Pokemon left, and just 
before they pulled them out and toss them into the ring, they stared down each 
other one more time. "Butterfree, I choose you!" "Let's go, Dragonair!" The two 
trainers tossed their last Poke Ball into the ring, and when they landed, the 
final battle was all set to begin. Both Pokemon were at equal skill level, and 
both trainers were skilled. It was now a match of power. "Butterfree, Poison 
Powder!" "Dragonair, Thunder Wave!" The Thunder Wave disintegrates the Poison 
Powder, but Butterfree manages to escape the wave unharmed. It automatically 
launches Sleep Powder, but an another Thunder Wave from Dragonair quickly 
disperses that. "This ends here, now! Butterfree, Poison Powder!" "You think 
that's gonna work? Dragonair, Dragon Rage!" Misty, Brock, Leanne and Ash gasped. 
Dragon Rage was any Dragon Pokemon's greatest attack, and it's power level 
depends on how angry it is, and by the looks of things, Dragonair is royally 
P.O.'ed. The attack runs its course, and when the dust settled, Butterfree was 
down, and the bell was rung. Misty rushed out onto the arena, and rushed over to 
the injured Butterfree. Scott pulled out a bottle of potion, and went over with 
her. Ash shoved Scott away, but Misty insisted on Scott helping. Scott sprayed 
some potion on Butterfree, and Ash returned it to his Poke Ball. Scott stormed 
out of the arena, and slammed the door behind him. Misty rushed after Scott, and 
left Brock to help Ash heal his Pokemon. Meanwhile, outside, Misty was scanning 
the area, and saw Scott disappear around the bend with Ash's Pikachu, who seemed 
to have taking a liking to Scott. Then, she remembered. She had left Seadra at 
the salon. She hastily went to the door, and found it locked. She found a back 
door open, and discreetly went inside. She snuck around, and when she heard a 
noise, she snuck into a dark room. There, she found cages of Pokemon, all ready 
for transport. Misty found her Seadra in a locked cage, and struggled to open 
the door, which didn't budge. She looked around, and stumbled onto a master door 
control. After a few seconds, she found a way to open the doors. She pressed the 
activation button, and suddenly, a giant flood of Pokemon rushed out of the 
cages and out to freedom, but not unnoticed. Misty rushed out the door with the 
Pokemon, but the exit was blocked by Megan, Shawn, Butch and Cassidy. But they 
were powerless to stop the waves and waves of escaping Pokemon, as they were run 
over, and trampled on. Once outside, Misty continued her search for Scott. She 
looked around, but could not find Scott's Wartortle. She waved down a cab, and 
sped off to the airport, where she suspected that Scott would be. The airport... 
Misty looked around, but no sign of Scott. She checked all the departure 
screens, but none to Vancouver. She checked an airline desk, and found out the 
only way to go to Vancouver from Miami was through Toronto. She checked for 
Toronto flights, and found three. She scanned the airport three times over, but 
no sign of Scott. Then, just as the first flight was to leave, Misty saw Scott 
enter the Restricted Area. She rushed over, calling his name over and over. But 
he didn't hear, and entered the restricted area. Misty tried to follow him in, 
but was stopped in her tracks by the security guard, who asked her for a ticket, 
which she could not produce. She went outside, and waved down a taxi back to the 
hotel. Brock and Ash were in the lobby, waiting for her. But, she ignored them, 
and rushed to the elevator. She closed the door in Ash's face, and went up to 
her room. There, she unlocked it, and slammed the door. She sank into her 
pillow, and wept. First Ash ditched her in Denver, now Scott's dumped her here 
in Miami. She loved them both, and there was no denying it. There was a knock at 
the door, but she ignored it. More knocks continued, but after a while, it 
stopped. Misty sank back into her pillow, and cried some more. The knocks at the 
door resumed, and Misty reluctantly opened the door. Brock stood there. Misty 
motioned for him to come in, and gently closed the door behind him. Brock sat 
down, and sighed. "Brock, is there something you wanted to talk to me about?" 
Misty asked as she sat down on the bed. "You're still not over Scott running 
away, aren't you?" Brock asked. "No." "Well, we'll see him again." "Really? 
When?" "When we get to Vancouver, which is after Ash goes to New York and 
Toronto first." "No! I want to go now." "Misty..." "I want to go now!" "Misty, 
we can't." "Why?" "There's two reasons: One, he thinks Ash is for you. Two, he's 
23, and you're 17." "How'd you know?" "Uh, I can't tell you that. It's something 
between us guys." "But he loves me, doesn't he?" "Yes." "But why did her run 
away?" "He wanted you to be happy. He really, truly thinks you are made for 
Ash." "But I love him! I love him and Ash! Brock, can't you bring him back to 
me?" Brock sighed. "No, Misty. I can't." Brock went out the door, and Misty 
flopped onto the bed. She burst into tears, and flopped back onto her pillow. 
She cried again, and held up a picture of the four taken at Disneyland back in 
Los Angeles. A little later, next door... Ash paced around, waiting for Brock to 
finish using the shower. He had though of what had happened over the past few 
days. If there was ever a time he needed Pikachu to give his brain a jolt, it 
was now. He sighed, and threw his clothes onto his bed. He went downstairs, and 
went to the café. He ordered a tall cup of cappuccino, and sat down at an empty 
table, when he suddenly saw Misty all alone. He went over to her, and sat 
opposite of her. He placed his arms around her, and she smiled. "Hey, Ash." She 
mumbled. "Misty..." Ash replied, "I...I wanted to tell you..." "Ash, I'm sorry. 
I shouldn't have let my heart wander like this..." "It's okay, Misty." "Thanks, 
Ash." "No problem. That's what friends are for." "Ash..." "You're worried about 
Scott, aren't you?" "Yes." "Don't worry. He's probably back in Vancouver by now. 
Why don't you give him a call?" "Sure. You got the number?" Ash handed her a 
slip of paper. Misty rushed over to the phone, inserted a phone card, and dialed 
the number. She waited a while, and finally, someone picked it up. "Hello, 
Vancouver Pokemon Gym Reception Desk." The voice shouted. "Uh, I'd like to speak 
with the gym leader, please." Misty replied, ignoring the receptionists' 
rudeness. "Cory or Scott?" "Scott." "Well, he's not here. The gym's closed for 
the night, so he's probably at home." "Can you leave him a message?" "Sure. Who 
shall I ask is calling?" "Misty Katsumi Waterflower." "And your message?" "Call 
me at the hotel in Miami before 9:30 AM tomorrow." "Pacific or Eastern time?" 
"Eastern time." "I'll forward it to his home." "Thanks." "Yeah, sure. Good 
night." Misty hung up the phone, and ran upstairs. She went back into the room, 
changed into her pajamas, flopped onto the bed, and sighed. She fell asleep, and 
Togepi climbed into her arms. Then, he, too, fell asleep in the comfort of 
Misty's warmth. The next morning... Misty waited and waited, but no messages. 
She checked the counter many times, but they, too, had no messages for her. She 
checked the clock, and 10:30 ticked past. She waited until 11:00, but still no 
call. She followed Brock and Ash down to the lobby, and asked one more time. 
Still no message. Misty reluctantly followed Brock and Ash to the train station, 
still hanging onto the glimmer of hope that Scott would call. Meanwhile, in 
Vancouver... The birds and Pidgeys were chirping, the totem poles were standing 
strong, the morning dew drops fell onto the delicate grass, and people were 
already on the pathways, on their morning jog, or their rush to work. 
Pedestrians were dodging the rollerbladers on the pathway, as usual. Even the 
speed limits posted on the pathways don't seem to prevent the pedestrians from 
crashing into them. But, Scott wasn't the extreme type, so he took it nice and 
slow. People always seem to know his name, due to his job as the Vancouver gym 
leader. Ever since he's taken the job, life had never been the same. Life was 
hectic, and one day, he just couldn't take one more second of it. He took a 
vacation, leaving his brother Cory in charge. He toured all the gyms of Asia, 
and on his way home, he met Misty, as well as Ash and Brock. Misty was a nice 
girl, and she was the type he had a soft spot for. But then, there was Ash. He 
really didn't want to fight Ash for Misty, due to the fact that he had no 
intention that Misty would actually like him. Brock? Well...he was okay, only 
when he's not ogling the ladies or talking about his failures in love. Ash is a 
nice kid. Good natured. Very good trainer, but not half as good as him. His 
Pikachu was obedient, but ever since Pikachu came back to Vancouver with him, 
that view had somewhat changed. Scott stopped at the concession, and bought a 
bottle of water, and a little treat for Pikachu. This was the first day Pikachu 
came out with him, and the first real day of him being Pikachu's temporary 
trainer (until Ash comes to earn his Cascade Badge). He sat down on a bench, and 
Pikachu jumped onto it. Scott handed him the Poke-Treat, and it happily munched 
on it. "You know, Pikachu, maybe I did hurt Misty a lot when I abruptly left her 
back in Miami." "Pika pi pika chu." (Misty must be heartbroken.) "But, I'm not 
her type. She's better off loving Ash, right?" "Pi." (Yes.) "Then why did you 
follow me here to Vancouver?" "Pika pi pika pi. pi pika pi pika chu!" (I like 
you because you're a good trainer, even better than Ash!) "Oh, don't say that. 
Ash is a good trainer." "Pi pika pi pika. Pika pi pi pika chu?" (Yeah, you're 
right. So, did you answer Misty's message?) "Uh, no. Why?" "Pi pika, pika pi 
pika chu." (Uh oh, Misty is REALLY heartbroken now.) "Well, it's too late now. 
Well, let's go back to gym." "Pika pi." (OK, coming.) Scott took off, and as he 
made his way to the gym, he started to feel guilty. But, he fought it off, but 
forgot to watch the oncoming traffic. Pikachu watched, and made a grim face as 
he watched everything unfold in front of him. To be continued...