Ash groaned as he opened his eyes to see himself lying in a crystal-blue area surrounding him.

"Wha? Where am I?" he wondered. He sat up and looked around him. (Am I still in the cave? This is weird. I've never heard of a cave that was this color.)

Next to him, was a crystal-blue colored Lugia who was sound asleep. This was rare, because most Lugias' are just blue and white, but this one had a different tone to it.

(Wow, this is an awesome lookin' Lugia. I wonder if it helped me out as I was falling...)

Ash stood up, and was about to catch it, but then he remembered Misty. (Oh no! Where's Misty?!)

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"Ok, I don't think Ash and Misty are coming soon, we should go out and look for them, Crobat," Brock suggested.

"Cro-bat-bat (Alrighty then Brock!)," Crobat agreed.

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(Back to Ash)

He searched all over the wide area. No sign of her. Then he saw dark figures in a dark corner of the cave. He walked over to where his eyes captured to, and saw another bird Pokemon (Ho-oh) and Misty beside it. They were both asleep.

Ash walked over to where Misty was and sighed. (Thank you God, she's alive)

He bent over and saw that she had no signs of injuries and no bruises, so he was even more relieved. He shook her lightly and called her name.

"Misty? Hey, Mist, wake up."

She moaned a little and slowly opened her aqua eyes.

"A-Ash? What happened?" she croaked.

"Remember, we fell when the ground cracked and broke in," he answered.

"Oh yeah.... How did we survive?" she sat up.

"I think these Pokemon,"he started out and pointed to Ho-oh and Lugia,"saved us as we were falling."

"Wow. But where are we?" Misty asked.

"I have no clue. We still may be in the cave, but I dunno," Ash replied."But I'm glad you're ok, I don't know what I'd do without you."

(A/N: It's going to get mushy, lol. ^_~)

"You could do many things without me. You could have less burden on your back, knowing I'm always picking on you and starting fights with you, beating you with my mallot all the time. You wouldn't be in this position right now if it wasn't for me. I shouldn't made that bet," she frowned, looking down.

"Misty, you are no burden on my back. And we all made that bet. Anyway, I came up with the 'if we win, you'll travel to Mahogany Town alone since you think you always know your way around' part. It's my fault on that," Ash looked at her in the eyes.

"Yeah, but I'm always bugging you about being lost all the time, it's my fault,"Misty said.

"No, it isn't," he fought back.

"Yes it is!"

"No it isn't!"

"Yes it is!"

"No...ah nevermind. We're arguing again, I'm not gettin' into it," he sighed.

"See, here we go again. As I told you, I'm always starting the arguements, so you're better off without me,"her eyes started to get teary,"Maybe I should leave you after we get out of here."

"NO! Don't!"he shouted as he grabbed her shoulders w/ both hands."Misty, admit it, we both start the arguements, it's not just you."

"Yeah, but..." she started.

"No buts,"he finished it off.

"Ok," Misty smiled and hugged him."You're the best friend anyone could ever wish for."

Ash blushed."Nah..."

"Yeah," she looked sweetly at him.

"But you're even better," he stated.

"No."

"Yes infinity. No take backs," he grinned.

She blushed as she stared into his chocolate-brown eyes. He stared back. (She's so beautiful, I don't see how in the heck she got that pretty. But really, I prefer the personality. She's so sweet, and smart....maybe I should tell her now.)

He remembers back before his journey started when his Mom said,"If you ever find someone you truly love, go for it. If you don't soon, she might go away to someone else. If you really love her, tell her, no matter what the chances are of her turning you down. It shows that you truly care."

(I'll tell her now....)

To Be Continued.....

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Well, that's it for now. Sorry it took so long, I didn't have internet for like a week. And then my computer messed up and all my stuff (including this fic) was erased. But I'm back! Rawk on ppls! ~Daring Warrior~