"Hey, Mist, I need to tell you something," Ash said nervously.

"What?" Misty responded.

He cleared his throat and put his hands in his pockets. "Well, I...."

Then they heard a loud rumble that was within the cave. Soon, the cave was shaking fiercely.

(Ash - Man! Why me?)

This was unbelievable; the cave shook so much that it knocked the two off their feet. Then.......

ROOOOOAAAAAR! ................Slayma appeared once again, like before.

Misty screamed and held on to Ash's sleeve. "ASH!"

Ash and Misty decided to call out all of their Pokemon, but somehow, they all were sick! They weren't going to battle so, no hope there.

Ash said,"C'mon, let's find a way out of here."

They ran a few feet out of the way until the fire-water Pokemon caught up and stood on its four legs right in front of them..... It looked at the two with piercing eyes.

It seemed as if the world stopped around them. Like everything has frozen. It was just Ash, Misty and Slayma. All they did was stare, like they were in a zone.......

Ash and Misty heard a soft, but low growl coming from the Pokemon. It dug its heels in the ground, preparing to attack.

Ash got in fron of Misty and said,"Please don't attack us!"

[Get out of here. This is my home, GO AWAY NOOOW!!!]

"Huh? What was that?" Misty asked.

Slayma was speaking into their minds. It took a while for it to register to their heads.

Ash, finally figuring out what the voice was from said,"We don't know the way out, we got lost in here...and we didn't know it was your home so calm down!"

Misty got out from behind Ash, "Hey! Don't be that rude! We're sorry for disturbing you, but it doesn't mean you should wear that bad attitude!"

The creature growled louder and lunged at her. She fell on the ground with Slayma on top of her, showing its sharp teeth at her. Its claws started to cling on to her shirt, reaching her skin.....

Misty held her breath and closed her eyes........

Then......nothing. She actually felt the weight of the Pokemon off her stomach. Ash had pushed the Pokemon off of her and said,"Stay off of her!" No one hurts Misty, not when Ash is around.

ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAR! It roared. Slayma started glowing. It had a half red and half blue light surrounding it.

Not realizing it, Misty got up and grabbed ahold of Ash's hand and he responded by squeezing her hand tightly.

Slayma's glow got bigger and bigger until the whole cave trembled....

Ash and Misty were now in a tight embrace as they were watching the tempered Pokemon's rage...........................

"Hey Officer Jenny!" Brock exclaimed."There's a cave! Maybe they're in there."

"Ok, let's check it out," Jenny replied.

Brock decided to get Officer Jenny to help him (and Crobat) out with finding his two friends. It took a while for them to start off for the investigation because, well, you know how Brock is around pretty women, especially Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny. (A/N: hehe)

They entered the cave, hoping Ash and Misty are still alive...................

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Misty awoken to feel her body sore. She looked around and realized that she was not in a crystal-blue area anymore. It looked like it was a normal-cave again...brown, rocky walls around her. It was such a big blur as to what had happened.....

::Flashback::

ROOOOOAAAAAR! ................Slayma appeared once again, like before.

Misty screamed and held on to Ash's sleeve. "ASH!"

Ash and Misty decided to call out all of their Pokemon, but somehow, they all were sick! They weren't going to battle so, no hope there.

Ash said,"C'mon, let's find a way out of here."

They ran a few feet out of the way until the fire-water Pokemon caught up and stood on its four legs right in front of them..... It looked at the two with piercing eyes.

It seemed as if the world stopped around them. Like everything has frozen. It was just Ash, Misty and Slayma. All they did was stare, like they were in a zone.......

Ash and Misty heard a soft, but low growl coming from the Pokemon. It dug its heels in the ground, preparing to attack.

Ash got in fron of Misty and said,"Please don't attack us!"

[Get out of here. This is my home, GO AWAY NOOOW!!!]

"Huh? What was that?" Misty asked.

Slayma was speaking into their minds. It took a while for it to register to their heads.

Ash, finally figuring out what the voice was from said,"We don't know the way out, we got lost in here...and we didn't know it was your home so calm down!"

Misty got out from behind Ash, "Hey! Don't be that rude! We're sorry for disturbing you, but it doesn't mean you should wear that bad attitude!"

The creature growled louder and lunged at her. She fell on the ground with Slayma on top of her, showing its sharp teeth at her. Its claws started to cling on to her shirt, reaching her skin.....

Misty held her breath and closed her eyes........

Then......nothing. She actually felt the weight of the Pokemon off her stomach. Ash had pushed the Pokemon off of her and said,"Stay off of her!" No one hurts Misty, not when Ash is around.

ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAR! It roared. Slayma started glowing. It had a half red and half blue light surrounding it.

Not realizing it, Misty got up and grabbed ahold of Ash's hand and he responded by squeezing her hand tightly.

Slayma's glow got bigger and bigger until the whole cave trembled....

Ash and Misty were now in a tight embrace as they were watching the tempered Pokemon's rage...........................

::End of Flashback::

Misty now remembers what had happened. Slayma used its amazing attack on them, and now they are...somewhere else in the cave. (A/N: No matter what happens, they can't get out of the cave, eh? Scary... -_-)

With pain, she slowly turned her head to see if Ash was there beside her. Thank God he was. He was sleeping peacefully, but he didn't look like he was in a good shape. He had bruises all over him, cuts, and his arm looked dislocated. She was about to cry at what she saw....the one she loves, is in bad condition.

Misty loved Ash ever since the day she met him. At first, she thought he was just some annoying trainer, but after a few hours of talking to him, she realized how much she liked him. It was weird for her. She never felt that way about a guy before. In her childhood, she had a lot of boys who she were friends with, but she never had feelings for them like she had Ash. It was strong feelings, it scared her sometimes. She's about to the point where she believes that Ash doesn't feel the same, and never will. But she stays with him. No one could ever understand how much she loves him.......(Ash feels the same way, but she doesn't know it).

Misty hated to see Ash like that. She groaned as she sat herself up, then scooted herself by the black-haired boy.

She formed a slight frown and sighed as she carrassed his cheek with her hand. (I love you so much Ash. I want so bad for you to feel the same..)

Togepi flashed back to her mind. Tears started swelling up in her eyes. The red-head girl covered her hands over her face and started to cry harder. (What if Togepi's.....dead? Oh crap, I can't think of that stuff, it may not be true, but I miss her....). She continued to let the tears flow down her face.

Ash stirred as he opened his eyes. It took a while for him to realize what's happening and when he did (even though it pains to do this since he's injured), he slowly sat up and put his arm around her shoulders.

"Hey Mist. What's wrong?" he asked sadly. He hated so much to see Misty cry. It feels like his heart was being stabbed with a knife.

Misty looked over at Ash and said,"Togepi....what if she's dead? What if I never find her again? I'm so scared." She trembled as she kept on crying.

"Don't worry, I have a feeling that they are just fine, let's keep on looking for them, ok?" he told her sweetly.

She smiled."Ok."

They both got up and started walking again, hoping to find their dearest Pokemon......

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***Blue Flamed Cheetah***