Ash stopped running and bent down to catch his breath. Misty was nowhere in sight, and he was getting really worried.

'Why did I have to run that stupid mouth of mine? I've lost my love because I couldn't control myself...she is stronger than me, she's not weak, she's not a runt...I don't even know why I said all of that,' Ash thought while getting close to tears.'I have to find her, I won't give up.'

Ash straightened up and started to run again. No matter how much his legs were hurting at the time, he'll keep on going till he finds her. He needs Misty, he loves her. Everytime she isn't near, it feels like the biggest part of his life is missing, and that's what he feels now.

He kept on passing hills and volcanoes, but no sight of her was found.

"MISTYYYYYY!" Ash yelled as loud as he could, hoping he'd hear a response.

But all was silent.

He tried again."MISTYYYYYY!"

No sound, all you could hear was the wind blowing by. It was like there was no soul on this planet. All deserted, all isolated.

Ash felt his anger rising. He wasn't mad at Misty, but he was mad at himself. For losing her, for letting her go by. He picked up a rock and threw it as hard as he could, and then he plopped down on the ground.

"Why in the heck did I say that to her?! WHY?" Ash said to himself, his anger lingering. There was a big rock beside him and he punched his fist against it and injured his knuckles.

He cursed to himself as held on to his hand.

'Quit being a woose and look for her,' Ash thought to himself as he got up and started walking again. God knows how long he's been without eating or sleeping. It feels like he's been on planet Mazarus forever. After about an hour of walking, Ash collasped. He was too weak to go on. He tried to get back up, but he fell right back down.

Days and days passed, but no sign of Misty still. Ash got very little sleep, considering he hadn't had anything to eat for days with a lot of worrying on his mind. His knuckles were broken and he was too weak to walk. Things didn't seem like they could get any worse...but it did.....

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Brock was sitting on a bench in the park with his hands covering his face. He wasn't crying, but all of Ash and Misty's Pokemon were.

"{We're never gonna see Ash again!}" Pikachu whined.

"{I wish Mom was here!}" Togetic cried.

"Calm down guys...I'm sure Ash and Misty are fine...just, just hope and pray, that's all I can tell you," Brock said wearily. He hadn't slept for two days straight and he looked like a complete mess. Sandrae was right beside him, rubbing his back.

She kissed Brock on the cheek.

"Why don't you go back to the Pokemon Center and get some rest?" she said. "You'll feel a lot better if you do."

"I don't know Sandrae, I-"

Brock was cut off by a kiss on the lips. They held it for a while and then Sandrae finally broke off.

"Get some rest," she ordered.

Brock was a little reluctant about it, but he had no choice. Not getting any sleep was not going to bring his best friends back.

Meanwhile, Sandrae took the Pokemon out to the beach so they can freshen up. They've been crying for days, and they need to refresh their minds.

"{It's so weird that all this had happened...I mean suddenly a ghost appeared and took them away...it's just...crazy}" Bayleef said while shaking her head.

"{Yeah I know...hey, before all this happened, didn't Ash say that he was going to give Misty her present after her battle? He never did...}" Cyndaquil pointed out.

"{Ash was so happy for Misty and got so caught up in planning her celebration, he forgot}" Pikachu said.

"{Oh...}" Cyndaquil said.

'Please let Ash and Misty be ok,' the Pokemon silently prayed.

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Suddenly, Zelestina appeared. She was holding a cage in her hand with...Misty inside. Ash gasped - he was speechless. Right there in front of his face was Misty - after wondering around for hours, there she was.

As soon as Misty saw Ash, she cried,"ASH! HELP ME!"

"Zelestina, let her go! Now!" Ash ordered, his face full of anger and hate.

"Uh, no! Do you think I'm gonna let her go after I just captured her? You must be retarded or something," Zelestina spat out.

"Shut up!" Ash screamed."Misty, you know we have powers to beat her, we should use it now!"

"Powers?! You have no powers!" Zelestina laughed, with an evil tone in her voice."No powers to defeat ME that is!"

"Misty,"Ash said as he looked at her."Remember how we got out of that cage earlier? Do the same thing."

"Okay,"Misty said as she closed her eyes.

"I've gotta watch this,"Zelestina said."This will be funny, she won't get out of this cage!"

Misty closed her eyes and tried to vision the cage disappearing. And so it did, after a while. Misty fell on the ground as she was released from the cage. She immediately ran over to Ash and grabbed ahold of him in a tight hug. He felt relieved.

"What?!!! How could....how did you escape? That's impossible!" Zelestina raged.

"Well, I guess YOU are the retarded one! How else did you think we got out of that fire cage earlier? Stupid...." Ash rolled his eyes.

Zelestina growled and she raised her hands. A bluish fire started coming out of her fingers, and it was aiming at Misty and Ash. They were going to be hit!

"Ash! What do we do?" Misty asked him in horror, grabbing onto his arm.

Ash took her hand in his and squeezed tightly.

"What else can we do? We're gonna have to fight her," Ash replied.

"How?! I don't know how to use these powers well!" Misty squealed.

The bluish flames shot out like a gun. There was a good and a bad side to the attack. The good thing of it was that Misty wasn't hit, but the bad thing was that Ash was hit. He pushed Misty with all of his might to get her away, and he took the attack.

"Stupid humans. I'll be back for you redhead," Zelestina said as she disappeared.

Misty looked over at Ash, where he layed a few feet beside her...and he wasn't moving at all.

Misty ran over to him and kneeled down. There were scars all over his face, and he was pale as a...ghost.

Misty shook him harshly and cried,"Ash! Ash! Wake up! Please wake up!"

Ash didn't respond.

Misty took his wrist and tried to feel for a pulse. Nothing. Then she felt his cheek....ice cold.

"NO!!! ASH! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME! COME BACK!" Misty slammed her fist on the ground as she broke out crying."Ash...p-please, I love you, don't leave me. Please..."

He still didn't respond. He was dead.

Zelestina saw this. She saw the redhead crying for him. She saw the redhead's anger rising and rising.

Misty got up and shouted,"ZELESTINA! COME OUT! I DARE YOU TO COME OUT! "

Zelestina appeared to her before Misty's eyes. Misty didn't show no signs of fear.

"You and that hat kid beat my children in battle at the AAPB tournament...Lila and Trevor, remember? They don't look like ghosts, but they are...they just transformed in human form to fool you humans. They wanted revenge, they want no one to defeat their Pokemon. But, they're not as powerful as I am, so I'm here to give you my revenge instead. At first, I didn't want to hurt you both because I thought I could just use you two to help me to control all Pokemon minds, but then I saw that you would not cooperate at all, so just I decided to go ahead and kill you and the boy for the revenge. But you're still alive, you freak!" Zelestinal shouted as she pointed a finger at Misty.

"I challenge you to battle me,"Misty in a low voice.

"You want to fight me? How pathetic...your boyfriend couldn't defeat me, so why should I believe that you could do any better...runt!" Zelestina roared with laughter.

"DON'T CALL ME A RUNT! I SAID I WANT YOU BATTLE YOU! DON'T WIMP OUT!" Misty yelled.

"Fine, but you will lose, mark my words..." Zelestina said plainly.

"And what if I don't?" Misty asked.

"But IF I don't...,"Misty urged on.

"Then the hat boy will come back to life again...," Zelestina sighed. "And I'll be gone forever, so will my children, because my children and I are one."

"Then how come they can't fight me?" Misty smirked.

"JUST SHUT UP!" Zelestina growled.

"Then let the games begin," Misty finished off.

And the battle began...not a battle between Pokemon, but a battle between a human girl and an evil ghost....will Misty make it?

Yay! I got this chapter up finally! ::makes a goofy smile:: How'd you all like? Is it boring? Stupid? Good? The best? lol. I know Ash was killed in this chappy but...just keep on reading. You never know...Reviews pleaze!!! ^_^

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