This is How the Story Goes... Part 4



"After I finished eating so properly and nicely with my chopsticks, I wiped
my mouth with my napkin, and complimented Mrs. Ketchum on the pleasantly
delicious food that she kindly prepared for us.
Misty: I must say, Mrs. Ketchum, this feast is fabulous!  Thank you for spending your time to
prove such remarkable and marvelous talent!
Mrs. Ketchum: Why, thank you, Misty dear!  I just oh so wish that my dear son and his friend felt the
same way.

"Ash had his mouth full..."

Ash: What do you mean, Mom?  THIS FOOD IS GOOD!

"Brock had his mouth full also..."

Brock: YEAH, I COULDN'T BEAT THIS!

"But both of them had food all over the place.  They practically THREW the food into their mouths,
and with their elbows on the table and the napkins feeling lonely because of lack of use when they
were really needed, they spilled coffee all over my new vanilla dress!"

Ash: Here, let me lick it off your arm and side...
Brock: And I'll slurp out the stain if it sunk in.

"It was nice but very unpleasant."

Misty: Mrs. Ketchum, this is very unpleasant!
Mrs. Ketchum: And so you are right, my dear...Ash, please go up to your room!
Ash: But Mom!

"And food from his mouth splattered all over Mrs. Ketchum's face as soon as Ash talked...almost as
soon as he simply opened his mouth--"

"WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WAIT WAIT -WAIT-!!!!!!!" Ash shouted, laughing hard.
"What in blazes is so funny, Ash Ketchum??" Misty shouted.
"For one thing, it's your little accent!"

(Author's note: No offense on you who do use that mannerful accent, it's just for the story.)

"For two--LICK it off?  That doesn't even sound right!" Ash shouting, although still laughing.
"Ash, get your mind out of the gutter!" Mrs. Ketchum shouted.  "Misty, I didn't even know you
had a white dress--and I don't remember all that!"
"For three, that's because she DOESN'T, and none of that ever happened!  You KNOW good and well that
she has just the lack of manners as Brock and I.  But none of us have ever shown THAT much
immanered disrespect in my mother's household right in front of my mother.  I'll make good sure
of that."
"Amen to that," said Brock and Mrs. Ketchum.
"And for four, I'll bet you that this WHOLE story will be a fake and all about HER!" Ash said.
"Ha, just LISTEN to me, Ash!  Here comes the truth!" Misty said.
"All dressed in you...but after a while, the lies will come through..." Ash sang in the beat of
'Here Comes The Bride'.
"WHATEVER, ASH!  JUST LISTEN WILL YOU?"

"Anyway, after we finished dinner, we headed straight to the mall."

"What about the girl??" Brock whined.
"FORGET THE GIRL!  SHE ISN'T EVEN NECESSARY!  The story has just as much truth without her."

"Anyway, after we went in the mall, I picked out a white dress.  Then, suddenly, I had to go to the
restroom--"

"Which you would be in for hours, fixing your hair, brushing your teeth, checking your bra, cutting off
washtags from your very old clothes, trying to fix the highheel sandles that have been in your backpack
for a good decade..."
"SHUT UP, ASH!  I just had to use the bathroom!"
"That's what all the girls say, right Brock?" Ash said.
"True, true, true!" Brock said.

"ANYWAY, and I didn't notice that I had the dress in hand.  But before I even had the dress..."

Ash and Brock faked an impatient sigh.  Misty ignored them.

"Melody was in the mall!  She immediately rushed up to Ash as soon as she saw him.  She started
hugging him and kissing him and giggling like a stupid ditz and saying..."

Melody: Ash, you're so great!  Oh Chosen One, I like you very much!  Too bad your GIRLFRIEND is
with you, I would have taken you home right away!
Misty: I am NOT his girlfriend!
Melody: Sure...
Misty: SHUT UP!
Melody: Oh, all right.

"Then Melody left."

"Misty--what was the point of having Melody there?  She wasn't there anyway," Ash said.
"I just felt like it.  But here's the truth."

"So anyway, when I came back out the bathroom, I saw the cops giving me a murderous glare.  I
was about to explain my accident, but then Ash came and yanked me out of the mall by the arm, Brock
following in suit.  Of course, Pikachu was still up there, distracting the officer."

"WHAT?  You make it sound like WE INTENDED to "steal" those clothes!" Ash shouted.
"Pika!  Chu pika!"
"Pikachu said, 'Yeah, distracting??'!" Ash said.
"All right.  The truth is...I don't remember anything of what happened."
Ash, Brock, Pikachu, and Mrs. Ketchum fell over with sweatdrops.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Um...Pikachu wants to tell the story."
"All right, but ASH, I want you to say EXACTLY what comes out of Pikachu's mouth," said Mrs. Ketchum.
"Okay."
"Promise?"
"I promise."
"Chu," Pikachu said.
"Chu," Ash said.
"Huh?"
"Well, Mom, that's exactly what came out of Pikachu's mouth," Ash said with a smirk.
Everybody rolled their eyes.  "YOU KNOW WHAT WE MEAN!"
"All right," Ash said, laughing.
"Pikachu..."

Author's note: I'm pretty sure you know what Pikachu said.


TO BE CONTINUED...