Title: The
Image of Truth
Author:
~~the_ultimate_SoBe_Master~~!!!
Chapter 5:
Shopping
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Category: AAML
“Hey,
guys! Where you guys been?!” Brock called from the entrance as Ash and Misty
were just getting there. They were still holding hands.
“Hey!!!”
Ash and Misty called back.
“Guys,
did y’all feel that earthquake?! It was a big one wasn’t it?!” Brock asked.
“Yeah!”
Ash and Misty lied.
“Brock,
did you remember to clean up after yourselves?!” Misty asked, giggling. She
suddenly got a disturbing picture in her head of Brock and Emily. ‘That’s
scary!’ Misty shuddered silently.
“Yeah,
I did, Misty!” Brock snapped.
“Good!”
Misty replied.
“Anyway,
guys, you should check out the shops! I went and checked them out after I had,
uh-hem…finished, and they were awesome!” Brock suggested.
“Alright,
I think I will!” Ash replied.
“There’s
also a humongous mall downtown!” Brock stated.
“I
checked it out! It rocked!” Misty exclaimed.
“I’m
gonna head to the breeding center! Meet me back here when you’re finished!”
Brock stated. “By the way, why are you two holding hands, hmm?!” Brock asked,
snickering.
“Oh,
uh…ummm…uhhh…” Ash and Misty replied nervously, quickly braking away from each
other and looking in the opposite direction.
“You
went out on a date, didn’t you?!” Brock replied.
“No way!
What in the hell gave you that idea?!” Ash snapped.
“You
were holding hands! Usually when a guy and a girl are holding hands, they’re
going out!” Brock laughed.
“Well,
we didn’t go out! We didn’t even notice that we were holding hands!” Misty
snapped.
“Ok,
whatever you say!” Brock replied sarcastically. He was still snickering. He couldn’t
keep a straight face.
“Well,
what’re we waiting for?!! Let’s get a move on!” Ash exclaimed.
“Remember,
meet me back here, ok?!” Brock reminded them.
“No
problem, Brock.” Ash and Misty replied, and they made a run for the shops.
“See
you two later!” Brock called.
“Yeah, Brock! See ya later!” Ash called back.
“So
Ash, where do ya wanna go first?” Misty asked.
“Well,
I was thinking maybe we could split up and check out the shops and the mall,
and then we can meet back up at the
“Ok,
Ash!” Misty agreed, and they went their separate ways.
“That
Pokemon shop looks pretty cool!” Ash stated, looking at a Poke’ Mart called the
“
“Welcome
to ‘The
“I’m
just browsing.” Ash replied.
“Ok,
tell me if you need anything!” The clerk replied.
“Ok.”
Ash retorted, and he started searching through the shelves. “I just remembered!
I need some more potions!” Ash stated. “Hey do you have any Max Potions?”
“No, sorry. Fresh out!” The employ replied.
“What
about Hyper Potions or Super Potions?” Ash asked.
“We
have both! The Hyper Potions are $12 each, and the Super Potions are $7 each!”
The clerk replied.
“Hold
five of each up at the desk! I’m still browsing!” Ash replied.
“Sure thing!” The clerk replied.
As
Ash continued to search the shelves, he found everything from Antidotes to Ice
Heals. But then his eyes landed on a box of Rare Candies. “Hey! I thought Poke’
Marts didn’t sell Rare Candies!” Ash called up to the front desk.
“Well,
there’s a stash of Rare Candies near the city, so we always have a good
supply!” The clerk explained. “To keep tourists and citizens from stealing our
Rare Candies, we’ve blocked off the cave where they were found! But so citizens
aren’t mad ‘cause they can’t have the Rare Candies, we sell them here at the
Poke’ Mart!”
“Oh,
cool!” Ash replied.
“They’re
expensive though; $100 per candy!” The clerk replied.
‘Well,
I still have $1000 from my mom. I guess I could get a couple!’ Ash thought. He
grabbed three Rare Candies and ran to the front desk. “This is all!” Ash
stated.
“Ok,
that’ll be $395.” The clerk replied.
“Here
ya go!” Ash said, paying the clerk.
“Thanks!
Come again anytime!” The clerk replied.
“Ok,
bye!” Ash called to the front desk as he was leaving, and with that he headed
for the mall.
“What
a cool-looking shop!” Misty said to herself, eying a shop called the “Water
Lover’s Gift Shop”. She ran for the entrance, nearly bumping into a kid about
her age with spiky, brown hair. He was followed by a girl with spiky, deep blue
hair. ‘That kid looks awfully familiar.’ Misty thought. She quickly apologized
and went inside.
“Wow!”
Misty exclaimed, gazing around. It was a Water Pokemon Trainer’s dream-come-true.
They even had live Water Pokemon for sale. Her eyes trailed to a Milotic. She
had always wanted one. “How much for the Milotic?”
Misty asked.
“$500”
The shop clerk replied.
“That’s
expensive!” Misty exclaimed.
“These
Pokemon are very rare though!” The clerk replied.
“I
know.” Misty sighed. ‘That’s nearly all of my money! I only have $700!’ Misty
told herself. “I’ll take it!” Misty exclaimed. “And some
Water Pokemon food, too!”
“Ok,
that’ll be $505.” The clerk said.
“Here’s
$600!” Misty replied, giving the clerk a $500 and a $100.
“Here’s
your change, ma’am.” The clerk replied, giving her $95. “And here’s the
Pokeball containing Milotic and the Water Pokemon food.”
“Thanks,
bye!” Misty called as she was leaving.
“Anytime!” The clerk replied.
‘Wow!
I can’t believe that I got a Milotic!’ Misty thought.
Ash
entered the mall, and gasped. It was huge. At least a
50-foot-high ceiling. ‘It’s even bigger on the inside than it is on the
outside!’ Ash thought. ‘Now, I’ve gotta find something for Misty!’ He ran into
a vintage clothing shop. “You got any short-top T-shirts or short-shorts for
girls???” Ash asked.
“Why
for girls?” The clerk asked, giving Ash an odd look.
“I
need to find something for this girl I like!” Ash exclaimed.
Oh,
ok.” The clerk replied. “Sorry, fresh out.”
“What about baggy jeans or hoodies?!” Ash asked.
“Nope.
We don’t put our fall stuff out until it gets closer to fall.” The clerk
replied.
“Ok,
thanks anyway.” Ash sighed and left. He then spotted a jewelry store called
“Glamour Galore”. He went inside and started browsing. He soon spotted a
heart-shaped gold locket encrusted with diamonds. “How much
for the gold locket?” Ash asked.
“$50,000.” The jeweler replied.
‘Holy crap! That’s expensive!’ Ash thought. “Could you make sure that no one buys
that locket? I have to withdraw some money!” Ash asked, noticing that someone
was eying the locket that Ash wanted.
“Sure thing!” The jeweler replied.
Ash
headed over to the pc in the corner of the shop. He logged in to his account
and withdrew $49,395. That left him with $450,605 left in his account. He
earned that money from countless tournaments that he’s won.
“Ok,
I got the money!” Ash exclaimed, giving her the $50,000 for the locket.
“Wow,
paying right up front for the entire thing!” The jeweler replied, amazed that
Ash had paid for the entire locket right then and there. She went over to the
locket and took it out of its case. “Do you want anything engraved on the
front?” The jeweler asked.
“Yeah! ‘Be Mine’!” Ash exclaimed.
“Ok,
come get it later!” The jeweler replied. “And thank you for choosing ‘Glamour
Galore’!”
“Ok,
bye!” Ash waved, leaving. He left the mall and headed back to the city
entrance.
‘I
have got to get Ash something! But what?” Misty
thought. She eyed a Pokemon pet store called the “Pokemon Jungle”. She quickly
ran in. “Hey, do you have an Arcanine?!” Misty asked anxiously.
“Nope.
We’re fresh out. Sorry.” The owner of the shop, Mr. Anderson, replied.
“What
about a Rapidash?” Misty asked.
“Nope, sorry.” Mr. Anderson replied.
“A Blaziken?” Misty asked.
“Nope.”
A Flareon?”
“Yes,
we have one!” Mr. Anderson stated.
“I’ll
take it!” Misty exclaimed.
“That’ll
be $450.” Mr. Anderson replied.
“Damnit!
I only have $200!” Misty exclaimed angrily.
“There’s
a pc over there if you wanna withdraw some money from your account.” Mr. Anderson
told her, pointing at a pc in the corner.
“Thank
you, Mr. Anderson!” Misty thanked. She headed over to the pc and logged in to
her account. She withdrew $500, leaving her with $105,000 left in her account.
She now had $700. She headed back over to the checkout. “Here’s $450.” Misty
said, paying Mr. Anderson.
“Thank
you!” Mr. Anderson replied. He headed over to a rack on the back wall filled
with Pokeballs of all sorts and grabbed a Master Ball off the rack. “Here you
are!” He said, handing her the Master Ball.
“Thank
you, Sir!” Misty thanked, heading for the exit.
“Anytime,
Miss!” Mr. Anderson replied, waving. She left the mall and headed for the city
entrance.
“Hey, Misty!” Ash called excitedly from the entrance as he saw her coming for the
entrance.
“Hey, Ash!” Misty called back. She had stuffed the Master Ball containing the
Flareon in her pocket.
“How
were the shops? Great huh?!” Brock asked.
“Yeah!”
Ash and Misty said in unison.
Just
then, a kid in a purple long-sleeved shirt came running up. It was Gary Oak,
Ash’s greatest rival.
A/N: How’d
you like the chapter? It was longer than I thought it would be. Please
R&R!!!