The warm rays cascaded down from the sun overhead. It was about one in the afternoon and, without stopping, the gang managed to make it into Cerulean City much earlier than they planned. "I'm hungry," Tracey groaned. "I gotta take a leak," Ash chimed in and Pikachu nodded in agreement, "Pikachu you're a pokemon you can piss wherever you want!" "And you're a guy so you can too," Tracey chortled at his own joke. "Shutup Tracey, dont mess with a man when he has to piss," Ash warned. "Well dont mess with a man when he's hungry!" Tracey shot back. Before they managed to get into a brawl on the street Brock interrupted them. "Boys, come on. Be civil," Brock sighed," We're all hungry and tired and... yeah. Ok. you get the idea. But if you guys start a fight someone is gonna call the cops on you and..." He paused for a moment and his eyes grew big, "And Jenny will come! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" Though usually the two men enjoyed Brocks stupidity it only frustrated them more. The sun was hot, their stomachs were empty, and well... Ash needed to take a leak. "Shutup Brock!" Tracey snapped angrily, a growl in his voice. "Don't tell him to shutup!" Ash snarled defensively. He grabbed Traceys blue and white stripped polo in his firm fist and yanked him forcefully. "HANDS OFF KETCHUM!" He shoved the black haired twenty three year old away from him and dropped his backpack on the walkway. "WATCH IT SKETCHIT!!!" Ash threw an angry punch at his traveling companion, which started a scuffle on the ground. Pikachu threw angry zaps into the brawl. A crowd began to gather and young men howled with excitement and the woman gasped in horror, though some joined in the rowdy cries of the men. After a meer ten minutes (which seemed ages to the brawlers) a shrill whistle pierced the air and the local police officer, Jenny, broke through the barrier of onlookers. "Break it up!!Break it up boys!" She hollered, clamping a glass cage over the excited electric pokemon. Two male officers pulled the men apart and held them still untill they stopped resisting. Four women jogged up and the crowd parted for them. All four of them were beautiful, drop dead gorgeous infact. They were all wearing short dresses and high heeled shoes... it appeared they were engaged in something that required nicer apparel before they had come over. The blue haired one and pink haired one stood back as two, a blonde and a red head, stepped foreward. "What's going on here?" The Blonde questioned angrily, " I wont have this in our city!" "You dont even know what happened yet," The red head whispered in the others ear. "Shhh! I know, but Im sure its not a good thing!" She assured the other, "Now...what IS going on here?" "These two men and this pokemon were fighting in the streets," Jenny said matter-of-factly," Disrupting the peace! That constitutes a fine..." Jenny continued on, when Brock jumped in and interrupted. He clasped her hands in his and began his love sick banter. "Jenny! It's you! I don't know if you remember me but Im Brock and I had come through here many years ago..." He spoke so quickly and with such passion the bystanders believed that perhaps the two had had a prior lovelife together, "And I have always loved you!" Jenny looked on with disgust, and the red head grew pale. Her blue eyes scanned the features of Brock, then of Tracey, and lastely of Ash. Her cheeks regained their color and then some, and she squeeled with excitement. "ASH KETCHUM!" She screamed in a shrill voice, and threw herself into his dirty arms, "OH MY GOD!!!" Ash sat up straight and patted the womans back slowly and unsuredly. "Um..." He said slowly," Do I know you...?" "ASH!!! ITS ME!!!" She grinned, staring up at him with a glow that he knew as familiar,"Misty!" "Oh my God!" He beamed with such an immense amount of joy he nearly choked, " MISTY!" The two united in a massive hug and Ash rocked her back and forth, " Misty it's so good to see you! You look...older!" Misty got to her feet and offered a hand to her long time friend. "Thank you...I think," She blushed and took Ash's baseball cap and dusted it off, "You sure have grown...I hardly recognized you!" She put the hat back on his head and looked down at her light blue dress that was now dusty. She brushed off as much of the dirt as she could and looked back up, "Look at you, you're finally taller than me! I never thought Id see the day. And in high heels too!" She looked down at her white stilletos then up into Ash's face," How tall are you now? 5'10". 5'11"?" "6'3" " He corrected and Misty blushed with excitement. "It's been too long...what's brought you here? Are you finally going to pay me for my bike?" The crowd that had gathered to witness the fight now stayed to watch the reunion of their beloved gym leader and apparently her friend. "I was just heading home to visit my family," He said, looking over his shoulder and pointing to his comrades, "This is Tracey and Brock...Im sure you remember them." "Brock you old hound!" Misty laughed as she watched him go from the policewoman to her own sisters in his gushes of emotion," And Tracey... wow! You havent changed a bit!" "Piiikaaaaaachuuu,(What about me?)" Pikachu cried forlornly from his glass cage, tapping on the wall. "Oh pikachu!" She smiled and lifted the cage, allowing the little pokemon to scamper up her arm and hug her shoulder," I missed you too, buddy!" "Long time no see," Violet, the blue haired sister yawned, " Come on misty, the guys are probably waiting for us." "You're dress is a mess!" Lily clucked her tongue and fished through her own pink purse, "Im sure I have something to fix that." "Guys?" Ash asked, looking at his secret crush,"What guys?" "Oh!" Misty blushed and pulled her white louis vutton purse onto her shoulder," My sisters and I have a...um... a quadruple date. We were waiting for the guys before we heard the scuffle out here." She patted his shoulder and parted her lush pink lips into a smile, " So we better get going... it was great to see you!!! Come by the gym later, we'll hook you up with a delicious dinner!" "Food," Tracey frowned as his stomach began to rumble. "Where are you eating?" Brock asked, directing the question to the other three sisters. He sucked his drool back into his mouth and persisted to ogle the gym leaders. "Dewgong's Deli," Misty replied," Oh! You guys should come and meet our boyfriends!" "Oh well thats ok," Ash said, hiding the rejection he felt," We dont want to ruin your dates." "It's ok! Really! We get a gym leader discount, maybe I could convince the owner to let you guys in on it too," She winked and flicked a stray black hair from Ash's face. "Sounds good!" Brock said, appearing behind Misty in the frightening way that he does. He grabbed her shoulders and grinned, "Thanks Misty! I always knew you were a keeper!" "Yeah yeah yeah I missed you too Brock," She said, removing his hands and motioning them toward a nearby building,"come on!" "Oh my god, they're here already!" Lily gasped, pointing to a wrangler jeep colored in deep green,"come on ladies! Can't leave them waiting!" The group walked into the building, which was an open air deli built like a pier with a roof. The cieling fans kept the deli well circulated and pleasant to eat in. ~~~~~~~ Lily, Daisy, and Violet were already sitting by their respective boyfriends when Misty, Brock, Tracey, and Ash walked up. Misty had managed to clean the dirt from her dress and looked just as beautiful as before she had walked up to the fight. A man, probably in his late twenties sat with an empty chair beside him. He had light brown hair cut short and well kept, and green eyes that matched the wrangler that stood outside in the parkinglot. "Misty," He said, rising from his seat and planting a kiss on the young womans lips, " You look beautiful, as always." Misty smiled and blushed slightly. She gently held his arms, which he wrapped around her waist. "Peter," She said, smiling," These three are friends of mine from years ago. This is Ash, this is Brock, and This is Tracey." Each said their hellos and Peter shook each ones hand. "It's great to finally meet you," He smiled kindly and looked each in the eye," I've heard so much about you three. Really! Especially you, Ash." Ash gave him a curious look and Peter elaborated, " I heard you're quite the pokemon trainer." "Oh," Ash forced a smile and nodded, "I try to be. I'm training to become the Pokemon Master." The other three men laughed out loud, and Peter couldnt help but chuckle. Ash's brows furrowed and an angry crease appeared in his forehead. "And what's so funny about that?" He asked defensively, and Pikachu crawled out of Ash's backpack and onto his shoulder. "Pika pi?" Pikachu questioned, patting Ash's cheek where his sideburns grew. "Sorry Ash," Peter waved, pulling three extra chairs to their long table, "Let me apologize for my friends here, they forget their manners sometimes." "Wow, pokemon master," Daisy's date chuckled," I wanted to be that once upon a time. You know, back when I wanted to be a fireman or a policeman!" They broke into a rowdy laugh once more and Peter motioned for them to stop. Daisy smacked him in the back of the head and her face flushed with anger. "Need I remind you that you are in the presence of gym leaders?" she muttered threateningly, "Watch yourself, Daniel." "Sorry babe, I didnt think about that," He apologized sincerely and the other guys nodded. "Sit down you guys," Misty soothed, pushing on Ash's and Brock's backs. Tracey had already taken a seat and began to eat the complimentary appetizers. Brock sat down and Ash joined them begrudgingly. Misty sat down beside her boyfriend and took his hand. "So Misty," Brock said, trying to strike up a conversation, " What have you been up to since we last saw you?" "Oh my goodness," She said, "That's been a long time!" She thought a moment and continued, "Well, after I left you guys I returned to the gym. My sisters were previously desposed in their own quests, not necissarily for pokemon, so they needed me to take care of the gym. After a while I got more involved in the city instead of just the gym. About two years ago I met Peter." She squeezed his hand and looked to him lovingly," We started going out about five months after first meeting." "So you guys have been going out for nearly a year and a half," Brock commented as the waitress brought their food, " So, any plans for marraige in the future?" Ash could feel his heart sink into his stomach. He had been looking foreward, even dreaming, of the time he would be able to see Misty again...and this is how it turns out to be. "Oh, well..." Misty blushed and looked at her food with a smile on her lips, "I...well I dont know." "I do," Peter said, putting his arm around her shoulders and pulling her close, "I wanted it to be a suprise, but your friends kinda let the secret out without even knowing it." "W...What secret?" Misty looked up, her blue eyes shining like the waves that could be seen from the deli," Oh my god... Peter?" "Misty..." He said, reaching into his pocket," Will you-" "How quaint!" A familiar voice called from the entrance to the deli. "You mean hot and sticky! I demand air conditioning!" The group turned their heads and saw three villains they knew all too well. "Team Rocket!" Ash accused, standing out of his seat, " Don't try anything funny!" Pikachu's cheeks already began to spark. "Calm down, Brat," jesse snapped harshly, " Can't three evil doers get a meal or do we have to starve?! Good god" "Yeah, we're just getting something to eat," James said shyly, " We aren't looking for a fight this time." " Do they have fish?" Meowth was already scanning the menu. "Oh..." Ash sat back down, embaressment written on his face. Everyone in the deli stared at the black haired man who had been so worked up just moments before. They knew the dangers of team rocket,they had been very active as of late, but the pair and pokemon standing in the entrance did not have the familiar uniforms of team rocket. "It's ok, Ash," brock said,"Just eat, ok?" "Where was I?" Peter asked, presenting Misty with a beautiful diamond ring framed with saphires. "Oh peter!!!" Misty cried, throwing her arms around him and kissing his cheek, " I love you!!! Ofcourse I'll marry you!" Her sisters swooned and clapped with excitement. The other diners who overheard the proposal also clapped for their beloved gym leader. "Looks like we came at a good time!" Tracey smiled and clapped, " Congradulations Misty!" "Yeah Misty, way to go!" Brock pat Peter on the shoulder, "She's a good kid, you better treat her right!" "wow," Ash said, forcing a grin. He clapped his hands and nodded, "Way to go Mist." "Can we come to the wedding?" Brock asked eagerly. "Woah woah, slow down," Peter laughed as Misty was still speechless, "We dont even have a date yet! Nothing has been planned! Im sure you guys can come, right Misty?" "R..." She could hardly force out an entire syllable,"Right...right! yes! Ofcourse I would love for you guys to come!" She hugged her old friends and looked back at her sisters, "I cant believe it! I'm getting married!" "well," Jesse murmered, looking over her menu to the group of elated friends, " A wedding? Who would have thought that scrawny little brat would ever get married." "I thought Misty was getting married?" James questioned sincerely. "Thats who Im talking about. dipstick!" She hissed, thwacking him with the menu, " Who else would I talk about?!" "I don't know thats why I asked!" James whimpered, covering his head from his partners beatings,"She doesn't look so scrawny to me..." " Thats a shock alright," Meowth commented, "I always thought the twerp would marry the brat." " The who marry the what?" James sniveled, " I thought Ash would marry Misty." "That's who we're talking about!" Meowth hissed and had his turn in smacking him, "You need some food for your brain more than your stomach!" "There's bound to be lots of food at that wedding, " Jesse smirked, speaking behind her menu to the rocketeers, "And lots of pokemon! The brat is a gym leader!" "You're right!" James gasped as if it had just dawned on him, " But when and where is the wedding?" "Well shutup and maybe we'll find out," She growled and shoved him out of his chair, sending him over the railing and into the water. "Help! Jesse! I cant swim!!!" James cried, drawing unwanted attention to the group in the back. "yes you can! You took silver in all your swimming competitions!" Jesse grabbed a decorative innertube and threw it over the railing. "oh yeah."