Pokemon Indigo League Stories Part 2

Tie One On

" Hey do you know that guy, Ash?"" Yeah we grew up together."" Ahhh, I see. Then you two must be rivals."" Yeah, I guess you could say that."Suddenly, Misty's eyes widenend. " Duck!"Ash gasped. " Duck? Where?!"" Not you, Ash. Wisty, duck!"Ash turned to see her sister boarding, her Eevee pulling her.He also saw her go smack into a tree." I'm fine, Eevee. I'm fine." She muttered as she stood up, then shook her head. " Yeesh, Eve. You need to go a lot slower."Then she saw her brother. " Oh, hiya Ash!"" Wisty? What are you doing here?"Wisty handed Ash a bag. " Mom wanted me to give you this. It has a lot of ' you know whats'."Ash's face reddened. " Really?"Wisty shrugged. " Hey, I'm only the sister. I don't know anything."Then she gasped too. " Did you happen to see Gary, by any chance?"" Yeah, he went that way." Ash pointed, and Wisty nodded. " Thanks! Eevee, let's go!"Eevee pulled Wisty and her board through the croud as Wisty yelled, " BYE ASH!"" Hey As do you know that guy?" Jackson asked." Yeah she's my little sister."" She seems nice." Harrison commented." Yeah, she is. She's also really embarassing."Suddenly, they saw Gary running through the croud, looking behind his shoulders. " Wisty, what are you trying to do?!"" Professor Oak told me I had to ' give you a bath'. So come here! I already have a tub full of water in the forest!"Ash's eyes widened. " Wisty I don't think he meant it like that!"" Oh he meant EXACTLY what he said."Ash rubbed his temples. " Wisty! Really?!"" Mhm! Professor Oak IS Gary's grandpa, and he knows what's best for Gary."Ash sighed deeply. " Wisty. He didn't mean it like that."" Of corse he did! You should be happy I convinced mom I don't need to give YOU a bath."

Ash frowned. " Oh, great......"

He fished in his pocket for his phone, and dialed the professor's number.

After a few rings, he answered. " Yes, my boy?"

Ash took a deep breath, glancing over at Wisty, who was hot on Gary's trail, brandishing a bucket and towel. "Professor Oak, Wisty's got it in her head that you... uh... ordered her to give Gary a bath?"

There was a long pause on the other end of the line before Professor Oak replied, his tone incredulous. "A bath? My dear boy, I certainly didn't mean it that way! I simply told her Gary needed to... clean up his act a bit!"

Ash stifled a laugh, picturing the professor's face in full "facepalm" mode. "Well, that's a relief, but Wisty's taking things literally again. She's in full 'bath time enforcer' mode."

"Oh, dear..." Professor Oak sighed. "I'll try calling her, but you know how persistent she can be when she thinks she's on a mission."

Ash watched Wisty dart through the crowd, shouting, "Gary! You can't hide from the ultimate bath-time champion!"

Gary was still sprinting away, looking back over his shoulder in pure panic. "I don't need a bath, Wisty! I'm perfectly clean!"

Jackson and Harrison were both barely containing their laughter, watching the siblings with wide grins. Jackson nudged Ash. "Your sister is... one of a kind, Ash."

"Oh, trust me, I know," Ash replied, smiling despite the absurdity.

Wisty's phone beeped, and she stopped to check it, frowning at the message from Professor Oak. "Wisty, dear, I didn't mean an actual bath... Please just remind Gary to be more responsible," she read aloud, rolling her eyes. "That's boring, though!"

Ash jogged over to her. "See, Wis? Just a reminder, not a whole production."

She crossed her arms, pouting. "Where's the fun in that? I had a whole plan: bubbles, a rubber Psyduck... even Eevee was ready with a washcloth."

Ash chuckled, shaking his head. "Next time, maybe check in before starting your plan, huh?"

Wisty sighed dramatically but couldn't keep from smiling. "Fine, fine. Guess I'll save the rubber Psyduck for later."

Gary, now safely on the other side of the clearing, let out a deep sigh of relief. "You're all insane, you know that?" he muttered, giving Wisty a wary look.

"Oh, we know," Wisty grinned back, waving her bucket at him. "You just keep that in mind, Gary!"

The group burst into laughter, with Ash joining in. Wisty had a knack for causing chaos, but she sure knew how to keep things interesting.