Disclaimer - I don't own the things. None of the things.
Author - Warlordess
Notes - I wrote this awhile ago for an odd, mildly inappropriate but entertaining fanfic request on Tumblr. The anonymous request was for a fic in which Ash accidentally fell and landed on Misty's boobs or something, so here's that thing. Lol.
There is a sequel but I'll be waiting a little bit before I actually post it. Until then, please enjoy!
This grew to be way too long. You've all been warned.
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She was still mortified, even now.
They'd been traveling together again for a couple of weeks while Ash explored the Seafoam Islands as a favor to Professor Oak. The professor had thought it be best he not go alone but many of his friends were too far and too busy to accompany him. And then Misty had come up.
Misty, his water-type specialist friend who'd been cooped up at her gym for the better part of three years, who he hadn't spoken to much in the vast bulk of that time, and who he was pretty sure would love to be able to visit a place that primarily featured water-type Pokemon more than any other.
So they called her and she jumped at the opportunity to join him, claiming that her sisters could handle the gym for a little while and she'd needed a vacation anyway (and that, even if they didn't want to run the gym in her stead, she could make them; a confession Ash chose not to pry into further).
The first few days were relatively normal. Sure, it had been awkward breaking the ice since the two old friends hadn't spoken in awhile, but by the time they'd finished their first meal together on the ferry to Cinnabar Island, things had mostly returned to how they'd been in the past. (This was, for better or worse, due to the fact that Ash couldn't stop himself from stuffing his face with everything in sight and Misty couldn't stop herself from commenting on it. But hey, whatever brought them back together, you know?)
So it took them just over twelve hours to reach Cinnabar on their overnight ferry, and then another day to figure out how to get to the Seafoam Islands. Luckily, the gym leader Blaine had started going there every once in awhile in order to cool his head (that was how the ticket seller had said the fire-type gym leader worded it) so an answer to their conundrum wasn't so hard to come by.
"Ugh, so dark..." Misty murmured as they entered the dank entrance to the first cavern, taking in the sight of glistening dark slate glazed with sheets of ice. Pillars of rock held the walls up, making the cave seem more like a vicious gaping mouth... yet there was still some kind of beauty to it that she couldn't quite grasp.
She'd hardly ever been so scared and excited at the same time before.
"So why'd the professor ask you to come here again, Ash?" she asked instead, softly clearing her throat as the biting frigid air swept in and froze it more and more with each breath.
"He said that, after the events on Shamouti, the legendary bird Articuno had taken up residence here instead. Because of that, certain things about the underground had changed and there had been a lot of rumors about the existence of NeverMeltIce and Water Stones in abundance."
"Never... Melt... Wait, Water Stones?" the redhead yelped excitedly, her voice echoing around them.
They paused for a moment but nothing seemed to have stirred at all and they went back to their investigations, flashlights barely illuminating their way.
"You mean I could possibly evolve one of my Pokemon from this?!" she went on to whisper, eyes shining at the very thought. Oooh, how much she'd love to have a Poliwrath. She loved her Pokemon team, and her Politoed... but the idea of owning a powerhouse fighting sub-type like Poliwrath... And, luckily, being a gym leader meant she could really house as many Pokemon as she wanted since she constantly had to alternate them for her challengers...
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Not According to Plan
FanfictionAsh and Misty assist Professor Oak on one of his scientific ventures but things don't go exactly as either of them expected. Well, at least they have each other, right...? Hints of Pokeshipping but no established relationship.