Wow, good stuff, all. And welcome Mega.
Now, here's a brief prologue to a story I'm writing. It's they Goodbye scene from MQ from Misty's POV. I'll also include the intro my friend wrote. It's PG-13, so if that might bother you...
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
For it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
-Robert Frost, The Road not Taken
?A Parting of the Ways?
Introduction by Berkut Aurora Nightwolf
A great disappointment ensued the end of Pokemon: Master Quest. For the majority of Pokemon fans, such as Takai and myself, we knew one thing was going to happen at the end of the series: The confession of Ash and Misty?s true feelings for each other, that no one can deny exists. We absolutely knew that they would fall in love, and that the series would certainly end happily with this development. We, along with just about every other Pokemon fan in the world, were wrong.
At the end of Master Quest the Pokemon television series fell apart right before our eyes. The stories were getting extremely bland, with no focus being put on the human characters. The gym battles, which were pretty much the only thing worth watching on the show, were getting old and boring. Then, at the end of the series, what was turning out to be one of the best episodes I personally have ever seen since the end of the second season of the show, created a whirlwind of anger in many fans, including myself that could not be left alone and excused as though it were just trash. Misty left the team. And not only did she leave them, she did so without confessing her true feelings for Ash. Don?t give us any of this ?Good-bye and good luck? bull crap. I don?t think that?s what was supposed to develop. She left without telling Ash the truth, and that angered others, and myself I?m sure, to a dangerous point. What are the reasons for this pathetic excuse for an ending? Well, let?s take a look, shall we?
First up, the sexual tension between Misty, and the honest Pokemon breeder we?ve all come to love, Brock. Don?t pretend it wasn?t there. I suggest that those of you that are still viewing the series through a child?s eyes but are not children yourselves go to
www.pokemopolis.net. There, it explains what really happens in the show and points out the ?dodginess? of the entire story. But even without this proof, don?t you think that you could probably figure it out yourself? I mean sure, Brock wants to become this breeder and all that, which would require him to travel and study. But don?t you think it odd that he would go along with Ash? (Besides because of Brock?s motherly attitude towards such a person like Ash.) Is there any particular reason? Of course there is: Misty. Brock loves chasing girls around, especially very beautiful ones. And who can?t say that Misty isn?t beautiful. I?ll admit it, even though she is somewhat ?under-developed? physically, her independent attitude, basic personality, and overall looks qualify her, at least in my eyes, as **** hot! Well figure, Brock sees this as well. And though it never really shows up in the American edited version of the series, it is there. Moving on now? Maybe Misty didn?t confess her feelings towards Ash for this reason. She didn?t want to hurt Brock, as she was aware of the tension herself (how could she not be?), but at the same time, didn?t want to hurt the little emotionally crippled, rather slow-minded action hero we all know and love, Ash. Maybe, possibly, perhaps, could it be?!? Probably not. This most likely isn?t the reason. But I won?t excuse it.
We all know it?s there. Right in front of our unfocussed, badly trained eyes. Cackling softly to itself as it sucks the precious life energy away from its unwilling host. It?s evil? Evil I tell you? EVIL!!! Can you guess what I?m talking about yet? If you?re a Dodger or a Dodgemaster (all hail the Dodgemasters!) then you probably know what I?m talking about. Next specimen up for evaluation: That Freaky Little Egg Thing, Togepi. Yes, that egg has latched onto our poor, unwilling Misty and is sucking the life forces out of her as we speak. Only a tough, young female like her can provide the necessary energy requirements to feed the parasite. Though its intentions are unclear, we do think that this is the reason for Misty?s sudden weakness expressed throughout the show since the thing hatched. Some might say the reason for this is because it?s the way any mother would react after having to take care of it?s young. But we know this is not the case. Maybe, just maybe this is the reason? I mean, after all, once Misty tells Ash, the egg knows that the attention and energy it is getting right now will come to a halt after Misty gets distracted by her man. Perhaps Togepi used its energy-sucking powers to keep this confession from slipping? Maybe? Possibly? Perhaps? COULD THIS BE THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION?!?!? Uhh? no. At least in reality. Although I still tend to wonder? Be careful, that egg? it has evil powers I tell you?
Are those truly the only reasons? If so, then how come they both ended with the same conclusion? Maybe because of my bad judgment, as I was the one who introduced the reasoning and came to my own conclusions without giving a straight answer? Again, perhaps. But I think the real reason exists in our world. The real reason is clear: THE WRITERS SCREWED UP!!! Admit it, no one?s perfect, but this is above all other screw-ups. But unfortunately, in the series, their word is law. What are we going to do? How will we ever be satisfied? I know exactly how. They left a huge opening in the end. As the trio parts at the fork in the road, and leaves one and other behind, we look and notice the three paths each of them has chosen, whether it be or be not of their free will. Ash down the right, Brock down the left, and Misty down the center. We quickly caught up with Ash?s story immediately afterwards. Why wouldn?t we? He?s the main character after all. He starts a new journey in the Hoenn region as part of the new series season six: Pokemon Advanced. Here, he meets up with May, a young enthusiastic trainer who knows very little about Pokemon, and has little interest in them to begin with. I?m not going to even bother going into this any further. I hate this compared to the kick-*** personality of Misty. Then enters Brock. Yes, he?s followed Ash?s trail into Hoenn, and decided once again to follow along. Only this time under what circumstances, we do not know.
Therefore, we have now cleared out two of the three paths. But what about that third and last one? The road not taken by the series? This is where these stories take place. With the girl forgotten by many and excused by her creators as easily as one of their many miscellaneous characters created to satisfy the need of just one episode. Our dear and beloved Misty is the star, and this series will start a new breed of adventures with her and her companions. Unlike the travels of Team Twerp within the television series, this will not be all cute and clean. No, this is serious stuff we?re going to be dealing with here, and we will not hold back with any of it. On a dodginess scale of one to five, this will most certainly be a seven. We won?t go totally all out with some things. But we will give you the character?s thoughts and ambitions, some of which will most certainly be not of the regular Pokemon series. There will be swearing, sexual innuendo, mature jokes, and rather dodgy mischief. But it will all make for that much better of a story, and that?s all that really matters.
The stories shall start at the Cerulean City Gym, where Misty was supposedly headed off to last. And many events and challenges shall come to pass that gets her out of this hellhole that is brewing in her mind?
Prologue: Ripped Cloth
Misty stood at the crossroads, heart pounding. Down one path lay love, even if unrequited. She would never forget the day she met Ash. But the other road called to her just as much, if for different reasons. This road was a darker one, one less traveled. Duty and family drew her onto that path. She tried to push down the tears that were welling inside her, forced herself to rip her heart in half. Ever since a fateful spring day outside Viridian City five years hence, she and Ash had been part of the same cloth. She supposed she had always known this day would come, but not like this. More than anything else she wanted to fling herself at Ash, to whisper the words that had so long weighed on her mind.
The sweet, good natured (if a little slow) kid from Pallet Town had captured her heart the day they had met. She had always thought it somewhat of a joke that she had fallen for someone her sisters would have approved of. As the sun set behind her, and they said their goodbyes, she cursed her nature. If only she wasn?t so dammed proud she could have said ?Screw this, I?m taking the easy way out.? But, alas and alack, she couldn?t. She had to continue on with her own path, one that had happily entwined with Ash?s for a few blissful years. Now her path wrote her away from him, and towards a home she had never liked, and people she had come to detest.
Now Brock had set off towards his destination. She had to say something, but nothing seemed right, nothing seemed to do justice to this ripping of cloth. A smile slowly spread across her face. She didn?t even hear Ash?s words. Finally, without even realizing what she was saying, she said ?Goodbye and good luck.? With that, she started down her chosen road, leaving behind everything that had made her happy. That night, at camp, she realized she even missed his snores. Tears in her eyes, she sobbed ?You still owe me a new bike Ash Ketchum...? For the first time since she was five, she cried herself to sleep.
