She couldn't even bear to look the small stone tablet in front of her. She didn't want to accept the truth. That what had happened had indeed happened. She felt a hand on her shoulder, heard a voice saying what were meant to be comforting words, but she didn't acknowledge them. To everyone else there, she may as well have been dead herself. No matter what they did, she just sat there, with her head bowed, silent and unmoving. They could well understand her sorrow. They had all been affected by the tragedy to some degree. How could they not be? No one likes to lose a friend.
"Misty, I...."
Ash feels a hand on his shoulder. Turning, he sees Brock shaking his head, with a grim expression set on his face.
"Let her grieve Ash. Right now, she probably feels like that's all she has left."
There is a brief commotion among the others there. Turning back, they could see Misty has raised her head.
She could read now the words engraved into the stone. Though she didn't want to, she forced herself to read them.
Togepi
1997-2001
Your stay among us was but short. Your time came before it was meant.
Fresh tears streamed down her already wet cheeks. Her face fell and the sobbing began anew.
"Nurse Joy, are you sure my Togepi will be alright?"
"Of course I'm sure. It just has a little cold, that's all. It should be alright in just a few days."
"HOW DARE YOU QUESTION SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND INTELLIGENT WOMAN SUCH AS NURSE!......"
"SHUT UP BROCK!" yell Ash & Misty in unison.
"PIKA PIKA......CHUUUUUUUUU!"
Simultaneous screams of "Owowwwwwwwwwwowowowowowowowowowowow!" are released by all in the general vicinity.
Looking rather like a piece of toast, or rather, a burnt piece of toast, Ash whimpers "Next time Pikachu, can you just shock Brock and not all of us?"
"Pika pika." replies Pikachu, with an embarrassed look on its face and a laugh in its mind.
"Yes folks, it sounds like a normal day in the lives of our three heroes."
"A...AAHHH.......AAAAHHHHHHHHHHCCCCHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO!"