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    Gary Oak was a very ambitious being. He would do anything and possibly everything to get
what he wanted. Because of this, he became very feared throughout the country by just about
everyone. In time, he became more feared than the weakened RocketCorp.

    Gary was impatient and aggressive, the utter opposite of his Grandfather. Because of such
reasons, he soon broke his allegiance with Professor Oak. He considered his father's ideas
unrevolutionary. And if they were, the Professor was reluctant to put it in action. Not without
extensive research, of course but the Professor spent too much time researching it, 
rechecking it over and over. By the time he got done with an idea, it was past due.

    But now, Gary was on his own, and loving it. Now he had power in the Pokèmon culture, and
a great power at that. He had taken over the Viridian Gym, and eventually the whole city. He
utterly humiliated the city's Gym Leader, Giovanni, now CEO of the relocated RocketCorp. 
Beating Giovanni's Pokèmon was tough enough, but reshaping a major city? Gary must have 
laughed at that question, being cocky and arrogant. But he was a good ruler nonetheless. He decreased the crime rate considerably, and the Viridian PokeCenters and regular Viridian
hospitals in received funding from him. He was able to bring more tourists and trainers to 
Viridian. He even helped out in keeping the Viridian Forest beautiful, promoting the Pokèmon 
wildlife that went on there.

    However, there were prices to pay. He created a tribute system that took money from
Viridian residents' pay to account for his services to the city. The Police Force officers
weren't getting paid enough, and were sometimes forced to do overtime without pay. Worse, 
the Growlithes that they carried weren't as strong as they used to. This led to constant strikes 
and protests by the Force. But ultimately, no success was achieved.

    Gary never responded to or acknowledged any of the feedback that he was given by the
citizens, his advisors, or anyone else for that matter. Because of his ignorance, his approval
rating was LOW, but like he gave a damn. He was leader until someone who wanted to replace
him in the office defeated him, and that has yet to happen. There have been constant riots
around Viridian, demanding that he listen to what they had to say. Gary interpreted this as a 
threat, and sent some of his bloodthirsty Guard pokèmon to rid of them. After a while, the 
rioting stopped.

    Gary's main goal as ruler of Viridian was unheard of. He announced this idea to his
citizens, and no matter if they liked Gary or not, they strongly approved of this idea. His
advisors were shocked, but believed it can be done. What was it, you ask? To take over the 
small city of Pallet.

    Gary has made several attempts to overtake his hometown. But Professor Oak, who lived and
ruled in Pallet, refused genuinely. And the Professor was one with the people, meaning whatever
the people say, he says. They admired the Professor very much and enjoyed their democracy. 
Looks like Gary will have to do things the hard way.....

   Zero G", as he proclaimed himself,  was a consistent competitor in the Pokèmon League Competitions. Five years ago, he embraced the humiliation of the defeat of his arch-rival,The
Pallet Town Dream", the once great Ash Ketchum. For a two-time League champion, he didn't 
fight like one. Too bad his girl was arrested. After two rounds of a best-of-twelve Pokèmon 
match, Ash forfeited and gave Gary the title. He was never to be seen again. Good riddance. 
And for the three years after, he was undisputed. Gary started to become bored with the 
competition. He had to admit that things haven't been very interesting as when Ash was around.
He was dense, but he was loved. The only thing Gary didn't have was love. That is, until he found Giselle.

    Giselle was a beautiful girl from Pokèmon Tech. She was extremely knowledgeable in
pokèmon terminology. She also was a superb trainer, as Gary soon found out during last year's
title defense. After meeting her for the first time, he had fell in love with her. Better yet,
she had broken up with a guy called Damien. He would earn her love with honor, by beating her
for the championship.

    Shortly after his victory, he wrote a sympathy letter to Giselle, unknown to anyone but him. Two 
days later, he got a response from her. She wanted a rematch, and a date. Gary hadn't a
problem with either request.

    After a private rematch in the Viridian Gym (that Giselle won by the way), Gary and
Giselle went out to some fine restaurant. There, he found about her. She was wealthy, just like
Gary. Her arch-rival was Ash, just like Gary. But most of all, Gary found out about Giselle's
conceited personality. Just like him. He had to get her home with him that night. A few weeks
later, Gary made her his pokèmon advisor, the ONLY person he listens to. Giselle gave up her
participation to the League, but she had Gary, a modeling career and a lot of money. And she
didn't have to give up Pokèmon completely since she was Gary's personal pokèmon advisor. 
All that's left is the proposal, but they haven't got that far yet.....

    Gary's popularity grew with his riches. And he was giving out less and less Earth Badges,
due to Giselle's coaching. This year, he was pretty much assured a fifth title win. Or so he
thought. G had suffered an end to his reign as the League Champion, thanks toThe Ditto 
Master", Duplica Solaris. She now had two Dittos. The newer one was still surprisingly 
powerful, the older one was at least Level 88. It took two of Gary's pokèmon to take out the
first Ditto, but the other four didn't have a chance. Gary was completely stunned, not by the 
fact that he lost to a female trainer, but at how powerful her pokèmon were. Her two beat his
six! Needless to say, he was VERY aggravated by this. That bitch will get hers....

    But now, the tides were about to change directions. He had created a plan that would turn
many heads. A scheme that couldn't be done. A plot with many twists. Tonight, everything will
change. And by this weekend, he would be the most powerful human on Pokèmon Island....

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    The Three Sensational Sisters were on another excursion. No longer gym leaders of the
Cerulean Gym, they have moved on to pursue careers in acting and modeling. They had finally
admitted their incapacity to be trainers, succumbing to two-thirds of the opponents they faced.
Furthermore, the outdated structure of the Cerulean Gym was in terrible condition, pretty much
unrecoverable. They resigned as Gym Leaders thirty months ago. Shortly after their departure,
plans for a new CC Arena were in order. The old gym was soon condemned.

    Fortunately, their other talents have kept their heads above water. They had done modeling 
work for several magazines, making a small fortune. As far as acting, they starred in some 
plot less babe movies as well. That brought in another $727,000. It wasn't the big-time cash
they were hoping for, but it was enough to keep up with their expensive lifestyles. They managed
to regain their popularity that they once had as leaders of the gym, except this time, their
popularity was actually positive.

    The same couldn't be said about their love lives. They had been on countless dates with
countless men and none of them lasted (Except for Lilley [The redhead], who has had some luck
lately. She is dating a pokèmon photographer named Todd). For example:

    Violette (the girl with the blue hair) dated a mediocre pokèmon trainer named Damien. He
seemed her type, but she found out that Damien was nothing more than a common scrub. He 
wrecked her car, put a big bill on her cellular phone account, and acted dumb when he saw the 
bills.  Violette decided to take a little time off her busy schedule to decorate Damien's house 
while he was out clubbing. Did I mention the decorations were explosive?

    Daisie (the blonde) had dated Seymour, a lunar pokèmon researcher. He seemed obsessed
with his research, but he seemed faithful to her, writing poems to her and showing much devotion
to her. Or so she thought. Seymour told her that she wasn't giving him the respect that he
wanted, so he was dating a girl named Eve, a pokèmon archaeologist. After that, he dumped her.
Distraught about this, she stalked Seymour and Eve, following them around in the shadows. One
night, she had followed the two to Eve's house. The next morning, Seymour and Eve were found
poisoned and scattered across the house.

    But this time, they weren't on their way to blind dates. And they weren't on their way
to a modeling session or anything like that. This time, someone needed their assistance for
something more than stage talent; for something more that just good looks. This time, it was for
something not many people knew about the Sisters.......

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    Today, Gary was expecting three clients. Three lovely clients to be exact. Lovely, and
supposedly... deadly. He had met other clients before, all very worthy of his plan. But these
three looked like they could be the best yet. These girls were like best kept secrets; only known
to a select few. Gary was one of those few.

    He was in his office, contemplating his plan. He took a drink of water from his water
bottle, and continued working. He was preparing his ransom speech for the League. He was 
halfway through with it until his Videocom went off.

    "What is it?"
    "Three convertibles have arrived at the gate."
   It's them. Let them enter."

  A moment later...

    "Sir, they identify themselves as the Three Sensational Sisters."
   They're the ones. Direct them to the Conference Room."
Gary left his desk and headed towards the elevator to go down to the third floor, where the
Conference Room was.

    The three girls were directed to the Conference Room, directed to sit wherever they liked
by the table, Gary not far behind. When he arrived, all eyes were on him as he sat down on the
end of the large table. He stretched his arms out and laid his hands on the table, folded. He
eased the muscles on his face as he began speaking.

    "I'm very happy that you could take some time out of your busy schedules to come to my
mansion," Gary said sarcastically,But believe me, I think that this will be a lot of fun for
you girls."
    "Well, what is it?" Daisie asked.
    "I brought you beauties here to ask of a very special favor..."
    "And what would that be?" Lilley asked.
   "A favor that I'm sure that you all can handle."
   "What is it, damnit!?" Violette demanded.
   "Eww... what a temper," Gary said in a bitchy voice, "I need you to do several things for
me. Step one- I need you to find and seize the Pokèmon League champion."
    "You mean Duplica Solaris?" Lilley asked.
    "That's right. I kind of, you know, owe her a little something for that victory she
pulled off on me."
    "We'll do that with pleasure," Lilley said, "That bitch thinks she's all that."
    "She's supposed to do a show at the Imite Theatre tonight at 7:00. We can grab her for
you if you have the directions." Daisie said.
    "I do, as a matter of fact."
    "So, this is it?" Lilley asked.
    "I also want you to take a drive down to the Pewter City Labs. There's a breeding serum
that I want and it's there. I have the diagrams for the security systems. You're good at this
kind of this kind of stuff, right?"
    "No; we're good at baking," Violette snapped, "Don't insult our abilities."
    "My bad," Gary said coldly, "Last thing- I want you to meet me with Duplica and the serum
at the old Cerulean Gym by 2300 hours. That will be our home base."
    "Why there?" asked Daisie.
    "I've had the place renovated exclusively for use as a fort. It will have a command
center and a few other goodies I'll tell you about when you get back. Is everything understood?"
    "Yes. Except for one thing," Daisie asked, "What are we gonna get out of this?"
    "She's right. We don't do this shit for kicks, you know," added Violette.
 Gary sighed.  "Ah, yes. Your reward." Gary motioned for the three guards to bring the
suitcases that they were carrying onto the table.  Gary then motioned for the guards to unlatch
and open them.
    "I'll offer each of you $100,000 for your services."
   The sisters went into a huddle, discussing the money, and a moment later, Daisie answered:
   "We'll do it for $150,000 each."
    Gary heavily sighed. Fine. $150 grand each. But remember, I want you with the job done
by 2300 hours at the Cerulean Gym; the old one. I have a special vehicle for you in the back.
Now go."

    Gary handed over the mission agenda to the girls and ordered the guards to escort the 
Sisters to the back way, where the special vehicle was.

    Gary was still inside the room, waiting until he could hear no more footsteps in the hallway, 
and he took the elevator back up to his office on the eighth floor. No one was around.  His 
secretary  was on a lunch break. When he reached his office, he smelled something. It smelled heavenly- very sweet, very inviting. He knew that someone else was in here, but he was a little 
too relaxed to care. Too relaxed to see the person sneaking upon him, wrapping their arms 
around him with sudden and fierce force.....

    "Expecting someone?" 

    The voice was soft, sweet, calling him to look behind. When he did, he was met with a 
glazing pair of maroon eyes, behind a pair of designer eyeglasses. The face, covered at the
sides by shiny, dark brown hair, could be seen as the opitimy of the word "beautiful". Below the
face was a neck that any man would want to bite. Below that he saw a bosom that bloomed with beauty. Going lower, there was a super slim waist. Finally, the legs. One could not ask for better- shapely and very firm.  Her looks haven't changed much since Pokèmon Tech......

    "Actually, no. I wasn't. I guess I should have."
    "I knew that you wouldn't expect anyone to be here right now, so I just made myself at
home. You don't mind, do you?"

Giselle Evera knew she was a beautiful woman. At 23, she had reached her peak sexiness. And
her wardrobe did a great job of showing it off (not showing too much, of course). Giselle was 
wearing some of that wardrobe this time. (Use your sick imaginations to guess what she was wearing.)

    "How was class, sweetie?"
    "Today it went pretty smooth. I was teaching a lesson in Pokèmon Anatomy. I think I
actually kept their attention this time. I'm so glad that I went back to Pokèmon Tech to teach. I
can make some new friends now."
    "That's great. Is there anything that you don't like about that job?"
    "Not really. I can't really say anything bad about being there. A couple of High-Class
students tried to get my digits, but I slapped that idea out of them."
    "Yeah. Make them their slaves."
Giselle laughed. "But they never compare to you, Gary."
Gary blushed. "I do my best for my queen."
    "Anyway, how was your day?"
    "Nothing new today. I just had to deal with some endorsers today, none of which I was
interested in. Nothing else really, besides the usual fan mail and protests."
    "Sounds like your usual. Do you smell something?"
    "...Yeah; I do smell something. It smells kind of... sweet."
    "You like?"
    "Yes, I do. What is it?"
    "It's citrus. It's known to help tranquilize wild Pokèmon safely, and it's known to calm
down humans as well."
    Giselle pointed to a sofa.  "Let me help you to relax," she said, with an evil grin. Gary quickly
stood up and walked towards the sofa.

    "Now just lay your head down, and... I'll do the rest."

    Giselle began to unbutton Gary's shirt in a loving manner, as to keep Gary's attention to her
hands. She began to undo another button- to his pants, slowly sliding then off. She then took
off Gary's dress shirt. Then she slightly the red blouse that she was wearing, and asked him
to turn over on the sofa. She lay her hands on his back and started to massage it. This went 
on for six minutes. She then massaged his shoulders for a while. After that being done,
Giselle set her slender body upon his.

    "The plan has gone into effect, my dear," Gary said as put his hands on Giselle's
shoulders, "I have given instructions to my assassins to kidnap Duplica and steal the serum. 
These next three days will be the shining moments of our time. Because once my old man 
knows that I have the serum, he'll have no choice but to hand me the city."
    "Why do you want Pallet so much?" Giselle asked.
Gary sighed.  "It's the center of Pokèmon research for the entire nation. My Grandfather is in
charge of the research. If I rule Pallet, I, or should I say, we, will have possession of that
information. And it's very intensive. That is why I want Pallet so much."
    "Good enough for me. So, where do you want to eat tonight?"
    "Somewhere nearby. I gotta make my speech to the PLBI at the midnight, so let's not
leave the city."
    "Okay. Where did you have in mind?"
    "Some seafood joint by the oceanside. I heard it has an outside canopy."
    "Sounds great to me."
    "Then let me get up. We can go all the way when we get back."
    "Why not now?"
    "Too early. Besides, I can't do you on an empty stomach."
    "Good point," Giselle said, getting off of Gary,Well, we better freshen up first. Do
you mind if I wash your back?"
    "Can I wash yours?"
   Giselle gave a small laugh and helped Gary up after he buttoned his pants. They walked out 
of the office together to the elevator. Next stop, the bathroom......

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    "Hiya!"

    Duplica was practicing her Ninjutsu skills again. She practiced at least three to four times a
week, keeping herself in great shape. She was practicing her hand and arm strikes, using rapid
striking motions. Her strikes were very quick, almost a complete blur. She then blended the
strikes with some kicking movements. This was a highly strenuous workout, and most people with
her discipline would have fainted or quit by now. But Duplica had been doing this for six years
now, so she couldn't quit.

    Duplica was fifty minutes into her workout, forty to go. She was gathering energy into her body,
called chi. Closing her eyes, she concentrated very deeply to obtain the power. Slowly moving 
her arms in a gracious gesture, she was gathering chi into her body, letting it surround her. Then,
she does another movement to release the energy through her hands, quietly breathing out as 
she did so.

    For the last twenty minutes or so, she meditated. While she meditated, she slowly breathed in 
and out. Meditating usually involved cleansing her mind of everything irritating or material. It did 
get rid of the irritation, but there was one stray material thought on her mind.

    Ash. A good friend. And would make a great lover. He was a very independent person. He
wanted to do everything by himself (and Pikachu.) It was kind of easy for Ash to make friends
though. He took care of his pokèmon; he respected his pokèmon. And most of all, they respected
him (Even that dreaded Charizard eventually learned to respect him). Like his pokèmon, they 
made friends easily too. His Pikachu and her Dittos have become best friends. It's too bad that 
he quit the competition five years ago; she wanted to see how good Ash's pokèmon were herself.

    Ash was her sole motivation for winning the Pokèmon League Tournament. Ash helped her
train several times a month to help her pokèmon to be strong after working with her during the
day at PLBI Headquarters. He knew a lot. But then, what else would you expect from a two-time
champion.

    A few days before the competition, she found a letter on her desk at work. It was from
Ash. It was a friendship letter. This is the first time she got something like this... from anyone. 
In the the letter, he wished her good luck, a few reminders, and he wrote how much he enjoyed 
her company. It was the nicest thing anyone has written to her, ever. Duplica asked Ash why he
would write such a nice letter to me? He just said: "Well, I just wanted to tell you how great it was
to train your pokèmon and talk to someone as interesting as you. That's all."

    Duplica knew there was more to that. Much more. But how much more? If she could only make
Ash crack- make him confess the true meaning of that letter. Make him say:
 "I love you, Duplica."

    She finished meditating and went to hug her precious Dittos after her workout. She then took
an eleven minute shower and found something comfortable to put on after she dried herself
off. She lit some incense and laid down on her living room sofa. With the wireless headset of 
her videophone in her hand, she proceeded to call her love interest.

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    Ash slouched down on his bed, exhausted from the ride from New Saffron. He never wanted
to do that again.

    Ash lived in a condo, about six miles from his mother's house. He was twenty now, a man
living a life on his own. He was a Master in Pokèmon Sciences, working for the PLBI as an 
agent along with two of his friends, A.J. and the lovely Duplica, who were both agents and, 
unlike Ash, were still trainers. And, of course, he had Pikachu, and a new friend- Articuno, the legendary bird of ice. Before his last year at the League, Lorelei Chiarelli, the ice pokèmon 
mistress, gave it to him as a reward for being such a good role model for junior pokèmon 
trainers. His life was good, but he always thought that he could have more......

    Ash got up, rolling off his bed, and went up to his dresser. He stared at a picture. It was of 
him, Pikachu, Articuno, and three of his best friends: Brock, a future pokèmon breeder who 
now owns his own breeding laboratory in Pewter; Sabrina, a Psychic/Ghost Pokemon master 
whotemporarily resigned as Gym Leader of Saffron; and Misty, whose dreams were to become
a water pokèmon master and a nurse. They also had their favorite pokèmon in the picture. 
Brock had his Ninetales and his Golem, Sabrina had her Gengar and Alakazam, and Misty had
her Togemos (a made-up Final Evolution for Togepi), and Vaporeon. Ash and Misty were in 
their teens at the time; fifteen and sixteen respectively (Brock was nineteen and Sabrina was
twenty). Brock was wearing a green vest, a orange tank top, and beige slacks. Sabrina was 
wearing a short red jacket, a green dress shirt and black dress pants. Her dark-green hair
extended past  her shoulders. Her bluish-purple eyes glowed with a mysterious beauty. Ash was
wearing a new blue-and-black jacket over his blue Pokèmon League T-shirt, along with some 
black FUBU jeans, his hair long and bushy.

    Misty stood out in the picture, looking very mature. If her sisters saw her like this, they'd die in
jealousy. Her orange hair was long and and shiny and her eyes were a midnight blue.  She was wearing tight leather shorts that were almost five inches above the knee. Above that, she was
wearing a blue blouse that not only did a good job of showing her well-defined, belly-button
pierced abdomen, it did a great job of showing her beautiful chest. (Not that way, you perverts!)
Ash thought she looked awfully nice. Ash was also wearing a new hat that said:The Pallet 
Town Dream". Obviously, Ash wanted everyone to know how good he was.

    And he was that good. For the second year in a row, he'd been the Pokèmon League
Champion. After two years of disappointment (losing to Gary Oak in his first Tourney 
appearance, and to A.J. Hardcoure the second year), Ash was the man. But he wasn't a 
modest champion. He gave his dues to people who had helped him to get this far, twice. 
And for Ash, that was a very many of people.

 Now Ash was ready for his third championship. But one night, after he was training, he
got a little surprise.

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    "Hey Ash," Misty said with a soft voice, instantly grabbing the trainer's attention.
    "Hey Misty. What are you do....." He stopped as he stared at the young woman that was in
front of him. Her hair was long, reaching past her shoulders. She was wearing a white dress
shirt, a short skirt with a slit in it, cinnamon-colored pantyhose, and tight leather boots that
extended to her knee.I may not be a good judge of fashion, but... you look... great Misty."
    "Really?"
    "Yep. You really do. As I was gonna say, what are you doing here?"
    "Well, I just wanted to tell you good luck, and...."
    "And what?"
    "And... that... I love you."
    "What?"
    "I love you, Ash."
    "But I... I thought....."
    "You thought wrong. I just want you to know, that I care for you. I thought that you were
just a jerk only seeking glory. But when I saw the way you talked to your pokèmon, I knew that
you were true friends to your pokèmon. Just like you are to me, Ash. A true friend."
    "So you're saying you've forgiven me for wrecking your bike?"
    "Oh, I've forgiven you a while ago, though I still want it, nonetheless. But I want
something else from you. Something money can't buy. Something no one else but can give me."
    "And what's that?"
    "Your love, Ash. Your love to me. I didn't just follow you to get my bike back,
otherwise I would have kicked the money out of you already. But I can't make you love me. I can
only hope that you do."
    "So, if you love me, aren't we going to kiss, or something like that?"
    "I don't know. Are we?"

Ash and Misty walked up to each other and grabbed each other's waist. Their lips smacked 
together in a moment of passion. Ash seemed to had packed a punch in his kiss, but Misty's 
had a twist of her own. The two almost lost their balance, trying to out kiss each other. As they 
were doing so, their hands were rolling down each other's backs, increasing the passion. 
Then, the redhead began to lash out her tongue, sliding off her lips and into Ash's mouth. It
tapped his, waking it up to join hers. Soon the tongues were wrestling each other, struggling 
to take the other down. Ash was about to take off her dress shirt when she said:
 "Where's your hotel room?"
 "Why do you ask?" asked Ash.
 "There, I can show you how much I love you."
 "You already have... but, while you're there, I can show how much I love 'you'."

    The added confidence from Misty's love for Ash enable him to crush his competition. 
Misty's highly energetic cheers got him even more hyped. French-kissing after every victory 
gave him even more fuel to burn. But it didn't seem that Ash was stopping any time soon. By 
now, he had set a standard that seemed that no one else could ever meet.

    Ash was no longer safe from the media, especially the Pallet Reporter and CBS News, the
deep-diggers of Journalistic Media. He was once cornered by a CBS News crew, but Misty 
came out of nowhere and drove them off. And they kissed again. Ash had everything going 
his way- Love, fans, friends. Life seemed just about perfect......

    The day after the semi-finals, another beat down delivered by Ash, he spent the whole day
with Misty. It was a day of dancing, dining, embracing, sightseeing, swimming and dunking
each other, shopping, and picture taking. It was a celebration of their love. Misty looked even
more beautiful today than that night when she confessed her love to him (Once again, let your
minds run free with this one). And Ash, with the help of Misty of course, looked pretty stylish
himself. His mother would have fainted if she saw her son this handsome.

    That night, Ash and Misty were alone somewhere on Indigo Plateau watching the sunset.
In each other's arms, in the middle of a breeze, with small crackles of thunder in the air......

    "You look sad, Misty. What's wrong?"
    "Nothing. I'm just tired."
    "There's gotta be something wrong. I've never seen you so sad before."
    "It's nothing. I'll deal with it."
    "You can tell me."
    "You won't wanna hear it."
    "I'll be the judge of that."
    "Okay. But I swear, if you tell anyone about this, except your mother, I'll kill you."
And I'm not joking, either."
    "Our secret. What is it?"
    "Do you remember the assassination on the Director of the PLBI two weeks ago?"
    "Yeah. He's my father...."
    "Your... Father?"
    "He told us to visit PLBI headquarters a week after he was assigned as Director. He said
that he wanted to divorce my mother, but that he'll always love her. His job is his priority now.
He's doing better now, the knife wounds are healing much better now."
    "Well, I've had something to do with his assassination."
    "Did you try to stop him?"
    "I was the one who assassinated him. I stabbed him."
    "What!? You did what!?"
    "I assassinated your father. I... I was forced into it."
    "What do you mean you were forced into it!?"
    "My sisters kidnapped me a while ago."
    "Your... Sisters!?"
    "My sisters are assassins now, Ash. My mother trained them to be assassins. They forced
me to kill him. I didn't want to kill him, so I just... stabbed him a few times. And since I didn't
kill him, Everyone in Cerulean's after me, because my sisters had shown the evidence to
the authorities. My grandmother did her best to try to protect me. She'd rather suffer than to
have me suffer. But I can't stand the thought of my Grandmother being in prison. Please
understand, Ash...."

    Ash just stared at her in disbelief.You told me that you loved me."
    "I do, Ash."
    "If you did, you wouldn't have went to kill my father."
    "I had no choice, Ash. You must underst...."
    She was cut off by sirens screaming in the air. The sounds of thunder became louder......
    "Mistavera O'Hera, you are under arrest for the attempted assassination of PLBI Director
Percival Ishatomo....."
    "I'm sorry, Ash."

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    The next day, Ash was ordered to attend her trial. Because of it being an serious matter,
the Final Match between him and Gary was postponed. He invited his friends to come as well.

    The trial was an unforgiving one. The prosecution came down on her with no remorse. But
Misty seemed to be holding up to the assault pretty well. But Ash had doubts in his mind, 
though he still believed that she was somehow, innocent. Sabrina, who was two seats away
from Ash, could sense a final blizzard of cross-examination, but decided not to warn Ash. Like
he didn't have enough to worry about.....

    Then, it came. A barrage of powerful questions and incriminating evidence was catapulted
at Misty. She tried to stay under control, but when one serious question was asked, she felt
powerless. No longer able to be calm, she yelled out her confession. Ash put his head down. 
This was just about over......

    An hour later, sentence was passed. She was proven guilty, and was to serve twenty years
with a possible parole in ten years. When Ash heard that, he fell into a trance and fell
unconscious. Sabrina quickly relayed for him to take him to the Saffron Mental Clinic.

    "Are you alright, Ash?"
    "I guess. Where am I?"
    "You're in Saffron."
    "What am I doing here?"
    "You fainted during Misty's trial."
    "Oh. I remember now. Was she guilty?"
    "Yes, unfortunately."
    "How long will she be behind bars?"
    "At least ten years. If she doesn't get her parole, she'll be there for twenty."
    "TWENTY!?"
    "She confessed that she assassinated the PLBI Director. Don't you remember?"
    "Yes. He's my father."
    "I know. You probably don't know why we brought you here."
    "No, I don't. Why AM I here, Sabrina?"
    "I took a look at your brain activity, and it seems that you are developing some sort
of... Depression."
    "De... pression?"
    "Yes. It was caused by the shock that you received when you heard the sentence. The shock
caused an imbalance in your brain activity."
    "Will I recover?"
    "Don't worry about when, Ash. We gotta find out how you're going to recover. I know that
Misty has meant a lot to you over the last five years. You may not be able to forget her or
forgive her, but you can go back to your normal life. I can help you."
    "No thank you. I don't need your help."

    Ash tried to hold back the shock, but he failed miserably. He was facing Gary Oak, his
infamous arch-rival, for the Pokemon League Championship. The match didn't last two 
minutes.  His mind and heart weren't in it this time, and he was forced to forfeit the 
championship to Gary. And all his dreams were shattered. His condition got worse, and had to
stay at the Saffron Mental Clinic. Six months later, he had completely recovered from the 
depression, but end his participation in the Pokemon League. A month later, he signed up to
be a member of the Pokemon League Bureau of Investigation. To this day, no one knows why
Ash disappeared from the spotlight he was once showered with. And Ash Ketchum is very
stubborn to interviewers.....

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    "Pika pika kachu," (It's for you, Ash.)
    "Huh? Oh. Thanks Pikachu."
    "Hello?"
    "Hey, Ashy-Boy. Doing better?"
    "I'm pretty good, thank you. Thanks for calling me, Duplica."
    "No problem. Rush hour rough?"
    "Definitely. New Saffron is not for the leisurely driver. I hope that I don't have to
drive there again."
    "My Dittos wanna know how Pikachu and Articuno are are doing."
    "They're fine. Articuno learned a new attack. Pikachu's really thinking about evolving
into a Raichu. If he does, he'll be the most powerful Raichu on the planet! I'm letting him
decide on his own."
    "That's good. Has your mother come by yet?"
    "Not yet, but knowing Mom, she'll be here."
    "That's good. So, where do you want to eat tomorrow?"
    "There's this new place that's a salad and steakhouse. My mother recommended it to me,
and I wondered if you would agree."
    "That's good for me. Where is it?"
    "In downtown Pallet. Mom says they have a large menu."
    "Alright, you've got my interest. When can you pick me up?"
    "How about 6:30?"
    "Perfect. I'll definitely be ready by then. Is anyone else coming?"
    "I'm afraid not. A.J.'s training tomorrow night, and Todd has an appointment to go to."
    "Well, I guess it's just you and me."
    "Is there a problem?"
    "No. I was actually looking for some personal time to spend with you. I need the
company."
    "Yeah. I guess I need some company myself."
    "Pi chu kachu?" (What about me?)
    "I mean human companionship. You and Articuno are still my best friends."
    "Chu chu." (Okay.)
    "Like I said, since the last time we've trained together, I haven't been able to see you
lately. This can give us a little time to reacquaint you (to the bed)."
    "Yes, it will. So how does it feel to beat Gary?"
    "I don't think you know how good it feels to take down that bastard. Someone just had to
shut him up. And now that I'm the League champion, I'm gonna bring respect to the 
championship."
    "I know that you'll do that. I always liked that about you. You're so determined, like I
once was."
    "What do you mean 'I once was'? You still are. You seemed determined to stop that bomb
from blowing up Saffron. You still seem very determined."
    "I guess you're right. One of these days, I'll come back and win that title again."
    "Just remember that you'll have to get past me first. I'll be waiting!"
    "And I'll be ready. Anyway, what are you doing right now?"
    "Just a minute, Ash. I'm going to turn on the visual out.... AHHHHHHHHHH!"
    "Duplica!"
    STATIC.......................
 

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Viridian (Viridian City)
Population: 582,376
Area (Not including Viridian Forest) 88 sq mi
Landmarks:
Viridian Gym
Remains of First Team Rocket HQ
Garrison Quigley Oak's mansion

Viridian is the home of one of most architecturally beautiful gyms on Pokemon Island. It was built
in 1924 by the legendary architect Nelly Boaslo (1878-1953). The Viridian Gym has been the stage
of great battles throughout the last half century.

The mansion of Garrison Oak is valued at at least $9.5 million dollars.

The remains of the first Team Rocket headquarters can still be found in the downtown area.

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The second chapter is finally behind me! And it ends on a cliffhanger (Or as good as one as I can
do)! What's next? Stay tuned for the exciting third chapter!

What's in store? Check this:

Gary makes his ransom speech to the PLBI
Duplica and Gary meet face-to-face, again
Ash is called into the action.
Mistavera gets released!
TSS raids Pewter Labs!
 

As usual, feedback (positive or negative) is greatly appreciated! 'Cause I can always use a
little criticism!

"Taking in Life's Fights, One Day at A Time..."
-TyroneJ <bushin31@hotmail.com>
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