Chapter 5 Animal Magnetism The Cerulean gym was tense with jealousy. Everyone wanted Ash’s attention and they were competing viciously. Duplica studied Ash’s reactions to the various women. Her plan was to take the most desirable traits of each and disguise herself and the ultimate girlfriend. So far she new to combine Misty’s hair and Ivey’s bust. Nurse Joy showed her love in more suddle ways. She and Delia worked together to ensure he received proper nutrition and vitamin supplements. Keeping him healthy and ACTIVE was a definite priority. Sabrina tried to knit Ash a sweater using telekinesis. The floating needles terrified everyone, and one arm was to long on the end result. Officer Jenny diligently tried to dig up dirt, so she could have the other girls arrested. Jesse kept trying to sneak onto the premises but Jenny always seemed to chase her away. Daisy tried to have everyone arrested for trespassing but Ms law was to busy swooning over Ash. Still, whatever these girls planned it hardly compared to what Ivey was concocting. The scientist built a makeshift lab in the basement. She believed she had another brilliant plan to win Ash. The key was Pikachu. The electric rodent was at Ash’s side at all times. Like Ash, Pikachu had come to accept the current situation. However, experience had taught Ash to trust the rodents instincts. If Pikachu favoured a certain woman, so would he. Those ridiculous rumours that her mind was being controlled by Jigglypuffs song had given Ivey the idea. Pikachu are electric type pokemon. Three years ago Ivey did a study of pikachu gathering around electric transformers in residential areas. She found that electric fields effect their moods. Ivey was now putting the finishing touches on her device. The device was disguised as a seashell necklace. Running off a simple wristwatch battery it emitted electric field signals of adjustable power, and a highly specified frequency. She put the necklace on and turned on the power. Ivey then slipped into a bathing suit that looked good with her accessory. That afternoon, Ash and his pokemon were doing their daily training routines when Pikachu developed a dreamy far off look in his eyes. Pikachu felt a strange happy feeling that grew stronger as he moved in a certain direction. The electric mouse began searching for the source of this wonderful enticement. Ash called to his zombified friend, and Pikachu signalled for Ash to follow him. They came upon the hot springs that were in the back of the gym. Ash continued to follow Pikachu even after he entered the woman’s bath. Besides the sign had been changed with a crayon to women and Ash’s bath. Pretending to sleep on a reclining lounge chair by the bath was Professor Ivey. The sunlight made water glisten off her curvaceous body. A cool wind caused erect nipples to poke through her flimsy bathing suit. Her supple lips were pursed as though waiting to be kissed awake. Just as she heard them enter Ivey turned down the power on her electric necklace. Pikachu now had to get closer to feel anything. He jumped on her chair and began snuggling and nuzzling Iveys chest making various content noises. Ivey opened her eyes and scratched the little mouse below the chin. Ash: “Sorry, Pikachu’s always friendly, but I’ve never seen him act like this.” Dr. Ivey: “Really, maybe he’s trying to tell you something.” Ivey said in a knowing voice. As time went on Pikachu thought more and more about Ivey. Not being able to place electric signals as the source of his happiness, he began to associate everything about her with this feeling. Her smile, her scent, her voice, and of course the firm yet bouncy feel of her breasts. It wasn’t love, just bliss. Still through positive reinforcement these feeling soon came to the electric mouse with or without Ivey’s necklace. Pikachu hated to leave Ash’s side so he became noticeably cheerful when Ash and Ivey were together. Ivey wished she could have built an Ash attracting machine, but this was almost as good. The boy began to treat Ivey as his favourite of all the women. After all, Pikachu saw something special in her. Ash would search every inch of her to find out what. The other girls didn’t know Ivey’s secret, but they saw that Pikachu was the key to Ash’s heart. Everyone tried to tempt the rodent. First they all offered him treats. Next, Atsuko made him a bed of silk sheets. Since he liked to nuzzle Ivey’s breasts they all tried holding him up to there own, but he showed little interest and eventually shocked some of them in frustration for never leaving him alone. If Pikachu showed any interest in the other girls Ivey simply had to turn up the juice on her electric necklace. Ash was a better boyfriend then Ivey ever expected. In the past she had always been attracted to older men. That was why she turned down Brock so many times. She had no regrets however. She and Ash talked, held hands, took walks together, he gave her back rubs, and they snuggled, and did everything else. With the other girls he was only doing the “everything else”, and less of it. This plan however had one serious obstacle. May actually convinced Torchic to put in a good word for her with Pikachu. From time to time the loyal rodent resisted Iveys allure and led Ash to give his attention to her. Even at full power the rodent resisted Iveys special charm. Still, May was sweet, and innocent, and looked up to Ivey despite there competition. The researcher found herself liking the girl also despite their competition. One day Ivey saw Ash and May snuggling on a couch and watching a movie together. They looked so cute, people who saw Ash and Ivey together thought she was an older reletive. She didn’t dare hurt the girl, but something had to be done.