Disclaimers:

I do not own Pokémon. Nintendo and Game Freak own it. There. That's enough from me.

Mario's Notes:

Seems like it takes me forever to get some inspiration these days. Life has dealt me a lot of friggin' curve balls these past few months and that has caused a really big ass case of writer's block. And I hate it. It's difficult when you can't get any ideas for stories when a case of writer's block won't go away. Anyhoo, I will continue with this fic in hopes that one, small something gives me a kick in the ass to continue writing. If any of you fellow readers can spare a few ideas and send them my way, I'll gladly take them. I'll take just about anything!! And I do mean ANYTHING!!!! Or if any of you readers know of a few Pokémon fanfics that are pretty good and worth reading, tell me where I can find it.

Last time, The Pokémon Battle Rockstar Tournament got underway and all hell broke loose in the city. Ash and Pikachu were already fighting other trainers, while Misty met her rival for Ash's affection. Everybody's favorite Ditto trainer, Duplica!!

Before I start, I want to thank Daniel Rodriguez for giving me an idea that gave me the kick in the ass I was looking for and desperately needed. He e-mailed me this idea that I used for today's part. So, many thanks go out to Daniel for helping me out big time. This part is the longest so far. I feel like I'm back!!

The Secret Admirer Mess Up
Part 3

During the nights between each day of the Tournament, the people of Rockstar City do what they like to do best: ROCK ALL NIGHT LONG!!! The second day of the citywide battle ended and all of the town were jamming. Even the trainers themselves were getting down with their bad selves. Any newcomers to the city are surprised to hear rock music play 24/7 in this city. Especially if you're a newcomer to the city and you're with Team Rocket. Then, it would be overwhelming. It was to Jessie, James and Meowth as they made their arrival at the outskirts of the city before Midnight.

"So this is Rockstar City. No wonder they called it that. These guys play rock music all day." Meowth said. He along with Jessie and James were standing at the entrance to the city.

"Argh!! I hate rock music!! I already hate this town!! Why are we here, anyway?" Jessie asked, already covering her ears as the trio entered the music blaring city.

"We followed the twerps to this city to capture that Pikachu, Jessie. That is what we always do." James answered, reminding her once again of their long time plan that still has not worked.

"And this time, James and I devised a good plan." Meowth added,

"What plan, Meowth? All of your plans end up having us blasting off by that twerp's Pikachu." Jessie said, becoming more agitated with everything the two said. The music wasn't helping her with her agitation either.

"Jessie, the twerp is competing in the Pokémon tournament this city hold every year. So, we'll grab Pikachu after the twerp has put it through a lot of battles." James said,

"James, we tried that already. What makes you think this time it will work?" Jessie asked, getting more annoyed by the minute.

"It will, Jess. All we have to do is interfere in the twerp's bout, knock out his opponent's Pokémon with this little beauty I got from HQ and plant the evidence on the twerp, causing him to be disqualified." Meowth answered, tossing a can of Poké-Out Spray into the air and catching it. Poké-Out is banned in all tournaments in the Pokémon World. They catch you using that, you're toast.

"Finally, while he's moping over being kicked out of the city, we'll snatch that Pikachu." James said cheerfully, thinking that this plan will actually work. Jessie on the other hand, still wasn't so sure. She just wanted to find a quiet spot where they don't plan rock music all the time.

"I still think it's not going to work at all." Jessie said to herself as the trio decided to sneak into a hotel to get some shut eye for their big day of hunting down Ash. And it wouldn't take them long until they find Ash and Pikachu on this, the final day of the first part of the Pokémon Battle Rockstar Tournament.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The citizens of Rockstar City are not morning people. After a night of rockin' and partying down, nobody was up at sunrise. Everybody was still groggy, still sick and had major hangovers from drinking and partying to really loud music. Even the trainers, who are competing in the Pokémon Battle Rockstar Tournament, are feeling the effects. Two straight days of Pokémon battles and endless rock music were making everybody real tired out. Since the final day of battling doesn't start until Noon, everybody's sleeping in. All of Rockstar City was still snoozing in bed at 7 A.M., except for one particular trainer who owns two Dittos and has a room on the same floor and in the same hotel that Ash Ketchum is in.

Duplica didn't go to any rock shows or stayed up all night partying like everybody else. Instead, she was wide awake after taking a long shower and getting dressed. Right now, she was sitting in front of her desk in her room, writing down something on a small piece of paper.

"I bet Ash won't even get up for a few more hours. That is more than enough time to make my last note to him." Duplica said to herself as she wrote her note to Ash. Duplica was planning on finding Ash later in the day and letting him know how she really feels about him. All she was hoping for was if Misty doesn't have the same plans for Ash as well. If Misty did try to get Ash all to herself, all of her planning would have become nothing but a waste of time. She finished writing the note and was satisfied with what she wrote to Ash. Duplica applied a small amount of pink lipstick on her lips and left a kiss mark on the letter. The small letter was placed inside an envelope with Ash's name on it. Since a friend of hers told her where Ash's room was, she decided to slip the love letter underneath his door instead of taking it to Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center. Duplica wiped away the lipstick from her lips and quietly exited her room and walked down the hall to where Ash was staying. She kneeled down and pushed the letter underneath the door.

There. I just love making these love notes to Ash. I wonder if he knows who this secret admirer is yet? Duplica thought to herself. She smiled at the thought to Ash and her together as a couple. As soon as Duplica stood up and turned around, there was Misty. Standing right in front of her with a look of pure hatred on her face. The two girls were mentally shooting daggers at each other as both of them just glared at each other for what seemed like forever. Neither girl was about to back down until either Misty of Duplica got Ash.

"What did you just do?!!!" Misty demanded sharply. Duplica was taken back by her harshness toward her about Ash. It was true that Misty and Ash have been together for a long time, but Misty was making this like a contest that she must win. Duplica takes this in stride and tries to start a casual conversation.

"Oh, I just saw this letter addressed to Ash on the ground and I slipped it under his door." Duplica said. Misty wasn't buying it at all. She knew that it was another love letter written by Duplica. Misty was very close to slapping Duplica, but held off as she took another approach. She approached the Ditto trainer very closely, intent on scaring Duplica.

"You come near MY Ash, I promise you, you will regret it." Misty whispered harshly before making her way to her room that she was sharing with another female Water Pokémon trainer. Duplica watched Misty walk away, sensing that Misty's jealous side is overriding her good sense. In fact, this whole deal of getting Ash was getting too serious.

Maybe I should back out before it's too late. But, if I did that, Misty would get Ash and make his life a living hell. Come on, Duplica!! Just be your nice self and find Ash and reveal yourself as he secret admirer before Misty kills him!! Duplica thought to herself. Full of confidence, she decided to take a walk in the park before everybody started to wake up. Later in the morning, the people of Rockstar City started to wake up. At that time, Ash Ketchum forced himself to get up. It was 10:31 A.M. and he wanted to get something to eat before he went to get his Pokémon at the Center. His head was pounding hard, due to being at a concert where these rock dudes fed this guy to a giant Pokémon on stage.

"Man, that's the last time I'm seeing that band where they feed people to this giant, evil Pokémon. My head is pounding like a pair of drums." Ash groaned as he forced himself out of bed. His mother always said that a good hot shower will make the pounding stop. So, he took her advice. 10 minutes later, Ash was out of the shower, feeling a little bit better. The pounding was gone and he got dressed. As soon as he tied up his sneakers, he saw something on the ground, near the door. It was another love note. "What? Another one?" Ash asked himself as he kneeled down and picked up the small letter from the floor. Once again, it was a love letter. He opened it up and this is what it said.

Hi, Ashy.

Today's the big day for you, right? It's the day where you get into the actual tournament itself. You battled like a true Pokémon Master these past 2 days. I know you'll make it into the tournament.

I just can't wait until later tonight when the people in charge of this tournament announce your name as one of the 32 trainers. If you don't make it in, don't worry. I'll make all of your worries go away.

Who knows? Maybe I'll introduce myself to you today... or tonight... or when you least expect it.

From your secret Admirer.

P.S. Here's a little kiss from me to motivate you today.

Ash started to blush when he saw the pink lipstick on the letter. Whoever this girl was, she was serious about getting him. On the other hand, Ash was excited to read that his secret admirer would make her appearance in the final day of competition. This gave him another reason to make it in.

I have an odd feeling that today is the day I'll meet this secret admirer of mine. But, I have to fight in some more battles, so I can't worry about that now. I just hope Misty isn't playing a trick on me. Actually, I hope it's Duplica. I really miss her... Ash thought to himself. He placed the letter into his backpack, left his room where Brock was still having his usual Officer Jenny dreams and headed to the Pokémon Center to get Pikachu and the others. After having a big breakfast down at the city's restaurant district, Ash arrived at the city square to start day 3. And it was going to be a long one for him.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

It was past 3 P.M. on the final day of the citywide competition and many trainers are fighting like there's no tomorrow. This was their last chance to be one of the top 32 trainers with the best winning percent averages due to their win/loss records. Ash was one of those trainers. His current win/loss record is 35 wins and 15 losses. With a winning percentage of .700, Ash would have easily made it into the top 10 and be secured with a good spot for the elimination part of the tournament. Unfortunately for him, Misty wouldn't even tell him that he currently is in the top five at that time. Misty bumped into Ash after the gun sounded and everybody was off fighting. She has been too preoccupied about making her plans to tell Ash how she really feels about him and how she'll make him realize it with the help of her mallet. Right now, Ash was tired about having Misty shove him right towards any trainer she saw. She has been doing that to him all day.

"Misty, Pikachu and my Pokémon are beat. We just want to stop right now. I know my average is good enough to get us into the elimination tournament." Ash said, but Misty was just too focused on having Ash win as many battles as he and his Pokémon possibly can.

"I don't want to hear another word out of you, Ash. You still have 3 hours left and you and Pikachu are going to find as many guys as you can and battle them!!" Misty said eagerly as she took Ash's hand and dragged him down the street. She smiled with glee, knowing that Ash has no chance of getting away from her if she drags him to every battle. After he gets into the tournament, she will tell him how she really feels about him.

Hee, hee. My plan is working!! I have Ash all to myself today and he's going to be mine, whether he likes it or not!! And there's nothing that little miss Ditto trainer Duplica can do about it. Misty thought to herself, continuing to drag Ash down the street.

I was planning to take it easy today. Oh, man. I wished I didn't take her bike after all. She's worse than a drill sergeant. I'd rather face Gary again than hang with her in crazy woman mode. Ash thought to himself as Misty dragged him to the park where another rock band was about to start playing. There was not a single trainer at the park and Misty wasn't happy about that. Seems like all this hard rock music has finally made her snap during their visit to Rockstar City. She didn't see anybody around.

"Take a 5 minute break, Ketchum. I'm off to find a lot of trainers and drag them here to battle you!!" Misty said sternly as she showed poor Ash down onto a bench and she sprinted off in search of opponents. Actually, she wasn't going to find anybody for Ash to face. Misty actually wanted to finalize her plan of snagging Ash and winning this contest against Duplica for Ash's affections. After finding a nice spot to lie down, rest and make her plans to get Ash all to herself, Misty swore she heard a familiar voice.

Huh? I thought I heard somebody talking over here. Misty thought as she quietly made her way towards the voice. Shortly, she found another hidden glade and saw Duplica talking with her two Dittos, Ditto and Mini-Dit.

"Well, this is it. I think after Ash gets his spot in the elimination tournament tonight, that will be the time I reveal that I am his secret admirer." Duplica said,

"Ditto, ditto." Both Ditto and Mini-dit agreed. Duplica was just glowing with happiness while Misty was ready to explode like a volcano! Duplica recalled both of her Pokémon when Misty barged onto the scene.

"DUPLICA!!!" Misty yelled out, scaring the Ditto trainer into jumping to the ground. Duplica turned around and for the second time today, saw the look of pure hate on Water Trainer's face.

"Misty?!! What the hell are you doing here?!!" Duplica asked, shocked to see Misty once again. Her shock gave way to hatred as the two girls were once again locked in a staredown. This fight would determine in who would get Ash Ketchum.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ten minutes passed by since Misty left Ash and Pikachu back in the park. He was unaware that Misty was engaged in a standoff with Duplica. Ash yawned a little and was starting to get bored.

"Gee, Pikachu. I wonder where Misty went off to? She said she was going to find more trainers for us." Ash said,

"Pika, pika. Pi, pikachu." Pikachu said,

"I guess you're right." Ash agreed. There was a moment of silence between the two before Pikachu got an idea.

"Pika pi. Pikachu, pika pika." Pikachu said,

"You're right. Let's beat it!!" Ash said as Pikachu hopped onto Ash's head. Suddenly, this kid Ash's age runs into the park, acting like he got his head chopped off. The kid ran right towards Ash. He looked like he drank too much Mountain Dew, Jolt cola and overdosing on speed pills. He was so damn hyper, because he was nearing his goal of having a winning percent average that would get him into the elimination tournament.

"Need a fight!! Need a fight!! NEED A FIGHT!!! I must fight you!!! FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!!!!!!" The kid said hastily as he pointed to Ash. Pikachu and Ash just sighed as he reached for a Poké Ball.

"Why me? What did I do to deserve this?" Ash asked himself as the kid already let loose his first Pokémon, a Kecleon.

"OkayKecleon!! Wehavetobeatthepantsoffthiskidnow!!!!" The hyper kid said, not even taking a breath. His Kecleon just sighed, knowing that if this kid fought during the first day of the tournament instead of playing Gran Turismo 3 all day, he wouldn't be in this mess.

"All right, Pikachu. Let's make this quick!!" Ash said,

"Pikachu!!" Pikachu yelled out as it jumped down to the ground. As the fight began, Team Rocket was hiding in some trees with their Meowth balloon ready to fly at a moment's notice. James was busy searching for the twerp with his pair of binoculars.

"Hey! There's the twerp!! And he's and his Pikachu are tired out from fighting!!" James said as he jumped down to the ground in front of Jessie and Meowth. Jessie thought James was lying so she took the binoculars and climbed up to where James was at. After spotting Ash and Pikachu fighting Kecleon and the kid on speed, she jumped back down on the ground.

"You're right, James. Now what do we do?" Jessie asked. Meowth already has the answer.

"We get them!!" Meowth said with an evil smirk on his face. Both Jessie and James agreed.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Back at the hidden grove near the park, Misty and Duplica were still in a staredown, neither girl was going to back down at all. Misty had a very dark look on her face. She was ready to fight and teach Duplica a lesson she'll never forget.

"I warned you about getting near MY Ash!! And now you will have to pay the consequences." Misty exclaimed,

"Well, Misty. Just... bring it!" Duplica shot back. Just mere seconds before both girls were going to lay the Smackdown on each other's candy asses, a big explosion rocked the park and the sounds of trainers and people yelling followed.

"What was that?" Misty asked as more people started to panic. There was another blast and a person yelling. A voice that Misty knew very well.

"Sounds like somebody screwed up big time and blew up the park." Duplica said as she went to find out what the hell was up. Misty knew deep in her heart that Ash was in trouble. And she also knew who it was that is attacking him.

"Team Rocket!! Those idiots are here in Rockstar City?!!" Misty asked herself as she ran out of the grove and to the center of the park where she last left Ash. Misty saw Team Rocket attack Ash and the kid with some new Pokémon and it looked like Team Rocket had the upper hand. After knocking out the other kid's Pokémon with the spray, Team Rocket now directed their attacks on Ash and Pikachu.

"HA HA HA HA!!! Finally, a plan that is going well for us!!" Jessie said cheerfully as their new Pokémon just let loose many attacks on Ash. Pikachu was already being manhandled by a fighting Pokémon while Ash was dodging Razor Leafs and Poison Sting attacks.

"Yeah!! We might succeed this time." James said as his Victreebel actually obeyed James without eating his head and used its vine whip to grab Ash, slam him hard into a wall and knocking him out. Meowth saw Ash on the ground and planted the can in his back pocket, in clear view of everybody.

"Now to grab Pikachu!" Jessie said as she was about to snatch Pikachu, but some other people had other ideas. And that consisted of a bunch of guys wearing clown makeup.

"Hold it lady!!! Ain't nobody going to ruin this day for us rock bands!!" A lead guitarist for one of the bands said as he and a lot of other members of different bands showed up. Their guitars were already hooked up to real big amps set on high.

"Oh, buzz off rock boy!! Your music sucks!! Give me Backstreet Boys any day!!" Jessie said. That remark got everybody who heard that pissed off.

"Backstreet Boys?!!! That did it!!! Let's get ready to show this beeoch how to rock!!!" The lead guy yelled out. The band members started tuning up their instruments while James and Meowth were wondering what's up.

"Say Jessie... what group did you like?" James asked,

"Some boy band. Why, James?" Jessie answered,

"Because this place is Rockstar City!!! AND EVERYBODY HERE HATES BOY BANDS!!!" Meowth yelled out as the members glared evilly at Team Rocket.

"Wobbuffet!!!" Jessie's Wobbuffet said as it made its usual appearance out of the Poké Ball to annoy Jessie.

"Get back in your ball!!" Jessie said as she recalled Wobbuffet into its Poké Ball. Suddenly, it was judgment day for Team Rocket.

"Okay, Team Loser!!! Eat this!! 1,2,3,4!!!" The lead guitarist yelled out as he and the rest of the bands played one big, very high and extremely loud guitar riff, which caused Team Rocket's new Poké snatcher machine to explode, sending Jessie, James and Meowth airborne once again! Their plan screwed up once again.

"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!!!" The trio yelled out as they went sailing into the sky,

"WOBBA!!!" Jessie's Wobbuffet added as Team Rocket disappeared into the distance. The crowd started to form back into the park, wondering what happened. The hyper kid finally came to and found his Pokémon knocked out by something that no Pokémon can do.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ash was coming to after being hit hard by one of Wobbuffet's counters when somebody grabbed his by the shirt and hastily dragged him up. Whoever it was, this person was really pissed off.

"You've got a lot of explaining to do, kid!!!" A man said angrily. Ash didn't know what was going on at that point.

"What? What do you mean by that?" Ash asked. Then, the man threw him to the ground hard. Moments later, Ash was hit in the head by an empty spray can. Ash picked it up and saw the words Poké-Out on it.

"See that, punk?!! You used that to knock out that poor kid's Pokémon!! And that is a no-no in this town!!" The man yelled out as he tossed a small book that said "rules" on it. Ash took one look at the book and remembered that Nurse Joy didn't even give Ash a book.

"What rules? You people didn't even give us a rulebook in the first place." Ash said as he tossed the can into the trash and he tossed the small rulebook in as well. That sealed his fate in the tournament.

"Shut up!!! Because of this, your ass is disqualified from this tournament!! Now, get out of this town!!" The guy said as he pointed to the way out of the park. Ash knew it was useless. Now he knew why people in Rockstar City are assholes. Ash got to his feet and started to walk away. He stopped for a second and turned around to face the people of the city.

"FINE!! Have it your way, assholes!! This town sucks ass, anyway!!" Ash yelled out to the crowd, giving them "The Bird" as he left the park.

"Yeah! You better not come back in this city!! And we'll make sure the Pokémon League bans you from competing for a long time!!!" The man yelled out at Ash's retreating form. Every trainer there didn't see Ash use the can of Poké-Out during his battle. Team Rocket interfered just a minute after the fight started. Ash wasn't even to his hotel room when Misty bumped into him. Just like the guy who berated him about cheating to win, Misty had a few things to say to Ash. She was still angry about Duplica still trying to get Ash that her mad side took over.

"I knew you were just some flash in the pan trainer, Ash. I knew you were weak!" Misty said harshly,

"Just shut up, Misty!! I'm not in the mood to put up with your crap!!" Ash said as he tried to get into the hotel, but Misty wouldn't let him in until she was finished.

"You're not going anywhere until you say to me that you are a crappy trainer and you'll never become a Pokémon Master." For 5 minutes, Misty called Ash everything in the book and she wouldn't even let him defend himself, nor would she let Pikachu get in a word. Ash couldn't believe what was going on. He was just disqualified for allegedly using an illegal spray to knock out his opponent's Pokémon when it was actually Team Rocket who planted the evidence on him, now he's not allowed to compete in any Pokémon League sanctioned tournament for 3 years because of this, now he has Misty berating him about being some poor trainer. This was the final straw. Ash and Misty have been friends for a long time, but he can't stand her constant putdowns. Ash took off his backpack and reached into one of the pockets. He retrieved an envelope full of money. This was the bike money that he has been saving up for a long time.

"Here's your damn money for your crap bike. Misty Waterflower, I never want to see you ever again!!" Ash said as he pushed Misty out of his way and made a beeline right for his room. Pikachu just glared at Misty, just begging her to come up to Ash so he could shock her. Just after she looked into the envelope that everything just sank in.

What did I just do? I just lost Ash as my friend!! Misty, you're an idiot!! Misty thought to herself. She debated whether to go apologize to Ash or just walk away. As she entered the hotel, she spotted Brock running towards the elevators. Seconds later, Ash exited one of them and handed his key to the guy at the main desk.

"Ash!! I heard Team Rocket was in town and you got DQ because of them. What happened?!!" Brock asked, his voice full of concern about what just transpired.

"You don't want to know, I want to go home and let's get out of here!!" Ash said, fighting back tears as he made his exit from the hotel.

I better go with him. Somebody has to look after him and make sure he doesn't get into anymore trouble. Brock thought. He decided to pick up his stuff later as he exited the hotel to find Ash. He then saw Misty standing near the entrance, holding an envelope.

"Misty. What is going on here?!!" Brock asked. The answer he got wasn't the one he was looking for.

"WHY DO YOU CARE?!! Ash hates me!!! I said that he was a cheater and now he doesn't want to see me again!!" Misty cried out, her tears spilling out from her eyes. The realization of losing Ash was now sinking in.

"Did you yell before you thought again, Misty?" Brock asked again, already knowing the answer. Brock just wished that Misty wouldn't let her ego take over her judgment. Suddenly, this mob of people arrived at the hotel and they were ready to riot. This big guy who was leading the group came up to Brock.

"Pardon me, son. Where's that little cheat Ketchum?" He asked sternly. His approach sacred Brock a bit and was glad that Ash got out of Dodge.

Whew. Good thing you got out of here fast, Ash. These people are ready to kill you. Brock thought to himself before answering the man.

"He left about 5 minutes ago." Brock answered,

"Somebody call Officer Jenny and order her to bring that kid in!! We'll show him what we do to cheaters!! By beating him to a bloody pulp." The man said and everybody in the group started cheering like crazy. Misty was taken back by what the guy just said and let him have it.

"Listen, you pompus freak!! Maybe if you got that Aipom out of your ass, you would have seen Team Rocket interfere in Ash's fight!!" Misty yelled out,

"Misty, maybe you should have listened to Ash's side of the story!! You're still angry about him being a cheater!!" Brock said. He was now getting pissed off at Misty for all of this. All of this nonsense was snowballing into something real big and unstoppable. And now, somebody else was going to ass their two cents. And that person was Duplica.

"I knew that you were going to push him away, Misty. Now you've lost your chance to get him." Duplica said as she made her way into the center of the crowd,

"Shut up, Duplica!! This crap wouldn't have happened if you didn't write those damn love letters to him!!!" Misty yelled,

"Maybe you better learn to keep your mouth shut!" Duplica fired back, causing the crowd to start hooting and hollering. They were going to see a fight soon.

"I dare you to say that to my face!!!" Misty said, getting face to race with her rival.

"Both of you, shut up!!!" The guy yelled out as he pushed toe two girls away from each other, but he was met with the jeers of the crowd and the wrath of two pissed off young women.

"YOU STAY OUT OF THIS, BIG MAN!!!" Both Misty and Duplica yelled out, making the crowd cheer loudly. The two girls were now ready to fight it out. This was it. No turning back now.

"You want to fight about it, Duplica?!!!" Misty said angrily,

"Bring it on." Duplica shot back.

End Of Part 3

Damn!! Team Rocket framed Ash for something he didn't do and now he's disqualified from the tournament!! Not only that, Misty thinks Ash cheated on purpose to get a fast win and she let him have it. And now, Misty and Duplica are going to fight!! A fight where the winner will get Ash?

Up next... the battle between Misty and Duplica!! A fight so big, it will have to be on Pay-Per-View!!! Who will win?!!

As always, please read and review. And if you have any spare ideas in your heads, go ahead and e-mail them to me at Hornet19us@Yahoo.com

Mario Alvarado
7/1/2003