Disclaimers:
I do not own Pokémon. Nintendo and Game Freak own it. There. That's enough from me. I want to make this as short as possible.



Mario Alvarado's Notes:


Just when I think I'm over Mt. Writer's Block, I'm slammed with the impassible Non-Motivation River. Trying to get ideas to write fics is hard. Trying to find motivation to write fics is 10 times worse. Anyway... I think I can squeeze out some motivation for this part.



If you need a refresher about what happened last time, Ash heads off to the port city of Trans Am to catch the daily ferry to Cinnabar Island. Meanwhile, Duplica catches up with Brock in Import Town and they take a shortcut to cut Ash off before he reaches Trans Am. During the trip, Ash and Pikachu run into Team Rocket and they were trying to catch a few defenseless baby Pokémon. With the need to get revenge on Team Rocket overshadowing his better judgment, Ash and Pikachu once again defeated Team Rocket and sent them blasting off again. As soon as the baby Pokémon become new members of Ash's team and Ash resumed his trip to Trans Am, with the help of a motorist who pulled over to give him a lift. Just as Ash boards the ferry to Cinnabar Island, Brock and Duplica arrive and they are too late as Ash heads off to Cinnabar. Lucky for the two, an old sea captain offers them a ride to Pallet, if Brock could help his crew out with a case of seasickness.



Well, enough stalling!! As soon as this is done, I'll get to work with the finale!! Oh, lastly, I just want to thank DJ Rodriguez for all of his support and urging me to get this new part up! If it wasn't for him, I would have let this fic go by the wayside. But, I know there are a few people out there who do enjoy this fic.


The Secret Admirer Mess Up

Part 6


"Well, kids. Here we are in Pallet. And thanks for your help with our now gone case of Pokémon seasickness. We really appreciate it." The old sea captain said to Brock and the whole crew cheered for him as well. During the trip to Pallet from the port city of Trans Am, Brock developed one of his homemade remedies to cure seasickness, fed it to the Pokémon and they all survived the trip without throwing up once. And to make sure they won't start having the problem again, Brock gave them a copy of the remedy, so the crew of the ship could make it themselves.



"It's no problem, sir. I'm just glad I can help out a Pokémon in need." Brock said. After saying goodbye to the old man and his crew, Brock and Duplica left Pallet's new seaport and started the walk to Ash's house.



"Brock, what's Ash's mother like?" Duplica asked,



"Well... let's just say she's very outgoing, very nice and always loves to have visitors over." Brock answered,



"That's nice, but... we'll she overreact when she sees you here with me and without Ash and Misty?" Duplica questioned,



"Not really, Duplica. Just ask her to go along with this new plan that you have been thinking about on the trip. I bet Mrs. Ketchum will be overjoyed to hear that a nice girl has a crush on her son. Also, since Ash will probably stay at his house and will be shocked to see me here, he'll probably expect me to crash at his place with him. Lastly, it might be a good idea to head to the Viridian City Pokémon Center and stay there for a few days and work on your plan some more. And try to make sure Ash doesn't see you. We don't want him to know about this plan as of yet." Brock said,



"I can deal with that. Just be sure to see me to help make my plan foolproof and Misty proof." Duplica said,



"And we can get Prof. Oak and Gary in on the plan as well." Brock added. A few hours later, the sun was setting as the Cinnabar ferry arrived at Pallet's seaport, where Ash Ketchum, Pikachu and Ash newly caught and his Pokémon posse got off and made a beeline right for his home. He was unaware that both Brock and Duplica are in Pallet and also unaware that Misty is also making plans to arrive in Pallet. Right now, he was too busy thinking about what his Mom will think about seeing some new Pokémon.



"Man, I can't wait to see the look at Mom's face when she sees me home so soon from that debacle. And with some new Pokémon!!" Ash said cheerfully. Pikachu was glaring at the new Pokémon jealousy, especially Bagon, who took Pikachu's favorite riding spot. Ash's head. Sure, it was nice of Ash to protect them from Team Rocket, but hated the fact that the three, Aron, Bagon and the baby Groudon were all over him. It was Pikachu's job to smother Ash with affection 24/7 and these new Pokémon are doing it much better.



"Pikachu. Pika, pika. Pi, Pikachu." Pikachu muttered to itself, still glaring jealously at the new Pokémon.



"Oh, come off it, Pikachu. You're just jealous that these Pokémon decided to come along after we kicked Team Rocket's behind. Don't worry. You'll get your spot back soon once I show Prof. Oak and Gary my new Pokémon. I'm going to have to change my roster." Ash said,



"Pika, pika." Pikachu argued,



"You're acting like just Chikorita before she evolved." Ash retaliated,



"Chu!" Pikachu shot back. Ash just laughed and they arrived at Ash's home, just in time to see his Mom start making dinner for herself and Mimey in the kitchen. The front door to his home was surprisingly open, almost like his Mom was expecting him to come storming in.



Huh. That's really odd. Why is the front door opened?
Ash thought to himself. Then suddenly, Groudon leapt out of Ash's arms when it smelled the food cooking inside Ash's house. As soon as Groudon was on the ground and making a beeline for Ash's, Bagon and Aron got a whiff of his Mom's great cooking and leapt out to the ground, following their noses.



"Hey, where are you guys going?!!" Ash yelled out to the trio and gave chase. Pikachu followed closely behind. The three small Pokémon were racing towards the open door of Ash's house when Mrs. Ketchum stepped outside and saw her son come to a screeching stop.



"Hi, Ash." Ash's Mom said cheerfully, trying her best not to tell her son that Duplica was just there and already knowing about her crush on Ash.



"Mom? How did you know I was coming back home?" Ash asked in pure shock,



"Oh, I just had one of those feelings inside me. You and your little friends must be so hungry from the trip. And Brock was here a few minutes ago and he'll be staying here for a few days. He had to go to a Pokémon Center for a while." Mrs. Ketchum said as she picked up Aron in her arms and looked at the cute Steel Pokémon. Knowing that Brock was in Pallet was news to Ash.



"Brock's here? I thought he was back in Rockstar City with Misty." Ash said surprised. Ash's Mom didn't hear this because Bagon and Groudon were now showering her with affection.



"Oh, these three Pokémon are such sweethearts, Ash! I bet you all are starving from the trip. Why don't all of you come inside and I'll make you something good to eat." Mrs. Ketchum said as she led the three baby Pokémon into the house,



"Pikachu." Pikachu growled as it went inside the house, followed by Ash and his Mom. During the 3 days before the party at Prof. Oak's, Brock made sure Ash didn't see Duplica in town. Lucky for him, Ash's 3 new Pokémon were keeping him occupied. And Pikachu was still busy trying to stop the Pokémon from smothering Ash with affection. As the day of the party arrived, Duplica was confident that she would win Ash's heart. But... Misty was still a problem. Duplica had a feeling that the Water Pokémon trainer would show up and ruin her plan. Only time will tell.


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


The day of Professor Oak's party arrived and it was held outside in the backyard. Prof. Oak holds these parties every once in a month or two to catch up with all of the Professor's friends and talk to any trainers that were passing by. For the trainers, it was more like a bragging contest, trying to one up one another with their tallest Pokémon tales. Ash was at the party as well, not wanting to miss showing everybody his new Pokémon. The party wasn't one hour old when Prof. Oak started socializing with some other Pokémon professors and Gary was talking to some trainers from abroad about something called WWE or World Wrestling Entertainment. So far, most of the talk of the party was rock bands from Rockstar City, namely The Professors Of Thrash. And Ash didn't like it. A good portion of the trainers there were former participants of the tournament, who liked the band.



"The Professors Of Thrash? Isn't that the rock band who have long hair and dress up as doctors, complete with doctor jackets, stethoscopes, needles and other medical stuff? And they all have medical degrees?" One trainer asked,



"That's them. Their title track to their first CD, "Chop Chop", is still in the #1 song on the radio. I heard it on the way here." Another trainer said,



"Oh, I've heard of those guys!! They performed surgery on some dude on stage during a concert in Celadon City!!! They took out a tumor and the guy's doing fine!!" The third trainer jumped in,



"Didn't they revive this guy who overdosed on drugs during one of their shows at Rockstar City?" The second trainer asked,



"I heard that too. They did and the guy went to detox. He's been sober for a month!" The first trainer answered,



Why me? Make this stop! I don't want to hear another thing about Rockstar City ever again!!
Ash thought to himself as he downed another glass of punch. This was the last thing Ash wants to hear. Pikachu was grinning ear to ear as it munched on some Poké food, enjoying seeing Ash moaning about how much he hates that city. As Pikachu went to grab another piece of food, when the piece suddenly was snatched by a more hungry Bagon.



"Pika!! Pikachu, Pika pika!!" Pikachu yelled at the Dragon Pokémon, who just ignored Pikachu's warnings. All of a sudden, Pikachu was tackled by Aron, who was sticking up for its friend.



"Aron!" The Steel Pokémon said, not letting Pikachu bully its friend.



"Pikachu!" Pikachu shot back. It was only a matter of time before Groudon saw the feud start and added its two cents. For still being little Pokémon, they don't back down to other Pokémon. Pikachu and Groudon were about to fight it out and both of them were growling loudly, causing everybody at the party to turn around to the food table and saw three never before seen Pokémon about to rumble with a Pikachu. Only Ash's intervention stopped the war as he picked up Pikachu from the battle.



"Bagon, Aron, Groudon... that wasn't a very nice thing to do to Pikachu. You just can't go picking on Pikachu whenever you want to." Ash said to the three. They all apologized to Pikachu and were about to break out into tears when Ash had something else to say. "And Pikachu, be nice to them also. And no back talking about how Bagon likes to ride on my head." Ash said and Pikachu gave Ash a thunder shock, saying how dare you stick up for those demons. Pikachu leapt out of Ash's arms and went back to the food table to eat. By now, most of the focus was now on Ash and his new Pokémon.



"Hey, Ketchum. Where did you get those new Pokémon? I heard that you can only find those Pokémon in Hoenn." One trainer asked as he looked at the baby Groudon, trying to figure out what type it is,



"Well, it's kind of a long story." Ash said as he rubbed the back of his head in nervousness,



"Well... tell us. We are always in the mood for a good story." Another trainer said as a whole lot of them gathered around Ash and his new Pokémon. Deciding to just get it over with, Ash told everybody how the Pokémon ended up following him after protecting them from Team Rocket. When Gary saw the group center around Ash, he wondered what was up.



"Hey, what's going on?" Gary asked one of the trainers,



"Ketchum caught some baby Pokémon that were about to be nabbed by Team Rocket. And I think these Pokémon are from Hoenn." The trainer answered. Gary decided to drill Ash about this and made his way through the crowd to where Ash was.



"So, Ash. When were you going to tell me that you caught 3 Pokémon that are native of Hoenn?" Gary asked sarcastically,



"Uh... I don't know." Ash answered.


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


As the party continued, Brock and Duplica were about to head over to the party as soon as Mrs. Ketchum was finished talking to Mimey about some last minute things. As the minutes ticked by, Duplica was getting more and more nervous. She was starting to have second thoughts about this whole ordeal, plus the thought of Misty ruining the whole thing was still fresh in her mind.



"Gosh, Duplica. Try to calm down a bit. Ash isn't going anywhere and this plan will be flawless." Brock said, trying his best to reassure the Ditto trainer, but it wasn't having much effect.



"I don't know, Brock. Maybe this is not a good idea." Duplica said nervously,



"Everything will be just fine, Duplica. Ash will be very shocked to see you here. And even more shocked to hear what you have to say to him." Mrs. Ketchum said as she finally was done with Mimey,



"Well... all right. What have I got to lose? So, let's go!" Duplica said cheerfully as the trio walked down the road to Prof. Oak's lab. Duplica was now full of confidence, but there was a black cloud waiting to rain on her parade. And that cloud was Misty. She has finally arrived in Pallet and was in hot pursuit of her hated enemy.



Duplica, Ash Ketchum is mine and mine only! I'll never let you have him!! I know he didn't mean those things he said to me back in Rockstar City. I'll make him mine before the day is over. Misty thought to herself as she quietly followed Duplica, Brock and Mrs. Ketchum to the lab. At the party, Ash was starting to enjoy himself as he told everybody about how Team Rocket cost him his shot of getting into the Rockstar City tournament. So far, Pikachu hasn't been arguing with Bagon, Aron and Groudon since Ash warned them. Gary was busy having a snack when he saw Brock and Duplica, along with Mrs. Ketchum arrive at the party. He quickly went up to them.



"Hey, guys. Ash is busy telling everybody about his encounters in Rockstar City. So, he's oblivious to what's going on here." Gary said as he showed the three inside the lab,



"Is Samuel in on this?" Mrs. Ketchum asked,



"Gramps is ready when you are. He saw you arrive and is currently corralling Ash into position. He'll never know what is going to happen." Gary answered. He looked outside and saw Prof. Oak talking to Ash about his new Pokémon. He looked at Gary and gave a small nod to his grandson.



"Is everything ready?" Duplica asked,



"Sure is. Let's give poor Ash the shock of a lifetime." Gary said as he directed Duplica outside. Her plan was to come to the party and right in front of all the trainers and everybody else and Ash, confess to him that it was her that sent Ash those love letters in Rockstar City. This is going to embarrass both of them, but at least she'll finally get this out of her system. If Ash recovered enough, he might be too embarrassed to answer, but most likely... Ash will be hers. As soon as Duplica made her way to the stage, the plan was about to go down south real fast.



"DUPLICA!!! I WARNED YOU THAT HE'S MINE!!! GET AWAY FROM MY ASH!!!!" A voice screamed out from the lab's entrance. Everybody turned around and there was Misty, standing over Duplica and her eyes searching for Ash. Ash was busy talking to Prof. Oak and when he heard Misty call out Duplica's name, he almost did a backflip in surprise. There, he spotted Misty standing near the entrance to the lab. He went to the front of the crowd and sure enough, there was Duplica, along with Brock and his Mother.



"Duplica?!! What?!! HOW?!! What is going on here?!!" Ash asked wildly, trying to figure out what is going on. He was about to ask Brock what was up when Misty interrupted him.



"This little rivalry will end here, Duplica. And Ash will be mine!" Misty said as she looked at Ash for a second before glaring evilly at Duplica. This time, the Ditto trainer was ready to rumble.



"You want me to knock you out again, Misty? Come on down." Duplica shot back as Misty leapt to the ground. Before the fight started, Ash wanted questions and he wanted them now.



"Hey, what is going on here?!! Misty, why are you here?!!" Ash asked as he grabbed hold of Misty's shoulder. Suddenly, Misty punched Ash right in the face really hard and he fell to the ground. Misty knocked out Ash by accident, thinking that it was Brock trying to stop her. Seconds later, Misty realized what she has done.



Oh, crap! I hit Ash!! I thought it was Brock!!
Misty panicked a bit and saw Duplica glare at her, mentally shooting daggers at her rival. Mrs. Ketchum kneeled down to her son's side and tried to wake up Ash, but that hit he took from Misty knocked him into next week.



"Pika, pika?" Pikachu asked itself, wondering why Misty would want to harm Ash. And what was this stuff about Misty getting Ash all to herself? Pikachu figured that out a long time ago from Togepi. The Egg Pokémon said that Misty had a giant crush on Ash, like the one Duplica has on Ash. But, Togepi also told Pikachu that Misty would do anything to make Ash hers. Seems like Misty isn't going to get Ash now.



"Now you done it, Misty. One of us is going home al alone. And after what you did to Ash, right in front of his own Mother, it's going to be you." Duplica said harshly.


End Of Part 6
Oh, great! Misty knocked out Ash right in front of everybody!! Even Ash's Mother, Pikachu and Ash's new Pokémon!!!! The final fight between Misty and Duplica will take place in the final installment of The Secret Admirer Mess Up!!! And you won't believe what's going to happen next!!!

Part 7, the final part of this fic will end it all!!! Stay tuned!!! Place your bets!!! Will Misty get Ash all to herself?!!! Will Duplica finally win Ash's heart?!!! And what does Mrs. Ketchum think about all this?!! Will Ash ever forgive Misty for doing this?!!! Will Ash send Duplica packing?!!

Please read and review and leave which girl will win Ash!!!