The Ditto Dilemma-Part 2 By phantomditto

Disclaimer: phantomditto (the real one) still doesn't own Pokemon, and is not likely to by the next edition of this fanfic. Just letting you know.
HOWEVER!
The characters not copyrighted by Nintendo belong to me. Same with the instances and places, and if you don't ask me before using 'phantom Ditto', then I will personally throw a blanket party for you and call you a dorf. So there.

Rating: Still PG, for the same reasons, and for some mild language.

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Chapter 4: The Reactions of Misty and Brock, and why Pika called the newcomer a Pokemon.
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"WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN?!"

This is generally not a happy way to start off the day. Especially when Misty has been crying all morning because she thought Ash was killed. If you're wondering what happened since we left Ash trying to stop Pikachu committing murder, I'll tell you.

'HE'S A POKEMON!'

"What did you say, Pikachu?" Ash asked the angry electric Pokemon.

"Pikapii! Chuuuuuu," Pikachu replied angrily, if a bit more subdued. For the sake of the audience, I'm going to translate this. 'I thought he was a Ditto, but perhaps not.'

Just so you know, Pokemon instinctively recognize and understand other Pokemon, and the same was true for Pikachu. He figured he would wait and watch and see what this Ditto pretending to be a human was up to.

"Hey, whoever you are, are you hurt?" Ash said to the person lying on the ground.

"Was... attacked by... Pinsir... no poke..mon.." the person replied.

"What's your name?" Ash asked.

"My... name? Luke..." Luke replied, and I'm very glad he did, mainly because I can start referring to him by his proper name.

"Well I'm gonna leave this fire going, and then I'll go get help." Ash said, and picked up his pack. It was a long walk back to the Pokemon Center, and then it would take awhile for the ambulance to get here, and... "On second thought, can you walk?" he said.

"Maybe..." Luke replied weakly, and attempted to get up. This was in vain, though, and he fell back down, hitting the ground hard. "...not. Go on, I'll... ask Ditto... to help me..." Now this provokes a number of questions that would probably incriminate him and make Ash leave him out there for Pinsir fodder. If you haven't noticed it yet, I'm not going to tell you. But we all know that Ash, of all people, would not notice.
*END FLASHBACK*

"...and that's why I wasn't here this morning," Ash concluded. "The ambulance arrived and took Luke to the hospital, and I came back here."

"Wait a second, Ash," Brock said, frowning. "something doesn't add up. If he was hurt by a Pinsir and didn't have any Pokemon on him, then where did that Ditto who defended him come from, and why did he say that he would ask Ditto to help him?"

"You're right!" exclaimed Misty, who was still trying to hide the fact that she had actually been worried about Ash. "If he has a Ditto, then why did he say that he didn't have any Pokemon? This gets stranger and stranger."

"I don't know, but I wasn't about to leave him out there alone." Ash said. "At least we can go to the hospital and question him some more."

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Chapter 5: The Bombing of a Pokecenter, and the addition to Ash-tachi.
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"...so why didn't you use your Ditto to defend yourself against the Pinsir?"

Ash-tachi had been questioning Luke. And they found out nothing.

"My Ditto had fainted, and that's the only Pokemon I had." he said, and as he did, he sat straight up and panicked. "DITTO! What happened to my Ditto?!" This outburst brought the nurse over.

"All of your things will be returned to you after you heal. How is that gash on your arm?"

Luke held out his left arm, which was covered in bandages. "Fine, just fine, for being mangled by a mad Pinsir. Ugh." he said dryly, and then turned to Ash-tachi. "Would you mind if I came with you guys after I get out? I'm headed towards Saffron City."

"Sure, if you want," Brock said. "Do you know who the Gym leader there is?"

"Yes, it's Sabrina, the psychic-type leader. I've gotta defeat her to..."

*BOOM*
"WHOA!" Ash yelled, "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!"

They all ran to the window and looked out at the rising smoke. At first it was hard to tell what had happened, but as the smoke cleared, it became obvious that..

"The Pokemon Center has been devastated, by unknown perpetrators. It was destroyed at approximately 10:37 AM when a pair of plastic explosives, attached to the stone pillars in front, were remotely detonated. When the pillars, which supported most of the building's weight, collapsed, it triggered a chain reaction which culminated in total destruction of this building. Attempts are being made to excavate the rubble to find workers and civilians, but there are no findings yet. For news channel 5, I'm Tom Weatherby."

After that, another story flashed up on the screen, but Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, and Togepi were left in a state of shock. Who did this? Why? Were they merely causing havoc, or was it an assasination attempt? Everyone's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Luke gasping.

"But.. what.. he did.. why?.. They.. no.. couldn't've... could he've?" he said, staring at the screen. Everyone was dying to know what was going on, but since they weren't psychics, they'd have to wait until he could explain it.

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Chapter 6: OK, now explain again exactly what is going on. I kinda lost you.
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"OK, now explain again exactly what is going on. I kinda lost you. You're being hunted?" Ash asked.

"Yes, that is what is going on. The person who did this was trying to kill me. He set the Pinsir on my Ditto, but it went after me, instead. When he heard me cry out, he figured that it was because of my Ditto being hurt. His plan was to lure me to the Pokecenter, then blast me." Luke was explaining why he had reacted to the bombing so harshly. "If he finds out I'm here, then he'll bomb this hospital, too!"

"Well you can come with us, if they ever start letting people out of the city," Brock replied.

"What's wrong, Misty?" Ash said, looking at his redheaded friend. She was sobbing about something, but it didn't look like the Pokecenter was it.

"Pika pika? Chu?" Pikachu said, and glared at Luke secretly. Somehow he was behind all this, but how... that was the question.
"Nothing, Ash, it's just that that looked almost like fireworks... I know it sounds macabre, but you could almost see the poor Pokemon flying everywhere in a burst of flame... " she said, sobbing.

After this, cut to the entrance to Vermilion, showing the group, plus Luke, leaving. Now I know what you're wondering. 'What is up with Luke? There's something fishy about all this, and it centers around Luke!' So I'll tell you, because what happens next is due to his true identity and nature. He, in fact, IS a Ditto Pokemon, and he absolutely loves causing havoc and destruction. When he first saw Ash and Misty together, he knew they cared deeply for each other, and how "fun" it would be to make them hate each other and see them in such pain. So he devised a plan to break them up and possibly jeopardize Ash's chances of ever becoming a Pokemon Master. This is the kind of person described in D&D as Chaotic Evil, and it is not the kind of person I'd like in my party if I knew about it, but Ash-tachi don't, and if they don't find out soon, then I'm going to have to recategorize this into an Ash And Misty Hate Story, since that is what it will be.

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APPLAUSE
I know, I know, a little too much explaining at the end, but now you know what to look for, and also what to expect. I wouldn't blame you if you clicked Back a few times and never took a look at the third part of this, because, unlike me, you aren't morally obligated to write out the origins of your name, or read it either. If you have any flames, comments, ideas, or Magikarp-flavoured ice cream I could borrow, email phantomditto@yahoo.com.
PEACE