WARNING: This Fanfic will contain some nasty dialogue and some graphic
situations. Please heed the warnings. Thank You.
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I do not own any of the characters used throughout this fanfic.
Pokémon and its characters are owned by Nintendo/Game Freaks and
4Kids Entertainment.
"The Rock" is owned by Hollywood Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
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   Ash stood in his office in the middle of a Fantasy Pokémon Match against his best friend,
A.J. The battle was intense as they quickly jammed in the commands for their Pokémon to 
follow on their GameBoy MXs, issued free to the higher ranking agents.

   It was a five-on-five battle. Ash's virtual Persian beat A.J.'s Beedril, but he came back
with his Vaporeon. Ash then sent Pidgeotto to finish the evolved Eevee, but both had to be
returned.

   Ash sent Ivysaur; A.J. sent Vileplume. Since both were poison/grass types, it was pretty
fair. How ever, Ivysaur had some sneak attack Ash made it use called"Poison Strikes". And a
severely injured Vileplume was returned. A.J. sprung back with Blastoise, knowing the Plant
Pokémon's main weakness. Ash smartly put back Ivy and brought out Ninetales. Possibly a 
good move. It was. Ninetales pulled off a move called "Eternal Flame", an explosive Ultimate 
Attack.

A.J. really had to pour it on now. He launched Articuno who proceeded to get rid of
Ninetales with "Arctic Breeze", an attack hybrid of both of its abilities.

   Final Battle. Ash sent his beloved Butterfree. It was a heated aerial war with the two.  They
were trained to be very agile and quick, as well as deadly. Articino tried to "Arctic Breeze" the
'Free but failed; and because of the lofty recovering time from the attack, Articuno was open for
a nasty retaliation. Butterfree saw red, and went for the win with its Ultimate Attack,"Flying 
Tackle Smash". It hit dead on. Ash blew a sigh of relief as he did a victory sign...

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   "Well, Mr. Hardcoure," Ash comfortably said,"that will be $15."
   "Shut up," A.J. smirked,"You're lucky I missed your ass. If I had did that attack any
sooner, you'd be cryin', son."
   "Well, why didn't you? Now hand over my prize money," Ash said as he walked over to
A.J.'s desk. A.J. reluctantly handed the cash and said,"You suck."
   "Well. I guess for today that's more that I can say for you my friend."
   "Oh, bite me," A.J. scowled as Ash settled down, back at his desk. Ash rested his head
back. Winning. Something that he hasn't done in a while. Ever since the day his sunshine was
taken away from him....

   "Good Morning, Ashy-boy!"
 Ash's short rest was broken by the sweet and sexy voice of a long-time female friend.
But not THAT female friend....

   "Uh, Good Morning, Duplica.. DAMN!" He said, looking at the clothing she wore, (For you
hormonal freaks, let your imagination run wild on this one. I don't know much about ladies'
fashion, so it's your call.)"Do you always have to dress so sexy? You've probably sent all the
guys into shock with that outfit! Not to mention a few girls!"
   "Aw, thank you. It makes me feel good when assertive and courteous people like you give
me compliments," She said, making Ash blush.
   "Y.. you're welcome, D.. Duplica," Ash managed to say.
   "You think I should wear it tomorrow when we go out to dinner?"
   "Of course you should," A.J. interrupted, leaning over the desk to grab a piece of
Duplica's tight hindquarters.
   "I was talking to Ash, A.J.," Duplica said coldly has she kicks A.J.'s drooling face.
   "Oh, c'mon! I was tryin to be nice to a woman. Gotta gimme some gradditude. Dang!" A.J.
pleaded, shaking off the pain.
   "Anyway," Duplica looked back at Ash."Do YOU think I should wear it tomorrow night?"
Ash was hypnotized by her fabulous facial features, but eventually returning to reality, he
answered," Certainly, Duplica. That's a very beautiful outfit, seriously."
   Duplica smiled as she slowly slid her hands through Ash's long, straight, Japanese-
American hair. Ash was a little confused, since the only other person to even bother to touch
his hair was his Mother, who was visiting Professor Oak, who once thought of marrying Miss
Ketchum. He had told Ash the reason that he was marrying his mother was because of her 
charm; it was like no one else's. But after having a free moment to think, the Professor 
decided that it was crazy, much to Miss Ketchum's relief. I mean, come on! She's 43. He's in
his late 60's. He's probably completely impotent for all she knows!

   Well, anyway, Ash felt heavenly as Duplica's soft hands swept the tops of his mane. He
literally fell to sleep until his intercom went off.

   "This is Ketchum," Ash responded, "What's up?"
   "Your new MD is here is here, Mr. Ketchum, along with the rest of your mail," the voice
said.
   "Feel free to bring it up," Ash said, now with a bit of excitement. Duplica wondered if she had aroused him, but killed that thought when the beep of his office mailbox sounded. Ash jumped 
out of his seat, leaving his chair frantically spinning, as he headed for his mailbox. He threw 
out the letters until he saw a small box that said:"Mewtwo Mail: 'Always there when you need it'. Delivery for Mr. Ashton Ketchum. High Priority."

   Ash ripped open the box with a pen and snatched ot the MiniDisc jewel box.

   "YES!" Ash exclaimed in utter delight. He got a 'limited edition' package for the highly
anticipated new album by (insert female Artist here). He gently kissed the package. A.J. and
Duplica went to see who it was.

   "I didn't know that you liked (reinsert here)," A.J. said.
   "Almost as much as Pikachu loves ketchup," Ash replied, "You won't believe how high in
demand it was! Luckily, I got one of the last reservations! Phew!"
   "I see," Duplica remarked, "That's nice, but I bet that cost you some."
   "With S&H the total price was $30, but hell, it's in limited edition packaging. Besides,
her voice sounds better that a Jigglypuff's!"

His happiness was soon upheld by a series of"mrrrps" (yes, just like on"The Price is Right")
accompanied by a flashing red light.

   "Uh oh," Ash said as he ran to the red emergency phone under the siren, "What's up
Professor?"
   "A crate and a suspicious package have been spotted somewhere in New Saffron. This was
just relayed to me by Sabrina. And another thing, your Mother just wanted to wish you good luck
on your mission and to say that she loves you."
   "Tell her thanks. We're tracking it down now!"

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   With a jet black pickup truck, the three hightailed it to New Saffron. They had tracked down 
the exact coordinates of the unknown package. They found it in a dead end somewhere in the
downtown area.

   When they got there, A.J. opened the unmarked package and found:
   "A vase?" A.J. said, appalled, "Is this it?"
   "There has to be more than this," Ash said, "This is some kind of psyche-out tactic.  It's not 
working on me, though."
   "Then should we grab the crate?" Duplica asked.
   "Go ahead," Ash said.
   Of course, they didn't come unprepared. This IS considered a potential threat. They suited themselves for the occasion beforehand. The suits were awfully heavy, weighing at least
twenty pounds each. The helmets, accounting for four of the pounds, had fiberglass windows to
see through.

   Duplica was about to pick up the crate, but hesitated for a moment and said: "Why do I
have this feeling that something terrible's about to happen?"
   "It's your imagination, Duplica," A.J. said, confused,"Nothin' terrible's gonna happen.
And if it does, it's not like we can't take care of it."
   "Okay," Duplica sighed as she began to pick up the crate of pokeballs. As she did, she
found a small hole in the ground where the crate was just sitting before she picked it up.
Shortly after, she noticed a titanium pipe rising from out of that hole. Ash noticed this as
well.

   "Remember when you said that you thought something terrible was going to happen?" He
said to Duplica. 
Duplica frowned and said,"Let me guess. I'm right."
   "Yep."

   Their negative vibes were confirmed by a large cloud of gas that was emitted from the
pipe. They yelled in surprise and fell back. About ten seconds later, they noticed something
unusual about their suits...

   "Um, people," A.J. gulped, "Why is my suit melting?"
   "The gas must be corrosive," Duplica worriedly answered.
   "And by the looks of it," Ash started, "THIS MUST BE HYDROCHLORIC GAS!"
   As he made that observation, he saw something else. A small piece of ground unveiled a
LED indicator. It read: 2:00. Four letters shot into Ash's mind faster than light:
B - O - M - B.

   Ash thought quickly and said, "A.J., get the laser. The bomb must be underground.
Duplica, get the base concentrate and find a hydrant immediately. MOVE!"

   His friends nodded as they rushed to the pickup. Duplica immediately spotted a hydrant
no more than five meters away, and reached for the hose. A.J. tossed Ash the laser, who gently
broke the ground as not to mess up the bomb. When he saw what was inside, he almost screamed.

   "Sorry to apply more pressure to you guys," Ash announced, "But we're dealing with
nuclear powers here."
   "Oh, shit," A.J. and Duplica mumbled under their breaths.
   "And just how much nuclear power are you talkin' 'bout?" A.J. asked.
   "ENOUGH TO BLOW UP.. MORE LIKE.. DISINTEGRATE, THE WHOLE FREAKIN' 
CITY!"  Ash screamed,
  "Now hurry up with that hose!"
   "It's in," Duplica said,"What next?"
   "When you get the flow going, drop a few drops of the base concentrate into it. It will
nullify the acidic element of the gas to stop it from melting my suit. Now get the flow going! I
only got a minute and-a-half here!"

   Duplica began opening the hydrant's flow, expecting water to flow out...
   "Uh, guys... What's the problem?" Ash said nervously.
   "No water...."
   "NO WATER!? What do you mean there's no water!?"
   "I can't do anything about it. I'll just have to keep working with it."
   "Well you better get it working soon, 'cause if we don't have water, we won't have jobs,
or our lives for that matter!"
   "How much time left?" A.J. asked.
   "1:10."
   "Oh... SHIT!" Duplica shouted. Obviously there was something else wrong.
   "Now what!?"
   "It's jammed!"
   "What!?" A.J. yelled, not trying to hear that.
   "It's jammed! THE FUCKING HYDRANT'S JAMMED!"
   "Shit! I'm comin'!"

   A.J. rushed to Duplica's aid while Ash was wondering how much longer his suit was gonna
last.

   "We've got less than a minute here. WHERE'S THE DAMN WATER!?"
   "Chill Ash! It's Comin', damnit!"
   "Yeah Ashy! Just hang in there! Okay!?"
   "Why don't you try telling my suit that!"

FIFTY SECONDS- A.J. and Duplica were combining their might to unjam the flow control 
piece. They finally heard a click, and they heard a flowing noise. This wasn't exactly good news
for Ash, who was sitting right in front of the unmanned hose...

   Ash has finally found some possible trigger wires. Two types. One type that will actually trigger
the bomb prematurely; another that sends the message for the bomb to explode. The second
of the two was the obvious choice. He started to carefully clip wires when he was overtaken by a
blast of water from the hose. That would cost some time.

   "AHHHHHH!"
   "Sorry Ash!" A.J. and Duplica yelled.

THIRTY-FIVE SECONDS- Ash recovered and returned to wire snipping. He was relieved 
when  the base-based water hit his suit, although his skin was already penetrated by some of the
gas.  It stung, but Ash's stubborn attitude wouldn't let him down now.

   "Good work. Now aim at the pipe so it nullifies the gas on the spot! I'm almost done!"
They acknowledged and obeyed the order.
   "How much time do we have now?"
   "Twenty-two seconds."
   A.J.'s and Duplica's mind went blank.
   "We're not gonna make it, are we?" Duplica said, sadly.
   "We're PLBI agents! We never fail!" A.J. said doubting it as soon as he said it.

SEVENTEEN- Ash cleared his mind of anything else except stopping Doomsday from 
occurring in New Saffron.  Snip or Die.  The gloves were already decayed, and the burning 
sensation was apparent as he was favoring his fingers. He began to snip away at the wires, 
in pain of course. The burning began to get worse as his hands began to bleed.

   The two allies watched in horrendous anticipation as the numbers began to decrease:
0:13, 0:12, 0:11, 0:10.
Even knowing that, they knew there was no escape. Besides, they would stay with their friend, 
Ash Ketchum; they could never leave him, even though there was nothing more that they could 
do for him. They all have accepted their fates with honor. Especially Duplica, a studier of 
Ninjutsu, taught many times about honor.

SEVEN- Ash went for the final wire. He was in pain. He was a bloody mess. But he was too
close now to let life go. He closed his brown eyes, concentrated hard and went for broke...

  He did it.

   With two seconds left, he had stopped the nuclear bomb. He knew that when the countdown
beeps silenced. It was his only indication. He hadn't open his eyes.

He fell to the ground, still with his eyes closed. He had fainted.

 "Ash?"

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   "Ashy, are you okay?"
   "C'mon buddy. Wake up!"
   "Time to get up, son."
   "What happened to your hands?"
   "Pika Pi?"

    Ash thought he was in heaven. Opening his eyes though, he stood corrected. However,
seeing five familiar smiling faces made up for that very well. Ash found himself in patient
attire, and he still was in pain. His hands felt stiff and heavy. He lifted his hand to see why.
It was bandaged. He began to sit up, bearing the marks on his six-pack. Miss Ketchum and
Duplica were the first people to reach Ash's bed. That is, people.

    His beloved Pikachu, the electricity-based pokémon mouse that he first received ten years
ago, had already jumped on Ash's upper chest. Pikachu refrained from using Happyshock (an
"attack" that the mouse uses on Ash when he's glad to see his trainer) as he saw that Ash was
still weak.

    "Dear goodness, Ash," his mother said, "What happened to you?"
    "Rough day at work, Mother." he said, sarcastically.
    "Don't play with me, son!" Miss Ketchum said, shaking the patient, "I was damn sick
worrying about you! You could have ruined your cute face!"
    "Yeah, Ashy," said Duplica, caressing his unscarred face, and turning her voice a
motherly tone, "Don't ever do that again!"
 Ash blushed.
    "Kachu, Pika Pi, Chu Pika, Pi," (That's how all women act in these situations,) Pikachu
remarked,"Pi, Pi, Chu, pikachu, kachu." (Don't let it get to you, Ash.)
    "Don't worry Pikachu. I won't," his trainer said.
    "Well done, young Ketchum!" Professor Oak boasted as he ran over to Ash's bed, "You've
saved the land's biggest city! I'll not make sure you have the rest of the week off, I'll gladly
pay your hospital bill!"
    "Thank you very much, Professor," Ash said, trying to hide his joy but Pikachu tried to
shock it out of him.
    A.J. laughed. "Quit tryin' to be calm, Ash. You know you wanna go home," he scoffed.
    "Blow me," Ash backfired.
    "Don't be ashamed of going back home, Ashy," Duplica said, "Besides, I'll call you to
see how you're doing."
    "So will I," Miss Ketchum agreed,"I'll try to visit you tonight, so don't head off anywhere."
    "Of course not, Mother," Ash said with a smile,"I won't leave."
    "That's a good boy," Miss Ketchum said, then hugged Ash. For some strange reason, it
didn't hurt. (And by the way, Duplica was thinking how sexy it would be to say: "That's a good
boy," to Ash when she gets him in bed with her.)
    "I'll always love you, my little Ash."
    "Mom! I'm not a little boy!" he whined.
    "Well, when you're in Mother's arms, it doesn't seem that way, does it?" his mother
replied. Ash sighed, knowing he couldn't win with his mother.

    "I love you too, Mommy."

    He and his Mom were still hugging when Duplica and Pikachu got jealous.

    "Where's my hug?" Duplica said, imitating HER voice.
    "Pika Pi?" (And me?) Pikachu demanded.
    He gave the two their hugs, and since he was actually enjoying the hugging (Especially
with Duplica, who rubbed her hands slowly down his back), he decided to give A.J. and
Professor Oak one. The Professor obliged, but A.J., acting tough, was reluctant. That is,
until Duplica did some kind of Ninjutsu move she was taught to send him flying out of his 
chair.

    Ash had asked everyone to leave the room so that he could change. In less than five
minutes,  he was out of the room, ignoring the small pains he still had. In the lobby, where
everyone was waiting, he let Pikachu jump on his left shoulder, and headed home, during New
Saffron Rush-Hour.......
 

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Pallet (Pallet City/Pallet Town)
Population: 213,705
Area: 45 sq miles
Landmarks:
Pokémon League Bureau of Investigation Main Headquarters
Pokémon Intelligence Agency
Home of Professor Harvey Oak, Mayor/President
The PokeSphere

Pallet Town is home of the most Pokémon trainers in the last ten years than any other city.
Possibly, according to Professor Oak, this is where the first pokémon was ever spotted 2,000
years ago. It was a prehistoric flying Pokémon, called a Pallet, estimated to have been on the
planet of over 5 million years.

It is now home to two major bodies of Pokémon-related activities; The Pokémon League 
Bureau of Investigation (PLBI), founded eight years ago, And the Pokémon Intelligence 
Agency (PIA), holder of tons of information related to Pokémon activities for the last 110 years.

Also, a building complex has been made for the purposes of protecting the continent from
terrorism. It is called the PokéSphere. It is shaped like a pokeball, complete with a round
window in the middle. That is a ultra-sensitive magnifying glass for looking out towards the
Pacific Ocean. The Pokémon League officials (Bruno D'Naya, Lorelei Chiarelli, Agatha 
Ravron, and the Chief Pokémon League Official, Lance Pelariso), along with President Oak, 
discuss strategies for ending or preventing potential threats to the Commonwealth of Pokémon
Island.

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    Okay. So there you have a day in the life of Ash. In the next chapter, we will go into
why Ash is depressed and why Duplica has a crush on him. We will also see Gary Oak, 
hatching his plot to get revenge from the Pokémon League and Mistress D. We'll also see the 
TSS (Three Sensational Sisters).

    As said before, this fic has some influences from the movie, "The Rock", but they won't
be directly from the movie. I know that the Pokémon battles I made aren't really in-depth, but I
don't know the basics of Pokémon attacks, and I haven't played any of the Pokémon games. So,
this is merely a draft since there may be mistakes, which is why I'm asking for feedback.

Thanks for reading! And feedback (positive or negative) is greatly appreciated!

As a matter of fact, it's imperative that you give me feedback! 'Cause if enough of you think my
work IS good, I'll do a sequel. I may not be as good as Mr."Pokémon Master", Ace Sanchez, 
but I will try.

PS: Did ya like the Prologue skit I did? I always wanted to write that! 

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